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FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE
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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 08/17/2009
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 08/17/2009
second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label
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RODRIGUEZ JR.: Tuning #07 12" (BOXER 073EP)
Christian Hilscher and Nico Plagemann aka Kollektiv Turmstrasse remix Rodriguez Jr.'s "Lila." Three minutes before the start: three double signals are flashing at the starting lights. The pilots are strapped into their cockpits with pinpoint accuracy. Windows down, elbows out. The sound system is pushed to the limit, the golden Chevrolet is shimmering -- a real feast for the audience's eyes and ears.
$8.39 UPC: 880319431814 ELECTRONIC
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39 CLOCKS: Pain It Dark CD (BB 025CD)
The Bureau B label reissues the first album by Hannover, Germany duo 39 Clocks, originally released in 1981 by No Fun Records. Many a wild tale has enriched the history of 39 Clocks. For example, the time they went on stage with vacuum cleaners and circular saws instead of guitars, the LSD inside their heads having erased all memory of how to play their songs. Or the time when they were expelled from the Documenta, because Joseph Beuys was aggravated by their music. Then there was the angry member of the audience who attacked one of the band members with a knife on stage. Not forgetting the concert in a cavernous aircraft hangar where the amps were turned up so loud that by the end of the show, not a single spectator was left. Sounds music magazine duly confirmed it the "Concert of the Month." The great thing is that every one of these stories is true. Christian Henjes (aka C.H. 39) and Jürgen Gleue (aka J.G. 39) as 39 Clocks were one of the most provocative bands Germany has ever produced; pop scholar Diedrich Diederichsen described them as the best German band of the '80s. The Clocks took shape in 1979, turning their backs on punk and inventing "Psycho Beat," the self-styled counterpoint to the burgeoning German new wave scene, the NDW. Their music can be seen as a futuristic, definitively urban, German form of U.S. '60s garage punk, with a referential nod to New York's Suicide and The Velvet Underground -- sparse and gritty garage chord progressions, hypnotic rhythms (invariably emanating from the beatbox) and deadpan English lyrics delivered with the heaviest of German accents. The 39 Clocks pushed back the borders of experimentation with their barely-tolerable live improvisation and atonal meanderings, lower than lo-fi, with a tinny beatbox that tested the resilience of their listeners to the full. Despite some shaky success, geographical and mental shifts brought about their eventual split in 1983. This CD reissue contains a previously-unreleased bonus track and a 12-page booklet illustrated with a wealth of rare photos featuring liner notes by ZickZack record label founder Alfred Hilsberg.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179282321 ROCK
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ROEDELIUS, HANS-JOACHIM: Durch Die Wüste CD (BB 028CD)
The Bureau B label reissues the first solo record by composer/poet Hans-Joachim Roedelius, one of the most prolific musicians of the German avant-garde and a key figure in the birth of Krautrock, synthesizer pop and ambient music. Durch Die Wüste was originally released in 1978 on Sky Records, and fans of German electronica awaited the LP with particular anticipation, as the founding member of Cluster/Kluster/Harmonia had played a major role in the development of synthesizer music. They were in for a shock, however, as Durch Die Wüste turned out to be anything but an electronic album; in the avant-garde landscape of popular music, the record was a beacon of innovation. Initial reaction was rather less auspicious, centering around the question: what did this music have to do with Harmonia and Cluster? Anyone who has listened carefully to Cluster's 1974 effort Zuckerzeit will have come to recognize Roedelius' stamp on this and all subsequent Cluster and Harmonia albums. Just how far Roedelius would develop his own compositional technique and mode of playing would only become obvious when he was set free from the ensemble environment. Listeners at the time were baffled by just how little electronically-generated sounds were a feature of the album. Synthesizers and electronic effects did play a part, but Roedelius integrated them so seamlessly into the arrangement, that one barely noticed them. The rhythm machine was relegated to the status of metronome. In fact, Roedelius' decision to distance himself from electronic music, rigid in structure as it had become, and turn to a new form of musical expression, is what really gave the album its experimental character. Recorded over a 2-year period assisted by engineer Dave Hutchins and Conny Plank, who also contributed his unmistakable guitar and percussion style, and Dieter Moebius, who, in spite of everything, set a few significant markers with the synthesizer. There is a space-y, organic, relatable warmth to this record that absolutely transcends time. This reissue is housed in a digipak including a booklet with liner notes by Asmus Tietchens. Vinyl version pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179303729 ELECTRONIC
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ENO/MOEBIUS/ROEDELIUS: After The Heat LP (BB 030LP)
LP version. Originally released in 1978 on Sky Records, After The Heat was the second collaborative release by Brian Eno with Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius (Cluster). Produced once again by Conny Plank, After The Heat is a suite of micro-managed organic and electronic instrumentation that features recited and sung vocals by Eno on 3 tracks. As Asmus Tietchens writes in the liner notes: "Cluster & Eno can, with the benefit of hindsight and without overstating its case, be seen as the first ambient album to have been produced in Germany. The second LP, After The Heat, is, however, a completely different story. Whilst Cluster & Eno bears the hallmark of a Cluster composition guided by Eno's ambient concept, After The Heat is more of an Eno album bearing stylistic characteristics of Cluster music." Sweet, slow-moving and airy, with a modern classical/prog appeal.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179303910 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Funky Fräuleins CD (BB 031CD)
Subtitled: Female Beat, Groove, Disco, Funk In Germany 1968-1978. The Bureau B label offers up 18 glistening pearls of Germanified groove, federal funk and imperial beat from the '60s and '70s, all with one common denominator: swinging Fräuleins holding the microphone. Most of them are genuine locals. Some, however, had the most fleeting guest appearances as Fräuleins, while others arrived from different countries to carve out a career in Germany and ended up staying for decades. When they start to sway their slim hips and flutter their eyelashes, no man is safe. Famed the world over for their charms and allure, in-bred elegance and, of course, for the groove which courses through their veins -- from Hamburg to Vienna, from Cologne to Dresden, from the swinging '60s beat and Austrian black humor of Topsy Küppers, to the lascivious eroticism and fluffy funk of Heidelinde Weis, to wild rock moments from Heidi Brühl (ostensibly with Jimmy Page on the guitar), to the hippie vibes of Renate Kern with the Kai Warner Orchestra, to Caterina Valente's ridiculously memorable version of "Blueberry Hill," these are the groove girls and beat queens of yesteryear who won't fail to get you schlagered. Other artists include: Su Kramer, Marianne Mendt, Roberta Kelly, Vicky Leandros, Olivia Molina, Hildegard Knef, Evelyn Künnecke, Peggy March, Sandra Haas, Jane Morel, Shirley Thompson, Marianne Rosenberg, and Lotte Und Leherb.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179307925 ROCK
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LIKE A STUNTMAN: Original Bedouin Culture CD (BB 033CD)
This is the second full-length release by Hamburg, Germany's Like A Stuntman (Matthias Gros, Christian Fleck, Tobi Ullrich & Sven Fritz). In 2005, the quartet released their debut album, made available almost solely in the UK, with touring activities similarly focused in the UK as well. Four years on, Like A Stuntman are ready to take it well over and beyond the Isles with Original Bedouin Culture, an exhilarating celebration of eclectic instrumentation and the blending together of past and future influences that span an incredibly diverse roster of genres and eras. Fan Schneider TM on Original Bedouin Culture: "The album traces an arc from the sounds and spirit of late '60s psychedelia, the class of 1968 and a little later, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Silver Apples, bands from Brazil's Tropicália movement such as Os Mutantes, etc., through the musical influences and laconic humor of some early '90s post-post-punk indie-rock bands like Sebadoh and Pavement up to a personal take on turn-of-the-century 'weird folk,' with a nod to Krautrock and the liberation of electronic music by artists from Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin or the Warp label." Das Bierbeben's Rasmus Engler describes the album as such: "Shy vocals, possibly recorded under bedcovers, duet with warm banks of synthesizer; acoustic and electric guitars speak up and buzz through subtly-crafted songs. Original Bedouin Culture succeeds in building a bridge from Matador to Warp, with ECM and free-folk communes visible from its center. A fantastic record that could make you lose your mind!"
$11.99 EAN: 4047179312226 ROCK
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KANENOBU, SACHIKO: Misora CD (CH 054CD)
Originally reissued in 2006 by Chapter Music, this is the 1972 debut album by Sachiko Kanenobu, an artist generally acknowledged as the first Japanese woman to release an album of her own songwriting. It's a near-perfect folk masterpiece, alternating full-bodied arrangements (produced by Harry Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra and Happy End) with Sachiko's lonesome guitar and pure, soaring vocals. Discovered as a precocious 18 year-old in Osaka, Sachiko was signed in 1968 to Japan's first real independent record label, URC (Underground Record Club), who changed Japan's musical landscape irrevocably in the late '60s and early '70s with artists like Happy End, Folk Crusaders and Kenji Endo. Sachiko was the only female artist on this era-defining label. But just a few months before Misora (roughly translated as "Beautiful Sky") was released, Sachiko left Japan and secretly emigrated to America to marry music critic Paul Williams (Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone). She did not record again for almost a decade and didn't release another album until 1992. Instead, she settled with Williams in small-town California and raised two sons. Misora was released in her absence and promptly disappeared. World-renowned science fiction writer Philip K Dick, a Williams family friend, actually encouraged Sachiko to return to music in the early '80s. He was executive producer for a single recorded in 1981, but sadly died before he could realize his ambition to produce Sachiko's comeback album. Still, Sachiko was inspired by his encouragement to reinvent herself as a "folk-punk" singer, forming new band Culture Shock in the mid-'80s. Sachiko still performs to this day, and since Misora was rediscovered by Japanese fans in the early '90s, she has returned to her homeland many times to perform. Misora is now regarded as a landmark in Japanese musical history, and Sachiko is revered there as a true underground folk pioneer. Truly mellow, still relevant, and sounding as fresh as the day it was recorded, Chapter Music's edition of Misora is the first for the English-speaking world, featuring extensive liner notes, lyrics translated into English by Sachiko herself, and never-before-seen photos from the singer's own archives.
$10.99 EAN: 9330357009229 ROCK
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HIT THE JACKPOT: Soul Money Gang Vibe CD (CH 060CD)
Originally released in 2008 by Chapter Music, this is the second full-length album by Adelaide trio Hit The Jackpot, who play simple, noisy pop songs, swapping instruments and sharing vocals. They believe that enthusiasm and sincerity are more important than technical proficiency, and take inspiration from the likes of Beat Happening, Dinosaur Jr. and The Clean. The ten tracks on the album were recorded in the second half of 2007 at the band's own home studio. Hit The Jackpot formed as a two-piece in early 2003, comprising young couple Jess Thomas and Kynan Lawlor. With a sparse but dynamic line-up of drums and guitar, they played just a handful of shows before supporting Sonic Youth on their 2004 Australian tour. They released a self-titled EP around the same time, which ended up in the #3 spot on Adelaide radio station 3D's "Top 100 For 2004." Hit The Jackpot were joined by Sebastien Calabretto (and a bass guitar) in 2005 and released their debut album Clowns in 2006. With Seb leaving for the grey shores of England early in 2008, Hit The Jackpot recruited Scott O'Hara (Lindsey Lowhand, True Radical Miracle). In this formation, Soul Money Gang Vibe is a sparse, yet often heavy swathe of noisy, feedbacked guitar scrawl and jangle, My Bloody Valentine moodiness, and off-kilter male/female vocal harmonics.
$10.99 EAN: 9330357012700 ROCK
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BLOOM, KATH: Terror CD (CH 061CD)
Originally released in 2008 on Chapter Music, Terror is the first official album of new material by Connecticut folk legend, Kath Bloom -- recorded at Barking Spider Studios in Warren, CT with Kath and her husband Stan Bronski. Kath was born and raised in New Haven, CT, where she learned to play guitar among the headstones of her local cemetery. She met avant-garde guitarist Loren MazzaCane Connors in 1976, and together they recorded six limited edition albums of fragile folk and blues melodies between 1981 and 1984. Her new songs, however, reveal a singer and songwriter as accomplished and affecting as Lucinda Williams or Gillian Welch. Most tracks primarily feature Kath's gentle guitar-picking, haunting vocals, and mournful harmonica, although guitarist Marty Carlson, husband Stan and long-time collaborator Tom Hanford added finishing touches to many tracks. The material ranges from vintage to brand-new to as far back as her days with Loren ("Something To Tell You"). After her collaborations with Connors, Kath entered a period of child-rearing and family life, returning to recording in the early '90s. Director Richard Linklater discovered Bloom's music and featured her song "Come Here" in a pivotal scene in his 1995 film Before Sunrise. By then, Bloom had begun recording again in earnest, self-releasing a series of cassettes and CD-Rs. Finally, released on Chapter Music in 2006 was her first non-CD-R release since 1984. This is arresting, simple, down-to-earth folk music from a poetically-skilled lyricist with a beautifully-frayed voice.
$10.99 EAN: 9330357012724 ROCK
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BLOOM & LOREN CONNORS, KATH: Sing The Children Over/Sand In My Shoe 2CD (CH 063CD)
Originally released by Chapter Music in 2008, this is the first of two double disc reissues by extraordinary early-'80s folk duo Kath Bloom and Loren Connors. Meeting in 1976 in their hometown of New Haven, CT, Bloom and Connors formed a creative partnership that has haunted psych-folk fans ever since, releasing six albums of fragile, avant-garde folk-blues in miniscule quantities, all of which now change hands for huge sums. At first, Kath would act out monologues while Loren played his free-form guitar, extrapolated from Mississippi Delta and Chicago blues. But while Loren worked on his now-legendary nine-volume series Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations, he and Kath's performances gradually became more song-based. Kath began practicing guitar among the headstones of New Haven's Grove Street cemetery, while Loren's idiosyncratic style had been developing since the 1960s. By the early '80s, after self-releasing two limited-edition live albums, the duo were playing occasionally outside of New Haven, and soon Boston independent label Ambiguous Records approached them to record their first studio effort. Acclaimed jazz critic and music historian Nat Hentoff wrote sensitive, insightful liner notes and Sing The Children Over emerged in 1982 and Sand In My Shoe in 1983. The albums mixed traditional folk and blues songs with Kath's originals, revealing Kath to be an accomplished and moving songwriter. It also set up the dynamic template that she and Loren would follow over their remaining recordings -- Kath's fragile voice and subdued finger-picked guitar set against Loren's playing: abstract, skittering, sometimes atonal but always intuitively supportive. Together the duo created a sound almost impossibly emotional and haunting, one unlike anything created before or since. By 1984, however, Kath was married with a young son, and Connors himself was entering a new relationship, so the duo found themselves drifting apart. And now, after almost 25 years, these original recordings are again available to be soaked up, marveled at and relished. Completely remastered, and containing extensive liner notes, original photos and artwork, and a treasure trove of bonus tracks.
$11.99 EAN: 9330357012939 ROCK
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LOCO DICE: 7 Dunham Place CD (DESOLAT 001CD)
Originally released in 2008, this is the debut full-length release by renowned Düsseldorf minimal DJ, producer and Desolat label-head, Loco Dice. 7 Dunham Place has been created to take the listener on a journey: an album to be treasured as a fine-textured catalog of the senses. Loco Dice, who spends much of his time shuttling between the world's main electronic music ports as an in-demand DJ, packed up his studio and relocated to New York City. There, he fomented a raw and simmering soundtrack: a nuance-packed collection of sonic interpretations of scenes, characters and moods from the most diverse and mythologized city in the world. The album specifically pays homage to their adopted home base, Brooklyn, while sketching the trajectory of a musical life uprooted and transplanted, where dream-like feelings of isolation and melancholy transmute into a sense of place and kinship. Loco Dice began a fruitful studio partnership with Martin Buttrich in 2002 leading to tracks like "Phat Dope Shit," "Menina Brasiliera," and "Seeing Through Shadows," and these productions are meticulously planned by Dice. It's a directorial, cinematic outlook, which permeates Dice's everyday life: fed by his experiences living in extreme environments like Ibiza and New York, as well as drawing on elaborate film scripts imagined as a young Loco Dice on the streets of Flingern in Düsseldorf and the Kerkennah Islands in Tunisia. It's an album that re-imagines the soul of a city, built from careful observations of urban tribes that crisscross and sometimes clash, of minute details and sensory impressions. From the two guys at the local deli who're always on the verge of fighting over football results or presidential candidates, to the tattooed lady couple who sell the morning soul food, all find their way into this cohesive collection of tracks which breathe deeply, and as they exhale, tell a story. "M Train To Brooklyn" includes the sounds of a subway train on the tracks, with a low-slung, incredibly relaxed vibe, "Esquina" is a Latin-themed piano-led track with bouncy beats, and "Tight Laces" uses sampled female voices, shakers, and analog squiggles that make the track sound absolutely propulsive, like everyday life. 7 Dunham Place is your city-commute headphones soundtrack with reduced grooves, kept infinitely personal.
$11.99 EAN: 4014235150023 ELECTRONIC
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VARIANT: The Setting Sun CD (ECHOSPACE AIR2)
Stephen Hitchell (Intrusion, cv313) delivers a serious treat for his legion of devoted followers with the next logical step in the Echospace saga leading to this release exploring sublime ambient electronics in a textured, analog style. As Variant, Hitchell delves into his most expansive and inspiring palette, layering materials onto his canvas with a widescreen scope and an emotionally-affected, cinematic intent that makes this a deeply engrossing listen. Made for an obviously specific time and place, "The Setting Sun" marks a shift in Hitchell's work, sounding more like Oren Ambarchi or Keith Fullerton Whitman than any of the more familiar names his work has been associated with in the past. Incorporating resonant pianos, hazily thrummed guitars and swelling organs with rippling waves of curling analog distortion, this is surely one of the most outstanding pieces in his catalog. "As Time Stood Still" features a deeply-padded flow of ebbing atmospherics, lapping every intangible surface of the womb-like sub-bass-bubble that Hitchell creates with a concoction of vintage analog hardware and reel-to-reel recording techniques. All taken together, The Setting Sun sounds like the slow inhalation and exhalation of deep, meditative breathing, or like rain falling from a grey sky. This is a hugely involving listen that will appeal to followers of Tim Hecker AND Basic Channel, or Vladislav Delay AND Oren Ambarchi.
$10.99 UPC: 743251715926 ELECTRONIC
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FM3: Buddha Machine II - Aqua Soundbox (BUDDHA02-AQUA)
Two new colors of the Buddha Machine 2.0 -- aqua and lime. Blurring the line between music box and musical instrument, the Buddha Machine 2.0 is an interactive album that lets users customize the listening experience. Drop the pitch and the music ebbs in a low ambient drone. Boost the speed and suddenly it's alive with melody. Add a few more machines, set them at different speeds and you have an evolving audio perfume. Plug it into a mixer, add some beats or vocals or guitar... FM3 won't mind. In fact, they encourage people to use the Buddha Machine as inspiration. Since its release in 2005, the original Buddha Machine has sold more than 50,000 units worldwide and has won praise from artists as diverse as Daft Punk, Gorillaz, Low, Monolake, Sunn O))), Blixa Bargeld and Mike Patton. Legendary producer Brian Eno was the first customer for the original Buddha Machine and nearly 3 years later told FM3 he still "cherishes" his purchase! Similar in shape and design to the original Buddha Machine, but boasting more robust construction and improved sound quality. For those who haven't experienced the pleasure of the original, the Buddha Machine is essentially a small plastic box that plays ambient loops. The loops repeat endlessly until the "track" is switched or the two AA batteries (not included) run out. The machine has its own built-in speaker and there is also a headphone jack for a more personal experience. But the charm of the device isn't nearly as specific: the Buddha Machine has a calming presence in today's fast-paced world. Its charm mixes with FM3's innovative music to provide the owner with an experience that is hard to define. Essentially, it's a box with a life, a tool for living, and to many, it's a friend. Founded in 1999 by Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian, FM3 are considered pioneers of electronic music in China. Inspired by Buddhist prayer boxes found at temples around Asia, the duo released the original Buddha Machine in April 2005, winning acclaim in publications including BoingBoing.net, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, XLR8R, and basically everywhere else.
$16.99 UPC: 718122861019 ELECTRONIC
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FM3: Buddha Machine II - Lime Soundbox (BUDDHA02-LIME)
Lime-colored Buddha Machine. Buddha Machine 2.0 -- nine new loops. 3 new colors. Pitch bend.
$16.99 UPC: 718122860913 ELECTRONIC
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FM3: Buddha Machine (schematic) T-shirt - Large LARGE T-SHIRT (FM3 T1-L)
In honor of the Buddha Machine 2.0, the official Buddha Machine T-shirt is available once again. 100% cotton black American Apparel T-shirt with white graphic diagram revealing the secret inner workings of the Buddha Machine, as seen at http://www.fm3.com.cn/buddhamachine.htm specially designed by the FM3 team to fashionably accompany your sound enlightenment. Available in Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large.
$14.39 UPC: N/A Misc
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FM3: Buddha Machine (schematic) T-shirt - Medium MED T-SHIRT (FM3 T1-M)
Medium sized T-shirt.
$14.39 UPC: N/A Misc
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FM3: Buddha Machine (schematic) T-shirt - Small SMALL T-SHIRT (FM3 T1-S)
Small sized T-shirt.
$14.39 UPC: N/A Misc
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FM3: Buddha Machine (schematic) T-shirt - Extra Large XL T-SHIRT (FM3 T1-XL)
Extra large sized T-shirt.
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PERERIN: Haul Ar Yr Eira LP (GUESS 053LP)
Easily one of the most exciting psychedelic folk-rock albums from the UK, this is the debut disc by Welsh fellows Pererin, originally released in 1980. Entirely sung in the Welsh language (like all their discography, all available through Guerssen), this definitely has the most '70s sound of them all. Features lovely male and female vocals, strong Celtic influences, and some added great electric lead guitar, as well as fantastic flute and violin work. A total masterpiece in the folk-psych/folk-prog genre, definitely for fans of Pentangle, driving folk-rock, and pastoral balladry -- featuring some stunning original artwork as well. Comes with an insert with liners and pictures, plus a coupon for a free mp3 download.
$16.99 EAN: 4040824081096 ROCK
A1. Haul Ar Yr Eira
A2. Titrwm Tetrwm
A3. Dechrau Y Gan
A4. Can Y Melinydd
A5. Ni Welaf Yr Haf
B1. Royal Charter
B2. Gloyn Byw
B3. Llongau Caernarfon
B4. Hiraeth Y Mor
B5. Pan Ddaw Y Brenin Yn Ol
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TREE PEOPLE, THE: Human Voices LP (GUESS 055LP)
Previously released on CD by Guerssen Records, now available on vinyl. This is the second album from Oregon's The Tree People, the late '70s Oregon-based predecessors to the ongoing new folk movement in the USA. You already know about their 1979 debut album and you know it's a masterpiece, but did you know about their second album recorded in 1984? Surely not, especially because it was a cassette-only release with a very short print-run. The sound quality on this reissue is splendid, and the music itself is equally as good, if not better than, their self-titled debut and is a real must for any folk and psych-folk lover. Acoustic guitars, subtle percussion, pastoral flute work and some warm vocals make The Tree People's music absolutely ahead of its time. A real beauty! Includes an insert with liner notes by the band's leader Stephen Cohen, as well as some nice pictures.
$16.99 EAN: 4040824081102 ROCK
A1. Human Voices
A2. Grandfather
A3. Opus II
A4. Things Fall Apart
A5. Thomas
B1. Rain, Rain
B2. Dance
B3. If That's Entertainment
B4. Sketches
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VA: Kompakt Total 10 2CD (KOMP 075CD)
The Kompakt label's most-anticipated compilation release of the year reaches the double-digits with number 10. This diverse collection of solid-gold hit favorites is still standing and stronger than ever, coinciding with the Kompakt Total event. Spanning the course of two CDs and three LPs, Kompakt Total 10 features essential tunes from the Kompakt catalog and highlights exclusive, new music from the likes of DJ Koze, Thomas/Mayer, Jürgen Paape, Wassermann aka Wolfgang Voigt, and others. What one immediately will notice in comparison to other editions is the inclusion of remixes -- the likes of Ivan Smagghe & Tim Paris aka It's A Fine Line tackling the likes of Burger/Voigt, Gui Boratto's remix of Sam Taylor-Wood, produced by Pet Shop Boys, Thomas Fehlmann's stunning impression of The Field, and of course, finally available, the lost remix of Gotye's hit "Heart's A Mess" by Supermayer. Expect the unexpected this year, 'cause Kompakt Total 10 promises to be one of the most diverse collections of tracks the label has ever brought forward in their history. Other artists include: Justus Köhncke, Dirk Leyers, Shumi, Ada, Coma, Wighnomy Bros., Nicolas Stefan, Jonas Bering, Matias Aguayo, Mayburg, Reinhard Voigt, Mugwump, and Pachanga Boys.
