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FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE
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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 11/16/2015
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 11/16/2015
second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label
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SHED/MODESELEKTOR: Dark Planet/Dark Planet Remix 12" (50 045EP)
180-gram vinyl. The sixth 12" in 50Weapons' 11-part finale features Shed's pure techno power twisted into breaky sub-bass-loaded madness by his longtime friends Modeselektor, in a 12" pairing that hasn't occurred since Modeselektion Vol. 01 #2 (MONKEY 005EP, 2010). René Pawlowitz aka Shed combines a straightforward 4/4 beat with a chopped vocal that will hypnotize just about any dancefloor. Modeselektor (Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary) chop the track up and replace the 4/4 kick drum with a booming broken beat and big breaks, sure to be spun by every creative DJ.
$9.79 UPC: 817231012692 ELECTRONIC
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Mini Album Thingy Wingy 2x10" (AUK 033-10)
Double 10" version on red vinyl; limited numbered edition of 1000. Mini Album Thingy Wingy contains seven brand new and exclusive Brian Jonestown Massacre tracks recorded by Anton Newcombe in is his studio in Berlin in 2014 and '15. Running at 35 minutes, the mini-album was co-produced, engineered, and mixed by Fabien Leseure. Four songs written by Newcombe; the band's first Slovakian song, co-written with Vladimir Nosal ("Prsí Prsí"); a composition by Newcombe and Tess Parks ("Pish"); and a cover of the 13th Floor Elevators' "Dust" featuring Alex Maas from The Black Angels on jug. Originally, Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase, but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegaze genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music. This album mixes the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound with Eastern influences and brings it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years.
$22.99 EAN: 5055869507585 ROCK
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Mini Album Thingy Wingy CD (AUK 033CD)
Mini Album Thingy Wingy contains seven brand new and exclusive Brian Jonestown Massacre tracks recorded by Anton Newcombe in is his studio in Berlin in 2014 and '15. Running at 35 minutes, the mini-album was co-produced, engineered, and mixed by Fabien Leseure. Four songs written by Newcombe; the band's first Slovakian song, co-written with Vladimir Nosal ("Prsí Prsí"); a composition by Newcombe and Tess Parks ("Pish"); and a cover of the 13th Floor Elevators' "Dust" featuring Alex Maas from The Black Angels on jug. Originally, Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase, but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegaze genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music. This album mixes the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound with Eastern influences and brings it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years.
$8.99 EAN: 5055869507578 ROCK
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE: Mini Album Thingy Wingy LP (AUK 033LP)
LP version on clear vinyl with alternate artwork. Mini Album Thingy Wingy contains seven brand new and exclusive Brian Jonestown Massacre tracks recorded by Anton Newcombe in is his studio in Berlin in 2014 and '15. Running at 35 minutes, the mini-album was co-produced, engineered, and mixed by Fabien Leseure. Four songs written by Newcombe; the band's first Slovakian song, co-written with Vladimir Nosal ("Prsí Prsí"); a composition by Newcombe and Tess Parks ("Pish"); and a cover of the 13th Floor Elevators' "Dust" featuring Alex Maas from The Black Angels on jug. Originally, Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase, but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegaze genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music. This album mixes the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound with Eastern influences and brings it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years.
$14.39 EAN: 5055869507592 ROCK
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RECONDITE: Placid 2CD (AT 006CD)
When Recondite aka Lorenz Brunner emerged in 2012 with his debut album, On Acid (AT 001LP), everyone was still learning about the German producer's inward-looking dancefloor sound. A few years later, his sinewy jams have proved near-universal -- like an underground Zelig, he's fit perfectly everywhere from Rødhåd's Dystopian label to Ghostly International and Innervisions. With Placid, Recondite's full-length return to Acid Test, he indulges his more outré tendencies -- and a welcome return it is. Digipak double CD includes the first-ever CD edition of On Acid. Placid features an appearance from Tale of Us; On Acid features remixes by Tin Man and Scuba.
$13.79 UPC: 827170150423 ELECTRONIC
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RECONDITE: Placid 2LP (AT 006LP)
Double LP version. Includes download code. When Recondite aka Lorenz Brunner emerged in 2012 with his debut album, On Acid (AT 001LP), everyone was still learning about the German producer's inward-looking dancefloor sound. A few years later, his sinewy jams have proved near-universal -- like an underground Zelig, he's fit perfectly everywhere from Rødhåd's Dystopian label to Ghostly International and Innervisions. With Placid, Recondite's full-length return to Acid Test, he indulges his more outré tendencies -- and a welcome return it is.
$17.79 UPC: 827170609563 ELECTRONIC
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PRESIDENT BONGO: Serengeti CD (ALB 006CD)
Stephan Stephensen aka President Bongo wears many hats, but likes to refer to himself as an emotional carpenter. Throughout his illustrious career, President Bongo has built, tooled, shaped, and reconstructed reality in a manner that has touched upon the emotional spheres of thousands, greatly increasing their quality of life and inner harmony in the process. President Bongo began properly mastering his craft as a founding member of the pioneering electronic band GusGus, which formed in 1995. As GusGus evolved and progressed through the years, President Bongo remained a key element, making innumerable contributions to its ongoing success through his work, which ranged from design, film, and photography to singing, songwriting, and production. In spring 2015 President Bongo left GusGus to concentrate on his own solo career and now presents his first solo album, Serengeti. Every year, the beasts of the Serengeti region rush northwest across the endless plains in search of fields for grazing. It's a tremendous sight -- millions of mammals headed in the same direction like a river of majestic proportions, flowing across the vast land toward the ocean. Six months later the zebras, wildebeest, and gazelles return south, once again sealing an infinite loop. Animal hearts brimming with blood, thumping as they traverse Africa; this is the sensation Serengeti evokes for its listener. Ancient dust stirred by the great migration rises and settles in a new corner of the plain. The land is forever altered, yet the same. Whenever the wind blows, nature's rhythms are unaffected. They are undying, relentless, constantly shifting and we are all subject to them. No use resisting. Serengeti is a return journey. The winds change, the dust re-settles, one matures, the music morphs. Close your eyes; your mind rushes across the plains under the burning sun.
$10.99 EAN: 4260217560940 ELECTRONIC
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CHAIN OF FLOWERS: Chain of Flowers LP (ALT 022LP)
Emerging from the murk and dirt of their home in Cardiff, Wales, Chain of Flowers reveal their long-awaited debut album. Recorded at Monnow Valley Studio in Wales, Chain of Flowers is a dense eight-track opus of heavy shoegaze sonics and urgent post-punk. The band's razor-sharp attention to classic songwriting nous means the record dips and dives between euphoric, hazy melody ("Glimmers of Joy") and overwhelming gloom ("Bury My Love"), all while retaining a breathless pace. Lead track "Crisis" epitomizes this frantic personality exquisitely, skirting between sludgy atmospherics and hardcore's punchy immediacy with aplomb. The six-piece sowed their seeds through the release of six songs since 2012 (via the band's own Swine Language tape label), cutting their teeth on dates alongside Iceage, Cremation Lily, The Fall, The Smear, Shallow Sanction, Eagulls, Nothing, and more before decamping to Monnow Valley for the four-day session that spawned their debut LP. "We dropped ourselves into the middle of nowhere and hammered it out with next to no sleep available to us. The urgency and delirium of the situation helped us," explains the band's vocalist Joshua Smith. "Though we only had 96 hours in a studio to physically make it what we wanted, this record is the product of our last three years as a band and beyond that as individuals. We spent a lot of time in our space writing these songs and we've also spent a lot of time ironing them out through playing as and when and wherever we have been able to." Mixed over six months by New York-based Ben Greenberg (Uniform, The Men, Pygmy Shrews), the LP sees Chain of Flowers break free of their locality. "It's been a drawn out but very necessary sonic exorcism for us," explains Josh. "We are happy that it will see the light of day."
$15.79 EAN: 5055869511704 ROCK
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VA: Legendary Conductors: Strauss, Weingartner, Fried (1924 First Eroica Recording) CD (ARB 140CD)
2004 release. Ancient orchestral recordings were once considered to be like faded black-and-white photos: barely intelligible, lacking all color. Once Arbiter developed "Sonic Depth Technology" to restore old shellac, it achieved surprising results with pre-mic acoustic recordings. A 1914 disc of Tchaikovsky and Wagner made by the legendary conductor Felix Weingartner had bells and winds as clearly present as on recordings made half a century later with microphones. Richard Strauss is heard burning up a Berlin orchestra in 1929 with his Don Juan. The mysterious and shadowy Oskar Fried's epic 1924 performance of Beethoven's Eroica symphony contained colors previously unsuspected. The results go against commonly accepted limitations that had been troubling early orchestral recordings. With Arbiter's release, these recordings have become pristinely sharpened and well-defined, allowing one to listen without having to toil over what had once been submerged in a murky blur.
$8.39 UPC: 604907014025 CLASSICAL
Strauss, Richard
01. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Richard Strauss - Don Juan (performed by Richard Strauss and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra)
02. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6: I: Bars 89-160 (performed by Felix Weingartner and the Columbia Symphony)
03. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Richard Wagner - Magic Fire Spell (performed by Felix Weingartner and the Columbia Symphony)
04. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Ludwig van Beethoven - King Stephen Overture, Op. 117 (performed by Oskar Fried and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra)
05. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55: I. Allegro con brio (performed by Oskar Fried and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra)
06. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (performed by Oskar Fried and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra)
07. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55: III. Allegro vivace (performed by Oskar Fried and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra)
08. RICHARD STRAUSS, FELIX WEINGARTNER, OSKAR FRIED - Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55: IV. Finale. Allegro molto (performed by Oskar Fried and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra)
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VA: The Essential Pachmann - 1907-1927: Early and Unissued Recordings CD (ARB 141CD)
2004 release. A troll-like gnome, pianist Vladimir de Pachmann seduced audiences with the intense beauty of his pianism, so unlike his appearance. His art was held up as being similar to Chopin's own. Many of his performances were captured on the horn, before the electric recording mic had been invented. Arbiter surmounted the daunting task of making intelligible his shellac discs cut from 1907-1927. Pachmann's legacy inspired a series of skirmishes in the collectors underground as factions battled over access to his discs and legacy. Arbiter's second disc of Pachmann recordings -- following 2002's Pachmann: The Mythic Pianist - 1907-1927 Recordings (ARB 129CD) -- fills out his art by resurrecting lost sounds made by an artist born in 1848, one year before Chopin's death. Notes fill out the background that made Pachmann develop his hypnotic art -- a background that he exaggerated and falsified when teasing the gullible press. Famous for insulting colleagues at his concerts and theirs, Pachmann's pure spirit is captured here, one that lay undisturbed beneath the surface of an uncontrollably eccentric imp whose pranks infuriated and delighted the public. Includes performances of compositions by Chopin, Giuseppe Verdi, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, and Robert Schumann.
$8.39 UPC: 604907014124 CLASSICAL
01. Giuseppe Verdi & Franz Liszt - Paraphrase de concert su Rigoletto, S.434
02. Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2
03. Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne, Op. 32, No. 1
04. Frédéric Chopin - Prelude, Op. 28, No. 22
05. Frédéric Chopin - Prelude, Op. 28, No. 23
06. Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 50, No. 2
07. Frédéric Chopin - Prelude, Op. 28, No. 6
08. Frédéric Chopin - Prelude, Op. 28, No. 3
09. Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 3
10. Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 67, No. 4
11. Frédéric Chopin - Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 (Abridged)
12. Frédéric Chopin - Sonata, Op. 35: II. Marche funèbre
13. Frédéric Chopin - Valse, Op. 70, No. 1
14. Frédéric Chopin - Etude, Op. 10, No. 1
15. Frédéric Chopin - Etude, Op. 25, No. 2
16. Frédéric Chopin - Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20
17. Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne, Op. 55, No. 1
18. Frédéric Chopin - Ballade, Op. 47 (First Half)
19. Frédéric Chopin - Sonata, Op. 58: Scherzo
20. Frédéric Chopin - Impromptu, Op. 36
21. Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 4
22. Felix Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14
23. Felix Mendelssohn - Song Without Words, Op. 67, No. 4
24. Robert Schumann - Waldszenen, Op. 82: VII. Prophet Bird
25. Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: Grillen
26. Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
27. Franz Liszt - Mazurka Brilliante, S. 221 (Ending Missing)
28. Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 67, No. 1
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VA: The Chaliapin Edition, Vol. 5: 1921-1923 - American & British Recordings CD (ARB 142CD)
2004 release. Arbiter's final volume of the earliest recordings by the mythic Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin includes early American sessions and more from London, recorded 1921-1923. In addition to pieces that showcase his mastery of earlier Russian art music, this collection includes a previously unpublished lightning-speed poetry recitation from a private collection (Semyon Nadson's "Dream"). Includes notes with English translations to connect all listeners with his word-painting and nuances. Includes performances of compositions by Robert Schumann, Theo Koenemann, Mikhail Glinka, Ludwig van Beethoven, Modest Mussorgsky, Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , Vincenzo Bellini, Arrigo Boito, and Alexander Borodin.
$8.39 UPC: 604907014223 CLASSICAL
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VA: Bartok in the Desert: The Art of Irén Marik 2CD (ARB 143CD)
2004 release. The first release of a legendary Bartók pupil's private recordings. After finding a coverless vinyl record on the floor of a dark, dingy used record store, Arbiter initiated a hunt to trace Irén Marik, whose Liszt playing dwelled above everyone else's, even those of his own pupils. As the first notes played, a vision arose of a serious middle-aged woman seated at a piano, playing with an impeccably straight back as Bartók stood by her, commenting while he listened. After five years of fruitless searching and dead ends, another LP suddenly appeared in a music shop, this time bearing a cover (her photo closely resembled the vision); this LP had a letter tucked inside via a slit cut in the plastic sealing, which had not been read by a prominent New York Times critic who received it a decade earlier and had no idea of its presence when he decided to clear his desk. Her town of Independence, California listed Marik in their phone directory. Arbiter reached her, and she acknowledged that she was playing, teaching, and, yes, had studied with Bartók. A week later Arbiter flew from New York to LA and caught a Greyhound bus to head into a six-hour traversal of desert and rocky terrain. Marik played like a goddess, cooked like a goddess, and opened her home and archives. Arbiter eventually gained access to a collection of over 100 hours of recordings and chose the most extraordinary for Marik's first CD release. If one compares her playing with Bartók's, the conception is extremely similar, with differences in stylistic flourishes. This set covers her finest Liszt and Bartók, as well as compositions by Brahms, Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Chopin, Schubert, Haydn, Zoltán Kodály, and Jean-Baptiste Lully. It's as if we reached Bartók himself in the desert, channeled through Marik. "Just the range of repertoire is impressive: Marik spins blithely through Bartók's Rondo No. 1 on Folk Themes, devours Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30, and plays Liszt's 'Apparitions' in bursts of hyperclarity, as if she's trying to pin down an elusive ghost. ... Discovered by Allan Evans, the founder of Arbiter Records, a label that specializes in obscure pianists, Marik symbolizes something truly rare: an artist pursuing music not for fame or fortune or other external rewards, but for the all-consuming love of it." --1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
$13.79 UPC: 604907014322 CLASSICAL
Disc 1
CD1:
01. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Liszt - Bénédiction de Dieu dans le Solutide
02. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Liszt - Apparitions, No. 1
03. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Liszt - Vallée D'Obermann (First Version)
04. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Liszt - Berceuse
05. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Liszt - Harmonies du Soir
06. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Liszt - Jeux d Eau a la Villa d Este
07. IRÉN MARIK - Zoltán Kodály - Dances from Marosszék
08. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Rondo No. 1 on Folk Themes
09. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Suite, Op. 14: I. --
10. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Suite, Op. 14: II. --
11. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók- Suite, Op. 14: III. --
12. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Suite, Op. 14: IV. --
13. EGON PETRI, HANS ROSBAUD, FRANKFURT RSO - Franz Liszt - Totentanz (Incomplete)
14. FERRUCCIO BUSONI - Ferruccio Busoni - Piano Concerto, Op. 39: IV. All'Italiana - Tarantella - Vivace - In un tempo
Disc 2
CD2:
01. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Allegro Barbaro
02. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book VI, No. 140: Free Variations
03. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book VI, No. 141: Subject and Reflection
04. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book VI, No. 142: From the Diary of a Fly
05. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book VI, No. 143: Divided Arpeggios
06. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book VI, No. 144: Minor Seconds
07. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book VI, No. 147: March
08. IRÉN MARIK - Johannes Brahms - Fantasia in A Major, Op. 116, No. 2
09. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo. Adagio espressivo
10. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
11. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
12. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Sinfonia in D Major
13. IRÉN MARIK - Claude Debussy - Images, Book II: Cloches à travers les feuilles
14. IRÉN MARIK - Claude Debussy - Images, Book II: Et la Lune descend sur le tete
15. IRÉN MARIK - Claude Debussy - Images, Book II: Poissons d' Or
16. IRÉN MARIK - Claude Debussy - Preludes, Book II: Tierces alternées
17. IRÉN MARIK - Maurice Ravel - Miroirs: Vallée des Cloches
18. IRÉN MARIK - Frédéric Chopin - Etude in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1
19. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Schubert - Impromptu in E-Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 2
20. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Joseph Haydn - Sonata No. 49 in E-Flat: I. Allegro non troppo
21. IRÉN MARIK - Jean-Baptiste Lully - Courante
22. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances
23. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Evening in Transylvania
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VA: Rediscovered Master: Madeleine de Valmalète CD (ARB 144CD)
2005 release; awarded the Diapason d'Or by the French Diapason magazine. Youthful energy and insight are abundant in the pianism of Madeleine de Valmalète (1899-1999), who startles with her premiere recordings of Ravel's music, hers being the first ever of his Tombeau de Couperin (1928), hardly surpassed to this day. The adventurous Madeleine became the second woman in France to get a driver's license. Playing confidently into her ninth decade, she is equally sharp and alluring playing Mozart in her 93rd year. Along with her complete 1928 recordings made in Berlin when she was 29, this set includes several private documents from later years and a full text on her long life. Whereas most French pianists take a careful approach, de Valmalète projected an excitement that few could attain and sustain. Arbiter once had a free night in her city and fretted over whether she was still alive, and if so, what shape would she be in at 99? Days later, a contact found out that not only was she well but had gone swimming in the Mediterranean on the day the label was in town. On her 100th birthday she ate and drank, mingling around a table with dozens of well-wishers in Marseille, and passed away only a few days later. This CD also includes performances of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Gabriel Fauré, and Alexander Alabiev.
$8.39 UPC: 604907014421 CLASSICAL
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BACH/FRANZ SCHUBERT/WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Schubert Recital/Bach & Mozart Concertos 2CD (ARB 145CD)
2005 release. Retrieved piano recitals by Mieczyslaw Horszowski uncover his grasp of Schubert's unique language in major works. Bach and Mozart were understood more so than anyone else, as they were played with profundity and represent the height of classical music. These rediscovered concert performances are of works he had never recorded in studios. Arbiter has searched globally for over 40 years to find and bring to light Horszowski's concerts as evidence of how far someone can probe masterpieces. Bach's Concerto for Harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 1052, is performed with Frederic Waldman and Musica Aeterna; Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491, is performed with Alexander Schneider and the Festival Orchestra.
$16.39 UPC: 604907014520 CLASSICAL
Disc 1
CD1:
01. ohann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro (performed with Frederic Waldman and Musica Aetern)
02. Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio (performed with Frederic Waldman and Musica Aeterna)
03. Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro (performed with Frederic Waldman and Musica Aeterna)
04. Franz Schubert - Six Moments Musicals, D. 780: No. 1 in C Major
05. Franz Schubert - Six Moments Musicals, D. 780: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
06. Franz Schubert - Six Moments Musicals, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor
07. Franz Schubert - Six Moments Musicals, D. 780: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
08. Franz Schubert - Six Moments Musicals, D. 780: No. 5 in F Minor
09. Franz Schubert - Six Moments Musicals, D. 780: No. 6 in A-Flat Major
10. Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142: No. 1 in F Minor
11. Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
12. Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142: No. 3 in B-Flat Major
13. Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142: No. 4 in F Minor (Incomplete)
Disc 2
CD2:
01. Franz Schubert - Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato
02. Franz Schubert - Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto
03. Franz Schubert - Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo
04. Franz Schubert - Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro (performed with Alexander Schneider and the Festival Orchestra)
06. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. -- (performed with Alexander Schneider and the Festival Orchestra)
07. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: III -- (performed with Alexander Schneider and the Festival Orchestra)
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VA: From Bach to Bartók - Recordings: 1956-1983 2CD (ARB 149CD)
2006 release. With a concentration on pianist Irén Marik's Bach and Bartók, we find her probing deeply into their spirits and expressions. Two major Beethoven piano sonatas, the Moonlight Sonata and his final sonata (No. 32), receive new life and perspective through her unique summoning art. Another trove found in the legacy of home and concert recordings kept in her California desert abode. Also includes performances of compositions by Alexander Siloti, Maurice Ravel, François Couperin, Frédéric Chopin, Alexander Scriabin, Domenico Scarlatti, and Franz Liszt.
$16.39 UPC: 604907014926 CLASSICAL
Disc 1
CD1:
01. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach & Alexander Siloti - Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535
02. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, "Moonlight", Op. 27, No.2: I. Adagio sostenuto
03. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, "Moonlight", Op. 27, No.2: II. Allegretto
04. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, "Moonlight", Op. 27, No.2: III. Presto agitato
05. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Allegro con brio ed appassionato
06. IRÉN MARIK - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile
07. IRÉN MARIK - Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'Eau in E Major, M. 30
08. IRÉN MARIK - Maurice Ravel - Miroirs, M. 43: II. Oiseaux tristes
09. IRÉN MARIK - Maurice Ravel - Sonatine, M. 40: I. Modéré
10. IRÉN MARIK - Maurice Ravel - Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet
11. IRÉN MARIK - Maurice Ravel - Sonatine, M. 40: III. Animé
12. IRÉN MARIK - François Couperin - Pièces de clavecin, Book 4: Ordre 26ème No. 1, La Convalescente
13. IRÉN MARIK - François Couperin - Pièces de clavecin, Book 4: Ordre 26ème No. 2, Gavote
14. IRÉN MARIK - François Couperin - Pièces de clavecin, Book 4: Ordre 26ème No. 3, La Sophie
15. IRÉN MARIK - François Couperin - Pièces de clavecin, Book 4: Ordre 26ème No. 4 L'epineuse - Rondeau
16. IRÉN MARIK - Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
17. IRÉN MARIK - Alexander Scriabin - Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Disc 2
01. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71
02. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - 7 Sketches, Op. 9b: No. 5, Romanian Folk Melody
03. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - 7 Sketches, Op. 9b: No. 6, In Walachian Style
04. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - 14 Bagatelles, Op. 6: No. 2, Allegro giocoso
05. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - 14 Bagatelles, Op. 6: No. 3, Andante
06. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - 7 Sketches, Op. 9b: No. 2, Seesaw
07. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 3, Sz. 107: No. 67, Thirds Against a Single Voice
08. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 3, Sz. 107: No. 69, Study in Chords
09. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 4, Sz. 107: No. 107, Melody in the Mist
10. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 5, Sz. 107: No. 122, Chords Together and Opposed
11. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 5, Sz. 107: No. 125, Boating
12. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 5, Sz. 107: No. 132, Major Seconds Broken and Together
13. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 5, Sz. 107: No. 137, Unison
14. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 5, Sz. 107: No. 126, Change of Time
15. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 5, Sz. 107: No. 133, Syncopation III
16. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 145a, Chromatic Invention III
17. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 145b, Chromatic Invention III
18. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 146, Ostinato
19. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 148, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm I
20. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 149, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm II
21. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 150, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm III
22. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 151, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm IV
23. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 152, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm V
24. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - Mikrokosmos, Book 6, Sz. 107: No. 153, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm VI
25. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 1, Sz. 42: No. 5, Play (Kitty, Kitty)
26. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 1, Sz. 42: No. 12, Chain, Chain, Floral Chain
27. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 1, Sz. 42: No. 13, A Lad Was Killed
28. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 1, Sz. 42: No. 14, The Poor Lads of Csanád
29. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 1, Sz. 42: No. 21, Parsley and Celery
30. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 1, Sz. 42: No. 31, Mother, Dear Mother
31. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 2, Sz. 42: No. 31, Stars, Stars, Brightly Shine
32. IRÉN MARIK - Béla Bartók - For Children, Book 1, Sz. 42: No. 40, Swineherd's Dance
33. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772
34. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 773
35. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774
36. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775
37. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777
38. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 778
39. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779
40. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-Part Invention No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 780
41. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - Three-Part Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 799
42. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande
43. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante
44. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande
45. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte
46. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourée
47. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Louré
48. IRÉN MARIK - Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue
49. IRÉN MARIK - Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 27 (L. 449)
50. IRÉN MARIK - Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 294 (L. 275)
51. IRÉN MARIK - Franz Liszt - Consolation in D-Flat Major, S. 172 No. 3
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VA: Stravinsky: Music for Four Hands 2CD (ARB 155CD)
2008 release. The complete Stravinsky recordings made for Nonesuch by pianists Paul Jacobs and Ursula Oppens are coupled with a New York recital Jacobs gave to illustrate the influence of jazz in 20th century classical music. With Aaron Copland present, Jacobs plays his "Four Piano Blues" and, with the composer, both give his "Danzón Cubano." Original text by Jacobs and spoken commentary make this a unique view of how he witnessed up close many great influences on contemporary music. Paul Jacobs, a Bronx native, left the repressive USA of the 1950s for the intellectual and freer climate of Paris, where he mingled and championed contemporary music. Back in New York, he was the New York Philharmonic's pianist and made groundbreaking recordings of old and new music. A familiar of Stravinsky's, he and Oppens play his Petrushka ballet's orchestral score as a piano four hands work. Jacobs's career was put to an end when he was among the first great musicians to die with the outbreak of AIDS in 1983. Arbiter keeps his art alive by offering these long out-of-print recordings with rediscovered live performances. Also includes performances of compositions by Debussy, Schönberg, William Bolcom, and Frederic Rzewski.
$16.39 UPC: 604907015527 CLASSICAL
Disc 1
CD1:
01. PAUL JACOBS, PRIMA; URSULA OPPENS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka: Scene I
02. PAUL JACOBS, PRIMA; URSULA OPPENS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka: Scene II
03. PAUL JACOBS, PRIMA; URSULA OPPENS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka: Scene III
04. PAUL JACOBS, PRIMA; URSULA OPPENS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka: Scene IV
05. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - 3 Pieces for string quartet: No. 1
06. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - 3 Pieces for string quartet: No. 2
07. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - 3 Pieces for string quartet: No. 3
08. PAUL JACOBS, PIANO I; URSULA OPPENS, PIANO II - Igor Stravinsky - Concerto per due Pianoforti Soli: Con moto
09. PAUL JACOBS, PIANO I; URSULA OPPENS, PIANO II - Igor Stravinsky - Concerto per due Pianoforti Soli: Notturno. Adagietto
10. PAUL JACOBS, PIANO I; URSULA OPPENS, PIANO II - Igor Stravinsky - Concerto per due Pianoforti Soli: Quattro variazioni
11. PAUL JACOBS, PIANO I; URSULA OPPENS, PIANO II - Igor Stravinsky - Concerto per due Pianoforti Soli: Preludio e Fuga
12. URSULA OPPENS, PIANO I; PAUL JACOBS, PIANO II - Igor Stravinsky - Sonata for 2 Pianos: Moderato, Theme with Variations, Allegretto
13. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Five Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): Andante
14. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Five Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): Espanola
15. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Five Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): Balalaika
16. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Five Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): Napolitana
17. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Five Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): Galop
18. PAUL JACOBS, PIANO I; URSULA OPPENS, PIANO II - Igor Stravinsky - Etude for Pianola
Disc 2
CD2:
01. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Three Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): March
02. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Three Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): Waltz
03. URSULA OPPENS, PRIMA; PAUL JACOBS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Three Easy Pieces (for Piano, 4 Hands): Polka
04. PAUL JACOBS, PRIMA; URSULA OPPENS, SECONDA - Igor Stravinsky - Zvietochnoy Waltz
05. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Igor Stravinsky - Four Etudes, Op. 7: I. Con Moto
06. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Igor Stravinsky Four Etudes, Op. 7: II. Allegro Brilliante
07. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Igor Stravinsky Four Etudes, Op. 7: III. Andantino
08. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Igor Stravinsky Four Etudes, Op. 7: IV. Vivo
09. PAUL JACOBS - Paul Jacobs - Paul Jacobs Discusses Igor Stravinsky
10. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Igor Stravinsky - Piano-Rag-Music
11. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Igor Stravinsky L'histoire du soldat: V. Trois Danses, No. 1, Tango
12. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Igor Stravinsky - L'histoire du soldat: V. Trois Danses, No. 3, Ragtime
13. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Claude Debussy - Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels
14. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Claude Debussy - Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 6, Général Lavine - eccentric
15. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Arnold Schönberg - Klavierstucke, Op. 33a
16. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Arnold Schönberg - Klavierstucke, Op. 33b
17. PAUL JACOBS, AARON COPLAND - Paul Jacobs - Paul Jacobs Speaks with Aaron Copland
18. PAUL JACOBS, AARON COPLAND - PIANOS - Aaron Copland - Four Piano Blues: No. 1, Freely Poetic
19. PAUL JACOBS, AARON COPLAND - PIANOS - Aaron Copland - Four Piano Blues: No. 2, Soft and Languid
20. PAUL JACOBS, AARON COPLAND - PIANOS - Aaron Copland - Four Piano Blues: No. 3, Muted and Sensuous
21. PAUL JACOBS, AARON COPLAND - PIANOS - Aaron Copland - Four Piano Blues: No. 4, With Bounce
22. PAUL JACOBS, AARON COPLAND - PIANOS - Aaron Copland - Danzón Cubano (performed with Aaron Copland)
23. PAUL JACOBS - Paul Jacobs - Paul Jacobs Discusses William Bolcom
24. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - William Bolcom - Three Ghost Rags: No. 1, The Graceful Ghost Rag
25. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - William Bolcom - Three Ghost Rags: No. 2, Poltergeist
26. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - William Bolcom - Three Ghost Rags: No. 3, Dream Shadows
27. PAUL JACOBS - Paul Jacobs - Paul Jacobs Discusses Frederic Rzewski
28. PAUL JACOBS, URSULA OPPENS - Frederic Rzewski - North American Ballads: No. 3, Down by the Riverside
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AMBIQ: ambiq 2 CD (AMEL 708CD)
ambiq, the Berliner instrumental trio of Max Loderbauer, Claudio Puntin, and Samuel Rohrer, emerged onto the scene in 2014 with their self-titled debut album (AM 703CD/LP) of impressive sonic distinctiveness and technical ability. Drinking from a deep pool of influences that includes free improv, early electronic music, and spaced-out dub, the trio does what any great ensemble should set out to do; it becomes more than the sum of its parts, a single organism with its own unique expressive vocabulary and perspective. Proving that their debut was no fluke, the ambiq trio has already reconvened for a second full-length bubbling over with new timbral combinations, and with a sophisticated interpretation of the ancient art of tension and release. From the opener "The Spur," they bring the listener to a world where strange new tonalities seem to breathe freely; the nimble percussive shuffle, set in relief against a cascade of detuning electronic tones, is a fascinating intro, followed by "Introspective Kitchen," which expands the mood of the preceding track with cleverly delay-effected woodwind, remote organ swells, and yet more shivering percussion. The band then embarks on a more motoring, danceable journey titled "The Mother"; Rohrer's drumming, as always, is taut and confident, while Puntin's clarinet evocatively hovers with a kosmische feel that is all too absent from most realms of "post-rock" and electronics-aided improv. The interplay between Puntin and Rohrer eventually develops into the main dialogue of the album, though the sound events surrounding it change continuously enough to keep this a fully memorable and downright cinematic experience. The miniature piece "Naked George" is as full of humorous melody as the other pieces are of investigative curiosity; another short piece, "Mytoprill," is guided by queasy modular synth strains that impart a delirious kind of funhouse ambience. On "Parton's Double Vision," the lush space-violin-quavers familiar to vintage sci-fi fans play the supporting role, and the closing "Consolation" features a lulling bed of electronics that elusively shift in character the more attention one pays to them. Plenty of music exists for the open-minded, but not all of it has the ability to initiate the process of opening minds in the first place. ambiq does have that ability, and have come up with a musical formula that will melt away the defenses of the most hardened techno fanatic or avant-gardist, seeding new ideas not beholden to any one genre or lifestyle.
$11.99 UPC: 880319741920 ELECTRONIC
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BORTONE TRAVELERS, MATTEO: Time Images CD (AU 9052CD)
Two years after his 2013 debut album, and marking his comeback to his home country, Italian double bass player and composer Matteo Bortone presents his second album as a leader, Time Images. The Otranto-born, Paris-raised, and Rome-based musician leads his French-Italian quartet Travelers (Antonin-Tri Hoang, Francesco Diodati, and Ariel Tessier), who also appeared on his debut album. Following the critical success that welcomed his first album (awarded "Révélation Jazzman" and "Jazz Découverte" in France, and named one of "2013 Best Records" by Italian magazine Jazzit), Bortone confirms the musical direction he showed in his previous work, exploring all the connections between improvisation and avant-garde rock with electro-acoustic moments and rarefied atmospheres, always emphasizing the collective sound over the individual. The album title hints at Bortone's love for film (the idea of "image-temps" in neorealistic cinema was first introduced by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze). The album's energetic and well-structured pieces ("Sunday Supermarket," "Just Play," "Broskar") and introspective ballads ("Crackle", "Olvidao") are enriched with more instruments, such as electric bass, synth, and clarinet (in addition to alto sax and bass clarinet), adding new shades to improvisations ("Intro Crackle" was written for four voices with double bass, synth, clarinet, and bass clarinet). The synth has a co-leading role in some improvisations ("Sunday Supermarket" and "Locked Room") and it also acts as a main voice in "Tourne" and "Olvidao #1." With the exception of Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy," these pieces are all Bortone's compositions.
$12.99 EAN: 8031697905226 JAZZ
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GRAZIANO FRONTAL, SIMONE: Trentacinque CD (AU 9053CD)
Italian pianist and composer Simone Graziano's third album, Trentacinque ("thirty-five") marks his second recording as a leader of his quintet, Frontal, featuring Gabriele Evangelista on double bass, Stefano Tamborrino on drums, and David Binney on alto sax, with the addition of Dan Kinzelman on tenor sax. The album's title refers to the number of years Graziano has spent around Florence, his native city, which is one of the main inspirations for this work; it also refers to the number of recordings he's made (three), the number of members in Frontal (five), and the meter of most compositions (five). Graziano's tracks are made up of elaborate structures and improvisation, with his ensemble looking back at traditional jazz while working on a signature collective sound. The improvised "B-Polar" analyzes bipolarity in music and expresses the wish to reconnect distant ends. "White Piano" is a cold ballad highlighting Graziano's classy approach. Unlike his previous album, Frontal (2013), the Italian jazz pianist -- who studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston -- now adds rhythmic allusions to electronic music, as in "Falk the Bow," with upbeats and downbeats mixed up again and again. A short divertissement on a groove, "Give Me Some Options" is pure improvisation, while the counterpoint on "Window on a Better World" underlines a polyphonic dialogue. As additional proof of his powerful narrative writing, "Blu Piano" and "Killcoal" take different approaches to descriptive music. "Intro K.B." unveils a taste for an unpredictable use of electronics, while "Kamennaya Baba" faces hip hop.
$12.99 EAN: 8031697905325 JAZZ
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DIODATI YELLOW SQUEEDS, FRANCESCO: Flow, Home CD (AU 9056CD)
Italian guitarist Francesco Diodati's third album as a leader, Flow, Home, is conceptually grounded in the exploration of emotional focal points. It's also the debut of Diodati's Yellow Squeeds quintet, featuring Enrico Zanisi on piano, Enrico Morello on drums, Glauco Benedetti on tuba, and Francesco Lento on trumpet. Diodati is also a member of the Enrico Rava Quartet, and has an ongoing duo project with the Italian trumpet player. The band formed around the union of many approaches and styles, thus enriching Diodati's originals with a timbric range and countless expressive possibilities. The opening track, "Split," is all about the moment one feels split in two -- a division here translated in music through both Lento's anxious trumpet and Benedetti's nervous tuba. The long ostinato in the ballad "Ale" holds the immanence of a feeling that mixes up strength and tenderness. And then "Lost" comes, and Diodati's subtle guitar-swarms express a sense of confusion and loss, sealed by an intensely acoustic final moment. "Believe" starts as a game, with the piano playfully disturbed by Burmese gongs and ping-pong balls and helped by Morello's clean drumming, and then opens up to fascinating harmonic choices and a sudden elegance. "Folk Song," "Flow," and "Home" are three compositions that seem linked by a stream of consciousness. "Folk Song" is the ideal introduction, with a minimal melody focused on an easy guitar line and strengthened by a no-frills approach. In "Flow," this turmoil finds its final shape, turning into an imaginary dialogue between trumpet and tuba underlined by Morello's nervous drumming. "Home" is the perfect union of lyricism and technique, highlighting Diodati's inner melodic taste and, at the same time, the intention of defying the six-string boundaries. There is also a tribute to Thelonious Monk, Diodati's musician of choice, here celebrated with a daring reinterpretation of "Played Twice," which shows the interplay skills of this young yet wise quintet. Pensive closer "Casa do Amor" is the happy landing of a restless path, magnificently reflected in Benedetti's euphonium solo.
$12.99 EAN: 8031697905622 JAZZ
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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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PULLEN, STACEY: Balance 028 2CD (BAL 016CD)
One of the esteemed second wave of Detroit techno artists that emerged in the early-to-mid-'90s, Stacey Pullen is a canonical figure in the history of electronic music. A skillful producer who values quality over quantity, he made his name via collaborations with Chez Damier and Kevin Saunderson, and as a DJ, he has played everywhere from intimate sweatboxes to the biggest festivals and was an early guest in the hallowed DJ-KiCKS, fabric (FABRIC 027CD, 2003), and Resident Advisor mix series. Pullen is an enduring artist who has never been subject to the fickle pitfalls of the hype spotlight; he continues to be highly sought-after, and Balance now snaps him up for his first official compilation since 2009, continuing the Australian brand's commitment to supporting the underground's most revered legends. "Growing up in Detroit, we had a history of DJs who had radio shows -- whether it was a mix or a show that showcased new music," Pullen recalls. "My approach for my Balance mix was to compile music that I don't get a chance to play when I'm on the road, but that's still good music. I also wanted to give the listener a breath of fresh air and play some eclectic melodic tunes, because I love a good melody. ... With Soundcloud, Mixcloud and other streaming sites, I am very selective on what I approve to have broadcasted," says Pullen. "I feel that those sites have diminished the validity and quality of the proper mixed compilation over the years, because now all you have to do is search for any DJ -- and there you have it." As such, this journey into Pullen's mind is all the more precious and telling, and deserves to be cherished as another memorable chapter in the esteemed Balance canon. What else inspired the mix? "That's an easy answer: my daughter. Everything flows when you're in love." Includes tracks by Pullen, rEJEKTS (including a remix by Marc Ashken), Leman & Dieckmann, Folic State remixed by Gurwan, DJ Hightech & IZT remixed by RaySoo, Atmosfear remixed by The Revenge, Miss Mee, Roi Okev, Cid Inc., Digitaria, Sobek, Toby Dreher feat. Dirty Paul and remixed by Autotune, Huxley remixed by Deetron, Anderson Noise, Peter Gibney, E-Dancer, Kevin Over, Hoito, Alex B, Chris Carrier & Hector Moralez, Jad & The Ladyboy, Oscar P, Osunlade, Roscius remixed by Jona Sul, Tom Ellis feat. Caroline Mulcahy, and Fake Blood.
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ABER, SHLOMI: 48V/Shaded in Mars (incl. Truncate & Jeroen Search Remixes) 12" (BAO 055EP)
Following the success of Be as One's releases by Markus Suckut (BAO 053EP) and Eduardo de la Calle (BAO 054EP), label founder Shlomi Aber presents another EP of driven, pulsating, relentless techno, topped with remixes by two of the most sought-after producers around, Truncate and Jeroen Search. Another one to bag.
