Forced Exposure Store Update

FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE

NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 11/04/2024

first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 11/04/2024

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

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BLUEBOY: The Bank Of England LP (ACOLOUR 008LP)

2024 repress. "You've got to listen to this band, you'll really like them, I know." A Colourful Storm presents the first-time vinyl issue of Blueboy's The Bank Of England, originally released in 1998. The group of Paul Stewart, Keith Girdler, Cath Close, Ian Gardner, and James Neville are Sarah Records royalty alongside The Field Mice, Heavenly, The Wake, and The Orchids, and this is the final recording from arguably the most beautiful, afflicted band of '90s indie-pop and DIY. One of the true treasures of modern pop music. Mastered from the original recording tapes with assistance from Sarah Records and Shinkansen Records' own Matt Haynes. Full color reverse-card LP sleeve with printed insert.

$20.79 EAN: 4260544823596 ROCK

BLUEBOY: If Wishes Were Horses LP (ACOLOUR 013LP)

2024 repress. If Wishes Were Horses, Blueboy's first and now legendary album is finally reissued by Australian label A Colourful Storm. Presented for the first time on vinyl since its release in 1992, the recording by Keith Girdler, Gemma Townley, Paul Stewart, Lloyd Armstrong, and Mark Andes is immortalized in Sarah Records' history as an evergreen of indie-pop and modern DIY. "...the sort of feelings that rarely escape from the Sarah daydream factory" wrote NME at the time. This long-overdue reissue is presented with the original artwork faithfully restored by Sarah Records' own Matt Haynes. Full-color reverse-card sleeve with printed insert and lyrics sheet.

$20.79 EAN: 4251648413523 ROCK

BLUEBOY: Unisex LP (ACOLOUR 014LP)

2024 repress. A Colourful Storm's reissue project of Blueboy's Sarah Records albums culminates with Unisex, arguably the finest moment of the trio of Keith Girdler, Paul Stewart, and Gemma Townley. A bona fide indie-pop classic. The first vinyl issue since 1994, the album has gained an immense cult following in all corners of the world and stands as an almost forgotten pinnacle of pop songwriting. "I just want to kiss you in new places, to savour the joy of living, liking you..." Full-color reverse card sleeve with printed lyric sheet designed by Matt Haynes.

$20.79 EAN: 4251648415886 ROCK

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MUNK, JONAS: Mirror Phase 2CD (VISTA 015CD)

Mirror Phase concludes a trilogy of minimal ambient albums in Jonas Munk's own name. These eight compositions, based on guitar and synthesizer loops, marks a return to the warmer sounds Munk is often associated with. Sonic structures that slowly and gradually evolves and changes, like cloud formations in the sky. The title track "Mirror Phase" is Munk's most expansive drone opus so far. It's a carefully arranged piece where sounds that oscillates with the same interval, but at different phases, are continuously added, hence creating shifting patterns throughout the track's nearly 18-minute duration. Elsewhere, in "Transition," multi-layered guitars create the sonic equivalent of waves gently splashing on the shore. "At a Distance" creates a haunting, and hypnotic, soundscape by using slightly out-of-tune analog synthesizers, summoning the transcendent krautrock of Popol Vuh. "Rise," as well as the closing track "Return to Nowhere," recall the glistening sounds of his Manual releases. Mirror Phase might just be Munk's ambient oeuvre reaching its zenith. RIYL: Fripp & Eno, William Basinski, Christopher Willits, Stars of the Lid. CD comes with Munk's previous album Altered Light, vinyl is limited to 300 copies on milky clear vinyl.

$11.99 EAN: 5063176052827 ELECTRONIC

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VA: Be With 10 Years: Joyride + Labour Of Love LP + BOOK (BEWITH 170LP)

Housed together in a stunning slipcase with a matte laminate soft touch finish and a UV spot varnish on the beloved logo, Be With proudly present the Be With 10 Years record and book package. Record contains ten exclusive never-before-on-vinyl tracks from ten Be With family members. 310mm square softcover book printed on a 350gsm woodfree uncoated board. Book block printed on 120gsm Dadong Lucky Bird woodfree uncoated paper. 140gram vinyl with a 380gsm jacket. 1000 copies only for the world, no repress! Be With Records reaching ten years feels like a landmark worth celebrating. The label presents Joyride (the record) and Labour Of Love (the book) in one beautiful slipcase. This book and record package was conceived as an opportunity to praise, shine a light on and above all else show gratitude to all the artists Be With has worked so closely with over the last ten years. But not just the artists -- all of the amazing people who form part of the wider Be With family. Without question, this package represents the most exciting, daunting and rewarding thing that the label has ever put together. The record: Joyride. Ten tracks for ten years of Be With from ten artists. As a happily "all over the place" label, the music, accordingly, had to be varied in vibe and style. Featuring Thomas Almqvist, Lewis Taylor, Mic Murphy, 52nd Street, Coastlines, Maston, Kenny Dickenson, The Autumn Defense, Stimulator Jones, and Andre Cymone. The book: Labour Of Love. Created in conjunction with the editor and design team behind Disco Pogo, Labour Of Love is Be With's first ever book and serves as a brilliantly rich and varied document of Be With's first 10 years. It surveys the entire catalogue with the artwork for every single release faithfully reproduced in full color accompanied by Rob's inimitable reviews. The book contains fresh, exclusive interviews with Ned Doheny, Leon Ware, Lewis Taylor, Tommy Guerrero, Wally Badarou, Steve Moore, Pete Fowler, Kimiko Kasai, Tony Henry (52nd Street), The Autumn Defense, Coastlines, and The Mighty Soulmates. There's also fantastic contributions from a whole host of well-regarded fans of the label, including Gilles Peterson, Trevor Jackson, Efficient Space on Steve Hiett, Bill Brewster, Balearic Mike, and Lou Hayter. It explores the development of the Be With logo and also take an insider's look at the journey of a typical Be With record.

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BETA BAND, THE: Heroes To Zeros LP+CD (BEC 5543703)

2024 restock, reduced price. Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation. Heroes To Zeros is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band released in 2004. It was mixed by famed producer Nigel Godrich and rose to number 18 in the UK charts. LP version; printed inner sleeve, includes CD.

$11.39 EAN: 5060525437038 ROCK

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FEEDBACKORCHESTER: Live at Zwingli-Kirche LP (ET 938-04LP)

The Feedbackorchester (Feedback Orchestra/FBO) consists of eight electric guitarists who play exclusively feedback on their instruments. Situated at the intersection of rock music and sound art, the group was founded in Berlin in 1999 and has since been performing mainly in unusual locations with unique acoustic or architectural features, such as churches, stairwells, water reservoirs, ruins, barns, etc. After a number of self-released CD-Rs, this is their first vinyl album. The orchestra is always arranged in a circle to ensure the closest possible contact between the players, while the audience is free to move around and listen from different positions. The music has been described as meditative on the one hand, while at the same time showing an impressive physical presence, often drawing comparisons to forces of nature. It is a constantly flowing stream of vibrations, frictions, and of rising and falling walls of sound in which tones and harmonies constantly attract, break, and find each other again. In recent years, the FBO has settled on a permanent cast of members who have been making music in various bands and projects for decades. This LP was recorded in a Berlin church, the Zwingli-Kirche, on August 27, 2020, and features the players Herman Herrmann, Günter Schickert, Kerl Fieser, Zeppy Haus, Giles Schumm, Hendrik Kröz, Dirk Dresselhaus, and Ansgar Wilken. Edition of 300 in full-color sleeve with photos from the location and the performance.

