NEW ARRIVALS
Friday, June 27th
Indie / Pop / Rock / Punk
Be Your Own Pet "Get Damaged
EP " CD (XL)
Rounds up the three tracks deemed "too violent" to appear on
the band's recent domestic release of Get Awkward. Features the offending
"Becky," "Black Hole" and "Blow Yr Mind."
Dead Boys "Young Loud &
Snotty" CD (Bomp) Their 1st album. Own it.
Escovedo, Alejandro "Real
Animal" CD (Manhattan Records) His new LP. Produced by Tony Visconti
(T. Rex, Sparks).
Flamin Groovies "Now" CD
(DBK) First U.S. CD release for this long out-of-print classic. Their
1977 follow-up to "Shake Some Action". Mersey-Beat, Byrds
idolization taken to a newer and more permanent extreme. Produced by Dave
Edmunds, I think.
Hercules and Love Affair
"s/t" CD/2LP (Mute) Debut album from the electro outfit
led by Andrew Butler and featuring Antony (Antony & The Johnsons),
Nomi, and Kim Ann. Co-produced by Butler with Tim Goldsworthy of DFA.
I Was a Cub Scout "I Want You To
Know That There Is Always Hope" CD (XL) Their debut now available.
It Hugs Back "The Record
Room: First Four Singles" CD (Too Pure) UK combo with a EP of
their first 4 singles.
Joy Division / A Certain Ratio / Teardrop
Explodes / OMD "Live Leigh Rock Festival 1979" 2CD
(Interstate) A full set from each of these bands. Rare. Recommended.
Magnetic Fields
"Distortion" LP (Nonesuch) Vinyl now in stock.
Oxbow "Narcotic Story" LP
There's a definite Jesus Lizard vibe going on in this record, but Oxbow
is much stranger than that too. Thanks to leader Eugene Robinson's
bizarre delivery and conceptual approach. Now on red vinyl!
Reckless Kelly
"Bulletproof" CD (Yep Rock) Their new album of rootsy Texas
rock n' roll.
Regan, Fionn "End of
History" CD (Lost Highway) He keeps the frills to a minimum on
this dozen-song collection, getting his point across with little more
than voice, acoustic guitar and piano.
Sigur Ros "Med Sud I Eyrum Vid
Spilum Endalaust" CD (XL) With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly.
Sloan "Parallel Play" CD
(Yep Rock) 9th full length from this Canadian group, kind of a cross
between easygoing folk and '70s arena rock like they've been listening to
T. Rex and who can blame them?
Vampire Weekend "Oxford Comma
b/w Walcott (Insane Mix)" 7" (XL) Nice little waxy treat for
your turntable and ears.
Watson Twins "Fire Songs"
CD (Vanguard) You probably know them from their work with Jenny Lewis.
Identical Kentucky-born twins Chandra and Leigh Watson can't be easily
put in a musical pigeonhole, but they'll cop to folk, gospel, blues and
country as early influences.
Experimental / Composers
Bruhin, Anton "Vom
Goldabfischer" CD (Alga Marghen Italy) Some of the most outsider
bizarro-world compositions ever recorded, originally from 1969. This disc
is the original album and more comprised of avant folk songs for guitar
and vocals, sometimes invented instruments like a pvc tube with a reed on
one end, sometimes jew's harp.
Derbyshire, Delia
"Electrosonic" CD (Glo-Spot Records UK) Expensive import,
but worth it considering the scarcity of her music's availability. This
one's got library record written all over it, even including descriptions
as to what each track could possibly be used for in a film or commercial.
Delia was one of the key masterminds behind the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
and Doctor Who music, by the way.
MEV "Spacecraft / Unified
Patchwork Theory" CD (Alga Marghen Italy) More essential
reissues of this band's music now available again. This one's got Steve
Lacy playing soprano sax with them too!
Musica Elettronica Viva
"Friday" CD (Alga Marghen Italy) For the realization
of Friday, recorded in London in May 1969, MEV were Frederic Rzewski
(piano, electronics, etc.), Alvin Curran (flugelhorn, etc.), Richard
Teitelbaum (Moog synthesizer), Franco Cataldi (trombone, etc.), Gunther
Carius (saxophone, etc.).
Quartetto "Organic, Playco
1969" CD (Alga Marghen Italy) The stable 'Quartetto' that
pianist Davide Mosconi, saxophonist Enzo Gardenghi, percussionist Marco
Cristofolini, and cellist and violinist Gustavo Bonora brought to life
beginning in the late '60s constituted the core of what would, in the
early years of the next decade, become the larger improvising ensemble
NADMA.
Dilloway, Aaron & C. Spencer Yeh
"Squid" CD (Hanson) 2006 home recordings, featuring Yeh on
violin, Dilloway on tape loops of Yeh's Violin. Minimal and murky. Ltd.
ed. 500
Geesin, Ron "Electrosound"
LP (Glo-Spot Records UK) Ron Geesin is the guy who helped do a lot of the
strange backings for Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother, and also co-wrote
the soundtrack for The Body with Roger Waters. This highlights his later
less political synthi work. Very alien and beautiful short-ish
soundscapes.
Nadja "Desire in
Uneasiness" CD (Crucial Blast) This is the first Nadja album proper
to feature real drums rather than the trademark processed sound they
usually get from a machine. Also both Leah and Aidan play bass so the
rumble is lower and the ambience is less pretty, making for a more
outright stoner rock sound.
Robedoor "Endlessly
Blazing" LP (Woodsist) CA's
Robedoor are back with another doomed out K-hole. Slow creeping drones
building to some nice loner caveman pound/ real song territory.
Three tracks in just under 40 minutes. Edition of 500 with full color
jacket.
Rosenholm, Eleanoora "Vainajan
Muotokuva" CD (Fonal Finland) Debut album. Weird, almost avant
synth-pop harmonies with creepily-sweet Finnish vocals, sometimes
vocoded. Combining the best of karaoke-backed dance tracks with
propulsive '80s sheen and tastes of Bow Wow Wow / Lizzy Mercier
Descloux-esque tribe-pop irreverence.
Hip-Hop
Atmosphere "Sad Clown Bad
Winter Number 11" 12" (Rhymesayers) In stock.
Atmosphere "Sad Clown Bad Winter
Number 12" CD/12" (Rhymesayers) Brand new 5 track ep - cheer up
Slug, you're doing great.
Atmosphere "When Life Gives You
Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold" LP (Rhymesayers) Now available on
nice limited edition yellow vinyl.
Heliocentrics "Out There"
2LP (Stones Throw / Now Again) This band (led by drummer Malcolm Catto)
are probably best known for having backed-up DJ Shadow on 'This Time I'm
Gonna Do It My Way' from his album
Madvillain "Madvillainy" LP
(Stones Throw) In stock on vinyl.
Sound Directions "From The Funky
Side of Life" Yesterday's New Quintet LP (Stones Throw) Loungy
hip-hop jazz brought to you by Madlib, now on vinyl.
Vast Aire "Dueces WIld" CD
(One Records) 3rd album from veteran MC of such great indy hip-hop acts
Cannibal Ox and other El-P productions. "You was a still-born baby,
your momma didn't want you but you was still born."
Jazz
Dixon, Bill "17 Musicians in
Search of a Sound: Darfur" CD (Aum Fidelity) Trumpeter and
musical director Bill Dixon is one of the best and most overlooked and
underrated original musicians of our lifetime. Believe that.
Sun Ra "Sun Song" LP
(Delmark) This album was Sun Ra's first, originally released in 1957 on
Transition Records as Jazz by Sun Ra. Includes Sun Ra's original notes
and poetry, such as "Explanation of Compositions," "The
Techniques I Employ," and "Instructions to the Peoples of
Earth." Tracks include "Brainville," "Call For All
Demons," and "Transition."
