JAWBONES: High And Low And Low And High LP (8MM 024LP)
LP version. Jawbones present their concept album High And Low And Low And High. "Jawbones was started by Leonard Kaage, in late 2014, as a result of performing with and for many other bands and projects such as: The Blue Angel Lounge, Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe, Tracy Bryant, and many more. Together with four other like-minded musicians, Jawbones have developed a unique personality and sound that hovers somewhere over the psychedelic scene in the late '60s but brought to a modern perspective. Jawbones have so far supported bands like The Underground Youth, The Warlocks, The Shivas, Holy Wave, and more. Their first single 'Rain' was released September 1st, 2016" --Psychedelic Baby Magazine, Sept 2016.
TEJADA & TIN MAN, JOHN: Acid Test 12 12" (ASD 029EP)
LA legend John Tejada and acid innovator Tin Man (Johannes Auvinen) follow their 2016 collaboration, the LA-inspired Acid Test 10, with a 12" inspired by Auvinen's hometown (and Tejada's birthplace), Vienna. Acid Test 12's four songs were mixed down live to two tracks without a DAW or multitracking. The tense drum workout of "Railjet" opens the record before Auvinen sculpts his 303 into near-pizzicato form on "Bim," one of the duo's most memorable tracks. "Danube Nights" blends widescreen acid lines, a pensive lead, and melancholy chords as the drums roll along, tough enough for a heaving floor with a hint of fragility for the headphones.
Rawabet is a live album from Helm documenting a special performance that took place alongside Maurice Louca in front of a sold-out audience at the Rawabet Theater in Cairo on October 22nd, 2015. This document is also a snapshot of a period of pan-continental touring which took Helm from Egypt to Austria and then to Canada in three days. During these shows, material from his recently released Olympic Mess album (PAN 063CD/LP, 2015) was re-imagined, expanded, and performed alongside new and "other" material, to add an alternative perspective to the original recordings. What ended up being performed in Cairo on October 22nd owed a lot to the energy of the city and the superb recording and mixing job by Khyam Allami. Rawabet can be seen as the definitive live document of Helm to date.
SYDENHAM, JEROME: No Earth Required & Bread And Water 12" (APT 027EP)
Apotek Records' latest release from Jerome Sydenham is simply a juggernaut. Sydenham extolls his techno prowess with an irreproachable veracity. "No Earth Required" swings into action with rolling drums, daring vocal stabs, and an uplifting techno full of fervor of youthful exuberance. "Bread And Water" is classic dark Techno - a supreme energetic construction.
2017 edition. Originally released in 2009. For more than thirty years, Prince indefatigably attacked the bulwarks which separate funk, rock, pop and hip-hop. This is a deluxe gatefold release composed of two slabs of vinyl (Lotusflow3r and MPLSound, also included on CDs). "On LotusFlow3r Prince has a specific mission: showcasing his long-underrated guitar playing. Whether it's the spare funk of 'Wall of Berlin,' the metal grind of 'Dreamer' or the hazy cover of 'Crimson and Clover,' the music kicks into high gear when Prince starts soloing, delivering one epic face melter after another in a style halfway between David Gilmour's and Eddie Hazel's." --Gavin Edwards (Rolling Stone, 2009)
$18.39 EAN: 5060421567273 ROCK
Lotusflow3r:
01. From The Lotus...
02. Boom
03. Crimson And Clover
04. 4ever
05. Colonized Mind
06. Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful
07. Love Like Jazz
08. 77 Beverly Park
09. Wall Of Berlin
10. $
11. Dreamer
12. ...Back 2 The Lotus MPLSound:
01. (There'll Never B) Another Like Me
02. Chocolate Box
03. Dance 4 Me
04. U're Gonna C Me
05. Here
06. Valentina
07. Better With Time
08. Ol' Skool Company
09. No More Candy 4 U
Nantes, France-based drummer and percussionist Will Guthrie presents People Pleaser. Initially rising to prominence in Australia as a drummer in the fields of jazz and improvised music, Guthrie later turned increasingly toward electronics and amplified percussion, developing an idiosyncratic style of electroacoustic performance characterized by shimmering metallic textures, rapid-fire textural transformations, and aggressively high volume. Guthrie has since returned to the drum kit in both solo and collaborative work, pushing at the limits of his formidable technical abilities as a player in the free jazz tradition and working variations on short rhythmic units into an endless flow of non-metered pulse. Although drawing on many aspects of Guthrie's past work, People Pleaser stands alone in his catalog. Working intuitively over a period of three weeks, Guthrie crafted a suite of song-length pieces that combine his drumming with electronics, field recordings, and sampled detritus. Inspired by the rough-and-ready sampling style of producers like the RZA, J Dilla, and Knxwledge, and by the endless possibilities of musique concrète, People Pleaser uses a highly divergent array of sound sources, building pieces from drum and percussion tracks left over from other projects, audio ripped from skate videos, noise electronics, fragments of a police interrogation, and anything else ready to hand. Guthrie's unique rhythmic sensibility is the thread drawing all these elements together, his drum performances propulsively rhythmic yet insistently irregular in a way that sometimes brings to mind the uniquely open rhythmic space carved out by early Weather Report and other classic fusion. Drawing together manifold influences in an entirely sui generis way, People Pleaser is a raw, exciting, and surprisingly accessible peek into the laboratory of a unique sensibility. Designed by Stephen O'Malley. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin, August 2016.
Correspondant welcome Ricardo Tobar for his debut label release. Correspondant is the latest in an elite line of select labels that the cosmic Frenchman has worked with over the years such as Cocoon or Border Community. Consistent in all compositions, Red Sea is another pristine trip into the interstellar unknown. Each track measured, weighted and laced with Ricardo's signature creeping dynamic. Unhurried, elements gradually make themselves known and envelop your senses without you realizing. Deep, mystic and singular; the perfect debut.
IAO is the duo of veteran Brazilian DJ and producer Paula Chalup and producer and multi-instrumentalist Lucas Parisi (of the São Paulo Laptop Orchestra, which has appeared at the Virada Cultural festival and the Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica). Together they build soundscapes for spiritual journeys.
Double LP version. In the midst of a busy year, full of wildly-varied accomplishments, David Lieske (aka Carsten Jost) presents Perishable Tactics, his first full-length album since 2001's You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows. Since his last full-length, he's kept busy curating countless releases on Dial, the label he co-runs with Peter "Lawrence" Kersten, which celebrated a 15 year anniversary with an all-encompassing various artists compilation, he has released a gallery-edition album of his black ambient collaboration Misanthrope CA with Robert Kulisek, Deathbridge (DIAL 037LP, 2016), and he launched a new magazine project (also with Kulisek) named after the speed of light (i.e. 299792458m/s). Out of all of the Dial house and techno artists, Carsten Jost has always represented the most precise brand of exquisitely doom-laden house, laced with equally strong doses of melancholy and beauty. On Perishable Tactics, Lieske runs through his distinctively stealthy, low-slung beat-"mospheres", leaning towards a decidedly low-lit and sultry space, but mixed with a fresh, gently arcing feeling of romance and possibly love. Tellingly, he's seen it fit to include 2007's "Love", originally from a 2007 split release with Efdemin. But while "Love" represents a yearning towards a place where love might reside, the remaining tracks seem to represent a place where love actually exists. This feeling is woven into his deep, medium tempo, Detroit-inflected house rhythms, accented with crystalline keys, disembodied voices at times, and gently soaring strings. While anger may be less in the forefront here it is important to notice that these tracks are ripe with the balance of joy and unease inherent in house. There is definitely a newfound languid nature here that feels particularly like a moment shared by two (perhaps many), but the atmosphere still remains decidedly pensive. "Ambush", with its strolling beat, moody, yet sweet chords and chilling atmosphere, which is eventually joined by thunder cracking a safe-distance away. Of course diehard fans will find satisfaction knowing that Lieske's delectable angst hasn't completely abated. The title track takes a disarmingly peaceful setting and rolls a heavy fog over it to herald a sure-to-arrive fate that awaits the listener. But with "Dawn Patrol", the whispering hi-hat and gently clanking rhythm, offset by rolling strings, marries the old and new Carsten Jost most successfully. Dense atmospheres, bookended by tracks by Misanthrope CA, make for a perfectly foreboding, elegant, and deliciously dark album by Carsten Jost.
Imer Zeillos is another unique document of Laurent Jeanneau's collection of surreal soundscapes of augmented field recordings, this time using two very different source recordings to create his own unique brand of alien music. Using contact mic recordings of various Turkish instruments - saz, cura, and tanbur (played by Remi Solliez) - Jeanneau alchemically collages them with his archival recordings of South East Asia to create a surreal space between the instrument's tones and resonances with the other-worldly beauty of the field recordings.
$16.39 EAN: 5055869501170 WORLD
A1. La Grue Blanche Deploie Ses Ailes
A2. Reculer Et Re-Pousser Le Singe
A3. Caresser Un Cheval
A4. Le Coq D'or Se Tient Sur Une Patte
B1. Le Double Vent Traverse Les Oreilles
B2. Saisir L'aiguille Au Fond De La Mer
B3. Comme Un Eventail Se Retracte
Tak 2 is comprised of eight fusion-jazz and ambient tracks, recorded by different Cologne-based musicians, composed and arranged by Gianni Brezzo. The record comes in a crayon painted cover showing a holiday landscape with beach, sea, mountains, and two sunshades. Edition of 300.
PARKER & DIZZY GILLESPIE, CHARLIE: Bird And Diz LP (ACV 2083LP)
Originally released in 1952; reissued on 140-gram clear vinyl. The final collaborative studio recording by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Producer Norman Granz's original liner notes: "Modern jazz has had from the start two main sources whence came most of the ideas. These two founts, as it were, of inspiration and of ideas are Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Indisputably they have enriched the lore of jazz throughout the world. They have taken what people have built before them, refashioned it in many ways, added to it, and have sent the jazz edifice soaring for others to look up to; be inspired by, and, eventually, build upon. Most of the playing of Parker and Gillespie together was in the period 1944-46. At that time Gillespie had a small unit in which Parker was the featured soloist. Shortly after that period, they separated, each to go his own way. This album represents the first get-together, in a sense, of the two since their separation. I took, as an ideal rhythm section, Thelonious Monk, who is a lesser light in modern jazz but, nevertheless, an important one; Curly Russell, an itinerant bassist, in the modern idiom; and Buddy Rich, a very swinging drummer. We made the sides contained in this album at a very happy date; and I think you will agree that Parker and Gillespie are fresher and better than ever before, and axiomatically as they play, so does modern jazz grow."
$14.99 UPC: 889397020835 JAZZ
A1. Bloomdido
A2. My Melancholy Baby
A3. Relaxin' With Lee
A4. Leap Frog
A5. An Oscar For Treadwell
A6. Mohawk
B1. My Melancholy Baby (Alternate Take)
B2. Relaxin' With Lee (Alternate Take)
B3. Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
B4. Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
B5. Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
B6. An Oscar For Treadwell (Alternate Take)
B7. Mohawk (Alternate Take)
2017 repress. Etta James's debut album, originally released in 1961 on the Chess subsidiary Argo Records. The album's title-track and "All I Could Do Was Cry" (co-written by future Motown founder Berry Gordy) both went to number two on the R&B charts, while the album itself has gone down in history as one of the great classic albums of early R&B. Bonus tracks "My Heart Cries," "Spoonful," "It's a Crying Shame," and "If I Can't Have You" are taken from two 1960 singles featuring doo-wop idol Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows (best known for their 1954 hit "Sincerely"). Pressed on 180-gram vinyl; includes CD.
JOHNSON, ROBERT: King of the Delta Blues: The Complete Recordings 3LP BOX (DOY 630BOX)
2017 repress. "Despite his untimely death, the man managed to squeeze in a lot in his 27 short years on this earth, enough to earn him the title of 'King of the Delta Blues'. Pretty impressive, given the competition! Johnson's style has influenced everyone from Muddy Waters to Eric Clapton and he is widely considered to be one of the greatest guitar players to have ever lived! A widely reported legend of Johnson selling his soul to the Devil in order to gain prowess on the guitar seems likely given the talent the man possessed. This triple LP box set chronicles his short but legendary career, featuring everything Johnson ever recorded, including the many songs that made him famous and have long since become blues standards. Absolutely essential in any collection!" Includes poster and 8-page, large-format book with lyrics.
$37.60 EAN: 8013252886300 ROCK
A1. Kindhearted Woman Blues
A2. Kindhearted Woman Blues (Alternate Take)
A3. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
A4. Sweet Home Chicago
A5. Ramblin' On My Mind
A6. Ramblin' On My Mind (Alternate Take)
B1. When You Got a Good Friend
B2. When You Got a Good Friend (Alternate Take)
B3. Come On In My Kitchen
B4. Come On In My Kitchen ( Alternate Take)
B5. Terraplane Blues
B6. Phonograph Blues
B7. Phonograph Blues (Alternate Take)
C1. 32-20 Blues
C2. They're Red Hot
C3. Dead Shrimp Blues
C4. Cross Road Blues
C5. Cross Road Blues (Alternate Take)
C6. Walking Blues
C7. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
D1. Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
D2. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
D3. Stones in My Passway
D4. I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
D5. From Four Till Late
D6. Hellhound on My Trail
E1. Little Queen of Spades
E2. Little Queen of Spades (Alternate Take)
E3. Malted Milk
E4. Drunken Hearted Man
E5. Drunken Hearted Man (Alternate Take)
E6. Me and the Devil Blues
E7. Me and the Devil Blues (Alternate Take)
F1. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
F2. Stop Breakin' Down Blues (Alternate Take)
F3. Traveling Riverside Blues
F4. Honeymoon Blues
F5. Love in Vain Blues
F6. Love in Vain Blues (Alternate Take)
F7. Milkcow's Calf Blues
F8. Milkcow's Calf Blues (Alternate Take)
LP version. Gatefold sleeve. Hopeton Overton Brown, aka Scientist, is a true legend. He took dub reggae to a completely different level. Trained and mentored by the late, great, lamented King Tubby, he blew the scene into smithereens with his knowledge, skill and complete understanding of the mixing desk. His new album, The Untouchable, is a really great collaboration with some of the best artists of the international reggae scene: Tippa Irie, Rod Taylor, Sabrina Pallini, Da Real Storm, Dubiterian, Ilhame Paris, Jacin, Kelli Love. Scientist's The Untouchable is a concept of reintroducing rhythms produced by Bunny Lee from the '70s and some rhythms produce by The Scientist from the '80s, by introducing some new school artists alongside the old school to preserve the power of dub reggae music. No matter where you are, this music has the power to cross borders, to soothe your heart and soul and make you feel alive.
Resoe returns to Echocord Colour for the first time since 2011's Copenhagen Split EP with Mikkel Metal, delivering the three amazing, deep cuts of the Matrix Sequence EP. They're a bit darker than his usual trademark sound as showcased on previous Echocord releases -- deep, dark, and dub. Dennis Bøg aka Resoe is mostly known for his Baum label, as well as the Pattern Repeat project he runs with Echocord founder Kenneth Christiansen.
SCHLAGER, BRADEN: On the Moon 12" (EFFICIENT 001EP)
2017 repress. Noise in My Head christens its retrospective Efficient Space imprint with the only four released works of Braden Schlager, who honed his craft as a resident at Commerce Club in the embryonic '90s Melbourne club scene. The first three tracks come from Schlager's 1990 debut On the Moon EP. The vocal-led "Morning (Du Heaume Mix)" evokes a fantasy of a Nu Groove-commissioned house track by Klaus Schulze, while the darker "Rummage Mix" gives the shufflers a second wind. An early attempt at techno, the panicked "Rummage" interlude precedes the balearic "King of Comedy," Schlager's submission to the 1991 Monash University sci-fi theater work Cyberbia.
Efficient Space continue to expose Australia's esoteric musical history with Oz Waves - a collection of '80s DIY recordings, compiled by odd wave anthropologist Steele Bonus. Definitive proof that inhabitants of the Down Underground were links in a global network of creative kooks, Oz Waves connects those who utilized mobile recording rigs and small press releases to create and disseminate misfit synth-punk, tape loop experiments, and inner city pop. Through overseas mail order exchanges, anonymous groups like Zerox Dreamflesh could find place on Belgian compilations, while Chris and Cosey lullabied their son to sleep with Irena Xero and her interdisciplinary art collective Zip. Bonus selects ten survivors from the fertile period (1982-1989), most of which were only issued on cassette in tiny editions of five to one-hundred copies. M Squared affiliates Prod join the extraterrestrial Software Seduction, He Dark Age's minimal wave neglect and the irreverent cut ups of The Horse He's Sick and MK Ultra & the Assassins of Light. The remaining tracks have been sourced from musicians' private archives and are being officially released on Oz Waves for the first time - Andy Rantzen's industrial dub Itch-E & Scratch-E precursor, the buoyant vocal-drone of Ironing Music, and Moral Fibro, Sydney's short lived answer to Weekend and Marine Girls. With detailed track-by-track notes, lines are drawn to Severed Heads, Scattered Order, and other antipodean post-punk royalty. As a DJ, Steele Bonus has gained notoriety via the exquisite selections that form his ongoing mix series Odd Waves. Sydney-born, Amsterdam-based, his graphic design has not only been responsible for sleeves on Efficient Space, but also trusted Amsterdam connoisseurs Music From Memory and Young Marco's Safe Trip. Includes a download card.
Maceo Plex, aka Eric Estornel, presents Journey To Solar on Ellum Audio. Opening this essential release is "Hang 106", a forceful seven minutes of eerie and cosmic techno that stretches out in all directions as manic melodies rain down from above. "Traktion" is full of ominous drones, crashing percussion and somber pads and makes for a dramatic and driving track that is filled with pain. "Love On Time" picks up the pace with twisted synths roaming free above a motorik kick and icy hi-hats. Following is the slow and spaced-out groove of "The Replicant V1", with fat synths and dark spacecraft sounds circling you as the drums grow ever bigger. "Shoulder Of Orion" then drops into a rickety groove with soulful pads stretching off to the horizon as rough drums march below. "The Replicant V2" is a spacey and dramatic techno effort with widescreen pads and gurgling synths making for a turbulent ride. Proving he has real range, "Motor Rotor" is a deep and driving track that conveys a real sense of motion as it races along an intergalactic highway.
Egypt-born, Barcelona-based DJ and producer Raxon was a resident at Audio Tonic events in Dubai and has performed all over the world, from Creamfields to Watergate to the Amsterdam Dance Event, in addition to guesting on John Digweed's radio show. The steely and direct "Majoris" opens this 12" with driving drums and slithering synth sounds; building to a big energetic peak with plenty of effects and filters, it is futuristic and abstract and full of the sort of tension for which Ellum Audio is known. The stellar "Sin Control" is much darker and more brooding, with a paranoid lead synth pinning surrounded by spaceship sounds and whirring machines.
DEGIORGIO'S OFFWORLD, KIRK: Two Worlds CD (FARO 055CD)
2001 release. Originally signed to Island Blue, Kirk Degiorgio's new music was deemed too alternative and cutting edge for a major label. Having left Island, Kirk Degiorgio is back with his Offworld project, on Far Out Recordings. In keeping with Far Out's Brazilian roots, Two Worlds features warm Brazilian vibes provided by special guests J.R. Bertrami and Ivan Conte on some tracks. Kirk's earliest musical passions were soul and jazz (renowned for his enormous collection of rare Sun Ra and Blue Note recordings), until a fresh sound started filtering back from Detroit to London. The new cold soul of Detroit techno inspired Kirk to start producing his own music, learning his art, studying old Herbie Hancock records, and recording his first tracks using equipment borrowed from techno legend Derrick May. In the early '90s, he began making music under the name As One. And set up his own (now cult) label, ART, to release it - reasoning that no major label at the time would take him on. ART proved he had an ear for groundbreaking sounds. Mark Pritchard said this of the label: "ART Records produced some of the best ambient techno ever made." The label released future classics by Black Dog, Aphex Twin, and was the first to release Photek, and Carl Craig in the UK. From Kirk's humble DIY beginnings pioneering Detroit techno in Europe, subsequent high profile TV ad soundtracks have given him the financial freedom to take his music to new levels. This unique position puts him sonically at the forefront of experimentation and unlike most artists from his era he has kept his sound fresh. As a producer he is equally able to crossover to the mainstream - his 12" Nairobi was one of Pete Tong's singles of the month - making his name with different shades of deep techno - always soulful, always funky. Hear him relaxing and stretching out on Two Worlds, where techno meets breakbeats, jazz and soul in a warm, club friendly mix.
2005 release. Far Out Recordings are proud to release the fifth album from Grupo Batuque, O Tempo Do Samba. A feel-good album of up-tempo Brazilian rhythms that pays homage to the samba beat, O Tempo Do Samba features ten full-length album tracks, plus eight percussive and vocal edits, hot-on-the-heels of the Tony Allen remixes of the first single from the album, Afro Black. The core of the album was written by Ivan Conti who, as one third of Azymuth and a regular Far Out Recordings contributor, needs no introduction. He was helped by infamous percussionist Cidinho Moreira, who has previously performed with the likes of Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon as well as the crème de la crème of Brazilian artists and, who on O Tempo Do Samba, is backed up on percussion by Pirulito, a regular member of Jorge Ben's legendary Banda Ze Pretinho in the '70s. Nico Rezende is a famous Brazilian pianist who had major success in the '80s as did composer, songwriter and saxophonist, Leo Gandelman, who worked on the searing horn arrangements that punctuate the album. The two lead vocalists are Fabiola and Claudemir De Silva. Fabiola was one of the most famous Brazilian samba singers from the '70s to the '90s, whilst newcomer Claudemir is both a poet and Sambista who is just beginning to get recognition for his impressive talents. Featuring seven vocal tracks including the 12" dancefloor monster "Afro Black" and the anthemic closing track "O Tempo", O Tempo Do Samba is undoubtedly Grupo Batuque's most accessible album to date. Whilst previous Grupo Batuque albums have often concentrated on the percussive rhythms, O Tempo Do Samba resets the balance with a set of songs, that, while keeping the percussion to the fore, form an album that will not only appeal to sambistas and percussionists, but anyone who digs the beat from Brazil.
$9.79 EAN: 5060006327629 WORLD
01. Bom Pra Kalimba
02. Cavasamba Um (Edit)
03. Nação Tupi
04. Voz do Afro Black (Edit)
05. Afro Black
06. O Temp do Samba Um (Edit)
07. Ida e Volta
08. O Tempo do Samba Dois (Edit)
09. Batucada Maneira
10. Cavasamba Dois (Edit)
11. Jaconé
2008 release. Far Out Recordings boldly move from their popular Brazilian catalog to the guerrilla sound of Binario's self-titled debut album. The band from Ipanema Beach brings the sound of Rio's underground to Binario with rhythmically rich and sonically expansive tracks full of intrigue and originality. A seven strong gang, Binario have captured their unique mix of psychedelia, guitar fuzz, electronica and tripped out space funk. Recreating the passion of their wild live shows, where the gear is wired to car batteries to blast their illicit grooves to Rio's beaches, Binario's layered sound mixes brooding instrumentals with futuristic freak outs and Portuguese scat vocals. Formed in early 2002 by Lucas Vasconcellos (electric guitar and piano) and Bernardo Palmeira (drums and vocal), the addition of five new members Bruno DiLullo (electric bass), Fabio Lima (electric guitar), alongside Rafael Rocha (drums), Eduardo Manso (electric guitar, piano) and Estevão Casé (synthesizer, piano) has allowed the collective to create an album sounding like nothing you have ever heard - the two drummers creating dense grooves for the swirling guitars and synths to twist around. Binario site Gilberto Gil and Caetano as influences. Their experimental approach and interest in subverting frequency, harmony and groove is behind their love of Radiohead, Tortoise, The Velvet Underground, Can, Kraftwerk, Zappa and Miles Davis. The instrumental opener "Funeral" veers closer to the dark underworld of heavy rock than the sun-drenched bossa beaches of Rio with Zepplin-esque swirling stadium guitars, crashing symbols and metronomic bass lines. "Amor Liquido" sees lead vocalist Lucas Vasconcellos rhythmical rapping to a futuristic soundscape filled with paranoid synth bleeps and bounding guitars. With a truly addictive warped electro hook, "Vamanda" is the feel good track of this debut long-player, which comes crashing to a glorious close. "DDP" is a restless electro improve, complete with trademark-warped guitars. "E Ai Gelara Voltei" closes up with a wall of crunching bass and soaring guitars, suddenly stopping and demanding a repeat from start. As Binario producer David Brinkworth (Harmonic 33) says, "These guys love nothing better than playing, composing and producing music. I can't say I ever heard a cross word spoken between them." Without egos or arguments Binario put down their debut in just five days at Compania Dos Technicos - the old RCA rooms in Copacabana - a studio large enough to set up two drummers, three guitarists, bass and vocals.
$9.79 EAN: 5060006355028 WORLD
01. Funeral
02. Amor Liquido
03. Balinha
04. LKJ
05. Jazzhole
06. Diretriz
07. Ibirapuera
08. Tarde Demais
09. Experimental (Catnip)
10. Vamanda
11. DDP
12. E Ai Galera Voltei
BANDA BLACK RIO: Super Nova Samba Funk CD (FARO 159CD)
2011 release. William Magalhães forms a modern-day Banda Black Rio, epitomizing the spirit of his father Oberdan's original '70s Brazilian samba soul and funk group, on Super Nova Samba Funk. BBR defined the Black Rio movement now enjoying a revival headed by Magalhães's incarnation with the passion of soul and funk again linking Rio and New York for a feel-good blast that also takes in hip-hop, samba, pop and bossa. Brazilian icons Seu Jorge, Marcio Local and Elza Soares are featured, alongside bossa pioneers Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil as well as Flame Killer and GOD PT3 from the famed NYC Mobb Deep crew. Super Nova Samba Funk brings Rio's black music cultures together to embody the ecstatic revival of Brazil and the Black Rio movement. Formed in Rio De Janeiro, 1976, Banda Black Rio pioneered the soul-funk movement in Brazil led by renowned saxophonist Oberdan Magalhaes. As global stars of the politically charged Black Rio movement, emerging almost a decade earlier from the Soul Brasileiro genre, BBR brought together Rio's black funk scene to rally against repression, a conservative record industry and white middle class press to mobilize disenchanted black Brazilian youth against the military dictatorship that mirrored the struggles in North America. Banda Black Rio released a string of unforgettable recordings in the late-1970s from 1977 debut album, Maria Fumaça, on Warner Music to 1978's Gafieira Universal on RCA Recordings that is considered one of the all-time great Brazilian jazz-funk records. Their third album, SaciPererê, was also released in 1978 by which point the band had made a lasting impact both in Brazil and abroad. Following the death of original band leader Oberdan Magalhães in 1984, the band stopped recording and performing. With a renaissance in Brazil's black music culture led by a new generation of soul, funk and hip hop artists, BBR finally arrived back with a brand new formation for comeback album Rebirth in 2000, before launching their most ambitious project to date with 2011's Super Nova Samba Funk - the group's sixth studio album produced and led by William Magalhães. Also features: Mano Brown, Aleh, Pyroman, Cesar Camargo Mariano and Don Pixote.
$9.79 EAN: 5060211500633 WORLD
01. Super Nova Samba Funk (9 No Samba)
02. Louis Lane (feat. Seu Jorge & Mano Brown)
03. América Do Sul
04. Quem Vem Lá (feat. Marcio Local)
05. Samba Nova
06. Som Preto
07. Deixa Estar (feat. Aleh)
08. Nossa Jornada
09. It´S The Time
10. Back To The Project (feat. Flame Killer & GOD PT3)
11. Paname (feat. Pyroman)
12. Isabela (feat. Elza Soares & Cesar Camargo Mariano)
13. Lindos Olhos (feat. Seu Jorge & Don Pixote)
14. Final Feliz
15. Irerê (feat. Gilberto Gil)
16. Aos Pés Do Redentor (feat. Caetano Veloso)
2012 release. Alongside Brazil's musical traditions exists a vibrant and contemporary musical landscape personified by the sultry yet captivating sound of Sexy Fi. Equal parts indie rock, blues pop and Brazilian soul, Nunca Te Vi De Boa mirrors Brazil's burgeoning role on the world stage. It's a metropolitan soundtrack to global living. From the sweet yet melancholic album's opener "Bermas" to the soaring horn-infused swankiness of "Loro Con Loro", this album glides between moments of discordant angst reminiscent of Sonic Youth and haunting muses of vocal-led pop sensibilities echoing Portishead. Including the stand out track "Keep Cooler" together with a remix by the very talented Born Ruffians (Warp Records), this body of work is a remarkable sophomoric effort defining the indie movement of Latin America. The journey this far is a tale of a musical connection formed in Brazil's capital city while studying at the University of Brasilia. The friendship of vocalist Camilla Zamith and guitarist Praxis would go on to span the Atlantic, with Camilla relocating to London and Praxis taking up residence in Rio de Janeiro, all the while collaborating across the digital expanse resulting in the duo's first album Chora Matisse, released in 2009 under the moniker of Nancy. On the back of these initial efforts the band was formed, appearing at a number of festivals across Brazil, ultimately embarking on a boutique tour in the US, culminating in showcase performances at the hallowed SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Fast forward to 2011 at Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, under the engineering talents of John McEntire (Tortoise), the band's signature tropical-chic musicality was captured in this full-length offering, Nunca Te Vi De Boa. Art-house indie blues rock meets Brazilian soul.
$9.79 EAN: 5060211500992 WORLD
01. Pequeno Dicionário De Ruas
02. Plato Pilotis
03. Roriz 2010
04. Bofe Story
05. Diogo's Lament
06. Loro On Loro
07. Macumba
08. Brasilia Graffiti
09. Looking Asa Sul, Feeling Asa Norte
10. Togetherness
11. Keep Cooler*
12. Keep Cooler (Born Ruffians Remix)*
Since LAARS epic crowd surfing days touring with his former disco-band Tôg, he has been honing his production skills with more metric music inspired by the classic godfathers Patrick Crowley and Giorgio Moroder for Lysår/None. Making playful, percussive house music with a disco heart is one of LAARS's passions that come into play on this 12".Sampling hits from his favorite records, sweeping filters, playing on his Juno 60 and having his band mates come in to play percussion and synthesizers over some of his grooves. The mysterious Willy Nickersen has remixed the songs into deeper territories.
Fun Records' fourth release comes from startling producer Nicolas Neik. Neik's debut can be considered unique: his three tracks are priceless tickets to explore an enhanced electronic music game based on a limitless creativity balanced with a strict self-demand. Mike Shannon's "F9M" remix is what grants a last outstanding coup de grâce: ethereal atmosphere, slippery vocals, padded white noise and a feverish bass. From "EXP" to "MEV", each Neik's track bends straight minimalist sounds to welcome a new vibrant vision of forward-thinking house. Neik's groove attains a complexity that circles and empowers the whole three tracks.
