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FORCED EXPOSURE STORE UPDATE
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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 11/07/2016
first section features releases in stock now and ready to be shipped as of MON 11/07/2016
second section features forthcoming releases; release dates are given for reference, but can be approximate, depending on the label
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SPACE ART: Trip In The Center Head LP+CD (BEC 5156238)
Because Music present a reissue of Space Art's Trip In The Center Head, originally released in 1978. Space Art, the duo of Roger Rizzitelli and Dominique Perrier, is a legendary group that is considered a great pioneer of French electronic music. Perrier, having collaborated with Michel Fugain and Il Etait Une Fois, is one of legend Jean-Michel Jarre's closest collaborators. Dominique discovered the very first synthesizer ARP (Odyssey) which he was taken with so much that he created his own band, Space Art, aside his good friend drummer Rizitelli. This curious band endorsed tight and opaque costumes of decontamination which covered their bodies and masked their faces. In 1977, "Onyx", recorded in Studio Ferber mixed by René Hameline, became a very successful single. Issued from the album Space Art (BEC 5156240), the single sold over three million copies worldwide. Two albums shortly followed, in 1979, Trip To The Center Head then in 1980, Play Back (BEC 5156239). Space Art is behind the massive hits: "Onyx", "Give Me Love", "Love In C Minor" and more. Space Art's legacy is the true "techno trance". A keyboard virtuoso, Perrier worked on all of Jarre's albums from Rendez-Vous (1986) to Oxygène 7- 1 (1997) and still tours with him around the world. Space Art toured with Jarre in China in the early '80s. Alongside Jean-Michel Jarre and Cerrone, Space Art are considered one of the pioneers of electro music. One of three Space Art LP reissues, along with Play Back and Space Art, all cut from the long-awaited 2010 digital remasters and presented for the first time on vinyl. Considering the success of the Cosmic Machine compilations, French proto-electro is being revisited by fans of electronic music and being given well-deserved attention. Comes in printed cardboard sleeve with CD included.
$17.79 EAN: 5060421562384 ELECTRONIC
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SPACE ART: Play Back LP+CD (BEC 5156239)
Because Music present a reissue of Space Art's Play Back, originally released in 1980. Space Art, the duo of Roger Rizzitelli and Dominique Perrier, is a legendary group that is considered a great pioneer of French electronic music. Perrier, having collaborated with Michel Fugain and Il Etait Une Fois, is one of legend Jean-Michel Jarre's closest collaborators. Dominique discovered the very first synthesizer ARP (Odyssey) which he was taken with so much that he created his own band, Space Art, aside his good friend drummer Rizitelli. This curious band endorsed tight and opaque costumes of decontamination which covered their bodies and masked their faces. In 1977, "Onyx", recorded in Studio Ferber mixed by René Hameline, became a very successful single. Issued from the album Space Art (BEC 5156240), the single sold over three million copies worldwide. Two albums shortly followed, in 1979, Trip To The Center Head (BEC 5156238) then in 1980, Play Back. Space Art is behind the massive hits: "Onyx", "Give Me Love", "Love In C Minor" and more. Space Art's legacy is the true "techno trance". A keyboard virtuoso, Perrier worked on all of Jarre's albums from Rendez-Vous (1986) to Oxygène 7- 1 (1997) and still tours with him around the world. Space Art toured with Jarre in China in the early '80s. Alongside Jean-Michel Jarre and Cerrone, Space Art are considered one of the pioneers of electro music. One of three Space Art LP reissues, along with Trip In The Center Head and Space Art, all cut from the long-awaited 2010 digital remasters and presented for the first time on vinyl. Considering the success of the Cosmic Machine compilations, French proto-electro is being revisited by fans of electronic music and being given well-deserved attention. Comes in printed cardboard sleeve with CD included.
$17.79 EAN: 5060421562391 ELECTRONIC
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SPACE ART: Space Art LP+CD (BEC 5156240)
Because Music present a reissue of Space Art's self-titled debut album, originally released in 1977. Space Art, the duo of Roger Rizzitelli and Dominique Perrier, is a legendary group that is considered a great pioneer of French electronic music. Perrier, having collaborated with Michel Fugain and Il Etait Une Fois, is one of legend Jean-Michel Jarre's closest collaborators. Dominique discovered the very first synthesizer ARP (Odyssey) which he was taken with so much that he created his own band, Space Art, aside his good friend drummer Rizitelli. This curious band endorsed tight and opaque costumes of decontamination which covered their bodies and masked their faces. In 1977, "Onyx", recorded in Studio Ferber mixed by René Hameline, became a very successful single. Issued from Space Art, the single sold over three million copies worldwide. Two albums shortly followed, in 1979, Trip To The Center Head (BEC 5156238) then in 1980, Play Back (BEC 5156239). Space Art is behind the massive hits: "Onyx", "Give Me Love", "Love In C Minor" and more. Space Art's legacy is the true "techno trance". A keyboard virtuoso, Perrier worked on all of Jarre's albums from Rendez-Vous (1986) to Oxygène 7- 1 (1997) and still tours with him around the world. Space Art toured with Jarre in China in the early '80s. Alongside Jean-Michel Jarre and Cerrone, Space Art are considered one of the pioneers of electro music. One of three Space Art LP reissues, along with Trip In The Center Head and Play Back, all cut from the long-awaited 2010 digital remasters and presented for the first time on vinyl. Considering the success of the Cosmic Machine compilations, French proto-electro is being revisited by fans of electronic music and being given well-deserved attention. Comes in printed cardboard sleeve with CD included.
$17.79 EAN: 5060421562407 ELECTRONIC
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SPACE ART: Remix 2x12"+CD (BEC 5156423)
Because Music presents Remix, a double 12" release featuring Space Art's classic French electro tracks with contributions by Prins Thomas, Psychemagik, Daniele Baldelli and Marco Dionigi. Space Art, the duo of Roger Rizzitelli and Dominique Perrier, is a legendary group that is considered a great pioneer of French electronic music. Perrier, having collaborated with Michel Fugain and Il Etait Une Fois, is one of legend Jean-Michel Jarre's closest collaborators. Dominique discovered the very first synthesizer ARP (Odyssey) which he is taken with so much so that he created his own band, Space Art, aside his good friend drummer Rizitelli. This curious band endorses tight and opaque costumes of decontamination which cover their body and mask their face. In 1977, "Onyx", recorded in Studio Ferber mixed by René Hameline, became a very successful single. Issued from the album Space Art (BEC 5156240), the single sold over three million copies worldwide. Two albums shortly followed, in 1979, Trip To The Center Head (BEC 5156238) then in 1980 Play Back (BEC 5156239). Space Art is behind the massive hits: "Onyx", "Give Me Love", "Love In C Minor" and more. Space Art's legacy is the true "techno trance". A keyboard virtuoso, Perrier worked on all of Jarre's albums from Rendez-Vous (1986) to Oxygène 7- 1 (1997) and still tours with him around the world. Space Art toured with Jarre in China in the early '80s. Alongside Jean-Michel Jarre and Cerrone, Space Art are considered one of the pioneers of electro music. Considering the success of the Cosmic Machine compilations, French proto-electro is being revisited by fans of electronic music and being given well-deserved attention. Remix features current leading electronic artists paying homage to the legacy of Space Art. Comes in printed cardboard sleeve with CD included.
$19.79 EAN: 5060421564234 ELECTRONIC
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UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS: Units And Measurements 2LP (BLKRTZ 016LP)
Units And Measurements is the collaborative project of Christopher Hreno, Mathew Jonson and Colin de la Plante. The project sees these long times friends and veteran producers exploring the limits of hardware based improvisation and deep synthesis and effects programing. Documenting a single epic 24 hour session at Jonson's mothership studio in Berlin, this first release sees the trio exploring some of the headiest ambient and tunneling hypnotic techno to be found in any of their admittedly vast individual back catalogs. This release is without question a portrait of three masters of their craft at work, and quite unlike anything else. Beautifully packaged in deluxe gatefold design with artwork by Uruguayan artist Alejandro Garcia.
$20.99 UPC: 880319778216 ELECTRONIC
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VA: Boxed003 12" (BOXED 003EP)
Boxed return with the third edition of their various artists EP series. Mr. Mitch's graceful and unsettling "Friend Of Mine" flips a soul sample in a screwed-and-chopped fashion. The debut vinyl appearance of AS.IF KID comes with "Mashman Riddim Pt.2" recalling the technicalities of prime Plasticman or Mark One whilst pushing his sound in to new hi-definition territory. OG grime don JT The Goon unleashes "Flux Capacitor" - Fairlight-era flutes orbit a classic JT bassline for pure emotional, end-of-night vibes. Sirpixalot drops his VIP of "All In One", trademark modal keys and skittering drums combining with triton bass.
$9.79 EAN: 5055300390387 ELECTRONIC
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THEOREME: L'appel Du Midi A Midi Pile LP (BRD 016LP)
Bruit Direct Disques continues down the path of no-fucks-given with yet another ace from a deck already heaping with bewildering gems. In much the same way as Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Theoreme (1968) once fizzled the corneas of the prim, Theoreme, the artist, is here to singe ears on this blistering solo debut. Laying down all the instrumentation and vocals herself, Theoreme posits that spectres of the past continue to resonate in the contemporaneous milieu of the underground. This isn't some Erik Von Daniken Chariots Of The Gods bullshit - it's the fucking truth. Deep inside the angular ingenuity of this chef d'oeuvre are subtle sonic vectors, analogous to Gutura, SIC and the corrosive side of the German label Zickzack; Channeled or not, the adage remains, "Great minds think alike". It's not definite that the French invented propositional logic, but they sure do guzzle it down. And Theoreme's right there - two-fisted, bellied up and ready for guzzling. You want a cold war? Well son, here it is. Have at it.
$19.79 EAN: 5055869544405 ELECTRONIC
A1. Let's Start
A2. Kool Shen Sur Le Toit
A3. Leader De Serveurs
A4. De Le Côte De L'azur
A5. L'appel Du Midi
B1. Punk Vortex
B2. Foehn
B3. Moyen Age
B4. Rave Party
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SILVER APPLES: The Garden LP (CCR 003LP)
LP version. Dubs of Silver Apple's third album, which had been mysteriously unaccounted for, were found in a cardboard box in drummer Danny Taylor's attic. The remarkable reunion of the original duo of Simeon Coxe and Taylor hadn't been planned. After 27 years apart, they were reunited when a disc jockey at New Jersey's legendary WFMU radio station received a phone call from Taylor for the station's pledge drive. Taylor had been out of the music business for years, and his call put the pieces in place for Simeon to forge a renewed excitement for the Silver Apples's earliest recordings. The recordings included seven complete songs from 1969 and seven drum instrumentals by Taylor in 1968. Taylor's 1968 drumming demos were blended with Coxe's 1998 "Noodle" efforts.
$16.99 EAN: 5024545753110 ELECTRONIC
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LUCIANI, RICCARDO A.: Inchiesta Sul Mondo 2LP (CNAY 109-110LP)
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Riccardo A. Luciani's Inchiesta Sul Mondo, originally released in 1976. Inchiesta Sul Mondo is a double experimental concept album, mainly electronic, based on topical problems of the period in which it was released, the mid-70s. The two records have two different arguments: Stati D'animo ("States On Mind") and Diagnosi Ecologica ("Ecological Diagnosis"). Maestro Luciani is a well-known artist in the library music scene. His very personal style is the result of musical studies from a childhood that allowed him to achieve a diploma in composition, choral music, choral conducting and more. The avant-garde and contemporary classical approach links him to artists like Egisto Macchi. Another point of contact between the two is the label that produced this double album, Ayna, which Macchi was a partner in. The album comes in a heavy cardboard gatefold cover with an original photo of the maestro inside.
$27.59 EAN: 8055323520300 ELECTRONIC
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MACCHI, EGISTO: Messico LP (CNAY 111LP)
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Egisto Macchi's Messico, recorded in 1975. Limited numbered edition. Includes insert and download code. The artistic achievement of Egisto Macchi was avant-garde, not only for his immense talent and brilliance of his creativity, but for the quality he managed to infuse every musical language with - ranging from instrumental and symphonic music, musical theater, library sound, more varied and articulated. Towering over all of his works is his passion, commitment, respect and great inner need to break down the sectarian walls of thinking in categories. He had sensed that beauty could be located anywhere and that the biggest task entrusted to an artist was to leave the surface, always. Messico was originally released on the Ayna label.
$22.39 EAN: 8055323520454 ROCK
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MACCHI, EGISTO: Violenza LP (CNAY 112LP)
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Egisto Macchi's Violenza, recorded in 1976. Limited numbered edition. Includes insert and download code. The artistic achievement of Egisto Macchi was avant-garde, not only for his immense talent and brilliance of his creativity, but for the quality he managed to infuse every musical language with - ranging from instrumental and symphonic music, musical theater, library sound, more varied and articulated. Towering over all of his works is his passion, commitment, respect and great inner need to break down the sectarian walls of thinking in categories. He had sensed that beauty could be located anywhere and that the biggest task entrusted to an artist was to leave the surface, always. Violenza was originally released on the Ayna label. Features percussionist Vittorio Ferrari.
$22.39 EAN: 8055323520461 ROCK
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KIMBALL (PEYMONT), DAVID H.: Atmosfere N. 1-2 2LP (CNLM 701-2LP)
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of David H. Kimball's (Peymont) Atmosfere N. 1-2, originally released in 1971. Limited numbered edition of 600. Includes download code. An amazing and mind-blowing unrecognized gem made by Kimball, an American transplanted to Florence. Two tracks are composed by Serena Marega. Atmosfere N. 1-2 is abstract, mysterious, evocative, experimental, futuristic and avant-psychedelic. It is truly a fascinating electro-acoustic, industrial, dreamy journey that stands out in the panorama of Italian music as one of the most original and an unusual examples of psychedelia.
$26.39 EAN: 8055323520478 ROCK
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LUCIANI, MARIA TERESA: Free Jazz LP (CNLP 052LP)
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Maria Teresa Luciani's Free Jazz. Originally pressed in 1972 in Italy by Le Monde, a label which has in its catalog only six titles released in few copies for radio and TV, Free Jazz is an insanely rare library music masterpiece. Absolutely the hottest, weirdest, psych-jazz album of the era. Maria Teresa Luciani is the sister of Maestro Riccardo A. Luciani. The only known members of the session are the great Gino Marinacci on flute, here on his most obscure recording session, and Riccardo A. Luciani on all piano, Fender Rhodes and treated keyboard delays. The whole album is outstanding, with various moods and atmospheres - from the groovy fuzz distortions of "Logaritmo In Do", the funky drums and jazzy psychedelia of "Free Flute In Beat", the modal cum spiritual jazz of "Playing For Fun", the frantic rhythms of "Traffico Caotico" and "Crazy Morning", the amazing hard bop on "Fotogrammi", the experimental jazz on "Walking In The Night" and "Free Jazz" to the beautiful "Free Flute" theme. Outrageous drum skills, electric piano played with a wah-wah pedal, studio effects, echo delays and psychedelic themes. All covers of this reissue are unique and unrepeatable with orange and black splashes of paint. Copies are numbered and include a download code.
$22.39 EAN: 8055323520393 JAZZ
A1. Traffico Caotico
A2. Logaritmo In Do
A3. Free Jazz
A4. Free Flute
A5. Free Flute In Beat
B1. Crazy Morning
B2. Playing For Fun
B3. Underground
B4. Walking In The Night
B5. Fotogrammi
B6. Free Jazz Samba
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JUNKFOOD & ENRICO GABRIELLI: Italian Masters LP (CNLP 053LP)
Enrico Gabrielli and the members of Junkfood have crossed several times in the past in a variety of contexts and collaborations, but never have the two entities been found under the same roof. The occasion is revealed thanks to the Festival HalloBigallo in 2014, dedicated to Piero Umiliani, inviting both to perform with the prayer to include some readings in personnel key from the repertoire of the Maestro. After that pleasant experience, Junkfood and Gabrielli agreed to meet at the Vacuum Studio of Bruno Germano in Bologna. Italian Masters is dedicated to the figures of some of the greatest Italian composers of film scores. The result exceeds expectations: the beautiful music of Umiliani, Morricone and Trovajoli are distorted and filtered by the sensitivity of the five, while maintaining their unmistakable identity. What is most striking is the incredible consistency throughout despite the different authorship of the compositions and wide range of situations and solutions the musicians themselves bring into the music. The quintet succeed in the difficult task of standing comparison to models and simultaneously developing their own poetic and independent sound, making Italian Masters a real gem not only for the fanatics of film music, but for newbies calling to those ones shores lured by the sirens of Gabrielli and Junkfood. Personnel: Enrico Gabrielli - saxophone, bass clarinet, flute; Paolo Raineri - trumpet, flugelhorn, effects; Michelangelo Vanni - electric guitar, effects; Simone Calderoni - electric bass, effects; Simone Cavina - drums, effects. "C'eravamo Tanto Amati Da" features Edda Dell'Orso. Limited numbered edition of 300 on multicolored vinyl.
$16.99 EAN: 8055323520485 ROCK
A1. Silenzio Nel Caos Da (E. Morricone)
A2. Per Un Pugno Di Dollari Da (E. Morricone)
A3. Eat It Da (E. Morricone)
A4. Gassman Blues Da (P. Umiliani)
A5. The Body Da (P. Umiliani)
B1. Conflitti Da (P. Umiliani)
B2. Masquerade Da (A. Trovajoli)
B3. L'arcidiavolo Da (A. Trovajoli)
B4. C'eravamo Tanto Amati Da (feat. Edda Dell'Orso) (A. Trovajoli)
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BACALOV, LUIS ENRIQUEZ: L'amica LP (CNST 701LP)
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Luis Enriquez Bacalov's soundtrack for L'amica, originally released in 1969. L'amica is an intriguing Alberto Lattuada film starring Lisa Gastoni (portrayed in the cover photo of the LP), Gabriele Ferzetti, Elsa Martinelli, Ray Lovelock, Jean Sorel and Frank Wolff. The music is by one of the greatest pianists, composers, conductors and arrangers in the world of soundtracks, the Argentine naturalized Italian, Luis Enríquez Bacalov. Bacalov has authored music for countless high-level films including La Seduzione (1973) Quién Sabe? (1966), Django (1966), Roma Bene (1971) and Milano Calibro 9 (1972). He also won an Oscar for The Postman (1995). The soundtrack of L'amica from the title track highlights the excellent piano technique and the jazz vein of the maestro mixed with exotic and erotic atmospheres characterized by extraordinary orchestration, harp, congas and the typical persuasive vocalism of those years (all by the great Nora Orlandi). It's followed by "Rio, Zona Sul", refined samba-jazz on a massive percussive tapestry. "'Round Nassau" offers an elegant and dreamy atmosphere in Les Baxter's style adding flute and female wordless vocals. "Swingin' Easy In Tanganyika" is another extraordinary jazzy piano and drums with flute melody sideways. The side is closed by a previously unpublished version of the theme that was not included on the original Fonit Cetra LP. The B-side rearranges the themes in a more melancholy and symphonic style without renouncing jazz as in the gem "Episodio In 3/4". The ballad "The Bitter Truth" is sung by Fiorenza Mormile in English. Recorded at Italian RCA studios with engineer Sergio Marcotulli. Includes two bonus tracks not on the original release.
$22.39 EAN: 8055323520430 SOUNDTRACK
A1. L'Amica (Titoli)
A2. Rio, Zona Sul
A3. 'Round Nassau
A4. Swingin' Easy In Tanganika
A5. L'Amica (Ripresa)*
B1. Si Finisce Così
B2, Autunno A Milano, Ore 6
B3. Elsinore
B4. The Bitter Truth (Vocal)
B5. Episodio In 3/4
B6. Taxi Cab 67
B7. The Bitter Truth (Strumentale)*
*Bonus track.
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PICCIONI, PIERO: Musica Amore LP (CNST 702LP)
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Musica Amore, the extraordinary album by Maestro Piccioni originally released in 1972. Musica Amore includes songs from various soundtracks showing Piccioni's many facets. He utilizes the gorgeous voice of Shawn Robinson in "Right Or Wrong" and "Once and Again", from giallo thriller ...Dopo Di Che, Uccide Il Maschio E Lo Divora (1971), the choir I Cantori Moderni di Alessandro Alessandroni, the band of I Marc 4 (Maurizio Majorana, Antonello Vannucchi, Roberto Podio, Carlo Pes) and soloists of the caliber of Gianni Basso and Dino Piana. An absolutely killer album with superb arrangements, funky beats, exotic sounds ("Ebony Ride"), breaks, erotic lounge, beat, shake ("Abigaille"), psychedelia ("Fiore Nero"), and jazz, that stands as a key album in the world of Italian library music and soundtracks.
$22.39 EAN: 8055323520447 SOUNDTRACK
A1. Right Or Wrong
A2. Easy Dreamer
A3. Ebony Ride
A4. Musica Amore
A5. TNT Dance
B1. War Love Call
B2. Once And Again
B3. Abigaille
B4. Play Girl
B5. Fiore Nero
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CIPRIANI, STELVIO: Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto LP (CNST 703LP)
Cinedelic Records present Stelvio Cipriani's soundtrack for Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto (1977). "A tough, funky '70s instrumental score that perfectly fits the insane violence of this seldom-seen Lee Van Cleef hitman film! Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto ('The Perfect Killer') is one of the wildest and sleaziest Euro-crime movies ever made; it ultimately was made with Lee Van Cleef as the star and featuring such sexualized violence as a female getting shot in her nether regions, a straight-razor fight with trans women and some rapes that make you feel more uneasy than do most. But no rundown of the 'stars' of this film could be complete without mentioning Stelvio Cipriani's funk score. Mind you, the '70s was already a funky decade of music, just as the Euro-crime genre was already a violent and sexual movement of cinema. But both Cipriani's score and the film pushed together to find new extremes of funkiness and raunchiness. Normally if someone hears playing '70s instrumental funk says, 'What is this? It sounds like porno music!' well, that's grounds for departing from his or her presence, perhaps not to return. It's terribly limited thinking to associate all instrumental funk from the decade with smut movies. And yet, I must confess there's a certain sleaziness (and I use that word lovingly) in Cipriani's Maledetto title track that perfectly evokes the on-screen tawdriness to come. The wah guitar. The prominent electric bass. The slithering, laid-back horns. It's an ingenious groove and yet dripping with sleaze. And even though there's a laconic mid-tempo quality to the title theme, there's also something that drives it steadily forward. And that perfectly captures the doggedness and determination of Van Cleef's hitman character, who constantly pushes forward in his quest, even after he's been betrayed by his former partner, his new criminal organization and his woman. (In fact, it was Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto that crystalized in my mind how well the Euro-crime genre worked when operating within these 'one man against the world' stories.) In any case, let all nerdy trivia questions fade away as you get lost in some magnificent, sleazy funk by maestro Cipriani. And we'll 'see you in Hell, kitten.' " --Mike Malloy, excerpts from the liner notes. Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
$22.39 EAN: 8055323520355 SOUNDTRACK
A1. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M1
A2. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M2
A3. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M3
A4. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M4
A5. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M5
A6. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M6
A7. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M7
A8. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M8
A9. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M9
A10. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M10
B1. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M11
B2. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M12
B3. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M13
B4. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M14
B5. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M15
B6. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M16
B7. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M17
B8. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M18
B9. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M19
B10. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M20
B11. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M21
B12. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M22
B13. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M23
B14. Quel Pomeriggio Maledetto M24
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SILK ROAD ASSASSINS: Deadcell/3M Kunai 12" (COY 015EP)
Silk Road Assassins release two sought-after tracks - "Deadcell" and "3M Kunai". "Deadcell" is a bittersweet five minutes of abstract, trap euphoria - first emerged at the back end of 2014 and it has since taken on mythical status online. "3M Kunai" was the beat chosen by Chicago rapper Mikey Dollaz on an early 2016 collaborative single, "Commas". Comprised of three producers; long-time Coyote signees Chemist and Tom E. Vercetti, and close friend Lovedr0id, Silk Road Assassins have taken cues from a shared appreciation of hip-hop beat-makers, Chicago drill and UK grime.
$10.99 EAN: 5055300390912 ELECTRONIC
A1. Deadcell
B1. 3M Kunai
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CASIO LOVE FEAT. BIONIC SINGER: Tribute To Maddo - Hear Mi Name Call EP 12" (CR 12008EP)
Cubiculo Records got in touch with Osbert Maddo (aka The Bionic Singer) in 2015 to voice a "Smuggel Riddim" by Casio Love. Maddo instantly fell in love with it and agreed to work with Cubiculo and Casio Love to make his comeback tune. After sending vocals, Maddo was asking for the final mix every day as he was feeling the tune a lot and he wanted to start pushing it on the US. Osbert passed away the day before Cubiculo sent him the final mix. This is a tribute to the great singer and also his ever last recording.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Bionic Singer (aka Osbert Maddo) - Hear Me Name Call
A2. Casio Love - Smuggel Riddim
B1. Casio Love - Smuggel Riddim (feat. Bionic Singer) (Extended Dub)
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MILKSHAKES, THE: Talking 'Bout... Milkshakes! LP (DAMGOOD 456LP)
Damaged Goods present an LP reissue of the classic beat album by The Milkshakes, Talking 'Bout... Milkshakes!, originally released in 1981. The Milkshakes were mainly Mickey Hampshire (guitar/Vox), Billy Childish (guitar/Vox), Bruce Brand (drums) and Russ Wilkins (bass). When punk group The Pop Rivets broke up in 1980, Billy Childish joined forces with Mickey Hampshire, who was a Pop Rivets roadie. The two began writing songs together and the group released their first LP, Talking 'Bout... Milkshakes! in 1981. With Childish and Hampshire sharing guitar and vocal duties, Bruce Brand on drums, and Bertie on bass (later replaced by Russ Wilkins then John Agnew), the Milkshakes's sound was a primitive blend of British beat groups, like the early Kinks at their toughest, and hard-rocking American guitar instrumentalists, like Link Wray. This sound came to be known as the "Medway Sound" and the core members have been playing a variation on it throughout their whole careers.
$14.99 EAN: 5020422045613 ROCK
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MILKSHAKES, THE: After School Session LP (DAMGOOD 457LP)
Damaged Goods present an LP reissue of the classic beat album by The Milkshakes, After School Session, originally released in 1983. The Milkshakes were mainly Mickey Hampshire (guitar/Vox), Billy Childish (guitar/Vox), Bruce Brand (drums) and Russ Wilkins (bass). When punk group The Pop Rivets broke up in 1980, Billy Childish joined forces with Mickey Hampshire, who was a Pop Rivets roadie. The two began writing songs together and the group released their first LP, Talking 'Bout... Milkshakes! in 1981. With Childish and Hampshire sharing guitar and vocal duties, Bruce Brand on drums, and Bertie on bass (later replaced by Russ Wilkins then John Agnew), the Milkshakes's sound was a primitive blend of British beat groups, like the early Kinks at their toughest, and hard-rocking American guitar instrumentalists, like Link Wray. This sound came to be known as the "Medway Sound" and the core members have been playing a variation on it throughout their whole careers.
$14.99 EAN: 5020422045712 ROCK
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MILKSHAKES, THE: Thee Knights Of Trashe LP (DAMGOOD 458LP)
Damaged Goods present an LP reissue of the classic beat album by The Milkshakes, Thee Knights Of Trashe, originally released in 1984. The Milkshakes were mainly Mickey Hampshire (guitar/Vox), Billy Childish (guitar/Vox), Bruce Brand (drums) and Russ Wilkins (bass). When punk group The Pop Rivets broke up in 1980, Billy Childish joined forces with Mickey Hampshire, who was a Pop Rivets roadie. The two began writing songs together and the group released their first LP, Talking 'Bout... Milkshakes! in 1981. With Childish and Hampshire sharing guitar and vocal duties, Bruce Brand on drums, and Bertie on bass (later replaced by Russ Wilkins then John Agnew), the Milkshakes's sound was a primitive blend of British beat groups, like the early Kinks at their toughest, and hard-rocking American guitar instrumentalists, like Link Wray. This sound came to be known as the "Medway Sound" and the core members have been playing a variation on it throughout their whole careers.
$15.79 EAN: 5020422045811 ROCK
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MILKSHAKES, THE: The Milkshakes' Revenge! Trash From The Vaults LP (DAMGOOD 459LP)
Damaged Goods present an LP reissue of the classic beat album by The Milkshakes, The Milkshakes' Revenge! Trash From The Vaults, originally released in 1987. The Milkshakes were mainly Mickey Hampshire (guitar/Vox), Billy Childish (guitar/Vox), Bruce Brand (drums) and Russ Wilkins (bass). When punk group The Pop Rivets broke up in 1980, Billy Childish joined forces with Mickey Hampshire, who was a Pop Rivets roadie. The two began writing songs together and the group released their first LP, Talking 'Bout... Milkshakes! in 1981. With Childish and Hampshire sharing guitar and vocal duties, Bruce Brand on drums, and Bertie on bass (later replaced by Russ Wilkins then John Agnew), the Milkshakes's sound was a primitive blend of British beat groups, like the early Kinks at their toughest, and hard-rocking American guitar instrumentalists, like Link Wray. This sound came to be known as the "Medway Sound" and the core members have been playing a variation on it throughout their whole careers.
$15.79 EAN: 5020422045910 ROCK
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EVOL: Right Frankfurt 12" (DIAG 032EP)
The incessant brain bogglers Evol present the nerve-gnawing acid pointillism of Right Frankfurt. Equivalent to an intravenous dose of acidic synthesis, Right Frankfurt nods to one of techno's most efficient power centers with a PCP-on-Modafinil-strength reduction and concentration of early industrial techno tropes with their skull-cracking beats. If you appreciate the lissome fluidity of a strong acid or synth lead, you will relish the piece's tumultuous, microtonal variations, see-sawing up/down and around the frequency scale in highly visual knots that are perhaps best experienced in synch with the strobes of their live show.
