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FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE
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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 09/27/2010
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 09/27/2010
second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label
please use catalog numbers (listed after the format in the descriptions) when ordering
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FURSTENBERG, MARKO: Counter Mode EP 12" (ARTLESS 2192EP)
The Mojuba sub-label brings you two new tunes from the vaults of dub techno ambassador Marko Fürstenberg. These two tracks of pure dub techno magic build a seamless connection to his previous releases and capture the special sound and feel of a true Fürstenberg track -- how it can only be done for this label.
$9.79 UPC: 827170365766 ELECTRONIC
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SUN CITY GIRLS: Funeral Mariachi LP (ABD 045LP)
In stunning fashion, Sun City Girls' final studio record caps a 27-year run for what many hail as the most bizarre, eclectic and provocative musical trio ever assembled. From the delirious intro of "Ben's Radio" to the final drum crash of the title track, Funeral Mariachi delivers 11 well-crafted gems which display the refined studio production side of SCG shrouded in that otherworldly glow which has always separated the group from their contemporaries. Beyond the gorgeous folk and vocal styles which drive the album, there is a heavy retro Italian cinema influence, Arabic and Indonesian references, and a ghostly psychedelic moodiness throughout. Post-production and final mastering was completed by the Bishop Brothers after the untimely death of Charles Gocher in 2007 and the results will not disappoint followers of this impossible-to-describe unit. Funeral Mariachi provides a perfect introduction to the more melodic sector of the SCG universe surfacing, ironically, at the end of their career in the form of what someday should become one of the most beloved records they ever created. Limited one-time-only vinyl pressing housed in a beautiful, heavy-duty full-color gatefold jacket with the back cover photo taken during the last SCG photo session in 2006.
$16.39 UPC: 613505275820 ROCK
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BASTEROID: Clavilux 12" (AREAL 056EP)
The wipers are fighting hard against the heavy cloudburst. On the horizon, rising like neon-pink claviluxes, are Big Band evergreens. But what's behind that field over there? That must be the source of this eerie glow. So finally, I stop the car. There is music on the radio while I'm fighting my way through the thicket. All of a sudden, the rain stops. What's going on? The light starts flickering and seems to be everywhere, now.
$8.39 UPC: 880319488412 ELECTRONIC
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HELL PREACHERS INC.: Supreme Psychedelic Underground CD (AX 1002CD)
Long-rumored to be the work of the young Deep Purple, this 1968 psychedelic exploitation LP from Hell Preachers Inc. certainly features plenty of wah-wah and Hammond organ, and stands up as a fine set of acid-influenced jams in its own right. Only briefly released in Germany and the UK in its day, it makes its long-overdue return to circulation here.
$11.99 EAN: 4751742100218 ROCK
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AORTA: Aorta CD (AX 1003CD)
As the Exception, this quartet were one of Chicago's top mid-'60s bands. In 1968, they shook up their personnel, changed their name to Aorta and embraced psychedelia, issuing their debut album the following spring. An ambitious psychedelic suite, this 1969 release alternates between mellow and heavier sounds, with some intense fuzz guitar and sound effects, and stands as one of the best major label psych LPs of the late 1960s.
$11.99 EAN: 4751742100317 ROCK
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DRUIDS OF STONEHENGE, THE: Creation CD (AX 1004CD)
This youthful quintet formed as a tough New York R&B act in 1965. By the time they made their sole album in 1967, they'd evolved into an impressive psych-influenced rock band, with a moody sound that has been described as "early Rolling Stones meets early Grateful Dead." Their classic LP makes its long-overdue return to CD here, complete with explanatory notes, and is sure to appeal to fans of The Chocolate Watch Band, the Lollipop Shoppe and other seminal U.S. garage-punk acts. Includes a booklet featuring an extensive band history.
$11.99 EAN: 4751742100416 ROCK
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BLUES CREATION: Demon & Eleven Children CD (BAM 7001CD)
Japan's Blues Creation was formed by guitarists Kazuo Takeda, Koh Eiryu and singer Fumio Nunoya, in early 1969, after the dissolution of their Group Sounds outfit The Bickies. Highly influenced by Cream and The Yardbirds, Takeda joined forces with school friends Takayuki Noji, Shinichi Tashiro, and lead singer Fumio Nunoya. Formerly vocalist with Taboo, a heavy band led by future Happy End guitarist Eiichi Otaki, Nunoya was also searching for an even heavier sound, and the results of the new American-influenced experiment were released in October 1969, as Blues Creation. Singer Fumio Nunoya soon found himself edged out of artistic decisions by the supremely confident Takeda, and thereafter left to form his own band, Dew. While searching around throughout 1970 for a new singer, guitarist Takeda heard the new, even more strung-out music of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton's solo LP Clapton, and Leslie West's Mountain, and decided he should take the opportunity to start again from scratch. Takeda enlisted bassist Masashi Saeki and drummer Akiyoshi Higuchi for the new line-up, and eschewed the previous cover's style in favor of his own compositions. With the new Blues Creation fronted by singer Hiromi Osawa, Kazuo Takeda recorded what has come to be regarded as his masterpiece in the form of Demon & Eleven Children, originally released in 1971 on Denon. This album was recorded at the Japan Folk Jamboree, and is a full-on gem of a record, but Takeda was now widely-known as a true Japanese guitar hero, and -- as ever -- had set his sights higher and higher. He split Blues Creation the following year, leaving for London in late 1972. This sludge-y slab of big, loud, brain-busting heaviness sits at #17 on Julian Cope's Japrocksampler top 50 list. Housed in a highly-collectable LP replica card wallet.
$11.99 EAN: 4752817700111 ROCK
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APRYL FOOL, THE: Apryl Fool CD (BAM 7002CD)
"The Apryl Fool was a very accomplished late-'60s band from Japan whose lone, self-titled 1969 album is a great mixture of hard psych and blues-rock. Their best-known track is probably 'The Lost Mother Land, Pt. 1,' which was featured on the Japanese volume of QDK's Love, Peace And Poetry series, certainly one of the most crazed, over-the-top productions and performances in the entire series, with its massively phased and treated vocals and general menace. But that tune is really the anomaly on the album, despite the prevalence of monstrous fuzz guitar on a number of tracks. At their heart, The Apryl Fool seem to be a blues-rock band, although one that was clearly experimenting with the burgeoning psychedelic scene. Tracks like 'Another Time,' 'Honky Tonk Jam,' and Bob Dylan's 'Pledging My Time' are pretty straight blues-rock, and 'April Blues' just adds some fuzz guitar to a boogie-woogie piano bit. The other tracks up the psych quotient considerably, like on 'Tomorrow's Child,' with its Farfisa and wicked fuzz leads, or the aforementioned 'The Lost Mother Land Pt. 1.' There are additional crazy tape effects on 'The Lost Mother Land Pt. 2.' About half the tunes are in English and half in Japanese, but it's all good stuff. Historical footnote: years later, bass player Haruomi Hosono would become a member of one of Japan's most popular music groups ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra." --Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide; Housed in a highly collectable limited edition LP replica card wallet. Includes 4 bonus tracks (The Floral singles).
$11.99 EAN: 4752817700210 ROCK
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MR RAOUL K (FEAT. WAREIKA): Le Triangle Peul 12" (BBM 1006EP)
Three musicians teamed up to produce The Triangle Peul. In addition to the well known Mr Raoul K rollercoaster ride through moods from contemplation to euphoria, producing as part of a team with Wareika adds a new dimension of dialog to his work. The fun, the deep concentration and the energy that everyone felt is palpable. Unsurprisingly, "The Triangle Peul" comes in three different mixes including a drum-laden "Beatstramental" for those who still like to mix.
$8.39 UPC: 827170360167 ELECTRONIC
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PHYLYPS: 1 12" (BC 002EP)
2010 repress. "Diggin' in the chords -- legendary blueprint techno. The main tune uses the kind of chords we all do love since Inner City's 'Big Fun' has been released. In addition the track has a sonic density which is considered as a trademark of the label. Backed by a powerful 909-groove this is one of the ultimate club anthems a DJ can't fail with. The two versions on the B-side providing the space every sound contained needs to breathe."
$6.99 UPC: 827670741961 ELECTRONIC
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ANANDA, GABRIEL: Charming & Alarming 12" (BASMATI 003EP)
Organic stuff on the Basmati label from Gabriel Ananda. Tracks made by pure immersion. No plans, no blueprints. Just going with the flow, unleashing the inner Krautrock while staying true to the basics of techno. Inhale.
$8.39 UPC: 827170358768 ELECTRONIC
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SAMUEL L. SESSION: The Man With The Case Remixes 12" (BAO 025EP)
Be As One compiles a remixes pack of tracks from Samuel L. Session with some of the most genre-defining producers in dance music. Shlomi Aber reworks "Big Bad Drum" in a jazzier, dubbier vein. Damage is assured on the dancefloors. Reboot takes "The Soloist" and turns it into a hypnotic techno journey. Stacey Pullen reworks "Sections" to a new high. Finally, "The Soloist" gets remixed by SLS himself, and it's turned into a new dancefloor groover.
$8.39 UPC: 827170345362 ELECTRONIC
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MARCONI UNION: Glassworks 12" (BINE 025EP)
The heat of summer in an urban canyon's night of fresh air. In Berlin. Or Manchester. Maybe in Budapest, even. It is warm, but not that close and hot anymore. A soft wind blows through the leaves and ripples the surface of the small puddles the rain left on the streets. With three reworkings of one of their tracks from the album 13, Marconi Union conjures such an atmosphere on this 12", inviting you to (day-)dream or bob across the dancefloor.
$8.39 UPC: 880319477812 ELECTRONIC
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BOYS NOIZE: 1010/Yeah 12" (BNR 050EP)
For the golden 50th anniversary of Boysnoize Records and in reminiscence of the very first BNR release, the master himself presents two new original tracks. One side brings you a real Boys Noize monster, the neoteric 303 acid-house track named "1010," which immediately found love from all close BNR friends as well as on the dancefloors. On the flip, you get a gracious happy-50th wish, with the good-vibe/fun-house hymn, "Yeah."
$8.39 UPC: 827170356665 ELECTRONIC
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NEGROT, AEREA: All I Wanna Do 12" (BPC 222EP)
Berlin has become what New York was in 1981 and Aérea Negrot is the Eartha Kitt of the post-techno age. As part of Hercules & Love Affair, the Venezuelan disco diva has tackled issues of gender code through a four-four discourse. Now, she releases her first EP on BPitch. This is eclecticism as dirty and playful as you could possibly want. It's as if ESG just wandered into Berghain by mistake. With remixes by Efdemin and tobias..
$8.99 UPC: 880319480218 ELECTRONIC
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MOEBIUS & BEERBOHM: Double Cut LP (BB 056LP)
LP version. In 1984, two years after their first album collaboration, Strange Music, Dieter Moebius and Gerd Beerbohm issued their second LP, Double Cut. It bore the same distinctive hallmarks as its predecessor, but this time around, the two musicians had simplified matters significantly. This was not simplification due to a lack of inspiration, however, but a masterful concentration on what really counts in pop music: rhythm. Today, any discussion of German electronic pop music of the 1970s and 1980s takes for granted that the origins of a whole range of future music movements can be traced back to this period. German groups anticipated punk and were producing proto-techno and ambient music long before these had entered the genre pool as recognized categories. A number of the protagonists from that era would become enduring worldwide legends. Others, such as Moebius and Beerbohm, have thus far been limited to the shelves of certain enthusiasts. Yet, as a precursor of prescient future music, Double Cut is a perfect specimen. The centerpiece of the album, the 22-minute "Doppelschnitt," can be tagged as proto-techno. Moebius and Beerbohm have grafted an endless stream of rhythmical electronic particles onto an ostinato bass and drum figure, fluttering to and fro like the lightest of shimmering veils. The utter and deliberate absence of any kind of melody makes it even easier to be carried away by rhythm to distant places. Double Cut is musical askesis of a formidably persuasive nature, avoiding energy-sapping meditative ballast and the anaemic contemplation of new sound academia. Double Cut is powerful, sensual pop music. Moebius never set foot in the studio with the aim of recording structured, premeditated compositions -- he rather more resembled a child in a sandpit. Beerbohm was a congenial partner in this respect, as he and Moebius bounced artistic ideas back and forth, surprising each other time and again with their musical caprioles. Beerbohm's contribution to the pair of albums cannot be regarded too highly. And Moebius, the brilliant spark, had once again proved shrewd in the extreme by enlisting Beerbohm to record two albums with him. Liner notes by Asmus Tietchens.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179488419 ELECTRONIC
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TATARA: Maximum Brass CD (BB 061CD)
Forget everything you ever learned about big bands, jazz bands, wind sections and the like, for here come TÄTÄRÄ: a young and wild brass and woodwind ensemble, performing their favorite songs just the way they want to. From Oasis to Beck and Maxïmo Park. Made with heavy drums and rumbling bass, totally analog, naturally loud and raw: a contemporary counterpart to the creators of the Now Sound of the late 1960s -- Quincy Jones, Bob Crewe, Claus Ogerman, et al., who opened up the hallowed world of big bands to groove and rock. A big band playing cover versions? You may well be thinking that Ray Conniff, Horst Jankowski, Bert Kaempfert and a number of others have already been there and done that, with undeniable success. But first of all, that was a long, long time ago and secondly, there are no strings (attached) to the TÄTÄRÄ sound. And let's be honest, the music played today by James Last and the like is so smoothly polished, one begins to wonder, with all due respect, if human beings are involved at all. High time, then, for somebody to come along and deliver a hefty kick to the establishment's rear end. The formative period of TÄTÄRÄ goes all the way back to 1988, when they first created a stir as a street marching band. Since then, the ensemble has been on a constant upward curve. Entrusted with the task of keeping the wild bunch on the right track is Anselm Kluge, a leading figure at Hamburg's Musikhochschule, where he teaches the pop course. A number of the 15 piece TÄTÄRÄ collective have been recruited from the music college, in fact. TÄTÄRÄ only play their own arrangements, by the way, sometimes venturing into bastard pop territory (when two songs are fused into one), smuggling the James Bond theme into "Smells Like Teen Spirit," for example, with such harmonious aplomb that one barely notices the seams. Or weaving "Seven Nation Army" into Maxïmo Park's "Apply Some Pressure." Some songs are speeded up, with "Wonderwall" reborn as an up-tempo tune in comparison to the Oasis original, while "Tainted Love" is transformed into a forceful brass stomper. Maximum Brass is entertainment of the highest order, full of surprises, ideas and clever arrangements. Feel-good factor guaranteed!
$11.99 EAN: 4047179489621 ROCK
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COOLIES: Master CD (CH 083CD)
In the beginning, there was South Auckland's own Coolies, three teenage school chums Tina, Sjionel and Melissa, playing the kind of racket that might have caused Johnny Rotten himself to spin in his grave, had he actually been dead (might as well have been). Back then in the mid/late-'90s, the Coolies' punk/rock'n'roll/was inspired, it must be pointed out, by nobody... nobody at all. Nonetheless, their signature was a sweet and swinging rah-rah sound (a rah-Ramones/rah-Ronettes car-crash). That, and a burning teenage desire to actually burn things down. The trio recorded a 10-song tape on a ghetto blaster... the tapes circulated Auckland's oh-so-hip & scenester K Road and the Coolies built up a cult following amongst the crowd who were, er, not their peers at all. For a while, the band played support to virtually every decent touring band to come thru AK, and a bunch of terrible ones who deserve their fate languishing in obscurity. Eventually they got it together to release a self titled 7'', with timeless fucking hits "Madonnas The Bomb," "Yr So 1960s," "Go! Hot Metal" and "Pimpmobile." Also around the turn of the century, Kill Rock Stars put a Coolies song on the Fields And Streams compilation which, at the time, was a big deal. So, not for the last time, the Coolies seized defeat from the jaws of victory and Melissa split. The Coolies either took the first of many breaks or just couldn't be fucked carrying on. In 2004-ish, Tina & Sjionel recruited Fiona to "man" the drums -- a real life drum machine. The Coolies ripped up the plans and returned with a fresh new sound for a new-era/new/no/wave -- Sjionel switched it up with synths and samples, Tina stuck with basic blitzkrieg guitar & blah blah lyrics. With a new buzz, the Coolies set off to take on the world. Like lightning, they released a self-titled album (produced by nobody), and toured NZ, Australia + America with a bunch of bands (Erase Errata/Ariel Pink/Bobbyteens/Wives/Mika Miko/Weird War/Coachwhips/Deerhoof). Later, the trio put out a tour EP, Bless The Babies And The Mothers, which was well received in the SF region. They decided to recruit legend mate and drummer Stefan (of Pumice un-fame), and their first show was at Sjionel's house with Calvin Johnson. This reinvigorated line-up was the perfect scenario band-wise... new/old attitude to music/underground noise staple/post-punk/oioioi like a Shangri-Las and Crass tea party. Master is a collection of Coolies at their finest -- raw, lo-fi, annoying, brilliant, monumental, and totally necessary. An accumulation of material recorded and mixed by Stefan Neville reel-to-reel at random places around Auckland....mastered by Rachel Shearer (Lovely Midget) and loved by all.
$10.99 EAN: 9326425804827 ROCK
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I'M NOT A GUN: Solace CD (CCO 047CD)
This is the fifth full-length album from I'm Not A Gun, a collaboration between John Tejada and Takeshi Nishimoto. John Tejada is one of the most prolific DJs and producers in the techno world. His remixes and DJ sets are well sought-after, his label Palette is pumping out 12" after 12" of quality electronic music. Takeshi Nishimoto, a classically-trained guitarist, has been a long-time member of the jazz/improv scene in Los Angeles. Born in Japan and now living in Berlin, Nishimoto is currently involved in many projects, ranging from soundtracks to gallery-based sound installations. His unique style of guitar-playing makes him both a sought-after collaborator and mentor for a broad range of musical projects. Solace is hands-down the duo's best work to-date. With much more refined production skills and incredible songwriting, Solace embraces both a more upbeat approach and a shimmering love for pop anthems.
$10.99 UPC: 880918028125 ELECTRONIC
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PFIRTER/FUNCTION VS. JEROME SYDENHAM: Mi Estudio/Two Ninety One 10" (CLR 030EP)
This is the second 10" release in the 10 Years CLR cycle. While all tracks have been mixed by Chris Liebing for the massive 12-track compilation, they appear first as singles. Every track is exclusively and specifically produced for this purpose. This second installment features exclusive tracks by Function vs. Jerome Sydenham and Pfirter. "Mi Estudio" is one of the biggest tunes, and it causes major damage on the dancefloor. "Two Ninety One" is a consciousness-altering, dynamic track.
$8.39 UPC: 827170336568 ELECTRONIC
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JONES, JAMIE: Summertime 12" (CRM 065EP)
Three remixes of Jamie Jones' track "Summertime (feat. Ost & Kjex)" from his debut artist album Don't You Remember The Future (CRM 009CD). Remix artists include Rob Mello, Jones & James, and Sis.
$8.39 UPC: 880319488313 ELECTRONIC
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PHONIQUE: Perfect Stranger 12" (DES 098EP)
"Perfect Stranger" is taken from Phonique's album Kissing Strangers (DES 015CD) and is a powerful, modern house cut reflecting the many eschews of Phonique's intricate sound. Blending raw, soulful throw-downs with tight and crisp next-level production, perfect for those late-night moments when rave is the only option. Phonogenic & Sasse carefully craft an ear-tingling remix -- ever so funky, clear and direct. Guti remixes "Perfect Stranger" into a roaring percussive journey, full of tumbling congas, dramatic fills and fx.
$8.39 EAN: 4250382404019 ELECTRONIC
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SAMUEL L. SESSION: Blue Ripple EP 12" (DETELE 015EP)
Sweden's veteran DJ & producer Samuel L. Session makes his first appearance on Detelefunk with the Blue Ripple EP, a gem of a single that keeps things deep, yet for the dancefloor, showing his unique blend of the techno and house genres. "Blue Ripple" is a groovy tech house extravaganza, teasing throughout with alluring strings. "Staccato" and "Odyssey" pick up the pace more and head for those late-night peak-time dancefloors with driving kicks and filtered stabs.
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DETROIT GRAND PUBAHS: Madd Circus CD (DETELE 016CD)
Those fine purveyors of funk-fueled electronics, Detroit Grand Pubahs are back with their fourth studio album. This time the crazed ringmaster, Paris The Black Fu, resides over the Madd Circus with his equally deranged side-kick, Mr. O, making sure that the animals are entertained and the kids are kept in check. Madd Circus sees the duo return to the booty, electro-pop and funk of their critically acclaimed debut and the skitzoid electro of Paris' debut solo release The Mad Circus EP back in '99 on Detroit indie label, Throw. As Paris himself states, "this album is a journey into the booty electro and pop contempo -- almost funk but not quite so." Did someone say dead elephants, tigers and horses? No, they're not dead, just driven madd by the Ring Master FU and the freak-inhabited Mr O. From the opening electro-pop of "Autotragik" and recent single "NUmb Deaf and Dumb," (see video on www.senmusictv.com) the Pubahs are back on top of the electro form. The electro booty of "Zombies Playing Dead" fits well with the skittish, Drexciyan-style funk of the closing "Clone Mobile" while tracks such as "Mashed Potato" are pure, unrefined funk. "Breakfast In Bed" sees Barry White taking over as Paris declares that "there's no reason to get out of bed cause the buffet is right here." "Maybe I Do" and "Madd Circus" fire a droning rock workout and twisted drum n' bass into the crazed big top and "Mysterious Sights" drops a bass-heavy dubstep sound into the travelling freakshow that can only be the Detroit Grand Pubah's Madd Circus. Well-produced and still raw at the same time, Madd Circus is the best Detroit Grand Pubahs so far.
$11.99 EAN: 4250382403883 ELECTRONIC
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ISOLEE: The Fantastic Researches Of Yushin Maru 12" (DIAL 053EP)
The Fantastic Researches Of Yushin Maru is one of those 12 inches Dial has been waiting patiently for and now Isolée is back from another journey into sound and space. Again, this is a psychoacoustic experience that takes over the contemporary dancefloor. Even the loopiest track will not feature a single second of repetition -- room and structure are constantly changing until the pleasure becomes you. Nick Mauss created the cover artwork.
$8.39 UPC: 880319452314 ELECTRONIC
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FELDMAN, MORTON: Turfan Fragments CD (DWAB 004CD)
Originally released in 2001 by the Dog W/A Bone label, this release features these 2 long pieces: For Samuel Beckett and The Turfan Fragments. Performed by: The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble, with Petr Kotik, conductor. For Samuel Beckett and The Turfan Fragments are Morton Feldman's only chamber orchestra compositions. Both were commissions: The Turfan Fragments by the Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra in 1980, For Samuel Beckett by the Schönberg Ensemble, Amsterdam, in 1987. Both titles are descriptive and suggest how Feldman arrived at a particular concept for each piece. The Turfan Fragments is a succession of short sections, which could indeed be described as fragments. The title relates the composition to manuscripts from Turfan (the southwest region of present-day China), which are in the collection of the Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin. These calligraphic remnants, going back to the 9th century, were brought to Germany before World War I and Feldman must have seen them while living in Berlin in 1971. In contrast, For Samuel Beckett is based on a single idea of several chord progressions unfolding continuously for almost an hour. In 1977, Beckett wrote a text for Feldman, to be used as the libretto for his opera Neither. Feldman's description of Beckett's writing most eloquently suggests what was on his mind when composing For Samuel Beckett: "here's something peculiar about it [Beckett's text]. I can't catch it. Finally I see that every line is really the same thought said in another way. And yet the continuity acts as if something else is happening. Nothing else is happening. What you're doing, in an almost Proustian way, is getting deeper and deeper saturated into the thought." Includes an 8-page booklet with liner notes from Petr Kotik and an extract from Morton Feldman from Give My Regards To Eighth Street (Exact Change). The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble; Petr Kotik, conductor.
$10.99 UPC: 769791901728 EXPERIMENTAL
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S.E.M. ENSEMBLE: Spoken Music Concert At Paula Cooper Gallery CD (DWAB 005CD)
Originally issued on Dog W/A Bone in 2002. The S.E.M. Ensemble's Spoken Music Concert took place on Tuesday, February 6, 1990, at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, then on Wooster Street in Soho. It was performed by members of the S.E.M. Ensemble: Petr Kotik (Director), Chris Nappi, Joseph Kubera, and Den Neill (sound mix); and four guests: John Cage, Dick Higgins, Jackson Mac Low, and Anne Tardos. "Empty Words," written in 1973-1974, is arguably the most musical of John Cage's texts. Made up of fragments from the journals of Henry David Thoreau, it consists of four parts. The first is a chance-derived mix of phrases, words, syllables, and single letters; subsequent parts each eliminate one of these textual elements from the mix. By the fourth part (performed here), there is nothing left but single letters. As the text becomes simpler and simpler, silences become more and more prominent. Includes a 12-page booklet with texts by Jackson Mac Low and James Pritchett.
