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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 07/14/2014
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 07/14/2014
second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label
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MOLLONO.BASS & AVA ASANTE: La Vida Colorida 12" (3000GRAD 017EP)
The musical talents of Mollono.Bass and Ava Asante complement each other like motes of dust dancing in the golden sunlight. The highly dynamic vibe of "La Vida Colorida" is based on the principles of bass, beats and pressure, but even more so on intense melodic catchiness. The track comes in a multicolored variety of versions and remixes: Dole & Kom turn the track into a sleek piece of liquefied house music, whereas Mollono.Bass delivers a jazzy deconstruction. The EP also includes an instrumental version, and for those moments of peak-time euphoria, there is a mix by Ava Asante. All tracks produced by Ronny Mollenhauer & Ava Asante.
$10.39 UPC: 880319674716 ELECTRONIC
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ALIEN ENSEMBLE: Alien Ensemble LP (N 040LP)
LP version. Includes download code. Earlier in 2014, Micha Acher and his band The Notwist presented their album Close to the Glass, and received rave reviews around the globe. Yet, it's not the only album he's going to release this year -- Acher's about to introduce his latest musical entity -- Alien Ensemble. Alien Ensemble is comprised of band-leader Micha Acher (trumpet; Indian harmonium), who is joined by The Notwist's Karl-Ivar Refseth (vibraphone) and Andi Haberl (drums), as well as Mathias Götz (trombone; harmonium), Stefan Schreiber (bass clarinet; saxophone) Oliver Roth (alto flute) and Benni Schäfer (bass), all of them long-time friends and frequent collaborators of Acher's over the years. Unsurprisingly, the chemistry of this group and how they interact is quite unique: Alien Ensemble is a group of friends with a common goal -- they want to explore sonic territory, break new ground, and ultimately create their own musical language. It's an all-acoustic line-up, devoid of electronic enhancements. And even though all members have a background in jazz, this is no classic "jazz music" either -- there's simply no need to show off technical skills. Since you'll hear anything from minimal music to Krautrock influences, from delicate brass sections to the sound of New Orleans, it's pretty much impossible to pigeonhole Alien Ensemble's sound or slap a genre term on it. What's more important: Micha Acher's compositions, the way he arranges these songs and has these great musicians make them come alive, is certainly unique in Germany's musical landscape. Always willing to think outside the box, Alien Ensemble's music ultimately serves as a reminder that you need to get rid of pigeonholes and stereotypes if you want to create true art.
$12.99 UPC: 880918219011 ROCK
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VA: Legends Of Benin 2LP (AALP 065LP)
2014 repress; double vinyl version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve and printed inner sleeves which replicate all of the liner notes from the CD version booklet. 2014 repress. A collection of super-rare and highly danceable masterpieces recorded between 1969-1981 by four legendary composers from Benin: Gnonnas Pedro, Antoine Dougbé, El Rego et Ses Commandos and Honoré Avolonto, each with a sound all their own. What you are about to hear is distinctively Benin -- a thick brew of agbadja, soul, cavacha, funk, Afrobeat, and Afro-Latin sounds all mixed in with heavy traditional rhythms.
$18.99 EAN: 4260126060692 WORLD
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VA: Angola Soundtrack 2LP (AALP 069LP)
2014 repress. Double vinyl version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve and printed inner sleeves which replicate all of the liner notes from the CD version booklet. Subtitled: The Unique Sound Of Luanda 1968-1976. The nascent Angolan music scene was set on fire by a small group of intrepid singers, backed by an array of super-tight bands and led by extraordinary guitarists who revolutionized the musical and the political panorama of the '60s and '70s. A powerful confluence of traditional rhythms from Luanda's islands, psychedelic guitar sounds imported from neighboring Congo, Latin grooves, old school Caribbean merengue and the hard beat of the Angolan carnival bands conspired to create the modern music of Angola. These sounds were immortalized by two excellent recording companies -- Fadiang (Fábrica De Discos Angolano) and Valentim de Carvalho. The great electric bands of Angola were a well-kept secret until the late '90s when France-based music label Buda Musique released a short-lived series of Angolan music compiled by Ariel de Bigault. Inspired and taken aback, the releases proved to be a pivotal juncture for Analog Africa's founder Samy Ben Redjeb. From the nine Analog Africa releases thus far, Angola Soundtrack has been the most difficult to create. The travel visa was in itself a struggle and logistically and financially, Luanda is a nightmare. After two unsuccessful years, Samy eventually found shelter at a home in Prenda, a musseque (township) outside of the capital. With the support of Zé Keno, the legendary guitarist of Jovens Do Prenda, he managed to meet most of the composers of the tunes presented here. The anecdotes they provided are numerous. Boto Trindade, guitarist of Os Bongos, abandoned his dream of becoming a football player to support his brother's family by earning money as a musician. A very young Zé Keno went to see his favorite guitarist Marito performing with Os Kiezos and consequently built a three-stringed guitar only to become one of the most sought-after guitarists in the country a mere few years later. Angolan music is truly unique and stands on its own as a sound that can only be found in that part of the world. Rhythms such rebita, kazucuta, semba and merengue, all of which are presented in this latest compilation, might be unfamiliar, but they are superbly melodic, highly danceable, hypnotic, raw and quintessentially beautiful and totally addictive.
$18.99 EAN: 4260126060777 WORLD
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MESTRE CUPIJO E SEU RITMO: Siriá LP (AALP 076LP)
Gatefold LP version. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl; includes mp3 download. Cametá, a historical little Amazonian town on the shores of the river Tocantins, is the birthplace of the scorching music known as "Siriá"; a cross-pollination between the music of the inhabitants of the quilombos, a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by escaped slaves of African origins, and the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest. It is a breathing, pulsing, emphatic beat, and the modernized version of this local music, created by Mestre Cupijó, has been igniting street parties and traditional festivals across the state of Pará in Northern Brazil for decades. And at last in 2014, the combustible sound of Siriá will be celebrated internationally as the feverish, tropical sound of the summer. Foretelling his talent to flow between cultures, Cupijó was named after a local river when he was born in 1936, into a family of musicians. His father, Mestre Vicente Castro, was also known as Mestre Sicudera, the musical director of Centennial Euterpe, one of Brazil's oldest bands, founded in 1874. At 12, Cupijó started to play the clarinet. He also became proficient at the piano, mandolin and guitar, although the instrument that came to personify his sound was the alto saxophone. Waltz, bolero, cha cha cha and an assortment of dance hall music became part of Cupijó's repertoire, but it was Carimbó and Siriá, the music played by the black communities of Pará, that had the strongest impact on the young musician. To grasp the soul of this music, Cupijó went to its source and lived with the quilombolas (maroon) community of the Amazon. Upon his return, enriched by this life-changing experience, he founded the band Jazz Orquestra os Azes do Ritmo with the goal of reinventing Siriá and modernizing Samba de Cacete, Banguê and other folkloric music of the state of Pará. Airwaves from the Caribbean and Latin America had also brought the cumbia sound of the mighty Colombian orchestras, merengue from the Dominican Republic and Cuban music to the Amazon, all of which had an impact on the music of Northern Brazil, mambo especially! Mestre Cupijó took these influences and mixed them in with the ingredients he had studied in the Quilombos. That fusion -- as we are witnessing on this record -- had explosive effects. After the initial wave of enthusiasm, the first two LPs were recorded with rudimentary equipment in a dance club in Cametá. However, it was the third attempt, recorded in a studio in Belém, which would trigger a phenomenal success. "Caboclinha Do Igapo" and "Mambo do Martela," included on this record, became instant hits. A year later, "Mingau de Açai," one of Cupijo's most popular tunes, took the region by storm. In total six LPs were recorded by Mestre Cupijó. Analog Africa is ferociously proud and honored to have the chance to present these carefully-selected tracks from Mestre Cupijó's six studio albums, and hope that his music captivates you with the magic and bewilderment that it has them. Let go of your inhibitions and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Mestre Cupijó... Segura!
$15.79 EAN: 4260126061026 WORLD
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MAGNECIAN, THE: Medea 12" (AUTOCH 003EP)
The Magnecian guides our path on Medea through thunderously dark places filled with grainy drum thrills, shadowy riddims, wide synth washes and cyclic chants. An epic soundtrack. "Nostalgia" is a perfectly stripped-down dub that builds and expands along an eerie melody, the drive of the drum and the bass leading the way. "Your Suffering Is Mine" is a tool crafted to keep things just the way they should, with 909 high-hats and percussion bursts. Finally "Deleterious" is a state-of-the-art broken B2 acid drop, with a roaring and rumbling bass line skillfully displayed with synths and ethereal voices, lending a Bristolian feel to this cutting-edged closure.
$9.79 UPC: 827170550766 ELECTRONIC
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VIDIS: Toolbox 12" (BKS 007EP)
Sometimes accidental meetings and little misunderstandings bring unexpected outcomes. One friendly chat over a glass of Japanese whiskey with a New York-based duo and one missed remix deadline for friends in Berlin ended up being quite a nice remix bundle on a Vilnius-based label by a Vilnius-based chap for those who know. Right on time for your special summer set. Tracks by Blondes and Fabian Dikof re-tooled by Vidis.
$8.99 UPC: 827170549364 ELECTRONIC
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DALHOUS: Will to Be Well 2LP (BLACKEST 007LP)
Gatefold double LP version with mp3 download. Will to Be Well is the new studio album by Dalhous, their second for Blackest Ever Black. This double LP reflects writer-producer Marc Dall's continued interest in the life and arcana of R.D. Laing, but also alludes to more universal and enduring mysteries: the relationships between body and mind, illness and wellness, the physical and the metaphysical. The 15 tracks assembled here also showcase the maturation of a uniquely gifted and expressive composer: Dall's stirring, efflorescent melodies and stately harmonic architectures, with their grievously honed simplicity, are a delight: lucid, lyrical, immediate. For all the modernity of Dalhous' approach, the album recalls a bygone era in synthesized and sample-based music, a time when its practitioners were not just set-designers but storytellers, too. Will to Be Well arrives just one year on from the Edinburgh-based project's tenebrous debut, An Ambassador for Laing (BLACKEST 003CD/LP), which was released to widespread acclaim in Spring 2013: The Wire praised "a frequently beautiful music, whose often calm surface belies the powerful currents moving beneath it," while FACT called the LP a "wonderfully compelling head-scratcher... opaque, elusive ... and fascinating." Nonetheless, a notable shift in tone has occurred in the 14 months that have elapsed. If Ambassador was a tussle between darkness and light that ended in stalemate, with Will to Be Well it seems the light might just be winning. Pieces like "Transference" and "Her Mind Was a Blank" project a rapturous psychedelic intensity; "To Be Universal You Must Be Specific" and "Entertain the Idea" adopt the serene ambient register of recent Dalhous EP Visibility Is a Trap; while "Sensitised to This Area" goes about its business with an almost Balearic swagger. But light, too, can be oppressive: the sun that gives life can also burn, and bleach, and blind. And even amid the endorphin rush of the album's most ebullient passages, there is the sense of a greater melancholy, an intractable doubt, lurking beneath the surface. Dalhous' music is suitably paradoxical, managing to sound at once futuristic and folkloric, both technologically advanced and avowedly pastoral. The elegiac repetitions of "A Communion With These People" and the pagan drones of "Lovers of the Highlands" speak of Dall and his studio partner Alex Ander's deep connection to the rugged contours of their native Scottish landscape, while on "Four Daughters by Four Women" and "Thoughts Out of Season" convulsive post-rave rhythms are employed to evoke ancient natural cycles. Though Will to Be Well is a less obviously eerie album than its predecessor, Dalhous' nose for the uncanny remains. A defining album from a major young artist.
$22.39 EAN: 5055300382306 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Life Is Dance! CD (BMS 038CD)
2011 release. Finders Keepers/B-Music is given unparalleled access to the EMI Pakistan vaults to bring you Life Is Dance. Following the simplistic Bombay + Hollywood = Bollywood name game (that would in later years spawn Nollywood in Nigeria), Lollywood's Lahore based film industry was a profitable and vibrant one that found great success in the modest boundaries of its own country but was seldom savored outside Pakistan. However, the hugely important musical business spawned a bi-product that was viewed as a potential earner for international entertainment industry, EMI, which allowed talented musicians to create ambitious music with world class mediums at their disposal. Throughout the '60s and '70s this ranged from fuzz guitars, space echo machines and American and European synthesizers, but, due to the composers' indigenous roots, rarely a drum kit. Here you'll find fuzzy, scuzzy, twang-happy, spaced-out and funked-up Urdu-grooves complete with harmonium melodies and driven by some of the most random-factor, freakish, finger-numbing percussion that the South East Asian mainstream has ever had to offer. Above all, Lollywood soundtracks sound RAW! Re-imagine some of the most action packed Bollywood productions (which Lollywooders actively did) then fire the make-up department, take away the special effects budget and then improvise. The lack of gloss on a dusty Pakistani mini-LP makes for truly experimental Eastern pop music. So, it's time to meet the culprits. As an introduction, in place of R.D. Burman and Asha Bhole, we have Mr. M. Ashraf and his long-term female collaborator, Nahid Akhtar. This duo would provide Pakistan with its Gainsbourg/Birkin or its Morricone/Dell'Orso for over 20 years, recording squillions of cut-and-paste sonic collages and moog-fuelled desperate love/hate/chase/chill/kill songs mixing onomatopoeic Urdu lyrics with unexpected bursts of user friendly English language (which often elongates the running time passed the 5 minute mark) and throwing in the odd motif from a Barry White or Donna Summer hit. We also have legends like Noor Jehan, a national treasure and household name in Pakistan whose discography of film songs have deprived the vaults of EMI Pakistan of floor space for half a century.
$8.39 EAN: 5060099503283 WORLD
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DON & STEVIE: Don & Stevie CD (BMS 047CD)
2013 release. Lost love songs and self-pressed pop acetates made in the late '60s by the previously unheard California folk duo Don & Stevie Gere. These recordings of unreleased and unknown American acidic folk and acoustic pop sat untouched and unplayed in a box of unmarked studio tapes at their family home in Los Angeles for over 40 years. As original pop songs and guitar-based arrangements from Don Gere, the man who made the stoner psych soundtrack for cult movie Werewolves On Wheels, these rescued one-off pressings were sung in harmony with his teenage sweetheart and lifelong partner, Stevie Howard, recorded at LA based walk-in studio sessions. Sprouting a missing branch in the family tree of L.A.-based artists like Curt Boetcher and Doug Rhodes (The Millennium), Waddy Wachtel (Buckingham Nicks) David Gates (Bread) and members of The Steve Miller Band, this CD includes original versions of tracks written for or featuring all of the above, as well as destroyed and unreleased film music. What might have been considered a "lost" treasure until now has remained previously unshared outside of the duo's own private relationship, and presents fans of obscure folk and privately produced pop with a unique collection that defies collectability and paints a fuller picture of a lesser-spotted enigma in uninhabited unison with his closest musical confidant.
$8.39 EAN: 5060099504129 ROCK
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ILAIYARAAJA: Ilectro CD (BMS 049CD)
2013 release. For the uninitiated, the composer of this music is also a master craftsman who, throughout the 1980s, combined his off-the-wall ideas and sky high expectations using craft, experimental technology and a trusted team of participants to help concoct some truly bizarre local produce in mass quantity without compromise. Ilaiyaraaja, known to his family as Gnanadesikan, and to many of his zillion strong fan base as Isaignani (meaning musical genius in Tamil) represents the epitome of a nostalgic national treasure, especially for a single solo composer in the Tamil micro music industry. His euphoric electrified music of the '70s and '80s (and beyond) captures every essence of joy and jubilation and is still used in celebration as much as it is celebrated in its own right. A man of humble physical stature and sparsely equipped with a self-sufficient studio of compact electronic devices, Ilaiyaraaja literally commands celebration with his single-handed symphonies. Defying any fair comparisons in the Western world (besides inadequate parallels to Joe Meek and Jean-Pierre Massiera), it is also virtually impossible to find similar electronic mavericks in the East. Imagine a mixture between Turkey's Ilhan Mimaroglu and the acidic synthesizer ragas of Charanjit Singh and you're still left short of the songs. Essentially, Ilaiyaraaja is to the local Kollywood film industry what RD Burman/Bappi Lahiri or M.Ashraf/Tafo are to Bollywood and Lollywood, but then remember that Ilaiyaraaja is a one-man band, with a single vision and zero competition. This compilation reveals more tasty treats from B-Music's ongoing obsession with The Crown Prince Of Tamil Pop -- focusing on his growth in the mid-1980s as a confident young composer adding freak pop fuel to the flickering flame of Kodambakkam's Kollywood film industry, while embracing domestic synthesizer technology and fusing the power of electro and synth pop to his Carnatic canon.
$8.39 EAN: 5060099504402 WORLD
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X RAY POP: Ding Dong Songs CD (BMS 053CD)
2013 release. Femme fronted pocket punk and domestic-synth pop from French DIY workaholics X Ray Pop. Compiled from the mastertapes of the original 1980s privately pressed vinyl LPs and minuscule cassette runs. X Ray Pop are a group of whom are easy to scratch the surface, but almost impossible to get the bottom of. With an iconic moniker, telltale graphic style and demanding 'buy me' Day-Glo color coding policy the French vinyl output of X Ray Pop as a specialist subject is, at first glance, memorable and achievable. Cocksure fans of Euro wave pop often proclaim X Ray expertise from behind many a record shop counter or blog page but the truth of the matter is that no-one, not even the band members themselves, have the knowledge or mental capacity to truly understand the splatter range of the god speed anti-tactics that have turned this interchangeable, unarrangable and thirty-year sustainable auto-pop combo into one of uber-legendary status. For those that tread the chemins of 80s Gallic record racks, from agit pop to Zeuhl-school (bridging synth pop to Celluloid) these 7" square flags reading El Gato, L'Eurasienne, Alcool and Fuzzy Christmas are merely alluring landmarks pointing to another sebaceous underground of magnetic tape that flows swiftly (like Magma) awaiting Pirates and liberators alike. Peeping out of a warren of unexplored passages their seminal self-distributed debut singles and appearances on the genre defining alternative funk Alternative Funk Folie Distinguée compilation in 1984 made them an omnipresent fixture for the French tape wave scene that shaped a generation and influenced many more to follow. But beneath the trademark fluorescent sleeves stands the highly stacked foundations of endless cassette-only releases that give this pocket punk husband and wife duo one of the most impressive and elusive back catalogues of all their cut 'n' paste French funk contemporaries.
$8.39 EAN: 5060099504600 ROCK
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SCNTST: Sessions Pt. 2 12" (BNR 125EP)
BNR Sessions was originally started by Boys Noize with a two-track single, Buuurg/Pur, in 2011. Now it's revived with two raw cuts from Boysnoize Records mainstay artist SCNTST. Limited to only 500 copies, this vinyl- only release will leave no one in doubt, that SCNTST is a true, versatile talent. Two analog sounding crackling jams are a perfect match for dark halls and strobe lights.
$9.79 UPC: 673790030795 ELECTRONIC
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DILLON: A Matter of Time Remixes 12" (BPC 290EP)
For her "A Matter of Time" remix EP Dillon has allowed four genuine masters of their trade to lay hands on the original. Planningtorock manipulates Dillon's voice in a similar way to her own productions, giving it an almost genderless breadth. Marcel Dettmann initially extends Dillon's vocals, and the industrial slipstream provides a space for a loop monster à la Dettmann -- raw, primal and dirty. Anstam applies his trademark sound design to his interpretation, lending Dillon's voice an almost reverent glow among the hectic light of IDM abstractions. Monokle begins his remix as an ambient piece, before the fat break beats transform the original into a pumping track.
$8.39 UPC: 673790030825 ELECTRONIC
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ROEDELIUS: Flieg Vogel fliege LP (BB 125LP)
LP version. 180 gram vinyl pressing. Bureau B presents Flieg Vogel fliege by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, released by Sky Records in 1982. Flieg Vogel fliege (trans. "Fly Bird Fly") is the fifth installment of the "Selfportrait" series, with musical sketches and ideas recorded by Roedelius between the years of 1973 and 1979 on a Revox tape machine in his living room. In contrast to the previous self-portraits, which he left untouched, Roedelius revised these recordings and embellished them with further tracks. "Measured against its predecessors, however, the audio quality is notably superior on this edition. Roedelius clearly improved the sound of the old tapes in the process of compiling the pieces at the Erpel Studio in Vienna, also taking the opportunity to add a few tracks. Strictly speaking, these relatively complex multi-track recordings can no longer be bracketed together with the fleeting sketches as heard on the earlier albums. Now and again, they bear a resemblance to the character of the Cluster LP Sowiesoso. Having arrived in Austria following a protracted lean period, Roedelius finally had the chance to work in a studio which was not only well-equipped, but was also run by a kindred spirit sound engineer. The favorable working conditions, a myriad of new impressions and, by no means least, his personal happiness, saw Roedelius and his music flourish. This is discernable on Flieg Vogel fliege, even if only some of the music was created in his new adopted home. If complete insouciance, the acceptance of little musical mistakes and inaccuracies were symptomatic of the earlier self-portraits, then a mild formal rigor runs through this volume. Not that Roedelius allows this to hinder him in any way. The joy of playing and talent for improvisation celebrate a cheerful resurrection once again. His spontaneity and exuberance, the ability to express thoughts and feelings through music, none of this was lost. This confirms Flieg Vogel fliege as an authentic and undisguised Roedelius portrait. With a little patina, perhaps. But music by the same man today reveals exactly the same individual, perhaps a little wiser, and of course, some years older. And there you have it: Roedelius is and shall remain the merry fool from the jardin au fou." --Asmus Tietchens
$14.99 EAN: 4047179741415 ELECTRONIC
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MOEBIUS/STORY/LEIDECKER: Snowghost Pieces LP+CD (BB 167LP)
LP version. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Includes a CD copy of the album. "Many brightly shining planets orbit the twin central star of Cluster (Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius). To be clear: as soloists Roedelius and Moebius have long since worked with all kinds of musicians whose congenial contributions add even more color to the polychromatic Cluster world. Yet no matter how distinctly their guests' creativity is expressed, Cluster's character is consistently audible. Snowghost Pieces very much fits the pattern: Tim Story, a distinguished electronic musician who had previous experience of working with Roedelius (the Lunz project, for example) and Jon Leidecker (Negativland, People Like Us), one of America's leading sonic pioneers using his Wobbly pseudonym, recorded an album of extraordinary complexity together with Moebius. All 11 pieces on the CD are rooted in hypnotic rhythm but are swept along in a bonanza of bizarre sound and noise which almost overwhelms the listener with information overload. Snowghost Pieces is no place for minimalism. On the contrary, new musical surprises come thick and fast, a blur of electronic and acoustic sounds. Moebius, Story, and Leidecker always keep harmony within their grasp, sometimes even dropping in little melodies; there is a deeply humane quality to their improvised interaction, never descending into noisy abstraction. The three musicians ensconced themselves in Brett Allen's exceptionally professional studio, high in the outlandish mountains of the state of Montana. The intimate studio atmosphere and surreal surroundings undoubtedly played their part in the creation of this fantastical music, the players availing themselves of abundant technical possibilities in the most brilliant and empathetic fashion. Snowghost Pieces is by no means a Cluster album, but to revisit the image at the top of the page, the distant reflection of the central star shone over the album recording sessions, radiating warmth for a whole week. The planets continue to circle in space." --Asmus Tietchens
$18.39 EAN: 4047179871518 ELECTRONIC
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ZIGURI: Ziguri LP+CD (BB 181LP)
LP version. Includes a CD copy of the album. "Ziguri [tsiguri]": In the Mexican Tarahumara language the word for Peyote cactus, containing the hallucinogenic alkaloid mescaline. Günter Schickert has built a reputation and following amongst friends of psychedelic music. He and Manuel Göttsching pioneered the use of the echo guitar. The solo albums Samtvogel (1974) and Überfällig (1979) have attained cult status. In 1987 Schickert founded Ziguri Ego Zoo with Udo Erdenreich and Dieter Kölsch -- friends from the Berlin theater 100 Fleck, a musical theater project which soon evolved into the band with the name Ziguri. Ziguri initially rehearsed in SO36, the legendary punk club in Berlin-Kreuzberg (subsequently finding themselves entangled in the street riots on Oranien Strasse which were a regular occurrence at the time). Their first gigs took place in squats, at street parties or underground clubs, before graduating to venues like Tacheles, Der Eimer and Schokoladen. Ziguri continued playing in this format until 1997, after which only the theater project remained, lasting until 2002. The three band members went their separate ways in the years that followed, signing up to new bands. Kölsch played with Schickert in Ponyhof and with Erdenreich in the punk combo Hagel. Both used the same rehearsal space, so the trio often found themselves gathering around in the original line-up. One evening, the famous words were spoken: "Let's put the band together again." That was in 2011. And from the first moment on, it was like they have never been apart. Picking up exactly where they have left off, Kölsch and Erdenreich hammered out a driving rhythm and Schickert layered his unique echo patterns over the top. They road-tested their live set at two concerts with Damo Suzuki (Can). As Ziguri played further shows, it dawned on them that younger listeners had bolstered up their audience, strengthening the band's decision to revive the act. Ziguri enlisted Dirk Dresselhaus as producer, better known as artist Schneider TM. The album was recorded in Schneider TM's Zone studio in just three days.
$18.39 EAN: 4047179898119 ELECTRONIC
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KANZYANI, VALENTINO: PsiAmsterdam 12" (CADENZA 095EP)
Valentino Kanzyani has been producing spellbinding electronic dance for well over a decade, but it's perhaps on PsiAmsterdam that the Slovenian DJ and producer has created some of most his hallucinatory and psychedelic work to date. "PsiAmsterdam" is a subtle and sedate piece, with Valentino's reliable beats underpinning an ever-evolving synth ARP. The sound design evokes shades of the early electronic and ambient classics, such as Future Sound Of London, its haunting synths melting over the beat. "8.Agosto" continues this theme with some well thought-out ambience and piano work weaving its way around solid drums, keeping a timeless appeal by not resorting to current trends or gimmicks.
$9.79 UPC: 827170551367 ELECTRONIC
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FITZPATRICK, ALAN: Truant 12" (COR 118EP)
Alan Fitzpatrick is one of the men-of-the-moment, speaking of all things techno. Since his first steps into the arena in 2008, he has become one of the most-wanted producers around. His tracks "Memories of a Time Once Past but Long Forgotten" and "Truant" are two real techno highlights that follow the basic vibe of his last releases. Deep, emotional techno full of warm chords and analog bass lines, merged with cool beats to get that special Fitzpatrick vibe. Music for dancefloors and living rooms at the same time -- charismatic and dynamic!
$8.99 UPC: 827170254589 ELECTRONIC
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CLARO INTELECTO: Stanza 12" (DSR 105EP)
Manchester's Claro Intelecto is back once again with four brand-new tracks that fuse his usual deep, dubby house and techno stylings to swathes of lush ambiance and delicate sound-design. "Remember" is a mid-tempo track with thundering kicks and little malfunctioning machine noises floating in swathes of cavernous dub. "White Sun" is full of Claro Intelecto's usual smeared synth and weirdly atmospheric ambient sounds, and "A Nightmare Before Bedtime" is a mélange of clipped and scary voices, grainy white noise gusts and heavy, lazy kick drums. Finally, "Blank CC" is prickly, intense, and full of non-standard electronic sounds.
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YAGYA: Sleepygirls 3LP (DSR 106LP)
Triple LP version. Icelandic producer Yagya releases his fifth album, Sleepygirls. It's a deep, spacious and dubbed-out affair that stays locked at a pleasingly sedentary tempo throughout. Since 2002, the definitive member of the Thule Musik collective has been crafting lush electronic albums under his Yagya alias and always manages to find pure bliss and beauty and his simple, nature-inspired soundscapes. He deals exclusively in full-lengths and to date they have come on labels like Sending Orbs, Force Inc. and Subwax Bcn. "I wanted to create an album that's atmospheric, repetitive, and easy to listen to over and over again," says the man himself. "Something that works well in the background (e.g. when concentrating on work), as well as up close in a big sound system. I also wanted to learn how to make my music sound better than before, since I'm a huge sound-nerd, so that was a part of the goal for me personally." The album is a fine fusion of tropes from Yagya's earlier albums, features jazz instrumentalists that improvise beautiful melodies over monotonic, almost drone-like, techno beats, and also uses live recordings of Japanese vocals, saxophone and guitar to counter the repetitiveness of the rhythms. Right from the rolling bliss of the opener, you're suspended in a womb-like pillow of sound that is soft, warm and serenely beautiful. As tracks roll on, the pace stays the same but themes vary from upright and summery to more elongated and insular. This is natural, organic dub that is a delight and a pleasure to listen to. The vinyl versions of each track have been specially mixed with random LFOs, sonic quirks and unique fingerprints, making them subtly different to the CD version, but overall, this is a brain-soothing and mind-melting album that can soundtrack lazy days, long summer afternoons and warm winter evenings in equal style.