$20.79 UPC: 769791986848 ELECTRONIC

GROSSKOPF, ERHARD: Streichquartette 3 + 4 LP (ET 938-05LP)

After the orchestral piece KlangWerk 11 in 2022 (ET 933-04LP), Edition Telemark presents the second LP from Berlin-based composer Erhard Grosskopf (b. 1934), featuring his two string quartets nos. 3 and 4 in previously unreleased recordings by the renowned Pellegrini Quartet, and pressed on multi-colored quadratic mirage vinyl. Like all of his seminal pieces, these quartets -- written after one another in 1998 -- exhibit Grosskopf's principle of composing in a space instead of on a timescale, thereby eschewing the development of a dramaturgy and instead trying to make the listener forget a sense of time passing. He utilizes so-called sound processes: layers of differing lengths that are looped and stacked according to mathematical principles, resulting in circling harmonic constellations that come to an end only when their end points coincide. Despite being meticulously planned out, the actual musical phenomena that establish themselves with this method seem unpredictable to the listener. String quartet no. 3 (op. 50) uses seven such layers mapped to the four instruments, resulting in a length of about 30 minutes. String quartet no. 4 (op. 51) on the other hand consists of 12 short pieces (five quartets, three trios, and four duos) that use a simpler algorithm, allowing the listener to observe the process in close detail. Both quartets were performed by the Pellegrini Quartet (Antonio Pellegrini, Thomas Hofer, Fabio Marano, Helmut Menzler) at the UltraSchall Festival in Berlin in 2007 and 2003, respectively. This particular recording of quartet no. 3 is unreleased, while quartet no. 4 has never been released before at all. The LP is pressed on bespoke blue and crystal quadratic mirage vinyl, optically mirroring the sound process layers. Full-color sleeve with artwork by Julia Antonia and liner notes by Matthias R. Entreß. Includes a postcard with the sleeve artwork.

$28.59 UPC: 769791986855 CLASSICAL

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PARKER, JEFF: Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy 2LP (MTE 076-77LP)

2024 repress! "Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy, x2 LPs of long-form, lyrical, groove-based free improv by acclaimed guitarist & composer Jeff Parker's ETA IVtet, is at last here. Recorded live at ETA (referencing David Foster Wallace), a bar in LA's Highland Park neighborhood with just enough space in the back for Parker, drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Anna Butterss, & alto saxophonist Josh Johnson to convene in extraordinarily depthful & exploratory music making. Gleaned for the stoniest side-length cuts from 10+ hours of vivid two-track recordings made between 2019 & 2021 by Bryce Gonzales, Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy is a darkly glowing séance of an album, brimming over with the hypnotic, the melodic, & patience & grace in its own beautiful strangeness. Room-tone, electric fields, environment, ceiling echo, live recording, Mondays, Los Angeles. Jeff Parker's first double album & first live album, Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy belongs in the lineage of such canonical live double albums recorded on the West Coast as Lee Morgan's Live at the Lighthouse, Miles Davis' In Person Friday & Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco & Black Beauty, & John Coltrane's Live in Seattle. While the IVtet sometimes plays standards &, including on this recording, original compositions, it is as previously stated largely a free improv group -- just not in the genre meaning of the term. The music is more free composition than free improvisation, more blending than discordant. It's tensile, yet spacious & relaxed. Clearly all four musicians have spent significant time in the planetary system known as jazz, but relationships to other musics, across many scenes & eras -- dub & Dilla, primary source psychedelia, ambient & drone -- suffuse the proceedings. Listening to playbacks Parker remarked, humorously & not, 'we sound like the Byrds' (to certain ears, the Clarence White-era Byrds, who really stretched it). A fundamental of all great ensembles, whether basketball teams or bands, is the ability of each member to move fluidly & fluently in & out of lead & supportive roles. Building on the communicative pathways they've established in Parker's -- The New Breed -- project, Parker & Johnson maintain a constant dialogue of lead & support. Their sampled & looped phrases move continuously thru the music, layered & alive, adding depth & texture & pattern, evoking birds in formation, sea creatures drifting below the photic zone. Or, the two musicians simulate those processes by entwining their terse, clear-lined playing in real-time. The stop/start flow of Bellerose, too, simulates the sampler, recalling drum parts in Parker's beat-driven projects. Mostly Bellerose's animated phraseologies deliver the inimitable instantaneous feel of live creative drumming. The range of tonal colors he conjures from his extremely vintage battery of drums & shakers -- as distinctive a sonic signature as we have in contemporary acoustic drumming -- bring almost folkloric qualities to the aesthetic currency of the IVtet's language. A wonderful revelation in this band is the playing of Anna Butterss. The strength, judiciousness & humility with which she navigates the bass position both ground & lift upward the egalitarian group sound. As the IVtet's grooves flow & clip, loop & repeat, the ensemble elements reconfigure, a terrarium of musical cultivation growing under controlled variables, a tight experiment of harmony & intuition, deep focus & freedom. For all its varied sonic personality, Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy scans immediately & unmistakably as music coming from Jeff Parker's unique sound world. Generous in spirit, trenchant & disciplined in execution, Parker's music has an earned respect for itself & for its place in history that transmutes through the musical event into the listener. Many moods & shapes of heart & mind will find utility & hope in a music that combines the autonomy & the community we collectively long to see take hold in our world, in substance & in staying power. On the personal tip, this was always my favorite gig to hit, a lifeline of the eremite records Santa Barbara years. Mondays southbound on the 101, driving away from tasks & screens & illness, an hour later ordering a double tequila neat at the bar with the band three feet away, knowing i was in good hands, knowing it would be back around on another Monday. To encounter life at scales beyond the human body is the collective dance of music & the beholding of its beauty, together." --Michael Ehlers & Zac Brenner Pressed on premium audiophile-quality 140 gram vinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing from Kevin Gray/Cohearent Audio lacquers. Mastered by Joe Lizzi, Triple Point Records, Queens, NY.

