Friday, January 8th

All Genres

Age of Disinformation "s/t" CD Another psychedelic (psychotropic) collective improv from the northern regions of Texas, assembled and led by vocalist Aaron Gonzalez. Campfires"s/t" 7"
D & N "2" CD Collaboration between Nevada Hill, David Lee Price, and Zanzibar Snails, a North Texas improv / drone collective. Comes with a swatch of sheep's wool.
Darkstar "Aidy's Girl Is A Computer" 12" (Hyperdub)
EME "Emergency Mother Earth" CD (Relac Soundfactory) This is Italian electronic artist Carles Zanetti creating a bed of programmed beats and synth washes with Indrajit Banerjee layering sitar on top.
Gnaw Their Tongues "Epiphanic Vomiting of Blood" CD (Crucial Blast)
Marked Men "Fix My Brain" LP On Vinyl Now
Sic Alps / L Mansion 7" (Slumberland)
Spoon "Written in Reverse" 7" (Merge) Limited edition pink vinyl
The Amazing "Code II" 10"
The Kill Spectors "S/T" 7"
Thee Oh Sees "Sucks Blood" LP (Castle Face) Now back in print on vinyl.
V/A "Denton Denton USA" LP (Play Pinball) Denton's finest such as the Wax Museums, Bad Sports, Teenage Cool Kids, and Fungi Girls, come together on this new Comp from PlayPinball Records.
v/a "Hyperdub 5.1 EP' 12" (Hyperdub)
v/a "Hyperdub 5.3 EP' 12" (Hyperdub)
v/a "The Real Sound of Chicago" CD/2LP (BBE) Almost completely unknown artists (24 tracks on 2 CDs, 8 selections on the double 12") from the windy city, disco era circa 1978-83. Definitely a different sound than New York or Italo.

Friday, December 11th

Pop / Rock

Alog / Astral Social Club 12" (Fatcat Records)
Bonnie Prince Billy "Funtown Comedown" LP (Sea Note) Vinyl only! Live recording of Bonnie and bluegrass band The Picket Line.Songs to echo off your head when you wake up the next morning - but songs for a finite place, like Funtown; a place that you must leave behind you & leave in your mind. Includes songs by the great Merle Haggard, Ralph Stanley & Palace Brothers.
Brams, Lowell "Library Catalog Music Series: Music For Insomnia" LP (Asthmatic Kitty) Continuing the series,
Cave, Nick & Warren Ellis "White Lunar" CD (Mute) 2CD collection of soundtrack recordings and on sale this month.
Circulatory System "Signal Morning" LP (Cloud Recordings) Now in stock on vinyl.
Dinosaur Jr. "Pieces" 7" (Jagjaguwar) Second single from their latest album.
Frightened Rabbit "Swim Until You Can't See Land" 7" (Fatcat Records) A brand new single, an introduction to the band's upcoming March 2010 studio album
German Measles "Wild" 12" (Captured Tracks) Now in stock. Out of control, drugged up, fucked up madness from Brooklyn's premiere party freaks.
Grass Widow "s/t" 12" (Captured Tracks) 2nd EP by this San Francisco based all-female group.
King Khan & BBQ Show "Invisible Girl" LP (In The Red) Now in stock on vinyl.
Lady Gaga "Fame Monster" CD (Interscope) Her latest in stock.
Lange, Roberto Carlos "Library Catalog Music Series: Music For Memory" LP (Asthmatic Kitty) Lange (of Helado Negro, Savath & Savalas) offers up his contribution to the Library Catalog Music Series.
Lovetaps "s/t" 7" (Super Secret Records) The latest slab of wax on one of our favorite local labels.
Maps "Turning The Mind" CD (Mute) Their 2nd album and on sale.
Moore, R. Stevie "Meet the" 2LP (Get Back) A great collection of tracks, meant as an intro to this extremely prodigious and amazing songwriter. Now on vinyl.
Neon Indian "Psychic Chasms" LP (Lefse Records) Now in stock on vinyl.
Nirvana "Nevermind" LP Nice deluxe reissue.
Okkervil River "Black Sheep Boy (Definitive Edition)" 2LP (Jagjaguwar) Now in stock on vinyl.
Pearl Harbor "Something About Chaparrals" 12" (Mexican Summer) Dreamy, peace-loving Los Angeles fuzz-pop band with this four-song 12"
Public Image Ltd "Flowers of Romance" 180 gram LP (Four Men With Beards) The 3rd and weirdest PIL album. Recommended.
Public Image Ltd "Second Edition" 180 gram LP (Four Men With Beards) Originally released as "Metal Box", this is the 2nd and most essential PIL release.
Pylon "Chomp More" CD (DFA) Their awesome final album from 1983, funk-punk from Atlanta GA.
Red House Painters "Songs For a Blue Guitar" 2LP (Plain Recordings) This reissue comes beautifully packaged in a heavyweight gatefold, housing even heavier vinyl. Originally released in 1996. Considered Mark Kozelek's first solo album.
Sic Alps / Magic Markers six song tour 12" Sic Alps give up three tracks with help from Lars Finberg (Intelligence) and Ty Segall, the highlight being a great punched-in guitar solo from Matt Hartman that makes one song reminiscent of a Safe As Milk outtake. Markers show up with a 7ft bass player who throws the band into Guru Guru mode. Ltd ed. 600 copies.
Sparks "Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman" 2LP (Lil Beethoven) 24 new songs and just over 60 minutes of wonderfully original music that tell a fantasy "what if" story - "what if" the acclaimed Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman had gone to Hollywood.
Tamaryn "Mild Confusion" 7" (True Panther Sounds) Limited edition single
Them Crooked Vultures "s/t" 2LP (Interscope) Got in stock more copies on vinyl.
Vampire Weekend "Cousins" 7" (XL) First single from the upcoming new album.
Waits, Tom "Glitter And Doom Live" 2LP (Anti) Vinyl now in stock.
Waits, Tom "Orphans" (Anti) Deluxe 7LP box set which contains a hardcover-bound 94-page booklet.
XX, The "Basic Space" 7" (Young Turks) A couple of limited edition singles with non album b-sides
XX, The "Islands" 7" (Young Turks)

Composers / Soundtracks

Peter Thomas Sound Orchester "Van de Velde: The Perfect Marriage & Every Night of the Week" CD (All Score Media Music) from two German sex ed films circa 1968 & 69. All you would expect and more from Peter Thomas.
Varese, Edgar "The View From the Edge" CD (el Records) Primary recordings of seminal pieces from the birth of modern composition - Varese, Carlos Chavez, Silvestre Revueltas, Oliver Messiaen, and Lou Harrison.

