Forced Exposure Store Update

FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE

NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 07/22/2024

first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 07/22/2024

second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label

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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Give It Back! 2LP (AUK 006LP)

2024 repress; 180 gram black vinyl for the first time. This 1997 album is seen as a classic Brian Jonestown Massacre release. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist/singer Anton Newcombe. Since 1995 The Brian Jonestown Massacre has released numerous albums, first for Bomp! Records, the label which gave them their start, and later for TVT, Tee Pee, and now on Anton Newcombe's own A Recordings label. BJM has been essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene, and many L.A. and SF musicians got their start playing with Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Originally Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase -- the name comes from Stones guitarist Brian Jones combined with a reference to cult leader Jim Jones, but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegazing genre of the 1990s, and incorporates influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music.

$18.39 EAN: 5055300359247 ROCK

BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 1 2LP (AUK 026LP)

2024 repress. Pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve. Remastered for a vinyl release. This 15-track compilation spans the years 1995-2004, featuring key tracks from all their albums as well as live recordings and many unreleased tracks. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist/singer Anton Newcombe. Since 1995 The Brian Jonestown Massacre has released numerous albums, first for Bomp! Records, the label which gave them their start, and later for TVT and Tee Pee. BJM has been essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene, and many L.A. and SF musicians got their start playing with Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Originally Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase -- the name comes from Stones guitarist Brian Jones combined with a reference to cult leader Jim Jones, but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegazing genre of the 1990s, and incorporates influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music.

$18.39 EAN: 5055300377388 ROCK

Disc 1

Side A
01. All Around You (Intro)
02. Who?
03. When Jokers Attack
04. Servo
Side B
05. Open Heart Surgery
06. If Love Is the Drug
07. It Girl
08. Sailor

Disc 2

Side C
01. Anenome
02. Wisdom
03. Just for Today
Side D
04. Stars
05. Vacuum Boots
06. Prozac vs. Heroin
07. She's Gone

BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 2 2LP (AUK 027LP)

2024 repress. Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 2 includes the second half of the double CD Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective (AUK 013CD, 2004), remastered for vinyl. Following Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 1 (AUK 026LP, 2004), Volume 2 continues to mine the period of 1995 through 2004 and includes key tracks from all of The Brian Jonestown Massacre's albums as well as live recordings and many otherwise unreleased tracks. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist and singer Anton Newcombe. Beginning in 1995, The Brian Jonestown Massacre released numerous albums, first on BOMP!, the label that gave them their start, and later on TVT Records and Tee Pee Records. The band was essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene, and many LA and SF musicians got their start playing with Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Originally Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase (the band name is a reference to Stones guitarist Brian Jones and Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones), but his work in the 2000s expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegazing genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music. Gatefold double LP version.

$18.39 EAN: 5055869507363 ROCK

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SUN: I Can See Our House From Here LP (N 096LP)

I Can See Our House From Here is Andi Haberl's debut solo album as Sun. It's not about nostalgia, not about actually returning to a specific place. Instead, it's about finding a personal frequency, an overlapping of sounds and samples, an open space that mirrors and extends whatever frequencies felt right at different points in time. Talking about his first solo album, Haberl recalls many stages: early compositions that ended up on Alien Ensemble's albums, early DIY/home studio/multi-instrumentalist inspirations (Le Millipede), new technologies that came and went, even a set of wildly convincing arrangements (done with Cico Beck's crucial input) that ultimately became stepping stones for yet another round of DIY takes. "I want to take people on a journey. A personal journey, too, because when my parents split up and sold the house I grew up in, I felt a bit like the ground had fallen out from under my feet. But I have dedicated the album title and the accompanying piece to this house, so I can keep it in good memory," he says. I Can See Our House From Here has been a long time coming. It's been a long journey. Homeward-bound. Leading to a place that's really Haberl's -- his sound. His frequencies. Known as a long-time member of The Notwist and various other bands/projects (Alien Ensemble, AMEO, jersey, Ditty etc.), Berlin-based drummer/composer Andi Haberl has also worked with My Brightest Diamond, Till Brönner, Owen Pallet, and Kurt Rosenwinkel, to name a few.

$20.79 UPC: 880918266237 ELECTRONIC

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MILLS, JEFF: The Eyewitness 2LP (AX 117LP)

The Eyewitness is the newest album from Jeff Mills and it is composed from the perspective of an unknowingly complicit bystander and it is at the very least, psychologically pathological in nature. What this release is essentially proposing is an admission to the diagnosis that no one is immune to shock and trauma. The Eyewitness reveals a habitual pattern in the way it symbolizes a mirror reflection of mankind in its most vulnerable moments. As an artist, what Mills is notoriously known for is the perspectives and paths he chooses to approach hefty, complex, and sometimes, awkward subjects. He suggests sound as a reflection and what listeners might be able to see in themselves. In the same vicinity of his recent solo albums, the direction, scope, and target of The Eyewitness is first about listeners, then about it. More than the few previous albums he's released lately, this one has a unique relationship in terms of imagery and visual treatments that represent the concept. The front cover shows Mills, neatly dressed in a black suit that ap-pears to be caught in the act of doing something methodically as he cohorts to support with a bright white type of surgical light towards the viewer. Other photos show him in darkened spaces. Remote and deep in thought. Other clues are the titles of the tracks such as "Sacred Iridescent Mirror (The Pledge)": this refers to the act of installing value and credit to something ambiguous, and "Menticide" which means the systematic effort to undermine and destroy a person's values and beliefs. In the opening track, "In A Traumatized World," listeners hear the narration spoken by Mills, in a language he specifically created for this album. It's a dialect that is designed to be undistinguishable, but spoken with a compassion that it could be sympathized with. In the latter part of the track, it reaches a climatic point. Meaning, "it" has happened. And the album is the evidence.

$23.99 UPC: 741049449886 ELECTRONIC

MILLS, JEFF: The Trip - Enter the Black Hole 2LP (AX 119LP)

This double LP is cut in reverse, and plays inside out. Jeff Mills presents his new album The Trip, the world's first cosmic opera. What happens on the cosmic journey toward the black hole? What is on the other side of the black hole? Jeff Mills explores these questions through a performance and an album release, that appeals to the auditory and visual senses. A performance focusing on being lost in space The Trip began about leaving planet Earth and searching the cosmos for new locations to live. This album displays, in five theoretical scenarios, what could happen after entering through a black hole and exiting on the other side. Featuring special guest Jun Togawa . Jeff Mills, fascinated by Jun's unique way of singing as well as a commanding stage presence, approached her through the right channels and by the evening of the same day, Jun Togawa agreed and the lyrics had been written. The recording sessions were conducted remotely between their locations in Japan and the US. Two songs featuring Jun are "Contradiction" and "Hole." For both songs, Jun added the vocals to the rhythm originally composed by Jeff Mills, and the final synth pad (added by Shinichi Yamaguchi) was edited by Jeff Mills. On "Contradiction," he wanted to include a guitar similar to the style of rock and roll legend Bo Diddley, which is masterfully played by Kazuhide Yamaji of the current Yapoos.