$31.99 UPC: 769791982390 JAZZ

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PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SYNDICATE: Tales Of The Golden Skull LP (FTR 785LP)

Plastic Crimewave Syndicate returns with one collective foot in overdriven space-biker scuzz rock, but the other bigfoot kicking upward into new galaxies of synth punk, no-prog, and freek funk. Yes, the new PCWS LP, Tales From the Golden Skull, GROOVES -- but from the perspective of the Japan n' Kraut/Eurorock undergrounds, coated in some nasty Windy City grime. Aided by the Chicago Cosmonaut Couriers Crew, ala famed renaissance man Mac Blackout (synths/horns/electronics), Przemyslaw Krys Drazek (trumpet) of longtime zone-jammers Drazek Fuscaldo/Mako Sica, Will MacLean on Moog keytar, plus the oldest-school synthlord Bil Vermette, who's been modulating since the '70s. Tales From the Golden Skull is a near-concept LP that looks back at fallen friends and collaborators, and then into the unwritten golden future (as PCW himself hit the golden 50). The sonic journey dips into dark textural valleys, and chugging riffs rising to the fiery heavens, as the thundering-but-subtle rhythm section of Jose "Beast but Best" Bernal and Rob "Dead Feathers" Rodak know when to crash and when to burn (one). Sir PCW lays down his trademark big muff-blastage and echo-cries, to channel the despair and feral bark of the mighty Vega/Hammill/Iggy/Dickie P/Haino/Mojo-Risin/Mizutani, but also knows when to shut up for some layered instrumental Embryo/Harvester/Fausty trance rock and dabbed/dubbed out "not-quite-shoegazin" calmness in the eye of the Ur-storm. This might be the most expansive, detailed yet furious PCWS LP yet, recorded at Rec Room studios with Eric Block. So strap the headphones on and absorb the tales of this spaced ritual-rock opus.

$20.39 UPC: 769791986893 ROCK

A1. Caged Fire Rides Again
A2. (Don't Wanna) Feel
A3. Mindstar
A4. Golden Skull
B1. Atomic Ohr
B2. The Killer Skies
B3. Glass Orchid Canticle

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COLD SUN: Dark Shadows CD (GUESS 076CD)

Vivid peyote-induced psychedelia from Texas sounding like an impossible meld between the Elevators and the Velvet Underground, but possessing a strongly unique disposition. Recorded in 1970 but never released at the time, featuring future members of Roky Erickson's backing band Bleib Alien/The Aliens. Formed in Austin in the late 1960s by visionary lyricist and autoharp player Billy Bill Miller and his friend Tom McGarrigle on guitar, Cold Sun evolved from a band called Cauldron (later Amethyst) which at one point featured drummer John Kearney from Roky Erickson's first band The Spades. Miller, a proto-Goth figure always dressed in black, highly influenced by Joe Meek and vintage sci-fi/horror movies, started to experiment with weird noises out of his electrified autoharp, favoring the audio-oriented drug mescaline over the LSD associated with hippies. Amethyst jammed with musicians such as Benny Thurman from the 13th Floor Elevators and Steve Webb from the Lost And Found. The definitive Amethyst line-up, with Hugh Patton on drums and Mike Waugh on bass, played at venues like the I.L. Club, a historical landmark of Austin blues and psychedelic music. It was through Mike Waugh's friendship with Elevators drummer John Ike Walton that Billy Miller and the band hooked up with the local label/studio Sonobeat, who expressed interest in recording an album with the intention to shop it to a major label: thus, the now-legendary Cold Sun album was born. The band, driven by Miller's strange electrified autoharp sounds plus the massive fuzz guitar of McGarrigle, dressed with feedback and futuristic lyrics, laid down several tracks in between rehearsals at Miller's house on Castle Hill. Never released at the time, the Cold Sun album languished in oblivion and the musicians moved on to other things. It wasn't until 1990 that the Cold Sun album was finally released on vinyl by the Rockadelic label, followed by a new edition on German label World In Sound in 2008, now out of print. For this new edition, Guerssen has tried to imagine how the Cold Sun album could have looked like if it had been actually released in 1970. It comes with vintage styled artwork by psychedelic illustrator Callum Rooney. Sourced from the same audio master as the original Rockadelic LP, the sound has been vastly improved thanks to the meticulous and careful restoration/remastering by audiophile engineer Ezra Lesser.

$12.39 EAN: 4040824093815 ROCK

01. South Texas
02. Twisted Flower
03. Here In The Year
04. For Ever
05. See What You Cause
06. Fall
07. Ra-Ma

HOMER: Grown In U.S.A. LP (GUESS 247LP)

With their roots traced in two legendary '60s garage bands, The Outcasts and The Stoics, Homer were without doubt one the best psychedelic/hard-rock outfits coming out from Texas. Grown in U.S.A was their only album, released as a private pressing in 1970. Rural psychedelic rock with early prog hints fueled by stunning lead/dual guitar, melodic vocals and occasional mellotron. Featuring original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve plus OBI, with newly sourced and remastered sound. Includes insert with liner notes and photos.

$23.39 EAN: 4040824093259 ROCK

HUNGER: Strictly from Hunger LP (GUESS 253LP)

US psych holy grail from 1969. Killer Doorsy organ and fuzzed-out guitars, including all-time psychedelic classics like "Colors," "Workshop," and "Mind Machine." Transplanted from Portland to the Sunset Strip, Hunger played at all the hip places, rubbing shoulders with bands like Hour Glass (pre-Allman Brothers), the Doors, and Steppenwolf. In 1969 they released Strictly from Hunger for the small Public label. Highly sought after, Guerssen is proud to present a straight reissue of such collectable album. Featuring original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve plus OBI, with remastered sound and insert with liner notes and rare photos by Clark Faville.

$24.79 EAN: 4040824093525 ROCK

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STONER: Hittin' The Bitchin' Switch (Live) CD (HPS 318CD)

Brand new live album for the Californian super band featuring Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri, and Ryan Güt. An incredible album with all the band's hits and two amazing Kyuss covers. Recorded live at Altroquando Treviso Italy by Matteo Pillon. Album cover and art by Mirko Gastow.

$10.79 UPC: 694685735205 ROCK

01. A Million Beers (2:44)
02. Party March (3:27)
03. The Older Kids (5:54)
04. Rad Stays Rad (7:14)
05. Evel Never Dies (3:05)
06. Night Tripper vs No Brainer (7:04)
07. Stand Down (6:09)
08. Own Yer Blues (5:45)
09. It Ain't Free (3:00)
10. R.A.M.O.N.E.S. (1:50)
11. Tribe - Fly Girl (14:06)
12. Strawberry Creek (3:23)
13. Nothin' (4:24)
14. Gardenia (Kyuss cover) (7:40)
15. Green Machine (Kyuss cover) (5:33)

STONER: Hittin' The Bitchin' Switch (Live) 2LP (HPS 318LP)

Double LP version. Brand new live album for the Californian super band featuring Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri, and Ryan Güt. An incredible album with all the band's hits and two amazing Kyuss covers. Recorded live at Altroquando Treviso Italy by Matteo Pillon. Album cover and art by Mirko Gastow. Also available on CD (HPS 318CD), Magenta Vinyl (HPS 318LTD-LP), and Red/Yellow/Blue Vinyl (HPS 318ULTRA-LP).

$27.39 UPC: 694685735311 ROCK

STONER: Hittin' The Bitchin' Switch (Live) (Magenta Vinyl) 2LP (HPS 318LTD-LP)

Double LP version. Magenta color vinyl. Brand new live album for the Californian super band featuring Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri, and Ryan Güt. An incredible album with all the band's hits and two amazing Kyuss covers. Recorded live at Altroquando Treviso Italy by Matteo Pillon. Album cover and art by Mirko Gastow. Also available on CD (HPS 318CD), Black Vinyl (HPS 318LP), and Red/Yellow/Blue Vinyl (HPS 318ULTRA-LP).

