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FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE
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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 03/07/2011
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 03/07/2011
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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SIN FANG: Landslide/The Only Living Boy In New York 7" (ANOST 027EP)
Iceland's Sindri Már Sigfusson used his time off from touring the world with Seabear to write and record an album of his solo project Sin Fang (formerly Sin Fang Bous). The album is preceded by this 7" featuring two all-time-classic non-album conversions: "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac and Simon & Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy In New York." Sin Fang's versions withdraw some of the glossy sweetness of the originals and replace it with a pinch of heartbreaking weirdo-folk.
$4.99 UPC: 880918808871 ROCK
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SIN FANG: Because Of The Blood/Two Boys 7" (ANOST 029EP)
Icelandic king of lo-fi layered lushness Sindri Már Sigfússon aka Sin Fang (formerly Sin Fang Bous) brings you a 7" as a foretaste of his album Summer Echoes. "Because Of The Blood" encapsulates the essence of the forthcoming album in a euphoric, orchestral pop song that manages to merge epic tune-sculpting with several layers of choir. "Two Boys" is a heartbreaking ballad, like the essence of pop music in two minutes.
$4.99 UPC: 880918809076 ROCK
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AGF & CRAIG ARMSTRONG: Orlando CD (AGF 014CD)
Craig Armstrong, a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores and AGF (Antye Greie) collaborate once again. In 2001, Armstrong invited Greie to contribute a song to his second solo record As If To Nothing (2002); subsequently, both artists collaborated on Piano Works (2004), The Dolls (2005 with Vladislav Delay), Memory Takes My Hand (2008) and now Orlando. AGF is a digital songwriter, sound composer and poet and has released 20 records and numerous collaborations under such aliases as AGF/Delay (with Vladislav Delay), Greie Gut Fraktion (with Gudrun Gut), and The Lappetites (with Kaffe Matthews and Eliane Radigue). Greie has produced records for numerous other artists, including Ellen Allien (Sool (BPC 175CD/LP). Orlando - The Play: In 2010, AGF composed and performed original music in the Cryptic theater company's staging of the Virginia Woolf masterpiece Orlando, directed by Cathie Boyd. This staging features live vocals and electronics by AGF and an original soundtrack by her and Craig Armstrong. Orlando - the CD: For this CD, these two very different composers scored this theater piece, combining their work and writing compositions in a cohesive flow following the narrative of the book. This work is meant to take the listener on an inspiring journey. Field recordings and recordings of classical cello, voice and digital processing are the key elements here. The music is lush, clever and beautiful -- the combination of Armstrong's melodic strength and Greie's delicately-voiced electronic inventiveness working together like a dream. AGF composed and recorded a piece about writing to introduce the nature of Orlando, sitting in his oak tree, secluded from the world, building his own powerful and wonderful universe in nature and fantasy. Craig wrote the opening theme on cello, and AGF used words from the text as well as recordings of her feet breaking dry wood and a sub-bass frequency. Pieces like "The Tree," "Betrayal," and "Sleep" see AGF and Armstrong incorporate drone and digital processing. The poetry pieces "Yearning Years," "I Held A Queen," "You Sleep On," "Sex At Thought" and "Rain Falls" are deconstructed texts, as recognizable as any of the poemproducer pieces AGF has written before. The core of this CD bears the mark of the outstanding book which Virginia Woolf wrote 100 years ago, though with a 21st century sound score of magnificent, compelling fragility.
$10.99 UPC: 880918025124 ELECTRONIC
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AMBARCHI/O'ROURKE/HAINO: In A Flash Everything Comes Together As One... 2LP (BT 005LP)
...There Is No Need For A Subject Recorded one year after the international trio of Keiji Haino, Jim O'Rourke and Oren Ambarchi's first release (Tima Formosa [BT 004CD]), In A Flash Everything Comes Together As One There Is No Need For A Subject presents the entirety of a live performance that took place at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo on January 24th 2010. For their second performance together, the trio opted for an entirely different instrumental configuration. Here they form a classic power trio: Ambarchi on drums, O'Rourke on bass and Haino on guitar, vocals, electronics and, in one amazing passage, lap steel. While the instrumentation has changed, the mysterious atmosphere of their first collaboration remains: far from a rock genre exercise, this performance is steeped in the dark ritualistic mood that characterizes all of Haino's best work. Haino is in truly phenomenal form herein, foregoing the single-instrument explorations of much of his recent solo work and his more peripheral role on the trio's first release for a virtuosic and wide-ranging performance that takes in piercing leads, delicate strumming, jarring lap-steel interjections and his inimitable vocal caresses and howls. O'Rourke's bass sometimes merges with Haino's guitar to form crumbling walls of noise; at other times his dark ostinatos and runs add melodic weight. Ambarchi's drumming moves from delicate, propulsive cymbal work to endless thundering streams of free-pulse pounding. The title of the release is appropriate: from the spacious and unpredictable slow-mo interactions of the first piece (reminiscent of some of the greatest Fushitsusha moments) to the wild free-riffing that concludes the performance, the trio seems uncannily attuned to one-another's movements, and everything truly "comes together as one." Released as a limited edition double LP in a lavish gatefold with printed inner sleeves, designed by Stephen O'Malley with high quality live shots by Ujin Matsuo and a stunning cover-image by noise-guitar blaster and internationally renowned visual artist Marco Fusinato. Vinyl cut made by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering.
$18.99 UPC: 880319498930 ROCK
A1. In A Flash Everything Comes Together As One There Is No Need For A Subject
B1. The Time I Was Given And The Time You Were Given And Their Differences
C1. BLUES For Putting A FUZZ Beforehand
D1. Once Again You Are Reading It Wrong What Is Written Is To Live
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BOYS NOIZE & HOUSEMEISTER: Shizzo 12" (BNR 056EP)
Boys Noize and Housemeister are two good old friends from Berlin with a lot of love for analog. After their first collaboration in 2006 as Eastwest, they now present three new jams. "Shizzo" is loud, noisy and stupid and shakes the club like you were sitting in a rollercoaster. "nBaxx" is a new breakbeat track. Breakbeat? Yeah! "Saturday" is a disco-tech track, with moving arpeggios and a big melodic break where spheric disco pads cool you down before you jump up.
$8.39 UPC: 827170382565 ELECTRONIC
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ROEDELIUS, HANS-JOACHIM: Geschenk Des Augenblicks - Gift Of The Moment LP (BB 062LP)
LP version, on 180 gram vinyl. This is the tenth solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, originally released in 1984 on Editions EG. On Geschenk Des Augenblicks - Gift Of The Moment, Roedelius broke away unequivocally from purely electronic music. If Lustwandel (BB 055CD/LP) and Jardin Au Fou (BB 023CD/LP) had seen the process set in motion, this was the album that completed the transition. Following the Selbstportraits, which had at least been created through the use of electric organ and synthesizers, Roedelius focused on the grand piano, sometimes accompanied by a cello, violin and guitar. Distant echoes of a not-so-distant musical past could only be detected in the occasional appearance of sparse chords played on a polyphonic synthesizer. Significantly, his arrival in Austria (having moved there a few years earlier) was much more than a geographical relocation. Roedelius responded to the musical culture of romanticism and the Biedermeier tradition, their influences seeping into his essentially modern understanding of composition in bewildering fashion on Geschenk Des Augenblicks - Gift Of The Moment. It was all too much for his listeners, reared on the more familiar sounds of Cluster and Harmonia. Moreover, the album wore a veil of delicate melancholy: no vibrant folk dances, no colorful carousels, no cheerful melodies. Instead, Roedelius offered a calm, almost detached form of music, openly acknowledging romantic heritage. Geschenk Des Augenblicks - Gift Of The Moment eluded contemporary definitions of the "experimental" concept, as Roedelius was now experimenting in new, eclectic areas, too weighty, too grainy to be labeled "proto New Age." Roedelius was not striving for perfection, but for authenticity -- a music stripped of disguise; and to this end he left little playing errors in the mix, fading out tracks rigorously to eliminate any bigger blunders. Such artistic honesty bears no relation to reality-free New Age music. Printed inner sleeve with notes by Asmus Tietchens.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179525312 ELECTRONIC
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KREIDLER: Tank LP (BB 070LP)
180 gram LP version with free download code. Bureau B presents a new album by Germany's legendary Kreidler. "A simple plan: five days recording, three days mixing. One would hope that after over fifteen years of playing together, we might have acquired a certain degree of dexterity. Even for the last album Mosaik 2014 (Italic, 2009) we shut ourselves into Kreidler's own Shed In The Park studio in Cologne for five days without any warm-up and began recording. The band was geographically divided equally between Berlin (Alex Paulick, Andreas Reihse) and Düsseldorf (Thomas Klein, Detlef Weinrich). The actual recordings took place in September 2010 at Tobias Levin's Electric Avenue Studio in Hamburg. The idea behind the simple plan, of course, is rock'n'roll -- the energy of a live show captured on record. But it must sound good. Especially the drums. And Tobias Levin was the man for the job, a master of miking and a multiplier of the moment. We knew what we wanted: first take, no shake, followed directly by mixing in Kreuzberg with Hannes Bieger, namely analog, on tape. A bit of editing work was needed nevertheless, and in the end the post-production lasted eight days. So what do the pieces mean? Well, the titles may offer a few hints. A dystopia? In some places, perhaps. A positive utopia? In other places, for certain. A description of the present time? Kreidler think in terms of records and in the arithmetic of the great disco albums: NEU! 75, Saint Tropez or Patrick Cowley, examples from the ranks of legendary six-song albums, or the unpolished wildness in Tobias Levin's studio met with the controlled artificiality of Hannes Bieger, all mastered to the appropriate dimensions by Bo Kondren and the unsettling sublimity of Andro Wekua's cover painting. Indeed, Tank does relate to the narrative of Mosaik 2014, but Tank also deals with the break from that narrative. And in some respects, the album recalls our very first effort, Riva from 1994, which may lie in the pace of its development, or the fact that we have tried to keep the structure of the pieces simple and direct, that we used the computer more as a canister, a container or a vessel and less as an operating room. And of course, the fact that Kreidler has once again become a four-piece band, a band with a clear understanding of roles: a drummer, a bassist who can also reach for the guitar, a keyboard player and a man for the electronics." --Kreidler
$11.99 EAN: 4047179528313 ELECTRONIC
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NEUMEIER & KAWABATA MAKOTO, MANI: Samurai Blues CD (BB 071CD)
A damn good one-million-euro question: Who was the first German musician to have his likeness displayed at the Tokyo Wax Museum? Answer: Mani Neumeier, founder and drummer of the legendary Krautrock band Guru Guru. And how come? Simple: The Japanese simply have fine taste in music. Not only are they the most enthusiastic classical music listeners, they're also wild about Teutonic avant-garde rock (aka Krautrock) -- which is no better embodied by anyone than by Mani Neumeier.The affinity, by the way, is based on reciprocity. Ever since 1996, the same year his wax figure was inaugurated, when he toured through the country for the first time with Guru Guru, Neumeier has been so enthusiastic about Japan that he journeys there at least once a year. The following year, he performed there with the Damo Suzuki Network. Later he was usually traveling solo, seeking out the best improvisational musicians that Japan had to offer to take part in his concerts. Some of these musicians told him of a completely freaked-out guitarist. He was the wildest of them all -- in other words, exactly the right thing for Mani Neumeier. Kawabata Makoto was his name, and he was/is the head of the band Acid Mothers Temple. Neumeier had already played together with their bassist, Tsuyama Atsushi, and to satisfy Neumeier's curiosity, Tsuyama arranged a concert. That was in 2006. The three harmonized perfectly: The chemistry was right and they brewed up a massive storm. They sensed that they had created a mighty psychedelic monster and called it Acid Mothers Guru Guru. A year later, they completed a 10-day whirlwind tour of the United States, where they were met with wild applause. During each of the four tours of Japan that have followed so far, they have also been celebrated in packed concert halls every time. But Mani Neumeier also very much enjoys playing as a duo, so he organized numerous concerts just for himself and Kawabata. The desire soon emerged to record a CD in the studio with just the two of them. The result is Samurai Blues: high-grade psychedelic improvisations by two absolutely unrestricted professionals. With their tempestuous guitars and thundering drums, Neumeier and Kawabata demonstrate just what is possible in acid rock in 2011.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179529822 ROCK
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FRIVOLOUS: Meteorology CD (CADENZA 008CD)
This is the first full-length release on Cadenza from Canada's Frivolous (Daniel Gardner). To Frivolous, dance music is about living life to the full, about acting out all possible human emotions in the eccentric, sweaty arena of a club. Gardner's tracks engage the crowds with grooves bursting with life and startling, eerie atmospheres. Exotic samples arranged into improbable yet emotionally-charged sound-scapes create a very special Frivolous experience: the sounds of a primeval forest encounter a dignified, aristocratic piano, a beautiful Russian waltz gets twisted into an overturning house groove. Romance turning into contempt, one's home becoming alien and strange, Metereology deals with the experience of emotional extremes. Focusing strongly on the rhythmic sides of things, this album is denser than its predecessors. The grooves have an enhanced inertia. Short melodic sequences create sustainable loops superseding elaborate forms on top. Frivolous merges his seminal genre-bending qualities and jazzy intricacy into grooves that push the house sound as far into the experimental realm as physically possible. The sonic arrangements are fused into one immersive idea that engages dancers completely. With these sonic landscapes, one is never quite sure which objects exist in their immediate environment and which objects are super-imposed. The sounds become a reality of their own, creating imaginary spaces. In an experience as exciting as uncanny, everyone on the dancefloor realizes that the other, sonically-projected environment is more real than anything else. The album represents a journey with different emotional chapters: disappointment, depression, relief, excitement and exuberance for life. The eleven tracks span the spectrum of existential extremes and all the subtleties of emotional dissonance that exist between them. There is a mystical, idealistic side to Metereology, yet there is the isolated, angry, frightened side to it as well. The songs explore the whole range of experience from devoted love to detached solitude, from social commitment to radical autarchy. These contradictions separate the music from obliging escapism in order to express a significant human experience.
$11.99 UPC: 827170112421 ELECTRONIC
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FRIVOLOUS: Meteorology 2x12" (CADENZA 060LP)
2x12" version.
$18.39 UPC: 827170347861 ELECTRONIC
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CASSIUS: I <3 U SO 12" (BEC 5772808)
Cassius' Philippe Zdar received a Grammy for his work on a Phoenix album and released 3 classic 12"s back in the mid-'90s, a couple of years before Daft Punk and the rest of the French sound. Here are some remixes by Skream, Bowski (featuring Tom Cowcher), Neon Dreams and Gesaffelstein.
$8.99 EAN: 5060107728080 ELECTRONIC
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DJ LE ROI: Valdemossa EP 12" (COMP 370EP)
DJ Le Roi is one of the most exciting house music exports Switzerland has to offer. His tracks come with tough beats and a warm vibe, based on the rich treasure of classic New York house in terms of early Strictly Rhythm records. DJs like Luciano value his clockwork-style precision grooves. This man is on a mission! These tracks on Compost Black Label are repeated chimes in hypnotic space, with tough, powerful beats and chords. Energy with warmth and vibe.
$8.39 UPC: 673794237015 ELECTRONIC
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JOHNWAYNES: Cut Out (City Raw) feat. Disconine 12" (COMP 373EP)
Sizzling hot boogie house stuff from Portuguese duo Johnwaynes, combining a diverse blend of styles between acid house, full-on orchestra, disco funk and boogie. After a package of releases on labels like Brique Rouge and Bloop Recordings, Johnwaynes found their way to Compost Black Label, opening doors to further releases on labels like Mule Musiq, Endless Flight, Groovement or Optimus Discos. Their uplifting sets are a universe of possibilities with constantly exceeding style barriers and an assured, catchy energy.
$8.39 UPC: 673794237312 ELECTRONIC
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DEWALTA & SHANNON: No Rest For The Wicked EP 12" (CYN 045EP)
Cynosure presents a killer collaborative project by label head Mike Shannon and Berlin producer David DeWalta. This offering leans on the darker edge of syncopated synth-funk. "No Rest For The Wicked" is a swinging, shifty groove, full of razor-sharp analog synth work. "Joe Louis" features a deep groove that powers the train of a lead synth-line that explodes into a killer, swinging hi-hat line. A great track to bridge the gap between peak-time and deep-time.
$8.39 UPC: 827170360860 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Tempo Explosion CD (DO AD070CD)
Moving between New York and Kingston, Jamaica, in the mid-1980s, the revered Black Victory label was a perfect storm, crossing the sainted ranks and deep lineages of Studio One and Bullwackies, together with the first, most celebrated strikes of the digital revolution in reggae. The musicians -- for the JA recordings presented as The Studio One Band, in NYC as the Black Roots Players -- included Brentford Road legends like bassist Bagga Walker and keyboardist Pablove Black, alongside White Plains Road aces like sax-man Jerry Johnson and percussionist Ras Menilik. The studios were Bullwackies, in the Bronx, where the genius Lloyd Barnes produced Tempo Explosion with Sugar Minott, and Music Mountain, in Stony Hill, Kingston, where David Rowan was the recordist, and the heavyweight Crucial Bunny (from Channel One) mixed the Nitty Gritty LP, General Penitentiary. Business was run from two New York record shops: Madison Records at 125th Street in Harlem, and Wackies. Dancehall savior of Studio One and co-architect of Black Victory, Wackies stalwart Minott himself takes the mic, kicking off the imperious Tempo Explosion version-excursion. Studio One veteran Willie Williams turns in one of his masterworks, a pile-driving Shaka murder, with a deejay cut by newcomer Colorman. Throughout Black Victory, the musicianship and dubwise production magnificently rides the cusp between analog and digital, with masterful live performances and swinging drum programs seamlessly combined. This is an album containing eight versions on King Tubby's "Tempo" rhythm, originally released in 1985 and produced by Bullwackie and Sugar Minott. Sleeve art by design by Wackies artist Leslie Moore. Other artists featured include: Chris Wayne, Ras Menilik DaCosta, Jerry Johnson and Black Roots Players.
$10.99 UPC: 827670320425 WORLD
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DADAWAH: Peace And Love LP (DO XYZ004LP)
LP version, repressed, lower pricing. Dark, hypnotic, tripping nyabinghi from 1974. Led by Jamaican Rastafarian singing hand-drummer Ras Michael over four extended excursions, the music is organic, sublime and expansive, grounation drums and bass-heavy (with no rhythm guitar; rather, Willie Lindo brilliantly improvising a kind of dazed blues). Lloyd Charmers and Federal Studios engineer George Raymond stayed up all night after the session to mix the recording, opening out the enraptured mood into echoing space, adding sparse, startling effects to the keyboards. At no cost to its deep spirituality, this is the closest reggae comes to psychedelia. Previously squandered in an incongruous 2-for-1 reissue, now lovingly returned to its original, singular glory at Abbey Road. Pressed on super-fly vinyl and housed in new standard-printed sleeves.
$11.99 UPC: N/A WORLD
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MOUTHCRAZY: Open/Openwide LP (FYPL 033LP)
"1996 debut LP by a beautiful trio of UK improv wheezers, led by Sharon Gal (currently a member of Meltaot with Savage Pencil). They create incredible hillocks of acoustic and electronic clatter, with certain resonances (although very few actual similarities) to some of the other UK underground giants of their era. They existed from 1992-96 and this LP was released as the 4th volume of the Center of the Ass Run series. I seem to recall Tom Lax once drunkenly comparing them to Throbbing Gristle and well, Tom should know." --Byron Coley
$9.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Message
A2. Feed Me
A3. Another Winner
A4. Pastoral
A5. Close Encounters
A6. Off Centre
B1. Cover Your Eyes
B2. Bo
B3. Waiting For Justin
B4. Blue Grey Blue Green
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RAM UMBUS: Swing Low LP (FYPL 034LP)
Volume 5 in the Center Of The Ass Run series. "Did I ever tell you about my new wicker pants, well I bet I have the only ones in town. They are stiftly ribbed and that preset form gives me all the support that I've always needed. And just because I cannot wear them right now, you can bet I will be stylin', just as soon as loose these eighteen pounds. Then I won't have to worry about them leaving basket marks on my arms."
$9.79 UPC: N/A JAZZ
A1. Untitled
B1. Untitled
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ID BATTERY: Unique Ancient Tavern LP (FYPL 035LP)
1997 release. Volume 6 in the Center Of The Ass Run series. L.A.-based duo of Brandon Labelle and Loren Chasse, who have self-released 2 prior CDs. Concerned with small, installation-oriented audio, what they refer to as "found sounds within found spaces."
$9.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Untitled
B1. Untitled
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GREEN RAY, THE: The Green Ray CD (FYPC 015CD)
1996 release. UK guitar group, with one previous 12" on Shagrat (included here, plus 2 new tracks). "W/ 4 glistening trax of psychedelic liquidity, recorded by the light of the Cancer Moon. Originally known as the Archers, Green Ray is 2 vets of the Welsh 70's psych/rock scene (ex-Help Yourself, Man, etc.)... Creations of spectacular, timeless vistas of guitar-soaked beauty in Quicksilver/Man tradition."
$4.99 UPC: N/A ROCK
01. Morning Song
02. Float
03. Night Train To...
04. Black-Eye Bean
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FRANK-O-FEST: An Episode Of Improvisational Smoke... LP (FYPL 003LP)
... Recorded Upon The Cold Stone of Sacred Ground. 1992 release. Frank-O-Fest is a loose grouping of Milwaukee old-timers led & directed by John Frankovic, who recorded this in one cloudy session in a church in 1992. Utilizing percussion, sitar, bouzouki, trombone, pipe organ, jews harp, didgeridoo, bass, cello, bamboo & clay flutes & more, this is a long, form-defying floatation exercise in space-out improvisation.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Frank-O-Fest 1
B1. Frank-O-Fest 2
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HOWTH CASTLE: Good Morning Mr. Nobody LP (FYPL 010LP)
A graphically superior and mysterious LP issue of the CD (FYP 10). Howth Castle are an Italian male/female duo who play an exotic brand of acid-wind folk. They released one LP around 1990 that caused a big ruckus when it was discovered a few years later (in certain very small circles). This is their follow up, co-released by the Italian Blu Bus Label & Northampton, MA's Father Yod. The main instrumentation is acoustic guitar and vocals with occasional accompaniment (electric guitar, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, etc.). Female vocalist Lalli has a unique, deep voice that can really scatter time (once compared to "a cross between Marianne Faithfull ca. Broken English and Nico in duet with Vince Martin backed by the Temple Creatures,"), and the band's use of odd, non-traditional elements helps blur the wind with this as well.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Light Tarahumara Water
A2. The Leaf Is Now Under the Ice
A3. Cars ^ Trucks
A4. X-Blues for Ancient Tribes
A5. Child
B1. Of Winds & Shores
B2. The Sons of the Sad Days
B3. Stella Blue
B4. A Song About Lies
B5. Unreturned Love
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WELLS & STEFAN SCHNEIDER, BILL: Pianotapes LP (KK 060LP)
LP version. Glasgow's Bill Wells is a bassist, guitarist and pianist who has worked with the likes of The Pastels and the BMX Bandits, as well as recording an album with Isobel Campbell, formerly singer/cellist in Belle & Sebastian. Wells has always been interested in areas of the avant-garde that flourish on the borderline between electronica, folk, jazz and new music. His album Osaka Bridge, which he recorded with the Japanese amateur ensemble Maher Shalal Hash Baz, is legendary. And with his own trio and octet, he also creates a truly inspiring sound. He produced the album Pick Up Sticks in 2003, which was the first time he worked with Stefan Schneider (To Rococo Rot, Mapstation). Schneider and Wells developed the idea for Pianotapes together and presented it live for the first time at the piano festival Approximation, at Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf. Actually, what Bill Wells and Stefan Schneider are doing on Pianotapes is chamber music. Wells plays fragile scales on the Bechstein grand piano, while Schneider records them on two old reel-to-reel tape machines and plays the recordings back at altered speeds. This real-time recording process is reflected in Well's piano playing, who replies with modulation and key changes, building the sounds and ideas into his improvisation, playing with them and developing them. For the recordings, the two musicians only rehearsed the technical set-up, everything else came about through improvisation. And the result is a rich tapestry of sound. Occasionally, Schneider and Wells add synthesizer sounds into this counterplay of original and copy. The atmosphere has something of a fairytale quality to it, but it is never too eccentric. This is music that has been arranged with great clarity to make for something atmospheric and fascinatingly timeless. Cover design by André Niebur, part of the artist's collective hobbypopMUSEUM. Includes a free download voucher for the entire album, plus two extra tracks.
$10.99 UPC: 880918026312 ROCK
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ANDRE & GILDAS: Presentent Kitsuné Parisien CD (CDA 034CD)
This new Kitsuné compilation is called Kitsuné Parisien, which should speak for itself -- in French. Kitsuné Parisien officially digs out the next breed of Parisian acts, exposing the new crop of French Touch. Selected by label head-honcho Gildas Loaëc and international party hopper/artist "André" Saraiva, it showcases the cream of the new Parisian music scene. Indeed, these two know a thing or two about Paris and music: Loaëc was Daft Punk's right-hand man for 15 years before founding Kitsuné, whereas André, having long tagged his "Monsieur A" over the capital's walls, always welcomes up-and-coming bands and DJs in his various clubs, which in return have become essential platforms for new local talents to emerge. Kitsuné Parisien is also a unique store in the heart of Paris whose frontage was also designed by André. Kitsuné Parisien includes each season of fine and fancy collector's items, high-quality garments and of course, CDs and records. On the occasion of the compilation's release, many items have been made in collaboration with André -- including a leather jacket, boxer shorts and T-shirts. "La boucle est bouclée," (trans. "It has all come full circle") as they say in France. Artists on this compilation include: Destin, Birkii, Yann Wagner, Housse De Racket, Golden Bug, Jupiter, Logo, Ryskee (feat. Jenny Wilson), Jamaica's Sunshine, Beataucue, Sauvage, Valley, Exotica and Cascadeur.
$10.99 EAN: 3760192216456 ELECTRONIC
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COMA: Famous 12" (KOM 226EP)
Cologne-based duo Marius Bubat and Georg Conrad aka Coma embrace the art of melody and warmth on this 12", revealing an endearing maturity. On "Playground Altona," they bring their techno/house euphoria to new levels in a shimmering bath of disco glow. The ambient warmth of "Fameless" succumbs to a floating bass kick as the sound of children play in the background. Finally, "Raindrops" features a familiar voice that carries you amongst a severely catchy rhythm. A gorgeous set-ender.
$8.39 UPC: 880319055812 ELECTRONIC
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DAKOTA SUITE & EMANUELE ERRANTE: The North Green Down CD (LIDAR 003CD)
After collaborating on Dakota Suite's remix project The Night Just Keeps Coming In (KK 051CD), Chris Hooson of Dakota Suite asked Italian experimental artist Emanuele Errante to collaborate with him on a project composed for the death of his sister-in-law called The North Green Down. Chris had composed a series of themes around the loss of his sister-in-law and in Emanuele found a partner to create the sounds which would evoke loss, the temporary nature of life and the stillness to get through. The North Green Down also features the marvelous cello of David Darling who creates textures and waves of melancholy unlike anyone else. Almost 80 minutes of fragile pianos, guitars, cello & subtle electronic elements... cinematic, hypnotic and simply beautiful.
