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FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE
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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 11/02/2015
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 11/02/2015
second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label
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VA: Iná Hudba: Experimental Studio Bratislava Series 1 LP+CD (4MG 007LP)
A milestone; an incredible historical recording never before issued in any format. This is the first release of the work of Slovak composers who were active in the '60s and '70s, a missing link in the history of musique concrète. The first in a series of three released in celebration of the 2015 50th anniversary of the Experimental Studio Bratislava, Slovakia. "In 1965 the Experimental Studio Bratislava was founded by the Czechoslovak broadcast service... Composers like Peter Kolman, Jozef Malovec etc. started on a 'do it yourself' level and built the equipment which was then not available through the Iron Curtain themselves. However, the studio's vicinity to Budapest eventually made it easier for the Slovaks to source the equipment they needed as Hungary had a more free interpretation of the socialist marketsystem. The artists were thus able to make improvements that allowed them to experiment with Musique Concrète and electronic sounds... Interestingly Exs had, for various reasons, never released a record in their own name in spite of vivid exchange with likeminded artists in European studios like the Electronic Studio Stockholm (EMS), founded the same year, 1965, Budapest, Warsaw etc. Recordings made in Exs appeared for example on Hungaroton SLPX-11851: Hungarian Electronic Music; Supraphon SUA 10951: Electronic Music; Supraphone 1111423: From Czech Electronic Music Studios; CBS-S3461144: Musique Tchecoslovaque Nouvelle just to mention a few. We therefore feel it is overdue and more than appropriate to let the increasingly interested world of analog electronic music aficionados know about the hidden gems of vintage electronic sounds and Musique Concrète created behind the iron curtain two generations ago. This is our first release -- Experimental Studio Bratislava, Series 1 - 2 - 3 -- in a small series of 3 with unreleased master tracks from Slovak composers recorded in the Exs between 1965 and 2005. The next releases will be out in about 6 months and 12 months, respectively. Each release consists of one vinyl LP with a CD included -- while on the vinyl some of the tracks will be shortened, the same tracks on the CD will always be in full original length" --Peter Doggwiler, producer. Limited numbered edition of 500. Includes tracks by Roman Berger, Pavol Simai, Ilja Zeljenka, Ivan Hrusovský, Jozef Malovec, Miro Bázlik, Ivan Parík, Peter Kolman, and Tadeás Salva.
$16.79 UPC: N/A EXPERIMENTAL
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SUN CITY GIRLS: Torch of the Mystics CD (ABDT 055CD)
Torch of the Mystics, the most popular and revered Sun City Girls album, was recorded in the summer of 1988 and became the first LP released on the Majora label in January of 1990 in an edition of 1000 copies (the original CD version was released by Tupelo Recording Company in 1993 and is long out of print). Reissued here for the first time, this record has influenced and inspired a wide variety of musicians and artists and continues to blow the minds of those hearing it for the first time today. Arguably as unique a 'psychedelic' statement as anything else that has appeared since the early 1970s, Torch of the Mystics cannot easily be compared to any other album you've heard. Here is Byron Coley's original review from the May 1990 issue of Spin magazine:
"Just out of the box, and so majestic that it makes my brain do out-skull jigs across my sizzling, glass-strewn floor, is the Sun City Girls' new LP, Torch of the Mystics. As the heppest of you undoubtedly know, the Girls are a death-defying improv-rock band from Arizona who number no females amongst their membership, but who still bleed profusely on a near-monthly basis. Their recordings tend to be scattershot fiestas of lump-rich style gumbo, and Mystics is easily the richest, lumpiest puddle of guh they've yet emitted. The sounds on this record have moments of style-lifting, however, that should endear them even to fans of olden-days out-rock (a notoriously Luddite audience). At one point you'll 'hear' the circa-65 Mothers chanting 'Help I'm A Rock' while being pushed into a kettle of boiling oil by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band; at another you'll swear that your head is stuck in a lardy commode while one of the Fugs' ESP recording sessions rages around your sweat-soaked and heaving trousers. ET-fuckin-CETERA. But these 'cops' are not central parts of the whole. They pop up, rather, amidst swirling, psychedelic ethnic forgeries that will make Can fans renounce post-Landed Kraut Rock wax. Combined with this is greasy, long-wound-out puling that could come from nowhere but the small Arizona trailer park that birthed these honchos. The mix is nothing short of bo-weaving and I can't imagine that this disc will have many equals in 1990."
CD in digipak with eight-page booklet. Remastered by Mark Gergis.
$10.39 UPC: 616892344643 ROCK
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SUN CITY GIRLS: Torch of the Mystics LP (ABDT 055LP)
Limited edition LP version with insert.
$12.99 UPC: 678277252219 ROCK
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T.RAUMSCHMIERE: T.Raumschmiere CD (ALB 007CD)
There is a purpose behind ambient music: it is utility music. Brian Eno made that clear once and for all with Music for Airports -- the utilitarian nature of this music can already be found in the title. But way before that, in 1920, Erik Satie composed "Musique d'ameublement" -- furniture music. The purpose of his furniture music was also to bridge the awkward gaps in conversation in social situations. In turn, Eno's airport music is meant to serve as background music while sounding interesting enough for listeners to become absorbed. If we go by Eno's definition, the music on T.Raumschmiere's new album is not ambient. Although -- or in fact, because -- each individual track on this album immediately and effortlessly generates atmospheres, it is impossible not to be drawn in. Clearly a new meaning of the term ambient is needed to describe the music on this album more accurately. It is music that never sounds deliberate yet at the same time is so compelling, which might have something to do with the fact that Shitkatapult label founder Marco Haas aka T.Raumschmiere is the one behind it. As T.Raumschmiere, Haas produces a sound with influences ranging from bass music and punk rock to industrial. A darkly beating pulse works like a machine through the surging pads of "Dampfer". Synths drone languidly on "Anker". T.Raumschmiere deftly manages to avoid succumbing to the kitsch that often arises from these kinds of sounds. "Grotznogg" has an inner stillness within the rustling and scattered clattering and clanging. The track "007" is a post-industrial masterpiece -- warm, heavy, and latently threatening.
$10.99 EAN: 4260217560926 ELECTRONIC
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CORNER, PHILIP: PoorManMusic LP (ALGA 048LP)
PoorManMusic (1966)
The simplest materials
and the things your own body is
and does
claps, slaps, stamps. Rubbing and scratching: body, all
parts, and clothing if any
voices. And all the sounds your voice and breath and throat
may make
except words. Although a mightbe rare&special one-
sound deep word and meaning
/ warning, affectations show up. If sincere, express.
Better a middle and easy utterance of like natural
soundings
& thus beyond outside things, but the matter might be simple
sticks of every day life. The small stones and the fabrics
papers and textures, easily picked up. Rattle, rattles, nuts
little bells, seeds
this is not quite all of homemade noise
makers.
Homemade noise made by, among others, Philip Corner, Max Neuhaus, Steve Reich, James Tenney, Malcolm Goldstein, Jackson Mac Low, Dick Higgins, Alison Knowles, Carolee Schneemann, Jerome Rothenberg... the Technicians of the Sacred. Gift Event III: A Celebration for poets, musicians, and dancers, based on the orders of the Seneca Indian Eagle Dance and performed at the Judson Dance Theatre, Judson Memorial Church, New York City, March 21 and 22, 1967. A part of the Spring Happenings.
The group cohesion and reentering and listen
ing (ensemble sensitive)
Out of flux of differing individual tempi, to fuse into one
Felt agreed beat
(this is easier, very easy, than it may seem)
In period of pulse - polyphony... non-rationalizable multipl
licity of the beats.
And the whole at ease. If ever at extremes
of intensity, and moving towards their implications of passions,
let it relax and tend intowards the mean, just the energy and
the continuing which is devotion in every day life and works.
Historical recording of previously unpublished Fluxus classic masterpiece available now in a limited edition of 300 copies. Pulse polyphony!
$17.79 UPC: 769791714816 EXPERIMENTAL
A1. Part 1 (17:36)
B1. Part 2 (15:30)
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MOSCONI, DAVIDE: MOSCONI WAGNER CD (NMN 092CD)
In one of the last projects he conceived, interrupted by his premature death in 2002, Davide Mosconi chose to absolutize as "concrete" sonic data the complete cycle of Wagner's Ring. Mosconi, an artist equally divided between the sonic universe and the visual sphere, perhaps could not resist the temptation of picking up the torch -- to intentionally fan the flame -- of he who made the Gesamtkunstwerk one of the theoretical groundings of his futuristic ideology and therefore inspired a never-more-to-be-soothed utopia in the phenomenology of contemporary arts. It is not surprising that even John Cage in one of his rare but precisely aimed iconoclastic incursions intended to refer to the Wagnerian tetralogy to ensure the translocation of this speculative object to a metalinguistic mimesis: in 1987, with the complicity of the director Frank Scheffer, he reduced Wagner's Ring to a short film in which The Ring of the Nibelung's prologue and three days breeze by in a single sequence accelerated to a spasm, finally approaching the approximate duration -- a detail not irrelevant -- of his celebrated silent piece (4:24 vs. 4'33"). MOSCONI WAGNER shares, by analogy, a similar metamusical inclination, but, opposed to Cage's openly negative paradigm -- which nullifies the context by nullifying the text -- accepts a confrontation with the hypertrophic Ring concept, which it subsumes in its entirety. Mosconi, by a rigorous procedure of montage following a logic of stratification, is perhaps trying to obtain a paroxysm of unheard-of violence in the musical material, nourishing itself on Wagner's music -- which is still structurally perceived as such -- almost like an organic lymph. He pushes to an extreme limit all the aesthetic and ideological pulsations that come together in Wagner's concept of music drama and react like a muddle of inextricable opposing forces. Digipak CD limited to 300 copies; includes full-color booklet containing photos by Mosconi from the "Polvere" series as well as liner notes by Gabriele Bonomo, who supervised the final mix of MOSCONI WAGNER using the recorded material prepared by the composer and following his prescriptions.
$13.79 UPC: 769791739222 EXPERIMENTAL
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ARKTAPES: Arktapes001 12" (ARKTAPES 001EP)
Arktapes whispers its papers from the southern hemisphere. His compositions make for fine, spaced-out, atmospheric jams, strongly grounded in deadly grooves. A sweeping homage to the roots of the genre, with a taste for novelty.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. [Untitled]
02. [Untitled]
03. [Untitled]
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AIM & QNC: The Habit of a Lifetime (And How to Kick It) CD (ATIC 014CD)
The crisp sound of golden age hip hop is enjoying something of a renaissance. Grand Central producer Aim has always held true to classic underground hip hop, and The Habit of a Lifetime (And How to Kick It) finds the beat-maker working alongside like minds. Long Island's dynamic duo Q Ball & Curt Cazal (QNC) work the rhymes on the album, a project that owes its roots to the duo's appearance on "The Force" from Aim's landmark 1999 album Cold Water Music. Four years in the making, The Habit of a Lifetime (And How to Kick It) includes 11 Aim-produced future classics and features appearances from B-Luv, Grand Puba, Dimes, Niko, and the late Sean Price, who worked on the album before his death in August 2015.
$10.99 EAN: 5060366782526 HIPHOP
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CHARLES, SIDNEY: Psyjack (incl. DJ Sneak RMX) 12" (AVOTRE 018EP)
Since emerging in 2011, German producer Sidney Charles's full, fat, chunky house offerings have become staples in DJ sets. "Psyjack," the second album single following his retrospective full-length House Lessons album (AV 002CD, 2015), is a full-blooded bit of jacking house with tough drums, icy hi-hat loops, and rib-rattling bass that thumps out a sweaty groove while tripped-out melodic breakdowns offer intricate musical moments. I'm a House Gangster label boss and Chicago house pioneer DJ Sneak's remix is pricklier and hypnotically loopy. Raw house guaranteed to make dancefloors sweat, with vocal stabs; barreling kick drums; loose, DIY-sounding percussion; and shooting synth lines.
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A1. Psyjack
B1. Psyjack (DJ Sneak Remix)
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SANTE: Dusty Roads 12" (AVOTRE 019EP)
Avotre boss Santé opens this EP with "Dusty Roads," a grainy, lo-fi house jam with free-wheeling synths, firm kicks, and expert hi-hats. Butch delivers a remix more techy in nature, with forceful snares, kinetic percussion, and an upwardly mobile drum line. DJ Hell's remix is an electro-fried cut with frazzled synths, stuttering bass, and paranoid, droning synths -- a perfectly intense and heady trip. Santé's "Never Enough" is a deep, inviting, loopy number with carefully exploding melodies and tons of sonic detail. Emanuel Satie goes for a barreling, full-throttle remix with fat drums, vocal stabs, and rattling percussion.
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A1. Dusty Roads
A2. Dusty Roads (Butch Remix)
A3. Dusty Roads (DJ Hell Remix)
B1. Never Enough
B2. Never Enough (Emanuel Satie Remix)
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PARKER, MIKE: Transgression and Punishment EP 12" (BALANS 018EP)
Balans welcomes the mythic Mike Parker for his debut on the label, a four-track EP exemplifying his abstract style of eccentric analog resonance. "Transgression and Punishment" is characteristic of Parker's classic fluctuating rhythms; the hypnotic, driving "Smoke from Burning Fields" conversely opens with a solid, striking bassline highly suitable for a damp and dark dancefloor. "The Freezing Process" dives deep into the unknown where frequencies, submerged underwater, travel through the unfamiliar depths of the deep dark sea. "The Midnight Zone" launches into ceaseless high-pitched oscillations, with a marching beat propelling the mind into a mesmerized state.
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DJANGO DJANGO: Pause Repeat 12" (BEC 5156226)
Django Django follow the 2015 release of their acclaimed second album Born Under Saturn with four remixes of album single "Pause Repeat" (plus the original). Débruit's indie dance remix pairs an African beat with Parisian synths; Night Slugs label co-founder Bok Bok offers stop-start disco-infused euphoria; Italy's Clap! Clap! brings in off-kilter rhythms and infectious bubbles of analog bass; and JD Twitch, half of legendary Glaswegian duo Optimo, heads into deep, dubby, and progressive techno territory.
$9.79 EAN: 5060421562261 ELECTRONIC
A1. Pause Repeat (Original)
A2. Clap! Clap! Remix
A3. Bok Bok Remix
B1. A JD Twitch Optimo Mix
B2. Débruit Remix
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KALMA, ARIEL: Osmose LP (BS 007LP)
2015 repress. Born and raised in Paris, Ariel Kalma studied electronics, computer science, music and art in Paris, he performed with several bands, then toured the world and visited Europe, Japan, India, Eastern Canada, and parts of the USA. Apart from rhythm & blues, pop and jazz, he acquired assorted experiences in Middle Age French, electro-acoustic, and modal music. All the travels broadened Ariel's musical horizons tremendously; listening to and playing with different styles, people, and instruments, intricate scales, techniques, timing and rhythms. After learning circular breathing from a snake charmer in India, Ariel practiced it on soprano sax (for many sleepless nights) in the basement of a cathedral in New York, when he was not playing upstairs on the large harmonium. Returning to France in late '76, Ariel could include those endless notes into his own long-delay-effect system with which he toured, playing solo concerts. Ariel contributed to the birth of (then) new music genres: minimalist, space, ambient, new age, and electronic. In 1977, Paris, Ariel Kalma was preparing an album of new music. Through an INA connection, Ariel was recommended to Richard Tinti, who had just come back from Borneo (Papua New Guinea) with hours of rainforest ambiences in high quality recordings (on a Nagra recorder). To their amazement, birds and keyboards, flutes and crickets, saxophones and frogs, war drums and (very vintage) drum machines had much in common in terms of pitch, rhythms, effects (i.e. crickets and fast flanged synthesizer). Ariel decided to blend his new compositions with the rainforest atmosphere, and thus Osmose was created.
$17.79 UPC: 769791952874 ROCK
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M. ZALLA (PIERO UMILIANI): Problemi d'Oggi LP (BS 017LP)
Repressed. Italian maestro Piero Umiliani, during his period of fascination with psychedelic and electronic atmospheres, composed a good number of musical portraits dedicated, as this title reveals, to the problems of his time. In the early '70s, Italians were worried about the mafia, terrorism, and social conflicts; and one can sense that the music represents these anxieties in its experimental nature. Dark, disturbing, and unique in the long and extremely productive career of Piero Umiliani. And if, in 2015, titles like "Mondo in Crisi," "Problemi Sociali," "Azione Sindacale," and "Mafia Oggi" sound sadly relevant, it's even more surprising to find that the music of Problemi d'Oggi (Problems of Today) still sounds alien and unique. The record, released under Umiliani's M. Zalla alias in 1973, presents various styles, from Pink Floyd atmospheres (or The Braen's Machine, if you prefer...) to compositions characterized by a great use of drum machines and Moog synthesizers. One listen to the beginning of the opening track "Produzione" justifies the words of Sean Canty (Demdike Stare), citing the music as the first techno/trance track in history. But between the grooves of this record, reissued here for the first time, it's easy to find moments that many other artist and musicians -- from The Residents to Aphex Twin and Four Tet -- may have caught during their careers.
$17.79 UPC: 769791909151 ELECTRONIC
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JC SATAN: JC Satan CD (BORNBAD 075CD)
Brutal and complex, furious and spirit-evoking, spiking and descending, French band JC Satan's self-titled fourth album nails black-garage-gospel with the hammer of the Viking gods, in the midst of a storm of decibels. The album follows three full-length albums released between 2010 and 2012, and a 2014 7" on the Trouble in Mind label. Imagine Queens of the Stone Age backing Serge Gainsbourg during Mexico's Day of the Dead.
$10.99 EAN: 3521383433423 ROCK
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EMPFANGER: Lost Track 12" (BORN 018EP)
Swedish duo Empfanger (towLie and Sling) delivers a slab of demented mongo EBM. Creepy asylum music!
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ESB: ESB CD (BB 207CD)
In 2010 Lionel Laquerrière (Nestorisbianca, Geysir) joins Yann Tiersen's live band. To break up the tedium of soundchecks, they begin to improvise analog synth versions of Tiersen's songs. The concept of an all-analog project soon takes root. An offer to play at Acusmatiq Festival finds the duo in need of a third mind to complete the circuit and bring the concept to life. Friend, fellow synth-obsessive, and producer Thomas Poli (Dominique A., Miossec, Olivier Mellano, Montgomery, Laetitia Shériff) joins and Elektronische Staubband is born. The next few years see further well-received festival appearances across Europe, followed in 2013 by the release of (the now abbreviated) ESB's first original material on a 7" single for the Thoré Single Club. Finding time between their countless other music projects in 2014, the trio finally have a short window to record their debut album. Convening at Tiersen's studio, each member chooses two weapons from his analog armory and plugs in for ten days of intense, immersive, cosmic jamming. ARPs glide. Korgs drone. Moogs throb. Electricity breathes life into the strange, tangled melodies. Common influences swirl around. Michael Bundt to Tim Hecker, Klaus Schulze to Fennesz, Popol Vuh to Loscil, Kraftwerk to Fuck Buttons, Delia Derbyshire to Grouper, NEU! to Föllakzoid. Accidents are appreciated. Unexpected meetings are welcome. Every track is composed on the fly and recorded in the moment. By turns danceable and sinister, human and alien, the songs extend and warp, are allowed time to grow and to lead the musicians down unexpected roads. The finished songs offer a cracked, kaleidoscopic view of some exotic, retro-futuristic world. Mixed in Rennes, France, by Poli and mastered at Translab Studio in Paris by Chab.
$11.99 EAN: 4015698002133 ELECTRONIC
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ESB: ESB LP+CD (BB 207LP)
LP version. Includes CD.
$16.39 EAN: 4015698002140 ELECTRONIC
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STUFF.: STUFF. CD (BUTBUT 030CD)
With a wealth of support from the likes of Gilles Peterson and KUTMAH behind them, Belgian experimental collective STUFF. unleash their eponymous debut album, featuring nine hip hop-influenced instrumental cuts of chopped drums and syncopated rhythms. The five-piece are a renowned live entity, known for masterfully crossing the border between broken hip hop and jazz-influenced funk. Since forming in 2012, the group have secured high-profile support-slots for the likes of D'Angelo and legendary jazz pianist Robert Glasper, in addition to recording live remixes for Jungle and Little Dragon as part of their residence at Belgium's most famous concert hall, Ancienne Belgique. Opening track and lead single "Event Horizon" (chosen by Gilles Peterson as one of his Worldwide Winners of 2015) begins with warped synths and wavy melodies before erupting into unparalleled free-form jazz. Staying true to form, the track is laced with ambient electronic womps and rhythms, a signature element of the STUFF. makeup. "Skywalker" follows suit with expanding atmospheric textures, yet has a more contemporary feel, with articulated snare hits laying the foundations. STUFF. encompasses all elements of the band's sound throughout, from the smooth jazz tones in the outro of "Sifa" and wonky hip hop of "Java" to the downtempo grooves of "Caves." An explosive live force and the first European live band to be invited to perform a Boiler Room session, this talented five-piece are truly an act not to be missed. Artwork by renowned Belgian artist Rinus van de Velde, whose fans include the designer Paul Smith. Mastered by Daddy Kev (Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Jonwayne). CD includes extra track.
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SWINDLE: Peace, Love & Music 2LP (AIRMILES 002LP)
Peace, Love & Music is the result of Swindle's experiences touring globally over 2014 and '15. Constantly meeting other talented musicians and seeing new places helped naturally form an album that brings friends and family from across the world together for the first time. The album visits four continents along the way, toasting the grime roots in London with JME, saluting Swindle's love and respect for Glasgow and Mungo's Hi Fi alongside Flowdan, and stopping in Bristol for an uptempo work out with TC and a 16-bit intro from Joker. Los Angeles is close to Swindle's heart as he lived there for two months in 2014, meeting and making music with Ash Riser. The infamous Sub.mission party in Denver is featured on "Denver @ Cervantes (Denver, CO)," with music dedicated to the people who have made it a home away from home for Swindle. His connections in East Asia are strongly represented via Tokyo and the DBS crew, the Philippines with Hilarius Dauag, and the Electric East crew in Shanghai. There's still time to visit Cape Town and Nonku Phiri and link up with the Guerilla Speakerz crew in Amsterdam before heading home to London to finish off with his Swindle live family -- Terri Walker, Joel Culpepper, Jay Wilcox, and his dad, who plays guitar on "Sing Like You're Winning (Outro)." Peace, Love & Music also serves as a homecoming of sorts for Swindle to the Butterz label, which he has been a part of since its inception in 2010. In 2015, the label holds a prestigious Fabric club residency in London and is one of the premier brands in UK underground music. Peace, Love & Music is the first album to be released on Butterz, a landmark release for the label. Musically, Swindle continues on the jazzy path that his records on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings and Mala's Deep Medi Musik put him on the map for, but expands on the live instrumentation, the tempos, and the breadth of talent featured. Swindle has brought together as many people as possible who share his practice of spreading a positive message through music.
$17.79 EAN: 5055300387233 ELECTRONIC
A1. Gotta Do (Intro)
A2. London to LA (LA) (feat. Ash Riser)
A3. Transkit: Yea Yea
A4. Denver @ Cervantes (Denver, CO) (feat. Submission)
B1. Transkit: Walk n Talk Radio
B2. Global Dance (feat. Flowdan & Mungo's HiFi)
B3. Find You (South Africa) (feat. Nonku Phiri)
B4. Black Bird (feat. Joel Culpepper)
C1. Malasimbo (Philippines) (feat. Hilarius Dauag)
C2. Shanghai (China)
C3. Tokyo (Japan)
C4. Transkit: Loving (feat. Terri Walker & Joel Culpepper)
D1. Elevator (feat. TC)
D2. Smoke Break (Amsterdam) (feat. Guerilla Speakerz)
D3. Mad Ting (feat. JME)
D4. Sing Like You're Winning (Outro) (feat. Jay Wilcox & Terri Walker)
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CRAYON FIELDS, THE: No One Deserves You LP (CH 128LP)
LP version. Includes download code. Crayon Fields, Melbourne's own euphoric pop icons, return with their third album, No One Deserves You, their first since the epochal 2009 classic All the Pleasures of the World (CH 066CD). All the Pleasures was a worldwide phenomenon, one of the first Melbourne albums of the modern era to reach an international audience. The album led to Pitchfork raves; tours of the US and Europe; releases in Japan and the UK; shows with Spoon, Best Coast, First Aid Kit, and Stereolab; and appearances at Australian festivals like Laneway, Golden Plains, and Big Day Out. Coming off their third overseas tour in 2010, the band took a break that turned into more of a hiatus, although calling it quits was never in the cards. Frontman Geoffrey O'Connor launched his celebrated solo career with 2011's Vanity Is Forever (CH 088CD/LP) and 2014's Fan Fiction (CH 119CD/LP), but all the while Crayon Fields continued quietly working on another album. The result is a glorious pop record. No One Deserves You presents Crayon Fields in vibrant technicolor, full and free and self-assured. All the classic Crayon Fields trademarks are there -- the vocal harmonies, guitarist Chris Hung's fearsome fretwork, Brett Hudson's nimble basslines, and O'Connor's sly, debonair songwriting. But it is also Crayon Fields as you've never heard them before -- grown-up, knowing, and with a slight swagger in their step. They've always contrasted their structured, detailed pop arrangements with an impulsive, irrational approach to romance. But this aspect has only become more pronounced as their musicianship develops and singer O'Connor becomes all the more willing to exploit every reflection on love, positive or negative, for the sake of entertainment. The album is as significant a development as All the Pleasures of the World was from their fey, wispy 2006 debut Animal Bells (CH 056CD). Lead single "She's My Hero" is the band at their most exuberant, but "Love Won't Save You" reveals how a six-year gap has replaced innocence with something more worldly. On "No One Deserves You" and "Give Him Nothing," O'Connor gives clear voice to his romantic obsessions, while album closers "Somewhere Good" and "Good Times" seem more resigned than optimistic. Crayon Fields formed as a high school band in the early 2000s. Over the years at different points they've been scrappy kids, wide-eyed ingénues, and magical pop sprites, and now take their final form as assured pop conquerors.
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KELLY, MAMADOU: Djamila CD (CLE 012CD)
Mamadou Kelly comes from Goundam near Timbuktu, the heart of the Niger River inner delta. Having played alongside its masters, Kelly and his group Ban Kai Na bring a new sophistication to the desert blues genre. With his 2013 album, Adibar (CLE 007CD), Kelly stepped onto the international stage to present his own repertoire as soloist and band leader. He received accolades when he toured North America, performing at major festivals and concert halls while recording this album. His band members are old friends: Alpha "Hama" Sankare, revered genius on calabash and longtime collaborator; master of the monochord djourkel Brehima "Youro" Cisse; and the young, gifted bassist Baba Traore. For Djamila, Kelly wanted to expand the sound and invited western musicians to contribute to the groove. Calling in some neighbors from Woodstock, NY, producer Chris Nolan added Pete Levin on keyboards, Duke McVinnie on electric guitars, and Jane Scarpantoni on cello. Also on hand at the sessions was Leila Gobi, prominent vocalist from Ménaka in Northern Mali, who provides chorus backup on three of the tracks. Kelly's smooth vocals and deceptively effortless guitar playing quickly charm his audiences. Steeped in rich historical background, his lyrical style combined with Ban Kai Na's virtuosic delivery makes it all sound so easy. Yet at the time of these recordings they all had just witnessed severe political unrest and social violence in Mali. It was a real presence during the sessions. You can hear it, the real source of the blues.
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KAMIXLO: Demonico 12" (CDS 002EP)
Kamixlo lands on PAN and Visionist's relaunched Codes imprint with his debut EP. Kamixlo is a key member of South London's roaming Endless party. Following an appearance on collaborator Blaze Kidd's 2014 Exclusivo mixtape, Demonico is a stark, raw, and militant opening statement. From the satanic drones of opener "Otra Noche," Kamixlo's club-forward approach combines Latin influences of reggaeton and bachata with punishing crunch and spat percussion. Visionist re-grids "Lariat" with signature cut-and-paste techniques and glacial synths. Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy. Artwork by PWR Studio and Bill Kouligas with additional art by Daniel Swan.
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VAINIO & VIGROUX: Peau Froide, Léger Soleil 2LP (COSMO 003LP)
Double LP version. Peau froide, léger soleil is the result of a three-year recording process initiated by Mika Vainio and Franck Vigroux after a series of shared live experiences, beginning with a show in Paris in 2012. Their collaboration is an exercise in sensitive intensity, drifting through the whole space between minimalist meditations and maximalist kinetics. Vainio's signature brutalist production resonates throughout the album, constructing a psychic scenario for Vigroux's researches in spatial abstraction and tonal radicalism. Densely built through free-from structural limitation, this intense nine-track album is the third installment in the catalog of Berlin-based label Cosmo Rhythmatic, and acts as new chapter in the label's construction of an uncompromising sonic identity. Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering. Lacquer cut at D&M, Berlin. Front cover photograph by Umut Ungan. Back cover photograph by Diego Jr.
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THEE HEADCOATS: Elementary Headcoats (The Singles 1990 - 1999) 2CD (DAMGOOD 178CD)
A retrospective compilation of singles released on a multitude of different labels throughout the '90s. A fitting tribute to one of the greatest bands ever; highlights include "(We Hate The Fuckin') NME," "My Dear Watson," and "Every Bit of Me." Thee Headcoats were mainly Billy Childish (guitar, vocals), Bruce Brand (drums), and Johnny Johnson (bass). They formed in 1989 after Billy Childish's previous band, Thee Mighty Caesars, gave up the ghost. By 1992 they had already released something like six albums and 15 singles, one of which was DAMGOOD 1, a split single with Thee Headcoatees.
$13.79 UPC: 615187317829 ROCK
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THEE HEADCOATS: Elementary Headcoats (The Singles 1990 - 1999) 3LP (DAMGOOD 178LP)
Triple LP version in triple gatefold sleeve.
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BROKEOFFS, THE: Brain Damage/Eclipse/House of the Rising Sun 10" PIC DISC (DAMGOOD 443EP)
First-ever single from The Brokeoffs (Lawyer Dave, frequent collaborator with Holly Golightly), a 10" picture disc. Side A contains a combined cover of Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse"; the B-side contains the traditional classic "The House of the Rising Sun," made famous by The Animals and also recorded by John Otway.
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A1. Brain Damage/Eclipse
B1. House of the Rising Sun
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VA: In the Streets Part II EP I 12" (DVR 028EP)
The Deep Vibes crew presents the second installment of the In the Streets series, begun in 2008 with the In the Streets double 12". Dope tunes from The Zars, Slack Society, and Henry L & Ingo Sänger.
$8.99 UPC: 827170567863 ELECTRONIC
A1. The Zars - Guyana
B1. Slack Society - Do It Again
B2. Henry L & Ingo Sänger - No Gravitation
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VA: In the Streets Part II EP II 12" (DVR 029EP)
The Deep Vibes crew presents the second part of the second installment of the In the Streets series, begun in 2008 with the In the Streets double 12". Dope tunes from Ezikiel (voice by Seydou Badji), Melon, and Sascha Dive.
$8.99 UPC: 827170608061 ELECTRONIC
A1. Ezikiel - Casamance (voice by Seydou Badji Senegal)
B1. Melon - Waiting
B2. Sascha Dive - Mars (Vocal)
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HARMONIA & ENO: Edward Versions 12" (ORKL 006EP)
Gilles Aiken aka Edward reinterprets two '70s krautrock excursions. Harmonia (Michael Rother of NEU! and Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius of Cluster) released "Sehr Kosmisch" on their 1973 debut, Musik von Harmonia. In September 1976 Brian Eno and Harmonia recorded "Atmosphere" at the band's studio in Forst, Germany, but the song was not released until 1997. Edward, who mostly works within house and techno templates while echoing krautrock figures like Conny Plank, is recognized for producing filigreed club tracks with a spiritual edge; he's a mainstay of the Berlin-based White label as well as the esteemed Weimar-based Giegling crew.
$9.79 UPC: 827170610064 ELECTRONIC
A1. Harmonia & Eno - Atmosphere (Edward's Desert Version)
B1. Harmonia - Sehr Kosmisch (Edward's Close to Pompeii Version)
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DI DOMENICO/JIM O'ROURKE, GIOVANNI: Arco LP (ZEITC 016LP)
Starting with this release (despite the fact that its catalog number numerically precedes ZEITC 017CD), Die Schachtel switches its Zeit Composers series to the vinyl format and begins opening up to international artists besides the usual Italian suspects. This LP features the collaborative effort of Belgium-based composer Giovanni di Domenico (of Italian origins) and avant-everything master Jim O'Rourke. A long composition for strings and electronics, Arco is a piece for sustained tones and drones, vividly immersive and almost physical. The subtly shifting tones, the way the overtones interact with each other, the evolution of the piece, are all impeccable, much in the vein of acclaimed composers like Catherine Christer Hennix, Éliane Radigue, and David Behrman, although with a "warmer" soul. It explores the antinomy between stillness and movement, building toward a hypnotic (and rewarding) aural experience. In Giovanni di Domenico's words: "Arco is born out of two necessities, strongly interrelated: 1) creating a sonic space where the concept of waiting (patience?) can turn into form, and 2) doing this together with Jim O'Rourke, a musician who finds in form and its use his true greatness; The structure of the composition is quite simple: it is based on a cell of four repeated notes (the 'DNA' of the piece), forming a melodic/harmonic texture which slowly freezes into suspended, levitating chords, in which the passing of time itself becomes a sort of harmonic extension, and in which the strings and the splendidly rich sonic palette of the electronics fuse into the true essence of Form." Each LP contains a 90x30cm-long tri-folded silver-and-black offset art print designed by Dinamomilano. Edition of 350. Giovanni di Domenico: string score; Jim O'Rourke: electronics. Ananta Roosens and Benoit Leseure: violins; Nicole Miller and Jef Durdu: violas; Marine Horbaczewski and Jean-Philippe Feiss: cellos.
$18.39 UPC: 769791910294 EXPERIMENTAL
A1. Arco (16:19)
B1. Arco (17:38)
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CASTI/ELIO MARTUSCIELLO, FABRIZIO: Chamber Rites CD (ZEITC 017CD)
"Chamber Rites is an encounter based on sharing emotions, on audio-visual exchange, on the practice of radical improvisation, characterized by a location or context, of which we define a part of its mobile architecture. Ours is a ritual whose coordinates -- spatial, temporal and performative -- are traced by signs, at the same time enigmatic and visible, sedimented in time" --Fabrizio Casti and Elio Martusciello, 2015. Fabrizio Casti: prepared piano; Elio Martusciello, computer. Fabrizio Casti is an Italian experimental music composer operating in both acoustic and electroacoustic improvisation, and the author of vocal, instrumental, chamber, and symphonic works for instruments and live electronics. He teaches Elements of Music Composition and Analysis at the State Music Conservatory of Cagliari, Italy, is Artistic Director of Spaziomusica, and is on the board of SpaziomusicaRicerca, Cagliari. Both associations conduct musical research and promote composition of contemporary and experimental music. His works have been published by RaiTrade, Ricordi, and Ut Orpheus and recorded by ECM, Stradivarius, LIMEN, Ricordi-Nuova Fonit Cetra, Warsaw Autumn, and Spaziomusica. Elio Martusciello is an Italian electroacoustic and experimental music composer, musician, and visual artist. He teaches electronic music at the Naples Conservatory of Music, Italy. He studied photography with Mimmo Jodice and visual arts with Carlo Alfano, Armando de Stefano, and Rosa Panaro. His aesthetics are inspired by acousmatics, but he also composes for instruments and live electronics and operates in installation art, multimedia, visual arts, and electroacoustic improvisation. His works have been recorded by Recommended Records, Staalplaat, Die Schachtel, Ambiances Magnétiques, FMP, GMEM, Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges, and others.
$11.99 UPC: 769791910300 EXPERIMENTAL
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VA: 10 Years Eastblok Music 2CD (EBM 025CD)
At the beginning of the millennium, party sounds from Eastern and Southeastern Europe began to conquer the metropolises of the world. In Berlin, the Russendisko and Balkanbeats parties were becoming the talk of the town. The only missing piece was the soundtrack to take home from these parties -- so two friends decided to set up the Eastblok Music label. The label's first release was 2005's Ukraina Orange: Songs of the Orange Revolution compilation. Next was Café Sputnik: Electronic Exotica from Russia (EBM 004CD, 2005), which turned out to be a long-term seller and is still considered one of the label's most original compilations. The time was ripe for BalkanBeats. For four compilations (including EBM 003CD (2005), EBM 007CD (2006), EBM 011CD (2008)), Eastblok accompanied DJ Robert Soko's successful party series of the same name on vinyl and CD. The music world started to recognize the label, and in 2006, Eastblok was one of the Top Label Award winners at the World Music Expo. The label's first band album was by Hungarians Little Cow, and several other bands followed including Shukar Collective from Romania, folk rockers Haydamaky from Ukraine, La Minor and Markscheider Kunst from Russia, Shazalakazoo from Serbia, Italians Figli di Madre Ignota (who have more Balkan in their blood than most Croats), the politically explicit Lyapis Trubetskoy from Belarus, and the German-Russian band Skazka Orchestra from Berlin. Most successful, however, are the label's concept compilations. After BalkanBeats there came Balkan Grooves (EBM 016CD, 2010), Polska Rootz (EBM 015CD, 2009), Swing Diskoteka (2011), and Lunapark (EBM 023CD, 2012). For those who have neither the nerve nor time to dig the music of a whole country, Eastblok provides a nice way to start. This double CD presents an overview of the label's 26 releases from 2005 to 2015. Disc one is a sort of best-of collection of the label's first ten years. Disc two features exclusive tracks and remixes from label artists and their side projects. Includes tracks by Musika Dika, Colindat, Messer Chups, Little Cow, Shukar Collective, Haydamaky, Slavic Soul Party!, Watcha Clan, Figli di Madre Ignota, La Minor, Psio Crew, [dunkelbunt] & Cloud Tissa, Kiril, Markscheider Kunst, Lyapis Trubetskoy, Parov Stelar, Shazalakazoo, Megapolis, Skazka Orchestra (including a remix by KommodoreK), Kozak System, Intim Torna Illegál, Mov.Sessian Project, St.Petersburg Ska Jazz Review, Tresmuchachos & Companeros, Brutto, and Di Meschugeles.
$12.99 EAN: 4015698001969 WORLD
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DUB SYNDICATE: Dub Is All I Got: A Tribute to Style Scott (Remix Clash) CD (EB 110CD)
In October 2014, Lincoln Valentine Style Scott was murdered in his house in Manchester, Jamaica. He was 58 years old. At that time he had just finished his work on Hard Food (EB 099CD/LP, 2015), the first album released by his Dub Syndicate since 2004's No Bed of Roses. Dub Syndicate's first studio album in 11 years, an event that was to be a joyous celebration with friends, has now become Style Scott's legacy. Now, one year after his death, the new dub scene of Europe pays tribute to this legendary drummer. The trademark song "Dub Is All I Got" appears here in 14 different versions as a kind of Remix Clash. With the death of Style Scott, the reggae world, and indeed the entire world, has lost one of its best drummers, while his music and lyrics remain as a testament to the warmth and harmony that enriched his life. As a special bonus, this CD includes tracks of Style Scott's drums and Flabba Holt's bass with which listeners can make their own remixes, in tribute to Style Scott. Includes remixes by Dubblestandart, Rob Smith aka RSD, Dubvisionist, Aldubb, David Harrow aka Oicho, Robo Bass Hifi, Oliver Frost, Dubmatix, Umberto Echo, Victor Rice, Fenin, Madaski (Africa Unite), Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, and Braindamage.
$8.99 EAN: 4015698003192 ELECTRONIC
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FLAMIN' GROOVIES: In the U.S.A '79 CD (ECHO 2036CD)
By 1979, The Flamin' Groovies were still riding high from their 1976 album Shake Some Action, a devastating record that shone a wider light on the band and guaranteed their status as underground icons. Their influence would be felt in the ensuing years with numerous alternative bands both at home and across the world absorbing the band's look, sound, and attitude. Eternal champions of the raw punk of the 1960s that re-emerged on Greg Shaw's Pebbles series and Lenny Kaye's groundbreaking Nuggets, The Flamin' Groovies paid homage to the sound and the songs with an explosive live set as is evident from their appearance at Keystone in Palo Alto, CA, in August 1979. The complete radio broadcast of this performance is presented here in professionally remastered sound with background liners and rare archival photos.
$11.99 EAN: 5291012203618 ROCK
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PARA ONE & THE SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH CHOIR: Elevation 12" (BEC 5156233)
In the decade after producing Bâtards Sensibles by TTC (2004) and releasing his own classic Beat Down and Clubhoppn EPs (in 2003 and 2005), Para One has never stopped reinventing his art. "It gives us great pleasure to announce the signing of Para One to Ed Banger records. A new chapter in his career, a new challenge for the label, 12 years of breaking boundaries in electronic music ... Para One & The South African Youth Choir's Elevation precedes another single and Para One's third album" --Pedro Winter, June 26, 2015. Includes remixes by Todd Edwards, Gener8ion, and Boston Bun.
$9.79 EAN: 5060421562339 ELECTRONIC
A1. Original Version
A2. Instrumental Version
A3. Acapella
B1. Todd Edwards Takes You Higher Remix
B2. Gener8ion Remix
B3. Boston Bun Kickless Remix
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FOX, ROBIN: A Small Prometheus LP (EMEGO 206LP)
Robin Fox follows his 2010 solo album A Handful of Automation (DEMEGO 012LP) with A Small Prometheus, a significant work that exposes a very different audio-world to that previously encountered. In time since A Handful of Automation, Fox has been highly active with his widely acclaimed RGB (red green blue) laser show along with a collaboration with Atom TM (Double Vision), which premiered at Unsound Festival in 2014. A Small Prometheus was developed as a soundtrack to a dance work of the same name co-created with Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake. The outline here was to explore the themes of combustion and dissipating heat in various physical systems. Greatly extending the language of his creative output, Fox constructs a synthesis of electronic and acoustic sources to create a deeply nuanced excursion through space and time, timbre and texture. There is a subtle intensity to the works here: "A Pound of Flesh" is an industrial-strength spiraling drone, intoxicating and disorientating; "Antlers" takes the listener on an 11-minute ride through a vortex of pulsing and swirling electronics; "A Small Prometheus" is an unnerving combination of distressed field recordings, close-mic'd crackle, and a foreboding distant pulse. "Through Sky" starts out with a slow, menacing, rhythmic backbone that hosts an arsenal of small sounds before a certain wind supplants all in an admirable and somewhat haunted exchange. With its combination of vast caverns, spiraling counterflows, and microscopic investigations, A Small Prometheus opens up a new world of sound in Fox's personal trajectory. Limited LP version includes six tracks; two additional melodic, rhythmic bonus tracks can be sourced from Bandcamp, further expanding the rich, elaborate sound world of Robin Fox. Cover image by Robin Fox. Layout by Stephen O'Malley. Mastered by Byron Scullin. Heat recordings engineered by Byron Scullin.