$32.59 UPC: 694685735328 ROCK

STONER: Hittin' The Bitchin' Switch (Live) (Red/Yellow/Blue Vinyl) 2LP (HPS 318ULTRA-LP)

Double LP version. Red/yellow/blue color vinyl. Brand new live album for the Californian super band featuring Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri, and Ryan Güt. An incredible album with all the band's hits and two amazing Kyuss covers. Recorded live at Altroquando Treviso Italy by Matteo Pillon. Album cover and art by Mirko Gastow. Also available on CD (HPS 318CD), Black Vinyl (HPS 318LP), and Magenta Vinyl (HPS 318ULTRA-LP).

$38.59 UPC: 694685735342 ROCK

SUN AND SAIL CLUB: Mannequin LP (HPS 319LP)

LP version. Reissue of the Sun and Sail Club debut album with brand-new artwork by Mirkow Gastow. Sun and Sail Club's debut album Mannequin embarks on territory that is both new and exciting. Not surprisingly, Mannequin spearheads the obvious future and progression of hard rock fury, bringing to the table the true professionalism and mastery, and dynamic musicianship that has been on full display from Fu Manchu, Kyuss, and The Obsessed in years past, but also adds a completely new level of precision, technicality and accuracy to make an album that is almost completely flawless from start to finish. "Overall, this record is heavy and dark. It's Inspired by Devo, Voivod, Kraftwerk, Torche, Slayer as much as it's inspired by Aswad, Joe Pass, and Wes Montgomery. I wanted a super heavy groove that would support angelic vocal harmonies. I think we achieved that." --Bob Balch. Also available on CD (HPS 319CD), blue color vinyl (HPS 319LTD-LP), and red/white/blue color vinyl (HPS 319ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685735403 ROCK

01. Lagrimas De Dios
02. Held Down
03. Whites Of Your Eyes
04. Gang Justice
05. It's All Your Fault
06. La Muerte De Un Planeta
07. I'm Not Upside Down
08. Season In Hell
09. Inside The Machine
10. Hunted
11. La Risa De Satanas

SUN AND SAIL CLUB: Mannequin (Blue Color Vinyl) LP (HPS 319LTD-LP)

LP version. Blue color vinyl. Reissue of the Sun and Sail Club debut album with brand-new artwork by Mirkow Gastow. Sun and Sail Club's debut album Mannequin embarks on territory that is both new and exciting. Not surprisingly, Mannequin spearheads the obvious future and progression of hard rock fury, bringing to the table the true professionalism and mastery, and dynamic musicianship that has been on full display from Fu Manchu, Kyuss, and The Obsessed in years past, but also adds a completely new level of precision, technicality and accuracy to make an album that is almost completely flawless from start to finish. "Overall, this record is heavy and dark. It's Inspired by Devo, Voivod, Kraftwerk, Torche, Slayer as much as it's inspired by Aswad, Joe Pass, and Wes Montgomery. I wanted a super heavy groove that would support angelic vocal harmonies. I think we achieved that." --Bob Balch. Also available on CD (HPS 319CD), black vinyl (HPS 319LP), and red/white/blue color vinyl (HPS 319ULTRA-LP).

$21.99 UPC: 694685735410 ROCK

SUN AND SAIL CLUB: Great White Dope LP (HPS 320LP)

LP version. Reissue of Sun And Sail Club sophomore album. The name might be the Sun and Sail club, but you'll find no yacht rock here. Instead of Michael McDonald, there is Bad Brains. Kenny Loggins? Hall and Oats? More like Matt Pike and Lemmy Fucking Kilmister. The Great White Dope is featuring members of Kyuss, Fu Manchu, and the Adolescents, containing ten riff-filled tracks of high energy, bullshit-free punk and sleaze. The song writing on The Great White Dope steers away from the experimental direction of their previous release, and it's laser focused on one thing: unapologetically rocking your face off. The vocoder is gone and they've recruited singer Tony Adolescent, who delivers balls to the wall vocals with no added effects or frills. The production, like the music itself, is loud, heavy, and beautifully simple. Also available on CD (HPS 320CD), violet color vinyl (HPS 320LTD-LP), and black/white/orange color vinyl (HPS 320ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685735441 ROCK

01. Krokodil Dental Plan
02. Dresden Firebird Freakout
03. Baba Yoga Bastard Patrol
04. Migraine With A Chainsaw Reduction
05. Level Up, Shut It Down
06. Fever Blister And The Great White Dope
07. Full Tilt Panic
08. Alien Rant Factory
09. Inside Traitor, Outside View
10. Cypherpunk Roulette

SUN AND SAIL CLUB: Great White Dope (Violet Color Vinyl) LP (HPS 320LTD-LP)

LP version. Violet color vinyl. Reissue of Sun And Sail Club sophomore album. The name might be the Sun and Sail club, but you'll find no yacht rock here. Instead of Michael McDonald, there is Bad Brains. Kenny Loggins? Hall and Oats? More like Matt Pike and Lemmy Fucking Kilmister. The Great White Dope is featuring members of Kyuss, Fu Manchu, and the Adolescents, containing ten riff-filled tracks of high energy, bullshit-free punk and sleaze. The song writing on The Great White Dope steers away from the experimental direction of their previous release, and it's laser focused on one thing: unapologetically rocking your face off. The vocoder is gone and they've recruited singer Tony Adolescent, who delivers balls to the wall vocals with no added effects or frills. The production, like the music itself, is loud, heavy, and beautifully simple. Also available on CD (HPS 320CD), black vinyl (HPS 320LP), and black/white/orange color vinyl (HPS 320ULTRA-LP).

$21.99 UPC: 694685735458 ROCK

SUN AND SAIL CLUB: Shipwrecked LP (HPS 321LP)

LP version. After a nine-year hiatus, Sun And Sail Club are back and they've come back swinging! This album is more aggressive than the previous album, as if that was even possible. Same line-up as before featuring Scott Reeder (Fu Manchu/Smile) on drums, Scott Reeder (Kyuss/The Obsessed/Fireball Ministry) on bass, Bob Balch (Fu Manchu/Slower/Big Scenic Nowhere/Yawning Balch) on guitar and Tony Adolescent (The Adolescents) on vocals. The album starts with a mellow jazz guitar piece and then proceeds to rip your face off until the end of the album, which closes with another solo jazz guitar piece. Shipwrecked is their strongest album yet. Fully realized and to the point. Fast and dissonant. Recorded at Jim Monroe's The Racket Room, Casa De Balch, and Scott Reeder's The Sanctuary. Also available on CD (HPS 321CD), red color vinyl (HPS 321LTD-LP), and splatter color vinyl (HPS 321ULTRA-LP).