$10.99 UPC: 769791901827 EXPERIMENTAL
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MAUPIN AND DANIEL ROTHWELL, THOMAS: Let Your Feet Do The Talkin' DVD (DTD 014DVD)
Let Your Feet Do The Talkin' tells the story of buckdancing legend Thomas Maupin, who, at the age of 70, remains one of the greatest old-time dancers in America. The film presents a portrait of a man in the twilight of his life reflecting back on his legacy as a father, teacher, and artist. Numerous awards, trophies, and plaques lay stacked in a dresser in rural Tennessee where Thomas spends his weeks tending his garden, feeding the animals, and fixing the occasional lawn mower. However, on the weekends, Thomas travels all over the South performing anywhere there's a band and some flat ground; be it giant stages, historic theatres, or crowded street corners, almost always accompanied by his grandson, Daniel. At the age of 16 years old, Daniel has become a prominent old-time banjo player who, with his quick wit, hot licks and uncanny showmanship, rarely finishes a song without a standing ovation. "Music is a way for us to communicate," says Thomas, "he speaks with his banjo and I let my feet do the talkin'." Even though Thomas and Daniel excel without each other, it's apparent there is something more when they perform together; a magic and beauty that cannot be described with words, but comes across vividly on film. Framed between Thomas' recovery from cancer and his acceptance of a nationally recognized award, this piece presents a deeply personal look at a folk icon. Even though the film's narrative is rooted in an American tradition, Thomas' experience transcends nationalities, ethnicities, and cultures and appeals to emotions that are universal; leaving the audience with not only the story of a man, but a greater understanding of the human condition. In spite of the heartaches and hardships he has encountered, Thomas has never stopped dancing, gaining him adoration, distinction, and most importantly, happiness. Let Your Feet Do The Talkin' asks the question, "What drives us to perform?" and examines music's ability to form and strengthen relationships and lift us above our circumstances. Directed by Stewart Copeland. 30-minute documentary with special features including deleted scenes, live performances, a dance workshop, Hear Your Banjo Play, (the 1947 documentary narrated by Pete Seeger with performances by Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry), and Jennifer, a 2008 short film by Stewart Copeland. Housed in a digipak case, including a booklet with an introduction to buckdancing essay by Phil Jamison of Warren Wilson College and a list of all of Thomas Maupin's first place awards in dancing. Program run time: 30min/Total run time 1 hour 49min. Stereo Audio; Color; Aspect Ratio: 16x9 letter-boxed; NTSC format, Region-Free.
$13.79 UPC: 880226001490 ROCK
- Let Your Feet Do The Talkin'
- Deleted Scenes
- Live Performances
- Dance Workshop
- Hear Your Banjo Play (1947 documentary narrated by Pete Seeger with performances by Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry.
- Jennifer (Stewart Copeland's 2008 Short Film)
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HESS (MIXED BY OMAR S), LUKE: Michigan Central Station EP 12" (ECHOCOL 012EP)
Michigan Central Station built in 1913 for the Michigan Central Railroad, was Detroit, Michigan's passenger rail depot from its opening in 1913 until the discontinuance of Amtrak service on January 6, 1988. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest rail station in the world. The building, located in the Corktown district of Detroit still stands today, though it remains unoccupied. Infrastructural restoration and city development are fundamental elements in Detroit's recovery, and the recovery of cities worldwide. It is time for revival in our cities, but first, in our souls. The Michigan Central Station EP is a platform for this change. On teal-colored vinyl with a glossy insert of the station.
$8.39 UPC: 880319473616 ELECTRONIC
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FIXMER, TERENCE: Comedy Of Menace CD (EDLX 010CD)
Electric Deluxe is proud to announce the release of Comedy Of Menace by France's legendary Terence Fixmer, as the first artist album on the label since its launch in late 2008. This is Terence's fourth album. He has already released two solo albums on DJ Hell's Gigolo, the seminal Muscle Machine single-handedly spearheading a new style -- techno body music. This was a unique combination of modern techno and the EBM of the founding fathers from Nitzer Ebb (whom Terence still has the Fixmer/McCarthy project with) and Front 242. His third album, Fiction Fiction was released on Terence Fixmer's own imprint Planete Rouge in 2009 with a more deep ambience, almost cinematic, with palpable emotion and hypnotic rhythms. With releases on Music Man, Datapunk, and Novamute, he has helped to develop EBM since the early '90s. With Comedy Of Menace, Terence Fixmer creates a true techno album, with an instantly recognizable, pure sound, a deep and dark atmosphere throughout. The album is in many ways hypnotizing and mental, yet keeps the energy and effectiveness for the dancefloor.
$11.99 UPC: 827170110526 ELECTRONIC
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SMUDGE: Manilow CD (FIRE 152CD)
Australian legends Smudge promote the reissue of their classic debut Manilow (originally released on Domino in 1995). Released with new artwork and exclusive tracks as part of the ongoing Fire Records Embers Series which already includes classic '80s and '90s reissues by the likes of Spacemen 3, Teenage Fanclub, Bardo Pond, Close Lobsters, etc. Manilow (the blue edition!) includes a free, downloadable 14-track live album recorded in Cologne in 1994. Recognized as one of the most under-rated bands of the Australian underground, they retain a fiercely loyal fan base to this day. Mellow, straight-up guitar-centric indie-rock that somehow transcends time and place.
$10.39 UPC: 809236115225 ROCK
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SMUDGE: Real McCoy Wrong Sinatra CD (FIRE 153CD)
Australian legends Smudge promote the reissue of their third album Real McCoy Wrong Sinatra (originally released on Warner in 1998). Includes new artwork and exclusive tracks as part of the ongoing Fire Records Embers Series. The Australian slacker-pop trio were thrust onto the world stage in the early '90s in recognition of singer-songwriter Tom Morgan's co-authorship of material on The Lemonheads' breakthrough 1992 album It's A Shame About Ray. Championed by John Peel and NME, the band hit the festival circuit and rode The Lemonheads-wave, who continued to cover and co-write songs with the prolific Tom Morgan, including tracks such as "Big Gay Heart" and "Outdoor Type." Recognized as one of the most under-rated bands of the Australian underground, they retain a fiercely loyal fan base to this day. Real McCoy has a higher production value than Manilow, but none of the group's fierce energy abates, with more driving rhythms and chiming guitar-wash. Includes two bonus demo tracks.
$10.39 UPC: 809236115324 ROCK
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FORMAT:B: Dog Tag 12" (FMK 004EP)
When dogs meet they don't just lick each other's ears but also put on a silver "Dog Tag." Seeing as the three-legged four-leggers Jakob and Franziskus aren't that happy being alone and are often seen dancing over the dog grounds wagging their tails, they have decided to share their bowl with Sébastien Léger, the French production bulldog who always has a couple of remix Scooby-snacks lying around somewhere. Only The Lady And The Tramp is more romantic than that.
$8.39 UPC: 827170328860 ELECTRONIC
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PORTELA, RONAN: Cheronca EP 12" (FOUND 023EP)
Argentina's Ronan Portela continues to enthrall with his super-powerful tech-house bombs. Throughout 2009-2010, tracks from his first Foundsound EP as well as his remix of Barem's track "Heyday" have been consistently played/charted by Richie Hawtin, Josh Wink, Barem, Martinez, D'julz, Mathias Kaden, Format:B, Tiefschwarz, Someone Else, and the list goes on and on. This is his second EP on Foundsound, and by far, his strongest release to date.
$8.39 UPC: 880319487217 ELECTRONIC
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CLARK, TOM: Pressure Points CD (HIGH 082CD)
This is the third full-length album from Berlin's Tom Clark. Good music can sometimes be as effective as acupuncture. You just have to find the right point and with a tiny needle, it's possible to trigger an amazing result. Tom Clark's Pressure Points is just such an album, knowing exactly the right places to exert pressure and thereby leading listeners by invisible threads into a truly hypnotic and pleasurable experience. It has been some time in the making, for there has been a lot to do, but the time has proven well worth it. This is not a club album, as he says, Pressure Points shows something of Clark's other side, and of his musical background. It is a confident and complex, but perfectly coordinated album that reflects Tom Clark's artistic development and is oriented to the sound of his DJ sets: groovy, deep and full of class. Twelve tracks ranging from downbeat journeys into minimal house, pushing at all the right points of its listeners. The tracks move slowly but constantly forward and enter into your body like a subtle herbal medicine. We can hear that Tom Clark is not interested in an immediate and superficial reaction from his dancers. Here he finds a more relaxed and more permanent effect. You don't have to listen actively, the feeling is automatic. There is no escape. You could call Clark's sound melancholic or anxious, and it's entirely fascinating, especially the tracks with Wareika singer Florian Schirmacher, which emphasize the full, holistic effect. Pressure Points is a timeless and universal album that will reveal more and more on every listen. This is music that gives its audience exactly what they need.
$11.99 UPC: 827170109520 ELECTRONIC
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SPLASHGIRL: Arbor CD (HUBRO 2500CD)
The second album from young Norwegians Splashgirl see them re-inventing themselves from a piano trio in the European jazz tradition to a "band" in a more boundary-less musical landscape someplace between ambient, experimental rock, jazz, and contemporary music. It is still improvised acoustic music, but it definitely sounds quite different. The music on Arbor takes a more minimalistic and defined collective approach where the use of long, sustained sounds binds together a broad palette of string and percussion instruments. The band mentions Eric Satie, Earth, Morton Feldman, and Oren Ambarchi as important references. Repetition and duration play a major role on Arbor as the music unfolds slowly and leaves a lot of room for a focus on details. Splashgirl play improvised music that doesn't sound improvised. This time they wanted to have a more collective approach to the music, and by improvising, they have found sounds and song-ideas that they have developed further during the recording sessions. Arbor also features contributions by pedal steel guitarist Anders Hofstad Sørås, and singer/songwriter/sound artist Lasse Passage, two musicians with whom Splashgirl have been working closely with for some time now. Splashgirl was formed in 2004 on an initiative from pianist Andreas Stensland Løwe. He, Jo Berger Myhre and Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød had known each other since high school, and had played together in several other bands. Arbor was recorded in an old tree house called Biermannsgården in Oslo, and mixed by Ingar Hunskaar before pre-mastered to analog tape by Lasse Passage.
$11.99 EAN: 7033662025008 JAZZ
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EILERTSEN, MATS: Radio Yonder CD (HUBRO 2501CD)
This is an exciting new album from Norwegian bass player Mats Eilertsen's new quartet featuring a superb cast of musicians. Radio Yonder is his best and maybe most accessible album to-date. The title takes as its subject the dichotomy of "here" and "there," and the space in between, or "yonder." Yonder is between "here" and "there." Yonder is a state of mind of a place neither here nor there or in-between, and is as hard to grasp as the location of the rainbow. Radio Yonder is the muse the creative artist searches to find and tune into, never truly knowing if his artistic antennas will be able pick up the tender signals flowing around out in the ether. The new quartet Mats has put together for this album comprises some of the greatest voices on the Scandinavian and international jazz scene today, with the wonderful, mesmerizing sound of sax maestro Tore Brunborg stirred into guitarist Thomas Dahl's electric brew, combusted by the dazzling and inspiring supportive rhythm-works and percussive sounds from young Finnish drum wizard Olavi Louhivuori, all firmly rooted and wheeled by composer and bandleader bassist Mats Eilertsen. The quartet is both dynamic and playful. All members are equal and shine through the whole album. The music is melodic, energetic and has a strong lyrical vein. Radio Yonder also showcases Mats Eilertsen as a solid and inventive songwriter. All the material on the disc is written by Eilertsen except "Hunting High And Low" by Norwegian pop group A-ha. Members include: Tore Brunborg (saxophone), Thomas Dahl (guitar), Olavi Louhivuori (drums), Mats Eilertsen (double bass).
$11.99 EAN: 7033662025015 JAZZ
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LABFIELD: Collab CD (HUBRO 2502CD)
Slow-floating improvised acoustic drone rich in details performed live by the masterly duo Labfield and guests Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent), Mariam Wallentin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums) and Giuseppe Ielasi. The two powerful tracks that make up Labfield's second album were recorded at Kongsberg Jazz Festival and at Musikkhögskolan in Stockholm in 2008. Swedish guitarist David Stackenäs and Norwegian percussionist Ingar Zach are well-known names in the European improvisation scene. Ingar Zach, now based in Spain, has been a key figure in Norwegian improvised music for the last 10 years. Together with guitar player Ivar Grydeland, he founded the prolific improvised music label, Sofa. Zach has played with Derek Bailey, Jon Balke's Magnetic North Orchestra, Huntsville and Sidsel Endresen, among others. Stackenäs is one of Sweden's most merited guitarists with an impressive body of work behind him. Stackenäs and Zach previously worked together in the now-defunct three-piece Tri-Dim, with saxophonist Håkon Kornstad. Stackenäs and Zach decided to work on as a duo, but now with a radically different musical agenda. The musicians themselves describe Labfield as a musical laboratory. Labfield are: David Stackenäs (acoustic guitars, preparations and low budget electronics) and Ingar Zach (prepared bass drum, gongs, percussion, sruti boxes and drone commander).
$11.99 EAN: 7033662025022 JAZZ
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EL_TXEF_A: She Kissed Me First 12" (HYPE 018EP)
Alex Jones and Cedric Maison's Hypercolour re-asserts its big brother status with "She Kissed Me First" from Spanish producer El_Txef_A. Backed with remixes from Holger Zilske and Minilogue, "She Kissed Me First" is a superb slice of feel-good house with a smiley Balearic vibe. Zilske's version retains the soul of the original but adds a touch of drunken funk. Minilogue approach things from a more radical angle, turning in a slo-mo, heavily dubbed-out rework.
$8.39 UPC: 880319483318 ELECTRONIC
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DON DISCO/LOSOUL: Swing Ibero/Nuin 12" (IMMER 003EP)
Peter Kremeier belongs to the most influential heavy-hitters of German house history. "Swing Ibero" was initially released in 1997 as a B-side of the Chunky Planetz EP on the Research label. Still acting under his Don Disco moniker, what starts off as a relaxed, deep abstract house groove turns into an ecstatic flanger-fest. As Losoul, he took a trip into the depths of his archives and discovered "Nuin." It's rather incomprehensible why this jewel never got to see a proper release.
$8.39 UPC: 880319048319 ELECTRONIC
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DJ KAOS: Horny Morning Loop 12" (JOLLY 001EP)
Horny Morning Loop by DJ Kaos features mixes by Eric Duncan and Till Von Sein & Aera. The first mix comes from Till Von Sein, who is well known for his production and DJ skills. The other mix is by Eric Duncan, who is part of Rub n' Tug & Still Going, and who has remixed several artists under the aliases Dr. Dunks and Keep It Cheap.
$8.39 UPC: 827170362369 ELECTRONIC
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FIELD, THE: Yesterday And Today 2LP+CD (KOM 193LP)
2010 repress on vinyl. Gatefold, double vinyl version (with free CD of the same content included) of the highly-anticipated second full-length release by Axel Willner aka The Field for the Kompakt label.
$12.99 UPC: 880319039317 ELECTRONIC
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SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: Zug LP (MINIMAL 001LP)
Repressed. Conrad Schnitzler's Zug is one of the most important and one of the first electronic minimalist works that was published in the 1970s. Almost simultaneously with Kraftwerk's groundbreaking Autobahn, "Zug" appeared on the legendary The Red Cassette (1973). The Wire magazine wrote about Zug: "Kraftwerk might have used similar methods to create rhythm but three decades on, it still sounds like the future." As an original member of Tangerine Dream (1969-1970) and a founding member of Kluster, Conrad Schnitzler is a creator of milestones in the history of electronic popular music. This release is rounded off with remixes by Con (1978) fan Stefan Betke aka Pole and Borngräber & Strüver. Pole and Kassian Troyer (Radian) have mastered the record, so the best quality is guaranteed.
$10.99 UPC: 880319478611 ELECTRONIC
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PCB: Deft EP 12" (MEAN 016EP)
For this artist debut on Meanwhile, Pendle Coven Breakers have made a three-tracker shaking off any opaque guises, reveling in a deep intimacy with the music of early Prescription or original Harmony Park vibrations. Long-term mutual admiration and artistic relations with pioneers such as Anthony "Shake" Shakir, Mike Huckaby, David Moufang/Move D and contemporaries DJ Woody, Andy Stott, and Claro Intelecto have all bounced off and resonated with this artist's boundless invention and spirit of generosity.
$8.39 EAN: 5060096473589 ELECTRONIC
A1. Delay Offset
A2. Wallflower
B1. Jewel In The Crown
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CONFORCE: Love & Hate EP 12" (MEAN 018EP)
"Love Hate" pretty well defines what's best in futuristik Motor City techno-soul-house music -- the sheer drama of this track as it ripples and swells shapes it for those who care: dense and modern, pressed deep in a new era for the physical medium. Generations of fans from Model 500 and Shakir should love this. Heady stuff that comes highly recommended! Cut at D&M.
$8.39 EAN: 5060096473602 ELECTRONIC
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MURMUR: Fume EP 12" (MEAN 019EP)
First new tracks from Murmur since 2008, backed with a mix from MLZ under his PCB guise. "Tangle" is house music for bubblers -- one for those who know how to build a true dance music session from the ground up. Murmur give the machines a thorough going-over on the title cut "Fume," ever so restrained and beatless. Miles Whittaker and Gary Howell's mix is a beautiful, controlled and yet understated rub. For fans of Uzuri, Convextion, Horizontal Ground, etc.
$8.39 EAN: 5060096473619 ELECTRONIC
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SOLEAD: Wander EP 12" (MLTD 039EP)
Big room Ibiza vibes abound on this killer EP from Solead. On "Musica," tumbling beats and a mélange of Cuban pianos, horns and flutes play over very robust rhythms to create an atmospheric big room builder. "Wander" keeps the pace going, this time with more expansive vocals and some ridiculously catchy whistling. Okain sexes things up a bit on his remix, and "Slip Into" is a tough club track with serious energy.
$8.39 EAN: 5051083054263 ELECTRONIC
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HEARTTHROB & TROY PIERCE: Square One 12" (MINUS 095EP)
Square One marks a return to a long-standing collaboration between Troy Pierce and label mate Jesse Siminski aka Heartthrob. The three detail-oriented tracks wind their way through tense, angular synths, solid drum programming, droning sound spheres and dissonant cords. Humorous, upfront, and chaotic at times, these productions are not afraid to stand apart and cause a full-on freak-out.
$7.79 UPC: 815349010814 ELECTRONIC
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STEREOCITI: Cosmoride 12" (MOJUBA 015EP)
Stereociti returns to Mojuba with some fresh, sweet tunes. "Cosmoride" catches the vibe of Stereociti's first release but takes it on a deep, cosmic trip to make you and the universe dance. The other side's track "Tsukayga" is that kind of song which you will surely hear on a sunny Sunday afternoon at one of your favorite outdoor clubbing locations.
$9.79 UPC: 827170364660 ELECTRONIC
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MODESELEKTOR: Modeselektion Vol. 01 #2 12" (MONKEY 005EP)
Accompanied by about a dozen ambitious events worldwide, Modeselektor proudly present the kick-off for their new series of Modeselektions, an invitation to friends and artists they admire and consider like-minded. Constantly in search of the next new beat, Modeselektor focus their first installment mainly on the progression of dubstep's offsprings and related or unrelated but similar-sounding techno producers in London, Berlin or elsewhere. Featuring 2562, Shed, and SBTRKT.
$8.39 UPC: 673790027016 ELECTRONIC
A1. 2562 - The Wind Up
B1. Shed - With Bag And Baggage
B2. SBTRKT - The Unspoken
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PENNER + MUDER: Let The Music Play 12" (MOOD 092EP)
Taken from their album Same Monkeys Different Zoo (MOOD 012CD), here are three single cuts by Nils Penner and John Muder. "Let The Music Play" is already a hot-rodded missile in the DJ boxes of Sascha Funke, Dave DK and Sasse. "Time Has Come" is a deep vocal-driven track to nail the floor, with a punctuated vocal hook and filtered synth lines, building into a real late-night chugger.
$8.39 UPC: 827170364769 ELECTRONIC
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MULLAERT AKA MINILOGUE, SEBASTIAN: WaWuWe 2CD (MULE 019CD)
Mule Electronic proudly announces the first mix CD from Sebastian Mullaert of Minilogue. Swedish duo Minilogue have released on highly-acclaimed labels such as Cocoon, Wagon Repair, and Mule Electronic and they have become one of the best techno artists in the world. Minilogue have two sides to their work: dance-oriented music and ambient music. As a result, Mullaert has collected moodier and slower tracks for CD1, while CD2 features a peak-time selection. There are also many exclusive new songs here, including Mullaert's first solo production and the first collaborative track between Minilogue and Koss. This mix CD is mixed live without a computer -- the seamless computer mix is sometimes good for home listening, but this live mix definitely has more soul and emotion. CD1 kicks off with Sebastian's own track and he mixed in his favorite psychedelic ambient house, such as the new release from Donato Dozzy and his friend KAB and The Mole. CD2 is faster and boasts a more pumping, clubby sound. Other artists include: Claudio Fabrianesi, Leftover, Roger Gerressen, El Txef A, STL, Darko Esser, Black Jazz Consortium, Gunnar Jonsson, The Machine, Âme, Joe Claussell, Oleg Poliakov, Jerome Sydenham & Dennis Ferrer, Rejected, Cobblestone Jazz, Mike Dehnert, Marlon D, Samuel L. Session, Argy, The Black Dog, Daniel Mehlhart, NSI, Cio D'or and XDB.
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FOOG: Open Your Eyes 12" (MULE 072EP)
Foog is a project by Japanese veteran producer Yukihiro Fukutomi and "Open Your Eyes" is a cover version of Marshall Jefferson's house classic. Has received support from Michael Mayer and Ewan Pearson, amongst others. This 12" illustrates a modern approach to Chicago house music.
$8.39 UPC: 880319479519 ELECTRONIC
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TEELOO: Habitant 12" (19 014EP)
Canada's No19 Music presents material from Teeloo, featuring stand-out remixes from Ripperton and Nitin. Teeloo has made a name for himself with his eclectic DJ and production style, playing opening sets for the likes of Richie Hawtin, Sneak and Green Velvet. "Habitant" is a brilliant slice of future-retro cinematic excellence while "Esso" is a journey into deep, hypnotic house music. Ripperton's mix draws the heart and soul from the original and blends it into a forceful slice of brooding tech-edged house.
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FURSTENBERG, MARKO: New World EP 12" (ORN 014EP)
Marko Fürstenberg presents some melodic, atmospheric, jacking techno for Ornaments.
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TOH, TIM: No Trace 12" (ORN 015EP)
Tim Toh enters the Ornaments family with a nice, deep and soulful summer groover with vocals by his sisters Lisa and Jasmina. Everybody wants sisters like that. On side B, you will find a space-dubby remix trip from Manuel Tur.
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THABO: The Machines 12" (ORN 016EP)
Vinyl only! Thabo and Foster (both members of Soultourist/Drumpoet Community) bring you some deep Detroit stuff for the next episode of Ornaments.
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ZUCKERHUT: Zuckerhut Remixes 12" (PERMVAC 070EP)
Permanent Vacation present the long-awaited "Zuckerhut" remixes. The original was released last year on the first 12" by label owners Tom Bioly and Benjamin Fröhlich. For this 12" they asked TBD and John Talabot for a remix. TBD added some nice chants and their trademark noisy breakdown and transformed the original into a perfect percussive carnival/block-party jam -- already big with Tim Sweeney and Prins Thomas, whereas Talabot lets the sun in with a samba-influenced house smasher.
$8.39 UPC: 673795707012 ELECTRONIC
A1. Zuckerhut (TBD Remix)
B1. Zuckerhut (John Talabot Remix)
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VA: Shaping Elements: Poker Flat Recordings Volume 8 2CD (PFR 026CD)
Poker Flat pulls in the reigns once again with the 8th installment of their ongoing compilation and mix series. This eight-times-tremendous double pack comes with 10 unmissable, unmixed tracks on CD 1 celebrating the best of the recent catalog -- including hot new exclusives from Steve Bug, Patrick Chardronnet and D'Julz. On the bonus CD, Jay Tripwire delivers a scintillating mix featuring 2 more exclusives -- from Donnacha Costello and Tripwire himself with Katherine Larr respectively -- and segues together a whole host of other recent Poker Flat essentials. Besides the 6 brand-new, exclusive tracks by Steve Bug, Patrick Chardronnet, D'Julz, Donnacha Costello, Jay Tripwire & Katherine Larr and Benny Rodrigues -- this compilation also contains the best 12" tracks and mixes from the current Poker Flat season by Martin Landsky, Berkson & What, David Durango, Lawrence, Joris Voorn, Wighnomy Brothers, Vincenzo, Steve Bug, Daryl Stay and Sycophant Slags (Adultnapper & Mr. C.). All the tracks on CD1 appear unmixed in full length. Jay Tripwire is the DJ "responsible for some of the most exciting underground house music to come out of North America in recent years." (DJ Magazine). That said, he's still got his finger directly on the pulse of the underground. This is poetically and dutifully proven in this 22 track, 80 minute mix. The mix perfectly blends some of the newest Poker Flat cuts like Adultnapper's "Gold And Forgetting," Sven Tasnadi's "Tell Me Again," Donnacha Costello's "Stretching Time" or David Durango's "Starlight" with classic Poker Flat tracks and mixes from Richie Hawtin, Jeff Samuel, Freestyle Man or ADJD in a refreshing manner. Most of these tracks appear on CD for the first time. 2 CDs for the price of 1 CD, packed in a luxury slipcase. Other artists include: Paris The Black Fu, Russ Gabriel, John Tejada & Arian Leviste, Ed Davenport, Simon Flower, and 8 Channels.