$12.39 UPC: 880319040528 ELECTRONIC
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MESO MESO: Mitten CD (LACIES 001CD)
Originally released in 2008. Equally indebted to the progressive J-pop of Piana and the sonic template set out by Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir-era múm, Meso Meso is the solo project of a young lady from Tokyo named Yumiko, a musician whose whispered songcraft is unassuming to the point of outright shyness, occasionally occupying the same terrifyingly twee musical no-fly zone as the likes of Lullatone. Musically, Meso Meso's universe is inhabited by glockenspiels, accordion, melodica and toy pianos, all skillfully-arranged around her bashfully quiet vocals. At times, her voice sounds as if it's been recorded in the middle of a nap, particularly on second track "Danro," a musical sleepwalk led by gorgeously plodding acoustic guitar, but ultimately characterized by that implausibly delicate singing voice. Even at its most boisterous, Mitten is the very embodiment of understatement, jangling mellifluously through the melange of sampled recordings and bric-a-brac that makes up the opening cut "Alice," which comes as close to conventional pop music as any of the other charmingly shambolic meanderings on this beguiling album. Really quite adorable music that offsets over-preciousness with an undercurrent of secret, eccentric soulfulness.
$10.39 EAN: 5060165480500 ROCK
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ARCHIVIST, THE: The Keeper Of The Library CD (LACIES 002CD)
Craig Tattersall aka The Archivist has made regular and notable appearances over the years, as a member of Hood, The Remote Viewer and The Boats, as well as under his more recent Humble Bee moniker and work with his own Moteer and Mobeer imprints. This second release on bijou imprint Lacies Records features carefully-compiled gems from his extensive archive of unreleased material, assembling vintage recordings unearthed from dusty tapes and hard drives for what amounts to a 45-minute journey through wondrous, heartbreaking music. If you've followed Tattersall's work over the years, you'll have an idea of what to expect here, but it's just material of the highest possible calibre, all microscopic, percolating rhythms and fragile instruments dancing around each other with an effortless beauty that never fails to reach deep inside your soul and leave you with that bittersweet aftertaste that's just impossible to describe. Achingly beautiful music.
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NORBURY, DANNY: Light In August CD (LACIES 003CD)
This is the debut full-length release by Manchester, UK cellist Danny Norbury. In addition to his work as a solo artist, Norbury has contributed to music by Library Tapes, The Boats, Nancy Elizabeth and Rafael Anton Irisarri of The Sight Below. This incredible album, Light In August, finds Norbury assuming the role of a one-man ensemble, spinning a collection of understated string and piano elegies, harnessing an incredibly intimate cinematic quality. Norbury's music taps into the neo-classicisms of Rachel's or Hildur Guðnadóttir, with gentle, harmonized cello figures and minimal keystrokes leading the way. A maudlin grasp on romanticism takes hold of pieces like "The Morning Star" and "Small Field," setting the tone for what's to come: a set that wrings every drop of emotion from Norbury's instrumental palette. Fans of Peter Broderick's Float album, or the aforementioned Hildur Guðnadóttir's Without Sinking will fall in love at first listen, but Norbury manages to map out his very own niche within the current crop of modern classical musicians on outstanding entries such as the quietly devastating "This Night Is For You And For Me" and final track "The Evening Star," whose extreme cello glissandos mimic pedal steel tones, arcing across the horizon in the most heart-rending of fashions.
$10.39 EAN: 5029385987527 ROCK
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DAVIS JR., ROY: God Life Music CD (LANT 004CD)
This is the debut full-length release by Chicago's dance music legend Roy Davis Jr. for Japan's Lantern label. With his trademarked brand of heartfelt, soulful grooves, this album is a testament to his love of music. From electro-'80s flavors to cool R&B and back to his Chicago house music roots, the album overflows with catchy pop-chart material. God Life Music features seven different vocalists including Detroit's Billboard-topping Terry Dexter, and Los Angeles rapper Khalid. The first single from the album, "I Have A Vision (feat. Erin Martin)," was released earlier in 2009 to worldwide critical acclaim and boasted dancefloor-smashing remixes by stellar artists such as The Juan MacLean, Fred Falke and Todd Edwards. The single was featured on hundreds of blogs, radio shows (including Pete Tong's show on the BBC) and top music and lifestyle magazines (including DJ and Time Out). Davis has remixed artists such as Seal, Mary J. Blige, D'Angelo, Eric Benet/Faith Evans, Patti LaBelle, Christina Milian and others. He also has an impressive discography of his own productions, having released music on top-tier labels such as Strictly Rhythm, XL, Ubiquity, Large, Daft Punk's imprint Roulé, Nice+Smooth and more, and his legendary DJ skills have taken him to clubs around the world. This is also a new phase for the Lantern label, as they enter into the world of pure house groove. Other guest artists include Mark, Manny, XL, and Heat Fam.
$11.99 EAN: 4560267296043 ELECTRONIC
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MAURIZI, FABRIZIO: Habitat 12" (MINUS 070EP)
Italian minimalist Fabrizio has an ear for the dramatic and a distinctive approach to mapping clean and precise percussive efx. "Daddy Diego" flickers between light and shadow. Cavernous vocal sighs rise from the depths while the metallic melody and slow-phasing laser tone offer an effective foil to the low-end bass drive. On "Mars Needs Bitches," the looping bass groove slides through a creaking trap door with heavily-treated robotic voices and sci-fi efx punctuating the sparse groove, ensuring the crowd never stops moving.
$7.79 UPC: 827170279667 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae CD (MOLL 016CD)
Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae documents a rare and legendary all-star reunion project in Kingston, Jamaica in 2008, featuring some of the biggest and most influential artists of the genre. Comprised of 15 brand-new, deeply-inspired recordings of well-known rocksteady classics, recorded in the original old school style at Tuff Gong Studios, and featuring the original singers and musicians who embody the golden era of rocksteady: Leroy Sibbles, Hopeton Lewis, Judy Mowatt, U-Roy, Ken Boothe, Derrick Morgan, Dawn Penn, Stranger Cole (feat. Gladstone Anderson), Marcia Griffith, and Lynn Taitt. This project was also chronicled in a heart-warming documentary film that shows the making of the album with stories, remarkable live performances, and vintage footage -- soon to screen at theaters worldwide. These are the sweet, soulful songs that transitioned away from Jamaican ska in the mid- to late-'60s, adding heavier bass lines, lyrics about love and conflict, and a slower tempo, readying the way for the full fruition of reggae. Lead and guided by Studio One guitarist/bandleader Ernest Ranglin, mixed by legendary audio engineer Erroll Brown and based on arrangements by rocksteady guitarist, Lynn Taitt. Housed in an 8-panel digipack, including a 16-page booklet with detailed, historical liner notes.
$11.99 UPC: 881390561629 WORLD
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SLANEY, IVOR: Terror/Prey - The Original Unreleased Soundtrack Recording CD (MVM 002/3CD)
Moscovitch Music is the new label from record archaeologist and one-half of cult exotica group Quiet Village, Joel Martin, and is devoted to releasing all the weird and wonderful music you've never heard before from obscure film scores to ecological jazz. The label's first release compiles the unissued film soundtracks to legendary UK horror director Norman J. Warren's Terror (1979) and Prey (1978), both composed by one of TV and radio's most prolific arrangers, Ivor Slaney (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Double Deckers, Ren & Stimpy, De Wolfe Music Library) and features dark proto-synth wave, electronic hip-hop, folk/soul and dirty cabaret rock. Joel was one of the first record collectors to compile original soundtrack/library music back in 1997 for the legendary Bite Hard LP (BBE), a retrospective of the famous UK-based De Wolfe label, which has since been sampled by the likes of Jay Z and Kool G Rap. Joel works for De Wolfe as head of their reissue department, who have released the album Kung Fu Super Sounds, a retrospective of the Shaw Brothers' cult martial arts films of 1975-1984. Joel also conceived and compiled the unreleased score to George A. Romero's classic zombie film Dawn Of The Dead (1978) which was issued on Trunk Records in 2004, to critical acclaim. Terror/Prey includes 35 unheard tracks -- full of shrill, nauseating swarms of minor-key, flanging synths, wonky guitar stomp, cloying, murky piano and clarinet ballads, an acoustic jazz number with vocals by Val McKenna, and some breakbeat-infused percussion-led groovers. Just as sinister and terrifying as the Dario Argento/Ennio Morricone soundtracks, but slightly more leering and cheeky. Includes a beautiful full-color 12-page booklet complete with rare stills and sleevenotes from director Norman J. Warren and Cherrystones (Gareth Goddard). Vinyl edition limited to 1,000 copies only for the world.
$11.99 UPC: 666017208022 ROCK
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SIMMONDS, IAN: The Burgenland Dubs CD (MKR 003CD)
Relocated from Wales to Jena, Germany, Ian Simmonds (aka Juryman) is responsible for pure innovation on the electronic scene. He left London in 2005 and began a new chapter in the East German province of scenic Jena in Thuringia, recording The Burgenland Dubs in the old Castle Wendelstein in the middle of the vineyard region in Unstrut Valley in Burgenland Saxony-Anhalt. Working in an environment with faulty heating, rotting old windows, and two hard winters that set ice crystals in his beard, Simmonds toiled in his castle like a sorcerer in his spiritual craft, revealing an album filled with maritime dimensions, rhythmic, lyrical moments, dramatic beat wizardry, and orchestral presence. This album also demonstrates a swinging, acoustic flight of traditional instrumentation paired with modern electric sonic culture. He also doesn't shy away from soul and jazz, and possesses a smooth British breakstep sense and even the depths and straight lines from Detroit. His sound began on the bass with the extraordinary combo, Sandals (1992-1994), whose proliferation anticipated British-isle club innovation. As Juryman, Simmonds began to merge modern music with traditional. From there came unbeatable productions in the form of 12" remixes, albums on renowned labels like SSR, Ntone, Studio-K7!, Pussyfoot, G-Stone, Compost, and more. The Burgenland Dubs is pure beat-fiddling sound research plus orchestral radiance and moving, warm peak-time brush-strokes for the home or club.
$10.99 UPC: 880319421020 ELECTRONIC
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SIMMONDS, IAN: The Burgenland Dubs 2LP+CD (MKR 003LP)
2x12" version with CD of the entire album.
$12.99 UPC: 880319423314 ELECTRONIC
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KLOCK, BEN: Remixes 12" (OSTGUT 026EP)
Presenting an unbeatable remix package of tracks from Ben Klock's debut album, One. Robert Hood injects a kick-drum, clear synth-stabs and fragments of Elif Biçer's voice into "Godly Sin," turning the original into a massive techno stomper. Regis & Function's rework of "Subzero" (originally released on Klock's Before One EP) is crisp and cold late-night techno in the tradition of Chain Reaction and Downwards. Finally, Kenny Larkin's remix features a bulky beat and dramatic strings caressed by sweet piano patterns.
$8.39 UPC: 880319412813 ELECTRONIC
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DE MARTINVILLE, EDOUARD-LEON SCOTT: Au Clair de la Lune 7" (PT 1001EP)
Dust-to-Digital proudly inaugurates its vinyl imprint Parlortone with the earliest intelligible recording of the human voice: a historic 20-second version of "Au Clair de la Lune" made in 1860, 17 years before Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. This one-sided 45rpm record comes complete with an etched back, a descriptive essay and a reproduction of Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's original "Au Clair..." phonautogram. Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was born in France in 1817. As a printer by trade, he was able to read accounts of the latest scientific discoveries and became an inventor. On March 25, 1857, he received French patent #17,897/31,470 for the phonautograph. This device made a visual image of sound waves on a cylinder, but did not play or reproduce any sounds. Scott used a horn to collect sound, a diaphragm at the end of the horn that vibrated from the sound, a stiff brush bristle attached to the diaphragm, and a rotating cylinder covered with lampblack or blackened paper that recorded the wavy lines from the vibrating diaphragm and bristle. Example "No. 5" -- "Au Clair de la Lune" was recorded on April 9, 1860. Scott prepared its recording surface by wrapping a sheet of paper around a cylinder, which he rotated over a smoking lantern to cover with soot. He recorded with two styli -- one driven by the vibrations of a tuning fork, the other driven by a membrane vibrating in sympathy with his voice. He removed the paper from the cylinder and immersed it in an alcohol-based fixative from behind its curtain of noise. He sang purposely into his instrument to reveal the shape of sounds and the frequency of his notes. In listening to "Au Clair..." we eavesdrop not on a musical performance, but on a scientific experiment -- wafting imperfectly through a window in time.
$5.79 UPC: 880226100117 EXPERIMENTAL
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N-TYPE: Rinse: 09 CD (RINSE 012CD)
This is the ninth edition of the Rinse label's compilation series, mixed by UK dubstep heavyweight and Rinse FM DJ, N-Type. His last compilation, Dubstep Allstars Vol. 05 (TEMPA 009CD), is to date the biggest-selling compilation in the series and received rave reviews everywhere, from visitors to DubstepForum.com ("Best CD Award") to Observer Music Monthly ("Compilation Of The Month"). Rinse: 09 is set to impress with a host of exclusives and previously-unreleased material from artists including Benga and Silkie, combined with N-Type's ability to keep proceedings rolling with peaks and troughs of energy, making this absolutely essential listening. As N-Type himself explains,"Like my Dubstep Allstars mix, this is a snapshot of what I'm doing at this moment in time. At the moment, doing back-to-backs with people like Youngsta and Hatcha is influencing me. The beginning of the mix particularly is a reflection of when me and Yunx play out -- meditative vibes you could smoke to. Towards the end, I get more banging... almost drawing on jungle influences." Other artists include: Kryptic Minds, Kutz, Headhunter, Kromestar & Jay 5ive, LD, DJ Punisher, The Others, Mungo's Hi-Fi, Earl 16, Distance, Kalbata, Seven & Youngsta, Emalkay, Skream, Jakes, John & Jehn, Joker, Flux Pavillion, Trolley Snatcher, Coki, and Benny Page.
$11.99 UPC: 800071000363 ELECTRONIC
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KOLETZKI (FEAT. FRAN), OLIVER: Hypnotized 12" (SVT 034EP)
"Hypnotized" is the first single from Oliver Koletzki's second album, Großstadtmärchen. Featuring up-and-coming singer, Fran, this track is an electronic love story with a lovely piano melody and a very smooth and poppy beat. The remix by Format B is happy techno-pop, with an added guitar loop and a syncopated bass line. "Warschauer Straße" is a journey back to his roots, and a homage to his love of house music that is fresh, frisky and hypnotizing.
$8.39 UPC: 827170287761 ELECTRONIC
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MAPLEWOOD: Maplewood CD (TR 068CD)
This is the sought-after debut album by Brooklyn's Maplewood, originally released in 2004. Rising up on a breeze of three-part harmonies and 12-string acoustic guitars, Maplewood evokes a joyride up the Pacific Coast Highway. Like the scent of night jasmine in bloom, the Maplewood sound wafts from the canyons to the beaches and out into the desert, an ode to a Californian ideal mapped out by such precursors as America, Bread, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gene Clark, '70s-era Beach Boys, late-period Byrds, The Stone Canyon Band, John Phillips, Neil Young, Hearts And Flowers, and even CSNY. For the five dudes who make up Maplewood, lost gems like "Ventura Highway" and "Make It With You" evolved from guilty pleasure to buried treasure: in such castoff anthems of mellowness, Maplewood managed to find improbable inspiration. Call it canyon rock, call it breeze rock, Maplewood is like a desert sunrise, like a dappled afternoon up in the orange groves, like a moon-lit walk on the beach and a swig of dandelion wine with the one you love the most. Maplewood is Mark Rozzo, Steve Koester, Craig Schoen, and Ira Elliot.
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DIAL M FOR MURDER!: Fiction Of Her Dreams CD (TR 163CD)
This is the debut full-length release by Sweden's Dial M For Murder!. After 2008's Oh No!/The Mourning Comes The Morning After vinyl single stirred up much interest all over Europe, Sweden's Dial M For Murder! fulfills all the promises made by that 45 rpm gem. Fiction Of Her Dreams is a powerful and dark manifesto celebrating the everyday highs and lows of life in Europe's North in the first decade of the new millennium. Winter's anxieties, summer's confusing adrenaline rush and springtime's yearly hopeful new beginnings are all part and parcel of this multifaceted album. References to '80s British dream-pop bands such as A.R. Kane and The Chameleons are to be found, as well as the aesthetics of classic bands like Joy Division or current contenders Interpol and Ladytron. Theirs is a sound that has been scraped raw -- moody, haunting vocals, gritty melodies, fuzzy electric guitars, mean-sounding synths, dirty drum-boxes -- it's all here. Dial M For Murder! is a duo comprised of David Ortenlöf and Andy Lantto. Stating Alfred Hitchcock, love and hate, low-frequency bass, old drum machines, London and indie fashion as outside influences, Dial M For Murder!'s sense of style and purpose comes as no surprise. Produced by Fredrik Jansson and the band, recorded mostly at night, Fiction Of Her Dreams is a strong post-punk/dark wave statement with some very cool songs and attitude in abundance.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179319225 ROCK
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APPLESCAL: A Slave's Commitment CD (TRAUM 021CD)
This is the debut full-length release from The Netherlands' Applescal. Even after releasing only one 12" on Traum, the label is confident that this young artist embodies the new wave in indie electronic dance music -- a hunch now given some weight after Applescal was voted "Producer of the Year" in his home country. On A Slave's Commitment, he combines melodic electronics and dance tracks with grunge, creating an almost live-band sound. There is a lot of explosive youthfulness here, reflecting newer heroes and influencers like Apparat and Extrawelt, rather than Richie Hawtin or Ricardo Villalobos. The CD starts off with the beautiful track "The History Of Love," making the world feel like it's twisting in slow-motion. "Nottingham Hobbits" transports and extends a similar emotion, whereas "Ugly But Nasty" introduces dirty acid bass lines, reminiscent of his Traum 12" track, "Monster." "In The Mirror" has a bit more of a band approach, sounding like The Cure, My Bloody Valentine or Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, and carrying a ghostly atmosphere with chords and feedback. "Music For Her Ears" is the ambient piece... a bit of a sad and melancholic track that somehow connects modern electronica with piano. "I Can't Stand" also works with ambience, but rocks away into a sort of a shuffle beat. "The Forms Of Abstract Life" is a masterpiece, intimately visualizing the beauty of flowers and nature. "The Red Dress" is a noise interlude -- psychedelic, alienated and strange. "Funk and FC" is a grinding acid track that starts quiet and works with a classic build-up, getting frantic and noisy. Applescal also remixed a track by the Dutch band Local Daddies, using the vocals and bass of the original and changing everything else around it, giving it a Portishead twist. The album closes with "Reeeer," a melodic and comic track that swallows everything in its path, like a colorful and happy/sad Aphex Twin.
$10.99 UPC: 880319428425 ELECTRONIC
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BRODERICK, PETER: 4 Track Songs 2LP (TYPE 044LP)
Double LP version. This is the third full-length release by Peter Broderick for the Type label. In just a few short years, the multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer and all-round Renaissance man has shot from being a darling of the underground to something far more substantial. Constantly touring, Peter has accrued fans far and wide with his alluring folk songs and gorgeous post-classical compositions -- but all this had to start somewhere. A few years ago, Peter sent Type a package containing all his material prior to writing 2008's Float -- two CD-Rs, lovingly hand-labelled 4 Track Songs. Recorded to tape using only a cheap microphone, Peter assembled these tracks as and when they came to his head. From delicate piano improvisations to fully-fledged songs more reminiscent of Home, this is a charming and heart-warming portal into Peter's early creative process. More than that though, these songs are so defiant in their hazy, lo-fi beauty, that they stand on their own as pieces that can never possibly be repeated. Moving from track to track with all the grace of that chunky stop button on a cassette recorder, we are treated to both volumes of Peter's early recordings, and although they might have been released before, they actually never sold a single copy. Through dedications to get-well-soon messages to simple musings on life, each song seems to come straight from the heart and is untroubled by the trappings of modern production. This is pure, simple and ineffably beautiful music which shows the beginnings of a truly special talent.
$14.99 EAN: 5065000885199 ROCK
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BEAUPRE, STEPHEN: Achaemenid EP 12" (WAG 053EP)
This is Montreal-native Stephen Beaupré's Wagon Repair debut. One half of Crackhaus, a long-time collaboration with Deadbeat, Stephen has released solo material on Musique Risquée, Mutek_Rec and ~scape. "Achaemenid" roams stridently with a tight kick, clangorous, melodic cascades, and rhythmic tones. Ethereal string pads and moaning atmospherics imply conflict, narrated by catchy vocals. A reverberant synth-line injects life into "Lotus Eaters," with vocal samples and melodic tones forming sonic structures around a deep tom and rattled hat. Totally intoxicating.
$8.39 UPC: 827170293069 ELECTRONIC
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MOONDOG: More Moondog LP (4M 176LP)
180 gram vinyl. "This is the second Moondog LP, originally released on Prestige in 1956. It continues the NYC street performer's exploration of minimalist composition and field recording, mixing percussion and sparse melodies with piano solos, street sounds and monologues. Surprisingly accessible despite it's avant-garde nature, bridging the gap between the familiar and the bizarre. Another all out masterwork from one of 20th century America's most unique minds."
$12.50 UPC: 646315117615 ROCK
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BARDOT & SERGE GAINSBOURG, BRIGITTE: Bonnie And Clyde LP (4M 178LP)
180 gram vinyl. "Featuring a couple of duets, some Bardot-sung, Gainsbourg-penned numbers, and a number of Serge-only tunes, this is not, technically, a completely collaborative record. It is, however, one of Gainsbourg's finest releases featuring a wide range of styles from moody, funky French-pop ('Bonnie And Clyde'), to barroom piano jazz ('Bubble Gum'), to Afro-Caribbean rhythms ('Pauvre Lola' and 'Baudelaire'), to the swinging '60s pop he was most known for at the time ('Docteur Jeckyll et Monsieur Hyde'). A classic from these two French heroes (originally released in 1968)."
$12.50 UPC: 646315117813 ROCK
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FERRARO, JAMES: Citrac 2LP (ARBOR 106LP)
"The Citrac collection presents one of James Ferraro's most cinematic visions; showing his recent mode of soundworld creation in top form. By shying away from pure musical creation and opting towards the organic birth of sonic universes, James finds a new way to tell a story. Evoking vastly imaginative imagery, this 80+ minute suite spanning two LPs, contains the previously released 'Postremo Techno Mundus Symposium,' excerpts and alternative edits from Liquid Metal's Alternative Soundtrack to Digital Overdrive, and the all new 'Digital Tribe.' Presenting deep-nightmarish atmospheres of surveillance and captivity on through the rush of the open road; the hypnotic, lo-fi result is one that could only come from Ferraro's alien mind, eternally stuck in a 1980s vision of an impossibly archaic future. In an edition of 400 double LPs with full color printed inner-sleeves in pro-printed black and white cardboard sleeves and printed labels by James."
$18.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER: Zones Without People LP (ARBOR 115LP)
"Daniel Lopatin's Oneohtrix Point Never represents a rift in time; an isolationist expedition into the archaeology of sound that utilizes the analog polysynth as a means of organic creation. Zones Without People is the second record in the OPN trilogy; acting as a bridge between the drifting, nebulous landscapes of Betrayed in The Octagon and the finely detailed sound sculpture of Lopatin's present work. An exercise in 'in between-ness': reconciling noise and melodicism, drone stasis and the transience of concrète, and the amorphous zone between 70s Kraut synth music and 80s techno. Arpeggios and sequencers play a key role in this amalgamation, as these forms of repetition create an attachment to a certain sentiment neither human nor machine. The record reflects this transformation; the A Side has distinct emotional flourishes, while the majority of the B Side seems to be overtaken in cold, mechanized melodies; attempts at teaching a machine to feel. The final track, 'Hyperdawn,' is a solution to these two disparate modes of interpreting stimuli: a pure union of veins and patch cables. In an edition of 500 copies in pro printed cardboard sleeves with pro printed labels and an insert by Christelle Gualdi."
$9.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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RALE: Whispering Gallery LP (ARBOR 119LP)
"Following recent tape releases on Young and Ekhein, Bill Hutson's Rale project should no longer be an elusive one. His modular synthesized low-end focus reaches new depths with each release; managing to provide a richness in texture and a deep listening experience in slow moving forms. Hutson exercises a dedicated control and mastery in composition as a result of his overwhelming knowledge of the potentials of sound. Far off organ chords become enveloped by an atmospheric heavy air; melody isn't shunned, but obscured. Frequencies arranged seamlessly, with a modest approach; like the growth of a grey cloud. In an edition of 400 12" EPs cut at 45rpm in proprinted cardboard sleeves with printed labels."
$8.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VA: The Sound Of Wonder! CD (BMS 012CD)
$11.25 EAN: 5060099501586 ROCK
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CHROME: Alien Soundtracks LP (CLP 2075LP)
"Special limited edition vinyl reissue of the seminal 1978 Chrome album -- the first to feature the aggro-guitar stylings of Helios Creed -- includes the classic 'Chromosome Damage' and 'All Data Lost.'"
$13.50 UPC: 741157207514 ROCK
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POP & THE STOOGES, IGGY: More Power 2CD (CLP 3686CD)
"Digitally remastered collection of rare studio recordings from punk icons Iggy Pop and The Stooges recorded in the same year the band released their seminal album Raw Power -- available as a 2CD set and on 12" vinyl! Includes gems such as 'Cock In My Pocket,' 'Tight Pants,' 'Johanna' and lots more, remastered to pristine audio fidelity for a unique look into one of the greatest punk rock bands ever!"