Folk / Blues

Boggs, Dock "Legendary Singer and Banjo Player" LP (Smithsonian Folkways) Originally released in 1964, this is the first of three volumes that Boggs recorded for the Folkways label after being rediscovered by Mike Seeger during the early 1960s folk revival. Sparse and haunting country blues featuring only Dock's banjo and voice.
Holcomb, Roscoe "The High Lonesome Sound" LP (Smithsonian Folkways) 21 powerful songs from recording sessions in 1961, 64 & 74 shaped by the hard times and conflict between old and new that marked his life in the Kentucky mountains.
Hurley, Michael "Ida Con Snock" CD/LP (Gnomonsong) His 21st studio record. Accompanied by Ida.
James, Skip "Jesus is a Mighty Good Leader" LP (Monk) Essential recordings by one of the fathers of the Delta Blues.
Jefferson, Blind Lemon "I Want to Be Like Jesus In My Heart" LP (Monk) Essential recordings by one of the earliest Texas bluesman.
Patton, Charley "Electrically Recorded - High Water Everywhere" LP (Monk) One step further into the life and music of this true superstar of early blues, this compilation features the two-part 'High Water Everywhere,' considered to be one of the greatest blues songs of all time, along with other pearls like 'Devil Sent The Rain Blues,' making this second episode of Monk's retrospective on Patton, another must have.
Patton, Charley "Electrically Recorded - Jesus is a Dying - Bed Maker" LP (Monk) 12 more tunes from Patton's 1929 recording sessions recorded in Grafton, WI.
Rainey, Ma "Those Dogs of Mine" LP (Monk) The mother of the blues.
Stokes, Frank "Downtown Blues" LP (Monk) King of Memphis Blues guitar.

Hip-hop

Erik B & Rakim "Follow The Leader" LP (4 Men With Beards) Finally repressed on vinyl. One of the best hip-hop albums ever.
Seven-One "Bumps" CD Hip hop out of San Antonio, he's the producer and seven MCs contribute lyrics. Surprisingly good and varied, for reals.

Jazz

Green, Grant "Grantstand" CD (Blue Note) One of his earliest from 1961, featuring Yusef Lateef on winds and organist Brother Jack McDuff.
Hutcherson, Bobby "Dialogue" CD (Blue Note) Amazing 1965 album. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder.
Prince Lasha "Insight" CD (Dusty Groove) Reissue of this awesome record originally recorded for CBS in 1966.

Prog / Psych

Barrett, Syd "Barrett" CD
Barrett, Syd "The Madcap Laughs" CD His two solo album now available again at a nice price.
Bull, Sandy "E Pluribus Unum" LP (Sutro Park) One of his best albums. Definitely the most hypnotic. The tremolo is cranked to 10 and it doesn't ever stop.
Bull, Sandy "Fantasias For Guitar and Banjo" LP (Sutro Park) Pieces for guitar and banjo with Billy Higgins on drums.
Bull, Sandy "Inventions" LP (Sutro Park) Essential early Sandy Bull LP
Jansch, Bert "A Rare Conundrum" (Drag City) Vinyl versions now in stock
Jansch, Bert "L.A. Turnaround" (Drag City)
Jansch, Bert "Santa Barbara Honeymoon" (Drag City)
Starving Weirdos W/ Shawn McMillen And Tom Carter "Live At The Accident" LP (Blackest Rainbow) New collaboration from Shawn (Iron Kite), Tom (Charalambides), and the Starving Weirdos. Limited edition.
Third Ear Band "Alchemy / Elements" 2CD (BGO) Two essential albums reissued in one package by this underrated psychedelic folk band from the 60's / 70's.
Wyatt, Robert "Box Set" CD (Domino) Contains all nine studio albums plus the EPs set. Beautiful package and a great bang for the buck.

Soul / Funk

v/a "Daptone Gold" CD/2LP (Daptone Records) Featuring rarities, classics, & previously unreleased tracks from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, The Budos Band, Lee Fields, Antibalas, and more.
Dr. Boogie "Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly: Essential Instrumentals" LP (Sub Rosa) Awesome comp of 50's / 60's Rock, R&B, and Soul instrumental 45's.

Techno

Honig, Ezekiel "Porchside Past Tense" 7" (Anticipate) Label head Honig re-organizing some guitar samples into something new and unfamiliar.
Kraftwerk "Autobahn" LP (Astralwerks) Nice remastered vinyls of their main catalogue.
Kraftwerk "Man Machine" LP (Astralwerks) .
Kraftwerk "Radio Activity" LP (Astralwerks)
Kraftwerk "Tour de France" LP (Astralwerks)
Kraftwerk "Trans Europe Express" LP (Astralwerks)
Pantha du Prince "Splendor" 12" (Rough Trade) His new full length, "Black Noise" will be released on February 9th, 2010. Here is a teaser.
Templeton, Mark "Sea Point" LP (Anticipate) Beautiful electro-acoustic compositions for a melancholy grey day. Limited edition of 300.

World

v/a "The Sound of Wonder" 2LP (Finders Keepers) Awesome collection of Lollywood - Pakistan's film industry - tracks now on vinyl.

Printed Matter

Signal to Noise Issue #56 Matthew Shipp on cover, plus Sufjan Stevens, Van Dyke Parks, Bobby Beausoleil and more.
Yeti #8 w/ CD. The CD contains rare/previously unreleased music from: Ty Segall, Woven Bones, Vaselines, Little Claw, Tyvek, Bishop Perry Tillis, and more. Inside features interviews with Explode into Colors and Zola Jesus and features on Jim Dickinson, instruments of Harry Partch, an extended interview with composer Eliane Radigue and so much more.

DVD

v/a "Goner Fest 4" + CD DVD (Goner) Live from Memphis, features Quintron, Jay Reatard, Carbonas, Marked Men, Digital Leather, Thomas Function, and way more.

Friday, December 4th

Pop / Rock

Blind Pets, The "Smashed" CD
Custodian "Ultra Fresh" CD aka Adreon Henry (of Single Frame) with nice ultra-fresh packaging.
Faithhealer "Bound and Chained" LP
Follow That Bird "S/T" LP (Monofonus)
Girl Talk "Night Ripper" LP (Illegal Art) Now in stock in vinyl for the next time you spin at Choo's house.
Israel, David "Say Goodbye to Sorry" LP Local troubadour's latest set of endearing folk-pop. If you're a fan of K Records then please check this out.
Johnston, Daniel "Is And Always Was" LP (High Wire) Newest collection of songs now on vinyl.
Kid Sister "Ultraviolet" CD Downtown Now in stock.
Kozelek, Mark "Lost Versus Live" 2LP (Vinyl Films) Limited pressing. Recorded live during Kozelek's 2007 & 2008 tours w/ guitarist Phil Carney as accompaniment. 14 tracks, 74 minutes including exclusive live versions of "I Am A Rock," "Last Tide," & "Floating"
Loney Dear "Citadel Band" LP (Polyvinyl) Vinyl pressing of 2nd album, originally self-released on CD-R. Mixed color vinyl, ltd to 1,000
Lucky Luke "Travelling for a Living" LP (Mexican Summer) Luke is the brainchild of folk overlord Simon Shaw, formerly of Glasgow legends V-Twin, and Morag Wilson. As a duo they contributed to many compilations with their dreamy, Nico inspired songs, until they grew into a droning, fluting, eight legged beast at the beginning of 2003.
Matt & Kim "s/t" LP (IHEARTCOMIX) Now in stock on vinyl.
Monahans "Low Pining" LP Their first release from 2007 now on vinyl. They are playing the shop on Sunday @ 3pm.
Moore, Steve "Fever Dream" 10" (Mexican Summer) Spooky instrumental electronica from the front man of Zombi, 2 tracks of John Carpenter-esque moods.
Morrissey "Swords (B Sides)" CD (Universal) 18 tracks total.
Pixies "Minotaur" Deluxe CD Boxset - Includes all five Pixies' studio albums (Come on Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe le Monde) in the following formats: 24k gold plated CD's.Blu-ray audio mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/192. DVD mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/96. Also included is the previously unreleased Pixies 1991 live performance from Brixton, on both Blu-ray and DVD,
The Scene is Now "Burn All Your Records" CD (Lexicon Devil Australia) Part three of three in their reissue series documenting the works of New York's '80s avant-garde group, The Scene Is Now.
v/a "Zevolution" CD/LP (Strut) A bunch of remixes of classic Ze records tracks - '80s mutant disco gets the fresh coat of paint by some modern mutants, featuring Todd Terje among others.