Metal
Boris / Merzbow "Rock
Dream" 3LP (Southern Lord) Hi-fidelity live recordings of Boris as a
quartet w/ Merzbow. Limited edition of 1000 - packaged in a deluxe
die-cut gatefold jacket.
Burial Hex "Initiations" CD
Electronic noise, do you take black metal's hand in marriage? Yes, you
may now bite the bride's face.
Coffins "Buried
Death" CD (Southern Lord) Death metal from
Japan with a twist of sludge, but it's brought to you by Southern Lord so
do you really need to know more than that?
Cryptopsy "Unspoken King"
CD (Century Media) 6th full length of ferocious sensory assault from
these Canadian metalers.
Origin "Antithesis" CD
(Relapse) Super-technical progged out death metal. Their 4th and best
album so far.
Voivod "Killing Technology"
LP (Earmark) 3rd album, my favorite from them. Proggy metal.
Voivod "Rrroooaaarrr!" LP
(Earmark) Second album from the Canadian thrash metal/prog rock pioneers,
originally released in 1986. Features "Fuck Off And Die" and
"Slaughter In The Grave." The drummer's name is
"Away." Awesome.
Prog / Psych
Askew, Ed "Rainy Day
Song" CD (Spinning Gold Records) First release of new Ed Askew
material since Ask the Unicorn (ESP-Disk, 1968).
Fifty Foot Hose "Cauldron"
CD (Phoenix Records) Psychedelic rock band that formed in San Francisco
in the late 1960s, and reformed in the 1990s
Henske, Judy & Jerry Yester
"Farewell Aldebaran" CD (Phoenix Records) Jerry
Yester was the guy who replaced Zal Yanovsky in the Lovin' Spoonful. Judy
Henske was a folk star who had several of her own albums out. They made
this record together. Frank Zappa put it out on his label Straight. It is
very good and weird. Jerry Yester went on to produce the No Neck Blues
Band for John Fahey's Revenant record label in the late 90's.
Massiera, Jean-Pierre "Psychoses
- Discoid 1976" LP (Mucho Gusto) The mastermind behind Maledictus
Sound. Released in 1968 and just simply amazing.
May Blitz "The Second Of
May" CD (Akarma) A really great super-heavy psychedelic band, along
the lines of the Groundhogs. This is their very hard to find 2nd LP.
Reid, Terry "River" LP (4
Men With Beards) His third and most loosely creative record. Featuring
David Lindley (Kaleidoscope) on guitar and steel guitar, and Willie Bobo
on percussion. Lots of great weird experimentation with different
instruments in regards to the song structures. Unfortunately this
creative spark would eventually dwindle, as he only released a few more
albums after this.
Stack "Above All" CD (Gear
Fab) Ultra-rare 1968 album (only 10 copies are known to exist today) from
California hard rock band (they sound like a mix between The Who &
Big Brother & The Holding Co.) was recorded in the same studios where
Cream & Jimi Hendrix were putting down their finishing touches on
Goodbye and Electric Ladyland.
Dawn Of The Dead "OST" LP
(Dagored) Original soundtrack by Goblin, on vinyl again.
Soul / Funk
v/a "Eccentric Soul The Capsoul
Label" 2LP (Numero Group) Now on nice heavy vinyl, this
was the first release from Numero.
v/a "Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note
Labels" 2CD (Numero Group) This is the 20th release by
Numero, one of our favorites - 2 more discs worth of awesome forgotten
soul from twin labels out of Georgia run by one Jesse Jones. You can feel
the heat and humidity in the recordings, 50 songs all made in Atlanta
between 1968-1977.
Techno / Electronic
2562 "Aerial" 2LP
(Tectonic UK) Now on vinyl for all your dubstep spinning needs.
D. Gross All Night
"Synthetikit" 12" DJ from Dallas' new
12".
Haswell, Russell "Second Live
Salvage" 2LP (Editions Mego) Vinyl only on this one so far, Haswell
is probably my favorite laptop live show I've ever seen. He opened for
Autechre a few years ago and the extreme sonic variety induced
synaesthesia and hallucinations. In other words awesome beyond belief.
Machine Fabriek + Stephen Vitiello
"Box Music" CD (12K) They sent each other
small boxes of random objects to use as sound sources for compositions,
then traded back and forth until an album emerged. Unique and
surprisingly melodic.
Schaefer, Janek "Extended Play
(Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict)" CD (Line)
Chamber-like compositions inspired by child holocaust survivors, somber
and haunting yet beautiful circular patterns and layers.
World - Brazil
Regina, Elis "The Voice Of
Brazil" CD (El UK) The Voice of Brazil combines Elis Regina's
masterful 1968 LP, Elis, Como e Porque (Elis, How and Why) with
recordings made a year later in London where Menescal teamed with Peter
Knight (of Moody Blues fame)
Tamba Trio "The Miraculous Tamba
Trio" CD ( l UK) Propelled by the extraordinary piano playing and
arranging skills of Luiz Eca, Tamba Trio are characterized by their very
original and highly attractive blending of left field Bossa grooves and
almost sacred vocal harmonies. Our programme concentrates on the years
between 1962-66
Print
Candy & Cigarettes #1
Really really cool new zine, featuring awesome drawings, comics and short
stories by mostly local artists (I think). As soon as I saw the extreme
detail of the front cover drawing I knew it was a labor of love, well
worth a few bucks.
Decibel Aug 2008 Rob Halford (Judas
Priest) on the cover.
Wire #292 July 2008 Mark Stewart on
the cover to discuss his latest activities, also features trumpet genius
Bill Dixon, The Necks, SND, and way more.
Friday, June 20th
Indie / Pop / Rock / Punk
Adams, Ryan
"Heartbreaker" 2LP Ryan Adams wants to know if he can bum a
cigarette. Reissued.
Annie Street Arts Collective
"Sewer Sessions Vol. 1" CD A collection of songs and asides
that were literally recorded in sewers in Austin for some deep strange
ambience. Pretty cool. They just left for tour on their way to
Quebec.
Babayof, Noa "From a Window to a
Wall" CD (Language of Stone) Noa Babayof does what many before her
have done. She is a folk musician in the singer-songwriter
tradition.
Bowerbirds "Hymns For a Dark
Horse" CD/LP (Dead
Oceans) Now issued and in an expanded form featuring two bonus tracks.
"Hypnotically pretty and a little bit weird."
Brokaw, Chris "Incredible
Love" LP (I and Ear Records) Now available on vinyl.
Broken Strings "s/t" LP
(True Panther Records ) One dude freaks out a bit, retreats to his
bedroom and records this record all by himself. Passed around for
years on tapes and via the internet and now sees the light of day in a
super deluxe LP edition. Limited to 300 copies.
Children of the Sixth Foot Race
"Songs From the Source" CD (Drag City) The Source
Family was the hippie commune that Father Yod or "Yahowa" was
the leader of. This tape is from a Source Family performance from 1973.
It's kind of like an insane hippie gospel record with a "free your
inner child" vibe present throughout.
Eat Skull "Sick to Death"
CD (Siltbreeze) A quartet hailing from Portland, Oregon, co-masterminded
by Rob Enbom (former bushwacker in the ranks of Hospitals and Hole Class)
and another original Hospital, Rod Meyer.
Endless Boogie "Focus
Level" CD (No Quarter) Their new rockin' album with screamin' demon
guitar solos.
Impossible Shapes "s/t" CD
(Secretly Canadian) With this release the band has recorded songs which
were flushed out over many live performances over many tours all across
the globe
Jaguar Love "s/t" 7"
(Matador) Now available on 7"
Jay Reatard "Singles 06-07"
CD & DVD (In The Red) Remastered collection of out-of-print material
from solo sensation and former member of The Reatards, Lost Sounds, Final
Solutions, etc. The CD version includes a bonus live DVD.