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DYGAS, MARGARET: How Do You Do? 12" (PSIEP 001EP)
Two tracks taken from Margaret Dygas' debut full-length How Do You Do? (PSCD 001CD). Includes album track "Pg. 21" plus a remix of "Hidden From View" by NSI. Limited edition. Production by NSI (Tobias Freund and Max Loderbauer.
$8.39 EAN: 4560183945025 ELECTRONIC
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HANDGJORT: Handgjort 2LP (OBJEKT 001LP)
Deluxe double LP version. Featuring entire bonus LP with previously-unreleased live material -- including 25 minutes exclusive to this release, not featured on the CD -- recorded at the Festivals at Gärdet in 1970 and 1971. Includes handmade cover art (handmade paintings, a paper strip on the front cover cut by hand, and handglued covers and inner sleeves) and a comprehensive 16-page booklet telling the complete unheard story of this underground band. Edition of 600 numbered copies.
$45.40 EAN: 7320470137567 ROCK
A1. Kerala (2:34)
A2. Over The Wall (4:34)
A3. Jamil (3:09)
A4. Scotland The Brave (9:25)
A5. Ferry To Panjim (1:30)
B1. Worlds On Fire (3:26)
B2. Farmer Jack (9:39)
B3. Colombo (3:02)
B4. Barshat (4:22)
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C1. Scotland The Brave (11:21)
C2. Kerala (11:08)
D1. Improvisation (7:51)
D2. Tadeo's Lament (5:59)
D3. Jamil (4:29)
D4. To Cathrine (4:43)
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SENKING: Pong 2CD (R-N 122CD)
Pong -- referring to the classic video game -- is the fifth release from Cologne-based Senking for Raster-Noton, moving his focus towards stretched dubstep rhythms. To these slow motion grooves, he adds shredded melodies, sub-basses and echoes, which create an atmosphere like an Angelo Badalamenti soundtrack known from David Lynch's movies. His electronic sound aesthetic reflects rather an organic texture than a machine-made algorithm. In the tradition of former dub producers, he generates his tracks while playing, and therefore they appear to be momentary. They are aware of the club, but do not want to serve it. At Berlin's CTM 2010, Senking proved that Pong can be massive onstage as well. A CD data disc including 3D interpretations of the classic video game Pong by the visual artists and software producers of audio/media tool Almost Sync is included in a Mac and Windows version.
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COMFORTABLE CHAIR, THE: The Comfortable Chair CD (REL 3001CD)
Best-known for having been discovered and produced by members of The Doors, this Californian septet made some of the finest psychedelic pop/rock of the late 1960s, and stand up well alongside better-known contemporaries such as Jefferson Airplane, It's A Beautiful Day, Sweetwater and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Their sole album was first issued in late 1968, and though they were acclaimed at the time as "an extraordinarily relaxed and relaxing bunch to listen to," they split when it failed to sell.
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UGLY CUSTARD: Ugly Custard CD (REL 3002CD)
Recorded in London under an assumed name by legendary session musicians including Alan Parker, Roger Coulam, Herbie Flowers and Clem Cattini, and released with different artwork in Germany and Spain in 1970, before creeping out in the UK the following year, this cult classic is as enigmatic as they come. A moody blend of Hammond organ, distorted electric guitar and funky rhythms, it's also a lost treasure for beat diggers everywhere.
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MONUMENT: The First Monument CD (REL 3003CD)
Though it described itself as "haunting, eerie, mystical, even at times a little frightening to those outside the shadowy half-world of the occult," this was, in fact, the product of a drunken overnight jam in London by cult underground hard rockers Zior, held in the summer of 1971. A tough collection of organ and guitar-fuelled rockers, it's sure to appeal to fans of other early '70s British proto-metallers such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, High Tide, Leaf Hound and others.
$11.99 EAN: 4753314300316 ROCK
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RAW MATERIAL: Raw Material CD (REL 3004CD)
This London-based quintet's ambitious and highly entertaining debut touches on psychedelia, progressive rock, jazz and pop, with imaginative arrangements and superb musicianship. Issued on the tiny Evolution label in the autumn of 1970, it sank without trace, with original copies now changing hands for several hundred pounds. It makes its long-awaited return to CD here, including biographical notes. Features 4 bonus tracks from their two UK singles, not on the original album.
$11.99 EAN: 4753314300415 ROCK
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O'BRIEN & JAKE, JUSTEN: Time Will Tell CD (BTR 056CD)
The greatest album in the history of North Dakota is Justen O'Brien & Jake's Time Will Tell (1978). Bootlegged twice already, Riverman Music presents the first artist-approved reissue of this mysterious, deep, UFO-inspired masterpiece. Featuring crystal-clear sound, the originally-intended cover art in a gorgeous gatefold cover, in-depth liner notes by Douglas Mcgowan (Yoga Records), and never-before-seen photos capturing the mystique of this long-gone psych/prog/lounge classic, even longtime fans will need to check back in with Justen O'Brien's unique vision of the cosmos. A truly MAJOR left-field rediscovery on par with Bobb Trimble, Jade Stone And Luv, or DR Hooker. A lot of questions remain. Was Justen O'Brien in fact abducted by aliens? Where did he go after this record was finished? Why did one of the greatest rare record dealers in the world insist he's seen a second Justen O'Brien album? And most importantly, how good does a record have to be to get reviewed on Pitchfork without the help of a high-powered publicist?
$12.99 EAN: 8809154801813 ROCK
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REYF & EIDNER: Love & Pain Sunshine & Rain 12" (RC 025EP)
Reyf (aka Suedmilch) & Eidner collaborate with some real musicians to discover the borders of jazz, dub, house and techno to make their own smoky interpretations.
$8.39 UPC: 827170358164 ELECTRONIC
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ELON: Encounters 12" (RRY 040EP)
This is Elon's first 12" on Rrygular. "Encounters" is catchy from the very first beat, pushing ahead in a detailed and sophisticated way despite the rough sound. The intelligent use of the resonant, wave-like pad in its different variations gets the listener to discover different aspects of the groove. "Morph" features layered sounds woven into floating, atmospheric snippets. Accompanied by wheezing, breathing and moaning, the track meanders through a forest of psychopathic horror synths and thunderous percussion.
$8.39 UPC: 880319486616 ELECTRONIC
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PHONOPHANI: Kreken CD (RCD 2101CD)
Phonophani is multi-instrumentalist, digital electronics expert, programmer and instrument builder Espen Sommer Eide. Born in 1972 in Oslo, Sommer Eide has been playing music in one form or another since childhood; for over a decade his priority has been computer music and combinations of digital and organic elements. In 1998 he released his first album Phonophani on the Biophon label run by Geir Jenssen (aka Biosphere). Genetic Engineering (RCD 2016CD), Oak Or Rock (RCD 2038CD) and a reissue of his debut album have all been released by Rune Grammofon to critical acclaim. It´s difficult to place Phonophani in today's musical landscape, Espen himself said about Oak Or Rock that it was all about rediscovering the great mystery of music through dissecting the sound of ordinary or "real" instruments such as cello, vibraphone, guitars and the human voice and dissolving melodies into their elementary particles. While he has previously been turning his attention to other cultures and traditions, with Kreken he has now tuned his ears to Norway's own traditional folk music and instruments, its melodic content and special tuning systems, all treated electronically in one way or another. This is also reflected in the titles, all being names of places in Norway, quite exotic even to Norwegian ears. This release also comes as a limited (250 copies) and numbered package including the CD and a 10" vinyl record with two longer tracks not available elsewhere. Artists featured on this album include: Espen Sommer Eide (instruments, samples, programming), Jenny Hval, Haco and Agnethe Christensen (vocals), David Grubbs (guitar), and Sigbjørn Apeland (harmonium).
$11.99 EAN: 7033662021017 ROCK
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MARK E: Nobody Else 12" (RB 025EP)
Mark E complements the Running Back label again with some original productions. Starting out with "Nobody Else," Mark puts love on top of love. Unfortunately for you -- and good for us -- you have to fetch a second copy to go back and forth with the weighty bonus beats. Flip side: "The Wolf" is a murky trip into classic cavernous house music with a bottom-heavy ruffneck sound and an attention-drawing siren.
$8.39 UPC: 827170360068 ELECTRONIC
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WILHITE PRESENTS, RICK: Vibes New&Rare Music CD (RH 111CD)
Rick Wilhite and his Vibes New&Rare Music record store have been a main source in Detroit for over 17 years. His store is the place to go for many Detroiters looking for new soulful, electronic music, and as a DJ and promoter, Rick has been holding it down for years. Next to that, he is also mostly known for his affiliation with Three Chairs (together with Kenny Dixon Jr. & Theo Parrish) and for his solo recordings under his The Godson pseudonym. Now it's time for Rick to get his peers and friends in the mix for his first compilation, aptly-titled Vibes New&Rare Music. This compilation CD contains exclusive tracks and features only the best of Chicago and Detroit electronic music. All tracks are new and exclusive. Featuring the cream of the crop of the Chicago and Detroit house scene, all the usual suspects are present here as well as some new cats with some of their best work. Besides household names like Theo Parrish, Glenn Underground, Marcellus Pittman and Rick himself (as The Godson), new names like Ricardo Miranda, Derwyn Hall and Marc King (more or less) debut on this release. Man-of-the-moment Kyle Hall is also featured with two tracks he did when he was only 15, and Vincent Halliburton is here also, known for his material on Ferris Park. The bonus here has to be the very special Urban Tribe line up: Carl Craig, Kenny Dixon, Anthony "Shake" Shakir and original tribester Sherard Ingram. A special treat, indeed. This an essential purchase for those who are into anything house and/or Detroit and Chicago.
$11.99 EAN: 8717127016976 ELECTRONIC
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HANDGJORT: Handgjort CD (SRSCD 3618CD)
Handgjort (trans. "Handmade") recorded a legendary album in 1970 released by Silence Records. All covers were hand-painted by the band members. The music is moody underground folk with Eastern influences. The album sold very poorly and is a serious collector's item today. The original band members were: Marcus Brandelius aka Greg Fitzpatrick (esraj and vocals), Guy Öhrström (acoustic guitar), Stig Arne Karlsson (sitar), and Theo Greyerz (tablas). After over three years of preparation, Handgjort is reissued, released as a coproduction from Silence and Psykofon records. This is an exclusive replica, with hand-painted covers by the band members once again! The original album was remastered from the master tapes without digitalization. The previously-unreleased bonus tracks were all recorded live at the festivals at Gärdet in 1970 and 1971. Strictly limited edition of 600 copies done with the full cooperation of the band. CD includes a 32-page booklet telling the complete, uncensored story of Handgjort, featuring unique photos and lots of reproductions of original Handgjort hand-painted covers. The CD also includes one exclusive bonus track, "Greg's Recitation," not featured on the LP version.
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GEIOM/HEADHUNTER & INVISIBLE: Luna/Lovedup 12" (SMR 006EP)
Soul Motive flex out on a funkier house tip with mutations from Headhunter & Invisible and Geiom. It's probably the first time we've heard Headhunter on an explicitly housed vibe with "Lovedup," albeit at a dubstep tempo. Geiom lays out a merry fusion of melodica, Latin horns and smooth, rolling house with the requisite amount of sub to keep bassheads happy.
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BASHMORE, JULIO: Batak Groove/Around 12" (SMR 007EP)
Soul Motive presents some bespoke bruk beats and Afro-housing with tropical flexes guaranteed. Julio Bashmore's "Batak Groove" resolves around a flowing broken beat, tooled out of an Indonesian-feeling motif, inventively colliding with mighty sub-bass propulsion to killer effect. "Around" sets up stall in prime Afro-house territory, deftly realigned with fresh 2010 vibes. Impressive 12" from the on-point Soul Motive crew -- highly recommended.
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AREA: Tangled In 12" (SFV 009EP)
Chicago-based Area's first artist release on Steadfast fuses genres and eras into distinctive, driving productions. The vocal-driven A-side features bass swagger, heavy syncopation, and spacious dub darkness. The original version is a slow-building, trippy, club-oriented joint. The "Bonus Level" version twists the claustrophobic atmosphere with a Chicago-bred bass line-driven jack beat. There is also a sensational remix of Echologist's "Dirt." The release concludes with a beatless version of "Tangled In," focusing on the textures and vocals from the original.
$8.39 UPC: 880319486715 ELECTRONIC
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KOLETZKI & FRAN, OLIVER: Arrow And Bow CD EP (SVT 051CD)
2 song CD single release. Berlin-based techno/house DJ/producer Oliver Koletzki presents the first single release from his album Lovestoned -- which also features his girlfriend, singer Fran. "Arrow And Bow" is a thrilling trip into '80s pop sounds: synthesizers and clap snares that will move heads and toes, and of course, Fran's beautiful voice. "Strandbar Berlin" has been modified into an airy acoustic version with a guitar and a piano, almost sounding like chansons from the 1930s -- in a very good way.
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KOLETZKI & FRAN, OLIVER: Arrow And Bow 12" (SVT 051EP)
Berlin-based techno/house DJ/producer Oliver Koletzki presents "Arrow And Bow," a track off of his forthcoming album Lovestoned, which also features his girlfriend, singer Fran. "Arrow And Bow" is a thrilling trip into '80s pop sounds: synthesizers and clap snares that will move heads and toes, and of course, Fran's beautiful voice. Featuring remixes by Marek Hemann, Channel X and Koletzki's very own version.
$8.39 UPC: 827170358362 ELECTRONIC
A1. Arrow And Bow (Marek Hemann Remix)
A2. Arrow And Bow (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
B1. Arrow And Bow (Channel X Dub Mix)
B2. Arrow And Bow (Original)
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GROUP INERANE: Guitars From Agadez Vol. 3 (Music Of Niger) LP (SF 061LP)
Volume 3 of the now legendary Guitars From Agadez series is finally here. Group Inerane's sophomore LP is the latest missive from the now sound of Niger's Tuareg guitar scene. Led by guitar hero Bibi Ahmed, this new incarnation introduces another legend on second guitar, one Koudede Maman. Koudede is considered to be a cornerstone of the second wave of the Tuareg guitar lineage, while Tinariwen and Abdulla Oumbadougo are the godfathers of the scene and Group Inerane and Bombino are the third and most current incarnation of the Tuareg's voice for hope and equality. Koudede's addition to Group Inerane's line-up arises from unfortunate circumstances -- Adi Mohammed, Inerane's original second guitarist, was shot dead in the endlessly festering rebellion battles. This new line-up is testament that the music of the Tuareg will not be stopped. The sound represented on this LP is the apex of the trance stun guitar style that this scene has perfected. This is rock music as played with Saharan modes. There is a propulsive entropy to these songs that is infectious and narcotic! Two guitars, bass and drums chug along on a hypnotic choogle that rivals both the Magic Band's early '70s marathon workouts and The Velvet Underground's drone on tracks like "Sister Ray." This is music made from revolution and its message of hope and validation of equality of the Tuareg way of life is unstoppable. Recorded by Hisham Mayet on location in Niger's capital Niamey in 2010 as travel to Agadez was forbidden by the military Junta that had just overthrown then President Mamadou Tandja. This limited edition LP comes in a beautiful full-color gatefold jacket with photos of the musicians and liner notes by Hisham Mayet.
$16.39 UPC: 613505275929 WORLD
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DUBKASM: Transform I - Remixed CD (DUBK 012CD)
Dubkasm gather up Bristol's best dubstep producers to remix tracks from their highly-acclaimed 2009 album Transform I (DUBK 001CD/LP). Dubkasm comprise childhood friends Digistep and DJ Stryda, who kicked off their dub project in the mid-'90s before going on to launch their Sufferah's Choice label in '03 in order to showcase their studio productions. 2009's Transform I album was a culmination of their work so far, collecting tracks from their previous 12"s and including vocal turns from Dub Judah, Levi Roots and Afrikan Simba. They've also issued a dub version of the entire record by the name of Transformed In Dub. Transform I - Remixed completes the trilogy of releases, and Dubkasm have decided to keep things Bristolian for the remix CD, inviting Pinch, Peverelist, Appleblim & Gatekeeper, Headhunter, Guido, Gemmy, RSD, Hyetal, Forsaken and Jakes to offer up versions of their material. Although most of the remixes could be classified as dubstep of some kind, all of them remain deeply rooted in the reggae source material, ranging from the vocodered digidub of Gemmy's "City Walls" to Peverelist's delayed minimalist take on "Strictly Ital."
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VA: How Can You Sleep At Night? 12" (SFR 023EP)
How Can You Sleep At Night? showcases three tracks from a choice collective of producers. "In Our Own City" sees Varoslav team up with David K for a trippy, druggy warehouse steamer with its array of drums and wildly-pitched, classic a cappella. Guti, Soul Clap, Le Loup, Greg Paulus, Shaun Reeves and Tanner Ross all lend their talents as Soldiers With Limits on the fantastically future/retro "Get Paid, Get Laid," which sports a neverending James Brown breakdown. Also features a track by David Ellesmere.
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CURTISS, LEE: And We All Fall Down 12" (SFR 024EP)
This is Detroit-native Lee Curtiss' debut on Supplement Facts Records. This EP has been one of the most hotly-anticipated from the Israeli label and is set to become the soundtrack to the last echoes of summer. "I Can Hear You Arthur" is a tribute to Arthur Russell. With waves of sound that build and cascade, accompanied by pillow-talk, this track is eight minutes of rhythmic, warm grooves. "Labor Of Love" is a hip-grinder, featuring the intimate vocals of Stephanie Selvaggio.
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SCHWEFELGELB: Alle Sterne 7" (TR 189EP)
A radio edit and a GhettosexXx remix of two tracks off of Schwefelgelb's Das Ende Vom Kreis (TR 188CD/LP) album.
$4.99 EAN: 4047179512879 ROCK
A1. Alle Sterne (Radio Edit)
B1. Alle Sterne (GhettosexXx RMX)
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LATE CALL, THE: You Already Have A Home LP (TR 192LP)
LP version, featuring an extra vinyl-only track. This is the second full-length release by The Late Call aka Stockholm singer/songwriter Johannes Mayer (The Cedar). Throughout the record there is an energy which remains a driving force, all the way through to its gratifying end. You Already Have A Home comes as a marked contrast to the acclaimed debut Leaving Notes on which Johannes Mayer was given the opportunity to cut his teeth with an album of beautiful songs exercised in the art of restraint. On his sophomore record, he has put together an album full of punctuation marks, giving a completely new perspective to the introverted nature of Leaving Notes. This record features a stronger emphasis on percussion and strings with old pianos and brass thrown in for good measure. The result is a collection of songs that have been arranged with great love and attention to detail. However, you will not find any form of musical overload or effect-fireworks in any of the songs. You Already Have A Home, in evolutionary terms, could be described as the missing link between Kings Of Convenience and Bon Iver. The situation in the studio reflects life's circumstances which The Late Call describe on this record: the attempt to build your life, the struggles, the set-backs and the belief in a rewarding and positive end. You Already Have A Home arrives with an impressive clarity and sharp observation, combining a beautiful interaction of lyrical content and melody with a simplicity that demonstrates how much this artist has developed as a songwriter and musician. The album was recorded and co-produced by Tapete stable-mate John Roger Olsson (The Grand Opening) in his Stockholm studio. Furthermore, the album features collaborations with, among others, Ylva Ceder (who Johannes Mayer toured with in December 2009), bass player Patric Thorman and Maria Eriksson (The Concretes).
$11.99 EAN: 4047179431118 ROCK
01. The Start Of Something New
02. Fribourg
03. In Good Memory
04. No More Salt In Your Wounds
05. Your Whisper In My Ear
06. Twenty-Four
07. Don't Leave Me Here
08. Valley (vinyl-only)
09. Nevermore
10. You Already Have A Home
11. Time Will Come
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PINCH/DARQWAN: The Boxer 12" (TEC 040EP)
Pinch is back with a heavy-hitting, dancefloor-punishing beast of a track, "The Boxer." Ethereal sounds emerge from another dimension as a filtered conga pattern charges up, leading us to the punchline... POW! It's a full fist in the jaw. Flip for darkside garage legend Darqwan's version as he mangles the original into something that sounds like metal being torn apart by big machines. Huge support from Skream, Mala, Joker, Distance, Plastician, Mary-Anne Hobbs, Ramadanman, Appleblim, and many more.
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JECK, PHILIP: An Ark For The Listener CD (TO 081CD)
This is Philip Jeck's sixth solo album for Touch. Philip Jeck works with old records and record players salvaged from junk shops, turning them to his own purposes. He really does play them as musical instruments, creating an intensely personal language that evolves with each added part of a record. Philip Jeck makes geniunely moving and transfixing music, where we hear the art, not the gimmick. Philip Jeck writes: "A version of An Ark For The Listener was first performed at Kings Place London on February 24, 2010. It is a meditation on verse 33 of 'The Wreck Of The Deutchsland,' Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem about the drowning on December 7, 1875 of five Franciscan nuns exiled from Germany. This CD version was recorded at home in Liverpool and used extracts from live performances over the last 12 months. The 'coda:' tracks are remixes of 2 pieces from Suite: Live In Liverpool. 'Chime, Chime (Re-rung)' was originally made for Musicworks magazine (#104, Summer 09) and 'All That's Allowed (Remix)' is previously unreleased. All tracks were made using Fidelity record players, Casio SK1 keyboards, Sony mini-disc recorders, Behringer mixers, Ibanez bass guitar, Boss delay pedal and Zoom bass effects pedal."
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DILL, ROLAND M.: Casino Capitalism 12" (TRAPEZ 113EP)
Roland M. Dill is a techno architect and "Casino Capitalism" is a hell of a funk monster -- a cool, elegant odyssey changing angles of perspective and dynamics. "The Hierarchy Of Peeps And Booms" is a slacker of a track. The bass line is almost disco and sounds like mosquitoes on a mission to dart into your skin. The remix of "Hash Browns" by Patrick Lindsey is a body mover with down-pitched vocals -- deep techno of the most advanced kind.
$8.39 UPC: 880319486913 ELECTRONIC
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FAIRMONT: 3 Cities EP 12" (TRAUM 130EP)
Fairmont returns to Traum with 4 great tracks. "3 Cities" is a sonic track that opens with an arpeggiator sequence, leading to indistinguishable, inflammable vocals by Jacob Fairley himself. With "Supercluster," a dramatic and mighty electro epic is put into gear. "They Live In The Moon" recaptures the spirit of '60s psychedelia and is a unique blend of past and present electronics. "Mercury" could be have been written by Terry Riley or other '70s minimalist composers.
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BALAM ACAB: See Birds 12" (TRIANGLE 001EP)
Repressed & way hotter than Christine O'Donnell's witchcraft ass. The inaugural release from emerging Brooklyn-based label Tri Angle, Balam Acab's See Birds EP presents an optimistic yet haunting glimpse of a droning future. See Birds is the product of 19 year-old solo producer Alec Koone. Founded by Robin Carolan of 20 Jazz Funk Greats and distributed by the renowned Kompakt label, Tri Angle will continue with releases by oOoOO, Creep, Nowa Huta, Stalker, and more. "He isolates and distorts bits of source material (say, vocal loops or beat fragments) and smears them together in new arrangements. The results are remarkably seamless. Take opener 'See Birds (Moon)', where a scratchy drone meets heavy, blown-out beats and a chorus of layered vocals. The way he puts them together, a new natural rhythm for these sounds emerges and it becomes hard to imagine them in any other order... a heck of an impressive first step." -- Pitchfork (8.0)
$8.39 UPC: 880319483110 ELECTRONIC
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oOoOO: oOoOO 12" (TRIANGLE 002EP)
This is the self-titled debut EP from San Francisco-based artist oOoOO (pronounced "oh"). oOoOO heralds a new era of shrouded pop music, approaching territories untraveled with an inimitable melodic touch. Founded by Robin Carolan of 20 Jazz Funk Greats and distributed by the renowned Kompakt label. Includes a remix by Vision Of Trees.
$8.99 UPC: 880319485510 ROCK
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TODD, EMERSON: Fools Gold 12" (UY 037EP)
This is Emerson Todd's first release on Upon You. Born in New Zealand but living in Australia, his track "Eureka" goes back to the days of the Australian gold rush. But the other side of the coin isn't made of cheap tin, either. "Counter Point" keeps on digging, looking for buried acoustic treasure and "Vertigo" shimmers mystically. If you listen closely to "Eureka" and "Counter Point," you will find some great vocals by Mey.
$8.39 UPC: 827170343368 ELECTRONIC
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DEUTSCHMANN, OLIVER: Himmel Und Erde EP 12" (VDI 006EP)
Vidab and Falkplatz label boss Oliver Deutschmann puts out a nice groover with old school Chicago touches and a sprinkle of Berlin's sound to spice it up.
$8.39 UPC: 827170365063 ELECTRONIC
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ARKHONIA: Trails/Traces CD (WHITEBOX 006CD)
Arkhonia is one-half of a UK collaborative project under the name of jz-arkh, and it is, indeed, a peculiar animal. It is a deep, deep listening experience which plunges the listener further into states of subconscious unrest -- time slows down or stops, as the listener slowly slips into a narcoleptic state through the slow decline into computer noise, or sound events which unfold with no discernable pattern or meaning. But rather than offering a monotonous serial drone, these tracks create an overall landscape, alternately dank and warm to the point of humidity, and cold, stark and sparse, all eventually dissipating into nothingness as the album closes, reprising the pulses and washes of its opening. This is a collection of drone-based, slow-moving progressions, all realized without the use of any live instrumentation, or any trained musical ear. Small fragments of sound have been stretched, edited, filtered, reduced and manipulated to create an often barren and solitary sonic landscape. The source materials have been either expanded from a limited input, broken down and transformed into something entirely distinct from its origin, or transmuted into a bold and dark shadow of its former self -- all collated into one seamless sequence. These tracks have been very consciously constructed, with edits and segments extracted from outputted "drift studies" (with a knowing nod to both La Monte Young and Brian Eno) that often run for an hour or so, and then dissected for key musical components. These explorations focus on ideas of musical "events and non-events"; subdued harmonic monotones and stasis contrasting with huge dynamic surges of processed tones -- insistent, at times bordering on the subsonic, and tonally identifiable as Arkhonia's distinctly digital sound signature.