$11.50 UPC: 741157368628 ROCK
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JOHNSON & DAVE BARKER, BRETT: Temptation & Lies - The Cynosure Remixes 12" (CYN 035EP)
"Sometimes a track is so hot it just has to come back around again. About ten years ago Brett Johnson and Dave Barker (Stucco Homes) wrote some unbelievably catching house tunes, one of them being 'Temptation and Lies.' So it just seemed right to give this track yet another life. Deadbeat and Mike Shannon dive deep into a stripped down techno groover, removing the constant use of the vocals and creating a rolling techno dub version. Some seriously deep bass in the production that works the subs in all the right places. Ernesto Ferreyra and Guillaume Coutu Dumont aka Chic Miniature give you a playful melodic version on the flip. Full use of the original chord progressions, combined with the guys signature Marimba/Latin percussion leaving you with a lush, warm summer hit. Then Brett Dives into the track again giving you the 'Oohs and Ahhs Mix.' A ten minutes work out with BJ's patented groove focused on the vocal harmonies in the original. The result is a warped, spaced out long player that is sure to twist a few heads. Mental just about sums it up. Of course we had to include the original masterpiece for those who didn't find it the first time round. A favorite of everyone involved on the remix project I think you'll agree that the 'Temptation and Lies' Cynosure mixes do the original some justice."
$9.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Psicofásicos de Bolivia CD (CONDOR 001CD)
"Bolivian youngsters knew how to do it, yes. If you're searching for REAL garage and '60s punk sound and attittude, this is for you. Also, if you're simply loving the typical South-American '60s sounds, you'll be pleased with this collection of rare, RARE tracks taken from impossible to find 45s from one of the hardest to follow '60s scenes. Loads of fuzz, organ and raw sounds here, all been professionally remastered again (some of these 45s are sooo bad sounding, we've done our best!). This CD release includes an 12-page full colour booklet with liner notes and photos."
$16.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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HIEROGLYPHIC BEING: Dope Jams 3 Year Anniversary 12" (DJ 808EP)
"More untried sounds from esteemed producer Hieroglyphic Being, who offers two of his most gap-bridging electronic compositions to date on this exclusive 12" release commemorating Dope Jams' 3rd Anniversary, strictly limited to100 hand-numbered copies. While much of dance music today becomes increasingly enslaved to the conservative measure based repetition of normative dance music, 'The Future Shock' & 'The Universe We Reside in {Anti-Matter}' add to Hieroglyphic Being's reputation as a producer completely outside of 4-4 conventionality, synthesizing a totally new attitude to house & techno's experimental potentials. Harboring a punk rock conceptual freedom & utter disregard for the norm, these tracks prove once again the unparalleled abilities of Jamal Moss' creative mind, his refusal to operate on the same plane as most of his peers and his ultimate commitment to the uncultivated future of his -- and our -- beloved medium. With the continued efforts of this & similar depth, electronic music continues to be pushed forward beyond the pale of functional dance orthodoxy, and towards the truly artistic vitality it has and should naturally enjoy."
$12.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ESPVALL & MASAKI BATOH, HELENA: Overloaded Ark CD (DC 388CD)
"Further along the path of musical friendship that Helena Espvall and Masaki Batoh have discovered for themselves, we find Overloaded Ark ready to sail. And indeed, a new and better society might be provided for with all that they've packed on board. These are end times, we are told. Often, though, the craft of Espvall & Batoh drifts through placid waters. In the distance, thunderheads raise up and lightning flashes. When the storms finally come raging, they blow through -- and, singular in purpose under skies of shifting color, the intrepid ark sails onward. Espvall & Batoh have come prepared for anything, armed with acoustic and electric guitars, cello, renaissance harp, organ, sho, banjo, electronics, recorders, piano, hurdy gurdy, frame drums and several more obscure instruments such as auschpfeife, crumhorn, cornamuse, darbuka, and rig. Listen for them! But look them up first, so you know what you're listening for. There are vocals as well, sung mostly by Helena but also with Batoh's empathetic support. They are backed by two of Batoh's Ghost-mates, Kazuo Ogino and Junzo Tateiwa, and joined by ancient music specialist Haruo Kondo. As on the first Espvall & Batoh album, Overloaded Ark features a trove of traditional and ancient music alongside self-composed explorations. Songs from many cultures and ages are in evidence, from Scandinavian folk to German madrigal to French and Italian medieval court dances and even a good old Latin hymn! Nearer our present day, 'Sueno Con Serpientes' is a cautionary tale from the legendary Cuban protest singer Silvio Rodriguez, and 'Sham No Umi' is a Batoh solo piece from the mid-'90s. Espvall & Batoh endeavor to combine sounds from different times in history with an eye towards the creation of a peaceful new global village in the world of today. And indeed, Overloaded Ark is a gentle and expansive trip, fusing the sounds of east and west, new world and old into a new epic for all nations. Charted with grace and skill, Overloaded Ark is a human record, its passions focused under a stoic, enduring exterior."
$9.50 UPC: 781484038825 ROCK
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ESPVALL & MASAKI BATOH, HELENA: Overloaded Ark 2LP (DC 388LP)
Double LP version.
$14.00 UPC: 781484038818 ROCK
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SIC ALPS: A Long Way Around To A Shortcut 2LP (DC 400LP)
"Ever shrouded, serpentine by design, the legend of the Sic Alps has at last made its way to the gates of Drag City. The new, first-time-ever-on-vinyl 2xLP reissue of A Long Way Around To A Shortcut is somehow a 'greatest hits' of the golden not-quite-decade of Sic Alps. Well, not quite golden, either. Can gold be tarnished? Can it be done on purpose? If so, Sic Alps are artisans of the highest order -- for their music is the bright, surging sound of ye olde rock and roll radio (and the garages that tuned in), but heard through air darkened with specks of nameless obstruction. In and amongst their ingrown sounds, Sic Alps take on classic tunes from Strapping Fieldhands, Throbbing Gristle and The Zipps on A Long Way Around To A Shortcut. It is to their credit that they completely absorb their estimated predecessors and create the only sound left to them: the sound of the Sic Alps. A Long Way Around To A Shortcut was issued as a CD in 2008. It collected songs that were first issued throughout the epic years of 2006 and 2007 on two 12"EPs, three 7" singles and a cassette, plus a song from a compilation CD-R and a song released nowhere else but on the ALWATAS compilation. The records were originally given titles like United, Strawberry Guillotine, Semi- Streets, Hip-Hop Sweepers Vol 1, Teenage Alps, The Soft Tour in Rough Form-- but all these original releases are long gone, and the CDs fairly much OOP as well. Can this vinyl version be far behind? The hordes are coming, so heed well and get your own copi(es) in stock now." With full color innersleeves.
$14.50 UPC: 781484040019 ROCK
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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE: Luminous Night CD (DC 409CD)
"Through dark days and glowing nights, Six Organs of Admittance continues to step to the far rim of the world with purposeful strides. Indeed, new horizons are visible throughout Luminous Night. Be it in the face of spiritual crisis or catharsis, Ben Chasny as Six Organs refuses to stagnate, or to evolve in predictable fashion; in response, he keeps moving on. This is the first Six Organs of Admittance albums with such a lengthy gap between it and its former number. In the past two years Chasny has kept busy writing this new epic, moving house to Seattle, composing soundtracks for novels and movies, and touring constantly in America and Europe (with bands like The Dead C and OM) as well as being invited by legendary post-metal group Neurosis to play their Beyond The Pale festival in Belgium. Six Organs of Admittance is such a singular experience that it is sometimes easy to forget that Ben was the lead guitarist in Comets On Fire, as well as a songwriter and guitarist for Current 93's Black Ships Ate The Sky album and half of the pan-Pacific psych-folk duo August Born. But clearly, Chasny knows heavy, having grown through times of heavy and times of light. And in answer to the question what's heavier, a pound of rock or a pound of feathers, Six Organs of Admittance has devised this for Luminous Night: a pound of rock covered with a pound of feathers -- twice as heavy, but feathery light to the human eye. With Luminous Night, Chasny's working with some heavy dudes, like producer Randall Dunn and Eyvind Kang, whose sound on viola shines with a guiding glow throughout the album (both Dunn and Kang contributed their talents to the outré arrangements of the recent Sunn O))) album). The other invaluable contributors to the album are Hans Teuber on flute, Tor Dietrichson on tabla, Matt Chamberlin on drums, and Dave Abramson on percussion. Occupying their spots with care, they've collaborated to create something rich and vibrant, aching and new, in the world of Six Organs of Admittance. The arc of Luminous Night is wide as the sky, commencing with a stirring instrumental evocation of the Greek myth of poor Actaeon before flowing into the vocal, the vengeful, the ancient, the divine and celestial, scored with guitars, bass, viola, flute, tabla, electronics and synthesizer, as well as a buried-in-the-rain-soaked-earth-of- Seattle-then-exhumed four-track cassette that formed the basis of the instrumental 'Cover Your Wounds With the Sky.' For its blanketing sound, Luminous Night draws inspiration from such cinematic sources as Jodorowky's El Topo soundtrack and the scores of Kurosawa's samurai films, but is at the same time music that could only have come from the singular sound world of Six Organs of Admittance. What is it about the man that buries his sound in the ground? He has faith in the earth, for one. When we think of Six Organs of Admittance, we think of a man with six-string ambitions, a rambler with mystic beliefs and dark electric visions. It's a big universe and we're only human, which basically means that we've got spirit and that we're going to die. But until then, we live. Six Organs of Admittance has lived to tell about it on Luminous Night."
$9.50 UPC: 781484040927 ROCK
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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE: Luminous Night LP (DC 409LP)
LP version.
$11.00 UPC: 781484040910 ROCK
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SHITS AND GIGGLES: Trick Or Treat LP (FDAFITS 001LP)
"The union of warped avant pop maestro Ariel Pink and the shapeshifting surrealists and Mutant Sounds blog co-authors in Vas Deferens Organization, Shits And Giggles is an inspired and unprecedented collision of two distinct and fully formed galaxies of advanced dream logic art fuck, with Ariel's hazy/glazy universe of dissociative pop song rupture and advanced command of psychedelic song structure a virtual playpen for the pranksters in VDO to jerry-rig with plunderphonic joy buzzers, synth punk trap doors, kosmiche time machines and an embrace of willful illogic; a psychotropic melee onto whose exoskeleton has been grafted unexpected episodes of luminous grace from legendary free jazz trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez and his son, bassist Aaron Gonzalez."
$15.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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OS BAOBAS: Os Baobás LP (GROO 018LP)
"Finally the long waited reissue of the most important band of garage '60s in Brazil, Os Baobás. The original LP, together with The Beat Boys LP, is today one of the most wanted records for the garage collectors. Unfortunately the original album have a problem in the sound. None of the pressed LPs have a good sound. Now we put together all the singles with the original album along with remastered sound. The singles included track like 'Bye Bye My Darling Goodbye,' 'Down Down Down' and the powerful cover of the Stones', 'Paint It Black (Pintada de Preto).' Os Baobás were one of the most important bands in São Paulo's garage rock scene of the sixties, but they have remained in obscurity until now, despite their not so limited discography. The band is best remembered for having included Liminha (later on a Mutantes member and a producer) in its line-up and having played with Caetano Veloso, replacing the Beat Boys. But their most valuable treasure is the series of singles they recorded between 1966 and 1968. The LP includes a complete discography, photos, singles covers and a bio in the back of the LP."
$21.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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AIRWAY: Live At LACE LP (HARB 047LP)
"Repressed onto 12" vinyl. This version will be almost a complete replica of the Japanese version of the original album." Paste-on cover with black and white inserts of numerous performance flyers and photographs. Crucial early-noise document from the Los Angeles Free Music Society heyday. "AIRWAY is a brainchild of Joe Potts. Here are COMMANDMENTS OF AIRWAY: AIRWAY is a hole through which our conscious passes. Sound of AIRWAY is not an object. Sound of AIRWAY has no fixed location. Sound of AIRWAY has no fixed location. Sound of AIRWAY has no fixed meaning. Sound of AIRWAY has no dimensions. Meaning and dimensions of AIRWAY sound constantly change in relation to the universe inside and outside listeners. Sound of AIRWAY has no fixed time. The "flow of time" in AIRWAY sound is psychological not physical. Sound of AIRWAY is a representation of the 'whole' of sound existing inside and outside us. Because all sound of AIRWAY is interrelated, there is no such thing as innovative sound at AIRWAY performance. Sound of AIRWAY is an unfolded manifestation of hidden (enfolded) universe, consisting of all sound which will ever exist and has ever consisted inside and outside us." "The monster is back in its original nature! Human synthesizers!! Hijokaidan in its early days was heavily under its influence. Definitly a must for everyone in this era!" -- Toshiji Mikawa (Hijokaidan/Incapacitants ).
$18.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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CIRCLE OF OUROBORUS: Tree Of Knowledge CD (HOS 241CD)
"Mysterious occult shoegaze black rock from Finland. Newest full length of eight sinister spells. Known from splits with Urfaust and Nuit Noire."
$10.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SMITH, STEVEN R.: Cities LP (IMMUNE 005LP)
"American multi-instrumentalist Steven R. Smith has been releasing a steady stream of solo records for well over a decade as well as playing in various improvisational groups including Thuja, Hala Strana, and most recently Ulaan Khol. This music has ranged from sparse solo guitar improvisations to Hala Strana's reworkings of Eastern European traditional folk tunes to the dense, psychedelic fuzz guitar workouts of Ulaan Khol. On his latest full-length solo release, Cities, Smith combines the composed with the improvisational and the result is a beautiful and desolate collection of songs evoking a crumbling landscape reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road or the films of Hungarian director Béla Tarr. Cities was recorded in Smith's Worstward Studios on all analog equipment and features a wide variety of instrumentation including fretted spike fiddle, baritone psaltery, electric and nylon stringed guitars, cello, melodica, electric piano and organ. Musically, Smith's work over the years could be summed up as a struggle to contain a series of opposites: light and darkness, sorrow and joy, despair and hope. It is this balance, or at least the effort to create or maintain this balance, that informs Cities as well. Smith has recorded for numerous labels including Important Records, Catsup Plate, Soft Abuse, Emperor Jones, Last Visible Dog, Jewelled Antler, Digitalis and Darla. Cities is his first release for Immune Recordings."
$10.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MOVING SIDEWALKS, THE: Flash LP (KLI 301LP)
"This 1968 release of Flash is the only famous album by this Texas trio, featuring a young Billy Gibbons, later of ZZ Top fame, and it includes 5 bonus tracks from the CD re-release. Featuring '99th Floor,' the smash hit that was a sensation in the acid-psych scene of late 1960s Texas, and gained them the # 1 spot in the charts for 6 weeks. Printed inner sleeve."
$18.50 UPC: 889397830113 ROCK
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SIR WARRIOR & HIS ORIGINAL BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL BAND: Onye Obula Zoba Isi Onweya LP (KLI 302LP)
"This 1981 album epitomizes the incredible career of a prodigy, who started at age 11 as a member of an Ese ensemble, a traditional Nigerian form of choral music, and has since excelled in many of the varied forms of African music. The most distinctive genre created by Sir Warrior (born Ezebuiro Obinna) is the one known as Nigerian 'high-life' music, a modernization of Ghanian high-life obtained by combining elements of tradition with a modern musical approach. In Warrior's case incredibly gifted guitar playing combined with lyrics deriving from traditional Igbo proverbs made him a pop icon and superstar, with hundreds of hits and dozens of best selling records all over Africa."
$18.50 UPC: 889397830212 WORLD
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KUTI & HIS KOOLA LOBITOS, FELA RANSOME: Fela Ransome Kuti & His Koola Lobitos LP (KLI 303LP)
"In early 1965, just as the West African High-life scene was starting to get repetitive, the revolutionary sound of Fela Kuti & His Koola Lobitos burst upon us. A strikingly original and very talented musician, Fela was trained at the Trinity College of Music in London and despite his primary instrument being the trumpet, he was an excellent pianist, composer, arranger and vocalist. To maintain his reputation as West Africa's leading musician, Fela continuously experimented with varying forms of High-life and other exotic rhythm patterns. This is the very first full length album by Fela, recorded in 1965."
$18.50 UPC: 889397830311 WORLD
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CHIEF BRIGADIER OLU ONI & HIS MARATHON SYSTEM: Juju Marathon System Vol. 1 LP (KLI 304LP)
"A traditional form of Nigerian popular music, Juju spreads from the ancient Yoruba percussion style and its first recordings can be dated back to the 1920s. Taking its name from the shamanic rituals of the southwestern regions, Juju evolved into a very popular musical genre in the '60s and '70s when artists of the caliber of King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey (aka Chief Commander) took it to a new apex, blending traditional instruments -- like the talking drum with elements of western music, such as the guitar. Chief Brigadier Olu Oni adds to this extremely popular genre a hint of international elements, and this record has brought Juju beyond West Africa and into the rest of the world."
$18.50 UPC: 889397830410 WORLD
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YES: Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969-1970 2CD (LR 156CD)
"Yes were formed in summer of 1968 in London by vocalist Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire, and with the addition of guitarist Peter Banks, drummer Bill Bruford and organist Tony Kay, the band became Yes. Their eponymous debut was released the following year, and the vocal harmonies of Anderson and Squire and early progressive sound made them an immediate success. In 1970 the band released their second album, the somewhat less successful A Time And A Word, backed by a full orchestra. During this period the band also made a number of live appearances for BBC radio where, given the freedom of a less formal setting, the performances have a more spontaneous, less structured sound than on many of their studio recordings from the same period. Although most Yes fans would cite the early seventies as the band's most classic period, these early recordings give listeners a glimpse of what led up to that classic sound that so defined the progressive era and is the only live release to feature the original Yes line-up. Also featuring liner notes by guitarist Peter Banks who over saw the original 1998 release of these recordings. Includes an amazing version of 'Every Little Thing' plus dramatic cover versions of the Beatles and Stephen Stills, and the rare Yes original -- and previously unreleased -- 'For Everyone.'"
$22.00 EAN: 8013252915628 ROCK
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YES: Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969-1970 2LP (LR 156LP)
Double LP version on 180 gram vinyl.
$27.00 EAN: 8013252915611 ROCK
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CREAM: Waiting So Long: The Ultimate Collector's Box Set 4LP BOX (LR 401LP)
"When the band formed in 1966, Eric Clapton was already fairly well known, having performed and recorded with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, but it wasn't until Cream that Clapton became a global superstar. Breaking free of the traditional rock & roll song structure for a more improvisational / jazz influenced take, the band's long jams gave birth to a whole new approach to rock music. When their debut album, Fresh Cream, was released in 1966 it immediately became the standard by which all other bands of the era were judged. They went on to release three more groundbreaking albums before their disbanding in 1969. Don't miss your chance to get these amazing collectors editions of three of the four official Cream studio albums in one vinyl box set. The set includes Fresh Cream on clear red vinyl, Wheels of Fire (studio) on white vinyl and Wheels of Fire (live) on white vinyl and Goodbye on picture disc."
$65.00 EAN: 8013252940118 ROCK
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VELOSO, CAETANO: Revolução (1968-1972) 4LP BOX (LR 403LP)
"The albums that brought in a new era called Tropicalia, a 1960s musical and political movement that sought to bring bossa nova into the future with the help of acid-fuelled psychedelia and political protest lyrics -- all this through the hearts and guitars of a few left-wing student protesters/musicians based in Rio De Janeiro -- including a young musician named Caetano. His musical protests soon got the attention of Brazil's military dictator, causing him to be thrown into jail and eventually forcing him to leave the country for a brief period, but by that time the Tropicalia movement had already exploded and the groundwork for much of contemporary Brazilian music had already been laid. The four albums collected here: Tropicalia, Irene, A Little More Blue and Araçá Azul straddle this tumultuous time in Caetano's life, with A Little More Blue being recorded while he was in exile in England. Caetano fortunately soon returned home in triumph, going on to become one of the most significant singer / songwriters of the 20th century."
$65.00 EAN: 8013252940316 ROCK
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OS MUTANTES: Dois Mil E Nove 3LP BOX (LR 404LP)
"One of those rare amazing bands that never became the superstars they were meant to be only because they were not from the US or the UK. In fact, they were from that other musical powerhouse, Brazil, which had not yet been fully recognized as such. In line with the avant-garde movement Tropicalia, from 1968 to 1972 Os Mutantes recorded five brilliant albums drawing from traditional Brazilian music, psychedelia, 60s rock, and fusing it together into the top-secret hydrogen bomb of a new breed of rock & roll that went on to far surpass the bands they were trying so hard to match. And then they disappeared without a trace (until their reunion in 2006), except for their name appearing every now and again as a major influence on this or that famous rock star (Kurt Cobain begged them to do a reunion tour in 1993). This box collects their first three (and best) albums: Os Mutantes, Mutantes and A Divina Comedia ou Ando Meio Desligado, which have gone down in history as some of the best Brazilian music of all time."
$47.00 EAN: 8013252940415 ROCK
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MAMMUT: Mammut LP (LHC 077LP)
"Originally released in 1971, this album is an intense and bombastic hybrid between heavy fuzz acid guitar, instinctive free rock improvisations and some lyrical, classical influenced interludes/fragments. Mammut played in an impressive and convincing manner their conception of an psychedelic rock opera. For that each title includes the name Mammut. The opening track 'Bird Mammut' is a groovy, percussive, crazy psychedelic affair featuring an avalanche of drums, trippy organs, bluesy e-guitar and wistful flute passages. 'Classical Mammut' delivers a short piano interlude, a pleasant melodic moment. 'Mammut Ecstasy' is a fuzzy heavy psychedelic composition with furious rhythms, an efficient bass guitar leading theme and some nice keyboard moves. 'Foot Machine Mammut' alternates a bluesy pop song with free guitar jams accompanied by Hammond organ. Perhaps parts of the first Embryo album are comparable to this. 'Nähgarn Mammut" is their attempt to be more lyrical and melodic, while the album closes with 14 minutes of 'Mammut Opera,' which show Mammut at their best. Dark sounds with hints of Amon Düül II, heavy blues rock with all sorts of strange, ethnic and gothic touches combined in their music. Altough the band themselves quoted Deep Purple in rock as a major influence, their spirit was purely Krautrock. Their sole album is a legendary rarity. Comes with 1 bonus track, comprehensive insert, digitally remastered. A classic! Don´t miss it!"
$22.00 EAN: 4035177000771 ROCK
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PAPA ZOOT BAND: Last Concert CD (LHC 078CD)
"Great lost band from Frankfurt, Germany. In 1973/1974, Papa Zoot Band played all over Germany, mainly in clubs but also on festivals (German Pop Meeting 1st and 2nd February 1974 in Essen, Grugahalle). Lutz Sommer guitar, Robby Matthes bass, voc, Reinhard 'Tammy' Grohe organ(Ex-Nosferatu !) and Christian Engel drums, voc. played mainly long tracks, very melodic but also with a sense of drama comparable to Nektar, Eloy, Jane or Pink Floyd. Outstanding 20 minutes title 'Fly away' could be a long track by Pink Floyd of the Meddle/Wish You Were Here/Animals-era without being an imitation. The other two long tracks 'I Wish' (9 minutes) and 'Friendship or Love' (11 minutes) also show throughout fantastic guitar and organ work (as you know it from Nosferatu album). Unbelievable that Papa Zoot Band never made an album. 4 years after they called it a day, Papa Zoot Band played in early 1978 a sole reunion concert at there basic venue 'Sinkkasten' in Frankfurt. This concert, which had the same playlist as their performance on German Pop Meeting 1974, proved again, that their music never lost its magic. This great performance was taped from the soundboard and has a superb sound quality. As bonus tracks there are two cover versions of a great Eric Burdon song 'When I was Young' in a 9 minutes psychedelic version and the classic 'Tobacco Road' with former bandleader and great singer Ernst Nadler (nickname: Papa Zoot) who left Papa Zoot Band in early 1973. CD comes with comprehensive booklet, photos from their performance at the German Pop Meeting, 1974 (a. o. with Guru Guru, Kraan, Nektar, Eloy). Digitally remastered. Secret tip and a must have for all lovers of the genre."
$17.50 EAN: 4035177000788 ROCK
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LECUBE: From Here To Now CD (MEGA 017CD)
"Julien 'Lecube' Barbagallo was born to Sicilian immigrant parents in the pastoral landscape of Tarn in France's South-West, where he still lives. His first EP My Bungalow (Barbabungalow) marked the beginning of his solo project, Lecube, and lent him mythical status via the only French magazine which got hold of it, Magic (French equivalent of Mojo). With a simple 8-track machine and a few intimate songs, he began telling the stories he held close to his chest, a fragile combination of glances and breathes, collected randomly on local buses and unmade beds. In the spring of 2004 he began to record new material, on his friend Benjamin's staircase, a collection of songs which were to become From Here To Now' stories where women he'd love to love meet men he'd love to be, and vice versa. These recordings remained on the stairs until Julien played a local party Qwhere he met Stephane Bismuth, Megaphone Music (The Strands, Angil, Karen Dalton), who convinced him to release his new songs initially as a series of 7". Those tracks drew comparisons to amongst others, The Monochrome Set, Neutral Milk Hotel, Bob Dylan, Syd Barrett, The Byrds, Elliott Smith and Howe Gelb."