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BRONZE TEETH: O Unilateralis 12" (DIAG 010EP)
London label Diagonal continue their swerve into caustic dancefloor territory with the debut of the first of two 12" releases from Bronze Teeth. Their extended technoid grooves perfectly match the project's name -- they're tough, hard-edged and intricately sculpted for tensile strength and visceral impact. Traces of the sounds that feed into Bronze Teeth can be heard in the duo's individual projects. Dominic Butler is one-third of Factory Floor, the London-based trio renowned for their wiry, dynamic live shows; his modular electronics are an integral component in that band's devastating cocktails of Morse code electronic blips, drum and guitar. Richard Smith meanwhile, records as L/F/D/M, and debuted with a scintillating clutch of acid tracks on Optimo Music in 2013. Bronze Teeth offers them free rein to explore their own interests in sound, and in particular the potential for chaotic interaction between metallic programmed rhythms and the fleshy pulses of the human body. On O. Unilateralis, sprawling opener "Tapeworm" and the glassy club noise of "Acetone" and 'Glass Tooth', they appear to be skirting along the edge of control, with their machines wrestling dominance back from their users and sending sparks ricocheting through the mix. For all its monochrome battery, this isn't lo-fi music, nor is it retrogressive. The ghosts of acid house and skull-shredding free party techno lurk in this machine, but they're refracted through a modernist sensibility and a keen ear for sound sculpture: edifices honed from diamond-hard tones and reinforced glass, all wrung from a sprawl of patched-together gear.
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JAURES: Tsoyberbarg 12" (ORKL 003EP)
Jaures prophesizes unborn futures and fates.
$9.79 UPC: 827170548961 ELECTRONIC
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HEINZ, GERHARD: Geissel des Fleisches (Torment of Flesh) LP (DIG 003LP)
Following the prog rock Holy Grail of Klockwerk Orange's Abrakadabra and the buried treasure of Austrian early rock & roll with Schnitzelbeat Vol. 1: I Love You Baby!, Digatone has unearthed a cinematic pearl with the previously-unreleased soundtrack to a 1965 sexploitation crime movie. When you think of Austrian films the only ones that come to mind are The Sound of Music or The Third Man with Anton Karas' zither score as the only Austrian theme that received worldwide recognition. An almost completely unknown composer and producer is the Viennese Gerhard Heinz, even though his compositions can be found across a broad spectrum of productions from film, radio shows, commercials to theatrical productions. Heinz wrote the scores for 136 movies in his long career and while most were for softcore Bavarian porn, he also wrote for a number of crime and exploitation films including for Jess Franco. For The Fruit Is Ripe, he even received platinum status in Hong Kong. Gerhard Heinz was a stylistic chameleon writing songs from "easy cheesy sleazy" to beat, space-disco, African voodoo drums and oompa-oompa, or whatever was required to suit a particular film. The soundtrack to Geissel des Fleisches, filmed in 1965 under the direction of the Austrian cinema visionary Eddy Saller, was the first score that Gerhard Heinz recorded in his own studio in Vienna. Inspired by a real murder of a ballerina in the Vienna State Opera, Saller produced a sex and crime drama that was both radical and unique for the time. Recently, the court case from the actual crime that Saller used for the basis of his story had its 50th anniversary. The main actor Herbert Fux, that later made a career in exploitation movies, played a credible role as a crazy psychopath misogynist murderer that lurks around the dark underground bars of Vienna until he is trapped by a policewoman. The overall message the movie portrays is that the lowering standards and morality of society had driven such characters to commit these crimes. Until recently this film score has been widely ignored, but now it is acknowledged by critics to be a historic and valuable piece of work, although it is still widely unknown by a wider audience. The soundtrack to Geissel des Fleisches is previously-unreleased and is the first episode in a collaboration with the still healthy and active 87 year-old Gerhard Heinz. Digatone is a reissue label which specializes in discovering and putting out interesting and rare Austrian music. Access to the multitude of Heinz's treasures will bring about a series of exciting releases.
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CLEMENTI, ROBERTO: Bonton EP Part 1 12" (ECHOCOL 028EP)
Echocord Colour welcomes the super-talented Roberto Clementi from Italy. Roberto is one of the most inventive and creative electronic music artists currently making his name known in the underground scene at the moment. Roberto is mostly known for his releases on Soma, and he has also been releasing on Brendon Moeller's label Steadfast Records. The track "Bonton" is a super-powerful techno track full of deepness, heavy steps, and dubby elements. "Concolor" is a heavy dub-techno trip perfect for the peak-time hour. This EP also features a heavy monster Marcel Dettmann remix.
$9.79 UPC: 880319669712 ELECTRONIC
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QUEHENBERGER, PHILIPP: Content LP (EMEGO 188LP)
Philipp Quehenberger's music has existed as a consistent strain amongst the Austrian underground for the last 15 years. His output is a cracking combination of dancefloor zeal and deep disco disorientation. A perpetually rotating sphere which blends genres while bending the body and mind. Quehenberger's sweaty cerebrum is significantly showcased on his second full-length for Editions Mego. Content ventures deeper into Quehenberger's world of electro noir, ketamine cool and sordid soul. "Fucked" is a monumental drive through a gloriously queasy and sleazy terrain which leads into the rolling rhythms of the killer Uff Uff 12" (DEMEGO 020EP). Here, an oozing psychedelic tapestry folds amongst muffled voices, resulting in a striking, propulsive chant. "Startled" further charts the depths of dance and disorientation as striding rhythms coalesce amongst gloriously diminishing synths. "Extended" bounces around an ecstatic carnival atmosphere where an abject ringleader swerves amongst swirling organs and a thick organic beat. "Content" is brimming with hard, driving dance music -- a bass line degenerate hurtling out of the speakers as the ultimate mood enhancer. Equal parts quarantine and club, Content is one of Quehenberger's finest works to date. Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering. Cover drawing by Marta Mikulec.
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JEREMIAH R: Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit 12" (ENK 015EP)
From dreamy opener "Interdimensional Beings" through to its synthy, Detroit-summoning close, there's something instantly warm and familiar about Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit. Conjuring up memories of all those records you used to play and love, here Enklav. newcomer Jeremiah R flexes wraith-like machine music into an array of contemplative floor jams. With its fuzzy electro pulse, tracks like "Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit" allude to some spectral Drexciya. Elsewhere, Warp and Rephlex leave their dusty, haunted steps. But these references are only fleeting and incomplete because, like the rest of the Enklav. collection, this is music in a world of its own.
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GEIST & BENOTMANE, SCHLEPP: Lovecream EP 10" (FENOU 021EP)
On the A-side of their Lovecream EP, Schlepp Geist & Benotmane give a very seductive proposition and at the same time create an irresistible mantra: "My head is burning, you make my machine clean, my love cream is waiting, so let's become a dream team." If this does not convince you to move your feet, the B-side will. "Stuck in My Head" is to be taken literally. Simon Jinadu's fascinating and soulful vocal performance burns itself into your mind. This 10" vinyl release comes in a limited edition and is numbered by hand.
$8.99 UPC: 827170546868 ELECTRONIC
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DEKATRON II: Dekatron II LP (GR 2133LP)
Dekatron II is a duo formed in 2013 by Sentionaut from Spanish kosmiche act We Are The Hunters and Miguel A. Ruiz (Michel Des Airlines), a hero of post-industrial electronic music in Madrid since the early '80s with his legendary label Toracic Tapes and his project Orfeón Gagarin, praised by Asmus Tietchens and Esplendor Geométrico. On their first album they take as inspiration the beginning of computing, exploring the possibilities of the sounds of the new electronic age, using a wide array of synthesizers, generators and automatic rhythm units. A happy inter-generational encounter between two electronic musicians from Madrid, broadcasting to the whole cosmos. Music composed & recorded by Sentionaut & Michel Des Airlines, 2013/2014.
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WALKABOUTS, THE: The Virgin Years 6LP+5CD BOX (GR 815BOX)
Glitterhouse presents a 6LP/5CD box set of music from Seattle folk-rock group The Walkabouts. Limited to 500 copies worldwide, this deluxe box set contains the double LP (plus 2 CDs) Devil's Road (1996), the double LP (plus 2 CDs) Nighttown (1997) and exclusively to this set, the double LP (plus CD) Bruxelles, which is a live recording with the Nighttown String Orchestra from June 28th, 1997 at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels in superb sound quality. All vinyl albums in the box will feature deluxe gatefold sleeves, and the box itself will be a piece of art.
$101.20 EAN: 4030433781555 ROCK
Devil's Road:
A1. The Light Will Stay On
A2. Rebecca Wild
A3. The Stopping-Off Place
A4. Cold Eye
B1. Christmas Valley
B2. Blue Head Flame
B3. When Fortune Smiles
B4. All for This
C1. Fairground Blues
C2. The Leaving Kind
C3. Forgiveness Song
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D1. Devil's Road (demo version)
D2. The Lights Will Stay On (demo version)
D3. Christmas Valley (no strings)
D4. The Leaving Kind (no violin)
D5. Devil's Road (live at Bad, Hannover, July 28th, 1995)
Nighttown:
A1. Follow Me an Angel
A2. These Proud Streets
A3. Tremble (Goes the Night)
A4. Unwind
B1. Lift Your Burdens Up
B2. Prayer for You
B3. Immaculate
B4. Nocturno
B5. Heartless
C1. Slow Red Dawn
C2. Harbour Lights
C3. Forever Gone
C4. Nightbirds
Bonus Tracks:
D1. Forever Gone (demo version)
D2. Harbour Light (demo version)
D3. Slow Red Dawn (demo version)
D4. Sanitorium Blues (instrumental version)
D5. Nightbirds (demo version)
Bruxelles:
A1. Follow Me an Angel
A2. Tremble (Goes the Night)
A3. Lift Your Burdens Up
B1. Rebecca Wild
B2. Findlay's Motel
C1. Heartless
C2. Harbour Lights
C3. Blue Head Flame
D1. Bonnie & Clyde
D2. Slow Red Dawn
D3. Nightbirds
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GENERATION 83: Bellissimo 12" (EXIT 001EP)
This is the first release for the new phase of the classic Italian Records label, home in the '80s to a lot of seminal stuff by cult bands like Gaznevada, Stupid Set, N.O.I.A., Kirlian Camera and Confusional Quartet. Who better than two Italian DJ legends such as Leo Mas and Fabrice for this joint venture that goes back to the times of Italo disco and high-energy? Leo and Fabrice devastate the mix with Generation 83's "Bellissimo," a club track that keeps the old-skool spirit alive while speaking the language of contemporary dance music.
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BALDO: You Are My 12" (JDR 007EP)
Three strong, deeper, high-quality house tracks from Barcelona's Baldo and a dope Andrade remix. Baldo is one of the front figures in Barcelona's underground scene. His previous releases on Subwax Excursions, Waehlscheibe, Good Ratio, and Street Knowledge have gained a lot of attention among many of the world's top underground house DJs. Watch out for this guy, he is the future, folks.
$9.79 UPC: 827170555860 ELECTRONIC
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NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND, THE: Standards Vol. III LP (KK 080LP)
LP version. Includes download code. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland is neither jazz nor a trio, although it is at least partly Scottish. Bill Wells has been part of the Scottish jazz scene since the late '80s, but has always enjoyed working with musicians in the indie sector, including stints as a collaborator and arranger with Isobel Campbell, Jad Fair, Kevin Ayers, Future Pilot AKA and Maher Shalal Hash Baz. He has also worked with German electronica artists Stefan Schneider and Barbara Morgenstern and recorded Lemondale, an experimental, pop-tinged collection recorded with an eclectic cast of local musicians in Japan in 2011. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland consists of Wells on samples, with a trio of female vocalists: Aby Vulliamy, Kate Sugden and Lorna Gilfedder. Onstage, Aby plays viola, Kate marimba and other potential live players include Teenage Fanclub guitarist Norman Blake and Babe vocalist Gerard Black. The group's debut recording The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland's Christmas Album (KK 070LP), was released in late 2012, followed by Standards Vol. II (KK 074CD/LP) in 2013. Their new album is titled Standards Vol. III, although the description isn't strictly accurate. "Well, it's partly a nod towards the more standard way of songwriting, although structurally most of these songs aren't actually written in a similar way," says Wells. "To me the best ideas are strong melodies on interesting changes, going back to the classic songwriters. It's a pretty old fashioned idea and I don't think that it's the way that most people write these days when using computers." Wells' music had always been hallmarked by a directness and economy of musical line, and the fact that his pop music is pared down to just vocals and a lean musical accompaniment is, in fact, one of its strengths. Wells wrote all the songs on the album with the exception of The Beach Boys' "With Me Tonight" and the lyrics to "Surprising Word," written by Saya from the Japanese band, Tenniscoats, and "Trying to Escape You," written by Lorna Gilfedder. The material on Standards Vol. III hints at a diverse range of influences: the bossa nova of Antônio Carlos Jobim, the simple piano accompaniment of Brian Wilson, and the wider vocabulary of chord changes in the songs of Laura Nyro and in Todd Rundgren's earlier work. Wells also admits that some of his electronica may well be influenced by Stefan Schneider's work with Mapstation. And as he plays samples, Wells is keen that his soundworld avoids anything too generic, and that there is a little bit of grit in the mix. One of the most striking aspects of Standards Vol. III is its mix of pure-toned singing and cryptic, bittersweet, sometimes darkly humorous lyrics, as on the twinkly, music box-like "Unguarded Moment" with the lines, "Got me when I least expected/Found it where I didn't look/Hit me like a block of concrete on a hook." On "Alive and Well," rather than being metaphorical or a fanciful notion, the lines, "It's been the hottest summer that we've had for a while/The shower isn't working because of a broken tile," were an accurate summary of the facilities in the bathroom of Wells' Glasgow tenement home last year, where the album was recorded.
$11.99 UPC: 880918219219 ELECTRONIC
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DAKOTA SUITE & QUENTIN SIRJACQ: There Is Calm to Be Done LP (KK 081LP)
LP version. Limited to 500 copies, pressed to 180 gram vinyl. Includes printed inner sleeves and a download code. Following 2011's The Hearts of Empty (KK 059CD), Liverpool-based band Dakota Suite, led by Chris Hooson in collaboration with David Buxton, are back with another superb album on Karaoke Kalk. While Hearts of Empty was a distinctly jazzy instrumental album, There Is Calm to Be Done takes us further down a path of left-field songwriting and alternative pop. The album was produced together with Quentin Sirjacq, with whom Dakota Suite have already worked in the past, on Valissa (2010) and The Side of Her Inexhaustible Heart (2012). The most striking thing about the Dakota Suite sound is their immense instrumentation. While most songs are driven by the piano, they are adorned with all kinds of instruments to provide an overall timbre of great majesty. The presence of brass parts, woodwind, double bass and a wide array of instruments makes for a special sound. Rhythmically, the drum parts throughout the majority of There Is Calm to Be Done are played with brushes, which takes the edge off and adds a gentleness that only the swooshing of brushes can achieve. The use of lap steel on the opening number "This Is My Way of Saying That I Am Sorry" conjures up a definite country-rock feel. While the album is mainly song-based, there are vast instrumental passages strewn throughout the record and intermingled between songs. "Flat Seat" is one such instrumental tune with a decidedly filmic character; a lilting composition both mesmerizing and intriguing. Much of the album feels as if it could be film music, and each tune conjures a vivid image in the listener's mind to which the music plays the soundtrack. Hooson's vocals are striking both for their singing-style and lyrical content. "Dronning Maud Land," for example, begins with the humorous line "I seem to have grown myself a pair of old man's hands," but the delivery is somber and melancholy. "In the Stillness of This Night" is a powerful ballad that fuses the touching vocals and lyrical style that is so prevalent on the album with an evocative arrangement. "Committing to Uncertainty" is a somewhat darker composition, with the brass and woodwind orchestration building to a powerful crescendo. "Be My Love" stands out as a prime example of singer-songwriting, as it relies solely on acoustic guitar and vocals. It is an unspeakably tender song with a highly fragile yet resolute emotional lure. The penultimate title-track on the album, true to its name, is a delightfully calm tune. The record draws to a close with the minimally-orchestrated "I Miss the Dust," a very delicate instrumental that drifts away like leaves on a breeze. Dakota Suite's music has covered such diverse genres as lo-fi, folk-rock, electronic, ambient, and taken in elements of jazz and modern classical. There Is Calm to Be Done explores the art of songwriting while also venturing beyond, into new fields, to create something new and subtle.
$12.99 UPC: 880918217819 ROCK
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DEFEKT: Below Ground EP 12" (KOMISCH 019EP)
Komisch welcomes Irish modular wizard DeFeKT to the label. The Dublin-based producer, real name Matt Flanagan, drops three killer tracks on Below Ground. Uniting the primal ghetto urges of Mike Dunn and Robert Armani with the stealth-bomber precision of electro funk, "Chain Drive" is a peak-time cut that stands out from the crowd. On "Move," Flanagan revisits similar territory, but amid the rolling 808s drops a bass so oppressive it makes Putin look a softie. Finishing with "Down Here," Flanagan reveals a deeper side to his sound, but the dubby chord sequences are underpinned by lithe drums and clanging percussion.
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LES POINTS: Il n'ya pas de crocodiles a Cocody EP 12" (LESPOINTS 003EP)
In his seminal essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Automatic Reproducibility"("Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit", 1935/39), Walter Benjamin put forward the thesis that a work of art loses its aura due to reproducibility. In the past, artists such as Giorgio de Chirico and Andy Warhol have explored this thesis, be it with counterfeit versions of their own works or with multiple reproduction of a work. "Il n'ya pas de crocodiles a Codody" takes up this discussion by questioning the very concept of an aura. Ultimately, there are (no) crocodiles in Codody. Remix by Kalabrese.
$9.79 UPC: 827170552166 ELECTRONIC
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BOBMO: New Dawn LP (MRBL 003LP)
Marble presents the debut album from French producer Bobmo. This is a patiently fine-tuned album, blending club tracks with midtempo or almost beatless tunes, ranging from bad-vibed acid techno to synthetic landscapes drenched with an unmissable early morning vibe. This is pretty simple, honest music: no FX galore, nothing too upfront beat-wise. Feeling is the key and it doesn't really need anything else to be good. This record could actually have been released 10 or 20 years ago as much as in 10 or 20 years from now. Serene, powerful and febrile at the same time, it conjures an archaic rave sensation, coming from an era when DJs could play peak-time bangers alongside peaceful, lovey-dovey stuff. It has this early morning euphoria made famous by the likes of Larry Heard or 808 State (as on the intro and outro, both titled "Breaking Waves"), but it also displays a sheer freedom when it comes to the groove, shifting from tough, steely mechanics to fleshy, warmer material. This is still house, but this is really off-format house, made by some guy who might have heard way too much formatted house and decided he should make the music he loves in his very own singular way. Is it auteur-rave, leftfield house or deep-sea techno? It shouldn't really matter. New Dawn just shows how the funny, careless kid Bobmo used to be has evolved into a major figure in the history of lush dance music. Features appearances by Shaun J. Wright, Surkin, Para One, and Fear Fx.
$16.99 EAN: 3700551760978 ELECTRONIC
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SHIVERS: Shivers LP (MIA 028LP)
LP version. Includes download code. Shivers is the trio of Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek), Gareth Davis and Leo Fabriek, who join forces to conjure up a surreal album of parasitic intimacy and intensity. Though the three have played and recorded together in various combinations, this Miasmah release marks their first output as Shivers and manages to pull out quite a few surprises. Named after David Cronenberg's first film, Shivers the album readily adopts this concept of body horror, the fear of bodily transformation and infection -- a theory and technique that Cronenberg brilliantly captures with his first film and many thereafter. An aural invader immediately travels through your ears into your body, to infiltrate your soul with gory supernatural sci-fi. Crawling through the thick sludge of "Ash" and into the chaotic "Otomo," you're treated with what sounds like a beyond-the-grave collaboration of Albert Ayler with Alva Noto producing the soundtrack to Transformers. From entering "Rabid," a chorus of intense destructive voices leads you blindfolded to an abandoned spot amidst a buzz of florescent lights. Here you're abducted into a new life hundreds of years into the future, moving you through stumbling jazz, John Carpenter-styled themes, repeating organ-beats, and Moroccan doom. The psychological and physical combine to make Shivers a collective understanding of the grotesque, fascinating, and personal. You might not be the same.
$12.99 UPC: 880918219417 ELECTRONIC
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GREEKO: Beat Hit Repeat 12" (MFP 072EP)
The new Mo's Ferry 12" Beat Hit Repeat is release no. 2 by Italian youngster Greeko. The A-side containing the title-track and "The Best for the Rest" belongs to dry grooves and accented bass patterns. On the B-side Greeko focuses more on room effects. The track "Wild Spirit" shows that he is not afraid of excessive melody parts. Greeko's previous releases on Yuma, Sincopat and Noir Music show that this guy has big goals in mind.
$8.99 UPC: 827170546660 ELECTRONIC
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SWELL MAPS: Archive Recordings Volume 1: Wastrels and Whippersnappers LP (MR 344LP)
The early, wild and experimental home recordings of Swell Maps, released on vinyl for the first time. "In the context of our hum-drum hometown, I think that it's safe to say that we were all oddballs, and we gravitated to each other because we got our kicks by making sounds. It was the only thing that seemed to help us to make sense of the world around us, and it was also bloody good fun! Nikki and Phones started to play together in 1972, and Epic soon joined in on percussion. I was a schoolmate with Nikki, and I was inspired by them to start making music as well. I managed to buy a second-hand guitar from a rich kid at school in 1973, and we would all play together in various combinations of two or three, according to who was around. Nikki was the only one of us into singing at this time, but he was encouraging me and the others to vocalize as well. John started to play with us in 1975, I think. He would invent some tunes with unusual riffs and time signatures. Richard joined our little scene later in 1976. It was unusual for any four of us to play together at the same time, but when we went to our first recording session in 1977, there were six of us in the studio, but only four playing instruments. Richard was driving us in his mother's car and he ended up singing on one of the songs, 'Ripped and Torn.' Phones did not want to play live on stage, so with Richard we made up the four-piece version of the band which became our regular line-up for gigs. In the studios, it was more flexible -- we were more of a co-operative, with all six members coming along with tunes and ideas, and even confidently improvising tracks on the spur-of-the-moment. Because we had no money for 'professional' equipment, we would play various guitars though small amplifiers and old radio sets, plus an old army surplus speaker cabinet that I had picked up. Epic saved up for a snare drum, then a hi-hat and later a bass drum to gradually add to the options we had for making sounds. I got hold of a ratty old bass guitar which I hacked up a bit in my dad's garage. I found a balalaika which made a dreadful din, and bought a brand-new zither from Woolworths, of all places! We also had some primitive electronic effects made by a friend, including a ring modulator, a tremolo and a terrific fuzz box. We made good use of found objects, household objects such as cushions, trays, kitchen utensils and a fire bellow. For one session we used some items I found in a toy shop which were made for the strange noises used in teddy bears. We also used radio sets to make random noise, and manipulated old records on turntables. Epic devised a way of manipulating an air lock in the household plumbing to make a bizarre, alarming random rhythm! Nikki set up our solitary microphone on a camera tripod. Phones devised a guitar which could fold in half; I still cannot work that out! He also discovered that headphones could be adapted to use as a microphone. We would often record on a variety of portable cassette machines in mono, but John had a fancy reel-to-reel machine that he'd bring along for special occasions. Most of our music was made in secret, like a fiendish experiment, and we never had a notion at the time of a career in music until we made the quantum leap of making a record, but that is another story."
$13.79 EAN: 8435008834418 ROCK
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VA: La Ciudad Secreta: The Experimental Sounds of Barcelona 1971-1991 3LP (MR 347LP)
At the end of the 1960s, perhaps due to its proximity to Paris, Barcelona had become the forefront of the avant-garde and the entryway in Spain of new forms of cultural expression from Europe and the United States. Musically, that characteristic resulted in a middle-class underground that would play the part of a late local counterculture which gave birth to the so-called Barcelonés progressive rock of 1969-1973. It featured bands such as Máquina!, Om, Música Dispersa, and so on. Material from that period would take decades to be re-appreciated and get the same reissue treatment as Barcelona's jazz-rock scene, its continuation, and punk, its executioner, the latter two being particularly prolific genres in Barcelona in the late '70s and '80s. Concurrent with progressive rock, the trigger for another explosion of creativity -- still more prolific and experimental and, consequently, more obscure and marginal -- was developing in the underground of the city. This movement, breaking away from free jazz, branched out throughout two decades into electronic, punk, industrial, improvisation, noise music, art rock and even singer-songwriter music. It wasn't so much a scene, technically speaking, as it was an eclectic series of individuals and circumstances which Munster has the privilege of compiling here in the interest of recovering a lost legacy. It's a legacy that collectively we could and should value as something as stimulating and multi-faceted as that of Krautrock, the Canterbury scene or Rock In Opposition. That eclectic experimental eruption also encouraged the first known independent record labels in Spain and likewise served as a laboratory for new technologies, rethinking formats and declaring strategies. The artists of the experimental frontline collected here make up a dynamic melting pot that's still surprising in its color and its idiosyncrasies, in its innovative sounds and in its capacity for survival in a hostile environment. This movement also established valuable connections in France and England, taking part in a fruitful exchange with networks like mail art, the International Cassette Network and independent radio, in particular the local station Radio PICA, where many of the musicians in Barcelona had their own programs. Some of the keys to that ubiquity were self-management and self-released recordings, cooperativism and DIY ethics. This included the invention of a set of technologies that produced signal generators, oscillators, synthesizers and other homemade devices. Still, you would need an entire book -- there is one in fact, published only in Spanish -- to get the whole picture of this intrepid adventure. The 29 songs compiled here, all remastered, mostly unreleased and nearly impossible to find, give testimony of that adventure, about its existence and its timelessness. The 12-page booklet features extensive notes in English by journalist Jaime Gonzalo, plus numerous band photos and memorabilia.
$24.99 EAN: 8435008834715 WORLD
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UNKNOWN: I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy/Watch Out 7" (MR 7258EP)
A wonderful and enigmatic piece of '60s girl garage. This mysterious 45 features two acetate recordings associated with Detroit label Tuba, although none of them came to be released on it or any other label that Munster Records are aware of. No info about the artists, either -- all they know is that "Destroy That Boy" was recorded in New York and there are different versions of the song by The What Four and The Happy Cats. Munster knows even less about "Watch Out," just that it's another wallop of a track full of sassy threats.
$5.99 EAN: 8435008872588 ROCK
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LOWMAN, LEON: Liquid Diamonds LP (MFM 001LP)
2014 repress. Following on from co-compiling one of 2012's best-received compilations Into the Light: A Journey into Greek Electronic Music, new Amsterdam-based record label Music From Memory sets sail with a compilation of lo-fi beach funk and lazy synth jams from the Rhode Island keyboardist and ocean-loving Leon Lowman. As well as a devoted painter and East Coast surfer, the synthesizer-loving Lowman privately released two albums Syntheseas (1980) and its follow-up cassette-only Sound Horizon (1982). Something of a homage to his love of the local seashore and the women he was trying to woo there, the albums also express Leon's pure love of the sound of the synthesizer and reflect his unique melodic wanderings. With Leon's albums meeting little commercial success at the time of their release, both albums have in recent years become highly sought-after. Along with previously-unreleased material from the time, Liquid Diamonds highlights Leon Lowman's unique blend of lo-fi synth-funk and surf ambience.
$13.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
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MASIN, GIGI: Talk to the Sea 2LP (MFM 002LP)
Repressed. The highly-anticipated second release from the Music From Memory label takes you into the world of Italian musician Gigi Masin. Part of only a small and very much underground music scene in his hometown of Venice, Gigi Masin self-released two modestly pressed LPs, Wind (1986) and Wind Collector (1991), and appeared alongside Charles Hayward for the Sub Rosa compilation LP Les Nouvelles Musiques De Chambre Volume 2 (1988). Having met with little commercial success in Italy at the time, Gigi Masin's solo albums remained for the most part totally unknown. His music has though in recent years, and seemingly by pure word of mouth, developed almost something of a cult following. Gigi Masin's uniquely intricate and at times deeply emotive compositions take the listener into a realm of contemplation, a spellbound mind state where time and space appear to dissolve. His sparse and hypnotic often loop-based compositions seem to draw parallels with Detroit techno's earliest beginnings, all at once conjuring those same feelings of both melancholic longing and ecstatic joy. With access to Masin's large body of work, far greater than that of the handful of released recordings, Music From Memory's new compilation covers a period of over 30 years, from the mid-1980s up until recent works. Including 17 compositions, most of which have remained unreleased or unavailable until now, Talk to the Sea aims to shine a light on Gigi Masin's unique and heartfelt talent. This is electronic music from the soul.
$21.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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BUCKLEY, MORGAN: Shout Out to All the Weirdos in Rathmines 12" (RHD 016BUCKLEY)
One from Morgan Buckley. Word to the weirdos.
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SHIFT WORK: Scaled to Fit 12" (OM 025EP)
Optimo Music releases Shift Work's Scaled to Fit, their debut EP. Four tracks plus four interludes. Machine music for hypno dancefloors and home-listening trance-outs. Live shows forthcoming. In their own words: "Shift Work wring everyday sounds into something you can dance to. Snippets of woven speech, audio fragments stitched with waves of pulsing mid-priced synths -- the noise of syncopation, cheap art, ringing ears, cracked snares, accidents and oscillations. And some very tidy wiring." Mastered by James Savage.