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CHILD, ANTHONY: Electronic Recordings from Maui Jungle Vol. 1 2LP (EMEGO 215LP)
Double LP version. After melting minds since the mid-'90s with his beat-based productions, renowned techno producer Anthony Child aka Surgeon now brings the fundamental components of electronic sound production to the fore with Electronic Recordings from Maui Jungle Vol. 1. Focusing on the development of timbre and texture, Child creates exquisite drones that offer insight into his improvisatory sensibility and dig deep into the potential of modular synthesis. As the title indicates, Child has chosen a very special setting for this endeavor; the jungle of Maui seems to have acted as a stimulus for this exercise in concentration and trance. The intertwining of the electronic instrument and the sublime sounds of nature opens up an intimate resonant chamber. Birds, insects, and raindrops are allowed to break through, and the listener can sense the thick, humid air and deep colors of the surroundings resonating in the pastose synth lines. Some tracks offer beautifully built overtone-drones, while others are structured by playful arpeggios that create a shining bright texture and seduce the listener into a state of disintegration. At the same time, Child gives priority to the graininess of the instrument, to emphasize the haptic quality and inner tension of the sounds themselves. In the end, these minimalist procedures have been compiled into an unpretentious collection of sonic and atmospheric micro-jewels, inviting us to give ourselves over entirely and exclusively to listening.
$20.99 EAN: 5050580642935 ELECTRONIC
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ORCHESTRE PAILLOTE: Sous la Direction de Traore Kélétigui LP (SLP 001LP)
One of four albums in a series of reissues that represent a unique moment in African music, all originally released on the Guinean state-funded label Editions Syliphone Conakry. Faithfully recreated from the best original sources. In the late 1940s West Africa was bursting with energy, as first Ghana, and then, in 1958, Guinea, gained their independence. In the case of Guinea, its birth was sudden and dramatic; France, the colonial power at the time, withdrew within one month of the vote for independence, famously taking "everything including the lightbulbs." Guinea had to start from scratch, not least in its approach to the arts, which the new state wanted to modernize while still remaining true to tradition. This policy was called authenticité. Music was its focus and Syliphone its record label, and Guinean music soon became a shining example for other emerging African nations. It even attracted artists and activists such as Miriam Makeba and her then-husband, ex-Black Panther Stokely Carmichael who, harassed by the CIA, moved to Guinea in 1968. Under authenticité, musicians were employed by the state, given instruments, and encouraged to create a new but traditionally-rooted music. A whole system of regional and national bands was established, with regular competitions to establish precedence. It's also worth noting that from the Guinean perspective, this "tradition" included Latin music, the African roots of which were considered so obvious as to be beyond debate. Very quickly, three bands rose to the top: Orchestre Paillote, later to become Keletigui et ses Tambourinis; Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée, later to become Balla et ses Balladins (SLP 002LP); and, perhaps the strongest of them all, Bembeya Jazz (SLP 004LP). This is the first vinyl reissue of the first full-length album recording from Orchestre Paillote, faithfully recreated as originally presented, sequenced, and released in 1967.
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ORCHESTRE DU JARDIN DE GUINEE: Sous la Direction de Onivogui Balla LP (SLP 002LP)
One of four albums in a series of reissues that represent a unique moment in African music, all originally released on the Guinean state-funded label Editions Syliphone Conakry. Faithfully recreated from the best original sources. In the late 1940s West Africa was bursting with energy, as first Ghana, and then, in 1958, Guinea, gained their independence. In the case of Guinea, its birth was sudden and dramatic; France, the colonial power at the time, withdrew within one month of the vote for independence, famously taking "everything including the lightbulbs." Guinea had to start from scratch, not least in its approach to the arts, which the new state wanted to modernize while still remaining true to tradition. This policy was called authenticité. Music was its focus and Syliphone its record label, and Guinean music soon became a shining example for other emerging African nations. It even attracted artists and activists such as Miriam Makeba and her then-husband, ex-Black Panther Stokely Carmichael who, harassed by the CIA, moved to Guinea in 1968. Under authenticité, musicians were employed by the state, given instruments, and encouraged to create a new but traditionally-rooted music. A whole system of regional and national bands was established, with regular competitions to establish precedence. It's also worth noting that from the Guinean perspective, this "tradition" included Latin music, the African roots of which were considered so obvious as to be beyond debate. Very quickly, three bands rose to the top: Orchestre Paillote, later to become Keletigui et ses Tambourinis (SLP 001LP); Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée, later to become Balla et ses Balladins; and, perhaps the strongest of them all, Bembeya Jazz (SLP 004LP). This is the first reissue of the first full-length album recording from Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée, faithfully recreated as originally presented, sequenced, and released in 1967.
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BEMBEYA JAZZ: Sous la Direction de Diaoune Hamidou LP (SLP 004LP)
One of four albums in a series of reissues that represent a unique moment in African music, all originally released on the Guinean state-funded label Editions Syliphone Conakry. Faithfully recreated from the best original sources. In the late 1940s West Africa was bursting with energy, as first Ghana, and then, in 1958, Guinea, gained their independence. In the case of Guinea, its birth was sudden and dramatic; France, the colonial power at the time, withdrew within one month of the vote for independence, famously taking "everything including the lightbulbs." Guinea had to start from scratch, not least in its approach to the arts, which the new state wanted to modernize while still remaining true to tradition. This policy was called authenticité. Music was its focus and Syliphone its record label, and Guinean music soon became a shining example for other emerging African nations. It even attracted artists and activists such as Miriam Makeba and her then-husband, ex-Black Panther Stokely Carmichael who, harassed by the CIA, moved to Guinea in 1968. Under authenticité, musicians were employed by the state, given instruments, and encouraged to create a new but traditionally-rooted music. A whole system of regional and national bands was established, with regular competitions to establish precedence. It's also worth noting that from the Guinean perspective, this "tradition" included Latin music, the African roots of which were considered so obvious as to be beyond debate. Very quickly, three bands rose to the top: Orchestre Paillote, later to become Keletigui et ses Tambourinis (SLP 001LP); Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée, later to become Balla et ses Balladins (SLP 002LP); and, perhaps the strongest of them all, Bembeya Jazz. This is the first reissue of the first full-length album recording from Bembeya Jazz, faithfully recreated as originally presented, sequenced, and released in 1967.
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VA: Musique Sans Paroles LP (SLP 054LP)
One of four albums in a series of reissues that represent a unique moment in African music, all originally released on the Guinean state-funded label Editions Syliphone Conakry. Faithfully recreated from the best original sources. In the late 1940s West Africa was bursting with energy, as first Ghana, and then, in 1958, Guinea, gained their independence. In the case of Guinea, its birth was sudden and dramatic; France, the colonial power at the time, withdrew within one month of the vote for independence, famously taking "everything including the lightbulbs." Guinea had to start from scratch, not least in its approach to the arts, which the new state wanted to modernize while still remaining true to tradition. This policy was called authenticité. Music was its focus and Syliphone its record label, and Guinean music soon became a shining example for other emerging African nations. It even attracted artists and activists such as Miriam Makeba and her then-husband, ex-Black Panther Stokely Carmichael who, harassed by the CIA, moved to Guinea in 1968. Under authenticité, musicians were employed by the state, given instruments, and encouraged to create a new but traditionally-rooted music. A whole system of regional and national bands was established, with regular competitions to establish precedence. It's also worth noting that from the Guinean perspective, this "tradition" included Latin music, the African roots of which were considered so obvious as to be beyond debate. Very quickly, three bands rose to the top: Orchestre Paillote, later to become Keletigui et ses Tambourinis (SLP 001LP); Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée, later to become Balla et ses Balladins (SLP 002LP); and, perhaps the strongest of them all, Bembeya Jazz (SLP 004LP). Nine years later, in 1976, the situation was not so positive. Guinea's economy was struggling and political dissent had arisen. It is against this background that the fourth album in this series, Musiques sans paroles, was recorded and released. Entirely instrumental, it features a variety of groups, including Miriam Makeba's sometime-backing-band, the Quintette Guinéenne, and remains remarkably fresh today with, for example, "Tam-tam sax" referencing the free jazz sounds of Pharoah Sanders or Albert Ayler, while "Flute parlant" showcases the traditional flute of the Fula people. This is the first reissue of Musique Sans Paroles, faithfully recreated as originally presented, sequenced, and released in 1976. Also includes performances by Sombory Jazz, Ballets Africaine, Trio Papa Kouyaté, and Momo Wandel.
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GIGLI, GIORGIO: The Right Place Where Not to Be CD (EDLX 045CD)
Giorgio Gigli presents his debut album, exploring sophisticated ambient layers as much as obsessive and hypnotic techno landscapes. After spending time working on his own Zooloft label and crafting an evolved sound reflected in his DJ sets, Gigli presents his first full-length sonic movie, The Right Place Where Not to Be. It emerges from the depths of his soul and properly filters every musical input he's developed over the years. The album imagines a scenario in which all human and animal lifeforms have perished and only plants and minerals have survived. Gigli performs that concept by writing an ultra-detailed soundtrack to an imaginary movie, using rich textures that reveal new acoustics enhanced by alienating atmospheres that captivate the listener. The album is focused on obsessive rhythms cut on low frequencies, a persistent motion, and a stable tremor. The sky is darkened by laden clouds and stratified sonics that electrify the sound of space. Blooming sensations that cover a wide spectrum alternate from a feverish tension to the lightness of faith. Confines are rejected and techno meets ambient, purging our body of consciousness. A sonic bubble from a faraway era; a timeless atmosphere. The album brilliantly depicts a surreal concept without losing tension. The experience of the music is enhanced by the intricate artwork that expresses Gigli's concept. The black and white photographs were taken in the Dolomites mountain range with an old Hasselblad camera by Marcello and Alessandro Gianvenuti, and subsequently enhanced with watercolor-painted textures. The whole graphical project was curated by Studio Lord Z.
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GEIST, MORGAN: Megaprojects One 12" (ENV 039EP)
Environ boss Morgan Geist returns to his love for Detroit techno, Chicago tracks, and generally exceptional dancefloor music with the first EP in his Megaprojects series. "I chose the name 'Megaprojects' for this series partly because I am inspired and fascinated by imposing, surreal engineering and architecture: giant hydroelectric dams, soaring bridges and strange-looking, exposed-concrete government buildings. I also found the irony of such a grandiose name for this series amusing, considering megaprojects are by definition large-scale, high-tech and costing billions of dollars, whereas this is a collection of carefully-made but low-tech tracks, created with cheap little drum machines and rejected old synths."
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PRINS THOMAS: Paradise Goulash 3LP (ESK 507378)
This triple LP contains a selection of tracks used in Prins Thomas's 2015 three-CD mix Paradise Goulash (ESK 507275). Includes tracks by Il Guardiano del Faro, Gábor Szabó, Claude Speeed, Brian Bennett Band, Young Marco, Actress, C Cat Trance, Mistral, Richard Schneider Jr., Wally Badarou, Jan Akkerman, Siriusmo, Blacknecks, Johanna Billing, Krater, and Kurt Vile. "Dear Listener, Thank you for purchasing this trio of vinyl records. The music contained within is a delightfully diverse collection that I hope you will find pleasing to your ears. Much like a bowl of goulash, not all the ingredients may be to your liking. It is undeniably more rustic roadside tavern than refined dining, but I hope you trust me behind the pots and pans. I have been spoilt for choice by the many fine ingredients available to me and have become somewhat blinded in compiling the final tracklist. However, the end result has now been tested on my nearest and dearest for approval. And with that I present to you my own special Paradise Goulash." --Prins Thomas, July 28, 2015
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A1. Il Guardiano del Faro - Ma Ci Pensi, Io E Te
A2. Gábor Szabó - Galatea's Guitar
A3. Claude Speeed - VIN
B1. Brian Bennett Band - Drum Odyssey
B2. Young Marco - Biology Theme
C1. Actress - Xoul Particles
C2. C Cat Trance - Dalbouka
D1. Mistral - Starship 109
D2. Richard Schneider Jr. - Samba-Trip
D3. Wally Badarou - Voices
E1. Jan Akkerman - Tranquilizer
E2. Siriusmo - Liu
E3. Blacknecks - Don't Dream It Be It
F1. Johanna Billing - This Is How We Walk on the Moon
F2. Krater - Labyrint
F3. Kurt Vile - Baby's Arms
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JONSON, MATHEW: Fabric 84 CD (FABRIC 167CD)
Canadian Mathew Jonson is one of electronic music's most distinctive voices. Fabric 84 is a recording of his standout live set at Fabric's 15th birthday in October 2014. Performing in a Japanese bunny suit, Jonson opens with Cobblestone Jazz's "Northern Lights" before launching into spine-tingling live versions of his own classics like "Marionette," "Decompression," and "Learning to Fly"; a host of tracks unheard outside his live show; and his remixes for Subb-an (feat. S.Y.F.) and Kevin Saunderson's Inner City; plus his and The Mole's remix of "If" by Tobias. and "Octopus Brains" by Units and Measurements (feat. Deadbeat). Packaged in bespoke slipcase containing die-embossed tin.
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MAURICE, CHARLES: AOR Global Sounds 1977-1982 CD (FVR 108CD)
Following the success of French Disco Boogie Sounds (FVR 101CD/LP, 2015), DJ and producer Charles Maurice is back on Favorite Recordings, this time engaging a musical world tour in search of hidden productions with a touch of AOR style. The result is AOR Global Sounds, a compilation of eight forgotten and rare tracks produced between 1977 and 1982 in all parts of the globe. At the end of the '70s, many artists all over the world were deeply influenced by such AOR stars as Steely Dan and their classic Aja LP and strove for the same attention to sound production and detail; this specific West Coast style mixed with pop rock standards, soul, disco, and jazz influences. From Erik Tagg in the Netherlands and Ulla in Poland to Diane Tell in Quebec and Nohelani Cypriano in Hawaii, Charles Maurice has found a real link between these great songs and artists in their music clearly infused with this special AOR touch. Fully remastered from the original versions. A must-have for rare-groove collectors. Also includes tracks by Junior Mendes, Loredana Berte, Placa Luminosa, and Paul Hart.
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DAWSON, JULIAN: Living Good CD (FLED 3090CD)
Julian Dawson: possibly the UK's most overlooked singer-songwriter. Julian Dawson is well-known on the Continent, especially in Germany, where he has had many chart successes, but in the UK, his recordings have often slipped under the radar. Over the years, collaborations with an eclectic roster of stellar musicians including Gene Parsons, Toots Thielemans, Richard Thompson, and Lucinda Williams have remained a recurring feature of his recorded and live activities. After 22 solo albums, Dawson returned to his friend Dan Penn's studio in Nashville for this entirely analog recording, Living Good. It's a sonically beautiful guitar/vocal performance with a handful of well-chosen guests and spontaneous harmony vocals from the legendary producer. Dawson is a world-class harmonica player, at home in classic UK pop, folk, country, and blues music circles. He has also found success as a record producer for Wolfgang Niedecken and country legend Charlie Louvin, and as an author, with his definitive biography of Nicky Hopkins. The infectious arrangements and joyous tunes on Living Good, including two co-writes with Dan Penn, are destined to bring Dawson's music to a wider audience.
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KIRKPATRICK, JOHN: Tunes from the Trenches: Songs from the First & Second World Wars CD (FLED 3099CD)
Squeezebox maestro John Kirkpatrick has recorded a glorious selection of songs from World War I and II in a program that highlights two different kinds of material -- there's a smattering of the popular hits of the day, interspersed with a selection of songs sung on the front line by service personnel. "In the main this is a celebration of the comradeship and spirit that allowed those previous generations to Keep Smiling Through. These are the songs these people sang at the time, with the straightforward attitude that was prevalent amongst our glorious forebears -- we're all in this together, so buck up and get on with it." It's a sensational and occasionally poignant musical feast.
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MOUFANG/CZAMANSKI: Live in Seattle 2CD (FUR 050CD)
In May 2013, at a nondescript Seattle space called 1927 Events, two-thirds of Magic Mountain High -- Germany's David Moufang aka Move D and the Netherlands' Jordan Czamanski of Juju & Jordash -- teamed up for the kind of live performance during which you say to yourself, "I hope to hell somebody's recording this." Thankfully, somebody was doing just that, and the 99-minute Live in Seattle is the sterling result. People throw around the word "deep" to describe electronic music with cavalier frequency, but in the case of Moufang and Czamanski (who also records as Jordan GCZ), that adjective barely encapsulates the kind of fathomless sound they create. Live in Seattle captures them working at the zenith of their improvisational powers for a rabid crowd. The show begins with anticipatory cymbal taps and a beautifully morose melodica motif that wouldn't sound out of place in an Ennio Morricone soundtrack. A few minutes in, faint pulses enter earshot and a minute later the clap-enhanced beats and synth-bass burst into the forefront to form a strutting mid-tempo rhythm with a subliminal drone swirling beneath it. Masters of dynamics, Moufang and Czamanski incrementally intensify and ingeniously arrange the elements, especially that underlying keyboard drone, until you're in a state of panic and ecstasy. Over the course of the set, the two producers flaunt their expertise for pacing. They avoid the obvious and subvert expectations throughout the performance, sporadically letting the beats drop out in order to luxuriate on a particularly alien organ oscillation, a sinister bass rumble, an ominously pulsating synth, an unsettling thumb-piano motif, or a mind-warping 303 acid ripple, to name just a handful of examples. Of course, Moufang and Czamanski also keep things danceable for stretches of time, and about 78 minutes in, they even shift out of their foundation of oddity and into heavenly techno mode with a gloriously ascendant melody. For their well-deserved encore, Moufang and Czamanski reprise the intro's mournful melodica reverie and then infiltrate it with a series of percolating and disorienting bleeps and a celestial drone worthy of new age legend Laraaji. This stellar ambient coda reflects Moufang and Czamanski's exceptional, eccentric musicality. Techno is not known for its live albums, but Live in Seattle sets the standard for the format, with its abundant, sublime tunefulness, textural richness, and enchantingly enigmatic tangents. Mastered by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering.
$14.39 UPC: 827170150027 ELECTRONIC
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ROCKET ROBERT: Rocket Robert LP (GKL 004LP)
LP version in tip-on sleeve. Those who've dirtied their fingers searching high and low for analog synth nuggets can rejoice at the arrival of under-the-radar synthesizer maverick "Rocket" Robert Moore. This first-time reissue is less a reissue than an exhumation, as Moore originally released his singular, unique 1982 Rocket Robert LP in edition of 142 hand-screenprinted copies on his own Salem, Oregon-based Future Records; few copies circulated outside Oregon. Rocket Robert drifts in the backward-looking sounds of early synth innovators while also mining the kraut-tinged moments of punk-era instro-synth explorers and the first breaths of synth-pop -- rather than carrying similarities to the new wave that was then taking hold of the masses. Moore's debut is simultaneously lighthearted and shot through with ominous oscillations, and offers up a darkly-throbbing, otherworldly vibe that is sure to ensnare synth-heads, beat-diggers, and those searching the margins of the private-press phenomenon alike. RIYL Delia Derbyshire, Fad Gadget, Mort Garson, Gershon Kingsley, Martin Rev, Morton Subotnick, etc. Includes two previously-unreleased, spaced-out electro-pop songs from the album sessions. Insert features informative liner notes by Dave Segal (staff writer for Seattle's alternative weekly The Stranger) based on interviews with Moore, as well as rare photos from Moore's archives. Original master tape sound.
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MANCO, BARIS: 2023 LP (GUESS 106LP)
2015 restock. From 1975, this is Baris Manço's masterpiece. Stunning cosmic, psychedelic, groovy conceptual album with fantastic electronics and a strong Turkish folk flavor, as usual. Legit deluxe release. Comes with the original gatefold cover, a reproduction of the full-color booklet, and an insert with extensive liner notes. 350 gram carton cover and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
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WHY BE: Snipestreet 12" (HALC 002EP)
Rabit's Halycon Veil label swerves left with a freakish release from the Korean-born, Danish-raised Why Be (DJ Hvad's Syg Nok, Janus regular, Total Freedom's 2012 Blasting Voice compilation). Grime, bumpy techno, and internet-world electronics add up to a frictional but fluid batch. "Heroin Hat" crosses wires between ersatz Afro melodies and sublow techno with the playful dexterity of Physical Therapy; the massive blackened mass of "Whalin (Kyselina OST)" proves an impressive aptitude for beatless, abstract sound-design. He glances askew at ballroom house from a loop vortex with "Deeq"; its bitch-slapping counterpart "Late (Laser Ha)" throws down limb-synched edits for the voguers.
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O.R.K: Inflamed Rides CD (HW 011CD)
Drawing on the singular talents of vocalist and producer Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari (Berserk!, Obake), innovative guitarist Carmelo Pipitone (Marta Sui Tubi), and internationally renowned musicians Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) and Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), O.R.k's Inflamed Rides is an intriguing collaborative album that defies easy categorization yet remains gratifyingly accessible. The debut album fuses primordial energy with playful acoustic psychedelia and precise math rock, but with an added seasoning of intense ambient electronica. O.R.k illuminate a deep subconscious landscape, rich with controlled chaos and populated with archetypal forms and characters. Highlights include the mezmerising "Pyre" and the jarring urgency of "Funfair," which promises entertaining rides in the most intimidating manner. Imposing, but also encompassing a hypnotic, powerful beauty, Inflamed Rides is a forward-thinking, mischievous slap to the head of complacency, and a captivating listen from start to finish.
$11.79 UPC: 634158530791 ROCK
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LOKIER: Gate Masters 12" (HAKT 014EP)
Mexican DJ and producer Yoan Rodriguez aka Lokier presents Gate Masters, a heavy EP of uncanny dance. "Blind Flow" opens into a whopping current of elliptical surrealism à la Terrence Dixon. "Gate Masters" features a rippled bassline and high-pitched Suspiria synths that turn a dark piece of club functionality into a retro fever-dream. "Hel's Reaction" begins with a classically spooky synth arpeggio and mounts to a macabre big-room stomper. London-based producer South London Ordnance replaces some spook with extra thump for a beefy remix of "Gate Masters."
$9.79 EAN: 3111977017018 ELECTRONIC
A1. Blind Flow
A2. Gate Masters
B1. Hel's Reaction
B2. Gate Masters (South London Ordnance Remix)
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METHENY GROUP, PAT: Phase Dancer... Live, '77 CD (HH 3018CD)
Having played with Gary Burton, Jaco Pastorius, and other leading fusion musicians, the prodigious Pat Metheny made his solo recording debut in 1976. The following year he released Watercolors, marking the start of his long collaboration with pianist Lyle Mays. That summer they played various dates (together with bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb). The superb tracks featured here include material from Watercolors and the Pat Metheny Group album (which would be released in 1978), and were originally broadcast on KJAZ-FM. The complete broadcast is presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images. "Phase Dancer," "Watercolors," and "Wrong Is Right" were recorded at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on August 31, 1977; "San Lorenzo" was recorded at the Seattle Opera House on September 4, 1977.
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DAVIS, MILES: Sun Palace, Fukuoka, Japan October '81 CD (HH 3020CD)
Following a six-year absence from music while he rebuilt his health, Miles Davis erupted back onto the live scene in 1981 with a new, young band comprising Bill Evans (sax, flute), Mike Stern (guitar), Marcus Miller (bass), Al Foster (drums), and Mino Cinelu (percussion). This incendiary set was taped for FM radio broadcast at the Sun Palace in Fukuoka, Japan, on October 11, 1981; the complete broadcast is presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images.
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SZABO, GABOR: Magical Connection CD (HH 3023CD)
Born in Hungary in 1936, Gábor Szabó became a major name on the emerging US jazz fusion circuit in the 1960s. By the mid-'70s he was firmly established as one of the most popular guitarists in the style, influencing Carlos Santana, George Benson, and many others. This superb live set was taped at the Agora Theatre in Cleveland in 1976 for broadcast on the Agora Radio Network's New World of Jazz show, to coincide with the release of Szabó's classic 1976 Nightflight LP. The complete broadcast is presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images.
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HIP EDITS: Edits 02 12" (HIPEDITS 002EP)
More Hip Edits, this time provided by Edit Piafra and Johannes Albert. Unlimited vinyl only with music to make you cry -- ahem -- dance. These tunes were rediscovered in a lonesome backyard in Monza, Italy. Straight recorded from original cheese plates and Abletoned up for today's DJ needs. Now stop the talking please. Play it, say it!
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Never Let Go (Johannes Albert Edit)
A2. Slang Preacher (Piafra Edit)
B1. You're My Last Dub (Piafra Edit)
B2. NY (Piafra Edit)
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VOM GRILL: Lerend Luisteren 7" (HOL 073EP)
Two tracks fitting the best format to choose when you have to capture the music of Dennis Tyfus, the Antwerp-based hyperactive artist who draws, paints, takes photographs, makes films, plays music, sings, and creates books and magazines. The A-side of this single -- "Leren zwijgen" -- is an organ-melancholic-glitched song diving on a fanatical shrieking crowd. The flip -- "Lederen spelen" --starts with a limping accordion and ends with a choral multi-track warped vocalization. Edition of 100.
$8.39 UPC: 769791958531 ELECTRONIC
A1. Leren zwijgen (3:30)
B1. Lederen spelen (3:12)
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GEERKEN AND HIS ROCK AND FREE JAZZ GROUP KABUL FEATURING JOHN TCHICAI, HARTMUT: Insistency! LP (HOL 086LP)
Third -- and sadly last -- chapter of the archival recordings fixed on tape by Hartmut Geerken during his stay in Kabul in the '70s. Insistency! was recorded at the Goethe-Institut Afghanistan in Kabul on same day as the duo session of Hindukush Serenade (HOL 071LP) -- May 22, 1977 -- but also sees Maqsud Schukurwali and Ghafur Rasul -- members of the Free Jazz Group Kabul -- joining Geerken and John Tchicai and playing an insistent anthem, also featuring an eight-year-old Olaf Geerken on congas. On side B, the music gets quieter and Tchicai finds the perfect moment to release his yelled, ecstatic chant, slowly turning into a hypnotizing song. Edition of 250.
$17.79 UPC: 769791958555 JAZZ
A1. Insist! - Part I (15:56)
B1. Insist! - Part II (13:18)
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DOUGHTY/THE SINGING SONS OF WASHINGTON, D.C., CAMILLE: Elijah Rock/Jesus Will Be with Me 7" (HJG 001EP)
As a divine harbinger of Honest Jon's Records' dazzling survey of the Gospel Roots label -- out at the end of 2015 -- here's Camille Doughty from Columbus, Ohio, in full flight over a gritty funk-rock version of the gospel evergreen most famously recorded by Mahalia Jackson 20 years earlier; with some hard-grooving, Sam Cooke-style testifying on the flip, from The Singing Sons of Washington, D.C. Beautifully sleeved; in limited numbers.
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MORELLI, RON: A Gathering Together CD (HOS 477CD)
A Gathering Together is Ron Morelli's second full-length for Hospital Productions, a "techno" cacophony brought to its granular detail and reduced to its most elemental tonal depths. A cohesive fusion of surreal and feverish déjà-vu loops, brittle noise, fucked rhythms, scrap-metal percussions, pro-one metal synths, and an injection of near-buried Drāno vocal samples, it's a fearsome celebration of brokenness and of amplified surroundings, with stereo-shifting drones and driving rhythms that tell the stories of those now gone -- more a soundtrack for a wake than 4/4 crafted for the dancefloor. There's a naked anxiety at work that doesn't turn away from loss but runs with an excited melancholy toward a future that won't exist. The boldness of the gestures is not to be confused with exuberance. With this effort Morelli has shown remarkable restraint and patience, most notably highlighted on title-track "A Gathering Together," an intense cut born from rapid-paced dead-end urban environments that force people together. It's a calling to do more, include more, and celebrate the many forms within those inconspicuous places. Upon numerous listens, it's clear that the sound-design is a reflection of heavy compositional themes that suggest a greater whole. This is hard, dirty techno -- humid, reduced, bare-bones, yet dense and dissolved to its electronic soil. Heavy without being oppressive, it is the culmination of many elements pulled from all spheres of modern electronics, eaten, digested, and spit back out. Produced at the end of 2014, with final mixdown and additional production in spring 2015 by Krikor Kouchian and Ron Morelli in Paris. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton.
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ANALOGUE COPS, THE: Monkey Suits 12" (HYPE 046EP)
Italian producers Lucretio and Marieu aka The Analogue Cops split this 12"; "Vampire Killer" is Lucretio's ode to bit-crushed techno, with 135+ beats-per-minute of face-melting drum machine funk and beautifully distorted melodies (taken from the MSX2 game Vampire Killer). The bitty melodic phrases of Lucretio's "Shinobi" push the track into orchestral territory, with heady arpeggios and feel-good melodies. Marieu's "Corona" takes things into harder, darker territory with deep sine-wave bass and impeccably mixed drums. "McGraw" waltzes into vintage Chicago territory; with looping funk samples and slamming drums, this track proves you don't need 20 channels to make a burner.
$10.99 EAN: 4012957254609 ELECTRONIC
A1. Lucretio - Vampire Killer
A2. Lucretio - Shinobi World
B1. Marieu - Corona
B2. Marieu - McGraw
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L A N D: Anoxia CD (IMPREC 429CD)
The second L A N D album, Anoxia, sees Daniel Lea return alone with an outing that marks a shift from the industrial-inflected jazz-noir of 2012's Night Within into distinctly new terrain. Mixed by Ben Frost at Greenhouse Studios, Reykjavík; mastered by Rashad Becker at D&M, Berlin. CD packaged in a combination offset/screenprinted jacket. "Anoxia" means "total absence of oxygen," and in Lea's hands the term heralds aural environments that are full of the dreams of humanity yet may well be devoid of its living presence. The Anthropocene era in which we live has seen the rise of many human-made monuments that add up to a total presence that humanity will leave behind; Lea's labyrinthine arrangements are a soundtrack to such a world, one without humanity that is nevertheless fully marked and constructed by humans. From the very first moments of the pummeling djun djun skins and the growing bowed rototoms of "Labyrinthitis," the direction is one of a more radical constructivist sound rooted in modernist architecture. Lea has elevated his practice to the point at which he cleaves space sonically, and Frost is the perfect person to mix such spaces. The results are visions of a brutalist world slowly decaying, but with the mellifluous harmonics of vegetation and fluid matter entwining through the ruination. Other tracks rise up like towers in a city, growing from the metallic chimes and structured percussion; one sees visions of the Balfron Tower or the Genex Tower, but such associations do not tether this work to geographical real-world locations. Anoxia may well be in a time outside of time. On "Anoxia," cello harmonics swing their head and screech like prancing komodo dragons, marking the entry to the final track, the "End Zone," with which Lea carries out his own initiation ritual, a dance between those edifices left beneath the growing millennial weeds and forests. Monuments that will long outlast their creators. Daniel Lea: sound design, field recordings, processing, electronics, composition, production. With Rupert Clervaux: drums, percussion, aluphone, crotales, copper pipes; Jamie McCarthy: cello on "Metamorphosis," "Equinox," "Transition," and "Anoxia" and bowed percussion and copper pipes on "Equinox" and "Anoxia"; Clive Bell: shakuhachi on "Drop City," "Equinox," and "Anoxia"; Leo Abrahams: processed guitars on "Neutra," "Transition," and "End Zone"; Mark Wastell: tamtam on "Neutra," "Equinox," "Transition," "Anoxia," and "End Zone"; and Dom Garwood: clarinets on "Labyrinithitis."
$10.39 UPC: 793447542928 ROCK
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THROBBING GRISTLE: Heathen Earth: The Live Sound Of Throbbing Gristle LP (IRL 004LP)
2015 repress. Gatefold LP version. Originally released in 1980, Heathen Earth is a crucial live document of industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle. In member Chris Carter's own words: "You had to have been there. Which is what we always say about TG. TG on record and TG live are two completely different things." This album is probably the closest approximation of the two you'll ever get: it's a "live in-studio recording" made in front of a small audience and the event was filmed by Monte Cazzaza with the intention of also releasing it on video. The majority of the set is instrumental, fluctuating between the raw electronics of their early work and the band's more melodic material. Tracks include a rework of early classic "After Cease To Exist" and Brion Gysin fave "Dreammachine." The newly cut 180-gram vinyl editions include painstakingly restored cover artworks, using original source material from the Industrial Records visual archive. In addition, each of the vinyl releases includes an exclusive large format 8-page color booklet featuring an abundance of Throbbing Gristle archival material, including some previously-unpublished photos of the band. .
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BLACK SPUMA: Oasi 12" (IFEEL 048EP)
180-gram vinyl. Black Spuma are Fabrizio Mammarella (Telespazio) and Phillip Lauer (Tuff City Kids). Oasi opens with "Hype Around," which combines old and modern Italo and balearic house with a D&B bassline and a few delicious pads. "Spumatix" lowers the BPM and adds a Lee Perry Space Echo, while "Black Spuma" takes us back to Rimini, framing the classic sound in a modern context. "Emizioni Miste" brings the EP to a close with a tribal machine groove, funky bassline, and popcorn keys.
$10.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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LEISE, LEN: Lingua Franca LP (IFEEL 049LP)
180-gram vinyl. Respected balearic imprint International Feel introduces its series of mini-albums with Len Leise's Lingua Franca. The series consists of six-to-eight-track albums, allowing each artist to show more of their musical identity without the constraints of the traditional album format. Lingua Franca precedes a beautiful release from Canada's CFCF, an ambient album from Jan Schulte, and the return of Gatto Fritto. Len Leise is Australian -- that is known. Does he exist? Maybe in the mind of his creator. Lingua Franca follows three beautiful EPs centered around a natural musical theme built on emotion, times, and spaces. Lingua Franca, his first long-form work, shows the varied palette of his listening habits, from ambient jazz through Afro disco; the likes of Yasuaki Shimizu, Jake Sollo, and Ike White. Rare names for a rare sound. Lingua Franca is all about travel and progression, in both physical and emotional senses. It's an imaginary journey based on real experiences, though, as with his name, what is real and what is not doesn't matter. Morocco appears in the deep ride of "Forlorn Fields," Spain in "Leaving Llucmajor," and Russia in "Route to Reutov." Ever on the move, trade language is necessary -- a lingua franca. India finds its way here via the chimes of "Madala Maksim," Brazil in the disco sound of "O Camino," and Africa in the slow, thoughtful pace of "El Modelo." Sometimes a visual element brings the music to life; sometimes a thought or feeling. It's music to keep and get lost in, a spiritual ride across the world's paths and percussions. These sounds are true to Len Leise and Lingua Franca has been designed to delve inside his mind. A spreading of wings, changing pace for a chance to indulge in those wispy, smoke-filled thoughts. Artwork comes courtesy of The Material Collective, responsible for International Feel's switch back to full cover art. Each mini-album in this series has a similar look, as part of a diverse series of interlinked journeys through the sonic spectrum of each artist's imagination.
$15.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Forlorn Fields
A2. Leaving Llucmajor
A3. Route to Reutov
A4. Mandala Maksim
B1. O Caminho
B2. Tria Bells
B3. El Modelo
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IACOUCCI, GERARDO: Simbolismo Psichedelico LP (INTER 001LP)
Gerardo Iacoucci attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston and, later, founded the Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio in Rome, but he is mainly remembered as an excellent jazz pianist. During his long career, the musician born in Veroli, Italy, explored -- with great dedication and talent -- various different music genres and recorded many libraries, many of which qualify as small masterpieces. One of the most famous is Simbolismo Psichedelico, originally released in 1970 by the small Deneb label (home of other heavyweights such as Alessandro Alessandroni, Amedeo Tommasi, Stefano Torossi, and Daniela Casa), and also pressed in France by the St Germain des Prés label with the title Symbolisme Psychédélique. These 11 tracks tirelessly explore the boundaries of an "expressive urge," which is the signature style of a master like Iacoucci. The disturbing atmospheres of "Fantasmi Lunari," the avant-garde drive of "Ipnosi" and "Inibizioni" (two short sketches at the end of the album), and the free mood of "Psicopatologia" are just a few among the best and most essential moments of this gem. There are no limits or fears in Simbolismo Psichedelico -- this is an incredible, and truly hallucinatory, sensory experience. Edition of 300 copies; first-ever reissue; remastered sound.
$18.39 UPC: 769791910324 JAZZ
A1. Fantasmi Lunari (2:45)
A2. Introversione (2:20)
A3. Stress Angoscioso (1:50)
A4. Ossessione Notturna (2:14)
A5. Alchimia E Alambicchi (1:26)
B1. Psicopatologia (1:55)
B2. Nevrosi Mentale (2:10)
B3. Simbolismo Fantastico (2:52)
B4. Claustrofobia (1:30)
B5. Inibizione (2:30)
B6. Ipnosi (0:55)
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ALESSANDRONI, ALESSANDRO: Angoscia LP (INTER 002LP)
Originally released in 1975 by Italian label Octopus Records, a label devoted to thematic libraries, Angoscia is one of the best works by Italian composer Alessandro Alessandroni. Famous for his film-score work -- often with such masters as Piero Umiliani and Ennio Morricone, with whom he collaborated to create some truly immortal soundtracks (especially those written for Sergio Leone) -- Alessandroni also developed a parallel career as an author of library music, freely crossing and touching every music genre. Alone, or together with friends and pupils like Rino de Filippi (aka Gisteri) and Giuliano Sorgini (aka Raskovich), he always managed to push the boundaries of experimentation, but with great taste and personality, never giving up on the majestic orchestrations characteristic of his art. Angoscia, released when Alessandroni was at his creative peak, features 12 tracks revolving around the album's core theme of angoscia, or anguish; the pieces move through dismay, desperation, uncertainty, pride, resignation, frustration, desolation, agony, prostration, obsession, and, finally, fear. Thirty minutes of anguish have never seemed so enticing and nuanced... Edition of 300 copies; first-ever reissue; remastered sound.
$18.39 UPC: 769791910331 JAZZ
A1. Angoscia (2:22)
A2. Sgomento (2:32)
A3. Disperazione (2:49)
A4. Incertezza (3:42)
A5. Orgoglio (2:05)
A6. Rassegnazione (3:17)
B1. Frustrazione (2:18)
B2. Costernazione (2:26)
B3. Agonia (2:29)
B4. Prostrazione (2:47)
B5. Ossessione (2:25)
B6. Paura (2:20)
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LEE, ALAN: An Australian Jazz Anthology CD (JMAN 078CD)
There are few Australian originals in jazz, but vibraphonist Alan Lee surely ranks among the best. Australian jazz is and always will be an interpretation of the American art form, but throughout his long career Lee has ploughed his furrow undaunted; as he puts it, "What I want is the fire! Whether it's John Coltrane's 'Blues Minor' from Africa/Brass or 'Backwater Blues' by Leadbelly, I want the emotion, the gut wrenching pain, the cry from within!" A musician and bandleader who cut a number of jazz sides for small independent Melbourne labels from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, Lee has always searched for this fire, evident in the broad styles he's covered throughout his career. From '60s soul jazz to the deep modal sounds of the early '70s and cross-genre experiments exhibited in his chamber jazz, the tracks included in this anthology -- the first of Lee's music -- were recorded by various incarnations of Lee's band and are taken from three albums recorded in 1973 and 1974 -- Lee's sole albums as a bandleader and collectors' items in their own right. The deep modal version of "Love Song" and Freddie Hubbard's perennial spiritual jazz standard "Little Sunflower" are both taken from the 1973 LP The Alan Lee Jazz Quartet. The 1973 album Gallery Concerts 1973, which was recorded for Bruce Clarke's jazz sub-label Cumquat Records, provides us with a fierce electric-jazz version of Igor Stravinsky's "Dance of the Adolescents" from The Rite of Spring, plus the plaintive chamber jazz of John Lewis's "Sketch" as well as two tracks featuring vocalist Jeannie Lewis -- "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5" and the beautiful "Bailero." Completing this compendium is a cover of the Milt Jackson-penned "Enchanted Lady" taken from the 1974 follow-up recording for Jazznote, The Smilor. This anthology is filled out by Lee's stories, including his correspondence with fellow vibraphone player Gary Burton on how to achieve advanced extended techniques for the vibraphone (resulting in pages of technical diagrams) and a story about travelling across the US to purchase an original 1940s Deagan Imperial vibraphone from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra "just to get that Milt Jackson sound." There are moments of deep introspection and intellect in Lee's playing; this is emotional music that contains and shares a common spiritual oneness, seeking the thrill Lee experienced after first listening to Lionel Hampton and The Benny Goodman Quartet. CD includes four extra tracks.
$10.39 EAN: 5036468200787 JAZZ
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BIRCHALL, NAT: Invocations CD (JMAN 082CD)
The music of saxophonist Nat Birchall joins a long-flowing conversation in jazz. His chosen tongue is that of the spiritualized musical discourse with a vital source that can be found in the sacred testaments of John Coltrane, and which was channeled most directly by his fellow travelers Albert Ayler and Pharoah Sanders and his wife Alice. Many others followed where Coltrane led, giving voice in music to the esoteric renewal of the soul and mind that lent spiritual strength to the black counterculture and complemented the political radicalism of the late 1960s and 1970s. This rich vein of spirit-music has rarely been tapped by British jazz musicians, and Birchall is one of the few to have been drawn to it with the conviction of heart that it demands. For these are the sonic and spiritual spaces where the colossi of an earlier age declaimed and confessed with sacrificial passion, from within the flames of revolution. Ultimately, it has been the sonic pathways offered by jazz that have provided Birchall with the clearest way to channel the resonances of the higher heights, wherefrom timeless musical messages might be revealed. "It seems to me that's it's the most direct way of tuning in to this higher source," reflects Birchall. "That music seems to me to display this connection to whatever this higher source, this higher energy, might be... You can hear it in other musics to a certain degree sometimes, but this seems to be almost purely of that nature. That's what really motivates me the most." All music is a spiritual communion -- it speaks to the old and the young in a language that is beyond language, it expresses and elicits emotion and thought at once, it is both bodily and mental, noise and silence, intention and accident. It is the dissolution of opposites, the fleeting noise made eternal prayer, the transubstantiation of spirit into sound. Music is the expression of unity, in which difference is both accepted and resolved, and from which a mended world might be born. To make music is, as Roland Kirk observed, to talk with the spirits. We are lucky that the music of Nat Birchall allows us to hear the sounds of their world once more. Played with Adam Fairhall: piano; Tim Fairhall: bass; Johnny Hunter: drums; Christian Weaver: congas, batá drum, various bells, shakers, and other percussion.