$24.79 UPC: 741049449893 ELECTRONIC

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EPSILON: Move On LP (BACIL 9860711LP)

Epsilon's music improved considerably on their second offering Move On (1972). It consists of clear prog-rock elements like inspired organ passages, classical music parts, some more complicated soloing or beautiful acoustic guitars fragments. But still the sound of the band had changed since the release of their debut album. Following a more commercial approach, the songs became shorter and the guitars more prominent. Nevertheless, a few tracks on Move On are absolutely essential for prog rock fans. When the album came out, they could be seen as a German parallel to Traffic, with their soulish vocals, instrumentation of organ, guitars and flute and their slightly jazzy mood -- just listen to the tracks "Feelings" and "Move On." At the time of Move On's release in December 1971, both Ortel and Ertl had already quit. Epsilon, which was originally formed from the ashes of the two legendary formations Nosferatu and Orange Peel, virtually moved on! This revamped group warmed up for the British band IF, during their German tour of 1972. Peter Koch (ex-Jeronimo) was temporarily added as a fifth member during this year. Produced by Peter Hauke and Dieter Dierks. Guests include Curt Cress (drums), Rainer Marz (backing vocals, guitar, ex-Jeronimo), Pete Bender (backing vocals, aka Wyoming), and Christian Felke (flute, ex- Nosferatu). Remastered in 2017 by Stefan Noltemeyer, Berlin.

$18.79 EAN: 4003099860711 ROCK

01. Walking On My Way
02. She Belongs To Me
03. Feelings
04. What About Future
05. Move On
06. Reichelsheim
07. Hear Me Crying
08. Waiting
09. Don't Know Why

NINE DAYS WONDER: Nine Days Wonder LP (BACIL 9861916LP)

180gram, green color vinyl. Limited to 500 copies. Originally released in 1971 the first and self-titled album by Nine Days Wonder was one of the very first recordings for the newly found label Bacillus of producer Peter Hauke. Nine Days Wonder, with their international line-up consisting of founder and singer Walter Seyffer, Rolf Henning (guitar, piano), Karl Mutschlechner (bass) from Austria, John Earle (vocals saxophone, flute, guitar) from Ireland, and drummer Martin Roscoe from England, taking inspiration from Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, King Crimson, and Soft Machine. The album's four titles were recorded by top recording engineer Dieter Dirks in his studio in Cologne. It turned out exceptional, both with regard to music and to artistic form: the music highly complex, with surprising arrangements, ranging from rough guitar riffs to the feel-good sound of acoustic guitar, unisonal baubles of guitar and saxophone, weird and harmonic songs, sudden changes of tempo -- the album features such a multitude of facets that multiple hearings are required to appreciate them all, and they certainly make for entertaining listening. A musical fireworks display bubbling over with ideas that need not shun international comparison. From the artistic point of view the band had also come up with quite something.

$17.39 EAN: 4003099861916 ROCK

01. Fermillion
02. Puppet Dance
03. Square
04. Hope
05. Morning Spirit
06. Fermillion Himself
07. Moss Had Come
08. Apple Tree
09. Drag Dilemma
10. Monotony 1
11. Stomach's Choice
12. Monotony 2
13. Interlude
14. Dilemma

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MORRICONE, ENNIO: Le Pistole Non Discutono CD (BCM 9601CD)

Beat Records relaunches on the market the classic OST by Ennio Morricone for the Western film Le pistole non discutono, directed in 1964 by Mario Caiano and starring Rod Cameron, Ángel Aranda, Vivi Bach, Horst Frank, José Canalejas, Kay Fisher, Joseph Martin, Hans Nielsen, Dick Palmer, Judy Robbins, and Andrew Ray. For this film, Ennio Morricone composed the song "Lonesome Billy," a Western ballad with an American sound introduced by guitars and whistle with the voice of Pete Tevis (who also wrote the lyrics). Le pistole non discutono, a cavalcade theme for orchestra with horns alternated to dramatic orchestral passages such as "Gli indiani" and the percussive "Le pistole non discutono (#2)" with accompanying harmonica. This OST is also characterized by the burlesque motif "La ragazza e lo sceriffo" and Mexican mariachi music performed on solo guitar and also with female vocals. This CD, with a total duration of 41:45, was assembled using the mono masters of the original sessions, with the inclusion of the three stereo mixes that Maestro Morricone authorized for the previous edition released years ago. Mastering and liner notes by Claudio Fuiano, graphic layout by Daniele De Gemini.

$16.79 EAN: 8032539495592 SOUNDTRACK

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AMBROS, WOLFGANG: 19 Class A Numbers 2LP (BELLA 9665613LP)

Remastered edition from 2013, now on 180gram double vinyl. The two singles from the album, "Baba und foi ned" and the reggae-like "Hoit di is a Spoit," alongside songs such as the bluesy "Glaub jo ned," the fast-paced "Hoiba Zwöfe," the fun grenade "Eibischzuckerl," the cult "Du schwoaza Afghana," the rocking "UFO" and many other hits offer a very versatile listening pleasure from Wolfgang Ambros' heyday. Wolfgang Ambros records live from their narrative density. His art of bringing stories close to you with so few words that they always get under your skin. What he says doesn't have to be true for others -- for him it's always the truth as he feels it. there are no qualitative slips with him.

$20.79 EAN: 4003099665613 ROCK

01. Meine Foab'n
02. A Klana Blick
03. Eibischzuckerl (Oder: Weu Sa Si So Schickt)
04. Hoit - Do Is A Spoit
05. Es Ergibt Si Nix
06. Hilly Billy Lilly
07. Glaub Jo Ned (Dass Des So Weidageht)
08. Hoiba Zwöfe
09. Auftritt
10. Sei Ned So G'spritzt

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UNKLEVON: UN1C 2LP (BNR 238LP)

Unklevon announces debut UN1C LP on Boysnoize Records. The album consists of 11 tracks and features collaborations with Boys Noize, Alina Pash, Maral, Vel, and DJ MELL G. The title track starts with a steady snare-heavy beat, foreboding atmospherics and a futuristic vocal. It introduces the France-based producer's Detroit-inspired electro LP and also marks his debut full-length, landing on Boysnoize Records, a label Unklevon's been affiliated with since 2022. For the second track the International Chrome and Nechto artist is joined by Maral for "Bag Secured," adding her sensual vocals to a raw cut featuring rough synthlines and racing rhythm. "Science Club" then continues with infectious and hypnotic energy driven by a deep, earworm vocal before "Speed Chains" picks up pace with speedy basslines and rhythms shot through with bleeps. Ukrainian singer Alina Pash infuses Unklevon's "High Key" with fantastic modern hip-hop flair, with "All 4 Homies" returning to the club with cut-up sampling and tripped-out electro sonics. Boysnoize Records' Boys Noize also teams up with Unklevon for "Spa8cid," a menacing dancefloor heavy-hitter which eases into the acid madness of "Miami South Express" which follows. Next up, Unklevon and Vel drop the aptly named "Transed About U," a true peak-time roller boasting hypnotic trance-like gated vocals, with German electro superstar DJ MELL G joining him for "Wizard Snakes," taking a more classical approach with rich synth lines and crisp drum work. Closing out this fantastic first album from a promising name in the global electro spheres is "Call Me Von," another amped-up, bass-laden track ready to rock the warehouse.