$9.79 UPC: 827170611566 ELECTRONIC
A1. 48V
A2. 48V (Truncate Remix)
B1. Shaded in Mars
B2. Shaded in Mars (Jeroen Search Remix)
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BULL TONGUE REVIEW: No. 4 MAG (BTR 004)
A Quarterly Journal of Post-Rock Cultural Pluralism, edited by Byron Coley. Issue no. 4. In this issue: Alex Behr: Junior High Reviews; Tosh Berman: Tom Phillips IRMA the Opera; Alan Bishop: Pink Floyd Animals: Trevor Block: Rowdy Roddy Piper; Karla Borecky: Antonin Artaud: Pour en finir avec le jugement de dieu; Bree: Kōbō Abe Woman of the Dunes; Benoit Chaput: Plume Latraverse; Sharon Cheslow: Stand-up Comedy; Byron Coley: Column; Karen Constance: Igor Wakhevitch Hathor; Nigel Cross: Jeff Cloves; Chris D: Humanity of Femme Fatales; Georganne Deen: Chinatown L.A. + Cathy Ward; Lili Dwight: Farscape; Erika Elizabeth: Mark Sten All Ages; Ray Farrell: Charles Bukowski; Andrea Feldman: Mix Tape Memories; Eddie Flowers: Review Column; Scott Foust: Jewel Robbery; Tom Givan: Matthew Stokoe; David Greenberger: Danny Kaye; Tom Greenwood: Quiet Music Festival; Mats Gustafsson: Sperm/Samsa Trio; Michael Layne Heath: Andrew Matheson Sick on You; Tim Hinely: George Foster's 1977 Season; Michael Hurley: Jackpine Jamboree; Lisa Marie Jarlborn: Bob Dylan 'Sad Eyed Lady'; Danielle Jelley-Rettman: Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market; Ira Kaplan: Steve Miller Band; Maria Kozic: Curing a Migraine with Two Movies; Matt Krefting: Ndegeocello/Sawyer/Krimsky Trio; Tom Lax: Review Column + reviews; Heather Leigh: Hot Gossip; Ted Lee: Illustrations; Donna Lethal: YouTube Reviews; Alan Licht: Peter Stampfel live; Owen Maercks: How I Listen; Marc Masters: Bromp Treb Stickless; Hisham Mayet: Tommy Jay Tall Tales of Trauma; Phil McMullen: The Amazing Picture You; Richard Meltzer: Better; Phil Milstein: Bull Tongue 1-3; Nick Mitchell: Nine Invisibles Pureheadspace; Thurston Moore: Column; Bill Nace: Farscape; Dylan Nyoukis: Red Brut Rebirth; Gary Panter: Funny Animals Portfolio; Brigid Pearson: Avocado; Charles Plymell: Deborah Davis The Trip; Tony Rettman: Rode Grey; Joanne Robertson: Sean Nicholas Savage Other Death; Bruce Russell: Second Hand Records; Suzy Rust: Book Signing for Thelma Blumberg + Woolaroc; Savage Pencil: Cameron Jamie; Andy Schwartz: Mark Ribowsky Dreams to Remember; John Sinclair: The Way You Look Tonight; Leah Singer: Gary Panter interview; Orchid Spangiafora: Allen Ravenstine Pharoah's Bee; Chris Stigliano: Mother #2 & 3; Brian Turner: Liimanarina + Ornerys; Gregg Turner: The Present; Tesco Vee: Collecting & the Voices Within; Valerie Webber: Your Ideal Love Mate; Tara Young: Mötley Crüe live.
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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.
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KISTENMACHER, BERND: Head-Visions CD (BB 214CD)
It was Klaus Schulze's 1976 album Moondawn that altered the trajectory of Bernd Kistenmacher's life when he heard it on the radio at the tender age of 16. The sequencer patterns, melody lines, and soundscapes triggered all of his aesthetic receptors. From then on, this was the only kind of music he wanted to hear. He became a relentless venerator of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, particularly the latter. But his heroes evolved; their music changed with the advent of digital sounds and midification. Kistenmacher was not happy with the way things were going. And if his idols were no longer making the music he loved them for, then he had to take up the challenge himself. His father had shown him how to play the piano when he was a child and he had always been fascinated by the technology of synthesizers, so Kistenmacher decided to become a musician. Synthesizers were prohibitively expensive, so he started to build his own modular system. But before he finished, he realized that this method would also be inordinately costly, and that it might not allow him to achieve the results he strove for. As soon as he was able to pay for one, Kistenmacher bought a Korg Mono/Poly, which would become the cornerstone of his career. That was in 1982. He acquired more and more equipment until, in 1984, he finally released his first cassette (Dancing Sequences). Kistenmacher was now using his analog gear to create the sounds that Schulze and Tangerine Dream had played at the zenith of their careers. Two further cassette productions followed (Music from Outer Space and Romantic Times), as did various concerts, meeting with approval from radio stations and audiences. In 1986, the time came for him to release his first LP, Head-Visions, reissued here. The cover art features a work by the Berlin sculptor Rainer Kriester. The reaction was overwhelming. Radio plays, concerts, music for fashion shows and television formats indicated to Kistenmacher that he was on the right track with his repetitive sequencer patterns, soft melody arcs, and layered soundscapes, driven forward by rhythmic basslines driving the music forward. Minor keys dominated. In other words: Bernd Kistenmacher.
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KISTENMACHER, BERND: Wake Up in the Sun CD (BB 215CD)
It was Klaus Schulze's 1976 album Moondawn that altered the trajectory of Bernd Kistenmacher's life when he heard it on the radio at the tender age of 16. The sequencer patterns, melody lines, and soundscapes triggered all of his aesthetic receptors. From then on, this was the only kind of music he wanted to hear. He became a relentless venerator of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, particularly the latter. But his heroes evolved; their music changed with the advent of digital sounds and midification. Kistenmacher was not happy with the way things were going. And if his idols were no longer making the music he loved them for, then he had to take up the challenge himself. His father had shown him how to play the piano when he was a child and he had always been fascinated by the technology of synthesizers, so Kistenmacher decided to become a musician. Synthesizers were prohibitively expensive, so he started to build his own modular system. But before he finished, he realized that this method would also be inordinately costly, and that it might not allow him to achieve the results he strove for. As soon as he was able to pay for one, Kistenmacher bought a Korg Mono/Poly, which would become the cornerstone of his career. That was in 1982. He acquired more and more equipment until, in 1984, he finally released his first cassette (Dancing Sequences). Kistenmacher was now using his analog gear to create the sounds that Schulze and Tangerine Dream had played at the zenith of their careers. Two further cassette productions followed (Music from Outer Space and Romantic Times), as did various concerts, meeting with approval from radio stations and audiences. In 1986, the time came for him to release his first LP, Head-Visions (BB 214CD/LP). The cover art features a work by the Berlin sculptor Rainer Kriester. The reaction was overwhelming. Radio plays, concerts, music for fashion shows and television formats indicated to Kistenmacher that he was on the right track with his repetitive sequencer patterns, soft melody arcs, and layered soundscapes, driven forward by rhythmic basslines driving the music forward. He embarked on a second album, Wake Up in the Sun, which was released only one year later and was similarly well received.
$11.99 EAN: 4015698002928 ELECTRONIC
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AKA AKA & THALSTROEM: Connected CD (BUR 004CD)
AKA AKA & Thalstroem are back with their second album, Connected, released on their own label, Burlesque Musique. After releasing album track "Take My Time," a collaboration with the Erfurt, Germany-based band Northern Lite, the trio released the album's first single, "Never Alone," a collaboration with Sola Plexus that offers a promising insight into the follow-up album to their successful 2011 debut, Varieté (BUR 001CD). "Never Alone" immediately proves that AKA AKA & Thalstroem haven't lost their sense for memorable vibes with a strong narrative. While their house beats open a cosmic and playful groove, the distinctive vocals by Sola Plexus spread the right portion of pop appeal, including a hopeful message against life's solitude. Connected features many guests artists and friends including Northern Lite, Sola Plexus, Jim Hickey, umami, and Chasing Kurt. AKA AKA & Thalstroem has always been a harmonious trio, whether on stage or in the studio; their teamwork vibe carries both listeners at home and audiences during their live gigs.
$11.99 UPC: 827170150829 ELECTRONIC
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FAT AND THE MASTERS OF HAHA: FAT and the Masters of Haha CD (CATDOG 001CD)
FAT and the Masters of Haha is a 73-minute release of FAT's recording with the southern Moroccan Berber group Aouad Mia, master rebab player Rais Lahcen Benlamouden, and other Berber singers and percussionists. It was recorded in Agadir, Morocco, in 1991 after development during FAT's numerous visits to Morocco over the previous three years. Aouad Mia's music is improvised but extremely tight and crisp, and combined with FAT, the music ranges from ferocious looped attacks through complex melodic and rhythmic passages to extended trance-like grooves. This was FAT's final recorded album, and is a rare marriage of noise, improv, and free jazz with the intensity and virtuosity of a traditional ethnic music group -- in this case Aouad Mia, Rais Lahcen Benlamouden, and the accompanying Berber musicians.
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FAT AND THE MASTERS OF HAHA: FAT and the Masters of Haha 2LP (CATDOG 001LP)
Double LP version. FAT and the Masters of Haha is a 73-minute release of FAT's recording with the southern Moroccan Berber group Aouad Mia, master rebab player Rais Lahcen Benlamouden, and other Berber singers and percussionists. It was recorded in Agadir, Morocco, in 1991 after development during FAT's numerous visits to Morocco over the previous three years. Aouad Mia's music is improvised but extremely tight and crisp, and combined with FAT, the music ranges from ferocious looped attacks through complex melodic and rhythmic passages to extended trance-like grooves. This was FAT's final recorded album, and is a rare marriage of noise, improv, and free jazz with the intensity and virtuosity of a traditional ethnic music group -- in this case Aouad Mia, Rais Lahcen Benlamouden, and the accompanying Berber musicians.
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CRAYON FIELDS, THE: No One Deserves You CD (CH 128CD)
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.
$10.99 UPC: 934334403513 ROCK
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FLABBERGAST: No. 1 12" (CCS 097EP)
Flabbergast (Circus Company veteran Guillaume Coutu Dumont and Vincent Lemieux) conjure up heavy grooves that feed directly from their experiences in the freakier ends of house and techno. The production hits raw and direct, with dead-eye rhythms providing a functional structure for surreal sonic decoration. "Frozen Beans" has a twitchy lead and all manner of displaced vocal snippets drifting around the sparse mix, with the warmth of a Rhodes sneaking in. "Gros Sabots" has fun with some roughly hewn drum breaks before "Wash Karma" gets into an incantation of minimal techno and funk. "Lunatic Lines" sports a jammed-out finish that fizzes with impulsive ideas.
$8.99 UPC: 827170553569 ELECTRONIC
A1. Frozen Beans
A2. Gros Sabots
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B2. Lunatic Lines
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COIL: Backwards 2LP (CSR 203LP)
Gatefold double LP version. Includes insert and download code. After the groundbreaking release of 1990's Love's Secret Domain album, Coil were not dormant; their main project was Backwards, which was started in 1992, updated considerably between 1993 and 1995, and transferred in 1996 to New Orleans, where it was finished in the magic of the Nothing Studios of Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails). The album saw the fruition of Jhonn Balance's recent vocal-coaching, which produced haunting, passionate vocals while reaching new heights. Now, in 2015, 23 years after its initiation, these tracks have been beautifully preserved by Danny Hyde and are finally available in highest quality audio. Differing substantially from the later, remixed incarnation, The New Backwards (2008), Backwards contains the original versions of Coil's much-loved tracks "A Cold Cell" and "Fire of the Mind," which have appeared on various compilations over the years, and are now presented as originally intended. This album is the essential bridge between LSD and the later Musick to Play in the Dark series; an essential conduit to understand the journey that Coil took.
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MARBERT ROCEL: In the Beginning CD (COMP 474CD)
A place far away from everything, yet right around the corner. A vision close enough to touch, yet so far away. Surrounded by keys, hatches, pots, and small fragmented parts, Marbert Rocel lie down, discuss, and dance through the winter of 2015. In this environment, in their studio in Leipzig, the band ties together the songs, which first saw the light of day in a small spot enclosed by woods in the summer of 2014. Each decision goes through every head and each chord is listened to a hundred times, from front to back and in reverse. This is not an album fueled by pompous string arrangements, but by the notion of a consensual nod, which has evolved within Marbert Rocel over the years. In the Beginning is the fourth album by Marbert Rocel. It's a delicately sculpted work with deft percussion and synth pads forming songs that welcome you like good friends. Like Tinker Bell, Spunk's voice guides listeners through this strange, familiar world, moving past big feelings and small gestures to where it all started: In the Beginning.
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VAINIO & VIGROUX: Peau Froide, Léger Soleil CD (COSMO 003CD)
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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ZIRO: Lionheart 12" (LEGS 011EP)
Ziro embodies the essence of the Bristol-based club-night-turned-label Crazylegs with a drive to experiment and an ambition to deliver the unexpected. "Lionheart" is a breathless six-and-a-half minutes of thunderous, fractured drums and shimmering trance riffs. "Strafe" brings Belfast madman Bloom into the fray, with trademark hydraulic percussion creating a wonderful hybrid. "London City Warlord" Riko Dan spits a bag of violence on "Dun Talk," a move into more straightforward rap beat territory. "Distance" provides a moment of blissful calm before "Rapture" closes the record with its grimiest workout.
$10.99 EAN: 5055300387615 ELECTRONIC
01. Lionheart
02. Strafe (feat. Bloom)
03. Dun Talk (feat. Riko Dan)
04. Distance
05. Rapture
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ATOBE, SHINICHI: Ship-Scope 12" (DDS 014EP)
Limited hand-stamped reissue. A massive personal favorite of Demdike Stare's, Shinichi Atobe's 2001 Ship-Scope 12" was the Chain Reaction label's penultimate release, and, with the benefit of hindsight, also one of its most sublime offerings. This necessary 2015 reissue arrives in the wake of Atobe's much-loved archival salvage, Butterfly Effect (DDS 010CD), which caused quite a ripple upon its release in 2014. Notable for its unusually sweeter, dreamier ambient tone, especially when compared with the rest of Chain Reaction catalog, this is a must-have for followers of the romantic streak in Ross 154, Convextion, and classic Chain Reaction.
$12.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Ship-Scope
A2. Plug and Delay
A3. Rainstick
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STEFANIK, DANIEL: Aftermath EP 12" (DISS 028EP)
Daniel Stefanik offers up two tracks that strike a perfect note between cerebral intrigue and instinctive deep house groove, channeled into an unforgettable and timeless quality. "It Might Drizzle Until September" is a truly heartfelt piece throughout its keynotes and dubby gestures. The combination of subtle rhythmic elements and strong, ever-developing melodies exemplifies the passion and power that can be worked into house and techno. A stronger beat punches through on "Jolly Green Giant," but the soothing, sensual synth lines remain, giving space for dubby effects and delicate details to feed into the mix.
$8.99 UPC: 827170603363 ELECTRONIC
A1. It Might Drizzle Until September
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HARNETTY, BRIAN: Rawhead & Bloodybones 2CD (DTD 050CD)
The third in composer and artist Brian Harnetty's series of recording projects stemming from the Berea College Appalachian Sound Archives, Rawhead & Bloodybones combines samples of music and folk tales with live instruments. The historic archival recordings of children recounting folk tales were made by Leonard Roberts in the 1940s and '50s. The combination of the children's youthful voices and the often gruesome stories they tell offers a striking and dramatic contrast. These recordings, along with other archival samples from Berea, are woven into a larger musical world, with additional instrumental parts added as a counterpoint to the stories. Working closely with archivists, historians, musicians, and the families of those sampled, Rawhead & Bloodybones respectfully re-contextualizes traditional music and folk tales into a unique, beautiful, playful, and haunting whole. Six-panel foldout case.
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UMBERTO ECHO: The Name of the Dub CD (EB 108CD)
Umberto Echo is a Munich-based (music) writer, (dub) professor, (sound) hermeneut, and multi-instrumentalist. Umberto Echo seizes the raw musical backbone of a riddim -- specifically reggae -- and uses it to generate multifaceted dubs in the studio as remixes or live tracks. In the past he has worked as a sound engineer for Jahcoustix, Jamaram, Headcornerstone, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, and Dub Inc, and has produced international reggae vocalists and deejays such as Alborosie, Junior Kelly, Luciano, and Lutan Fyah, as well as remixing a host of artists, including Gentleman, Seeed, Steel Pulse, Sly & Robbie, Damian Marley, and Stereo MCs. Nestling between digital echo chambers and analog tape loops, his aim is to hop between Duke Ellington and King Tubby, opening up a new musical cosmos and consensus in the process. This is something he has achieved with his albums Dub the World (EB 074CD, 2010), Dubtrain (2007), and Elevator Dubs (2013), and it's a feat he has effortlessly and emphatically repeated on The Name of the Dub. As with his previous releases, the decisive characteristic of this album is the breathtaking international class and quality of the fundamental tracks. The cover art showcases Umberto Echo as a sound manipulator, sitting cross-legged on a bass speaker; a man who operates the mixing desk, software, and outboards with just as much musical virtuosity as when he plays keyboards, guitar, bass, and drums. While Umberto Eco is renowned for his novels, monographs, and essays, there is only one true language for Umberto Echo: to dub the world. This is how contemporary pop music should sound; not for hipsters, but exclusively for those who have always been hip. Includes dubs of tracks by Mellow Mood, Sista Gracy feat. Sugar Minott, Iba Mahr, Splendid, Dubmatix feat. Eek-a-Mouse, K-Jah feat. Runkus, Dub Inc feat. Tarrus Riley, Sara Lugo feat. Protoje, Jahcoustix feat. Horace Andy, Dactah Chando, House of Riddim feat. Keishera, The Senior Allstars feat. Tokunbo, Dub Syndicate feat. U Roy, Jamaram, Tackhead, iLLBiLLY HiTEC, and Dub Spencer & Trance Hill.
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STL: Message of Sound EP - Part 1 12" (ECHO 066EP)
Stephan Laubner aka STL presents his third EP on Echocord. Laubner is known for running his Something label, and he has also released on labels like Perlon, Sushitech, Styrax, Echospace, and Smallville. This first part of the two-part Message of Sound EP contains two original STL tracks and two loops. "Inside Out" is a beautiful, almost ambient, dubby tune, and "Heavy Snow" is a powerful dubby house track, perfect for the dancefloor.
$9.79 UPC: 880319737015 ELECTRONIC
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CHILD, ANTHONY: Electronic Recordings from Maui Jungle Vol. 1 2CD (EMEGO 215CD)
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.
$14.99 EAN: 5050580642959 ELECTRONIC
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MAURICE, CHARLES: Remastered Series Vol. 1 12" (EDR 026EP)
Charles Maurice opens EDR Records' Remastered Series, a collection showcasing LPs' hidden tracks and transforming them into real dancefloor hits. Acclaimed as a selector and digger for the 2015 Favorite Recordings compilations French Disco Boogie Sounds 1975-1984 (FVR 101CD/LP) and AOR Global Sounds 1977-1982 (FVR 108CD/LP), the mysterious French DJ and collector is also a fine producer and remixer who understand perfectly what DJs look for. Here, he has selected four rare and forgotten disco gems from his collection and reshaped them into fully restored and remastered versions for DJs and dancers. Also includes a version by Black Cock.
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ADAME, ESTEBAN: Rise & Shine EP (feat. Underground Resistance Remixes) 12" (EPM 012EP)
The Rise & Shine EP revisits "Rise & Shine," the shimmering, ethereal introduction to Esteban Adame's 2014 Day Labor album. Adame's "Beat Mix" adds tough bass and some raw beats to take it to the dancefloor. Detroit's unparalleled Underground Resistance squadron deliver a deep, soulful remix with the addition of some classic UR strings -- everything you'd expect from this influential crew. The B-side opens with a shorter vinyl of the original before Mark Flash of UR takes over, lending the original a tough house groove that delivers plenty of raw funk.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Rise & Shine (Beat Mix)
A2. Rise & Shine (Underground Resistance Remix)
AA1. Rise & Shine (Original - Vinyl Edit)
AA2. Rise & Shine (Mark Flash Remix)
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SAMA, LOGAN: FabricLive 83 4LP (FABRIC 166LP)
For the first time in the long history of the series, Fabriclive 83 is available on vinyl format. The heavyweight vinyl pressing contains all 24 exclusive instrumentals presented as a quadruple-disc LP, strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide.
$38.00 UPC: 802560016619 ELECTRONIC
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ONRA: Chinoiseries 2LP (FVR 011LP)
2015 repress; 2007 release. Favorite Recordings presents French producer Onra's Chinoiseries project. He started it in August 2006, freshly returned from a trip to Vietnam, the land of his grandparents. A vinyl junkie at heart, he really couldn't come back to France without bringing back some wax. After hours spent riding on a motorbike through the streets of Saigon, a taxi finally helped him find some Asian records. He almost felt like an explorer discovering a forgotten treasure. He bought 30 records, most of them in poor condition, went back to his crib, and started making beats with material that he wasn't quite used to. Here are the results of his discoveries and experimentation.
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VOILAAA: On Te L'avait Dit CD (FVR 107CD)
Pursuing his explorations of international funk and disco music, Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart continues his Voilaaa project, following the 2015 Spies Are Watching Me/Le Disco des Capitales 12" (FVR 106EP) with the project's debut album, On Te L'avait Dit. Following such projects as The Dynamics, Mr President, Mr Day, Patchworks Galactic Project, and Taggy Matcher, Patchworks now returns to his first love and specialty, disco, and draws upon African and Caribbean influences. Indeed, funk and disco were extremely influential in these regions, just as they were everywhere in the '70s and '80s, and in most cases, the combination of the festive yet sometime futile nature of disco, and the instinctive, deep, sometimes rough nature of African music sounds like a perfect balance. Aiming to recover this energy and specific sound, Patchworks quickly began producing a few tracks using his unique beats and basslines as foundations and adding guitars, keyboards, and brass distorted with vintage and DIY effects pedals and boxes. Patchworks decided to work with local singers and accompany them on their individual musical paths -- the result is deeply authentic music, as unveiled on Spies Are Watching Me/Le Disco des Capitales alongside Sir Jean and Pat Kalla, both of whom appear on On Te L'avait Dit. The album's ten tracks form a tireless string of hits, with a few more brilliant collaborations with Renaud Bilombo and label-mates Hawa and Fouley Badiaga.
$11.79 EAN: 3760179353358 ROCK
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VOILAAA: On Te L'avait Dit 2LP (FVR 107LP)
Gatefold double LP version.
$18.39 EAN: 3760179353259 ROCK
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MAURICE, CHARLES: AOR Global Sounds 1977-1982 LP (FVR 108LP)
LP version in deluxe tip-on sleeve. 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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ARRUDA, LUCAS: Melt the Night (feat. Leon Ware) 12" (FVR 111EP)
In 2015, Brazilian musician Lucas Arruda, who mixes elements from his Latin musical background with his genuine admiration for jazz, soul, and funk music, released his second album, SOLAR (FVR 100CD/LP); one of the album's highlights was "Melt the Night," for which Arruda enlisted legendary producer Leon Ware; the track recalls Ware's 1980s collaborations with Marcos Valle, which perfectly merged sophisticated Californian boogie and AOR with blazing Brazilian rhythms. Here, California nu funk producer XL Middleton remixes the track into a futuristic boogie-funk track with massive basslines and heavy beats. The 12" also includes the original and instrumental versions.
$9.79 EAN: 3760179353303 WORLD
A1. Melt the Night (XL Middleton Remix) (5:26)
B1. Melt the Night (Original Album Version) (5:35)
B2. Melt the Night (Instrumental Version) (5:34)
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FARMERS: August 11, 1984 LP (FTR 199LP)
"This is listed as a Farmers LP, but it's actually a survey of Daved Hild's earliest work after the dissolution of Boston's best-ever band, The Girls. Chronologically, the earliest recording here is 'The Fear,' recorded at Sorcerer Sound in NYC for a proposed Lust/Unlust EP called A Dog's Prayer. Daved is joined by another ex-Girl, Robin Amos, and ex-Mission of Burma multi-tasker Roger Miller. After that come the Farmers tracks, recorded in Cambridge. Daved had been doing solo work in NYC, dressed as a Mennonite farmer, but when he was up north the Farmers were a duo with Roger, who'd add trumpet, keys, and whatnot to the mix. Finally, there are a couple of demo tracks recorded in Boston with Roger, David Minehan (of The Neighborhoods), and Dan Salzmann (ex-Maps, then in Christmas). Daved, of course, played in a vast array of different units and configurations after The Girls, but this album is a solid survey of his early output. His approach to songwriting (perhaps best known for 'Jeffrey I Hear You,' from The Girls' Hearthan single) is amazing and cuts into personal flesh no matter whether he knows anything about yr history or not. Singing like a pro wrestler trying to get all sensitive, he manages to convey huge vistas of hurt and strangeness without coming off like either a fop or a thug. It is a sheer pleasure to present this album of Daved's purist inventions" --Byron Coley, 2015. Edition of 350.
$13.79 UPC: 019962203725 ROCK
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GIRLS, THE: Punk-Dada Pulchritude LP (FTR 220LP)
"Pretty much everybody you'd ever trust in such matters has, at one time or another, stated clearly that The Girls were the best band Boston ever produced. Their 1979 'Jeffrey I Hear You' single on Pere Ubu's Hearthan label is one of the high points of American art-punk by any standards you can imagine. Everyone who ever saw them play live was floored by the sheer craziness of their approach. And their songs were strange, great, and uniquely their own. Mark Dagley, Daved Hild, Robin Amos, and George Condo came together in dribs and drabs over the course of two years. Slowly growing in number as their material became more complex and zoned, they were a quartet by the time they packed it in at the end of the '70s. But this album presents swabs of their earliest work. Some of it is just Mark and Daved. Then Robin joins. Then George. And you can hear and feel their palette expand and mutate. Some of the songs here are protean versions of subsequent classics. Others are the first evidence of experiments that came and went before they could even be played at gigs. And it's all goddamn incredible. Just as Pere Ubu -- a band that was The Girls' most important booster -- created entirely new sounds and approaches to their material in order to get the stuff across, so The Girls blasted through Boston's late-'70s underground with a fully weaponized art-punk approach that destroyed minds with regularity. Massive stuff. Enjoy" --Byron Coley, 2015. Limited edition of 800.
$13.79 UPC: 019962204326 ROCK
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NOWOTTNY, MARIANNE: Dark Souls Need Light LP (FTR 221LP)
"When Jersey teen Marianne Nowottny arrived on the scene in the late '90s, she had the looks of a typical NJ gum-snapper but possessed a voice that was way beyond what you'd expect to find hanging out in the parking lot of White Castle trying to bum cigarettes. Her vocals had the rich, smoky maturity of Marianne Faithfull's late-'70s work, hauled into an off-center bedroom pop universe that was almost impossible to decode. Her subsequent studio recordings have investigated magnificent nooks of post-naïf construction, but it was in live performance that she created some of her most staggering sonic edifices. We are very pleased to finally present two sides of her explosive and surprising avant-lounge meditations. The first side was recorded at the Knitting Factory in '99, with an improvisational trio composed of Mark Dagley (The Girls, Hi Sheriffs of Blue, etc.); Mark's visual arts pal, the late Steven Parrino (whose work with Jutta Koether in Electrophilia was unbelievably savage); and Scott Jarvis (Workdogs, Th' Cigaretz, ½ Japanese, etc.). The fully toasted coil of Marianne's keys and voice blends into the sound-sheets rustled up by her collusionists like an unholy meeting between one of Sun Ra's small ensembles and Robin Crutchfield's Dark Day. Messy, smudged, long-format song distention with amazing shifts in tonal center and a truly crazed heft. The flip, recorded with just Dagley in '02, is even more extreme. Built around a pummel that sounds like the L train blasting straight through Union Square station, Marianne channels broken Simone-tones and broadcasts them into the maw of chaos. Even in those instances when she chooses to use her her völk-voice the results are dastardly, with a feeling so deeply drugged it'll make yr head heavy. If you've never sampled the Nowottny sound, this is a pretty amazing place to start. Don't be afraid. She was just a kid" --Byron Coley, 2015. Limited edition of 300.
$13.79 UPC: 019962204722 ROCK
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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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LYDMOR & BON HOMME: Seven Dreams of Fire CD (HFN 047CD)
Imagine bringing together two distinct but complementary musical talents, already established as composers and producers in their own right, one male -- with years as a performer on the festival and club circuit behind him -- and one female -- a rising star with a siren's voice, a maverick committed to live performance. Imagine their astonishing sound: an intoxicating concoction of driving rhythms, lush synths, psychedelic effects, and instantly memorable hooks drenched in a dark atmosphere of melancholy and brooding beauty. If you can do that, you're on your way to grasping the wondrous sound-world of Seven Dreams of Fire, the debut album from Lydmor & Bon Homme -- a partnership that brings together Tomas Høffding, the singer and bassist of experimental Danish electronic pop trio WhoMadeWho, and Jenny Rossander aka Lydmor (literally "Soundmother"), a singer-songwriter star rising from the fires of the underground and spreading her wings. Kicking off with the single "Things We Do for Love" -- a masterclass in slo-mo house, with Bon Homme's husky drawl and Lydmor's pure voice soaring over a luxurious bed of sustained pads -- it's an album with a consistent quality that never lets up. From the stirring orchestral strings of "Trooper" to the expansive motorik disco of "Dream of Fire" to the low-slung bassy groove of "Go Fingers Go" to the lush, anthemic "Flash" to the stripped-down sub-bass and intimate vocals of "Wired," it's a fine representation of the duo's string of intense, crowd-pleasing live performances. A playful analog synth symphony opens "Vanity," ample testimony to their experimental edge and yet another pop noir classic. "Trampoline" seduces with its breathy pop funk, teeming with crisp, percussive details. "Tear Us Apart Again" is infectious and choric, underpinned by simple but brutally effective synth repetitions. "Missed Out on Disco" features a Cure-like guitar motif with male and female vocals ghosting each other while "Dream of Fire Part 2" features synth drones that cast a widescreen, cinematic feel. The album features programming by Tomas Barfod (Filur, WhoMadeWho, Tomboy) and drums by Birk Nevel. CD includes two extra tracks.
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MINGUS, CHARLES: Live at the Jazz Workshop, Boston, October 11th, 1971 CD (HH 3031CD)
Following his relentless creativity in the 1950s and '60s, Charles Mingus was slowing down by the early '70s, having combated financial hardship and health issues in recent years. In 1971 he served as the Slee Professor of Music at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and performed intermittently. This superb set was taped at Boston's Jazz Workshop that October, for broadcast on WBCN-FM, and captures him in fiery form, backed by John Foster (piano), Joe Gardner (trumpet), Hamiet "Bunny" Bluiett (baritone sax), and Roy Brooks (drums). The complete broadcast is presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images.
$11.99 EAN: 5297961303119 JAZZ
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PISTOL DISCO: Goo/Pool 7" (HNR 013EP)
"Goo" will manipulate you like a Hare Krishna recruiter would -- if he or she had groove and swagger. B-side "Pool" combines an organic bassline with a dreamlike landscape that will drag you up to a place where The KLF's golden era echoes inside yer head like an appealing Conny Plank OCD!
$8.99 EAN: 7392210502201 ELECTRONIC
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CLAY RENDERING: Snowthorn LP (HOS 433LP)
LP version. Perhaps the most compelling of the many projects started by one-time members of Wolf Eyes, Mike and Tara Connelly's Clay Rendering came to life in 2013 and have since released a trio of singles for Hospital Productions that have gained them the admiration of followers spanning the electronic and metal communities. Their material occupies unique terrain, recalling The Cure's widescreen Disintegration-era instrumentals cut through with a black metal palette and an appreciation of electronic music that imbues their production (notably assisted by Dominick Fernow) with an end-of-the-world quality that's impossible to pin down. Evoking Nine Inch Nails one moment and inhabiting a smoke-filled, strobe-lit Road House the next, it leaves the listener bleary-eyed, head spinning, coming down. Guitar, accordion, piano, and electronics underpin the songs on their debut album, Snowthorn, opening with the whirling death march of "Maps on the Floor" and the funereal trudge of "Swallow the Century" before the grinding fuzz of "Sight from Up There" changes pace with the addition of a forlorn piano melody and Becka Diamond's distant vocal zooming in on half-remembered songs, rendered here with hazy definition. "Fall Off the Bed" and "Memory Loses Momentum" find Clay Rendering at their most visceral and catchy, a reminder that they are first and foremost a band that write incredible songs; often submerged in fuzz and atmosphere, here they are left exposed, bare, on display. And yet "Snowthorn," "River Without," and the incredible album closer "Night to Perish" edge the album from the bleak into the sublime, turning away from the snowy landscapes Clay Rendering so often evokes and pulling you instead deep into night. Mastered by Paul Corley and cut at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin."
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DEVI, AISHA: Of Matter and Spirit 2LP (HTH 047LP)
Double LP version. Following her highly praised Conscious Cunt EP (HTH 043EP, 2015), Aïsha Devi's debut album Of Matter and Spirit sees the Swiss-Nepalese producer, vocalist, and label-owner resume her dark and intricate self-journey and investigation of the disconnection between matter and spirit in society, commenting upon media, consumerism, and collective mental and spiritual resistance, and finding inner peace. The album is a moving landscape of interconnected themes and experimental techniques. Using sound and vibrations to create a sense of healing and awareness, Devi's production dilutes and skews traditional formats. Crafting vortices of haunting sounds from her vocals and production, her work is deeply self-reflective, yet simultaneously taps into the collective consciousness in order to awaken our senses. Mastered by 2013 MPG Mastering Engineer of the Year Matt Colton at Alchemy. Strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide.
$23.79 UPC: 802560204719 ELECTRONIC
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HAWKES, MARQUIS: Sweet 12" (HTH 048EP)
Marquis Hawkes returns with Sweet; opener "When I Get Home" pairs a sugary R&B sample with his signature swinging but slamming beats in a return to the flavor of 2014's smash "Can't Find a Reason," although this time it's more tracky and introspective. Hawkes reprises a different facet of his talents with "At the Witness Stand," a trippy take on classic NY freestyle. "Sweet" furthers Hawkes's trademark rough-and-ready house sound with distinctive vocal hooks and a hip-twitching rhythm; closer "What a Relief" is a raw but inescapably funky drum workout that would make the likes of Traxmen and Eric Martin proud.
$9.79 UPC: 802560204863 ELECTRONIC
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LEIGH, HEATHER: I Abused Animal LP (SOMA 023LP)
I Abused Animal is Heather Leigh's first solo album for Ideologic Organ, following solo albums on Kendra Steiner Editions, Golden Lab Records, Not Not Fun, Fag Tapes, Wish Image, Volcanic Tongue's label, and more. Renowned as a fearless free improviser, Leigh showcases her songwriting prowess on I Abused Animal, foregrounding her stunning voice and her innovations for the pedal steel guitar. Warmly recorded in a secret location in the English countryside, the album transports the power of her captivating live performances to a studio setting, capturing her tactile playing in full clarity while making devastating use of volume and space. Leigh explores themes of abuse, sexual instinct, vulnerability, memory, shadow, fantasy, cruelty, and projection. I Abused Animal is a personal, idiosyncratic, and deeply psychedelic work, ranging from almost Kousokuya-scale black blues through the kind of ethereal electro-ritual of Solstice-era Coil. At times the intimacy of the recordings makes you feel like she's singing directly into your ear, playing just for you. Leigh has performed and released music since the 1990s as a solo artist and with a wide range of uncompromising collaborators including Peter Brötzmann and Jandek, and has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Her playing is as physical as it is phantom, combining spontaneous compositions with a feel for the full interaction of flesh with hallucinatory power sources. With a rare combination of sensitivity and strength, Leigh's steel mainlines sanctified slide guitar and deforms it using hypnotic tone-implosions while juggling walls of bleeding amp-tone with choral-vocal-constructs and wrenching single-note ascensions. She's played, performed, and released music with Ash Castles on the Ghost Coast, Charalambides, Scorces (a duo with Christina Carter), Dream/Aktion Unit (a group with Thurston Moore, Paul Flaherty, Chris Corsano, and Matt Heyner), Taurpis Tula, Jailbreak (a duo with Corsano), Termas (a duo with Lynda), Annihilating Light (a duo with Stefan Jaworzyn), Richard Youngs, Blood Stereo, MV & EE, Robbie Yeats of The Dead C, John Olson of Wolf Eyes, Smegma, Jutta Koether, Kommissar Hjuler & Mama Bär, and many others. I Abused Animal was composed and performed by Heather Leigh. Recorded and engineered by Joe Gubay in Surrey, October 2014. Cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin, July 2015. Photographs by David Keenan. Spiritual adviser: Dean Roberts. Ideologic Organ curation and art direction by Stephen O'Malley; manufactured and distributed by Editions Mego.
$14.39 EAN: 5050580643536 ROCK
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VA: New Songs of the Humpback Whale CD (IMPREC 433CD)
New Songs of the Humpback Whale is a comprehensive investigation into the form and meaning of whale song with graphic visualizations from infographic designer Michael Deal. Liner notes and song selection by artist, scientist, author, and philosopher David Rothenberg. What album was so important that ten million copies of it needed to be pressed at once? Songs of the Humpback Whale, which National Geographic included with every copy of its January 1979 issue, distributed in 25 languages. No human pop star has ever received such magnanimous treatment, so what is it that is so special about the song of the humpback whale? Well, for one, humans knew nothing of this fabulous sound until the US Navy released its classified recordings at the end of the 1960s, at the very moment the world was most poised to listen to the unknown, the psychedelic, and the trippiest of sounds. Humpback whale song fit the bill perfectly. From high wails to deep growls to rhythmic scratches to tearful moans, it encompasses the full range of emotions in the longest song performed by any animal, a tune that can go on for nearly 24 hours at a time. The stereotypical long moan of whale song is only one note in a complex composition, with distinct phrases, repetition, structure, organization, shape, and form akin to many kinds of human music. This is no random outburst of cries and whispers, but a song with power, verve, identity, and design. New Songs of the Humpback Whale aims to gather the best recordings since 1990 by scientists and whale-listeners the globe over, offering a chance to assess what has happened to whale song since 1979. Infographic designer Michael Deal has designed colorful glyphs based on sonograms familiar to sound scientists, making the structure of this grand underwater music easier to understand than ever before. Though humpback whale song did not evolve for humans to appreciate, it may be no accident that humans do. Upon hearing the great song for the first time, whale scientist Roger Payne said he heard the size of the ocean, "as if I had walked into a dark cave to hear wave after wave of echoes cascading back from the darkness beyond ... That's what whales do, give the ocean its voice." Includes recordings by made by Salvatore Cerchio near Madagascar in 1990, Olivier Adam near Madagascar in 2007, Glenn Edney near Tonga in 2008, and David Rothenberg near Maui in 2007 and 2010.
$9.79 UPC: 793447543314 EXPERIMENTAL
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HIGELIN, JACQUES: Chante Vian et Higelin CD (BEC 5156186)
Legendary French record executive, talent agent, and producer Jacques Canetti recorded French singer Jacques Higelin's first disc in 1965, though their meeting dates back to 1954, when Higelin was 14 years old and was already singing Trenet -- at the time, Canetti refused to work with teenagers, whatever their talent. To celebrate the 2015 50-year anniversary of his career, the release of his 2013 album Beau Repaire, and a 2015 residency at the Philharmonie de Paris, Jacques Canetti Productions reissues his first album, with two bonus duets with French poet and vocalist Brigitte Fontaine. CD in digipak with 16-page booklet and exclusive photos.
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CLARKE, JOHNNY: Creation Rebel/Version 7" (JR 7028EP)
Johnny Clarke sings the Burning Spear classic "Creation Rebel." The B-side's King Tubby version features another DJ legend, Mr. U-Roy.
$5.79 UPC: N/A WORLD
A1. Creation Rebel
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CAMPBELL, CORNELL: The Gorgon/Gorgonwise Version 7" (JR 7029EP)
Cornell Campbell sings "The Gorgon," the king of the dance. The B-side version features the great U-Roy toasting to the vibes.
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A1. The Gorgon
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ANDY, HORACE: You Are My Angel/Version 7" (JR 7030EP)
Horace Andy's timeless "You Are My Angel" backed up by a rocking King Tubby dub cut.
$5.79 UPC: N/A WORLD
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ISAACS, GREGORY: Don't Believe Him/The Village 7" (JR 7031EP)
Two killer Gregory Isaacs vocal tracks back-to-back, produced by the hitmaker from Jamaica, Bunny "Striker" Lee.
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A1. Don't Believe Him
B1. The Village
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COSTANZO, JACK: Mr. Bongo CD (JMAN 081CD)
Twenty-six red-hot, skin-slappin', bongo-bashin' Latin jazz 'n' mambo bangers! The phrase "living legend" is undoubtedly overused, but there can be few people more deserving of such an accolade than Jack Costanzo. Born on September 24, 1919, Costanzo is arguably the most significant percussionist of the modern era. Playing with many key orchestras, leading his own band, appearing in numerous TV shows and films, and tutoring bongo playing to the stars, more than any other figure Jack Costanzo brought percussion, specifically Latin percussion and his trademark bongos, to widespread attention. But he wasn't merely a popularist; he was revered by his peers and critics alike for his natural ability, invention, and, perhaps most importantly, his sheer versatility. He became known as "Mr. Bongo" (first coined by jazz critic Leonard Feather), and the tag could hardly be more appropriate. Latin music and its influence in general is often criminally overlooked in music history, but as a white Italian American who rose to prominence playing Latin music at the height of the mambo craze of the 1950s, Jack Costanzo has probably been even more neglected. This 26-track retrospective seeks to give him the special treatment his spectacular career deserves. Showcasing many of the musical highlights of his mid-'50s peak and featuring extensive liner notes based on new interviews with Costanzo himself, Mr. Bongo serves as a perfect introduction to the many who may not yet be aware of Jack Costanzo, and provides those who are already fans with the ultimate collection of his work. All tracks digitally restored from original sources. Includes 16-page color booklet containing pictures and notes provided personally by Jack Costanzo himself.
$10.39 EAN: 5036468200817 JAZZ
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COSTANZO, JACK: Mr. Bongo 2LP (JMAN 081LP)
Double LP version in deluxe double-gatefold sleeve. Twenty-six red-hot, skin-slappin', bongo-bashin' Latin jazz 'n' mambo bangers! The phrase "living legend" is undoubtedly overused, but there can be few people more deserving of such an accolade than Jack Costanzo. Born on September 24, 1919, Costanzo is arguably the most significant percussionist of the modern era. Playing with many key orchestras, leading his own band, appearing in numerous TV shows and films, and tutoring bongo playing to the stars, more than any other figure Jack Costanzo brought percussion, specifically Latin percussion and his trademark bongos, to widespread attention. But he wasn't merely a popularist; he was revered by his peers and critics alike for his natural ability, invention, and, perhaps most importantly, his sheer versatility. He became known as "Mr. Bongo" (first coined by jazz critic Leonard Feather), and the tag could hardly be more appropriate. Latin music and its influence in general is often criminally overlooked in music history, but as a white Italian American who rose to prominence playing Latin music at the height of the mambo craze of the 1950s, Jack Costanzo has probably been even more neglected. This 26-track retrospective seeks to give him the special treatment his spectacular career deserves. Showcasing many of the musical highlights of his mid-'50s peak and featuring extensive liner notes based on new interviews with Costanzo himself, Mr. Bongo serves as a perfect introduction to the many who may not yet be aware of Jack Costanzo, and provides those who are already fans with the ultimate collection of his work. All tracks digitally restored from original sources.