King Khan & the Shrines "The
Supreme Genius of..." CD/2LP (Vice) Psychedelic soul, garage rock
rave-ups, and supremely smooth love songs.
Liquid Liquid "s/t" CD
(GR2) Finally available again since the mid '90s, one of the seminal
dance funk no-wave bands of the early '80s NY originally on the great 99
Records.
My Brightest Diamond "A Thousand
Shark's Teeth" CD/LP (Asthmatic Kitty) Breathtaking sophomore
release spearheaded by Shara Worden. Charming, playful, daring,
foreboding, graceful, and eclectic, a musical snowglobe that sparkles
each time you touch it. Features over 20 players adding their little
pieces to the sound.
My Education "Bad
Vibrations" CD (Strange Attractors Audio House) Brand new full
length from this terrific local group who are both trancey and rocking at
the same time. Come down to the store next Saturday June 28 for an
instore to celebrate the release.
Nodzz "I Don't Wanna Smoke
Marijuana" 7" (Make A Mess) Awkward, Modern Lovers-esque
rockers with a generation defining theme song.
Notwist "The Devil, You +
Me" CD (Domino) First album in five years. Deluxe edition available
as well.
Ponytail "Ice Cream
Spiritual" CD (We Are Free) An outfit from Baltimore that has brewed
up some strange magic. Some bits bring to mind early Melt-Banana.
Sian Alice Group "The Dusk Line
ep" CD/12" (The Social Registry) EP comprised of four songs
recorded during work on Sian Alice Group's debut album and stripping
their sound down to just layered grand piano and voice.
Silver Jews "Lookout Mountain,
Lookout Sea" CD/LP (Drag City) David Berman returns and has rallied
his troops to deliver a sonic landscape cluttered with detail and yet
somehow stripped to bare essentials.
Silver Summit "s/t"
CD (Language of Stone) New York based band with their debut.
Tilly and the Wall "O" CD
(Team Love) Their latest.
Vivian Girls "Wild Eyes"
b/w "My Baby Wants Me Dead" 7" Groovy little 7 inches of
wax from this Brooklyn based outfit.
Warmer Milks "Soft Walks"
CD (Animal Disguise) Their 2nd full-length. Featuring Austin's own Shawn
McMillan.
Wolf Parade "At Mount
Zoomer" CD (Sub Pop) Their second album for Sub Pop from this
Montreal outfit.
Wooden Shjips "Vol 1" LP
(Holy Mountain) Now available on vinyl. A collection of rare and
early tracks.
Experimental / Composers
Haack, Bruce "Haackula"
CD (Omni) Underrated negative masterpiece by electronic music master
Bruce Haack. Finally in print. Recorded, but never released in 1978.
Henry, Pierre "Labyrinth"
CD (Ina Grm France) For his 75th birthday he was given samples by all the
Ina Grm artists and this is the piece he came up with. Released in 2006,
this is easily one of the best and most beautiful musique concrete
recordings ever made.
Grails "Take Refuge in Clean
Living" CD (Important Records) Instrumental psych jams paying
tribute to Syd Barrett in it's first song sounding like "Piper at
the Gates of Dawn"
Mueller, Jon / Jason Khan
"Topography" CD (Xeric / Table of the Elements) Crouton and
Xeric are pleased to release this limited edition live recording from Jon
Mueller and Jason Kahn. Recorded during a U.S tour in March 2007,
.Topography. studies various places from Milwaukee to NYC
Murray, Brendan
"Commonwealth" CD (23five) Part of Boston's sound art vanguard
delivering subtle harmonics and overtones expressed through layered
slippages of pure sound.
Nadja "Radiance of Shadows"
2LP (Conspiracy Records) Heavy double vinyl, this is one of their densest
and longest albums running just under 80 minutes of doom beauty. The
album design and art is different than the cd too, get it while you can.
Nurse With Wound "Huffin' Rag
Blues" CD (United Dairies / Jnana) Stapleton and Andrew Liles form
the core of the band on this new release where they veer into the
space-age bachelor pad. Guest vocalists Lynn Jackson and Freida Abtan
channel Peggy Lee.
Nurse With Wound "The Bacteria
Magnet" LP (Dirter Promotions UK) This is worth it for the
cover art alone. 4 new tracks, sort of a vinyl version of the new CD
"Huffin Rag Blues" except the tracks are mixed and processed
differently.
Reed, Rick "Am I That I Am? Am I
That?" 4CD Spanning 30 years of successful experimentation. Rick has
been on weird noise compilations put out by Thurston Moore, toured with
Keith Rowe of AMM, recently performed soundtracks for NY filmmaker Ken
Jacobs. Comes in a handmade package with 4 original pieces of art as the
cd covers.
Reed, Rick "Dreamz / Blue
Polz" LP (Elevator Bath) Beautiful picture vinyl pressing for a
beautiful new record by one of America's most criminally underrated
composers. And he's based right here in Austin, so support your local
scene if you really want to Keep Austin Weird. Limited edition of 300.
Hip-Hop
Bun B "II Trill" CD
(Rap-A-Lot) Hell yeah, dirty south forever. RIP Pimp C and UGK, but
honestly I've always liked Bun B better and this album definitely does
not disappoint. No real standout radio tracks, which in this case I think
is all the better because it flows so well from one great production to
another.
Odd Nosdam "Pretty Swell
Explode" CD (Anticon) Now in stock on CD.
Positive Force "We Got The Funk
/ Tell Me What You See" 12" (Sugarhill) One of the true
standout non-hip hop tracks from Sugar Hill back in the day. Side A is
for dancing, side B will butter your muffin.
Skratchy Seal "Super Seal"
LP Awesome, this is another treat from the best DJ to ever exist, Mr. DJ
QBert. Breaks and samples to practice with or make your own mix while
dreaming that you could ever achieve the mastery of the Invizibl Skratch
Picklz. Skratchy beats off space suckas!
Jazz
Ayler, Albert "New York Eye
& Ear" CD (ESP Disk) Technically this is a soundtrack for the
1964 Michael Snow film "Walking Woman", featuring Ayler, Don
Cherry, Sunny Murray, Gary Peacock, Roswell Rudd, and John Tchicai.
Braith, George "Two Souls In
One" LP A nice album featuring
Grant Green on guitar.
Brooks, Tina "Back to the
Tracks' CD (Blue Note) Amazing album by this overlooked Tenor Sax player.
Featuring Blue Mitchell, and Jackie McLean amongst others.
Donaldson, Lou "Blues Walk"
LP (Blue Note) An extremely groovy bebop record from Lou Donaldson
featuring Ray Baretto on Congas!
Donaldson, Lou "Mr.
Shing-A-Ling" LP (Blue Note) Recorded in 1967, the same year that
"Alligator Boogaloo" was released. Featuring Idris Muhammad on
drums.
Dorham, Kenny "Una Mas" CD
(Blue Note) A heavily Bossa Nova influenced album from 1963 featuring Joe
Henderson.
Flaherty, Paul & Randall
Colbourne "Bridge Out!" CD (Family Vineyard) Joining
forces in the late 1980s, these 2 New Englanders released over a dozen
uncompromising albums of avant garde jazz. Together again, they've
created 8 instant compositions of coiling sax lines & polyrhythmic
patterns that commemorates the past & celebrates the new.
Monk, Thelonious "At The
Blackhawk" LP (Riverside) Recorded live at The Blackhawk, San
Francisco, California on April 29, 1960. Originally released on
Riverside. Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews.
Monk, Thelonious "The Unique
Thelonious Monk" LP (Riverside) 1956 recordings featuring Art Blakey
and Oscar Pettiford. Amazing as ever.
Orange "In the Midst of
Chaos" CD (De Stijl) "In The Midst Of Chaos" would become
improv jazz sax player Paul Flaherty's 1st record. Originally ressed in a
quantity of only 200 copies, it received the notice of almost no one. Two
heard it though; one sailed it out the kitchen window, and the wife of
the other said to get the fuckin' thing out of the house. Now available
for the world to hear on CD.