$11.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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FLUGEL, ROMAN: All The Right Noises 2LP (DIAL 038LP)
Double LP version. After the major and still ongoing success of his previous albums Fatty Folders (DIAL 023CD/LP, 2011) and Happiness is Happening (DIAL 031CD/LP, 2014), Roman Flügel is back with his third full-length album on Dial Records. All The Right Noises includes adventures into contemporary house/techno music, his finest ambient works, and unique broken pieces. An intense mixture of incredible warmth, weird fluffiness and highest uplift, written in his very own musical language - barely another artist, active since the early nineties, sounds as fresh and surprising as Roman Flügel. From the very first chord of "Fantasy", a dream becomes reality, followed by the wonderfully seducing "The Mighty Suns", a masterpiece of its own. Here the journey starts getting slightly provoking with the techy "Dead Idols". "Nameless Lake" and "Planet Zorg" are excessive hymns to start a rave night out. With "Warm And Dewy", "Dust" and "All The Right Noises", Roman Flügel proves his love for eternal madness. The closing tune "Live Tends To Come And Go" is another warm ambient tune in Roman Flügel perfection.
$16.99 UPC: 880319794339 ELECTRONIC
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GREBENSTEIN: Strong Proud Stupid And Superior 12" (LIN 074EP)
Grebenstein present a highly stylish, unrepentant brace of drum 'n synth noise pressure on Strong Proud Stupid And Superior. On side A, Grebenstein harnesses the starkly detached vocals of Seefried in a slow demonstration of detached cold wave, with a narrative arc that encompasses intimate confession and paranoid internal impulses. The more texturally rich and aesthetically subdued side B features Joscha Bauer and starts with the swelling drone discord of "Grauer03". "Grauer04" sounds like Cut Hands slowed down by 1000%, inverting the aesthetic to a far more impending sort of stygian doom. RIYL: HTRK, Raime, Fever Ray.
$10.39 EAN: 5060165482610 ELECTRONIC
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DUBKASM MEETS IRATION STEPPAS: CM4400 EP 2x12" (DUBK 028EP)
CM4400 EP is a heavyweight double EP typical to Dubkasm's forward-thinking tribute to soundsystem dub, and the hardware that shaped it. Named after the Soundtracs CM4400 console in the duo's Bristol studio (and with artwork based on the original 1986 manual), sides A and B are deep, brooding synth instrumentals, showcased at the Deep Medi Boiler Room set, and reminiscent of greats like Dread & Fred and Sound Iration. Sides C and D feature very special remixes by Leeds digital legends Iration Steppas, with an extra remix of Dubkasm's killer 10" No Retreat (2012). The second 12" is unmistakably the work of Mark Iration: filled with growling filter bass and siren-like keyboards, year 3000 style.
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OTIK: Acne Downs EP 12" (DURK 014EP)
London-based producer Otik steps up with his debut 12" for Bristol imprint Durkle Disco. Both tracks gleefully nod to the past by channeling the darker end of UK garage, Detroit's industrial moodiness and the dusty depths of early dubstep. Remix duties for Acne Downs EP go to Caski. Otik has been steadily building a reputation for forward thinking, genre-bending sounds around the 130bpm mark. In addition to his regular Radar Radio show, recent releases have graced Dusky's 17 Steps imprint, Infinite Machine, and Push & Run.
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VA: Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll 2LP (PT 2007LP)
Double LP in gatefold sleeve with insert and download code. Expanded edition of the soundtrack to the celebrated 2014 documentary film Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll, originally released on CD by Dust-to-Digital in 2015. On April 17, 1975, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge and Cambodian rock and roll was no more. Its star musicians were targeted and killed, record collections were destroyed, clubs were closed, and Western-style music-making, dancing, and clothes were outlawed. The deaths of approximately two million Cambodians and the horrors of the Killing Fields have been well documented; add to this John Pirozzi's fascinating tale of Cambodia's vibrant pop music scene, beginning in the 1950s and '60s and influenced by France's Johnny Hallyday and Britain's Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Cambodian culture has long been synonymous with a love for the arts. Don't Think I've Forgotten pays homage to the country's rock legends who paid for their creativity with their lives. Punctuating rare archival footage with telling interviews with the few surviving musicians, Don't Think I've Forgotten examines and unravels Cambodia's tragic past through the eyes, words, and songs of its popular music stars of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Compiled by Pirozzi, the soundtrack album is very cinematic in nature -- the sequencing and remastered audio transport the listener through the rock and roll history of Cambodia in a way that parallels the film. It is both entertaining and essential to hear so many tracks that have never before been available outside of Cambodia. Performers include The Royal University of Fine Arts, Sinn Sisamouth, Chhoun Malay, Huoy Meas, Baksey Cham Krong, Ros Serey Sothea, Pen Ran, Sieng Vannthy, Va Sovy, Drakkar, Pou Vannary, Yol Aularong, and Cheam Chansovannary. Includes two tracks not included on the CD version ("Three Maidens" by Ros Serey Sothea and "Have You No Mercy" by Drakkar).
$20.39 UPC: 880226200718 SOUNDTRACK
A1. The Royal University of Fine Arts - Phnom Penh
A2. Sinn Sisamouth - Under the Sound of Rain
A3. Chhoun Malay - The Story of My Love
A4. Huoy Meas - Unique Child
A5. Baksey Cham Krong - B.C.K.
A6. Ros Serey Sothea - Don't Be Angry
B1. Sinn Sisamouth - Dance a Go Go
B2. Pen Ran - There's Nothing to Be Ashamed Of
B3. Baksey Cham Krong - Full Moon
B4. Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Serey Sothea - Thevary My Love
B5. Ros Serey Sothea - Heaven's Song
B6. Sinn Sisamouth - Navy a Go Go
C1. Sieng Vannthy - Console Me
C2. Drakkar - Crazy Loving You
C3. Pou Vannary - You've Got a Friend
C4. Yol Aularong - Cyclo
C5. Ros Serey Sothea - Old Pot Still Cooks Good Rice
D1. Ros Serey Sothea - Three Maidens
D2. Drakkar - Have You No Mercy
D3. Yol Aularong & Va Sovy - Dying Under a Woman's Sword
D4. Sinn Sisamouth - Don't Think I've Forgotten
D5. Cheam Chansovannary - Oh! Phnom Penh
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PALBERTA: Hot On The Beach 12" (FTR 249LP)
Remixed, remade, remodeled vinylization of Palberta's Hot On The Beach (2015). The four brutarian tracks on the A-side are shards of songs reductive enough to have earned their 'no wave' deal of approval. Ug-thrust co-existing with a whacked-out feel more in line with late '70s UK scribblers like the Raincoats or Big In Japan. They do a single extended track called 'Prolly For The Best' - something like a dance 12" released by 99 Records, recorded anonymously and very drunkenly by the Y Pants after a show at Experimedia. Edition of 360. 45 RPM.
$11.79 UPC: 019962208324 ROCK
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SAWYER, ANGELA: Croaks LP (FTR 291LP)
"One of the highlights of early Devo live shows was a song Booji Boy sang called, 'The Words Get Stuck in My Throat.' It was kind of a sappy tune, about little hidden microphones and View-Masters and shit, but it made a huge impression on Angela Sawyer when, still in swaddling clothes, she heard it on a bootleg tape recorded it at Max's Kansas City. She would sit in front of the family Walkman all day and play that song over and over again. It became, what she calls, 'the theme song of my youth.' In the years between that epiphany and this LP, Ms. Sawyer has worn many bonnets. She has been in 'bands' like Preggy Peggy & The Lazy Babymakers, Duck That, Exusamwa, and Negative One. She has run a bizarro-world CDR label (Being Weird Isn't Enough). She has championed crazy music for many zines, sites like Perfect Sound Forever, and as a writer of liner notes. She ran the legendary Weirdo Record Store out of a Harvard Square bomb site. And throughout this she has maintained a bad attitude and propensity for ear-damage that always makes her the first person strange foreigners think of when they want someone to play with. She has made her presence felt as a supremely subterranean force on the New England landscape. Anyway, back to the LP at hand. As a result of Angela wondering about what might happen if words actually got stuck in your throat, she began doing sound poetry vocal exercises designed to answer this age old question. Endless hours of such stuff were recorded and studied, with the final determination being that words can't really get stuck. They always come out eventually. And when they do, they're either croaks or they're honks. In order to show the difference between these two schools of sound, Sawyer assembled this album from hundreds of hours of recordings. And we think you'll agree the results are both startling and revelatory. Science, dear friends, marches on." --Byron Coley, 2016. Edition of 300. For fans of Weirdo Records, Negative One, Duck That.
$11.79 UPC: 019962208225 ELECTRONIC
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STALAWA (FEAT. DARK ANGEL): Music With A Message 7" (FRM 002-7)
French producer and digital archaeologist Stalawa puts a new shine on a forgotten '80s gem for the second single from his Foreign Mind label. The riddim is a relic of a 1988 production for the Ottey's imprint: "Sunny Gets Blue" by Naturally. Where the original merged "Sound-Boy Burial" with a Johnny Mathis jazz standard, "Music With A Message" is a conscious chant by London emcee Dark Angel. The revamped backing was built using a vintage Yamaha DX-27 synth and Korg DDD-5 drum machine. Only in Jamaica could an easy-listening classic on national radio find its way into the dancehall.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Music With A Message (feat. Dark Angel)
B1. Sunny Gets Blue Riddim
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TIME ATTENDANT & HOWLROUND: The Blow Volume 2 Cassette (FANDF 045CS)
Front And Follow present the second volume in The Blow project. The Blow project brings two artists together to formulate a collaborative release of their own making. Each artist has a side of audio (approximately 30 to 45 minutes in length) to do whatever they want. The two artists are encouraged to work together on the release, but the length and depth of this collaboration is completely up to them and agreed on a release-by-release basis. Artwork for the series is by letterpress artist David Armes of Red Plate Press. Time Attendant, aka Paul Snowdon, is an experimental musician and artist based in London with releases on Exotik Pylon, More Than Human Records, A Year In The Country and Atrocious Symphonies. His Tournaments EP was described as "medieval acid" and his Bloodhounds album as "folk poetry". In an age where one can create all manner of electronic music with a simple swipe of a mouse, Howlround, the duo of Chris Weaver and Robin The Fog, prove not only how much fun is to be had in making things complicated again, but conversely just how little effort is sometimes needed to create a genuinely uncanny and beguiling sound-world, with four albums to date earning them comparisons to the work of William Basinski, Philip Jeck and even the sculptures of Rachel Whiteread.
$9.79 EAN: 5060446121214 ELECTRONIC
01. Time Attendant - Distance Gather
02. Time Attendant - Elementary Electronics
03. Time Attendant - Adventure Screen
04. Time Attendant - Speaking In Spirals
05. Howlround - Amboy Parts 1-6
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EASTMAN, JULIUS: Femenine CD (FR 006CD)
Repressed. This recording is the première release of Julius Eastman's Femenine, for chamber ensemble. It is Femenine's only known recording, documenting a 1974 performance by the S.E.M. Ensemble (with the composer on piano) that has lain unheard for decades. The music of Julius Eastman (1940-1990) is enjoying an ongoing period of rediscovery. Known best in the past for his work with figures like Peter Maxwell Davies, Arthur Russell, and Meredith Monk, today his own formidable compositions continue to draw increasing admiration. Joyous, insistent, and immersive, Femenine bathes the listener in surges of tonal color from intertwining winds, piano, violin, pitched percussion, synthesizer, and -- uniquely -- the composer's own invention of mechanized sleigh bells, which provide the 72-minute piece with its characteristic pulse. Illuminating sleeve notes are provided by composer and author Mary Jane Leach, who is co-editor of Gay Guerrilla, a 2015 collection of essays on Eastman's life and music. Recorded by Steve Cellum -- co-producer of Arthur Russell's World of Echo -- and mastered by Denis Blackham. CD in slim card package with insert. "Eastman's stated aim with Femenine was to please listeners, saying of the piece that 'the end sounds like the angels opening up heaven . . . should we say euphoria?' " --Mary Jane Leach
$12.99 EAN: 6419369992927 CLASSICAL
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ORION: Solaris EP 12" (GKNSTR 011-16EP)
Deep, mental, hypnotic techno from Orion. Enjoy!
$8.39 UPC: 880319795916 ELECTRONIC
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BLOCK, OLIVIA: Dissolution LP (GLEX 1603LP)
Glistening Examples present Olivia Block's Dissolution. Olivia Block on the record: "Dissolution is a reflection upon human 'webs of significance', and an investigation into the ways that electronic communications and recording technologies, both past and present, facilitate, complicate and transmute the formation of these webs. Sounds of shortwave radio, municipal broadcast recordings, fragments of found microcassette tapes, tones and instruments dramatize the fragility and failures of communication and language in shaping memory and experience. This album is dedicated to Adam Sonderberg, without whom I could not have completed this project." Personnel: Lesley Swanson - flute; Shaun Flynn - clarinet. Musicians were recorded at Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago IL in January 2015. The session was engineered by Alex Inglesian. Mastered by Jason Lescalleet at Glistening Labs, USA. Dissolution comes housed in a single-pocket jacket with glossy UV coating and black poly-lined inner sleeves with a 12x12" vellum insert. Includes download card.
$17.79 UPC: 659696423114 ELECTRONIC
A1. Dissolution A
B1. Dissolution B
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COLLEY, JOE: No Way In LP (GLEX 1604LP)
No Way In celebrates Joe Colley's return from a self-imposed hiatus from creating music. Colley was last spotted in 2012 with his Lonely Microphone LP on Italy's Senufo Editions. No Way In is a further exploration of Colley's terrain of internal dilemma, mental stress, paranoia, and the pessimistic contemplation of one's fate. This could be a soundtrack to distract one from these thoughts, or it could be the trigger that stirs such things. A stunning black and white cover photo on an uncoated, raw stock outer-sleeve with a black poly-lined inner-sleeve. Composed and recorded from 2014 to 2016 at Spiderbox in Oakland, California. Mastered by Jason Lescalleet at Glistening Labs, USA. Includes a download code. Edition of 400.
$17.79 UPC: 659696423213 ELECTRONIC
A1. One
B1. Two
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MASSICOT: Suri Gruti 10" (HARB 163EP)
Geneva quartet take a side step into expanding their signature sound as captured on their previous Morse album (2015). Suri Gruti features two extensive side-long pieces created whilst sound tracking Man Ray movies. The sharp minimal post punk riffs and drums are still hypnotically repetitive whilst the band still bursts with that frantic energy that sounds like it's straining to contain itself. Like a contemporary meeting between the likes of The Ex and Kleenex without any whiff of nostalgia. Suri Gruti contains that collision point. Edition of 300.
$10.99 EAN: 5055300391278 ROCK
A1. Suri Gruti (12:39)
B1. Zem (12:56)
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WADE, RICK: The Elixir 12" (HP 017EP)
New Rick Wade 12" back on his own Harmonie Park imprint. Four deep Detroit house tunes in Rick's trademark style.
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FATSO JETSON: Idle Hands (Blue Vinyl) LP (HPS 045LTD-LP)
LP version. Blue vinyl. Californian desert rock progenitors Fatso Jetson present their first proper full-length since 2010, Idle Hands. Their last release, 2010's Archaic Volumes, answered the go-anywhere-at-any-time intensity of earlier records like 1995's Stinky Little Gods and 1997's Power Of Three with a refined sense of groove, always bringing in a sense of experimentalism to their foundation of heavy, punk-infused rock. Since that album came out, Fatso Jetson have hardly been idle. They've toured Europe multiple times over, including with Yawning Man, in which Fatso honcho Mario Lalli also plays, and released splits with Yawning Man, and one with Farflung that marked their first collaboration with Heavy Psych Sounds. Mario Lalli says this about the new album: "This record represents one of the toughest years in my life. To be honest, I barely got it done. It's a very important record because I'm in a way coming out of a long troubled period in my life, and with lots of love and help from my friends and family I got to a place where I could get back to music and express some of this stuff. The band spent three days at Rancho de la Luna with Mathias Schneeberger recording and co-producing and writing on some pretty rough ideas. Dino, my son, wrote a lot of the heavier, more angular, intense music, and I was coming from a more melodic, dark vibe... seemed to all come together. Larry and Tony both wrote music on the album and one of my life-saving buddies, Sean Wheeler, collaborated on two songs I'm very proud of. Also was awesome having my daughter, Olive Lalli, singing on half the tracks. The title of the album is straightforward and the record, the contrary action, to faith without works is dead. We are stoked to do the record with Gabriele [Fiori] from Heavy Psych Sounds. He's been so supportive of us for years now, a good friend. That's how this should be."
$23.79 UPC: 753070199470 ROCK
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ADESSE VERSIONS: Push It Along EP 12" (HEIST 021EP)
Adesse Versions presents Push It Along EP. "Tout" is built around an ever-evolving arpeggiated synth, a dancehall-esque percussive riddim and lovely pad work. "E To E" is based on a chopped vocal, dancing hi-hats and a rolling bassline. Ge-ology's remix, featuring Marc de Clive-Lowe on keys, flips the high energy of "E To E" into a classic deep house tune. Fierce snares lay down the rhythm on the title track, and a far-away disco sample adds the right dose of funk. "Ebony Roses" is a beat-less groove built around a spoken word vocal with dreamy piano.
$9.79 EAN: 4260038314098 ELECTRONIC
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POLO: Tent Tracks 12" (HOLGER 011EP)
After a well-received debut record on fellow Leipzig imprint Kann (Route, 2015), Tent Tracks marks Polo's second artist EP and his first one for Holger. Here he further expands the hypnotic qualities of his productions, yet always remains in the blurry zone between techno and house. Based on rather loopy grooves, his sound is moving as well as meditative - it's extremely physical and remarkably spiritual at the same time. Polo has one of Leipzig's most established DJs for almost two decades, rock solid and ever reliable.
$10.39 UPC: 880319785511 ELECTRONIC
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OKLO GABON/RROXYMORE: Huntleys + Palmers Chapter 3: Lena Willikens Remixes 12" (HUNTLEYS 023EP)
Huntleys + Palmers turn to Chapter 3 introducing a brace of remixes by the one and only Lena Willikens. In the right hands, a great remix can be equally as powerful as an original and Lena has succeeded in bringing her own weird and wonderful sounds to a track from each preceding chapter - rRoxymore from Chapter 1 (HUNTLEYS 010EP, 2014) and Oslo Gabon from Chapter 2 (HUNTLEYS 015EP, 2014) - whilst still keeping true to the original work. Anna Kraay delivers on the artwork front.
$10.39 UPC: 880319739514 ELECTRONIC
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VA: The New Generation Of Turkish Psychedelic Vol. I LP (IRONHAND 001LP)
If there is one place on earth that has somewhat cradled, hosted or influenced almost each and everything that later formed what we call today as global culture, it is Anatolia. If there is one community that has been (and is still being) shaped with almost every kind of cultural, economic, social, and emotional contrast in the world, it is Turkish people. And if there is one musical genre that can freely embody and disembody each and every thought and feeling that has ever come to man, it is psychedelic music. Turkey has an extremely colorful musical background that is influenced by many different cultures. Below its dull surface covered with commercial productions, the freer depths of Turkey's musical ocean is still vibrant and exuberant with countless young groups pushing the limits of sound and rhythm. Anatolian rock was one of the most authentic and distinctive contributors of the first global psychedelic upheaval in late '60s and early '70s - and it still echoes in the works of Turkish modern rock bands. Indeed, modern Turkish psychedelia is something that is fully connected to the roots of a natively global sense of expression, which can be easily discriminated from other national products such as American garage bands, German krautrock and British psychedelia. The uniqueness of Turkish psychedelia is hidden in the historical and geographical exposure of its musical psyche. Comprised of previously unpublished psychedelic songs by modern Turkish bands, The New Generation Of Turkish Psychedelic Volume I is the first compilation album released by Ironhand Records. The album opens with the aggressive rhythm and raw melodic bass lines of "Profesyonel" by Yarimada, which is the only song with lyrics on the album. The second title, "Lala's Song" by Irtifakaybediyoruz! is a rage of melancholy amidst wisdom and despair. The third title, "Floodgate" by Help! The Captain Threw Up is a moody yet fluent piece that carries influences of psychedelia and post-rock. "Azim", the punchy, clear-cut last title on A side, is performed by Balina from Izmir, a hearty band in love with dark riffs and sorrowful psychedelic sounds. "Ran" by Milankundura, takes the listener to a thought-provoking trip over a cloud of jazzy sounds. And the closing piece, Lopenstraat's 15-minute epic "Hike", is a nerve-shredding adventure in a dusky forest of acoustic and electric sounds.
$18.39 UPC: 769791964365 ROCK
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VA: Broken Promises Part 2 12" (JT 010EP)
Milan based Just This present their second various artists release Broken Promises Part 2, which reaches the dancefloor in a hard and deep way. ''Inside World'' by Hunter/Game, is a playful banger with a solid kick, brushed percussions and surging, subtly atmospheric synth pads. Pisetzky's "Self Dimension" comes with a strong, continuous 4/4 bassline and organic percussion, further on dominated by a hypnotic melody followed by a more romantic and dreamy motif. Altman's "Assault" has a breaking mellow downbeat theme, it lets all squeaky sounds mesh nicely like a dream landscape opening up into a widescreen chord progression.
$10.39 UPC: 880319790614 ELECTRONIC
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DJ SINCLAIR: Ricky/Gunman What 12" (LDN 065EP)
"Ricky" flips an iconic jungle ident over a dirty 8-bar drop. The flip sees former Roll Deep and Dizzee-producer, Wonder's "Gunman What" remade as a Wiley-style devil mix, with an explosion of Waifer gunshots and AMS bass to boot. Mumdance, Logos, Spooky, Dusk + Blackdown, Kahn & Neek have been playing the release and DJ Sinclair beats circulate among London's wider Boxed crew.
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DUBYSHKIN, VLADIMIR: For Various Reasons EP 2 12" (MACROM 052EP)
Vladimir Dubyshkin, from Tambov a city southeast of Moscow, presents his sweepingly effective de-centered vision of techno with his first fully fledged vinyl release. Dubyshkin has contributed tracks to two compilations on Nina Kraviz's Trip label. The For Various Reasons EP coming in two separate installments - 1 (MACROM 051EP) and 2 - shows the full picture of Dubyshkin's special talents. Highly energetic, rave-infested analog techno with de-tuned melodies rubbing against take-no-prisoners basslines. There is an intense emotional component present at all times, typically missing in Western grayscale techno.
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DALTON, KAREN: It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best CD/DVD (MEGAUK 010CD)
2016 repress. Re-release of this absolutely essential all-time classic folk/blues album, originally released in 1969 and reissued by Megaphone in 2006. Includes booklet and stunning DVD with archival footage. Discovered by Fred Neil, produced by Nik Venet (the man who signed The Beach Boys and took The Beatles to America), and hugely influential on Tim Hardin, Karen Dalton is the lost girl of Greenwich Village, and this is her debut album. Bob Dylan, in his bestselling memoir Chronicles: Volume One (2004), writes, "My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton. She was a tall white blues singer and guitar player, funky, lanky and sultry... Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday's and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed and went all the way with it. I sang with her a couple of times."
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MOVE D PRESENTS: House Grooves Vol. 1 12" (MFM 003EP)
Some things just get better with age. House Grooves Vol. 1 marks a time in history, where a young Move D felt ignited by the classic house music sounds of the day. Strict rhythms and nu grooves forged masterful networks with bleeps and clonks, pianos helped synthesizing dopamine and the future was wide open. It features Move D's sought-after magic moment "I Gave My Love", a collaboration with See Base, the bass line swing of a DJ Chicken edit of "Babyphonk" and a breakbeat-led remix by Shan & Gerd Janson.
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CAGE, DAVID TUDOR & CHRISTIAN WOLFF, JOHN: San Francisco Museum Of Art, January 16th, 1965 2LP (OI 014LP)
Modern Silence present a live recording, originally broadcast by KPFA Radio from the sculpture court of the San Francisco Museum of Art on January 16, 1965. Coinciding with the 39th birthday of fellow pianist and longtime associate David Tudor, this historic concert with John Cage opens with a duet for cymbal with contact microphones agitated by a wide gamut of objects, and concludes with Variations IV in which loudspeakers outside the performance space interacted with speakers next to the audience. Includes a performance of Christian Wolff's For 1, 2 or 3 People. First vinyl release of this historic performance of minimalist music.
$26.39 UPC: 889397610142 CLASSICAL
A1. John Cage, David Tudor - Duet For Cymbal
B1. For 1, 2 Or 3 People (Christian Wolff)
C1. John Cage - Variations IV Part 1
D1. John Cage - Variations IV Part 2
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ARTEMIEV, YURI BOGDANOV, VLADIMIR MARTYNOV, EDWARD: Metamorphoses: Electronic Interpretations Of Classic And Modern Musical Works LP (OI 015LP)
Modern Silence present a reissue of Metamorphoses, originally released in 1980. A Russian album of electronic interpretations of "classical" pieces by Claude Debussy, Claudio Monteverdi along with John Bull, Vladimir Martynov, Sergei Prokofiev, J. S. Bach, Edward Artemiev and Yuri Bogdanov. Yuri Bogdanov is featured on every track, on some tracks together with Edward Artemiev, composer for Andrei Tarkovsky, and others. Other tracks feature Vladimir Martynov. From the original liner notes: "The record is made on the basis of a kaleidoscope: it is interspersed with pieces of various styles, genres and eras. For example, with these pieces, the authors wanted to show a variety of ways to use a synthesizer, starting with the direct simulation of now or once existing instruments, to the establishment of new not yet known sound systems. Thus, the record is like a small musical walk through time (...)"
$17.79 UPC: 889397610159 ELECTRONIC
A1. Le Vent Dans Le Plaine (Claude Debussy)
A2. Io Mi Son Giovinetta (Claudio Monteverdi)
A3. Why Ask You? (John Bull)
A4. Spring Etude (Vladimir Martynov)
A5. Sarcasms (Sergei Prokofiev)
A6. Canope (Claude Debussy)
B1. Summer Canon [Unknown Artist]
B2. Morning In The Mountains (Vladimir Martynov)
B3. Goldberg Variations Nos. 5 And 8 (J. S. Bach)
B4. Voiles (Claude Debussy)
B5. Motion (Edward Artemiev, Yuri Bogdanov)
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SCHNITTKE/EDISON DENISOV/SOFIA GUBAIDULINA/OLEG BULOSHKIN/EDWARD ARTEMIEV, ALFRED: Musical Offering LP (OI 016LP)
Modern Silence present a reissue of Musical Offering, originally released in 1990. Features works by Oleg Buloshkin, Sofia Gubaidulina, Edward Artemiev, Edison Denisov and Alfred Schnittke. From the original liner notes: "(...) Please, try to imagine a score sounding by itself without a conductor, an orchestra even without musical instruments. This magic is possible by using the musical synthesizer, ANS. ANS is an instrument with which a composer can not only create but even draw his music without notes and orchestra. A Soviet scientist Evgeny Murzin spent about 20 years creating this apparatus which can join together three processes: music creation, recording and performing. All these processes are rather complicated. You can see the twinkling of different lamps, the rotation of grooved discs made of glass - notes are cut on a glass disc covered with a special layer; The drawings on the glass are 'sounding notes'. To listen to the drawn picture you should press the button and a wonderful transformation will begin. Murzin dedicated his apparatus to Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, that's why he called it ANS. Scriabin, the creator of the 'Poem of Ecstasy', used in his works a highly chromatic, new type of harmonic style designed to express his beliefs, views and wishes. Soviet music lovers already know some recordings made on ANS from the films Into Space, Solaris (1972), Mirror (1975), Siberiade (1979) and others. Works of well-known Soviet composers E. Artemiev, O. Buloshkin, E. Denisov, S. Gubaidulina, A. Schnittke featured on this LP were recorded at the Electronic Music Studio (...)"
$17.79 UPC: 889397610166 ELECTRONIC
A1. Sacrament (O. Buloshkin) (3:36)
A2. Vivente-Non Vivente (Alive And Dead) (S. Cubaidulina) (10:46)
A3. Mosaic (E. Artemiev) (4:06)
B1. Twelve Looks At The World Of Sound (E. Artemiev) (12:55)
B2. Birds' Singing (E. Denisov) (5:07)
B3. Stream (A. Schnittke) (5:55)
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REICH/PHILIP GLASS, STEVE: Information, Transmission, Modulation And Noise LP (OI 017LP)
Modern Silence present Information, Transmission, Modulation And Noise, a set of recordings featuring works by Steve Reich and Philip Glass. During an interview recorded at the KPFA radio station, Steve Reich and Jon Gibson introduced an east coast performance of Steve Reich's masterpiece, Four Organs, as well as an exciting recording of Ghanian drumming which the artist recorded in Ghana. They also introduced the music of Philip Glass, playing a tape of his historical Music In Similar Motion. Personnel: Four Organs by Steve Reich, was performed live in NYC in November of 1969 by Steve Chambers, Art Murphy, Philip Glass on electric organs and Jon Gibson on maracas; Drumming by Steve Reich, was performed by percussionists from Ghana and recorded by Steve Reich; Music In Similar Motion, by Philip Glass, was performed live In NYC in November of 1969 by Steve Chambers and Philip Glass on electric organs, Jon Gibson and Richard Landry on soprano sax, Steve Reich on electric harpsichord.
$17.79 UPC: 889397610173 CLASSICAL
A1. Four Organs (Steve Reich) (Live In NYC, November 1969)
A2. Drumming (Steve Reich)
B1. Music In Similar Motion (Philip Glass) (Live In NYC, November 1969)
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METABOMAN: Exhaut EP 12" (MKR 048EP)
Metaboman returns on Music Krause with Exhaust EP. The EP features four kicking tracks that sound like the good, old MPC style Metaboman.