$18.39 EAN: 5036468000813 JAZZ
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WELLS & FRIENDS, BILL: Nursery Rhymes LP + 7" (KK 088LP)
LP version. Includes 7" with four exclusive bonus tracks. Includes download code. "If people thought it was a bit strange, then they didn't say," says Bill Wells of the stellar cast of collaborators who played and sang on his album Nursery Rhymes. "I made it all clear pretty early on in proceedings and everyone seemed up for it." Well, actually, it is a bit strange, but then think of Wells's trademark combination of spare, melodic compositions with adventurous arrangements for The National Jazz Trio of Scotland -- particularly his adaptions of Christmas songs on their Christmas Album (KK 070LP, 2012) -- and he's a perfect fit for the job. After winning the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year award in 2012 for Everything's Getting Older, which he made with former Arab Strap vocalist Aidan Moffat, Wells secured some funding from Creative Scotland to go make an album in New York City with a musician he had long admired, Karen Mantler, the vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and band-leader -- and daughter of innovative jazz musicians Carla Bley and Mike Mantler. Wells made an initial visit in early 2014 to meet Mantler, find a recording studio, and start recruiting musicians. He was able to fund National Jazz Trio of Scotland vocalist Aby Vulliamy's trip over to sing and play viola on the album, but in the spirit of the commission decided that he would otherwise only record musicians who were in or around New York. Vocalists Syd Straw, Amy Allison, and Isobel Campbell; Yo La Tengo; Satomi Matsuzaki and Greg Saunier from Deerhoof; legendary vocalist and composer Annette Peacock; violinist Charlie Burnham, who has played with Cassandra Wilson and James Blood Ulmer; singer and Tony-winning actor Michael Cerveris; and Amber Papini from the band Hospitality all joined the sessions, as did Bridget St John, the English singer/songwriter and long-time resident of New York. Wells's long-time collaborator Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) produced the album. Nursery Rhymes recasts these funny, violent, coded, centuries-old sentiments as fresh, new creations. Wells is a brilliant arranger and does wonders in finding new ways of looking at the songs, and drawing more out of their strong but spare melodic material. "They should be quite disturbing," he observes. "Because ultimately part of the remit of a nursery rhyme was to give your child some of the harsh realities of life, while sugar-coating them with a catchy little melody. But I'm losing that coating and going straight to the nub of the thing."
$14.99 UPC: 880918222813 ROCK
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REED, LOU: Coffeebreak Concert: Agora, Cleveland, Ohio 1984 CD (KL 5039CD)
Lou Reed's momentary departure into cheery pop with the mold-breaking New Sensations (1984) was naturally made with bold intentions and dark wit intact, but not ironically. It was simply pop in the hands of a master craftsman. As well as marking Reed's 13th solo studio album, New Sensations was also a statement of intent while bearing the trademark parallels of transgressive wit and intelligence that accompanied his historic path to solo artist. The album was a potent mix of anxious pop that found little room for the distorted, exotic mongo that guitarist Robert Quine had honed in on with previous works with Reed. Accompanied by Fernando Saunders on bass (bassist on the 1982 classic The Blue Mask), Peter Wood on keyboards, and drummer Lenny Ferrari, Reed's perverse new structure in steroid-sound was taken on the road, including a midday show at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 3, 1984. Klondike proudly celebrates the performing career of the late Lou Reed with the entire WMMS-FM broadcast from his "coffeebreak" performance at the Agora. Professionally remastered sound; includes background liners and rare archival photos.
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VA: Pop Ambient 2016 LP+CD (KOM 345LP)
180-gram LP version. Includes CD. Tracks by Stephan Mathieu, The Orb, Anton Kubikov, Max Würden, Sicker Man & Gregor Schwellenbach, Mikkel Metal, Dave DK remixed by Leandro Fresco, Jens-Uwe Beyer, and Thore Pfeiffer.
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VA: Pop Ambient 2016 CD (KOMP 128CD)
It's no small feat to keep an ambient compilation fresh and interesting for over a decade, especially when the core aesthetic idea is as well-defined as Pop Ambient's. But this didn't keep Pop Ambient 2015 (KOMP 120CD/KOM 315LP) from finding a compelling balance between veteran contributors like Jens-Uwe Beyer and Leandro Fresco and new, idiosyncratic voices like Max Würden and Thore Pfeiffer. They all return for Pop Ambient 2016, joining a captivating cast that also includes heavyweight soundsmiths, experimental composers, and ambient confidants. Pop Ambient 2016 opens with electroacoustic composer and installation artist Stephan Mathieu, whose highly textured opening drone "April Im Oktober" bears all the hallmarks of a pop ambient classic, stealthily weaving in layers of sound and moving fluidly between territories. Meanwhile, The Orb show off the full extent of their experience in the field and have their own little ambient collage opera going on in "Alpine Dawn," a slight detour from their beat-laden 2015 full-length Moonbuilding 2703 AD (KOMP 124CD/KOM 330LP), but on that same level of masterful sonic dexterity. SCSI-9's Anton Kubikov builds momentum with a sweet melody, slowly evolving to the atmospheric backdrop of a light synth rain, while Würden imagines a dreamy yet twisted underwater world with lots of space to get lost in. He later returns for a collaboration with Pfeiffer, the other newcomer hero from Pop Ambient 2015, and the result is a fascinating amalgamation of both producers' distinct sonic sensibilities -- the grittier, drone-based approach from Würden and Pfeiffer's penchant for roaming samples and skewed loops. Another dedicated collab comes from Sicker Man and Gregor Schwellenbach, who team up for the string-infused, cinematic epic "Turns." Longstanding Kompakt ally Mikkel Metal presents the surging "Titan," followed by Fresco's magisterial rework of Dave DK's "Veira" from his 2015 Val Maira album (KOMP 121CD/KOM 326LP). Pfeiffer's "Megamix" of Wolfgang Voigt's "Rückverzauberung" reimagines an entire concept series as one sweeping cut before Beyer continues his expeditions into hypnotic, semi-acoustic soundscapes on "The Bremen," transitioning into the windy mountaintops of Fresco's mysterious, multi-layered "Configuración de Ataque." Pfeiffer has the honor of concluding Pop Ambient 2016 with the appropriately titled "Idyll," a soothing, swirling synth study that gives the listener ample opportunity to return to mundane reality at their own pace.
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VA: KX 2015 2CD (KX 001CD)
After building momentum with acclaimed releases from seasoned producers and rising stars alike, exclusive mailorder imprint KX celebrates its tenth installment with an action-packed compilation of floor-burners, secret weapons, and future classics -- its first full-length release. From Reinhard Voigt's minimalist banger "RV 01" (KX 01) to Guy Mantzur & Roy RosenfelD's massive surprise hit "Deeyo" (KX 02), Jonas Rathsman's programmatic "New Generation" (KX 09) or Luis Junior's marvelous "Numina" (KX 06) -- all included here -- the talent-pool has been growing quickly since the label's inception in January 2015, featuring passionate artists from all corners of the global electronic community, including Israel, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, UK, and Cyprus. Now is the time to give eager floor-scholars a bigger fix, with a thorough selection of DJ-ready tunes that showcase past deeds as well as new, exclusive material from upcoming producers like Christerk, Kelly Sylvia, Termoment, or Krisztián Dobrocsi -- a masterclass in peak-time debauchery. Also includes tracks by Pieter Steijger, Lazaros, Elijah Simmons, Euripides, and Gadi Mitrani.
$11.99 UPC: 880319806926 ELECTRONIC
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VA: KX 2015 2x12" (KX 010LP)
180-gram double 12" version on colored vinyl. Includes all exclusive content. Tracklist: Christerk - "Snowhaze"; Termoment - "Arcade Gem"; Kelly Sylvia - "Sapphire"; Euripides - "Melancholy Days"; Lazaros - "Keto"; Elijah Simmons - "Sil"; Luis Junior - "La Musica"; Krisztián Dobrocsi - "Subwolfer.
$16.99 UPC: 880319807336 ELECTRONIC
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PEVERELIST: Undulate/Grit 12" (LIVITY 018EP)
Livity Sound close out a busy 2015 with something of a rarity, a solo 12" from label head Pev, his first solo material since 2013's Aztec Chant 12". Almost a genre in himself, Peverelist has been releasing curveball anthems since the mid-'2000s in his own inimitable style, appearing on Hessle Audio, Skull Disco, and Tectonic as well as his own Punch Drunk and Livity Sound labels. This 12" coincides with his autumn 2015 tours of Japan and the US.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Undulate
B1. Grit
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MATTHEWS, CERYS: Dylan Thomas: A Child's Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs 2CD (MARVEL 001CD)
2014 release; released to coincide with the centenary of Dylan Thomas's birth on October 27, 1914. Cerys Matthews writes: "Dylan Thomas was always present in my life -- we shared the same view of the crescent shaped Swansea bay, and my uncle Colin Edwards amassed the largest amount of interviews on him, starting in the years following Dylan's tragic death in New York City. Colin would talk to us about him for hours, and it wasn't long before I too fell for his magical, maverick voice. 'The world is never the same place once a good poem has been added to it'. Said Dylan, who never prefaced his readings with explanations, but rather with a simple 'I am going to read aloud now'. Reading his work aloud, feeling those syllables roll around your mouth with the rhythms finding their own ebb and flow is one of life's greatest pleasures. In Welsh (and similarly in Somali) there is only one word to cover both music and poetry -- the powerful, transformative qualities of each have always lead me to treat them both with a similar approach. I often hear music when I read great writing, especially Dylan's, which is so infused with melody and rhythm, and so the idea for this project was born. Jeff Towns, Chairman of the Dylan Thomas Society, and owner of the one and only 'Dylan Thomas Mobile Book Bus' has written the notes on the poems, excerpts and short story released in this double album and also generously shares with us some of his wonderful collection of Dylan Thomas photographs and illustrations. Choosing the works presented here seemed to come naturally, some are familiar, some more obscure. As for 'A Child's Christmas in Wales'? Well, I've always loved the matrimony of music and narration in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and dreamed, many years ago, that 'A Child's Christmas' should also 'dance' with music. Together with composer and arranger Mason Neely from Chattanooga, I began working toward this goal. With the help of some of the country's leading players and soloists -- Catrin Finch on harp, Alice Neary on cello, and David Adams on violin, we made this a reality. Tiger eggs indeed." Includes the whole of A Child's Christmas in Wales and poems including "Fern Hill," "Do not go gentle into that good night," and "And death shall have no dominion."
$12.39 UPC: 666017282923 ROCK
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VOLCANO THE BEAR: Commencing 5LP BOX (MIA 032LP)
Leicester, England -- mid-1990s. Aaron Moore, Nick Mott, Clarence Manuelo, and Daniel Padden create a freeform group called Volcano the Bear out of their frustration with standard musical limitations. Now, in 2015, after 20 years of experimenting with improvisation, folk, Dada, post-punk, krautrock, noise, surreal comedy, pure avant-garde, and more, the group has obtained a cult following and high critical praise across the globe. Renowned for their highly theatrical and obscure live performances, as well as their mind-blowing catalog of releases, Volcano the Bear truly is a one-of-a-kind group, consistently pushing forward with their own unique, experimental approach to sound making. Commencing manages to be both a retrospective of the group's 20-year history since their formation in 1995 as well as its own unique release filled with vast amounts of material. The five LPs presented here, each in individual covers with liner notes for each track on the back and housed together in a deluxe silkscreened box, contain 64 tracks and clock in at over four hours in length. Expect an abundance of previously unreleased material, alternate versions, tracks from early cassette albums never before released on vinyl, live recordings, pieces from forgotten compilation appearances, and more, all mixed and compiled together to form five standalone albums. The set also includes a 50-page book of writings, photos, artwork, and flyers from the band's long history, along with a download code for the complete set plus a bonus album of ten tracks that didn't make the final cut. This is the ultimate Volcano the Bear release for fans of the group and of surreal, experimental musical history in general. "Listening to the wealth of mainly unreleased and live material presented here, one's mind boggles at the wonderful, extraordinary and frankly bizarre pallet these guys have to offer. They take us on a sure fire journey into some of the most healthy and unambiguous, crazed and deadly, astonishing and timeless music to push our pleasure buttons up to 13!" --Steven Stapleton, Cooloorta, May 25, 2015
$76.60 UPC: 880918223063 ROCK
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ROBOT KOCH: Hypermoment CD (MONKEY 061CD)
"I've come to think that the universe is a four-dimensional site in which nothing is changing and nothing is moving. The only thing that is moving along the time axis is our consciousness. The past is still there, the future has always been here. Every moment that has existed or will ever exist is all part of this giant hyper-moment of space-time" --Alan Moore, June 2011. This quotation was running through Robot Koch's head as he relocated to LA from Berlin; the thought that the past, present, and future all co-exist while the conscious mind moves along forms the conceptual basis for Hypermoment, his first album since 2011 and the follow-up to his 2015 Tsuki EP (MONKEY 054EP). Hypermoment, while retaining Koch's much-loved hallmarks, is a true evolution of his sound and style. Driving deeper into more intimate territory with swathes of warm, saturated, analog sounds; real-world field recordings; and lush pianos and soundscapes, this is the first of any of Koch's works to feature his own voice (on "Care," "Serenade," and "Fernwood"). The field recordings were captured during Koch's nomadic writing trips to New York, Berlin, and California's Joshua Tree National Park, and in his home-base of Silver Lake, Los Angeles. The album features some familiar faces from Koch's world, including LA-based schwarzmodul (who appeared on Koch's Tsuki EP) and Delhia de France (Pentatones) (with whom Koch collaborated on his 2015 track "California Dreamin," used in the trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures' 2015 summer blockbuster San Andreas), as well as some of Koch's favorite emerging artists, including the UK's Fassine, Mree from NYC, and California-based Stephen Henderson -- plus Curtain Blue, Malte Beckenbach, and Julien Marchal. Hypermoment is Koch's most well-rounded work, and also his most personal, dealing with breakups, culture clashes, and transitions -- it optimizes the quotation that so heavily informed it. While the past is there to be learned from, and the future is always unfolding, consciousness continues to move forward. CD packaged in digipak with partial UV varnish.
$10.99 UPC: 817231012616 ELECTRONIC
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OFFERMANN, OSKAR: Le Grand to Do CD (MUSIQ 050CD)
"When the dancer disappears and only the dance remains, it is meditation" --Indian philosopher Osho. For the Frankfurt-born, Berlin-based producer and DJ Oskar Offermann, music is some kind of meditation, too. For him sound has the power to go beyond time and space. He began making music as a teenager, primarily as a drummer in grunge and punk bands. When he was 16, hip hop hit him hard and he started to produce beats on an MPC that he still uses today. At 20 he moved to Berlin, and one night he ended up at Panorama Bar, where Zip was celebrating a "Get Perlonized" night. All of a sudden the virus called dance music infected him. Before dropping his first house tracks, he launched the White label in 2007 with a friend. It was followed by a second label, Rimini, in 2011 -- a musical outlet for special edits that go beyond the dancefloor. After countless EPs and a celebrated album on his own labels and others, including Aim, Thema, and Riverette, Offermann now drops another magical long-player, this time on Japan's Mule Musiq -- his second release on the label following a deeply moving EP in 2012 (MUSIQ 148EP). Le Grand to Do was mostly produced in 2014, a year in which Offermann became a part-time vegan and dove deeply into himself through meditation -- changes influenced by his interest in new age music and his desire to compensate for his wild and sleepless life as a DJ. The tracks from this introspective period are disciplined works created with cheap drum machines including an Alesis HR-16, a Boss DR-660, and a Yamaha RX 70, plus a computer and other synths. For Offermann, "music is the direct access to the soul"; each track on Le Grand to Do is intended to go beyond the party. They are his reflection on esoteric spheres, without being fully esoteric. You can hear his past as a drummer and lover of hip hop breaks in tricky tracks like "I Wonder" or "Find Yourself". With gems like "Carol's Howl" or "Banunanas," he serves house that deeply massages body and mind. Vocal samples float around, heartfelt chords bewitch, and gentle melodies pop up to twist the senses. And even though it's heavily influenced by new age, the album is meant first for the dancefloor. It relieves tension, spreads meditative energy, and delivers emotions that stay. Forever.
$11.99 UPC: 880319718724 ELECTRONIC
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OFFERMANN, OSKAR: Le Grand to Do 2LP (MUSIQ 191LP)
Double LP version.
$17.79 UPC: 880319733734 ELECTRONIC
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CRUMB, GEORGE: Makrokosmos I & II CD (NEOS 10815CD)
There are a number of cyclically arranged piano works in music history that have assumed the significance of "bibles" for pianists, including Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (48 preludes and fugues in two volumes), Frédéric Chopin's 24 Préludes, Claude Debussy's Préludes (24 in two volumes), Dmitri Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, and György Ligeti's Études. This "genre" is inconceivable today without the first two (of four) cycles by George Crumb comprising 24 tone-pictures: Makrokosmos I & II, performed here by Markus Stange. Composed in 1972 and '73, they very rapidly became a classic of modernism and the most immediately enchanting and popular piano cycle of the last third of the 20th century. Almost incidentally, they unfold a comprehensive panorama of the techniques and sonorous manipulations of the modern grand piano. Crumb has thus succeeded in creating a work that does more than justice to both the explorative claims of the avant-garde and the untrained ear of the amateur. Pianist Markus Stange was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He studied piano with Jürgen Uhde in Stuttgart, Roland Keller in Lübeck, and Frantisek Rauch and Valentina Kameníková in Prague, then attended master courses with Ditta Pásztory-Bartók and Aloys Kontarsky. He is currently Professor of Piano at the Music Academy in Karlsruhe.
$10.99 EAN: 4260063108150 CLASSICAL
George Crumb - Makrokosmos Volume I: Twelve Fantasy-Pieces after the Zodiac for Amplified Piano (197
01. I. Primeval Sounds (Genesis I; Cancer): Darkly mysterious
02. II. Proteus (Pisces): Very fast; whimsical, volatile
03. III. Pastorale (from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca. 10,000 B.C.; Taurus): Moderately, with incisive rhythm
04. IV. Crucifixus (Symbol; Capricorn) Darkly mysterious -- Adagio molto; serene, transcendental
05. V. The Phantom Gondolier (Scorpio): Eerily, with a sense of malignant evil
06. VI. Night-Spell I (Sagittarius): Poised, expectantly -- Serene, hauntingly; echoing (like an Appalachian valley acoustic)
07. VII. Music of Shadows (for Aeolian Harp; Libra): Gracefully, with elastic rhythm
08. VII. Music of Shadows (for Aeolian Harp; Libra): Gracefully, with elastic rhythm
09. IX. The Abyss of Time (Virgo): Dark, with a sense of profound mystery -- Sinister
10. X. Spring-Fire (Aries): Prestissimo; breathlessly, with élan
11. XI. Dream Images (Love-Death Music; Gemini): Musingly, like the gentle caress of a faintly remembered music
12. XII. Spiral Galaxy (Symbol; Aquarius): Vast, lonely, timeless
George Crumb - Makrokosmos Volume II: Twelve Fantasy-Pieces after the Zodiac for Amplified Piano (19
13. I. Morning Music (Genesis II; Cancer): Exuberantly, with primitive energy
14. II. The Mystic Chord (Sagittarius): Adagio molto; serene, desireless, like a Nirvana-trance
15. III. Rain-Death Variations (Pisces): Crystalline, with elegance (Tempo metronomico)
16. IV. Twin Suns (Doppelgänger aus der Ewigkeit, Symbol; Gemini): Majestic -- Solemn (Hymn for the Advent of the Star-Child)
17. V. Ghost-Nocturne: for the Druids of Stonehenge (Night-Spell II; Virgo): Dark, fantastic, subliminal
18. VI. Gargoyles (Taurus): Marcia grottesca; savagely, with irony
19. VII. Tora! Tora! Tora! (Cadenza Apocalittica; Scorpio): Dramatic, with great intensity; violent, relentless
20. VIII. A Prophecy of Nostradamus (Symbol; Aries): Stark, powerful (molto pesante) -- Fatefully (Tema enigmatico) -- Come prima
21. IX. Cosmic Wind (Libra): Ghostly, shadowy, tremulous
22. X. Voices from "Corona Borealis" (Aquarius): Passacaglia: very slow, with majestic calm
23. XI. Litany of the Galactic Bells (Leo): Jubilant; metallic, incisive, echoing (including Beethoven -- Hammerklavier Sonata)
24. XII. Agnus Dei (Symbol; Capricorn): Very slow, like chanting -- Very slow, tender, wistful -- Very slow; like a vision; as if suspended in endless time (Prayer-wheel)
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EMELIANTSEVA, IRINA: Piano Pieces CD (NEOS 10901CD)
The pianist and composer Irina (Alexandrovna) Emeliantseva was born in 1973 in Seltso, Bryansk Oblast, Russia, where she completed her preliminary studies in piano at the local music school (1988-1992) and won a prize for the best performance of Prokofiev. From 1992 to 1997 she studied piano with N. Eismont and composition with Sergei Slonimsky at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in Saint Petersburg, after which she became an assistant in Professor Slonimsky's composition class. She has given many world premieres and first Russian performances of works by Dittrich, Messiaen, Roslavets, Humel, and Lutosławski, as well as her own music. Emeliantseva ranks as one of the best young Russian pianists setting priorities on contemporary music. Here, she performs several of her own works, composed between 1991 and 2009.
$10.99 EAN: 4260063109010 CLASSICAL
Preludes (1991): Julian Skrjabin gewidmet:
01. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Dolce
02. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Allegro Agitato
03. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Pesante
04. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Allegro
Russische Fugetten (1991-1992, rev. 2009):
05. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Pljasowaja (Volkstanz). Allegretto
06. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Lied I. Lento rubato
07. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Lied II. Moderato
08. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Lied III. Largamente. Rus unter Tataren (Redaktion II 2009)
09. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Lied IV. Moderato
10. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Tatarentanz. Allegro
11. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Lied V. Lento
12. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Passacaglia. Moderato
Klavierstücke für Kinder (1991-1992):
13. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Scherzando
14. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Traurig
15. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Verträumt
16. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Stille
17. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Frühlingsstimmung
18. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Schlechte Laune
19. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Morgenröte
20. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Bewegung. Allegro molto
21. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Zirkulation-Fantasie (1996): Paul-Heinz Dittrich gewidmet
Sieben Klavierstücke (1998-1999):
22. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Achtel=80
23. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Sechzehntel=63
24. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Viertel=60
25. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Sechzehntel=72
26. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Sechzehntel=92-96
27. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Sechzehntel=100-104
28. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Sechzehntel=60-69
29. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Wiepersdorfer Präludium (2003)
30. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Schattenlicht (2003)
31. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Fragment (2003)
32. IRINA EMELIANTSEVA, PIANO - Osborn-Requiem (2007): Einem Leben, das nie gelebt wurde, gewidmet
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REVUELTAS, SILVESTRE: Ensemble Works CD (NEOS 10945CD)
Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) is considered, alongside Carlos Chávez, the most important and quintessentially Mexican composer of his country from the first half of the 20th century. With the liberation of Mexico from the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, artists strove to create a culture marked by national identity. In contrast to other composers, however, Revueltas did not quote from the folk and dance music of his country; nor did he attempt, like Chávez, to reconstruct the music of the original inhabitants. Far more than that, Revueltas discovered the purely Mexican character within himself and his surroundings: present-day Mexico with its festivals and markets, its street music, landscapes, the habits and customs of its people. These are reflected in the titles of many of his compositions: Caminos (Streets), Ventanas (Windows), Esquinas (Street Corners), Colorines (named after the flaming trees that brighten up the otherwise dark landscape of Mexico). Thus Revueltas arrived at a highly original and powerful musical language with complex polyrhythms, brilliant melodies, extraordinary harmonies, fascinating timbres, and terse, dense structures. His most important work is considered to be Homenaje a Federico García Lorca for chamber orchestra, which is also one of his most Mexican and modern pieces (performed here). Revueltas achieved this connection between nationalism and modernism especially in his chamber works, in which the smaller ensembles allowed him to focus more sharply on timbre, dynamics, rhythmic articulation, and contrast. His pieces are performed here by the Ensemble KNM Berlin: Rebecca Lenton, flute; Gudrun Reschke, oboe; Winfried Rager and Helge Harding, clarinets; Theo Nabicht, bass clarinet; Roman Reznik, bassoon; Daniel Costello, horn; William Forman and Naama Golan, trumpets; Daniel Ploeger, trombone; Robin Hayward, tuba; Angela Gassenhuber, piano; Dirk Rothbrust and Alexandre Babel, percussion; Ekkehard Windrich and Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir, violins; Ringela Riemke, violoncello; and Arnulf Ballhorn, double bass; with Gabriel Urrutia, baritone/speaker and Roland Kluttig, conductor.
$10.99 EAN: 4260063109454 CLASSICAL
01. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Caminando (On a poem by Nicolás Guillén) (1937)
02. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Ocho Por Radio (1933)
03. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Planos (1934)
04. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - First Little Serious Piece (1940)
05. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Second Little Serious Piece (1940)
06. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Toccata (sin fuga) (1933)
Tres Sonetos (On poems by Carlos Pellicer) (1938):
07. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Vuelvo a ti, soledad, agua vacía
08. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Junio me dio la voz
09. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Era mi corazón, piedra de río
10. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - No sé por que piensas tú? (On a poem by Nicolás Guillén) (1937)
Homenaje a Federico García Lorca (1936):
11. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Baile
12. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Duelo
13. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Son
14. ENSEMBLE KNM BERLIN; GABRIEL URRUTIA; ROLAND KLUTTIG, COND. - Sensemayá
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VILLA ABO: Sibilant 12" (NIMH 003EP)
Villa Åbo, mainstay of veteran Swedish analog unit Frak, presents Sibilant, the product of an appreciation for Severed Heads and Terse Tapes, which propelled a 13-year-old Jan Svensson to form Frak in 1987. On "Warming Up Signal" Svensson sounds the nuclear alarm with an unforgiving techno meltdown that leaves no survivors. The flip gives our disintegrated minds some relief with "Drum-Magnet," a paranoid beat track recorded in collaboration with Karlskrona punk rocker Nebula, and the hypnotic "Syndrome Beautiful." Cover art by P.A.M.'s Misha Hollenbach.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Warming Up Signal
B1. Drum-Magnet
B2. Syndrome Beautiful
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FUNCTION: Incubation 2x12" (OSTGUT 012LP)
2015 repress; 2x12" version. An original electronic disciple hailing from New York, Sandwell District's David Sumner aka Function presents his debut album Incubation on Ostgut Ton. Like the soundtrack to a suspenseful techno-thriller, or retro-futurist sci-fi tale, it's a modern sound journey heavy on imagery. Over nine tracks we are guided through the varying moods and scenes of Function's musical temperament. Be it through writhing layered club tracks, soaring string-led atmospheres, or melodic pieces founded on classic electronic traditions, Incubation marks a new level of maturity for the Berlin-based producer. What begins as a lush and blossoming lesson in ambient synth arrangements, with the beautiful arpeggios and waveforms of "Voiceprint," quickly drops off the apex and into the depths of Function's filtering acid world as "Against the Wall" unfolds. This metallic, acidic concept is explored further too, in the final moments of the album with the chilling "Psychic Warfare." A spiraling, organic surge of warm synth tones and other-worldly arpeggios unravels itself in "Counterpoint," acting as an early bridge between some of the drum-led studies that follow. And thus, the pressure increases. "Modifier" presents itself with tight, snaking drum patterns and tense, late '90s kinetic warehouse energy. Opening a path into an alternate, yet not-too distant dimension then, "Incubation (Ritual)" takes form; its haunting and graceful waves of synths continue the sci-fi theme, while the tough modulating bass undercurrent reminds us of Function's big-room techno appeal. The final moments of "Incubation (Ritual)" glide effortlessly into the album version of "Inter," where ethereal melodies and snippets of spoken word surround a classic IDM-deep-house core. "Voiceprint" returns as a (Reprise) version, in what could become the crossover club track of the year. Coming on like a classic R&S or Soma release circa '95, the undulating synths are now caught in a rapturous groove, urged on by a perfect 909 drum pattern. "Psychic Warfare" brings the voyage to a close, its overlapping, ebbing metallic acid tones inducing equal measures of tension and elation. In the CD version of the album, "Gradient I" concludes the voyage. Earthy, modulating bass and 808 patterns merge as a cyclic, audio resolution occurs. In the final mixing stages of the album, Function brought the material to cult engineer and producer Tobias Freund (NSI). Incubation is a bold and powerful album from one of modern techno's key players. Inclined to hold back, rather than release too much, Function has let his sound develop and mature, fusing analog synths and drums with modern production techniques to create something unique and timeless.
$14.99 UPC: 880319533631 ELECTRONIC
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DETTMANN, MARCEL: Dettmann II 2LP (OSTGUT 014LP)
2015 repress; Double LP version. A sequel in a true sense, the album marks a return to the spirit of the first album, but things feel less tense this time around. Dettmann brings his recent experimental outlook and applies it to the album template, creating a record that lives and breathes with a naturalism rare for a techno album. Expertly paced, Dettmann II impresses especially with its carefully rising narrative. On first glance, as the album barrels into action with the particulate grit of "Throb" and "Ductil," Dettmann is in fine style. But to the careful listener, these tracks feel lightweight, like they're built from aluminum instead of steel. Each tune's central theme is a bit more out-there than usual, from the sheet-metal racket of "Lightworks" to the house-hinting chorus of "Soar," which is every bit as majestic as its title implies. He offers up some top-notch ambient material as well, like the trippy "Shiver," or the ominous "Outback," which features contributions from Levon Vincent.
$14.99 UPC: 880319631634 ELECTRONIC
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OKOKON: Turkson Side LP (OP 029LP)
180-gram vinyl. Just waking up and everything sounding slower. Holes in the wall. The unknown in the familiar. The shock of the new. Just-turned rubble. Thick clouds of recall. Muted highlife, de-centered hip-hop, and disparate conversation. Heavy, sinking jazz and dissected infomercials. Too much chewing gum? Not quite anything, or half of something. Reminds me of. Smells like...? Turkson Side is Africanus Okokon's first album. It is almost entirely sample-based, made largely within a simple, custom-made playback software with each track recorded in one take with very little editing. "Wrake" is the only exception, a recording of him playing an Ethiopian krar inside his house. Africanus is no stranger to Other People. Primarily a visual artist with background in video, animation, and collage, he's designed most of Other People's site graphics and a number of release covers. In part, this album as Okokon is a translation of a developed aesthetic to an unfamiliar medium. Like his collage and animation work, it's rough-hewn yet deliberate, consciously inclusive of digital processing and sampling of artifacts for their unique texture and visceral affect. Throw the means aside, though, and what you've got is an evocative collection of craggy, trance-inducing concrète-poetry that acts equally well as soundscapes for late night or early morning. "Asphalt" starts things, a near-15-minute "multimovement" piece that moves through zones of blasted commercial intro FX, alien telecast highlife, gibberish spoken word, and xylophonic skeleton dance marching music, lingering at every interstice. Shorter, more singular pieces follow, each swathing and detailing a particular rhythmic structure with choice loops -- the detritus of film soundtracks, warped conversation, gainpumped jazz-shuffles, and old, mystic drum tapes that glitch and squeeze through the software's un-sanded synapses. Higher volumes are recommended to bring out the record's finer imperfections.
$16.39 UPC: 827170612167 ELECTRONIC
A1. Asphalt
A2. Cushion
A3. Host
B1. Flipcam
B2. Wrake
B3. Soft
B4. Perspiration
B5. Contelest
B6. Sargassum
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SMOCKEY: Pre'volution: Le Président, Ma Moto et Moi CD (OH 029CD)
In October 2014, everything seemed possible in Burkina Faso. The people had kicked out long-time president Blaise Compaoré after he had declared he wanted to change the constitution to allow an extension of his 27 years in office. Democratic elections were scheduled for October 11, 2015. But with the elections approaching, a military coup hit the country on the evening of the September 16, 2015. In the midst of it all, activist and rapper Smockey created his album Pre'volution: Le Président, Ma Moto et Moi, the soundtrack Burkina Faso's turmoil. Together with reggae artist Sams'K Le Jah, Smockey founded Le Balai Citoyen, a political grassroots movement comparable to Y'en a Marre in Senegal. The group brings together artists, students, and intellectuals to raise awareness and encourage political participation. Pre'volution: Le Président, Ma Moto et Moi includes songs written by Smockey before and during the uprising in Burkina Faso. "On Passe à L'attaque" tells you how to wake up and kick-start a revolution; "Dossier Zongo," which discusses political crimes under Compaoré's regime, including the assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo, became an anthem to accompany the people's protests and riots. "On se Développe" is dedicated to the Burkinabé revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and encourages young people to reactivate a healthy local industry, instead of staying dependent on products from the US and China. "Paroles" and "Dans La Peau d'un Mulatre" were written for the theater production Nuit Blanche à Ouagadougou, which stars Smockey playing himself during the revolt; rehearsals took place during the actual protest, with the smell of tear gas on Smockey's clothing. "Opération Mana Mana" is an anthem of Le Balai Citoyen, featuring many artists who support the movement, as well as Smockey's companion Sams'K Le Jah, and was written in 2014, before the uprising. The album also features Zouglou singer Soum Bill from Côte d'Ivoire, Burkinabé rapper Smarty, and legendary Burkinabé singer Amadou Balaké, who recorded contributions to "Combattants Oubliés" before his death in August 2014. At the time of this release, Smockey is still campaigning for fair elections and a better future for his country, and Le Balai Citoyen, with slogans like "après la révolte, ton vote," is back on the streets demonstrating against the September 2015 coup.
$10.99 UPC: 880918223292 WORLD
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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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KACIREK, SVEN: Songs from Okinawa LP (PING 048LP)
LP version. On Songs from Okinawa, Sven Kacirek searches for traces of a unique, traditional music of the famous Pacific islands in the south of Japan. He has recorded various musicians -- amateurs as well as local celebrities -- and subsequently added his trademark instruments marimba, xylophone, and piano. The result is an incomparable album of timeless beauty and elegance. The South Japanese archipelago of Okinawa has seen quite a turbulent past. Anciently attached to the Chinese kingdom and then torn between Japan and America in the context of World War II, their complex history has resulted in an exceptionally rich musical tradition through the centuries. With the influence of American culture during the US army occupation of the islands, the Okinawans started mixing traditional songs with Western music styles. In Japan Okinawan music is now considered a genre of its own. "I'm fascinated by the sublime simplicity and precision of Okinawan Music, from the orchestration to the phrasing of the singing voice," says Kacirek. This album offers intimate insights into both Kacirek's art of composition and the outstanding sonic heritage of instrumental and vocal techniques in Okinawa. In its gentle style, with asymmetrical chord progressions and highly dynamic volume proportions, Songs from Okinawa challenges listening habits and develops its strength in the gaps and pauses. "My goal was to add something new to traditional Japanese music without banishing the ghosts of the old songs," says Kacirek. It is an artistic approach similar to his 2011 album The Kenya Sessions (PING 020CD), on which he juxtaposed musicians whom he had met and recorded in villages in Kenya with his own drumming and composition. The main difference is that this time Kacirek has completely maintained the basic arrangements of the recorded songs, which were performed by Mr Tonohara, Tadashi Haraguchi, Tetsuhiro Daiku, Mina Mermoud, Shigeo Arakaki, Keiko Kina, Hiroji Yokome, Mrs. Uesedo, and Sadako Yokome. With Songs from Okinawa Kacirek returns to the Pingipung label after releases on famous imprints like Honest Jon's, Bureau B, and Naïve. The comprehensive liner notes give further information about the musical culture of Okinawa, the recording sessions, and the lyrics of the songs. Kacirek's busy touring schedule has included performances with Nils Frahm, Ogoya Nengo, and Hauschka; this release comes in advance of concerts with musicians from Okinawa as well as an event with Shabaka Hutchings (Sons of Kemet) and a European tour with John McEntire (Tortoise) and Stefan Schneider.
$14.39 UPC: 880319731617 ROCK
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VA: Silver Monk Time: A Tribute to the Monks 2CD (PL 002CD)
2006 release. Silver Monk Time: A Tribute to the Monks was created in support of Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback (PL 004DVD, 2006), the 100-minute feature-length documentary film about the first avant-garde pop band in history. Here, 32 international artists take on the legacy of the Monks. In 1965, the Monks were looking for a new zero-point in pop music and created the milestone LP Black Monk Time. This record accidentally or intentionally predated several genres that were to come, including krautrock, electronic music, heavy metal, punk, industrial, and techno. When the Monks launched their "living (pop) art project" in January 1966 at the famous Reeperbahn Top Ten Club, the largest German tabloid, Bild-Zeitung, wrote, "Noise, noise and no melody -- robot music!" In July of the same year, the Monks presented their record live for the first time on the German music television program Beat-Club. To the surprise of many, they started the show with an improvised song ("Monk Chant") that wasn't even on the record. The song was commercial suicide -- archaic, with one repetitive beat, three monks beating on gigantic tambourines, an organ gone mad, and a guitar on the floor that fed back. Their second (never released) record was to be called Silver Monk Time, which now lends its title to this collection of international efforts to continue the musical journey initiated in 1965 by the seven Monks. Liner notes by Hans-Joachim Irmler, Genesis P-Orridge, Mark E. Smith, Charles Wilp, Kris Cunningham, Jason Forest, and many more. Includes tracks by Mense Reents, Alec Empire (with Monks member Gary Burger), Mouse on Mars, The Raincoats, 27/11 (Graham Lewis and Thomas Öberg), Jason Forrest, Cycle, Fehlfarben, The Gossip, Jon Spencer/Solex, Silver Apples/Alan Vega, Floating di Morel, Gudrun Gut, Nista Nije Nista, F.S.K., The Fall, Die Goldenen Zitronen feat. Chicks on Speed, Barbara Manning feat. The Go-Luckys, PTV 3 (Psychic TV), Doc Schoko, S.Y.P.H., Alexander Hacke, (Int.) Noise Conspiracy, The 5.6.7.8's, The Havletones (with Monks member Dave Day), Singapore Sling, Michaela Melián, Charles Wilp (with Monks), and Faust (with Monks member Gary Burger).
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MONKS: The Transatlantic Feedback DVD (PL 004DVD)
2009 release. The Monks were five American GIs in Cold War Germany who billed themselves as the anti-Beatles; they were heavy on feedback, nihilism, and electric banjo. They had strange haircuts, dressed in black, mocked the military, and rocked harder than any of their mid-'60s counterparts while managing to basically invent industrial, punk, and techno music. The award-winning 100-minute documentary The Transatlantic Feedback not only illustrates the pop music phenomenon in its political, social, and cultural contexts, but also reveals the Monks project as the first marriage between art and popular music, coming months before the The Velvet Underground. The five protagonists of the film came to Cold War Germany in 1961 as soldiers and left the country in 1967 as avant-garde monks. In the film they recount their adventure for the first time. This DVD release (DVD-9; all-region; NTSC format) contains 81 minutes of bonus features, including "Biographies" (Dave Day, Eddie Shaw, Gary Burger, Larry Spangler, and Roger Johnston talk about their origins and musical backgrounds), "A Date with Dave Day" (an introduction to the concept of Monks' banjo-playing with Elvis fan Dave Day, the first rock 'n' roll banjo player in history), Monks' 1960s appearances on German television (the only '60s performances preserved on film presented in their entirety for the first time), "Live In New York 1999," the documentary's trailer, and live footage of Martin Rev and Doc Schoko. Includes subtitles in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Polish. Includes eight-page booklet containing liner notes by Allison Anders and filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios.
$16.39 UPC: 693723435008 ROCK
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POST & LUCIA PALACIOS, DIETMAR: Klangbad: Avant-Garde in the Meadows/Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival DVD (PL 018-19DVD)
2010 release. From the award-winning filmmakers behind Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback (PL 004DVD, 2006), Dietmar Post (USA/Germany) and Lucía Palacios (Spain), come two direct cinema documentaries, Klangbad: Avant-Garde in the Meadows (85 minutes, 2009) and Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival (70 minutes, 2010). The first takes as its subject the pop avant-garde music festival Klangbad, curated by Hans-Joachim Irmler (founding member of the seminal krautrock band Faust). Since 2004, the picturesque German village of Scheer has hosted an innovative musical journey crossing various genres. In today's profit-oriented event scene, it is hard to find anything comparable. The festival is small but growing constantly. Despite this fact, it abandons commercial sponsoring, unlike normal open-air festivals. Post and Palacios paint a portrait of this fine festival in the style of such direct cinema pioneers as Murray Lerner (Festival!, 1967), Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter, 1970), and D. A. Pennebaker (Monterey Pop, 1968). Klangbad: Avant-Garde in the Meadows follows that tradition of carefully chronicling an event, with appearances by Minit, Jutta Koether, Steven W. Lobdell, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, Cpt. Howdy, Circle, Faust, The One Ensemble of Daniel Padden, and Nista Nije Nista. Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival captures a rare live performance by Faust (Steven Wray Lobdell, guitar; Michael Stoll, bass and flute; Lars Paukstat, percussion and vocals; Hans-Joachim Irmler, organ; Ralf Meinz, drums and FX; and Arnulf Meifert, percussion). This DVD also contains 25 minutes of bonus material, including trailers for the films Klangbad: Avant-Garde in the Meadows, Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival, Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback, FM Einheit + Irmler: Live at Berghain, Doc Schoko: Oktopus im Pentagramm, A Summer Evening with Floating di Morel, and Martin Rev: Electronic Pioneer, as well as the art film "Pesadilla" by Baseline. Includes eight-page color booklet with detailed liner notes, track listings, photographs, reprint of original Klangbad poster, and a list of every band to play at the festival from 2004-2009. Drawings by German painter Daniel Richter. Concept, artwork, compilation, and production by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios. DVD is all-region; NTSC format.
