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6blocc
Analog Clash
PS, US From Toronto by way of DZ, Bombaman, XI, & the Doom metal group NADJA (Remixed by VEX'D, an exclusive to this release), to Venezuela via Pachecko & Cardopusher, & back to the middle w/ Philadelphia's own Starkey & the mighty South3rn of Texas, all the earth encompassing the two continents is represented in a release that may very well be the first of it's kind to represent the movement on this side of the pond.
LoDubs
CD
$14.00

A Shoreline Dream w/ Ulrich Schnauss
Neverchanger
PS, US Melodipsych rockers A Shoreline Dream started piecing "neverChanger", (a song touching on the never ending & confusing reality of life repeating itself over and over) back in November 2007. Coincidentally soon before that they found out while on tour with Innaway (their psych peers) that Ulrich became a fan of theirs after purchasing "Avoiding the Consequences". He sent out an email to all his fans saying he was currently listening to the album. Swiftly Ryan Policky (vocalist, guitarist & songwriter of the track) got in touch with Ulrich to see if they could collaborate. A few short weeks after that "neverChanger" came back to life as a co-produced effort. Kramer (producer of Low, Dot Allison & Urge Overkill) finished off the mastering. Named one of URB Magazine's NEXT 100 for 2008, A Shoreline Dream has been best described as a "melodipsych / post rock" band combining lush sampled textures, organic instrumentation, and vocals layered like a synth similar in vein to bands such as Ride, Slowdive and Sigur Rós. Originating in Barnum, Colorado they are steadily reaching out to an international fan base, which includes producers Ulrich Schnauss and Kramer (Ween / Butthole Surfers) currently working with them on upcoming material. When they formed in 2005 they all decided to take a stand against the restrictions of a normal label and formed their own (latenight weeknight records). In the Fall of 2006, a shoreline dream released their debut album "avoiding the consequences" with a full scale attack using Ryan's house as collateral, garnering the band attention on several samplers for Landmark Theatres, Urban Outfitters, The Sundance Film Festival, Paste Magazine among others. Critics from Filter Magazine, Paste Magazine, XLR8R, Skyscraper, and Westword gave the band very high marks. The band released the EP "Coastal" in July of 2007, which has landed them spots on samplers for Vice Magazine, Paste Magazine, XLR8R, Landmark Theatres and Urban Outfitters. In September of 2007 the band toured with INNAWAY, and they are currently co-producing a track with Ulrich Schnauss and setting up a short tour with him, Soundpool and Experimental Aircraft for July of 2008 in Austin, Dallas & Denver.
LatenightWeekend-004
CD5
$5.50

Abe Vigoda
Skeleton
PS, US This is a twisted joy ride through the four boys' private party. Soothing parts that remind you of Captain Beefheart & My Bloody Valentine, or some punk w/ a haunting reggaeton pulse that makes you move. When the record is done after a little more than 30 mins., you are left feeling that there is something they are trying to tell you, on second listen it smacks you in the face.
PostPresentMedium
CD
$11.50

Architecture In Helsinki
Like it or Not EP
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
12
$7.25

Architecture In Helsinki
Like it or Not EP
PS, US The Australian sextet is back with their 3rd single from their critically lauded new album Places Like This. The band has been on a tear since the album's release in fall of 2007, selling over 25,000 copies in the US in under a year. On top of that, they made their debut on the Billboard charts in the first week of release, peaked at #3 on the CMJ Top 200, and sold out several clubs nationwide on their fall 2007 tour. With the Like It or Not EP, the band finally records "One Heavy February" and "Beef in Box," which are two long-time crowd favorites from their live shows, to accompany the single version of "Like It or Not". To top it off there is a "Like It or Not" remix by one of 2008 biggest buzz bands, El Guincho.
Polyvinyl-157
CD5
$7.25

Beck
Modern Guilt
PS, US 10th studio album co-produced by DANGER MOUSE. The hit track "Chemtrails" is a genre-bending tour de force that showcases their shared affection for late '60s psych-pop. Hooray.
Interscope
CD
$16.25

Believer
July/August
PS, US The 2008 Music issue. Includes a cd of songs by ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, DIRTY PROJECTORS, MADLIB and more along with music that inspires them from Africa, Iran, Jamaica and elsewhere. Haruki Murakami on Thelonious Monk, Rick Moody on Gentle Giant; black metal in the USA. Interviews with Ian MacKaye, Alan Bishop and Irma Thomas. Plus singing babies, the history of dentistry in music, dog pound field recordings and more. Why wouldn't you want this issue?
ZINE
$9.25

Berberian, John
Middle Eastern Rock
PS, UK Yep, it's John Berberian, Master of the Oud! Long before there was any such thing as "World Music", John was experimenting in his native New York City, both within the traditional Armenian music community, and with folk, rock and jazz musicians who admired his Oud artistry. And so this unknown gem, Middle Eastern Rock! Unsympathetically packaged as almost some kind of old-school belly-dance meets raga rock record, it is in fact a masterpiece of the highest order. Full of multi-percussive grooves on drums and dumbeg, searing solos from fuzz guitars and of course, John on the Oud. We cannot urge you more to experience this record!
Rev-Ola-254
CD
$15.50

Bjork
Minuscule
PS, US
OneLittleIndian
DVD
$12.50

Black Ghosts
S-T
PS, US The new album from SIMIAN's Simon Lord and THE WISEGUYS' Theo Keating. With backgrounds in DJing and influences from Daft Punk to Timbaland as well as Serge Gainsbourg and David Axelrod, this album promises to set dance-floors and minds alight.
IamsoundRecords
CD
$11.50

Black Kids
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
PS, UK Jacksonville, Fla., five-piece Black Kids aren't the type to go on YouTube offering instructional videos for their shit-hot dance moves, and it's hard to blame 'em. You practice for hours, pour out a lifetime of blood, sweat, and tears, and then one day there you are, impressing this awesome indie-pop girl with your Chris Brown-caliber (OK, Napoleon Dynamite-caliber) steps. You're both having fun-- so much fun, in fact, she wants you to reveal your tricks to her mook boyfriend. Well, what-the-fuck-ever.
"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You" (sometimes referred to as "I'm Not Gonna Teach You", but the band prefers the long title) describes, you guessed it, pretty much just such a situation. From Black Kids' MySpace and their Wizard of Ahhhs demo, this little juke joint grabs attention like a breakdancer at a wedding reception with its scraggly lo-fi guitar, peppy synths, and ebullient melodies. Reggie Youngblood's vocals put a lighthearted spin on the ol' Robert Smith/Conor Oberst quaver, while keyboardists Ali Youngblood and Dawn Watley cheer back Go! Team-style atop Kevin Snow's emphatic drums. The reverb here can get a bit cavernous, tending toward epic grandiosity over, say, the Boy Least Likely To's low-key charm. But we're not suggesting Black Kids should start biting anybody's moves. -Pitchfork
MercuryUk
12
$9.25

Black Sun Ensemble
Across the Sea of Id: The Way to Eden
PS, US Quite possibly the final BSE release after an illustrious career of nearly 25 years. It marks a return to the beloved semi-acoustic style of their first few releases, and also - due to public demand! - contains no vocals. It is a mixture of new readings of past tracks & new compositions. The new material offers a singular, dreamy vision of BSE's potentially final works. The two title tracks, Across the Sea of Id and Eden Song, are reflective, yet hallucinatory explorations into Jesus Acedo's unique compositional & melodic sensibility. While Angel de la Guardia has a refined yet explosive rock swagger, it is balanced by the meditation Perelandra & La Paz. The CD also contains a video of the band performing the signature BSE piece "Dove of the Desert"
CameraObscura
CD
$14.00

Blurt
The Factory Recordings
PS, UK 12 tracks. LTM is pleased to present an archive CD of recordings made in for the legendary Factory Records label by cult band Blurt, the unclassifiable punk-jazz trio led by Ted Milton. Formed in Stroud in 1979, Blurt consisted of Ted Milton (sax, vocals), brother Jake Milton (drums) and guitarist Pete Creese. Ted had already attracted the attention of Factory founder Tony Wilson as a puppeteer (!), and were invited to join the label. Blurt performed at several Factory showcase gigs in London between April and August 1980, and recorded one side of the double compilation album A Factory Quartet (FACT 24). Although their anarchic shows and music drew rave reviews, Blurt were frustrated by delays in releasing their Factory recording, and the last minute loss of a Factory tour of Europe in October. A live album, Live In Berlin, was recorded in December 1980 and scheduled for release as a 10" on Factory Benelux, but canceled after Blurt annoyed Wilson by comparing the Factory label to lifestyle boutique Habitat. The set was subsequently released as In Berlin on Armageddon, its memorable cover featuring a photograph of a pile of pink rubbish sacks. Digitally remastered, The Factory Recordings combines all tracks from A Factory Quartet and In Berlin, including Blurt favorites My Mother Was a Friend of an Enemy of the People, Ubu, Puppeteers of the World Unite and Cherry Blossom Polish. The booklet features archive images and detailed sleevenotes. Ted Milton and Blurt still perform regularly in both Britain and Europe, and remain an undervalued national treasure.
LTM-2526
CD
$17.00

Box Tops
The Letter/Neon Rainbow
PS, US Classic reissue feat the teenage soul of Alex Chilton. Incl 4 bonus trx: single versions, Turn On A Dream & prev unreleased Georgia Farm Boy.
Sundazed-6158
CD
$12.25

Box Tops
Cry Like A Baby (+ 5)
PS, US All 11 original album tracks from 1968 produced by Dan Penn. Contains 5 bonus trx including the previously unissued Take Me To Your Heart.
Sundazed-6159
CD
$12.25

Brazzaville
21st Century Girl (ON SALE)
PS, US DAVID ARTHUR BROWN was a runaway on the streets of Los Angeles at the age of 15. It was during this period that he began keeping a journal and writing poetry. At the age of 18 he wound up living in San Francisco, washing dishes at a local punk rock/gay restaurant to save up money to buy a saxophone. Through much effort and low budget travel (India, South America, Europe and the Far East) he was able to hone his skills to a level that landed him gigs with the likes of Beck, Siouxie Sioux , Ben Lee and Jude. In 1997 while on tour with Beck, David got the idea to form Brazzaville. He bought a little guitar on a trip through Barcelona and in the wee hours of touring began writing the songs that would become the first Brazzaville record. In 2008, Brazzaville has tours planned in Europe, Russia, China, Turkey and the USA to promote "21st Century Girl", their seventh full length release, available this summer on The Bus Stop Label.

NEW YORK TIMES: "Think of Brazzaville as vagabond pop for fans of Morphine, Tom Waits, Spain, Leonard Cohen and Tindersticks."

THE NEW YORKER: "Brazzaville crafts sophisticated pop where languid bossa-nova-influenced rhythms and gritty lyrics conjure dark deeds on steamy dead-end streets."
TheBusStopLabel-1037
CD
$11.00

British Sea Power
Open Season
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$14.00

British Sea Power
The Decline Of British Sea Power
PS, US REPRESS!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$17.50

Byrds
Lazy Days b/w Reputation
PS, US Recorded during the earliest period of the Sweetheart of the Rodeo sessions, these March 1968 Nashville recordings are presented here for the first time ever in their unique mono mixes. Originally intended for potential single release on Columbia Records, ?Lazy Days? features a previously unheard instrumental track (with Roger McGuinn on six- string electric) while ?Reputation? showcases a previously unheard vocal take by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.
Sundazed
45
$5.50

Byrds
Another Dimension (2X10")
PS, US Double 10" release of original Columbia recordings from 1966, including 12 unheard tracks: instrumental takes, alternate vocal mixes and extended versions from the legendary Fifth Dimension sessions. "1966: Now heavily influenced by the earth-shaking creations of two master musicians -- John Coltrane and Ravi Shankar -- the Byrds began recording their new single, 'Eight Miles High' and 'Why,' along with tracks for their upcoming album Fifth Dimension at Columbia Studios in Hollywood. Growing more confident by the day in their studio acumen and songwriting skills, the Byrds logged long nights of hypnotic in-studio jamming, then hammered the white-hot magma into songs that will live forever. A creative zenith in the Byrds' career, these fascinating sessions deserve closer scrutiny than they've previously been afforded. Alternate instrumental takes and extended experimental workouts give essential insight here into the songs' final versions. Also included are early versions of songs before the addition of any studio 'sweetening' -- strings, percussion or sound effects. To top things off, we've included a small handful of unique finds that give a 'fly-on-the-wall' glimpse into the creation of one of the most important records of our time. Limited edition: deluxe gatefold double 10" vinyl release."
Sundazed
10
$25.00

Byrds
Fifth Dimension
PS, US Mono LP reissue!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn!
PS, US Second album, originally released in 1966. With three bonus tracks.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Byrds
Live In Holland 1971
PS, US When The Byrds cut the two songs featured on Live In Holland 1971 they may have been nearing the end of the trail, but this totally revamped Byrds lineup had plenty of firepower left in their mighty arsenal. Byrds founding member/vocalist/12-string legend Roger McGuinn -- along with guitar whiz Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons -- sound better than ever, sailing through muscular renditions of new Byrds fave (and Dr. John tribute) 'Lover Of The Bayou' and Dylan country-rock staple 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere.' McGuinn admits he kept the name of the legendary Los Angeles combo intact for the sake of his old pal (and new fretboard foil). 'Clarence White always wanted to be in The Byrds ... and now he had his chance,' says McGuinn.
Sundazed
45
$5.50

Byrds
Younger Than Yesterday (Mono)
PS, US Mono LP reissue!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Byrds
The Preflyte Sessions
PS, US Stunning 2xCD set with gracious booklet.
Sundazed-11116
DCD
$24.00

Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
PS, US Exact repros of the rare mono versions of the first five Byrds albums. Unavailable for over 35 years, we're proud to present the first ever reissues of these monumental recordings in their original, highly-sought-after mono incarnations, cut from the original Columbia Records analog mono masters, with perfect artwork restoration and meticulously faithful mastering.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Centromatic/South San Gabriel
Dual Hawks
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Misra
DLP
$15.00

CocoRosie
God Has A Voice, She Speaks The Truth (Picture disc vinyl)
PS, US With a springtime dance floor sound, CocoRosie narrates a suicide story that takes place in a tender and elated moment of innocence, focusing on releasing and returning to Mother Nature. Limited, one time pressing. Picture disc vinyl with art by Bianca, in a clear plastic sleeve.
Touch&Go
45
$6.25

Colours
Love Heals: The Complete Recordings
PS, UK Colours launched onto the scene in 1968 with a stunningly glorious psychedelic masterpiece of L.A studio wizardry. A super group before the name was coined, Colours was the brainchild of Gary Montgomery & Jack Dalton, two hard-working, former Motown songwriters who also penned songs for The Turtles, Nino & April and The Moon. This magical mystery tour-de-force of psychedelic Beatlesque pop also features the talents of Derek & The Dominos bassist Carl Radle. This first-ever CD issue of their long-out-of-print albums (Colours and Atmosphere) is supplemented by long-lost 67 Dalton & Montgomery recordings cut just months before they formed Colours. 1969 s Atmosphere features former Beach Boy David Marks around the same time he was a member of The Moon another band with many connections to Colours. The 16-page colour booklet also includes rare, unpublished photos and comprehensive liner notes that feature the participation of original band members. Now Sounds, the new imprint from Cherry Red, was established by Steve Stanley, producer of over 50 Rev - Ola titles.
NowSounds-3
CD
$15.50

Crystal Antlers
S-T EP
PS, US Ballsout psych-rock-garage-soul from Long Beach long-hairs: rips, shreds, thrashes... Fans of Wooden Shjips' mind-numbingness and A Place To Bury Strangers' visceral intensity will find this majorly mandatory. PITCHFORK: "Merging psych, garage, lo-fi, prog, and countless other influences, the group easily maintains consistency despite a complete inability to be pinned to any specific movement or trend... It's tempting to be patient and call this disc a stopgap on the way to a triumphant debut full-length. But EP is plenty substantial as is; at 25 minutes, it's only a few shy of Nouns or, more to the point, any number of psych-rock classics from decades past."
Self-Released
CD5
$5.25

Cyrkle
Red Rubber Ball (+ 8)
PS, US 1966 debut featuring the hit "Red Rubber Ball." Soaring 3-part harmonies now available with 8 bonus tracks.
Sundazed-11108
CD
$15.00

Dalek / IfWhen
Dalek vs. Ifwhen
PS, US 180g 12" vinyl limited to 300. As diverse as hip-hop has ever been, think My Bloody Valentine, Tool & early Wu Tang combined with Massive Attack. As with all Claire's Echo releases, this release is LIMITED to just 300 copies worldwide -- 200 copies on 180-gram black vinyl.
Claire'sEcho-17
12
$12.00

Davis, Link
Gumbo Ya-Ya - The Best Of 1948-58
PS, US Link Davis was probably the foremost Cajun fiddler of his generation. He not only excelled in the old timely tradition he was raised in, but was a hit artist in the Jazz influenced western swing field. He certainly prefigured what was to become Rockabilly, though his subjects were perhaps too regional and ethnic for a mainstream breakthrough into the nascent Rock and Roll... unperturbed, Link Davis turned out some of the most rockin' sides in all country music! Hit after hit, and lucrative featured session work, followed, right through until his death. Here are no less then 30 of the craziest sides by this classic artist, blending R&B, Country, and the eerie edge of his own Cajun heritage into a unique and rockin' blend. Gumbo Ya Ya indeed!
Rev-Ola-252
CD
$15.50

Detroit Cobras
Original Recordings
PS, US One of the earliest groups to emerge from the Detroit garage rock scene, they developed a reputation as the Midwest's finest, & most distinctive, coverband. This contains all the original recordings incl. singles & unreleased tracks from 1995-97. Compiles their very first 3 7"s + NINE previously unreleased studio tracks
from the same era
Cobraside/Munster
LP
$13.75

Dream Magazine
#8
PS, US Latest issue has features on SIR RICHARD BISHOP, CHARALAMBIDES, DAMON&NAOMI, HANDSOME FAMILY, MICHI KURIHARA, STARS OF THE LID & more reviews than they've ever done before. CD feat. previously unreleased music from many of the bands in this issue.
ZINE
$7.25

