Forced Exposure Store Update

FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE

NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 08/26/2024

first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 08/26/2024

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: Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request CD (AUK 004CD)

2024 CD reprint; 2007 release. Truth in advertising: the Brian Jonestown Massacre's sophomore album does, as promised, spring forth from the Rolling Stones' long-underrated 1967 masterpiece Their Satanic Majesties Request, copping not only Mick and Keith's leering bad-boy attitude but also their rock-and-roll-circus spirit. Opening with the brilliant "All Around You (Intro)," a tongue-in-cheek guide to the mind-altering journey ahead, the record is a kaleidoscopic, drug-fueled freakout -- like the Stones' namesake album, Second Request is painted by Eastern drones and psychedelic tangents, each track bubbling with dozens of sound effects including sitars, mellotrons, farfisas, didgeridoos, tablas, congas, and glockenspiels. Travelling through the past, darkly, the Massacre arrives on the other side unscathed; their music is too rich to be merely retro, and too knowing to be merely slavish -- the Stones themselves haven't made a record this strong or entertaining in years.

$8.39 EAN: 5024545460025 ROCK

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MILIO: Invisible Lands LP (ATMV 120LP)

Milio is back on Atomnation with his third full-length album, Invisible Lands. It is the glorious result of an artistic journey in which the Dutchman has discovered new production skills and techniques so he can translate the rich fantasy world of his childhood into a musical form using only analogue sound. Milio has always been a synth magician who paints with sound. His house music has always been steeped in color, emotion and great craft, and is often created on-the-fly using analog hardware. In recent times he has impressed with his immersive live show, launched his own label VIAVIA and joined a new group A# with French II, Alberta Balsam, and Bastian Benjamin in order to further explore improvised live experiments.

$20.79 EAN: 4062548091359 ELECTRONIC

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RUSSELL, ARTHUR: In The Light Of The Miracle: Remixes 12" (BEWITH 023EP)

The very first commercial release of two legendary remixes of Arthur Russell's In The Light Of The Miracle. Both are widely regarded as transcendent masterpieces and very much befitting of the title "holy grails." At last, these jaw-dropping mixes are widely available to every Arthur fan in the world. This is musical perfection. The deep Loft classic "In The Light Of The Miracle" remained unreleased during Arthur's lifetime, finally discovered when Phillip Glass included the original version on Another Thought on Point Music in 1993. The story goes that Gilles Peterson heard the remixes on a visit to the Point Music offices and wanted to release them on Talkin' Loud. These remixes both extend and undeniably enhance the original, elevating it to new heights. The 13-minute remix on the A-side is by Danny Krivit and Tony Smith with editing duties performed by Tony Morgan. The "Ponytail Club Mix (Part 1 & 2)," produced by Tony Morgan in the mid-'90s, is in a more up-tempo style, with vocals higher in the mix, the BPM upped to 120 and the addition of a housey 4/4 kick drum. A 14-minute epic, you could say this is a more straight ahead "club-friendly" mix. It also has some really interesting vocal parts not used in the other versions, including some vocals from guest poet Allen Ginsberg. These remixes are part of the same original project that also produced the Another Thought album so it seems only right that they have a sleeve that matches. Simon Francis remastered the original audio for both tracks and Cicely Balston's precise cut for Alchemy at AIR Studios ensures this 12" well and truly slaps. The immaculate Record Industry pressing will ensure this incredibly sought-after treasure finds a home in many more collections, this and every year.

$22.79 EAN: 4251804181266 ELECTRONIC

MOORE, STEVE: Cursed Objects LP (BEWITH 163LP)

Steve Moore returns to the library music fold and it's a total doozy: Cursed Objects is truly sensational prog-synth-wave, featuring epic electronic explorations with chamber music and symphonic flourishes. In keeping with the horror heat of the music contained within, this vinyl release is frighteningly limited, with just 500 pressed for the world. New York-based multi-instrumentalist/producer/film composer Steve Moore is probably best known for his synthesizer and bass guitar work as Zombi, together with Anthony Paterra. But he is also part of Miracle and Titan as well as being a prolific solo artist releasing music as Gianni Rossi, Lovelock, and under his own name. Steve released Cursed Objects for fresh library label Fold, which is run by ex-KPM head Paul Sandell. The LP opens by letting in "The Uninvited One." Calm and relaxed arpeggiated synths build around sweeping strings and plucked harp to create a mystical and hopeful feel. The title track sees dark synths merge and swell with a piano, string and harp melody that is dark, mysterious and brooding. "Evolutionary Steps" is an electro-synthwave track that builds with epic strings and beats, offering an expansive and dreamy approach with a mystical and driving rhythm. Next up, "The Icarus Feather" is daring, pulsing and cinematic synthwave that builds with arpeggiated synths to a hopeful end. "Daily Affirmations" offers calm and meditative ambient synths with plucked harp and strings for a reflective, peaceful, daydreamy feel. "Mesmer's Bauble" ushers in side two, its dark synth backing builds with plucked harp and strings building with a sense of unknown and dread; it's introspective and heartfelt. "Quiet Springs" is all mystical synths, harps and strings, building to an epic panoramic scope with a hopeful and poignant atmosphere. "Festival Of Samhain" presents a dark and brooding piano melody which builds with synths and strings to create a slow and desolate feel. "The Icarus Feather (Revisited)" is epic building synthwave with arpeggiated synths and strings and a driving rhythm. To close, "Shard Of Medusa" rides a serious and dark piano melody and, in concert with harp and strings, it creates a suspenseful and solemn atmosphere. For synths, Steve mostly used his trusty Prophet 6, as well as his Moog Minitaur and lots of Korg Polysix too. The album's cover was designed by Chris Stevenson. Mastering for this vinyl edition was overseen by Be With regular Simon Francis, and it was cut by the esteemed Cicely Balston at AIR Studios to be pressed in the Netherlands by Record Industry.

$24.79 EAN: 4251804144124 ELECTRONIC

BAHAMADIA: Kollage 2LP (BEWITH 166LP)

2024 repress. Bahamadia's 1996 debut album Kollage is rightly regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of the 1990s. For the first time ever, Be With presents the definitive double LP version of this eternal hip-hop classic, including the legendary "Path To Rhythm" which never appeared on the original LP or on vinyl, anywhere. An indelible vibe from start-to-finish, Kollage presents Bahamadia's swirling rhymes delivered with an irresistibly butter flow and razor-sharp assuredness over a steady slew of smoothed-out, jazzed-up, blunted beats. Achingly cool and effortlessly funky throughout, it's an absolute must for true '90s hip-hop fanatics. The entire Kollage project was recorded at D&D Studios and the ties to Gang Starr are keenly felt, with DJ Premier producing five tracks in addition to the killer songs Guru had already produced with her. Working with the cream of the mid-'90s East Coast sound, Kollage is, accordingly, a record that demonstrates a varied musical taste with disparate influences. With intelligent, poetic lyricism and a laconic verbal style bursting with both warm texture and deceptive energy, Bahamadia's flow was as inspired by Aretha and Nancy Wilson as it was Q-Tip, Schoolly D and Lady B. Incredibly, only the European and Japanese CD versions of Kollage were released with the brilliantly breezy "Path To Rhythm," featuring Ursula Rucker. Whilst ostensibly a "bonus track," it's anything but. Very much in sonic conversation with KRS-One's stretched-out sleeper classic "Higher Level," it's absolutely essential. Somewhat predictably, whilst Kollage was released to significant critical acclaim, it suffered from disappointing sales. In the intervening years -- and for far too long -- it was a criminally underrated record, an increasingly hidden gem. This Be With double LP reissue has been mastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston, and pressed at Record Industry. It's too bold and beautiful to remain overlooked and underserved.