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LOLINA: Live In Paris LP (LOL 002LP)
Inga Copeland releases her second album under the Lolina moniker, Live In Paris. Originally released via Vimeo, some material on Live In Paris is taken from previous releases, Relaxin' With Lolina (2015) and the Hyperdub compilation Hyperdub 10.3 (2014). Copeland, an Estonian-Russian artist, considers the delicate socio-political atmosphere of Paris in 2015 and 2016, performing the 35-minuute set with a multi-screen projection of a giant monopoly board surrounding her. A "review" from an unknown source: "God, reviews can be LOL. So we'll presume you know your own mind and taste. Let us scrub all metaphor. We'll resist comparison. Today's musical tenor overlooked, we'll refuse to dissect. Moments preferred are muted. We won't highlight respite or forgiveness. There's no considering of geographical fact. We'll shut our ears to technology."
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YOUANDME: Sinus Cosinus 12" (OLGA 006EP)
Berlin artist Martin Mueller, aka youANDme, serves up three brilliant tracks designed with the Brazil club's futuristic styles and sumptuous sound system in mind. The first cut on Sinus Cosinus is a spooky and spine tingling number with freaky and creepy synth lines sounding all trippy above a firmly rooted and rolling drum line. The second offering is a pressure building cut with demanding heavy kick drums. More sci-fi and spaced out sounds flesh out the grove up top. The last track is more loose and unhinged, with watery and squelchy sounds dripping and popping off over rubbery drums.
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LIBERMAN, JEFF: Jeffery Liberman LP (OSR 053LP)
Out-Sider present the first vinyl reissue of Jeffery Liberman's self-titled album, originally released in 1975. Chicago born Jeff Liberman was a guitar player in the best tradition of '70s guitar Gods like Hendrix, Trower, Clapton or Zappa. His music is the perfect mix between virtuosity and feeling, with a gift for brilliant songwriting. Between 1975 and 1978, Liberman self-released three albums on his own Librah label which were some of the first private pressings to gain recognition amongst psych collectors in the '80s. His self-titled first album was released in 1975 and recorded at PSR Studios in Chicago. It is full of heavy psych guitar with plenty of fuzz-wah, phasing, effects, mystical/moody vocals, acid-blues, and mellow folkie tracks with west coast vibes and even some crazy synth/electronic/experimental excursions. Featuring the 8+ minutes psych opus "Phenaphen No. 3" and more. RIYL: Bob Smith, D.R. Hooker, Terry Brooks, Bevis Frond, Robin Trower, Cream, Bob Desper. Remastered sound; Includes an insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It's Psychedelic Baby); Includes a digital download.
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LIBERMAN, JEFF: Solitude Within LP (OSR 054LP)
Out-Sider present the first vinyl reissue of Jeffery Liberman's Solitude Within, originally released in 1975. Chicago born Jeff Liberman was a guitar player in the best tradition of '70s guitar Gods like Hendrix, Trower, Clapton or Zappa. His music is the perfect mix between virtuosity and feeling, with a gift for brilliant songwriting. Between 1975 and 1978, Liberman self-released three albums on his own Librah label which were some of the first private pressings to gain recognition amongst psych collectors in the '80s. Solitude Within, his second album, is a heavy psych guitar/west coast/acid rock classic with plenty of acid soloing drenched in fuzz-wah with treated vocals, effects, hard-blues and even some cool mellow folk grooves and experimental excursions. RIYL: Bob Smith, Terry Brooks, Robin Trower, Hendrix, D.R. Hooker, Bevis Frond. Remastered sound; Includes an insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It's Psychedelic Baby); Includes a digital download.
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LIBERMAN, JEFF: Synergy LP (OSR 055LP)
Out-Sider present the first vinyl reissue of Jeffery Liberman's Synergy, originally released in 1978. Chicago born Jeff Liberman was a guitar player in the best tradition of '70s guitar Gods like Hendrix, Trower, Clapton or Zappa. His music is the perfect mix between virtuosity and feeling, with a gift for brilliant songwriting. Between 1975 and 1978, Liberman self-released three albums on his own Librah label which were some of the first private pressings to gain recognition amongst psych collectors in the '80s. For his third album, released in 1978, guitar wizard Jeff Liberman incorporated his heavy guitar psych style some cool cosmic funk, soul-jazz and A.O.R. influences. Superb musicianship, psych/prog-rock flashes, acid guitar soloing, soulful vocals, occasional synths and analog keyboards, flowing rhythm section. It features the Balearic classic "Transformation" (compiled by Psychemagik) plus other choice cuts. Remastered sound; Includes an insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It's Psychedelic Baby); Includes a digital download.
$18.39 EAN: 4040824086527 ROCK
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TEJADA, JOHN: Timebomb 12" (PAL 067EP)
In celebration of Palette Recordings 20 year anniversary, Palette present a special reissue of John Tejada's timeless classic "Timebomb" with the VIP mix. Both versions were originally released in 2001 and 2002 on Daniel Bell's 7th City Records. Remastered by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering they now sound better than ever. Both versions became instant classics, have been played over the years by the world's top DJs and have been licensed to numerous compilations. The original "Timebomb" and the VIP mix are two classic Tejada tunes that have stood the test of time.
$8.99 UPC: 880319790416 ELECTRONIC
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C.A.M.P.O.S.: Miracles & Criminals 2LP (PEACE 005LP)
What if Brian Wilson, Arthur Lee, Elliott Smith, Ralf Hütter, Eliades Ochoa, Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone went on a vision quest to Peru and brought a 4-track with them? What if they hung out and jammed with Los Wembler's De Iquitos at an itinerant circus in the jungle, bumped into Alejandro Jodorowsky in the midst of filming a lost epic in the Temple of The Sun at Machu Picchu, and were abducted (along with their tapes) by a sexy alien piloting a glowing UFO? Curious? Then come with C.A.M.P.O.S. on an audio journey to find out what that could sound like. C.A.M.P.O.S. is the new project from multi-talented multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Joshua Camp, aka Juan Campos (Chicha Libre, One Ring Zero, Litvakus as well as sideman for Los Crema Paraiso and others). C.A.M.P.O.S. stands for: Cumbias And More Psychedelic Original Sounds; but you have to sit down and listen to these two records in their entirety to grasp its meaning fully. From lo-fi experiments to lush soundscapes, field recordings to dancefloor ditties, stories of love and war, slavery, revelation, redemption, temptation, ruin, rebirth, and through it all, the healing power of music seen through the steamy lens of magic-realism. A mutual friend, pianist Marlysse Simmons (Bio Ritmo, Miramar), encouraged Peace & Rhythm to inquire with Mr. Camp about a cache of unreleased recordings in his archives. Amazingly, these tracks were tunes that had been shelved or left on the cutting room floor from past years. Recordings that either never got finished, came from other incomplete projects, were rejected demos for previous albums, or were slated for an upcoming but never recorded release. Once Joshua realized how excited Peace & Rhythm was by this pool of unreleased music, he tweaked and tinkered with some, fleshed out others that were mostly bare bones, revamped others that he had always wanted to get to but had not really had the validation, right context, or time to complete. A refugee group of orphaned, discarded and under-fed recordings, seen for what they could be: an imaginary travelogue, an accidental concept album of psychedelic tropical Americana. Join him in his magical tropidelic world of Miracles & Criminals. "Sounds like a lost night in the Amazon with a Moog, drum machine and leather jacket. Psychedelic, playful and authentic." --Will "Quantic" Holland.
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THORSTEINSSON: Academy Of Heroes 2LP (PETS 072LP)
Thorsteinssøn is the Iceland-born-Denmark-bred Gunnar Thor Viggosson, better known as one half of 76 79 with Tommy Vicari Jnr and boss man at Comfortable Records and Vanity - Although now he can be called the man behind the first Pets album of 2016. Deliciously cosmic and cheerily schizophrenic, Academy Of Heroes is inspired by a brilliant creative project Thorsteinssøn practiced during his years living in Amsterdam: Solar Industry Radio - A project that would begin with a made up artist or band name in styles ranging from cosmic funk, Scandinavian disco to noise collages of the galaxies. A joyously backwards project that inspired a rich rainbow of styles, the content was then represented 24/7 online, collaged with strange jingles and sci-fi snippets. Returning to those creations, Thorsteinssøn and Pets have weaved together a full album that cherry picks from his thunderous proliferation: from the strutting west coast deep house of "1976" to the introverted electro boogie of "N:M:T:F:R" by way of the poignant chords of "Untitled Disco Six", the wry acid wriggles of "Channel DISQ" and the Trans Am twinkles of "Beneath A Steel Sky". This collection of 14 tracks act as an immersive, timeless collage. A smorgasbord of synthetic exploration, rich in sci-fi, space and robotic sympathy, pieced together with the same spirit of his cult radio transmissions. It works just as well on the cans as it does in the dance.
$17.79 EAN: 4260038315163 ELECTRONIC
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MANCO & KURTALAN EKSPRES, BARIS: Estagfurullah... Ne Haddimize! LP (PHS 037LP)
LP version. Pharaway Sounds present a reissue of Barış Manço & Kurtalan Ekspres's Estagfurullah... Ne Haddimize!, originally released in 1983. Number one Turkish pop star, Barış Manço, released this album in 1983, a slightly funky prog-pop-folk affair and a grower, similar to Manço's other works. Lots of cool analog keyboards (including Minimoog, Prophet-5, Omni-2), a superb rhythm section, tasty electric guitar and the incredible vocals of Barış. Features the killer Oriental groove jam "Selahaddin Eyyübi'nin", the superb boogie-disco-funk of "Aman Yavas! Aheste" and more. Remastered sound.
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BLACK MANUAL: Mordendo Remixed 12" (PRTLS 009EP)
Black Manual was formed by Jan St. Werner in 2012, following with Mordendo (2013) which intertwined the dynamics of speaker compositions with Afro-Brazilian sound patterns. Portals Editions present four new distillations of "Mordendo". Cut Hands draws the spirit out of "Mordendo" in his signature glorious ritualistic fashion. James Ginzburg (Bleed Turquoise) of Emptyset, summons the soul and amplifies it with cathartic synth stabs in unison with martial percussive bursts. Africaine 808's Dirk Leyers (Format01) mechanizes the chaos in to a rhythmic spell. Ketev carries the listener off into the great unknown with his amniotic drones and hypnotic inward movements.
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JANSEN, EWAN: Aqua Libre EP 12" (RERV 003EP)
Nearly 20 years ago, a little label started by releasing a handful of lathes containing stories of life in a sleepy city called Perth in Western Australia. Inspired by the ocean and the river during long hot summers, Red Ember's humble pursuit is deep expression via the practice of analog synthesis. Ewan Jansen resurfaces to take the helm again on Aqua Libre EP, an aquatic house music tale that is equally lost at sea as it is freely swimming in the ocean.
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KURO: Kuro LP (LAUNCH 102LP)
LP version. Kuro, taking their name from the Japanese word for "black", present their debut release for Rocket Recordings, marking an experimental union between two diversely storied yet inherently like-minded musicians. Agathe Max, who hails originally from Lyon, is a classically-trained violinist with a varied back catalog of studio and live work. From spectral ambience to stately soundscapes. Max is adept at summoning dream states and drama alike. Her emotive and engaging work has found admirers at a number of UK festivals. Gareth Turner maintains a busy schedule performing and recording with Rocket Recordings trio Anthroprophh, bass/drums duo Big Naturals and his solo double-bass project Salope. Despite both of these artists's multi-faceted artistic lives, their partnership was both a natural progression and reflective of their intuitive chemistry. The result of their initial spark is perhaps both artists's most coherent and captivating work to date.
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ECHONOMIST: Dusk EP 12" (RC 047EP)
Echonomist is back on Rotary Cocktail with a tribute to the deep and hypnotic vibes of early Detroit techno but in his own way of modern and synth-driven sound design. Remixes from Norm Talley and XDB.
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PREHN QUARTET, TOM: Axiom LP (RALP 313LP)
It will always be difficult to pinpoint where free jazz started, but it´s reasonable to say it was shaped and cultivated in New York in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Albert Ayler and Cecil Taylor were important players, as was Ornette Coleman. Axiom has significant historical importance by being what is quite possibly the first European free jazz record, even if it was not released at the time. Recorded in Copenhagen in October 1963, it should have been Tom Prehn Quartet's debut album for the Sonet label. But by the time the test pressings arrived - a couple of months later - the music already sounded old to them and Sonet subsequently pulled the plug. This, in itself, is quite remarkable, knowing that they were so far ahead of their time. A few sleeves and labels had been printed but only two complete copies survived, making it one of the rarest jazz albums ever. Axiom is expressive, full frontal free jazz of the highest order, and to think it was created by Danish musicians, most of them barely into their twenties, in 1963, is frankly mind-boggling. On the other hand, Scandinavian audiences, especially in Denmark and Sweden, had already welcomed controversial musicians like Ayler and Taylor with open arms. They also imposed a serious impact on many local jazz musicians, the Swedish sax phenomenon Bengt "Frippe" Nordstrøm even recorded Albert Ayler, in Sweden, with Swedish musicians, for his Bird Notes label as early as in 1962 , three years before his first ESP record. Elsewhere in Europe pioneers like UK´s Spontaneous Music Ensemble would debut on record in 1966, while Germany´s Peter Brötzmann would release his first record the year after. First vinyl release. Previously released as a CD by Corbett vs. Dempsey in 2015. Painstaking re-creation of original sleeve by Kim Hiorthøy.
$20.99 EAN: 7033660003138 JAZZ
A1 Axiom I
B1 Axiom II
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PARLY B: Galang (Danny T & Tradesman Remix) 12" (SCOB 062EP)
"Galang" sees Parly B embracing a tough ragga riddim track provided by Danny T & Tradesman that is reminiscent of the futurist, minimal style that was pioneered in the late 1990s and early '00s by producers such as Lenky, Ward 21, Frenchie and Steely & Clevie. As always, Parly brings his distinctive vocal style to the track that perfectly rides the space and weight the riddim brings. Deliciously low slung, and punching at all the tastiest low end frequencies.
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VON D/EGOLESS: Analog Sound/Bubble Beat 12" (SCRUB 014EP)
This scrub-a-dub will not be around for long. Von D got excited over his new hardware and has succeeded in reaching the holy grail of dub. With this simple but effective master Von D shows off even more than his usual finesse. Egoless can do no wrong. After years of meditation on the meaning of sound, he is here with his latest lesson. Drums. Bass.
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VIDA, BEN: Damaged Particulates LP (SHELTER 075LP)
Ben Vida's Damaged Particulates LP represents the conclusion of one body of work, Damaged Particulates, and the beginnings of a new long form project titled Reducing The Tempo To Zero. The version of Damaged Particulates (2012-2016) included in this LP is the final iteration of a piece that Vida has been developing for close to four years. It first materialized as a number of individual synthesizer studies under the title "Damaged Parts". These studies became the source material for an early version of DPs, taking shape as a commissioned work for the Unsound Festival. For the commission the piece coalesced as a single, through-composed live sound installation that utilized tactile sub bass speakers which interfaced directly with the audiences bodies. In this form, Damaged Particulates was presented at festivals, galleries and museums including versions at Experimental Intermedia, New York, Cricoteka Museum, Kraków, Poland and Leap Gallery, Berlin. It has since been presented in live performance at Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, Bologna and Electrónica en Abril, Madrid and as a multichannel defusion at the Akousma Festival, Montreal. Reducing The Tempo To Zero (2016 - ???) is the first recorded dispatch of Vida's new long form composition. This excerpt demonstrates a short instrumental passage taken from a work that, in its full duration, clocks in at close to five hours. Live performances featuring a four member vocal ensemble have been presented at Lampo, Chicago and at The Kitchen, NYC. This mutable composition will be reconfigured once again in late 2016, this time scored for choir and electronics, to be staged in Italy and Belgium. Reducing The Tempo To Zero represents Vida's return to the durational drone based forms that he first experimented with in the mid-90s with his group Town And Country. In performance, RTTTZ continues his exploration of phonetic based text scores. This method of scoring was used in his project Slipping Control which debuted at Audio Visual Arts Gallery, NYC with an LP version was also released by Shelter Press in 2014 (SHELTER 038LP), and creates a continuous thread between his work as a composer and his developing career as an artist. Vida has expanded his compositional process into a number of mediums, acting to blur any delineation between disciplines and practices. 140 gram vinyl, uncoated sleeve & inner sleeve. Artwork by Katy Fischer. Design by Bartolomé Sanson. Mastered and cut by Helmut Erler at D+M.
$14.99 UPC: 769791964228 ELECTRONIC
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SKUDGE: Balancing Point LP (SKUDGE 002LP)
Skudge present Balancing Point. When the duo Skudge started out in late 2009 with their first release on Alphahouse, followed by a string of underground hits on their own label Skudge Records, little did they know that they would be in the forefront of the Stockholm sound of the dawning 2010s. Complex rhythmic textures, combined with an echoing audial lightness, sub intense quick basslines and swirling percussion is considered their trademark. This updated take on the techno and house crossover was soon appreciated and caught the attention of a full spectrum of artists. 2010 alone saw six releases from the Skudge hub; Culminating in 2011 with the release of Phantom (SKUDGE 001CD/LP), the full length album release on the home imprint, followed by the sub labels that releases other artists as well. Five years from that era, Skudge has reshaped into the solo work from one of the original artists. This change of production and artistry launches into the crates with the release of Balancing Point. Skudge's sound has shifted into a new territory. The entire A-side of Balancing Point acts as the beginning of this grooving whirlpool of a record: quick and immense. The UK influences that were formed in the '90s are infused through the B-side, ending off in an almost orchestral piece. The delicate subtleness of Balancing Point showcases a familiar coming-of-light type of style that leave the listener sure of the future. "Polar" features Samo DJ. Edition of 500.
$16.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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GONIMA: Grids EP 12" (SCJ 001EP)
Munich based label Slam City Jams presents its first release with Grids EP from Canada's Gonima. Opener "Grids" starts off with lush synth blips, 707 drums and a bassline Bootsy Collins would appreciate. "Subdivided" doesn't need more than a few elements to get you going: A rough kick drum, cowbells and a smooth pad that gets slapped by just one bass note. The ambient-like "Organ Tutorials" shifts the listener to outer space. Khotin remixes "Subdivided" with his unique trademark sound. Four house and ambient tracks both for the floor and the couch.
$9.79 EAN: 4260038315651 ELECTRONIC
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XAM DUO: XAM Duo 2LP (SCR 120LP)
Double LP version. XAM Duo is the new outfit formed by Matthew Benn of Hookworms and Christopher Duffin of Deadwall. This self-titled release is six tracks of improvised ambient beauty - both meditative and peaceful, it is astral jazz with an experimental kosmische undercurrent; modular synths meet saxophones; Cluster meets Terry Riley; Laurie Spiegel meets Pharoah Sanders. XAM Duo is a warm, immersive record that rewards repeat listens. XAM was originally Matthew's solo project. He recorded a number of tracks at home between Hookworms albums in 2014 which were released in 2015 as the Tone Systems EP on Deep Distance. Christopher says he approaches each song as a "mini-soundtrack to an imaginary film" and reveals that, while he was practicing at home, he played along to clips of There Will Be Blood (2007), Mulholland Drive (2001) and Synecdoche, New York (2008) to get the requisite atmosphere. "I appreciate that improvised music isn't for everyone, but it's something I love doing," Matthew concludes. "And, more often than not, Chris and I create something beautiful together."
$20.99 EAN: 5055300390707 ELECTRONIC
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PIERRE, ALAIN: Jan Zonder Vrees LP (STRLP 001LP)
Dark ambient synth album by Alain Pierre for Belgium's first long animated picture, Jan Zonder Vress (1984), directed by Jef Cassiers. Teenage horror cult from Flanders - full cartoon art. The score ranges from catchy synthesizer tunes over upbeat medieval melodies with an eighties make-over, to near-atmospheric ambient, and the theme song is an earworm that's nested deep into the collective memory of every Flemish person who had a TV in the late eighties and nineties. This is the maiden vinyl voyage for Ghent's maverick internet broadcasting crew, Stroom. 180 gram vinyl; Comes in a gatefold sleeve; Includes a download code.
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TIGER & WOODS: On The Green Again 2x12" (RBTW 001LP)
Gatefold 2x12" version. The second studio album for Tiger & Woods not only marks a desired return to a specific format, but is also a huge leap forward in their area of expertise. Their brand of fun and functional dance music gets broadened by influences from electronica, Italo disco and up-tempo house, while keeping a groove that is distinctly linked to what some people refer to as boogie. After travelling the world from left-to-right and from top-to-bottom with a live-set to boot and skillful DJ sets that resemble that genre melting approach, On The Green Again is the result of spending valuable studio time at the "Tiger's Lair" - a carefully-built new work place that plays its own part in the creative process for the prolific production team responsible for starting T&W Records. Honing a craft that is rooted in edit culture as an ethos, but has since long left that bumpy road dependable on samples and their clearance, Tiger & Woods make On The Green Again work as an album that defies the difficulty usually attached to such ventures. Ten brand-new tracks make up the course between peak-time prime cuts similar to "RockMeLoveMe" or "Come And Get My Lovin" and an almost heart-aching track like "Endless Affair". Mixed with bits and pieces in-between and neatly placed between a classic intro and outro segment, these tracks are a testament to that aforementioned wider scope. To put it in a nutshell, On The Green Again is not concerned with leaving a comfort zone, but with making the listener comfortable no matter which zone they are in.
$17.39 EAN: 4260038313992 ELECTRONIC
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VOGEL, CRISTIAN: 'mist Tape Cassette (TTW 083CS)
"I found some talking books out on the street -- someone was throwing them away. They had been in the sun a while. Perfect. I took one home and recorded over it with sketches and ideas. This isn't a mix tape -- it's a 'mist tape" --Cristian Vogel, Copenhagen, August 27, 2015. Cristian Vogel is a long-term innovator in the composition, mixing, and performance of electronic sounds. His professional career as an independent creator working in advanced music and technology has established him as an outstanding influence in the fields of composition for stage, club culture, and studio. Born in Chile 1972 and raised in the UK, he is now based in Copenhagen. All music composed (95 minutes) and recorded directly to cassette by Cristian Vogel 2014-2015, except for the slamming beat at 3'27" of side one, which is a short clip of SØS Gunver Ryberg mixing one of her tracks in Vogel's studio -- used with kind permission.
$5.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Part I (47:08)
B1. Part II (47:11)
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UNICAZURN: Omegapavilion Cassette (TTW 084CS)
UnicaZürn is Stephen Thrower and David Knight. Ωmegapavilion consists of three improvisations played, recorded, and edited by UnicaZürn specifically for this release across one weekend in March 2015 in Battersea, London. Instrumentation included ARP Solina String Ensemble, EMS Synthi AKS, electric guitar, and two iPads. Here's Joe Banks, writing about the group for The Quietus: "UnicaZürn is an ongoing collaboration between David Knight and Stephen Thrower, two musicians with some serious avant rock credentials -- Knight was a key member of Shock Headed Peters and songwriting partner to the divine Danielle Dax, while Thrower was with Coil for eight years and is also one half of Cyclobe. The music they make together using a variety of vintage keys and reed instruments is a viscerally organic strain of proto-ambient, strongly influenced by the pre-sequencer Tangerine Dream of Zeit and Atem. We're firmly in drone territory here, but a long way away from throwing a few synth loops into GarageBand and hoping for the best."
$5.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Extract From Eternal Conumbra
B1. Heliomantra
B2. Phosphor AKS
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FELL, MARK: Focal Music #3, #4, #5a, #5b Cassette (TTW 089CS)
Mark Fell on Focal Music: "This series of works on this cassette began in 2011 when I attended a workshop/residency program led by the British sound artist, composer and performer Jan Hendrickse. During a workshop session I played a pattern generating system via headphones to a drummer, Patrik Jarlestam, who played a single snare drum. The basic premise of the work was that the performer should follow the pattern as accurately as possible, and to see what happened at the moments when the pattern changed - i.e. to foreground the performer's attempts to follow the pattern and their ability to cope with the subtle yet unusual changes. The pattern itself consists of a single percussive sound. The timing of the sound is determined by a list of five values ranging from one to 11 that represent timing intervals... Although the patterns are relatively simple, and as a listener one can assimilate their form quite easily, it can be quite difficult to play along to them especially at those moments of change. So the piece can be thought of as a kind of intervention into the musical training and embedded musical vocabularies that the performer brings to the work. The point of the piece is not a perfect recital, but the difficulties that the performer encounters and the musical moments that these difficulties produce. Unfortunately I believe there is no recording of Jarlestam's first performance of this piece - 'Focal Music #1'. The piece was performed a second time by Okkyung Lee during her residency at Cafe Oto, London 2015. 'Focal Music #3' was performed with Laura Cannell at Baltic 39 (Newcastle, 2015) for Broken Telephone, an event which formed part of Peter J. Evans's exhibition Across Islands, Divides. 'Focal Music #4' was performed with Aby Vulliamy at The Leeds Library (Leeds, 2015). 'Focal Music #5a' and 'Focal Music #5b' were recorded with Sandro Mussida at Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (Karlsruhe, 2016) in the Kubus studio. The piece, performed on piano, takes two forms: the first based upon a six note pitch set of which any two notes are played at the same time; the second is formed of five discreet layers each with a single note. These were played in isolation following the same guide pattern and then later overlaid to form a single pseudo chord." Tracks mastered for this release by Phil Julian; Edition of 150.
$4.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Focal Music #4 with Aby Vulliamy, Viola, Leeds 2015
A2. Focal Music #3 with Laura Cannell, Overbowed Violin, Newcastle 2015
B1. Focal Music #5a with Sandro Mussida, Piano, Karlsruhe 2016
B2. Focal Music #5b with Sandro Mussida, Piano, Karlsruhe 2016
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BITING TONGUES: Still On Hawaiian Time Cassette (TTW 091CS)
Biting Tongues were formed in 1978 to improvise a soundtrack to the screening of a 16mm experimental film of the same name at Tony Wilson's original Factory Club in Manchester. A core membership was soon established that was to last until 1984: Howard Walmsley - sax; Ken Hollings - texts; Eddie Sherwood - drums; Colin Seddon - bass; and Graham Massey - guitar and noise. Their performances, an unpredictable "post-punk avant-funk" mix of spoken word, percussion, random tapes, films and free-form soloing, were mostly confined at this time to clubs in Manchester and London. The release of their first three albums Don't Heal (1981), Live It (1981) and Libreville (1984) widened their audience, and Biting Tongues found themselves performing more in theatres, arts venues and galleries. Still On Hawaiian Time captures two Biting Tongues performances from this later period. The Library Theatre in the center of Manchester was a large seated venue with an even larger stage, meaning that the group members could spread out more and incorporate additional percussion, tapes and electronic devices. It also shows Biting Tongues cutting up and rearranging themes from different recordings - the performance also anticipates their work on Feverhouse: their full-length experimental feature film released in 1984 by Factory Records's video offshoot IKON The improved facilities available in a theatre venue, including greater space, better acoustics and more time for a sound check, meant that Biting Tongues could concentrate on the performance, producing some of their most aggressive and demanding work. During the early 1980s, Biting Tongues excelled as a live band, always seeking to challenge both themselves and their audiences. These two recordings are fascinating documents that convey some of the immediacy and commitment of their performances - something that can still be felt in these old tapes some thirty years after they were first recorded. Personnel: "Library Theatre, Manchester 16.6.1983": Colin Seddon - bass guitar, drums, percussion; Eddie Sherwood - drums; Ken Hollings - voice, clarinet, percussion, tapes; Graham Massey - guitar, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, drums, Astroban, iguarglaphon, voice, percussion; Howard Walmsley- tenor and soprano sax, glockenspiel, percussion, voice; Barry Seddon - pick-axe handle. "Riverside Studios, London 5.6.1982": Colin Seddon - bass guitar; Eddie Sherwood - drums; Ken Hollings - vocals, Hohner Pianet, percussion; Graham Massey - guitar, clarinet, reed cornet, trumpet, iguarglaphon, Morello loop, diary, percussion; Howard Walmsley - tenor sax, voice, percussion, Hohner Pianet. Edition of 150.
$4.99 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Library Theatre, Manchester 16.6.1983 (43:40)
B1. Riverside Studios, London 5.6.1982 (44:02)
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INSHA: Dysplazia LP (TYPE 132LP)
Classically-trained Boston producer Kaan Erbay, under the name Insha, explores the push-and-pull of tension and relief with his debut album Dysplazia, a record that drags familiar sounds into shadowy, wayward new places. Punctuated by barely-audible vocal samples, the album takes cues from artists such as Burial and Arca, stripping rhythms from their usual context and burying them beneath swathes of noise and abstract sound. As a founder of Boston's DRAW collective, Erbay has developed his ear DJing countless parties and settling on a sound that straddles usual divides. On Dysplazia he takes influence from R&B, video game and film music and British dance music and manages to fuse these disparate sounds into a beguiling, melancholy collage. Pounding beats crash and crumble as fizzy neon synths flourish and fade rapidly and voices chatter and scream. Erbay subverts these tropes with the hand of a DJ but exhibits a rare vulnerability. It's this restraint twinned with his compositional skill that makes Dysplazia so crucial - anything but a bundle of dance tracks, it's a widescreen, narrative experience that needs to be absorbed in its entirety. RIYL: Arca, Burial, Actress, Rabits. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton. Edition of 500.
$11.79 EAN: 5060165482283 ELECTRONIC
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BELL, RENICK: Empty Lake EP 12" (UIQ 006EP)
The angular, abstract funk of Renick Bell's Empty Lake EP is perhaps exactly what you might expect from a pioneer of algoraves - a forward-looking union of live coding and rave music. With Empty Lake EP, Bell skillfully teases out a tangle of post techno pulses, shards of catty ballroom house, hardcore kuduro and footwork patterns. From the recoiling swang of "Trying To Control The Four Winds" to the Patten-like melt of "The Well" and the fluctuating states of "Surface Waters Flow Together", there's a level of detail here that will baffle your sense of meter and tone.