Durutti Column, The
Treatise on the Steppenwolf
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of the very first soundtrack recording by The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Treatise on the Steppenwolf is the soundtrack to the performance piece of the same name by experimental theatre group 12 Stars, written and directed by Gerard McInulty, first staged in Glasgow in May 2003. Freely adapted from the celebrated counter-culture novel by Hermann Hesse, the performance is a portrait a divided character in a state of ongoing conflict. Previously unreleased, the soundtrack CD combines the original studio recordings of the 12 pieces performed by The Durutti Column during the Glasgow run, as well as two bonus live tracks recorded at the event, one featuring spoken-word narrative by cast member Carolyn Allen. The attractive booklet for this 60 minute digital re-master includes background notes, and images from the Glasgow performance in May 2003. Artist biography: Manchester native Vini Reilly formed The Durutti Column in 1978, recording his debut album The Return of the Durutti Column the following year with producer Martin Hannett, a set of delicate instrumental tracks housed in an abrasive sandpaper sleeve. Subsequent landmark albums include LC (1981), Without Mercy (1984), The Guitar & Other Machines (1987), Sex & Death (1993), Fidelity (1996) and Someone Else's Party (2003). A prolific recording artist in his own right (usually with drummer Bruce Mitchell), Reilly has also guested on records by Morrissey, Olive and Holly Johnson. For many years the group sawas managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2518
CD
$17.00

Dutchess & The Duke, The
She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HardlyArt
LP
$10.75

Dutchess and The Duke, The
She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke
PS, US Compared to "Between The Buttons"-era Stones, Dylan, and Leonard Cohen, The Dutchess & The Duke's songs mark a turning point for Kimberly Morrison and Jesse Lortz. Each song touts magnetic guitar lines and vocals so straightforward that they belie all other intricacies. DUSTED MAGAZINE: "What the Dutchess and the Duke have done here is to make a whole album's worth of these songs, in a style that ranges at the harder end from Let It Bleed-era countrified Stones to campfire folk songs. If you are expecting garage rock, given the band members' past work in bands like the Fall-Outs, the Intelligence and Fee Fi Fo Fum, you will be surprised, but not, at least after the initial shock, disappointed. There's a sloppy, unplanned charm to these songs, with their close harmonies, shuffling rhythms and hard acoustic guitar strumming. They sound like the kind of songs that long-time friends might pound out on the porch in the afternoon, beer cans everywhere, harmonies drifting in and out of true." SEATTLE WEEKLY: "By taking tonal cues from darker, acid-tinged '60s pop and sweetening it with just the right amount of meticulously constructed harmonies, they are managing to pull off one of the trickier combinations in songwriting - sounding timeless and utterly modern at the same time."
HardlyArt
CD
$10.75

Eleh
Homage to the Square Wave
PS, US Following three sold out releases on Important Records, Eleh present their fourth vinyl-only full-length, Homage to the Square Wave. Featuring two sidelong tracks each clocking-in at over 20 minutes, Homage is dedicated to the highly influential artist Josef Albers. Eleh return with their battery of vintage modular analog gear to produce a recording of pure tone, pure sound, pure volume and pure analog. Side A features "Black," a slowly enveloping mass of intensely throbbing low end, activating the flight response. Time passes rapidly in a hallucinatory forest filled with suffocating bulbs of bass. "Blue & White" on the B-side provides the decompression of rocking on a calm ocean. Soft peaks of warm tone rise and fall over the surface of concentrated saline. Volume reveals detail. Homage was mastered by James Plotkin, cut direct to metal and pressed on 200g virgin vinyl in a hand numbered edition of 500. The LP comes housed in a custom letter pressed jacket that was designed by John Brien of Important Records and printed by Studio on Fire in Minneapolis. The jackets were printed flat, die-cut, folded and glued resulting in a letterpressed jacket with a printed spine. Eleh was formed to pay tribute to the pioneers of audio minimalism such as La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Eliane Radigue, Pauline Oliveros and Charlemagne Palestine. The tidal rumblings of Eleh will appeal to fans of Sunn O))), Om, Oren Ambarchi, etc. This is drone with density.
Taiga-4
CD
$17.00

Elephant 9
Dodo Voodoo
PS, US Already a firm live favorite on the Norwegian scene for a couple of years due to a handful of highly energetic & very enthusiastically received concerts, the trio of Stale Storlokken (SUPERSILENT, Humcrush), Nikolai Eilertsen (The National Bank) & Torstein Lofthus (SHINING) on drums finally deliver their debut album.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$18.00

Etziony, Yair
Flawed
PS, JAPAN 'Flawed' is the fist solo album by Yair Etziony from Tel Aviv, Israel also known as Faction on UK's Neo Oujia label. When I started working on this project I wanted to create two separate albums, one with smoked jazzy feeling with emphasis on beats and second one with only textures, a piano and pads. At that time I was performing a lot with this sort of music in galleries, art events and museums. In my live show performance I used to combine elements from both albums, I liked the way it sounded and slowly I got the notion that I can fuse all the sounds and ideas into one album. I tried to use the same working techniques for all the tracks in the album, most of them were created on a computer, some beats and stabs that were created on an old analog sampler. Most of the work effort was to edit the raw material I had and than arrange in on my computer. All composition deal with mistakes, non-perfect things and flaws. I think that sometimes when dealt in the right way a mistake or a flaw can be a beautiful thing, like a broken CRT monitor that still sends a signal. I got my inspiration from day to day things like : walking at night, sounds of machines working and office ambiance at night. During the process of making the album I lost all my hard drive data and all the projects I already created for the album were deleted. I never backup my work, my only luck was to find a DVD with some of the projects thrown somewhere around my studio (i burned one DVD to test the new burner).
Spekk-013
CD
$16.25

Family Tree, The
Ms. Butters
PS, UK A classic of West Coast psychpop. and a much sought after gem....after the breakup of San Francisco garage groups The Brogues ("Ain't no miracle worker"), most members went on to Quicksilver Messenger Service....Bassist Bill Whittington formed The Family Tree with Bob Segarini of The Ratz and the enigmatic Lee Michaels....the latter soon dropped out, and a couple of innovative singles for the mysterious LA based Mira label brought them to the attention of not only RCA, but Sunbury music's Dick Campbell and his friend and big hope, Harry Nilsson....with input from Harry (at this time being hailed as a genius by The Beatles and writing songs for everyone from The Monkees and The Turtles on down) the band embarked on the semi conceptual album "Miss Butters"....an amazing semi-lost gem of West Coast psychpop genius on a par with Harry Nilsson's own records of the period....the evidence? Draw the comparisons to Nilsson's "Aerial Ballet": Miss Butters was recorded in Los Angeles in 1968, Same producer, Same arranger, Same album cover painter, Same studio, Nilsson co-wrote one of the tunes. Released the same week as "Aerial Ballet." (The "Aerial Ballet" RCA selection number was 3956. "Miss Butters" was 3955.) Gotta be good enough to whet the appetite of anyone, eh?....But the thing is...it's even BETTER than that!....And this deluxe first-time reissue also contains the great and amazingly rare non-LP singles...what are you waiting for! First EVER time on CD for this enigmatic and collectable group! Beautifully remastered from the original MONO mastertapes (the stereo mix was done by an assistant engineer alone and is a travesty according to the band members!) Amazing packaging including previously unpublished photos and in-depth liner notes with with the participation of the legendary Bob Segarini... Bob Segarini's first album release. Predated Roxy, The Wackers, and his solo power pop opus, "Gotta Have Pop." A must for all fans of West Coast psychpop and garage, Harry Nilsson....let's face it, if you were excited about The Merry Go Round...here's another slice of happiness for ya! The Family Tree MISS BUTTERS (RCA LPM-3955) MONO 1968.
Rev-Ola-185
CD
$15.50

Feral Children
Second/Last Frontier
PS, US Debut album from Seattle based experimental rock band with a wild range of sonic explorations. Comparisons to Animal Collective and early-era Modest Mouse are good starting points, but don't fully recognize Feral Children's range. Produced by Scott Colburn (ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, ARCADE FIRE)
Sarathan
CD
$12.25

Fiery Furnaces
Blueberry Boat
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$17.50

Fiery Furnaces
EP
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$14.00

Fiery Furnaces
Gallowsbird's Bark
PS, US REPRESS!!!
RoughTrade-83226
LP
$17.50

Funckarma
Dubstoned EP
PS, UK Dutch brothers Don and Roel Funcken unveiled their first Funckarma EP in 1999 on D.U.B., since when they have unleashed a fury of releases on labels including Neo Ouija, n5MD, U-Cover, and Hymen, as well as their prodigious work under other guises such as Cane and Quench, and their collaborative hip hop project Shadow Huntaz. Their signature bass-driven precision sound compositions, encompassing influences from hip hop, jazz, reggae, dub, soul and all forms of electronic music, are carefully crafted and constructed into tight rhythmic forces with a keen ear for texture and structure. With the global dubstep virus now infecting all forms of electronic music, it was a natural evolution for the Funcken brothers to take strands of the meme and splice it to the DNA of their own productions, creating a mutant hybrid of lurching instrumental hip hop with floor shaking bass and super punchy intricate razor sharp rhythms. The five-track 'Dubstoned EP 1' is the first in a series of releases they have planned in this broad style, and will be promoted with two rare UK appearances, one at Plastic People in London and another at Bristol's The Cube Cinema, with support from Hyperdub's Ikonika and Highpoint Lowlife's Fisk Industries.
HighpointLowlife-027
12
$10.75

Gallon Drunk
Fire Music
PS, US The first new studio album since 1996's "In The Long Still Night", "Fire Music" distills Gallon Drunk's disparate influences to create a colorful absorbing & mature collection of songs.
SweetNothing
CD
$14.50

Giant Robot
#54
PS, US Asian pop culture & beyond. This issue:Terracotta Connection, Machine Man, James Jean, New Chinese Art, Cat House & much more. Get your culture on.
ZINE
$4.75

Green, Kathe
Run' the Length Of Your Wildness
PS, UK Californian actress/model/singer Kathe Green cut this hugely sought after, but rare-as-hell long player for Deram in 1969 after having appeared in 'the Party with Peter Sellers. Finding herself in London as guest and bosom buddy of Richard Harris, himself enjoying a spin-off career as a hugely successful pop star at the time, Kathe found herself singing Mark Lesters vocal parts on "Where Is Love?" for the soon-to-be-massive Oliver soundtrack. She was snapped up by Deram where she was teamed up with in-house whiz-kid producer Wayne Bickerton, arranger supreme John Cameron, and the cream of London session players. Kathe wrote 10 of the albums 13 tracks, which recall all manner of contemporary female vocalists of the time, from Marianne Faithfull to Sandie Shaw to Dana Gillespie (with whom Kathe shared Bickertons production savvy, not to mention a couple of his tunes). She also turns in a lump-to-the-throat reading of Cameron s perennial If I Thought You d Ever Change Your Mind. Housed in a striking sleeve which featured gushing notes by the likes of Peter Sellers, Rex Harrison and Simon Dee and named after a line of poetry bestowed on her by Richard Harris himself, Run the Length Of Your Wildness disappeared as quickly as it had come, only being picked up on through internet exposure over the last year or so. Produced in conjunction with Kathe herself, Rev-Ola is proud, nay humbled, to present the first ever reissue of this lost late 60s femme pop classic!
Rev-ola-250
CD
$15.50

Greene, Burton
Bloom in Commune
PS, US The original ESP recording, digitally remastered with bonus interviews with Burton. Features Burton Greene: piano, piano harp, percussion, Marion Brown: alto saxophone, Henry Grimes: bass, Dave Grant: percussion, Frank Smith: tenor, Tom Price: percussion. "Invigorating music from the free-jazz era."-AMG
ESPDisk
CD
$12.75

Grimm, Joe
Brain Cloud
PS, JAPAN
Joe Grimm (formerly known as The Wind-Up Bird) is a composer/ performer based in Providence, RI known with remarkable releases on Music Fellowship Label. The seed for this music was planted when I participated in one of Glenn Branca's 100-guitar symphonies. The sound was incredible: a deafening, electric choir incorporating so many voices that the each element was subsumed within the group sound. But I was struck even more by the unrealized potential in Branca's approach; the sound was separated into several identifiable voices, so that the impression given was of a conventional counterpoint-driven music. I wanted to make a particulate music that presented itself as a single mass of varying density, comprised of tens of thousands of individual events. Soon afterward, I began to immerse myself in the piano music of Charlemagne Palestine. I learned from him that when two notes share a particular frequency in their overtone series, that frequency can be made to sing out clearly -- a ghost tone, not played directly, but arising from the interactions among the directly played notes. I began to compose and improvise with this in mind -- I could sketch out desired pitches, and then arrange webs of lower pitches that coincided to produce those target pitches within their harmonic series. This music deals with overtones. I listen not so much to the direct-played notes; instead, I let my mind wander through the web of throbbing harmonics that arise as a result of their interaction. There are obvious sounds on the surface of the music, but eventually my ears penetrate beneath the surface to where harmonics overlap in countless reinforcements and cancellations. I love the glowing acoustic haze that seems to hover above the obvious notes, and the sustained ghost tones that emerge and recede within that cloudy texture. The Brain Cloud pieces are through composed according to the principles of overtone confluence and particle density. There are no special electronics on these recordings -- the humming sounds are the result of the acoustical interaction of voices, violins, horns, and above all, piano (Brain Cloud III was recorded live with three pianos, each played by three people; 18-handed piano). The harpsichord interludes are solo improvisations for harpsichord, equalizer, and slight delay.
Spekk-015
CD
$16.25

Groundshaker
S-T
PS, GERMANY Never-before released berserk heavy/hard psychedelic West Coast MONSTER album of the highest order! It Includes eight long tracks with furious heavy lead guitar assaults and jams, powerful screaming vocals, fantastic loud bass and drums interplay reminding many of the numerous milestones of the legendary heavy psychedelic era bands like Morly Grey, Headstone (Still Looking), Titus Oates and Day Blindness! Recorded in Hollywood during 1971/'72 at the Paramount Studios and at the Satellite Studios, owned by Wolfman Jack. The band spent time in the San Francisco music scene developing their sound. During this period, Groundshaker played gigs at the Fillmore and every other venue available in the Bay area. They decided to hock their amps and headed to Los Angeles and quickly landed several gigs on the L.A. club circuit. At the Whisky A Go-Go they were told they were too loud... imagine that in the day of massive stacks of Marshall Amps? They also played the Hollywood Palladium, and the Masonic Temple in Hollywood. Groundshaker blew away audiences!!! Produced by T.C. Corbett who Produced E.G. Mount Rushmore.
RedLounge
LP
$21.00

Hercules and Love Affair
Blind Remixes
PS, UK UK-only issue of remixes, on DFA/EMI. "Blind" features guest vocals from Antony. Track listing: A1: "Blind" (Serge Santiago Version); B1: "Blind" (Frankie Knuckles Dub).
DFA
12
$11.00

Honeybus
Story
PS, UK In recent years Honeybus have outgrown the one hit wonder tag that plagued them for years and become one of the most treasured British bands of the late 60s. Sure, I Can t Let Maggie Go represents a high watermark of intelligent pop records reaching the top ten but there's so much else besides. The band cut three singles in 1967 and 68, written and fronted by Pete Dello who promptly quit after Maggie hit and embarked on a fascinating and complex solo career. Not to be outdone, the band re-grouped and cut three further singles and an album that almost never got released. The story goes that upon their split in early 1970, somebody at their label, Deram Records, heard the recordings and demanded that it be released. And hence it was, posthumously and to little fanfare in 1970. Blending the kind of pure, crystalline folk-tinged baroque pop that had characterized most of their singles with flashes of psychedelia, country and bubblegum, the twelve songs that make up Story are uniformly stunning creations, played with skill and confidence, arranged for strings and woodwind and blessed with a sympathetic, understated production. We've added all eleven non-album Deram single sides, restored the original album artwork and told the Honeybus story with input from the band themselves.
Rev-Ola-249
CD
$15.50

Ides of March, The
Ideology
PS, US Chicago's Ides Of March excelled at vibrant British Invasion-style pop-rock. Stuffed with ultra-rare single sides, unreleased material, and never-before-seen photos, Ideology: The Ides Of March 1965-1968 showcases what lead singer Jim Peterik refers to as the band's "signature harmonies." And the heartfelt liner notes have been drafted from the unique perspective of a onetime schoolgirl devotee of the Ides who grew up to be president of the band's fan club. For your listening pleasure, Ideology comes with 18 sizzling tracks on CD.
Sundazed
CD
$15.50

Ides of March, The
Gonna Say My Prayers + 1
PS, US Years before their smash hit "Vehicle," Chicago's Ides Of March excelled at exquisitely arranged pop-rock confections that easily held their own with such masters of the style as the Association, the Walker Brothers and the Tradewinds.
Sundazed
45
$5.50

Ikeda, Ken
Mist on the Window
PS, JAPAN Ken Ikeda is a video artist and composer born in Tokyo (1964) but currently resident in New York. He has exhibited sound art and visual installations around the world and has collaborated with painter Tadanoori Yokoo and artist Mariko Mori. Mist On The Window is his third album, following Tzuki (2000) and Merge (2003) both on the Touch label. There are moments in your life when something changes as you hear and become aware of the sounds around you. Why do the sounds that cups and chairs make feel so distant? It seems that 'I' as an existence won't be forgiven for being my ordinary self. The meaningless noise that reverberates in the living room opens up the possibility of connecting beyond the horizon... Then, I become alone and say goodbye to the 'Me that was pretending to be like me'. By assimilating these everyday sounds I get away from the everyday me and get closer, little by little, to the universe of 'eternity and nothingness'. At this point - meaning the moment I change - I enter a personal time and space which could never be shared with others. During the 2 years spent on this project I used an instrument made with rubber bands and nails to document my daily involvement with sounds. There exist various faces of 'me' and through the process of recording I became aware of the concept of 'beyond the window' and got lost in this vague daily space. What could you see beyond the window? The whole universe and at the same time the usual me living my daily, ordinary life.
Spekk-010
CD
$16.25

International Submarine Band
Blue Eyes/Luxury Liner
PS, US Gram Parsons, on board with The Byrds only for their 1968 LP Sweetheart of the Rodeo, would find fame a year later with the Flying Burrito Bros. Equally fascinating today is Parsons' original combo, the International Submarine Band, whose country-rock synthesis laid the groundwork for the down-home stylings by The Byrds and Burritos. The ISB cut a pair of ultra-rare singles for Lee Hazlewood's LHI imprint -- 'Blue Eyes' / 'Luxury Liner' and 'Miller's Cave' / 'I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known' -- and Sundazed takes great pride in releasing the original mono masters as a stunning, four-song EP to document the band that first delivered Gram Parsons' vision to the world.
Sundazed
45
$5.50

International Submarine Band
Safe At Home
PS, US A reissue of the seminal 1967 country rock album from GRAM PARSONS and the legendary INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND. Remastered from the original, pristine two-track stereo LHI-label masters, you get all the tracks from the original Safe At Home release, along with the unissued "Knee Deep In The Blues" (recorded during the same sessions).
Sundazed -6206
CD
$15.00