$16.79 UPC: 694685735489 ROCK

01. Just Friends
02. Halycon
03. Torture Garden
04. Tumble
05. Vector
06. Bird Strike
07. The Color Of War
08. Side Two
09. Drag the River
10. District 19
11. Tastes Like Blood
12. Days of Wine and Roses

SUN AND SAIL CLUB: Shipwrecked (Red Color Vinyl) LP (HPS 321LTD-LP)

LP version. Red color vinyl version. After a nine-year hiatus, Sun And Sail Club are back and they've come back swinging! This album is more aggressive than the previous album, as if that was even possible. Same line-up as before featuring Scott Reeder (Fu Manchu/Smile) on drums, Scott Reeder (Kyuss/The Obsessed/Fireball Ministry) on bass, Bob Balch (Fu Manchu/Slower/Big Scenic Nowhere/Yawning Balch) on guitar and Tony Adolescent (The Adolescents) on vocals. The album starts with a mellow jazz guitar piece and then proceeds to rip your face off until the end of the album, which closes with another solo jazz guitar piece. Shipwrecked is their strongest album yet. Fully realized and to the point. Fast and dissonant. Recorded at Jim Monroe's The Racket Room, Casa De Balch, and Scott Reeder's The Sanctuary. Also available on CD (HPS 321CD), black vinyl (HPS 321LP), and splatter color vinyl (HPS 321ULTRA-LP).

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GAS: GAS 3LP (KOM 491LP)

Restocked! Triple LP version. Kompakt presents, finally, a reissue of the first, self-titled GAS album. Originally released on electronica imprint Mille Plateaux back in 1996, it's been unavailable in its original form ever since -- the version of GAS included in 2008's Nah Und Fern box featured several different tracks. Here, however, GAS is restored in all its glory, the debut full-length from Wolfgang Voigt's most enigmatic, quixotic project. There had, of course, been signs of what was to come. Back in 1995, Voigt essayed the first Gas release, a slender, yet remarkable four-track EP, Modern. Its center label featured a reduced symbol -- an overhead or lamp light, switched on, its glow radiating outwards in four bold black lines -- a perfect representation of the tight, stylized ambient electronic pop contained on that 12". A few curious compilation tracks were floating around, too, for Mille Plateaux's Modulation & Transformation and Electric Ladyland series. If you were attentive enough, you could tell something was up. But nothing quite prepared listeners for the languorous, effervescing loops and regular-like-clockwork beats that Voigt folded together on GAS. Its six long tracks, all untitled, neither begin nor end but hazily fade into earshot, vibrate majestically in your cochlea for fifteen-or-so minutes -- some a bit shorter, some longer -- and then meander away, reading the mise-en-scène for the next example of Voigt's drift and dream logic to unfold. The material is referential in the most distant way, and you can sense only the most evanescent of ghostly presences, haunting these six compositions. GAS feels, also, like a more pliable hint at what's to come, as the GAS concept really solidified on its successor, 1997's Zauberberg, and reach its apotheosis on Königsforst and Pop. Those three albums share a very similar palette -- blurred, hazy samples, often of classical music, stacked and cross-thatched across a muted 4/4 thud. GAS, then, is an outlier of sorts: it's more expansive in its remit, lighter in its mood, perhaps more fleet of foot. This, of course, is part of its charm. In clearing space for Voigt, by preparing the terrain, GAS sits both at the edge of the forest, and at the verge of an expansive, wide-eyed future; one where GAS would become truly eternal. Text by Jonathan Dale.

$37.39 EAN: 4250101471391 ELECTRONIC

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BLACK RAIN: Neuromancer LP (RM 4237LP)

From Lawrence English: "It's hard to imagine that this year [2024] William Gibson's Neuromancer celebrates its 40th anniversary. Having recently re-read the book for the first time in a great many years, the world building Gibson undertook in that text and the lingering cultural specters he conjured, feel ever so evocative of moments of our contemporary lived experience. The books continued cultural resonance has resolved in a way that captured a future reading of an, at that time of its release, unknown internet era. It was an era of promise, and imagination, of speculative hope and down-right uneasiness in equal parts. In 1994, as the books 10th anniversary was on hand, New York duo Black Rain were commissioned to make a soundtrack to the audio book version of Neuromancer. Read by the author himself, this document, originally publish on a series of cassettes, would go on to be recognized as a unique glimpse into Gibson's sensing of the characters and places that make up the Neuromancer zone. Following a period of work as an expanded collective, Stuart Argabright and Shinichi Shimokawa, the two core members of Black Rain, decided to strip back their unit largely to a duet format. Their focus became more engaged around studio practice, and it was this refocusing that was ultimately serendipitous. As they started work on Neuromancer a number of new approaches and techniques emerged and with them came a new sonic language the pair had only imagined previously. The audio book was a huge success and the soundtrack too was recognized for its brooding and post-industrial electronic grind. Since that time however, the recordings have largely remained in obscurity. While a couple of the pieces have surfaced in various editions including an excellent compilation by Blackest Ever Black, the entire suite of pieces has remained unpublished until this moment. Working off the original master tapes, this edition (like the book), folds and morphs over itself in an episodic stratification. Pieces emerge, like strange architecture, from one another forming a sonic environment that feels almost tangible. I spent many weeks working on these tapes and also on the connections between the pieces. In collaboration with Stuart, our joint aim was to create a version of the soundtrack that speaks to the very atmosphere of the text itself. It's a delight to share this collection of work for the first time."

$18.39 UPC: 764227588269 ELECTRONIC

01. Title: Entrance
02. Ninsei
03. Urban Camouflage
04. Sammy's
05. Wintermute
06. Blurred People
07. Black Clinics Of Chiba
08.Tokyo Night City
09. Biotechno
10. Straylight Cuckoo
11. Neuromancer
12. Spindle Muzak
13. Head Music
14. Ninsei Outro

LAMB, ALAN: Night Passage CD (RM 4239CD)

Originally recorded and edited between 1983-1997. From Lawrence English: "I'll take a guess and say I first heard Alan Lamb's Night Passage in 1999. Released by Darrin Verhagen's seminal Dorobo label, the record birthed an approach that wove together themes of materialism, field recording and a reimagining of the abandoned utilities of human habitation. Night Passage is one of those recordings I feel has always been with me, it's that foundational. It completely re-shaped the way a generation of audio explorers thought about how sound and music might exist in the orbit of each other. On my first listen I'm confident I was unable to place exactly how these sounds were created, even knowing the source materials, but one thing I can say without reservation is their resonance has lingered with me these past couple of decades. The sound world Lamb captured, waves rippling along wires, was exquisitely simple, and effortlessly deep. Here, right before us, was a sound world locked within materials we pass by everyday. In tapping into these materials, Alan Lamb unlocked a parallel dimension of sense, one guided by interactions of objects and the environments surrounding them. An inorganic, living music the likes of which had not been readily available until the publication of his recordings. Alan Lamb's work with long wires, undertaken in situ across Western Australia, are quite frankly the stuff of legend. To revisit them in such a focused way almost four decades on from their initial recording I'm struck by how other worldly and evocative they continue to be. It's with great pleasure we share Night Passage, completely remastered under the guidance of Alan himself."