$10.39 EAN: 5036468200824 JAZZ
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ZAPPA, FRANK: Bebop Tango Contest Live! LP (KH 9054LP)
Repressed. With the success of his Apostrophe and Roxy & Elsewhere albums, 1974 saw Frank Zappa at his commercial peak. Evidently feeling a surfeit of goodwill towards his fans, at the close of the year he prepared a personally mixed reel of live performances from the previous year for broadcast on WLIR-FM in Garden City, New York, on New Year's Eve. Not to be confused with a show he was playing the same night in Long Beach, California, this is a typically adventurous and humorous compilation, and is presented here with background notes and images. 180-gram vinyl; includes insert.
$16.39 EAN: 5291012905413 ROCK
01. Announcer’s Introduction
02. Zappa's introduction -- aka Tango Chat (Wayne, NJ, 73/11/11)
03. Pygmy Twylyte/Dummy Up (w/ Coffee, location & date unknown)
04. Be-Bop Tango Excerpt (location & date unknown)
05. The Story of Dupree's Paradise (NYC, 73/11/22)
06. Yellow Snow Suite (Sydney, Australia, 73/06/24)
07. Guitar Event (Lowell, MA, 73/11/30)
08. Bebop Tango Contest (Waterloo, Canada, 73/11/18)
09. Announcer's closing remarks
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PERKINS, LASCELLES: Sings Studio One and More CD (KSCD 059CD)
Lascelles Perkins was one of the first stars of the Jamaican music scene, Studio One's leading balladeer, and one of the most underrated singers from that time. Perkins sang sentimental ballads and scored massive local hits for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label with tracks like "Lonely Moments" and "Together Forever." Other big hits followed, including "The Mighty Organ" (a duet with Hortense Ellis, Alton Ellis's sister), "Destiny," and a whole catalog of standards. Perkins could sing any song, make it seem effortless, and, at the same time, address it in his own unique style. Perkins was present at the birth of Studio One, at the initial sessions carried out in 1959 alongside the other big singers of the day, Alton Ellis and Basil Gabbidon. The session took place at Federal Studios and, as was standard at the time, the studio had one mic hanging down in the middle of the room. The singer would be nearest to the mic, and the musicians, depending on how loud their instruments were, would place themselves accordingly in the room, recording everything together in a single take. The singers and the musicians would have to be at the top of their game and would be paid for each side they cut. Doing things over would mean fewer songs finished. Time and money was tight, but this discipline made the great records we know today. This set includes Perkins on some lost tapes from producer Bunny Lee's archive, singing some of the big Studio One hits of the day, including "Rain from the Skies," "Stick by Me," "Love Me Forever," and "No Man Is an Island," alongside other great tunes from the time like "Dancing Mood," "Pledging My Love," "Take My Hand," "Never Never," and "Dinner for One." CD includes five bonus tracks.
$9.79 EAN: 5060135761936 WORLD
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PERKINS, LASCELLES: Sings Studio One and More LP (KSLP 059LP)
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$10.99 EAN: 5060135761943 WORLD
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BLOND:ISH: Welcome to the Present CD (KOMP 127CD)
After establishing their rule over the 12" format and turning your run-of-the-mill dance EP into a miniature opera in its own right, Blond:ish were bound to come up with a debut full-length at some point, but even so, Welcome to the Present drops as a major surprise. Flexing the psychedelic and spiritual influences that informed their Lovers in Limbo EP (KOM 253EP, 2012), Inward Visions (KOM 268EP, 2013), and Wunderkammer (KOM 308EP, 2014), this material presents itself not so much as the collection of DJ-ready peak-time bangers that some would've expected, but as what one might admiringly call a total trip. Here, each track is part of a bigger story, accomplishing its role in a vibrant, colorful mix of electronic moods, field recordings, traditional instruments, and polyglot vocals. Things start off in the most unassuming manner, as opener "Shy Grass" lives up to its name and gently introduces a few fleeting chords to what sounds like a recording of casual child banter. The first real bass drum takes its sweet time to hit, and when it does, it does so like the wind caressing your cheek. It's only halfway through lead single "Endless Games" -- itself morphed into a special album-only version -- that the first actual club beat appears. That's not an accident, but a very deliberate aesthetic choice; the result of what seems like the duo's very own alchemic procedure of turning a multitude of disparate folkloric snippets into a blueprint for a unique kind of ambient-infused dancefloor. As the trip continues through the sneaky Rhodes showcase "Nada Brahma," the mysterious electronic fairy tale "Moonvalley," and a slightly adjusted version of vintage hit "Velvet Wave," it suddenly becomes clear that the heat's been rising all along, thanks to the labyrinthine percussion, imploring vocals, and uncanny instrumentation of "Myein Caravan" and the shadowy funk of "Jupiter & Jaguar," all culminating in the powerful, incessant groove of "Inner Jungle." These seething cuts reflect "every road that we have taken to come to this point in time," as the duo explains -- spanning spiritual and physical travels to South America, Mexico, and India. Recording the album in a makeshift studio in Tulum, Mexico, where they have also found a new home, Blond:ish make expert use of the format's greater runtime to build pace and play with release, transgressing the conventions of electronic club music in favor of a mystical tour de force.
$10.99 UPC: 880319733321 ELECTRONIC
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ADMX-71: The Redacted Files 12" (LIES 052EP)
Adam-X should need no introduction as he and his brother, Frankie Bones, pioneered techno in a post-disco, pre-Giuliani New York City through the late-'80s and onward past the '90s with countless productions under their belts and renegade parties throughout the five boroughs. Their record store, Sonic Groove, served as a hub for purchasing cutting-edge electronic music from across the globe. Here, as ADMX-71, he delivers a subdued yet extremely tense vibe. These tracks present a unique take on the traditional EBM sound, in which, upon every listen, one will discover something new. Highly recommended for those into the darker territories.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ADMX-71: Coherent Abstractions CD (LIES 067CD)
Adam X is back with his third album release under his industrial guise, ADMX-71. Following releases with the legendary label Hands and his own imprint, Sonic Groove Experiments, Adam paired up with L.I.E.S Records in 2014 for The Redacted Files, a 12" of slowed-down and tense EBM wizardry. Adam now returns to the L.I.E.S. front with Coherent Abstractions, an album of singular experiments that pull from every corner of electronic music's landscape into a comprehensive and propulsive full-length. Coherent Abstractions pulsates with fractured rhythms, vacillating melodies, and mesmerizing compositions that showcase Adam's impressive history working in all aspects of the underbelly of electronic music. Noise and industrial elements seep into the album's 11 songs, churning the cold and abrasive into feverish new territory. Though Coherent Abstractions operates primarily in sounds of solitude, guest vocalist Janina joins "Bound and Broken" for a rare vocal collaboration on an ADMX-71 track. We also hear a frantic vocal performance from the producer on "Nearing Obliteration," which is undoubtedly the apex of the album. Throughout the album the music sweeps from breakbeat noir and anxious electronic dub to reflective industrial modes, making Coherent Abstractions an engaging and varied listen, updating a late-'80s EBM tone into modern sound design environments while pushing a reverence for the past and heading into the deep unknown of the future. For those unfamiliar with Adam's deeply rooted history in the New York underground, he and his brother, Frankie Bones, pioneered techno in a post-disco, pre-Giuliani New York City through the late '80s and onward past the '90s, producing countless records under various guises and finally opening their own shop and record label, Sonic Groove. At the same time they began throwing renegade parties, known as Storm Rave, throughout the five boroughs -- a practice that was unheard of at the time in such a major US metropolis and opened the door for what was to come.
$10.99 UPC: 706949618947 ELECTRONIC
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ADMX-71: Coherent Abstractions 2LP (LIES 067LP)
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$14.99 UPC: 769791910201 ELECTRONIC
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TURMAN, ROBERT: Macro LP (LDLP 001LP)
"Macro was originally going to be titled Roots, because it really goes back to what I was doing 40 years ago, just more modernized technique. I had always taken small snippets of tape and records, repeated them, slowed down, modified, and layered etc. Macro was all done on the computer. I'd been thinking about how in the old days, pop songs were always between two and three minutes long. Most of my music has always been longer extended pieces. I wanted to recreate the feel of noise in the pop song format, so I specifically created an album's worth of songs, all at exactly three minutes, a concept album I suppose. Micro samples were cut, copied, pasted, and totally whacked out. As with all of my music, I have always defied anyone to identify the samples" --Robert Turman. Previously released on cassette by Fabrica Records in 2012, with the separate tracks crossfaded to make each side a continuous track. Here, the individual tracks are divided as originally conceived. Limited edition of 218 screenprinted and numbered copies.
$19.79 UPC: 769791958562 ELECTRONIC
A1. Fiery Cock Dub
A2. Pushing Warp Amnesias
A3. Surface Tension
A4. Pan Pots Decay
A5. Allow Any Radio
B1. Black & Red
B2. Cold Hot Fire
B3. From Nowhere
B4. Bored Music Deity
B5. Temporal Subdivide
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KASETA, DJ ASSAM & LIEM, JOHAN: Back Quality 12" (LHLT 003EP)
180-gram vinyl. The opener is a Johan Kaseta aka Gravity Hannes aka DJ Tapee Tapey Tape flip of an older DJ Assam aka Nizza Overload aka DJ Alley Loop tune. "Back Quality" is a bomb settling somewhere between early morning weirdness and deep and freaky warm-up game-changer. It's complemented by a storming Times Are Ruff remix -- drums, drums, drums. "Kord Dreyer" is a triple-combo of Johan Kaseta, DJ Assam, and Liem aka Lars Lavendel aka Fatso Frolunda -- a straightforward groove affair, were it not for those unsettling, beautiful chords and the sudden change of mood during the break.
$9.79 UPC: 827170615465 ELECTRONIC
A1. DJ Assam - Rowdy Hope (Johan Kaseta's Hopeless Remix)
A2. Johan Kaseta & DJ Assam - Back Quality
B1. Johan Kaseta & DJ Assam - Back Quality (Times Are Ruff Remix)
B2. Johan Kaseta, DJ Assam & Liem - Kord Dreyer
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MUMBAI SCIENCE: Black Hole (Floorplan RMX) 12" (LL 097EP)
Belgian electronic duo Mumbai Science follow their acclaimed 2014 album Déjà Vu (LL 014CD) with "Black Hole" remixed by Robert Hood -- Hood's first-ever remix as Floorplan. Founding member of Underground Resistance, arguably the most important techno act in the world, and of the M-Plant label, Hood paved the way for a wave of stripped-down dancefloor minimalism that directed much of techno's path throughout the late '90s. His remix of "Black Hole" deconstructs the original track and rebuilds it in the relentless techno landscape of Floorplan to perfectly complement the original.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Black Hole (Floorplan Remix)
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KING CHEETAH: Endurance 12" (LBW 001EP)
King Cheetah is a shining star from the Motor City, and here he presents three tracks inspired by techno vinyl digging in the late '90s. Though this is King Cheetah's first official release, he has been making music since the mid-'90s in seclusion on the west side of Detroit. This is also the first release on Light Body Works. Light Body Works is a label that intends to release club music that induces hypnotic states through repeated melodic movements and straight rhythm patterns.
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PIERCE, SEAN: Sutro 12" (MNQ 077EP)
Sean Pierce debuts on Mannequin Records with an intense, dark EP of modular synth techno. Currently operating out of Portland, Oregon, Pierce is one half of ASSS, who put out two acclaimed singles on Mannequin Records parent label Haunted Air Records in 2014. Check the monster dancefloor slasher "Immodest Force." Limited edition of 300 copies.
$10.39 UPC: 769791910263 ELECTRONIC
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MAZZOCCHETTI, MAOUPA: Untitled 12" (MNQ 078EP)
Hailing from Brussels, Maoupa Mazzocchetti debuts on Mannequin Records with three killer tracks of industrial electro, released in advance of his 2016 full-length debut. Deep, dark, and stripped-down, Mazzocchetti's tracks regurgitate the lessons of the '80s Belgian EBM/minimal synth legends with a fresh, nervous musical urgency. Limited edition of 300 copies.
$10.39 UPC: 769791910287 ELECTRONIC
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GHAZALAW: Ghazalaw CD (MARVEL 002CD)
Ghazalaw, the eponymous debut album from the Wales/India collaboration, is the second album to be released on Cerys Matthews's Marvels of the Universe label. Ghazalaw is a sublime musical meeting between acclaimed Indian ghazal singer and musician Tauseef Akhtar, from Mumbai, and Gwyneth Glyn, from Criccieth, North Wales, one of Wales's leading singer-songwriters. The music is a marriage of two great traditions of love poetry and traditional music: the ghazal singing of the Indian sub-continent and the folk song of Wales. Though the traditions may seem distant at first glance, dig deeper and you'll find that Welsh folk and Indian ghazal evolved from common ancient poetic forms, specifically Sanskrit. Tauseef Akhtar served a ten-year apprenticeship with the greatest ghazal singer of modern times, the "Ghazal King" Jagjit Singh. Gwyneth Glyn is steeped in the linguistic and poetic richness of her homeland, inspired by the landscape of Wales and centuries of tradition. Yet she stands at the forefront of a new Welsh generation keen to seek out and celebrate the many affinities that tie two distant parts of the world together. Akhtar and Glyn are joined from India by Ashish Jha (tabla), Manas Kumar (violin), and Sanjoy Das (guitar), and from Wales by Georgia Ruth (harp, vocals), who earned two BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominations in 2014 following the release of her 2013 debut album Week of Pines.
$10.39 UPC: 666017295824 WORLD
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BAILEY, MARCO: Pere Lachaise 12" (MBRLTD 008EP)
Marco Bailey returns to his prolific MBR Limited imprint with another killer single titled "Pere Lachaise." Includes remixes by ROD, who delivers two incredible reworks exemplifying his intelligent sound, and Stuttgart's heavyweight Raphael Dincsoy.
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DE LA CALLE, EDUARDO: Computational Behaviours 12" (MNSX 004EP)
Eduardo de la Calle takes a tougher stance than on his silkier productions, heading into rough, raw, analog terrain for Midnight Shift's MNSX series. The relentless, pulsating, slithering acid bassline of "Roswell Case" makes it a peak-time earworm roller. On "Synthesized Priorities," the soul of the machine makes itself heard -- another hypnotic builder. "Mexican Madness" is a twisted journey led by an analog synth; a peculiar product waiting to wreck insane havoc on the floor. On his remix of "Mexican Madness," Jacob Martin aka Hodge turns the opening synth groove totally rugged -- another winning move from the Bristolian producer.
$9.79 UPC: 827170611061 ELECTRONIC
A1. Roswell Case
A2. Synthesized Priorities
B1. Mexican Madness (Hodge Remix)
B2. Mexican Madness
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BROOM, MARK: Stunned/Decay 12" (MPM 026EP)
It's a rare moment in the life of Robert Hood's M-Plant label when he hands things over to another producer, but it's no surprise that he should pick Mark Broom for this release -- he's previously been entrusted to provide edits of Hood's tracks for the label's 20th anniversary celebrations (MPM 019EP). The original version of "Stunned" was released on Broom and Dave Hill's renowned Pure Plastic label in 1997. This "97 Mix" started as a live mix of the track, which Broom has now tweaked for maximum dancefloor devastation. On the flipside, "Decay" delivers the kind of tough, raw techno that sits perfectly on M-Plant.
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SHIFTING SANDS, THE: Cosmic Radio Station CD (FISH 015CD)
If you went up and over the hill behind Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand, you might stumble across the rundown shack and converted woolshed whence the Cosmic Radio Station was first beamed into the Pacific ether. Head back to Port Chalmers itself and there stands Chick's Hotel. Tiny it may be, but it's hosted shows by Sebadoh, Stephen Malkmus, J Mascis, Sharon van Etten, and Parquet Courts, among many others, and it's also the epicenter of the vibrant Dunedin pop underground. The venue is run by the three members of The Shifting Sands -- Mike McLeod (guitar, vocals), Tom Bell (bass), and Jake Langley (drums) -- who, even with the responsibility of providing radio for the cosmos and bringing bands to Dunedin, still managed to undertake a 2014 US West Coast tour supporting David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights. The eye-popping sleeve of Cosmic Radio Station, by renowned Port Chalmers artist Jim Cooper, gives some idea of the psych-dealing within. This is an album that drips sundazed melody through a shifting haze of fuzzy, chiming guitars, shimmering strings, and vocal harmonies, with the aforementioned Mr. Kilgour lending his inimitable guitar to two songs. Recorded in a woolshed in Whareakeake and a decrepit crib overlooking Mapoutahi. Overdubs recorded at Chick's Hotel. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Thomas Bell.
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EVERLASTING YEAH, THE: Anima Rising CD (HATI7DF 040CD)
That Petrol Emotion were one of a kind; a myriad of influences, a back-catalog stuffed with brilliant songs, a group blessed with gifted songwriters, a killer live act, and, above all, a bunch a friends who were (and still remain) fans of music. Now four members of the final line-up (Ciaran McLaughlin, Raymond Gorman, Brendan Kelly, and Damian O'Neill) have returned with a new sound as The Everlasting Yeah. The emphasis is on the collective -- this time the whole tribe sings. Since 2013 they have been playing sporadic but ecstatically received gigs in London, Oxford, and Glasgow. In 2014 and '15 they recorded their debut album, Anima Rising. Of course, there are echoes of the Petrols' signature sound in the album; however, this is very much an upgrade on the classic template of melody-harmony-beat-noise -- some call it keltic kosmische music.
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REVOLUTIONARY ARMY OF THE INFANT JESUS: Beauty Will Save the World CD (LOGOS7DF 042CD)
One of music's most elusive and enigmatic acts lifts the veil (a fraction) to present Beauty Will Save the World. Since forming in the mid-1980s, the reclusive Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus have confounded musical classification and studiously declined every invitation to explain their unique form of musical and artistic experimentation. Initially, the Liverpool outfit built their reputation on their extraordinary immersive multimedia performances, which combined multiple layers of visual imagery with elements of ritual, enigmatic samples, field recordings, and mesmeric live music. Their cult status was further reinforced with the release of the now-much-sought-after two studio albums The Gift of Tears (1987) and Mirror (1990) and two EP collections, Liturgie pour la Fin du Temps (1992) and Paradis (1995). Now, in 2015, the appearance of a new RAIJ album and the apparent relaxation of their strict vow of silence are generating predictable excitement and expectancy. Beauty Will Save the World does not disappoint. RAIJ's intoxicating mix of ethereal beauty, dazzling soundscapes, and oblique mystery reach new levels of intensity and subtlety. The album title -- a quotation from Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky -- is one of the many literary, cinematic, and spiritual references underpinning RAIJ's unexpected comeback. Founding members Paul Boyce, Jon Egan, and Leslie Hampson, joined by a fresh wave of collaborators, have crafted an album of unique beauty and originality. Prolonged silence seems to have deepened rather than dimmed their creative impulse. As ever, it is the breadth of musical genres, cultural references, borrowings, and retrieved sounds that defines the RAIJ aesthetic, but there is also a more consistently meditative and melodic strain that underpins the album's integrity and purpose. In a rare insight into the RAIJ's creative method, Jon Egan explains, "Although our work takes elements and inspiration from many disparate sources we have never viewed it as deconstruction. We are looking for the thread that connects every manifestation of beauty, however fragile, transitory and seemingly accidental." "There is renewed interest and appreciation of our music and that's great," says Leslie Hampson. "We have never tried to cultivate obscurity or anonymity, we simply wanted to avoid having to explain and justify a creative process that isn't necessarily premeditated. Isn't it enough to listen to and experience it?" CD includes one extra track.
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TERJE, TODD: It's It's Remix Time Time 12" (OLS 011EP)
Repressed. Boasting a star-studded cast from all over the globe, this Olsen blockbuster is sure to leave you excited and delighted after a breathless half hour of fun. Pepe Bradock delivers disorienting mixes of "Inspector Norse" and "Swing Star"; both interpretations bump, bleep, and come on stronger than a tripped-out cheese dream. Joakim embraces his inner diva with a jacking ballroom house rework of "Strandbar," complete with bright vamps and deep bass impact. Eric Duncan delivers the grand finale, hitting the special-FX budget harder than late-career Michael Bay, while the "Strandbar" piano and bassline loop into infinity and beyond.
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ONE TRACK BRAIN: Kitten Play/Dust Devil 12" (OTB 005EP)
One Track Brain is back with his third EP, with jazz drums and the trustworthy 808 kickdrum at its heart. On the A-side, "Kitten Play," a whirlwind of rhythms, evokes an untampered lust for life with a spontaneous structure. On the B-side, we find "Dust Devil," another energy pill based primarily around rhythm. A sweet little melody is juxtaposed against a thick layer of bustling drums. A stormy track with a mermaid's melody calling out from afar. One Track Brain, clearly not a rookie, remains a shadowy quantity with the focus wholly on his music. Limited hand-stamped vinyl.
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LE TOUGH, MANO: Trails CD (PERMVAC 142CD)
Mano le Tough spends a lot of time in the club. In 2014, the Irish-born artist played more than 100 gigs all around the world -- landing at number eight on Resident Advisor's annual DJ Poll in the process -- but when the time came to make Trails, the follow-up to his lauded 2013 debut album Changing Days (PERMVAC 105CD/LP), he knew that a little time away from the dancefloor was in order. As such, he took a break from DJing, decamped to the Swiss countryside, and adopted a new routine, one that involved waking up at dawn each day and taking long meditative runs through the hills and forests overlooking Lake Zürich before planting himself in the studio. The resulting flood of inspiration produced Trails. It's full of slow-brewing, melody-driven tracks, many of them featuring Mano's emotive vocals; for fans of Changing Days, Mano's earlier EPs, or even Maeve, the rising label he runs alongside close friends The Drifter and Baikal, there is plenty to love here. While there's never been much doubt about his skills as a producer, Mano's career was largely forged in the DJ booth, and his many extended sets in clubs such as Berghain and Trouw have gradually lent his production work an impressive sense of patience. The songs on Trails swell and blossom at a deliberate pace while blurring the lines between house, techno, new wave, ambient, and classic pop music. DJs may gravitate towards the album's soaring club cuts ("I See Myself in You," "Sometimes Lost"), but songs like "Half Closed Eyes" and "Empty Early Years and the Seed" find Mano deftly balancing his pop impulses with the demands of the dancefloor. Elsewhere, "Trails" channels new wave while employing a hooky no wave guitar riff, and "Meilen" offers up a bit of balearic bliss. Then there's the "Energy Flow," a track that puts Mano's vocals front and center and just might be the most emotionally naked thing he's ever produced. Granted, this sort of variety has long been a staple of Mano's DJ sets, but Trails is perhaps the first time that his diverse tastes have been so coherently reflected in his own music. Without question, the album is Mano le Tough's deepest, most personal, and most potent work to date, and while it's undoubtedly been influenced by his time in -- and reverence for -- the club, its reach goes far beyond the dancefloor.
$10.99 UPC: 673795714225 ELECTRONIC
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PORT & JENNIFER TOUCH, ADAM: This Time EP 12" (PETS 059EP)
"This Time" is the product of a fruitful relationship between Adam Port and vocalist Jennifer Touch, who grabbed Adam Port's attention with her standout vocals on New World's 2013 Night Stalker EP on Riotvan (RVN 006EP). Full of dark, new wave pop sensibilities and edgy, dancefloor nuance, "This Time" is highlighted by Jennifer Touch's haunting vocal delivery. Sei A delivers a punchy, bassy remix; a darker, techno-leaning excursion into full-force peak-time territory. Adam Port's remix focuses on percussion and a deep, ethereal sub-bassline, while chopping and splicing Jennifer Touch's vocals for hypnotic techno workout.
$9.79 UPC: 827170612761 ELECTRONIC
A1. This Time
A2. This Time (Sei A Remix)
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SELDA: Vurulduk Ey Halkim Unutma Bizi LP (PHS 017LP)
2015 restock; LP version. Housed in a gatefold sleeve; with liner notes insert. There were female Turkish folk singers before Selda Bağcan, but none whose hot-blooded voice carried such righteously angry words and none who also accompanied themselves on guitar. She began her career singing at her brothers' Beethoven nightclub in Ankara while she went to school for physics during the day. Her first album had help from the cream of the crazy Istanbul pop scene, and cuts from the same sessions were also released on this second one in 1976. While the direction is folky overall, there's fuzz, zooming synthesizers, and heavy flute to be found. When Selda performed the title-track in 1977 in a coastal town not far from Istanbul, her protest lyrics, though taken from an old poem, got her heckled by audience members who screamed that she should go back to Moscow. Find out why this brawny mama couldn't be stopped by a military government that put her on trial nine times, and could call herself the bitter voice of the Turkish people. Remastered sound, insert/booklet with liner notes.
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GAINSTAGE: Gainstage 12" (PRTLS 002EP)
Evoking the old spirits of the Earth using modern technology, Pierce Warnecke and Arik Hayut embody the truly terrible and awe-inspiring aspect of Gaia in their tribalistic doom-tech rhythms. Metallic crashes of industry, the warning wail of sirens, the chug of steel engines pounding the landscape into waste and ash. On this post-necropolictic plane, the ritual fires of Gainstage still burn. Featuring a murky remix from Cut Hands, reshaping "Obsidian Organ" into a clattering, serpentine slice of militaristic jungle-techno. Orphan Swords offer a different perspective on "Sun Burnt Cloud" -- weighty, slow-burning sci-fi-laden dance music for the grimmest of futures.
$18.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Sun Burnt Cloud
02. Obsidian Organ
03. Seconds & Storms
04. Obsidian Organ (Cut Hands Remix)
05. Sun Burnt Cloud (Orphan Swords Remix)
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MM/IMAABS: Body Horror II 12" (PTP 004EP)
On side A, MM (formerly Miss Modular), co-founder of the London-based Her Records, opens with "Charly Tek," spilling a liquid metal mixture of percussive bursts, bashment chants, and a rogue whistle to form a relentless stop-n-go riddim that is nothing short of bonecrushing. "Ohmu" furthers the midtempo exaltation with lines of manic brass and concussive bass. Side B sees N.A.A.F.I.'s Chilean club ambassador Imaabs controlling the atmosphere with trance-inducing minimalism. The ghostly bells of "Disyuncion" slip into a throbbing dembow-meets-stutter-step sequence before the sitar and frisky bassline of "Clinamen" braid melody over a heavy set of skin percussion and snare-clap combinations.
$10.39 EAN: 5055300387646 ELECTRONIC
A1. MM - Charly Tek
A2. MM - Ohmu
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GRIENKHO: Path of Exile EP 12" (PUSH 012EP)
The mysterious Grienkho presents his debut EP. Solid, raw underground techno with Drexciyan influences. Includes a killer remix by Detroit-inspired hardware warriors Xenogears aka The Analogue Cops. Vinyl only.
$10.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Path of Exile
A2. Accent Machines
B1. Path of Exile (Xenogears Remix)
B2. 777 Connection
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VA: Gerne Als Swap Oder Auch Gegen Ein Bisschen Geld LP (RH 002LP)
Munich-based imprints Raketenbasis Haberlandstrasse and Schamoni Musik present their first joint release, Gerne als Swap oder auch gegen ein bisschen Geld. Containing music by Munich-based artist BELP and tracks produced by Sascha Schierloh aka Jean Bach under various alias including Genoveva DMS, Leprozid Pfarrhaus, David Sardelle, and Mortobello Steril, the album resuscitates the age-old and seemingly forgotten concept of the vinyl megamix and offers a seamless yet quite quirky blend of tracks on each side. But instead of focusing on pop, Italodisco, or dance -- genres predestined for the megamix format -- this novelty record focuses on the leftfield side of the electronic spectrum and presents a variety of styles including industrial electronics, slowcore armchair techno, unambient, electronica, abstract electro, and more, all mixed up, clashing, trainwrecked -- as well as additional loops and layers taken from radio and television recordings, plus German schlager music. Sound like a rollercoaster-ride? It is, and a demanding one, even for those in love with plunderphonics and illbient. Check it out if you're up for a challenge!
$13.79 EAN: 4260028155151 ELECTRONIC
A1. Genoveva DMS - Gold für Michelle (Silber für Leonard, Bronze für Andre Stade Mix) (3:38)
A2. BELP - L011 3 (3:39)
A3. Genoveva DMS - Ich Musste Mal im Sommer Weihnachtslieder Schreiben (RPR2 Mix) (2:48)
A4. BELP - Sunrise Over Japan (3:57)
A5. Genoveva DMS - Hasi Hasi (Pese Pese Mix) (1:06)
A6. BELP - Operand Mystique (2:45)
A7. BELP - Kill Me (4:01)
B1. Mortobello Steril - Nachtbus in Veddel (610) (2:30)
B2. BELP - Kneek Kneek Knock Knock (8:00)
B3. David Sardelle - Der Skilift Ist Wieder Heil Remix (4:39)
B4. BELP - Gana Vortex (4:29)
B5. Leprozid Pfarrhaus - Die Robe Stellt Sich Warnend Auf (4:58)
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I ROY & THE AGROVATORS: The Godfather LP (RRT 030LP)
Reggae Retro continues its series of reissues of rare and hard-to-find original 1970s roots vocal, DJ, and instrumental albums produced and arranged by Bunny "Striker" Lee with The Godfather by I Roy, originally released on the Third World label in 1978. The album features the ever-popular DJ on hard roots Bunny "Striker" Lee-produced and King Tubby-mixed rhythms. I Roy's 1973 album Presenting I. Roy, recorded with producer Gussie Clarke, is considered a reggae classic. The Godfather was recorded at Channel One, Jamaica; mixed at King Tubby's studio, Jamaica. Engineered and mixed by King Tubby. Produced by Bunny "Striker" Lee. All rhythms by The Agrovators; featured musicians include Sly Dunbar (drums), Robbie Shakespeare (bass), Earl "Chinna" Smith (lead guitar), Carl Harvey (rhythm guitar), Geoffrey Chung (rhythm guitar), Winston Wright (organ), Jackie Mittoo (organ, piano, strings machine), Keith Sterling (piano), Bobby Ellis (horns), Tommy McCook (horns), Skully (percussion). All ten tracks included here are the original mixes, presented in the original running order. This reissue includes revised original and new artwork. LP on colored vinyl in heavy card picture sleeve and poly outer sleeve.
$16.39 UPC: 667209408411 WORLD
A1. Come Wheel and Jig
A2. The Godfather
A3. New York City
A4. Hold on Jah Children
A5. This Is a Scorcher
B1. African Daughter
B2. Live Up Jahman
B3. Bedwood in August Town
B4. Law and Order
B5. Jack of My Trade
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PIEETE, ANTON: The News Remixes 12" (REJ 045EP)
Anton Pieete follows his acclaimed 2014 The News double 12" (REJ 033EP) with a collection of remixes of its tracks. UK sensation Mosca takes on the deep, mysterious "Next Year," toughening and twisting the original with reversed sweeps. Pieete's fellow Dutchman Tom Ruijg remixes the title-track, stripping things back only to rebuild it as a tense, minimal techno outing. Pieete himself joins forces with Awanto 3, layering their wonderful vocal lick over "Next Year" to give it a fresh and addictive face. Detroit's Rolando also takes on "The News," filtering things down while pushing his beats and snare to the fore.
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VA: Chekhov's Band - Eastern European Klezmer Music from the EMI Archives 1908-1913 CD (REN 129CD)
In Anton Chekhov's last play, "The Cherry Orchard," which Chekhov finished in 1903, just a few years before the Gramophone Company made these recordings in Odessa, Ukraine (mostly), the character Leonid Andreyevich Gayev hears off-stage "our famous Jewish orchestra. You remember, four violins, a flute and a double bass." In this period, klezmer music was venturing beyond its original role as Jewish wedding and celebratory music. It was proliferating in secular settings, sometimes disreputable, even underground. In The Odessa Tales (1923-'24), Isaac Babel mentions a bar with a house band of "old Jews with dirty beards playing Romanian and Jewish tunes"; and klezmer would have been the soundtrack of the local brothels, pretty much all Jewish-owned. (One track here celebrates a new treatment for syphilis, Preparation 606... even lavishing a trumpet on proceedings.) Tangy, precious, exuberant, life-affirming music, high and low, mostly for dancing, featuring virtuosi like violinist Jascha Gegner and clarinetist Titunshnayder, presented with excellent notes. Also includes performances by Jewish Wedding Orchestra, Giter's Kharkov Orchestra, Czernowitzer Civilkapelle, A.S. Olevsky's Orchestra, Veinbren's Orchestra, Stupel's Vilna Orchestra, and Oscar Zehngut.
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GNOOMES: Ngan! CD (LAUNCH 082CD)
The Russian city of Perm takes its name from the Finno-Ugric word "para ma," which translates to "faraway land." Indeed, despite being a center of both culture and industry for the Ural region, at 700 miles from Moscow it was far enough away from the heart of the Russian empire to be used as a place of exile in the 19th century for those who fell out of favor with Alexander I. The three musicians who form Gnoomes hail from Perm, and have a deep connection with their home; indeed, their drummer, Pacha, is descended from the Komis, the indigenous pagan people of the area who lived there before Russian culture and orthodox religion overtook it in the late 15th century. Yet rather than being confined or frustrated by their surroundings, the three-piece outfit have used their origins as a springboard to the unknown, via the skysurfing radiance of their debut album for Rocket Recordings, Ngan!, an album suffused with a potent sense of wonder. It's bookended by the enormous twin psychic monoliths of "Roadhouse" and "My Son," which form dreamlike aural travelogues, clocking in at about 15 minutes each, and take influences as diverse as the fiery avant-six-string scree of Atlas Sound, the classic motorik of NEU!, and Kompakt techno, and sculpt them into a wide-eyed, kaleidoscopic sweep of sound that the band themselves, keen to break free of generic convention, dub "stargaze." It's a style that nods to the melodic sweetness of The Flaming Lips or Tame Impala as much as the synapse-shifting dynamics of Animal Collective or My Bloody Valentine. "Myriads" is a sweet, slightly dazed pop song, distantly related to the muse of Syd Barrett, yet filtered through the band's ambitiously hallucinogenic soundworld and propulsive rhythmic drive. Elsewhere, on "Moognes," the collision of melancholy vocal harmonies, luminous guitar melody, and in-the-red intensity makes for a sound as bracing as it is beatific. Ngan! is the sound of a band looking above and beyond modern archetypes of guitar-fueled noise in search of a strange and beguiling personal vision, and dissolving barriers of distance, cultural context, and geographical inconvenience with a confident and warm-hearted flourish. "For us this is the main mechanism of psychedelic music," the band explain. "To connect things, to join this particular experience into a global one." With Ngan!, Gnoomes seem to be on the verge of doing just that.
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BYRDS, THE: The 1978 Reunion Concert CD (RV 2002CD)
By the mid-'70s, fans had given up hope of ever seeing Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, and Chris Hillman sharing a stage again. But in 1977 and '78 they did just that, performing intermittently to rapturous crowds in both the US and Europe, both solo and in various combinations. This performance at The Boarding House in San Francisco on February 9, 1978, also features David Crosby on numerous tracks, much to the audience's delight. Originally recorded for broadcast on KSAN-FM, the complete broadcast is presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images, and comes as close as anything ever did to a reunion of the original, immortal Byrds.
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LEROY: Skläsh CD (LE 003CD)
"It's more timeless than fashionable" is a line, or at least sentiment, that artists often spout about their own music -- more often than not, it's rooted more in fantasy or delusion than reality. But when LeRoy (the one-man project of Munich-based Leo Hopfinger) says it of Skläsh, an album crammed with krautrock dub, lo-fi funk, esoteric jams, and DIY sparseness, it seems almost irrefutable. Hopfinger reflects, "My approach to creativity is diverse. It's like collecting pieces of various puzzles... Tools, strange ambient sounds, noises, field recordings. I put unusual things together and try to feel how they react on different levels." The result is a vast, unpredictable, and rich sonic depth that often sounds like the work of multiple artists. "I try to spread the gap between abstract and pop as far as possible," Hopfinger says of the musical disparity of Skläsh. "I see this album more like a collection, a musical chronicle. Like a DJ who is digging some strange tunes, no matter which era they are from." There is a refined quality to the record; while it's diverse and stylistically broad (opener "Like a Disease" sounds like a long-lost Faust classic), there is a plain, straightforward approach to the album that evokes a long-lost bedroom recording dug up in parts over decades. As Hopfinger puts it, "I started to restrict things. To become very simple and focused... Straight up, no gimmicks... For me it is important to keep all the mistakes in the songs because they make the sound more human and sympathetic."
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UNKNOWN: Shimmy Sham Sham 009 12" (SHIMMY 009EP)
Shimmy Sham Sham returns with an urgent need to throw everything to the floor and make out with the music. There's a distinct sense that the unnamed vigilante behind this deviant dispatch of disco-fied diatribes likes nothing better than to burrow deep into the ground, unearthing every honey-coated bass lick and simmering drum hook you craved but were afraid to ask for. Leave it to the Shimmy Sham Sham and its occult-enhanced band of beatsmiths to guide you toward the most righteous kind of party, and you too shall be spiritually sanctified. Let those sweaty numbers melt down any worries.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Track A
B1. Track B1
B2. Track B2
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APPARAT: Multifunktionsebene, Tttrial and Eror, Duplex 3CD (STRIKE 155CD)
The Shitkatapult label reissues Apparat's first three albums, originally released in 2001, '02, and '03. Hardly any other musician at the interface between electronic and pop is as greatly cherished and passionately admired as the Berlin-based Apparat. He merges the inexhaustible sound-worlds of electronic music with the emotional depth of indie. He makes music to rock out to and to drift away to, to sing along to and to dive into. With Moderat, his collaboration with Modeselektor, he has commanded numerous festival stages. In 2015, he created the score for the 2015 film Equals, and is working on the third Moderat album at the time of this release, as well as his second collaboration with theatrical luminary Sebastian Hartmann. Most people got to know Apparat through his albums Walls (STRIKE 084CD, 2007) and The Devil's Walk (2011), and don't know much about his early, quintessentially electronic music dating back to just after the turn of the millennium. In his early 20s at the time, Apparat created an autonomous, radical sound-universe on those albums -- long out of print -- that is just as fascinating today as it was then. For this combined reissue, Mike Grinser painstakingly remastered each album and Carsten Aermes, a comrade-in-arms from Apparat's early days in Quedlinburg, East Germany, designed the cover based on Apparat's own original graphic design. Apparat's debut album, Multifunktionsebene, was released in 2001. With its intricate grooves and floating soundscapes, it defines a differentiated, tuned-down emotional spectrum. It is a recorded moment from another era entirely, which is exactly what makes it so powerful and captivating. Tttrial and Eror, from 2002, is his electronic magnum opus. Apparat mangles the grooves and develops rhythms with a complexity that makes Aphex Twin seem dull by comparison. And yet from within these tremendous, brutish tracks emerge minute, cautious sounds. On his third album, Duplex (2003), his world of sound explodes as he adds acoustic instruments to the electronics. Throbbing basses create an absurd contrast with saxophones and clarinets. He continues to define his acoustic space, which is reminiscent of classical chamber music; intimate and tactile. This is where he lays the foundation for Apparat as we know it. One can only marvel at the consummate and broad understanding of music that Apparat had already achieved in his youth.
$18.99 EAN: 4260217560889 ELECTRONIC
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MUSLIMGAUZE: Izlamaphobia 2CD (MUSLIM 001CD)
2015 rerelease of the 1995 first release in the Muslimgauze subscription series, with updated artwork. Edition of 500. Izlamaphobia starts with an aggressive blast, "Hudood ordinance." With a rhythm track consisting of extremely tweaked and processed electronic beats and bleeps and only the gentlest of Arabic string instruments deep in the mix to relate things to a more familiar Muslimgauze sound, the song sets the general mood for the rest of Izlamaphobia. This said, Bryn Jones's specific talent was such that even without that, this would still sound like him, his trademark care and obsessiveness in terms of percussion again evident. With a variety of romanticized (some might say stereotypical) song titles like "The eternal illusionist of oid Bachdad" and "Lahore morphine market," Izlamaphobia has two chief artistic themes, if anything. On the one hand, Jones's incorporation of hip-hop and funk beats was never stronger than on Izlamaphobia, providing songs like "Gilded madrasa" and "The public flogger of Lahore" with a wickedly fierce kick and drive. On the other, the strained, alien treatments on many of the songs would be right at home on innumerable Warp Records releases of the '90s, with squelching rhythms, undanceable dance tracks, and, quite unsurprisingly, a desire to avoid expected techno clichés. With these two strains combined on many songs by Jones, the results are wonderfully slamming, strange tracks such as "Khadija and fereshta." Not everything is quite so dramatically different from other Muslimgauze releases, with the incorporation of multilayered acoustic percussion cropping up more than once, such as on "Hijab muzzle." Everything is just that little bit dirtier in sound, though, and all the more intriguing for it.
$16.99 UPC: 769791910164 ELECTRONIC
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VICTORIES AT SEA: Everything Forever LP (VAN 291LP)
Emerging from the concrete paradise of Birmingham, England, Victories at Sea fuse a vivacious combination of brutalist electronic hooks, soaring post-punk guitars, and dolorous wordplay. After being championed by the likes of the NME, The Guardian, Clash magazine, and XFM's John Kennedy, the band now present their debut album, Everything Forever. Written over 2014 and '15 at an abandoned steel mill in Digbeth and recorded in the damp basement of an old whistle factory in the depths of the city's industrial Northern quarter, the album inevitably embraces darker sounds and subjects. But with lyrics that often touch on matters of love, loss, and loneliness, this is a record born from a catharsis of hope and escapism, and a thrillingly taut and danceable journey. The band have toured their disco-noir extensively in the UK and Europe, earning the respect of their fans and contemporaries alike. Their 2013 debut EP, In Memory Of, earned the band the attention it deserved, particularly from BBC 6 Music, and in turn built the perfect foundation for this highly anticipated album. The band draws from influences that range from Mogwai through Factory Floor and Slowdive to The Chameleons, but Victories at Sea are far more than just the sum of their parts, with original, exciting songwriting that never loses its pop sensibilities. Standout tracks such as "Bloom," "Up," and "Poles Apart" showcase the band at their most danceable, with big chorus hooks and machine beats that timelessly devour and yet are impossible to forget. As the album builds ten tracks toward its crescendo, "Sirens" and "Future Gold" both see Victories at Sea explore more intricate musicianship and atmospheric soundscapes that build through layers of impressive electronics and heavily effected guitars. Sonically enthralling and physically moving in equal measures, this is a record with true multiplicity, depth, and heart. Limited edition of 300.