Johnson, Robert
King of the Delta Blues Singers [Bonus Track]
PS, US You need this.
Sony
CD
$12.25

Justine
S-T
PS, UK Recorded in London by a youthful Anglo-American quintet and originally released in June 1970, this lost classic was described in original promotional material as "rich, splendid bursts of colorful sound." A bewitching brew of dreamy pop and whimsical psychedelia, it features glorious vocal harmonies throughout and culminates with one of the era's greatest acid trips, the mind-blowing "Unknown Journey." This long-awaited reissue tells their story for the first time, and also includes both sides of their ultra-rare pre-LP single, making it an essential purchase for all fans of top-end progressive popsike.
Sunbeam
CD
$16.25

Leila
Blood, Looms, & Blooms
PS, US New album from the UK producer/DJ. Incorporates everything from deep techno to postmodern hip-hop & classic soundtrack styles.
Warp
CD
$13.00

Libertines
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$13.25

Libertines
Up The Bracket
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$13.25

Logan, Giuseppi
Quartet
PS, US Features Giuseppi Logan: bass clarinet, flute, Pakistani oboe, alto & tenor sax; Don Pullen: piano; Eddie Gómez: bass; Milford Graves: drums. On 11/11/64, Giuseppi Logan went to Bell Sound Studios to record his first album for the newly formed ESP-Disk label. Bernard Stollman discovered Giuseppi and others who would form the nucleus of his label at the October Revolution Concert of 1964. For the recording, Giuseppi chose friends and fellow music companions Don Pullen and Milford Graves, and added bassist extraordinaire Eddie Gomez. The session is rich with imagination, and added to the dimension of musicians who would become the roster of ESP-Disk. Research and accurate session date information and analog tape transfer by Michael D. Anderson. Digitally remastered. New Digipak format. "One of the most uncompromisingly 'out' free jazz records of its time."-AMG
ESPDisk
CD
$0.00

M. Ward
Transfiguration Of Vincent
PS, US Deluxe packaging & 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl. Available on LP for the first time! Ward's 3rd album that is clearly progressive while simultaneously sounding regressive, feeling dusty w/ age, & manifesting a genius that is pure & untempered. His music defies description except to say it is coming from somewhere seeped in the early blues w/ a Neil Young overlay & the feel of country, blues, pop, & folk.
JealousButcher
LP
$12.50

Magnet
#79
PS, US Summer 2008 issue w/ RAY DAVIES on the cover, interviewed by Ira Kaplan of YO LA TENGO. Plus: the top 20 Kink's songs, an oral history of Mudhoney 88-89, Spiritualized, Silver Jews, Wire, Jellyfish, The Whigs & more!
ZINE
$3.00

Martha And The Muffins
Danseparc
PS, UK Martha & The Muffins are one of Canada's most acclaimed and cherished pop/rock bands, famed for their universal hit Echo Beach (the ode to office escapism recently used as the title and theme song of the acclaimed 12-part ITV serial). Danseparc is among their finest achievements, an album which, on release in 1983, received substantial critical acclaim. See the contemporaneous rave press notices below. It was the second of three albums coproduced with the band by fellow Canadian Daniel Lanois, famous for his work with U2, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno and many others. This is still Martha Johnson s show, even when the songs are not, and it's her personality reflected off the others that gives Danseparc the sort of sexual spark the Au Pairs could only theorize. (JD Considine, MUSICIAN). Danseparc manages to handily balance a playful sense of adventure with unforced pop naiveté and retain the band s unique vitality like XTC, these nimble Canadians demonstrate that an irreverent intelligence needn't disqualify one from playing in the major leagues. (MUSIC AND SOUND OUTPUT). Plenty of great noise abounding here, especially on the aptly titled Obedience and the bongo-driven Boys In The Bushes I am using you, am I amusing you? coos the cucumberly Ms. Martha while keyboards swirl, guitars scratch and guest saxophones wail all around. (CREEM) This deluxe reissue has been re-mastered under the band's direct supervision. Mark Gane and Martha Johnson have also overseen the artwork, which features lyrics to all the songs plus a number of unpublished photos and video stills. There are also three bonus tracks. The band will release a new album and tour later this year, and will be available for interview by arrangement.
CherryRed-364
CD
$15.50

Mason, Dave
Alone Together
PS, UK A one time Kim Fowley protégé, and one time Spencer Davis guitar tech, Dave Mason was a key and founder member of psych/pop/funk/soul/fusion legends Traffic. The writer of many of the band's early classics including the timeless and much-covered "Feelin Alright?" Mason was the first to leave due to the classic 'musical differences. Moving to the US, his first solo album was one of the many recordings to come out of the Leon Russell/Delaney & Bonnie axis in1969/1970. Alone Together contains excellent, tightly constructed pop songs, redolent of his singles for Traffic, albeit extended in the then new style, built on a fat bed of acoustic guitars with tasteful electric guitar accents. Mason's vocals are embellished with harmonies from Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear and Delaney & Bonnie. Besides the hit Only You Know and I Know, (also a hit for Delaney & Bonnie) highlights include the bouncy gospel-inflected Waitin' On You and the banjo-bejeweled Just a Song. Look at You Look at Me and the wonderfully wah-wahed Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave are reminiscent of Traffic, whose drummer, Jim Capaldi is among the all-star cast assembled here.
Rev-Ola-251
CD
$15.50

Mason, Dave & Cass Elliot
Self-Titled
PS, UK A deceptive one this! Originally planned as a Dave Mason solo album, it is certainly one of his finest and coupling him with Cass Elliot was an utter stroke of genius, as she goes from being "just" producer and backing vocalist to being the shining guest star of the album. Cass provides excellent background vocals on her non-lead songs alongside sister Leah Kunkel making up an impressive harmony stack. The album is propelled by Mason's superb songwriting talents and tracks such as On and On, Walk to the Point, and several others bear this out. His guitar playing is some of his finest recorded work, especially the epic Glittering Façade, where he layers acoustic and electric guitars to a scintillating effect. Elliot's Here We Go Again showcases her ability as an outstanding lead vocalist, showing just what a star we lost. Paul Harris provides some excellent keyboard and string arrangements providing a glimpse of fine work that was to follow in Stephen Stills' Manassas. The rest of the stellar backing crew outdo themselves. This is a highly underrated album, but in the end, one of the finest of the 1970s and one with shockingly modern soundscapes.
Rev-Ola-225
CD
$15.50

Melvins
Nude With Boots (ON SALE)
PS, US It's 2008 and The Melvins are still called "family entertainment on another level." Almost 25 years, over 25 albums and still counting. The band still includes founding member King Buzzo and almost founding member Dale Crover, and they STILL have the Big Business guys Jared Warren and Coady Willis playing with them. This is extraordinary considering how hard it is for bass players and others to stick around the Melvins camp for more than two minutes. Everyone always loses their minds with or without drugs, but mostly with. They can't explain why, but the list of former members is about 40 and counting. Well, 40 might be a bit of an exaggeration but not by much. The Melvins have been a band for a long, long, long, long time... A long, long, long time. They're somewhere in between a novelty act and yesterdays news. It's a strange place for a band with a Peter Pan complex to be in but there it is! What the hell right? We ALL want to just get on a space ship and watch the earth explode, don't we? As hard as it might be to believe, The Melvins have a NEW album in the can! It's called Nude With Boots and is scheduled for a July 8 release. It's good... Groovy good! They played it for their wives and girlfriends and they seemed to like it so HERE WE GO! The Melvins' influence is vast and incomparable. It's global baby, and AND King Buzzo has even been accused of attempted murder! You know it HAS to be BS because when the King starts something, he finishes it. He's never ATTEMPTED anything in his life. He gets the job done, and so do the Melvins.
Ipecac
CD
$15.00

Meneguar
The In Hour
PS, US Switching instruments and experimenting with recording techniques, Meneguar has cooked up a totally unique (and surprising) record. The In Hour channels the spontaneity and aesthetics of Swell Maps, the pop hooks of the Zombies, and lyrical collage of Guided By Voices. Everything was home recorded at their little Xanadu in Brooklyn, Rear House, home base to Jeremy Earl's Woodsist label (Blues Control, Sic Alps, Wooden Wand, Jana Hunter) and the changing roster of Meneguar's alter egos (Woods, Shepherds). Only six months since their last record, The In Hour represents a serious departure that still holds true to the band's undeniable pop sensibility.
Woodsist
LP
$13.75

Mojo
#177 (August 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Notwist
The Devil, You + Me
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$17.50

One In A Million
Double Sight
PS, UK Featuring the precocious talents of 14-year-old guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish band One In A Million's genre-defining December 1967 single 'Fredereek Hernando'/'Double Sight' is widely acknowledged as one of the rarest and best British psychedelic singles of the era. Naturally enough, that double-sided classic is included on this complete anthology of the group's recordings, which also includes both sides of their highly-regarded mod-pop debut single from January 1967 as well as no less than seven previously unreleased, unknown-to-exist, Who-influenced demo recordings from the same period. With a number of hitherto unpublished photographs, comprehensive liner notes and numerous quotes from lead singer and chief songwriter Alan Young, Double Sight is the final word on one of the most intriguing and obscure groups to emerge from the British psychedelic scene.
WoodenHill
CD
$21.75

Opitope
Hau
PS, JAPAN Optiope is a duo formed by Date Tomoyoshi and Chihei Hatakeyama (also known for his works on Kranky) in autumn 2002. 'Hau' is an imaginary album traveling from the north to south, overlapping the images of transition of the four seasons. In reality, indeed one thing always leads to an end and I feel sad every time I think about that. In this album, we tried to express this sorrow feeling changing gradually into hope as we travel south. Seasons have no end. It always moves from spring, summer, autumn, winter back to spring.. And just like the changing seasons, the tracks in this album constantly shifts another and the last piece connects to the very beginning which forms the never ending circle. We have expressed the images of these "endings" with "never endings" by music. These thoughts were brought up naturally during the making of this album and it's not that we had this idea from the start. Another concept of this album is "symmetry". There are 9 pieces in this album and is constructed by track 5 being the axis of the symmetry - like in terms os composition, 1st track is a piano piece and also the 9th track. The same thing goes to the arrangements like you will notice sounds that forms contrasts between the left & right speaker.
Spekk-011
CD
$16.25

Osorezan
Mimidokodesuka
PS, US "Do you like Derek Bailey?" This was the question posed to JIM O'ROURKE on his first meeting w/ bass-playing fury DARIN GRAY. This is Jim on electric guitar & Darin on contrabass bonded w/ CHRIS CORSANO, who's blown the free world on its tony ass w/ his unbridled power, intensely collaborative nature & smooth stickwork behind the kit. Recorded live at the Pit Inn in Tokyo during a 2005 residency.
DragCity
CD
$13.00

Osorezan
Mimidokodesuka
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Pacific!
Reveries
PS, US Superb songcraft from this Swedish band, recalling the elegance & melancholy of early Air, Royksopp, Phoenix & vintage Beach Boys.
Caroline
CD
$16.00

Paisleys
Cosmic Mind At Play
PS, US The PAISLEYS' mystical, groovy yet brooding album, Cosmic Mind At Play, makes it's first ever legit re-release on Sundazed Records. This late-sixties-era full-length reissue now includes unissued cuts from the sessions, and a few revealing demos to serve as a swirlingly-psychedelic portrait of these dark Minneapolis wizards.
Sundazed-11112
CD
$15.00

Paper Rad
Trash Talking
PS, US Think of this group showing up to the 80's dance party with tazers & ketamine, and you waking up at the bottom of the ball tank at Chuck E Cheese. Not suitable for work, but definitely suitable for family occasions! This DVD includes lots of ephemera filling every color on the PANTONE wheel, but also including the recurring Alfe character in a brand new (never aired) TV Pilot. Also included will be the ultimate PAPER RAD "Guide to CD-ROMS" - essential knowledge for jammers everywhere. Also word comes from PAPER RAD HQ that this shiny video capsule will have "multi multi media, box eyes, and Future Genies out-takes" When all the footage is bonus, seated TV viewers come out ahead. This is for fans young & old looking for strange new voices!
Load
DVD
$17.00

Parsons, Gram
Another Side Of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons 1965-1966
PS, US 18 trx loaded with never-before-heard demos from country-rock pioneer from the Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers. Incl Brass Buttons & Nov. Nights.
Sundazed-11092
CD
$15.00

Peanut Butter Conspiracy
For Children Of All Ages
PS, UK Perhaps it was just their name, but the Peanut Butter Conspiracy somehow failed to reap due plaudits during their existence. From an early incarnation as the Ashes onwards, their story intertwines with those of several Californian contemporaries while, at its best, the band's music fused Bay Area-styled invention with 60s LA sunshine harmonies. They scored early on with the deathless Turn On A Friend (To The Good Life) This, their final album, may not scale such heights, but it nonetheless provides a fascinating coda to the group's complex history. Moving into rock and R&B areas at times, we still have the soulful vocals of Alan Brackett mixed with the ethereal tones of Sandy Robison for that unique and loveable PBC sound.
Rev-Ola-253
CD
$15.50

Rain
S-T
PS, UK Rain arose from the ashes of Rock Island (who also made a highly-regarded album of psychedelic rock), and their sole album is a lost classic touching on power-pop, progressive rock, folk and psychedelia, boasting glorious melodies, harmony vocals and superb musicianship. Recorded under the aegis of the legendary Enoch Light in New York in 1971, it was barely released but has gone on to acquire a major cult reputation. This long-overdue reissue has been prepared with the full involvement of leader Cobb Bussinger, and includes detailed historical notes, previously-unseen photographs and an ultra-rare non-LP bonus track.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Ratatat
Lp3
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$14.00

Ratatat
Lp3
PS, US Their third studio album, following 2006's "Classics", which scanned over 50K in the US. The characteristic guitar style is still present here, but there are an abundance of new textures, from Wurlitzer and mellotron to live rather than programmed percussion. The album will be preceded by the release of the limited edition 7-inch "Shiller", a completely beatless track which opens the new album. "Ratatat make a thick instrumental soup with equal dashes of analog touch and digital chaos. Everything from slide guitar to sleigh bells and harsh metal riffs to club dance beats get chopped up and mixed up in their concoction that gets the whole crowd moving" - Slap.
XL
CD
$13.25

Rayne
S-T
PS, US Frank Saucier and his three brothers formed Rayne in 1977, located in a New Orleans suburb. They recorded the album with good home equipment with no overdubs. The original album ("the black album," as they called it), released in 1979, was only pressed 300 times and during a moment of frustration, they took a box of the album and shot it with a shotgun, making this a hard collector-find, in the truest sense. The music is first class psych rock -- strong compositions with great guitars and vocals -- everything just right and something you would expect from bayou tough-guys -- pure Southern spirit.
Shadoks
CD
$18.00

Record Collector
#351 (July 2008)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Record Collector
#352 (August 2008)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Ruhlmann, Mathieu & Celer
Mesoscaphe
PS, JAPAN A beautiful collaboration album by sound artists Mathieu Ruhlamm (CAN) and Celer (US). 'Mesoscaphe' is a sound work dedicated to The 1969 voyage of the Ben Franklin, the naturally-propelled submarine created to explore the currents of the Gulf Stream, and the nature of the sea. Half of the sound is composed of original pieces of music, meant to symbolize a deepening human element culled from memory, from strings, pianos, and electronics. The other half of the sound is composed of natural field recordings, of the Ben Franklin itself, as well as the surrounding oceans and habitats, with the intention of providing realism through sound, just as if it were an actual document from the voyage, of the surrounding ocean. The artists exchanged their own original sounds with each other, allowing each artist to experiment and remix outside of their own sound sources, with the potential to apply our own sound methods to each others' sound sources, and develop the concept even further. Titles were made to coordinate with the movement of the voyage, creating their own story, in relation to the progressing sounds. The final result is a documented literary and audio interpretation of the voyage, from the perspective of 3 sound and visual artists, of the experiences and surroundings of the crew of the Ben Franklin, traveling for 30 days by the gentle glide of the Gulf Stream. We hope to bring attention to an important event in history, overshadowed by the moon landings, and for people to know the story of the revolutionary submarine that explored the nature of the ocean, challenged scientific development, and ended up in a salvage yard.
Spekk-014
CD
$16.25

Saturday Looks Good To Me
Dianne Fallling Off Of Her Horse b/w Springtime Judgment
PS, US Two tracks not available anywhere else feat. FRED THOMAS on vocals & representing a return to SLGTM's lo-fi origins of home recording & tossed off pop classics. LIMITED to 500 on red vinyl!!
ErnestJenning
45
$5.50

Sexsmith, Ron
Exit Strategy of the Soul
PS, US Sexsmith expands his musical canon w/ vaulted yet direct string arrangements & sweeping horn sections, resulting in a work equal in musical breadth & emotional depth. Delving deep into Cuban music, Sexsmith recruited legendary Cuban musicians AMAURY PEREZ & ALEXANDER ABREU as well as experienced arranger JOAQUIN BETANCOURT to lend latin punch & style to his sweeping, yearnful melodies. The standout track 'Brandy Alexander,' was co-written w/ fellow Canadian singer-songwriter FEIST.
YepRoc
CD
$13.75

Sic Alps
United
PS, US This merch table gem is a one sided 7" limited to 1000 copies. 500 on blue, 200 on red, 200 yellow and 100 on green. Contained on this thick piece of love is a rockola version of Throbbing Gristle's track United. This will be gone fast and won't be repressed.
Important-192
45
$5.50

Smith, Patti & Kevin Shields
The Coral Sea
PS, US Unique collaboration two rock legends from odd ends of the rock legend spectrum... Double-disc set of the live performance of "The Coral Sea" - Patti Smith's posthumous homage to her friend & photographer Robert Mapplethorpe & the title to her 1997 book. Shields (MY BLOODY VALENTINE) accompanies her on guitars & effects & creates a haunting backdrop to the spoken prose. A kind of screaming requiem, "The Coral Sea" describes Mapplethorpe's terminal illness. Intense, layered electronics surged to a discordant climax as Patti Smith read her poem, the words sailing over the noise like an ocean liner.
Pask
DCD
$19.00

Smittens, The
The Coolest Thing About Love
PS, US Delicate and Twee! Summer fun with a sparkly heart! Sincere honest pop music with a gentle soul and good intentions! Herein lie some of the Smittens sweetest songs yet. Expanding their sonic palate a bit on their third full-length album, the Smittens' take on hot fun in the summer sun finds them creating oodles of hummable melodies in a rainbow assortment of whimsical locales (on the beach, on the interstate, in a dandelion field, in the library- to name just a few!) and dishing out the love in all directions! The Smittens sing their songs directly into your heart and leave lasting deep warmth there, even as their catchy tunes continue to spin round and round your head! Lovingly recorded by the Smittens themselves with new sounds and friends chipping in including (a sassy cameo from Tullycraft's Sean Tollefson!) and then mixed and produced with Eric Masunaga.
HHBTM-101
CD
$12.25