$16.39 EAN: 4042564121759 ROCK
Klangbad: Avant-Garde in the Meadows:
01. Minit - Motels & Bars
02. Jutta Koether - Fresh Aufhebung
03. Steven W. Lobdell - More Rock, Less Talk
04. Kammerflimmer Kollektief - Hausen
05. Cpt. Howdy - Nervous
06. Circle - Matka
07. Faust - Dont Look Back
08. The One Ensemble of Daniel Padden - Singing Norway to Sleep
09. Nista Nije Nista - Amalo
Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival:
01. Shiva
02. Beat That
03. Dschungelbar
04. Dont Look Back
05. Feuerzeuge
06. Aggro
Bonus material:
01. Trailer: Klangbad: Avant-Garde in the Meadows
02. Trailer: Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival
03. Trailer: Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback
04. Trailer: FM Einheit + Irmler: Live at Berghain
05. Trailer: Doc Schoko: Oktopus im Pentagramm
06. Trailer: A Summer Evening with Floating di Morel
07. Trailer: Martin Rev: Electronic Pioneer
08. Baseline - Pesadilla
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HILDENBEUTEL, RALF: Moods CD (RAN 011CD)
Ralf Hildenbeutel produced many of Sven Väth's most important releases, including L'Esperanza (1993) and Fusion (1998), and was an essential creative part of the Eye Q label in the '90s. His Earth Nation project was the first live techno act to use a live drummer on stage, playing at international festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival. While many other musicians kept working on techno, Hildenbeutel went on to compose for artists such as Laith Al-Deen and Simon Collins (the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins), and has composed music for films including the award-winning Hommage à Noir (1996) and Ausgerechnet Sibirien (2012), as well as the German TV series Kommissarin Lucas and Verbotene Liebe. His score for the internationally acclaimed 2013 short film Momentum was nominated for the Best Music award at The Newport International Film Festival 2013. On Moods, Hildenbeutel finds his way back to electronical music, delivering an album that fans of artists such as Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, or Jon Hopkins will enjoy. Hildenbeutel mixes complex string-arrangements and piano pieces with clicks and cuts and invents his own coherent language that allows both directions to live in harmony. Elegiac compositions and vivacious, percussive breakouts as in "Spark" meet on this album; a word that grows and gains depth with each hearing.
$11.99 UPC: 827170149724 ELECTRONIC
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BOWERS, GRAHAM: Of Mary's Blood (Part One of a Trilogy) CD (RWCD 001CD)
1995 debut by Graham Bowers (1943-2015). "While on the surface of things, there is nothing previously unheard on Graham Bowers's triptych of Of Mary's Blood (1995), Transgression (RWCD 002CD, 1997), and Eternal Ghosts (RWCD 003CD, 1998), it is its profound effect on the psyche that makes it truly unique. As a matter of fact, when Of Mary's Blood came out in 1995, it looked like experimental music had a new figurehead. There was not one mag in the scene that could afford itself the luxury of not featuring it and all that did were hard-pressed to put their feelings into words. Which is easy to understand. Still today, Of Mary's Blood, a three-quarters-of-an-hour-long trip into Bowers's head, leaves one baffled and awestruck. Divided into three segments, 'Always was,' 'Always is,' and 'Always shall be,' this composition sails away on a wing and a whisper into an unsettling terra incognita: a grayish drone, like the wind intermittently touching a cymbal, greets the listener, as do the sounds of cars speeding by and of a railway crossing in the glaring heat. Thick machine sounds build up, a street scene on a blue-skied afternoon, frenzied voices and wailing noises dissolve into almost jungle-like atmospheres and suddenly, after almost ten minutes, there is this melody full of sorrow and despair that braces itself like a cloud of dust over the smoldering embers of a pitch-black apocalyptic scrapyard. A finale with clustered chords by an untuned piano and bizarre orchestral samples take control again. Even the extracts on Bower's homepage can only hint at what to expect here, which may well be a reason why, even despite the raving reviews, this was not exactly an instant smash-hit. But the difference between the often random and somehow caricaturesque offerings by some post-industrial sound artists and this flowing, seamless composition without an ounce of slack and a gripping compulsion could not be more apparent. Of course it's dark ambient, drones, the avant-garde, free jazz, industrial, cut-up, and electronica all blended into one all-encompassing cross-over spectacular. But then again, it's none of these as well. The mind can only take you to so many places and it is music like Of Mary's Blood that extends the limits of your creativity to unknown heights" --Tobias Fischer. CD accompanied by a fold-out booklet containing the associated artworks painted by Graham Bowers.
$6.99 EAN: 5051230000129 ELECTRONIC
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BOWERS, GRAHAM: Transgression (Part Two of a Trilogy) CD (RWCD 002CD)
1997 second album by Graham Bowers (1943-2015). "On Transgression, Graham Bowers takes his work even further than its predecessor, Of Mary's Blood (RWCD 001CD). Measured in terms of how most people rate music, this album is even more 'out there' and 'difficult' than his earlier work, which is saying quite a bit. But then again, an objective 'snapshot' of where humanity stands today combined with a highly personal account of his raising in a Christian society and all of the accompanying oddities was never going to be a radio hit. As Bowers puts it, 'I am an atheist, but the product of Christianity, so for me a good starting point was the fertilisation of Mary, with the introduction of 23 chromosomes from God almighty to join the 23 chromosomes waiting in the egg within her earthly body.' On this almost-fifty-minute-long continuous track as it gushes like an out-of-control rollercoaster log on a wild water canyon through the outskirts of the composer's mind, Bowers uses both electronic and acoustic means, gluing them together in sometimes surreal and crass scenes. The opening section consists of a string crescendo, as if from an orchestra tuning up, with dissonant flutes obnoxiously whistling and trumpeting from the sides. As the harmonies and rolling timpani prepare for an apocalyptic climax, a berserk electric guitar out of nowhere abruptly shreds all texture to pieces. The largest part of the middle then focuses on vocals. As incomparable as most of it may appear, Ligeti would have been proud and unable to withdraw his attention from this associative moaning, wailing, whining, pleading, baiting, humming, and even singing or dissolving into deep, aspirated breaths, combined with the drunken babblings of a piano. As the music approaches the end, it turns more collage-like and layers various sounds in an oneiric musique concrète tightrope act. Throughout, Bowers proves to be a master of transitions, ripping listeners from one mood and placing them in the next with striking ease. Most of all however, he presents himself like a highly artistic master of ceremonies, who consciously uses the contrasts between the ecstatic and frenzied moments and the fragile interludes to create powerful effects. " --Tobias Fischer. CD accompanied by a fold-out booklet containing the associated artworks painted by Graham Bowers.
$6.99 EAN: 5051230000228 ELECTRONIC
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BOWERS, GRAHAM: Eternal Ghosts (Part Three of a Trilogy) CD (RWCD 003CD)
1998 third album by Graham Bowers (1943-2015). "All good things must come to an end, but so must all things bad and frightening. If Graham Bowers really envisioned his first trilogy of works as a take on his real life, then he must have been both sad and relieved when it was over. Built like an epic saga, things kept growing darker and more claustrophobic with each volume, the arc of tension refusing to bend down again until the very last second. If Of Mary's Blood (RWCD 001CD, 1995) was an astute and uniquely personal collage-world of harmony and naked sound and Transgression (RWCD 002CD, 1997) its bizarre and freaked-out mirror image, then Eternal Ghosts (1998) is a brutal exorcism. Metal hits metal in the first few seconds, intensifying and gaining volume until your ears hurt, but just before you turn the dial down, the whip stops for a second, dropping the listener into a stream of unwanted memories and mournful longings. The album is more coherent than its predecessors, yet simultaneously more heavy-hearted and unreal. Gray drones whisper and murmur in the back for almost the entire record's duration, interspersed by clustered choirs, textured cymbalpads, and weird biomechanical structures, which may come as an aural equivalent to Bowers's background as an industrial designer. Toward the end, timpani rumble and almost inaudible flutes blow out of tune toward a grand finale, which refuses to materialize. Bowers has entered the realms of the untouchable with this album and dedicated it to 'flesh and blood, body and spirit' as well as 'worlds without end.' The fact that all source material stems from 'organic' instruments seems to imply that this is by no means just a bad dream or a daydreamed fantasy -- but that it could happen to you, too. Particularly noteworthy is the last segment of Eternal Ghosts, when Peter Gallagher's translucent and heavenly grand piano suddenly comes shining through a sunflood cloud and closes the chapter in an unexpectedly hopeful mood. It is the sole concrete moment of a journey full of metaphors but by no means the only magical one. Things haven't always been easy for Bowers since then, but it was clear that the tracks were now leading into the light, his train leaving the tunnel of his fearful visions" --Tobias Fischer. CD accompanied by a fold-out booklet containing the associated artworks painted by Graham Bowers.
$6.99 EAN: 5051230000310 ELECTRONIC
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BOWERS, GRAHAM: Pilgrim CD (RWCD 004CD)
1999 fourth album by Graham Bowers (1943-2015). "Pilgrim is just a remarkable piece of music. Powerful and brutal at times, slow and sensitive at others, there is no way of putting it into a safe haven of any category, where everybody could relax and say, yeah, I know, it is jazz, experimental music, electronics, drone, or anything else the avant-garde world has to offer. It's really not that simple. Here, a much greater experiment is taking place. ... Graham Bowers was known for musical and artistic productions that go beyond the so called 'that has been done before.' No, this has NOT been done before. Although the percussion part seemingly is pretty much what we have once heard, the whole structure is almost orchestral. ... You hear the steady beat of percussion, interrupted by some strange sounds. Very low sounds, swelling up once in a while, then again fading away. And while the music picks up, in the middle of the open air, it's as if a glistening light appears, just up there, 30 feet from where you are, somehow interwoven with a sudden fog. And there, you recognize a sculpture. Two human bodies, it seems, constructed out of smoke, intertwined, you are not sure how, you keep guessing, and that strange music is coming in again, faint, loud, slow, powerful, very structured, and when the smoke sculptures dissolve in plain view, so does the music. ... I stand in awe and just watch and listen ... I could say a lot about the masterful play of instruments and so on and on, and I would probably be right in praising its virtues. But for me, even if I'd be alone with my opinion about this music, all alone on the face of the earth, I'd still have to say that it is very humane, very much about human life and life in general. This music is life, the life of a believer, and the life and hopes of many believers. Belief in what? I don't know, and I leave that question open for each of you for your own sake. With this composition and release, Graham Bowers has created an extraordinary piece of art that should be called an artistic revolution. At least, that's what I am calling it" --Fred M. Wheeler. CD accompanied by a fold-out booklet containing the associated artworks painted by Graham Bowers.
$6.99 EAN: 5051230000013 ELECTRONIC
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EARLY MAMMAL: Take a Lover LP (REPOSE 048LP)
Early Mammal are a three-piece based in the home of South London sludge, Dropout Studios. Formed in 2012, Early Mammal are Rob Herian: guitar, drone box, vocals; Ben Davis: drums; and Ben Tat: bass and baritone guitars. The band released two well-received albums in 2013. Horror at Pleasure, their debut, was released in April of that year on Devouter, and features Denis Belindir providing cosmos-expanding synth on its dark, brooding invitation through the woods of the mind. As with all of their works to date, it was recorded live at Dropout over the course of three days. Horror at Pleasure combines raw power and claustrophobic psych blues, coaxing and sometimes dragging the listener through its journey. Influences from Captain Beefheart, Aphrodite's Child, White Hills, Hawkwind, and Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats can be heard. Less than half a year later, the band released My Fire on Convoy Records. This album found Dan Davies (Wolf People) joining to record a more experimental late-night driving experience through psych-rock, with Belindir's distinctive Turkish-tinged synth really taking the trip to different levels. These releases led to the band supporting Bong and performing at Baba Yaga's Hut gigs around London, including the Raw Power Festival 2014. After Belindir's sudden departure, the band regrouped with a reinvigorated sound. Taking the experimentation of My Fire and the narcotic muscularity of Horror at Pleasure, this album represents a new chapter of greater depth. With the arrival of Ben Tat on bass and baritone guitars, the band shares two common ancestors now: Elks and 85 Bears. Take a Lover reflects the sound of a lineup finding order through the entropy of extended jams and developing their sound. Recorded at Dropout Studios by the band. Take a Lover is live and captures a stream of single takes from two days of winter, December 2014. It has become the catalyst for more prolific recording and sets the tone for where Early Mammal are going next.
$18.99 UPC: 666017296418 ROCK
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LEJEUNE, JACQUES: Early Works 1969-1970 LP (ROBOT 043LP)
This LP of early compositions by Jacques Lejeune features three seminal works: D'une Multitude En Fête and Petite Suite, originally released in the Perspective Musicales series in 1970, and a previously unpublished composition, Géodes, from the same period. These three pieces (not included in Robot's 2013 Parages and Other Electroacoustic Works 1971-1985 three-CD set (ROBOT 042CD)) are some of Lejeune's earliest music for tape and may be considered a "prequel" to his later, more thematic works. Still, his concise musical narrative is ever-present in these first recordings. The side-long D'une Multitude En Fête (1969) refers to multitude, number, celebration, and any crowd situation as a form of ceremony -- all evoking a circular gaze, as topics of the different aural events and their anecdotal development emerge, leading to the dream, as a story we tell to ourselves. Géodes (1970) features percussion improvisations by Lauréat Dionne with Lejeune's tape work inflecting prisms deep into its thundering, rhythmic core. This concert version appears on vinyl for the first time. Concluding the album is Petite Suite (1970), with each section referencing a traditional musical form using both anecdotal as well as instrumental flourishes. The original drum and guitar elements are performed here by Michel Foudrinoy and Jean-Pierre Vassout. These pieces have been compared to Pierre Henry's bold rock themes in Messe Pour Le Temps Présent and also recall the peculiar atmospheres of some of the great early Nurse with Wound records that would follow. In contrast, Lejeune's early approach was heavily steeped in sonic narratives, combining unusual and ambiguous events to create a sound world uniquely his own. Early Works 1969-1970 explores the first precision splices by one of the true visionaries of musique concrète.
$18.99 UPC: 769791901216 ELECTRONIC
A1. D'une Multitude En Fête
B1. Géodes
B2. Petite Suite
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STAPLETON & CHRISTOPH HEEMANN, STEVEN: Painting with Priests LP (ROBOT 044LP)
Robot Records, in association with Yessmissolga and Elica Editions, presents the vinyl release of the long-fabled duo collaboration by Steven Stapleton and Christoph Heemann. This historic live performance took place on November 21, 2009, at the ancient Ivrea Synagogue in Ivrea, Italy. After working together for many years on various Current 93, Nurse with Wound, and H.N.A.S. sessions, these two old friends met for a rare moment of performance completely independent of thematic material and engaged in a near-telepathic, mysterious one-to-one improvisation, where textural worlds merge, hot, on the spot. While one may discover an intriguing intersection between each of their respective solo works, the real magic of this duo encounter evokes something strangely unfamiliar and altogether new. With this generous edit of the highly acclaimed concert, Painting with Priests exhibits a rare session of both artists' eccentric talents in a palette of colors and mystery across a highly detailed musical canvas. Front cover features new artwork by Stapleton, with back cover featuring a previously unpublished drawing by Heemann.
$18.99 UPC: 769791901117 ROCK
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TEETH OF THE SEA: Highly Deadly Black Tarantula CD (LAUNCH 084CD)
Since their debut in 2009, the iconoclastic four-pronged force of Teeth of the Sea has traversed from its origins in North London pub gigs and basement rehearsal rooms to far-flung locales that its members could scarcely have considered possible when they first began. Yet this band has never lost sight of its original vision to reconcile a fearless experimental drive with a primal lust for noise and to exist outside of all or any compromise, yet never to lose sight of the crucial irreverence of their inception. Their fourth album, Highly Deadly Black Tarantula, in all its malevolent glory, may well be the apex of their mission thus far, following in the wake of the 2013 release of their mind-melting third album MASTER (LAUNCH 059CD/LP). As 2015 dawned, the band set about reinventing themselves once again, both returning from the ornate and expansive sounds of MASTER to their gnarled roots and pushing firmly forward in search of adventure anew. What resulted was Highly Deadly Black Tarantula, their most focused and aggressive album yet. Machine-driven yet melodically abundant, the widescreen industrial expanses of this album combine the influence of long-time band favorites like Aphex Twin, Angelo Badalamenti, and Throbbing Gristle with new inspiration that spans from Chicago footwork to black metal. What's more, it's a collection as rich in scope as it is powerful in intent. While the pummeling and incisive "Animal Manservant" and the kinetic dancefloor attack of "Field Punishment" maintain an audial assault both concise and corrosive, the monomaniacal "Have You Ever Held a Bird of Prey" represents a fearless plunge into the experimental deep end. Elsewhere, the bleak cinematic drama of "All My Venom" strikes like hammer to anvil, and "Love Theme for 1984" may be the most richly emotive work the band has yet created. This is no less than a vital reinvention, abusing technology and warping convention to arrive at a monochrome psychedelia as stylish as it is savage. Yet even while ushering in delight and deliverance for both fans of this band and the uninitiated, Highly Deadly Black Tarantula -- a fearsomely coherent assault of post-everything dementia -- sounds like no one but Teeth of the Sea. The amazing album sleeve image is courtesy of photographer Oli McAvoy.
$11.79 EAN: 5055300383884 ROCK
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OHRN + THE LIBERATION, JOSEFIN: Horse Dance CD (LAUNCH 086CD)
In an era in which "psychedelia" can often mean merely a grab-bag of influences from which wah-wah pedals and two-note riffs are dispensed as signifiers and signposts into a realm of easy accessibility, as opposed to gateways to another dimension, it can be a rarity to come across a band that's genuinely fixated on creating alternate realities for the listener. Yet this is exactly how Stockholm's Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation view their incandescent art, and it's this sensibility that's led to the kaleidoscopic splendor of their debut full-length, Horse Dance. "It's a continuum that flows beyond here and now, and psychedelic music seems to be a really powerful way to unveil those deeper oceans of being that are our true home," reflects Öhrn, who forms the core of the band with Fredrik Joelson. Horse Dance is a razor-sharp collection of ditties that marry dreamlike radiance with hypnotic rhythmic drive, set alight by a prismatic experimental glow. It inhabits a realm in which a propulsive '60s-tinged pop song like "Sunny Afternoon" can be elevated skyward with krautrock-tinged repetition, dub echo, and analog curlicues alike, and one in which a Broadcast-style mantra like "You Have Arrived" can tap into a psychic lineage that stretches all the way from The United States of America to Portishead's Third. Yet while ghosts of bands like Laika, Cat's Eyes, and The Creatures may lurk in the darker recesses of these songs, this is a band paying no homage to bygone glories. The Liberation cite a myriad of influences in both their philosophical stance and their aesthetic, from 12th-century iconoclasts like Milarepa to 20th-century sonic voyagers like Catherine Ribeiro, and from Kandinsky's abstract expressions of synesthesia to the avant-jazz of Moondog. Yet at all times their transcendental extrapolations are married to icy and enticing melodic flourishes, making for a revitalizing clash between the chic and the transcendental, and a sound as biting as it is beatific. "I definitely think that the human need for altered states -- to see oneself from a bigger perspective -- is a deep fundamental need," Öhrn elaborates. "We've been deprived of access to our full nature by a restrictive system where altered states may be the ultimate taboo." With Horse Dance, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation step into a world where all such restrictions and taboos are null and void, and this journey is already proving quite the spectacle to behold.
$11.79 EAN: 5055300383921 ROCK
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WESTBERG, NORMAN: 13 CD (RM 472CD)
Room40 inaugurates its series of works by American guitarist and composer Norman Westberg with 13. Best known for his work with the seminal outfit Swans, Westberg's output beyond that group is sprawling and restless. His name recurs and ripples through many interconnected micro-histories surrounding New York City's music and art scenes. From appearances in film works associated with the Cinema of Transgression to his participation in bands such as The Heroine Sheiks and Five Dollar Priest, Westberg's name is woven deeply into the fabric of New York from the early '80s on. His debut release with Room40 is 13. Originally recorded in 2013, 13 has previously only been available in an ultra-limited handmade edition of just 75 copies. The Room40 edition of 13 has been completely remastered and edited and is available in an elegant physical edition. A note from Lawrence English: "Norman Westberg's guitar playing with Swans has influenced a generation of musicians across genres. I can personally attest to how his particular approaches to that instrument, in creating both harmony and brute force, have challenged and ultimately influenced my own sonic preoccupations. What Norman has created with his solo works is an echoing universe of deep texture and harmonic intensity. His solo compositions generate an affecting quality that drives the listener towards reductive transcendence. His guitar, as singular source, becomes transformed through a web of outboard processes. He transforms vibrating strings completely, taking singular gesture and reshapes it through webs of delay, reverb and other treatments. To me, these works echo many of the concerns of American minimalism and sprawl towards the work of bands such as Stars of the Lid. Norman has created a very dense and powerful statement of intent with these recordings and I couldn't be more pleased to have some small part in helping to share them."
$11.79 UPC: 739027481850 ROCK
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VA: Piccadilly Sunshine Volumes 1-10: A Compendium of Rare Pop Curios from the British Psychedelic Era 11CD BOX (RUBBOX 003CD)
Serving to embrace the floral heavens of British pop, this edition combines the first ten prized volumes of the acclaimed Piccadilly Sunshine series, originally released from 2009 to 2012. Celebrating the obscured artifacts of illustrious noise that emerged from the Great British psychedelic era and beyond, it is the essential guide to the quintessential sound of candy-colored pop from a bygone age. Includes over 200 tracks from 1964-1971, with an enhanced bonus disc containing rare tracks and images. Includes 84-page full-color booklet with rare photos, detailed biographies, and full discographies. Includes tracks by Jason James, Peppermint Circus, Roger Bloom's Hammer, Alan David, Studio Six, The Magicians, Tin Tin, The Cups, Billy Boyle, Sounds Inc., Svensk, Christopher, Merlin Q, Mighty Joe Young, The Nocturnes, Mixture, Mood of Hamilton, Jon, Tony Fabian, Tim Andrews, K. G. Young, Sasha Caro, Gentry, Legay, George Bean, Wishful Thinking, Suspect, Perfect People, Barbara Ruskin, Chris McClure, Bubblegum, The Kool, Alexander Bell, Roger Denison, Gervase, Bill Kenwright and the Runaways, Mike Raynor and the Condors, Zuider Zee, Howard Walker/Bombthrowers, Paul Slade, Spectrum, Dave Justin, Pythagoras Theorem, Dead Sea Fruit, Tim Andrews/Paul Korda, Jiminy Crikitt, Cupid's Inspiration, J.A. Freedman, Episode Six, Jerry St. Clair, Dukes Noblemen, John Bryant, Ottilie Patterson, Barry Ryan, Lace, The Laurels, David Morgan, Gaslight, Keith Field, Jago Simms, Paul Raven, The Monopoly, Joyces Angels, The Factotums, West Coast Delegation, Brian Connell, Deuce Coup, Now, Bob Clarke, Samurai, The Running Jumping Standing Still Band, Sight and Sound, Washington DC's, Oedipus Complex, Wayne Fontana, Sweet Thursday, Seymour Kelly, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Watch Committee, Ian Whitcomb, Roulettes, Sounds Bob Rogers, Toyshop, Still Life, Ross Hannaman, Disciple, Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, Mike Sedgewick, Happy Confusion, Philamore Lincoln, Katch 22, The Merseys, The High, The Mariane, Selwyn & John, Little Brother Grant and Zapatta Schmidt, Chuckles, Zion de Gallier, Tate Gallery, Malcolm Rabbitt, Kaplan, The Epics, Hayden Wood, Loose Ends, Peter Fenton, Paul Young, Bobcats, Chris Kerry, Situation, Magic Lanterns, Mud, Peeps, Pinkerton's Assort' Colours, The Act, The Koobas, Deuce of Hearts, Harbour Lites, Barry Fantoni, Rising Sons, Barley Bree, Cardboard Orchestra, Cats Eyes, The Nerve, The Unit, Rifkin, Peter Sully and the Orchard, Granny's Intentions, House of Lords, Confucius, Juice, Paul Layton, Persimmon's Peculiar Shades, The Truth, Mike Lennox, Mike Wallace, Spencer's Washboard Kings, Lee Harmers Popcorn, Weather, Gary James, Villiers and Gold, William E, Ian McCulloch, Montanas, Cartoone, Elmer Gantry's Velvet, David McNeil, Caloogie, Graham Bond Organisation, Smokey Circles, Warm Sensation, Copperfield, Free Ferry, Kippington Lodge, Almond Lettuce, The Sleepy, Slender Plenty, The Herd, Glass Menagerie, Happy Magazine, Vigrass, Shawn Phillips, New York Public Library, Lomax Alliance, Woolly Fish, The Squires, I.P.O.H., Faces, The Real Thing, Patchwork, Stonehenge, Inshallah, The Magic Christians, and Crocheted Doughnut Ring.
$63.20 EAN: 5059179000439 ROCK
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ARIS KINDT: Floods LP (SAT 024LP)
160-gram LP version; colored vinyl; includes download code. Through dense layers of noise, brittle beats, found sounds, and a general haze, Francis Harris returns to his own Scissor & Thread imprint with the aid of frequent collaborator, and long-time friend, guitarist Gabe Hedrick, under the guise of Aris Kindt. Following Harris's 2014 sophomore solo album, Minutes of Sleep, (number-one in MOJO magazine's list of the 10 Best Electronica Albums of 2014), the duo's debut album, Floods, takes as its focus the late author W. G. Sebald's profound interpretation of Rembrandt's 1632 masterwork The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp in Sebald's acclaimed 1995 novel Die Ringe des Saturn: Eine englische Wallfahrt (The Rings of Saturn). Floods is a sonic journey into the heart of the body, a bold rejuvenation of the corpse of Adriaan Adriaanszoon (Aris Kindt), the figure in Rembrandt's painting. Written during span of over a year using an 808, a modular Eurorack, and two guitars, Floods was mixed at Key Club Recording Company in late August 2015 with engineer Bill Skibbe. The album charts new territory for both Harris and Hedrick, melding a long history with electronic music and youthful love for indie noise and weaving in and out of near-silence and sheer walls of sound with a gentle and constant heartbeat at its core. The dream-like murk of opener "Now Grey" sets the tone with thick pads, distant ghostly guitar work, and fragmented drums. On the title-track, dubby chords set the tone as subdued toms amble forward with a crackle of fire nearby; dense sounds echo and swirl around into a climactic frenzy. "Blue Sky Shoes" hypnotizes with its submerged strings and subaquatic patterning, as synths rain down. "Snowbird" builds into a repressed fury as a blizzard of toms bounces around a heavy layer of noise while a morose, longing string arrangement emerges from despair into an ethereal moment. "Every New Thing" dives deep again into murky waters with entrancing drums and warped guitar lines swirling around like sirens. "Embers," with its quiet demeanor, slowly builds to an enlightened peak, while the closing track, "Braids," generates a shoegaze fog of churning guitar work and dense noise as the sound of children swinging drifts in and out, as if trying desperately to recover a fragmented memory of lost time.
$18.99 EAN: 4250382431411 ELECTRONIC
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CINERAMA: Live 2015 CD/DVD (SCOPITONE 062CD)
In June 2015, Cinerama performed live for the first time in what one might call all its glory, with a string quartet, trumpeter, flautist, and assorted other guest contributors. This spectacular event, which was held at London's O2 Academy Islington, was something of a one-off, so frontman David Gedge (The Wedding Present) decided to film and record it for posterity. Live 2015 is the result. From the first twang of guitar to the last twinkle of piano keys, Cinerama bring to life favorites selected from each of their four studio albums. DVD includes one extra track, two promotional videos, and a "Behind the Scenes" feature. DVD is PAL; DVD-9; region-free; stereo. Length: 87 minutes; bonus features: 12 minutes.
$14.39 EAN: 5024545731422 ROCK
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VERT: The Days Within CD (STRIKE 156CD)
The first album by Vert aka Adam Butler, The Köln Konzert, appeared in 1999 on sonig, the Cologne institution for nonlinear electronic music. In the years that followed, he left his mark on the experimental electronic scene and defined his own complex sound language, culminating in his fourth album, Some Beans & an Octopus (2006), on which he beautifully balanced pop-influenced songwriting and experimentation. After its release, Butler shocked everyone by announcing the end of his work as a musician. Now, in 2015, nine years after Some Beans & an Octopus, Vert is back with The Days Within. The songwriting here is unmistakably Vert, but Butler doesn't like to use the same idea twice. His signature as a songwriter and producer is more recognizable by atmosphere than by harmonies and hooks, mixing melancholy, sophisticated arrangement, densely woven sounds, delicate irony, and surprises. On "Bury Yourself," the listener hears clattering percussion and a host of apparently incidental sound events alongside a loose, catchy vocal melody and an effervescent synth line play. The main atmosphere is dark, and Butler's voice has a smoky patina. "Dog Days" begins with noisy Morse code and intermittent, lugubrious harmonium chords; the ensuing composition is so masterful it would probably work just as well with only a piano and vocal. Each of the many hisses, rattles, and beeps that swarm around "I Run the Waves" seems to have a life of its own. Everything is out of place, yet everything fits together. The macabre "Like a Rose" takes the listener to a dive bar where Kurt Weill sits at the piano surrounded by drunken prostitutes. And so it goes on. No two tracks are alike, but it all fits together. Maybe it's the slightly ironic vocals that always wobble through the haunting melodies. The poignantly simple strings. Or the nervous rasping in the background. Hardly a track on The Days Within is wholly unambiguous; everything seems ambivalent and unknowable. Soft strings and beautiful vocal melodies speak a different language from the unsettling hisses and the rumbling bass that lurk behind them. The songs that seem at first glance harmless are the ones that threaten to slide into the abyss. It's as if Butler, the experienced producer and master of the complex arrangement, is speaking several languages at once. As if ghosts, both past and future, whisper their subtexts behind the beautifully woven arras of every song.
$10.99 EAN: 4260217560902 ELECTRONIC
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BABY GRANDMOTHERS: Baby Grandmothers 2LP (SUBL 020LP)
2015 repress of this 2LP vinyl edition, originally released in 2007. Baby Grandmothers were a short-lived Swedish band, but one of the most prolific and unique psychedelic, modal, experimental power trios to emerge out of the Scandinavian psychedelic underground scene in 1967. Although hailing from Stockholm, Sweden they only released a single in Finland, which has since become one of the most sought-after pieces of vinyl from the era. Formed out of the legendary R&B/beat band T-Boones which included guitar-wiz Kenny Håkansson, who ushered the group into the psychedelic sounds of the time. Not only were they the house band at the legendary psychedelic club, Filips, they also supported Jimi Hendrix on his Swedish tour in 1968 and then turned into Mecki Mark Men, who became the first Swedish rock band to tour the U.S. This unique collection includes live recordings made at Filips, their impossibly rare single and a rare live recording made in Finland. Painstakingly collected and researched by Dungen's guitarist, Reine Fiske.
$22.39 EAN: 7393210134249 ROCK
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GRUDZIEN, PETER: The Unicorn/The Garden of Love 2LP (SUBL 023LP)
2015 restock -- the rare, legendary and highly praised urban hillbilly one-man-band "outsider artist" LP from 1974. The "first psychedelic country concept" album featuring bluegrass mountain music Americana from the twilight zone mixed with tape effects, musique concrète, fuzz guitar, surreal lyrics, imagery and themes from religion, death, sex and other timely concerns. Also included is a bonus LP record, The Garden of Love, with some truly amazing and haunting unreleased material spanning the 1950s-1970s. The Garden of Love LP includes, amongst others, a song about wandering around in the desert eating peyote. All the music has been carefully transferred from the master tapes and is a facsimile of the original album (previous CD-only reissues contained altered mixings). Read more about Peter Grudzien in the Incredibly Strange Music and Songs in the Key of Z books. This release features a gatefold sleeve with the original The Unicorn artwork plus loads of photos and liner notes.
$25.79 EAN: 7393210134287 ROCK
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DUNGEN: Ta Det Lugnt 3LP BOX (SUBL 083LP)
2015 repress. Subliminal Sounds finally presents the complete legendary Ta Det Lugnt album as a limited deluxe box-set with 2 LPs, a bonus 12" EP Tyst Minut and a full-sized poster. The album is presented here for the first time with the correct vinyl mastering. The original, and previously only available 2004 vinyl LP pressing, was incorrectly manufactured from digital master instead of analog, had several defects and didn't sound at all as intended. We have now gone back to the original vinyl master and made a correct and superior vinyl pressing so you can hear the analog sound as originally intended. The most astounding 2004 breakthrough album from Sweden's Dungen; a modern classic psychedelic album. The title translates roughly into English as "Take It Easy" which kind of perfectly sums up Dungen's sound. It's immediate and you want to get involved, but there's also such a laid-back, hippy vibe to the whole thing. Ta Det Lugnt is a beautiful musical trip out into the Swedish forests and back again.
$50.60 EAN: 7320470141649 ROCK
01. Panda
02. Gjort Bort Sig
03. Festival
04. Du Är För Fin För Mig
05. Ta Det Lugnt
06. Det Du Tanker Idag Är Du I Morgon
07. Lejonet & Kulan
08. Bortglömd
09. Glömd Konst Kommer Stundom Ånyo Till Heders
10. Lipsill
11. Om Du Vore En Vakthund
12. Tack Ska Ni Ha
13. Sluta Följa Efter
14. Tyst Minut
15 Jämna Plågor
16. Sjutton
17. Christoffer
18. Badsång
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FORSTER, ROBERT: Songs to Play LP+CD (TR 324LP)
Repressed; LP version. Includes CD. In 2008, Robert Forster, one of Australia's most respected singer-songwriters, released The Evangelist, a work that was widely regarded as his best solo album; it more than lived up to the many high points of his legendary band The Go-Betweens. In 2015, seven years after that album, fans and critics alike may wonder what's been doing since. Quite a lot, as it turns out. Producer for acclaimed albums by Brisbane bands The John Steel Singers and Halfway. An extended stint as a music critic for the Australian periodical The Monthly that was so well received that a collection of his writings was published as The Ten Rules of Rock and Roll in 2009, and was reprinted in revised and updated form in 2011. Curator and compiler of G Stands for Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology Volume 1 (2015), the first of three lavish box-set compilations charting the career of the iconic Australian band of which he was founding member, singer, and songwriter. Still, seven years is a long time, musically speaking. Time for writing songs, time for gathering musicians, time for preparing a refreshed creative direction that took shape as Songs to Play. Ten very different Robert Forster songs recorded on a mountaintop half an hour from his Brisbane home, in an analog studio, with a troop of young musicians: talented multi-instrumentalists Scott Bromley and Luke McDonald (from The John Steel Singers), Matt Piele (drummer from Forster's touring band), and violinist and singer Karin Bäumler. The resultant album is really like nothing he's ever done before, although it retains many of the qualities listeners know from his songwriting. His work remains highly melodic, with incisive, witty lyrics attuned to real people and real lives. The surprise is in the spirit of the record, its sense of adventure and fun -- especially after the meditative reflections of The Evangelist (recorded a year after the death of The Go-Betweens co-founder Grant McLennan). Seven years have brought a bolder, wilder approach to sound, and a set of truly inspiring compositions. Pop songs. Five minute epics. A bossa nova tune. Singer-songwriter classics. Experimental, detailed production assistance from Bromley and McDonald. It's no wonder that, from the album's opening lines on the super-charged "Learn to Burn," Forster is bursting to get out and tell his story. Seven years in the making. And worth every minute.
$16.39 EAN: 4015698002317 ROCK
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BOLANDER, KRISTOFFER: I Forgive Nothing CD (TR 325CD)
Kristoffer Bolander, the Swede with the heavenly voice, has been touring from Gothenburg to Italy for since the mid-2000s as the head of the alternative folk band Holmes. Bolander now presents his first solo album, I Forgive Nothing. The opening bars of the album immediately immerse the listener in Bolander's sound -- his gentle and wisely thoughtful songwriting carried by a voice that evokes comparison to Neil Young. The whole thing is supported by a pulsating bed of sound that sporadically swells and retreats to just an organ and Bolander's delicate voice over the course of the album. The deliberate setting of these counterpoints creates the album's most stirring moments. The reduction of the sound is the key factor on I Forgive Nothing and is what differentiates this album from Bolander's previous work. It was a deliberate decision not to produce all songs with a full band lineup, to create new space within the compositions and bring the fundamental elements of the songs -- the poetic lyrics and vocals -- to the fore. With that in mind, Bolander worked for two years to write the songs on I Forgive Nothing. He also decided to work in a different studio for this production; in cooperation with producer Anders Lagerfors, he recorded the entire album mostly live in just six days at Nacksving Studios in Gothenburg. This approach preserved the intimacy of the pieces and can especially be appreciated during the album's quieter moments, when Bolander's voice is accompanied only by an acoustic guitar ("The Rings Above") or an organ ("Something Wrong"). For the songs that were arranged with full-band accompaniment, such as the epic "I Forgive Nothing," Bolander called upon old companions and friends, all of whom hail from his hometown of Vänersborg. As a result, not only does the greatest lap steel guitarist on that side of the Atlantic appear on the album -- Johan Björklund of Holmes -- but so does his brother, drummer Michael Björklund, best known from the Swedish punk band Affordable Hybrid. "I forgive nothing" is a paraphrase from Samuel Beckett's 1951 novel Malone Dies, a book that serves as a major inspiration for Kristoffer Bolander. Beckett's lyrical tone runs through the 12 tracks on the album like a red thread. In combination with the musical setting it brings an extraordinary depth and overwhelming atmosphere that is truly unparalleled.
$11.99 EAN: 4015698002416 ROCK
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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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BAKRADZE: Before Time Altered Them 12" (TT 003EP)
Following two 12"s from various artists such as General Ludd, Prequel, HVL, and Akwaaba (including TT 002EP, 2015), the Transfigured Time label presents a 12" by label co-founder Bakradze aka Gacha. Before Time Altered Them, inspired by the poem of the same name by Greek poet C. P. Cavafy, includes a space edit of "Sea of Steps" by HVL. Cover photo by the talented young Georgian photographer Andro Eradze.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Sea of Steps
A2. Never Expect Power
A3. Water Cannon
B1. Hand
B2. Improve Me
B3. Sea of Steps (HVL Space Edit)
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HAMMER AND THE LONELY ROBOT, MARIO: L'esprit de L'escalier CD (TRAUM 036CD)
This full-length CD by Mario Hammer and the Lonely Robot might come as a surprise -- but Mario has left traces of his skill before, particularly with his modular contributions to Traum's Tour de Traum series and his work as RWAC. Listeners have since caught up to him -- Robert Babicz asked him for remixes -- and Mario has been inspired by DJs like Dominik Eulberg to leave the path of dance culture and simply work with sounds. The result is a 60-minute non-dance full-analog piece of modular music: L'esprit de L'escalier. Mario has been a fan of old analog synths for most of his life and, for some of this album's tracks, has teamed up with Josef Steinbüchel, who shares a similar love for synths. They wrote the album's 13 tracks over a year, with many ideas born in the writing process. Only "Metaphysical Orchestra" and "Sirimiri (Hammersche Modularverschaltung)" are previously released, and appear here in different versions. The album is loosely organized around BPM by following the speed of LFOs and arpeggiators to make the experience totally soothing. The album can be divided roughly into two parts; the mood switches about hallway through when "Yugon" introduces a beautiful and darker side. The pulsating "Mono No Aware" sets free a stream of sounds not unlike a focused, intensive, golden sunbeam before moving toward gracefully archaic melodies. "Chakwira" starts with a polyphonic melody, dazzling in its melancholic tone, then blends into the soothing and warm "Hyggelig," with an enveloping sound as gigantic as the legendary synth sound on Vapourspace's "Gravitational Arch of 10" (Plus 8, 1993). "L'esprit de L'escalier" is one of two almost-ten-minute tracks, and it makes use of a spectacular melodic sequence. On "Sirimiri (Hammersche Modularverschaltung)," Amon Düül, Klaus Schulze, and Cluster spring to mind here. "Symphony of Pulsing" follows in an incredible transition before "Yuyin" calms things down with a loose, improvised feeling. "Eigengrau" catches the remnants to form a track that connects to "Sirimiri," but in a different direction. The final minute of closer "Nefelibata" is enhanced with a sound that Mario Hammer came across, bringing the album to a beautiful analog end.
$11.99 UPC: 880319738326 ELECTRONIC
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HELIOS: Eingya LP (UNSEEN 007LP)
Originally released in 2006, Eingya by Helios aka Keith Kenniff returns in a limited-edition 2015 vinyl re-release. Beginning the album on a high with the pastoral beauty of "Bless This Morning Year," Kenniff showcases of what he does best -- heartbreaking guitar and piano melodies punctuated by crumbling beats and backed by the most atmospheric synthesizer sounds this side of Eno's Apollo. The appetizing "Halving the Compass" blends subtle field recording with the kind of piano melodies so beautiful they could be compared to Virginia Astley or Harold Budd. This is followed by the album's clear highlight, "Dragonfly Across an Ancient Sky." It's an unsurpassable folk guitar piece with a decomposing percussive background and the sort of melodies that would turn evil tyrants into weeping babies. An album that could appeal as easily to fans of Nick Drake as to fans of Boards of Canada or even early AIR, this truly has something for everyone. Raised in rural Pennsylvania, Kenniff put out Helios's 2004 debut album, Unomia, while studying percussion at Boston's Berklee College of Music. Since then, he's released six more albums as Helios, in addition to collaborating with his wife Hollie Kenniff in the shoegaze-inspired pop duo Mint Julep and composing music for such clients as Paramount Pictures, Apple, Facebook, and Google.