$15.79 EAN: 5060446120033 ROCK
01. Bloom
02. Florentine
03. Up
04. On Your Own
05. DMC.
06. Poles Apart
07. Swim
08. Future Gold
09. Into the Fire
10. Sirens
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SCHWARZENBACH, THE: Nicht Sterben. Aufpassen. CD (STAUB 142CD)
This meeting was planned by the devil, because he wanted to do some good for a change: the avant-jazz-electronica-rock 'n' roll project Kammerflimmer Kollektief from Karlsruhe has been assembling a wide range of sounds, live and on record, ranging through unforeseeable noise, soft sighs of love, and exploding hearts of iron since 1996. Now they are making music with writer, journalist, and former Spex editor-in-chief Dietmar Dath. The musicians and the author chose their shared name in honor of the lesbian author and journalist Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Nicht Sterben. Aufpassen. contains nine songs; some intimate, some infatuated, some grim, and some relaxed, between spoken word, singing voices, and music blossoming as if by itself in every imaginable color. Literature does not want to be nowhere and never, but always and everyone. And music does not want to be nowhere and never, but here and now. Music is the absolute art of time. The encounter between these two ways of working, the always and everywhere of text and the here and now of music, can cause the kind of convulsive beauty that other people perhaps get from nowhere and never fantasies.
$11.99 EAN: 4015698002089 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Streets of Dakar: Generation Boul Falé CD (STCD 1084CD)
1999 release. Dakar: Africa's most vibrant city; hustling, bustling, dusty streets; searing heat and brilliant colors; the surreal juxtaposition of heaving markets and shanties with fancy restaurants and plush nightclubs; a metropolis positively teeming with young musicians boasting equal measures of attitude and talent. "Boul falé," they say: "Never mind." It's the terse expression of a Senegalese generation that's fed up with its lot and determined to be heard. Never mind -- music like this will be heard loud and clear. Includes tracks by Assane Ndiaye & le Raam Daan; Assane Mboup & le Mbouba Dialy; Ousmane Seck & le Raam Daan, Marie Ngoné Ndione; Fallou Dieng & le DLC; Gelongal; Bada Seck; Tata & Salaam Band; Mati Thiam Dogo; Fatou Guewel & Sope Noreyni; Alioune Kassé & Kassé Stars; Lemzo Diamono; and Assane Ndiaye, Thione Seck & le Raam Daan.
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NYBOMA & KAMALE DYNAMIQUE: Nyboma & Kamalé Dynamique CD (STCD 3023CD)
2005 release. Nyboma Mwan'dido was one of the most popular singers in Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo) when, in 1981, he and his guitarist, Dally Kimoko, moved to Lomé, Togo, for a long-term engagement with the African All-Stars. There, under the name Nyboma & Kamalé Dynamique, they recorded Doublé Doublé, an album that blended Congolese soukous, West African highlife, Caribbean zouk, and American disco into a new dance sensation. A hit all over Africa, it was subsequently released in Europe and North America. Over the next four years Nyboma made four more albums with this band, which included guitarist Syran Mbenza, bassist Bopol Mansiamina, and drummer Ringo Moya. The ten Kamalé Dynamique tracks collected in this Sterns CD are now classics, the best representation of an exciting era when Congolese music became pan-African and went on to win fans around the world.
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NACAO ZUMBI: Rádio S.amb.a CD (STCD 2015CD)
2000 release. "What would 'heavy' music sound like if its practitioners knew more than a couple of rhythms and, even better, how to blend them? What if headbanging wasn't a back-and-forth motion but worked in various degrees of side-to-side movements, too? What if metal had room for musicology? Nacao Zumbi, from Recife in northeastern Brazil, answered these questions and thrashed out their position in a deeply impressive midnight set at CBGB on Wednesday." --Ben Ratliff, The New York Times, July 28, 2000 (one week before the release of Rádio S.amb.a)
$11.79 UPC: 740042201521 WORLD
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KOPP/MARKUS SUCKUT, JONAS: Alkitran/Vary 12" (SA 006EP)
Repressed; 2010 release. Jonas Kopp takes the A-side with the punishingly good "Alkitran," and the flip side features Markus Suckut's "Vary." "Alkitran" writhes, hissing and spitting into existence. Snares lash across the opening, replaced by sub-aqueous grumbles. "Vary" takes the opposite tact; his dark tones are built amid structures that are suffused with light and dappled with grindingly ecstatic color. This is superbly elegant techno that has refused to sacrifice any of its hardness in order to achieve elegance.
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LUCY: Beelines for Working Bees 12" (SA 008EP)
2015 repress; 2011 release. The beelines of Tommy Four Seven, James Ruskin, Peter Van Hoesen, and Truss return to Lucy's hive, taking the most experimental and cross-pollinated paths. This 12" acts as a case-in-point for techno, melding and fusing genre boundaries to reveal new hybrid sounds. The artists chose the tracks that they wished to remix and fused their own defined sound identities with that of Stroboscopic Artefacts.
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DADUB: Preternity 12" (SA 016EP)
2015 repress. Preternity is an EP that collects four of the most dynamic artists in electronic music delving into tracks from Dadub's forthcoming album You Are Eternity (SA 003CD). Lucy, Lakker, Rrose, and Kangding Ray's remixes emerge as parallel versions of the original tracks. This vinyl is a unique look at the processes of four of electronic music's most keen experimenters and a taste of what's to come from Dadub's debut album.
$8.99 UPC: 827170477469 ELECTRONIC
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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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DIEUF-DIEUL DE THIES: Aw Sa Yone Vol. 2 CD (TBCD 020CD)
Teranga Beat proudly presents the second volume of previously unreleased early-'80s recordings by Senegalese band Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès, demonstrating their ability to move from Mbalax to Afro-Cuban and Afro-jazz ballads without losing any of their original psychedelic sound and unique identity. Five out of these seven tracks feature Bassirou Sarr, a truly exceptional singer. Whether he's singing a ballad or some explosive Mbalax, his voice is always full of emotion. One of the two other tunes, a great Latin cover sung by Assane Camara, shows the true skill of Dieuf-Dieul; the other, a powerful Mbalax track sung by the great griot Gora Mbaye, displays his strong links to the tradition of Senegal. These three singers, together with bandleader and guitarist Pape Seck, combined traditional rhythms from all the regions of Senegal with fuzz guitars, horn sections, and hallucinatory percussion to create an explosive mixture of electric psychedelia and the wisdom of local musical traditions. Aw Sa Yone Vol. 2 includes the rest of the recordings from the early-'80s session featured on Vol. 1 (TBCD 017CD, 2013), plus three tracks from a lost 1981 recording. CD includes 16-page booklet containing photos and liner notes outlining the amazing story of this lost treasure. Mastered and mixed from the original tapes. At the time of this release, Dieuf-Dieul are back together for the first time since 1983, preparing for their first international tour to prove that their fame is not merely an urban legend. Bassirou Sarr: vocals; Assane Camara: vocals; Gora Mbaye: vocals; Pape Seck: guitar; Cheikh Ndiaye: drums; Ibou Diallo: bass; Doudou Leo: rhythm guitar; El Hadji Diouf: percussion; El Hadji Ngom: percussion.
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THING, THE: Shake CD (TTR 005CD)
In 2013, Swedish-Norwegian free jazz trio The Thing launched their The Thing Records label with their acclaimed Boot! album (TTR 001CD/LP); in 2015, they return with another heavy, wonderful monster of a studio album, Shake. Intense, passionate, and precise, they continue to define their own genre within a genre. Mats Gustafsson: tenor and baritone saxophones; Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: electric and double bass; Paal Nilssen-Love: drums and percussion. Additional guests on "Aim": Anna Högberg (alto saxophone) and Goran Kajfes (cornet). Recorded June 1st and 2nd, 2015, by Jørgen Træen at Duper Studio, Bergen, Norway. Mixed June-July 2015 by Johan Berthling and Andreas Werlin, Stockholm, Sweden. Mastered by Lupo at Calyx Mastering. Cover by Lasse Marhaug.
$11.99 EAN: 9120036682009 JAZZ
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SAKAMOTO + TAYLOR DEUPREE, RYUICHI: Live 2LP (VF 199LP)
Having established a reputation for hosting ambitious and experimental music in the evocative surroundings of London's Church of St John-at-Hackney, St John Sessions now inaugurates its ThirtyThree ThirtyThree label. The imprint, set up in collaboration with The Vinyl Factory, exists to showcase live recordings taken from St John Sessions, both home and abroad, as the series expands. ThirtyThree ThirtyThree kicks off with arguably the most impactful St John performance to date: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Taylor Deupree. The 2014 concert with sound-design-wizard Deupree and multi-disciplinary legend Sakamoto -- whose career has run the gamut from Oscar-winning film scores through daring proto-electronic records -- was notable not only for their kinetic understanding on stage, but also for the unforgettable soundscapes created by the church space. Continuing a creative partnership that has seen them release a string of works together since 2013, Live represents a rare opportunity to own the pair's work on vinyl. In August 2015, Sakamoto announced his return to making music after a hiatus spent recuperating from a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis, marking this release as the first to be fully coordinated and sanctioned following his return to health. Mixed and mastered by Taylor Deupree. Vinyl mastered and cut by Noel Summerville. Design and layout by Gareth Horn. Two 180-gram LPs (total runtime: 54 minutes) in bespoke clear foiled outer sleeve with 12" photographic print. Limited edition of 1000.
$34.39 EAN: 5055300387721 ELECTRONIC
A1. S A (17:09)
B1. S B (11:17)
C1. S C (9:53)
D1. S D (16:28)
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SIGHA: Our Father/A Better Way of Living 12" (TOKEN 056EP)
Belgian label Token, an ironclad operation continuously manufacturing unyielding techno, has, deep within its impenetrable shell, always had a soft spot for British techno. The label seeks out some fresh UK blood by inviting James Shaw aka Sigha to debut on the label. Following releases on Scuba's Hotflush, Shifted's Avian, James Ruskin's Blueprint, and Shaw's own Our Circula Sound, Sigha steps up to deliver Token a linear 12" full of cosmic flavor and warehouse attitudes that judiciously falls between the sonic aesthetics of Inigo Kennedy's twinkling melancholia and the interlocking kick drums and basslines of Ø [Phase].
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PHASE: Alone in Time? CD (TOKEN 057CD)
Take a look over Ashley Burchett's back catalog and you'll find the Greater London resident has played an understated yet influential role in the evolution of British techno. Burchett's Ø [Phase] project debuted on Sheree Rashit and Steve Bicknell's Cosmic Records in 2000 and provided Cosmic ID with its final record in 2002; since 2007, Burchett has helped mold and define Token's sound by becoming the label's marquee artist. In 2013, the Belgian imprint finally coaxed the debut album from Ø [Phase], Frames of Reference (TOKEN 033CD), described in Tony Naylor's 4/5 review for Resident Advisor as "a techno album of real imagination and depth that, when it needs to be, is brutally functional." Now, in 2015, almost two years later, Ø [Phase] is back with Alone in Time?, his second studio album, adding to Token's continuous slew of unrivalled long-players. The music further demonstrates Burchett's deft skill in crafting linear arrangements to fit the warehouse frame, while painting a colorful, Detroit-influenced side to his productions to an unprecedented extent. This uncharted sound of Ø [Phase] can be found in tracks like "Remote," the album's homage to electro; the jittery, alien grooves of "Spacialize"; or "Mo_del" and "Nep-tune." There's big-room domination on productions like "Orbitron" and "R-Mash," while the album's title-track is a journey through Burchett's conceptual references to cosmology, time, and isolation. Burchett reflects, "Frames of Reference was about overcoming personal struggles and challenges, while Alone in Time? is more forward facing." With an extensive back catalog in his wake, Ø [Phase] has become a reliable source for the discerning techno DJ, and these expertly crafted club cuts add to his ever-expanding pool of productions.
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PHASE: Alone in Time? 3LP+CD (TOKEN 057LP)
Triple LP version. Includes CD.
$22.39 EAN: 5414165073079 ELECTRONIC
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MADE TO BREAK: Before the Code CD (TROST 141CD)
Improviser, composer, and saxophonist extraordinaire Ken Vandermark's group Made to Break return with a new bassist and more energy than ever before. Made to Break's live performances continue to amaze audiences all over Europe and North America. On Before the Code, the quartet's improvisation reaches unprecedented flexibility and immediacy, solidifying Made to Break's status as a truly unique act in the world of free jazz. Ken Vandermark: reeds; Christof Kurzmann: electronics [lloopp]; Jasper Stadhouders: bass; Tim Daisy: drums. Recorded by Christoph Amann on November 11, 2014, at Amann Studios, Vienna. Mixed by Christoph Amann, Christof Kurzmann, and Ken Vandermark. Mastered by Christoph Amann. Album design by Frederico Penalva. Band photo by Vincent Hagnauer.
$11.99 EAN: 9120036681965 JAZZ
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PERTH DRUG LEGEND: Bliss & Envy: Halfers on a Fishbowl 12" (TURBO 173EP)
Perth Drug Legend (half of innovative Scottish techno duo Clouds) tears off a solo EP of rugged, apocalyptic techno. "Balquhidder Ruins" is a stomping gate-crasher with the tempo pulled back just enough to feel the grit of industrial funk. "Monzievaird" swings heavily around a few twinkling bleeps and sparse, chunky kicks that thunder through the greased hats. "Clackmannanshire Crusaderz" pushes things even further into the dark corners with overdriven, haunting resonance. "This Is Tulloch Not Tibet, Pal" adds a mystical dimension with some inexplicable mountain flute before a bell breakdown zens things into a forceful yet tranquil climax.
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TIGA VS BOYS NOIZE: 100 Remixes 12" (TURBO 174EP)
Vinyl-only remixes of "100" by Tiga vs Boys Noize (TURBO 171EP, 2015). UK producer Johnny Aux, fresh from a huge remix for DFA's Shit Robot, turns in an incredibly raw, heads-down techno mix, low-slung until after the break when a crunchy ride comes in to drive things into loopy mayhem. The Martinez Brothers highlight the package with their "Keep It 100 Remix," a 132-BPM jacker. Guaranteed club-conquering acid. Tel Aviv's brilliant Red Axes turn in a beautifully complex remix featuring big bells, guitars, and killer grooves.
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BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: CMRS/OPEA 2LP (UMA 098LP)
Mindblowing double LP reissue of Maurizio Bianchi's impossible-to-find 1980 cassette, "decomposed" in October 1980 using cacophonelectronics and dedicated to the physical attraction to Sylvia Simonelli (September 1980/June 1981). "The genesis of this work is incredible. In the office where I worked, I had found a stamp with 'COMPRESA' (in English, included) written over it, and so I came to the starting point for a new experimental work. Erasing before the second, fourth, sixth and eighth letter, so I obtained the title 'CMRS,' on the other hand by deleting the first, third, fifth and seventh letter, I obtained the title 'OPEA,' and it fascinated me. I had recently bought a synth KORG MS20 and so I began to experiment with it, but having only one output jack, I had to connect it to an AKAI cassette recorder that had two inputs, so the inevitable consequence was a mono recording (something that was strictly maintained, but divided on two channels). The result that followed was a cassette format C-90, with very grim and voluptuous electronic sounds, and it was distributed only to a very few friends and followers. All this happened back in October 1980. Then this recording became virtually untraceable, until a few years ago when I was in contact with Vittore Baroni who wrote me that he had a recording that I had given him several years previously, precisely CMRS/OPEA! So this work of historical value will surely make a lot of my genuine fans happy" --Maurizio Bianchi, February 7, 2015. Originally issued as private C-90 cassette in about seven or eight copies, and distributed only to very close friends. Mastered with supervision by M.B., Milano, 2015. No changes of pitch were made in the mastering process.
$16.99 UPC: 769791909847 ELECTRONIC
A1. CMRS part 1
B1. CMRS part 2
C1. OPEA part 1
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LYOTO MUSIC: Lyoto Music LP (UMA 099LP)
Lyoto Music was a terrific collaboration between Pietro Mazzocchin (The New Sadism, Observation Clinique, Swastika Kommando) and Pierpaolo Zoppo (Mauthausen Orchestra), which manifested itself as a unique cassette released in 1984 by Aquilifer Sodality. This first-ever reissue is mastered from the original master tape kindly provided by Andrea Cernotto with the full permission of Mazzocchin. "As far as I remember, Lyoto Music was one of the most appreciated items and possibly one of the best-sellers in the (Aquilifer) Sodality catalogue. The music was produced by Pietro using cassettes (one cassette?) recorded by Pierpaolo. A friend from that area recently brought to my mind a forgotten concert by the duo somewhere in Emilia, the only time Pierpaolo (and maybe Pietro too) played live. If memory doesn't betray me, I was the only person in the audience." --Andrea Cernotto (The Sodality), April 18, 2015
$16.99 UPC: 769791909854 ELECTRONIC
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MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA: Necrofellatio LP (UMA 101LP)
Mauthausen Orchestra's Necrofellatio, originally released as a cassette in 1983, is now reissued on vinyl for the first time. It's one of a series of amazing tapes that Pierpaolo Zoppo released on Aquilifer Sodality in the early '80s. Tape after tape, Mauthausen Orchestra produced, in a few years, the backbone of what came to be known as an alienating and extremist style, made of metal nightmares and sonic torture often dilated, dissected, and extended to the limit of endurance. Conflict carries us, once again, as real rituals of a civilization without gods, in a pure world of suffering. Infinite modulations toward a sky that has now disappeared and become locked in concrete. A fierce nihilism that overflows into the undefined territory between mind and matter, marking the brain and skin. A single act of sensory rape in an effort to deconstruct any rational particle that approaches the sound composition. Mauthausen Orchestra was one of the most important musical projects of the Italian industrial scene and contributed to the birth of power electronics and harsh noise across the globe.
$16.99 UPC: 769791909861 ELECTRONIC
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MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA: From Homicide to Slaughter LP (UMA 102LP)
Mauthausen Orchestra's From Homicide to Slaughter, the original tape of which was recorded in 1982 and '83, is now reissued for the first time. It's one of a series of amazing tapes that Pierpaolo Zoppo released on Aquilifer Sodality in the early '80s. Tape after tape, Mauthausen Orchestra produced, in a few years, the backbone of what came to be known as an alienating and extremist style, made of metal nightmares and sonic torture often dilated, dissected, and extended to the limit of endurance. Conflict carries us, once again, as real rituals of a civilization without gods, in a pure world of suffering. Infinite modulations toward a sky that has now disappeared and become locked in concrete. A fierce nihilism that overflows into the undefined territory between mind and matter, marking the brain and skin. A single act of sensory rape in an effort to deconstruct any rational particle that approaches the sound composition. Mauthausen Orchestra was one of the most important musical projects of the Italian industrial scene and contributed to the birth of power electronics and harsh noise across the globe.
$16.99 UPC: 769791909878 ELECTRONIC
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MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA: First Essay: Sexual Depravity and Pleasant Atrocities 4CD BOX (USHI 001-4CD)
One of the key figures of the Italian industrial scene, Pierpaolo Zoppo started releasing tapes of his Mauthausen Orchestra project on the astonishing Aquilifer Sodality label in 1982. Zoppo didn't leave much to the imagination with the titles of these early works. Sex. Death. Blood. Dealing with such topics as sexual violence, perversion, torture, and murder without sounding cheap and careless is not an easy task. Mauthausen Orchestra's atmosphere, one of true debauchery and calculated sickness; and its raw recording procedures, authentic and true lo-fidelity, have yet to be matched. Mauthausen Orchestra remains one of the pioneering exploits from the incredibly macabre Italian industrial scene that began with Maurizio Bianchi and continued through Zoppo's project, Sigillum S, The Sodality, and the later work of Atrax Morgue. It's hard to ignore how the extremity of the poetics from the Italian scene literally bleeds beyond art and into life for many of these artists. This box set contains first-time CD reissues of four challenging Mauthausen Orchestra noise decimations originally released on cassette in the early 1980s, fully remastered from the original tapes. Anal Perversions (1985) communicates a fierce nihilism that overflows into the undefined territory between sex and maniac desire, marking our brains and our skin; a single act of sensory rape that tries to deconstruct any rational particle that might approach the sound composition. Host Sodomy (1985) represents an unprecedented noise assault and spares no form of perversion, relinquishing any moral obligation in the pursuit. Bloodyminded (1984) offers one side of oppressive noise devolving into anguished vocal terror, and another, slightly more nuanced side, adhering to a similar schematic. If nothing else is doing it for you, try this at your own risk. 2nd Movement (1983) carries us, once again, into real rituals of a civilization without gods in a pure world of suffering. Infinite modulations toward a sky that has now disappeared and become locked in concrete. Each CD is housed in individual mini-LP gatefold sleeves with new art. Packaged in a hard black box with white lettering ink. Limited to 199 copies.
$34.39 UPC: 769791910348 ELECTRONIC
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USUAH, MARY AFI: Ekpenyong Abasi LP (VF 009LP)
Repressed; LP version. A stupendous blend of scintillating highlife, smoking Fela, and spaced-out, funkdafied black jazz, from 1975, reissued for the first time. Mari Affiong Usuah from Oron, by way of Calabar, in southeastern Nigeria, fronting a knockout band led by Daniel "Satch" Asuquo from the Atomic 8 (and formerly of Bobby Benson's orchestra). The Afrofunk cuts are especially killer -- with James Brown just percolating through by the end -- but it's a stunning, magnificent album, through and through. Beautifully sleeved, too, with excellent notes by Uchenna from Comb & Razor.
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SHLOMO: Avadon EP 12" (WLTD 027EP)
Paris-based Taapion Records co-owner Shlømo presents his Wolfskuil Limited debut. The complex rhythms of "Avadon (Part 1)" combine soft, atmospheric textures with heavy, pulsating bass and driving techno essentials. On "Avadon (Part 2)," similar elements translate through more erratic percussion for a cathartic spatial effervescence. Paris-based producer Antigone, also part of the Taapion family, flips "Avadon (Part 1)" upside down with his remix, making the key components more sensitive and emotional for a lasting impression.
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A1. Avadon (Part 1)
A2. Avadon (Part 2)
B1. Avadon (Part 1) (Antigone Remix)
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NEGRO, JOEY: Le Freak: Music Inspired by Chic CD (ZEDD 037CD)
The Z Records label, run by Dave Lee aka Joey Negro, is arguably the contemporary go-to disco label, and it was only a matter of time before Lee would delve into his vinyl vaults and pull out a selection of tracks inspired by the late-'70s Chic sound. "Back when I was listening to commercial radio as a music-mad teenager in 1979/80, their records were omnipresent on the airwaves... when one of their own songs just dropped out of the hit parade, it was replaced by a production for another act -- be it Diana Ross, Sheila & B. Devotion, or Sister Sledge -- it was a constant stream of hits. When I heard songs like Norma Jean's 'High Society' (a solo release from one of Chic's singers) blasting out my transistor radio, I knew straight away it was an Edwards & Rogers production... the playing and sound of both the guitar and bass was a giveaway, along with the precise vocal phrasing, rippling piano, and discreet string parts. If it was the 12" mix then the bass breakdown and slow instrumental build up in the second half of the record was also part of the blueprint. Generally, Chic songs eschewed ad-libs or long solos; the style is more defined with each instrument having an exact placing -- including the vocals. Records like 'Good Times' and 'We Are Family' weren't just big club hits -- yes, they were massive on dance floors but they were also pop crossovers all around the world... even the rock guys I was friendly with (who generally despised disco) quietly liked Chic and admired their rock solid playing and grooves. I guess the best music has this universal appeal... The only track on here Edwards and Rogers were behind is Odyssey's 'Together,' which is one of their more obscure productions... The only actual cover is from Charanga 76 who released an album in 1979 which featured several raw, Latin disco-style Chic reworks, of which their 'Good Times' was perhaps the best -- otherwise, the likes of Delegation's, Van Jones's, and Michael Zager's are original songs, not pastiches -- just simply great music inspired by Chic's blueprint. Hope you enjoy" --Dave Lee aka Joey Negro, August 2015. Also includes tracks by Ann Margret, Firefly, GQ, Change, Nightlife Unlimited, SheUltra Naté, and Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band remixed by The Reflex.
$10.99 EAN: 5060162573250 ROCK
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MORRICONE, ENNIO: A Time to Die CD (BSX 8836CD)
"Set in the final days of the Second World War, A Time To Die tells the story of Michael Rogan, a young American revolutionary (Albert) who loses his wife and comrades in a Nazi raid on her village. After being left for dead by the cruel Colonel (Harrison) responsible for the massacre, Rogan goes on a quest for vengeance after the War is over, killing off his former German captors, one at a time. A Time To Die features music composed by the great Ennio Morricone, here continuing a creative relationship with director Matt Cimber that included two other films, Butterfly and Hundra. BSX Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to A Time To Die, featuring music composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone. While the film also contained additional music composed by Robert O. Ragland, this release only contains Morricone's contributions to the film."
$9.00 UPC: 712187883634 ROCK
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KREBS, PETE: Brigadier LP (CSR 019LP)
"Brigadier is Pete Krebs debut solo record. Pete Krebs front-man signer/songwriter for many acclaimed bands such as Thrillhammer, Hazel, Golden Delicious, Stolen Sweets, The Earnest Lovers... Special 20th Anniversary Limited Edition LP package of only 300 copies. The stark and stripped down instrumentation, arrangements and genius songwriting, informed by the dark and damp city, caught the ear of the underground -- and aurally marked a specific time and place; 20 years ago -- 1995 Portland Oregon."
$16.50 UPC: 789507611918 ROCK
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AKITSA: Grands tyrans LP (HOS 442LP)
"Five years in the making, Montreal's Akitsa delivers their fifth album of spirited and inevitable black metal fatalism. A respected and passionate disciple of the black metal underground from its earliest days, Akitsa's Outre-Tombe has remained true to the spirit of the genre, while carving out a personal space within it. Akitsa was founded in an environment of isolation. A pre-Akitsa Outre-Tombe gained experience from early maneuvers out of the DIY cassette culture of the early 90's experimental mail circuit, and he eventually transmuted this abstraction and freedom back into misanthropic black metal -- and Akitsa was born. This passionate yet primitive North American black metal pioneer came into existence regardless of any local indifference to the need for it. Fusing a love for industrial noise, punk, and creepy synth soundscapes with pure raw black metal, Grands tyrans is the most challenging, powerful, and fully realized synthesis of these various strands to date. While sonically Akitsa has matured into a perfect amalgamation of extreme music (metal, punk, experimental), Outre-Tombe's voice has the rude and fearless energy of youth expanding upon the diversity of emotions that black metal festers in the complex mixture of violence and introspection. Grands tyrans masterfully strikes with urgent immediacy like the falcon springing through frost covered branches commencing the hunt."
$18.00 UPC: 616892298441 ROCK
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LOW: Christmas LP (KRANK 153LP)
2015 repress. "First time vinyl release for this classic Low holiday recording. We would suggest that few bands from an ostensibly 'indie rock' background should release Christmas music, if not out of respect for the holiday or material then at least out of a sense of self-esteem. Low, however, were made for this. Their attention to musical detail combined with the heavenly vocal harmonies of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker are perfectly attuned to both traditional carols like 'Silent Night' and more contemporary tunes such as 'Blue Christmas.' Christmas contains a selection of seasonal songs, including four originals by the band, mostly recorded at Low's 20º Below studio in Duluth, MN. 'If You Were Born Today' and 'Blue Christmas' were released as a 7" single in 1997 on the English Wurlitzer Jukebox label, while 'Taking Down The Tree' is taken from a 1998 compilation of live recordings issued by the Dutch VPRO radio station."
$10.00 UPC: 796441815319 ROCK
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VA: This Record Belongs To ________ CD (LITA 145CD)
"We are pleased to announce that Light In The Attic & Third Man Records are joining forces to show impressionable, young minds the virtues of good music and vinyl records with our exclusive children's compilation, This Record Belongs To______ available November 6th on LP and CD accompanied by Third Man Record's new portable light-weight children's turntable with built in speakers and a USB port for converting vinyl records to digital. Parents everywhere rejoice! What if your favorite children's book were not only a timeless story but came with a soundtrack of tunes that kids and grown-ups alike would love? Hold onto your boots... it's here! This Record Belongs To______ is the antidote to your standard kids compilations. You won't find boy bands, princesses, or purple dinosaurs here. Instead the record consists of two halves?an upbeat side for daytime dancin' and a mellow side for bedtime lullabies. Among the many gems featured include songs from Carole King, Woody Guthrie, Donovan, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Garcia, Nina Simone, Kermit The Frog and more. Inspired by the classic Little Golden Books Series and Sesame Street's In Harmony albums, This Record Belongs To ______ stems from a love of music, reading, and a passion for teaching future generations the interactive experience of holding an album in your hands, putting needle to groove, and immersing yourself in the pages of a record's sleeve as the music plays. The compilation was compiled and sequenced by DJ and friend, Zach Cowie, who is as dear to our hearts as this collection of songs (previously passed around as a gift between friends) and is the soundtrack for many LITA & TMR offspring. These kiddos now all have undeniably excellent taste in tunes. The record is accompanied by an original, full-color storybook illustrated by acclaimed artist, Jess Rotter, which tells the tale of five forest pals who find a mysterious object -- a round, flat disc that they proceed to investigate. The animal friends finally solve the mystery and learn how to play a record and let their bodies move to the groove (within the grooves)."
$11.25 UPC: 826853014526 ROCK
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VA: This Record Belongs To ________ LP (LITA 145LP)
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$16.50 UPC: 826853014519 ROCK
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LILES, ANDREW: Life Is an Empty Place (Gold Vinyl) LP (MVD 7668LP)
"Brilliant new album by ANDREW LILES (Current 93 / Nurse With Wound), one of the best eclectic musicians in the UK. The album is a mix of electronic, experimental and surreal tracks. It comes out in deluxe gatefold cover (tobacco's paper) and gold vinyl, strictly limited to 400 copies. Fantastic cover made by Steven Stapleton / Babs Santini / Nurse With Wound."
$25.50 UPC: 760137766810 ELECTRONIC
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DOUM & THE FARYDS, AL: Al Doum & The Faryds LP (MVD 7588LP)
"Re-release of their sold-out debut album, in gatefold tobacco's paper cover and in transparent/black vinyl 180 grams. One of the most cosmically spaced band in the European scene, they play traditional African instruments and invoke desert landscapes with melodic and intense atmospheres. Post-psych and post-Afrobeat sounds, simple structures; guitar and sax, percussion and woodwind groans. The result is a fusion of Krautrock and psychedelic rock with African influences and the cosmic sounds of Sun Ra or Ash Ra Tempel."
$25.50 UPC: 760137758815 ROCK
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WAX POETICS: #63 MAG (WP 063)
"On the covers: front: Gary Clark Jr.; back: Raury. Contents: Leon Bridges, Boz Scaggs, Marilyn McLeod, Kamasi Washington, John Simon, Onra, Knxwledge, Norvis Jr."
$7.50 UPC: 074470565956 Misc
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BROWN, STEPHEN: Mirage 12" (ARTLESS 2185EP)
Scottish techno mainstay Stephen Brown presents Mirage for Mojuba sublabel a.r.t.less following his huge 2014 Illuminance EP (ARTLESS 2191EP) and his 2015 Invisible Light EP for the magnificent Indigo Aera. The A-side features a killer techno tune called "2FM" in finest Robert Hood/M-Plant tradition. The B-side's "Sensual Healing" is a very emotional, synth-laden track that will work perfectly for those opening or closing set moments when everyone is in the zone, eyes closed, floating on the dancefloor.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. 2FM
B1. Sensual Healing
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SHENODA: Labour EP 12" (AUS 1588EP)
Shenoda, long-time friend of and one-time remixer for Aus Music, presents his first full-length EP on the label. Records on Electric Minds, Hypercolour, and ManMakeMusic have dependably carried forth a hefty punch. Here, he delivers four capacious jams built for a brimful floor."Labour" gets things going and typifies Shenoda's sound, which sets hats and snares scuffling over darting rave stabs. "If I Could" continues with ruthless, full-bodied drums driving mournful synth-strings nicely contrasted against sharp, metallic bass stabs. "Streak" features glacial sweeps entangled with stuttered vocals before "Sunbeam/Bloodstream" melds loose-limbed hat patterns with boiling synth lines and an intense cyclical sequence.
$9.79 EAN: 4012957158808 ELECTRONIC
A1. Labour
A2. If I Could
B1. Streak
B2. Sunbeam/Bloodstream
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HOSHINA ANNIVERSARY: Tough 12" (BNR 147EP)
Hoshina Anniversary follows his 2014 album Barcelona with Tough, another striking piece of work. The intoxicating "Tough" and the more laid-back "Motion Emotion D.I.C.E." make up the A-side. American techno producer D'Marc Cantu (2AM/FM, Spectral Sound, Ghostly) and Greg Beato (Apron Records, L.I.E.S.) deliver remixes of "Tough" on the B-side.
$8.39 UPC: 673790032027 ELECTRONIC
A1. Tough (Original Mix)
A2. Motion Emotion D.I.C.E. (Original Mix)
B1. Tough (D'Marc Cantu Dirty Dancer Mix)
B2. Tough (Greg Beato 'Platano Maduro' Remix)
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MOUSE SLUTS: Mouse Sluts 12" (BRD 018EP)
This EP began with a newspaper story that tickled the warped funny-bones of Dan Melchior and Graham Lambkin and gave birth to some lyrics. The wonderful keyboard talents of the late Letha Rodman Melchior (1959-2014) were pivotal in the most "musical" of the tracks, the poignant closer "Vaccanti." Glen Rodman Melchior (whose claim for "most recorded budgie" with Guinness World Records is pending at the time of this release) lent his indispensable and unmistakable vocals to "Mower Bath Man." Without too many signposts or safe footholds, this just might scratch that itch you didn't even know you had.
$8.99 EAN: 5055869539654 ROCK
01. Mouse Sluts
02. Simon Fell
03. Mower Bath Man
04. Vaccanti
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HACKE, ALEXANDER: The Cut (Original Soundtrack) LP+CD (BB 190LP)
With his 2014 film The Cut, director Fatih Akin completed his "Love, Death and the Devil" trilogy, following Gegen die Wand (Head-On) (2004) and Auf der anderen Seite (The Edge of Heaven) (2007). The Cut tells the story of Nazaret Manoogian, a young, poor Armenian blacksmith who is separated from his family during the Armenian Genocide, the Ottoman government's 1915 extermination of its minority Armenian subjects before the 1923 succession of the Republic of Turkey. Years later, Manoogian learns that his twin sister has survived and sets out to find her, an odyssey that takes him from the deserts of Mesopotamia via Havana to the desolate prairies of North Dakota. The music for this cinematic epic was written by the Berlin-based musician, producer, and actor Alexander Hacke, a member of the band Einstürzende Neubauten, with which he has played guitar since the age of 14. In 1992, Hacke began composing film music, and his works include the score for Akin's Gegen die Wand. Franco-Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra contributes various vocal tracks to the soundtrack, as well as a newly recorded version of her song "Everything to Get You Back." "The Cut is a soundtrack that musically expresses the emotions and thoughts I associate with the film: the music accompanied and shaped the film from the first draft to completion. Alexander Hacke's The Cut is a proud Western soundtrack that takes a bow to the work of Ennio Morricone, yet at the same time sounds completely innovative and new. The Cut is Alexander Hacke's magnum opus" --Fatih Akin. Also includes a track by Corinna Ludzuweit & Jan Hengmith. LP includes CD; CD includes six bonus tracks.
$16.39 EAN: 4047179950510 SOUNDTRACK
LP:
01. Alexander Hacke - Opening Titles
02. Alexander Hacke - March to the Labour Camp
03. Alexander Hacke - Burial
04. Alexander Hacke - Massacre
05. Alexander Hacke - Rakel by the Well
06. Alexander Hacke - Angry with God
07. Alexander Hacke - Chaplin
08. Alexander Hacke - Insomnia
09. Corinna Ludzuweit & Jan Hengmith - Cuban Rumba
10. Alexander Hacke - Florida
11. Alexander Hacke - Minnie
12. Alexander Hacke - Vision
13. Alexander Hacke - Epic
14. Hindi Zahra - Everything to Get You Back ("The Cut" Version)
15. Exodus
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01. Alexander Hacke - Opening Titles
02. Alexander Hacke - The Twins
03. Alexander Hacke - March to the Labour Camp
04. Alexander Hacke - Burial
05. Alexander Hacke - Massacre
06. Alexander Hacke - Mehmet
07. Alexander Hacke - Rakel by the Well
08. Alexander Hacke - Angry with God
09. Alexander Hacke - Chaplin
10. Alexander Hacke - Insomnia
11. Alexander Hacke - Seek and Ye Shall Find
12. Alexander Hacke - Across the Sea
13. Corinna Ludzuweit & Jan Hengmith - Cuban Rumba
14. Alexander Hacke - The Gutter
15. Alexander Hacke - Alone
16. Alexander Hacke - Florida
17. Alexander Hacke - Minnie
18. Alexander Hacke - Vision
19. Alexander Hacke - Epic
20. Hindi Zahra - Everything to Get You Back ("The Cut" Version)
21. Alexander Hacke - Exodus (Extended)
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FREAKS: Stuff We Forgot Vol. 1 12" (CCS 096EP)
Three gems from the extensive archives of Freaks (Luke Solomon and Justin Harris), who should need little introduction to anyone with even a passing interest in the weirder end of good-time party-ready house music. On "Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)," the rock-solid foundations of filter house music collide with flamboyant synth noodlings for a truly cosmic result, while the slower, deeper groove of "Absolut Zero" is peppered with oddball effects-tweaking. The soulful sample licks of "Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)" wriggle and writhe through a laid-back atmosphere that shows off the range Freaks have sported since the mid-'90s.
$8.99 UPC: 827170553460 ELECTRONIC
A1. Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)
B1. Absolut Zero
B2. Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)
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CLUB TRAX: Together Forever 12" (CT 004EP)
Club Trax is an anonymous series of records created by DJs and intended exclusively for DJs. Pressed in a limited amount, Club Trax is available on vinyl only. With strong roots and knowledge, Club Trax presents a fine mixture of upfront house, bringing together future classics with reworks of titles that have influenced the development of upfront house music through the last generation. This fourth installment contains two completely fresh Club Trax reworks of an all-time '80s classic that has brought thousands together forever.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Together Forever (LC)
B1. Together Forever (Club Trax Rework)
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KIERAN, PHIL: PKRMXD 12" (COR 132EP)
This remix package of tech-house maestro Phil Kieran's work opens with a remix of "Wasps Under a Toy Boat" by Luke Slater aka Planetary Assault Systems, who delivers a mental techno-monster. Cocoon cofounder Sven Väth had the pleasure of testing the remix and smashed the floors to pieces every time he dropped it. Tom Demac's remix of "Missp" breathes cool '80s air with its bassline and almost industrial beat programming. One hears early Detroit club hymns and the sound of Berlin in the '90s as Demac merges rough beats and stop-and-go effects with the new-wave feeling of bands like Liaisons Dangereuses or Propaganda.
$9.79 UPC: 827170596269 ELECTRONIC
A1. Wasps Under a Toy Boat (Planetary Assault Systems Remix)
B1. Missp (Tom Demac Remix)
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HO, MICHAL: Truly Alien EP 12" (CNTXTS 1002EP)
From the mouth of Lil' Dirrty (featured on the B-side): "We heard y'all thought TuningSpork was dead? I'm here to say like a phoenix we rose from the ashes. This is a techno record about propaganda and the politics of fear. This is music AGAINST war. Join us on a journey of peace through beats and spoken word -- then see for yourself, is it true? Oh, and btw. fuck Contexterrior for now, this is a TuningSpork Record. Signed, Lil' Dirrty, Zürich Langstrasse 2015. P.S. Remember to choose love over fear and never become a slave to any train of thought."
$8.99 UPC: 827170618268 ELECTRONIC
A1. Trudge
B1. Truly Alien (feat. Lil' Dirrty)
B1. Black Hole (feat. Lil' Dirrty)
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JIMI BAZZOUKA: Edits Vol. 3 12" (CRWDSPCR 003X)
Jimi Bazzouka is back! Everyone knows of Jimi's love for all sorts of music, especially African and traditional music. For this third episode of his outstanding edits, Jimi goes industrial + synth pop + techno + African music. Don't sleep on this, if it sells out as fast as the previous two volumes.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. So So Ye
A2. Stebeniest
B1. Kebab
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MORRICONE, ENNIO: The Humanoid (L'umanoide) LP (RED 224C-LP)
For the 1979 cult sci-fi movie L'umanoide (The Humanoid), directed by Aldo Lado (credited as George B. Lewis), the legendary Ennio Morricone composed a score of catchy, futuristic, synthesizer-based arrangements with great electro-orchestral disco grooves and dissonant atmospheric soundscapes, marking quite a departure from his usual style. This is the first release of the complete soundtrack on vinyl. Limited edition of 1000 transparent blue LPs.
$18.39 EAN: 8013252732249 SOUNDTRACK
A1. Un Uomo nello Spazio
A2. Estasi Stellare
A3. Infanzia, Evoluzione e Ritorno
A4. Trasmissione Difettosa, Rotazione e Rivoluzione
A5. Incontri a Sei
B1. Informale Primo
B2. Robodog
B3. Informale Secondo
B4. Estasi Stellare, pt. 2
B5. Trasmissione Difettosa, Rotazione e Rivoluzione, pt. 2
B6. Informale Primo, pt. 2
B7. Infanzia, Evoluzione e Ritorno, pt. 2
B8. Estasi Stellare, pt. 3
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NICOLAI, BRUNO: Eyeball (Gatti Rossi in un Labirinto di Vetro) LP (RED 225C-LP)
The classic 1975 Italian thriller Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro (Eyeball), directed by Umberto Lenzi (Spasmo (RED 216XRAY-LP, 1974)), features a truly pleasant and entertaining score by the great Bruno Nicolai (The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972), The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (RED 209LP, 1972)), with an authentic '70s Italian cinema feel to it and a catchy main theme that is definitely one of his best. Another giallo ace on Dagored. This is the first release of the complete soundtrack on vinyl. Limited edition of 1000 "splatter" colored LPs.