Smokey & His Sister
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US Smokey Mims and his sister Vicki made the huge leap from the Greenwich Village folk clubs and coffee houses to sign with Columbia Records where they released a pair of now highly-prized singles in 1967. Produced by David Rubinson, the trippy, harmony-laced Smokey and his Sister debut album, unfathomably, has remained on the shelf until now. Precious and beautiful, this album has finally arrived to turn whispered rumor into hauntingly seductive reality.
Sundazed
CD
$15.00

Stop Smiling
#35 (MAGAZINE + PLUSH 7")
PS, US Gambling Issue w/ 3 different covers, OLIVER STONE, SNOOP DOGG & CALIFORNIA SPLIT. Includes LIMITED EDITION 7" featuring first single from Bright Penny by PLUSH ("Take a Chance" b/w "If I Could"). David Milch, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, Martha Frankel, Tom Durkin, Nick Tosches, Nicky Barnes, Joseph Walsh, Stephanie Izard, tons more!
ZINE
$8.75

Sunforest
The Sound of Sunforest [re-issue]
PS, UK Steeped in medieval and Renaissance sounds as well as pop, this U.S. female trio epitomized their generation's gleeful experimentalism. Recorded in London's Olympic studios in two weeks in the autumn of 1969, their wonderful album encompasses acid-tinged folk, riotous country, faux 1930s balladry and psychedelic pop with strong melodies, striking vocal harmonies, and immaculate arrangements. One fan was film director Stanley Kubrick -- he included "I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper" and "Overture To The Sun" on his famous Clockwork Orange soundtrack. The album has gone on to become one of the most sought-after releases of its time, and is presented here in a numbered, strictly-limited card-wallet format.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25

Sunny Day Sets Fire
Summer Palace
PS, US SDSF's music reflects their shared loves of 60s psych, the Beach Boys, classic Sun Rock and Roll, their style can be described rather as psych-pop. Summer Palace is their debut full length. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "London-based internationalists Sunny Day Sets Fire are actually an immediately likeable indie pop band with subtle psychedelic influences... A consistently solid record filled with perky vocal hooks, luxurious male/female harmonies, and inventive, tuneful arrangements. Utterly charming without being precious and cutesy, Summer Palace is an unexpected gem recommended to fans of the Apples In Stereo, XTC or any of the Dave Fridmann-produced bands."
IAmSound
CD
$11.50

Taj Mahal Travellers
July 15, 1972
PS, US Official CD reissue of the first Taj Mahal Travellers album, licensed from Sony Japan. Originally issued by CBS in Japan in 1972, this has been incredibly in-demand for quite some time (this Showboat edition was first issued in 2001 or thereabouts and is now more widely available again). The precursor to the 2nd and final Taj-Mahal Travellers album, August 1974 (reissued on P-vine in the late '90s and still available), this represents Fluxus-inspired drone and improvisation at its peak. The line up for this album is: Takehisa Kosugi (electronic violin, radio oscillators & voice), Ryo Loike (electronic contrabass, suntool, harmonia & sheet iron), Yukio Tsuchiya (vibraphon, suntool), Michihiro Kimura (electronic guitar & percussion), Seiji Nagai (electronic trumpet, harmonica & castanet), Tokio Hasegawa (vocal), Kinji Hayashi (electronic engineer), Go Hamada (producer). Recorded live at Sohgetsu Hall, Tokyo on 7/15/72.
Showboat/SkyStation
CD
$26.00

Telepathic Butterflies
Breakfast In Suburbia
PS, US New album! Pristine pop w/ psychedelic flourishes as well as crunchy harmonic rock w/cleverly textured guitar work.
RainbowQuartz
CD
$13.75

Telepathic Butterflies
Breakfast in Suburbia
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RainbowQuartz
DLP
$18.25

Them
S-T
PS, UK The complicated life of this legendary UK R&B outfit was almost over when this, their penultimate album, appeared in 1970. Astonishingly, by then they were reduced to a duo consisting of original bassist Alan Henderson and U.S. vocalist/percussionist Jerry Cole. It ranges from pounding psychedelia ("I Keep Singing") and snotty garage punk ("Lonely Weekends," a shameless rewrite of "Gloria") to furious rock and roll ("Jo Ann") and even a country ballad ("Take A Little Time"). As the original sleevenotes declared: "The Them sound combines the typical British style with an air of mystery and an atmosphere of excitement... mythical, mystical, Oriental, African, electronic and computer rhythms included."
Fallout
CD
$16.00

Them
Them In Reality
PS, UK In 1971, following the departure of his bandmate Jerry Cole, bassist Alan Henderson joined forces with U.S. guitarist Jim Parker and drummer John Stark to make this lost power trio classic -- the last to be issued under the legendary Them moniker. It opens with a searing medley of the Them classics "Gloria" and "Baby Please Don't Go," boasting superb interplay and savage psychedelic guitar throughout. Elsewhere, Stark and Parker flex their songwriting muscles on a series of powerful compositions, and even an acid folk number. Like its equally overlooked predecessor, this lost classic is guaranteed to find favor with fans of top-end garage rock.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Totem
Live at Birdland
PS, US TOTEM> is a benchmark in the world of experimental sound & contemporary improv. TOTEM> is a noise rock/free improvisation trio that ventures from walls of sound to exploring microscopic sound worlds. With guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil, bassist Tom Blancarte and drummer Andrew Drury this trio makes music that is fresh, uncategorizable, and at the frontiers of understanding. TOTEM> has been influenced by adverse circumstances, extremes, paradoxes and technology - both primitive and futuristic. Digipak
ESPDisk
CD
$12.75

Tu Fawning
Secession EP
PS, US Tu Fawning is the new project of Joe Haege and Corrina Repp. The collaboration stemmed from a mutual desire to achieve something outside the bounds of their other projects, 31Knots (Haege) and Corrina Repp. One look at the liner notes finds Haege all over Corrina Repp's The Absent and The Distant, which was released on Mark Kozelek's (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon) label Caldo Verde. Then the roles were reversed as Repp appeared on 31Knots' EP:Polemics and The Days and Nights Of Everything Anywhere, both released on Polyvinyl. Haege has also served as Repp's backing "band" for tours they have done with Mark Kozelek and Norfolk and Western, playing drums, piano, samples and singing. This is truly when the ideas for what would become Tu Fawning began to take shape. Both Haege and Repp have been touring internationally for many years now. They have individually shared the stage with the likes of Cat Power, The Decemberists, Modest Mouse and Menomena to name a few. Together under the Tu Fawning moniker they already have a European tour under their belt as well as quickly becoming one of the most recognizable bands in the local music scene in Portland.
Polyvinyl-156
CD
$8.25

Uncut
#135 (August 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Under the Radar
#22
PS, UK "The Protest Issue" Dual covers; Colin Meloy, Chris Walla & Brit Daniel on one cover. Michael Stipe & Issac Brock on the other. Featuring Artists on the 2008 campaign trail, Top 10 protest songs. Articles on Portishead, Conor Oberst, Spirtualized, My Morning Jacket and more!
ZINE
$3.75

Unrelated Segments
Story Of My Life
PS, US Assaulting Detroit's Top Twenty in 1966-67 with screaming, teenage garage anthems 'Story Of My Life' and 'Where You Gonna Go?,' the Unrelated Segments were the obvious spiritual forebears of Motor City heroes the Stooges and the MC5. These five working-class kids sported killer vocals with just enough mind-altering guitar work to buzz around the the city's corporate music behemoths like wasps at a Labor Day picnic table.
Sundazed
10
$10.00

Various
Let's Ride: 20 Popsike Excursions from the UK & Europe, Fairytakes Can Come True Volume 3.
VA: Let's Ride: 20 Popsike Excursions from the UK & Europe CD (PC 7022CD). ...Fairytakes Can Come True Volume 3. The Psychic Circle label has visited this Neverland twice before, and due to the great response, they're going back for yet another trip. This time you'll meet a suitably freaked-out Irish showband, an American band transported to Paris, a family band from Fulham, a Scottish supergroup in the making, plus a whole lot more. The many-hued charabanc is fuelled and ready to depart. Climb aboard, wrap your paisley travel rugs around your vertically-striped hipsters and Let's Ride. Compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: Sight & Sound, Winston G, Hubert Thomas Valverde & The HTs, Royalty, Les Irresistibles, Stoics, Grand Union, Barry Benson, Graham Bonney, Katch 22, My Kind Of People, Mike Batt, The Chanters, Des James, Unit 4 + 2, Tony Hazzard, The Newmens, Dave Christie, White Lining and Equip 84.
PsychicCircle-7022
CD
$16.25

Various
Psychedelic Schlemiels 2: More Lost Sounds From The Britpsych Scene 1967-1969
PS, UK The second volume of Wooden Hill's ongoing series of lost nuggets from the soft white underbelly of the late '60s British psychedelic scene, Psychedelic Schlemiels 2 assembles no less than 20 previously-unheard acetate and private tape recordings from mostly unsigned provincial groups. With vital contributions from such obscure local heroes as Cellophane Cloud, Sweet Marriage, Varsity Rag and Forever Changes, and featuring previously-unreleased demos by major label acts The Loot, Young Blood and Opal Butterfly, Psychedelic Schlemiels 2 offers another fascinating glimpse into the hitherto lost world of small-town suburban psychedelia.
WoodenHill
CD
$21.75

Various
Don't Press Your Luck! The IN Sound of 60's Connecticut Garage and Psych Howlers From The Vaults Of Trod Nossel Studios '66-'68
PS, US The pounding garage-rock din emanating from the jungles of deepest Connecticut could overwhelm the senses, causing the weary NY commuter to become disoriented! Who knew that the most deranged '66-'68 teenage mayhem imaginable would come from Wallingford's Trod Nossel Studios, whose owner/producer Thomas 'Doc' Cavalier (a former dentist) recorded top-flight acts as diverse as the tough 'n' melodic Shags ('Don't Press Your Luck'), the R&B-consumed Wildweeds ('No Good to Cry,' featuring a Pre-NRBQ Al Anderson on vocals) and fuzzed-out punks the Bram Rigg Set ('I Can Only Give You Everything'). SUNDAZED presents the high-impact, garage-rock havoc -- at least two-thirds of it totally unreleased -- that finally tears the lid off Connecticut's best-kept rock 'n' roll secret!
Sundazed
CD
$16.00

Various
Don't Press Your Luck! The IN Sound of 60's Connecticut Garage and Psych Howlers From The Vaults Of Trod Nossel Studios '66-'68
PS, US Double LP version. Limited edition, numbered pressing of 1000! Also contains five exclusive LP-only bonus tracks!
Sundazed
DLP
$27.00

Virgin Passages
Distance
PS, US The group started out as a 3 piece experimental act from Staffordshire in the UK. In recent years they have expanded to a 6 piece reminiscent in placesof Jackie-O Motherfucker, Spiritualized, & early Mercury Rev. Creating haunting melodies from often improvised pieces, the band's unique sound feels as old as the hills yet utterly refreshing.
Fire
CD
$14.50

Wendy & Bonnie
Genesis
PS, US San Francisco based teen sisters melodic confections from 1968. Breezy Brazilian splashes, soft-rock strains & sisterly harmony.
Sundazed-11102
CD
$15.00

Wire Magazine
#293
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Women
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FlemishEye
LP
$17.00

Woodbox Gang
Drunk as Dragons
PS, US While this is a sure bet for fans of Slim Cessna & our other Denver acts, their sound has a more desolate, outlaw twist: after all, Southern Illinois has a history as a gangster hideout & secessionist threat to Honest Abe.
AlternativeTenticles
CD
$16.00

Woodentops
Hypno Beat Live [Bonus Tracks]
PS, UK
CherryRed
CD
$17.25

Yamamoto, Eri
Duologue
PS, US Yamamoto's 1st album as a leader outside of the piano trio format. Each piece was composed by her specifically w/each duo partner in mind (DANIEL CARTER, WILLIAM PARKER, HAMID DRAKE, FEDERICO UGHI) & each piece is informed & suffused by their respective musical/personal essences. Contemplative, jubilant, & mesmerizing
AumFidelity
CD
$12.50

Youngbloods, The
Beautiful! Live in San Francisco, 1971
PS, US By the time the Youngbloods, always crowd faves at the west coast ballrooms, performed live for San Francisco's free-form radio pioneer KSAN in 1971, they'd honed their set to a fine gloss. Featuring the smooth as apple-butter voice of Jesse Colin Young and the guitar/keyboard wizardry of Banana, backed by the rock-solid bass-and-drum tandem of Michael Kane and Joe Bauer, the Youngbloods positively sparkle here. We're elated to present a lengthy, previously unissued 13-song set that's equal parts rocking R&B, dreamy jazzers and honky tonk flag-wavers, with just a little bit of psychedelic weirdness -- topped off, of course, by a knockout version of their generational anthem, 'Get Together.' The Youngbloods: at the top of their game, making it all look so easy -- and so damn beautiful.
Sundazed
CD
$16.00

Ystavat, Kemialliset
Harmaa Laguuni
PS, US Feat. performances from quite a few of our favorite Finnish noisemakers, including members of AVARUS, KIILA & ES. Also TOM & CHRISTINA of CHARALAMBIDES guest! Often labeled as psych folk, his recordings have included such diverse instruments as detuned guitars, mandolins, balalaikas, toys, hand percussion, & samples from recordings by Sun Ra, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Vibracathedral Orchestra.
SecretEye
CD
$13.00

Forthcoming Releases

1900s, The
Everybody's Got A Collection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY?)
NO PS, US New 7" vinyl phonograph single from Chicago psych-pop troupe, featuring two non-album tracks. White wax, black jacket, real posh.
Parasol-039
45
$3.50

31Knots
Worried Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Plainly stated, 31Knots hasn't moved in a new direction so much as they've ripened tofull maturity, evolved into the creature they're meant to be. Previous efforts are just as tightly wrapped, just as fierce and incendiary. But something is different. Something here is new. It deserves to be called out as thought provoking and well written music in a time when substance is quickly giving way to music of commerce and palatability. There is no band like 31Knots and Worried Well finds them at the full height of their
powers.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

31Knots
Worried Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Action Biker
Hesperian Puisto (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 12TH)
PS, SWEDEN It really is time for Action Biker's first solo album! It has now been six years since she emerged as an artist doing fun and popular live shows and releasing CD-R's in the indie pop scene of Gothenburg, Sweden, which included people like Jens Lekman and The Honeydrips. Since then, Sarah Nyberg Pergament has been involved in other projects, such as Flow Flux Clan, Kissing Mirrors and The Dreamers, whose record "Day For Night" has received great acclaim from different places around the world. Over the years, Sarah has also performed lots of Action Biker shows (some, as an opening act for Le Tigre and The Embassy), contributed to recordings with Lars Blek (The Field), Differnet and The Honeydrips, and all this time, new recordings with Action Biker have popped up on compilations and singles. In brief, when "Hesperian Puisto" finally is released, it means the début of someone with a lot of experienceŠ The record is named after the Hesperian park in Helsinki, Finland, where Sarah lived for a while. She describes her music as baroque on synthesizers. It is pop music built on complex naivety - altogether very accessible music with distinct vocals and a crispy, sweet, analogue sound. Two great-looking videos are also included on the CD. References and Influences: Young Marble Giants, Broadcast, Dislocation Dance, Moondog, Virna Lindt, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Antena, Francoise Hardy, Saint Etienne, Brian Eno, Ghost Box, Stereolab, Fred Astaire, Maurice Ravel, ESG, Komeda, Cluster, Flying Lizards, Syd Barrett, The Passions, St Christopher, John Barry, Can, Human League, Colleen, Marine Girls, Eric Dolphy, Telex, George Delerue, The Wake, Kraftwerk, Lori & The Chameleons, Differnet.
FriendlyNoise-69
CD
$13.50

Ambarchi, Oren
A Final Kiss on Poisoned Cheeks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US There is a vivid breadth to the guitar deconstructions of Australian OREN AMBARCHI. Sometimes his work takes a delicate lilt; it can also dive into dark and deep pools of sound when he joins cowl-core ensembles Sunn O))) (with Stephen O'Malley) and Burial Chamber Trio (with Greg Anderson). Whether with those bands, solo, or in collaboration with luminaries ranging from Mike Patton and John Zorn to Christian Fennesz, he consistently reroutes his instrument into zones of arch, alien abstraction. "A Final Kiss on Poisoned Cheeks" offers a dizzying gaze straight into a chasm of extreme frequencies - paint-peelingly high and bowel-churningly low - all set atop a sub-strata of menace, angst, and contemplative beauty.
TableOfTheElements-95
LP
$14.25

Armour, Douglas
The Light Of The Golden Day, The Arms Of The Night (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US And now for something different... Fulfilling the promise of his impeccable entry in our 7-inch series, THE SOCIAL CLUB, THE SOCIAL REGISTRY is proud to announce "The Light Of A Golden Day, The Arms Of The Night" -- the debut LP from Los Angeles located DOUGLAS ARMOUR. This album finds the artist expertly blending tons of our favorite poptones from days past to create a hyper-literate pastiche that's equal parts nostalgia and forward thinking. Echoing its title, the LP has a structure that plays off binary oppositions to create one of the most varied pop albums we've heard in a long time.
TheSocialRegistry-051
LP
$10.25

Astro/Hiroshi Hasegawa
Live At Muryoku Muzen Temple (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Live At Muryoku Muzen Temple is limited to 500 copies with the first 100 on color vinyl. This is the companion release to the Astro CD titled The Echo At The Purple Dawn being released at the same time on Important Records. Astro, of course, is the analog/space project of Hiroshi Hasegawa of the legendary Japanese group C.C.C.C. This limited vinyl only release was created using ring modulator and vocals which are rare these days in Astro recordings. Cover art designed by Important. ASTRO is Hiroshi Hasegawa's solo project. He is a founding member of the Japanese noise group C.C.C. Born in 1963, Hasegawa began his improvisation with his voice and drums. In 1990, he made the group C.C.C.C. around the concept of improvised mass-noise with a very loud sound. Members included Mayuko Hino, Ryuichi Nagakubo, Fumio Kosakai. Hasegawa began his solo unit ASTRO with analog synthesizers in 1993 and continued playing in C.C.C.C. Though C.C.C.C. is no more, Hasegawa has continued with Astro and his numerous collaborations drifting between dreamy spaced out bliss and full on waterfalls of beautiful noise.
Important-198
LP
$16.25