$31.39 EAN: 4251804144131 HIPHOP

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BANGALTER, THOMAS: Chiroptera 12" (BEC 5613915)

Chiroptera is the soundtrack to Acte 2: Retour à la Caverne, a creation by JR with Thomas Bangalter, and choregraphed by Damien Jalet, performed in Paris in front of the Opéra de Paris (Opéra Garnier) on November 12th, 2023 by more than 150 dancers. 180-gram, limited-edition black vinyl.

$17.39 EAN: 5056556139157 SOUNDTRACK

A1. Chiroptera
B1. Chiroptera (Solo Intro)

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VA: 70's Prog Rock: Rare Singles CD (BELLA 9622920CD)

70's Prog Rock: Rare Singles is an exclusive compilation of progressive rock songs that were released exclusively as singles by Bellaphon in the early seventies and have only occasionally appeared as bonus tracks on the albums of the respective bands since then. The majority of the songs come from the catalogue of the Krautrock label Bacillus records, but tracks from Admiral records and Bellaphon records are also included. In addition to a large number of Krautrock bands such as Message, Krokodil, Midnight Circus, Dschinn, and Orange Peel, progressive musicians from England (J.C. Heavy) and the United States (Lee Reed) are also represented. The executive producer for most of the songs was Bacillus mastermind Peter Hauke, who, according to legend, coined the term Krautrock like no other. Also featuring Epsilon, Tiger B. Smith, The Shatters, and Maternal Joy.

$11.39 EAN: 4003099622920 ROCK

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CLUSTER & ENO: Cluster & Eno LP (BB 029LP)

2024 resotck; Bureau B's 2009 reissue. LP version. Originally recorded and released in 1977 on Sky Records, the first collaborative album by Brian Eno and Cluster was the first ambient record produced in Germany, and is considered the seminal, defining work of the genre. Brian Eno was certainly instrumental in creating and popularizing the concept of "ambient music" -- but it was not his invention alone. The German musicians Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius (Cluster) were brothers in spirit. As so often in music, the idea of ambient was in the air -- both Eno and Cluster experimenting with the form in the 1970s, rendering any debate as to who influenced who redundant. What is certain, is that Brian Eno attended a Cluster concert in Hamburg in 1975, strategically positioning himself in the front row. Sure enough, he was invited on stage to jam with the band and, after the show, the participants arranged to meet up again. They did so two years later at the Old Weserhof in Forst, the domicile of the German duo. Eno and Cluster spent three weeks in Conny Plank's studio, resulting in two albums: Cluster & Eno and After The Heat (1978). In the liner notes, Asmus Tietchens (who also plays on the record along with Can's Holger Czukay) writes: "Clearly, all three musicians inspired each other during their three weeks together without any clash of personalities. Nevertheless, some tracks sound more like Cluster, some more like Eno. So it made perfect sense to collect the tracks with a Cluster flavor on Cluster & Eno." The importance of this record can never be overstated, nor can its elegance of diverse forms be matched. From Indian sitar and tamboura, to synth warbles and airy tributes to Western groove, it is a rare glimpse at what happens when masters meet.

$19.39 EAN: 4047179303811 ELECTRONIC

DEUTSCHE WERTARBEIT: Deutsche Wertarbeit LP (BB 047LP)

2024 repress; LP version. 180 gram pressing. There are times when the name of a musical project is in perfect harmony with the sounds emanating from it. And there are times when it is not. Take the 1981 album Deutsche Wertarbeit by keyboarder and composer Dorothea Raukes, which is rather an example of the latter. No stomping of military marches, as the title may imply, but six beautiful synthesizer treasures gathered together on the only solo album she would release, artfully unifying the so-called Düsseldorf School (Kraftwerk, etc.), the Berliner School (Tangerine Dream, etc.) and elements of Jean Michel Jarre's music with the sounds of the inceptive 1980s. From the hypnotic to the cosmic, sometimes pulsating, sometimes evincing saccharine melancholy. The cool, almost technical artwork does not really fit the warm, sensitive music, either. Dorothea Raukes was not exactly an unknown quantity when the album appeared. She had been playing keyboards and writing for the Düsseldorf rock band Streetmark for years. The group -- as was typical of the period -- operated on democratic principles, which meant that she was never quite able to follow through on her own musical ideas one hundred percent. A solo album, however, would allow her to do just that. One of the reasons why it turned out to be a purely electronic album was Raukes' sponsorship deal with Korg, giving her access to the full range of the company's gear. Listening to Deutsche Wertarbeit, those familiar with the history of Streetmark will find themselves reminded of Wolfgang Riechmann's solo LP Wunderbar (BB 027CD/LP), which appeared three years earlier and traced a similar musical pattern. Wolfgang Riechmann himself had been a member of Streetmark not all that long ago. Nonetheless, the two projects were entirely separate and had no immediate influence on each other.

$19.39 EAN: 4047179908313 ELECTRONIC

HELDON: Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale LP (BB 329LP)

2024 restock; LP version. Bureau B present a reissue of Heldon's Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale, originally released in 1976. Heldon's Richard Pinhas has never been shy of pinpointing his influences while, at the same time, making music that is noticeably distinct from any of his designated sources. He has, for instance, made it clear that a significant font of inspiration was Robert Fripp's guitar style and melding of rock music with cutting-edge electronics (especially in collaboration with Brian Eno). Indeed, Heldon's fifth album, Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale, was named after a live bootleg of a King Crimson concert. Pinhas first met Fripp in 1974, and the pair became friends and have remained in contact ever since. Pinhas was even offered a deal with E.G. Records, the company that oversaw King Crimson alongside other successful groups like Roxy Music and ELP. "That was a dream," says Pinhas. "But when you are 22, you are in a hurry. They asked me to wait one or two years before joining the team. I couldn't wait two years!" Instead, Pinhas launched his own label, Disjuncta, which he later sold to purchase the Moog synthesizer that would make a huge difference to Heldon's sound. Heldon's output also drew from radical science fiction (Philip K. Dick, Norman Spinrad, etc.) as well as philosophy: the sleeve features a quote from Pierre Klossowski's Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle (1969). Heldon never represented a mere facsimile of Pinhas's musical touchstones: King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, or Frank Zappa. Heldon was always its own beast and by 1976 it was thriving and roaring like never before. More work was being completed in a proper studio, the Moog helped strengthen the sound and direction, and Pinhas's rotating cast of collaborators was solidifying into something resembling a regular lineup, with François Auger on drums and Patrick Gauthier on synthesizers. The result was a darker, heavier, and more intense sound. The LP opens with the prog-gone-skronk onslaught of "Marie Virginie C", sounding rather like Robert Fripp being sliced into bloody chunks in Thurston Moore's basement. Auger is the star of "Elephanta", in all its Moog-assisted polyrhythmic glory. On side two, "MVC II" offers six minutes of sinister dystopian squelch rock. It's followed by "Toward The Red Line", an epic piece conceivably serving to connect the dots between Hawkwind's most freeform passages and the Detroit techno innovations of the coming decade.