$10.39 EAN: 5060096474067 ELECTRONIC
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CLAIRVOYANTS, THE: Modern Day Slavery - Spectral Band Replication 12" (WND 005EP)
The Clairvoyants' "Modern Day Slavery" has become something of an anthem, what with many of London's grime and funky producers rediscovering the delights of kinked minimal techno, "dubbage" and house music: cats like Scratcha DVA, Circle Crew, Wonder, and many more, leading forwards into dance music with that all-important bump and swing. Wonder comes correct with a wobble-based dubstep reworking, but it's all about the tech-swing and deadly flow of the original -- killer!
$8.39 EAN: 5060096475675 ELECTRONIC
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CHACONA, NICK: Slice Of Life 12" (WET 1014EP)
Nick Chacona makes his stunning solo debut on Wurst, and "Slice Of Life" is the culmination of the past decade's worth of his most excellent musical output. Taking in elements from both disco and house, the song fits quite neatly between the two genres, with its slow-burning groove, rich synth textures, and a soaring, ecstatic synth solo to end all synth solos. Name In Lights bring up the BPM on their remix, turning Nick's number into an all-out disco-rock jam.
$8.39 UPC: 880319486418 ELECTRONIC
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KIDKUT: ILove04/Lilt 12" (PIPS 013EP)
"Adam Jackson AKA Kidkut has played a major part in Bristol's music scene over recent years with his Immerse label releasing consistently outstanding music from the likes of Kontext, Benga, & Late to name but a few. Now Jackson is teaming up with leading imprint Apple Pips for the release of his own much awaited debut single. Apple Pips is the brainchild of Laurie Osborne AKA Appleblim who has made the label one of the most desirable dubstep/electronica imprints out there featuring music from Martyn, Ramadanman, Brackles, Instra:mental & more. Kidkut's single kicks off with the pointedly titled 'ILove04', a percussive roller that combines elements of broken beat, UK Funky, & early dubstep, with snippets of garage vocals and intense twisted bass. The arrangement cuts and flows perfectly, chopping between rhythms and melodic parts with the breakdown giving a definite nod of the head to oldskool hardcore. The flipside sees Kidkut going totally tropical with the magnificent 'Lilt', a percussive workout built around intricate drums and rolling bass that underpin the euphoric summer inspired synth lines. Bringing to mind the stripped down work of Karizma, this is sure to go down well with the Funky heads; indeed Bok Bok is already supporting the tune."
$7.50 EAN: 5055317207371 ELECTRONIC
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MALILONE: Gina 80/Lions And Pearls 12" (ARG 032EP)
"Raised in the Parisian suburb with a background of multiple genres throughout her life : from rock and newwave to electronic music such as synth-pop, minimal techno, jungle, house, disco and '90s hip hop, Malilone's productions have helped express her influences and incorporate her emotion into the dubstep tempo we all love. Malilone production has seen support from producers like Matt-U, Von D and Bunzero as well as featuring in numerous DJ gigs from Paris to Berlin."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DATSIK: 3 Fist Style 12" (BASSHEAD 005EP)
"The Basshead label from Miami, Florida and keeps the focus on bass-heavy dancefloor music. He is a lone wolf, many enemies, his name is Datsik and with 'Fist Style' he drops Wu Tang meets twisted dubstep action. On the flip 'Serum' steps things up to 170 with a dirty jump up remix."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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COLLEY, JOE: Disasters Of Self 3LP BOX (CIP 022LP)
"After a handful of releases on C.I.P., ranging from full-length CD to one-sided 7", my resolve solidified that Joe was a contemporary artist whose work deserved the focus, breadth, and depth of a multiple LP release. The all-new material in this collection includes fractured electronics, rich multi-level drones, digital bite, the sounds of decaying technology, analog twists and turns, and recording experiments and documents -- plus some other aural surprises that I leave to the listener's discretion as to whether they can be classified as 'pleasant' or 'otherwise.'" Stylish box containing inserts with images/tracklists for each LP; hand-numbered, limited edition of 500 copies.
$32.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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GOLI & ASHBURNER: Field Of Vibrations 12" (CLDUB 010EP)
"Clandestine Cultivations are proud to finally usher in our 10th vinyl release on the 10th year of this millennium, with another debut for a pair of artists sure to join the ranks of the many successes we have broken in the past. Goli and Ashburner have been making some pretty serious waves over the past 12 months. First reaching the ears of the masses through their definitive remix of Tempa T's Next Hype, which managed to top the slew of remixes from established producers across the field and received heavy play from Plastician amongst others. They followed this up with their filthed out bootleg of Renegade Master which flew off the shelves ending up in many a DJ's bag. After a host of gigs all over Europe and the UK, the duo are keen to show off the side of the sound they really wanted to be pushing all along. These 3 tracks are pretty far removed from the upfront nature of their previous output, with Field Of Vibrations seeing the duo refocus and refine their ample production talents into concentrated bass-weight, an atmospheric concoction that bears a much closer similarity to the seminal dubstep sound of 2006. Backed with Ashburner's steppers special 'Space Skank,' and the dark and twisted bass mutations of 'Lurkin'; this platter is, we feel, a welcome return to the core values of dubstep in a time when everything seems to be racing off in all directions. Big dread bass for your ribcage."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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PHANTOM PAYN DAYS: Phantom Payn Days LP (DESTIJL 079LP)
"Since the late 70s, while in the widely neglected 39 Clocks, he made records that never sold and played gigs that few ever saw, Juergen Gleue has arguably been the most important exponent of electrified German sound. Phantom Payn Days was made in the mid to late 90s and has never been released. It's his final LP and is overflowing with all the elements that romanticized, loner / stoner music claims, an encoded expression of highly private feelings, an ambiguous, emotional quotient, and a dark, murkily melodic vibe. It's a record that first and foremost lives and breathes with an endless stream of great songs. But perhaps its most curious component is it's amazingly prescient sound, a precursor to so many of today's lo fi acts, all wrapped up in their San Francisco hair."
$12.50 UPC: 633914024215 ROCK
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THREE: Dark Days Coming CD (DIS 033CD)
"After recording the Egg Hunt songs in England, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson (who had also played together in Minor Threat and Teen Idles) considered forming a new band. They played with Geoff Turner and Steve Niles of the recently disbanded Gray Matter. This line-up never got off the ground and Ian decided to leave and eventually formed Fugazi. The others carried on, and soon added another Gray Matter member, Mark Haggerty, and this line-up would become Three. Meanwhile, Steve had started his own comic book company, Arcane Comix, which he operated out of the apartment that he shared with Geoff on Swann Street in the Dupont Circle area of DC. It was this street that served as inspiration for the song of the same name, and the line 'these berries smell like shit' referred to the small fruits that dropped to the sidewalks from the Ginkgo trees on the block. Three did a few short tours, and recorded at Geoff's home studio as well as Inner Ear. Things were looking up for them, but the band self-destructed shortly before releasing Dark Days Coming in November 1989. The 12" LP featured songs from the Inner Ear recording while the CD also included 11 extra tracks from the band's home recordings. Shortly after the demise of Three, Geoff, Mark and Steve joined again with Dante Ferrando and reunited Gray Matter. Several of the Three demos included on the 'extra tracks' later surfaced on Gray Matter's album, Thog. Re-mastered from original tapes. Features newly updated artwork."
$8.00 UPC: 718751793323 ROCK
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THREE: Dark Days Coming LP (DIS 033LP)
LP version.
$9.50 UPC: 643859033012 ROCK
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LUNGFISH: Pass And Stow CD (DIS 092CD)
"The Lungfish band, from Baltimore, Maryland, has been performing and releasing albums on the Dischord Records label for more than 20 years. Pass And Stow was the band's fourth full-length album, released in 1993, and this recording marks the final appearance of original bass player John Chriest. Change was indeed in the air and Pass And Stow clearly documents the move from the band's post-punk roots toward a more hypnotic and signature sound that was to revolve more around Daniel's lyrical imagery with hints of the minimalist approach the band would adopt on later albums. Lungfish is now, as it often has been, quasi if not entirely defunct. However, since the release of the band's last album in 2005, Feral Hymns, singer Daniel Higgs (who is also an accomplished visual artist) has embarked on a burgeoning solo career, releasing albums on Northern Liberties, Thrill Jockey and Holy Mountain and showing his artwork both in the States and The United Kingdom. Asa Osborne is currently recording and performing solo material under the name, The Zomes. Re-mastered from original tapes. Features new updated artwork."
$8.00 UPC: 718751799226 ROCK
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LUNGFISH: Pass And Stow LP (DIS 092LP)
LP version.
$9.50 UPC: 718751799219 ROCK
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VA: Delaware Garage LP (DR 1054LP)
"Limited edition 1000 copies, 140 gram vinyl! Contains '60s garage from Delaware, including Tree, State Of Mind, Ides, Nobles, Contemporaries, Johnny Neel & The Shapes Of Soul, Souls Of Britton, Larry Davis, Fabulous Pharaohs, etc."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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BROWN, DAVID L.: Jack Lonshein:Album Cover Design & Illustrations 1960s-1970s Book (DR BOOK)
"32 pages, full color glossy cover, glossy color pages. History of one of the all time great album cover artists. Jack Lonshein designed many of the early Mainstream covers as well as many other labels. Contains discography. Limited and signed, only 100 copies printed!"
$11.50 UPC: N/A Misc
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OTHERS, THE: Off The Wall/Vertigo 909 12" (DP 043EP)
"The Others continue to move forward with ever increasing strides with no sign of slowing down, these dubstep stalwarts stand out as true creative trailblazers. Having traveled the globe with their unique and varied DJ sets, taking in tours of Australia & New Zealand as well as countless dates all over the UK and Europe, clocking up releases on leading labels such the legendary Tempa and N-Type's Wheel & Deal Records along the way."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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TYLER, CHARLES: Eastern Man Alone CD (ESPDISK 1059CD)
"This 1967 recording by the avant-garde saxophonist -- his second for ESP-Disk -- features Tyler on alto sax with accompaniment from David Baker (cello), Brent McKesson (bass) and Kent Brinkley (bass). The album starts out with 'Cha-Lacy's Out East,' which revisits a theme from his first album as leader (ESPDISK 1029CD). The proceedings are heady free-form avant-jazz, reaching into cosmic realms with its string-heavy backing providing soaring atmospheres. Tyler cut legendary records as a sideman to Albert Ayler (ESPDISK 1010LP Bells, ESPDISK 1020CD Spirits Rejoice), but as a leader, proves to be one of the most advanced, challenging, and exploratory players of the late '60s avant-garde. Newly remastered with original artwork and liner notes by Clifford Allen."
$9.50 UPC: 825481010597 JAZZ
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MORRIS, JOE: Camera CD (ESPDISK 4063CD)
"The great improvising guitarist, Joe Morris, returns with Luther Gray on drums and adds the masterful string section of Katt Hernandez on violin and Junko Fujiwara Simons on cello for his follow up to 2009's Colorfield (ESPDISK 4056CD). Drawing inspiration from the assembly of tones in film and photography, Morris leads his quartet in stopping time to highlight the value and unpredictable sensation that each moment offers and the pleasure in exploring the layers of experience and form contained within them."
"As improvising musicians we function somewhat like a camera, displaying the moment in sound." -- Joe Morris, July 2010
$9.50 UPC: 825481040631 JAZZ
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BURNT HILLS: The Moon Of The Sky LP (FOR 027LP)
"'Finally! After two years of waiting and warming up, The Moon of the Sky sees the light. This fantastic jam was recorded live on concert on May 5th 2008 at the Helderberg House in Albany (upstate New York) and it's a pearl of psychedelic rock, full of stoned guitar layers. The line-up of the astounding band for this gig features four guitarists (Jackson, Erik, Johnny, Paula), electric bass (Eric H), drums (Phil), and of course Llana on the xylophone. Who knows what these folks do, knows what kind of trippy trembling sound walls they can build up with their good cosmic vibes. Classic 'Burnt Hills' style at its best. The band has been jamming in the same basement for ten years every Monday night, hosting an incredible number of touring bands to sit in and share life, fun and music with them. Try the full experience to believe. Respect!' - Troglosound.
Reissue of the Troglosound CDR. Artwork by Virginia Genta. Silkscreened covers. Numbered edition of 99 copies." One-sided release.
$15.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VULCAN: Meet Your Ghost 2LP (JCP 20226LP)
"Two discs of raw, distorted, overblown fuzzed-out sludge rock by the eccentric and enigmatic small town, self-proclaimed son of an intergalactic space traveler who claims to have been visited years ago by the guitar-playing ghost of Jimi Hendrix. Disc one is the first-ever authorized reissue of the original Meet Your Ghost album which was originally recorded in the late '70s. It's been restored and re-mastered here. Disc two is a collection of 11 previously unreleased tracks that were recorded before the original Ghost album These tracks had literally been lost for more than eight years. These new tracks have also been restored and re-mastered and contain almost every kind of guitar effect, feedback and sound imaginable, not to mention Vulcan's eerie 'alien message' and spooky backward masking effects. A very heavy and raw bit of garage rock with some bizarre psychedelic effects. One of a kind! This double album is housed in a spectacularly re-designed psychedelic gatefold cover with lots of never-before-seen photos of the reclusive Vulcan. Also includes a separate insert of a mind-blowing interview with Vulcan himself! Limited to 600 hand-numbered copies."
$21.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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KUNIYUKI: Set Me Free 12" (MUSIQ 051EP)
"Fourth single cut from the latest Kuniyuki album Walking In The Naked City. A side, 'Set Me Free' was the most clubby tune on the album. Kuniyuki edited it a bit dirty and more funky. This track is for fans of Francois Kevorkian and Villalobos. B side, original version of 'Strom' was a classical ambient house track with female vocals. Kuniyuki made it instrumental and added stronger beats. This new version calls to mind the early production of blaze or Danny Tenaglia. Both tracks are deep and emotional and lovely DJ tools. It's real deep house."
$8.50 UPC: 827170357365 ELECTRONIC
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KRYPTIC MINDS: Follow Me VIP/Rubberman 12" (OSMUK 010EP)
"Kryptic Minds don't mess about, with yet another huge release on Osiris. 'Follow Me VIP' is hypnotising dubstep at its finest. On the flip 'Rubberman' is deep and nasty in equal measures. DJ support from: Youngsta, Skream, Distance & N-Type."
$7.50 EAN: 5055317208040 ELECTRONIC
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MCCRAE, GWEN: Lay It On Me CD (PCD 72002CD)
"Gwen McCrae has consistently been making great records since the late '60s, debuting on Columbia with her first R&B hit 'Lead Me On'. She moved to Cat Records and scored big with 'Rockin' Chair', the oft-sampled '90% Of Me Is You' and 'Damn Right It's Good'. A move to Atlantic where she was personally signed by the legendary Ahmet Ertegun brought such classics as 'Keep The Fire Burning', 'Funky Sensation' and 'All This Love That I'm Giving'. Gwen's roots lie in deep and southern soul and this collection of 11 classics from the Columbia vaults brings together her five singles for the label, plus one unreleased gem in Clarence Reid's 'Lovin' In The Lay-A-Way'. Originally recorded between 1970 and 1972, they were released at a time when Gwen was pretty much one of the only African Americans on the Columbia label and before the company became a powerhouse for R&B with major hits on PIR and Epic Records. Lay It On Me is classic soul at its best. Much of it was recorded at American Group Studios and features the Memphis Horns on many tracks." Includes a 16-page full-color booklet with essay and rare photos.
$11.75 UPC: 667487200226 ROCK
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WISHART, TREVOR: Fanfare & Contrapunctus/Imago LP (PAN 012LP)
"Vinyl issue of two very important works by this early British sound poet and electronic composer, compiling one of Trevor Wishart's first ever pieces 'Fanfare & Contrapunctus' (from 1976) and one of his latest, 'Imago' (from 2002), documenting a modern approach in composition and an extremely unique progress in sound manipulation and music technology.
'Fanfare & Contrapunctus' (1976): 'These two short pieces were made at the newly opened electronic studio at the Sydney Conservatorium, before the advent of music computer technology. The source material derives from free improvisations by Trevor Wishart and Martin Mayes using 'soft trumpets', pop-guns, French Horn and virtuoso eating noises, plus recordings of birdsong and other environmental sources.'
'Imago' (2002) '...the universe in a grain of sand...' ''Imago' is a piece of magical sound metamorphosis in which the single 'clink' of two whisky glasses gradually metamorphoses into a multitude of other sounds, eventually alluding to the sounds of birdsong, a junkyard gamelan, the ocean and the human voice, but never entirely abandoning its links to this minimal source. The piece was made using sound transformation software written by the composer, available through the Composers Desktop Project, and the original source sound was taken from Jonty Harrison's 'et ainsi de suite'.'
The LP is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, in a limited edition of 500 copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly- lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press color jacket which itself is housed in a silk screened PVC sleeve with artwork by Kathryn Politis & Bill Kouligas."
$22.50 UPC: N/A EXPERIMENTAL
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WHITMAN, KEITH FULLERTON: Disingenuity b/w Disingenuousness LP (PAN 013LP)
"Keith Fullerton Whitman bursts back with his first full length record in four years, Disingenuity b/w Disingenuousness, comprising of two pieces of forward thinking electronic music with a deep exploration into the analogue sound. Live and studio recordings of the past two years (Cambridge-New York-Toronto) were used as source material, which were then realized into two longform compositions. Using a Musique Concrète approach of deconstructed sounds (ala Pietro Grossi, Costin Miereanu, Basil Kirchin, Dub Taylor, etc), Disingenuity b/w Disingenuousness encompasses various reference points from François Bayle, Jacques Lejeune, Richard Pinhas & Heldon to the minimal textures of Basic Channel / Chain Reaction axis... Both tape-collage pieces which derived from an hour-long improvisation based around a setup involving a tape of chance field-recordings (a helicopter, walking on snow, children) bounced to a mono nagra tape machine, which is covered in contact mic's that translate not just the sound coming from the speakers, but the actual mechanical 'interface' of the unit into control voltage & triggers that drive a modular synth that's processing said audio using the classic electronic music toolkit (i.e. ring modulation, panning VCA's, filters, etc). The LP is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, in a limited edition of 500 copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press color jacket which itself is housed in a silk screened PVC sleeve with artwork by Bill Kouligas."
$22.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SUPERISK: Find Your Way 12" (DRUNK 018EP)
"Punch Drunk broadcasts two transmissions direct from the murky depths of the Bristol underground. Debut 12" from respected underground stalwart Superisk conjures Shaolin-indebted psychedelic visions of pathways through austere times. Mensah turns up the heat on the flipside, reimagining the original's melodics & infecting them with his signature robust high energy funk."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DUNBAR, MAXMILLION: Girls Dream 12" (RAMP 035EP)
"Maxmillion Dunbar drops a preview of his upcoming Cool Water LP for RAMP, with 'Girls Dream' and 2 non album cuts. Pressed on unspeakably limited blue marbled vinyl, get this quick before it's gone!"
$9.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ROTATE THE COMPLETOR: Rotate The Completors: Completed Rotations Of The... LP (ROAR 020LP)
"When one thinks of the musical centers of New Zealand, the city of Tauranga doesn't have as celebrated a history as Dunedin, Auckland or Christchurch. Which is apt, in a way, as the artist known to us only as Rotate The Completor makes music that sounds unconnected to any scene in NZ or elsewhere. A chance encounter with an enthusiastic passerby while busking on the streets led to the receipt of a home-recorded cassette, which caught the ears of the outsider music community, although any attempts at personal correspondence with its creator from his new admirers went ignored. Armed with a guitar, kick-drum, and vocal stylings which wouldn't sound out of place on an early Residents record, Rotate The Completors: Completed Rotations Of The... is the sound of a one-man band playing at a carnival that's gone off the rails. RTC's other- / inner-wordly songs are a strangely addicting brew of low-fi bedroom pop, proggy loner folk and bouncy children's music, with such lyrical concerns as beer-stealing cantaloupes, dead albino hedgehogs, and emphatic denials of insanity. Roaratorio is proud to present Rotate The Completors: Completed Rotations Of The..., newly mastered for vinyl, to a wider audience for the first time. Download coupon included."
$10.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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DJ NAUGHTY: Goosebumps 12" (MR 009EP)
"Goosebumps EP feat remixes from Jamie George (Wonderful Day vocalist) and Bristol dubstep don Gemmy. This is DJ Naughty's second release on the Kicks & Snares. Deep subs driven Funky with lustrous bass offset by hard snares and synched to dubby organ stabs to help hone your Marcus Nasty look."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SLICES: The Electronic Music Magazine Issue 3-10 DVD (SLICES 310DVD)
Slices is a free DVD magazine out of Germany, focusing on the contemporary electronic music scene. It can be added to orders at no cost. Limited stock. Features: Moderat, Kasper Bjorke, Wareika, Coma, Mock & Toof, Holy Ghost!, Kidkanevil; tech talk: Monolake; label feature: Soul Jazz Records; videos: Jahcoozi, Siriusmo, Tombo Feat. Schad Privat, Mock & Toof. Format: PAL 16:9. Running time: 126 minutes.
$0.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SOFT CELL: Sleezy City/Tainted Dub 12" (BZS 069EP)
"Garage classics!"
$7.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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MUSLIMGAUZE: Lazhareem Ul Leper CD (ARCHIVE 015CD)
"All tracks written, played and recorded by Muslimgauze 1995." "Most of what is on the disc is previously unreleased. There are some touchstones, like material from Silknoose and Izlamaphobia, but they are just that -- touchstones. I think Muslimgauze fans will be pleased with this release when they hear how different it is. Some pretty cool stuff and only some of it is familiar." -- Ibrahim Khider
$14.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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BLACC, ALOE: Good Things CD (STH 2245CD)
"Good Things marks a shift in methodology from personal to political for Aloe Blacc, who refers to the project as his report on present conditions -- the misappropriation of wealth, pillaging of resources, a universal lack of compassion, and the struggle to survive. Ethereal production from Truth & Soul's Leon Michels and Jeff Silverman mask a foreboding undercurrent in which Aloe crafts lyrics both thoughtful and thought-provoking. Nowhere is this more evident than on lead single, 'I Need A Dollar' -- chosen by HBO as the theme music for the series How To Make It In America. The first-generation American offspring of Panamanian parents, Aloe has become what writer and activist Amiri Baraka once said of John Coltrane: He is a singular 'scope of feeling... a more fixed traveler' who has found cohesion in art and life. The path from his debut Shine Through in 2006 to Good Things is akin to the maturation of Marvin Gaye between That's The Way Love Is and the 'What's Going On' masterwork that followed. Aloe has never purported to be any heir to Gaye, but musically, Good Things and What's Going On are companion pieces as both albums establish a character for the artists that sets them apart from the sea of performers making very vivid and discernible -- yet normative and conformist -- statements about who they are and what they do. Good Things is a definitive declaration that places Aloe directly in the framework of modern soul."
$10.75 UPC: 659457224523 ROCK
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NUMBERNIN6: Garbage/Hunt You Down 12" (SUBHUMAN 001EP)
"Essential, essential, essential! Wreaking havoc globally, NumberNin6's rich schizophrenic sound enjoys support by international dubstep titans including Skream, Rusko, N-Type, Plastician, and Bassnectar, as well as BBC Radio 1 DJ's Mistjam and Annie Mac. NumberNin6 (aka Nishant Parikh) whose production began in trance scene, is a master of dichotomy who meticulously fuses stark contrasts -- aggressive vs. mellow, darkness vs. light -- into dancefloor napalm. 'Garbage' intros with menacing lyrics and a series of warning bass stabs that evoke a grimey ghetto scenario. After the drop, all hell breaks loose with a wicked NumberNin6 signature bassline and cracking snares. This is an absolute dubstep anthem and has done its fair share of destruction worldwide. For real. Coming with a literal double A-side, 'Hunt You Down' begins with a haunting flute melody that winds its way up the mountain, then unloads with a massive barrage of machine gun bass stabs guaranteed to cause speaker damage and crowd destruction."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Destination 2x12" (SUBWAYDS 001EP)
"Subway Recordings has been a steady force within the dubstep scene the last 3 years.. Not only as a label but also as one of the most forward thinking party crews on the Dutch scene. Some of the leading Dubstep names have passed through Subway first before becoming the new rockstars of today. By flexing its sides from deep to hardcore they have been showing how far the word dubstep bends into multiple angles.. After releasing quality tunes like 'Missed Calls', 'Unknown Suspect' & especially last year's hotly tipped 'Seeeriousss' it's certain that this label knows quality when they hear it. And this Destination compilation has the word quality written alllll over it.. Ranging from mutant funky/dubstep to garage combined with some of the grittiest & darkest sounds dubstep has to offer. Subway once again shows what dubstep is all about. Not clinging to styles or focusing on sub genres, this compilation is all about 'dubstep' in every sense of the word." Tracks from Noah D, Akkachar & Taz Buckfaster, TRG & Matt-U and DJ Madd.