$13.79 UPC: 769923100005 ELECTRONIC
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NORMIL HAWAIIANS: Return of the Ranters CD (UTR 076CD)
Normil Hawaiians have always operated as a collective of musicians rather than a band per se, and for this third album, the group comprised Guy Smith, Simon Marchant, Alun "Wilf" Williams, Noel Blanden, and Jimmy Miller. Recorded at Dave Anderson's Foel Studio in Wales (sonic home of Amon Düül II and Hawkwind) in the winter of 1985 and '86, a time and a place triangulated from political, social, and geographical aspects, Return of the Ranters extended their free experiments in compelling arrhythmia and seemingly organized sound, taking a loose trajectory from their previous albums and earlier, more confrontational approach. The release of this album marks the first step in Upset the Rhythm's plans to produce expanded reissues of the band's other two epic albums, More Wealth Than Money (1982) and What's Going On? (1984). It was during the austere years of the post-punk permafrost that Normil Hawaiians' third album, Return of the Ranters, was written, recorded, and shelved. The album opens amid vast clouds of atmosphere before the tape-looped violin of "Sianne Don't Work in a Factory" starts to drag the song out of itself and into a sparse yet tender love song, full of hope, exalted synths, and mechanized drum patterns. Acoustic guitars and walls of keyboard drone provide a fitting acre of space for the raw polemics of "Slums Still Stand," while "The Search for Um Gris" follows in full head-down, motorik mode with a miraculously hypnotic drum beat and whirling mood. "The Battle of Stonehenge" is a powerful and emotive recording detailing the band's personal experience of the police ransack of the Peace Convoy on June 1, 1985, and as a result provides the rallying point of album. Beginning bravely as a solitary spun-out voice, the song eventually becomes awash with choruses of guitar and reverberating synth, joined finally by adornments of violin and an entrancingly agile beat. "Mouldwarp's Journey" concludes the album with ten minutes of epic improv, drawing on field recordings, murmured vocals, slowly phasing tonal clusters, a miasma of percussion, and wordless rapture. Lucid, candid, politically engaged, rarely metronomic but always humane, tired but still fighting, Normil Hawaiians' third album has waited patiently for 30 years.
$10.99 UPC: 828887007628 ROCK
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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
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SOUL CLAP: Watergate 19 CD (WG 019CD)
For the 19th installment of Watergate's mix series, the label has arranged a special mix from a duo with which it has shared close ties since 2010. Hailing from the USA, the duo Soul Clap are well known for their blend of funk and soul with house, techno, and everything in between. From peak-time sets on the main floor to sun-soaked closing sets on the water floor, the pair of Bostonians, Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine, are a DJ's DJ duo. Selecting from a vast array of genres spanning time and tempo, the duo have carved out a niche for themselves as unique artists with a stylistic flair in both the music they play and the way the present it. Watergate 19 takes a leap away from Watergate's normal protocol, as it's a live mix -- the first in the series -- recorded on July, 26, 2015, at an installment of the FLY Watergate open-air series in Berlin. It was late afternoon when Soul Clap dropped an all-vinyl set on the beach stage, and the vibe was electric. The set kicks off with the sound of the crowd and the duo's introduction as the 1995 classic "Taxi Luv" by Chocolate City instantly lays down the SC touch with the perfect blend of classic house and jazz before smoothly sliding into Alexander East's soulfully stripped-down "Hazy Shade of Love." From there, it's a ride through the lush, soulful house of Jake Childs's "Back to Basics" and the time-honored LawnChair Generals' "Sweet Nothing." The duo soon switch it up and effortlessly dive into freakier territory with the vocal-heavy "Dance You Mutha" by Mike Dunn and Jori Hulkkonen's wildly psychedelic North-African-inspired acid rework of Fédéric Galliano & The African Divas's "Koukou Lé." Soon the drums come front and center and the sounds of Idjut Boys' "Implant (Full Frontal)" move the vibe into the cosmic spaces before grooving back into more classic house anthems like Chez Damier's "A 2½ Step." Closing things out in style is the disco-infused love jam "Traveler" from Ron Trent, which winds down the experience with a slick blend of powerful piano chords and infectious vocals as the crowd's applause grows and a final "thank you" and "peace out" echo into the distance. Also includes tracks by Roy Davis Jr., To-Ka Project, AK remixed by François Kevorkian and Eric Kupper, Leo Young & E Vineenzini, Francois Dubois, and Scott Grooves feat. Roy Ayers.
$11.99 UPC: 827170150522 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Bali 1928, Vol. V: Vocal Music in Dance Dramas CD (WA 2017CD)
Vol. V of the Bali 1928 recordings contains various emergent theatrical dance and dance-opera forms with translations of the dramas' texts. We hear the first recordings of women participating in dance dramas, making this disc a major cultural repatriation of primary Balinese art forms that had been lost for nearly a century. An extensive essay is included as a PDF (accessed by computer) with links to 1930s silent films and a photo library are hosted online by World Arbiter. Some of these recordings come from discs that existed in only one known copy, and now their erotic, subtle, innovative styles are available for everyone to experience. Performances by Tembang Arja & Kidung with the Gamelan Geguntangan of Belaluan, Denpasar; Tembang Arja with the Gamelan Geguntangan of Sésétan, Denpasar; Jangér of Kedaton, Denpasar with lead singer Ni Wayan Pempen; Jangér of Abian Timbul, Denpasar with lead singer Ni Lemon; Cepung Monyèh Sasak from Lombok; and Topéng of Kaliungu: Ida Boda, Ida Bagus Purya & I Nyarikan Seriada.
$8.39 UPC: 604907201722 WORLD
01. TEMBANG ARJA & KIDUNG WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF BELALUAN, DENPASAR - Ginada Sampik-Ingtai
02. TEMBANG ARJA & KIDUNG WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF BELALUAN, DENPASAR - Dangdang Silandri
03. TEMBANG ARJA & KIDUNG WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF BELALUAN, DENPASAR - Sinom Salya
04. TEMBANG ARJA & KIDUNG WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF BELALUAN, DENPASAR - Kidung Jayendriya (sung by I Renteg)
05. TEMBANG ARJA & KIDUNG WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF BELALUAN, DENPASAR - Kidung Wilet Mayura (sung by I Gejor Kelambu)
06. TEMBANG ARJA WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF SÉSÉTAN, DENPASAR - Ginada Sampik-Ingtai
07. TEMBANG ARJA WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF SÉSÉTAN, DENPASAR - Ginada Arjuna Wijaya
08. TEMBANG ARJA WITH THE GAMELAN GEGUNTANGAN OF SÉSÉTAN, DENPASAR - Ginada Déwabrata
09. JANGÉR OF KEDATON, DENPASAR WITH LEAD SINGER NI WAYAN PEMPEN - Mula Tubuh di Kaléran
10. JANGÉR OF KEDATON, DENPASAR WITH LEAD SINGER NI WAYAN PEMPEN - Ngoréng Jaja
11. JANGÉR OF KEDATON, DENPASAR WITH LEAD SINGER NI WAYAN PEMPEN - Lagu Rajapala
12. JANGÉR OF KEDATON, DENPASAR WITH LEAD SINGER NI WAYAN PEMPEN - Mula Kutuh
13. JANGÉR OF KEDATON, DENPASAR WITH LEAD SINGER NI WAYAN PEMPEN - Lagu Sang Jaya Warsa
14. JANGÉR OF KEDATON, DENPASAR WITH LEAD SINGER NI WAYAN PEMPEN - Nguyeg Kacang I
15. JANGÉR OF KEDATON, DENPASAR WITH LEAD SINGER NI WAYAN PEMPEN - Nguyeg Kacang II
16. JANGÉR OF ABIAN TIMBUL, DENPASAR - Ganda Pura
17. JANGÉR OF ABIAN TIMBUL, DENPASAR - Kladi Nguda
18. JANGÉR OF ABIAN TIMBUL, DENPASAR - Kembang Rampé
19. JANGÉR OF ABIAN TIMBUL, DENPASAR - Pusuh Biu (sung by Ni Lemon)
20. JANGÉR OF ABIAN TIMBUL, DENPASAR - Durma Sudarsana (sung by Ni Lemon)
21. JANGÉR OF ABIAN TIMBUL, DENPASAR - Putih-Putih Saput Anduk
22. CEPUNG MONYÈH SASAK FROM LOMBOK - Tembang Semarandana
23. TOPÉNG OF KALIUNGU: IDA BODA, IDA BAGUS PURYA & I NYARIKAN SERIADA - Bapang Topéng Prabu Dangdang Gendis III
24. TOPÉNG OF KALIUNGU: IDA BODA, IDA BAGUS PURYA & I NYARIKAN SERIADA - Bapang Topéng Prabu Dangdang Gendis IV
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CISLAGHI, JILL: Friends of Mine LP (YOGA 008LP)
Jill Cislaghi cut her one and only album in 1977, during her senior year at Regis College in Massachusetts. She recorded solely for friends, family, and as a memento for the members of her graduating class. Friends of Mine describes the loves and tribulations of Cislaghi's life with a mixture of naiveté and wisdom. With nothing more than her voice and (mostly unplugged) guitar, Cislaghi's folk sound is singular and resonant, bold yet humble. Friends of Mine's hopeful yet wintry vision should appeal to fans of Sibylle Baier, Karen Dalton, Ruthann Friedman, and Ted Lucas. First-ever reissue; includes previously-unreleased bonus track "Lazy J." Eco-rational 135-gram vinyl and high-quality tip-on sleeves. One-time limited pressing of 500. A coproduction of Yoga Records and Music Inside Records.
$12.39 EAN: 8809154803084 ROCK
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HODGE: Forms of Life 12" (BH 024EP)
"Three different sides of Hodge. An epic grime meets techno banger that can destroy any sound system; a deep sci-fi techno roller and a melancholic house tune. Something for everyone."
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PERILS: Perils LP (PATHWAY 010LP)
"Mutual admirers of each other's work, Thomas Meluch (Benoît Pioulard) and Kyle Dunn (Kyle Bobby Dunn) present a collaborative recording that ruminates on painful realities, disappointments and transitioning to new homes, in the hopes of finding a coping mechanism to bring them through to the other side. Perils began auspiciously in 2012 at transitional points in these artists' lives. Dunn was living in Belleville, Ontario, trying to complete Kyle Bobby Dunn and the Infinite Sadness (Students of Decay) and coming to grips with the fact that this great endeavor was at its end. Given the enormity of the album and the emotionally and physically exhausting process of recording it, Dunn found himself drained with unforeseen questions and confusions. He immersed himself into this newfound nocturnal work, finding a path in the midst of wondering. Meluch, meanwhile, was uprooting from the UK and relocating to Seattle during the recording process of Perils. Nearly drowning under the anxieties of living on uncertain ground, he channeled these emotions into musical escapades. Meluch recorded in his spare moments, sending sonic puzzle pieces one by one to Dunn, who would in turn explore the musical sentiments Meluch had shared, adding his own billowing sounds to the seething mix. The ten pieces created for this release are culled from a poutine and whisky-fueled trudge through the dark corridors of an as-yet undiscovered or possibly imaginary mystic temple. Commencing with the shimmering guitar and tape loops of 'Colours Hide My Face,' the album crawls out of the grooves with a slow-churning turmoil, coaxing the listener to embark along its path. The dirge-like guitar clang and vocals of '(Dead in the) Creekbed Blues' could be an 18th Century blues standard emitted from a buried radio. On Perils, Meluch and Dunn lock arms and together chart the upheaval in their lives to bridge the liminal gulf between the once-was and the soon-to-be."
$15.00 UPC: 600197661017 ELECTRONIC
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BOSSA LUCE: Nel Salotto Degli Appestati LP (ENDANGER 004LP)
"Mostly from cassettes, Douce Torture and Aut Aut and Relazioni Asintotiche, each limited to twenty-five copies, originally self-released in the early 2000s by Vincent E.F. from Turin. 'A mixture of hardware electronics, guitar and musique concrete-style sampling techniques, recorded on everything from minidisc to VHS tape. With its roots in vintage dub, Krautrock and Italo-Industrial artists like Maurizio Bianchi and Mauthausen Orchestra... and yet strikingly original.'"
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LEWIS, ALEXANDER: Occupying the Middle Circle 12" (ENDANGER 005EP)
"Tough, implacable electronics from the Guy Brewer alias, his customary Metalheadz/Hospital/Ram pleasantries all expunged."
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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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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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VA: Loving On the Flipside 2LP (NA 5092LP)
2015 repress; gatefold double LP with an 80-page booklet with extensive liner notes and photos. "Twenty-one rare and unreleased sweet funk and soul tracks from 1969-1977, collected by the teams behind Now-Again and Truth & Soul. Presented as an 80-page book filled with rare photos and each band's story. We at Now-Again unearthed so much information about the bands that recorded the definitive disco and modern soul contained in our Soul Cal anthology that we decided we had no choice but to release an album and a book at the same time. Well, following that line, the music contained on Loving On the Flipside is too damn good to be anonymously relaunched, decades after musical visionaries blended the best of heavy funk and sweet soul into a unified whole. And simply telling the stories of these vocalists and bands without allowing their lovelorn pleas to be heard again wasn't an option. Thus, Loving On the Flipside again offers the enthused a chance to listen to, read about and reflect on another great burst of black American creativity: the creation of the sublime genre we like to call 'sweet funk.'"
$23.00 UPC: 659457509217 ROCK
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GOBLIN: Profondo Rosso/Deep Red Original Soundtrack (40th Anniversary Edition) LP BOX (RBL 050BOX-LP)
Limited (300 copies) deluxe box edition contains CD version, plus 2 posters + postcards + pin + redbag. "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!"
$65.00 EAN: 4250137213323 SOUNDTRACK
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WIRE, THE: #382 December 2015 MAG (WIRE 382)
"On the cover: Annette Peacock (From her early association with Paul Bley, through the eruptive sensuality of her 1970s music, to her more reflective recent work, the singer, songwriter and synthesizer pioneer has blazed a singular trail). Inside the issue: Powell (After a brush with Steve Albini, the UK producer and Diagonal co-founder talks dry music, grainy pigeonholes and shameless advertising); United Bible Studies (The shifting cast of players making up this intergenerational Anglo-Irish collective unite folk, improve, psychedelia, rock and drone); Invisible Jukebox: Attila Csihar (The Sunn O))) and Mayhem vocalist feels the burn from The Wire's mystery record selection); Global Ear: Yogyakarta (A new avant garde is finding its home at street level in the Indonesian city); David Kanaga (The California based composer-designer opens up a portal to 18 dimensional space); Christine Sun Kim (Deaf from birth, the Berlin based sound artist forges new ways of listening); Manongo Mujica (Percussionist paints pictures of Peru); Harry Bertoia (Grand designs)."
$6.75 EAN: 9770952068106 Misc
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MITCHELL, ROSCOE: The Solo Concert LP (TIZONA 010LP)
2013 release. "Presented here are parts from three solo concerts from the early 1970s. Roscoe Mitchell plays soprano, alto, tenor, and bass saxophones. One of the tracks on this LP reissue includes an early version of 'Noonah,' a composition that many of his followers will recognize. Originally released on Sackville recordings in 1974 as The Roscoe Mitchell Solo Saxophone Concerts, this historical reissue has been remastered and contains the same material as the original, which is primarily solo concerts from Montreal, Michigan, and Pori, Finland recorded in 1973-1974. It captures Roscoe Mitchell in a very important period in his development as a musician, as he started exploring his own solo voice again after a very productive period with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It beautifully displays his virtuosity and range on the different horns in the saxophone family, and many of the melodies he explores in these recordings were expanded on in his later works. It is truly a peek into how some of his elaborate compositions may have begun."
$12.00 UPC: N/A JAZZ
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RHYTHMIC THEORY: Forgotten Realms/Spirits of Duality 12" (A14 002EP)
Blackest Ever Black sub-label A14 presents its second release. Bristol's Rhythmic Theory opens with "Forgotten Realms," a broken-beat assassinator equal parts dancehall-militant snares and tripped-out soulboy shimmer. Nods to breakstep and dark garage and funk of relatively recent vintage too, but the engineering and arrangement are ruthless, dub-disciplined, wholly contemporary. "Spirits of Duality" explores more paranoid and decelerated junglist tekno territory. The bastard offspring of Reinforced and :zoviet*france:. Vinyl only. One-time pressing of 300 copies.
$10.99 EAN: 5055869539708 ELECTRONIC
A1. Forgotten Realms
B1. Spirits of Duality
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INTERSYSTEMS: Intersystems 3LP BOX (NMN 093LP)
First historical edition! Three-LP box version. One-time limited edition of 500. Remastered by Intersystems founding member John Mills-Cockell; mastered for vinyl by Giuseppe Ielasi. Includes Number One Intersystems (1967), with the correct side sequence and (for the first time) the original tracks' sub-section divisions, in the original 1967 avant-press sleeve designed by Intersystems founding member Michael Hayden; Peachy (1967), with (for the first time) the correct track separations, timings, and titles; and Free Psychedelic Poster Inside (1968), with (for the first time) the original (double) track titles, in a silkscreened envelope reproducing the original 1968 sleeve. Also includes a 132-page book with the detailed chronology of all the Intersystems Presentations and 110 full-page images illustrating for the first time ever the story of this essential collective, as well as the following texts: "How the Mind Excursion came to be" by Michael Hayden, covering details on Intersystems Presentations and meetings with Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, John Cale, Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert, Ralph Metzner, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, and Allen Ginsberg; "Intersystems" by John Mills-Cockell, introducing his sonic adventures from the early encounters with Ann Southam and Udo Kasemets to the accomplishment of the Intersystems multimedia works; "Selected Poems" by Intersystems founding member Blake Parker; "Notes" by Michael Hayden; "Network" by Bart Schoales and John Mills-Cockell, on the early mixed-media Presentation of the same title and meeting with Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, founders of the Yippie movement; "Intersystems" by Nick Storring, including a short introduction to Blake Parker as well as analysis of Intersystems' sonic productions in relation to their historical context; "Radically Rethinking Art" by Dennis Reid, analyzing the chronology of Intersystems Presentations in relation to contemporary art; "Intersystems and Allied" by Jack Boswell (founder of Allied Records); "Intersystems and Moog" by William Blakeney; "Recalling Intersystems" by Tom Recchion; "The 60s: something happened but what?" by Ed Fitzgerald; "Memoir" by Russ Little, on John Mills-Cockell; and "Notes on the mastering of Intersystems recordings" by William Blakeney.
$64.00 UPC: 769791739314 ROCK
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INTERSYSTEMS: Intersystems 3CD BOX (NMN 094CD)
First historical edition! Limited to 500 copies. This three-disc box collects Number One Intersystems (1967), presenting the correct side sequence and (for the first time) the original tracks' sub-section divisions; Peachy (1967), with (for the first time) the correct track separations, timings, and titles; and Free Psychedelic Poster Inside (1968), with (for the first time) the original (double) track titles. All works remastered by Intersystems founding member John Mills-Cockell for this edition. The three-CD box includes full-color digipak sleeves and a 56-page booklet with two texts by Intersystems founding members Michael Hayden and John Mills-Cockell situating Intersystems in the contexts of contemporary art and music, a text by Nick Storring about the original three records and Intersystems founding member Blake Parker, the complete chronology of Intersystems Presentations, and 23 full-page images illustrating the dense evolution of this short-lived and essential mixed-media collective.
$38.40 UPC: 769791739413 ROCK
CD 1/LP 1: Number One Intersystems:
Side 69:
01./A1. Lately
02./A2. Vox 3/13/67
Side F:
03./B1. Orange Juice/
04./B2. Blackout Mix
CD 2/LP 2: Peachy:
01./A1. Experienced, Not Watched
02./A2. Carelessly Dressed in Black
03./A3. A Cave in the Country
04./A4. A Shower for Someone Else
05./A5. There Can Only Be Noise Between Us
06./A6. Let's Go Get Them Guns
07./B1. So They Took Them Guns
08./B2. Friends Laughed at Him
09./B3. There are No Human Voices
10./B4. Morelli at the Moment of Electrocution
11./B5. Fancy Took Them
12./B6. From the Game to Pluck
CD 3/LP 3: Free Psychedelic Poster Inside:
01./A1. Mirror Maze
02./A2. Red Strobe, Green Strobe
03./A3. Blue Strobe
04./A4. White Strobe
05./A5. Changing Colours
06./A6. Floating Room
07./B1. Pastoral
08./B2. Fog
09./B3. Kaleidoscope
10./B4. Confetti Room
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BRUHIN, ANTON: Vogelsang/Vogelsong/Vogelsung/Vögelsäng 4CD BOX (TES 096CD)
On the occasion of the 2015 exhibition Le Caselle di Anton Bruhin at the Istituto Svizzero di Roma in Milan, Alga Marghen presents the complete edition of Anton Bruhin's 1977 cycle Vogelsang/Vogelsong/Vogelsung/Vögelsäng. If the idea of recording birds came from Bruhin's friend, the Swiss painter Hans Krüsi (this was a common practice for the art brut master, who layered recordings of the many birds sharing his living space into primitive multi-track sonic sculptures), Bruhin is able to use the same material to create a cacophonic and distorted world of unrecognizable nature, all in one low-fidelity stroke. In the 1960s, Anton Bruhin began organizing happenings and performances, creating sound works, designing and typesetting his own books (which he self-published with Hannes R. Bossert through April-Verlag), and drawing and writing poetry. Bruhin was a member of the first class to study at the F+F Schule für experimentelle Gestaltung in Zürich with Serge Stauffer, famous art teacher and specialist in Marcel Duchamp, where he came into contact with concrete poetry, Fluxus, and experimental music. Dieter Roth and André Thomkins are recognizable influences too. In the mid-1970s, Anton Bruhin was surely at the peak of his tape manipulation work. Always using poor techniques and equipment, he sculpted everyday-life sonic objects and turned them into very accomplished and yet totally experimental musical artifacts. The works presented here belong to this same period of expanded creativity, combining themes of excess and chaos with a pragmatic interest in simple structural schemata. To be consistent with the aesthetic quality of these works, Alga Marghen presents each of these four CDs in a silkscreened jewel case, with the four CDs housed in a numbered slipcase. Limited edition of 300.
$41.00 UPC: 769791759626 EXPERIMENTAL
1.01. Vogelsang (29:04)
2.01. Vogelsong (17:49)
3.01. Vogelsang (32:04)
4.01. Vögelsäng (23:49)
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SHALLOW SANCTION: Without Light 7" (ALT 702EP)
After a rugged debut EP for Hospital Productions in 2014, London's Shallow Sanction up the ante on Without Light. Two anthemic tracks of misanthropic, boot-stomping deathrock that mix the dramatic lurch of Killing Joke, Part 1, and Christian Death with the primitive attack of The 4-Skins, Rudimentary Peni, and early Blitz -- so in case you were wondering if that strange mix was ever a thing, it is now. Features extra synth and electronics by Zen Zsigo/Cremation Lily. Limited to 250 copies.
$8.39 EAN: 5055869539715 ROCK
A1. Vacant Rituals
B1. The Sombre
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BREMEN: Eclipsed 2LP (BLACKEST 048LP)
Bremen return with Eclipsed, a double LP of glacial electronics, strung-out drone-punk, and smoldering space-rock minimalism. Following the release of their self-titled debut on Skrammel in 2013, the Swedish duo of Jonas Tiljander (Brainbombs) and Lanchy Orre (Brainbombs, Totalitär) joined the Blackest Ever Black fold in 2014 with Second Launch (BLACKEST 033LP). If the mood of that record was brooding and stygian, its monochord intensity unfaltering, then Eclipsed, this equally sprawling set, could be construed as a warmer, more dynamic, and variegated offering. Perhaps. There are still passages that are heavier than a death in the family. Still a staunch obsession with the consciousness-altering power of repetition. The band's points of departure are specific: a particular organ sound from J. A. Seazer's 1970s recordings, the squalid alien guitar tone of Chrome, the cranked psychic roar-out riffage of Hawkwind, the melancholic mode of Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson, minimalism from La Monte Young to Eleh, "cold '80s electronic sound," and sloppy, lo-fi psychedelic rock from the likes of Pärson Sound and Träd, Gräs och Stenar. Tiljander's icily poised synth and organ drones and the grieving cosmic howl of Orre's guitar dominate the landscape, but their instrumental palette has also expanded to include various percussion treatments, saxophone, strings, and dissolved vocal fragments. Their exploratory jamming, overdubbing, and dub-savvy mixing yields a music of unbelievable eloquence and physicality. Eclipsed is another masterpiece of black hole psychedelia from one of the greatest underground rock 'n' roll units on the planet. No serious void-worshipper's collection is right without it. All songs by Orre/Tiljander. Mastered by Tomas Bodén. Cut by Noel Summerville. Pressed at Optimal. Housed in gatefold sleeve. Includes MP3/FLAC download code.
$20.99 EAN: 5055869539661 ROCK
A1. On Board (8:58)
A2. Helmet (8:06)
A3. Cold March (5:25)
B1. Scorched Earth (10:04)
B2. Through the Barrier (4:25)
B3. The Art of Non-Existence (8:00)
C1. Universal (7:31)
C2. Events and Non-Events (7:16)
C3. First Leap (1:54)
C4. A Stumble Not a Fall (4:58)
D1. A Glimpse at the Final Moment (7:14)
D2. Sick City (5:02)
D3. Lights Out (5:25)
D4. Soaring with the Mountains (5:01)
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D DOUBLE E: Street Fighter Riddim 12" (BLUKU 003EP)
Veteran grime MC D Double E reissues his classic "Street Fighter Riddim" on his Bluku Music label for the first time since its 2010 release. This 12" also features the well-known instrumental, which has never before been released, as well as the revamped 2015 "VIP." The latter is guaranteed to return "Street Fighter" to dancefloors everywhere.
$10.39 EAN: 5055300387639 ELECTRONIC
01. Street Fighter Riddim - Original
02. Instrumental
03. VIP
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VA: Boxed001 12" (BOXED 001EP)
Some of electronic music's most crucial producers -- Mumdance, Finn, Murlo, JT the Goon, Yamaneko -- have found a second home of sorts in Boxed. The first 12" on the Boxed label opens with Slackk and Dullah Beatz's contemplative "Forest Walk," which is the polar opposite of Lloyd SB's stripped-back banger "X Out." Trends's monstrous remix of Geeneus's "Old Skool 2" seems to share little in common with Spokes's "Tragedy in the Jasmine Garden." But all have been road-tested at Boxed and become crowd favorites; at both the club night and on this release, they make perfect sense together.
$9.79 EAN: 5055300387936 ELECTRONIC
A1. Slackk & Dullah Beatz - Forest Walk
A2. Lloyd SB - X Out
B1. Geeneus - Old Skool 2 (Trends Remix)
B2. Spokes - Tragedy in the Jasmine Garden
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BROTZMANN SEXTET/QUARTET, THE PETER: Nipples LP (CF 013LP)
180-gram vinyl. The legendary, rare Brötzmann album finally reissued on vinyl for the first time, with the special fold-out leporello on the front. One-time pressing of 1000. Originally released on Calig in 1969. Side A: The Peter Brötzmann Sextet: Peter Brötzmann: tenor sax; Evan Parker: tenor sax; Derek Bailey: guitar; Fred van Hove: piano; Buschi Niebergall: bass; Han Bennink: drums. Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, on April 18, 1969; recording engineer: Kurt Rapp. Side B: The Peter Brötzmann Quartet: Peter Brötzmann: tenor sax; Fred van Hove: piano; Buschi Niebergall: bass; Han Bennik: drums. Recorded at Rhenus Studio, Godorf, Germany, on April 24, 1969; recording engineer: Conny Plank. Cover design: P. Brötzmann.
$24.39 EAN: 9120036682115 JAZZ
A1. Nipples (17:45)
B1. Tell a Green Man (15:32)
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VA: Kvlt Acid 12" (CDR 12016EP)
After finishing off the Dark Acid series with installment five in 2015, Clan Destine delves deeper into the underground for Kvlt Acid. Bronze Teeth (Factory Floor's Dominic Butler and Richard Smith of L/F/D/M) open the record with a gnarled acidic beat track called "Acid Hag 2." Satin Doll (Scott Young) brings a degraded noise soundscape with "Escort." Glasgow's Lord Real (Becoming Real, Zone), drops two tech beat tracks for the B-side -- "More Slugs" and "Printed Mon3y." "Teenager" by DRMCNT (aka Acidliner, drummer for Hey Colossus) is a bass-heavy, banging track for the floor.
$14.99 EAN: 5055300388025 ELECTRONIC
A1. Bronze Teeth - Acid Hag 2
A2. Satin Doll - Escort
B1. Lord Real - More Slugs
B2. DRMCNT - Teenager
B3. Lord Real - Printed Mon3y
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TURNER, SIMON FISHER: Shishapangma EP 12" (C 025EP)
Terre Thaemlitz's Comatonse Recordings presents a cut from English polymath Simon Fisher Turner's 2013 soundtrack to the 1924 film The Epic of Everest. Turner's windswept, quietly pulsating "Shishapangma" is another iterations of a long and colorful oeuvre that has seen him work with an early incarnation of The The, Derek Jarman, and the Portsmouth Sinfonia, not to mention a career in acting that made him a teenage star in the '70s. DJ Sprinkles's gently sub-fueled "Deeperama" mix teases the original's horns to sound something like Peter Zummo doing 11 minutes of the deepest house -- both fathoms-deep and endlessly inspiring.
$10.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Shishapangma (11:22)
B1. Shishapangma (Sprinkles' Deeperama) (11:22)
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VERCETTI, TOM E.: Future Perfect EP 12" (COY 011EP)
Tom E. Vercetti announces himself on the solo front with his debut 12" awash with widescreen celestial melodies, not least on the anthemic lead track "Future Perfect," on which synths dazzle like star systems above the broad physicality of his basslines. Experimenting with melody forms such an integral part of Vercetti's production process, and this continues to take center stage on "Fugitive" and "Infinite Plane." Where his synths forge fantastical soundscapes, the beats keep you moving, with structures that blend elements of grime and hip hop in the heaviest possible way. Includes a remix by Chemist.
$9.79 EAN: 5055300388018 ELECTRONIC
01. Future Perfect
02. Fugitive
03. Infinite Plane
04. Infinite Plane (Chemist Remix)
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CARDOSO & RUBEN PATER, GONCALO F.: A Study into 21st Century Drone Acoustics LP (CREP 024LP)
Much of the discussion around unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is directed toward its capabilities of surveillance and attack. However for those living in areas of conflict, it is the engine sound of the drones that has devastating psychological effects. Military drones fly at high altitudes and are more easily heard than seen. Even the origin of the word "drone" is rooted in sound, and comes from the sound of the male honeybee. The sound of drones in areas of conflict creates soundscapes of terror that can go on for many hours. The buzzing of the engines has generated nicknames like "zanana" in Palestine and "bangana" in Pakistan. A Study into 21st Century Drone Acoustics is an auditive investigation by composer Gonçalo F. Cardoso (Discrepant) and designer Ruben Pater (Drone Survival Guide). What kind engines are drones equipped with? What do they sound like? What are the psychological effects of the sounds in areas of conflict? Side A features field recordings of 17 drone types, ranging from small consumer drones to large military drones. The B-side presents a soundscape by Cardoso, inspired by the abusive and destructive power or drone technology. The composition focuses on the conceptual (sound) life and death of an aerial drone machine in the 21st century. The project is intended for use in installation in various museums and festivals. The sounds are available for free at droneacoustics.org. Concept by Gonçalo F. Cardoso and Ruben Pater. B-side composition written and composed by Gonçalo F. Cardoso. Voice by Emmet O'Donnell. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, Berlin. Metallic finish sleeve by Ruben Pater. Includes 12-page booklet.
$24.39 EAN: 5055869501033 ELECTRONIC
A1. QAV400
A2. Parrot AR
A3. AirRobot AR-100
A4. RQ-11 Raven
A5. ScanEagle
A6. RQ-7 Shadow
A7. Harop/Harpy
A8. Rustom-1
A9. MQ-8 Firescout
A10. Heron
A11. Hermes 900
A12. Heron TP
A13. MQ-1 Predator
A14. RQ-9 Reaper
A15. RQ-4 Global Hawk
A16. nEUROn
A17. X-47B
B1. The Life and Death of a 21st Century Drone Machine
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VA: Everywhere Interferences CD (FTM 002CD)
Everywhere Interferences is the 1983 follow-up to Everywhere Chainsaw Sound (FTM 001CD/LP) and is rumored to have originated in France. Originally issued as a limited numbered edition of 190 copies, it is one of the earliest and rarest '60s US garage psych compilations produced at the dawn of the compilation LP explosion. This reissue features improved artwork along with the correct running order as well as additional liner notes and photos, filling an important gap in garage psych comp collections across the planet. "In a field full of weeds the earliest garage psych/punk compilations still possess a charm that endears them to collectors. Back in the early 1980s a number of now extremely rare compilations were briefly available via mail order. They almost immediately disappeared onto the shelves of a small but hardcore group of US '60s rock fans. Everywhere Interferences was the second volume of an extremely limited pair of compilations (the first being Everywhere Chainsaw Sound). Both originated in France and were produced microscopic numbered editions of only 100 or so copies. Housed in a plain white card sleeve with primitive artwork these compilations, to this day, remain almost unknown to the majority of '60s US garage psych collectors. Inspired by Elektra's Nuggets LP, 'grey area' compilations such as Pebbles, Boulders, and Acid Dreams (PAPR 1007LP/2094CD/2096CD/2097CD) created a demand for underground compilations that grew into the US garage rock reissue market that has since produced many thousands of records. An unceasing demand for music from probably the most exciting period of rock and roll has turned into a minor industry. Thankfully Everywhere Interferences is once again available with improved sleeve notes and sound. You may have some of these recordings on other compilations but somehow the mystery excitement and sense of discovery that fuelled the first era of the garage rock revival is captured on these iconic records" --Richard Allen, writes for Shindig!, founder of The Freak Emporium in 1991 (now under new management). Includes tracks by Clefs of Lavender Hill, White Lightning, Pied Pipers, The Baskerville Hounds, The Todds, Moonrakers, The Satisfactions, The Cavemen, and The Nomads.
$11.99 EAN: 6059179000513 ROCK
01. Clefs of Lavender Hill - Stop! Get a Ticket
02. Clefs of Lavender Hill - First Tell Me Why
03. Clefs of Lavender Hill - So I'll Try
04. Clefs of Lavender Hill - One More Time
05. Clefs of Lavender Hill - It Won't Be Long
06. Clefs of Lavender Hill - Play with Fire
07. Clefs of Lavender Hill - Oh Say My Love
08. Clefs of Lavender Hill - Gimme One Good Reason
09. White Lightning - William
10. Pied Pipers - Stay in My Life
11. Pied Pipers - You Don't Know Like I Know
12. The Baskerville Hounds - The Hurtin' Kind
13. The Todds - I Want Her Back
14. Moonrakers - I'm Alright
15. The Satisfactions - Bad Times
16. The Cavemen - Small World
17. The Nomads - I Need Your Love
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MILLER, ROGER: Oh. LP (FTR 217LP)
"Roger Miller, king of many roads both known and unknown, has a long and illustrious recording history. As a member of Sproton Layer, Destroy All Monsters, Mission of Burma, The Din, etc., he has made many records that are definitive statements of powerful outsider rock music in many guises. But this, his third solo LP, originally released by Forced Exposure in 1988, remains one of the great lost chords in his discography. Although he'd been focusing mostly on extended keyboard techniques for a couple of years, Roger approached us with the idea of doing a guitar-oriented record, and furthermore suggested that he'd spraypaint the back covers of all copies in his driveway, after sprinkling rocks across them. It was a hard opportunity to pass up. And the first bits we heard of the actual recording were amazing. The cover of Sun Ra's 'Space Is the Place' was totally boss. And a bunch of the other songs manifested a really bizarre, somewhat Eno-esque take on what pop-readymades could possibly be. In the intervening years we'd start to hear them in a very different light, realizing they were almost templates for various skewed-spews that would emanate from New Zealand. A little Pumice, a little Tall Dwarfs, although that was obviously not anything planned or even related. There were even bits that recalled This Heat at their most organized. And it was all done at home on four-track. If anyone ever needed evidence that Roger is a genius at left-field song-craft, Oh... should be enough to convince them. It just sounds better even time I hear it" --Byron Coley, 2015. Edition of 350.
$13.79 UPC: 019962200724 ROCK
A1. We Grind Open (In)
A2. Meltdown Man
A3. Chinatown Samba
A4. Firetruck
A5. The Cosmic Battle/You Son of a Bitch/War Bolts
A6. The Fun World Reductions
B1. Space Is the Place
B2. The Forest
B3. Kalgastak
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MIGHTY BABY: Slipstreams CD (FLASH 1001CD)
By the summer of 1971, Mighty Baby had shed their psychedelic trappings and taken a more spiritual direction. Newly signed to Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon label, they prepared their second and final album, A Jug of Love, in a basement on Harley Road, North London, ahead of sessions in Sound Techniques that July and August. This is the only known recording of them in rehearsal. Taped on Ian Whiteman's Revox with a single microphone, it's entirely instrumental and offers a remarkable insight into the workings of one of Britain's best-loved underground bands at the peak of their powers. It's presented here complete with detailed background notes and rare images.
$11.99 EAN: 5056297100119 ROCK
01. Jug of Love
02. The Happiest Man in the Carnival (I)
03. The Happiest Man in the Carnival (II)
04. Virgin Spring (I)
05. Virgin Spring (II)
06. Tasting the Life
07. Lazy Days
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YOUNGS, RICHARD: Inside the Future CD (REDUX 005CD)
Richard Youngs is a British musician with a prolific and diverse output, including many collaborations. Based in Glasgow since the early 1990s, his extensive back catalog of solo and collaborative work formally begins with Advent, first issued in 1990. He plays many instruments, most commonly choosing the guitar, but he has been known to use a wide variety of other instruments including the shakuhachi, accordion, theremin, dulcimer, a home-made synthesizer (common on early recordings), and even a highway bridge -- not to mention an a cappella album. For many years, live performances were very occasional and almost always in Glasgow; he has stated publicly that he finds live performance "incredibly nerve-racking: stomach cramps, tension headaches..." However, in the 2010s, he has begun to perform more regularly (including a tour of New Zealand in 2010 and a UK tour in support of Damon and Naomi in 2011), and many of these shows have been predominantly vocal. Inside the Future is a collection of ten short acoustic songs heavy on overdubbed voice and the textures of acoustic and classical guitars. Experimental, yet firmly rooted in traditional song form, it is both heartfelt and determined by chance, improvised and carefully structured.
$11.79 EAN: 5051996900527 ROCK
01. Inside the Future
02. Revolution of Signs
03. Enough Vexation
04. South-Eastern
05. All Been Told
06. Mind Waltz
07. Dismay
08. Back from a World Changing
09. Clarity
10. Retrace
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STATON, CANDI: Pepe Bradock Mixes 12" (HJP 014EP)
2015 repress, now in generic stamped sleeve. Pepe Bradock mixes Candi Station. Featuring a house remix of "Do Your Duty," a hard funk version of "Evidence" as well as a house edit.
$7.79 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Do Your Duty (Erectus Rework)
B1. Evidence (Reconstruction A Rebrousse Temps)
B2. Evidence (Sweet Interludes)
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STEEL AN' SKIN: Afro Punk Reggae Dub 12" (HJP 045EP)
2015 repress... From the Honest Jon's 'hood -- Ladbroke Grove, late 1970s -- stomping disco, dubwise reggae and regal steel-band. Three-track EP, released in conjunction with EM Records from Japan, who issued the recent Reggae Is Here Once Again CD/DVD.
$7.79 UPC: N/A WORLD
A1. Afro Punk Reggae (Dub)
A2. Gadzo Drumming
B1. Reggae Is Here Once Again
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VA: London Is the Place For Me 2: Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz From Young Black London 2LP (HJR 016LP)
2015 repress; originally released in 2005. Another installment of amazing music from the first wave of modern black settlement in England. The focus remains on the '50s, with classic calypsos running alongside the African jazz of Ambrose Campbell -- the father of modern Nigerian music -- and some blistering high-life. Among the contributions from the '60s there is some South African kwela (featuring Chris McGregor) and a jazz-dance percussion workout from the Trinidadians who put the Notting Hill Carnival on London streets. The LPs are housed in a gatefold sleeve with a beautiful folded insert. There is a trenchant introduction by Paul Gilroy, full discographical notes, and numerous wonderful photographs. Includes tracks by Young Tiger, Ambrose Campbell, Mona Baptiste, West African Rhythm Brothers, Lord Kitchener, Lord Beginner, The Lion, Tunji Oyelana, Shake Keane & His Highlifers, King Timothy, West African Swing Stars, Gwigwi Mrwebi, Russ Henderson, and Rans Boi's Ghana Highlife Band.