Astro/Hiroshi Hasegawa
The Echo From The Purple Dawn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US The Echo From The Purple Dawn is a brand new full length from C.C.C.C. member Hiroshi Hasegawa's solo project Astro. Using a battery of oscillators, ring modulators and field recordings Hasegawa has created an engaging and versitile album that masterfully drifts between spaced out analog dream drone and a more extreme form of harsher droning. As Astro Hasegawa is able to combine some of the harsher influence of C.C.C.C. into the world of analog space music to create the signature sounds of Astro. Included is a live track recorded at a festival at the Tokyo Keizai niversity organized by Tetsuo Kogawa. Cover art designed by Important. ASTRO is Hiroshi Hasegawa's solo project. He is a founding member of the Japanese noise group C.C.C.C. Born in 1963, Hasegawa began his improvisation with his voice and drums. In 1990, he made the group C.C.C.C. around the concept of improvised mass-noise with a very loud sound. Members included Mayuko Hino, Ryuichi Nagakubo, Fumio Kosakai. Hasegawa began his solo unit ASTRO with analog synthesizers in 1993 and continued playing in C.C.C.C. Though C.C.C.C. is no more, Hasegawa has continued with Astro and his numerous collaborations drifting between dreamy spaced out bliss and full on waterfalls of beautiful noise.
Important-197
CD
$12.25

Barzelay, Eef
Lose Big (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US New solo album from founder and creative force of the much-loved alt-country combo Clem Snide and noted film score composer.
429Records
CD
$14.25

Bass Communion
Molotov & Haze (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Molotov And Haze is packaged in a deluxe tip-on style heavy-duty gatefold jacket with the cd slipped into a Japanese inner bag. Design by Carl Glover. Bass Communion is a project dedicated to Steven Wilson's recordings in an ambient, drone, and/or electronic vein. Most of the pieces are experiments in texture made from processing recordings of real instruments and field recordings. The atmosphere of the music has tended towards the dark and melancholic, but expressed with an almost Zen like beauty. More recently Wilson has also started working with a guitar and laptop configuration - the first material in this style is contained on this album.
Important-193
CD
$12.25

Bass Communion & Pig
Live In Mexico City (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Limited edition of 500 copies and packaged in a deluxe screen printed jacket with a clear spot gloss print. There are 5 different cover color variations each limited to 100 copies and containing a different color of vinyl. Packaged, like all Important releases, in a handy resealable Japanese poly-bag. Printed by Neil Burke at Monoroid. Steven Wilson - guitar / laptop, andres solis - turntables, rogelio sosa - voice, daniel goldaracena - devices. Recorded live at laboratorio de arte alameda in mexico city on 27th feb 2008. Collaboration with the live action / improv group from Mexico City PIG. This will only be available on vinyl and is the companion release to the Bass Communion record Moltov And Haze being issued on Important Records simultaneously.
Important-194
LP
$22.75

Bauhaus
Sky's Gone Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US 3rd full length, originally released is 1982, & their 1st for A&M in States (in the UK it was released on Beggars Banquet). Opening w/ a shredding run through the Brian Eno track "Third Uncle", feat. some of Daniel Ash's most thrilling guitar work & Peter Murphy's strongest lyrical content yet.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Bauhaus
Burning From The Inside (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US 4th release, originally released in 1983, this managed to succeed despite massive setbacks & feat. some of the strongest performances of the band's career, w/ inspired work from Murphy when he was able to return to recording, & the 1st lead vocal performances from bandmates Daniel Ash & David J.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Beaujolais
Love At Thirty (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US Debut album from Beaujolais, AKA Joe Ziemba, former frontman for Wolfie (Mud, March, Kindercore, Parasol), Busytoby (Parasol) and The Like Young (Parasol, Polyvinyl). Conceptual, personal, monumental.
Parasol-CD-109
CD
$9.00

Black To Comm
Fractal Hair Geometry (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, GERMANY Black To Comm is the solo venture of Dekorder label boss Marc Richter. With two and a half albums released on his own label he has established himself as one of the most prolific drone artists out there with a forthcoming album on the American Digitalis label, a collaborative CD with Datashock on Ikuisuus, a 7" on the Irish Trensmat label and a collaboration with Xela in the works "Fractal Hair Geometry" is Richter's most refined and original work to date, picking up where the electrifying drone works of his monumental Double-LP left off. Like the last records this album is centered around recordings of a variety of vintage organs. While "Wir können leider..." often featured pure harmonium sounds and spacious recordings of chuch organ and mellotron, the new album opts for a more electronic, effects-laden sound, sending an old Farfisa Compact Deluxe and Casio SK-5 through an armada of analogue & digital effects pedals. The results are massive one-chord drones layered into dense & ecstatic, flickering & pulsating clusters of psychedelic electronic sound. Additional wordless vocal effects, hyperventilating & sizzling drum machines and hypnotic violin and guitar noises make for a hyperactive sound that never stands still even though most of the music is pure drones (sometimes consisting of more than 50 recording layers). Decidedly simple but gorgeous melodies shine through the mist from time to time, making a Black To Comm record always much more accessible than your average drone album. There's even a heavy 4/4 bass drum smuggled into a track dedicated to the late Leigh Bowery, one of the most enigmatic creative figures of the mid-80's UK club scene (and singer of Minty). Guests include Jonna Karanka (aka Kuupuu) on piano, Guido Möbius on trumpet and current Black To Comm (live) band members Renate Nikolaus on violin and Ulf Schütte (of Datashock, Aosuke, etc.) adding electronic sounds. Along the lines of the music, seminal German artist Oliver Ross has created a massive multi-layered neon-coloured collage artwork that is printed on special ultra-heavy cardboard stock.
Dekorder-027
LP
$16.25

Black To Comm
Fractal Hair Geometry (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, GERMANY Black To Comm is the solo venture of Dekorder label boss Marc Richter. With two and a half albums released on his own label he has established himself as one of the most prolific drone artists out there with a forthcoming album on the American Digitalis label, a collaborative CD with Datashock on Ikuisuus, a 7" on the Irish Trensmat label and a collaboration with Xela in the works "Fractal Hair Geometry" is Richter's most refined and original work to date, picking up where the electrifying drone works of his monumental Double-LP left off. Like the last records this album is centered around recordings of a variety of vintage organs. While "Wir können leider..." often featured pure harmonium sounds and spacious recordings of chuch organ and mellotron, the new album opts for a more electronic, effects-laden sound, sending an old Farfisa Compact Deluxe and Casio SK-5 through an armada of analogue & digital effects pedals. The results are massive one-chord drones layered into dense & ecstatic, flickering & pulsating clusters of psychedelic electronic sound. Additional wordless vocal effects, hyperventilating & sizzling drum machines and hypnotic violin and guitar noises make for a hyperactive sound that never stands still even though most of the music is pure drones (sometimes consisting of more than 50 recording layers). Decidedly simple but gorgeous melodies shine through the mist from time to time, making a Black To Comm record always much more accessible than your average drone album. There's even a heavy 4/4 bass drum smuggled into a track dedicated to the late Leigh Bowery, one of the most enigmatic creative figures of the mid-80's UK club scene (and singer of Minty). Guests include Jonna Karanka (aka Kuupuu) on piano, Guido Möbius on trumpet and current Black To Comm (live) band members Renate Nikolaus on violin and Ulf Schütte (of Datashock, Aosuke, etc.) adding electronic sounds. Along the lines of the music, seminal German artist Oliver Ross has created a massive multi-layered neon-coloured collage artwork that is printed on special ultra-heavy cardboard stock.
Dekorder-027
CD
$17.75

Bodies Of Water
A Certain Feeling (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US One year after the self-release of the acclaimed "Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink," BODIES OF WATER have created another full-length offering. "A Certain Feeling," their first record for SECRETLY CANADIAN, was written, arranged and recorded in David & Meredith Metcalf's house in the Northeast L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park. The strains that one can hear running through all of Bodies of Water's music are fully exhibited here; instantly familiar melodies, rich harmonic color, expansively deft arrangements, and compositions that ebb, flow, and double back on themselves in cathartic synchronicity. Though no two songs sound entirely similar, it's a cohesive that comes out feeling like the anthemic prog/gospel/psychedelic/kraut-tribal movie score that Ennio Morricone and Phil Spector never got around to collaborating on. The choral hugeness that typified "Ears Will Pop" still rears its emphatic head, only here it is more often held in reserve while we marinate in each movement before being pulled along into the next passage of the narrative. "A Certain Feeling" is the sound of a group carving out an ever-evolving, but distinct aesthetic niche for themselves The singing, playing, compositions, lyrical themes (obsessive meta-physicality/spiritual surrender/human frailty) are unmistakably theirs. "A Certain Feeling" is a step forward, but assuredly filled with the same beautiful urgency that we have come to expect from them.
SecretlyCanadian-177
LP
$11.50

Bodies Of Water
A Certain Feeling (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US One year after the self-release of the acclaimed "Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink," BODIES OF WATER have created another full-length offering. "A Certain Feeling," their first record for SECRETLY CANADIAN, was written, arranged and recorded in David & Meredith Metcalf's house in the Northeast L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park. The strains that one can hear running through all of Bodies of Water's music are fully exhibited here; instantly familiar melodies, rich harmonic color, expansively deft arrangements, and compositions that ebb, flow, and double back on themselves in cathartic synchronicity. Though no two songs sound entirely similar, it's a cohesive that comes out feeling like the anthemic prog/gospel/psychedelic/kraut-tribal movie score that Ennio Morricone and Phil Spector never got around to collaborating on. The choral hugeness that typified "Ears Will Pop" still rears its emphatic head, only here it is more often held in reserve while we marinate in each movement before being pulled along into the next passage of the narrative. "A Certain Feeling" is the sound of a group carving out an ever-evolving, but distinct aesthetic niche for themselves The singing, playing, compositions, lyrical themes (obsessive meta-physicality/spiritual surrender/human frailty) are unmistakably theirs. "A Certain Feeling" is a step forward, but assuredly filled with the same beautiful urgency that we have come to expect from them.
SecretlyCanadian-177
CD
$11.50

Bragg, Billy
Mr. Love & Justice (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anti
LP
$15.50

Briggs, Anne
Time Has Come (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1971. This album feat. many self-penned numbers as well as a few contemporary covers w/ Briggs playing guitar & bouzouki. Briggs only released two albums & a handful of singles/EPs before retiring from the music business making this reissue an important document of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Briggs, Anne
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Thankfully this, her first & strongest record, reissued for the first time w/ the original cover. On CD
Water
CD
$14.25

Briggs, Anne
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1971. She was a huge influence on the entire British folk-rock movement, especially other female singers such as Sandy Denny, Jacqui McShee, & Maddy Prior. This album is a strong collection of traditional folk songs & original material & one of the most important releases of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Broken Social Scene
Presents: Something For All Of Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US This is a truly genre-ambitious, progressive work. Brendan Canning finds himself free to experiment w/ a variety of sounds from hushed lo-fi acoustics, to blazing rock n roll, to psychedelic groove. Feat. BSS band mates as well as Kevin Hearn, Liz Powell & Liam O'Neil.
Arts&Crafts
CD
$16.00

Broken Social Scene
Presents: Something For All Of Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Arts&Crafts
LP
$17.00

Buffalo Killers
Let It Ride (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Drawing comparisons in sound to Blue Cheer, Cream, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Mountain & the Allman Brothers Band, the trio released their self-titled debut in 2007 to critical raves. "Let it Ride" is an album deeply rooted in their signature 60s psychedelic & 70s blues rock inspired sound.
Alive
CD
$13.50

California Oranges
Imperial Hearts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Our Sacramento, CA indie-pop all stars return with a gem of a pop/rock album full of hooky choruses, call and response guitars and a super tight power-pop rhythm section. A pow-pow-powerful good good feeling! Just as you'd expect from this seasoned music family. Bask in the summer sun with the fourth album from the golden state's California Oranges and a healthy dose of the sunshine power pop they're known for. Underlying the power is a healthy dose of pop: Delicately concocted, contemplative songs exploring life's ups and downs. The quintet has hit their stride on Imperial Hearts. The record features the same line up as their 2005 release Souvenirs: John Conley (Holiday Flyer), Verna Brock (Rocketship, Beanpole, Holiday Flyer, Sinking Ships), Ross Levine (Sinking Ships), Katie Haley (Holiday Flyer, Sinking Ships), and Matt Levine (Sinking Ships). The album was jointly produced by the California Oranges and Dana Gumbiner (Night Night, Deathray). Imperial Hearts was mixed by long time friend of the band, producer/engineer, Eric Stenman (Saves the Day, The Comas, The Cab). The California Oranges construct songs filled with, "soaring boy/girl harmonies, rapid-fire licks of squeaky clean and buzz saw dirty guitar work, consistently up-tempo beats, and melodies that would make tone deaf kitten haters want to sing along" --Popmatters. "Power pop has rarely sounded as sweet." --Treblezine. TRACK LIST: 1. Brand New Spine, 2. We've Got Time, 3. Travel Writer, 4. Anywhere USA, 5. I Still Hold On, 6. Silver Shoes, 7. Feel Better, 8. Waiting Is Slow, 9. I Told Grace, 10. Matter Of Consequence, 11. I Won't Let You Back In, 12. When I Sleep.
Darla-193
CD
$12.25

Canadians
A Sky With No Stars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Canadians' debut album A Sky With No Stars showcases this band's great ability to play catchy indie-pop anthems that are unforgettable & timeless.
Ghost
CD
$16.00

Carr, Derek
The Digital Space Race (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, IRELAND Derek Carr is one of Ireland's unsung heroes of soulful techno. Derek has been making music for almost 2 decades now (if you include his early experiments as a 14 year old with a Casio sampler). Following many releases over the past 7 years on a wide variety of electronic labels now comes his anticipated debut album for Psychonavigation Records.. 'The Digital Space Race' compiles ten tracks of sublime electronic music that can be enjoyed equally in the stoned privacy of your home or on the dance floor. For fans of John Beltran,B12,The Black Dog, Carl Craig... this is an essential record.
Psychonavigation-025
CD
$15.50

Clientele, The
That Night, A Forest Grew (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, SPAIN This is the third, and last, of a trilogy of E.P.s the Clientele have recorded for Acuarela. They have always used the Acuarela E.P.s as a way to stretch out between albums, to create a through-the-looking-glass version of the band that shadows the better-known history of their albums. 'Ariadne' experimented with drones and minimalism; 'The Lost Weekend' stretched the foggy sound of their debut to epic proportions. In contrast "That Night, a Forest Grew' is the most commercial and -shockingly- danceable thing they've ever recorded. Part Bacharach, part Television, part Orange Juice, the E.P. shares the pristine clarity, light and shade of 'God Save the Clientele', but adds a new element of summer pop perfection. This is The Clientele as a hazily remembered 1970s cartoon series, all distanced off-key colors; imaginary summer hits, radio waves beamed in from a dream-discotheque.
Acuarela-067
CD5
$8.25

Cryptacize/Why?
Unusual Animals Vol. 4 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US This is the fourth in a series of vinyl-only releases. The series, entitled UNUSUAL ANIMALS, pairs ASTHMATIC KITTY roster artists with friends and sometimes-unlikely bedfellows. Each record includes a beautiful rendering of one of Mother Nature's stranger inhabitants by illustrator Jared Chapman. This limited-edition series expands the Asthmatic Kitty family to include some unexpected folks.
AsthmaticKitty-406
45
$3.75

CSS
Donkey (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Brazil's CSS release their follow-up to 2006's "Cansei de Ser Sexy" ("I got tired of being sexy"). They've toured worldwide a number of times with the likes of Gwen Stefani, Ladytron, Klaxons, and Diplo, and played festivals from Coachella, Pitchfork, and Virgin to Reading, Benicassim, Roskilde, and beyond. "Donkey" is tough, street-ready, and recreates the frenetic energy of their live shows. Equal parts dance party, urban circus, and out-and-out chaos.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

CSS
Donkey (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Damon & Naomi
More Sad Hits [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US This remastered reissue of their 1st album- which was created as a swan song response to the dissolution of Galaxie 500, this was recorded w/ Galaxie producer Mark Kramer, & is just as cutting a reaction to the sinister allure of fame as it was when released back in 1992. The album was so strong, that a presumed one-off led to a long relationship w/ Sub Pop Records, who offered to put out future releases after hearing what the duo could accomplish on their own.
20/20/20
CD
$10.00

Damon & Naomi
More Sad Hits [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
20/20/20
LP
$14.25

Davila 666
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed
LP
$10.50

Davila 666
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Over the past 2 yrs, they have amassed a large local following & their shows have a reputation as must-see spectaculars. A set functions almost like a theatrical event, as the band presents a thematic environment in which viewers are called to interact w/ props & exotic dancers. Their sound is the combination of obvious rock 'n' roll classics like the Stones, Stooges, Velvets, & Dolls, along w/ less likely influences such as Mazzy Star, Li'l Wayne, & Plan B.
IntheRed
CD
$14.25

Dawn Chorus
Florida St. Serenade (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US 10 songs that crackle & sparkle with elements of indie pop, southern jangle pop, rock, & subtle hints of shoegaze. Recorded by Brian Paulson (Beck, Wilco, Superchunk)
FracturedDiscs
CD
$10.50

Doiron, Julie
Loneliest In The Morning (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Originally released in 1997 by SUB POP, "Loneliest In The Morning" was Doiron's second solo release and her first release as JULIE DOIRON (having dropped the moniker Broken Girl). This re-issue comes complete with three bonus tracks: "Second Time" from split 7" with Snailhouse and the tracks "Who Will Be The One" and "Too Much" from the 7" release Doiron recorded with the Wooden Stars. "Loneliest In The Morning" - an album Pitchfork described as "catchy enough to knock Liz Phair upside the head" - is a critical piece to the Doiron catalog and given the wonderful relationship Doiron and JAGJAGUWAR have forged over the last decade, this re-issue is particularly significant.
Jagjaguwar-061
CD
$11.50

Dr. Dog
Easy Beat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ParkTheVan
LP
$12.50

Dr. Dog
Fate (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ParkTheVan
LP
$15.50

Dr. Dog
Fate (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Fate" sees the Philadelphia-based quintet filtering the gamut of American popular music into its own idiosyncratic brand of blue-eyed, dilated-pupil soul. As ever, Dr. Dog makes magic from an enduring pop palette of intricate harmonies, shape-shifting melodies, and ramshackle audio ingenuity - all presented through the band's slightly skewed and utterly individualistic outlook. Dr. Dog have toured with Wilco, Strokes, Raconteurs, Black Keys, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Magic Numbers, Cold War Kids, and more.
ParkTheVan
CD
$14.00