Punk / Metal

Bators, Stiv "Disconnected" LP (Bomp) First solo album from 1980 by the singer of the Dead Boys.
Gray Matter "Take It Back + 4 Songs" LP (Dischord) Old Dischord title back in print.
Hex Dispensers "Winchester Mystery House" CD/LP Sophomore album from this local punk favorite. Misfits meets Marked Men darkly melodic garage rock.
Homostupids "Load" CD/LP (Load) Cleveland band's new record. Fast, noisy, garage rock, a buffet of great taste & unparalleled ear fakery.
Jay Reatard "Blood Vision" CD (Fat Possum) His 2006 album reissued. on CD.
Krunchies, The "Ugly Inside" 7"
Metalocalypse: Dethklok "Dethalbum II" LP Consider yourself lucky if you die while listening to this 2nd collection of heavy tracks by the band that represents the world's 8th largest economy after Belgium.
No Slogan "Aversion Therapy" CD/LP
Revelators, The "Let a Poor Boy Ride" CD (Crypt Records) Lost record from 1998, featuring our own local hero and frequent one-man band Mr. John Schooley.
UTS "s/t" 7"

Composers / Experimental

Bugskull "Communication" LP (Digitalis Recordings) What started as a noisy power electronics project in the early '90s has evolved into something stranger, still a solo project but now sounding something like Mouse on Mars doing lo-fi instrumental folk songs.
Souls On Board "Soul On Board" Cassette (The Tapeworm) Limited edition of 250 copies. We know that UK member of Dome and Wire's Bruce Gilbert guests on a track, as does Portland, Oregon sound artist Daniel Menche.
Rampazzi, Teresa "Musica Endoscopica" (Die Schachtel) Limited "silver" LP edition of Teresa Rampazzi's early electronic music. A seminal yet very little-known female Italian composer/musician, founded the NPS - Nuove Proposte Sonore, an experimental music collective formed in the late-'60s.

Hip-hop

Felt "Felt3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez" CD (Rhymesayers) aka Slug, Murs, and Aesop Rock. First Christina Ricci, then Lisa Bonet... now Rosie Perez.
Rakim "The Seventh Seal" LP (Smc Recordings) Yep, the greatest MC is back with a new full-length. It's impossible not to miss Eric B. but the production actually holds up in terms of sounding new but also suitable for Rakim's lyrics.

Jazz

Jenkins, John "S/T" LP (Blue Note Records) 1957 quintet with guitarist Kenny Burrell, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Dannie Richmond. Double vinyl 45 rpm, super heavy 180 gram
Mclean, Jackie "Swing Swang Swingin" LP (Blue Note Records) From 1959, includes pianist Walter Bishop, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Art Taylor. Double vinyl 45 rpm, super heavy 180 gram
Mobley, Hank "Roll Call" LP (Blue Note Records) 1960 classic quintet w/ Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey, Wynton Kelly, and Paul Chambers. Double vinyl 45 rpm, super heavy 180 gram

Prog / Psych

Bishop, Sir Richard "While My Guitar Violently Bleeds" ltd 180 gram LP (Locust) A splendid three piece gem in which the good Sir branches out & nods to points West, East & otherworldly. Back in print and in stock..
Diminished Men "Shadow Instrumentals" LP (Abduction) This LP is a limited edition of 500 copies and comes pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
Kraftwerk "Kraftwerk + Kraftwerk 2" 2CD (Germanofon World's Leading Terrorist State) First 2 Kraftwerk albums on a double disc. Check it out, they used the first track as the theme song for the PBS show "3-2-1 Contact!"
Moebius "Tonspuren" LP (Bureau B Germany) First solo album by Dieter Moebius, recorded at Conny Plank's studio and originally released in 1983 on Sky Records.
Necks "Silverwater" CD (ReR) Their first studio CD for three years and named after an industrial suburb in Sydney.
Roedelius "Wenn Der Sudwind Weht" LP (Bureau B Germany) Seventh solo album by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, originally released on Sky Records in 1981
Slapp Happy "Acnalbasac Noom" CD (Recommended) 1973 collaboration with krautrock legends Faust. The real star here is Dagmar Krause and her art-song vocal delivery.
Starless & Bible Black "Shape of the Shape" LP (Locust) A warm & woodsy album drawn together by the sounds of '70s Topanga Canyon country-rock, '80s Mancunian jangle & space-age psych tinged drones.

Soul / Funk

v/a "Daptone Gold" CD/2LP (Daptone Records) Featuring rarities, classics, & previously unreleased tracks from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, The Budos Band, Lee Fields, Antibalas, and more.
Dr. Boogie "Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly: Essential Instrumentals" LP (Sub Rosa) Awesome comp of 50's / 60's Rock, R&B, and Soul instrumental 45's.

Techno

Dusk + Blackdown vs. Grievous Angel "Margins Music: Redux" CD (Keysound Recordings UK) UK dubstep ing nue Paul Meme aka Grievous Angel's full-length reworking of Dusk + Blackdown's debut full-length Margins Music.
E-Man "s/t" cassette (The Tapeworm) Limited edition of 350 copies cassette only. E-Man was the first apparition of Norway's father of chilly ambient electronics, Geir Jenssen, these days better known as Biosphere.
Warp20 (Unheard) "V/A" CD (Warp Records) Unreleased tracks by Boards of Canada, Autechre, Plaid, Nightmares on Wax, Seefeel, and more.