"I sent the basic piano and guitar pieces I had recorded at home to Emanuele. I had previously bought his records and felt in him a sympathetic soul who would feel the weight of this music and make it more fitting for the purpose I had in mind, namely a suite of hymnal pieces for Hannah. Hannah was a beautiful, selfless and nurturing woman. This record is for her." --Chris Hooson, September 2010
$10.99 UPC: 880918024127 ROCK
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JUV: Juv 2LP (MIA 014LP)
2LP version. Hailing from Norway, the duo Juv is comprised of members Are Mokkelbost and Maruis Von Der Fehr. They recorded these tracks in Norway between 1996 and 1998 and Erik Skodvin's Miasmah imprint finally gives this lost gem its first official release. According to the band, "Juv" is similar to the English word "abyss" -- it means a sort of bottomless hole, that deep space between two mountain walls or inside a deep underground cave. It also brings to mind the echoing and reverberation of sound. From its icy opening tones, something at once familiar and unsettling rises from this sound; the stark, doom-laden ambience of Juv's desolate sonic landscapes transport the listener to an altogether darker world. Soon after recording these tracks, however, the pair's friendship abruptly ended and the planned Juv album was never finished. Only recently did the duo return to complete the work, dissecting and selecting pieces and excerpts from the recordings, finally bringing closure to the project, and in the process rekindling their friendship. Juv create a stunning sound of desolation -- not so much melancholy, but more a sinister, oppressive undertone. It seems to communicate some form of approaching menace, via transmissions (or warning signals perhaps), from another bleak dimension. A combination of instruments were used, treated and mutated from their former recognizable sounds, added to which were excerpts from hours of field recordings made throughout Europe, completing the body of the work. The pieces were recorded with a multi-tracker and sampler, mixed down straight to tape, with little in the way of additional finessing. Sombre tones flow like lifeblood through Juv's work; underlying squeals of pain, abrasive bursts of metallic guitar drones, atonal lo-fi meanderings, the occasional cosmic chant, all blurred by a rumbling dirge of noise. The coldness of the recordings do indeed recall the approaches of Norway's most controversial musical export, black metal. Other reference points brought to mind (which Juv's work either predates, ignores, or at least without acknowledgement, runs in parallel with), might be the New York no-wave noise of Carlos Giffoni's solo outbursts, the guitar mangling of GOWN (Sunburned/Bark Haze), the experimentation of Sunn O))), and as always, the suitably understated musical narrative which flows throughout Miasmah releases to date. The stark front cover image of a mountain on the Lofoten islands in the far north of Norway, in the process of being eclipsed by another mountain, conveys the weight and perhaps the intent of Juv in creating these tracks. Given part of the album was recorded on location here, the music certainly seems reflective of this environment -- monolithic and enshrouded in black. Includes a free MP3 download coupon of the album, plus a double-sided printed with artist's interview.
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SIRIUSMO: Mosaik CD (MONKEY 010CD)
Monkeytown Records proudly presents the first full-length album by Germany's Siriusmo since 2008's Diskoding. Mosaik has been highly-anticipated, and Moritz Friedrich aka Siriusmo has finally found the time and courage to sit down and complete the project. Siriusmo has been around for about a decade, releasing a dozen singles and EPs on various Berlin-based record labels and remixing names like Scissor Sisters, Gossip, Chikinki, Simian Mobile Disco, Boys Noize, Digitalism, Chromeo, A-Trak, Munk and many others. Siriusmo, who grew up with Stevie Wonder, The Beatles and hip-hop, played organ in a '70s-inspired band, and is active as a graffiti artist, ghost-painter and illustrator. Mosaik reflects all the different aspects of his personality and strongly shows his interest in various art forms and various kinds of music. For Moritz, the sound of Siriusmo should be futuristic -- not like our current understanding of the future, but more like the future was painted in the '70s -- exaggerated, improvisational, colorful, sometimes trashy, but never cheap, extravagant and open-minded.
$10.99 UPC: 673790027221 ELECTRONIC
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SIRIUSMO: Mosaik 2LP (MONKEY 010LP)
2LP version with four exclusive vinyl-only tracks.
$14.39 UPC: 673790027214 ELECTRONIC
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ISOLEE: We Are Monster CD (PAMPA 004CD)
Finally reissued and at a mid-line price! Pampa re-releases Isolée's second album and critically-acclaimed 2005 classic We Are Monster, newly-remastered and including three tracks previously not released on CD! Just like Alice, we enter into Wonderland, which in this case consists of nothing more than three sounds. And we don't even need to snack on those mushrooms to experience all sorts of unheard-of things. Just like organic tissue, these sounds unfold a life of their own -- they break apart in fragments and recombine to form strange shapes, often leaving the acoustic senses in the dark. We Are Monster is fascinating because of the suggestive power with which Isolée charms the ear. This sound is not disco in the classic sense, but some mutation of classic disco combined with elements from the 21st century, with wonderful, harmonious and still disrupted tunes, space noises from another galaxy, strange bass tones and leaking drum patterns. It goes way beyond pure disco because disco is designed for the dancefloor. We Are Monster is rather an ingenious soundtrack for city life as well as for space-out times in your living area. Enchanting music conceived by one of our greatest contemporary artists. For the first time enriched with three very rare pearls from Isolée's treasure chest: "Can't Sleep All Night" and "Lost" are tracks from a 2003 Playhouse 12" and "Hermelin" is a track from a 2006 12" in a previously-unreleased version.
$9.79 UPC: 673799290428 ELECTRONIC
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WOLFRAM (FEAT. HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR): Fireworks 12" (PERMVAC 076EP)
"Fireworks" is the first single from the highly-acclaimed self-titled debut album by Wolfram Eckert aka Wolfram. It features nobody else than one of the biggest disco pop phenomena of recent times on the mic: Hercules & Love Affair. On the Eurodance-infected song "Fireworks," Andy and his band colleague Kim Ann Foxman present a stunning, emotionally-charged performance, refurbishing the torch song genre with a contemporary touch of sparkling synthesizer melodies. The all-Swedish remix package features Axel Boman and Tiedye.
$8.39 UPC: 673795707616 ELECTRONIC
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IKE: Supernatural 12" (PHP 051EP)
This Philpot IKE experience delivers three pieces of pure rawness. Some claustrophobic soul, a reminiscence of the airwave-Godfather himself and a jackin' tool prove the project's variety once again.
$9.79 UPC: 829247005100 ELECTRONIC
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CHEN, SHINKI: Shinki Chen & Friends LP (ASH 3038LP)
Gatefold LP version. Shinki Chen was one of the leading figures of the Japanese psychedelic rock scene in the early '70s, seen as a Jimi Hendrix-type figure in Japan at the time. This record, released in 1971 was some of his last recorded material (he also recorded with the band Powerhouse and Foodbrain) in addition to the different band line-up known as Speed, Glue & Shinki and their debut Eve released the same year. While the band's style is often compared to its Krautrock cousins, it lacks the dreamy directionlessness that a lot of them have as well as the bore factor of the lighter-weight progressive rock acts. Shinki Chen & Friends might lack Joey Smith's amphetamine-fuelled drumming, but it is generally bluesier with lots of strange keyboard effects, fuzzy bass lines and a relatively weeping guitar sound. Digitally remastered on 180 gram vinyl.
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MIGHTY BABY: A Jug Of Love LP (SBM 5601LP)
This is the limited, special Sunbeam Masters edition of one of the defining classics in the acid folk genre. Manufactured to the highest standards in a hand-numbered edition of 1000, it's pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl and comes in a thick card sleeve with pasted slicks. Included is a large-scale 12-page full-color booklet detailing the background to the album, illustrated with previously-unseen memorabilia and photographs from the artist's private collection, making it a true must-have for collectors. UK psych legends Mighty Baby's second and final album, A Jug of Love, sank without a trace on its original appearance in late 1971, but has gone on to become one of the best-loved recordings of its time. Produced by Mike Vernon (David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After), it showcases their fluid, expressive musicianship and the astonishing guitar playing of Martin Stone to glorious effect. Also includes lyric sheet insert.
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FRY, MARK: Dreaming With Alice LP (SBM 5602LP)
Previously reissued on CD by Sunbeam, now issued in a limited, deluxe audiophile Sunbeam Masters vinyl edition; 180 gram pressing. One of the most enigmatic albums of all time and the very epitome of "acid folk," Dreaming With Alice is firmly established as one of the world's most sought-after records. Recorded when Mark Fry was still a teenager, and only released in Italy in 1972, Dreaming With Alice is a beguilingly strange and melodic song cycle echo, with fuzzed wah-wah guitar and backwards tapes that has been much bootlegged but never officially reissued... until now. Complete with rare photographs and liner notes by Fry himself, this is an essential purchase for all fans of psychedelic singer/songwriting. This limited special edition is manufactured to the highest standards in a hand-numbered edition of 1000, pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl and comes housed in a thick card sleeve with pasted slicks. Included is a 12-page large-format full-color booklet with previously-unseen memorabilia and photographs from the artist's private collection.
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COLE, LLOYD: Broken Record LP (TR 186LP)
Gatefold 180 gram LP version. Includes free download code. "About a year ago, after almost a decade in self-imposed exile as a would-be folksinger, I developed an itch I wasn't expecting. It seemed that there were aspects to my old life in rock and roll that I missed. Tour buses and product managers, certainly not. But the interacting with musicians, the camaraderie and the joy of hearing one's music enhanced, and elevated by the aesthetic of others, absolutely. Damn. I never wanted to make records alone, but somehow I ended up spending much of the 2000s in a studio with just a bunch of equipment and a computer, or touring with a suitcase and two guitars. Two things made me realize that I needed to rejoin the fray, at least for a little while -- I had written some songs which demanded a beat, and I was having great fun with my new acoustic trio -- The Small Ensemble. Why not make a rock(ing) record, or whatever it is that 49 year-olds make when they try to do that? I emailed my ideal band -- I was making a record, in a studio, old school with tape. Interested? All said yes. I had a studio band: drums, percussion - Fred Maher (Scritti Politti, Lou Reed, Matthew Sweet, my first two solo records), bass, vocals - Rainy Orteca (Joan As Police Woman, Antony And The Johnsons, Brilliantine), guitars, mandolin, vocals - Mark Schwaber (The Small Ensemble, Spouse, Hospital), guitars, banjo - Matt Cullen (The Small Ensemble, The Sighs, Ware River Club), keyboards - Blair Cowan (The Commotions, Paul Quinn, Alisdair Robertson), pedal steel - Bob Hoffnar (Hem, Crash Test Dummies, my Bad Vibes album), piano, violin, guitar, vocals - Joan Wasser (Joan As Police Woman, Antony And The Johnsons, Dambuilders), vocals - Kendall Meade (Mascott, Grammercy Arms), production and vocals - Dave Derby (Dambuilders, The Negatives, Grammercy Arms, Brilliantine), mixing - Mick Glossop, Dave Bates, my man at Fontana way back when, kindly agreed to A&R the record. I played acoustic guitar, banjo and sang. The final lyric was written and then recorded at Mick Glossop's Magazine Studio in West London on April 22nd, leaving us two days to mix the song and fine-tune the rest. The whole experience was, for me, rewarding, perplexing, fabulously enjoyable and heinously stressful. Singing with a rock and roll band in the studio, I felt exactly as I did in 1987, or 1995 and then I would see my reflection in the glass of the gobo and wonder who this old guy was? I'm happy we got these songs finished, because I'm not sure I'll make another record like this again. Having said that, I'm never going back to that room with the computer..." --Lloyd Cole, June 2010, Massachusetts, USA
$18.39 EAN: 4047179469012 ROCK
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COLE, LLOYD: Writers Retreat! 7" (TR 187EP)
Tapete presents a 7" with two new tracks from U.S.-based British singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole in conjunction with his Broken Record album release. The album features contributions from all-star backing musicians such as Joan Wasser, Dave Derby, Matt Cullen and more. This 7" includes a non-album track.
$4.99 EAN: 4047179501071 ROCK
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BAMBI KINO: Bambi Kino LP (TR 202LP)
LP version. New York City, summer 2009: Four young Beatles and Hamburg aficionados from New York form a band, naming themselves after the first lodgings of The Beatles during their first string of Hamburg shows, the Bambi Kino in Paul-Roosen-Straße in St. Pauli. Their plan: to play the Indra on the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' premiere. Hamburg, August 2010: In cooperation with their label Tapete Records, who are also based in Hamburg, Bambi Kino play a four-day residency at the Indra (August 17-20, 2010). Bambi Kino are: Ira Elliot, drums (Nada Surf), Erik Paparazzi, bass (Cat Power), Mark Rozzo, guitar and vocals (Maplewood) and Doug Gillard, guitar (Guided By Voices). The band revive the sound and spirit of those August days in 1960, playing the exact set the Beatles played for the Indra crowd 50 years ago. Sleep was not an issue on those hot and humid August days and nights in Hamburg as Bambi Kino played three sets, averaging around five hours of show time every night. Rehearsals in the afternoon further extended their repertoire of rock'n'roll classics, obscure R&B tracks, standards and even some country songs to play at the shows. This album was also recorded during afternoon sessions at the historic venue. Out of over 12 hours of material, the band selected these 12 songs. And a treasure trove it is: a long-forgotten episode of musical history, the sounds and songs of the Hamburg Beatles are finally given the respect they deserve, and Bambi Kino are nothing like a conventional cover band. Knowledgeable, passionate and highly original, the band makes these early masterpieces accessible to the general public once again. The tough, driving beat, rough and soulful harmony vocals and the rockin' guitars take the listener back to the dark alleyways and side streets of London, Liverpool and, naturally, Hamburg where in 1960, thin young men in black leather jackets re-interpreted American rock'n'roll, giving it a whole new lease on life. Includes free download code.
$11.99 EAN: 4047179525817 ROCK
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JOHANNSSON, JOHANN: Virthulegu Forsetar 2LP (TO 064LP)
This is the second album for Touch from Iceland's Jóhann Jóhannsson, originally released in 2004 -- now available on vinyl. Virthulegu Forsetar contains one hour-long piece for 11 brass players, percussion, electronics, organs and piano. The piece had its live debut in Hallgrimskirkja, a large church in Reykjavik and the city's towering edifice, and was named "the most memorable musical event of 2003" in Iceland's leading newspaper. The piece has Englabörn's quiet, elegiac beauty, but abandons the brevity of the first album's exquisite miniatures in favor of an extended form that reveals a long, slow process. A simple theme played by the brass section is repeated throughout the entire piece using different voicings and instrumentation. As the piece goes on, the tempo slows down, until it is extremely slow. Around the middle of the piece, the tempo starts to speed up again, until it reaches the original tempo. Space and the sense of place were very important in the performance and recording of the piece. Players were positioned both in front and at the back of the church and two organs were used, again, one in front and one at the back. This created a sense of immersion and a sound that is powerful without ever being "loud." Johann writes: " I had a number of things going through my mind during the writing of the piece, some of them being an obsession with entropy, Pynchon's The Crying Of Lot 49, postal horns, cybernetics, small birds, heat, space, energy, 'singularities,' Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence, Moebius strips. I'm absolutely not interested in imposing any one 'meaning' on the piece, but all these things were flying around somewhere in my head. A casual listener might categorize the piece as ambient or meditative, but I think this is really wrong -- for me, it's much more about chaos and tension rather than harmony." Virthulegu Forsetar is performed by The Caput Ensemble, conducted by Guðni Franzson, with Skúli Sverrisson on bass and electronics, Matthias M.D. Hemstock on bells, glockenspiel and electronics, Hörður Bragason and Guðmundur Sigurðsson on organs and Jóhann Jóhannsson on piano and electronics.
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METABOLISMUS: Mauser O.K. 7" (AMI 043EP)
"Mauser O.K. celebrates much of what makes this German-ensemble so essential, drawing from a variety of sources and influences to provide listeners with another important indication of the contribution Metabolismus has made to psych and outsider experiments over its almost three-decade-long existence. Whether it be lo-fi pop, free improvisation, sixties psychedelia or music concrete tape manipulation, like the Sun City Girls (who formed around the same year) Metabolismus 'metabolizes music' of all styles, shapes and forms; for this release, they transform Crass' screed 'Do They Owe Us a Living' into a Canterbury classic and resituate Brian Brain's 'Asthma Game' into the delicate pastoral landscape of their native Germany. These pieces were recorded and compiled over a fifteen-year span and it has been well worth the wait."
$6.25 UPC: N/A ROCK
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BLAKE, JAMES: Limit To Your Love 10" (ATLAS 001EP)
"So far 2010 was a stellar year for James Blake; first with his critically acclaimed The Bells Sketch EP then the huge underground smash 'CMYK' on R&S, he's gone from a left field beat-maker operating on the fringes of dubstep to one of the brightest new names to watch in British music today. A second R&S release -- the brilliant Klavierwerke EP - was released in September 2010, and immediately set about defining the sound of James' future as he cut and spliced his own voice to create an EP of emotive, insular genius, knowingly paving the way for his full vocal debut with Limit To Your Love. Off the back of this EP, some bloggers claimed to have been reduced to tears by the simplicity and beauty of the sounds the 21-year-old teases from his home studio. James now rounds off an unparalleled year of discovery by unveiling one of the most stunning male vocals to emerge this millennium. This version of Feist & Chilly Gonzales's 'Limit To Your Love' will be the first taste of his debut album due in early 2011. Re-worked, recorded and produced entirely alone in his bedroom, this single is also the first time listener will have had the chance to hear James' incredibly soulful voice. Matching a heart-stoppingly emotional delivery to a speaker-busting, foundation-crumbling bassline, this is a simply exceptional piece of music, the natural successor to Massive Attack's 'Unfinished Sympathy' as the ultimate expression of UK urban emotion."
$8.50 UPC: 602527554693 ELECTRONIC
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GENETIX: Squid Attack 12" (PHREAK 023EP)
"Genetix are the amazing and exciting act signed to Audio Phreaks. This 3 track EP is just a sprinkle of what they have lined up. 'Squid Attack' is like nothing you've ever heard before and sounds like an underwater bass barrage big enough to sink the Titanic! It's an absolute monster that will eat you for breakfast, lunch, a light snack and then dinner! The production really shines through on their records and you can hear that they have been producing for quite some time. Then we have 'All that remains' and 'Keep it gutter' that are just as dirty and disgusting as 'Squid Attack.' Watch ya bass bins I'm telling ya!"
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BARE/SILVER: Haterz/Player Haterz Ball 12" (BASSHEAD 006EP)
"The exceptional quality of these two pieces of music, combined with obvious dance floor appeal and a coincidentally similar theme made this pairing a logical choice. One side is a hybrid hip hop/dubstep monster put together by Los Angeles based producer Bare. The flip is a drum & bass stomper created by accomplished British producer and long time BassHead family member DJ Silver. Both songs are a proven commodity for any bass DJ and are causing ruckus on dance floors around the globe."
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CRASS: Penis Envy CD (CRASS 003CD)
"After many years of being out of print, this legendary album has been repackaged & bolstered by rare & unreleased tracks, and stunning new artwork from Gee Vaucher, who has lovingly created what could only be considered a real artifact. Included in this package is a 64-page booklet featuring extensive liner notes from band members Penny Rimbaud & Eve Libertine which sheds light on the making of the record, plus a recreation of the original poster sleeve."
$13.50 UPC: 718752578325 ROCK
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VA: Neurotic Reactions 2: 16 Obscure Mod Smashers, 1965-1970 LP (CRAP 1050LP)
"In 2008, the first volume of Neurotic Reactions was released. It was received with great success and it was a good example of the kind of sounds that were spun in the Euro sixties scene. Obscure singles from the 60s and 70s were rescued and different genres like freakbeat, garage, psych and hard rock mixed to create the ultimate dancefloor soundtrack. Now we're back in action with a brand new second volume. This time the focus is in 60s mod sounds: beat, freakbeat, garage, wild R&B, mod-soul, groovie ye-ye... You'll find the usual dose of obscure gems and dancefloor friendly tracks. Highlights include the terrific garage sounds of Don & Jerry, killer R&B by The Sting Rays and Measles, mod-soul dancers by Barry Window and Combinations, fuzzy freakbeat by Sparklings and Norma, psychedelic ye-ye sounds by Katty Line and Jack Treese, mod anthems by Virgil Murray, Dave Peace Union and Goodies...and much more! Professionally remastered sound and liner notes about each artist."
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BREAKAGE: Fighting Fire 12" (SBOY 037EP)
"Breakage aka James Boyle is perhaps the most prodigious talent in the fast-moving world of British dance music. After his slew of successful remixes, his star is shining bright over his South Bank studio, and he felt it was time to put out a piece of 100% Breakage material. And in true Boyle style it's a track that doesn't allow itself to be pinned down. Part trance, part progressive house, part dubstep, it's a track that defies categorization while remaining resolutely Breakage in sound. Featuring the enigmatic vocals of Jess Mills, it's the magic combination of James's punchy production and Jess's cinematic vocal performance, which makes the track as powerful on your headphones as it does in the club. Look out for plenty more from these 2 throughout the year as James is adding his production to her debut album for Island Records. An exciting prospect indeed. Also check for a heavy remix from Foamo & Ram Records duo Loadstar."
$6.50 UPC: 666017232461 ELECTRONIC
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INSTRA:MENTAL/VON D & RISKOTHEQUE: Voyeur/Like A Bird 12" (DISF 011EP)
"Skream's label rounds off with a classic release. It's not often a gem like this comes along and it's no surprise that fellow production collaborator Skream picked it up for his Disfigured Dubz imprint. Having been a regular floor filler over the past year within the emerging techno x dubstep scene, 'Voyeur' has been in high demand and finally sees the light of day to many people's delight. It was one of Instra:mentals first dabbles with the 4/4 structure but has the maturity and qualities of a rediscovered 90s classic. Lazy robo beats set the tone for a slurred vocal that sounds like a drunken tourist in a red light district. At the same time, spacey atmospheres build in the background until they reach a peak and fade away into screaming stabs that get the crowd going mental. Expect to hear this for many years to come and could possibly reach classic status. Next up we have the AA side from upcoming artists Von D and Riscotheque. With their jazz/soul fueled take on Dubstep they're building their own little niche within the scene and are sure to shine this year. 'Like a Bird' mixes old skool vocal snippets, lurching fizzy mids and Detroit style stabs to create this monster that Skream and his fellow Djs have been rinsing to full effect over the last couple of months. A perfect balance of musical prowess and heavyweight beats and bass, this tune covers all angles nicely."
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GILBERTO, JOAO: O Amor, O Sirriso E A Flor LP+CD (DOK 201LP)
"Once upon a time João Gilberto was just a reclusive and eccentric bohemian with a guitar, then came 'Chega De Saudade,' the song that launched both bossa nova and João's career. Over the next three years (with the help of song writing masterminds Tom Jobim and Vicinius De Moraes), João revolutionized Brazilian music with the three seminal albums that have become the bibles of bossa nova: Chega De Saudade (1959), O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960) and João Gilberto (1961)."
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SIMONE, NINA: Nina At Newport LP+CD (DOK 202LP)
"When this album was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960, Nina Simone had just had her first Top 20 hit with 'I Loves You, Porgy,' but the 'Porgy' found here (written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, most famous for 'I Can't Give You Anything But Love') is actually a continuation of Gershwin's original version of the story. Other highlights include 'Flo Me La,' an African work chant, and 'Little Liza Jane,' an African-American folk song."
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SIMONE, NINA: The Legendary First Recordings in New York City, 1957 LP+CD (DOK 203LP)
"Nina Simone's first album is quite simply one of the finest debuts in the history of recorded music. Backed here only by Jimmy Bond on bass and Albert Heath on drums, this stripped down trio format brings Nina's considerable talents (as a classically trained pianist) to the fore. Her soulful versions of songs like 'Mood Indigo,' 'My Baby Just Cares For Me' and 'I Loves You, Porgy' have all become standards in their own right and Nina the declared idol of many." Housed in a gatefold sleeve.
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BAKER, CHET: Chet Baker In New York LP (DOX 849LP)
"For much of the 1950s the so-called 'East Coast' vs. 'West Coast' debate raged on in modern jazz circles. Such arguments were not halted by this 1958 album, but it did give listeners some food for thought, for here Chet Baker, one of the stars of 'cool jazz', gets together with some of the most representative members of the East Coast's 'hard bop' school. On three long tracks Chet teams up with Johnny Griffin, one of the most talented tenors of his day (associated largely with Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers) as well as a stand-out rhythm section featuring pianist Al Haig, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. This all-star rhythm section trio drives Chet through tunes like Miles Davis' 'Solar', and adds texture and lift to ballads like 'Blue Thoughts' and 'Polka Dots' and 'Moonbeams', creating an album unlike any other Chet had recorded before." 180 gram vinyl.
$17.00 EAN: 8013252888496 JAZZ
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WILLETTE, BABY FACE: Face To Face LP (DOX 851LP)
"Although not as well known as label mate Jimmy Smith, Baby Face Willette's (1933-1971) contribution to the jazz organ should not be overlooked. In fact, his 1961 debut on Blue Note, Face To Face -- featuring Fred Jackson on tenor sax and Ben Dixon on drums (both unsung heroes of jazz) and the great Grant Green on guitar -- is an amazingly groovy soul jazz affair with Smith proving that he isn't afraid to get downright funky on the Hammond B-3 (check out 'Something Strange' and 'Goin Down' for proof). Of the album's six tracks, five are Willette's own compositions."
$17.00 EAN: 8013252888519 JAZZ
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LENOIR, J.B.: Natural Man LP (DOY 644LP)
"This LP of original Chess recordings (1951-1955), originally released on the label as 78s, is a 'best of' Delta bluesman J.B. Lenoir's early period. Introduced onto the Chicago blues scene in 1949 by Big Bill Broonzy, Lenoir was soon recording regularly for labels like Job and Chess. By the time his 'Eisenhower Blues' was released for Parrott Records in 1954, Lenoir's beautiful voice and talent for songwriting had made him a big man on campus. The protest song, which criticized President Eisenhower and his tax policy, was fast on its way to becoming a hit when it was unceremoniously yanked from shelves by government censors. However, J.B. was not deterred, and continued his social / political criticism with songs like 'Korea Blues' - and later 'Down In Mississippi' and 'Vietnam Blues'. However, he was not without a sense of humour as well, and wrote songs like 'Don't Touch My Head' about his new process hairdo. Featuring Alex Atkins, alto sax; Ernest Cotton, tenor sax; Joe Montgomery, piano; Willie Dixon, bass; Al Gavin, drums. Baby Face Leroy Foster, guitar; Sunnyland Slim, piano; Alfred Wallace, drums. Lorenzo Smith, tenor sax; Joe Montgomery, piano; Al Gavin, drums." 180 gram vinyl.
$17.00 EAN: 8013252886447 ROCK
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GRADY, KRAIG: Our Rainy Season/Nuilagi CD (EITHER 005CD)
"Kraig Grady is a composer/decomposer/sound explorer. Since 1975 he has pursued the formation of ensembles of acoustic microtonal instruments of his own design/modification to explore an interaction with environmental spaces, the contextual influence of visionary space, and psychoacoustical pitch phenomena. Seeing personal fulfillment as not possible within the confines of specialization, he has also engaged extensively as a shadow puppeteer, tuning theorist, filmmaker, world music radio DJ and concert promoter. His compositions often include interactions with his own silent films and shadow plays. Despite the fact that the nature and size of his instruments make touring difficult and rare, his work has been presented at Ballhaus Naunyn Berlin (Germany), the Chateau de la Napoule (France), the Norton Simon Museum of Art (Los Angeles), the Institute of Modern Art (Brisbane), and the Pacific Asia Museum. Generally it has been within reach of his locales where he engages in most of his activities."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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IKONIKA & OPTIMUM: Aqueous Cream/Ampersand 12" (HBR 001EP)
Hyderdub-recording artist Ikonika with Planet Mu/Night Slugs producer Optimum.