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MOONSTONE: Moonstone LP (COSMR 026LP)

Reverse side print. Re-issue of the Canadian band's only album released back in 1973 on the small Kot'Ai label. Moonstone came from Winnipeg, Manitoba and were a small cult band active in the early 1970s. They played mainly acoustic folk rock with psychedelic overtones and beautiful harmonies.

$17.39 EAN: 7427255403999 ROCK

A1. Focus
A2. In Case
A3. Top Heavy
A4. Fina's Birthday Song
A5. Cointreau
A6. Relative Hoak
B1. Black Blind Light
B2. David (Blue)
B3. Murk
B4. Said Gently
B5. Hope You Come See

JAMESON: Color Him In LP (COSMR 027LP)

Reverse side print. Another lost gem from the non-jazz Verve catalogue, Color Him In is a daydream experience from loner singer/songwriter Bobby Jameson. Released in 1967, the album is an orchestrated psychedelic trip, so it's no surprise then Jameson had a part in the cult film Mondo Hollywood. Produced by Curt Boettcher the album had several psych-pop numbers with rare female vocals harmonization.

$17.39 EAN: 7427255404002 ROCK

A1. Jamie
A2. Know Yourself
A3. Windows and Doors
A4. Right By My Side
A5. Who's Putting Who On
A6. The New Age
B1. Jenny
B2. Do You Believe In Yesterday
B3. I Love You More Than You Know
B4. See Dawn
B5. Candy Colored Dragon
B6. Places Times And The People

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MASHABI AND HIS KELANA RIA ORCHESTRA, M.: Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations From 1960s Indonesia CD (ELE 035CD)

Robert Johnson of Indonesia's Orkes Melayu music finally comes out from the shadows. Between 1961 and 1964, Kelana Ria recorded 48 songs that were spread over four records, Kafilah, Yam El Shamah, Ya Mahmud, and Ya Hamidah, which became the primary sources for this compilation. In the early 1960s, two of the best talents in the Indonesian music scene, songwriter and band leader Adi Karso and Gambus musician Munif Bahasuan teamed up to form Orkes Melayu (Malay Orchestra) Kelana Ria. These four recordings changed the trajectory of Indonesian popular music. "Renungkanlah" has been covered by many countless other musicians in Indonesia and Malaysia and it has become a hit many times over. The song has become a go-to song in karaoke bars in the region, with fans oblivious to who actually wrote this song or who performed it the first time. Or take the song "Ratapan Anak Tiri" ("Lament of a Stepchild"), a song that has traversed national boundaries and has become a universal sad song in the Malay world, turning into a shorthand for melancholia that permeates this archipelago of nations. Another stunner is the melancholia-laden "Kesunyian Jiwa" ("Silence of the Soul"), an operatic tune so majestic that it could open any black and white Kurosawa film from the late 1940s. The songs and the soulful vocal performance belong to Muhamad Mashabi, who despite the popularity of the songs he created is now largely forgotten, whose history was kept alive only in the neighborhood where he grew up in Central Jakarta. With only a short musical career and only nine recorded songs from almost 40 compositions, Mashabi fell by the wayside in the early 1970s, especially with the rise of pop and rock from bands like Koes Plus, Panbers, and God Bless. Yet his songs, inspired by Malay traditional songs but performed in the modern studio setting, lay the foundations for what would become the biggest musical genre in the country, dangdut, especially the kind that was popularized by the self-styled king of the genre, Rhoma Irama.

$11.99 UPC: 659629979503 WORLD

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MX-80 SOUND: Better Than Life LP (FTR 761LP)

"MX-80 Sound are one of the foundational underground rock bands of the last half century. Formed in the university town of Bloomington IN in 1974, the original version came about when Bruce Anderson and Dale Sophiea (from Screaming Gypsy Bandits) teamed up with Rich Stim and Dave Mahoney (from Chinaboise), adding another couple of drummers for extra confusion. Things fluxxed and mutated for a while. MX-80 played the Bloomington Public Library and rehearsed a lot. They opened for Patti Smith, one drummer left and they recorded the great Big Hits EP in '76 for local label BRBQ. Reviewed in Sounds by Carline Coons, the EP got the band a deal by which UK Island licensed and released their equally great first album, Hard Attack, in '77. Another drummer left and MX-80 Sound moved to San Francisco, where they made a couple of amazing albums for the Residents' label, Ralph. Drummers changed, but Anderson, Stim and Sophiea remained fairly constant, and together they created a signature sound featuring massive repeating guitar riffs, biting angular rhythms and casually surreal vocals. Over the years they all did their own things, but regularly rehearsed together as MX-80, at which point things generally coalesced into an easily identifiable (impossibly to categorize) style. As great as their live sets were, they didn't tour often, but every time I saw them they were superb. And the recordings that came from their regular meet-ups are as brilliant as they are idiosyncratic. Better Than Life was recorded shortly before the death of Bruce Anderson, which assures it will be the final MX-80 studio album, and it's a wonderful testament to how long you can keep creating fresh and vital avant rock music without ever making any goddamn money doing it. Better Than Life sounds great. Anderson's guitar is a huge as ever, Stim's movie-oriented lyric inventions and wry delivery are as weirdly dead pan as could be, Dael Sophiea's bass defines the urgent edges of the songs, and the other players -- guitarists John Moreman and Jim Hrabetin, bassist Chris Xefos, and drummer Nico Sophiea (son of Dale) -- are spot-on. Together, they create a lovely, complex and intelligent mix of the wildest avant-prog/punk-rock hybrid you'll never hear again. As much as we'll miss MX-80 Sound, their legacy will live forever, and the crazy blend of elements they created with such unforced power should stand as a challenge to every new band that comes along. This album demonstrates it's indeed possible to create a unique sound for yourself with enough interior space you can explore its mysterious sonic corridors for almost 50 years. This should be enough to give us all hope, and we should offer thanks to MX-80 for creating such a fine and freaky aesthetic model. If more artists followed their path, we'd all live a much better world." --Byron Coley, 2024

$16.39 UPC: 769791986367 ROCK

A1. Conundrum (When Tully Flew The Coop)
A2. Brutus (All For You)
A3. Crusade (Never Too Late)
A4. Off-Kilter
A5. Mental (Sterling Hayden)
A6. Scarecrow (Diabolique)
A7. Pink Corduroy (Snowing In Amsterdam)
B1. Tilt-A-Whirl
B2. Jaunty (My Shirt Hates Me)
B3. Courage (Gloria)
B4. Buoyant (Emily)
B5. Innocence (Little Murders)
B6. Disappointment (Gone Fishing)

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MONDO GENERATOR: Cocaine Rodeo (Striped Vinyl) LP (HPS 133ULTRA2LP)

Striped color vinyl version. Repress of Mondo Generator's Cocaine Rodeo (originally released in 2000) on color vinyl. Prior to the formation of Queens of the Stone Age, bassist/singer Nick Oliveri recorded some originals with ex-Kyuss bandmates Josh Homme (guitar) and Brant Bjork (drums), plus Karma To Burn's Rob (drums) and others. But once recording was completed, Oliveri decided to shelve the tapes; it wasn't until several years later (well after Queens of the Stone Age began to establish themselves) that the bassist decided to release the songs on a friend's indie label, Southern Lord Records. Going by the name Mondo Generator, ten tracks were compiled for the 2000 release Cocaine Rodeo. The majority of the songs are much more-raw and hardcore/punk-based than Oliveri's output with QOTSA, as evidenced by such tracks as "Shawnette", "Uncle Tommy", "Unless I Can Kill", and "I Want You to Die". Available as Black/white/magenta color vinyl (HPS 133ULTRA-LP) and orange transparent/striped vinyl (HPS 133ULTRA2-LP).