$12.79 UPC: 764227991182 ELECTRONIC

COOPER, MIKE: Slow Motion Lightning CD (RM 4242CD)

From Mike Cooper: "I made the first set of pieces for this collection during the intense heat of the 2023 Spanish summer; 32 degrees inside the house at night sometimes. I had just finished reading one of the most extraordinary volumes of fiction (something I rarely read) titled The Guyana Quartet by the Caribbean writer Wilson Harris. I came to this book via the works of Nathaniel Mackay, who recommended Wilson Harris as an important influence on his own creative writing. While researching further for my Tropical Gothic project I came across another writer from Guyana, Edgar Mittelholzer, and his book My Bones And My Flute. The two books couldn't be more different. Mittelholzer's book is described as 'a ghost story in the old-fashioned manner,' while The Guyana Quartet is one of the strangest books I have ever read. A lot of the time I had no idea what was going on but its strangeness kept drawing me into it and onwards. It is extremely psychedelic and tropical gothic with an added healthy dose of quantum time. Sometimes the characters are both alive and dead at the same time. The stories all takes place either in the Amazon basin rainforests of Guyana or the Rupununi Savannah, home to a vast array of exotic wildlife which includes jaguars, sloths, monkeys, giant otters, tapirs, emerald tree boa snakes and more. I wanted this musical edition to be an aural reflection of the landscapes conjured in my mind's eye as I was reading. Most of my samples and loops are created using a ukulele, my fingers, a metal hip-flask, (for rum), an empty St James Rum bottle, field recordings from Martinique, electric and acoustic lap steel guitar and a virtual pedal steel guitar. The flute player is unknown but maybe from Vietnam. The titles of my pieces are mostly taken from the two books as well as the title, Slow Motion Lightning, which resonated with me as a description of our current situation with regards climate change, and other man-made disasters that have occurred since beginning the pieces. Slow Motion Lightning; deadly and unpredictable never strikes twice in the same place except when it does."

$12.79 UPC: 764227734789 ROCK

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ELEPHANT9 WITH TERJE RYPDAL: Catching Fire CD (RCD 2236CD)

In 2019, Elephant9 released two double live albums, Psychedelic Backfire I and II, the latter with guest guitarist Reine Fiske, whose favorite guitarist happened to be Terje Rypdal. With both albums out of print, Catching Fire is a most welcome addition to their discography. Recorded at a remarkable concert from 2017 in Oslo, Rypdal would turn 70 later in the year. David Fricke makes some interesting references to classic live albums in his liner notes, and Rune Grammofon would like to add King Crimson´s underrated USA and numerous Pink Floyd 1970 live bootlegs into the equation, sharing the common energy level and sense of untamed intensity. That said, there are also stretches of calm at play here, especially in the 22-minute opener where Rypdal introduces himself with some trademark, glacier melodic lines. Rypdal is on fire throughout, adding some fierce rhythm work and abstract acrobatics from his toolbox. Ståle and Terje are sometimes so interlocked that it´s difficult to tell them apart. This is partly because the album is mixed to get a sense of being at the concert, by not overly trying to separate them, but primarily due to a common understanding stemming from Ståle being the guitarist´s "right hand" both in the studio and on stage for close to 30 years. Torstein and Nikolai is the most solid of rhythm sections, a well-oiled engine, finesse and power combined. Elephant9 established their reputation as a live powerhouse well before their album debut in 2008 and have since released six more studio albums as well as the live albums from 2019. Terje Rypdal´s musical history dates back to the early sixties as a teenage member of The Vanguards, and The Dream a few years later.

$10.79 EAN: 7033662022366 ROCK

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HARMER, JEREMY: Idiosyncratics and Swallows' Wings CD (SOMM 088CD)

Mega-rare UK private album by singer/songwriter Jeremy Harmer, featuring David Costa of psych-folk band Trees on guitar. Melancholic, introspective psych-folk with chamber/baroque feel. Guitar, flute, viola, bass, drums -- Jeremy Harmer started singing and playing at school and university, where his circle of friends included aspiring folk musicians like Nick Drake and pre-Trees David Costa. Jeremy has a long history as a singer/songwriter and performer, along with his work in the field of English language teaching. Idiosyncratics and Swallows' Wings was recorded one night in 1968 at the studios of Anglia Television, Norwich, while Jeremy was at the University of East Anglia. Along with Jeremy singing and playing guitar, the album features a mini-chamber ensemble of flute, viola, bass and drums with orchestral arrangements written by John Trevitt from the School of Fine Arts. Jeremy's friend David Costa played guitar on several tracks and co-wrote "Tuesday P.M." Only 99 copies were pressed at the time and all were sold to people at the University, making it impossible to find now. Includes booklet with liner notes and photos. RIYL: Nick Drake, John Cale, Bert Jansch, Incredible String Band, Will Malone.

$12.39 EAN: 4040824093808 ROCK

01. Pastiche
02. Josephine
03. A Sad Song
04. A Happy Song
05. People Smile With Ghosts In The Land of Make Believe
06. Tuesday P. M.
07. Home of Years
08. A Captain's Apprentice
09. With You Each Day
10. Self-contained
11. Melanie

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FRIEBE, RICO: Shook LP (RELTIME 009-9LP)

LP version. Grief, sadness, goodbye. With Shook, Rico Friebe returns to the purest form of acoustic intimacy -- just his voice and the guitar after the "Requiem" introduction. Being in daily grief and torment for almost 500 days, he melodized a funeral procession, burying an agony, being the sole attendant, shining a light in darkest night.

$19.39 EAN: 4251804182171 ELECTRONIC

01. Requiem
02. Fled
03. Tired
04. Flinch
05. Catch
06. Once
07. Any
08. Understand
09. Two
10. Lies
11. Shook

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INFINITI (JUAN ATKINS): Skynet 2LP (TRESOR 105LP)

2024 repress, originally released 1998. Juan Atkins's Infiniti project combines raw tactility and puristic elegance on Skynet, where slinking grooves mask chaotic frequencies and roughly-hewn structure. Alongside fellow Detroit legend Terrence Dixon, who appears on several tracks, Atkins exposes the life and emotion in machines, outputting a biomorphic atmosphere of industrial soul. The ongoing importance of this album is indisputable, essential both to techno and to Tresor.

$25.39 UPC: 666017330211 ELECTRONIC

DOZZY, DONATO: 124 12" (TRESOR 332EP)

2024 repress. The record follows a majestic appearance on the Tresor 30 anniversary compilation and his expert devotion to the Roland TB-303, Filo Loves The Acid. True to form, 124 meddles sharp rhythmic minimalism and diverse textures, each track pushing at the epiphanic threshold as the boss of Spazio Disponibile allows his deeply intuitive productions to take effect. "messy kafka world" introduces a frenetic and concentrated atmosphere of rhythmic forces, hallucinatory and euphoric in effect. Its dizzying staccato loops are given structure by strengthening beats and bleak synthetic pillars. "synthi chase" emits radical powers, as buzzing rhythms and monotone synths make raw gestures towards altered states. It shares a kindred spirit with "cassiopeia 36", seen in particular through its determined and primitive pulses, nested within wobbling wood percussion and nervous synth repetitions. "wooden dolls don't cry" stamps a warm groove, its tempered percussion taking center stage as shimmering melodic loops threaten spiraling feedback. These dark, hypnotic tracks are flawlessly programmed to cast mesmeric momentums onto club floors and into loosened limbs. 124 represents Donato Dozzy ever-expanding his powers and musical freedom. His innate groove and inventive sound design push minimal and serene techno with a substantial weight and voice that sets him apart from others.

