Forced Exposure Store Update

FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE

NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 03/21/2016

first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 03/21/2016

second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label

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DIMINISHED MEN: Vision in Crime LP (ABDT 056LP)

Distorted through a shattered lens, Diminished Men refocus hard-boiled cinema and classic instrumental music into something entirely unique. Vision in Crime, their third LP on Sun City Girls' Abduction label, unfolds like a paranormal detective story full of delinquent exotica, deranged noir, hyperventilating surf, and shortwave radio nightmares. Opening number "Chamber," an apparition of a forensics crime scene investigation, sets the tone but quickly spirals into the cobra-twilight guitar work of Steve Schmitt on the Aegean Sea-inspired espionage-surf track "Oistros Dolorous." From here the band's mutant lounge carnage weaves through sinister cityscapes and plazas, kudzu-infested forests on the avant-spy jazz of "Kudzu Mine," lost island noir, hallucinatory gamelan rock, and phantom radio dispatches. By the time that mickey sets in, the title-track, a hauntingly gorgeous ballad, closes out the album. Diminished Men possess dangerous musical minds pulsing with nervous electricity, shattering Fender reverb, explodo-free jazz, and gorgeous, sometimes romantic melancholy. Featuring Steve Schmitt on guitars, drummer Dave Abramson (Master Musicians of Bukkake), and Simon Henneman on Bass VI. Vision in Crime includes special guest recording appearances by saxophonists Skerik (Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois, Wayne Horvitz) and Neil Welch (Bad Luck, King Tears Bat Trip). Limited edition of 500.

$11.79 UPC: 616892344544 ROCK

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HARTFORD/JONI MITCHELL/PETE SEEGER, JOHN: Gentle on My Mind 1970 CD (AC 8019CD)

On October 18, 1970, John Hartford, Joni Mitchell, and Pete Seeger shared the stage for the TV special Gentle on My Mind, broadcast on KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. The 12 tracks on this CD include five spotlighting Hartford, five featuring Mitchell, and a couple sung by Pete Seeger. Of special interest is a six-minute version of "Both Sides Now" that includes a verse Seeger wrote and sang especially for this performance, as well as a rare Mitchell cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man." The complete audio from the broadcast is presented here in professionally remastered sound with background liners and rare archival photos.

$11.99 EAN: 5292317801912 ROCK

LINDLEY & EL RAYO-X, DAVID: Live at The Bottom Line, New York City, 1981 CD (AC 8034CD)

Having made his name with psychedelic fusion pioneers Kaleidoscope in the late '60s, this virtuoso guitarist played with Terry Reid and Jackson Browne the following decade, before embarking on a solo career as the '80s dawned. Broadcast on WNEW-FM, this brilliant live set with his band El Rayo-X at The Bottom Line in New York City on June 30, 1981, includes "Brother John," his tribute to John Lennon, as well as two tracks featuring his longtime collaborator Jackson Browne. The complete broadcast is presented here in digitally remastered sound with background notes and images.

$11.99 EAN: 5292317803411 ROCK

01. DJ Introduction
02. Twist & Shout
03. She Took Off My Romeos
04. Your Old Lady
05. Brother John
06. Don't Look Back
07. The Reel of the Hanging Man
08. Rag Bag
09. Quarter of a Man
10. Band Introductions
11. Bye Bye Love
12. I'm A Hog for You Baby
13. Tu-ber-cu-lucas and the Sinus Blues
14. Rats in the Gramercy
15. Mercury Blues
16. Pay the Man
17. Doctor My Eyes (with Jackson Browne)
18. El Rayo-X (with Jackson Browne)

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M AX NOI MACH: On The Edge LP (ALT 025LP)

Philadelphia native and arch noise provocateur M Ax Noi Mach aka Robert Francisco presents On The Edge, his first full-length LP since 2010's In The Shadows. Recorded once again with the help of Arthur Rizk (Prurient, Power Trip, Cold World, et al.) at Salomons Gate in 2014, this record chronicles some of M Ax Noi Mach's heaviest, most intense recordings to date; their minimal, bare immediacy comes from primal desires brought to a boiling point in the US city he calls his home. "M Ax Noi Mach has always been a primal endeavour," Francisco told Noisey in 2015, "and it definitely comes from a private place. I've always had a fire inside of me; I've always had a feeling that I've had to release. Pure intuition. Pure rage, the animal let out of the cage." Musical touchstones on this eight-track album move from Nurse With Wound through Prurient and SPK. It's an unholy, clamorous din spewed up from the bowels of hell. It's the industrial trepanning of your psyche. The crunchy distortion of "Walking At Night," album highlight "Second Glance," and "Indulgence" deal in anguished, hateful vocals, with words spat out like flames of fury. Then there's the relentlessly abrasive drone of "Surrounded," the muted, glossolalia-like mutterings of "American Child," and the warped synth poetics of "White Heat"; all in all, a visceral, brutal record that absolutely refuses to let up. The shadowy Robert Francisco has been a vital artist in the US underground since the late 1990s. He has done time in the power electronics unit Angeldust as well as Veiled (with Arnau Sala of Exoteric Continent and the Anòmia label.) But M Ax Noi Mach is the nexus of his poetic, visual, and sonic pursuits; his discography stretches back to 1999 and his immensely powerful live show has won the project legendary status in electronic music circles across Europe and the US. The defining principle of M Ax Noi Mach's sound is that it has resisted easy genre categorization, remaining a singular rock through waves of American underground culture; in it, the shattered pieces of several strategies of urban, extreme musics cohere in a way that only Francisco can envision.

$15.79 EAN: 5055869539920 ELECTRONIC

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ALTER EGO: Soulfree/Lycra 12" (AER 027EP)

Alter Ego (Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke) present the first vinyl single on their own Alter Ego Recordings. Drawing on their entire back catalog, their label is dedicated to classic material, previously unreleased material, forgotten gems, and brand-new remixes. This 12" contains two Alter Ego classics remixed by Luke Slater in 1993 and 1994. His remix of "Soulfree" employs a Basic Channel-style sound design with dubbed chords and a full-bodied bassline. His slamming remix of "Lyrcra" has been in the bags of Sven Väth and Andrew Weatherall; its cascades of flanged sounds drift in and out alongside no-nonsense drums and percussion.