$12.00 UPC: 666017168821 ROCK
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PATTON, CHARLEY: You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die: The Recorded Works 4LP BOX (MOK 300LP)
"An absolute collector's item, this box features Patton's recordings from 1929 to 1934 all in one extremely limited treat. Four albums, four different colored slabs of vinyl and all you want to hear from the incredible king of Delta blues. If you're not already a blues maniac, you'll become one when you see this in record stores. Ultra limited edition of 275 copies: each record on a different color of vinyl. Includes a poster and a booklet. Contains the 3 different volumes of the Electrically Recorded trilogy (Prayer Of Death, High Water Everywhere and Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker) plus a forth LP available only in this box."
$87.00 EAN: 8013252453007 ROCK
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FIELDS, SCOTT: Samuel CD (NW 80695CD)
"Scott Fields's (b. 1955) Samuel, the second album of compositions based on Beckett's plays, follows 2007's highly acclaimed Beckett. One could argue though that Fields's compositions are in fact closer to the original texts than most other Beckett-inspired musical works, for the simple reason that the Chicago-born guitarist and composer actually derives his music directly from them, not only by assigning precise pitches, chords, time values and rhythms to particular words and phrases in the text and transforming Beckett's wordplay into clearly delineated melodic lines and harmonic fields, but also by associating his meticulous stage and lighting directions with particular sounds and gestures. It's no coincidence that Scott Fields has so far chosen to work with Beckett's plays, rather than his prose or poetry, since a sense of character and identity -- or loss thereof -- is as central to his music as it is to Beckett's dramaturgy."
$10.75 UPC: 093228069522 JAZZ
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FINAL: Reading All The Right Signals Wrong CD (NOQ 018CD)
"Justin Broadrick has always made music which could one day serve as a soundtrack to the end of the world, should we ever need one. Whether with Godflesh or Jesu -- themes of urban decay, corporate greed and post-modern malaise often set the bleak tone. Final, his longest running project, is no different. Formed in 1982, it has often run parallel to his more recognizable work and served as an undefinable and more experimental outlet." Features four tracks not on the LP version.
$9.25 UPC: 899922001185 ROCK
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24-CARAT BLACK: Gone: The Promises Of Yesterday LP (NUMERO 025LP)
Gatefold LP version. "An era was finding its end. Union Planters National Bank had finally pulled up the roots of Stax Records, leaving hundreds of musicians locked out of 926 East McLemore and the Chicago chapter of 24-Carat Black on the hook for months spent in the studio. Their debut album, a commercial and financial disaster, was par for the course during Al Bell's reign as the Memphis label's head. Rediscovered in the early '90s by Britain's rare groove scene, Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth has since been known as 24-Carat Black's first and final chapter, barely a footnote in the well documented history of Stax. Dale Warren's brainchild band simply pushed past their concept's conclusion, piling up dozens of reels for an intimate follow-up album that no one in the world wanted to hear. With their ambitious LP downgraded to cutout status when Stax finally shuttered in 1975, 24-Carat Black found themselves watching their moment recede in the rearview. In his post-Ghetto work, Dale Warren had clearly aimed for a complete reinvention, of both his band and his songwriting past. Of more than 20 songs he considered for the 24-Carat Black follow-up, we've refurbished the six that hadn't flaked off their reels. Gone: The Promises Of Yesterday is by no means a sequel to Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth. Missing are the poignant and bleak sermons on the pain of inner-city existence, replaced by dusky, sensuous re-workings of love songs Warren had written as far back as 1965. Wildly divergent in tone, scope, and mission, the second 24-Carat Black album is tethered to the first by a single, crucial element: its creator."
$13.50 UPC: 825764102513 ROCK
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GLASS, PHILIP: Koyaanisqatsi CD (OMM 058CD)
"The new release from Philip Glass' record label Orange Mountain Music presents, for the first time, the complete original soundtrack from the classic Godfrey Reggio film Koyaanisqatsi. The LP release of this Glass score was released in the 1980s in a severely truncated form with only 6 tracks and 45 minutes of music. This newly re-mastered recording features thirteen tracks and over 76 minutes of content including original sound-effects and additional music used in the film. This version of Koyaanisqatsi is the most complete and representative recording of the soundtrack to this seminal film. The music is performed here by the Philip Glass Ensemble conducted by Michael Riesman and produced by Kurt Munkacsi."
$13.75 UPC: 801837005820 CLASSICAL
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PEAK: Darksuite 12" (ORN 008EP)
"New limited ornaments from PEAK including a remix by Soultourist (Drumpoet) & youANDme. Vinyl only!" Pressed on clear, black marbled vinyl.
$10.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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LUCID DREAM (JOHN TEJADA): Recovered Data 95 CD (PHTH 052CD)
"House and techno music producer John Tejada's newest album project, Recovered Data 1995, is released under the name Lucid Dream as the second in Phthalo Records' Phthalo Origins series and is, as the Origins name implies, actually Tejada's very first full length, recorded back in 1995. The aggressively melodic album was recorded as a conscious, focused effort to get Tejada's music heard by other artists and DJs. And, of course, it worked: the result was a deal with now defunct A13 Records, with whom Tejada released two Lucid Dream singles and a full length album called Pure Punk. Recovered Data 1995, however, was in many ways the original version of that album. The original title was slated to be Palette, a name which electronic music aficionados will recognize as the name Tejada later used for his own record label, which started in 1996. But by the time Tejada was ready to release this album, A13 had changed direction towards a more club type style, asking Tejada to make new tracks. As a result, all of these tracks went unused, save for the album's first track, 'Grip,' which wound up being released on the Lucid Dream single Pot Hole in 1996. None of the others have seen the light of day since. John Tejada's thoughts on Recovered Data 1995: 'While digitizing old DAT tapes recently, I rediscovered this release which still holds a special place for me. I've always regretted the fact that with so many releases since, this one had yet to see the light of day. Back then it was a special time for making music. The tools were limiting, forcing you to be creative. There were no plug in synths or DAW workstations. No one I knew had a cell phone or even an email account yet. There were no MP3s or music blogs; so we didn't download, we drove to the record store to get new music and magazines to catch up on the global scene. It was quite a different time -- a time I really miss because of the undivided attention I could give my writing process. The result was a very personal work I am still proud of fourteen years later.'"
$10.00 UPC: 636001005227 ELECTRONIC
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PAINTING PETALS ON PLANET GHOST: Haru No Omoi CD (PSF 190CD)
Haru No Omoi is the third full length release from Painting Petals On Planet Ghost, the project of My Cat Is An Alien's Maurizio and Roberto Opalio featuring Ramona Ponzini (Black Magic Disco, Praxinoscope) on vocals. The MCIAA duo provide expertly restrained accompaniment with guitar, keyboard, and percussion of the spacious gong/cymbal/bell variety to create a minimalist realm for Ponzini's Japanese singing and spoken word that is all together captivating. This is an album of sparse, hypnotic folk and subtle drone, but it inhabits a galaxy containing a warmth and richness in detail quite unlike anything else the Opalios have laid their hands on. Track two, 'Sakura No Hana No Oto Ga Kikoeru,' is a variation (or maybe the same exact version?) of the same song featured on the band's stunning 2005 self-titled debut release on Time-Lag. Housed in a heavy mini-gatefold sleeve. "Every track recorded in a different mystic location of the Western Alps, Piedmont, Italy between winter 2004, early fall 2006 and January 2009."
$14.25 EAN: 4988008008845 ROCK
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KUDO, TORI: Piano Solo CD (PSF 191CD)
"I came up with the title 'He would come home through the window, job in hand' for a dance performance by Mari Fujii. We hung a large frame made out of cardboard on the stage, and Mari would dance -- sometimes within the frame like a dancing girl at one of the old Nichigeki reviews, sometimes stepping outside it -- while I watched and played piano." -- Tori Kudo
$14.25 EAN: 4988008079418 ROCK
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TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: A Bumpkin's Empty Bravado CD (PSF 8031CD)
"Celebrating 35 years of vagabond soul by one of Japan's most distinctive and original folk voices. A Bumpkin's Empty Bravado (Japanese title: Inakamono no karagenki) is Tomokawa's first completely solo album in fifteen years and a triumphant return to full-voiced form after his recent illness. Stripped of his usual backing band, there's a crystalline hardness evident in the best of Tomokawa's songs here -- a hard, blazing core in which mellifluous lyricism and eruptions of highly individual madness are fused. Lyrically there's a new focus on Akita, the northern prefecture of his birth, as well as on the linkages between visual and musical art. Nine tracks; thirty-five minutes. Booklet includes liner-notes and lyrics in Japanese and English." -- Alan Cummings
$14.25 EAN: 4988008007145 ROCK
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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE/AZUL: Split LP (PSFSA 001LP)
Stunning PSF vinyl-only release with Japanese obi-strip. Ben Chasny's prolific Six Organs Of Admittance wields a haunted, amorphous atmosphere of prickly acoustics and occasionally jarring electric guitar on side A's sidelong 'Furnace.' The flipside is a more structured affair, with the five songs by Usui Hiroyuki's Azul consisting of richly orchestrated psych folk, filled with violins, tabla, tambura and subdued vocals. Limited to 800 copies.
$15.00 EAN: 4988008079517 ROCK
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DOOBIE BROTHERS, THE: Long Train Runnin' (Dennis Perez Remix) 12" (W 218EP)
Comes in a Warner Brothers Records promo sleeve. Tracklist: A1. Long Train Runnin' (Dennis Perez Classic Remix); B1. Long Train Runnin' (Dee's Churchapella); B2. Long Train Runnin' (Dee's F Train Beats). "Dennis Perez remixes, as played heavily by Joe Claussell. The all time classic rock/disco vocal 'Long Train Runnin'' gets the new & most respectful remix treatment from Brooklyn's own Dennis Perez. Taking the original masters of The Doobie Brothers' cathartic masterpiece and remixing it with the classic NYC wit of original disco ingenuity, Perez transforms & elevates the original magic, reformulating & refreshing it's most powerful base elements to create something entirely new -- and yet still definitively classic in it's own contemporary right. With brand new arrangement, direction & instrumentation -- most notably the stunning organ solo that really punctuates the piece right in the midst of classic's triumphant crescendo -- add a new force & vitality to this already timeless production. With a high quality pressing & replica artwork to boot this 12" reinvigorates our historical gaze on the classic disco genre, reminding us that the notorious 'edit' is not the only means by which we can appreciate & re-contextualize the past."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VA: Tropical Discotheque EP Vol. 2 12" (SOFR 003EP)
"The first of two summer scorchers from the Sofrito crew covering the hottest tropical dancefloor sounds from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean! After the success of Tropical Discotheque Volume 1 (rated as one of the re-edits of 2008 by Gilles Peterson), the second volume unleashes some heavy afro funk, deranged highlife disco, bumping Latin and hot Caribbean boogie -- all on one 12! Housed in heavy manila sleeves with stickers and on 180 gram vinyl."
$10.00 UPC: N/A WORLD
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FRANCIS AND SIMBAD, FRANKIE: Fiesta Angola 12" (SOFR 004EP)
"The second summer scorcher from the Sofrito crew covering the hottest tropical dancefloor sounds from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean! Fiesta Angola sees Sofrito's resident studio wizard Frankie Francis go head to head with Simbad (Raw Fusion) to sprinkle a little magic on some classic '70s Angolan sounds -- inimitable Semba and merengue rhythms with a little twist. Housed in heavy manila sleeves with stickers and on 180 gram vinyl."
$10.00 UPC: N/A WORLD
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MULDROW, GEORGIA ANNE: Presents... Ms. One CD (EMC 9574CD)
"Georgia Anne (aka Ms.One) and Dudley Perkins aka (Declaime) introduce the world to Ms. One's label with her latest release, the EPS compilation album. This project is a full introduction to the fonk eclectic of Epistrophik Peach Sound that has released solo albums by Jimmetta Rose and Eagle Nebula. Fine musical artistry and compelling lyricism by every artist on the project makes this album a beacon of light amidst a dark musical landscape. Ms One features appearances from Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dudley Perkins, Stacey Epps, Big Pooh (of Little Brother), Black Milk and more!"
$9.75 UPC: 625712957420 HIPHOP
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MULDROW, GEORGIA ANNE: Umsindo CD (EMC 9757CD)
"Los Angeles-born Georgia Anne Muldrow (a.k.a. Ms. One) is well known for her unorthodox soundscaping and inspired traditional African song structuring. Her cameo performances with artists such as Dudley Perkins, Madlib, Wildchild, and Erykah Badu have her featured as a vocalist garnering raspy tones... yet there is more to her story as a producer! UMSINDO (which means sound in Zulu) is her second full length album and tells this story, with subject matter ranging from world politics to the metaphysical sciences -- with laserlike synthwork to match!"
$10.25 UPC: 625712975721 HIPHOP
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PERKINS, DUDLEY: Holy Smokes CD (EMC 9760CD)
"Hailing from Oxnard, California, Dudley Perkins (rap moniker Declaime) gained critical acclaim for collaborating with fellow Oxnardian heavyweight, Madlib. His raw commentary is known for being deeply rooted in funk and feelgood grooves of yesteryear while maintaining today's edgy truths of love and war. Holy Smokes is his latest release with Georgia Anne Muldrow behind the boards and is named aptly so -- its swirling organs, gut-wrenching concepts, and hard hitting rhythms are bound to astound you."
$9.75 UPC: 625712976025 HIPHOP
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VA: We're Gonna Change The World! CD (SC 11209CD)
Subtitled: The 60's Chicago Garage Sound of Quill Productions. "During the peak years of the '60s garage band wave, Pete Wright was one of the nation's top independent record promotion men. His records were not only hits on Chicago's crucially important WLS but also in small markets throughout the Midwest. Whether in the Windy City or in these smaller outposts, he was tipped off to tons of untapped local talent. So much so that launching a record label was the next logical step. Thus was born Quill Records, a short-lived but supremely cool label heavily indebted to the garage band sound. This definitive overview collects only the most rockin' sides from the label; from the Malibu's who manage to outdo their idols the Animals, at least in pure unbridled energy, to the Skunks who, on their overdriven, fuzzed-out cover of 'Do the Duck' could be mistaken for a UK mod/freakbeat act. And that's just for starters in a set of teen rave-ups from the likes of the Delights, the Commons, Ltd., Chances R, the Riddles and more. If the appearance of the Don Caron Orchestra in the track listing causes serious head scratching amongst the more discerning of you garage connoisseurs, well, we couldn't help ourselves. Their 'Hot Pastrami' may be the most scorching sax 'n' reverb instrumental you'll hear all year. This set also includes rare photos, label scans and extensive liner notes (with interviews from both Pete Wright and many of the bands)." Limited numbered edition of 1000 copies.
$13.00 UPC: 090771120922 ROCK
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HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS, THE: Good Taste Is Timeless LP (SC 5253LP)
"Now available on high-definition vinyl. The seminal Greenwich Village acid-folkies' twisted Americana collided with mainstream Nashville to produce this 1971 cult classic. Features cover art and songwriting by alt-folk hero Michael Hurley and contributions from original Elvis Presley sidemen Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana, jazz icon Bob Dorough, beloved vocalist Tracy Nelson and steel guitar legend Pete Drake. Includes the Rounders' risqué left field hit 'Boobs a Lot.'" Gatefold sleeve.
$14.00 UPC: 090771525314 ROCK
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BLOOMFIELD, AL KOOPER, STEPHEN STILLS, MIKE: Super Session LP (SC 5275LP)
"This historic 1968 summit meeting features three of the era's greatest musical talents: blues guitar hero extraordinaire Mike Bloomfield, multi-talented keyboard visionary Al Kooper and Buffalo Springfield/CSNY founder and ace axeman Stephen Stills. After achieving prominence for his work as a member of the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat and Tears, and for his role in Bob Dylan's transition to electric rock, Kooper hit upon the idea of cutting a rock album using the same approach that was the standard method for jazz recordings: 'Pick a leader or two co-leaders, hire appropriate sidemen, pick some tunes, make some up and record an entire album on the fly in one or two days.' The project grew into Super Session, which combines a side of live-in-the-studio performances by Kooper and Bloomfield and a side featuring Kooper and Stephen Stills. Instrumental support was provided by bassist Harvey Brooks and keyboardist Barry Goldberg, both of the Electric Flag, and veteran session drummer Eddie Hoh. Super Session proved to be both a commercial smash and a seminal influence, becoming the biggest-selling release of Bloomfield's career and inspiring countless other artists to attempt similar studio-jam recording projects. Out of print on vinyl for more than two decades, Super Session has been meticulously restored for this LP reissue, using Sundazed's usual exacting standards. The album is pressed on high-quality, high-definition vinyl, and features the original cover art reproduced in its entirety."
$14.00 UPC: 090771527516 ROCK
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BLOOMFIELD & AL KOOPER, MIKE: The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper 2LP (SC 5276LP)
"In the wake of the success of their seminal 1968 Super Session album, blues-steeped guitar hero Mike Bloomfield (formerly of the Butterfield Blues Band and the Electric Flag) and multi-talented keyboardist/singer Al Kooper (ex-Blues Project and Blood, Sweat and Tears) teamed up again for a historic series of joint performances at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore West, which are documented on The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. The resulting live album, culled from three nights' worth of shows and released in 1969, is a powerful testament to the formidable musical chemistry of these two rock legends, whose collaboration began when they played on Bob Dylan's classic Highway 61 Revisited. The Fillmore performances bring out the best in both musicians, who stretch out on an assortment of tunes, including the Kooper/Bloomfield original 'Her Holy Modal Highness,' Paul Simon's 'The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)' (with Simon adding vocal harmonies), the Elvis Presley standard 'That's All Right,' The Band's 'The Weight,' Booker T. and the MGs' 'Green Onions' and Albert King's 'Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong,' which features a rare Bloomfield vocal. The album also features guest appearances by Elvin Bishop and Carlos Santana. Unavailable in its original format for decades, The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper has been meticulously restored to its original double-LP form for this vinyl reissue, using Sundazed's exacting technical and aesthetic standards. The album is pressed on high-quality, high-definition vinyl, and duplicates the album's original gatefold cover art, including legendary artist Norman Rockwell's iconic cover painting of Bloomfield and Kooper."
$25.00 UPC: 090771527615 ROCK
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SPIRIT: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus LP (SC 5277LP)
"Although they never achieved the commercial superstardom that was often predicted for them, Spirit remains one of the most revered and influential musical forces of the late 1960s. Perhaps more than any American band, Spirit embodied the era's adventurous eclecticism and creative ambition. Combining the experimental attitude of psychedelia with jazz, blues, R&B, folk and classical elements, Spirit's original lineup burned briefly but brightly to produce some of the most distinctive music of its time. Spirit's 1970 classic Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (produced by longtime Neil Young collaborator David Briggs) is widely acknowledged as the band's magnum opus. The fourth and final collaboration by the band's classic original lineup of Randy California, Jay Ferguson, Mark Andes, John Locke and Ed Cassidy, the 12-song album reflects the quintet's one-of-a-kind mix of talents and personalities. Spirit's unique musical vision is reflected in their trademark hit 'Nature's Way,' which remains a staple of classic-rock radio, along with such Spirit favorites as 'Prelude-Nothin' to Hide,' 'Animal Zoo,' 'Mr. Skin' and 'Morning Will Come,' which mix sonic experimentation and vivid lyrical imagery with catchy melodic craft. Out of print on vinyl for more than two decades, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus has been meticulously restored to its original two-sided glory for this LP reissue, using Sundazed's usual exacting standards. The album is pressed on high-quality, high-definition vinyl, reproducing the album's distinctive original cover art in its entirety." Gatefold sleeve.
$14.00 UPC: 090771527714 ROCK
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STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK, THE: Incense And Peppermints LP (SC 5308LP)
"The Strawberry Alarm Clock made musical history with its first single, the infectious, psychedelic 'Incense and Peppermints,' which topped the national singles charts in December 1967 and remains one of the Aquarian Age's most enduring anthems. But, as the California combo's debut LP demonstrates, there was a lot more to the Strawberry Alarm Clock than their iconic trademark hit. Like its namesake hit, Incense and Peppermints combines catchy melodic flights with an edgy progressive sensibility that manifests itself in the trippy soundscapes, sophisticated harmonies and evocative lyrics of such memorable tracks as 'The World's on Fire,' 'Birds in My Tree,' 'Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow' and 'Paxton's Back Street Carnival.' The result is a surprise-filled collection that All Music Guide called 'one of the more delightful artifacts of the psychedelic era, a strangely compelling mix of psychedelia, sunshine pop, garage rock, and California harmony.' Unavailable in its original LP format for decades, Incense and Peppermints has been meticulously restored to its original glory for this LP reissue, using Sundazed's exacting technical and aesthetic standards. The album is pressed on high-quality, high-definition vinyl, and features a complete reproduction of the album's unique original cover art."
$14.00 UPC: 090771530813 ROCK
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VA: We're Gonna Change The World! LP (SC 5309LP)
Subtitled:The 60's Chicago Garage Sound of Quill Productions. Gatefold LP version.
$14.00 UPC: 090771530912 ROCK
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DANIELL & DOUGLAS MCCOMBS, DAVID: Sycamore CD (THR 216CD)
"Sycamore is a delicate tapestry of spacious and ethereal guitar lines woven into abstract, slow-burning and multi-layered textural improvisations. The sounds blend and overlap to create richly faceted and thickly psychedelic passages, unveiling new layers of detail with each and every listen. The LP and CD will come in a deluxe limited edition for each format with artwork by illustrator and painter Arik Roper. David Daniell is a member of San Agustin and has collaborated with Loren Connors, Rhys Chatham, Tim Barnes, Jeph Jerman, Thurston Moore, Greg Davis, and Jonathan Kane Douglas McCombs is a member of Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Pullman, and Brokeback and has worked with Tom Ze, Azita Youseffi, Will Oldham, Yo La Tengo, and Calexico."
$9.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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DANIELL & DOUGLAS MCCOMBS, DAVID: Sycamore LP (THR 216LP)
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$9.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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LOKAI: Transition CD (THR 219CD)
"Stefan Németh is a member of Radian and has collaborated with Martin Siewert, Werner Dafeldecker, Christian Fennesz, and Florian Hecker. He is also the co-founder of the Mosz label. Florian Kmet is a member of Superlooper and has collaborated with Martin Brandlmayr, Wolfgang Mitterer, Gunter Schneider, Max Nagl, Franz Hautzinger, Ludwig Bekic, and Jorge Sanchéz-Chiong. Both Németh and Kmet are major players in the avant-electronic music scene and have a cultish underground following. Transition will appeal to fans of John Zorn, AAM, and other avant-garde composers."
$9.50 UPC: 790377021929 ELECTRONIC
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LOKAI: Transition LP (THR 219LP)
LP version.
$9.50 UPC: 790377021912 ELECTRONIC
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ROCKCELONA: La Bruja CD (PRIV 1010CD)
"Considered by many worldwide collectors as one of the best hard-rock albums ever, Rockcelona's La Bruja saw the light in 1978 and sank without trace. The band came from Barcelona and could be seen as one of the early Spanish proto-punk bands along with La Banda Trapera Del Rio. Killer sound with primitive English/Spanish vocals and heavy, and I mean heavy fuzz-wah wah assaults from start to finish! First time ever reissue with remastered sound and original artwork. A must!"
$17.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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ROCKCELONA: La Bruja LP (PRIV 1010LP)
LP version.