WHITE SCREEN, THE: The White Screen LP (GARZEN 004LP)
LP version. Garzen Records present their fourth release, and their first full-length album, The White Screen's self-titled debut album. The White Screen, the kings of trash/glam/rock n' roll, are re-inventing sex and lust in music. The two cousins, Gabriel and Gilbert Broid, are known as extra wild performers, and their shows already have a cult status in Israel with a large following of youngsters coming to every show and dressing as weird and wild as the band - they look almost like a cult of white zombies. They self-produced their debut album with the help of local producers such as Red Axes, Ryskinder, and Ram Orion. Their lyrics are very political and criticize the whole system and leadership in Israel - very not political correct. If you like to get kicked in the stomach with music, take a listen to this album.
The influential house duo System Of Survival present D-Votion. "D-Votion", a collaboration with Salvatore Stallone, is a deep and groovy dancefloor track with low-end grit and a funky swing it its step. "No Time To Waste" plays a hypnotically rhythmic synth over a steamy stage of sweaty percussion. "Phantom Power" offers a heavy dose of midnight action with a technoid feel - acid's presence builds a tension throughout while the bassline chugs the track further. Surfbit joins to present "Searching For A Wave". This one shines more sun with warm synths, soft vocals and gentle melodies.
The first solo artist release for the Gqom Oh! label. Dominowe is a 19 year old producer from the Newlands east township of Durban, South Africa. Siyathakatha snapshots important themes in Dominowe's personal journey, showcasing his original style in the context of the Durban electronic music scene, especially beside gqom and sghubu. "Siyathakatha" translates to "black magic", or, "we witching", which is right at the heart of this release: listening to these sounds invite you into the universe of an unseen world. It is about gqom working its magic on the dancefloor. "Bhenga Nezinja" features Chaotic Boyz.
HOS015 is the first physical release from the South London imprint since the label was established in 2012. Over four years in the planning, the record showcases the range of styles that have since become synonymous with the label. Scalade and Nights collaborate on "Stasis", combining a haunting depth of synth work with intricate levels of percussion. Seattle native Charlux brings his cross-Atlantic approach to grime with "Chanel Handbag". Scottish artist Fresh Paul offers "Janet Again", featuring a sample that recalls darker forays of '90s hip-hop. South coast producer, J-One delivers a trademark two-step rhythm, synths, and an intelligent melody.
$8.99 EAN: 5055300392084 ELECTRONIC
01. Scalade x Nights - Stasis
02. Charlux - Chanel Handbag
03. Fresh Paul - Janet Again
04. J-One - The Fever
BARNT: If She Says She Is A Healer, She Is A Healer 12" (HOLGER 012EP)
After gracing Holger with one of his signature remixes in 2015 on The Moonland Remixes, Barnt now returns with two of his own works, the first ones since his widely acclaimed debut LP of 2014 (MAGAZINE 013LP). Side A features an ethereal composition in five parts - accurately titled "A-Seite 1-5" - while Side B displays Barnt's idiosyncratic version of techno at its best: "If She Says She Is A Healer, She Is A Healer". Unmistakably the man from Magazine, yet in surprising new garments - and another perfect match for Holger.
Very occasionally you stumble across a digital album that stops you in your tracks - Mahatma X's A Mobtown Suite Vol 1 is exactly that. Home Assembly put matters right and put this excellent album on vinyl. Mahatma X was formed in 2013, initially as an instrumental beat-tape project by producer MALK in St. Andrews, Scotland. He would later be joined in Philadelphia by Jhana Gumption as live drummer and Jahred as MC. The group mixes live instrumentation with samples to create hip-hop reminiscent of its golden age. 17 instrumental tracks have the flow of a beat-tape, with tracks bleeding into one another, going off at right angles, or colliding bumper-to-bumper. Deep and soulful, phat, jazzy and funky - all delivered with a bucket full of punk attitude. From the Adderley sampling opener "Come Thru" to the flutes and breaks of "Mahatma And The White Devil", flutes (again) and warm, gospel organ of "This Hustle Game", and the spacey synths and deep, dubby bassline of "Worddagawd", you know you're in for an exhilarating ride. But there are also other elements that seem to elevate this record above, what is now, a fairly crowded genre. Notably, there's the languorous, stoned guitar refrain on "We Live In Bawlmer, Baby". And it's there again amongst the snares and samples of "Bright Moments" and the sun-kissed "Mad Poetik". RIYL: Dilla, Madlib, DJ Mitsu, Onra, Stones Throw, Jazzy Sport.
Marc Romboy presents his upcoming album Voyage De La Planète (HYPE 002CD/LP) his first solo full-length production in over eight years. Voyage De La Plantète pushes the boundaries between classical and electronic music, creating both an emotional and atmospheric experience. The first impression of this new sound can be heard on this 10". The album opener "Monde Futuriste", which blends together beautiful strings and soft flittering synths, merges the beauty of the violin played by Miki Kekenj and electronic arrangements, "Voyage De La Planète" mixes the two mediums together with fluttering synths and a somber string quartet.
TIERSEN, YANN: La Valse des Monstres LP (IDA 001LP)
2017 repress; LP version. 2017 repress of this 2012 remastered reissue; originally released in 1995. With his whimsical, melancholy music, Yann Tiersen has become sought after as both a solo artist and soundtrack composer. Borrowing from French folk music, chanson, musette waltz, and street music, as well as rock, avant-garde, and classical and minimalist influences, Tiersen's deceptively simple style has been likened to Chopin, Erik Satie, Philip Glass, and Michael Nyman. Tiersen first became popular outside his native France for his score to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film Amélie, but this was no overnight success; Tiersen had been working for years before the film brought him international acclaim. Tiersen's first album, La Valse des Monstres, includes several pieces composed for short films and plays, and introduces Tiersen's delicate but deeply emotional style featuring intricate arrangements of instruments as varied as toy piano, banjo, harpsichord, melodica, and carillon, as well as piano and guitar.
$10.39 EAN: 3700398708621 ROCK
01. Mouvement introductif
02. La valse des monstres
03. Frida
04. Quimper 94
05. Ballendaï
06. Comptine d'été n°17
07. Cléo au trapèze
08. La valse des monstres
09. Le banquet
10. Comptine d'été n°17
11. Mouvement introductif
12. La rue
13. Iwakichi
14. Hanako
15. La plaisanterie
16. Le compteur
17. Mouvement introductif
Double LP version. Yann Tiersen has sold hundreds of thousands of records worlds wide and even more soundtracks. Since 2009 he has been focused on playing live, with 270 shows spread over three world tours, which touched every continent. Tiersen presents a re-mastered edition of his second album 1996's Rue Des Cascades. With his whimsical, melancholy music, Yann Tiersen has become a sought-after composer, not only for his soundtrack work, but in his own right. Borrowing from French folk music, chanson, musette waltz and street music, as well as rock, avant-garde, and classical and minimalist influences, Tiersen's deceptively simple style has been likened to Chopin, Erik Satie, Philip Glass, and Michael Nyman. Tiersen became popular outside his native country for his score to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film Amélie. Born in Brest in Brittany, on June 23, 1970, Tiersen was raised in Rennes and made a name for himself as one of the star pupils at his local conservatory. Tiersen studied violin and piano from the ages of six to fourteen, and eventually trained to be a conductor. However, Tiersen rebelled against his classical training and, inspired by the likes of Joy Division and the Stooges, played guitar with several local post-punk-influenced bands during his later teenage years. At the same time, Tiersen was also composing soundtracks for short films and accompaniment for plays. Several of these pieces ended up on his first album, La Valse des Monstres (IDA 001CD/LP), in 1995 and introduced his delicate but deeply emotional style, and which also featured intricate arrangements incorporating instruments as varied as toy piano, banjo, harpsichord, melodica, and carillon, as well as piano and guitar. If La Valse des Monstres and its follow-up, 1996's Rue Des Cascades, were slow burners, Tiersen's third album, 1998's La Phare (IDA 003CD/LP), met a different fate; its single, "Monochrome," which was sung by French pop star Dominique A., was a radio hit and propelled the album, and Tiersen, to mainstream success in France.
$12.39 EAN: 3700398708638 ROCK
01. I've Never Been There
02. Cascade Street
03. Not That Simple
04. Summer Nursery Rhyme No. 2
05. Summer Nursery Rhyme No. 3
06. Already Gone
07. The Room
08. Introductory Movement
09. The Mute Girl
10. Naomi
11. Evening Party
12. The Old Man Still Wants It
13. Still Here
14. It Was There...
15. Prayer No. 2
16. Summer Nursery Rhyme No. 1
17. The Window
18. Prayer No. 3
19. The Empty Room
20. Everyday Life
2017 repress of this 2013 remastered reissue; originally released in 1998. French musician and composer Yann Tiersen's 1998 third album, La Phare, yielded the single "Monochrome," a collaboration with French songwriter and vocalist Dominique A; "Monochrome" was a radio hit and propelled the album, and Tiersen, to mainstream success in France. As Tiersen's acclaim grew, so did the scope of his records. 1999's Black Session -- a live album of a radio performance -- featured collaborations with Dominique A and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, as well bands like Têtes Raides and The Married Monk. Soon after, Jean-Pierre Jeunet asked Tiersen to score Jeunet's film Amélie, which would bring Tiersen international acclaim upon its release in 2001.
LES MARQUISES: A Night Full Of Collapses LP (IDA 109LP)
LP version. The brilliant songwriter Jean-Sébastien Nouveau invites many musicians to give life to this new opus, Les Marquises' third album A Night Full Of Collapses. The newcomers are Matt Elliott (featured on "Feu Pâle", "The Beguiled", "Following Strangers", and "The Passing"), Agathe Max (Ofield, Farewell Poetry), Olivier Mellano, Christian Quermalet (The Married Monk), Jeff Hallam (Dominique A), Louis Montmasson, and François Clos. They join Jonathan Grancollot (Pan Pan Pan), Souleymane Felicioli, Julien Nouveau, Martin Duru (Immune), and obviously Jean-Sébastien Nouveau, who wrote all the lyrics and music while conducting the whole ensemble. Les Marquises' surprising 2013 Pensée Magique, an experimental pop-oriented album inspired by the cinema of Werner Herzog, Peter Brook, and Jean Rouch. Now Jean-Sébastien is back with A Night Full Of Collapses which, as its title suggests, is an eminently nocturnal record. Cinematic atmospheres are always present but the aforementioned references here give way to the work of David Lynch. The record is reminiscent of Badalamenti's compositions for Twin Peaks or the more recent dark-jazz of Dale Cooper Quartet and The Dictaphones as well as the first records by Bohren & Der Club of Gore. And while on the subject of disturbing and offbeat atmospheres, it is impossible not hear the ghosts of Talk Talk and especially Psychic TV floating here and there. But as always with Les Marquises, these are only first impressions. The influences and inspirations may seem clear at first sight but we soon find they make up a simple background whose sole purpose is to situate an action and provide context. Like the cinema which inspires him so much, Jean-Sébastien is cryptic in his approach and does not wish to clearly reveal his intentions to listeners. On the contrary, he aims to throw listeners off balance without ever attacking them and to lead them to lose themselves in his nocturnal, dreamlike, sometimes peaceful, sometimes unstable universe. A Night Full Of Collapses cultivates a mysterious aura conducive to wandering and reflection. Pensée Magique was both concise and yet abundant, even stifling for some. A Night Full Of Collapses is more grounded in some ways as it leaves aside bursts of pop in favor of a more jazzy framework which conveys its author's benevolent attitude.
$10.39 EAN: 3521381538403 ROCK
01. Vallées Closes
02. Lament
03. Feu Pâle
04. The Beguiled
05. A Forest Of Lines
06. Following Strangers
07. Des Nuits
08. The Passing
Double LP version. Following 2013's Minuit Dans Tes Bras, Michel Cloup is back with another instalment of his personal history - this time in a duo with the drummer Julien Rufié (Eryn Non Dae). Eleven tracks with the title Ici Et Là-Bas ("Here and Down There") which leaves little doubt as to the album's subject. "I stayed in Rome twice in 2012 for a residency and for a concert at the Villa Medici. It was a year and a half after the death of my mother who was Italian. I was still totally in mourning and really pretty upset. A bunch of memories came back to the surface at a time when I had lost a lot of my bearings. I hadn't finished writing Minuit Dans Tes Bras but I knew I'd found the starting point for the record after that." Over the whole album, Michel explores the many paths his own history has taken and, as is usually the case in his work, uses this to create a universal story which is at the heart of current events. "I realized that what I was going through, this late realization of my dual origins and the way I felt then had a resonance with certain events at the time. So I decided to tell my story in parallel with more general ideas, trying to hook up the personal and the political. The whole thing is a kind of fragmented scenario." The compositions are crystal clear and without embellishments although more arranged and less minimalist than on the two previous albums. The record as a whole sounds more rock in style and more direct particularly because of the playing of Julien Rufié. The songs are relatively short apart from the last two tracks where some Michel's most touching lyrics ever appear. "I wanted to break away from the monolithic side of the first two albums as a duo and move towards something more broken up and varied. Working with Julien gave me a new lease of life, new energy and quicker tempos. Ici Et Là-Bas is a little like my musical identity card and in any case it reflects all my obsessions - rock, French 'chanson', spoken-word, groove, experimentation, psychedelia, power or gentleness. I wanted it to be wild and with no barriers in the spirit of 'Check Your Head' by the Beastie Boys or 'Bubble and Scrape' by Sebadoh."
$12.39 EAN: 3521381536263 ROCK
01. Qui Je Suis
02. La Classe Ouvrière S'est Enfuie
03. Ici Et Là-Bas
04. Deux Minutes Vingt-Cinq
05. Nous Qui N'arrivons Plus À Dire Nous
06. Animal Blessé
07. D32W
08. Séparer
09. Nouveau En Ville
10. Etranger
11. Une Adresse En Italie
LP version. Ozkär Krapö on Zëro's fifth album San Francisco: "The first demo by Zëro - the reincarnation of Bästard!, a group which had its origins in the Deity Guns (initiators of the French post-rock movement) - is already ten years old and San Francisco is their fifth album. A red album- just like there have been white albums or black albums. A major album in a discography, in the history of a group. The style is the same as can be recognized in all the records but the total break with the past is fascinating. As is the image of the cover which shows three individuals sitting on a long seat with their faces erased, just merged together by the stains on the decrepit wall behind them. It's like a reverse image of the Greek Hydra - or rather of the Cerberus, the three-headed dog and guardian of Hell - with three bodies, three exceptional musicians who blend together and bloom into one sole head, one sound. Zëro now play as a trio and the group has gained in coherency. One after the other, the tracks flow fluidly together as a whole despite the complexity of the arrangements and the multiple cinematographic or musical references, with both sides of the record containing a mix of contained violence and tense atmospheres. All through this 35-minute trip, it is a pleasure to let yourself go taking in the explosive outbursts which have always been part of the group's identity and strike the ear in the same way as a stroboscope pervades the eye. But what is surprising about San Francisco is the tracks which are almost pop (in the best sense of the term, as The Feelies or Wire were immense pop groups) with their dynamic faux laidback nonchalance make you want to jump in the car with the radio on full blast and speed down an ocean road. Finally, cutting up, resolving or enhancing these tracks, the album's unity is above all derived from its passages of contained tension which are both psychedelic and noisy with menacing atmospheres harking back to their last appearances as a trio during readings by Virginie Despentes. Finally, it is perfectly natural that the trip should end in 'San Francisco', the title track of the album - a song which you would like to turn into a locked groove to indefinitely prolong this moment in which all the tension is resolved, stretched out and absorbed in a feeling of serenity and fullness."
$10.39 EAN: 3700398715100 ROCK
01. Last Bills For Lapdance
02. Ich... Ein Groupie
03. Lac Baïkal
04. The Drum Thing
05. Boogie Tango Thrill
06. Cracking
07. Jed / Snowdog
08. Cheap Dream Generator
09. San Francisco
LP version. GaBLé are back and the great big joyful mess which accompanies the group will leave no-one indifferent. This is a full-on first contact, a total break with the context and almost fascinating - a perfect summary in fact of this absolutely whacked-out new analog pop opus full of the live energy which characterizes the trio onstage. JoLLy TrouBLe is more or less a translation of the French phrase "un beau bordel" and moves on further from the collage, DIY or chaotic rock style GaBLé have been known for in recent years. Following MuRDeD (2013), Gaëlle, Mathieu, and Thomas are back with music which is superbly thought-out, composed, produced and interpreted. These songs have a strong identity which makes them recognizable at first listen but their prime quality is to systematically throw listeners off balance. It's inventive and personal music which only groups of Gablé's calibre can produce. GaBLé also have the advantage of knowing how to put themselves in danger and also of knowing the best people to work with, as around a dozen friends - musicians, backing singers, technicians - were invited to exchange, suggest and talk out ideas for the record. JoLLy TRouBLe is the type of work which is full of humility while remaining both complex and ambitious. Rock, folk, song, jazz and of course electronic glitch or analog, even experimental music, JoLLy TRouBLe is all of these at once. Of course, let's not forget the term "alien" when talking about GaBLé's way of composing and interpreting these highly varied but coherent songs. There are thirteen songs whose subtle arrangements (clarinet, saxophone, flute, marimba, trumpet, machines and synthesizers plus all sorts of backing vocals) nonetheless highlight the combo's immediately attractive side and vocal talents. Here GaBLé are equally at home with sunny, benevolent pop ("On Purpose" and the first single "Tropicool") as with bursts of noise ("How Long"), psychedelic slow burns ("Porti"), punk riffing ("Marvoof") or faux ballads which are crazed but still really touching ("Youngsters", "Thinging"). Yes, JoLLy TRouBLe really is a truly beautiful mess, a truly beautiful record by a truly beautiful group enhanced by a truly beautiful gang of friends. The type of record you don't hear every day. Artwork by Angela Dalinger.
$10.39 EAN: 3521381536621 ROCK
01. oN PuRPoSe
02. MaGiC GiFT
03. TRoPiCooL
04. HoW LoNG
05. PoRTi
06. WaKe uP
07. MaRVooF
08. ViRGuLe
09. youNGSTeRS
10. THiNGiNG
11. DeCay SuSTaiN
12. ViSioN
13. TeNGo
LP version. Chapelier Fou, aka Louis Warynski, is well known today for his exemplary discography: three albums - 613 (2010), Invisible (2012), and Deltas (IDA 098LP, 2014), three EPs - Darling, Darling, Darling... (2009), Scandale ! (2009), and Al Abama (2011) - and two 12" of remixes Protest EP (2014) and Fuses (IDA 098-2EP, 2015). Since the very beginning of his career, the French composer's songs always stimulated the imagination of his listeners. Many artists, theater, and movie directors or actors have asked to use his songs or requested commissioned works. "Les Métamorphoses de Mr. Kalia" is in this very specific category of commissioned work by Chapelier Fou. The mini-album Kalia is the very first instalment to be released as a record. In spring 2014, Béatrice Lartigue and Cyril Diagne from French artists' collective Lab212 contacted Chapelier Fou while he was finalizing his third album Deltas. The two invited him to work on a digital art installation project, "Les Métamorphoses de Mr. Kalia" the graphic work of which was entirely generated by code and entered in a DevArt (the famous firm offering databases for developers) contest. The project was then selected by Google to be presented at the "Digital Revolution" exhibition at the famous Barbican Centre of London alongside works from Björk, Will I Am, and Amon Tobin, among others. The nine songs presented on Kalia are striking because of their effectiveness and conciseness (each track is just over two minutes). The writing approach offered here is more radical than Louis's previous work. Each song is based on a simple idea from which the artist extracts its maximum potential to give a stripped down result. This enables listeners to get closer to the seductive inner substance of his work - a unique groove and sense of rhythm, simple and haunting melodies plus the ability to fill the sound space whatever the limits imposed. Above all, Kalia shows brilliantly that Chapelier Fou's music is just not a well-written mix of electronic music with violin. It is the breeding ground for research, experimentation and cohesiveness. It is an inspiration for its creators, for listeners and for the creative people using it in their own work. It is an interaction, a dialogue and perpetual questioning.
LP version. Winter Family is a duo of Ruth Rosenthal and Xavier Klaine who met in Jaffa in 2004. Their dark, saturated and dense music is described as "death swing", "weird wave" or "funeral pop". Their self-titled debut (2007) offered minimal music played by Xavier on pipe organ, harmoniums and piano backing strict spoken-word texts chanted by Ruth. Their second album, Red Sugar (SR 315CD/AV 032LP, 2011) was highly praised by critics. After they toured the world with their theatrical documentary Jerusalem Cast Lead (2011), they moved to Flatbush, Brooklyn. Attracted by New York/West Indian/Caribbean culture of their neighborhood, they started writing a new album. The block parties, community parades, and helicopters are frequent and Winter Family systematically capture all these sounds for their theatrical documentary work, some of them are also found on South From Here. At the end of 2012, Hurricane Sandy drowned all their equipment. They bought an old drum machine and an old synth and discovered sounds that were to make up the final color of South From Here. They began to mix South From Here in a cellar in Jaurès inspired by the sound of the Pierre Carré Orchestra and the reverb sounds at the Foire du Trône city fair. They recorded new parts of the album on tour - in the Guggenheim house in Kobe, Japan and during organ, voice and absinthe night sessions in the German Temple in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. For uncertain reasons, they then settled opposite Banana Beach in Tel Aviv. Ruth's lyrics attempt to translate the blindness into which Israeli society is definitively sinking. They published No World in collaboration with Yochai Matos (2015), released a cassette on the micro label Psychic Mule (2014), and completed South From Here, recording saccharine arrangements inspired by local weddings. The result of this long and painful calypso process is a mixture of pessimism and acceptance they summarize with these words: "Life is Beautiful". On South From Here, Ruth plays machines, drums, beatbox, and sings. Xavier plays old organs, synth, celesta, and piano. Some friends and their daughter join them here and there on the record: Ben McConnell (drums), Fabien Lehalle (bass), Victor Gachet (snare drum), Saralei Klaine (gaming and voice) and the voices of actors from Chekhov's The Seagull by Arthur Nauzyciel (Adèle Haenel, Dominique Reymond, Laurent Poitrenaud, Marie-Sophie Ferdane, etc.)
$10.39 EAN: 3521381540604 ROCK
A1. Archaic Landscape
A2. No World
A3. Spring Roll
A4. Ikea
A5. Yallah
A6. Jesus
B1. Miss Bonaventure
B2. The Land of the Free
B3. Cortelyou Rd (We Shall Overcome)
B4. Delightful Blindness
B5. Gaza
B6. Imagine
Double LP version. Ici d'Ailleurs present a remastered version of Trupa Trupa's third album Headache, originally released in 2015 on CD and cassette via Blue Tapes And X-Ray Records. Trupa Trupa play rock, come from Poland, and consist of four musicians in a guitars-bass-drums-keyboard-vocals line-up. The story of Headache would perhaps have ended there if a certain Sasha Frere-Jones, one of today's most prominent and influential critics, hadn't written in the Los Angeles Times that "one of the best rock bands doing business now is from Gdansk, Poland." While on a trip to Poland, Stéphane Grégoire, label manager and founder of the Ici d'Ailleurs label, first met Trupa Trupa at a concert by another Polish talent, Stefan Wesolowski. The group gave him a copy of Headache which he put straight on his turntable on return to France. He was taken at once and fell straight in love. Soon enough, the reactions were coming in quick. Everyone thought, like Sasha Frere-Jones, that this really is one of the best rock albums of recent years. Trupa Trupa synthesizes what is best in the genre since the early '90s - from Pavement to Slint via The Black Angels - with unstoppable, spontaneous compositions with a real freshness. But it is primarily as an album, a true thoughtful and constructed set of 11 tracks which cannot be separated from each other, that Headache really comes into its own. The third album from a band that nobody saw coming, has been deemed a rare pearl by those who have had the chance to listen. "One of the best rock bands doing business now is from Gdansk, Poland. The lead singer of Trupa Trupa is poet Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, who sings (and speaks, sometimes) in English. The band recalls a less woozy version of Dungen, another band who know their '60s psychedelia but don't sound like thirsty revivalists. Kwiatkowski leans into the conversational loopiness of Syd Barrett and the band flowers behind him. Beauty and intensity get equal space here." --Sasha Frere-Jones, Los Angeles Times "This is incredible work. The result is their first moment of true greatness." --The Quietus "It's 2015, everyone, and did you hear? Bands are back in a big way, and Trupa Trupa is hands-down among the very best of 'em." --Tiny Mix Tapes
The second physical release for the newly-launched Injazero Records is the solo LP from Kyiv, Ukraine-based sound designer, Heinali, aka Oleg Shpudeiko. Crushing waves of distortion reminiscent of Ben Frost or Oneohtrix Point Never surround radiant sound-design in the mold of Jon Hopkins or Andy Stott. Pulsing, fluttering synth-worlds, like those of Emeralds or Popol Vuh, orbit through a galaxy of texture not unlike Clint Mansell's Moon score (2009). Heinali recently constructed the acclaimed soundtrack to PlayStation's 2016 videogame Bound. Much of his commercial and commissioned work for film, television, and dance (dating back to 2009) evokes the string-orientated subtlety and tenderness of Ludovico Einaudi, Max Richter or film score great Hans Zimmer. "A truly complete work, a story with a beginning, a middle and an end, and like all good stories, it leaves you with a sense of joy, the joy of knowing you have just experienced something unique and beautiful." --A Closer Listen "Achingly, longingly beautiful." --Terrorizer "Its brilliance lies in its authority to get inside your heart and suspend you in awe." --Sea of Tranquility. Comes on 180 gram, red vinyl.
$20.99 EAN: 5070000100302 ELECTRONIC
A1. Anthracite
A2. Shuffle
A3. Away
A4. Holding a Cloud
B1. Hauntology
B2. You Gave Me Butterflies
B3. Embrace, Embrace, Embrace
B4. Anthem
Landside is the collaboration between Italian producers Hunter/Game and the Icelandic band Kúra. The sound draws as much from the deep vibe and melancholy ambience of Kúra's reflective, dubby moods, as it does from the more insistent groove of Hunter/Game's dancefloor roots. With four releases under their belt and more to follow, Landside are primed to get a remix EP. From the stormy modulated chords of Robert Hood and trickling pads crafted by Etapp Kyle, to the dystopian narratives expressed by Bambounou and Edanticonf, the re-visionings provide additional star-power to what is already a fine, shimmering series.
The third release on Madam X's burgeoning imprint comes from Manchester based Walton. The A-side features two fierce and stark club cuts, with "Tension" setting the tone for the murkiness inside. "Taiko" hinges on a groove that bounces and slams its way through the runtime with Mary Ann Hobbs a fan of "the dark, tribal textures". The pace is kept up with two more dense, atmospheric tracks. "Black Hole" employs a heavy set, feverish use of percussion and "Zen" acts as a more cinematic cut, almost like a weightless, demonic lullaby.
ZAPPA, FRANK: Live At The Palladium New York Halloween 1977 LP (KH 9079LP)
By October 1977, Frank Zappa was firmly established as an iconic and iconoclastic rock star. He had recently been preparing Läther (1977), a proposed four-LP set, due for release on Halloween. However, his label declined to proceed, leading to protracted legal hassles. This show, at The Palladium, New York was broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour, was on the album's release date, and finds the great man in superb form, as he tackles a range of material, much of it from Läther. The entire broadcast is presented here with background notes and images.
Demian, aka Damien Pontonnier, presents Milestars EP, a quirky and vibrant track trio with an obvious knack for catchy melodic details in a kinetic techno corsage. "Déclica" boots with deliciously stoic cowbell-isms that leave the doors of perception wide open for some iconoclastic, yet surprisingly effective synth action. The title cut invests in texture-rich atmosphere without forgetting about the precise amount of momentum you need to tip the floor over the edge. "No Hype For The Fish" takes things in a more hypnotic direction, intertwining free-form arpeggios and tape delay with smart beatsmanship.
Limited repress. Wolfgang Voigt is a man of many means and monikers, having engendered a unique take on electronic expressionism across multiple media - from riotous early '90s acid to cyber-folkloristic techno or the abstract drama of his current Rückverzauberung project, Voigt is a pioneering vision to be found on vinyl, canvas or flickering screens. Ranking among the most dense, hypnotic, atmospheric recordings in his oeuvre, the Gas releases have since become internationally recognized classics with a cult following, hailed as "a wondrous high point in the history of electronic music" by Pitchfork and considered "some of the most influential albums of the '90s" by The Guardian. From foggy dub techno to anthemic electronica and loop-based ambient techno, the list of acts, tracks and even genres influenced by the full-lengths and EPs crafted under the Gas umbrella between 1995 and 2000 seems endless, giving these long sold-out original releases even more of a near-mythical quality. Following the much-acclaimed (and out-of-print) retrospective Nah Und Fern from 2008, Kompakt has decided that it's high time for a reissue that features the core Gas albums, originally released by the legendary Mille Plateaux imprint in the '90s, the records that introduced the project's trademark sound between Schönberg and Kraftwerk, Wagner and the bass drum, "an endless march through the underwoods of an imaginary, misty forest and into the disco." Inside this comprehensive anthology, listeners will experience Zauberberg (1997), Königsforst (1998), Pop (2000) and the sought-after Oktember 12 inch (1999), all together available as luxurious ten LP and four CD edition. Box is the most comprehensive version of these releases ever. The vinyl features edits that were previously unavailable on wax - with each album being presented as three LP pressings (instead of the original two LP pressings), for extended playtime and superior sound quality, finally released the way this music was intended to be heard. This highly collectible box set comes with an art-print book featuring newly processed and previously unreleased photography from the Königsforst woods around Cologne, in the style of the legendary, trail-blazing Gas artwork. Box is to be considered as the definitive take on a unique sound cosmos and an extraordinary period of music. An essential outing for every serious fan of electronic music.
Following Fiume Nero (2014), the young Italian composer has moved from the raw primordial chaos that characterized his first work to develop a reflection on how a hypothetical absence of humans and biological life could modify industrialized and civilized spaces. Using field recordings, obscure samples, and FM synthesis, Epiro draws his abstract landscapes as a series of overexposed and imprecise pictures made by concrete and organic architectures, amorphous rhythmic patterns, and repetitive sequences. The result is a record that plays with taut minimal touches, inspired by the work of Egisto Macchi, Angus MacLise, Demdike Stare, and Fis.
REBAR: Hansaprohlis EP (Incl. Alex Bau & Coeter Remixes) 12" (MOC 013EP)
Made Of Concrete founders Andreas Pionty and fumée grise join forces as Rebar and put forth their debut EP. Opening track "Prohlis" is a straightforward exploration of industrial elements with an impersonal, functional atmosphere. Coeter jumps in on the rework, adding more groove to the track through rhythmic distortion. "Hansaviertel" unfolds as a more traditional composition. Using live recordings from the eponymous district in Berliner fumée grise's home base, the track evokes the same minimalist and cavernous ambiance as the area itself. Known for his upright techno antics, Alex Bau puts forth an atypical dub tech remix.