Turrentine, Stanley "Return of
the Prodigal Son " CD (Blue Note) Recorded in 1967. Featuring Blue
Mitchell, Garnett Brown, Julian Priester, Joe Farrell and McCoy
Tyner.
Metal
Darkthrone "FOAD" 2LP
(Peaceville) 2007 Norwegian metal full length now on vinyl of the very
blackest extrusion.
Witchcraft "s/t" CD
(Candlelight) See, we've got some Witchcraft in now!
Prog / Psych
Amboy Dukes "Journey To The
Center Of The Mind" 180 grm LP (Mainstream) Ted Nugent's first band.
This is a great Detroit psychedelic album, full of over the top
guitar.
Anal Magic & Rev Dwight Frizzel
"Beyond The Black Crack" CD (Paradigm Discs) A record that was
initially released in 1976 in a pressing of 200 copies. A hodgepodge of
all musics freakish made more freakish through the use of tape editing
and further experimentation. Recommended.
Art Of Lovin "S/T" 180 grm
LP (Mainstream) Rare psychedelic LP by this band from Massachusets on the
Mainstream label. Exact reproduction of the original, on 180 gram
vinyl.
Ayers, Kevin "The BBC Sessions
1970-1976" 2CD (Hux Records UK) Great drunken live recordings from
the Shooting At The Moon era lineup.
Blue Mountain Eagle "S/T"
LP (Fallout UK) 180 gram pressing. This superb collection of
acid-influenced guitar rock originally appeared in 1970 and has
languished in undeserved obscurity ever since. Produced in L.A. by
legendary engineer Bill Halverson (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Cream, the
Grateful Dead), it's heavily imbued with West Coast influences and
features superb musical interplay throughout. The band supported acts
including Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, but proved sadly short-lived. The
album, which is an obligatory purchase for all devotees of U.S.
psychedelia, makes its long-awaited vinyl reissue debut here.
Expressions East "Featuring The
Oud Of John Berberian" 180 grm LP (Mainstream) Berberian came from a
family of musicians of Armenian ancestry, so even though he was American
all his music is totally authentic and great. John Berberian is
considered to be one of the finest oud virtuosos in the world.
Freeport "S/T" 180 grm LP
(Mainstream) Heavy organ rock from Cleveland, Ohio, early 70's. Formerly
known as Paper Sun.
Josefus "S/T" 180
grm LP (Mainstream) 2nd and final
essential LP by this Houston-based Hard Rock / Psych band. Originally
released in 1970. Exact reproduction of the original pressing except this
one is on 180 gram vinyl.
Katmandu "S/T" 180 grm LP
(Mainstream) Weird grooving psych pop stuff from around 1970. Out of
Miami. 180 gram version.
Kosugi, Takehisa
"Catch-Wave" CD (Showboat / Sky Station Japan) 2
long tracks of intense drone and sound art from this Japanese master who
was also a member of the infamous sonic drone cult Taj Mahal Travellers.
One of the best albums ever made, seriously.
Last Nikle "S/T" 180 grm LP
(Mainstream) Funky psych-rock featuring a cover of Cole Porter's 'I've
Got You Under My Skin. From 1969. Exact repro 180 gram pressing.
Lincoln Street Exit "s/t"
180 grm LP (Mainstream) Heavy psych-blues with very fuzzed-out guitars.
From 1969 / 1970? Exact repro, 180 gram vinyl.
Moloch "s/t" CD
(Fallout) Complete with two rare bonus tracks. This hard-hitting
collection of bluesy acid rock first appeared on Stax subsidiary
Enterprise in 1970.
Nucleus "S/T" 180 grm LP
(Mainstream) Heavy organ / fuzz guitar psych rock from Canada not to be
confused with the UK jazz-rock band of the same name. This was released
on the Mainstream label out of Chicago after the group had pretty much
let it die. From 1969. Exact repro, 180 gram vinyl.
Pot Of Flowers, A "With
Love" 180 grm LP (Mainstream) A cool collection of the most
underground groups on the Mainstream label out of Chicago, circa late
60's.
Soft Machine & Heavy Friends
"BBC In Concert 1971" CD (Hux Records UK) This is a
live session recorded for the BBC at London's Paris Theatre on March 11,
1971. John Peel introduced the concert as being by 'Soft Machine and
Heavy Friends.' This is a unique recording in that, for this BBC session,
the band augmented and fragmented and performed with other great jazz
musicians, including Ronnie Scott on tenor sax. .
Tree, Henry "Holy Man" 180
grm LP (Mainstream) One of the more progressive of the Mainstream label's
offerings in the late 60's. Exact repro, 180 gram vinyl.
Young, Richard & Simon
Wickham-Smith "Veil (for Greg)" CD (Jagjaguwar)
Originally released in 1997. Jagjaguwar proudly unearths and
re-distributes this visceral British take on American outdoor
spirituality.
Soul / Funk / Latin
Ayers, Roy "Stoned Soul
Picnic" LP (Atlantic) Roy Ayers amazing third record.
Brooks, Billy "Windows Of The
Mind" LP (Crossover) A heavily sampled funky solo LP by one-time
trumpeter for Ray Charles. Unique grooves, instrumental, with great
drums. Recommended.
Cain, Henry "Funky Organ-Ization
Of Henry Cain" LP (Capitol) Organist who once worked with Howard
Roberts. This is his first solo album. Very funkified. Produced by David
Axelrod.
DeMerle, Les "Transfusion"
LP (Dobre) Great jazz / fusion / funk instrumental LP from this very
talented drummer. Compliments from legendary drummer Louie Bellson adorn
the back cover, which makes me think that Les De Merle is actually Buddy
Rich with a wig on.
Green, Al "Back Up Train"
LP (Hot Line) Re-issue originally recorded in 1967 when the singer was
just 21 years old and still billing himself as "Al
Greene."
Ingram Kingdom "The Funk Is In
Our Music" LP (Excello) A sometimes spiritual and ballad-y album
that kicks off into some serious funk jams on 3 or 4 cuts. Originally
released in 1976.
Little Beaver "Black Rhapsody
[Instrumental]" CD A great instrumental record from Little Beaver
originally released on Cat in 1974.
Techno / Electronic
Aeroplane
"Whispers" 12" (Eskimo Belgium) Featuring
Kathy Diamond on vocals and remix action by Hercules & Love Affair.
Already loved by Lindstr.m & Prins Thomasm, now you can love it too.
Black Devil "Disco Club"
12" (Rephlex UK) 2 heavy Euro-disco tracks originally released on
Out Records way back in 1978, plus a remix.
Cielo "Cinco" 2CD (Tommy
Boy) Breathtaking sophomore release spearheaded by Shara Worden.
Charming, playful, daring, foreboding, graceful, and eclectic, a musical
snowglobe that sparkles each time you touch it. Features over 20 players
adding their little pieces to the sound.
Gas "Nah Und Fern" 4CD
(Kompakt) OMG, some of the best and way out of print techno ever made
finally available again. aka Wolfgang Voigt, all four discs here are
completely essential and on a par with any of the best Chain Reaction
albums.
Head Like a Kite "There Is Loud
Laughter Everywhere" CD (Mush) Their 2nd full-length. A blend of
electronic rock and pop-songcraft built on a bed of pillaged found-sound
from cities the band visited on their 2006 US tour.
Hobbs, Mary-Anne
"Evangeline" CD (Planet Mu) Actually a BBC1 DJ mix of grime and
dubstep, featuring exclusives from Boxcutter, Wiley, Pinch, Shackleton,
Darqwan, and other bright stars on the London scene.
Jammer "Are You Dumb? Volume
3" CD (Neckle Records UK) Grime... grime, everywhere grime.