World

Mehrpouya, Abbas "Mehrpouya Sitar" LP (Persianna Spain) A magical album from a legendary artist within Iran's musical history, and one that is near impossible to source as an original. A true holy grail of Iranian music for both its rarity and content, this release is enriched with a bonus track, taken from a rare cassette.
v/a "Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization Of West Africa" 2LP (Honest Jon's) Music of the '60s and '70s West Africa (Benin, Gambia, Senegal, Cameroun) that is heavily influenced by Latin sounds from the era.
v/a "Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues" 5LP Deluxe vinyl box. 33 tracks made between 1968-81, most extremely obscure and all exceptionally bad-ass.
v/a "Tumbele Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds" 2LP (Soundway UK) Now in stock on vinyl.

Printed Matter

Bust #60 Featuring articles on What a Girl Wants, Be Your Own Pin-Up, Wake and Bake, In Bed With the Mighty Boosh & the usual Bust fare
Stax, Mike & Suzy Shaw "Bomp! 2 - Born In The Garage" Bomp Bomp! 2 is a heavyweight celebration of the roots of rock fandom. Eye-popping cover art by the immortal William Stout! This is the ultimate anthology of rock 'n' roll fandom from its inception to its mid/late 1970s heyday. The book includes 300 pages of reproductions from Greg Shaw's pioneering 70s era zines Who Put the Bomp and Bomp! Essays by: Jon Savage, Alec Palao, Ken Barnes, Suzy Shaw and Mike Stax
The Big Take-Over #65 Sonic Youth on the cover.
Ugly Things #29 Articles on Wildflower, The Masters Apprentices, sky Saxon, and The Fenmen.
Waxpoetics #38 Nov/ Dec 2009 MAG Wax Poetics Curtis Mayfield on cover, also features Ralph Bakshi, Spike Lee, David Holmes and way more.
Wire #310 December 2009 Julian Cope on the cover. Jim Jarmusch invisible jukebox.

DVD

La Escena DVD A documentary about the Puerto Rican punk scene. With English subtitles.
Pollard, Robert "The Devil Went Home and Puked" DVD (MVD) Footage straight from the personal archives of Robert Pollard. A video collage made up of live footage from nearly every era of GBV and Robert Pollard tours ('94 to present) and early GBV studio footage. Aso contains 9 hard to find full length videos from GBV and Pollard projects.
Niblock, Phill "Six Films (1966-1969)" DVD (Die Schachtel Italy) Seldomly-seen or screened 16mm sound films. Limited edition of 500 copies.
v/a "All Tomorrow's Parties" DVD Warp Records With Sonic Youth, Portishead, Grinderman, Iggy Pop, GZA, Boredoms, Lightning Bolt, Daniel Johnston and a whole lot more.
Willis, Wesley "Wesley Willis's Joy Rides" DVD (MVD) Come get a visual headbutt from the late great Mr. Willis! Choosy moms choose Jiff! Rock over London Rock over Chicago.

Friday, November 20th

Pop / Rock

Americans in France "Pretzelvania" CD (Odessa Records) Debut by this NC based group and they are playing the shop Sat Nov 21st @ 5pm
Beak "Beak" CD (Ipecac Recordings) 2009 debut album by this new project from Portishead producer and multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow.
Candi and the Strangers "s/t" CD What do you get when you combine '60s era French pop, Virgin Suicides soundtrack, plus a bit of Portishead if they were in a really good mood? Sweet girl vocals with catchy melodies and electronic beats.
Flatcar Rattlers "Which Side Are You On" CD Local gorilla-grass... punk + bluegrass.
Jones, Norah "The Fall" CD (Blue Note Records) Her latest in stock.
LCD Soundsystem "Bye Bye Bayou" 12" First new music from LCD Soundsystem since 2007's Sound of Silver album.
Lightning Bolt "Earthly Delights" 2LP (Load) Their 5th album, still the juggernaut of insanity that they've always been.
Mayer, John "Battle Studies" CD (Sony) Get a free 7" with purchase
Moore, R. Stevie "Phonography" CD (ReR) Reissue of his first LP release, and an out-of-the-blue masterpiece: terminally idiosyncratic but with all the compositional qualities of great pop. Following his own, unique path into celebrated obscurity - as this strange and compelling record attests. Re-mastered and restored to its original form.
New Disaster "Automatic" CD local punk band.
Smiling Knights "S/T" CD
Street Skolla "On The Way Up" CD
Teenage Kicks "Uptight" LP Local band deliver it on wax
tUnE-yArDs "Bird Brains" CD (4AD) Singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus

Punk

Ex, The "30: 30 Years of The Ex" 2CD/2LP (Ex Records) An overview of the band that has been called the Dutch Crass, political and unrelenting with a socialist agenda... but they also know how to rock!
Ex, The and Tom Cora "Scrabbling at the Lock" LP (Ex Records) Dutch punk masters jamming with cello virtuoso Cora from 1991, you'd be surprised at the variety.
Jesus Lizard "Pure" LP (Touch & Go) In stock
v/a "Bloodstains Across California" CD/LP Compilation of 18 essential early punk singles from California.
v/a "Bloodstains Across Sweden" CD/LP Compilation of 18 essential early punk singles from Sweden.
v/a "Bloodstains Across Texas" CD/LP Compilation of 18 essential early punk singles from Texas.
v/a "Bloodstains Across The Midwest" CD/LP Compilation of 18 essential early punk singles from the Midwest.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 1" CD (Redrum) Featuring tracks by: Mad, Hollywood Squares , Slugs, Vox Pop, Controllers, Dogs, Gasoline, Kraut, Child Molesters, Cold Cock, Authorities, Nuns, Users, Vicious Visions.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 10" CD/LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Vomit Pigs, Tragics, Desndants, 63 Monroe, Executives, Grim Clone Band, Cringe, Voodoo Idols, Red Squares, Gentlemen Of Horror, Normals, Discords, Trend, Count Vertigo, Unnatural Axe, Skinnies, Endtables, Sick & The Lame.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 12" LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Cardiac Kids, Aryan Disgrace, Strike Under, Genral Foodz, Ebenezer & The Bludgeons, Cult Heroes, Lizerds, Lubricants, Ground Zero, Injections, Rejects, Rejects, Meaty Buys, Silly Killers, Nubs, Legionaire's Disease, Peer Pressure, Cheaters, Stains, Teenage PhDs.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 2" CD/LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Freestone, The Freeze, Chain Gang, Mad, Machines, Vains, S'nots, Rude Kids, Nervous Eaters, Detention, Eat, Chiefs, Mentally Ill, Psycho Surgeons, Really Red, Child Molesters.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 3" CD/LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Lewd, Defnics, 84 Flesh, Plugz, Eat, Shock, Sods, Ambient Noise, Queers, Ebeneezer And The Bludgeons, NY Niggers, Screamin Mee-Mee's, Violators, John Berenzy Group.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 4" CD (Redrum) Features tracks by: Zero Boys, Rotters, Really Red, Filth, Kaos, Heart Attack, Brubajz, Huns, Subhumans, Victims, Mad Virgins, Ism, Jerks.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 5" CD (Redrum) Features tracks by: Black Easter, Nubs, X-Terminators, Molls, Stalin, Dieter Meier, Maggotts, Cowboys, Hubble Bubble, Neo Punkz, Shitdogs, RPA, Teddy & The Frat Girls, Anonymous, Riot 303, Cracked Actor, Stiphnoyds, Kids.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 6" CD/LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Kids, Funeral Dress, Dirt Shit, Next, Insults, Ed Nasty and The Dopeds, Hitler SS, Tampax, Revenge 88, Screaming Urge, Schund, Gism, Frantix, Glueams, Psykik Volts, Fire Exit, Mark Truth & The Liars, Se.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 7" LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Village Pistols, Fire Exit, Rude Norton, Chain Gang, Guilty Razors, Ed Nasty & The Dopeds, Tampax, Absentees, Dot Vaeth Group, Ciggarettes, Lost Kids, Fresh Color, Hated, Maids, DDT, Sperma, Ice Nine, MD.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 8 1/2" CD/LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Toxin III, Seizures, Cosmetics, Reactors, Haskels, Dow Jones & The Industrials, Crucified, Uncalled 4, Snuky Tate, Public Disturbance, Vast Majority, Styphnoids, Turnbuckles, Shit Dogs, John Vomit & the Leather Scabs, Latin Dogs, Insults, Matchheads.
v/a "Killed By Death Vol. 9" CD/LP (Redrum) Features tracks by: Tapeworm, Crap Detectors, Corpsicles, Panis, Nothing, Epicycle, Accident, Jetsons, Hammer Damage, Shirkers, Vains, Gizmos, La Peste, Sado Nation, X Blank X, Breakouts, Ice Nine.
v/a "Murder Punk Vol. 1" CD (MPI) Featuring tracks by: Mad, Hollywood Squares , Slugs, Vox Pop, Controllers, Dogs, Gasoline, Kraut, Child Molesters, Cold Cock, Authorities, Nuns, Users, Vicious Visions.
v/a "Murder Punk Vol. 2" CD (MPI) Killer 2nd volume with 25 trax of ultra rare Aussie punk EPs. Feat. Fun Things,Scientists,Leftovers,Victims, News,Razar Tough Criminals.