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E.M.A.K.: A Synthetic History Of E.M.A.K. 1982-88 CD (US 038CD)
"Soul Jazz/Universal Sound are releasing this stunning new compilation of underground German electronice experimentalists, E.M.A.K., Cologne's synth-core/minimal-wave/Deutsche electronische group who made a stunning set of radical records in the 1980s (as featured on Soul Jazz's Deutsche Electronische Musik). Joining the dots between German electronic experimentalists such as Cluster, Conrad Schnitzler, Tangerine Dream, the synth-core/minimal-wave of Germany's electronic New Wave such as D.A.F. (itself influenced by UK groups Cabaret Voltaire, Human League and The Normal) and with hints of the cosmic disco of Giorgio Moroder and Daniel Baldelli, Cologne's E.M.A.K. remain one of electronic music's best-kept secrets. After featuring on Soul Jazz Records' Deutsche Electronische Musik compilation, Universal Sound follow through with this collection complete with exclusive text and photos. This is a compilation from a series of super-rare private press titles released in Germany in the 1980s. Comes in Soul Jazz special box edition CD."
$13.00 EAN: 5026328203829 ELECTRONIC
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WAX POETICS: #43 September/October 2010 MAG (WP 043)
The Reggae issue. On the covers, front: Augustus Pablo, back: Gregory Isaacs. Contents: Editor's Letter, Re:Discovery (Alton Ellis, Vicious, The Gayletts, Zen Bow, Sugar Minott), Island Records, Greensleeves Records, Record Rundown (David Rodigan), U.K. Dub Jockeys, Chris Blackwell, Sugar Minott, Beres Hammond, Bob Andy, Panama's Reggae en Español, Analog Out. 112 pages, full color, high gloss.
$6.75 UPC: 725274565955 Misc
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EXPRESSWAY YO-YO DIETING: Bubblethug CD (WEIRD 052CD)
"Pat Maherr is probably best known for his explorations into fetishistic industrial ambience under the Indignant Senility moniker, but cassette hoarders will know that the Oregon-based producer runs a syrup-laced sideline in half-speed rap. Through a handful of tapes, Maherr's DJ Screw-influenced sound has already bagged him something of a cult following, but Bubblethug, his sophomore 'album proper' truly takes things further into the abyss, melting his signature pulse into a dark, viscous tar. Pitch shifting rap tracks might not be a new idea at this point (hell, it's practically a mainstream practice in Houston), but Maherr takes this as just an entry point -- slicing and stretching his chosen joints into a buzzing symphony of stutters, noise and chewed-up cassette tape. The resulting pieces are thick, heavy and pummeling -- a demonic mid-point between punk and rap that mercifully avoids ska. The distant skeletons of the original songs are all but dissolved as the beats decompose noisily around them, dissolving choruses and crushing the life out of guest emcees. Links to lo-fi music, hypnogogic pop and psychedelic music will no doubt be made, but Bubblethug is defiantly hip-hop from beginning to end. There's a beat, there's a rapper and with the help of Maherr's spread of tape machines and filters he's taking the genre to places it rarely gets to go. It might only tentatively balance on the 'elements' ... but when rap's got no other place to go, all that's left is to travel deep down into the annals of unacceptability."
$8.75 UPC: 656605798721 HIPHOP
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EXPRESSWAY YO-YO DIETING: Bubblethug 2LP (WEIRD 052LP)
Gatefold 2LP version.
$21.00 UPC: N/A HIPHOP
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LIL B: Rain In England CD (WEIRD 057CD)
"Just who is Lil B? The Based God has scored so many Youtube hits and crammed so many full length albums under his belt it can be hard for youngbloods to get a handle on what this rap savant is all about. Is he the internet sensation with a hundred girls on his dick? Or could he be the leading light of a new hip hop underground, one that has finally wrenched itself from the grubby backpacks and the cynicism of the mid 1990s? He's both, and with Rain in England the story gets even more mysterious and far more incomprehensible. Those already up to speed on B's molasses-beats and stream-of-consciousness ('based') flow will think they got him pegged. Internet hype and heavy tunes -- battle raps and copious interviews. He's the anti-Drake -- all ill-mannered, hungry and mercilessly lo-fidelity, and unafraid to make a beef over Twitter. Rain in England shows an antithesis to this character, a tempered side to his ADD report card. Part new-age ambient and part hip hop, the record is uncharacteristically fluid, with B's singular rhymes falling perfectly into a bed of syrupy electronics. B never falls into the trap of allowing himself to get too abstractedly wordy, yet we always retain the sense that he's not your typical street rapper. He's young, but there are stories to be told, and those stories are heard through the frosted glass of burned synthesizer melodies and disintegrating pads. Singular, disturbing and certain to polarize listeners, Rain In England is an album destined for a new breed of rap fans. Lil B may just be the genre's brightest young hope; what exactly that genre is, only time will tell." -- John Twells
$8.75 UPC: 656605798820 HIPHOP
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LIL B: Rain In England 2LP (WEIRD 057LP)
2LP version in in wide-spine jacket with 18x24" poster insert.
$18.50 UPC: N/A HIPHOP
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MILLER, SEAN: Chic Easy 12" (AREA 024EP)
Admired globally for his unique take on house music, Toronto-born Sean Miller has played at some of the most renowned nightclubs and festivals and has releases on labels such as Viva Music, Saw Recordings and Saved Records. "Chic Easy" features deep industrial bass chugs that move energetically under electric riffs and peaks. "Carousel" is one for the speed-freaks with tune warps revolving around stabbing sound snippets. Vibrantly relentless.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Chic Easy
B1. Carousel
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WE LOVE: Underwater/Hide Me Remixes 12" (BPC 223EP)
Italian duo We Love spring a surprise with two of their more unusual sounding pieces on this first 12" for their smash debut full-length. Mannheim producer and DJ Johnny D turns "Underwater" into a surprisingly dark track which combines the melancholic atmosphere of the original with a solid, driving sound and hypnotic pulse. The flipside belongs to BPitch label boss and avowed We Love fan Ellen Allien herself. She comes up with a highly-personal club interpretation which only loosely references the original version of "Hide Me."
$8.39 UPC: 880319480317 ELECTRONIC
A1. Underwater (Johnny D Remix) (9:05)
A2. Underwater (Original) (4:24)
B1. Hide Me (Ellen Allien Remix) (7:05)
B2. Hide Me (Original) (3:41)
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CHRIS & COSEY: Heartbeat LP (CTI 001LP)
Heartbeat is the first in a series of four limited-edition vinyl re-releases from the esteemed Chris & Cosey catalog. Originally released to much acclaim in 1981 by Rough Trade, Heartbeat was the first in a long line of groundbreaking albums by Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti. This early example of C&C features cut-up sampled voices, Cosey's distorted guitar, industrial sequences, melodious synths and cinematic sweeps. These albums, which have been unavailable on vinyl for more than 20 years, have been painstakingly remastered by Chris Carter from the original master tapes specifically for these vinyl re-releases and showcase what many consider to be some of Chris & Cosey's finest works from their eighties period. Each of the albums is presented on different colored vinyl, in a specially "remastered" sleeve, which also includes a 12" B/W double-sided insert of archive photos, clippings and texts.
$13.79 EAN: 5055300320810 ROCK
A1. Put Yourself In Los Angeles
A2. This Is Me
A3. Voodoo
A4. Moorby
A5. Radio Void
A6. Just Like You
B1. Bust Stop
B2. Useless Information
B3. Manic Melody (Hairy Beary)
B4. Heartbeat
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CHRIS & COSEY: Trance LP (CTI 002LP)
Trance is the second in a series of four limited-edition Chris & Cosey vinyl re-releases. This seminal album, a long time favorite with DJs and fans alike, is often cited by many electronic musicians as being influential in contemporary electronic music. Primarily an instrumental album, Trance covers everything from minimal electro and polyrhythmic sequences to rhythm-heavy dance tracks. These albums, which have been unavailable on vinyl for more than 20 years, have been painstakingly remastered by Chris Carter from the original master tapes specifically for these vinyl re-releases and showcase what many consider to be some of Chris & Cosey's finest works from their eighties period. Each of the albums is presented on different colored vinyl, in a specially "remastered" sleeve, which also includes a 12" B/W double-sided insert of archive photos, clippings and texts.
$13.79 EAN: 5055300320827 ROCK
A1. Cowboys In Cuba
A2. Lost
A3. The Giants Feet
A4. Impulse
B1. Re-Education Through Labour
B2. Secret
B3. Until
B4. The Gates of Ancient Cities
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GOLDWILL: Discooker 12" (DES 099EP)
Berlin & Schwerin-based nu-breeds-de-jour Goldwill cook up a rather special release as Dessous teeters ever closer to its 100th release. Discooker is comprised of 3 original tracks on vinyl. Sauntering off into the night, "Nachtzug" delivers a tripped-out, jazzy jam that skips between off-kilter house and laid-back disco edit stations. A freaky, warbling synth tone becomes the main destination as skipping beats and warm, coal-fired beats pump throughout.
$8.39 EAN: 4250382410188 ELECTRONIC
A1. Nachtzug
B1. Discooker
B2. Scetches
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SEN, RICHARD: Monkey Temple 12" (EF 027EP)
After remixing the likes of Brian Ferry, LCD Soundsystem, Sly Mongoose, James White and more, UK-based nu-disco producer Richard Sen presents his debut release for Endless Flight. "Monkey Temple" is warm, electric boogie house while the B-side's "Discorcism" was the most clubby track featured on KZA & Toshiya Kawasaki's I'm Starting To Feel Okay Vol. 4 (EF 005CD) compilation.
$8.39 UPC: 880319490217 ELECTRONIC
A1. Monkey Temple
B1. Discorcism
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FORMAT:B: Gospel 12" (FMK 005EP)
Formatik presents an A-side smasher psalm by the chief preachers Format:B, which shall spread the word of the Almighty upon the dancefloors. So close your hands and pray as the nuns will already be body-groovin' in the aisles. Super Flu's "Antichrist Remix" adds some soul to the hook lines.
$8.39 UPC: 827170328969 ELECTRONIC
A1. Dog Tag
B1. Dog Tag (Super Flu's Antichrist Remix)
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VA: Gem Sampler 2.1 12" (GEM 006EP)
Artists featured on Gem Sampler 2.1 are Secret Cinema and Tom Laws, who both dropped a big fat techno bomb and Peter Horrevorts, who supplies us with a huge peak-time loop-disco tech stomper.
$8.39 UPC: 827170360266 ELECTRONIC
A1. Secret Cinema - 2CBright
B1. Peter Horrevorts - Jellyneck
B2. Tom Laws - Cocaine Cowboys
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SAMURAI: Samurai LP (GUESS 071LP)
Formed from the ashes of Web progsters, this is the only release by British band Samurai. Canterbury-styled UK 1971 heavy progressive rock rarity, often compared to King Crimson or Gentle Giant. 180 gram vinyl reissue with a nice carton, and original gatefold artwork.
$18.39 EAN: 4040824081577 ROCK
01. Saving It Up For So Long
02. More Rain
03. Maudie James
04. Holy Padlock
05. Give A Little Love
06. Face In The Mirror
07. As I Dried The Tears Away
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IRISH COFFEE: Irish Coffee LP (GUESS 072LP)
Guerssen Records presents the first-ever authorized vinyl reissue of this classic. Excellent vintage hard-rock made in Belgium in 1971 and originally released on the Triangle label. Their sound was clearly influenced by Deep Purple or even Uriah Heep, with killer guitar all over and good use of organ. This record from Irish Coffee has been considered a key album in the hard-rock field since the early days of collecting, with originals fetching quite a bit of money. High-quality reissue pressed on 180 gram vinyl, housed in sturdy packaging with the original artwork. Includes an insert with linernotes and photos.
$18.39 EAN: 4040824081591 ROCK
01. Can't Take It
02. The Beginning Or The End
03. When Winter Comes
04. The Show (Part 1)
05. The Show (Part 2)
06. Hear Me
07. A Day Like Today
08. I'm Lost
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EILERTSEN TRIO, MATS: Elegy CD (HUBRO 2504CD)
Elegy is Norwegian bass player Mats Eilertsen's fifth album under his own name, presenting a brand new trio with pianist Harmen Fraanje and drummer Thomas Strønen. Recorded at Galleri Festiviteten in Eidsvoll Verk, Norway, in October 2009, Elegy emerged as the result of a fantastic first meeting of three musicians who share their love of playing music with no boundaries, but with enthusiasm, drive and a sense of humour. Bass player, composer and bandleader Mats Eilertsen has toured extensively with the Tord Gustavsen Ensemble, played at festivals all over Norway with his own Radio Yonder (HUBRO 2501CD) quartet, and found time to perform at concerts in Europe and South America with artists such as Wolfert Brederode and Yuri Honing. The exciting pianist Harmen Fraanje plays in several of the most popular Dutch jazz groups, including Fugimundi, and is beginning to make a solid name for himself internationally. His piano style combines the lyrical, the virtuoso and the intuitive in a masterful way. There is no doubt about the contagious enthusiasm that Harmen's playing generates. The inventive drummer Thomas Strønen has performed with Humcrush and the Espen Eriksen Trio, and his chemistry with Eilertsen is evident, having previously performed together in groups such as the Maria Kannegaard Trio, FOOD, and the Anders Aarum Trio. It is difficult to spot the dividing line between composed material and free improvisation here, and the sparks really fly when the three musicians get going. Their scope is broad, ranging from lyrical passages to improvised sections, but a spirit of playfulness permeates the album. Mixed by Jan Erik Kongshaug at Rainbow Studios.
$11.99 EAN: 7033662025046 JAZZ
01. Drumba (1:49)
02. Elegy (1:41)
03. Sukha (6:58)
04. Kram (5:56)
05. Flying (5:23)
06. Falling (3:27)
07. Tuven, Tuven (6:45)
08. Nardis (10:43)
09. Six Weeks (4:59)
10. Floating (5:47)
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TRAKS BOYS: Starburst/Yellowbirds 12" (INT 015EP)
Traks Boys consists of Kawasaki-based producers/DJs Crystal and K404. The mid-tempo house track "Starburst" features glittering synth loops that are condensed more and more before erupting into a ray of beautiful sound cascades. Prins Thomas highlights the magic melodic synth lines with his hypnotic, beatless remix. "Yellowbirds" boasts a cheeky Far Eastern music box melody. TBD aka Lee Douglas of Rong fame and Justin Vandervolgen present a driving, peak-time take: just drop your spaceguns and surrender to the beat.
$8.39 UPC: 827170347960 ELECTRONIC
A1. Starburst
A2. Starburst (Prins Thomas Remix)
B1. Yellowbirds
B2. Yellowbirds (TBD Remix)
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IFEEL STUDIO: The Coptic Sun 12" (IFEELSTUD 001EP)
Ifeel Studio starts a new series from International Feel to highlight productions done in their own studio in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. It's a one-sided slice of lush gorgeousness on 180 gram vinyl, limited to 500 copies worldwide with no digital release.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. The Coptic Sun
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DILWORTH/LUCKY MILLINDER, VERNON: Shorty/Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back 7" (JBJ 1008EP)
Jazzman Records presents two sides of jump n' jive with "Shorty," a fictional character who ran through a number of early rhythm & blues and jazz vocal sides way back in the '40s. This 7" features one of prolific bandleader Lucky Millinder's own songs, the snappy "Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back," while on the top-side, there is a superb but scarcely-heard early '50s rendition of the song by West Coast vocalist Vernon Dilworth. Limited run of 500 copies only.
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Shorty
B1. Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back
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BROWN, NAPPY: Coal Miner (Alternate Version)/Coal Miner (Original Version) 7" (JBJ 1009EP)
Originally issued in 1961 on Savoy Records and at the dwindling tail-end of Nappy Brown's initial R&B career, Coal Miner was a huge record. With its honking sax and sleazy bass line, the song probably arrived a little too late in the day to seriously trouble the charts, but nowadays it sounds perfect for the R&B set and is Nappy's signature record on the mod and popcorn scenes, and beyond. Available in an original and alternate version.
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Coal Miner (Alternate Version)
B1. Coal Miner (Original Version)
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BYRD, BILLY: Lost In The Crowd/Silly Kind Of Love 7" (SOUL7 018EP)
This quality double-sider features Billy Byrd's throaty vocals on two classic songs. Top drawer modern soul for the dancefloor with an irresistible heavy beat, solid rhythm and incessant, thumping groove, courtesy of funk producer Calvin Arnold. Upon its release in the '70s, this record went nowhere and has remained extremely scarce ever since. Now this modern soul rarity is reissued fully licensed and restored from the original master tapes in a limited pressing of only 500 copies worldwide.
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Lost In The Crowd
B1. Silly Kind Of Love
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KOLSCH: Speicher 68 12" (KOM EX068EP)
Kompakt welcomes a force to be reckoned with on the fitting home of Speicher -- Denmark's Rune Riley Kölsch. Tried and tested by Michael Mayer through his relentless touring, "Loreley" has proven to have been a highlight. Though 4-to-the-floor, the spirit of schaffel permeates Kölsch's utterly epic tune. "Silberpfeil" retains the simple playfulness that crests and builds with the single's partner track, but straddles a deeper concoction of melody and harmony.
$8.39 UPC: 880319047312 ELECTRONIC
A1. Loreley
B1. Silberpfeil
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PHONIQUE VS. TIGERSKIN: Longdrink EP 12" (LG 006EP)
Phonique and Tigerskin explore their passionate, freaky and funky sides on their Longdrink EP. Phonique throws us two hot ones with "Sandman" and "Longdrink." The former skips through tripping, tool-y and percussive territories while the latter goes all-out with a rolling bass and hedonistic synth passages. Tigerskin's "Loop Back In Time" grows from a rolling drum array into a disco-fueled killer while "Tony's Riff" is a jazz-based jam with super-funky drums fused with deep house and cutting-edge techno.
$8.39 EAN: 4250382404057 ELECTRONIC
A1. Phonique - Sandman
A2. Phonique - Longdrink
B1. Tigerskin - Loop Back In Time
B2. Tigerskin - Tony's Riff
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DR. LEKTROLUV: Live At Lowlands CD (LL 007CD)
The extremely popular green-masked Dr. Lektroluv offers you a recording of his set at Lowlands on August 22nd, 2010. As usual, you can expect the fattest electro cuts from the hottest names around, including a whole bunch of exclusive and unreleased tracks. Hailing from the vast flatlands of Belgium, the green, half-human bespectacled pioneer is an enigma. Not much is known about this mysterious, 6ft. tall being, other than an ability to blend and create a potent, intoxicating brew of big room sounds, hard 4-4 beats and jacking, twitching electro that sends high-voltage charges through his subjects. Dr. Lektroluv has released no less than ten mix compilations since 2002, showcasing his crazy, sonic experiments deep from his lab in Ghent. His second compilation (the first of seven studio-mixed chapters), The Preskriptions of Dr. Lektroluv set a benchmark for modern electro compilations, while the upfront tracklisting managed to neatly showcase the burgeoning modern electro and jacking house scenes, featuring tracks from the likes of Drexciya to Memory Boy, Hong Kong Counterfeit, and beyond. Over the last few years, as the worlds of electro and house collided further, many modern pioneers from Switch to Herve have been inspired by the green man's twisted, demented presents to the world. After releasing more compilations on 541 records, he released the first compilation on his own Lektroluv records imprint, showcasing groundbreaking and legendary live sets at festival powerhouses Pukkelpop, Rock Werchter and Outdoor Extrema. The Dr.'s sound has fast infected the minds of clubbers everywhere, with a unique stamp that selects the cream of the crop from today's electro scene, galvanized with hard-to-find classics. Artists include: Etienne De Crécy, The Subs, Shinichi Osawa, Paul Chambers, Tai (feat. Steve Aoki), Gtronic, Mumbai Science, Etienne De Crécy (feat. The Bloody Beetroots), Maskinen, The Subs, Highbloo, Mightyfools vs. Sharkslayer, Bart B More, Happyboxx, Hey Today!, Polymorphic, Boys Noize & Erol Alkan, Sound Of Stereo, Adam Freeland, Etienne De Crécy, Flairs, and a bonus track from Siriusmo.
$11.99 EAN: 5414165038559 ELECTRONIC
01. Dr. Lektroluv - Lowlands Intro
02. Etienne De Crécy - Binary
03. The Subs - Vomit In Style
04. Shinichi Osawa (feat. Paul Chambers) - Singapore Swing
05. Tai (feat. Steve Aoki) - Paradise Poltergeist
06. Gtronic - Cameltoe
07. Mumbai Science - Ancova
08. Etienne De Crécy (feat. The Bloody Beetroots) - Welcome
09. Maskinen - Dansa Med Vapen (The Subs Remix)
10. Highbloo - Guiro
11. Mightyfools vs. Sharkslayer - Devil's Marbles (Dub Mix)
12. Bart B More - Brap
13. Happyboxx - Destroy It
14. Hey Today! - Strange (Polymorphic Remix)
15. Boys Noize & Erol Alkan - Lemonade
16. Sound Of Stereo - Helium
17. Adam Freeland - How To Fake Your Own Life (Etienne De Crécy Remix)
18. Flairs - Truckers Delight (Alex Gopher Remix)
*bonus track: Siriusmo - High Together
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BORNGRABER & STRUVER: In G LP (MINIMAL 003LP)
"21st century electronic Krautrock" is perhaps the best description for the album In G, on which Berlin's Borngräber & Strüver skillfully recombine the influences of motorik Kraut and the achievements of minimal techno to their own musical statements. There is no trance bliss or party sound, only condensed musical statements. It was in 1999 when Borngräber & Strüver met at Ninetynine Records in Berlin. Since then, they have worked together on musical projects. Their first release EP on the UK label Blue Juice polarized many and was soon followed by remixes for artists like A Guy Called Gerald and Beth Hirsch. Their debut album Transcontinental featured dark Blade Runner-inspired atmospheres and fine electro beats meeting dub effects and surprising breaks. On this album, Borngräber & Strüver blend guitars, vocals and horns in a particular way, almost evoking a hidden soundtrack for your mental cinema.
$10.99 UPC: 880319478710 ELECTRONIC
A1. In G - Part I
B1. In G - Part II
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SAMUEL, JEFF: False Alarm EP 12" (MINI 022EP)
Jeff Samuel has been an activist on all the major labels of the past decade -- from 7th City to Trapez and Pokerflat. Minibar is thrilled about these two tracks he produced especially for the label. Sit back, switch the groove receptors on, and enjoy this insane EP.
$8.39 UPC: 827170344068 ELECTRONIC
A1. False Alarm
B1. The Woot Route
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HOOD PRESENTS FLOORPLAN, ROBERT: Living It Up/Wall To Wall 12" (MPM 010EP)
Robert Hood finally restarts his disco-influenced pseudonym Floorplan. "Living It Up" loops a disco sound while evolving with pads and synth stabs. "Wall To Wall" takes things deeper, exploding with claps, driving things in a way only the Hood can do.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Living It Up
B1. Wall To Wall
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KAB&MAC: Local Report 12" (MULE 075EP)
Minilogue's Marcus Henriksson and KAB (Karl-Axel Bissler) collaborate after their now-unforgettable DJ set at Japan's Labyrinth festival. "Local Report" kicks off the A-side with hypnotic and groovy peak-time tech-house. On the flip, "Shades Of Grey" is dark and psychedelic with a modern touch, perfect for fans of Ricardo Villalobos and Mathew Jonson.
$8.39 UPC: 880319487712 ELECTRONIC
A1. Local Report
B1. Shades Of Grey
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KAISERDISCO: In No One's Shadow 12" (MBF 12072EP)
This vinyl EP features four tracks by Germany's Kaiserdisco from their debut full-length (MBF 004CD). Working with a killer house groove, wild pitch sounds, spaced-out effects and sensual vocals, it unites at least four different genres of music in such a skilful way that it will leave your mouth open in amazement.
$8.39 UPC: 880319487118 ELECTRONIC
A1. Marie
A2. Simplistix
B1. Dance On The Moon
B2. In No One´s Shadow
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KOERNER, SPIDER JOHN: March 1963 CD (NN 006CD)
A major archival discovery, taped March 24, 1963 for a Milwaukee, Wisconsin radio program, on the eve of the very same day that the seminal Blues, Rags & Hollers LP by Koerner, Ray & Glover was created. Spider John Koerner is the man who first introduced a young Bob Dylan to the 12-string guitar, a bona fide legend who is acknowledged as an influence by artists as diverse as John Lennon, Beck, The Doors & Dylan himself. Nearly 50 years ago, Paul Nelson, writing in the Little Sandy Review and Sing Out respectively, said that "Koerner's art is like Chaplin's, as great and lasting as it is entertaining," while calling him "the most innovatively brilliant acoustic blues musician of his generation." In the year 2010 -- seldom performing and now in his 70s -- the reclusive Koerner is "one of the world's greatest living practitioners of traditional American folk music." It is with enormous pride that Nero's Neptune presents this long-lost piece of American musical history.