$15.79 EAN: 4015698612844 ROCK

SUPERSEMPFFT: Roboterwerke CD (BB 442CD)

After introducing listeners to the techno-tropical pop of Supersempfft via an essential reissue of their stargazing sophomore LP Metaluna, those surefooted folks at Bureau B beam back a couple of years to bring listeners the Hessen outfit's outrageous debut. The collaborative vehicle careers through the cosmos like a high-performance clown car, disguising daring chord progressions, technical innovation and a heap of hooks behind its cartoon chassis, and taking lucky listeners along for the joyride. Operating at the unlikely nexus between creative studio and sixth form common room, and fusing all the expertise of the former with commercial disinterest of the latter, Supersempfft served as the multidisciplinary moniker for a trio of childhood friends whose separate skills combined perfectly for their high-concept high jinks. The prodigious musical talent of Dieter Kolb, augmented and elevated by Franz Knüttel's electronic innovation, provided the ideal medium for Franz Aumüller's wacky world building, which made up the lyrical thrust and visual flair of the project. Roboterwerke, both the name of this 1979 LP and the revolutionary drum machine created by Knüttel, tells the story of a mellow tuba-toting frog (apparently an avatar of Kolb), who is technologically transformed by a mad scientist (a Professor Knüttels, as it happens) into a star surfing superhero. So far, so far out -- especially considering the lurid, lysergic lunacy of the comic book cover art -- but this slapstick silliness also serves as sleight of hand, a daft disguise to keep these sublime sounds away from the squares.

$12.39 EAN: 4015698421231 ELECTRONIC

SUPERSEMPFFT: Roboterwerke LP (BB 442LP)

LP version. After introducing listeners to the techno-tropical pop of Supersempfft via an essential reissue of their stargazing sophomore LP Metaluna, those surefooted folks at Bureau B beam back a couple of years to bring listeners the Hessen outfit's outrageous debut. The collaborative vehicle careers through the cosmos like a high-performance clown car, disguising daring chord progressions, technical innovation and a heap of hooks behind its cartoon chassis, and taking lucky listeners along for the joyride. Operating at the unlikely nexus between creative studio and sixth form common room, and fusing all the expertise of the former with commercial disinterest of the latter, Supersempfft served as the multidisciplinary moniker for a trio of childhood friends whose separate skills combined perfectly for their high-concept high jinks. The prodigious musical talent of Dieter Kolb, augmented and elevated by Franz Knüttel's electronic innovation, provided the ideal medium for Franz Aumüller's wacky world building, which made up the lyrical thrust and visual flair of the project. Roboterwerke, both the name of this 1979 LP and the revolutionary drum machine created by Knüttel, tells the story of a mellow tuba-toting frog (apparently an avatar of Kolb), who is technologically transformed by a mad scientist (a Professor Knüttels, as it happens) into a star surfing superhero. So far, so far out -- especially considering the lurid, lysergic lunacy of the comic book cover art -- but this slapstick silliness also serves as sleight of hand, a daft disguise to keep these sublime sounds away from the squares.

$19.39 EAN: 4015698114249 ELECTRONIC

DUMBO TRACKS: Move With Intention LP (BB 445LP)

LP version. Dumbo Tracks returns with a second album Move With Intention -- the anticipated follow up to 2022's eponymous debut. Philipp Janzen and collaborators deliver a varied collection of nine zoned-out grooves direct from Dumbo Studio in Cologne, with vocal contributions from Portable, Ada, Marker Starling, Rubee Fegan, and nothhingspecial. Looking back to his musical upbringing, Philipp Janzen switched up the recording process from the first record to incorporate more of a live band element. The result is a more eclectic sound which allowed more freedom to experiment, while keeping the collaborative spirit that is a vital Dumbo Tracks trademark. The genesis of the record began in Italy, where Philipp and co-producer Julian Stetter traveled to jam out ideas on modular synths over the course of a few days. These ideas served as the basis for more instrumental tracks back at Dumbo Studio, where Philipp invited friends to develop the tracks further within a live dynamic. For the final phase of the record, Philipp enlisted the artistry of five vocalists: spoken word frontwoman Rubee Fegan, Canadian singer songwriter Marker Starling, house romantic Portable, Bonn-based haunted pop artist nothhingspecial and Hamburg's techno visionary Ada. The title track sees Philipp and crew slow the tempo down to a molasses dreamscape, a beatdown groove that's joined by Paris-residing artist Portable. It all makes for a gloriously eclectic album, an anarchic pop record that follows its own rules. Move With Intention is both electronic yet alive, motorik and pastoral, filled with dancefloor grooves and a krautrock swagger. In this sense the intention is clear: to respectfully rip up the rule book and keep moving forward.

$19.39 EAN: 4015698758030 ELECTRONIC

TENOR, JIMI: Sahkomies CD (BB 451CD)

With Sähkömies, Jimi Tenor released his legendary solo debut in 1994 on Puu, a spin-off of the Finnish label Sähkö Recordings founded by Tommi Grönlund and Mika Vainio in 1993. Recorded in Tenor's former home in New York, the album offers a previously unheard mixture of drum machine driven, electronic sounds and Sun Ra-inspired jazz. Written, recorded and produced entirely by Tenor in his apartment, the pieces have lost none of their spontaneous, roughcast charm to this day. The record combines lo-fi electronics with Jimi Tenor's typical smoky saxophone playing, offering a fascinating listening experience that documents an artist who is full of curiosity and the joy of experimentation. For the 30th anniversary of Sähkömies, Bureau B is thrilled to make this special album available again.

$12.39 EAN: 4015698504071 JAZZ

TENOR, JIMI: Sahkomies LP (BB 451LP)

LP version. With Sähkömies, Jimi Tenor released his legendary solo debut in 1994 on Puu, a spin-off of the Finnish label Sähkö Recordings founded by Tommi Grönlund and Mika Vainio in 1993. Recorded in Tenor's former home in New York, the album offers a previously unheard mixture of drum machine driven, electronic sounds and Sun Ra-inspired jazz. Written, recorded and produced entirely by Tenor in his apartment, the pieces have lost none of their spontaneous, roughcast charm to this day. The record combines lo-fi electronics with Jimi Tenor's typical smoky saxophone playing, offering a fascinating listening experience that documents an artist who is full of curiosity and the joy of experimentation. For the 30th anniversary of Sähkömies, Bureau B is thrilled to make this special album available again.