$9.79 EAN: 4050486935774 ELECTRONIC

A1. Soulfree (Luke Slater's Ortoe Circuit Mix)
B1. Lycra (Luke Slater's Dinosaur Mix)

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VA: Senegal 70: Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings from the 70's 2LP (AALP 079LP)

140-gram double LP version. Includes 12-page LP-sized booklet. Analog Africa, in partnership with Teranga Beat (the current leading label for Senegalese music), proudly offers an insight into the musical adventures that were taking place in the major Senegalese cities during the '60s and '70s. This compilation reflects the unique fusions of funk, mbalax, son cubano, and Mandingue guitar sounds that transformed Dakar into West Africa's most vibrant city. The creation of Senegal 70 began in 2009 when Teranga Beat founder Adamantios Kafetzis travelled from Greece to Senegal to digitize the musical treasures he had discovered in the Senegalese city of Thiès -- reel tapes recorded by sound engineer Moussa Diallo, who had spent the previous four decades immortalizing bands that performed in his legendary Sangomar club. Three-hundred Senegalese songs that nobody had ever heard before were discovered; five of them were selected for this compilation, and appear alongside seven other tracks from the era, all compiled by Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb in cooperation with Kafetzis. Thanks to its history of outside influences, Senegal -- the westernmost country in Africa -- became a musical melting pot. Urban dance bands swiftly embraced son montuno from Cuba, jazz from New Orleans, and American soul tunes, intuitively merging them with local styles. The seminal Afro-Cuban group Star Band de Dakar formed in 1960, and the 1970s brought a new generation of stellar bands, including Le Sahel, Orchestre Laye Thiam, Number One de Dakar, Orchestra Baobab, Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès, and Xalam 1, who fused traditional Senegalese percussion instruments with organs and keyboards. Dakar soon began attracting international stars. The Jackson 5, James Brown, Tabou Combo (Haiti), Celia Cruz (Cuba), and an array of African stars like Tabu Ley Rochereau (Congo), Manu Dibango (Cameroon), and Bembeya Jazz (Guinea) joined in with the local scene, improvising jam sessions and bringing new flavors to the vibrant community. Featuring biographies of music producers and a legendary record cover designer, as well as the life stories of all the groups represented here, the booklet also includes a fantastic selection of never-before-seen photos. Includes tracks by Fangool, Orchestre G.M.I - Groupement Mobil D'Intervention, Orchestre Bawobab, Le Sourouba de Louga, King N'gom et Les Perles Noires, Orchestre Laye Thiam, Amara Touré et le Star Band de Dakar, Le Tropical Jazz, and Gestü de Dakar.

$19.79 EAN: 4260126061088 WORLD

APOLLONIA: Tour a Tour Remixes 1 12" (APO 022EP)

French DJ and producer trio Apollonia (Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom, Shonky) follow their 2014 debut album, Tour à Tour, with the first of three EPs featuring remixes of the album's tracks. Charles Webster brings a totally invigorating energy to the heartfelt "June," transforming the track into a light, leftfield-leaning soundscape with smooth washes of synth and tinkling percussion. Thomas Melchior delivers an abstract rework of "Mouche Tsé Tsé," full of odd sounds and clattering drums.

$10.99 EAN: 4012957222202 ELECTRONIC

A1. Mouche Tsé Tsé (Melchior Productions Dub)
B1. June (Charles Webster November Mix)

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APOLLONIA: Tour a Tour Remixes 2 12" (APO 023EP)

French DJ and producer trio Apollonia (Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom, Shonky) follow their 2014 debut album, Tour à Tour, with the second of three EPs featuring remixes of the album's tracks. Fellow Parisian Terence :Terry: aims straight for the dancefloor with his mesmerizing mix of "Sona"; a groove-led production, it relies on a hefty bassline, crisp percussion, and a heady set of pads. New York siblings The Martinez Brothers remix of "El Senor Vador" into a siren-heavy, bubbling, dancefloor-primed cut. Edward flips "Haight Street" into a smooth, rolling piece of a groovy, dreamy house music.

$10.99 EAN: 4012957222301 ELECTRONIC

A1. Sona (Terence :Terry: Rmx)
B1. El Senor Vador (The Martinez Brothers' Leap Frog Mix)
B2. Haight Street (Edward Remix)

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MANNERFELT, PEDER: The Swedish Congo Record CD (AICD 004CD)

This adventurous album finds its roots in a very obscure 78 rpm record put together by Belgian filmmaker Armand Denis, who was one of the first Europeans to capture the incredible sounds of Central Congo. These recordings were published in 1950 as The Belgian Congo Records. When Peder Mannerfelt came across this record he was immediately intrigued by its sonic complexity. His initial idea was to use the original album as a sample source, but this concept was quickly abandoned and Mannerfelt decided to recreate the album using only synthesizers. By re-sculpting the album, and reshaping its original musicality into a wild electronic universe of his own, Mannerfelt pays tribute to the traditional folkloric meanings of the dances. The nature of this tribal music pushed Mannerfelt to further explore the unique sense of rhythm he's known for as a member of Roll the Dice and as a solo artist.

$12.39 EAN: 5055300385536 ELECTRONIC

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DANILOV, ALEX: Noises EP 12" (ARMA 012EP)

Alex Danilov, notable DJ and producer from Yekaterinburg, presents the Noises EP. Three originals and a reshape by Fred P (Black Jazz Consortium). Having been welcomed at diverse clubs throughout Russia and Europe, Alex Danilov has all the experience needed to know how dance music works. His own productions are about sustaining deep, mystic atmosphere within signature low-pass rhythms. Artwork by P. Kuznetsov.