$11.99 EAN: 5051142009333 ELECTRONIC

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FRACATSO: Fracatso LP (VER 048LP)

Fracatso was born during a spontaneous weekend break away from home of four good friends, emerging from the collective desire to record together in total freedom. This remarkable album, that will delight you, is made of two distinct sessions recorded in Laura Lippie's Lyon apartment, composed on site using various acoustic and electronic instruments by Lippie, Iueke, Lowjack, and Zaltan, fueled by wine, laughter and song and an honest need for aimless creation and poetical collaboration. During an impromptu meeting in Amsterdam, Zaltan played to Gilb'R these unrevised original recordings lead by the powerful and whimsical words and voice of Lippie, and the known talent of the band creating bucolic arrangements in unformatted musical identities. Gilb'R instantly proposed to release the sessions on Versatile Records on the spot! And hear you have it, Fracatso lives.

$19.39 EAN: 4251804182720 ELECTRONIC

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CHERRY & GEORGE GRUNTZ GROUP, DON: Maghreb Cantata, Live 1969 2LP (WHP 1461LP)

2024 limited restock. A marvelous double album as document of the historical collaboration between Don Cherry and Swiss pianist, composer George Gruntz, a central figure in European jazz who always showed a special interest in extending his solid post bop skills through other languages such as ethnic or even baroque music. This is North-African, deep-flavored jazz recorded live in Tunisia and Germany in May and September 1969, with Cherry (cornet, flute) and Gruntz (piano, celeste) leading a highly mixed line-up featuring multi reeds player Sahib Shihab, bassists Henry Texier and Eberhard Weber, and Swiss drummer extraordinaire Daniel Humair, plus four North African musicians on traditional instruments like bendir, ney, bagpipes, tabla and darbouka. A trance-inducing jazz ritual. Line-up: George Gruntz - piano, celeste; Don Cherry - cornet, flute; Sahib Shihab - flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone; Henri Texier - bass; Daniel Humair - drums; Salah El Mehdi - ney, flute; Moktar Slama - bendire, bagpipe, mezuette, soukra; Jelloud Osman - ney, bendire, mezzuette, bagpipe; Hattab Jouini - tabla, darbouka, bendire; Eberhard Weber - bass (tracks 7-9). Tracks 1-6 Recorded in Tunisia, May 1969; tracks 7-9 Recorded in Stuttgart, Germany at Beethovensaal der Linderhalle, September 5, 1969.

$25.39 EAN: 7427252391503 JAZZ

A1. Intro (0:44)
A2. Buanuara (5:23)
A3. Alaji (3:42)
A4. Salhe (1:35)
A5. Nemeit (5:04)
B1. Fazani (4:56)
B2. Is Tikhbar/Ghitta/Alaji (11:07)
C1. Djerbi/M'rabaa/Buanuara (22:00)
D1. Nemeit/Hayadanumuyama/Fazani (18:02)

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SHIBANO, SATSUKI: Wave Notation 3: Erik Satie 1984 2LP (WRWTFWW 065LP)

Limited 2024 repress; double LP version. WRWTFWW Records announce the first official worldwide reissue of Satsuki Shibano's Wave Notation 3: Erik Satie 1984, the final album from the sound-defining Wave Notation environmental music series curated by Satoshi Ashikawa. Originally released in 1984 on the Sound Process label, Wave Notation 3 followed Ashikawa's own Still Way (1982) and Hiroshi Yoshimura's Music For Nine Postcards (1982). The highly sought-after album is sourced from the original master tape. Wave Notation 3 is a splendid tribute to seminal French composer and pianist Erik Satie, himself one of the main influences behind kankyō ongaku/environmental music (alongside Brian Eno, John Cage, to name a few). The alphabetically-sequenced album features 26 pieces showcasing Shibano's unique piano interpretation of Satie's works. The artist explains: "For this album, I sequenced the compositions in alphabetical order of each title, irrespective of the period of each composition or style. By doing this, I attempted to effectively create 'Music as an environment' and at the same time, allow the listener to genuinely experience Satie's music." Satsuko Shibano's minimalistic approach to ambient classical is simply perfect and offers a beautiful and tranquil listening experience, furniture music with extra comfort and soothing simplicity, relaxing to the mind and to the soul. This Wave Notation deserves a spot among the pillars of Japanese environmental music, next to Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass, Hiroshi Yoshimura's Green, and Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way. For fans of furniture music, environmental music, music as an environment for furniture, ambient, Midori Takada, Satoshi Ashikawa, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Erik Satie, Brian Eno, minimalism. Includes English and Japanese liner notes by the artist, was supervised by Japanese ambient legend Yoshio Ojima.

$29.39 EAN: 4251804141567 CLASSICAL

01. La Balançoire (Sports et Divertissements) 1914
02. Berceuse (Enfantillages pittoresques) 1913
03. Caresse 1897
04. Ce que dit la petite princesse des tulipes (Menus propos enfantins) 1913
05. 5ème Gnossienne 1889
06. Colin-Maillard (Sports et Divertissements) 1914
07. Danses de travers (Pièces froides) 1897
08. 2ème Gnossienne 1890
09. 2ème Gymnopédie 1888
10. Harmonie 1895?
11. Idylle (Avant-dernières pensées) 1915
12. Idylle cynique (Préludes flasques) 1912
13. Lui manger sa tartine (Peccadilles importunes) 1913
14. La pêche (Sports et Divertissements) 1914
15. Petite ouverture à danser 1900
16. Petit prélude à la journée (Enfantillages pittoresques) 1913
17. Prière 1895?
18. 4ème Gnossienne 1891
19. 4ème Nocturne 1919
20. Rêverie du pauvre 1900
21. Son binocle (Les trois valses distinguées du précieux dégoûté) 1914
22. Songe creux 1906-08?
23. Sur un vaisseau (Descriptions automatiques) 1913
24. Tyrolienne turque (Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois) 1913
25. Vexation 1895?
26. Voix d'intérieur (Préludes flasques) 1912

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COOKE, SAM: Twistin' The Night Away: The R&B Hits 1957-62 LP (ACRSLP 1644LP)

"Sam Cooke was amongst the most influential singers and songwriters in the early years of soul. His unique vocals and pioneering contribution to the genre has led him to be known as 'The King Of Soul.' Starting off his career as lead singer for The Soul Stirrers in 1951, Cooke went on to have a hugely successful solo career, achieving 30 US Top 40 hits from 1957 up until his untimely death in 1964. This release celebrates Cooke's incredible output with 18 of his best-selling and most influential tracks cut between 1957 and 1962. Every release reached at least No.10 in either the R&B, Hot 100 or UK charts. Starting with his first major breakthrough 'You Send Me,' it naturally includes other smashes 'Cupid,' 'Chain Gang,' 'Another Saturday Night,' 'Wonderful World,' 'Only Sixteen,' and of course, the timeless 'Twistin' The Night Away.' Appreciation of Sam Cooke's work and influence has continued to grow over the decades as music fans come to realize his resonance in pop, soul and R&B. This collection serves as a fitting tribute to Cooke's lasting genius, originality and his remarkable contribution to music."