2017 repress; now at mid-line pricing; originally released in 2008. Another chapter in the ever-evolving story of Karen Dalton. These are home recordings, taped by Joe Loop, as was the acclaimed double live album Cotton Eyed Joe (MEGAUK 015CD, 2007). These recordings were made at Dalton's home in Boulder, Colorado, on a reel-to-reel. It sounds like the album Dalton would have released in 1963 had she been given the opportunity. Here are the first takes of "Ribbon Bow," "Katie Cruel," and "In the Evening," and a more complete document of Dalton's repertoire on banjo. During their first long stay in Colorado, Dalton and her husband Richard Tucker were lucky enough to find in Joe Loop an enlightened club owner who would book them often but who was also a self-taught sound engineer. Joe Loop recorded a couple of Dalton's shows, and would also occasionally bring his reel-to-reel machine to Dalton and Tucker's house on Pine Street so they could record their burgeoning musical ideas. Some jams were recorded with Tucker trying his hand at the saxophone, without the ease he showed on vocals. But Dalton was overwhelmed by the reel-to-reel machine's possibilities and would gladly experiment by herself with overdubs -- something of a portastudio a couple of decades before it became a musician's household commodity. By the grace of Joe Loop's faith, we now have a document of what a 1963 Karen Dalton album would be like.
LP version. Includes download code. Mental Experience present a reissue of Cozmic Corridors self-titled album. Cozmic Corridors is an underground kraut-kosmische monster, recorded and produced circa 1972-73 in Cologne by Toby "The Mad Twiddler" Robinson for his Pyramid label. The album was apparently released as an ultra-limited handmade edition back in the early '70s, but no original copies have surfaced. Featuring Mythos drummer Hans-Jürgen Pütz on percussion and effects, alongside synth/keyboard freak Alex Meyer, poet/vocalist Pauline Fund, and the mysterious guitarist Peter Förster. Cozmic Corridors is an album if tripped-out electronic ambient soundscapes, dark atmospheres, drones, plenty of MiniMoog, gothic Hammond organ, Rhodes, electric and 12-string acoustic guitars, ritual chants, effects, and horror cinematic vibes. It is not advisable to listen to this alone in the dark. RIYL: Terry Riley, Cluster, Ash Ra Tempel, Popol Vuh, Emtidi, Jacula, Franco Leprino, Dead Can Dance. Master tape sound; Insert with detailed liner notes by Alan Freeman, head boss at Ultima Thule and author of The Crack In The Cosmic Egg (1996).
2017 repress. Chorus is a full multi-pack from KiNK and features hometown collaborator KEi. KiNK, aka Strahil Velchev, is based in Sofia, Bulgaria. KiNK is his house set while Cyrillic is his techno project. KiNK was named Resident Advisor's #1 Live Act in 2015.
A project that came to life fueled by collector's obsession and a life-long willingness to dive head-first into unknown musical wormholes, Miles Whittaker and Sean Canty have never been defined by a singular musical trajectory. Their opening salvo of releases dabbled with the aesthetic of the occult and provided an alternate, parallax view of the Italian Library records with which they were both obsessed at the time, but as their long running mixtape series and brilliantly curated DDS label attest, their interests extend far outside the crevices of early electronic music and into dance music, dancehall, roots, jungle, techno, industrial, noise and beyond. While 2013's Testpressing series provided an outlet for mostly club-based productions shot from the hip, Wonderland, their first album since 2012's Elemental, has been constructed with a narrative in mind. From the clipped hard-style of the opening "Curzon", through the jaunty dancehall mutations of "Animal Style" and "FullEdge", exotica/house refractions on "Hardnoise", the frankly ridiculous, bass-bin destroying jungle ructions on "Sourcer", or the extended tease of "Overstaying", it's probably the most enjoyable and loose-limbed hour of music in their catalog, or that you'll likely hear in these weird, angst-ridden times. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton. Comes in a jewel case.
Limited repress; Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve. A project that came to life fueled by collector's obsession and a life-long willingness to dive head-first into unknown musical wormholes, Miles Whittaker and Sean Canty have never been defined by a singular musical trajectory. Their opening salvo of releases dabbled with the aesthetic of the occult and provided an alternate, parallax view of the Italian Library records with which they were both obsessed at the time, but as their long running mixtape series and brilliantly curated DDS label attest, their interests extend far outside the crevices of early electronic music and into dance music, dancehall, roots, jungle, techno, industrial, noise and beyond. While 2013's Testpressing series provided an outlet for mostly club-based productions shot from the hip, Wonderland, their first album since 2012's Elemental, has been constructed with a narrative in mind. From the clipped hard-style of the opening "Curzon", through the jaunty dancehall mutations of "Animal Style" and "FullEdge", exotica/house refractions on "Hardnoise", the frankly ridiculous, bass-bin destroying jungle ructions on "Sourcer", or the extended tease of "Overstaying", it's probably the most enjoyable and loose-limbed hour of music in their catalog, or that you'll likely hear in these weird, angst-ridden times. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton.
London-based DJ and producer Auntie Flo returns to Mule Musiq following his 2016 Reverence 12" (MUSIQ 204EP). The Remembrance EP is a deep, solemn journey through atmospheric house, combining mystical melodies with polyrhythmic percussion -- a highly inspirational work of ambient beauty.
YONKERS, MICHAEL: Michael Lee Yonkers LP (MY 003LP)
An original sealed pressing of Michael Yonkers's Michael Lee Yonkers from 1974. Self-recorded in 1971 and '72, Michael Lee Yonkers has often been referred to as Michael's "country" album. It is many folks' favorite of his early works, and is likely the weirdest. The roughhewn quality of these recordings has caused listeners to make comparisons with other "real people" outsiders like Grudzien and the Holy Modal Rounders, but there are more obvious, well-known comparisons (Townes Van Zandt) that are at least as appropriate. There are clear references to various classic country stylings in these songs, even as Michael's unique distillation of their influence lends a delightfully skewed mischievousness to the proceedings. Released in 1974 and rescued from deep inside Yonks's storage space/weirdo museum.
$24.39 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. An Easy Goin Country Guy
A2. My Sally
A3. Black Birds In The Sky
A4. The Nice Boy
A5. Funboots
A6. Furnace Springs
A7. Pigeon Falls
B1. Mrs. Jennings Fruit Fly Farm
B2. Donald Wheeler
B3. She Can Cry Her Tears Alone
B4. Im So Glad You Came
B4. One Room And A Brass Bed
B6. Come A Long
Beneath presents an EP for his own label, No Symbols. The Quietus on No Symbols 006: "Across six releases on that label as well as a clutch of material shared via others over the years, the producer's music has always embodied everything that's exciting about bass-driven UK club music with its murky sub-bass, rolling drums and paranoia-inducing melodies... What's most exceptional about Beneath's work, as summed up on this latest release, is how clear-cut his genre influences are and yet how difficult to tie down it is to perhaps one easily boxed-in sub-genre or scene."
2013 release. Recorded in December 2008 in Ghent, Belgium - equal parts science experiment and Geeshie Wiley tribute. Mutual admirers, Harris Newman and Ignatz met in Belgium to play a duo concert for the Étoiles Polaires festival, and have since done a smattering of shows together in Canada. Features re-imaginings of a few of Ignatz's best loved hits, as well as original compositions for electric guitar, lap steel, acoustic guitar, and Gakken synthesizer. Five songs, 39 minutes. All songs by Harris Newman and Ignatz. Originally released as a tour-only CD-R in 2009. Recorded at the Vooruit in Ghent in December 2008; Remastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering in Montréal in September 2013; Artwork by Gwénola Carrère in Brussels.
$14.99 UPC: 769791964976 ROCK
01. Political Song For Carla Bruni To Sing (With Synthesizer) (6:36)
02. I Will Bring You Buzzard Meat (6:50)
03. Rise While You Fall (9:22)
04. Under The Reef Of Cloud (8:50)
05. Stray Dog (7:21)
2014 release. Rose compiles two duos recorded at two radio sessions over two ten inch records. Ed Askew and Joshua Burkett live for Rob 'Hatch' Miller's show on WFMU in October of 2007. Ed Askew - words and music, voice, harmonica; Joshua Burkett - tiple; Recorded Irene Trudel of WFMU. Ed Askew and Steve Gunn live for Greg Healey's show on Dandelion Radio in March of 2010. Ed Askew - words and music, voice, harmonica; Steve Gunn - tiple; Recorded by Ed Askew. Re-mastered by Harris Newman of Grey Market Mastering, Montréal, in 2014. Artwork by Gwénola Carrère.
$14.99 UPC: 769791964983 ROCK
01. Ed Askew & Joshua Burkett- Little Eyes (2:20)
02. Ed Askew & Joshua Burkett- Oh The Lovely Face (4:30)
03. Ed Askew - [spoken intro] (1:19)
04. Ed Askew & Joshua Burkett- Roadio Rose (5:41)
05. Ed Askew - [spoken: Ed talks about his albums] (1:26)
06. Ed Askew & Joshua Burkett- Little Infinite Love Song (3:09)
07. Ed Askew - [spoken: Ed talks about his influences] (1:37)
08. Ed Askew & Joshua Burkett- The Accordion Man (3:44)
09. Ed Askew & Steve Gunn - When I Arrive (2:57)
10. Ed Askew & Steve Gunn - The Accordion Man (5:23)
11. Ed Askew & Steve Gunn - For The World (2:53)
12. Ed Askew & Steve Gunn - Maple Street (2:44)
13. Ed Askew & Steve Gunn - Little Eyes (3:46)
14. Ed Askew & Steve Gunn - Moon In The Mind (4:31)
15. Ed Askew - Drum Song (2:18)
2015 release. Eloïse Decazes and Delphine Dora play and sing Luciano Berio. Folk Songs (1971) is a cycle of traditional songs (or traditional inspiration) collected in different countries, collected, and arranged (or composed) by the Italian composer Luciano Berio for his wife, the singer Cathy Berberian. Almost fifty years later, Eloïse Decazes and Delphine Dora took the liberty to re-record them in their own way. Features Mocke Depret on guitar "Rossignolet Du Bois", "A La Femminisca", and "Ballo". Mastered by Harris Newman at Gray Market Mastering, Montreal in December of 2014; Illustration by Gwénola Carrère.
$11.79 UPC: 769791965003 ROCK
01. Black Is The Colour (Of My True Love's Hair) (2:06)
02. I Wonder As I Wander (1:50)
03. Loosin Yelav (2:47)
04. Rossignolet Du Bois (1:51)
05. A La Femminisca (1:32)
06. La Donna Ideale (1:16)
07. Ballo (2:33)
08. Motettu De Tristura (2:00)
09. Malourous Qu'o Uno Fenno (0:53)
10. Lo Fiolaire (2:01)
11. Azerbaijan Love Song (2:49)
2015 release. In the company of Gilles Poizat (guitar, trumpet, voice), Catherine Hershey sings the poems of her grandfather Galen E. Hershey, pastor-farmer in Pontiac, Michigan. The poems come from a collection of poetry written between 1946 and 1976. Features Frédéric Jean on whistle on "Dilemma & Decision". Mixed by Gilles Olivesi; Mastered by Harris Newman; Illustration by Gwénola Carrère. Florian Caschera on the release: "As his name readily admits, this disc of tranquil hallucination (but beware) bursts forth in all its absurd duration around eight poems that fire the Reverend Galen Hershey, grandfather of Catherine Hershey, who sings here, recorded more or less in secret, in his notebooks. They are simple and beautiful poems, which have the simplicity and beauty of poems which are recorded more or less secretly in notebooks. The secret of the notebooks is more or less the simplest and the most beautiful of the secrets... Gilles Poizat, trembling in the reverb of a patient guitar, tells his furtive notes like a string of bones, and pulls a trumpet the kind of subtly diffracted traits that are heard on Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom (1974), whistles as we hide to cry and sing like a baby whale dreaming (or he shouts, like Jad Fair stuck at the top of the slide, it could make you laugh but it's heartbreaking). Catherine Hershey, eyes wide open on what comes out of her mouth and makes of this smoke, gives to her melodies the curve of the most intriguing calves. They are sad and full songs, somewhat veiled, whose hearts overflow everywhere, but with a quiet dawn sure of its dawn legitimacy. As all the music summons another, one will think of the rhymes of Ivor Cutler, the refrain of Pearl in The Night of the Hunter (1955), to the sweetest ballads of Shirley Collins, to some Elizabethan airs as they were already, in another life, made effervescent by Syd Barrett. We will think of it without it hindering us in anything. And then we will not think at all, too busy to look after our blues, these exquisite blues bring our souls the songs which we know will never be forgotten."
$11.79 UPC: 769791965010 ROCK
01. Irony (4:58)
02. Warm August Wind (2:13)
03. Heart Lyric (3:20)
04. Do You Hear? (3:02)
05. Lullaby (1:11)
06. Dilemma & Decision (3:12)
07. Dreams (1:32)
08. To Whisper (1:42)
Optimo Music present the second full-length from The Golden Filter, Still // Alone. After relocating to London and playing shows around Europe for a year and a half, self-imposed pariahs Penelope Trappes and Stephen Hindman delved into creating a two-sided existential opus by renting out old studio spaces around the UK and using mostly analog '80s instruments, machines, and effects. An album about being in love with pure solitude, Still // Alone is separated into two distinct records. Record one, Still, is a hypnotic meditation for the nightclub. Wavy patterns of sound and light bounce off of Penelope's literary vocal bursts, layered over the ominous deep synths and arpeggiators, held together only by a strict 4/4 beat - the rhythm, ironically forcing the body to move, however internally focused and mindful, still. Record two, Alone, takes the club offline and into the fringes of raw, odd pop. Ever-prominent drum machine beats rule, while love and loss permeate the four atmospheric goth songs. Music for dancing alone. "Behind the cotton wool is hidden a pattern. . . the whole world is a work of art . . . there is no Shakespeare . . . no Beethoven . . . no God; we are the words; we are the music; we are the thing itself." --Virginia Woolf
PAGLIARA, MASSIMILIANO: Time And Again 12" (OSTGUT 101EP)
Italian DJ and producer Massimiliano Pagliara follows two acclaimed solo albums on Live At Robert Johnson -- Focus For Infinity (PLAYRJC 008CD, 2011) and With One Another (PLAYRJC 032LP, 2014) -- with his first release on Ostgut Ton. The EP opens with the glorious synth arpeggios and catchy melodies of Italo-disco-meets-house cut "If I Try To Forget I Will Miss You Even More." "To A Faraway Place" starts off on a darker tone but reaches its climax after about five minutes when compelling melody takes over. "A Passing Day" closes the EP with introverted, slowed-down vibes.
LP version. Formed in Toronto, Canada, in the late '60s, Heat Exchange are known for their three fantastic 45s for the Yorkville label - released in the early '70s - on which they mixed hard rock with psychedelic, heavy progressive and funk-rock sounds. So, it's a major surprise that in 1972, the band recorded more stuff with the intention of releasing an album. But in the end, the album deal fell through and only four of those tracks were released as part of their 45s. Soon after, the band disbanded. Luckily, the band members have kept a copy of the master tape all these years. So, presented here for the first time ever are the complete Heat Exchange studio recordings, including their three 45s plus the previously unreleased recordings they recorded in 1972 for their never-released LP. Fabulous UK-sounding, heavy progressive, and psychedelic hard rock with top-level musicianship, well-constructed songs, powerful vocals, sax, flute, wah-wah, organ, and a solid rhythm section. RIYL: King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Samurai (UK), Web's I Spider (1970), Human Beast, Deep Purple. Remastered sound; Insert with detailed liner notes and photos, including an introduction by Rich Sheppard (After The Sabbath).
Irish artist Áine O'Dwyer follows her highly acclaimed Music For Church Cleaners vol. I and II double LP (2015) with two LP releases, Gegenschein and Locusts (PP 027LP). While continuing to explore the church organ as the primary instrument, these two releases steer away from Church Cleaners in both sonic content and themes explored. Gegenschein was recorded at the Franciscan Friary in Limerick, Ireland. O'Dwyer gained access to the Friary in 2012 and explored both the pipe organ and the space in its disused state. What becomes of a sacred space after the dispersion of the spirit, after the light has been switched off, after the deconsecration? Edition of 500.
Irish artist Áine O'Dwyer follows her highly acclaimed Music For Church Cleaners vol. I and II double LP (2015) with two LP releases, Locusts and Gegenschein (PP 026LP). While continuing to explore the church organ as the primary instrument, these two releases steer away from Church Cleaners in both sonic content and themes explored. O'Dwyer recorded Locusts in 2015 at St. James' Church in Barrow-in-Furness, England, and at the First Unitarian Congregational Society sanctuary in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The record presents itself as a celebration of the pipe organ's acoustic capacity to tap into electronic pulses, and of O'Dwyer's liturgical memories, which are, at times, pushed into horrorthon states. Edition of 500.
$16.99 UPC: 769791965300 ROCK
A1. Sleigh Bells Descend (7:28)
A2. Alter Boy (8:42)
A3. Interruption (5:36)
B1. Dance Like Your Demon (2:06)
B2. Keraulophone (9:09)
B3. Psychopomp (4:54)
B4. Machine Drum (4:26)
LP version. Pharaway Sounds present a reissue of Moğollar's self-titled album, originally released in 1976. Makam madness gives way to instrumental prog on this burned-out last album from Moğollar, Turkey's Anadolu pop heroes. Moğollar was the band that never had a singer attached for long, and yet even more than Baris Manco or Erkin Koray, they consciously highlighted what was different about the new sounds of the era. Incredible fusion of ancient Anatolian melodies and instruments with prog/psych with occasional, piercing fuzz guitar. RIYL: John Berberian, Devil's Anvil, and vintage Turkish psych. Remastered sound; Includes liner notes by Angela Sawyer.
LP version. Pharaway Sounds present a reissue of Erol Büyükburç's Hop Dedik, originally released in 1976. Years before Baris Manco and even before the fame of Erkin Koray, Erol's flamboyant outfits and spontaneous behavior brought a youthful, pop-oriented world to Turkish audiences. Hop Dedik is his first proper album. While not exactly psychedelic, Erol's album shows how far the mix of Anatolian melodies and Western production could reach and provides some great examples of Turkish pop spiced with psych, disco, and funk. Includes insert with photos and liner notes by Angela Sawyer.
VIA is Andi Otto's fourth solo album, on which he presents his music under his actual name instead of the Springintgut moniker. Hundreds of micro-samples of vocal, instrumental and percussive snippets which Otto found on vintage Indian movie soundtrack LPs, build the atmospheric foundation for the eleven tracks. Embraced by a slow, relaxed and steady kick drum, this buzzing backdrop features a bunch of instruments and musicians. First of all, there are the mesmerizing vocals of MD Pallavi on two tracks. Her South Indian singing style erupts into a virtuosic, percussive solo on both "Bangalore Whispers" and the title track "VIA". Andi Otto and MD Pallavi worked together in a studio in Bangalore during the summer of 2016. Throughout the album, Otto's string instruments - cello, harp and psaltery - are woven into the beat structures or play the themes of the tracks ("Kyoto Pebbles", "Bandini Beach"). In the STEIM studio in Amsterdam, Andi Otto had the chance to record the engineer Sybren Danz with his self-built modular synthesizers as well as a Roland System 100, one of the greatest classics of analog synths ("Everybody Needs A Modular Kraut Session", "Dharti Cash Puke"). VIA introduces an experimental take on the slowed-up dancefloor, which at times reminds of artists like James Pants, Deadbeat or Onra. The grooves are repetitive, but they never dwell in one place for too long. VIA is a journey, an ode to the state of mind of being on the way. There is no better way imaginable to see Andi Otto's experiences of his tours and travels turn into an album. Andi Otto is a producer and musician from Hamburg. He has developed a sensor-extended cello at STEIM since 2008 with which he tours worldwide, especially to Asia. He researches about ways to connect the musician's body and electronic sounds in new ways on stage. However, as a DJ he sticks to the classic turntables and is passionate about vinyl. Andi has written a PhD thesis on the history of sensor-based musical instruments and teaches in universities and art schools in Bern and Berlin.
Double LP version. VIA is Andi Otto's fourth solo album, on which he presents his music under his actual name instead of the Springintgut moniker. Hundreds of micro-samples of vocal, instrumental and percussive snippets which Otto found on vintage Indian movie soundtrack LPs, build the atmospheric foundation for the eleven tracks. Embraced by a slow, relaxed and steady kick drum, this buzzing backdrop features a bunch of instruments and musicians. First of all, there are the mesmerizing vocals of MD Pallavi on two tracks. Her South Indian singing style erupts into a virtuosic, percussive solo on both "Bangalore Whispers" and the title track "VIA". Andi Otto and MD Pallavi worked together in a studio in Bangalore during the summer of 2016. Throughout the album, Otto's string instruments - cello, harp and psaltery - are woven into the beat structures or play the themes of the tracks ("Kyoto Pebbles", "Bandini Beach"). In the STEIM studio in Amsterdam, Andi Otto had the chance to record the engineer Sybren Danz with his self-built modular synthesizers as well as a Roland System 100, one of the greatest classics of analog synths ("Everybody Needs A Modular Kraut Session", "Dharti Cash Puke"). VIA introduces an experimental take on the slowed-up dancefloor, which at times reminds of artists like James Pants, Deadbeat or Onra. The grooves are repetitive, but they never dwell in one place for too long. VIA is a journey, an ode to the state of mind of being on the way. There is no better way imaginable to see Andi Otto's experiences of his tours and travels turn into an album. Andi Otto is a producer and musician from Hamburg. He has developed a sensor-extended cello at STEIM since 2008 with which he tours worldwide, especially to Asia. He researches about ways to connect the musician's body and electronic sounds in new ways on stage. However, as a DJ he sticks to the classic turntables and is passionate about vinyl. Andi has written a PhD thesis on the history of sensor-based musical instruments and teaches in universities and art schools in Bern and Berlin.
The return of Andy Votel's most elusive alter-ego with a new album of delirious and darkened collage pieces brought to you by his own Pre-Cert Home Entertainment label, run alongside longtime spar, Sean Canty (Demdike Stare). Hiding behind "Cowardly Pseudonyms" inspired by the incognito exploits of Jean-Pierre Massiera and a long list of Italian library musicians, Applehead is the twice-removed alter-alter-alter ego project of Dead-Cert, Finders Keepers, Cacophonic, Pre-Cert label boss and designer Andy Votel, aka Anworth Kirk, aka Xian Orphic, aka Tandy Love, aka Tony Deval, aka Neotantrik, and the list goes on. This hang-dried and un-cured collection of low-brow electronics, oblique movie-tones, cold-funk, ready-made poetry and domestic plunderism spans five years since the debut Applehead LP on the Pre-Cert label (2011). Cut and pasted from a pool of overnight rare synth-lends, some obscure foreign-pop fix-ups and a stash of emotive tonal sketches and tape-edits (prepared when touring Milan and Rome with Suzanne Ciani and Northern Italy with the blink-missable Stanza Nera punk-funk project) these multifarious, Crepaxian comic-book compositions have clearly absorbed a strong Italian DIY muse. With respectful nods to Daniela Casa, Raskovich, Frizzi, and AR Luciani, Applehead also combines surrealist shlock with Letterist informed random Roman female spoken word and occasional back-handed salutes to Throbbing Gristle and NWW projects. This self-motivated, naturalistic response to the broad vista that has informed 20 years of Votel's unwaning multi-dis adventures offers an infrequent opportunity to hear his personal problematic-pop and scalpel-happy art in the comfort of his own creative confides complete with square-pegs and sandpaper. Mastered by Matt Colton. Edition of 500.
KOETT & WELLBECK: Untitled Nine 12" (PROTEZ 040EP)
Koett & Wellbeck return to Pro-Tez following their 2014 label debut, Queensboro Bridge (PROTEZ 034EP). "Untitled Nine" is a brilliant low-slung house composition, and it's backed with remixes by Anton Kubikov and XDB. XDB's version combines sweetly offset dub chords with a mist of fizzing electronics for a fully submerged dub house experience. 180-gram vinyl. Vinyl only. Limited edition of 300.
Radiation Deluxe Series present a reissue of The Crowd's A World Apart, originally released in 1981. "It is impossible to overstate the significance of The Crowd to the nascent L.A. hardcore scene. Whilst bands like early Agent Orange and Social Distortion were playing to handfuls of fans in northern Orange County, in 1979 The Crowd were already filling backyards on their home turf in Huntington Beach, California. Ironically, it was further afield in the San Gabriel Valley that I first saw them perform, opening for the still punk Go-Go's in a small club. Without the continuing success of The Crowd in 1979 and throughout the summer of 1980, I would have packed my bags for London. Instead, the L.A. hardcore scene lifted off!" --Robbie Fields, Poshboy Records. 180 gram vinyl. Edition of 500.
$16.99 EAN: 8592735004542 ROCK
01. Something Said
02. Can't Talk
03. Right Time
04. On My Own
05. Desmond And Kathy
06. As You Were (Tomorrow)
07. Pleasure Seeker
08. He
09. What's In A Name
10. Melody Hill
Krause is the late unwanted child that sprung from the loins of the Athenian underground. As any child of such fate, at the end of 2015 they amassed their collective contempt for this world and gave it back to it with their debut LP 2AM Thoughts. Even though the band are veterans of various scenes and genres, with active and past members of Vulnus, Cut Off, Rita Mosss, Casual Nun, Progress Of Inhumanity, Dusteroid, and Straighthate, Krause was formed with the intention of playing '90s-inspired aggressive and dirty noise rock in the vein of Amphetamine Reptile Records bands like Unsane, Helmet, Today Is The Day, Cherubs, and more -- something that none of them had done before but have long been huge fans of. As members of other bands, they have shared the stage with bands like Cursed, Burst, Knut, Stamping Ground, Bong, Drunk In Hell, Consumer Electronics, Luminous Bodies, and more. RIYL: '90s style noise-rock, Amphetamine Reptile Records, Unsane, Today Is The Day, Karp, Helmet, Cherubs, Part Chimp, Jesus Lizard, Melvins. Housed in a 350gsm printed sleeve; Edition of 250.
$16.39 UPC: 666017311814 ROCK
01. Leather Couch (4:11)
02. Mind Decay (2:06)
03. Death Town (4:47)
04. Weak (2:44)
05. The Last Men (5:25)
06. Let Off Steam (2:51)
07. Dusk Latitudes (2:09)
08. Suburban Anarchists Building A Better Tomorrow (2:24)
09. Sleep Of Fools (7:17)
LP1 is the debut edition from London based artist Mirko Vogel. Recorded across almost three years, the record is a sprawling mass of ambient texture, remote harmony and uneasy pulse. Initially born out of extended periods of intense touring with Cut Copy, the earliest recordings were an antidote to the nature of repetition on the road. In the blur of travel, Mirko found a particular pleasure in an attempt to slow or pause time through sound. Moments of this hazy slowness have lingered and found their way onto this debut edition. Following a re-location from Australian to the UK, LP1 began to take on a more distinct character. Whilst working on a variety of film, television and software projects simultaneously, Mirko found his focus shifting. The nature of the recordings began to bend and blur at their edges. Gradually, through a process of subtle iteration the record's particular shape and color began to take hold. LP1 is ultimately a record that compresses time. Each piece has travelled across many territories under various circumstances. With this has come a particular interiority of place. The sound itself creates a moment in which places the listener far from the exceedingly aggressive pace of change of each day. Mirko Vogel has worked and performed as a musician, engineer and programmer in the audible spectrum for the mid-90s. Born in Hamburg, Germany he immigrated to Australia in the late '80s. At the age of 14, he bought his first analog synthesizer and computer starting an affair that would continue to this day. Mirko's projects have taken him to over 60 countries with a broad spectrum of work and collaborations. Planting his feet over the pacific in the early 2000s with Sekiden to numerous world tours as an engineer and programmer with Cut Copy. Mirko's work as studio engineer for Cut Copy's Aria winning and Grammy-nominated album Zonoscope (2011), as well as their follow-up Free Your Mind (2013), was the beginning to a more reflective and studio based sound focus. In 2012, Mirko relocated to London and began a cynosure approach to his solo work.
LP version. Composed of some of the most gifted musicians to ever walk the mean streets of the Jamaican capital, the Kingston All-Stars project is a celebration of the heyday of vintage reggae, taking the form of a contemporary music project that pays homage to the glory days of the music's past. Spearheaded by Canadian producer, engineer, and musician Moss Raxlen, who was also the driving force behind the Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae (2009) feature documentary, the Kingston All-Stars revolve around a robust core of legendary session players. Drumming mastermind Sly Dunbar is of course half of the great rhythm duo, Sly and Robbie; bassist Jackie Jackson joined the Supersonics at the birth of rock steady, was a part of the Beverley's All Stars, and has been a touring member of Toots and the Maytals since the early 1970s. Guitarist Hux Brown was a rhythm player in the All Stars and Toots' band; lead axe man Mikey 'Mao' Chung was in the Now Generation and made an impact in both the Revolutionaries and the Compass Point All Stars. Keyboardist Robbie Lyn was an important session player at Studio One in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was also part of the In Crowd band. After something of a false start in the mid-60s as a drummer and singer with the Caribbeats, Ansel Collins switched to the keyboards, making an instant splash with "Night Doctor" (one of Sly Dunbar's first recordings), and then reached the UK pop charts through hit recordings like "Double Barrel" and "Monkey Spanner". The Kingston All-Stars project does not end there: the resident drummer of Lee Perry's Black Ark, Mikey 'Boo' Richards also contributed, as has the sax and trombone team of Everton and Everald Gayle. There are kettle drums from Supersad and Calvin, lilting steel pan from Dean Barnett, and guitar and percussion from Roger White and Mossman, as well as Stranger Cole and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians on backing vocals. The album's guest vocalists include: Cedric Myton of the Congos and his singing sparring partner, RZee Jackson, the original Greenwich Farm Rastaman Prince Allah, and Alana Jonsana. Everything was captured on tape at Mixing Lab studio in Kingston during the winter and spring of 2016, with further overdubbing and mixing overseen by Moss in Montreal. This album is only the beginning for the Kingston All-Stars.
IRABAGON, JOHN HEGRE & NILS ARE DRONEN, JON: Axis LP (RLP 3190LP)
LP version. Filipino-American Jon Irabagon has topped both the Rising Star Alto Saxophone and the Rising Star Tenor Saxophone categories in Down Beat's critics polls and been named one of Time Out New York's 25 New York City Jazz Icons. A founding member of Mostly Other People Do The Killing, he is also an integral member of the Mary Halvorson Quintet, Dave Douglas Quintet, and Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor. John Hegre is a musician, songwriter, sound engineer, and a pioneer of the Norwegian noise music scene. He founded Jazzkammer with Lasse Marhaug in 1998, releasing their debut album Timex (RCD 2014CD) on Rune Grammofon the year after. He has been involved with close to 50 releases on various labels. Nils Are Drønen has been a player on the fertile music scene in Bergen since teaming up with Hegre 20 years ago. He is part of several constellations, including The Last Hurrah!!, playing on their The Beauty Of Fake album (RCD 2145CD/RLP 3145/RLP 3145LTD-LP, 2013) and The Great Gig In Disguise 10" (REP 2121EP, 2011). With Jazzkamer he has recorded six albums and toured Europe, Asia, and America.
MUNGO'S HI FI (FEAT. MR WILLIAMZ): Industry 7" (SCOB 063EP)
Prince Fatty and Horseman have laid a deeply dubby reggae lick-over of the backing to Derrick Harriott's 1967 hit "Solomon". In keeping with the original's gender political lyrics, the unflappable Mr Williamz shrugs off an encounter with a woman more attracted to the glamor of the sound business than him.