$9.79 EAN: 4260038310311 ELECTRONIC

A1. Inside
A2. Noises
B1. Unknown Numbers
B2. Unknown Numbers (Fred P Reshape)

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SIGNORILE, MIRKO: Waiting for You CD (AU 3010CD)

Italian jazz pianist Mirko Signorile's listeners are used to his elegant, somehow minimalist expressiveness, to his recognizable pianism, and to his dancelike tunes, both winding or frenzied. His trio album Waiting for You is a mirror that reflects Signorile's current image, with classic jazz in the background, ranging from "Moon River" to "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You." "After years of works based on original compositions, I just wanted to dive in the pure pleasure of playing," says Signorile. "Standards are this to me: a land I can feel at ease when wandering in." This feeling of enjoyable loosening appears in the first track, a lively rendition of "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" that immediately presents a musical conversation with Marco Bardoscia (double bass) and Fabio Accardi (drums) while walking in the past. A brilliant, passionate, swing-driven approach leads the trio's interpretations, as well as the original compositions (the persistent "In the Secret", the mellow "Waiting for You," and the amber-shaded "Wind of Sand") inspired by the golden years of jazz. The essential arrangements guarantee a more effective result, allowing the band members all the freedom they need to follow their own musical paths without restrictions. Starting from the laid-back title-track -- a tribute to the happiest sense of expectation, making it a dreamy moment of hope -- which also holds the melodic strength of the album. This is where the musicians' ability to tell their stories arises. They are both key element in Signorile's intentions, as he explains: "Marco Bardoscia and Fabio Accardi are two musicians I love for their open-minded approach while playing their instrument. I think they both have heart, emotion and cleverness. I knew I could achieve something fresh and surprising by having them in a mainstream project."

$14.39 EAN: 8031697301028 JAZZ

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DE VREE & JEROEN UYTTENDAELE, DEWI: Ground DVD/BOOK (AUDIOMER 015DVD)

Limited hand-numbered edition of 300. NTSC region-free DVD with 60-page paperback book (290mm x 220mm). Ground is an audiovisual performance in which Dewi de Vree and Jeroen Uyttendaele use graphite drawings as a control interface for several electronic instruments, thus rendering the acoustic tactile. Fascinated by ways of rematerializing an increasingly dematerialized and idealized world, they produce work that can be seen as an attempt to approach electronic music in a more intuitive, engaging manner. Using graphite, a material that conducts electricity and is used in everyday variable resistors, they compose drawings that figure as the interface that controls the volume, pitch, and amplitude of the piece. As the drawn lines stretch, intersect, or encounter foreign conductive elements -- such as the hand -- the sound is either modulated or becomes warped. The result is a performance that blends senses together or juxtaposes them, as it creates tension between the unpredictable, aleatory qualities of the graphite and the order of lines that the performers impose upon it, forming the rudimentary score of the piece. The Ground book collects 51 of these graphite drawings, presented with text by Hicham Khalidi, and is accompanied by DVD containing a video recording of Ground performed live by the artists at Studio Loos in The Hague, Netherlands, in July 2014. Jeroen Uyttendaele (born 1981) is an artist interested in sound as a sculptural element and in its relation to light, space, time, and the audience. This manifests as the development of audiovisual instruments, installations, and sound compositions. His works often exploit basic properties of technology, such as conductivity, as tools for expression. Dewi de Vree (born 1983) is a multimedia artist based in The Hague who deals with the sensual experience of physical experiments. Building upon her background in the visual arts and her fascination with the interaction between man and machine, she makes translation machines, sound interfaces, performances, and installations. Examples of her work include works based on the physicality of electricity, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism. She is involved in the Villa K experimental music venue in The Hague, the Instrument Inventors Initiative (iii), and Proefjeslab, an interactive science show for children created with Arno Verweij. Ground is a co-production of iii and audioMER. made possible by the support of the Creative Industries Fund NL. Camera operated by Takeuchi Toshi. Sound by Matteo Marangoni. Edited by Matteo Marangoni and Jeroen Uyttendaele.

$22.99 EAN: 9789492321206 ELECTRONIC

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MMOTHS: Luneworks CD (BEC 5156267)

Irish electronic musician Jack Colleran aka Mmoths created his debut album, Luneworks, during a period of personal upheaval. He headed out to a friend's tiny spare room in LA with only a laptop and a few changes of clothes for an intense month of nocturnal 12-hour writing and recording sessions. Colleran isolated himself in order to keep the songs as pure as possible; the quiet of the city at night was a real inspiration, and the constraints of an alien environment proved something of a liberation. The ancestral, ethereal spirit of Ireland is also present throughout Luneworks. Kevin Shields (of My Bloody Valentine), one of Dublin's most famous sonic outliers, is a noted influence -- another musician who has wrung sweet emotion out of chaotic noise. Luneworks is a fully immersive head-trip; an album that is at times brutal and at others unbearably beautiful, sometimes within a single track. Luneworks is a mirror for the soul -- a gorgeous, wordless expression of unedited, unfiltered emotion, heralding the arrival of one of the most important electronic artists of his generation. CD in embossed three-panel digipak with sticker.

$11.99 EAN: 5060421562674 ELECTRONIC

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01. You
02. Phase In
03. Phase In
04. Para Polaris
05. Verbena
06. Scent
07. Eva
08. Lucid
09. Body Studies
10. 1709
11. Phase Out
12. Ohm
13. Naoko Pt. 1
14. Naoko Pt. 2

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ABSTRAXION: Resonance (Matrixxman/Fort Romeau/Massimiliano Pagliara Remixes) 12" (BIO 022EP)

After a series of releases on HAKT Recordings and Nicolas Jaar's Other People and a collab with Kasper Bjørke, Abstraxion returns to his and DC Salas's Biologic Records, celebrating the label's 2015 ten-year anniversary. From a peak-time techno remix by Matrixxman to a house rework by Fort Romeau and a disco-infused version by Massimiliano Pagliara, the three remixes that follow Abstraxion's "Resonance" here EP not only represent the label's diverse sound but also Abstraxion's own productions and ever-evolving style.