$10.99 UPC: 643157411093 ROCK
01. Duncan & Brady
02. Southbound Train
03. Hangman
04. Rock Me
05. Too Bad Blues
06. Guitar Fools
07. Creepy John
08. You've Got To Be Careful
09. Good Time Charlie
10. Ramblin' Blues
11. (untitled instrumental, edited)
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KOERNER, SPIDER JOHN: Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes/The Secret Of Sleep CD/DVD (NN 013CD)
Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes was cut in 1972 in an upstairs storefront building above a coffee house on Minneapolis' West Bank. One of the counterculture's first entirely DIY efforts, it was engineered by 12-string guitar legend Dave "Snaker" Ray and released on his fledgling Sweet Jane label. All of the songs are Koerner originals; the tunes are sequenced with a cinematic eye and interspersed with weird spoken-word bits. The album includes several mainstays of John's repertoire, including the timeless "Everybody's Goin' For The Money," a song that sums up the uniquely Koernerian brand of existentialism as tidily as any. This CD is mastered from the original tapes and is reissued for the first time since the rare 1972 release. The DVD disc features a previously unreleased 16mm movie made by Bruce Rubenstein, David Rubenstein & The Secret Of Sleep. In it, Percival (John Koerner) gets a call in which he's told to go on a mysterious quest. Percy and his buddy (Willie Murphy) wander around in various utopian settings, but in the end, they return to the city to contend with reality. Digitally restored in 2009, released on DVD for the first time, this is a tremendous bit of lost holy grail for Koerner enthusiasts. NTSC region 1 DVD (run time: 60 minutes; audio: mono; black & white; aspect ratio: 4x3 letterbox).
$16.39 UPC: 643157410911 ROCK
Disc one:
Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes CD
01. Macalester Don't Stop Now
02. Ramble, Tumble
03. Don't Terrify me
04. Be Careful
05. Waiting For Go With normal Dub
06. Cindy's #'s
07. Everybody's Goin' For The Money
08. Skipper & His Wife
09. Thief River Falls
10. Mr. Image
11. Taking Time
12. The Wall
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The Secret Of Sleep DVD
A film by Bruce Rubinstein, David Rubinstein & John Koerner, starring Spider John Koerner (and co-starring Willie Murphy)
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PARR, CHARLIE: When The Devil Goes Blind CD (NN 016CD)
The legendary Charlie Parr's spellbinding finger picking and slide techniques on guitar and banjo place him front & center among the world's foremost string-benders. His blood & guts songs are infused with an originality, integrity and heart rarely (if ever) displayed by contemporaries operating in or around pre-war blues traditions. Further, Parr's performing career (which began in 1988) has taken him from Twin Cities bars and coffeehouses -- studying resident greats like Dave Ray and Spider John Koerner -- to the year 2010, where he's enjoying an ever-growing fan base comprised of folk-blues purists, American Primitive beard-scratchers, jam band-lovin' neo-hippies, and, well, just about every type of person imaginable. Charlie's songs betray (in the words of one writer) a "sense that the gamblers, union workers, criminals and sinners that wander around his songs are peering right over your shoulder." His late father grew up during the Depression, riding freight trains through places like the Piedmont region of North Carolina, rendering the music of that area all the more visceral to Charlie. Charlie's parents were union workers and picket line fixtures during bitter labor strikes in the mid-1980s at Austin, Minnesota's Hormel plant, and Charlie got himself a first-hand view of what those old songs were talking about. When The Devil Goes Blind is his first release on Nero's Neptune Records. Produced by Bo Ramsey (former guitarist with Greg Brown and Lucinda Williams), Charlie's first nationally-distributed record is easily his most fully-realized effort to date. Buy it, and then go see Charlie when he comes to your town. Find out why Greg Brown has compared him with Dave Van Ronk, and even the inscrutable Spider John Koerner has given him the proverbial thumbs up. As everyone seems to say about Charlie, he's "the real deal."
$10.99 UPC: 643157411116 ROCK
01. I Dreamed I Saw Jesse James Last Night
02. South Of Austin, North Of Lyle
03. Where You Gonna Be (When The Good Lord Calls You Home)
04. For The Drunkard's Mother
05. Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
06. 1890
07. Up Country Blues
08. Mastodon
09. I Was Lost Last Night
10. Turpentine Farm
11. Last Day
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SPACE SYSTEM: Sorrow Show EP 12" (OM 010EP)
Space System hail from Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2009, they sent their debut album to JD Twitch who was instantly smitten by their unique sound and asked if he could release two of the tracks on vinyl. "Sorrow Show" is a wild synthetic ride with Moogs, lush strings and a live drum sound. "Petik" fuses traditional Indonesian gamelan sounds with a skippy house beat. An exotic masterpiece of Fourth World disco. Includes mixes by King Of Town and JD Twitch.
$8.39 UPC: 880319487811 ELECTRONIC
A1. Sorrow Show
A2. Petik
B1. Sorrow Show (King Of Town Remix)
B2. Nocturnal Creatures (JD Twitch Mix 2)
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POOLEY & SPENCER PARKER, IAN: Kinderteller/Jolesch 12" (OVM 210EP)
Legendary producer Ian Pooley has partnered up with up-and-coming producer Spencer Parker to create a very dynamic duo. This release brings us a sound that touches on some of Ian's disco-infused monsters from the past with an update. "Kinderteller" is a jacking, piano-driven monster that will rock any dancefloor. "Jolesch" is driven by a funky Rhodes line with an infectious female vocal sample. Two funky monsters that make for an incredible Ovum debut.
$7.79 UPC: 678414002103 ELECTRONIC
A1. Kinderteller
B1. Jolesch
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VA: Right To Play CD (PERMVAC 065CD)
Permanent Vacation present an outstanding compilation providing an overview of the label's catalogue, from modern disco music and sunny house to Balearic vibes and deeper electronic. With the support of the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Munich-based music label has produced a CD with proceeds going towards supporting children involved in armed conflicts. Specifically, support is provided to the non-governmental organization Play31, which organizes soccer matches for former child soldiers. In countless armed conflicts throughout the world, the rights of children are violated in many ways on a daily basis. They are recruited as soldiers, abused as sex slaves and deployed as suicide bombers or spies. It is assumed that today more than 250,000 children are forced to serve as soldiers. Mixing label classics and exclusive brand new material, label heads Tom Bioly and Benjamin Fröhlich have strived to compile pieces of music that strike both first time listeners and long time followers of Permanent Vacation alike. They hope that they've created a unique record that is not only appealing, but also helps contribute to a better future for former child soldiers. The collaboration with the Principality of Liechtenstein came about during ceremonies celebrating the 20th anniversary of Liechtenstein's membership to the United Nations. The safeguarding of human rights, especially the safeguarding of children's rights, is one of the focal points of Liechtenstein's mission with the UNO. Artists include Antena, Nouvelle Vague, 40 Thieves, Qzen, Brennan Green, Lauer, Mock & Toof, Walter Jones, Midnight Magic, Jacques Renault, The Embassy, Tensnake, Mirror People, Lullabies In The Dark, Woolfy vs Projections, John Talabot, Azari & III, Manuel Tur, Tevo Howard, Bostro Pesopeo and Invisible Conga People.
$10.99 UPC: 673795706527 ELECTRONIC
01. Antena - Frantz (Nouvelle Vague Mix)
02. 40 Thieves - Don't Turn It Off (feat. Qzen) (Brennan Green Mix)
03. Lauer - Delta NRG (Mock & Toof Remix)
04. Walter Jones - I Am Loved
05. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix)
06. The Embassy - Lurking (With A Distance) (Tensnake Dub Mix)
07. Mirror People - Echo Life (Original)
08. Lullabies In The Dark - Iridium
09. Woolfy vs Projections - Neeve (Permanent Vacation Tropical Heat Remix)
10. John Talabot - Afrika
11. Azari & III - Reckless (With Your Love) (Manuel Tur Remix)
12. Tevo Howard - What Is Noise?
13. Bostro Pesopeo - Basic
14. Woolfy vs Projections - Return Of Starlight (Invisible Conga People Remix)
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LUKATRON: Facts Of Life EP / Primitive Series 1 12" (QUINTESSE 017EP)
This is a Luke Solomon release under his new moniker, Lukatron. The man is classic, the music is classic. Four toolish tracks with an old school house and techno flavor, the way some fellas out there like it. As you can see, this is part 1 of a series of Lukatron releases.
$8.39 UPC: 827170331662 ELECTRONIC
A1. Revolution
A2. Just About To Lose My Mind
B1. Bring It
B2. Facts Of Life
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ANBB: ALVA NOTO & BLIXA BARGELD: Mimikry CD (R-N 121CD)
Raster-Noton presents the debut full-length album by ANBB, the collaborative project of electronic music composer/visual artist Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) and composer/voice artist Blixa Bargeld (also known as singer of Einstürzende Neubauten and guitarist of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds). Having been friends and admirers of each other's work for a long time, they decided to join forces to develop a musical concept based on the combination of improvisation and abstraction. The collaboration debuted at an impulsive live performance at Recombinant Media Labs in San Francisco in September 2007, where the spontaneity of Blixa Bargeld's voice and the elaborate beat structures and soundscapes of Alva Noto merged to surprising and unexpected results. Rethinking traditional songs in their own special manner, they deliver an outstanding and inspiring musical blend of abstract electronics and radically altered traditional songs. On its ten tracks, Mimikry readopts two originals and two alternate versions of tracks from the duo's debut EP, Ret Marut Handshake (R-N 120EP), while introducing six brand new songs. Additionally, the album includes a guest vocal contribution from model/actress Veruschka (known for her appearance in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 cult movie Blow-Up). Presented with a 16-page booklet that presents original text and drawings developed by Blixa Bargeld during the recordings.
$11.99 EAN: 4260115991211 ELECTRONIC
01. Fall (10:06)
02. Once Again (5:24)
03. One (2:56)
04. Ret Marut Handshake (6:11)
05. Bersteinzimmer (Long Version) (4:53)
06. I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - Extended (4:03)
07. Mimikry (5:03)
08. Berghain (4:20)
09. Wust (6:10)
10. Katze (Featuring Veruschka) (3:45)
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ANBB: ALVA NOTO & BLIXA BARGELD: Mimikry 2LP (R-N 121LP)
2LP version with poster.
$16.39 EAN: 4260115992126 ELECTRONIC
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KENDRICK, JODEY: Plus Ten 12" (REPH 206EP)
Rephlex hooked up with Jodey Kendrick after hearing some tracks from his debut CD on Napalm Enema. One might say it's very Drexciyan or Aphexy music, but that's because it's rooted in Rephlex's favorite genres of New York disco, Chicago house and Detroit techno, with a certain mystery something-special added. Careful use of microtuning and analog tweaking, combined with a very British pastoral quality, Jodey provides us with something pleasurable and original to listen to every time.
$7.79 UPC: 666908020665 ELECTRONIC
A1. 2bedroom
A2. Untitled1
A3. 15vac
B1. Iloveronhardydisco
B2. C
B3. Raffles
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MONOLITH: Volume 1 12" (REPH 210EP)
Widely heralded on message boards as one of the best electronic/dance records of the year. Also rumored (incorrectly, as so often is the case with Rephlex releases) to be the work of Aphex Twin. Whether it is the irresistible disco house anthem of "F-Tron," the catchy electro of "Vigton," the storming braindance of "Syphonic Flash" or the stripped-down, dubby "22 Livingtones," this EP is bound to entertain across the board, having been tried and tested on dubplate at countless gigs.
$7.79 UPC: 666908021068 ELECTRONIC
A1. F-Tron
A2. Vigton 3stun
B1. Syphonic Flash
B2. 22 Livingstones
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MOTORPSYCHO: Timothy's Monster 4CD BOX (RACD 104CD)
Deluxe 4CD reissue of Timothy's Monster, originally released in late '94, is a certified classic, considered by many the best Motorpsycho album and often listed as the best Norwegian rock album in most significant listings since its release. Coming only a year after their dark and monumental Demon Box, this is a lighter, more adventurous, spacious and varied offering showing them blossoming into the band you have known and loved ever since, always on the move; forward, sideways, upwards, backwards. Spread over four CDs, you get the original album, the first version of the album that never got to be released and a very decent selection of rarities, outtakes and previously-unreleased tracks. Not only that, the package itself is nothing short of excellent, with its newly-designed box, cardboard sleeves, poster and 24-page booklet with extensive liner notes and anecdotes, priceless photos and notes about the recordings. This is simply a treasure trove for even the moderate Motorpsycho fan, if there is such a thing.
$24.39 EAN: 7033662001040 ROCK
CD: Part 1
01. Feel
02. Trapdoor
03. Leave It Like That
04. A Shrug & A Fistful
05. Kill Some Day
06. On My Pillow
07. Beautiful Sister
08. Wearing Yr Smell
09. Now It´s Time To Skate
10. Giftland
11. Watersound
CD2: Part 2
01. The Wheel
02. Sungravy
03. Grindstone
04. The Golden Core
CD3: Part 0, The Unreleased First Edition
01. Leave It Like That
02. A Shrug & A Fistful
03. Very 90's, Very Aware (previously-unreleased)
04. On The Toad Again
05. Now It's Time To Skate
06. Watersound
07. Innersfree (previously-unreleased)
08. Giftland
09. Trapdoor
10. Kill Some Day
11. Sungravy
12. Grindstone
13. The Golden Core
CD4: Part 4, The Ones That Got Away: B-sides & outtakes
01. President Block
02. Jr
03. Birds
04. Leave It Like That (edit)
05. On My Pillow (edit)
06. The Wheel (edit)
07. New Day Rising
08. Seethe
09. Shock Me
10. Workin' For MCA
11. Space Cadet Boogie
12. Walking On The Water (alt. version, previously-unreleased)
13. Mr. Butterclut Goes To The Fair, Meets The Viscount, And That´s Where We Leave Him At The End Of This Episode... (previously-unreleased)
14. Celestine
15. Sinking (previously-unreleased)
16. The Entertaining Ape (previously-unreleased)
17. Giftland Jam (previously-unreleased)
18. Sonnyboy Gaybar (orig. version, previously-unreleased)
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TENSNAKE: In The End (I Want You To Cry) 12" (RB 015EP)
Last limited repress of 300 units in the original cover. Rooted in New York's sweaty boogie dreams and with a soft spot for dazzling house music, In The End stays true to Tensnake's juicy techniques. The title track concisely defines the dilemma of lovers: in the end, someone always has to cry. "Holding Back My Love" is a slow-motion disco robot bomb with Tensnake on the mic. "TheThenUnknown" melts the moodiness of early Factory records with the atmosphere of Kenneth Dixon Jr.'s "Misled."
$8.39 UPC: 827170291461 ELECTRONIC
A1. In The End (I Want You To Cry)
B1. Holding Back My Love
B2. TheThenUnknown
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SMALLPEOPLE & RAU, THE: Meadows EP 12" (SMALL 021EP)
Smallpeople aka Julius Steinhoff and Dionne are back with a real smasher. This time they caught Christopher Rau. The results of the dream team's jam-sessions are gorgeous: two never-to-stop tunes which will light up the dancefloor with unforgettable hook lines. The test pressings of this double A-side have already created pure magic. "Meadows" is reduced to the essential and produced to the max. The way-deeper "Life Aquatic" is nonetheless delightful.
$8.39 UPC: 827170342767 ELECTRONIC
A1. Meadows
A2. Life Aquatic
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KOLETZKI & FRAN, OLIVER: Echoes 12" (SVT 052EP)
The producer and DJ Oliver Koletzki and singer Fran are riding on the fast track to glorious pop music. They now release "Echoes," from their album Lovestoned with four different remixes. The original, with its groovy loop, some softly-floating pianos and great musical synthesizers reminds of pop tracks by the likes of Mia or Morcheeba. Niko Schwind adds some surrounding percussion, strings and effects. Solomun drops a fat, acid-y bass line onto the sweet vocal, driving everyone wild.
$8.39 UPC: 827170355163 ELECTRONIC
A1. Echoes (Niko Schwind Remix)
A2. Echoes (Original)
B1. Echoes (Solomun Remix)
B2. Echoes (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
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LETORT, BRUNO: Lignes CD (SR 295CD)
Bruno Letort is a French composer born in 1963 in Vichy. This guitarist published a series of albums on the border of jazz and rock in the early '80s with Manu Katche, Noël Akchoté, and Didier Malherbe. His discography from the '90s contains more "scored" music for orchestra (Pièces pour les pays baltes, 1992; Le Continent obscur, commissioned by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, 1998-1999), his Fables électroniques (2001) blended concrete/electronic sounds with a symphony orchestra. In 2004, Bruno Letort recorded a new album called E(a)st, the fruit of many trips to East-European countries. That same year, he became "composer in residence" at the National Orchestra of Belarus. Bruno Letort's approach has always referred to multidisciplinarity. Witness the number of works he has composed for dance, theater, cinema, video and scenography. Closely related to Benoit Peeters and Francois Schuiten (emblematic figures of the Belgian comic strip), he co-composed L'Affaire Désombres. In 2000, he founded the Radio France label Signature which has recorded artists as diverse as Pierre Henry, Fred Frith, Hector Zazou, Elliott Sharp, Jean-Luc Godard, Luc Ferrari, Christian Fennesz, Mika Vainio, and Christian Zanési. Lignes is a complex piece composed by Bruno Letort, based on the eponymous novel by Murakami Ryù. Performed by the chamber ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, conducted by Jean-Paul Dessy with the voice of the legendary Klaus Blasquiz (historical voice of Magma) and Japanese pop singer Kumi Okamoto. This last opus is a synthesis of the scored orchestral music, electronic composition and voices.
$10.99 EAN: 5411867112952 ELECTRONIC
01. Mukai (3:20)
02. Takayama (2:54)
03. Fumi (5:32)
04. Kaoru (3:57)
05. Toshihiko (1:58)
06. Junko (3:33)
07. Kaoru (4:24)
08. Yukari (2:00)
09. Yuko (2:55)
10. Minako (4:40)
11. Les Autres (12:19)
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DR. BOOGIE: Dr. Boogie Presents Wasa Wasa CD (SR 307CD)
Subtitled: Fabulous Rhythm'n'Blues Shakers On The Dancefloor! 1952-1968. This is volume seven in Sub Rosa's series of rare and lost recordings from the '20s to the '60s, following Dr. Boogie Presents Rarities from the Bob Hite Vaults (SR 271CD/LP), Oh, Run Into Me, But Don't Hurt Me! Female Blues Singers -- Rarities 1923-1930 (SR 268CD/LP), Shim Sham Shimmy (SR 279CD/LP), Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged And Smokin' Cool Cats (SR 286CD/LP), I'm Going Where The Water Drinks Like Wine (SR 287CD/LP) and Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly: Essential Instrumentals (SR 292CD/LP) -- assembled by Belgian radio personality, musicologist, and Canned Heat devotee, Walter De Paduwa aka Dr. Boogie. "Wasa Wasa" means "what's up?" and invites you to put on your dancing shoes. A fine opportunity to remind everyone that what was called rhythm and blues in the late '50s and came from "race music" was the marriage of the word "rhythm," which designated a fast tempo, and the word "blues," which brought to mind the unmovable 12-bar rule. Rhythm'n'blues would become the vector that would let black music infiltrate white popular music and pave the way for the emergence of rock'n'roll. All tracks are taken from the original, authentic 45 rpms.
$10.99 EAN: 5411867113072 ROCK
01. Rocky Roberts & The Airdales - T.Bird
02. Eddy G. Giles - Go Go Train
03. Joe Simon - The Whoo Pee
04. Bobby Powell - Who Is Your Lover
05. The Olympics - I'll Do A Little Bit More
06. The Pac Keys - Diggin
07. Johnny Jones - It's Gonna Be Good
08. Shelton Dunaway - Betty & Dupree
09. Willie West - You Told Me
10. Junior & The Classics - The Dog
11. Big Brown & The Gamblers - My Testament
12. Leon Haywood - Mellow Moonlight
13. Dee Clark - Crossfire Time
14. Lee Rogers - I Want You To Have Everything
15. Frank Brunson - How You Are Gonna Live
16. Elliot Shavers - Ugly In Laws
17. Thomas East - I Get A Groove
18. Bo Toliver & His Timers - Farm Dell Rock
19. Marvin Phillips & His Men From Mars - Wine Woogie
20. Big Bob Kornegay - Bullfrog Hop
21. Floyd Morris - A Mellow Mood
22. Good Time Charlie - Whoop It On Me
23. Frank Duboise - Chicken Scratch
24. Jimmy Soul - Everybody's Gonna Ape
25. Harold Battiste - Funky Soul
26. George Torrence & The Natural - Lickin Stick
27. Chris Kenner - Wind The Clock
28. Smokey Joe - Start All Over Again
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KALKBRENNER, FRITZ: Facing The Sun 12" (SUOL 021EP)
This is the debut single from Fritz Kalkbrenner's album Here Today Gone Tomorrow. His brother Paul Kalkbrenner and his long-time friend Sascha Funke are both on board for remixes, so expect nothing less than phat, dope shit! "Facing The Sun" was released as a non-vocal version on his first Suol EP, Wingman. He just couldn't resist recording some vocals on top. If you liked "Wingman," you will love "Facing The Sun."
$8.39 UPC: 673790027078 ELECTRONIC
A1. Facing The Sun (Original Mix)
A2. Facing The Sun (Sascha Funke Remix)
B1. Facing The Sun (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix)
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VA: Obscured By The Machines CD (THEOM 001CD)
Subtitled: Introverted Dubs of the Izhevsk City. Izhevsk is a small city located in the Western Urals area of Russia. It's basically known for its military industry that produces nearly every piece of NATO's nightmare weapons on the planet. It was a closed city during Soviet times and it's still hard to reach, as it stands away from the big communication routes and hubs. It's surrounded by small towns producing stuff like long-range ballistic missiles and chemical weapon storages. If there's going to be a nuclear war, no doubts -- the first intercontinental missile will fly to Izhevsk. A very optimistic image, isn't it? Taking into account all that, it's really hard to understand the fact that Izhevsk is also known as "the electronic music capital" of Russia. Even before the computer music boom, it was known for the strongest alternative music scene in the country. There definitely is some obscure power that feeds the inspiration of people who create while living in such surroundings. This compilation will give you the perfect sense of it. These are the introverted dubs of the Izhevsk City. Artists include: 08, Eclectic Sound, An-2, KS, Amberflame, Mr. Aztec, Sny, and Alexey Agapov.
$11.99 UPC: 827170235564 ELECTRONIC
01. 08 - Dropsdown
02. Eclectic Sound - Goodbye Illusions
03. 08 - Anaye
04. An-2 - Wings
05. KS - Odin
06. Amberflame - Traces
07. Eclectic Sound - Mysterious Forest
08. Mr. Aztec - Motel Desire
09. 08 - Bodyhunger
10. Sny - The Third Winter Song
11. Alexey Agapov - L'histoire Romanesque
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POPULETTE: Populace 12" (THRONE 009EP)
Forward-looking but deeply rooted, Populette is all about dancefloor energy and analog synths -- deep, druggy, and not for the faint-hearted. That's why it was no surprise to Throne Of Blood when they suggested that perhaps the Wizard himself, Gavin Russom, might be keen to do a remix. Gavin opted for cosmic grandiosity rather than dancefloor impact, turning in a mind-melting 12-minute ambient mix that Populette describes as sounding like Jan Hammer and Klaus Schultze jamming together in arpeggio heaven.
$8.39 UPC: 880319490019 ELECTRONIC
A1. Populace
A2. Populus
B1. Populace (Gavin Russom Remix)
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SAFRAS, MIHALIS: Berliner EP 12" (TRAPEZ LTD094)
The Greek icon Mihalis Safras returns with a powerful 4-track EP. The title track is a masterpiece of post-Chicago sexiness -- sensual and very rhythmic. The DJ Madskillz remix is reduced and funky dub techno. "Sirano" puts more emphasis on the Latin groove factor and is a track for people who know how to dance -- seductive and hypnotic, a perfect flipside track.
$8.39 UPC: 880319487019 ELECTRONIC
A1. Berliner
A2. Berliner (DJ Madskillz Rmx)
B1. Sirano
B2. Loco
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BROCKSIEPER, FALKO: Frantic Formula 12" (TREIB 093EP)
Falko Brocksieper is a master of small gestures with big impact. "Frantic Formula" harks back to the classic expertise of Brocksieper's oeuvre, being light-footed and pushing forward at the same time. The playful and yet stern sequences of the EP's title track are the best examples of this, trotting along in a relaxed manner without ever deciding if they just wind down or start to run. Healthy bass and friendly harmonies that avoid hokum.
$8.39 UPC: 880319488818 ELECTRONIC
A1. Frantic Formula
A2. One Chord Wonder
B1. Desirata
B2. Reef
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MILLS, JEFF: Metropolis 12" (TRESOR 10155EP)
Repress; originally released in 2000 on Tresor. The Man From Tomorrow aka Jeff Mills presents soundtrack music to Fritz Lang's seminal silent film Metropolis, re-introducing the theories and ideologies of the 1926 masterpiece.
$8.39 EAN: 5414165038733 ELECTRONIC
A1. Robot Replica
B1. Flood
B2. Revolt
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HERBERT, MATTHEW: Mistakes 12" (TRESOR 10157EP)
Repress; originally released in 2000 on Tresor. Matthew Herbert jumps into the Tresor catalog with this exclusive 12" featuring tracks from his Globus mix CD Let's All Make Mistakes. The "Demonic" and "Houzey Houzey" remixes focus on a totally new vision of Herbert's most unique minimal tech-house angle.
$8.39 EAN: 5414165038832 ELECTRONIC
A1. Mistakes (Demonic Version)
B1. Mistakes (Housey Housey Version)
B2. Mistakes (Album Version)
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BAM BAM: Where Is Your Child 12" (TRESOR 10165EP)
Repress; originally released in 2001 on Tresor. Chris Westbrook aka Bam Bam pioneered Chicago acid and house alongside Frankie Knuckles and Armando. This second chapter of the Tresor Archive series includes the monster "Give It To Me" and the lethal "Where Is Your Child" original mixes with an exclusive DJ Rush "Where Is Your Child" remake.