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Acid Rumba: Spanish Gypsy Grooves 1969-1976 LP (HCALO 1001LP)
"Are you ready for the gypsy fuzz?? Acid Rumba is the new compilation on Hundergrum Records (Andergraun Vibrations, Psicotronica...) and contains 15 amazing rumba and flamenco-rock tracks influenced by psych-rock-funk-soul sounds, recorded in Spain between 1969 and 1976. At the end of the sixties and early seventies, the serious and traditional flamenco world and the Rumba scene from Catalonia collided with the modern pop sounds which came from abroad. Enterprising producers adopted those new musical trends: rock, pop, psychedelia, soul, funk... Long-haired session musicians armed with electric guitars and drums started to get involved with flamenco and rumba singers, creating an explosive sound: fuzz & wah guitars, Moogs and Farfisa, drum breaks and soulish horns blend with exotic flamenco & rumba percussions and raw vocals. Professionally remastered sound and 4-page insert featuring detailed liner notes in English/Spanish and lots of pictures. Limited to 600 copies."
$19.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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HARVEY MILK: A Small Turn Of Human Kindness LP (HDH 206LP)
"A Small Turn of Human Kindness, is as dense and as heavy temperamentally as it is musically. The seven songs so subtly bleed together that the listener has no choice, but to view the entire album as a linear orchestration with a singular ebb and flow. A rising and falling action, refined to hell and back. And so, all of these things lead me to believe that any and all true Harvey Milk fans will eventually argue this record as the band's finest work. Or at least the vinyl version will become the quintessential mantle-piece for a generation of suburban children slumming it in the inner city... you know who you are! LP package includes a digital download code redeemable for the complete album."
$18.25 UPC: 634457525610 ROCK
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MASTER MUSICIANS OF BUKKAKE: Totem Two PIC. DISC (IMPREC 301-PIC)
"Repress of 500 copies of the sold out LP as a picture disc with new artwork and design by Seldon Hunt. Echoing like a long lost Werner Herzog soundtrack Totem Two is a record of subtle meditations and deep electric hallucinations from the crystal caves of the Northwest to the orchestral desert portals of Turkey. Totem Two finds MMOB exploring the disappearance of the mystic and the schisms of our age. In times when forces move against our souls these are the first sounds of music that can only be described as no-age, a resistance is making itself known. Featuring members of Earth, Asva, Burning Witch, The Diminished Men, and more and special guests from Secret Chiefs 3 and the thriving Istanbul music scene."
$13.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VAMPILLIA: Alchemic Heart CD (IMPREC 320CD)
"Alchemic Heart is a special project presented by Vampillia who have colored these two colossal compositions with beautiful contributions by members of the Boredoms, Jarboe (ex-Swans), Inswarm and Japanese Noise-God Merzbow. Layered strings, piano, bass, noise and voices are weaved mysteriously and expand as two magnificently parallel aesthetic worlds. Comprised of two pieces, 'Sea'/'Land,' a primitive landscape is created via listening and destroyed when the pieces are complete. Vampillia, much like the Boredoms, absorb rock, noise, modern composition, experimental music & pop and explode it out as hardcore spirit music. They hail from Osaka, Japan and are a brutal orchestra with three distinct vocalists backed by twin violins, piano, twin guitars, bass, turntables, Toyohito Yoshikawa on drums as well as Tatsuya Yoshida and Kazuhisa Chikada."
$10.00 UPC: 793447532028 ROCK
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MERZBOW: Jigokuhen: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 14 LP (IMPREC 321LP)
"Jigokuhen is the final installment in Masami Akita's 15 part Bird Series for Important Records. Inspired by Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue D'Oiseaux, the Bird Series saw the release of one CD per month for 13 months. This 14th Bird Series release is being issued on the 2 year anniversary of the start of the Bird Series and in conjunction with Vampilla's album on Important, which Merzbow contributed some major mixing work."
$12.50 UPC: 793447532127 ROCK
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LOPEZ & MAURIZIO BIANCHI, FRANCISCO: KRMN CD (IMPREC 322CD)
"'KRMN-FL' and 'KRMN-MB' were both created with the same original source materials, jointly created by Maurizio Bianchi and Francisco López." "Produced from the partial oxidation of carbon-containing compounds, carbon monoxide is a highly toxic gas and has no odor or color. It is the most common type of fatal poisoning in many countries. Exposures can lead to significant toxicity of the central nervous system and heart. 'KRMN' (for Karbona Monooksido) has been produced from the impartial de-oxidation of sonorous carbon-containing modular compounds. It's not toxic and has a positive effect on the peripheral nervous system and symbolic heart. Pay attention to its fatal antidote to the industrial poisoning in our dogmatic modernity." --M.B.
$10.00 UPC: 793447532226 EXPERIMENTAL
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DREYBLATT, ARNOLD: Turntable History CD (IMPREC 323CD)
"Arnold Dreyblatt (b.1953) is an American composer who has studied with La Monte Young, Pauline Oliveros and Alvin Lucier. He is a member of the German Academy Of Art. He has released work on labels such as Table of the Elements, Cantaloupe, Tzadik, Hat Art and Dexter's Cigar. Turntable History is a recording of a 40-minute multi-channel sound composition which was conceived as part of an audio-visual installation installed in the circular vaulted brick space of a historical water container in Berlin in 2009. The original sound content is derived from recordings made by Arnold Dreyblatt of a Magnetic Resonance Imagining Scanner (Siemens Magnetom Symphony Maestro Class) in a radiological practice in Berlin. Dreyblatt was fortunate to gain rare permission to record this device in operation without patients being involved. A technician from Siemens manned the machine especially for these recordings, searching for software settings related to their resulting sonic output rather for scanning particular body areas. Dreyblatt treated the device as a giant Tesla coil, in which the alignment and resonances of a powerful magnetic field is gradually altered by rotating radio frequencies. Dreyblatt analyzed and deconstructed the original recordings and grouped the audio segments by pitch, rhythm and density. The resulting five-channel composition of harmonically resonating, pulsating signals, sounded within this voluminous reflective space (with long delay times) is wonderfully captured in this recording."
$10.00 UPC: 793447532325 EXPERIMENTAL
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KENT, JULIA: Green and Grey CD (IMPREC 324CD)
"Made in New York City and inspired by the intersections between the natural world and the human world, Green and Grey continues Julia Kent's solo career as a maker of highly personal music. Using looped and layered cello, electronics, and recordings of natural sounds, she explores in this new instrumental record the melding of the technological and the organic, the patterns and repetitions that exist in nature and are mirrored in human creations, and the complexity and fragility of our relationships with one another and with the natural world. Without collaborators--other than the insect, weather, and wind sounds that create a sort of exoskeleton for the music--she has created an intensely personal landscape that references the way nature, however subverted and endangered by our modern world, still retains its power."
$10.00 UPC: 793447532424 ROCK
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DEMIAN: Demian LP (MJJ 309LP)
"One of the bands that helped build the great Austin, TX music scene (the 'live music capital of the world'), Demian was actually Bubble Puppy with a new name and sound. While Bubble Puppy was classic psychedelia, Demian was hard rock in the vein of bands like Atomic Rooster. Recorded live-in-studio at L.A.'s legendary Record Plant studio in 1970, Demian was also one of the first bands to feature dueling lead guitars. Despite the high quality of the songs and the local buzz this album generated at the time, due to mismanagement, Demian soon faded into the record collecting beyond."
$19.00 UPC: 889397830915 ROCK
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HECKER, TIM: Ravedeath, 1972 2LP (KRANK 154LP)
Gatefold 2LP version. "Tim Hecker's latest work approaches a form of secular musical transcendentalism from within the battered temple of spirituality. Recorded in a church in Reykjavik, Iceland and using a pipe organ as the primary sound source, this new piece is essentially a live recording. In reality, it exists in a nether world between captured live performance and meticulous studio work, melding the two approaches to sonic artifice as a unity. It is in parts a document of air circulating within a wooden room, and also a pagan work of physical resonance within a space once reserved for the hallowed breath of the divine. While the title of the piece 'Hatred of Music' might be a clue, the album is also partly an attempt to confront a pervasive negativity surrounding music. Historical rituals of destroying pianos, mountains of pirated CDRs pushed by bulldozers in Eastern Europe, or the melancholy of the digital music era began as sideline motifs which quickly informed the work on this record. They also really didn't at all. Despite that the context is wide open in such a form of musical abstraction, the substance of these immersive compositions showcases Hecker's continued mastery of organizing sound into a visceral near entity. It is an almost physical presence that the listener feels as much as hears. This work is a significant contribution to Hecker's oeuvre, one which spans over ten years of musical production. Ravedeath is an enigmatic document of beauty and force. The album was recorded mostly over the period of one day in July of 2010. Iceland-based musician Ben Frost assisted with the engineering and performs on this recording."
$12.50 UPC: 796441815418 ELECTRONIC
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DALEK: Untitled CD (GMT 006CD)
"A departure from previous Dälek releases, their Latitudes session is a gorgeous, multicultural melting pot of sound & space. It's a serious shot to the head; an opening of the eye, if you will." Hand-numbered edition of 1000 copies.
$10.00 UPC: 718752150620 ROCK
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EDEN ROSE: On The Way To Eden CD (LION 645CD)
"It might be easy to think of Eden Rose as simply a first version of famed French progressive band Sandrose. Both bands had the same musicians; both existed at nearly the same moment in time (c. 1970). But Eden Rose is now seen, quite rightly, as something unique, a chimera from the misty past, a time during which the winds of change were blowing on the fixed universe of music. Rules were blown away, stagnant structures were swept aside, and musical conventions emancipated, this freshness and spontaneity the essence of a style that hadn't yet been formalised. As for Eden Rose, they took off once they teamed up with guitarist extraordinaire Jean-Pierre Alarcen, who had worked with Jacques Dutronc and played in Le Systeme Crapout chik. The result was this batch of psych-inspired, decidedly grooving, upbeat instrumental tracks, with wailing (at times) fuzzed-out guitar and distinguished Hammond organ aplenty, over driving beats. A unique sound, brilliant, bright, and singing from the first note to the last. And man, if my ears don't deceive me, the main theme from 'Walking In the Sea' (before it spins off into Jimi Hendrix territory) sure sounds like a lovely jazzy riff on Serge Gainsbourg's 'Je t'aime... moi non plus,' which had been released the year before this album hit the racks. Two bonus tracks are from the band's only single that contained non-LP tracks. Booklet has the band's story in English and French, and is printed on FSC recycled, chlorine-free, 100% post-consumer fiber paper manufactured using biogas energy." LP version on Guerssen (GUESS 066LP).
$11.25 UPC: 778578064525 ROCK
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PRAXIS: Profanation: Preparation For A Coming Darkness CD (MOD 005CD)
"Profanation features the core trio of Praxis - Buckethead, Bill Laswell, and Brain trading information with various musicians, including a slew of guest lead vocalists, among them Iggy Pop, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Mike Patton, Rammellzee, Doctor Israel, Wu-Tang protégé Killah Priest and Jamaica-born toaster Hawk."
$10.50 UPC: 859561002059 ROCK
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MAGNETIC MAN: Getting Nowhere 12" (MAGNET 002EP)
"Magnetic Man's third single Getting Nowhere featuring John Legend, taken from their Top 5 self-titled debut album, released here on 12" vinyl. Featuring a spacey, ethereal remix from one third of Magnetic Man, Skream. On the flip is a dark, liquid drum & bass remix from Digital Sounboy's Breakage followed by the original cut from the album."
$6.50 UPC: 800071000806 ELECTRONIC
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FRACTION: Moon Blood LP + 10" (MEX 026LP)
"At long last, the first fully authorized reissue of the psychedelic hard rock private press to end them all -- Moonblood. There are very few albums in the psych/punk/hard rock/private presses strata that garner the sort of universal awe and accolades that Fraction's almighty Moonblood does, and even fewer records in the world that could be dubbed 'Christian Rock' incur such fierce devotion. The band and LP as a whole equals something indescribably intense from start to finish--comparisons to the Detroit late 60s high-energy bands like The Stooges and MC5 abound, as well as the sort of late 60s damaged spirit lurking in biker clubs and disgruntled Vietnam vets. The song cycle on side 1 of the LP in particular cuts to the emotional core, with severely charged dark lyrics like 'Extend your thumbs and burn the darkness out of her.'" Housed in a gatefold sleeve with cellophane cover. The bonus 10" was "record in late '71 in a storage unit at an industrial complex in North Hollywood" and features tracks ("Prisms," "Dawning Light," "Intercessor's Blues") never before released on vinyl.
$26.50 UPC: 184923100266 ROCK
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DE MENIL, JOHN AND FRANCOIS: Max Ernst Hanging DVD (MC 1201DVD)
"In this revealing documentary, patron, collector, and curator Dominique de Menil hangs the 1973 exhibition Inside the Sight, in conversation with Max Ernst, the 20th-century Surrealist artist. From installation to opening party, the events that transpire, as captured by filmmakers John and Francois de Menil, provide a rare and intimate glimpse into the process of making an exhibition." Region 0, NTSC format; running time: 59 minutes.
$12.50 UPC: 880198120199 Misc
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MR RAOUL K: Introducing My World 12" (MUSIQ 053EP)
"This is the 2nd single cut from the debut album from Mr Raoul K Introducing My World. Album was recorded in his hometown Africa with local musician and Raoul edited and reconstructed at his German studio. A side is a title track of the album. It's a typical Raoul's unique African minimal house."
$10.00 UPC: 827170380165 ELECTRONIC
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MADERNA, BRUNO: Complete Works For Orchestra Vol. 3 CD/SACD (NEOS 10935CD)
Featured works: Ausstrahlung (1971) for female voice, flute, oboe, large orchestra and tape; Biogramma (1972) for large orchestra; Grande Aulodia (1970) for flute, oboe and orchestra. "Of the leading figures of Europe's postwar avant-garde, Bruno Maderna was the embodiment of the free spirit. More than any other, he was at once a visionary and a pragmatist and referred to his music with modest understatement as 'conductor's music.' The truth was that, being an expressive and highly sensitive conductor with no patience for arid sobriety, he knew more about the orchestra and bestrode a more spacious music-historical terrain than his colleagues. His repertoire, which included early music as well as the great symphonic masterpieces, reads like a lexicon of advanced modernism. He had a low opinion of the rigorous radicalism championed by Boulez, Stockhausen and Nono, and compared rigid ideological stances with the religious wars of the Reformation and Counter- Reformation. His music represents a fruitful interaction between tradition and the new and unknown; he considered the idea of stylistic hermeticism to be a dead end incompatible with human nature." Stereo/multichannel hybrid SACD that can be played on any CD player.
$15.50 UPC: 675754031589 CLASSICAL
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VA: Donaueschinger Musiktage 2008 3CD/SACD (NEOS 10944CD)
Featured works: Georges Apreghis: Teeter-totter; Brian Ferneyhough: Chronos-Aion; Dror Feiler: Müll; Bernhard Gander: Beine und Strümpfe; Saed Haddad: The Sublime; Enno Poppe: Altbau; Arnulf Herrmann: Fiktive Tänze; Ben Johnston: Quintet for Groups; Isabel Mundry: Ich und Du; Eduoardo Moguillansky: Cire perdue; Brice Pauset: Die Tänzerin. "'One hundred years of New Music -- so what now.' This rhetorical question posed by the promoters of the event provoked various responses. Enno Poppe occupied one corner (a dusty one at that), and Isabel Mundry quite another -- playing the role philosopher. As for Ben Johnston, he celebrated a late Donaueschingen debut with his Quintet for Groups. Brice Pauset, Arnulf Hermann and Bernhard Gander allowed their thoughts to roam a little, as a series of solos receding into the distance, if apparently chaotic when viewed up close, not unlike a disco just around the corner. Saed Haddad demanded luxury goods, and Eduardo Moguillansky held white-hot forms in his hands. Georges Aperghis achieved a remarkable balancing act. Brian Ferneyhough felt, 'The plethora of phenomena that surround us is confusing, incommensurable.' Stay awake, opined Dror Feiler, watch and see how it all develops. Cheers ... let's make a joyful racket!" Stereo/multichannel hybrid SACDs that can be played on any CD player.
$46.50 UPC: 675754030131 CLASSICAL
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PANISELLO & GYORGY LIGETI, FABIAN: Piano Etudes CD (NEOS 10946CD)
Performed by: Dimitri Vassilakis. "The 'etude' was originally a small-scale composition that was mainly didactic in intent and presented the player with a technical problem. Gyorgy Ligeti had this more or less specifically in mind when he wrote the first book of his Etudes pour piano in 1985. However, Ligeti's Etudes open a new chapter in his oeuvre. Allusions of tonality enter his harmonic language; echoes of folk music crop up, recalling Bela Bartok; on the whole, the sound became brighter. In Estudios para piano by Fabian Panisello the generic term 'etude' is restored to its original meaning of a preparatory study."
$15.50 UPC: 675754031619 CLASSICAL
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KUBIK, LADISLAV: Sinfoniettas Nos. 1 & 3 - Piano Concerto No. 3 CD (NEOS 11011CD)
"Born in 1946 in Prague, Ladislav Kubík has been paving his own highly personal path since the 1970s, when he received acclaim at the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris. Kubik both draws influence from the Western European avant-garde as well as his own Slavic heritage."
$15.50 UPC: 675754031633 CLASSICAL
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VA: Donaueschinger Musiktage 2009 Vol. 1 CD/SACD (NEOS 11051CD)
Featured works: Salvatore Sciarrino (1947): World Premiere commissioned by SWR: "Libro notturno delle voci" (for flute and orchestra; 2009). Performed by: Mario Caroli and conducted by SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg/Beat Furrer. Beat Furrer (1954): "Apon" (for orchestra and speaking voice; 2009); Text by: Händl Klaus, spoken by Helmut Vogel, and conducted by SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg/Beat Furrer. Jimmy Lopez (1978): World Premiere commissioned by SWR: "Incubus III" (for clarinet, percussion and live electronics; 2009); Poem by: Paul Williams, performed by soloists of musikFabrik, Carl Rosman and Dirk Rothbrust. "Featured on this CD as both composer and conductor, Beat Furrer was born in 1954 in Schaffhausen [Switzerland] and studied composition and conducting in Vienna with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati and Otmar Suitner respectively. Today he is not only Artistic Director of Klangforum Wien but also a Professor of Composition in Graz, Austria." Stereo/multichannel hybrid SACD that can be played on any CD player.
$15.50 UPC: 675754031596 CLASSICAL
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PARKER & ICI ENSEMBLE, WILLIAM: Winter Sun Crying CD/SACD (NEOS 41008CD)
Performed by: William Parker, double-bass, piccolo trumpet, shakuhachi, double reeds; David Jager, soprano & tenor saxophones; Roger Jannotta, alto saxophone, piccolo, flute, clarinet; Markus Heinze, baritone & tenor saxophones; Christofer Varner, trombone, sampler; Gunnar Geisse, laptop & laptop guitar; Georg Janker, double-bass, G2; Sunk Poschi, drum. Stereo/multichannel hybrid SACD that can be played on any CD player.
$15.50 UPC: 675754031602 JAZZ
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VA: Those Shocking, Shaking Days CD (NA 5065CD)
Subtitled: Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk: 1970-1978. "
The untold story of Indonesia's various underground 70s musical scenes; extensive liner notes, photographs and ephemera; fully restored and remastered audio; officially licensed.
The progressive music scenes in 1970s Indonesia were largely underground as a result of strict censorship imposed by the dictator Suharto. Those who performed music marked by relentless fuzz, over the top, politically charged lyrics, strong rhythms and a cranky low-fidelity were truly rebellious. And the resulting output has been largely -- outside of the confines of this island nation -- unheard or ignored. Indonesia, based in large part on the restrictions imposed by Suharto, is better known for the coffee it exports than the music it creates. This situation hasn't been remedied by the rough-hewn Indonesian bootlegs that dotted the psychedelic landscape over the past five years. Thanks now to the tireless -- and expensive -- research of Canadian hip hop producer and Southeast Asian music specialist Jason 'Moss' Connoy - and the trust that Indonesian rock legend Benny Soebardja placed in Now-Again Records as he traversed his homeland's islands securing the rights necessary for us to offer you this anthology -- we feel like we can, in good spirits and conscience, shine the light on some of the most impressive organizations to offer their take on the psychedelic and progressive rock and funk sounds during the early shocking, shaking days of Suharto's regime." Artists: Panbers, The Brims, Rollies, Shark Move, Golden Wing, AKA, IVO's Group, Ariesta Birawa Group, Terenchem, Benny Soebardja and Lizard, Super Kid, Koes Plus, The Gang Of Harry Roesli, Black Brothers, Rasela, Freedom Of Rhapsodia, Rhythm Kings, Duo Kribo. Housed in a mini-LP tip on sleeve, alongside a 64-page full-color booklet.
"It's a great one! Hats off to the label for digging deep and coming up with this one."-- Henry Rollins
$15.50 UPC: 659457506520 WORLD
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VA: Those Shocking, Shaking Days 3LP (NA 5065LP)
Deluxe 3LP version: packaged in a six-panel triple gatefold jacket with a 16-page full-color booklet.
$20.50 UPC: 659457506513 WORLD
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NATURAL YOGURT BAND, THE: Tuck In With... CD (NA 5078CD)
"Now-Again Records presents Tuck in With..., the follow-up album from the best band with the weirdest name. In 2009 Now-Again Records reissued the Natural Yogurt Band's first platter -- Away With Melancholy. In keeping with the rarity of the experimental records that inspired the Band, the original Jazzman Records issue of the album -- from just the year before -- had been limited to a run of 1000 pieces. Those records quickly disappeared and the Jazzman himself had no plans to offer another helping. The result? An audience searching for psychedelic 'music library' vibes from the golden era of the 60s and 70s meticulously recreated in the new millennium were left starved. Well, we fed 'em, and they asked for the next course. Two years later, the Band (really former Little Barrie drummer Wayne Fullwood and Miles Newbold) presents to you another platter of delights. With their sophomore album, Fullwood and Newbold serve up more of what made the Natural Yogurt Band's debut so special: quirky irreverence abounds, but the band has expanded their menu to include influences from around the globe." Stylish mini-LP style gatefold packaging
$13.75 UPC: 759457507821 ROCK
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FREEZE & LX ONE/SP:MC & YOUNGSTA: Foreseen/Unidentified 12" (OSMUK 011EP)
"Proper, Deep, dark and deadly business from Kryptic Minds' label Osiris Music UK. X side 'Forseeen' features LX One (aka Joker D known for his MC-ing) joins forces with Freeze (a well know D&B producer who loves the cold!!). Y side: We all know Youngsta is one of Dubstep's original dons and on 'Unidentified' he teams up with another underground legend SP:MC, Heavy, murking.. real deal, no cheese, dubstep!"
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Busted At Oz LP (PERM 022LP)
"Finally! After 30 long years since its original release, the definitive Chicago punk document is available again on vinyl! Busted At Oz was originally released in 1981 on Autumn Records. It has been long out-of-print and regularly fetches collector prices in stores and online. It contains some of the earliest recordings from well-known Chicago punk acts such as Naked Raygun and Effigies, as well as more obscure Chicago punk groups such as Strike Under, Subverts, Silver Abuse, and one of Chicago's first mostly-female post-punk groups, Da. The tip-on jackets for this 30th Anniversary limited edition vinyl-only reissue were reproduced by Stoughton to look exactly like the original by using the actual vintage print left over from the original pressing!"
$12.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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PSYCLONES: Different Thinking People LP (PERM 023LP)
"Psyclones are an obscure '80s artpunk band equally influenced by Devo, Chrome, and Cabaret Voltaire. They released LPs on Subterranean and RRRecords along with numerous cassettes on their own label, Ladd-Frith, throughout the '80s. They played shows with many legendary punk groups such as X, the Lewd, Hüsker Dü and appeared on The Gift Of Noise comp in 1983 alongside No Trend, F/i, Senseless Hate, and Smersh. They're a self-proclaimed industrial pop group. The Psyclones' Different Thinking People LP on Permanent Records contains only previously unreleased material from the bands formative years. The full-color printed inner sleeve features vintage show flyers, lyrics, and discography album art. Limited one-time pressing of 500!"
$11.25 UPC: N/A ROCK
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PEVERELIST & HYETAL: The Hum/rrrr 12" (DRUNK 019EP)
"Punch Drunk continue to twist, redefine and push forward the template of dubstep with a new 12" combining the talents of rising star Hyetal and Bristol veteran Peverelist. As part of the second wave of Bristol dubstep producers, Hyetal has already made his mark, garnering critical acclaim for his recent 12" Phoenix on Orca and previously releasing 12"s on labels such as Reduction and Soul Motive in addition to his collaboration with Shortstuff on Punch Drunk. This is Peverelist's second 12" release following his Better Ways of Living release for Punch Drunk. Both producers bring their trademark ingredients to the table, Hyetal's kaleidoscopic synthesis and Pev's deadly junglistic rhythm section combine to produce two very different tracks. 'The Hum' is immediately grabbing, brimming with propelling energy and uplifting melodics. The cryptically titled 'rrrr' is a much darker disorientating psychedelic affair, slowly luring you into its groove, providing another typical Punch Drunk curve ball."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ASC: Advent/The Glow 12" (RED 005EP)
"Longtime producer and innovator ASC steps to Pushing Red with two fantastic pieces of Detroit-tinged techno. He's well known in many circles for his wonderful drum & bass releases which more recently have brought him success on such labels Exit, Nonplus and his own Auxilary. He is also known for other tempos and this release is pure evidence that he is just as deadly in this realm as his drum & bass! 'Advent,' punishing 4/4 kicks things off before distorted, crushing bass and effects propel this monster into Detroit territory! While this tune is a monster, everything is perfectly layered and everything within the tune makes sense. Reverbed keys and delayed effects pull everything together! Definitely one for the fans who like their beats with a little teeth! 'The Glow' harks back to the glory days of Warp Records and mid 90's techno & electronic. A subtle 4/4 keeps the momentum going while the bassline could work out any sound system. Lush keys and pads sit perfectly on top creating that wonderful melodic and nostalgia feel! Definitely one for fans of deeper, melodic techno!"
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DUNBAR, MAXMILLION: Cool Water 2x12" (RAMP 038LP)
"After his Bare Feet EP dropped out of the blue, Max has been delivering track after track to the RAMP offices. 'Cool Water is a straight up trip through me. 'Pretty Please' is on some boogie party fly shit, and the rest of the tracks sort of travel down from there like some DNA, just unraveling all the zones that I go into; 'Sno Mega' is for rollerskates, 'Way Down' is an earth tone blast, 'Girls Dream' is slow ocean disco, 'Rhythm track For Rashied Ali' is a house slam in honor of the illest drummer ever, 'Lemon & Lime' is what happened when I got really into this one Polygon Window song this year. 'Original Soundtrack Flutes' is my new age anthem. And 'Breathe What U Say' lays it all out at the end like some Brian Eno + Cluster meets T-Pain vibe ? just layers and layers of me breathing into a vocoder, dripping away."
$17.00 EAN: 5055317207623 ELECTRONIC
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BANJO OR FREAKOUT: Banjo Or Freakout CD (RBR 008CD)
"Banjo Or Freakout's self-titled debut, a heady collection of introspective beats and carefully constructed moments forged across borders and genre. Italian-born and London-based Alessio Natalizia makes stargaze pop that stares stellar, but with feet firmly set forwards from the sonic footprints left by artists like Kevin Shields, Can, and Arthur Russell, and contemporaries Caribou, Deerhunter and A Place to Bury Strangers."
$10.25 UPC: 718122318759 ROCK
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SLOATH: Sloath LP (REPOSE 023LP)
"Hailing from the South, Sloath are a sickly, unwholesome, five piece brought together by a mutual desire to play the slowest, loudest and heaviest music possible using guitars, bass, drums and chant-like vocalisations. This, their self-titled debut, has been in the works for two long years, recorded in bouts between sharing stages with the likes of Acid Mothers Temple, Burial Hex, Om and White Mice amongst others. Possibly the most straight forward HEAVY album Riot Season have released thus far. Sloath deal the same low end crushing barrage as Sleep, Melvins, Earth and of course Sabbath. It's deep, sprawling and HEAVY as fuck. Sloath are quite clearly enjoying themselves. Limited to just 500 copies on vinyl for the world."