$19.39 EAN: 4015698261158 JAZZ

SPRUNG AUS DEN WOLKEN: 1981 - West-Berlin CD (BB 457CD)

The Berlin project Sprung Aus Den Wolken was part of the "Geniale Dilletanten" movement in the early 1980s, along with Einsturzende Neubauten and Mechanik Destruktiw Komandoh. The band first released an EP on ZickZack in 1981, followed by further releases on the band's own record label Faux Pas in 1982 and 1983, then on the French outlet Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier until 1991. The track "Pas Attendre" was part of the soundtrack of Wim Wender's movie Der Himmel Uber Berlin and thus became an underground hit. Bureau B is thrilled to now re-release the debut EP under the title 1981 West Berlin, including additional songs from the band's early days, which have been carefully remastered from the original cassettes.

$12.39 EAN: 4015698341881 ELECTRONIC

SPRUNG AUS DEN WOLKEN: 1981 - West-Berlin LP (BB 457LP)

LP version. The Berlin project Sprung Aus Den Wolken was part of the "Geniale Dilletanten" movement in the early 1980s, along with Einsturzende Neubauten and Mechanik Destruktiw Komandoh. The band first released an EP on ZickZack in 1981, followed by further releases on the band's own record label Faux Pas in 1982 and 1983, then on the French outlet Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier until 1991. The track "Pas Attendre" was part of the soundtrack of Wim Wender's movie Der Himmel Uber Berlin and thus became an underground hit. Bureau B is thrilled to now re-release the debut EP under the title 1981 West Berlin, including additional songs from the band's early days, which have been carefully remastered from the original cassettes.

$19.39 EAN: 4015698895032 ELECTRONIC

FRISCHAUF, CONNY: Kenne Keine Tone CD (BB 465CD)

After Die Drift, Kenne Keine Tone is the second studio album by the Vienna-based artist Conny Frischauf. Moving between pop and experiment, she embarks on a search for the momentary, the transitions and sonorous threshold spaces, creating a fascinating sound laboratory with Kenne Keine Tone that invites listeners to readjust their listening habits. Things are not what they seem to be. It is in this spirit that the artist guides us into her synaesthetic sound laboratory in which she acousmatically examines worldly phenomena as sonic events and combines them with delicate pop references. Stones, wind, water and other phenomena thus turn into audible miracles. In the sixteen tracks of her latest album, Frischauf is playing with our senses. Field recordings, carefully microphoned percussion instruments, aerophones, clapping hands and cosey synth sounds become finely balanced antagonists on this album, digging deep into auditory canals. The album is less about clear linear temporal sequences than about the spatial assembly of various possible meanings. Frischauf consciously awards this kind of independence to the sounds and ideas on the album. It is the reduction that makes a certain understatement reverberate on Kenne Keine Tone, and yet this restraint merely conceals Frischauf's passion for sound. Facing such a multitude of ideas, it's striking that the album remains as personal, casual and melodic as it does. A distinct groove emerges and occasionally invites listeners to dance.

$12.39 EAN: 4015698863444 ELECTRONIC

FRISCHAUF, CONNY: Kenne Keine Tone LP (BB 465LP)

LP version. After Die Drift, Kenne Keine Tone is the second studio album by the Vienna-based artist Conny Frischauf. Moving between pop and experiment, she embarks on a search for the momentary, the transitions and sonorous threshold spaces, creating a fascinating sound laboratory with Kenne Keine Tone that invites listeners to readjust their listening habits. Things are not what they seem to be. It is in this spirit that the artist guides us into her synaesthetic sound laboratory in which she acousmatically examines worldly phenomena as sonic events and combines them with delicate pop references. Stones, wind, water and other phenomena thus turn into audible miracles. In the sixteen tracks of her latest album, Frischauf is playing with our senses. Field recordings, carefully microphoned percussion instruments, aerophones, clapping hands and cosey synth sounds become finely balanced antagonists on this album, digging deep into auditory canals. The album is less about clear linear temporal sequences than about the spatial assembly of various possible meanings. Frischauf consciously awards this kind of independence to the sounds and ideas on the album. It is the reduction that makes a certain understatement reverberate on Kenne Keine Tone, and yet this restraint merely conceals Frischauf's passion for sound. Facing such a multitude of ideas, it's striking that the album remains as personal, casual and melodic as it does. A distinct groove emerges and occasionally invites listeners to dance.

$19.39 EAN: 4015698617962 ELECTRONIC

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FITE & GUNTER CHRISTMANN, NIKLAS: insisting CD (CVSD 111CD)

Two brilliant improvisers, two distinct generations, one close-listening encounter. Swedish guitarist (and, elsewhere, banjo player) Niklas Fite brings a flinty intimacy to his playing, a dry punch that reminds us that the guitar is a percussion instrument. One of the great figures in European improvised music, based in Hannover, Germany, Günter Christmann gained notoriety as a trombonist starting in the very early 1970s, but he was equally engaged in playing double bass and cello and has in recent years devoted himself mainly to the latter. On insisting, Christmann plays cello exclusively. Together, on eight tracks, the two players delve deeply into their collective sound spectrum, exploring timbre and timing, dynamics and dissonance. Like the different iterations of Christmann's variable ensemble Vario (one of which CvsD has documented on the CD Vario 34-3), this is music with intensity and integrity, hardcore improvised music, action-packed minute gestures concentrated within a sweeping overall field of sound and energy. Recorded over two days in 2019.

A statement from Niklas Fite: "the breath is of essential importance in great music. music that never gives that moment of exhalation -- of relief -- suffocates the listener. on the other hand: music that only exhales will also suffocate the listener. the inhalation -- the buildup of energy -- and the exhalation -- the release -- is the game we want to play. and perhaps more importantly: the correct timing of these, which can never be calculated or analyzed, but only felt. a third, and very important aspect of breath in music is the holding of the breath. to freeze in suspense, in anticipation of what will come, and in reflection of that which has been. these are sensations that can be felt in great music, but the truth of the music is far more complex than what I so far have described, and probably more complex than anyone can describe."

$9.79 UPC: 759624575677 ROCK

01. exhalation
02. inhalation
03. holding
04. suspense
05. relief
06. breath
07. game
08. felt

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AYLER TRIO, ALBERT: Spiritual Unity LP (ESPDISK 1002LP)

2024 repress. LP version. 180 gram virgin vinyl, with original artwork restored. Spiritual Unity, recorded on July 10, 1964, is the album that made Albert Ayler and ESP-Disk' famous (or, in some people's eyes/ears, infamous). Mr. Ayler had already recorded in Europe and, in February '64, in New York, but this was the first album on which neither he nor his collaborators held back. It was also ESP's first jazz recording. Spiritual Unity presented a new improvisation paradigm: looser structure, less regard for standard pitch, and no obligation to present a regular beat. Ayler's sound was unprecedented, much rawer than any other jazz of the time. Sometimes it was expressed in squalls of untempered sound, sometimes in outbursts of poignant spontaneous melody. Meanwhile, under and around the leader's unfettered self-expressions, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray reinvented the roles of their instruments.