$20.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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BLOOD FOUNTAINS: Floods CD (UR 023CD)
"There is no beginning, there is no end, only perpetual oscillation between experience, memory and gravity. Emotion propels our lives, connected to one another and all things through infinity. Floods reaches inward, to the icy depths of the heart to touch and to return with ancient elements unfolding in spectral bliss and horror. Reality of pain and agony is equally married with yearning, dreaming and joyous exaltation. Stephen Kasner evokes a fully-realized painting-to-music translation, with collaborations by David Beaver, Mat Woods, Cheryl Pyle and the haunting vocals of Yoshiko Ohara (Bloody Panda). Floods calls forth a remarkable section of time and feeling, simultaneously compressed and unfurling. A frozen monster of memories, hope and love, and a constant reminder of death's door. Seamless, endless, connected energy. These are fragments of hauntings within us all. We must always remember. Edition of 750."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VAGUSNERVE: Lo Pan CD (UR 028CD)
"The lo pan is an ancient, intricate compass used in the practice of traditional Chinese feng shui and is sometimes referred to as 'the universe on a plate.' A lo pan consists of two parts - a square wooden base into which is fitted a freely rotating saucer-shaped disk. In the centre of the disk is a small depression containing a magnetized needle. Between the needle and the edge of the disk are engraved several concentric rings, each divided into sectors containing different sets of Chinese characters. The relationship between this physical object and the music you hear on this album was inspired by a dream that Li Jianhong (guitar) had in June 2006. In his dream he came to a clearing in a dark forest which contained a huge lo pan, as big as a table. Convinced that the device could provide a way to summon UFOs, he lay down on the lo pan and began to rotate around the various symbols on the concentric rings. As he did so, a vast array of UFOs appeared above the forest. For Li Jianhong then, the lo pan represents a form of ancient knowledge that can be used to unlock the secrets of the universe. His collaborator in VagusNerve, Vavabond (laptop), reads the lo pan in a slightly different way. For her, it is a device which can be used to discover a balance between the individual and the cosmos, by aligning personal energy with the cosmic. This idea of balance runs through the music as it pulses, shifts and resonates freely, seeking to create and then destroy structures of equilibrium. Photography by Vavabond. Typography and drawing by Li Jianhong. Text by Alan Cummings. Edition of 500."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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HORSEBACK: The Invisible Mountain CD (UR 039CD)
"As Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain was a satire of the western approach to personal enlightenment and self-actualization, Horseback's The Invisible Mountain is a work composed as a means to channel the self-destructive tendencies of its maker Jenks Miller. The channeling process has required a functionally solipsistic worldview based on the efficacy of individual will in ascertaining its specific reality. This worldview, in turn, has caused a sort of fissure between social consciousness and individual consciousness. In specific, the invisible mountain is an abstraction of the God-self in this whole process, a tenuous and ever-collapsing fabrication that perpetuates the individual psyche amidst processes that would otherwise destroy it or steal its creative power. The mountain itself is false: existing only to the individual as he climbs toward self-realization, and unknowable in any external reality; but it is as necessary as it is false. Without the fabrication, individual reality would crumble and one would be stripped of creative power. The record itself is based on repetitive guitar riffs and drum patterns similar to mantras in meditation, blackened vocals referencing the uncomfortable tension between one's quest for transcendence and their unresolved relationship with the rest of society The tracks are devices to help maintain discipline in an attempt to conquer. The last track breaks from the mantras into a less rigorously controlled wash of sound. Liberation. Pressed with black ink on a black translucent paper sleeve. All white inserts with poster. Illustration by Denis Kostromitin. Edition of 500."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VLASMAN, TON: White Room With Disintegrating Walls LP (LPS 065LP)
"Ton Vlasman recorded this amazing piece of acid Euro folk back in 1970, making it sound like an outer space freaked out Bob Dylan with the help of Frans Schoonen (organ, flute and harmonica) and Leo van Vugt (chincha tumba and tambourine). The seven original compositions are stunning, drug inspired psychedelic pieces of acid folk that mix Dylan with Indian ragas and even add some Pink Floyd overtones, yet from an acoustic rather than electric point of view. And the album contains also a very cool version of The Velvet Underground's 'Pale Blue Eyes.' If you ever wondered how Dylan would have sounded covering The V.U., here's a close example! The album, originally released on the small Flame label from Amsterdam, sold poorly back in the seventies -- thus becoming a collector's piece when it was rediscovered in the eighties. Since then it has been gathering new fans that pay small fortunes for a copy, no reissue has been available until now that Wah Wah offers 500 copies in a lavish edition that will probably sell out soon, so grab your copy before it's too late! The beautiful cover art and full color poster insert with the lyrics are the work of Leendert Le Duc, and both are here faithfully reproduced as they deserve. The Wah Wah reissue also features an extra insert with a text by reputed Dutch collector Jean Jöbses and a couple of rare unseen period photos courtesy of the Frans Schoonen and Leo van Vugt archives. The album has been carefully remastered by sound wizard Denis Blackham @ Skye Mastering, making these songs sound like never before. Remember, 500 copies only -- don't miss it!"
$19.00 EAN: 4040824081041 ROCK
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ORANGE WEDGE: Wedge LP (LPS 066LP)
"Wah Wah is proud to offer the two LPs by Baltimore's high energy hard rock pride Orange Wedge. Having become one of the most successful live acts in Maryland, Orange Wedge nevertheless didn't get to sign a contract with a proper label, so in 1974 they decided it was time to invest some of their money into the self-production of their first LP. Wedge, the resulting work, shows a highly energetic band performing their own original compositions direct to your ears. Housed in a plain blue sleeve with the title stamped on front, 500 copies were pressed, some to be sent to record companies with the hope of getting a proper contract and others to be sold at gigs and a few of them at local Maryland shops. Needles to say they were quickly deleted and the record is nowadays a much sought after treasure among collectors of the hard rock genre. Here at Wah Wah we have respectfully worked on its reissue to offer you a killer release in thick cardboard paste-up sleeve with silver lettering stamping, and featuring an insert with the story of the band and lots of cool photos gently provided by original Orange Wedge guitarist and composer Joe Farace. This is a limited reissue of only 500 copies, so hurry to get yours before they just disappear from sight as it happened with the original pressing!"
$19.00 EAN: 4040824081058 ROCK
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ORANGE WEDGE: No One Left But Me LP (LPS 067LP)
"The 1976 follow up to Wedge was No One Left But Me. Due to the lack of offers the Orange Wedge also released their second LP as a private pressing that was to be sold at gigs and local shops, and it sold like hot bread making this one an elusive piece among hard rock collectors. Their sound here is still 100% high energy, though an evolution has been made and the band sounds a bit more sophisticated. It was their best selling album at the time with a pressing of 1000 copies that hardly made it out of Baltimore, so here's a very good chance to rediscover this amazing piece of pure rock power. Here at Wah Wah we have respectfully worked on its reissue to offer you a killer release in thick cardboard paste-up sleeve, and featuring an insert with the story of the band and lots of cool photos gently provided by original Orange Wedge guitarist and composer Joe Farace. This is a limited reissue of only 500 copies, so hurry to get yours before they just disappear from sight as it happened with the original pressing!"
$19.00 EAN: 4040824081065 ROCK
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VA: Black Is Soul Vol. 2 LP (WBS 004LP)
2nd volume, older release but in stock for the first time. "Second part of these two fantastic volumes featuring jewels from the Pama label singles collection, including soul and bluebeat recordings by artists such as The Mohawks (featuring their soul funk super hit 'The Champ,' a.o.), Laurel Aitken, The Crowns, The Milwaukee Coasters and more."
$13.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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LIGHTMAN, AARON: Aaron Lightman LP (WDLX 003LP)
"This amazing LP from 1969 is one of the most beautiful hidden gems in the field of pop arranged singer-songwriters. Originally issued on Poppy Records, home of psych heads The Mandrake Memorial among others, Lightman's LP deserves to be discovered by all the fans of the soft rock, orchestra arranged sounds. Think of an American reply to the early works of Duncan Browne, Bill Fay, Nick Garrie or even Donovan at his most popsike recordings. Fans of the early Bee Gees will also enjoy this LP! Credit for the arrangements and production goes to the great Ron Frangipane and David Christopher, who is also credited as a co-writer of the albums songs. The album came housed in a beautiful Milton Glaser sleeve (Glaser was the main designer at Poppy at that time) which the Wah Wah reissue respects, and featured an insert with the lyrics which is also reproduced on our reissue. Housed in quality sleeves and pressed in 180 gram thick black vinyl for the delight of the most discriminating audiophiles. Limited to 500 copies!"
$20.00 EAN: 4040824081034 ROCK
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WEISEMANN, SVEN: Xine Zero 12" (4THJOURNEY)
"Time to prove that the Mojuba sublabel Wandering was initially founded to be a platform for all different kinds of good music. The new 12″ is the pre-album-release for Sven Weisemann's modern classic and cinematic LP project entitled XINE. It will feature 3 exclusive tracks which will only be available on vinyl and can be seen as the thematic introduction to the whole concept. Regarding sound a new dimension of the Weisemann-sound universe can be discovered, it sounds like the naturally next step after his excursions on Essays Music. Be prepared for deep pianos, lush strings and breathtaking soundscape which are still connectable with his music that we all love!"
$9.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VARESE/MORTON FELDMAN, EDGARD: Amériques/Piece For Four Pianos - Five Pianos CD (WER 6708)
Performed by Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo & Friends. "Amériques -- a symbol of renewal, adventure, and discovery -- is a symphonic eruption that earned a place in the twentieth century's list of famous scandals at its premiere. The version on this CD for two pianos, eight hands featuring the Bugallo-Williams Duo introduces the musical world to a work of extreme pianistic virtuosity, both delicate and ecstatic, a work whose wild activity could not be more different from the almost motionless introspection of the Feldman pieces. As Feldman said, 'Instead of inventing a system like Schoenberg, Varèse invented a music that speaks to us with its incredible tenacity rather than its methodology. When listening to Varèse, we ask ourselves, 'How did he do it?' and not 'How was it done?''"
$17.50 EAN: 4010228670820 CLASSICAL
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BERNARDI, MARCO: My New Juno 12" (WHITE 006EP)
"After 5 releases, White Noise is growing fast in fame. Now Glasgow based electro/techno producer Marco Bernardi (from Soma & Frustrated Funk fame) releases on DC's new imprint White Noise, with a smashing 3 tracker! Dave Clarke on Marco Bernardi: 'Marco is a mysterious Scottish Italian that can appreciate the dark side of electro, can you?' First 300 copies on white vinyl."
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MODULO 1000: Nao Fale Com Paredes LP (RFR 004LP)
2009 repress. Stunning reissue of this obscure Brazilian album from 1970. "Really wild, psychotic, exotic, progressive psychedelic beast from Brasil -- all those attributes in an extreme way! Long freaked-out tracks driven by furious organ and massive fuzz -- wahwah guitar assaults, also added distorted vocals (Portuguese lyrics) that creep deep inside your cranium -- one of the best ever! Comes in usual World In Sound quality with original amazing triple fold out cover that is beyond belief."
$40.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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STRAWBERRY WINDOW: Strawberry Window LP + 7" (RFR 031LP)
"Strawberry Window hailed from the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay music scene in the mid '60s and were truly one of the 'early birds' and innovators who made their own distinct brand of rock-n-roll. They played in a heavy-psychedelic-garage style, sounding somewhat reminiscent of the Jefferson Airplane, (early) Mad River, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Frumious Bandersnatch. These previously unreleased recordings have survived for the last four decades in a box on a shelf in a band member's closet. Meticulous care and detail has been taken to master these recordings with a fresh, open approach, while ensuring that the sound and integrity of the vintage songs remained intact. The amazing music of this guitar based quartet ranges from catchy electric folk tunes and 'West Coast' garage rock to raw energetic acid jams lasting over 10 minutes. You'll be impressed by the (stereo) sound quality throughout their ten original cuts not to mention their freaky live version of J D Loudermilk's 'Tobacco Road.' It's an out right shame that this talented bunch were not signed to a record deal back then. (In 1968 they switched guitar players, added a girl singer and changed their name to the Dandelion Wine and recorded several songs and also released a private pressing of a 4 song 7 inch EP.) World In Sound presents for the first time ever, the music of and the history behind this talented group of songwriters and wild performers known as the Strawberry Window. The LP-version will be 180g vinyl, handmade extra heavy sleeve, poster and a 3-track 7" EP, in total 60 minutes of intense but melodic performances that will take you on a trip back to the halcyon days of the Summer of Love. Discover it, it's truly a masterpiece from the roots of the legendary SF-Sound!"
$36.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MCKEOWN & LORIN SKLAMBERG, SUSAN: Saints & Tzadiks CD (WORLD 468089)
"Following on the heels of their grammy Award-winning work with the Klezmatics, vocalists Susan McKeown and Lor in Sklamberg present Saints & Tzadiks -- a fascinating album combining Yiddish and Irish songs. Culled from rare archive material and old recordings, McKeown and Sklamberg have selected songs on various themes from the Jewish and Irish traditions: love, death, betrothal, betrayal and the demon drink. The bulk of the Jewish material is drawn from the Ruth Rubin Archive at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, where Sklamberg serves as Sound Archivist. The Irish songs come from both the popular and the ancient Gaelic sean nós traditions. Susan McKeown has recorded ten albums of original and world music and built an impressive career through her many releases, extensive touring and performances on programs such as A Prairie Home Companion, All Things Considered, Mountain Stage and for PBS, Sessions at West 54th and American Masters. Her World Village album Sweet Liberty was nominated for a BBC Folk Music Award. Lorin Sklamberg has been the lead singer of the Jewish American roots band the Klezmatics since its founding in 1986."
$13.75 UPC: 713746808921 WORLD
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BARRY, MAMADOU: Niyo CD (WORLD 479033)
"Mamadou Barry is a multi-instrumentalist -- he not only plays tenor, alto and soprano sax but also flute and percussion. A connoisseur of all the subregion's rhythms and music styles, Barry is open to all musical trends. Niyo was recorded with the cream of Conakry's musicians, all generations included, both modern and traditional. It notably features three of the finest female voices in Guinea. With his cool yet energetic Afrobeat style and the frenzied rhythms of the forest that he has invited into his music, Barry showcases all the facets of his talent in this recording, notably his gift for hypnotic Mandingo melodies."
$13.75 UPC: 794881925629 WORLD
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PIEETE & PAUL RITCH, ANTON: Feeders 12" (PURE 053EP)
This next strike on 100% Pure Records features the very first collaboration between Anton "Golden Boy" Pieete and Paul "Dancefloor Destroyer" Ritch. The Feeders EP is an absolute techno groove monster that will heat you up when things get cold. "The Opera" is deep and straightforward, with just enough vocals in the break -- a dancefloor smasher. "Matador" says it all with shakin', groovy tech sounds.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. The Opera
B1. Matador
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DIMINISHED MEN: Shadow Instrumentals LP (ABD 044LP)
Seattle's Diminished Men present a full-length record for the Abduction label. This LP is a limited edition of 500 copies and comes pressed on 180 gram vinyl. "If current instrumental music was always as majestic and compelling as this, I'd hang up my retro-Italian soundtrack collector's boots for good. From the explosive drums rolls on the opening track, the only cover on the record, "L'Appel du Vere," from Roman Polanski's The Tenant (music by Philippe Sarde), to the darkly exotic finale, "A Housewife's Dram," this album is a superbly crafted mosaic of whip-cracking vengeance, speak-easy hallucinations and haunted geography. Besides the Italian-Western overtones, the carnival-esque freakshow backdrops, Korshid-Egyptian guitar passages, and flipped-out electronic space-psych, are perhaps the best surf-inspired tracks I've heard in years. It's spine-chilling how producer Randall Dunn (Sunn O))), Earth, Eyvind Kang, Sun City Girls, Secret Chiefs 3, Six Organs Of Admittance, Wayne Horvitz, Matt Chamberlain, Grails, Wolves In The Throne Room, etc.) managed to make this record the ultimate mid-'60s surf-vampire-Western revival soundtrack. Elements of Joe Meek's best Moontrekkers productions cross with a dash of Badalamenti murder blues-drama, setting the stage for Steve Schmitt's cobra-twilight guitar work and the outlaw drums of Dave Abramson to leave their indelible stains across this 41-minute epic journey." --Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls)
$10.99 UPC: 613505419019 ROCK
A1. L' Appel du Verre (Philippe Sarde)
A2. GG Narrows
A3. Ask The Man Who Owns One
A4. Sutures In
A5. Cooper's Descent
A6. Salle de Reconnaissance
A7. Douse The Glim
B1. The Patient Returns
B2. Felt
B3. Pantomime Magpie
B4. Land Between
B5. Pero Chino
B6. A Housewive's Dram
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BARTLETT, DAREN: O Zelador: A Story Of Capoeira DVD (BAN 001DVD)
Shot in Brazil over a five-year period, O Zelador ("The Caretaker") explores the life of Master Russo who lives with his family in the intimidating Baixada Fulminese neighborhood. At an early age, Russo discovered the value of capoeira: the music, physical agility, self-defense, and philosophy of this Afro-Brazilian cultural manifestation helped Russo endure a life fraught with poverty and danger. Master Russo was part of a group of youths who created the now-famous capoeira street roda ("circle") of Caxias, located in Rio de Janeiro's tough suburbs. This traditional manifestation of capoeira has passed through three decades, including Brazil's difficult military dictatorship years, emerging today as a unique example of Afro-Brazilian culture. UK director Daren Bartlett's intelligent and lovingly-crafted documentary is an intimate portrait of Russo, his wife and sons, and his loyal group of students who offer willing testimony to the fact that Russo's love, knowledge, and guidance have been an inspiration. A remarkable and engaging individual, Bartlett also uses Russo's life and work to detail capoeira's wider place within Brazilian culture and political history, a place ably supported by expert use of a wealth of archive footage. World premiered at the São Paulo International Film Festival, this is a fascinating and stirring work. This is a Region-free NTSC DVD, for North America. DVD extras include a director's commentary, interviews, extra capoeira scenes, and a booklet. Running time: 84 minutes. Language: Portuguese with English subtitles. Aspect ratio: 4:3 full frame.
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NEUMANN & ONUR OZER, TOBI: Green & Blue - Tobi Neumann & Onur Özer In The Mix 2CD (CORMIX 025CD)
The Cocoon label presents the second edition of the mix CD associated with the Green & Blue Open Air festival in Obertschausen near Frankfurt, Germany, mixed by veteran DJs Tobi Neumann and Onur Özer. Taking place every year on the first weekend in September, Cocoon-head Sven Väth and his crew transform the festival grounds into a dream of green meadows, blue water, lots of trees and light installations, laser shows, fireworks, and, above all, music from the best artists that the electronic music scene has to offer. In 2009, the two mixed CDs are manned by two DJs who are able to draw upon both long-time experience and innovation in sound: Tobi Neumann and Onur Özer. On these two CDs (each DJ is responsible for one mix), the two excellent turntable artists -- who, as a team are also known as Sensitiva -- give an outline of the most current and the hottest techno and tech-house tracks. They don't rely on big names and safe hits only, but also produce some real pearls out of their record case again and again. Besides names like Reboot, Matthias Kaden, Sascha Dive, Tolga Fidan and Daze Maxim, one can also find the young Romanian Dan Andrei, who presents his first international release on the Frankfurt imprint Be Chosen, after having released several records on Arpiar earlier. Also Cécille Records is represented with both well-established artists, such as Reboot, and promising new talents such as the young Italian Leon. Besides his brand-new track "Mare Maris," Onur Özer has also included jewels like Taron Trekka's "Radio Fligg," which has been praised by the German magazine de:bug as "funky, slamming, wide and perfect." In short: an extremely appropriate soundtrack for the party, reflecting the summery green and cerulean blue of this utopian, future-forward festival. Other artists include: John Daly, Cally, Precious System, Solomun & Jackmate, Shlomi Aber & Kenny Larkin, William Kouam Djoko, Samuel Davis, Nina Kraviz, Kenny Hawks & Louise Caver, Mirko Loko, Liovizna, Livio & Roby, Anonym, Super Flu, 95th North, Moodymanc, DJ Wild, and Caretaker.
$16.39 UPC: 827170104228 ELECTRONIC
CD1: Tobi Neumann
01. John Daly - This Is A Lonely Beat
02. Cally - Nashu (Anonym Remix)
03. Precious System - The Voice Of Planet Love
04. Solomun & Jackmate - Factory
05. Livio & Roby - Equinox A
06. Shlomi Aber & Kenny Larkin - Sketches (Shlomi Aber Version)
07. William Kouam Djoko - Schools Out
08. Sascha Dive - Jed Clayton (Samuel Davis Dark Beat Mix)
09. Nina Kraviz - Pain In The Ass
10. Kenny Hawks & Louise Caver - Play The Game
11. William Kouam Djoko - Look Inside Run
12. Mirko Loko - Love Harmonic
13. Liovizna - Krk Mix
CD2: Onur Özer
01. Mathias Kaden - Defender
02. Dan Andrei - Untitled
03. Taron Trekka - Radio Fligg
04. Sascha Dive - Olivia
05. Reboot - El Loco
06. Tolga Fidan - Waterbeats
07. Onur Özer - Mare Maris
08. Livio & Roby - Pitzi Ponc
09. Leon - t.b.i.
10. Anonym - Sexy Music
11. Super Flu - Lyla Licks Chestnuts
12. Tolga Fidan - So Long Paris
13. 95th North - Who's Hoo (95 North Dub)
14. Moodymanc - Seedz
15. Daze Maxim - On The Way Back
16. DJ Wild - Champichampagne
17. Caretaker - False Memory Syndrome
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NURSE WITH WOUND: The Bacteria Magnet PIC. DISC (DPROM 066PIC)
Dirter Promotions re-release this now sold-out and deleted mini-LP from 2008. This is a limited edition (500 copies) re-press of The Bacteria Magnet as a picture disc. Before production, the printed parts that form the image on the picture disc were signed and drawn upon by Andrew Liles and Steven Stapleton. Some discs are signed by Andrew and others by Steven, others have drawings. It is pot luck which copy you receive. No two are the same, each is unique. The Bacteria Magnet was written, recorded and remixed at the Bear Den, Brighton, UK. "Cruisin' For A Bruisin'" and "Thrill Of Romance...?" appear in an alternative guise on the CD Huffin' Rag Blues. "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" and "The Bottom Feeder" are exclusive to The Bacteria Magnet. Players include: Steven Stapleton, Andrew Liles, Freida Abtan, Suzi Firenza, Taundewei L. Hodge and Jay Jay.
$27.59 UPC: 823566490623 ROCK
A1. Cruisin' For A Bruisin' (Bacteria Bitch Mix)
A2. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
B1. Thrill Of Romance...? (Burgo Patridge Mix)
B2. The Bottom Feeder
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ELON: Fxck Cuba EP 12" (DU 051EP)
Elon returns to Dumb-Unit with two sublime works. Treading lightly on current trends but with full individual strength, he jacks the notion of what modern techno DJs should deliver. "Fxck Cuba" is a layered and playful excursion into what the post-minimal freestyle years have allowed us to achieve. "Right On Babe" has a dark and nasty feel that will grind hips, and Ahmet Sisman remixes the title track in a direct style that is loads of fun.
$8.39 UPC: 880319432613 ELECTRONIC
A1. Fxck Cuba
A2. Right On Babe
B1. Fxck Cuba (Ahmet Sisman Remix)
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FLUXION: Inductance EP 12" (ECHO 039EP)
Greek artist Fluxion's (Konstantinos Soublis) first 12" release on Echocord is an escalating reaction between sound and flowing particles -- a dance infusion of deep dub. "Inductance" has a strong dubby platform with shifting elements, leaving the listener wanting more. "Elation" is a more atmospheric track creating strong emotions in a subtle way -- a climax of sounds and harmonics that carries the listener to a higher emotional state. The rhythmic dub base alongside repetitive melodic parts completes the picture.
$8.39 UPC: 880319431012 ELECTRONIC
A1. Inductance
B1. Elation
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NAUM GABO: Black Lab 12" (EF 016EP)
Naum Gabo is a project by Jonnie Wilkes (aka Optimo). This 12" embraces the slower side of dance music, and is reminiscent of German progressive rock or psychedelic music. The original version of "Black Lab" is a slow cosmic dancer, and the remix by Japanese nu-disco artist Discosession is deeper and even more gorgeous slow cosmic house. "Torus" has a pre-techno sound which derives itself from progressive rock.
$8.39 UPC: 880319429019 ELECTRONIC
A1. Black Lab
B1. Black Lab (Discosession Remix)
B2. Torus
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ARNALDS, OLAFUR: Found Songs CD (ERATP 017CD)
In April 2009, Iceland's neo-classical export Ólafur Arnalds created the 7-song series Found Songs -- recording a song a day for 7 days and instantly making each track available via Twitter. With artwork contributions from fans via Flickr, this modern release awakens memories of a tradition that seemed lost in the digital age we live in. Born in 1987, Ólafur hails from the suburban Icelandic town, Mosfellsbær, just a few kilometres outside of Reykjavík. He has immersed himself completely in a world of delicate symphonic compositions generating near weightless orchestral pieces. Arnalds explores the crossover from classical to pop by mixing chamber strings and piano with discreet electronics which makes him a perfect fit for cinematic pop label Erased Tapes. This young artist has been steadily gaining recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution (ERATP 004CD). The 2008 follow-up EP Variations of Static earned Ólafur acclaim from both the contemporary and classical field -- transcending a traditional divide by uniting their ideals. After filling London's world-famous Barbican Hall, fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós invited Ólafur to open some of their European shows, playing to an audience of over 5,000 per night. In anticipation of another full-length release, Ólafur conceived Found Songs as a way to collate several lost-and-found musical sketches and ideas in a "very challenging, but fun" series. The experiment offers its listeners an intimate insight into Ólafur Arnalds' creative world. The songs are different from Arnalds' previous output -- comprised mostly of shorter piano suites and electronics-embellished, string-led ruminations -- and so far, more than 70,000 people downloaded the Found Songs series via foundsongs.erasedtapes.com. Each track inspired a wealth of artwork from his fans -- submitted via Flickr. Hosting this project on their official web site, Erased Tapes Records watched the collaboration between Arnalds and his online audience flourish, and found it fitting to combine the music and artwork into one complete work. This is a limited edition, re-mastered physical release, available on CD and in a 10" vinyl version.
$9.99 EAN: 4050486003169 CLASSICAL
01. Erla's Waltz
02. Raein
03. Romance
04. Allt Varð Hljótt
05. Lost Song
06. Faun
07. Ljósið
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ARNALDS, OLAFUR: Found Songs 10" (ERATP 017EP)
Limited edition 10" version. Includes a lush booklet including a free mp3 version of the entire EP & of the Erased Tapes Collection I compilation.