$12.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SCB: Hard Boiled VIP/20_5 12" (SCB 002EP)
"Very limited. Hotflush Recordings boss Paul Rose's (Scuba) SCB project."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SHINDIG: Shindig! Quarterly No. 1 MAG (SHIN Q01)
"On the cover: The Electric Prunes: Too Much To Dream: California's Psychedelic Warlords;
Thee Hypnotics: Soul, Glitter & Sin: The Rise And Fall of our last great rock band;
Q65: Wild Sounds From The Netherlands;
Strawberry Studios: Behind The Scenes At 10CC's Recording Mecca
The Majority: The Brit Harmony Pop Heroes' Cautionary Tale;
The Insomniac's Café: Where the beatniks and the surfers made history.
Plus: Exploitation novels; Randy Holden; Neu!; Josefus; Hedgehoppers Anonymous; Psychedelic video games.
$7.25 EAN: 9780956736925 ROCK
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DAMIER & STACY PULLEN, CHEZ: Core 1993 - Forever Monna 12" (CORE 093C-EP)
"One of the most evasive titles of the Prescription/Balance catalog, Chez Damier & Stacey Pullen's 'Forever Monna' evinces the futurism of the most forward leaning deep house music, purging itself of any relics of disco sentimentality in the sacred quest of that prophecy of infinite, intangible beauty hidden within the patchwork of electronic production. Originally released in apparently minuscule numbers on Serious Grooves in 1993, this remarkable instrumental track was re-released two years later on Ballance, a fine example of these two Detroit pioneers' tireless effort to claim a piece of that brave new world from the unyielding clutches of techno. Slinky synth loops, eerie chord frames and a brilliantly simple low-end punctuation coalesce in the uncertain, unidentifiable prospect of soul music stripped of any links to the past or present, an inexplicably funky rendition of a deep house slow mounting contagion, infecting fatally the recollections of Parliament/Funkadelic bass-licks and warm organ progressions with a bleak, somehow comforting landscape of fresh alien-esque soul. Previously unattainable without an eighty-dollar plus price-tag, 'Forever Monna' joins the growing army of CORE reissues seeking to popularize an often horded and unattainable circle of essential dance music classics, pieces of stunning vision and incomparable genius that should be accessible to more than just a few pockets capable of shelving out the capital for what is rightfully the universal property of electronic musical sublimity." On white vinyl; one-sided release.
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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C.V.O. (GLENN UNDERGROUND): Core 1995- Mighty Real Groove 12" (CORE 095C-EP)
"Hot off the heals of the Core series reissue of 'I Feel The Rhythm,' slow to speak offers its edition of Prescription family represses: Glenn Underground's 'Mighty Real Groove.' Released under his early moniker, C.V.O, 'Mighty Real Groove' beats into even the most stubborn ears the truth of Trent & co.'s collective of hand-picked mid-west talent. The 1995 masterpiece is a devastating, pulverizing party-rocker that utilizes the used and abused Sylvester sample so typical of club-era hedonism and re-cultivates its simple universality in a new mold that avoids the cliches of disco's expired optimism. Add the smart chord progression and one of the most un-subtle, chest-reverberating, entrails-twisting, Thor-hammering bass lines ever to grace a deep house record and you have 'Mighty Real Groove': a rampant party jam that still wields the musical elegance and warmth of the Prescription catalog. Hammered to death by Theo Parrish & so many more, this time-tested C.V.O classic has signed up for a second tour of duty, spreading the true underground gospel to those unbelievers who still dwell in the mansion of shadow and despair." One-sided release.
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SYNKRO: Angels VIP/Good Loving 12" (SMOKE 014EP)
"Synkro is no doubt one of the most talented producers out on the dubstep circuit and this single shows us what Synkro is all about. His profile has been blowing up to no end and has had a release on Med School (Hospital) and has a track signed on D-Bridge's imprint Exit. First up is a VIP mix of 'Angels' that was originally released on a white label late 2009. The original was a favorite with the likes of Headhunter and Intra:mental that were both giving the tune regular rotation. The VIP mix here is a more zooped up, two step dance floor roller that sounds clean and smooth on the ear. Very impressive stuff! Then 'Good Lovin' on the flip which has been a Synkro favorite of mine for a long time. It's the side of Synkro that says 'sit back, relax and enjoy.' If you like it nice and mellow, 'Good Lovin' is the one for you!"
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Brazil Bossa Beat! CD (SJR 242CD)
Subtitled: Bossa Nova and the Story of Elenco Records, Brazil. "Following on from Soul Jazz Records' Bossa Nova album and deluxe book (compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker) comes this incredible collection of bossa nova tracks from Brazil's infamous Elenco Records, the legendary record label -- whose releases represent a who's who of bossa nova artists in Brazil in the 1960s -- Vinicius de Moraes, Edu Lobo, Baden Powell, Nara Leao and many, many more. Soul Jazz Records delve further into the world of bossa nova music in Brazil in the 1960s with this deluxe CD-pack of music from Elenco Records, whose iconic output represented the pinnacle of bossa nova music in Brazil during this celebrated era. The best artists, the best designs, the best music, the best everything! Elenco is the definitive bossa nova label (the equivalent of Studio One in reggae, Blue Note in jazz etc). None of these tracks have ever before been released outside of Brazil, and over the years Elenco releases have become the holy grail for fans and collectors alike of Brazilian music. Elenco's superb, high quality output featured all the bossa nova major artists and defined everything that was great in bossa nova and Brazilian music with stunning graphics (many featured in a gallery section in the extensive booklet) and sophisticated sound. This package includes extensive a 52-page booklet with text on the story of the legendary label, and a gallery section featuring the iconic designs of Cesar G. Villela whose covers defined bossa nova -- stylish, cool and hip. Essential for anyone interested in bossa nova and the music of Brazil!"
$13.00 EAN: 5026328102429 WORLD
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VA: Brazil Bossa Beat! 2LP (SJR 242LP)
Gatefold 2LP version.
$15.50 EAN: 5026328002422 WORLD
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CASPA: Terminator/Marmite 12" (SUBSOL 009EP)
"Terminator" remixed by Tolley Snatcha. "Marmite" remixed by Doctor P.
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY: Blonde On Blonde 12" (TEAL 001EP)
"Following the critically acclaimed debut-release of Bob Bhamra's West Norwood Cassette Library alias Teal Recordings presents Blonde On Blonde as its seminal release. This one is surely meant for the dance floor: an addictive bassline, and a stomping house beat executed as were it a hidden gem dug out in a New York pawnshop. The ubiquitous Ramadanman hits the flipside under his Pearson Sound monkier, with a rehash of 'Blonde On Blonde,' with subtle references to the original version David Kennedy takes the remix to quite different, but equally interesting, places. Lush early morning vibes! A must have! Support from, Untold, 2562, Ben Ufo, Shortstuff, Mosca, Pariah."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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HEART LAND: Heart Land LP (TS 12010LP)
"Heart Land hail from New Hope, PA. It's a liminal place, halfway between everything, where all the lines blur and where 'things' aren't always what they 'seem.' I remember one autumn evening a quarter-century ago, when New Hope first got under my skin. In that twilight moment, legendary psychedelic LP collector Veronica Breth (then still known as 'Gregg') let me in on her little secret: 'It's better to sell 100 records at $150.00 apiece,' she whispered in her kiss-of-the-spider-woman purr, 'than it is to sell 1000 records at $15.00 each...' I don't know if it was the ginseng wine, or the unbearable straightness of her long blonde hair, or the way s/he French-inhaled her clove cigarette, but the whole conversation made me a little light-headed. At that time, the notion struck me as elitist to the point of vampirism, but I'll be goddamned if her words aren't truer now than when s/he uttered them. What with the internet both hipping everybody to everything and making it all available at any time, rarity itself is as rare as a day in June (as they say). Which brings me back to Heart Land's self-titled LP on Tequila Sunrise Records, one in a series of on-going collaborative co-releases, this one with Cream of Turner Records. It's a limited edition of 200, all with hand-made library-binder style covers, and very sharp-looking indeed. But not only is every sleeve different and unique, but every record is different, too -- at least, that's how it sounds! What do I know? Every time I play it, it sounds different. Seriously. All I know is that the guys from Heart Land burrowed into the outside-psychedelic-trance-noise-improv badger-hole like a dachshund (albeit one with an un-German sense of humor) and came back with a mash-up of every track on the NWW want-list plus a few imaginary tracks mixed in (only it turns out none were really imaginary after all, if you get my 'drift'). Are these songs 30 seconds long, or are they whole sides? Are they soundtracks for unseen cinema? Who can say? I cannot answer these questions, I can only raise them. Heart Land's inspired throb is a true rarity, sand thrown into the gears of the reality studio machine, and you don't have to be a Swiss collector to afford it. Yet. Listen, wonder, and ride a white dove, luv!" -- Carlos Ramirez, San Tanco, Puerto Rico
$18.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SUNLORE: Sunlore LP (TS 12011LP)
"The sun plays tricks on the eyes when the atmosphere's just right, with fata morganas like the Crocker Mountains or the Flying Dutchman, or with sun dogs like the ones that dazzled and disoriented Robert Falcon Scott. Sunlore is like that. As soon as you think you've got a bead on what they are, they just shimmer away from you. Sunlore falls through the cracks. The LP kicks off familiarly enough, sounding like Sun Ra playing 'Bron-Y-Aur Stomp' on a crunchy rocksichord, and then it lurches, keyboard-first, into a landscape of trailing moans and the distant clatter of ghost bongos ... parlor pianos playing melodies by Samuel Beckett ... a long parabolic samsara through some sort of hideously beautiful Sheela na Gig portal into a world lit by a black sun ... and then back out again to where you started from ... with all the fried elasticity of the first Amon Düül record, only a REALLY solipsistic version of it ... and ... wait ... on closer inspection, that ain't Uschi Obermaier out there shaking maracas in the shadow of the Berlin Wall ... it's actually your own pineal gland, vibrating? take that, Stasi bitches! So there you go. You can draw a set of references to similar sonic spacery from Shock Records' early days, Skullflower, Dead-fucking-C, New Blockaders, the aural magick of RRR or even Red Rhino records. However far into the name-check bush you want to go on walkabout, you'll still find an empty bag of clues at the end of the moebius strip. All I can tell you about Sunlore is that they come from southeastern Pennsylvania, one of the guys works down at the airport like Little Johnny Jewel, and they have some sort of affiliation with the equally uncategorizable Heart Land. And, like Heart Land, Sunlore's self-titled LP is available on Tequila Sunrise Records, one in a series of on-going collaborative co-releases with Cream of Turner Productions. It's a limited edition of 200, all with hand-made sleeves. Each sleeve, it should be mentioned, is an individual work of art involving spray paint, ball-bearings(?) and the alchemical element of fire."
$18.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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CHAPMAN, MICHAEL: Trainsong: Guitar Compositions 1967-2010 2CD (TSQ 2530CD)
"UK's Michael Chapman began his career on the Cornish folk circuit in 1967. He signed to the Harvest label, home to Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and many others, recording four quasi-legendary albums. The influential Fully Qualified Survivor was John Peel's favorite record of 1970, and featured future Bowie collaborator Mick Ronson. After decades of recording and touring, Chapman remains an obscure figure in the states. His profile was raised by a lengthy interview with big fan Thurston Moore in Fretboard Journal last year, and he also toured extensively with the late guitarist Jack Rose, with whom Michael shared a warm kinship. Chapman has released dozens of albums, but only a few in the states. Trainsong: Guitar Compositions 1967-2010 is a 2CD collection of twenty-six recently recorded solo guitar versions of tunes spanning his entire career. It is a fascinating look at one of the most prolific and profound guitarists of our time. This release should finally bring proper attention to this inspiring and masterful musician. Tompkins Square is truly honored to be releasing this album by one of our favorite musical heroes."
$13.00 UPC: 894807002530 ROCK
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ARDOIN, AMEDE: Mama, I'll Be Long Gone 2CD (TSQ 2554CD)
The Complete Recordings of Amede Ardoin, 1929-1934. "The father of Cajun and Zydeco is celebrated for the first time with his complete 34 recordings in one deluxe 2CD set. Rare Afro-Creole rhythms are heard alongside blues and breakdowns in this exquisitely remastered and produced volume, the first in the series of Long Gone Sounds for Tompkins Square. Produced by Christopher King and designed by Susan Archie."
$13.75 UPC: 894807002554 ROCK
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ACTION BEAT: Beatings 2CD (TCX 004CD)
"Limited 2xCD of 500 comes with 2nd disc of live cuts. Improvisational noise merchants, Action Beat, follow up their debut The Noise Band From Bletchley with Beatings & like its predecessor, was recorded at Southern Studios in just 2 days & this time with at least 7 musicians, which is evident in the sheer verve & potency of the album. They have taken their perfected improvised noise formula, driven by magnetic interlocking guitar harmonies, pummeling drums & crashing symbols & ramped it up a notch, or three. Their musical influences such as The Ex & Sonic Youth are still proudly on display, and for the first time ever, Action Beat utilizes fitting male vocals (provided by House Of John Player). This is the sound of a band maturing."
$10.75 UPC: 718754000428 ROCK
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ACTION BEAT: Beatings LP (TCX 004LP)
Gatefold 180 gram vinyl version. With download coupon.
$12.00 UPC: 718754000411 ROCK
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MCCRAE, GWEN: Doin' It/90% Of Me Is You 12" (R 34905EP)
Classic soul/funk tracks from 1982 & 1974.
$7.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MODERN LOVERS, THE: 96 Tears LP (VL 901189LP)
"This is THE earliest surviving recording of the Modern Lovers! The 9 tracks found here (with the exception of 'A Plea For Tenderness' recorded in 1973), were recorded live at Harvard University in the summer of 1971, while the band was still in its infant stages (having formed barely a year earlier in September 1970). Their first studio recording, a demo for Warner Bros, would not be made until that fall and their live Longbranch set wouldn't be recorded until April of 1972. It is also one of the only existing recordings to feature second guitarist John Felice, Richman's childhood friend (and the first official member of the Modern Lovers), who left the band before the recording of their first album. Jerry Harrison (later of the Talking Heads) plays keyboards and David Robinson (later of DMZ and the Cars) plays drums. Featuring rare tracks, like a rockin' version of Question Mark & The Mysterians' '96 Tears'." 180 gram vinyl.
$17.50 UPC: 889397901189 ROCK
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JULIUS, ORLANDO: And The Afro Sounders CD (VF 001CD)
"Orlando Julius has been a well known name on the West African music scene all through the 1960s and 70s. His early work was recorded in the Philips studios under the strict supervision of their house producers who were putting an emphasis on a pleasant and swinging sound that was jugging along in a pleasant way, bridging big band highlife music with American soul. In 1972 and 1973, Orlando Julius and his band The Afrosounders visited the legendary ARC Lagos studio of Ginger Baker and what OJ and the gang put to tape there was an entirely different beast: They recorded an album packed with unadulterated, funky Afrobeat of the heaviest caliber. For the first time, Orlando and his band were able to really let loose and showcase their full power with an unfiltered impact. They laid down six epic tracks that, from a funk or Afrobeat perspective, definitely count as Orlando's strongest work but it seemed that Philips were not too happy with this result. They completely botched the distribution of this record and while Orlando's earlier and later work has all been re-issued over the past years, this, his best record has remained under the radar and virtually unknown to the worldwide community of African music lovers. Now this record is re-released with its original artwork and extensive liner notes written by Orlando Julius himself, including loads of great vintage photographs." Includes 20-page booklet, housed in a hardbound package.
$11.75 UPC: 811673000125 WORLD
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FUJIYA & MIYAGI: Ventriloquizzing CD (YEP 2236CD)
"After two years experimenting in the shadows, cutting edge minimalist-funk heroes Fujiya & Miyagi are back with their darkest and most propulsive set yet. The band's fourth full-lengther, Ventriloquizzing has a dark heart, via its throbbing electro-glam beat and menacing lyrics. 'I think there's an underlying anger, or perhaps just annoyance, at institutions and people in general, and probably ourselves too,' says singer/guitarist David Best. 'And it also seemed like the right time to work with someone else to help us avoid going to our default setting,' which the band combated by bringing in a co-producer for the first time in the form of famed producer Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Pernice Brothers) --their first time not self-producing. Written in Brighton, UK and recorded in Sacramento, CA; Ventriloquizzing is likely the first (and last) black comedy you can dance to."
$10.50 UPC: 634457223622 ROCK
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FUJIYA & MIYAGI: Ventriloquizzing LP (YEP 2236LP)
Gatefold LP version on 180 gram vinyl. Includes download code for full album and bonus material.
$15.25 UPC: 634457223615 ROCK
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GENETIX: Hangin' 12" (ZAUDIO 022EP)
"This young talented duo is showing us how the heavier side of dubstep should be done! You can really hear from their productions that they know their way around the studio and when you play some of Genetix tunes on a big system, make sure you put up some health hazard signs! Death by subs is a high possibility. 'Hangin'is just one of those tunes to watch out for. It will blow your chest up with bass, make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck and possibly wet yourself with excitement. That's only if you're lucky though. Then we have 'Trigger Happy' featuring Persist whose name I seem to be coming across quite a bit at the moment. This tune is great and can't really choose between this and 'Hangin.' Both are insane! Then last but not least is 'Sci Tech,' which is on the deeper side. Great tune and a nice way to round off this great EP!"
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VAN DONGEN, PIET: Vulcanic Ass 12" (AM 043EP)
Dutch producer Piet van Dongen arrives back on Audiomatique with his tough, refined and urgent electronic stylings. "Vulcanic Ass" gets straight to the point with a gyrating, cyclic attitude that cannot be ignored. Bouncing bass, sharp drums and an anthemic, pitching synth theme provide a blissful yet party-assured climax! Audiofly hand in a dynamic remix that fuses live drum loops with drier moments than the original. Carefully engineered and executed, it's a modern incarnation of the duo's earlier tech-house sound.
$8.39 EAN: 4250382410638 ELECTRONIC
A1. Vulcanic Ass
B1. Vulcanic Ass (Audiofly Remix)
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GUN CLUB, THE: Lucky Jim LP (BANG 046LP)
For the first time since it was originally released in 1993, The Gun Club's Lucky Jim sees the light of day on vinyl. This record is nowadays impossible to find on LP and has become one of those crazy-priced items on internet bids. This is the very last album Jeffrey Lee Pierce recorded and it is another masterpiece (like any of his recordings all through his career in Gun Club or solo). This record is probably the darkest one he ever recorded and is kind of an epitaph in advance of his sad and early passing in 1996. Released by Bang! Records under license from Creeping Ritual Productions with a deluxe gatefold cover. Limited edition of 1,000 copies.
$14.99 EAN: 8435008889180 ROCK
A1. Lucky Jim
A2. A House Is Not A Home
A3. Cry To Me
A4. Katama Hollywood City
A5. Ride
A6. Blue Moonsoons
B1. Idiot Waltz
B2. Up Above The World
B3. Day Turn The Night
B4. Desire
B5. Anger Blues
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GUTTERVILLE SPLENDOUR SIX: Gutterville Splendour Six 2LP (BANG 047LP)
Gutterville Splendour Six was established in Perth, Australia in the late-'90s and helped spawn later bands such as The Drones. The sound is clearly what The Drones came up with afterwards -- a brutal amalgam of electricity, distortion, feedback and desperation, drinking directly from the fountains of The Scientists and The Birthday Party. Guided by Gareth Liddiard's guitar, Gutterville Splendour Six produce slow, loud and nasty melodies, fronted by the complex and tortured lyrics which became the identifying stamp of The Drones. Among other band members, and besides Gareth Liddiard, we find other Drones members, such as Rui Pereira, as well as members of what years after came to be Kill Devil Hills. This album compiles the only EP they released back in the day plus all other recordings from this formative band. Finally available on this record is the missing link between The Scientists and The Drones. Released only on 2LP with a gatefold cover.
$21.79 EAN: 8435008889173 ROCK
A1. The Woman Flows
A2. The Other Side Of Love
A3. Killing Hand
A4. The Mule
B1. Unzip The Monkey
B2. She's Gone
B3. When Love Left Town
B4. Remember Me Kindly
B5. Freedom
C1. What Is Your Desire
C2. Charity
C3. Why Is Love So Unkind
D1. No Song Of Joy
D2. Blood Before Sympathy
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SEUIL: The Nightwalker's Discovery 12" (CCS 054EP)
This is Seuil's debut on Circus Company, showcasing his versatile approach. "Rain On The Circus" a has moody, slow house vibe. The complex drumming of the futuristic "Nightwalker" reaches deep into sonic space, where daunting bass lines produce a pulsating rhythm. "Heartbreaker" moves into a different emotional direction: with its light and diaphanous melodies, the track is full of hope and optimism. As a perfect conclusion to the EP, "Nazareth" feels like sound fragments waving from a distant party.
$8.39 UPC: 827170367265 ELECTRONIC
A1. Rain On The Circus
A2. Nightwalker
B1. Heartbreak
B2. Nazareth
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SIENKIEWICZ, JACEK: On The Road CD (COR 026CD)
Poland's Jacek Sienkiewicz presents his first album for Cocoon Recordings since 2004's Displaced (COR 008CD/LP). With over 30 releases behind him, and over a decade of running his own label, Sienkiewicz persistently follows his very own path, creating music that is impossible to define. Friendly, but not fraternizing, modest, but stubborn only in a positive way, Jacek is an individual with a clear, personal vision and an unorthodox approach to music -- light years away from the hectic, utilitarian ethos of club-derived electronic beats. On The Road is complex and challenging, to be derived in recent years from the music formerly known as techno. This album successfully attempts to embrace virtually all aspects of modern electronic music -- from rave-like club bangers, through Detroitish passion and deep house-like style, towards ambient soundscapes that are Mariana Trench-deep. Although "Departure" and "Arrival" are clearly marked, this is a journey without a beginning or an end, an endless peregrination in search of the lost chords, primal rhythms and melodies coming supposedly from another world. On The Road is also another collaboration with Cocoon -- starting with Téchnè (COR 003CD), through the memorable Displaced, the cycle is now completed with one of the most experimental albums to appear on Sven Väth's label to date. This record is not easy and definitely demands attention -- but it's also rewarding like no other. On The Road encapsulates Jacek's journey to date -- and is by no means its closing chapter. Quite the contrary -- it's a blueprint for an even more advanced attempt to create a truly timeless piece of art without denying its obvious, energetic and joyful roots. This is proper music -- full of energy and life, impossibly complex yet light as a feather, dense, thought-provoking and playful at the same time. Balancing between dirty noises and angelic melodies, it is moving and at times simply breath-taking. From the opening drone, in a second turned into a whirlwind of sounds and noises, via robotic fanfares for the common traveler and muscular bass-driven anthems for still non-existent dancefloors, towards ambient-like bliss, we hear mature, totally original music. It's not Detroit nor Santiago, not Sheffield nor Berlin, it's not even the sound of Jacek's hometown of Warsaw -- this is the real music of the spheres.
$11.99 UPC: 827170112926 ELECTRONIC
01. Departure 11
02. On The Road Again
03. Fear
04. Telegram
05. Lost And Found
06. Sing It
07. Peregrinating
08. Arrival 12
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ALICANTE/YOUANDME, ILARIO: Balance/Raw 10" (CORTEN 008EP)
The eighth edition of Cocoon Recordings' 10" series leads us to Berlin, where Martin Müller and Daniel Stroeter are working under the alias youANDme as DJs, label managers and producers for labels such as Rotary Cocktail, 2020Vision and Compost. "Raw" is the ultimate soundtrack for constantly rising dancefloor noise levels, without ever neglecting the funk. Ilario Alicante's "Balance" purifies modern house music down to its essence, using a 2-minute break with a central organ theme to keep your synapses tightly clenched.
$8.99 UPC: 827170388260 ELECTRONIC
A1. Ilario Alicante - Balance
B1. youANDme - Raw
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STAREAWAY: Learn How To Love Me 12" (NT 001EP)
Debut release for Stareaway, a new project by German "inventor of pop ambient" Markus Guentner with singer Heiko Badje, the man behind saudade-driven pop band La Grande Illusion. The both aerial and profound ambient soundscape of "Learn How To Love Me" increases softly while Heiko Badje's voice shivers with emotions of entreaty and wanting. It is followed by the sublime deepness of "Unwise" in which Badje's lyrics about love and temptation dissipate in a vision of pop of atmospheric intensity.
$8.39 UPC: 827170383463 ELECTRONIC
A1. Learn How To Love Me (Original Version)
A2. Unwise (Original Version)
B1. Learn How To Love Me (Yoruba Soul Suite)
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GAUTHIER, BRUNO: Existing Reality 12" (CTF 002EP)
Bruno Gauthier updates the epic gospel which was started by the mysterious one with a boom -- the boom which broke the nothingness. "Existing Reality" is a Tesla-esque algorithm for the universal prescription of all antidotes. It offers a minimal lushness, a universe within a universe. "Music Takes Control" is a maelstrom that sucks all gravity away into the anti-matter zone. Its razor-sharp vortex cuts away space and time, a radical march of nouveau deepness. Or is it steepness?
$8.39 UPC: 827170389663 ELECTRONIC
A1. Existing Reality
B1. Music Takes Control
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BREL, JACQUES: Des Perles De Pluie 1954-1960 2CD (DISCO 6149382)
Discograph releases a 2CD set of music from Belgian singer/songwriter Jacques Brel. Having left Brussels at the age of 23 to conquer Paris, Brel's first triumph came six years later with "Ne Me Quitte Pas," a song elevated to legendary status with over 900 versions recorded throughout the world. Presented in this compilation on CD1 are his first lyrics, slightly naive and clumsy, as well as later tracks showing how he asserted his style, eventually becoming a popular yet rigorous artist: "Les Flamandes," "La Valse À Mille Temps" and "Quand On N'a Que l'Amour" are just a few examples of Jacques Brel's talent, both as a songwriter and singer. Many of the tracks featured here have never previously been published in CD format, including many songs performed by artists who were the first to realize how great they were on CD2, including renditions by Dalida, Simone Langlois, Renée Lebas, Barbara, Juliette Gréco, Yves Montand, Marc Et André, Yoland Guérard, Pia Colombo, Anny Gould, Jacques Hélian, Florence Véran, Michel Frenc, Michèle Arnaud and Jean-Claude Pascal. This 2CD set features 48 tracks including a 36-page booklet with original liner notes and rare documents illustrating the early days of this major artist's career, with scores, covers, photos and more.