Dredd Foole
Kissing the Contemporary Bliss (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US For over 30 years troubadour wailer Dan Ireton, aka DREDD FOOLE, has called upon the spirit of 78 shellac blues n' psychedelic Stooges n' Velvets to fuel his guttural, pure soul ethos of the song. Whether solo or leading mass, Foole hints at the classic forms of Dylan's "Blood On The Tracks", Buckley's "Starsailor" and the celestial fug of Sun Ra's third-eye vision to create an approach untraveled yet increasingly influential (see: Six Organs of Admittance, Sunburned Hand of the Man). Produced in multi-dimensional spectrasound by Matt "MV" Valentine (Bummer Road, Tower Recordings), "Kissing The Contemporary Bliss" spans 50 miles of elbow room (it's a double CD) and kicks up the most outward bound and staggering approaches to Gus Cannon's "Walk Right In" and Robert Johnson's "Stones In My Passway" while offering ear-popping originals colored by Erika Elder's jug blowin' and Coot Moon's ecstatic, reverb dosed banjo. You'll hear nothing like this in 2008 or beyond. Packaged in a mini-LP-styled gatefold book with full color photos of The Foole in action.
FamilyVineyard-56
DCD
$14.25

Electro Group
Historical Contest (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Rewind to the early 90s - the heyday of the shoegaze scene. A little-known band from Sacramento called Graham Cracker Cyclone was all the hometown rage -- they were opening up for bands like Chapterhouse and Blur at the legendary Cattle Club. GCC featured Verna Brock (of California Oranges and Holiday Flyer Fame) along with Tim Jacobson and Ian Hernandez who went on to form Electro Group with Matt Hull. (Incidentally, Tim and Verna also played stints in Rocketship as well). Sometime toward the end of Graham Cracker Cyclone's days (1992-94), Electro Group was formed and the six songs featured here were written during that beautiful period. Four of these songs were released on hyper-limited demo cassettes from that period. The other two have never been released. After GCC split, they tried to find a new sound away from their Cure-influenced pop to a more distorted and dreamy sound. As with all Claire's Echo releases, this release is LIMITED to just 300 copies worldwide -- 200 copies on 180-gram black vinyl.
Claire'sEcho-004
12
$12.25

Engine Down
From Beginning to End (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US After nearly a decade of making music, the group chose to play 1 final tour in the US, which is chronicled on this DVD. Contains over 3 hours of content, including a documentary, their entire last show, rare & unreleased tracks, music videos & photo galleries.
Lovitt
DVD
$15.75

Faraquet
Anthology 1997-1998 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Includes MP3's.
Dischord
LP
$11.00

Faraquet
Anthology 1997-1998 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US Began as a side project featuring SMART WENT CRAZY members DEVIN OCAMPO & JEFF BOSWELL. This is the re-issue of songs they had recorded for various singles & split releases. All songs have been re-mixed by DEVIN OCAMPO & re-mastered by CHAD CLARK.
Dischord
CD
$10.75

Felix
La Vida Secreta (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, CHILE Author pop, with simple and refined musical arrangements; convert this debut from the Argentinian songwriter Felix, "La Vida Secreta", in an absolute discovery. Felix recovers the capacity to compose intimates lyrics that are perfect partners for affable melodies that convert this debut in an essential work. His lyrics seems chronicles about a generation personal worries, and locate this songwriter in the first line of highlights musicians from his country like Coiffeur or Diosque, that update the face of the indie song in that latitudes.
Quemasucabeza-018
CD
$13.50

Fiery Furnaces
Remember (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US This double CD live album features 51 tracks spanning the band's entire catalog and was recorded over the past three years of constant touring. CD comes in a deluxe 6-panel digipack with coupon to download an exclusive bonus track.
ThrillJockey
CD
$15.00

Fiery Furnaces
Remember (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Vinyl is housed in a custom-made old style tip-on gatefold jacket with a pasted-in flap that holds the third LP. Also includes download coupon.
ThrillJockey
3XLP
$21.75

Forward, Russia!
Life Processes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US A weighty prog-rock album this certainly is not, though; this is tumultuous modern rock, infused w/ the sort of spirit that some made At The Drive-In such a must-see live attraction, & likewise Les Savy Fav today.
Mute
CD
$16.00

Fucked Up
Year Of The Pig (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Last year's limited edition 12-inch "Year Of The Pig", released on the Brooklyn label What's Your Rupture? is now available through Matador in three formats: 12-inch EP with download coupon and the two original tracks ("Year Of The Pig" and "Black Hats"); 7-inch single with "Year Of The Pig" edit and "Mustaa Lunta" with a special sleeve; CD EP with eight tracks - all the above songs plus two edits and B-sides of UK and Japanese 7-inches. This is not comforting music, but it's utterly engrossing and honest. Fucked Up have broken out of the hardcore ghetto and have rewritten the rules of the game.
Matador
CD
$7.00

Fucked Up
Year Of The Pig (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$8.75

Fucked Up
Year Of The Pig (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US 7-inch single with "Year Of The Pig" edit and "Mustaa Lunta" with a special sleeve.
Matador
45
$3.50

Great Northwest
Widespread Reign of... (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US The 13 track album brims over with lush soundscapes; ambient modulations, pop melodies & slowcore pacing coalesce seamlessly throughout the record. Lavish & haunting vocals woven with Brian's savvy wordplay complete the sonically induced mind altering experience. After the mixing session, Coates said warmly, "there's guitar, there's bass, there's drums, there's trombone, there's Leslie speakers, practice amps, Jew's Harps, drum loops, tambourines, ebows, harmonicas, pie tins, there's thought, there's love"
Kora
CD
$11.25

Heaviness
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 12TH)
PS, US This Swedish band's own brand of mayhem pop has been very well received in the neo-shoegaze camp. Electric violin, driving drums, flowing guitar, & bittersweet vocals forge a path through a forest of anxiety, longing & oppression. The songs strike you down w/their brute force only to lift you up w/the beauty of their melodies. Special Japanese issue featuring a bonus track/new artwork.
Quince
CD
$13.75

Herman Dune
1-2-3 Apple Tree (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US Legendary anti-folk French duo return w/their 2nd EP for Everloving. "French folkies w/ a Jonathan Richman fixation address rock's criminal lack of ukulele on this totally twee, utterly charming tune, complete w/horns, bongos & backup angels" - Rolling Stone
Everloving
CD5
$6.25

Hold Steady
Stay Positive (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US Fourth release from Brookyn by way of Minneapolis group. Singer Craig Finn defines the album, musically and lyrically, about the attempt to age gracefully. Incorportating harpsichord, banjo and talk box finds a more musical focus to their literate, anthemic songwriting.
Vagrant
CD
$15.00

Ida
My Fair, My Dark (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 5TH)
PS, US The 12" includes a bonus track, is on 180 gram vinyl, and includes a free digital download
card.
Polyvinyl
12
$9.75

Ida
My Fair, My Dark (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 5TH)
PS, US This seven song, 30 minute mini-album was recorded in a barn in Woodstock, while Ida was making their latest album, Lovers Prayers. The My Fair, My Dark EP features guest appearances by Levon Helm, Michael Hurley and Tara Jane ONeil. Includes covers of songs by John Martyn, Dolly Parton and Annie Briggs.
Polyvinyl
CD5
$8.75

Jandek
Ready For The House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US The 1978 release of "Ready For the House", began one of the most compelling, disturbed & singular legacies in musical history. In the 30 years since this unique debut, Jandek has released 53 albums of mournful, atonal music that continues to defy classification & accessibility. This exact repress, heavyweight-vinyl edition is the first time "Ready For the House" has been available on vinyl for nearly 20 years, finally giving collectors and fans the opportunity
to own one of the most peculiar, solitary & strangely magnetic records of all time.
Corwood
LP
$20.75

Jay Reatard
Singles 06-07 (ON SALE) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
US,PS VINYL VERSION. Double-LP housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve
InTheRed-151
DLP
$15.50

Judys, The
Moo [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE 2008)
PS, US The original 'Moo' album finally re-issued on CD for the first time! CD sports seven bonus tracks, mainman David Bean's "Modomusic" EP. Released almost four years to the day after Washarama and following an eighteen month hiatus, The Judy's Moo album has a slightly more progressive sound: richer production values, fuller arrangements and thicker harmonies. As the band returned to the stage in 1985, this was the album that showed the band's maturity and development as songwriters and musicians. The twelve songs on Moo, laced with solid-state irony, well-placed cynicism and standard issue Judys' wit, show the band at the peak of their creativity and acted as a springboard for their live extravaganzas. The album was released with The Moo Tour - a month of live performances across the state which included giant cereal boxes, moving conveyer belts of milk cartons, and a dancing cow while the band donned milkman uniforms. Critically acclaimed and fan-revered, The Moo Album continues to be a milestone in Texas pop music.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00

Judys, The
Land Of Plenty [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, US First ever official release for The Judys last album, recorded but never released! In 1990, The Judy's set out to record a new album with a new Judy's sound. Featuring the lineup that had been established over a number of years the band, including Barbara Donaho (keyboards/guitars), Lee Malone (bass), and Darwin Keys (drums), set out to explore new horizons musically and thematically. Land of Plenty injected multi-layered keyboards and guitars, stacked vocals, a gospel choir, and even a bit of banjo into the band's palatte and sought to realize Bean's vision of a new Americana musical landscape. Broad in its scope and daring in its expansion of the band's definition of itself, Land of Plenty was shelved when the group disbanded before the CD's release. While a handful of copies have been given out, this is first time this long sought-after project has been available to the general public.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00

Landed
How Little Will It Take (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US Double disc compilation featuring a blown out bonus 3 inch bonus disc. On this release you get some compilation tracks, some new chapters in the band's history (the band has mutated into a breakcore booty crew with a mush mouthed grape ape singing!), a rerelease of the recently released "Time I Despise" 12", a 7 inch track & some sundry live material. Altogether a recommended affair for those looking at doing a little post graduate work on late 20th/early 21st century free range roving garbage rock of the highest order. Yes, they were contemporaries of many bands in Providence like Lighting Bolt, Arab on Radar & Six Finger Satellite. LIMITED TO 750
Load
DCD
$12.50

Lauten, Elodie
The Death of Don Juan (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US CD debut of this 1985 post-minimal landmark by Elodie Lauten. Lauten has been active in the downtown New York classical and punk scenes since moving from France in the 1970s. The Death of Don Juan is a breakthrough for its lyrical minimalism in combination with drama that actively engages a contemporary emotional experience. Originally self-produced and released as a small LP edition on her own label, it has been touted ever since by Kyle Gann, who adds notes to this edition, and was recently included on one of Alan Licht's Minimal Top Ten lists. Features performances by Arthur Russell and Peter Zummo.
UnseenWorlds-04
CD
$13.00

Lindstrom
Where You Go I Go Too (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Well known for his epic & ultra melodic disco, it might come as a surprise that this album only contains three long tracks, with the opening track being almost 29 minutes long! But when you listen to this album, you hear that it is still very much Lindstrom... just more Lindstrom-- bigger, longer, more epic & more melodic. Lindstrom says, "I realized that working within 30 minutes instead of five minutes frames forced me to think very differently to what I was used to... when working on longer tracks, there's so much more time to develop different themes & to let them evolve"
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50

Loved, The
Everything, Anything, Nothing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Formed in 1996 and disbanded less than two years later, THE LOVED were an accidentally mysterious pop trio from the unlikely locale of Louisville, KY. In truth, they were just three ordinary guys making Beatles-inspired pop with a few nods to some 70s and 80s guitar gods. Their shows became notorious in Louisville; loud, sweaty affairs where the crowd knew all the words to songs that weren't yet recorded, much less released (a remarkable feat in the age before downloading or record leaks). Available here for the first time, "Everything, Anything, Nothing" collects the entire recorded history of The Loved, culled from the only two recording sessions during their brief existence. Recorded on 8-track analog tape by Kevin Coultas (Rodan), and remastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Yes, Sufjan Stevens), this is the way The Loved were always meant to be heard, and truly the way they should be remembered: three ordinary guys that just happened to make ten great songs.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-141
CD
$9.00

Lustmord
Other (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Lustmord has been creeping out the music world since 1980, prior to joining industrial forefathers SPK. By the time he started scoring films like 1994's "The Crow", he'd already worked with English experimental luminaries Nurse With Wound, Current 93, and members of Coil. His latest collection of night terrors and Lynch-ian atmospherics features guest shots from Adam Jones (Tool), Aaron Turner (Isis), and Buzz Osborne (Melvins). "...heavily treated, producing thick drone textures that alternate between beautiful and scary" - All Music Guide.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50

Machine Fabriek & Stephen Vitiello
Box Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Rutger and Stephen sort of accidentally met through e-mail. A simple note regarding an ordering question for a CD led to an enthusiastic e-mail conversation and climaxed in a musical collaboration. This all happened in a very short period, both musicians being very inspired by the concept of "exchange," as a means to cross space and time -- Rutger living in the Netherlands and Stephen in Virginia. Most of the time, when (electronic) musicians work together it's a matter of swapping digital files. In this case they decided to do something different and sent each other a box full of (mostly non-musical, or musically non-functional) objects and recordings, with the "assignment" to make music with those objects and all as source materials. As the titles tell, we're talking about an egg cutter, thumb piano, a broken kraakle box, rice, chocolate sprinkles, old cassette tapes, a broken 7" record, etcetera, etcetera. Both musicians made two of their own solo tracks with the box they received, and the last track was done together by Rutger adding sounds and processing to a piece started by Stephen. For Rutger/ Machinefabriek this is part of his most delicate work. For Stephen, it was a new and extremely enjoyable form of long-distance collaboration. Machinefabriek: Rutger Zuydervelt, better known as Machinefabriek, lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Started as Machinefabriek in 2004, he released 40+ small run home-made cdr's as well as work for Type Records, Lampse, Digitalis, Staalplaat (Mort Aux Vaches) and now 12K. A double remix cd was released in 2007, with interpetations by Alva Noto, Pita, Mitchell Akiyama, Xela, Gert-Jan Prins and many more. Collaborations (live or recording) include Steinbrüchel, Jasper TX, Wouter van Veldhoven, Simon Nabatov, Frans de Waard, Aaron Martin and Peter Broderick. Stephen Vitiello: Stephen Vitiello is a sound and media artist based in Richmond, VA. CD releases include Bright and Dusty Things (New Albion), Listening to Donald Judd (Sub Rosa) and Untitled/Exchange, a collaborative CD with Michael J. Schumacher (A Question of Re-Entry). Solo exhibitions of Vitiello's sound installations, photographs and drawings have been presented at The Project, NY, Museum 52, London, the Texas Gallery, Houston, TX and Diapason, NYC. Group exhibitions include the 2002 Whitney Biennial and the 2006 Biennial of Sydney. Over the last 18 years, Stephen has collaborated with numerous musicians and artists including Scanner, Pauline Oliveros, Andrew Deutsch, Julie Mehretu and Tony Oursler.
12K-1048
CD
$12.25

Machinefabriek
Dauw (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, GERMANY Machinefabriek is the alias for Rutger Zuydervelt currently residing in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Since 2004 Zuydervelt has unleashed an uncountable number of self-released 3"CD's (his format of choice) in lovingly designed sleeves (all made by himself). In the past years some of these releases have been compiled into amazing albums such as "Slaapzucht" on the Root Strata label, "Weleer" on Lampse, the "Cello Recycling" 10"/CD on Type Records and "Bijeen" on Kning Disk. Recent collaborations with Stephen Vietiello (on the 12K label), Freiband, Steinbrüchel and other likeminded artists have expanded the horizon veritably. Machinefabriek's music has been remixed by the likes of Xela, Lesser, Svarte Greiner, Alva Noto, Pita, Kim Cascone, Ben Frost, Black To Comm and others. Only few Machinefabriek material has been recorded specifically for an album release but these have always been stand-outs in the vast catalogue. Both "Marijn" on Lampse and "Ranonkel" on Burning World Records were classic recordings, squeezing a large amount of what people love about Zuydervelt's music into one album, at the same time giving him the space to expand on new ideas. Likewise "Dauw" is one of Zuydervelt's most subtle & quiet yet refined works. Mainly built around small but gorgeous melodies of piano and guitar playing and the crackling sound of dusty vinyl samples, these songs slowly build into intensive hymn-like angel choirs of sheer heavenly beauty. Zuydervelt's output often has drawn comparisons to the likes of Fennesz, Godspeed, Arvo Pärt, Basinski, Tim Hecker, Phillip Jeck, Mogwai and Earth, which is certainly not all wrong and some of these have been influences in the early stages of his career but he has since developed a strong and individual language all of his own. Mastered by Guiseppe Ielasi with elegant artwork by Zuydervelt himself; metallic print on grey cardboard stock.
Dekorder-029
CD
$16.25

Maquiladora
St. Cecilia's Drowning: Ritual Of Hearts & White Sands Revisited (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, SPAIN Maquiladora's create songs from a sense of place. Eric Nielsen, Bruce McKenzie and Phil Beaumont (with occasional guests of Black Heart Procession, Modest Mouse and The God Machine) approach music from all sides, a sound which conjures up moods of the deserts and oceans providing a landscape that is both familiar and remotely distant. Acuarela is pleased to release a new take on Maquiladora's early works on St. Cecilia's Drowning - White Sands And Ritual Of Hearts Revisited. A re-mastered collection of songs recorded between 1995 and 2002, including nine previously unreleased songs, which present a graceful invitation into the musical journey of this reclusive band. ERASING CLOUDS WHITE SANDS: 1. Prostitute Song // 2. Julian // 3.Happy Day // 4. Little Miss R. C. // 5. Ankle // 6. So Far Away // 7. Itchy Song // 8. Termez 1936 // 9. Mr. Grey // 10. Bueno Mis Amigos // 11. Cousin // Bonus Tracks: 12. Light of the Rain // 13. Itchy Song (Live at VPRO) // 14. 12 Steps // 15. A/part // 16. After All RITUAL OF HEARTS: 1. The Secret // 2. Ritual of Hearts // 3. Heaven // 4. Sweet Afton // 5. I'm In Love // 6. A Vow // 7. Sound Of Rain // 8. Dream Of Snakes // 9. Chinese Girl // 10. Avow // 11. She's More Beautiful To Me Than Water And Pure // 12. Static Hum // Bonus Tracks: 13. So Young // 14. Buddy // 15. Boatman's Mantra // 16. Mexico D.F.
Acuarela-1083
DCD
$16.00