$9.79 EAN: 4260038311165 ELECTRONIC

A1. Resonance
A2. Resonance (Matrixxman Remix)
B1. Resonance (Fort Romeau Remix)
B2. Resonance (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix)

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MEMOTONE: Chime Hours LP (ACRE 008LP)

Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist and producer William Yates aka Memotone returns with the bleak, beautiful Chime Hours, following his stunning debut album, I Sleep. At Waking (ACRE 004CD). A master of 11 instruments, Memotone comes from a family of artists and grew up on a diet of grunge, minimal classical, and electronic music. Yates is also an illustrator and film music composer (his work includes a soundtrack for a horror series produced by Eli Roth), occupations that run deep within his avant-garde productions. Creating an otherworldly state of mind with sonic soundscapes, the album's roots twist around rural horror, techno, and classical sounds mixed with field recordings of archaic seasonal ceremonies. From the spiraling darkness and crackled techno pulse of "Poison Arrow" to the ghostly melodies and brutal electronics intersecting on "All Collapsed," the album buzzes with a variety of moods and ideas from an artist not afraid to run the full gamut of emotions. Emphasizing texture over tone, Chime Hours is heavily centered around the sounds of an analog synthesizer, while also featuring live cello, piano, clarinet, violin, church organ, guitars, bass, and trumpet, in various degrees of distortion. The album also sees Memotone bring his voice further forward, creating brief flourishes of glimmering effects. On "All Collapsed" and "You Saw the Future," Memotone toys with ideas surrounding a post-apocalyptic world that's stripped bare by humans, whereas the rest of the album takes influence from the Middle Ages -- rituals, civil war, gritty hand-to-hand combat, and a fear of ghosts and the religion that surrounds them. Memotone recorded the rituals practiced at a folk celebration in a village near where he grew up, explaining, "I thought, perhaps there is a reflection of our distant future in our past. Not only the middle ages but spanning human history. We have already lived, and more importantly survived; through times as hard as the ones we are self imposing now." The album's title comes from the belief in English folklore that those born at certain hours could see ghosts. With its layers of abstract noises, analog electronica, and snatches of fragile melody, Chime Hours evokes darkened alleyways and ethereal worlds, making for a deeply immersive album that's a testament to a distinctively inventive artist.

$20.99 UPC: 666017300214 ELECTRONIC

A1. Across The Divide
A2. Your Eyes My Teeth
A3. Poison Arrow
A4. All Collapsed
A5. Hidden
B1. She's A Killer
B2. You Saw The Future
B3. Bird Eating Spider
B4. Ritual
B5. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

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SOLYST: The Steam Age CD (BB 220CD)

Sølyst heralds a new era of digital steam power with The Steam Age, turning his attentions to mechanical aesthetics beyond the ubiquitous binary code. For his third album, Düsseldorf-based Kreidler drummer Thomas Klein, turned to an abandoned piano as a sound source. Tapping, scratching, scraping, plucking; working with the wooden body and steel strings led to the building blocks of a broad sonic spectrum, which Klein then brushed against the grain with his sampler. He then invited these alienated patterns and sequences to dance to the typical Sølyst percussion groove, forming a hypnotically driving machine-funk. Klein also expanded his drum set; a homemade, electronically manipulated table percussion setup, consisting of utilitarian objects such as a tin can or a wooden board, opened the sonic palette to previously unheard, weightless grooves. This percussive spectrum has been tested and proven live, and spreads a rhythmic gravity that remains accessible despite its experimental basis. Sølyst is ultimately a project that revolves around a hypnotic rhythmic element, and The Steam Age creates this hypnosis with an intoxicatingly atmospheric quality. The music is interspersed with the marks of time -- dust, patina, rust -- from the world of machines and the mechanical interplay of gears and pistons. Noise, heat, and vapor add to this associative field of inspiration. The Steam Age is an attempt to lend a voice to friction-generating mechanics, motors, and movements that audibly assert themselves against opposing forces and sometimes grind to a stutter. The titles of the tracks -- "Steamfield" and "Atomium," for example -- refer to the overarching concept. With titles like "Nostalghia," they even go so far as to reference cinema, alluding in this case to Andrei Tarkovsky's 1983 work of the same name and taking the chain of associations beyond the music. The mysterious rumbling within, beneath, and above the 11 pieces creates an additional mysterious motoric aura. Yet it also feels familiar, revealing emotional depths that invite the listener to surrender to trust. This music is devoted to a pre-digital machine aesthetic that does not refrain from occasionally toying ironically with the evocation of the analog and handmade. The dark space between the sounds leaves room for anyone to add their own imagination and give in to the endless breath of the machines.

$11.99 EAN: 4015698004366 ELECTRONIC

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GOON SAX, THE: Up To Anything LP (CH 132LP)

LP version. Brisbane trio The Goon Sax present their debut album, Up To Anything. Louis Forster, James Harrison, and Riley Jones are all 17-18 years old at the time of this release. They make pop music. They have refined tastes -- they love The Pastels, Talking Heads, Galaxie 500, Bob Dylan, and Arthur Russell. On Up To Anything they pull off the almost impossible, capturing the awkwardness, self-doubt, and visceral excitement of teenage life while still in the thick of actually living it. The band formed around high school friends Harrison and Forster in 2013, and some scrappy duo home recordings still linger on the internet. Jones joined in early 2014, after a month of drum lessons, and the band played their first show a few months later. Chapter signed The Goon Sax in 2015 on the strength of an unsolicited demo, the first time that has ever happened in the label's history. Chapter introduced the band to the world via the 2015 BIGSOUND music conference, and 2015 singles "Sometimes Accidentally" and "Boyfriend" have since been featured on the likes of Stereogum, NME, BBC 6, and Brooklyn Vegan. They've gone on to play with the likes of U.S. Girls, Twerps, Blank Realm, and The Crayon Fields. The Goon Sax's songs are both immediately charming and deceptively deep; "Sweaty Hands" examines a point in a relationship where one is seen at one's worst, while "Telephone" addresses the heartbreaking realization that nothing one can offer is enough. The Goon Sax are already masters at pairing teen microdrama with pop sophistication -- but clearly, Up To Anything is just the beginning.