It's evolved and reproducing at an alarming rate.
Kano "MC No. 1" CD (Neckle
Records UK) Extreme energetic British rap. We were confused at first
because the copies we get say "Promotional use only" on the
back so we thought they sent us promos. Actually all copies have to say
that because apparently there was no effort made to clear the samples
used. Guerilla style!
Minilogue "Animals" 2CD
(Cocoon)
Smith N Hack "Tribute" 2LP
(Smith N Hack Germany) Twelve tracks of disco cutups based around the
catalog of Hamilton Bohannon
v/a "Steppas' Delight Vol.
1" 2LP (Soul Jazz) Vol. 1 of some more dubsteppyness,
mostly focusing on early pioneering productions.
Venetian Snares
"Detrimentalist" CD/2LP (Planet Mu) Latest studio album from
Venetian Snares with beats that shoot thick and sticky. BTW - Venetian
Snares is playing tonight at Elysium with Otto Von Schriach.
World
Kuti, Fela "Opposite People
/ Sorrow Tears and Blood" CD (Wrasse) Some of Fela's most serious
recordings. Done right after the first in a series of raids on his
home.
Nath Family "Sounds of the
Indian Snake Charmer" CD (Hanson Records) This is exactly what it
sounds like and better. Recorded with a directional stereo mic so you get
to imagine yourself as the snake being charmed!
Shankar, Ananda "Missing
You" LP (Fallout UK) Previously reissued on CD by Fallout, now
issued on deluxe LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. Ananda Shankar is
now firmly established as a pioneer of sitar funk, fusing the musical
traditions of his homeland with a solid rock and roll influence but he
also worked in the classical idiom, as the elegiac Missing You
(originally released in 1977 and dedicated to his late father)
demonstrates. Originally released in India only, this is the first vinyl
reissue of this superb album.
World - France
Hardy, Francoise "Ma
Jeunesse Fout Le Camp" CD (Virgin France) This is Hardy's 6th LP
from 1967.
Hardy, Francoise "Messages
Personnels" CD (Virgin France) Compilation of greatest hits
personally picked by her.
Vartan, Sylvie "Le Meilleur Des
Annees RCA" CD (Sony Bmg Europe) Includes some great early tracks.
DVD
Cage, John "9 Evenings:
Theatre & Engineering - Variations Vi By John Cage" DVD Archival
film of Cage shot by Billy Kluver and Julie Martin. from a series of
performances featuring ten other artists. This is the film that centers
on Cage's performance.
Grizzly
(1976) DVD Man, what do you know about Grizzly?
Great horror movie about a Grizzly bear attacking people from underrated
genius director William Girdler. Featuring Andrew Prine (Simon King Of
The Witches, Centerfold Girls, Barn Of the Naked Dead) as a forest ranger
tracking the beast. From 1976, right after Girdler had directed "Day
Of The Animals". This guy hated humans.
Joy Division
DVD (Weinstein Company) A
documentary of this influential and legendary band which inlcudes
interviews with all the surviving members, Tony Wilson, Peter Seville,
and others. Scattered throughout are live clips, TV spots, and more. As
an old timer ,all I can say is that this film brought all those times and
memories roaring back.
Shaolin Vs Vampire DVD Starring
Gordon Liu who was awesome in pretty much every Shaw Brothers movie he
graced, and that was a lot. But be warned that this movie is early '80s
and shot on video. There's still some pretty wacked out, though often
cheesy, effects and stunts.
Wilson, Gary "You Think You
Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story" DVD+CD (Plexifilm) Finally
available, I've been a huge fan of Gary since they reissued the album of
the same title back in early 2000-ish. Mixing what archive footage exists
from 1977 with new interviews of Gary and his various female muses, plus
the original Blind Date band members. Completely awesome, and you get the
CD as a bonus.
Print
Hyperbox #3 New installment of
the trippy comic zine by the mysterious William Cardini. Lead character
Mark finds himself even more lost in a world of space travel and
bleedproof paper.
Maximum Rock n Roll # 302 -
July 2008 Featuring Giuda, Wasted Time, Antidote, Teenage Head and so
much more.
Wax Poetics #29 June/July 2008 Oh how
can we express our love for this magazine? This issue is particularly
great, with articles and interviews on Herbie Hancock, Lalo Schifrin, Sam
Rivers, Pete Rock, Nigeria 70, Spoonie Gee, Cedric Brooks... I shall sit
and cry while I read this.
Friday, June 13th
Indie / Pop / Rock / Punk
Adele "19" (w/ bonus
CD) CD (Sony) 19 year old UK singer / songwriter with her debut and her
own take on RnB and Soul. Limited edition verison with bonus
CD.
Dinosaur Jr "Hand It Over"
CD (Rhino Encore) Reissue of the seventh album from 1997. Kevin Shields
and Bilinda Butcher of My Bloody Valentine provide vocals on some
songs.
Embarrassment "Heyday
1979-83" CD (Bar None Records) Awesome compilation of the best stuff
by this underrated band out of Wichita, Kansas. Back in print and you no
longer have to pay upwards of $50 on Amazon.
Frustration "Relax" LP
(Born Bad France) Now in stock on vinyl. French synth punk on an insane
tangent.
Hot Chip "One Pure Thought"
2LP remix UK only double 12".
Hot Water Music "A Flight And A
Crash" LP (No Idea) Now available on vinyl with a bonus track, with
a full-color insert lyric poster, and pressed on white vinyl.
Justice "DVNO" 12"
(Because Music France) Remixes from Justice themselves alongside Surkin
(Institubes), Les Petits Pilous, and Sunshine Brother (legendary Todd
Edwards), and L.A. Riots.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
"s/t" CD (Say Hey) Debut Album by the Brooklyn Songwriter.
Featuring members of Grizzy Bear and TV on the Radio.
My Morning Jacket "Evil
Urges" CD (ATO) Their new album. Forging new ground? Or the love
child of Prince and Royal Trux? You decide.
Pelt "Dauphin Elegies" CD
(VHF) New studio recordings from Jack Rose and co., ultra heavy
considering that it's all acoustic.
Rockland Eagles "Osaka Cocka
Rocka" CD (Almost There Records) New full length from local
noise-punk stalwarts.
Sebadoh "Bubble &
Scrape" CD (Domino) 15th anniversary ressiue of this 1993
schizophrenic lo-fi opus.
Stewart, Mark "Edit"
CD/2LP (Crippled Dick Hot Wax) Yep, only his 7th full length in 25
years of solo work post-Pop Group. This is still basically a Mafia album,
with Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald, and
even a guest appearance from Ari Up of the Slits. 11 concise and intense
tracks of polemic funk, just as amazing as ever.
Sunset "The Glowing City"
CD (Autobus) Bill Baird returns with a follow-up to this year\u2019s
"Bright Blue Dream"
Supergrass "Diamond Hoo Ha"
CD (Astralwerks) Their latest.
v/a "BIPPP French Synth Wave
1979-1985" LP Now on vinyl, French punky new wave for
your retro-futuristic listening pleasure.
v/a "The In-Kraut Vol. 3"
CD (Marina) Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1967-1974
Experimental / Composers
Bianchi, Maurizio
"Erimos" CD (Digitalis) The 1st in a series of works about the
spaces "between the elements." Contains a single, 40+ minute
exploration. Bianchi is joined by 2 of the next generation of Italian
sound sculptors, Hue (aka Matteo Uggeri) & Fhievel (aka Luca
Bergero).
Burning Star Core
"Challenger" LP (Hospital Productions) Challenger is a direct
solo composition of C. Spencer Yeh. This recording is perhaps Yeh's most
revealing, unguarded work. Challenger is a composed work, not an
improvisation, with each piece revolving around a central melodic theme,
featuring field recordings, which serve as an audio diary.