$8.39 EAN: 5414165038771 ELECTRONIC
A1. Where Is Your Child (DJ Rush Remix)
B1. Where Is Your Child
B2. Give It To Me
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MILLS, JEFF: Late Night 12" (TRESOR 10183EP)
Repress; originally released on Tresor in 2002. "Late Night" by Jeff Mills was one of Tresor's most infamous "lost tracks" since 1993. The original was remastered in October 2001 by Moritz Von Oswald at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. The B-side, "Basic Human Design," is an instrumental version of "Spider Formation."
$8.39 EAN: 5414165038740 ELECTRONIC
A1. Late Night (Mills Mix)
A2. Late Night
B1. Basic Human Design
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FERREIRA AKA THE ADVENT, CISCO: T.R.I.N.I.T.Y. Remixed 12" (TRESOR 10224EP)
Repress; originally released on Tresor in 2006. Side A features Adam Beyer, with a remix and a phenomenal reputation, both exemplifying how Swedish techno continues to be at the forefront of dance music production. Side B features Frankfurt prodigy Chris Liebing, who tackles the solid percussion of Cisco Ferreira's homage to Tresor Club on "Tresor West."
$8.39 EAN: 5414165038795 ELECTRONIC
A1. Pagodas (Adam Beyer Remix)
A2. Womans Scent (Hertz Remix)
B1. Tresor West (Chris Liebing Remix)
B2. Womans Scent (Heinrich Mueller Remix)
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CANTU-LEDESMA, JEFRE: Love Is A Stream CD (TYPE 075CD)
As a member of San Francisco legends Tarentel and Type's premier astral travelers The Alps, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma is hardly a new addition to the label, so it's hard to believe that Love Is A Stream is his first Type solo album. With previous releases on Arbor, Spekk and his own Root Strata imprint, this latest album marks his journey into the beautifully cacophonous world of dream pop. Shoegaze music has been much maligned in recent years, probably due to its rebirth and subsequent explosion of popularity (which gave rise to hundreds of young bands aping the over twenty-year-old sound); however it was only a fragment of the genre that these bands attempted to recreate. On Love Is A Stream, instead of focusing on tired, melancholy ballads, Cantu-Ledesma focuses solely on expansive, almost noise-ridden hopefulness. This is the kind of noise audiences fell in love with when My Bloody Valentine blew their ear drums performing Loveless, or the kind of harmonic excess heard on Catherine Wheel's Ferment, but taken into deeper, more abstract realms. Love Is A Stream is dedicated to love itself, and the dreamy, shimmering blown-out textures might at first sound like white noise before they ultimately give way to blissful harmony and hidden melody. Underneath the grit and growl are hidden guitar parts, synthesizer drones and even vocals (provided by Lisa McGee, John Twells and Maxwell August Croy) that succeed in swelling the dense, tape-saturated songs to heady new heights and belie any influences they might have. On each listen the mind strips away another layer of dust and bones to reveal haunting and deeply moving beauty. The world might be spiraling into despair, but Jefre Cantu-Ledesma has brought us a record that isn't afraid to share the love. All that's left to do is drown in it.
$10.39 EAN: 5065000885427 ROCK
01. Stained Glass Body
02. Star Garden
03. Loving Love
04. Where I End & You Begin
05. Body Within Body
06. Where You End & I Begin
07. Orbiting Love
08. White Dwarf Butterfly
09. Womb Night
10. River Like Spine
11. Wild Moon And Sea
12. Mirrors Death
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CANTU-LEDESMA, JEFRE: Love Is A Stream LP+CD (TYPE 075LP)
Limited vinyl edition. Includes a 50-minute bonus CD featuring some of Jefre Cantu-Ledesma's original material reworked by Type label head John Twells (Xela).
$14.39 EAN: 5065000885434 ROCK
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CAZZOLA & TITTA, FRANCO: Vitta Brevis 12" (UYS 004EP)
Watergate Records presents Franco Cazzola and Titta. Cazzola's track "Vita Brevis" is a spicy offering for the Upon You Sweet & Sour series with two kicking remixes to boot. One is from Pol On and the second one comes from ONNO. The results are definitely hot-dogging around the funky house island but with each artist showing us some pretty tricky manoeuvres, too.
$8.39 UPC: 827170332362 ELECTRONIC
A1. Vitta Brevis (7:24)
B1. Vitta Brevis (Pol On Remix) (6:10)
B2. Vitta Brevis (ONNO Remix) (7:45)
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VA: Peacock EP 12" (WG 003EP)
Named after the bird that graces the cover of Watergate 07 (WG 007CD), the Peacock EP contains all the exclusive tracks from the mix compiled and blended together by club resident Lee Jones. The A-side is handled by Matthias Meyer and Lee Jones, who team up for a peak-time killer laden with warm chords. "Kreuzberg 61" has a reduced tempo and warm, melancholic strings Wrapping up the EP is the after-hour anthem collaboration between Lee and Daniel Dreier, "Lullaby."
$8.39 UPC: 827170364363 ELECTRONIC
A1. Matthias Meyer & Lee Jones - Basic Chord Tool
B1. Lee Jones - Kreuzberg 61
B2. Lee Jones & Daniel Dreier - Lullaby
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JONES, LEE: Watergate 07 CD (WG 007CD)
This is the seventh edition of the Watergate series, compiled and mixed by Lee Jones. Situated by the river Spree, known for its first-rate line-ups of international talent and, of course, its famous wall-to-wall LED dancefloor installation, the Watergate Club in Berlin has quickly become one of the world's leading dance music clubs. Only 5 years after its official opening, the club went a step further and started a characteristic mix CD series delivering only the finest DJ mixes by some of club's most exciting residents and guests like dOP, Ellen Allien and Sascha Funke. With the focus being put not only on the music but also on the packaging and design, this series quickly became a truly sought-after collector's item and surely stands out in the flood of mediocre music and mixes that often dilute the market. Artists include: Flowers & Sea Creatures, Andri, MyMy, Matthias Meyer, Ray Okpara, The Cheapers, Daniel Dreier & Lee Jones, Brandt Brauer Frick, Alex James vs. Alif Tree, Los Updates, Patrice Bäumel & Lee Jones, Mark Henning, Acid Pauli, and Gregorythm And Greenbank.
$11.99 UPC: 827170111721 ELECTRONIC
01. Lee Jones - In The Water
02. Flowers & Sea Creatures - International (Lee Jones Watergate Remix)
03. Andri - White Sunday
04. MyMy - Closer
05. Matthias Meyer & Lee Jones - Basic Chord Tool
06. Ray Okpara - Short Stick Can
07. The Cheapers - Being Eaten (Watergate Edit)
08. Daniel Dreier & Lee Jones - Lullaby
09. Brandt Brauer Frick - Melancholie II (Lee Jones Watergate Remix)
10. Alex James vs. Alif Tree (feat. Los Updates) - The Blind Busker
11. Patrice Bäumel & Lee Jones - Voice Scatter
12. Lee Jones - Yoyo (Watergate Version)
13. Mark Henning - Gibson Said
14. Acid Pauli - December
15. Gregorythm And Greenbank - Lion Dreams
16. Lee Jones - Kreuzberg 61
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NO REGULAR PLAY: Doesn't Matter EP 12" (WLM 012EP)
No Regular Play have an intrinsic understanding of body-moving music. Doesn't Matter is their best collection of tracks yet, eclipsing the listener in a heart-warming bed of sound and slowly guiding them into a new musical understanding. The title track twists and writhes with acidic synths and fantastical sounds. Gadi Mizrahi and Deniz Kurtel pair up to deliver its electrifying remix, armed with an arsenal of raw and distorted elements that set the dancefloor alight. Also including a remix by Zev.
$8.39 UPC: 827170359666 ELECTRONIC
A1. Doesn't Matter
A2. Doesn't Matter (Deniz Kurtel & Gadi Mizrahi Remix)
B1. Slide Away
B2. Slide Away (Zev's Endless Summer Remix)
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THE ORB & YOUTH: Impossible Oddities: From Underground To Overground 2LP (YZLDV 006LP)
2LP format features the 15 rare and club-friendly cuts from the 3CD package plus a download code insert to the full album. Featuring rare and influential cuts across acid house, ambient soundscapes & dub from the W.A.U.! Mr. Modo catalog. Cover art image designed by Jimmy Cauty of sonic anarchists The KLF. Features a previously-unheard demo version of The Orb's "Little Fluffy Clouds" and an unreleased version of Zoe's "Sunshine On A Rainy Day." Includes an extensive "scrapbook" fold-out poster of original W.A.U.! cuttings from '80s and '90s music press unearthed from The Orb's personal archive.
$14.99 EAN: 5055311080062 ELECTRONIC
A1. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (Demo Version)
A2. Eternity - Ashram House (Extended Mix)
A3. STP Twenty Three - Let Jimi Take Over (Ultramix 1)
A4. Indica All Stars - Open Our Eyes (Original)
B1. Delkom - Superjack (Orbital Infusion 2000)
B2. Sun Electric - Olocco (Orbital Therapy Part 1)
B3. Johnson Dean (feat. Lynda Law) - Somebody Somewhere (Black Country Mix)
C1. Zoe - Sunshine On A Rainy Day (Reformation Version)
C2. Insync - Reflection
C3. STP Twenty Three - Some Lovin (Just A Beat) (Massive Mix)
C4. Mystic Knights - Filo Funk
D1. Uncle 22 - Sulpher Salsa
D2. Blowfly - Work Your Body (Work Your Body Mix)
D3. Mystic Knights - The Wrath Of Khan (Long Play Mix)
D4. Uncle 22 - Is It House?
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RAUCHERECKE: Chordhose 12" (200 010EP)
"With their second release on 200 Records, the Cologne-based duo RaucherEcke presents Chordhose -- a sophisticated groover with a phenomenally drunken piano. Marcel Janovsky has perfectly remixed this gem with a typical Treibstoff sound. Our beloved B2 is devoted to 'Gitarre,' a melancholic guitar smasher."
$7.50 UPC: 880319487415 ELECTRONIC
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PSYCHEDELIC ALIENS, THE: Psycho African Beat 4x7" BOX (ABS 005EP)
"Limited edition (500) 4x7" box set including a 32-page 7x6 booklet, embroidered patch and more. No expense spared! Hurry!"
$48.00 UPC: 879198005827 WORLD
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POP & JAMES WILLIAMSON, IGGY: Kill City CD (ALIVE 112CD)
"Restored, re-mixed & remastered edition, approved for the first time by both Iggy Pop and James Williamson. Digipak with 24-page booklet. Kill City is Iggy Pop and James Williamson's often overlooked, yet ultimately essential album. Originally recorded in 1975 and later released by Bomp! in '77, critics have long lauded the songs and performances but have also regarded the overall sound as 'sludgy.' The sound quality of Kill City was compromised from the get-go, as it originally suffered from a bad pressing (on the infamous green vinyl), and over the years the quality of the record itself managed to get even worse. When the original distributor went out of business, the 2-track album production masters vanished and every subsequent pressing of the album - on record, cassette and CD - used a copy of that deficient green vinyl as its master. Now 33 years later, here is the long overdue restored, re-mixed and remastered version of this historically important record. Producer James Williamson remixed the album with engineer Ed Cherney at Capitol Records in Hollywood, and as the guitarist states, 'He just made this record sound, well, like it should have sounded all along. It has finally reached its full potential.'"
$14.50 UPC: 095081011229 ROCK
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POP & JAMES WILLIAMSON, IGGY: Kill City LP (ALIVE 112LP)
Limited edition green vinyl version.
$14.50 UPC: 095081011212 ROCK
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TES LA ROK: Ignition (VIP Mix)/Intanationalz 12" (ARG 033EP)
"Tes La Rok returns to Argon with Ignition (VIP Mix), a new mix of his classic tune that was featured with 'Round the World Girls' on Argon 11 (ARG 011EP). On the flipside, 'Intanationalz' is aptly named. Tes La Rok was one of the first international names to break through in the scene. Buy this record and listen to the future!"
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DELS: Shapeshift 12" (BD 167EP)
"Welcome please, to the world of Kieren Dickins aka DELS. The young MC has been creating a buzz ever since John Peel heard him as a teenager and put him on the radio. Now he's ready to re-write the rules of rap in the UK in a way that hasn't happened for years. 'Shapeshift ' is a perfect place to start. The beat is courtesy of long-time collaborator Joe Goddard, better known for his work as part of Hot Chip. Goddard hooks up some ultra-squelchy, off-kilter electronic madness (as well as dropping in to deliver a poker-faced middle 8). Over it, DELS does what he does best, in this case taking us back to a childhood in which his biggest dream was to be able to turn into something else. It's a proper recollection of childhood, its fears and well as its fun, not one of those fake lists of vintage products like Raleigh Grifters. DELS slams it out in a clear voice which shows the influence of Grime, while the cleverness of his punch lines and metaphors show he ain't kowtowing to any of the many cliches of the form."
$9.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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KENNIFF, KEITH: The Last Survivor CD (CIS 1031CD)
"Portland-based composer Keith Kenniff (sometimes known under both his Helios and Goldmund monikers) teamed up with directors Michael Kleiman and Michael Pertnoy to create a score that would follow the four main characters through their own uniquely personal tragedies and triumphs. The music itself acts an extension of the characters' inward journey as they deal with death, redemption and new beginnings. Employing a wide range of sounds and instrumentation, the pieces range from achingly beautiful piano-led compositions to ambient string passages and haunting synth drones."
$6.75 UPC: 616892108665 ELECTRONIC
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PALMER, MICHAEL: Different Strokes 7" (DKR 024EP)
"Deeper Knowledge presents the start of an ongoing and extensive reissue series of tunes from producer George 'Tasha' Nicholson! The mid '80s sound of Channel 1 studio has long been our favorite sound in reggae music, being some of the heaviest reggae ever made. Chief among those forwarding this sound, right alongside the Hookims, was George Nicholson. George worked exclusively at Channel 1 in this era, releasing tunes himself in Jamaica on his Tasha & Under Pressure imprints. Through licensing, much of George's music was also released on various other labels in the US, Jamaica, Canada and the UK. These days all of Tasha's productions have become hard to find, but we truly feel his productions are some of the absolute best music and original riddims of the 1980's, so it's time these tunes came back on the street. Deeper Knowledge has partnered with George to bring these tunes back to the spotlight on his original Tasha imprint. In addition to many of the tunes you may already know, we also have a killer selection of never before released material from some of our all-time favorite artists, straight from master tapes. This project has been long in the making, and it is our pleasure and honor to help have these tunes be heard again, and for the first time. We begin with three cuts on one of Tasha's best original riddims, played by the Gifted Roots Band, all cuts from 1984. All three tunes b/w Gifted Roots Band 'Strokes Dub.' Michael Palmer's 'Different Strokes' originally appeared on a Tasha 7" in JA, as well on an obscure compilation LP in NYC."
$4.25 UPC: N/A WORLD
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MIDNIGHT RIDERS: Wanted 7" (DKR 025EP)
"Midnight Riders' massive tune 'Wanted' is previously unreleased, out now for the first time. 'Wanted, for singing dangerous reggae music!'"
$4.25 UPC: N/A WORLD
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KNIGHT, STEVE: Love Me Entertainment 7" (DKR 026EP)
"Steve Knight's 'Love Me Entertainment' originally appeared only on his very rare Orphan Child LP, again issued only in NYC."
$4.25 UPC: N/A WORLD
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DEVNIK: 5 Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique/The Fifth Sense 12" (DUBLINE 006EP)
"Devnik (Bart) is an electronic musician from the Netherlands. Devnik started producing in the late summer of 2008, just as a joke. As time passed, the music got better and better. First being into electro fidgety beats and getting signed on the English electro label Live-In Music, he eventually found out about a thing called dubstep. Dubstep is now his main goal, already being signed to Dubline Audio and having played along the likes of FuntCase, Cookie Monsta, Borgore, Unitz, Subscape, Crissy Criss, KOAN Sound, Ganja White Night, Sinister Souls, Osiris, Vyron, Switched Sources and more. Devnik is ready to destroy the dancefloor."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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COOLY G/SCRATCHA DVA: Dis Boy (DVA's Hi Emotions Remix) 12" (DVA 006EP)
"The label's sixth release is no exception. DVA's remix of Cooly G's 'Dis Boy' turns an already seductive track into a spaced-out dream. In the place of Cooly's stripped down production it's got all the psychedelic electronic subtleties and twists you might expect to hear in a Berlin techno tune, but actually brings her sophisticated vocal melodies more to the fore than the original version. The rhythm's syncopations, meanwhile, move along in lazy leaps as if dancing in lowered gravity. Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990 perform a similar job of total transformation on DVA's own 'Jelly Roll.' They play the original's cheeky, cheery melody backwards, forwards, sideways and upside-down, bouncing it off itself in a hall of audio mirrors and allowing glassy synths to slide between the beats and bass. It's a strange, slightly sinister and intoxicating reworking -- one to get lost in. Bonus track '32Da4' is something else entirely; as you may guess from the title it's in 3-time -- a bizarre, slithering dubstep waltz that flows out of the speakers and around itself in unique style. Lesser producers would build whole movements on such an innovative tune, but for DVA it's just another step in a compelling musical evolution."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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BOLAN, MARC: Twopenny Prince 2CD (EAR 027CD)
"Unreleased versions of some classic Marc Bolan songs, recorded at home, in concert, or in studios all over the world. This album looks at extended versions of tracks like 'Jewel,' and the UK & US hit singles 'Get it On' and 'Elemental Child.' Includes rare live versions of songs like the very heavy version of 'Buick Mackane,' performed in the studio, or even acoustic home demos of the hit singles 'Metal Guru' and 'Truck On,' which was recorded two-and-a-half years before it was released, with Mary Hopkins on additional vocals."
$18.25 EAN: 5060174950650 ROCK
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ROBERTS, LUKE: Big Bells And Dime Songs LP (E#109DLP)
"Over the past few years, inspired by folk and world music, I focused on the guitar and writing songs of my own. My greatest influences being southern folk, Delta and Appalachian Blues, I bought a pair of white shoes and moved back to the South. This past year, I have written and recorded my first collection of songs entitled, Big Bells and Dime Songs, recruiting Kyle Spence of Harvey Milk to back me in his studio in Athens, Ga.. I am currently living in New York, writing my second album, and planning for a tour of US." -- Luke Roberts, April 2010
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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FAT WORM OF ERROR: Fat Worm Of Error LP (E#212E)
"Maybe it's something in the raw cow's milk one can so fortuitously procure here in Western Massachusetts, or maybe it's that lysergic haze of Berkshire foothill emanation, but whatever it may be, it is most definitely in manifestation as the five-headed rock n' noise n' bleet n' zzrrp n' roll n' weirdcore phenomenon known only as Fat Worm Of Error. After more than six years of live gig decimation and confusion and a smattering of cassettes, CD-Rs, 'legit' LP releases (on labels as swank as LOAD and Ultra Eczema), FWOE has become, along with Noise Nomads and Dinosaur Jr, one of the most astounding musical whatsis factors in the Pioneer Valley. It was after being stunned into melted delight one evening at our local hang (the Flywheel 'natch) by the dead battery guitar, silent psycho-killer bass, drums punked beyond the free thump joy of John Stevens n' Drumbo, and the supremely swinging costume-cuhraziness of the FREEKwency singer...well, we wanted to do a, ahem, 'proper' LP. Put this genius fringe into the studio with Justin Pizzoferrato (that's right, the guy who helps engineer J Mascis and T Moore sides) and capture the delirious magic of FWOE in their inimitable prime. And we did! And Mark Beyer did the cover art! And the drummer's name is Neel Young! And this LP rules HARD, and if you happened to be in the same room as the live FWOE this last summer than you know: Fat Worm of Error has got the coolest moustache in town. Case closed."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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EDDIE K: Serial Killa 12" (HENCH 020EP)
"These tracks have been causing quite a stir. So tantalizingly disgusting that the likes of Rusko, Sukh Knight, NType, Doctor P, Flux Pavillion, Jakes and Trolley Snatcha can't leave it alone! Eddie K is no newcomer to the dance music scene. Starting out as a drum and bass producer, his debut releases made an impact amongst the scene with tracks such as 'Planet Terror' and 'My Sound' remaining in DJ bags to date. More recently, Ed's been making a significant entry into the dubstep world. His first dubstep release on H.E.N.C.H (Who's the Hardest/The Shivers) had big reactions from all of the top names in the scene, which led up to his next release, his dubstep remix of DJ Prime Cuts ft. MC Dynamite's 'Warning,' released on DSR at the end of 2009. This reached #2 in the Beatport dubstep download chart and was recently featured in the latest installment of Xbox's 'Crackdown' franchise. His latest release sees him collaborate with Hench youngster Minus, along with emphatic appearances by London-based vocalist Beezy, and Bristol's Shadz. If this release doesn't serve as a tribute to the different directions dubstep has taken within recent years, then it certainly acts as proof that Eddie K's sound and production skills have matured quicker than we could have anticipated."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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CAPRICORNUS: Halation CD (INFX 045CD)
"'Halation gives off a flat-on-back eyes-to-skies drowsy air with its long drawn out tone-rays. Highly amorphous in strategy, a purist ambient Enovian ethos a la Thursday Afternoon may suggest itself. On occasion, clusters of notes flicker within the free-floating drone, mirroring the eponymous halation effect -- transient morning brume, or light refracted through water vapour rendered blurred." -- Alan Lockett for Furthernoise.org. Capricornus is the working name of Hiroshi Tanaka. This is the Japanese artist's first release in any format. Four-panel digipak, limited to 500 copies."
$7.50 UPC: 884501381352 ELECTRONIC
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CELER: Salvaged Violets 2CD (INFX 050CD)
"'In February of 2008, Dani and I recorded, mixed, and completed the music for Salvaged Violets. The words came as the subject line of a short poem, sent to me over email, included with an unrelated question. During these weekdays, our working schedules were almost the opposite, but we spoke over email constantly. Until recently, I did not notice how similar this was to our beginnings, sending letters as we were on different sides of the country. With no conceptual idea in mind, and since we were apart for so much time during the weekdays, we decided to begin Salvaged Violets, and see what came of it. Every night when I returned home, before sleeping, I would spend time working on the music that Dani had worked on through the afternoon, and had left on the desk. Every afternoon, she would find a different version to work on that I had left, and this continued for some time. When together, we would sip our tea, laugh at silly jokes, cook, watch television, and so on. There was no need for longing while we were together. There was always laughing, pots and pans clanging, or a muttering television. In forming Salvaged Violets, we did not mix it in a particular arranged order. It was mixed simply by the order it was first played, compiling many miniature sections rolled into one. In this case, they were rolled into two. Nothing was discarded, nothing was rearranged. As the sound changed over time, the original form did not. When it was finally complete, we listened together, for the first time. I remember how familiar it seemed, yet I also felt that so much of it was unknown, and undefined. More than a year later, in September of 2009, I revisited the recordings for the first time since 2008. At this time, it was being mastered by our good friend Corey Fuller, so I was still listening to the original. Riding my bike through the endless suburban subdivisions, through the busy downtown streets, I listened repeatedly, for days, over and over. Something was familiar, but so much I was unable to recall, and yet I was able to relate. I returned home, put my bike against the door, and took my headphones off. There, in the still silence, I think I understood finally what it was about.' -- Will Thomas Long, December 2009. 998 copies, stoughton mini-LP gatefold CD sleeve. Twelve art prints and photographs by Peter Lograsso."
$10.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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LAZER SWORD: Batman/I'm Gone (Feat. Turf Talk) 12" (IL 1007EP)
"Lazer Sword's 'Batman' is the precursor single to the San Francisco duo's self-titled debut. The upcoming single features remixes by LA's tropicalia duo Nguzunguzu and half of Lazer Sword, Lando Kal. The flipside 'I"m Gone' features Bay-area hyphy legend Turf Talk. The B-side also has remixes by UK Grime DJ Rustie and the other half of Lazer Sword, Low Limit."
$6.00 UPC: 634457533714 ELECTRONIC
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THERMALS, THE: Never Listen To Me 7" (KRS 539EP)
"Musically, 'Never Listen To Me' and its B-side 'There Is Always A Reason' find The Thermals treading new ground. Unlike the power-chord powered raucous sing-alongs for which The Thermals are famous, these songs are driven primarily by the rhythm section, with the guitar and vocals taking on a more subtle, subdued role. Like most Thermals songs, on the surface they appear quite simple. But these songs expand and collapse in new and exciting ways, and are a good indication of where The Thermals are heading."
$3.75 UPC: 759656053976 ROCK
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HOW TO DRESS WELL: Love Remains CD (LEFSE 013CD)
"A true pioneer of genre-bending, Germany via U.S. artist How to Dress Well has been garnering endless crossover support from both the indie rock and hip-hop worlds. His style has been dubbed 'lo-fi R&B'. This is the debut full-length."
$10.25 UPC: 646315221329 ROCK
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HOW TO DRESS WELL: Love Remains LP (LEFSE 013LP)
LP version.