$16.99 EAN: 3700426916127 ROCK
CD1: Ses Premiers Titres
01. Ne Me Quitte Pas
02. Quand On N'a Que L'amour
03. La Valse À Mille Temps
04. Isabelle
05. Les Flamandes
06. Au Printemps
07. Il Peut Pleuvoir
08. Je Ne Sais Pas
09. La Bourrée Du Célibataire
10. Litanies Pour Un Retour
11. La Colombe
12. Il Nous Faut Regarder
13. L'air De La Bêtise
14. Heureux
15. Je Prendrai
16. Prière Païenne
17. Sur La Place (En Duo)
18. Le Fou Du Roi
19. La Tendresse
20. Voir
21. La Dame Patronnesse
22. Seul
23. Marieke (Version Inédite)
CD2: Ses Premiers Interprètes
01. Dalida - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
02. Simone Langlois - Ne Me Quitte Pas
03. Renée Lebas - La Valse À Mille Temps
04. Barbara - Il Nous Faut Regarder (Version 1)
05. Juliette Gréco - Ça Va, Le Diable
06. Yves Montand - Voir
07. Simone Langlois - Au Printemps
08. Marc Et André - Sur La Place
09. Yoland Guérard - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
10. Pia Colombo - La Valse À Mille Temps
11. Pia Colombo - La Colombe
12. Anny Gould - Va Toi Qui T'en Vas
13. Anny Gould - Sans Toi
14. Jacques Hélian - Il Peut Pleuvoir
15. Florence Véran - Dis-Moi Tambour
16. Michel Frenc - Je Ne Sais Pas
17. Michel Frenc - L'homme Dans La Cité
18. Michel Frenc - Litanies Pour Un Retour
19. Michel Frenc - Voici
20. Simone Langlois - Heureux
21. Simone Langlois - Je Ne Sais Pas
22. Simone Langlois - Il Nous Faut Regarder
23. Michèle Arnaud - La Valse À Mille Temps
24. Jean-Claude Pascal - On N'oublie Rien
25. Anny Flore - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
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BRASSENS, GEORGES: Gare Au Gorille 1952-1960 2CD (DISCO 6149392)
Discograph releases a 2CD set of music from French singer/songwriter Georges Brassens. With the release of "Gorille" in 1952, Georges Brassens became a household name, as this shy, debonair artist in his 30s enthralled French audiences with his way with words, audacity, humor and sense of poetry. Patachou, Barbara, Juliette Gréco and Sidney Bechet were among the first artists keen on taking the songs of this chanson craftsman and making them their own. 2011 marks the anniversary of both his birth (in 1921) and death (in 1981). Here is an opportunity for you to rediscover his early hits as well as the versions by the first performers of his songs, some of which have never previously been published on CD format, such as the startling "Vendetta" written for Christian Méry, a Corsican comedian who used to share the Trois Baudets stage with Brassens. The 36-page booklet features photographs by Pierre Cordier, whose parents were Brassens' friends in the '50s, which beautifully enhance this richly illustrated set of original liner notes. Other artists include Les Quatre Barbus, Les Cinq Pères, Les Compagnons De La Chanson, Pia Colombo, Michel Frenc, Marc Et André and Joss Baselli.
$16.99 EAN: 3700426916134 ROCK
CD1: Ses Premiers Titres
01. La Mauvaise Réputation
02. Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
03. Le Gorille
04. Je M'suis Fait Tout Petit
05. Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics
06. Les Sabots d'Hélène
07. Le Petit Cheval
08. Brave Margot
09. La Cane De Jeanne
10. Le Parapluie
11. La Chasse Aux Papillons
12. Putain De Toi
13. Je Suis Un Voyou
14. Ballade Des Dames Du Temps Jadis
15. Une Jolie Fleur
16. Le Pornographe
17. Embrasse.Les Tous
18. Pauvre Martin
19. L'orage
20. La Marine
21. Les Funérailles D'antan
22. Grand' Père
23. Gastibelza
24. Le Vent
25. La Mauvaise Herbe
26. Une Jolie Fleur (Version Inédite)
CD2: Ses Premiers Interprètes
01. Patachou - Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics
02. Patachou - Brave Margot
03. Patachou - Le Bricoleur
04. Patachou - La Chasse Aux Papillons
05. Barbara - La Marche Nuptiale
06. Barbara - Il N'y A Pas D'amour Heureux
07. Barbara - Pénélope
08. Barbara - La Femme d'Hector
09. Barbara - Oncle Archibald
10. Barbara - La Légende De La Nonne
11. Barbara - Pauvre Martin
12. Barbara - La Petite Fille Et Le Père Noël
13. Les Quatre Barbus - La Cane De Jeanne
14. Les Cinq Pères - La Ronde Des Jurons
15. Les Compagnons De La Chanson - La Prière
16. Juliette Gréco - La Marche Nuptiale
17. Juliette Gréco - Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
18. Sidney Bechet - Brave Margot
19. Sidney Bechet - La Cane De Jeanne
20. Pia Colombo - Les Croquants
21. Michel Frenc - Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
22. Michel Frenc - J'ai Rendez.Vous Avec Vous
23. Marc Et André - Il N'y A Pas D'amour Heureux
24. Joss Baselli - Au Bois De Mon Coeur
25. Patachou Et Georges Brassens - Maman, Papa
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SHANTEL & OZ ALMOG: Kosher Nostra: Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits CD (AY 013CD)
Shantel presents Kosher Nostra, an unparalleled journey back in time to the music clubs, vaudeville theaters and gambling casinos in the U.S.A. The sound can be described as a wild mix of swing, jazz, twist, Charleston and the adorable charm of Yiddish songs and ballads. The idea of Jewish gangsters in America is not something that is deeply engrained in the popular imagination. Yet nobody who looks into the history of the American mafia can deny the extent to which such figures as Meyer Lansky, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, Dutch Schultz or Louis "Lepke" Buchalter shaped the machinations of the underworld, along with the classic Sicilian godfathers. The artist Oz Almog, who is also a curator at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, addressed the issue in a high-profile exhibition featuring his own paintings together with police photographs, crime-scene sketches, newspaper articles and the biographies of the gangsters themselves. Shantel, who actually wrote his undergraduate thesis at Frankfurt University on the topic of organized crime, has thoroughly researched the Kosher Nostra and its influence on American musical culture, going to great and sometimes quite adventurous lengths to put together this anthology charting the hidden history of organized crime in America. The myth of Kosher Nostra seems to be closely interwoven with the musical history of the USA in a rich and fascinating tapestry of diverse musical genres: in such hot-spots as New York, Chicago, Detroit and later Las Vegas, the music of Eastern European Jews fused with African-American jazz to create a new sound. The tracks on this anthology represent a parallel society made up of various ethnic scenes, all with their own media and an open-minded curiosity for new and exotic input from the WASP community on the one hand and the predominantly Catholic Irish and Italian communities on the other. This development of an aesthetic approach that crossed all ethnic boundaries spawned a music, film and musical industry in 1920s/1930s America that quickly spread, with an impact that was felt even in Europe. In the course of his research, Shantel unearthed some extremely rare gems: who knew, for instance, that Connie Francis had once recorded an entire album of Yiddish songs, or that Tom Jones had sung the praises of "his" Yiddish Mama? This unparalleled journey back in time to the music clubs, vaudeville theaters and gambling casinos of the 1920s to 1960s bears compelling witness to this enormously diverse and truly remarkable fusion of styles. The anthology is accompanied by an informative and detailed essay in a 60-page fully-illustrated booklet, giving an introduction to the theme of Kosher Nostra and introducing each of the artists featured. Other artists include: The Andrews Sisters, Chubby Checker, Solomon Schwartz Et Son Orchestra, The Bagelmann Sisters With Abe Ellstein Orchester, Leonid Utjossow, Al Jolson, Barry Sisters, Molly Picon, Aaron Lebedeff & Alexander Olshanetzky, Sophie Tucker, Yiddish Swing Orchestra, The Gilt Edged Four, Cleo Brown, Wilmoth Houdini and Roza Eskenazy.
$14.39 EAN: 4250536400072 ROCK
01. Connie Francis - Anniversary Song
02. Tom Jones - My Yiddishe Mamme
03. The Andrews Sisters - Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
04. Chubby Checker - Misirlou
05. Solomon Schwartz Et Son Orchestra - Hava Nagila
06. The Bagelmann Sisters With Abe Ellstein Orchester - A Vaibele, A Tsnie
07. Leonid Utjossow - Mu Mu
08. Al Jolson & Andrews Sisters - The Old Piano Roll Blues
09. Connie Francis - Shein Vi De Levone
10. Barry Sisters - Zug Es Meir Noch Amool
11. Molly Picon - Es Fehlt Ihr Die Rozinke
12. Aaron Lebedeff & Alexander Olshanetzky's Orchestra - What Can You Mach? -- S'is America
13. Sophie Tucker - My Yiddishe Mamme
14. Yiddish Swing Orchestra - The Bridegroom Special
15. The Barry Sisters - Eishes - Chiyell
16. The Gilt Edged Four - Yiddisher Charleston
17. Cleo Brown - When Hollywood Goes Black And Tan
18. Sophie Tucker - Some Of These Days
19. Wilmoth Houdini - Black But Sweet
20. Connie Francis - O Mein Papa
21. Roza Eskenazy - Hariklaki
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AMSTERDAM KLEZMER BAND: Katla CD (AY 028CD)
This is the ninth album by Amsterdam Klezmer Band. The story started in 1996. A few boys from Amsterdam with a Jewish background got inspired by the catchy sounds of klezmer and Balkan music and started busking. Since that time, the band has evolved into a seven-strong line-up, representing one of the finest among the klezmer and Balkan music scene in Europe. The Amsterdam Klezmer Band is blessed with an enthusiastic following in the Netherlands, the whole of Europe and even in Brazil. Their refreshing approach to klezmer and Balkan music transcends the traditional aspects of this music and results in a very lively mix of Eastern-European sound. Their strength lies in their ability to appeal to a remarkably broad audience across all age groups; they play clubs or theaters, festivals, parties, weddings or formal functions and can both fire up a crowd and create pure listening pleasure with the vibrancy of their playing. Popular Amsterdam Klezmer Band tunes are being covered and Amsterdam Klezmer Band remixes are found in many clubs from Berlin to Sydney. Now, the unmistakable Amsterdam Klezmer Band sound is optimally encapsulated once again in 14 brand-new tracks which are all original compositions written by the band members themselves. Sirba, turbo-polka and booty-shaking cocek, oompah and motley rhythms, all with the characteristic and inimitable Amsterdam Klezmer Band virtuosity, are to be found on this album. Also, of course, no Amsterdam Klezmer Band album is complete without front men Alec Kopyt (a cult singer from Odessa, who's a renowned specialist of prison songs) and Job Chajes, singing and rapping their way through this new treasure trove of highly-infectious and original Amsterdam klezmer-style repertoire. Katla is the name of the biggest volcano in Iceland. This title possibly implies this new album's explosive, joyful character. Other members include: Jasper de Beer (double bass, guitar banjo, backing vocals), Gijs Levelt (trumpet, backing vocals), Joop van der Linden (trombone, percussion), Janfie van Strien (clarinet, backing vocals), Theo van Tol (accordion, davul), Midou Akhrif (darbuka), and Bokkie Vink (cymbalon).
$11.99 EAN: 4250536400041 ROCK
01. Papa Chajes
02. Katla
03. Naie Kashe
04. Forget About The Rest
05. Gogol Mogol
06. Nicolosia
07. Oscar's Cocek
08. Kaas
09. Marusja
10. Toi
11. Geen Sores
12. Desert Banjo
13. Valentina
14. The New Terk
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POOLSIDE: Do You Believe? 12" (FCL 053EP)
This is the debut from L.A. production duo Poolside with their tune "Do You Believe?" Big piano keys, whispered vocals, a light drizzling of 303 acid served at 105 bpm over a thick summer disco groove, with remixes by Jacques Renault featuring Tiffany Roth from Midnight Magic, James Curd and Cosmic Kids. It was debuted by Aeroplane in their January 2011 mix for BBC Radio 1 and amassed over 10,000 YouTube plays for the video clip in just a week!
$8.39 EAN: 9332727010422 ELECTRONIC
A1. Do You Believe? (Original Mix)
A2. Do You Believe? (James Curd Vocal Mix)
B1. Do You Believe? (Jacques Renault Remix feat. Tiffany Roth)
B2. Do You Believe? (Cosmic Kids Remix)
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TAPIA/STEVE SLIGHT/SECRET CINEMA, RAMON: Pelican EP 12" (GEM 010EP)
This 12" features Ramon Tapia's own production "Pelican" and "Opal" in collaboration with Secret Cinema. The EP is completed by Belgian golden boy Steve Slight. Tapia's solo track "Pelican" is a tribal tech-house hammer that will go down a guaranteed killer on the floor. Secret Cinema and Ramon team up to create a euphoric, tech-y piece of work. On this jam, simplicity is its beauty. Steve Slight presents a well-balanced, smooth yet energetic and raw techno track.
$8.39 UPC: 827170386266 ELECTRONIC
X1. Pelican
Y1. Opal
Y2. Who Knows
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ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO: Mekano-Turbo LP (GR 2120LP)
This is the fourth album and a classic inside the discography of legendary and influential Spanish industrial cult band Esplendor Geométrico. Originally released in 1988, it's now available again in its original format, reissued by Geometrik Records. Finally, the fury is unleashed in all its splendor. The superb three initial tracks are pure rhythmic adrenaline on which is supported the totally runaway voice of Arturo Lanz. "Rotor" would be even considered as an unintentional approximation to electronic body music, as would "Belew" and "Mekano-Turbo." On the other hand, Gabriel's stay in Melilla, North Africa imparts an influence from Arabic culture on tracks such as "Sheikh" and "Transmisión." Considered by the media and many fans as the group's masterpiece, the wonderful cover continues the customary line of showing strange machines and decadent industrial buildings. Includes an inner sleeve with rare photos and text.
$13.79 EAN: 5414939110818 ELECTRONIC
A1. Ven A Jugar
A2. Rotor
A3. Who's That Señorita?
A4. Sheikh
B1. Belew
B2. Volga
B3. Transmisión
B4. Mekano-Turbo
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SLEEPINGDOG: With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields CD (GZH 031CD)
This is Sleepingdog's third album after Naked In A Clean Bed and the critically-acclaimed Polar Life. Once upon a time in the days of the Belgian Franc, Chantal Acda made the acquaintance Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie, and the two became fast friends through a mutual love of disco bowling, and 1970s Danish scary movies. They first collaborated on vocals on the infamous last track "The Struggle" on Mr. Wiltzie's 2004 The Dead Texan. Now, over the course of 10 years, this strange friendship has slowly developed into a musical collaboration which at this point is a rarity for Mr. Wiltzie, because of his notorious slow-burning output for his legendary project Stars Of The Lid. For With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields, these two have somehow gone back in time to capture the sound of glacial-moving, dark cough syrup pop music. Mr. Wiltzie has manipulated his trademark haunting ambience, deconstructing and funneling it through the beautiful voice and song compositions of Chantal Acda. Together, Sleepingdog have gently abducted these gaseous tones and choruses of Pacific tree frogs into some beautifully-crafted, melancholic orchestration that reminds us all that we exist in a world of strangers, drifting only two feet apart.
$10.99 UPC: 880319507823 ELECTRONIC
01. Untitled Ballad Of You And Me
02. It Leaves Us Silent
03. Polish Love Song
04. Kitten Plays The Harmony Rocket
05. He Loved To See the World Through His Camera
06. From Where It Was
07. Horse Lullaby
08. Scary Movie
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SLEEPINGDOG: With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields LP (GZH 031LP)
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$10.99 UPC: 880319516313 ELECTRONIC
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DARKNESS FALLS: Darkness Falls 12" (HFN 006EP)
The Danish duo Darkness Falls is a new alternative rock duo -- a collaboration between Josephine Philip (vocals, keyboards) and Ina Lindgreen (guitar, bass). Their sound is rooted in rock tradition, with elements of post-punk, distant beats, and chanting, textured productions wrapped up with a passion for classic '60s twang guitar sounds. A beautiful mixture of charming pop and melancholy, this is feel-good music for 2011 and beyond. Produced by Trentemøller.
$8.39 EAN: 4250382404101 ELECTRONIC
A1. Noise On The Line
A2. Hey!
B1. Strangers Coming
B2. Paradise Trilogy II
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ION: You & Me CD (KL 052CD)
Following his Klik Records No Camera album in 2005, Giannis Papaioannou aka ION is back with his new album You & Me. This album begins exactly where Papaioannou's previous project left things. And if No Camera was described by national and international press as "that kind of deep electronica no one expected to be born in Greece," then You & Me can only be referred to as the perfect sequel to a vision without frontiers. Giannis Papaioannou took the first steps of his lonesome endeavor back in the mid-'80s, already an electronica pioneer at a time when electro music was still misidentified with disco and few were the ones bold enough to listen to it, let alone create it. Papaioannou started off solely with his reel-to-reel recorder, his analog synthesizers and Brian Eno by his side, and soon enough, his sound became in full accord with anything significant that took place in the respective scenes of Berlin and Detroit. ION's electronica is the sort of music you may hear (and see!) when you close your eyes while being amidst the noisy downtown center of a metropolis; it's also the sound of a never-ending summer -- a grand sound-and-vision spectacle having no need for cinemascopic views or clearly distinguishable musical instruments in order to be released as an entirely different type of movie in the private theater of your own mind. ION's music has no trace of attitude, and his music excels most at soulful sentiments and soulful sounds.
$11.99 EAN: 5200105300677 ELECTRONIC
01. Message From Dreamland
02. Angel
03. Ð
04. Even In Sad Days
05. Notebook Age To
06. Dive In
07. Toujours
08. Metropolitan
09. The Girl With No Head
10. Turbulance
11. Vermilion Sands.
12. Electric Poem
13. Greetings From The Beach
14. Stay With Me In Dreams Forever
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VA: Hospitality Matters Vol. 2 CD (KL 068CD)
Klik Records releases the second installment of their Hospitality Matters compilation for Greece's luxury hotel chain, Domotel. The project is compiled once again by George Kyriakou who handpicked 10 tracks of contemporary electronica with the freshest sound, creating a compilation that matches perfectly with the superb aesthetics of the hotel. This is music for every moment from some of the most inspired artists of today's electronic music scene such as Eddie C, Ralph Myerz, Hot Toddy, Flowers And Sea Creatures, Woolfy vs. Projections, Animat,Lord Of The Isles, Sare Havlicek, Santa Cruz Musique, Dr. Dunks, Loin Brothers, Bubble Club, Worst Friends and KZA.
$11.99 EAN: 5200105300844 ELECTRONIC
01. Animat - Riverbed Road (Santa Cruz Musique Remix)
02. Flowers And Sea Creatures - International
03. Sare Havlicek - White Russian
04. Hot Toddy - I Need Love
05. Ralph Myerz - My Dream Queen
06. Lord Of The Isles - Tears In Rain
07. Loin Brothers - Garden Of Vargulf (Woolfy vs. Projections Rmx)
08. Bubble Club - Violet Morning Moon (Dr. Dunks Mix)
09. Worst Friends - Neves For None (Eddie C Remix)
10. KZA - Le Troublant Acid
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BROWN, HANNIS: Severe Insomnia CD (LUMB 015CD)
Severe Insomnia -- the second release by New York-based experimental composer Hannis Brown and his first album for Lumberton Trading Company -- is a spine-chilling and unpredictable rollercoaster-ride of a listen. The 11 instrumental tracks run the gamut from musique concrète tape collages and electroacoustic composition to works for chamber ensembles, orchestra, and solo prepared guitar. Inspired by the meandering and disjunct images that manifest themselves on the backs of eyelids during bouts of insomnia, the music is charged with an instability marked by atonal explosions of saxophones, sedate interludes of electronic and orchestral textures, and nightmarish climaxes of tone clusters.
$11.79 UPC: 859704642081 ROCK
01. Junk Manipulated
02. Dismemberment
03. Furies
04. Alice's Attic
05. Final Arguments With Maxwell
06. Asymmetry
07. Severe Insomnia
08. Face Down At Twilight
09. Bulgakov
10. My Head In My Hands
11. Imitating Chicago (Underground)
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SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: Ballet Statique LP (MINIMAL 004LP)
M=Minimal continues their collaboration with electronic music legend Conrad Schnitzler, and presents after 30 years, the re-release of one of the key works from Conrad's large, adventurous back catalog. Ballet Statique is not only a musical milestone but also a highlight of music production. It was recorded in 1978 at the legendary Paragon Studio, Berlin by Tangerine Dream's Peter Baumann in the same period when other masterworks like Cluster's Großes Wasser and solo recordings by Roedelius and Asmus Tietchens were recorded. Ballet Statique was first released on the German Paragon label, under the original title Con (also issued on legendary French label Egg). This album is a must-have, and not only for fans of Emeralds and Oneohtrix Point Never.
$10.99 UPC: 880319510717 ELECTRONIC
A1. Electric Garden
A2. Ballet Statique
B1. Zug
B2. Metall I
B3. Black Nails
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LUDWIG, ION: BB & TT 12" (MEANDER 007EP)
Meander Music presents a powerful record from Ion Ludwig, including a DeWalta rework. After playing a residency at legendary Club der Visionäre in Berlin alongside other Meander members, it was just a matter of time until the very talented Dutch producer joined the roster. Releasing a well-received album with timeless house music on his own imprint Quagmire in 2010, he's now back with pretty, charming music. These tracks have a deep dynamic, all produced with a remarkable flow and energy.
$8.39 UPC: 827170383661 ELECTRONIC
A1. Background Be
B1. Background Be (DeWalta Private
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B2. Timeless Thing
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AND.ID: Psychedelic Love 12" (MOBILEE 075EP)
And.Id is back with a brand-new solo release, full of energy and that special And.Id flavor with a psychedelic twist! "Psychedelic Love" is a strong three-track EP, served with his revered signature trumpet sounds and melodies, layered over tightly-programmed, swinging beats -- bringing his completely unique live act out from the clubs and onto wax. You may also notice a slight change in his sound on this release, with an enjoyable harder and more raw feel creeping in.
$8.39 UPC: 827170370364 ELECTRONIC
A1. Psychedelic Love
B1. Hold And Touch
B2. Dirty Thirty
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TYREE: Nuthin Wrong 12" (MU 001EP)
Mojuba is proud to present a new little daughter to the label family called Mojuba Underground -- a new home for unforgettable, rare, obscure licensed tracks that left a huge impression during the years at the clubs. Tyree aka Tyree Cooper starts it off with "Nuthin Wrong," licensed from a classic Dance Mania 12" released in 1995. This track has the magic combination of being emotional and soulful in terms of house and straightforward, funky and kicking in terms of techno.
$9.79 UPC: 827170393165 ELECTRONIC
A1. Nuthin Wrong
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FACTORY FLOOR: ~ (Real Love) 12" (OM 013EP)
Things are going well for the London-based trio Factory Floor: Nik Colk (guitar/vocals/electronics), Gabe Gurnsey (drums/ electronics) and Dom Butler (electronics/vocals). The Optimo (Espacio) mix was made at the behest of Factory Floor and was done by Optimo Music head honcho JD Twitch alongside his sometime collaborator Dave Clark. Props already from James Holden, The Quietus and more.
$8.39 UPC: 880319506918 ELECTRONIC
A1. ~ (R E A L L O V E)
B1. ~ (R E A L L O V E) (An Optimo (Espacio) Mix)
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RAU, CHRISTOPHER: How Are You 12" (PAMPA 007EP)
Christopher Rau has built a reputation as the finest ear canal masseuse in the contemporary house music scene, catching the attention of DJ Koze who has recruited him for this EP. Rau's debut full-length Asper Clouds (SMALL 003CD/LP), was noted for straddling the line between "club" and "headphone" music, earning 4 out of 5 stars from Resident Advisor, and now, with the How Are You EP, he follows up to further explore his sonic approach: an assault of subtlety.
$9.79 UPC: 827170389960 ELECTRONIC
A1. Pervading Animal
B1. C F R
B2. How Are You Today
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PARALLEL DANCE ENSEMBLE: Possessions And Obsessions 12" (PERMVAC 074EP)
Parallel Dance Ensemble are the disco-not-disco duo Coco Solid and Bobbi Soxx (producer Robin Hannibal). The off-beat pair pumps out jams that are funny, slightly sinister and sassy as hell. Together, PDE's tongue-in-cheek joints have all the hallmarks of an early '80s party and beam you back to the glorious days of disco rap complete with Salt'N'Pepa haircut, Reebok Pumps and tons of Hubba Bubba in your mouth. The EP consists of steamy and synthy tracks on a vinyl 12".
$9.79 UPC: 673795707418 ELECTRONIC
01. Shopping Cart
02. Conditions
03. Juices
04. Possessions
05. Graffiti Girls
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ARTTU: Fear Diluted 12" (PHP 052EP)
Arttu aka Lump has already built a respectable back catalog over the last years, delivering deep dubs and far-out disco extravaganza, but this ain't a Lump thang! Under his real name, Arttu's about to bang the box in a classy warehouse style -- raw minimal shit with an edge and unpredictable arrangements...timeless!
$9.79 UPC: 829247005209 ELECTRONIC
A1. Rise Up
B1. Peace Will Follow
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VA: Deep, Real And Raw Part 3 12" (QUINTESSE 020.1)
Quintessentials presents Deep, Raw And Real part 3 with some deep, raw and real tunes showcasing the best in contemporary global house music. Part 3 features Lukatron, the new project by Luke Solomon and Japanese wizard Radiq. The flipside offers the mighty Cottam plus up and coming Deymare from Finland. Watch out for him and his releases on Quintessentials, KindaSoul and others.
$8.39 UPC: 827170365261 ELECTRONIC
A1. Lukatron - Aspect Ratio
A2. Radiq - Lov'n'pain
B1. Cottam - Work It
B2. Deymare - So Real
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VA: Deep, Real And Raw Part 4 12" (QUINTESSE 020.2)
Quintessentials presents Deep, Raw And Real part 4 -- a well-mixed selection of beats and bass lines featuring mister "underground disco" Toby Tobias, Japanese sound freak No Milk, the ever-present Italian house maestro Marcello Napoletano and Ricardo Miranda from Chicago, who has made a big impression with superb tunes on labels like Neroli, Hour House is Your Rush (Rush Hour) and his own imprint Noble Square. Get part 4 now!
$8.39 UPC: 827170365360 ELECTRONIC
A1. Toby Tobias - Love Papers
A2. No Milk - Bubble People
B1. Marcello Napoletano - All My Things
B2. Ricardo Miranda - Rush Hour
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OMARR, DWAYNE: Multi Funk 12" (REPH 202EP)
The crown prince of electro funk is back! Dwayne Omarr has been in the shadows as a ghost writer, vocalist, and producer for many years, creating songs for many artists with major deals, even reaching number one on the charts. Omarr now releases some tracks from his highly-anticipated Multi Funk album on vinyl showcasing dub versions of favorites like "Save The Children," "Breakdown New York Style," and "Mr. Gigolo," as well as an edit of "This Party's Jam Packed."
$7.79 UPC: 666908020269 ROCK
A1. This Party's Jam Packed (Edit)
A2. Mr. Gigolo (Dub)
A3. Save The Children (Dub)
A4. Breakdown New York Style (Dub)
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HVAL, JENNY: Viscera CD (RCD 2108CD)
Jenny Hval is a Norwegian artist and writer and this is her first album using her own name. With a background in writing and performance, her music is poetic, sensual, challenging, dark and beautiful, as well as melodic and spacious. In 2006, Hval released her successful debut album To Sing You Apple Trees under the moniker Rockettothesky. The album received rave reviews and became a surprise hit with its mix of pop, poetry and rampant sexuality. She was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy in the "Best New Act" category and she played most of the big Norwegian festivals in 2007, as well as shows and small festivals in the UK and Europe. With her second album, Medea (2008, also as Rockettothesky), a different and more experimental tone was set. Hval invoked the Greek tragic heroine Medea -- the monstrous mother, powerful sorceress, and foreign woman -- through spoken-word and improvised sound textures. She also started playing live with free improv musicians Håvard Volden (guitar) and Kyrre Laastad (drums & percussion). Since the release of Medea, Hval has completed several other projects: composing and performing the commissioned piece "Meshes Of Voice" with singer and composer Susanna Wallumrød (Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) for Ladyfest 2009, composing and performing at the Ultima Festival for Contemporary Music, publishing the slightly controversial novel Perlebryggeriet (trans. The Pearl Brewery, 2009) and starting a free folk/improv duo with Håvard Volden (Nude On Sand). Viscera is set in the body. The songs are stories of flesh and travelling, both sensual and provocative. She wanted to make free music without a conceptual framework, but realized after recording the album that all the songs deal with travelling in one way or another. Some songs have a modernist protagonist -- an unknown and yet present I -- whereas other songs take place in the body, viscerally travelling. Inside becomes outside, the body is turned inside-out. The music for Viscera was composed and arranged by improvising. It follows the lyrics wherever they go: spoken-word, surrealist folk tales, or just plain provocative imagery. Modernist fantasy? Fantastic anatomy? Produced by Deathprod and Jenny Hval.