MUNGO'S HI FI (FEAT. CHARLIE P): Rules Of The Dance 12" (SCRUB 015EP)
If you have heard Kahn & Neek's Fabric mix (FABRIC 180CD, 2016) you will know this tune. It started appearing in their sets early this year and brings a level of darkness to Charlie P's vocal pitching it down to about three semi-tones away from hell. Combined with JD's deep instrumental it becomes a melancholic masterpiece. Catch the limited one-sided press before it vanishes.
VA: Sounds From The Archipelago: An Introduction To The Lush Indonesian Music Tradition Vol. 1 LP+CD (SK 001LP)
The first volume of Sounds From The Archipelago: An Introduction To The Lush Indonesian Music Tradition gathers traditional music from different areas of the Indonesian archipelago, featuring music from Sulawesi, The Moluccas Islands (Spice Islands), and Central Java. In the first track from Sulawesi ("Gandrung Bulo"), the lead is taken by the percussion made of bamboo drums, later joined by two male voices in the second track. This is traditional entertainment music which is typically played at weddings, feasts, and others special occasions. The last track is an instrumental one featuring the story-telling of an epic ballad. The singer is playing a traditional Indonesian instrument called the sinrili. The track from the Moluccas ("Tjakalele") is a typical warrior dance, and it was recorded in the main city of Maluku Islands. The music from Bali is performed by a chorus of seventy-eight men sitting in circle around the actors, during the representation of the so-called Ketchak (Monkey) Dance, which is still a big attraction for travelers coming to Bali. The selection from Central Java is a traditional piece called Perdjuritan dance ("Perdjuritan"), which is some sort of a soldiers' dance. It is performed by a traditional Javanese orchestra (called Gamelan) which consists of drums, metal rattles and whistles. The last sample is recorded in the capital city of Jakarta and represents an example of the so called Sundanese music, typical of the western region of Java. Another example of traditional old entertainment music to be played during various festivities. Shiok! Records is a new record label dedicated to the discovery of the extensive and rich music tradition of the various South East Asian countries. Operating right from the heart of the region, in the strategic location of Singapore, Shiok! Records' core mission is to provide a musical outlook on some "hidden gems" that are still mostly unknown to the vast majority of the western audiophile audience. By following a chronological and anthological approach, Shiok! Records will be publishing music deeply rooted in the history, folkways and traditions of the mighty and exotic territories of the East. With a specific focus on the lush production of Indonesia for its first issues, Shiok! Records will later venture into the various music genres of Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
$17.79 EAN: 8056099000263 WORLD
Sulawesi (Recorded on July 3rd, 1960):
A1. Gandrung Bulo (Bamboo Drums)
A2. Gandrung Bulo Sinrili
A3. Epic Ballad
Maluku Islands:
A4. Tjakalele
Bali (Recorded on August 2nd, 1960):
A5. Ketchak (Monkey)
A6. Dance Ketchak Dance
Central Java (Recorded June 24th, 1960):
A7. Perdjuritan (Soldiers Dance)
VA: Sounds From The Archipelago: An Introduction To The Lush Indonesian Music Tradition Vol. 2 LP+CD (SK 002LP)
The second volume of Sounds From The Archipelago: An Introduction To The Lush Indonesian Music Tradition covers music from the vast island of Sumatra (West Indonesia), The Moluccas Islands, and the island of Bali. In the first sample from Sumatra ("Gondang Mula Mula"), recorded near the awesome Lake Toba, is a ceremonial overture played during weddings and special occasions. The band is comprised of four instruments: two "Ketchapis" (sort of a two-string ukulele), one "Serenar" (a wind instrument), and one simple metal spoon tapped against a glass bottle. The second track ("Andung Andung") is music conceived to put people in the right mood for working in the fields, or boating on Lake Toba. Some sort of predecessor, if you will, of the "Ayo kerja" slogan and movement. The third track ("Hasa Hatan") is a coda to all ceremonies in the region, and carries a benediction. The track from Moluccas ("Menari Sawat") is a Muslim traditional dance from the area (menari), while sawat is the name of this type of music. The recording is taken in a small fishing village. The album moves to Bali, where the first track ("Pubradaya") is a sitting dance performed by a local Gamelan orchestra. The following four tracks ("Barong Dance: Preren, Omang, Castel, and Sadewa") are all part of a suite of drums and gamelan music performed for the dance of a Barong, which is a mythical creature represented as half lion and half dog. The last two pieces are typical cremation music played on the tower at the cremation ceremonies in Bali, extremely interesting and unique. Shiok! Records is a new record label dedicated to the discovery of the extensive and rich music tradition of the various South East Asian countries. Operating right from the heart of the region, in the strategic location of Singapore, Shiok! Records' core mission is to provide a musical outlook on some "hidden gems" that are still mostly unknown to the vast majority of the western audiophile audience. By following a chronological and anthological approach, Shiok! Records will be publishing music deeply rooted in the history, folkways and traditions of the mighty and exotic territories of the East. With a specific focus on the lush production of Indonesia for its first issues, Shiok! Records will later venture into the various music genres of Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
$17.79 EAN: 8056099000270 WORLD
Sumatra (Recorded on August 27th, 1960):
A1. Gondang Mula Mula
A2. Andung Andung
A3. Hasa Hatan
Maluku Island (Recorded on July 11th, 1960):
A4. Menari Sawat
Bali ("B1" Recorded on August 5th, 1960; Other tracks recorded on August 8th, 1960):
B1. Pubradaya (Sitting Dance)
B2. Barong Dance: Peren
B3. Barong Dance: Omang
B4. Barong Dance: Castel
B5. Barong Dance: Sadewa
B6. Cremation Music Played On 2 Instruments
B7. Cremation Music Played On 4 Instruments
2017 repress. Smallpeeps doing the Crystal Fandango. Back on wax with three fresh tracks that were well tested on the road for quite a while - and it was about time to put out this groover. As always it comes with full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.
KUBISCH AND FABRIZIO PLESSI, CHRISTINA: Two And Two LP (CY 988LP)
Song Cycle Records present a reissue of Two And Two, the outcome of the ambitious research developed by Christina Kubisch and Fabrizio Plessi, originally released in 1976. Two And Two was a collaborative effort towards the merging of visual and sound elements into a new form of intermedia. Influenced by the aesthetics of Fluxus, the duo produced a highly complex and articulated performance, involving two camera operators and several video screens, as well as a variety of objects and unconventional instruments - such as an electric vibrator, a Swanee whistle, a ventilator, an electronic metronome, and a water jet on a steel drum. The result is structured into four parts, inspired by the natural elements, in which single instruments lose their different sonic characteristics, becoming inseparable parts of a unique visual/acoustic process. Presented here on 180 gram vinyl.
DUCHAMP, MARCEL: The Entire Musical Work Of Marcel Duchamp LP (CY 989LP)
Song Cycle Records present a reissue of The Entire Musical Work Of Marcel Duchamp, originally released by Multhipla Records in 1976. The Entire Musical Work Of Marcel Duchamp is a collection of experimental pieces composed in 1913 by the legendary artist, and executed by Petr Kotik and the S.E.M. Ensemble in 1976. Employing chance operations and non-musical sounds, Marcel Duchamp's musical oeuvre predated some radical concepts developed forty years later by John Cage. Presented here on 180 gram vinyl.
$20.39 UPC: 889397719890 CLASSICAL
A1. La Mariée Mise À Nu Par Ses Célibataires, Même. Erratum Musical
B1. 1.3 Voices: Erratum Musical
B2. La Mariée Mise À Nu Par Ses Célibataires, Même. Erratum Musical
B3. Musical Sculpture
DUCROS/DANIELA CASA/GIAN PIERO RICCI, REMIGIO: Lo Sport Volume 1 2LP (SME 028LP)
Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Lo Sport Volume 1, with compositions by Remigio Ducros, Daniela Casa, and Gian Piero Ricci, originally released in 1971. Outstanding double LP production originally released on the very small Union label, founded by G.P. Ricci and Remigio Ducros. Lo Sport is one of the rarest library productions ever, and is considered a true holy grail for record collectors all over the world. This monster album features some of the hottest break-beats, funk, and psychedelic tunes from Italy, with mental grooves, samples, and themes. The absolute top-of-the-top in early '70s Italian, classy sounds. Comes in a gatefold sleeve; Edition of 500.
$24.99 UPC: 763846460529 ROCK
A1. Gian Piero Ricci - Andiamo Allo Stadio (1:31)
A2. Gian Piero Ricci - Calcio Cha-Cha-Cha (1:30)
A3. Gian Piero Ricci - Forcing (1:41)
A4. Gian Piero Ricci - Piscina Coperta (1:11)
A5. Gian Piero Ricci - Autodromo (2:17)
A6. Gian Piero Ricci - Virtuosismo Generico (1:46)
A7. Gian Piero Ricci - Boxe (1:38)
A8. Gian Piero Ricci - Galoppo (1:54)
A9. Gian Piero Ricci - Trotto (1:54)
A10. Gian Piero Ricci - Carosello Equestre (2:07)
B1. Daniela Casa - Calcio Samba (2:34)
B2. Daniela Casa - Rugby (2:01)
B3. Daniela Casa - Giro D'Italia (2:21)
B4. Daniela Casa - Grosse Cilindrate (2:00)
B5. Daniela Casa - Motocross (2:00)
B6. Daniela Casa - Ginnastica Artistica (2:25)
B7. Daniela Casa - Lo Sport Dei Bambini (2:11)
B8. Daniela Casa - Sport Anni '20 (1:34)
B9. Daniela Casa - Sport Orientali - Cerimoniale (1:16)
B10. Daniela Casa - Sport Orientali - Lotta (1:06)
C1. Remigio Ducros - Bob (1:50)
C2. Remigio Ducros - Sci (1:45)
C3. Remigio Ducros - Pattinatori (2:00)
C4. Remigio Ducros - Nuoto (2:24)
C5. Remigio Ducros - Vela (2:14)
C6. Remigio Ducros - Sci D'Acqua (2:18)
C7. Remigio Ducros - Canottaggio (2:15)
C8. Remigio Ducros - Apnea (2:05)
C9. Remigio Ducros - Subacqueo (1:05)
C10. Remigio Ducros - Mondo Sommerso (1:01)
D1. Remigio Ducros - Reportage (1:54)
D2. Remigio Ducros - Doping (1:59)
D3. Remigio Ducros - Prima Della Gara (1:03)
D4. Remigio Ducros - Sono Partiti (1:48)
D5. Remigio Ducros - L'Incidente (0:49)
D6. Remigio Ducros - Ultimi Minuti (1:48)
D7. Remigio Ducros - Il Perdente (2:48)
D8. Remigio Ducros - Ralenti (1:06)
D9. Remigio Ducros - Relax (2:54)
D10. Remigio Ducros - La Fine Di Un Campione (2:04)
Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Narassa and Zanagoria's UST 7011 - Popfolkmusic, originally released as part of the Hi-Fi International series on Fonit Cetra in 1973. Narassa, aka Alessandro Brugnolini, and Zanagoria, aka Giogio Carnini, present a side each. This very rare, Italian library - still unknown in to some in the record collectors circle - features some of the most insane grooves made in Italy. Outstanding, spaced-out break-beats with the best up-tempo, hip hop beats and b-boy funk tunes that anyone could ever desire, all mixed in with easy listening scores and happy synthesizer themes. Flipback sleeve replica of the original; Edition of 600.
$20.99 UPC: 763846460536 ROCK
A1. Narassa - Fermiamo Il Tramonto (2:58)
A2. Narassa - Pop Medioevale (2:01)
A3. Narassa - Equipe Nomade (2:23)
A4. Narassa - Gli Anni Del Candore (2:58)
A5. Narassa - Cavallo E Chitarra (2:52)
A6. Narassa - Cineclown (2:52)
B1. Zanagoria - Calcio Derby (2:34)
B2. Zanagoria - Verdi Pascoli Inglesi (2:26)
B3. Zanagoria - Aperitivo Da Vanni (2:38)
B4. Zanagoria - Inno Dei Barboni (2:53)
B5. Zanagoria - Itinerario Di Un Hippy (2:21)
B6. Zanagoria - Stupid Theme (2:16)
Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Stelvio Cipriani's UST 7013, originally released as part of the Hi-Fi International series on Fonit Cetra in 1976. Probably written for some obscure movie, this infamous session from 1976, recently discovered, immediately became a grail for DJs and collectors alike. Outstanding score vibes, with several western and romantic movie themes in the vein of Ennio Morricone, mixed in with some insane beats and spacey avant-garde. Flipback sleeve replica of the original; Edition of 600.
$20.99 UPC: 763846460543 ROCK
A1. Confidenze D'Amore (3:02)
A2. Sabbia Rovente (2:17)
A3. Praterie Texane (2:28)
A4. Hippy Love (2:23)
A5. Gocce Di Rugiada (2:23)
A6. Rimani Amore (2:27)
A7. E Scese La Sera... (5:00)
B1. Notte Delle Streghe (3:38)
B2. Fantasma Spiritoso (1:07)
B3. Orchidea Nello Spazio (2:18)
B4. Incontro Di Fate (2:12)
B5. Sogno Di Cow Boy (2:03)
B6. Danza Degli Gnomi (2:14)
B7. Orizzonti Fatati (3:10)
TOMMASI, AMEDEO: Thomas: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film LP (SME 031LP)
Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Amedeo Tommasi's Thomas: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, originally released the on Gemelli label in 1970. The Infamous and legendary score for the film of the same name directed by cult Italian director Pupi Avati. An Italian soundtrack milestone and a pure masterpiece of Italian giallo, thriller, and exploitation. Scary, giallo vibes with stunning cinematic sinister beats. Features Edda Dell'Orso, who provides some astonishing frightful vocals. A mythical album for any Italian giallo/thriller enthusiast. Hard cover glossy sleeve; Edition of 500.
$20.99 UPC: 763846460550 SOUNDTRACK
A1. Thomas
A2. Obsession
A3. Shake Tragico
A4. Borgata
A5. Piccolo Vagabondo
A6. Thomas
A7. Thomas
B1. Thomas
B2. Pendolo Mortale
B3. Giochi Nel Parco
B4. Thomas
B5. Spirale
B6. Bottiglie
B7. Thomas
Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Stati D'animo Vol.2, aka "Feeling", originally released as part of the CmL series on CAM in 1973. The jam behind Stati D'animo Vol.2 featured Nico Fidenco (aka Donimak), Giacomo and Gianni Dell'Orso, and other musicians. Tracks appear signed by Donimak (Fidenco's alias), Tamborelli (standing for Aldo Tamborrelli, aka Ghein), and the mysterious Nicoletta Bozzai behind the pseudonym, Morfina. A totally killer Italian library album, with the most outstanding funk and jazz-funk vibes and female vocals to die for, knitted drum patterns and top-notch, vintage dancefloor funk tunes. Moody and funky score music for action, movement, and romantic scenes. Renewed artwork; Includes original inner sleeve; Edition of 500.
2017 repress; LP version. There's a myth about music critics according to which they are frustrated wannabe performers. Evidence to the contrary: Vivien Goldman. The London-born, New York-based Goldman is one of the foremost chroniclers of the perfect storm of reggae, punk, hip hop, and Afrobeat, but between 1979 and 1982, she was also a working musician, creating songs that, years later, would be sampled by The Roots and Madlib. These rare girl grooves are now collected for the first time on Resolutionary, covering Goldman's first three musical formations; first as a member of experimental British new wavers The Flying Lizards, next as a solo artist with her single "Launderette" featuring post-punk luminaries, and then as half of the Parisian duo Chantage with Afro-Parisian chanteuse Eve Blouin. Goldman's eclectic musical crew included PiL's John Lydon, Keith Levene, and Bruce Smith; avant-gardists Steve Beresford and David Toop; The Raincoats' Vicky Aspinall; the mighty Robert Wyatt; Zaire's Jerry Malekani; Manu Dibango's guitarist; Viv Albertine, then of Goldman's good friends The Slits; and dubmaster Adrian Sherwood, who produced the majority of these tracks. Goldman sang in a lilting, clear-toned soprano honed during childhood. She began her singing career in the late '70s, doing backup with Neneh Cherry and Ari Up (The Slits) on Sherwood records by reggae artists including Prince Far I. Goldman was grooving to the innovations of dub. The contrast between Goldman's high, lilting tones and the deep rumble of the bass is a hallmark of all her work, giving a haunting frisson of sex and alienation to songs like The Flying Lizards' "The Window." Reggae had been her London soundtrack, but after moving to Paris in the early '80s, she absorbed music from Africa, an interplay audible in exultant Chantage tracks like "It's Only Money," a mix of steelpan, African soukous guitar, and sobbing Romani violin riding ferocious funk. As the 1990s began, Goldman moved to Manhattan and became New York University's "Punk Professor," teaching original courses on punk, Bob Marley, David Bowie, and Fela Kuti. But she never stopped singing and writing songs. Chicks on Speed released a later cut, "7 Days," on their 2006 Girl Monster compilation (COSR 033CD). Her house 12" records with artists including Berlin's Moritz von Oswald are compiled on LPs. Goldman has also co-written tracks with Massive Attack, Coldcut, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Luscious Jackson. Early in 2016, she performed dub readings onstage with Boston's Berklee Marley Ensemble. Her multimedia beat goes on.
Forging an idiosyncratic musical language, told through exotic rhythms and adventurous wordless vocal explorations, Deal is Fay's boldest work yet, moving further away from the pop signifiers of previous exploits. With an articulate minimalism, Deal flexes and shapes these elements to their maximum potential through vast spatial movements that evolve down unexpected paths. Compositional directions diverge through variations on a theme. The album's complex choral arrangements and daring structural ideas demonstrate a deft understanding of music foundation while departing into abstract possibilities outside of these standards. A conversational interplay between drum and voice is at the center, highlighting the human element. A loose, primal urgency guides these compelling and playful electronic compositions that favor intuitive sense perceptions over self-expression. The voice acts as a beacon throughout the record, leading the rhythms and arrangements towards their next move. Deal is music for movement, an active listening experience that feels narrative or visual, building tension and anticipation of where the piece will lead, and what will happen next. The album uses sparseness to its strength, with each note and drum hit sounding more potent and unexpected. Here you'll find soul, exhilaration, guts, humor, freedom, play, human's animalistic nature. With a willingness to embrace the potential for new music, Deal is a brave and different record that will reward listeners.
Excerpt from the liner notes for Dreamy Harbor, by Rob Sharp: "When Tresor founder Dimitri Hegemann stumbled into a former bank vault in East Berlin on March 13th 1991, he had little idea that the space he had unlocked would fast become one of Berlin's most influential and enduring techno clubs. 'We didn't know what would happen ten months later,' he says. 'We signed a lease for a year. Which eventually got renewed for another three months, and another three months...' As Tresor celebrates its 25th anniversary with this work of artists from the US, Germany, China, France, Austria, Italy and the UK, it is worth dwelling on how the cultural conditions that birthed Detroit techno - economic neglect and broken industry - were mirrored by the disused bunkers and impromptu parties of post-unification East Berlin, where techno found new, vigorous expression. Today, though the boom and bust of globalized capitalism has filled the void that followed the Berlin Wall, and techno has become a worldwide industry, we face a new political chapter, one defined by populism, nationalism and mistrust. Contemporary creatives should take inspiration from Tresor's story, an extraordinary experiment born from improvisation, resourcefulness and social neglect that uplifted the spirits of inner city communities for a quarter-century. This record marks the spirit of those 25 years of creativity, a paean to the psychedelic music of Dimitri's youth. From the signature magnetic soundscapes of Vainqueur to the dark textures of upcoming Beijing producer Shao; from Jon Hassell's slow epicurean volutes, to the ritual auras of Marcelus and Claudia Anderson's contributions; from the dub-infused pioneering programming of Juan Atkins and Moritz von Oswald, to Mønic's enthralling cadences, it represents some of the old and new names that continually epitomize Tresor's perennial spirit of ingenuity. 'We were space pioneers,' says Dimitri... Berlin is Europe's economic engine, headquarters to global industry and sole traders alike, where Polish, Kurdish and English are as likely to be spoken as German. That range of influences is felt in all areas of life, not least in the city's music." CD version features: Shao, Terrence Dixon, Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald, Mønic, TV Victor, Donato Dozzy, Claudia Anderson, Jon Hassell, Marcelus, and Daughter Produkt.
TENSNAKE: Machines/Black As Flies 12" (TREP 015EP)
Berlin's True Romance is back on the disco train for their fifteenth release. Label boss Tensnake is at the wheel this time with two irresistible tracks. First in line is the sci-fi infused "Machines", a catchy slow analog burner with deep synthetic bass lines, etheric melodies and floating French vocals - the perfect soundtrack to blissfully cruise the foggy, neon-drenched nights of a dystopian future. "Black As Flies" slings the listener back under the blazing sun. Starting with sultry vocals and a stripped down disco-not-disco vibe, the track morphs into a unique blend of Italo-Zouk madness.
Berlin's Sascha Funke weighs in with a hard-hitting new four-tracker for Tiga's label. "IFA" sounds like the kind of peak-time party power you'd expect in the darker hours of the deepest sets - basic, visceral limb pumping with full disorientation and actual mind-losing. "Robur" rolls out of that space with minimalistic-tribalism, sounding like a mental apocalyptic march. "MZ" opens up with a chord progression that blooms into ecstatic, piano-house - think "oldschool baby', revisited with bittersweet self-awareness. "Barkas" recalls the tones and timbres from In Relationen (2016), reflecting an emotionally placid state - a sound of radiant clarity.
Vendetta Records present a reissue of Woe's A Spell For The Death Of Man, originally released in 2008. Your Last Rites's review of A Spell For The Death Of Man upon its initial release: "Thrusting mightly, like a craggy Nightside Eclipse encrusted in crumbling punk nihilism, this album rarely relents. As the work of a single man, A Spell For The Death Of Man is a nearly-obsessive vision of destruction (as well as its cathartic wake), but is devoid of theatrics and posturing. Xos' screams of vitriol fully embrace the human/animal primalism that condemns our very existence, and his command of the riff is as organic as it is supreme. The ballsy, black-punk sneer that climaxes 'Longing Is All That Will Remain' again spews nothing but honesty, albeit through mouthfuls of strained sinew and shards of bone. The non-stop venom that volcanoes from the core of 'I See No Civilization' is of unmatched potency, instigating volume cranks and neck fractures with ease. Woe takes the 'depressive' tag that has been glued to State-side blackness for the past few years and turns its head on an axis. While the deliberate torture of the closing track, 'Memento Mori' sludges things up (down), it sounds almost anti-climactic when stacked against the rest of this white-hot tome. A Spell For The Death of Man is easily 2008's most criminally over-looked album, and is quite simply the most important black metal release in years -- not by virtue of perfection, but of relevance. A new dawn is upon us. Adjust accordingly."
$16.99 EAN: 5055869541541 ROCK
01. Solitude
02. Alone With Our Failures
03. Longing Is All That Will Remain
04. Condemned As Prey
05. I See No Civilization
06. Wake In Mourning
07. Memento Mori
CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH/NEIL YOUNG, DAVID: San Francisco Benefit Concert LP (VL 901486LP)
2017 repress. Recorded at the Winterland as a Benefit Concert to raise awareness and funds for prisoners. Crosby and Nash had just finished recording their first album Crosby & Nash which was released a week after this concert on April 5th. The benefit concert was broadcast by KSAN Radio of San Francisco and has become a classic recording with the surprise appearance of Neil Young who joined the duo onstage to sing four songs from his latest album Harvest.
$15.79 UPC: 889397901486 ROCK
SIDE A: 1. Wooden Ships 2. I Used To Be A King 3. The Lee Shore 4. Southbound Train 5. Almost Cut My Hair 6. Page 43 SIDE B: 1. And So It Goes 2. Immigration Man 3. Teach Your Children 4. Military Madness 5. Chicago 6. Harvest 7. Only Love Can Break Your Heart 8. Heart Of Gold 9. The Needle And The Damage Done
KA PING, LO: Lost Sounds of the Tao: Chinese Masters of the Guqin CD (WA 2004CD)
2017 remastered edition. Discovered on the shelf of the late Teresa Sterne who created the Nonesuch Explorer series, Lost Sounds of the Tao was first published in 2001 and now comes back through new cutting-edge restoration software. Lo Ka Ping, guqin. recorded 1970, 1971. The guqin was Confucius' instrument, used by scholars and nobles for self-purification. Lo was a Taoist priest (1896-1980) who lived in the remote lands of the New Territories behind Hong Kong, recorded by a pupil in 1970. These rare archival tapes were assembled after an extensive hunt in Hong Kong, New York, California and Taiwan." From the liner notes: "A tape ready of four traditional pieces (Side I) and four original pieces (Side II) for ch'in, played by an old master who lives in a country home in the New Territories. There emerged a vibrant expressive art, its first impression the forthright spirituality of a Blind Willie Johnson (yes, some scales have the blue note intonation!) who made his Ming Dynasty qin state and moan out visions, as panoramas of ancient brush paintings danced before my eyes, attaining life in sound, all their varied densities in depicting nature now breathing amidst sonic rainbows unleashed through the qin's harmonics. The scratching of the silk strings as one changes the finger positions is referred to as the instrument's respiration. Lo's non-thematic use of the fundamental tones in the beginning of the first piece were akin to a veena beginning a raga, causing one to wonder if this manner had become embedded in his music from the early visits by Indian Buddhists, who had brought their own instruments to China. What so casually endows Lo's playing with profundity and depth is the philosophy behind the music, entering the sound through the Tao rather than displaying the fruits of a learned craft, for he was completely self-taught and thus freed from any burden of tradition. His performances, compared to most other players, brim with vitality and spirit, like found objects emerging forth into independent existences, unlike the imposed rhythmic regularity and extremely slow tempi the works are often given by scholars. Lo was alive until 1980 (age 84).
"While they've released records on their own, and even collaborated in the past (Orcas), Rafael Anton Irisarri and Benoit Pioulard have never made music quite like they do with Gailes. This is a pure winter doldrums soundtrack, when the stillness after a snowstorm ends elongates into deep contemplation. It's not surprising that Seventeen Words was conceived, composed and recorded as the duo weathered a brutal winter squall, the remains of which can be viewed on the album's artwork. This is bottomless music, minimal in sound yet majestic in presentation. Snow slows, time freezes. This is the world of Gailes, just a fragment of our own writ large for eternity."
"Greyland, Tiny Hazard's debut, is a raw, jagged treasure -- a testament to the group's masterful intuition for pop songs in chaos. This jagged, unpredictable, celestial music is filled with terrestrial pain. The Brooklyn-based five piece, who formed when the group met at The New School, is anchored by the vocals of songwriter Alena Spanger. She recorded the vocals in the solitude of her bedroom, carving out a space that allowed her to explore the nuances of her voice. Her songwriting process began with gibberish and stream-of-consciousness style thoughts sung over melodies, eschewing the clumsiness of real words in favor of tone or timbre. Then she focused on the language, a slow process, to 'try and get it just right.' Trained in opera, Spanger prefers 'voices that are not perfect,' and was moved to explore vocal possibilities when she heard Meredith Monk."
LP version. "Greyland, Tiny Hazard's debut, is a raw, jagged treasure -- a testament to the group's masterful intuition for pop songs in chaos. This jagged, unpredictable, celestial music is filled with terrestrial pain. The Brooklyn-based five piece, who formed when the group met at The New School, is anchored by the vocals of songwriter Alena Spanger. She recorded the vocals in the solitude of her bedroom, carving out a space that allowed her to explore the nuances of her voice. Her songwriting process began with gibberish and stream-of-consciousness style thoughts sung over melodies, eschewing the clumsiness of real words in favor of tone or timbre. Then she focused on the language, a slow process, to 'try and get it just right.' Trained in opera, Spanger prefers 'voices that are not perfect,' and was moved to explore vocal possibilities when she heard Meredith Monk."
BADALAMENTI, ANGELO: Twin Peaks (Original Soundtrack) LP (DWR1 050LP)
2017 repress. "Director approved artwork. Sleeve notes By Angelo Badalamenti . Vinyl re-master by Tal Miller. Laquers cut by David Cheppa at Plush Vinyl. 180G damn fine coffee colour vinyl. 425gsm Gatefold sleeve housed inside a bespoke white die cut outer jacket with white spot varnish finish, complete with obi strip. 'I'm glad that after 25 years, Death Waltz Recording Company has re-released the original soundtrack for Twin Peaks for a new audience to enjoy. This is my defining work as a composer and I'm happy it will get a fresh listen.' - Angelo Badalamenti 2016"
MCMAHON, BRIAN: Jaguar Ride: Memoir Of An Electric Eel Book (HZB 004BK)
" 'The Electric Eels have left a serious scar on the face of music like few other originals have so far, a complex yet primitive pulsation of audio animosity shot through the universe right at the exact moment when nobody could comprehend it. Chicago may be the Midwest hub population-wise, but we all know that Ohio was punk's true Mesopotamia, and nothing spells that out more succinctly as the Electric Eels. Founding guitarist Brian McMahon's long-awaited memoir of his wild proto-punk days is finally here, the first-ever book covering the primordial ooze of Cleveland's wiry mutants in all their prickly-detailed glory. Over the course of 300 pages, you can really crawl inside the brain of one of America's finest overlooked musical miscreants, a fascinating glimpse into the vivid details and sickening dreams of one half of the songwriting contribution to the electric eels demented noise. To be so ahead of their time with so little to lose, now just the utterance of their name holds instant reverence with the punk cognoscenti, but that took a while. Once the meat of their recordings was unearthed and had time to circulate, now everyone is tripping over themselves to drool at their feet, and rightfully so. Jaguar Ride: Memoir Of An Electric Eel taps into the once impenetrable inner space of life around this ground-breaking band quite effortlessly. Like the eye of the universe opening up just enough for your weary legs to slip past and dangle in its toxic waters, McMahon leads us through his haziest experiences with incredible recollections of what it felt like to stand at the edge of the cliff of possibilities. The Electric Eels were true originals that streaked across time and space for a very short amount of time in the early-to-mid 1970s, creating nothing short of atonal atrocities glistening with punk promise. Deranged rust belt pop songs blanched in chemical waste and chopped mercilessly with a broken food processor and left for dead, only to be rediscovered when the coast was clear for cultures so noxiously curdled to finally thrive. Now that experience is finally here in book form for you to absorb and indulge, and as the mysteries of the eels go many layers deep, fear not and embody their pioneering spirit, finally in print.' --VictimofTime.com"
MCMULLAN, HAYES: Everyday Seem Like Murder Here 2LP (LITA 152LP)
Double LP version. Housed in a gatefold, Stoughton tip-on jacket. "Bluesman. Sharecropper. Church deacon. Civil Rights activist. Hayes McMullan should be a name on every Blues aficionados' short-list and thanks to the preservation fieldwork carried out by one of the genre's greatest researchers some 50 years ago - it might soon be. Born in 1902, Hayes McMullan was discovered by the renowned American roots scholar, collector and documentarian Gayle Dean Wardlow. Wardlow, author of the seminal blues anthology Chasin' That Devil Music - Searching For The Blues, may be most famous for uncovering Robert Johnson's death certificate in 1968, finally revealing clues to the bluesman's mysterious and much disputed demise. Moreover, in his tireless and committed mission to preserve the Blues for future generations, he captured McMullan's raw talent on tape and on paper. Wardlow recorded these sessions, transcribed the songs and now, writes the sleeve-notes for this landmark release. Wardlow and McMullan met by chance on one of the former's record-hunting trips, in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in 1967. Having introduced himself to McMullan on a hunch, it turned out this unassuming elderly man had not only heard of Wardlow's idol, Charley Patton, but had played alongside him in the 1920s, as part of a brief musical journey that took him from the plantation to the open roads and juke joints of the Depression-era South. Striking up a friendship that was deemed unorthodox in 1960's Mississippi, Wardlow traveled to McMullan's sharecropper's shack and convinced him to play guitar for the first time since he quit the Blues for the Church in the '30s. 'Hayes was playing like no one I had ever heard,' Wardlow writes with amazement. Wardlow visited McMullan on a handful of occasions, always taking his recorder, a guitar and some whiskey with him. It was during these visits that Wardlow captured - with surprising clarity - the songs that make up Everyday Seem Like Murder Here. Hayes McMullan passed away at the age of 84 in 1986, his talent and legacy largely unknown. 'Reflecting now on our brief time together, I marvel at the small glimpse of something much larger I was lucky to have captured,' writes Wardlow. 'The few old snapshots I took, the handful of tunes we recorded, and his brilliant performance of 'Hurry Sundown' captured on film are all that's left of the musical legacy of Hayes McMullan, sharecropper, deacon, and - unbeknownst to so many for so long - reluctant bluesman.' All tracks previously unreleased (except track #3); Remastered from original tapes; Liner notes by blues historians Gayle Dean Wardlow & John Miller."