$9.79 UPC: 880319672217 ELECTRONIC
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DJ SLUGO: King of Ghetto House EP 12" (OP 013EP)
On the mean streets of Chicago's infamous Southside, a music pioneer was born. DJ Slugo, born Thomas Kendricks, is most famous for his influential and fundamental position as the original King of Ghetto House. With 20+ years in the game, over 20 albums in his pocket and over 50 CDs on the street, he began a journey that led him to become one of the original creators of a style of music commonly known as "Ghetto House," more recently regarded as "Juke."
$9.79 UPC: 827170532069 ELECTRONIC
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MULLAERT, SEBASTIAN: Chant de Paris EP 12" (OVM 244EP)
Sebastian Mullaert hits the ground running with his sublime Ovum debut. Clocking in at a hefty 16 minutes in length, the title-track is a heady excursion which flirts with reverb-drenched ouds and meandering keyboard scales, conveying an air of Arabic mystique. An array of acidic synths move in and out of focus, while skittering hi-hats and ride cymbals slowly build upon rafts of kinetic energy. In an impressive display of versatility, Mullaert promptly flips the vibe from Berlin basement to Ibiza sunset with "Recapturing the Radical Self," which features brooding 303 squelches and sharp claps, slowly ascending into a state of full-on Balearic bliss.
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DOLLKRAUT: Fire 12" (PERMVAC 126EP)
Dollkraut, Amsterdam's analog wizard with a love for fuzzy '70s space age records, presents two rough and driving electro cuts for Permanent Vacation with haunting vocals that will dominate your dreams. On remix duties are New York's Invisible Conga People, who bless us with some of their rare outcomes and they can do no wrong: A crystal clear production with a lot of ping pong pang and swish swash swoosh.
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CYCLOBE: Sulphur-Tarot-Garden LP (NAOS 003LP)
LP version. Sulphur-Tarot-Garden is a new soundtrack album by Cyclobe, recorded to accompany three alchemical dream pieces by the filmmaker Derek Jarman. Originally shot between 1972 and 1978 on silent Super-8, the films were recently premiered with their new soundtracks at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. For this triptych of recordings, Ossian Brown and Stephen Thrower are joined on Sulphur-Tarot-Garden by Michael J. York, Cliff Stapleton and John Contreras. This is Cyclobe's fifth album to date, following Luminous Darkness, The Visitors, Paraparaparalellogrammatica and Wounded Galaxies Tap at The Window (NAOS 001CD/LP). Brown and Thrower were previously members of the sidereal musick group, Coil.
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BRILLSTEIN: Back to Bed LP (PID 003LP)
Play It Down is proud to present the very first original works from Brillstein in the form of a six-track mini-album: Back to Bed. After his successful collaborations with Jesse Rose on two tracks from The Whole Twelve Inches album, Brillstein presented Play It Down with a slew of original works, remixes and club edits. Now with Brillstein's experience and Jesse's A&R presence, his brand-new LP Back to Bed is ready to show the world just how much Brillstein understands house music. Featuring artwork by Todd James, Back to Bed showcases Brillstein's chunky house patterns and is a powerful addition to the Play It Down catalog.
$10.99 UPC: 827170555761 ELECTRONIC
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VOGT, MATTHIAS: Maintain 12" (PLTR 011EP)
This is Matthias Vogt's third installment on Polytone Recordings. With "Maintain," he proves distinct feeling for musicality once more: as Vogt is an accomplished jazz pianist, he is able to move easily between uplifting drive and harmonic substructures. The flip side features remix artists Bleak and Vince Watson. Bleak drops a hell of a Detroit vehicle. Based on significant drum grooves, his remix will ultimately shake the dancefloor to its foundations. Maintaining the spirit and the vibe of Vogt's original tune, Vince Watson takes the original track and turns it into a string and pad-driven sonic exploration, perfectly fitting Polytone's eclectic approach.
$9.79 UPC: 827170558366 ELECTRONIC
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BELL TOWERS: Remixed 12" (PPUTI 003EP)
The third offering on Public Possession sub-label Under The Influence provides the listener with four remixes of Bell Towers' last Territory EP. Two remixes come from Hong Kong-based Samo DJ, who co-runs Born Free Records together with Sling and has already released on L.I.E.S., amongst other imprints. Also on remix duty Manchester man Ruf Dug, who always stands for quality and needs no further introduction. The package is completed by a Spectacle remix. The Munich duo consisting of Benjamin Roder and Muallem are long-time close acquaintances of the Public Possession organization and will surely be heard of in the future.
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KALABRESE: Remixes EP 12" (RUMP 004EP)
The long-awaited second album Independent Dancer (RUMP 002CD/LP) by Zurich production master Kalabrese was released in 2013 and a remix EP features interpretations by Matthew Herbert, Acid Pauli, Frank Wiedmann, and Canson. Herbert's version of "Desperate Man" sparks a rolling fire of distorted synthesizers and blazing pads and voices. Acid Pauli's version of "Wanzka" rotates around some synthesizer modules and a groove as dry as dust, while Âme's Frank Wiedemann unrolls the dub on "Stone on Your Back." A Canson remix completes the EP, putting a backing voice in the center of a hypnotic groove.
$8.39 UPC: 673799430411 ELECTRONIC
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HEDVIG MOLLESTAD TRIO: Enfant Terrible LP (RLP 3157LP)
LP version. Why was David Fricke, Senior Editor at Rolling Stone, seen wearing a huge grin on his face at 2014's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas? Well, he happened to be digging the pummeling, ecstatic vision of Norway's Hedvig Mollestad Trio at the time. Double-tracked with a ghostly haze of background fuzz, Hedvig's lightning-rod guitar blazes a trail that comes in the wake of the heaviest guitar giants -- there's Hendrix, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Led Zep's Jimmy Page swirling around the cauldron, but also the exploratory, disciplined free-play of Pete Cosey, John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana buzzing out of her fingertips. Born in the Norwegian town of Ålesund in the early '80s, Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen has been steeped in the guitar since fooling around with her mother's nylon-string acoustic at the age of 10. Together with drummer Ivar Loe Bjørnstad and bassist Ellen Brekken, and recording with an 8-track tape machine, her Trio turn the full force of heavy rock and electric jazz to demonic purposes. It can be sledgehammer sludge, stoned to a crawl as on "Arigato, Bitch." Or it's nimble as a phantom on "Rastapopoulos," a dizzying churn that's named after the archvillain of Hergé's Tintin cartoons. And for the Mollestad Trio at its intuitive, ESP-connected finest, check "Liquid Bridges." "Laughing John" gestures towards the great Mahavishnu Orchestra guitarist as well as a music teacher, named Jon, who heavily influenced Hedvig's development. The album's fine balance between looseness and control follows a year of world touring, and tracks reflect such odd venues as "La Boule Noire," a former Portuguese disco in Paris whose walls are studded with bullets from a gangland shootout. Enfant Terrible follows the Trio's previous Rune Grammofon releases, the Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) nominated All of Them Witches (RCD 2141CD/ RLP 3141LP) and Shoot! (RCD 2115CD/ RLP 3115LP) and, like label-mates Bushman's Revenge, Elephant9 and Grand General, represent a thrilling new progressive wave of Norwegian avant-rock/free-metal energy. Don't be fooled by the deceptively innocent portrait of Hedvig herself on the front cover -- a rare example of designer Kim Hiorthøy working with classic black and white photography, and an unusual departure from Rune Grammofon's familiar digipacks. Enfants terribles are a disturbance of the peace. But the regular enfants terribles make changes, they are creative, they force you to think differently. This Enfant Terrible is one of those.
$15.79 EAN: 7033660031575 ROCK
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FIRE! ORCHESTRA: Enter 2LP (RLP 3158LP)
Gatefold double LP version. It can't be easy gathering 28 of Northern Europe's finest jazz and improvising musicians in one place at the same time, which is why Sweden's Fire! Orchestra has been one of the continent's best-kept secrets so far. After playing rare shows a handful of times a year, this incredible mass ensemble is getting ready to unleash its full power with Enter, its first studio recording. This isn't jazz: this is Nordic dynamite. Fire! originated as the trio of Swedish improv masters Mats Gusfasson (sax), Johan Berthling (bass) and Andreas Werliin (drums). None of them are what you could call jazz purists; they all play in many different groups and contexts, including The Thing (Gustafsson), experimental folk-electronica outfit Tape (Berthling), and skewed pop unit Wildbirds And Peacedrums (Werliin). Around 2011, the idea sprang up to expand a massive orchestra around the core trio, featuring the cream of Scandinavian jazz, improvisation and avant-rock players and vocalists. Key contributions come from keyboardists Sten Sandell, trumpeter Goran Kajfes (Oddjob, Subtropic Arkestra, Nordic Music Prize winner 2012), drummers Raymond Strid (GUSH, Barry Guy, Martin Küchen Ensemble) and Johan Holmegard (Dungen, The Amazing), guitarist David Stackenäs, electronicist Joachim Nordwall (Skull Defekts, iDEAL Records) and Fender Rhodes player Martin Hederos (Soundtrack Of Our Lives), to name just a few. Adding a crucial, soulful presence are the three vocalists Mariam Wallentin (Wildbirds And Peacedrums), Ethiopian singer Sofie Jernberg and Simon Ohlsson (Silverbullit). But Fire! Orchestra is a collective effort, with Gustafsson directing a tight, disciplined ensemble that enjoys its moments let off the leash. Following 2013's live debut Exit! (RCD 2138CD/RLP 3159LP), Enter is Fire! Orchestra's first time in the studio, and might surprise you with its slow, treacle-y funk dynamics, running through a kaleidoscope of moods, rhythms, and textures. Muscular rock rhythms flesh out texts written by singer Mariam Wallentin, inspired by the legendary free jazz saxophonist Joe McPhee, and sung in soured blues moans by the Orchestra's three-headed vocal team. Recalling the righteous big-band jazz of the late '60s by figures such as Charlie Haden, Sun Ra, Mike Westbrook and Chris McGregor, there are also echoes of Matana Roberts' recent jazz tapestries and the steamy psych-funk of Brightblack Morning Light. "Part Two" opens on a groove ripped from The Beatles' psychedelic classic "Tomorrow Never Knows." Using collective riffing at its finest, this is an epic suite that undergoes constant scene-shifts between relentlessly building rhythms, rising in emotional intensity as the furnace is stoked. Enter is about following your instincts, having the courage to step forwards into the unknown when the door is open. Death might be an exit, but it's also an entrance -- to a new, unimaginable state of being. The music acts out this cyclical pattern of living and dying, entering and exiting, and the finale winds down to the same reflective, introspective keyboard motif as it started with.
$18.99 EAN: 7033660031582 ROCK
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SANDELL & PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE, STEN: Jacana LP (RLP 3159LP)
LP version. The best improvisers are the ones that seem to invent and uninvent their instruments right in front of your eyes and ears. Swedish pianist Sten Sandell and Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love are two musical champions with a long experience of doing exactly that. Jacana, the latest in Rune Grammofon's occasional series of unusual duo combinations, features the pair's sparkly improvised set captured at the 2013 Kongsberg Jazz Festival in southern Norway. Sten and Paal have been working together since forming a trio with Swedish bassist Johan Berthling (Fire!, Tape, etc.) in 1999, but this duet marks the start of a new chapter in their relationship. Jacana's three tracks find the players flying close to the limits of their comfort zones, sometimes resembling the strange formality of Asian court music. It's savage and ritualistic, spiky yet flowing, arrhythmic but surging with understated pulses. Sandell breaks into vocal overtones on "Kauri" like some tranced-out Mongolian shaman. He pokes around in the guts of Nilssen-Love's rough surgical cuts and, at the start of the track "Jacana" itself, pulls out some ear-bogglingly rubbery notes from his piano's deep innards. At the end of "Curvature" they break off from their instruments and simply clap for a while. Two men getting down to the essentials of what humans can do with wood, strings and skin. Sten Sandell is one of Swedish jazz's most distinguished elder statesmen, having worked unrelentingly since the mid-'80s. As well as his own trio and numerous international collaborations, his keyboard skills have been heard in groups such as GUSH, Guschwachs, Sven-Åke Johanssen Quintet, Townhouse Orchestra, and most recently, Mats Gustafsson's Fire! Orchestra. He has also composed music and sound art for installations, intermedia works, radio plays, theater and film. Paal Nilssen-Love is one of the most intense drummers working on the planet right now. In theory, he's based in Oslo, but there's a huge global demand for his percussive threshing machine. He's often travelling on a relentless round of musical projects and festival appearances -- notably with Mats Gustafsson in The Thing, his Chicago trio with Ken Vandermark and Ab Baars, the Hairy Bones group with Peter Brötzmann and Toshinori Kondo, a trio with Massimo Pupillo and noise-artist Lasse Marhaug, plus duos with Peter Brötzmann, Terrie Ex, John Butcher, and others. This duo is planned as an ongoing project, and offers some of the most refreshingly challenging music coming out of Scandinavia today. Jacana is another fine mess they've gotten themselves into. Sten Sandell (piano, voice); Paal Nilssen-Love (drums, percussion).
$15.79 EAN: 7033660031599 JAZZ
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OSBORN, TODD: T-Rhythm Trax Volume 1 12" (RBB 002EP)
Ypsilanti's whiz kid (or grown man, for that matter) Todd Osborn serves some beat tools of his own for Running Back's official unofficial bonus-beats sub-label. T-Rhythm Trax Volume 1 contains five of the finest DJ helpers you always dreamed to possess. From the frantic "Beat B" to the frenzy "Beatapella" and the uptempo "Beat A" or the house-inclined rest, the man also known as Osborne lightens the heavy load that comes with the monotony of everyday DJ life. Ain't no rocket science? Surely enough to take you and your audience over the moon. For DJ use only!
$9.79 UPC: 827170558168 ELECTRONIC
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WILHITE, RICK: Vibes 2, Part 1 2LP (RHM 010-1LP)
Double LP. Part one of a two-volume set. Artists: Josh Milan, Jon Easley, Jovonn, Norm Talley & Rick Wilhite, TJ Dumas, Sean Tate, K-Alexi Shelby. Rick Wilhite delivers this super-strong collection of songs and tracks from his favorite New York, Chicago and of course, Detroit producers. As a DJ and promoter Wilhite has been holding it down for over 20 years. His Vibes New & Rare Music record store was a main source in Detroit for soulful electronic music until its closure a few years back. The Vibes New & Rare Music compilation only features material that Rick Wilhite truly believes represents the artists. After releasing Volume 1 in 2010 (RH 111CD), Wilhite now delivers the sequel, featuring pioneers and new talents alike from New York, Chicago and Detroit.
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STEWART, CLINT: Warpaint 12" (SNDST 003EP)
For Clint Stewart's debut solo EP, there was no better way to make his mark than to bring on one of his closest friends and all-around musical visionaries, Tone Of Arc. "Warpaint" is a dark and sensual musical journey teeming with emotional howls washed over a relentless beat and sub-bass with deep celestial vocals. "Look into the Sun" is a heart-melter. It's the sound of summer. Stabs build into a dreamy progression while small flashes of a warm vocal wash over you. Once the breakdown comes, the words "look into the sun" come as if in a dream to introduce a mesmerizing sub-bass and a splash of enchanted synths.
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VA: The Ecstasy of Gold: 31 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West Vol. 5 2LP (SA 005LP)
Vol. 5 in this essential and peerless series. Selected from one of the most complete Spaghetti Western audio archives, this series showcases the most inspired tracks in this legendary genre. Digging deep to excavate a treasure trove of obscure and rarely-heard tracks by some of the genre's greatest composers and vocalists, Ecstasy of Gold is the definitive series for aficionados of Euro-Western films and the music that they created. Loud gunshots with reverb and echo appear with the first image of a lawless killer riding a horse... a punchy & trebly bass guitar seeps into your brain as he draws his pistol... a hair-raising scream, half-melodic, half-banshee, spews forth from the speakers as blood splatters yet again onto the desert floor. The audio soundtrack to the Italian version of the American West is flamboyant, brutal, intense, and unforgiving. Songs composed for the Italian Westerns of the 1960s and 1970s have become a genre all unto themselves. There were hundreds of European Westerns during this period and the majority of them were made by Italian directors and scored by Italian composers. Crying trumpets, exploding surf guitars, thundering drums, droning organs, dramatic vocal performances, and innovative special effects were woven into a wild and violent desert backdrop creating that undeniable Spaghetti Western sound heard on this record. The most famous of all the Italian soundtrack composers is Ennio Morricone and his music for the Italian Western is guaranteed to inspire and amaze until the end of time itself. But there were many other great and legendary maestros who scored their share of Westerns, and this compilation presents transcendent, brilliant, and challenging tracks from the likes of: Bruno Nicolai, Gianni Ferrio, Francesco De Masi, Marcello Giombini, Luis Bacalov, Stelvio Cipriani, Alessandro Alessandroni, Nora Orlandi, Nico Fidenco, Piero Umiliani, and many others. 2LP gatefold in a limited edition pressing of 750 copies.
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SHIMMY SHAM SHAM: Shimmy Sham Sham 007 12" (SHIMMY 007EP)
The Shimmy Sham Sham team brings you another little nugget of love for your summer bacchanals. The good folks at Shimmy Sham Sham recommend you to sit back and relax. Put on your favorite pink Brazilian bikini, fix yourself a yuzu shower and enjoy the breeze while keeping your lazy eyes open. Something might happen, someone might show up that will make you rise higher and higher, into the next sphere. When love makes you fly, you gotta love to fly.
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BOMANS, ULLI: Riven LP (STRIKE 149LP)
Riven by Ulli Bomans comes straight from the heart of Shitkatapult, both personally and musically. As Schieres and Shrubbn!! (with T.Raumschmiere), Ulli Bomans has been releasing uncompromising electronic music since the day the Berlin label was founded. He made it onto Strike001 with Shrubbn!! (V/A Cozmick Suckers Vol. 01). But Bomans' main work is actually as a visual artist in Hamburg (and Bremen), which is also how the cover of Riven originated -- an illustration of his work "Missing Ships" from his last exhibition ("Spoilpark") in Bremen. His work consists mostly of large-scale collages, which are aptly referred to as urban sampling and are closely related to his music production. So it seemed more than logical for a late debut album to forgo the alias and come with an authentic author's album as Ulli Bomans. Electronic music thought through to the end as an inner journey, through the tattered cities in which we live. "So What?" takes us deep down within (the city, the music, the inhabitants). The cover image and its track "Missing Ships" goes even further, taking no detours, carving up the whole, babbling, and projecting a reality onto the imaginary. "Barbara" takes it to the point, with half-beat, slow melodies emanating from submerged cities. And so it continues, abstractly normal. Then "$55" and "Curb Your Ego" flow almost like the music of Shrubbn!!, through margins and electronic streams and threads, full, empty, musical. On the flipside of the record -- conceived chiefly for vinyl -- the tables are turned (somewhat) and it goes all out into club sound, dodges around house and techno, positively and deliberately -- as psychotropic drugs, as hook, as heart, and as the urban sampling of an existence that we are all living. "Dirty Yoga" gets into a truly joyous groove and just carries on, while "Spoilpark" and "On Mars" bring this album together in an amazing symphony of electronic music.
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SND: Tplay (Special Extended Edition) 2LP (SND 1SE)
Mark Fell and Mat Steel formed SND in Sheffield in 1998. Tplay was their first self-released EP, produced in a limited run and housed in a sleeve adorned with nothing but a stamped phone number on the back. SND's palette and minimalist aesthetic more or less fell in line with the emergent school of producers that would eventually find themselves as labelmates on the Mille Plateaux label and the monolithic Raster Noton (Ikeda, Pan Sonic, Alva Noto, Bretschneider) -- but as opposed to the intricacies and overly-academic strictures that would occupy so many of their contemporaries over the following decade, in hindsight it's easy to identify how SND uniquely managed to re-code the swing and shuffle of UK garage and two-step within a new minimalist paradigm. Although producers such as G-Man, Sterac, Jeff Mills and Robert Hood had been stripping bare techno templates since the early '90s, it wasn't until later in the decade that the dots were joined between movements in techno and experimental electronic music. This was mostly a serious and contemplative movement, typified by the fetishisation of abstract forms on the one hand, and rigid, teutonic movement on the other. But with the release of Tplay SND had created a sound that was unlike anything else made at the time. Although they were guided by minimalist principles, their productions were also driven by the momentum of a much more colorful type of urban music. Simply put -- there was no one else bridging gaps between the austere functions of European electronic music and London's emergent two-step sound. Truth is -- if you bought Ryoji Ikeda albums you were unlikely to have thought much of Artful Dodger -- and yet SND made music that drew influence and parallels from both. Listening over 15 years later, it's startling just how fresh and forward these productions sound, now bolstered by over 30 minutes of previously unheard recordings taken from the same sessions. At a time when some corners of club music are arguably more accepting of strange and challenging production styles than ever before, it's incredible just how unique and inimitable SND's sound still is, taking us full circle to current producers like Visionist, Mumdance and Rabit, who look to challenge dancefloor conventions by using the same principle of reduction and innovation without neglecting the dance. Fully remastered from DAT tapes by Rashad Becker at D&M.
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PRESK: Babou EP 12" (SOHASO 003EP)
Presk, hailing from the depths of Amsterdam's bass and electronica scene, shows off his guts on this third installment of Nuno dos Santos' vinyl-fueled label Something Happening Somewhere. "Babou" has already set dancefloors on fire and will continue to do so for quite some time. "Sink Shift" keeps the groove going but pulls out the melody, focusing instead on tweaked-out stabs. On remix duty is Single Point Edge, who turns "Gomero" into something that sounds like a blend of Four Tet on steroids and some of Presk's earlier work. Artwork by Children Of The Light founder Christopher Gabriel, based on work by Piet Mondrian.
$10.39 UPC: 880319667817 ELECTRONIC
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AUDION: Sky/Motormouth Remixes 12" (SPC 125EP)
Matthew Dear continues his resurgence as Audion in 2014 with Sky/Motormouth Remixes as he continues to build on 2013's Audion X, a compilation album looking back at a decade of Audion material. The latter featured two all-new Audion tracks, "Sky" and "Motormouth," featured here for the first time on vinyl accompanied by four hard-hitting remixes from Daniel Avery, Hotflush label-boss Paul Rose aka Scuba, and Spectral Sound newcomer Matrixxman. The pages will only continue to turn as a new Audion album is imminent along with a groundbreaking live audio-visual show, "Subverticul," touring worldwide throughout 2014.
$10.39 UPC: 804297712512 ELECTRONIC
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KOLETZKI, OLIVER: I Am OK 2LP (SVT 131LP)
I Am OK is the title of the new album by Berlin-based producer, DJ and label-owner Oliver Koletzki. The heading's ambiguity is, of course, deliberate: there's a deeper meaning hidden behind the humorous facade that is Chrisse Kunst's hand-drawn cover, which depicts an unadorned 13 year-old Oliver sporting nerd glasses and a striped jumper: I am Oliver Koletzki, raw and authentic. Because musically, on his fifth studio album, Oliver Koletzki looks towards the unaffected freshness of back in the day, and thus, consciously returns to his roots. "I am OK" -- Koletzki says modestly. In 2014, after 26 years as a musician, he clearly achieved what he set out to do. And his fifth album serves as testimony. Hypothetically, he could have a bit of a rest. The energy of each new track here does emphasize, however, that he won't retire any time soon: Oliver Koletzki is just getting started. Features guest appearances by Yasha, NORD, Fran, Leslie Clio, HRRSN, MC René, Meggy, and HVOB.
$17.79 UPC: 827170554764 ELECTRONIC
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VOICES FROM THE LAKE (FEAT. DONATO DOZZY AND NEEL): Velo di Maya 12" (BK 003EP)
Repressed. Voices From The Lake are Donato Dozzy and Neel. In July of 2012, Voices From The Lake came from Rome to Brooklyn to present a special night of music at The Bunker in the back room of Public Assembly. Their tremendous six-hour set consisted of two separate live sets, and back-to-back DJ sets. None of the music from the either of the hour-long live sets had been released, so The Bunker immediately got on them about their plans for the tracks. They agreed on their favorite segments, and they produced live studio tracks based on those excerpts.
$8.39 UPC: 769791952638 ELECTRONIC
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SHUTTLE, MARCO: Fanfara EP 12" (BK 006EP)
Marco Shuttle leads a double life, working as a fashion designer by day and making exquisite techno by night. Through his meticulous approach, he has developed a unique aesthetic that appeals to music connoisseurs around the globe. In April 2013, The Bunker invited Marco to play his first stateside gigs at The Bunker and Chicago's Smart Bar. He played two unreleased tracks that the label instantly knew would fit perfectly within their catalog.
$8.39 UPC: 769791953215 ELECTRONIC
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PHASE: Dirtro II 12" (TOKEN 037EP)
2014 repress. After the double A-sided first single from Frames of Reference (TOKEN 033CD/LP), Token now brings you the second single. "Dirtro II" is definitely one of the album's standout cuts and shows Ø [Phase] in his darkest and deepest mood. On the B-side he is joined by one of his biggest inspirations and one of techno's most legendary innovators, Robert Hood. The result is a carefully-executed yet explosive peak-time cut. Ø [Phase] x Robert Hood x Token. It had to happen one day.
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AUTOBAHN: 2 12" (TLV 073EP)
Leeds-based five-piece Autobahn presents a second three-track 12". This one channels the same aggressive post-punk of their debut, but feels sharper and more focused. If it recalls the crack-the-whip intensity of early Greg Ginn-led Black Flag rehearsals, then it's fitting of the conditions in which the music was conceived. Autobahn should not be mistaken for a hardcore band and its associated dogma. There's too great a range of influences at play -- you can hear it on the Krautrock-inspired EP closer, "Ulcer," with its metronomic intensity and subtle-but-persistent synth line, and in the myriad of guitar lines that close "Pale Skin."
$9.79 EAN: 5055300368133 ROCK
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ZU: Goodnight Civilization 12" (TROST 131EP)
Limited one-sided 12". Etching on backside. Finally Zu are back, with an amazing new line-up. Full album to follow in the summer of 2014. Gabe Serbian (The Locust) (drums); Luca T. Mai (sax); Massimo Pupillo (bass); special guest on vocals: Mark "Barney" Greenway (Napalm Death).
$10.39 EAN: 9120036681590 ROCK
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EDGAR, JIMMY: Hot Inside 12" (LVX 001EP)
Ultramajic is a label fronted by Berlin-via-Detroit producer Jimmy Edgar and Travis "Machinedrum" Stewart. The label's first release is Edgar's EP, Hot Inside. This EP struts with libidinous abandon and oozes supernatural essence. The title-track opens Hot Inside with a filtered diva wail, cavernous beats, and warped techno grooves. "Shout" is a pulsating electro stomper, riddled with vocal loops, oscillating synths, and shuffling syncopation. "Strike" is a stripped-down, jacking track that soars into an infinite fade. Each Ultramajic release is housed in deluxe hand-crafted packaging inspired by ritual magick, meditation, and alchemy.
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JIST, THE: The Jist LP (VAF 009LP)
LP version. Even though they were born and raised in the same town in the countryside of Norway, The Jist didn't start until the duo met in Oslo in 2011. Using their common perception of the distressed urban life of Oslo, they started the project of exploring and making big soundscapes in a small constellation. With a guitar, vocals, and several electronic devices, they used their alternative approach to their instruments and started to create dynamic, freely-improvised, noisy electroacoustic music. After two years of playing, they found the unique sound of The Jist that was worth documenting. This is the gist of The Jist, and just a small part of the hours of material they recorded in two days, mixed and mastered by John Hegre. The record is a borderline personality disorder that indulges in a series of sudden brutal eruptions of sound.