$11.99 EAN: 7033662021086 ROCK
01. Engines In The City
02. Blood Flight
03. Portrait Of A Young Girl As An Artist
04. How Gentle
05. A Silver Fox
06. Golden Locks
07. This Is A Thirst
08. Milk Of Marrow
09. Black Morning
10. Viscera
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HVAL, JENNY: Viscera 2LP (RLP 3108LP)
2LP version.
$18.99 EAN: 7033662031085 ROCK
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LAWRENCE: Sorry Sun 12" (SMALL 022EP)
With his first release on his co-owned Smallville label, Lawrence aka Peter M. Kersten celebrates another tribute to more than 20 years of house music. Beyond his club influences, Kersten was mainly driven by slow Detroit jazz from the early '70s and classical minimal music which colors the palette of this EP. With "Sorry Sun" Lawrence invites us on another adventure into the miracle of a cozy dancefloor, letting only the music shine and the people close their eyes and smile.
$8.39 UPC: 827170383760 ELECTRONIC
A1. Just Like Heaven
A2. Old Joy
B1. Sorry Sun
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SABATINI, DINO: Small Steps EP 12" (SG 1145EP)
Sonic Groove welcomes Dino Sabatini to its family of artists. Dino's brand of hypnotic industrial tech-noise hits the spot with many. Now, for his first release of 2011, Dino continues his exploration into the dark side of the industrial techno Sonic Groove with the Small Steps EP, a masterpiece of deep, dark electronic music ranging from peak floor burners to dark, deep mind-burners that techno & industrial lovers from around the universe will surely adore.
$8.39 UPC: 827170393066 ELECTRONIC
A1. Step 1
A2. Step 2
B1. Step 3
B2. Step 4
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WILHITE, RICK: Analog Aquarium CD (STILLM 004CD)
Still Music is proud to present Analog Aquarium, the debut album by legendary Detroit house producer Rick "The Godson" Wilhite. Rick is a longtime member of Detroit's dance music scene, dating back to his time working at Buy Rite records, one of the epicenters of Detroit's 1980s techno music explosion. More recently, his own record shop Vibes New&Rare Music has achieved revered status amongst those in the know, acting as the heart and soul of deep dance music in the city. His love for music and records has led to a DJing career that has spanned many genres, though it is his take on deep house music that has led him to international acclaim. Drawing from Detroit's history of soul, jazz, disco, house, and techno, Rick's productions weave these sometimes disparate elements into a beautiful, cohesive whole that remains distinctly his own, just as he does with the records he plays in his DJ sets. Working with Theo Parrish, Kenny Dixon Jr. and Malik Pittman on the 3 Chairs project has grown Rick's reputation even greater. With many classic 12" releases under his own name that have been absolutely beaten to death by DJs worldwide, it is now time for Rick to leave his mark on a wider audience. While it is undoubtedly HIS album, Analog Aquarium allows Rick to explore all sides of his musical abilities with the assistance of some of his most trusted allies. The record kicks off with a hot, jazzy vocal track in collaboration with Osunlade, Theo Parrish, and Billy Love, the Jacksons-referencing "Blame It On The Boogie." "Dark Walking" sees Rick team up with fellow 3 Chair Malik Pittman to explore the deep, nasty underbelly of the 313 with menacing synth bass and warm jazz chords. The two-part jam "Muzic Gonna Save The World" is a loose, stomping string-heavy romp, bringing to mind Pharoah Sanders if the synthesizer and sampler had been his instruments of choice. "Sunshine Pt. 2" starts off pleasant enough with rolling percussion and Rick's own voice but those vibes are soon belied by the ominous strings and bells that transform the track entirely. One of the tracks from Rick's first outing on Still Music is revisited on "City Bar Opening (Basement Mix)," taking the already raw feeling to an even higher level. "Deep Horizons" begins with frenetic percussion that is eventually whittled down to a soulful groove before building the intensity back up. Rick's famous late-night sampled grooves reappear on "In The Rain," with Billy Love vibing up the place with his heartfelt vocals. On "Cosmic Jungle" and "Cosmic Soup," Rick explores outer and inner space with tripped-out sci-fi effects but without sacrificing the soul that makes his productions so personal. All in all, a fitting full-length for such a diverse musician.
$10.99 EAN: 5414165039778 ELECTRONIC
CD:
01. Blame It On The Boogie
02. Dark Walking
03. Muzic Gonna Save The World Pt.1
04. Sunshine Pt. 2
05. City Bar Dancing (Basement Mix)
06. Deep Horizons
07. In The Rain
08. Cosmic Jungle
09. Cosmic Soup
10. Muzic Gonna Save The World Pt.2
2LP:
A1. Blame It On The Boogie
A2. Sunshine Pt. 2
B1. Muzic Gonna Save The World Pt.1
B2. Cosmic Soup
C1. In The Rain
C2. Dark Walking
D1. City Bar Dancing (Basement Mix)
D2. Deep Horizons
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WILHITE, RICK: Analog Aquarium 2LP (STILLM 004LP)
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$16.99 EAN: 5414165039709 ELECTRONIC
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KALKBRENNER, FRITZ: Kings In Exile 12" (SUOL 024EP)
This is the second single and THE "rave monster" from Fritz Kalkbrenner's album Here Today Gone Tomorrow, and Booka Shade are on board to do one of their ultra-rare remix appearances. Suol head-honchos Chopstick & Johnjon remix the shit out of it on A2 into a very slow groover and it's surprising how well that original sequence works on 110 bpm. Booka bases their mix on a more minimalistic beat, building it up and... taking it away again. What a tease.
$8.39 UPC: 673790027559 ELECTRONIC
A1. Kings In Exile (Original Mix)
A2. Kings In Exile (Chopstick & Johnjon
Remix)
B1 Kings In Exile (Booka Shade Remix)
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VA: Afro Latin Via Dakar 2CD (SYLLART 3237562)
In the first half of the 20th century, European powers drew rough chalk lines to reorganize African borders and force development throughout the continent. Cities and ports bustled with new energy as electricity made its timid entrance. With the development of sea transport, 78s from America brought over by Latin American sailors, Cubans particularly, made a lasting influence on a new musical orientation all along the African coastlines. From town to town and port to port, Syllart's Via collection aims to explain the different musical fusions that happened between Cuban and African styles of music. From Dakar to Kinshasa, Conakry to Abidjan, Bamako, Cotonou and Brazzaville, Via speaks of permanently-evolving musical scenes, touched by candor, depth and spontaneity. This volume details the evolution of the Cuban influence in Dakar. Following their success as part of Dakar's Star Band, the Nigerian saxophonist Dexter Johnson and the Gambian singer Laba Sosseh developed their own repertoire. In 1965, they quit the orchestra and would eventually create the Super International Band, a historic orchestra composed of Senegalese musicians such as the percussionist Aziz, singer Pape Fall, guitarists Cheikhna Ndiaye and Laye Salla, singer Sada Ly and several Ivorian musicians. Unbridled and full of life, the Super International Band's version of "El Guanguanco," interpreted by Laba Sosseh, is without a doubt one of the freshest ever recorded. Raymond Fernandez, a Cape Verdean like his guitarist friend José Ramos, belonged to Dakar's first Afro-Cuban movement and was a faithful companion of Amara Touré, Laba Sosseh and the Star Band and formed Raymond & The Negro Orchestra. His haunting guitar chords, his magnificently present voice, a bed of hypnotic percussions and lyrics make his songs absolutely captivating. This first formation of Xalam was composed of lovers of Afro-Cuban rhythms such as Skhir Thiam who founded it, and Bassirou Lô and Cheikh Tidiane Tall who directed it. The second formation of Xalam laid the foundations of the mbalax, reviving the traditional Wolof sounds with the tama armpit drums. Idy Diop, a veteran of the Rio Band Of Dakar and Xalam, had strong Latino influences and established himself in Abidjan for a while. The deeply moving "Dioubo" appears on his first solo album released in 1974. The arpeggios evoke the best of Latin jazz, with a smooth saxophone and his voice seemingly suspended throughout this refined track. Pioneers of modern Gambian music, the Super Eagles were among the first orchestras to record in Europe. They made a beautiful album in London in 1969, with subtle pop, soul, Afro-Cuban and Wolof influences. Of all the great Senegalese orchestras, the Orchestre Baobab remains the one with the largest body of work with over 20 albums figuring prominently in the pantheon of Senegalese music. An offshoot of the Star Band, their many influences from Guinea-Bissau to Mali, Morocco and Togo, were due to its member's different origins, but the main influence remained Afro-Cuban. Produced by Ibrahima Sylla. Includes a 24-page booklet with full-color photos and notes in French and English by Florent Mazzoleni.
$14.39 EAN: 3700426916028 WORLD
CD1:
01. Laba Sosseh/Super International Band - El Guanganco
02. Raymond Et Negro Orchestra - Caïna
03. Amara Touré Lamento - Cubano
04. Baobab - Baila Mi Gente
05. Super Eagles - Viva Super Eagles
06. Fonseca - El Monte
07. Orchestre Dakar Band - Viva Africa, Viva Senegal
08. Maki Cisse - Como El Macao
09. Star Number One - Mathiaky
10. Super International Band - Santa Barbara
11. Star Band De Dakar - Vamos Pal Monte
12. Idy Diop - Dioubo
13. Baobab - Kanoute
14. Amara Touré - Niyo
15. Orchestre Dakar Band - Bayilen Di Yelwane
CD2:
01. Baobab - Gouye Guy
02. Viva Super Eagles - Tagu Nein Len
03. Tropical Band - Diamono
04. Fonseca - Sibouten
05. Laba Sosseh - Aminata
06. UCAS - Regrets
07. Star Number One De Dakar - Me Voy Para Villas
08. Baobab - Fethial Way Sama Khol
09. Sabor Band De Dakar - Olelelaye
10. Xalam - A Comer Lechon
11. Star Band De Dakar - Si Tu No Vienès
12. Baobab - Jarraaf
13. Amara Touré - Cuando llegare
14. Fonseca Et Les Anges Noirs - Babalu
15. Baobab - Sama Khol Fatou Diop
16. Sabor Band De Dakar - Con El Sabor
17. Baobab - Papa Ndiaye
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VA: Afro Latin Via Kinshasa 2CD (SYLLART 3237582)
In the first half of the 20th century, the carving up of much of Africa by the European powers imposed modernity across the continent. In its cities and ports, Africa bristled with a newfound hustle and bustle, while electricity began to make a slow appearance. With the boom in maritime transport, the American 78s brought back by Latin-American and in particular Cuban sailors had a lasting influence on new musical trends along Africa's coastlines. As early as the 1940s in coastal cities like Saint-Louis, Dakar, Conakry, Abidjan, Cotonou, Porto Novo, Lagos, Douala or Luanda, local bands picked up by ear the 78s that Cuban sailors played on their gramophones in small cafés in exchange for a coin or two. Ports, capitals and cities began to resound with guajiras, boleros, pachangas, biguines, merengues, cha-cha-chas and the like. All of these tempos shaped the new dances in fashion in many African towns. In the Congo, those dances became a must under the generic heading of "rumba." Over time, Cuban but also Caribbean music, jazz and rhythm'n'blues were given a new take. Many dances and rhythms drawn from African traditions evolved as they came into contact with cities, but also with modern instruments -- especially saxophones and trumpets in particular -- and amplified guitar from the late 1940s onwards. Joseph "Grand Kallé" Kabasele's African Jazz (which evolved into African Fiesta and African Team) -- the heroic ensemble livening up the Leopoldville nights -- perfectly synthesised the fusion of African and Cuban music, while laying the foundations of much of modern Congolese music, known as rumba. The influence of African Jazz and the number of careers it inspired is quite simply incalculable. Guitarist Nico Kasanda gradually established himself as a key player in Congolese music. He became a leading influence in the modernist trend by assimilating foreign playing techniques. In Brussels, in 1960, a radio journalist nicknamed him "docteur" because of his guitar skills. He was to use the nickname for the rest of his career. Even more imposing than African Jazz or African Fiesta, OK Jazz epitomised modern Congolese and African music, with the orchestra recording hundreds of songs between 1956 and 1989. Former African Jazz member Rochereau was inspired by a visit from James Brown to Kinshasa and formed the Rocherettes, and in 1970, he became the first black African artist to play at prestigious Parisian venue the Olympia. From town to town and port to port, this Via collection aims to give an account of the grandiose musical fusions that occurred between Cuban and African music, reflecting constantly shifting musical scenes, characterized by performances steeped in candor, depth of feeling and sincerity. Includes a 24-page booklet with full-color photos and notes in French and English by Florent Mazzoleni. Produced by Ibrahima Sylla.
$14.39 EAN: 3700426916011 WORLD
CD1:
01. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta National - Kashama Nkoy
02. Grand Kallé/African Jazz - Carrefour Addis Abeba
03. Franco/Ok Jazz - Matinda
04. Docteur Nico/African Fiesta - Jeanine
05. Grand Kallé/African Team - Gauche Droite = Débordement
06. Franco/Ok Jazz - Chéri Lovyi
07. Grand Kallé/African Team - Suzy N'edo
08. Vox Africa - Aladji Baba
09. Negro Succès - Naleli Coco
10. Docteur Nico/Sukisa - La Palomar
11. Franco/Ok Jazz - Rythmo De L'ok Jazz
12. Docteur Nico/African Fiesta - Sukisa Liwa Na Ngai
13. Grand Kallé/African Fiesta - Kokoko Qui Est Là
14. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta - Tu Son
15. Franco/Ok Jazz - Baila Mi Carabine
16. Negro Succès - Albertine Mwana Ya Ndeke
17. Franco/Ok Jazz - Ma Heli (Ma Hele)
18. Docteur Nico/African Fiesta - African Fiesta
19. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta - Ritmo Ya Suka
CD2:
01. Franco/OK Jazz - Retroussons Les Manches
02. Docteur Nico/Sukisa - Damela Que Tu La Tiennes
03. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta - Nalembi Nalembi
04. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta - Guantanamo
05. Franco/OK Jazz - Lumumba Héros National
06. Docteur Nico/Sukisa - Kiri Kiri
07. Grand Kallé/African Team - Valentina Valentino
08. Franco/OK Jazz - Ah Signor
09. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta National - Mentiroso
10. Grand Kallé/African Team - Monsieur L'Argent
11. Docteur Nico/Sukisa - Manbo Hawaïen
12. Franco/OK Jazz - Tango Ya Bawendo
13. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta - African Club
14. Franco/OK Jazz - Del Prison
15. Franco/OK Jazz - Zozo Kobanga Te
16. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta National - Ami Meza
17. Franco/OK Jazz - Cha Cha Modeiro
18. Tabuley Rochereau/African Fiesta National - Maria Maria
19. Franco/OK Jazz - Cha Cha Cha De Mivida
20. Docteur Nico/African Fiesta - Ngonga
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COLE, LLOYD: Cleaning Out The Ashtrays 4CD BOX (TR 138CD)
For singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole, now is the time for Cleaning Out The Ashtrays -- for sorting through dusty boxes of cassettes, DAT tapes and CDs in his Easthampton hideaway, to take stock and try to make sense of all that forgotten music. All those lost songs; half remembered sessions, much-missed friends and fellow-musicians and gifted co-producers. A goldmine of music from 21 years as a solo artist. Here, then, are 59 -- count 'em -- nuggets from the Cole vaults. Four CDs bursting with alternate versions, rare B-sides, cover sessions (Lou Reed, Marc Bolan and Leonard Cohen songs among them), and a few tracks that the record companies -- and on occasion, even Lloyd himself -- just didn't get at the time. The launch of the new Lloydcole.com, along with a healthy appetite for touring his folk singer set around the world, has helped establish a vibrant online community of Cole fans. Countless queries about lost B-sides and rumored remixes sowed the seeds of the Cleaning Out The Ashtrays project which Cole has researched and compiled himself. Now, all of us can share in the riches that lay hidden inside that dusty old box. Includes a 36-page booklet with notes on each CD by the artist himself.
$32.99 EAN: 4047179159128 ROCK
CD1: One Red Wine Glass
01. The 'L' Word (B-side of the single Weeping Wine)
02. Mannish Girl (B-side of the single Morning Is Broken)
03. The Witching Hour (B-side of the single Don't Look Back)
04. Wild Orphan (B-side of the single No Blue Skies)
05. Don't Look Back (original mix) (previously-unreleased)
06. No Blue Skies (Skyline Mix) (previously-unreleased)
07. Blame Mary Jane (B-side of the single Don't Look Back)
08. Everyone's Complaining (previously-unreleased)
09. Shelly I Do (B-side of the single No Blue Skies)
10. Somewhere Out In The East (B-side of the single Weeping Wine)
11. Chelsea Hotel #2 (from the album I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen)
12. Pay For It (long version) (previously-unreleased)
13. Weeping Wine (original mix) (previously-unreleased)
14. Weird On Me (B-side of the single She's A Girl And I'm A Man)
15. Children Of The Revolution (B-side of the single She's A Girl And I'm A Man)
16. She's A Girl And I'm A Man (pre-op) (previously-unreleased)
CD2: Re-Make/Re-Model
01. Butterfly (the Planet Ann Charlotte mix) (B-side of the single Butterfly)
02. 4 M.B. (B-side of the single So You'd Like To Save The World)
03. Love You So What (alternate mix) (previously-unreleased)
04. Morning Is Broken (alternate mix) (previously-unreleased)
05. Too Much Of A Good Thing (alternate mix) (previously-unreleased )
06. For The Pleasure Of Your Company (B-side of the single So You'd Like To Save The World)
07. Radio City Music Hall (B-side of the single Morning Is Broken)
08. Eat Your Greens (B-side of the single Morning Is Broken)
09. Vicious (B-side of the single So You'd Like To Save The World)
10. Mystic Lady (B-side of the single So You'd Like To Save The World)
11. The Slider (B-side of the single Morning Is Broken)
CD3: Dangerous Music
01. I Will Not Leave You Alone (B-side of the single Like Lovers Do)
02. Most Of The Time (B-side of the single Sentimental Fool)
03. Baby (original demo) (B-side of the single Baby)
04. Traffic (long version) (B-side of the single Like Lovers Do)
05. Millionaire (B-side of the single Sentimental Fool)
06. Happy For You (Stephen Street mix) (previously-unreleased)
07. Sentimental Fool (Stephen Street mix) (previously-unreleased)
08. Like Lovers Do (Stephen Street mix) (B-side of the single Baby)
09. Baby (Stephen Street mix) (previously-unreleased)
10. Sold (B-side of the single Sentimental Fool)
11. Brand New Baby Blues (B-side of the single Like Lovers Do)
12. Missing (previously-unreleased)
13. Rain On The Parade (previously-unreleased)
14. Millionaire (acoustic mix) (previously-unreleased)
15. The Steady Slowing Down Of The Heart (B-side of the single Baby)
16. It'll Never Happen Again (previously-unreleased)
CD4: Difficult Pieces
01. ClaireFontaine (B-side of the single No More Love Songs)
02. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (with Robert Quine) (from the album Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach)
03. Artificial Tears (B-side of the single Impossible Girl)
04. If You Gotta Go, Go Now (previously-unreleased)
05. Tie Me Down (demo) (previously-unreleased)
06. Fool You Are (from the etc sessions) (previously-unreleased)
07. Fool You Are (Langer and Winstanley mix) (previously-unreleased)
08. That Boy (Langer and Winstanley mix) (previously-unreleased)
09. Si Tu Dois Partir (from the album Pop Romantique: French Pop Classics)
10. Santa Cruz (vocal mix) (previously-unreleased)
11. Late Night, Early Town (guitar version) (previously-unreleased)
12. My Alibi (piano version) (previously-unreleased)
13. For The Good Times (with Jill Sobule) (from the album The Pilgrim: A Celebration Of Kris Kristofferson)
14. Coattails (previously-unreleased)
15. Romany Soup (from the album Great Jewish Music: Marc Bolan)
16. ClaireFontaine (long) (B-side of the single No More Love Songs)
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STOJAN, PELE & NICO: Belladonna 12" (UY 045EP)
A new star formation has appeared in the Upon You galaxy: Nico Stojan, long-time producer of Cool Savas, Berlin buddy and Bar 25 artist, has teamed up with the young Munich producer Pele. You don't have to be an astrologist to take a peek into the future and see that "Belladonna" is going to light up Berlin. The other two tracks are definitely going to light up dancefloors, too. Deep, pushing tunes made especially for this solar system.
$8.39 UPC: 827170366862 ELECTRONIC
A1. Belladonna
A2. Fall In
B1. The Question
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HORVAT, DENIS: Lost Fuse 12" (UYS 005EP)
Denis Horvat is a DJ and producer from Frederiksvaerk, north of Copenhagen. His musical career has been pretty short up until now, but he has been scooped up by the label Great Stuff. His roots are the drums, which you can hear when you listen to his tracks, whether it's the title track "Lost Fuse" with its dub elements or the more melodic "The Vintage" or the deeper B2 number "Satisfashion."
$8.39 UPC: 827170332461 ELECTRONIC
A1. Lost Fuse
B1. The Vintage
B2. Satisfashion
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VA: ¡Gózalo! Vol. 4 CD (VAMPI 127CD)
This is volume 4 of Vampisoul's successful series of tropical Peruvian music of the '60s: an exciting, spicy mix of musical gems that fill in the link between the mambo era and the dawn of salsa in South America. When drawing the musical map of Latin America, the mistake is often made to identify the zone of influence of Afro-Latin music only around the Caribbean. It's true that the great creators are Cuban and Puerto Rican, but when their music spread out across Latin America, similar scenes sprung up in other parts of the continent. It was during the '50s that the genre captivated Peru. Tropical orchestras appeared everywhere with a repertoire based on mambos, guarachas and, to a lesser extent, boleros and merengues. However, over the Afro-Cuban foundation they added diverse influences and reached a new sound, different from their inspiration. Within the core of the tropical music scene, the Sonora de Lucho Macedo was the first group of its kind in the middle of an environment exclusively populated by orchestras. Beyond his irrefutable professional merits, Macedo's essential contribution was to recruit musicians that later on would start the most important boogaloo groups. The first one to leave his band and go his own way was Joe Di Roma. Bongoist Ñiko Estrada left a little later to create his Sonora Antillana. From Macedo's band also came double bass player José "Pepe" Hernández, percussionists Mario Allison and Coco Lagos, trumpet player Tito Chicoma and singer Charlie Palomares -- almost all of the main artists of the golden age of boogaloo in the mid-'60s, each of them a director of their own band. 1962 saw the arrival of Nilo Espinosa, a saxophonist with a solid academic formation and a deep knowledge of jazz. The puzzle was completed with the self-taught pianist Otto de Rojas. They all knew each other from the hotels, parties and TV sets, but especially from the studio recording sessions. The height of the tropical orchestras coincided with boogaloo. At that point, the scenario had changed. The massive migration inland towards the capital brought along a radical change in popular music, giving birth to Peruvian cumbia, which also had a tropical foundation. The Afro-Cuban influence, without disappearing at all, left room for a Colombian influence. With the new decade, the market was taken over by cumbia and salsa. An era had reached its end. This collection features liner notes in Spanish and English by expert Carlos Torres Rotondo plus photos and original artwork reproductions.
$11.79 EAN: 8435008862329 WORLD
01. Pedro Miguel Y Sus Maracaibos - Saludo Maracaibo
02. Alfredo Linares Y Su Sonora (Canta Víctor Fuentes) - Boogaloo En Ambiente
03. El Combo De Pepe (Canta Charlie Palomares) - Yo Traigo Boogaloo
04. Mario Allison Y Su Combo (Canta Benny Del Solar) - Cumbayea
05. La Sonora De Lucho Macedo (Canta Johnny Arce) - Psicosis
06. Compay Quinto - El Diablo
07. Orquesta Casino De Hugo Macedo (Canta Pochita Rivera) - Yo No Pido Nada
08. Ñico Estrada Y Su Sonora - Guarachera
09. Coco Lagos Y Sus Orates - Guajireate
10. Betico Salas Y Su Sonora (Canta Melcochita) - Pa Gozar Candela
11. Joe Di Roma Y Su Orquesta (Canta Manolo Castro) - Boogaloo Boogaloo
12. Pedro Miguel Y Sus Maracaibos - Descarga Maracaibo
13. Popi Y Sus Pirañas - Guayaba
14. Melcochita Y Karamanduka (Cantan Kiko Fuentes Y Melcochita) - Peruvian Guajira
15. Los Kintos - Kintos Instrumental
16. La Sonora De Lucho Macedo - Boogaloo En España
17. Pedro Miguel Y Sus Maracaibos - Yenyere Cuma
18. Chivirico Dávila Y Sonora Mag - Pollo Atrasado
19. Coco Lagos Y Sus Orates - Busco Una Chiquita
20. Mario Allison Y Sus Estrellas - Caliente
21. Carlos Pickling Y Orquesta - La Charanga Del Espacio
22. Willy Marambio - Por Tu Amor
23. Los Hilton's - Canta, Canta
24. Alfredo Linares Y Su Sonora - Descarga
25. Compay Quinto - El Carbonero
26. Los Girasoles - Aguanile
27. Los Diablos Rojos - Malambo
28. Andrés De Colbert Y Orquesta - Mambo Ravel
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VA: ¡Gózalo! Vol 4 2LP (VAMPI 127LP)
2LP version.
$18.39 EAN: 8435008862336 WORLD
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LA FLEUR: Flowerhead Revisited 12" (WPP 001EP)
Whatpeopleplay, Wordandsound's digital download store, starts his very own physical (and digital) record label with Sweden-born and Berlin resident producer and DJ Sanna La Fleur Engdahl. Sanna's "Flowerhead" has been buzzing with its fresh piano-laden drive since Autumn 2010 and has yet again been nominated #8 of the 10 most important releases by the UK's Mixmag! Spencer Parker revisits the original track for an 11-minute killer of epic proportions. La Fleur's bonus track "Racine" makes the package complete.
$8.39 UPC: 827170387867 ELECTRONIC
A1. Flowerhead (Spencer Parker Remix)
B1. Flowerhead
B2. Racine
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VA: Dirty Water 2: More Birth Of Punk Attitude 2CD (YZLDD 010CD)
Such was the response from press and public to Kris Needs' Dirty Water: The Birth Of Punk Attitude that he's filling the bathtub again with another riotous selection of proto-punk scorchers, garage band delights and seminal figures who either revolutionized a movement or upset their chosen apple-cart; all filling the arteries which would explode in 1976 and change the world. This new set casts its net even wider than the first, corralling sonic marauders such as Germany's Faust, New York's willfully shambolic Godz, George Clinton's barrier-trampling Parliament, original folk activist Woody Guthrie and deathly '60s electronic trailblazers United States Of America. As before, the set stretches back to primitive rock 'n' roll's early salvos, including Bo Diddley and Johnny Thunders' favorite Eddie Cochran, plus the hot-wired tremors of seminal UK outfits such as Kilburn And The High Roads, Doctors Of Madness, Stack Waddy, Hammersmith Gorillas and the Edgar Broughton Band. New York City is represented by Patti Smith, Blondie, the mighty Jayne County, demented Holy Modal Rounders and Dizzy Gillespie, representing the be-bop movement which flame-blasted cool jazz's rigid trouser-seat, leaving a wide open orifice for the raw, spiritual anarchy of Albert Ayler. Needs also exercises his long-standing fixation with obscure, unhinged '60s U.S. garage-psych with the Misunderstood, Zachary Thaks, Human Expression and high-energy Detroit garage bands Unrelated Segments and Tidal Waves. Reggae's huge influence is acknowledged with righteous cuts from Tapper Zukie and Junior Murvin. The most singled-out artists on the first volume were New York doowoppers The Silhouettes, Flamin' Groovies and Detroit's Death, so they're here again, as are Mott The Hoople in their later phase and untouchable Suicide (whose Martin Rev was an invaluable sounding-board for the project, along with Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie). David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust also makes an appearance, as does Aylesbury lunatic John Otway. The two CDs sport 39 sizzling nuggets in all, again accompanied by a 76-page book, in which Needs explains his reasons for including tracks. This time, Needs feels that the project gets closer to an aural version of Zigzag, the crucial fanzine he edited in the '70s; one reason the set is dedicated to Captain Beefheart, who sadly passed away while it was being compiled, and represented by the blues roar of "Zigzag Wanderer."