$27.39 UPC: 694685735182 ROCK

01. 13th Floor
02. Shawnette
03. Uncle Tommy
04. Miss Mary Gets A Boob Job
05. Unless I Can Kill
06. PigMan
07. Simple Exploding Man (Extended version)
08. I Want You To Die
09. Dead Insects
10. Cocaine Rodeo

MONDO GENERATOR: Cocaine Rodeo (Black/White/Magenta Color Vinyl) LP (HPS 133ULTRA-LP)

Repress of Mondo Generator's Cocaine Rodeo (originally released in 2000) on color vinyl. Prior to the formation of Queens of the Stone Age, bassist/singer Nick Oliveri recorded some originals with ex-Kyuss bandmates Josh Homme (guitar) and Brant Bjork (drums), plus Karma To Burn's Rob (drums) and others. But once recording was completed, Oliveri decided to shelve the tapes; it wasn't until several years later (well after Queens of the Stone Age began to establish themselves) that the bassist decided to release the songs on a friend's indie label, Southern Lord Records. Going by the name Mondo Generator, ten tracks were compiled for the 2000 release Cocaine Rodeo. The majority of the songs are much more-raw and hardcore/punk-based than Oliveri's output with QOTSA, as evidenced by such tracks as "Shawnette", "Uncle Tommy", "Unless I Can Kill", and "I Want You to Die". Available as Black/white/magenta color vinyl (HPS 133ULTRA-LP) and orange transparent/striped vinyl (HPS 133ULTRA2-LP).

$27.39 UPC: 694685735199 ROCK

NEBULA/BLACK RAINBOWS: In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal LP (HPS 300LP)

LP version. There's not much to add, two of the greatest Heavy Psych bands of the scene join the forces to give birth to an incredible split album. Packed with 32 minutes of the highest quality heavy rock you can find out there; a joint venture which can happen only once every 100 years. Heavy Psych king-pioneers Nebula bring to life three brand new songs, recorded expressly for this incredible project. Three new gems which follow their latest Holy Shit and Transmission. Black Rainbows add in three songs of their own, handpicked from the recording session of their latest success Superskull, released back in 2023. Delivering two stoner in-your-face heavy fuzz pieces and one heavy space tune to celebrate this awesome collaboration. The cover art pairs perfectly with the vision and vibe of the album and is credited to the mighty Simon Berndt. Also available on CD (HPS 300CD), Yellow Vinyl (HPS 300LTD-LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 300ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685735021 ROCK

01. Nebula - Acid Drop
02. Nebula - Eye Of The Storm
03. Nebula - Ceasar XXXIV
04. Black Rainbows - The Secret
05. Black Rainbows - Thunder Lights On The Greatest Sky
06. Black Rainbows - Dogs Of War

NEBULA/BLACK RAINBOWS: In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal (Yellow Vinyl) LP (HPS 300LTD-LP)

LP version. Yellow color vinyl. There's not much to add, two of the greatest Heavy Psych bands of the scene join the forces to give birth to an incredible split album. Packed with 32 minutes of the highest quality heavy rock you can find out there; a joint venture which can happen only once every 100 years. Heavy Psych king-pioneers Nebula bring to life three brand new songs, recorded expressly for this incredible project. Three new gems which follow their latest Holy Shit and Transmission. Black Rainbows add in three songs of their own, handpicked from the recording session of their latest success Superskull, released back in 2023. Delivering two stoner in-your-face heavy fuzz pieces and one heavy space tune to celebrate this awesome collaboration. The cover art pairs perfectly with the vision and vibe of the album and is credited to the mighty Simon Berndt. Also available on CD (HPS 300CD), Black Vinyl (HPS 300LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 300ULTRA-LP).

$21.99 UPC: 694685735038 ROCK

SONIC DAWN, THE: Phantom LP (HPS 305LP)

LP version. Phantom is the fifth album by The Sonic Dawn, unfolding as a journey through ten acid rock tracks that absorb the impressions of a world gone mad. Reflecting on the album's themes, singer and guitarist Emil Bureau notes, "When we sing about killing machines in the sky and the 21st-century blues, I think many will be able to relate. We're here to say that mankind has a future on this planet if we want one." Diverging from the band's earlier work, The Sonic Dawn embraces a more raw and heavy sound on several tracks, complementing the dark themes. Simultaneously, the band's signature melodic psychedelia weaves moments of sonic grace into the tapestry. Phantom, true to its name, oscillates between horror and reassuring beauty, akin to a fever dream where reality is clung to by a single thread. "Every song, line, and solo is delivered with intention and intensity. I hope people will receive it as we intend it. That is, as real acid rock from a band with a message," states Emil Bureau. Also available on CD (HPS 305CD), Purple Vinyl (HPS 305LTD-LP), and Black/White/Magenta Vinyl (HPS 305ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685734567 ROCK

01. 21st Century Blues
02. Iron Bird
03. Think It Over
04. Nothing Can Live Here
05. Dreams of Change
06. Pan Am
07. Transatlantique
08. Scorpio
09. Micro Cosmos in a Drop
10. Friend

GEEZER/ISAAK: Interstellar Cosmic Blues & The Riffalicious Stoner Dudes LP (HPS 306LP)

LP version. Geezer: "As the 'Interstellar Cosmic Blues' half of this EP, we consider these songs to be some of the best that we've produced. Songs that could all be 'singles' all on their own. And they better be because 'The Riffalicious Stoner Dudes' brought some savage riffage of their own! Put it all together with amazing artwork by Mirkow Gastow and release it on Heavy Psych Sounds, the BEST record label on the planet, and you've got all the makings of a great record! A modern classic right out of the box. Dig it!"

Isaak: "Art comes from change and experimentation. These three songs are exactly that. Three songs, three different souls. This recording session is born from the collaboration of some friends invited by the band, and these are: Fabio Cuomo from Gotho & Liquido di Morte, Fabio Palombi from Nerve & Burn the Ocean, and last but not the least, Levre from Ufomammut."