$18.39 EAN: 8013252732256 SOUNDTRACK
A1. Gatti Rossi (Titoli)
A2. Barlington (#2)
A3. Gatti Rossi (#2)
A4. Prodromi
A5. Labirinto (Film Version)
A6. Gatti Rossi (#3)
A7. Nell'Assolata Alhambra
A8. Una Figura Incappucciata
A9. Una Figura Incappucciata (#2)
A10. Barlington (#2)
A11. Catena Di Delitti
A12. Occhi
A13. Barlington (#3)
A14. Orbita Vuota
A15. Una Figura Incappucciata (#3)
A16. Occhi (#2)
A17. Gatti Rossi (#4)
A18. Occhi (#3)
B1. Gatti Rossi (#5)
B2. Barlington (#4)
B3. Catena Di Delitti (#2)
B4. Barcellona
B5. Barcellona (#2)
B6. Gatti Rossi (#6)
B7. Orbita Vuota (#2)
B8. Orbita Vuota (#3)
B9. Barlington (#5)
B10. L'Incubo è Finito (Finale)
B11. Catena Di Delitti (Alternate Take - Long Version)
B12. Gatti Rossi (Titoli) (Alternate Take - Long Version)
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BUTTERFLY CHILD: Futures CD (EDDA 037CD)
Anyone with affection for treasure of a particularly luminous dream-pop vintage will know about Joe Cassidy and his alias Butterfly Child. Having recorded three albums and a handful of EPs in the '90s, Cassidy returned in 2012 with the No Longer Living In Your Shadow 7". Now, the first Butterfly Child album since 1998 is here. Futures is a radiant 54-minute journey invested with Cassidy's usual melodic richness -- both musical and vocal -- and a more widescreen production, though the album was recorded at Cassidy's LA home. Sonically, the album lives somewhere between The Beach Boys and dream pop, but with a much more direct emotional impact, between bliss and melancholy. It combines new songs with previously unreleased older material, reaching as far back as Cassidy's very first demos as a teenager. The lush, sun-dappled climes of LA can be felt in the expansive folds and grooves of Futures, both on the softer, heartache-y side and on pop-centric songs such as "A Shot in the Dark" and "Holding On." "Holding On" was inspired by a string loop that Guy Sirman of Dell'Orso Records sent to Cassidy, which reminded him of Dionne Warwick, though the eventual track was inspired by Jimmy Webb and Glen Campbell. This being LA, Cassidy could call on his pals Justin, James, and Christiaan, Webb's three sons, to add backing vocals, while Campbell's son Cal plays guitar and percussion. The track also features drummer Matt Walker (also on "A Shot in the Dark") and keyboardist Brian Liesegang. Other Futures guests are Ryan J Rapsys of Euphone (drums), Pendle Poucher (a Butterfly Child accomplice back in the '90s, on "glitch" guitar), Merritt Lear (another Butterfly Child accomplice, and Assassins co-singer, on violin and backing vocals), and Oliver Kraus (strings and horns on the exquisite finale "Beauty #2"). The album is released in advance of a single featuring a remix of "A Shot in the Dark" by Assassins producer Stephen Hague (also of Pet Shop Boys and New Order fame). "All I can do is hope that people out there are into slow heartache music, and will get it!" says Cassidy. Having waited since 1998, Cassidy might only wait another year for the next album: "I told Guy, I have a great Phil Spector-style pop record here! There's little point in repeating myself."
$10.39 UPC: 666017275727 ROCK
01. Blind Me So I May See
02. Still Learning to Crawl
03. Playfair Steps
04. Our Delays
05. No Longer Living in Your Shadow
06. Sheets of Whitewashed Sun
07. A Shot in the Dark
08. Night Music
09. Holding On
10. The Only Sound
11. Futures
12. Lost in These Machines
13. Beauty #2
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BUTTERFLY CHILD: Futures LP (EDDA 037LP)
LP version.
$14.99 UPC: 666017275710 ROCK
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LOCKWOOD: Let's Talk EP 12" (DES 128EP)
Brussels-based Lockwood (Gert-Jan Haegeman and Billy Hillaert) open with "Let's Talk," a shuffling, laid-back house groove with an unruffled bassline and blue-tinged jazz chords. The choppy hand-claps and ridiculously over-the-top squidgy bass of "Sway" explore different territory; frenetic synth-funk shimmering with layers of synth and zingy repetitions. "Yearning" melds a tough, rubbery tick with cycling keys and choric pads. It's the bass that's the star here, bending the tune around its abrasive low-end. Nils Penner's remix of "Let's Talk" employs a huge, booming bassline and brings its spoken-word sample to the fore, lending the track a dark, glittering technoid edge.
$9.79 EAN: 4250382431169 ELECTRONIC
A1. Let's Talk
A2. Yearning
B1. Let's Talk (Nils Penner Remix)
B2. Sway (Vinyl Only Version)
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M5K: Healin Feelin 12" (DG 12001EP)
Melbourne producer M5K delivers three edgy house tracks with smooth, synthesized melodies and a wicked kick. "We Got It (Goin' On)" reels you in with the synthesized boogie and sci-fi sound effects for which the Melbourne sound is known. The track steadily climaxes to a high-energy war of sounds, making you want to get on down by laying the track down with a double kick. The grimy bass of "Shawty Is a Ten" precedes "Healin Feelin," with its layered, repeating chords over a groovy baseline. M5K really breaks it down with "Healin Feelin," like Melbourne's Mike Dunn.
$8.99 UPC: 670579630313 ELECTRONIC
A1. We Got It (Goin' On)
B1. Shawty Is a Ten
B2. Healin Feelin
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ITO, ATSUHIRO: Live CD (OP 012CD)
Atsuhiro Ito, visual artist and sound performer, has performed live many times. This CD comprises two Tokyo performances; for the first, at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in 2009, Ito used his handmade "fluorescent lamp" instrument (OPTRON) and some junk objects that were exhibited as an installation. The second performance, at Vacant in 2010, was created with a female actor and tech-noise unit Miclo Diet, mixing Ito's OPTRON junk noise and the industrial rhythms of Miclo Diet. Cover artwork by Ito. Cardboard sleeve. Limited edition of 280 copies.
$11.79 EAN: 4560283218555 ELECTRONIC
01. At Hara Museum - 2009. 09. 13 (30:07)
02. At Harajuku Vacant with Miclo Diet - 2010. 05. 03 (43:26)
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SUZUKI, AKIO: a i sha LP (OP 013LP)
Needless to say, Akio Suzuki is one of the representative sound artists in Japan. Many of his previous releases are sometimes interpreted as the work of a hermit or wizard creating beautiful sounds with his self-made musical instrument called "Analapos," glass harmonica (De Koolmees), and stone flute, but the title of Suzuki's first sound piece, aidan ni Mono wo Nageru (Throwing Things at the Stairs) at Nagoya Station in 1963, reflects his perspective on the noises in his work. This LP consists of two 2009 performances created with the use of radio. "Howling Objects," with reverberation of a large museum space, and "a i sha," in which the radio moves throughout the museum, can be noise itself, but they exist in accordance with the method of "Oto-date" and "Tadori" for which Suzuki has been continuously searching. Here, an approach to Suzuki's hardcore sound in his nature is surely concentrated. "It was at a solo exhibition in the Minamigaro gallery in Nihonbashi, Tokyo in 1976 when I held the premiere showing of 'Howling Objects'. When I inserted the microphone into the cylinder of the stand type Analapos, and played echo sound, I was surprised to cause a howling. From that incident, I arranged iron 'wappa' boxes (cylindrical containers formed by bending a thin plate), inserted two wireless microphones with echoes in the boxes and moved the position of the boxes to search for a sound. ... In the performance I did at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, I used roll papers, microphones and radios to revisit 'Howling Objects'. These radios and microphones used from the 1970s have been increasingly degraded in recent years, so this performance has become the last one. 'a i sha' is a performance in which the two radios used in 'Howling Objects' are loaded onto a small dolly and moved around the museum. After setting the radios to AM, selecting the noise wavelengths and tuning the two radios to be able to hear an interesting rhythm, I adjust the volume to an appropriate level and start. As the sound landscape changes by the directionality of radio by moving over to a corridor, wide space and a window, I share the sound field with the people who happen to be there by chance and the people chasing the dolly" --Akio Suzuki. Full-color cover photo on sleeve. New liner notes in Japanese and English by Suzuki. Limited edition of 250.
$19.79 EAN: 4560283218548 EXPERIMENTAL
A1. Howling Objects / 2009 (21:27)
B1. a i sha part 1 / 2009 (8:35)
B2. a i sha part 2 / 2009 (11:40)
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ICHIYANAGI, TOSHI: Shikisokuzekuu-Kuusokuzeshiki CD (OPA 020CD)
The details of Shikisokuzekuu-Kuusokuzeshiki (1964) are unknown except that it was created at the NHK electronic music studio. According to Toshi Ichiyanagi, there were various discussions about the title, but it would seem to have been eventually broadcasted on the radio with the title Kuu after a producer renamed it. Here, the original title is used, following Ichiyanagi's initial intention. This work has no relation to the short experimental film Shikisokuzekuu (1974), produced by filmmaker Toshio Matsumoto with tape music by Ichiyanagi. Extended Voices was released in 1967 on the Extended Voices LP on Columbia's Odyssey sublabel; a new version mixing baritone voices of Takashi Matsudaira to a monaural tape part was released by Omega Point in 2014 (OPX 013CD), but since the stereo version was found later, it is added here as a tape work without voice. Tape recording provided by Gregor Meyer. Gatefold cardboard sleeve. Liner notes in Japanese and English. Edition of 500 copies.
$18.39 EAN: 4560283218234 EXPERIMENTAL
01. Shikisokuzukuu-Kuusokuzeshiki / 1964 (33:13)
02. Extended Voices (tape part, stereo version) / 1967 (11:06)
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PRINS THOMAS: Paradise Goulash Versions 2x12" (ESK 507408)
This double-12" set contains previously unreleased Prins Thomas versions of tracks used in his 2015 Paradise Goulash mix (ESK 507275/507378). Includes tracks by Actress, Blacknecks, Box Saga, Joachim Holm & Alejandro Mosso, Hieroglyphic Being, and Ü, each of which received a special individual treatment from Prins Thomas.
"Dear Vinyl Enthusiast / DJ, Thank you for purchasing this grand finale of my recent Paradise Goulash mix cd. The tracks on this 2 X 12" received some special individual treatment which I hope you'll enjoy listening to or playing in your local disco as much as I did making them. Box Saga has been a firm favourite of mine for a good 20 years already and although its baggy pants and loose groove is exactly why I love it so much I thought it would be fun to do a slightly different take on it. Ü is a recent fave of mine but as the record is super long and has a very DJ-unfriendly ambient intro, I gave it a couple of chops and hope you're brave enough to bring it to the dancefloor where it belongs. The tracks by Joachim Holm & Alejandro Mosso, Actress, Hieroglyphic Being and Blacknecks are all quite sparse to begin with and with the approval of all involved you can now smile or cringe at these 'Versions' where I 'join the band' on some of my recent favourite records. Thanks to the artists and labels involved for letting me use their music." --Prins Thomas, August 28, 2015
$22.39 EAN: 5414165074083 ELECTRONIC
A1. Actress - Xoul Particles (Prins Thomas Version)
A2. Blacknecks - Don't Dream It Be It (Prins Thomas Version)
B1. Box Saga - Zen and the Art of Deadlines (Prins Thomas Edit)
B2. Joachim Holm & Alejandro Mosso - Tre Melodi (Prins Thomas Version)
C1. Hieroglyphic Being - Imaginary Soundscapes 9 (Prins Thomas Version)
C2. Blacknecks - Don't Dream It Be It (Prins Thomas Short Version)
D1. Ü - The Subdubba Beat (Stockholmia Glue Mix) (Prins Thomas Edit)
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BASTINOV: Prisma 12" (ETB 024EP)
Venice resident Bastinov opens his second release on Etruria Beat with the huge analog synth of "Prisma" (featured on Sven Väth's 2015 The Sound of the 16th Season compilation (CORMIX 051CD)), repeating over a swinging 909 beat. André Kronert, the man behind so many labels (most of them are a secret) remixes "Prisma" with a hypnotic chord, delays, and a Basic Channel-influenced beat. "Sphere" features ring modulator synth sounds and tape delays floating over an energetic groove disturbed by strong claps and effects. On the techno-flavored "Triangle," the beat is heavy, the kick is delayed, and the hat is strong.
$9.79 UPC: 827170617469 ELECTRONIC
A1. Prisma
A2. Triangle
B1. Prisma (Andre Kronert Remix)
B2. Sphere
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VA: Le Sampler des Copains 2x12" (FACES 1221EP)
A loaded comp of DJ gear and smoker interludes, Le Sampler des Copains (The Friends Sampler) showcases both established and upcoming talents who currently gravitate around the Faces Records family. Ranging from deep house to techno, without forgetting the hip hop instrumental roots. Recommended to any children of the drum, beatsmiths, and lovers of repetitive beats. Tracks by S3A, Roman Rauch, Hugo LX, Simbad, ill Dubio, Pablo Valentino, Not Danilo, Steven Wobblejay, and LB aka LABAT.
$11.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. S3A - Boiler Lyon (The Ravist's Face)
A2. Roman Rauch - Horse Crepe
B1. Hugo LX - It's About That Time
B2. Simbad - Stone Edge Beat
B3. ill Dubio - Horn Up
C1. Pablo Valentino - Hum Hum
C2. Not Danilo - My Tax Agent Fucked It Up
D1. Steven Wobblejay - Pretty Little Jam
D2. LB aka LABAT - More Kindyness
D3. ill Dubio - Vapor Up
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MAURICE, CHARLES: Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds Volume 2, 1977-1984: Selected by Charles Maurice CD (FVR 109CD)
Just one year after the 2014 release of the Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds compilation (FVR 098CD/LP), Favorite Recordings presents the second volume of its acclaimed series. At the controls this time is French DJ and producer Charles Maurice (compiler of 2015's French Disco Boogie Sounds (FVR 101CD/LP)), digging again in his collection and travelling to Brazil for the occasion in order to find some local hidden treasures. The result comes as nine additional obscure hits from the Brazilian funk-boogie-disco scene of 1977 to 1984. At that time musicians and arrangers such as Lincoln Olivetti, Robson Jorge, and Oberdan Magalhães, along with Banda Black Rio, were responsible for the new music scene. They dominated the studios with sophisticated and original arrangements that have forever transformed Brazilian musical culture. This music, at that point, had gained a new style and great international respect that has remained ever since. Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds Volume 2 pays tribute to this great era, with notes and original artworks. Includes tracks by Marcia Maria, Miss Lene, Brenda, Cristina Camargo, Lady Zu, Almir Ricardi, Rosana, Kaito, and Adriana.
$11.79 EAN: 3760179353334 ROCK
01./A1. Marcia Maria - Amigo Branco (3:27)
02./A2. Miss Lene - Sinal De Desejo (2:27)
03./A3. Brenda - Natureza Viva (3:50)
04./A4. Cristina Camargo - Minas Do Rei Salomao (2:35)
05./A5. Lady Zu - Valeu A Pena (3:06)
06./B1. Almir Ricardi - To Parado Na Tua (4:44)
07./B2. Rosana - Alegria No Ar. (3:19)
08./B3. Kaito - Cara Feia (2:33)
09./B4. Adriana - Contigo (4:02)
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MAURICE, CHARLES: Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds Volume 2, 1977-1984: Selected by Charles Maurice LP (FVR 109LP)
LP version in deluxe tip-on sleeve.
$18.39 EAN: 3760179353273 ROCK
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WAXIST: Caribbean Disco Boogie Sounds 1977-1982: Selected by Waxist CD (FVR 110CD)
"It's now pretty obvious that disco's powerful influence extended beyond western clubs to musicians all around the world, from France to Brazil, as Favorite Recordings proved with the previous volumes of the Disco Boogie Sounds compilations (FVR 098CD/LP (2014), FVR 101CD/LP (2015)). The islands of the West Indies are no exception. Indeed, in the late '70s and early '80s in the Caribbean territories, local musicians and producers seized on the sound of their US counterparts and made it their own, melding disco, funk, and boogie (even early rap) elements with some more traditional local styles. The significant size of the Caribbean diaspora in the US, Canada, and UK has also played a huge role in making those two musical worlds meet. The musicians of the Caribbean not only tried to reproduce US dance hits locally, but also bred their own version of disco. Apart from some obvious titles that made it to the charts ('Trinidad' by John Gibbs (1977), to name one), very few of these productions are widely known, played only by a handful of record collectors and DJs. Having grown up for most of my childhood and teenager years in a small island from the Indian Ocean, I was immersed in the 'sun & sand' vibes at an early age, which helped molding my musical tastes. If the sound of the Caribbean Islands is very different from the Indian Ocean's one, it's anyway no surprise that I have been attracted quickly by the West-Indies' 70s music productions, as a DJ and record collector. From an initial pre-selection of 40 tracks, Favorite Recordings and I teamed up to narrow down the actual tracklist. With no pretention to be exhaustive, this selection represents a tiny sample of a broader ocean of quality Caribbean Disco/Boogie tunes. It will take you to various places like Virgin Islands, Jamaica, or Trinidad, as well as a couple of Western major cities, where West-Indies diaspora is strong (New York, London). The soundtrack of this journey goes from Disco/Rap sounds, with the obscure 'Macho Man' by Eddie and the Movements, to weird Afro-Disco/Funk influenced songs, such as 'My African Religion' by Jamaican singer Paul Hurlock. Also featured here are a couple of personal secret weapons such as instrumental 'Bermuda Triangle' by Musicism, or 'Going to the Party' by Barry Bryson" --Waxist. Also includes tracks by Beres Hammond, Ray Williams, Oluko Imo, and Teddy Davis.
$11.79 EAN: 3760179353341 ROCK
01./A1. Beres Hammond - Comin' at You (5:30)
02./A2. Ray Williams - Cosmopolitan London (4:59)
03./A3. Oluko Imo - Praise Jah (3:38)
04./A4. Musicism - Bermuda Triangle (3:16)
05./B1. Paul Hurlock - My African Religion (3:40)
06./B2. Barry Bryson - Going to the Party (4:03)
07./B3. Eddie and the Movements - Macho Man (5:01)
08./B4. Teddy Davis - Let Me Love You (4:27)
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WAXIST: Caribbean Disco Boogie Sounds 1977-1982: Selected by Waxist LP (FVR 110LP)
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$18.39 EAN: 3760179353280 ROCK
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DENIAL.OF.SERVICE: Sensou EP 12" (FILM 003EP)
180-gram vinyl. Glow-in-the-dark cover. The Film label stumbled upon Denial.of.Service while doing research for a music video; they didn't discover a video director, but they did find an artist working with music, video, and performance art. Active since the early '80s, Denial.of.Service was involved in numerous projects doing productions, remixes, and videos for and with artists like David Bowie, Attrition Extrawelt, and D.A.F. A closer look on his artistic activity since the early '80s reveals a universe to uncover.
$9.79 UPC: 827170588066 ELECTRONIC
A1. Sensou V3
B1. The Element of Crime
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DECIMUS: Decimus 7 LP (FUR 049LP)
How does one deal with the world's nightmarish montage of bad news -- the glut of information that incites feelings of futility and insanity? One way to cope is to plunge deeper into the madness, at least temporarily, for a dip into the healing pool of catharsis. Few people in music today provide a more immersive alternate reality on record to combat our own horrible one than Decimus (former No-Neck Blues Band guitarist and synth player Pat Murano). Musical categories dissolve in the mind as one tries to ascertain what's going on in Decimus's sonic universe, realized in a series of 12 LPs dedicated to the zodiac of Roman poet and rhetorician Decimius Magnus Ausonius (c. 310-c. 395). As with some of the most advanced and individualistic musicians (Coil, Demdike Stare, Mnemonists, Nurse with Wound), Murano instinctively generates sounds that seem to bypass normal listening responses and flow directly to the subconscious. Deep immersion in Decimus 7 leads the listener to a disturbing, mind-altering realm. Each aspect of these two epic, side-long pieces feels as if it's controlled by a malevolent super-being hell-bent on subverting conventional notions of music. The A-side's untitled track sounds like an alien transmission trying to fight through static and command the listener's soul. Grossly distorted Chrome-like grumbling and icy synth motifs waft over artfully spluttering drum-machine beats, establishing a disorienting, unsettling tone. With alchemical zeal, Murano fills the stereo field with perilous atmospheres, warped and distant melodies, Doppler-effected drones, and bleating percussion. When he brings in a trudging, sludgy 4/4 beat wreathed in mysterious mumbles and aural effluvia, it's like an unlikely collaboration between :zoviet*france: and Severed Heads. Side B's untitled piece starts with distant, bludgeoning beats hitting with unpredictable tempos and force. Four minutes in, a semi-familiar, bulbous rhythm coheres into a bizarre strain of slow-motion trance music, swathed from all directions with slithery, bleepy synth tones and machine-elf utterances geared to enhance your DMT trip. Things inevitably tilt toward chaos and return to the enigmatic static that opened the album. By record's end, you have no direction home... nor even a concept of what "home" is anymore. This may be the ultimate distillation of Decimus's chthonic genius. Mastered by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering. Artwork by Chloe Harris.
$14.99 UPC: 827170601666 ROCK
A1. [Untitled]
B1. [Untitled]
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FERNANDO: Mid Decade EP 12" (FBR 037EP)
Argentine multi-instrumentalist and producer Fernando Pulichino has been releasing music since 2001, as a solo artist and with Silver City and 2020 Soundsystem (alongside Ralph Lawson and co.). Pulichino's Futureboogie debut opens with "Ride On," featuring driving live bass and overdubbed electric guitars modulating around an arpeggio synth soaked with balearic vibes. Stripping the original way back, DJ Nature aka Milo Johnson (Golf Channel Recordings, Jazzy Sport) builds the groove naturally in a laid-back departure from the original. "Mid Decade" is a melting pot of synthesis, harmony, and crisp drums, while Pulichino's love of a pumping bassline shines through on "Trespassing."
$10.39 EAN: 4012957303703 ELECTRONIC
A1. Ride On (Original Mix)
A2. Ride On (DJ Nature Remix)
B1. Mid Decade
B2. Trespassing
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VA: The Roundup Part II 12"+10" (HEIST 013EP)
The Roundup Part II marks the end of the second year of the Heist label (2015) and stays true to its original format -- put the names of the artists together in a bowl and let the luck of the draw decide who gets to remix whom. The result is this amazing 12" (180-gram) + 10" combo. Inside-out sleeve with handmade artwork by Baster. Includes tracks by Fouk remixed by Brame & Hamo, Brame & Hamo remixed by Fouk, Nachtbraker remixed by Detroit Swindle, Detroit Swindle remixed by M.ono, and M.ono remixed by Nachtbraker.
$16.39 UPC: 827170589964 ELECTRONIC
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A1. Fouk - Lefty's Bar (Brame & Hamo Remix)
A2. Brame & Hamo - Hotshot (Fouk Remix)
B1. Nachtbraker - You're Out of Your Element (Detroit Swindle Remix)
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C1. Detroit Swindle - Alright We'll Be (M.ono Remix)
D1. M.ono - Delaware State Route (Nachtbraker Remix)
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DAVIS, MILES: Live in Tokyo 1975 2LP (HH 012LP)
180-gram vinyl. On his tour of Japan in early 1975, Miles Davis presented some of the most searing electric fusion ever heard in concert. The performances on this double LP set, from a soundboard recording for FM broadcast, hail from a January 22 gig at Shinjuku Kohseinenkin Hall in Tokyo. Staged ten days earlier than the February 1 shows at which his Agharta and Pangaea LPs were recorded, this includes some songs not contained on those albums, and spotlights one of the most adventurous bands Davis assembled. The complete broadcast is presented here in remastered sound with an insert of background liners and photos.
$22.39 EAN: 5297961901223 JAZZ
A1. Prelude & Funk
B1. Maiysha
C1. Ife
D1. Mtume
D2. Turnaround Phrase
D3. Tune In 5
D4. Untitled
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COBHAM, BILLY: Ayajala Live CD (HH 3022CD)
Having made landmark recordings with Miles Davis, formed pioneering fusion bands Dreams and Mahavishnu Orchestra, and made several fine solo albums, by 1978 Billy Cobham was firmly established as one of the world's leading jazz-rock drummers. This superb set was taped for radio broadcast by WXRT-FM at Park West, Chicago, Illinois, on March 4, 1978, and finds him supported by his recently formed Magic Band, consisting of Charles Singleton (sax, reeds, guitar), Ray Mouton (guitar), Alvin Batiste (clarinet), Mark Soskin (keyboards), and Randy Jackson (bass). It's presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images.
$11.99 EAN: 5297961302211 JAZZ
01. AC/DC
02. On a Magic Carpet Ride
03. Ayajala
04. Drum Solo
05. WXRT Outro
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CORYELL, LARRY: Acoustic Reflections CD (HH 3026CD)
By 1976 Larry Coryell was firmly established as one of America's most accomplished and innovative electric guitarists, and a pioneer of jazz-rock and fusion. However, he was equally talented on the acoustic guitar, as this superb solo live set indicates. Taped for broadcast on the local station WCUW-FM in Worcester, MA, at Clark University's Little Center on June 23, 1976, it's presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images.
$11.99 EAN: 5297961302617 JAZZ
01. Julie Labelle
02. Juju
03. Rodrigo Reflections
04. Eyes of Love
05. Improvisations on the Sarabande
06. The Restful Mind
07. Gratitude
08. Bouquet
09. Renee's Theme
10. Ain't It Is
11. St. Gallen
12. Spain
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VA: Christians Catch Hell: Gospel Roots, 1976-79 CD (HJR 071CD)
In 1977 Henry Stone invited Thomas Spann down to Florida. Spann was founder and leader of The Brooklyn All Stars, one of the most celebrated gospel quartets in the US; Stone headed T.K. Records, the biggest independent record company in the world. The All Stars' contract with Jewel Records just happened to be ending. "He called me and asked me would I meet him in Miami," recalls Spann. "And I flew down to Miami, and I met him and we went to this place that sold all these motor homes. He said, 'Pick out one, pick you out one that you want.' And I did so. I drove it off the lot that same day. I didn't take a plane back. I drove that motor home back to North Carolina."
Christians Catch Hell is a scorching, sublimely soulful survey of the Gospel Roots label, subsidiary of the mighty T.K. Records, at the height of the Miami Sound -- 1976-'79. Includes tracks by The Brooklyn All Stars, Pastor T. L. Barrett, Camille Doughty, The Howard Lemon Singers, The Fantastic Family Aires, Jean Austin & Company, The Jordan Singers, The Phillipians, The Fabulous Luckett Brothers, Bright Clouds, The O'Neal Twins, The Original Sunset Travelers, Reverend Edna Isaac and the Greene Sisters, and The Fountain of Life Joy Choir. Includes a glorious 40-page booklet containing thorough artist-interviews and rare photographs. Mastered at Abbey Road.
$10.99 UPC: 827670413929 ROCK
01. Pastor T. L. Barrett - After the Rain
02. Camille Doughty - Elijah Rock
03. The Howard Lemon Singers - For the Children
04. The Fantastic Family Aires - Tell Me
05. Jean Austin & Company - Spirit Free
06. The Jordan Singers - Will You Save Me
07. The Phillipians - Never Say What You Want
08. The Fabulous Luckett Brothers - Help Me to Carry On
09. Bright Clouds - I've Got to Make a Change
10. The Fantastic Family Aires - Troubled Mind
11. The O'Neal Twins - Wake Up Everybody
12. Rev. T.L. Barrett - Said It Long Time Ago
13. The Fantastic Family Aires - The Color of God
14. The Brooklyn All Stars - Blessed Be the Name of God
15. The Original Sunset Travelers - On Jesus' Program
16. Reverend Edna Isaac and the Greene Sisters - Christians Catch Hell
17. The Fountain of Life Joy Choir - Thank You
18. The Fantastic Family Aires - Glory
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VA: Christians Catch Hell: Gospel Roots, 1976-79 2LP (HJR 071LP)
Double LP version. Includes 20-page booklet.
$19.79 UPC: 827670413912 ROCK
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CORTINI, ALESSANDRO: Forse 2 2LP (IMPREC 374LP)
2015 repress forthcoming.
$24.39 UPC: 793447537429 ELECTRONIC
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PADILLA, JOSE: Blitz Magic 12" (IFEEL 050EP)
José Padilla concludes his So Many Colours campaign with a bang, following the 2015 release of the forward-thinking balearic album on International Feel (IFEEL 042CD/LP). Album track "Blitz Magic," a Telephones production remixed here, is a lovely balearic ride that bears the influence of Manuel Göttsching's all-time classic E2-E4 (1984), and, in turn, 1989's "Sueno Latino." Munich-based trio Tambien (Bartellow and Public Possession owners Marvin & Valentino) create that intriguing, intelligent remix. Award-winning Swiss producer and DJ Deetron keeps his soul in Detroit and his heart in warm techno, and his remix cleans out the drums and takes it back to pure club values.
$10.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Blitz Magic (Deetron Remix)
B1. Blitz Magic (Tambien "Jil Thunder Light" Mix)
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VA: La Bande à Bonnot (Comédie Musicale de Boris Vian) LP (BEC 5156100)
Paris, 1954. Henri-François Rey wrote the theme of the piece La bande à Bonnot and asked Boris Vian to write the songs for what would become a musical comedy. "La Bande à Bonnot" was the name of a French illegal anarchist group that operated in France and Belgium from 1911 to 1912, and as soon as the piece was played at Théâtre du Quartier Latin in 1968, French authorities demanded that it be stopped, and musical parts were subsequently lost. In 1971, Legendary French record executive, talent agent, and producer Jacques Canetti learned that the original handwritten lyrics of Boris Vian's songs had been found. Canetti asked Louis Bessières to recreate musical parts, and in 1975, Canetti released this record with Vian's songs performed by Judith Magre, Yves Robert, Lucienne Vernay, Pierre Jamet, Kim Ibarra, Maurice Barrier, and Cécile Vassort. This first-ever vinyl reissue includes two bonus tracks originally intended for inclusion in La bande à Bonnot: "La Java Des Chaussettes À Clous" by Jacques Higelin and "L'Anguille" by Magali Noël. Remastered sound; gatefold sleeve.
$17.79 EAN: 5060421561004 ROCK
A1. Yves Robert - Venez Donc Voir (2:15)
A2. Lucienne Vernay et Pierre Jamet - L'Époque Légendaire (1:40)
A3. Cécile Vassort et Kim Ibarra - L'Enfance De Bonnot (2:36)
A4. Lucienne Vernay et Pierre Jamet - Les Bienfaits De La Pratique (1:27)
A5. Cécile Vassort - Une Quarante Chevaux (1:07)
A6. Jacques Higelin - La Java Des Chaussettes À Clous (2:27)
B1. Yves Robert - Venez Donc Voir (3:25)
B2. Maurice Barrier - Jules Bonnot C'Était Pas N'Importe Qui (1:05)
B3. Judith Magre - Elle Voulait Toucher Du Pognon (1:35)
B4. Cécile Vassort - Ah Papa Chéri (1:23)
B5. Maurice Barrier - Avant Cinquante Ans (1:45)
B6. Cécile Vassort - Je Trouve Ça Coperchic (0:54)
B7. Judith Magre - Complainte De Bonnot (3:45)
B8. Magali Noël - L'Anguille (2:16)
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ARDITI, PIERRE: Histoire d'une Jeunesse (De Elias Canetti) LP (BEC 5156101)
Winner of the 2014 Grand Prix du Disque from the Académie Charles Cros, the premier French award for musical recordings. French actor Pierre Arditi reads Histoire d'une Jeunesse (Story of My Youth by Elias Canetti (winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981), with music by Eric Slabiak. The Arditi and Canetti families are very close -- Elias Canetti's mother was Mathilde Arditi -- so Canetti's story deals with the story of Arditi's family as well. Gatefold sleeve.
$17.79 EAN: 5060421561011 ROCK
A1. Roustchouk
A2. Les Langues de'l Enfance
A3. Les Grands Parents Canetti
A4. Grand Pere Arditi
A5. Elias et Laura
B1. Grand Pere Canetti
B2. L'Oncle Salomon Arditi
B3. Visite a Sofia Vers 1925
B4. Rendecouverte avec les origines
B5. Le Voix de Marakech
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SIGNORET, SIMONE: La Voix Humaine (De Jean Cocteau) LP (BEC 5156102)
Winner of the 1964 Grand Prix du Disque from the Académie Charles Cros, the premier French award for musical recordings. This is an absolutely amazing recording of cult French actor Simone Signoret reading Jean Cocteau's 1930 play La Voix humaine (The Human Voice), recorded in one non-stop take in Signoret's Parisian apartment and originally released in 1964. According to French record executive, talent agent, and producer Jacques Canetti, this performance was one of the very best and most intense he ever recorded. Even if you don't understand French, you will feel Simone Signoret's incredible poignancy. Remastered sound; gatefold sleeve.
$17.79 EAN: 5060421561028 ROCK
A1. La Voix Humaine (Première Partie) (24:00)
B1. La Voix Humaine (Seconde Partie) (23:50)
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CAYETANO: The Right Time CD (KL 084CD)
Cayetano follows his acclaimed 2012 album Once Sometime -- which received support from artists such as Thievery Corporation, The Herbaliser, Mop Mop, and Skeewiff, to name a few -- with The Right Time, containing 11 different stories about everyday life, love, and loneliness, to be heard as one. It's the first album on which Cayetano plays almost all instruments by himself, apart from the guitars, performed by Alex Papoulidis, and guest appearances from Georges Perin and Elli. From the fusion feeling of "Talk to Me" through the deeply emotional "Something in You," "Hold Me Tight," the funky "Third World War," the cinematic "Leningrad," and the jazzy "Fading Away" to the pop-oriented "Treat You Right," "Where the Sun Shines," and "Never Said It's Easy," Cayetano creates another sonic kaleidoscope for your special moments. Electronic music at its best. Music with soul and a heartbeat by one of the leading Greek artists.
$11.99 EAN: 5200105301247 ELECTRONIC
01. Talk to Me
02. Something in You
03. Baby Babe
04. Third World War (feat. Georges Perin)
05. Leningrad
06. The Right Time (feat. Georges Perin)
07. Treat You Right
08. Where the Sun Shines (feat. Georges Perin)
09. Hold Me Tight
10. Fading Away (feat. Elli)
11. Never Said It's Easy (feat. Georges Perin)
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ELLIOT, RAMBLIN' JACK: San Francisco Bay Blues Live CD (KL 5030CD)
"Nobody I know -- and I mean nobody -- has covered more ground and made more friends and sung more songs than the fellow you're about to meet right now. He's got a song and a friend for every mile behind him. Say hello to my good buddy, Ramblin' Jack Elliott." --Johnny Cash, The Johnny Cash Show, 1969
It's an endearment that has stuck close to the iconic Jack Elliott throughout his career, and ten years after that moment, we find the original ramblin' troubadour on the receiving end of yet further applause at the legendary Keystone Palo Alto. Before the onset of Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, or Led Zeppelin, Ramblin' Jack Elliott had picked it up and passed it along. From Johnny Cash to Tom Waits and Bonnie Raitt, endless icons pay homage to Elliott, the greatest living, ramblin' troubadour who carries the seeds of story and song from one generation to the next. This performance allows another invaluable insight into not only his musical career, but also his life, and it would be impossible to imagine anyone not wanting to share in it. Klondike proudly presents the entire original KFAT-FM broadcast of Ramblin' Jack Elliott's performance at the Keystone Club, Palo Alto, CA, on November 12, 1979. Professionally remastered original FM broadcast with background liners and rare archival photos. A rare delight for fans of real roots music.
$11.99 EAN: 5291012503015 ROCK
01. Introduction
02. San Francisco Bay Blues
03. Buffalo Skinners
04. Talking Fishing Blues
05. Old Shep
06. Barbara Allen
07. Arthritis Blues
08. I Belong to Glasgow
09. If I Were a Carpenter
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REX THE DOG: You Are a Blade 12" (KOM 343EP)
Following his triumphant return to Kompakt with 2015's Sicko, Rex the Dog digs deeper into the circuits of his custom-built modular synth to deliver a powerful trio of sharply contoured jams. A true master of expressive might within a limited set of sounds, the acclaimed producer introduces the title-track with breezy, shimmering arpeggios that are soon joined by a weighty, throbbing bass drum. The raw, pounding synth stabs of muscular acid-fest "Musik Hypnotises" precede "Wasp Factory," which pairs raspy synths with kinetic drum rolls and boldly cut-up vocal samples in another deceptively simple arrangement trimmed to perfection for maximum effect.
$8.99 UPC: 880319807411 ELECTRONIC
A1. You Are a Blade
B1. Musik Hypnotises
B2. Wasp Factory
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WITCH: Induction Hardened Bedways 12" (LEYLA 003EP)
Four uncompromising tracks from English duo Witch. "Zpkf" is a hypnotizing production that erupts into a cacophonous battle between rhythm and leads, leaving the listener stranded on the dancefloor, unable to do anything but move forward into the music. "Okhstk" takes a more traditional approach, though the sound remains just as rugged, with distortion obscuring the edges of the rhythm while melodic pressure mounts. "Flec" starts with a steady, marching rhythm, the distorted kick drum somewhere in the listener's vicinity... until it's suddenly front-and-center, inescapable. "Vosmr" is another slow-building, buzzing production that lures you in and swallows you whole.
$8.99 EAN: 5055300387806 ELECTRONIC
01. Vosmr
02. Flec
03. Okhstk
04. Zpkf
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VERNON FELICITY: Running Late 12" (MOS 023EP)
Tireless Dutch producer Conforce follows his 2015 album Presentism (DSR 111CD/LP) on Delsin with an EP as Vernon Felicity for M>O>S Recordings. "Fake Profile" is an icy bit of deep techno with a sprawling 303 acid line and typically deep and soulful pads in the background. "Induce" is a more broken beat pattern with lumpy 909 drums, lazy open hi-hats, and gloopy bass. "Dropping Faces" get all manic and out of control, with whirring machines and wild drum programming. The lush synth drones of "Running Late" slowly lift you up as the drums and percussion do their slick work down below.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Fake Profile
A2. Induce
B1. Dropping Faces
B2. Running Late
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RROXYMORE: Tautologies EP 12" (MACROM 043EP)
rRoxymore has turned heads with her outstanding DJ sets and take-no-prisoners live act. Her 2015 collaboration with Oni Ayhun, Paula Temple, and PlanningToRock on Noise Manifesto (Decon/Recon/1 (NOISEMAN 004EP)) promised a great future, and that promise is kept by the Tautologies EP. From the techno drive of "Darksun" to the housed-out oddities of "Q19" and "DFF," this is as fresh as it gets.
$9.79 UPC: 827170601062 ELECTRONIC
A1. Darksun
B1. Q19
B2. DFF
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KAMIKAZE SPACE PROGRAMME: Ballard 12" (MOTE 045EP)
The track titles on Kamikaze Space Programme's Ballard are taken from the chilling techno-criticism and dystopian visions of the late J. G. Ballard's fiction. It's a translation of Ballard's high-wire suspense and hyper-modern aesthetics into rhythmic, incisive electronic music, from the shuddering bass , corroded percussion hits, elevator-shaft ambience, and eerily obscured vocal samples of "High Rise" through the tactile "slamming door" percussion of "Low Flying Aircraft" and the white noise, audio grit, and alarm buzzes of "Concrete Island" to the deceptively delicate bell tones, tranquil synth pads, uniquely springy industrial rhythm, and floor-shaking low-end frequencies of "Day of Creation."
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. High Rise
A2. Low Flying Aircraft
B1. Concrete Island
B2. Day of Creation
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LORCA: Creta Kano/Malta Kano 12" (NKD 014EP)
Church and 2020 Midnight Visions affiliate Lorca presents his third outing on Breach's Naked Naked label. Hailing from Brighton, Lorca has garnered a following with several 12"s showcasing his intricate and spectral brand of UK electronic music. Here, he expands on this work with two moody cuts that meld eyes-down melodies with sharp, lively drum structures. "Creta Kano" kicks things off with ticking percussion scurrying over a rubbery, tape-driven thud. Deft dynamics build depth in the mix as detuned and delayed synth lines interweave to stunning effect. "Malta Kano" then sets more textures bubbling behind bright drums and powerful, melodic synth leads.
$9.79 EAN: 4012957281407 ELECTRONIC
A1. Creta Kano
B1. Malta Kano
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SCHLUMPF, MARTIN: The Five Points CD (NEOS 11519CD)
Martin Schlumpf, born in 1947 in Aarau, Switzerland, studied clarinet and piano with Warren Thew, conducting with Ferdinand Leitner, and theory and composition with Rudolf Kelterborn in Zürich from 1968 to 1973. In addition, he studied in Berlin with Boris Blacher in 1974. From 1977 until 2011 he was Professor of Music Theory and Improvisation at the Zurich University of the Arts. He was especially active as a composer in the area of serious music until 1980 (winning first prizes at the composition competitions of the City of Zurich in 1972 and 1979 and at the Tonhalle Competition in 1975). After that, he returned to improvised music as a saxophonist and clarinettist, especially with his own groups (Bermuda Viereck). Since the late 1980s he has been active in the interface between composition (classical) and improvisation (jazz) in a new "post-modern" environment with a strong focus on rhythmic language. His compositions, which range from solo pieces to large concertos, are performed in many countries. Schlumpf: "This CD The Five Points brings together five of my most important chamber works of recent years: a quintet, two trios and two solo pieces. In all these compositions, I tell imaginary stories. Starting from clear yet differing points of departure, I have allowed myself to be driven in an improvisatory manner whilst writing (like a jazz musician), following a thread, bringing something new into play, allowing different characters to enter into dialogues, arguing, rebelling or becoming reconciled. Time and again, however, this quality of being driven is also 'controlled', encouraged by my architectonically-formally thinking mind: the emotional aspect is formed by the rational, head and heart complement each other." Includes Spiegelbilder (Mirror Images) for viola, cello and piano (2013) performed by Michel Rouilly (viola), Thomas Grossenbacher (cello), and Petya Mihneva (piano); Push and Pull for accordion solo (2013) performed by Sergej Tchirkov (accordion); The Five Points for clarinet and string quartet (2012) performed by Matthias Müller (bass clarinet) and the Galatea Quartet; Puzzle for bass clarinet and computer (2011) performed by Matthias Müller (bass clarinet); and Pandora's Promise for alto saxophone, cello, and piano (2014) performed by Harry White (alto saxophone), Pi-Chin Chien (cello), and Edward Rushton (piano).