$17.79 UPC: 825481011020 JAZZ

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PUESTEL, RICO: Caravelle 12" (XBIT 005EP)

Rico Puestel calls these unreleased tracks from 2017 the "female counterparts to some well-known others from back then" and drops some serious fire!

$13.39 EAN: 4251804182287 ELECTRONIC

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01. Caravelle
B
02. Esta

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ROLIN, MATTHEW J.: The Dreaming Bridge 2LP (FTR 586LP)

2024 . Clear vinyl. "... The Ohio-based guitarist's artistic leaps in recent years are rivaled only by those of Daniel Bachman, another once-precocious player formerly in the John Fahey / Jack Rose mold who has over the years transcended the idiom to create his own singular, deeply personal music. Rolin's latest LP, the double album The Dreaming Bridge, makes similar strides. For many practitioners of this style, the first and perhaps most challenging feat is to escape the gargantuan shadow of Fahey. Some do this by adding other instruments or field recordings to their DADGAD ruminations; some opt to play electric. Of course, Fahey did all of those things, too. Better still to have not been directly influenced by Fahey in the first place: Rolin's initial embrace of the acoustic guitar was inspired not by Fahey himself, but rather by Fahey-influenced guitarists like polymath Jim O'Rourke and trickster prodigy Ryley Walker. This vicarious influence is exemplified by Rolin's distinctive, at times irreverent approach to guitar soli. While the influence of Walker's nimble 12-string probing is evident on tunes like Rolin's impressionistic '10:30 AM,' and while the guitarist's patiently unfolding, contemplative 'Weeping Willow' indeed recalls O'Rourke's masterpiece Happy Days, Rolin remains very much his own man, with his own idiosyncratic approach. This is clear from the first notes of The Dreaming Bridge's opening track 'Pinhole,' which introduces Rolin's affinity for shimmering, almost choral, reverb, the effect doubling as a compositional element. Similarly, on the overtone-rich 'Drown,' Rolin's virtuosic playing is practically a duet with its own echo, an effect deployed not to obscure, but to buoy. This deep attention to atmosphere serves a crucial function on The Dreaming Bridge, which sparkles throughout with a strident, Zen-like focus Then there are the tunes themselves. Terrific tunes! Like William Tyler -- another possible influence -- Rolin, despite largely working from the necessarily limited palette of instrumental solo guitar music, thinks like a songwriter. This more traditional approach can be heard on tracks like 'Moonlight' and 'Backyard Blues' which follow a compositional logic complete with verses and choruses. Rolin performs these compositions beautifully; as a player he is dexterous and dynamic, with a light and agile touch reminiscent of early Will Ackerman or Alex De Grassi. Album highlight 'Hallucinations' features saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi's keening, double tracked reed work, which at times simulates the sound of two violins playing cat and mouse between the stereo channels..." --James Toth Also features Entourage, Shadowfax, and Jen Powers.

$24.39 UPC: 769791978423 ROCK

A1. Pinhole (3:31)
A2. Hallucinations (8:22)
A3. Weeping Willow (4:08)
B1. Drown (6:45)
B2. When I Could See (4:12)
B3. Moonlight (3:26)
C1. 10:30 AM (4:06)
C2. Backyard Blues (4:26)
C3. Bells (7:37)
D1. The Dreaming Bridge (20:05)

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SREYA & CILON: ATENCAO COM CORACAO LP (HIPD 021LP)

Dive into Sreya & Cilon's first LP, Atenção com Coração. With bossa nova tunes, this project delivers caring and beautiful messages about self-realization and living in the present moment. Atenção com Coração is more than an album; it's a journey into self-discovery and moments of contemplation. The lyrics, elegantly simple yet profound, convey direct ideas while weaving narratives from everyday life. The songs resonate with the theme of realizing one's potential on life's odyssey. Whether portraying nature as a nurturing mother or exploring the worship of the sea goddess Yemanja rooted in Brazilian and African traditions, the album offers an extraordinary journey. The musical break likens the morning sun to the bliss of being alone and finding oneself. The soft tone creates a sensorial experience, inviting you to embark on a contemplative musical exploration. The enchanting melodies of Atenção com Coração make it a superb neo-bossa album, setting the perfect tone for the return of summer. Immerse yourself in the soothing rhythms and contemplative lyrics as you let the music accompany your moments of sunshine and warmth. This musical masterpiece captures the essence of the season, making it your ideal soundtrack for the summer days ahead.

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LEE & KING TUBBY, BUNNY: Brass Rockers LP (JRLP 037LP)

2024 repress. LP version. King Tubby and producer Bunny "Striker" Lee are intertwined in the birth of dub music. After discovering a mistake that became a "serious joke," they went on to release the first pressings of this new musical genre named "Dub Music." Tubby's vast knowledge of electronics and Bunny's vast catalog of rhythms would lay the foundations of what today is taken as a standard -- the remix/version cuts to an existing vocal tune. Osbourne "King Tubby" Ruddock was born in Kingston, Jamaica on January 28th 1941 and grew up in the High Holborn Street area of downtown Kingston. He studied electronics at Kingston's National Technical College and also did two correspondence courses from the U.S.A. When he had qualified, Tubby began repairing radios and other electrical appliances in a shack in the backyard of his mother's home. His work in the early days included winding transformers and building amplifiers for Kingston's Sound Systems. Tubby built his first Sound System in 1957 playing jazz and rhythm & blues at local weddings and birthday parties. His reputation as a man who knew and understood both electronics and music grew steadily, and as the '60s drew to a close, Tubby purchased his own basic two-track equipment. He installed this alongside his dub-cutting machine, a homemade mixing console, and his impressive collection of jazz albums in the back bedroom of his home at 18 Dromilly Avenue, which he christened his music room.

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RENDELL-IAN CARR QUINTET, DON: Dusk Fire LP (JMAN 108X-LP)

Limited 2024 restock. Due to overwhelming demand for Jazzman Records' five-LP boxset, here are the first ever official individual reissues of all five of the iconic Lansdowne recording sessions by the legendary UK jazz combo, the Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet. The five albums; 1965's Shades Of Blues (JMAN 107X-LP), 1966's Dusk Fire, 1968's Phase III (JMAN 109X-LP), 1969's Change Is (JMAN 111X-LP), and 1969's Live (JMAN 110X-LP), have reached almost mythical status in the collector's world. Regarded as holy grail artifacts for even the seasoned aficionado, the collective second-hand market value comes to an astonishing £6000. Jazzman Records located and acquired the original analog master tapes from the Universal vaults and created masters at Abbey Road Studios to produce audiophile quality 180 gram pressings replete with replica artwork -- shape, design, and even paper stock. No stone has been left unturned to deliver this absolute labor of love to the highest possible standard. Inside is a link to a printable online pdf which contains never before seen photographs, interviews with the remaining living band members and liner notes from BBC Radio 3 presenter, and award-winning jazz writer Alyn Shipton. The band played together for seven years and during this fruitful time they made a plethora of deeply melodic, post-bop British jazz compositions that later on took influences from Indo and more spiritually guided jazz. Produced by the influential Denis Preston and recorded at his Lansdowne Studios in London, the band was primarily made up of saxophonist Don Rendell, trumpeter/composer Ian Carr, and pianist/composer Michael Garrick. This is UK jazz at its absolute finest and is a treasure not to be missed. Original replica flipback color sleeves; 180 gram vinyl, mastered from the original master tapes at Abbey Road Studios, London; poly-lined and printed individual inner sleeves; contains link to online PDF with printable liner notes.