$16.99 UPC: 769791959323 JAZZ
A1. Young Tiger - Calypso Be
A2. Ambrose Campbell - Yolanda
A3. Mona Baptiste - Calypso Blues
A4. West African Rhythm Brothers - Adura
A5. Lord Kitchener - My Wife's Nightie
B1. West African Rhythm Brothers - Ominira
B2. West African Rhythm Brothers - Eroya
B3. Lord Beginner - General Election
B4. The Lion - Kalenda March
B5. Tunji Oyelana - Omonike
C1. Shake Keane & His Highlifers - Baionga
C2. King Timothy - Gerrard Street
C3. West African Swing Stars - E.T. Mensah's Rolling Ball
C4. Ambrose Campbell - Ashiko Rhythm
C5. West African Swing Stars - Omo Africa
D1. Gwigwi Mrwebi - Nyusamkhaya
D2. Russ Henderson - West Indian Drums
D3. Lord Beginner - Nobody Wants to Grow Old
D4. Rans Boi's Ghana Highlife Band - Gbonimawo
D5. West African Rhythm Brothers - Sing the Blues
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VA: Lagos All Routes 2LP (HJR 017LP)
2015 repress; originally released in 2005. Honest Jon's presents the second of two compilations (Lagos Chop Up (HJR 015LP) being the first) focusing on music from the Nigerian city of Lagos circa the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s (considered to be the golden age of African popular music). With many African nations fighting for (or gaining) independence, locally produced modern music was seen as a powerful expression of new national identity. Bands either modernized folk, classical, or traditional African genres, or Africanized foreign genres such as R&B and funk. From West Africa came '60s highlife, which then influenced Fela Kuti's Afro-funk of the '70s, while from the traditional Yoruba religion came juju, fuji, waka, and apala tracks, all of which are included here. Includes tracks by Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Travellers Lodge Atomic 8, Sagbeni Aragbada, Super Negro Bantous, Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, Ambali Adedeji, Chief Umobaurie and His Group, Mike Ejeagha, Kollington Ayinla, The Harbours Band, Haruna Ishola, Dr Victor Olaiya, and Sir Patrick Idahosa.
$16.99 UPC: 769791959316 WORLD
A1. Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band - Eyi Yato/Elere Ni Wa
A2. Sir Victor Uwaifo - Joromi
A3. Travellers Lodge Atomic 8 - Ikut Asana Edem
A4. Sagbeni Aragbada - Sowambe
B1. Super Negro Bantous - Professional Super Bantous
B2. Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson - Tom Kirisite
B3. Ambali Adedeji - Ole Obinrin
C1. Chief Umobaurie and His Group - Ebalume
C2. Mike Ejeagha - Onye Ori Utaba
C3. Kollington Ayinla - Omo Mi Gbo Temi
C4. Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson - Nume Inye
D1. The Harbours Band - Da Wa Lohun
D2. Haruna Ishola - Pariboto Riboto
D3. Dr Victor Olaiya - Moonlight Highlife
D4. Sir Patrick Idahosa - Eni
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VA: London Is the Place For Me 4: African Dreams and the Piccadilly High Life 2LP (HJR 025LP)
2015 repress; originally released in 2006. The fourth volume in Honest Jon's Records' series celebrating the music of black London, staying for now with the first waves of modern immigration from Africa and the West Indies. After devoting a third installment to the accomplishments of the late Nigerian genius Ambrose Campbell, Honest Jon's resumes an open-house policy, suited to musicians whose lives and artistic ambitions carried them all over the world; calypso and kwela are back, and highlife and bebop, with a little rock 'n' roll, a "mambo Indio," a shango hymn, some Sun Ra-style cha-cha-cha. A lake in a Johannesburg zoo, a Chinese on the Harrow Road; astronauts and prostitutes, landlords, streetfighters and cricketers. The music and detailed notes are presented alongside rare artist photographs by Val Wilmer. Includes tracks by Ginger Folorunso Johnson, Young Tiger, Dorothy Masuka, Lord Kitchener, Cab Kaye, Shake Keane, Eric Hayden, Enoch & Christy Mensah, Victor Coker, Young Growler, The African Messengers, and Nat Atkins.
$16.99 UPC: 769791959330 WORLD
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SHIFT WORK: Document II 12" (HTH 051EP)
Electronic duo Shift Work, who have previously released on JD Twitch's Optimo, debut on Houndstooth with an EP developed from live jams on outboard analog gear. The lean, raw "Abandoned Hands" punctuates a relentless 4/4 kick and pattering percussion with an angular bassline and indecipherable vox. The fuller-bodied "SBFM" sets its modulating bassline at center-stage, draped in loose synths and topped with a deadpan vocal refrain. DVA Damas strip back "Abandoned Hands" further still with their remix, while Factory Floor remix "SBFM" with a typically subtle yet infectious building groove. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy. Limited to 500 copies.
$9.79 UPC: 802560205167 ELECTRONIC
A1. Abandoned Hands
A2. Abandoned Hands (DVA Damas Remix)
B1. SBFM
B2. SBFM (Factory Floor Remix)
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TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS: Sailin' On: Live at the Roxy Theater LA 1975 CD (KL 5036CD)
By the mid-'70s, the profile of Jamaica's largest and most successful export was chiefly headed by Bob Marley & The Wailers, with their exotic and exciting brand of Jamaican roots music. By 1975, the USA was grasping the phenomenon with the release of Toots & the Maytals' 1973 album Funky Kingston. It was a move that would inevitably open doors for the band and while they could never match Bob Marley or Peter Tosh's commercial appeal abroad, their significance and legacy in reggae music is unmatched. Riding high on their new recognition, Toots & the Maytals rolled into Los Angeles on October 1, 1975, performing a blistering set of new and old material. That night, the Roxy Theatre played host to an explosion of authentic Jamaican rocksteady reggae sounds in a show that recalls the legacies of James Brown, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Bob Marley's own appearance there in 1976. Klondike proudly presents the entire original KMET-FM broadcast of this performance, professionally remastered with background liners and rare archival photos.
$11.99 EAN: 5291012503619 WORLD
01. Intro > Monkey Man
02. Time Tough
03. In the Dark
04. Funky Jam > Intro
05. 54-46
06. Sailin' On
07. Daddy
08. Broadway Jungle
09. Take Me Home, Country Roads
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YEH/LORENZ/JEWELL: Live at CAC 7.21.08 7" (KRAYON 012EP)
2009 release. Two sides of bent frown jazz from the hardcore supergroup of C. Spencer Yeh, Jon Lorenz, and Ryan Jewell. Side A comes on all fifth dimension -- violin scrunch and squeal, hard tom rub, and dense harmonic blowing pushed right to the front of your brain box; a frantic fanfare with locked horn and strings before giving in with a wheeze and a tinkle. Side B's call and answer shies away as fragments fragment into bowed skin, seesaw string microtone, and rasped mouthpiece until spunk rock free jizz looseness explodes in downtown turntable street. Artwork by Wyvern.
$4.39 EAN: 5055300387974 ROCK
A1. [Untitled]
B1. [Untitled]
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ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB/GLOCKENSPIEL: Split 7" (KRAYON 014EP)
2010 release. Wheezing skyward-born machine groans and gasped tremolo root to a kinetic pulse, while distant melody zones ascend to circulate around the bass flex on this face-chewer by Neil Campbell. On the flip is the first vinyl cut by Glockenspiel; flocculent tones weave with tom rub and bowed metal harmonics, drifting on the back of a drum dub to the heart of a snow-blind haze of feedback, amplified string scrape, and analog electronics. Art by Noah Campbell.
$4.39 EAN: 5055300387967 ROCK
A1. Astral Social Club - Smash Crater #1
B1. Glockenspiel - Assorted PCP
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OUR LOVE WILL DESTROY THE WORLD: Blue Eyes Are My Reward LP (KRAYON 017LP)
2010 release. 180-gram vinyl. A jawdropping collection of crop circles etched in sonic candy-floss by New Zealand's beardsmith/noise-farmer Campbell Kneale. Rated by the horse's mouth as the best thing he ever made, EVER, Blue Eyes Are My Reward shimmers like an icicle-clad forest resplendent in its own crystalline magnificence. Snake-charming groove, dub-like boomph, and bleary-eyed strum blast the path out of a decidedly graying world of so-so metalized MySpace drone into a miniaturized drone-prairie of super-powered star-shine and dazzling stellar-commotion. Beyond the tyrannous clutches of omnipresent zeroes and ones, the macro and micro merge into an all-encompassing nowhere of sound, each expansion checked by equal contraction like Messiaen's "modes of limited transportation" scrambled by the Large Hadron Collider and replayed by one of those little twinkly watch reflections that occasionally dance around on the roof.
$8.39 EAN: 5055300387950 ROCK
A1. Snakeshape Stargarden
A2. Blue Eyes Are My Reward
A3. Kisses Flaming Hell
A4. Triple Encryption Dynasty
B1. Unborn Forests Winged Pests
B2. Silver Smoke in Dreams of Burning
B3. The Voice of Jesus Is Angry
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FLAHERTY/CORSANO/YEH AND OREN AMBARCHI/MATT SKITZ SANDERS: Split 7" (KRAYON 018EP)
2010 release. On the Flaherty/Corsano/Yeh side, oceans of drum kit fire bawling and fluttering string overtones fuse a complex web of ear asterism, infiltrated by a woozy sax line that soon reduces in duration and increases the overall vehemence with fragmented reed chewing rasp and roar joining a myriad of coordinates in this dense labyrinth of free magic. On the flip stunningly crafted harmonic percolations of feedback glare and riff particles slam into tantric drum force blast beats by Matt Skitz Sanders, on this unexpected monolith from Oren. Art by Paul Coors.
$4.39 EAN: 5055300387943 ROCK
A1. Flaherty/Corsano/Yeh - Revolving Door Assault
B1. Oren Ambarchi and Matt Skitz Sanders - Double Helix
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VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA: Unnatural with Pain-Relief LP (KRAYON 021LP)
The A-side drops straight into one of those time-evaporating sleights-of-hand from a simple stack of loops. A tidal guitar figure wraps around sparse ricocheting foundations of moiré percussion as harmonic resonances flow in and around the space, segueing into one of the most beautiful pieces Vibracathedral Orchestra have ever caught on tape. A truly glorious cascade of pentatonic feedback augmented by circling horn ascensions and the ever-present hand drum and shaker, rattle and oomph. The B-side was recorded on the same binaural bonce as the A but instead is a fully blown-out NO-FI blast documenting a performance at Cafe OTO and features trap-star Chris Corsano. A wild, snow-blind, open-cranium trip. Corsano's drums flatten to a blur of metallic clatter, spiky overtones, and room-levitating bass drum punctuation. Ideas rise and fall from within the maelstrom of their ritual; a two-finger tonebank solo teeters on the brink of its own crisis, the occasional astral whizz-bang floats around the ear-space drawing out your mind's focus, a bloated, head-nodding bass riff appears, everyone gets involved. The shred goes seriously out, taking every head and item of furniture not nailed down with it. Art by John Godbert; design by Michael Flower. Mastered and cut by Lewis Hopkin.
$17.79 EAN: 5055300387929 ROCK
A1. Warmer Summers, Juicy Humans
B1. I taped and listened to knuckleheads, loosening their clothing while crossing the road, their hairbrained queueing round the block, the accents they use, to the sky, to the bottom of the river, writing their initials on each other's backs with the tips of their index fingers, their bodies unnatural with pain-relief.
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JT THE GOON: King Triton 2LP (OILGANG 011LP)
JT the Goon is a grime legend, but you might not know that. JT's music combines grime's raw power with the rich melodies that he's mastered in his development as a producer since the mid-2000s. His full-length debut, King Triton, evokes classic westerns and martial arts movies without ever losing sight of the fact that it's first and foremost a grime record. In addition to the AMS Feedback Lead that JT helped popularize, it draws from a range of the Korg Triton sounds that are at the genre's heart. Equally respected by grime veterans and its new breed, this is one of the genre's best, operating with authority. Includes a collaboration with Dullah Beatz and a remix by Rabit.
$19.79 EAN: 5055300387783 HIPHOP
01. King Triton
02. One Legged Warrior
03. No Man's Land
04. Winter Sun
05. Broken Silence
06. Ice Pick
07. Day One (JT & Dullah Beatz)
08. Still Stepping
09. King Arthur
10. Flight Mode
11. 50 Days of May
12. Twin Warriors (Rabit Remix)
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BEAT OF THE EARTH: This Record Is an Artistic Statement LP (RAD 001LP)
Two foundational documents of American private-press psychedelic rock emerge from decades-long shadows, deeply illuminated chapters authored by prototypical "terminally unique" Southern California artist/seeker Phil Pearlman and two of his early, briefly extant bands.
From 1967, Phil Pearlman (The Electronic Hole (RAD 002LP) and the majestic Relatively Clean Rivers (ASH 3007CD)) leads a free assemblage of local Southern California acid-heads through loping Velvetica tribal incantations. The Beat of the Earth earns its name in two side-length jams brimming with eastern-tinged luminosity. It is the sun-dappled mirror of The Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray." Instead of the urban decay and black and white pop art of the Warhol scene, The Beat of the Earth represents the same idea, looking west across the Pacific. This comes from the same yet intrinsically polar opposite frame of mind from the VU noise marathons of their epic live shows. Mind-expanding psychedelia done by sun-gobbed hippies that were totally out of step with everything else happening in Southern California of the pop-psych '60s. This record stands as much an outsider statement as ESP-Disk's Cromagnon record (ESPDISK 2001CD/LP), or any of the Swedish bands of the Silence stable. It is a truly zonked masterpiece of tribal hippy culture dosed to the gills! Limited edition of 300.
$16.39 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Beat of the Earth (21:30)
B1. Beat of the Earth (20:52)
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ELECTRONIC HOLE, THE: The Electronic Hole LP (RAD 002LP)
Two foundational documents of American private-press psychedelic rock emerge from decades-long shadows, deeply illuminated chapters authored by prototypical "terminally unique" Southern California artist/seeker Phil Pearlman and two of his early, briefly extant bands.
The Electronic Hole (1970) is a raw, noisy, droning, and completely mesmerizing album recorded by Phil Pearlman between the first Beat of the Earth album (RAD 001LP) and Relatively Clean Rivers (ASH 3007CD). Pearlman assembled The Electronic Hole in 1969. Recorded in local studios during off-hours, the album is entirely different from Beat of the Earth, as it abandons a free-form improvisational approach in favor of "compositions," including a wild cover of Frank Zappa's "Trouble Every Day." Pearlman plays sitar to great effect on the album, and another track has the thickest wall of fuzz guitars imaginable. It stands as the closest approximation of the West Coast version of what The Velvet Underground were doing with their first two albums. This is deep, brain-frying psychedelia in its purest definition. Limited edition of 300 copies.
$16.39 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. The Golden Hill
B1. Love Will Find a Way
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ORGANUM: Sanctus CD (ROBOT 035CD)
2006 release. The first album in a mid-2000s trilogy, followed by Amen (2006) and Omega (2007), Sanctus represents the new architecture of the Organum sound. Recorded utilizing an implicit graphic score, the album comprises four discrete parts, each a variant of the others. These are not parts as in a movement or continuation of the composition, but rather four distinct audio canvases that represent a continuum of the elements at large. Composing in the spirit of the early Organum material, David Jackman has resurrected the drone-based, percussive turbulence of earlier years with a distinct new form of compositional systems. These new systems are scored for grand piano, Hammond organ, tower bell, and gong. While each element retains its distinct acoustic quality, the whole of each piece resonates with the art of its totality. The results convey an ecstatic sense of presence, vast expanse, and, ultimately, infinitude.
$10.99 UPC: 837101122733 ELECTRONIC
01. Sanctus I
02. Sanctus II
03. Sanctus III
04. Sanctus IV
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IN CAMERA: Open Air CD (ROBOT 036CD)
2008 remastered CD edition of the 2006 second album by In Camera (a collaborative project by Christoph Heemann and Timo van Luijk). Open Air features very dynamic live material recorded outdoors, under the moon, in March 2004. Live improvisation integrating a stream of acoustic elements with continuous modulation. Packaged in a full-color digipak.
$10.39 UPC: 796873079143 ROCK
01. Part 1
02. Part 2
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FUCHS, LIMPE: Vogel Musik CD (ROBOT 037CD)
2007 release. Since performing in the late 1960s and through the early '80s as half of the German duo Anima (with Paul Fuchs), Limpe Fuchs continues to explore music-making as a part of everyday life. Her vibrant live performances are numerous and consist of solo as well as ongoing collaborative works. On Vogel Musik (or "Bird-music"), Fuchs is heard performing a series of duos with multi-instrumentalist Christoph Reiserer (saxes/clarinet) (recorded in 2002). The duo then extends to a trio with Julia Schoelzel (on piano) for a piece recorded at Musikfest, Munich, in 2004. The themes that developed from these recordings revealed a beautiful and bizarre series of compositions that are collected on CD here for the first time. With an array of movements and audio dialogue among the performers, the bird-related themes have an equally visual quality that correlates perfectly with such titles as "Zwiegespräch" ("Dialogue") and "Fliegen" ("Flying"). Using her voice and violin, along with a vast assortment of custom and homemade percussion instruments, Fuchs emits a remarkable sense of space and otherworldly atmosphere that one may liken to acts in musical theater. Vogel Musik takes flight with a fresh set of utterly unique pieces from a true musical visionary. Packaged in a full-color digipak with illustrations by Christoph Heemann.
$10.39 UPC: 837101291880 JAZZ
01. Das Grosse Huhn
02. Das Zarte Huhn
03. Der Hahn
04. Der Marsch
05. Fliegen
06. Zwiegespräch
07. Landschaft mit Vogel
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STAPLETON/TONY WAKEFORD, STEVEN: Revenge of the Selfish Shellfish 2CD (ROBOT 038CD)
2009 reissue. Originally released by Tursa (UK) in 1992, Revenge of the Selfish Shellfish was the first full-length collaboration between Steven Stapleton and Tony Wakeford. Consisting of an eerie yet beautiful combination of songs and surreal locales, Shellfish remains a unique landmark with qualities not easily found in either the Nurse with Wound or Sol Invictus discographies. With a strong sense of narrative, as in Wakeford's vocals on "Lucifer Before Sunrise" and the perpetual tape-music panorama of Stapleton's "The Frightened City," the listener is transported to ominous and quite unexpected destinations. Accordingly, these compositions often blur the line between distant dreams and foreboding reality. This deluxe edition includes fully restored original artwork by Babs Santini, plus new visual flourishes and remastered audio by Matt Waldron. Also included is a bonus disc with previously unreleased mixes by Steven Stapleton from the original Shellfish sessions, along with mixes by Tony Wakeford, irr. app. (ext.), Andrew Liles, and Brian Conniffe. All packaged in a sturdy mini-LP gatefold jacket with six-panel full-color booklet.
$17.79 UPC: 884501175616 ROCK
1.01. Falling from Heaven
1.02. Amoeba
1.03. Amphimixis
1.04. Revenge of the Selfish Shellfish
1.05. Walk the White Ghost
1.06. Lucifer Before Sunrise
1.07. Flower Dream Song
1.08. Our Lady of the Wild Flowers
1.09. The Frightened City
1.010. Melancholy of the Street
2.01. The Frightened City (Nameless Dread Mix)
2.02. Whelk
2.03. Mussel
2.04. Sea Slug
2.05. Oyster Sauce Remix
2.06. Slower Dream Fong
2.07. Our Lady of the Bile Flowers
2.08. The Frightened City (Clubbed to Death Mix)
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FERRARI, LUC: Archives Génétiquement Modifiées/Société II CD (ROBOT 039CD)
2008 release. Two historic compositions by the late, great Luc Ferrari on CD for the first time. The program opens with Archives Génétiquement Modifiées ("Genetically Modified Archives"), a work for "memorized sounds" from 2000. This composition (subtitled "Exploitation des Concepts No. 3") was the third in a series of later pieces in which Ferrari revisited aspects of his early concepts and compositional strategies to create wholly new works. The result here is a very bizarre, sensual, and beautifully paced electroacoustic work of aural memories and (re)collections created sounds from Ferrari's vast archive of musical activities. After a short intermission, the program continues with a true highlight of Ferrari's early instrumental work titled Société II from 1967. Subtitled "Et Si Le Piano Était Un Corps De Femme" ("And If The Piano Were the Body of a Woman") (for four soloists and 16 instruments), this composition appeared opposite Presque Rien on the legendary 1970 Deutsche Grammophon LP. Société II may be viewed as an erotically charged piece of musical theater in which the soloists compete for the attention of a woman (the piano). This concerto, with its gestures and a fantastic kaleidoscope of styles and color, shows the extravagant qualities of the piano in its "harmony, imagination, and brutality." Packaged in a full-color digipak with a 20-page bilingual (French/English) booklet featuring Ferrari's early artwork, notations, and program notes, along with an extensive commentary by Jim O'Rourke and Jay Sanders. Remastered sound with audio restoration by fellow INA-GRM alumnus Jean Schwarz. A wonderful glimpse into the world of one of the most legendary, unique, and inspiring musical figures of the 20th century.
$10.99 UPC: 884501054416 ELECTRONIC
Archives Génétiquement Modifiées:
01. [Untitled]
02. [Untitled]
03. [Untitled]
04. [Untitled]
05. [Untitled]
06. [Untitled]
Société II:
07. [Untitled]
08. [Untitled]
09. [Untitled]
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HEEMANN, CHRISTOPH: The Rings of Saturn: Complete Edition CD (ROBOT 040CD)
2012 reissue. This edition features an additional 13 minutes of music not included on the 2010 LP and the original 2008 CD-R. The Rings of Saturn: Complete Edition encompasses a lengthy narrative of music prepared over 1997-2012. Infusing early field recordings with studio compositions, this album of cinéma pour l'oreille ("cinema for the ear") transports the listener to discrete locations that evoke rich memories and sympathetic recollections. This remastered complete edition updates one of Christoph Heemann's finest solo works. Packaged in Japanese-style tip-on mini-jacket reproducing a beautiful variation of the original album artwork.
$10.99 UPC: 880547520649 ELECTRONIC
01. Part 1
02. Part 2
03. Part 3
04. Part 4
05. Part 5
06. Part 6
07. Part 7
08. Part 8
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AF URSIN: Murrille CD (ROBOT 041CD)
2012 reissue. A long-overdue CD edition of Timo van Luijk's first full-length album, originally released in 2002 as a small private edition LP on La Scie Dorée (Belgium). Murrille features a collection of extraordinary "songs" integrating a palette of acoustic instruments such as glass harmonium, flute, and hand percussion, as well as voice, with real-time synthesis. With a host of bizarre inflections and aural investigations, van Luijk's music recalls some of the great experimentation of early krautrock, the otherworldly atmospheres of the Futura label, and a pure love of the moments when it all just falls into place. This remastered edition sounds fantastic and includes an additional track not included on the original LP release. Mixed by Christoph Heemann. Packaged in Japanese-style tip-on mini-jacket that carefully reproduces the original album artwork.
$10.99 UPC: 880547206406 ROCK
01. Matinel
02. Secret Belly
03. Paean
04. Astral Twist
05. Bitter Suite
06. It's Raining Clouds
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WRAY & THE WRAYMEN, LINK: Rare Demos and Alternate Takes 1958-1961 LP (RUM 2011092LP)
Link Wray's incredible influence on 50 years of rock and roll following his debut single is no mystery to anyone. Everything that was handed down to today's current crop of head-bangers from the likes of Led Zeppelin and The Who can be traced back to this hero from Dunn, North Carolina. This LP compiles rare and unissued cuts, demos, and B-sides from his early, and best, years on the Cadence and Epic labels. Here is the material upon which Wray's unique reputation was built.
$14.39 UPC: 889397104344 ROCK
A1. Mary Ann
A2. Trail of the Lonesome Pine
A3. Rumble (Alternate Take)
A4. Golden Strings (Based on a Chopin Etude)
A5. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
A6. Comanche (Demo)
A7. Slinky (Alternate Take)
A8. Radar (Alternate Take)
B1. Right Turn (Alternate Take)
B2. I'm Countin' on You
B3. Walkin' With Link
B4. Danger One Way Love
B5. Johnny Bom Bonny
B6. Roughshod
B7. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (Alternate Take)
B8. Mary Ann (Alternate Take)
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PRESLEY, ELVIS: Elvis Presley LP (RUM 2011104LP)
The very first rock and roll album to reach #1 on the charts and sell over a million copies, Elvis's 1956 debut LP is a classic piece of American music history, from the iconic cover to the unforgettable track listing. Recorded in Nashville, New York, and at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, this is THE KING's most famous moment, a debut LP that changed the course of music history.
$14.39 UPC: 889397104696 ROCK
A1. Blue Suede Shoes
A2. I'm Counting on You
A3. I Got a Woman
A4. One-Sided Love Affair
A5. I Love You Because
A6. Just Because
B1. Tutti Frutti
B2. Tryin' to Get to You
B3. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
B4. I'll Never Let You Go
B5. Blue Moon
B6. Money Honey
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PRESLEY, ELVIS: Elvis LP (RUM 2011105LP)
Originally released in October 1956, a mere half-year after the immortal debut (RUM 2011104LP), Elvis is every bit as iconic as its predecessor. Recorded in early September in Hollywood, The King was in top form, mixing up tracks from Lieber & Stoller, blues legend Arthur Crudup, and country heroes Red Foley, Chet Atkins, and Webb Pierce, as only Elvis could do. A true American hero back in print on Rumble.
$14.39 UPC: 889397104702 ROCK
A1. Rip It Up
A2. Love Me
A3. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
A4. Long Tall Sally
A5. First in Line
A6. Paralyzed
B1. So Glad You're Mine
B2. Old Shep
B3. Ready Teddy
B4. Anyplace Is Paradise
B5. How's the World Treating You
B6. How Do You Think I Feel
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PRESLEY, ELVIS: Elvis' Golden Records LP (RUM 2011106LP)
A compilation of The King's mid-'50s classics, originally released in 1958. Elvis' Golden Records is perhaps the most recognizable track listing in the history of rock and roll, from "Hound Dog" to "Heartbreak Hotel" to "Don't Be Cruel." This compilation of game-changing rock and roll is as essential as it gets.
$14.39 UPC: 889397104719 ROCK
A1. Hound Dog
A2. Loving You
A3. All Shook Up
A4. Heartbreak Hotel
A5. Jailhouse Rock
A6. Love Me
A7. Too Much
B1. Don't Be Cruel
B2. That's When Your Heartaches Begin
B3. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
B4. Love Me Tender
B5. Treat Me Nice
B6. Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
B7. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
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CASH, JOHNNY: With His Hot And Blue Guitar LP (RUM 2011108LP)
1957's With His Hot And Blue Guitar is the debut album of country and rock and roll pioneer and all-around American hero Johnny Cash. Featuring his backing band, The Tennessee Two, the album includes all-time classics like "Hey Porter," "The Wreck of the Ol' 97," and "Folsom Prison Blues." The beginnings of an American country hero also happens to be some of the finest recordings of his career, absolutely stellar Southern Americana.
$14.39 UPC: 889397104733 ROCK
A1. The Rock Island Line
A2. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
A3. Country Boy
A4. If the Good Lord's Willing
A5. Cry, Cry, Cry
A6. Remember Me
B1. So Doggone Lonesome
B2. I Was There When It Happened
B3. I Walk the Line
B4. The Wreck of Old '97
B5. Folsom Prison Blues
B6. Doin' My Time
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UNTIED KNOT, THE: Sketches for a Lost Summer CD (SI 007CD)
2009 release. The Untied Knot's debut album, featuring the duo of Nigel Bryant on guitar and synthesizer and Matt Donovan on tabla and percussion. Airplay included Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone on BBC 6 Music and Late Junction on BBC Radio 3 in the UK, and Shrunken Planet on WFMU in the USA. The sound recalls contemporary folk instrumentalists such as Voice of the Seven Woods, as well as earlier folk revivalists. Released on CD in fully recycled packaging with artwork by an unknown Japanese artist from the late Meiji period.
$11.79 EAN: 5055869503495 ROCK
01. Low Tide
02. Requiem for the Thirteen
03. An Act of Kindness
04. The Clocke Stopped at Mydnyte
05. At The Threshold of Perception
06. Black Light
07. Spanish Pine
08. A Premonition
09. A. Corns
10. Pelham Street
11. Larus argentatus
12. Hanami
13. Westway
14. Open Window
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UNTIED KNOT, THE: Rien N'existe CD (SI 009CD)
2012 release. The Untied Knot's second album, featuring the duo of Nigel Bryant on guitar and synthesizer and Matt Donovan on tabla, percussion, and synthesizer with guest Alison Gregory on cello. Mastered by Rothko's Mark Beazley. The sound recalls contemporary folk instrumentalists such as Voice of the Seven Woods, Fripp & Eno ambience, and early-'70s Pink Floyd. CD features alternate artwork and bonus track.
$11.79 EAN: 5055869503488 ROCK
01./A1. Ligurian Commune
02./A2. Microdot
03./A3. Midnight in a Dark House
04./A4. Carl Sagan
05./A5. The Illiterates
06. Colony Three
07./B1. Innocence and Panic
08./B2. As Below, So Above
09./B3. Medieval Broadway
10./B4. Welcome to the Past
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UNTIED KNOT, THE: Rien N'existe LP (SI 010LP)
Clear LP version.
$20.99 EAN: 5055869503471 ROCK
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UNTIED KNOT, THE: Description of a Flame CD (SI 012CD)
The Untied Knot is the London-based improvisational duo of Nigel Bryant (electric guitar and synthesizer) and Matt Donovan (drums, percussion, and synthesizer). Their approach to free composition fuses elements of psychedelic rock, drone, electronic, and folk musics. Description of a Flame, the group's third album, is the culmination of a year of sessions -- both at Press Play Studio with Stereolab drummer Andy Ramsay at the controls, and at Block H, The Untied Knot's home studio -- and was mastered by Rothko's Mark Beazley. The music was edited from a number of studio improvisations. Where overdubs were added, the majority were also improvised. Guest Shane Gilliver added his lap steel guitar to "Legendary Fountain" with no previous exposure to the track. The duo's sound has evolved from its earlier instrumentation of acoustic guitar and hand percussion to an electrified drone-rock consisting of drum kit, electric guitar, and synthesizers. The sound recalls a range of influences, from the analog electronics of Harmonia and Add N to (X) to psych-tinged post-punk to Fripp & Eno ambience. The Untied Knot's live appearances have included performances at Union Chapel in North London and the Purcell Room in London's Southbank Centre. They have performed on bills with underground legends Daevid Allen, Chris Cutler, and Charles Hayward. Bryant is co-curator of the successful monthly Sonic Imperfections experimental music night in Southeast London and co-presents a monthly Resonance FM show of the same name. Donovan has also played drums with Eat Lights Become Lights, including a set at the 2013 Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia and an improvised performance with Damo Suzuki.
$11.79 EAN: 5055869503464 ROCK
01. Aluminium Dream
02. Inner Exit
03. Molecular Sound Organisation
04. Exhibition of Industrial Power
05. Natural Velocity
06. Zen Atrophy
07. Swallowed by the Spiral
08. Hexagon in Nature
09. The Golden Specks of Knowledge
10. Revelation=Laughter
11. Ultrastructure
12. 5th December 1872
13. Legendary Fountain
14. The Death of History
15. Everything Lasts Forever
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UNTIED KNOT, THE: Description of a Flame 2LP (SI 013LP)
Double LP version. Heavy deluxe vinyl, gatefold sleeve. Limited to 100 copies.
$27.59 EAN: 5055869503457 ROCK
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JOHANNSSON WITH HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR & ROBERT AIKI AUBREY LOWE, JOHANN: End of Summer CD+DVD (PATT 002CD)
End of Summer captures Jóhann Jóhannsson's journey to the Antarctic Peninsula to discover the calm scenery of a landscape changing seasons, barely influenced or even noticed by humanity. The Super 8 film is a comforting study of a peaceful setting in one of the most crucial and endangered areas of our planet. Accompanied by rich and detailed field recordings of the surroundings, this footage forms a perfect foundation for Jóhannsson's musical compositions, performed together with fellow musicians and friends Hildur Guðnadóttir and Robert A. A. Lowe. The varying use of cello, voice, synthesizer, and electronics creates a listening experience that reflects both the vast beauty of the quiet scenery and the necessary caution of its inhabitants. As if gliding through the steep ice, its rough edges, and the harmonious water movements, organic arrangements patiently devolve into voice-and-electronics-based ambience that adds warmth to the icy environment. The soundtrack to End of Summer is an emotional, enduring listen and a compelling experience. Forming a soundscape as broad as the view that inspired it yet equally heartwarming, the music will slow down time and provide a moment of harmony within times of change. CD contains the soundtrack, and includes a DVD of the film. Laser-cut mini-LP cover with two printed inner sleeves.
$22.39 UPC: 880918223186 ROCK
01./A1. End of Summer Part 1 (6:33)
02./A2. End of Summer Part 2 (5:57)
03./A3. End of Summer Part 3 (6:45)
04./A4. End of Summer Part 4 (6:21)
B1. Field Recordings and Sound Design from End of Summer (28:49)
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JOHANNSSON WITH HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR & ROBERT AIKI AUBREY LOWE, JOHANN: End of Summer LP (PATT 002LP)
LP version in laser-cut cover with printed inner sleeve. Includes download code.
$18.39 UPC: 880918223162 ROCK
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FREE SCHOOL: Dancing on the Dark CD (VAN 287CD)
Maximalist cosmic voyagers Free School have managed to create an album that explodes with color and scatters the industrial behemoth of Birmingham with rainbow sparkles. A huge-sounding album, Dancing on the Dark features a fearless band of shamanistic vocalists, effusing uplifting, stirring messages of hope in a time when hopelessness reigns supreme. Tomlin Mystic (Friendly Fire Band), a truly mysterious wise man who speaks in poetry, features on "Love Calling," the epic, cosmic second single. "French Cousins" has Free School's live vocalist Greg Bird (Mark E, Speech Fewapy Records) crossing boundaries that shouldn't be crossed. Sex-wise. Sigmund Frued, Birmingham's hottest young MC, fires state-of-the-city barbs to contrast with Greg Bird's hopeful yearning on "End Time Ministries." Disco stomper "Don't Make Your Life So Hard" takes a sample from free jazz classic "The Healer/Don't Break" by E.W. Wainwright and beautifully crescendos with soaring, caressing strings. Chilean Katy Prado plays the spurner to Tomlin Mystic's spurned lover on "Major Crimes." "Hudson's Whistle," the first single from the album, is a feel-good, hook-laden instrumental romp with melodies aplenty to tug on your heartstrings. "Good People" features the soft optimistic harmonies of Maps (Mute), while Greg Bird appears like an angel in the chorus to sing of endeavoring to change and improve. The album closes with the reprise of "Good People," rising from the ashes of the life-transcending "Ugly Kids" to burst into life. Free School have set sail for bolder territories with Dancing on the Dark. Free School signed to the renowned Tirk label in 2011, with which they released their critically acclaimed album Tender Administration in 2012. This followed two 12" EPs, featuring remixes from Richard Norris (Beyond the Wizards Sleeve/The Time & Space Machine) and Mark E (Ghostly International), and a string of remixes for the likes of Roots Manuva, Phil Oakey, and Maps. Their first two EPs on Static Caravan won the support of Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, Gideon Coe, Gilles Peterson. The duo's live show features a live drummer and a string of guest vocalists and have seen them support Editors, Andrew Weatherall, Walls, Ulrich Schnauss, and Fujiya & Miyagi. In addition to playing Supersonic Festival and The Garden Festival (Croatia), Free School headlined the Rise of Birmingham show to celebrate the launch of the Library of Birmingham and held a residency in the Moog Sound Lab in June 2015.
$11.79 EAN: 5060174958915 ELECTRONIC
01. Love Calling (feat. Tomlin Mystic)
02. French Cousins (feat. Greg Bird)
03. End Time Ministries (feat. Sigmund Frued and Greg Bird)
04. Don't Make Your Life So Hard
05. Major Crimes (feat. Tomlin Mystic and Katy Prado)
06. Hudson's Whistle
07. Good People (feat. Maps and Greg Bird)
08. Ugly Kids (feat. Greg Bird)
09. Good People (Reprise)
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SPRAWL, THE: E.P.1 12" (RAVE 013EP)
The Sprawl (Logos, Mumdance, Shapednoise) present their studio debut, the first release in a series on The Death of Rave. As their moniker suggests, The Sprawl is heavily influenced by novelist William Gibson's prescient sci-fi trilogy of the same name. "Drowning in Binary" plunges into recursive techno-chambers vacillating between white-hot distortion and arcing, weightless pads, before gliding across a tumultuous topography of chrome-burning flares and violent, body-quaking detonations in the morphing scape of "From Wetware to Software." With "Haptic Feedback" they grasp the quicksilver rush of classic Prototype and Reinforced before stranding the listener in the post-human headspace of "Personality Upload."
$11.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Drowning in Binary
A2. From Wetware to Software
B1. Haptic Feedback
B2. Personality Upload
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SURGEON: Force + Form Remakes 12" (TRES 116EP)
Tresor is fortunate enough to be sitting on a catalog of past releases that no other label in electronic music would turn down. Three of the finest in this collection were contributed by Surgeon; Basictonalvocabulary (TRESOR 10073LP), Balance, and Force + Form (TRESOR 10117LP), released between 1997 and 1999, are the fullest expression of Surgeon's inimitable combination of Detroit techno and post-industrial sounds emanating from his British homeland. Force + Form Remakes accompanied the original 1999 release of Force + Form, and contains essential alternate versions by Surgeon and Mick Harris. Remastered in 2015 by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering, London.
$8.99 UPC: 718755611661 ELECTRONIC
A1. Surgeon Remake 1
A2. Surgeon Remake 2
B1. Mick Harris Remake
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TONIUTTI, GIANCARLO: The Early Tapes Period 3LP BOX/10" (VOD 068LP)
2009 release. Limited hand-stamped edition of 600. A box set of Giancarlo Toniutti's three early works, Wechselwirkung, Metánárkōsis, and Das Todesantlitz, all of which were published by Toniutti on cassette tapes in 1982-'83 in very limited numbered editions. The box also includes a 10" EP with previously unreleased tracks from that same very early period (1981-'84). This work represents Toniutti's early musical work as solo composer. Experiments with early electronics, found objects, rough percussion, and noise coalesced into his first three cassette works, in the beginnings of this young mind's structural form. Includes booklet with essay about the history of the period, notes, and data.
$52.60 UPC: 769791958951 EXPERIMENTAL
LP 1: Giancarlo Toniutti - Wechselwirkung:
A1. Mechanic Waters
A2. Quertanz
B1. Bianco (Across the Land)
B2. Innespitzen
B3. Nearly Human
LP 2: Giancarlo Toniutti - Metánárkōsis:
A1. Wandnarbe
A2. Ätzete Stein
A3. Tra Piante
A4. Klar
B1. Here (Convulso)
B2. Bodenhelligkeit
B3. That Garden
B4. Zitternde Luft
LP 3: Giancarlo Toniutti - Das Todesantlitz:
A1. Die Letzten Augen
B1. Rand (Einer Wunde)
10": ...The Physics of Mild Weather...:
A1. "Airthrob In" - Empty House
A2. "Airthrob In" - This Silent Room
A3. "Airthrob In" - Einen Pfad Lang
B1. Giancarlo Toniutti - Attimo 3
B2. Giancarlo Toniutti - Oggetti di Torture Dinamiche
B3. Giancarlo Toniutti - Torace a Sviluppo Verticale
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KONSTRUKTIVISTS: Flowmotion Years 1980-1982 2LP (VOD 069LP)
2009 release. Limited edition of 600. Deluxe gatefold sleeve. Dark ambient ritual project Konstruktivists was formed by mastermind Glenn Michael Wallis in 1981/'82 out of the ashes of Heute. Around this time, in the late '70s/early '80s, Glenn Michael Wallis was heavily involved with Throbbing Gristle, and was a part-time member of Whitehouse in the mid-'80s. Between 1980 and 1982 Wallis/Konstruktivists recorded several tracks, with one solo tape and several Konstruktivists tapes released in extremely rare and limited editions on the legendary tape label Flowmotion. Almost two hours of those early works are compiled on this double LP, including his full solo work (also released as Konstruktivists Volume 1 (1982)) and tracks from Volume 2 (1982) and other tracks released between 1980 and 1982.
$21.79 UPC: 769791958968 ELECTRONIC
A1. Konstruktivists - Veer
A2. Konstruktivists - The Deepest Ruin
A3. Konstruktivists - Pyramids On Auto
A4. Konstruktivists - Metal
A5. Konstruktivists - 4 Solos
A6. Konstruktivists - 2 Solos
B1. Konstruktivists - ...In Oranee
B2. Konstruktivists - Nearland
B3. Konstruktivists - Farland
B4. Konstruktivists - Vagina Dentata Organ
B5. Konstruktivists - Piece 1 (Short Version)
B6. Konstruktivists - Romance 23
B7. Konstruktivists - Demo
C1. Konstruktivists - Blowpipe Assasins 2
C2. Konstruktivists - Garden Of Eden
C3. Konstruktivists - My Life
C4. Konstruktivists - 303 Soundtrack
D1. Konstruktivists - Aftermath
D2. NKVD - Helter Skelter
D3. Vagina Dentata Organ - Sex Dub
D4. NKVD - Almost in Time
D5. Vagina Dentata Organ - Shoot Your Neighbor
D6. Konstruktivists - Twilight Run
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O YUKI CONJUGATE: Ambiguism 1983-1987 4LP/7"/DVD (VOD 072LP)
2010 release. Limited edition of 600. UK ambient group O Yuki Conjugate were formed in 1982 by Tim Horberry, Roger Horberry, Clare Elliott, and Andrew Hulme. Between 1983 and 1987 they released two vinyl albums -- Scene in Mirage (1984) on A-Mission Records and Into Dark Water (1987) on their own Final Image label -- as well as recording numerous soundtracks, experimental projects, and solo works. This retrospective documents those years. It tells the definitive story of how OYC's sound emerged and developed. The result includes a reissue of their first two albums with bonus tracks, two additional full-length LPs of previously unreleased material, a 7" single of their first-ever recordings, and a DVD featuring excepts from their Scene in Mirage and Peripheral Vision videos, as well as a large-format poster and detailed listening notes that give unprecedented insight into the world of OYC. This package includes over 50 OYC tracks, around half of which have never been released before in any form, making it essential for the OYC completist.