$15.79 EAN: 7041885580617 ELECTRONIC
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NIGHTINGALES: Pigs on Purpose LP (MRSSS 528LP)
"Around 1980/1981, The Nightingales had released a single -- 'Idiot Strength' on Rough Trade Records -- and promptly lost half of its members (Joe Crow -- ego clash, Eamonn Duffy -- victim of Lloyd megalomania, or so he tells me), leaving me on the mic and Paul Apperley on the drums. We had a bit of a repertoire created from the Duffy/Crow improvisation period, plus I had written a new song called 'Use Your Loaf.' We tried out a few guitarists and carried on doing gigs and Peel Sessions but when, out of the blue, Mike Alway, then A&R at Cherry Red Records, got in touch about a possible record contract, the group was basically just me and Paul. We had been playing with two guitarists (Andy Lloyd and Nick Beales), who I genuinely cannot remember how we had met, plus a Bobby Charlton lookalike from Hull, Steve Hawkins, who I had met at a Birmingham Music Co-op meeting and who, I had discovered, liked a drink and played the bass. However, these three and us two weren't hitting it off, again I can't remember why, and were it not for the intervention of Mr. Always, I dunno what would have happened next. But, somehow, he tracked us down and said he wanted to see us live. He came to Birmingham to watch us play and told me beforehand that he was going to sign either Moe Tucker or the 'Gales. I dunno why he couldn't do both. When he saw us at our regular haunt, the Fighting Cocks in Moseley, he liked us. Me and Paul (still undecided about the others) signed to Cherry Red for a specific, but forgotten, amount of albums. For perennial losers like me and Apperley we were on the first rung of the ladder. Well, necessity dictated that Lloyd, Beales and Hawkins were kept on board and in spite, or because, of our differences, we started writing a bunch of good material and playing live regularly enough to become half-decent. We recorded a couple of singles at Sinewave Studios in Brum with a chap called Cris "Yus" Williams. After the two singles Cherry Red released a 12" EP of a Peel session we had done and then reckoned it was time for an album. Mike Alway thought we should have a producer. How Richard Strange came about, I don't know. Whether he made POP any better than it would have been? I dunno. As per usual by now, the LP was very well received in the music papers. Our main champion, Dave McCullough in Sounds, made it his 'album of the year' and also got a photo of me on the front cover of the paper with one of his 'Gales articles. After the LP's release, Hawkeye left the group to go straight. A housemate of mine called John Nester was roped in and away we went to promote it, including a, sort of, memorable jaunt to Holland. The evening before we got on the ferry we guested at one of Richard Strange's multi-media extravaganza type do's in Brixton, London. At the end of the night when the gear was being lifted down from the stage to be loaded in to the van, there was a terrible stink to be sniffed. And, truly, it was discovered to be a human shit, done on the floor right in front of the stage, obviously freshly laid during the evening's performance." --Robert Lloyd
$17.79 EAN: 8435008875282 ROCK
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WA WU WE: Wa Wu We 001 12" (WWW 001EP)
Wa Wu We is new label and artist alias from Sebastian Mullaert (aka Minilogue); meditation, improvisation and dance are key words for this.
"For as long as I can remember, my mother has been telling stories... One of the stories she told me was about a little boy finding a very special drum in the forest, a magical drum filled with the power of dance. The drum helped the boy find his own dance and creativity, and to awaken joy and happiness when sharing it with others... Let the drum of Wa Wu We be heard, let it be played and let each of us dance the song of life, moment by moment."
$10.39 UPC: 880319666810 ELECTRONIC
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PABLO, AUGUSTUS: King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown 3x10" BOX (LPCT 085-10)
New 2014 version, replaces the Get On Down label edition. "Within any musical style, there are a few select works that resonate so strongly with audiences that they come to define the genre itself, taking on a mythical quality that transforms the album into something greater than the sum of its individual parts. Meets Rockers Uptown, the 1976 collaboration between producer instrumentalist Augustos Pablo and visionary dub engineer Osbourne 'King Tubby' Ruddock, is one of those historic releases. This package contains the full length album spread across three pieces of colored vinyl, housed in a full color hinged box secured with a magnetic clasp."
$23.00 UPC: 881026100857 WORLD
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LITANIC MASK: Vampire LP (AG 128LP)
"Litanic Mask's Vampire finds the Portland band delivering on the promise of their gritty debut, combining a spectrum of influences into brilliant white light. The record begins with an arpeggiated electronic pulse and plunging 808, evidencing an appreciation for ATL/CHI street rap production within icy, mannered synthpop. Vocalist Kenna Jean draws on the iconic vampire myth as a clever conceit for the impossibility of real human connection, romantic or otherwise. Jean's shapeshifting lyrics inhabit the tidal shoegaze of 'Anarchy,' the cubist pop of the title track and the epic scale of the industrial '24.' Synthetic choirs and shifting sub frequencies emerge repeatedly, serving as a worthy foil for Jean and demonstrating the band's unwillingness to adopt lowest common denominator indicators of darkness."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SONS OF MAGDALENE: Move to Pain CD (AG 129CD)
"'I started Sons of Magdalene in 2007 when my father was diagnosed with cancer. I had an immediate and predictable response to this, which was a combination of losing my shit and consequently working on music that was very different from what I'd done hitherto. The first experiments under this moniker were tape loop experimentations that were largely manipulations of orchestral music recorded at Loyola University in early 2005, and continued to coincide with studying the Erhu under maestro Bei Xing Xiang in 2006.These pieces formed the ground work for a later revisitation of similar themes of loss, decay, and the tremendous emptiness of the physical world, which eventually became the first LP, Move to Pain. The earliest songs for this LP were completed in late 2008, shortly before the death of my long time musical collaborator and childhood friend, Charles W. Cooper, III. We had been making music together as Telefon Tel Aviv for a decade. Charlie heard the early versions of these songs and wanted them to be the basis of the next Telefon Tel Aviv LP. He died before we could finish anything together, so I kept them as they were and went from there. The rest of the record was written intermittently from 2009 until late 2010, when the first version of the record was completed. I sat on this for years, against the advice of friends and family, and the record became the elephant in the room. This may all seem melodramatic, but I assure you, it isn't. It feels great to finally let go of something that weighs one down, and gain perspective from it. Even if it's in hindsight." -Josh Eustis/Sons of Magdalene
$9.50 UPC: 796441899821 ROCK
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SONS OF MAGDALENE: Move to Pain LP (AG 129LP)
LP version.
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OVAL: VOA LP (EVOA 001LP)
"VOA is the true next step for the collaboration of electronic music legend Markus Popp aka Oval with several wonderful singers/musicians from all over South America. VOA offers the previously unreleased 'A'-selection of recordings from those legendary Salvador da Bahia sessions plus brand new Oval material - adding up to an 18-track metamelomusical supermerger, chock full of genre-defying, mesmerizing songs and haunting, sensual melodies that does not cease to surprise. From the chilling vocals and multilayered guitar excursions of Agustin Albrieu to Aiace's sensual, radiant folklore style, from Hana Kobayashi's inventive pop sensibilities to Maite Gadea's earthy, soulful interpretations of two classics from the Oval guitar songbook of the future. Also, the pleasantly unpredictable avant-pop quirkyness of laptop songwriter Andres Gualdron. All this adds up to a pretty wild ride - and in a seemingly effortless, strangely organic way. And what Dandara does to these two songs can only be described as magical. They are also featured in an enchanting music video with breathtaking performances by actresses Ursula Doll and Daniela Lucato, directed by filmmaker/visual artist Darko Dragicevic (of Oval's 'Ah!' music video fame). This album is a true next-gen experience, a celebration of musicality evolved - it takes the hyperreal, hi-impact songwriting of the new Oval sound to a new level, resulting in a unique, intensely emotional style that none of both parties involved would have ever come up with on their own. VOA is like a sky with two suns, a musical asterisk that points straight into the unknown."
$16.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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HOWLIN' WOLF: The Howlin' Wolf Album LP (GET 54038LP)
2014 repress; now including a 24" x 24" poster of the cover art. "It's not often that an album disavowed by its own author at the time of release goes on to become considered a modern classic. Yet that's exactly what happened with Chicago blues legend Howlin' Wolf's 1969 LP The Howlin' Wolf Album, a release that has since attained mythical status due to the controversy behind it. Released on Cadet Records, a subsidiary of legendary imprint Chess Records, The Howlin' Wolf Album was a radical experiment for a well-established artist: attempt to integrate electric instruments and psychedelic arrangements into his revered signature blues sound. The result was an album that Wolf himself initially disregarded on the now infamous cover, but one that has won a special place amongst dedicated music aficionados thanks to its unique mix of traditional blues and electric rock elements. Get On Down's reputation for high quality reissues continues with The Howlin' Wolf Album, which features a special Stoughton vinyl pressing with audio remastered from the original analog tapes for optimum sound quality and comes packaged in a paste-on style jacket featuring the album's famous original artwork."
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TOOTS & THE MAYTALS: Funky Kingston LP (GET 54056LP)
2014 repress. "Though originally released in 1970, the US wouldn't get to experience 'Pressure Drop' until 1975, when it was released on the US version of their album Funky Kingston, easily considered one of the strongest albums in Toots & The Maytals' catalog, not to mention one of the greatest in reggae history. Upon its release in the States it received massive critical applause (even warming the cold, icy heart of Robert Christgau) for its infectious melodies and rhythms on tracks like 'Sailing On,' 'Time Tough,' and the eponymous title track, quirky Jamaica-infused covers of tracks by John Denver and Ike Turner, and of course the influential 'Pressure Drop.' Reissued in a lovingly re-printed version of the original LP sleeve, Get on Down now presents a superb reissue of a legendary piece of music history."
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NON PHIXION: The Future is Now: Premium Edition 2CD BOX/3x7"/CASSETTE (GET 56018CD)
"The 360-degree story of Non Phixion's 2002 debut The Future is Now. Inside the deluxe 7 ¾ x 8 ½ x 2 ¾ inch collectible box you'll find: a double CD containing the original vocal and instrumental versions of the album; three 7-inch singles: 'Black Helicopters,' 'Drug Music,' and 'Rock Stars' all in full color jackets that are reproductions of the original 12-inch artwork; an 80-page, hard-cover book featuring extensive liner notes, dozens of group-sourced photos and archival images, and brand new in-depth interviews with all group members by author Chris Faraone; a full reproduction of the group's press-only sampler cassette from 2000, 'The Past, The Present and the Future Is Now' which includes early singles, demos, freestyles and promos; expanded artwork from Mear One's original album visuals."
$50.00 UPC: 664425601824 HIPHOP
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ERIC B & RAKIM: Pain In Full (Mini Madness: The Coldcut Remix) 7" (GET 718EP)
2014 repress; originally an RSD release. "When Eric B & Rakim debuted with Paid in Full in the summer of '87 the album was an immediate classic. By the time the cut 'Paid in Full' was released as the album's fifth and final single, it became a hit in clubs, radio and MTV largely due to the song's remix. Enter Coldcut, a new DJ/remix team from the U.K who at the time just made a big splash with a record of their own, the cut and paste classic 'Say Kids What Time Is It.' It made such a huge buzz that Julian Palmer from Island Records urged them to do a remix of 'Paid in Full.' The result was the 'Mini Madness' mix which turned Rakim's one verse song into a magnum opus that that crossed cultures and influences into one seamless remix. Today it still holds as one of the most groundbreaking remixes ever, Rakim himself is even quoted as saying it was the 'best remix' he has ever heard. What made this remix so special was how Coldcut incorporated several new elements in producing their remix, mainly the use of vocal samples. The most prominent in these samples was the addition of Israeli singer Ofra Haza, whose voice when lowered in pitch, synced perfectly with the 'Paid in Full' breakbeat."
$8.25 UPC: 606590071873 HIPHOP
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WIPERS: Is This Real? LP (JPR 82801LP)
2014 repress. "Unquestionably Portland's most well-loved punk group, the Wipers formed in the late 1970s and in 1980 released their debut LP, Is This Real? -- twelve songs of stabbing, jittery guitar, snapped vocals, and unabashed teen angst. Full of desperation and yearning, the LP has stood as a blueprint for wretched youth for over 25 years. In the early 1990s Is This Real? was given mainstream attention when Nirvana covered two tracks off the record and Cobain announced it was one of the primary influences on his group. While it was reissued on compact disc and available as a part of the Wipers Boxed Set (Zeno), this is the first time Is This Real? has been available on vinyl in the U.S. since its initial release. Remastered from original tapes as provided by Greg Sage himself, the LP is pressed on audiophile grade vinyl and housed in a deluxe tip-on sleeve. Complete with a printed insert that replicates the original innersleeve, the Jackpot Records reissue of Is This Real? is a lavish tribute to one of the greatest recordings of the last 30 years."
$13.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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WIPERS: Over The Edge LP (JPR 82803LP)
2014 repress. "The bleak, hard-driven third LP by the Wipers (originally released in 1983) offers Greg Sage at his most chased and breathless, lashing out with sharp staccato notes as if melody were his only defense. While their debut LP provided the blueprint for grunge, and their second album recast the band as one of America's premier postpunk bands, it's Over The Edge that best exemplifies the Wipers' sound. The jagged, effortless guitar lines, the paranoid lyrics and raw-throated vocals and the taut, unified rhythms that define their sound bleed together most clearly on this LP, and it stands as both the best entry point for new fans and the most prevalent favorite of diehards. Since Jackpot Records began our Wipers vinyl reissues in 2006, we've been inundated with requests for a reissue of Over The Edge. After two years of labor, including an immaculate remaster from the original tapes by Greg Sage, we are proud to present Over The Edge, pressed on audiophile grade vinyl and packaged in a deluxe, tip-on sleeve."
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VA: Country Funk Volume II 1967-1974 2LP (LITA 116LP)
Gatefold double LP version. Housed in a deluxe Stoughton tip-on jacket. "In 2012, Country Funk 1969-1975 Volume I gathered together songs from a genre with no name. It's a genre created not from geography or shared ideology but a term applied retrospectively based solely on the feel of the songs: hip-swinging rhythms with bourbon on the breath. These were songs to make your cowboy boots itchy, written and performed by the likes of Bobbie Gentry, Johnny Jenkins and Link Wray. Songs that encompass the elation of gospel with the sexual thrust of the blues; country hoedown harmonies cut with inner city grit. Compiled from tracks dating from the late '60s to the mid '70s, Country Funk is the sound of country music blending with sounds and scenes from coast to coast, white America's heartland music blending with the melting pot as the nation assessed its identity in advance of its bicentennial year. The good news for the people who fell in love with the first volume of Country Funk is this: there's plenty more where that came from. Light in the Attic has followed up that first 16-track disc with a second volume, Country Funk Volume II 1967-1974, and a new set of loose-talking, lap steel-twanging tracks. In this volume you'll find household names like Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Kenny Rogers, Jackie DeShannon, JJ Cale, Bobby Darin, and Dolly Parton. You'll also find obscure artists like Bill Wilson, whose lost Ever Changing Minstrel album was produced by the feted Dylan producer Bob Johnston, and Thomas Jefferson Kaye, noted producer of Gene Clark's opus No Other. Gene Clark's here too, as half of Dillard & Clark, wringing raw emotion from The Beatles' 'Don't Let Me Down.' All of the individuals featured have a story to tell, whether it's that of the sidelined session musician, the fading star or the country upstart. There's Donnie Fritts ('Sumpin' Funky Goin' On'), whose roots stretch back to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and who has played keyboard for Kris Kristofferson for decades. There's Canadian group Great Speckled Bird, who joined Janis Joplin and more on 1970's Festival Express tour. There's Hoyt Axton, who along with singing the harmonica-sucking ode to 'California Women,' also took a role in Gremlins. There's Jim Ford, who Sly Stone once described as 'the baddest white man on the planet.' And there's Billy Swan, who kicks proceedings off with a soul-stirring organ, a lazy kickdrum and his rockabilly vocals echoing like a croon into the Grand Canyon."
$18.75 UPC: 826853011617 ROCK
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MADLIB: Rock Konducta 2CD (MMS 025CD)
"The complete Rock Konducta experience, presented here as a double-cd issue, featuring 48 untitled tracks across 2 CDs. Rock Konducta is the fifth installment in Madlib's Beat Konducta series. Rock Konducta grabs its source material from various worldwide rock scenes from the 60s through the 80s, from American psychedelia to Germany's Krautrock to acid-soaked Spanish prog to synthy, early-80s oddities. Tied together by Madlib's unique sensibility, these scenes coalesce into a new whole. Who knew that rock music sounded like this? Well, there's one obvious answer to that question."
$13.00 UPC: 989327002525 HIPHOP
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LA HELL GANG: Thru Me Again LP (MEX 190LP)
"Imagine a still oasis on a man-made Martian desert, saturated with rust and red clay. Gravity has shifted slightly, though the atmosphere is warm and dense, and everything around you is moving more slowly than you are used to. You're just waking up to this world, a realm not entirely beyond your comprehension, but all the same, part of a new reality to contend with and romanticize. Chilean rock trio La Hell Gang's second album Thru Me Again is the soundtrack to this strange new land. Earning high praise from their debut, 2010's Just What Is Real, La Hell Gang have traded in the cleaner, '60s-indebted sonics which populated that record with something more complex, a murkier palate that instills these eight songs with languid mystery. Thru Me Again wades through these danger-infested waters with otherworldly grace, hanging back in the frame while their brand of laced blues wander fills the room with an unassailable vibe of concentrated lust." Includes download code.
$15.50 UPC: 184923119015 ROCK
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VA: Last Kind Words (1926-1953) LP (MR 005LP)
2014 repress. "The first Mississippi compilation, in print again for the first time in over 7 years! Here we have some of the absolute best performances of country blues and ballads ever put out. Early 78's that speak of the universal human condition in a profound way. Artists include Geechy Wiley, Blind Wille and Kate McTell, The Blue Sky Boys, Lottie Kimbrough, Robert Petway, Memphis Minnie and much more. No typical blues riffs or boring standards here - just truly unique artists trancending time, space and culture to bring you a little piece of their souls. Cover art by Chris Johaanson and Johanna Jackson."
$9.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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PHILLIPS, WASHINGTON: What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? LP (MR 006LP)
2014 repress. "Compilation of 78's by Washington Phillips, in print again for the first time in over 7 years! Washington Phillips is one of the most unique gospel artists of all time. He played an instrument that was either the dolciola (a now extinct chimey sounding piano) or something entirely home made. No one knows for sure. Phillips sings with a beautiful voice and his instrument provides a celestial and otherworldly background. His songs are like lullabies straight from the spirit world to you. No one sounds like Washington Phillips and no house should be without a copy of this early Mississippi release. "
$9.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VA: I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore 1927-1948 LP (MR 013LP)
2014 repress. "Compilation of early American minority music, in print again for the first time in 7 years! This record runs the genre gambit between Klezmer, Calypso, Hawaiian, Cajun, Country, Cuban, Greek. Gospel, Tex Mex and more still. Somehow this all fits together nicely and makes for a highly listenable compilation of early 78's. One of the LPs that cemented the Mississippi aesthetic. Artists include Wilmouth Houdini, Marika Papagika, Lydia Mendoza, The Two Gospel Keys, Sexteto Bologna, Cleoma Falcon, The Caresser and more."
$9.50 UPC: N/A WORLD
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VA: Ghost Woman Blues LP (MRP 067LP)
"Compilation of absolutely must have country blues. A mix of well-known artists playing their signature songs and more obscure musicians. Highlights include Bukka White's elemental 'Fixin' to die', Lottie Kimbroughs' seldom heard 'Don't Speak To Me', George Carters' haunting 'Ghost Woman Blues', Willie Browns' existential 'Future Blues', Monroe Moe Jackson's wild 'Go Away From My Door' and many more hits. The real stuff and some of Mississippi Records all time favorite tunes."
$9.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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VA: Seven Skeletons Found in the Yard LP (MRP 080LP)
"A great compilation of calypso classics from Trinidad recorded between 1928 and 1947 by well-known masters of the form such as the Growler, The Lion, Lord Executor, and Lionel Belasco, as well as by some lesser known but great artists. Heavy topical songs, minor chord meditations on death, beautiful instrumentals and more. Songs include 'When You Hear I Die,' 'In the Dew and the Rain,' 'Hojoe,' 'Jimby's Ingratitude,' 'Ba Boo La La' and much, much more. All true master pieces. Old school 'tip on' cover."
$10.75 UPC: N/A WORLD
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EARTHLESS MEETS HEAVY BLANKET: In a Dutch Haze 2LP (OBR 010LP)
"After an impromptu heavy psych jam at SXSW left the crowd stunned and breathless, J Mascis and Earthless were asked to play the main stage of the Roadburn Festival in Holland. When Earthless guitarist Isaiah Mitchell had to back out at the last minute due to other commitments, Graham Clise from Heavy Blanket (who also plays with J in Witch) stepped in on second guitar. Backed by the best rhythm section out there - Mario Rubalcaba and Mike Eginton from Earthless - we are left with an incredible one-time happening, almost a full hour of some of the most mind bending heavy psych imaginable. With absolutely insane artwork from Tim Lehi, In a Dutch Haze comes as a lavish double LP with a gatefold sleeve, pressed on limited edition color vinyl."
$17.50 UPC: 885686932452 ROCK
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NORD: NG Tapes LP (PCPR 003LP)
"Hiroshi Oikawa's two mid-'80s solo LPs under the Nord moniker are among the rarest and most sought-after Japanese experimental releases of the era. Issued with minimal information (the latter title in a plain black jacket with simply a strip of sandpaper affixed to the front), the albums are dense, otherworldly explorations of the outermost edges -- or innermost core -- of reality. As Mutant Sounds put it, 'If this is cosmic, than it's the cosmos as viewed from the vantage point of a burned out cinder drifting into entropy.' Equally mysterious is Oikawa's disappearance at the end of the decade. Completely untraceable even to his peers in Japan, he has by all accounts vanished from society, perhaps holed up in some pastoral cottage whiling away the days painting and tending a small garden, or orbiting a distant nebula on an alternate plane of existence. In recent years, PCP Records issued limited-edition re-presses of the two albums, duplicating the original artwork and layout as closely as possible. Now, the label has turned its attention to an even more obscure item in the Nord discography. NG Tapes was released on cassette in a micro edition and available only to purchasers of the 1984 LSD LP (itself limited to 200 copies). With a runtime of over 50 minutes, it delivers a powerful dose of extended synthesizer works -- ominous, pulsing electronics of the highest order -- offset with shorter, more compact post-industrial noise pieces reminiscent of Oikawa's 1981 LP with Satoshi Katayama. This one-time, numbered vinyl edition has been carefully remastered from the original cassette and sounds amazing. Every effort was made to adapt the artwork to the 12" format, down to the obi strip that accompanied the package."
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NAKED ISLAND: Naked Island LP (PEAK 005LP)
"Naked Island is the striking debut collaboration from Brian Pyle (Ensemble Economique) and Felicia Atkinson (Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier). Their respective unique visions fuse into one bold new deep space soundscape. Their self-titled debut is two expansive tracks spread luxuriously across 35 minutes of mutant ambient techno. In a delicate fugue of influence, amidst ethereal synth mastery, suggestive percussion and whispered vocals, a total collaborative experience is reached." Features hand assembled lenticular artwork by artist Peter Burr & Laura Brothers.
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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STRATEGY: Pressure Wassure LP (PEAK 006LP)
"Portland's Strategy's impressive 15 year plus discography rests on his ability to reference disparate music forms whilst making them sound entirely and distinctly his own. Whether crystalline dub, cerebellum-tingling ambient, atavistic post-punk or two steps beyond, Strategy remakes them in his own inimitable image. On Pressure Wassure, he not only plunders the fertile bounty of early 90s UK hardcore, he eviscerates the genre's taut snares, bowel shaking bass and Dionysian spirit, reimagining that era's ecstasy enlightened explorations for contemporary dancefloors. Strategy sprinkles in neon p-funk flourishes, deft bassline deconstructions and the sheer murder of once familiar samples. In the span of just four devastating tracks, Strategy offers up supple, devastating pressure." Hand assembled, "label-bankrupting" red flocked covers.
$11.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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WESTERBERG, PAUL: 14 Songs LP (PLAIN 181LP)
"14 Songs is the first official solo album from former Replacements singer/songwriter and front man Paul Westerberg, although a (extremely strong) case could be made that All Shook Down, the last Replacements album, was actually his debut. From the first single 'World Class Fad' to 'Runaway Wind,' 'Something Is Me' and 'Dice Behind Your Shades' the album showcases another great set of songs by Paul. Roping in help from friends such as Joan Jett, Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, and many session musicians, Paul crafted one of his best albums and kick started his solo career with this critically lauded recording. Originally released in 1993 on CD only, this is the first time 14 Songs has been issued on vinyl. Housed in a gatefold sleeve and pressed on 180 gram vinyl."
$14.00 UPC: 646315518115 ROCK
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WIRE, THE: #366 August 2014 MAG/CD (WIRE 366)
"The Wire Tapper 35 -- the next volume in our series of world-beating underground music comps will be neatly positioned on the cover of every copy of the August issue, promising another cornucopia of occult audio delights. On the cover: St. Vincent (The Tulsa born guitarist and songwriter's restless anxiety derails and undermines conventional songforms). Inside the issue: Lee Gamble (The London producer hacks into the structures of reality to play games with distance and scale in sound); Trevor Wishart (The Yorkshire electronic music pioneer and vocal improviser dreams up sonic theatres that channel the will of the people); Invisible Jukebox: Bernie Krause (The field recordist and Moog pioneer adapts to the habitat of The Wire's mystery record selection); Gunter Schickert (The veteran Krautrock guitarist channels the dark side of life into resurrected trio Ziguri); Cross Platform: Sue Tompkins (Pop lyricism and mundane chatter provide the vocabulary for the UK artist's dense word games); Epiphanies: Wire's Graham Lewis becomes a modern composer by vandalizing a flexi disc."
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WATERS, MUDDY: A.K.A. McKinley Morganfield CD (TEG 74007CD)
"Muddy Waters' 1971 retrospective album A.K.A. McKinley Morganfield caused some confusion during its initial release. The album's original title was A.K.A. Muddy Waters, but the final printing featured the Chicago blues legend's birth name in a larger typeface than his stage moniker, leading it to frequently be mis-shelved in record stores, much to the chagrin of his fans. Title confusion aside, A.K.A McKinley Morganfield remained in high demand among blues enthusiasts during its release. At the time it was the most complete and paramount collection of Waters' material from 1948 to 1960, his works that directly inspired the British blues explosion of the 1960s. His evolution and development from a traditional Delta blues sound to the refined full band sound that came to define him can be heard throughout the album's 24 tracks. From early versions of Muddy Waters signature songs such as 'Rollin' and Tumblin',' 'I'm Ready,' and 'Got My Mojo Working,' to covers of standards by the likes of Willie Dixon and Robert Johnson, Chess Records left no stone unturned in assembling A.K.A. McKinley Morganfield. The end result was a potent collection of Waters' finest early material, which up to that point had only seen release as scattered singles, and a perfect profile of the first half of the career of blues royalty."
$10.75 UPC: 829357400727 ROCK
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BUDGIE: The Budgie EP 12" (WHR 003EP)
"Budgie. You know him, but you don't know him. I didn't. First he sold me records. Good suggestions. Then I needed new Kung Fu to finish what I started with Tony Allen: the Day Like This Project. During these tech lessons, it became clear his own output was amazing, and it would be stupid to merely work with him as an engineer. The challenge for Budgie at the time was 'completion' which coincidentally was my issue at the time as well. So just over a year ago our mutual friend Ruby who I also run Wildheart with made the challenge that we'd each fully finish two tracks in two weeks. I came a month late with one. He came back with three in a week!!! We said 4 more, and after the necessary birthing process we have the Budgie EP. No way to describe it with regular adjectives. Just listen. Budgie." - Theo Parrish, April 2014
$15.00 UPC: N/A HIPHOP
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KONFETTI KLUB ENSEMBLE: Leussow EP 12" (ACKER 046EP)
If you think the formula of brass players + a club groove is somewhat worn-out, you will be pleasantly surprised by Konfetti Klub Ensemble's Leussow EP. "Pomelo" comes with bouncy offbeat rhythms, and when the trombone hits in, there's clearly an air of Balkan sound. However, around the middle of the track it turns into a joyful freestyle session. Mollono.Bass puts a bit more emphasis on beats, bass and pressure in his version, and "Rotwein Und Sommerverbot" gives a groovy hint as to why Konfetti Klub Ensemble describe their sound as "Live Brass House." "Schwankel Pankel" vibrates effortlessly between intricate musical deepness and sheer to-the-floor euphoria.
$10.39 UPC: 880319676413 ELECTRONIC
A1. Pomelo
A2. Rotwein & Sommerverbot
B1. Pomelo (Mollono.Bass Remix)
B2. Schwankel Pankel
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HEMPHILL, JULIUS: Raw Materials and Residuals LP+CD (BS 520004LP)
One of the essential albums of '70s jazz. The music of the late great saxophonist and composer Julius Hemphill presents a strong combination of blues roots, free energy and bop complexity. Recorded in New York in 1977, Raw Materials and Residuals explodes with the tension generated between Hemphill's unique reeds, Abdul Wadud's deep pizzicato, and Don Moye's frantic drive. "One of the great titles in modern jazz chronology." --All Music Guide; Includes a CD copy of the album.
$18.39 EAN: 8033706211120 JAZZ
A1. C
A2. Mirrors
A3. Long Rhythm
B1. Plateau
B2. G Song
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JARMAN/DON MOYE (FEAT. JOHNNY DYANI), JOSEPH: Black Paladins LP+CD (BS 520005LP)
In December 1979, two Art Ensemble Of Chicago members -- Joseph Jarman and Don Moye, along with the great South African bassist Johnny Dyani -- gathered together under the name of Black Paladins. Inspired by the words of the great black poet Henry Dumas, the music traces a deep, dense sound path; from ancient Africa through the rural American South to the modern urban contrast. After almost 35 years, Black Paladins still resounds with grace and power in the history of great black music. Includes a CD copy of the album.
$18.39 EAN: 8033706211137 JAZZ
A1. Mama Marimba
A2. In Memory of My Seasons
A3. Humility in the Light of the Creator
B1. Black Paladins
B2. Ginger Song
B3. Ode to Wilbur Ware
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ABATE, MAURIZIO: A Way to Nowhere LP (BS 012LP)
Maurizio Abate is a self-taught guitarist, active since the 2000s, with a distinctive approach to experimentation. Since 2006 he has done several recording sessions, released on some LPs under his own name and other collective groups, and has collaborated with David Vanzan and Virginia Genta (Jooklo), Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Luca Massolin (Golden Cup), and many others. He is currently involved in the project Eternal Zio and plays live in the project BeMyDelay. This record aggregates many of his recent influences, from the meditative Krautism of Popol Vuh to an inalienable passion for blues guitar. Some of the tracks were sketches that he worked on, others were the result of long improvisations which were rearranged and mixed later. The record also features contributions from good friends such as Rella The Woodcutter, BeMyDelay and Alberto Boccardi, and features an excerpt from an interview with Aldous Huxley on "Towards the Outside."
$17.79 UPC: 769791954090 ROCK
01. Into the Void (6:40)
02. Silent Trees (6:59)
03. Towards the Outside (4:33)
04. Shiva's Breath (5:10)
05. Land of Thoughts (13:33)
06. Rising Sun Blues (3:32)
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DOUM & THE FARYDS, AL: Cosmic Love LP (BS 014LP)
Black Sweat Records presents an album from Milan-based psychedelic band Al Doum & The Faryds. Good vibrations and resonances are distributed along nine tracks, which explores worlds of peace. Jungles, abysses, distant stars -- every place can be the location for the expression of Cosmic Love, thanks to the usual blend of traditional and exotic instruments (sitar, balafon, rabab, djembe, conga, quena), including space effects and loving choirs. Recorded at El Guscio studio in Milan at the end of 2013. Limited edition of 400 vinyl copies.
$17.79 UPC: 769791954106 ROCK
01. Sagra (2:31)
02. Space Polyrythmo (4:36)
03. Faradise (2:35)
04. Island (8:27)
05. Gorges (1:37)
06. Cosmic Love (3:17)
07. Naturism (4:51)
08. Harappa (6:01)
09. Landed (7:36)
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VA: BPC Vinyl Only Edits 3 12" (BPC 298EP)
The third contribution to the Vinyl Only Edits series features a wonderful showcase of the diverse artists on BPitch Control. Kiki roughens "Before the Sunrise" by Joy Wellboy with a dubby bass line, old school-driven percussion and a housey attitude. For their "Vinyl Techno Remix" of "Mindless," Cesare vs Disorder & Dave Vega remain faithful to their menacing mood. For the extended version of "Walk With It," the duo Furfriend swing their bat with a deep bass and a more dominant kick drum. "Tearing Me Away" by Snuff Crew features vocals by Kim Ann Foxman, and their "Vinyl Rework" adds a bit more speed.
$8.39 UPC: 673790030863 ELECTRONIC
A1. Joy Wellboy - Before the Sunrise (Kiki Raw Houze Dub)
A2. Cesare vs Disorder & Dave Vega - Mindless (Vinyl Techno RMX)
B1. Furfriend - Walk With It (Extended Version)
B2. Snuff Crew - Tearing Me Away (feat. Kim Ann Foxman) (Vinyl Rework)
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ALLIEN, ELLEN: Freak 12" (BPC 300EP)
The Freak EP is not only the result of time spent in Berlin; it also flags up the change to Ibiza, where Ellen Allien uses the warm season to spray her positive vibe during her residency at DC10. "Butterfly" hosts graceful 808 pinpricks, with a dreamy melody in the background and a nostalgic aura of pure love. "Come to Me" features deep house framing a groovy beat that sets free a hypnotic mantra. "Freak the Night Away" gets under your skin with its 303 acid hints and Roland piano sounds, opening the gate to another dimension.
$8.39 UPC: 673790030955 ELECTRONIC
A1. Butterfly
A2. Come to Me
B1. Freak the Night Away
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TRUEBY, RAINER: Slouse - Fishing in Slower Territories CD (COMP 453CD)
Slo-mo house in its best deep shape, including the rare, sought-after Maurice Fulton remix of Alice Smith's "Love Endeavour." Compiled by Rainer Trueby. We live in hectic, turbulent times. It seems seasonable and reasonable to slow things down a bit. In fact: slow house down to what they're calling now, SLOUSE, implying down-to-earth club music, with a foot tapping under 116 beats per minute. House music and its many sliding genres have ruled the clubs and charts, and a special focus on slo-mo house is well-deserved. Rainer Trueby has become a guarantee for vanguard soulful dance music and club tunes with a special vibe. He has gained approval not only as a DJ but also with successful compilations such as Glucklich, Maiden Voyage on Compost, DJ-Kicks (K7) and compilations for Nuphonic, King Street, Talkin' Loud, and other labels. Rainer Trueby is an artist who spreads love like in the good old days, and he has selected here some of the best tunes on the planet -- some rare and sought-after such as the rare Maurice Fulton remix of Alison Smith's "Love Endeavor," as well as in-demand tunes like S3A's "Deep Mood Act2," or Ron Deacon's "Untitled." There are also amazing discoveries like the Moonstarr tune, and the Laid Back remix by M.ono, as well as a few underrated tracks. All the tunes here are worth the grab and will get played again and again. It's a full palette of slo-mo house flavors and moods as Rainer Trueby takes us on a magical trip into his imagination of Slouse. The result is a future-classic compilation with melodic and groovy masterpieces, made for your home, garden, car, etc. Other artists include: The Blaxploited Orchestra, Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt, Fetsum, Uffe, Paskal & Urban, Sello, Egyptian Nipples, Session Victim, Bambooman, Eckoclick, and Christian Prommer (feat. Adriano Prestel).
$10.99 UPC: 673794245324 ELECTRONIC
01. The Blaxploited Orchestra - The Pursuit (Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt Remix) (CD-only)
02. Fetsum - Waiting for You (Paskal & Urban Absolutes Remix)
03. Uffe - Valentines Card (CD-only)
04. Moonstarr - C-Minus Particles
05. Sello - Lovely Files
06. Alice Smith - Love Endeavour (Maurice Fulton Mix)
07. S3A - Deep Mood Act2
08. Laid Back - Feels Like Heaven (M.ono Remix)
09. Ron Deacon - Untitled
10. Egyptian Nipples - L.A. Melody (Session Victim Remix)
11. Bambooman - Sun (Eckoclick Remix)
12. Christian Prommer - Can It Be Done (feat. Adriano Prestel) (CD-only)
Vinyl-only track: Chroma Keys - Tonight
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TRUEBY, RAINER: Slouse - Fishing in Slower Territories 2LP (COMP 453LP)
Double LP version.
$14.99 UPC: 673794245317 ELECTRONIC
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DINI, SHAHROKH: Compost Black Label 116 12" (COMP 449EP)
Tehran (Iran)-born DJ & producer Shahrokh Dini is back on Compost Black Label with a new 12". For this EP, he teamed up with production mastermind Jan Krause from Beanfield. Besides the album and some 12"s on Compost, Shahrokh's release history is spiced and bottled with lots of good house music on labels like MoodMusic, KID Recordings, BBE, People That Make The Music, Strictly Rhythm, Ministry Of Sound, and others. "Shayan" is dedicated to his brother, who sadly passed away way too young. The artwork cover is designed by the famous German artist collective Heine/Lenz/Zizka.
$8.39 UPC: 673794244914 ELECTRONIC
A1. Shayan (Space Mix)
B1. Frozen (Organ Dub)
B2. Frozen (Cosmic Love)
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ERDBEERSCHNITZEL: The Ample Waters 12" (DSR H8-EP)
Delsin presents another essential new offering from German producer Erdbeerschnitzel. The experienced producer has many skills in his arsenal and this new EP proves that once again. The title-track is a joyous and lively concoction that fuses curious melodies with busy little piano stabs and more trilling, sunny melodies. "Never Tilt" slows things down with jumbled, woody percussion falling over lazy drums and stretched, yawning synth smears. "With Level Hopes" is characterized by melodic color, with pixelated patterns stretched over a funky, gooey bass line and clacking percussion. Closer "Yet Unfulfilled" pairs slo-mo beats with neo-soul vocal snippets, and lazy, stoned summer chords.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. The Ample Waters
02. Never Tilt
03. With Level Hopes
04. Yet Unfulfilled
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COLTRANE, JOHN: Stardust LP (ACV 2001LP)
During his final months with Miles Davis' group, John Coltrane participated in a number of recording sessions for Prestige and New Jazz independently of Davis (though frequently with one or more members of the Davis rhythm section) in both leader and side-man roles. This album continues the already extensive series of recordings from that period which is now in release. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on audiophile clear vinyl (ACV). Audiophile clear vinyl is made using the highest quality co-polymer available and processed without any carbon additive in order to dramatically reduce the "electrical distortion" often found on records. By itself the co-polymer of vinyl is transparent. In order to make the record black in color the plant must use a carbon additive with trace metals that can become magnetized. This is what causes electrical distortion during playback. That is the reason why Doxy chose to offer these records on audiophile clear vinyl.
$15.79 UPC: 889397020019 JAZZ
A1. Stardust
A2. Time After Time
B1. Love Thy Neighbor
B2. Then I'll Be Tired of You
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COLTRANE, JOHN: The Believer LP (ACV 2002LP)
This album, recorded in 1958 by John Coltrane when he was beginning to come into his own, is appropriately titled. There can be no doubt -- even in the minds of those who do not much care for his kind of jazz -- that Trane is a believer. He had to be, to go his own way as uncompromisingly as he has done. And his faith in his own way did bear fruit. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on audiophile clear vinyl (ACV). Audiophile clear vinyl is made using the highest quality co-polymer available and processed without any carbon additive in order to dramatically reduce the "electrical distortion" often found on records. By itself the co-polymer of vinyl is transparent. In order to make the record black in color the plant must use a carbon additive with trace metals that can become magnetized. This is what causes electrical distortion during playback. That is the reason why Doxy chose to offer these records on audiophile clear vinyl.
$15.79 UPC: 889397020026 JAZZ
A1. The Believer
B1. Nakatini Serenade
B2. Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful
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COLTRANE, JOHN: Jazz Way Out LP (ACV 2003LP)
This album was conceived and recorded in 1958 as an experiment by some of the important "new" faces in modern jazz, under the leadership of Wilbur Harden, with the young, talented John Coltrane, the fresh-voiced Curtis Fuller and Tommy Flanagan that blend opinions and expression in an album of extended improvisational forms. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on audiophile clear vinyl (ACV). Audiophile clear vinyl is made using the highest quality co-polymer available and processed without any carbon additive in order to dramatically reduce the "electrical distortion" often found on records. By itself the co-polymer of vinyl is transparent. In order to make the record black in color the plant must use a carbon additive with trace metals that can become magnetized. This is what causes electrical distortion during playback. That is the reason why Doxy chose to offer these records on audiophile clear vinyl.
$15.79 UPC: 889397020033 JAZZ
A1. Dial Africa
A2. Rhodomagnetics (Take 1) (Bonus Track)
B1. Gold Coast
B2. Oomba
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COLTRANE QUARTET, JOHN: Ballads LP (ACV 2005LP)
Donald Byrd once said, "After all these years of playing, I've come to the conclusion that one of the most difficult things to do is play a melody straight and play it well, with good tone and feeling." That is what John Coltrane does on this album, with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones. Up-tempo playing presents one set of difficulties; ballads present another. An unrecovered error is more conspicuous in a ballad than in a stream of high-speed notes. Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on audiophile clear vinyl (ACV). Audiophile clear vinyl is made using the highest quality co-polymer available and processed without any carbon additive in order to dramatically reduce the "electrical distortion" often found on records. By itself the co-polymer of vinyl is transparent. In order to make the record black in color the plant must use a carbon additive with trace metals that can become magnetized. This is what causes electrical distortion during playback. That is the reason why Doxy chose to offer these records on audiophile clear vinyl.
$15.79 UPC: 889397020057 JAZZ
A1. Say It (Over And Over Again)
A2. You Don't Know What Love Is
A3. Too Young to Go Steady
A4. All or Nothing at All
A5. They Say It's Wonderful
B1. I Wish I Knew
B2. What's New
B3. It's Easy to Remember (But So Hard to Forget)
B4. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
B5. Greensleeves (45rpm Take)
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CHARLES, RAY: Genius + Soul = Jazz LP (ACV 2021LP)
The original Genius + Soul = Jazz was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, late in 1960. The music had the unfiltered blues-riff sound of the 1940s Count Basie band with a little something extra. The Basie part is authentic -- Ray Charles employed the majority of the Count's contemporary band that included the likes of trumpeters Thad Jones and Joe Newman, tenor saxophonists Billy Mitchell and Frank Wess, guitarist Freddie Green and drummer Sonny Payne. The little something else might be Charles playing organ, predating Jimmy Smith's Verve big band outings of the mid-1960s. But there is something else, an indescribable something that tempers any genre with soul. That is Ray Charles. The arrangers included longtime Charles associate Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns and were recorded over December 26-27, 1960. A numbered limited edition, pressed on 140 gram Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
$15.79 UPC: 889397020217 ROCK
A1. From the Heart
A2. I've Got News for You
A3. Moanin'
A4. Let's Go
A5. One Mint Julep
B1. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
B2. Stompin' Room Only
B3. Mister C.
B4. Strike Up the Band
B5. Birth of the Blues
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TYNER, MCCOY: Live at Newport LP (ACV 2022LP)
The first live album from the great McCoy Tyner, one of the most influential pianists in the history of jazz music. Recorded at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival and released on the Impulse! label in 1964. According to Willis Conover's original liner notes, Tyner was worn out from playing Montreal the night before, and he was paired with three musicians he'd never played with before (trumpeter Clark Terry, alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, and bassist Bob Cranshaw), two of whom were using borrowed instruments. What is a surprise is that not only does the group hold together, but they excel. They sound empathetic, as if they've played many times before, yet there are enough sparks to signal that they're still unsure of what the other will play. "It's straight-ahead hard bop in the best possible sense..." A numbered limited edition pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
$15.79 UPC: 889397020224 JAZZ
A1. Newport Romp
A2. My Funny Valentine
A3. All of You
B1. Side Two
B2. Monk's Blues
B3. Woody'n You
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COOKE, SAM: The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke LP (ACV 2023LP)
The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke is the fifth studio album by the legendary American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. One of the records originally released on Keen, in this album we find Sam combining the best of his talents on 12 selections that run the gamut of musical forms and styles: from the popular ballad and uptempo "top 40" type of song to the heartfelt spiritual and blues. "Needless to say, The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke would not be complete without the inclusion of his popular hit recording of 'Wonderful World.' --from the original liner notes. A numbered limited edition pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
$15.79 UPC: 889397020231 ROCK
A1. Wonderful World
A2. Desire Me
A3. Summertime
A4. Almost in Your Arms
A5. That's Heaven to Me
A6. No One
B1. With You
B2. Blue Moon
B3. Stealing Kisses
B4. You Were Made for Me
B5. There I've Said It Again
B6. I Thank God
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GILBERTO, JOAO: Chega de Saudade LP (ACV 2024LP)
"(...) It would probably not be an overstatement to call this the most influential Brazilian album of all time. Originally released in 1959, João Gilberto's Chega de Saudade is the album cited as creating bossa nova, so to say that it lit a fire in the music world would be putting it mildly. It would be perhaps more accurate to say that it influenced so many musicians both at home (Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, etc.) and abroad (Stan Getz, Herbie Mann, Charlie Byrd) that it effectively single-handedly changed the way people both made and listened to music, and put Brazilian artists on the map. Almost every song on this album has gone on to become a standard (...)" --from the original liner notes. A numbered limited edition pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
$15.79 UPC: 889397020248 WORLD
A1. Chega De Saudade
A2. Lobo Bobo
A3. Brigas, Nunca Mais
A4. Ho-Ba-La-La
A5. Saudade Fez Um Samba
A6. Maria Ninguém
B1. Desafinado
B2. Rosa Morena
B3. Morena Boca De Ouro
B4. Bim BomAos Pes da
B5. Cruz (At the Foot of the Cross)
B6. E Luxo So
B7. A Felicidade (Cantando As Musicas do Film Orfeo do Carnaval)
B8. Manha de Carnaval
B9. O Nosso Amor
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BLEY/ORNETTE COLEMAN/DON CHERRY/CHARLIE HADEN/BILLY HIGGINS, PAUL: Live at the Hillcrest Club 1958 2LP (ACV 4001LP)
This record marks a turning point in jazz history. It may be the earliest recorded example of what Ornette Coleman later called free jazz, and it represents the first rumblings of the revolutionary movement which eventually shifted jazz thinking away from bebop. This double LP includes the complete show recorded live at The Hillcrest Club of Los Angeles in 1958 and is pressed on audiophile clear vinyl (ACV) in a limited edition of 500 copies. Audiophile clear vinyl is made using the highest quality co-polymer available and processed without any carbon additive in order to dramatically reduce the "electrical distortion" often found on records. By itself the co-polymer of vinyl is transparent. In order to make the record black in color the plant must use a carbon additive with trace metals that can become magnetized. This is what causes electrical distortion during playback. That is the reason why Doxy chose to offer these records on audiophile clear vinyl.
$20.39 UPC: 889397040017 JAZZ
A1. Klactoveesedstene
A2. I Remember Harlem
B1. The Blessing
B2. Free
C1. When Will the Blues Leave
C2. How Deep Is the Ocean
D1. Ramblin'
D2. Crossroads
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JAMES, ETTA: Sings for Lovers LP+CD (DOK 332LP)
This is the fourth album by the Soul Queen Etta James, originally released in 1962, and this is her tribute to love and the lovers. Here also on CD for the first time ever. This rare gem of a collection of love songs in the soul-funky style is one of the best records ever made, and you won't believe it was made more than 50 years ago, so clear and real is its message.
$18.39 EAN: 8013252883323 ROCK
A1. Don't Take Your Love from Me
A2. How Do You Speak to an Angel
A3. Fools Rush In
A4. Don't Blame Me
A5. Someone to Watch Over Me
B1. Again
B2. I Want to Be Loved
B3. It Could Happen to You
B4. These Foolish Things
B5. Prisoner of Love
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KING, FREDDY: Freddy King Sings LP+CD (DOK 333LP)
Freddy King -- a blazing, masterful blues guitarist, a gorgeous, heartbreaking singer, and a huge influence on Eric Clapton, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn, and many other performers -- made his original and greatest recordings for Cincinnati's King/ Federal labels between 1960 and 1966. This places him at the very end of the "golden age" of postwar, electric-guitar-band blues styles -- that is, of the period, from the late '40s to the late '60s, when this music was principally a popular black music form, played by black musicians for black audiences. One of the things that sets this Texas-born, Chicago-trained master apart from other great blues singer-guitarists of the post-war period is his use of the electric guitar, not only to punctuate his singing with answering riffs and solo choruses, but to take the spotlight on its own in a large body of infectious, driving, distinctive, and brilliant instrumental tunes. Freddy King Sings (1961) and Bossa Nova and Blues (1963) are beautiful examples of his style in the '60s. From the B.B. King school, but with his own searing style of singing and playing, it's a must for fans of modern blues. Every one of these editions contains six bonus tracks taken from his second instrumental album Let's Hide Away and Dance Away, so you can buy two and get three albums indeed! CD included featuring full album.
$18.39 EAN: 8013252883330 ROCK
A1. See See Baby
A2. Lonesome Whistle Blues
A3. Takin' Care of Business
A4. Have You Ever Loved a Woman
A5. You Know That You Love Me (But You Never Tell Me So)
A6. I'm Tore Down
A7. The Stumble *
A8. Butterscotch *
A9. Sen-Sa-Shun *
B1. I Love the Woman
B2. Let Me Be (Stay Away from Me)
B3. It's Too Bad Things Are Going So Tough
B4. You've Got to Love Her with a Feeling
B5. If You Believe (In What You Do)
B6. You Mean, Mean Woman (How Can Your Love Be True)
B7. Hide Away *
B8. Wash Out *
B9. Side Tracked *
(* - bonus tracks)
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KING, FREDDY: Bossa Nova and Blues LP+CD (DOK 334LP)
Freddy King -- a blazing, masterful blues guitarist, a gorgeous, heartbreaking singer, and a huge influence on Eric Clapton, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn, and many other performers -- made his original and greatest recordings for Cincinnati's King/ Federal labels between 1960 and 1966. This places him at the very end of the "golden age" of postwar, electric-guitar-band blues styles -- that is, of the period, from the late '40s to the late '60s, when this music was principally a popular black music form, played by black musicians for black audiences. One of the things that sets this Texas-born, Chicago-trained master apart from other great blues singer-guitarists of the post-war period is his use of the electric guitar, not only to punctuate his singing with answering riffs and solo choruses, but to take the spotlight on its own in a large body of infectious, driving, distinctive, and brilliant instrumental tunes. Freddy King Sings (1961) and Bossa Nova and Blues (1963) are beautiful examples of his style in the '60s. From the B.B. King school, but with his own searing style of singing and playing, it's a must for fans of modern blues. Every one of these editions contains six bonus tracks taken from his second instrumental album Let's Hide Away and Dance Away, so you can buy two and get three albums indeed! CD included featuring full album.
$18.39 EAN: 8013252883347 ROCK
A1. (I'd Love To) Make Love to You
A2. You're Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree
A3. Look Ma, I'm Cryin'
A4. It Hurts to Be in Love
A5. You Walked In
A6. Bossa Nova Watusi Twist
A7. San-Ho-Zay *
A8. Heads Up *
A9. Swooshy *
B1. Is My Baby Mad at Me
B2. Someday, After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry)
B3. One Hundred Years
B4. Bossa Nova Blues
B5. The Welfare (Turns It Back on You)
B6. Walk Down That Aisle (Honey Chile)
B7. Just Pickin' *
B8. In the Open *
B9. Out Front *
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MONK WITH SONNY ROLLINS & FRANK FOSTER, THELONIOUS: Monk LP (DOX 853LP)
It's truly astonishing how much Thelonious Monk can do with so little. Working with an all-star ensemble including Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey, Monk will settle into a small section of the melody laid out in the opening of the song, playing endlessly with rhythmic variations and possibilities for dissonance. These explorations never become self-indulgent, but rather create new spaces within the songs that his band can explore. This 1954 album begins with "We See," using the unusual rhythms that are Monk's trademark. High notes played by the horn section serve as punctuation on the song's main melodic theme. Monk plays a relaxed solo, and Frank Foster continues the laid back tone. Ray Copeland changes the dynamic with spiraling flurries of notes.
$16.99 EAN: 8013252888533 JAZZ
A1. Let's Call This
A2. Think of One (Take Two)
A3. Think of One (Take One)
B1. We See
B2. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
B3. Locomotive
B4. Hackensack
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BURRELL, KENNY: Vol. 2 LP (DOX 856LP)
2011 release. Originally released in 1956 on Blue Note. Cover artwork by Andy Warhol. Kenny Burrell is a guitarist summa cum plectrum. His talents are even more dazzlingly displayed in the present collection, thanks to the variety of settings in which he is heard. A total of a dozen sidemen helped to provide his accompaniments on the eight numbers in this set, though no more than five of them are heard jointly on any one track. Kenny can be heard in a completed unaccompanied excursion; in a simple rhythm section setting; as part of a wailing quintet; and taking part in a night club jam session that involves two horns, rhythm and himself. Clearly, then, there is no danger at any time that monotony will set in.
$16.99 EAN: 8013252888564 JAZZ
A1. Get Happy
A2. But Not for Me
A3. Mexico City
A4. Moten Swing
A5. Cheeta
B1. Now See How You Are
B2. Phinupi
B3. How About You
B4. My Heart Stood Still (Bonus Track)
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SHAW, ARTIE: Both Feet in the Groove LP (DOX 857LP)
Born in New York City in 1910 and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Artie Shaw worked for several years as a saxophonist and clarinetist in name bands, and as a freelance studio musician in Manhattan radio and recording work, before his career as a bandleader began, almost by accident, in 1935. In the spring of 1937 Artie started a new band with the regular saxes-brass-rhythm instrumentation. This was the band that catapulted him to fame a year later when he recorded Begin the Beguine. Some of the numbers on this 1956 album go back to that era; in fact one tune, "Comin' On," was recorded on the same day at the same session as the historic Beguine-July 24, 1938. This Shaw panorama should convince you that, in truth, Artie Shaw at all times has had both feet in the groove.
$16.99 EAN: 8013252888571 JAZZ
A1. One Foot in the Groove
A2. Rockin' Chair
A3. Jungle Drums (Canto Karabali)
A4. Solid Sam
A5. Just Kiddin' Around
A6. Octoroon
B1. Prosschai
B2. What Is This Thing Called Love?
B3. Lady Day
B4. Little Jazz
B5. Comin' On
B6. One Night Stand
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BEATLES, THE: Thirty Weeks in 1963 LP BOX (DOY 013LP)
Deluxe LP featuring a 16-page booklet with rare photos documenting the first days of Beatlemania. Through 30 weeks, from February 11 to September 12, the best band of all-time is here captured, in the days before their American invasion. Pressed on audiophile clear vinyl. Limited hand-numbered edition of 2,000 copies.
$44.00 UPC: 889397000134 ROCK
Abbey Road session on February 11th, 1963
A1. I Saw Her Standing There [Take 9] (Lennon/McCartney) (Stereo)
A2. There's a Place [Take 6] (Lennon/McCartney) (Stereo)
A3. Do You Want to Know a Secret? [Take 8] (Lennon/McCartney)
A4. A Taste of Honey [Take 6] (Scott/Marlow)
A5. Misery [Take 6] (Lennon/McCartney)
Abbey Road session on March 3rd, 1963
A6. From Me to You [Take 2] (Lennon/McCartney) (Stereo)
A7. Thank You Girl [Take 4] (Lennon/McCartney) (Stereo)
A8. One After 909 [Take 2] (Lennon/McCartney) (Stereo)
Paris Theatre on April 4th, 1963
A9. I'll Be on My Way (Lennon/McCartney)
Paris Theatre on June 1st, 1963
A10. Baby It's You (David/Bacharach/Williams)
Aeolian Hall on July 10th, 1963
A11. Love Me Do (Lennon/McCartney)
Paris Theatre on July 16th, 1963
B1. Slow Down (Williams)
B2. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Holly)
B3. To Know Her Is to Love Her (Spector)
B4. Long Tall Sally (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell)
B5. Glad All Over (Bennett/Tepper/Schroeder)
Playhouse Theatre on July 30th, 1963
B6. You Really Got a Hold on Me (Robinson)
Manchester on August 1st, 1963
B7. Honey Don't (Perkins)
B8. Ooh! My Soul (Penniman)
Playhouse Theatre on September 7th, 1963
B9. Can't Buy Me Love (Lennon/McCartney)
Abbey Road session on September 12th, 1963
B10. Hold Me Tight [Take 24] (Lennon/McCartney) (Stereo)
B11. Don't Bother Me [Take 12] (Harrison) (Stereo)
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ASHBY, DOROTHY: The Jazz Harpist LP (DOY 698LP)
The 1957 recording debut of the most famous jazz harpist! Featuring: Frank Wess (flute), Eddie Jones (bass), Wendall Marshall (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums). Years ago the All Star polls in jazz were primarily concerned with trumpets, trombones, saxophones and the usual rhythm instruments, but of late the situation has changed in order to welcome new instruments and players into the ever-broadening aspect of jazz performance. Now, such widely varied instruments as the cello, accordion, and flute are accepted as contributing members of the jazz group or orchestra. And here Regent is presenting still another voice for jazz expression: the harp. No, this isn't the first time a harp has been used on a jazz date. But, I can't recall when a harp was featured as a solo instrument within a jazz context as it is here. The harpist of reference is Dorothy Ashby, and in her recording debut she is featured as the leader of a thoroughly refreshing group as well as a soloist, composer and arranger of great merit. Pressed on 140 gram virgin vinyl.
$16.99 EAN: 8013252886980 JAZZ
A1. Thou Swell
A2. Stella by Starlight
A3. Dancing on the Ceiling
B1. Aeolian Groove
B2. Quietude
B3. Spicy
B4. Lamentation
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CLEMENTI, ROBERTO: Bonton EP Part 2 12" (ECHOCOL 029EP)
Here comes the second EP by a new artist on Echocord Colour, the super-talented Roberto Clementi from Italy. Roberto is one of the most inventive and creative electronic music artists currently making his name known in the underground scene at the moment. Roberto is mostly known for his releases on Soma, and he recently released his first album. He has also been releasing on Brendon Moeller's label Steadfast Records. The track "Barrel" is a super-powerful techno track full of deepness, heavy stabs and dubby elements. "Traps" is a slower, heavy dub-techno trip also perfect for the peak-time hour. Remix by Norman Nodge.
$9.79 UPC: 880319674617 ELECTRONIC
A1. Barrel
A2. Traps
B1. Bonton (Norman Nodge Remix)
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FLAHERTY & CHRIS CORSANO, PAUL: Low Cost Space Flights LP (FTR 152LP)
"It has been eight long years since we've had a new duo album by Paul Flaherty and Chris Corsano. The two have played together in other configurations, but we all know there has always been something special and telepathic about their duo collaborations. From the moment they began playing together late in the last century, Paul and Chris communicated in weird, deep ways. And so it is here. Low Cost Space Flights was recorded in June 2013, at Eric Gagne's 'Thing in the Spring Festival' in Peterborough, New Hampshire. And the duo wails through the three tracks. The room in which the performance happened has a nice natural echo, giving a sprongy edge to Flaherty's lateral sax runs, while Corsano's feverish percussion dives straight through every hoopsnake Paul rolls in his direction. No surprise. Chris is among the nimblest, most authoritatively athletic drummers to have graced the circles of fire music hell. And Flaherty remains, to my mind, a continuously under-rated player, largely because he's so rooted to his physical place in the universe that is New England. His style slips seamlessly from freak register space-squeedling to bar-walk honkery to a sort of chess player's motion-logic. Most of this set veers towards Paul's harder-blowing end of the spectrum and we say 'Halle-fuckin-lujah!' Leave the ballads to the bow ties, for now. Low Cost Space Flights reunites two great goddamn forces of the New England improv scene, and displays their playing at its hermetic, alloyed best. Beautiful Simon Bosse cover art. Great songs titles -- 'The Dog Paintings of George W. Bush,' etc. What's not to love? Besides lobsters, of course." --Byron Coley; Includes digital download code. Edition of 300.
$12.39 UPC: 794504030310 ROCK
A1. The Dog Paintings of George W. Bush
B1. Orange Tang
B2. The Beaming, Drunk-Faced Sun
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SEARCH, JEROEN: Figure SPC T 12" (FIGSPC T)
Over three exciting and urgent new tracks, Jeroen Search presents a refined and trippy journey into the cleaner, more funky end of the techno spectrum, "Magnus" works an airy, bleep-era riff atop snappy, tight drums and frenetic hat and ride elevations. Drifting into more edgy zones, the darker and more sinister "Renaissance" welcomes back Jeroen's jacking house influences, as this groovy '90s-vibed jam takes off. "Formalized" completes the EP with a more abstract trip into dark dance. Classic techno bleeps and pizzicato synth patterns revolve and hypnotize in this reduced and frankly killer slice of paranoid genius.
$8.99 UPC: 807297573312 ELECTRONIC
A1. Magnus
B1. Renaissance
B2. Formalized
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FLASHBACK: Flashback #5 Summer 2014 MAG (FLASHBACK 005)
Issue #5 of Flashback, Summer 2014. Edited by Richard Morton Jack (co-founder of Sunbeam Records and editor of the Galactic Ramble and Endless Trip books), it features writing from some of the world's leading pop music authorities. A4 size (with a gloss cover), 212 pages long, and full-color throughout, it's packed with new research, exclusive interviews and rare photos. BLOSSOM TOES - This late '60s London quartet made two classic albums, gigged prolifically (including several fabled festivals), and even ventured behind the Iron Curtain. Richard Morton Jack gets their story straight, with the help of many rare and previously-unseen images. JUKEBOX - Luke Haines on twelve tracks that have inspired him. ALBUM BY ALBUM - Pioneering UK independent producer Vic Keary talks us through many of his productions, from pop and jazz to folk and prog. WORLD COUNTDOWN - At long last, the story behind America's great lost underground paper and its enigmatic English proprietor, Charles Royal. ARCADIUM - An exclusive on the mysterious British prog/psych rockers, by Austin Matthews. OLAV WYPER - A rare audience with the man behind the Vertigo label -- and much more besides. FIRST PERSON - Fairport Convention's close friend Kingsley Abbott describes their early days. WALLY RICHARDSON - The fullest ever interview with the renowned session guitarist, by Scott D. Wilkinson. ROOM - The cautionary tale of the quintet behind the British prog classic Pre-Flight. CULPEPER'S ORCHARD - The celebrated Anglo-Danish folk-rockers, by Claus Rasmussen. INTRODUCING ESOTERICA - Patrick Lundborg explains the concept of "esoteric appreciation." EUROPEAN ROCK - Fifty classic albums no collection should be without. ROBERT PLANT - A rare and revealing 1970 interview with the Led Zeppelin frontman. CRYING TO BE HEARD - The great lost Honeybus album, Recital. REVIEWS - Thorough coverage of recent CDs, LPs and books, taking in household names (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin), cult heroes (Badfinger, Davy Graham, The Zombies) and ultra-obscurities (Mormos, Staff Carpenborg and Thor's Hammer), with exclusive Q&As about certain items under review.
$14.99 EAN: 9772049866015 ROCK
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FOFOULAH: Fofoulah CD (GB 017CD)
The London-based quintet Fofoulah (meaning "it's there" in Wolof) was formed in 2011 and features Tom Challenger (Red Snapper) on saxophone and keyboards, Phil Stevenson (Iness Mezel) on guitar, Johnny Brierley (Outhouse Ruhabi) on bass, Dave Smith (Robert Plant's Sensational Shape Shifters) on drums and Sabar drums, and Kaw Secka (Irok) on Sabar drums and tama. With the rhythms of the Sabar drums -- a traditional form of Wolof drumming from Gambia and Senegal -- at its heart, Fofoulah's music has evolved into an inspired cosmopolitan mélange that also incorporates elements of electronic music, dub, improvisation and Afro-rock. Like the complex city they live in, their music is shaped and lifted by diverse sound-worlds and cultures. Having performed mainly in the creative hubs of east London and Bristol, in 2013 Fofoulah released the Bene Bop EP, a collaboration with Senegalese singer Biram Seck. Later that year the band entered the famed Real World Studios near Bath to begin work on their radiant debut album Fofoulah. Produced by drummer Dave Smith (Robert Plant, JuJu) Fofoulah is a previously unvisited crossroads where Sabar rhythms meet dub bass lines and sci-fi synths; liquid melodies and Wolof rap entangle with trance-like dance grooves; and raw guitars, horns and samples blend with west and north African song forms. In the album's liner notes, bass player Johnny Brierley describes the creative journey that led to the making of the album: "The rhythms and traditions of the drums were essential starting points for our compositions and acted as the building blocks for all the other instruments -- our music has developed and evolved with each member's musical background and influences being heard within the band... Fofoulah, our first album, is a snapshot of the band at this moment in time and the result of a constantly developing sound." In keeping with the band's expansive approach, the album also features an incredible roster of guest voices: Senegalese singer and Bristol resident Batch Gueye, UK hip-hop sensation Ghostpoet, Algerian/Parisian singer Iness Mezel and the acclaimed Gambian-born, Fulani musician Juldeh Camara (JuJu, Robert Plant). Fofoulah is not merely a cross-cultural project. They are a dynamic band born naturally out of personal friendships and varied backgrounds, the nerve net of contemporary London and the post-global interconnectedness we all experience daily. The band is propulsive, innovative, celebratory, and always leaning forward. They are a thrilling extension of the deeply-rooted Sabar rhythms upon which their music revolves.
$11.99 EAN: 4030433601723 ROCK
01. No Troubles (Kelinte) (feat. Batch Gueye)
02. Hook Up (Nango Dereh) (feat. Juldeh Camara)
03. Make Good (Soumala) (feat. Batch Gueye)
04. Don't Let Your Mind Unravel, Safe Travels (feat. Ghostpoet)
05. The Clean Up (Rahas) (feat. Batch Gueye)
06. Blest (Issaadiyen) (feat. Iness Mezel)
07. Fighting Chance
08. Reality Rek (feat. Batch Gueye)
09. Last Orders
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FOFOULAH: Fofoulah LP (GB 017LP)
LP version. 180 gram vinyl pressing includes digital download code.
$18.39 EAN: 4030433601716 ROCK
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BAKER, AIDAN: Triptychs: Variations on a Melody CD (IMPREC 410CD)
Aidan Baker's (Nadja) Triptychs takes inspiration from Erik Satie's compositions Gymnopédies and his notion of "furniture music," which many consider a precursor to contemporary ambient music. Each "triptych" is based around a simple, slow-moving melodic line, which repeats three times with the addition of a harmonic line upon each repetition, culminating in a three part harmony. Various musicians from different ensembles and musical backgrounds -- Peter Broderick, Julia Kent, Leah Buckareff (of Nadja), Aki Yakamoto (of Vampillia), and Baker himself -- were invited to record their interpretations of these compositions.
$10.39 UPC: 793447541020 ROCK
01. Triptych One (Version 1) (Aidan Baker - Electric Guitar)
02. Triptych One (Version 2) (Aidan Baker - Acoustic 12-String Guitar)
03. Triptych Two (Version 1) (Leah Buckareff - Electric Bass Guitar)
04. Triptych Two (Version 2) (David Nesselhauf - Double Bass)
05. Triptych Three (Version 1) (Aidan Baker - Melodica)
06. Triptych Three (Version 2) (Katie English - Flute)
07. Triptych Four (Version 1) (Rose Bolton - Violin)
08. Triptych Four (Version 2) (Peter Broderick - Violin)
09. Triptych Four (Version 3) (Angela Chan - Viola)
10. Triptych Four (Version 4) (Julia Kent - Cello)
11. Triptych Five (Version 1) (Felicia Atkinson - Organ)
12. Triptych Five (Version 2) (Peter Broderick - Piano)
13. Triptych Five (Version 3) (Aki Yakamoto - Piano)
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HOT CITY ORCHESTRA: La Pena 015 12" (LPA 015EP)
La Peña presents one from Hot City Orchestra. Features a remix of "Barimu" from Christian Burkhardt.
$8.99 UPC: 807297572117 ELECTRONIC
A1. Makula
B1. Barimu
B2. Barimu (Christian Burkhardt Remix)
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SAILOR & I: Turn Around 12" (LAD 018EP)
Sailor & I's music is curiously compulsive and at the same time beautiful and utterly brutal. Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Alexander Sjodin creates the band's signature introverted pop songs with the use of violins, voices, bass, analog synths and prominently-featured drums, recalling artists such as Rhye, Fleet Foxes and Woodkid. These two tracks, while very different in mood, share lush production and a knack for storytelling not often found in a typical dance release. While "Boys & Girls" offers a mournful yet beautiful tale of childhood days gone by, "Turn Around" comes straight out of the gate like a racehorse on fire. Remix by Âme.
$10.39 UPC: 880319676918 ELECTRONIC
A1. Turn Around
A2. Boys & Girls
B1. Turn Around (Âme Remix)
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COULTON, ALEX: Bleep Sequence/Tension 12" (MISTY 001EP)
Alex Coulton makes the deft first mark on Beneath's Mistry label, a new home for darker, techy UK riddims, with a necessary vinyl cut of his in-demand "Bleep Sequence" and the slick forward motion of "Tension." "Bleep Sequence" weighs up a definitive reduction of dark garage, dubbed techno and Yorkshire-style bleep 'n bass with plangent radar pings and body-scanning subs rolling from a spare, half-step swagger into dread techno momentum. "Tension" is a deadly new cut, well-known to UK underground circles, synching tribal drum cadence with wide, surging subs and diffuse dubbing to sound something like Pinch and 2562 paying tribute to Source Direct.
$11.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DEMDIKE STARE: Testpressing #005 12" (LOVE 096EP)
Demdike Stare return with the fifth installment in their ongoing research and development series -- a double-headed monster split between gnarly reductions on the A-side, and industrial-strength edits on the flip. "Procrastination" edges through grimey detritus and gunshot snares within a vast open space perfectly primed for that Demdike slow-build. "Past Majesty" offers up a feral take on some kind of cyber-industrial insanity, somewhere between Ministry and Powell -- with a denouement which should probably come with a public health warning attached to it. All we're saying is -- watch yr eardrums.
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DESTROY ALL MONSTERS: Hot Box 1974-1994 2CD (MR 348CD)
Destroy All Monsters are known by some for their role as a bastion of resistance of Detroit's rock; for being, during their second period, the band in which Ron Asheton would reappear. For others, they are a pivotal reference point in the copious but relatively unknown avant-garde underground from the same city, after Thurston Moore and Byron Coley dug up their first recordings in 1996 and the original line-up reunited. Destroy All Monsters comprises two complementary and interconnected poles throughout the saga of the Motor City's music scene, from the University of Michigan's Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music to The Stooges, through to the White Panther Party. In its two incarnations, the experimental -- led by Cary Loren, Jim Shaw and Mike Kelley -- and the high energy one -- with Asheton and Michael Davis from MC5, both featuring the phantasmagorical Niagara in the role of doped-up priestess, Destroy All Monsters are the object of one of the most devotional cults of America's cultural underground, as testified by their abundant artistic and record production. Hot Box 1974-1994 is the first anthology to bring together the best outcome of those two hemispheres, including much unreleased material. Includes a generously-illustrated booklet featuring photos and artwork never seen before. All tracks have been remastered from recently discovered tapes.
$15.79 EAN: 8435008834821 ROCK
CD1:
01. Ripped
02. That's My Ideal
03. Children of the Night
04. From Edger Cayce
05. Confession? I Love You but You're Dead
06. I Want to Live
07. Silver Noise - Kill, Kill
08. The Queen
09. Take Me with You
10. Unplugged in San Diego
11. Paranoid of Blondes
12. Bored
13. You're Gonna Die
14. November 22, 1963
15. Meet the Creeper
16. What Do I Get?
17. Nobody Knows
18. Goin' to Lou's
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01. These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
02. Jesus Is a Shotgun
03. Anyone Can (Fuck Her)
04. Enough Is Enough
05. I Just Wanna Be Sleepy
06. Bored
07. Party Girl
08. Fast City
09. Go Away
10. Sweet Dreams
11. Little Boyfriend
12. The Right Stuff
13. Ground Zero
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DESTROY ALL MONSTERS: Hot Box 1974-1994 3LP BOX (MR 348LP)
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$55.20 EAN: 8435008834814 ROCK
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COATES, OLIVER: Another Fantasy 12" (PRAH 001EP)
This new release from PRAH Recordings sees cellist Oliver Coates take on Bryce Hackford's Moodymann-esque dancefloor assault "Another Fantasy" -- the lead track from Bryce's 2013 Fair EP that won support from the likes of Jacques Renault, Ewan Pearson and Dubfire. Oliver deconstructs the track and re-builds it entirely made from cello parts, managing to make the already dark tune perhaps even more menacing. The B-side sees Bryce re-mixing and re-imagining Oliver's recordings of "The Clouds Flew Around with the Clouds" and "Another Day" into tripped-out ambience and Valium funk.
$10.99 EAN: 5060091554986 ELECTRONIC
A1. Another Fantasy
B1. The Clouds Flew Round with the Clouds (Bryce Hackford Remix)
B2. Another Day (Bryce Hackford Remix)
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ROD, JOHANNES: Free Jazz and Improvisation on Vinyl 1965-1985: A Guide to 60 Independent Labels Book (RBK 2160BK)
Over the last 20 or so years we have witnessed an explosion in music-related books, this one being a most welcome addition that fills a hole in that ever-growing library. Born out of necessity and a love of the music and the records, the aim of this book is to offer a guide to a selection of independent labels and their releases of free jazz and improvisation between 1965 and 1985, with 1965 being the year when ESP-Disk' started out as the first independent label dedicated to the music covered in this book, and 1985 being the year that the CD slowly started to take over as the main sound carrier. However, Rune Grammofon has stretched the frames a little bit on a few occasions. As explained in the book, they have also chosen to leave out certain labels that have released important records by highly influential musicians within the field of this book, such as Impulse!, Blue Note and Atlantic. This is because they consider them as major labels that have a wide variety of releases in their catalogs and are also well documented in a number of other publications. It's also important for them to underline that this is a personal, subjective take on the subject, rather than an encyclopedic one. Sixty labels are presented, each with an introduction and a discography, either complete or by the author's personal choice. There are also 64 sleeve illustrations, including some extremely rare ones, as well as forewords by Swedish sax player and composer Mats Gustafsson and Rune Grammofon's founder Rune Kristoffersen. Finally, there is a conversation between Kristoffersen and music writer Rob Young. Author Johannes Rød is working freelance as an art historian and conservator and has written several books on visual art. He has also been an avid record collector since the late '60s and most of the sleeve illustrations are from his own collection. 128 pages housed in a Geltex cover. Design and layout by Kim Hiorthøy.
$34.39 EAN: 7033662021604 Misc
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HENRIKSEN, ARVE: The Nature of Connections CD (RCD 2161CD)
Arve Henriksen stumbled across the title of his latest album while reading a book about furniture-making. "The author mentioned the complexity of making a chair and all the people involved in the process," the Norwegian trumpet player says. "The high quality of the different fields and the wide range of professions that, after a long process, turns into a product which can easily be compared to the process of making this album." The Nature of Connections finds Arve working in harness with some of Norway's most distinguished and dynamic musician-craftsmen, drawn from the fields of folk, improvisation and jazz. Each one brought specialist components and skills honed over many years to Arve's workshop, where the results were assembled and polished to a high gleam. The Nature of Connections almost entirely features pieces composed by Arve's collaborators. Recorded in the sparkling acoustics of Oslo's legendary Rainbow Studio by Jan Erik Kongshaug, it's an album with closer ties to Nordic folk and contemporary, minimalist chamber music than any of Arve's previous releases. The trumpeter had planned to make an album with a string quartet for many years but never quite found the right formula. Finally, a specially commissioned tour brought him together with violinists Nils Økland and Gjermund Larsen, cellist Svante Henryson and double bassist Mats Eilertsen, all of whom now appear as the central planks in The Nature of Connections. Another welcome guest is drummer Audun Kleive, veteran of Norwegian jazz ensembles including Masqualero, JoKleBa!, Generator X, Terje Rypdal and Jon Balke. "The brilliant thing about collaboration with others is that your collaborators very often have better ideas than yourself," says Arve, typically modest. "At the same time, some naive and simple ideas from my head are sometimes enough to illustrate that moment and that special feeling of a story. I have gradually started to trust that feeling." His instincts are correct, leading to some of the warmest and most organic sounding music of his career. Highlights include the solemn chamber music of "Seclusive Song," and the stately progress of "Hymn" -- composed by Arve's keyboardist partner in the long-running Norwegian improv ensemble Supersilent, Ståle Storløkken -- which paces itself around Henryson's repetitive, gently churning cello. Born in Norway and currently living in Sweden, Arve Henriksen is Scandinavia's most distinctive trumpeter and improviser. He played in various jazz ensembles in his youth before co-forming Supersilent in 1997, a prolific free music group with Helge Sten (Deathprod) and Ståle Storløkken, which is still ongoing. His trumpet, augmented with effects and electronics, has appeared with David Sylvian, Terje Rypdal, Nils Petter Molvær, Jon Balke, Terje Isungset and Iain Ballamy's Food. With Supersilent he recently collaborated with former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. In September 2014 he'll be participating in an architectural installation/performance as part of Oslo's Ultima Festival of contemporary music. Since 2001 he has created a series of exquisite solo recordings (on Rune Grammofon and ECM), which combine electronic textures, horns, woodwinds, ethnic instruments, percussion, keyboards, and his mournful, yearning singing voice. Henriksen's music reflects both the stunning beauty of virgin wilderness and the shifting, cosmopolitan environments experienced by the 21st century traveler. The Nature of Connections is the latest link forged in an ever-growing chain. Arve Henriksen (trumpet, piccolo trumpet, piano); Nils Økland (violin, Hardanger fiddle, viola d'amore); Svante Henryson (cello); Gjermund Larsen (violin, Hardanger fiddle); Mats Eilertsen (double bass); Audun Kleive (drums).
$11.99 EAN: 7033662021611 ROCK
01. Bla Veg
02. Hambopolskavalsen
03. Budbringeren
04. Seclusive Song
05. Hymn
06. Aceh
07. Keen
08. Arco Akropolis
09. Salm
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HENRIKSEN, ARVE: The Nature of Connections LP (RLP 3161LP)
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$15.79 EAN: 7033660031612 ROCK
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THE/DAS: Freezer CD (SINNBUS 053CD)
Finally, the first full-length album from The/Das! For Freezer, the former side project of Bodi Bill allow themselves to be more band than project. In a technoid frame they create, along with regulars Thomalla (Krakatau), Jorg Wahner (Apparat) and Gunnar Spies (MIA.), a distinctly organic, in-depth soundscape. The/Das have chosen an exciting path. After sending their previous band Bodi Bill into a break, Fabian Fenk and Anton Feist have tried a lot with their new project The/Das, combining different musical approaches under one umbrella. Two EPs with techno tracks were released on Italy's cutting-edge dance label Life And Death. Fenk has also contributed vocals with Tale Of Us, also on Life And Death. The/Das have travelled half the world, performing -- according to context -- as a band or merging their pieces into pulsating DJ sets. The/Das' style has condensed more and more and their sub-cooled and highly driving music has grown, culminating in this highly-anticipated album.
$10.99 UPC: 673799355325 ROCK
01. My Made Up Spook
02. Miami Waters
03. Parallel Worlds
04. Receiver
05. Operation of Chance
06. This Place
07. Somebody Is
08. Freezer
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THE/DAS: Freezer LP (SINNBUS 053LP)
LP version. Includes download code.
$16.99 UPC: 673799355318 ELECTRONIC
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WHEELER QUINTET, KENNY: Flutter By, Butterfly LP+CD (SN 521004LP)
The return to light of a true gem by modern jazz master Kenny Wheeler. Flutter By, Butterfly was recorded in 1987 and originally published by Soul Note in 1988. Wheeler's visionary musical concepts develop through the interplay of this stellar quintet. A wide-open space for dense and lyrical dialogues between the leader's flugelhorn and cornet and Stan Sulzman's reeds, John Taylor's painterly harmonies and the Dave Holland, Billy Elgart floating rhythm section. Includes a CD copy of the album.
$18.39 EAN: 8033706211144 JAZZ
A1. Everybody's Song but My Own
A2. We Salute the Night
A3. Miold Man
B1. Flutter By, Butterfly
B2. Gigolo
B3. The Little Fella
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HADEN/PAUL MOTIAN (FEAT. GERI ALLEN), CHARLIE: Etudes LP+CD (SN 521005LP)
The first studio album of Charlie Haden and Paul Motian with pianist Geri Allen, originally released in 1988. The angular rhythm of the historic couple and Allen's highly-sensitive playing sound fully integrated within an intense three-way dialogue. The exploratory spirit of the trio shines throughout the entire album. A stunning set, including seven original compositions plus a beautiful tribute to the genius of Herbie Nichols and a profound evocation of Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman." One of the most influential piano trio works of the late '80s. Includes a CD copy of the album.
$18.39 EAN: 8033706211151 JAZZ
A1. Lonely Woman
A2. Dolphy's Dance
A3. Sandino
A4. Fiasco
A5. Etude II
B1. Blues in Motion
B2. Silence
B3. Shuffle Montgomery
B4. Etude I
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HVAL & SUSANNA, JENNY: Meshes of Voice CD (SONATA 014CD)
What happens if you bring together two of Norway's most special voices, both in terms of songwriting, performance and presence in music? How will it work to merge two creative worlds into one beast? These were questions Norwegian artists Jenny Hval and Susanna were curious to find answers to. "It felt like an adventure to open the door to Jenny's universe -- to invite her into my space, and to be a part of hers." Susanna says. The composing of the music and lyrics for the festival Ladyfest in 2009, turned out to be an exciting exchange of ideas, images and resonance of two very different voices. An exploration in how to melt together and how to cultivate each other's strengths. The result became some sort of a modern fable about human mind and body combined with the mystery of nature, where a black lake both threatens and comforts, a feast of beautiful melodies and harmonies to be interrupted by expanding noise and reverb. We meet lust and fear and pondering, milk running down the bones, apples dreaming, and calling of divinities for the truth. Inspired by the bestiaries, the surreal architecture of Antoni Gaudi and Maya Deren's experimental film Meshes of the Afternoon from 1943, the two artists explored the contrasts in a material drifting in and out of both a sparse shimmering, and a loud, violent-sounding landscape. A pallet of instruments like grand piano, guitar, electric harmonium, effects and electronics, prepared piano and percussion mixed with a mesh of voices, became this moving and groundbreaking new music.
$11.99 EAN: 7041880992002 ROCK
01. Droplet
02. Black Lake
03. Milk Pleasures
04. I Have Walked This Body
05. O Sun O Medusa
06. A Mirror in My Mouth
07. Thirst That Resembles Me
08. I Have a Darkness
09. A Sudden Swing
10. Honey Dew
11. Medusa
12. Running Down
13. House of Bones
14. Dawn
15. The Black Lake Took
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TRACEY, HUGH: At the Court of the Mwami, Rwanda 1952 CD (SWP 007CD)
1998 release. In 1961 the court of the Tutsi king was no more and the music exclusive to it was never heard again! These historical recordings made in 1952 at the court by pioneer Hugh Tracey give us an impression of this place of absolute power and yet beautiful music. Featuring some of the best ensemble drumming you will hear anywhere, praise songs of great intensity, and eerie horn ensembles. Includes a 16-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068052 WORLD
01. Hugh Tracey Speaks
02. Zirasuka
03. Imirindi
04. Uruchina
05. Umterero
06. Ichimanura
07. Agasiga
08. Ichirusha
09. Nimuze Tugwragwere
10. Hahirwa Nyiramibamwe
11. Amaliza
12. Benimana
13. Mpundu
14. Igiterane
15. Rukanga Rwamajana
16. Ikizire
17. Ingaju
18. Kyarutema
19. Inyamibwa
20. Lama
21. Akakira, Urubunda, Uwabigega, Umuganura, Urugamgazi, Umubambura, Tubaru Shumwami, Uruchina
22. Ibiteyo
23. Zigezikaragwe
24. Agasiga K'I Gaseke
25. Uruchantege
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TRACEY, HUGH: Royal Court Music from Uganda 1950 & 1952 CD (SWP 008CD)
1998 release. In 1966 the palaces of the Ganda, Nyoro and Ankole peoples were seized and burned, the musicians dispersed or killed and the royal instruments destroyed! Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Featuring the last Ganda royal harpist -- the great Temusewo Mukasa -- as well as the royal flute ensemble, drum ensemble and xylophone ensemble. From the Nyoro court the swinging royal horn ensemble, and unique royal drums. Songs from the Ankole court. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068069 WORLD
01. Okwagala Omulungi Kwesengereza
02. Gganga Alula
03. Osenga Omwami Tagayala
04. Okuzanyira
05. Asenga Omwami Tagayala
06. Katego
07. Kalagala Ebwembe
08. Nandikulamudde
09. Bashiibira Malaika
10. Kyuma
11. Nsiriba Ya Munange Katego
12. Sewaswa Kazalabalongo
13. Oyagala Nkole Ntya
14. Lulangalanga
15. Bwemba Nkwagala Nkugamba
16. Akasozi Bamunanika
17. Mulamu Namala Ampita Erinya
18. Irambia
19. Rwakanembe
20. Ntajemerwa
21. Speech By The Omukama
22. Okuturukya Omukama
23. Ntimbo
24. Aramutanga
25. Kitwekize Kya Winyi
26. Rukidi
27. Kyebambi
28. Kotabijuba/Abagenyi Baizire
29. Obw'Omukama Gasyonga II Yagwara Ekirungu
30. Entoro Y'Omuhogo
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TRACEY, HUGH: On the Edge of the Ituri Forest: Northeastern Belgian Congo, 1952 CD (SWP 009CD)
1998 release. Mbuti pygmies came out of the forest to barter with their Bantu neighbors -- Nande, Bira, Mangbele & Budu -- but it was also the scene of a unique musical interaction! Exquisite music from another world. One helluva party going on at Chief Baonoko's village -- tipoyi carrier songs, message drums, pygmies playing Bantu instruments, and their own forest songs. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068076 WORLD
01. Mbo
02. Mbo II
03. Yando
04. Ope
05. Akakalu Babini
06. Speech by Chief Baonoko
07. Mama Yangu
08. Four Drum Signals
09. Nebandima
10. Two Likembe Tunes
11. Three Likembe Tunes
12. Four Flute Tunes
13. Luma Pipes
14. Luma Pipes with Drums
15. Mai-o-da
16. Amabele-o-iye
17. Iyo-o-o
18 The Honey Harvest
19. The Antilope Hunt
20. Mongu
21. Dance
22. Hunting Cries
23. Song After Moving Camp
24. Curative Song
25. Manatobo Kukwo
26. Maria Chibu
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TRACEY, HUGH: Kalimba & Kalumbu Songs, Northern Rhodesia 1952 & 1957 CD (SWP 010CD)
1998 release. The "thumb-piano" and "musical bow" are now as rare in Zambia as they were once common! A selection from Hugh Tracey's historical recordings of these wonderful "little" musics -- sometimes extroverted, sometimes meditative. Whether it be the mysterious tinkling of the various kalimbas, or the deep buzz of the kalumbu bow, you can't help but be charmed. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068083 WORLD
01. Sitmia Senda Namoto
02. Tambuka Nalikishi
03. Bena Kazembe Balitumpa
04. Bamangolosa Bachusuwano
05. Bata Wasunga Mulundu
06. Ba Serenje Balokulila Bawishibo
07. Bantamba Fituka
08. Mwina Nonge
09. Maiyongwe
10. Takundambi Kumulumi Wako
11. Chembere Luimbolo
12. Wo Ye-ye Ndauwuluke
13. Maulu Maulu Kakusike Kumwebe
14. Tomuwayi Muntu Mwana Mwanike
15. Kuzumana Makua
16. Tamanangu
17. Shendamundale Banana
18. Nisoya Na Chingola
19. Kanenga
20. Chihibalumuna Bembi
21. Nadusanga Chikolya Mukapela Meeda Bewa
22. Eko Ilimpenta
23. Ndapilibuka
24. Wemuko Ifwala Mangapala
25. Sicembe
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TRACEY, HUGH: Kanyok and Luba: Southern Belgian Congo 1952 & 1957 CD (SWP 011CD)
1999 release. A musical portrait of the lesser-known Kanyok people, their various direct and indirect Luba neighbors of southern Congo and the urbanizing Katanga mine culture. Amazing xylophones, likembe thumb-pianos of immense beauty, great grooves, gourd singing, the first Katanga guitars -- what richness and diversity! These are the roots of Kasai music. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068090 WORLD
01. Drum Message I
02. Chindol Wa Mukaleng
03. Luwend
04. Mal' Yoo-yooy
05. Bwal Bwany
06. Drum Message II
07. Tschiluw
08. Musambo Wa Maja
09. Butuk
10. Wa Lwend Chombel
11. Mangaay
12. Kabondo Musambo Wa Changachanga
13. Wa Kabwalala Wa Beena Luluwa
14. Mambala Rhythm
15. Kaleleke Wetu Yamba Mwana Wa Mbaya
16. Kazadi Ngandu
17. Kemai
18. Lumpumg
19. Kankenene Kambula Mushete
20. Masengu
21. Kashama Wa Ndiamb
22. Mambala Dance
23. Bandemai Dodile Bulanga
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TRACEY, HUGH: Other Musics from Zimbabwe: Southern Rhodesia 1948, '49, '51, '57, '58, '63 CD (SWP 012CD)
2000 release. The well-known mbira dza vadzimu is not the only instrument of Zimbabwe. On this album: the versatile mbira dza vandau, the almost-extinct chipendani and chizambi mouth bows, the njari mbira, the mulanji flute, the thunderous matepe mbiras and wonderful drumming and panpipes. A collection of gems, recorded by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 24-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068106 WORLD
01. Neiwe Unonyanya
02. Here Mwana-we
03. Ndaa Murombo
04. Samanyenga Kupembera
05. Ndenda Ndofira Joni
06. Ndozofa Msango
07. Handina Mwana
08. Kufa Kusina Dangwe
09. Mwadziitira
10. Tabarirevu Woenda
11. Hondora
12. Pfeni Nengoma
13. Samondoza Iwe
14. Chirombo Woye Nditerere
15. Dendera Jikwa
16. Du-du-du
17. Zimbige
18. Shumba
19. Kwa Ambuya Asina Keriya
20. Masongano
21. Shuga
22. Pi Mchinanga
23. Wamwira Mangarangara
24. Ngoma Dze Nogororombe
25. Rikira-rikira Rerera-rikera
25. Musengu
26. Endai Kwenyu Yatonga
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TRACEY, HUGH: Southern and Central Malawi: Nyasaland 1950, '57, '58 CD (SWP 013CD)
2000 release. A variety of musics by the Mang'anja, Yao and Cewa peoples, found in the 1950s in the southern half of Malawi -- the beautiful bangwe zither, the magnificent tuned drum likhuba ensembles, brilliant xylophone playing, a small big band of kazoos. Such a richness of good music, creativity and identity -- and so well-recorded. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Twinned with SWP's other Malawi album, SWP 014. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068113 WORLD
01. Timba
02. Tabiya
03. Likhuba Drums I
04. Likhuba Drums II
05. Wosakula Sakwatidwa
06. Nkazi Wa Mulomo
07. Kulila Kwa Ng'oba
08. Zonse Na Atengani Afuna Mapass
09. Senengelado
10. Amalume
11. Mangani Mikeka Mudzinka Kwanu
12. Tisimbi Easauka
13. Manyanda
14. Mungabe
15. Wenda M'manja M'manja
16. Ndadza Apa Ndiama
17. Pita Uko
18. Mtempile
19. Uyayo Mai Moya
20. Tangu Kwata M'cembere
21. Ine Ndidandaula
22. Acinkanga
23. Kazela Kambelemba
24. Che Chipala
25. Mwana Angu Ngale
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TRACEY, HUGH: Northern and Central Malawi: Nyasaland 1950, '57, '58 CD (SWP 014CD)
2000 release. Twinned with SWP Records' other Malawi album, SWP 013, but now with music from the northern half of Malawi. More wonderful bangwe zither songs, and malipenga kazoos, but also featuring the karigo lute, the kubu bow, the kalimba -- and exceptional a cappella singing. An album of musical jewels. Tonga, Tumbuka and Cewa peoples recorded by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068120 WORLD
01. Dala Wangu Ukamunyenga Masotho
02. Chilongozi Waulende Wamoyo Zina Lake Yesu
03. Suzgu Muyaya
04. Ndalama Ndi Satana
05. Ndaluza Ine
06. Ani Sibani Nimabuka
07. Wezulu Walila
08. Nijurireni
09. Timbenge Tingaruwa
10. Walowela Mawa
11. Chigwinini Chikuko Mana Nawo
12. Mbaya Mwana Wane Bamutya Cimbwe
13. Ndipeko Kayuni Karimbula
14. M'Sodomo
15. Awelemuwo Ee Dandaula
16. Misozi
17. O Jere
18. Tumbuka Ku Kaya
19. Two Bow Songs
20 Three Kalimba Songs
21. Maka Yaya
22. Kantengo
23. Idzani Muone Kuwala
24. Mangondo Azipita
25. Chifundo Chamanga
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TRACEY, HUGH: Origins of Guitar Music: Southern Congo and Northern Zambia 1950, '51, '52, '57, '58 CD (SWP 015CD)
2001 release. In the new urban culture that invented itself during the '50s in the copper mining towns of Katanga Province in southern Congo and on the Copperbelt in northern Zambia, the guitar became an important status symbol and local styles quickly developed. This also happened in the big southern African railway connection of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. This collection of recordings by Hugh Tracey is an exciting document, the emergence of a new sound -- a must for all fans of African guitar. Includes a 24-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068137 WORLD
01. Mama Josephina
02. Masengu
03. Muleka Mwene Yombwe
04. Muleka Mwene Ngoie
05. Ematambo Waifwe Bantu
06. Banakatekwe
07. Mayo Wafwa
08. Nifwe Ba Four Pals
09. Maselino Yaya Yoyayu
10. Bamgufya Ba Kwati
11. Katikalepuke Katikatobeke
12. Chilomendo Chakumena
13. Nashe Nsapato
14. Amatsotsi Mama Amaononge Chalo
15. Akazi
16. Elube
17. Gwabi Gwabi
18. Dali Ngiyakuthanda Bati Ha-ha-ha
19. Itaula Bava Yami
20. Mama Na Mwana
21. Nachelewa
22. Safari Ya Baraka
23. Colette
24. Beni
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TRACEY, HUGH: Forest Music: Northern Belgian Congo 1952 CD (SWP 016CD)
2001 release. This album mainly features two Mangbetu groups -- the Mayogo and the Meje -- with drum ensembles, mass singing, exquisite likembe playing, and the Azande people to the west with xylophone and the intimate kundi harp. More harp by the Balendu and a unique recording explaining the language of sending messages by talking drums by the Lokele near Stanleyville (Kisangani). As The New York Times wrote: "Music from another world!" Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068144 WORLD
01. Congo Bereji
02. Gbada
03. Masi Asibi Mbaya
04. Agapa
05. Three Girls' Party Songs
06. Adomba
07. Nadu
08. Nemangolia
09. Meria
10. Dzoli
11. Andanyero Mamamba
12. Nakatiye
13. Gibolo
14. Gitari Na Congo
15. Mildebina Vungu Kwato
16. Zilo
17. Amama Mi Adu Nagwetia Lebobo
18. Ndiri
19. Taragina
20. Abu Madzada
21. Mali Ta Kangana
22. Talking Drums of the Upper Congo
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TRACEY, HUGH: Tswana and Sotho Voices: Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho 1951, '57, '59 CD (SWP 017CD)
2001 release. Zulu singing may be well-known nowadays, but the voices of two neighboring peoples -- the culturally and linguistically connected Sotho and Tswana -- have until now remained out of the spotlight. Their singing of songs of great beauty is both powerful and moving, often of ancient origins and containing much wisdom. And their voices are also very present in the festive ditlhaka reedpipe ensembles and eerie lesiba mouthbow songs, included in this unique collection of historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Twinned with SWP Records' other South African album The Nguni Sound, SWP 020 -- this is South African roots music! Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068151 WORLD
01. A Re Eng
02. Selepe Ga Se A Ja Mosu
03. Tshetle Di Kae
04. Maomosa Re Kaeleng
05. Re Tswa Kwa Tlhabane
06. Serago Ko Gae Ngwana Mmaphokoje
07. Ko Gae, Ko Gae
08. Majone
09. Nkwe E Jele Rantshilane
10. Pulana Yoo Rara Bule
11. Ngana Wa lela
12. Eh Pula Aene A Le Mogogo
13. Pula
14. Ausi
15. Marimbo
16. Marola Bila Kile
17. Waya Waya Le Makalatshane
18. Ga Re A Nwa Ka Nkgwana Pele
19. Khajoane
20. Makhoroane
21. Monga Kobo
22. Hee Ke Bale
23. Oa Mona Letsie
24. Litsoanya
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BAIRD, MICHAEL: Gongs & Bells CD (SWP 018CD)
2002 release. A solo project by drummer/composer Michael Baird. Gongs and bells vibrate, tremble, quake, quiver, flutter, flicker, murmur, hum, throb, ding, dong, peal, ping, trill, tinkle, oscillate, ring and shake. Each one a microcosm, wonderfully recorded, capturing every overtone. The album enters the borderland between ethnic music, improvisation and soundscape without the pretension of being experimental, and where you seem to get liberated from all kinds of musical conventions. Includes an 8-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068168 WORLD
01. Hand Bells
02. Sound Bar
03. Floor Gongs
04. Church Gongs
05. Tibel Cymbals
06. Wind Pipes
07. Jingling Bells
08. Stick Gongs
09. Bamboo Chimes
10. Zen Bowls
11. Gong Song
12. Cowbell Solo
13. Double Sound Bar
14. Pastoral Bells
15. Pearl Chimes
16. Java Bells
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VA: Zambia Roadside: Music from Southern Province CD (SWP 019CD)
2003 release. Off to the sides of the main road between Livingstone and Lusaka, Zambia's Southern Province is vibrant with a large diversity of music -- topical songs, unique guitar styles (often with self-made guitars), catchy tunes and rhythms, beautiful harmony singing, and some nice drumming! The roadside reality -- the state of music as it is. And it is the hands of wonderful individualistic musicians, in this relatively unknown part of Africa, who deserve a wider audience. Relaxed field recordings by Michael Baird made in 1996 and 2002. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068175 WORLD
01. Kalonda
02. Moyo Taukali Mucamba
03. Busiku Bwanduuma
04. Maggie
05. Kalinda
06. Nobantu Bacisi
07. Wbelelwa
08. Shungu Namutitima
09. Twalumba
10. Mwachibona Chimami
11. Baka Mana Bana Mubingi
12. Hamakando Vwila
13. Kulila Kwakabbanjo
14. Kasilimu Baama
15. Aidisi Tiyakalonda Banyama
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TRACEY, HUGH: The Nguni Sound: South Africa & Swaziland 1955, '57, '58 CD (SWP 020CD)
2003 release. By "the Nguni" is meant the peoples along the SE coast of Africa, who are known as Xhosa, Zulu, Swati. On this album we hear traditional unaccompanied groups singing with great vocal power, strength of melody, richness of harmony, and intimate songs with music bows -- this is roots music, and these are the most authentic recordings of it. There are also some examples of Western instruments readily adopted, creatively, but still with a definite Nguni sound, and the seemingly natural step to their own jazz style. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 24-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068182 WORLD
01. Inkuku Into Ezakwnezeka
02. Umalilela Imango Ingasiyo Yakho
03. Ikostina
04. Wolala
05. Abatandani Ngumasingili
06. Ndemka Nehlungulwana
07. Ulele Matshawuzo
08. Tsholoza
09. Bayathetha Bantwana Ndinendaba
10. Isigqumza
11. Ubengalahl' Iinkomo
12. Lo Mna Ndigula Ngohlanya
13. Ulalele Ke Mbhemu
14. Unonkala
15. Ilizwe Lifile Kuzimfazwe
16. Kuyashisha Emqhobo
17. Ngazula Ezintabeni
18. Emalomeni
19. Two Flute Tunes
20. Ngimthanda Nje Muhle
21. Bae Lidzela Nyoni
22. Incaba Kancofula
23. Lezontaba
24. Myekelen' Ahlome Ka La Kubeka
25. Lantombeni
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TRACEY, HUGH: Southern Mozambique: Portuguese East Africa 1943, '49, '54, '55, '57, '63 CD (SWP 021CD)
2003 release. Mozambique is the longest country in Africa, and has a correspondingly wide range of cultures and music. The area below the Zambezi River is generally referred to as "Southern Mozambique." Sit back and be amazed by this musical richness represented here by seven peoples: with xylophones, drums, mbiras, singing horns, reedpipes, vocals -- and young girls playing ocarinas as if in a dream. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068199 WORLD
01. Four Chigowilo Tunes
02. Two Chimveka Tunes
03. Msitso Wa Wuraru
04. Hinganyengisa Masingita
05. Atu Hakuwona
06. Msungiso Wa Siwaka
07. Lawanani Michangasika Timbila
08. Mandowa I
09. Mandowa II
10. Mandowa IV
11. Nahatengena
12. Masesa
13. Numero Uno We Regulo Rumbane
14. Maruvata
15. Custodo A Mabile
16. Nzifani Ya Joni
17. Ntendene
18. Mwalusu
19. Mutendeni
20. Maria Wa Ntumbi
21. Ndarira
22. Wakwatira Chabe
23. Ndaramba Murandu Kumui Kwangu
24. Doka Wandimara Chiperi
25. Two Chigowilo Tunes
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TRACEY, HUGH: Tanzania Instruments: Tanganyika 1950 CD (SWP 022CD)
2003 release. Features master-musicians playing some of the many instruments that were to be found in this large country, in both instrumental tunes and in accompaniment of songs. The dark rumblings of the nanga trough zither, sparkling likembe notes, deep drumming, flute laments, panpipes -- from the northwestern corner near Lake Victoria to the musical melting pot of Zanzibar. A journey of highlights only. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068205 WORLD
01. Mjinga Masikiyo Uzibe
02. Mitambu Yalagala Kumchuzi
03. Hongahonga Lele
04. Tubuke Ku Kaya Kwa Mwankenja
05. Kikobele Kiluba
06. Five Ilonge Tunes
07. Tukhongine Tulauya
08. Ngwikdika Sadanga Wapamagulu
09. Drum Rhythm
10. Chume Che Nledi Nkwigaila
11. Malume Gasimbi Chilumenda
12. Sauti I
13. Sauti II
14. Manyanga I
15. Manyanga II
16. Nkete
17. Mugangara
18. Rwakagasha
19. Kishwaga
20. Mugasha
21. Lukiza
22. Two Enkoito Rhythms
23. Marombogo
24. Majirani Njoni
25. Tukalanga
26. Kisonge
27. Hindu Yamsegesa
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TRACEY, HUGH: Tanzania Vocals: Tanganyika 1950 CD (SWP 023CD)
2003 release. This CD is a selection of largely a cappella performances, sometimes with clapping, stamping and small percussion, recorded by Hugh Tracey. Listen to more than 600 Chagga men and women chant on the southern slopes of Mt. Meru, hear timeless praise songs by the Gogo, humorous songs by the Nyamwezi, lyrical wigasha dance songs by the Sukuma, and the unmistakable Maasai chanting. Vocals straight from the heart by peoples without any kind of identity crisis. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068243 WORLD
01. Mfwa Kipanga
02. Marrite
03. Manyanga
04. Meru Washi
05. Mudala Mukamba, Nakangishe
06. Ng'wadila Ng'wiza Wani baba Rumi
07. Ngosha Wewe Nasengilehe
08. Awana Wane Wakuluganga
09. Mulebone Naliyagamba Lya Ntemi Salamba
10. Simba Lumi
11. Tanganyika
12. Awu Mungo Ya Wetu Amusolile Konongo I
13. Awu Mungo Ya Wetu Amusolile Konongo II
14. Mulipe Kodi
15. Uwi Mamsanga Makumbulage Wagela Mnyabo
16. Kamwezi Sensa Muyaya
17. Uswezi
18. Eruko
19. Tamanaiyo Angare Nanyoki
20. Embrukoi
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TRACEY, HUGH: Secular Music from Uganda 1950 & 1952 CD (SWP 024CD)
2003 release. Twinned with SWP Records' album of Ugandan court music SWP 008, this CD features music by the people for the people, for their own enjoyment -- secular, worldly music free of any court constraints. Likembes, harps, horn ensembles, flutes, etc. Become a convert to the lyrics of the opening track: "All things in nature love each other, the lips love the teeth, the beard loves the chin, and all the little ants go br-r-r-r together!" Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 16-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068236 WORLD
01. Warumbirigwe
02. Lwakuba Abataka
03. Abakazi Okunzanhda
04. Kate Kalume
05. Omukungu Nakanyagwe
06. Rwakyesiga Ensolima
07. Kyenda Ali Mugenyi
08. Ayahangiri Abakozi
09. Kawairanga
10. Kawamyita Wagenda
11. Losungu Bakali
12. Kukoikya
13. Okachi
14. Tich Mabere
15. Eoudi Odekayi Etwani
16. Elosi Aberu Akipore Imaniti Abiro
17. Two Nyamulera Dances
18. Akasozi Mwiri
19. Obuwala Bwe Nawanende
20. Mulimo Omutanda
21. Two Ndere Tunes
22. Two Ndere & Drum Tunes
23. Kiriyo
24. Mere
25. Amagombe Galindya
26. Omukyalo Nga Bamugeya
27. Nak'umiza Umukhana Aloba
28. Mujenje
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TRACEY, HUGH: Forgotten Guitars from Mozambique: Portuguese East Africa 1955, '56, '57 CD (SWP 025CD)
2003 release. Aside from Katanga in the Congo and the Zambian Copperbelt, southern Mozambique also developed its own distinctive guitar sound in the '50s -- the roots of marrabenta. Listen to the enigmatic Feliciano Gomes sing about the problems of getting children, the promiscuity of women, snobbism, jealousy, the supernatural, enjoy Aurelio Kowano's virtuoso rhythm guitar playing, and others -- now no longer forgotten. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068229 WORLD
01. Feliciano Gomes - Wukati Lakukawa
02. Feliciano Gomes - Awu Ngali Wanchumo
03. Feliciano Gomes - Godwa Aswibanga
04. Feliciano Gomes - Nyamugowelo
05. Feliciano Gomes - Ndodya Mutombo
06. Aurelio Kowano - Kwongotela Mwananga
07. Aurelio Kowano - Uta Rungula Wamamane Lekaya
08. Andrea Sitole - Nonavela Mwana Maiwaku
09. Nacio Makanda - Kerestina Wena Waluma
10. Nacio Makanda - Riranzo
11. Americo Kossa & Aurelio Jefe - Hakunene
12. Alberto Mwammosi & Gabriel Bila - Watasala Warila Nanzifile
13. Aurelio Kowano & Alberto Fulani - Maluzano
14. Aurelio Kowano & Alberto Fulani - Vozua Vakuvitana Gelegele
15. Aurelio Kowano - Halakuvuma
16. Feliciano Gomes - Tingana Mukon'wana
17. Feliciano Gomes - Anavela Cocacola Mwana Mama
18. Feliciano Gomes - Tsapwa
19. Feliciano Gomes - Matsaire
20. Mahikwani Makhuvele - Hayilolosa Amale Ye Ma Tshangane
21. Armando Muwane - He Wena Mani
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SIBANDA, GEORGE: The Legendary George Sibanda: Southern Rhodesia 1948, '49, '50, '52 CD (SWP 026CD)
2004 release. Singer/songwriter/guitarist George Sibanda from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, was in effect sub-Saharan Africa's first music star, discovered by Hugh Tracey in 1948. Alas, he could not cope with fame and fortune and had drunk himself to death by the end of the '50s. A legendary figure, here finally is his exceptional guitar-picking coupled with his generous voice and happy-go-lucky songs. This wonderful collection of recordings by Hugh Tracey comprises 24 tracks, including the worldwide hit "Guabi Guabi." Includes a 16-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068212 WORLD
01. Dali Ngiyakuthanda Bati Ha-Ha-Ha
02. Ungahamba No Tsotsi
03. Ngiyakuthanda Ntombi Emnyama
04. Otsotsi
05. Guabi Guabi
06. Chuzi Mama
07. Kwantu
08. Kuyini Loku
09. Eranda Ngabop' Itrain
10. Llanga Lashona
11. Uma Lovie
12. Sake Sabotshwa
13. Sivele Sithandana
14. Inyakanyaka
15. Amandebele
16. Hamba La Venda
17. Emely Uyabizwa
18. Itshumi Lami Bafana
19. I-I Thina Lapha Esishupekayo
20. Mami
21. Dlala Laiza
22. Umfazi We Polisa Usegqoka Amal
23. Yinindaba Wena, My Boy
24. Epilogue
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VA: Zambush Vol. 1: Zambian Hits from the 80s CD (SWP 027CD)
2004 release. The electric music from Zaire and Zimbabwe from the '80s may be well-known in the West, the music from Zambia is not. Musically, there is no good reason for this. Zambia had always had a vibrant and diversified music scene, and during the '80s yet another new musical era emerged -- the kalindula years. The true meaning of the era is that rural dance music from all over Zambia went electric and these songs became the big hits of the time: Zambian popular music had finally become roots music! So put yourself in a dancing frame of mind and let yourself be zambushed. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068250 WORLD
01. Five Revolutions - Kachasu
02. Amayenge - Kusiyana Siyana Kwa Maofesi
03. Masiye Ban - Dziko La Mulungu
04. Amayenge - Mao
05. Uweka Stars - Grace
06. Black Power Band - Imisango Ya Ba Chairman
07. Julizya Band - Tai Yaka
08. Green Labels - Kwacha Ngwee
09. Serenje Kalindula Band - Umwana Wanshiwa
10. Mashabe Band - Ukwenda Nayenda
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VA: Zambush Vol. 2: Zambian Hits from the 60s and 70s CD (SWP 028CD)
2005 release. Three Zambian legends: the sophisticated group The Big Gold Six featuring the jazzy guitar of Bestin Mwanza, the sweet singer from the province Emmanuel Mulemena, and the cosmopolitan Nashil Pichen Kazembe. Now we can finally hear how they sounded -- and what we hear are three different great vocal sounds and three different great guitar sounds that could only have come from Zambia. So once again, put yourself in a dancing mode and let yourself be zambushed by this beautiful music! Includes a 24-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068267 WORLD
01. The Big Gold Six - Titwe Titwe
02. The Big Gold Six - Lukombo
03. The Big Gold Six - Kanya Titi Kalila
04. The Big Gold Six - Jairo
05. The Big Gold Six - Antu Onse Tingwilizane
06. The Big Gold Six - Ku Nakambala
07. The Big Gold Six - Mumbanda
08. The Big Gold Six - One Zambia One Nation
09. The Big Gold Six - Bana Mayo Banomba
10. The Big Gold Six - Mulya Wondwe
11. The Big Gold Six - Musendayi We Mwana
12. The Big Gold Six - Tunsensele Ingombe Balalaya
13. The Big Gold Six - Copper Ebuboni
14. Emmanuel Mulemena - Mbokoshi Yalufu
15. Emmanuel Mulemena - Ki Bukwe Hya Mutown
16. Emmanuel Mulemena - Shukka Shukka
17. Emmanuel Mulemena - Imbote
18. Nashil Pichen Kazembe - A Phiri Anabwera
19. Nashil Pichen Kazembe - Peace Work
20. Nashil Pichen Kazembe - Mpandileko
21. Nashil Pichen Kazembe - Chuma Chivuta
22. Nashil Pichen Kazembe - Mwamuna Wanga Mwana
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BAIRD, MICHAEL: The Ritmoloog Continues..... CD (SWP 029CD)
2005 release. Modern music with a pan-African basis! Zambian-born drummer/composer Michael Baird mixes electronics with audio and some words. This is highly personal music -- nine different rhythmic pieces, nine different moods. With wonderful contributions by guest musicians such as Kofi Ayivor (GHA), Ousmane Seye (SEN), Jeroen van Vliet (NL), and Konkie Halmeyer (CUR), who all love to cross over existing boundaries. Idiosyncratic groove music that cannot be confined to one category. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068007 WORLD
01. Gongoma Meditatif
02. Fwanda Fun
03. Rain Music
04. Download and Merge
05. Kalimba Nine
06. Xylo Xyzo
07. Sophie's Jumpsuit
08. Heritage Groove
09. La Bouche
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TRACEY, HUGH: Kenyan Songs and Strings: Kenya 1950 & 1952 CD (SWP 030CD)
2006 release. The selection of music here is comprised of a cappella choirs and songs accompanied by string instruments. Except for two guitar tracks and one oud track, the string instruments are all lyres -- chepkongo, kipukandet, thum, litungu. The strummed lyres sound very guitar-like, at times positively post-punk, and then the wonderful buzzing bass sound of the plucked thum, with strings made of cow tendons, and an array of beautiful traditional vocal styles. Includes the famous song "Chemirocha." Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 24-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068274 WORLD
01. Chemutoi Ketienya & Girls - Chemirocha
02. Bekiyebei Arap Mosonik - Kang'et Chorwet
03. Kipkemo Arap Ngasura - Arap Chemonget
04. Teituk Arap Sumiyot - Bengeria
05. Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony & Men - Ho Jambo Bwana
06. Daudi Otuoma - Naftali Ouko
07. Daudi Otuoma - Chief Gidion Magak
08. Nyawaga Mgele - Onyiego Kobara
09. Elisha Nyakango - Peny Gi Polo
10. Joshua Mzee Adhiembo - Okech Okelo
11. Onyito School Choir - Olenyo Ber Neno Nyar Oganda
12. Bondo Girls Choir - Tong Tong
13. Jediah Khivali & Girls - Gevuse
14. Salome Nolega & Girls - Mulima Hale
15. Joshua Omwami - Makomere
16. Sheik Mbaruku - Habana Mapenzi
17. Jeremiah Mukanda & Men - Wanga Syeche
18. Kalachi Mbaru & Boys - Nenda Mundani
19. Akito Arap Yeko - Arap Chepsiolei
20. Akito Arap Yeko - Chepchoni Marinda
21. Kipkeino Arap Rop - Arap Kapero
22. Rebecca Nyanjega & Girls - Ruimbo Rwakwa
23. Wangari wa Gibson & Girls - Kiriri
24. Tabitha Wairmu & Girls - Mucungwa
25. J.P. Odera - Kiss Cha Moto-moto
26. The Obiero Group - Nyon Anyona
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TRACEY, HUGH: Colonial Dance Bands: Kenya, Tanganyika, Portuguese East Africa, Northern Rhodesia, Belgian Congo 1950 & 1952 CD (SWP 031CD)
2006 release. This album presents a variety of African bands playing dance music during the colonial period. Recorded in the British colonies of Kenya, Tanganyika and Northern Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, and Belgian Congo. Some bands were professional outfits playing to Europeans, mostly in hotels, others were enthusiastic amateurs. Each and every one was a pioneer in their way, and deserves tremendous respect for that alone. Number 20 in the series "Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey." Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068281 WORLD
01. Shabani Abdullah & The Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band - Nani Aliemtia Bure
02. Shabani Abdullah & The Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band - Nimepata Mpenzi Mtoto
03. Ally K. Sykes & The Dar-es-Salaam Swingers - Chaupele Mpenzi
04. Egyptian Musical Club - Baadina
05. East Coast Orchestra - Doa Jeupe
06. East Coast Orchestra - Wapenzi Kuwaona
07. Jauharah Orchestra - Maashuki
08. Jauharah Orchestra - Mimi
09. Jauharah Orchestra - Damu Imenikauka
10. Jauharah Orchestra - Wangu Ukutina
11. Rhythm Experts Band - Mapenzi Ya Kwetu Sisi
12. Coast Social Orchestra - Nali Kisafiri
13. Coast Social Orchestra - Sini Kere Kere Omama
14. Coast Social Orchestra - Ngamririkanya
15. Lake Victoria Band - Gild A Heri
16. Grupo Manjacaziana - Miseria Da Vida
17. Grupo Manjacaziana - Meu Amor Era Aviador
18. Grupo Manjacaziana - Malandro
19. Grupo Manjacaziana - Cachopa
20. Chippy's Dance Band - Love Is a Merry-Go-Round
21. Chippy's Dance Band - Ndinokuziwa
22. Chippy's Dance Band - Chemutengure
23. Orchestre Opera - Elisa Mwasi Kitoko
24. Henri Bembele & the Orchestre Tinapa - Beni
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TRACEY, HUGH: Bulawayo Jazz: Southern Rhodesia 1950, '51, '52 CD (SWP 032CD)
2006 release. In no book of the history of jazz will you find any mention, let alone a chapter, about Africa's very own style of jazz developed in the early 1950s -- in Bulawayo, to be precise, economic heart of then-Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and gateway to and from South Africa. This is a grand omission. Here, finally, is the evidence. After all, the only other jazz style born outside of the USA before the 1960s was the gypsy swing of the Hot Club de France. The dominant figure in the Bulawayo scene was saxophonist and bandleader August Musarurwa -- also composer of the world hit "Skokiaan." Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068298 WORLD
01. Cold Storage Band - Ndakurakura Mai
02. Cold Storage Band - Mafambiro E Hwai
03. Los Angeles Orchestra - Hamba Hamba Madala
04. Chaminuka Band - Chaminuka's Magic Jive
05. Cold Storage Band - Skokiaan
06. Dick Ncube Trio - Ngangile Ntombi Yami
07. Cold Storage Band - Ududuzela
08. Cold Storage Band - Ndipe Dza Kwangu
09. Cold Storage Band - Misiwezi
10. Los Angeles Orchestra - ICharlie Jive
11. Los Angeles Orchestra - Ungityel' Amanga
12. Cold Storage Band - Rhumba
13. Cold Storage Band - Hondo Chivutsi
14. De Dark Brownies - Hlabelani Ke Bafana
15. Cold Storage Band - Klara Tsotsi Umba
16. Cold Storage Band - Tsvuku Kunema
17. Cold Storage Band - Siqonda Emaquswini
18. Umtali Chipisa Band - Zuva Rashona
19. Umtali Chipisa Band - Kuenda Namwendo
20. Umtali Chipisa Band - MaChipisa Watere MuChikunda
21. Chaminuka Band - Johnny's Getting Married
22. Chaminuka Band - I May Jump
23. Chaminuka Band - Tipemba Fodya
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VA: Lesotho Calling: Lesiba & Sekhankula Music CD (SWP 033CD)
2007 release. The lesiba mouthbow meditative sound, almost abstract but definitely breathing an array of overtones, music of the ancestors, music of birds and mountains, a sound that could only come from Africa. This ancient instrument is the national instrument of the Kingdom of Lesotho, and it is alive and well -- good news, as so many traditional musics from central, eastern and southern Africa have disappeared within the last 50 years. On his trip to Lesotho in 2006, Michael Baird recorded what he found -- many lesiba players, and another herdsman's instrument, the sekhankula bow, and some old-style Sotho concertina. Includes a 24-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068304 WORLD
01. Moshesha Hlomelang - 'Mangoanana
02. Moshesha Hlomelang - Ea lla Koekoe
03. Moshesha Hlomelang - Khabulubulu
04. Mphahama Moleli - Ntate Lekhotleng
05. Mphahama Moleli - Ntate Ea Nko E Mpe
06. Mphahama Moleli - Tselane Ngoanak'e Nka Lipompong
07. Molahlehi Matima - Whistling
08. Molahlehi Matima - Mampampa
09. Molahlehi Matima - Tselane Ngoanak'e
10. Limpho Metsing - Pina Ea Limpho
11. Limpho Metsing - Limpho Talks
12. Limpho Metsing - La Theosa
13. Motsoetla Letsie - Mocholoko Satane
14. Samuel Tolosi - Ke lula Fats'e
15. Mojela - A Tla Le Otla Masole
16. Lebohang Serine - Oa Nthahele Mohlolo
17. Mahloane Trio - Ha Liba Je Ntja Tsa Ntate Lekhaba
18. Chibase Mkoeanasi - Mohoula
19. Nomo Lesole - Koaleng Mamati
20. Sehloho Lebusa - Ntate Selati
21. Sehloho Lebusa - Ntate Nkuebe Baleha Lehanya
22. Sello Mothibeli - Phakoe Setheng
23. Sello Mothibeli - Pina Ea Sello
24. Sello Mothibeli - Nonyana
25. Samuel Tolosi - Pina Ea Samuel
26. Mahloane Trio - Ke A Lekhalemela Le Lona Bacha
27. Chibase Mkoeanasi - Bana Ba Batho
28. Moshesha Hlomelang - Ntate Baleha Lehlanya
29. Moshesha Hlomelang - Mamasianoke
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TRACEY, HUGH: The Very Best of Hugh Tracey CD (SWP 034CD)
2008 release. Englishman Hugh Tracey (1903-1977) dedicated his life to recording African music. During an era that no one else took African music seriously at all, HT crisscrossed central, eastern and southern Africa, recording what he found. He foresaw that much of the music would disappear through urbanization and outside influences. In so many cases, we are lucky to have his recordings of so much amazing music -- no one else recorded it. His archive constitutes the musical memory of half a continent. This final album features one star track from each of the 21 CDs in the series, plus as a bonus, there are six tracks from the original session by guitarist Jean Bosco Mwenda. Housed in a 6-page digipak.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068311 WORLD
01. Royal Drum Ensemble - Zigezi Karagwe
02. Nyoro Royal Horn Ensemble - Rwakanembe
03. Chief Baonoko And Men - Yando
04. Edward Kalunga - Bata Wasunga Mulundu
05. Dibaya Men & Women - Wa Kabwalala Wa Beena Luluwa
06. Mugadzikwa Mwanagona - Chirombo Woye Nditerere
07. Limited Mfundo - Tabiya
08. Beti Kamanga - Dale Wangu Ukamunyenga Masotho
09. Patrice Ilunga & Victor Misomba - Masengu
10. Gabriel Ebogoma - Andanyero Mamamba
11. Motsekhumo Tiro & Men - Maomosa Re Kaeleng
12. Nontwintwi - Inkulu into Ezakwenzeka
13. Shambini's Ensemble - Msitso Wa Wuraru
14. Pembe Selemani & Men - Mjinga Masikiyo Uzibe
15. Madeje Matengo And Men & Women - Awu Mungo Ya Wetu II
16. Eriya Bakwasa - Omukungu Nakanyagwe
17. Feliciano Gomes - Wukati Lakukawa Hinenge
18. George Sibanda - Guabi Guabi
19. Chemutoi Ketienya & Girls - Chemirocha
20. The East Coast Orchestra - Doa Jeupe
21. The Cold Storage Band - Skokiaan
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AREND NIJENHUIS/MICHAEL BAIRD: Twenty Years After CD (SWP 035CD)
2009 release. Two duets of pure improvised music of the highest quality, featuring the legendary Dutch recluse Arend Nijenhuis and drummer Michael Baird. In the first duet, Arend plays synthesizer and Michael the drum set, and in the second duet, 20 years later, Arend plays piano and Michael assorted percussion. They are engaged in a true dialogue from the first note to the last, in recordings so clear and direct that it is as if they are playing in your living room. Unpretentious music that cheers you up, but that also requires openmindedness from the listener. Housed in a 6-page digipak.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068328 JAZZ