Lauten, Elodie "Death Of Don
Juan" CD (Unseen Worlds) CD debut of this 1985 post-minimal landmark
by Elodie Lauten. Originally self-produced and released as a small LP
edition on her own label. Features performances by Arthur Russell and
Peter Zummo.
Microblind Harvestmen "Songs
& Instrumentals From Death Bottom Slide" CD (Digitalis) First
time in stock. A mix of drone, raga, folk, free jazz, and grungy
psychedelia.
Paavoharju "Laulu Laakson
Kukista" LP (Fonal Finland) Vinyl version of the second full-length
from Finland's Paavoharju, a collective formed around two brothers Lauri
and Olli Ainala.
Hip-Hop
Brand New Heavies "Heavy
Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1" CD (Delicious Vinyl) The only really great
album from this Brit funk band from the early 90's, featuring a wide
range of MCs - Guru, Grand Puba, Kool G Rap, Ed OG, Pharcyde.
Jazz
v/a "Hear, O Israel: A Prayer
Ceremony In Jazz" (Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Grady
Tate, etc.) CD (Trunk UK) Another lost gem unearthed by collector
Jonny Trunk. Featuring Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Ron Carter and others.
Metal
Behexen "My Soul For His
Glory" CD (Moribund) Barbaric, brutal black metal, militantly
throbbing but with sepulchral dynamics to spare, as they often take
down-tempo detours dripping with evil atmosphere \u2013 into the tombs.
Graveland "Drunemeton" CD
Originally from 1992, filled with absolute passion and disgust, this
truly paved the way for the Polish black metal underground.
Nachtmystium "Assassins: Black
Meddle Part 1" CD (Century Media) Latest trip into an abyss, this is
technically of the genre known as American "Paradoxical Black
Metal!"
Roller, The "s/t" CD
(Monofonus) Local doomy sludge rock of a very high order. This is their
debut, 6 tracks of sonic arson. And it's packaged with a book by Rebecca
Bengal and a special fold out sleeve. Super cool.
Wold "Stratification" CD
(Profound Lore) SO incredibly bleak sounding I don't even know what else
to say, darker than dark blackness from Canada that could just as easily
be early '90s Norway.
Prog / Psych
Agamenon "Todos rien de mi" CD/LP (Guerssen Spain) Rare psychedelic rock album recorded in
Spain in the 1970's. This hippie group from Madrid, originally released
this in 1975 on the Explosion label. This first ever reissue comes with
an insert, with pictures and info about the band, plus a repro of a very
rare band poster.
Arktis "More Arktis Tapes"
CD (Garden Of Delights) One of my all time favorite psychedelic rock
bands. More than seventy minutes of jams, and the occasional song or two
from the same sessions that produced the band\u2019s second LP. This is
primarily a vehicle for Klaus Blachut to wail endlessly on the guitar.
\u2018Highlands\u2019 is seven minutes of twin-guitar bliss, (presumably Blachut
dubbed over himself). Every song is amazing. Recommended.
Broughton, Edgar "Edgar
Broughton Band" CD (EMI UK) Reissue of the third Edgar Broughton
Band album. Sometimes similar sounding to Gong. A little bit spacier than
any of the other records.
Broughton, Edgar "In Side
Out" CD (EMI UK) Their fourth and most experimental album from
1972.
Broughton, Edgar "Keep Them
Freaks A Rollin" CD (EMI UK) Recorded live in front of an audience
at Abbey Road, 1969.
Broughton, Edgar "Sing Brother
Sing" CD (EMI UK) British blues-rockers sophomore album, originally
released in 1970. Like Beefheart at times, but definitely it's own
sound.
Broughton, Edgar "Wasa
Wasa" CD (EMI UK) This record rocks very hard. This is their first
record originally on Harvest, from 1969.
Cantilo, Miguel Y Grupo Sur
"s/t" LP (Guerssen Spain) Argentinian Miguel Cantilo joined a
hippie commune in the fall of 1972, where he wrote many songs together
with Kubero Diaz (member of La Pesada, and key figure in La Cofradia de
la Flor Solar); the result was incredible hard-psychedelia and a slight
folk flavor at times. This is no doubt one of the best Argentinian
psychedelic rock records of the 70's. This is its first vinyl reissue;
the sound has been taken from original master-tapes, comes in a gatefold
cover; limited to 500 copies.\u201d
Cooper, Alice "Easy Action"
CD (Rhino Encore) This is one of the weirdest rock records of the 60's
hands down. Like a mixture of Black Sabbath, Captain Beefheart, and Dr.
John. This record is essential.
Ejwuusl Wessahyqqan "s/t"
CD (Garden Of Delights) Out of the same community of artists in Munich
that included Amon Dntal, bridging
psychedelic, hard-rock and fusion, being variably comparable to Gomorrah,
Thirsty Moon and other such bands.
Missus Beastly "S/T, 1970"
CD (Garden Of Delights) The screeching guitar intro tells you instantly
where you're at. Or so you'd think. The guitar is replaced by backwards
played vocals and then the first track is suddenly over. What comes next
is some of the dirtiest blues rock with a Krautrock edge you\u2019ll ever
find. Full of guitar solos and a spaced out feeling, this album sounds
like these guys could hammer this stuff out day and night and never get
tired. As it happens, tracks are split between heavy guitar numbers and
jazz-styled noodling with flute and bongos as well as some cool
jazz-guitar solos.
Missus Beastly "S/T, 1974 + 4
Bonus Tracks" CD (Garden Of Delights) There once was an issue on the
Germanofon label, with three "bonus tracks" but by another
band. This legitimate release has now four true bonus tracks (three of
them live in Minden 1974, the last one from the ultra rare festival LP
"Open air concert Vlotho-Winterberg 1975"). The CD is taken
from the master tapes.
Morpheus "Rabenteuer" CD
(Garden Of Delights) From Warburg, Germany - progressive jazz-rock
without vocals. Formed from the former band Opossum, founded in 1971.
Strange, spaced-out, and absolutely perfect.
Perhacs, Linda
"Parallelograms" LP (Guerssen Spain) One of the best
psychedelic folk albums of all time. Originally released on Kapp in 1970,
Wild Places released it on CD a few years ago. This beauty was reissued
on vinyl a few years ago in Korea as well, in a 500 piece limited
pressing that sold out instantly\u2026.and we believe this one MUST be
available unlimited so here we come with a gorgeous, tremendous sounding
reissue of the legendary album plus 2 bonus tracks (exactly like the
Korean release), a poster and an insert.\u201d
Shiver "Walpurgis" CD
(Garden Of Delights) Official reissue of the one and only album (1969) by
Swiss underground cult legends; a heavy album, covering a variety of
crude and sloppy psychedelic styles, and one of the rarest in the world,
thanks very much in part to its sinister and sexually explicit H. R Giger
cover; this issue has three bonus tracks, two from a rare compilation LP,
and one from an even rarer split single from 1968.
Tapiman "S/T" CD (Guerssen
Spain) Only album from this underground hard-rocking power trio from
Spain. Tapiman was a short-lived group that featured Max Sunyer on guitar
(later in Iceberg), and Tapi on drums (just after leaving Maquina). The
CD contains the complete album plus four bonus tracks from the band\u2019s
singles, two of these tracks have never been available on CD before
now.
Third Estate "Years Before the
Wine\u201d / Agonistes
"s/t" 2CD (Lion Productions) This is an
ambitious and intricate psychedelic concept album from 1976. Stark,
intimate production, with tasty fuzz guitar, backwards tape-loop
soundscapes and beautiful treated acoustic guitar. Double disc package
includes a 28-page color booklet, with histories of both groups
Thor's Hammer "S/T" CD
(Garden Of Delights) Danish band\u2019s Metronome album (1971), with long
tracks with killer wah-wah guitars, swirling organs, wild vocals and
twisted psychedelic sax-breaks.