$10.99 EAN: 4260063115196 CLASSICAL
Spiegelbilder (Mirror Images) for viola, cello and piano:
01. I (5:50)
02. II (9:17)
03. Push and Pull for accordion solo (11:21)
The Five Points for clarinet and string quartet:
04. I (1:16)
05. II (2:06)
06. III (3:33)
07. IV (6:53)
08. V (5:36)
09. Puzzle for bass clarinet and computer (9:35)
Pandora's Promise for alto saxophone, cello and piano:
10. I (7:04)
11. II (3:38)
12. III (6:54)
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CUT LA VIS: One Step Forward LP (NUP 003LP)
One Step Forward is the debut album from Brighton-based DJ and producer Cut La Vis aka David Lavis. Raised on a diet of '90s hip hop, roots reggae, and ska, Cut La Vis delivers a melting pot of exactly that with his debut album. Making the transition from mash-up maverick to original producer, he still turns in the same reggae-infused bangers, dubwise hip hop, and ska shakers complemented by an impressive array of guest vocalists plus a little help from a tight band of session musicians. Following her appearance on Cut La Vis's summer 2015 hit "Still Have the Love" (NUP 020EP), London-based reggae/soul singer Maddy Carty appears on a number of tracks, as does Bristol songstress Eva Lazarus. Roots Manuva collaborator and Speech Debelle's Mercury-winning producer Lotek blesses the mic on the bouncing "Rinse and Repeat," UK dancehall legend Tippa Irie appears on "Love My Music," and Cut La Vis's regular collaborator Mystro contributes to opener "Hit Me One Time." Rounding things out are Jamaican dancehall MC Peppery and vocalist Parisa (Origin One), giving the album a healthy balance of established artists and newer talent. With a cheeky nod to the classic Max Romeo track, the title of One Step Forward also refers to the fact that this is Lavis's debut album -- his first step into the future, while retaining inspiration from the past.
$17.79 EAN: 5055300387349 ELECTRONIC
01. Hit Me One Time
02. Still Have the Love
03. Full Contact
04. Represent
05. It's Alright
06. Love My Music
07. Rinse and Repeat
08. Yuh Nuh Bad
09. Checkin' Out
10. Apple Sauce and Cinnamon
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JORDAN GCZ: Lushlyfe II 12" (RHD 024JGCZ)
Everyone's favorite lush, back with further idyllic musical visions. Living it more Hassell-free than Kenny GCZ. Double-sided silk-screened sleeve designed by Cosmo Knex.
$10.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Sweet Dreams
02. Yetghua
03. Sus
04. Bol
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FYOELK: Klaus 12" (RHD O25FYOELK)
Fyoelk. Limited one... be quick. Drawing by Ronan Riou. Top tip.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Klaus
A2. Leapfrog
B1. Bong
B2. Thru
B3. Alumm
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VA: The Art of Remix CD (NONCLSS 018CD)
Over the last three decades, the remix has become a central form in the world of electronic music. At first it was a simple way to release a disco version of a popular song, but it has since developed, in some areas, into an opportunity for highly sophisticated re-imaginings (even re-compositions) of electronic tracks, becoming an art form in its own right. Since the Nonclassical label's inaugural release in 2004, the remix has been an essential element of its catalog. Ranging from edgy hip-hop to sublime ambience, this album brings together a selection of the most creative remixes released on the Nonclassical label since its inception, all of which are based on contemporary classical recordings, twisted, cut-up, and reworked into a range of remarkable, genre-defying pieces of music. The Nonclassical "house rule" for remixers: "All the sounds used in every remix must be created exclusively from the master recordings of the original -- no imported beats or samples." Imposing this strict policy on the remixers forces them to adopt a resourceful yet open-minded approach. The result is a series of Nonclassical remixes that, though highly diverse, share an organic and natural sound -- a testament to both the talent of the remixers and the sophistication of modern sound-processing technology. This constant invention and innovation from album to album and DJ-set to DJ-set will ensure that The Art of Remix continues to break new ground while simultaneously maintaining Nonclassical's pioneering spirit. Includes remixes by Thom Yorke of John Matthias & Nick Ryan, Hot Chip of The Elysian Quartet, Murcof of Powerplant, Medasyn of Consortium5 and Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson, Tim Exile of Prokofiev + Gregson, Samoyed of Consortium5, Heavy Deviance of Mercury Quartet, Gabriel Prokofiev of The Elysian Quartet and The House of Bedlam, Cerebral Productions of Heritage Orchestra feat. DJ Yoda, Marcas Lancaster of Matthias & Ryan, ThimK of Prokofiev + Gregson, Ed Laliq of The Elysian Quartet, Tivannagh L'Abbé of Heritage Orchestra feat. DJ Yoda, Vex'd of The Elysian Quartet, Germ of GéNIA & John Richards, and Max De Wardener of GéNIA & John Richards.
$11.79 EAN: 5060268640603 ELECTRONIC
01. Heritage Orchestra - Concerto for Turntables (feat. DJ Yoda) (Cerebral Productions Remix)
02. Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson - Float Dance (Tim Exile Remix)
03. John Matthias & Nick Ryan - Cortical Songs (Marcas Lancaster Remix [re-edit])
04. John Matthias & Nick Ryan - Cortical Songs (Thom Yorke Neuron Trigger Mix)
05. Consortium5 - Brooks Frederickson 'Quintet' (Medasyn Brook(lyn)s Bass Remix)
06. Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson - Float Dance (ThimK Remix)
07. The Elysian Quartet - G Prokofiev Quartet No1 (Ed Laliq Remix)
08. The Elysian Quartet - G Prokofiev Quartet No1 (Hot Chip Remix)
09. Heritage Orchestra - G Prokofiev Concerto for Turntables (feat. DJ Yoda) (Tivannagh L'Abbé Remix [edit])
10. Mercury Quartet - Mercury Acoustic (Heavy Deviance Unprotected Sax Remix)
11. The Elysian Quartet - G Prokofiev Quartet No1 (G. Prokofiev Hip-Hop Remix)
12. Powerplant - Import/Export (Murcof Remix [edit])
13. The Elysian Quartet - G Prokofiev Quartet No2 (Vex'd Remix)
14. The House of Bedlam - Skein(2) (G Prokofiev non-blues remix)
15. GéNIA & John Richards - J Richards Suite for Piano & Electronics (Germ Rework [edit])
16. GéNIA & John Richards - J Richards Suite for Piano & Electronics (Max De Wardener Remix)
17. Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson - Cello Multitracks (Medasyn 'Defoncé Dans Le 20eme' Remix)
18. Consortium5 - D Bloom 'Consorts' (Samoyed Remix)
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KLAVIKON: Klavikon CD (NONCLSS 020CD)
Acclaimed composer-pianist Leon Michener aka Klavikon presents his debut album, a work that transforms the piano into a factory of haunting, percussive textures. Indebted to both the American experimental tradition of David Tudor and John Cage and the post-war European innovations of Karlheinz Stockhausen and György Ligeti, the album comprises a suite of brand-new, visceral compositions. Fourteen pieces recorded live at the piano with no overdubbing, sequencers, or other programmed electronics. Michener spent several years honing a disciplined piano technique to create the stunning multi-layered effect heard in the Klavikon project. All sounds are made by the amplified piano, which Michener prepared by adding various objects of stone, wood, plastic, and metal. Credit cards provide rasping sub-basses, washers hi-hats, and rubber wedges kicks. With the use of bolts, screws, and assorted electric toys, Michener reimagines "electronic" music without the use of conventional processes. While tracks such as "Oram Her Toye" and "Kontrapunkd" recall the delicate, fractured sound palette of Cage's work for prepared piano, "Croix" echoes the thick, modulating textures of Stockhausen works such as Kontakte and Mantra. From an early age, Leon Michener combined a focus on Western classical music with a deep attachment to club genres as they evolved through the 1990s and beyond, from acid house to minimal techno, with particular inspiration drawn from such artists as Autechre, Basic Channel, Jeff Mills, Source Direct, Photek, Bambaataa, Squarepusher, and Todd Edwards. It is this dual mindset that has informed his development of Klavikon, and which finds its explosive realization on this debut album. Michener studied classical piano and composition at Trinity College and the Royal Academy of Music. His recordings have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and he has performed at the Moderna Museet (Stockholm), Roundhouse (London), Kings Place (London), and more. Klavikon was mastered by Grammy Award-winner Mandy Parnell.
$11.79 EAN: 5060268640801 ELECTRONIC
01./A1. Angelus (7:54)
02./A2. Oram Her Toye (4:46)
03./A3. Aviary (2:26)
04./B1. Biome (5:56)
05./B2. Kontrapunkd (3:38)
06./B3. B.A.C.H. (5:33)
07./C1. Piano Beat #10 (0:26)
08./C2. Dust (3:25)
09./C3. Rorschach (4:46)
10./C4. Rhinelead (4:17)
11./D1. The Nights Music (2:58)
12./D2. Croix (3:12)
13./D3. IronCross (4:14)
14./D4. Wave (3:04)
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KLAVIKON: Klavikon 2LP (NONCLSS 020LP)
Double LP version.
$19.79 EAN: 5060268640795 ELECTRONIC
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YPY: Visions 12" (NOUS 009EP)
Osaka's Koshiro Hino aka YPY presents an oblique experiment in syncopated, gritty-textured, deep-hued techno with a heroic dash of industrial malevolence. The EP opens with "Borei," a mind-melter of a track reminiscent of the golden days of Djax-Up, before travelling to sparse second wave spaces with "Doobidoob" and "Shadows," a perfect partnering of nonchalant efficiency. The doomy and dense "Holy Goof" clocks in at over eight minutes, while closer "Smog (feat. AKN)" is an adventurous sensorial amalgamation of muted hiss and hum with a deliberate metallic heartbeat winding the track ever tighter on its perfectly realized axis.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Borei
A2. Doobidoob
A3. Shadows
B1. Holy Goof
B2. Smog (feat. AKN)
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KOBOSIL: 91 12" (OSTGUT 091EP)
Kobosil follows his 2015 remix of Terence Fixmer's "Aktion Mekanik Theme" (OSTGUT 088EP) with his first EP on Ostgut Ton, presenting tracks with a similar vibe and muscular impression rather than a varied selection of aesthetics. The hypnotic synth pulse and bewitching strings of "Avernian" sit atop a ripped, dark four-to-the-floor beat; "Konvergent" features a double kick drum all the way with lush claps and a vocal bent beyond recognition; and "Per" comes with an overall unfussy feel and a dry steam hammer drum. Only the interlude, "Athtar," takes a different direction, with drone sounds, noise speckles, and heavily processed vocal samples.
$8.99 UPC: 880319717710 ELECTRONIC
A1. Avernian
A2. Athtar
B1. Konvergent
B2. Per
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WHITE SUMMER: White Summer CD (OSR 040CD)
White Summer's self-titled LP, a private pressing from 1976, reissued with original artwork for the first time. Progressive hard rock with psychedelic touches, melodic vocals, top-level musicianship, and stunning lead guitar. Originally from Benton Harbor, Michigan, White Summer was formed in 1973 by a trio of 18-year-olds who shared a mutual love for Hendrix, Cream, and Grand Funk, among others. They were Jim Watkins (drums and vocals), Rick Lowe (guitar and vocals), and David Wheeler (bass). White Summer played many shows at high school dances, outdoor festivals, and nightclubs, becoming one of the top rock acts not only in Michigan but also in Florida, where they relocated at the end of the '70s. White Summer's first album, known as the "White Album" due to its simple design, was recorded at Uncle Dirty's Sound Machine Studio in Kalamazoo, Michigan, by Bryce Roberson, who had formerly been an engineer at Chess Records. Self-financed by the band, 1000 copies were pressed and sold in the Michigan area. Sought-after by collectors worldwide, this is the first-ever reissue to feature original artwork. 24-bit domain professional remaster from a mint original vinyl copy (master tapes were lost). Includes insert with liner notes by original member James Watkins and a previously unseen photo. "This is the best band I have ever seen in a bar!" --Eric Clapton. "This is the longest I ever sat and listened to a band." --Neil Young
$11.99 EAN: 4040824085612 ROCK
01. Without a Sound
02. BMF
03. Misty Morning
04. Sail
05. The Tank
06. Ridin High
07. All Good Things
08. For Your Smile
09. Laugh When I Die
10. Omega
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WHITE SUMMER: White Summer LP (OSR 040LP)
LP version. First-ever vinyl reissue.
$18.39 EAN: 4040824085568 ROCK
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DJ DOZIA: Pop Culture Remixes Pt. 1 12" (OVM 260EP)
It's a bold producer who takes on the task of remixing a stone-cold classic from the annals of house history, but that's just what Joris Voorn and Ambivalent have done with their remixes of DJ Dozia's Ovum debut, "Pop Culture." Originally released in 1998, "Pop Culture" rapidly gained cult status in the underground. Created by Philly resident Dozia Blakey, the raw, sparse, original was made for the dark, strobe-lit, sweat-on-walls rooms where it found favor, and the original 12-inch is now one of the most sought-after 12"s on Discogs.
$9.79 UPC: 678414002608 ELECTRONIC
A1. Joris Voorn
B1. Ambivalent's Pop Remix
B2. Ambivalent's Culture Remix
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DJ DOZIA: Pop Culture Remixes Pt. 2 12" (OVM 261EP)
It's a bold producer who takes on the task of remixing a stone-cold classic from the annals of house history, but that's just what KiNK and Phil Weeks have done with their remixes of DJ Dozia's Ovum debut, "Pop Culture." Originally released in 1998, "Pop Culture" rapidly gained cult status in the underground. Created by Philly resident Dozia Blakey, the raw, sparse, original was made for the dark, strobe-lit, sweat-on-walls rooms where it found favor, and the original 12-inch is now one of the most sought-after 12"s on Discogs.
$9.79 UPC: 678414002615 ELECTRONIC
A1. KiNK Remix
B1. Phil Weeks Remix
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LAKE PEOPLE: Purposely Uncertain Field Remixes 12" (PERMVAC 131EP)
The heavy remix package for Lake People's acclaimed 2015 debut album Purposely Uncertain Field (PERMVAC 136CD/LP) features three remixers carefully chosen for the ability to bring their own distinctive sounds to the table while treating the original tracks respectfully. Redshape catapults "Illuminated" into a trippy, hypnotic orbit around the Red Planet. Dial founder Lawrence keeps things lighter and brings some bells and a steady bass drum for his mesmerizing remix of "Drifiting Red." Kann Records cofounder Map.ache shifts up a gear with his remix for "Cooping." Twisted vocals and a bouncy bassline make his remix a darling for the club floor.
$8.39 UPC: 673795713112 ELECTRONIC
A1. Iluminated (Redshape Remix)
B1. Drifting Red (Lawrence Remix)
B2. Cooping (Map.ache Remix)
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VA: Cumbias Chichadélicas: Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha 2LP (PHS 029LP)
Psychedelic Peruvian cumbia and chicha from the archives of the legendary Infopesa label, 1968-1982. Alberto Maraví was the man behind the Peruvian Infopesa label. A key figure in the creation of Peruvian cumbia, he recorded and produced legendary bands like Los Mirlos, Los Orientales de Paramonga, Juaneco y Su Combo, Los Pakines -- all represented here -- and many more. Original records from the Infopesa label are now highly sought-after by collectors and discerning DJs worldwide, who marvel at the exotic mix of jungle sounds, reverb-drenched electric guitars, and delay effects. This double LP is the perfect introduction to this amazing and one-of-a-kind genre. All tracks have been taken from the original master tapes. Gatefold color sleeve with detailed liner notes by Alberto Maraví (in English and Spanish) with an exclusive introduction by Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) and rare photos from the Infopesa archive. Also includes tracks by Los Beta 5, Eusebio y Su Banjo, Manzanita y Su Conjunto, Los Rumbaney, Sonido 2000, Aniceto y Sus Fabulosos, and Los Invasores de Progreso.
$23.79 EAN: 4040824085322 WORLD
A1. Los Orientales de Paramonga - Lobos Al Escape
A2. Los Mirlos - Cumbia De Los Pajaritos/La Danza De Los Mirlos
A3. Juaneco y Su Combo - Me Robaron Mi Runa Mula
A4. Los Pakines - Ramo De Rosas
B1. Los Beta 5 - El Bicho
B2. Los Orientales de Paramonga - La Danza Del Mono
B3. Eusebio y Su Banjo - Mi Morena Rebelde
B4. Manzanita y Su Conjunto - Arre Caballito
C1. Los Rumbaney - El Poncho
C2. Juaneco y Su Combo - Ya Se Ha Muerto Mi Abuelo
C3. Los Mirlos - Sonido Amazónico
C4. Manzanita y Su Conjunto - Vírgenes Del Sol
D1. Sonido 2000 - Monito Saltarín
D2. Juaneco y Su Combo - Volando
D3. Aniceto y Sus Fabulosos - Mi Gran Noche
D4. Los Invasores de Progreso - Todos Juntos
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HERLER: Pudel Verkafft 7" (PING 050EP)
At a gig at Hamburg's Golden Pudel Club, composer and mastering engineer Helmut Erler learned that a forced sale of the club was imminent, and spontaneously delivered a rhyming couplet about the threat, over subsonic bass and a driving beat: "Stell Dir vor, der Pudel wird verkafft. Und es gibt kein' mehr, der da hinlafft," which translates roughly to "Imagine the Pudel will be sold, and nobody goes there." This release of the resultant track, "Pudel Verkafft," is a call for this essential venue for electronic and experimental music to live on. Artwork by the Pudel's award-winning designer Alex Solman (C.I.Alex).
$8.39 UPC: 880319743917 ELECTRONIC
A1. Pudel Verkafft
AA1. Feel Me Love
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VA: Forward to the Past 3 (EP 2) 12" (PFR 168EP)
180-gram vinyl. Poker Flat's Forward to the Past returns in its third iteration, paying homage to the golden years (1985-1992) of Chicago house and acid, New York house, and Detroit techno. Quell casts clouds of vocals and a repeated soul snippet over a sinuous, undulating bassline. Anaxander brings classic acid with Gallic attitude, fine-tuned for the dancefloor. Hard-touring DJ and Back to Basics resident Denney goes back to the old school, plunging you into the midst of a heaving dancefloor with a wobbling, fluttering acid track. Glasgow's Debukas provides another Detroit-influenced highlight with a heartstring-pulling chord progression and contrapuntal synth lines.
$9.79 EAN: 4250382430919 ELECTRONIC
A1. Quell - Inside
A2. Anaxander - The Cruel Destiny of a Tear
B1. Denney - Acid (You're Free)
B2. Debukas - Ocean Drift
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VA: Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Volumes 1-11 11CD BOX (RUBBOX 006CD)
Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream with this 11-CD box set gathering all 11 volumes in the classic Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers series. It's packed with Eastern-tinged rock, pop, and folk from the hippie heyday of the late '60s and early '70s, as well as the more recent psychedelic revival. Featuring over 200 tracks from acts from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as India, Germany, Sweden, Holland, Australia, and elsewhere, it comes complete with an 84-page full-color booklet offering background info, detailed biographies, full discographies, and rare photos, making it a truly essential trip back to psychedelia's incense-shrouded golden age. Includes tracks by Ray Brown & Moonstone, Linn County, J. K. & Co., Omega Redstar, The Basement Wall, Abacus, Bröselmaschine, Gualbert, Darius, Blonde on Blonde, The Pretty Things, The Frederic, The Flames, July, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Fraternity of Man, The Misty Wizards, Ramases, C.O.B., Lord Sitar, The Vampires' Sound Incorporation, U.S. '69, Merrell Fankhauser & HMS Bounty, The Paper Garden, Meic Stevens, State of Micky & Tommy, The Ghost, Mandrake Memorial, 1st Century, People, Sagram, Bobby Callender, Mushroom's God, The Orient Express, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, Erkin Koray, Popol Vuh, Brainticket, Chocolate Watch Band, Big Jim Sullivan, Dr. Timothy Leary, The Mops, The Amboy Dukes, S.t. Mikael, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Saffron, Truth, United States of Existence, Train, The Third Rail, Hurdy Gurdy, The Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band, Chim Kothari, Them, The Storybook, Krokodil, Mecki Mark Men, Stunt's Blue Leg Expedition, The Ugly Ducklings, Johnny Thompson Quintet, Moonkyte, Dantalian's Chariot, Nick Carter, The Twilights, The Folkswingers, Ananda Shankar, The New Tweedy Brothers, Wizz Jones, Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin' Band, Full Moon Band, A Little Bit of Sound, The Lemon Pipers, Mehrpoojah, Popera Cosmic, The Book of Am, Shocking Blue, The Poppy Family, Magic Carpet, Wendy Kasselman, Elyse Weinberg, Calendula, Montreal, Fit & Limo, Pentangle, Red Chair Fadeaway, Sheila Chandra, Sally Eaton, The Wyld Olde Souls, Kali Bahlu, Tomorrow, Shiny Gnomes, The Fox, The Cosmic Gardens, The Nova Local, Family, Joseph, Cheops, 3 Hür-El, Grail, Tømrerclaus, Paroni Paakkunainen, Magna Carta, Click, Catharsis, The Fallen Angels, Violeta de Outono, The David, Euclid, The Unspoken Word, Oriental Sunshine, Wolfgang Dauner Quintet, Bit 'a Sweet, Flower Travellin' Band, Tales of Justine, Saddhu Brand, Oregon, Lawson & 4 More, Pregnant Insomnia, The Mirage, Brand X, The Churchills, Bill Plummer & The Cosmic Brotherhood, Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup, David Hemmings, Gates of Freedom, The Koala, Blossom Toes, 101 Strings, Greenwood, Curlee & Thompson, The Forum Quorum, Iron Butterfly, John Renbourn, Charlie & Esdor, The Living Room, The Seventh Seal, Balsara & His Singing Sitars, Humble Pie, Quintessence, Sri Atma, Apocalypse, No Strange, Gandalf, The Zodiac, The Surprise Symphony, Universe, Alex, The Dave Pike Set, Gábor Szabó, The Superfine Dandelion, The Hobbits, Chad & Jeremy, Pierrot Lunaire, J. A. Seazer, Galliard, Shawn Phillips, Brian Bennett, Sopwith Camel, Rick Hayward, The Honeydew, The Flower Pot, The Sugar Shoppe, Doug McArthur, Rebecca and the Sunny Brook Farmers, William Truckaway, The Ceyleib People, Twinn Connexion, The Free Spirits, The World of Oz, The Virgin Sleep, Tony Scott, Chris Thompson, Volker Kriegel, Indo-British Ensemble, Raw, The Panbers, The Whatt Four, Zoot Money, The Morgans, The Lewis and Clarke Expedition, Gordon Jackson, Friend & Lover, Sagittarius, and Blue Cheer.
$63.20 EAN: 5059179000736 ROCK
Volume 1:
01. Ray Brown & Moonstone - Story of Ali
02. Linn County - Moon Food
03. J. K. & Co. - Magical Fingers of Minerva
04. Omega Redstar - Rettenettes
05. The Basement Wall - Tennybopper
06. Abacus - Song for Brumhilda
07. Bröselmaschine - La Rotta
08. Gualbert - Luz de Invierno
09. Darius - I Feel the Need to Carry On
10. Blonde on Blonde - Spinning Wheel
11. The Pretty Things - Bracelets
12. The Frederic - Morning Sunshine
13. The Flames - Solitude
14. July - The Way (Alt. Take)
15. West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - A Child's Guide to Good and Evil
16. Fraternity of Man - Wispy Paisley Skies
17. The Misty Wizards - It's Love
18. Ramases - Molecular Delusion
19. C.O.B. - Let It Be You
20. Lord Sitar - I Am the Walrus
21. The Vampires' Sound Incorporation - Psycho Contact
Volume 2:
01. U.S. '69 - I'm on My Way
02. Merrell Fankhauser & HMS Bounty - A Visit With Ashiya
03. The Paper Garden - Man Do You
04. Meic Stevens - The Sailor & Madonna
05. State of Micky & Tommy - I Know
06. The Ghost - Abyssinia
07. Mandrake Memorial - Dark Lady
08. 1st Century - Looking Down
09. People - Lucky John
10. Sagram - Heavenly Feeling
11. Bobby Callender - Sade Masoch
12. Mushroom's God - Draped in Shades
13. The Orient Express - For a Moment
14. Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Air
15. Erkin Koray - Kardi Daglar
16. Popol Vuh - Nosferatu
17. Brainticket - Watchin' You
18. Chocolate Watch Band - Living in the Past
19. Big Jim Sullivan - She's Leaving Home
20. Dr. Timothy Leary - Freakout - Turn on Tune In
Volume 3:
01. The Mops - Anthem
02. The Amboy Dukes - Psalms of Aftermath
03. S.t. Mikael - Bom-Bom Mahadev
04. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Black Butter
05. Saffron - All Your Ambition
06. Truth - Thoughts
07. United States of Existence - Makin' My Scene
08. Meic Stevens - Yorric
09. Train - Dreams and Realities
10. The Third Rail - The Invisible Man
11. Hurdy Gurdy - Peaceful Open Space
12. The Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band - Factory Endeavour
13. Chim Kothari - Eleanor Rigby
14. Them - Black Widow Spider
15. Bobby Callender - Rainbow Colors
16. Ray Brown & Moonstone - Start of a New Day
17. The Storybook - Psych-Out Sanctorum
18. Krokodil - Sunlight's Beautiful Daughter
Volume 4:
01. Mecki Mark Men - Free
02. Stunt's Blue Leg Expedition - Caves of Her Mind
03. The Ugly Ducklings - I Know What to Say
04. Johnny Thompson Quintet - Color Me Columbus
05. Moonkyte - Where Will the Grass Grow
06. Dantalian's Chariot - This Island
07. Nick Carter - Prayer to St Peter
08. The Twilights - Time and Motion Study Man
09. The Folkswingers - 8 Miles High
10. Ananda Shankar - Renunciation
11. The New Tweedy Brothers - Wheel of Fortune
12. Wizz Jones - One Grain of Sand
13. Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin' Band - Graveyard of Love
14. Full Moon Band - Morning Is Born
15. Chim Kothari - Indian Beat
16. A Little Bit of Sound - Incense & Peppermints
17. The Lemon Pipers - The Shoemaker of Leatherwear Square
18. Mehrpoojah - Love Dance of the Lemmings
19. C.O.B. - Music of the Ages
20. Popera Cosmic - Aurore Cosmic
Volume 5:
01. The Book of Am - I Am That Living Soul
02. Shocking Blue - Water Boy
03. The Poppy Family - Free from the City
04. Magic Carpet - Feather Time
05. Saffron - Vision Is a Lonely Word
06. Wendy Kasselman - Lonely Girl
07. Elyse Weinberg - Oh Deed I Do
08. Calendula - Dance of the Red Moon
09. Montreal - Infinity
10. Fit & Limo - Gopher Hat
11. Pentangle - Once I Had a Sweetheart
12. Red Chair Fadeaway - All Your Old Tricks
13. Sheila Chandra - Storm Trance
14. Sheila Chandra - Lament of McCrimmon (Song of the Banshee)
15. Sally Eaton - Flowers in the Air
16. Ananda Shankar - Cyrus
17. The Wyld Olde Souls - The Sun God
18. Kali Bahlu - How Can I Tell My Guru
Volume 6:
01. Tomorrow - Real Life Performed Dream
02. Shiny Gnomes - Temple Balls
03. The Fox - Butterfly
04. The Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band - Sunbeams & Rainbows
05. The Cosmic Gardens - Way of Going
06. The Nova Local - Forgotten Man
07. Family - Face in the Cloud
08. Joseph - Cold Biscuits & Fish Heads
09. Cheops - Salem Bibi
10. 3 Hür-El - Aglarsa Aram
11. Grail - Grail
12. Tømrerclaus - Jeg Vil Gerne Standses
13. Paroni Paakkunainen - Mango Pu
14. Magna Carta - The Bridge at Knaresborough Town
15. Click - Many Times Jimbo
16. Catharsis - Melba
17. The Fallen Angels - I'll Drive You from My Mind
18. Violeta de Outono - Within You Without You
19. The David - Another Day Another Lifetime
Volume 7:
01. Euclid - Lazy Livin
02. The Unspoken Word - Anniversary of My Mind
03. Oriental Sunshine - Oriental Sunshine
04. Wolfgang Dauner Quintet - Take Off Your Clothes to Feel the Setting Sun
05. Truth - Archimedes Pad
06. Bit 'a Sweet - Speak Softly
07. Flower Travellin' Band - Dhoop
08. Tales of Justine - Sitting on a Blunestone
09. The Twilights - Devandra
10. Wizz Jones - America
11. Saddhu Brand - I Give You Johnee
12. Oregon - Rejoicing
13. Lawson & 4 More - Halfway Down the Stairs
14. Pregnant Insomnia - Wallpaper
15. The Mirage - Tomorrow Never Knows
16. Brand X - Sun in the Night
17. [Unknown] - [Untitled]
Volume 8:
01. The Churchills - Debka
02. Bill Plummer & The Cosmic Brotherhood - Journey to the East
03. Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup - Jabberwock
04. David Hemmings - Anathea
05. Gates of Freedom - The Earth Is the Lord's
06. The Koala - Strange Feelings
07. Blossom Toes - Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head
08. 101 Strings - Karma Sitar
09. Greenwood, Curlee & Thompson - Little Willy
10. The Forum Quorum - Girl Make Up Your Mind
11. Iron Butterfly - Slower Than Guns
12. John Renbourn - Lamento di Tristan
13. Charlie & Esdor - Da Klagar Mina Grannar
14. The Living Room - Just a Little Song
15. The Seventh Seal - Spiritual Springs
16. Balsara & His Singing Sitars - Strawberry Fields
17. Humble Pie - The Light of Love
18. Quintessence - Notting Hill Gate
19. Sri Atma - Ajit
Volume 9:
01. Apocalypse - Let It Die
02. No Strange - Smiling Time
03. Gandalf - Can You Travel in the Dark Alone
04. The Zodiac - The Fire Fighters
05. The Surprise Symphony - Lion Song
06. Universe - Jade
07. Alex - Purple Sally
08. The Dave Pike Set - Mathar
09. Gábor Szabó - In Search of Nirvana
10. The Superfine Dandelion - Ferris Wheel
11. The Hobbits - I'm Just a Young Man
12. The Folkswingers - Norwegian Wood
13. Them - Time Out for Time In
14. Chad & Jeremy - Sunstroke
15. Pierrot Lunaire - Narciso
16. J. A. Seazer - A Psychedelic Opera...Excerpts
Volume 10:
01. Galliard - Ask for Nothing
02. Shawn Phillips - Stargazer
03. Brian Bennett - Tricycle
04. Sopwith Camel - Dancin' Wizard
05. Rick Hayward - Light in the Sky
06. The Honeydew - Never by Me
07. The Flower Pot - Wantin' Ain't Gettin'
08. The Sugar Shoppe - The Attitude
09. The Fallen Angels - Most Children Do
10. Doug McArthur - Dreams & Visions
11. Rebecca and the Sunny Brook Farmers - What Do You Think of the War
12. William Truckaway - I Go Slow
13. The Ceyleib People - Zendan
14. Twinn Connexion - I Think I'll Just Go and Find Me a Flower
15. The Free Spirits - I'm Gonna Be Free
16. The World of Oz - Like a Tear
17. The Virgin Sleep - Love
18. Tony Scott - Homage to Lord Krishna
Volume 11:
01. Chris Thompson - Hugo Spellman
02. Volker Kriegel - Zoom
03. Indo-British Ensemble - Yaman (The Colonel's Lady)
04. Raw - What to Do
05. The Panbers - Rock & the Sea
06. The David - People Saying, People Seeing
07. The Whatt Four - Dandelion Wine
08. Big Jim Sullivan - Tallyman
09. Zoot Money - Soma
10. The Morgans - Rasal
11. The Lewis and Clarke Expedition - House of My Sorrow
12. The Vampires' Sound Incorporation - Dedicated to Love
13. Gordon Jackson - The Journey
14. Friend & Lover - Room to Let (To Rowena with Love)
15. Sagittarius - Glass
16. Blue Cheer - Babaji (Twilight Raga)
17. Shocking Blue - Acka Raga
18. Quintessence - Chant
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RING, BRIAN: Movements EP 12" (RB 058EP)
Debut release from Brian Ring. Raised in Cork on a diet of US house music and disco oscillating between Sylvester and Glenn Underground while sneaking into clubs, Ring was baptized by David Mancuso and Theo Parrish in London while his record collection grew and grew. An epiphany in some remote part of Australia resulted in him following his own path in making music. The Movements EP brings together Mike Dunn (sample has been cleared, folks), Timothy Leary, and Tee Scott, puts disco roller skates on heavy-legged deep house, and, most of all, is as fun as it is sincere.
$9.79 UPC: 827170606760 ELECTRONIC
A1. Come Out Of Your Comfort Zone
B1. Feel What You Want
B2. Movement Is My Friend
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AARDVARCK: Co in Ci LP + 10" (SKUDGEPT 001LP)
Often referred to as The Pig and rarely spotted without shades, Mike "Aardvarck" Kivits has remained a compelling figurehead within the Dutch underground for decades, happily flitting between down-tempo and high-octane styles from release to release and generally sounding like no one else out there. Kivits has developed a strong affiliation with the Skudge Records operation, which commenced with his humongous remix of the Swedish act's "Convolution" in 2010. Having committed two full 12" releases to the Skudge Presents cause (the Indo EP in 2012 and Plus Det in 2014), Kivits now presents a full Aardvarck long-player on the label. The cryptically titled Co in Ci features eight new Aardvarck productions from Kivits, with more pacey excursions on the LP and more experimental and ambient material on the 10". Co in Ci is the ninth album the Dutch producer has released in the 13 years since his 2002 debut LP for Delsin.
$13.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. DO DA
02. HOE
03. PAS
04. DIEF
05. HOB
06. Ai
07. POP
08. RAH
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OCTOBER: Black Body Radiation LP + 10" (SKUDGEW 002LP)
Bristol-based Julian Smith aka October returns to Skudge Records with his full-length debut, Black Body Radiation, sounding like the soundtrack for a long-lost dystopian anime movie. Action-packed, intense, fast-moving. Body music from the future. DJ Deep: "Excellent release!!! 'Body Chant' is the one for me here, but love the whole project!"
$13.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Ritual
02. Black Narcissist
03. Body Chant
04. Blood Feud
05. Transient Bodies
06. Synchronized Blues
07. Slow Release
08. Syrup
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BASIC SOUL UNIT: Ruckup 12" (SKUDGEX 003EP)
"After signing his album to the Amsterdam Dekmantel label, Basic Soul Unit still has more to offer. His first outing on the Skudge imprint shows four rugged dark techno jams." --Delsin
$11.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Ruckup
A2. Heatseeker
B1. Church Short
B2. Moonlit
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BARE SOLE: Flash CD (SOMM 026CD)
Previously unreleased UK demo album from 1969. The loudest band from Hull in the '60s, Bare Sole played raw, in-your-face psychedelic hard rock and heavy blues. Bare Sole's brief existence at the tail-end of the 1960s reflected the realistic trappings of their geographical situation. Musical icons such as Mick Ronson and Robert Palmer would eventually rise to fame outside of their native Hull, but Bare Sole sadly only managed a handful of out-of-town gigs and a tour of US air bases in Germany. As it was, their entire existence lasted just over a year, but at least their inspired musical legacy has survived thanks to a 1969 recording session held at Fairview Studios. Assisted by writer and producer Keith Herd and galvanized by an enthusiastic local poultry farmer, Bare Sole captured their primitive garage mannerisms in one fiery recording session. Aside from Decca's rejection of their demo tape, Bare Sole continued playing alongside acts such as Family, Status Quo, The Move, and Small Faces, but the inevitable decision to quit came in 1970 and their story came to an end. Flash represents Bare Sole's entire recorded history, taken from the master tapes of their 1969 recording session. Their seductive garage romp boasts explosive doses of fuzz, wah-wah, and Farfisa organ, a sound that recalls an earlier and more primitive sound, but a sound that also may have unwittingly sealed their fate. Master tape sound. Detailed liner notes. Recommended for fans of Blue Cheer, Iron Claw, Stack Waddy.
$11.99 EAN: 4040824085605 ROCK
01. Let's Communicate
02. Flash
03. Woman-a- Come
04. Ain't Nobody Here
05. Jungle Beat
06. Sole Blues
07. Woman-a-Come (Version 2)
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BARE SOLE: Flash LP (SOMM 026LP)
LP version.
$18.39 EAN: 4040824085599 ROCK
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BOOK OF AIR: Fieldtone 2LP (SR 412LP)
The sounds found in nature can have a very slow groove. A groove embedded by silence, so slow it can almost only be felt while spending a few hours at sea, on a forest trip, in open fields... It is this groove and the "silence" of nature that inspired the Fieldtone compositions. The music is performed by an ensemble of string instruments (kanklės, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, double bass) supplemented with drums. Book of Air's series of bundled compositions exploring the parameters of sound and time begins with Fieldtone. The title refers to "roomtone," which is the "silence" recorded at a location or space when no music is played or dialogue spoken. Every room is different, and these recordings always carry their unique character. The compositions of Fieldtone are inspired by the tempo and sonic textures of specific natural locations. By embedding this silent slowness of sound found in nature into the compositions, the details of the sounds played become much more prominent. In this way the silence itself amplifies the sounds that are played, and will also amplify the room surrounding the listener. Stijn Cools: drums and compositions; Indre Jurgeleviciuté: kanklės; Benjamin Sauzereau: electric guitar; Bert Cools: electric and acoustic guitars; Nathan Wouters: double bass.
$16.99 EAN: 5411867334125 EXPERIMENTAL
A1. SHEN show tyray (18:40)
B1. SHILLE gwer canne (16:41)
C1. PHIOBERES (16:13)
D1. O ram ren chiba (19:41)
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WEHBBA: Systematic Shades Vol. 1 12" (SYST 107EP)
When it comes to techno and tech house, Wehbba is without a doubt Brazil's number-one poster-boy, with countless strong releases on platforms like Intacto, 100% Pure, and Tronic, and a game-changing 2011 remix of Laurent Garnier's 1997 classic "Flashback." With the Systematic Shades EP series, Wehbba intends to connect and display different paintings with his own musical colors. Vol. 1 delivers typical Wehbba typical floor tracks that evoke vivid colors. Check out "View of Delft" to be touched; check out "Um den Kern" if you're searching for the next convincing floor-filler. Also includes "Visage" by Marc Romboy.
$8.99 UPC: 880319737213 ELECTRONIC
A1. Wehbba - View of Delft
B1. Wehbba - Um den Kern
B2. Marc Romboy - Visage
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CROMBY: Planets and Parks 12" (TDPR 019EP)
Cromby is an exciting addition to the London house scene; originally hailing from Belfast, he has made camp in the British capital and brought his Akai MPC2000XL with him. He grew up listening to Chez Damier and Moodymann, and makes use of the Japanese sampler in a fresh and creative way, combining raw drums with sweet, melancholic pads and chords. On Planets and Parks, Cromby balances an understanding of traditional deep house and a forward-thinking attitude. The cover art concludes Tenderpark's series conceived by art director Till Sperrle and photographer Magdalena Bichler. Mastered and cut by Helmut Erler at Dubplates & Mastering.
$9.79 UPC: 827170612365 ELECTRONIC
A1. The Good Shit (5:58)
B1. Planets (5:52)
B2. Smoke & Bubbles (6:04)
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COCCOLUTO, CLAUDIO: THEDUB 105 12" (THEDUB 105EP)
180-gram vinyl. Edition of 500. The third release on Claudio Coccoluto's The Dub label since its resurrection in 2015. Coccoluto is one of Italy's most famous musical sons; a DJ, producer, radio- and TV-show host, and music writer. He plays all over the world at clubs and festivals as well as for brands like MTV and Peroni. Using everything from the vintage sounds of Chicago and Detroit to the ultra-modern music coming out of Europe and everything else he hears around the world, Coccoluto is never afraid of experimenting with pioneering sounds.
$9.79 EAN: 8057680974987 ELECTRONIC
A1. Chris the Dog (6:47)
B1. Come Me (5:26)
B2. Sissi the Cat (5:59)
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KAPOTE: Fuck Music 12" (TOYT 045EP)
Kapote presents his debut EP, delivering house music influenced by rare funk and soul -- or by the mid-'90s wave of filter house and the French touch. He likes Paul Johnson and Detroit's Red Planet label (The Martian!), but also French people like La Funk Mob and early Superdiscount stuff. Kapote creates new grooves that flow with a big bunch of soul, and he has the old records and the right machines to make them swing in a new way. Includes a dancefloor-funk remix by Berlin duo Session Victim.
$9.79 UPC: 880655504517 ELECTRONIC
A1. Fuck Music
A2. Fuck Music (Session Victim Remix)
B1. N1
B2. Arpeggio
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PSYK: Works 12" (TRESOR 282EP)
Manuel Anós aka Psyk makes his long-awaited Tresor debut. The Madrid-based producer had previously appeared on Tresor with the track "Jackin" (under the alias Maan) back in 2012 on DJ Deep's Kern Vol. 01 compilation (KERN 001CD). Psyk takes the stage with a four-track solo EP, Works. On both sides' first tracks -- "Definition" and "Balance" -- Psyk delivers electrifying tracks teetering on the boundaries of hypnosis. On the inner-rims, Psyk slows down the pace with "Stigma" and "Lowdown (Reprise)," introducing some industrial tones to his techno equation.
$8.99 UPC: 666017297866 ELECTRONIC
A1. Definition
A2. Stigma
B1. Balance
B2. Lowdown (Reprise)
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GO MARCH: Go March CD (UNDAY 044CD)
Go March are an instrumental group based in Antwerp, Belgium, consisting of Philipp Weies (guitars), Hans de Prins (synthesizers), and Antoni Foscez (drums) (members of Intergalactic Lovers). The project, born out of jam sessions, is now realized in the band's self-titled debut album, an electronic, Germanic-infused, post-rock screamer that's a sort of Mogwai-meets-Kraftwerk synthesis yet with all the futuristic propulsions of a fresh, hungry band making music not just for 2015 but for beyond. That said, while the group have landed on this irresistible blend of electronics, rock, and more ambient passages, on Go March the initial conceptions varied somewhat. "My initial ideas for a possible sound were actually based around bands like Boris or Lightning Bolt, but the moments when we just improvised were simply far more interesting," says Weies. "When I first showed our demos to a friend of mine he said it reminded him of something between Trans Am and Maserati. My reply was: 'Wow, we need to check them out!'" While the group state that "it's quite difficult to pinpoint where inspiration actually comes from," Weies does concede that one particular inspiration holds especially strong for him. "I am vastly inspired by the movies of David Lynch, especially Lost Highway and even more specifically the sequence where a car is driving through the dark and all you see are the median strips passing by. The image has this distinct tunnel vision-feel to it that I am often looking for when making music. ... I can totally dig a perfect 3:22 pop song, but I always had a weakness for seemingly endless repetition, mainly because it can put you in that state of trance. At a certain point you just get sucked in there and lose yourself completely." "Repetition," "groove," and "minimalism" are words that might spring to mind when describing Go March, but that's not to say the album is single-minded. While the impact of Germanic proto-techno bands is a clear influence on the group, the freedom of contemporary electronic music, math rock, and modern classical are all audible in the grooves of the album. From debut single "Rise" (UNDAY 040-1EP, UNDAY 040-2EP (2015)), which stretches a post-rock groove over the five minute mark, to "Slow Horse" and "The White Lodge," which are smothered in glacial keys, synthesized throbs, and shuffling poly-rhythms, Go March is an album that defies expectations and challenges the listener in equal measures.