$10.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS, LEE: Special Night CD (BC 021CD)
"There are a few terms that get thrown around loosely, two of which are legend and retro-soul. One of these fits Lee Fields hand and glove, one of these doesn't fit at all. Very few people in music have both earned the status of legendary and continue to solidify it. 50 years in the game and only getting better, gaining more fans, and evolving his sound on each album, Lee is in fact a living legend. This brings us to the misuse of the term 'retro-soul' when talking about Mr. Fields. You don't have to look far to find a younger generation emulating the essence and styles of an era they've only experienced through music and movies. It seems unfair to tag Lee with a term that implies imitation when he is part of the generation that actually defined the genre. Plain and simple, this is not that. Special Night is a masterclass in soul music past and present. 'I feel that every human being's purpose is to do what their inner voice says to do,' says Lee Fields. 'And my inner voice, my driving force, wants me to put out music and keeping making better records.' Produced by Leon Michels and Thomas Brenneck, and brilliantly performed by the Expressions, Special Night was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely to tape in three weeks at the legendary Diamond Mine Studios in Queens, NY. A sense of urgency, equal parts fun and inspiration, and a decent amount of beer and Jack Daniels were the driving forces during the sessions that produced Lee Fields & The Expressions latest offering. Special Night is also the first record in the Expressions catalogue in which every song was written jointly by Lee Fields and The Expressions. 'When I record, I make every song like I actually mean it. I mean every word I say. On Special Night I'm talking to my lady -- literally, expressing the way I feel,' says Lee Fields. 'You can tell if a song is real or not, and every moment I'm recording, those moments are real, this is a record about what people do in real life.' For one example, he cites the song 'Work to Do,' which tells the story of 'a guy going to counseling, drinking too much, apologizing to the old lady and trying to keep family together, doing the manly thing.' On 'Make This World', Lee makes a nod back to his early funk roots with a cautionary tale about the health of the planet. 'The world was designed to last indefinitely,' says Fields. 'We're the only living species on Earth who can alter that process. I'm hoping that song has a chain reaction, helps somebody put into action whatever contribution they can to change what the world is going through.' As always, sticking to the formula but pushing the boundaries 'Never Be Another You' from the first note doesn't sound like something you would hear on a Lee record, that is until he starts singing anyhow. A low tempo ballad with a head nodding drum track, sparse piano lines, and all the space Lee needs to lay down what is sure to be one of the flyest love songs of 2017. Whether tackling a tune about love lost, found, or broader topics like the state of humanity, Lee has a very unique and honest perspective that is on display with each unforgettable performance. Also, The Expressions have never been sharper, they, along with Lee, have created a collection of music on Special Night which holds court with pretty much any soul music that came before it."
$13.00 UPC: 349223002126 ROCK
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FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS, LEE: Special Night LP (BC 021LP)
LP version. "There are a few terms that get thrown around loosely, two of which are legend and retro-soul. One of these fits Lee Fields hand and glove, one of these doesn't fit at all. Very few people in music have both earned the status of legendary and continue to solidify it. 50 years in the game and only getting better, gaining more fans, and evolving his sound on each album, Lee is in fact a living legend. This brings us to the misuse of the term 'retro-soul' when talking about Mr. Fields. You don't have to look far to find a younger generation emulating the essence and styles of an era they've only experienced through music and movies. It seems unfair to tag Lee with a term that implies imitation when he is part of the generation that actually defined the genre. Plain and simple, this is not that. Special Night is a masterclass in soul music past and present. 'I feel that every human being's purpose is to do what their inner voice says to do,' says Lee Fields. 'And my inner voice, my driving force, wants me to put out music and keeping making better records.' Produced by Leon Michels and Thomas Brenneck, and brilliantly performed by the Expressions, Special Night was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely to tape in three weeks at the legendary Diamond Mine Studios in Queens, NY. A sense of urgency, equal parts fun and inspiration, and a decent amount of beer and Jack Daniels were the driving forces during the sessions that produced Lee Fields & The Expressions latest offering. Special Night is also the first record in the Expressions catalogue in which every song was written jointly by Lee Fields and The Expressions. 'When I record, I make every song like I actually mean it. I mean every word I say. On Special Night I'm talking to my lady -- literally, expressing the way I feel,' says Lee Fields. 'You can tell if a song is real or not, and every moment I'm recording, those moments are real, this is a record about what people do in real life.' For one example, he cites the song 'Work to Do,' which tells the story of 'a guy going to counseling, drinking too much, apologizing to the old lady and trying to keep family together, doing the manly thing.' On 'Make This World', Lee makes a nod back to his early funk roots with a cautionary tale about the health of the planet. 'The world was designed to last indefinitely,' says Fields. 'We're the only living species on Earth who can alter that process. I'm hoping that song has a chain reaction, helps somebody put into action whatever contribution they can to change what the world is going through.' As always, sticking to the formula but pushing the boundaries 'Never Be Another You' from the first note doesn't sound like something you would hear on a Lee record, that is until he starts singing anyhow. A low tempo ballad with a head nodding drum track, sparse piano lines, and all the space Lee needs to lay down what is sure to be one of the flyest love songs of 2017. Whether tackling a tune about love lost, found, or broader topics like the state of humanity, Lee has a very unique and honest perspective that is on display with each unforgettable performance. Also, The Expressions have never been sharper, they, along with Lee, have created a collection of music on Special Night which holds court with pretty much any soul music that came before it."
$18.00 UPC: 349223002119 ROCK
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MONTGOMERY, ROY: R: Tropic Of Anodyne LP (GY6 003LP)
"It's been over a decade since Roy Montgomery's last album, and R M H Q is a hell of a return. R: Tropic of Anodyne highlights Montgomery's baritone lamentations on every track. It sets the blueprint for all of R M H Q while displaying Montgomery's talent for brevity. His self-reflective lyrics remain personal, even answering the Rolling Stones's classic 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' with the sobering 'You Always Get What You Deserve.' Montgomery was in his rock band period in the eighties, when the dark, minimalist post-punk of The Pin Group lead into the gloriously open-ended freedoms of Dadamah. After a quiet spell, he returned in the late nineties, producing towering spires of guitar lines that exposed fragility between the strums. With his solo releases and in collaboration with Flying Saucer Attack, Bardo Pond (Hash Jar Tempo), and Chris Heaphy (Dissolve), his focus shifted from the truth-mining of rock music to epic celestialism. His ambitious yet humble tracks outstrip their origins, and Montgomery toured the world sitting cross-legged on the floor, playing twenty-plus-minute compositions. A long period of silence followed, marked only with a split album with Grouper (who lists Montgomery as a primary influence), involvement in Torlesse Super Group, and a couple thematic variations serving as soundtracks for films. Instead, he focused on his personal and professional commitments. Unfortunately, two horrific events preceded his return: the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 condemned Montgomery's entire neighborhood save for his home, stripping his street of a community; and, as a volunteer firefighter, he saw first-hand the destruction and loss of life in the city center. Additionally, since 2014, illness in the family has dominated his life. Self-expression once again demanded an outlet. R M H Q is four albums conceived and recorded over a very short period, each of them carrying a distinct focus and mood."
$13.00 UPC: 600197676318 ROCK
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MONTGOMERY, ROY: M: Darkmotif Dancehall LP (GY6 004LP)
"Second platter in four album collection is most experimental."
$13.00 UPC: 600197676417 ROCK
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MONTGOMERY, ROY: H: Bender LP (GY6 005LP)
"Third platter in four album collection harkens back to nineties work."
$13.00 UPC: 600197676516 ROCK
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MONTGOMERY, ROY: Q: Transient Global Amnesia LP (GY6 006LP)
"Last platter in four album collection concentrates on hope and despair, culminating in twenty-minute finale."
$13.00 UPC: 600197676615 ROCK
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BOWERY ELECTRIC: Beat 2LP (KRANK 014LP)
"The second album from New York City's Bowery Electric was released in late 1996, less than 15 months after their self-titled debut, but it found them having traveled light years musically in the interim, the group having seemingly decided to see how far they could take the guitar/bass/drums/vocal setup into the atmosphere. Every aspect of their approach had been refined and focused: squalling, distorted guitars had been transformed into hazy, sensual sheets; the live drums transmuted to sampled rhythms more in debt to the blossoming down-tempo sound of the day; bass lines reduced to their most basic diagrams; vocals submerged to become one with the narcotized fog of the instruments; even the lyrics were reduced to a few minimal lines used sparingly so as not to overshadow the dynamic. Beat is a lush and dense mantra of shadowy percussion, barely-there vocals and immersive drones that envelops the listener in an opiated blanket of sound. The second in a trio of albums released by the core duo of Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener, Beat is without doubt their definitive artistic statement. Coming 20 years to the day of its original release, this is the first time this album has been available on vinyl in almost two decades, and the first ever U.S. vinyl release."
$16.50 UPC: 796441801411 ROCK
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VA: (The Microcosm): Visionary Music of Continental Europe, 1970-1986 2CD (LITA 143CD)
"The follow-up to Light In The Attic's game-changing I Am The Center box set is finally here. Three years in the making, The Microcosm: Visionary Music Of Continental Europe, 1970-1986 is the first major overview of key works from cosmically-taped in artists needing little introduction -- Vangelis, Ash Ra Tempel, and Popol Vuh -- and unknown masterpieces by criminally overlooked heroes like Bernard Xolotl, Robert Julian Horky and Enno Velthuys. Whereas I Am The Center called for a reconsideration of an entire maligned genre, The Microcosm requests nothing more than an open mind to consider this ambient, new age, neuzeit, prog, krautrock, cosmic, holistic stuff, whatever one calls it -- as a pulsating movement unto itself, a mirror refracting the American new age scene in unexpected, electrifying ways, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt the universality of the timeless quest to express 'the Ineffable' through music. Drawing from major label budgets and homemade cassette distributed circumstances alike, The Microcosm demonstrates a depth of peace profound to behold, and clearly expands the boundaries. Lovingly conceived and lavishly presented by producer Douglas Mcgowan (Yoga Records) and liner notes contributor Jason Patrick Woodbury (Pitchfork, Aquarium Drunkard), The Microcosm features stunning cover paintings by Étienne Trouvelot, and labels by Finnish savant Aleksanda Ionowa. In depth liner notes by Douglas Mcgowan and Jason Patrick Woodbury. Extraordinary cover art by astronomer/entomologist Étienne Trouvelot. Remastered audio, including a previously unreleased track and several others previously cassette only."
$13.75 UPC: 826853014328 ELECTRONIC
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SHAGGS, THE: Philosophy Of The World LP (LITA 151LP)
Limited repress; LP version. Book features unseen photos and ephemera. Artwork restored and expanded to a gatefold jacket. Newly remastered.
$17.50 UPC: 826853015110 ROCK
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AMOR & JOHN CONVERTINO, NAIM: The Western Suite And Siesta Songs CD (LM 010CD)
"The Western Suite and Siesta Songs, the first release by newly formed duo Naïm Amor & John Convertino, is the perfect soundtrack to a drive through the desert Southwest. The thin, straight line of the road, unending to the horizon; dark, distant rainclouds hovering far ahead and above; the feel of the heat on the asphalt; and most of all the space... Space and time have come together here to create an environment unequaled elsewhere in elegance and beauty. This duo have created a classic record matching those desert roads and views of Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas. John Convertino recorded the initial tracks in a big room, alone, direct to four track, managing with very simple equipment to capture piano, accordion, and incredible analog drum sounds. Those master cassette tapes were mailed to Amor, who added arrangements and his signature guitar style. Each musician needed each other to finish these works -- Amor's brittle electric guitar stabs, lyrical acoustic guitar playing, and cirrus cloud lap steel combine with the hovering space echoes and rattlesnake hiss / thunderous boom of Convertino's drums to create an epic sequence of themes and variations. These compositions conjure up not only vivid scenes and vistas, but also characters, and moments in lives. The Western Suite And Siesta Songs is a masterpiece of Southwestern music, an album that could be the soundtrack to the best Western film since Once Upon a Time in the West."
$10.75 UPC: 616892423249 ROCK
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AMOR & JOHN CONVERTINO, NAIM: The Western Suite And Siesta Songs LP (LM 010LP)
LP version. "The Western Suite and Siesta Songs, the first release by newly formed duo Naïm Amor & John Convertino, is the perfect soundtrack to a drive through the desert Southwest. The thin, straight line of the road, unending to the horizon; dark, distant rainclouds hovering far ahead and above; the feel of the heat on the asphalt; and most of all the space... Space and time have come together here to create an environment unequaled elsewhere in elegance and beauty. This duo have created a classic record matching those desert roads and views of Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas. John Convertino recorded the initial tracks in a big room, alone, direct to four track, managing with very simple equipment to capture piano, accordion, and incredible analog drum sounds. Those master cassette tapes were mailed to Amor, who added arrangements and his signature guitar style. Each musician needed each other to finish these works -- Amor's brittle electric guitar stabs, lyrical acoustic guitar playing, and cirrus cloud lap steel combine with the hovering space echoes and rattlesnake hiss / thunderous boom of Convertino's drums to create an epic sequence of themes and variations. These compositions conjure up not only vivid scenes and vistas, but also characters, and moments in lives. The Western Suite And Siesta Songs is a masterpiece of Southwestern music, an album that could be the soundtrack to the best Western film since Once Upon a Time in the West."
$13.00 UPC: 613505500151 ROCK
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EASTMAN, JULIUS: Unjust Malaise 3CD (NW 80638CD)
Restocked. "This three-disc set marks the first appearance on disc of the music of the African-American composer Julius Eastman (1940-1990), who died fourteen years ago under unexplained circumstances and whose musical legacy was thought lost. This comprehensive and definitive document, which comprises almost all of Eastman's signature works, will undoubtedly be a revelation for those who have thus far been unable to hear his work. In his book American Music in the Twentieth Century, composer/author Kyle Gann briefly sums up Eastman's work and its importance: 'Born in New York, he graduated from the Curtis Institute in composition and was discovered by Lukas Foss, who conducted his music, including Stay On It (1973), one of the first works to introduce pop tonal progressions and free improvisation in an art context... Applying minimalism's additive process to the building of sections, he developed a composing technique he called 'organic music,' a cumulatively overlapping process in which each section of a work contains, simultaneously, all the sections which preceded it. The pieces he wrote in this style often had intentionally provocative titles intended to reinterpret the minorities Eastman belonged to in a positive light: for example, Evil Nigger, Crazy Nigger, and Gay Guerrilla (all circa 1980). These three pieces, all scored for multiple pianos, build up immense emotive power through the incessant repetition of rhythmic figures.' Eastman was an energizing underground figure, one whose forms are clear, whose methods were powerful and persuasive, and whose thinking was supremely musical. His works show different routes minimalism might have taken, and perhaps some of those will now be followed up. This set of discs is a bold beginning to restoring to history the works of one of the most important members of the first post-minimalist generation."
$32.25 UPC: 093228063827 CLASSICAL
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JOHNSTON, BEN: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 CD (NW 80730CD)
"A fourteen-year odyssey comes to a close with the eagerly-anticipated release of the final volume of Ben Johnston's string quartets. The ten string quartets of Ben Johnston, written between 1951 and 1995, constitute no less than an attempt to revolutionize the medium. Only the first limits itself to conventional tuning. The others, climaxing in the astonishing Seventh Quartet of 1984, add in further microtones from the harmonic series to the point that the music seems to float in a free pitch space, unmoored from the grid of the common twelve-pitch scale. In a way, this is a return to an older conception of string quartet practice, since players used to (and often still do) intuitively adjust their tuning for maximum sonority while listening to each other's intonation. The completion of the cycle, supervised throughout by the composer himself, is a historic achievement that will undoubtedly stand as the definitive document of these works, among the landmark quartet cycles of 20th-century music. The Seventh and Eighth Quartets are receiving their world-premiere recordings. The former has a reputation as the most difficult quartet ever written and the Kepler Quartet has met the challenge with enviable aplomb, as they have throughout the cycle, affording listeners a chance to finally hear these difficult but highly rewarding works. Johnston's brief, poignant Rumi setting, Quietness, with the composer himself as vocalist, rounds out the recording, a fitting denouement to -- in the words of composer/author Kyle Gann -- 'possibly the most ambitious string quartet project in history.'"
$10.75 UPC: 093228073024 CLASSICAL
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CHILDS, BARNEY: Heaven To Clear When Day Did Close CD (NW 80779CD)
"Barney Childs (1926-2000) is perhaps best known for his innovative scores that weave indeterminacy and improvisation with traditional musical structures and notations. Eclectic in nature, Childs's compositions freely explored diverse avenues of musical thought and drew inspiration from many sources, including traditional western concert music (especially that of such composers as Hindemith, Ives, Ruggles, and Copland), the open form works of John Cage, and jazz of all periods and styles. Childs's compositions usually have wonderfully idiosyncratic aspects to them, rather than following the dictates of either a system or an established style. He said that 'to make music I make choices, as we all do, but I'm unable to presume that music must prove a doctrine, and I cannot accept music merely as process made audible. I choose what will happen simply because it seems to be the right thing to have happen, and in no other way.' Thus, the pieces cannot be easily analyzed, and in fact, he dismisses the idea that the value of a work can be or should be determined by whether or not the resulting work is capable of a brilliant analysis. His pieces consciously play with the listener's expectations, constantly balancing the familiar with the unexpected, so that the listener is 'anticipating what is about to happen: the future is defined and qualified, as far as we can define it, by expectation and anticipation, and this is continually being fulfilled or surprised.' This is exactly what makes a Childs piece work: the interplay between what is expected and what is not. This recording is a tribute to Childs by some of his close friends, performed and produced as a labor of love."
$10.75 UPC: 093228077923 CLASSICAL
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CARL, ROBERT: The Geography Of Loss CD (NW 80780CD)
"Imagine, if you will, a busy, furiously humming beehive, and, within it, a calm, meditative bee. The image comes from only one work on this disc, and yet it seems curiously apropos to so much of Robert Carl's (b. 1954) music. There is a still center in his music, even at its modernist rowdiest. In his music dissonance and rhythmic complexity do not connote anxiety, fear, violence, but rather the overflow of the exuberant noise that springs up from the ground of life. His music embraces extremes of simplicity and complexity, which in his vision interpenetrate each other. Symphony No. 4 (2008), one of his best and most ambitious works, is a score often dense with polyrhythms and dissonant counterpoint. Its subtitle is The Ladder, and the ladder in this case is the harmonic series, the series of overtones that arises naturally as you move your finger along a piano or guitar string while playing it. Two pieces on this disc were born from the sense of loss following the deaths of both of Carl's parents, in quick succession. The less obvious one is the Chamber Concerto for Guitar, subtitled The Calm Bee in the Busy Hive (2009?10). The ten-member ensemble includes a second guitar, and both guitars are tuned to a scordatura that facilitates a harmonic series on E: E-G#-D-F#-Bb-F. The other is The Geography of Loss (2010), whose form is an alternation of choral and instrumental movements with the chorus and instruments together in two movements and a baritone solo and soprano solo, respectively, in each of those movements. Written considerably earlier than the other works on this disc, The World Turned Upside Down (2000) is somewhat in a different idiom, but Carl considers it a turning point in his output, and its coda the initiation of the harmonic-series practice. Overall, this group of pieces leads us through an enormous diversity of idioms, and Carl has never been one to cultivate a single well-defined style and stick to it. Yet if one listens with an ear for his procedure of shifting from one harmonic series to another, the underlying unity is perceptible, and the disc as a whole gives us a striking picture of one of the most remarkable of early 21st-century composers."
$10.75 UPC: 093228078029 CLASSICAL
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ROVA::ORKESTROVA: No Favorites! (for Lawrence "Butch" Morris) CD (NW 80782CD)
"No Favorites pays homage to one of the most original creators in improvised music, Lawrence 'Butch' Morris (1947-2013), inventor of Conduction, a method for organizing large-ensemble improvisation that he took to the world. The program represents a working relationship that Rova began with Morris in 1988 and also reflects parallel working processes reaching back to the mid-1970s. Rova do more than simply pay tribute. The quartet's members build on their own work in structured improvisation, incorporate other methods of organization -- from graphic scores to conventional notation -- and expand their palette from the saxophone quartet to include a string quartet and an electric power trio. Extending the possibilities of large-ensemble improvisation, the combined groups create music of both depth and an ever changing surface, the fruit of both intense commitment and a highly creative, heterodox methodology. Like previous Rova expansions, it achieves complex music that both requires and rewards active listening. Each of the three extended pieces here includes a high degree of improvisation while embodying different compositional principles, the first and third (Nothing Stopped / But a Future and Contours of the Glass Head) employing conduction, the second graphic notation and simultaneity."
$10.75 UPC: 093228078227 JAZZ
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GIBSON, JON: Relative Calm CD (NW 80783CD)
"Jon Gibson (b. 1940) is one of the less frequently mentioned pioneering composers of minimal music and is probably best known as a founding member of the Philip Glass Ensemble. Gibson also holds the unique distinction of having performed with Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young (as a member of the Theatre of Eternal Music), in addition to Glass, the four composers widely regarded as the founding fathers of minimal music. Gibson also has a track record of composing for modern and post-modern dance and Relative Calm (1981) is the fruit of one of his numerous collaborations with well-known choreographers, in this case Lucinda Childs, who commissioned the work. The rediscovery of Relative Calm, one of Gibson's major works, is cause for rejoicing among aficionados of minimalist music."
$10.75 UPC: 093228078326 CLASSICAL
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WITCH: Lazy Bones!! LP (NA 5105LP)
2016 repress. "Our comprehensive overview of Zambia's premier garage, psych, prog, funk, afro-rock ensemble Witch... The band's third album, Lazy Bones!!, is the band's masterpiece -- a dark, brooding psychedelic opus that makes equal use of wah-wah and fuzz guitars, that relies as heavily on the stomping feel of hard rock as it does the syncopation of funk."
$15.50 UPC: 659457510510 ROCK
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JOHNNY!: Only Love 7" (NA 7036EP)
"Introducing: Johnny! - Ghanaian Afro-rock from German producer/composer JJ Whitefield and an international cast of top shelf musicians. Whitefield, who in the early '90s revived the gritty, analog funk sounds of the '60s and '70s with his Poets Of Rhythm, has been working with Now-Again Records for almost a decade, releasing a flock of acclaimed projects with Karl Hector & The Malcouns, Whitefield Brothers, Rodinia and the Original Raw Soul anthology. He first started exploring African rhythms with the Whitefield Brothers in the late '90s, continuing in the '00s with Karl Hector & The Malcouns. He's been instrumental in launching Ghanaian Afro beat/funk legend Ebo Taylor´s international career, decades after the maestro recorded the landmark albums that have inspired thousands. Whitefield recorded two new studio albums with Taylor and toured in his band between 2009 and 2013, where he met Taylor's son Henry and percussionist/singer Eric Owusu. The trio now front the Johnny! band and find inspiration not only in Ghana's hypnotic grooves, but also the full frontal fuzz guitar assault heard on the legion of '70s Zambian Zam-rock albums recently reissued by Now-Again. Indeed, Whitefield credits his tours with Zam-rock godfathers Rikki Ililonga and Witch's Jagari Chanda as instrumental in creating the Johnny!'s sonic backdrop. The band is rounded out by Turkish drummer Bernd Oezsevim (Woima Collective, Rodinia) and Indonesian bassist/multi-instrumentalist Tomi Simatupang (Whitefield Brothers). This is dance rock at the core with the possibilities to stretch out and go into psychedelic realms."
$6.75 UPC: 659457703677 ROCK
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SOFT KILL: Choke CD (PFL 175CD)
"Portland's Soft Kill began in 2010 by releasing An Open Door, one of the most highly regarded post-punk albums of the last ten years. Founding member Tobias Sinclair (ex-Blessure Grave) joins Conrad Vollmer (Warm Hands) on guitar, drummer Maximillion Avalon (Chromatics, Antioch Arrow, Get Hustle, Atriarch) and Owen Glendower on synths for their fourth album Choke, an eight song suite. This follows on the heels of 2015's Heresy, which was much more claustrophobic and oppressive than their debut. Rooted in influences such as the Chameleons, Wire and The Sound, this latest album pulls delicately from foundational elements of the Cocteau Twins and Spaceman 3. It places the listener deeply under water, gasping for breath and beyond hope with tracks like 'On The Inside,' featuring the vocals of legendary Mark Burgess of the Chameleons. Drawing from the first wave of post punk, the songs slip seamlessly into the cascading and ethereal elements of early shoegaze. Soft Kill has discovered a depth of invention and creativity with their latest, vast and engaging in scope, invoking an enduring and melancholic bliss. Filled with warm, lush guitars, it teems with melodic songs, generating urgency and vitality, elevating all that is potent in post punk. A culmination of years perfecting a unique sound, Choke places itself firmly in the canon."
$10.75 UPC: 616892427247 ROCK
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WEATHERALL, ANDREW: Consolamentum CD (RGC 023CD)
"If Convenanza, released in February, was a distillation of all of Andrew Weatherall's influences into one place, then Consolamentum takes that instinct a step further -- here he invites friends old and new to rework the tracks from that album in their own style. On board are redoubtable musical architects such as David Holmes (under his new 'Unloved' guise), Justin Robertson (wearing his 'Deadstock 33s' hat), and the legendary Bernard Fevre of Black Devil Disco Club notoriety. Leading the charge of the new guard are tracks by Heretic, Red Axes, Solar Bears and Vox Low."
$13.50 UPC: 809651402320 ELECTRONIC
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WEATHERALL, ANDREW: Consolamentum 2LP (RGC 023LP)
Double LP version. "If Convenanza, released in February, was a distillation of all of Andrew Weatherall's influences into one place, then Consolamentum takes that instinct a step further -- here he invites friends old and new to rework the tracks from that album in their own style. On board are redoubtable musical architects such as David Holmes (under his new 'Unloved' guise), Justin Robertson (wearing his 'Deadstock 33s' hat), and the legendary Bernard Fevre of Black Devil Disco Club notoriety. Leading the charge of the new guard are tracks by Heretic, Red Axes, Solar Bears and Vox Low."
$18.50 UPC: 809651402313 ELECTRONIC
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CZARFACE: A Fistful Of Peril CD (SIL 001CD)
"Czarface (Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric) are back! Fresh off the heels of their collaboration with Marvel Comics, the trio continues to combine music and art with their latest release A Fistful Of Peril. The back story of this album begins in the summer while Deck and Esoteric were in the studio recording some new Czarface material. During this time Marvel Comics had reached out to Czarface wanting some music to soundtrack their Black Panther web series, promoting their breakout comic of the same name. This Marvel meeting spawned the lead track 'All in Together Now' and served as the primary inspiration for a fleshed-out album that nobody saw coming. The group camped out in the studio playing beats, talking comics, video games, and pop culture....what came about was A Fistful Of Peril. Starting the album off with the ARP keyboard odyssey of 'Electric Level 1' is like entering the vortex of color and light in Kubrick's 2001. The aptly titled 'Two In The Chest' showcases Deck & Eso's ability to deliver punchlines and pop culture references with ease over an exceptional bass and guitar combo. 'Czar Wars' has the two sparring back and forth bringing that 'X-Men/Danger Room' mentality that Deck often to refers to when in Czar-mode. Psycho Les of The Beatnuts steps in on 'Dust' while 'Lizard City' introduces 'Czarface Pajamas'. Yes you read that correctly. The off-kilter 'Steranko' has Meyhem Lauren and Rast join forces with Czarface as they weave their way through a mind-bending array of varying beats. Other features on the album are Conway on 'Machine, Man & Monster' and AOTP's Blacastan on 'Tarantulas'. Another one of the album's highlights is 'Dare Iz A Darkseid' which, along with 'Talk That Talk', is the perfect balance of wit and humor that make up the core of Czarface."
$11.75 UPC: 706091200120 HIPHOP
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CZARFACE: A Fistful Of Peril LP (SIL 001LP)
LP version. "Czarface (Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric) are back! Fresh off the heels of their collaboration with Marvel Comics, the trio continues to combine music and art with their latest release A Fistful Of Peril. The back story of this album begins in the summer while Deck and Esoteric were in the studio recording some new Czarface material. During this time Marvel Comics had reached out to Czarface wanting some music to soundtrack their Black Panther web series, promoting their breakout comic of the same name. This Marvel meeting spawned the lead track 'All in Together Now' and served as the primary inspiration for a fleshed-out album that nobody saw coming. The group camped out in the studio playing beats, talking comics, video games, and pop culture....what came about was A Fistful Of Peril. Starting the album off with the ARP keyboard odyssey of 'Electric Level 1' is like entering the vortex of color and light in Kubrick's 2001. The aptly titled 'Two In The Chest' showcases Deck & Eso's ability to deliver punchlines and pop culture references with ease over an exceptional bass and guitar combo. 'Czar Wars' has the two sparring back and forth bringing that 'X-Men/Danger Room' mentality that Deck often to refers to when in Czar-mode. Psycho Les of The Beatnuts steps in on 'Dust' while 'Lizard City' introduces 'Czarface Pajamas'. Yes you read that correctly. The off-kilter 'Steranko' has Meyhem Lauren and Rast join forces with Czarface as they weave their way through a mind-bending array of varying beats. Other features on the album are Conway on 'Machine, Man & Monster' and AOTP's Blacastan on 'Tarantulas'. Another one of the album's highlights is 'Dare Iz A Darkseid' which, along with 'Talk That Talk', is the perfect balance of wit and humor that make up the core of Czarface."
$18.00 UPC: 706091200113 HIPHOP
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SAROOS X SEQUOYAH TIGER: Saroos X Sequoyah Tiger 7" (ANOST 069EP)
Berlin's otherworldly Saroos and weird-pop youngster Sequoyah Tiger from Verona have been remixing each other. Sharing a certain preference for hardly categorizable music, the results can be found here, pressed to the most beloved of all vinyl formats: the 7 inch.