$14.99 EAN: 5055311050102 ROCK
CD1:
01. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Zigzag Wanderer
02. The Human Expression - Love At Psychedelic Velocity
03. Death - Freakin' Out
04. Dizzy Gillespie - Bebop
05. The Silhouettes - Headin' For The Poorhouse
06. Suicide - Creature Feature
07. The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man
08. Patti Smith - Piss Factory
09. Jayne County - Man Enough To Be A Woman
10. David Bowie - Suffragette City
11. Mott The Hoople - Crash Street Kids
12. Kilburn & The High Roads - Rough Kids
13. Bo Diddley - Hey! Bo Diddley
14. Stackwaddy - Roadrunner
15. The Hammersmith Gorillas - You Really Got Me
16. Doctors Of Madness - Waiting
17. Big Star - In The Street
18. Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
19. Parliament - Oh Lord Why Lord
20. Albert Ayler - Wizard
CD2:
01. Faust - It's A Rainy Day [Sunshine Girl]
02. Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody
03. Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
04. The Misunderstood - Children Of The Sun
05. The Unrelated Segments - The Story Of My Life
06. The Tidal Waves - Action! Speaks Louder Than Words
07. MC5 - Black To Comm
08. Edgar Broughton Band - Out Demons Out
09. Woody Guthrie - Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
10. John Otway - Beware Of The Flowers
11. The Zakary Thaks - Bad Girl
12. Blondie - X Offender
13. The United States Of America - Hard Coming Love
14. The Godz - Turn On
15. The Holy Modal Rounders - Indian War Whoop
16. Tapper Zukie - MPLA
17. Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves
18. Rudements - Imagination
19. The Vice Creems - Danger Love
2LP tracklist:
A1. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Zigzag Wanderer
A2. The Human Expression - Love At Psychedelic Velocity
A3. Death - Freakin' Out
A4. The Velvet Underground - Waiting For The Man
A5. Patti Smith - Piss Factory
B1. Bo Diddley - Hey! Bo Diddley
B2. David Bowie - Suffragette City
B3. Mott The Hoople - Crash Street Kids
B4. Doctors Of Madness - Waiting
B5. Flamin Groovies - Shake Some Action
C1. Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
C2. The Misunderstood - Children Of The Sun
C3. The Zakary Thaks - Bad Girl
C4. MC5 - Black To Comm
D1. Blondie - X Offender
D2. The United States Of America - Hard Coming Love
D3. Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves
D4. Rudements - Imagination
D5. Vice Creems - Danger Love
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VA: Dirty Water 2: More Birth Of Punk Attitude 2LP (YZLDV 010LP)
2LP version, pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Features 19 tracks from the 2CD version.
$14.99 EAN: 5055311080109 ROCK
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NEGRO, JOEY: The Soul Of Disco Volume 3 2LP (ZEDD 022LP)
Deluxe gatefold 2LP version. Following on from Backstreet Brit Funk (ZEDD 018CD), the ever-popular Soul Of Disco series returns for a third thrilling installment and the general consensus is that this is the strongest volume yet. Compiled by unashamed musical trainspotter Dave Lee (aka Joey Negro), this selection is the fruit of some serious digging -- both in the real world and online. Conceptually, the Soul Of Disco albums are about showcasing the blacker, funkier end of the disco spectrum where the 4/4 groove collided with the musical sensibility of Philly and Motown. Musically, this collection offers a wide variety of styles within the parameters of soulful disco. As always with Z Records, the masters sound as good as possible.
$22.39 EAN: 5060162570815 ELECTRONIC
A1. Jackie Stoudemire - Invisible Wind
A2. Full Body - You Got Me Dancing (Joey Negro Edit)
B1. Loi - Body Contact
B2. Sanctuary - Disco Discouraged (Joey Negro Edit)
C1. Gloster Williams & Master Control - No Cross, No Crown
C2. Sir James Randolph - Sho Is Good (Joey Negro Edit)
D1. Hot Ice - Dancing Free (Joey Negro Edit)
D2. Ronnie Barron - I Can Give It To You
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METAL MOUNTAINS: Golden Trees CD (AMI 042CD)
"...out of the ancient ruins of The Tower Recordings has now finally risen a stealth Metal Mountains! It features Helen Rush, Pat Gubler (Mr. PG Six) and Samara Lubelski, all former Tower soldiers, and some may say the very key ones. There's a sort of haunted architecture to Metal Mountains, they morph 1960s electric and psychedelic folk rock, the right VU influence, spatial excursions, and whispery dreams into a unique whole. It is a carefully crafted album that is real and intimate, yet has the air of ease and playfulness about it. It is confident in its frailty, if that makes any sense to you. Did I say it is perfectly sequenced? Y'know, that's the kind of thing a reviewer needs to mention if he wants to be taken at all seriously." -- Jesper Eklow/November 2010
$10.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SPENCER & THE RARE BIRDS, HEIDI: Under Streetlight Glow CD (BEU 249CD)
"A true-to-life troubadour and a self-described eccentric, the songs on Heidi Spencer & the Rare Birds' Under Streetlight Glow are sparse. One can feel a chilling wind blow slightly through Heidi's skeletal guitar while her warbling voice provides warmth for those cold nights the Milwaukee native knows so well. With comparisons to Joanna Newsom, whom Spencer naturally adores, she's positioned to align herself among her idols as a true songwriting talent."
$9.75 UPC: 634457251229 ROCK
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KRYPTIC MINDS: Can't Sleep Ft. Alys Be/Make You Sleep 12" (BLACKBOX 010EP)
"Kryptic Minds are preparing to launch their most accomplished album to date. To prime listeners, Black Box is pleased to announce 'Can't Sleep,' the title track and their most in-demand dubplate -- as the lead single from the album. The track opens in classic Kryptic Minds style, with moody strings and synths setting the vibe before the entrance of vocalist Alys Blaze -- her powerful voice belying the fragility of the lyrics, her vocals circling like a moth around some unseen flame. Coupled with the sheer force of the crisp beats and truly thunderous bass, 'Can't Sleep' is both a powerful modern anthem and a tender song of heartbreak. To accompany the original track, Berlin-based sound designer and Ninja Tunes' hottest signing Emika has provided not a remix, but a reinterpretation and response. 'Make You Sleep' inverts the mood and aesthetic of the original, creating instead a low-slung anti-love song, full of quiet menace and veiled eroticism -- all delicately poised over Emika's sultry late-night beats."
$6.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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AURA: Sativa CD (CIC 1076CD)
"Aura was a San Francisco psych-funk band that formed in 1974 and played extensively throughout Northern California. By 1976, the band recorded their first and only album at Pacific Recording Studio in San Mateo. The original title of the album was Sativa, but out of fear that promoting the joys of marijuana would be too controversial, the band omitted the title and just left it as Aura. Over the ensuing decades though the Aura album has grown in stature to become a collector's item. In 1991, the Oakland hip-hop band, Oaktown's 357 (MC Hammer's Salt-N-Pepa type band) sampled 'Mess Up Your Mind' for their song 'Turn It Up,' which raised the Aura album to cult status. The Lemon Drops producer Reggie Weiss wrote the psych-funk title track, 'Sativa' (a parody of The Champs hit song 'Tequila,' with water pipe sound effects and blistering guitar leads by former Lemon Drops guitarist, Eddie Weiss) and 'Skyrocket' (with manic fuzz guitar). The lead singer in Aura was Paulette Collins who still performs around the Bay Area today with an all-girl group called The Taylor P. Collins Band. Replete with rare band memorabilia and previously unreleased bonus tracks, Aura is now available from the original master tapes for the first time on CD. The album is a piece of Bay Area history and a psych-funk masterpiece that cannot be overlooked in today's pervasive hip-hop world."
$10.00 UPC: 619981319324 ROCK
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KING TUBBY: Dub From The Roots LP (CT 036LP)
"There are very few individuals who command the respect of dub aficionados greater than 'The Dubmaster' himself, King Tubby. On Tubby's venerable 1974 release Dub from the Roots, he introduces us to the 'Shalom Dub', a method of mixing flying cymbals with horns in what he describes as 'going in and out in a dub way'. Borrowing from the forty fives of Johnny Clarke, Jackie Edwards, Cornell Campbell, John Holt, and Horace Andy, King Tubby takes the listener on a journey through a vast array of different emotions, rhythms and soundscapes. One of the standout cuts, 'Iyahta' explores Tubby's use of deep electric basslines to evoke a melodic calmness in the listener, while 'Mine Field' and 'Hijack the Barber' bring you back with the cavernous echoes of stabbing guitars, horns, and cymbals. Though previously released by different labels on a variety of dusty pressings and formats, Clocktower's reissue of Dub From The Roots is the definitive edition of this 'Dubmaster' classic, featuring audio mastered from the original analog tapes and packaged in a paste-on mini-LP slip case in a clear plastic poly bag."
$10.75 UPC: 881026000362 WORLD
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KING TUBBY: Explosive Dub LP (CT 3022LP)
"There are very few people who define a genre the way King Tubby defines dub. From the early days of dub in the 1960s, King Tubby (born Osbourne Rodduck) influenced a generation of producers across a variety of genres and continued to do so until his death in the late 1980s. While King Tubby was known for experimenting with different sounds, he was also truly never one to settle for mediocrity. Flexing his signature dub muscle on 1975's Explosive Dub, a compilation of various Tubby gems 19 tracks long, the true beauty of his ability is brought to light. It's obvious to the listener that King Tubby spent hours perfecting each track and remix before releasing it to the public. Explosive Dub, a previously hard to find collector's item is a shining example of King Tubby's work. Though many of these tracks have been previously released by different labels on a variety of dusty pressings and formats, Clocktower's reissue of Explosive Dub features audio mastered from the original analog tapes and comes packaged in a paste-on mini-LP slip case in a clear plastic poly bag."
$10.75 UPC: 881026030222 WORLD
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TUNNIDGE: Dark Skies/Tribe 12" (MEDI 034EP)
"Straight off the back of his much talked about 7 Breaths released on DJ Distance's Chestplate label, Tunnidge steps back up to the Deep Medi roster with two fresh cuts, 'Dark Skies' and 'Tribe'. Keep an ear out for Tunnidge as his arsenal of dubs are fully loaded and he's on the way up! Radio Support: Mistajam (1Xtra), Hatcha (Kiss) DJ Support: Mala (DMZ), Distance (Chestplate), and Cyrus (Random Trio)."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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V.I.V.E.K: Pulse/Roots 12" (MEDI 037EP)
"V.I.V.E.K drops his first single since his much talked about double pack Feel It was released on DEEP MEDi. 'Pulse' opens with V.I.V.E.K's unmistakable dark, resounding, industrial production with layers of subbed out techno touches and efx. 'Roots' however on the flip lurches and twists over a deep cinematic melody, V.I.V.E.K on meditation vibes."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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CALLAHAN, BILL: Apocalypse CD (DC 450CD)
"Essentially an ensemble recorded live in the studio, Bill Callahan's Apocalypse
$9.50 UPC: 781484045021 ROCK
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CALLAHAN, BILL: Apocalypse LP (DC 450LP)
LP version.
$12.50 UPC: 781484045014 ROCK
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HIGH LLAMAS, THE: Talahomi Way CD (DC 469CD)
"For the past eighteen years, The High Llamas have been following their own lights, making records, and essentially occupying their own genre in doing so. Their music is timeless; elements of retro and modern share the space, creating a unique time and place that is outside the lines of history as we experience it. Talahomi Way is the latest evolution in their body of work, a record that will please those who enjoy their musical adventures while also providing a draft of their eternal mystery to neophyte listeners. With 2003's Beet Maize and Corn, Can Cladders (2007), and now Talahomi Way, their arrangements have breathed with acoustic space, giving the music a more intimate, personal resonance. Still, O'Hagan's lyric-writing is in the great traditions of the American and British 20th century songbook: story-songs, impressionistic feel-pieces, crafted without an aim towards personal exposition. Even so, their set and focus provide a view to the world as he sees it."
$9.50 UPC: 781484046929 ROCK
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HIGH LLAMAS, THE: Talahomi Way LP (DC 469LP)
LP version.
$12.50 UPC: 781484046912 ROCK
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HILLOW HAMMET: Hammer CD (GF 249CD)
"The unknown group that many have speculated came from the Washington, D.C. area. Rated as an R3, this is hard rock and heavy psych music that most collectors describe as legendary. Recorded in 1970 in Nashville, this mega rarity will not disappoint!"
$9.25 UPC: 645270024921 ROCK
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IRVINE, WELDON: Cosmic Vortex CD (GET 51273CD)
"By 1974, 31 year-old Weldon Irvine was ready for the next phase of his career. Having spent years working variously as a pianist, band leader, composer, arranger and road manager with the likes of Joe Henderson and Nina Simone, his breakout moment as a solo artist finally came in 1974, when he signed with RCA Records. Finally backed with a budget that could match his ambitions, Irvine's first release was Cosmic Vortex, a sprawling, monumental work that embodied a musician at the height of his powers. The result is an album that molds his jazz instincts for free-form improvisation to fit a deep funk aesthetic, but also matched with strong, spiritual lyrics. He went on to release two more albums with RCA that continued to build on themes established here. Get On Down is proud to present the remastered version of Cosmic Vortex, featuring a dazzling new digital audio transfer from the original analog tapes."
$10.75 UPC: 664425127324 ROCK
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KELLY & LIFE, HERMAN: Percussion Explosion CD (GET 52709CD)
"As a group, Herman Kelly & Life had a relatively short life span. Releasing only a single album, Percussion Explosion!, in 1978, the Miami-based band didn't have as much immediate success as some of their contemporaries. But with a single, inescapable song, they managed to forever become a part of music history. Their funky, upbeat single 'Dance to the Drummer's Beat' became one of the most recognizable and frequently used breaks in hip-hop history, used in songs by legendary artists like Run-DMC, Public Enemy, N.W.A., 2 Live Crew, Whodini and DJ Shadow, and was featured in the famed Ultimate Breaks & Beats series. Get On Down is proud to present Percussion Explosion! in a newly refurbished edition, featuring 'Dance to the Drummer's Beat' plus other hit singles 'Who's the DJ' and 'Do the Funky Hambone,' with a new digital transfer remastered from the original analog tapes."
$10.75 UPC: 664425270921 ROCK
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MCCALLUM, DAVID: Music: A Bit More Of Me CD (GET 53501CD)
"During the 1960s, Scottish-born actor David McCallum was an instantly recognizable face across the world, thanks to his star turn as secret agent Illya Kuryakin on the spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. But with the release of his second album, Music?A Bit More of Me, in 1966, he became recognizable for another reason: his signature sound. Working closely with famed producer David Axelrod and arranger H.B. Barnum, McCallum, who comes from a family of musicians, delivers lush, distinctly personal interpretations of classic songs by, among others, artists such as The Beatles ('Michelle'), Petula Clark ('Call Me') and Axelrod himself, who contributes the original song 'The Edge,' later made famous when sampled by Dr. Dre for his monster hit 'The Next Episode' in 1999. Get On Down is proud to present this timeless piece in a beautifully restored edition, with audio remastered from the original analog tapes, packaged in a paste-on mini-LP slip case based on the original album artwork, with dust sleeve and obi strip in a clear plastic poly bag. The album also features a reproduction of the full-color promotional photo contact sheet which was included with its original pressing."
$10.75 UPC: 664425350128 ROCK
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TEE, WILLIE: I'm Only A Man CD (GET 53502CD)
"Famed New Orleans singer and pianist Willie Tee gives one of his finest ever performances on this classic release from 1969. Recorded under the guidance of Grammy award-winning composer/arranger David Axelrod, whose credits include Stan Kenton, Lou Rawls and countless others, I'm Only A Man introduced heavy orchestration and sweeping arrangements to Tee's music, yet without sacrificing the emotional complexity of his vocals. Original compositions such as 'Mirror' and the fantastic opener 'Bring on the Heartaches' are balanced by superb cover versions of 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' and 'People,' with some beautiful surprises (see the bold, cinematic sound of 'Lonliness') in between. Get On Down is proud to present Willie Tee's classic album I'm Only A Man for the first time ever on CD, packaged in a paste-on mini-LP case with die cut obi strip and dust sleeve, featuring a new digital audio transfer from the original analog tapes and a bonus track, the non-LP single 'Love of a Married Man.'"
$10.75 UPC: 664425350227 ROCK
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DINOSAUR L: Go Bang 7" (GET 701EP)
"No one pushed the boundaries of dance music quite like the late Arthur Russell. On Go Bang, in his Dinosaur L persona, Russell's unique falsetto-esque vocals are layered over a pulsing disco thump with a flourish of Fender Rhodes keys establishing the downtown feel of this solid groove. Get On Down is proud to present this classic single on a brand new 7" red vinyl pressing, featuring the complete 'Go Bang Part 1' and 'Go Bang Part 2.'"
$8.25 UPC: 606590070173 ROCK
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DINOSAUR L: In The Corn Belt 7" (GET 702EP)
"No one pushed the boundaries of dance music quiet like the late Arthur Russell. Perhaps no track does so to such an extreme as In The Corn Belt. Working in his Dinosaur L persona the mix on In The Corn Belt is by another giant of the genre, Larry Levan of Paradise Garage fame. The groove is intensified by layers of shredding guitar, percussion and some instrumentation that sounds otherworldly. Get On Down is proud to present this classic single on a brand new 7' yellow vinyl pressing, featuring the complete 'In The Corn Belt Part 1' and 'In The Corn Belt Part 2'."
$8.25 UPC: 606590070272 ROCK
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MCPHEE SURVIVAL UNIT III, JOE: Syncronicity CD (HC 001CD)
"Michael Zerang and Fred Lonberg-Holm are closely identified with the local avant-garde jazz scene and justly known as two of Chicago's most unpredictable forces in free improvisation. Both Zerang and Lonberg-Holm approach their instruments with total abandon in their searches to develop new techniques and new sonic possibilities. The two have met McPhee in a musical setting before, as part of the Peter Brötzmann Tentet." - Brandon Hopkins, Chicago Weekly Online
$9.75 UPC: N/A JAZZ
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EXTRAORDINARY POPULAR DELUSIONS: Apocryphal Fire in the Warehouse and Other Explanations CD (HC 002CD)
"In 2005, when Richard Syska offered Jim Baker and his trio a weekly gig at Hotti Biscotti, a neighborhood bar in Logan Square, little did the pianist, bassist Brian Sandstrom, and percussionist Steve Hunt know that they would still be at it more than five years later. Things have changed since that first performance on May 24, 2005. It didn't take long for saxophonist Mars Williams to join, expanding the trio into a quartet. And in September 2010, after Hotti Biscotti was sold, the band moved their weekly gatherings from Tuesdays to Mondays and relocated to the Beat Kitchen in Roscoe Village. The quartet adopted the moniker Extraordinary Popular Delusions after the release in 2006 of their debut on Okkadisk, an album titled after Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds, a treatise on popular folly written by Scottish journalist Charles MacKay and published in 1841--a book still relevant today as it addresses economic bubbles and mass hysteria, among other topics. EPD's creative process regularly reaches an apex, a magical moment that ineluctably occurs every time. Mars Williams calls it the 'fifth sound'; it could be the fifth member of the band, an offspring of their polyphonic approach, an improbable and elusive sound that no one in particular--but everyone--is responsible for. This is likely to be the primary reason why a group of aficionados and friends (they know who they are) comprise a kind of core audience for the weekly series."
$9.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SEPALCURE: Fleur 12" (HF 026EP)
"Following the release of their stunning summer debut EP Love Pressure, Sepalcure -- a Brooklyn-based duo composed of Travis Stewart and Praveen Sharma -- have announced their second EP featuring four brand new cuts on Hotflush Recordings. Having produced for years individually as Machinedrum (LuckyMe) and Praveen (of Praveen & Benoit), their new collaboration breathes a new life of its own, reflected in its distinctive, lush sonic warmth and a refreshing style of composition that is as equally fitting on the dancefloor as it is in the comfort of one's home. The Fleur EP shows a progression of Sepalcure's depth of field, weaving distant chords, soulful vocals, and organic rhythms into vibrant, immersive soundscapes, with echoes of house, techno, and dubstep within. Be it the gentle melodies of 'Fleur', the ascendant effervescence of 'Your Love', the relentless bass of 'No Think', or the suspending ambience of 'Inside', it is a sound that is unmistakably Sepalcure."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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OPTIMUM: Light Year/DS-10 12" (HBR 002EP)
"Hum + Buzz return with their first release of 2011 from label co-founder Optimum. After releasing his debut EP Max Power for Planet Mu in 2010, contributing to the excellent Night Slugs Allstars Vol. 1 and Modeselektion Vol. 1 compilations, Optimum returns on Hum + Buzz with two sci-fi, dancefloor tracks. 'Light Year' is a 4X4 time travelling excursion through brass rhythms, dotted arpeggios and razor sharp percussion. Gangsta techno meets UK bass, a crossover that Optimum seems to be making his own. On the B side 'DS10', named after (and partly made on) the Korg software for the Nintendo DS, is a menacing march that progresses into the unknown. All superfluous elements are discarded; the track focuses squarely on the relentless bassline and unpredictable 808 drum pattern. With these minimal ingredients combined, DS10 is a certified sound system bomb!"
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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BUZZOV-EN: Revelation: Sick Again CD (HDH 044CD)
"It's been said many times over that suffering can render magnificent, if sometimes horrifying, results when skillfully transmuted into image, word or song. This maxim might be a good summation of the existence of Buzzov-en who have notoriously lived the most extreme facets of the rock n' roll lifestyle - drug addiction, rehab, relapse, jail, break ups, reunions. Through all this they managed to produce some of the most beautifully damaged music since Black Flag's descent into the nihilistic abyss of My War. Straddling the lines of metal, doom and filthy hardcore, Buzzov-en still stand as a significant pillar of the 90s underground alongside other such disfigured anomalies (and occasional touring partners) Eyehategod and Neurosis. Their gait may have occasionally faltered due to some of the aforementioned obstacles, but in the first decade of their existence Buzzov-en revealed remarkable consistency, creating an ever growing procession of nightmarish, skull-scraping albums and EPs. Though not surprising given their dysfunctional history, the premature burial of their last studio album due to legal entanglements was yet another frustrating occurrence in a long line of minor and major catastrophes for the band. Written and recorded under a self-described period of 'exhaustion, drug-induced confusion and frustration' their music once again managed to flourish despite (or perhaps because of) the adverse circumstances under which it was created. Revelation: Sick Again is classic Buzzov-en, replete with blistering Sabbath-ian riffing, throat torn eulogies to the narcotically oppressed, and monumental gutter dwelling dirges."
$12.25 UPC: 634457540125 ROCK
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BUZZOV-EN: Revelation: Sick Again LP (HDH 044LP)
LP version.
$16.00 UPC: 634457540118 ROCK
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GRIDLINK: Orphan CD (HDH 210CD)
"While made up of musical luminaries who have proved their mettle in other much lauded musical outfits (Discordance Axis, Mortalized, Human Remains, Kill the Client, Burnt by the Sun, Hayaino Daisuki, etc.), this is hardly a necessary qualifier in the face of a ferocious musical accomplishment such as Gridlink's Orphan. While possessing the energy, aggression, and overall focus of its predecessor (2008's Amber Grey), the songs contained herein provide an ever denser and more nuanced musical assault combining short bursts of accelerated thrash, blinding passages of helicopter blasting, monochromatic smears of near-noise, and the alien howls of singer Jon Chang."
$12.25 UPC: 634457540026 ROCK
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GRIDLINK: Orphan LP (HDH 210LP)
LP version.
$19.75 UPC: 634457540019 ROCK
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VA: Tax Haven II 12" (IBR 006EP)
"The second Tax Haven EP from Iberian Records brings together three different producers operating from within the Lisbon and Barcelona bass enclaves for another varied selection of bass'n'groove flavors. First up sees Migrant (aka 23Hz) debut on the label with 'Monolith', a driving monster of a tune propelled by an amen break conjugated through a Kuduro drum pattern. The production comes fitted with extra heavy low end body pressure as standard, as we have come to expect from Migrant in his many guises, and the general vibe has a deep Tribal Jungle take on it. Floor shattering appeal here. On the 33rpm flip sees the return of Lisbon based brothers Octa Push with their 'Legos' cut featuring K-Tronik. A result of 'playing videogames surrounded by African masks', the production brings a typically beat savvy attack oozing raw bashy energy, with synths and bleeps fighting all-comers. K-Tronik's (legendery member of Portuguese Hip Hop duo Nigga Poison) brings tight Creole verses to tell a cautionary tale of cocky philandering in the hardcore suburbs of Lisbon. Pure originality! Last up sees Cardopusher's first release on the label with 'Dembow Together'. Since moving from Caracas to Barcelona, Cardopusher has gradually progressed from mid range aggression towards a more Funky tropical vibe. Slowing down the bpms to a Funky jam Cardo takes a reggaton beat pattern and whilst keeping the summertime vibes, forges something all together much more powerfully dirty with techno/electro stylings and the sounds of ancient analogue drum machines."
$8.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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GUNN/ILYAS AHMED, STEVE: Decline of the Stiff/Ignored the End 7" (IMMUNE 017EP)
"For Record Store Day 2011 Immune is proud to present a split 7" featuring new tracks from Steve Gunn and Ilyas Ahmed. The 7" comes packaged in a proper jacket with collage artwork from Ahmed. Included is a free download coupon and insert."
$5.50 UPC: 634457543379 ROCK
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WIPERS: Silver Sail LP (JPR 82805LP)
"Depending on whom you ask, the early Wipers recordings innovated punk, invented what came to be popularly known as 'grunge', or initiated the blueprint for DIY postpunk. A listen to the 1993 release Silver Sail puts the Wipers legacy in an entirely new context. Written and recorded while Sage lived in Arizona, the desert informs Silver Sail's dry, desolate and ghostly feel. The down tempo pieces are positively haunted by it. Stand-out tracks such as 'Y I Came', and the albums centerpiece, the epic and lumbering 'The Prisoner' countervail the heavy guitar sounds of 1993 and exhibit traits of the then burgeoning slow-core scene. Side two is all plodding surf rock, eerie soundtracks and jangly punk echoing an Athens, Ga. sound through the filter of Northwestern gloom and 90s detachment."
$13.75 UPC: 789397828519 ROCK
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WIPERS: The Herd LP (JPR 82806LP)
"The impact of the early Wipers records on the musical scene of the 1990s cannot be overemphasized. The majority of popular music was steeped in their influence, leaving the Wipers in the unenviable position of attempting to find solid footing in the landscape they had forged. After 1993's slow, haunting and introspective Silver Sail, Sage and crew returned to the classic Wipers sound with The Herd. Originally issued in 1996 on Tim/Kerr (and nearly impossible to find on vinyl for over a decade) the album is fast, fuzzy and moody. Drenched in rocket-fuel guitar tones, the paranoid beauty that spilled forth from the early recordings resonates on blasts such as 'Green Light Legion' and 'No Safe Place'. On The Herd's slower pieces, such as 'Wind The Clock Slowly,' Sage's urgent and virtuosic leads peel away at the psyche leaving only underlying and once hidden truths."