$18.39 EAN: 5036468001087 JAZZ

01. Ruth
02. Tan Samfu
03. Jubal
04. Spooks
05. Prayer
06. Hot Rod
07. Dusk Fire

VA: Greasy Mike's Volume 7: At The Beatnik Cafe LP (JMAN 143LP)

Attention juiceheads, bozos, crazy chicks, and krusty kreeps -- it's finger poppin' time! Jump on Greasy Mike's jaunty jalopy to join the journey from Dullsville to Coolsville. 18 sides of swingin' jazz cat o'nine bebop bedoop! Crazy! Featuring Harvey Anderson, Beverley Garland, The Guitars Inc, Ralph Ventura, The Afro-Americans, Cindy Laine, The Ramrocks, The Seven Arts Beat Society, Ronnie Mann, Abie Baker, Sheri Lee Douglas, Big Jox Orch, Doctor Bop, Vinnie Burke, Shirley Claire, Isidro Misquez, Leo Wright, and Alice Darr.

$16.79 EAN: 5036468001438 JAZZ

A1. Harvey Anderson - Monday Night at 8pm
A2. Beverley Garland - Tempest in a Teapot
A3. The Guitars Inc - Gee Dad, it's Early
A4. Ralph Ventura - Listen to me Baby
A5. The Afro-Americans - Africa Laments
A6. Cindy Laine - Whispering Wind
A7. The Ramrocks - On the Rocks
A8. The Seven Arts Beat Society - New York Havana
A9. Ronnie Mann - Last Night
B1. Abie Baker - Moccasin Rock
B2. Sheri Lee Douglas - Grey Skies
B3. Big Jox Orch - Cut-a-Loose
B4. Doctor Bop - Satin & Velvet
B5. Vinnie Burke - Night Beat
B6. Shirley Claire - Big Ben
B7. Isidro Misquez - House of Lords
B8. Leo Wright - The Wiggler
B9. Alice Darr - Try Try Again

WHITEFIELD & FORCED MEDITATION, JJ: The Infinity of Nothingness CD (JMAN 144CD)

Having plied his trade around the world for more than three decades, German guitarist, bandleader and musical explorer Jan Whitefield has always instilled in his craft a natural aesthetic of authenticity, a key component which has seen him amass a sizeable and varied catalogue of material which has remained timeless where some of his contemporaries have faded away. In the early '90s, as various UK bands were signed up by sizeable labels and enjoyed even mainstream chart success in the acid jazz and rare groove boom, Jan and his brother Max formed the Poets Of Rhythm, self-releasing their own uncompromisingly hard-edged take on '70s street funk on the then completely unfashionable 7" single format, forerunning the deep funk scene by almost a decade. 30 years on, in spite of a legion of retro-focused bands having followed in their wake, few have yet to come close to matching the energy and spirit of those early Poets 45s. Since then, Jan has applied himself to all manner of new incarnations and innovative side-projects, releasing further funk surveys as the Whitefield Brothers before leading his own band under the pseudonym Karl Hector, with releases on labels such as Stones Throw, Daptone, Ninja Tune, Mo'Wax, Strut and more. An avid music lover, explorer and record collector extraordinaire, Whitefield's music has effortlessly absorbed his expanding interests along the way, particularly drawing influence from Ethiopian jazz and West African funk and highlife, as well as Kraut-rock and ambient via his Rodinia alter-ego. More recently, Whitefield has begun to venture into the astral planes of what's now commonly referred to as "spiritual jazz," and this is very much where he is manifesting on The Infinity Of Nothingness. A set of mature, delicate and meditative orchestrations, like much of Whitefield's best work the album is studiously true to its key influences -- and in this instance the twin figureheads of Sun Ra and Pharoah Sanders are particularly preeminent -- but also completely avoids falling into a trap of mere tribute or facsimile. With subtle yet diverse accents of hip hop, library and the avant garde appearing wholly unobtrusively, the album is unified by a marked trance-like feel. With The Infinity Of Nothingness Whitefield achieves that exceptionally rare feat of creating music that is not only worthy of sitting alongside that of his overarching influences, but will also stand up with it against the tests of time.

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WHITEFIELD & FORCED MEDITATION, JJ: The Infinity of Nothingness LP (JMAN 144LP)

LP version. Having plied his trade around the world for more than three decades, German guitarist, bandleader and musical explorer Jan Whitefield has always instilled in his craft a natural aesthetic of authenticity, a key component which has seen him amass a sizeable and varied catalogue of material which has remained timeless where some of his contemporaries have faded away. In the early '90s, as various UK bands were signed up by sizeable labels and enjoyed even mainstream chart success in the acid jazz and rare groove boom, Jan and his brother Max formed the Poets Of Rhythm, self-releasing their own uncompromisingly hard-edged take on '70s street funk on the then completely unfashionable 7" single format, forerunning the deep funk scene by almost a decade. 30 years on, in spite of a legion of retro-focused bands having followed in their wake, few have yet to come close to matching the energy and spirit of those early Poets 45s. Since then, Jan has applied himself to all manner of new incarnations and innovative side-projects, releasing further funk surveys as the Whitefield Brothers before leading his own band under the pseudonym Karl Hector, with releases on labels such as Stones Throw, Daptone, Ninja Tune, Mo'Wax, Strut and more. An avid music lover, explorer and record collector extraordinaire, Whitefield's music has effortlessly absorbed his expanding interests along the way, particularly drawing influence from Ethiopian jazz and West African funk and highlife, as well as Kraut-rock and ambient via his Rodinia alter-ego. More recently, Whitefield has begun to venture into the astral planes of what's now commonly referred to as "spiritual jazz," and this is very much where he is manifesting on The Infinity Of Nothingness. A set of mature, delicate and meditative orchestrations, like much of Whitefield's best work the album is studiously true to its key influences -- and in this instance the twin figureheads of Sun Ra and Pharoah Sanders are particularly preeminent -- but also completely avoids falling into a trap of mere tribute or facsimile. With subtle yet diverse accents of hip hop, library and the avant garde appearing wholly unobtrusively, the album is unified by a marked trance-like feel. With The Infinity Of Nothingness Whitefield achieves that exceptionally rare feat of creating music that is not only worthy of sitting alongside that of his overarching influences, but will also stand up with it against the tests of time.