Also available on CD (HPS 306CD), Blue Vinyl (HPS 306LTD-LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 306ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685734772 ROCK

01. Geezer - Acid Veins
02. Geezer - Little Voices
03. Geezer - Mercury Rising
04. Geezer - Oneirophrenia
05. Isaak - The Whale
06. Isaak - Crisis
07. Isaak - Flat Earth

GEEZER/ISAAK: Interstellar Cosmic Blues & The Riffalicious Stoner Dudes (Blue Vinyl) LP (HPS 306LTD-LP)

LP version. Blue color vinyl. Geezer: "As the 'Interstellar Cosmic Blues' half of this EP, we consider these songs to be some of the best that we've produced. Songs that could all be 'singles' all on their own. And they better be because 'The Riffalicious Stoner Dudes' brought some savage riffage of their own! Put it all together with amazing artwork by Mirkow Gastow and release it on Heavy Psych Sounds, the BEST record label on the planet, and you've got all the makings of a great record! A modern classic right out of the box. Dig it!"

Isaak: "Art comes from change and experimentation. These three songs are exactly that. Three songs, three different souls. This recording session is born from the collaboration of some friends invited by the band, and these are: Fabio Cuomo from Gotho & Liquido di Morte, Fabio Palombi from Nerve & Burn the Ocean, and last but not the least, Levre from Ufomammut."

Also available on CD (HPS 306CD), Black Vinyl (HPS 306LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 306ULTRA-LP).

$21.99 UPC: 694685734789 ROCK

01. Geezer - Acid Veins
02. Geezer - Little Voices
03. Geezer - Mercury Rising
04. Geezer - Oneirophrenia
05. Isaak - The Whale
06. Isaak - Crisis
07. Isaak - Flat Earth

SALTPIG: Saltpig LP (HPS 307LP)

LP version. With Saltpig's debut album, Mitch Davis takes a dark journey into occult themes and horrific storylines dancing around melodic yet dissonant layers of noisy guitars, overdriven bass and floating drums. The album forgoes the expected fuzz sounds for a palette of tones that largely disregards genre in order for Saltpig to build songs that are simply evil and completely human. It's fully embracing a love of distortion and feedback in all forms while pushing tape to its breaking point. The band plays with different tempos and tunings as a way mostly to keep things interesting for themselves, creating what feels akin to a greatest hits album where the songs take on different personalities but feel completely like Saltpig songs at the same time. They find influences from early Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, and Black Sabbath at a time when metal was still finding its way. Rewind to an era before metal began its evolution towards greater precision, bigger drums and more robust production, then imagine that evolution taking a different turn. Mitch tries to put himself in that place where metal might be today if things had gone that different direction. It's neither nostalgic for the way music used to be, nor is it trying follow any trends of today. It's really more of a "make the music we want to hear" than a purposeful innovation. While familiar, it doesn't quite fit neatly into an existing metal sub-genre. The idea was always "don't try to be like other bands, but don't be different just for the sake of being different." The result is an album that means a lot of different things to different people. But to Saltpig, they are just making music. Also available on CD (HPS 307CD), Blue Vinyl (HPS 307LTD-LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 307ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685734819 ROCK

01. Satan's War (4:04)
02. Demon (3:30)
03. Burning Water (3:15)
04. When You Were Dead (3:23)
05. Burn The Witch (5:49)
06. 1950 (19:51)

SALTPIG: Saltpig (Blue Vinyl) LP (HPS 307LTD-LP)

LP version. Blue color vinyl. With Saltpig's debut album, Mitch Davis takes a dark journey into occult themes and horrific storylines dancing around melodic yet dissonant layers of noisy guitars, overdriven bass and floating drums. The album forgoes the expected fuzz sounds for a palette of tones that largely disregards genre in order for Saltpig to build songs that are simply evil and completely human. It's fully embracing a love of distortion and feedback in all forms while pushing tape to its breaking point. The band plays with different tempos and tunings as a way mostly to keep things interesting for themselves, creating what feels akin to a greatest hits album where the songs take on different personalities but feel completely like Saltpig songs at the same time. They find influences from early Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, and Black Sabbath at a time when metal was still finding its way. Rewind to an era before metal began its evolution towards greater precision, bigger drums and more robust production, then imagine that evolution taking a different turn. Mitch tries to put himself in that place where metal might be today if things had gone that different direction. It's neither nostalgic for the way music used to be, nor is it trying follow any trends of today. It's really more of a "make the music we want to hear" than a purposeful innovation. While familiar, it doesn't quite fit neatly into an existing metal sub-genre. The idea was always "don't try to be like other bands, but don't be different just for the sake of being different." The result is an album that means a lot of different things to different people. But to Saltpig, they are just making music. Also available on CD (HPS 307CD), Black Vinyl (HPS 307LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 307ULTRA-LP).

$21.99 UPC: 694685734826 ROCK

01. Satan's War (4:04)
02. Demon (3:30)
03. Burning Water (3:15)
04. When You Were Dead (3:23)
05. Burn The Witch (5:49)
06. 1950 (19:51)

DUEL: Breakfast With Death LP (HPS 311LP)

LP version. Look who got up on the wrong side of the bed! Breakfast With Death is the fifth studio album by Austin Texas stoner metal riff dealers Duel. Nine angry, blistering tracks flexing the faster and heavier side of Duel. Every song is a beer-soaked banger capturing the ferocity of the band's legendary live performances. Also available on CD (HPS 311CD), Purple Vinyl (HPS 311LTD-LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 311ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685734932 ROCK

01. Ancient Moonlight
02. Satan's Invention
03. Chaos Reigns
04. Fallacy
05. Pyro
06. Berserker
07. Tigers of Destruction
08. Greet the Dead
09. Burn the Earth

DUEL: Breakfast With Death (Purple Vinyl) LP (HPS 311LTD-LP)

LP version. Purple color vinyl. Look who got up on the wrong side of the bed! Breakfast With Death is the fifth studio album by Austin Texas stoner metal riff dealers Duel. Nine angry, blistering tracks flexing the faster and heavier side of Duel. Every song is a beer-soaked banger capturing the ferocity of the band's legendary live performances. Also available on CD (HPS 311CD), Black Vinyl (HPS 311LP), and Splatter Vinyl (HPS 311ULTRA-LP).

$21.99 UPC: 694685734949 ROCK

01. Ancient Moonlight
02. Satan's Invention
03. Chaos Reigns
04. Fallacy
05. Pyro
06. Berserker
07. Tigers of Destruction
08. Greet the Dead
09. Burn the Earth

ANANDA MIDA: Live at Duna Jam CD (HPS 312CD)

"On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, we had the pleasure of playing a live concert for the audience of Duna Jam while the sun was setting on the beach and heat waves and sandstorms were rising from the Sahara in the west. It was an unforgettable concert for us, which had a profound emotional impact, as the situation and the atmosphere 'crystallized' in their own space-time, so to speak. Thank you." Produced by Ananda Mida. Live recordings by Tim Höfer. Ananda Mida is a stoner and psychedelic rock music collective led by Max Ear (OJM's drummer and Go Down Records' Art Director) and Matteo Pablo Scolaro. From the very beginning of the project, graphic imagery has been given a crucial role thanks to the precious collaboration with the visual artist Eeviac. Since 2015, they have been performing with different lineups, from three to six members, either instrumental or featuring singers. Their sound is inspired by '70s rock, mixed with desert and psychedelic grooves. In 2015, they debuted with the double A-sided 7-inch Aktavas/Passavas, which gave rise to the band's mythology, elaborated from some fragments of enigmatic teachings. In Fall 2016 they released their first full-length Anodnatius, co-produced by Go Down Records and Vincebus Eruptum Recordings. It reminds us of all the positive forces and slight vibrations settled inside and outside everything and everyone. In January 2019, the second chapter Cathodnatius was published, depicting all the opposing forces and obscure vibes we live in today. This record featured Conny Ochs on vocals and dropped via Go Down and Vincebus Eruptum on vinyl, CD, and digital. In June 2021, the band put out the live EP Karnak on a deluxe picture-back disc, featuring a special appearance by Desert Rock icon Mario Lalli on guitar.