Composers / Experimental

Ferrari, Luc "Les Arythmiques" CD (Blue Chopsticks) Les Arythmiques is one of the final works created by electroacoustic composer Luc Ferrari, the poet laureate of musique concrete. In 2003 he got electrical shocks to his heart to cure his arrhythmia and then began working on a sound that would appropriate the experience. The piece comes off as a series of memories and electronic pulses mixed into a dreamlike narrative.

Jazz

Sun Ra "Strange World" 2CD 1970's "The Solar Myth Approach" (vols. 1 & 2) re-packaged and re-released.

Prog / Psych

Black Widow "Sacrifice" CD Remastered reissue of rare 1970 debut from controversial UK heavy rock occultists adds five demo bonus tracks ('In Ancient Days', 'Come To The Sabbat', 'Conjuration', 'Seduction,' and 'Sacrifice'), which adds an impressive 33-minutes to the album's original heft.
Brainstorm "Smile A While" CD (Lion) With this record from 1972, Brainstorm, led by future Guru Guru stalwart Roland Schaeffer, established themselves as one of Germany's premier bands. Their complex Krautrock, based on strange harmonics (thanks to Schaeffer's enthusiasm for Jimi Hendrix and the free jazz sounds of John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders), and impelled by wild and distorted sax, flute and Vox organ, would later put them smack in the middle of that bible for the intrepid musical adventurer, the revolutionary music reference guide known as the Nurse With Wound list.
Brazda Brothers "S/T" CD (Void) Acid folk/rock album from 1973 by Canadian band fronted by acoustic guitarist Bystrik and lead guitarist Andy Brazda; features acoustic material with bursts of electric guitar and keyboards; some great acid fuzz guitar work.
Cardboard Village "Sea Change" LP (Void) This label's 40th release is a vinyl reissue of this U.S. private press album from 1971. Male/female folk trio with great vocals from David Clark and Chris Poole, backed by guitars, flute, piano, cello, congas etc.
Guru Guru "UFO" CD (Lion Productions) One of the heaviest most acid-drenched German rock records ever made. Essential
Highway "S/T" CD (Highway) The history of the band Highway began in 1965 when two Fairmont bands, The Pacers and The Corvairs, joined together and formed The Epicureans. Eventually, The Epicureans became Highway (in 1972). The band's lone album, "HIGHWAY," was recorded in Iowa in the spring of 1975; only 500 copies were pressed and released in the mid-west.
John's Children "The Complete Johns Children" CD (Voice Print) 2CD collection which features Marc Bolan (T. Rex) who was a member of this band which that was active from 1966 to 1968.
Joseph Mattson & Six Organs of Admittance "Empty the Sun" Book / LP LP Slacker noir novel by Mattson,soundtrack by Six Organs (Ben Chasny and Steve Ruecker)
Love Live Life + 1 "Love Will Make A Better You" CD Super-fuzzed out Japanese psychedelic rock from the early 70's. Really over the top hard-rockin, super guitar soloing, cosmic jams with some heavy jazz touches. Awesome.
Soft Machine "Turns On Volume 2" CD UK rarities compilation for the influential British progressive rock act, featuring the original line up of Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge & Daevid Allen. Includes early works by Robert Wyatt & Mike Ratledge with songs written by Hugh & Brian Hopper. 14 tracks. 2001.
Tetragon "Nature" CD (Lion) An ecology-inspired Krautrock album (1971) from a short-lived group comprised of German school-chums, some of whom had recorded an LP as Trikolo. A bouquet of lush instrumentals, with elements of Egg or the Nice, and quite a bit of T2 to boot.
Trees "Garden of Jane Delawney" CD (Sony / BMG) Reissue of the first LP by one of the best UK psych / folk groups. Recommended.
Trevor, Ryan "Introducting" LP (Drag City) A rare record of homespun pop from LA songwriter Ryan Trevor brought back to life via Drag City. From 1977 and leans towards the George-Edwards side of things. Vinyl only.
v/a "Astral Daze II" CD (Fresh Music) Great South African Psychedelic compilation. Freedoms Children, Abstract Truth, The Flames and McCully Workshop all sitting comfortably alongside some lesser known artists like the weird and wacky Falling Mirror and Durban's finest, Finch and Henson.
v/a "Cambodian Rocks Volume 2" CD Mostly covers of novelty songs and ballads, very weird and kind of sad considering the cultural implications.
v/a "Haunted: Psychedelic Pstones Vol. 2" CD (Lion) Following in the psychedelic footsteps of Hot Smoke & Sassafras, Haunted takes another journey through the backwoods of late 60s British pop. This time the mix is slanted towards the lighter side of UK psych-pop, with gems from the likes of the Kinks, Marmalade, Episode Six & the Status Quo - & a previously unreleased master by Tuesday's Children.
v/a "Hot Smoke and Sassafras: Psychedelic Pstones Vol. 1" CD (Lion) This is the first compilation to properly review the wealth of psychedelia buried within the vaults of Pye Records. It includes obscurities from famous artists like The Kinks & Status Quo alongside psych nuggets from a potpourri of underground acts - including many tracks never before reissued on CD. 24 tracks in all.
Williams, Gareth "Flaming Tunes" CD (Life and Living Records) Bass player from This Heat and multi-instrumentalist with his lone solo album originally from 1985 and released as a cassette edition of 100! Features Charles Bullen, Mary Currie and various other friends on a wide range of instruments, largely influenced by his trips to India. Beautiful.