$5.39 UPC: 880918811031 ELECTRONIC
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PENG PENG: Sturmwurm 10" (ADUB 031EP)
When your feet just won't stop twitching, When you're brain feels bubbly itching, When dreams and fantasies come true, Then it's clear: The Sturmwurm got you!
$8.39 UPC: 880319836619 ELECTRONIC
A1. Lost
B1. Bourdeaux
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VA: Sri Lanka: The Golden Era Of Sinhalese And Tamil Folk-Pop Music 2CD (AKU 1003CD)
Sri Lanka still remained one of the rare South Asian countries whose folk-pop music from the 1960-70s had not yet been compiled abroad. This gap is now to be filled with Sri Lanka: The Golden Era Of Sinhalese And Tamil Folk-Pop Music. This compilation presents the diversity of Sri Lankan musical styles between 1967 and 1979 through 30 titles. It comes along with a booklet depicting the country's historical, cultural and musical context. Sri Lanka possesses a great variety of musical traditions and influences which have been shaped by centuries of regional and international exchanges. If Sri Lankan music is undeniably part of South Asian musical culture, its heritage is also a product of almost five centuries of European imperialism. Coming from an original form of creolization, as defined by Edouard Glissant, the baila bears the trace of both the African diaspora and the Iberian influences on the country. The Kaffirs - African slaves deported by the Portuguese - introduced African sounds, while the Portuguese brought their musical traditions and instruments (cavaquinho, mandolin, violin, tambourines). The baila, reminiscent of Caribbean calypso, became the ultimate popular music and dance. The sarala gee (also called light classical music) is a combination of Indian inspired music, either classical or close to Bollywood productions, with Sinhalese lyrics and a slight pop accent. In the early 1960s, the music label Sooriya Records, with founder Gerald Wickremesooriya, were determined to put into light proper Sri Lankan music. Wickremesooriya invented the "new sound of Ceylonese pop" and quickly, the label's hits were broadcasted on Radio Ceylon, the number one radio for a long time. Sooriya Records's catalog reflected the diversity of Sri Lankan musical styles of the times: Anglo-Saxon influenced Sinhalese pop stood next to the baila or the sarala gee. Traditional instrumental music, were also edited by the label. This selection, mainly constituted of titles from Sooriya Records's catalog, presents the most popular artists of the times. Features: Pau Fernando, W.D. Amaradeva, Clarence Wijewardena, Paramesh, The Fortunes, Sanath & Malkanthi Nandasiri, A.E. Manoharan, Pani Bharatha & Party, Mignonne & The Jetliners, Shan, Amitha Dalugama, Maxwell Mendis, Police Reserve Hewisi Band, Shiromi Fernando, Wimala Amaradeva, Indrani Perera, Winslow Six, The Moonstones & Indrani Perera, Sidasi Turya Vadayako, Nalino Nel, Los Flamincos, Lilanthi Karunanayake, Claude & The Sensations With Noeline Mendis, H.R. Jothipala, The Golden Chimes and Victor Ratnayaka.
$16.99 UPC: 742832756815 WORLD
1.01. Pau Fernando - Egoda Gode (3:15)
1.02. W.D. Amaradeva - Soken Pala Ne (2:54)
1.03. Clarence Wijewardena - Gamen Liyumak (3:36)
1.04. Paramesh - Naan Unnai Thedum (2:59)
1.05. The Fortunes - Instrumental Baila Medley (3:12)
1.06. Sanath & Malkanthi Nandasiri - Netha Giya Hematana (3:17)
1.07. A.E. Manoharan - Kaffiringha (5:34)
1.08. Pani Bharatha & Party - Ceremonial Drums (2:58)
1.09. Mignonne & The Jetliners - Jeevithe Vasanthaye (2:46)
1.10. Shan - Anbil Valarnthai (2:43)
1.11. Amitha Dalugama - Pinna Mal (2:50)
1.12. Maxwell Mendis - Mama Bohoma Bayauna (2:49)
1.13. Police Reserve Hewisi Band - Vairodi Wannama (2:36)
1.14. Shiromi Fernando - Handa Haami (3:04)
1.15. Wimala Amaradeva - Goyam Gee (4:03)
2.01. Indrani Perera - Eka Dawasak (3:21)
2.02. W.D. Amaradeva - Mindada Heesara (3:03)
2.03. Winslow Six - Roshi (3:17)
2.04. The Moonstones & Indrani Perera - Sigiriya (2:34)
2.05. Sanath Nandasiri - Deepa Tupe Vihare (2:57)
2.06. Sidasi Turya Vadayako - Drum Orchestra (3:32)
2.07. Nalino Nel - Gavaskar The Century Maker (2:42)
2.08. Los Flamincos - Bolanda Katha (2:44)
2.09. W.D. Amaradeva - Sinidu Sudu Muthu (6:42)
2.10. Lilanthi Karunanayake - Malli (3:06)
2.11. Claude & The Sensations With Noeline Mendis - City Of Colombo (3:13)
2.12. H.R. Jothipala - Durakathanaya (3:04)
2.13. Indrani Perera - Amma (2:57)
2.14. The Golden Chimes - Kimada Naave (3:06)
2.15. Victor Ratnayaka - Perakumba Davasa (3:03)
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VA: Sri Lanka: The Golden Era Of Sinhalese & Tamil Folk-Pop Music 2LP (AKU 1003LP)
Double LP version.
$22.39 UPC: 742832756808 WORLD
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GEENA: Peace Love Earth: Mental DJs Land Vol. 2 12" (ATN 032EP)
Geena is back on Antinote, inviting you to take a dip in a swimming pool filled with molly! Peace Love Earth: Mental DJ's Land Vol. 2 is a perfect mix of tribal anthems for happy ravers and reassuring, Balearically-named, new age tunes. "Keep" draws away from the dryness of some of its Detroit-born predecessors by integrating liquid elements to its raw structure, while synthetic choir-filled "KG Voice" and tribal house "Blue Transfer" give the impression that they both have been dipped into a big glass of sloppy drugs. "La Isla" and "Natural High" lay some quality ambient interludes.
$11.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Natural High
02. KG Voice
03. La Isla
04. Keep
05. Blue Transfer
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HUXLEY: Rag & Bone EP 12" (AUS 108EP)
Another solid three track EP from Huxley who enlists the help of Chicago legend Roy Davis Jr. Rag & Bone EP kicks off with "Do You Feel Me" - a track that sees Roy Davis Jr. and Huxley meld moody synths with a tough, rattling low-end. A striking vocal runs over subtle flecks of acid and bending melodies making for a pensive trip before "Weapon" dials Carl Craig-esque tension with rough, tribal drums and razor sharp sweeps. The dub of "Weapon" then mellows the tone of the original.
$9.79 EAN: 4012957110806 ELECTRONIC
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PEACOCK & PAUL BLEY, ANNETTE: Dual Unity LP (BAM 7018LP)
Bamboo present a reissue of the debut album by Annette Peacock & Paul Bley, Dual Unity, originally released in 1972. Annette Peacock's legacy may only just be courting recognition proper with the recent retrospective release of her solo debut I'm The One (1972). Hailed as a pioneer and artistic genius by many, her debut album and predecessor to I'm The One captures Peacock in her element alongside husband; Canadian jazz genius Paul Bley. Dual Unity is a landscape of aural vision captured on tape in 1970 during their first European tour. For 33 minutes and 21 seconds, the listener is absorbed by other spirits. Using Robert Moog's earliest synthesizers, Bley and Peacock apply the strategic use of silence to indicate its reflective nature with captivating results. Originally released in 1971, it is a statement of immensity through synthetic minimalism and a milestone in the avant-garde, free jazz movement. Personnel (in addition to Peacock and Bley performing on all tracks): Han Bennink - drums on "M.J." and "Gargantuan Encounter"; Mario Pavone - bass and Laurence Cook - drums on "Richter Scale" and "Dual Unity". Professionally re-mastered original sound recording with expansive liners, interviews and rare archival photos.
$16.39 EAN: 4752817701828 ROCK
01. M.J.
02. Gargantuan Encounter
03. Richter Scale
04. Dual Unity
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COMELADE, PASCAL: Rocanrolorama (1974-2016) 6CD BOX (BEC 5156515)
Since the release of his first album in 1975, Pascal Comelade has worked profusely and participated in numerous collaborations with Richard Pinhas, PJ Harvey and Robert Wyatt. His compositions, depending on the period and their singular mixes, are reminiscent of MC5, Erik Satie, Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone and Suicide. Pascal Comelade has created a language, dancing on an indefinitely moving musical skeleton, from stripped-down sexiness to overly dressed orchestral sounds, by successive combinations, mixing both folklore, underground, repetitive and variety music, pataphysical riffs and toy-like instruments. He is a renowned artist, extensively supported by the general and musical press. Rocanrolorama (1974-2016) is the result of a process Pascal Comelade started in 2011, re-reading his repertoire which includes albums, cassettes, unreleased and exclusive material, live, alternative, re-recorded and re-worked versions. This self-revisited anthology is a six-CD box set, including an exclusive hand-numbered lithograph and a 72-page booklet with notes, credits, drawings; Edition of 1000. CD 1, My Degeneration (1974-1986), features: David Cunningham (Flying Lizards), Richard Pinhas (Heldon), Armand Miralles (Heriatus), Victor Nubla (Macromassa). CD 2, Slow Musics (1980-1997), features: Laurent Sinclair (Taxi-Girl), Mark Cunningham (Mars), members of the punk band from Montpellier OTH, General Alcazar. CD 3, Patafisiskal Polska (1992-1996), features: Toti Soler, Pierre Bastien, Jac Berrocal, Bel Canto Orquestra. CD 4, Musiques De Genre (1996-2000), features: PJ Harvey, Jean-Hervé Peron (Faust), Robert Wyatt, Miossec, Jac Berrocal, Jaki Liebezeit (Can), Bel Quanto Orquestra. CD 5, Espontex Sinfonia (2000-2008), features: Sergi Lopez, Bel Canto Orquestra, Cabo San Roque, The Liminanas, La Cobla Sant Jordi.
$31.59 EAN: 5060421565156 ROCK
My Degeneration (1974-1986):
1.01. Fluence (4:40)
1.02. Séquence 1 (1:12)
1.03. Séquence 2 (0:47)
1.04. Séquence 3 (0:43)
1.05. Séquence 4 (0:44)
1.06. Séquence 5 (3:06)
1.07. Séquence 6 (2:25)
1.08. Séquence 7 (0:42)
1.09. Séquence 8 (0:58)
1.10. Séquence 9 (0:36)
1.11. Séquence 10 (0:35)
1.12. Séquence 11 (0:40)
1.13. Éclairage Sur L'eau (0:59)
1.14. Distant Piano (3:09)
1.15. Ready-Made 4 (2:00)
1.16. Carré 2 (1:22)
1.17. Bruits De Fond (1:35)
1.18. Bar Elèctric (2:33)
1.19. Mouvement Décomposé D'un Coup De Marteau (1:35)
1.20. Via Laietana (0:56)
1.21. Paralelo 1 (0:55)
1.22. Vertical (1:26)
1.23. Politico (0:54)
1.24. Automne (1:26)
1.25. Musique Pour Les Ascenceurs ("Paralelo 6") (1:17)
1.26. A Vacuum Cleaner Amnesia ("Paralelo 7") (0:58)
1.27. Erratum Musical 1 (0:43)
1.28. Erratum Musical 2 (0:39)
1.29. A Noise In My Nose (0:59)
1.30. Karl Marx Alla Romana (1:38)
1.31. Irregular Organs (0:55)
1.32. A Perfect Crime (0:59)
1.33. Scène De Musique Ralentie (1:33)
1.34. 15mn De Sonoto-Luddisme ("Musique Par Correspondance") (15:12)
Slow Musics (1980-1997):
2.01. Barcelona Tango (2:02)
2.02. We Did It Again (2:27)
2.03. Chanson Pop (0:51)
2.04. 13 À Table (1:04)
2.05. The No-Dancing (0:48)
2.06. Logique Du Sens (3:00)
2.07. The Curious Sofa (2:23)
2.08. Un Enemic Del Swing (1:13)
2.09. Fragments (2:06)
2.10. Park Guell (1:23)
2.11. Chanson (1:38)
2.12. Bel Canto (1:34)
2.13. Des Yeux Au Bacon (1:20)
2.14. Dancin' On My Sofa (2:13)
2.15. Beyrouth 66 (1:20)
2.16. Blue Afternoon (1:52)
2.17. Third Eyes Of Lya Lys (1:47)
2.18. Un La Minimal Nu (1:32)
2.19. Souvenir De Vernet-Les-Bains (3:20)
2.20. Valse De La Demoiselle Aux Yeux Verts (2:19)
2.21. Honky Tonk Women (1:57)
2.22. Rue Des Soeurs Noires (1:28)
2.23. Jac B. And His Dancing Dogs (2:20)
2.24. It's Hurt Me Too (Ex "La Notte Di Blu") (3:19)
2.25. Memories (4:31)
2.26. Your Labios As Tulips (2:38)
2.27. Ze Wiski Twist (2:30)
2.28. Vals En Diagonal (2:50)
2.29. Rock Del Veneno (2:31)
2.30. Valse De L'aiguille Creuse (1:34)
2.31. A Glass Of Gaz (2:54)
2.32. Patafisiskal Polska (3:37)
Patafisiskal Polska (1992-1996):
3.01. 4 Rroses Pour Marie (2:40)
3.02. Egyptian Reggae (1:43)
3.03. Danza Del Sombre Fakir D'alcoi (1:51)
3.04. 96 Tears (1:01)
3.05. Société Anonyme Du Frisson Rétinien (1:08)
3.06. Sunny Afternoon (1:02)
3.07. Put A Straw Under Baby (1:15)
3.08. Dali's Car (0:36)
3.09. Arthur Cravan Was A Flor Fina (2:12)
3.10. The Skatalan Logicofobism (5:03)
3.11. Sardana Dels Desemparats (3:52)
3.12. I Put A Barbara Steele On You (1:25)
3.13. À La Recherche Du Baron Corvo (2:19)
3.14. Danse Du Valseur Callipyge (2:18)
3.15. L'home Dibuixat (1:51)
3.16. Also Sprach Ed Marimba (2:32)
3.17. Like A Rolling Stone (1:46)
3.18. Chanson De Charme Pour Faux-Nez (2:33)
3.19. The Lolobrigidada Fox-Trot (2:13)
3.20. Your Eyes Like Juan Gris Cubist Guitars (5:11)
3.21. Le Fakir De La Chapelle (2:48)
3.22. Tokyo Bay Blues (3:19)
3.23. On Se L'hegel En Enfer (1:45)
3.24. L'espinosa Ètica De La Santa Espina (2:17)
3.25. Toti Al Soler (3:35)
3.26. Betty Page A-Go-Go (1:41)
3.27. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (2:01)
3.28. L'esquella De La Torratxa (1:05)
3.29. Paganini Paga Tot A Nono (0:58)
3.30. Back To Schizo (6:22)
Musiques De Genre (1996-2000):
4.01. L'argot Du Bruit (2:52)
4.02. The Sad Skinhead (2:04)
4.03. Marie, Un Faux-Cil Dans La Transmission (1:38)
4.04. Love Too Soon (4:17)
4.05. Le Soir Du Grand Soir (2:57)
4.06. La Société Du Piano-Obstacle (3:43)
4.07. Sardana Dels Desemparats (3:26)
4.08. Green Eyes (3:56)
4.09. Dona'm Corda (2:30)
4.10. Cadillac (2:31)
4.11. Aigua De Florida (1:44)
4.12. The Great Ricardo Solfa (3:07)
4.13. To The Last Of Imaginery Solutions (4:46)
4.14. September Song (4:43)
4.15. Brown Sugar (2:59)
4.16. Smoke On The Water (2:08)
4.17. Ma Gueule (4:03)
4.18. Ramblin' Rose (2:43)
4.19. Souviens-Toi De Ces Douces Soirées (4:37)
4.20. Psycho Ma Non Troppo (3:03)
4.21. Despintura (a) Fonica (3:39)
4.22. L'argot Du Bruit (2:45)
Espontex Sinfonia (2000-2008):
5.01. The Blank Invasion Of Schizofonics Bikinis (3:02)
5.02. Sense El Resso Del Dring (4:03)
5.03. Don't Touch My Blue Oyster Shoes (2:05)
5.04. Contre Le Style (1:24)
5.05. Un Train Direct Pour Charenton (2:26)
5.06. Mieux Que Ses Seins Ses Bas Se Tiennent (3:24)
5.07. Gégène (2:39)
5.08. A Figueres (3:47)
5.09. Pim Pam Pum Al Concepte (2:31)
5.10. Mother Of Earth (2:45)
5.11. The Halucinogenic Espontex Sinfonia (3:55)
5.12. Com Un Rossinyol Amb Mal De Queixal (5:02)
5.13. Stranger In Paradigm (2:54)
5.14. The Indian Of The Group (2:22)
5.15. Il Luna-Park Galactico (3:13)
5.16. L'enterrament De Les Sardines (3:22)
5.17. Sans Les Mains (2:04)
5.18. Vals Burlesco (1:56)
5.19. Satisfaccio (2:29)
5.20. The Nothing-Twist (1:54)
5.21. Why Are We Sleeping (2:48)
5.22. A Wall Of Perukes (2:40)
5.23. One Of, Us One Of, Us One Of Us (2:23)
5.24. Sardana Mecànica (4:23)
5.25. To Be Dammit Ornette To Be (3:55)
5.26. Ha Passat Un Angel (Version Instrumentale) (2:26)
Friki Serenata (2008-2016):
6.01. A Freak Serenade (5:20)
6.02. The Return Of Lux Interior The Magician (6:15)
6.03. Two Maniatico Depressive Beatnicks Squabbling Over A Jane Russell Mozarella's Stereokini (2:38)
6.04. El Misteri Del Triangle Del Vermut (2:53)
6.05. Europe Change Bad (4:17)
6.06. O Dancing Del Gran Fumisme (1:59)
6.07. Hydropathes Marchant Sur Les Os (2:24)
6.08. Friki Serenata (3:21)
6.09. Flan Sin Nata Inzenight (1:31)
6.10. Spinoza Was A Soul Garagist (2:05)
6.11. El Pianista Del Antifaz (= "Born In Candolle") (2:31)
6.12. Portrait De L'artiste Avec Des Lunettes Pour Voir Les Femmes À Poil (2:11)
6.13. La Bella Dorita (3:10)
6.14. En Maison (3:04)
6.15. Russian Roulette (3:21)
6.16. Suzanne (3:51)
6.17. New-York 09 (2:11)
6.18. Ha Passat Un Angel (3:28)
6.19. The Train Creep' A Loopin (4:47)
6.20. Sex Machine (2:40)
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CLAP! CLAP!: A Thousand Skies 2LP (ACRE 009LP)
One of Italy's brightest new talents, Clap! Clap! (aka Cristiano Crisci) returns with his second album for Black Acre, following his colorful breakthrough debut LP, Tayi Bebba (ACRE 006LP, 2014). Bringing together disparate inspirations and styles onto the dancefloor of his mind, A Thousand Skies sees Clap! Clap! create a high energy and inventive kaleidoscopic fusion of sound - drawing on the traditional global rhythms of the old world, hip hop, footwork, UK bass and house. Following Tayi Bebba, which soundtracked the tour of an imaginary island, A Thousand Skies is a mix of Crisci's career to date, combining samples and live instrumentation from Clap! Clap! and collaborators such as South African folk singer Bongeziwe Mabandla, John Wizards, HDADD, and OY. As with his debut, the album is anchored by a story - this time of a young girl's journey through the stars - which completes the work. Clap! Clap!'s unique blend of global dance and timeless sounds draws from nature, traditional music, field recordings and the electronic savvy of modern centers like Chicago and London. At its core is the inspiration of everyday life, what Crisci calls "the search for new flavors." The now internationally acclaimed producer and performer started his career age 13 in the mid-90s as a rapper, before picking up the saxophone and performing both jazz standards and jazz/punk fusion with his band Trio Cane. Now, as Clap! Clap!, he's taking his energetic live shows across Europe and Japan. Following the release of his debut album in 2013, has found a fan in Paul Simon who told Rolling Stone the LP is "a masterpiece. He makes music sound new and old at the same time." This led to Crisci to collaborate on the production for 2016's #1 Paul Simon album Stranger To Stranger. With a passion for history and the sounds that surround us, Clap! Clap! is a unique electronic artist capable of both channeling the energy of the moment and the intricacies of creating a music that can soundtrack the dynamics of life.
$20.99 UPC: 666017310114 ELECTRONIC
A1. Discessus
A2. Nguwe (feat. Bongeziwe Mabandla)
A3. Oriens. Oriri
A4. Hope (feat. OY)
B1. Ar-Raqis
B2. A Thousand Skies Under Cepheus' Erudite Eyes (feat. John Wizards)
B3. Ode to The Pleiades
B4. Betelgeuse's Endless Bamboo Oceans
C1. Witch Interlude
C2. Rainy Souls, Gloomy Futures
C3. Flowing Like a Snake in Ophiuchus' Arms
C4. Centripetal
D1. Rainbow Coast
D2. Elephant Serenade
D3. Lunar Ensemble
D4. Ascension Psalm (feat. HDADD)
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VA: Born Free 24 12" (BORN 024EP)
A "keep it loose" kind of EP with six tracks. Various styles and smiles featuring: DJ Pedrodollar, Sling, Baba Stiltz, Sleep D, Samo DJ and Tzu Sing.
$8.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Track 1
02. Track 2
03. Track 3
04. Track 4
05. Track 5
06. Track 6
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BLACK MERLIN: Control 12" (BNR 159EP)
George Thompson, aka Black Merlin, continues to push his retro-aggressive style forward with his new Control. The first two cuts, "Control" and "Secondo", capture the neurotic, mechanical energy of a fantasy after-hours in a weapons factory with production evoking the most dancefloor forward moments of Front 242. The last two tracks discard the club's restraints for excursions into sound and narrative. "Blindfold" is a nightmarish soundtrack to automated torture, complete with shouts and screams. "Sequencer" closes with slow, moody, analog arpeggios, rising, falling, filtering, twisting around, through, over, and under each other.
$8.39 UPC: 673790032706 ELECTRONIC
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SINES, TODD: Blowing 12" (CCS 084EP)
Todd Sines delivers sharp-edged, wildly expressive house music on Blowing. "Blown Away" sees off-kilter drums and tweaked out synth lines rub up against an utterly soulful vocal turn from Robert Owens in a true definition of 21st century funk. Originally written by Charles Webster, Sines has taken the foundations of the track and twisted it into a shape all of his own. Elsewhere the mood takes a deeper turn, as "Deserted", "Cave" and "Recover" all plunge into a vision of deep house that retains the emotion while pushing the rhythms into exciting, psychedelic new territory.
$8.99 UPC: 827170516465 ELECTRONIC
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HAZE, JAY: Recurring Melancholy 12" (CNTXTS 1006EP)
Jay Haze presents a new single from his forthcoming album, Rain Drops And Birds. "Recurring Melody", featuring Hoffmann Ensemble, defines distances - synths appear close next to you and then subtly disappear back into space. The violins lose their distance with a direct tone. "Hurt", featuring Robert Owens, is a peak into a sorrowful, yet hopeful mind, carefully approaching you with a backdrop of dub. Heavy synths just glide away. "A Delicate Life", featuring Mo, emerges a cluster of harmonic and melodic beauty from Mo's unique improvisations of his self-invented "Mulutar".
$9.79 EAN: 4260038316016 ELECTRONIC
A1. Recurring Melody (feat. Hoffmann Ensemble)
A2. Hurt (feat. Robert Owens)
B1. A Delicate Life (feat. Mo)
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STAPLE SINGERS, THE: Will The Circle Be Unbroken? LP (CRNBR 16011LP)
Cornbread Records present a reissue of The Staple Singers's Will The Circle Be Unbroken?, originally released in 1960. A truly legendary release, Will The Circle Be Unbroken? was the second album from the immortal Staple Singers. Featuring the Staples's instantly recognizable tremelo guitar, and the vocals of Mavis and company, this album might contain the definitive version of the title track, a gospel standard that dates back to 1907 and has been covered countless time, so that's no short order. This is the group, along with The Soul Stirrers, that influenced an entire generation of future gospel performers, and this LP is one of their absolute peaks. Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl with download code.
$14.99 EAN: 8592735005327 ROCK
A1. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
A2. Too Close
A3. Come On Up In Glory
A4. Don't Drive Me Away
A5. Don't Knock
B1. So Soon
B2. Somebody Saved Me
B3. Pray On
B4. Downward Road
B5. Let's Go Home
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BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS: Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah LP (CRNBR 16012LP)
Cornbread Records present a reissue of Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans's Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah, originally released in 1963. Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans's star burned hot and fast, they were together only two short years, and recorded just this lone LP. But the group of Bobby Sheen, Darlene Love (of The Crystals), and Fanita James, are responsible for one of the most immortal hits of Phil Spector's career, the teen anthem "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart". Rounded out with 11 more tracks that feature the unbelievably talented team of Phil Spector's production, Jack Nitzsche's arrangements, and Billy Strange and Glen Campbell on guitar. A Spector classic, reissued here on 180 gram vinyl with download code.
$14.99 EAN: 8592735005334 ROCK
A1. Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah
A2. Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart
A3. Let The Good Times Roll
A4. My Heart Beat A Little Bit Faster
A5. Jimmy Baby
A6. Baby (I Love You)
B1. The White Cliffs Of Dover
B2. This Land Is Your Land
B3. Dear (Here Comes My Baby)
B4. I Shook The World
B5. Everything's Gonna Be All Right
B6. Dr. Kaplan's Office
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BROWN, JAMES: Mr. Dynamite LP (CRNBR 16013LP)
Cornbread Records present a reissue of James Brown's Mr. Dynamite, originally released as Good, Good, Twistin' With James Brown in 1962, and known alternatively through different issues as Shout And Shimmy (1963), and Excitement Mr. Dynamite (1964), and a myriad other titles. It doesn't really matter what you call it, this is classic early James Brown recording from the early '60s that is guaranteed to keep the dance party cooking. Nobody, absolutely nobody, was a bigger star or a more talented R&B artist in the '60s than James Brown and this album is stone cold proof of that. Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl with download code.
$14.99 EAN: 8592735005341 ROCK
A1. I Don't Mind
A2. Shout And Shimmy
A3. Tell Me What You're Gonna Do
A4. Good, Good, Lovin'
A5. Have Mercy Baby
A6. Begging, Begging
B1. Love Don't Love Nobody
B2. Dancin' Little Thing
B3. Come Over Here
B4. You Don't Have To Go
B5. Just Won't Do Right (I Stay In The Chapel Every Night)
B6. It Was You
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DION: Lovers Who Wander LP (CRNBR 16014LP)
Cornbread Records present a reissue of Dion's, aka Dion DiMucci, Lovers Who Wander, originally released in 1962. Dion, "The Wanderer" himself, came back in 1962 with a follow-up to that historic tune with another massive hit entitled "Lovers Who Wander", which reached #3 on the charts. Featuring Dion DiMucci's unforgettable voice, and his classic NYC R&B/doo-wop backing, this is the sound of the Bronx circa 1962. Though one might dismiss Dion as merely teeny-bopper fare, he's a massively talented songwriter which is reflected by his introspective work from the mid to late '60s. Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl with download code.
$14.99 EAN: 8592735005358 ROCK
A1. Lovers Who Wander
A2. Come Go With Me
A3. King Without A Queen
A4. The Twist
A5. Little Diane
A6. Stagger Lee
B1. Shout
B2. Tonight Tonight
B3. (I Was) Born To Cry
B4. Queen Of The Hop
B5. Sandy
B6. Lost For Sure
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LINCOLN, ABBEY: Abbey Is Blue LP (CRNBR 16015LP)
Cornbread Records present a reissue of Abbey Lincoln's Abbey Is Blue, originally released in 1959. Abbey Lincoln was perhaps the most talented in a series of jazz singers to quickly follow in the footsteps of Billie Holiday. She released her debut album in 1957, and followed soon after with a series of hit jazz titles, in addition to singing on Max Roach's landmark protest album, We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, in 1960 (OUT 5001LP). Lincoln was also deeply involved in the civil rights movement, and her songs were often a reflection of that struggle. Abbey Is Blue is perhaps her most well-known solo work. Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl with download code.
$14.99 EAN: 8592735005365 JAZZ
A1. Afro-Blue
A2. Lonely House
A3. Let Up
A4. Thursday's Child
A5. Brother, Where Are You?
B1. Laugh, Clown, Laugh
B2. Come Sunday
B3. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
B4. Lost In The Stars
B5. Long As You're Living
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GIL: Orchids & Wasps 12" (DN 008EP)
A blistering debut EP from Gil, Orchids & Wasps. Drawing inspiration equally from emerging post-human theories and the surreal collage culture of underground circles, Gil's deft compositions conjure a multitude of somatic convulsions that transcends not just genre but the club environment itself. Orchids & Wasps begins as a statement of intent, laying down the gauntlet to the dancefloor but concludes as a fine example of chaos and harmony fighting over the same territory. Gil invites interpretations of "Onset" by J.G. Biberkopf (Knives) and Imaabs (Naafi).