$10.79 UPC: 694685735069 ROCK

ANANDA MIDA: Live at Duna Jam LP (HPS 312LP)

LP version. "On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, we had the pleasure of playing a live concert for the audience of Duna Jam while the sun was setting on the beach and heat waves and sandstorms were rising from the Sahara in the west. It was an unforgettable concert for us, which had a profound emotional impact, as the situation and the atmosphere 'crystallized' in their own space-time, so to speak. Thank you." Produced by Ananda Mida. Live recordings by Tim Höfer. Ananda Mida is a stoner and psychedelic rock music collective led by Max Ear (OJM's drummer and Go Down Records' Art Director) and Matteo Pablo Scolaro. From the very beginning of the project, graphic imagery has been given a crucial role thanks to the precious collaboration with the visual artist Eeviac. Since 2015, they have been performing with different lineups, from three to six members, either instrumental or featuring singers. Their sound is inspired by '70s rock, mixed with desert and psychedelic grooves. In 2015, they debuted with the double A-sided 7-inch Aktavas/Passavas, which gave rise to the band's mythology, elaborated from some fragments of enigmatic teachings. In Fall 2016 they released their first full-length Anodnatius, co-produced by Go Down Records and Vincebus Eruptum Recordings. It reminds us of all the positive forces and slight vibrations settled inside and outside everything and everyone. In January 2019, the second chapter Cathodnatius was published, depicting all the opposing forces and obscure vibes we live in today. This record featured Conny Ochs on vocals and dropped via Go Down and Vincebus Eruptum on vinyl, CD, and digital. In June 2021, the band put out the live EP Karnak on a deluxe picture-back disc, featuring a special appearance by Desert Rock icon Mario Lalli on guitar.

$16.79 UPC: 694685735076 ROCK

ANANDA MIDA: Live at Duna Jam (Purple Vinyl) LP (HPS 312LTD-LP)

LP version. Purple color vinyl. "On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, we had the pleasure of playing a live concert for the audience of Duna Jam while the sun was setting on the beach and heat waves and sandstorms were rising from the Sahara in the west. It was an unforgettable concert for us, which had a profound emotional impact, as the situation and the atmosphere 'crystallized' in their own space-time, so to speak. Thank you." Produced by Ananda Mida. Live recordings by Tim Höfer. Ananda Mida is a stoner and psychedelic rock music collective led by Max Ear (OJM's drummer and Go Down Records' Art Director) and Matteo Pablo Scolaro. From the very beginning of the project, graphic imagery has been given a crucial role thanks to the precious collaboration with the visual artist Eeviac. Since 2015, they have been performing with different lineups, from three to six members, either instrumental or featuring singers. Their sound is inspired by '70s rock, mixed with desert and psychedelic grooves. In 2015, they debuted with the double A-sided 7-inch Aktavas/Passavas, which gave rise to the band's mythology, elaborated from some fragments of enigmatic teachings. In Fall 2016 they released their first full-length Anodnatius, co-produced by Go Down Records and Vincebus Eruptum Recordings. It reminds us of all the positive forces and slight vibrations settled inside and outside everything and everyone. In January 2019, the second chapter Cathodnatius was published, depicting all the opposing forces and obscure vibes we live in today. This record featured Conny Ochs on vocals and dropped via Go Down and Vincebus Eruptum on vinyl, CD, and digital. In June 2021, the band put out the live EP Karnak on a deluxe picture-back disc, featuring a special appearance by Desert Rock icon Mario Lalli on guitar.

$21.99 UPC: 694685735083 ROCK

ANANDA MIDA: Live at Duna Jam (Black/Yellow/Orange Vinyl) LP (HPS 312ULTRA-LP)

LP version. Black/yellow/orange color vinyl. "On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, we had the pleasure of playing a live concert for the audience of Duna Jam while the sun was setting on the beach and heat waves and sandstorms were rising from the Sahara in the west. It was an unforgettable concert for us, which had a profound emotional impact, as the situation and the atmosphere 'crystallized' in their own space-time, so to speak. Thank you." Produced by Ananda Mida. Live recordings by Tim Höfer. Ananda Mida is a stoner and psychedelic rock music collective led by Max Ear (OJM's drummer and Go Down Records' Art Director) and Matteo Pablo Scolaro. From the very beginning of the project, graphic imagery has been given a crucial role thanks to the precious collaboration with the visual artist Eeviac. Since 2015, they have been performing with different lineups, from three to six members, either instrumental or featuring singers. Their sound is inspired by '70s rock, mixed with desert and psychedelic grooves. In 2015, they debuted with the double A-sided 7-inch Aktavas/Passavas, which gave rise to the band's mythology, elaborated from some fragments of enigmatic teachings. In Fall 2016 they released their first full-length Anodnatius, co-produced by Go Down Records and Vincebus Eruptum Recordings. It reminds us of all the positive forces and slight vibrations settled inside and outside everything and everyone. In January 2019, the second chapter Cathodnatius was published, depicting all the opposing forces and obscure vibes we live in today. This record featured Conny Ochs on vocals and dropped via Go Down and Vincebus Eruptum on vinyl, CD, and digital. In June 2021, the band put out the live EP Karnak on a deluxe picture-back disc, featuring a special appearance by Desert Rock icon Mario Lalli on guitar.

$27.99 UPC: 694685735090 ROCK

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LES CYCLADES: Glika LP (HISC 003LP)

In 2020, confined to the neighborhoods of Yser and Mystère in Brussels, Alex and Ludo dream of Greek islands, of scorching sun on their skin, of salty baths, chilled ouzo and braised octopus. But everywhere, time stands still. Must one necessarily move to travel? To levitate? In the absence of Elsewhere, the Franco-Canadian duo will compose the imaginary soundtrack to their escape. Glika (which means "sweet" in Greek) perfectly synthesizes the musical influences of Les Cyclades: a cosmic saxophone inherited from Alex's dub and free jazz past, an architect-pastry chef-botanist from Normandy, and Ludo's "Balearic" tracks, a musician-performer-wine lover who frequented his first raves in 1995 in Houston, Texas. From a hedonistic encounter on a friendly terrace in the 19th arrondissement of Paris to their chosen exile in Brussels, these hypersensitive jacks-of-all-trades first danced and mixed records. Featuring phantasmagorical sonic territories, where cinema and poetry meet more or less human voices, brass instruments, synthesizers and analogue drum machines. From one track to another, there are interludes influenced by Xenakis, Vangelis, and Jean-Michel Jarre.