$15.99 EAN: 4050486003152 CLASSICAL
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SEI A: Chinese Whispers 12" (GIGOLO 256EP)
Gigolo presents a bright new star in electronic music, Andy Graham aka Sei A, from Glasgow. Musical, uncompromising and utterly menacing, but with a maturity akin to artists such as Bola or even Kieran Hebden, his debut Editing Shadows in 2008 won industry-wide acclaim. Artists such as DJ Hell, John Digweed, Laurent Garnier and Tiga all predicted his success and pundits include IDJ ("Album of the Month"), DJ, Mixmag, Resident Advisor, and numerous others.
$8.39 EAN: 5414165030355 ELECTRONIC
A1. Chinese Whispers
B1. My Montage
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COMA: Crystal 12" (KOM 199EP)
Coma are Marius Bubat and Georg Conrad, who combine pop and rave, techno and rock in a very unique, subtle and elegant way. Coma is new rave and old-school techno, '80s pop and 2K-modernity in a deep hug. Their debut 12" (FIRM 030EP) is in heavy rotation by Tobias Thomas, Sascha Funke and Superpitcher. Live on stage, they use a laptop, guitar, synthesizer and microphone, breaking the barriers between club culture and live concerts, techno and pop.
$8.39 UPC: 880319040917 ELECTRONIC
A1. Crystal
B1. Sum
B2. Reprise
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CROOKERS: I Love Techno 2009 CD (LL 006CD)
Following Boys Noize's turn on 2008's I Love Techno mix, I Love Techno 2009 features the talents and tastes of insanely-hot Italian DJ duo, Crookers. The hot fuss surrounding Crookers is about to reach fever pitch. Already the hippest act in dance circles, they will soon unleash their debut album on the world and things are expected to go mad for the two men from Milan. Their remix of Kid Cudi's "Day 'N' Nite" reached number two in the UK and is now riding high on the U.S. airplay charts. Their already huge body of work has attracted the attention of big names such as Kanye West and Will. I. Am who have become fans and collaborators. Dolce & Gabbana recently used their U2 "Get Your Boots On" remix for the catwalk and their MySpace page is getting more traffic than Coldplay's. Crookers started in 2003 when DJs Phra and Bot met and paired up over a shared love of hip-hop, house and the emerging skewed, bass-heavy sounds pioneered by Switch in the UK and Diplo in the States, and also of quality house like Moodymann and Theo Parrish. It's from these combined influences that Crookers derive their hybrid sound. Their first release End 2 End, was released in 2006, but it was with the Knobbers EP, for their current label Southern Fried, when they really made an impact. There's footage on YouTube of their appearance at I Love Techno in 2008, with 10,000 people singing the riff to "Knobbers." Crookers usher in 2009's I Love Techno at the Flanders Expo in Ghent with an incredible mix of tracks by Zomby, Harvard Bass, Fever Ray, Osborne, Untold, Jahcoozi, Oliver $, Photek, Jesse Rose, Nadastrom, Brodinski & Mumdance, Nic Sarno, Metronomy, Micachu, Jack Beats, Ku-Bo, Noob & Brodinski, Deepgroove, Emvee, Rustie, Zinc, and Skream.
$11.99 EAN: 5414165030652 ELECTRONIC
01. Crookers - Knobbers
02. Zomby - Aquafresh
03. Harvard Bass - Caked
04. Fever Ray - Seven (Crookers Mix)
05. Osborne - The Count
06. Untold - Anaconda
07. Jahcoozi - Watching You (Oliver $ Mix)
08. Photek - Glamourama
09. Jesse Rose - Touch My Horn (Crookers Mix)
10. Nadastrom - Ghetto Pass
11. Brodinski & Mumdance - Eurostarr (Nic Sarno Rmx)
12. Metronomy - Radio Ladio (Micachu Rmx)
13. Jack Beats - U.F.O. (K Hole Bass Riddim)
14. Ku-Bo - Lefe
15. Noob & Brodinski - Peanuts Club
16. Deepgroove - Spike
17. Emvee - Glitch Dub
18. Rustie - Bad Science
19. Zinc - Killa Sound (Skream Mix)
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COBRA KILLER: Uppers And Downers CD (MONIKA 066CD)
This is Cobra Killer's fifth full-length studio album. Cobra Killer are Gina V. D'Orio and Annika Line Trost. Both have played in bands in the former West Berlin since the age of 12/13. They formed Cobra Killer in January of 1998, touring through Europe and revolutionizing the then-boring electronic music scene with their raucous show. In 2002, they took Australia and New Zealand by storm, supporting Peaches on various shows, including the Big Day Out Festival. Shortly afterwards, they were also a support act for Sonic Youth, who were very impressed by the Cobra movement. Recently, they have wowed capacity crowds supporting big names such as Marilyn Manson and Jon Spencer, who also guests on two tracks on this album. Uppers And Downers sees Cobra Killer sounding as defiant and as unpredictable as ever. Recorded in part at Einstürzende Neubauten's andereBaustelle studio in Berlin, and featuring appearances by other such special guests such as J. Mascis and Thurston Moore, the record is a roller-coaster ride that sees the band pushing the limits and again going way beyond expectations to deliver an album that's sure to please their many fans. Chock-full of totally pounding, crazed electro-punk/new-wave mishmash, and some less likely surprises.
$10.39 EAN: 4047179334822 ELECTRONIC
01. Hello Celebrity (3:12)
02. Vitamine (3:53)
03. Hang Up The Pin Up (feat. J. Mascis, Thurston Moore) (4:18)
04. Good Time Girl (feat. Jon Spencer) (4:21)
05. Schneeball In Die Fresse (feat. Die Prinzen, Jon Spencer) (3:54)
06. Mr. Chang (3:09)
07. Skibrille (3:57)
08. Upside Down The Building (3:51)
09. My First Parachute (3:57)
10. Matchy Matchy (3:17)
11. The Universe Is In The Oven (3:53)
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COBRA KILLER: Uppers And Downers LP (MONIKA 066LP)
LP version.
$10.39 EAN: 4047179334815 ROCK
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BODYMOVIN: Bodymovin CD (MOON 003CD)
Bodymovin is the partnership of DJ Friction (of the hugely popular German band Freundeskreis), and DJ Thomilla (the well-known hip-hop DJ and producer, also one-half of Turntablerocker with Michael Beck). After much success individually, and eventual touring together with their various different projects, the pair got together as a DJ double act, and so Bodymovin was born. The album is richly decorated with lovingly-played analog synth vibes, funked-out bass lines, irresistible vocal hooks and an unending supply of tight, club-friendly beats. All this is tied together by subtle, lovingly-sequenced arrangements that lock the listener in, yet surprise them with a constant forward-moving energy that presents raw musical ideas in a more digestible context. This is a real amalgam of modern electronic, effortlessly appealing to fans across the spectrum. There are 12 tracks featured here, each with their own voice, mode and vision -- they are all irresistible, essential cuts -- and it's clear to hear the high quality, instinctive songwriting skills of the duo right from the introduction bars of "Yeah!." Melding electronic disco, modern dancefloor beats and ultra-catchy synth lines a-plenty, tracks like their single hits "Good Time" or "Everybody," "In & Out" or their trademark "B.O.D.Y.M.O.V.I.N." shake the system upside-down. This is a remarkably accomplished album literally bursting at the seams with fresh musical ideas, catchy, unforgettable hooks, and up-front dancefloor energy. Welcome to the space-disco-tech-house-song-writing world of Bodymovin.
$11.99 EAN: 4250382400219 ELECTRONIC
01. Yeah!
02. Good Time
03. Sureshot
04. In & Out
05. It Wasn't Calf
06. Hold Back
07. Everybody
08. Cop Girl
09. More & More
10. Freak
11. B.O.D.Y.M.O.V.I.N.
12. Get Down
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MUM: Prophecies and Reversed Memories 10" (MORR 093EP)
In conjunction with múm's fifth album, Morr Music releases Prophecies and Reversed Memories: a 10" that contains one album track and two songs exclusive to this release. "Prophecies..." features a naive and overly-sweet chorus that gets more and more euphoric with its repetition, while "Amen Flutes" is an eccentric and strange pop song that builds up a glorious mess of sounds. To close, "Krippling" is a careful, fragile and heart-warming ballad that shows the band's adult side.
$8.99 UPC: 880918009315 ELECTRONIC
A1. Prophecies and Reversed Memories
A2. Amen Flutes
B1. Krippling
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VOODEUX: The Paranormal CD (MSHIP 019CD)
3x12" version previously released on Mothership, now available on CD with an extra track, "Skeleton Key." This is the debut full-length release by Boston/Philly duo Voodeux. Two years ago, on the East Coast of America, a couple of highly technical production wizards joined forces and created their own genre of strange and creepy techno under the moniker, Voodeux. Tanner Ross and James Watts first released The Curse EP on Mothership in 2008 with great success. With DJ support rolling in from everywhere, Claude VonStroke soon commissioned them to record a full-length album of this new moody sound. The Paranormal is a concentrated vision of myth and mysterious beats, exploring the eerie afterlife side of techno like no other artists have done to date. It is a 10-track vision of ghosts and goblins hiding in the closet (or lurking in the dark corners of the dancefloor), ready to scare the daylights out of you. Using dark funk, ghoulish atmospheres, quizzical beats, growling, ominous vocal stabs and futuristic production, Voodeux is staking their claim as the next generation of American techno. The Paranormal is Halloween on wax, and a minimal techno masterwork for the modern underworld.
$11.99 UPC: 184254000501 ELECTRONIC
01. The End
02. Just A Spoonful
03. Enter The Voo
04. Heebie Jeebies
05. Bones
06. 3rd Floor
07. Frank The Janitor
08. The Paranormal
09. Skeleton Key (*CD-only)
10. Deadend Motel
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LAWRENCE: Sleep And Suffer 12" (MULE 062EP)
This is the second single cut from Lawrence's album Until Then, Goodbye. "In Your Eyes" is the most dance-oriented track on the album -- atmospheric, trance-y, deep house-style. "Sleep And Suffer" is abstract, minimal house and "Don't Follow Me" is an emotional ambient track.
$8.39 UPC: 880319429613 ELECTRONIC
A1. In Your Eyes
A2. Grey Light
B1. Sleep And Suffer
B2. Don't Follow Me
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FENGLER, MARCEL: Twisted Bleach EP 12" (OSTGUT 027EP)
This is Marcel Fengler's third 12" -- quality over quantity. The title track infuses a dirty Chicago sound with a house swing and a dry sense of humor. "Gridlock" has already earned the label "Berghain-approved" -- a heavy, atmospheric track that builds dense tension. "Chi Twine" experiments with broken rhythms and the artist's hip-hop past by fusing electro beats with techno qualities, making for an atmospheric, sci-fi track for the wee hours.
$8.39 UPC: 880319424519 ELECTRONIC
A1. Twisted Beach
A2. Gridlock
B1. Chi Twine
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VA: Piccadilly Sunshine Part One: British Pop Psych And ... CD (PAPR 2107CD)
Other Flavours 1968-1970. Before expert compiler Psychomania found a limited amount of fame and even less of a fortune curating the widely-respected Electric Asylum series, he cut his musical molars on the little-known Piccadilly Sunshine series (most tracks were originally released on the Desiree label in 2003), which took the wide-eyed aficionado into the deep and wondrous valleys of British pop music culture. Daring to bring forth the once-overlooked and sadly-neglected songs that were laid to waste in a saturated wonderland of suburban teenage pop, Psychomania asks the listener to join him as he tiptoes barefoot through the late '60s and early '70s in Great Britain's vast and glorious cultural wastepaper basket. Stepping amongst the 20 flower-powered trippers presented here, they have been lovingly restored to their former glory. Artists include: Jason James, Peppermint Circus, Roger Bloom's Hammer, Alan David, Studio Six, The Magicians, Tin Tin, The Cups, Billy Boyle, Sounds Inc., Svensk, Christopher, Merlin Q, Mighty Joe Young, The Nocturnes, Mixture, Mood Of Hamilton, Jon, Tony Fabian, and Tim Andrews.
$11.99 UPC: 827010210720 ROCK
01. Jason James - Miss Pilkington's Maid (1967)
02. Peppermint Circus - I Won't Be There (1968)
03. Roger Bloom's Hammer - Polly Pan (1967)
04. Alan David - Flower Power (1967)
05. Studio Six - Falling Leaves (1967)
06. The Magicians - Slow Motion (1968)
07. Tin Tin - He Wants To Be A Star (1969)
08. The Cups - Good As Gold (1969)
09. Billy Boyle - Pisces Man (1970)
10. Sounds Inc. - Dead As A Go-Go (1967)
11. Svensk - Dream Machine (1967)
12. Christopher - The Race (1970)
13. Merlin Q - Love's Beautiful (1969)
14. Mighty Joe Young - Why Don't You Follow Me (1969)
15. The Nocturnes - Fairground Man (1968)
16. Mixture - Never Trust In Tomorrow (1969)
17. Mood Of Hamilton - Why Can't There Be More Love (1967)
18. Jon - Polly Sunday (1967)
19. Tony Fabian - Girl Of The Night (1965)
20. Tim Andrews - Sad Simon Lives Again (1967)
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FAR EAST FAMILY BAND: Nipponjin CD (ASH 3009CD)
Regarded by many as the first Japanese progressive rock group, the Far East Family Band featured the keyboardist and future new age composer, Kitaro. A keyboard-dominated space rock band, the Far East Family Band played extended compositions that brought comparisons to Tangerine Dream and early Pink Floyd. Nipponjin (1975), the band's second album under their new name (the trio changed their name from Far Out to Far East Family Band following the release of Nihonjin which appeared on the Denon label in 1973), featured re-recorded material from the previous The Cave Down To Earth (1974) as well as Nihonjin and was produced by Tangerine Dream's Klaus Schultz. The band's synthesizer-drenched sound had much to do with Kitaro and Schultz meeting during a trip to Europe. One of Japan's earliest prog bands, Far East Family Band became hugely popular in Japan and also achieved considerable attention in Europe. The group went on to release two further albums, Parallel World (1976) and Tenkujin (1977), but it is Kitaro who enjoyed lasting fame for his legendary Silk Road albums. Digitally remastered, numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies only in a unique card wallet.
$11.99 EAN: 5051125300914 ROCK
01. Nipponjin
02. The Cave
03. Undiscovered Northern Land
04. Timeless
05. The God Of Water
06. River Of Soul
07. The God Of Wind
08. Movin' Lookin'
09. Yamato
10. Mystery Of Northern Space
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LABEIJ, DAVID: Beige 12" (REMOTE 020EP)
After David Labeij's My 20 Models (REMOTE 014EP), he is back and striking again on Remote Area, with the ultimate techno release. These are amazing dancefloor bombs that you won't wanna sit still for. "Aha" is funky and groovy -- perfect for festival season. "Nekst" also has some groovy beats, but with some deep elements that will make you shake. Supported by 2000 And One, Shinedoe, Lauhaus and Bart Skils.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Aha
B1. Nekst
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VHS HEAD: Video Club CD (SKALD 023CD)
Skam presents Blackpool, UK recording artist, VHS Head. VHS Head began making music in 1999. Using video tape as the primary sound source and '80s B-movies as his inspiration, this music is a collage of vocals, stuttering guitars and drum hits taken from a vast amount of ex-rental videos, teleporting the listener back to the golden era of the VHS format. Summons almost epileptic memory-recall of every single cheesy, synth-driven '80s-movie opening/ending credit sequence you've ever heard, spliced and mashed and cut together into one percussive, glitchy, retro mind-fuck. The CD is housed in a limited edition black jewel case, containing a video club membership card. Grab your bag of Doritos and get in the basement.
$6.39 EAN: 8717578137398 ELECTRONIC
01. Starring
02. Video Club
03. Rent Responsibly
04. Growler Spit You Out
05. Kincaid
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KOLETZKI, OLIVER: Großstadtmärchen CD (SVT 037CD)
This is Berlin-based techno/house DJ/producer Oliver Koletzki's highly-anticipated second album for Stil Vor Talent. Großstadtmärchen is an electronic album of the finest proportions, and finds the artist fully committed to his roots, which can be traced back to the pop music of the '80s and '90s, while still transporting the fresh energy of today's electronic music productions. Also featured on this record are a wide variety of contributors: Mieze Katz from the German electro-pop outfit MIA, the hot German pop-rock-singer Axel Bosse, critically-acclaimed indie band Kate Mosh, as well as newcomers like Fran, Pyur and Juli Holz. The result is 10 songs that easily fluctuate between catchy pop tracks, modern house grooves and '80s synthesizer pop, while still maintaining the Koletzkieske sound dynamic. "This Is Leisure" is based around Mieze Katz's sexy voice and a seductive guitar song-pattern. "Zuckerwatte" is a very fine electro-pop tune, and "Kusskompatibel" and "Warschauer Straße" harken to the artist's first years in Berlin and his love for house music. "Hypnotized" is a great, shining bright light of pop music that has already made massive waves in Germany. "Headshaped Box" encapsulates what indietronic sounds like in the year 2009: symphonic, melodic and simply unique, and "These Habits" is a downbeat, trip-hop groove, featuring the wonderful vocals of 17 year-old Pyur. Last up is a bonus track: Oliver Koletzki remixes "Nimm Mich Mit" by the electronic boy-band Die Raketen. Oliver Koletzki is not your average techno producer. His productions and his sense for original music also have a deep rooting within pop culture. Thus, Großstadtmärchen is the logical consequence from two decades of intense musical production. Here comes a mature, yet still playful pop album that manages to combine many different influences into one harmonious oeuvre.
$11.99 UPC: 827170288065 ELECTRONIC
01. This Is Leisure (feat. Mieze Katz)
02. Zuckerwatte (feat. Juli Holz)
03. U-Bahn (feat. Axel Bosse)
04. Kusskompatibel
05. Warschauer Straße
06. Hypnotized (feat. Fran)
07. Kleines Zwischenspiel
08. Headshaped Box (feat. Kate Mosh)
09. These Habits (feat. Pyur)
10. Die Raketen - Nimm Mich Mit (Oliver Koletzki Remix) (*bonus track)
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QUELLET, ISRAEL: Soni Sclavus CD (SR 262CD)
Electro-acoustic out-sound experimentician Israël Quellet was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland in 1972, and this is his second release for the Sub Rosa label -- the fifth volume in their Musics in the Margin series. At 16 years-old, the artist discovered sound-worlds such as Miles Davis' electric era, Sun Ra, dub, German cosmic music, Magma, Zappa, and many more. In 1997, he stepped into the musical fray and, following the advice of a sound engineer friend, bought microphones, a digital mixing board, and studio monitors, turning part of his basement into a soundsmithing studio. That is when he started to create, out of his immediate surroundings, soundworks that have little to do with what is "normally" being done. Appreciated by Ecuadoran electro-acoustic composer Jorge E. Campos, Quellet is supported by the Centre Pierre Schaeffer in Paris. This second work for Sub Rosa explores common objects and the problem of saturation and noise. The artist explains in his own words: "I made the sounds while I was recording, either alone or with the help of my wife. Once a piece has been edited together, the final mixing is performed live, without automation. In order to retain the original dynamics, I do not use compression or any other specific mastering technique designed to equalize the sound or spatialize the stereo image. However, the heavy saturation used in some pieces limits the range of dynamics. The diverse sounds and the diverse means used to capture them give each piece a different overall sound and stereo image. Therefore, the pieces are not standardized or calibrated systematically; they do not all sound the same."
$10.99 EAN: 5411867112624 EXPERIMENTAL
01. For Organ And Percussion (4:45)
02. For Organ (6:25)
03. For Fitness Rower (4:45)
04. For Home-Made Bass, Percussion, And Miscellaneous Sounds (4:39)
05. For Organ And Voice (2:54)
06. For Percussion And Saturation (2:21)
07. For Footsteps And Knocks On Stairs, And Vented Carbon Dioxide (6:25)
08. Things That Bloat, Things That Stagnate -- For Voice, Percussion, Organ, And Miscellaneous Sounds (6:27)
09. For Organ (5:01)
10. For Snare Drum, Brushes, And Saturation (4:36)
11. For Organ And Percussion (3:08)
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SATIE, ERIK: 42 Vexations (1893) CD (SR 294CD)
Erik Satie's 1893 Vexations; performed by pianist Stephane Ginsburgh. This piece is musique d'ameublement -- literally, "furniture music," the phrase coined by Satie in 1917, where he identifies sound as drapes, tiling, wallpaper -- items belonging to the environment and changing it simply by being in it, by actually becoming elements of the space. This recording is the second installment in a series of furniture music (after Marcel Duchamp's Musical Erratum), and is unique in that it calls for 840 repetitions of a single motif. John Cale recalls a particularly grueling 1963 performance under the direction of John Cage: "Between 9 and 10 September 1963, I was one of a relay team of pianists, under the direction of John Cage, who played Vexations by Eric Satie at Pocket Theatre, 100 Third Avenue near 13th Street, in 18 hours and 40 minutes. The 180 notes of this 80-second work were played 840 times. The whole thing was John Cage's idea. The admission was $5, but members of the audience got a refund of five cents per 20 minutes, and those who stayed to the bitter end got a 20 cent bonus." Had Satie envisioned playing the piece? Who knows. Neither do we know if Duchamp's Erratum musical was meant to be executed. What can be said, however, is that when played in its entirety, Vexations inevitably becomes a performance for both players and listeners. An experience in repetition -- repetition without the slightest variation, except for the unavoidable tempo shifts that occur over such a lengthy performance, alterations in how the piano keys are hit, in other words, everything that falls within the realm of the mechanically involuntary. What would you say about a ritornello that lasts between 18 and 24 hours? Includes a 16-page booklet containing the essay "Cage's Place In The Reception Of Satie" by Matthew Shlomowitz.
$10.99 EAN: 5411867112945 CLASSICAL
01. 42 Vexations
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DOWNPILOT: They Kind Of Shine CD (TR 166CD)
This is the third full-length album by multi-instrumentalist Paul Hiraga aka Downpilot. Downpilot has given the music world two albums of lush and atmospheric pop in collaboration with producer Tucker Martine (R.E.M., The Decemberists, Laura Veirs), with influences as diverse as Americana rock, ambient electronica and jazz. Their first full-length album, Leaving Not Arriving, garnered shining reviews from Rolling Stone, Harp, No Depression, amongst others, and their 2006 follow-up, Like You Believe It, was named "Best Local Album of the Year" by Seattle's influential arts weekly The Stranger. Always curious and looking for new ways to express his musical vision, Hiraga delved into the technical world of classic studio electronics in order to actually construct wire-by-wire most of the vintage-based analog recording gear that would soon capture the sounds on the album he subsequently produced for The Wedding Present bassist Terry de Castro (A Casa Verde). Hiraga's multi-instrumental musicianship and engineering artistry (as well as contributing two songs) have since earned praise in the UK (8/10 stars in NME). This new audio laboratory was then put to work in the creation and recording of They Kind Of Shine. Drawing some individualistic inspiration from the first Paul McCartney solo albums (on which the former Beatle played nearly every instrument himself), Hiraga embarked on a private studio exploration that has many songs performed entirely by himself on acoustic/electric/lap steel guitars, drums and percussion, acoustic and electric piano, humming old Farfisas and Hammonds and creaky old pump organs, with an occasional banjo and ukulele thrown in for flavor. Long-time band mate Jeff Brown contributes rich background vocal support, and cameos by former Posies drummer Mike Musburger, pedal steel master Maggie Bjorklund and Tucker Martine contribute to the remarkably cohesive band sound. The result is a rich acoustic-electric-chamber-pop-roots-Americana-rock-country album that doesn't really hold on to any of those simplistic labels, but is completely timeless. Soaring, accomplished singer/songwritership imbued with rich harmonies and alt. country swagger.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179370127 ROCK
01. All The Ghosts Will Walk
02. Chelsea Turnaround
03. Hell On The Turnpike
04. The Regrade
05. Flicker
06. In The Morning
07. Rider
08. 28½
09. A Shot
10. Carry The Water
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DOWNPILOT: They Kind Of Shine LP (TR 166LP)
LP version.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179370110 ROCK
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FIDAN, TOLGA: So Long Paris 12" (VALT 002EP)
Urban nomad Tolga Fidan presents the second edition in Vakant's limited series VALT with a much sought-after track which has been around for a while. Fidan has freshly moved to Berlin and says "So Long Paris" in such unique style, that he'll probably never leave Berlin again. Vakant's VALT series continues its mission to keep delivering straight dancefloor tracks.