$23.99 EAN: 5036468001445 JAZZ

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VA: Skinhead Shuffle CD (KSCD 091CD)

The early reggae sound that came out of Jamaica between the years 1968 and 1971 became the soundtrack to the skinhead movement in the UK. Not only was the music embraced but also the dress style of the Jamaican Rude Boys. The skinhead style started around 1968 and by the following year 1969, had become the style and fashion of the British teenagers. The uniform of the skinheads consisted of boots, braces, button down shirts and jeans and the upbeat reggae sounds seemed to match the style perfectly. The tempo of the music in Jamaica had previously slowed down from the more up tempo beat of ska to the calmer pace of beat called rock steady. Some say this was to match the extreme heat wave that was hitting the island between 1966 and 1968. But that period had now passed and the evolution of the reggae beat had again found a new pulse to hang its songs by. A more up tempo beat that all Jamaicans, British youths and various pockets of people around the world could groove to. Kingston Sounds have selected a cross section of tunes from those heady times, so sit back and enjoy some of the tunes the youths were listening to when the Skinhead Shuffle was all the rage. Featuring Max Romeo, Roland Alphonso & Don Lee, The Hotrod All Stars, Winston Williams, Winston Scotland, Bunny Lee All Stars, Doreen Schaffer, U Roy, Val Bennet, Lee Perry, Roland Alphonso, Winston Francis, Slim Smith & Doreen Schaffer, Vin Gordon, Alva Lewis, Glen Adams, and Dave Barker.

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WEVAL: The Weight 2LP (KOM 396LP)

2024 repress; double LP version, includes download. Straight in the wake of their eponymous debut LP (KOMP 131CD/KOM 352LP, 2016), Weval return to Kompakt with their sophomore album, The Weight, breaking their pop-mellow, nostalgia-friendly style further out in the open as they arrive "at this place again were everything felt spontaneous, new and exciting, like we had in the beginning". Orbiting around that ever-luminous yet wistful melodic halo that surrounds their music, this second full-length effort sweeps an extra-wide and languidly woven palette of emotions and moods, making for a uniquely ambitious and generously colored mosaic of sound. If the recording sessions "often started grumpy and emotionless" by Harm and Merijn's own admission, the pair was "surprised by the joy it gave us, which can be compared to the emotions we felt back in the first days of making music together"; subsequently reconnecting with that fresh, naïve feeling of "absolute creative freedom" they were after. The album is also the fruit of a whole new working process for them -- more playful and unpredictable -- which saw them switch from "guitars lying around to piano, onto our own synths and the most cheap quirky toy synths you can imagine", and involved "recording all of our own samples, voice and almost every instrument out of the box. We've always wanted a narrative for the album, and finding the right order perhaps took the most effort." As a whole, The Weight breathes with that transformative richness, free of limits and rules. Amidst this collection of songs and instrumentals that live by Weval's singularly positive take on music -- one that can "lift you up, and make you feel hopeful without being necessarily straight out 'happy'" as they define it, the title-track and lead single stays true to the duo's dynamic approach, putting on a fine balance of floor and dream inducing adaptability that sound engineer David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The XX) subtly made palpable. There's heavy showers of funk drops pouring from endless bars of thunderstorm clouds and laid-back riffs beating a restrained poolside-party kind of pulse, but also sensual vocals rising from beneath the sheets and rueful polaroid-filtered ambiences to soundtrack all possible moments in life -- from the most euphoric to those when music seems the only viable healing potion. Weightless and airy, yet texturally dense and widely magnetic overall, The Weight is a synthesis of the duo's multi-angle take on electronics: blissed-out, heartening and infinitely free.

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GAS: Konigsforst CD (KOMP 164CD)

2024 repress. Königsforst -- following the 1997 release of Zauberberg (KOM 370-1LP), Wolfgang Voigt's GAS project returned with Königsforst in 1998, a full-length that has stood the test of time as a template for introducing fundamentals of '90s techno into the principles of contemporary electronic music. Originally released in 1998 on the iconic Frankfurt imprint Mille Plateaux, and then reissued in 2016 as a part of GAS Box (KOM 370LP), Königsforst is now released on Voigt's own label, Kompakt, on CD in its original artwork. Königsforst brings glimmers of light into Voigt's dark, magnificent forest. Melodic strings and brass are added to his signature layers of ominous intensity. The forest path is laid out by muffled kick drums as classical music loops incessantly swirl with no direction.

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GAS: Pop CD (KOMP 165CD)

2024 repress. Pop -- the album that has become widely recognized as the defining moment in which Wolfgang Voigt brought his listeners into a clearing of his deep, psychedelic forest. A landmark release in the GAS odyssey that drew international attention, Pop was originally released in 2000 on the iconic Frankfurt imprint, Mille Plateux. Pop was heralded by Pitchfork at the time of release as being "an exercise in sonic texture... pure sonic velvet, the layered drone radiating a palpable warmth." Pop was reissued by Kompakt in 2016 as a part of GAS Box (now out of print) and finally now, Pop is released on Kompakt -- for the first time on CD in its original artwork.

$10.99 EAN: 4250101415074 ELECTRONIC

01. Pop 1
02. Pop 2
03. Pop 3
04. Pop 4
05. Pop 5
06. Pop 6
07. Pop 7

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FULMINE: Randagio 7" (MUS 299EP)

The debut six-track 7" from Fulmine -- an international skinhead masterclass from some global drinking buddies. The five-piece band featuring Luca, Sarny, Alex, Chubby Charles, and Joe went into Fuzzbrain studio and cranked out six tracks in as many hours without a single rehearsal. The sound is very basic, rough and intense with lyrics that are very incendiary. This is proper old school mid paced Italian Oi! with the crunching bass and a vocalist who chews glass for that authentic gravel tone.

$10.79 EAN: 5056321696298 ROCK

01. Puro Odio
02. Randagio
03. Insurrezione
04. Vita Di Sudore
05. Asso Di Mazze
06. Guerra Sociale
07. Rosaslie

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HARA MEETS HOZAN YAMAMOTO, NOBUO: New Jazz in Japan LP (LTJC 017LP)

Gatefold packaging. Nobuo "Hara," whose real name is Nobuo Tsukahara, is a Japanese saxophonist who became known in 1951 with his big band, the Sharp & Flats. Together they recorded more than a hundred album during their career. Hozan Yamamoto is, for his part, a Shakuhachi player, a traditional Japanese flute, enjoying such recognition in his country that he was awarded a Living National Treasure in 2002. The first record bringing together the two musicians is a live recorded in 1967 during the Newport Jazz Festival. It was a year later, in 1968, that New Jazz in Japan, their first studio recording, was released. Accompanied by the power of the Sharps & Flats, Nobuo Hara's tenor sax and Hozan Yamamoto's shakuhachi respond subtly to give this record, which had not been reissued since 1971, a completely unique style.