$11.99 UPC: 934334404176 ROCK

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SICILIANO, DANI: I'm the Question 12" (CCS 101EP)

Dani Siciliano presents "I'm the Question," the lead single from her 2016 self-titled album. "I'm the Question" revels in her playful and unconventional approach to pop, her voice soaring in a swirl of crafty production. Parisian producer Ben Vedren's dancefloor variations nod to Siciliano's house music roots, building on his releases for Minibar and Concrete Music. His first remix uses driving drums to carry Siciliano's vocals through a club-ready confection. His "Acapella Remix" uses simple rhythmic guidance to leave ample space for the vocals; it's a track that cries out for the kind of creative mixing that suits Siciliano's unique music.

$8.99 EAN: 4260038311233 ELECTRONIC

A1. I'm the Question
B1. I'm the Question (Ben Vedren Remix)
B2. I'm the Question (Ben Vedren Acapella Remix)

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LIQUID PHONK: Was It Love EP 12" (COMP 477EP)

Since the turn of the millennium, German duo Liquid Phonk (Mirko Koenig and Patrick Lesser) have stood for proper house productions. They debuted on Compost Black Label in 2013 after Rainer Trueby took notice of their releases on Nick Humphrey's Lifted Digital label and set up a split with Cologne producer Sello (COMP 417EP). Following releases on Ingo Sänger's Farside, Lost My Dog, and Something Different, Liquid Phonk return to Compost Black Label with their first solo EP on the label, supported by two stunning remixes by Henry L & Ingo Sänger and John Gazoo.

$8.39 UPC: 673794247717 ELECTRONIC

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HANGING STARS, THE: Over the Silvery Lake CD (CRO 003CD)

London-based psych folk outfit The Hanging Stars present their debut album, Over the Silvery Lake. Blending folk pastorals with swampy '60s Americana, they sound like the missing link between the California desert sun and the gray skies of London. Fronted by London-based songwriter, singer, and guitarist Richard Olson (The See See, The Eighteenth Day of May), The Hanging Stars are essentially a loose collective of people who weave together a blissed-out psychedelic tapestry. In 2015, the band released two critically acclaimed 7"s via The Great Pop Supplement; three tracks from these releases appear on Over the Silvery Lake. The Line of Best Fit premiered "Golden Vanity" and declared, "you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd just unearthed a rare deep cut from the late sixties / early seventies boom of psychedelia infused Americana," while The Guardian called "The House on The Hill" "a hazy, desert-dream of a song, nicely sharpened with steely-eyed guitars, Mersey-laced harmonies and just a whiff of the Gun Club." The Hanging Stars picked up a good amount of support at BBC Radio 6 Music, and "The House on the Hill" scored a much-coveted 10/10 from John Robb on Steve Lamacq's Roundtable. There are a number of allusions to nature and the weather on the album, inspired in part by the contrasting surroundings in which it was produced. The band's fascination with Americana led them to record some of the material in the US, laying down some of the parts at Battle Tapes in Nashville (Lambchop, Paperhead) and at VisionQuest Studios in Los Angeles with Rob Campanella. Based on Campanella's work with The Quarter After, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Beachwood Sparks, and The Tyde, the band knew he was a perfect match to capture their sound. They even had San Franciscan legend Christof Certik step in on lead guitar for a couple of tracks. Following the LA recordings, a trip to the Californian desert provided the core notion of what they wanted to produce; a shard of light onto which they clung while recording the rest of the album in the significantly more rain-soaked atmosphere of Walthamstow, London, under the watchful eye of Brian O'Shaughnessy at Bark Studio (The Clientele, Comet Gain, My Bloody Valentine). As the band explain, "Ultimately we hope you can hear both the sand and the rain in this record."

$10.39 UPC: 666017299327 ROCK

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B-NO: Sad Feeling 12" (CR 12006EP)

French producer B-No follows his 2014 collaboration with Trevor Junior with his second release on Cubiculo, featuring one of his classic riddims mixing early digital and rub-a-dub. French singer Peter Youthman features on "Sad Feeling," with the riddim also included on the A-side. Up-and-coming American singer Tuli Ranks bring his strong rub-a-dub and deejay influences to the extended dub "Over Me."

$9.79 UPC: 634158543869 ELECTRONIC

A1 Sad Feeling (feat. Peter Youthman)
A2. Sad Riddim
B1. Over Me (feat. Tuli Ranks) (Extended)

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JOHNNY MOPED: It's A Real Cool Baby LP (DAMGOOD 450LP)

LP version. Gatefold sleeve. The three remaining original members of UK punk band Johnny Moped, who debuted in 1978 with their Cycledelic LP (BEAT 058LP), are back with It's A Real Cool Baby. Johnny Moped, Slimy Toad, and Dave Berk, together again for the first time since 1990's The Search For Xerxes, showcase some new songs and revisit a few live favorites that never got recorded back in their heyday, including "I Wanna Die" and "I Believed Her Lies." The original three Mopeds are joined by longtime live members Jacko Pistorious and Rock N Roll Robot (also known as Rob from legendary ska punk band Case). This album follows the 2015 release of the band's first 7" since 1978, Ain't No Rock 'N' Roll Rookie/Super Woofa, which hit the number-three position in the UK vinyl chart and was warmly received by Moped fans as "sounding just like a Johnny Moped single" -- no higher praise is possible.

$15.79 EAN: 5020422045019 ROCK

LANGENBERG: Shadows feat. Blakkat 12" (DES 131EP)

Long an unsung hero of the underground, Langenberg (aka Max Heesen) has a string of quality releases to his name, both on his own and as a part of his Ribn duo with Manuel Tur. Liquid-deep and balanced perfectly between euphoric and melancholic, "Shadow" sees Mark Bell (Blakkat) deliver an emotional invocation over a beautifully crafted track, with echoes of the master Larry Heard clearly present. Also included are two extraordinary remixes: UK legend Atjazz provides a sumptuously realized fusion of melody and driving dancefloor urgency, while Brooklyn's house veterans Frank and Tony (Scissor & Thread) drop a huge remix of their own.