Truck "Surprise, Surprise"
CD/LP (Guerssen Spain) Limited reissue of the sole album by this
mysterious early 70's band from Malaysia. It was featured in the last
Hans Pokora ''Collector Dreams'' book, causing a big stir in the psych
collecting circles, as original copies are nowhere to be found. Kind of
like Malaysian Bee Gees with far away synth sounds.
Virus "Remember" CD (Garden
Of Delights) Live show from 1973, that features tracks from both albums
by these Krautrock legends. Virus, along with Gila, were the German bands
of the era most capable in their best moments of pushing Pink Floyd
space-rock into another dimension.
Reggae / Dub
Jah Batta "Informer"
12" (Wackie's Germany) Oh yeah, it's Wackie's so you know it's
great. Awesome production, high quality rhythms and dubby dancehall
riddim.
Scientist "At The Controls Of
Dub: Rare Dubs 1979-1980" CD (Jamaican Recordings UK) If that title
doesn't make you salivate a little then I don't know what to tell you.
Soul / Funk / Latin
Alexandria, Lorez "For
Swingers Only" CD (Dusty Groove) Amazing Chess records session by
this amazing singer with a group led by John Young on piano, and also
featuring George Eskirdge on guitar, Jimmy Garrison on bass, Phil Thomas
on drums, and Ronald Wilson on flute and tenor.
Chuito & the Latin Uniques
"From the Streets: Rare Grooves" CD (Fania) Amazing Latin soul
album from the late 60's originally on the Speed label.
Colon, Johnny y su Orchestra
"Boogaloo Blues" CD (Fania) Amazing early sessions by this
master of Latin funk.
v/a "Bad Boogaloo: The Nu Yorican Sounds
1966-1970" CD (Fania) Great compilation of tracks
covering the rise of Boogaloo in New York in the late 60's.
Kuti, Fela "Ikoyi Blindness /
Kalakuta Show" CD (Wrasse) Seriously funky era Fela with some extra
crazy guitars on these two. From 1975-76.
Techno / Electronic
2562 "Aerial" CD
(Tectonic UK) The new bright light on the dubstep scene... actually this
one is only half dubstep, with a heavy emphasis on mid-90s style idm
techno. Very fresh and clean.
Appleblim "Dubstep Allstars Vol.
6" CD (Tempa UK) The essential dubstep educational series from scene
leaders Tempa continues with it's deepest installment to date courtesy of
in-house A+R man, Skull Disco co-owner and righteous DJ, Appleblim.
Digital Mystikz "Misty Winter /
Conference" 12" (Soul Jazz) This is the first of two 12\u2019s from
South London\u2019s premier dub-step team.
Digital Mystikz "Walkin' With
Jah / Earth A Run Red" 12" (Soul Jazz) Otherwise known as Mala
and Coki, Digital Mystikz hail from Norwood in South London. Their
alternately militant and melodic releases on their own DMZ as well as
Soul Jazz Records, Rephlex and many more put Digital Mystikz in a league
of their own - as do their solo recordings as Mala and Coki for numerous
labels and their legendary DMZ club-nights. They are the dons of
Dubstep!
Hercules and Love Affair "Blind
Remixes" 12" (DFA) UK-only issue of remixes, on DFA/EMI.
"Blind" features guest vocals from Antony.
Ital Tek "Cyclical" CD/LP
(Planet Mu) More high quality dark and atmospheric dubstep from Planet
Mu. I am very impressed with their recent output, emphasizing the
evolution of drum & bass and garage to dubstep.
Modell, Rod "Sacred Geometry
EP" 12" (Echocord Germany) A bit more dance oriented than his
recent album, these 4 tracks are originally from 2004. Detroit dubby
house at its finest.
Orb, The "The Dream" CD
(Six Degrees) Bask in the glory of the classic era of techno, for their
new album the Orb returns to a very 1993 sound with great results.
Features Steve Hillage on guitar for about half the tracks, plus many
vocals bouncing around in the mix.
Quantec "Moonstruck"
12" (Echochord Germany) Yet another super high quality production
from the Deepchord / Echospace camp, this one's heavy and dancey.
Sebastian "Motor Momy Army"
12" (Because Music France) Three tracks, all killer dancefloor
burners.
Styrofoam "A Thousand
Words"CD (Nettwerk) One of his brightest and most melodically pretty
albums with vocal contributions from Blake Hazard, Jimmy Eat
World's Jimmy Adkins, and Josh Rouse.
Print
Signal To Noise Issue #50
Features WFMU, Ellen Allien, and a long list of weird favorite
possessions belonging to the staff and writers of the magazine.
Friday, June 6th
Accidental, The "There Were
Wolves" CD (Thrill Jockey) New band featuring the singer from
Tunng.
Animal Collective "Water
Curses" 12" (Domino) Their new 4 song EP follow-up to the
Strawberry Jam LP. Now on vinyl.
Centro-matic / South San Gabriel
"Dual Hawks" 2CD (Misra) Containing the four core members of
Centro-matic plus other members. 2 albums and 2 bands in one neat
package.
Chao, Manu "Politik Kills"
12" (Nacional) New 12" single now in stock.
Cheveu "s/t" LP (S-S
Records) First time in stock. French trio who reflect a particular
lo-fi music box brand of electro punk.
Constantines "Kensington
Heights" LP (Arts & Crafts) Vinyl now in stock.
Crystal Castles "s/t" 2LP
(Last Gang) Now on vinyl.
Dodos "Beware Of The
Maniacs" LP Vinyl version now available.
Fleet Foxes "s/t" CD/2LP
(Sub Pop) Heralded Seattle group with debut full-length. Could be the
anthem to your summer days.
Gang, The "Zero Hits" CD
(Absolutely Kosher) Their debut.
James, Skip "1931 Sessions"
LP (Mississippi) Twelve songs from Skip's first recording session
including 'Devil Got My Woman,' 'I'm So Glad,' 'Hard Time Killing Floor
Blues' and 'Illinois Blues.'
Ladytron "Velociifero" CD
(Nettwerk) Their latest, not quite as dark as Witching Hour, but always
evolving bit by bit.
My Morning Jacket "At Dawn"
2LP (Darla) Gatefold double vinyl re-press limited to 1000. 142 gm, red
and gold color vinyl 2xLP in gatefold sleeve with matte finish.
My Morning Jacket "The Tennessee
Fire" 2LP (Darla) Gatefold double vinyl re-press limited to 1000.
142 gm, green and blue color vinyl 2xLP in gatefold sleeve with matte
finish.
Nothing People "Anonymous" LP (S-S Records) On clear vinyl,
edition of 600. Where pre-punk, psych-punk, glam, & new wave
all collide.
Odd Clouds "Saga of Red"
7"
Oppenheimer "Take the Whole
Midrange and Boost it" CD (Bar None Records) 2nd album of
electro-pop from Ireland, indie glam synth-punk... Some of the most
energetic yet unpredictable party music ever made.
Pinker Tones "Wild Animals"
CD (Nacional Records)
Pollard, Robert "Robert Pollard
Is Off To Business" CD/LP His millionth record to date. Kind of like
a mixture of Jandek and R.E.M. Probably recorded on a 4-Track.
Radiohead "The Best Of"
CD/DVD (EMI) Available as a regular edition, a 2CD limited edition
version, and a DVD collection.
Shearwater "Rook" CD/LP
(Matador) Their latest - a beautiful and bold record with lush
sonic gorgeousness of harp, strings, woodwinds and more.
Recommended. We have some really nice posters to give away with
purchase as well.
Silver Pines "Forces" CD
New local release.
Stone, Sly "Family Soul
Sessions: The Rare 45 RPMs '63-'66" LP (Cleopatra) Collects the
earliest 45's and demos of this god-like group.
Thank You "Terrible Two" CD
(Thrill Jockey) 2nd record by this Baltimore based trio.