$64.00 UPC: 769791958975 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Rumours of Music:
A1. Pulse
A2. Response
A3. Infiltration
A4. Finally a Burden
A5. Amoco
A6. Sonar
A7. Fire in a Forest
A8. From Here to Where
B1. Tascam
B2. In the Bog Garden
B3. Simple Song One
B4. Death by Cunnilingus
B5. Simple Song Two
B6. Flute Loops
B7. Choral
B8. Disquiet Mountain Plain
LP 2: Scene in Mirage:
A1. Kyrie
A2. P2
A3. Sedation
A4. Beyond Control 3
A5. E Tribal
A6. Sedation (Motorway Version)
B1. Intromission
B2. Anima
B3. Odomankoma
B4. Aura
B5. Flute Cloud
B6. Remaining Darkness
B7. Fisherman's Lament
B8. Savannah Nocturne
B9. Anima (Version)
LP 3: Soundtracks:
A1. Tidal
A2. Fade
A3. Waiteri
A4. Mute Calm
A5. Your Subtle Charms
A6. Company
B1. Denouement
B2. Seen from Outside
B3. Rail Music
B4. Shallow
B5. Transcontinental
LP 4: Into Dark Water:
A1. Ascension
A2. Rite of Passage
A3. Raindance
A4. Ba-Makala
A5. Another Journey
B1. Cloud Cover
B2. Musica Ficta
B3. Out of Nothing
B4. Steppe Land
B5. Zone
7":
A1. Disco Song
B1. Beyond Control
B2. Beyond Control 2
DVD:
Peripheral Vision (An Abstract Environmental Video for Insomniacs):
01. Rail Music
02. Another Journey
03. Shallow
04. Rising Tide I
05. Rising Tide II
06. Ascension
07. Transcontinental Levitation
Enclosures (A Prisoner with His Square of Daylight):
08. Denouement
09. Seen from Outside
10. From Here to Where
Scene in Mirage (Excerpts):
11. O Side
12. Anima (Version)
13. Waiteri
14. Infiltration
15. Sedation
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HUNTING LODGE: Shadows Out of Time '82-'83 3LP BOX/7" (VOD 078LP)
2010 release. Limited edition of 600. Shadows Out of Time is a collection of three LPs with previously unreleased and formerly cassette-only material from Hunting Lodge, representing the first era of their creativity, a time when each sonic experiment festered into a beautiful sore. Dark ambient, noise, power electronics -- all represented here before these pigeons had holes in which to fit. One LP comprises the now-legendary Exhumed (1983), which was formerly released on cassette only, heard here in better shape than ever -- direct-metal mastered from the original two-track mixes. The second LP is all previously unreleased material, highlights of which include never-before-heard gems from the recordings for the promotional cassette 23 Minutes of Murder (1982), as well as electro-disco-techno recordings used for intermission music at Hunting Lodge's live shows in 1983. The final LP contains live material that was formerly cassette-only, including tracks from the 1983 Harrington Ballroom and S/M Operations cassettes, as well as much of the formerly unreleased Live at the Lodge. Oft-bootlegged, this performance is pressed here direct from the original masters, representing the two-piece early noise-unit of Hunting Lodge in harrowing live intensity. An additional 7" includes a studio cover version of John Wright's "Stellazine Shuffle" backed with "Learn to Will II," originally released on Nekrophile Rekords' 1983 The Beast 666 cassette compilation. These LPs and 7" are presented with period-accurate, gloriously bold, black-and-white artwork. Each LP comes in its own printed sleeve inside of a box printed with the Thomas Nordstrom artwork previously only seen on early Hunting Lodge stationery. Also included are liner notes by Jeff "Central" Chenault and recording details, including information on equipment used, and never-before-seen photos of live Hunting Lodge and of collectors' minutiae. The scars will never completely heal.
$52.60 UPC: 769791958982 ROCK
LP 1: Hunting Lodge - Exhumed:
A1. Exhume
A2. Simulation/Stimulation
A3. Shadow Out of Time
A4. By the Blood of Others
B1. Will
B2. EQTPM
B3. Post Conception Planning
B4. Astral Bell
LP 2: Unreleased:
A1. Hunting Lodge - Exhumed Era Outtake
A2. Diehl - Intermission "Disco"
A3. Diehl - Intermission "Pop"
A4. Diehl - Intermission "Throb"
A5. Diehl - Intermission "Moroder"
B1. Hunting Lodge - 23 Minutes of Minutes Session (Long)
B2. Hunting Lodge - 23 Minutes of Minutes Session "Short"
B3. Skott - Sonderkommando
B4. Hunting Lodge - Sounds Like a Picture (Edit-Ending)
B5. Hunting Lodge - 23 Minutes of Minutes Session "Dark"
LP 3: Hunting Lodge - Live Lodge | Harrington Ballroom | S/M Operations:
A1. We Are They
A2. Icepick Method
A3. Hands of Glory
A4. Shugendo Gyoza
A5. Will Edit
A6. Gone the Way o-f All Flesh
A7. Mrs. Hagar
B1. Learn to Will
B2. Stellazine Shuffle
B3. The Wolf Hour Live
B4. ETC 1
B5. ETC 2
B6. De Omnibus Dubitandum
B7. Untitled 1
7":
A1. Stellazine Shuffle (Edit)
B1. Learn to Will II
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SLEEP CHAMBER: SixSixSix 4LP BOX/7" (VOD 079LP)
2010 release. Limited edition of 600. SixSixSix iz a collection ov material from the first six years ov Sleep Chamber. Mastermind John Zewizz gave permission to theebradmiller.blogspot.com and Vinyl-on-Demand to choose the tracks. The outcome reveals and demands a renewed and extended perception of Sleep Chamber's artistic synthesis since the late '70s. The first LP and the 7" contain pure and very strong minimal synth tunes from Sleep Chamber's very early cassette-only releases like Ze Wizz Kidz (released in '82 but recorded in '79/'80), Dream Distillate ('82), and Musik for Mannequins ('83). The second and third LPs reveal previously unreleased recordings from '82 to '87 that range from minimal to the typical Sleep Chamber sound as known from the mid '80s. These LPs are riddled with alternative versions, demos, and previously unreleased tracks, based around the Admit to Desire-period. Any Sleep Chamber admirer will be in the garden ov Eden with such a selection, especially when listening to the fourth LP, which is a previously unreleased LP called Seremony, recorded at the beginning of thee Satanic Sanction session in 1985/'86.
$64.00 UPC: 769791958999 ROCK
LP 1: Trax from Zewizz Kidz/Dream Distillate/Musick for Manequins:
A1. Ze Wizz Kidz - Hell Employee
A2. Ze Wizz Kidz - Waiting
A3. Sleep Chamber - My Uniform
A4. Sleep Chamber - Removing the Surface
A5. Sleep Chamber - The Evil Within
A6. Sleep Chamber - In the Yark
A7. Sleep Chamber - No More From
B1. Sleep Chamber - Your My Victimmm
B2. Sleep Chamber - Jungle Disease
B3. Sleep Chamber - Lantern
B4. Sleep Chamber - Left Side of the Tomb
B5. Sleep Chamber - 23 Skidoo
B6. Sleep Chamber - The Last Fantasy
LP 2: Sleep Chamber - Unreleased Trax/Admit to Desire:
A1. Babes of Babylon
A2. Blue Eyes -- Blues Sheets
A3. Eden 67
B1. Kum Kleaopatra
B2. Subterranean Subhuman
B3. Submit to Desire
B4. Fetish
B5. Hailo
B6. Four Horseman
LP 3: Sleep Chamber - Unreleased Trax:
A1. Just Lust
A2. Rubbermaid
A3. Underwater Room
A4. Fetish Garden
A5. Shaman Ways
A6. The Lantern
B1. Tainted Talisman
B2. Flesh on Flesh
B3. Queen ov Wands
B4. Opium Den ov Dreams
B5. Cocaine
LP 4: Sleep Chamber - Seremony:
A1. Erotik Apparition
A2. Stained Prayers
A3. Sabbath 23
B1. Dragons Blood
B2. Fetish Totem
B3. Penance to the Priestess
B4. Backwards Cross
7":
A1. Sleep Chamber - Dream Distillate
A2. Ze Wizz Kidz - The Signal
B1. Sleep Chamber - Fight the Power
B2. Sleep Chamber - 3 Hands
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VOICE OF EYE: Anthology One: 1989-91 2LP (VOD 080LP)
2010 release. Limited edition of 600. Anthology One is culled from the first three cassette releases by Voice of Eye -- Isolation (1990), Voice of Eye (1991), and Resonant Fields/Hot Gypsy Fink Hell (1992) -- all three released on their own Cyclotron Industries label. These are the earliest recordings by Voice of Eye. Voice of Eye are doubtless the protagonists and godfathers of the special genre of ambient-ritual music. Their specialty is "organic sound sculpting," a form of electronic ambient music that relies mainly on electronic drones and manipulated instruments, some of them self-built. The music here was all improvised over a period of two years and covers the evolution of their early sound. It will immediately catch your attention and pull you into an altered but extremely positive state of mind. This is the first in a series of Anthology releases documenting hard-to-find Voice of Eye material and previously unreleased recordings, preceding Anthology Two 1992-1996 (Transgredient Records, 2011).
$22.99 UPC: 769791959002 ROCK
A1. Delivery
A2. Transcending Consciousness
A3. Temple Gates of Apprehension
A4. Contemplation
A5. Voices II (Darkness)
A6. Message of the Sentinel
A7. The Field of Eyes
A8. In Santa Fe
A9. Twisted Reflections
A10. Duets of Smokey Guitars
B1. Déjà Hier (Live at CSAW 5/25/91)
B2. Voice of Entropy (Live at CSAW 5/25/91)
B3. Conundrum
B4. The Shadow I Knew
B5. Rite of Springs (Live at Lawndale Arts Center 3/16/91)
C1. Vénité Morte
C2. Leave the Past Behind (Georgia Town)
C3. La Nuit de Tombe
D1. Effigy for the Shelter Deficient
D2. The Vision
D3. Vraie Peinture
D4. Joie de la Grandes Espaces
D5. Interlude March of the Wrinkled
D6. Redro Dlrow Wen (Falling Back in Fields of Resignation)
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CROSS, TARA: Tara Cross 1982-89 4LP BOX (VOD 085LP)
2011 release. Limited hand-numbered edition of 600. Includes tracks from Spurt Ditties (1982), Waiting for the War (1983), and Concocting Chaos ('83); collaboration tracks with Unovidual; Searchlight & Torch ('84, with Stefan Tischler of Port Said); tracks from Limelight ('85); compilation-tracks '83-'88, and Tempus Fugit ('88). Excellent wide-ranging minimal synth tunes by one of the most outstanding female artists in the '80s cassette-culture and minimal wave underground, who released a total of four tapes and one LP and contributing to numerous cassette and vinyl compilations. Tara Cross's family, who had come to the United States from Ireland, kept in touch with their roots by filling the household with lots of Irish and American music. Her father was a great singer and an admirer of Bing Crosby and Perry Como. Cross's interest in music awakened at age 13, when she began to play the guitar. She studied at Hunter College in New York, where she majored in music and psychology, yet she decided not to pursue her musical studies in an academic institution, as her primary interest was centered in the performing arts. Despite the opposition of her family, she devoted her time to her musical career while keeping a full-time job in the corporate world. Her jobs ranged through secretary, typist, microfilm supervisor, librarian, etc. Cross was the first of six children and needed to help with the family finances. In the late '70s and early '80s she formed punk rock bands in New York and later went on to experiment with an Electro-Harmonix mini-synthesizer and a primitive drum box. She developed her efforts into a very unconventional, experimental kind of music. In the early-to-mid-'80s, she herself produced, composed, and performed her own works, acted as her own public relations agent, and took care of administrative and secretarial work. She worked mainly at first with cassettes, later moving to reel-to-reel four-track, then eight-track, recording everything at home and releasing it worldwide. In 1997 she opened a hair salon, getting out of the corporate environment, called Le Chandelier Salon. As a musician, she considers herself a sort of sound structurer who experiments with sound the same way a painter would experiment with colors. Presented in a plush embossed box set featuring full-color inner sleeves (with intense Bobby Houlihan-designed images of the artist's head) and an insert.
$64.00 UPC: 769791959019 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
Tara Cross - selections from Spurt Ditties 1982 (Cass, 1982):
A1. Glassmaker
A2. I Must Be Strong
A3. Learning the Truth
A4. I Wanna Be a Cop
A5. Ancient Like Bach
A6. Echo Beat & Small Synthesizer Sounds
A7. Cocktails with James Bond
A8. No Way Out
A9. Reverse Situation
Tara Cross - selections from Waiting for the War 1983 (Cass, 1983):
A10. Waiting for the War #1
A11. Airplane Invasion
A12. Eyes Don't Lie
A13. Untitled #7
A14. War Never Sleeps
Tara Cross - Concocting Chaos 1983 (Cass, 1983):
B1. Orient Man
B2. The Groupie
B3. Underwater Cities
B4. Retaliation of Dignity
B5. Seasons to India
B6. Try Troy
B7. It's Cold
LP 2:
Tara Cross - Collaboration Tracks with Henk Wallays of Unovidual (1984-88):
C1. Microphone Connection
C2. Like I Am/Comme Je Suis
C3. I'm Going Away
C4. Discovering Dishes
C5. Touch Me Here Touch Me There
Tara Cross - Searchlight and Torch with Stefan Tischler of Port Said 1984 (Home Produkt, Cass, 1984):
D1. Checkpoint
D2. Alpine Connection
D3. Clandestine Locale
D4. Alien Code
D5. The March
D6. Arcadia
D7. Beyond the Corridor
D8. Porto Rico
D9. Silkworm
D10. Searchlight and Torch
LP 3:
Tara Cross - tracks from Limelight 1985 (Vita Nova, Cass, 1985):
E1. Flight * 1
E2. Tori's Dream
E3. I Won't Cut It Away
E4. Limelight
E5. Long Distance
E6. Hotel Midnite
E7. Flight * 3
E8. Hear Me (Short Edit)
E9. Desperate
E10. Alphabetical Numbers
Compilation Tracks 1985-89:
F1. Tara Cross - City Limit
F2. Tara Cross - No More Drugs
F3. Tara Cross - Oriental Men
F4. Tara Cross - Small Talk
F5. Tara Cross - Dot U're T's and Cross U're I's
F6. Tara Cross with Human Dance - Philosophy, What Philosophy?
F7. Human Flesh - I Love You You Know (feat. Tara Cross)
F8. Human Flesh - Lack of Identity (feat. Tara Cross)
LP4:
Tara Cross - Tempus Fugit (Permis De Construire, LP, 1988):
G1. Rain Sprouts
G2. PK-15
G3. Shade of Blue
G4. Tempus Fugit
G5. Days Fade
G6. Pulse Purgative
H1. Hush
H2. Babe
H3. That Boy
H4. 627
H5. Aalter Image
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VAN KAYE + IGNIT: Anthology 80-85 5LP BOX (VOD 086LP)
2011 release. Limited numbered edition of 600. Great, fantastic minimal synth tracks from legendary Dutch duo Van Kaye + Ignit. Van Kaye aka Ed van Kasteren (studying art history and serving as the singer of Monomen in the late '70s) and Ignit Bekken (performing artist and painter studying to become an art teacher) met in early 1980 and started working and experimenting with synthesizers. The result were the highly sought-after minimal synth classics A Slight Delay (1981) and With a Little Help (1984), which they distributed and published through their own Ding Dong Records and Tapes label. Another ex-Monoman, William Wiusselink ala Wizkopf, joined the project in 1982. Van Kaye + Ignit's Ding Dong label also published beautifully designed releases of independent minimal wave artists such as The Legendary Pink Dots, Bene Gesserit, Anne Gillis, and many more, including the all-time classic must-have compilation Film Noir (1984). This box includes both tapes, A Slight Delay (as eight-track demo and 11-track original release) and With a Little Help, as well as the ultra-rare Picasso on the Wall 7" (1981), 17 compilation-contributions from 1981-'85 (including the tracks from the 1982 Radionome compilation), seven previously unreleased tracks and demos recorded between '80-'85, and a 30-minute live concert held in Rotterdam in 1983.
$85.80 UPC: 769791959026 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
Van Kaye + Ignit - Slight Delay Demos (Ding Dong Disk, 1980):
A1. Negroe in N.Y.
A2. Cool
A3. Schmerz
A4. Love You Generator
A5. Tonite
A6. Glad to Be Home
A7. Sore Feet
A8. Beach
Van Kaye + Ignit - Picasso on the Wall 7" (1981) and Demos:
B1. Picassos on the Wall
B2. Chapel
B3. Opera of Worms
B4. Goin' Thru Life
B5. March # 1
B6. Stroll
B7. Croox
B8. Le Visage
LP 2: Van Kaye + Ignit - A Slight Delay (Ding Dong Disk DDC001, 1981):
A1. Negroe in N.Y.
A2. Cool
A3. Schmerz
A4. Love You Generator
A5. Tonite
A6. Glad to Be Home
A7. Thinktank
A8. Beach
B1. Into Plan A
B2. America Can Wait
B3. Excerpt from "Toys"
LP 3: Van Kaye + Ignit - With a Little Help (Ding Dong Disk DDC007), (Rec. 83/84):
A1. Tense
A2. First Crap: Laughing
A3. Lazy
A4. Second Crap: Boiled Bananas
A5. Lyin' in State
A6. Third Crap: Practising
A7. Stroll Featuring ?
A8. Fourth Crap: Sneeze-Dub
A9. O.K. Boy, You're On!
A10. Fifth Crap: Crowdy in Here
A11. Right-Left
B1. A Slice of the Action
B2. Mardi Grass Crap
B3. Good Morning
B4. One More Crap
B5. Eddy Hits Drollywood
B6. Last Crap
B7. L'Enfance Perdue
B8. Something Special for the Northwest
B9. Resistant
B10. Ruining the End
LP 4:
Compilation - Tracks 82-83:
A1. Ding Dong Twins - Transcontinental Love Waltz
A2. Van Kaye + Ignit - The Heat
A3. Van Kaye + Ignit - Whirlwind
A4. Van Kaye + Ignit - Alice Notley
A5. Van Kaye + Ignit - Behind Venetian Blind
A6. The High-Tones - Shadow of a Doubt
A7. Van Kaye + Ignit - Whirlwind
Van Kaye + Ignit - Compilation - Tracks 83:
B1. The Beach
B2. Another Waste
B3. Goin' Thru Life (Part Two)
B4. Bogaziçi
Van Kaye + Ignit - Wilhelmus, Part 1 & 2:
B5. Wilhelmus, Part 1
B6. Wilhelmus, Part 2
B7. Who's That Knocking...
B8. Clear the Fog
LP 5:
Compilation - Tracks 84 - 85 plus Unreleased Recordings and Collaborations:
A1. Van Kaye + Ignit - Happy Holiday
A2. Van Kaye + Ignit - Voulez-Vous Bouler
A3. D'Archangel - Attack der Liebe
A4. Van Kaye + Ignit - Gentleman
A5. Van Kaye + Ignit - Sun of a Beach
A6. Van Kaye + Ignit - Promenade
Van Kaye + Ignit - Live Parkzicht, Rotterdam (NL) 31-07-1983:
B1. Tense
B2. March #3
B3. The Heat
B4. Clear the Fog
B5. Who's That Knocking on My Door...
B6. Don't Bother Calling
B7. Negroes in N.Y.
B8. Defect
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ATTRITION: Demonstro 1981-86 2LP (VOD 090LP)
2011 release. Limited edition of 600. Slices of Attrition's earliest existence. A double LP with previously unreleased, rare, and demo recordings from the earliest days on Third Mind Records and beyond. From the initial post-punk line-up to the early experiments with analog electronics in the band's fledgling home studio. Rescued from forgotten cassette mixes and four-track tapes and restored and remastered by Martin Bowes for their first vinyl release, with sleeve notes by Third Mind's Gary Levermore and previously unreleased photos and artwork. Gatefold sleeve with insert.
$22.99 UPC: 769791959033 ROCK
A1. Interference
A2. Shrinkwrap
A3. The Mistake
A4. Beast Of Burden
A5. Devoid
A6. Monkey In A Bin
A7. The Visitor
B1. Dilemma
B2. Commandment
B3. Oblivion
B4. Head Culture Rally
B5. Pendulum Turns
C1. I Am Eternity
C2. Into The Waves
C3. Twisted
C4. Possessed
C5. Clock Baroque
C6. First Onslaught
D1. Alter Ego
D2. Stiletto
D3. The Screaming Room
D4. Fear
D5. This Final Push
D6. The Wrecking Ground
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GRIM: Works 1983-89 3LP BOX (VOD 092LP)
2011 release. Limited edition of 600. Three-LP box including tracks from the Vital cassette (1987), Amaterasu 7" (1985), Message 12" (1987), Folk Music LP (1986), and various compilation contributions. Grim was an absolutely amazing, almost schizophrenic, obscure power electronics and noise project of Jun Konagaya. His sound changes its mood and atmosphere in seconds. From extreme harsh and hard power electronics noise-walls to ingenious folk songs. In the very early '80s Jun Konagaya formed White Hospital together with Tomosada Kuwahara. They released one album, Holocaust, in 1984, and split. At that time Konagaya had already released the Vital tape with his Grim project. Kuwuhara moved on to form Vasilisk while Konagaya continued as Grim, releasing one LP, 12", and 7" as well as contributing to several compilations during the '80s.
$50.00 UPC: 769791959040 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Vital 1983 - 86:
A1. Auschwitz
A2. Poke and Shout
A3. Mishima & Grim
A4. Dorothea
A5. S T
A6. Dither
A7. Japan
B1. Phantom
B2. Great Fire 1966
B3. P V G
B4. Grim My Way
LP 2: Amaterasu & Folk Music:
A1. Noble Folk
A2. Amaterasu
A3. Yonpakugan
A4. Grove
A5. Frozen Limit
A6. Bremen 1
B1. Mountain
B2. Bourgeois
B3. Alps Noel
B4. Bremen 2
B5. Fragment
B6. Holiday
B7. Heil
LP 3: Message & Compilation Tracks:
A1. Heritage
A2. Deep in Meditation
A3. Mooncalf's Waltz
A4. Klara's Song
A5. Parable & Coal
A6. Heaven Knows
B1. People
B2. Yon Paku Gan (Slow Version)
B3. Celebration
B4. For the Forthcoming Day
B5. Sebastian Guerilla Song
B6. Field Work of Empire (Excerpt)
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KLUSTER: Klusterstrasse 69-72 8LP BOX (VOD 102LP)
2012 release. Limited numbered edition of 500. The Ensemble Kluster was founded by Conrad Schnitzler in 1969. One of the most radical and influential German progressive avant-garde bands, its approach and techniques were related to Stockhausen and the Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, and its influences and characteristics can still be found in works of many avant-garde and industrial-bands of today. Schnitzler's continuous working partners over the years have been Klaus Freudigmann and Wolfgang Seidel. Kluster also worked with various friends including Tangerine Dream, and , with whom Schnitzler recorded and released three of the Kluster actions on vinyl in 1971 -- Eruption, Klopfzeichen, and Zwei-Osterei -- before Roedelius and Moebius went on to form Cluster. Kluster performed with regular instruments (piano, electric guitar, cello, percussion, electric organ), which were recorded with a contact microphone, transformed, manipulated, distorted, chopped-up, and conveyed by loudspeakers. The result is an exciting, raw, and roughly structured sound continuum, rich in associations skirting the edges of sound magic. The "Aktions" in this box set are all previously unreleased.
$122.40 UPC: 769791959057 ELECTRONIC
A1. Aktion 1 04
A2. Aktion 1 08
A3. Aktion 1 09
A4. Aktion 2 09
A5. Aktion 2 10
B1. Aktion 2 12
B2. Aktion 2 22
B3. Aktion 2 23
B4. Aktion 3 01
B5. Aktion 3 02
B6. Aktion 3 03
B7. Aktion 4 04
C1. Aktion 4 02
C2. Aktion 5 03
D1. Aktion 4 04
D2. Aktion 6 03
E1. Aktion 7 01
E2. Aktion 7 02
E3. Aktion 7 03
F1. Aktion 7 04
F2. Aktion 7 05
F3. Aktion 7 06
G1. Aktion 8 01
G2. Aktion 8 02
G3. Aktion 8 03
H1. Aktion 8 04
H2. Aktion 8 05
H3. Aktion 8 06
H4. Aktion 8 07
I1. Aktion 9 01
I2. Aktion 9 02
I3. Aktion 9 03
I4. Aktion 9 04
J1. Aktion 9 05
J2. Aktion 9 06
J3. Aktion 9 07
K1. Aktion 10 01
L1. Aktion 10 02
M1. Aktion 11 02
N1. Aktion 11 01
N2. Aktion 11 03
N3. Aktion 11 04
O1. Aktion 12 01
O2. Aktion 12 02
O3. Aktion 12 03
P1. Aktion 12 04
P2. Aktion 12 05
P3. Aktion 12 06
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BIZARRE UNIT: A Strange Functional System 1979-1982 12" (VOD 104-3EP)
2012 release. In 1981 Bizarre Unit (Paul Nova of Trees Without Leaves (1984)) released their timeless and highly collectable classic 7" Dancing/Away from the Screaming Car, a true treasure for serious fans of British minimal synth. This 12" contains works recovered from a treasure trove of their surviving recordings, which were digitized, edited, and carefully restored from the ¼" reel-to-reel recordings, cassettes, and the crackling but unique acetates, and mastered and edited for maximum possible quality. Includes alternative versions of "Hot Like a Lizard," "Ladytron," "Not Saying Anymore," and "Reinstate Domination," plus the exclusive track "I Can Wave My Hands and Say Hello."
$14.99 UPC: 769791959064 ELECTRONIC
A1. Hot Like a Lizard
A2. Ladytron
B1. I Can Wave My Hands and Say Hello
B2. Not Saying Anymore
B3. Reinstate Domination
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DIE WERKPILOTEN: The Wonderful World of Werkpiloten 2LP (VOD 105LP)
2012 release. Limited edition of 500. Die Werkpiloten were Christian Aufderstroth aka Krischi (vocals) and Stefan Caesar aka Prinz Eisenhart (programming). The duo was active from 1981 until 1986, and released four cassettes including a compilation on their label Werkpilot Industrial Releases, as well as contributions to various tape compilations of the '80s cassette culture. This double LP compiles their first two tape releases published on their own tape label including 22 beautiful wave songs in the style of Factory acts like New Order, and even recalling the legendary Joy Division. The first LP features the contents of the Der Werkpilot compilation, released in 1983 and collecting recordings from 1981-'83 by Die Werkpiloten, Prinz Eisenhart, Landungsbrücken, Der Vorkriegsrausch, and Rhabarberkompott. The second LP features the highly sought-after masterpiece The Wonderful World of Die Werkpiloten from 1984. It's music that, except for guitar and bass, mainly has electric origins; it flows, sways, and encourages one to dream. It should kidnap the listener out of everyday life and into another, wonderful world. Constantly changing between introverted soundtracks and elaborated electro tracks. A complex and multifarious industrial pop, inspired by a melancholic attitude with its origins in the Mancunian Factory label of Section 25 and Joy Division. This is not surprising, considering where the duo grew up. They came from the Ruhr region of Germany, characterized by coal industry, a working-class environment, and disillusionment.
$22.99 UPC: 769791959071 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Der Werkpilot - Living Through a Factory Dream (1981-83):
A1. Die Werkpiloten - The Industrial Pilot
A2. Prinz Eisenhart - Go, See and Find
A3. Landungsbrücken - Sad Youth
A4. Prinz Eisenhart - The Interview
A5. Der Vorkriegsrausch - Masterpiece
A6. Rhabarberkompott - The Happiness of Love
A7. Die Werkpiloten - Dreams Never End
B1. Die Werkpiloten - Jugendlust
B2. Die Werkpiloten - Wertheim 120
B3. Prinz Eisenhart - Die Kraft des Reinen Herzens
B4. Die Werkpiloten - Consternation
B5. Die Werkpiloten - For a Good Boy
LP 2: Die Werkpiloten - The Wonderful World of Die Werkpiloten (1984):
A1. New Arrangements
A2. Haunted
A3. Time
A4. Victim of Hope
A5. Junkers in Kabul
B1. War Pilots Part 2
B2. Days in Grey
B3. The Wonderful World Of
B4. The Today
B5. The Final Guess
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MONTGOMERY, GEN KEN: Postcards 1981-1986 2LP (VOD 106LP)
2012 release. Limited edition of 500. Gen Ken Montgomery, a New York-based visual artist and sound composer, is absolutely genuine; he has no training in traditional music or art. He was never a follower of any direction or school. Instead he founded his own school of off-beat DIY-electronics, driven by irresistible curiosity and ingenuous enthusiasm for sound experimentation and process-oriented performance. His music is dense and full of polyrhythms and counter harmonies with singular control over layers of randomly pulsing, bleeping synthesizers and drum boxes. As a composer in the early '80s Montgomery created multi-channel sound works often performed in total darkness. He began his sound explorations with electronic toys, cheap synthesizers, and household gadgetry, for which he had a special fascination. His ever-present objects of affection are electric machines including an ice crusher ("Icebreaker"), aquarium pump, refrigerator, shoe shine machine, hand massager, and laminator ("Laminator Model 2291"). Postcards contains 41 (!) tracks. Twenty-two tracks on the first LP, compiled from his first tape, Gen Ken & Equipment (1981); his second tape, Collaborations (1982); his third official tape, Kalckreuth Keks (1986), recorded at Conrad Schnitzler's studio; and several live recordings under the name KMZ with Michael Zodorozny of Crash Course in Science. The second LP includes 19 songs from the fourth official tape, Beatmusik (1981-84) released by Sound of Pig, New York; songs from his fifth release, Room to Roam (1984); and three previously unreleased tracks from the same time period, one also as KMZ. Montgomery's activity in international cassette culture networks led to relationships and collaborations with such luminaries of the underground music scene as Conrad Schnitzler, Giancarlo Toniutti, Chop Shop, David Lee Myers (Arcane Device), Al Margolis, John Hudak, Francisco López, AMK, Istvan Kantor (Monty Cantsin), GX Jupitter-Larsen (The Haters), Rod Summers (VEC), Maurizio Bianchi, Masami Akita (Merzbow), CM von Hausswolff, and Leif Elggren, among others. "Cassettes were an inexpensive and practical way of getting feedback from the developing international community of sound/noise/music experimenters. Cassettes allowed for spontaneous freedom and experimentation without the burden and commitment of releasing vinyl which was expensive to mail and costly to press in editions of less than 500" --Montgomery. Montgomery used the earliest Casio keyboards, self-made electronic gadgets, cheap drum boxes, and his favorite instrument, the Korg MS-20 synthesizer. The mixture of noise, pop, rock, electronic, and soundscapes on one cassette show how musical genres hadn't yet become entrenched in the cassette culture scene.
$22.99 UPC: 769791959088 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
Gen Ken Montgomery - from Gen Ken & Equipment Tape 1981:
A1. Postcard
A2. Corporate Control
A3. Spend It
A4. Call Me
A5. Passing
A6. Enchantment
Gen Ken Montgomery - from Collaborations Tape 1982:
A7. Choose One
A8. No Mood
A9. Anything's Possible
A10. Another Lunar Landing
A11. Message from Zod
Gen Ken Montgomery - Unreleased Track (No Date):
B1. Stars in Space
Live at Pyramid Club, N.Y.C 1982:
B2. Gen Ken Montgomery - Man from Mars
B3. KMZ - What's the Word
B4. KMZ - Shake the Basics
B5. KMZ - Seventh Inning Stretch
Gen Ken Montgomery - Unreleased Track 1982:
B6. Do It
Gen Ken Montgomery - from Onslaught Magazine Flexi 1982:
B7. Treat the Hell Out of It
Gen Ken Montgomery - Unreleased Track 1982:
B8. Small Worlds
Gen Ken Montgomery - from Kalckreuth Keks 1986:
B9. Over My Head
B10. Invisibility
B11. Ha Ha/Good Time
LP 2:
Gen Ken Montgomery - tracks from Beatmusik 1981-84:
A1. Skip a Beat
A2. Rest
A3. A Little Okay
A4. Countdown Time
A5. Stars & Space
A6. Man from Mars
A7. The Axe Grinds Down
A8. Small Worlds
A9. Elecktro Messer
A10. Anything's Possible
Gen Ken Montgomery - tracks from Room to Roam Tape 1984:
B1. Signs on the Way
B2. When I'm Walking
B3. Like a Cigar
B4. Innocence
B5. First World
Gen Ken Montgomery - tracks from Holidaze 1981:
B6. What Are You Afraid Of
B7. Electric-Tronic Music
B8. Fantasy Worker
Gen Ken Montgomery - Unreleased Tracks 1983:
B9. Simple Day
B10. Voovelittleoknoval
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STRATIS: Mokoyaro 1982-1985 5LP BOX (VOD 107LP)
2012 release. Limited edition of 500. This box is a complete anthology of the musical output and works by Albert Klein and Antonios Stratis as Stratis, as well as Klein's project with Philip Tesch, 96 Eyes, all recorded between 1982-'86. It contains all of their original tape recordings released on their own label Creative Tapes (later called Temporary Music) between 1982 and 1984 (Exotic, New Face, Musica da Ballo, Film Musik, and Raging Beauty), which they also licensed to Colin Potter's ICR label. It also contains all of their compilation contributions from 1983-'86, originally released on various vinyl and tape labels such as Bain Total, X-Tract, Mystery Hearsay, Noel (founded by Oscar Smit (Vinyl Magazine)), and many more. All in all, 64 beautiful minimal synth tracks ranging from NDW-Classics like "Die Kur" through minimal robotic synth pop; German electro; cold wave classics like "Herzlos" and "She Is Dancing"; sci-fi and future-obsessed tracks that could have been composed for movies like Blade Runner (1982), Flash Gordon (1980), or Tron (1982); and even traditional progressive German electronic music from the Tangerine Dream school as well as tracks recalling Chris & Cosey and Yello, including "Technotow," "Foggy Weather," and "Nightfly." Masterfully played analog equipment with jazz and funk influences and superb basslines ("Musica da Ballo," "Mezzanotte," "Dance"). As if this is not enough, one can even hear tracks with Eastern electro vibes and Arabian melodies and vocal samples echoing in the background, sometimes bringing to mind Bryn Jones's Muslimgauze. "Although the role of Stratis in the 80's was obscure in commercial terms, the ambassadorial significance of his self owned label Temporary Music was vital in introducing Northern American artists to what has now grown into a flourishing German electro scene and vice versa." --Mark Lane, Chain D.L.K.
$79.20 UPC: 769791959095 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Stratis - Exotic:
A1. Departure
A2. She Is Dancing
A3. Faces - A Big Mistake
A4. Yearning for Emotions
B1. Another Prelude
B2. Green Village
B3. Night Shelter
B4. Birds in a Cage
B5. Passage
B6. Flash of Fire
LP 2: New Face/Compilation Tracks:
A1. Stratis - Technotown
A2. Stratis - Humanly Possible
A3. Stratis - Mystery Trip
A4. Stratis - Die Kur
A5. Stratis - Theatre
A6. Stratis - Foggy Weather
B1. Stratis - Bauerntanz
B2. Stratis - Mann zu Mann
B3. Stratis - Mystical Obsessions
B4. Stratis - Short Term Effect
B5. Stratis - 15 Sweet Days
B6. Stratis - Passion Behind the Veil
B7. Club Dada - Imprisoned Flesh
B8. Stratis - Turkish Honey/Arabian Nights
B9. Stratis - Das Radio
LP 3: Stratis - Film Musik:
A1. By Water
A2. Little Fishes
A3. Tropical Summer
A4. Dust
A5. Zanzariera
B1. Red Roses
B2. The Heat
B3. Passion
B4. Nightfly
B5. Visions
B6. Pictures on the Wall
LP 4: Stratis - Musica da Ballo/Compilation Tracks:
A1. I Fotia
A2. Electricussion
A3. Herzlos
A4. Elemente des Grauens
A5. Mezzanotte
A6. Assembly Line
A7. Dance
B1. Musica da Ballo
B2. All Let Slip
B3. Chromata
B4. Komm zu Mir
B5. TE Rheingold
B6. Gute Nacht
B7. Morgengrauen
LP 5: 96 Eyes - Raging Beauty/Bonus Tracks:
A1. Touch
A2. Finally
A3. Talkback
A4. Hurry Up
A5. Summer
A6. Raging Beauty
A7. The Judge
B1. Crosstalk
B2. Starship
B3. Metallic
B4. Wang Yang
B5. Chromata
B6. Schneepalast
B7. Wilde Enten
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MERZBOW: Lowest Music & Arts 1980-1983 10LP Box (VOD 108LP)
2012 release. Limited edition of 500. Includes large booklet with images. This ten-LP set in a black varnished and silkscreened wooden box is a comprehensive anthology of Merzbow's early works, carefully selected and mastered by Merzbow himself. Merzbow has been actively recording noise music since late 1979, releasing over 100 solo recordings and numerous collaborations since. This set focuses on Merzbow's very early works from 1980-1983 on his first tape label, Lowest Music & Arts -- the predecessor to his famous ZSF Produkt label. Some of the selected material was reissued in fragments and extracts as part of the famous 50-CD Merzbox, but none of it has previously been released on vinyl. LP 1 contains Hyper Music 2, a previously unreleased recording from 1980 in the style of Metal Acoustic Music. LP 2 contains Metal Acoustic Music, originally released as C-90 cassette in very limited edition in 1981. While the A-side of this recording was featured and released on Merzbox, this LP features the B-side of the original tape, previously unreleased in any form outside of the original tape edition. LPs 3 and 4 feature the highly sought-after tape Merz Collection 007, recorded in 1980 and released in 1981, as well as the tape Tridal Production from 1981. Some parts of these recordings appear in the Merzbox, but this is also the first time that these recordings have been reissued in their entirety. LPs 5 and 6 cover Mechanization takes Command, originally released as a C-90 cassette in early '82. Again, some parts appeared in the Merzbox, but this is the first reissue of the complete set. LPs 7 and 8 are committed to the two highly sought-after tapes Solonoise 1 and Solonoise 2. While Solonoise 1 can also be found in the Merzbox, Solonoise 2 is reissued here in its complete original form for the first time. The word "solo" means "solar" and is a reference to Georges Bataille's Solar Anus. LPs 9 and 10 contain Yahatahachiman and Escape Mask, two recordings from 1983 of which Merzbow is extremely proud. Both recordings represent an almost hidden side of Merzbow and show his flexibility in the variation of noise. They are a true hidden treasure of Merzbow music. Merzbow had dismissed them for years due to their guitar rock appeal and rhythmic drive, but it is exactly this style and its sound-wall of psychedelic atonal guitar-noise in combination with the technoid drum machine that catches the listener's ear decades later.
$163.00 UPC: 769791959101 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Hyper Music 2:
A1. Hyper Music Part 1
B1. Hyper Music Part 2
LP 2: Metal Acoustic Music:
A1. Balance of Neurosis Pt.2
B1. Balance of Neurosis Pt.2 Continued
LP 3: Merz Collection 007:
A1. Merz Collection I
A2. Merz Collection II
A3. Merz Collection III
B1. Merz Collection IV
B2. Merz Collection V
LP 4: Tridal Production:
A1. Tridal Production I
A2. Tridal Production II
A3. Tridal Production III
B1. Tridal Production IV
LP 5: Mechanization Takes Command 1:
A1. Mechanization Takes Command Part I
A2. Mechanization Takes Command Part II
B1. Mechanization Takes Command Part III
B2. Mechanization Takes Command Part IV
LP 6: Mechanization Takes Command 2:
A1. Mechanization Takes Command Part V
A2. Mechanization Takes Command Part VI
A3. Mechanization Takes Command Part VII
B1. Mechanization Takes Command Part VIII
B2. Mechanization Takes Command Part IX
LP 7: Solonoise Vol. 1:
A1. Solonoise Part I
B1. Solonoise Part II
LP 8: Solonoise Vol. 2:
A1. Solonoise Part I
B1. Solonoise Part II
LP 9: Yahatahachiman:
A1. Yahatahachiman Part I
A2. Yahatahachiman Part II
A3. Yahatahachiman Part III
B1. Yahatahachiman Part IV
B2. Yahatahachiman Part V
LP 10: Escape Mask:
A1. Escape Mask Part I
A2. Escape Mask Part II
A3. Escape Mask Part III
B1. Escape Mask Part IV
B2. Escape Mask Part V
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LAUGHING HANDS: Tape-Works 1981-1982 4LP BOX/DVD (VOD 109LP)
2013 release. The members of seminal Melbourne-based improvising experimental group Laughing Hands and its alter ego The Invisible College were Paul Schütze, Gordon Harvey, Ian Russell, and Paul Widdicombe. Their spectrally shaded instrumental post-punk-by-way-of-post-industrial constructs were effectively post-rock before the genre existed. The group continued in several permutations until disbanding in 1982. They released two LPs (Ledge (1980) and Dog Photos (1981)) and one cassette (E E: (The Welder's Bible) (1981)) on their own Adhesive label, as well as two cassettes on the Australian tape label Rash (Decisions) (Nights (1982) and The Luxery of Horns (1982, credited to The Invisible College)). This set includes the contents of all three cassettes, as well as a DVD. While the esoteric Eno-by-way-of-Dome post-punk instrumental constructs doled out across their two LPs are some of the most mesmerizing examples of this sort, their work on the tape-only releases finds them exploring a decidedly more shrouded, nocturnal, and formally abstract dimension of their universe. The two tapes issued under their heading as well as the material they issued under the pseudonym The Invisible College tease out certain territories only hinted at on the vinyl releases. Nights comprises two side-long pieces. Side A's mesmerizing title-track is filled with spectral synth shadings, distant metallic clatter, and pained wails, while the B-side's "Infinite Summer" unfurls a protracted stream of stutter pulse across a vast terrain of preternatural and phantasmagoric incident. The material on E E, divided into subsections titled Vibrate, Scatter, Picture, and Splinter, spans the gap between Night's atmospheric abstractions and The Invisible College's more forcefully driving and art rock-ish confections, each section highlighting a facet of their cumulative praxis. Vibrate foregrounds the rhythmically forceful dimension of their aesthetic as heard on the Invisible College material, Scatter proposes a more fractured and hermetic attack that carries a whiff of Can's ethnological forgeries, Splinter explores the more nocturnal and mechanistic side of their nature, and Picture sets its sights on the cosmos with pore-penetrating widescreen tracts of alternately shearing and suspended krautrock-ish acid sound-scaping that is perhaps the epiphanic peak of their whole discography.