Soundtracks

Williams, Edward "Life On Earth: Music From The 1979 BBC TV Series" CD/LP (Trunk UK) The soundtrack of the groundbreaking natural history programme, this is the first time the beautiful music composed for the series has been commercially issued.

Soul / Funk

Mr. Thing "Strange Breaks & Mr. Thing" Vol 2 CD/LP (BBE) A new compilation of funky break material from the BBE label.
Tenor, Jimi / Tony Allen "Inspiration Information 4" CD/LP (Strut) Similar to Tony Allen's previous collaborations, placed around his always solid and funky drumming is a nice collection of electronics and varied instruments often sounding a lot like dub. Who knew that Jimi Tenor is a demon flute player!
Otis, Shuggie & Al Kooper "Super Session Vol. 2" CD Now in stock on CD.
v/a "Forge Your Own Chains" CD/LP (Now Again) Subtitled: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads And Dirges 1968-1974 and features Top Drawer, Sensational Saints, East Of Underground, D. R. Hooker, Shin Jung Hyun & The Men feat. Jang Hyun, T. Zchiew & The Johnny, The Strangers, Damon, Ellison, Morly Grey, Shadrack Chameleon, Ofege, Ana Y Jaime, Kourosh Yaghmaei, and Baby Grandmothers.

World

v/a "Rock En Arequipa" CD 21 tracks (72 minutes), the best of the rare singles recorded by bands like Free Love System, Los Texao, Los Incognitos, Madera Fresca, and Opus who thrived in Arequipa.
Tirelli, Armando "El Profeta" CD (Record Runner Brazil) Keyboard player and primary composer for the Uruguayan soft-rock/jazz group Sexteto Electronico Moderno, beginning in the late 1960's.

Printed Matter

Decibel Jan 2010 Mastodon on the cover sporting their very well-manicured coifs. Also includes Nile, Pelican, Marduk, and the top 40 albums of 2009.

Friday, November 13th

Pop / Rock

Bad Sports "S/T" LP Local band's new release on vinyl.
Banhart, Devendra "Baby" 7" (WEA) The first single off of the new album now in stock.
Banhart, Devendra "What Will We Be (Limited Edition)" LP (WEA) His latest re-working of Marc Bolan's ideas now in stock on vinyl.
Beatles "Stereo Box Set" CD (EMI) Back in stock now as well as the Mono version.
Beautiful Supermachines "Shut Up" CD (Chicken Ranch) New release on the great Chicken Ranch label out of Austin. They are playing at the shop on Nov 21st.
Brazos "Phosphorescent Blues" CD/LP (Autobus Records) Austin's own with their brand new debut full-length now out for the world to hear.
Dutchess & the Duke "Sunset/Sunrise" LP (Hardly Art) Vinyl now in stock.
Echo & the Bunnymen "The Fountain" CD (Ocean Tours Ltd) It seems like only yesterday that I bought "Rescue Me" on 12" and got my ticket to see them at Club Foot, and then 5 mins later I turned around and my hair was all gray.
Manikin "Stop the Sirens" CD (Super Secret Records) Full length cd from these local punk / new wave favorites.
Of Montreal "Bedside Drama, The: A Petite T" LP (Polyvinyl) Vinyl reissue.
Of Montreal "Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppi" LP (Polyvinyl) Vinyl reissue.
Perilous Tide "From the Other Side" LP Local band now on vinyl with CD included.
Primal Scream / Suicide "Diamonds, Furcoat, Champagne / Ghostrider" 10" (Blast First Petite UK) New volume in Blast First's 10" Suicide covers series. This time it's Primal Scream.
Sour Notes "Never Mix, Never Worry" 7"
Sour Notes "Recieved in Bitterness" CD
Stan Laurels "Death of the Sun" CD New local release
Thee Oh Sees "Dog Poison" LP (Captured Tracks) Vinyl now in stock.
Thomas Function "In the Valley of Sickness" LP (Fat Possum) Vinyl now in stock.
Tia Carrera "The Quintessential" CD (Small Stone) Local hard rocker's new release.
v/a "Messthetics #107: D.I.Y. '78-81 London III" CD (Messthetics) Includes a special 7-band, 6-page feature on the legendary Dining Out label. Rough-edged new wave wonders, scrappy D.I.Y.-punk, ear-boggling home experiments - and the usual quota of accidental pop from fifth-form teens, art-school grads and committed hippies.
XX, The "s/t" LP (XL) More vinyl now in stock.

Composers / Experimental

Allen, Cory "Hearing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Hears" CD (Quiet Design) His latest electronic minimalist work, as usual very beautifully produced and executed that sounds like processed wind chimes. A deeply meditative piece with no pretense, really the name says it all.
Caminiti, Evan "Psychic Mud Shrine" CD (Digitalis) If the Aztecs played guitar while performing their sacrificial rituals this is probably how it would have sounded.
Darge, Moniek "Soundies (Selected Work 1980-2001)" CD (Kye) 7 very unique electroacoustic compositions from this Belgian sound artist. Most employ a live acoustic instrument and intertwine that sound with tape or samples of other things, including one that features koala sounds and dog growls!
Merzbow "13 Japanese Birds Vol. 8" CD (Important Records) Four tracks: "Mesmerism," "Black Swan," "Colored Rain" and "Ushiwaka 2." The booklet includes a photo of Masami Akita as activist: standing in front of a warning sign outside some sort of military compound.
Radigue, Eliane "Triptych" CD (Important Records) Probably the ultimate drone composer, she studied with Pierre Henry doing musique concrete until she converted to Tibetan Buddhism and began making more meditative pieces. This is an early composition never before released, from her pre-ARP days.
Radigue, Eliane "Vice Versa, etc." 2CD (Important Records) Only ever released in an edition of 10 reel-to-reel copies at a gallery installation. The original release was made to be played forwards and backwards so both versions are included.
Rowe, Keith & Toshimaru Nakamura "ErstLive 008" CD (Erstwhile UK) Recorded 9/21/08 as a concluding set at the AMPLIFY 2008: Light festival. Like listening to someone vacuum a room next door to where you are while other tones permeate and affect each other... in a good way!

Hip-Hop

v/a "Dillanthology Vol 3" CD (Rapster) About half instrumental and half with vocal guests, the usual suspects such as Madlib, Guilty Simpson, Black Thought, Phat Kat. Of course it's Jay Dee's show all the way though.