The M's "Real Close Ones"
CD/LP (Polyvinyl Records) Their new follow-up to "Future
Women".
Ting Tings "We Started
Nothing" CD (Red Int / Red Ink) Debut album, includes the singles
'Great DJ' and 'That's Not My Name'.
Weezer "s/t" (Red Album)
CD/LP (Interscope) Weezer is to Pavement as the Cars are to Television.
Get a bonus 7" with purchase.
Wide Spread Panic "Carbondale
2000" 3CD First archival release on their own on Widespread Records
Experimental / Composers
Stone, Carl "Mom's
Bar-B-Q" CD (New Albion Records) 5 tracks composed mostly in the
late '80s, each one named after one of Carl's favorite restaurants. Some
of his best work.
Baker, Aidan "Book Of Nods"
CD (Beta-lactum) Nadja frontman's new solo project. Not only is the
package really awesome, but it sounds like Terry Riley if he wrote a
piece for a metal band!
Current 93 "Black Ships Ate The
Sky" CD (Dutro) The all star lineup featuring Antony, Will Oldham,
Ben Chasny, Cosey Fanni Tutti, William Basinski, Al Cisneros, and Stephen
Stapleton.
Grails "Take Refuge in Clean
Living" LP (Important Records) New psychedelic rock from Portland on
nice deluxe wax.
KMFDM "Extra - Volume 1"
2CD (Metropolis) A long best-of that includes many non-album versions of
songs, compiling the whole life of the band.
Hip-Hop
Dosh "Wolves And
Wishes" LP (Anticon) Vinyl now in stock.
Odd Nosdam "Pretty Swell
Explode" LP (Anticon) Limited vinyl edition of Pretty Swell Explode
(double CD coming out later this month - of remixes, B-sides etc) also
includes a hidden unreleased version of Nosdam's Lee Perry-inspired
"Upsetter."
Shape of Broad Minds
"OPR8R" 12" (Lex) Fusing hip-hop, funk, rock, soul -
features Khujo Goodie of Dungeon Family and Goodie Mob.
Steinski "What Does It All Mean?
1983-2006 Retrospective" 2CD (Illegal Art) 1983-2006 retrospective
of this underground DJ's mash-ups. Sounds like a hip-hop version of a
cartoon soundtrack.
Subtle "Exiting Arm" CD
(Lex) The 2008 Subtle album, the final part of a trilogy that started out
with A New White (2004), continued with For Hero : For Fool (2006) and
has been surrounded by Wishingbone and Yell&Ice.
Jazz
v/a "Hear, O Israel: A Prayer
Ceremony In Jazz" (Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Grady
Tate, etc.) LP (Trunk UK) Another lost gem unearthed by collector
Jonny Trunk. Featuring Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Ron Carter and
others. CD arriving next week.
Metal
Ascend "Ample Fire
Within" CD (Southern Lord) aka Greg Anderson (of SunnO))),
Goatsnake, Engine Kid) and Gentry Densley. It's definitely the usual
Southern Lord aesthetic of dark drone rock, but there's good use of
electronics and processed vocals so it stands out as better than average.
High praise indeed.
Harvey Milk "Life... The Best
Game in Town" CD (Hydra Head) I accidentally saw this band during
SXSW this year, they were awesome and after they left someone told me
that it was Joe Preston's band. So no wonder they kicked ass.
Opeth "Still Life" 2CD 5.1
mix CD (Snapper) Reissue of their 1999 album in which they really started
getting more progged out. I don't know what the 5.1 mix sounds like but
it's one of their best recordings either way.
Opeth "Watershed" CD
(Roadrunner Records) Brand new 8th album by the most progressive and
dynamic of all metal bands, from black metal to folk to prog-improv
(really).
Prog / Psych
13th Floor Elevators "The
Psychedelic Sounds Of" mono LP (Sundazed) Finally!!! Remastered from
the original Mono master tapes! Get It!
Ayers, Kevin "Hyde Park Free
Concert 1970" CD (United States of Distribution) Amazingly good
fidelity for a live set from an outdoor show in 1970. Featuring the
all-star lineup of Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill,
and David Bedford. The band plays really fast throughout the set and
almost sounds like some sort of embryonic punk band. Recommended.
Frith, Fred "Gravity" CD
(Fred Records) Reissue of his first solo album for the Ralph record label
from 1980.
Geesin, Ron "Biting the
Hand" 2CD (Hux Records) Ron Geesin is the guy who helped do a lot of
the strange backings for Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother, and also
co-wrote the soundtrack for The Body with Roger Waters. This is 2 hours
of early radio sessions, mostly bizarro spoken word and folk-ish songs
with some musique concrete and other tape experiments. I love it, but I
don't know why exactly.
Haino, Keiji / Yoshida Tatsuya
"Uhrfasudhasdd" CD (Tzadik) 2nd official
collaboration between two giants of the Japanese noise rock scene. As if
you didn't already know that.
July "s/t" CD (Rev-Ola UK)
A seriously damaged psychedelic record with some of the weirdest spazzing
guitar solos we've ever heard. Recommended.
Cannibis Corpse "Tube Of The
Resinated" LP Weed-themed tribute to Cannibal Corpse? Featuring
members of Municipal Waste. Go figure.
Reggae / Dub
Gibbs, Joe "Scorchers From
the Mighty Two" 2CD (VP Records) 40 tracks produced by the man that
Lee Perry called "that ol' bald 'ed" because, like Tubby, Joe
Gibbs was not rasta.
v/a "Channel 1 Story Chapter
2" 2CD (VP Records) 35 tracks of roots rock steady
reggae. Solid.
Techno / Electronic
Allien, Ellen "Sool" CD
(Bpitch Control) Berlin DJ/producer's - electronica
Benga & Coki
"Night"
12" (Tempa UK) These 2 great flavors of dubstep together at last.
Beyer, Adam "A Walking
Contradiction" 12" (PLUS 8 Canada) Minimal techno from Richie
Hawtin's label, so you know it's great.
Jegend, Sutcliffe "This is the
Truth" CD (Hospital Productions)
Pinch "Chamber
Dub" 12" (Soul
Jazz)
Syclops "I\u2019ve Got My Eye On
You" CD/2LP (DFA) Rare grooving house and post-disco from DFA
records new darlings Syclops with a fair amount of help from dancefloor
supremo Maurice Fulton.
Tietjen, Chris "Drei" CD
(Cocoon) For the third time now, Chris Tietjen compiles the best Cocoon
releases of the year on one CD.
v/a "Lo Dubs Presents
Analog" 2CD A continuous DJ mix by 6Blocc - tracks by
Starkey, Cardopusher, Vex'd remixing Nadja (?!) and much more.
v/a "Steppas' Delight Vol.
2" LP (Soul Jazz UK) Vol. 2 of some more early
dubsteppyness.
DVD
"Control" Joy
Division DVD (Weinstein Company) The dramatization of the rise and fall
of one of the best bands ever, directed by the ubiquitous photographer
Anton Corbijn. Also the documentary comes out on the 17th of this month
so look for that too. And to celebrate these events there will be an
instore performance of A Joy Division Cover Band on the 10th, Tuesday
6pm!
Jandek "Manhattan
Tuesday" DVD (Corwood Industries) Filmed live at the Anthology
Film Archives, Manhattan New York, September 6, 2005. The representative
from Corwood plays Korg synthesizers (set to organ-like sounds) and
sings; he is accompanied by Loren Connors (electric guitar), Matt Heyner
(bass), and Chris Corsano (drums).
Wire "On The Box:
1979" DVD & CD (Pink Flag) Tons of prime-rea
footgae. For reelz. Repackaged now in a DVD case. Includes
RockPalast, an hour-long studio concert slot on WDR from 1979 with the
complete performance and the never-screened interview.
Friday, May 30th