MANIKINS, THE: From Broadway To Blazes 2LP (MFG 026LP)
"From the same scene that begat the Scientists and the Victims came Perth, Australia's The Manikins. Founded by Neil Fernandes -- a former member of the legendary Cheap Nasties with future Scientists member Kim Salmon -- the Manikins bridged the rawness of their Aussie punk contemporaries with melodic power pop. From Broadway To Blazes features all the band's essential recordings from 1971 to 1981, including the three criminally rare and outrageously expensive self-released 7" singles (Models for Mankind, Premonition, and Love at Second Sight), their DIY cassette and more unreleased studio recordings as well as detailed liner notes by Fernandes. Manufactured Recordings presents one of the final, untold stories of the original Australian punk and new wave scene."
"Formed in 1980, New Jersey's the Modulators are one of the unsung greats of the American power pop scene. Initially the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Joe Riccardello with help from producer/lyricist (and Vintage Vinyl Records owner) Rob Roth, Ricardello released his first single Girl Trouble in 1980 just before bringing on friends Mark Higgins (guitar) and Mark 'Cakes' Westlake (drums) to join the band. As a fully-formed trio, the Modulators began playing out across New Jersey in the early 80's and recorded tracks for two local compilations and the band's second, enduring single She's So Cynical in 1982. Live gigs and songwriting continued, with the band often writing and recording more material than their release schedule could keep up with. Finally in 1984, the band released their first and only LP, Tomorrow's Coming on Roth's Vintage Vinyl Records. Full of timeless gems and quintessential 80's power pop anthems, the record is now regarded as a genre classic by power pop collectors. Tracks like 'Spin Me Around,' 'If You Let Her Go,' and 'Lost Without a Sound' display the Modulators' smart songwriting, catchy hooks, and effortless pop sensibility. Though the band continued to play the tri-state area until 1986 (and every now and then since), Tomorrow's Coming was the Modulator's last vinyl release. Bringing together the band's entire discography with an additional 14 unreleased songs and demo tracks and liner notes from power pop collector Steve Borchardt, Manufactured Recordings is proud to present the definitive release of this power pop classic."
"Smart Remarks began in 1980 with Todd Ellis (guitar, vocals), Chris Gordon (bass), and Ant Barbalace (drums) as an original punk/ power pop trio out of Bordentown, NJ. School friends and co-workers at the local Ocean Spray Cranberry factory, the band was influenced by early power pop bands like Paul Collins' Beat, The Records, The Knack, and especially the Staten Island, NY three-piece Dirty Looks. Smart Remarks recorded their first single Was It Something We Said? in 1982, which spawned the power pop classic 'Mary's Got Her Eye On Me.' Often the opening act for larger bands that came through town (The Replacements, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Haircut 100), the band became the favorite house band at Trenton, NJ's famous City Gardens Night Club. Smart Remarks re-entered the studio in 1984 to record the five track EP Seriously Speaking with new bassist Steve DeStefano, which would become their final recording together. Collecting Smart Remarks' entire discography and including liner notes from Randy 'Now' Ellis, the famed owner of City Gardens, Foreign Fields: 1982- 1984 is a must for fans of classic, catchy US power pop."
MASIN/CHARLES HAYWARD, GIGI: Les Nouvelles Musiques De Chambre Volume 2 CD (MCR 923CD)
"Following the reissue of the entire recorded output of South London-based experimental act This Heat and its successor, Camberwell Now, Modern Classics Recordings holds the lens up to a special split album created by one of the driving forces behind those groups - drummer Charles Hayward - in collaboration with Italian musician Gigi Masin, whose looping, rhythmic, electronic compositions have seen his cult following grow in his four decades as a recording artist. Originally released on Belgium's Sub Rosa label in 1989, Les Nouvelles Musiques De Chambre Volume 2 is a split LP on which Masin's eight tracks occupy side A and Charles Hayward's long-form piece (at 21 minutes long), 'Thames Water Authority', occupies side B. Geography may have separated the two artists, who each recorded their pieces in isolation from the other, but there's a commonality to their approach. Previously, Masin had released the inspired 1986 album Wind (BAR 003-015LP), while Hayward's music had long been influenced by the landscape and society of London and the UK. For this album, the label challenged the two musicians to write about the waterways of their respective cities, Venice and London. For Masin, that meant describing the human interactions related to the Italian city's famous landmarks. 'Places, faces, memories... that's what most of the people love to find when they travel to Venice - some kind of magic that's deep in the city,' he writes in the new liner notes accompanying this new re-release. For Hayward, it meant describing the physicality of water, the 'densities and energies' as he puts it, and the politics of it too. Writes Hayward: 'Water was being privatized at the time, the profit margin had been factored in, cost-cutting was implicit, people were being poisoned. Water was a political thing; it still is." Dive in. First time on CD (outside of Japan); Track notes by Gigi Masin and Charles Hayward; Restored and remastered audio; Features the Masin track 'Clouds' as sampled by To Rococo Rot and Björk."
DO NASCIMENTO, FABIANO: Tempo dos Mestres CD (NA 5146CD)
"Tempo dos Mestres (Time of the Masters) is the second album from the tireless, young Brazilian guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento. It finds its roots in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, passed down through generations of Native Brazilians, and is imbibed by the Afro-Brazilian culture that arose after Portuguese colonization. This blend is not new in Brazil, and is represented musically by great Brazilian musicians both known and celebrated -- the guitarist Baden Powell and catalyst Hermeto Pascoal, both direct influences on Do Nascimento -- and less exposed, like the experimentalist Carioca, one of Do Nascimento's mentors, and the Brazilian psychedelic pioneer Lula Cortes, whose album Paebiru rewrote Brazilian rock's history in 1975. It is the third Brazilian album released on Now-Again, following Seu Jorge and Almaz and Do Nascimento's debut Dança dos Tempos. Do Nascimento's is joined on Tempo dos Mestres by his long time percussionist, Ricardo 'Tiki' Pasillas on trap drums and percussion, and Sam Gendel on saxophone and flute. Vocals are performed by Thalma de Freitas and Carla Hasset. These tracks were recorded live in the studio with no overdubs, straight to 2" analog-tape, and only sparingly mastered to focus on the subtleties of the performances. Do Nascimento's fans include legendary percussionist Airto Moreira, who recorded Dança dos Tempos and can be found playing live with Do Nascimento. 'He's Brazilian but (his mind is) from a place in Brazil that is not common.' Moreira states. 'Fortunately, we still have some musicians who like to play music and who like to touch the instrument and who like that energy!' Do Nascimento takes his music, and his place in Brazil's lineage, seriously, and he often travels the vast country, spending time in the rainforest, living life as it was lived in the distant past, while studying with still living masters as he searches for new directions of the path trod by the geniuses whose influence abounds in contemporary music, but whose names are still unfamiliar. 'Being a musician -- feeling, studying, experiencing, living music -- this comes first, right?' Do Nascimento questions. ' Second, we hope that the depths of knowledge in the music from the masters before us can be shared more, each time, to the younger generations coming.' In Tempo dos Mestres Do Nascimento answers himself with a beautiful entry into the evolving language of timeless Brazilian music."
DO NASCIMENTO, FABIANO: Tempo dos Mestres LP (NA 5146LP)
LP version. Includes download code. "Tempo dos Mestres (Time of the Masters) is the second album from the tireless, young Brazilian guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento. It finds its roots in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, passed down through generations of Native Brazilians, and is imbibed by the Afro-Brazilian culture that arose after Portuguese colonization. This blend is not new in Brazil, and is represented musically by great Brazilian musicians both known and celebrated -- the guitarist Baden Powell and catalyst Hermeto Pascoal, both direct influences on Do Nascimento -- and less exposed, like the experimentalist Carioca, one of Do Nascimento's mentors, and the Brazilian psychedelic pioneer Lula Cortes, whose album Paebiru rewrote Brazilian rock's history in 1975. It is the third Brazilian album released on Now-Again, following Seu Jorge and Almaz and Do Nascimento's debut Dança dos Tempos. Do Nascimento's is joined on Tempo dos Mestres by his long time percussionist, Ricardo 'Tiki' Pasillas on trap drums and percussion, and Sam Gendel on saxophone and flute. Vocals are performed by Thalma de Freitas and Carla Hasset. These tracks were recorded live in the studio with no overdubs, straight to 2" analog-tape, and only sparingly mastered to focus on the subtleties of the performances. Do Nascimento's fans include legendary percussionist Airto Moreira, who recorded Dança dos Tempos and can be found playing live with Do Nascimento. 'He's Brazilian but (his mind is) from a place in Brazil that is not common.' Moreira states. 'Fortunately, we still have some musicians who like to play music and who like to touch the instrument and who like that energy!' Do Nascimento takes his music, and his place in Brazil's lineage, seriously, and he often travels the vast country, spending time in the rainforest, living life as it was lived in the distant past, while studying with still living masters as he searches for new directions of the path trod by the geniuses whose influence abounds in contemporary music, but whose names are still unfamiliar. 'Being a musician -- feeling, studying, experiencing, living music -- this comes first, right?' Do Nascimento questions. ' Second, we hope that the depths of knowledge in the music from the masters before us can be shared more, each time, to the younger generations coming.' In Tempo dos Mestres Do Nascimento answers himself with a beautiful entry into the evolving language of timeless Brazilian music."
"Marc Barreca's seventh solo album for Palace of Lights extends his work with a broader and deeper palette of synthesized and sampled sound, including sources as diverse as prepared guitars, pianos, Indonesian metallophones and glass harmonica. The music of Aberrant Lens employs long MIDI delays, synced MIDI processing via MAX for Live and extreme warping of disparate looped sound sources driven into entirely new states. The results are new, coherent aural structures: music that questions traditional definitions of ambient and electronic forms. And, to the educated ear, within this search for innovation and experimentation Aberrant Lens reveals many of Barreca's earliest influences. Even when integrated in thoroughly non-retro compositions, the hints of homage to Cluster and the first Fripp & Eno releases inhabit these twelve new settings. Marc Barreca has been creating and performing electronic music since the mid-1970s. His 1980 album, Twilight, was one of the earliest releases on Palace of Lights. His cassette-era album Music Works for Industry is being reissued by the RVNG spin-off Freedom To Spend, and his early cassette work is included in the upcoming VOD box set American Cassette Culture, which also features Marc's early electronic music group Young Scientist. His work is included in the collection of The British Library."
VA: The Hired Hands: A Tribute To Bruce Langhorne 2CD (SCTR 043CD)
"Compiled by Dylan Golden Aycock, Loren Connors, and Suzanne Langille, The Hired Hands is an homage to one of the greatest and most infamous guitarists alive, Bruce Langhorne. His music has influenced and touched a lot of lives over the years, either through his soundtrack work with Peter Fonda or his studio work in the 1960s as the go-to hired hand for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Odetta, and many others. Browsing his wikipedia page, one is informed of the volume of work he accomplished throughout the '50s, '60s and '70s. Scissor Tail Editions was lucky enough to release Langhorne's score to Peter Fonda's 1971 anti-western The Hired Hand on vinyl in 2012. Artists were asked to cover or reinterpret a song of their choice from the soundtrack. No rules were made on whether the music should be derivative of a certain song -- if the soundtrack inspired a mood, than the artist could use their intuition. Langhorne has come on hard times in recent years, having suffered a stroke that prevents him from playing the guitar. A large percentage of the profits for this tribute go to Langhorne and his family."
Maniac released several EPs between 2008 and 2010 with an album entitled New Age Grime collecting his works in 2009. Maniac recommenced his production work in 2015 immediately reconnecting with Wiley for Outchea and other E3 resident Maxsta for the EP 100 Problems . He was also tasked with soundtracking the Noel Clarke movie BrotherHood (2016) and produced several tracks himself featuring the likes of AJ Tracey, P Money, and Chip. Homecoming EP is his first instrumental release after his return to the scene.
$8.99 EAN: 5055300393029 ELECTRONIC
01. Go
02. Track and Field
03. Victoria Park
04. Quadratic
A reissue of Antibarbarus, issued as a compact disc in 1998, was the first edition Walter Marchetti released on Alga Marghen. The Antibarbarus cycle of five pieces makes use of original tapes coming from the same recording sessions that originated some of Marchetti's major musical works realized in the '80s, collected in his two CDs: 1989's Vandalia (NMN 076-4CD/NMN 083-5LP) and 1984's Per La Sete Dell'orecchio (NMN 083-3LP). This former series of works presented some homogeneous and untouched sound sources in the "concrete" status of their inner - and necessarily chaotic - level of entropy. Nevertheless this operative and only in appearance "neutral" premise introduces an implicit mimetic transposition. This link between the "iconic" threshold of the acoustical material and its transposition literally deconstructs the prerogatives and the ideological categories of music composition. In Antibarbarus, the temporal continuum restores the mimesis of the phenomenal regression of musical time, crystallized in a framed-length which gets estranged from subjective domain. But the transfiguration of sound sources now deliberately intends to de-signify the analytical prerogatives of hearing. The sensorial perception is in such a way inhibited from an immediate comprehension of the acoustic reality so reproduced: canis reversus ad vomitum suum. In the late 1950s, Marchetti was able both to formalize a more critical aim towards the established lingua franca and absolutist ideology of musical avant-gardism and to expand the sense of artistic praxis, in line with an ethical and subtly political evaluation of aesthetic experience. Marchetti was inspired by Cage's poetics of indeterminacy and subsequently created, through a close and indissoluble association with Juan Hidalgo and José Luis Castillejo, an original and de-ritualized form of action-music which led in 1964 to the birth of ZAJ group. Marchetti's work relays, in its procedural level, upon a resolute de-functioning of the musical codes and impose this act as a reversed mimesis of the methodological statute of music composing. Namely, not a "degré zero de l'écriture", but its "reversal"; not a "denial of style", but "style of denial". In this perspective, Walter Marchetti's oeuvre condenses one of the rare examples of aesthetic radicalism consciously extended to music poetics. Comes in full color gatefold sleeve; Includes printed inner sleeves (with photos of "Musica da camera n. 182", London, Raven Row, 1989/2011 and "Music in secca", Milano, Fondazione Mudima, 2003); Liner notes by Gabriele Bonomo in English and Italian.
$31.59 UPC: 769791965485 CLASSICAL
A1. Il Coma Regna
B1. Coma Liquido
C1. Coma Vigile
D1. Uscita Dal Coma
D2. Antibarbarus
CASTILLEJO, JOSE LUIS: Tlalaatala LP BOX/BOOK (VOCSON 099LP)
A killer reading of José Luis Castillejo's TLALAATALA book by Fernando Millan, recorded in Madrid in 2001. Modern or advanced writing is a direct and independent medium, i.e. it realizes and gives presence to a set of relationships without the need of further dependence (as it happened till now in literature) on other media. Words, syllables, stories, sounds, psychology, music, etc., are no longer needed: advanced writing can do without intermediate elements. Modern writing is neither symbolic nor descriptive. Its purpose is the purpose of all modern art: to reduce necessity. The freedom achieved by writing (as a "medium") may perhaps become an inspiration (a "metaphor") of what could be achieved elsewhere (in the "reality"), independently and without imitation. Writing, perhaps the art more subdued to avidity and ambition, an instrument of subjection since it was invented by priests and legislators, has been the last of the arts to seek for its liberation. Writing itself created the worst of our servitudes that still rules and dominates the world: literality. Because without literality, any servitude to being of metaphorical and reflexive freedom would be impossible. Servitude exists and grows within the bureaucratic and technocratic literality which dominates the world with its laws, rules, and mechanisms. Freedom of comprehension, and therefore the liberation of writing, can be accomplished through the restoration of the metaphorical character of the so-called "reality", through the destruction of textual literality and the restoration of all the imaginary figures and persons of the psyche in front of the divination of the soul or the spirit. As proved by TLALAATALA, the liberation of writing must go through the elaboration of vacuous structures that should be perceived without being captured, without being fixed through numbers and signs. It goes through a writing where you can no longer state that "the written, written is", since it establishes an imaginary and metaphorical reflection of the vacuity and of the mutual relation of processes and phenomena. Comes in cardboard box with stamp; Includes the original-2001-press 400-page-creative-book with the same title; Edition of 80.
MimiCof's latest album, Moon Synch, is an experimental sonic link between human and celestial bodies, mind and machine, gravitational ripples and rotations. Moon Synch is the result of an intricate search for converging frequencies, a wordless account of well-modulated speeds and interlocking spheres. Kyoto-born, Berlin-based MimiCof, who's also been releasing music under her actual name Midori Hirano since 2006, quite literally breaks new ground and ventures into uncharted territory on this album because she's chosen a whole new musical vehicle: "This LP is based on the recordings I made with a Buchla synthesizer during my residency at Stockholm's EMS Elektronmusikstudion," says the composer, sound artist and producer from Japan who grew up playing the piano, an instrument she eventually studied as well. "It was the first time I worked with an analog synthesizer - and a whole new experience." The results of her initial Buchla explorations are utterly hypnotic, cinematic layers of samples and loops, an unfolding narrative that's based on an eclectic spectrum of recorded material: "There were no fixed references, no preconceived ideas," she says. More like "looking for the missing piece of a puzzle," MimiCof ventures further and further into a realm of electrified oscillations and sonic tides with each new track. There's a whole range of different frequencies interlacing, contracting, copulating and thus forming larger sculptures and higher crests ("Rising", "Dropping"), until the first hints of melody flare up in the outer regions of space ("Burning Lights"). Moving on and past the outer orbits, the pressure increases - bass lines cut through thick layers ("Parallel Roads"), there's an ominous vibe ("Yellow Town"), but the spirit of discovery still sets the tone, pushes things forward. Slowly adjusting different velocities and frequencies - think of those hypnotic rotating scenes in Kubrick's 2001 (1968) - the beat fully drops with "Dropping", a single note and swathes of bass washing pulsating sine waves away. It's towards the end of "Opal" that suddenly all frequencies are truly in synch and congruent: This is the foundation for slow-moving, shimmering rays of light that finally fill up the entire space on the title track.
$10.99 UPC: 880918226989 ELECTRONIC
01. Rising
02. Burning Lights
03. Parallel Roads
04. Yellow Town
05. Dropping
06. Spins
07. Opal
08. Moon Synch
09. Leaving The Country
In 2010, Brunhild Ferrari decided to make public some of Luc Ferrari's original sound archives by offering a selected collection of recordings to other composers who may wish to use the material for the creation of original musical works. Her desire was to open this sonic treasure to other artists without wanting to impose any aesthetic direction on them, and with the only purpose of encouraging new artistic inventiveness. This edition presents the "Presque Rien Prize" winners and other selected works of the first three biennial contests, the most recent contest having taken place in December 2015. Each of the competitions has been concluded by a concert including the winning and other selected works of the competition. While 109 new works were submitted to the three initial editions, Association Presque Rien are delighted to keep receiving many other works from over the world for the forthcoming competitions. Features the following performers, listed by year: CD 1 - 2011 edition: John Palmer (winner), Elsa Justel (mention), Daniel Blinkhorn (mention), DinaBird and J. P. Renoult; CD 2 - 2013 edition: Bryan Jacobs (winner), Ayako Sato (mention), James Andean (mention), Masashi Isai, Andrea Belfi, Donia Jourabchi, Takuma Kuragaki; CD 3 - 2015 edition: Hideki Umezawa (winner), Lisandro Barbato (mention), Johannes S. Sistermanns (mention), Manfredi Clemente, Manuella Blackburn, Laurence Bouckaert, Dimitris Maronidis, Yingzi Li. The slipcase edition includes three CDs in individual digipak sleeves as well as a 68-page booklet in English, French, and Japanese with liner notes written by the composers, their biographies, title tracks, photos, and an introduction by Brunhild Ferrari.
$27.59 UPC: 769791965492 ELECTRONIC
CD 1 - 2011 edition:
1.01. John Palmer - mémoires
1.02. Elsa Justel - Casi Nada
1.03. Daniel Blinkhorn - le son de la lumière
1.04. DinaBird & J. P. Renoult - No Clouds At All
CD 2 - 2013 edition:
2.01. Bryan Jacobs - Le La en Le
2.02. James Andean - Déchirure
2.03. Ayako Sato - Small stroll
2.04. Masashi Isai - Air FRC rule
2.05. Andrea Belfi - COL
2.06. Donia Jourabchi - Fragments and Alterations
2.07. Takuma Kuragaki - Sound for creating...
CD 3 - 2015 edition:
3.01. Hideki Umezawa - Le Néant
3.02. Lisandro Barbato - To bee or not to bee
3.03. Johannes S. Sistermanns - Passage_vertical_Paysage
3.04. Manfredi Clemente - La boucle
3.05. Manuella Blackburn - Presque mon son
3.06. Laurence Bouckaert - Mémoire de femmes, paysage, passage
3.07. Dimitris Maronidis - Transient_Beauty
3.08. Yingzi Li - Searching
ZEIT: Un Giorno In Una Piazza Del Mediterraneo LP (BS 032LP)
Black Sweat Records present a reissue of Zeit's Un Giorno In Una Piazza Del Mediterraneo, originally released in 1979. In the late '70s, the Italian music scene's renewed interest in sound research involved a stimulating fusion of popular elements, jazz improvisation, and suggestions of the middle-oriental classical heritage. Starting from the experience of Aktuala, the idea of a common "Mediterranean air" that could compare and harmonize rhythms and timbres of various regions, enlivened a large number of musicians. In this context, it also placed the short history of Zeit and one of their main member Andrea Tamassia, who played and recorded with Aktuala. Un Giorno In Una Piazza Del Mediterraneo, their first album, seems to be a continuation of Aktuala's music. It presents a compendium of styles and shapes, a collection of letters and visual notes from various places (Greece, Italy, Turkey, Hungary, Maghreb, Balcan Area, etc.), rearranged in the form of a hypothetical diary, in order to create an unknown narrative scenario. In the music of Zeit, there are no formalistic or philological purposes, but it triumphs with an attitude of imaginative incorporation that is always changing. The rich poly-instrumentalism brings the rhythms of dance and ancient melodies, but also results in a palette of more abstract and ecstatic sounds, with rare experimental lyricism that approaches the Florentine ensemble to the significant European experiences of The Incredible String Band or Third Ear Band.
$17.79 UPC: 769791965454 ROCK
01. Ruz
02. Circus
03. Echi D'Acqua
04. Ritmo Berbero
05. Il Mosaico
06. Vetri E Canne
07. Tema Oscuro
08. Sintesi
ZEIT: Il Cerchio Degli Antichi Colori LP + 7" (BS 033LP)
Black Sweat Records present a reissue of Zeit's second album Il Cerchio Degli Antichi Colori, originally released in 1981. With Il Cerchio Degli Antichi Colori, Zeit re-propose their own vision of a new cultural multi-geographical mosaic without boundaries. The sound confirms the inspired and eclectic vein of previous work, suggesting a greater conviction and maturity of intent. The arrangements tend to dilate more alchemical and hypnotic sequences, while the range of inspirations (Balkan music, Greek, Turkish, Persian, African, etc.) and the poly-instrumentalism is more precious and varied. Decisively more experimental compositions such as "Gli Antichi Colori", "Nuovo Orizzonte", or "Kalimba", are indicative of an unparalleled executive expertise that flows into meditative and introspective delights by resonances now more obscure or solar. The compresence of popular European and Middle-East atmospheres act as a strong reminder to the world of dance, suggesting once again the charm of the meeting between East and West, in view of brotherhood and solidarity among peoples. So, the "Circle" relieves itself almost like a sound tale of distant and ancient Byzantine, Arab, and Christian novels, according to a nomadic spirit that finds in music the preferred journey to joy and love. This reissue includes a 7" with two unreleased live tracks, further enriching the repertoire of one of the most original group that Italy has ever known.
$22.39 UPC: 769791965461 ROCK
01. Una Danza Infinita
02. Duo
03. Vincigliata
04. Gli Antichi Colori
05. Sirtos
06. Nuovo Orizzonte
07. Un Altro Occidente
08. Kalimba
09. In Cerchio
GRUPPO AFRO MEDITERRANEO: 1972 Blues Jazz Session LP (BS 035LP)
Unreleased recordings of future members of Aktuala and I.P. Son Group. The history goes back in the alternative Milan of the early '70s, to the flavor of the first jam-blues of that era where musicians from different parts of the world (India, Africa or South-America), and of disparate backgrounds and cultures, gathered together to experiment just with an authentic sense. These four tracks seem to retrace the path of that spirit with which great pioneers, such as John Mayall and Alexis Corner, the essence of the Afro-American music masters ferried from overseas. On 1972 Blues Jazz Session, the devotion to the blues roots remains strong but an aerial and wandering component, colored as if by a magic of exotic and spiritual accents, leaks into the compositions. Hypnotic patterns of guitars flowing almost like slowed raga-grooves, free-jazz horns blowing winds of the ancient seas of the south, while voices and percussions span distant Latin or African horizons. Gruppo Afro Mediterraneo throws its eye on a cultural dimension more extensive and composite and therefore constitutes a fundamental historical document for a crucial period of Italian underground.
$17.79 UPC: 769791965478 ROCK
01. Afro Mediterraneo Blues
02. Dondolando Sul 24
03. La Piantagione Del Blue
04. Cap. Roland Kirk
Deadbeat offers up a limited vinyl reissue of one of his most critically acclaimed albums, Roots And Wire, originally released on Wagon Repair in 2008. New mixes and mastering. From Resident Advisor: "Roots And Wire brings Deadbeat's Scott Monteith project full circle. [Roots And Wire] is something of a return to his musical roots as well, being infinitely dubbier and more ethereal . . . That's not to say that Roots And Wire doesn't pack any heat. The album may kick off with two slower numbers, but the arrival of the next trio of tracks turns the tide. All three tease, building patiently before showing their true colors. Tikiman/Paul St. Hilaire opens and closes the album with two impeccable vocals, conveying a feet-up reefer madness vibe rather than hedonistic/hell-for-leather. The title track caps off the album with brisk dubstep beats and ~scape-styled melodica. . . . Roots And Wire succeeds because the different intensities and beat structures of each track offers a more dynamic ebb and flow, all bound together by a homogenous dub reggae spirit. Monteith's refusal to aim for moody, vacuous postures aids in letting the whole thing breathe -- and helps to give back some of the life and energy he puts into it. Being so good, the only complaint you'll have is that isn't just a little bit longer."
$22.99 UPC: 880319841439 ELECTRONIC
01. Rise Again
02. Roots And Wore
03. Xberg Ghosts
04. Groundation (Berghain Drum Jack)
05. Deep Structure
06. Night Stepping
07. Sun People (Dub Divisionaire)
08. Babylon Correction
Since their first collaborative foray with Day & Night, which was released on Butterz in 2015, TQD have rather emphatically proven that their three way formula works; appearing in clubs and at festivals the world over, they've been consistently shaking up scenarios with their high octane blends of (largely) their own music across four deck sets. Following memorable sets on the Boiler Room and live turns at Warehouse Project, Leeds Festival, and Boomtown, Royal-T, DJ Q, and Flava D have been hard at work putting together their ten track debut album, UKG - a bolshy mission statement that encompasses the full spectrum of the garage sound. When you look at each party's discography separately, what's immediately obvious is their shared love of a two-step beat, a hellish hoover bass, and all those cleverly edited vocal ticks. Their debut album is the culmination of that love, with TQS channeling everything from heady, energetic bassline (on "Vibsing Ting"), to ghostly Burial-scapes (on "Only One"), and lounge instrumentation (on "New Day"). "New Day" features Swindle and Skilliam.
$17.79 EAN: 5055300392503 ELECTRONIC
01. Intro 4
02. Vibsing Ting
03. Ghosts
04. A Letter to EZ
05. Baked Beans
06. Touch
07. Hold Me
08. New Day (feat. Swindle and Skilliam)
09. Only One
10. Three Eyes
On November 17th 1961, John Coltrane played at the Granada Theatre in Walthamstow. On November 23rd, 55 years later, free jazz legend Evan Parker made this six track recording in the same space with John Russell and John Edwards. This recording has personal resonances for Evan: he attended Coltrane's performance 55 years ago at the Granada. Evan Parker: "John Russell, John Edwards and I are going to record in that same cinema. It has had the usual chequered life of classic old cinemas of the post war era in the meantime, but the resonances of that day in 1961 will be an inspiration." Beautiful cover artwork by Oliver Bancroft. Presented in a 3mm spine case.
Beautiful piano melodies, ballads drawing their inspiration from jazz, classical music, and cinematic imagery. Hummed choruses, a mood at the crossroad of nostalgia and reverie, instruments with uncanny timbre and charm, chiseled percussions, added to a subtle electronic production, this is the recipe for Tout Va Bien, the second solo album by French composer Ezechiel Pailhès. All this is reflected in the opening track, "River Day", which begins with "prepared piano" sounds. This deliberately mysterious and poetic introduction, supported by light electronic effects, is soon combined with a light beat, organ chords and vocalizations by the artist. Pailhès defines himself as a "jolly fellow" (confirmed by the music of his electro-pop duo Nôze), but he comes across as quite gentle and stellar, just like this collection of eleven tracks that he composed in his Montreuil home studio. Following the footpath of Divine, his first solo release from 2013 (CC 013CD/CCS 079LP), Tout Va Bien is more intimate, marking Pailhès's taste for finely crafted moods and drifts. Songs like "Tout Va Bien", "Éternel Été", and "Promesse", shift between carelessness, bliss, bitterness, and anxiety. Titles such as "Octobre", "Boyd London", or "Le Fou Du Phare", illustrate Ezechiel's gift for composing instrumental ballads, with equally versatile emotions though drawing from cinema, supported by whispered or sung vocalizations. Ezechiel explains: "No word can quite describe this type of singing, it's a kind of ritornello, these are songs without lyrics, which is all down to the fact that I always think of my melodies as songs." Even though he composed the pieces on Tout Va Bien on the piano, Ezechiel plays and toys with numerous other instruments, such as the clavietta (a type of melodica), a Moog Little Phatty synth, an analog Korg Lambda organ, rare virtual instruments, and a whole array of exotic percussions gleaned along his tours. He insists, however, on the sculptural dimension of his compositional work. For him, it is about "revealing or masking the sound of the original melody" through various processes, including percussive ones, whether using a prepared piano or several digital cuts and superimpositions enabling him to generate what he calls "sound illusions", through unusual associations between the timbres of various instruments. Parallels can be drawn to Moondog's piano melodies, Matthew Herbert's sonorous and rhythmic tinkering and techno "fringe", or even the graceful fantasy of Nino Rota.