$8.39 UPC: 827170302365 ELECTRONIC
A1. So Long Paris (10:05)
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DINKY: Anemik CD (WAG 056CD)
This is Dinky's fourth studio album. Following up on her unanimously-acclaimed album May Be Later (VA 003CD/024LP), Chilean artist and Berlin transplant Alejandra Iglesias conceived Anemik entirely for the Wagon Repair label after being approached by label head Mathew Jonson. A musing on femininity and the fine line between romance and delirium, Anemik transcends borders in its range of influence and reflects consciousness in the fluidity and tangibly live origins of its creation. Recorded using analog equipment and acoustic instruments with a strong emphasis on voice, there is a wisdom and maturity to this work. Opener "Childish" builds from meditative beginnings with looped synth, wandering pads and wildfire percussive cycles that concoct a deep and dreamy landscape. "Romaniks" creates space between electronic and acoustic spheres with Latin-soaked beats encircling a subdued kick. Mantric vocal chants inject a mystical dimension into the affair, its psychedelic overtones continuing into "Westoid," where Dinky's vocal lament is complimented by the baritone accents of Los Updates' enigmatic Jorge Gonzáles. "Goldfishes" bubbles into being with processed choral scales, while "Rainfallic" is a mid-tempo trip of lazy legato harmonies and epic Telecaster drones. "Anemik" is a restless electronic frenzy, with melodic and percussive elements feuding amidst staccato vocals, effervescent machine transmissions and a penetrating central kick. "Glacial" opens with reverberant vocals and deep percussion that swims through murky pads and delayed keys. "Ceramik" weaves a tight beat, with warm Rhodes accompaniment, live percussion and ramped vocal passages. Thumbed melodic patterns and sonorous key stabs characterize "Glassik," while "Skyped" intertwines grandiose processed chorals, deep metallic percussion and leveling pads. The infectious, arpeggiated melodies of "Epilepsia" are invigorated by live Latin percussion, "Fadik" is a wonky love song set to cascading beats, strummed guitar and electronic emissions, and "Nocturnal" unsettles with moribund ambient shivers to complete the kaleidoscopic range of flavors and emotions offered by this remarkable record. At times dreamy, at times nightmarish, at times romantic, at times befuddled, Anemik is always quintessentially Dinky.
$11.99 UPC: 827170104129 ELECTRONIC
01. Childish
02. Romaniks
03. Westoid (feat. Updates)
04. Goldfishes
05. Rainfallic
06. Anemik
07. Glacial
08. Ceramik
09. Glassik
10. Skyped
11. Epilepsia
12. Fadik
13. Nocturnal
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DRIVETRAIN: Tragedy Park 12" (YORE 002LTD)
Detroit's Derrick Thompson aka Drivetrain is a DJ and producer who heads up Soiree Records International. Harkening the rich production values of '70s Philly soul, "The Rain" features brisk rhythms with triangle, electric piano, alto sax, flute, and acoustic bass. "Angel (Serenity Mix)" opens with a sinuous house thrust and a tight, jacking groove, synthesizer flourishes, and a smooth vocal refrain. "Tragedy Park" is akin to a stomping techno raver with a smidgen of acid -- definitely a floor-shaking bomb.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Angel (Serenity Mix)
B1. The Rain
B2. Tragedy Park
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CINDERELLA LTD.: Ephemeris EP 12" (ARPIAR 006EP)
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JESU: Opiate Sun 12" (AUR 3002LP)
"Opiate Sun is the new EP by former Napalm Death and Godflesh member Justin Broadrick's noisy and melodic shoegaze project Jesu. A one time only limited edition of 2000 copies, broken down across five different colors (300 each) and black vinyl (500 copies), housed in a Stoughton old style tip-on jacket. Mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering at 45 RPM for maximum fidelity."
$11.00 UPC: 646315921212 ROCK
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TOECUTTER: Best Party Ever 12" (BANG 021EP)
"Toecutter has been sitting on this one since 1984 when he recorded the hook onto a cassette and then spent 25 years deliberating on its merits. In the last 2 year, it has been remixed by such dance music notables as Shazam, Jono Ma, Captain Ahab, Electromeca and DJ Rainbow Ejaculation. Basically it's been the 'Cops Are Coming' anthem of Sydney's square party underground for ever but the Bang Gang 12s boys have now brought it into THE LIGHT! So enjoy the Rough Trade, acid come-down, Roule inspired, world domination, 8 bit gabber, grind-house festival of noise provided by these outstanding artists."
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VAMPIRES OF DARTMOORE, THE: Dracula's Music Cabinet CD (BMS 015CD)
"You couldn't script it. You are nineteen minutes and twenty-two seconds in to your peak-season cruise around the Kraut-schlock peripheries. To say the trip has been an eventful one would be an understatement -- you don't know what to expect next and your 12" x 12" Germanic tour guide has proved quite unreliable thus far. As your diamond tipped vessel maneuvers through the grooves of your 9th horrific attraction (entitled 'The Soaked Body') the soundtrack awkwardly becomes background music and you are overcome with the sound of gushing water. 'Help!' you think sarcastically, the music, or is that muzak, is drowning! This is the movie soundtrack to a film that never existed. This is the movie soundtrack by the band that was never requested. These were the sound library musicians who had to invent their own clients and imaginary cast, crew and plot to get their music heard, by a niche audience, before floating deep into the depths of the rare record reservoir gasping for breath. To take a cinematic cue the record in question is the euro-trash-pop equivalent of Jean Renoirs' tragic / triumphant Boudu character who as a homeless, confused and desolate down-and-out plunged to the depths to be unwillingly rescued, resuscitated then after gradually winning the hearts of an entire family becomes respected and revered as royalty. Over 20 years after the mad scientists, Dr. Horst and Ackermann, first breathed life into this short-lived beast, brave and intrepid vinyl explorers have sporadically returned to the doors of Dracula's Music Cabinet to resurrect the sonic spooks and mutated melodies to share with nerds, mods, rockers, hip-hoppers, psych-nuts and Kraut-siders alike. The lifeless corpses of The Vampires Of Dartmoore that lay six feet beneath the belly of the 'Eins Deutschmark' bins has since crept through the record collections of the aforementioned social circles devouring continental currencies and demanding random ransoms of 200 Euros plus sweat, tears (of laughter) and a lot of blood."
$11.25 EAN: 5060099501821 ROCK
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VA: Science Fiction Dance Party (Dance With Action) CD (BMS 016CD)
"Finders Keepers is proud to present the mythical follow up to Heribert Thusek and Horst Ackermann's horror cash-in album Dracula's Music Cabinet. Back in 1968 a pair of Germanic behind-the-scenes sound librarians called Horst Ackermann and Heribert Thusek left a tiny, but indelible, pinprick on the history of German pop in the misshaped form of a sexy horror cash-in concept album called Dracula's Music Cabinet. Shelved at a micro-cosmic axis where Krautrock meets lesbian vampire horrortica and easy listening meets psychedelia the delayed reaction of this mutant concoction eventually exploded in the mid 1990s in the hands of a generation of 'record diggers' sending currency-crushing tremors through the wallets of mods, rockers, hip-hoppers, psych-nuts and kraut-kompletists around the plastic pillaging planet. The vinyl junkies had resurrected a monster, but, like addicts do, they ravenously sucked it dry and moved on looking for the next fix to feed their habit. Luckily for some, Ackermann and Thusek were also creatures of habit. And it wouldn't take a genius to figure out that they were holding the next dose, but by the turn of the millennium the mad scientists had been given a 35-year head start on the pop-archeologists and their mythical sequel was literally light-years ahead of their previous draconian installment. Encouragingly the unclosed cabinet left a shiny white clue in the form of its closing track 'Frankenstein Meets Alpha 7.' Perhaps space was the place. Always read the label. The Ackermann and Thusek duo were far from dynamic. They were undercover agents hiding behind user-friendly mock-rock monikers and, like most BMusicians, the only way to sniff them out would be to read the small print. But when an unidentified record on an unknown label with a title like Science Fiction Dance Party crops up in the 'Eins Deutschmark' crates it's not exactly rocket science -- although the track titles might suggest otherwise. 'The End Of A Robot,' 'Monster On Saturn 1,' 'Galactic Adventures Of The Outer Space Fleet ,' 'The Whistling Astronauts,' 'Death Rays Out Of The Universe.' The telltale signs are all there and if that vintage psycoplasmodic coloured vinyl doesn't clench the deal then what will. When rumours about a space-age follow-up to Dracula's Music Cabinet hit the straße Deutsche-o-phile diggers fingers started twitching nervously."
$11.25 EAN: 5060099501838 ROCK
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THRESHER, GREGOR: The Life Wire Pt. 1 12" (BNS 004EP)
"With his debut longplayer A Thousand Nights from 2007 Gregor Tresher undoubtedly upgraded himself into the Champions League of European techno artists, with the title song being the year´s best selling techno song on Beatport. And also the following releases on labels like Josh Wink´s Ovum or Dubfire´s Sci +Tec made it into the playlists of almost every big name DJ around the world. Now Gregor has taken the next step and presents a foretaste of his upcoming second album. The title track once more is 'another paradigm of Gregor´s talent of creating epic techno tracks with enigmatic harmonies to make them true anthems of the night' (Groove Magazine, #117). Gregor is working with classic sounding filtered synthesizer-lines, and when the bassline finally kicks in, we can already see everyone´s hands in the air. The second track 'Escape To Amsterdam' is a techno track par excellence, made by a DJ for the DJs, going down a storm everywhere Gregor is playing it out. It´s no wonder that Dutch Techno-Don Dylan Hermelijn aka 2000 And One picked it for remixing already. And finally, on the B-Side, we have the first remix for the Life Wire Project, and with Petar Dundov it is one of the first artists on Gregor's wishlist of remixers for the album. With his recent releases the Croatian has impressively shown his talent of creating the most amazing melodies and once more, his remix leaves nothing to be desired: His 'Petar Dundov Variation' is an incredibly beautiful piece of music, that will ignite open air floors over the summer, and we are extremely happy with this first interpretation of Gregor´s track."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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BAND, THE: Cahoots LP (VIR 88625LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing in a gatefold jacket.
$20.00 EAN: 5099968862510 ROCK
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BAND, THE: Stage Fright LP (VIR 88649LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing. Special paper and band photo.
$20.00 EAN: 5099968864910 ROCK
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BEACH BOYS, THE: Summer Days (and Summer Nights) LP (VIR 88650LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing.
$15.00 EAN: 5099968865016 ROCK
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BEACH BOYS, THE: Today! LP (VIR 88651LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing.
$15.00 EAN: 5099968865115 ROCK
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BOWIE, DAVID: Aladdin Sane LP (VIR 88655LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing with gatefold jacket.
$20.00 EAN: 5099968865511 ROCK
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BOWIE, DAVID: Diamond Dogs LP (VIR 88656LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing in a gatefold jacket.
$20.00 EAN: 5099968865610 ROCK
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BOWIE, DAVID: Young Americans LP (VIR 88657LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing.
$15.00 EAN: 5099968865719 ROCK
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FAUST: Faust IV LP (VIR 88658LP)
180 gram audiophile pressing.
$15.00 EAN: 5099968865818 ROCK
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BORATTO, GUI: I Feel Love 12" (DFRG 027EP)
"Here we go with the new defrag from our Brazilian friend Gui Boratto. 'I Feel Love' is one of those very special records that goes far and further from the boring trends of the moment. As we like to say it's a 'timeless techno' tune, an open air magik track with vibrant pads full of synthetic feelings and processed voice that reminds the best moments of the disco from the '80s or, if you prefer, as our friends at Kompakt, you can define it: elegant techno."
$7.50 UPC: 880319408618 ELECTRONIC
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PARASITES OF THE WESTERN WORLD, THE: The Parasites Of The Western World LP (DESTIJL 072LP)
"The Parasites Of The Western World are a band from Portland OR who released their recorded debut in 1978. It's a fascinating spin, a galactic ramble across the otherworldly themes of alienation and paranoia, seemingly inspired by LSD and Philip Dick. Primarily the creation of Patrick Burke and Terry Censky, the Parasites were limitless with invention and completely DIY. This is a record that was recorded in an apartment, by a crew thoughtful enough to curtail its loud excursions for the daylight hours. Its rockist moves are surprisingly informed by the typical institutions of this era : Pink Floyd, the Beatles and Hawkwind and it's many electronic flourishes are an above ground sound that would presage the likes of Vertical Slit, F/I and Vertigo. The Parasites remain to be light years ahead of a time that has yet to come. This swank, one time vinyl pressing of 1000 copies will contain a digital download coupon so you'll be pleased if that's yr thing."
$12.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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HATZLER: Disquos 12" (DIEBAUDIO 010EP)
"We are proud to present Mr. Mathias Hatting aka Hatzler (as he's more commonly known) to our loyal and devoted Dieb-ophiles as well as the world at large. Dropping a massive double a-sided EP containing 'Disquos' and 'HNO,' this talented and inventive producer has been making a solid name for himself with his fresh, glitchy and minimal brand of techno infusing heavily effected electronic hooks with undeniably funky rhythm sections! First up on remix duties, Gary beck tackles 'Disquos' and delivers a dark and pounding re-interpretation. Fans of his work on labels such as Minus and Soma will already be familiar with his particular style of production-solid, precise and guaranteed to work magic on a variety of dancefloors! Completing off the package with style and panache, the very much in form Lemos adds a quirky yet housey splash from his own production palette and reworks 'HNO' into a chunky and gritty tech house shuffle. Here, he uses one of the original's main hooks as a focal point and constructs a simple, yet characteristically groovy drum arrangement dominated by swinging shakers and carefully placed percussive elements. Another standout addition to our humble little catalogue, we are delighted to add such a forward thinking and polished bow to our sonic arsenal."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DAZING & GOLS, TOM: No Hay Banda 12" (DREIELF 003EP)
"Dreielf Recordings is back with 2 fresh guys from Belgium, Tom Dazing & Gols. Tom is well known for his releases on Trapez, Toys for boys and Heimatmelodie. He's working now with his friend Gols on new stuff, which is more housy and experimental. We are proud to sign one of these tracks for our label. The track 'No Hay Banda' starts very deep and grows to an end time sound which comes to a high point with a male vocal tone that will get in your mind. On the flipside Mr Tony Rohr delivered us a remix in his freaky trademark style with massive bass and some crazy sounds which will blow your heads off."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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EYERER & BENNO BLOME, MARTIN: Pianoroll Remixes 12" (GSR 090EP)
"No doubt, the original track from Martin Eyerer & Benno Blome is definitely very different and special. And the idea of putting a jazzfunk organ on top of a driving groove received big respect from countless tastemakers. Like from Audiofly, who loved it so much, that they did an edit, which will now get its proper release. A brilliant work by simply adding some bits and pieces to the groove which now makes it 10 times more effective and easier to play. Additionally, wonderboy Ramon Tapia found a great way of fusing parts of the original organ with a big bassline and pushing percussions. Looking forward for Ramon's album in winter 2009."
$8.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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IT'S ALL MEAT: It's All Meat CD (GTR 131CD)
"It's All Meat were a late 60s/early 70s band that hailed from Toronto and released this excellent album in 1970 (Columbia). Prior to that, It's All Meat had been known as The Underworld. The Underworld released a superb, crude garage single ('Go Away'/'Bound' -- the label is Regency) in 1968 and also recorded some fine unreleased material captured on acetate. As mentioned before, some of the members of The Underworld would form It's All Meat. In 1969 this new group would release their debut 45, 'Feel It' coupled with 'I Need Some Kind of Definitive Commitment.' The A-side combined MC5 energy with New York Dolls-style swagger and features plenty of feedback and great guitar breaks. It's one of the great proto-punkers. Their album was released the following year and featured 8 fresh original numbers written by drummer Rick McKIM and keyboard player/lead vocalist Jed MacKAY. There are a bunch of good, solid stonesy garage rockers that form the axis of this lp: 'Make Some Use Of Your Friends,' 'Roll My Own,' 'You Brought Me Back To My Senses,' and 'You Don't Know The Time You Waste.' The latter track would be released as the group's second and final single but 'Roll My Own' and 'Make Some Use Of Your Friends' were just as good, featuring fine psychedelic guitar work and raw vocals. Other note worthy tracks flirted with blues ('Self-Confessed Lover') and folk-rock ('If Only') but the lp's brightest moments were its two 9-minute marathon compositions. 'Crying Into A Deep Lake' was full-blown Doors psychedelia with spacey keyboards and spooky Jim Morrison influenced vocals. The other lengthy track, 'Sunday Love,' sounds like a strange Lou Reed/John Cale concoction with lots a great psychedelic guitar noise and soft folk-like passages sprinkled with light garage keyboards. So while these last two tracks are very long, they never wear out their welcome and are required listening for both garage and psych fans. The album's production teeters between a primitive recording sound and the typical major label gloss, making it just right. It's All Meat is a fine, consistent trip all the way thru. It's one of the best late period (really late) garage rock albums I know of. The album's hard rock and proto-punk sounds give it a nice, visceral edge." Bonus tracks include 6 unreleased tracks and demos (1969-1971) and their first single "Feel It."
$16.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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ODA: Oda CD (GTR 132CD)
"Reissue on CD of rare album by USA local heavy psych to psychic hard rock band ODA. Led by the axe-craftman Randy Oda on splattering guitar, shooting off some furious leads all over the place. Originally released privately in 1972. Digitally remastered taken from the original master tape and including 4 pre-ODA bonus tracks."
$16.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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PERE UBU: Long Live Père Ubu! CD (HR 149CD)
"Released by Hearthan, and exclusively marketed in North America by Smog Veil, Long Live Père Ubu! is the album of songs that was the genesis of the entire mess. It is a great leap forward in our pursuit of hyper-naturalistic recording techniques by which we replace microphones in the studio with wooden boxes, junked radio speakers, metal horns, and electrically charged window panes. Sound itself becomes the narrative. Everyone is going to hate it. We know that. The story, though satiric and comedic, is utterly bleak, lacking charm (the usual counter-weight to the band's noire tendencies) and devoid of redemption. Few people have ever read Ubu Roi, fewer heard of it. Wonderful. Altogether two years of work. Père Ubu, the character, ruined Jarry's life. And now he's ruined our career. This thing is our Waterloo, our Bridge Too Far, our Pickett's Charge. Well, somebody had to do it."
$8.75 UPC: 613285891821 ROCK
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SYDENHAM, JEROME: Jango 02 12" (IRC 098EP)
"Another raw tech-house experience from Jerome Sydenham's Jango Series, (Ibadan). 'Jango 02' In the second installment of the Jango series Sydenham is on a quest to supply certain missing elements of House while forging new musical paths into the future. Jango 2 exemplifies this truth. On this occasion we are taken on a journey that includes fierce beats, funky bass lines and Detroit-esque strings. 'Brooklyn Rock': Simple percussive grooves, rolling bass, and a killer hypnotic vocal hook make this dub version a true Brooklyn deep house gem! 'Footsteps of Phire (Jerome Sydenham's Jango Dub)': The almost unapproachable classic, installed into the Ibadan archives by legendary Baltimore Producer DJ Oji, has been remixed up by Jerome Sydenham. He utilizes a lot of the original rhythmic influences while in the bottom range he gives it a true new phat tech-house sensibility. Pumping stuff!"
$9.50 UPC: 807297453812 ELECTRONIC
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DENT, LOREN: Anthropology Vol. 1 CD (INFX 034CD)
"It's as if Dent had returned, irrevocably altered, from an ambitious and expansive field trip through nothing less than the history of digital and analogue ambience to splice his findings with the DNA of late-modernist classical. Loren Dent's intent is no radical re-think of genre; his bent is more recontextual, a fine tension between the vectors of New Music, minimalism, ambient, post-rock and space music. It's a trajectory traversing considerable terrain. Opener, 'Introduction - Dreams and Concrete,' for example, moves from Feldman to Niblock, before picking up on Pärt, in the transition to 'This Thing We Enjoy,' where the borders of melancholia are skirted, and a quiet glow is flirted with, before abandoning itself to a swooping digi-orchestralism and fibrillating fizz closer to the Kranky oeuvre of Tim Hecker and Christopher Bissonnette on 'Another Rural Fantasy' and 'Winter During Wartime.' The parade of references is by way of a rough guide, but the music of Anthropology is more maximalist in its articulation, more sweeping in its scale than all the aforementioned, with great gushes of tonalism surging through the soundfield. And those influences are dissolved, becoming trace elements in a blend of welling and swollen symphonics wrestling with pop ambient pointillism, all couched by Dent in his own tones." -- a. lockett
$10.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ROCHA: Hands Of Love (Fingers Of Sand) 12" (IFEEL 001EP)
"A beautiful slo mo piano infused house track direct from Uruguay's Atlantic Coast, released on 180g heavy vinyl with artwork direction and design by Phantom and illustration by Yuko Kondo. This is the first release from International Feel, a new label based in Punta Del Este on Uruguay's Atlantic Coast. The sole purpose for the label to exist, is to create a home for like minded, open minded music heads, who, like us, are driven by 100% passion and perfection in everything we do, from the music (of course) to the vinyl cut, the artwork, the packaging, the remixes....everything. We strive to create, in every aspect of all our releases, pieces of music and art that become desirable and collectable items of beauty and passion."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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MIJ: Yodeling Astrologer LP (JPR 7105LP)
"Yodeling Astrologer (aka: Color By The Number) could be considered an anomaly, a one-off or a miracle of circumstance in the history of psychedelic pop music. Mij, a.k.a. Jim Holmberg was discovered by ESP owners while playing in Washington Square Park in the summer of 1968. His style and persona mesmerized the label heads, and he explained to them a recent auto accident had fractured his skull but left him changed. He perceived sound, color and vision differently and he had funneled this new world of perception directly into his music. All this was enough to warrant getting Mij into the studio to lay down a record of his rambly, cosmic folk songs. The entire album was recorded in three hours, first-takes and impromptu production intact, then pressed up and introduced to the world shortly thereafter. To focus on the yodeling aspect of the Yodeling Astrologer would miss some of the depth of this album. Not just a hippie novelty act of the time, this is a truly thoughtful and somewhat frenzied document. Like Buffy St. Marie's Meditations, Linda Perhacs' Parallelograms or Cold Fact by Rodriguez, this is an album of sincere folk songs colored with subtle psychedelic touches. Uneasy reverberations and soft echoes glide over Holmberg's breezy songs, creating a consistent sonic environment as spontaneous as it is intriguing. Available on vinyl for the first time since an incredibly limited original pressing in 1969 on ESP Disk."
$13.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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DEEP'A & BIRI: Rodeo 12" (KARTON 005EP)
"Four guys from good old Italy bring the groove back with their brand new EP on Karton Schallplatten! They seriously reminded us of Carl Craig and it's Paperclip People stuff, but transferred into the millennium and with a modern touch of today's sound! Featherlight rhythms, crunchy organs and hands in the air atmospheres delivered by the four guys Federico Pedron, Stefano Zanin, Manuel Menegon, Daniel Menegon, who form the Recordshopcollective!"
$8.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Musiques Metisses - Afrique Atlantique CD (MARABI 46830CD)
"The latest offering in Marabi's Musiques Metisses series focuses on the continent's west coast. From Nouakchott to Luanda, from the island of Cape Verde to the shores of Central Africa, traditional African music has crossed paths with Western music to give rise to highly creative musical combinations. Afro beat, reggae hip-hop, rock'n blues, morna, makossa, samba, mbalax, coladera, saudade & rumba -- the music of the future is taking shape along the coasts of Africa and in its port towns."
$14.50 UPC: 794881932221 WORLD
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VA: Mata la Pena LP (MR 029LP)
"Compilation focusing on mellow dramatic music from around the world. Everything from Calypso to Flamenco to Thai ballads to Indonesian instrumentals to American country to Hawaiian music. Designed as a sort of sequel to our I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore compilation. Cover art by Chris Johaanson."
$10.50 UPC: N/A WORLD
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MARTINEZ, SEUIL, MATTHIAS TANZMANN: Moon Harbour Joints Vol. 1 12" (MHR 045EP)
"In the last few months two faces have caused a massive stir at Moon Harbour HQ, the frenchman Seuil and Martinez from Copenhagen. And to take that momentum a step further, after their recent sets alongside Matthias Tanzmann at the monthly Moon Harbour Flights at the Distillery in Leipzig, Tanzmann invited them back to his nearby studio for what ended up being a very fruitful couple of recording sessions. And the fruits of these collaborations are here for you all as two very special tracks on the split EP "Moon Harbour Joints Vol. 1", each track combining the artists' unique personal styles while at the same time giving us more than the sum of the parts. The A-side is Martinez and Matthias Tanzmann rolling out a compactly arranged track, named "Ohh I don't know", which is characterised by percussive and impulsive beats, a rythmic chord and engaging vocal samples, all adding to make a unique funk -- direct, authentic and deep. Tanzmann and Seuil's "My 808 gently weeps" also builds on and emphasises several layered vocal samples. The result this time is a deeper and more laid back affair, which will undoubtedly become the perfect soundtrack to many an after-party that has stretched long into the shining new day."
$8.99 UPC: 807297426717 ELECTRONIC
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BYRNE, ANDREW: White Bone Country CD (NW 80696CD)
Performed by Stephen Gosling (piano) and David Shively, (percussion). "Andrew Byrne (b. 1966) has lived and worked mostly in New York since the early 1990s. This tripartite CD has a mobile-like character, working entirely with a fabric of piano and metal percussion in changing manners and images, all of them remote from the duo relationship of conventional chamber music. The central work 'Tracks' is also the earliest one (composed 1998, revised 2006), and presents the solo piano in its most 'normal' sound and interaction with the player -- a kind of journey, as the title suggests, within a dense and accumulating polyrhythmic expression. The two surrounding groups of pieces extend from this in two different directions -- the opening 'White Bone Country' (2006) towards reduced sound-reveries in processed piano and small metal percussion, the succeeding 'Mirages' (2007) into pure sonic fantasies made from sampled sounds of prepared piano. Byrne relates these pieces to 'the other American experimental tradition of Cowell, Harrison, Peter Garland, John Luther Adams, rather than the New York minimalists/post-minimalists -- to their concerns with polyrhythms in a reduced meditative sound world, suggestions of strange folk musics, depiction of landscape...' Fundamental to the language of all Byrne's pieces are pulsations, from which varied melodic motives and overlaid rhythmic meters can be drawn. In this respect his approach differs from other landscape-orientated music based on drones and evolving fields of sound, along with their opposite, flurries of irregular disjunct rhythms."