$9.79 EAN: 4250382432050 ELECTRONIC

A1. Shadows (feat. Blakkat)
A2. Shadows (feat. Blakkat) (Atjazz Remix)
B1. Shadows (feat. Blakkat) (Frank & Tony Remix)

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IN THE MOUTH OF THE WOLF: In The Mouth Of The Wolf 12" (DIAG 028EP)

Two of industrial music's most insatiable operators, Ancient Methods and Cindytalk, pay homage to anti-Nazi nonviolent political activist Sophie Scholl. For those aware of Cindytalk's illustrious industrial heritage -- she has collaborated with everyone from Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil to Revolting Cocks' Chris Connelly and DJ Scud -- this is nothing short of a momentous meeting of epochs. "Need Of Angels" combines riveting percussion and thee harshest noise, "Sleight Of Hand" allows some prime late-'80s EBM swing into the mix, and "A Search For New Realities" harks back to AM's finest Ugandan Methods and Cindy's work for Praxis, but with a thoroughly modern aesthetic.

$11.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC

KOLLEKTIV TURMSTRASSE: Sry I'm Late EP 12" (DIYNAMIC 078EP)

2016 repress. Kollektiv Turmstrasse returns following the 2009 Like the First Day EP and the acclaimed 2010 album Rebellion der Träumer (CNS 006CD) with the Sry I'm Late EP. Since the Diynamic Showcase at Amsterdam Dance Event 2014 and its live stream, these tracks have been hyped all over the internet. "Hour After Hour" is a dark, moody house cut with deep drums and bass and a spine-tingling melodic riff; "Last Call" is a more lighthearted and soulful bit of house music; and "Sorry I Am Late" is a fierce peak-time track with a dramatic sense of narrative and a killer bassline.

$9.79 UPC: 827170597761 ELECTRONIC

A1. Sorry I Am Late (8:09)
B1. Last Call (6:50)
B2. Hour After Hour (7:51)

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JACK PATTERN: Pontelocco EP 12" (DPC 059EP)

Jack Pattern is a trio from Zurich dedicated to producing intergalactic sounds and grooves with analog machines, in addition to DJing here and there. They also run their very own Lustpoderosa label, which is worth checking out. These cats love oscillating waves. It's not about purism, it's about playing what they feel -- love, rush, euphoria. Deep, acidic, raw, cosmic disco and house as well as dark, trippy techno.

$8.39 UPC: 673796005919 ELECTRONIC

Side A
01. Ponteloco
02. Only One Moment
Side B
03. Freeride Of Love
04. Melting Oceans

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LENGUALERTA: Aurora CD (EB 114CD)

Mexican vocalist Lengualerta, the voice of protest cumbia dub, presents Aurora. Lengualerta has been on the scene and traveling the world since the mid-2000s. In addition to numerous concerts in his native country, he has performed live in South America, Canada, and Europe, and left a lasting impression wherever he appeared. Following the 2014 mass kidnapping of 43 students in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, and the subsequent political and public security scandal, "For Those (feat. Wally Warning & Ana Sol)" became something of a hymn for the nationwide protests that ensued. The song's impact was further enhanced by the touching and atmospheric video, directed by the artist's friend and colleague, Gran OM, who also designed the excellent cover art for Aurora. Lengualerta's music unites reggae with the culture of Latin American protest songs. Latin American influences, including cumbia, repeatedly surface in his music. This broad spectrum underscores Lengualerta's position as a cosmopolitan and a visionary. His choice of riddims also spans the world; in addition to his main producer, Dukas (Bungalo Dub), the album also features production by Ganjaman, Ingo Rheinbay aka Pow Pow, Twilight Circus, and Seeed. The situation in Mexico is desperate. For many years, drug cartels have battled each other and government forces for supremacy. Murders, rapes, kidnappings, and assassinations take place on a daily basis, the visible signs of this all-encompassing brutality. Against this background, it is encouraging that many people are prepared to risk their lives by taking a stance against violence, and particularly against the corruption that has infiltrated every level of the public services, as many officials are in collusion with the cartels. A strong counter movement has also emerged in the art scene. Alongside other artists, Lengualerta frequently appears in the front line of these protests. He pinpoints what is wrong in society, and is not afraid to tackle the painful issue of what is rotten in the state. Eloquent, outspoken, and effective, he voices his protest and passion in tight, clean, and moving sounds. Featured performers include TianoBless & Natty Bwoy, Fermin Muguruza, Wally Warning & Ana Sol, Monk.E, Andrea Echeverri, Sista Eyeire & Van-T, Di, Sista Freedom, Olinka, Cuyo, Issa Elle, and Rebeleon Sound Crew. This edition includes four bonus tracks from the critically acclaimed predecessor to Aurora, Resonante (2010).

$10.99 EAN: 4015698004717 WORLD

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LICHT-AKIYAMA TRIOS: Tomorrow Outside Tomorrow CD (EMEGO 217CD)

Alan Licht (USA) and Tetuzi Akiyama (Japan) have each explored the lines that divide improvisation, composition, folk, blues, and experimental music. It was inevitable that their careers and styles would cross paths. Tomorrow Outside Tomorrow captures a meeting of minds and techniques in the form of two extended works that blur genre, with Licht on guitar and electronics and Akiyama on guitar. "Blues Deceiver" presents itself as dank blues; it's a dirty, crawling mass of feedback, fluctuating vibrations, garage frequencies, and distant interference, featuring Oren Ambarchi on guitar. The various musical and nonmusical elements weave into a music that showcases individual contributions coalescing as a holistic whole. "Tomorrow Outside Tomorrow" features Rob Mazurek on cornet. Here the trio expands on the workshop blues drone, with Mazurek placing a somber jazz card on the table. What begins as a loose sound study evolves into an introverted and melancholic exploration of mood, atmosphere, interwoven notes, texture, sound, guitar, and electronics. Tomorrow Outside Tomorrow unveils a nebulous new music. Recorded by Makoto Oshiro in Tokyo on November 4, 2014. Mixed by Ted Young and Alan Licht at Outer Space in Brooklyn on July 15, 2015.

$10.99 EAN: 5050580649316 ROCK

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RENAULT, JACQUES: Don't Need to Know 12" (EF 071EP)

The mighty Jacques Renault presents his debut 12" for Endless Flight. The A-side features two versions of the groovy Philly disco house track "Don't Need to Know (feat. Morgan Wiley); B-side "Nutte 'n Honey" is killer funky disco house.

$8.99 UPC: 880319745911 ELECTRONIC

A1. Don't Need to Know (Beach Mix feat. Morgan Wiley)
A2. Don't Need to Know (NY Strip Mix feat. Morgan Wiley)
B1. Nutte 'n Honey

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MY NU LENG: FabricLive 86 CD (FABRIC 172CD)

With high-profile releases on Black Butter and MTA to their name, plus huge remixes of tracks by Rudimental and Clean Bandit and a UK Singles Chart number-one by Naughty Boy, My Nu Leng are on the ride of their life. Deeply rooted in UK bass culture, the Bristol-based duo reimagine grime, dubstep, house, and garage. On FABRICLIVE 86, they deliver an eclectic continuous mix of underground anthems meshed with previously unreleased material, covering a multitude of shades and color. Packaged in bespoke slipcase containing die-embossed tin. Includes tracks by My Nu Leng (including collaborations with Kahn, Flava D, Caan, Detour City, and FineArt), Klient, RL Grime, Holy Goof, Andrew Diggs, Skapes,Negativ, Harry Judda, Myd, Clientele, Nu-Birth remixed by Tuff & Jam, Tru Fonix, Champion remixed by Dismantle, Faze Miyake feat. Inga Copeland, Mella Dee, WxT, Randomer, Courage, Deadbeat UK feat. Forca, B Squared, Jus Now x T. Williams feat. Dread MC, Moony remixed by Dr Cryptic, Notion, SNØW x Dismantle, L-Wiz, and Synth Sense remixed by Indigo.

$11.39 UPC: 802560017227 ELECTRONIC

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WILSON, GARY: You Think You Really Know Me LP (FTR 236LP)

Gary Wilson's monumental 1977 LP reissued with a glamorously shiny foil cover bearing the original cover art (care of Owen Maercks's well-loved copy), delicately laid out by Scott Allison. Which makes it, perhaps, the last copy you'll ever need. You Think You Really Know Me (also the title of Michael Wolk's 2005 documentary about Wilson) was Wilson's second LP, but the first he recorded as a vocalist, hewing to his own bizarre vision -- a syncretic collision of romance, new wave cocktail jazz, heartbreak, disco porn-soundtrack music, and experimental tape manipulation. Home-recorded in Endicott, NY, the album found a few fans when released, but subsequently became the exclusive purview of record collectors and the women who tolerate them. Beck namechecked Wilson in 1996, which made a few new people scratch their heads. And the album was reissued in 2002. Rediscovery followed, and records, the documentary, and some odd live shows. Most of Wilson's moves are stamped with his unique aesthetic, and are also documented on other three recommended Feeding Tube LPs -- Lisa Wants to Talk to You (FTR 081LP), Forgotten Lovers (FTR 065LP), and Music for Piano (FTR 192LP). But as bodacious as these three albums are, the real root of Wilson's muse is most obvious on You Think You Really Know Me. It is the sound of a 23-year old oddball from upstate New York wrestling with his demons and actually winning. There's nothing quite like it. And it offers a story of hope to every weirdo who hears it. Hallelujah! Edition of 500.

$13.79 UPC: 019962200823 ROCK

A1. Another Time I Could Have Loved You
A2. You Keep On Looking
A3. 6.4 = Make Out
A4. When You Walk Into My Dreams
A5. Loneliness
A6. Cindy
B1. You Were Too Good To Be True
B2. Groovy Girls Make At The Beach
B3. I Wanna Lose Control
B4. You Think You Really Know Me
B5. Chromium Bitch
B6. And Then I Kissed Your Lips

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SATO, MASAHIKO: Belladonna LP (FKR 079LP)

Repressed. "There was a time when the strength of a musician's vision transcended all labels; here is a chance to dip into that pool again, and emerge not just refreshed, but alive again with the sense that we all can live in that world again, but most importantly raise the flag for excellence. Fantastic." --Jim O'Rourke

An unholy grail of near-mythical status is finally now available in the form of this first-ever reissue. Masahiko Sato composed this elusive, sensual, psychedelic free jazz score for the stunning 1973 Japanese witchcraft animation Belladonna of Sadness (Kanashimi no Belladonna) directed by Eiichi Yamamoto. Since the mid-2000s, Belladonna of Sadness has risen from the ashes and now shines brighter than ever. Now, on the eve of its third or fourth global DVD release in 2015, fans no longer have to settle for third-generation VHS telecine dubs or stuff their wish-lists into the hands of lucky friends visiting Tokyo. Belladonna has been used as nightclub projections by clued-up VJs and been restored by discerning feminist folk singers and improv bands while influencing illustrators, fashion designers, and other creative types along the way. Original copies of the soundtrack, however, are much less likely to rear their heads, with prices literally doubling each time the original stock copies swap hands among the same Italian dealers at central European record fairs. Italian soundtracks are expensive anyway, but this one, originally released by the Italian Cinevox label in 1975, has extra credentials. Finders Keepers Records and Sato himself agreed that this record should finally be liberated among those who know the magic words. With the decision to keep this album "strictly Sato," a track from the original release has been removed -- the main orchestral love theme by Asei Kobayashi and Mayumi Tachibana -- which in all honesty is very much detached from Sato's psychedelic soundtrack. Kept intact, however, are the songs sung and penned by Sato's wife at the time, Chinatsu Nakayama, including the track titled "TBFS," which only appears on the master tapes and never actually made it onto the theatrical cut of the film (though the theme is briefly alluded to, with different instrumentation, in a cut-scene available on the German DVD release). This reissue project also marks the beginning of a longer intended relationship between Finders Keepers and Masahiko Sato, exploring his recorded work in film music, jazz, and avant-garde composition.

$18.99 EAN: 5060099505683 ROCK

READ & KEVIN MCPHEE, GERRY: Frummppp 12" (4TH 018EP)

Repressed. Gerry Read & Kevin McPhee reunite with "Frummppp," following their 2011 classic "Demolition Man." "Frummppp" heads in the opposite direction of "Demo Man," swapping the madcap samples for jarring synths. The remix on the flip keeps the jacking and strutting vibe of the original, and ups the deranged sample use.

$8.99 UPC: 666017289960 ELECTRONIC

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KENTON SLASH DEMON: TT/Dok 12" (FCL 157EP)

TT/Dok is Kenton Slash Demon's third EP on Future Classic, and it has drawn the same amount of anticipation and support as the Danish duo's previous offerings. This release reaffirms the strength of Kenton Slash Demon's organic, futuristic sound, and their obvious skills take their productions further than the typical frame and dramaturgy of a club track. They want to create soundtracks for clubs as well as music that one can listen to on a home stereo, thus blurring the space between the public and private experience.

$9.79 EAN: 3614596478418 ELECTRONIC

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SHARROCK/(IN) THE ABYSSITY OF THE GROUNDS, LINDA: Gods 3LP (ROWF 073LP)

Three 180-gram LPs in triple-gatefold sleeve. Limited edition of 300. Gods is the first major release of new material since, arguably, her 1989 LP with Wolfgang Puschnig on ECM, by one of free jazz's most important icons, whose transition via a debilitating stroke into deep, guttural wordlessness has seen her enter a new realm of primal vocal raging. This is Linda Sharrock, best known for her show-stealin' voice work on ex-husband Sonny's two albums Black Woman (1969) and Monkey-Pockie-Boo (1970), recorded in 2014 for over two hours at her wailing, heart-stopping best, flanked by the stellar (In) the Abyssity of the Grounds (Theresa Eipeldauer (voice), Mario Rechtern (soprano, alto, baritone, saxoline, voice), Max Bogner (guitar, electronics, voice), and Didi Kern (drums)). A truly stunning, demented, and absolutely essential bombardment of relentless energy by one of the giants of avant-garde music, with amazing whacked liner notes by saxophonist Mario Rechtern.

$42.60 EAN: 5060366782991 JAZZ

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HOOKWORMS: Hookworms CD (WAAT 059CD)

Expanded reissue of Hookworms' 2011 debut, first released as a limited cassette, reissued on vinyl (FAUX 015LP), and now available on CD for the first time. This edition follows the band's acclaimed albums Pearl Mystic (Gringo Records, 2013) and The Hum (Domino sublabel Weird World Record Co., 2014). Hookworms documents the Leeds five-piece's starting point while proving that they've never wavered in their undeniable character, even as everything around them has changed. "It was a very exciting time for us," bassist MB recalls. "MJ having his first studio meant we'd gone from practicing in a tiny basement and receiving noise complaints to having a place where we could do what we wanted. We played with Sun Araw just as we were finishing the EP and Cameron Stallones enjoyed our set and asked to hear any recordings -- then subsequently released it on cassette." Hookworms have since evolved into a mighty beast, able to fill cavernous warehouses with a vitriolic form of kosmische (as they did when they headlined the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, and when they supported fuzzy legends Slowdive during their 2014 comeback). Hookworms showcases many of the traits for which the band has become known -- the strutting bass and four-note repetition of "Teen Dreams" is pure Modern Lovers, mining the group's '60s garage and proto-punk influences and mixing them with a caustic modernity. Another highlight is the rolling bass thunder of "I Have Some Business Out West," which crackles with the energy of an approaching storm. "Our gear wasn't as good back then so we did quite a bit of re-amping and post-production," MB comments. "The EP was basically a playground for experimentation with a bunch of new guitar pedals we'd recently acquired." This edition also presents rare early recordings, including the initial drone-heavy version of "Form and Function," which would appear on a split 7" alongside Nottingham-based peers Kogumaza, plus the swaggering rumbles of "The Correspondent," which appeared on Sonic Cathedral's 2013 Psych For Sore Eyes compilation. The former is a premonition of phase two of the band, foreshadowing the heavier, dense sound of Pearl Mystic, while the latter is a wonderful outlier -- which says something for a band whose boundaries have forever stretched toward the horizon.

$10.39 EAN: 5055869506472 ROCK

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DETROIT SWINDLE: Break Up to Make Up EP 12" (HEIST 001EP)

2016 repress. This is the very first release from Heist Recordings from 2013. "The Break Up" features an infectious set of airy chords, a bumpy bass-line and a lush female vocal. "The Make Up" is a deeper track, but still a genuine house tune, with some repetitive, almost hypnotic vocals and stabs, and of course, a pumping groove. You'll lose track of everything halfway through the break, but as soon as the beat kicks in, you know its business time.

$8.99 UPC: 827170508361 ELECTRONIC

Side A
01. The Break Up
Side B
02. The Make Up

DETROIT SWINDLE: The Punch Drunk EP 12" (HEIST 008EP)

2016 repress. Detroit Swindle follow up their 2014 album Boxed Out (DIRT 006CD/LP). "Allright (We'll Be)" is an up-tempo affair at 128 BPM, with an irresistibly sexy hook. "Pursuit" has that classic Detroit Swindle vibe with an almost acidy synth rolling on in the background, giving the track the core of its energy. "Heads Down" is the deepest of the three, with a particularly shuffling set of offbeat toms creating the groove alongside a set of warm synths. Minimalistic design by Amsterdam-based artist Baster. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl.

$9.79 UPC: 827170571068 ELECTRONIC

A1. Allright (We'll Be)
B1. Pursuit
B2. Heads Down

FOUK: Kill Frenzy EP 12" (HEIST 010EP)

2016 repress. 180-gram vinyl. "Kill Frenzy"'s wobbling bassline might easily be a playful Dave Holland getting into his zone, and all the tiny elements and variations give the track that perfect vibe to really get a party going. "Lefty's Bar" features the same loose percussion and vintage keys, a lazy horn section, and a lovely twisted and turned female vocal sample. "Ken Sent Me" is perhaps the most straightforward track on the EP, with Rhodesy pads and a great use of tremolo to give swing to the 4x4 rhythm. Get it while you can -- this one is gonna hit hard.

$9.79 UPC: 827170589667 ELECTRONIC

A1. Kill Frenzy
B1. Lefty's Bar
B2. Ken Sent Me

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DAVIS OCTET, MILES: Live in San Juan '89 CD (HH 3029CD)