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Bruxism
A2. Many
B1. Onset
B2. Onset (J.G. Biberkopf Remix)
B3. Onset (Imaabs Remix)
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VA: Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll 2LP (PT 2007LP)
Double LP in gatefold sleeve with insert and download code. Expanded edition of the soundtrack to the celebrated 2014 documentary film Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll, originally released on CD by Dust-to-Digital in 2015. On April 17, 1975, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge and Cambodian rock and roll was no more. Its star musicians were targeted and killed, record collections were destroyed, clubs were closed, and Western-style music-making, dancing, and clothes were outlawed. The deaths of approximately two million Cambodians and the horrors of the Killing Fields have been well documented; add to this John Pirozzi's fascinating tale of Cambodia's vibrant pop music scene, beginning in the 1950s and '60s and influenced by France's Johnny Hallyday and Britain's Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Cambodian culture has long been synonymous with a love for the arts. Don't Think I've Forgotten pays homage to the country's rock legends who paid for their creativity with their lives. Punctuating rare archival footage with telling interviews with the few surviving musicians, Don't Think I've Forgotten examines and unravels Cambodia's tragic past through the eyes, words, and songs of its popular music stars of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Compiled by Pirozzi, the soundtrack album is very cinematic in nature -- the sequencing and remastered audio transport the listener through the rock and roll history of Cambodia in a way that parallels the film. It is both entertaining and essential to hear so many tracks that have never before been available outside of Cambodia. Performers include The Royal University of Fine Arts, Sinn Sisamouth, Chhoun Malay, Huoy Meas, Baksey Cham Krong, Ros Serey Sothea, Pen Ran, Sieng Vannthy, Va Sovy, Drakkar, Pou Vannary, Yol Aularong, and Cheam Chansovannary. Includes two tracks not included on the CD version ("Three Maidens" by Ros Serey Sothea and "Have You No Mercy" by Drakkar).
$20.39 UPC: 880226200718 SOUNDTRACK
A1. The Royal University of Fine Arts - Phnom Penh
A2. Sinn Sisamouth - Under the Sound of Rain
A3. Chhoun Malay - The Story of My Love
A4. Huoy Meas - Unique Child
A5. Baksey Cham Krong - B.C.K.
A6. Ros Serey Sothea - Don't Be Angry
B1. Sinn Sisamouth - Dance a Go Go
B2. Pen Ran - There's Nothing to Be Ashamed Of
B3. Baksey Cham Krong - Full Moon
B4. Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Serey Sothea - Thevary My Love
B5. Ros Serey Sothea - Heaven's Song
B6. Sinn Sisamouth - Navy a Go Go
C1. Sieng Vannthy - Console Me
C2. Drakkar - Crazy Loving You
C3. Pou Vannary - You've Got a Friend
C4. Yol Aularong - Cyclo
C5. Ros Serey Sothea - Old Pot Still Cooks Good Rice
D1. Ros Serey Sothea - Three Maidens
D2. Drakkar - Have You No Mercy
D3. Yol Aularong & Va Sovy - Dying Under a Woman's Sword
D4. Sinn Sisamouth - Don't Think I've Forgotten
D5. Cheam Chansovannary - Oh! Phnom Penh
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CINDYTALK: The Labyrinth Of The Straight Line CD (EMEGO 219CD)
The Labyrinth Of The Straight Line is a compilation of chimerical poetry. Ambiguous haikus of agony, melancholy, obscurity and dissensus are unfolding over time. Walking on the shapeshifting paths of transgression, on the search for new realities since the early 1980s, Cindytalk's latest release pays homage to their industrial roots, comprising brutalist outbursts in abstract sceneries of beauty and abysmality. As surreal and introspective as a film by Jean Cocteau, as labyrinthic and enigmatic as a story of Borges, Cindytalk succeeds in spatializing subjectivity. These introverted detournements follow the logic of dreams and form the unsettling soundtrack of an unresting mind. The outcome can be abrasive and Balearic at times, but also delicate and melancholic. The Labyrinth Of The Straight Line forms an alphabet of dark and obscure detachment. Acid shivers of a body without organs and convulsive pumps of arteries alternate with poignant murmurs of the past that dissolve in tender shades of hushed despair and graceful debris. The listener finds themselves in spaces with walls crumbling down or concaved by glazed mirrors terrorizing the claustrophobic body. From time to time, you can hear a disembodied voice, speaking soft and clear like a narrator from a different reality. Sonic psycho-geography between somnambulist dark ambient, claustrophobic post-industrial and nightmarish techno. Delightful sketches of eschatology. Written and recorded by Cindytalk between 2013-2015 at Roi Vert, Okamoto, Japan and Thirteenth Floor, London, UK. Film clips on "Sea Of Lost Hopes", "Lost Unfound" and "Filthy Sun" from Ghost Dance (1983) directed by Ken McMullen. Design/images by David Coppenhall.
$10.99 EAN: 5050580663275 ELECTRONIC
01. Sea Of Lost Hopes (2:35)
02. Shifting Mirrors (7:46)
03. In Search Of New Realities (7:37)
04. I Myself Am An Absolute Abyss (6:18)
05. Lost Unfound (2:58)
06. A Wolf At The Door (15:03)
07. The Labyrinth Of The Straight Line (7:21)
08. Sleight Of Mind (5:37)
09. Who Will Choose My Dress (9:26)
10. Filthy Sun In Diminished Light (3:52)
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OTO HIAX: Oto Hiax 2LP (EMEGO 234LP)
Editions Mego present the first full length release from Oto Hiax. Comprised of Mark Clifford (Seefeel) and Scott Gordon (Loops Haunt), Oto Hiax follows 2015's acclaimed EP, One. Embracing a series of sonic opposites, Oto Hiax employs electronic and concrete sound to construct a labyrinth of moods, sliding from basic repetition to complex audio suites. The mood is such that the listener is advised to embrace the unexpected as unusual elements gently drift across the audio plane. Exquisitely executed, this is no foray into generic sound design but a rich and complex ruse whereby seemingly jarring sonic elements play out a subtle and harmonious bridge between a variety of musical styles and genres. "Insh" carries the kind of hallowed kraut comfort that only seasoned professionals can harness, whereas "Eses Mitre" disorientates in the most enticing fashion. Oto Hiax have produced an album of exquisite detail and beauty. Now is their time. Cut and mastered at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin by Rashad Becker. Artwork by Joseph Haesche.
$14.99 EAN: 5050580663619 ELECTRONIC
01. Insh
02. Flist
03. Dhull
04. Eses Mitre
05. Creeks
06. Bearing & Writhe
07. Littics
08. Thruft
09. Lowlan
10. Hak
11. Hok
12. Loyal Odes
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SUN RA: Nothing Is... LP (ESPDISK 1045LP)
ESP-Disk present a reissue of Sun Ra's Nothing Is..., originally released in 1966. In 1966, ESP-Disk's founder Bernard Stollman put together a multi-artist tour of five New York colleges and sent audio engineer David B. Jones on the road with it. When they returned, 39 minutes of music from a May 18th, 1966 concert at St. Lawrence University in Potsdam, NY was chosen to be released as Nothing Is... Now, fifty years later, it is back on its original vinyl form. Nothing Is... presents a vivid snapshot of the mid-sixties Ra and his intergalactic band. Personnel: Sun Ra - piano; John Gilmore - tenor sax; Marshall Allen - alto sax; Pat Patrick - baritone sax; Robert Cummings - baritone clarinet; Teddy Nance - trombone; Ali Hassan - trombone; Clifford Jarvis - drums; Ronnie Boykins - bass, tuba; James Jackson - log drum, flute; Carl Nimrod - sun horn, gong. Presented here on opaque yellow vinyl.
$17.79 UPC: 825481104517 JAZZ
A1. Dancing Shadows (9:45)
A2. Imagination (0:40)
A3. Exotic Forest (9:43)
B1. Sun Ra and His Band from Outer Space (11:59)
B2. Shadow World (4:40)
B3. Theme of the Star Gazers (1:52)
B4. Outer Spaceways Incorporated (2:24)
B5. Next Stop Mars (0:41)
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MANSON, CHARLES: Sings LP (ESPDISK 2003LP)
ESP-Disk present a reissue of Charles Manson's Sings, originally released as Lie: The Love and Terror Cult in 1970. Charles Manson visited New York City in the early '60s with his guitar and his songs in a vain search for recognition. Later, he had better luck in Beverly Hills, where famous musicians let him use their studio to produce this album. He has vocal backup from the women of the "family". During a stay in a San Francisco prison, he met a fellow inmate and gave him the album to release. While Manson was being tried and convicted of participation in his notorious murder spree, the government attempted to discredit the hippie movement by citing him as an example, hoping to stem the rising tide of anger among the population over the war in Vietnam. This album has achieved cult status among connoisseurs of '60s folk-rock. Personnel: Charles Manson - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tympani; Bobby Beausoleil - electric guitar; Paul Watkins - French horn; Catherine Shore - violin; Dianne Lake - recorder; Steve Grogan - electric bass; Mary Brunner - flute, vocals on "People Say I'm No Good"; Nancy Pittman - vocals on "Arkansas"; Sandra Good, Catherine Share, Lynette Fromme, Nancy Pittman and Cho-Cho - backup vocals. Presented here on red vinyl.
$17.79 UPC: 825481200318 ROCK
A1. Look At Your Game, Girl (2:00)
A2. Ego (2:26)
A3. Mechanical Man (3:15)
A4. People Say I'm No Good (3:16)
A5. Home Is Where You're Happy (1:26)
A6. Arkansas (3:02)
A7. I'll Never Say Never To Always (0:39)
B1. Garbage Dump (2:32)
B2. Don't Do Anything Illegal (2:49)
B3. Sick City (1:31)
B4. Cease To Exist (2:10)
B5. Big Iron Door (1:08)
B6. I Once Knew A Man (2:31)
B7. Eyes Of A Dreamer (2:32)
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AYLER, ALBERT: Prophecy LP (ESPDISK 3030LP)
ESP-Disk present a reissue of Albert Ayler's Prophecy, originally released in 1975. Recorded in concert at the Cellar Cafe, NYC, June 14, 1964. Three weeks before this trio recorded ESP-Disk's first jazz album, the epochal Spiritual Unity (ESPDISK 1002CD/LP), it was captured "live" by Canadian poet Paul Haines, who also recorded the New York Eye and Ear Control soundtrack (ESPDISK 1016CD/LP). This is one of the most influential groups in jazz history, a coming together of like-minded innovators who would be considered crucial influences by succeeding generations, so there is no question of the immense value of this material. Yoked, in the CD era, to the one-sided 1965 LP Bells (ESPDISK 4076CD), made with a different band in a very different style a year later, it is perhaps best appreciated on its own. Personnel: Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone; Gary Peacock - bass; Sunny Murray - drums; Paul Haines - engineer. Presented here on opaque yellow vinyl.
$17.79 UPC: 825481303019 JAZZ
A1. Spirits (7:15)
A2. Wizard (8:00)
B1. Ghosts: First Variation (10:00)
B2. Prophecy (6:35)
B3. Ghosts: Second Variation (7:40)
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MAURO, JOSE: Obnoxius CD (FARO 191CD)
Far Out Recordings present a reissue of Jose Mauro's forgotten masterpiece Obnoxius, recorded in 1970 for Quartin. Over the course of the '60s, Roberto Quartin released more than 20 albums in Brazil on his label Forma, by artists including the likes of Eumir Deodato and Quateto Em Cy. Selling the rights of Forma to Polygram in 1969, Quartin struck out for pastures new at the dawn of the 1970s with the launch of his self-titled label. Significant works and high-water marks for Brazilian music overall followed in that decade's first year, including Obnoxius. Jose Mauro is an increasingly rare phenomenon. Mauro is said to have died in a car accident shortly before the release of Obnoxious, a fact that could have lent his brief musical career a touch of mythology were it not for how scant the details concerning any other aspects of his life are. Production on the record was cancelled after Mauro's death and it was never sold commercially until it was rereleased decades later. The title track is a wholly singular piece of music, blending string-drenched melancholia with orchestral pomp, sunny psychedelic strumming with propulsive percussion, topped off with Mauro's yearning vocals. The result is indicative of Mauro's unique blend of sounds from Latin jazz and samba to psychedelic folk and baroque orchestration. Today, Obnoxious retains its strange, otherworldly appeal - a firm favorite among a small circle of deep diggers including Madlib, Gilles Peterson, Floating Points and DJ Nuts. Jose Mauro's mournful and melancholic vocals create a dark, brooding atmosphere that stands in contrast to the usual joyfulness and high-spirited rhythm of the more prominent Brazilian music of the era. Despite this air of foreboding, Mauro's confident baritones, chord patterns and sumptuous arrangements have the ability to induce in the listener in an almost trance-like state of ecstasy. Obnoxius is Mauro's long hidden masterpiece, a complex and uniquely stunning work. All tracks on the record were composed by Mauro and Ana Maria Bahiana. Personnel: Maurilio - trumpet; Paulo Moura - alto sax; Altamiro Carrilho - flute; Rildo Hora - harmonica; Salvador - organ, piano, harpsichord; Geraldo Vespar - guitar; Jose Mauro - violao; Sebastiao Marinho - bass; Juqinha and Mamao - percussion; Wilson das Neves - drums; Roberto Quartin - string formation.
$9.79 EAN: 5060211503177 WORLD
01. Obnoxius
02. Tarde Nupcias
03. Memoria
04. Ponto De Chamada
05. As Aventuras Sentimentais De Espiroqueta Camargo
06. Talisma
07. Arrail Da Lua Cheia
08. Ancoradouro
09. Cancao Da Casa Iluminada
10. Apocalipse
11. Exaltacao E Lamento De Ultimo Rei
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MAURO, JOSE: Obnoxius LP (FARO 191LP)
LP version. 180 gram vinyl with obi strip.
$15.79 EAN: 5060211503085 WORLD
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MORENO, JOYCE: Cool CD (FARO 193CD)
Throughout her 50 year career as one of Brazil's most brilliantly imaginative artists, Joyce Moreno has thrived artistically in consistently undertakes new challenges. In the '70s, she provoked controversy for singing in first-person feminine voice (never before attempted by any of the very few female songwriters in Brazil at the time) and her lyrics defied the censorship attempts of the Brazilian military dictatorship. After something of an epiphany, with Cool, Joyce has finally agreed to take on a challenge repeatedly asked of her for the last two decades. Moreno explains: "For over 20 years I've been requested to make an album with North American jazz standards. Nothing against it, but I always said no. I had the strange feeling that such an album would look weird in my discography, too commercial - like I didn't have any new tricks up my sleeve, and yes, I always have plenty. Music has never ceased to bless me with new ideas and new tunes. So why on Earth should I embark on such a trip? The answer came to me during a sound check when I started playing, just for fun, a Cole Porter song in a different way. The song was 'Love For Sale' - a song about a demimondaine, a hooker, in short. But then this afoxê groove came up, and, all of a sudden, Cole Porter's call girl became a hooker from Bahia. And I thought, 'man, these tunes can be rearranged and be really fun!' To play these tunes with my guitar, re-harmonize them, find their possible different grooves, and make them mine. Not just turn them into 'Brazilian bossas'... There is also one original tune only here: my jazzy samba 'Mingus, Miles & Coltrane', a tribute to three of my personal jazz heroes, who inspired me a lot since I was a kid. Coltrane is also remembered here in my arrangement for 'My Favorite Things', inspired by his classic recording, but mixed with an improvised Jobim quote in the end." In typical Joycean style, Cool emits immense musical dexterity coupled with a powerfully human essence to her sound, bringing an entirely original spirit to these canonical standards.
$9.79 EAN: 5060211503238 WORLD
01. Love For Sale
02. Fever
03. Cool
04. Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
05. Let's Do It
06. 'Round Midnight
07. Invitation
08. The Shadow of Your Smile
09. Mingus, Miles & Coltrane
10. You Do Something To Me
11. Nature Boy
12. My Favorite Things
13. Moon River
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AZYMUTH: Fenix CD (FARO 194CD)
Continually pushing the boundaries of jazz, funk, electronic music and disco, as expressed through their signature samba swing, the Brazilian mavericks Azymuth, have recreated the energy of those spellbinding seventies sessions which would launch them into international recognition and confirm their status as one of Brazil's most successful bands. Since the passing of keyboard maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami in 2012, remaining members Ivan Conti and Alex Malheiros have worked tirelessly to keep the spirit of Azymuth alive, and to continue the legacy of Bertrami's genius. But Fênix also marks a new era as the Azymuth trio is complete once again, by special guest keyboardist Kiko Continentino. A hugely talented pianist, composer and arranger, Kiko has worked with the likes of Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil and Djavan, and the fresh energy and inspiration he has brought to the group is undeniable. The album also features Brazilian percussion legend Robertinho Silva, one of Brazil's most important and influential players. From the disco-carnival title track to sunny jazz-funk head-nodder "Orange Clouds", through to the deep-space samba "Corumbá", Azymuth have drawn upon five decades of consummate craftsmanship which, coupled with their endless desire for experimentation and improvisation, has resulted in a ten-track journey encapsulating the full spectrum of Azymuth's brilliantly colored expressionist fusion. With all the cosmic energy and masterful musicianship you'd expect from the three-man orchestra, Azymuth rise from the ashes! Recorded in Rio De Janeiro in May 2016 with producers Daniel Maunick and Joe Davis.
$9.79 EAN: 5060211503283 JAZZ
CD:
01. Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
02. Orange Clouds
03. Fênix
04. Neptunians
05. Papa Samba
06. Igarapé
07. Batucada Em Marte
08. Corumbá
09. Rio Doce
10. O Matagal
LP:
A1. Batucada Em Marte
A2. Papa Samba
A3. Neptunians (Short Version)
A4. Rio Doce
A5. Corumbá
B1. Fênix
B2. Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
B3. Orange Clouds
B4. O Matagal
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AZYMUTH: Fenix LP (FARO 194LP)
LP version. 180 gram vinyl.
$12.99 EAN: 5060211503276 JAZZ
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ARN, ERIC: Orphic Resonance LP (FTR 281LP)
"Near the end of his days, John Fahey told me he was sick and tired of solo guitar records. This statement was partly designed to take me aback (as was often his tact), but it was also true. He seemed genuinely bored by most guitar players, especially those who were traveling in the shoes he'd first worn on his own early records. That said, I'm pretty sure he would have loved Eric Arn's Orphic Resonance. The first time I ever saw Eric play was as part of the classic second line-up of Crystalized Movements. He was a monster of raunch-stun binary-functionalism, and this continued as he moved out of New England for forays with the LA/Boston/SF/Austin/Vienna-based Primordial Undermind and California's The Outsideinside. After that, he moved to Austria, where he lives today, and began performing and recording in a more overtly avant-garde direction. The set I caught at 2015's Festival Of Endless Gratitude in Copenhagen was a lovely buzzing, shimmering web of sound. Parts of this new LP are like that, other parts are absolutely different. On Orphic Resonance, Eric moves through vast style fields with absolute surety. He can generate massive drone-throbs that would make even that old crank Fahey smile. He can play with sound sheets in a way that moves even deeper into experimental realms. He can play acoustic fantasia sprawls that would have made Fahey swear. He can throat sing better than John ever did. Making for one hell of a dandy album, and one that has a surprise lurking around each and every corner. This is the first of Eric's solo sides to make it to vinyl, and we sincerely hope there are many more to comes. Discerning listeners are sure to say the same." --Byron Coley, 2016. Edition of 300.
$13.79 UPC: 019962207921 ROCK
A1. Praecox Feeling
A2. Pas D'une Hélice
A3. The Lure Of The Labyrinth
A4. Chopped Wood Carrying Water
B1. Tepeyollotl
B2. Unstruck
B3. Es Wuchtet Gewaltig
B4. Filament
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MISANTROP: Limerence 12" (DOWN 001EP)
Limerence is Misantrop's debut outing and the first release for his own label, Foul-Up. The techno-leaning "No. 3" features a wobbling bass. On "Nocturnal Emission", friend Jon Marius Brogaard Aeppli's guitar solo is voguing out on the floor - psychedelic rock meets psychotic blues by way of sheer UK sound. The title piece reverses out of garage/classic house, nodding to '90s r'n'b. "They Don't Know" puts on a bit of electro, noise and some giallo synth arpeggios. "Limerence" draws inspiration from all over contemporary music and noise grounds.
$12.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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KLOSOWSKI, A.K.: Plays The Kassetteninstrument LP (GR 2035LP)
Long before digital sampling was affordable for everyone, A.K. Klosowski invented his kassetteninstrument, a custom-made music apparatus consisting of eight Sony Walkmans with a mute/de-mute mechanism. The outputs of the instrument could be controlled both by hand and by an automatic trigger module. In addition, a drum computer and some effect machines were fed into the circuit. This technique allowed for a very intuitive control over the analog tape sources. A.K. Klosowski began performing with his kassetteninstrument at different occasions in the early 1980s. When Kurt Dahlke, aka Pyrolator (of the famous Düsseldorf synth band Der Plan), saw him play he suggested recording an album together which finally led to the critically acclaimed 1985 LP, Home Taping Is Killing Music (BB 128CD/LP). However, the raw, plunderphonic aspect of Klosowski's music, his rough and edgy rhythms, cut-up techniques and sparkling noise colors, are much more present in his solo work, which are featured here for the first time on Gagarin Records. All of the 13 tracks on this album were recorded straight to the master tape without multi-tracking between 1982 and 1984. Although drawing on pre-existing sound sources, they provide a texture that is different to digital sampling. This is not only due to the charmingly imprecise mechanics of the compact cassette, with all its faults and phasings, but also to the fact that the sounds don't share the same starting point, as they are picked in real time from continuously running audio tapes. At times, Klosowski's kassetteninstrument behaves like a malfunctioning jukebox or an auto-correction system that takes the listener on a romantic trip through wobbly loops, erratic swings and dub-like echo effects. These sonic detours are combined with spherical flutter sounds, industrial atmospheres, African patterns and the beauty of 1980s low-cost rhythm machines. Their liveliness and unusual groove is still as fresh today as it was back in the pre-digital age. It is a blessing to witness Mr. Klosowski only just managing to rule his outrageous machine, forever wresting back control with a human touch.
$17.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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YOUNGS, RICHARD: The Rest Is Scenery CD (REDUX 010CD)
For the uninitiated Richard Youngs is a classically trained pianist and guitarist, but musically he grew up in the shadow cast by punk rock. Adopting guerrilla recording techniques, the independent DIY ethic is at his core. He is a solo artist who also works with a diverse range of artists. He has collaborated with Scottish filmmaker Luke Fowler, Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award winner Alastair Galbraith, Portuguese organist David Maranha, and Japanese guitarist Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple) among others. Since 1985, he has performed irregularly with Neil Campbell (A Band, Astral Social Club, Vibracathedral Orchestra). He was the bassist for Jandek's inaugural live performance at Instal in 2005, and plays as a duo with Damon Krukowski (Galaxie 500, Magic Hour). He has performed floor spots at Hertfordshire folk clubs, and worked with members of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He has recorded a modern pop album with Beyond The Valley Of Ultrahits in 2009, and composed a score titled Past Fragments Of Distant Confrontation for the BBC SSO in 2014. He was commissioned to write music for the art film The Poor Stockinger, the Luddite Cropper and the Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott (2012), and his music has appeared in the 2013 feature film Drinking Buddies. He is the drum machinist of The Flexibles, singer of Amor, among many other things. Whether you're a long-time admirer of Young's work, or discovering him for the first time, there is much to enjoy about The Rest Is Scenery - a perfect introduction to one of Britain's great outsider artists.
$10.99 EAN: 5051996901029 ROCK
01. Where Are You Going To Get Your Luck From?
02. Disappear
03. Hey! Hey! Hey! Utopia
04. All Year Breathing
05. Obfuscation
06. For Too Long
07. Andrei Voznesensky
08. Like An Astronaut
09. Grounded Stars In The Afternoon
10. Strangest Day On Earth
11. My Fall
12. Fairweather Thoughts
13. Give Me Freedom
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CALM'N'CHAOS: Unextraterrestrial CD (GF 2782CD)
Calm'n'Chaos is Christian Cutuli's electronic project. Cutuli is a widely respected Italian producer, composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. Unextraterrestrial was produced and written entirely by Cutuli and mixed along with the legendary Grammy nominated producer, Tim Palmer (David Bowie, U2, Tears For Fears, The Cure, Pearl Jam, Robert Plant, Nightwish and many others). Calm'n'Chaos blends Cutuli's great taste and technical skills with cinematic atmospheres, rock, wave and world music, and influences that range from Depeche Mode's synth pop to Recoil's electronic experimentation, from old school EBM to Antony And The Johnsons's innovations. In parallel with his activity as a film composer, Christian has produced several projects, always in the name of creating a melting pot of melody and sound research. He has collaborated with important artists from the wave/electronic and world music scene. Many collaborators are featured on Unextraterrestrial: The composer and singer Ké (the author of the 1995 global hit single "Strange World"), the British producer Ian Little (Duran Duran, Talk Talk, Roxy Music), the international hit-maker and pop producer Alexander Bard (Army Of Lovers, Vacuum, Alcazar, Gravitonas), DJ Ritu (a well-known BBC Radio host) and others.
$12.99 EAN: 8033706217900 ELECTRONIC
01. The First Day Of My Life
02. My Only Fault
03. Mind Opera
04. Metropolis
05. My Life Is Changing
06. The Red Loop
07. This Light
08. Millions Of Guns In My Pockets
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VA: Woza Mixtape: Gqom Special Stash Out Of The Locations Cassette (GQOM 003CS)
Woza Mixtape is the soundtrack of the Woza Taxi documentary (2016). Making the documentary in April 2016 - whilst visiting artists and their families in Durban - label boss Nan Kolè painstakingly narrowed down the selection of tracks for this mixtape. The trip lent a tremendous amount of insight to Nan Kolè, granting him both a detailed and broad view of the gqom scene and what gqom means to the youth of the township (for they consist the core music makers and listeners of gqom). The unique sound, which took Europe by storm at the start of 2016, is a way for the youth in the township to express themselves, but moreover enables them to express their pride and experiences in their Zulu culture and history. The release features 14 tracks showcasing different and new music from Durban - spanning core tribe through sgubhu to gqom. Features: Dominowe, Mafia Boyz, Julz Da Deejay, Formation Boyz, Citizen Boy, Emo Kid, Worsthood, Cruel Boyz, TLC Fam, DJ Mabheko, Forgotten Souls and DJ Nerd. Includes a download code of the entire compilation.
$13.79 EAN: 5055300391407 ELECTRONIC
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BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS, ART: Chicago Jazz Festival 1987 2CD (HH 3050CD)
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, live at the Ninth Annual Chicago Jazz Festival on September 5th, 1987. Art Blakey's band was unofficially known as the "finishing school of jazz", with celebrated players including Hank Mobley, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett and Wynton Marsalis passing through its ranks over the decades. Blakey continued to play and tour right up to the end of his life. The superb sets here, one with The Jazz Messengers and another with The Reunion Jazz Messengers, were recorded at the Ninth Annual Chicago Jazz Festival on September 5th, 1987, and broadcast on NPR radio the following year. Presented here, digitally remastered and with notes and images.
$16.39 EAN: 5297961305014 JAZZ
Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers:
1.01. Show Intro
1.02. Along Came Betty
1.03. Improvisation #1
1.04. Improvisation #2
1.05. Presentation
Art Blakey with The Reunion Jazz Messengers:
2.01. Band Intro
2.02. Politely
2.03. Band Intro
2.04. Along Came Betty
2.05. Are You Real?
2.06. Night In Tunisia
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PETERSON, OSCAR: Live... Toronto May '93 CD (HH 3073CD)
Oscar Peterson Quartet, live from the Glenn Gould Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 10th, 1993. Although this legendary Canadian jazz pianist won many awards (including eight Grammys) during his long career, the announcement that he was to become the third recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize had a special resonance, as it indicated that jazz was beginning to be seen as comparable in stature to classical music. Originally broadcast on CBC, the superb set he played on the night of the ceremony (with support from his longstanding band) is presented in full here, together with background notes and images. Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality.
$11.99 EAN: 5297961307315 JAZZ
01. Scrapple From The Apple
02. Lonesome One
03. Mack The Knife
04. Love Ballad
05. C-Jam Blues
06. Benny Green Interview On Oscar Peterson
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DEATH PEDALS: Meat House LP (HOSO 005LP)
Formed in London 2010, Death Pedals have spent seven years pedaling their own brand of hell for leather punk rock n' roll up and down the UK. Their involvement in I Hate The Kids, Rip This Joint, This Is DIY, USA Nails, Dead Arms, Shitwife, Lupins, Bear Bites Horse Studio and most recently Hominid Sounds, has helped to define their reputation as an integral part of London's DIY underground community, whilst also establishing themselves as an aggressive, adrenaline fueled, must-see live band. They released their first album The Carvery in 2013. Their second LP, Meat House, a fevered speedball of scatter-shot riffs, distorted vocals and pummeling rhythms, sees them develop new influences such as Metz and The Men, as well as contemporaries within the London community, such as Luminous Bodies, USA Nails and Henry Blacker. Death Pedals take the punk rock n' roll blueprint of their debut album and crank it up to ear-bleeding new levels on Meat House. It's their frenetic balls-to-the-floor live show writ large across wax and the consolidation of their position as London's finest DIY noise merchants.
$20.99 EAN: 5055869504164 ROCK
01. Nil By Mouth
02. Kronk
03. Vicious Cycles
04. The Sharps Cut Right
05. Straight 8's
06. Good Dog
07. Bad Class
08. L.O.W.
09. Count Of None
10. Egon Seymour Hoskins
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VA: Togo Soul 70: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings From 1971 To 1981 CD (HC 047CD)
Hot Casa present Togo Soul 70: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings From 1971 To 1981. A treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings, mostly recorded in Lomé during the '70s - a fusion of traditional voodoo chants, raw soul and Afro jazz. Finding these tracks and their rights holders hasn't become any easier even after few trips all over this west African country bordered by Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso. With Togo Soul 70, Hot Casa have selected 13 tracks, a snapshot of hundreds of rare and often forgotten tapes from the most prolific, professional and exciting phase of the country's recording history, including international stars like Bella Bellow (who even performed at Maracana Stadium in Brazil), or Roger Damawuzan, referred to as the James Brown from Lomé, and forgotten tapes and brilliant songs in the Mina, Kabyié and Fon languages. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation, highlighting how diverse the music scene in Togo was at the time, even if the political context influenced their creation. A must have for all music lovers. This selection was used as the soundtrack for the documentary Togo Soul 70, directed by Liz Gomis and DJ Julien Lebrun. Features: Akofa Akoussah, Napo De Mi Amor, Aimé Orchis Mathey, Toite Sandja, Gabelo, Wini & Fefe, Adamah & Agbote, Vewonyi DD, Dk Pilo and Yta Jourias.