$10.75 UPC: N/A JAZZ
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VA: Light: On The South Side 2LP/BOOK (NUMERO 033LP)
"Between 1975-1977 Chicago's South Side night clubs were a little lighter. Not just because of a lanky white guy skulking about, but rather because of the camera and strobe light he carried. Michael Abramson hit Perv's House, Pepper's Hideout, The High Chaparral, The Patio Lounge, and The Showcase Lounge, not to capture the artists on stage, instead popping off a half dozen rolls every night on the crowd. Light: On The South Side gathers for the first time over 100 of these images, as Numero shines its own strobe on yet another dark corner of the past. The 132-page hard back book features photos, an ephemera section, and an essay by Nick Hornby. Housed in a gorgeous slipcase with the 12X12 book is Pepper's Jukebox , a seventeen track compilation of the kind of funky Chicago blues heard from the stage and the Wurlitizer. The deluxe 2LP set is packaged in a sharp gatefold jacket with two inner sleeves crammed to the gills with label scans and stories. All in all, it's the classiest Numero record ever made, spotted easily from across the room with it's near 2" spine."
$46.50 UPC: 825764103312 ROCK
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CROM & LUCA DOOBIE, ANDRE: Got You There EP 12" (OFF 009EP)
"After delivering two much loved and played EPs for OFF Recordings, labelmanager Andre Crom and Milan's Luca Doobie return with a stunning EP. Got You There is just what the description 'peaktime-anthem' has been invented for: a highly catchy vocal hook on top of a rock-solid kick and 90ies-organ-bassline groove, supplemented by rave-chord-stabs and driving Chicago-ish grooves on top. And a break that you should need a weapons license for. 'Snake Seven' is a more subtle and moody affair with a dark groove, freaky vocals and a jazzy bassline and theme loop. The vinyl is completed by a remix of French underground legend Chris Carrier who delivers a great toolish and extremely groovy interpretation of 'Snake Seven.' Stripped down, all about a strong bassline groove and with dry instrument and vocal stabs from the original, this is a timeless tool perfect for house and techno sets alike."
$8.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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MOLLONO.BASS: Der Vagabund Und Die Liebe 12" (OW 024EP)
"We are very pleased that we are able to serve you a special delicacy just after the summer break. Our hobby cook Mollono.Bass has taken much time for his dish to obtain some of the best ingredients. His composition 'The Vagabond and the Love' is a heavenly seduction that is looking of his equal. Deep going sound that we not otherwise have come to expect from 'Molle.' But these two tracks, it was 'Love' or 'Vagabond,' have something very special. They are skillfully seasoned, but still leave much space for philosophizing and reflection. What a message wants Ronny Mollenhauer give you to take along? Culture, harmony, family, friends, peace, party, everything you could think it has inspired in this work. Both tracks taken and let life, everyone on his way. Heart and soul in love, temperament, ambition and perfection in the vagabond. Or is this record a declaration of love?"
$7.50 UPC: 880319432811 ELECTRONIC
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ILIOS: Kenrimono LP (PAN 004LP)
"Kenrimono is a type of pachinko machine for advanced players which gives certain privileges during the course of a high-risk game. This LP is entirely based on field recordings and manipulations made from sounds in pachinko parlors in Kansai area, Japan in 2007. A very intense and meditative atmosphere to be played at maximum volume. Active since the early '90s in sound art and image, ILIOS has been exploring the extremes of sound and image derived phenomena. Through constant change in his sound palette touching and surpassing the limits of the sound spectrum he definitely advocates for an anti-career. By 2009 ILIOS has performed more than 170 times in various venues and festivals in Asia, Europe, South and North America, pushing the space and body resistances to a hard test pursuing a state of alert for the human senses. He has done studio and live collaborations with the likes of: Francisco Lopez, Jason Kahn, Keiichiro Shibuya, Mattin, Michael Gendreau, Norbert Möslang, Coti K, Xabier Erkizia (Billy Bao), Julien Ottavi, Bernd Schurer, Ralph Steinbruechel, Takehiro Nishide, Tzesne, Thurston Moore amongst many others. Since 1997 he runs Antifrost, a publishing label for sound media with more than 40 works published to date. The LP is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, in a limited edition of 330 hand-numbered copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press jacket which itself is housed in a two-tone silk screened pvc sleeve with interweaving geometric designs."
$20.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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BLOOD STEREO: Your Snakelike King LP (PAN 005LP)
"Brand new release from Brighton mongs Blood Stereo, duo of Dylan Nyoukis and Karen Constance. Your Snake Like King picks up where 2008's The Magnetic Headache left off, a shape shifting and strange mix of tape collage, free vocals and electro-acoustic mischief. Midnight to 3am recordings fueled by grape and smoke conjour up a blurred narrative, the meaning of which is never quite clear, like weird off camera sounds in some tripped out movie. 'Anal fins tucked in tight behind them, Blood Stereo look like a pair of ill-kempt roosters, fighting over a doughnut. The guy rooster is jibbering in some unknown tongue, turning his face inside out, while shoving the microphone slowly through a hole in his cheek. The girl rooster appears to be pecking at him, either that or she's picking at various trash they have strewn around the stage. Every time she ducks her head there is the sound of a jet passing overhead. But when you look up at the sky there is no sign of a comtrail. After a while you think you are starting to get a handle on what they are doing, but the guy falls down and starts doing a spazz dance so utterly convincing you begin to worry about him. Then the girls starts screaming and it seems as though something is really profoundly wrong. And it is. But it's not like they're in any kind of trouble. They're just wrong, y'know? So savagely wrong from every angle that it's really tough to imagine there 's anything you could do to really help them. As if they'd even want in. In their masks or out, they sow confusion like wheat.' -- Byron Coley. The LP is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, in a limited edition of 330 hand-numbered copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press jacket which itself is housed in a two-tone silk screened pvc sleeve with interweaving geometric designs."
$20.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DAS SYNTHETISCHE MISCHGEWEBE: Frequency Conquistadors LP (PAN 006LP)
"Words are more often then not the point of departure for many works of Das Synthetische Mischegewebe. The track titles here stem from 'El Mundo Alucinante' de Reinaldo Arenas, which itself is inspired by François-René de Chateaubriand's 'Mémoires d'outre-tombe'. It is about time rather than history and about being in history. Having lost the war of time, the only thing that remains to do is being, and here we go, 'being infiniment exigent' in its means of expression. DSM began in Berlin armed with a visual education from the early '80s. They quickly became part of the international industrial cassette scene. Composing for light installations with open-reel machines, cassette recorders, microphone and guitar fuzz boxes with both loud, quiet, occasionally full blast and frequently sneaking in little sounds, all alternating within a few seconds, create an electroacoustic anti-music. With unusual concerts in the underground network as well as in high art institutions and museums (such as Centre Pompidou) and later on with performances for mixed media installation, exhibitions and conferences on cognitive science and neurologic research related topics, the group toured with changing casts since the early '80s, and participated in international festivals throughout Europe and the US. Since 1982 they continue to produce vinyls, CDs and tapes on many international labels: Discos Esplendor Geometrico, RRRecords, Hypnagogia, Vinyl-on-Demand, Auf Abwegen, Harsh Reality Music, Equation Records, Das Cassetten Combinat and many others. Live and recording collaborations with musicians such as: The New Blockaders, Ralf Wehowsky, Frans de Waard, Ios Smolders, Zeitkratzer Ensemble, Artificial Memory Trace, ERG, MSBR, Toy Bizarre, Roel Meelkop and others. The LP is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, in a limited edition of 330 hand-numbered copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press jacket which itself is housed in a two-tone silk screened pvc sleeve with interweaving geometric designs."
$20.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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LANZ & RUDOLF EB.ER, JOKE: Akustische Aktion - Zurich 1991 LP (PAN 091LP)
"'A dinner is a dinner: Joke Lanz (Sudden Infant) & Rudolf Eb.er (Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock) bite, chew, smack, gulp and slurp in order to tickle your ears and your digestive system. Instead of decay and corruption, Lanz and Eb.er deliver a true and undiluted composition of this existential act of annihilation.We believe that, what we are doing, is right, because we are endeavouring to remain true. We want to create no false illusions, no sickly aesthetic or anything beautiful. We want to find things that we are not even looking for and we wish to unite them together to form a new reality.' -- Joke Lanz & Rudolf Eb.er, 1991. This historical document of an early Schimpfluch Gruppe performance is an absolute must for fans of actionistic noise and performance-art. The LP is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, pressed on 140g vinyl and is packaged in a pro-press folded cover including all information and photos which itself is housed in a silk screened pvc sleeve with the whole original dokumentation of the performance. Extremely limited to 200 copies only!!"
$37.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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HALFLINGS, THE: Self Esteem LP (RRR 001/2LP)
"Their debut LPs, featuring members of Yellow Tears (Hospital Productions) -- leaders in the New American School Of Power Electronics. 500 copies each, printed covers, inserts."
$12.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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CATHODE TERROR SECRETION: Spectre Of Historys Design LP (RRR CTS)
"Their debut LPs, featuring members of Yellow Tears (Hospital Productions) -- leaders in the New American School Of Power Electronics. 500 copies each, printed covers, inserts." "Somewhat akin to an ethereally brutal noise version of '90s grind psychoschizomaniac groups such as Agoraphobic Nosebleed and early Locust (like, only their 1st LP, when the Cattle Decapitation drummer was still in the band). Not to say that this is gimmicky or anything." -- Heathen Harvest
$12.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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WITCH: Introduction LP (SHAD 118LP)
"LP 500 numbered/glossy heavy sleeve/180 gram pressing. Another out-of-nowhere African '70s rock discovery in the Blo mold. Completely unknown band from Zambia, privately pressed on a small local label, this five-piece electric band plays a strong electric African underground style. Tons of wah wah-fuzz guitar in every track, African style beats and vocals and all original songs. After the successful release of the other Witch album Lazy Bones, here is Introduction. Crazy & wild Fuzz guitars all over, African beats and chanting, as good as it gets. Incredible cool and stoned album from the southern African country. Again we need to say: if you're feeling depressed, low, disturbed, out-of-sorts, sad, frustrated or widely demented, then folks, we suggest you seek out a quiet place, indulge in some soothing meditation and cut away that headache by listening to this inspirational album."
$32.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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FINJARN & JENSEN: Same LP (SHAD 119LP)
"LP 500 numbered/glossy heavy sleeve/180 gram pressing/insert. Guitarist, vocalist, composer and artist, Svein Finjarn can be safely called a legend in American rock. He began playing guitar and acting before he was ten years old, and in the fall of 1961, he became the first Norwegian who played in a rock band with a fender Stratocaster. In autumn 1969 he helped put together super heavy rock group Jumbo with Freddy Lindquist, Leif Jensen and Tore Syvertsen. The group had two singles, but were dissolved during the work on their first LP. Finjarn and Jensen made the album complete with Lindquist, Arild Krosby, Arne Kvikstad and Grete Christoffersen. Yngvar Holm wrote an enthusiastic article that was published by the jacket. Briton John Mills was the producer for the album, which came out in autumn 1970, and that could be placed side by side with the hard, progressive rock from abroad. One of the coolest albums made in Scandinavia. The music follows a great underground concept and hits as strong a bands like Blossom Toes, July, Open Mind -- a real British Psychedelic flowerpower album made in Norway."
$32.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MOSES: Changes LP (SHAD 120LP)
"LP 500 numbered/glossy heavy sleeve/180 gram pressing/insert. Moses was formed in 1969 in Esbjerg, Denmark by Søren Højbjerg -- guitar / Jørgen Villadsen -- bass / Henrik Laurvig -- drums and vocal. Moses played their own heavy and punshy and stoned progressive blues. Their record Changes from 1971 has now become cult in the collectors market. By the end of 1969 the band got a contact with the independent record company Spectator Records in Denmark and in the summer 1970 they recorded the only album, Changes in 2 days in the Spectator Record Studio in Ålborg, Denmark. Finally the rarest and perhaps best album on the rare Danish Spectator label. The music is strongly influenced by the Cream and other hard psychedelic guitar bands. It took us quiet a while to get a deal together and we are happy now to close the final chapter of the Spectator story with this great release of Moses. Extra heavy fuzz-guitar madness all over with strong bass and drums and great vocals."
$32.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MIKAMI, KAN: Nishiogi No Tsuki LP (SIWA 902LP)
"New solo studio recording by Japan's reigning surrealist blues poet. Forty plus minutes of all new material recorded in France during Mikami's 2008 European tour. Numbered heavy weight vinyl only edition of 333 in handpulled screen printed sleeves. Includes lyrics in Japanese and English (title track alone is a trip through painted omelets and the moon to a rusty French bicycle). While Mikami is building up a massive body of work through his long running association with PSF records this is the first of his studio dates to be committed to vinyl in decades. Singular and essential."
$17.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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RICE EXPERIENCE, THE BOYD: The Way I Feel CD (CAD 004CD)
"This is an album about feelings. Those of you who only know Boyd Rice from his rather brutish and insensitive noise music will no doubt be surprised to discover the sensitive, at times passionate individual lurking beneath his often gruff exterior. Here, Rice opens up for us. He shares how he feels about a wide range of topics, and we bet you'll be surprised just how often his thoughts and feelings mirror your own. Throughout his long and storied career Boyd Rice has collaborated with other musicians. From the leading lights of England's neo-folk underground to America's most obscure eccentrics, Denver, Colorado's favorite agent provocateur has repeatedly insinuated himself into the lives of the most interesting, the most notorious, and most memorable artists and performers, every time producing a classic song that defies easy categorization. The Way I Feelcollects the best of these tracks onto one album. Whether it's with Coil or David Tibet, Douglas P. or Tiffiny Anders, every song is special, and the atmosphere is unforgettable. The Way I Feelwas first released in the year 2000 and has never gone out of print on CD at Soleilmoon, but with the release of Hatesville imminent we decided to relaunch it."
$10.00 UPC: 753907330427 ROCK
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RICE EXPERIENCE, THE BOYD: Hatesville! CD (CAD 033CD)
"Hatesville is a collection of songs by The Boyd Rice Experience, The Partridge in the Pear Tree, Adam Parfrey and Jim Goad. It was originally released in 1995, but quickly went out of print, and has until today commanded absurd prices from collectors. This new edition has been completely remastered and features three new songs. Best of all, its available for the first time on vinyl. Famed hot rod artist Coop, whose black & white artwork appeared on the 1995 version, added color to the artwork for the new edition. No expense has been spared for this reissue. The CD is presented in sturdy six-panel folder, the black vinyl LP comes in an sturdy old-school tip-on cover, and the picture disc comes in a heavy PVC sleeve. The CD is unlimited and we plan to keep it in print forever, but the black vinyl LP is limited to 1000 copies and the picture disc is limited to 500. Boyd Rice's biography is extensive and includes numerous albums, books and film appearances. His musical career began in the 1970s when he performed and recorded as NON. In the mid 1980s he became involved in the Church of Satan, and later launched a Social Darwinist think tank called The Abraxis Foundation. He has performed and recorded with Douglas Pearce of Death In June, Michael Moynihan of Blood Axis, and famed industrial percussionist Zev. His newest book No is a collection of essays. He presently lives in his underground bunker in Denver, Colorado."
$11.50 UPC: 753907333329 ROCK
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RICE EXPERIENCE, THE BOYD: The Way I Feel LP (CAL 004LP)
LP version on red-colored vinyl.
$13.75 UPC: 753907330410 ROCK
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RICE EXPERIENCE, THE BOYD: The Way I Feel PIC. DISC (CAL 004PIC)
Limited edition picture disc version
$16.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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RICE EXPERIENCE, THE BOYD: Hatesville! LP (CAL 033LP)
LP version, limited to 1000 copies.
$13.75 UPC: 753907333312 ROCK
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RICE EXPERIENCE, THE BOYD: Hatesville! PIC. DISC (CAL 033PIC)
Limited picture disc version.
$16.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SIMS, BEN: Smoke Machine 12" (THEORY 033EP)
"The first solo release from Ben Sims on Theory for a very long time and it's a move away from his usual sample driven DJ tools. What we have here is 3 straight up techno tracks, tough machine funk for the anti boring minimal massive. Already getting hammered by James Ruskin, Paul Mac, DJ Bone and of course, Mr Sims. This is one of many new projects lined up for release in 2009 from Ben, so expect more theory action very soon."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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TORTOISE: Beacons Of Ancestorship Remixes 12" (THR 012.34EP)
"To follow up the release of their first new studio album in five years, Tortoise returns with a two song remix 12" of songs from Beacons of Ancestorship. In the late '90s Tortoise released a series of highly influential remix 12"s with remixers as diverse as Stereolab, Jim O'Rourke, Oval, Autechre, Unkle and Derrick Carter. It is no surprise that their return to the remix 12" format features other luminaries of the scene. Side A features none other than Eye from Boredoms doing a remix of the album's opening track 'High Class Slim Came Floatin' In.' Side AA features the legendary dub/version master Mark Ernestus of Basic Channel and Rhythm & Sound doing a version of the track 'Gigantes.' Pressed in an edition of 1,500 copies for the world and cut at 45rpm."
$8.25 UPC: N/A ROCK
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FRIEDBERGER, MATTHEW: Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School 2CD (THR 223CD)
"Matthew Friedberger is one half of the The Fiery Furnaces brother and sister duo. This is Matt's first solo record and was originally released in 2006 by 859 Recordings. Thrill Jockey is proud to be bringing this double album back in a new package with updated artwork. Matt wrote and arranged all the music, played all the instruments (except for some drumming from John McEntire of Tortoise on a few tracks), and sings all the songs! The record was co-produced by Bill Skibbe at Key Club Recording at Benton Harbor, Michigan in March of 2006. The release has two full albums worth of music -- Winter Women is a summer record of memorable, accessible, un-ironic, sixties inspired pop songs and Holy Ghost Language School is the musical equivalent of a stormy Murakami novel with the requisite sonic twists and turns which makes Matt's work so original. Both records will appeal to Furnaces fans but have a broader reach, especially Winter Women which is full of summer pop songs."
$8.25 UPC: 790377022322 ROCK
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HUGG & PEPP: Sweet Rosie 12" (TURBO 068EP)
"'Sweet Rosie' is one of the most original sounding vocal house tracks in ages. Tiga championed the first version we were sent, but he'd always mix out before the goofy guitar part, so Turbo commissioned a special edit that keeps its cool all the way to the finish line... that's why it's called the 'Turbo edit.' The Dahlbäcks threw in a terrific disco dub, one thing led to another, and we figured we ought to go the distance and do a full remix package. Veteran superproducer and perennial chart topper Sir Jori Hulkkonen does a Joriffic job, the dub being, incredibly, his 200th ever remix -- another milestone for J-Z. Also on remix duty AND also at work on an album for Turbo is Glasgow's young prodigy Sei A. Continuing on a brilliant run starting with his album 'Editing Shadows', this is an absolutely incredible deep dub, keeps things interesting for all you vocal hating bitches."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Lost In Sneak EP 12" (VIDAB 010EP)
"Number ten in Vidab's release catalogue ist the first part in an upcoming vinyl series called Camp Vidab. The various artist EP includes label regulars like gowentgone, Koljah, and Stephan Hill, who is giving his solo debut, as well as newcomer Tomas Svensson, a musician and producer from Berlin."
$7.50 UPC: 880319437212 ELECTRONIC
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SOFTLEY, MICK: Songs For Swingin' Survivors LP (VL 900779LP)
180 gram vinyl. "One of the most collectible British folk albums of the 1960s, Softley was a true folksinger in the vein of Bob Dylan, as he so deftly proved by his first album Songs For Swinging Survivors, released in 1965. A huge influence on the more famous Donovan, Softley's beautiful voice and guitar playing is captured here in all its glory. Impeccable versions of Billie Holiday's 'Strange Fruit' and Woody Guthrie's 'Plains Of The Buffalo' complete Softley's gem, an absolute must for folk aficionados and a nice surprise for the newcomers."
$17.50 UPC: 889397900779 ROCK
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MORRIS, ROGER: First Album LP (VL 900786LP)
180 gram vinyl. "Originally released in 1972 on Regal Zonophone, Morris' ultra rare First Album touches down in an important British roots revival scene that later gave rise to the pub rock genre of the late 70s. An interesting and gifted performer, Morris takes a trip into folk rock and brings with him some of the finest musicians of the period: Tommy Eyre, Johnny Almond, Chris Mercer, and John Weider. This reissue features 4 bonus tracks from the CD version that have never been previously released on LP and a printed inner sleeve with lyrics."
$17.50 UPC: 889397900786 ROCK
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VA: Eastern Standard Time LP (WR 001LP)
"Eastern Standard Time! Despite the title, this compilation features all non-standard instrumentals of western influenced oriental music from 60/70s Egypt, Pakistan, India, Turkey, Japan, Lebanon and two eastern-American meetings. Hypnotic belly-dances, psychedelic surf-guitars, crazy organs, melancholic strings and oriental beat- and funk rhythms by Omar Khorshid, Naushad, Baligh Hamdy, Takeshi Terauchi, Sohail Rana, and many others. Silk-screened cover, limited to 500 copies."
$20.00 UPC: N/A WORLD
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VA: Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series Vol. 1 3CD (WER 6928)
Featuring The Manhattan Percussion Ensemble, John Cage (conductor), Paul Price (conductor), Christoph Caskel (percussion), David Tudor (piano), Aloys Kontarsky (piano), Bernhard Kontarsky (celesta), MEV (Ala Bryant, Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Teitelbaum & Ivan Vandor), AMM (Cornelius Cardew, Lou Gare, Christopher Hobbs, Eddie Prevost & Keith Rowe). "Wergo's Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series focuses on the extraordinary world of contemporary and avant-garde music that flourished in Europe, the United States, Latin America and Japan in the 1960s and early 1970s. Recorded between 1960 and 1973, the original eighteen LPs that comprise this series have been highly sought after in the secondary market since 1978 when they were discontinued. These rare and historically important recordings of international avant-garde music have been carefully digitized and remastered by the Earle Brown Music Foundation. Brown was a major force in the world of contemporary classical music. He studied mathematics and engineering at Norteastern University, and attended the Schillinger House School of Music for techniques of composition and orchestration. His work with new notations, scoring methods and performance attitudes led to his development of graphic, improvisational and 'open-form' scores. Wergo will release six 3CD sets of these recordings between now and 2011. Each set will contain three CDs in jewel boxes including the original liner notes and cover art."
$35.00 EAN: 4010228692822 CLASSICAL
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KAH, CHRISTOPHER: Plusplusone 12" (WHITE 007EP)
"White Noise returns with a new killer after the summerbreak. This time Dave Clarke selected tracks by Christopher Kah (Planet Rouge). Dave Clarke about Chistopher Kah: 'Christopher Kah has an uncanny knack of presenting left field music in a way that doesn't threaten the listener but embraces them, his production techniques certainly have his own trademark sound which is undoubtably why DJ Hell got him to do a remix of 'Disaster.'"
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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LES TRIABOLIQUES: Rivermudtwilight CD (WORLD 468088)
"Les Triaboliques are full of surprises, but the biggest of all is that it took this long to happen. rivermudtwilight, the breathtaking collaboration from multi-instrumentalists Ben Mandelson, Lu Edmonds and Justin Adams is the culmination of a decades-long, indefatigable quest by these voracious visionaries to absorb and utilize the planet's panoply of sound. Having exercised their skills individually within numerous diverse settings, it was perhaps inevitable that this 'meeting of the ancient guild of post-punk, Anglo, globetrotting string players reveling in idiosyncrasy,' as Adams describes it, would eventually come to fruition. The album comprises eleven exquisitely rendered tracks -- most composed by the British trio -- that employ a battery of conventional and exotic instruments, multilingual vocals and a seamless merger of international influences. These diablos of dusk-core offer new distressed string band music for the 21st Century. The Desert, the Delta, the Steppes and the Underground -- all are united in what Mandelson likes to call 'Triabolique Twi-Fi.'"
$13.75 UPC: 713746808822 WORLD
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TRIO IFRIQIYA: Petite Planete CD (WORLD 479034)
"Fayçal El Mezouar was trained at the music school El Kordobia in Tlemcen, Algeria. For this trio, he has gathered around him jazz pianist and improviser Didier Freboeuf and drummer Emile Biayenda, founder of the band Les Tambours de Brazza. Their music blends many styles including Arab-Andalous, traditional, jazz and contemporary. It highlights a kind of common musical language where elements from the Orient, Africa and Europe cross paths."
$13.75 UPC: 794881926121 WORLD
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