Mate
Ventajas De Ser Optimista (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, SPAIN 'Ventajas de ser optimista' (Advantages of being an optimist), is a collection of singable stories crafted by Alberto Matesanz (aka Mate) singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who has created a lot of excitement in the indie pop community. Personal and unpretentious, Mate generate luminous pop songs with a deep sense of longing and nostalgia. This is a mature, intelligent pop record that proofs that there's life in the pop underground yet, a cause for serious celebration. Recorded mostly at Calle Mayor studio, Alberto has received the remarkable support of Ramón Leal in the recording of percussions and drums. Again Mr Mate has traveled to the Alex the Great Studio in Nashville, Tennessee (USA) to gather the magic touch of Brad Jones who has added subtleties to the songs creating absolute pop splendor. The final touch has the mastering signature of another renowned prodigy Mr. Jim DeMain's who resides in his spaceship (YesMaster studio/Nashville). The purity of the harmonies, the very preciousness and melancholy of Matesanz's songwriting will attract fans of French sounds (Delerm, Biolay, Marchet, Dominique A, Daho...), Sarah records, Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Kings of Convenience...
Siesta-238
CD
$19.00

McFarland, Gary & Gabor Szabo
Sketch For Summer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, UK Though they came from radically different cultures and found their way into jazz via widely divergent routes, Gabor Szabo and Gary McFarland formed an all-too brief working relationship that produced a spectacular range of solo and collaborative works spanning jazz, bossa nova, psychedelia, Indian raga, Hungarian folk, orchestral and film music. Focusing on the mid-sixties years with Prestige, Verve and Impulse, this edition comprises highlights from Gypsy 66, Spellbinder, Jazz Raga, The Sorcerer, Simpatico, The In Sound, Scorpio and Other Signs and McFarland's score for Eye of the Devil and includes such impossible rarities as Gary's characteristically serene performances of Margo Guryan's Rivergirl and The Dreamer by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
El-148
CD
$15.50

Merzbow
Eucalypse (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US An ancient & intricate web of life has been disrupted, & native plants, insects & animals are being driven to extinction. Humans, who have long been a part of the local ecosystem, are adaptable & will survive, but the biodiversity of an entire region is under threat from a single exotic species. It is truly a eucalyptus apocalypse. Presented in a hand-crafted round wooden box w/ screenprinted swiveling lid. The box contains one CD & 4 round, full-color cards. Only 1000 copies of this handsome CD have been made.
Soleilmoon
CD
$27.00

Miaou
All Around Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, JAPAN Miaou, one and only band offers glittering electronic melody and post rock sounds. 2 years from last "painted e.p", Miaou has finally come back to scene. Mino, the engineer worked with most well known Japanese post rock band "toe" backed up Miaou. "All around us" has easily exceeded their past 2 releases "painted e.p" and "MAKE THESE THINGS ALRIGHT". Unlike last 2 albums, latest album features a vocal tune "you found me". With powered up rock sounds and melodies, Miaou will definitely become the scene leader.
ThomasonSounds-2025
CD
$16.25

Moonbabies, The
Take Me to the Ballroom EP (DELAYED PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, SWEDEN The second single from their latest album 'Moonbabies at the Ballroom' released last Summer on our Hidden Agenda imprint. Features the exquisite title track plus two previously unreleased gems: "Flip-Top Boxer" and "Crispin Glover".
Startracks/Hidden Agenda
CD5
$2.00

Motorpsycho
Haircuts: Motorpsycho On Film [PAL format, 2 x DVD set] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 2008)
PS, GERMANY Two DVD set, PAL format, will play on most computer drives and most DVD players produced in the last 5 years can be gently hacked with your remote control. Includes 21 music videos spanning the acclaimed Norwegian psych-rock-pop-prog band's wildly careening 20 year career, plus documentaries, live footage, and various other surprises, 5 hours and 45 minutes in total!

VIDEOS: Grinder, Have Fun, Sheer Profundity, Another Ugly Tune, Nothing To Say, Wearing Yr Smell, Feel, Now It's Time To Skate, Watersound, Mad Sun, The Nerve Tattoo, Manmower, Sinful Wind-Borne, Starmelt/ Lovelight, Hey Jane, The Other Fool, Walkin' With J., High Time, The Slow Phaseout, Go To California, and Serpentine.

DOCUMENTARIES: This Is Motorpsycho (1995), Noorse Helden (2000), and Another Ugly Tour (1994, alternate cut).

LIVE: Roadwork III: The Four Norsemen Of The Apocalypse - Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam, November 23rd, 2002.

BONUS: Mad Sun (1996, acoustic), S.T.G. (2000, live at Samfundet, Trondheim), and Plan #1 (2000, live at Samfundet, Trondheim).
Stickman
DVD
$34.00

Oberst, Conor
Conor Oberst (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50

Oberst, Conor
Conor Oberst (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 5TH)
PS, US themselves and to friends as The Mystic Valley Band. Members include Nate Walcott, Jason Boesel, Macey Taylor, Nik Freitas, and Taylor Hollingsworth. The result is his first solo album in thirteen years, following "Water" (1993), "Here's To Special Treatment" (1994), and "Soundtrack To My Movie" (1995). In that time, he's recorded and performed in Commander Venus, Park Ave., Desaparecidos, and most notably Bright Eyes, his main musical vehicle for the past decade.
Merge
CD
$14.00

Original Silence
Second Original Silence (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 12TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SmalltownSuperjazz
LP
$18.00

Original Silence
Second Original Silence (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 12TH)
PS, US The return of THURSTON MOORE (SONIC YOUTH), TERRIE EX (THE EX), JIM O'ROURKE, MATS GUSTAFSSON (THING), PALL NILSSEN-LOVE (THING), & MASSIMO PUPILLO (ZU). Recorded at a September 28, 2006 performance at Rome, Italy's Brancaleone. Artwork by Kim Hiorthoy
SmalltownSuperjazz
CD
$14.50

Padden, Daniel
Pause for the Jet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, GERMANY Since 1995 Daniel Padden has been a member of Volcano The Bear, with several highly regarded album releases on Nurse With Wound's United Diaries label, Textile and Beta-Lactam Ring Records. After his move to Glasgow he started The One Ensemble Of Daniel Padden as an outlet for his solo recordings with releases on Catsup Plate, Secret Eye and Textile. When The One Ensemble slowly metamorphosed into a band of its own, Padden started to record his solo output under his birth name, with last year's "The Isaac Storm" on the Ultra Exzema label being the first seminal result. Over the years Padden has developed a strong fascination for obscure musics from all over the world (re his recent "Epiphanies" article for The Wire magazine): mouth organ love-songs from Thailand, The Ramayana Monkey Chant from Bali, Khene pieces from Laos; so-called world music from Burundi to Bulgaria. Combining these interests with his love for British Folk and Art Rock (This Heat, Robert Wyatt), Kraut Rock (Faust), Free Jazz, the surreal collage techniques of Nurse With Wound and the odd humour of The Residents, he has developed a totally unique and highly personal musical vision without ever sounding overambitious or directionless. Gorgeous song-writing is seamlessly transformed into pure fuzz or string drones, suddenly interrupted by some improvised reeds or collapsing percussion, all within the blink of an eye, and never losing its natural flow, "Pause for the Jet" is already an auspicious aspirant for our "Record of the Year".
Dekorder-026
LP
$13.50

Padden, Daniel
Pause for the Jet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, GERMANY Since 1995 Daniel Padden has been a member of Volcano The Bear, with several highly regarded album releases on Nurse With Wound's United Diaries label, Textile and Beta-Lactam Ring Records. After his move to Glasgow he started The One Ensemble Of Daniel Padden as an outlet for his solo recordings with releases on Catsup Plate, Secret Eye and Textile. When The One Ensemble slowly metamorphosed into a band of its own, Padden started to record his solo output under his birth name, with last year's "The Isaac Storm" on the Ultra Exzema label being the first seminal result. Over the years Padden has developed a strong fascination for obscure musics from all over the world (re his recent "Epiphanies" article for The Wire magazine): mouth organ love-songs from Thailand, The Ramayana Monkey Chant from Bali, Khene pieces from Laos; so-called world music from Burundi to Bulgaria. Combining these interests with his love for British Folk and Art Rock (This Heat, Robert Wyatt), Kraut Rock (Faust), Free Jazz, the surreal collage techniques of Nurse With Wound and the odd humour of The Residents, he has developed a totally unique and highly personal musical vision without ever sounding overambitious or directionless. Gorgeous song-writing is seamlessly transformed into pure fuzz or string drones, suddenly interrupted by some improvised reeds or collapsing percussion, all within the blink of an eye, and never losing its natural flow, "Pause for the Jet" is already an auspicious aspirant for our "Record of the Year".
Dekorder-026
CD
$16.25

Pantaleimon
Heart Of The Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US "The whole thing started when Clodagh Simonds (Fovea Hex) asked if she could remix "Under The Water." Of course, I said yes. When she came back w/ such remarkable music & casually mentioned, 'Oh, why don't you ask a couple of other pals to do remixes?', it gave me the idea for this album." Feat. remixes by ANDREW W.K., STEPHEN O'MALLEY, LILIUM & more. Incl. previously unreleased tracks.
DurtroJnana
CD
$16.00

Paramount Styles
Failure American Style (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US This is the 1st solo outing from Scott McCloud (GIRLS AGAINST BOYS). Feat. Richard Fortus (PSYCHEDELIC FURS/GUNS N' ROSES), Alexis Fleisig (Girls Against Boys), & Angela McClusky. The sound of dark forces gathering in a radiant club, at times intimate & at others soaring, slow burns bend & swerve into panoramic lush walls of sound.
Konkurrent
CD
$13.25

Pas/Cal
I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, UK Seven years in the making, and just as many members in the band. Le Grand Magistery is proud to present Pas/Cal's debut album, "I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura." Twelve songs so intricate, so catchy, so filled with bubblegum, glitter, and wit that you'll spend the next seven years singing along. If you like music like this, you'll love this music! So sit down, get down, and boogie down. Prepare to laugh ("Oh Honey We're Ridiculous", "Little Red Radio"), cry ("You Were Too Old For Me", "Glorious Ballad of The Ignored"), get seasonal ("Summer Is Almost Here", "Little Red Radio"), quizzical ("The Truth Behind All The Vogues She Sold"), reflective ("Dearest Bernard Living"), playful (We Made Out Way, We Amtrakked"), and enjoy the soothing sounds of the Suite Cherry suite of cherry-themed numbers ("Cherry Needs A Name", "Cherry Tree", "O My Cherry"). Oh yes, you're not going to want to miss this one folks. It's a doozy!
LeGrandMagistery-043
CD
$12.25

Polvo
Exploded Drawing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Originally released in April 1996, this was generally received as Polvo's "White Album", the moment when the band finally kicked off its shoes, cracked the studio windows, and unleashed a long suite of songs showcasing their true range. This double LP gives it all up: paranoid blues rants, Delhi-via-the Ozarks hoedowns, spaghetti western lopers, carnivalesque boogie, a blazing, frustrated finale, and as always, that guitar sound.
Touch&Go
DLP
$15.00

Polvo
Shapes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US This was their final album, released in 1997. It continues in the vein of "Exploded Drawing", weaving plaintive vibes, eastern passages, and rip roarin' freakouts in a pastiche eluding basic classification.
Touch&Go
LP
$12.00

Prisonshake
Dirty Moons (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Scat
DLP
$19.25

Prisonshake
Dirty Moons (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US These recordings, all but one done entirely in the analog domain between 1995 to 2007, encompass both realism & psychedelia, sometimes via tape manipulation & found sound. Performances range from the completely live (even vocals) to near Bob Ezrin-levels of production, but all have an everybodyin-the-room recording at their core.
Scat
DCD
$14.25

Pygmy Lush
Mount Hope (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US 2nd full-length from group featuring members from PG.99, MAJORITY RULE, MALADY, CITY OF CATERPILLAR. Though the group started out by carrying on much of the same ferocity of their previous endeavors, this is a quieter album w/acoustic guitars & minimal pecussion. The songs feel haunted. Filled to the brim w/a sense of abandon, only here they have put down their angst for intropsection, trading their aggression for a slow grit.
Lovitt
CD
$15.00

Pygmy Lush
Mount Hope (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Lovitt
LP
$15.00

Ranaldo, Lee
Countless Centuries Fled into the Distance Like So Many Storms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US SONIC YOUTH'S LEE RANALDO was part of the original TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS "Guitar Series" in 1993; now he returns with "Countless Centuries Fled into the Distance Like So Many Storms". It's an epic earful, replete with shimmering textures and an inimitable charging clangor. With ecstatic, rocking squalor, he summons some dazzling shronk, reminiscent of early SY, the soaring drone of John Cale, and even the looping orientalia of Dream Syndicate-era La Monte Young. So duck and cover, as Lee fires an impeccably aimed fusillade across the screaming fields of sonic love.
Tableoftheelements-97
LP
$14.25

RSAG (Rarely Seen Above Ground)
Organic Sampler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, IRELAND RSAG aka Jeremy Hickey is a multi-instrumentalist who records, performs and produces all his own material. The 'Organic Sampler', which is musically many steps further and sideways, and the genesis of the new visual experience - sound and vision hand in hand - a multi-media rock and roll cornucopia; the future is here - look and listen.
Psychonavigation-026
CD
$15.50

Rumble Strips
Girls and Weather (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US W/ their somewhat eccentric origins in Devon, the 4 men from Tavistock have fashioned a set of songs steeped w/ huge, life-affirming choruses all awash w/ the optimism of youth.
GiganticMusic
CD
$12.75

Schaeffer, Janek
Extended Play [Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US LIMITED EDITION 600. LINE is proud to release the latest audio work from British composer and installation artist Janek Schaefer based on his installation of the same title. Installation Reviews: "a piece to return to again and again... haunting and lulling" [The Wire, UK] "so inspirational, and in many ways very spiritual" [Gerry Turvey] "I was so deeply touched by your piece" [Mandeep Kaur Samra] Red is the colour of Life, of Death, and of Love. Scarlett, my first child, was born in 2005, and since then I have been very aware of how lucky we all are. have been constantly comparing this to the fact that my mother was born in Warsaw in 1942 - the epicenter of World War II. How opposite can two beginnings be? This inspired me to produce the Extended Play installation, which continuously and positively celebrates hope and new beginnings, for child survivors in all situations around the world. The original idea for the composition came from learning about the 'Jodoform' system of secret musical messages that were broadcast by the BBC Service, during music they played was given a particular meaning, which was interpreted by Polish Underground. Discovered from the original Jodoform logbook, that the lovely Polish folk song 'Tango Lyczakowskie', was broadcast on the day my mother was born. Song describes how children in 1918, had been forced to take up arms, in defense of their town. From this tune, chose a short rising musical phrase, and with my arranger Michael Jennings, developed a ten-minute score. Each of the three solo parts was then recorded separately, edited, and cut onto vinyl. In the gallery, 3 x Cello EP's, 3 x Piano EP's, and 3 x Violin EP's are played at either 33, 45, or 78rpm using nine retro record players. These play continuously, and each was modified to stop playing briefly in response to the audience moving around the exhibition. This has the effect of changing and extending the composition, so that it is never the same again.
Line-036
CD
$12.25

Schmidt, Irwin & Kumo
Axolotl Eyes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Irwin Schmidt (CAN) & the Professor Of Popular Music (Kumo) release this for your listening enjoyment. Feat. shimmering grooves, subterranean bass, theremin & violin providing the perfect foil for Schmidt's peerless & enduringly adventurous playing.
Mute
DCD
$18.25

Smile Down Upon Us
Smile Down Upon Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, UK Smile Down Upon Us is a very modern kind of band. Comprising Phelan Sheppard, the duo behind celebrated album Harps Old Master, and Japanese artist moomLooo, it's a project that crosses cultural and musical boundaries. And, for the duration of recording their self-titled debut album, it existed solely on the Internet, as the three have never met. The band came about when Keiron Phelan, a prodigious MySpace trawler, came across moomLooo's page and her enchanting recordings for Japan's Clay label. He sent a message introducing himself, and she responded saying she admired his work too. "None of us had any reservations about working together from the word go," says Phelan. "It just seemed natural - a touch of kismet." Soon, they began sending ideas back and forth on the Internet, sound files whizzing between Tokyo and London. Though initially a project to occupy Phelan whilst David Sheppard was writing his much-anticipated Brian Eno biography, On Some Faraway Beach, Phelan's long-time fellow group member soon came into the fold. The pair set up in East London's Soup Studio, in the basement of ukulele shop Duke Of Uke. There, they purloined parlour guitars, banjos and ukes from the shop and recorded them into ProTools, blending old and new, as well as east and west. Over in Japan, at home and at Tokyo's Naturebliss studio, moomLooo recorded her largely electronic parts and field recordings, adding delicately captivating vocals and spoken word, half in English, half in Japanese. Soon, they were writing parts for each other, playing to each other's strengths. "I don't speak any Japanese and moom's English is so-so," says Phelan. "In order to understand each other, we had to use simple language, and our emails began to look like a dialogue between two hyper-enthusiastic nine year-olds. We could only discuss things in a very 'primary colour' way and the music seemed to become extremely vivid too. Dave and I had the idea that this was sounding like a Chagall painting looks. That seemed a really strong and suitable feeling for the band, so we pushed it along that road." Between the language barriers, time differences and hours downloading files, the process of creating the album took almost 14 months. When moomLooo emailed the last part over, it came with a recorded message introducing herself to the pair. "It's been a very mysterious process," says Phelan. "I email moom all the time, but I know very little about her. I've never met her, never spoken to her. I don't know how old she is or what she does for a living. None of the usual things. And I think we all found this an intriguing situation." The resulting album has a strange kind of magic, an essence running through it. Blending warm wooden instruments with moomLooo's icy vocal, it sounds modern at the same time as aged, distinctly Japanese but rooted in the conventions of modern, electronic folk music. More structured than Phelan Sheppard's usually instrumental music, it reveals a new, accessible side to their work, one that's sure to appeal to fans of Bjork, Deerhoof and lovers of beautiful, beguiling music everywhere. The next step in the evolution of Smile Down Upon Us is to turn it into a functioning live band. In Japan, moomLooo has assembled a couple of musicians to recreate the songs until she finally meets with Phelan and Sheppard this summer, when they intend to stage what's bound to be some very special live shows indeed. "It would be quite something to have a Smile Down Upon Us (East) and a Smile Down Upon Us (West)," says Phelan. "Dave and I have never met or spoken to these musicians, don't even know their names. But soon we'll be able to look on YouTube and see them playing our songs! It's a weird but pleasant feeling."
StaticCaravan-161
CD
$17.75

Stereolab
Chemical Chords (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$19.25

Stereolab
Chemical Chords (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Their eleventh album is a collection of purposefully short, dense, fast pop songs brimming with Motown-like drums, baroque-pop brass and string arrangements, and mellifluous vocal performances. It is, nonetheless, classic Stereolab; like all their best work, a perfect equipoise between an implausibly cool past and a shamelessly exotic future. "England's lounge-pop heroes" - Blender. "Stereolab's unmistakable cosmonaut pop...a trademarked stamp of the 90s. No one else managed to duplicate their retro-futurist harmony" - Fader.
4AD
CD
$13.25