$10.99 UPC: 827170125827 ELECTRONIC
01. River Day
02. Little Museum
03. Eternel Été
04. How Long
05. Body Woogie
06. Tout Va Bien
07. Bit Hip
08. Boyd London
09. Le Fou Du Phare
10. Promesse
11. Octobre
ROMITELLI, SANTE MARIA: A Hatchet For The Honeymoon LP (RED 237LP)
Stunning soundtrack composed by Sante Maria Romitelli for the psychological thriller Hatchet For The Honeymoon, aka Il Rosso Segno della Follia, directed by the legendary granddaddy of Italian horror films Mario Bava and released in 1970. Disturbing and dissonant tracks in a fascinating fusion of classical, electronic, lounge and rock n' roll music: a psychedelic alteration of the traditional horror scoring for this strange movie, a bizarre mixture between a giallo and a ghost story. The complete score is presented here for the first time on vinyl, with extra tracks. Comes as colored vinyl; Comes in deluxe embossed cover; Edition of 500.
$19.79 EAN: 8013252732379 SOUNDTRACK
A1. La Casa Di Mode
A2. La Luna Di Miele
A3. Ricordi O Incubi
A4. Trauma
A5. Tessere Di Un Mosaico
A6. Seconde Nozze
A7. L'accetta E L'abito Da Sposa
A8. Il Piccolo Testimone
A9. Il Party
A10. Scavare Nella Memoria...
A11. Lineamenti Di Un Assassino
A12. John Harrington
B1. Ancora Un'altra Vittima
B2. Hatchet Shake
B3. Il Mosaico È Completo
B4. Un'accetta Per La Luna Di Miele
B5. La Luna Di Miele (#2)
B6. Lineamenti Di Un Assassino (#2)
B7. Il Rosso Segno Della Follia (#2)
B8. Il Rosso Segno Della Follia (#3)
B9. Ricordi O Incubi (#2)
B10. Trauma (#2)
B11. Il Rosso Segno Della Follia (#4)
DER BLAUE REITER: Epitaph 1980-1983 LP (DEADWAX 014LP)
Epitaph 1980-1983 is the compilation of all recordings by Der Blaue Reiter released for the first time ever, freshly mixed and mastered with all their original analog glory. In January 1983, Stefano Tirone and Stefano Mazzola had the chance to record most of the tracks that they had played as Der Blaue Reiter since their beginnings in 1980 and throughout 1981. They used a TEAC 4-track reel tape recorder and as four-track reels all songs remained unmixed and forgotten for many years. In 2012 and 2013 two of their songs, "Through Glasses" and "Lights Off", were featured in two Italian wave compilations but both songs were mixed, including some additional production elements, hence they didn't keep their full, raw originality. Incredibly, that has been all the Der Blaue Reite material that has ever been put out. Between 2014 and 2015, Stefano Tirone finally decided to mix all the surviving tracks from the original analog tape reels, but maintaining the primary sound and elements without additions or overdubs. Only one song, the instrumental "Tears Of Joy", whose tape was unfortunately damaged, had to be re-recorded but all the original instruments and amplifiers, surprisingly well-kept for all these years, were used again to make it sound exactly the same as the initial recording. The songs on Epitaph 1980-1983 are an amazing, historical document of what could be considered one of the first cold wave bands from Italy. Even though they have sadly remained virtually unknown, probably because of not having released anything until this decade, they were true pioneers. Drum machine, synths, bass, guitar, deep vocals to give aural shape to melancholy, together with heartfelt lyrics. The essence of what is now tagged as cold wave. Housed in a matte finish sleeve; Includes printed inner sleeve with pictures and lyrics; Includes download code; Edition of 265 (hand-numbered).
$21.79 EAN: 8435008885854 ELECTRONIC
A1. Requiem For A Friend (2:35)
A2. Through Glasses (3:12)
A3. Perspective (3:32)
A4. Lights Off (3:01)
A5. Blind Sight (3:59)
B1. Thick Walls (4:10)
B2. Drowning (3:20)
B3. In The Distance (3:29)
B4. Tears Of Joy (2:55)
B5. Through Glasses (Demo) (2:41)
LILES, ANDREW: Diario De Un Monstruo LP (DPROM 237LP)
Diario De Un Monstruo is an homage to the 1981 album Diary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne (1981). It is another - and some might argue, inevitable - addition to the ongoing monster series of releases. To say Andrew Liles's recording is a cover version of the original Ozzy album is far too simplistic and misleading. This recording adapts motifs and hooks from the original music but is in no way similar. It is a complex tapestry that is woven from many fine threads and at times, it is a confusing and incomprehensible monstrous interpretation of the classic album. Anyone expecting a hard rock LP will be sorely disappointed. Liles has been obsessed by the original album since its release 36 years ago and he has been collecting various LP pressings and ephemera associated with Diary Of A Madman for many years. Packaged in a high gloss laminated sleeve; Includes printed lined inner. Edition of 500.
$16.99 EAN: 5060446121320 ELECTRONIC
A1. Monster Mountains (11:38)
A2. Flying Monsters (3:17)
A3. You Can't Kill the Monster (3:41)
A4. Unbeliever (3:21)
B1. Little Monsters (4:06)
B2. Two Nights (1:53)
B3. M.O.N.S.T.R.U.O. (4:53)
B4. Diario De Un Monstruo (10:37)
VA: The Immortal Eye: Compiled by Regis 12" (LIN 075EP)
Regis compiles a killer Downwards label survey for 2017, featuring exclusive new material from DVA Damas, Autumns, Grebenstein & Seefried, and Layne, veering from dank EBM to collapsing industrial structures. Downwards send their new vanguard on road with The Immortal Eye; the mood is intensely depressive and pessimistic throughout, but, in the classic sense of gothic industrial music, the impeccably maintained atmosphere conversely acts as comfort or redemption to those need it.
$10.39 UPC: N/A ELECTRONIC
A1. Grebenstein & Seefried - Wufferfraction
A2. Layne - Love
B1. Autumns - Imposter Syndrome
B2. DVA Damas - Shortcut To X
ASHBY, DOROTHY: Soft Winds / The Swinging Harp Of Dorothy Ashby LP (ACV 2085LP)
Doxy present a reissue of Dorothy Ashby's Soft Winds / The Swinging Harp Of Dorothy Ashby, originally released in 1961. From the original liner notes: "Dorothy Ashby may not be the first jazz harpist (Caspar Reardon) or the first female jazz harpist (Adele Girard), but her good feeling for time and ability to construct melodic, guitar-like lines, mark her as the most accomplished modern jazz harpist (...) Accompanying her was another Detroit girl, Terry Pollard. Terry's main instrument is the piano and she is one of the best in the country, bar none. She is also a pretty fair country vibraharpist and in this set, Miss Pollard plays vibes exclusively. With them is still another Detroiter, Herman Wright, who like Miss Pollard has worked with Terry Gibbs and Yusef Lateef, and who also served as Miss Ashby's regular bassist. (...) Completing the quartet is Jimmy Cobb, drummer for the Miles Davis group. During the proceedings, Cobb travels between brushes and sticks without upsetting the equilibrium of this essentially quiet set. There is wide range of material presented here, from blues like Benny Goodman's title number, 'Soft Winds', and Miss Ashby's 'With Strings Attached', to movie themes such as 'Laura', 'Wild Is the Wind', and 'The Guns Of Navarone'. Then there are works by such superior writers of standards as Kurt Weill ('My Ship'); Gershwin ('The Man I Love' and 'Love Is Here To Stay')" Edition of 500.
$14.39 UPC: 889397020859 JAZZ
A1. Soft Winds
A2. Wild Is The Wind
A3. The Man I Love
A4. My Ship
A5. Love Is Here To Stay
B1. I've Never Been In Love Before
B2. With Strings Attached
B3. Laura
B4. The Guns Of Navarone
B5. Misty
B6. The Gypsy In My Soul
BREWER & SHIPLEY: A&R Recording Studios '71 CD (ECHO 2076CD)
Brewer and Shipley, live at A&R Recording Studios, New York on December 9th, 1971. Captured at the pinnacle of Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley's celebrated career, their acoustic performance at A&R Studios on December 9th in New York for WPRJ-FM is adequate proof of a consummate partnership that extends beyond mere words, written or sung. Two immensely talented writers and musicians, unplugged long before VH1 coined the term. For beautifully handcrafted classic songs, look no further. The Brewer and Shipley partnership is a valuable chapter in the American songbook that still resonates today with equal impression and will continue to do so. "One Toke Over The Line", "Oh Mommy", "I Don't Want To Die In Georgia" join a cast of other favorites. Echoes presents the entire original WPRJ-FM broadcast of Brewer and Shipley live in session from A&R Studios, New York on December 9th, 1971. Professionally re-mastered original broadcast with expansive liners, interviews and rare archival photos.
$11.99 EAN: 5291012207616 ROCK
01. One Kind Favor
02. One Toke Over The Line
03. Oh Mommy
04. Tarkio Road
05. Indian Summer
06. People Love Each Other
07. Don't Want To Die In Georgia
08. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
09. Sweet Love
10. Shake Off The Demon
11. All Along The Watchtower
12. Rock Me On The Water
13. Witchi-Tai-To
14. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
HOODOO RHYTHM DEVILS: Live... Old Waldorf, San Francisco '77 CD (ECHO 2082CD)
Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, live at the Old Waldorf on May 12th, 1977. Originally signed to Capitol Records in 1971, Hoodoo Rhythm Devil's debut LP, Rack Jobbers Rule went by largely unnoticed, but simultaneously helped in launching the band's live career, which was certainly more successful than their recorded legacy. Capturing a band like HRD live is no mean feat, but their appearance at the Old Waldorf is one that is relatively unmatched in this area. The band was hailed at the time by the Berkeley press as "A local natural resource fueled by bar-be-que sauce." Echoes present the entire KSAN FM broadcast of the Hoodoo Rhythm Devils live from the Old Waldorf, San Francisco 12th May 1977. Originally aired on May 17th, 1977. Professional remastered with background liners and rare archival photos.
$11.99 EAN: 5291012208217 ROCK
01. Gypsy Fly
02. Green Light
03. My Old Lady
04. Tangled Up In Blue
05. Get You Somebody New
06. Far From Over
07. Crazy About The Ladies
08. Beautician Blues
09. Safecracker
10. M.D.R Of Love (Minimum Daily Requirement)
11. Have Mercy
12. WPLJ (White Port & Lemon Juice)
CIULLINI, DANIELE: Domestic Exile Collected Works 82-86 LP (ELP 009LP)
Ecstatic resuscitate Daniele Ciullini's "sonic polaroids" of odder '80s pop, drone, and drum machine workouts in the detached dimensions of Domestic Exile: Collected Works 82-86. Compiling the Florentine artist's standout '83 cassette plus a whole other side of compilation obscurities on vinyl for the first time, it presents a series of brilliant, isolated self-portraits by a mail art and tape scene insider (also photographer, zine publisher) who operated on the periphery of electro-industrial and ambient zones. His music is little known outside of Italy, so all credit is due to Alessio Natalizia for bringing his wide-ranging and prescient work to a broader audience here. As Ciullini's pal and bandmate in The Cop Killers (along with Masami Akita, no less), Vittore Baroni states on the liner notes that Domestic Exile was produced when Ciullini was in his late 20s and therefore possesses a more measured, mature approach than many of his contemporaries who were also scrabbling around similar sounds. Using the instantly identifiable Boss DR-55 and Roland TR 606 drum machines, plus a 303, Fender Stratocaster Electric, and Yamaha CD-5 fed direct to TEAC tape deck, these are beautifully concise, dynamic glimpses of a sharpened mind at work, proving equally adept at nipping shifty industrial drum patterns as well as brooding proto-shoegaze with "Soft Marble", or European synth expressions like "Flowers in the Water". A massive recommendation for fans of Chris Carter's The Spaces Between (1980), early The Human League or John Bender. Compiled by Not Waving. Edition of 500.
Paul Woolford, aka Special Request, provides a continuous mix for the 91st installment of Fabric's mix series. Following a slightly surreal and cavernous beginning, the classic UK techno of Caustic Window (an alias of Richard D. James - Aphex Twin) opens up proceedings and laying the foundation of the mix. The momentum builds as the ruthless tones of 214's "Frostbite" signify a turn into darker waters. The murky tension sets the scene for the first of six new Special Request tracks, "Redrum". Then, Stefan Vincent's lush emotive "Aquilae" and a voice recording from Cristian Vogel's "Atomic Layers" provide a pause to breathe before the descent into the second half, where the mix travels rapidly through various shades of jungle, drum & bass, and noise, from the dubwise movement of Forest Drive West, to classic Dillinja and beyond with the mix peaking with the furious jungle of "Stairfoot Lane Bunker" and the drum & bass of DJ Trace & Nico. Special Request Recent BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix and 3x 12" EP releases on XL Recordings, the same label as Adele, Radiohead and The Prodigy. Special Request's debut album on Houndstooth, Soul Music (HTH 012CD/LP, 2013) was listed #1 album of the year by DJ Mag. The mix follows Special Request's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix and three 12" EP releases on XL Recordings. Also features: Aleksi Perälä, DJ Stingray, Plastician, Claro Intelecto, Polygon Window, Abul Mogard, Dexter, Alden Tyrell, Stanislav Tolkachev, Shapednoise, Justin K Broadrick, Rood Project, DJ Future & Eric Electric, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Nolige, ASC, Carl Craig, and Mika Vaino.
$11.39 UPC: 802560018224 ELECTRONIC
01. Aleksi Perälä - UK74R1619170
02. Special Request - Telepathic Dog
03. Caustic Window - Cordialatron
04. DJ Stingray - Solitude
05. Plastician - The Lift
06. Special Request - Psychic Vampires
07. Claro Intelecto - Peace Of Mind
08. Polygon Window - Audax Powder
09. Abul Mogard - Desires Are Reminiscences By Now
10. Dexter - No More
11. 214 - Frostbite
12. Alden Tyrell - Obsession Btz
13. Stanislav Tolkachev - See You Tomorrow
14. Special Request - Redrum (Thrash Mix)
15. Stefan Vincent - Aquilae
16. Special Request - The True Knot
17. Cristian Vogel - Atomic Layers
18. Shapednoise - Enlightenment (feat. Justin K Broadrick)
19. Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Remix)
20. Forest Drive West - Turtle Break
21. Special Request - Replicant
22. Rood Project - Thunder
23. Special Request - Stairfoot Lane Bunker
24. DJ Trace & Nico - Monkeys (DJ Future & Eric Electric VIP)
25. Keith Fullerton Whitman - Stereo Music For Serge Modular Part Two
26. Nolige - Adrenaline (2016 Edit)
27. ASC - (Event #4)
28. Carl Craig - Technoloambient (Max Dub)
29. Mika Vaino - Omertà
30. Abul Mogard - Desires Are Reminiscences By Now
RYSER, NINA: I Hope All Your Dreams Come True LP (FTR 312LP)
"This is the vinylization of the fourth solo album (originally released on cassette by Ramp Local) by Nina Ryser, she of the trio, Palberta. Palberta's releases have all been quite amazing -- ragged bags filled with musical lumps of the finest kind imaginable. Comparisons have been drawn (and quite rightly) between Palberta and units ranging from Kleenex to Aunt Sally to the Raincoats, so anticipation for this new album was kite-high and rising. I Hope All Your Dreams Come True veers from the rockist traits Palberta sometimes displays to a sound far more personal, electronics-spattered and specifically warped, momentarily reminding this listener of individual post-X Ray Spex projects by both Poly Styrene and Lora Logic. The small extra contributions by Gods Wisdom (vocals) and Gabe Adels (clarinet) do little to change the lonerist vibe. It all feels like music that has been bubbling inside a single head, without any plans to have its expressionism filtered through other brain waves. The album is interspersed with three variant and fragmentary covers of The Cradle's 'Abdicate,' recorded by Anina Ivory-Black (also of Palberta), but trying to figure out what these mean is above my pay grade. Suffice to say, they're interesting breaks in the continuity of an alternately smudgy and frantic set of tunes. There is also one track recorded back on 2001 that's like a Throwback Thursday snap for old school Brooklynites. I've listened to this a bunch now, and it's hard to describe exactly what the center of the project is about, but it's certainly chewy and delicious. So what the hell? Dig in!" --Byron Coley, 2017 Edition of 300.
After more than ten years releasing music under the pseudonym of El_Txef_A, the enigmatic Basque musician is opens a new era with his first solo record as Aitor Etxebarria. Markak is Aitor's first original work for cinema. After the premiere of the documentary at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, this limited vinyl release coincides with the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Gernika (one of the main themes of the documentary). Composed and recorded in the Basque Country, Aitor stopped for a few months, his schedule full from touring, to focus just on the film score. In the case of Gernika, and the bombing suffered on April 26th, 1937, is a deep and lasting mark of profound symbolic value. For the creation, a number of internal symbolic norms are essential, necessary to lend meaning to our environment. The creator creates on the basis of the stories he has received, the images, the feelings. Gernika's past is a field for creation amongst Gernika's young people. The documentary explores what these young creators "have locked away inside them," their emotions. The bombing is a wall in the life of people, an interruption. It is a violence that breaks away from peaceful routine, a denial of the freedom to choose that a country and its inhabitants should have. Contrasting with this is democracy, the political system that guarantees the freedom of people: "My love wears forbidden colours / My life believes / My love wears forbidden colours / My life believes in you once again."
Having released of string of 12"s since 2010, Even Brenden, AKA Chmmr (pronounced "chi-murr"), recorded his first full-length, Auto, over the spring of 2016. A true nostalgic, he uses Compass Point-era and early Italo sounds for inspiration, and attempts to simulate these styles. This makes for a melodic, chuggy, and graphic album that belongs a little more in the living room than on the dancefloor. With ten tracks of dusty rhythms and the honest, naïve, and spacious themes that is Brenden's signature, it's a record designed to signal that today's technological future may not be as different as yesterday's. Hidden behind his Chmmr moniker is Even Brenden, whose summery debut found its way into the world via Norwegian psych-disco label Luna Flicks in 2010. The record became somewhat of a sought after item, and after making pit stops at Relish, Dødpop, and Untz Untz Records, he landed on Prins Thomas's Full Pupp label in 2014 and have stayed put ever since, all the while enjoying a steady habit of record jocking and the occasional keyboard duty in Telephones' now-defunct live band. Even resides in Oslo makes odd waves without vowels. Cover painting by the late Harold Cohen's AARON program - automation at its finest.
$10.99 EAN: 4260038317419 ELECTRONIC
01. Don´t Be A Stranger
02. Nine Chains To The Moon
03. WALL-Y
04. 0x60
05. Media Vision
06. Vim's Theme
07. New Slam
08. Alles City Beat
09. *Pretty Space*
10. Welcome Onboard
MORRICONE, ENNIO: La Proprieta Non E Piu Un Furto LP (GFOST 003LP)
Goodfellas present a reissue of Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for La Proprieta Non E Piu Un Furto, originally released in 1973. Another fine example of the maestro's skills, breathtaking orchestration for Elio Petri's final part of the neurosis trilogy which began with Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto (1970) and was followed by La Classe Operaia Va In Paradiso (1971). Total, a young bank cashier, has been wondering for some time if his life, with its grey, dismal prospect, is worth living. He is aware of the illicit careers and rise to riches of many of his clients. He decides to start a new life: new clothes, new cars, new women. His "new look" begins discreetly, a few small robberies in supermarkets, progressing to more important fraud. Another fantastic Morricone soundtrack, back on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1973.
$16.99 EAN: 8056099000546 SOUNDTRACK
A1. La Proprieta' Non E' Piu' Un Furto
A2. Colpo
A3. Ritratto Di Anita
A4. L'Ultimo Acensore
A5. Io Sono... "Avere" Tu Sei... "Avere"
A6. Al Ladro
B1. Io Ho, Zu Hai
B2. Rapina
B3. Sui Tetti
B4. Mostra Antifurto
B5. Se Po' Di' ... Radica
B6. Immobile Come Una Bistecca
B7. Albertone E Total
TROVAJOLI, ARMANDO: Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi LP (GFOST 004LP)
Goodfellas present a reissue of Armando Trovajoli's soundtrack for Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi, originally released in 1976. The soundtrack composed by Trovajoli - famous for standard jazz records, such as Trovajoli Jazz Piano (1959), and soundtracks, including 1973's Sesso Matto (SME 025LP), C'Eravamo Tanto Amati (1974), and The Beat Generation (1960), to name but a few - highlights the composer's skills in this amazing dark humor comedy directed by Ettore Scola. The movie was awarded the Prix de la Mise en scène at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976. Down And Dirty was originally titled Brutti, Sporchi E Cativi in Italy. That translates literally to "dirty, nasty and bad", in reference to the lower-class characters and surroundings in this Ettore Scola film. Scola zeroes in on a particularly offensive Roman family. The stingy patriarch, Nino Manfredi, is personally wealthy but morally bankrupt, and his repulsive view of life trickles down to every member of his clan. Not content with corrupting his own flesh and blood, Manfredi spreads his philosophy throughout his village, where he functions as slumlord. By the time Manfredi's wife and sons begin plotting his murder, the audience is ready for a long, cold shower, with plenty of soap. The music is full of dramatic breaks and loose grooves. Available on vinyl again for the first time since its original release.
$16.99 EAN: 8056099000553 SOUNDTRACK
A1. Brutti Sporchi E Cattivi
A2. Tema Della Goccia
A3. Maria Libera E I Bambini
A4. Iside E Giacinto
A5. Il Sogno
A6. Vita Da Baraccati
B1. Racconto Televisivo
B2. Celhoio
B3. Nonna Antonecca
B4. L'Avvelenamento Di Giacinto
B5. Brutti Sporchi E Cattivi
B6. Concludendo...
Green Records boss Joris Voorn reworks "Mengs Theme", a Dutch techno classic from Secret Cinema's former alter ego, Point Blank. "In the summer of 1996, I bought a CD from a friend of mine called In Order To Dance 5. . . . One of the tracks that stood out for me was 'Meng's Theme' by Point Blank. It was a seven and half minute intense musical trip. . . . To re-release it on Green, alongside a remix of my own, is a real honor." Voorn's take is backed by a remastered version of the 1994 original.
After more than ten years of making music with turntables, tapes, and loops, the Swiss based musician, artist, performer, and architect Christoph Hess started the project Strotter Inst. in 1998 to concentrate just on the manipulation of turntables, not using any records or sounds made by someone or something else. The anachronistic machineries have dual roles as objects and as instruments. The first live impact was as installations, then the sounds start to grab the listeners' attention. The auditory level surpasses the visual one. Therefore, the optical comprehension of how the sound is generated plays an important role. Hardly using sounds from LPs - if used, they are cut or scotched - the main source of sound are the prepared pick-ups (i.e. sewing needles or strings instead of the diamond or the extended use of rubber bands). The treatment involves the unclean nature of the sounds as part of the music. Besides the work as a musician, Strotter Inst. creates sound objects and installations out of turntables. The abbreviation "Inst." can both mean "instrument" and "installation". Comes on white vinyl. "Absolutely fantastic stuff!" --Aquarius Records
$26.99 UPC: 727973174865 ELECTRONIC
A1. Aaadsty - "Spassreiz Beim Polen" (A Miscellany About Tasaday)
A2. Aabdmorrs - "Yaeh-Namp" (A Miscellany About Dar-Sombra)
A3. Aceeh Imnsssttu - "Artigst Nach Gutem Changiert" (A Miscellany About Asmus Tietchens)
B1. Beeeenqu - "Snijdende Tests" (A Miscellany About Beequeen)
B2. Dehin Nor Stuuww - "105 Humorous Print Diseases" (A Miscellany About Nurse With Wound)
B3. Giillmss U - "Juli Enteist Jute" (A Miscellany About Sigillum S)
C1. 146dp - "Typisch Ch-Hofpresse" (A Miscellany About P16d4)
C2. Ahmnot - "Ahnenreihe O.T." (A Miscellany About Mathon)
C3. Efostu - "Acid Hang" (A Miscellany About Foetus)
D1. Lrw - "Keilhirnrinde..." (A Miscellany About Rlw)
D2. Ädekl - "Seismic Sofa Gang .44" (A Miscellany About Dälek)
D3. Alrtu - "Mysterious Flowershirts" (A Miscellany About Ultra)
S S S S: Just Dead Stars For Dead Eyes LP (HG 1702LP)
The multi-channel sound work Just Dead Stars For Dead Eyes is the result of Samuel Savenberg's two-week-long artist residency at Lucerne's Südpol in the summer of 2015. Originally available as a small-run cassette release through the Italian Haunter Records imprint (2015), Just Dead Stars For Dead Eyes has been carefully mastered for a vinyl issue by Room40 founder Lawrence English. During his residency, Savenberg explored the sonic environment of Südpol, doing field recordings around the building or recording pianos and even another resident, an actor whose fragmented and distorted voice can be heard throughout the two parts that make up Just Dead Stars For Dead Eyes. While this particular work does not necessarily explore a theoretical framework like Savenberg's previous releases under his S S S S moniker, it is not to be understood as an experimental piece, but rather an extension of his singular approach to electronic composition. Black and silver cover artwork; Comes as 180 gram vinyl.
$20.99 UPC: 727973174872 ELECTRONIC
A1. Just Dead Stars For Dead Eyes, Part I (14:29)
B1. Just Dead Stars For Dead Eyes, Part II (13:33)
The Harbinger Sound Sampler features a selection of new, unreleased or very scarce tracks pulled from the label's diverse roster of artists. Among this two album set you will find exclusives from the Sleaford Mods, Consumer Electronics, Steve Ignorant's Slice Of Life amongst others. Legends such as The Urinals and Chaos UK mix with newer upstarts such as The Lowest Form, Pisse, Massicot, and Karies. The album runs through the reach of Harbinger Sound's catalog taking in abstract noise, post punk, and the plain unclassifiable. No digital. Go to a record shop! Includes new, unreleased or scarce material from bands and artists that Harbinger Sound works with in some capacity, including: Circuit Breaker, Sleaford Mods, Mark Wynn, The Urinals, John Paul, Consumer Electronics, Pain Jerk, Karies, Sudden Infant, The Lowest Form, Mark Durgan, Chaos UK, Massicot, Pisse, Future Commuter, Phil Julian, Frustration, Treriksroset, Steve Ignorant's Slice Of Life, and Toylettes.
2017 repress. 2015 release. The Italian psych-fuzz trio Black Rainbows sound like the bastard offspring of '70s hard-rock swagger and '90s stoner-groove; hints of Black Sabbath, MC5, and Hawkwind fused with liberal pinches of Monster Magnet and Fu Manchu. Since 2007, the band have released three full-length albums, coupled with split releases with bands such as White Hills, Naam, and Farflung, and finally 2013's highly acclaimed Holy Moon EP (HPS 012EP). They have also been regulars on stages across the world having now performed over 300 gigs. Their new album Hawkdope is a perfect mix of Monster Magnet, Hawkwind, Fu Manchu; a psychedelic, lysergic storm of heavy space-rock containing nine brand new tracks.
$17.79 EAN: 4024572798000 ROCK
01. The Prophet
02. Wolf Eyes
03. Hawkdope
04. No Fuel No Fun
05. Hypnotize My Soul With Rock N' Roll
06. Waiting For The Sun
07. Jesusjudge
08. Killer Killer Fuzz
09. The Cosmic Picker
HANCOCK, HERBIE: VSOP II Tokyo 1983 CD (HH 3051CD)
Herbie Hancock featuring Ron Carter, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, and Tony Williams, live from NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan on May 19th, 1983. Herbie Hancock originally formed his "Very Special One-Time Performance" band in 1976. In 1983, he put together a revised line-up featuring Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (tenor and soprano saxophone), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums). That remarkable quintet is featured on this remarkable set, originally broadcast on NHK Radio, Japan. The entire broadcast is presented here, digitally remastered, with background notes and images.
$11.99 EAN: 5297961305113 JAZZ
01. The Sorcerer
02. Ringo Oiwake
03. Jitterbug Waltz
04. New Song No. 3
05. Well You Needn't
06. Arboretum
07. Sister Cheryl
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY: Portraits In Jazz - Live At The Half Note LP (HH 3054LP)
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley, live from the Half Note, New York City, on February 5th, 1965. Having earned renown with Miles Davis (including contributions to the landmark Kind Of Blue in 1959), by 1965 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was well established as one of America's leading jazz saxophonists and composers. Originally broadcast on WABC-FM's "Portraits In Jazz", this superb set also features his brother (and long-term collaborator) Nat on cornet, future fusion supremo Joe Zawinul on piano, and the brilliant Charles Lloyd on tenor sax. The entire broadcast is presented here, digitally remastered, together with background notes and images.
$16.39 EAN: 5297961305427 JAZZ
A1. Jessica's Birthday
A2. Cajvalach
A3. Sewing Machine
B1. Come Sunday (featuring Joe Zawinul)
B2. The Little Boy With The Sad Eyes
B3. The Work Song
Interference present 999's Live & Loud, originally released in 1995 as a split live compilation with Sham 69. 999 kicked off 1977 with I'm Alive and Nasty, Nasty, two notoriously riotous singles that would establish them, alongside a handful of others, in the shadow of the Pistols, Clash, and The Damned. Nick Cash and Guy Days had unknowingly already made it into the history books, but there was much more to come in Homicide (1978), Me And My Desire (1978), Emergency (1978), and The Biggest Prize In Sport (1979). The live recordings within are assured reminders of a vitally important British punk band in their early prime with explosive versions of tracks from their first three albums from 1978-1979. Singles such as Feelin' Alright With The Crew (1978) and Hollywood (1980) clash perfectly with selected album tracks that collectively recall a halcyon period for British youth culture and its soundtrack.