Jazz

Koglmann, Franz "Lo-lee-ta: Music on Nabokov" CD (Col Legno) The great Austrian trumpeter performs a collection of miniature portraits inspired by Nabokov's Lolita, with help from Tony Coe and electronics specialist Wolfgang Mitterer.
Lofton, Jeff "Jazz to the People" CD Local trumpet player's new set of originals, includes Alex Coke on sax, Red Young on piano, Chris Jones on bass and Masumi Jones on drums.

Prog / Psych

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO "Dark Side of the Black Moon: What Planet Are We On?" CD (Important Records) 5 long jams for astral space travel. Kawabata and his group are still going strong thanks to a diet rich in Tabasco sauce.
Cluster "Curiosum" LP (Bureau B Germany) LP version with color inner sleeve and liner notes by Asmus Tietchens. Originally released on Sky Records in 1981, Bureau B reissues Cluster's Curiosum the sixth duo collaboration between Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Curiosum was to mark a departure to new pastures. Little did they know that this would be their last release for the next nine years.
Garcia, Jerry & Howard Wales "Hooteroll" CD (Douglas Records) An amazing sounding instrumental jam album. This was Jerry Garcia's first recording outside of the Grateful Dead. Here he's teamed up with Bay Area organist Howard Wales making funky almost library-esque recordings. His liquid mastery of the electric guitar is evident on every track. Recommended.
Jandek "What Was Out There Disappeared" CD (Corwood) World-weariness, isolation and some harmonica.
Moebius, Plank, Neumeier "Zero Set" CD (Bureau B Germany) Moebius from Cluster teamed up with legendary German producer Conny Plank and Guru Guru drummer Mani Neumeier to record this amazing set of tunes in 1983. Recorded by Plank in his own state-of-the-art studio. This was their 3rd record together as a group.

Soundtracks

Williams, Edward "Life On Earth: Music From The 1979 BBC TV Series" CD/LP (Trunk UK) The soundtrack of the groundbreaking natural history programme, this is the first time the beautiful music composed for the series has been commercially issued.

Soul / Funk

Mr. Thing "Strange Breaks & Mr. Thing" Vol 2 CD/LP (BBE) A new compilation of funky break material from the BBE label.
Tenor, Jimi / Tony Allen "Inspiration Information 4" CD/LP (Strut) Similar to Tony Allen's previous collaborations, placed around his always solid and funky drumming is a nice collection of electronics and varied instruments often sounding a lot like dub. Jimi Tenor is a demon flute player!

Techno / Electronic

2562 "Unbalance" 3LP (Tectonic UK) 2nd full length now on vinyl, from this innovative dubstep producer from Holland.
Frost, B "By The Throat" CD (Bedroom Community) Reykjavik-based composer/producer. Frost first took the spotlight with his acclaimed release "Theory of Machines," which Boomkat called "the future of electronic music" and The Wire called "simply awesome -Arvo Part as arranged by Trent Reznor."
Klimek "Movies Is Magic" CD (Anticipate) This is Klimek's (Sebastian Meissner) second full-length release for the Anticipate label. This release deals both directly and peripherally with ideas of film music: its purpose, its meaning, its uses.
Quantec "Cauldron Subsidence" CD (Echocord Germany) After releasing several 12"s on labels like Styrax Leaves, Meanwhile, Snapshot and Echocord, Sven is back with another full-length album. Contains older tracks from the year 2001 and some of his newer works from 2009.
SP:MC "Taiko Dub" 12" (Tempa UK) A fairly contemplative A-side comes with a darker B-side called "Bad Dreams" and features co-producer Joker.

World

Astatke, Mulatu "New York - Addis - London" CD (Strut) Vibes and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of hisown original music form, Ethio jazz. This is definitive career retrospective covering his landmark 60s and 70s recordings.
TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo "The Kings of Benin: Urban Groove 1972-80" 2LP (Soundway UK) One of the few groups who get a full reissue on this great label, now in on vinyl.
v/a "Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues" 2CD (Soundway UK) 33 tracks made between 1968-81, most extremely obscure and all exceptionally bad-ass. I solemnly declare this label to be the most awesome ever, serious.
v/a "Singapore A-Go-Go" CD (Sublime Frequencies) Sublime Frequencies works its way down to the tip of the Malaysian peninsula with this superb collection of Singaporean '60s beat, pop and "off-beat cha-cha" classics compiled from original vinyl 45s. These 22 supercharged beat-a-go-go tracks defy a common held belief that the Chinese couldn't rock, groove or swing back in the 1960s.
v/a "Panama! 3 - Calypso Panameno, Guajira Jazz" CD/2LP (Soundway UK) ...& Cumbia Tipica On The Isthmus 1960-75. The final installment in the series, exhaustively researched by label head Miles Cleret and co-compilers Roberto Gyemant and Will "Quantic" Holland. Volume 3 showcases more of the unique tropical music created in Panama in the fertile decades of the 1960s and 1970

Printed Matter

Shindig! Annual Number Two (Book) The second hardback book from Shindig! Featuring the biggest and best bits from the pages of Shindig! Magazine. Prepare yourself for a feast of features from the technicolour back pages of 1960s, '70s and even '80s rock, including: Moby Grape, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band The San Francisco Scene 1965-67, The Dukes Of Stratosphear Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Youngbloods, The Sonics, The Charlatans Gary Walker & The Rain.
Shindig! Vol. 2, Issue 13 Nov-Dec 2009 On the cover: Procol Harum - First of a two-part exclusive on the former Southend R&B wailers who invented progressive rock and cut the most successful single of all time. Heron - Recently reborn pastoral '70s folk heroes whose influence just gets bigger and bigger. British Exploitation Films - A second helping of vintage sleaze, horror and weirdness and the wild sounds that soundtracked it. The Litter - From 'Action Woman' to Emerge -- the Minneapolis noiseniks exposed at last. Nik Turner - Twenty questions for Hawkwind founder, still standing after 40 years in deep space. Pete Atkin - Following the reissue of his '70s solo albums, one of our most talented and unsung singer/songwriter/raconteurs pops in for a chat." 92 full color pages.