$11.99 EAN: 3760179353747 WORLD
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VA: Togo Soul 70: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings From 1971 To 1981 2LP (HC 047LP)
Double LP version. Gatefold jacket with inner sleeves.
$18.99 EAN: 3760179353730 WORLD
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VA: The Soul 12" (AERA 016-4EP)
A celebration of five years for Amsterdam based label Indigo Aera, one of the most trustworthy and respected contemporary Detroit techno labels around. Head honchos Maarten Mittendorff and Jasper Wolff go to the vaults of early day, soul-searching techno regularly, digging up forgotten gems to re-issue them with modern quality standards. Indigo Aera present The Soul, part four of five, in a series with The Rhythm (AERA 016-1EP), The Funk (AERA 016-2EP), The Spirit (AERA 016-3EP) and The Transformation (AERA 016-5EP). The Soul features: Antigone, Sterac and Stephen Brown.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Antigone - Lonely Places
A2. Sterac - Nexea
B1. Stephen Brown - Meditation
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VA: The Transformation 12" (AERA 016-5EP)
A celebration of five years for Amsterdam based label Indigo Aera, one of the most trustworthy and respected contemporary Detroit techno labels around. Head honchos Maarten Mittendorff and Jasper Wolff go to the vaults of early day, soul-searching techno regularly, digging up forgotten gems to re-issue them with modern quality standards. Indigo Aera present The Transformation, part five of five, in a series with The Rhythm (AERA 016-1EP), The Funk (AERA 016-2EP), The Spirit (AERA 016-3EP) and The Soul (AERA 016-4EP). The Transformation features: Joris Voorn, Charles Noel (aka Archetype) and Bambounou.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Joris Voorn - 500 Models (Demo Mix)
B1. Charles Noel (aka Archetype) - Untitled
B2. Bambounou - Emotions
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DYLAN, BOB: Folksinger's Choice Radio Broadcast LP (JAM 13012LP)
Cynthia Gooding was a folk singer best known for her radio show, which was broadcast on New York's WBAI. It was on this show in early 1962 that she recorded an interview and performance with the then unknown Bob Dylan, whose first album had yet been released. Folksinger's Choice Radio Broadcast is a stunning and clear, early performance from the 2016 Nobel Prize winner.
$14.39 EAN: 8592735005389 ROCK
A1. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
A2. Fixin' To Die
A3. Smokestack Lightning
A4. Hard Travelin'
A5. The Death Of Emmett Till
B1. Standing On The Highway
B2. Roll On, John
B3. Stealin', Stealin'
B4. Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
B5. Baby Please Don't Go
B6. Hard Times In New York Town
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JOLLY JAMS: Promo Only 12" (JOLLY 031EP)
Promo Only - Jolly Jams's 31st release. Brand new four track. A side opens up with a classic Chi- town fueled house tune which is one can only describe as peak time. The second track eases into more familiar territory with bucket loads of blue eyed soul and acid rhythm sounds like a track that Ron Hardy would have played at The Muzic Box. Track three is a bona fide underground disco track, sounding like the German disco band Superamx. Track four is a simple, but instrumental, groovy, rub-a-dub tune.
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PORTABLE: This Frozen Lake 12" (K7 334-2EP)
Portable presents This Frozen Lake. "Odd bedfellows as they might seem, minimal's clinical precision and the trembling passion of vintage soul have been entwined throughout Alan Abrahams's career. As Portable, the South African producer has made intriguing connections between the two genres, with ballads sung in a drowsy, soulful baritone over repetitive electronic grooves." --Resident Advisor. Includes two mixes by Bodycode and Shackleton.
$9.79 UPC: 730003733444 ELECTRONIC
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ALLEN HITS WITH AFRIKA 70, TONY: Jealousy LP (KSTA 001LP)
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ALLEN AND AFRO MESSENGERS, TONY: No Discrimination LP (KSTA 003LP)
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ALLEN PLAYS WITH AFRIKA 70, TONY: Progress LP (KSTA 004LP)
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ALLEN & AFROBEAT 2000, TONY: N.E.P.A. LP (KSTA 005LP)
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FANTASTIC MAN: Galactic Ecstasy 12" (KITJEN 005EP)
Kitjen's fifth installment comes in the form of three floor-friendly cuts by Melbourne/Berlin's Fantastic Man. This Swiss army knife of a 12" gracefully knocks on the doors of Italo and acid house and is filled with trippy drums that create a perfect pool for you to drown in. This record is a fantastic stocking stuffer and the official dress code for this release is "retired magician". Fresh for 2016, you quokkas!
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VA: The Sound of Belgium Vol. 3 4CD (LMFLF 318CD)
Devilish red is the perfect color for the royal last chapter of the The Sound Of Belgium compilation series. Finally the first two volumes (Volume 1 - LMFLF 193CD and Volume 2 - LMFLF 287CD/LMFLF 296LP), already containing more than 100 tracks, get their long awaited third part, finalizing the triptych: spiraling through the rhythmic heritage of more than four decades of music made to dance to, born and bred in Belgium. Features: Plastic Bertrand, 1000 Ohm, Les Tueurs De La Lune De Miel, Zwischenfall, Noise Abroad, Front 242, The Weathermen, Zinno, Telex, Chayell, Antena, Dan Lacksman, Chris Craft, Waylon, Public Relation, PLB System, Periclis, Acts Of Madmen, The Maxx, 101, Twice Of Love, Major Problem, Spock Jr, Boccacio, Zerocks, Sister Movie, P.J.istes, Zsa Zsa La Boum, Digital Vamp, 2 Body's, Technotronic, The Project, Frank De Wulf, Channel X, Pleasure Game, Aquastep, Phantasia, Bazz, Plexus, Mike Ferlin, Kate B, Human Resource, Ravesignal, Test, Jambo!, Mappa Mundi, UNA, Dream Concept, V-Tracks, Jeannot, Dave Swayze, Blue Alphabet, Danny Casseau aka Trax-X, DJ Marco Bailey, CJ Bolland, Yves Deruyter, T-Quest and The Amazing.
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1.01. Plastic Bertrand - Tout Petit La Planète
1.02. 1000 Ohm - A.G.N.E.S.
1.03. Les Tueurs De La Lune De Miel - Décollage
1.04. Zwischenfall - Flucht 1985
1.05. Noise Abroad - Vent That Spleen
1.06. Front 242 - Quite Unusual
1.07. The Weathermen - Poison
1.08. Zinno - What's Your Name?
1.09. Telex - The Voice
1.10. Chayell - Beach
1.11. Antena - Camino Del Sol
1.12. Dan Lacksman - Skylab
1.13. Chris Craft - Discosmic Sinfonia
1.14. Waylon - Crème De La Crème
2.01. Public Relation - Eighty Eight
2.02. PLB System - Acid River
2.03. Periclis - Fly Woman
2.04. Acts Of Madmen - The Dream
2.05. The Maxx - Cocaine
2.06. 101 - Rock To The Beat
2.07. Twice Of Love - The Birth
2.08. Major Problem - Acid Queen
2.09. Spock Jr - Ion (Boccacio Edit)
2.10. Zerocks - You Too
2.11. Sister Movie - Hold Me
2.12. P.J.istes - Confocation
2.13. Zsa Zsa La Boum - Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas
2.14. Digital Vamp - You Can Take My Body (Vamp Dance Mix)
2.15. 2 Body's - Astoria
2.16. Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Red Zone Mix)
3.01. The Project - Do That Dance
3.02. Frank De Wulf - The Tape (Remix)
3.03. Channel X - Rave The Rhythm
3.04. Pleasure Game - Le Dormeur (Paradox Mix)
3.05. Aquastep - Oempa Loempa
3.06. Phantasia - Inner Light (French Version)
3.07. Bazz - House Of Pax (Sanchid Mix)
3.08. Plexus - Cactus Rhythm (Mike Ferlin Mix)
3.09. Kate B - Free
3.10. Human Resource - Dominator (Frank De Wulf Remix)
3.11. Ravesignal - Horsepower
3.12. Test - Overdub (New Concept)
3.13. Jambo! - Drumattack
3.14. Mappa Mundi - Trance Fusion
4.01. UNA - Can You Hear Me
4.02. Dream Concept - Shy Kid (In Rhythm Mix)
4.03. V-Tracks - Heretic Voices
4.04. Jeannot - Astrology
4.05. Dave Swayze - Goldwave (24K)
4.06. Blue Alphabet - Cybertrance
4.07. Danny Casseau aka Trax-X - Gravity
4.08. DJ Marco Bailey - Scorpia
4.09. CJ Bolland - The Prophet
4.10. Yves Deruyter - Back To Earth (Rave Mix)
4.11. T-Quest - Upiter
4.12. The Amazing - Qu'Est-Ce Que Vous Voulez?
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LDS/NICO BRUN: Fast House Series #1 12" (LOVEIT 003EP)
Lds kicks thing off with "909 To Heaven", a jacking and Balearic workout. "Snares, Kicks & Rhodes" is a more laid back jam. Lazy warm pads and a slow winding sub bass rise and fall intermittently only to be interrupted by a lo-fi distorted bass. Nico Brun opens the flip side with an absolute banger, hazily reminiscent of '90s warehouse rave. Lds and Nico Brun close the EP with an atmospheric collaboration - splashy beats keep up the footwork whilst pulsating synth sounds slowly wind together and drop with a beautifully crafted sample.
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S, ALEK: Paradise Lost EP (Incl. Andres Zacco Remix) 12" (MOC 012EP)
Alek S offers up another dose of pensive techno vibes with his Paradise Lost EP. "Bold" is a slice of laid back, while still pounding, techno, boasting zippy synths with an unmistakable analog flavor. The Argentinian producer Andres Zacco's rework of "Honey Wheat" follows - an apt reconstruction of the original that's aimed squarely at the dancefloor. "Paradise Lost" is a slow-paced melody that gradually shifts into a dreamy groove, filled with spaced-out drums and abstract delays. Last but not least, the original version of "Honey Wheat" - a somewhat atmospheric, yet functional floor warmer.
$8.99 UPC: 880319838415 ELECTRONIC
A1. Bold
A2. Honey Wheat (Andres Zacco Remix)
B1. Paradise Lost
B2. Honey Wheat
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MODEL 500: Sound Of Stereo/Off To Battle 12" (M 011EP)
Pressed in Detroit. Another monstrous Metroplex essential gets reissued. Late '80s electro funk from Juan Atkins as Model 500. "Off To Battle" seriously laid down the foundations for what was to come next from experimental Detroit. Metroplex continue to re-release their early classics.
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HEY COLOSSUS: Dedicated To Uri Klanger 2LP (MIE 042LP)
In 2015, Hey Colossus released two albums on Rocket Recordings, In Black and Gold in February (LAUNCH 077CD/LP) and Radio Static High in October (LAUNCH 083CD/LP). Dedicated To Uri Klangers is a look back. It's best summed up by the 3000 words that can be found on the inner sleeve of the record. The tale begins: "The 2LP compilation that's in your hands now was initially released on cassette by S.O.U.L for our tenth anniversary show, September 2013, about 50 tapes were made and sold on that night. We thought a 'Best Of' would be hilarious. We were average at that show and I'm being generous. I'd give us 5.5/10. A shame. Hacker Farm and Helm also played. It was at The Sebright Arms in London, somewhere out east....." The cassette sat in the MIE car for three years, sound tracking journeys back and forth across the country. When a new car was bought, criminally minus a tape deck, the decision was made to put it on vinyl. Included are one or two tunes from all the Hey Colossus albums released from 2003 to 2013. It includes the track "Witchfinder General Hospital" from the 12" of the same name, pressed in an edition of 100 in 2012. All vinyl versions of the albums from this era are long gone. The discography is a bit of a mess now, the band doesn't fully know and the Discogs site is not much help - Godspeed to anyone trying to buy the back catalog. This record is a fine way to dig into the first ten years. Comes in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, stacks of photos and the aforementioned spiel; Edition of 500.
$16.99 UPC: 769791964402 ROCK
01. War Crows
02. How To Tell Time With Jesus
03. The Drang
04. I Am The Chiswich Strangler
05. Eurogrumble Pt. 2
06. Drug Widow
07. Warmer The Belter
08. Hot Grave
09. Witchfinder General Hospital
10. Fire Up The Tambourine
11. Pope Long Haul III
12. Old No.7
13. Horsehead
14. Wait Your Turn
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BECKER/STEGMAN/ZEUMER: Ich Traume So Leise Von Dir 12" (MFM 015EP)
Music From Memory present a few tracks from Heinz Becker, Karl-Heinz Stegmann and Isabel Zeumer's 1987 album Ich Träume So Leise Von Dir. One off German studio project with spoken word and electronics.
$13.79 UPC: 783024551023 ELECTRONIC
01. Mein Tanzlied
02. Dir
03. Der Schnupfen
04. Abends
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JICHAEL MACKSON: Catch 22 12" (RISQUEE 028EP)
These tracks were given to Musique Risquée more than ten years ago and waited since then on a hard drive before they got rediscovered on a boozy night in Tokyo. They have not aged a bit.
$8.99 UPC: 827170593466 ELECTRONIC
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VA: #3 Black LP (NOUS 014LP)
#3 Black follows Nous's #3 White compilation. #3 Black features seven exclusive tracks to celebrate Nous's three years in business.
$13.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Juniper - Movement From The Fade
02. Anastasia Kristensen - Spring Ballade
03. Fetnat - Marbrahh
04. Moon Wheel - H. K. 185 D.R
05. Dreams - Headhunter
06. Ayln - Wet Dreams
07. Mauvais Art - Antigravity
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UNDERSPRECHE: Invito Alla Danza Part 1 12" (OT 026EP)
Italy's Underspreche presents Invito Alla Danza Part 1, the first of two parts of an album split across two four-track EPs. Optimo Trax considers it some of the most nuanced and advanced music they have ever released. There are several dancefloor destroyers here but also music for more developed/leading-edge floors too, as well as some music simply designed to make one's mind melt. Super-advanced, organic sampling, inspired vocalizations, acute psychedelic modular sequences, forward-thinking drum programming.
$10.99 UPC: 880319796012 ELECTRONIC
A1. The Lady Of The Night (6:03)
A2. Vicino A Te (5:57)
B1. Enchanting Lure (8:15)
B2. In Turbine (4:20)
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ANAL MAGIC AND REV. DWIGHT FRIZZELL: Beyond The Black Crack LP (PD 006LP)
Paradigm Discs present a 40th anniversary vinyl reissue of Anal Magic And Rev. Dwight Frizzell's Beyond The Black Crack. It was originally released in mono, in an edition of 200 by Cavern Custom in 1976. Beyond the Black Crack was the concept of Reverend Dwight Frizzell, a musician, film maker, doctor of metaphysics and minister in the Universal Church of Life. Mentioned on the pivotal Nurse With Wound list, it remains a little known classic and one of the most unique listening experiences in modern experimental music. Recorded between 1974 and 1976 in locations as diverse as factories, the pyramid opposite Harry Truman's grave site, as well as more "conventional" concert settings. Beyond The Black Crack is a dark, dizzying and exhilarating journey through free jazz, electronics and environmental sound, all shattered by Frizzell's radical tape editing. This reissue has been remastered from the tapes. Includes a four-page booklet with photos from the time; Pressed at Optimal in an edition of 500 (numbered).
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PAPERCLIP PEOPLE: The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich 2LP (PLE 65347LP)
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$14.39 UPC: 754091534714 ELECTRONIC
01. Welcome Center
02. Oscillator
03. Paperclip Man
04. Climax
05. The Floor
06. Clear & Present
07. Throw
08. Steam
09. Parking Garage Politics
10. Country Boy Goes Dub
11. Slam Dance
12. My Neighborhood
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PSYCHE/BFC: Elements 1989-1990 3LP (PLE 65353LP)
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CRAIG, CARL: More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art 2LP (PLE 65370LP)
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UNQUALIFIED NURSE BAND: Debasement Tapes LP (RY 002LP)
Unqualified Nurse Band's Debasement Tapes is a cataclysmic explosion of all that has gone before, deconstructing that history, then smashing it all back together in a ferocious reaction to the norm. It is a 12 song, 30 minute blitzkrieg of genre-bending guitar-led brilliance, enveloping the listener in a maelstrom of past, present and future rock n' roll. From the opening howl of feedback, to its last dying chord, the aural assault is both relentless and exhilarating - twisting and turning in every direction without warning or notice. Debasement Tapes is the most exciting rock n' roller-coaster you'll ever ride. "... menacing swirl of the late, great Groop Dogdrill's swagger, Nirvana's noisy pop nous and streaks of East Bay Ray's shimmering surf guitar." --Team Rock. "Debasement Tapes proves why Unqualified Nurse Band are one of the most exciting bands in the country." --Louder Than War. Comes on translucent red vinyl.
$18.99 EAN: 5060366784049 ROCK
01. 100 Beats
02. Getting Sweaty
03. My Boots Are Shakin'
04. Growing Down
05. It's Inevitable
06. There's No Stopping Fate
07. Get Out Of London
08. Two Black Eyes
09. No Peaks No Troughs
10. You Pulled Through
11. Death Will Stalk You
12. Gimme Life
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LIINES: Disappear/Be Here 7" (RY 003EP)
Third single from Manchester post-punk three-piece Liines. Produced by Paul Tipler (Idlewild, Stereolab, Placebo, Elastica, Earl Brutus). This is a single which showcases the scale of their sound; a vastness that makes you anticipate each beat, rewarded with huge hooks and driving basslines to make your heart hammer hard. The release follows their hotly received debut "Never There" (2015) and follow up, "Blackout" (2016). "Brilliant - driving and strident, it's pared down to the bare essentials: an urgent vocal melody, a propulsive rhythm, grinding guitars." --The Quietus. Comes on white, opaque vinyl.
$8.39 EAN: 5060366784056 ROCK
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MCDONALD, COUNTRY JOE: Live In New York '71 2CD (RV 2024CD)
Country Joe McDonald, live at the Museum of Modern Art, New York on July 15th, 1971. By 1971, Country Joe McDonald was firmly established as one of the most articulate and outspoken voices of the US counterculture. This rare early solo performance finds him tackling a wide variety of material, from Country Joe & The Fish classics (including the original version of "Section 43", entitled "Motif In Black"), to more recent numbers from his solo career. The entire, original WBAI FM broadcast is presented here with background notes and images.
$16.39 EAN: 5292317202429 ROCK
1.01. Introduction
1.02. For No Reason
1.03. Motif In Black
1.04. It's So Nice To Have Love
1.05. Air Algiers
1.06. Joe's Blues
1.07. Kiss My Ass
1.08. The Harlem Song
1.09. Red Hot Mama
1.10. Here I Go Again
1.11. WBAI Announcement
2.01. The Baby Song
2.02. Mr. Big Pig
2.03. Janis
2.04. Who Am I?
2.05. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
2.06. I'm On The Road Again
2.07. Jean Desprez
2.08. We Want Our Freedom
2.09. Fish Cheer > I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag
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MOTORPSYCHO: Angels And Daemons At Play 6CD BOX (RACD 114CD)
Angels And Daemons At Play is the fourth installment in the ongoing Motorpsycho luxury box-set reissue program. While almost every Motorpsycho release is, in one way or another, a step forward, backwards, sideways, or most often everything at once, Angels And Daemons At Play, originally released in 1997, is probably their first coming-of-age album. Following on the heels of 1995's more streamlined Blissard (RACD 110CD), AADAP is the typically stubborn response from a band refusing to be categorized. Thus, it is possibly the most varied, and on the whole, most experimental of all their albums. They also had the stubborn idea - as explained in the liner notes - to originally split it into three CDs, even if all the music would have fitted on one. Here, this original idea is continued on the three first discs. Disc 4 includes the Starmelt EP (1997), various outtakes and rarities. One of the golden nuggets here is the very first performance of "Un Chien d´Espace" ever, improvising to Luis Bunuel's surreal short film Un Chién Andalou (1929) at Cinemateket in Oslo in 1996. Only the beginning and end were written, while everything else was up for grabs. Disc 5 and 6 consist of the complete two and a half hour March 14, 1997 concert at Rockefeller in Oslo, recorded by NRK, the Norwegian broadcasting corporation. Never broadcasted in its entirety, and with the original mixes mastered by Helge Sten, this is the best and most complete version one will be able to own. One of the rare and lost treasures is Deathprod's quite epic Komet, which took up almost half an hour at the beginning of this all around killer show. Includes a 24-page booklet with liner notes, song comments and rare photos; three pop-card type prints of Bent, Snah and Gebhardt. Design by Kim Hiorthøy, using elements from the original 3CD set as well as some "remixed" and new stuff.
$24.39 EAN: 7033662001149 ROCK
Angels And Daemons At Play Vol 1. - The Original Album - Baby Scooter:
1.01. Sideway Spiral I
1.02. You Lied
1.03. Heartattack Mac
1.04. Pills, Powders And Passion Plays
1.05. In The Family
Angels And Daemons At Play Vol. 2 - The Original Album - Have Spacesuit Will Travel:
2.01. Un Chien D'espace
2.02. Have Spacesuit, Will Travel
2.03. Ohm's Concerto For Alto & Soprano Saw
Angels And Daemons At Play Vol. 3 - The Original Album ? Lovelight:
3.01. Sideway Spiral II
3.02. Like Always
3.03. Stalemate
3.04. Starmelt/Lovelight
3.05. Timothy's Monster
Angels And Daemons At Play Vol. 4 - The Ones That Got Away: B-Sides, Rarities & Live Recordings:
4.01. Starmelt/Lovelight
4.02. Up Our Sleeves
4.03. Wishing Well
4.04. Flick Of The Wrist
4.05. Instamatic
4.06. Back To Source
4.07. Caterpillar*
4.08. King Bong Hop*
4.09. Star Dancer Vs Car Cancer
4.10. La'moen Rag
4.11. Baby Jesus II
4.12. Mad Sun
4.13. Nature's Way
4.14. Syk
4.15. Un Chien D'espace*
4.16. Timothy In The Magic City
Angels And Daemons At Play Vol. 5 - Rockefeller, March 14, 1997, Part 1*:
5.01. Komet
5.02. S. T. G.
5.03. Kill Some Day
5.04. Like Always
5.05. Heartattack Mac
5.06. Pills, Powders And Passion Plays
5.07. The Nerve Tattoo
5.08. Young Man Blues
5.09. Starmelt/Lovelight
Angels And Daemons At Play Vol. 6 - Rockefeller, March 14, 1997, Part 2*:
6.01. Un Chien D'espace
6.02. Sideway Spiral II
6.03. You Lied
6.04. Hogwash
6.05. The One That Went Away
6.06. Nothing To Say
6.07. Into The Sun The Golden Core
*Previously Unreleased
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RODAP, CLAUDE: Beletronic 12" (RH RSS22-EP)
Other-worldly Caribbean electronic dance floor cuts. Arousing prog-zouk and abstract futurism from the French West Indies, by synthesist Claude Rodap, released on vinyl for the first time. In the early eighties, a time where French Caribbean musicians were searching for their own sound, Claude Rodap mixed traditional gwo-ka, bel air, biguine with synthetic sounds, resulting in magical, adventurous outcome. Recorded in the nineties and in 2000, the three dreamy, sensuous tracks on Beletronic are the deliberate result of more than a decade of his experimentation.
$9.79 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
01. Hiwa
02. Paco
03. Zouklove
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DUBFIRE & MISS KITTIN: Ride 12" (SCITEC 171EP)
Dubfire and Miss Kitten take the listener on another late night road trip. Presented in Miss Kittin's own artwork, the two long term friends and musical kindred spirits cover a side each with two version journeys you'll never forget. Kittin jumps straight on the autobahn in a tank-shaped techno hummer. Thumping the tarmac down with every gas-guzzling kick drum, lights blur and trace and the mission gathers momentum. Dubfire brings the listener to the trusty widescreen house plains. Roads running parallel with the grand, emotional highways; Unhurried, restrained and timelessly crisp and futuristic.
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BILGIC, AHMET KENAN: Sarmasık LP (SH 006LP)
The movie Sarmasik (Turkish for "Ivy") premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015 and received many festival awards. Presented here are the tracks used in the film, as well as sound collages of sounds made by the characters of the film, composed by Ahmet Kenan Bilgic. Bilgic is a composer, producer and performer, and is also the guitarist and vocalist of the experimental fusion band Gevende from Istanbul. With Gevende, he has released two studio albums, the soundtrack for the video game Monochroma. After composing sound and music for many short movies and animated films, he won the Golden Tulip award at the 30th International Istanbul Film Festival as the composer of the feature film Atlikarinca (2011).
$27.59 EAN: 5055300391483 SOUNDTRACK
01. Intro
02. Su Nereye Baksan Yine Su
03. Su Nereye Baksan Yine Su
04. Birinci Perde
05. Sıyrılıp Düşüverdi Albatros
06. İkinci Perde
07. Kaykılıp Yatarak Doğrulup Kalkarak
08. Denizin Ta Kendisi Çürüdü
09. Üçüncü Perde
10. Mavi Beyaz Yeşil Yandı Sular
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VAKULA/KEZ YM: Attack The Sound System 12" (SOSR 021EP)
Three tracks from Vakula and one from Kez YM on Attack The Sound System.
$12.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Vakula - Track One
A2. Vakula - Track Two
B1. Kez YM - Drain Away
B2. Vakula - Track Three
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EMERSON, AVALON: Narcissus In Retrograde 12" (SPC 137EP)
Avalon Emerson's Narcissus In Retrograde, explores four different styles, from symphonic showstoppers to broken acid. "Natural Impasse" ferries massive melodic themes through a network of emotive capillaries, underpinned by charging drums. "Dystopian Daddy" dons a theatrical flair with costume-changing arpeggiators and digital brass beef that command attention. The B side takes a more menacing turn with "Why Does It Hurt", the outright techno achievement, and the snarling closer "Groundwater". Ethereal vocals on the former punctuate kicks and growls, and on "Groundwater", a crucible of fucked breaks and acid cut a ravine through off-staccato hats and a sample swamp.
$8.99 UPC: 804297713717 ELECTRONIC
A1. Natural Impasse
A2. Dystopian Daddy
B1. Why Does It Hurt
B2. Groundwater
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RED SUN: Triosophy LP (SPIN 002LP)
Spin On Black present a vinyl release of Triosophy, the debut album from Red Sun, originally released on CD in 2015. Red Sun formed in March 2014 after a few late night jams under the starry sky of Albone, a tiny village in Piacenza, Italy. The group opened the first Desert Fox Fest the following May. The trio, comprised of Stefano "Eno" on guitar, Mirco on bass (both formerly of Silent River and The Big Red Sun) and Federico "Fredo" (of the band El Infernal Quinlan, now called Cubedivision) on drums and synth, serve up a mix of psychedelia, space-rock and heavy stoner instrumental rock. Over the top of the plots, woven by bass and drums, and guitar, punctuated by powerful riffs and dilated solos, wrapping everything up with dream-like architectures. The sound trips of the Red Sun are present on the disc Triosophy. The musical concept pursued by the band is the search for a unique sound, clear and powerful to hear and internalize, a sound that brings to life the vision behind each song. Remastered and released on 180 gram vinyl with updated gatefold cover art; Edition of 250 (numbered).
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01. A Glance At The Starry Sky
02. The Road to The Old Mill
03. Hot Stones Under The Sun
04. The Morning Light
05. Magic Down
06. Paragliding Over The Ocean
07. Outro
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COSMIN TRG: In Your Body/Kapotasana 12" (SPORTIV 001EP)
Relax your eyelids. Focus on the darkness. This is your time to relax. You don't need to think about anything. Except being right here, right in this moment. Don't think about tomorrow, or yesterday, Just be here, In your body. Sportiv is a dexterous white label operation that brings heavyweight rhythmic performances from the world of techno athletics. Cosmin TRG presents their first release.
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VA: Static Fruit 7" (VAN 302EP)
Static Caravan's featured artists are: Art Of The Memory Palace are concerned with oscillations, Kosmische drone and creating their own IPA; Cheval Sombre is a one-man band that emerged in the early 2000s. Fruits de Mere's featured artists are: Jack Ellister, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Jack uses synths in his home studio to deliver a reverb drenched pop tune for this EP that is dreamy, funky, retro and modern - all at the same time; The Insektlife Cycle an instrumental/progressive/psychedelic rock group from the Philippines. "Sleep Crawler" is a track from their forthcoming, debut album.
$7.79 EAN: 5024545765076 ELECTRONIC
Static Caravan Side:
A1. Art of the Memory Palace - First Flight Hymnal Collapse
A2. Cheval Sombre - A Change Is Gonna Come
Fruits de Mere Side:
B1. Jack Ellister - Reminder
B2. The Insektlife Cycle - Sleep Crawler
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WURZBACHER, RENO: Memories EP 12" (STEP 012EP)
Spell Pets backwards to get Step. Spell Step forwards and you get Pets. Step is the new vinyl-only label from the founders of Pets - Catz 'N Dogz - with a focus on the rawest forms and root functions of dance music. Step searches for the fundamentals with under-the-radar house and techno that's not afraid to be rough around the edges. It's all about the music. Reno Wurzbacher presents Memories EP.
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FADER: The Bornian EP 12" (BARN 040EP)
Transmitting straight from the 10th floor of a beat-down Rotterdam skyscraper is Studio Barnhus debutante Mark Fader. When he's not analyzing the bird life outside his studio window or contemplating matters of love, death and office management, Fader enjoys churning out true school electro cuts with a modern edge and some extra funk. Studio Barnhus is forever!