$11.99 EAN: 5296127003016 ROCK
01. Let's Face It
02. Hit Me
03. English Wipe Out
04. Stranger
05. Feelin' Alright With The Crew
06. The Boys In The Gang
07. Me & My Desire
08. The Biggest Prize In Sport
09. Fun Thing
10. Hollywood
11. Inside Out
12. Homicide
13. Boiler
SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS: Cranked Up Really High CD (INTR 031CD)
Interference present Slaughter & The Dogs' Cranked Up Really High, a compilation featuring some of the band's earlier material, originally released in 1995. Presented here for the first time on vinyl. Slaughter & The Dogs were one of the first punk rock bands on the English scene in 1976, hailing from the notoriously tough Manchester suburb of Wythenshawe (once the skinhead capital of the North). Although never fully embraced by the punk fashionistas down in London, The Dogs embodied the British sound more than anyone knew it. Hauled around London by Malcolm McLaren, they personified the true urban instincts of rock 'n' roll with a homage to Mick Ronson, The Sweet, New York Dolls, and Lou Reed in venues such as The Roxy, Nashville and The Vortex. Interference present the cutting edge of British punk with what is arguably, the first ever punk rock recordings made in England in 1976. Coupled with outtakes, demos, live tracks, and their rare 1977 debut single, this edition also boasts rare interviews and background liners.
$11.99 EAN: 5296127003115 ROCK
01. You're Ready Now
02. Boston Babies
03. Hell In New York
04. Runaway
05. Angels Of The Night
06. Quick Joey Small
07. White Light, White Heat
08. The Bitch
09. I'm Mad
10. Victims Of The Vampire
11. We Don't Care
12. Who Are The Mystery Girls
13. Where Have All The Bootboys Gone
14. Cranked Up Really High
15. Cocaine Smile
16. Twist & Turn
ZEITKRATZER: Performs Songs From The Albums "Kraftwerk" And "Kraftwerk 2" LP (KR 035LP)
Karlrecords celebrates its tenth birthday, and Zeitkratzer celebrate their 20th with necessary re-interpretations of early compositions by electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. Founded in 1997 by Reinhold Friedl, Zeitkratzer have since been creating an impressive catalog of recordings that embraces 20th century avant-garde composers (Cage, Stockhausen, Lucier) as well as electronic artists (Carsten Nicolai, Terre Thaemlitz) or underground experimentalists like Throbbing Gristle or Column One. In their 20th anniversary year, the critically acclaimed ensemble will release a series of diverse albums that will explore new grounds in the typical, adventurous Zeitkratzer way - the first of these albums is dedicated to Kraftwerk and their early, kraut-esque albums Kraftwerk (1970) and Kraftwerk 2 (1972). As Kraftwerk never re-released these albums, Zeitkratzer gave its best to cover the first tranche of the songs. Recorded in Marseille/France in May 2016, the six tracks reveal a bucolic and even psychedelic aspect of the ensemble that's mostly known (or feared) for its interpretative and aesthetic acerbity. And yet there's no doubt that Songs From The Albums "Kraftwerk" And "Kraftwerk 2" is a true Zeitkratzer recording in the best and fullest meaning. Zeitkratzer directed by Reinhold Friedl are: Frank Gratkowski - flute, clarinets; Elena Kakaliagou - french horn; Hilary Jeffery - trombone; Reinhold Friedl - harmonium, piano; Didier Ascour - guitar; Maurice de Martin - drums; Lisa Marie Landgraf - violin; Burkhard Schlothauer - violin; Elisabeth Coudoux - violoncello; Ulrich Phillipp - double bass. Presented here on 180 gram vinyl; Includes insert and download code; Edition of 500.
HAMMOND, JOHN: Walkin' Blues Live... Chicago & Toronto CD (KL 5068CD)
John Hammond live at the Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago in 1991 and at Albert's Hall, Toronto in 1992. John Hammond, also known as John Hammond Jr. and John Paul Hammond, made his first album in 1962 aged 20. He was a part of the legendary New York City Village music scene of the 1960s and while his friends were out there revolutionizing rock music, he concentrated on the blues music that gave birth to it. A lifelong devotee of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, Hammond tells a story with every song and confirms that there is no better storyteller out there. Klondike present the entire WBEZ-FM broadcast of John Hammond's tribute performance at the Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park on June 16th, 1991 and the entire CBC-FM broadcast of his legendary performance, live from Albert's Hall, Toronto in July 1992. Professionally re-mastered original FM recordings, with interviews, background liners, and rare archival photos.
$11.99 EAN: 5291012506818 ROCK
Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Il June 16th 1991 - WBEZ-FM:
01. Milkcow's Calf Blues
02. Me And The Devil Blues
03. Traveling Riverside Blues
04. Hellhound Blues
05. They're Red Hot
06. Walkin' Blues
07. Drunken Hearted Man
08. 32-20 Blues A Tribute to Robert Johnson
Albert's Hall, Toronto, Canada July 1992 - CBC-FM:
09. Station Introduction
10. I'm Leaving Early In The Morning
11. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
12. I'm In The Mood For Love
13. Dreamy Eyed Girl
14. Ride Till I Die (Jockey Blues)
15. Honest I Do
16. Preachin' Blues
KING, B.B.: A&R Studios, New York '71 CD (KL 5075CD)
B. B. King, live at A&R Studios, New York on October, 26th 1971. The late 1960s and early '70s announced a new era for the pioneering bluesman B.B. King. The world had woken up to one of America's truest icons and would finally hail his legacy in music. His October visit to New York's A&R Studios was just one of numerous dates that filled King's diary to bursting point that year. Having toured Europe and recorded with the cream of London's blues players at Olympic Studios, and with an appearance on Ed Sullivan's flagship show, it was time to host his latest four album releases. Klondike Records present the entire WPLJ-FM broadcast of B.B. King, live in session at A&R Studios, NY on October 26th, 1971. Professionally re-mastered original FM broadcast with background liners, interviews and rare archival photos.
$11.99 EAN: 5291012507518 ROCK
01. Instrumental > WPLJ Intro
02. Everyday I Have The Blues
03. How Blue Can You Get
04. Whole Lotta Love
05. Instrumental
06. Ghetto Woman
07. I Got Some Help I Don't Need
08. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
09. Instrumental
10. Sweet Sixteen
11. Hummingbird Part 1
12. Hummingbird Part 2
13. I Need My Baby > Guess Who
14. Band Introductions
15. The Thrill Is Gone
16. Why I Sing The Blues > WPLJ Outro
With an excellent run in 2016 with releases from artists such as Kölsch (KOM EX093EP), Danny Daze (KOM EX091EP), or Patrice Bäumel (KOM EX089EP), Kompakt's much-acclaimed Speicher series presents the first entry of 2017, with Reinhard Voigt and Terranova. Voigt follows up his Kontraste EP (KOM 351EP, 2016) with a deliciously raspy and hypnotic remix of Terranova's "Labrador" from their last album Restless (KOM 327LP/KOMP 123CD, 2015) - meanwhile, the Terranova crew returns the favor with a bouncy, twitchy rework of Voigt's "Husky". Both cuts share a love for meaty dancefloor minimalism that knows how to throw a punch.
Early pioneers of the German New Wave music scene, Din A Testbild were formed in 1978 by Mark Eins and Gudrun Gut (former member of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D. and Malaria!). Din A Testbild played a significant role in defining the avant-garde music of Berlin. Their participation at the Festival Genialer Dilletanten in 1981 is legendary. Programm 3 is their third album. Mixed and auto-produced by Mark Eins with help of Ziggy Schöning, it was released on Klaus Schulze's record label Innovative Communication in 1983. Programm 3 represents a moment of distance from the "kraut" past of the band. Moving out from the legendary Schulze's studio into a home recording dimension with a basic equipment (Roland TR-808, Moog Source, EMS Synthi, tape loops), the sound of Din A Testbild was radically changing, getting closer to the experimental-electro and connecting the Neue Deutsche Welle ("German New Wave") with cosmic disco. It's well known in fact that Din A Testbild were a favorite in the playlists of the Italian DJ pioneers Daniele Baldelli and DJ Mozart, while nowadays you can find them in Matt Edwards/Radio Slave home listening mixes. Mastered by Rude 66. Edition of 500.
Early pioneers of the German New Wave music scene, Din A Testbild were formed in 1978 by Mark Eins and Gudrun Gut (former member of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D. and Malaria!). Din A Testbild played a significant role in defining the avant-garde music of Berlin. Their participation at the Festival Genialer Dilletanten in 1981 is legendary. Programm 4 is their fourth album. Mixed and auto-produced by Mark Eins near the wall in West Berlin in 1983, the album was rejected at the time by Innovative Communication, considered be too "synth/punk/techno" by the new label managers who were looking more into new age stuff. In fact, Schulze eventually sold the label in 1983, which started to release a plethora of acts loosely grouped around the NAM genre. The album was engineered by Manuel Göttsching (a long-time friend of Mark Eins) and remained under the ice for more than 30 years until Mannequin Records head Alessandro Adriani got in touch with Mark Eins and convinced him to show him the unreleased album. Recorded with basically the same setup of the previously released number 3 of the series (MNQ 092LP), Programm 4 goes even further and faster, pushing the TR-808 and the arpeggios to the limit. Imagine a sort of Clara Mondshine on speed. Looking to Europe widely in that period, similitudes can be found to Portion Control and Neon Judgement. Original reel-to-reel master tapes imported and processed by Frieder Butzmann. Mastered by Rude 66. Edition of 500.
Mental Groove present Bigeneric's double album Spielmanda in collaboration with the artist's own Inzec imprint. Swiss artist Marco Repetto is the chromatic brain behind the Bigeneric musical project and has a strong background in the burgeoning scenes of minimal synth (Grauzone with Stephan Eicher), early techno (Synectics on Aphex Twins' Rephlex imprint), and ambient/trance (Planet Love on Superstition). Spielmanda reflects Repetto's deep love for nature, psychedelia, health, and futurism. The title is borrowed from a book by Bern writer and myths researcher Sergius Golowin and is a fictional legendary and mystic place in the Swiss pre-alps, a place that Marco Repetto explores through the 16 tracks of this album that he has constructed and tested at numerous performances. A truly justified and bright two hour long daydreaming walk across the deep forests and infinitively colorful meadows of imaginary Spielmanda's landscapes and beyond, with Marco Repetto's heart rebel signature, a unique and modern mixture of technology driven hippie and punk culture. Comes in a heavy double digisleeve jacket.
Merlins Nose Records present the first official reissue of Kali Bahlu's Cosmic Remembrance, originally released in 1967. In 1967, Kali Bahlu felt that it was time to "simply speak the truth as it comes to me from the other side". She believes that we're all tapped in a cosmic game, and her overall adorably wisdom folly, that she preserved into her old days, could lead to the assumption that she's been the grandmother of characters like Luna Lovegood. Cosmic Rememberance features four narrations performed by Kali with a bright and sometimes piercing voice in which she unveils her visions to the listener. What awaits isn't exactly the typical flower pop with colorful harmonies; this is an entirely different affair. She speaks, screams, laughs, and sings with that lovely lunatic expression in her voice on a base of droning music that is a combination of classic Indian raga with sitar, table, and a few other eruptive sound creating instruments a really mystifying atmosphere. The music and narrations drag you into a colorful world of strange plants and creatures. They tell you enchanted stories of leprechauns, fairies, witches, Lemurian kings, angels, and "the Northwind [that] got stoned of marijuana...". This reissue includes two bonus tracks and extended linernotes; Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
$16.99 UPC: 710473604215 ROCK
01. Cosmic Remembrance (10:11)
02. A Game Called Who Am I (10:18)
03. How Can I Tell My Guru (7:27)
04. A Cosmic Telephone Call From The Angel Liesle And The Buddha (10:43)
05. Lonely Teardrops (3:37)
06. The Yogi Tripper (2:34)
Merlins Nose Records present a reissue of Mark Fry's Dreaming With Alice, originally released in 1972. Dreaming With Alice was already an obscurity by the time of its release. Recorded by a 19 year old Mark Fry for an Italian sub label of RCA, it presented a beautifully naive kind of psychedelic folk similar to what the Incredible String Band laid down at the same time just a bit more straight forwarded. Young Mark enchants his listeners with dreamy vocal melodies of utter beauty which create an outmost peaceful atmosphere. The picturesque tunes take the listener on a trip out to the English countryside, on a gentle and warm spring morning, and into a fairytale world. You might get lost within this colorful dream and not be willing to return to grey reality anymore, but this music burns as the flame of love within your heart. The direction, despite all psychedelic elements, is definitely determined by British folk music of the '60s and '70s. One charmingly odd aspect of the album is that the title track has been split up over the whole album as short sections flanking the longer tunes. Mark Fry plays his acid folk from the bottom of his soul without thinking about satisfying the demands of the mainstream audience. Dreaming With Alice is intriguing, keen, and absolutely one of a kind, with a mood changing from rainy days to sunny mornings out in the meadows. Original copies in good condition go for about 1600 Euros, so a reissue is welcome among fans of totally psyched-out music, with mostly acoustic instrumentation and vocals. A must have for all fans of acid folk from the late '60s to the early '70s era. RIYL: Perry Leopold, Incredible String Band, Steeleye Span, Woods Band, Pentangle.
$9.79 UPC: 710473604154 ROCK
01. Dreaming With Alice (Verse 1) (0:38)
02. The Witch (6:43)
03. Dreaming With Alice (Verse 2) (0:32)
04. Song For Wilde (2:33)
05. Dreaming With Alice (Verse 3) (0:33)
06. Roses For Columbus (5:18)
07. A Norman Soldier (2:22)
08. Dreaming With Alice (Verse 4) (0:36)
09. Dreaming With Alice (Verse 5) (0:34)
10. Lute And Flute (3:56)
11. Dreaming With Alice (Verse 6) (0:31)
12. Down Narrow Streets (2:58)
13. Dreaming With Alice (Verse 7) (0:32)
14. Mandolin Man (8:18)
15. Dreaming With Alice (Verses 8-9) (1:35)
16. Rehtorb Ym No Hcram (2:25)
TAIEB, JACQUELINE: Jacqueline Taieb: Her 1967 Debut Album LP (MN 1018LP)
Merlins Nose Records present a reissue of Jacqueline Taieb's debut album, originally released in 1967. This 1967 yé-yé debut album is as scarce as gold dust, fetching high prices among collectors if they find a copy in good condition. Tunisian-born Jacqueline did fairly well with her music over the past 50 years and here we witness her more than adequate start into the world of chanson and pop. Her intense brand of fiery, late '60s beat, refined with tinges of garage rock, can be considered as an ear candy for '60s aficionados. Some rather lightweight tunes twang around you like flock of colorful butterflies and could easily have been a great success for the one or another star of the American West coast pop scene. Melancholic ballads straddle into this checkered round dance and seize your heart. The waking call happens instantly with a well-placed gruff beat tune, which you would not expect from such a tender young woman. In the next moment, a passionate French chanson drags you back to the opposite side. From well-behaved to cheeky and even charming. Due to very memorable and substantial compositions, this jewel of late '60s pop music is a classic. RIYL: Rolling Stones, The Shocking Blue. Edition of 1000.
$16.99 UPC: 710473604246 ROCK
01. Bravo (2:53)
02. Ce Soir Je M'en Vais (2:29)
03. Juste Un Peu D'amour (2:26)
04. La Plus Belle Chanson Du Monde (2:32)
05. Bientôt Tu L'oublieras (2:03)
06. 7 Heures Du Matin (2:16)
07. On Roule À 160 (2:08)
08. Bienvenue Au Pays (2:46)
09. Le Coeur Au Bout Des Doigts (2:38)
10. La Première À Gauche (1:54)
11. Le Printemps À Paris (3:27)
12. Qu'est-Ce Qu'on Se Marre À La Fac De Lettres (2:47)
Outta the shadows and into the strobe-light, Alex Lewis, aka Turinn, debuts on Modern Love with a debut double-pack of sawn-off bruk-beats and anxious, nerve-riding grooves brewed in the ravines of North Manchester. Turinn emerges from a new generation of producers in the city that include longtime spar Willow, and upcoming producer Croww. Crooked and rugged, but tempered by an acute emotive sensitivity, 18 1/2 Minute Gaps renders a bleedin' cross-section of mongrel, hybrid style 'n pattern in a breathless, deceptively freehand fashion that comes riddled with an electric blue energy all of its own. Committing ten tracks of fractious, mutant funk and sore feels, 18 1/2 Minute Gaps serves to cap Turinn's formative phase of production like a lead lid on a nuclear rave implosion; trapping original 'ardcore 'nuum, Detroit booty and dank post-punk elements in a perpetual flux of in-the-pocket grooves which ravenously attempt to split at the seams, alternately pushing into Muslimgauze-like buffer zones of distortion or resoundingly wide ambient dimensions, and often both at once. This ambiguous dichotomy is epitomized between the rare surge of quick/slow torque in "Ovum", which almost sounds like Chris Carter sparring with Burial Hex, and then in his nod to the Italian new wave with "Elba", which seems to find the square root between Lorenzo Senni and some skudgy as heck Kassem Mosse grind, whereas the bittersweet soul of "1625" finds compatible links with his close peer, Workshop's Willow as well as Japan's Shinichi Atobe and scene enabler Move D, while "Parratactico" swaggers into quantum dancehall meters. The album title track runs at a next level Detroit momentum like DJ Stingray flipping Derrick May and Carl Craig's "Kao-tic Harmonies", before "ESO" cuts in like a super cranky El-B wearing itchy Primark underwear, and the bone-rattling hardcore jungle of "Spawn" soon enough gives way to the sweet lad couplet of "Petrichor" and "Ondine", where his elusive, distressed melodic touch really shines thru. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy; Pressed at Pallas.
Dark Sky represent progression. The London duo have never settled for a specific sound nor dwelled in a single niche too long. What's striking about all their releases is their passionate love for all kinds of electronic music, not exclusively dancefloor related. This is no different with Othona, the second album from Dark Sky on Monkeytown. Across nine tracks, Matt Benyayer and Tom Edwards manage to reinvent themselves once more by merging contemporary techno, classic electronica, and their roots in British bass music into a touching and thrilling whole. With releases on Black Acre, 50Weapons, Tectonic, and Mister Saturday Night, Dark Sky have proved their versatility. There's the vibrant deep house of In Brackets (2013), the colorful two-step and breakbeat excursions on Black Rainbows (ACRE 033EP, 2012) and the vocal-laden melancholia of imagin (MONKEY 048CD/LP, 2014). Othona picks up on the sound of their 2014 debut and tweaks it just in the right spots. Matt and Tom left vocals off altogether and left the intriguing melodies, shape-shifting rhythms, and heavy bass do all the dramatic work. A large part of Othona is the result of Dark Sky's touring experience. Years of putting together their live sets encouraged them to focus on hardware instruments and samplers, preferring a more hands-on approach to computer screens. The album is also heavily inspired by photos and field recordings they took of isolated structures within different landscapes. One particular location which caught their attention was Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex, which is based on an ancient Roman fort called Othona. Othona is always challenging and never takes the easy route, but its tracks constantly reveal the purest form of beauty. The title track opens the album and gently introduces its musical range with emotive pads, elaborate beat programming, and subtle club signifiers, which steadily develops into the epic mid-tempo trance of "Domes". The slightly nostalgic synth melodies and cute bleeps of "Badd" bring to mind classic Aphex, which is never a bad thing, while "The Walker" channels ubiquitous melancholy into a standout moment of euphoria. Dark Sky are never short of emotional elements, but they know very well where to put them. Just listen to closing track "Field Tower", giving the kick drum its final overwhelming appearance - no doubt that this is going to be a highlight in their new live set.
$10.99 UPC: 817231013255 ELECTRONIC
01. Othona
02. Domes
03. Cyan
04. Found & Lost
05. Angels
06. Badd
07. JJJ
08. The Walker
09. Field Tower
Mono No Aware is the first compilation to be released on PAN, collating unreleased ambient tracks from both new and existing PAN artists. Featuring Jeff Witscher, Helm, TCF, Yves Tumor, M.E.S.H., Pan Daijing, HVAD, Kareem Lotfy, ADR, Mya Gomez, Sky H1, James K, Oli XL, Bill Kouligas, Flora Yin-Wong, Malibu, and AYYA, the compilation moves through more traditional notions of what is called "ambient", to incorporating wider variations that fall under the term. "Mono no aware", "the pathos of things", also translates as "an empathy toward things", or "a sensitivity to ephemera". A term for the awareness of impermanence, or the transience of things. A meditation on mortality and life's transience, ephemerality heightens the appreciation of beauty and sensitivity to their passing. In investigating the passing of time, the boundaries between memory and hallucination become blurred; between fiction and reality. The movement of time transforms into an eternal present. James K's "Stretch Deep" features Eve Essex. Features photography by Molly Matalon; Design by Bill Kouligas. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering.
I Musik marks the third piece from the duet of Hannes Norrvide and Frederik Valentin, aka Kyo. With each release, the pair shift the project's aesthetic equilibrium, forcing a new constellation of resonances, handing the listener a new beauty. The melodramatic pause that their previous album, Aktuel Musik (PI 174LP, 2016), circled with enthusiasm, is now considered from a greater distance. Perhaps it is because society has now arrived somewhere? There is a hopeful melancholia that has come with this distance, and it is put to use to describe a scene that feels as human as it is synthetic, as if the world you know is now behind glass. Futures imagined are being recalled, futures undiscovered are being explored - Norrvide and Valentin manage to encode a sense of endlessness to such processes quite casually. The acoustic surfaces brush electronic reflections with an understated sincerity, all of which feels whispered to you by a familiar voice in familiar phrases. RIYL: James Ferraro, Torn Hawk, Dean Blunt.
$16.99 EAN: 5055869543897 ELECTRONIC
A1. Universal Audio
A2. Azzurra
A3. Darkblue / Seagrey
A4. Life Digest
A5. Adding Patterns
B1. Johanna
B2. Urban Tactical
B3. Windbreaker
B4. Snap
B5. Data Carriers
VA: Raster-Noton Source Book 1 CD/BOOK (R-N 175CD)
The publication Source Book 1 represents the beginning of a comprehensive and authorized review of the past 20 years of the label Raster-Noton. A short introductory preface by Olaf Bender is followed by a keynote interview conducted by Berlin publicist Max Dax that provides an insight into the identity and philosophy of the label heads. The main part of this first Source Book comprises the extensive catalog of all releases and series published between 1996 and 2016. Tabular listings of various formats and products that were distributed or curated by Raster-Noton complete the catalog. A further exclusive part of the publication is the accompanying Archiv 4 CD, which is only available in connection with the book. Raster-Noton's Archiv series was first introduced in December 2003 as a supplement to The Wire magazine and has since been continued in loose sequence with different artists related to the label. Following the idea of the label which defines itself as a platform for its artists, the releases in the catalog part are not presented according to their format, invested effort or meaning, but sorted according to their catalog number and presented on exactly one double page, whereas some series were summarized. As a continuation of this archival revision, further Source Books are planned that will document artist profiles, installations, composition techniques, and sources of inspiration. Source Book 1's modular design allows it to remove, exchange or add pages, which makes it possible to update the content in due time. A cardboard slipcase covers the 400-page, three-kilo book and guarantees a safe stand in the bookshelf. The Source Book 1 comes in an edition of 1000.
"The Institute of Sonology in Utrecht has earned its international reputation mostly for pioneering work in the field of computer-assisted algorithmic composition and digital sound synthesis by composers such as Gottfried Michael Koenig, Werner Kaegi, Paul Berg, and Barry Truax. Anyone familiar with the music of these composers would have to admit that even within this 'genre' there were no stylistic dogmas. The stylistic range of the Institute's artistic output becomes even broader when the work of other staff and frequent guests is taken into account, for example the compositions based on field recordings and audio-visual projects by Frits Weiland, the radiophonic works and pieces for tape and instruments by Luctor Ponse, the cybernetic tape compositions by Roland Kayn, or the experiments with computer graphics by Peter Struycken, to name just a few. And then there was Jaap Vink. Jaap Vink studied engineering at first, but then became interested in electronic music. He attended courses in electroacoustics at Delft University of Technology and installed a pedagogical studio for electronic music in 1961 at the Gaudeamus Foundation . . . Jaap Vink always tried to break out of the periodicity of the sounds so abundantly available in the electronic music studio. Although his music was entirely produced with purely electronic sound material, its textures resemble the richness of orchestral sounds, or large natural sound-complexes, as a result of recursive processes. The density of this sound material increases and decreases by careful control of feedback networks with configurations of analog tape recorders (delay lines), filters, and modulators. It should come as no surprise that his work is being rediscovered at a time when a new generation of musicians has conquered the stage with modular synthesizer setups and 'no-input mixers', in which feedback of audio and control signals plays an important role. And although Jaap Vink's music wasn't performed live but produced and recorded on magnetic tape in the studio, it is exactly the human interaction with feedback processes that connects his work with the current generation of live electronic music performers. To some extent Jaap Vink's pieces are indeed recorded live improvisations, and extending his patches and 'rehearsing' with them was an ongoing process. . . . The selection presented here gives an overview of Jaap Vink's works made in Utrecht, ranging from his first composition Screen up to Tide 85." --Kees Tazelaar Works selected by: François Bonnet and Kees Tazelaar.
From Lawrence English: "A few years ago, my dear friend and bandmate Jamie Stewart and I were talking about Swans. I started to mention how much I admired the utterly personal approach to guitar that Norman Westberg had developed on those early records and moreover how that had blossomed out so richly on this latest incarnation of the band. During the course of the conversation Jamie mentioned a CDR that Norman had passed to him, which collected a few pieces of solo work that Norman had been working on. I was instantly curious to hear these pieces and started to track down the recordings online. After some investigating I found Norman's CDRs available through an Etsy shop he had set up. I ordered one and a couple of weeks later, after I'd listened to that first CDR non-stop for a few days, I ordered all the others I could get my hands on. The first solo work I heard from Norman was this recording, Jasper Sits Out. I was instantly struck by the textural sensitivity he managed to create with nothing more than a guitar and some modest pedals. He managed to find a depth in what was a very limited palette and that impressed me greatly. The connections to his work with Swans was clear, in that his trademark relation to tonality was present. Instead of relying on volume to achieve this sonic state though, Norman's solo practice relied on a sense of swaying harmony and orbiting loops to create a tonally dense sound world that was very much personal, but overtly invitational to the listener. Jasper Sits Out, the title referencing the Westberg family mascot who has now sadly departed, reflects Norman's interest in minimal structures and the processes of iteration that are formed through the manipulation of looping fragments. Creating almost tidal surges across these pieces, Jasper Sits Out speaks to his abilities to contour sound in time. The lead track for example is truly oceanic in that is has a remarkable tidal flow of strumming textures that seem to sink below one another in an effortless wash of textural density. I could not be more pleased to be able to share this music through Room40. This edition comes completely remastered and features a bonus piece recorded exclusively for this edition. I encourage you to listen deeply."
Over the eight tracks that make Goodness Flows, Jonny Velon ventures across a lush ear-worm-infested terrain, trying to make sense of his life and his surroundings in the midst of a mental breakdown. It's a fascinating ride with any number of different drivers at the controls including Arc Of A Diver-era Steve Winwood (1980), Peter Gabriel, David Bowie (be-suited crooner version), and a largely forgotten '70s songwriter, Murray Head, whose 1975 album Say It Ain't So could easily be twinned with Goodness Flows. There are funky tropical horns all over the place, especially on "I Am Always Me"; transcendental Indian influences of "The White City"; a heat haze shimmering intro to "Travelling" could have fallen straight off the cult film Baraka (1992) and back in Blighty piano traffic jams rocking "The Cambridge Squeeze". At every turn there's another turn, as Jonny and an array of talented musicians twist in and out of musical styles, all woven seamlessly into his own autobiographical, prog diary. CD version includes three bonus tracks.
$10.99 EAN: 5032953000474 ROCK
01. The White Rabbit
02. The Cambridge Squeeze
03. I Am Always Me
04. The White City
05. Overwhelming Stillness
06. Goodness Flows
07. Heart & Mind
08. Travelling
09. A Green Lesson*
10. High As A Kite*
11. Eternal*
MARSICO, MAURIZIO: The Sunny Side Of The Dark Side CD (SPITTLE 077CD)
"After the dark clouds of the '70s the world was changing and Maurizio Marsico, fresh off New York sessions with Rhys Chatham, started the '80s with a couple of experimental records under the moniker Monofonic Orchestra, published by the cult label Italian Records, Music Design (1981) and Friends' Portraits (1981). Stefano Tamburini, the creator of the legendary Ranxerox comic hero painted by Tanino Liberatore, was an onlooker in disguise in New York Marsico's exhibitions, and back in Italy he crowned him this way on the pages of his Frigidaire magazine: 'The best things I've heard in New York came from Monofonic Orchestra (the Italian Maurizio Marsico with guest stars): fuck compliments! Far from Glenn Branca and his bunch of avant-oratorical assholes guitarists.' . . . Maurizio sings some songs with the lyrics by Stefano, in a serial killer love songs mood, they're called 'Tongue In Cheek Giulia', 'My Head Is A Broken Heart' and 'Crish Crash', unreleased to this day, they seemed lost but now you can listen to them in all their lo-fi glory for the first time on this CD. In a track list that, through another unreleased triptych, the Exploding Plastic Inevitable goes new-wave of 'Luce Bianca Rumore Bianco', the smooth 'Lunatica You' and the urban 'Overground' (these two respectively with guest-star such Gianluigi Trovesi at bass clarinet and Mauro Spina at drums), captures the most mutant and comics-like Marsico. The Sunny Side Of The Dark Side is the snap-shot of a momentary Luna Park, it shows the funny part of a story lived on the wild side of the street, with the excesses and the drugs that will lead to deaths or lives to rebuild, and documents the transition of the rising star of Italian experimental music of early Eighties - with studies in jazz, electronics and ethnomusicology at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan - towards borderline pop territories. They're the Eighties in all their post-modern boom, with the video-art, graffiti, rap explosions. . . . All cult stuff that at the times didn't find the commercial success but created an underground monster, and today brings us back the most playful and creative side of an artist that is now more actual and fresh than ever." --Christian Zingales Pseudonyms featured: Monofonic Orchestra, The Space Boys, Fontana, Frisk The Frog, and Soul Boy, with tracks under the name Maurizio Marsico and Marsico.
$13.79 EAN: 8033706210772 ROCK
01. Monofonic Orchestra - Lucy's 1st Appointment (1981)
02. Maurizio Marsico - Arredo Vestitivo - Scratch Version (1983)
03. Marsico - Funk Sumatra - Arabian Mix (1984)
04. The Space Boys - Cow Cow (1985)
05. Monofonic Orchestra - Beep Beep (1982)
06. Fontana - Ta Ki Ta (1981)
07. Monofonic Orchestra - Silver Surfin' (1982)
08. Fontana - Ka Ma Ti (1981)
09. Frisk The Frog - Rap'n'Roll (1983)
10. Monofonic Orchestra - Tongue In Cheek Giulia (1983)
11. Monofonic Orchestra - My Head Is A Broken Heart (1983)
12. Monofonic Orchestra - Crish Crash (1983)
13. Monofonic Orchestra - Overground (1983)
14. Marsico - Funk Sumatra - Dub Cut (1984)
15. Soul Boy - Baby Blue (1985)
16. Maurizio Marsico - Mefistofunk (1987)
17. Maurizio Marsico - Arpante (1987)
18. Maurizio Marsico - Lunatica You (1985)
19. Monofonic Orchestra - Luce Bianca Rumore Bianco (1983)
MOORE, DUDLEY: Bedazzled - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP + CD + 7" (JBH 058LTD-LP)
A legendary soundtrack to a legendary film. Originally written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore for the cult British movie Bedazzled (1967). A sublime musical mixture of pop, jazz, psyche and stupidity, this rare score sadly became the victim of terrible bootlegs in the late '90s, when classic 1960s scores became very much in demand to the easy/jet-set/soundtrack in-crowd. First pressings have always been very hard to find. This is the first legal repress. It comes with the first ever repress of Peter Cook And Dudley Moore Cordially Invite You To Hell, an LP that was given out at the premier consisting of Cook And Moore's improvised radio spots for the film, presented here on CD. This limited edition includes a 7" with alternate mixes of "Bedazzled" and "Love Me". All cues mastered and sequenced by Jon Brooks, AKA The Advisory Circle.