Friday, November 6th

Pop / Rock

Band, The "Cahoots" LP (Capitol) Vinyl repress.
Band, The "Stage Fright" LP (Capitol) Vinyl repress.
Bazan, David "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" 7" (Suicide Squeeze) Limited to 1,000 copies. This is the sixth installment of Bazan's Christmas Singles Series.
Beach Boys "Summer Days (and Summer Nights) LP (Capitol) Vinyl reissue.
Beach Boys "Today" LP (Capitol) Vinyl reissue.
Casablancas, Julian "Phrazes For The Young" CD (RCA) Solo debut from founding Strokes member with some really cool boots that would have made Brett Smiley jealous.
Citay "Remixes" LP (Dead Oceans) Remix work by White Rainbows, Black Mountains' Steve McBeam and more.
Cold Cave "Loves Comes Close" CD/LP (Matador) Debut full-length from this Philly/New York quartet delivering the rich synth pop sounds laced with romance and nihilism.
Delta 5 "Mind Your Own Business" 7" (Kill Rock Stars) One of the defining British punk-funk singles reissued in 2 different mixes.
Devo "Are We Not Men? We Are Devo" LP (WEA) Re-Issue on yellow vinyl!
Fuck Buttons "Tarot Sport" CD/LP (ATP) 2009 sophomore album from the British experimental duo, produced by techno legend Andrew Weatherall.
Green & Wood "S/T" LP (Cyclopean) Psych stoner rock L.A. style.
Half-Handed Cloud "Cut Me Down & Count My Rings" CD (Asthmatic Kitty Records) A collection of rarities, singles, and b-sides.
Harvey, Curtis "Box of Stones" CD (Fat Cat) Solo debut by this multi-instrumentalist who also played in Rex and Pullman
Heavy Winged "Shaking, Waking" LP (Aurora Borealis) A brand new three-track release from this Portland/ Brooklyn based unit.
House of Love "s/t" CD (Arena Rock) Now reissued.
House of Love "The German Album" CD (Arena Rock) Now reissued.
Kings of Convenience "Declaration of Dependence" CD (Astralwerks) New release after a four year hiatus from this Norwegian duo.
Lymbyc Systym "Shutter Release" CD (Mush) Their sublime second full-length album.
Molina & Johnson "s/t" CD/LP (Secretly Canadian) Collaboration from Magnolia Electric Co. main man Jason Molina and another member of the scratchy singer-songwriter folk-rock pantheon, Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson.
Mum "Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know" 2LP (Euphone Records) Now in stock on vinyl.
Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Airplane Over the Sea" LP (Merge) Now reissued on 180 gram vinyl with free download.
Neutral Milk Hotel "On Avery Island" LP (Merge) Now reissued on 180 gram vinyl with free download.
Nirvana "Bleach (Deluxe)" CD/LP (Sup Pop) 20th anniversary of the 1989 debut album with an expanded CD/double vinyl collection. Free deluxe poster with purchase. CD on sale for $9.99
Octopus Project / Black Moth Super Rainbow "The House of Apples and Eyeballs" LP (Graveface) The split album from 2006 now in stock on vinyl.
On Fillmore "Exrended Vacation" CD/LP (Dead Oceans) Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and bassist Darin Gray return with their fourth album of experimental rhythm-section rock.
Podrida, Ola "Belly of the Lion" CD (Western Vinyl) 2nd full length from David Wingo, singer-songwriter and also film composer for David Gordon Green's movies George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Undertow.
Rodriguez Lopez, Omar "Xenophanes" CD (Rodriguez Lopez Productions) This is his 11th release in just 3 years! And that's not counting Mars Volta!
Roots Revealers "Sweet Jamaica" CD Though their roots actually lie in the Texas hill country, they work internationally with many reggae and dancehall artists.
Say Anything "S/T" CD (RCA) Los Angeles rock band with their third album.
Sleep Whale "Houseboat" CD (Western Vinyl) From Denton, and formerly known as Mom explore shimmering labyrinths of sound, color, and texture.
Stevens, Sufjan / Osso "Run Rabbit Run" 2LP (Asthmatic Kitty) Now in stock on vinyl.
Swimmers "People Are Soft" CD (Mad Dragon) Philadelphia act with their sophmore release working the 60's British pop vein.
Systems Officer "Underslept" CD (Temporary Residence Ltd) The solo guise of Armistead Burwell Smith IV, the prolific multi-instrumentalist songwriter and founding member of Pinback and Three Mile Pilot.
T Bird and the Breaks "Learn About It" LP Blue-eyed soul channeling Sly & family Stone as well as revue revivalists like the Daptones.
T Bird and the Breaks "Monkey Wrench" 7"
Tillman, J. "Year in the Kingdom" LP (Western Vinyl) Now in stock on vinyl.
Wolfmangler "Dwelling In A Dead Raven For The Glory Of Crucified Wolves" 2LP (Aurora Borealis UK) Dark folky metalic rumblings recorded a few years ago in the forest of Texas by one D. Smolken, a Polish political emigre. Now available on vinyl.
Window Silhouette "Don't You Want Oblivion?" CD Kind of a local version of the Elephant 6 indie-sound.
Yeasayer "Ambling Alp" 12" (Secretly Canadian) The 12" single contains remixes by friends Memory Tapes and DJ/rupture and is Yeasayer's first release on their new label Secretly Canadian.

Punk

Crass "Yes Sir, I Will" LP (Crass Records) Vinyl reissue in stock.
NoMeansNo "Mama" CD (Wrong Records) From 1982, reissued.
NoMeansNo "Wrong" CD (Wrong Records) 1989, reissued.
Rudimentary Peni "No More Pain" LP (Outer Himalayan) First record since 2004, from this legendary Crass band.
Subhumans "29:29 Split Vision" LP (Bluurg) Re-Issue
Subhumans "EP LP" LP (Bluurg) Vinyl reissue now in stsock.
Subhumans "From The Cradle To The Grave" CD (Bluurg) Reissue now in stock.
Subhumans "Worlds Apart" CD/LP (Bluurg) Reissue now in stock.

Blues

McDowell, Fred "S/T" LP (Mississippi Records) Reissue of the Arhoolie LP originally titled Fred McDowell - Volume 2. A beautiful set by the Mississippi blues legend. Intense Delta blues.

Composers / Experimental

Expensive Shit "s/t" cassette Unpredictable local noisemeisters, they just performed instore last week and it sounded like a shorter version of a Glenn Branca guitar & drums piece.
Jesu "Opiate Sun" CD (Caldo Verde) New EP by former Napalm Death and Godflesh member Justin Broadrick's noisy and melodic shoegaze project Jesu.
K11 "Voices From Thelema" CD (Aurora Borealis) aka Italian sound artist Pietro Riparbelli, this is a work in three parts using shortwave receivers set up in the Abbey Of Thelema, the occult institution established by Aleister Crowley in Sicily during the 1920s.

Prog / Psych

Faust "Faust "IV" LP (Virgin Records) US Their 1973 krautrock classic, now on vinyl again. Only great things can be said about this album.
Michael And The Mumbles "s/t" LP (De Stijl) Self-titled LP from 1966 featuring a young Michael Yonkers.

Soul / Funk

Sly & The Family Stone "Back On The Right Track" CD (Friday Music) From 1979, now reissued.

Techno / Electronic

Richter, Max "Memoryhouse" (reissue) CD (Fat Cat) 2002 release from this electro-acoustic composer extraordinaire.
Vitalic "Flashmob" CD (PIAS Recordings) New album by this French producer of ruthless electro.

DVD

Kate & Annie McGarrigle "Not So SIlent Night" DVD (RED Distribution) Featuring Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Justin Bond, and more.