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CHOPSTICK & JOHNJON: Versions 2 12" (SUOL 068EP)
Suol label heads Chi-Thien Nguyen and John Muder, aka Chopstick & Johnjon, present Versions 2 after their work on Fritz Kalkbrenner's gold record single, "Back Home" (2014). "Keep It Real Son" features organ stabs, deep subs, whipping hi-hats, a Moog bassline and an instantly recognizable lead synth. "I Need Your Love" sees funky percussion lines skip along to rolling basslines. "Strings For Fools" is a journey full of bouncy percussions from around the world. "Wait A Minute" builds around a two bar guitar loop and a live electronic bass. Two vocal bits echo their way across a snappy beat.
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WEHBBA: Systematic Shades Vol. 2 12" (SYST 115EP)
After the highly acclaimed first part of Wehbba's outstanding Systematic Shades series (SYST 107EP, 2015), it's finally time for the second volume. Once again, he provides three hybrids of straight and functional tracks, including that certain touch of something you either have or don´t. "Moonrise" is reminiscent of the good old early times of techno when the MPC-60 was the master of the groovy rhythms and "Polychrome" and "The Persistence Of Memory" underline how authentic and rough Wehbba can be in creating his techy tracks.
$8.99 UPC: 880319799013 ELECTRONIC
A1. Moonrise
A2. Polychrome
B1. The Persistence Of Memory
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VA: The Gold Play LP (TNGRM 013LP)
The Gold Play is a compilation of all Tangram Records related artists to date. Tangram Records is an independent Belgian based record label. It was founded in 2012 by Up High Collective and Mophito to promote a batch of unreleased beats and live-show by Up High. Throughout the years their releases got picked up by Gilles Peterson, Lefto, XLR8R, Boiler Room, Kutmah, among others. Now four years later, Tangram have introduced a wide-range of talented musicians to the world. Without wanting to limit them to a certain genre, their releases are a celebration of electronics and hip-hop. The Gold Play holds six previously unreleased tracks by Up High Collective, Faisal, LTGL, LoneBlue featuring Halibab Matador (aka YellowStraps), Le Motel and Sokoto. Each side of the vinyl ends with a previously released track on Tangram by Day Fly and Moodprint, blending the entire release nicely together. The artwork release is beautifully crafted by Dzia, a graphic artist from Belgium and fine artist in every sense. His creations range from paintings, through sculpture to taxidermy and street works. Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
$19.79 EAN: 5414165081197 ELECTRONIC
A1. Faisal - Zehma
A2. Loneblue - The Sign (feat. Halibab Matador)
A3. Le Motel - 佐原 Sawara
A4. Day Fly - Magnet
B1. LTGL - Splatter
B2. Sokoto - Opia
B3. Up High Collective - Rainbow
B4. Moodprint - Skinshaped (Outro)
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HIEROGLYPHIC BEING: This Isn't Your Typical 90's Era Techno/IDM Revisionist View 12" (TCLR 020EP)
Drawing on the energy and spirituality of Sun Ra, Jamal Moss, aka Hieroglyphic Being, conducts his machines to create a raw, pulsating and meditative work that focused as much on the dancefloor as on the synapses. He returns to Technicolour to pay homage Chicago's nascent and fertile electronic music scene in the '90s. Fiercely visceral and channeling the same "rhythmic cubist" approach, "This Is 4 The Rave Bangers" and "HOME 95" are offered as "reinterpretations or a revisionist's retrospective of the early '90s electronic music based in Chicago during the rise of rave culture from a sonic anthropological narrative".
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01. This Is 4 The Rave Bangers
02. HOME 95
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IPMAN: Constrict/Running Man 12" (TEC 096EP)
Following Depatterning (TEC 020CD/088LP, 2015), Ipman returns to Tectonic. "Constrict" jumps straight into the deep end at 140bpm, diving head first into pulsing waves of warping, dynamic synth layers. As the intro build peaks, the track effortlessly strikes when the bass drops in, charging the techno synth interplay with a sort of 3/4-step type rhythm shaping the movements. "Running Man" brings the speed down to 120bpm but maintains the energetic build of "Constrict". "Running Man" takes an upward momentum, building and layering percussion and sonic textures as the heat of the chase takes full effect.
$8.99 UPC: 666017311968 ELECTRONIC
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COCCOLUTO & LUCA VERA, GIANMARIA: THEDUB109 12" (THEDUB 109EP)
Gianmaria Coccoluto & Luca Vera present THEDUB109. 180 gram vinyl. Edition of 300.
$9.79 EAN: 8057680978855 ELECTRONIC
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LAKSA: Contrasts EP 12" (TIMEDANCE 007EP)
Timedance concludes 2016 with the up-and-coming London based producer Laksa. "Contrasts" has been in high demand with DJs. A chugging b-boy kick pattern rolls along with crashing hi-hats and claps, before delicate, ghostly synths are faded into picture. A refreshingly unique peak--time dancefloor track. "Lost Code" utilizes low-slung house drums, with muted, cloudy melodies floating above. "Buried" takes things even deeper - delayed, textured percussion, is coupled with murky pads and a deep, suffocating bassline geared for the late night zoners.
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01. Contrasts
02. Lost Code
03. Buried
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UNICAZURN: Transpandorem LP (TONE 057LP)
UnicaZürn, David Knight and Stephen Thrower, build their long, ceaselessly evolving musical compositions through a process of improvisation, followed by careful editing and processing. Their music, drawn from subconscious associations while recording, is frequently aquatic or oceanic in overall mood and texture. Knight has spent most of his life living on the banks of the Thames while Thrower resides on the East Sussex coast, and their musical flights of imagination tend toward rolling river dynamics and open seas of synthesized sound. For UnicaZürn, tidal imagery, oceanic forms and the slow rhythms of coastal water are a recurring structural presence, with strong associations of rootlessness, of being far away from home. The inability of human lungs to breathe water endows rivers and seas with a special poetics: a boundary between two different but inter-related states. On the one hand, solidity, clarity, definition; On the other, fluidity, uncertainty, dissolution. The sense of a threshold between opposites gives rise to an elusive otherness, suggesting a portal through which the everyday world can be escaped. Death under the water, the survivors of a lost kingdom clinging to the rocks of an unfamiliar island, a coastal boat ride into deepest abstraction, a deserted beach expressing a world outside reality. A sexual frisson too: a hovering at the brink, poised at the turbulent edge of pleasure, swept away into oblivion. There's a darkness in the sea, even if illuminated by the most dazzling sunshine. Open horizons shows the clutter of human life to be transient, and as the sea offers a dizzying sense of the eternal. Aquatic sensibility, oceanic timescales: the action of the salt sea beating on the shore. Beaches are cosmic, elemental. UnicaZürn's core instrumentation blends analog synthesiser, mellotron and electric piano with electric guitar and clarinet. Both Thrower and Knight draw upon their love and wide experience of electronic music, from the outer shores of Stockhausen to the outer space-ways of Tangerine Dream. In addition, Knight is renowned for his pioneering multi-textured fretwork with Danielle Dax and his ambient guitar settings for Lydia Lunch, while Thrower's reed playing provided a distinctive melancholy in Coil and emerged as electro-acoustic texture in Cyclobe. The title "Pale Salt Seam" is drawn from the poem "Night-Song of the Andalusian Sailors" by Federico García Lorca. Parts of "Pale Salt Seam" were recorded live at the Ironmongers Row Baths on March 2nd, 2013. Additional production assistance by Ivan Pavlov.
$11.79 EAN: 5050580662728 ELECTRONIC
01. Breathe the Snake
02. Pale Salt Seam
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KLINT & EDVIN E, ANTON: Tryck003 EP & Tiago Remix 12" (TRYCK 003EP)
Tryck & Ton is run by Edvin E and Anton Klint. After a couple of amazing edit releases, the guys return with the first original work from the newly founded label. "Conga Liver" is a percussion driven banger with serious highs and lows. The track gets remix treatment from Lisbon's finest, Tiago, who adds a disco groove, horns and an incredibly groovy baseline to the table. Final track, "On The Flip", is a playful groover sounding like Robotnik having a loud wine-impregnated argument with Tony Allen over who gets to host the after party.
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TIGA: Planet E 12" (TURBO 183EP)
Turbo Recordings present the definitive collection of remixes for "Planet E", Tiga's collaboration with Hudson Mohawke from 2016's No Fantasy Required. Dense & Pika's remix deliver what can responsibly be called one of the year's biggest chart-topping smash remixes. Danny Daze's remix sees the Miami-based produce a future-Italo-electro hit. On Melé's remix, the UK producer's love of Brazilian beats, classic house tracks, and trans-Atlantic hip-hop shine through.
$9.79 EAN: 4012957818306 ELECTRONIC
A1. Planet E (Dense & Pika Remix)
B1. Planet E Danny Daze Remix)
B2. Planet E (Melé Remix)
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NEMOY: Homeless Soul Music 12" (UKYPG 002EP)
On Uknowy's Homeless Soul Music, Nemoy delivers a trilogy of warm and unique house grooves, further extending and developing Uknowy's catalog of organic dance music. From the rolling and hard hitting banger "We Made It" to the percussive piece "Particular Beat" to the laid back, bassline driven "One For Ckenz", Nemoy's sophisticated blend of delicious synth and sample work is top notch. With additional remixes by Sam Irl and Chief, this makes for an overall exciting EP - classic house cuts to Afro-beat elements, this crisp production will get into your head and legs.
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MEI: Partura LP (EOVA 002LP)
Mei (the Japanese feminine name, pronounced "May") is the artistic alter ego of Dijon based newcomer producer, singer, dancer and choreographer Caroline Masson. She does all the songwriting/editing by herself on "an ordinary laptop", but her results are far from ordinary. Until recently, Mei wanted to become either an insect researcher or a dancer in the legendary "Le Crazy Horse" cabaret in Paris. But then, making music took over her life. She quotes Gustav Mahler, Kate Bush, Machine Drum, Les "King of Exotica" Baxter and Flying Lotus as her influences. Mei about Mei: "I treat music like a real being. I raise it like a little animal by my side, making sure that I leave its primary and wild aspects intact. I love the extremes. I love the unknown. I am not afraid of life. When I make love, I see landscapes." Partura, years in the making, is a debut album of immense scope: yearning, melancholic, post-clubbing space ballads ("Nelumbo"), flirty, fragmented, avant-pop ("Feles") and somber, haunting "Exotica"-infused melodies, ripped from old movie soundtracks over glitchy beats ("Why Do We Do") and so much more: Neo-baroque instrumentals ("Cellula"), sounds of nature/wildlife, pastel-colored industrial ("High") there is a lot going on this record. Mei's vocals range from to futuristic android lullabies ("Cradle Of The Cradle") to intimate, yet solemn cyberpunk-chansons ("The Three Ends") and there are even some sprinkles of the hedonistic, angular, synthetic 1980s in there ("Insects"). In Mei's own words: "If Partura was a building, it would be one of these organic design studies by architects: A white, round cocoon house in the middle of nature quaint, a little alien and mysterious. This album is a bit like me: A little wild, untamed, all about intense feelings. If Partura was a person, it would be a teenage girl."
$14.99 UPC: 880918224800 ELECTRONIC
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VERSIONS: Twisted Forms 12" (VERSIONS 001EP)
Versions is the new project by Spanish artist's Psyk and Tadeo. The project is intended to be as a live set and focused on the dancefloor. Their work on the production is based on raw material and improvisation. The recording of the tracks has been completed in one shot delivering fresh spontaneous jams. Three tracks by the Spanish duo: "Intro - Metaphor" leads you into their cosmic atmospheres in a narrative way, "Twisted Forms" expands a spatial trip of synthesizers and drums and "Track Two" brings you to a hypnotic climax of funk.
$8.99 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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DELUXX FOLK IMPLOSION: Deluxx Folk Implosion LP (WP 001LP)
Deluxx is Bob Fay (Sebadoh) and Mark Perretta; Folk Implosion were Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh) and John Davis. The first collaboration between the four musicians was at a show in Providence, Rhode Island under the name The John Davis Folk Implosion. The "band" played a combination of off-the-cuff compositions John and Lou had hastily recorded a few months before and songs that would be later re-recorded by Sebadoh on Bakesale (1994). The show and the jams that followed solidified the collaboration. Deluxx Folk Implosion became its own entity, quickly morphing into an aggressive garage punk outfit: Nonsensical lyrics over twin guitar attacks and pounding drums rounding it out perfectly. Maybe it was the pressures surrounding the popularity of Sebadoh and Folk Implosion that made DFI a unique opportunity to focus on the immediate pleasures of a 90-second structured tantrum. Maybe DFI wanted to seize the moment, wear black turtlenecks and affect the pose of a forgotten '66 garage band. Maybe DFI just wanted to combine new wave angles, heavy metal chunks and punk scree. Fueled by headache, weed and the introduction of higher alcohol content beers, DFI push the levels of absurdity in the songs and energy in the delivery. After Folk Implosion's unexpected radio hit "Natural One" (1995), the Deluxx Folk Implosion played a handful of high profile shows in support of the record, since it was too much for John and Lou. DFI had two recording sessions. The first is represented in its entirety on this LP - 13 songs, many written as they were recorded in 1994. The second session was a single song re-recording of "Daddy Never Understood" that was included on the Kids soundtrack (1995). A 7" with some tunes from the initial session was released at the time. The reels for the 13 song session languished in Lou's basements and attics for 20 years. When Mark Perretta suggested a proper release, the reel tapes were restored and remixed (with Justin Pizzoferrato and Bob Fay at the controls).
$12.39 UPC: 769791964419 ROCK
A1. Clothespin Suicide
A2. No Matter Who You Are
A3. Oven Mitt
A4. Greetings From Sarajevo
A5. Reasons I'm In Prison
A6. Cavalcade Of Death
A7. Liquid Bread
B1. Background Graveyard
B2. Daddy Never Understood
B3. Whole Hog
B4. Better Than Alright
B5. You Can't Win
B6. Face Full
B7. Last Song
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NAZGUL, THE: De Expugnatione Elfmuth LP (QNT 001LP)
Zolfo present a reissue of Nazgûl's De Expugnatione Elfmuth, originally released in 2002. Nazgûl was a mysterious two-piece band formed in 1996 in Monreale, a small village right outside of Palermo, Sicily. Their peculiar history and the consequent "cult" status, built within the extreme metal scene, makes them a story all their own. Inspired by Tolkien's literature (Nazgûl is a word from the "Black Speech" used to indicate the nine men corrupted by Sauron, and transformed into his dark and deathless servants) and the first wave of European black metal, Zakrathor (vocals, keyboard, drums) and Thornset (guitar, bass) released their Omne Est Paratum demos (consisting of two 15-minutes songs) in 1998. These demos were recognized by the Sicilian cult label Elegy, who released their astonishing first full length in 2002, De Expugnatione Elfmuth. The sound of total mayhem and pure black metal craziness, mixed with medieval melodies sung completely in Latin make De Expugnatione Elfmuth impossible to imitate. Probably the most wonderful example of folk-black metal that ever existed, De Expugnatione Elfmuth is released on vinyl for the first time here. Comes in a deluxe, gatefold jacket on 180 gram vinyl. A true authentic underground legend.
$17.79 EAN: 8592735005570 ROCK
01. Proemium
02. Hult-Garth (Qui Inferorum Animas Excitat)
03. Elficidium
04. Dies Festi...
05. In Summis Montibus
06. Nigrum Praesagium
07. Impetus Quartae Lunae Novae
08. Caelum Obscuratur
09. Legio Draconorum Orkian
10. Natura Cadit
11. Charcharon (Damnosus Impetus)
12. Solvitur Ad Elfmuth (Ante Bellum)
13. Bellum (Humanes Resistentes Superavit)
14. Epilogus
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NAZGUL, THE: De Expugnatione Elfmuth (Purple Vinyl) LP (QNT 001LTD-LP)
Purple vinyl version. Comes in a gatefold jacket.
$20.99 UPC: N/A ROCK
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NUCLEAR SIMPHONY: Lost In Wonderland LP (QNT 002LP)
Zolfo present a reissue of Nuclear Simphony's Lost In Wonderland, originally released in 1989. Nuclear Simphony Formed in 1986, Favara, Sicily's thrashers Nuclear Simphony released their legendary Choir Of Desperation demos right before appearing on the Metalmaniax compilation on the Durium label (1987), along with the cream-of-the-crop of the Italian metal scene of that time (Vanadium, Strana Officina, Skanners, Sabotage and Danger Zone). That release and the instant underground notoriety that came as a result, consequently paved the way for an agreement with the Metalmaster label from Milan to release Lost In Wonderland, full length debut. Recorded in Berlin in 1988 with engineer Harris Johns (Sodom, Voivod, Kreator), Lost In Wonderland is still considered by many as an unmissable chapter in European thrash metal history, and the absolute masterpiece for this criminally underrated band, whose place is deserved right next to Schizo and Incinerator - the "holy trinity" of the Sicilian '80s thrash metal scene. Reissued on 180 gram vinyl, with full reproduction of the original artwork and inner sleeve.
$17.79 EAN: 8592735005587 ROCK
01. Mister I.D.G.A.F.
02. Lustful For Disaster
03. Cry
04. Evil Spray
05. Mimmo The Bull
06. Where Eagles Reign
07. Rapsody Of Sadness
08. Create Your Destiny
09. Die For Your Flag
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NUCLEAR SIMPHONY: Lost In Wonderland (Yellow Vinyl) LP (QNT 002LTD-LP)
Yellow vinyl version.
$20.99 UPC: N/A ROCK
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SINOATH: Research LP (QNT 003LP)
Zolfo present a reissue of Sinoath's Research, originally released on CD in 1995. A popular name in the tape trading years of thrash metal, Catania, Sicily's renowned death metal band Sinoath's first two demos Forged In Blood from 1991 and Still In The Grey Dying from 1993 allowed the band to build a huge legion of fans all over Europe, mainly thanks to their huge use of keyboards and their professional approach to studio recording. Research was their first full length, originally released in 1995 on the small Polyphemus label right before going into a hiatus that lasted many years (their follow up is from 2007), a fact which definitely did not help Sinoath reach the popularity they deserved. A pure gem of melodic old school black/death metal, Research finds one of most iconic underground cult groups of the Italian extreme metal scene at the peak of their powers. Recommended for all fans of Celtic Frost, Venom and Candlemass. This first-time vinyl reissue comes as 180 gram vinyl.
$17.79 EAN: 8592735005594 ROCK
01. Faith Ways
02. All My Thoughts
03. Lucifer's Shapes
04. ...On My Skin
05. Luxuria
06. Ascension
07. Gloomily Dressed
08. No Truth
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SINOATH: Research (Red Vinyl) LP (QNT 003LTD-LP)
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$20.99 UPC: N/A ROCK
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DOYLE, ARTHUR: First House LP (AMI 048LP)
"First House is the final recordings from free jazz legend and Birmingham, Alabama native, Arthur Doyle. The LP was recorded live at the Stone July 11, 2012 and these six pieces are backed by His New Quiet Screamers, a Brooklyn-based ensemble adding muscle and movement to Doyle's always already free, non-linear saxophone, flute and vocal lines. Born in Birmingham in 1944, Doyle studied Music Education at Tennessee State University in Nashville. In his early years, Doyle worked with a wide array of musicians and in a broad range of musical styles, from R&B to soul to traditional jazz, collaborating with everyone from future Sun Ra Arkestra trumpeter Walter Miller to funk-soul-disco diva Gladys Knight. Doyle officially emerged on the international jazz scene, however, playing on Noah Howard's iconic The Black Ark (1968), and later on Milford Graves's 1976 IPS LP Babi (1977). In 1978, Doyle debuted as a band leader and soloist with Alabama Feeling, released on Charles Tyler's Ak-Ba label. Alabama Feeling features Charles Stephens (of the Sun Ra Arkestra) on trombone, drummers Rashied Sinan and Bruce Moore, and bassist Richard Williams. After the release of Alabama Feeling, Doyle continued to ignore boundaries and generic conventions, playing with Rudolph Grey as part of The Blue Humans, which introduced his music to NYC's downtown and no-wave scenes, including the likes of Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. In the early 1990s, Doyle's work was re-introduced to another generation, through releases for labels like Ecstatic Peace and Audible Hiss. Since the late '90s, Doyle continued a fevered pace in terms of his collaborations, most notably with Sunny Murray, Hamid Drake, Takahesi Mizutani (of the Les Rallizes Denudes) and Sabu Toyozumi, among many others. His New Quiet Screamers consists of an acclaimed ensemble of musicians with a wide array of history and associations. Members have played with and/or include: Sunwatchers, Dark Meat, First's Western Ennisphere, Matana Roberts, among others. This gatefold LP includes a commissioned essay from noted jazz historian Clifford Allen who describes His New Quiet Screamers as 'vault[ing] and envelop[ing] Doyle's bursts' of sound to the point where Doyle 'sounds positively invigorated.' Doyle's final recordings offer what Allen characterizes as a kind of 'unfurling' of the free jazz lexicon, offering insights on 'the spidery architecture of an obliquely referenced standard' that defined this enigmatic artist's entire career. Standard and experimental improvisation alike, First House offers a window on Doyle's last performances, an artist very much at the top of his playing and artistic form."
$16.50 UPC: 859739001488 JAZZ
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SURVIVE: Survive CD (HD 015CD)
"Back in stock, the 2012 debut full-length from Austin-based electronic quartet S U R V I V E is available once again with yellow and black alternate artwork. A fresh U.S. repress is in high demand for this modern classic, as the band enjoys a recent surge in notoriety on the heels of members Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein's soundtrack work on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. Recorded from 2010-2012 at the band's own Omniverse Studios in Austin, this record chronicles the early days of the group as they developed and defined their familiar yet original style of dark soundscapes. This record's full spectrum of synth-based composition returns to LP and cassette, with CD and limited clear and black-colored vinyl editions available for the first time. S U R V I V E ' s debut full-length marks the culmination of countless sessions recording and crafting a remarkable balance of songwriting and experimentation. The band's signature sound is a combination of vintage and modern synthesizers, recorded live and carefully processed to draw character out of every enriched sound wave before joining the mix. Originally released in 2012 on Berlin-based Mannequin Records, S U R V I V E ' s premiere is a fusion of reserved minimalism and lucid hooks. Underlined by the band's uncompromising standards in sound design, this album maintains a damaged quality that is nuanced and cohesive across all nine emotive tracks. Ambient pieces such as 'To Light Alone I Bow' and 'Deserted Skies' are beautiful hybrids of harmony and tension that represent the record as a multifaceted work of both mood and melody. In contrast, the cold and brutally propulsive pair of singles 'Hourglass' and 'Omniverse' are strikingly addictive, making their way onto the soundtrack of the 2014 feature horror film The Guest, directed by Adam Wingard."
$8.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SURVIVE: Survive Cassette (HD 015CS)
Cassette version.
$5.75 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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SURVIVE: Survive LP (HD 015LP)
LP version.
$13.00 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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HOZAC RECORDS (UNITED STATES):
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SUEVES, THE: Change Your Life LP (HZR 187LP)
"Chicago's punk underworld has re-imagined itself several times over the past twenty years, from the cavorting slime punk damage of the early 2000s, through the fracturing of styles and directions a few years later, it's all been simmering salaciously for generations now, and for the last few years, only a few really noteworthy band have grasped the raw agitation as well as The Sueves. Rearing their ugliness up through the tropes of plastic flowers and goofy sunglasses, these brave young ravagers are not content to sit idly by as the stench of indifference passes over the masses, always the 'least chill' band at the rock n' roll party and that is really a good thing. You can't just sit still when The Sueves are wielding their wares, both in person and on record, the aggression has to burst out somehow, and although it's far, far easier to just appeal to the low-hanging fruit dangling at the bottom of the rock n' roll food chain, it's far more respectable to be the ones who are bleeding and bruised, flipping over the tables and chairs with reckless abandonment, every single time. 'The Sueves's core sound echoes back to a time not long ago when you really had to try hard to make your band stand out, pushing the boundaries of the tired 'garage rock' trappings into a mutated stump of unpredictable punk splatter. The guitar tone sits somewhere between sadistically strangulated and blisteringly complicated, an ominous bonafide shredding sound that leaves you beaten and beleaguered and gasping for more, even with such serrated hooks dug in so deep. And while their less-than-shocking appearance keeps them hidden within their surroundings, it's this visceral noise emanating from their sizzling weapons of choice that clearly sets them apart, constantly reminding you of the danger that lies within true rock n' roll savagery. The nuances are sickening, the delivery desperate, and that oh-so-impossible tension all tie together with The Sueves on this debut LP to level your expectations and decimate your dreams of a low-key existence.' --VictimofTime.com"
$10.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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LIMINANAS, THE: Malamore LP (HZR 188LP)
"By now this Perpignan band is less of a shadowy illusion and more of a full-on force of French underground sounds, and we couldn't be happier to being a part in helping perpetuate this fully-blossoming evolution. HoZac had the honor of releasing the debut single from The Liminanas in early 2010, featuring their most enduring song 'I'm Dead' as well as their Crystal Anis LP a few years after, and in a short amount of time, they've laid the foundation of darkness delicately into their hazy template of swirling, mind-expanding soliloquies for all to see, hear, and feel. As time has passed, the band has expanded and contracted with whatever size ensemble worked best at the time, still rotating around the core members Marie and Lio, but switching out lead vocalists and backup members until they found the right fit. Their newest incarnation features the duo with a full band, much like you'd see onstage when they play live, keeping those delicate nuances in top form, and allowing Marie and Lio to steer this vessel straight into your pleasure zones. 'On their new LP Malamore, they keep their lyrics mostly in English, yet their sly use of the French dialect is pure heaven to any fans of Serge Gainsbourg who also enjoy their side of Velvet Underground, and it's a deadly combo to the uninitiated, to say the least. The breathy vocals inflected over the sublime feedback and fuzz coalesce into the perfect soundtrack to this utopian atmosphere, never quite reaching out fully from beyond their ethereal mist, yet grasping you firmly and pulling you into their lair where the senses are blurred into a living, breathing, embodiment of modern French noir perfection. And as if their own creative construction wasn't already sturdy enough this time around, Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order/Warsaw/Stiff Kittens) has even stepped up to offer his bass contribution on the track 'Garden of Love,' which shimmers with other-worldly undulations and lifts the band even higher in reverence, a remarkable collaboration and a certain breakthrough, undoubtedly. Your time to indulge has come, and The Liminanas have really struck gold yet again with Malamore their latest high water mark in effortless French pop perfection, served cold, dark, and fresh." --VictimofTime.com.
$10.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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TERMINALS, THE: Uncoffined LP (HZR 189LP)
"We are proud to present our first New Zealand band and luckily one of the finest to ever grace the Flying Nun label. The Terminals were a mid-late 80s-era super-group featuring many important shards of the Kiwi underground, including core members Peter Stapleton, Mary Heney, and Ross Humphries from the very first Flying Nun release, the monumental Pin Group, joined with Susan Heney from The McGoohans, as well as Stephen Cogle from Vacuum and Victor Dimisich Band. Hard to keep all those intersections straight, that's for sure, but this intense, brooding and ominous cadre of players have pulled together some of the darkest sounds to ever emanate from the isle. It's hard to pick favorites with The Terminals, but Uncoffined, their debut LP recorded in 1988, seemed like the best place to start. It's hard to believe something this dark and twisted could also be so catchy, sounding like not much else from the time, The Terminals never caught the indie rock afterglow that label mates The Clean, The Bats, or The Verlaines got, yet their catalog of dubious releases is still being discovered, even now as we speak. 'Remastered from the original tapes to revive what was lost in the haze of limp late 1980s studio mastering techniques, this improved version sparkles with hostility, the sheen of atmospheric shadows interlaced between tension-building crescendos, The Terminals's Uncoffined is a lost masterpiece of Antipodean, dark-wave, pop music, destined to reinstate it's place in the annals of underground music history." --VictimofTime.com.
$11.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
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KLEENEX/LILIPUT: First Songs 2LP (MRP 102LP)
"Legendary Swiss punk band from the late '70s. 'You can't dispute Liliput's status as pioneers of feminist art-punk. Along with fellow travelers like The Slits and The Raincoats, this (mostly) female Swiss group took advantage of punk's anything-goes attitude and created jittery, spirited pop that was both in step with the times and completely singular. The early material is a riot of exuberant energy, taking stylistic cues from peers like Gang Of Four and Wire -- propulsive bass, skittering pop rhythms, slashing guitars -- and adding distinctive overlapping vocal patterns, which are sung, shrieked, and hiccuped in three languages and made-up dada slang. More than 20 years on, it still sounds fresh.' --Lisa Gidley. All material has been previously released as Liliput on Kill Rock Stars as a double CD, and a 4 LP box set on Mississippi Records, 1977 1983.First Songs combines all the pre-1982 material. All three Kleenex singles, the first two Liliput 7"'s and all the originally unreleased material prior to Liliput's debut LP."
$15.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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TESSELA: Sorbet/Diving 12" (POLY 006EP)
"A tracky, hardcore double-header, true Tessela-style. 'Sorbet' expertly cuts scraps of canonic singing into pounding warehouse rhythms. 'Diving' constructs a minimalist, propulsive, feel-good banger out of five different treatments of the break from Lynn Collins's 'Think'."
$10.50 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
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LITHICS: Borrowed Floors LP (WW 013LP)
"Repressed Again. On combination letter pressed and offset covers. Covers manufactured by Stumptown Printers. Limited edition of 300.Lithics is a four person minimalist punk band from Portland, Oregon formed in late 2014. Over the last year and a half they have refined a sound focusing on interlocked bass and drum rhythms paired with shrill guitar counterpoint and stark female vocals. While counting Wire, The Fall, Devo, Pylon, The Shadow Ring, and Captain Beefheart's Magic Band as reference points, the band's concerns are contemporary and urgent. An injection of uptight, nervous energy into the reverb drenched complacency of today's musical underground."
$12.50 UPC: N/A ROCK
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