$23.39 EAN: 3700604761754 JAZZ

A1. Chakkiri-Bushi
A2. Sakura Sakura
A3. Kuroda-Bushi
A4. Donpan-Bushi
A5. Rokudan Kuzushi
B1. Sangai-Bushi
B2. Itsuki No Komori Uta
B3. Kangun March
B4. Tabaruzaka
B5. Kiyari Kuzushi

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ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: Evergreen (25 Year Anniversary Edition) LP (LMS 5521768)

Limited restock, last copies. LP version. White vinyl. In 1997, after a lengthy hiatus, Echo & The Bunnymen returned to the fore with Evergreen, revealing the brighter side of the band, and standing up with any of their earlier work. The self-produced album was recorded at The Doghouse in Henley-On-Thames with additional strings, horns, and vocal arrangements recorded at Abbey Road. The album saw the band rightfully return to the UK album charts at #8, with three singles ("Nothing Lasts Forever", "I Want to Be There (When You Come)", and "Don't Let It Get You Down") entering the UK top 50. "Nothing Lasts Forever" (with backing vocals and tambourine by Liam Gallagher) has grown to become one of the band's most enduring and well-loved songs -- a UK Top 10 and a fan favorite to this day. To celebrate its 25-year anniversary, London Records releases Evergreen.

$19.99 EAN: 5060555217686 ROCK

A1. Don't Let It Get You Down
A2. In My Time
A3. I Want To Be There (When You Come)
A4. Evergreen
A5. I'll Fly Tonight
A6. Nothing Lasts Forever
B1. Baseball Bill
B2. Altamont
B3. Just A Touch Away
B4. Empire State Halo
B5. Too Young To Kneel
B6. Forgiven

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-S-F-: Die Falsche Wahl LP (LPDR 013LP)

This obscure record showcases a selection of ten tracks created between 1986 and 2002. Remastered and reworked, this material provides a unique insight into -S-F- aka Schielfried Frankenstein's journey as a performance artist and musician during that period. While Manuel Göttsching produced -S-F-'s first record, this release, proudly presented by Lustpoderosa, introduces a fresh perspective. Partly reworked and mixed by Ismael Zouaoui and mastered by Sneaker at Tailout Studios, it is complemented by remixes from contemporary artists, bridging the gap between the past and present. Lyrics and vocals by -S-F-. Additional vocals from Lucy. Layout and graphics by Caroline Kunstwadl.

$19.99 EAN: 4251804182805 ELECTRONIC

A1. Club SF (1999) (4:48)
A2. Invasion der Venus (2000) (5:05)
A3. Das Verlangen (Ladada) (2004) (2:39)
A4. originale Ansage Talisman (1986) (0:37)
A5. Talisman (1986) (4:01)
B1. Lola (1999) (2:02)
B2. Geranienblumenkästen (2002) (6:07)
B3. Die Falsche Wahl (2002) (5:19)
B4. originale Ansage Schreittanz (1986) (0:40)
B5. Schreittanz (1986) (5:36)

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PREVOST, GREG 'STACKHOUSE': After The Wars LP (MD 007LP)

LP version. Greg is in a state of grace. Following the great reception of his third work (the acoustic yet soulful Songs For These Times (MD 006CD)), the man returns, right on time, with a new album under his arm. And it comes full of surprises and collaborations -- more than ever. In Greg 'Stackhouse' Prevost's fourth album, After The Wars, you will find true folk rock wonders, classy Baroque pop and psychedelia, country, blues, gospel, and -- of course -- straight rock and roll. This is a festival of good taste in the form of songs infused with shiny 12-string guitars, plush acoustics, crafted vocal harmonies, wailing harps and hypnotic arrangements of cello, piano and organ, steel guitar, and much more! All of this, rounded off with a simply perfect production, makes After The Wars Greg 'Stackhouse' Prevost's most varied, complete, and best album to date.

$22.79 EAN: 8436006676536 ROCK

A1. Traveling In The Dark
A2. Twelve Gates To The City
A3. No Hallelujah For Glory
A4. I Have Always Been Here Before
A5. Babe We're Not Part Of Society
A6. Learning The Game
B1. Roadkill Rag
B2. Apartment # 9
B3. No More Songs
B4. Dust My Blues
B5. After The Wars (Pt.1 Creation; Pt.2 Retribution; Pt.3 Redemption; Pt. 4 Zen Cats)
B6. Memory Of A Free Festival

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DORA, DELPHINE: Le Grand Passage LP (LOVE 131LP)

Delphine Dora is a prolific composer, improviser and musician who has released on a plethora of labels including Recital, Morc, Sloow Tapes, Feeding Tube, Okraïna and more. Le Grand Passage is a stunning set of songs for piano and voice, recorded in one take without overdubs or edits, contrasting gilded piano motifs with improvised and abstracted vocal expressions, channeling the divine. Delphine Dora was nearing the end of a three-day prepared piano residency when a technician stepped in to tune her grand piano for her final performance. He removed the objects from the strings and fixed the pitch, leaving Dora with a freshly tuned instrument. Mesmerized by its new sound, she proceeded to switch on her recorder and pour out her soul, channeling, in her own words, "something greater than myself." The result is some of the most unusual but elevated material the prolific composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist has ever recorded, rooted in a deep understanding of European musical history but willing to push at its boundaries, questioning the earthly logic of life and death, asceticism and impiety. Baroque paradigms bleed into fragile, introspective mantras, expressed through a made-up language of existential yearning and channeled through piano and voice. It's music that caresses the sublime, made without any premeditation. Dora conjures affecting, plainspoken poetry, like a bedside diary written in a hypnagogic, delirious state: a stream-of-unconsciousness, channeling the beyond. The album title connects to a book dedicated to French philosopher and activist Simone Weil, who famously pored over global religions to ascertain spiritual truths. To Weil, meditation was a passage to access mystical experience, or a bridge between humanity and divinity. In Dora's hands, this idea is a corridor between herself and the listener, a liminal place where she's able to address feelings without making anything explicit. The title, of course, also refers to life, its impermanence, finitude, and fragility, presenting the complex, multidimensionality of being through one of the most undiluted, unbridled set of songs imaginable. RIYL Andrew Chalk, Virginia Astley, Dominique Lawalrée, Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru. Mastered by Rashad Becker.

$20.79 EAN: 5060165488049 CLASSICAL

JONNINE: Southside Girl LP (LOVE 134LP)

The fourth solo album from Jonnine Standish of HTRK, her debut for Modern Love. A beachside fever-dream in 11 parts, mixed and mastered by Amir Shoat and cut by Rashad Becker. Recorded in Woollahra, Eora/Sydney and Dandenong Ranges, Naarm/Melbourne. Additional percussion by Maria Moles. Comes with four postcards.

"An apartment by the suburban seaside. A pact with the ocean, popping candy, night trains, the lethargic limbo of summertime from Boxing Day to New Year's Eve. Trinkets are dainty, delicate, pretty, and cracked. Sunned sand and chilly bay winds, daytime sex, gothic teen photo shoots at a cliff's edge. Scratches of the beach scrub, cozy after-hours clockmakers, a purring cat and the faint melody of distant piano lessons floating behind the sounds of washing dishes. As much a series of sensory snapshots of the past and impressions of a peculiarly peaceful present moment." --Jonnine, 2024

$23.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC