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FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE
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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 02/09/2015
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 02/09/2015
second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label
please use catalog numbers (listed after the format in the descriptions) when ordering
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GALLUZZI, ANDRE: Alcatraz 2x12" (ARAS 006EP)
André Galluzzi's Alcatraz glides with powerful wings through the various spheres of this planet called techno. Its captivating conceptual build features a colorful and multifaceted blend of driving grooves and hypnotic beat-combinations draped in distinctive analog warmth. Inspired by occult sounds and psychedelic vocals, the album leaps over stylistic boundaries, with the constant percussive pulse evoking Galluzzi's own heartbeat. "Mathilda" and "Alcatraz" raise the endorphin levels with their enchantingly detailed arrangements, "Bombetta" is a stunningly massive heavyweight of a tune, and "Hand Has Been On It" and "Ferry You" create mystic oases of time and space.
$19.79 UPC: 827170574960 ELECTRONIC
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HAYDO, SIMON: The Bodies Obtained 12" (BALANS 016EP)
Lebanon-born, Stockholm-based techno DJ and producer Simon Haydo is an exceptional talent who has already made waves with releases on Studio Barnhus and his own label, DEM. Here, he delivers four trademark hypnotic little monsters; classic- and retro-sounding tracks that are nevertheless undeniably contemporary. It's Haydo's strong point to be able to create a lot of tension, suspense, and dynamics with only a few elements, very much like such old masters as Daniel Bell and Robert Hood.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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BALENCY, ANDREA: Walls EP 10" (MOD 005EP)
"You've Never Been Alone," co-produced by Rob McAndrews aka Airhead and mixed by Stéphane "Alf" Briat (Air, Phoenix, Sébastien Tellier, Françoise Hardy, etc.), is an original continental answer to the UK-based scene of what The Guardian called "eerily spacious R&B-sung-by-cutely-breathy females." With its interrupted, intricately detailed, and effects-washed sound, "You've Never Been Alone" is an idiosyncratic yet fiercely melodic and groove-based pop hit. Andrea Balency uses a smorgasbord of sounds to explore relationships, restlessness, and dislocation. File this ethereal deep soul dubstep next to FKA Twigs, Little Dragon, The XX, and Sbtrkt, with some Cocteau Twins and Kate Bush reminiscences.
$10.99 EAN: 3700551761715 ELECTRONIC
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RCD: Kiefernholz EP 12" (BAUM 011EP)
Next up on Baum is a well-known artist, under his new pseudonym RCD, with his first release on the label. The four-track EP offers deepness and heavy stabs, and is a blend of dub techno, deep house, and old school Detroit strings.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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KONPLOTT: Close Your Eyes 12" (BAO 050EP)
Italian techno duo Konplott follow up Fixed EP (BAO 045EP), their excellent 2014 debut on Be As One. "Close Your Eyes" is an uplifting cut of soul-infused techno, based on old school chords and dreamy vocals, which will appeal to the hardware-based house and techno lovers. "No Man's Land" is a smartly crafted, functional cut for club peak-time.
$9.79 UPC: 827170579569 ELECTRONIC
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SHAKE, DAN: Out of Sight/Traders II 12" (ACRE 053EP)
Dan Shake is the first artist outside of Detroit to cut his teeth on Moodymann's Mahogani Music, winning international plaudits for his groove-laden 3AM Jazz Club EP (2014). The Tony Allen and Fela Kuti acolyte returns with two crunchy, Dilla-esque takes on soulful club music. "Out of Sight" is a carefully constructed dancefloor number packed with low-end theory and seductive vocal stabs. Low-slung fuzzy bass swinging perfectly between ghost-horns and driving drums. "Traders II," a collaboration with Canada-based Rennie Foster, features driving kicks smashing acid atoms against a sharp live horn section, bringing the ethereal jazz cat to the dance.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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NISENNENMONDAI: N 12" (PTYT 084EP)
Twenty-minute EP featuring two re-recorded tracks taken from Nisennenmondai's acclaimed 2014 album N (PTYT 083CD). Since taking the material on their highly successful 2014 tour, the songs have mutated from krautrock to a more neo-techno feel. Nisennenmondai is the world's best-kept secret among noise rock enthusiasts.
$12.99 EAN: 5055300384744 ROCK
A1. A
B1. B-1
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CLUSTER: Japan Live LP (BB 174LP)
LP version on 180 gram vinyl. After Curiosum (BB 038CD/LP, 1981), the last Cluster album to be released on Sky, Roedelius and Moebius turned their attention to solo work. It was not until the early 1990s that Cluster returned to the electronic music stage with Apropos Cluster (BB 171CD/LP, 1990) and One Hour (BB 172CD/LP, 1994). The duo also took to the road for live shows in Germany and Europe, followed by tours across the USA and Japan. Some of these concerts were recorded in digital quality and offer compelling evidence of just how dramatically Cluster's music had evolved -- to what degree Moebius and Roedelius had found serenity as they matured. The tracks collected here are gleaned from live performances in Osaka and Tokyo. In technical terms, and all the more so musically, the recordings are on par with meticulously prepared studio productions. The material thus provides an ideal opportunity to compare Cluster music of the past and the present (1996). Cluster had, of course, gone digital. Few analog sources made the cut, with keyboard samplers now their instrument of choice. It stands to reason that what amounted to an extrinsic decision did nothing to alter the style of such sophisticated artistic personalities, instead merely widening the range of creative possibilities available to them. Cluster were indeed unfazed by the multiple sonic sources now in their grasp. They avoided wallowing in endless narcissism, concentrating instead on relatively few elements of sound and form. Particularly in a live context, this led to immensely serene and engaging music. Tracing the arc of suspense in these improvisations, the equanimity and nuance that Roedelius and Moebius bring to their music becomes apparent, inciting a positive sense of excitement in the conscientious listener. This release consists of tracks from Captain Trip Records' 1997 CD Japan 1996 Live reworked into a new version and presented on vinyl for the first time. Includes liner notes by Asmus Tietchens and new artwork.
$17.79 EAN: 4047179884310 ELECTRONIC
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FAKE, NATHAN: Glaive EP 12" (CAMBRIA 002EP)
"I've been listening to more music than usual lately, just trawling the internet for weird stuff. I usually shut myself off from most current things when I'm working on a record... I've always been totally turned off by the idea of owning expensive/high-end equipment... Glaive was started with a couple of kick drum sounds I'd made on the SH-09. I've always loved the idea of using quite 'crap' sounds and putting them in the context of a proper track." Nathan Fake continues to ignore convention with an EP that is singular and striking from just about any perspective.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DENGUE DENGUE DENGUE!: La Alianza Profana LP (CR 019LP)
Dengue Dengue Dengue! is an audiovisual tropical bass duo formed in mid 2010 in Lima, Peru, by Felipe Salmon and Rafael Pereira, who had already worked together on other projects, including the Peruvian Colectivo Auxiliar. Dengue Dengue Dengue! caught on immediately, with the pair's impeccable visual show and striking masks accompanying remixes, mash-ups of the duo's own tracks with old cumbias, and cult cumbia themes modified to fit electronic versions. In early 2011 the duo began to publish their first productions to widespread acclaim on blogs around the globe. They soon shared stages with such performers as Mad Professor, Bomba Estéreo, Manu Chao, and Calle 13, and also had the honor of playing with legendary Peruvian cumbia groups such as Los Shapis and Los Destellos. Along with the Colectivo Auxiliar, they started producing the TOMA! parties, helping to consolidate the growing and vibrant tropical movement in Lima by inviting musicians and DJs to share sounds and experiences. In 2012, the duo performed at NOVA Contemporary Culture Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the Iberoamerican Design Biennal in Madrid, Spain, and released their debut album, La Alianza Profana, now available as an LP reissue.
$14.99 UPC: 673799421914 ELECTRONIC
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DJ SPRINKLES & MARK FELL: Fresh Insights (EP 1) 12" (C 023EP)
DJ Sprinkles & Mark Fell reprise the formula of their 2012 Complete Spiral EP to spellbinding effect on Fresh Insights. In a knowing nod to Larry Heard and countless other producers' deployment of that MLK speech, they ally a rousing Tony Benn speech with the head-high poise of classic, early '90s deep house on the 10-minute "Fresh." Bound to turn heads and move bodies, physically and emotionally, in any club. The instrumental track "Insights" is almost plain in comparison, yet is actually one of the most sick, incredibly produced pieces of deep, dub-wise house craft you're likely to hear.
$10.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DINI, SHAHROKH: Compost Black Label 123 12" (COMP 465EP)
Shahokh Dini dropped the highly acclaimed Shayan (COMP 449EP) 12" in 2014, and here is his next sure shot! After a long break from studio work, Michael Reinboth is back in top form with a remix of "Bechno" to open the EP. Liquid Phonk, who released Compost Black Label 98 (COMP 417EP) in 2013, and Missing You EP (FAROTRS 024EP) on Farside Records in 2014, close out the B-side with a remix of the same track.
$8.39 UPC: 673794246512 ELECTRONIC
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ICASOL: Tahanah Habahah/Prinzenengel 12" (CTF 005EP)
The new CTF is here! With artwork shit and Balearic bromance sounds. "Prinzenengel" is alcoholic late '70s electro Schnulzensound from the dusty jukebox fed with Deutschmarks by trannies and queens in a Kreuzberg watering hole... the other, "Tahanah Habahah," is for your dancefloor happiness moments. Really ill. Available on 45 RPM vinyl with limited edition artwork poster print.
$8.99 UPC: 827170560161 ELECTRONIC
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DJ BOOM (AKA HERBERT): Kinda Kickin' (Incl. Efdemin Remix) 12" (CURLE 006P-EP)
Curle Recordings presents Kinda Kickin' by DJ Boom, which is in fact a collaboration between Matthew Herbert and Charles Webster. The original vinyl goes for over 110 Euros on Discogs. On remix duties is someone very close to the label, Efdemin, and his version is absolutely superb. Black vinyl version.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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MATRIXXMAN: Nubian Metropolis 12" (DKMNTL 022EP)
Matrixxman, a beat-maker based in San Francisco, joins the ranks of Dekmantel regulars like MFO and Juju & Jordash with the Nubian Metropolis EP, a four-track effort hewn from choking synth sounds, itchy bleeps, and meaty drum programming. "Cybernetic Implant" and "System Blackout" pit bulky percussion and robust low-end against brittle robot chatter, while "Sermons" and "Siamese Twins" add a touch of cosmic energy with breaths of airy pads.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ATOBE, SHINICHI: Butterfly Effect 2LP (DDS 010LP)
Shinichi Atobe has managed to stay off the grid since he made an appearance on Basic Channel's Chain Reaction imprint back in 2001. He delivered the second-to-last 12" on the label and then disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a solitary record that's been selling for crazy money and a trail of speculation that has led some people to wonder whether the project was in fact the work of someone on the Basic Channel payroll. That killer Chain Reaction 12" has also been a longtime favorite of Demdike Stare, who have been trying to follow the trail and make contact with Atobe for some time, whoever he turned out to be. A lead from the Basic Channel office turned up an address in Japan and -- unbelievably -- an album full of archival and new material. Demdike painstakingly assembled and compiled the material for this debut album. And what a weird and brilliant album it is -- deploying a slow-churn opener that sounds like a syrupy Actress track, before working through a brilliantly sharp and tactile nine-minute piano house roller that sounds like DJ Sprinkles, then diving headlong into a heady, Vainqueur-inspired drone-world. It's a confounding album, full of odd little signatures that give the whole thing a timeless feeling completely detached from the zeitgeist, like a sound bubble from another era. This is only the second album release on Demdike Stare's DDS imprint, following the release of Nate Young's Regression Vol. 3 (Other Days) (DDS 007LP) in 2013. Who knows what they might turn up next? Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy.
$18.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SOFT/KILLAWATT/THERMALBEAR, THE: Icaria/Aeolis Mons/Carpe Noctem 12" (D 001EP)
The Soft's "Icaria" focuses on the more hypnotic aspects of electronic and dance music, and draws influence from krautrock and minimalism as well as contemporary electronic artists like Walls, Jon Hopkins, and The Field. Killawatt's "Aeolis Mons" was inspired by "a load of random field recordings... I wanted to create something that built up and... then breaking back down and fading away... the entire process of an intense trip condensed down into a few minutes." Thermalbear's "Carpe Noctem" is a simple sequence of tones and frequencies presented with (relative) harmonic sense against a backdrop of solid bottom end.
$14.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VA: Desolat X-Sampler 2x12" (DESOLAT 035EP)
Desolat X-Sampler features artists who have graced Desolat before and artists making their label debut: Alexandar Ivkovic, Alli Borem, Yaya, and Santé all return, joined by newcomers Lorenzo Chiabotti, Pawn Shop People, Santos, Lewis Boardman, and Chuckie. Includes download code for the EP's tracks plus six bonus tracks: Stop File's pulsating "Panic," the peak-time power of Jon Rundell's "Freak Out" and Cuartero's "Silicone," Sable Sheep's nervy percussion on "Paranoidal," the tropical "Tripping" by Lollino, and the hedonism of Arado & Bimas on "My Art and My Soul." Includes a free download code, including seven additional tracks.
$15.79 EAN: 4260148770944 ELECTRONIC
A1. Yaya & Lorenzo Chiabotti - Dhalism
A2. Pawn Shop People - Children of the Rave
B1. Alexandar Ivkovic - B70
B2. Alli Borem - Broke the Late 90s
C1. Santos - Flow
C2. Lewis Boardman - Believe in Something
D1. Chuckie - Abu Dhabi Joint
D2. Santé - Octave
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SCHMUTZ: Peelers EP 12" (DIRT 085EP)
Belfast-based Schmutz debuted with the 2014 Slaned EP on Gert-Jan Bijl's 4 Lux, and contributed a stormer of a track to Dirt Crew Recordings' 2014 Deep Love 10 compilation (DIRT 007CD/081EP). Schmutz is all about deep, banging techno and house jams. Crowd reactions have been great at every road test for these tracks. They have an incredible power and, with their dark, hypnotizing sounds and grinding beats, they are perfect for the darker clubs and big sound systems.
$9.79 UPC: 827170565463 ELECTRONIC
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RE-UP: Nelcorpo (Part One) 12" (DISS 024EP)
Re-UP present the first three tracks of Nelcorpo, a preview of the final eight tracks on Nelcorpo (Part Two) 2LP (DISS 025LP) and the full album CD, Nelcorpo (Mixed CD) (DISS 002CD). "The Mole" deploys crooked, rusted textures, using layers of rough and metallic found sounds to whisk the listener away into its dense, percussive headspace. "6AM" has an equally rich sound-world to get lost in, using a bed of forest textures to contrast the piercing lead synth. "Two in a Row" works with a locomotive urgency yet maintains a voluptuous appeal to the rhythm section of the track.
$8.99 UPC: 827170576667 ELECTRONIC
A1. The Mole
A2. 6AM
B1. Two in a Row
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CANTU, D'MARC: Decay 12" (DRONE 003EP)
Machine funk with a top line like steel drums on acid and a hook like a punch in the face with a velvet glove. "Sonically I'm reminded of old home videos, a lower quality presentation of a memory. 'Decay' has that quality to it that reminds of a time gone but stills feels familiar and comforting... 'Rival' was the first experiment of my first alias, Rival. It was recorded with a Volca drum machine the first day I got it, no effects and no edits, as is the basis of the alias, unedited analog sessions. One take." --D'Marc Cantu
$9.79 UPC: 880319694912 ELECTRONIC
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DJ CLENT: Last Bus to Lake Park 2LP (DNC 1203LP)
Double LP version. DJ Clent, Chicago's low-end legend, after a few seminal releases on Dance Mania and the 2014 Hyper Feet EP on Planet Mu, returns with his first full-length album, Last Bus to Lake Park, on Duck n' Cover Records, the world's one and only 100% footwork vinyl label. The stakes are high and so is the sound: epic, acidy, deep, driving, ferocious, soulful. It's a classic Chicago record all the way, deeply rooted in the windy city's thriving legacy, showing why it was there where house music was born, and proving that in 2015 it still is the hottest place for challenging and forward-thinking electronic dance music. Sixty-five minutes of pure footwork mayhem, playing in the same league as DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, Traxman, and RP Boo, and a great listening album as well. DJ Clent is an original, and nobody can imitate his influential style, though hundreds of young producers have tried -- he's still the deepest. Features guest appearances from DJ Milton, RP Boo, DJ Puncho, and Majik Myke.
$15.79 UPC: 666017284514 ELECTRONIC
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MOELLER, BRENDON: A Confederacy of Dunces EP 12" (ECHOCOL 030EP)
Words from the artist: "Much in line with the label aesthetic, I set out with these trax to explore the dubbier hypnotic side of techno music. My goal was to present 3 trax that could be played at different times of the evening because there's nothing like giving a DJ who has to carry a bag of vinyl around the world a record where each track can be played in one night! of course, the question remains, are you a DJ that wants to play 3 trax like this? if yes, buy this now."
$9.79 UPC: 880319695117 ELECTRONIC
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L/F/D/M: M Is a Shape LP (ELP 008LP)
Ecstatic welcomes L/F/D/M to the fold with his debut record M Is a Shape. L/F/D/M is London-based producer Richard Smith. L/F/D/M first emerged in 2013, inaugurating the Optimo Trax series with the Purple Maps EP. In 2014, he teamed up with Factory Floor's Dominic Butler to release two EPs of hardware-driven atonal techno on Powell's Diagonal Records. M Is a Shape bristles with cloudy, industrial, stripped-down acid/techno, landing somewhere between Berghain, the warehouse sound of the late '90s and the caustic spirit of EBM. Richard Smith: "The title comes from a time when I was producing all these collages, abstracting a theme, trying to get it down to the perfect motif, the perfect shape that summed up exactly what I'm trying to get across and then just when I got there, I kinda stepped back and was like; oh it's just a fucking M! The same M that if I had looked at it a month before I would have perhaps only saw the letter and not the shape, that always interested me; the starting point at where you come to an image, one day something can just really catch you off-guard."
$15.79 UPC: 880319690013 ELECTRONIC
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PARA ONE: Girlhood (The Original Soundtrack of "Bande de filles") LP+CD (BEC 5161964)
French producer Jean-Baptiste de Laubier aka Para One (TTC) has loyally composed all of the original soundtracks for French screenwriter and director Céline Sciamma's films. Para One now presents his soundtrack to Sciamma's acclaimed 2014 film Bande de filles (Girlhood), featuring an appearance by Frida Sundemo. Presented on LP with CD included.
$18.39 EAN: 5060281619648 ELECTRONIC
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BOSTON BUN: Just for Freaks I 12" (BEC 5161992)
Boston Bun is back with Just for Freaks, a series of three EPs dedicated to unrestrained underground clubbing. Just for Freaks I stays in the Chicago house revival that Boston Bun has established. The right balance between deep and ghetto music. A-side "Pleasure" is a track to play very late in the darkest clubs. It drives with unpitched voices and unleashed TR over a cut-up bass. B-side "Levitate" flirts with lovely strummed music, almost nostalgic, interrupted by a harmonious and bouncy bassline. The lyric "You wanna play house some more?" sounds like the anthem of a never-ending party. Includes download card.
$9.79 EAN: 5060281619921 ELECTRONIC
A1. Pleasure
B1. Levitate
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TIGER & WOODS: Scoring Clubs Part 1 12" (TAIN 016EP)
It's no mystery anymore that Tiger & Woods are the best when it comes to fermenting old disco and boogie. The driven, discerning, and dedicated disc jockey or dancer will find once again what he or she needs: bionic boogie and kryptonite house. Sampled and cleared, sliced and spiced!
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. The Stopper
B1. Fox in the Box
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AMBARCHI & JIM O'ROURKE, OREN: Behold LP (EMEGO 176LP)
Behold is the second collaborative release from Oren Ambarchi and Jim O'Rourke following the 2011 LP Indeed. Ambarchi and O'Rourke seamlessly blend field recordings, electronics, guitar, drums, and other acoustic instruments into a subtle combination of krautrock, minimalism, and classic free flowing electronics. Side A takes the listener into the Fourth World adventures pioneered by Jon Hassell on Fourth World Music Vol. I: Possible Musics (GB 019CD/LP), while the flip seems like an unlikely pairing of krautrock aesthetics and the slow, building, repetitive structures of The Necks. This is sharp, focused contemporary music, with minimalist motifs meeting maximalist tendencies. Behold is another landmark recording made by two of the most enthusiastic experimental explorers active today. Oren Ambarchi: guitar, drums, etc.; Jim O'Rourke: synth, piano, etc. Recorded and mixed at Steamroom, Tokyo in 2012 and '13. Additional recording at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo on January 26, 2012, by Masahide Ando and at Chinatown, Melbourne by Joe Talia. Cut by Christoph Grote-Beverborg at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin in August 2013. Photography by Shunichiro Okada.
$14.39 EAN: 5050580629585 ROCK
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AMBARCHI, OREN: Quixotism LP (EMEGO 202LP)
Editions Mego presents the vinyl edition of Oren Ambarchi's Quixotism, a five-part piece recorded over two years with a multitude of collaborators in Europe, Japan, Australia, and the USA and released on CD in 2014 (EMEGO 202CD). Furthuring Ambarchi's interest in combining abstract sonic textures with rhythm and pulse (apparent in his drumming with Keiji Haino, the subtly driving ride cymbals of collaborator Joe Talia, and the motorik grooves of 2012's Sagittarian Domain (EMEGO 144CD/LP)), Quixotism's 47 minutes rest on Thomas Brinkmann's foundation of pulsing electronic percussion. Beginning as almost subliminal propulsion behind cavernous orchestral textures and John Tilbury's delicate piano interjections, the percussive elements (elaborated on by Ambarchi and Matt Chamberlain) slowly inch into the foreground of the piece before suddenly breaking out into a polyrhythmic shuffle around the halfway mark, joined by tabla master U-zhaan for the piece's final, beautiful passages. The pulse acts as a thread leading the listener though a heterogeneous variety of acoustic spaces, from the concert hall in which the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra were recorded to the intimacy of Crys Cole's contact mic textures. Ambarchi's guitar itself ranges over this wide variety of acoustic spaces, from airless, clipped tones to swirling, reverberated fog. Within the complex web Ambarchi spins over the piece's steadily pulsing foundation, elements approach and recede, appear and reappear in a non-linear fashion, even as the piece plots an overall course from the gray, almost Nono-esque reverberated space of its opening section to the crisp foreground presence of Jim O'Rourke's synth and Evyind Kang's strings in its final moments. Formally indebted to the side-long workouts of classic Cologne techno, the long-form works of composers such as Eliane Radigue, and the organic push and pull of improvised performance, Quixotism, in a kind of dream-logic, moves with nearly imperceptible transitions through its sonic diversity. Though it is shaped by its many contributors, the resulting sound world is unmistakably Ambarchi's own, and the summation of his career thus far. Played by Oren Ambarchi (guitars and percussion), Thomas Brinkmann (computable drums with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem), Matt Chamberlain (drums and electronics, Parts 3 & 4), Crys Cole (contact mics and brushes, Part 4), Eyvind Kang (bowed gender, Part 1 and violas, Part 5), Jim O'Rourke (synths, Parts 4 and 5), John Tilbury (piano, Parts 1 & 2), U-zhaan (tabla, Part 5), and Ilan Volkov & the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra (Parts 1 & 3). Recorded at Max Ernst Studios, Cologne; Harpa, Reykjavik; Cyclops Sound Studio, Los Angeles; Avast! Studios, Seattle, with co-production and engineering by Randall Dunn; Steamroom, Tokyo, with engineering by Jim O'Rourke; London; and Melbourne in 2012, '13, and '14. Mixed by Ambarchi and Joe Talia at Chinatown, Melbourne in December 2013 and March 2014. Mastered by Byron Scullin at Moose, Melbourne in March and April 2014. Cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin in June 2014.
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VON TESLA: Farewell Is a Building 12" (ENK 016EP)
Von Tesla is a haunted loop hunter who makes eerie, multilayered electronic music. Grainy textures, drones, and obscured pulses are all rewritten into misty, oppressive landscapes or airless, shining snapshots of the cosmos. "Decay of Vacuum" opens with shimmering synths before slipping into the kind of warbled manipulations Von Tesla does best. "A/R Into the Future" shows off the producer's sludgy, heavyweight side, while "City Lights" could be some sparkling John Carpenter reinvention. "Farewell" leaves the listener stranded on a sparse and alien landscape, far away from anything else.
$9.79 UPC: 827170579064 ELECTRONIC
A1. Decay of Vacuum
A2. A/R Into the Future
B1. City Lights
B2. Farewell
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KAISER: Medusa 12" (ETB 020EP)
Kaiser is a Bari-based producer and DJ. His track "Conversation," included in Etruria Beat's 2013 compilation Bud Sampler (Part 1), has been frequently played by Richie Hawtin. Medusa showcases "Save the Chord," so titled because of some overlapping, intersecting dub chords that create a well-balanced groove, and "Medusa," a techno track with an aggressive and imposing rhythm, perfect for the most powerful dancefloors. Mattias Fridell supplies a dark, contaminated version of "Save the Chord," crossed with some Detroit sounds. DJ Emerson infects the same track with his typical sound, coming up with a powerful kick and an impetuous groove.
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FLASHBACK: Flashback #6 Winter 2014 MAG (FLASHBACK 006)
Issue #6 of Flashback, Winter 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. In this issue: Sam Gopal: The full story of the British underground enigma. Despite recording frustratingly little, this groundbreaking Malaysian tabla virtuoso had a powerful impact on London's late '60s underground rock scene. Richard Morton Jack tells his remarkable tale in full for the first time. Jukebox: Cathedral's Lee Dorrian on 12 tracks that have inspired him. Album By Album: The renowned producer and bassist Tony Reeves revisits several of his productions and performances. TeenSet: The story behind this pioneering 1960s American rock magazine. First Person: The reclusive singer-songwriter Bill Fay offers some rare insights into his unique music. Aardvark: At long last, the taxonomy of this elusive British progressive beast. The David: The remarkable tale of these precocious Californian teens. Margo Guryan: A detailed interview with the singer-songwriter behind 1968's wondrous Take a Picture album. James Williamson: An in-depth audience with the legendary Stooges guitarist. Jimmy Page: His fullest ever interview about The Yardbirds, unseen since early 1969. International Albums: Forty intriguing LPs from the furthest reaches of the rock world. Spinal Tap: A rare reprint of Polymer Records' 1984 Smell the Glove press kit. Crying to Be Heard: Dick Hamilton's sole album -- the most enjoyable Dylan imitation of the 1960s. Reviews: Thorough coverage of recent CDs, LPs, and books, taking in household names (Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Small Faces), cult heroes (The Artwoods, Soft Machine, Marc Brierley), and ultra-obscurities (Min Bul, Tickawinda, Hot Knives), with exclusive Q&As about certain items under review.
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CIMINIERA, ISE JR. & PHONK D, SASCHA: Footjob 002 12" (FJ 002EP)
The German record label Footjob presents its second release. Three tracks combining deep, classic, and modern house sounds. Footjob, launched by Phonk D in 2014, focuses on house music made for dancing feet.
$9.79 UPC: 827170574168 ELECTRONIC
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FORGOTTEN FIGURES: Forgotten Figures 001 12" (FFIG 001EP)
Raw techno inspired by the cold and dark surroundings of Copenhagen.
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ROACH MOTEL: Wild Luv 12" (GPM 276EP)
"I keep getting videos and messages sent to me of DJs like, 'playing your old Roach Motel mate in DC10' and 'I'm at P-Bar and the place is going mad to 'Wild Luv.'' It was our homage to that classic DJ Pierre-sound of the early '90s -- a sound that inspired a genre and was the soundtrack to THE greatest club in the world, New York's Sound Factory. 'Wild Luv' has lasted the test of time and we hope you will enjoy our 2014 remix and dubs." --Terry Farley; Includes remixes from DJ Pierre and George Morel.
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LAST HARBOUR: Caul LP (GZH 059LP)
LP version. Based in the northern English city of Manchester, Last Harbour play music with a dark, gothic heart, yet their songs are always beautiful and transcendent. After working with producer Richard Formby (Wild Beasts, Spacemen 3, Ghostpoet) on two previous albums, the band took time out after touring to build their own studio in 2013. They recorded Caul in that self-created space over a year between 2013 and '14 in a patient and detailed recording process that allowed time for experimentation and careful arrangement. Caul contains all of the band's trademark bruised laments and doom-filled rock, but there is also an added layer of raw, bleak experimentation that marries ideally and simultaneously with brighter, almost joyous moments. Most noticeably, "Guitar Neck" moves from a metronomic, semi-spoken verse to a richly orchestrated chorus with the FX-heavy vocal of K. Craig soaring above the pulsing instrumentation. There's another powerful moment in "Fracture/Fragment" when group vocals take center stage and the record immediately takes on a deeper and wider atmosphere, while elsewhere, "Before the Ritual" comes laced with vintage synths and organs. "The Deal" is a highlight, combining an insistent rhythm, menacing vocal, and obscured analog effects, and leading off a trilogy of tracks that form the album's second half, the negative image to the first half's positive; two sides of the same story. Closer "The Promise" is the band's most ambitious statement of their career so far. The epic 13-minute track is cinematic in scale, beginning with droning soundscapes and minimal notes that open out into a beautiful, melodic section with rhythm-led breakdowns and doo-wop backing vocals, before descending into a haunting, sparse, reverb-drenched coda. That song, and the album as a whole, make clear the progression on Caul from its predecessor Your Heart, It Carries the Sound. There is a new focus, a need to explore, a quest to push further into the void.
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UNKNOWN ARTIST: I Feel Loved 12" (GKNSTR 005-15EP)
No info available. Music speaks for itself.
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BASSETT & SAMARA LUBELSKI, MARCIA: 110 Livingston LP (ROWF 047LP)
Marcia Bassett (Double Leopards, Zaïmph) and Samara Lubelski return with 110 Livingston. This is the second album from this weighty pairing of two of America's most audacious psychedelic drone proponents, following the stunning Sunday Night, Sunday Afternoon, released in 2012 on Graham Lambkin's label Kye. Bassett's guitar processing squashes otherwise raging howls into densely packed tones of feedback wail, and blends with Lubelski's long violin voyages into the drone zone to form a combination that's wondrous to behold. One side-long trip and three shorter but nevertheless expansive explorations of black magic meditation. 140-gram vinyl presented in a matte sleeve and limited to 250 copies.
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ASOK/BALDO: The Guide EP 12" (GRM 006EP)
The Guide EP is dedicated to BBC Radio 4's 1978 adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Stu Robinson aka Asok has amassed a fine understanding of D&B, electro-funk, disco, house, and techno. He has released on Use of Weapons, M>O>S Recordings, Lobster Theremin, and Mule Musiq, and co-founded his own Scenery imprint. His tracks here, clearly marked by a dark influence, are fueled by analog feelings that come across with a crunchy, distorted, and saturated soul. Barcelona-based Baldo's drum clusters add a melancholic vibe to his variety of layers and samples, supplying seriously infectious rhythms.
$8.99 UPC: 827170573468 ELECTRONIC
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WICKED LADY: Psychotic Overkill CD (GUESS 041CD)
2015 repress. Second volume to complete the anthology of Wicked Lady recordings, their final tracks recorded in 1972, just before the band split up and guitarist Martin Weaver left for Dark (of Round The Edges fame). Another batch of excessive, over-the-top, doom-y psychedelic hard-rock including underground classics like "I'm A Freak" and the 21-minute epic "Ship Of Ghosts." Maximum sound quality, new artwork and liner notes by psychedelic guitar god, Martin Weaver, telling the real story behind Wicked Lady for the first time.
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WE THE PEOPLE/AMERICAN ZOO: Visions of Time: Complete Recordings CD (GUESS 056CD)
Guerssen presents Visions of Time, the amazing story of We the People, a '60s teen band from LA (not to be confused with the Florida band of the same name) that created an amazing blend of garage, folk rock, and psychedelic sounds. Between 1967 and 1968, this group of four young kids recorded a few 45s for Reena Records, two of them released under the name American Zoo. Despite their young age, the band members were accomplished musicians and songwriters. They debuted in 1967 with Feelings of My Emptiness/For No One to See, two amazing pieces of moody garage with superb vocal harmonies and arrangements. Their second 45, Back Street Thoughts/Who Am I?, offered two pieces of introspective psychedelia with some over the top tape/echo effects courtesy of Dal Kacher, a session guitarist and sound engineer who had been part of early lineup of The Mothers of Invention. "Who Am I?" was included decades later in Diminishing Returns, a famous psych mix by DJ Shadow. In 1968, the group released their third 45, this time as American Zoo: Mr. Brotherhood/Magdalena featured two more examples of outstanding garage psychedelia. A second pressing of the 45 was released with a new mix of "Mr. Brotherhood," losing one minute but incorporating some wild electronic effects. In the 1980s, the song was included on such legendary compilations as High All the Time (PAPR 1002LP/PAPR 2106CD/PAPR 2113CD) and Psychedelic Unknowns. That same year, American Zoo released their last 45, Back Street Thoughts/What Am I?; the B-side is a reworking of "Who Am I?" with more psychedelic production by Kacher. Even more amazing than the story of these young musicians is the story of what happened to them later: guitar player Bill Bottrell has gone on to win Grammy Awards as a producer, working with Michael Jackson, Madonna, and George Harrison, among others. Drummer Jason "Jasun" Martz toured with Frank Zappa and recorded with Michael Jackson, and is now a well-known avant-garde artist and sculptor. Steve Zaillian, the first We the People drummer, won an Academy Award for his screenplay of Schindler's List (1993). This collection includes all the We the People/American Zoo 45 sides plus two previously unreleased tracks from 1967, taken from the only surviving copy of the band's 10" demo acetate. Carefully remastered sound. CD booklet features rare photos and detailed liner notes by Gray Newell (Shindig!, Ugly Things).
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AVALANCHE: Perseverance Kills Our Game CD (GUESS 057CD)
Guerssen presents a reissue of Perseverance Kills Our Game, an absolute masterpiece of European progressive psychedelic folk rock. Dutch band Avalanche formed in the early '70s and recorded Perseverance Kills Our Game, their only album, in 1979, and released it in a private edition of 500 copies, which were only distributed among friends and relatives. Despite being a home-made project (the album was recorded in just one day!), the result was stunning. Totally early '70s sounding electric folk rock with flute, piano, bass, drums, and killer fuzz guitar. Mostly instrumental with sparse vocals in English. It alternates delicate acoustic passages with devastating fuzz leads, sounding like Fairport Convention jamming with early Ash Ra Tempel. The album closes with an extended 11-minute track on which guitar player Daan Slaman starts playing leads like a madman, creating layers and layers of liquid acid-fuzz guitar. It has to be heard to be believed! This reissue was produced in cooperation with the original band members. CD booklet and LP insert feature rare photos and liner notes by Richard Allen. Carefully remastered from original vinyl (the masters were destroyed long ago) using state-of-the-art equipment.
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WE THE PEOPLE/AMERICAN ZOO: Visions of Time: Complete Recordings LP (GUESS 143LP)
LP version with insert featuring rare photos and detailed liner notes by Gray Newell (Shindig!, Ugly Things).
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SKIBA, MAX: Shanghouse EP 12" (INT 031EP)
"Music from a very good young Polish producer, warm chords, funky melodies, think 'bass and guitars by Chic meeting a string section by Beethoven, with a touch of Italo-disco and almost flamenco-like soul" --Daniel Wang. "He produces very nice Italo disco tracks, I'm a fan" --Röyksopp. And he does. "Shanghouse" is an instant hit, the kind of track you'll want to put on again after listening to it five times in a row. Includes a great remix by Victor Rosado and a diverse Prins Thomas edit of "Korsakot."
$9.79 UPC: 827170578166 ELECTRONIC
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DOUBLE KNOTS: Double Vision EP 12" (IFEEL 036EP)
Double Knots (Toby Tobias Smith and Daniel Mode) present an EP that Smith says was "inspired by a birthday weekend away in beautiful Herne Bay with a lovely crowd of people." Imagine Tangerine Dream soundtracking Miami Vice through Todd Terje's ears. Music for the head and the feet; an experiment in melodic, deep, synth-based melodies and soundscapes, tinged with mid-tempo house and cosmic dust. The warm and smooth rhythm of "Remote Control Memory," the groove-based Toby Tobias remix of "Double Vision," and the luscious guitar licks and heady rhythms of "Vital Connection" make for a perfect debut from Double Knots.
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N.O.I.A.: Stranger in a Strange Land 12" (EXIT 009EP)
N.O.I.A. have been present on the electronic scene since late '70s. Now they're back with their 1983 original versions of "Stranger in a Strange Land," plus a new remix using the same vintage equipment and keeping the old school vibe! Also included is a new version from I-Robots, who celebrates Italo disco with his modern and powerful step.
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VA: Attack Dub: Rare Dubs from Attack Records 1973-1977 CD (JRCD 056CD)
Prolific reggae producer Bunny "Striker" Lee created a number of different labels in the '60s and '70s to handle his ever-expanding output. The most important at the time when dub was king were Jackpot, Justice, and Attack. Lee recalls, "I had a lot of labels. Lee was my first label... just a plain little white label and then I came out with Lee's with an apostrophe on it... I still have labels sometimes that I don't remember until I see it! Sometimes you'd just make up a label on the spur of the moment." Here, Jamaican Recordings delves into the catalog of Attack, which Lee founded in 1969, to assemble a compilation of some of its finest dub cuts released between 1973 and 1977. Includes dubs and versions of tracks by Linval Thompson, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell/Tommy McCook, Johnny Clarke/Tommy McCook, Barry Brown, Leroy Smart, Derrick Morgan & Hortense Ellis, and Horace Andy. The CD version also includes "Out of Order Dub" by Ken Boothe and "I Forgot to Say I Love You Version" by John Holt.
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VA: Attack Dub: Rare Dubs from Attack Records LP (JRLP 056LP)
LP version. Prolific reggae producer Bunny "Striker" Lee created a number of different labels in the '60s and '70s to handle his ever-expanding output. The most important at the time when dub was king were Jackpot, Justice, and Attack. Lee recalls, "I had a lot of labels. Lee was my first label... just a plain little white label and then I came out with Lee's with an apostrophe on it... I still have labels sometimes that I don't remember until I see it! Sometimes you'd just make up a label on the spur of the moment." Here, Jamaican Recordings delves into the catalog of Attack, which Lee founded in 1969, to assemble a compilation of some of its finest dub cuts released between 1973 and 1977. Includes dubs and versions of tracks by Linval Thompson, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell/Tommy McCook, Johnny Clarke/Tommy McCook, Barry Brown, Leroy Smart, Derrick Morgan & Hortense Ellis, and Horace Andy.
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YOUNG JESSIE: Pretty Soon/Well Baby 7" (JBJ 1058EP)
Two great R&B sides from Young Jessie, both appearing on 45rpm for the very first time! Both "Pretty Soon" and "Well Baby" were originally recorded for the Bihari brothers' Modern Music in the mid '50s, and while the former did appear on an early '60s budget compilation album, "Well Baby" surfaced only recently on a CD retrospective. What isn't clear is why these great recordings were canned in the first place, but either way this welcome 45rpm pressing is surely a must-have for the R&B fiends.
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BALAKE, AMADOU: Bar Konon Mousso Bar LP (KSRE 018LP)
2014 reissue. Kindred Spirits presents the first reissue of legendary Burkinabé vocalist and bandleader Amadou Balaké's album Bar Konon Mousso Bar, originally released in 1978 by the Ivorian label Sacodis. In 1978, four years after the first recorded single version of "Bar Konou Mousso," Balaké recorded that song once again, in a harder funk mode. Named "Super Bar Konon Mousso," it was an updated version of the song that had made him famous in his home country, and became the opening track on this album. The album version of this masterful ode to the penniless musicians and the ladies of African nights is faster than the more atmospheric original, fitting perfectly with the mood of the era. "Tondibama" is a traditional warba song with cheerful horn arrangements and some light backing vocals, and features effortless vocal acrobatics from Balaké. "Nabacouboury," another warba number that Balaké sang many times over throughout his long career, closes the A-side. B-side opener "Dounignamou" circles on and on, recalling a village dance, with the trumpet taking the lead vocal role by the song's end while the rhythm section cooks up a sturdy instrumental background. "Aminata, du Thé!" is one of the most powerful funk numbers to come from 1970s Africa. A true dynamite song with a hint of machismo, it leaves no doubt as to where Balaké's influences come from. Deep and hypnotic from the moment his moans and groans introduce the song, Balaké stands here at his most reminiscent of James Brown. It's all about sweat, power, and sincerity. Album closer "Balaké ya Mariama" displays Balaké's most romantic sides, as, with obvious Afro-Latin influences, he praises the grace of female hips. Balaké learned his Afro-Cubanisms all across West Africa, and it should come as no surprise that he later emerged as a world-class performer with Africando. Balaké stands as one of Africa's most mesmerizing voices, and Bar Konon Mousso Bar is a true highlight of his long career. This reissue features original artwork and remastered sound.
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BLEACHING AGENT: Babolat EP 12" (KOMISCH 020EP)
"Colo" starts the release with a dense, stepping rhythm and the sound of someone gasping for breath as percussive ticks lend the arrangement some impetus before those unmistakably murky synths break in. American producer Shawn O'Sullivan, who has released on L.I.E.S. and Cititrax under a number of names, provides a remix of "Colo" that rolls to the sound of tough drums and puts the focus firmly on that eerie, wintry synth. On "Elastique," Bleaching Agent delves again into a murky world, inhabited by grungy beats and waves of noise, but remains rooted on the dancefloor thanks to the razor-sharp percussion.
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SASCHIENNE: Golden Prints 12" (KOM 319EP)
Revered techno balladeers Saschienne present a gorgeous set of synth-driven, beat-bound soundscapes rich in atmosphere and suspense. Golden Prints smudges the volatile fault lines between anthemic electronics, cyber folk, and industrial drones. "Chambre Bleue" is a dusty, introspective vignette with an increasingly queasy mood balanced by Julienne Dessagne's self-assured narration and an unswerving bass line. "The Era of the Leopard" treks through barren lands with sunburnt guitar licks, throbbing bass, and resonant leads. "Don't Put Your Fingers in the Socket" is an exquisite arrangement of contorted feedback loops, foreboding synth sequences, and a relentlessly mechanical beat.
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VA: DEU 2LP (LPS 009LP)
2014 release. In commemoration of the tenth anniversary that it celebrated in 2014, Barcelona-based Lapsus Records presents DEU, a double LP featuring 17 exclusive tracks by artists, some internationally renowned and some locally beloved, who have taken an active part in Lapsus during its first ten years of existence. Hypnagogic daydreams by the Scottish duo Dalhous, deconstructed house by Shape Worship, drum 'n' bass revival by Etch, and warm textures by Winter Flags share space with organic IDM by Kelpe and Ochre, digital sensuality by Japanese producer Ametsub, melodic techno by Vector Lovers, and the unmistakable sounds of the mythical duo Plaid (Warp Records). Local contributions offer an accurate reflection of Spain's present effervescent creativity, from R&B sounds by Dr.Res (feat. SendiKa) and Drömnu to sampledelic house by unstoppable Sau Poler and continuum hardcore by Clip! and Pyrénées, plus surgical experimentation by the astonishing audiovisual project Playmodes and extremely personal offerings from beGun and Sistema. Mastered by Pedro Pina at Laboratorios Substancia. Artwork by Josep Basora. Pressed on red vinyl.
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MIND AGAINST: Strange Days 12" (LAD 019EP)
Once again Mind Against bring their signature sound to Life and Death as they explore territory that is somehow both familiar and fresh at the same time. Two tracks of emotional techno that traverse a dynamic sonic landscape, both "Strange Days" and "Polarstern" could captivate a small room or command a small army with ease. Bringing an understated counterpoint to the EP is Recondite's subtle yet rich take on "Strange Days," a soft and sexy trip that seems to take you on a journey outwards and inwards -- all while standing still in that place where words have no meaning.
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BRUN, NICO: Deeper EP 12" (LOVEIT 001EP)
Stuttgart's Nico Brun shows his young heart's passion for house music with his debut Deeper EP. The title track rolls warm through the listener's mind and hypnotizes with a prayer to house. "Bobb" has a bassline that just makes the listener move -- no excuse. The best kind of four on the floor madness. Nick Beringer's dubby touch perfectly leads the night into the morning light. No matter where you are -- Chicago, Paris, or Stuttgart -- you will love it.
$9.79 UPC: 827170571266 ELECTRONIC
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AROY DEE: Re-Sketched 12" (MOS 021EP)
Tight remix set from the M>O>S camp. Tracks by Aroy Dee remixed by R-A-G, D'Marc Cantu, Paul du Lac, and Cliff Lothar.
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RED TEMPLE SPIRITS: Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon 2LP (MNQ 047LP)
Limited restock; RSD 2014 release. Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon is the debut studio album of American post-punk band Red Temple Spirits. It was released in 1988 on the Nate Starkman & Son label, a subsidiary of Fundamental. Rock critic Piero Scaruffi praised the album, calling it a "ponderous masterpiece" and writing, "The extravagant mysticism [...] had few or no precedents. It rehashed emotional debris left buried under the cosmic and ritualistic hymn of 'Interstellar Overdrive,' under the psychotic and metaphysical melodrama of 'The End,' under the apocalyptic frenzy of 'Sister Ray,' while scouring medieval fairy tales, Tibetan mantras, whirling sufi dances and gothic ballads for intimations of supernatural existence." L.A.'s Red Temple Spirits perform ritualistic, droning post-punk soundscapes augmented by tribal drumming, '60s psychedelia, and a (new age) spiritual sensibility courtesy of British emigré and frontman William Faircloth, fresh off of an EP with Ministry Of Love. The band also features guitarist Dallas Taylor and bassist Dino Paredes, a former member of Perry Farrell's pre-Jane's Addiction band Psi Com. Los Angeles-based Red Temple Spirits were prophets and shamen, ritualistic healers musically exploring an entirely new world. Pulsating psychedelic sonics meet mesmerizing mysticism, comprising intense spiritual, tribal, primitive imagery. Formed in early 1987, the band has released two albums via Nate & Starkman Son Records (distributed by Fundamental) and disbanded in 1993. Limited edition of 500 copies, no repress. RSD 2014 exclusive. Long-time no repress vinyl version. Strongly recommended for fans of The Cure, Savage Republic, Pink Floyd, and Christian Death.
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RED TEMPLE SPIRITS: If Tomorrow I Were Leaving for Lhasa, I Wouldn't Stay a Minute More... LP (MNQ 048LP)
Limited restock; RSD 2014 release. If Tomorrow I Were Leaving for Lhasa, I Wouldn't Stay a Minute More... is the second studio album by American post-punk band Red Temple Spirits. It was released in 1989 on the Nate Starkman & Son label, a subsidiary of Fundamental. Dedicated to Tibetan Buddhism, the album displayed a more direct approach and a turn toward Tibet for the music's spiritual inspiration. L.A.'s Red Temple Spirits perform ritualistic, droning post-punk soundscapes augmented by tribal drumming, '60s psychedelia, and a (new age) spiritual sensibility courtesy of British emigré and frontman William Faircloth, fresh off of an EP with Ministry Of Love. The band also features guitarist Dallas Taylor and bassist Dino Paredes, a former member of Perry Farrell's pre-Jane's Addiction band Psi Com. Los Angeles-based Red Temple Spirits were prophets and shamen, ritualistic healers musically exploring an entirely new world. Pulsating psychedelic sonics meet mesmerizing mysticism, comprising intense spiritual, tribal, and primitive imagery. Formed in early 1987, the band has released two albums via Nate & Starkman Son Records (distributed by Fundamental) and disbanded in 1993. Limited edition of 500 copies, no repress. RSD 2014 exclusive. Long-time no repress vinyl version. Strongly recommended for fans of The Cure, Savage Republic, Pink Floyd, and Christian Death.
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MAGIC ISLAND: Wasted Dawn 12" (MAM 001EP)
Wasted Dawn developed under the influence of a close circle of Berlin-based artists and friends, including Touchy Mob and Montreal's Sean Nicholas Savage (Arbutus Records). "Baby Blu" epitomizes Magic Island's aesthetic: a crystalline sensuality, diffuse and subdued, fragile yet immensely strong. Pushed gently along by the imbricated earworms of an echoing Casio refrain and a twirling little piano figure, it is a love song whose directness is at once innocently flirtatious and maturely candid. Yet its complicating coda signals a melancholy embrace of contradiction and bittersweet impossibility that gives Wasted Dawn a unique depth. Includes download code.
$10.99 UPC: 880918220574 ELECTRONIC
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BAILEY, MARCO: Wildfires EP (Incl. Nikola Gala Rmx) 12" (MBRLTD 005EP)
Marco Bailey returns to MBR Limited with his flaming Wildfires EP. Expect nothing less than powerful techno gems that roll left and right, up and down, like waves of flaming techno energy, conquering whole dancefloors while filling every clubber's soul with fire. Includes Nikola Gala's remix of "Wildfires."
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DOUBTINGTHOMAS: Capharnaüm 12" (MLTD 078EP)
A tight kick leads the way on "Off the Grid," with the help of a pulsating bass and some lush pads in typical Doubtingthomas style. The "off" moment happens after when the free jazz element comes in and shuffles the groove. "Cognitive Dissonance" brings more ghost-in-the-box pads, with arpeggio synths, tight drum work, and a pitched down/warped down glacial female vocal to add the right amount of spookiness. Cristi Cons does what he does best in his 12-minute rework of "Cognitive Dissonance," keeping the pressure is at the tipping point with a huge groove and clever editing.
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A1. Off the Grid
A2. Cognitive Dissonance
B1. Cognitive Dissonance (Cristi Cons Remix)
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KRENG: The Summoner LP (MIA 030LP)
LP version; presented in a laser-cut full color bronze and black sleeve with full color insert. Includes download code. The Summoner comes four years after the last Kreng album Grimoire (MIA 016CD/LP) and three years after the massive retrospective box set Works for Abattoir Fermé 2007-2011. A lot has happened in the interim, and The Summoner can be seen as quite the departure from the aforementioned works. Pepijn Caudron's most personal album to date, The Summoner was created after a year in which Caudron lost several close friends, and takes its structure from the five stages of grief. A sixth stage, "The Summoning," helps bridge the gap to the finale, "Acceptance." Conjuring up the spirit of György Ligeti, the first half of the album is made entirely of Caudron's direction of a dozen string players, whose noisy clusters and crescendos move the listener from denial through anger, bargaining, and depression. In fact, The Summoner is the first Kreng album not constructed from hordes of samples. Music to really dig deep into. The disorienting twists and turns lead into the second half of the album, with haunting organs and smoke-filled chambers of "The Summoning" preceding an earth-shaking wall of guitars, drums, and bass courtesy of Belgian doom band Amenra. Leaving the listener in a state of shock, the album closes with the incredible and quietly heartfelt "Acceptance."
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IRISFOG: Veins EP 12" (MMR 024EP)
Irisfog, the Leipzig-based duo of Lukas Rabe and Niklas Kraft (Talski), present four songs for the dark side of life, made with all kinds of synths, microphones, devices, and samples. The EP draws together influences ranging from noise to jazz, and features appearances from Hunter Longe, Lauren Huret, and Elsa Grégoire.
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SCHNEIDER, ANJA: Jimmy 12" (MOBILEE 141EP)
When your debut set on Pete Tong's Essential Mix starts with Masters At Work remixing Saint Etienne and ends with Kraftwerk, the tunes in the middle better hold their own. That was the challenge Mobilee co-founder Anja Schneider met on her 2014 appearance on the BBC Radio 1 show, with a debut from Maya Jane Coles, a classic from Underground Resistance, and her own "Jimmy," with its memorable propelling conga loop and haunting organ climax. Mobilee now presents "Jimmy" in its complete form, with the moody acid house of "Love Tube Thinking" on the flip.
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SILVERSHOWER: Damaged EP 12" (MONTAGE 001EP)
Ian Pooley initiates his techno label Montage by resurrecting his Silvershower alias. Best known for a pair of 12"s released on Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 in 1996 (with a further EP (PLUS 8116EP) released on the same label in 2011), Silvershower has long been Pooley's preferred alias for his tougher, darker records. Following a great Berghain gig as Silvershower in 2013, Pooley decided the next step was to create an outlet for more original productions under the name, the first of which is the Damaged EP: three tracks combining a tougher intensity with Pooley's usual adeptness for dancefloor grooves.
$9.79 UPC: 827170579361 ELECTRONIC
A1. April 9
B1. Damage
B2. WKL2
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MASIN, GIGI: Talk to the Sea 2CD (MFM 002CD)
With an additional six tracks, the CD release of Talk to the Sea delves deeper into the archives of Gigi Masin; taking two tracks from the album Wind and presenting four previously-unreleased tracks. For their much-anticipated second release, Music From Memory 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 early 1980s up 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.
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BIBILONI, JOAN: El Sur CD (MFM 003CD)
Staying on the Mediterranean coast for their third release, Music From Memory this time shift their attention to the work of Mallorcan musician Joan Bibiloni. Primarily a guitarist, Bibiloni was creating music at an early age, releasing his first single at the tender age of 15. In his '20s he formed Spanish prog-rock outfits Zebra and Euterpe, where he would meet Pepe Milan, the two of them becoming the bluesy folk duo Milan & Bibiloni. Bibiloni himself would later go on to play with a number of luminary musicians such as Larry Coryell, Daevid Allen and John Cage, to name but a few. In 1982, Bibiloni set up his own label Blau in order to highlight the much-overlooked work of musicians not only on his home island of Mallorca but across the Balearic Islands. In doing so he created a platform not only for local talent but also for his own music to breathe a new life, much influenced by the landscape and life that surrounds the islands. While Bibiloni's first solo releases on his Blau imprint have stronger echoes of the contemporary jazz fusion of the time, it is on the album known as Una Vida Llarga I Tranquila where Bibiloni really began to experiment with new sounds and technologies; fusing tape loops, drum computers and synthesizers. Taking these more electronic-infused works as a departure point for the compilation and drawing on material from across his following five albums, El Sur sets out to highlight Joan Bibiloni's unique ambient fusion and sun-drenched Adriatic beach-boogie.
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PARALLEL 9: Dominus 12" (MM 117EP)
Music Man Records presents a repress of the highly sought-after classic Dominus by Steve Rachmad aka Parallel 9, originally released in 2005.
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RO MARON: Collected #1 2LP/2CD (MPD 001LP)
Music Pour la Danse presents Collected #1, a definitive collection of classic Belgian club anthems produced by new beat legend Rembert de Smet and the first volume in the label's series dedicated to preserving valuable works by key dance producers from the past. New beat was a short-lived movement local to Belgium, and, along with Italo-disco, a forerunner of European techno. It was mainly influenced by new wave and industrial music, particularly Throbbing Gristle, The Neon Judgement, and Front 242. Its signature slowed-down tempo prefigured DJ Screw's slowed rap remixes and the later slow house craze, and it was a sensation at the time. New beat took the charts by storm without any radio play, and ruled the Belgian dancefloors during its short existence. Rembert de Smet had enjoyed some popular success with his group 2 Belgen, but became part of the new beat scene early, and rapidly produced a staggering collection of tracks in 1988 and '89. Whether working solo as Ro Maron and Agaric or in collaboration with artists like Ferre Baelen (TC Matic) and Maurice Engelen (Praga Khan), he produced records ceaselessly, week after week, knowing that the rich new beat era wouldn't last forever. Mostly released on now-defunct labels like Kaos Dance Records, Antler-Subway, Dance Opera, and MG Records, the best of it and beyond is compiled here, including classic new beat mainstays of Belgium's club Boccaccio, as well as earlier, more primitive works, lazier rhythms, ambient house tracks, and hardcore rave sounds. Includes tracks by Agaric, Edwards + Armani, Phantasia, Reject 707, Kaos 007, Miss Nude, Mr. White, S.M., Air of Gloom, Trance Trax, Le Mystère, Sleepwalker, Beat Beat Beat, Alpha Beta, Little Little, Believe It or Not, Zsa Zsa La Boum, Rhythm Kings, 2 Body's, and Agaric-Bhab. The double CD edition, included with the double LP edition, features 29 tracks of de Smet's landmark production. The double LP edition is presented in an inside-out silkscreened sleeve and plays at 45 RPM.
$20.39 EAN: 7640157611242 ELECTRONIC
Double LP:
A1. Edwards + Armani - Acid Drill
A2. Phantasia - Welcome to My Acid House
B1. Reject 707 - Brain Killer
B2. Kaos 007 - ..ck On Acid
C1. Miss Nude - Taste My Acid Fruit
C2. Mr. White - Gimme Some Acid
D1. Zsa Zsa La Boum - Something Scary
D2. 2 Body's - Astoria
Double CD:
1.01. Zsa Zsa La Boum - Something Scary
1.02. Edwards + Armani - Acid Drill
1.03. Phantasia - Welcome to My Acid House
1.04. Reject 707 - Brain Killer
1.05. Kaos 007 - ..ck On Acid (Instrumental Mix)
1.06. Miss Nude - Taste My Acid Fruit
1.07. Mr. White - Gimme Some Acid
1.08. S.M. - SM
1.09. 2 Body's - Body Drill
1.10. Air of Gloom - Meditation (Astro Mix) *
1.11. Agaric - Tiled Room (Reversed Mix)
1.12. Sleepwalker - I Got You
1.13. Little Little - Just the Way Like This
1.14. Trance Trax - Give Yourself
1.15. Trance Trax - Odd Flute (UK Mix)
2.01. Le Mystère - Opus 303
2.02. Sleepwalker - Pink Zone (Sax Mix)
2.03. Le Mystère - On the Beat (Dub) *
2.04. Sleepwalker - Sleepwalker
2.05. Sleepwalker - All Jazz *
2.06. Beat Beat Beat - Beat in the Street
2.07. Alpha Beta - Games for Boys (Instrumental)
2.08. Little Little - It Just Makes We Want to Dance (Instrumental Dub) *
2.09. Believe It or Not - I Like It (Instrumental)
2.10. Zsa Zsa La Boum - Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas (Instrumental)
2.11. Rhythm Kings - A La Recherche du Temps Perdue
2.12. 2 Body's - Astoria
2.13. Agaric - I'm Gonna Beat This (Instrumental Acid Mix)
2.14. Agaric-Bhab - Cute Acid *
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BROOM, MARK: Attitude 12" (NONSERIES 015EP)
Early support from Sigha, Kr!z, and Adam Beyer. A no-nonsense, high-end tool techno EP from East London veteran Mark Broom.
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LAWLER, STEVE: Inna State/Recuperate 12" (OBJA 001EP)
Objektivity presents the debut of its sub-label OBJ Analogue, dedicated to hardware-based music made without plug-ins. Objektivity head Dennis Ferrer: "The OBJ Analogue is a special project for me and is dear to my heart because I love analogue gear, vinyl, and hardware, so I keep that side of me happy." Steve Lawler delivers the rough Inna State/Recuperate, produced with Roland 808, 909, and 606 drum machines. Basslines made with a Moog Voyager and the piano on "Recuperate" comes from an E-mu Orchestra rack mount. Completely analog! Limited vinyl release.
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TERJE, TODD: Preben Remixed (I:Cube/Prins Thomas) 10" (OLS 008EP)
It's remix time! Preben just had the time of his life. First he was invited by Frenchman I:Cube to go diamond hunting in his luxury yacht somewhere in the Adriatic Sea. A helicopter sounded, pirates entered the ship. No match for Preben though, he's got a pink belt in capoeira. Wham! He then "borrowed" the helicopter ("Zed's dead"-style) and flew out to Asker, Norway, where Prins Thomas offered him a big bowl of disco stew. How nice. Artwork by Bendik Kaltenborn, as ever. Mastered and cut by the talented Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering.
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FOSTER, RENNIE: Floatilla 12" (ORN 034EP)
Clear marbled vinyl. Detroit-inspired dub techno from the deeper side of things.
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A1. Floatilla
B1. Infinity Lesson
B2. Infinity Reprise
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VIRGINIA: My Fantasy EP 12" (OSTGUT 083EP)
"'My Fantasy' was originally created as part of the Loch & Hill EP sessions (OSTGUT 065EP). I never quite knew where to go with this track, but finding a new bassline finally put everything in motion. 'Fictional'... has a stretched synth line and some strings, those are the track's leitmotifs... The track's rhythmic elements have a nice drive, and funnily it seems much faster than it really is with its 122 BPM... 'Never Enough' features a very catchy, funky bass line and a continuously modulating, broad string arrangement." --Virginia, Berlin, December 2014
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AGGBOROUGH: The Answer to Everything 12" (OTB 002EP)
Aggborough was the brain behind the legendary Vikings club nights in London and part of a celebrated DJ duo (which OTB won't mention). "The Answer to Everything": raw, industrial, compact, and dangerous. Bustling with energy, the groove is the answer to an epic vocal. "Mitzpe Ramon": this track is entirely made from field recordings made during Aggborough's stay in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. The track evokes the unbearable heat and the blinding sun crushing down on the local workers. The air vibrating and heavy with ozone. And then finally some rest. As the sun goes down the earth starts to breathe again.
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SOLPARA: Swing EP 12" (OP 015EP)
Other People presents the debut solo release by New York artist Paul Sara, co-founder of the Booma Collective with Oren Ratowsky and Valentin Stip. "Descent" begins the EP with a one synth panning and undulating quietly left and right before the drop of a gentle, knowing beat. Next, "Swing" bursts open with a tremendous kick looming over tumultuous layers of bass frequency filigreed by glowing chords. The gruff, calloused percussion of "Vitamin C" precedes "Short Circuit," an awesome demonstration of polyrhythmic capacity. "Seahorses" ends the EP as it began, with a single synth swaying to and fro.
$9.79 UPC: 827170557666 ELECTRONIC
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TUFF CITY KIDS (FEAT. SHAN): Kirk Juemmeth EP 12" (PERMVAC 135EP)
The original gunslingers Phillip Lauer and Gerd Janson team up with their buddy Shan (whose 2014 club hit Chord Memories (RBSHAN 001EP) is still ringing in audience's ears) for two rough but melodic power-house cuts. An alternate version of "Lambsgame" and the not-to-be-missed "Cole Rabies Beats," for all the creative DJs, complete the package. A Tuff City Kids delight.
$8.39 UPC: 673795713518 ELECTRONIC
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KINK: Fantasia 12" (PETS 048EP)
Bulgarian live specialist and techno innovator KiNK is known for his releases on labels including Ovum and Macro, who released his 2014 full-length Under Destruction (MACROM 038CD/LP). "Fantasia" is a brooding and slow burning track with a synth line that goes from rubbery to acidic. Around it, patient percussion, deep, warm kicks, and breathy female vocals add a sense of sexual tension before KiNK's trademark colorful synth freakiness finally takes over. Truncate's remix is more urgent and techno-leaning, with paranoid, siren-like hooks, scurrying basslines, and lots of ravey warehouse intent. B-side features ten locked grooves.
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ZAHIR, AHMAD: Volume 3: The King of 70s Afghan Pop 2LP (PHS 004LP)
2015 restock. The last installment in the rich Ahmad Zahir discography brings you a new, exciting selection of Afghani '70s psychedelic-flavored folk-pop by the voice of a once-modern Afghanistan. Organ, wah-wah guitar, tablas, Spaghetti Western trumpets, effects and the luxuriant voice of Ahmad make a great mix for anyone into exotic sounds. Ahmad was an open-minded person who wanted culture and freedom for his country. Most likely, it's the reason why he was killed. He'd be glad to know that Pharaway Sounds will be giving 1 euro per record sold to ASDAH, a Catalan organization working for the preservation of women's rights in Afghanistan.
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CRAIG, CARL: More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art 2LP (PLE 65370LP)
Double LP version. "revolutionary art is not determined by its avantgarde content; nor its formal or technical trickery, its interpretation of reality or its verisimilitude, but, rather, by how much it revolutionizes our thinking and imagination; overturning our preconceptions, bias and prejudice and inspiring us to change ourselves and the world" --Jeff Sawell's text on the cover of More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art. Carl Craig's 1997 album features such timeless highlights as "Televised Green Smoke," which, after a short introduction, floats in on a haze, working through the classic blueprint of dance music -- the gradual addition of layered, complementary elements -- until it reaches a soft peak. "Red Lights" works a slow-grind breakbeat, cycling through the Paperclip People oscillator with strings in the background and an atmosphere reminiscent of The Godfather. "Dreamland" and "Butterfly" are closer to traditional Detroit productions, sharp and focused but rather melancholy; the former is a reach-out to the Britain-Detroit axis (As One, The Black Dog, B12), while the latter evokes the classic late '80s productions of Craig's friend Derrick May (who co-produced a later track on the album, "Frustration"). The Maurizio dub "Dominas" is nocturnal and unhurried, even despite the insistent beat and a female vocal sample repeating the title one word after another -- it's included here, though it was left off the original vinyl release. Another classic, "At Les," balances a few gently cascading chords with a rhythm program that keeps pushing the track forward and faster. Planet E and Rush Hour now present a remastered reissue of this techno classic.
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SAVOIR: Eternal 12" (PWRLD 006EP)
Sydney, Australia-based label Plastic World (GL, Tuff Sherm) presents Eternal, the debut 12" from Perth-based trio Savoir. Front-woman Mei Swan's evocative vocals are set to textured, groove-laden production from James Ireland and Andrew Sinclair, making for a heady potion of catalytic rhythm and arresting melody. "Malala," an earworm chant, rides on a deep afro-beat house groove and dense percussion, while coming off feather-light and agile. "Eternal" channels specters of hip-hop and lounge through a smoky after-hours slow dance, the wall-rattling kick drum offset against trembling exotic melody. Includes Adesse Versions's essential house remix and Harvey Sutherland's slow, deep forest remix.
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PENTATONES: Karma Game Retouched by Steve Bug 12" (PFR 157EP)
Rising stars Pentatones, justly lauded for their distinctive blend of oblique pop, jazz-inflected electronica, and languorous torch songs, receive the full Steve Bug treatment. Distilling the original's haunting noir pop into a deep techno groove, Bug suspends tinkling chimes and tuned woodblocks around a gritty bass stab. Delhia de France's vocals create a heady blend that is deeply involving and instantly memorable. The instrumental gives harder-leaning DJs the chance to focus on the hypnotic riff and crisp percussion, topping off a rich and unforgettable package. The original version of "Karma Game" will appear on Pentatones' 2015 album Ouroboros.
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MORA, SYLVIE: Summertime/Taboo 7" (POPC 134EP)
Two sublime sides from femme fatale Sylvie Mora. Both "Summertime" and "Taboo" are of course well established standards, but the treatment here of each is really unique. "Summertime" gets a truly expansive work-over, switching between soft- and slow-paced a cappella vocal sections that then erupt into explosive brass- and drum-led riffs. On the other side, "Taboo," perhaps the quintessential jazz exotica work of the early- to mid-century, sounds more seductive than ever before by virtue of Mora's sultry, slinky vocals, and once again the backing orchestra is fantastic.
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TRANI, MATTIA: Over the Future (The European Remixes) 12" (PM 010EP)
After Over the Future (The Detroit Remixes) (PM 009EP), Mattia Trani shows the force of European techno with Over the Future (The European Remixes). European techno gem with new remixes from Berlin-based Illario Alicante, Natch Records co-founder and Tresor resident Synthek, Mike Storm from the Netherlands, and Percyl from Paris. Also features a mysterious debut from Grienkho. Vinyl only. Mastered and cut at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.
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FOX & NAOMI JEREMY, JAMES: Living Different 12" (QUINTESSE 042EP)
The debut EP from Bristol duo James Fox (Needwant, Futureboogie, Delayed Audio) and Naomi Jeremy (vocalist for fellow Bristolian house duo Outboxx). "Living Different" blends stripped-back drums, warm Rhodes chords, and deep analog bass, with Jeremy's smooth and soulful vocals providing the perfect accompaniment. The first half of the track develops with driven guitar notes and subtle dub horns before a bouncing Juno chord riff comes in after the breakdown to give renewed drive and energy. Borrowed Identity's epic remix toughens the drums up and adds a jacking 909 groove, bringing extra dancefloor punch while retaining the original's musicality.
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POPULATION ONE: A Theory to Where Size of the Compact Dimension Goes to Zero 12" (REDUCTION 005EP)
The deeper depths keep getting hit... the reduction series evolves... prime minimalism from T. Dixon.
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BROWN, RUTH: Tears Keep Tumbling Down/If I Had Any Sense 7" (RB 110EP)
Two more sexy sides from the queen of R&B sass, Ruth Brown. Here, Ruth is in a more somber mood vocally on "The Tears Keep Tumbling Down," even if the swaying, stomping backing music is still apt to set feet in motion. On the flip-side, our girl laments her poor life choices on "If I Had Any Sense," another powerful mid-tempo R&B sure shot sounding great on this loud-pressed 45.
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Tears Keep Tumbling Down
B1. If I Had Any Sense
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GNOD & WHITE HILLS: Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II 2LP (LAUNCH 037LP)
2015 repress; 2LP version. Rocket Recordings are pleased to announce the reissue of the now highly sought-after 2010 double LP Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II. This reissue comes packaged in different artwork from the original release. Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II is the first official collaboration between two of the most colossal cosmic manglers on the planet, that of astral rejecters Gnod (Manchester, UK) and space-rock juggernauts White Hills (New York). Hot on the heels of their Not Not Fun sold out release, as well as countless self-unleashed CD-Rs and various indie label alliances, Gnod have been stirring their galactic soup of flashbacked rituals with unpredictable, incendiary results, both on record and as a live experience. Having them join forces with White Hills for this record is akin to having the aural equivalent of those 3D magic eye stereograms -- looked at in one way, they just don't make sense, but seen through the repetition of the music, the result is out of this world. Since White Hills' last outing with Rocket Recordings on the Collisions split with The Heads in 2009, the band have successfully released their debut album for Thrill Jockey and now have notched up an impressive back catalog of releases. Their fiery brand of heavy space-rock has seen them burning up live appearances over the years as they continue on the path towards uncharted territories. To celebrate this thundering union, Rocket Recordings have embarked upon the release of a double vinyl LP expanding into four phases of pulsating mantras, awash with all the hypno-propulsion both bands' motor skills can pilot. It's brimming with surrendered NEU!-like patterns, like both bands driving through Dingerland with "L.A. Woman" blasting from the rushing air. We have 16-minute elegant Bel Air suites, whose ebbing and flowing mesmerizing grooves burst with swooping grandiose synths, like gentle waves hanging in time. Interjections of oscillating guitars and keyboards, designed to propel the captured listener into a trance-inducing sun roof of kosmische blur, rupture out through the expansive blue. The 8 tracks are embedded with four long 10-minute+ pieces and these anchor the whole experience firmly into an exciting haze of echoing psychedelia, electronic and experimental Krautrock trippo-nova. After which, all four corners of your mind's eye have been consecrated in a world of undulating symphonies.
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HEY COLOSSUS: In Black and Gold LP (LAUNCH 077LP)
LP version. Emerging in a haze of demented riff science and booze-addled abandon, London-based tinnitus machine Hey Colossus have carved out a notable niche for themselves in the British underground's murkier quarters. They've dished out a formidable array of wax over the last decade, specializing in a primordial barrage of abject noise from overheated amp stacks. Yet for all the grit and gnarl of their output thus far, it's seemingly only been a warm-up for their latest opus, which sees their monstrous assault finely honed into an album as beguiling as it is bulldozing. In Black and Gold, their eighth album proper and first for Rocket Recordings, ushers in a new incarnation of Hey Colossus. Marrying malevolent attack to expansive celestial splendor, In Black and Gold follows a sonic trajectory that expands on Hey Colossus's trademark ornery overload. The songs herein may be leaner and more artful than the fearsome sound that made the band's name on albums like 2008's Project: Death and the monstrous 2013 opus Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo (MIE 018CD/LP), but Hey Colossus remains possessed of the Stoogian and Stygian wrath that fuels their noise rock transgression. With their maximalist tendencies augmented by a sharp focus on space and restraint, not to mention a refreshing stylistic diversity, the band delivers some strange aural alchemy. Here, they sound as comfortable tackling electronically-fried dub mantras like "Lagos Atom" as they do the Cluster-esque lullaby of opener "Hold On." Yet there's no shortage of primal rock action to be had on In Black and Gold; on "Sisters and Brothers" they summon up a swaggering, demented groove that sashays like a zombified Gun Club, while on the dramatic spaghetti-psych of the title-track a revelatory cinematic sprawl of sound recalls The Bad Seeds and The 13th Floor Elevators engaged in a psychic duel in the noonday sun. Hey Colossus have always made fine work on the vital and Spinal Tap-approved "fine line between clever and stupid." Yet with In Black and Gold, in a laudable leap of faith, they've stepped beyond, and the result is both vicious and visionary. These unpretentious underworld overlords have emerged from the shadows to create an avant-garage pièce de résistance, finding that the sunlight suits them better than they ever realized.
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RADIO SLAVE: Children of the E 12" (RB 013EP)
The one and only Radio Slave is back on RB. This time with retro futuristic breakbeat house and techno. "Children of the E" comes in two mixes for different moods and some locked grooves for double copy wizardry. Inspired by the London warehouses of yesterday, fueled by Evian bottles, and made in a foghorn frenzy. Or, as the man himself puts it: "Matt Edwards goes back to his roots with Children of the E: Just another white kid from Catford." Ultimately, we're all children of the E(arth)!
$9.79 UPC: 827170574861 ELECTRONIC
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LARKIN, KENNY: Pod - The Vanguard EP 12" (RH 104-12A)
2014 repress. Four tracks of Kenny Larkin's Pod material, which was first released on the Belgian label Buzz in 1992. Rush Hour is proud to present, with Kenny Larkin and Art of Dance, the best of Larkin's catalogue on remastered 12"s. He's recorded many classic tracks on many different labels under many monikers; Rush Hour presents its selection of his best. Released as a series of six separate 12"s.
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LARKIN, KENNY: Azimuth EP 12" (RH 104-12B)
2014 repress. A selection of Kenny Larkin tracks originally released on Azimuth for Warp records in 1994. Rush Hour is proud to present, with Kenny Larkin and Art of Dance, the best of Larkin's catalogue on remastered 12"s. He's recorded many classic tracks on many different labels under many monikers; Rush Hour presents its selection of his best. Released as a series of six separate 12"s.
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LARKIN, KENNY: Metaphor EP 12" (RH 104-12C)
2014 repress. The best of Kenny Larkin's Metaphor material, originally released on R&S Records in 1995. Another slice of essential techno history on 12" for the first time. Rush Hour is proud to present, with Kenny Larkin and Art of Dance, the best of Larkin's catalogue on remastered 12"s. He's recorded many classic tracks on many different labels under many monikers; Rush Hour presents its selection of his best. Released as a series of six separate 12"s.
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DEUTSCHE & MUSOE, MARK: R U Ready EP 12" (SENSO 009EP)
"Are you ready to rise up and take your life into your own hands?" So goes Nick Maurer's challenge on Mark Deutsche & Musoé's stunning transmission of pounding, deadly deep techno. "R U Ready" delivers a windpipe-rattling kick and a grainy, melodic riff that whips the listener higher and higher into oblivion. The textures are delicious, the rhythms understated yet complex. Alex Dolby's remix vibrates, ripples and quivers in an edgy, avant-garde manner. Meanwhile, Senso Sounds founder Oliver Huntemann's remix takes a big-room techno approach with textbook build up, breakdown, and a climactic pay-off, precision-tooled for the dancefloor.
$9.79 EAN: 4250382429302 ELECTRONIC
A1. R U Ready (feat. Nick Maurer)
A2. R U Ready (feat. Nick Maurer) (Alex Dolby Remix)
B1. R U Ready (feat. Nick Maurer) (Oliver Huntemann Remix)
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VA: Silence V Extra 1 12" (SILENCE 020-1EP)
Ewan Pearson, Mickey Moonlight, Seahawks, Mugwump, and DC Salas, as well as Eli Goldstein (Soul Clap), Gadi Mizrahi, Nick Monaco aka Gemini Love -- all of them contribute to Silence Music's five-year anniversary by delivering new interpretations of five stone cold classics from the label's back catalog, released as two EPs -- this 12" and Silence V Extra 2 (SILENCE 020-2EP). Part one includes Pearson's remix of "Space Me Out (feat. Egle Sirvydyte)" by Downtown Party Network and Mugwump & DC Salas's rework of "Free" by Leon Somov & Jazzu.
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VA: Silence V Extra 2 12" (SILENCE 020-2EP)
Part two includes Gemini Love's dub of "I'll Be Gone (feat. Jazzu)" by Mario & Vidis, Mickey Moonlight's remix of "Changed (feat. Ernesto)" by Mario & Vidis, and Seahawks' remix of "My Senses" by Kurak.
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BAGGALEY, KURT: Former Self EP 12" (SOHASO 005EP)
Staring through the mirror. Transmitting the former self. Kurt Baggaley uncovered an endless theme. The British producer has made the monumental effort of capturing and bending the sequence for everyone to hear and for the select few to understand. A 13-minute manifestation that seems to be able to go on forever. Taking the original arrangement and making it club-ready, The Drifter keeps the emotive payload intact while giving it the dancefloor treatment. "Far Between" is deep jam with a hidden arpeggio that will only be appreciated by those who take time to listen. Open up, let the frequencies in.
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CAIR PARAVEL: Some Other Morning LP (SOMM 019LP)
Related to Paradise Square (Never Thought I'd See the Day, SOMM 020LP), Cair Paravel was the second project of singer/songwriter Pete Ryder, a key player on two of the most rare and sought-after private folk albums from the UK. This time, the band recorded at a real studio and the result was Some Other Morning, released in 1976 on the Koala label as a tiny edition of 250 copies. Hans Pokora rated this album at four stars, and it's easy to hear why: gorgeous, atmospheric folk with ethereal male-female vocals and magical atmosphere. Includes a superb cover of "Hill Climbing for Beginners," originally by Water Into Wine Band. This is the first ever reissue of this top rarity, and it features remastered sound, a reproduction of the original lyrics insert, and new liner notes by Richard Allen (Shindig!).
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PARADISE SQUARE: Never Thought I'd See the Day LP (SOMM 020LP)
Singer/songwriter Pete Ryder was a key player on two of the most rare and sought-after private folk albums from the UK: Paradise Square's Never Thought I'd See the Day and Cair Paravel's Some Other Morning (SOMM 019LP). Paradise Square was his first project, a group formed at Sheffield University's Christian Union in the early '70s. In 1974, the band released their only album as a private pressing of 100 copies, later rated at five stars by Hans Pokora. Fragile, homemade, lo-fi psychedelic folk with acoustic guitars, violin, delicate male-female vocals, Christian overtones, and hints of The Incredible String Band or Dando Shaft. This reissue features remastered sound, a reproduction of the original lyrics insert, and new liner notes by Richard Allen (Shindig!).
$18.39 EAN: 4040824084882 ROCK
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MAHOGANY BRAIN: With (Junk-Saucepan) When (Spoon-Trigger) (Clear Purple Vinyl) LP (FFL 005LTD-LP)
Clear purple vinyl. Limited edition of 300 copies. Souffle Continu Records presents the first official vinyl reissue of With (Junk-Saucepan) When (Spoon-Trigger), Mahogany Brain's 1971 debut album. This LP is the second in Souffle Continu's series of ten reissues from the catalog of the cult French label Futura Records, fully licensed by Futura founder Gérard Terronè. Mahogany Brain was led by street poet and underground filmmaker Michel Bulteau and Patrick Geoffrois, and shared a raw aesthetic with The Velvet Underground fully realized on this album's savage and unhinged songs, built upon distorted guitars and crude lyrics. Presented in a gatefold sleeve with obi strip and matte finish.
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SEMOOL: Essais LP (FFL 006LP)
Souffle Continu Records presents the first official vinyl reissue of Essais, the sole album by Semool, originally released in 1971. This LP is the third in Souffle Continu's series of ten reissues from the catalog of the cult French label Futura Records, fully licensed by Futura founder Gérard Terronè. Semool was a trio of Philippe Martineau, Olivier Cauquil, and Rémy Dédé Dréano. They recorded Essais between 1969 and 1971; under the underground, it's a foggy lo-fi psychedelic alien with echoes of Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath drowned in oceans of heavy delay and acid guitars. Presented in a 350g sleeve with obi strip and matte finish. Limited to 1000 copies: 700 on black vinyl.
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SEMOOL: Essais (Clear Vinyl) LP (FFL 006LTD-LP)
Clear vinyl. Limited edition of 300 copies.
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BORDEN, DAVID: Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments LP (SP 036LP)
LP version. David Borden, born Christmas Day, 1938, in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American minimalist composer and electronic music pioneer. He was one of the first people to beta test Bob Moog's modular synthesizer systems. His Earthquack Records imprint inspired Mimi Johnson to found the legendary Lovely Music, Ltd. with Robert Ashley. He formed the first all-synthesizer ensemble, Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, in 1969. If there were ever a missing link in American minimalism, Borden is it. Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments is his masterpiece, released in 1981 to little fanfare on the now-defunct Dutch label Red Records. As its reputation has grown, most listeners have had to settle for compressed YouTube clips and poor vinyl-to-digital transfers, with original copies increasingly rare and expensive. Now, 34 years after its original release, Spectrum Spools presents the first reissue of Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments, after recovering in Borden's private archives the only known safety master. Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments contains four pieces, each utilizing three players and six keyboard instruments. "Etsy Point, Summer 1978" begins with a mournful, ominous mood and slowly blossoms into an immense, humid labyrinth of colorful, buzzing textures and howling melodies. "The Continuing Story of Counterpoint" is a 12-part cycle for synthesizers, acoustic instruments, and voice, upon which Borden labored for over 11 years. Parts nine and six, included here, are miraculous achievements in prodigious playing technique, remarkable mosaic-like structure, and aural magnitude, operating in the relative terrain of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians and Terry Riley's Dervishes pieces. The "Counterpoint" pieces here are rigidly arranged with breakneck key changes and intricate time signature maneuvering. The resulting audio conjures kaleidoscopic patterns of beautiful melodies and compositional anatomy unparalleled in much of American minimalism. "Enfield in Winter" displays some of Borden's more ambient leanings, with slow, morphing drones and gentle pad sounds that erupt into shimmering patterns backed by a grandiose chord progression. Music for Amplified Keyboards represents a veritable zenith in Borden's corpus; a radiant achievement in sonic elegance, experimentation, and ambitious composition technique, and a work of the highest archival significance. Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments was remastered with love and transparency by Giuseppe Tillieci at EnissLab, Rome. These newly remastered works are superior to the original vinyl master, giving the world a chance to hear this remarkable work in the highest possible fidelity across multiple formats. Includes extensive liner notes and photos by Borden.
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MUSLIMGAUZE: Minaret Speaker CD (ARCHIVE 029CD)
While the human voice has often been an element in Bryn Jones' work as Muslimgauze, rarely did he highlight it as much as in Minaret Speaker, the latest in the Muslimgauze Archive Series, and its concurrent release, Feel the Hiss (ARCHIVE 030CD). While elements of Minaret Speaker appeared on the 7" of the same name released by Staalplaat in 1996, much of the strongest material here is previously unheard. Jones' normal practice was to send in tapes to the label with only a title for each tape as a whole, then provide individual track titles before each release. Sadly, with his passing in 1999, there remain many projects with only album titles -- barring a séance, the tracks themselves will always remain untitled. The material on Minaret Speaker can be broken into two groups: the first, the ten tracks that make up the bulk of this release, make clear immediately why Jones picked that title for the album, with the ten-minute "Minaret Speaker Track 1" serving as a duo for his trademark digitally distorted percussion loops and what certainly sounds like a recording of a call to prayer, or adhān. The voices on the tracks here are ones that may well have come out of an actual minaret speaker at some point. On these tracks, as the musical backing gets harsher and more distorted, the voices reach toward deliverance; the results, even on wordless interludes like the string-based "Bamboo Bound," can seem more approachable than other Muslimgauze works. The four "Rest Tracks" that make up the end of this release form a brief bonus EP of even-lower-fidelity-than-normal works in progress from Jones, with "Rest Track 1" immediately sounding like Jones putting his own work through some new contortions. At times this material gets and fuzzed- and dubbed-out as anything in the Muslimgauze discography, a perfect accompaniment to the mix of soaring and pulverizing music found on the rest of the album.
$12.99 UPC: 753907382426 ELECTRONIC
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MUSLIMGAUZE: Feel the Hiss CD (ARCHIVE 030CD)
Some of the tracks on Feel the Hiss, a release Bryn Jones recorded live to cassette in early 1995 but never had the chance to remix and polish before he died, use the same kinds of devotional voices found on much of Minaret Speaker (ARCHIVE 029CD), but here other voices are present too. Conversational or angry, male or female, English or French or Arabic, almost inaudible or forcing their way to the front of the music, these "Zilver Tracks" (the name based on a note Jones wrote on the tape) engage more directly with the world Jones was so fascinated with and tried to represent over and over again in his work as Muslimgauze. If, like most listeners, you only speak one or two languages, the content on Feel the Hiss can be just as inscrutable as anything Jones has put out. But the music, luckily, is also just as wonderful; for a set of demos recorded live to tape, the Feel the Hiss material certainly comes across as fully-formed, if a bit more reflective and synthesizer-heavy than much of his oeuvre. The lengthy "Zilver Track 4," especially, seems at times like a tour around the embattled regions of the world Jones was so passionate about, complete with echoing percussion, voices in various languages, even train sounds. Not that this is Muslimgauze's answer to The KLF's Chill Out, by any stretch of the imagination; the dark, shimmering "Zilver Track 1" is as compellingly propulsive as any of his songs. It's possible that if Jones had gone back to this tape his changes would have brought it more in line with other Muslimgauze releases, but as it is Feel the Hiss is a chance to experience the more contemplative side of his work.
$12.99 UPC: 753907380026 ELECTRONIC
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MUSLIMGAUZE: Iranair Inflight Magazine CD (MUSLIM 021CD)
Originally released in 2003. This is a mostly beat-driven album with little background noise, ambient space, or reverb. There is also no big emphasis on Middle Eastern sounds, which (and you should be figuring this out by now) is a frequently occurring theme in Bryn Jones' politically-driven music. Occasionally, there is some melodic material, or a touch of the Middle East sprinkled in, but it's played down in favor of beats that could best be described as very raw and closer to early Autechre minimalism than something from the World Beat genre. Hiccupping along, distorted break beats sound like they were once made from real drums, but Mr. Jones has turned the gain up way too high and ripped the drums to shreds. Since then, they've been heavily tweaked, turned into glitches, bloops, and blips. A downbeat gets set, only for it to sound like someone hit pause on the CD player. Machine-like loops reminiscent of Krautrock repetitiveness suck me in, only to be shut off without warning. As the beat finally starts to seduce me and I realize I could happily listen to the same repetitive thing for the duration of the CD, the plug gets pulled and the beat is deprived of oxygen just as it finally proved it could "groove." Each title is a page in the Iranair inflight magazine. The title of track 3 comes from a passage of a Sunday Times article (October 4, 1998) about Bin Laden's men infiltrating the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Iranair Inflight Magazine was made towards the end of Bryn Jones' life and in addition to countless others (this man must have recorded about an album a week), has only recently been released for the first time. Record labels were simply not able to keep up with the prolific Jones while he was alive. CD digipack. Limited edition of 700 copies.
$11.99 UPC: 769791954427 ELECTRONIC
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MUSLIMGAUZE: Occupied Territories 2CD (STCD 110CD)
1996 release. Manchester-based Muslimgauze is one of the most uncompromising artists the music biz has ever seen. His music is as extreme as the political motivation that goes with it. For more than 15 years, Muslimgauze produced rhythmic music that defies any description. Sometimes lush ambient dub textures, sometimes fierce ethno rhythms. The events in the Middle East was his main inspiration. Organizations such as Hezbollah can find Muslimgauze among their supporters. Many of today's musicians owe a great deal to the Muslimgauze sound. That's why Staalplaat invited a host of groups from today's techno, house and related scene to take the extreme work of Muslimgauze and give that work dancefloor abilities. The reactions were overwhelming and the music goes in many directions. Therefore, Staalplaat present (with pride!) a double CD. Disc One ("Occupied Beats") takes you onto the dancefloor with the dubby music of O Yuki Conjugate and their off-shoots Sons Of Silence and Clicka, Drome, Extremadura, the fucked-up jungle of Self-Transforming Elves and the straightforward, house-y remixes of Human Beings, Elke Dag (who have a connection with Exquisite Corpse) or LØSD. The second disc ("Occupied Frequencies") goes straight into weirdness, emphasizing the moody and atmospheric side of Muslimgauze, in remixes by Nonplace Urban Field, Zoviet*france and Quest. Also with the extremeness of People Like Us, Starfish Pool and the master himself, Occupied Territories is a remix tribute to one of the strongest voices in music.
$18.39 UPC: 753907391022 ELECTRONIC
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DUBKASM (FEAT. LUCIANO & TURBULENCE): Jah Victory/Right There 12" (DUBK 025EP)
After causing shockwaves throughout the world of reggae and beyond, Dubkasm's seminal instrumental smash Victory (DUBK 023EP, 2013) has traveled from Bristol to Jamaica and back again. The exclusive dubplate of this incredible performance by Luciano, arguably the greatest roots reggae singer of the modern era, has been a fixture at soundsystem stalwart Aba Shanti's dances for some time, and is finally available on 12", backed with Turbulence's all new DJ militancy, his most unforgettable chorus since his breakout hit, "Notorious." Mastered on ½" tape at Stardelta Audio Mastering. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
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DNKL: Wolfhour EP 12" (SGR 029EP)
Swedish trio DNKL's debut song "Hunt" was hailed as a "bleary eyed, 4am triumph" by DIY Magazine and featured by The Guardian. Its follow-up "Battles" was met with similar praise: The FADER described it as the "best-of-both-worlds bridging M83's earlier synth work and later rock styling." Since then the band has performed at the Roskilde Festival, Way Out West, and Berlin Music Week. Sugarcane Recordings now presents DNKL's debut 12", Wolfhour EP. Featuring "Battles" and "Hunt" alongside two stunning new tracks and live favorites, "Wolfhour" and "Warm Dark Night," Wolfhour EP shows just how far the band has come.
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HAIRY HANDS: Battlecat EP 12" (TAPCLB 069EP)
Hairy Hands presents Battlecat EP, a record based on an imaginary cat. From space. Created alongside a short comic book about Battlecat, inspired by the sci-fi drawings of EP sleeve artist Essy May and "my girlfriend's parents' vinyl collection... the original War of the Worlds record and... the RZA movie The Man With the Iron Fists which had some great martial arts cat-like men." Played with Kwake Bass (DOOM, Kate Tempest) and Andy Ramsay (Stereolab) on drums, Jack Wylie (Portico) on saxophone, and Mark Rainbow (Laurel Collective) on keys and synthesizers. Mastered by Brainfeeder beatmaker and Leaving Records founder MatthewDavid.
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02. Stutter
03. Lighter
04. Space
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MAESTRO: Thriller Killer (Matias Aguayo Remix) 12" (TSR 069EP)
Second single taken from the upcoming debut album No Entry. A true dancefloor anthem backed by a rare, deep, and hypnotic Matias Aguayo remix from Comeme fame.
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MULLAERT, SEBASTIAN: Direct Experience 12" (TRAUM 184EP)
Sebastian Mullaert's spiritual work of Direct Experience features two very different versions from a techno soul, with Mullaert twisting and bending the theme in his delicate and hypnotic way. "Direct Experience" in its original version is an 11-minute voyage into Mullaert's art of shifting and moving frequencies gently from one place to the other without ever losing touch with the pulsating rhythms that carry it all. The music is indeed trippy and demands an appreciation for a hypnotic state. The dub version on the flipside is even looser; you can feel the music levitating a millimeter off the ground.
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TRIPEO: Anipintiros Reworks Part I 12" (TRILPRMX 001EP)
Following Tripeo's acclaimed 2014 debut album Anipintiros (TRIP 001LP), the artist asked a few of his friends to reinterpret his release. Anipintiros Reworks Part I explores headier interpretations, beginning with James Ruskin's rework, which recalls memories of early UK rave culture and the early Warp catalog. Exium couldn't choose a favorite, so decided to mash "#5" and "#8" into a whirlwind of industrial funk and sound design. Closing Part I is Mike Parker, who unleashes his signature hypnotic drones onto the acidic monster that is "Anipintiros #7."
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TRIPEO: Anipintiros Reworks Part II 12" (TRILPRMX 002EP)
Following Tripeo's acclaimed 2014 debut album Anipintiros (TRIP 001LP), the artist asked a few of his friends to reinterpret his release. Anipintiros Reworks Part II explores the harder mixes. Blawan goes full-throttle during his sonically destructive reconstruction of "Anipintiros #7." Not for the faint at heart. Ben Sims does what Ben Sims does best with his rework of "Anipintiros #5": over-driven grooves; acidic sequences kept together by the relentless tempo of a high-speed train. Closing the EP is the mysterious Cadans, whose skillful and highly detailed rework of "Anipintiros #1" shows him to be a master of his art.
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DIETZ, ROBERT: Radio Raheem EP 12" (TBT 001EP)
Frankfurt-based DJ and producer Robert Dietz launches his and Hendrik Schneider's label Truth Be Told with his own Radio Raheem EP, initiating the label's mission to provide an alternative to the current electronic music world. Truth Be Told boasts music with character, always aiming for originality and creativity. Dietz not only focuses on exposing other artists; he continues to make new music of his own in his own way and here returns to his notably fresh house grooves. Dietz features Eddie Fowlkes and Markus Fix on this EP, taking a proud step into the heart of the label's A&R process.
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KAE, RONNY: Swinging Drums 7" (TTSHAKE 120EP)
Wigged-out craziness from drummer Ronny Kae. "Swinging Drums" is the name of the track, but "Demented Drums" might be more apt as Ronny rolls the toms to a twanging one-string guitar riff and a suitably crazed voice interjects with dance instructions for the hepped-up teens at the sock hop -- simple enough commands such as "Go go go -- go everybody!" On the flip-side, a variation on the winning formula with "Swimming Drums." Not sure what swimming drums are, but the effect is just as great!
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HETZEL, PASCAL: Divisions (incl. Tuff City Kids Remix) 12" (UYX 003EP)
Pascal Hetzel returns after rockin' floors with his 2014 debut EP Feel That Beat (UYX 002EP). "Divisions (Downstairs)" relies on a significant bass-drum punch and a simple but effective arrangement of dubbed out, subaquatic stabs. "Divisions (Upstairs)" is softened and more uplifting, balanced on the thin line between tech house and classic stab-heavy house. Tuff City Kids (Gerd Janson and Phillip Lauer) bow down to the intensity of early hardcore days with a jackhammer of a rework, a serious amalgamation of a reverb-heavy foundation, old school sawtooth signals, dark and slightly filtered signature stabs, and twisted breakbeat abuse.
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BENJAMIN, VIDAL: Disco Sympathie 2LP (VER 028LP)
Double LP version. Versatile Records presents Disco Sympathie, a new compilation curated by Vidal Benjamin. Benjamin is an outstanding DJ and digger, considered by his peers to be one of the most brilliant in his field. On Disco Sympathie, he leads the listener on a rediscovery of the sound of the early 1980s in France. It's wacky, happy dance music, and at times it's even poetic. The listener is transported to a time when French producers were not afraid to tackle disco, American boogie, and British and German synth wave, to create something French, poppy, and, above all, fun! Artists include Raymonde et Les Moutards, Sonia, New Paradise, Club Privé, Stéphane edited by Reverend P, Ark, Marie Chaptal, Marc Chantereau, Laurie Destal, Patrice Mondon edited by Pilooski, Nicolas Skorsky, and Christophe Laurent. Housed in a gatefold sleeve with extensive notes.
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H-BURNS: Night Moves LP+CD (BEC 5156023)
LP version with CD included. He was known at first as a traditional singer-songwriter with simple arrangements of acoustic guitar and vocals, a French cousin to Will Oldham and Jason Molina. Then he became the leader of a rough and enraged band who recorded Off the Map (BEC 5161299/5161300, 2013), an electric storm of a record, with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. But the truth is we hadn't seen anything yet. H-Burns is back to prove once more that it's possible to stay true while endlessly reinventing oneself. Calmer, poppier, cleaner, more Californian, but still anxious and sorrowful, Night Moves was produced by the all too rare Rob Schnapf (who has previously worked with Beck, Elliott Smith, and Guided By Voices) with a group including A. A. Bondy (Verbena) and Troy von Balthazar (Chokebore). The result: 11 songs orchestrated around theme of nighttime in Los Angles. A restless and troubled night with the insidious threat of an earthquake lurking in the shadows. There are ghosts there too, those of Elliott Smith, Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Roy Orbison, and Bruce Springsteen.
$18.99 EAN: 5060421560236 ROCK
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AARDVARCK: Thanxxx Joch/Hump 12" (RH VD20-EP)
Aardvarck aka Mike Kivits returns to the throbbing analog techno he so successfully explored on 2014's Plus Det 12" (SKUDGE PT010EP). With "Thanxxx Joch", he launches a rolling Detroit-influenced techno onslaught with the kind of sharp, in-your-face riffs that stir memories of sweaty early '90s warehouse parties in far-flung Belgian outposts. On "Hump," the sci-fi synthesizers, fizzing electronics, and bubbling melodies tempt one to gaze skywards, but the beats -- a combination of thunderous drum machine kicks, dusty snares, and African-influenced hand percussion -- keep things grounded. Why peek towards the heavens when you can get lost in the groove?
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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VINCENZO & ARAM: Optional Extras 12" (ROAD 030EP)
"Lookin'" is a dark, brooding beauty of a track that squidges forward toward a pumping crescendo. Classic Vincenzo sound, this time co-produced with Australian DJ Aram Chabdjian. The B-side kicks off with the vinyl-only treat of "Rack to My Boots," a sweaty, club-friendly banger based on an old classic that the dancefloor will instantly recognize. "I Got You" is typical lush, groovy Vincenzo-house, deep chords bouncing off chunky beats and gradually filtering up toward a sweet climax. Powerful tracks to move the dancefloor, but all with great soul and hidden depth.
$9.79 UPC: 827170404960 ELECTRONIC
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SADEGHI, KAMRAN: The Right Way Is Left 12" (ZBZ 004EP)
Kamran Sadeghi's first 12" since his acclaimed 2014 LP Together We Breathe (ALLINN 022EP). Sadeghi's name and his sounds have been present in the ether for quite some time. As Son of Rose and with the Soundwalk Collective, Sadeghi has shared the stage with Patti Smith, worked with Morton Subotnick, and designed sounds for Jean-Luc Godard. Here he delivers two dancefloor-focused productions -- playful, hypnotic, poetic, and introspective.
$9.79 UPC: 880319689512 ELECTRONIC
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DWINELL, M: Golden Ratio LP (AMIRW 036LP)
"Volume six in our Required Wreckers LP series, M Dwinell's Golden Ratio offers the only documentation of Dwinell's just intonation organ work, recorded between 2007-2008. Golden Ratio focuses exclusively on a natural tuning system generated from the harmonic series. By precise control of his instrument's tuning, Dwinell sets into motion a dynamic musical system of pressure, intensity, and calm. Golden Ratio incorporates both static pulsing drones and heavily arpeggiated passages, culminating in melodic lines that epitomize Dwinell's unique musical vocabulary as developed over the last twenty years. Golden Ratio pairs Dwinell's music with the artwork of Ricci Albenda. Albenda and Dwinell share an intense and concentrated interest in perception, especially in how sight and sound can both focus and alter one's awareness. The LP contains a 16-page booklet of Albenda's work that follows previous sound-and-art pairings in the R/W series."
$13.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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KONDO, KOJI: Super Mario Bros. Original & Orchestral Version 7" (DJM7 101EP)
2nd pressing (300 copies), on black vinyl. "First time reissue of the worldwide famous video game theme released in Japan in 1986. Identical 7" reissue with original artwork, with folded poster sleeve and sticker."
$11.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SAN UL LIM: The Psychedelic Years, 1977-1979 LP (ASIAN 1001LP)
"The Sanullim (also spelt as Sanulrim) band is rightly considered to be one of the most influential figures on the South Korean rock scene. Composed of three brothers born into a well-off family, Kim Chang-wan, Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, the band's first name, when they were still university students, was A Mu-Lee (or Mui), but was to be changed to San Ul Lim ("Echo from the mountains") at the record company's request. Released in 1977, their debut album was a great commercial success selling over a million copies. Inspired by both the garage rock of the 1960s and the jittery punk music of the time, San Ul Lim delivered a sound that was still new in South Korea. It is a surprising sound indeed that contrasts with the apparently casual lyrics, as the censorship imposed by Park Chung-hee's regime forced the members of the band to compose songs that did not actually call for any relevant changes. The band released over ten albums, then parted ways after drummer Kim Chang-ik's sudden death in 2008. This collection gathers for the first time the band's best pieces from 1977 to 1979, thus covering the psychedelic period of the first five albums. This is a rare opportunity to listen to and enjoy the music of the fuzziest band in South-East Asia."
$16.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SURVIVE: SURVIVE LP (540 046LP)
"Finally, the homecoming has arrived for the 2012 debut LP from Austin-based electronic quartet S U R V I V E. With a new U.S. vinyl reissue bringing life back to this modern classic, the band's full spectrum of instrumental synthesizer composition is now available on LP domestically for the first time. After an extensive and rare catalog including 12", 10", and 7" EP's as well as several B-side tapes, the band's debut full-length remains their most ambitious and defining effort, marking the culmination of several years spent recording, honing, and crafting a remarkably intricate balance of songwriting and experimentation. S U R V I V E's dedicated and comprehensive approach to sonic arrangement is the result of the band's uncompromising standards of quality spread across hundreds of hours in the band's own Omniverse Studios integrating a vast collection of both antique and modern synthesizers. Every element has been meticulously designed and microscopically placed to fulfill its macroscopic purpose, ensuring that every audible wave has been exhaustively scrutinized, dissected, and modulated before being allowed to join the mix. This rigorous process of sound design and discretion is reflected on all levels of the album, resulting in a masterfully accomplished and thorough work. Originally released in May 2012 on Berlin-based Mannequin Records, S U R V I V E's highly anticipated premiere full-length keeps the middle path between reserved minimalism and gorgeously lucid melodic structures."
$11.25 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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PERRY & THE UPSETTERS, LEE 'SCRATCH': Super Ape LP (GET 56021LP)
2015 repress. "Few artists enjoy a legacy that involves a re-engineering of the very genre in which they work. Lee 'Scratch' Perry is such an artist. As a pioneer of dub reggae Perry viewed the mixing console as musical instrument in its own right. The influence of his revolutionary approach has been felt world-wide and into genres far beyond reggae. His 1976 effort, Super Ape, is considered a masterpiece of this or any genre. Working with The Upsetters at his Black Ark studio Perry created a sound with such a lasting appeal that The Rough Guide includes Super Ape as one of their 100 Essential Reggae releases. Comes with a 22" x 22" Super Ape poster."
$15.50 UPC: 664425602111 WORLD
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JAMES, BOB: Take Me to the Mardi Gras 7" (GET 741EP)
"Bob James' breakbeat classic 'Take Me to the Mardi Gras' has long been a staple in many DJs' and producers' catalogs for decades. Though initially made famous as the back bone to Run DMC's 'Peter Piper,' the cut's lineage within hip-hop goes all the way back to the park jams of '70s. From its unmistakable drum roll to the signature bells, 'Take Me to the Mardi Gras' is undeniably one of the most famous and recognized breaks. Over the years producers such as Rick Rubin, Mantronix, Pete Rock, and RZA have all used 'Take Me to the Mardi Gras,' always showcasing the song's monster musicianship. Now available for the first time since its release, Get on Down brings 'Take Me to the Mardi Gras' back on 7" with the original (and rare) Italian version of song. Side A features the Italian version of 'Take Me to the Mardi Gras' with a tad bit more panning on the left so the drums will play louder. Side B features the Undercover Brother edit which takes the break of the song and edits it to masterful perfection. This is essential for any DJ or collector!"
$8.25 UPC: 606590074171 JAZZ
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CHEMIRANI, DJAMCHID: Improvisations au zarb CD (HMA 195388)
"To hear a great zarb player is to hear sounds of the great poetry of Iran -- the cavalcades of the legendary conquerors, the whispers of the lovers Leyla and Majnoun, the fervor of the mystics. This budget-priced reissue, released for the first time in 1976, features the legendary Djamchid Chemirani."
$6.75 EAN: 3149020038833 WORLD
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TRIO CHEMIRANI: Dawâr CD (HMC 905273)
"Nearly 40 years ago, Djamchid Chemirani made his first recording for harmonia mundi (reissued this month). Since then, his career has blossomed, and he performs now with his sons Keyvan and Bijan at his side. Both separately and together, each has explored various universes of sound and honed their craft as musicians. But Trio Chemirani has constantly returned to the shared magnum opus: the elaboration of a universal rhythmic language. Dawâr fuses the spirituality, diverse cultural experiences and historical sensitivity of these three great artists."
$14.50 EAN: 3149020527320 WORLD
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GROUPER: Ruins LP (KRANK 189LP)
2015 repress. LP version. "'Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Ze dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. I'm still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time I'd sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4-track, Sony stereo mic and an upright piano. When I wasn't recording songs I was hiking several miles to the beach. The path wound through the ruins of several old estates and a small village. The album is a document. A nod to that daily walk. Failed structures. Living in the remains of love. I left the songs the way they came (microwave beep from when power went out after a storm); I hope that the album bears some resemblance to the place that I was in.' -- Liz Harris"
$10.00 UPC: 796441818914 ROCK
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JB'S, THE: These Are the JB's LP (NA 5119LP)
2015 repress. "Never-before-heard James Brown and J.B.'s originals and covers of Jimi Hendrix, Kool & the Gang, the Meters. Contains a 12-page booklet with full annotation, liner notes by Brown historian Alan Leeds and never-before-published photos. This album is the Rosetta Stone of funk's dominant idioms, yet its existence has barely been a rumor. In 1970 James Brown perfectly captured a definitive moment in modern music when he ordered Bootsy Collins into the studio to record the tracks that would be test pressed on King Records as These Are The J.B.'s. This album is the epitome of funk music, Brown's innovation that influenced everything that came after it, from Afro-beat to disco to hip-hop. And if there is any funk ensemble as influential as Brown's, in the post-"Cold Sweat" musical landscape, it's the Parliament/Funkadelic contingent. Those two streams, as Grammy Winning James Brown historian Alan Leeds details in this album's liner notes, converged for the first time here. This link between Brown's funk and all that followed features Bootsy and his young band running through twelve-minute instrumental take of Marva Whitney's 'It's My Thing,' replete with blues chord changes, alongside interpretations of the Meters, Kool and the Gang and none other than Jimi Hendrix. This is a young band's James Brown-turned-on-his-head style of funk that they nail in a one-minute vamp that pre-dates their obscure but important work as the Houseguests ensemble and embodies the essence of the psychedelic-flavored music that would propel them into the orbit of George Clinton and his mothership, where they poked cosmic holes in funk's polyrhythmic ozone layer in the mid-1970s. There are only two extant copies of the original King Records test press LP of These Are The J.B.'s. This, the first commercial issue of this album, was overseen by Now-Again's Egon alongside Leeds and Universal Music Group's James Brown expert Harry Weinger. It was mastered specifically for vinyl by Elysian Master's Dave Cooley from the original two-track stereo master that James Brown and his engineer Ron Lenhoff delivered to production forty-four years ago. It comes with a 12-page booklet with liner notes by Leeds and Egon and many unpublished photographs and ephemera."
$21.50 UPC: 659457511913 ROCK
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WOORDEN: Woorden LP (OMEGA 333023LP)
2015 restock. "Massively unlikely out-of-nowhere exact repro reissue of this insane underground LP, still the most amazing slice of OTT freak to come out of the Netherlands in the late 1960s: a project masterminded by four far-out poets -- Simon Vinkenoog, Bob Lens, Hans Wesseling and Nona -- Woorden's closest companion might be Walter Wegmuller and the Cosmic Courier's majestic Tarot set, with diversions into concrete tape work, solo harmonica jams, heavy psych, freak jazz, acid folk and total musical non that touch on aspects of Patrick Conrad, Allan Kaprow, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Popol Vuh and an unholy Chie Mukai/Masayoshi Urabe junk/reeds/drone ritual. Long one of the rarest and whispered about underground Euro masterpieces, Woorden sees the poets chant, flip, sing in heavy F/X reverb heavens and work oracular magic ala Starmaiden herself while the music (courtesy of heads who also played on Group 1850's legendary Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth) moves from radical free jazz through laminal voice constructs that confuse automating surrealism and screwed tape/sound works based around 'universal orgasms' and the kind of percussion/vocal freak that is somewhere upwind of Junko and Yoko Ono. The harmonica and drums jams come over like a Cromagnon Kaoru Abe w/almost Sergius Golowin levels of eye-lolling universal worship. Hard to think of an album that is so completely Nurse With Wound list than this amazing long-lost classic and this handy, though ultra limited, reissue saves you selling your car to get a hold of a copy. Profoundly out, massively damaged, classic 60s-utopian art/theatre/noise/psych from a buncha heads with an umbilical to another galaxy altogether." -- David Keenan; on purple vinyl with insert.
$15.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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OM: Live LP (OBR 011LP)
"Inspired by those classic '70s bootlegs, Al Cisneros, who besides his work with Om has been laying down the low end with Sleep since day one, wanted to capture the raw live feel of Om's 2013 European tour on vinyl. Housed in a plain white sleeve with a paste-on wraparound cover, Live harkens back to the days when you rifled through the back bins of your local record store searching for the latest 'import' releases from Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. We've kept that Trademark of Quality spirit with this release... limited to only 700 copies and pressed on Acapulco-gold-colored vinyl, this one is not to be missed!"
$14.00 UPC: 888608665209 ROCK
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RAMONES, THE: Live At German Television: The Musikladen Recordings LP/DVD (SIR 4027LP)
"On September 13th, 1978, the Ramones were guests in the TV studios of Radio Bremen. It was the first TV appearance of the band in Europe at all. For the successful TV series Musikladen they played 25 titles in about 50 minutes and left an ecstatic audience. Here is this unbelievable appearance, unabridged with all encores, for the first time on vinyl & DVD. For the band it must have been quite a shock when they entered the stage at the TV studio of Radio Bremen. Although the slightly ragged backdrop of Musikladen was okay to Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny, and Marky Ramone, it was not so for the bulk of their audience. Director and editor Joerg Sonntag, former assistant of Mike Leckebusch, recalls in an interview (included as a bonus feature on the DVD) that the night before the concert he strolled around the bars and pubs of Bremen and gave away free tickets. The Ramones performed songs mostly taken from their first two albums, and ended up leaving the audience overwhelmed. For the American punk legends, this first European TV appearance was a hard-fought breakthrough in Europe."
$27.50 EAN: 4260182988275 ROCK
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SEGALL/BLACK TIME, TY: Split LP (TER 014LP)
2015 repress. "It didn't take long for the first two runs to sell out, and both became collector's items, so act fast! Side A stabs you in the eye with seven of Ty Segall's heaviest jams, including a cover of The Avengers' 'Be a Caveman!' Side B sees UK veterans Black Time in fine form. Six unrelenting and distorted songs that are unmistakably Black Time."
$14.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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TUFF SHERM: Burglar Loops EP 12" (TRILOGY 010EP)
Restocked. "Tuff Sherm's second outing on The Trilogy Tapes is a good deal freer than his earlier Pharmacy EP. Its four tracks unfurl like bizarre tendrils rather than charging to a climax. Burglar Loops is jumbled but cohesive, sounding informed as much by the dollar-bin sampling of leftfield hip-hop as by conventional techno and house." -- Resident Advisor.
$14.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ZAIMPH: Two Aspects Divided LP (YEW 005LP)
"Two Aspects Divided is the fifth release on Zaimph's own Yew label. Composed of two side-length pieces, Zaimph illuminates harshness through two massive movements. Side A, 'New Exclusive Digital Stonehenge,' is a ruptured circuit of distorted control patterns. A demolition of experience melts into liquid sound, always evading linearity, forging an allegorical bridge between an outer world of reality and the truth of a digital inner space. 'Living Fiction' on side B follows a remote dream of death skulls and industrial nihilism, its structure and processes constantly sabotaged by chaotic deviations and cold incantations."
$19.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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GLITZ, THE: No Drama CD (3000GRAD 010CD)
The Glitz (Daniel Nitsch and Andreas Henneberg) present their debut full-length album, No Drama, the result of two years of studio work. Since 2003, Nitsch and Henneberg have been running their label Voltage Musique Records with Markus Hille and traveling around the world with their respective solo projects; these engagements, combined with the distance between their homes (one lives in Rostock, one in Berlin) have limited the time available for studio work. This is still "no drama" for the boys; in fact, they benefit from the distance and always bring new ideas and creativity to their meetings. In other words, the title No Drama can be taken as their attitude toward life. A north German laid-back attitude meets rascally Berlin cheeriness. Their disparate influences and musical backgrounds are probably the most important bricks in the foundation of their album's independent sound -- without losing the red thread one can find clear traces of downbeat, trip-hop, jazz, and funk next to club-friendly tracks. American singer and electronica songwriter i Am Halo is featured on two tracks, and the vocalist from Parasite Single lends her wonderfully charismatic voice to "Sugar to the Milk," weaving her way into the listener's ear alongside a groaning bassline. German rock singer and close friend Stefan Krogmann and internationally active pianist Johann Blanchard contribute to two more surprisingly different tracks. Some of the songs included here will be recognizable to those familiar with The Glitz's DJ sets -- they've been extensively tested in clubs and continuously refined. No Drama is an album thoroughly suitable for the club, and can also be excellently enjoyed while enjoying a cup of tea in your grandparents' living room.
$11.99 UPC: 880319699122 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Detox Music 2CD (7S 012CD)
A two-CD compilation showcasing the American "detox music" trend. Music that invites you to calm down and relax, and give your body new energy. Ambient and chill out music at its very best to support nutritional detox measures. Wellness for your ears! Double CD in three-page digipak. All-exclusive track list.
$10.99 EAN: 4260322580369 ELECTRONIC
1.01. Detoxification 01
1.02. Detoxification 02
1.03. Detoxification 03
1.04. Detoxification 04
1.05. Detoxification 05
1.06. Detoxification 06
1.07. Detoxification 07
1.08. Detoxification 08
2.01. Detoxification 09
2.02. Detoxification 10
2.03. Detoxification 11
2.04. Detoxification 12
2.05. Detoxification 13
2.06. Detoxification 14
2.07. Detoxification 15
2.08. Detoxification 16
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Musique de film imaginé CD (AUK 032CD)
Musique de film imaginé (music for film imagined) is a soundtrack that pays homage to the great European film directors of the late '50s and '60s, such as François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard (to name but two), created by Anton Newcombe on behalf of The Brian Jonestown Massacre for an imaginary French film. Named in tribute to the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist and his influence in introducing Eastern culture and music into the world of western rock and roll, The Brian Jonestown Massacre formed in San Francisco, California in 1990. Two dozen band members and numerous ups and downs later (some of which have been famously sensationalized in the media), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective is frontman Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe. The Brian Jonestown Massacre returned to wide acclaim in May of 2014 with their 14th full-length album, Revelation (AUK 030CD/LP), the first of the band's albums to be fully recorded and produced at Newcombe's recording studio in Berlin. Also recorded in Berlin, Musique de film imaginé features vocals from French chanteuse and multi-instrumentalist SoKo and Italian actress, singer, and director Asia Argento. SoKo is signed to Because Music and her track "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" was featured in the viral video "First Kiss," which has garnered over 63 million views; the track debuted at number 9 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014. Argento, who has starred in music videos for Marilyn Manson, Placebo, and Tim Burgess, wrote the storyline for A$AP Rocky's 2013 cinematic music video "Phoenix," which has had over 5.5 million hits. Both vocal performances are in French. Newcombe recorded this daring symphonic experience in August 2014 after a successful European tour with The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Newcombe describes the work as "a soundtrack, my own creation, a tribute to great directors and filmmakers [and] to an era that now seems to be behind us. Leaving the smart person to care to imagine that this art could now be in the shadow of its former glory. The interesting thing about this project is that the film does not exist either. Even so, I imagined and I realized its soundtrack... Now it's your turn, you are the listener to imagine the film." LP pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
$10.39 EAN: 5055869507301 ROCK
01./A1. Après le Vin
02./A2. Philadelphie Story (with SoKo)
03./A3. La Dispute
04./A4. L'Enfer
05./A5. Elle s'échappe
06./B1. Le Cadeau
07./B2. Le Sacre du Printemps (with Asia Argento)
08./B3. Le Souvenir
09./B4. Les Trois Cloches
10./B5. Bonbon
11./B6. L'Ennui
12./B7. Bonbon Deux
13./B8. La Question
14./B9. Au Sommet
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Musique de film imaginé LP (AUK 032LP)
LP version. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
$14.39 EAN: 5055869507318 ROCK
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AXT, HARRY: Altes Eisen 12" (A&L 025EP)
Vinyl-only release. Limited edition two-track EP of timeless techno from Harry Axt.
$8.99 UPC: 827170579460 ELECTRONIC
A1. Die Angst
B1. Altes Eisen
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JARBOE & HELEN MONEY: Jarboe & Helen Money CD (ABX 063CD)
Legend of underground music Jarboe joins forces with visionary cellist Helen Money (Alison Chesley) to create a heavy, beautiful record, with Chesley's cello looming massive and distorted over much of the proceedings, and moments of transcendent beauty from Jarboe's ethereal vocal and piano work soaring above the drones and reaching for the beyond. Jarboe is a famed vocalist, musician, and performer, who came to prominence as a vocalist and songwriter in Swans. In addition to her numerous solo albums, she has notably worked with Neurosis and Blixa Bargeld. Helen Money is the nom de guerre of cellist Alison Chesley. In addition to working with Mono, Anthrax, and Russian Circles, she has toured with Joe Lally and Shellac, among others, and released her third album Arriving Angels on respected metal label Profound Lore Records in 2013. Working together and separately on the compositions, Jarboe and Chesley have crafted a seamless whole, with moments of sparse beauty mirrored by howling squalls of intensity. This is a human, organic album; the voice of Jarboe and the many-textured strings of Chesley's cello combine with an earthy depth but reach for the stars. Mastered by Kris Force. Available as LP and four-panel digipak CD.
$10.99 UPC: 609456146876 ROCK
01. For My Father (4:55)
02. My Enemy My Friend (5:01)
03. Hello Mr. Blue (5:32)
04. Wired (3:37)
05. Truth (3:54)
06. Every Confidence (5:36)
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JARBOE & HELEN MONEY: Jarboe & Helen Money LP (ABX 063LP)
LP version.
$17.79 UPC: 609456146869 ROCK
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ESCAPE: Just Escape 12" (AUS 1573EP)
Glasgow-based Escape presents his debut EP, a poignant brew of delicately treated vocals, swooning strings, and gut-wrenching melodicism that astutely straddles the bridge between pop and underground dance music. "Just Escape" drifts atop a glacial bed with softly shifting strings punctuated by Escape's haunting croon; "Without You" blooms behind sportive synth work and jutting vocals underpinned by a vibrant 4/4 groove. Justin Martin subtly permeates "Just Escape" with some nifty sampling and spotlights a vocal reprise impelled by a punchy low-end. Jacques Greene weighs in with a prodigious take on the title-track that churns and swells throughout its extended duration.
$9.79 EAN: 4012957157306 ELECTRONIC
A1. Just Escape
A2. With You
B1. Just Escape (Justin Martin Remix)
B2. Just Escape (Jacques Greene Remix)
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THEMIS: Obedience Pt. 1 12" (AUX 008EP)
Aux-Rec continues its survey of musical history, looking for those inspiring pieces of music (famous or forgotten) that carry a very distinctive groove and identity, and that offer the potential to be revisited in an ingenious contemporary way. Neil Tolliday aka Nail released the Themis records on his own Velocet imprint between '96 and '98. These three extremely rare 12"s constitute a great and important part of Tolliday's work. This is the first of two re-releases of these works, re-shuffled, re-packaged, and remastered by Matt Colton.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Close Your Eyes
B1. Your Round (Edit)
B2. Eeaisss
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BALENCY, ANDREA: Volcano EP 10" (MOD 008EP)
Franco-Mexican artist, singer, instrumentalist, and producer Andrea Balency demonstrates a growth in style, experience, and quality with the Volcano EP. Each track on this new EP expresses a high resolution of sounds entwining as if it were easy, and displays a rich, mature, strong vocal ability quite evolved from Balency's beginnings in the "cutely-breathy females" scene (The Guardian). Balency's talent is undeniable, and puts her in the same musical league as Cocteau Twins, Björk and Jessy Lanza. Take, for example, her unrecognizable cover of John Martyn's "Please Fall in Love With Me."
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PLAZA FRANCIA: Live Re-Experience LP+CD (BEC 5156034)
LP with CD included. In the previous episode: one Queen of Hearts (Catherine Ringer) and two Aces of Spades (Christoph Müller and Eduardo Makaroff) played a game of tango with shades of rock: Plaza Francia's A New Tango Song Book (BEC 5161785, 2014). It's been a triumph of leather bound with red velvet. These two worlds have gotten to know each other pretty well. It would have been easy to quickly put out a live album of the tour, and tempting to remix the studio album too. But to mix these two events into one, that's unheard of; it's an audacious venture to rework (and recompose) in a studio the songs recorded live. That's how seven pieces recorded in public on a multitrack were surgically dissected while retaining the live energy and handed over to expert remixers. Chico Sonido delivers two digital cumbia revamps of tracks from the original repertoire with aerial dub, and the Centavrvs collective, who practice a more poppy brand of electro but were raised on regional music and psychedelic Peruvian music from the '60s, remix two tracks as well, placing Ringer in a comfortable amber roots setting. The German duo Wolfsburg Pupkulies & Rebecca were also called to service and give the song "La Mision" a Berlin shade. There are also two remixes by Roy Dubb, a mystery remixer who is in fact no other than... Plaza Francia member Christoph Müller, who has been remixing tracks for years, either in his pre-Gotan Project phase or with the Argentine singer Melingo. Müller notably pumps a whole load of dancefloor power into the engine of the opening song from the original album (which closes this one), "La Mano Encima," and "Cada Vez," with electro-Latino treatments. To complete this Live Re-Experience, there are three new songs (new on record but well established on tour) included in un-remixed form: "Intro la Mano," which opens the live show; "Dame Luz," which entered the repertoire mid-tour (included both as an original recording and as a remix by Centavrvs); and "I've Seen That Face Before," an adaptation of Ástor Piazzolla's "Libertango" that Jean-Paul Goude had tailor-made for Grace Jones in 1981, which Catherine Ringer interprets with gusto. Rock, tango, dance: serve chilled, the dancefloor awaits. The address: Plaza Francia.
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A1. Invisible (Chico Sonido Remix)
A2. Cada vez (Roy Dubb Remix)
A3. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
A4. No hay perdón (Chico Sonido Remix)
B1. Secreto (Centavrvs Remix)
B2. Dame luz
B3. La misión (Pupkulies & Rebecca Remix)
B4. Dame luz (Centavrvs Remix)
B6. Intro la mano
B7. La mano encima (Roy Dubb Cosmic Mix)
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DUAL ACTION: Back In 12" (NAIL 006EP)
Fixing glassy chimes to stern bassdrum with "Back In," and banking noxious drones over the pneumatic mechanisms of "When Mine," Dual Action rolls off-the-bone with the Pan Sonic-like "Kill the Ignition," and mows back to the 'floor with the thrumming, diesel-fuelled momentum of "Inroads," leaving the throttling distortion of "Easy Way to Get What You Want" for those who can't get enough. Like most everything on Bed of Nails, these tracks function as warehouse tools while edging toward a more layered and destroyed vision of techno. Highly recommended for followers of Preserved Instincts, Powell, Vatican Shadow, or Prostitutes.
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WEAVER/TENDER PREY, JANE: Don't Take My Soul/Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of My Heart 7" (EGGS 020EP)
Jane Weaver follows her acclaimed 2014 album The Silver Globe (EGGS 019CD/LP) with a split single of free, visionary, exciting independent pop music. Album highlight "Don't Take My Soul" (co-produced by Andy Votel) combines domestic synthpop with falsetto melodics and 10cc-sounding prog pop arrangements, something like Kate Bush karaoke fused with a J-pop Erykah Badu. The track ends with a guitar solo from Badly Drawn Boy that sounds like a cryogenic experiment from his pre-Bewilderbeast days. Label-mate Tender Prey (Laura Bryon) brings her inimitable drummy saccharine-tinged pow-wow punk to the fray with the effortless "Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of My Heart."
$9.79 EAN: 5060099505539 ROCK
A1. Jane Weaver - Don't Take My Soul
B1. Tender Prey - Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of My Heart
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ALLIEN, ELLEN: Allien RMXS 12" (BPC 313EP)
Ellen Allien put her particularly multifaceted side on display with 2014's Freak 12" (BPC 300EP), containing three tracks with three moving emotional states, each spreading uniquely positive vibes. "Freak the Night," with its warm bass, 303 acid dabs, Roland piano sounds, and Allien's insistent rave vocals, turned out to be a hit. Now the Berlin artist has invited Ejeca and Radio Slave to remix the playfully creative track, alongside Aux 88's remix of "Butterfly."
$8.39 UPC: 673790031372 ELECTRONIC
A1. Butterfly (Aux 88 Electric Butterfly Remix)
A2. Freak the Night (Ejeca's Acid Remix)
B1. Freak the Night (Radio Slave Freak Remix)
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LORENZ, RUDIGER: Southland CD (BB 194CD)
Just when you thought you had heard everything that German electronic music of the 1980s had to offer, up pops an artist who has resolutely stayed off the radar all these years, in spite of having a discography which lists no less than 18 albums. (Hobby) musician Rüdiger Lorenz, a pharmacist by trade, completed an album almost every year beginning in the early 1980s, first as limited runs of two to three hundred on cassette, then switching to vinyl in 1983, and CD in 1990. His last album was released in 1998. Two years later Lorenz died -- unexpectedly and far too soon. In his youth, Lorenz became familiar with bands like Kraftwerk, NEU!, Can, and Cluster. These bands had a lasting influence on his relationship with music, guiding him toward electronica. Electronic music carried a huge practical advantage for Lorenz in pursuing his craft: he was by nature more of a loner, rather than someone who fed off the group dynamic of playing in a band. Soon after purchasing his first synthesizer set-up he quit his band and installed a studio of sorts in his living room. In 1981 he released his first cassette album. Initially intended merely as something to be handed out to friends, the music was surprisingly well received, encouraging Lorenz to persevere. Year in, year out. After work and on weekends. Most copies were sold in the USA. His synthesizer collection grew larger, containing kit pieces, home-made elements, and newly purchased units. One of his own creations, the Loran Modular synthesizer, even found its way into various synthesizer lexica. Lorenz, however, was by no means a classic electronics tinkerer. His technical skills were limited to soldering, as he admitted in a radio interview for HR3, the only interview he ever gave. Southland was created in 1984 and perfectly encapsulates the two facets that dominated German electronic music at that time: on the one hand, poppy, at times absurd tracks, informed by such pre-NDW (German new wave) musicians as Pyrolator; on the other hand more plangent, spherical music echoing Tangerine Dream and the like. His son Tim, thirteen then (now a member of Andreas Dorau's live ensemble), can be heard speaking a few lines into a vocoder on "Strange Feelings," and later, as a graphic design student, Tim prepared artwork for his father's releases. CD presented in digipak. LP pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
$12.99 EAN: 4047179992923 ELECTRONIC
01. Imbrassion (3:14)
02. New Morning (5:05)
03. Strange Feeling (2:56)
04. Francis and Friends (2:54)
05. Friendly Islands (2:38)
06. New Caledonia (5:00)
07. Forgotten Island (8:09)
08. Open Valley (7:14)
09. Southland (7:01)
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LORENZ, RUDIGER: Southland LP (BB 194LP)
LP version. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
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S-X: Woooo Riddim/DJ Q Mix 12" (BRW 10002EP)
Limited 2015 repress with new artwork. First brought to light by the SB.TV F64 freestyles, the ubiquitous grime track "Wooo Riddim" has spawned vocal versions by D Double E, Footsie, P-Money, Chipmunk, JME, and Jammer, stirring debate about whose is the best. The track's popularity has well exceeded the expectations of S-X, its 18-year-old producer. Influenced by dirty south hip-hop, "Wooo Riddim" leans on a stern 808 drum-roll and is accompanied by hypnotic synth-lines that complement the laid-back feeling of the track. DJ Q's dramatic remix features woozy synths and extra sub-bass while maintaining the energy of the original.
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VA: Dark Acid IV 12" (CDR 12012EP)
The fourth installment of Dark Acid, Clan Destine's series exploring the outer reaches of acid house and techno. Edmonton, Canada-based Khotin delivers "Tsoi," an epic house tune that just builds up and up. Sweden-based Varg increases the acid content with one of his most upbeat trax so far, "Ultra Acid." London-based Kid Who steps away from his normal sound with a heavy dancefloor smasher, "Gap Related Injury." Glasgow-based duo Terminator (Toby Ridler of Mourn and Richard McMaster of Golden Teacher, General Ludd, Lovers' Rights, Tropics of Capricorn, Silk Cut) contribute "Terminator (Hasta la Vista Edit)," an epic, percussive, acid-soaked rager.
$14.99 EAN: 5055300384621 ELECTRONIC
A1. Khotin - Tsoi
A2. Varg - Ultra Acid
B1. Kid Who - Gap Related Injury
B2. Terminator - Terminator (Hasta la Vista Edit)
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DRUMCELL: Departing Comfort 12" (CLR 085EP)
Drumcell has put together an excellent package of three heavyweight remixes of "Departing Comfort," a track from his acclaimed 2013 debut full-length Sleep Complex (CLR 013CD/LP). Planetary Assault Systems' remix is elegantly driving, straightforward, deep techno. Orphx's remix remains faithful to the broken-beat structure of the original and creates a suspenseful atmosphere with distorted rhythms and acidic sequences. Material Object's remix is characterized by a big, hypnotic bassline, slowly building with a variety of well-chosen rhythmic elements and textures.
$9.79 UPC: 827170564961 ELECTRONIC
A1. Departing Comfort (Planetary Assault Systems Remix)
B1. Departing Comfort (Orphx Remix)
B2. Departing Comfort (Material Object Remix)
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VA: Zehn CD (CORMIX 049CD)
Cocoon Recordings presents the tenth and final edition of the in-house label compilation series mixed by Chris Tietjen. Zehn is the only compilation in the series to look back at the decade preceding its release, with Tietjen combining highlights from Cocoon's history into one seamless mix and proving that he developed into a vital and profound DJ. The former Cocoon Recordings intern and Sven Väth protégé has chosen from over 150 releases of techno, house, minimal, dub, chill-out, and experimental music to collect a list of artists whose names seem like an unofficial who's who of the international techno circuit. Tietjen's selection features Minilogue, Kollektiv Turmstraße, Moritz von Oswald, Nina Kraviz, Loco Dice, Argy, Guy Gerber, Johannes Heil, Adam Beyer, Marco Carola & The Gadgets, and Maetrik, just to name a few. Including all of the remixers and co-producers, Zehn features 40 artists on just one CD! The transitions and arrangements are harmonious enough to handle such a wide collection of artists, with something like Richie Hawtin's Closer to the Edit approach merging 36 tracks into one 80-minute mix. There is not enough room here to explain the significance of each track on Zehn. The most Cocoon Recordings can say is that most of these tracks have soundtracked its existence; this is a souvenir from the label's musical journey. Also includes tracks by Julian Perez, Tale of Us & Visionquest, Cobblestone Jazz, Glove, Dinky (remixed by Visionquest), Martin Buttrich, Stefan Goldmann, André Galluzzi & Dana Ruh, Doomwork, Johannes Heil (remixed by Butch), Nick Curly, Richard Bartz, Chris Tietjen & Christian Burkhardt, Christian Burkhardt & Einzelkind, Chymera, Harrison Crump (remixed by Reboot), Djinxx, Oliver Koletzki (remixed by Olivier Berger), Julien Bracht, Matt John featuring Marc Lorbeer, Extrawelt, and Projekt 69.
$11.99 UPC: 827170147027 ELECTRONIC
01. Minilogue - Cow, Crickets and Clay/Julian Perez - Over the Rain
02. Kollektiv Turmstraße - Dead Room/Tale of Us & Visionquest - Equilibrio
03. Moritz von Oswald - Cocoon Dark Dub/Joel Mull - Blossom
04. Minilogue - We All/Nina Kraviz - W-Bleu
05. Cobblestone Jazz - W/Loco Dice - Carthago
06. Glove - Drogenkontrolle/Dinky - Acid in My Fridge (Visionquest Remix)
07. Martin Buttrich - Hunted/Stefan Goldmann - Yes to All
08. André Galluzzi & Dana Ruh - Beetle/Argy - Unreliable Virgin
09. Doomwork - Independence/Guy Gerber - Sea of Sand
10. Johannes Heil - The Ace (Butch Remix)/Nick Curly - Pujante
11. Richard Bartz - Subway 7/Adam Beyer - Stereotypes
12. Marco Carola & The Gadgets - Red Yellow Blue/Chris Tietjen & Christian Burkhardt - Chamber Nights
13. Maetrik - Crush On Me/Christian Burkhardt & Einzelkind - Icon Edit
14. Chymera - Pump/Harrison Crump - Deep Down Inside (Reboot Remix)
15. Guy Gerber - This Is Balagan/Djinxx - Scopic/Oliver Koletzki - Mückenschwarm (Olivier Berger Remix)
16. Julien Bracht - Aime Light/Matt John - The River (feat. Marc Lorbeer)/Extrawelt - Phoebe
17. Projekt 69 - Karma/Minilogue - Seconds (Colour & Sound)
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LARYTTA: Jura CD (CRDS 045CD)
Jura, the sophomore full-length from the Swiss duo Larytta, is a galvanizing synthesis of essential grooves and effervescent melodies. It took years to finish the record! Christian Pahud and Guy Meldem spent this time carefully calibrating their songwriting to achieve what could be called the golden mean, i.e. the perfect balance between radio-friendly sound and club functionality. The result is a collection of songs that are instantly accessible yet wholly unpredictable. They feel familiar because they were crafted by seasoned musicians who, over the years, have mastered the science of fundamental swing and melody. The album is full of clever and tasteful references: Africa, the Middle East, the dusty Western '70s, and the white lines '80s all shine through at different points of this sonic journey. The production is chunky, juicy, warm, and analog. The lyrics are witty and even sometimes downright funny. The song titles testify to this quality: "Osama Obama," "Love Love Banana," "Broken Leg Theory," "Les Bambous" -- come on! Without a doubt, Jura is a beautifully idiosyncratic world, complete and stand-alone.
$11.99 EAN: 7640157610979 ELECTRONIC
01. Something Good
02. Osama Obama
03. Revolution 10
04. Baby Come Back
05. Love Love Banana
06. Jura
07. Broken Leg Theory
08. Mi Vida
09. All I Do
10. Les Bambous
11. Medication
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LARYTTA: Jura LP (CRDS 045LP)
LP version.
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2 AM/FM: Starfist Lazerbeam/Passion 12" (MOSDEEP 022EP)
Two aces from 2 AM/FM aka JTC & D'Marc Cantu. "Starfist Lazerbeam" is a slow, purposeful house track run through with a slithering, laser-like synth that constantly changes shape. Muffled, filtered vocals are hidden behind and the arpeggiated line eventually lets up and gets a little funky as the icy percussion ticks on. On the flip, "Passion" has raw analog drums, ticking his, and trippy melodies all dancing around each other in old school Chicago fashion. A nimble bassline also dances around the mix, bring with it lots of energy, stylish funk, and a real sense of playfulness.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Starfist Lazerbeam
B1. Passion
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FANGO: Tuono 2x12" (DEGU 016EP)
Fango didn't sleep for six months and he and his studio became one to conceive Tuono. Four tracks full of drama, directly from his cinematic world built on colossal drums and wild clanks. Open the creaking door if you dare.
$18.39 UPC: 880319700231 ELECTRONIC
A1. Tuono
B1. Lampo
C1. Folgore
D1. Dritto
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FLUGEL, ROMAN: Sliced Africa 12" (DIAL 069EP)
Happiness Is Happening again! Following up his acclaimed 2014 album (DIAL 031CD/LP) Roman Flügel presents another 12" of his outstanding, seductive sound-world. With Sliced Africa he proves once again his deep commitment to making the dancefloor a fabulous place.
$10.39 UPC: 880319687518 ELECTRONIC
A1. Black Towers
B1. Sliced Africa
B2. Spiritual Enhancer
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TOBA: Contem 12" (DISCOBAR 002-1)
Toba presents an EP of minimal techno with a touch of deepness. Baptiste Veilhan aka Toba offers a glimpse of his universe, formed over more than ten of experience in production with the trio Antislash. This is his first solo appearance.
$9.79 UPC: 827170582866 ELECTRONIC
A1. Contem22
B1. Truck83
B2. Tobatopi
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TOBARK: San Diego 10" (DISCOBAR 002-2)
Toba is back in a collaboration with Ark for this special release. Two tracks with an incredible atmosphere; a testament to the experience of each of these guys.
$9.79 UPC: 827170582965 ELECTRONIC
A1. Toba - San Diego
B1. Tobark - Les Caniveaux de San Diego (Ark's Drunken Dwarf Mix)
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COODER, RY: Acoustic Performance, Radio Branch, 12th December 1972 2LP (ECHO 2006LP)
Ry Cooder needs little introduction. Since starting out in the '60s with the Rising Sons, Cooder has specialized in guitar sounds that harken back to primal bottleneck blues, country, jazz, Hawaiian slack-key guitar, Bahamian folk music, and countless other styles. He's combined various musical idioms into his own eclectic style as one of the world's foremost performers of roots music. Cooder's pioneering musicianship can never be overestimated, nor can his profound influence on many of his contemporaries. Echoes presents the entire WMMS-FM broadcast of Cooder's acoustic performance at Radio Branch in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 12, 1972. Previously released on CD in 2015 (ECHO 2006CD). Digitally remastered; includes insert with liner notes and photos.
$22.39 EAN: 5291012200624 ROCK
A1. Radio Announcement > Talking
A2. Police Dog Blues
A3. Tuning > Song Intro
A4. Comin' in On a Wing and a Prayer
A5. Tuning > Song Intro
A6. Great Dream from Heaven
B1. Tuning > Song Intro
B2. Clean Up At Home
B3. Tuning > Song Intro
B4. Tattler
B5. You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
C1. Radio Announcement > Song Intro
C2. F.D.R in Trinidad
C3. Tuning > Song Intro
C4. Floating Bridge
C5. Billy the Kid
D1. Diddy Wah Diddy
D2. Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
D3. Jesus Is On the Mainline
D4. Going to Boomsville
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A SAGITTARIUN: The Anomaly EP 12" (EDREAMS 011EP)
A Sagittariun continues to ride the night skies with some heavy doses of cosmically sprinkled techno and kinetic electronica. "Aruba (Overhead Mix)" is a seductive jam of Nuyorican (tech) soul, cloaked in warm synths with a breathy, human quality, and deft melodies to ensure a smooth takeoff for the passengers. "The Code Breaker" channels some enchanting techno moods and themes on a no-gimmicks, no-cheap-thrills, head-and-foot stomper, while "Triangulum" prefers a mechanical rhythm of robotic tech funk, syrupy melodies, and acidic motifs to deliver a dance in outer space.
$9.79 UPC: 827170584860 ELECTRONIC
A1. Aruba (Overhead Mix)
A2. Triangulum
B1. The Code Breaker
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PRINS THOMAS: Rainbow Disco 12" (EF 066EP)
Norwegian disco king Prins Thomas presents Rainbow Disco. The track lives up to its name, and is backed by a remix from Japanese disco kings Force of Nature.
$10.39 UPC: 880319697111 ELECTRONIC
A1. Original Version
B1. Force of Nature Remix
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BUGS & RATS: Bugs and Rats LP (FTR 183LP)
LP includes download code. Edition of 400. "Nine-song pus-rock explosion by this Quincy, MA, trio with guest vocals on a couple of tracks by Kassie Carlson (of Guerilla Toss). The sound has a mega-sludge hunch that will make you feel several sweet reefs to the wind, until you fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride. The band's pace varies from machine-gun rattle to cough-syrup lunge (sometimes within a single song), so you'll want to make sure your neck is well-braced, too. In the days when dumbos stood around, hanging their heads, shaking them mopily to the beat, Bugs & Rats would have been in the liability chair for any number of lawsuits filed by the parents of weekend-punks from Harvard. Today, thankfully, their status is such that their shows draw more heavily on the underground-lifer contingent. The band's mix of feedback, roar, and thump is one of the hotter mixes currently available in the Eastern Mass area. Without much in the way of fancy-pants scene politics, Bugs & Rats have managed to persist through many waves of fashion-based idiocy with their balls and their bells intact. These gentlemen have gotten to the nut of raunch epistemology. Hope you can dig the lecture" --Byron Coley, 2015. For fans of (New England) Patriots, Guerilla Toss.
$13.79 UPC: 019962200120 ROCK
A1. Boys Are Dumb (feat. Kassie Carlson)
A2. You're in Charge of My Guitar
A3. Movie Stars
A4. Hole in the Ocean
A5. Not Like My Gun (feat. Kassie Carlson)
B1. Infidelity
B2. I'd Really Like To See You in the Cold
B3. Dead in the Sun
B4. Competition
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BIAS & TERROR DANJAH/FLAVA D, ZED: Telepathy/Home (Champion Remix) 12" (FRMCS 001EP)
Formula Records presents a sampler of its F=BASS2 compilation, featuring three pioneers in their respective fields: Terror Danjah & Zed Bias team up for "Telepathy (feat. Olivia Louise)", backed by label founder Champion's sterling remix of Flava D's soul-drenched "Home." The combination of grime stalwart Terror Danjah and living UK house/garage legend Zed Bias delivers a snapping two-step shuffle and spooky atmospherics matching with pointed peak-time bass stabs and Olivia Louise's yearning vocal clips. Champion's "Home" remix is one part modern soul to two parts dancefloor power -- a stuttering, snare-driven ride with soothing keys, pitched-up vocals, and see-saw percussion.
$9.79 EAN: 5055300384553 ELECTRONIC
01. Zed Bias and Terror Danjah - Telepathy (feat. Olivia Louise)
02. Flava D - Home (Champion Remix)
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SHIELD PATTERNS: Violet CD (GZH 060CD)
Shield Patterns (Claire Brentnall and Richard Knox) follow up their acclaimed (5/5 in The Skinny) 2014 full-length debut Contour Lines (GZH 055CD/LP) with the four-song EP Violet. The Manchester-based creators of dark electronic pop deliver a lovingly crafted progression from Contour Lines. They further their debut's experimentation with samples made from clicking bones, field recordings, heavy drones, and a starker approach to production. On first listen the sound is more minimalistic than that debut album but multiple layers gradually reveal themselves over time. Brentnall's vocals were singled out for particular praise in early reviews and she has refined her vision further here, with her lyrical concerns focusing on the intimacy of bodies ("drip-feeding" and "mouths," for example) and her voice arranged into swirling loops like those that introduce and underpin closer "Monument." This is electronic music that juxtaposes warmth and cold, journeying from industrial to natural, from claustrophobic to expansive.
$9.79 UPC: 880319706028 ELECTRONIC
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SAPIO & THE DARK SHADOWS, LUCA: Everyday Is Gonna Be the Day CD (GMG 002CD)
Everyday Is Gonna Be the Day is the second album from Luca Sapio, one of the best white male vocalists on the contemporary soul scene. The album follows up his 2012 debut Who Knows, which scored him sold-out shows in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany, and a spot as a guest star on Die Harald Schmidt Show. "Again the keyword is 'less is more,'" says the singer. "No trappings, no special effects; just songs, straight from the heart. The message is strong, especially in these dark days. 'Everyday Is Gonna Be the Day,' the one we've been waiting for, the day of change." The album was recorded live straight to tape with The Dark Shadows at Daptone Records, Brooklyn, and Diamond Mine, New York, and mastered by Grammy Award winner Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering, Los Angeles. Arranged and produced by the soul music guru Thomas "TNT" Brenneck (who has previously worked with Charles Bradley, Amy Whinehouse, and CeeLo Green), Everyday Is Gonna Be the Day is a record that brings to mind the psychedelic mood of certain Italian soundtracks from the '70s along with a strong blues and gospel influence from the southern states. Since his 2012 debut, Sapio has performed in the best European clubs and venues supporting acts such as Paul Weller, Trombone Shorty, Lady, and Sharon Jones. Everyday Is Gonna Be the Day is recommended for fans of James Brown, Otis Redding, Sharon Jones, and Daptone Records.
$10.99 EAN: 8033706213360 ROCK
01. Someone
02. Dark Shadows
03. Tell It Like It Is
04. Nobody Knows
05. All Around Me
06. Everyday (Is Gonna Be the Day)
07. Lawbreakers (Making Rules)
08. Let It Shine
09. I'm So Tired
10. I Was a Good Boy
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SAPIO & THE DARK SHADOWS, LUCA: Everyday Is Gonna Be the Day LP (GMG 002LP)
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PROMISE: Promise CD (GKL 003CD)
If you're continuously searching the margins for lost artifacts of the pop pantheon, you can find your daily dose in late period exponents of pure, lean, Beatlesque power pop band Promise. Originally issued in 1980 on the Boulder, Colorado, area band's own Cumulus label, their eponymous debut is filled with melodic, beatific blasts of pure pop, replete with ringing, jangly guitars and rollicking crunch. Co-led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Curt Mangan and Danny Mey -- with aid provided by the just-right rhythms of bassist Randy Jones and drummer Gary York -- the group created an album with precious little allying it to the punk-inspired power pop or prescient new wave of the time, instead choosing to hone in on a classicist pop sound highly indebted to those famous moptops from Liverpool. Abetted by the fact that some of the group's members had been playing together since their teenage combos of the mid '60s, the album carries an out-of-time flair across surging rockers and mournful balladry. Got Kinda Lost Records is ecstatic to give this benchmark of privately pressed power pop another chance to shine with this first ever reissue. Includes exhaustive liner notes by Jeremy Cargill (Ugly Things Magazine) culled from interviews with Mangan and Mey. RIYL: Badfinger, Big Star, early Cheap Trick, Emitt Rhodes, The Raspberries, Liverpool Echo, The Scruffs, Shoes, Dwight Twilley Band, etc.
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01. Say Allright
02. Back in My Heart Again
03. Guitar
04. Later On Tonite
05. Main Street Lanes
06. Hands of Luck
07. Lucky Star
08. The Find
09. Captain Domino
10. Putman's Ranch
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PROMISE: Promise LP (GKL 003LP)
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COLLUM & THE WELFARE MOTHERS, BOB: Little Rock CD (HSR 008CD)
Oklahoma-born, UK-based songwriter Bob Collum and his band The Welfare Mothers present their seventh album, Little Rock. Produced by long-time collaborator Pat Collier (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock); features guest appearances from Peter Holsapple (The dB's, R.E.M.), Martin Belmont (Ducks Deluxe), and MG Boulter (The Lucky Strikes). A 2015 tour is planned in support of the album, and follows previous tours with the likes of John Hiatt, Ron Sexsmith, Peter Case, Wilko Johnson, Dave Alvin, and Otis Gibbs. Bob Collum & The Welfare Mothers have received airplay around the world, including on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, NPR, and countless regional and digital broadcasters. Recommended for fans of Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Nick Lowe, The Replacements.
$8.39 UPC: 634654549983 ROCK
01. Little Rock
02. Johnny Held 'Em Down
03. Wasted Wonderland
04. Broken Down
05. Locust Grove
06. Seven Kinds of Sorrow
07. Superdome
08. Good Thing We're in Love
09. The Great Unknown
10. Empty Hands of Love
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DETROIT SWINDLE: The Punch Drunk EP 12" (HEIST 008EP)
Detroit Swindle follow up their 2014 album Boxed Out (DIRT 006CD/LP). "Allright (We'll Be)" is an up-tempo affair at 128 BPM, with an irresistibly sexy hook. "Pursuit" has that classic Detroit Swindle vibe with an almost acidy synth rolling on in the background, giving the track the core of its energy. "Heads Down" is the deepest of the three, with a particularly shuffling set of offbeat toms creating the groove alongside a set of warm synths. Minimalistic design by Amsterdam-based artist Baster. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
$9.79 UPC: 827170571068 ELECTRONIC
A1. Allright (We'll Be)
B1. Pursuit
B2. Heads Down
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DARKNESS FALLS: Dance and Cry CD (HFN 043CD)
Copenhagen-based duo Darkness Falls follow up their acclaimed 2011 debut LP Alive in Us (HFN 009CD/LP), their 2011 self-titled EP (HFN 006EP) (which included "Hey!" the most played song on Danish radio in 2011), and a string of exquisite live performances with Dance and Cry, an album of atmospheric pop noir. Defying convention, Josephine Philip and Ina Lindgreen effortlessly blend a host of rock and pop influences, the textures and structures of electronic dance music, and the haunting atmospheres of art-house cinema soundtracks to produce an album of deep longing and icy cool -- all drawn together by impeccable vocals that embody a decidedly glamorous melancholy. It's an album that will tick all the boxes for a diverse range of listeners; as they themselves put it: "In our music, there is something for the mind, something for the heart and something for the feet too." The dramatic opener sets the tone, a torch-song that seductively entices the listener to "come out and join me for night games" over layers of sustained synths. A slow house kick drum adds momentum, as one carefully curated sound after another enriches the musical palette until it builds to a heart-stirring climax. The haunting "The Answer" -- a tale of love, desire and loss -- maintains the quality, as a Cure-like guitar motif circles over a beautifully textured beat of found sounds. Lush and yearning, it's instantly unforgettable. From this point on, it's clear that picking favorites will be a thankless task: this is an album of consistent brilliance. A dizzying whirlpool, Dance and Cry draws on a dazzling array of influences. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Nite Jewel, bedroom pop, widescreen expanses, basement rock, church choir ethereality -- each listener will bring personal touchstones and inspirations to mind. "Darkness falls" was traditionally a phrase used in old plays, shorthand for indicating the ending of a scene; the moment when the drama is given over to the audience, to hold, to contemplate, to languorously enjoy. Dance and Cry couldn't be more fitting in these terms: an album of great richness in which you'll want to immerse yourself. Produced by Darkness Falls, Adrian Aurelius (The Raveonettes), and Lasse Martinussen (Rosemary), except for "Hazy," which was produced with Anders Rhedin (Dinner, Choir of Young Believers). Artwork by multi-award-winning Danish photographer and artist Peter Funch.
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01./A1. Night Games
02./A2. The Answer
03./A3. Liar's Kiss
04./A4. Dance and Cry
05./A5. Golden Bells
06./B1. Darkness Falls
07./B2. Paradise Trilogy I
08./B3. Hazy
09./B4. My Father Told Me (He Was Wrong)
10./B5. Midsummer Wail
11./B6. Thunder Roads
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DARKNESS FALLS: Dance and Cry LP (HFN 043LP)
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WALLUMROD, CHRISTIAN: Pianokammer CD (HUBRO 2542CD)
Christian Wallumrød has for many years been regarded as one of the most prominent and original creators of music in Norway. He is instantly identifiable both as a composer and as a pianist, while at the same time any attempt to categorize his music is doomed to fail. It is not surprising that on his first solo album, Pianokammer, Wallumrød has come up with his own special twists and turns. Here he presents an inspired solo album that is as challenging as it is enjoyable. The album, produced by Wallumrød himself, was recorded in a number of venues and on a variety of grand pianos. He experiments with different recording techniques, overdubs, natural resonance, and editing. In terms of the music, the album alternates successfully between inquisitive, challenging excursions and catchy, carefree, melodic pieces. The music fluctuates between very intimate and far out. Pianokammer was constructed in the studio to a greater degree than his earlier collaborative albums, but without losing the kind of chamber music dynamism we are accustomed to hearing from him. Wallumrød comes from a jazz and church music background, and in his four records with his ever-changing Christian Wallumrød Ensemble on ECM he has erased the borders between jazz, hymns, gospel, folk music, baroque music, and contemporary music, while carving out his own niche in the hearts and minds of listeners and critics. At the same time he has been involved in equally remarkable collaborative projects in the group Dans les Arbres as well as with artists such as Susanne Sundfør, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer, Karl Seglem, Jan Bang, Garth Knox, DJ Strangefruit, Oslo Sinfonietta, and Kim Myhr. Wallumrød won a Spellemannspris (often dubbed a "Norwegian Grammy") for his ensemble's 2013 album Outstairs (ECM), and was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize for the ensemble's 2009 ECM album Fabula Suite Lugano. LP version pressed on 180-gram vinyl; includes CD.
$11.99 EAN: 7033662025428 ROCK
01. Fahrkunst (07:32)
02. Hoksang (4:40)
03. Second Fahrkunst (5:28)
04. Boyd 1970 (6:04)
05. School of Ecofisk (4:44)
06. Lassome (8:52)
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HUNTSVILLE: Pond CD (HUBRO 2549CD)
Since Huntsville was established in 2006, the trio has cut its own distinctive musical diamond with impressive integrity. Each new release from the trio is an event. Now, after over a hundred concerts and with a substantial number of releases behind them, they are more distinctive than ever. Huntsville's music is the result of collective improvisation, and lies at the musical interface between rock, electronic music, free improvisation, and a long list of other genres. Reviewers have described the music as "Morricone-esque dreamscapes" and "Americosmische," and as an "amalgam of Miles Davis, Steve Reich, and early Tortoise." Huntsville has previously collaborated on concerts and projects with Hanne Hukkelberg, Sidsel Endresen, Nels Cline, Glenn Kotche, and Thurston Moore. The trio's previous release, Past Increasing, Future Receding (HUBRO 2521CD/3521LP, 2013), was recorded in Tomba Emanuelle, a room with exceptional acoustics and a long-lasting echo. The dramatic setting led the band into a darker and more heart-stopping musical landscape than on previous albums. There are still traces of this darker landscape on their fifth album, Pond, although this album also showcases new sides of the band. Pond is the result of a successful session in the Oslo studio AmperTone with sound engineer Johnny Skalleberg. The album was recorded and mixed in the course of a week, and the band describes the process as very inspiring. Ivar Grydeland plays electric guitar, pedal steel, and electronics this time. Ingar Zach has expanded his percussion set-up with timpani, and Tonny Kluften's distinctive bass playing is given more freedom to stretch out than on the band's previous albums. Perhaps most striking this time is how clearly the musical personalities of the three different musicians are able to emerge. Through four long tracks we encounter a band that is true to its own sound and idiom, but never stands still. Double LP version pressed on 140-gram vinyl; includes CD.
$11.99 EAN: 7033662025497 ROCK
01. (ER) (15:46)
02. (ING) (10:36)
03. (AGE) (13:17)
04. (OK) (11:49)
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LABFIELD: Bucket of Songs CD (HUBRO 2552CD)
LabField's masterly third album, Bucket of Songs, shows a band that has expanded its palette considerably since their previous release. Whereas the focus of Collab (HUBRO 2502CD, 2010) was on a soundscape characterized by long, richly detailed, slowly flowing drones, Bucket of Songs is more a collection of improvised songs and tunes. Until now, LabField has been a duo consisting of the Swedish guitarist David Stackenäs (Territory Band, Seval, Fire! Orchestra) and the Norwegian percussionist Ingar Zach (Huntsville, Dans les Arbres, Arve Henriksen, Erik Honoré). Both are well-known names in the European improv scene. Stackenäs and Zach previously played in the trio Tri-Dim together with saxophonist Håkon Kornstad. When the trio was put on the shelf, they decided to form a duo and try out a radically different approach to music. Both their 2008 debut, Fish Forms, and their follow-up, Collab, showed an improvising duo using an overwhelmingly rich sound, on a steady course through a hypnotic drone landscape. For Bucket of Songs, LabField have invited the amazing Mariam Wallentin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Mariam the Believer, Fire! Orchestra) to contribute vocals on several cuts. Giuseppe Ielasi (guitar and electronics), from Italy, who guested on the duo's previous album, is included here as a full member, making the duo into a trio. Ielasi has released several solo albums on the label 12k, and has previously collaborated with Taku Sugimoto, Jérôme Noetinger, Phill Niblock, Oren Ambarchi, and many others. Ielasi also co-founded the label Schoolmap. Bucket of Songs is a powerful album that offers free and creative improvisation-based music and sends feelers out toward pop, minimalism, electronic music, and ethnic music. LP version pressed on 180-gram vinyl; includes CD.
$11.99 EAN: 7033662025527 JAZZ
01. Ragged Line Reversed (3:12)
02. Page 55 (2:56)
03. Temporary Reasons (5:14)
04. Bucket of Songs (3:08)
05. Intensive Course in Bad Manners (2:28)
06. The Boy Who Never Remembered to Forget (3:40)
07. Straight A's in Constant Sorrow (5:51)
08. Members Crossed (5:40)
09. Last Passacaglia (6:20)
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WALLUMROD, CHRISTIAN: Pianokammer LP+CD (HUBRO 3542LP)
LP version. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Includes CD.
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HUNTSVILLE: Pond 2LP+CD (HUBRO 3549LP)
Gatefold double LP version. Pressed on 140-gram vinyl. Includes CD.
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LABFIELD: Bucket of Songs LP+CD (HUBRO 3552LP)
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FEGRADOE, KIT WILMANS: Issa CD (IMPREC 422CD)
The magic in Bristol-based musician and composer Kit Wilmans Fegradoe's Issa comes from Fegradoe's powerful exploration of emotion and sensitivity, which leads to a deeply personal and revealing listen. The album is sculpted from guided improvisation sessions in the studio with fellow musicians, navigating around the narrative of Issa, a young, transient Jesus Christ. Issa follows the Eastern version of the lost years of Jesus Christ. Fegradoe elaborates: "Known as Issa in the East, it's believed that at the age of 13 he travelled away from his home to explore and understand different cultures. Studying various religions and philosophies, he gained insight beyond that which he had been taught and would teach those around him as he lived and travelled nomadically. The album's narrative is built upon a wide variety of literature on the subject, while maintaining the hypothetical nature of the story. The intent here was to explore the unknown narrative, one barely touched by scholars or musicians, to understand a different version of a person who has become a beacon of hope for many, and a vehicle of religious hypocrisy for others. I invited musicians into the studio and they improvised around the narrative, often guiding them as they went. I took these recordings home and reformed them to create compositions. I spent a year alongside the recording and composition process visiting churches and Buddhist temples, reading Buddhist and Hindu philosophy, and experimenting with Eastern instruments. I hope for people to feel things that he might have felt during his journey. To approach a version of his story without prejudice and to experience a musical interpretation of the founding years of a person so iconic yet so mysterious." Fegradoe has been playing and composing music of all kinds from a very early age. Brought up with an open musical ear, he learned to play a few instruments before moving into electronic production. After releasing free material and experimenting with narratives and electronics, he earned a degree in sound and art design in London. Years of investigating and experimenting with various spiritual ideas and religions meld with his music in Issa. As of 2015, he resides in Bristol, UK, and is 23 years of age. RIYL: Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich, John Adams, Gavin Bryars, Phill Niblock, Duane Pitre, James Blackshaw.
$10.39 UPC: 793447542225 ELECTRONIC
01. The Silk Road
02. Shruti
03. Mary
04. Annica
05. Nibbana
06. The Baptist
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WATSON & DANIEL THOMAS FREEMAN, MATTHEW: Catch Me Daddy OST CD (IMPREC 424CD)
"The crystal in men's heads / Blackened and fell to pieces. / The valleys went out. / The moorlands broke loose" --from "Heptonstall Old Church" by Ted Hughes. So begins Catch Me Daddy (2014), the award-winning feature film directed by Daniel Wolfe and written by Wolfe and his brother Matthew. The film's score consists of beautiful and bleak wind-ravaged music from Matthew Watson (aka Matthew Wolfe) and Daniel Thomas Freeman (whose 2011 debut album The Beauty of Doubting Yourself Norman Records described as "a profoundly moving piece of music... highly recommended"). Set in the desperate and unrelenting West Yorkshire moors, the film follows Laila, a British Pakistani girl, and her Scottish drifter boyfriend, Aaron, in their attempts to escape Laila's violently protective family. The film was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival; star Sameena Jabeen Ahmed was named Best British Newcomer at the 2014 London Film Festival; and Ahmed was named Most Promising Newcomer at the 2014 British Independent Film Awards, where she was also nominated for Best Actress, the film was nominated for Best Achievement in Production, cinematographer Robbie Ryan was nominated for Best Technical Achievement, and the Wolfe brothers were nominated for The Douglas Hickox Award. Taking inspiration from such classics as Popul Vuh's score to Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Carmine and Francis Ford Coppala's Apocalypse Now (1979) soundtrack, and the opening moments of High Plains Drifter (1973), combined with the influence of Swans, Tim Hecker, and English Tudor-period choral music, Watson and Wolfe's score uses a deliberately limited instrumental palette of piano, percussion, and oscillators, twisted, gnarled, and ghosted beyond recognition to realize the sound of the biting moorland wind as it hammers against metal doors and rusted corrugated roofs and sings in lonely high tension wires and as distant choirs howl into the swirling darkness. The album is completed by a further seven unused themes selected and re-worked from the five hours of music written for the film. "Monkey Puzzle" and "Burning Fields I" narrate the original beauty and innocence of Laila and Aaron's dream, whereas "Gorse Wind" is forever lost in the moorland blackness. The oscillators and ghosts of "Under the Sodium Lights" and "Doubt" lead into the monumental distortion slabs and requiem of "Codeine Fuzz" before, finally, "Heath Land Siren" issues its rusted animal warning across the rain-sodden hills.
$10.39 UPC: 793447542423 ROCK
01. Blackened Crystal
02. A Walk Up Eldon Street/Hunting Through a Locked Door/Falcon (For Jay Ali)/Burning Fields III
03. Dobrudden
04. Descent from the Bridge
05. The Moorland Broke Loose
06. ...On Calderdale Ridge
07. Leave This Place
08. Waiting for the Brake Lights
09. Monument I
10. High Tension Wires/The Infinite and the Unknowable (Excerpt II)
11. Monkey Puzzle
12. Burning Fields I
13. Gorse Wind
14. Under the Sodium Lights
15. Doubt
16. Codeine Fuzz
17. Heath Land Siren
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TCHEREPNIN, SERGEI: Quasar ⇔ Lanterns 2LP (IPRDO 001LP)
Sergei Tcherepnin's Quasar ⇔ Lanterns was originally produced in 2009 as an eight-channel installation with Ei Arakawa at Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, and was remixed to stereo by Tcherepnin for this release. Tcherepnin is a Brooklyn-based artist and musician. His work constructs temporary architectural interventions that push phenomena of the sonorous toward the haptic through performance, composition, and installation, exploring the materiality of sound and its physical and psychological effects on the listener. He has performed and presented installations at the 2014 Whitney Biennial, the 30th Sao Paulo Biennial, Guggenheim Museum, Audio Visual Arts, Murray Guy, and ISSUE Project Room. The three pieces that make up Quasar ⇔ Lanterns combine analog synthesizer recordings and other instrumental sources with field recordings captured during the artists' travels to Turkey and Georgia. Each piece introduces a separate facet of Tcherepnin's compositional practice, respectively probing the boundaries between perception/hallucination, active/passive listening, and form/fiction. In the first piece, titled "Death (Quasar)," recordings of an acoustic bass played by Adam Linson function as "sound meteors," creating fissures and tears as they rip through a stable yet shifting aural field. "Sky" follows with a series of clear and high ear tones, unfolding as a succession of subtle sonic events. The final piece, "Horse," explores the rhythmic and textural qualities of recorded horse hooves moving across stone, assembling the sounds into a sonic fiction in which horses and their riders leave the earth via flying carpets (objects referenced in the original installation). Mastered by Rashad Becker.
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FRIEDBERG WITH PETER EDWARDS, SABISHA: The Hant Variance 2LP (IPRDO 002LP)
Sabisha Friedberg's double LP The Hant Variance was recorded at EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Troy, NY) with Peter Edwards in a custom-tuned environment using advanced multi-channel recording techniques to capture a configuration of spatialized sound sources. The piece combines granular synthesis, analog synthesizers, tone oscillators, and field recordings. The low-end bass, which was recorded live with a subwoofer configuration that allowed for rapid directional shifts, serves as a sonic armature for the piece. Sustained pure tones shift minimally and the allocation of sound engenders a sense of aural disorientation. This landscape, with the premise of summoning a new phantom or haunted sonic space, exists in an interstitial, albeit present zone. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friedberg's composition, performance, and installation work draws on the phenomenological and phantasmagorical, exploring perceptual delineation of space through sound, and low-end experiential thresholds. She has performed and presented installations widely in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Japan, and the US, and received commissions through residencies at ISSUE Project Room, EMPAC, and The Clocktower Gallery. In 2013 she presented the solo exhibition "Levitation" at Audio Visual Arts. Friedberg received her MFA from Bard College following undergraduate studies at San Francisco Art Institute. Peter Edwards is an American artist and musician living in Holland, best known for his DIY experimental electronics website casperelectronics. His work has been presented internationally at venues including The MIT Media Lab, Transmediale, Dutch Electronic Arts Festival, New York Electronic Arts Festival, and Performa, among others. Sabisha Friedberg: oscillators; Peter Edwards: oscillators. Arrangements and mix: Sabisha Friedberg. Balance and edits: Todd Voss. Mastering: Rashad Becker.
$20.39 UPC: 769791955271 ELECTRONIC
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MONTAND, YVES: Grands Boulevards CD (BEC 5772304)
Born in Italy in 1921, Yves Montand began his career as a professional singer in 1938, at the age of 16. His promising beginning was interrupted by World War II, and he was unable to perform regularly until 1944, when he opened for Édith Piaf. The two became a couple, and toured France in the fall and spring of 1945. Montand began making appearances in French and American films, singing stage favorites from his repertoire, and won acclaim as a serious actor for his lead role in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Le salaire de la peur (The Wages of Fear) (1953). As a singer, he toured the world from 1960 through 1962, performing in America, England, and Japan. He continued to work in cinema throughout the '60s and '70s, and became an international star. His legacy as an actor is well-known, but his contribution to French chanson is equally significant. Talent agent and producer Jacques Canetti, with whom Montand worked, noted that "most of Yves Montand's songs have become classics because he had the intelligence and instinct to choose themes that are timeless." Grands Boulevards collects highlights from Montand's long career, including "Les Feuilles Mortes," "C'est Si Bon," "A Paris," "Le Gamin de Paris," and more.
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VA: She Wants to Mambo/Watts 7" (JBJ 1059EP)
Lifted from the second volume of Jukebox Mambo (JMAN 073CD/LP/BK), Jazzman's compilation of Latin-tinged R&B, The Chanters' "She Wants to Mambo" features an exotic rumba back-beat and stop-start rhythm complete with obligatory "unghh" vocal interjections to ramp up the sex factor. Chanters lead siren Ethel Brown is in a particularly flirtatious mood as she coos and oohs back and forth with her backing singers. On the flip, another rumba-laced track from The Chanters, cut for Chuck Higgins's Combo label and featuring a male lead delivering a proud tribute to the group's hometown, the south central Los Angeles district of Watts.
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. The Chanters - She Wants to Mambo
B1. Brother Woodman & The Chanters - Watts
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PRIMAL: Boundaries EP 12" (JT 001EP)
Hunter/Game's label Just This is the expression of a social, metropolitan, and underground movement, dedicated framing this movement with a series of messages, images, and sensations drawn inside the audience. Label co-founder Primal (Brynjar Bjarnfoss) is an Icelandic electronic music producer and DJ based in Copenhagen. Previous work as Kúra featured Icelandic singer Fanney Ósk. Boundaries EP ventures into a previously unexplored, darker universe with hypnotizing, melancholic rhythms and heavy bass-lines. Includes remixes by Christian Löffler and Lulu Rouge.
$9.79 UPC: 880319690112 ELECTRONIC
A1. Boundaries
A2. Boundaries (Christian Löffler Remix)
B1. Hurricane
B2. Hurricane (Lulu Rouge Remix)
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HAUSCHKA: The Prepared Piano LP (KK 041LP)
2015 repress, of this 2005 release. This 10th anniversary edition now includes a download code which features two previously-unreleased bonus tracks. Pianist and composer Volker Bertelmann releases his second album with Karaoke Kalk. The Prepared Piano is focused on just one piano, and a smattering of synthesizer, bass and drum, though it sounds as if there is an entire orchestra accompanying him. Tracing back his roots, and continuing a new tradition expressed by current composerArvo Pärt, Steffan Schleiermacher, Frangis Ali-Sade, Edison Denissow, and Philip Corner, Bertelmann rediscovers the masters of the prepared piano such as Bartok's contemporary Henry Cowell, John Cage, and Otto Schrager, with echoes of Satie and Ravel. Hauschka finds the possibilities in nontraditional technique, clamping wedges of leather, felt or rubber between the piano-strings, preparing hammers with aluminum paper or rough films, placing crown corks on the strings, or weaving in guitar strings. The result is small rhythmic sound-vignettes and quiet ballads which all have their roots in East Asian harmonies and minimalism.
$13.79 UPC: 880918221212 ELECTRONIC
01. Ginko Tree
02. Morning
03. Kreuzung
04. Longwalk
05. Twins
06. Firn
07. Where were you
08. Fernpunkt
09. Traffic
10. La Seine
11. Two Stones
12. Kein Wort
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DAMU: Holed Up in the Hovel EP 12" (LDN 052EP)
Damu follows up his previous Keysound release, Unity (LDN 027CD, 2011), with four intense, sour sound constructions. "This EP started as war dubs for Keysound nights," explains Damu. "I really like the competitive vibe of the scene in London and I worked on the EP across Manchester, Sheffield and Croydon from 2013-14... Since my debut album my wiring has changed completely; it's the sonics of individual sounds that gets me hyped now and I think this EP reflects a bit more of a mathematical approach." Damu has driven himself not toward grim per se, but something like grime, and beyond.
$8.39 EAN: 5055300384676 ELECTRONIC
A1. iPolice
A2. Whirlybird
B1. Holed Up in the Hovel
B2. No Pain, No Gain
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HOTEL LAUER: The Lauhman Brothers 12" (KITJEN 001EP)
Kitjen is now not only a basement party in the German south, but also a mom-and-pop-store-ish record label for contemp(t)orary dance music. The bottle of champagne for its maiden trip comes courtesy of Phillip and Jacob Lauer aka Hotel Lauer in the form of their The Lauhman Brothers 12". "Agass" is, first and foremost, an anthem (!), with some serious synth business that will have you crying at the discotheque, while "Stollice" is some proper Italo-jackin' silliness for the freaks!
$10.99 UPC: 827170584563 ELECTRONIC
A1. Agass
B1. Stollice
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BLAKE, TIMOTHY: Squiggles EP 12" (KRR 004EP)
Timothy Blake continues to explore his unique take on house music; stylistic nods to the past side by side with his uncommon and personal vision. "Squiggles" is a late-night piece of tentacled whimsy; a joyful frolic in a fishy stream under the stars. "Like U Want Me 2" is a missive from yearning loins to a beloved recipient; an unminced declaration of desire from one luminous blue erotic body to another. On the B-side, The Mole drags "Squiggles" into unexplored territory deep within his underground tunnel network and has his way with it for the length of a short film.
$10.99 UPC: 827170584365 ELECTRONIC
A1. Squiggles
A2. Like U Want Me 2
B1. Squiggles (The Mole Remix)
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REX THE DOG: Sicko 12" (KOM 322EP)
A growing intimacy with analog gear has led Rex the Dog to design and build his own array of modular synthesizer components, including a sampler fittingly called RTD-001. Armed with this barn-storming DIY attitude, and using gear he made with his own hands, Rex pulls two strikingly muscular rabbits out of his hat: "Sicko" is a raw, pounding cut-up fest that builds a scary amount of tension with just a few distinct elements, while "Korgasmotron" loads up its bleep-ridden chassis with a succulent, sweeping vocal and some well-placed acid drops. A leaner, cleaner, but also meaner approach to dance music.
$9.79 UPC: 880319100512 ELECTRONIC
A1. Sicko
B1. Korgasmotron
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COCK, STEVEN: Fusion EP 12" (MOC 001EP)
The first release on made of CONCRETE is Steven Cock's Fusion EP, on which liquid cement dries and becomes its own living body. Three tracks, molded from pressing beats, playing with the force of delay and wandering synthesizer patterns. Welcome to made of CONCRETE.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Fusion
B1. F1P
B2. In Space
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MUMIY TROLL: Ikra (Caviar) LP (MIR 100350LP)
2012 reissue. Pressed on 180-gram white vinyl; includes printed inner sleeve with credits. Mirumir presents the first vinyl edition of Mumiy Troll's fourth album, Ikra (Caviar), originally released in 1997. Charismatic songwriter and frontman Ilya Lagutenko formed Mumiy Troll in 1983, but they were officially unsanctioned in the Soviet Union, and went on hiatus after the release of their 1985 full-length debut. After a brief reunion in 1990, the band was fully resurrected in 1996, and developed a more traditional Russian rock sound than that of their '80s form, to great popularity in Russia. Ikra is their second album of this '90s period.
$28.39 UPC: 889397100438 ROCK
A1. Доля Риска
A2. Шамаманы
A3. Сиамские Сердца
A4. Не Звезда
A5. Дельфины
A6. Ранетка
B1. На Яды
B2. Так Надо
B3. Алмазами
B4. Сигналы
B5. Мальчик-Солдат (МТ1987 Декада1990)
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KOLIBRI: Manera Povedenia (Manner of Behavior) LP (MIR 100399C-LP)
2013 reissue. Mirumir presents a reissue of Kolibri's 1990 debut album Manera Povedenia (Manner of Behavior) -- this version differs from Mirumir's other reissue (MIR 100399B-LP, 2013) in its cover art and English track titles. Formed in 1988, Kolibri play an eclectic brand of baroque pop blended with elements of post-punk, cabaret, and chanson, and dominated by vocal harmony.
$28.39 UPC: 889397101640 ROCK
A1. Paris
A2. City of Sick Lights
A3. American Wife
A4. Fuji Is Not Sleeping
A5. I'm Tired
A6. A Manner of Behaviour
A7. Tropical Bird
B1. Serenade
B2. The Failure
B3. The Tram
B4. Dance With Me
B5. Orlandina
B6. The Voice
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CACCIAPAGLIA ENSEMBLE, ROBERTO: Transarmonica CD (MIR 100732CD)
Music composed by Roberto Cacciapaglia for soprano, counter-tenor, and instrumental ensemble, based on the poem "De rerum natura" ("On the Nature of Things") by first-century Roman poet and philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus. The wok was commissioned for the Aterforum festival in Ferrara, Italy, and premiered on July 9, 1988. This is the first release of a performance recorded live at Glance Studio, Milan, Italy, on June 28, 1988. Produced by Roberto Cacciapaglia and Gianpiero Dionigi.
$16.99 UPC: 889397103965 CLASSICAL
01. Primo movimento
02. Secondo movimento
03. Terzo movimento
04. Quarto movimento
05. Quinto movimento
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CACCIAPAGLIA ENSEMBLE, ROBERTO: Transarmonica LP (MIR 100732LP)
LP version.
$19.79 UPC: 889397103958 CLASSICAL
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RILEY & ROBERTO CACCIAPAGLIA ENSEMBLE, TERRY: In C CD (MIR 100733CD)
A very special and unique performance of Terry Riley's iconic 1964 minimalist piece In C, previously unreleased. Riley and the Roberto Cacciapaglia Ensemble together at the Aterforum festival in Ferrara, Italy, on July 9, 1988.
$16.99 UPC: 889397103989 CLASSICAL
01. In C
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RILEY & ROBERTO CACCIAPAGLIA ENSEMBLE, TERRY: In C 2LP (MIR 100733LP)
Double LP version.
$24.39 UPC: 889397103972 CLASSICAL
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MONOLAKE: XIE 12" (ML 027EP)
Produced by Robert Henke. Mastering by Rashad Becker.
$8.99 UPC: 769791955219 ELECTRONIC
A1. Xor
A2. Inwards
B1. Ethernet
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MONOLAKE: IA 12" (ML 028EP)
Produced by Robert Henke. Mastered by Rashad Becker.
$8.99 UPC: 769791955226 ELECTRONIC
A1. Icarus
B1. Alto
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PLANETARY ASSAULT SYSTEMS: The Eyes Themselves 12" (MOTE 041EP)
"The Eyes Themselves" features layers of crisp and captivating sound design, with irregular droplets of high-frequency sound that fall around the listener like glowing rain on the surface of a distant planet, while cymbal tracks fight to wrest the listener's attention away. On "Strange Attractor," a number of lightly accented, quickly decaying micro-sounds form more than the sum of their parts. "Arc" powers along with dirty, filtered phrases, a faintly menacing shaker sample, and the occasional impolite release of steam from the grating beneath your feet. With The Eyes Themselves, Luke Slater deftly moves from oneiric wonder to cold intensity.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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KUNIYUKI: newwave project #2 12" (MUSIQ 183EP)
Kuniyuki's presents an interpretation of his musical roots -- influences from SPK, Test Dept., DAF, and that kind of industrial body music. He formed an industrial band with his brother in the late '80s called DRP, which released an album on the Belgian label Body Records. newwave project #2 is a unique mixture of his deep and emotional house sound and industrial body music, and Musk's remix makes the release even more special.
$9.79 UPC: 880319694714 ELECTRONIC
A1. newwave project #2
B1. newwave project #2 musk remix
B2. newwave project #4
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SPEAKING MINDS: Who the Fuck Cares 12" (MAUTO 003EP)
Speaking Minds have remixed artists such as DJ Sneak, Flowers, and Sea Creatures, and played in some of the most important clubs and festivals in Italy and around Europe. "Who the Fuck Cares" is a deep meditation on arpeggios, melody, and minimal drums, never forgetting the impact on the dancefloor. Christian Prommer's remix takes the track into a more organic-tech vibe with a focus on sub-bass and drums. Both versions have received support from Mind Against, My Favorite Robot, Laurent Garnier, Rainer Trüby, DJ Yellow, Roland Appel, Clarian, HYENAH, Nunos Dos Santos, Ruede Hagelstein, Jon Charnis, Hunter/Game, Adratique, Animal Trainer...
$8.39 UPC: 673799460319 ELECTRONIC
A1. Who the Fuck Cares (Long Version) (8:33)
B1. Who the Fuck Cares (Christian Prommer Remix) (6:56)
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FUCK YEAH!: Pritch EP 12" (MKR 043EP)
Fuck Yeah! aka Weiderrich Bruno Walz has punk in his heart and techno in his stomach. These two tracks attest to his love of music production: "Granatapfel" is a special rave-anthem; open air and fog machines have a place here. "Mount Julip" is a percussive safari stomper full of deep and hypnotic movement activity. Fuck Yeah! toils happily in his studio or live on stage, turning knobs and pushing buttons, and his music is best used when wilding out!
$9.79 UPC: 880319696510 ELECTRONIC
A1. Granatapfel (7:31)
B1. Mount Julip (8:42)
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LANDO: MYTH002 12" (MYTH 002EP)
"No Matter (Where You Are)" embodies the primitive hypnotizing rhythms that Lando's releases are known for. He then drops listeners into the deep end with the dubbed-out, subaquatic groove that is "Posse Form." On the other side of the record (and the galaxy) you can find "Abaraxas II," the new national anthem of utopian Neptune. Preceding this otherworldly communication, however, is the B1, "Insyde," which is somehow the hidden surprise on the record. To best describe this sweaty bassline workout it might be best to just quote DVS1... "Lando has the funk!"
$10.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. No Matter (Where You Are)
A2. Posse Form
B1. Insyde
B2. Abaraxas II
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BITTER SEEDS/THE ROCK SHOP, THE: State of Your Mind LP (OSR 029LP)
The Bitter Seeds were one of the pioneering bands from the early Monterey music scene. Led by flashy guitar player Leonard "Pooch" Paschini, they were active from 1966 to 1970, gigging regularly at such legendary venues as Bull's Eye Tavern, Longshoremen's Hall, The Matrix, and The Fillmore and sharing stages with the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Iron Butterfly, and Steppenwolf. In 1967, The Bitter Seeds recorded their only 45, issued on Rowena Records as The Rock Shop to avoid confusion with The Seeds. State of Your Mind/Is That Your Halo is a brutal garage-psych double-sider. The following year the group recorded four studio tracks that have remained unreleased until now. These are perfect examples of the transition from R&B-garage to early psychedelic sounds that many San Francisco ballroom bands experienced at the time. An exciting find for any lover of lost West Coast psychedelic sounds. For this Bitter Seeds/Rock Shop retrospective, Out-Sider has also unearthed some wild live recordings from 1966 with good sound quality. Includes four-page insert with liner notes, photos, and memorabilia. Remastered sound.
$18.39 EAN: 4040824084943 ROCK
01. State of Your Mind
02. Is That Your Halo
03. Bar Next to the Carnival*
04. Walking and Walking*
05. Down Under Here*
06. Little Red Rooster*
07. State of Your Mind (Live 1966)*
08. Is That Your Halo (Live 1966)*
09. Pooch's Fingers (Live 1966)*
*previously unreleased
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BUZZSAW: From Lemon Drops to Acid Rock 2LP (OSR 032LP)
From the ashes of '60s garage band The Lemon Drops comes power trio Buzzsaw with their loud heavy-psych sound. In the late '60s, The Lemon Drops, one of the finest garage-psych bands from Chicago (of "I Live in the Springtime" fame), relocated to the West Coast, where they gigged around and tried to secure a record contract. After a three-day "strawberry acid party" at manager Dan Herron's mansion, the original band disintegrated. And that's when power trio Buzzsaw was born, featuring Eddie and Gary Weiss (both ex-Lemon Drops) on guitar and drums respectively and Rick Fertel on bass. Buzzsaw was the perfect vehicle for Eddie Weiss (whose use of fuzz and distortion was the trademark sound of The Lemon Drops) to push his guitar and effects pedals to the limit. The trio used to visit Star Hill, Neil Young's old sawmill in La Honda, where they rehearsed and wrote songs. The photo used for the front cover of this collection was taken there. In 1971, Max Weiss (Creedence Clearwater Revival's manager) expressed interest in the band, so Buzzsaw entered Ampex Studios in San Francisco (the place where CCR had recorded "Suzie Q") to lay down some tracks. They also recorded some material at Pacific Sound Studios. All of these recordings were produced by Roger Weiss, the original producer of The Lemon Drops and co-owner of Rembrandt Records. Sadly, Buzzsaw only released one 45 during their short lifespan. And it was a frustrating release, as it included a recording from The Lemon Drops era on the A-side backed with a new song which didn't reflect the real sound of the band on the B-side. That 45 went nowhere, Buzzsaw split, and the recordings they did at Ampex and Pacific Studios remained unreleased until 1995, when some of them were included on Collectables' From Lemon Drops to Acid Rock CD. Out-Sider's double vinyl retrospective includes all the tracks from the 1995 From Lemon Drops to Acid Rock CD plus some amazing acetates and previously unreleased master tapes. The music is orgasmic '71 heavy psych/proto-grunge in the style of Hendrix and Blue Cheer with killer fuzz-wah guitar and melodic vocals. Eddie's guitar sound is just insane... despite the vintage '71 date, some of his playing would not be out of place on a High Rise or Ty Segall album. Remastered from the original tapes and acetates. Liner notes by original producer Roger Weiss.
$23.79 EAN: 4040824084998 ROCK
A1. Saturn Is Just a Few Days Away
A2. Death Calls
A3. Linda in Rhinestones* (Recorded as Watermelon)
A4. U.S. Chick
A5. Roll Your Green Grass On
A6. Walkin' Through a Rainbow
B1. I Really Like to Blow Your Mind
B2. In the Country
B3. The Sun Just Come Up On the Other Side
B4. Gotta Be Rock'n'Roll
B5. Saturn Jam
C1. Don't Listen to Sam
C2. Nowhere to Go**
C3. Gotta Be Rock'n'Roll (Acetate Version)*
C4. Saturn Is Just a Few Days Away (Alternate Version)*
C5. The Sun Just Come Up On the Other Side (Alternate Version)*
C6. Fire It Up*
D1. Out in the Country (Alternate Version)*
D2. U.S. Chick (Acetate Version)*
D3. Nowhere to Go (Acetate Version)*
D4. Won't You Miss Her When She's Gone
D5. I'll Be Wanting You
D6. Such a Nice Morning
*previously unreleased
**previously unreleased on vinyl
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CW/A: Day of Riddance 12" (PAR 003EP)
Three road-tested live extracts alongside remixes from Stroboscopic Artefacts founder Lucy and Ilian Tape co-founder Dario Zenker. CW/A is the live collaboration between long-time friends and studio partners Thomas (Avatism) and Francesco (Clockwork). Originally a live amalgamation of their solo material, it eventually evolved into a broader, more dynamic, improvisation-centric performance focused on experimenting around the outskirts of techno, jungle, and electronica. Day of Riddance offers a glimpse of both Parachute and C/WA's vision: a barrier-trashing wall of sound that goes from live settings into the studio and back.
$9.79 UPC: 880319698613 ELECTRONIC
A1. Day of Riddance
A2. Lintwurm
B1. Lintwurm (Lucy Remix)
B2. Day of Riddance (Dario Zenker Remix)
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BURKAT, ALEX: Pay the Rent (Barnt RMX) 12" (PERMVAC 137EP)
Three tracks with sparkling melodies and razor-sharp beats that evoke the best New York party nights. This package is backed up by a remix by man of the moment Barnt, who adds some mysterious vocal bits and an extra portion of magic to create a quiet rave anthem.
$8.39 UPC: 673795713716 ELECTRONIC
A1. Pay the Rent
A2. Three Rivers
B1. Pay the Rent (Barnt Remix)
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VA: Shadrach Meshack and Abednego/Shadrach 7" (POPC 135EP)
Two contrasting takes on the biblical tale of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Vocal group The Wanderers' version is an up-tempo, bopping doo-wop rocker, while jazz siren Ruth Price performs an almost scat vocal over a sparse but energetic beatnik-style drum backing.
$5.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. The Wanderers - Shadrach Meshack and Abednego
B1. Ruth Price - Shadrach
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LATINS/ALBA AND ORCHESTRE ARIS, THE: Habibi Twist/Alba's Shake 7" (MARTIKO 001EP)
7" limited to 500 copies; not to be repressed. Oriental rock 'n' roll! This killer double-sider features two raw vintage dance tunes from the '60s by The Latins and Alba and Orchestre Aris, combining the best of the East and the West. Each of these two dancefloor-fillers is unique in its own way. Getting these tunes on original 45 is rather tough, so grab your chance!
$12.99 UPC: N/A WORLD
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DASHA RUSH: Sleepstep CD (R-N 158CD)
Sleepstep's subtitle, Sonar Poems for My Sleepless Friends, describes its underlying concept -- Sleepstep is a trip through electronically alienated micro-compositions and sound collages that, interwoven with text passages, aim at creating a dream-like atmosphere. The album's journey strives for oblivion of time, an immersion, a drifting in universal states -- moving through the stations of death, life, birth, grief, desire. The titles often appear to be raw sketches; fugitive, surreal short stories. The musical arrangements are rather subtle and fragile, and, though the pieces are electronically manipulated, no production technique pushes itself to the fore. Dasha Rush's sonar poems for her sleepless friends are feminine, subtle, and personal reports. A musical dream journey in the form of a classical concept record, and an album that also stands in the tradition of ambient music. Dasha Rush is already known as a techno DJ and producer. Here on Sleepstep, she celebrates her alter ego. CD includes 32-page booklet showing her photographic interest and containing her poems that form the music's text passages.
$11.99 EAN: 4260115991587 ELECTRONIC
01. Intro - Space Privet for Cosmonauts (1:00)
02. Dance With Edgar Poe (2:53)
03. Time Whispers and Albert (4:21)
04. Scratching Your Surface (Revisited) (4:41)
05. Sleep Ballade (4:11)
06. Antares (4:07)
07. Abandoned Beauties and Beasts (8:40)
08. Lumiere Avant Midi (8:18)
09. Sail Away to Her (4:26)
10. Lucy in the Sky, Lost Diamonds (3:21)
11. Fog, Dogma and Bread (4:51)
12. A Minute After the War (3:08)
13. Life Time Poem (2:25)
14. 100 Hearts (6:18)
15. Micro Universe (6:09)
16. Outer Space (3:56)
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LITTLE RICHARD: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy 7" (RB 112EP)
Stone cold essential twin spin from the real King of Rock & Roll -- none other than Richard Wayne Penniman aka Little Richard. Seminal, piano-bashing, high-octane New Orleans screamers back to back! Not much left to be said about these landmark recordings, except throw on either side of this double-sided stick of vinyl dynamite and watch the dancefloor erupt!
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Rip It Up
B1. Ready Teddy
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OCTO OCTA: More Times EP 12" (RB 052EP)
Brooklyn producer Octo Octa, best known for his still-devastating 2011 "Let Me See You" cut for 100% Silk, graces Running Back with four fine cuts. Creating the new, while respecting the old, the More Times EP features heavy house ("More Times"), twitchy house ("Fever Dream"), dubby house ("Take Me to the Dark"), and breakbeat house with due respect to LTJ Bukem ("Dresses"). That's a lot of house for your money. Music for clubs and places that would like to be clubs. Watch out for Octo Octa on the back of the brilliant cover. More Times? Good times!
$9.79 UPC: 827170566965 ELECTRONIC
A1. More Times
A2. Dresses
B1. Fever Dream
B2. Take Me to the Dark
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FLOYD, VINCENT: Moonlight Fantasy 12" (RHM 008EP)
Previously unreleased material by Chicago's great Vincent Floyd! Early works, mastered from the original DAT tapes. Electronic soul classics, now available for the first time! All tracks are soaked in warm leads, dreamy drums, and gripping melodies...
$11.79 EAN: 8717127019281 ELECTRONIC
01. Dawn Notes
02. Imaginary Voyage
03. Digital Sea
04. Unwanted Noise
05. Frozen Tundra
06. Moonlight Fantasy
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MUTANT BEAT DANCE: PolyfonikDizko 12" (RHM 012EP)
Presented in hand-made silkscreened cover. Limited to 450 copies. Artwork by Ruben Verkuylen. Traxx and Beau Wanzer team up for another Mutant Beat Dance release. Those who are familiar with the duo know they are out to push music into a different realm every time they collaborate... The Mutants call it jakbeat, inspired by the early days of house music.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. PolyfonikDizko
B1. Stress
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KRAAN, EBBO: Aletta EP 12" (RWINA 027EP)
Twenty-year-old Amsterdam-born producer Ebbo Kraan presents his first EP proper. The Aletta EP is a nocturnal, eclectic meld of explorations in hip-hop sound and ambience. Like an enchanting siren, opener "Bag of Medicine" lulls the listener into its dark midst. It's a pretty intense rush, a screeching joyride of grating bass. "20" is a viscous onslaught of side-chained choppy abuse, while, "No Amount" is a distorted, ethereal mind-trip. Dreamy, refined "Pian808" slows things down -- a must for after-hours -- only to be potentially upstaged by "Thirst," the spatial and trippy closer with equal portions of low-end theory pulsating through.
$9.79 EAN: 5055300384690 ELECTRONIC
01. Bag of Medicine
02. 20
03. No Amount
04. Pian808
05. Thirst
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PRAIRIE: Like a Pack of Hounds CD (STRIKE 152CD)
Brussels-based Prairie present Like a Pack of Hounds, their debut full-length. Though their music is often described as ambient, Prairie is more like a dark trip through veins of post-post-rock ideas: electronic music production, instrumental layers, and powerful drone energy. Like a Pack of Hounds contains nine tracks full of fragile beauty, dangerous sounds, and guitars, in a kind of land-sound-scape style that really hits and hurts. Tracks like "Elle See" or "Closed for Thirty Midnights" feature crystalline vocal performances: "Elle See" is a disturbing song sung by French performer Lucille Calmel; the touching "Closed for Thirty Midnights" is sung by Prairie mastermind Marc Jacobs himself. Jacobs, born in the Netherlands and now living in Brussels, works as freelancer for the high profile music and art venue Bozar (Brussels) and for the art and nature festival Deep in the Woods (Massembre, Belgium), and is a co-curator for the Brussels Film Festival. The influences of these interests are on display in his work as Prairie. The CD includes Prairie's 2013 debut EP, I'm So in Love I Almost Forgot I Survived a Disaster, which is also available via the download code included with the LP.
$10.99 EAN: 4260217560704 ELECTRONIC
01. End Of (6:04)
02. Looking Back My Sweet (4:41)
03. Hell & Fix (4:12)
04. Elle See (3:30)
05. Closed for Thirty Midnights (3:28)
06. On Minoan Lines (3:01)
07. A Demon Will Hurt You (5:58)
08. Disarm Your (4:55)
09. California (11:10)
10. Veronica or Die (3:36)*
11. Scars in Heaven (4:24)*
12. Bitch (2:16)*
13. Black Snow (3:15)*
14. Tigers Anyway (2:59)*
15. Red to Drive Me (5:11)*
*CD only; included with LP download code.
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PRAIRIE: Like a Pack of Hounds LP (STRIKE 152LP)
LP version. Includes download code for complete album plus Pairie's 2013 debut EP, I'm So in Love I Almost Forgot I Survived a Disaster.
$12.39 EAN: 4260217560711 ELECTRONIC
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BEAU: Creation LP (SOMM 021LP)
Originally released in 1971 on John Peel's Dandelion Records, Creation is the second album by underground folk troubadour Trevor "Beau" Midgley. Influenced by Tom Paxton, Lead Belly, and Dylan, Beau started to write his own songs in the late '60s. After trying to secure a contract with Elektra Records with no success, he was approached by Clive Selwood (Elektra) and Peel as they were launcing Dandelion Records. Beau signed with them and released his eponymous debut album in 1969. For his second effort, Beau decided to experiment with a more folk-rock sound and add to the mix some avant-garde influences. Jim Milne (lead guitar and bass) and Steve Clayton (drums) from Dandelion stablemates The Way We Live/Tractor were the perfect backing band for him. Creation is a brilliant psych/acid folk offering with superb 12-string guitars, heartfelt vocals, studio effects, and occasional acid-fuzz guitar. Beau's avant-garde influences come to the fore on the title-track, which verges into White Noise territory. The album closes with "Silence Returns," featuring one of the most ear-splitting fuzz assaults ever committed to wax, courtesy of Jim Milne. This first vinyl reissue includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks from 1972 (featuring Tractor as backing band), recorded for aborted third album High Mass. Also includes four-page insert featuring the first cover design (which was never used), plus detailed liner notes by Beau himself and lyrics. Master tape sound.
$18.39 EAN: 4040824084950 ROCK
01. Nine Minutes
02. There Once Was a Time
03. Spider
04. April Meteor
05. Is This Your Day
06. Creation
07. Blind Faith
08. Ferris Street
09. Release
10. Reason to Be
11. Silence Returns
12. The Smoke of Eden*
13. Sky Dance (Take One)*
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MOORE & THE RHYTHM ACES, BOBBY: What Is That You Got? 7" (SOUL7 042EP)
Much is said in the mainstream media about million-selling records, yet the opposite is true of the no-hitters -- obscurities that sold badly and sank without a trace. Bobby Moore has the bittersweet experience of both. He gained fame and fortune with his Checker 45 Searching for My Love (1965), but his 1976 album Dedication of Love is hardly known today. Yet the music contained therein, in terms of heartfelt soul, is pure gold. For the first time on 45, here are two tracks from the album, a Holy Grail that is set for a complete reissue on Jazzman.
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. What Is That You Got? (2:33)
B1. Love's Got a Hold On Me (3:03)
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LAY-FAR & PETER OAKDEN: Two Days in May EP 12" (SOSR 016EP)
Exclusive import. Japanese imprint Sound of Speed presents the second recorded collaboration between Lay-Far and Peter Oakden.
$13.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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QUELLET, ISRAEL: Sounds from There CD (SR 351CD)
Swiss electro-acoustic artist Israel Quellet's fourth opus on Sub Rosa: a complex and mysterious work for symphonic bass drum, symphonic tympani, organ, Tibetan horn, homemade horn, triangle, tubular bells, shocks inside the church, anvil metal tank, and church bells. A challenging listen, but so rewarding.
$10.99 EAN: 5411867113515 EXPERIMENTAL
01. Ouverture
02. Mouvement 1
03. Mouvement 2
04. Mouvement 3
05. Mouvement 4
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ROMBOY, MARC: Elgur/Nasa 12" (SYST 103EP)
Marc Romboy returns with "Elgur" and "Nasa," previously featured at the legendary 2014 Boiler Room show with Stephan Bodzin in São Paulo. Both traxx do display the classic Romboy Moog synth lines and remarkable arpeggios as we know and appreciate them. This 12" on colored vinyl is part one of a three-part series.
$9.79 UPC: 880319703614 ELECTRONIC
A1. Elgur
B1. Nasa
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KIANI & HIS LEGION PRESENTS FAR OUT RADIO SYSTEMS: Far Out Radio Systems Vol. 02 12" (TZB 002EP)
Far Out Radio Systems, a project by Kiani & His Legion (We Play House Recordings, DFTD), showcases a techno sound that lies somewhere between big rooms and basements. A-side "I See Squares" is a functional slice of techno music, heavy on the 909 drums, resulting in immediate dancefloor gratification. The flip has two tracks; "LV-426" focuses on a distinct 303 pattern combined with floating vocals, and "Ways to Fuck With Your Mind" is a very dark, vocoder-based weapon for the daring DJ's and equally adventurous crowds.
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DU MOSCH, MARK: Amulet (Voiski Remix) 12" (TAPE 007EP)
Three analog synthesizer tracks by Mark du Mosch. French producer Voiski remixes "Amulet" into overtly darker, techno territories. Comes with silkscreened sleeve by Ruben Verkuylen.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Amulet
02. Amulet (Voiski Remix)
03. Symbiosis
04. Okinawan
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VA: Tape Sampler Series 03 12" (TSS 003EP)
Third installment in the Tape Sampler Series. Features local Amsterdam artists Deniro, Tape DJ's, Interstellar Funk, and Haron & Jeroen.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Deniro - Sater7
A2. Tape DJ's - Enjoy the Demos
B1. Interstellar Funk - Tracksource
B2. Haron & Jeroen - Harpoen
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MZKBX: Space Capsule EP 12" (TPL 002EP)
That Place presents another musical journey through the artist's emotional and inspirational landscape! Lyon, France-based MZKBX (Macadam Mambo, Skylax, Karat), resident at Le Sucre, delivers a taste of his musical roots. "Le vent crépite" is a beautiful intro into a spacy world, and "Saturn's Ring" falls between house and techno with Chicago vibes -- jackin'! On the flip, "Caresses magnétiques" is a track full of pressure, an industrial atmosphere to bring the listener higher and higher! Closer "51 Pegasi" is a nice journey between deep sensations and '80s synths.
$9.79 UPC: 827170580565 ELECTRONIC
A1. Le vent crépite (3:33)
A2. Saturn's Ring (4:59)
B1. Caresses magnétiques (4:38)
B2. 51 Pegasi (5:47)
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MAESTRO: Mountains of Madness CD (TSR 028CD)
Maestro is a Franco-Scottish duo that debuted in 2010 with the release of A War Zone EP on Tigersushi. Frederic Soulard is behind the machines -- he's the sound wizard previously known as Joakim's live sound engineer and as a producer for Poni Hoax, Jeanne Balibar, Limousine, Viking, Viva and the Diva, and others. Mark Kerr is the voice. Born and raised in Glasgow, Kerr has been a drummer all his life, touring with Les Rita Mitsouko since the '90s before joining Joakim's band and other cutting edge Parisian electro acts like Bot'Ox. With Maestro he drops the drumsticks and reveals what an amazing singer and songwriter he is, fuelling the project with his post-punk and industrial influences (from the likes of Throbbing Gristle). After debuting in 2010, the pair won some high-profile admirers with 2012's Timbuck, which included a remix by The Horrors. 2014's freaky, obsessive Mechant (TSR 067EP) (literally "Mean"), and Thriller Killer (TSR 069EP), with an amazing remix by Matias Aguayo, set the stage for Mountains of Madness, their debut full-length release.
$10.99 UPC: 687077969432 ELECTRONIC
01./A1. Thriller Killer
02./A2. Darlin' Celsa
03./A3. Devils
04./A4. Emperor (Dies Laughing)
05./A5. Timbuck
06./B1. Warzone
07./B2. Mechant
08./B3. I Love You
09./B4. Frozen
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MAESTRO: Mountains of Madness LP (TSR 028LP)
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$18.39 UPC: 687077969449 ELECTRONIC
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CTRLS: Users 12" (TOKEN 050EP)
Formerly a drum and bass producer, Ctrls has fully embraced the old school, high-tempo aesthetic championed by Token; since debuting in 2012, Ctrls has crafted high-intensity style of minimal techno combining super-sized beats, basslines, and synths. Users delivers non-conformist beats designed to fuel the industrial club night: both "Externalizer" and "Incoming Data" draw inspiration from the same acidic synth-line that is made to fit the rock solid 4/4 beat of the former and the frenetic rhythms of the latter. "The Disparates" focuses on box-cutting percussion and a caustic vamp of synthetic stabs wrapped in a thin layer of industrial atmospheres.
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YUNG: Alter EP 12" (TLV 078EP)
Limited edition 12". Danish four-piece Yung present their international debut, Alter. A brash, persuasive slice of Nordic punk, with a rare sense of rhythm and melody that recalls The Replacements, Jay Reatard, and Ty Segall. Formed in summer 2013 by 20-year-old frontman Mikkel Holm Silkjær (guitar, vocals) in the north of Aarhus -- Denmark's second largest city and its current punk rock capital -- along with Frederik Nybo Veile (drums), Tobias Guldborg Tarp (bass), and Emil Zethsen (guitar), Yung have built a formidable live reputation for their youthful exuberance and feverish energy that leaves little room to catch one's breath.
$9.79 EAN: 5055869501972 ROCK
A1. Imaginary Calls
A2. Don't Cry
A3. Shitty Mind
B1. Nobody Cares
B2. The Regulators
B3. A Stain
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CORTEX: Troupeau Bleu LP (TV 009LP)
Troupeau Bleu is the first and most famous album recorded by French jazz-funk legends Cortex, and it has been an obscure favorite of funky collectors for years. Reissued last in 2013 by Trad Vibe, it's now back in stock in a final limited pressing, under official license from Alain Mion. In 1974, Mion, Alain Gandolfi, and Jeff Huttner formed this mythical band, who then recorded several LPs, including this one. Recorded in two days in July 1975, it is a real musical UFO, an unclassifiable record, a mixing of a thousand flavors. The result is a stunning electric groove with a feeling that's really fresh, nice, warm, and funky in all the right parts. Limited to 500 copies.
$15.79 EAN: 3760179352245 JAZZ
A1. La Rue (4:23)
A2. Automne (Colchiques) (2:35)
A3. L'Enfant samba (3:00)
A4. Troupeau bleu (5:00)
A5. Prélude à "60 Round" (3:52)
A6. Go Round (1:20)
B1. Chanson d'un jour d'hiver (5:20)
B2. Mary et Jeff (2:40)
B3. Sabbat (1re partie) (1:00)
B4. Sabbat (2e partie) (3:15)
B5. Sabbat (3e partie) (0:26)
B6. Madbass (2:50)
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REVELS, THE: Intoxica/Comanche 7" (TTSHAKE 122EP)
Two Pulp Fiction classics of the wild and sleazy rock and roll instrumental genre. "Intoxica" is well titled -- the guitarist sounds like he's been slipped a couple of wallbangers as he lackadaisically strums a slowed-up surf riff while in the background a honky-tonk piano jostles for air with a groaning, rasping sax, and all the while, strange and no doubt inebriated voices interject with unprompted laughter as a menacing voice exclaims the song's title! On the flip, "Comanche" is a more up-tempo and even wilder romp, well known and loved from its prominent appearance in the cult Tarantino flick.
$5.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Intoxica
B1. Comanche
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TRANCES: Trances Remixed (Pilooski, Clarian, Von Party) 12" (TURBO 168EP)
Pablo Diaz-Reixa, best known for his psychedelic, tropical pop act El Guincho, posted five sample-based tribal tracks on www.tranc.es in 2013, which drew the attention of John Talabot, who released two of them, "4" and "5," as a 12" on his label Hivern Discs in 2014. That 12" inspired this remix EP, which begins with the original "4," followed by Pilooski's sprawling, modular head-trip remix. Von Party brings the tempo of "4" down to a smooth 116 BPM, restraining some of the abrasive elements to make for a low-slung crowd-pleaser. Clarian flexes a progressive acid house builder out of "5."
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CRYSTAL BANDITO: Feel So Free EP 12" (LVX 014EP)
Crystal Bandito, an unknowable entity with no narrative and no physiognomic features at all, debuted in 2014 on the Metaphysix III: Correspondence compilation with "EEEWalk." The same track appears on Crystal Bandito's debut Feel So Free EP, alongside three productions that label co-founder Jimmy Edgar included on his 2015 FabricLive 79 mix (FABRIC 158CD). The tunes jive well with Ultramajic's cybernetic take on psychedelia; metallic claps and rigid machine funk beats abound, often peppered with slick dehumanized vocals and doused in a digital sheen.
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NITAM: Retold EP 12" (UTON 006EP)
Berlin-born and -based Nitam's first release as a producer immediately gives a clear impression of his versatile production style. Whereas the record as a whole gauges dark, vibrating spaces, its subtle details bristle with musicality, be it the gradually building layers of melody ("Retold"), the strikingly euphoric vocal snippets ("Value Time"), the chilled synth lines ("Exiam"), or the meandering sound pads ("Neotyp"). With modulating rhythmic structures, dry percussion slaps, straightforward milling bass drums, and late '80s- and early 90's-inspired house elements, the Retold EP does not follow a single, rigid master-plan and should please techno and breaks devotees alike.
$9.79 UPC: 880319694516 ELECTRONIC
A1. Retold
A2. Neotyp
B1. Value Time
B2. Exiam
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VA: VA10Y1 12" (VA10Y 001EP)
First installment of a mini-series with each release featuring with four new and previously unreleased tracks from four different artists. VA10Y1 features Anonym, Tolga Fidan, Mathias Kaden, and Livio & Roby.
$9.79 UPC: 827170581463 ELECTRONIC
A1. Anonym - Midnight Hour
A2. Tolga Fidan - Cam Kale
B1. Mathias Kaden - Deep & Wise
B2. Livio & Roby - Machiner
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LOHHOF: WOOD001 12" (WOOD 001EP)
Vinyl-only label Woodwork debuts with an EP from Lohhof. With a spherical soundscape, "Algentee" welcomes the listener into the soul-soothing world of Lohhof's dreams, coming to a feathery halt right before the descent toward "Vaulty By Nature," an undiluted, raw jam with bubbly, acidic depths that growl monstrously. "Midway Moodswings" delivers a most memorable melody before revealing its real soul, a boldfaced open-saw bassline. Terekke's dreamy remix of "Midway Moodwsings" is a real time-bender, and "Happy Times" leaves the listener wanting more. Pressed on 140-gram vinyl.
$9.79 UPC: 827170584266 ELECTRONIC
A1. Algentee
A2. Vaulty By Nature
A3. Midway Moodswings
B1. Midway Moodswings (Terekke Remix)
B2. Happy Times
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FD: Two Timer 12" (YORE 008LTD)
Yore returns with FD's "Two Timer (No Aass He Losin Edit)." One-sided 12" pressed on white vinyl. Limited to 200 copies.
$9.79 UPC: 827170582569 ELECTRONIC
A1. Two Timer (No Aass He Losin Edit)
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BUSTA RHYMES: When Disaster Strikes 2LP (GET 52719LP)
"By the time Busta Rhymes hit with his second solo album, When Disaster Strikes, he was already cemented as one of the most powerful voices in the rap game. With a lead single that countered that statement 'Put Your Hands Where MY Eyes Can See' he proved he is more than just a one act man. The single was an immediate smash and was followed by an equally amazing album. The albums second single 'Dangerous' continued to push Busta creatively and was accompanied with a stellar video gained him major air play on BET and MTV. Critics and fans alike applauded this release for its depth and well-crafted songs which made it platinum at the time of its release. Songs like 'Turn UP,' the Flipmode-assisted 'We Could Take It Outside,' and 'Rhymes Galore' showcase Busta at his best; rapidfire delivery over hard pounding beats. Other standout cuts include 'So Hardcore' and 'One,' which is a great collaboration with Erykah Badu. On the production side Busta brings along his trusted team; Rashad Smith, Dilla, Rockwilder, and DJ Scratch to serve him just what he needed for When Disaster Strikes to be full on dope!"
$18.00 UPC: 664425271911 HIPHOP
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PARKER, MACEO: Us LP (GET 54072LP)
150-gram vinyl LP in a Stoughton Jacket, housed in a custom People Records poly bag, includes 24" x 24" poster. "Maceo Parker was one of the most revered and loved members of James Brown's famed J.B.'s band from the late '60s to the mid-1970s. Alongside his instantly-recognizable alto saxophone solos, he occasionally performed as comedian before James Brown shows, in addition to playing MC. He was a true renaissance man. And while other members of The Godfather of Soul's inner circle -- most notably trombonist Fred Wesley -- had solo albums at the advent of Brown's People Records, Maceo had to wait his turn for a couple years. By the time 1974 rolled around, this talented musician and personality could not be denied, and he burst onto the scene as a group leader with one of the most impressive albums in the People catalog: the simply titled, but deeply felt, Us. Maceo's group (occasionally called The Macks) and Fred Wesley's J.B.'s were essentially the same unit -- including guitarists Jimmy Nolen and Hearlon 'Cheese' Martin, drummer John 'Jabo' Starks, saxophonist St. Clair Pinckney and of course Fred Wesley on trombone. Unsurprisingly, the material here is never-endingly funky. But as shown in the song selection (presumably by Parker, with heavy-handy assistance from the Godfather himself), there are as many ballads and soul groovers as there are straight-up funk workouts. Cases in point include the mellow, Gamble & Huff-penned 'Drowning in the Sea of Love' (with organ, most likely played by James Brown, slithering in the background) and the syrupy 'Show and Tell.' The album's closer is also on the slower side, going very deep and striking a chord, as Maceo and Brown talk about conditions in the Black American landscape of the day over the course of ten-plus minutes. And there is, of course, plenty of diesel funk here as well: singles like 'Soul Power 74' and 'Parrty' are downright nasty grooves, known well by James Brown fans old and new. 'Soul Power 74' additionally features very early proto-sampling, with a baby's cry as well as Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have Been to the Mountain Top' speech. And Maceo's take on the J.B.'s classic 'Doing It to Death' is a unique version, more muted and of course featuring Maceo's gorgeous horn front and center. Appearing at the apex of both James Brown's and People Records' power, Us is a treasured jewel in the J.B. catalog, and rightfully so."
$23.00 UPC: 664425407211 JAZZ
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ITINERANT DUBS: Itinerant Club (The Remixes) 12" (ID 005EP)
"DJ Stingray remix; Mr G remix."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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PIOULARD, BENOIT: Sonnet LP (KRANK 193LP)
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$10.00 UPC: 796441819317 ELECTRONIC
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PIOULARD, BENOIT: Sonnet CD (KRANK 193CD)
"'The basis of the album was a series of field recordings of tones and unintentional harmonies that I made in the summer & fall of 2013 -- whistling industrial air conditioners, bird songs, locust drones, washing machines -- that I mimicked or interpreted on the guitar, making loops that developed into fuller compositions. Several of the pieces are recreations of harmony loops that I heard in a series of extraordinarily vivid dreams, and then woke up and recorded. A few pieces had lyrics and vocal parts that I ultimately removed; at a certain point the album became an exercise in restraint, so I strove to leave only what I felt absolutely essential. Unlike most of my previous recordings, there are no digital/software after-effects on the album; all sounds are from analog tape and/or my few guitar pedals' --Thomas Meluch (Benoit Pioulard). The sound of the fifth Benoit Pioulard full-length is lush and verdant, a temperate rainforest of ear ecstasy that reflects the environment surrounding the artist. A mostly instrumental work, it is an adept melding of song and sound, melody and texture, the intangible and the palpable, that in an abstract sense recalls the more fractured and loose end of the '70s krautrock movement."
$9.50 UPC: 796441819324 ELECTRONIC
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SUKEBE: Feel So Fine 12" (LAST 096EP)
"Two more choice chunks of Japanese disco and boogie for the teppanyaki, expertly prepped by Sukebe. Junko Ohashi gets the griddle sizzling with her 1979 spoonful, 'Feel So Fine'; whilst actress and singer Mari Natsuki throws on some sauce and takes it down a notch -- as the actress said to the bishop -- with the throbbing 'Uragiri' ('Betrayal'), from 1976, twixt Serge Gainsbourg and Barry White."
$11.50 UPC: N/A WORLD
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MONK FELDMAN, BARBARA: Soft Horizons CD (NW 80765CD)
"The compositions contained on this disc, like many of Barbara Monk Feldman's (b. 1953) works, have a strong connection to specific locations, and take their inspiration from landscapes the composer has known and experienced -- not as literal depictions in sound, but as abstracted impressions of the colors, textures, and atmospheres evoked by these special places. The Chaco Wilderness (2005) and String Quartet No. 1 (Desert-scape) (2004) both take their inspiration from the high deserts of northern New Mexico, where she lived from 2000 to 2012. Specifically these compositions reference the area around Chaco Canyon in the northwest part of the state, the site of abandoned ancient Native American settlements perched at the bottom of the rugged cliffs of this harsh but beautiful landscape. In program notes for the quartet, the composer has compared these cliffs to a 'gravitational sculpture,' addressing the close ties her music has both to nature and the visual arts. Like Georgia O'Keeffe's work, the music takes its inspiration from nature, but from this initial impulse reaches out towards abstraction. As in O'Keeffe where natural subjects are highly stylized, in Monk Feldman's work the melodic figures, while beautiful and expressive, are the starting point for more intensive exploration of instrumental color, texture, and registral shapes and contours. The score to Soft Horizons (2012), for piano, is inscribed with the location of Gaspésie, Quebec. As with the desert, the paradoxes of scale are palpable in the maritime landscape of this location, where the St. Lawrence River widens out to meet the Atlantic, the river gradually becoming the ocean in one direction, while the varying light -- either reflecting off the water's surface, or mixing with the rising fog -- creates another illusion, blurring the distinction between the surface of the water and the distant horizon, and between the water, air, and land. Soft Horizons dissolves any fixed point of reference into a misty floating world of sound. It explores the full range of the instrument, and in doing so creates its own audible illusion, gently playing with the inherent limits of human perception."
$10.75 UPC: N/A CLASSICAL
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VA: Glory, Dominion, Majesty, Power 2LP (PK 009LP)
2015 repress. Double LP version. "The gnarliest reggae compilation in Christendom, drawn from the seventies and early-eighties heyday of this Toronto-based label, when it played host to stars like Joe Higgs, Augustus Pablo, Johnny Osbourne and Leroy Sibbles, and home to locals like Pluggy Satchmo and Dill Smith. Raw, twisted, compelling, time-and-again staggering productions by Oswald Creary, in the tradition of his childhood-friend Lloyd Bullwackie Barnes -- and Lee Perry and Keith Hudson -- but utterly themselves. Rough, tough, mystical roots. Brilliant mastering by Moritz von Oswald... silk-screened sleeves (and the artwork is Will Bankhead's finest hour). Just awesome. Hotly recommended."
$21.00 UPC: N/A WORLD
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