$24.79 EAN: 5414165091103 ELECTRONIC

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01. Glika
02. Yser Mystère
03. Alocasia
04. Short Hero
05. Épigone
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06. Parc fou
07. DRAM
08. Niko
09. Pame!
10. Glossa

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YELKA: For LP (KK 135LP)

Through the folded sky to America Ten albums in three years. That's still the cosmic mission of the Berlin post-kraut trio Yelka with Daniel Meteo, Christian Obermaier, and the namesake Yelka Wehmeier. With the album For, there was a label change. After releasing three albums in 2023 with Maurice Summen, head of Fun In The Church they passed the label responsibilities to Karaoke Kalk. The trio's fourth album was also created with Arne Berger at Popschutz Studio, and the team is definitely well-rehearsed. Instead of recording the planned tracks, the band decided to improvise the session, and all tracks, except for the krauty Doors cover "The Crystal Ship," were created in five days in the studio, mostly on the first or second take, but with significantly more overdubs -- keyboards, backing vocals, second and third guitars, percussion, and piano. The sound of For has become warmer, and the album begins with a kind of '60s-Kinks feeling. Overall, the current record has become much more exuberant. In the first instrumental of the album "Is this enough?," the band reverse tracks like Jimi Hendrix in his Electric Ladyland, and listeners dive deeper and deeper into the endless sky until Yelka finally arrive on newly trodden sound paths with "MM" to their beginnings on their debut album Nowhere Jive. At the popular intersection of post-rock and jazz, where guest singer Bela Hagel also likes to linger for a moment. The guitars sound like a desert, and the reverb reminds us of the expansive space in the opening track "Skies." "Do you wanna dance?" Yelka Wehmeier finally asks, while a chorus in the best Sun Ra manner mantra-like repeats "Cold dogs, cool cats." The whole band sings. Everything sounds good.

$21.99 UPC: 880918266657 ROCK

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SHUTTLE358: optimal.lp 2LP (KEPLARREV 019LP)

Released in 1999 on Taylor Deupree's 12k label, optimal.lp was the debut album by Dan Abrams under his Shuttle358 moniker. For its 25th anniversary, Keplar presents it on vinyl for the first time with three previously unreleased tracks, as well as a new artwork recreated by Daniel Castrejón and a remaster by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich based on the original pre-masters that were been restored and cleaned up for the reissue project by Abrams. optimal.lp was inspired by the rich tradition of ambient music and the rhythmic complexity of 1990s electronica while also sharing many traits with the then-emerging clicks'n'cuts movement, making it a true sui generis piece of work -- both informed by tradition and visionary, idiosyncratic and seminal for many artists after him. During the 1990s, Abrams increasingly immersed himself in the electronica scene and the output of labels such as Instinct, where Deupree worked as an art director and released his first records as Human Mesh Dance. Abrams found a home on 12k after sending Deupree a demo tape that would later evolve into optimal.lp, released as the label's fifth catalogue number. This sense of timelessness remains tangible after a quarter of a century after the album's original CD release and is even being expanded upon by the vinyl reissue, which is complemented by three pieces that were made while Abrams was working on the album. The digital release even features an entirely new take on the original album's final piece, "Tank." While Abrams let one of the masters go through his customized reverb unit when preparing the reissue, he started recording the results of this accidental dialogue between past and present. It's a fitting tribute to an album whose delicate circular rhythms, rich textures, and ethereal melodies are precisely so exhilarating because their interplay seems to suspend the passing of time altogether.

$27.39 UPC: 880918266350 ELECTRONIC

01. Swarm
02. Slowly In
03. Next
04. Gone
05. Optimal
06. Floops
07. Emergent
08. System
09. Tank
10. Flux
11. Reverse Flow
12. Zet

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LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES, BYRON: Dance The Ska LP (KOY 002LP)

Long-awaited reissue of this rare Jamaican ska record, originally released in 1964. In 1961 Byron Lee And The Dragonaries took a huge break when they were part of the first James Bond film -- Dr. No -- as the hotel band. In 1964, the band was also featured in a broadcast called "This is Ska!" alongside Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, and Toots and the Maytals. Amazing back cover illustrations: how to learn classic ska dance in 12 easy steps!

$17.39 EAN: 7427255404033 WORLD

01. Fat Back
02. Watermelon Man
03. Oil In My Lamp
04. I Won't Let You Go
05. Wings Of A Dove
06. Dumplins
07. Ska De Wah
08. You're The One
09. Behold
10. Frankenstein
11. Rough And Tough
12. Joy Ride

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ST. HILAIRE & RENE LOWE, PAUL: Faith 12" (KYNX 004EP)

Twenty years after its original release, Paul St. Hilaire (AKA Tikiman) and René Löwe's eternal classic Faith is being reissued for the first time. Richard Akingbehin's Kynant Records -- which recently released the first solo Tikiman album since 2006 -- is behind the reissue of Faith, giving new life and the first digital release to one of the most beloved dub techno 12"s of all time.

$11.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC

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BRAST BURN: Debon LP (LIFE 049LP)

This extremely rare psychedelic album contains two long tracks, which provide an interesting forty-seven minutes long surreal experience for willing listeners. Led by Japanese guru Karuna Khyal, the band literally shows a narcotic and hypnotic groovy feel heading to massive bluesy tribal section. A cult in its own.

$17.99 EAN: 7427244913003 ROCK

01. Debon Part 1 (23:28)
02. Debon Part 2 (22:28)

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GOTTSCHING, MANUEL: E2-E4 (35th Anniversary Edition) LP (MGART 904LP)

2024 repress. 180-gram LP version with embossed chessboard artwork print and printed inner sleeve. In celebration of the 2016 35th anniversary of the December 12, 1981, recording of Manuel Göttsching's legendary E2-E4, one of electronic music's most influential recordings, Göttsching's MG.ART label presents an official reissue, carefully overseen by the master himself. Includes liner notes by Manuel Göttsching, archival photos, and an excerpt of David Elliott's review in Sounds from June 16, 1984.

"As the story is sometimes told, Göttsching stopped in the studio for a couple of hours in 1981 and invented techno. E2-E4 is the most compelling argument that techno came from Germany-- more so than any single Kraftwerk album, anyway. The sleeve credits the former Ash Ra Tempel leader with 'guitar and electronics', but few could stretch that meager toolkit like Göttsching. Over a heavenly two-chord synth vamp and simple sequenced drum and bass, Göttsching's played his guitar like a percussion instrument, creating music that defines the word 'hypnotic' over the sixty minutes . . . A key piece in the electronic music puzzle that's been name-checked, reworked and expanded upon countless times." --Mark Richardson, Pitchfork

$17.79 EAN: 4260017599041 ROCK

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KABOOM KARAVAN: Fiasko! LP (MIA 059LP)

The undefinable Kaboom Karavan returns to the dusty Belgian roads with a total Fiasko! -- or a full blown disaster if you will (seen from a minimalist perspective), although one that might be the antidote to the sterilized and scattered world. Fiasko! represents a musical chaos that feels both ecstatic, fun, as well as deeply melancholic. Like an overwhelming moment where the world seems to touch you on all senses. This is music for a new underground of black-tie workers raising up to the dullness of societal norms by connecting to their inner child. It's protest music towards the new normal, where the rules are thrown out of the window and unpredictable sense of joy prevails. Shortly said, Fiasko! is contemporary exotica made by a madman with too much time on his hands. As usual, Kaboom Karavan releases contains a conglomerate of strange, mostly home-made instrumentation, which will be too long to list here. To shorten it down? Bram Bosteels himself, the captain of the ship, plays all kinds of acoustic instruments, guitars, electronics and uses his voice. Additionally, there is Bart Maris on trumpet, tuba and trombone. Stefaan Smagghe plays violin and sarangi. Lastly comes Raphael de Cock on such typical instruments as igir, jadagan and uillean pipes. All that remains to be said is: Bring your neighbour, let yourself loose and have some fun. Listen to Fiasko!