$64.00 UPC: 769791959118 ROCK
LP 1: Laughing Hands - EE:The Welder's Bible:
Vibrate:
A1. Guitar Boats
A2. Rowing Over London
A3. Red Ropes
A4. Hammers
Scatter:
B1. Five Songs from the Razor Bridge
LP 2: Laughing Hands - EE:The Welder's Bible:
Picture:
A1. Art Blankly
A2. White Rain
A3. My Father's Loop
A4. Blue Doors and Water
Splinter:
B1. Moisture
B2. Annuciation
B3. Swimming Statues
LP 3: The Invisible College - The Luxury of Horns:
A1. The Past Revealed
A2. The Raining Rooms
A3. Striking Distance
A4. Between Wars
A5. Aguirre
B1. Rumours of Rain
B2. Against Method
LP 4: Laughing Hands - Nights:
A1. Nights
B1. Infinite Summer
DVD: Laughing Hands:
01. Nights
02. Infinite Summer
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BODDY, IAN: Spectroscopic 1979-1982 3LP BOX (VOD 110LP)
2013 release. Limited edition of 500. Ian Boddy is a prolific British electronic musician and composer. He has been active since the early '80s with numerous releases and contributions to many international labels such as Flowmotion, Mirage, Signal Records, Colin Potter's ICR, Third Mind, his own DiN label (founded in 1999), and many more. His creative output is influenced by '70s German krautrock/electronica, especially artists like Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze. In the late '70s and early 1980s Boddy began experimenting at an Arts Council-funded studio in Newcastle called Spectro Arts Workshop, where he was able to use the facility and its equipment (e.g. VCS 3, EMS, etc.) to compose and record his first compositions. This early period resulted in three cassette releases on the Mirage label, which showcased Boddy's work with analog synthesis and tape manipulation -- Images (1979/80), Elements of Chance (1981), and Options (1982). This three-LP box set includes all three tape releases plus additional bonus and live material from this period.
$48.60 UPC: 769791959125 ELECTRONIC
Images (1979 / 1980):
A1. Images
A2. First Flight
A3. Cantata
A4. At Set Points (Bonus Track, Excerpt, Recorded in Concert at Spectro Arts Workshop on Nov. 7th, 1981)
B1. Vice Versa
B2. Floating
B3. Sundance (Bonus Track, Recorded in Concert at Spectro Arts Workshop on Oct. 22nd, 1982)
Elements of Chance (1981):
A1. Iaja
A2. Natural Motion
A3. Four Views
B1. Surface Touches
B2. Elements of Chance
B3. Living Son (Bonus Track)
LP 3: Options (1982):
A1. Corridors
A2. Karina
A3. Water on Stone
A4. Into View
A5. Skylights
A6. Silhouette
A7. Follow
A8. End Sequence
B1. Till Quiet Descends (Recorded in Concert at Spectro Arts Workshop on Nov. 7th, 1981)
B2. 21 Degrees (Recorded in Concert at Spectro Arts Workshop on Nov. 7th, 1981)
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DATA-BANK-A: K.O. City Studio Recordings 1981-85 3LP BOX/7" (VOD 111LP)
2013 release. Limited hand-numbered edition of 500. Data-Bank-A is the highly prolific EBM/darkwave/synth project of Andrew Szava-Kovats, who is also known for his '80/'90s works as and with Dominion, Compound, and Parade of Sinners on labels like New Rose/Lively Art (France), Subway (aka Subtronic) Records (Germany), Tragic Figures (Portugal), and KK Records (Belgium). As many artists did in the early '80s, he founded his own label called K.O. City Studio (later renamed True Age Records), through which he released his first tapes and records, including the cassettes Spiritus Sanctus and Language Barrier, the LPs Access Denied and The Citadel, as well as the 7"s Intervention and Isolation. All of these recordings from the early stages ('81-'85) of this amazing project can be found on this three-LP set with bonus 7".
$48.60 UPC: 769791959132 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: The Citadel - Intervention (K.O. City K01 & K02, 1983/84):
A1. The Milky Way
A2. Shapes Of Love
A3. Echoes Of You
A4. Signals To Russia
A5. A Thousand Mondays
A6. The Citadel
B1. Dead - Weight
B2. Drug - God
B3. Intervention
B4. Psychodrama
B5. Group Six
B6. Dance Machine
B7. Mechanical Musik
LP 2: Language Barrier (K.O. City K03, 1984):
A1. Language Barrier
A2. Incognito
A3. Megalomania
A4. Saviour Machine
A5. Dog's Life
A6. The Path Least Taken
A7. No Dub
B1. Distant Ego Channel
B2. Outside The Museum
B3. Monestary
B4. Effect of Movement
B5. Through the Remains
B6. Road to Nowhere
B7. The Storm Outside
B8. Coordinate Longtitude
LP 3: Access Denied - Isolation (K.O. City K05 & K07, 1985):
A1. Access Denied
A2. Stress Factor
A3. Trickle-Down
A4. The Range
A5. Etiquette of Travel
A6. No Mecca
B1. Waiting Room
B2. Once....
B3. I've Got a Plan
B4. Isolation
B5. Homeless Theme
B6. In Every Dreamhouse a Heartache
B7. Propagation Delay
7": A Selection from Spiritus Sanctus (K.O. City K00, 1981-83):
A1. Creators
A2. Spiritus Sanctus
B1. Freedom
B2. On-n-Off-n-On
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VA: Xenophone International Presents Cosmic Overdose/Twice a Man/Lars Falk 1979-1985 3LP BOX (VOD 113LP)
2013 release. Limited edition of 500. This three-LP box set compiles the early stage (1979-'85) of the Swedish label Xenophone International, founded by Dan Söderqvist and Karl Gasleben in the late '70s. The label is well known for tape releases by Cosmic Overdose (Final Koko, 1980) and Twice a Man (The Sound of a Goat in a Room, 1983), as well as the 1983 cassette Through by ex-Twice a Man member Lars Falk. All three of these highly collectable and sought-after cassettes are presented here on vinyl for the first time, with additional bonus material. The three bonus tracks on the Cosmic Overdose LP include one previously unreleased track from 1980 called "Defence" as well as the two tracks ("To Night" and "Dead") from their second 7", originally released on Silence Records in 1980. The bonus tracks on the Lars Falk LP include the two 7" tracks "TV-Eye" and "Doors" from the TV-Eye 7", released on Xenophone in 1985.
$48.60 UPC: 769791959149 ELECTRONIC
LP 1: Cosmic Overdose - Final Koko:
A1. Missiles
A2. Modern Dada
A3. Romantic
A4. Strip-Tease
A5. To Night
B1. Care
B2. 80-30
B3. Mainline
B4. October
B5. Dead
B6. Defence
LP 2: Twice a Man - The Sound of a Goat in a Room:
A1. Room I
A2. Goat I
A3. Liquid Observations
A4. Voices
A5. Killing Angels
A6. Coffins of Snow
B1. Goat II
B2. Sorrow
B3. Balloons
B4. Talking to the Wall
B5. Goat III
B6. Room II
LP 3: Lars Falk - Through:
A1. Let Tomorrow Take Over
A2. Hello Hello Hello
A3. Rainy Days
B1. In the City
B2. Through
B3. Smell of Chaos
B4. TV-Eye
B5. Doors
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UN-KOMMUNITI: Black Dwarf Wreckordings '83-'85 4LP BOX (VOD 114LP)
2013 release. Un-Kommuniti (sometimes also called Un-Kommunity or Thee Un-Kommuniti) was an early-to-mid-'80s project run by Tim Gane with support of Joe Manning, Vince "Van Hire" Adams, Dave "Smut" Smit, and Pete Levy. Tim Gane went on to achieve renown with his band Stereolab and his participation in the band McCarthy in the late '80s. Un-Kommuniti ran their own tape label, Black Dwarf. The group was interested in musical alchemy and the result of this approach in the creation of their music is an incredible mix of psychedelic elements paired with the heaviest power electronics and noise sound-walls, leading the listening to the ultimate psychedelic journey. People familiar with the music of Stereolab will definitely recognize the roots of their musical output in this four-LP box set. They were active from 1983 until 1987 and released on numerous cassette culture labels including Freedom in a Vacuum, Broken Flag, Selbstmord Organización, Cause for Concern, Sound of Pig, and more. Besides their Brutality of Fact 7", released on Cause for Concern in 1984, they just had two other vinyl releases -- contributions to the compilations Freedom in a Vacuum (1987) and Statement (Broken Flag, 1984). This is the ultimate chance to enjoy a musical journey with almost four hours of carefully selected tape tracks by Un-Kommuniti. All the tracks selected for this box were recorded between 1983 and '85 and were previously only released on the group's own Black Dwarf label. Includes tracks from Black Dwarf (BDRS1), Doktrine (BDC1), Overliberated/Live in the Shithouse (BDW 06), The Prime Advantage (BDC10), Anarchist Bingo Hall/Soundtracks (BDC11), Sense of Unmaking (BDC12), Dhol Chants (BDC14), and Ex-Oblivione (BDC17), as well as the compilations Faith Will Never Die... (BDC05) and Crusade (BDC08).
$64.00 UPC: 769791959156 ELECTRONIC
A1. Turn the Inner Eye
A2. Tales of the Jazz Axe
A3. Doktrine
A4. Thaumaturge
A5. Attack MacDonalds with a Sledgehammer Please
B1. Rats About Scientists
B2. Crusade
B3. No Longer an Inch
B4. Fryday
B5. You Do as We Say Part III
C1. New Awareness
C2. Winterkill Organa
C3. Ataxic High Excitement
C4. Liber Ivonis
C5. Cultes des Goules
C6. Force Meat
D1. Truthtrance
D2. Condition-Ut-Extremis
D3. Bang-Udot
D4. Desecrator
D5. Headquarter
D6. A Nations Excreta Part I
E1. 3 Soundtracks Part II
E2. Backlash Part II
E3. The Prime Advantage Part II
E4. The Prime Advantage III-I
E5. Crusade Part I
F1. Seminaria Part I
F2. The Prime Advantage Part III-II
F3. The Hand Behind
F4. You Do As We Say Part II
F5. The Prime Advantage Part III-III
G1. War Cripples
G2. Clavis Alchimiae
G3. Winter Kill
G4. Spurt White/Cut Black
G5. Birthright
G6. Winter Kill Part II
H1. My Female Anima
H2. Odour
H3. Prime Advantage Part I
H4. Backlash Part I
H5. 3 Soundtracks Part III
H6. Holy Shit
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FROHMADER, PETER: Nekropolis 81 Volume I-IV 2LP (VOD 118LP)
2013 release. Limited edition of 500. Peter Frohmader aka Nekropolis is a German artist known for his distinct, dark, atmospheric electronic compositions as well as his extreme visual art projects, which have manifested in many exhibitions, films, multimedia events, and collaborations in the fields of art and music (including projects with H. R. Giger, Chris Karrer, and more). In 1981, at the age of 23, Frohmader self-released his first LP, Musik aus dem Schattenreich. At same time he self-released a series of four tapes called Nekropolis '81, which are reissued as this comprehensive double LP. Throughout the '80s and '90s Frohmader released many of his works on labels like Multimood, Hasch Platten, Auricle, Cuneiform Records, and Atonal Records, and contributed to cassette culture labels like Inkeys, Dark Star, and Necronomicon, while also releasing works on his own Nekropolis label.
$24.39 UPC: 769791959163 ELECTRONIC
Volume I:
A1. [Untitled]
A2. [Untitled]
A3. [Untitled]
A4. [Untitled]
A5. [Untitled]
A6. [Untitled]
A7. [Untitled]
Volume II:
B1. [Untitled]
B2. [Untitled]
B3. [Untitled]
Volume III:
C1. [Untitled]
C2. [Untitled]
C3. [Untitled]
C4. [Untitled]
C5. [Untitled]
C6. [Untitled]
C7. [Untitled]
Volume IV:
D1. [Untitled]
D2. [Untitled]
D3. [Untitled]
D4. [Untitled]
D5. [Untitled]
D6. [Untitled]
D7. [Untitled]
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RICH, ROBERT: Premonitions 1980-1985 4LP BOX (VOD 122LP)
2014 release. Limited edition of 500. Robert Rich's solo and collaborative recordings have proven extremely influential on a range of new school ambient and experimental artists. Although almost a decade younger than his cohorts, Rich's association with the West Coast scene of space-music pioneers such as Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, and Michael Stearns also makes him one of the few of that generation to have interfaced creatively with the new wave of experimental electronic composers. A northern California native, Rich began building his own analog synthesizers in the late '70s before attending Stanford University, where he completed a degree in psychology. While at Stanford, Rich's involvement in the university's prestigious Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics expanded his interest in digital synthesis, and his Bay Area location brought him in contact with a wide range of non-traditional and non-Western musical ideas. Rich's innovation of the all-night "sleep concerts" during this period derived from his interests in psychophysiology and sleep research, and helped solidify an aesthetic focus on psychoacoustics, perceptible in early recordings such as Sunyata (1982), Trances (1984), and Drones (1984). Rich's mid-period works such as Rainforest (1989) and Propagation (1994) combined that interest with more recognizable electro-acoustic elements (Rich plays a wide range of instruments, from synths and effects racks to lap steel guitar, hand drums, and flute), but the influence of digital sound manipulation also moved increasingly to the fore. Inspired by the more textural works of artists like SPK and Throbbing Gristle, Rich's interest in the edgier side of electronic composition has also earned him a reputation among fans of gothic, industrial, and dark ambient, made most obvious by his collaboration in 1995 with Brian Williams of Lustmord. In addition to his more ambient-leaning works, Rich released albums with the experimental pop band Amoeba, and in 2013 with Meridiem. He has been influential in spreading interest in harmonic tuning systems (just intonation), works closely with music software and hardware companies in product development, creates sound design for film and television, and teaches a university course on audio mastering. This four-LP box set focuses on Rich's early stage of composition and performance, from 1979-'85. Most of this music is previously unreleased, or came out on limited cassettes on the UK Auricle label or the Swedish Psychout Productions label, which later became Multimood, and released Rich's Numena LP in 1986.
$58.60 UPC: 769791959170 ELECTRONIC
LP 1:
A1. Selene & Ether
B1. Collage for Low Tones
B2. Ghosts
LP 2:
A1. Clouds 8-15
B1. Nocturne
LP 3:
A1. Live Monterey
B1. Live Stanford
LP 4:
A1. Guitar Drone 8-15
A2. CCRMA Voices
B1. Inner Landcapes Introduction
B2. Manna
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FOLKAL POINT: Folkal Point CD (ZG 9102CD)
Based in Bristol, England, this teenage quartet made one of the most sought-after folk albums of all time. Originally released in 1972, it combines folk standards with contemporary material by Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, and others, all set to precise guitar arrangements and the gorgeous, wistful vocals of Cherie Musialik. With original copies changing hands for several thousand dollars, it makes a welcome return to CD here.
$11.99 EAN: 4753314910218 ROCK
01. Twelve Gates into the City
02. Scarborough Fair
03. Sweet Sir Galahad
04. Lovely Joan
05. The Circle Game
06. Cuckoos Hollerin'
07. Edom O'Gordon
08. Victoria Dines Alone
09. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
10. Anathea
11. National Seven
12. Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
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TRIP: Trip CD (ZG 9103CD)
Trip is an early-'70s Austrian "pop-opera" concerning the reception given to a black messiah in the modern age. Touching on the youth concerns of the time, it made a strong impact in Austria, where this extremely rare soundtrack album was issued in 1972. Spanning funk, pop, acid jazz, and gospel, with electric guitar, flute, organ, sitar, and more, it has been sampled since (notably for the epic breakbeat in Sunlounger's "White Sand" (2006)) and makes its CD debut here.
$11.99 EAN: 4753314910317 ROCK
01. Road Trip Through Vienna
02. I'm in Tears
03. Temple Music
04. Gospel Song
05. We Are Here on an Island
06. White Sand
07. I Can't Believe It
08. Jazz-Style
09. We Are One Body
10. Song without Words
11. Sex Song
12. The Devil Take You /
Like Crystal in a Bowl
13. Hey Boy, Come On
14. Open Your Eyes
15. Mirror Song
16. End Music
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ETHIOPIAN RECORDS: Letu Sinega 12" (1432R 006EP)
"'Expanding on his signature mix of traditional Ethiopian music and modern hardware, with subtle nods to hip-hop and UK garage, all worked into something wholly different. Hand drumming, vocal ribbons and rugged basslines run wild through Letu Sinega's shifting polyrhythms, with vibes that range from meditative to mad...' 'After all the wind and fuss, and empty or beautiful words,' avers ER, 'what matters is the music. Forget about all your preconceptions when you listen to a piece. Forget about all the labels ... forget about where you found it. Close your eyes and absorb yourself in the moment. Listen, truly listen, and try to feel what the music is doing to you.'"
$11.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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EKLUND, DAWIT: Ouroborous EP 12" (1432R 007EP)
"With production credits for PAN, PPU, and Future Times, it's been a busy year for Dawit Eklund, winding up to this fully-fledged debut on the label he co-founded. Litchi Juice is funk-laced 'gully club music', channelling inspiration from Theo and Pepe. On the flip, the psychedelic menace of Lies Are Chic is influenced heavily by Herbie Hancock and Tony Allen records. Ace; warmly recommended."
$11.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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HALO OF FLIES: Music for Insect Minds CD (AMREP 002CD)
"Originally released on CD in 1991, Music For Insect Minds assembles singles, EPs and compilation tracks and stands as the definitive Halo of Flies collection. The snarly, punk rock noise blitz is now reissued on CD for 2015!"
$10.50 UPC: 760137794523 ROCK
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HALO OF FLIES: Music for Insect Minds 2LP (AMREP 002LP)
Double LP version.
$23.00 UPC: 760137789017 ROCK
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COWS: Cunning Stunts CD (AMREP 007CD)
"Cunning Stunts is recognized as one of the scummy high water marks the Cows left in the bathtub of punk rock noise. Originally released back in 1992; the lurching, queasy rhythms, barked vocals, tuneless trumpet playing and viciously funny lyrics slapped the underground on the ass."
$9.00 UPC: 760137788928 ROCK
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COWS: Cunning Stunts LP (AMREP 007LP)
Blue LP version.
$15.50 UPC: 760137788812 ROCK
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VA: Dope-Guns-'n-Fucking in the Streets: 1988-1998 Volume 1-11 2CD (AMREP 115CD)
"Double CD compilation of the famous Amphetamine Reptile Records 7" series! Featuring songs from Mudhoney, Superchunk, Helmet, Melvins, Halo of Flies, Cows, Boredoms, Surgery, Dwarves and tons more!"
$14.00 UPC: 760137796428 ROCK
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VA: Dope-Guns-'n-Fucking in the Streets: 1988-1998 Volume 1-11 3LP (AMREP 115LP)
Triple LP version.
$31.00 UPC: 760137794417 ROCK
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GAD, PABLO: Hard Times: The Best of Pablo Gad CD (BSR 992CD)
"Reggae mainstay Pablo Gad's best tracks from the late 70s and early 80s from the massive Burning Sounds label. Includes the hit Hard Times as well as Trafalgar Square and more."
$11.75 EAN: 5036436097821 WORLD
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FINAL: Black Dollars 2x12" (DNFINAL 001EP)
"Manufactured and Distributed exclusively by Mount Analog for Regis' Downwards Records. Limited to 300 copies, clear vinyl. First time vinyl release of Black Dollars, from Justin Broadrick of Godflesh's ambient leaning alias FINAL, arguably Justins' finest moment, with 'filtering interstellar guitar tones, pristine drone passages and meditative vocal melodies through layers of frost and fog'."
$21.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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ELFMAN, RICHARD: Forbidden Zone: Ultimate Edition (Includes Soundtrack) BLU-RAY/CD (MVD 7274BR)
"The Citizen Kane of underground movies! Plus Danny Elfman soundtrack CD! Richard Elfman's Forbidden Zone, starring Hervé Villechaize (Fantasy Island) and Susan Tyrrell (Fat City, Cry-Baby), will make its way to the home video market with the black and white and color transfers of the film. In the film Sexy Frenchy falls into an insane underworld ruled by a horny little king and his jealous queen. Chicken-boy comes to the rescue, only to have his head cut off by the soul-singing Devil himself -- played by Danny Elfman and the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Frog butlers, topless princesses and rioting school kids sing and dance in unforgettable musical numbers by Danny Elfman, Cab Calloway, Josephine Baker and other greats. Forbidden Zone is truly a ground-breaking, fun-filled timeless classic! Elfman says: 'Forbidden Zone, the Ultimate Edition is coming shortly to DVD and Blu-ray from my good friends at MVD Entertainment. For the first time ever we include both the original black & white plus the new color version -- all in sterling hi-def and state-of-the-art sound mix. There's a terrific booklet and loads of bonus features (including an utterly insane introduction by some idiot who looks a lot like me). I'm very proud of this best ever Forbidden Zone release! Officially Elfo-recommended!'"
$27.50 UPC: 760137727491 ROCK
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RAEKWON: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (The Purple Tape Watch Box) BOX (GET 51295CS)
"20th anniversary edition released in collaboration with Raekwon, who designed the set's look & feel. A Purple Cassette of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is housed in a premium, 'Watch Box' display case with white stitching, an embossed silver-on-black Raekwon logo, and a 'The Purple Tape' silver placard on front. Full color outer box with wrap-around original cover artwork. Cassette only: repressing of the original famed "Purple Tape," with full audio from 1995 album. 118-page hardcover book, featuring lyrics to all songs and liner notes by Chris Faraone and Raekwon, plus photos and other visuals pertaining to album's 1995 release. Limited to 1995 copies worldwide."
$46.00 UPC: 664425129540 HIPHOP
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FRED & THE NEW J.B.'S: Breakin' Bread LP (GET 54074LP)
"'So many times we refuse to go back and break bread with our parents, relatives and old friends... Times are tough, the economy is rough, everybody's tryin' to make a dollar. Sometimes you get away from yourself. Won't you go back and break bread, while we still have some to break?' So implored James Brown, Fred Wesley and even album engineer Bob Both, on the back cover liners of the 1974 soul classic Breakin' Bread. Times were indeed tough for everyday folks in the waning days of the Nixon era. Escape-ism was needed. Humanity sometimes seemed to be in short supply. But James Brown and his assembled People Records roster were always there to take soul music fans away from their everyday trials and tribulations, even while occasionally funking up negative situations (for instance, 'Rockin' Funky Watergate,' one of the centerpieces of this album). The heavy grooves laid down by trombonist and bandleader Fred Wesley, saxophonist and arranger St. Clair Pinckney and Fred's assembled 'New J.B.'s' were, almost literally, comfort for the ears. 1974 saw a vortex of superfunk coming out of James Brown's People Records stable, and this platter wasn't even the only J.B.'s album that year (see also: Damn Right, I Am Somebody, also reissued by Get On Down). But it is one that added to the powerful musical and social legacy of that crew. It's an air-tight, eight course meal, with most platters clocking in at four delicious minutes each. Breakin' Bread is a truly memorable funk stew, with warm, call-and-response vocals, complicated-but-laidback soul, and an important message ? alluded to in the back cover plea. 'I Wanna Get Down,' 'Rice 'N' Ribs' and 'Funky Music Is My Style' all feature intricate, infectious grooves. In fact, there isn't much time to catch your breath on Breakin' Bread, and that's a beautiful thing. Reissued on LP with a sumptuous, five-color, 22" x 22" poster of the cover art, all wrapped in a Stoughton Tip-On jacket and thick polybag, there is never a bad time to revisit this classic (maybe replacing your worn-out original copy). Or, just as importantly, let it blow your mind for the first time."
$18.00 UPC: 664425407419 ROCK
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ZAPPA, FRANK: Puttin' on the Ritz: The Classic N.Y.C. Broadcast 1981 2CD (GOLF 009CD)
"By the closing months of 1981 Frank Zappa had already released five albums during that productive year. Three of these records were his instrumental guitar collections - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar, Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More, and The Return of the Son of Shut up 'n Play Yer Guitar - initially sold via mail order but later released through CBS. There was also the live double Tinseltown Rebellion and the 2-LP studio set You Are What You Is, released in September. Zappa also hit the road in September '81, performing a largely domestic tour that criss-crossed the US and took in a couple of shows in Canada between September and Christmas. On board for the tour were Frank's latest touring band, comprising Chad Wackerman on drums, Ed Mann on percussion, Tommy Mars on keyboards, Scott Thunes on bass, with Steve Vai and Ray White on guitar. In November the group travelled to New York State, played a couple of shows up north before hitting the city and unloading at the infamous Ritz venue in the East Village on the 17th. The show that night was captured by WLIR FM Radio and broadcast across the East Coast to the delight of Zappa fans who hadn't been lucky enough to secure a ticket. Playing for more than two and a half hours, with special guests Al Di Meola and Brian Peters joining on a couple of numbers, this double CD features the complete gig as broadcast, available here on CD for the first time."
$14.00 UPC: 823564636320 ROCK
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FADOUL: Al Zman Saib CD (HAB 002CD)
"Reissue of very rare arabic funk music with a punk attitude, for fans of labels like Now Again, Pharaway Sounds, Soundway, Analog Africa, etc. 8 tracks of raw Arabic funk music, none of these have ever been reissued before. So far Fadoul (or Fadaul, or Faddoul, the transcribtion of his name to latin letters differs)& his music had not been rediscovered, as a matter of fact most of those songs still left no trace whatsoever in the world wide web. It took us 2 years and countless trips to Morocco to find the artists family to license the release from them. Comes with liner notes, unseen live photos and lyrics translations."
$11.75 UPC: 673790031945 WORLD
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FADOUL: Al Zman Saib LP (HAB 002LP)
LP version.
$18.00 UPC: 673790031884 WORLD
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WAYNE COUNTY & THE BACKSTREET BOYS: Max's Kansas City 7" (JUNG 076EP)
"The NYC club Max's Kansas City entered a new music phase in 1976, hosting the growing punk scene. Wayne County, later Jayne, wrote a song listing bands that regularly played there: New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Blondie, Iggy Pop, Heartbreakers and many more. A taster for the coming Max's Kansas City 1976 album due for a 40th anniversary reissue on vinyl together with a bonus LP."
$10.00 EAN: 5013145107676 ROCK
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SCATTERED ORDER: A Dancing Foot and a Praying Knee Still Don't Belong on the Same Leg CD (GG 196CD)
"A Dancing Foot And A Praying Knee Don't Belong On The Same Leg was released in 1984 on Volition Records, Australia. It was Scattered Order's second album after Prat Culture. Their sound was by then still very much in the postpunk tradition, but more electronic elements kept coming in. Of course, there are also Mitchell Jones's trademark vocals to be heard, and some noisy elements break up the rock sound. As with Prat Culture, there are lots of bonus tracks on this re-issue including four never before heard live versions and some rarities."
$14.00 EAN: 4013438100910 ROCK
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MUSI-O-TUNYA: Give Love to Your Children LP (NA 5109LP)
"Funk, psych-rock, and fuzz-guitar-lead Afrobeat from Zambia's groundbreaking band. The legendary Zamrock band's second album and two rare 7" tracks. Give Love to Your Children follows Now-Again's first foray into the zamrock genre, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Rikki Ililonga and Musi-O-Tuyna's Dark Sunrise, which compiled Musi-O-Tunya's Pathe East Africa 7" singles, their first album Wings of Africa and Ililonga's first two solo albums, released under his own name: Zambia and Sunshine Love. Dark Sunrise hadn't even entered production when we became aware of Musi-O-Tunya's post-Ililonga trajectory, and its uniqueness in the zamrock landscape. It is the corollary to Ililonga's mature solo offerings: Give Love to Your Children is teeming with energy and tension, hazily affected by copious drug use, and recorded quickly, before its members parted ways for good. And now, it's often sad story can be told, and it's incredible music can be heard, thanks to the participation of Ililonga, Chengala and Barnes, who color the creation and release of Give Love to Your Children in an extensive set of liner notes and interviews included in the album's booklet. Give Love to Your Children is a marvelous, thrilling, charging beast of a thing that has to be stared at in the face so as to be understood. This album's grooves hold the last, sustained shouts from one of the first -- and greatest -- zamrock ensembles: Musi-O-Tunya exploded at the height of the zamrock movement with this burst of fuzz guitar, chunky basslines, funk and Zambian folk rhythms, choral chants and compelling lead vocals. They never recorded together again."
$15.50 UPC: 659457510916 WORLD
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VA: Black Man's Cry: The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti 2LP (NA 5135LP)
"Covers & music inspired by the Godfather of Afro-beat. Includes rare & previously unreleased music from Nigeria, Ghana, Colombia, Trinidad and more. He's best known by his first name: Fela. He's certainly Nigeria's most famous musical export. His name itself conjures images of 70s Lagos. A metropolis awash in the jubilation that swept in after the 1970 armistice in the civil war between the Nigerian Army and Eastern Biafran secessionists. A capital city in the midst of transition. This is the environment in which Fela and his Africa 70 popularized the hybrid of highlife, jazz and James Brown style, big-band funk he invented: Afro-Beat. In Nigeria, his countrymen knew his music like Americans know Elvis. On foreign shores, a chosen few Westerners could claim to know the extent of Fela's genius. As a result, while music historians have filled books with references to the influence of Westerners on Fela's creation, little has been said about Fela's inspiration on others. Thus, our compilation begins. Fela's music, and that of his organization inspired musicians across the global village when Afro-Beat was new and novel. This compilation focuses on the music Fela inspired -- whether by fellow Nigerians recording alongside him in the early 70s, neighbors in Ghana, then-modern Colombian cumbia ensembles inspired by the man who injected a new feel into the Yoruban rhythms that formed cumbia's base, Trinidadian steel bands or the select few organizations left that have maintained Fela's fury in the new millennium. This is but a cursory investigation into those inspired by Fela Kuti's genius, but it is unique: the first time that many of these tracks are not only offered a second chance for worthy introspection, but, in the case of many, the first time they're being issued full stop." Both rare '70s recordings and contemporary artists, including: Cumbia Moderna De Soledad, Dan Satch And His Atomic 8 Dance Band, 6th Infantry Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Bola Johnson, Segun Bucknor, Jerry Hansen, Lisandro Meza, Lever Brothers Gay Flamingoes, Mosco Tiles Fonclaire Steel Orchestra, Sylvania East Side Symphony, Phirpo Y Sus Caribes, Daktaris, Karl Hector and The Malcouns, and Whitefield Brothers.
$18.00 UPC: 659457513559 WORLD
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JODOROWSKY, ALEXANDRO: The Holy Mountain: Original Soundtrack (Blue Vinyl) 2LP (RGM 301LTD-LP)
Blue LP version; limited edition of 500. "One of the ironies of the career of Chilean-born filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky is that while he is best known as a visual stylist, his most avid and loyal champions have often been musicians. When Jodorowsky arrived in New York from Mexico City in 1970 carrying a copy of the then-unreleased El Topo, it was the jazz producer Alan Douglas who bought the distribution rights to the film. When Jodorowsky and Douglas were looking for a venue in which to screen El Topo, it was John Lennon and Yoko Ono who asked for it to run at midnight following their short-film festival at New York's Elgin Cinema. After six months of sold-out midnight screenings at the Elgin, it was Lennon's manager, Allen Klein (ABKCO's founder), who bought the rights to El Topo and agreed to produce its follow-up, The Holy Mountain. And when Jodorowsky wanted, in his words, 'another kind of music -- something that wasn't entertainment, something that wasn't a show, something that went to the soul, something profound,' for the soundtrack to The Holy Mountain, forward came jazz legend Don Cherry and crack studio musician (and one-time Archie) Ron Frangipane to share composing and (along with Jodorowsky) conducting duties. And, boy, did they deliver -- the score to The Holy Mountain is every bit as hallucinatory as the fantastic visual imagery in the film itself. The deep, primordial chants that begin the movie, 'Trance Mutation,' give way to an almost jaunty percussion-and-plucked-strings melody, 'Pissed and Passed Out.' On the next track, 'Violence of the Lambs,' a single flute is slowly joined by a set of mournful strings while, onscreen, Gestapo-like soldiers in gas masks parade with bloody lamb carcasses on sticks. 'Drink It,' an upbeat sitar folk melody, follows, briefly accompanying the main protagonist The Thief's ill-considered decision to guzzle tequila (or sleeping potion). Then there is 'Christs 4 Sale,' a blaring orchestral riff that sounds like it was ripped from a 1950's swords-and-sandals epic. The next track, 'Cast Out and Pissed,' begins with a beelike buzz, then is overwhelmed by a cacophony of drums, horns, and, finally, screaming. 'Eye of the Beholder' which follows, changes moods entirely once again -- a string section swells with overwrought romanticism. (Onscreen, a group of young prostitutes prays in a church. One of them later walks arm and arm with a chimpanzee.) And then there is 'Communion,' a brooding, trumpet-led number that would be at home on the noir-steeped Chinatown soundtrack. (As 'Communion' plays, the Thief is not driving through Los Angeles at night but eating the face off a statue of Christ.) This veritable cornucopia of musical styles would be more than enough to fill an entire movie. It would be more than enough to fill three movies. But in fact, the eight musical compositions described above play entirely in The Holy Mountain's first 24 minutes. Still ahead lie the hard rock of 'Psychedelic Weapons,' the pomp and circumstance of the waltz 'Miniature Plastic Bomb Shop,' the gospel-inflected sax of 'Isla (The Sapphic Sleep),' and so on. Every one of the 24 tracks on the film's soundtrack presents another vertiginous twist in the philosophical and spiritual journey that is The Holy Mountain. The double-LP edition features liner notes by New York Times contributor Eric Benson that include exclusive quotes from Jodorowsky himself, festooned with copious production stills. Produced for release by Grammy-winning producer Teri Landi and Mick Gochanour, and mastered from the original tapes by Joe Yannece (with lacquer cutting on the LP by Carl Rowatti at Trutone Mastering), this long-awaited release of Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain: Original Soundtrack offers a major addition to the soundtrack canon and a completely unique listening experience."
$26.00 UPC: 848064004264 SOUNDTRACK
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RAVENSTINE, ALLEN: The Pharaoh's Bee CD (RER AR1)
"Allen Ravenstine, erstwhile eminence grise of classic-era Pere Ubu, was one of the best-integrated and least predictable pioneers of analogue synthesis in rock before he quit both public and musical arenas to pursue an entirely different career. But he never lost his interest in, or his feel for, analogue electronics; and so we have this, lapidary, limited-edition solo release which reaches back to the glory days of Princeton and Cologne in its acceptance, and celebration, of the almost human, frail, fallible, delicate and mysterious qualities of handmade analogue electronics. It was an invitation to contribute to I Dream of Wires: The Modular Synthesizer Documentary that led to the recording of an impromptu duo performance on EML-101 and 200 synthesizers, with current Ubu synthesist Robert Wheeler. A pair of albums: City Desk and Farm Report, were released from these sessions in 2013, after which, re-engaged, Ravenstine began to work in earnest on music. By the following June had enough material for a record -- this record, his first solo release, produced by William Blakeney, a Canadian lawyer, studio engineer and associate board member of the Electronic Music Foundation."
$11.75 UPC: 752725035927 ELECTRONIC
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KOVACS, BORIS: Times of Day: Concerto Suite for Sax and Chamber Ensemble CD (RER BK2)
"What Boris does is without parallel or precedent, and he's been doing it for over 40 years, perfecting a language that is uniquely his own: not chamber music, not world music, not jazz -- but demanding performance skills vital to all three. What do you call a music that is fully scored, played only by acoustic instruments, and demands not only extremely high technical standards from its performers but -- if they are to imbue what is written with its proper ritual body - shared histories and deep cultural roots? To grasp the essence of this work, the composition and the ensemble need to be considered together and it's this aspect of Boris' work that is so exceptional. Composers write scores, while folk and jazz ensembles spin the present out of collective memory; Boris somehow manages to do both, and there is a depth here that's not in the notes or in the performances but in an ability to tap into a collective reservoir of archetypical resonances. That's the source of its intangible strength and apparent inevitability. It has, as we say, the ring of truth."
$11.75 EAN: 7527250356204 ROCK
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ROBEL, ERIC: The Color of Noise: A Film About the Artist Haze XXL and His Notorious Record Label, Amphetamine Reptile Records DVD/BLU-RAY (ROB 002DVD)
"The Color of Noise is a full length documentary about the Artist Haze XXL (Tom Hazelmyer) and his notorious record label, Amphetamine Reptile Records. Throughout the 80's and 90's the label would achieve almost cult-like status for being adventurous and daring in the midst of a time where 'safe' punk rock would rule the airwaves with a newly accepted style of music by the mainstream college goers, Grunge. Though with AmRep, not only a roster of the most outrageous performers would find a home, but also a legion of poster artists who broke all of the rules. Armed with a computer and an aesthetic of bold imagery, an artist would emerge in Hazelmyer. This is an American mid-west story about a man who created his own path, far from the norm and how he brought along with him countless others who would achieve greatness by sheer proximity and participation. This is the true American underground. Featuring over 50 interviews from across the globe, unearthed live footage of the bands and stunning visuals masterfully edited together resulting in one of the years' best music documentaries. Premiered at Jack White's Third Man Records and taken on a US tour shortly afterwards, The Color of Noise has gained the reputation as one of the most important films about the Noise Rock era."
$13.75 UPC: 760137773399 ROCK
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KA-SPEL, EDWARD: Spectrescapes 1 & 2 (Limited Box) 2CD BOX (RBL 051BOX)
"Edward Ka-Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots) pays homage to epic movements and experimental ambient music. With his warm and unique voice, Edward takes us on an extended journey outside of time itself."
$21.00 EAN: 4250137213347 ROCK
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KA-SPEL, EDWARD: Spectrescapes 2 CD (RBL 051CD)
"This is a concept album where Edward Ka-Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots) pays homage to epic movements and experimental ambient music. With his warm and unique voice, Edward takes us on an extended journey outside of time itself."
$13.00 EAN: 4250137213330 ROCK
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CHAPMAN, MICHAEL: Journeyman 2CD/DVD (SEC 113CD)
"A two CD/single DVD package recorded live at Barrel's Ale House in Berwick-on-Tweed 15th August 2003."
$21.00 EAN: 5036436093427 ROCK
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FREEDOM: Freedom at Last LP (SIR 4029LP)
"The British band Freedom founded in 1967, when after the huge success of Procol Harum's international hit 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' two musicians, namely drummer Bobby Harrison and guitarist Ray Royer, left the band and just founded Freedom. They wanted to play harder progressive blues rock, as it was en voque then. After the soundtrack album Black & White to the eponymous film by Tinto Brass as well as two highly sought-after singles released only in Germany, 1970 appeared the first regular album of the band Freedom at Last. The album was created in the studio Orange in London with Bobby Harrison (drums), guitarist Roger Saunders and bassist Walter Monagham. Here comes the first release of this album on vinyl since 45 years. After two more albums that appeared on the legendary Vertigo label in 1972 still was concluded with the band. This album, which now appears on 180 gram heavy vinyl, offers 12 psychedelic tinged and heavy blues-rock songs in the for that time typical performing style that became a real British quality concept and gained by bands such as Led Zeppelin, Spooky Tooth or Cream worldwide reputation , Til today."
$18.50 EAN: 4260182988299 ROCK
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UGLY, THE: Off the Hook/Screw the System 7" (UP 060EP)
"This storied first-wave Toronto punk outfit have been sadly under-represented on vinyl. Apart from a couple of live comp tracks, their sole '70s waxing was a misguided attempt at a power pop hit single -- not a completely miserable 45, but hardly suggesting the raw power they were capable of. A '90s CD collected their incendiary studio recordings, proving true their live reputation as a rough, hard-edged punk outfit, but that material is tied up by bad contracts and will probably never see legit vinyl release. Now The Ugly are back; while legendary local hooligan and original frontman Mike Nightmare passed away in the '90s, new vocalist Greg Dick (of contemporaries The Dream Dates) is about as capable and credible as they come, and the veteran Ugly trio of drummer Tony Torcher, bassist Screamin' Sam Ferrara (both of The Viletones) and guitarist Steve Koch (also of the Demics) are determined to set the record straight. This isn't the usual castrated reunion schtick, either -- the new 45 is as tough as they ever been, swaggering through the topside's punkified early Stones in classic fashion but turning up the aggression on the 1978-vintage flipside, a raw, mean and quick-paced hard punk blast with a grinding guitar recalling early Black Flag or Subhumans. One time pressing of 480 only in swank pocket sleeve with insert, produced by Don Pyle (Crash Kills Five) and cut loud by Peter Moore for maximum impact. No colour vinyl or gimmick versions."
$4.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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ARONSON, ALVIN: Aevus 12" (WM 007EP)
"The long-awaited debut of Alvin Aronson, scientist-in-residence at White Material. Warm, sub-heavy grooves, with pristine, expert synth-work; and two subtly atmospheric interludes."
$12.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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