$22.39 UPC: 769791965409 SOUNDTRACK
A1. Main Title
A2. Moon Time
A3. Strip Club
A4. Italy
A5. The Leaping Nun's Chorus
A6. GPO Tower
A7. Love Me (Sung By Dudley Moore)
B1. Bedazzled (Sung By Pete Cook)
B2. The Millionaire
B3. Sweet Mouth
B4. Cornfield
B5. Goodbye George
B6. Lilian Lust
7"
A1. Bedazzled (Alt Mix)
B1. Love Me (Alt Mix)
Includes Peter Cook And Dudley Moore Cordially Invite You To Hell replica CD.
The third and final installment of the massive trilogy of The Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes. Recorded through a microphone jammed in the back of Lou Reed's amp right around the release of The Velvet Underground's third album (1969), The Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes are formidable in their unadulterated rock and roll fire and fury and a revelation for anyone who hasn't paid close attention to Reed's dynamic guitar playing which in this set is a monolithic roar, a pulverizing electronic kaiju (strange beast) grinding the whole universe into pebble and sand. Recorded at the Boston Tea Party on March 15, 1969. Paste-on covers. Edition of 500.
$16.39 UPC: N/A ROCK
A1. Heroin (8:15)
A2. Sister Ray Pt.1 (7:55)
B1. Sister Ray Pt.2 (18:25)
EXPRESSWAY YO-YO DIETING: Undone Harmony Following LP (TYPE 131LP)
Undone Harmony Following is the latest offering from Oregon's Pat Maher, a noise veteran whose career has taken him in a variety of different directions, from the pitch-black drone of his work as Indignant Senility to the fractured house of Diamond Catalog. This time he reprises the Yo-Yo Dieting project (last seen on 2010's exemplary Bubblethug) to once again plumb the depths of screwed and chopped rap, diving into haunted crevices and dissolving his collection of tapes and battered CDs and emerging with a truly confounding full-length. Maher's skill is in retaining the unmistakable sound of hip-hop while pushing and pulling it into narcotic, ear-destroying directions. Think a tenth generation copy of a DJ Screw tape piped through a broken overdrive pedal or Lil Ugly Mane blasted through a blown speaker system from a car a few blocks down the street. Tracks don't so much start and finish as they do bubble up from an oily swamp of tape hiss, reverb and delay, with beats and bass undulating beneath half-heard vocals and jagged bursts of white noise. It's not an easy listen, but it's about as vital as it gets. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton. Edition of 500.
$12.99 EAN: 5060165482115 HIPHOP
A1. Blank Ink
A2. Prince Severance
A3. Deserver
A4. Glisten To The Game
A5. Weave Yr Trip
A6. Real Heehaw
A7. Mirror Ark
B1. Asphyxontro
B2. Bellend
B3. Jest Jokin
B4. Undone Harmony
B5. Vortex of Affluence
B6. A Rusty Ring On
VA: Nouvelle Vague: Pop, Mambo, Cha Cha, Jazz, Bossa Nova With A French Touch 2CD (WWSCD 001CD)
Nouvelle vague is a mythical movement that redefined France's canons, not only in film but also music. A time - the late '50s and early '60s - when all the young musicians broke free from the older generation and created their own movement drawing from a large palette of influences. From jazz and soundtracks to bossa nova, folk and cha cha, this set brings you the unique sound of French pop during the nouvelle vague years. Featuring sophisticated pop songs by Serge Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy, and Claude Nougaro as well as the crème of nouvelle vague soundtracks - including The 400 Blows (1959), Breathless (1960), Lola (1961), Cleo From 5 To 7 (1962) - and a cool mix of rare tracks by Rita Cadillac (an ex of Alain Delon), Christiane Legrand, and the jazz vocal groups Les Blue Stars. Tune up to the cool French sounds of the nouvelle vague - pop, mambo, cha cha, jazz, bossa nova with a french touch. The 40 track compilation comes with an essay, with track-by-track analysis, from French journalist Jacques Denis. Disc 1 of the CD set and Vol. 1 LP (WWSLP 001A-LP) features: Serge Gainsbourg, Anna Karina, Jeanne Moreau, Martial Solal, Claude Nougaro, Francoise Hardy, Bob Azzam, Charles Aznavour, Jacqueline Boyer, Richard Anthony, Art Blakey, Henri Salvador, Zizi Jeanmaire, Les Double Six, Alain Romans, Gillian Hills, Jean Constantin, Jean Yanne, Michel Legrand, and Charles Trenet. Disc 2 of the CD set and Vol. 2 LP (WWSLP 001B-LP) features: Dario Moreno, Brigitte Bardot, Sacha Distel, Boris Vian, Miles Davis, Magali Noel,Leo Ferre, Jacqueline Dano, Les Blue Stars, Georges Delerue,Marie Laforet, Franck Barcellini, Christiane Legrand, Martial Solal, Serge Gainsbourg, Dalida, Corinne Marchand, and Rita Cadillac.
$13.79 EAN: 3700604711964 ROCK
2CD (WWSCD 001CD):
1.01. Serge Gainsbourg - Laissez Moi Tranquille
1.02. Anna Karina - Chanson D'angela
1.03. Jeanne Moreau - Le Tourbillon
1.04. Martial Solal - Duo
1.05. Claude Nougaro - Le Cinema
1.06. Francoise Hardy - Oh, Oh, Cheri
1.07. Bob Azzam - Viens A Juan Les Pins
1.08. Charles Aznavour - I Want To Be Kissed
1.09. Jacqueline Boyer - Il Fait Gris Dans Mon Coeur
1.10. Richard Anthony - Nouvelle Vague
1.11. Art Blakey - No Hay Problema
1.12. Henri Salvador - Rendez Vous Au Lavandou
1.13. Zizi Jeanmaire - Mon Truc En Plumes
1.14. Les Double Six - Scrapple From The Apple
1.15. Alain Romans - Quel Temps Fait-Il A Paris
1.16. Gillian Hills - Coucouche Panier
1.17. Jean Constantin - Ecole Buissonniere
1.18. Jean Yanne - J'aime Pas Le Rock
1.19. Michel Legrand - L'amour Et Le Jeu
1.20. Charles Trenet - Route Nationale 7
2.01. Dario Moreno - Quand Elle Danse
2.02. Brigitte Bardot - Sidonie
2.03. Francoise Hardy - Le Temps De L'amour
2.04. Sacha Distel - Ting Toung
2.05. Michel Legrand - Roland Reve
2.06. Boris Vian - Je Bois
2.07. Miles Davis - Generique
2.08. Magali Noel - Fais Moi Mal Johnny
2.09. Leo Ferre - Jolie Mome
2.10. Jacqueline Dano - Chanson De Lola
2.11. Les Blue Stars - Tout Doucement
2.12. Georges Delerue - Charlie (Generique)
2.13. Marie Laforet - Saint Tropez Blues
2.14. Franck Barcellini - Mon Oncle
2.15. Christiane Legrand - A La Colette
2.16. Martial Solal - New York Herald Tribune
2.17. Serge Gainsbourg - Baudelaire
2.18. Dalida - Tout L'amour
2.19. Corinne Marchand - Sans Toi
2.20. Rita Cadillac - J'ai Peur De Coucher Toute Seule
Vol. 1 LP (WWSLP 001A-LP)
A1. Serge Gainsbourg - Laissez Moi Tranquille
A2. Anna Karina - Chanson D'angela
A3. Jeanne Moreau - Le Tourbillon
A4. Martial Solal - Duo
A5. Claude Nougaro - Le Cinema
A6. Francoise Hardy - Oh, Oh, Cheri
A7. Bob Azzam - Viens A Juan Les Pins
A8. Charles Aznavour - I Want To Be Kissed
A9. Jacqueline Boyer - Il Fait Gris Dans Mon Coeur
A10. Richard Anthony - Nouvelle Vague
B1. Art Blakey - No Hay Problema
B2. Henri Salvador - Rendez Vous Au Lavandou
B3. Zizi Jeanmaire - Mon Truc En Plumes
B4. Les Double Six - Scrapple From The Apple
B5. Alain Romans - Quel Temps Fait-Il A Paris
B6. Gillian Hills - Coucouche Panier
B7. Jean Constantin - Ecole Buissonniere
B8. Jean Yanne - J'aime Pas Le Rock
B9. Michel Legrand - L'amour Et Le Jeu
B10. Charles Trenet - Route Nationale 7
Vol. 2 LP (WWSLP 001B-LP)
A1. Dario Moreno - Quand Elle Danse
A2. Brigitte Bardot - Sidonie
A3. Francoise Hardy - Le Temps De L'amour
A4. Sacha Distel - Ting Toung
A5. Michel Legrand - Roland Reve
A6. Boris Vian - Je Bois
A7. Miles Davis - Generique
A8. Magali Noel - Fais Moi Mal Johnny
A9. Leo Ferre - Jolie Mome
A10. Jacqueline Dano - Chanson De Lola
B1. Les Blue Stars - Tout Doucement
B2. Georges Delerue - Charlie (Generique)
B3. Marie Laforet - Saint Tropez Blues
B4. Franck Barcellini - Mon Oncle
B5. Christiane Legrand - A La Colette
B6. Martial Solal - New York Herald Tribune
B7. Serge Gainsbourg - Baudelaire
B8. Dalida - Tout L'amour
B9. Corinne Marchand - Sans Toi
B10. Rita Cadillac - J'ai Peur De Coucher Toute Seule
Hunting down the coolest sounds around the globe, the Wewantsounds crew have curated a special mix in Lazy Sundays. Dishing out a tasteful mix of new tracks from under the radar, this selection features a string of sunny pop, indie grooves, chilled electro and relaxed disco, the whole seasoned with a couple of leftfield cult classics and classy jazz tracks for good measure. Sunday Mixtape is the perfect sonic brew that will bring you back to life after a long night or hard partying. Many of the tracks in this selection have barely been heard outside of underground circles and feature young artists who have just sprung out to life with the exception of UK soul diva ALA.NI and the recent success of her melancholic jazzy album and L'Impératrice, the next disco big thing out of France, whose buzz is getting louder. Unveiling these fresh tunes, Parisian master curator Olivier Pellerin has cast a colorful and laid-back feel over the 16 tracks assembled for this mixtape. Here you'll find new French nouvelle vague singer Laure Briard, US groovy duet Bones & Beeker, minimal house producers Roscius and Shigeto as well as Domenique Dumont with a buzzing Balearic beat. Sunday Mixtape also features a few cult classics such as Mock & Toof's "Farewell to Wendo", Louie Austen's "Hoping" and Justine & The Victorian Punks' "Still You", a sought after NY avant disco 1979 tune led by French expat fashionista Justine and saxophonist (and frequent Arthur Russell collaborator) Peter Gordon. This relaxed trip ends with two jazz gems by Billie Holiday and Bob McFadden & Dor, putting the final note to a softly reinvigorating and sun-drenched selection. Sunday Mixtape will make you wish the day never ends. Also features: Los Porcos, Ruede Hagelstein & The Noblettes, Matthew Herbert, Polo & Pan Plage, and The Central Executives.
$12.99 EAN: 3700604712442 ROCK
01. Los Porcos - Jone's Disco
02. Domenique Dumont - Comme Ça
03. Ruede Hagelstein & The Noblettes - Berlin
04. ALA.NI - Ol Fashioned Kiss
05. Laure Briard - C'est La Vie
06. Bones & Beeker - Samana
07. L'Impératrice - Sonate Pacifique (Radio Edit)
08. Louie Austen - Hoping (Herbert's High Dub)
09. Roscius - Velo Patrol
10. Polo & Pan Plage - Isolée (Soleil Levant)
11. Justine & The Victorian Punks - Still You
12. The Central Executives - A Walk In The Dark
13. Mock & Toof - Farewell to Wendo
14. Shigeto - Pulse
15. Billie Holiday - Speak Low
16. Bob McFadden & Dor - The Beat Generation
VA: Disco 2.0: Fever's Risin' Again CD (WWSCD 003CD)
From Paris to Melbourne, Berlin or Athens, a new blend of '70s inspired disco sound is currently taking the dancefloors by storm with artists like Monika, L'Impératrice, or Leon X Leon creating a stir on the international scene. Paying their dues to the pure form of disco, these new artists, far from mimicking the clichés, are adding an unmistakable millennium twist to the genre. This is Disco 2.0. It's all down to a few men in New York with a love for Philly Soul and hypnotic grooves. In the early '70s, they defined the club culture from scratch: DJs David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Larry Levan, and Frankie Knuckles, label bosses Mel Sheren and Neil Bogart, and remixer extraordinaire, Tom Moulton, were instrumental in shaping a new sound that changed music forever and paved the way for house music and its many sub-genres decades later. Today, a new scene is shaping up, updating the classic sound of disco. Young artists like Marvin & Guy in Italy, L'Imperatrice and Leon X Leon in France, or Monika in Athens and the US are producing a fresh blend of disco-inspired music which is neither a copy of the past glory, nor totally in line of the popular nu-disco genre that has flourished primarily in Northern Europe. The Wewantsounds crew has carefully selected here the cream of this new disco wave with the coolest tracks around and added a little nod to the heydays in the form of a rare 1976 instrumental by Sounds Of Inner City from the cult West End Records label and mixed by the legendary Tom Moulton. This tasteful selection will give you a fresh insight into the disco rebirth, pouring into the mix a huge dose of sensuality, rhythms and an irresistible craving for love. That's Disco 2.0! Features: L'Impératrice, Bon Voyage Organisation, Marvin & Guy, Monika, Juan MacLean, Joakim, Todd Terje, No Zu, Sounds Of Inner City, Leon X Leon, Tensnake, Tiger & Woods, Bufiman, and S3A.
$12.99 EAN: 3700604712961 ELECTRONIC
01. L'Impératrice - La Lune (3:13)
02. Bon Voyage Organisation - Shenzhen V (5:57)
03. Marvin & Guy - Makin' Love (9:12)
04. Monika - Secret In The Dark (Juan MacLean Edit) (6:28)
05. Joakim - Nothing Gold (Todd Terje Remix) (9:03)
06. No Zu - Ui Yia Uia (6:38)
07. Sounds Of Inner City - Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Inst.) (6:19)
08. Leon X Leon - Acid Disco (7:29)
09. Tensnake - Need Your Lovin (Tiger & Woods Remix) (7:37)
10. Bufiman - Running (The Chase) (4:22)
11. S3A - Theuz Hamtaak (5:52)
VA: Bossanova: Cool Bossa Nova And Hip Samba Sounds From Rio De Janeiro 2CD (WWSCD 004CD)
The Wewantsounds collective present an impeccable selection of bossa nova sounds from Rio, featuring hip cult classics and rarities. Bossa nova revolutionized the world in the '60s, but the revolution was already bubbling from the late '50s. Featuring key artists like João Gilberto, Vinicius De Moraes, Elis Regina, and Elza Soares - who is making a highly-acclaimed come-back (MAIS 031CD/LP) -, as well as more cult musicians like Orlann Divo, Johnny Alf, and Celso Murilo. Bossanova is the perfect mix of early bossa and samba canção (with its more relaxed samba singing). Tune up to the cool Brazilian sounds of the Bossanova. Compiled by the Wewantsounds clique, Bossanova features 40 tracks and comes with an essay, with track-by-track analysis, from French journalist Jacques Denis. Disc 1 of the CD set and Vol. 1 LP (WWSLP 004A-LP) features: Johnny Alf, Celso Murilo & Conjunto Drink, Leny Andrade, Tamba Trio, Walter Wanderley, Vinicius De Moraes, João Donato E Seu Trio, Alaide Costa, João Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa & Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, Orlann Divo, Sergio Ricardo, Ed Lincoln, Maysa, and Agostinho Dos Santos & Rosana Toledo. Disc 2 of the CD set and Vol. 2 LP (WWSLP 004B-LP) features: Elza Soares, João Gilberto, João Donato E Seu Trio, Celso Murilo & Conjunto Drink, Elis Regina, Agostinho Dos Santos, Rubens Bassini E Os 11 Magníficos, Leny Andrade, Johnny Alf, Tamba Trio, Ana Lucia, Orlann Divo, Baden Powell, Alaide Costa, Norma Bengel, Os Cariocas, Luiz Bonfa, Sylvia Telles, Dorival Caymmi, and Carlos Lyra.
$13.79 EAN: 3700604713470 WORLD
2CD (WWSCD 004CD):
1.01. Johnny Alf - Tema Sem Palavras
1.02. Celso Murilo & Conjunto Drink - Tem Que Balancar
1.03. Leny Andrade - Sambop
1.04. Tamba Trio - O Barquinho
1.05. Walter Wanderley - Boato
1.06. Vinicius De Moraes- Pela Luz Dos Olhos Teus
1.07. João Donato E Seu Trio - Muito A Vontade
1.08. Alaide Costa - Ciume
1.09. João Gilberto - Desafinado
1.10. Luiz Bonfa & Antonio Carlos Jobim - Lamento No Morro
1.11. Elis Regina - Mesmo De Mentira
1.12. Orlann Divo - Onde Anda O Meu Amor
1.13. Sergio Ricardo - Pernas
1.14. Elizete Cardoso - Chega De Saudade
1.15. Lucio Alves - Nem Eu
1.16. Sylvia Telles - Samba De Uma Nota So
1.17. Sergio Mendes - Outra Vez
1.18. Ed Lincoln- A Rosa
1.19. Maysa - Meditação
1.20. Agostinho Dos Santos & Rosana Toledo - Samba Em Preludio
2.01. Elza Soares - As Polegadas Da Mulata
2.02. João Gilberto - Lobo Bobo
2.03. João Donato E Seu Trio - Sambou? Sambou
2.04. Celso Murilo & Conjunto Drink - Deixa A Nega Gingar
2.05. Elis Regina - Pororo Popo
2.06. Agostinho Dos Santos - O Amor Em Paz
2.07. Rubens Bassini E Os 11 Magníficos - Canoinha
2.08. Leny Andrade - Filosofia
2.09. Johnny Alf - Fim De Semana Em Eldorado
2.10. Tamba Trio - Quem Quiser Encontrar O Amor
2.11. Ana Lucia - Agua De Beber
2.12. Orlann Divo - Não Faz Isso Não
2.13. Baden Powell - Do Jeito Que A Gente Quer
2.14. Alaide Costa - Chora Tua Tristeza
2.15. Norma Bengel - Ho Ba La La
2.16. Os Cariocas - Zelão
2.17. Luiz Bonfa - Manha De Carnaval
2.18. Sylvia Telles - Se E Tarde Me Perdoã
2.19. Dorival Caymmi - Rosa Morena
2.20. Carlos Lyra - Maria Ninguem
Vol. 1 LP (WWSLP 004A-LP):
A1. Johnny Alf - Tema Sem Palavras
A2. Celso Murilo & Conjunto Drink - Tem Que Balancar
A3. Leny Andrade - Sambop
A4. Tamba Trio - O Barquinho
A5. Walter Wanderley - Boato
A6. Vinicius De Moraes- Pela Luz Dos Olhos Teus
A7. João Donato E Seu Trio - Muito A Vontade
A8. Alaide Costa - Ciume
A9. João Gilberto - Desafinado
A10. Luiz Bonfa & Antonio Carlos Jobim - Lamento No Morro
B1. Elis Regina - Mesmo De Mentira
B2. Orlann Divo - Onde Anda O Meu Amor
B3. Sergio Ricardo - Pernas
B4. Elizete Cardoso - Chega De Saudade
B5. Lucio Alves - Nem Eu
B6. Sylvia Telles - Samba De Uma Nota So
B7. Sergio Mendes - Outra Vez
B8. Ed Lincoln- A Rosa
B9. Maysa - Meditação
B10. Agostinho Dos Santos & Rosana Toledo - Samba Em Preludio
Vol. 2 LP (WWSLP 004B-LP):
A1. Elza Soares - As Polegadas Da Mulata
A2. João Gilberto - Lobo Bobo
A3. João Donato E Seu Trio - Sambou? Sambou
A4. Celso Murilo & Conjunto Drink - Deixa A Nega Gingar
A5. Elis Regina - Pororo Popo
A6. Agostinho Dos Santos - O Amor Em Paz
A7. Rubens Bassini E Os 11 Magníficos - Canoinha
A8. Leny Andrade - Filosofia
A9. Johnny Alf - Fim De Semana Em Eldorado
A10. Tamba Trio - Quem Quiser Encontrar O Amor
B1. Ana Lucia - Agua De Beber
B2. Orlann Divo - Não Faz Isso Não
B3. Baden Powell - Do Jeito Que A Gente Quer
B4. Alaide Costa - Chora Tua Tristeza
B5. Norma Bengel - Ho Ba La La
B6. Os Cariocas - Zelão
B7. Luiz Bonfa - Manha De Carnaval
B8. Sylvia Telles - Se E Tarde Me Perdoã
B9. Dorival Caymmi - Rosa Morena
B10. Carlos Lyra - Maria Ninguem
VA: Feeling Good: Funk, Soul & Deep Jazz Gems - The Supreme Sound of Producer Bob Shad CD (WWSCD 005CD)
Wewantsounds present Feeling Good, a compilation of rare spiritual jazz and funk grooves culled from legendary producer Bob Shad's Mainstream Records. The compilation features insightful sleeve notes by filmmaker Judd Apatow (who is Bob Shad's grandson), supervised by Matt Robin. Alice Clark's cult classic "Never Did I Stop Loving You" is featured here alongside many gems uncovered for the first time on this compilation, all remastered from the original tapes. From working with music titans such as Charlie Parker and Lightnin' Hopkins in the '40s, founding the EmArcy jazz label in the '50s, and discovering Janis Joplin in the '60s, Bob Shad has had an incredible influence. This handpicked selection gives you a little taster for the diversity of Bob Shad's sound from the early '70s when he turned to deep and soulful jazz alongside labels like Flying Dutchman and Strata East. Drenched in modal Fender Rhodes keys, spiritual sax and flute solos, deep percussions and funky beats, these albums have slowly been rediscovered by a new generation of DJs, hip hop producers and vinyl junkies all around the world. From Afrique's cult classic "House Of The Rising Funk" and its funky wah-wah frenzy to Hadley Caliman's deep jazz flute ode; From one of Clark Terry's famous "Mumbles" (Shad produced the original with Oscar Peterson) to Jack Wilkins's "Red Clay", sampled by both A Tribe Called Quest and Chance The Rapper. A soul music lover, Shad also excelled in soul divas and produced Ellerine Harding, Maxine Weldon and of course the mighty Alice Clark. To close the compilation in style, Carmen McRae, one of Shad's long time collaborators, gives a soulful, conga-led version of the classic "Feelin' Good", a song made famous by Nina Simone. It's a superb minimalist version showcasing the unique sound of Bob Shad, a passionate, spirited, and fiercely independent record producer who lived for the music. Features: Afrique, Blue Mitchell, Sarah Vaughan, Art Farmer, Shelly Manne, Alice Clark, Buddy Terry, Maxine Weldon, Barry Miles, Jack Wilkins, Clark Terry, Ellerine Harding, Hadley Caliman, and Carmen McRae.
$12.99 EAN: 3700604713739 ROCK
01. Afrique - House Of The Rising Funk (1973)
02. Blue Mitchell - Soul Village (1971)
03. Sarah Vaughan - Magical Connection (1971)
04. Art Farmer - Soulsides (1972)
05. Shelly Manne - Mask (1972)
06. Alice Clark - Never Did I Stop Loving You (1972)
07. Buddy Terry - Abscretions (1971)
08. Maxine Weldon - Right On (1971)
09. Barry Miles - Scatbird (1972)
10. Jack Wilkins - Red Clay (1973)
11. Clark Terry - Rum And Mumbles (1966)
12. Ellerine Harding - I Ain't Got Much (1972)
13. Blue Mitchell - Granite & Concrete (1972)
14. Hadley Caliman - Quadrivium (1972)
15. Carmen McRae - Feelin' Good (1965)
CELL/DON'T DJ/K-LONE, SIMO: On Line (Vol.1) 12" (WSDM 005EP)
On Line is a collaborative album in parts, focused on themes of repetition, poly-metrics, transformation, and abstraction. The record opens with Simo Cell's "Symmetry": a slow crescendo of whirring pads, melodic percussion and dotted rhythms, all underpinned by thick slabs of sub-bass. Next, Don't DJ follows with the oblique, discordant chug of "Übergang Zur Metrotram". As with all of Florian's works, the track pulses with an organic, animal quality that completely belies its mechanical origins. K-Lone's "Woniso" grows slowly out of a series of beautiful harmonic counterpoints - morphing patterns reveal their individual colors and contours.
$10.99 EAN: 5055300392497 ELECTRONIC
01. Simo Cell - Symmetry
02. Don't DJ - Übergang Zur Metrotram
03. K-Lone - Woniso
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GET ON DOWN (UNITED STATES):
RUN-DMC: King Of Rock LP (GET 51321LP)
"Run-DMC's self-titled 1984 debut pushed the doors of pop music open, showing that hip-hop was not the fad that haters had prophesized. As they proved decisively on Run-DMC, rap was a legit art form, fully capable of producing long-players full of no-fast-forward cuts. By 1985, any doubters were running on fumes, as the group's King Of Rock blew the aforementioned pop doors off their hinges. Emboldened by their success (including the first rap album to ever go Gold); energized by worldwide touring and accolades; and given all the support they could want by a genius producer (Larry Smith), an open-minded label (Profile) and a charismatic manager (Russell Simmons, who also lent a hand on production), they ruled the charts and hinted at even greater things to come. The album's most fondly-remembered single set the album's tone perfectly: 'King Of Rock' was hard, full of charisma and tag-team vocal finesse, and had enough guitars to bring the suburbs into the rap fold. The song's video was equally popular and powerful, and the pioneering MTV exposure drove the group into a new stratosphere. But there was much more to King Of Rock than the title track, including more rock / rap hybrids -- 'Can You Rock It Like This' and 'You're Blind' -- as well as the additional singles 'Jam-Master Jammin'' and 'You Talk Too Much.' (The latter, incidentally, charted as high as 'King Of Rock' on both the Pop and R&B charts). Throw in the forward-thinking reggae/rap collab 'Roots, Rap, Reggae' (featuring the legendary Yellowman) and the live-throwdown-simulation 'Darryl and Joe (Krush-Groove 3)' and the album -- which went on to pass Platinum status -- is a winner from A1 to B4."
$17.00 UPC: 664425132113 HIPHOP
KYE (UNITED STATES):
DARGE, MONIEK: Sacred Balinese Soundies, Mauro's Song CD (KYE 046CD)
"Kye is proud to announce the release of Scared Balinese Soundies, Mauro's Song, the third installment in Moniek Darge's travelogue Soundies series following on from Crete Soundies (2010) and Indian Soundies (2014). 'Mauro's Song is dedicated to the boy child, whose journey in this world lasted only three years, and was so short he learned just one song - Mauro's Song - to be sung amidst the sounds of the universe. Mauro's journey can be likened to the life span of a single day, from dawn to sunset, with its meditative qualities seducing the listener into perfect sleep.' --Moniek Darge Sacred Balinese Soundies, Mauro's Song arrives in a full color high gloss 6-panel digipak in an edition of 300 copies."
$12.50 UPC: N/A EXPERIMENTAL
NEW WORLD RECORDS:
BYRON, MICHAEL: The Celebration CD (NW 80787CD)
"Michael Byron (b. 1953) has long been committed to writing virtuosic instrumental music of contrapuntal complexity and perpetual variation, but with The Celebration (2013), a song cycle for baritone and piano quintet, he ventured into unfamiliar territory: He had not previously composed for voice, the primary vehicle for articulating the wonder of the human condition. Consisting of four songs (words by Anne Tardos) and two instrumental interludes, The Celebration explores the ambiguity, the disorientation, and ultimately the joyful paradox of formulating an identity in a world of constant change. Like most of Byron's work, the composition is built on a carefully designed structure that ensures the constant and measured transformation of musical elements. Just as Byron creates a new context for Tardos's poetry, so does the presence of the poetic voice transform Byron's music. The instrumental lines, for example, assume an intensely lyrical guise as they anticipate, echo, mirror, and contrast the vocal line. Also, the contrapuntal and rhythmic complexity -- a hallmark of Byron's style -- seems here to have emerged from a fragmented chorale of simple melodies that have been enriched by increasingly rhapsodic ornamentation, all of which has been meticulously notated. The unexpected divergence and convergence of the vocal and instrumental lines produce what Byron calls 'inevitable synchronicities,' that mysterious circumstance of individual voices immersed in eternal dialogue. With The Celebration, Byron and Tardos provide a rich opportunity for us to acknowledge and celebrate the divine counterpoint between voice and instruments, poetry and music, individual and humanity."
$10.75 UPC: 009322807878 CLASSICAL
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DARK: Anonymous Days LP (VOID 058LP)
"500 press on black vinyl with insert. For the first time on vinyl legends of the early 70's UK psych monsters Dark return with a killer second offering. Many of the songs were written in the way back, some of them more recent but all Dark!"
$11.75 UPC: N/A ROCK
WAXWORK RECORDS (UNITED STATES):
MORRICONE, ENNIO: The Thing LP (WAXWORK 027LP)
"Waxwork Records is thrilled to present the deluxe soundtrack re-issue to 1982's sci-fi horror classic, John Carpenter's The Thing. Composed by the legendary Ennio Morricone, the soundtrack to The Thing is a landmark musical composition that is cold, dark, minimal, and effective. Considered to be John Carpenter's directorial masterpiece, The Thing is praised as one of the greatest films of its genre by both fans and critics. Starring Kurt Russel and A. Wilford Brimley, The Thing follows a team of researchers in Antarctica as they are infiltrated by a parasitic extraterrestrial life form that assimilates other organisms and then imitates them. The classic soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone effectively captures the cold, isolated tone of the story and film, and marks one of the few John Carpenter directed films that Carpenter did not score himself. Waxwork Records worked for two years to ensure that such a highly anticipated and sought after vinyl soundtrack re-issue would meet and exceed expectations of the biggest fan of John Carpenter and his sci-fi / horror tour de force that is The Thing. Features include the complete Ennio Morricone soundtrack re-mastered from the original master tapes, 180 gram white-snow colored vinyl, all new artwork by Justin Erickson of Phantom City Creative, deluxe heavyweight packaging including satin coated old-style gatefold jackets with UV spot-gloss, and an an 11" x 22" poster."