$11.99 EAN: 5414165072515 ROCK
01./A1. The Ship of Bambi
02./A2. Chase
03./A3. Rise
04./A4. Like a Record
05./B1. Slow Horse
06./B2. Earthbound
07./B3. Lighthouse
08./B4. The White Lodge
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GO MARCH: Go March LP+CD (UNDAY 044LP)
180-gram LP version in gatefold sleeve. Includes CD.
$19.79 EAN: 5414165072591 ROCK
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ANODE PRODUCTIONS: Recordings 1974-1979 2LP (VOD 139AP-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Anode has been the professional alias of Robert Carlberg since 1972. The Seattle-based musician has dabbled in musique concrète, minimalist tape music, drones, manipulations, and other non-keyboard-based electronics. Through founding a newsletter for electronic musicians in 1979 called SYNEX (together with Charles Larrieu), establishing one of the first DIY tape labels (Anode Productions, which released works by Anode and Kerry Leimer), and writing a monthly column for Electronic Musician magazine (1979-1989) and Polyphony, Carlberg was one of the very first active cassette-producing artists, label-runners, editors, networkers, and catalysts for the worldwide DIY electronic music exchange, and one of the most important persons and influential artists in what has come to be known as "cassette culture." This double LP includes tracks from Anode (1979), Trips North Trips South (1979), Kinetic Experiments (rec. 1974-'79, rel. 1981), Early Tapeworm (1975), Floyd Cramer's Hall of Gold (1975), and Year of The Taperecorder.
$24.39 UPC: 769791958753 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
Early Tapeworm/Floyd Cramer's Hall of Gold/Year of The Taperecorder (1974/'75):
A1. 25-in High (1:08)
A2. Cacopheno Part 1 and 2 (2:35)
A3. Babies Have to Be White (0:53)
A4. Symphony for Steel String Guitar (7:56)
A5. From the Waist Down (4:38)
A6. Cluter (2:07)
A7. 17 Ways to Skin a Cat (0:41)
A8. The Fish Milk Syndrom (3:31)
A9. Original Syn (1:33)
A10. Reflective Calm (3:08)
Kinetic Experiments (1974-'79):
B1. Stop It! (2:24)
B2. Evening Thoughts (8:50)
B3. Skydiving with Lepers (1:58)
B4. Steel Wool Clouds (2:39)
B5. Loeon (3:40)
B6. Dreams of Sleeping
B7. Quiet synth (1:37)
LP 2:
Anode (1979):
A1. Downtime (20:00)
A2. Luxus (8:16)
Trips North Trips South (1979):
B1. Trips North, Trips South, Not Intended for Consumption (21:40)
B2. Ataraxia (9:00)
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SLEPIAN, DON: Recordings 1971-1983 LP (VOD 139DS-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Don Slepian is a true pioneer of electronic music. He started composing in 1969 and released his first compilation cassette in September of 1978. He left Hawaii and came to Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ, where he was "Artist in Residence" in computer music for the next two years. In 1980 he released three more cassette tapes on the Hawaiian record label Plumeria Productions: The Sea of Bliss, New Dawn, and Open Spaces. In 1981 he self-released his first LP, Computer Don't Breakdown. In 1982 he signed to Fortuna Records, who brought his music to a much wider audience with several releases throughout the '80s. The same year he released a collaborative tape with Lauri Paisley as Synarios called Uncontrolled Voltage in a classic electronica style. Slepian combines unique skills in music and electronics with a lifetime of improvised keyboard music performance. Born into a scientific family, Slepian showed both musical and technical talent early in life. In 1968, he programmed computers and built electronic music circuitry, sculpting sound with classic electronic music studio tape techniques. Starting in 1972, he was a tester on the early internet as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). He was also a synthesizer soloist with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of Honolulu Theatre for Youth, and ARP Synthesizer Sales Rep for Hawaii. His CV could go on for another page. This LP contains all the tracks from his extremely rare debut tape Electronic Music from the Rainbow Isle (1978), plus two tracks from Uncontrolled Voltage (his 1982 release with Paisley) and one track from 1982's Rhythm of Life tape, a Fortuna Records release.
$14.99 UPC: 769791958760 ELECTRONIC
Electronic Music from the Rainbow Isle (1978):
A1. Evolution (10:34)
A2. Glimmerings (3:29)
A3. Flight Over Swampland (5:15)
A4. Halloween Piece (4:30)
A5. March of the Spirits (2:03)
B1. Horizon (5:23)
Synarios - Uncontrolled Voltage (1982):
B2. Sunflower (8:41)
Rhythm of Life (1982):
B3. Fast Motion (2:40)
Synarios - Uncontrolled Voltage (1982):
B4. Another Electric Tuesday (6:12)
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GALEN: Recordings 1979-1980 2LP +7" (VOD 139GH12-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Galen Herod is one of the pioneering synthesis artists of American cassette culture. From 1979 to 1982 he produced several outstanding and creative electronic tape releases which he distributed either via Eurock or by himself in the Phoenix, Arizona area. His very early tape works are dominated by abstract, austere, experimental electronics in the vein of Conrad Schnitzler, using tape loops and completely homemade synth-equipment includes oscillators, filters, and sequencers designed and built by his friend Gary Dukarich. In late 1981 he met Greg Horn and formed the successful minimal synthpop band Tone Set. This set includes a double LP with selections from his first three official self-released tapes from 1979 and 1980: called Xom (1979), Gulag (1979), and Limacon (1979), as well as a 7" with bonus material.
$26.99 UPC: 769791958784 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
Xom (1979):
A1. XOM1 (8:45)
A2. XOM 2 (18:00)
B1. XOM 3 (12:39)
B2. XOM 4 (6:25)
Gulag (1979):
B3. D1 (8:48)
LP 2:
Limacon (1979):
A1. Limacon 1 (15:10)
A2. Limacon 2 (5:10)
A3. Two Years (9:38)
B1. Threetrails A (2:05)
B2. Threetrails B (2:02)
B3. Threetrails C (2:36)
B4. ( ) (7:10)
Gulag (1979):
B5. E2 (7:00)
B6. NM2 (5:30)
7":
A1. Lowdown But Maybe It Should Go on Tone-Set (You Decide) (3:42)
A2. Full Speed Ahead Trip of the Rush to Nothings (5:05)
B1. Ascending Rehearsals (9:55)
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GALEN: Recordings 1980-1982 2LP (VOD 139GH34-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Galen Herod is one of the pioneering synthesis artists of American cassette culture. From 1979 to 1982 he produced several outstanding and creative electronic tape releases which he distributed either via Eurock or by himself in the Phoenix, Arizona area. His very early tape works are dominated by abstract, austere, experimental electronics in the vein of Conrad Schnitzler, using tape loops and completely homemade synth-equipment includes oscillators, filters, and sequencers designed and built by his friend Gary Dukarich. In late 1981 he met Greg Horn and formed the successful minimal synthpop band Tone Set. This double LP set compiles recordings released between 1980 and 1982 on Patterns for the Outside Surface of a Cube (1980), The Trouble with Bill (1982), Meditationes Algebraicae, and Life on this Earth.
$24.39 UPC: 769791958791 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
A1. Untitled (3:40)
A2. Box 4 (2:49)
A3. Inside the Cube (5:48)
A4. The Red Barn (3:01)
A5. The Trouble with Bill 5 (7:27)
A6. Change (4:54)
B1. The Trouble with Bill 7 (2:20)
B2. A Box Its Side, Its Side (8:24)
B3. Wednesday Night Each Day (7:12)
B4. The Ideal Situation (10:03)
LP 2:
A1. The Third (7:25)
A2. Quiet Evening 1 (2:24)
A3. Delta 4 (1:55)
A4. Delta 2 (1:42)
A5. Remonstrance of the Remonstrators (16:11)
B1. 800726 Saturday (Barracks) (13:27)
B2. Blood (Kred) (14:33)
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GALEN: Modular Electronics: Recordings 1979-1982 4LP BOX/7" (VOD 139GH-LP)
Limited edition of 300. Galen Herod is one of the pioneering synthesis artists of American cassette culture. From 1979 to 1982 he produced several outstanding and creative electronic tape releases which he distributed either via Eurock or by himself in the Phoenix, Arizona area. His very early tape works are dominated by abstract, austere, experimental electronics in the vein of Conrad Schnitzler, using tape loops and completely homemade synth-equipment includes oscillators, filters, and sequencers designed and built by his friend Gary Dukarich. This box set includes four LPs with music from Xom (1979), Gulag (1979), and Limacon (1979) (all recorded 1979-'80), and Patterns for the Outside Surface of a Cube (1980), The Trouble with Bill (1982), Meditationes Algebraicae, and Life on this Earth (all recorded 1980-'82), plus a 7" of bonus material.
$91.80 UPC: 769791958777 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
Xom (1979):
A1. XOM1 (8:45)
A2. XOM 2 (18:00)
B1. XOM 3 (12:39)
B2. XOM 4 (6:25)
Gulag (1979):
B3. D1 (8:48)
LP 2:
Limacon (1979):
A1. Limacon 1 (15:10)
A2. Limacon 2 (5:10)
A3. Two Years (9:38)
B1. Threetrails A (2:05)
B2. Threetrails B (2:02)
B3. Threetrails C (2:36)
B4. ( ) (7:10)
Gulag (1979):
B5. E2 (7:00)
B6. NM2 (5:30)
7":
A1. Lowdown But Maybe It Should Go on Tone-Set (You Decide) (3:42)
A2. Full Speed Ahead Trip of the Rush to Nothings (5:05)
B1. Ascending Rehearsals (9:55)
LP 3: Patterns for the Outside Surface of a Cube (1980)/The Trouble with Bill (1982)/Meditationes Algebraicae/Life on this Earth:
A1. Untitled (3:40)
A2. Box 4 (2:49)
A3. Inside the Cube (5:48)
A4. The Red Barn (3:01)
A5. The Trouble with Bill 5 (7:27)
A6. Change (4:54)
B1. The Trouble with Bill 7 (2:20)
B2. A Box Its Side, Its Side (8:24)
B3. Wednesday Night Each Day (7:12)
B4. The Ideal Situation (10:03)
LP 4: Patterns for the Outside Surface of a Cube (1980)/The Trouble with Bill (1982)/Meditationes Algebraicae/Life on this Earth:
A1. The Third (7:25)
A2. Quiet Evening 1 (2:24)
A3. Delta 4 (1:55)
A4. Delta 2 (1:42)
A5. Remonstrance of the Remonstrators (16:11)
B1. 800726 Saturday (Barracks) (13:27)
B2. Blood (Kred) (14:33)
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LEIMER, K.: Recordings 1977-1980 2LP (VOD 139KL-LP)
Limited edition of 200. K. Leimer has been an active musician since the 1970s and has released avant-garde and experimental music under his own name on his Palace of Lights label, which he started in 1980 to release his own work and that of other artists and projects such as Marc Barreca, Michael William Gilbert, Anode, and the group Savant, of which he is the founding and leading member. His first two tape recordings, included on this double LP, were released on Robert Carlberg's Anode Productions in 1978 and '79 (Translucent/Memory and Natural History/The Mind and Its Likeness). Both tapes were also distributed via Archie Patterson's Eurock. This set also includes material from the 1983 cassette Installation View. "It's best to consider these recordings as a homage to much admired and deeply loved music of the time; to consider these recordings as the artifacts of lessons being learned during simultaneous attempts at conceiving, writing, voicing, engineering, recording, and mixing something that might at least seem to be music. It's also best to consider that the one card that repeatedly found its way out of the Oblique Strategies deck and into my hands prevented me from erasing almost all of it: Honor thy mistake as a hidden intention." --K. Leimer
$24.39 UPC: 769791958807 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Translucent/Memory (1978)/Installation View (1983):
A1. Go Slowly All the Way Round the Outside (6:47)
A2. Failure (4:47)
A3. Porcelain (2:52)
A4. The Vanishing Fountain (3:12)
A5. Stationary Image (2:44)
A6. 555 (2:32)
B1. Sleep (2:32)
B2. Malaise (4:45)
B3. A Simple Sadness (6:44)
B4. Kirlian (2:40)
B5. Nostalgia for Sleep (4:31)
LP 2: Natural History/The Mind and Its Likeness (1979)/Installation View (1983):
A1. At Daybreak (2:38)
A2. Natural History (2:40)
A3. Desert Largo (2:15)
A4. Hansa (2:16)
A5. Milk Sphinx (2:08)
A6. Through Ghost (2:05)
A7. The Vanishing Fountain (2:08)
A8. Threshold (7:24)
B1. Figure Eights (2:42)
B2. Ancient of Days (2:31)
B3. The Mind and Its Likeness (5:41)
B4. Ground to Ground (1:50)
B5. Acquiescence (5:07)
B6. Diminish (4:56)
B7. Two Chambers (1:58)
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MOORE, KEN: Recordings 1976-1983 2LP +7" (VOD 139KM12-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Ken Moore (from Baltimore, Maryland) is one of the very early American DIY synthesists and multi-instrumental talents. Moore started to explore electronic music in the mid '70s while working in various (progressive) rock formations. In 1980 he established his own label, Anvil Creations, and in the following four years released approximately 20 tapes of solo and collaborative works he had recorded between 1973 and 1983. His solo work of that era bridges abstract electronic music with synthesizers and Mellotron and more psychedelic rock-based material he had primarily produced in the early to mid '70s. He also collaborated with Stuart Rosenzweig and founded the progressive rock duo Moore/Myers with David Wayne Myers. Moore was also very active in James Finch's International Electronic Music Association (IEMA), which started in 1979. Besides newsletters with contact-lists for subscribing musicians or reviews of cassettes, IEMA also organized festivals for musicians and released a series of seven IEMA collective/group compilation tapes containing musicians of the IEMA. Ken Moore was the man behind those tape compilations and their distribution. This set includes tracks from Tempus Fugit (1980), To Come Into Being (1981), Loubi Stem (1981), To No Avail (1980), and The Jupiter Effect (1984) (all recorded 1976-'84), Frame of Reference (written 1972, rec. 1977-'79, rel. 1980), and In a Pound of Logic (1983).
$26.99 UPC: 769791958821 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Electronic Music Series Vol. 1-5 (1976-1984):
Tempus Fugit (1980):
A1. Oche De Leah (12:24)
A2. Tempus Fugit (9:30)
A3. The Dream In (5:23)
To Come Into Being (1981):
B1. To Come Into Being (7:58)
B2. The Putative Curvatures of Time (2:01)
B3. A Hole in Space (1:52)
B4. Radius of Captures (7:19)
B5. Suit of 15 Oscillators (8:00)
LP 2: Electronic Music Series Vol. 1-5 (1976-1984):
Loubi Stem (1981):
A1. Any Sense at All (8:28)
To No Avail (1983):
A2. For the Duration (2:55)
A3. For the Root is the Dream (7:48)
A4. Viscous (8:18)
The Jupiter Effect (1984):
B1. The Jupiter Effect (Edit) (6:18)
B2. Derangement of Temporality (8:21)
B3. Event Horizon (9:14)
B4. The Rings of Saturn (Edit) (8:17)
7": More Electronic Works (1977-1983):
Frame of Reference (1980):
A1. Steeple Church (5:20)
A2. Osmosis (2:47)
In a Pound of Logic (1983):
B1. Anvil Cumulus (10:29)
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MOORE, KEN: Recordings 1972-1975 LP (VOD 139KM3-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Ken Moore (from Baltimore, Maryland) is one of the very early American DIY synthesists and multi-instrumental talents. Moore started to explore electronic music in the mid '70s while working in various (progressive) rock formations. In 1980 he established his own label, Anvil Creations, and in the following four years released approximately 20 tapes of solo and collaborative works he had recorded between 1973 and 1983. His solo work of that era bridges abstract electronic music with synthesizers and Mellotron and more psychedelic rock-based material he had primarily produced in the early to mid '70s. He also collaborated with Stuart Rosenzweig and founded the progressive rock duo Moore/Myers with David Wayne Myers. Moore was also very active in James Finch's International Electronic Music Association (IEMA), which started in 1979. Besides newsletters with contact-lists for subscribing musicians or reviews of cassettes, IEMA also organized festivals for musicians and released a series of seven IEMA collective/group compilation tapes containing musicians of the IEMA. Ken Moore was the man behind those tape compilations and their distribution. This LP focuses on his very early and more progressive works composed between 1972 and '75 and recorded between 1977 and '79, which he also released on Anvil Creations: Frame of Reference (1980) and Sense of Recreation (1981).
$14.99 UPC: 769791958838 ELECTRONIC
Frame of Reference (1980):
A1. Harlequins Party (5:48)
A2. Momentum (4:24)
A3. Plaster Anvil (4:20)
A4. Pendulum Clock (3:43)
A5. Frame of Reference (5:48)
Sense of Recreation (1981):
B1. Invitation (5:07)
B2. Sense of Recreation (3:50)
B3. Capillary Action (6:02)
B4. Elastic Collision (7:48)
B5. Two Egg (7:10)
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MOORE & LARRY JETER, KEN: Recordings 1972-1975 LP (VOD 139KM4-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Ken Moore (from Baltimore, Maryland) is one of the very early American DIY synthesists and multi-instrumental talents. Moore started to explore electronic music in the mid '70s while working in various (progressive) rock formations. In 1980 he established his own label, Anvil Creations, and in the following four years released approximately 20 tapes of solo and collaborative works he had recorded between 1973 and 1983. His solo work of that era bridges abstract electronic music with synthesizers and Mellotron and more psychedelic rock-based material he had primarily produced in the early to mid '70s. He also collaborated with Stuart Rosenzweig and founded the progressive rock duo Moore/Myers with David Wayne Myers. Moore was also very active in James Finch's International Electronic Music Association (IEMA), which started in 1979. Besides newsletters with contact-lists for subscribing musicians or reviews of cassettes, IEMA also organized festivals for musicians and released a series of seven IEMA collective/group compilation tapes containing musicians of the IEMA. Ken Moore was the man behind those tape compilations and their distribution. This LP includes tracks from Moore's 1981 collaboration with Larry Jeter, Elixir, plus "Excuse for the War" from Moore's 1981 solo release Sense of Recreation. Elixir features Moore on Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, Lowrey organ, ARP String Ensemble and Fender Rhodes electric piano and Jeter on Premiere drums, custom chimes, cymbals, and percussion, with the support of Mark Chance on electric bass guitar. It's primarily a groove-session percussion album with keyboards. Putting three musicians together from different backgrounds was an experiment all its own. Mark Chance was a rock bass guitarist who was integrating his own style of playing with what was a cohesion of jazz and electronic music. Sort of a free-form improvisational jam session with the drummer honed in to every lick the keyboard player emitted. This is really a collaboration between Jeter and Moore, who came from two different backgrounds, yet were willing to try something different. Originally released on cassette in 1981 on Moore's Anvil Creations label.
$14.99 UPC: 769791958845 ELECTRONIC
A1. Tidal Rush Part One (Low Tide) (7:04)
A2. Tidal Rush Part Two (High Tide) (7:42)
A3. Tidal Rush Part Three (The Wave) (4:56)
A4. Tidal Rush Part Four (Tsunami) (8:13)
B1. Tidal Rush Part Five (The Rush) (2:57)
B2. Prism Eye Glass (First Half) (7:00)
B3. Prism Eye Glass (Second Half) (9:31)
B4. Excuse for the War (10:12)
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MOORE & STUART ROSENZWEIG, KEN: Recordings 1976-1981 LP (VOD 139KM5-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Ken Moore (from Baltimore, Maryland) is one of the very early American DIY synthesists and multi-instrumental talents. Moore started to explore electronic music in the mid '70s while working in various (progressive) rock formations. In 1980 he established his own label, Anvil Creations, and in the following four years released approximately 20 tapes of solo and collaborative works he had recorded between 1973 and 1983. His solo work of that era bridges abstract electronic music with synthesizers and Mellotron and more psychedelic rock-based material he had primarily produced in the early to mid '70s. He also collaborated with Baltimore synthesist Stuart Rosenzweig (who played in a Tangerine Dream-style band called Tangent that also released a number of cassettes in the very early 1980s on Rosenzweig's Baltimore-based label Tangent Tapes) and founded the progressive rock duo Moore/Myers with David Wayne Myers. Moore was also very active in James Finch's International Electronic Music Association (IEMA), which started in 1979. Besides newsletters with contact-lists for subscribing musicians or reviews of cassettes, IEMA also organized festivals for musicians and released a series of seven IEMA collective/group compilation tapes containing musicians of the IEMA. Ken Moore was the man behind those tape compilations and their distribution. This A-side of this LP covers the first sessions between Rosenzweig and Moore, with guest bassist Mark Chance, recorded in 1976 at Anvil Creations Studio. Using analog monophonic synthesizers, Rosenzweig (MicroMoog synth, electric piano, and Mellotron) and Moore (MiniMoog synth, ARP String Ensemble, and Lowrey organ) created what would become Our Own Universe. This was cutting-edge stuff in the late 1970s, and the material here proudly stands the test of time. The B-side covers the pair's second meeting, without a bassist, from about five years later. They spent an entire month recording a series of avant-garde sessions of totally improvised music that they called Eccentric Projections. Some are synthesizer works, while some were created with guitar, violin, drums, bells, cymbals, and harp -- but it's all experimental in nature. Rosenzweig used MicroMoog synthesizer, ARP Omni II, electric guitar, piano, violin, and various percussion of all sorts; Moore used MiniMoog synthesizer, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble, piano, balafon, floor drums, open piano harp, and percussion of all sorts. Moore released both sessions on his Anvil Creations label as cassettes in 1981.
$14.99 UPC: 769791958852 ELECTRONIC
Our Own Universe (1981):
A1. Pain Is Nociception (4:05)
A2. Twenty Two Over Seven (5:13)
A3. Our Own Universe (12:10)
A4. Pink 2 (Edit) (5:20)
Eccentric Projections, Volume 1 (1981):
B1. Forgotten Algebra (12:54)
B2. Wave to the Future (6:25)
B3. Cadence of the Claxon (11:11)
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MOORE, KEN: Anvil Creations: Recordings 1972-1983 5LP BOX/7" (VOD 139KM-LP)
Limited edition of 300. Ken Moore (from Baltimore, Maryland) is one of the very early American DIY synthesists and multi-instrumental talents. Moore started to explore electronic music in the mid '70s while working in various (progressive) rock formations. In 1980 he established his own label, Anvil Creations, and in the following four years released approximately 20 tapes of solo and collaborative works he had recorded between 1973 and 1983. His solo work of that era bridges abstract electronic music with synthesizers and Mellotron and more psychedelic rock-based material he had primarily produced in the early to mid '70s. He also collaborated with Stuart Rosenzweig and founded the progressive rock duo Moore/Myers with David Wayne Myers. Moore was also very active in James Finch's International Electronic Music Association (IEMA), which started in 1979. Besides newsletters with contact-lists for subscribing musicians or reviews of cassettes, IEMA also organized festivals for musicians and released a series of seven IEMA collective/group compilation tapes containing musicians of the IEMA. Ken Moore was the man behind those tape compilations and their distribution. This box set contains five LPs and one 7" with tracks from Tempus Fugit (1980), To Come Into Being (1981), Loubi Stem (1981), To No Avail (1980), and The Jupiter Effect (1984) (all recorded 1976-'84), Frame of Reference (written 1972, rec. 1977-'79, rel. 1980), In a Pound of Logic (1983), Sense of Recreation (rec. 1972-'75, rel. 1981), Elixir (rec. 1974-'78, rel. 1981) by Moore & Larry Jeter, and Our Own Universe and Eccentric Projections, Volume 1 (both rec. 1976-'81, rel. 1981) by Moore & Rosenzweig.
$74.00 UPC: 769791958814 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Electronic Music Series Vol. 1-5 (1976-1984):
Tempus Fugit (1980):
A1. Oche De Leah (12:24)
A2. Tempus Fugit (9:30)
A3. The Dream In (5:23)
To Come Into Being (1981):
B1. To Come Into Being (7:58)
B2. The Putative Curvatures of Time (2:01)
B3. A Hole in Space (1:52)
B4. Radius of Captures (7:19)
B5. Suit of 15 Oscillators (8:00)
LP 2: Electronic Music Series Vol. 1-5 (1976-1984):
Loubi Stem (1981):
A1. Any Sense at All (8:28)
To No Avail (1983):
A2. For the Duration (2:55)
A3. For the Root is the Dream (7:48)
A4. Viscous (8:18)
The Jupiter Effect (1984):
B1. The Jupiter Effect (Edit) (6:18)
B2. Derangement of Temporality (8:21)
B3. Event Horizon (9:14)
B4. The Rings of Saturn (Edit) (8:17)
7": More Electronic Works (1977-1983):
Frame of Reference (1980):
A1. Steeple Church (5:20)
A2. Osmosis (2:47)
In a Pound of Logic (1983):
B1. Anvil Cumulus (10:29)
LP 3: Early Progressive Works (1972-1975) (recorded 1977-'79):
Frame of Reference (1980):
A1. Harlequins Party (5:48)
A2. Momentum (4:24)
A3. Plaster Anvil (4:20)
A4. Pendulum Clock (3:43)
A5. Frame of Reference (5:48)
Sense of Recreation (1981):
B1. Invitation (5:07)
B2. Sense of Recreation (3:50)
B3. Capillary Action (6:02)
B4. Elastic Collision (7:48)
B5. Two Egg (7:10)
LP 4: Ken Moore & Larry Jeter - Early Progressive Works (1975):
Elixir (1981):
A1. Tidal Rush Part One (Low Tide) (7:04)
A2. Tidal Rush Part Two (High Tide) (7:42)
A3. Tidal Rush Part Three (The Wave) (4:56)
A4. Tidal Rush Part Four (Tsunami) (8:13)
B1. Tidal Rush Part Five (The Rush) (2:57)
B2. Prism Eye Glass (First Half) (7:00)
B3. Prism Eye Glass (Second Half) (9:31)
Ken Moore: Sense of Recreation (1981):
B4. Excuse for the War (10:12)
LP 5: Ken Moore & Stuart Rosenzweig - Recordings 1976-1981:
Our Own Universe (1981):
A1. Pain Is Nociception (4:05)
A2. Twenty Two Over Seven (5:13)
A3. Our Own Universe (12:10)
A4. Pink 2 (Edit) (5:20)
Eccentric Projections, Volume 1 (1981):
B1. Forgotten Algebra (12:54)
B2. Wave to the Future (6:25)
B3. Cadence of the Claxon (11:11)
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VA: American Cassette Culture: Recordings 1971-1983 12LP BOX/2x7" (VOD 139LP)
Limited edition of 150. The American Cassette Culture box set documents American pioneers and protagonists of late '70s/early '80s cassette culture. While rock music of the 1970s and '80s became a worldwide mainstream corporate business, the creation of the cassette format opened music production up to everyone, and a DIY network sprung up that enabled musicians to release recordings they had already produced during the '70s. This box of 12 LPs, two 7"s, and the accompanying 48-page LP-sized booklet tells the story behind some of the major influential artists and their earliest recordings produced during the '70s and early '80s, as well as the labels and relevant press covering those cassette recordings. This box is about those artists and people who planted the seed of an independent culture that would develop throughout the '80s and is still active today. It also tells the story of Archie Patterson's Eurock Magazine and Distribution, a highly influential US cassette distribution company, which distributed and/or released many of the early cassette works contained in this box. Includes Don Slepian: LP with tracks from Electronic Music from the Rainbow Isle (1978), Rhythm of Life (1982), and Uncontrolled Voltage (1982) by Synarios (Slepian and Lauri Paisley); Steve Roach: LP with tracks from Now (1982) and previously unreleased material; Marc Barreca: LP with tracks from Raw Fish and Green Tea (1979/'80), Currents (1979/'80), Music Works for Industry (1983), and In a Foreign Land (1977); Anode: double LP with tracks from Anode (1979), Trips North Trips South (1979), Kinetic Experiments (rec. 1974-'79, rel. 1981), Early Tapeworm (1975), Floyd Cramer's Hall of Gold (1975), and Year of The Taperecorder; K. Leimer: double LP with tracks from Translucent/Memory (1978), Natural History/The Mind and Its Likeness (1979), and Installation View (rec. 1977/'78/'80, rel. 1983); Young Scientist (James Husted, Marc Barreca, and Roland Barker): LP with tracks from Over Low Trees... (1979), Life Sciences, and Results Not Answers (1979); Ken Moore: double LP containing Electronic Music Series Vol. 1-5 (recorded 1976-'84): tracks from Tempus Fugit (1980), To Come Into Being (1981), Loubi Stem (1981), To No Avail (1980), and The Jupiter Effect (1984), and a 7" with tracks from Frame of Reference (written 1972, rec. 1977-'79, rel. 1980) and In a Pound of Logic (1983); and Galen: double LP with tracks from Xom (1979), Gulag (1979), and Limacon (1979) (all recorded 1979-'80) and a 7" of bonus material.
$158.40 UPC: 769791958869 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Marc Barreca:
Raw Fish and Green Tea (1979/'80):
A1. Eight Hours to Milan (5:59)
A2. Raw Fish and Green Tea (7:13)
A3. Briefly Interrupted by a Welcome Stranger (5:47)
Currents (1979/'80):
A4. Current 2 (4:11)
A5. Current 6 (4:40)
In a Foreign Land (1977):
B1. Wolf Tone (3:12)
B2. Boppin (3:49)
B3. Soundtrack from Salmo (4:28)
B4. School of Wales (4:19)
B5. In a Foreign Land (6:16)
Music Works for Industry (1983):
B6. Music Works for Industry (2:09)
B7. The Urge to Buy Terrorizes You (1:46)
B8. Community Life (2:00)
LP 2: Anode:
Early Tapeworm/Floyd Cramer's Hall of Gold/Year of The Taperecorder (1974/'75):
A1. 25-in High (1:08)
A2. Cacopheno Part 1 and 2 (2:35)
A3. Babies Have to Be White (0:53)
A4. Symphony for Steel String Guitar (7:56)
A5. From the Waist Down (4:38)
A6. Cluter (2:07)
A7. 17 Ways to Skin a Cat (0:41)
A8. The Fish Milk Syndrom (3:31)
A9. Original Syn (1:33)
A10. Reflective Calm (3:08)
Kinetic Experiments (1974-'79):
B1. Stop It! (2:24)
B2. Evening Thoughts (8:50)
B3. Skydiving with Lepers (1:58)
B4. Steel Wool Clouds (2:39)
B5. Loeon (3:40)
B6. Dreams of Sleeping
B7. Quiet synth (1:37)
LP 3: Anode:
Anode (1979):
A1. Downtime (20:00)
A2. Luxus (8:16)
Trips North Trips South (1979):
B1. Trips North, Trips South, Not Intended for Consumption (21:40)
B2. Ataraxia (9:00)
LP 4: K. Leimer: Translucent/Memory (1978)/Installation View (1983):
A1. Go Slowly All the Way Round the Outside (6:47)
A2. Failure (4:47)
A3. Porcelain (2:52)
A4. The Vanishing Fountain (3:12)
A5. Stationary Image (2:44)
A6. 555 (2:32)
B1. Sleep (2:32)
B2. Malaise (4:45)
B3. A Simple Sadness (6:44)
B4. Kirlian (2:40)
B5. Nostalgia for Sleep (4:31)
LP 5: K. Leimer: Natural History/The Mind and Its Likeness (1979)/Installation View (1983):
A1. At Daybreak (2:38)
A2. Natural History (2:40)
A3. Desert Largo (2:15)
A4. Hansa (2:16)
A5. Milk Sphinx (2:08)
A6. Through Ghost (2:05)
A7. The Vanishing Fountain (2:08)
A8. Threshold (7:24)
B1. Figure Eights (2:42)
B2. Ancient of Days (2:31)
B3. The Mind and Its Likeness (5:41)
B4. Ground to Ground (1:50)
B5. Acquiescence (5:07)
B6. Diminish (4:56)
B7. Two Chambers (1:58)
LP 6: Young Scientist:
A1. Breakfast at Moms (6:20)
A2. Manufacturing (5:35)
A3. Angkor What (6:35)
A4. Rehearsal Fragment 3 (4:43)
A5. Rehearsal Fragment 5 (4:39)
B1. Space Filling Curves (4:55)
B2. Subculture (7:43)
B3. Uzu Suburbs (7:19)
B4. Over Low Trees (10:06)
LP 7: Don Slepian:
Electronic Music from the Rainbow Isle (1978):
A1. Evolution (10:34)
A2. Glimmerings (3:29)
A3. Flight Over Swampland (5:15)
A4. Halloween Piece (4:30)
A5. March of the Spirits (2:03)
B1. Horizon (5:23)
Synarios - Uncontrolled Voltage (1982):
B2. Sunflower (8:41)
Rhythm of Life (1982):
B3. Fast Motion (2:40)
Synarios - Uncontrolled Voltage (1982):
B4. Another Electric Tuesday (6:12)
LP 8: Steve Roach: Now (1982):
A1. Growth Sequence (9:05)
A2. Transition (4:30)
A3. Cloud Motion (5:15)
A4. The Ritual Continues (4:47)
A5. Comeback Flute (6:00)
B1. Inquest (7:00)
B2. Emotion Revealed (23:00) (previously unreleased)
LP 9: Galen:
Xom (1979):
A1. XOM1 (8:45)
A2. XOM 2 (18:00)
B1. XOM 3 (12:39)
B2. XOM 4 (6:25)
Gulag (1979):
B3. D1 (8:48)
LP 10: Galen:
Limacon (1979):
A1. Limacon 1 (15:10)
A2. Limacon 2 (5:10)
A3. Two Years (9:38)
B1. Threetrails A (2:05)
B2. Threetrails B (2:02)
B3. Threetrails C (2:36)
B4. ( ) (7:10)
Gulag (1979):
B5. E2 (7:00)
B6. NM2 (5:30)
7" 1: Galen:
A1. Lowdown But Maybe It Should Go on Tone-Set (You Decide) (3:42)
A2. Full Speed Ahead Trip of the Rush to Nothings (5:05)
B1. Ascending Rehearsals (9:55)
LP 11: Ken Moore:
Tempus Fugit (1980):
A1. Oche De Leah (12:24)
A2. Tempus Fugit (9:30)
A3. The Dream In (5:23)
To Come Into Being (1981):
B1. To Come Into Being (7:58)
B2. The Putative Curvatures of Time (2:01)
B3. A Hole in Space (1:52)
B4. Radius of Captures (7:19)
B5. Suit of 15 Oscillators (8:00)
LP 12: Ken Moore:
Loubi Stem (1981):
A1. Any Sense at All (8:28)
To No Avail (1983):
A2. For the Duration (2:55)
A3. For the Root is the Dream (7:48)
A4. Viscous (8:18)
The Jupiter Effect (1984):
B1. The Jupiter Effect (Edit) (6:18)
B2. Derangement of Temporality (8:21)
B3. Event Horizon (9:14)
B4. The Rings of Saturn (Edit) (8:17)
7" 2: Ken Moore:
Frame of Reference (1980):
A1. Steeple Church (5:20)
A2. Osmosis (2:47)
In a Pound of Logic (1983):
B1. Anvil Cumulus (10:29)
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VA: American Cassette Culture: Recordings 1971-1983 8LP BOX (VOD 139LTD)
Limited edition of 150. This eight-LP version of American Cassette Culture: Recordings 1971-1983 contains the same discs as the 12-LP version (VOD 139LP), minus the Ken Moore and Galen material. This is ideal for those buying the standalone box sets for those artists -- Galen: Modular/Electronics: Recordings 1979-1982 (VOD 139GH-LP) and Ken Moore: Anvil Creations: Recordings 1972-1983 (VOD 139KM-LP). The American Cassette Culture box set documents American pioneers and protagonists of late '70s/early '80s cassette culture. While rock music of the 1970s and '80s became a worldwide mainstream corporate business, the creation of the cassette format opened music production up to everyone, and a DIY network sprung up that enabled musicians to release recordings they had already produced during the '70s. The accompanying 48-page LP-sized booklet tells the story behind some of the major influential artists and their earliest recordings produced during the '70s and early '80s, as well as the labels and relevant press covering those cassette recordings. This box is about those artists and people who planted the seed of an independent culture that would develop throughout the '80s and is still active today. It also tells the story of Archie Patterson's Eurock Magazine and Distribution, a highly influential US cassette distribution company, which distributed and/or released many of the early cassette works contained in this box. Includes Don Slepian: LP with tracks from Electronic Music from the Rainbow Isle (1978), Rhythm of Life (1982), and Uncontrolled Voltage (1982) by Synarios (Slepian and Lauri Paisley); Steve Roach: LP with tracks from Now (1982) and previously unreleased material; Marc Barreca: LP with tracks from Raw Fish and Green Tea (1979/'80), Currents (1979/'80), Music Works for Industry (1983), and In a Foreign Land (1977); Anode: double LP with tracks from Anode (1979), Trips North Trips South (1979), Kinetic Experiments (rec. 1974-'79, rel. 1981), Early Tapeworm (1975), Floyd Cramer's Hall of Gold (1975), and Year of The Taperecorder; K. Leimer: double LP with tracks from Translucent/Memory (1978), Natural History/The Mind and Its Likeness (1979), and Installation View (rec. 1977/'78/'80, rel. 1983); and Young Scientist (James Husted, Marc Barreca, and Roland Barker): LP with tracks from Over Low Trees... (1979), Life Sciences, and Results Not Answers (1979).
$107.80 UPC: 769791958876 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Marc Barreca:
Raw Fish and Green Tea (1979/'80):
A1. Eight Hours to Milan (5:59)
A2. Raw Fish and Green Tea (7:13)
A3. Briefly Interrupted by a Welcome Stranger (5:47)
Currents (1979/'80):
A4. Current 2 (4:11)
A5. Current 6 (4:40)
In a Foreign Land (1977):
B1. Wolf Tone (3:12)
B2. Boppin (3:49)
B3. Soundtrack from Salmo (4:28)
B4. School of Wales (4:19)
B5. In a Foreign Land (6:16)
Music Works for Industry (1983):
B6. Music Works for Industry (2:09)
B7. The Urge to Buy Terrorizes You (1:46)
B8. Community Life (2:00)
LP 2: Anode:
Early Tapeworm/Floyd Cramer's Hall of Gold/Year of The Taperecorder (1974/'75):
A1. 25-in High (1:08)
A2. Cacopheno Part 1 and 2 (2:35)
A3. Babies Have to Be White (0:53)
A4. Symphony for Steel String Guitar (7:56)
A5. From the Waist Down (4:38)
A6. Cluter (2:07)
A7. 17 Ways to Skin a Cat (0:41)
A8. The Fish Milk Syndrom (3:31)
A9. Original Syn (1:33)
A10. Reflective Calm (3:08)
Kinetic Experiments (1974-'79):
B1. Stop It! (2:24)
B2. Evening Thoughts (8:50)
B3. Skydiving with Lepers (1:58)
B4. Steel Wool Clouds (2:39)
B5. Loeon (3:40)
B6. Dreams of Sleeping
B7. Quiet synth (1:37)
LP 3: Anode:
Anode (1979):
A1. Downtime (20:00)
A2. Luxus (8:16)
Trips North Trips South (1979):
B1. Trips North, Trips South, Not Intended for Consumption (21:40)
B2. Ataraxia (9:00)
LP 4: K. Leimer: Translucent/Memory (1978)/Installation View (1983):
A1. Go Slowly All the Way Round the Outside (6:47)
A2. Failure (4:47)
A3. Porcelain (2:52)
A4. The Vanishing Fountain (3:12)
A5. Stationary Image (2:44)
A6. 555 (2:32)
B1. Sleep (2:32)
B2. Malaise (4:45)
B3. A Simple Sadness (6:44)
B4. Kirlian (2:40)
B5. Nostalgia for Sleep (4:31)
LP 5: K. Leimer: Natural History/The Mind and Its Likeness (1979)/Installation View (1983):
A1. At Daybreak (2:38)
A2. Natural History (2:40)
A3. Desert Largo (2:15)
A4. Hansa (2:16)
A5. Milk Sphinx (2:08)
A6. Through Ghost (2:05)
A7. The Vanishing Fountain (2:08)
A8. Threshold (7:24)
B1. Figure Eights (2:42)
B2. Ancient of Days (2:31)
B3. The Mind and Its Likeness (5:41)
B4. Ground to Ground (1:50)
B5. Acquiescence (5:07)
B6. Diminish (4:56)
B7. Two Chambers (1:58)
LP 6: Young Scientist:
A1. Breakfast at Moms (6:20)
A2. Manufacturing (5:35)
A3. Angkor What (6:35)
A4. Rehearsal Fragment 3 (4:43)
A5. Rehearsal Fragment 5 (4:39)
B1. Space Filling Curves (4:55)
B2. Subculture (7:43)
B3. Uzu Suburbs (7:19)
B4. Over Low Trees (10:06)
LP 7: Don Slepian:
Electronic Music from the Rainbow Isle (1978):
A1. Evolution (10:34)
A2. Glimmerings (3:29)
A3. Flight Over Swampland (5:15)
A4. Halloween Piece (4:30)
A5. March of the Spirits (2:03)
B1. Horizon (5:23)
Synarios - Uncontrolled Voltage (1982):
B2. Sunflower (8:41)
Rhythm of Life (1982):
B3. Fast Motion (2:40)
Synarios - Uncontrolled Voltage (1982):
B4. Another Electric Tuesday (6:12)
LP 8: Steve Roach: Now (1982):
A1. Growth Sequence (9:05)
A2. Transition (4:30)
A3. Cloud Motion (5:15)
A4. The Ritual Continues (4:47)
A5. Comeback Flute (6:00)
B1. Inquest (7:00)
B2. Emotion Revealed (23:00) (previously unreleased)
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BARRECA, MARC: Recordings 1977-1983 LP (VOD 139MB-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Marc Barreca is an American synthesist and multi-instrumentalist and one of the pioneers of American cassette culture. Inspired by Brian Eno and the ambient school, he began recording his own music in the mid-'70s. By 1980 he already recorded three tapes: In a Foreign Land (1977), Raw Fish and Green Tea (1979/'80), and Currents (1979/'80) -- all three only released and distributed via Eurock in an extremely low quantity. In 1980 he released his first LP, Twilight, on K. Leimer's Palace of Lights label; a tape called Music Works for Industry would follow three years later on Palace of Lights, and another, The Sleeper Wakes, three years later on Jeff Greinke's Intrepid label. Besides performing together with James Husted and Roland Barker as the Seattle-based electronic music group Young Scientist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was also a member of K. Leimer's studio group Savant. Barreca uses digital and analog synthesizers, digital samplers, environmental field recordings, and computer-processed audio loops to create multi-layered audio compositions. He employs similar techniques to those used in his audio recordings to create multilayered abstract visual compositions from digital photos and video source material. This LP includes tracks from Raw Fish and Green Tea (1979/'80), Currents (1979/'80), Music Works for Industry (1983), and In a Foreign Land (1977).