$19.00 UPC: 824046164423 ROCK

WELLS, MARY: I'm Gonna Stay: The Early Motown Years 1960-62 LP (ACRSLP 1650LP)

"Mary Wells was undoubtedly the first true female soul superstar. Not only did she bring glitz, glamour and a glorious voice to Motown, she broke down the barrier between the pop and R&B worlds. Her unerring desire for freedom in the industry paved the way for the likes of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder to pursue their dreams without restraint. She was a young lady of many firsts -- she was the first female solo artist on Motown to have a top 40 pop hit, a top 10 R&B entry, an R&B No.1 and be nominated for a grammy. Starting her budding career at the age of 17 with designs on being a songwriter for her idol Jackie Wilson, she approached Motown owner Berry Gordy Jr with her song 'Bye, Bye, Baby.' Hearing her voice, he signed the songstress on the spot and the rest, as they say, is history. She went on to have a successful, albeit short, relationship with Motown scoring hits with 'Bye, Bye, Baby,' 'I Don't Want To Take A Chance,' 'You Beat Me To The Punch,' 'The One Who Really Loves You,' and 'Two Lovers.' Working closely with Smokey Robinson, together they help define the sound the Motown label is known and loved for until she put her foot down over a royalties dispute and left. This collection features all her Motown singles alongside selected tracks from her two albums put out during these formative years."

$19.00 UPC: 824046165024 ROCK

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JOBARTEH & STEFAN PASBORG, DAWDA: Live In Turku LP (APR 125LP)

"Gambian kora virtuoso Dawda Jobarteh and Danish master drummer Stefan Pasborg join forces to release their exhilarating live album, Live In Turku. A captivating fusion of traditional West African sounds and contemporary improvisation. Jobarteh was born and raised in Brikama, Gambia into a musical legacy -- his uncle and grandfather before him are recognized as great masters of the kora. He toured worldwide with the famous Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra and release five albums under his own name to rave reviews from leading magazines such as Songlines. Stefan Pasborg, godson and protege of famous Danish drummer Alex Riel, is a world class drummer with a deep understanding of African music few western musicians possess, evidenced by his many collaborations with the likes of Morocco's Majid Bekkas and their joint project Magic Spirit Quartet, as well as Danish trio Ibrahim Electric. A follow-up to their landmark 2016 release DUO, at the heart of Live In Turku lies a deep connection between two extraordinary musicians. Jobarteh brings his soul-stirring melodies and innovative approach to the traditional instrument -- going electric and drawing from the explosive energy of Jimi Hendrix in jangling improvisations soaked in psychedelic futurism. Meanwhile, Pasborg, renowned for his dynamic drumming style and eclectic musical palette sits somewhere between Art Blakey, Mitch Mitchell, and John Bonham, providing a rhythmic foundation that propels the music to new heights. The album's repertoire spans a diverse range of influences, from traditional West African rhythms to contemporary jazz and beyond. Tracks such as 'Togo,' first recorded in 1979 by a band of Ornette Coleman alumni, pay homage to the azz's origins in African music, while originals like 'Communication of a Kind' showcase the duo's improvisational prowess and boundless creativity."

$19.50 EAN: 5709498112510 JAZZ

CHILDISH, BILLY: From Fossilised Cretaceous Seams: A Short History Of His Song And Dance Groups 2LP (DAMGOOD 611LP)

"A compilation of Billy Childish-related groups to celebrate the release of the brand-new book - To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorised Unauthorised History of Billy Childish, written by Ted Kessler."

"My name is William Ivy Loveday, aka Steve Hamper, aka Guy Hamper, aka Jack Ketch, aka Billy Childish. I was born on the Medway, Kent, where I still live. I left school in 1976 when I was 16. Because I have no qualifications I was turned down by art school so went to work in Chatham dockyard as an apprentice stonemason. I later managed to get onto a painting course at St. Martin's School of Art on the basis of my paintings. Me, Bruce, big Russ, and little Russ formed The Pop Rivets in 1977 and made our first recordings. Our inspiration was punk rock, TV21 and The Swinging Blue Jeans. I learned to play guitar then in 1979 I worked for four weeks at Oakwood Mental Hospital as a ward porter, then me, Mick and Bertie formed The Milkshakes. Our inspiration was Link Wray, the Beatles Live at the Star Club LP, the track 'Gotta Get the First Plane Home' by The Kinks and our hatred of new romanticism. Then I was expelled from St. Martin's School of Art for writing what was described as 'the worst type of toilet wall humor.' I beat my father up on his release from prison for drug smuggling. We never paid ourselves in The Milkshakes and put all the money back into making our own records. I kept the money in a bank account under the name of Kurt Schwitters. I lived on the dole for 12 years." --Billy Childish

$23.00 EAN: 5020422061118 ROCK

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AERIAL M: Aerial M LP (DC 114LP)

2024 repress. "Back in 1997, David Pajo was a little over a half decade removed from the future sensation known as Slint, who released two albums over the course of a three-year existence; the second album came out when they band were already defunct. During the next five years, Pajo played with Palace Brothers, King Kong, Tortoise, The For Carnation, and Stereolab. All during that period, the idea of his own music was slowly simmering, building flavor like a good rage. When it broke, it was a 1996 7" single on Palace records, attributed to 'M' with no further edification -- but upon hearing it, there could be no doubt that this fucker was of the Slint lineage. So David jumped up to Drag City with a full length album, this time to be released under the name Aerial M. Two years after that, he came back with an album called Live From a Shark Cage, this time to be credited to Papa M, and Aerial M was heard of no more, until the 2024 release of their late-'90s Peel sesh. And now the album that started to continue it all is pressed anew on vinyl. Dig Aerial M."

$17.00 UPC: 781484011415 ROCK

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WALKER, SYLFORD: It Was Always Time LP (GREL 119LP)

"Sylford Walker's heart-stopping '70s roots anthems records for Glen Brown are rightfully regarded as holy relics of reggae. The Lamb's Bread album gathers up these classic sides (formerly reissued on the Blood & Fire label) and once again makes them available for the roots disciples. Mixed by King Tubby at King Tubby's this fully re-mastered package also includes Welton Irie's top-ranking 'Ghettoman Corner' set, the pairing gives the listener both a sung and deejayed version of these classic Glen Brown produced roots rhythms ('Slaving,' 'Glen Brown at Cross Roads,' 'Cleanliness Is Holiness')."

$19.50 UPC: 601811011911 WORLD

SIZZLA: Black Woman & Child (Remaster Color) LP (VPGS 7114LP)

"Produced by Bobby Digital, Black Woman & Child is rightfully regarded as the essential reggae album release of the '90s. Released by Greensleeves in 1997 Black Woman & Child, Sizzla's breakthrough album release, lead to a nomination for International Reggae Artist of The Year and secured his place as the star of the '90s. Fully loaded with hit singles over era defining riddim re-licks including 'Make It Secure' (on Drum Song), 'One Away' (Satta Massagana), 'Give Them The Ride' (Lecturer) plus the anthemic title track 'Black Woman & Child'. Also included are two safe-cracking combinations with Capleton on 'Babylon A Use Dem Brain' and Edi Fitzroy on 'Princess Black'. One of the most important and successful artists in reggae history, Black Woman & Child remains an essential album almost three decades later."

$22.50 UPC: 054645711418 WORLD

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