$13.75 UPC: 789397828618 ROCK
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THEM: Them LP (MJJ 314LP)
"Originally released in 1970 on the Los Angeles-based psychedelic label, Happy Tiger, Them was the band's first release since Van Morrison's departure in 1965. After a few years spent floundering, the band regrouped under the leadership of founding member Alan Henderson to produce this brilliant psychedelic-tinged album. Morrison's replacement was none other than the king of session men, Jerry Cole. Cole was quite a catch for the band considering his lengthy resume, which included recording with The Byrds on 'Mr. Tambourine Man,' The Beach Boys on Pet Sounds, and Nancy Sinatra on 'These Boots Are Made For Walking,' to name just a few. He was also one of the best bandleaders in the business, leading bands on the top television music shows of the day, Hullabaloo and Shindig, among others. On top of all this, Cole was also a songwriter, and here contributes the opening tracks to both sides A and B, 'I Keep Singing' and 'Memphis Lady.' Unfortunately this renaissance of the band failed to produce any hits, and they soon faded into history, leaving fans with little knowledge of this great, if little-known, second era of Them."
$19.00 UPC: 889397831417 ROCK
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COLUMBOID: We Were One CD (LSE 019CD)
"In January of 2009, Neil Benjamin and Ryan Hamilton stepped into a basement in Queens, New York. Without having a sense of what the music would sound like or who would be playing what instrument, they almost immediately created their first song, 'Statehoarders.' It became the precedent of chemistry that Columboid (named before the first practice) would establish and a full set of dirty primal-synth new wave minimalism followed suit. Their first proper studio recorded release We Were One is set for release, naturally, by La Societe Expeditionnaire. Columboid consists of past and/or present members of many outfits, most notably Coyote, Man-Man, Lewis and Clarke, Vaz, and Icy Demons."
$8.75 UPC: 884501442602 ROCK
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COLUMBOID: We Were One LP (LSE 019LP)
LP version.
$10.50 UPC: 859704912368 ROCK
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ALLUM & PREVOST: Penumbrae CD (MRCD79)
Jennifer Allum (violin) and Edwin Prévost (bowed percussion) perform on four tracks: "Investigative Study" in three parts and "Dolwilym Penumbra."
$13.50 UPC: 502049207926 JAZZ
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YELLOW AUTUMN: Children of the Mist LP (MLP 002LP)
"First ever vinyl reissue of this rare and sought after US psychedelic folk album from 1977, very much UK folk-styled. Limited to 600 copies, all with exact reproduction of the original insert with lyrics."
$21.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MF DOOM: Operation: Doomsday 2CD BOX (MF 1104CD)
"Ask any true hip-hop fan and he can tell you exactly where and when he first heard Doom's Operation: Doomsday. Against seeming insurmountable odds, the album -bootlegged mercilessly, floating in and out of print on various labels since its release in 1999 - gained mythical status amongst music aficionados of all backgrounds as one of the landmark releases of the past decade. At its core? One man, a microphone, an MPC 2000 and a Roland VS 1680. By the time of Operation: Doomsday's recording, Doom was a transformed man: a veteran of hip hop's aging 'new school' reinvented as the masked, abstract wordsmith of the now. His pointed wit, subtly subversive lyrics and stream-of-consciousness flow over adventurous sample-based production created the measuring stick by which rappers in the coming decade would measure themselves. This spring, Doom's own Metal Face Records will release Operation: Doomsday as it was intended to be heard: as a special remastered and expanded two-disc set, featuring a 32-page lyric book and a complete collection of alternate versions, b-sides and instrumentals, packaged in a 7' x 8' tin lunch box. Stones Throw's Jeff Jank, an often Doom collaborator, and San Francisco-based artist Jason Jagel, who provided the painting for Doom's MM...Food album, were enlisted to create both an updated version of the album's iconic comic-book style cover art for the box and a set of 10 Doomsday MCs trading cards (featuring DOOM, Kurious and others) especially for this release. Produced by Stones Throw Records GM and A&R Egon and under the watchful eyes of Doom himself, this is Operation: Doomsday as it was intended to be experienced."
$22.50 UPC: 829357110428 HIPHOP
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THUNDERBOLT PAGODA: Second Ascention LP (NURU 007LP)
"Thunderbolt Pagoda is a heavy space rock group illuminating the darker reaches of the cosmos at high volume. Their approach to long-form rock and heavy ambience (realized through large amplifiers, Mellotron and vintage analogue electronics) has gained them a modest but fervent audience in the Twin Cities and among space rock connoisseurs in other parts of the world since the release of their debut LP in 2008. Their new LP, Second Ascension, builds on the template of the first LP; one side working a condensed, song-oriented approach and one side a thematic, multi-part apocalyptic suite in several parts. While the format of the LP may be similar, the music has become more focused, darker and more complex, maintaining the Lovecraftian foreboding and cosmic expansiveness to which the group has always gravitated."
$14.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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WAGON CHRIST: Toomorrow CD (ZEN 163CD)
"The one and only Luke Vibert returns to the fray under his most celebrated and wondrous moniker, Wagon Christ (to clarify, he is not under a wagon. Nor on one. Nor is he, strictly speaking, Christ, though we can't rule out his messianic status). The king of stoned exotica, ridiculous vocal samples, toothsome puns, swinging rhythm and the psychedelic groove, Vibert has never been one to take himself too seriously, but his music continues to delight."
$11.50 EAN: 5021392619125 ELECTRONIC
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WAGON CHRIST: Toomorrow 2LP (ZEN 163LP)
2LP version.
$15.25 EAN: 5021392619187 ELECTRONIC
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ACTRESS: Harrier ATTK/Gershwin 12" (NONPLUS 010EP)
"With a sound that no one can quite touch, nor classify, it comes as little surprise that an outside-the-box artist like Actress would come into the path of Autonomic. The mastermind behind the cult-worshipped Werk Discs (whose roster includes enigmatic producers Lone, Lukid and Zomby), Actress took the electronic spectrum into another direction entirely last year with Splazsh. Released on Damon Albarn's imprint Honest Jons, Splazsh brought dynamic Hypercolour to the insular grayness that his Hazyville album captured so well. After his acclaimed debut on Nonplus+ in 2010 - the astral Machine And Voice EP, the intriguing artist returns to the label with Gershwin/Harrier. A bonafide classic to sit in the ranks alongside Cybotron, in comes a typically all encompassing, textured four-on-the-floor stomper from Actress."
$9.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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PENNY AND THE QUARTERS: You And Me/You Are Giving Me Some Other Love 7" (NUMES 018EP)
"As featured in Blue Valentine, completely out of left field, we heard from respected screen actor and avowed Numero fan Ryan Gosling that Penny's piercing bit of stripped down doo-wop was being considered for inclusion in Derek Cianfrance's indie-weeper film Blue Valentine. What we didn't know was that 'You and Me' had been given a major role in what became a minor hit on the indie circuit, and that Penny & the Quarters would acquire instant status as the world's most famous unknown doo-wop group."
$3.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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ALIENS, THE: Who Run It/wOt? 12" (OGS 004EP)
"One Gun Salute is a label with a quality first ethos celebrating dubstep's vibrant dubplate culture. Each release comes on deluxe 180g vinyl with exclusively produced and hand screened authentic yellow paper dubplate bags. Following the titanic anthem Xterminate with consummate ease the extra-terrestrial brothers return with phazers set to kill! First up 'Who Run It' lays down the mission statement ripping straight into anthemic riffage, swinging drums and pulse cannon interludes. In a true double A side release the flip side sports the massive 'wOt?'. Here a warrior chant ushers in the Aliens trademarked woozy repeat blasts of cosmic bass and slinky drums. Just huge."
$6.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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PHOTEK: Avalanche/101 12" (PPRO 014VSX-EP)
"Full colour sleeve pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Regarded by many as the finest electronic producer of his generation, the mysterious LA-based Photek enjoyed considerable success throughout the '90s and into the new millennium with his own mutant breed of jungle and drum'n'bass. After a four-year hiatus from releasing music (and just over ten years since his last LP Solaris), the legendary Photek is back with a new sound and brand new 4-track EP -- an occasion definitely worth the wait. Never one to stand still, Photek's enviable reputation has been built not just on his ability to inspire both his fans and peers over the years through his productions but also through his knack of reinventing his sound time and time again. In 2011 he has once again shifted the gears, re-inspired by UK bass music and the current crop of young producers - Photek has a new sound to share with the world."
$8.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ZIPPS, THE: Kicks And Chicks: Ever Stoned LP (PSEUD 99016LP)
"The remaining members of The Moving Strings and The Beat-Town Skifflers formed The Zipps in the autumn of 1965. The band received national attention almost immediately because of their remarkable blend of folk-rock with beat influences. But The Zipps impressed even more when their music evolved to psychedelic, including a colorful, bubbling and mind-expanding light show. It was an awesome experience for mind and body! The fans put up stickers all over the Netherlands, with slogans like: 'Be Stoned,' dig The Zipps psychedelic sound. In 2011 The Zipps celebrate their 45th anniversary. The kick-off is this beautiful vinyl album Kicks & Chicks: Ever Stoned, with much unreleased material. Such as the original versions of 'Marie Juana (Give Me Your Smell)' and 'Benzedrine Bass Player (Hurry I Need Benzedrine),' the never-released single 'The Singer Was Stoned/Lotus Love,' instrumental versions, extended versions of 'Kicks and Chicks' and 'When You Tell It, Tell It Well ..!,' a live version of 'Roll The Cotton Down' in 1965 by The Beat-Town Skifflers and the previously unreleased 'Watch What Happens!' from 1971. All these wonderful sounds are packed into a stunning psychedelic sleeve ... Kicks & Chicks: Ever Stoned is a great monument to The Zipps and their legendary music ... Be Stoned! Dig the Zipps!"
$21.00 EAN: 8712488986357 ROCK
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ZU/JAMES PLOTKIN: Axiom/Chthonian 7" (PG 022EP)
"James Plotkin and his alter-ego, Phantomshmasher remix two tracks from Zu's latest album, Carboniferous, and the results are mind-bending. 'Axion' gets twisted into a dense, futuristic assault of squealing sax, thunderous bass and blisteringly-glitchy percussion, while 'Chthonian' is converted into a warped journey akin to Middle Eastern street music as heard through the filter of hallucinogens."
$10.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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BAD AUTOPSY: Bad Autopsy 12" (RAMP 041EP)
"Ramp continues its tradition of uncovering new talent with new signing - Bad Autopsy. Little info has been given to us about this young London based talent, but his debut EP speaks volumes, cheekily landing somewhere between Grime & Funky, with shades of Wild Pitch."
$8.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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HAWKINS, DALE: Oh! Suzy Q LP (RUM 201101LP)
"A true Legend in his own way, the Louisiana born and bred Dale Hawkins is mostly known to the world for his all-time rockabilly classic 'Suzie Q', as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival in their successfully revived, million-seller 1968 version. One of the very few white artists on the legendary Chess label, although often overlooked, Dale Hawkins's contributions are as valid as any of rock 'n' roll's founding fathers, and his 1958 Oh! Suzy Q debut is one of the best hidden rockabilly treasures of the fifties."
$15.50 UPC: 889397100094 ROCK
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HAWKINS, SCREAMIN' JAY: At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins LP (RUM 201102LP)
"By far one of the most outrageous performers of the early years of rock, prone to emerging from coffins on stage, with a flaming skull named Henry as his constant companion, Screamin' Jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable. His 1958 debut, At Home, featuring his legendary 'I Put A Spell On You,' along with surreal hits like 'Hong Kong,' 'Take Me Back To The Boot And Saddle,' or his wild-ass reinventions of old standards like 'I Love Paris' and 'Deep Purple' is a carefully arranged yet gritty, Ray Charles-gone-crazy styled, full band rhythm and blues masterpiece, filled with enough howls and groans to send chills down your spine."
$15.50 UPC: 889397100100 ROCK
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WRAY & THE WRAYMEN, LINK: Link Wray & The Wraymen LP (RUM 201103LP)
"Collecting both sides of his first three epic singles along with half a dozen other numbers, Link Wray's all-instrumental 1959 debut album introduces to the world the power chord, the basis of modern rock guitar-playing without which punk rock or heavy metal would never have existed. Such classics as 'Rumble' (featured in the film Pulp Fiction), his astonishing version of Duane Eddy's classic 'Raw Hide,' 'Dixie Doodle,' or 'Comanche' were about to influence fifty years of rock and roll to come."
$15.50 UPC: 889397100117 ROCK
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GRAVIOUS: Junction City 12" (SAIGON 003EP)
"Saigon Recordings reaches release number 3, following on from the successful Orphan101 debut and recent Duffstep single. SAIGON003 signals the return to action by Scottish based producer Gravious who originally made a name for himself in the early years of now legendary label Hotflush Recordings. Junction City features three tracks of shiny, happy future funk with a distinct space-theme."
$7.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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J. ROCC: Some Cold Rock Stuf 2CD (STH 2233CD)
"This is the debut album of original music from one of the original turntablists and longtime DJ for Madlib and the late J Dilla. This is not a 'DJ album'. Not a beat album. Not a mix tape. This is an original work of instrumental hip-hop, dance music, smoke tracks, assorted cold rock stuff. J. Rocc first made his name as one of the original turntablists, cofounding The World Famous Beat Junkies in the 1990s with DJ Babu, Shortkut, Melo-D and Rhettmatic, becoming a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop. He went on to host The Fantastic Four Radio show on L.A.'s Power 106, perform as the third member of Madlib & J Dilla's Jaylib, and tour the world as a solo artist, DJ and producer. Note: Some Cold Rock Stuf also contains a 'mystery disc', one of three mystery discs included in different copies of the album. No track list is provided for the 'mystery disc' and the CD label does not distinguish one mystery disc from the other."
$13.00 UPC: 659457223328 HIPHOP
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H.P. LOVECRAFT: H.P. Lovecraft LP (HPL 068LP)
"Reissue of the first album from 1967 by this essential USA psych/folk-rock band. Haunting, eerie, dark & mysterious sound inspired by Lovecraft's writings, containing all-time psych classics like 'White Ship' and 'Time Machine' plus amazing cover versions of Fred Neil's 'That's the Bag I'm In,' Dino Valente's 'Get Together' and more."
$21.00 UPC: N/A ROCK
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FUNCKARMA: Dubstoned 5 12" (THIN 016EP)
"As we've been stalking the Funckens for ten years now, after stumbling upon their parts series on DUB when we were still students, trekking religiously to the Sirius on weekends, eventually spending nights in bus shelters to assist to half a live in a school that only served wine, and trying to organise a bash with them in a squat that burned down a week before the bash, before finally inviting them to an exhibition closing party that incidentally marked the beginning of Thin Consolation, they seemed an obvious choice for a release for the tenth anniversary of UNREzT and the fifth of Thin Consolation. Having already graced Thin Consolation with an album in 2006 as Dif:use (with long-time partner Cor Bolten), this time we requested from them a 12" of a more step-ish inspiration, the fifth in the Dubstoned series, the previous editions having been released on Highpoint Lowlive, Ad Noiseam and Eat Concrete. In so many words, the Dubstoned series is the last major electronic musical genre to have appeared - Dubstep - to be given the special Funcken treatment: a dark and brooding, dub-flavored electronica. Not for the faint hearted."
$10.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SPEER & THE HELIX, D. CHARLES: Leaving the Commonwealth CD (THR 264CD)
"Leaving the Commonwealth is the third full length by D. Charles Speer & the Helix and features their most accomplished playing and songwriting yet, setting a high watermark for narrative honky tonk rock at this late date. Inspired by swaggering, outrageous and engaging sonic tales like Cowboy Jack Clement's 'Miller's Cave,' this album features byzantine songs which flow surprisingly quickly and with natural grace. The album opener 'Razorbacked' emits nourish cinematic imagery and twists which are matched with music sparked from a wasted mid 70s cassette from Peaches or Turtles. Numerous musical luminaries, including Freddie King and Clifton Chenier, are invoked and celebrated in song. Other tracks like 'Cumberland' and 'Battle of the Wilderness' are historically detailed and geographically specific chronicles. Dense tones flow from all corners, with guitar sounds reminiscent of Fripp or Manzanera on one end and the pedal steel tones of Emmons and Mooney on another. Beautifully recorded by Jason LaFarge of Seizures Palace in the urban environs of Brooklyn, this album is southern by lyrical setting, country by instrumental arrangement, rocking through its rhythmic heft and most certainly contemporary in attitude."
$10.25 UPC: 790377026429 ROCK
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SPEER & THE HELIX, D. CHARLES: Leaving the Commonwealth LP (THR 264LP)
LP version.
$11.25 UPC: 790377026412 ROCK
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TUCKER, ALEXANDER: Dorwytch CD (THR 265CD)
"British experimental musician Alexander Tucker releases his Thrill Jockey debut Dorwytch. This record breaks new ground for Tucker by combining minimalist string arrangements with electronic manipulations and drones to produce doom chamber-pop songs and psychedelic music-concrete collages. Three years in the making Dorwytch finds Tucker refining his song craft and introducing minimalist string movements that build into dense spiraling riffs around his distinct vocals. With varied sounds and grandiose ideas, the album marries the abstract with more traditional song structures, using layering techniques to create the illusion of an ensemble. This album is the first time Tucker has used drums, collaborating with free improv drummer Paul May to create rhythmic improvised beats."
$10.25 UPC: 790377026528 ROCK
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TUCKER, ALEXANDER: Dorwytch LP (THR 265LP)
LP version.
$11.25 UPC: 790377026511 ROCK
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ZOMES: Earth Grid CD (THR 267CD)
"The music of Asa Osborne forms a corpus, still evolving, that spans 30 years, growing through early projects in Southern Maryland, The Clits and Pig, to the Baltimore song-lab of Lungfish and the sub-group The Pupils, and until presently his compositions are crafted in solitude and offered to the listener as Zomes. Melody is rhythm, tone is proportion, tempo harmonizes, synchronizing with life, akin to the morphological architecture of trees, rivers, reaching from root to fruit, from mountain to sea. Asa Osborne's songs are artifacts of his trust in the Wisdom of Music. Earth Grid, Zomes second solo album, is the culmination of Osborne's years of exploring meditative modal models. Written, played, and recorded entirely at home on cassette tape, Earth Grid, is an intimate and intentionally primitive recording."
$10.25 UPC: 790377026726 ROCK
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ZOMES: Earth Grid LP (THR 267LP)
LP version.
$11.25 UPC: 790377026719 ROCK
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JONES/THE BLACK TWIG PICKERS WITH CHARLIE PARR, GLENN: Even to Win Is to Fail/EastMont Syrup LP (THR 268LP)
"This very special double A side LP is made exclusively for Record Store Day 2011 in a limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide. Included is a free download coupon and an insert with notes, lyrics, and manifold stew cooking recipes from Charlie Parr."
$11.25 UPC: 790377026818 ROCK
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MITCHELL AND MANLEY: Norcal Values LP (THR 269LP)
"Floating down the Yuba River, hang gliding off the cliffs at Fort Funston, a day at Ocean Beach with the dog, a leisurely stroll in Golden Gate Park, a fat bag of Trainwreck; these are among the many images that come to mind when listening to Mitchell and Manley's Norcal Values. Inspired by his spiritual advisor, Bettina Richards, Phil Manley recruited the shredding stylings of Earthless' Isaiah Mitchell to collaborate on a record comprised almost exclusively of a single continuous guitar solo. The recording was made live with no overdubs - completely improvised. This recording exhibits inspiration so pure that it could only come from within. Drawing from the classical Indian music tradition as well as from modern new age music, Norcal Values is the sonic equivalent of fine Californian cuisine."
$11.25 UPC: 790377026917 ROCK
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OVAL/LITURGY: Split LP (THR 270LP)
"For Record Store Day 2011 Thrill Jockey offers up a split LP release featuring two of the label's musical extremities, recent signing Liturgy, and electronic pioneer Oval. Not a random pairing, but in fact born out of each band's mutual appreciation of the other. The artists are both given a side of an LP to share exclusive new recordings."
$11.25 UPC: 790377027013 ELECTRONIC
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HALL, BEN: Ben Hall! CD (TSQ 2462CD)
"Ben Hall is a multi talented entertainer from Okolona, Mississippi now living in Nashville, Tenn. In 2005, he won the National and International Thumbstyle Guitar Contests, as well as the Horizon Award from the National Thumbpicker's Hall of Fame. Ben has also been recognized nationally as a singer/songwriter who prefers traditional styles of music. Hall has performed at some of Nashville's most famous venues including the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Although he makes frequent appearances as a soloist, Hall has worked the stage as a sideman for legends such as Jeannie Seely, Jan Howard and Charlie Louvin. Ben has recorded with Louvin, Kurt Wagner & Cortney Tidwell, and Candi Staton. Tompkins Square is proud to release his debut, Ben Hall! , an album full of guitar tunes heavily influenced by his heroes Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. Produced by Eric 'Roscoe' Ambel."
$9.75 UPC: 894807002462 ROCK
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MEIRINO & BRENT GUTZEIT, FRANCISCO: Five Years of Work for a Strange Result CD (TRUST 008CD)
"This five year mail-collaboration brings together veteran sound artists Francisco Meirino, better known as PHROQ and Brent Gutzeit, a member of TV Pow. These artists compose bleak melancholic soundtracks using field recordings, electronics and noise. More music concrete than harsh noise, this release would fit in more closely with Luc Ferrari than Merzbow."
$9.75 UPC: N/A EXPERIMENTAL
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LANDRY, DICKIE: Fifteen Saxophones CD (UW 006CD)
"First ever CD and LP reissue of this little known classic from founding Philip Glass Ensemble member Richard 'Dickie' Landry. Following two jazz LPs issued on the Chatham Square label (which he co-ran), Dickie Landry released Fifteen Saxophones, a set of 1974 recordings done with engineer Kurt Munkacsi, on the Northern Lights and Wergo labels in 1978. Fifteen Saxophones simultaneously demonstrates Landry's boundary-pushing saxophone and his understanding of the minimalists' long-form treatises on sound. Using intricate Revox tape delays on 'Fifteen Saxophones', 'Alto Flute Quad Delay,' and the side-long live document 'Kitchen Solos', Landry's strong personality as a player shines through a brilliant wall of sound. It is unsurprising Landry was a fixture in the same New York scene that spawned artists like Richard Serra - something equally monumental exists in the pieces found on this album. This reissue includes new liner notes by Clifford Allen and period photos by Gianfranco Gorgoni."
$5.75 UPC: 616892112860 CLASSICAL
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LANDRY, DICKIE: Fifteen Saxophones LP (UW 006LP)
LP version.
$11.50 UPC: 616892142164 CLASSICAL
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MATTHEWS' SOUTHERN COMFORT: Matthews' Southern Comfort LP (VL 901172LP)
"Originally released in 1969, Matthews' Southern Comfort was Ian Matthews' first album after leaving Fairport Convention. Although many Fairport personnel appear here (i.e. Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings), for his new band Matthews had begun distancing himself from the pure English folk rock of Fairport, preferring instead to explore a more American breed of song writing, being made popular at the time by bands like the Byrds and Bob Dylan, as well as provide a stage for his own compositions, like 'Please Be My Friend' and 'Thoughts For A Friend.' The group would soon go on to have a massive hit with their version of Joni Mitchell's 'Woodstock.' Special gatefold issue with lyrics!"
$17.50 UPC: 889397901172 ROCK
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MATTHEWS, IAN: If You Saw Thro' My Eyes LP (VL 901196LP)
"Shortly after Matthews' Southern Comfort unexpectedly took Joni Mitchell's 'Woodstock' to the top of the UK charts in 1970, Ian (now Iain) Matthews abruptly dissolved the band in favor of a solo career. The result was this excellent album released in 1971 for Vertigo featuring an all-star cast of players, including Fairport Convention's Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson, as well as Pink Floyd entourage members Andy Roberts and Tim Renwick, and celebrated keyboardist Keith Tippett. This album of self-penned compositions was Matthews' best yet and fully solidified his reputation as a first rate singer-songwriter. Highlights include the beautiful title track and duet with Sandy Denny, 'If You Saw Thro' My Eyes,' 'Hearts' and the epic 'Southern Wind.' Also features two covers by the late great Greenwich Village folk singer Richard Farina (married to Joan Baez's sister, Mimi), 'Reno Nevada' and his scathing criticism of Bob Dylan, 'Morgan The Pirate.' Includes lyrics."
$17.50 UPC: 889397901196 ROCK
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PLAINSONG: In Search Of Amelia Earhart LP (VL 901202LP)
"Originally released in 1972 for Elektra, In Search Of Amelia Earhart was a critically-acclaimed concept album inspired by Amelia Earhart's mysterious disappearance in 1939. For this album, Ian Matthews, who had released a flurry of excellent albums since leaving Fairport Convention, once again proves his talent as a song smith with songs like 'True Story of Amelia Earhart's Last Night' and 'Even The Guiding Light.' He also continues his research into the folk song, sharing his favorites with fans through a handful of outstanding covers, including Dave McEnry's 'Amelia Earhart's Last Flight' and Paul Siebel's 'Louise.' Matthews also, as always, has a talent for surrounding himself with excellent musicians, this time employing the help of Andy Roberts, Dave Richards and Bob Ronga."
$17.50 UPC: 889397901202 ROCK
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BIBIO: Mind Bokeh CD (WARP 209CD)
"Bibio's music may be more familiar to you than you realize. Not necessarily because you've heard it before, but because even on first listen it triggers brilliantly hazy moments of déjà vu. Of course, there is the strong possibility you have heard his music before, as the soundtrack to scores of Vimeo short films, his previous release (and Pitchfork 'Best New Music'd) Ambivalence Avenue, or more recently in the current Amazon Kindle ad which took 'Lovers' Carvings,' a favorite from the last record as its soundtrack. Since Ambivalence Avenue, his debut for Warp, he's gathered together all the disparate strands of his myriad phases and influences to create a concentrate that works as full-on, neon-lit pop. And not every day, auto-tune pop, but champagne cork pop - a jolting, immediate, highly pleasant surprise from out of the blue, which is titled Mind Bokeh. Says Bibio, 'Bokeh is the out of focus region of a photograph. It's not a quantifiable thing, but photographers and lens manufacturers are obsessed with it. In Japanese it means 'haze,' 'blur,' or even 'dementia.' I called the album Mind Bokeh because I'm interested in the effect of defocusing your mind, whether through meditation, chemicals or whatever - it's a state of mind quite alien to Westerners.' Bibio is on the brink of big pop things but he's the anti-PT Barnum. He recalls (and firmly agrees with) a quote he memorized from an old Boards of Canada interview, 'always assume that the listener is the most intelligent person imaginable. If you always think like that, you never insult the listener.' Mind Bokeh is the album you deserve."
$11.50 UPC: 801061020927 ELECTRONIC
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BIBIO: Mind Bokeh 2LP (WARP 209LP)
2LP version.
$17.50 UPC: 801061020910 ELECTRONIC
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KNOWING LOOKS: Abandoned Skip/Last Kiss At The Plains Hotel 10" (WNCL 004EP)
"Knowing Looks aka Toronto based producer Jason Hopfner, records for Musique Risquee, is the co-founder of Grain Records and is a welcome addition to the WNCL stable. 'Abandoned Skip' is an unashamed dancefloor killer with its hard as hell 2-step beats, irresistible shuffle, swathes of funky electronics and perfectly placed rebel-rousing vocal chants. 'Last Kiss At The Plains Hotel,' an epic tale of love and loss, displays a mastery of cut-up production and arrangement that nods as much to Bacharach and Mantovani as it winks to Todd Edwards and Akufen."
$10.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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