$11.00 UPC: 646315221312 ROCK
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HOUSES: All Night CD (LEFSE 015CD)
"'I got laid off from my job at the end of last year and decided I needed a change. My girlfriend and I moved out to a little cabin in Papaikou, Hawaii. It's a pretty remote place (i.e no plumbing/electricity/gas). We worked for meals during the day cultivating microorganisms and learning the basics of sustainable living. We drank, showered and cooked with rain water. We inspired each other a lot out there, and I think it shows on the album. The music comes from a place of love and ease. The music was sketched out loosely over the course of a few months. We just kind of melted into one person. I put together all the arrangements and field recordings, and that became All Night.' Houses will be touring extensively in the US and Europe throughout 2011. They have received great press from sites such as Pitchfork and other sites of that stature."
$10.25 UPC: 646315221527 ROCK
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HOUSES: All Night LP (LEFSE 015LP)
LP version.
$11.00 UPC: 646315221510 ROCK
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METHOD OF DEFIANCE: Incunabula CD (MOD 003CD)
"Massive dub, drum-n-bass, ambient, iconoclast, avant/jazz funk, spontaneous improvisation. Bill Laswell (Bass), Bernie Worrell (Keyboards), Guy Licata (Drums), and Dr Israel (Dub fx). A non-stop medley of musical interaction featuring Japanese turntable master DJ Krush and Japan's own sound and fury Toshinori Kondo on electric trumpet. With special appearance by keyboard legend Herbie Hancock."
$10.50 UPC: 859561002035 ROCK
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GIGI (WITH MATERIAL): Mesgana Ethiopia CD (MOD 004CD)
"Gigi, one of Ethiopia's most gifted superstars, delivers a hybrid of African styles, reggae, dub, avant-funk/jazz, world beat, trance, and ambient - that smoothly connects as one huge sound. African Futurism - one world music."
$11.50 UPC: 859561002042 WORLD
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CHRISMA: Chinese Restaurant LP (MEDICAL 003LP)
"A seminal album by Italian new wave duo Chrisma, the absolutely essential Chinese Restaurant has not been available on vinyl format in over 30 years. Chrisma is made up of husband and wife team Maurizio Arcieri and Christina Moser (the name comes from the first letters of each of their names). The record was first recorded in 1977 and originally released that same year by Polydor. It was produced, and arranged, and contains musical contributions by Niko Papathanassiou (brother of the famous Vangelis Papathanassiou responsible for the timeless Blade Runner score). Chinese Restaurant is a very unique record blending the best elements of synth-punk, Neu!-esque prog jams, and new wave into a hybrid of sheer perfection. From the post-punk energy of the single, 'Black Silk Stocking' to the jagged hooks of 'What For' and the analog warbling synths of 'Mandoia', this futuristic slab of wax is a classic. This reissue was licensed directly from the artists, and it includes a reworking of the original front and back cover artwork. Presented on high-quality 180gm orange vinyl in a hand-numbered limited edition of 500 copies."
$13.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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CHRISMA: Hibernation LP (MEDICAL 004LP)
"Hibernation is the spectacular follow-up to the Chinese Restaurant LP and was recorded in 1978 and was originally released in 1979 on Polydor. This record has not been available on vinyl for over 30 years and tends to fetch rather high prices on the collector's market. The songs are restrained yet explorative and passionate. The opening track 'Calling' takes the listener down a quirky new wave path riddled with angular guitars and random bits of analog beeps. The stand out track is certainly 'Gott Gott Electron' which is an intoxicating dancefloor slow cosmic jam which will leave a permanent involuntary imprint to the lucky who hear it. As a whole, the record is reflective of the passion between Maurizio and Christina and is a new wave masterpiece on many levels. 'Aurora B' and 'Lover' further display the intense emotional interplay. This reissue was licensed directly from the artist, and the front and back artwork have been re-interpreted and re-invisioned. This is presented on high quality 180 gram clear vinyl (similar to a limited pressing in 1979) in a hand-numbered limited edition of 500 copies."
$13.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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ASTATKE, MULATU: Timeless 2LP (MO 007LP)
2LP version. "Packaged in a beautiful, five-color gatefold jacket printed on brown chip board. Companion piece to the full length DVD."
$15.00 UPC: 107671000718 JAZZ
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ASTATKE, MULATU: Timeless CD/DVD (MO 016CD)
"Ethiopian Mulatu Astatke is a giant in African music. He is the inventor of Ethio-jazz. His work has inspired many imitations, many admirers and a whole new generation of fans. His music veers from the sublime tezetas to the most foot-stomping funk. The award-winning and invaluable Ethiopiques series has shed a light into a vital and amazing music scene that existed in the Addis Ababa in the '60s. The composer/arranger of that era was Mulatu Astatke. On February 1st he blessed the sold-ut Luckmann Theatre with an amazing show. He shared the stage with veterans of the Los Angeles jazz scene Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence and Phil Ranelin. The performance is beautiful, showcasing many classics as well as some new material. Nas, Damien Marley, Cut Chemist, Quantic, Madlib and K'naan all have felt the influence of Ethio-jazz. This special edition 2LP honors Mulatu and his music. Part one of a three-part series. CD includes live concert (mastered) and the 'Yekermo Sew (Te'amir Remix).' DVD contains full live concert, slideshows and special features."
$13.50 UPC: 107671001623 JAZZ
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VA: Ninja Tune XX Vol. 3 12" (ZEN 160-3EP)
"In conjunction with its 20th birthday, Ninja Tune is releasing a series of limited edition 12s" showcasing remixes from some of today's most groundbreaking artists."
Tracklist:
A1. Two Fingers - Fools Rhythm
A2. The Bug - Tune In (Version)
B1. Zomby - The Forest
B2. Zomby - Orchid
B3. Emika - Drop The Other (Daedelus Fragments Into A Thousand Little Pieces)
$9.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Ninja Tune XX Vol. 4 12" (ZEN 160-4EP)
Tracklist:
A1. Toddla T & Ms Dynamite - Want U Now
A2. Roots Manuva - It's On
A3. Poirier - Get Crazy (Mark Pritchard Vocal)
B1. Big Dada Sound - Signs
B2. Diplo - Summers Gonna Hurt You (2010 Remix)
$9.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Ninja Tune XX Vol. 5 12" (ZEN 160-5EP)
Tracklist:
A1. Amon Tobin - Lost & Found
A2. Amon Tobin - Foley Versions (Kronos Quartet Interpretation)
B1. Roots Manuva - Dub Styes (Micachu Remix)
B2. DJ Vadim - The Terrorist (Gaslamp Computer Killer Remix)
B3. DELS - Eating Clouds
$9.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Ninja Tune XX Vol. 6 12" (ZEN 160-6EP)
Tracklist:
A1. Spank Rock - 'What It Look Like' (Todd Edwards Remix)
A2. Fink - 'Pretty Little Thing' (EL-B's Digital Remix)
B1. Shuttle - 'Lion'
B2. Dark Sky - 'Leave'
$9.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ESKMO: Eskmo CD (ZEN 161CD)
"Brendan Angelides, aka Eskmo, somehow manages to rope together the aesthetics of glitch, dubstep, and R&B into a package that is troubling, beautiful and strangely uplifting all at once. It states, simply and without the need for any of these words, that Angelides is a unique presence in electronic music."
$11.50 EAN: 5021392615127 ELECTRONIC
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ESKMO: Eskmo 2LP (ZEN 161LP)
2LP version.
$15.25 EAN: 5021392615189 ELECTRONIC
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SILVERMAN: Can't Stand The Rain 12" (O4H 002EP)
"As with most things, the most interesting things happening in the monolith of a genre that is dubstep are happening on the fringes. Cinematic second release for the brand new Berlin label One4Ho. Borrowing syncopation concepts from other genres and combining them with eerie vocal samples, One4Ho creates a mixture of dubstep that's almost a new genre in itself. Using the mournful vocal and drip-drop sample from Ann Peebles' track of the same name, the wobble in 'Can't Stand The Rain' sounds like a massive industrial turbine in some torrential dystopian deluge. Dark, heavy and relentless. This tune has been receiving play from the likes of Falty DL, and Starkeyand Clark, who also provides a soul crunching remix that seems to flip the original track's concept of memory, love and loss into a three-and-a-half minute masterpiece of dream-like emotional manipulation."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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JUS WAN/DJG: Azure/Avoid The Noid Remixes 12" (RED 003EP)
"With the success of Pushing Red's first two releases, we decided we would step things up with remixes from the scene's top producers in their respected genres. Both F & Headhunter need no introductions, fusing unique ideas and production values when it comes to dubstep and techno. These two remixes showcase both style and class in a way that only F & Headhunter can pull off and we are truly honoured to have them involved. Kicking things off is F with an outstanding recreation of Jus Wan's already classic 'Azure.' A sneaking intro builds on the original pads before dropping into a steady snare. Growling bass slowly sneaks into the picture and drops into a perfect blend of rough and smooth. F has taken an already great tune and kept the integrity of the original, while giving it his own signature flavour. Classic remix!"
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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PITRE, DUANE: Origin CD (RS 068CD)
"Vinyl quickly sold out, now available on CD in an edition of 500. The entirety of Origin's musical material is comprised of the vibrating strings of Pitre's ensemble of bowed 'harmonic-guitars,' which are unconventionally strung electric guitars (utilizing multi-unisons) tuned to intervals corresponding with the Harmonic Series, a.k.a. Just Intonation. No effects processing (pre or post) was used in this recording. All effect-like qualities result from the multi-unison strings (phasing), sympathetic vibrations, combination/difference tones (of the chosen just tuning), and natural acoustic phenomena as such."
$10.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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EN: The Absent Coast LP (RS 069LP)
"En is the duo of San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalists Maxwell August Croy and James Devane, and The Absent Coast is their debut collection of recordings. The pair utilizes a wide range of instrumentation -- koto, guitar, vocals, rhodes, melodica, and piano, among other devices -- which are processed and refined into rich walls of reverberant bliss. With its hazy atmospherics, microtonal drones, and plaintive tones, the album evokes the type of nostalgia that accompanies the imaginary landscapes of past memory. A diverse and carefully considered album, The Absent Coast is all soaring peaks, shadowed valleys and expansive plains. Edition of 300 LP's."
$11.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DATE PALMS: Of Psalms LP (RS 079LP)
"Music for the rain forests of the moon, straight out of Oakland CA. Of Psalms is the debut album by Date Palms, the duo of Marielle Jackobsons and Gregg Kowalsky. The two have birthed a suite of slowed-down music of the spheres, with a canopy of glowing fog and a heavy narcotic bass pulse that keeps the whole thing rooted straight into the earth. It's a heady mix of alap paced violin phrases, jewel-toned keys, harp swells, distorted tapes and ever present bass waves all crafted with precision detail in a humid space that leaves a dreamy imprint in the mind long after waking. Although separately Jackobsons and Kowalsky have made inroads into these types of landscapes before (Gregg with his Tape Chants series and Marielle with MYRMYR & Darwinsbitch), nothing really compares the world of Of Psalms that the two created together with its perfect balance of micro and macro, inner and outer, cosmic and earth bound, casting some sort of old world magic on everyone within range."
$11.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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PSYCHIC ILLS: FRKWYS Vol. 4 12" (FRKWYS 004EP)
"The fourth volume of FRKWYS sees the work of Psychic Ills reinterpreted by an ancestry of artists that reflect the New York City group's artistic trajectory over the last seven years of avant exploration. True to the FRKWYS series, each artist selected to collaborate with Psychic Ills helped pioneer a new realm in electronic music. This volume is as much a testament to Psychic Ills' effort to push their sound forward through new eyes and ears as it is their interest linking the lineage of the artists involved. The record reads like a family tree, its roots firmly planted in psychedelic German soils, the trunk a techno pillar, and branches tangled in the experimental ether. Almost a year in the making, FRKWYS Vol. 4 is a detailed document of like-minded communication from afar and close. Psychic Ills first initiated contact with Hans-Joachim Irmler, founding member of German kraut-fathers Faust, who delivers a primal/industrial strength double take on 'Witchcraft Breaker' from Dins, the band's first full length. Detroit techno progenitor Juan Atkins was contacted on an unlikely whim and immediately responded to 'Mantis,' from Ills' second album Mirror Eye, with a boiler room deep mix that whumps to a soulful bass line and scans 180 phase fields. Psychic Ills tour companion Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers grips 'I Take You As My Wife Again,' another track from Mirror Eye, and hypnotically oscillates it into dark dimensions of synthesized rhythm. This volume of FRKWYS is limited to 550 vinyl copies, packaged in thick black jackets with a two color adhesive wrap."
$12.50 UPC: 753182316697 ELECTRONIC
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HISTORICS: Infinidelity Part 2 12" (RVNGNL 003.5EP)
"Metropolitan Indian and RVNG Intl. present the Historics Infinidelity 12" series. Inspired by a short story of the same name by author Chris Leo, Infinidelity offers ten songs from Historics' late 2009 album debut, Strategies For Apprehension, transformed by an assembly of artists from the outer ether of the electronic music world. Infinidelity Part 2 locks into the groove in hit form with a 'Taverns' remix by Sweden's Jackpot, a track that neatly pits the vocal track against a jack-happy beat and arpeggios that joyfully amp up the outro. Kool Keith pops his head in the UFO! remix of 'Take it to the Top,' making it cool to rap about Eric Clapton over the hyper-dub marching band madness. The 12" continues on its eclectic way with a metallic revision of 'Things Alright' by RVNG sound racketeers Allez-Allez and ends with a Kool Keith redux and some Miami Bass/saxophone skeeze with Montreal's CFCF at the helm of another 'Take it to the Top' remix."
$7.50 UPC: 753182316666 ELECTRONIC
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FATHER YOD AND THE SPIRIT OF '76: Father Yod And The Spirit Of '76 LP (A-STAR 001LP)
"One day I was reading a book about the Milky Way... The name for the black hole at the center of our galaxy was called Sagittarius A-Star... Ding ! It just sounded perfect! Later on I was checking out Father Yod's wonderful book to find out the right pic for the cover... could I have ever envisioned something better for the front cover of the A-Star rocket #01 then the Father in the Star man pose ??! NAH ! Simply PERFECT, what a MAGICAL coincidence! Can't imagine how pleased I was when one day Djin, after checking out qbico site, said that Father Yod'd have been happy to be part of this family! Listen to Father's teachings and doors'll open: you'll see reflections, the salt of the Earth, lifestyle, that all of nature is to show, this and this, that and that... the Father and his spirits at their funkiest and soulful! THE SOUND OF LOVE (from A-star)." 180 gram black & silver vinyl, limited 200 copies only.
$20.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MUSRA GROUP, THE PHIL: The Creator Is So Far Our LP (A-STAR 002LP)
"Phil Musra, Micheal Cosmic, Hüseyin Ertunç; Intex/Cosmic labels... these are LEGENDARY names from the US underground jazz music scene of the '70s... they released one LP under each name and if you got one of those rare gems, you'd easily feel LUCKY ! Musra's album came out back in 1974, more than 35 years ago... so we're really pleased here at SAS to be able to present the comeback of such an underrated musician, who's got style, a unique one for sure! His compositions are really one-of-a-kind... check the hypnotic Yvonne or the spiritual The Creator is so far out with flute/soprano & piano/vibes rec. by his new trio/4et August (2009) in LA, at Mammal's Studio." 180 gram black vinyl, limited edition 200 copies only.
$20.00 UPC: N/A JAZZ
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SUN RA & HIS ETHNIC STRUCTURAL COSMO ARKESTRA: Live At Red Creek, Rochester, NY LP (A-STAR 003LP)
Recorded August 11, 1986. 180 gram black vinyl, with insert; limited edition 200 copies only.
Featuring: Sun Ra (piano, synth, voice); Tyrone Hill (trombone); Marshall Allen (alto sax, flute, perc); John Gilmore (tenor sax, clarinet); Ronald Wilson (tenor sax); Eloe Omoe (alto sax, bass clarinet); James Jacson (Infinity drum); Pat Patrick (alto sax, electric bass); Billy Bang (violin, perc); Bruce Edwards (electric guitar); Buster Smith (drums); Tommy "Bugs" Hunter (drums); Marvin "Boogaloo" Smith (drums, perc); June Tyson (voice).
"A special friend said to me that he waited awhile before unhidden the most precious gem from his vast Sun Ra's archive... Big Bang !"
$20.00 UPC: N/A JAZZ
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WIRE, THE: #321 November 2010 MAG (WIRE 321)
"On the cover of this month's magazine: Drexciya and The Otolith Group. Features: The Primer: Drexciya; Wim Mertens; Jennifer Walshe; Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Baer; Bjørn Torske; Invisible Jukebox: John Tilbury."
$6.25 UPC: N/A Misc
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BARN OWL: Ancestral Star CD (THR 253CD)
"Evan Caminiti (guitars, vocals) and Jon Porras (guitars, vocals, drums, harmonium) met in San Francisco in 2006 and immediately started playing music together. Over the next four years, the two gradually sculpted a vast collection of hazy desert sky meditations -- ominous, barren expanses of music for desert walks at dusk, and dark, pastoral passages embellished with psychedelic and atmospheric wash. A mixture between devotional ragas and dusty stomp with atmosphere and production that references shoegaze and black metal influences. Ancestral Star, their third LP, marks the evolution of the Barn Owl sound into a territory where it has become wholly its own, transcending the sum of its influences and taking on a life of its own. At the same time, it is a more realized extension of that sound. Caminiti and Porras paid close attention to the composition of each track and its flow within the album as a whole. Engaging throughout, every moment contributes to an overall feeling of mysterious desert expanse and a sonic narrative that unfurls like a cinematic metaphysical western."
$10.25 UPC: 790377025323 ROCK
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BARN OWL: Ancestral Star LP (THR 253LP)
LP version. Includes MP3 download coupon.
$10.25 UPC: 790377025316 ROCK
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HOLTKAMP, KOEN: Gravity/Bees LP (THR 254LP)
"The detailed and resonant music of Koen Holtkamp is disarmingly beautiful. Gravity/Bees is technically a very complex recording, but so directly emotional as to betray its origins, much like Holtkamp's work in Mountains. Originally spurred by an invitation to take part in the Dissolving Localities Project in Jerusalem in May 2010, Holtkamp's decision to craft a recording from bees stemmed from a desire to create something he was attracted to from a production standpoint, something extremely detailed and resonant. On one level representing a continuous flow of sound like a drone but also having a familiar association making it human. In the beginning of the piece the instruments are sculpted around the bee recordings; as the piece develops the actual bees gradually become background and the instruments take focus loosely emulating the buzzing resonant characteristics of the hive. 'Loosely Based On Bees' is mainly a studio creation with only a few live additions from a 2008 New Year's performance added on toward the end."
$10.25 UPC: 790377025415 ROCK
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PRISMA: The Cosmic Coil CD (TLR 050CD)
"Nice price digital version of the LP in a two-color, offset-printed, double-sided foldout cover, with woven inner sleeve. Limited to 600 copies."
$6.25 UPC: N/A ROCK
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PRISMA: The Cosmic Coil LP+CD (TLR 050LP)
"The feminine entities of Visitations/Attar Cups step forward, duo style, for their debut longplayer -- and what a debut it is. These magical ladies have been oh-so-subtly wowing locals with their rare live sets for a few years now, and as hard as it is to imagine, this album manages to surpass their live wonder in both intimacy and intensity. A mesmerizing cycle of ultra-hush dreamtime lullabies, ethereal ghost pop, lost folk, and trance-state sonic whirlpools. The songs are hazy shimmerings of dusty splendor, delivered with utter beauty and fragility, yet shrouded in a thick veil of mystery and sadness. The drones seem to be pulled from between the cracks in silence by some woozy late-night ritual, summoning an edgy and ecstatic presence into the very spirit of the sound. Recorded to analog tape with minimal equipment and much spontaneity, the rural autumn/winter setting of the process has no doubt penetrated the creation, and suits the cozy/lonely vibe perfectly. Packaged in a truly cool and unusual three-color, screen-printed, double-sided foldout art paper cover, with a flocked/screen-printed fuzzy, mini-poster insert. Pressed on highest quality 180 gram vinyl with full-color photo-printed labels. Each copy also includes a bonus CD version of the album in its own metallic-printed cover (different from the standard CD cover) for easy all night repeat-o-play. Hand-numbered edition of 400 copies."
$22.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SMITH, SEAN: Christmas CD (TSQ 2486CD)
"Accomplished Bay Area guitarist Sean Smith has released several albums under his own name, and has produced and contributed to the compilations Berkeley Guitar and Beyond Berkeley Guitar. His latest album Christmas is a gorgeous contemporary acoustic guitar recording featuring fourteen well known Christmas classics and two Sean Smith originals. Considering the vast amount of syrupy instrumental music in this genre, Christmas is a most welcome holiday album, and one which could well become a classic for many years to come."
$9.50 UPC: 894807002486 ROCK
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PREFAB SPROUT: Let's Change The World With Music CD (TSQ 2493CD)
"Prefab Sprout returns with the eagerly anticipated new album Let's Change The World With Music, their first album in eight years. Prefab Sprout's classic pop and elegant ballads have provided us with uplifting songs carrying a poignant emotional weight. Rising to fame in the '80s, Prefab Sprout are one of Britain's most endeared bands. Singer-songwriter Paddy McAloon is revered for his critically acclaimed, intelligent songwriting and is regularly lauded as one of the great British songwriters. The band's stature has risen steadily in recent years, due in part to the 2007 reissue of their classic album Steve McQueen which earned an 8.6 from Pitchfork, who called it 'some of the most beautiful, enduring British pop music ever made.'"
$11.25 UPC: 894807002493 ROCK
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SEEFEEL: Faults 10" (WAP 299EP)
"Seminal band Seefeel are set to return with their first new material for nearly 14 years (their first on Warp in 15 years) and a special one-off headline show in London."
$6.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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RUSTIE: Sunburst 12" (WAP 300EP)
"Glasgow's prodigal son Rustie has been creating some of the most mind-boggling, genre-straddling, electronic music of recent years. Over the course of a crucial handful of game changing solo releases on Numbers labels Stuffrecords and Wireblock, a split single with Joker and remixes for the likes of Modeselektor and Crookers, Rustie is now dropping Sunburst, his debut EP for Warp Records."
$6.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SQUAREPUSHER: Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator CD (WARP 196CD)
"This is by far the most accessible record Squarepusher (aka Tom Jenkinson) has ever made. This was not the original intent, but the result is clear. This record will change the way people view Squarepusher. Having been known as a leader and innovator in Drum 'n Bass and various forms of up tempo electronic music for 15 years, Jenkinson was always able to push the boundaries of the genre, but on Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator, he is pushing so far beyond his previous releases it is easy to hear why it might take a few listens to register that this is indeed a Squarepusher record. Vocals? R&B rhythms? Heavy synths? These and other un-Squarepusher like elements form what could even be described as 'baby makin' music'. Jenkinson's vast knowledge of rhythm and harmony help to make these songs much more than nu-soul R&B, they are truly an entity unto themselves."
$9.75 UPC: 801061019624 ELECTRONIC
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SQUAREPUSHER: Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator 2LP (WARP 196LP)
2LP version.
$16.75 UPC: 801061019617 ELECTRONIC
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MAGNIFICENT BROTHERHOOD, THE: Dope Idiots LP (WIS 2607LP)
"If you are into uninspired lo-fi garage, turn page, this is not for you. If you are turned on by names like The Music Machine or The Seeds, then you should certainly get to know The Magnificent Brotherhood. Dope Idiots brings you twelve original songs, full of trumpet-like fuzz guitars, Farfisa organ swirls and Zappa-esque lyrics, all blended with a punk attitude. Despite being faithful to a vintage sound, The Magnificent Brotherhood have developed their unique songwriting style. And we say unique because it doesn't sound like a Nuggets cover band. This is music. This is the real thing!"
$21.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SOFT BOYS, THE: A Can Of Bees CD (YEP 2627CD)
"Swarming hymns of second generation psychedelic pop mastery, The Soft Boys' two most influential and groundbreaking albums are finally back in print via Yep Roc Records. Main man Robyn Hitchcock, along with demon guitarist Kimberley Rew, bassist Matthew Seligman and drummer Morris Windsor manage to bottle '60s guitar pop, shake it up with caged teenage fury and cut it all with a healthy dose of lyrical levity. A Can of Bees and Underwater Moonlight -- seen as fatally un-hip when originally released -- would go on to be seen as seminal albums and become catalysts for '80s jangle pop and college rock, directly inspiring band's like R.E.M. and The Flaming Lips."
$9.75 UPC: 634457262720 ROCK
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SOFT BOYS, THE: A Can Of Bees LP (YEP 2627LP)
LP version.
$13.75 UPC: 634457262713 ROCK
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SOFT BOYS, THE: Underwater Moonlight CD (YEP 2628CD)
"Swarming hymns of second generation psychedelic pop mastery, The Soft Boys' two most influential and groundbreaking albums are finally back in print via Yep Roc Records. Main man Robyn Hitchcock, along with demon guitarist Kimberley Rew, bassist Matthew Seligman and drummer Morris Windsor manage to bottle '60s guitar pop, shake it up with caged teenage fury and cut it all with a healthy dose of lyrical levity. A Can of Bees and Underwater Moonlight -- seen as fatally un-hip when originally released -- would go on to be seen as seminal albums and become catalysts for '80s jangle pop and college rock, directly inspiring band's like R.E.M. and The Flaming Lips."
$9.75 UPC: 634457262829 ROCK
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SOFT BOYS, THE: Underwater Moonlight LP (YEP 2628LP)
LP version.
$13.75 UPC: 634457262812 ROCK
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