01. Has a Crime Been Committed? Where Are the Victims?
02. A Judge Is Appointed, But What Is the Charge?
03. The Jury Meet for the First Time
04. Swing in the Courthouse
05. Some Evidence and Some Doubt
06. The Notion of Forgiveness
07. Final Pleas and the Verdict: Everyone Is Guilty!
08. Escape Plans
09. The Wondrous World of Release
10. Waiting for Some Transport
11. Parlez-vous Francais?
12. Little Red Riding Hood Lives
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VA: The Kankobela of the Batonga Vol. 1: Recorded in Zambia & Zimbabwe CD (SWP 036CD)
2009 release. The kankobela is the thumb-piano of the Batonga people, who live in the Zambezi Valley on both sides of Lake Kariba. A solo instrument played by men, to express their innermost feelings in songs about a range of subjects from spiritual to humorous. The instrument itself is always highly customized, and the songs all highly personal: no two players sound the same. But it is dying out, as young people are not continuing the tradition. On this album, SWP Records presents seven surviving masters, with otherworldly songs, deep buzzing and mesmerizing time patterns. Tongatronics -- but without any electricity! Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068335 WORLD
01. Aaron Nchenje - Wakali Perfume
02. Aaron Nchenje - Utamujayi Mwana
03. Edward Mun'gombe - Baneene Mundilaye
04. Edward Mun'gombe - Kondipa Ambe Ndimuntu Nyokwe
05. Nyeleti Mukkuli - Nchembele Musimbi Wangu
06. Andrew Munyumbwe - Saliya Ndakuleka
07. Simuna Mugande - Jaya Mwaamu
08. Simuna Mugande - Lwiimbo Lwamuka Mufwu
09. Benson Siamundyoli - Njokalai
10. Benson Siamundyoli - Bbandu Bbandu Mweendo
11. Manjele Siabaswi - Amundipe Dyonko
12. Edward Mun'gombe - Nkaambonzi Beenzuma
13. Simuna Mugande - Nkobuli Busimbi Bulikomoyo
14. Andrew Munyumbwe - Maila Mutaalimi
15. Andrew Munyumbwe - Twafwa Nzala
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SEAMEN, PHIL: The Late Great Phil Seamen CD (SWP 037CD)
2009 release. Phil Seamen was arguably the greatest jazz drummer Europe has ever produced. He was up there alongside such contemporaries as Kenny Clarke and Philly-Joe Jones -- creative, and with a wonderful feel for time, a true personality with a recognizable sound and approach. A legend in his own lifetime, he died in 1972. Best-known by some in the rock world as the mentor of Ginger Baker. This album of highlights of his playing, with beautifully remastered recordings from between 1953 and 1972 also features Jack Parnell, Victor Feldman, Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Stan Tracey, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kenny Graham, Harold McNair, Ronnie Scott, and Tony Coe. Includes a 24-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068366 JAZZ
01. I Started Playing the Drums (Phil Seamen talks 1972)
02. Times Getting Tougher (Jimmy Witherspoon & Dick Morrissey Quartet 1966)
03. Tangerine (Harold McNair Quartet 1961)
04. Free (Stan Tracey Trio 1959)
05. Tonal (Joe Harriott Quintet 1961)
06. Abstract (Joe Harriott Quintet 1960)
07. Big Top (Victor Feldman Big Band 1956)
08. Kick Off (Jack Parnell Big Band 1954)
09. Main Title Nowhere to Go (Dizzy Reece Quartet 1958)
10. The Escape (Duet with Dizzy Reece 1958)
11. Question and Answer (drum solo 1961)
12. Boo-Bah (Stan Tracey Trio 1959)
13. One Four (Kenny Graham And His Satellites 1956)
14. Five Four (Kenny Graham And His Satellites 1956)
15. Haitian Ritual (Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists 1953)
16. Seamen's Mission (Ronnie Scott Orchestra 1954)
17. Formation (Joe Harriott Quintet 1960)
18. Bongo Chant (Kenny Graham's Afro Cubists 1957)
19. Reza (Tony Coe Quartet 1971)
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BAIRD, MICHAEL: Ends and Odds CD (SWP 038CD)
2010 release. A nicely weird but groovy collection of 13 different pieces, all written and performed by drummer/composer/producer/field recordist Michael Baird. An ambient Afro-jazzy meltdown, original down to its inner core. Voodoo-jazz for all occasions. An idiosyncratic, avantgardistic mix of African rhythms, European jazz and pop. With some help from friends Layba Diawara (GUI) (balafon), Rick van Heerden (ZIM) (alto sax), Sophie de Vries (NL) (vocals), Marianne Noordink (NL) (nay), Cherry Wijdenbosch (SUR) (vocals), and Jasper le Clercq (NL) (violin). Housed in a 6-page digipak.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068380 JAZZ
01. ID File
02. Stutter
03. Pullu
04. Pinky's Dayout
05. Stick Gongs Remix
06. La Bouche Remix
07. Nande Song
08. Heart of Sleeves
09. Mourning After
10. Face with a View
11. Bat Brushes
12. Outside
13. Mutant Budima
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VA: The Kankobela of the Batonga Vol. 2: Recorded in Zambia & Zimbabwe CD (SWP 039CD)
2011 release. After the seven surviving masters presented on the Vol. 1 album, SWP Records presents here on Vol. 2 eleven more masters, with more otherworldly songs, deep buzzing, and mesmerizing time patterns. Tongatronics -- but without any electricity! These recordings, together with those on the Vol. 1 album, form a rare in-depth focus on just one of many music microcosms in Africa that are disappearing. Sit up, take notice, and feast your ears on this bit of musical genius before it is gone forever -- groovy, funky, ancient, modern. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068359 WORLD
01. Daunzi Munsaka - Kungoma
02. Johnny Mudenda - Kwakasika Mbwelaani
03. Leonard Mweembe Siapwayuma - Kwasyaala Piece Kufwa
04. Daunzi Munsaka - Mukulananaagu
05. Jemisoni "Landrover" Siasuntwe - Mugabe Bamana Kufwa Mutala
06. Timothy Mudimba - Ntwambonzi
07. Choose Muleya - Mpocili Ncindakaamba Namalelo
08. Aaron Siamajele - Ilakutola Nzala
09. Johnny Mudenda - Wanaya Nswi Utola Kumbi
10. Nyeleti Mukkuli - Musimbi Wakuceezya Muzingili
11. Jairos Siachindya - Ndilila Bwangu
12. Jemisoni "Landrover" Siasuntwe - Bamwaika Bamulonga
13. Katulo Mudimba - Kabwi Kangu
14. Kapule Mutale - Ndeende Ndilamulandui
15. Joseph Mweene Manyona - Bamana Bana Bana
16. Aaron Nchenje - Budima Imitation
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GIJS HENDRIKS QUARTET: On the Way CD (SWP 040CD)
2012 release. Recordings from 1976-1977 for a double LP that was never released for legal reasons, by the legendary Dutch saxophonist Gijs Hendriks and his quartet, featuring pianist Siegfried Kessler, with guest appearances by trombonist Slide Hampton (USA), trumpeter Sonny Grey (JAM), and conga drummer Raul Burnet (CUR). Excellent, still-fresh jazz that has stood the test of time, by an individualist who, with bebop as a basis, developed his own language. Housed in a 6-page digipak.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068373 JAZZ
01. A Minor Foolin'
02. Canto De Ossanha
03. Just a Ballad
04. Where Have I Heard?
05. Da's Bes
06. The Latest Piece
07. Het Bitonale Stukje
08. Round About Midnight
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VA: Zambia Roadside 2 CD (SWP 041CD)
2013 release. Music is abundant in Zambia, it is part of everyday life. And this landlocked country contains many different cultures within its borders: this album merely touches on some of them. Zambia's musical diversity and richness is indeed a true natural resource, but to this day it is still underestimated and relatively unknown. SWP Records presents here upbeat rural recordings with deep dance grooves, marvelous drumming, an old silimba xylophone master, exquisite vocal harmonizing, uplifting gospel music Zambian-style, and the ancient kalumbu bow -- a mixture of youth and tradition. No two ways about it, you will come away happier after hearing this wonderfully honest music. Includes a 20-page booklet.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068397 WORLD
01. Mansa Visual Art Band - Bantu Welesa Wesu (Aushi)
02. Mukuni Palace Musicians - Kuli Shungu (Leya)
03. Ngoma Roots Band - Nipanike (Lozi)
04. Hachaanga Squad - Ndakali Kwetwe (Tonga)
05. Tusole Band - Ing'anda Yapoila (Tonga)
06. Clement Moonga - Ino Ino (Tonga)
07. Enock Mbongwe Haciwa - Tulumbe Mwami (Tonga)
08. Chris Haambwiila - Saansa Cisanse (Ila)
09. Crispin Mutanuka - Kuomboka (Lozi)
10. Twatasha Dance Group - Chimondo (Aushi)
11. Twatasha Dance Group - Chibinda Wanama (Aushi)
12. Bwafya Cultural Troupe - Twaile Kwamilambo Nemfumu (Aushi)
13. Indigenous Ila Culture Association - Yanchime Ngoma/Kumaala Yooyo (Ila)
14. Nambuka Chileka - Ndayeya Mbwakeenda Taata (Tonga)
15. Ngoma Roots Band - Taiyaka (Lozi)
16. Mazheri Singers - Palameni Mwebalecula (Bemba)
17. Mansa Visual Art Band - Chiyongo Tabateba (Aushi)
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BAIRD, MICHAEL: Logo Rhythms CD (SWP 042CD)
A solo project by Michael Baird, playing the music of the Roto-Bongi on a set of five closely-tuned drums, representing the sun, moon, earth, pre-life and after-life. This melodic approach has been passed down over the generations and is seen as ancient knowledge, reflecting a cosmic view of interconnectivity. (Actually the Roto-Bongi are not an imaginary people invented by MB, but the roto-toms and bongos he plays this music on!). Deep polyrhythms by a special drummer, with a splash of synthesizer added here and there. 17'18" of bliss.
$6.99 EAN: 9789077068403 ROCK
01. Mulungushi Rock
02. Budugu
03. Kundi Afternoon
04. Musungu Kalela
05. Budugu Horizon
06. Bonguma Evening
07. Dagbamba Waa
08. Kyondo Phone Company
09. Mongu Medium Walk
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VA: African Gems CD (SWP 043CD)
This is some of the best traditional African music ever recorded. The music is the star -- of course -- then comes the wonderful musicians who performed it, but it was the recordists who make it possible for us to listen to the genius in African music captured on these magnificent tracks. After having released the 22-CD series "Historical Recordings by Hugh Tracey," it is time to pay homage to some who came after him. Thanks to Charles Duvelle, Jos Gansemans, Benoit Quersin, and David Fanshawe, for these great recordings. Over 73 minutes of magic. Each track is a gem. There is nothing coincidental in this music: it is based on a deep understanding of interconnectivity -- consequently also of time and space -- and has been developed over many centuries. Yet it sounds so modern! Each track has its own swing, and this danceable quality is a profound thing: it is participatory, revitalizing, communal, relaxing, healing.
$10.99 EAN: 9789077068410 WORLD
01. Obama Ondoua Ebini (rec. in Cameroun by Charles Duvelle)
02. Horn Ensemble (rec. in Congo by Charles Duvelle)
03. Kutomboka Dance (rec. in D.R. Congo by Jos Gansemans)
04. Madimba Xylophone Duet (rec. in D.R. Congo by Jos Gansemans)
05. Mbile (rec. in Chad by Charles Duvelle)
06. Massikoulou Orchestra (rec. in Congo by Charles Duvelle)
07. Alur Horns (rec. in Uganda by David Fanshawe)
08. Tshisani (rec. in D.R. Congo by Jos Gansemans)
09. Teka Dya Kingudi (rec. in Angola by Charles Duvelle) (CD-only)
10. Sirhele (rec. in Chad by Charles Duvelle) (CD-only)
11. Gandja (rec. in Central African Republic by Charles Duvelle) (CD-only)
12. Eshidi (rec. in D.R. Congo by Benoit Quersin) (CD-only)
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VA: African Gems LP (SWP 044LP)
LP version. 8 tracks. 140 gram vinyl pressed by Pallas.
$14.99 EAN: 9789077068441 WORLD
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TRACEY, HUGH: Congo Guitars 1952 & 1957 LP (SWP 045LP)
This is the famous Katanga guitar sound, as recorded by Hugh Tracey, based on the traditional likembe lamellaphone music of the various Luba peoples and their neighbors, who went to work in the mines and, as a result of this urbanization, embraced "modernism" by buying guitars. Plus three rumba tracks from Stanleyville (Kisangani), where there was a laid-back atmosphere with white and black people dancing together in a flourishing nightlife, exceptional for the Belgian Congo. A compilation of tracks from the CDs SWP 015: Origins of Guitar Music, SWP 011: Kanyok and Luba, SWP 034: The Very Best of Hugh Tracey, except two tracks not previously released by SWP. This LP is a 140 gram pressing by Pallas.
$14.99 EAN: 9789077068458 WORLD
A1. Patrice Ilunga & Victor Misomba - Masengu
A2. Patrice Ilunga & Victor Misomba - Mama Josephina
A3. Nono Ngoi & Anastase Kabongo - Muleka Mwene Yombwe
A4. Patrice Ilunga & Victor Misomba - Antoinette Wa Kolwezi
A5. Charles Ombiza - Safari Wa Baraka
A6. Chiband & Kazeng - Mangaay
A7. Anatole Kaseba - Muleka Mwene Ngoie
B1. Anatole Kaseba - Mudima Zenzele
B2. Jean Bosco Mwenda - Masanga
B3. Jean Bosco Mwenda - Mama Na Mwana
B4. Jean Bosco Mwenda - Bombalaka
B5. Jean Bosco Mwenda - Sokuchomale Jikita
B6. Charles Ombiza - Nachelewa
B7. Henri Bembele - Colette
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TRACEY, HUGH: Congo Traditional 1952 & 1957 LP (SWP 046LP)
Music from another world! This collection of magnificent recordings merely touches on the richness and diversity of the traditional musics of the Congo, as found by Hugh Tracey in the 1950s. In the ensemble tracks we can hear his hand-held microphone technique, as he moves around with his one mike to highlight one instrument after the other -- a kind of instant mixing. But how many of these musical traditions have been lost since they were captured on tape -- urbanization and satellite TV have taken their toll. We are lucky to have these recordings, but they especially are a gift to the peoples involved, for the legacy as played by their forebears belongs to them. A compilation of tracks from the CDs SWP 009: On the Edge of the Ituri Forest, SWP 011: Kanyok and Luba, SWP 016: Forest Music. This LP is a 140 gram pressing by Pallas.
$14.99 EAN: 9789077068472 WORLD
A1. Yando (Buudu People)
A2. Mbo (Buudu)
A3. Chindol Wa Mukaleng (Kanyok)
A4. Wa Lwend Chombel (Kanyok)
A5. Wa Kabwala Wa Beena Luluwa (Luluwa)
A6. Bambuti Dance (Mbuti)
A7. Andanyero Mamamba (Medje)
B1. Gitari Na Congo (Zande)
B2. Three Girls' Party Songs (Yogo)
B3. Mali Ta Kangana (Lendu)
B4. Iyo-o-o (Mbuti)
B5. Amabele-o-iye (Mbuti)
B6. Luma Pipes (Mbuti)
B7. Lumpungu (Luba Kasai)
B8. Amana Mi Adu Nangwetia Lebobo (Bwa)
B9. Nande Likembe Tune (Nande)
B10. Four Flute Tunes (Nande)
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LITTLE HADO: Cei Patru 12" (TABLA 003EP)
German label Tabla presents a new four-track EP from Romanian, Little Hado. His first cut here, "Cel Bogat," is a rubbery and snaky track awash with found sounds and real world samples like running water, tin pot percussion and plenty of bendy sine wave tones. It's intriguing and abstract but drags you deep into its expertly-produced world. "Cel Urat" is darker and lumpier -- drums scrape along a dusty forest floor and swampy sounds rise up from the groove. "Cel Frumos" picks up the pace with some tight, pinging kick-drums and icy hi-hat slices.
$8.99 UPC: 807297573510 ELECTRONIC
A1. Cel Bogat
A2. Cel Urat
B1. Cel Frumos
B2. Cel Sarac
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GUSTAFSSON/ALBERT OEHLEN, MATS: Jukebox-Series 001 7" (TRJBX 001EP)
Trost loves 7"s, and have therefore started a new series: Trost Jukebox Series, specially for one-time collaborations & projects. The paper-sleeve stays the same, the labels are changing, and there's artwork by Lasse Marhaug. One-time pressing, with two scheduled singles per year. Single 001: Mats Gustafsson with Albert Oehlen.
$8.99 UPC: N/A JAZZ
01. Riot In Brain Cell Nr.9
02. Dirty G-String Boogie
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SPACE GIRL: O D S M 7" (VARS 010EP)
A beguiling two-tracker from the Various label, Space Girl are two producers and a singer called Floella, all from London. A recent review: "a quirky and light-hearted set of vocals are underpinned by a subdued pop/folk/ electronica production backdrop expertly crafted. Love this." --DJ magazine, May 2013 (9/10). Already getting airplay from Rob Da Bank (Radio 1), Gideon Coe, Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio 6) and John Kennedy (Xfm). This 7" is a start of things to come. Space Girl brings a tune for the jetpack and future technology sneaker world.
$9.79 EAN: 5055300382504 ELECTRONIC
01. Space Girl
02. O D S M
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TARKUS: Tarkus LP (MRSSS 529LP)
Tarkus was born after the 1971 split of Telegraph Avenue, one of the most popular Peruvian bands at the time. TA member Walo Carrillo was joined by Argentinean musicians Guillermo Van Lacke, whom he had met previously in Lima, and 16-year-old Dario Gianella. They got together and started making music very influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Cream, and Deep Purple. They immediately developed a heavy, hard rock sound uncommon in Peru, and asked former Telegraph Avenue member Alex Nathanson to join them. They recorded their first album between April and May of 1972 for the MAG record label, which was expecting something closer to Telegraph Avenue and didn't know how to market such a heavy sound. Soon after, guitarist and main composer Dario Gianella decided to leave the band to follow his religious faith, just before they presented their debut LP live. As a result, the band disintegrated without making their official debut and only around 50 promo copies of the album were actually distributed. Time has given this LP the significance it rightly deserves as one of the foundations of Latin American hard rock, and Vinilísssimo is proud to present this new vinyl reissue.
$17.79 EAN: 8435008875299 ROCK
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MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, THE: In Wonderland LP (BEAT 063LP)
"First ever LP reissue, re-mastered from the original tapes. Features 140-gram vinyl, beautiful old school tip-on jacket, and insert with rare photos and extensive liner notes by Kevin 'Sipreano' Howes (Voluntary in Nature, Light in the Attic Records.) For many born after 1968, the group vocal and orchestra sound of the Mutual Understanding's In Wonderland may seem like the product of another dimension. Despite releasing a handful of recordings, the Mutual Understanding was not a group in the traditional sense, but rather a connected collective of Toronto, Ontario-based producers, arrangers, session musicians, and singers, brought together to create musical magic. In Wonderland is an album that harkens back to a gentler and more innocent time. Any which way, the swinging 1960s-meets-the-classics feel of In Wonderland wasn't rock and roll enough for younger audiences, yet it was likely too progressive and hip for older jazz aficionados. Proper distribution and lack of support on retail and radio levels only compounded the problem and caused the album to slip through the cracks for years. Unfortunately, this was not an uncommon problem for Canadian recordings of the era. Overshadowed by a steady influx of well-promoted discs from the United States and England, it took many decades for In Wonderland to find its rightful audience. As vinyl collectors from Asia and Europe starting scouring the used and delete record bins of North America in the 1980s and 1990s, the Mutual Understanding started to gain prominence in certain collector circles. It has now achieved cult status in Japan, England, and Korea."
$17.50 UPC: 826853858915 ROCK
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KIRK, RICHARD H.: Never Lose Your Shadow 12" (MW 055EP)
"We're honored to present a 12" EP of tracks from the archives of Sheffield based electronic music legend Richard H. Kirk, entitled Never Lose Your Shadow. Kirk first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the seminal industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. His first release as a solo artist, Disposable Half-Truths, came out in 1980 on Throbbing Gristle's Industrial Records label and since then he developed a solo career parallel to the band until its dissolution in 1994. On the EP, we compile tracks originally recorded between 1978 and 1987, which have never before been released on vinyl. The title track, 'Never Lose Your Shadow' blurs the lines between harsh industrial, dance floor, and no wave. This is one we've been playing out for a while now and wondering why it hadn't been pressed on vinyl. The other three tracks are more experimental and reference ideas Kirk was exploring in Cabaret Voltaire at the time. When asked specifically about this collection, Kirk explains that 'none of the tracks were outtakes for Cabaret Voltaire, they were always solo tracks, although I think Never Lose Your Shadow was very much a blueprint for the material that Cabaret Voltaire recorded for Virgin / Some Bizarre between 1983-85. The minimal sequencer / drum machine lockdown that I used later for Cabaret Voltaire was pioneered on this track. Lyrically, Never Lose Your Shadow was inspired by the 1971 speed freak road movie Vanishing Point, amongst other things.' The EP is limited to 999 hand-numbered copies."
$16.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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GUYER'S CONNECTION: Portrait LP (MW 056LP)
"A reissue of the seminal first album from Swiss Wavers, Guyer's Connection. Tibor Csebits and Philippe Alioth formed Guyer's Connection in Basel, Switzerland when they were only 14 and 15 years old. At the time they were in a new wave rock band called Kurtzschluss which they decided to break from in order to make purely electronic music. They began with two synthesizers, a drum machine, a 4-track tape recorder and a multitude of ideas. They channeled their unique and humorous vision into their first album, entitled Portrait which they produced themselves and self-released in 1983. Over the years, the album became a highly sought after minimal synth cult classic. It stands alone as one of the strongest examples of Swiss Minimal Wave, and probably the only one that is in Baseldytsch. The Portrait reissue is presented in a high quality gloss sleeve, with artwork to match their original sleeve design from 1983. The record features newly remastered audio pressed on 180 gram black vinyl, as a hand-numbered edition of 999."
$17.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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