$26.59 UPC: 880918266886 ROCK

01. How To Put Valium In A Madman's Drink? (4:24)
02. Kapalka (7:05)
03. Parafiks (1:56)
04. Berry Bites The Heel (5:17)
05. Kiurlionis (3:49)
06. All Over Bogland (3:40)
07. Frog's Delights (5:05)
08. Long Story Short (3:16)
09. Fiasko! (3:02)
10. Skrew Kontrol (4:33)

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ORCAS: How To Color A Thousand Mistakes CD (MORR 188CD)

Following a ten-year hiatus, multi-instrumentalists Rafael Anton Irisarri and Benoît Pioulard return with How to Color a Thousand Mistakes, their third LP together as Orcas. Building on the electronic minimalism of Orcas (MORR 111CD, 2012) and the Twin Peaks-inspired haze of Yearling (MORR 128CD, 2014), the duo have expanded their sound and vision into a full-spectrum ensemble. Recorded in a variety of studios and cities including Brooklyn, Cambridge, Oxford, Seattle, and upstate New York, the resulting album, under the tutelage of UK producer James Brown (Arctic Monkeys, Kevin Shields, Nine Inch Nails), is a patiently-crafted beast, equally inspired by impressionism, British new wave, and dream pop. With Irisarri's guidance and Brown's encouragement, Pioulard brings his velvety voice to its harmonized peak on songs like "Wrong Way to Fall" and the Durutti Column-indebted "Fare." Where his most recent solo albums for Morr Music (Sylva and Eidetic) navigated foggy forests of ambient pop and stacked tape loops, here his characteristic blur shifts into focus with a unique degree of clarity and confidence. Lead single, "Riptide," is a summary of Pioulard's life changes and personal upheavals in the past decade, "flitting eastward toward a yen deep in the past" and learning to glide through the tumult of ocean waves, as a metaphor for the punches one takes in pursuit of grace. Its towering, key-changing midsection arrives with the monumental drumming of Slowdive's Simon Scott. On third-act highlight, "Bruise," Scott is doubled on the drum kit by MONO's Dahm Majuri Cipolla, whose Liebezeit-influenced metronomy anchors a nimble bass groove from Andrew Tasselmyer (of Hotel Neon), and some of the album's most syncopated, spaced-out interplay, courtesy of Puerto Rican guitar player Orlando Méndez (a childhood friend of Irisarri's). Throughout How to Color a Thousand Mistakes, Irisarri uses his deep well of production experience to paint the stereo field with meticulously designed textures, exemplified on the slow burn of "Heaven's Despite" and the heady rush of "Swells." How to Color a Thousand Mistakes brims with tight, complex art rock songwriting, masterful production, and sonic versatility, informed by a plethora of genres and tonal hues. The title might promise answers, but the gravitational center of the album is the dawning realization that, as you reckon with the infinite whims of the cosmos, there could be none.

$13.39 UPC: 880918818825 ROCK

ORCAS: How To Color A Thousand Mistakes LP (MORR 188LP)

LP version. Following a ten-year hiatus, multi-instrumentalists Rafael Anton Irisarri and Benoît Pioulard return with How to Color a Thousand Mistakes, their third LP together as Orcas. Building on the electronic minimalism of Orcas (MORR 111CD, 2012) and the Twin Peaks-inspired haze of Yearling (MORR 128CD, 2014), the duo have expanded their sound and vision into a full-spectrum ensemble. Recorded in a variety of studios and cities including Brooklyn, Cambridge, Oxford, Seattle, and upstate New York, the resulting album, under the tutelage of UK producer James Brown (Arctic Monkeys, Kevin Shields, Nine Inch Nails), is a patiently-crafted beast, equally inspired by impressionism, British new wave, and dream pop. With Irisarri's guidance and Brown's encouragement, Pioulard brings his velvety voice to its harmonized peak on songs like "Wrong Way to Fall" and the Durutti Column-indebted "Fare." Where his most recent solo albums for Morr Music (Sylva and Eidetic) navigated foggy forests of ambient pop and stacked tape loops, here his characteristic blur shifts into focus with a unique degree of clarity and confidence. Lead single, "Riptide," is a summary of Pioulard's life changes and personal upheavals in the past decade, "flitting eastward toward a yen deep in the past" and learning to glide through the tumult of ocean waves, as a metaphor for the punches one takes in pursuit of grace. Its towering, key-changing midsection arrives with the monumental drumming of Slowdive's Simon Scott. On third-act highlight, "Bruise," Scott is doubled on the drum kit by MONO's Dahm Majuri Cipolla, whose Liebezeit-influenced metronomy anchors a nimble bass groove from Andrew Tasselmyer (of Hotel Neon), and some of the album's most syncopated, spaced-out interplay, courtesy of Puerto Rican guitar player Orlando Méndez (a childhood friend of Irisarri's). Throughout How to Color a Thousand Mistakes, Irisarri uses his deep well of production experience to paint the stereo field with meticulously designed textures, exemplified on the slow burn of "Heaven's Despite" and the heady rush of "Swells." How to Color a Thousand Mistakes brims with tight, complex art rock songwriting, masterful production, and sonic versatility, informed by a plethora of genres and tonal hues. The title might promise answers, but the gravitational center of the album is the dawning realization that, as you reckon with the infinite whims of the cosmos, there could be none.

$24.79 UPC: 880918818818 ROCK

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HOOD, ROBERT: Alpha Key 12" (MPM 046EP)

Following on from the special release of Robert Hood and Femi Kuti's live jazz set Variations, Robert Hood delivers his latest techno EP for M-Plant. This is the first new solo music from him since 2022's Hectic / Amazon Dust double-header. Although Robert Hood should need little introduction, with his and his daughter Lyric's Floorplan moniker riding high with a new album forthcoming on Classic, his techno legacy should not be forgotten. Throughout the '90s, he helped pave the way for techno to flourish -- giving birth to minimal techno with his seminal album Minimal Nation. Since then, he has been consistently forwarding electronic music culture with ground-breaking productions, sensational performances and his M-Plant label. His style is characterized by minimalist and experimental tones with an assertive groove. His Alpha Key EP features four driving cuts of characteristically Hood music that prove when it comes to techno, he's still a high-ranking master.