$14.99 UPC: 769791958883 ELECTRONIC
Raw Fish and Green Tea (1979/'80):
A1. Eight Hours to Milan (5:59)
A2. Raw Fish and Green Tea (7:13)
A3. Briefly Interrupted by a Welcome Stranger (5:47)
Currents (1979/'80):
A4. Current 2 (4:11)
A5. Current 6 (4:40)
In a Foreign Land (1977):
B1. Wolf Tone (3:12)
B2. Boppin (3:49)
B3. Soundtrack from Salmo (4:28)
B4. School of Wales (4:19)
B5. In a Foreign Land (6:16)
Music Works for Industry (1983):
B6. Music Works for Industry (2:09)
B7. The Urge to Buy Terrorizes You (1:46)
B8. Community Life (2:00)
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ROACH, STEVE: Recordings 1982 LP (VOD 139SR-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Roach (born in 1955 in California) is a longstanding leader in contemporary electronic music, drawing on the beauty and power of the earth's landscapes to create lush, meditative soundscapes influential on the emergence of ambient and trance. At the age of 20, inspired by the music of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, and Vangelis, he taught himself to play synthesizer. After being a member of Doug Lynner's Moebius in the late '70s and early '80s, he began recording as a solo artist in 1982, and self-released his classic album Now that year, with distribution by Eurock. One year later Roach released another classic recording on Domino Records called Traveler. As with Don Slepian, Roach then signed to Fortuna Records and released several LPs and tapes. With Structures from Silence (1984) his music began taking enormous strides; the album's expansive and mysterious atmosphere was inspired directly by the natural beauty of the southwestern U.S. With subsequent works, including 1986's three-volume Quiet Music series, Roach honed his approach, developing his dense, swirling textures and hypnotic rhythms akin to environmental sound sculptures. In 1988, inspired by Peter Weir's 1977 film The Last Wave, Roach journeyed to the Australian outback and gathered field recordings of aboriginal life for what would become his widely acknowledged masterpiece, the double album Dreamtime Return (1988). A year later, he teamed up with percussionist Michael Shrieve and guitarist David Torn for The Leaving Time, an experiment in ambient jazz. After relocating to the desert outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, Roach established his own recording studio, Timeroom, and in the years to follow grew increasingly prolific, creating both as a solo artist and in tandem with artists including Robert Rich, Michael Stearns, Jorge Reyes, and Kevin Braheny -- in all, close to two dozen major works in the 1990s alone, all of them located at different points on the space-time continuum separating modern technology and primitive music. Since 2000 his enormous creative output, live concerts, and sonic innovations remain at a high level. This LP includes all the tracks from the legendary debut tape Now, plus the previously unreleased "Emotion Revealed."
$14.99 UPC: 769791958890 ELECTRONIC
A1. Growth Sequence (9:05)
A2. Transition (4:30)
A3. Cloud Motion (5:15)
A4. The Ritual Continues (4:47)
A5. Comeback Flute (6:00)
B1. Inquest (7:00)
B2. Emotion Revealed (23:00) (previously unreleased)
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YOUNG SCIENTIST: Recordings 1979-1981 LP (VOD 139YS-LP)
Limited edition of 200. Young Scientist was been a Seattle-based improvisational electronic trio consisting of Marc Barreca, James Husted, and Roland Barker. Husted and Barker also recorded as the duo Sequencer People, and released a tape on Engram Records in 1982. Between 1979 and '80, the trio recorded four cassettes of prime electronic music: Life Sciences, Results Not Answers, Over Low Trees..., and Electron Music. All of these tapes were made available via Eurock and extracts of these tapes plus previously unreleased archive material can be heard on this solid compilation LP. Roland Barker also recorded a solo cassette, Vortexes, in 1979, and released The Eternal Optimist in 1982, and James Husted appeared as a member of Audio Letter (with Sharon Gannon and Sue Ann Harkey), and released as K7SS with Danny Eskenazi (one of the founders of Engram Records), who also released many tapes. Barker and Husted also appeared on the Engram's 1981 compilation Seattle Syndrome Volume One, on a Body Falling Downstairs (Husted also appeared with K7SS). Roland Barker was also a member of the highly acclaimed Seattle band The Blackouts and later joined and toured as part of Al Jourgensen's Ministry.
$14.99 UPC: 769791958906 ELECTRONIC
A1. Breakfast at Moms (6:20)
A2. Manufacturing (5:35)
A3. Angkor What (6:35)
A4. Rehearsal Fragment 3 (4:43)
A5. Rehearsal Fragment 5 (4:39)
B1. Space Filling Curves (4:55)
B2. Subculture (7:43)
B3. Uzu Suburbs (7:19)
B4. Over Low Trees (10:06)
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LOWMAN, LEON: Syntheseas: Recordings 1980-1982 2LP (VOD 140-12LP)
Limited edition of 200. Multi-talented autodidact musician and devoted painter Leon Lowman became interested in synthesizers when he heard ELP's "Lucky Man" in 1970. At that time Lowman was working for various recording studios and sound companies in California and with his first paycheck he made a down-payment on an ARP 2600-Synthesizer (as well as a Mediamix Joystick for pitch bending), which he still uses at the time of this release. From that point on he used whatever money he could spare to acquire music gear with which to develop and reflect his unique melodic wanderings and his beautiful, mellow, cosmic, classic club-lounge, almost easy listening and lo-fi surf synth music. Lowman wrote much of his music based on life experiences, trying to musically convey particular events, experiences, or feelings through both the music and the added natural sounds he had incorporated, such as waves, wind, or bird calls. Between 1980 and 1987 he released several tapes and a highly sought-after LP called Syntheseas. Many of his works are highly influential and ahead of their time. One can hear his ideas and sounds in later commercially successful recordings such as AIR's Moon Safari (1997). This is a must-have for fans of cosmic chilling club-lounge styles in vein of Sun Palace and Alex Cima. This double LP focuses on Lowman's early recordings produced and released between 1980 and 82, including tracks from Syntheseas (1980) and Sound Horizon (1982), plus bonus material from 1980-'82.
$24.39 UPC: 769791958913 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Syntheseas (1980) (plus bonus material):
A1. Listen (2:21)
A2. Tears Behind the Smile (3:09)
A3. Fluorencent Funk (3:00)
A4. Friends (5:52)
A5. Liquid Diamonds (2:38)
A6. Eclipse (2:59)
A7. Andrea (2:58)
A8. Open (2:56)
B1. Easy Express (4:55)
B2. Ya Voy (2:47)
B3. Ping (2:54)
B4. Lonely Stranger (2:54)
B5. Walking in the Shadows (2:54)
B6. The Want (3:03)
B7. Forest of Fear (2:49)
B8. Arch (II) (5:08)
LP 2: Sound Horizon (1982) (plus bonus material):
A1. Bumpin' on Sunset (7:14)
A2. Beautiful Stranger (2:20)
A3. Feather (5:39)
A4. In the Wake of Capt. Nemo (3:52)
A5. Morning Song (3:10)
A6. I'll Always Remember (4:25)
B1. The First Safari (2:13)
B2. Silent Traveler (2:54)
B3. Dune Walk (5:57)
B4. Once Is Not Enough (2:44)
B5. The Second Safari (2:10)
B6. Afterthoughts (3:22)
B7. Run a Little faster (1:55)
B8. What You Waiting For? (1:25)
B9. Honey Pie (2:22)
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LOWMAN, LEON: Waves of Perfect Timbre: Recordings 1982-1987 2LP (VOD 140-34LP)
Limited edition of 200. Multi-talented autodidact musician and devoted painter Leon Lowman became interested in synthesizers when he heard ELP's "Lucky Man" in 1970. At that time Lowman was working for various recording studios and sound companies in California and with his first paycheck he made a down-payment on an ARP 2600-Synthesizer (as well as a Mediamix Joystick for pitch bending), which he still uses at the time of this release. From that point on he used whatever money he could spare to acquire music gear with which to develop and reflect his unique melodic wanderings and his beautiful, mellow, cosmic, classic club-lounge, almost easy listening and lo-fi surf synth music. Lowman wrote much of his music based on life experiences, trying to musically convey particular events, experiences, or feelings through both the music and the added natural sounds he had incorporated, such as waves, wind, or bird calls. Between 1980 and 1987 he released several tapes and a highly sought-after LP called Syntheseas. Many of his works are highly influential and ahead of their time. One can hear his ideas and sounds in later commercially successful recordings such as AIR's Moon Safari (1997). This is a must-have for fans of cosmic chilling club-lounge styles in vein of Sun Palace and Alex Cima. This double LP focuses on Lowman's self-released tapes Waves of Perfect Timbre (1982) and Passage to China Bay (1987), as well as bonus tracks from the period, including a track from Water Dreams (1985).
$24.39 UPC: 769791958920 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Waves of Perfect Timbre (1982)/Water Dreams (1985):
A1. I'll Always Remember (4:26)
A2. Kin Pin (3:31)
A3. Elegant Jive (3:35)
A4. Whenever You're Ready (3:12)
A5. Arcoiris (5:20)
A6. Thought Chambers (2:43)
B1. Heart (2:39)
B2. Those Spanish (3:10)
B3. Otherwise (2:22)
B4. Pac Punk (2:11)
B5. Caliente (3:24)
B6. Back to the Grasslands (0:42)
B7. Halcyon (4:44)
B8. Water Dreams (8:01)
LP 2: Passage to China (1987) (plus bonus material):
A1. Tide Runner (5:49)
A2. Yours Forever (5:05)
A3. Parting Ways (4:00)
A4. Dark Sleep (4:14)
A5. My Dog Spike (4:12)
B1. Spanish Dreams (5:42)
B2. Yours Forever More (4:39)
B3. Doctor (2:11)
B4. Tide Runner (II) (2:22)
B5. Iron Fist (1:24)
B6. Morning Song (II) (Version) (3:04)
B7. The Third Safari (Version) (3:54)
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LOWMAN, LEON: Recordings 1980-1987 4LP BOX (VOD 140LP)
Limited edition of 300. Multi-talented autodidact musician and devoted painter Leon Lowman became interested in synthesizers when he heard ELP's "Lucky Man" in 1970. At that time Lowman was working for various recording studios and sound companies in California and with his first paycheck he made a down-payment on an ARP 2600-Synthesizer (as well as a Mediamix Joystick for pitch bending), which he still uses at the time of this release. From that point on he used whatever money he could spare to acquire music gear with which to develop and reflect his unique melodic wanderings and his beautiful, mellow, cosmic, classic club-lounge, almost easy listening and lo-fi surf synth music. Lowman wrote much of his music based on life experiences, trying to musically convey particular events, experiences, or feelings through both the music and the added natural sounds he had incorporated, such as waves, wind, or bird calls. Between 1980 and 1987 he released several tapes and a highly sought-after LP called Syntheseas. Many of his works are highly influential and ahead of their time. One can hear his ideas and sounds in later commercially successful recordings such as AIR's Moon Safari (1997). This is a must-have for fans of cosmic chilling club-lounge styles in vein of Sun Palace and Alex Cima. Recordings 1980-1987 is a comprehensive four-LP box set including tracks from Syntheseas (1980), Sound Horizon (1982), Waves of Perfect Timbre (1982), Water Dreams (1985), and Passage to China Bay (1987), plus bonus material.
$64.00 UPC: 769791958937 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Syntheseas (1980) (plus bonus material from 1980-'82):
A1. Listen (2:21)
A2. Tears Behind the Smile (3:09)
A3. Fluorencent Funk (3:00)
A4. Friends (5:52)
A5. Liquid Diamonds (2:38)
A6. Eclipse (2:59)
A7. Andrea (2:58)
A8. Open (2:56)
B1. Easy Express (4:55)
B2. Ya Voy (2:47)
B3. Ping (2:54)
B4. Lonely Stranger (2:54)
B5. Walking in the Shadows (2:54)
B6. The Want (3:03)
B7. Forest of Fear (2:49)
B8. Arch (II) (5:08)
LP 2: Sound Horizon (1982) (plus bonus material):
A1. Bumpin' on Sunset (7:14)
A2. Beautiful Stranger (2:20)
A3. Feather (5:39)
A4. In the Wake of Capt. Nemo (3:52)
A5. Morning Song (3:10)
A6. I'll Always Remember (4:25)
B1. The First Safari (2:13)
B2. Silent Traveler (2:54)
B3. Dune Walk (5:57)
B4. Once Is Not Enough (2:44)
B5. The Second Safari (2:10)
B6. Afterthoughts (3:22)
B7. Run a Little faster (1:55)
B8. What You Waiting For? (1:25)
B9. Honey Pie (2:22)
LP 3: Waves of Perfect Timbre (1982)/Water Dreams (1985):
A1. I'll Always Remember (4:26)
A2. Kin Pin (3:31)
A3. Elegant Jive (3:35)
A4. Whenever You're Ready (3:12)
A5. Arcoiris (5:20)
A6. Thought Chambers (2:43)
B1. Heart (2:39)
B2. Those Spanish (3:10)
B3. Otherwise (2:22)
B4. Pac Punk (2:11)
B5. Caliente (3:24)
B6. Back to the Grasslands (0:42)
B7. Halcyon (4:44)
B8. Water Dreams (8:01)
LP 4: Passage to China (1987) (plus bonus material):
A1. Tide Runner (5:49)
A2. Yours Forever (5:05)
A3. Parting Ways (4:00)
A4. Dark Sleep (4:14)
A5. My Dog Spike (4:12)
B1. Spanish Dreams (5:42)
B2. Yours Forever More (4:39)
B3. Doctor (2:11)
B4. Tide Runner (II) (2:22)
B5. Iron Fist (1:24)
B6. Morning Song (II) (Version) (3:04)
B7. The Third Safari (Version) (3:54)
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DE TAPOL, AYMERIC: Les Horizons 12" (VLEK 019EP)
With Les Horizons, his second release on Vlek, Brussels resident Aymeric de Tapol delivers seven tracks that explore his love of ghostly drones and proto-techno pulses. Enigmatic, dark, yet comfortable, these pieces shed light on another side of his already large pallet of creative zones. Through de Tapol's detailed evocations, things happening at that boundary become attractions in their own right, and you listen closer and closer until the scintillation of the aural image comes to an end.
$9.79 UPC: 880319743511 ELECTRONIC
A1. 4H23 (6:13)
A2. Un Mirage (3:39)
A3. Les Horizons (11:27)
B1. Le Lac (1:13)
B2. Rayon Vert (4:18)
B3. Les Attractions (7:07)
B4. Fin de Soirée (8:15)
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TIEFSCHWARZ: Free Falling feat. Khan 12" (WG 028EP)
Tiefschwarz follow their acclaimed 2015 album Left (WGA 002CD/LP) with three stellar remixes of album track "Free Falling (feat. Khan)." Skream takes the original to new heights with vivid arpeggios and silky vocals laid over reverb-heavy snares and driving percussion ideal for the more climactic dancefloor scenarios. Acid Pauli, a legend in his own right, delivers an incredible remix with warm pads and pulsing bass creating a swirling melodic journey. Tiefschwarz's own dub version is a stripped-down take that keeps just a touch of the low-slung, sleek vocals.
$9.79 UPC: 827170612662 ELECTRONIC
A1. Skream Remix
B1. Acid Pauli Cloudbuster Remix (Vinyl Only)
B2. Tiefschwarz Dub
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ARCHITECTURAL: Amour 2LP (WOLF 002LP)
Juan Rico aka Reeko continues to fine-tune his dark and often abstract take on techno under his Architectural guise with Amour, a perfect mix between straightforward techno and ambient passages. Rico is a consistent and reliable ambassador of a Spanish techno scene that has brought forth artists ranging from Oscar Mulero to Tadeo. Under his Architectural alias, Rico has developed a penchant for perfectly interlocking sonic elements and for a structural sensibility that delivers on the promises of advanced engineering implied by his artist's pseudonym. So just what kind of architecture is in store for listeners on this album? One immediately gets the impression of something massive and towering, yet open to the elements and with a fascinating view of the surrounding landscape for miles around. This feel comes through especially clear on the opening "Aura," the poignant and chorally inflected "Il Mare," and the closing "Sentir." In Rico's imaginary structures one can feel both the wind on one's face and the steady, unfaltering pulse of the power grid. This is the case with the remarkably colorful "Lacrimosa," which is powered by a "vintage futuristic" solo synth singing over a backing chorus of chopped and chattering electric current. It also holds true for "Delicatezza," in which a huge, yawning orchestral swell repeatedly crashes down like ocean waves upon the supporting structure of Rico's techno towers. These moments of cinematic and climactic beauty would, on their own, be enough material for an outstanding work, but there is still more; tracks like "Sapphire" take a more straightforward hypnotic techno approach (only relatively speaking, though -- in Rico's hands a "straightforward" track is still one that uses atmospheric subtleties, organic effects, and a balanced EQ mix to maintain a healthy distance from more conformist exercises). When Rico truly gives himself room to stretch out -- as on the epic "Amour" -- he also shows how easily he can turn the challenge of a lengthy track into an opportunity for more innovation and further elaboration of his key concepts. "Amour" acts very much as the centerpiece of the album, morphing from a scintillating piece of celestial ambience to a busy groove-train loaded with a cargo of unexpected percussive and melodic fills. For listeners who value both lush musical dreamscapes and hard excursions into concrete reality, Amour is the perfect antidote to the conventional album, and a welcome companion on listeners' own journeys into new dreams and realities.
$18.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Aura
A2. Saphire
A3. Il Mare
B1. Lacrimosa
B2. Delicatezza
C1. Amour
D1. Kristallin
D2. Sentir
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CLARISTIDGE, ANDREW: Danser ou Mourir LP (WYNM 002LP)
Andrew Claristidge's journey started with the story of the Dancing Plague of 1518, in which hundreds of people were seized by an irresistible urge to dance in the streets until exhaustion and death. Claristidge's favorite song, 1981's "Etre Assis Ou Danser" by Berlin-based band Liaisons Dangereuses, had an even stronger creative meaning after he read about this case. For his first solo album, Claristidge (member of the Parisian duo Acid Washed (Record Makers)) decided to fly to Ubu Noir's studio in Lyon, France, where he knew he could find one EMS synthesizer to start recording a few sounds he wanted to include. The experience was highly stimulating, and, back at his studio in Berlin, he had assembled almost all the ideas for his album, with a conceptual basis in the idea that one can dance to every kind of music. At the same time Claristidge developed a production method involving less thinking and more acting. He called it "Pragmatic Composing." During this composing period he was also touring, and stopped in Nantes, France, to record a track with another friend and music connoisseur, Leendder. Claristidge then exchanged files with his Mexican friend Theus Mago to create "Dancing Plague." A dancefloor monster was born. Back to Berlin, where a meeting with The Claydermans at Rodion's insane studio brought to life "And Now You Dance!" Claristidge then locked himself in the studio for two weeks to finish the album... but something was still missing. This album is also about friendship, so he met Henning Specht, member of the French band Hypnolove, to record the song "Modulated Choir," an intense dancefloor piece. Yellow LP with insert. Limited edition of 150 copies. Support from Laurent Garnier, Pedro Winter, Horse Meat Disco, Ewan Pearson, Khan, Rodion, etc.
$16.99 EAN: 4260038310014 ELECTRONIC
Danser:
A1. Automated Motion
A2. Delorean's Dream
A3. Règlement de compte à la Cigale (feat. Leendder)
A4. Discovering the Source
A5. And Now You Dance! (feat. The Claydermans)
Mourir:
B1. Modulated Choirs (feat. Henning Specht)
B2. Silver Horse
B3. Mechanical Love
B4. Synth Pornography
B5. Dancing Plague (feat. Theus Mago)
B6. Good Morning Detroit
B7. The Coasts of French Cornwall
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CUT CHEMIST: Funk Off Megamix LP (ASS 009LP)
"Even before rising to international attention with Jurassic 5, Cut Chemist was known as one of best DJs in the game. Whether it's his solo releases on his own A Stable Sound imprint or over-the-top live performances with DJ Shadow such as Brainfreeze, Cut has always provided his audience with a musical experience that's fascinating, challenging and full on dope. Presented here is his latest, ultra-limited vinyl offering -- Funk Off Megamix. The debossed razor blade on the cover is a call out to the 'cut n paste' fashion of all of his mixes like The Litmus Test and Sound Of The Police. Funk Off Megamix explores the world of early 80s synth and drum machines primarily using material from his compilation Cut Chemist presents Funk Off. Cut redefines this gritty dark post punk sound culled from original cassettes into a hip hop club dance floor ready mix equally enjoyable when spun on your own turntable."
$21.50 UPC: 724101253317 ELECTRONIC
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GAD, PABLO: Trafalgar Square CD (BSR 996CD)
"1980 reggae album re-issued on CD in its original cover"
$11.75 EAN: 5036436096923 WORLD
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GAD, PABLO: Trafalgar Square LP (BSR 996LP)
"1980's Trafalgar Square album re-issued on 180 gram vinyl in its original cover."
$15.50 EAN: 5036436096626 WORLD
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DILLINGER VERSES TRINITY: Clash CD (BSR 997CD)
"1977 reggae album re-issued on CD in its original cover."
$11.75 EAN: 5036436096824 WORLD
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DILLINGER VERSES TRINITY: Clash LP (BSR 997LP)
"1977's Clash album re-issued on 180 gram vinyl in its original cover."
$15.50 EAN: 5036436096527 WORLD
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MICHAEL PROPHET: Certify CD (BSR 998CD)
"Michael Prophet's 1983 album Certify reissued on CD. This amazing roots reggae album features righteous vocal takes from Michael Prophet and gorgeous production help from Scientist."
$11.75 EAN: 5036436096725 WORLD
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MICHAEL PROPHET: Certify LP (BSR 998LP)
"1983's Certify album re-issued on 180 gram vinyl in its original cover. Long out of print, this amazing roots reggae album features righteous vocal takes from Michael Prophet and gorgeous production help from Scientist."
$15.50 EAN: 5036436096428 WORLD
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ISAACS, GREGORY: Slum in Dub CD (BSR 999CD)
"1978's Slum in Dub album re-issued on CD in its original cover. A brilliant mix of Isaacs' soulful vocals and Prince Jammy's dubbed out production."
$11.75 EAN: 5036436097722 WORLD
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ISAACS, GREGORY: Slum in Dub LP (BSR 999LP)
"1978's Slum in Dub album re-issued on 180 gram vinyl in its original cover. A brilliant mix of Isaacs' soulful vocals and Prince Jammy's dubbed out production."
$15.50 EAN: 5036436096329 WORLD
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YOUTH BRIGADE: Complete First Demo 7" (DIS 183EP)
"When The Teen Idles and The Untouchables split up in 1980, singer Nathan Strejcek and drummer Danny Ingram -- two of the first punk kids at Wilson High -- formed a new band, Youth Brigade. The duo played with a few different bass and guitar players before settling on Bert Queiroz (also of The Untouchables) and Tom Clinton to complete the lineup. The band played its first show in Washington, D.C. in March of 1981 at a restaurant called Food for Thought. Just ten days later, Youth Brigade had its second gig, joining Minor Threat at the 9:30 Club as the openers for Black Flag's first show in D.C. Youth Brigade was active for a little less than a year and released only 11 songs. Eight came out on the 1981's Possible EP -- the title a tongue-in-cheek reference to one of the first Dischord ads, where, in a list of future releases, the label mentioned a 'Possible EP' by Youth Brigade. The rest were released as part of Dischord's Flex Your Head compilation. Complete First Demo collects eight songs that Youth Brigade recorded with Don Zientara and Skip Groff in the summer of 1981 during its first recording session. 'I Object' appeared on the 20 Years of Dischord box set and 'Last Word' was included on Flex Your Head. All other material is previously unreleased. This edition of the record has been pressed on orange vinyl."
$4.00 UPC: 643859183076 ROCK
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PRURIENT: Annihilationist CD (FUNCTION 018CD)
"Annihilationist shows Prurient's instrumental ambient side; though it's littered with noises and frightening ruptures. The only audible trace of voice on Annihilationist is the word 'Japan'. Abstract voices and gasps of air bubble to the top of the dark water, as the hardest elements of industry like perverse atonal bass tones swinging back n forth like a pendulum in the underworld. Recorded in the hospital productions basement studio in lower Manhattan during a personal end of days, alongside long time collaborator Alberich at the abacus of additional synthesizer. Another sinking ship? Even though the Pacific ocean is the larger body, the Atlantic contains the darker waters. The corrupted and corroding dials and metals grapple under the pressure to wield their reports bound to the rhythm of the marine vessels. But this isn't the ambient of the destroyer or aircraft carrier. This is the ambient of the submarine. A twisted quiet crammed claustrophobia-ridden approach to 'linear electronics'. Minimal cacophony set to drones, crumbling barrages, surges of clatter and collapsing frescoes. Japan via Rome? Although no connection seems apparent between ancient Rome and imperial Japan, perhaps an echo of cataclysm richochets across the two great bodies of water and the echoes of destroyed empires are suspended in time. An imperative for the 'annihilationist worldview' upon which hell is skipped and god simply annihilates the souls from existing within the afterlife itself, let alone hell. Conditional electronic ambient industrial."
$17.50 EAN: 4038846200182 ELECTRONIC
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CAMP LO: Luchini AKA (This Is It) 7" (GET 727EP)
"Camp Lo's late-'90s hip-hop classic 'Luchini aka (This Is it)' is, to put it simply, a sure-shot head-nodder. Upon making its way through any public-facing speaker system, then and now, it drives revelers to one of two important places -- the dancefloor or the bar. It's a feel-good rap track of the highest order, and sounds as good today as when it hit two decades ago. Featuring Bronx MCs Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede and produced by then up-and-comer Ski Beatz (who, during the same era, helped a young Jay-Z begin his steady and triumphant ascent), the cut oozes warmth and MC bravado. Sonny and Geechi are both technically top-shelf, but not backpacker stiff. Riding over an inventive chop of Dynasty's electro-soul groover, 'Adventures In The World Of Music,' they made it look very easy."
$8.25 UPC: 606590072771 HIPHOP
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MANTRONIX: Needle to the Groove 7" (GET 739EP)
"Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee formed the group Mantronix In the early 80s. Their Sleeping Bag Records debut - Mantronix: The Album shot to commercial success with its wildly futuristic sound that is summed up perfectly with the two songs featured on this 7". Side A features 'Needle To The Groove' which is classic Mantronik production; pounding 808, pulsing bass, lots of scratching all accompanied by MC Tee's signature voice. Side B features the equally amazing (and the first single from the group) 'Fresh Is The Word'. While encompassing the same trademark style of 'Needle..', 'Fresh Is The Word' is a little more stripped down putting more focus on the beats and rhymes. Both these songs are essential to the foundation of Hip Hop which was starting to push the envelope of technology and sampling during this time putting Mantronik at the forefront of this movement."
$8.25 UPC: 606590073976 HIPHOP
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JUST ICE: Cold Gettin' Dumb 7" (GET 740EP)
"'Cold Gettin' Dumb' remains one of the most exhilarating tracks from an era when hip-hop was inventing itself day by day. Mantronik's production was so ahead of its time, and when coupled with Just Ice the combination was pure fire. This song still to this day might be one of the hardest beats ever made in Hip Hop. 10 years after its release Redman tried to recreate the beat for his single 'It's Like That (My Big Brother) but the fact that Mantronik had programmed and sequenced 'Cold Gettin' Dumb' live you can hear the difference which makes the original beat unmatched."
$8.25 UPC: 606590074072 HIPHOP
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PASTORIUS, JACO: Jaco BLU-RAY (JP 1001BR)
"The fully authorized story of one of the most revolutionary bassists in music history. Jaco tells the story of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who changed the course of modern music. Never-before-seen archive unveils the story of Jaco's life, his music, his demise, and the lasting victory of artistic genius. Features interviews with visionary musicians such as Sting, Joni Mitchell, Flea, Jerry Jemmott, Bootsy Collins, Geddy Lee, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, and never-before-seen photos and film from the Pastorius family archive. Directed by Stephen Kijak and Paul Marchand and produced by Metallica bassist, and Pastorius fan Robert Trujillo."
$17.00 UPC: 643462894345 ROCK
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PASTORIUS, JACO: Jaco 2DVD (JP 1002DVD)
"A compelling story of prodigious talent, personal adventures and raw human vulnerability, Jaco presents the world of the bass guitar phenomenon Jaco Pastorius through the eyes of his family and various musical collaborators. Produced by the Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, and directed by Paul Marchand and Stephen Kijak, this blistering biopic contains incredible unseen footage and photography from the Pastorius family archive, and takes viewers into the heart and soul of this hugely influential cross-genre artist. Featuring interviews with an array of artists (Flea, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Geddy Lee) and friends, Jaco unveils the story of his music, his life, his demise, and ultimately the fragility of great artistic genius. Disc 1 features the full length film with Dolby 5.1 surround sound. Running time: 1 hr. 57 min. Disc 2 features DVD Extras - Outtakes, Anecdotes, and Stories - with more than 20 never-before-seen interviews with Flea, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Mike Stern and many more, who discuss Jaco's incredible contributions to music, the art of the bass and the boundaries of music, as well as Jaco the person. Hear stories about Jaco's earliest bands and classic recordings. Includes special footage used during the historic Hollywood Bowl (Jaco's World) Tribute Show 2015, plus many surprises. Running time: 1 hr. 40 min."
$13.75 UPC: 635963765545 ROCK
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BOX, THE: Live - Muscle Out + CD (GG 205CD)
"The Box were formed in 1981 in Sheffield out of the ashes of Clock DVA. DVA members Paul Widger,Roger Quail and Charlie Collins recruited new member Terry Todd and tried several vocalists including Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire before deciding on Peter Hope. After two albums on Go Discs they linked up with the Cabs' Doublevision label where they released some EPs in a more electronic style. Muscle Out is a recording of a gig at Sheffield's The Leadmill on January 29th, 1985, and was first released on Cabaret Voltaire's Doublevision label, mastered at Western Works. This new edition has been remastered and expanded. Sheffield sound never got more innovative and wild than this! A classic."
$14.00 EAN: 4013438100903 ELECTRONIC
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BOBUCK, CHARLES: The Residents Present: What Was Left of Grandpa (A Charles Bobuck Contraption) CD (GG 209CD)
"What was left of Grandpa is the new album by Residents composer Charles Bobuck with guest Nolan Cook on guitar. A wild mix of styles and melodies and spoken words make up this great new composition."
$14.00 EAN: 4013438100897 ROCK
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SCHULZE, KLAUS: ...live... 2CD (MIG 1312CD)
"Original 'Klaus Schulze'-Album from 1980, digitally remastered and with bonus track! Once again, past master Klaus Schulze appears to be in top shape on his twelfth solo album. There is almost no-one who can hold a candle to him as a live musician performing on the synthesiser. ('Elmshorner Nachrichten'/Germany, November 1980). The Meta Musik festival at the National Gallery in Berlin, from which the ...Live... track 'Sense' was taken, was an event arranged by Walter Bachauer. He was the head of programs at radio station RIAS [founded in 1946 by Americans, the acronym means 'Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor or Radio in the American Sector']. He also was a big fan of minimalist music. [Under the pseudonym Clara Mondshine, W.B. released the albums Luna Africana (1981) and Memorymetropolis (1983), both produced by Klaus Schulze. The entire Berlin scene was into this new minimalist music at the time, which was precisely the reason why Bachauer had invited me. He had probably said to himself, well this time we'll also engage a German guy for this event who does something in that style. I just happened to fit into the concept. While the other musicians had their hand-made minimalism, I made it electronically. The bonus track 'Le Mans au premier' is taken from a concert at the abbey L'Epeau near Le Mans in France on November 10th 1979. My music is very emotional and spontaneous, so I play in a quieter mood in a church or an abbey than at the Palais des Sports in Paris for instance. The atmosphere of the place always strongly influences me; that's why 'Le Mans au premier' is also one of my quieter live recordings but a very nice one nevertheless."
$16.00 UPC: 885513013125 ELECTRONIC
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SCHULZE, KLAUS: Audentity 2CD (MIG 1322CD)
"Originally released 1983, Audentity is the 5th album of the sound magus Klaus Schulze. On this double CD, Schulze sends his audience on an acoustic trip to unexpected world of sound. Audentity is marked by harmony and flowing sound streams. Rude dissonances and rough borders are missing by design Schulze has created a music of atmospheres in which characters and literate subjects have been converted to the picture language of the digital age."
$16.00 UPC: 885513013224 ELECTRONIC
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SCHULZE, KLAUS: Cyborg 2CD (MIG 1332CD)
"Second album from Klaus Schulze, originally released in 1973, now digitally remastered and with a bonus track! Original Release: 1973 - digitally remastered and with bonustrack. Klaus Schulze's second was a double album released in October 1973. Schulze fans who have yet to discover the very early stuff really should give this a listen. Usually stunning, always challenging, often preposterous, sometimes disturbing, this is Schulze at its purest. This new deluxe edition includes a 50 minute bonus track. A recording done four years after Cyborg, at the famous concert in Brussel's 'St.Michael' Cathedral on the 17th of October 1977. This audience recording is the last not yet released from this historic event, and it fits here, from the length as well from its atmosphere, because it gives the sometimes harsh avantgarde sounds of Cyborg a more 'beautiful' conclusion."
$16.00 UPC: 885513013323 ELECTRONIC
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SCHULZE'S WAHNFRIED, KLAUS: Drums 'n' Balls (The Gancha Dub) CD (MIG 1342CD)
"Original Release: 1997. 'Drums'n'Balls' contains what a lot of Ambient descendants have never learned: deepness without razzle-dazzle, beauty without knickknack platitudes... (quotation from the German magazin 'Musikexpress' / February 1998). Starting from the end of the 70s Klaus Schulze has performed every now and then as Richard Wahnfried. A homage to Richard Wagner, who is Schulze's huge ideal. Some of those 'Wahnfried' - releases will now be re-released, too."
$14.00 UPC: 885513013422 ELECTRONIC
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SOUL JAZZMEN, THE: Inhlupeko (Distress) LP (MM 107LP)
"Another unmissable, scorching Matsuli revive! Tete Mbambisa and co, chasing the mbaqanga in Trane. Five originals and Love For Sale, from Johannesburg, 1969. 'Both urban Africans and urban Americans were consciously crafting "modern" music -- and in South Africa's case, it was a modernism deliberately and defiantly set in opposition to the narrow, backwards-looking parochialism of apartheid, where some white universities did not even permit gender-mixed dancing until the 1970s. The sophisticated, snappily-dressed black players of South Africa's cities in the 1960s were not trying to "be like" America; rather, they were enacting in their performance, and reaching through their horns for what a new South Africa might sound like.' 180g vinyl with excellent sound; photographs from the Ian Bruce Huntley archive and concert bills; extended notes. Pure worries -- 'inhlupeko' means 'distress' -- very warmly recommended."
$26.00 UPC: N/A JAZZ
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DICTATORS, THE: The Next Big Thing EP (Andrew W.K. 2015 Remixes & Studio Outtakes) 10" (RGM 392EP)
Black Friday RSD 2015 release. "It's been 40 years since Andy 'Adny' Shernoff, Scott 'Top Ten' Kempner, Ross 'The Boss' Friedman a.k.a. FUNichello, Stu Boy King, and Handsome Dick Manitoba released the Dictators' debut Go Girl Crazy! album and created the loud, fast, and rude template that thousands of punk bands to come slavishly followed. And now the boys are ready to celebrate their anniversary with a little help from a very special friend. Long-time fan, professional party animal and metal/punk singer-songwriter-producer Andrew W.K. took the original album session tapes to three of the songs and, as he puts it ever so modestly, 'remixed, over-produced and totally ruined reimagined' them to create sonically stunning brand new versions of 'The Next Big Thing,' 'Two Tub Man,' and 'Weekend' for this Black Friday exclusive release! But that's only half the treasure that awaits Dictators fans on this 10" EP, which comes on beautiful opaque red vinyl; in the course of reviewing the tapes for this project, Sony Legacy A&R Producer Timothy J. Smith also located a reel of unreleased session outtakes including a completely previously unknown recording that never made it to the album, 'Backseat Boogie,' along with an alternate take of 'The Next Big Thing' and an instrumental take of 'Weekend.' Back cover and label artwork boasting previously unseen photo contact sheets complete the package. LIMITED EDITION OF 2500."
$18.50 UPC: 848064003922 ROCK
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SIMONETTI'S GOBLIN, CLAUDIO: Profondo Rosso/Deep Red Original Soundtrack (40th Anniversary Edition) CD (RBL 050CD)
"Coinciding with Profondo Rosso's 40th anniversary, Claudio Simonetti's Goblin celebrates this anniversary with a new version 2015 of the famous soundtrack. The incredible existential and atmospheric experience of Dario Argento's films comes from the merging of gorgeously crafted visuals with a soul tingling auditory experience. Once heard, Goblin's scores are never quite forgotten. Profondo Rosso is no exception, characterized by its synth heavy sound and chilling central theme. Along with Suspiria, Profondo Rosso is perhaps Argento's most celebrated film and a classic of the giallo horror subgenre in its own right. A surreal masterpiece from Dario Argento with a pounding score from cult prog rockers Goblin, Profondo Rosso ( Deep Red ) will leave you battered and breathless! An essential!Special Digipack case THIS IS A NEW VERSION OF THE SOUNDTRACK RECORDED IN 2015 FOR 40TH ANIVERSARY"
$13.00 EAN: 4250137213309 SOUNDTRACK
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SIMONETTI'S GOBLIN, CLAUDIO: Profondo Rosso/Deep Red Original Soundtrack (40th Anniversary Edition) LP+CD (RBL 050LP)
"Limited (300 copies) deluxe box edition contains 2 posters + postcards + pin + redbag THIS IS A NEW VERSION OF THE SOUNDTRACK RECORDED IN 2015 FOR 40TH ANIVERSARY"
$65.00 EAN: 4250137213323 SOUNDTRACK
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I ROY: Gussie Presenting I Roy LP + 10" (SUNSP 021LP)
"Classic 1973 reggae album re-issued on vinyl with a bonus 4 song 10 inch. This album follows on from where Gussie and Big Youth produced the first of the new groundbreaking deejay albums Screaming Target. These albums revolutionized the reggae genre. This album stands out with it's articulate, caustic social commentary and witty observations. LP Comes with a double sided insert featuring track by track breakdown and 3,000+ word biography and bonus 4 track 10"."
$19.00 EAN: 5036436096121 WORLD
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PATTON, CHARLEY: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 1 LP (TMR 154LP)
2013 release. "Charley Patton's Volume 1 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003370 ROCK
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MCTELL, BLIND WILLIE: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 1 LP (TMR 155LP)
2013 release. "Blind Willie McTell's Volume 1 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003400 ROCK
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MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS, THE: Complete Recorded Works Presented in Chronological Order: Volume 1 LP (TMR 156LP)
2013 release. "The Mississippi Sheiks' Volume 1 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003431 ROCK
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PATTON, CHARLEY: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 2 LP (TMR 172LP)
2013 release. "Charley Patton's Volume 2 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003387 ROCK
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MCTELL, BLIND WILLIE: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 2 LP (TMR 173LP)
2013 release. "Blind Willie McTell's Volume 2 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003417 ROCK
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MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS, THE: Complete Recorded Works Presented in Chronological Order: Volume 2 LP (TMR 174LP)
2013 release. "The Mississippi Sheiks' Volume 2 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003448 ROCK
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PATTON, CHARLEY: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 3 LP (TMR 180LP)
2013 release. "Charley Patton's Volume 3 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003394 ROCK
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MCTELL, BLIND WILLIE: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 3 LP (TMR 181LP)
2013 release. "Blind Willie McTell's Volume 3 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003424 ROCK
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MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS, THE: Complete Recorded Works Presented in Chronological Order: Volume 3 LP (TMR 182LP)
2013 release. "The Mississippi Sheiks' Volume 3 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003455 ROCK
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PATTON, CHARLEY: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 4 LP (TMR 189LP)
2014 release. "Charley Patton's Volume 4 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003615 ROCK
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MCTELL, BLIND WILLIE: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 4 LP (TMR 190LP)
2014 release. "Blind Willie McTell's Volume 4 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003622 ROCK
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MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS, THE: Complete Recorded Works Presented in Chronological Order: Volume 4 LP (TMR 191LP)
2014 release. "The Mississippi Sheiks' Volume 4 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003639 ROCK
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MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS, THE: Complete Recorded Works Presented in Chronological Order: Volume 5 LP (TMR 192LP)
2014 release. "The Mississippi Sheiks' Volume 5 from our highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series on black, 180-gram vinyl."
$12.50 UPC: 858936003646 ROCK
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VA: UFO on Farm Road 318: Twisted Tales from the Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1 CD (TPR 5501CD)
"The Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands series takes the listener on a dark adventure, a wrong turn into a bizarre, alternate world of American country music performed by small town, unknown hicks. The first volume, UFO On Farm Road 318, collects eighteen ultrarare hillbilly 45s recorded for long-lost independent record labels. Booze and desperation mixed in backwoods recording studios to produce songs that tell whitetrash tales of alien abduction, swamp gas, and other off-the-grid weirdness. The 16 page CD booklet features extensive sleeve notes from Texas rockabilly singer (and serial killer researcher) Mack Stevens, plus an original short story from underground writer Avery Powell, all pulled together with amazing graphic artwork from acclaimed illustrator Olaf Jens."
$11.75 UPC: 084721550129 ROCK
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VA: UFO on Farm Road 318: Twisted Tales from the Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1 LP (TPR 5501LP)
LP version in deluxe gatefold sleeve.
$17.00 UPC: 084721550112 ROCK
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