Summer Suns, The
Greatest (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, AU After more than a decade in hibernation, THE SUMMER SUNS return with a much requested and highly anticipated CD compilation of classic power pop and folk rock which was originally vinyl only on labels such as Waterfront, Easter, Bus Stop, Get Hip, Parasol, and House Of Wax. Formed in Perth by singer/songwriter Kim Williams, THE SUMMER SUNS had a revolving door line-up that featured most of that town's best pop players including Dom Mariani, Martin Moon, Joe Algeri et al plus guests such as Kim Salmon. In the years 1986-96 the band released several vinyl singles, two LPs, and one EP. After many years in denial, Williams at last accepted that he is, in fact, a genius and began putting the comp together before he could change his mind.
SummerSuns-001
CD
$12.50

Sunset
The Glowing City (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US {{{Sunset}}} follow-ups their spellbinding debut, Bright Blue Dream, with The Glowing City, equal parts seamless song cycle and singles collection. Skip around, spend some time with a suite of tracks, or take it in all at once. Songs about reflection, exhaustion of life and circumstance, join with pop sensibilities in a beautifully comic-tragic fashion.
Autobus-008
CD
$9.75

Takka Takka
Migration (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST JULY 29TH)
PS, US Sophomore release was lovingly produced by Sean Greenhalgh (CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH) & features performances by Bryan Devendorf (THE NATIONAL), Lee Sargent (CYHSY), Olga Bell (BELL) & Charles Burst. "Sometimes this record is about existing in a place you don't belong. Conversely, it is about where you came from & how you got there... Sometimes this record is about a band experimenting with sound & form, trying to honestly say things in song it has never said before. Sometimes this record is about not going back & staying in the place you don't belong." -Gabe Levine (Takka Takka).
ErnestJenning
CD
$11.75

Tallest Man On Earth, The
Shallow Grave (PRE-ORDER: DELAYED, SALEABLE JULY 2008)
PS, SWEDEN Incredible new album, Pitchfork approved. If you thought the EP was great, just wait until this arrives. Folk album of the year? Price to be confirmed, it might be better, it won't be worse. PITCHFORK: "While it's understandable to be skeptical of another skinny dude with a mustache, a guitar, and a worn-out copy of The Anthology of American Folk Music, the more time you invest in Shallow Graves, the more you'll realize how unusually memorable it is. Ultimately, Shallow Graves transcends comparison-- which is saying an awful lot, given the popularity of its prototype-- and Matsson is a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting."
Gravitation
CD
$13.00

Technical Itch
You Need Therapy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPT. 9TH)
PS, US Technical Itch is the legendary drum n bass artist behind the worldwide phenomenon "THERAPY SESSIONS" club night. From London to Moscow to Philadelphia to Mexico City, Therapy Sessions is unrivaled for the sounds of the heaviest drum n bass music. Technical Itch is the godfather of the movement, with albums on Moving Shadow, and collaborations with Dieselboy, Dylan, Gein, and more. This mix is a stunning representation of the Technical Itch live set - 28 tracks packed into 80 minutes, masterful set programming with peaks, valleys, and change ups into rock and metal, highlighting the flexibility and integration of drum n bass into the musical landscape. Brutal, passionate, and perfect, this is at the level of the best mix output of Dieselboy.
OhmResistance-9M
CD
$13.00

Teenage Film Stars
Star (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, UK "...Musical alchemist - where other people struggle Ed Ball plays what we're thinking." --KEVIN SHIELDS, MY BLOODY VALENTINE. November 1991. Creation Records release Loveless by My Bloody Valentine. Three months later Creation Records release Star by Teenage Filmstars. Rumoured to have been recorded by an aggregation of various Teenage Fan-clubbers and Bloody Valentiners, this mysterious album had journalists and pop stars from Britain and America fascinated by its sound. Wherever My Bloody Valentine have roared throughout the universe the Teenage Filmstars echo has followed, but not blindly. Where the MBV sound is the well-controlled experiment from the lab, the Teenage Filmstars set their rocket to unknown planets - what is Star? An alchemist's philosophy stone thrown surreptitiously into space? It was in fact, the work of one Edward Ball, in between label duties for Creation Records and recording for the label. The Master Of Brinkmanship, as one tastemaker of the time described him. This reissue features four previously unreleased extra tracks, including an early version of Edward Ball's hit single "Love Is Blue"(!). The 16-page booklet contains a dissertation of Creation period Edward Ball '88 to '91 by Edward Ball 2008, with full production notes and anecdotes about the label. Lavishly illustrated throughout.
Artpop!-13
CD
$15.50

Tenniscoats & Secai
Tenniscoats & Secai (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, JAPAN Almost 6 years since the mini-album The Ending Theme, Tenniscoats are introducing their work once again through noble label. Tenniscoats is the Tokyo duo of Saya and Ueno Takashi and friends. The open stance of this duo as seen through their emajikick label and their rainbow of collaborations with artists has won the hearts of passionate fans the worldwide. Last year saw sequential release of Tenniscoats music, Totemo Aimasho from Australia's Room40 and Tan-Tan Therapy from Sweden's Hapna. Now, they have welcomed Secai, a duo formed by friends of majikick, Daisuke Namiki a.k.a. NSD and Takeshi Hiruma a.k.a. DASMAN. Together with their partners of creation, the artists have completed Tenniscoats & Secai a collaboration album finished after nearly 2 years of patient brewing. Most of the pieces for this album were created through sessions with the recording, composition, and songwriting added along the way. In addition to the abstract track making which is a signature of Secai work, NSD works together with Saya to create almost half of the lyrics, and DASMAN sings in the chorus and plays bass for an album that unleashes the creative energy of both artists. Combined with Saya's mixing and song writing and Ueno Takashi's poetic playing and inspirations, this album is an original piece of work that highlights the talents of each artist in an organic mixture of sound. Though covered with a fluffy and obscure sound image, the album gives an impression of a crystal world with unlimited clarity. This world is filled with Saya_fs innocent voice, magical melody, and deep lyrics. The visionary music which portrays the fine line between dream and reality will lure listeners into another world. Here, you will find music of freedom and beauty that is sure to bring tears to your eyes.
Noble-1232
CD
$17.00

Terrill, John
Frowny Frown (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Between 1988 and 1998, JOHN TERRILL (co-founder of the late '70s new/no wave DANCING CIGARETTES) recorded this album and made a few copies for close friends and for mailing to musical heroes. In another era, it could have stood next to Scott Walker or Michael Hurley's early albums or even Randy Burns' LPs on ESP Disk. It's an out-of-time classic that mixes honey baked orchestration, acoustic soul, and pop-psychedelia into cracked and spellbinding songs. Now reissued for all and remastered with a bonus track from 1984. "I feel this album is a little gem. Lyrically-a man up against it ("Frowny Frown") as opposed to (Smiley Smile), but still leaning towards humor, kindheartedness, and no bitterness within the adversity. A very feeling album and all kinds of sonically interesting things. The kind of direction Brian Wilson might even have taken himself if his own circumstances had been different. Beach Boys meet Mothers of Invention." - Bill Fay.
FamilyVineyard-60
CD
$11.50

Thee Oh Sees
Sucks Blood (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Prior to entering The Master's Bedroom earlier this year, San Francisco's THEE OH SEES originally self-released the more subdued "Sucks Blood" in early 2007 to fund the latter's recording. Steeped in the natural hues of analog and reverb, "Sucks Blood" is a subtle gem of irresistible pop and basement psychedelia. Immediate classics include the ghostly saw-tinged title track and the charming lumber of the harmonious "Ship". "Sucks Blood" is quite simply yet another testament to the total genius of JOHN DWYER for those who have yet to heed.
Tomlab-118
CD
$12.25

Tilly and The Wall
o (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION. 180g vinyl w/digital download card.
TeamLove
LP
$14.25

Tractor Kings
Homesick (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY?)
PS, US Long-awaited new album from reverb-drenched country rockers, led by local icon Jacob Fleischli, who evokes both Lou Reed and Bob Dylan in myriad ways. His new band backs him with a rootsy but grand atmopheric sound, thanks to an evangelical pedal steel, equal parts terrestrial and extra...terrestrial. Think "rural cathedral". Recorded by Matt Talbott (Hum, Centaur) at Great Western Record Recorders.
Spur-CD-006
CD
$9.00

U2
Boy [expanded deluxe re-issue] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree. BONUS DISC TRACKLIST: 1. I Will Follow (Previously Unreleased Mix) / 2. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock / 3. Touch / 4. Speed of Life (Previously Unreleased Track) / 5. Saturday Night (Previously Unreleased Track) / 6. Things To Make and Do / 7. Out of Control / 8. Boy-Girl / 9. Stories For Boys / 10. Another Day / 11. Twilight / 12. Boy-Girl (Live at the Marquee, London) / 13. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Live at the Marquee, London - Previously Unreleased Version) / 14. Cartoon World (Live at the National Stadium, Dublin - Previously Unreleased Track)
Island
DCD
$29.75

U2
Boy [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Regular single-CD re-issue of 1980 debut album. Remastered audio and restored packaging. Includes a 16-page booklet featuring previously unseen photos, full lyrics and new liner notes by Paul Morely.
Island
CD
$15.00

U2
War [expanded deluxe re-issue] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree. BONUS DISC TRACKLIST: 1. "Endless Deep" / 2. "Angels Too Tied to the Ground" (Previously Unreleased Track) / 3. "New Year's Day" (7? single edit) / 4. "New Year's Day" (USA Remix) / 5. "New Year's Day" (Ferry Corsten Extended Vocal Mix) / 6. "New Year's Day" (Ferry Corsten Vocal Radio Mix) / 7. "Two Hearts Beat As One" (Long Mix) / 8. "Two Hearts Beat As One" (USA Remix) / 9. "Two Hearts Beat As One" (Club Version) / 10. "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"
Island
DCD
$29.75

U2
War [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! Reissued LP version of 1983 album. Remastered on 180-gram vinyl w/ restored packaging.
Island
LP
$18.00

U2
October [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Regular single-CD re-issue of 1981 album. Remastered audio and restored packaging. Includes a 16-page booklet featuring previously unseen photos, full lyrics and new liner notes by Neil McCormick.
Island
CD
$15.00

U2
October [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! Reissued LP version of 1981 album. Remastered on 180-gram vinyl w/ restored packaging.
Island
LP
$18.00

U2
War [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Regular single-CD re-issue of 1983 album. Remastered audio and restored packaging. Includes a 16-page booklet featuring previously unseen photos, full lyrics and new liner notes by Niall Stokes.
Island
CD
$15.00

U2
October [expanded deluxe re-issue] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree. BONUS DISC TRACKLIST: 1. "Gloria" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 2. "I Fall Down" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 3. "I Threw a Brick Through a Window" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 4. "Fire" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 5. "October" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 6. "With a Shout" (Richard Skinner BBC Session) / 7. "Scarlet" (Richard Skinner BBC Session) / 8. "I Threw a Brick Through a Window" (Richard Skinner BBC Session) / 9. "A Celebration" / 10. "J. Swallo" / 11. "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" / 12. "I Will Follow" (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 13. "The Ocean" (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 14. "The Cry/Electric Co." (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 15. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 16. "I Will Follow" (Live From Hattem, Netherlands) / 17. "Tomorrow" (Bono & Adam Clayton, Common Ground Remix)
Island
DCD
$29.75

U2
Boy [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! Reissued LP version of 1980 debut album. Remastered on 180-gram vinyl w/ restored packaging. LIMITED!
Island
LP
$18.00

Various
Country Music For Keith Girdler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, SPAIN "Country Music. Songs for Keith Girdler" is a polished compilation that was put together by Keith's close friend, Richard Preece (Lovejoy) to raise money for the Martletts Hospice in Hove, the institution that looked after Keith so generously and devotedly. All proceeds from the sale of this cd will go directly to helping raise funds for the Martlet's Hospice Hove (East Sussex) (www.themartlets.org.uk). The contributing artists have all donated their talents for the merited cause. The record is not a mere document or chronicle, all songs are original in every sense, exclusive or unreleased and recorded or provided specifically for this project. A beloved and revered member of the indie pop community as the vocalist of Blueboy, Arabesque and Beaumont, Keith passed away on May 15, 2007 after a long battle with cancer. In addition to playing music, Keith also served as a social worker and as the Volunteer Services Manager at the Age Concern care facility in Eastbourne, England. Tracklist: 1. ST CHRISTOPHER - 'Can't Forget You' (exclusive new song) 2. THE WAKE - 'Crush The Flowers' (exclusive 8 track demo) 3. PETE FIJALKOWSKI - 'Downsizing' (exclusive new song) 4. LOVEJOY - 'Melancholia' (exclusive new song, Blueboy cover) 5. HAL- 'Down'(exclusive new song) 6. TREMBLING BLUE STARS - 'Soft Evening, Brilliant Morning' (exclusive new song) 7. LOUIS PHILLIPE - 'Lazy Thunderstorms' (exclusive new song, Blueboy cover) 8. CLUB 8 - 'What I'm Dreaming Of...' (Japan only song from new album) 9. THE CLIENTELE - 'Breathe In Now' (exclusive new song) 10. THE TIMES - Sold (exclusive mix of song from 'E is for Edward' 11. THE WOULD BE GOODS - 'I Believe You Cassandra'(exclusive new song) 12. ABERDEEN - ' Baby I Don't Care' (exclusive new song) 13. LOVE DANCE - 'His London' (exclusive new song, Blueboy cover) 14. THE ORCHIDS - 'The Lost Star' (exclusive new song) 15. BIFF BANG POW! - 'Back To The Start' (currently unavailable elsewhere on CD) 16. (secret track) BLUEBOY - '80's Diaries'.
Siesta-234
CD
$19.00

Various
Thank You For The Music: 21 Swedish Pop Sensations from the 21st Century (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2008)
PS, SWEDEN The Licking Fingers label (home to Concretes, Frida Hyvonen, El Perro del Mar) will release a new comp with the best of contemporary Swedish music. 21 songs, unreleased or recent, digipacked and ready to go! Features songs from (in order of appearance): Anna Järvinen, Jens Lekman, Lykke Li, Those Dancing Days, Friska Viljor, Shout Out Louds, The Concretes, First Floor Power, Pacific!, Kleerup, Radio Dept, Studio, Peter Morén, Loney Dear, Wildbirds And Peacedrums, El Perro del Mar, The Tiny, Frida Hyvönen, Speedmarket Avenue, Idiot Kid and Nicolai Dunger.
LickingFingers
CD
$15.00

Various
Half Dreaming (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 12TH)
PS, US Shoegaze transcends its British influences & resurfaces in Asia w/this compilation, featuring 16 bands & 16 new, unreleased, or re-recorded tracks. Some of these artists are well known in the Asian scene & others about to debut.
Quince-62
CD
$13.75

Verse En Coma
Rialto (10"/CD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 12TH)
PS, US Five dynamic tracks that collided w/ both artistic & industry red tape comprise this incredible debut. These delays hinder absolutely nothing though, as the power & sheer intensity behind these songs is borderline overwhelming. Unique, passionate, & soaring vocals compliment the screaming, effectsladen guitarwork & air-tight rhythm section. Feat. members of PG 99, MALADY, DARKEST HOUR, HARAM & more.
RoboticEmpire
10
$17.75

Wetherill, Benjamin
Laura (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US Recorded in a disused 19th-century palace on the outskirts of Budapest, his 1st album captures the intimacy of a delicate folk idiom along w/ the innovation of original technique & approach. A Leeds native who has been making his own music for almost a decade, he plays intricate fingerpicked guitar passages & sings w/ a lilting style unlike anybody recording today. A startling listen for anyone looking for truly talented musicians wholly focused on their own vision.
BaDaBing!
CD
$14.25

Whisper in the Noise
Dry Land (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US Self described "orchestral garage rock'" band from Hanska, Minnesota give an extremely humble & personal touch to gorgeous, string-laden rock music. Pretty, melancholic, sad & charming. for fans of Low, Arcade Fire, Guided by Voices.
ExileOnMainstream-030
CD
$13.50

Wire
Object 47 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US New album! This 47th object in their discography- is nonetheless only their 11th studio album. It is the 2nd product of an arc of work that began in 2006 & has so far yielded the rather well-received EP & stands as a confident statement of where Wire is in 2008. This album boasts "tunes with zoom," a unique formula that somehow manages to sound wholly Wire (in a classic sense) & wholly contemporary.
PinkFlag
CD
$15.25

Wooden Shjips
Vol. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HolyMountain
LP
$14.00

Zomes
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HolyMountain
LP
$15.00

Zomes
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Debut solo from former LUNGFISH/ PUPILS guitarist. This album is full of beautiful Seesselbergsized chunks of loop-like melodies that effervesce while Osborne brings them to life. There is a cinematic quality to the material here that recalls "library music," East German Indianerfilmen soundtracks, & even Blues Control at their most humid.
HolyMountain
CD
$15.00

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

Am-Boy “Clayton’s Hideout” LP $9.75
Beatundercontrol “Cosmic Repackage” CD $17.75
Beck “Stereopathic Soulmanure” DLP $15.00
Black Moth Super Rainbow “Dandelion Gum” DLP $20.75
Bread, Love & Dreams “The Strange Tale of Captain Shannon and the Hunchback from Gigha [re-issue]” CD $16.25
Caned & Able “Smoke” CD $17.75
Canned Heat “Canned Heat Live: Woodstock 10th Anniversary” CD $12.25
Charalambides “Rose/Thorn” LP $18.75
Chen, Shinki “S-T” CD $16.25
Cloud Cult “Feel Good Ghosts: Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes” CD $15.00
Drift, The “Memory Drawings” CD $11.50
Drift, The “Memory Drawings” DLP $14.25
Electric Pop Group “Sunrise EP” CD5 $6.50
Envy “Transfovista” DVD $14.25
Excepter “Debt Dept” CD $14.25
Explorers Club, The “Do You Love Me? / Carry Me” 45 $4.75
Fairport Convention “S-T” LP $23.00
Fleischmann & Tarwater “Morr Music Japan Tour EP [2005]” CD5 $10.75
Flower Travelin' Band “Satori [re-issue]” CD $15.00
Foals “Antidotes” CD $12.50
Fred “Live at the Bitter End” CD $18.25
Hipshakes “Live at Rob's House” 45 $5.25
Hornet Leg “Blood Trilogy” 45 $3.75
Jay Reatard “Blood Visions” LP $10.50
Karmic Society “Journey” CD $18.25
Keef Hartley Band “Overdog” CD $20.25
Khan “Space Shanty” CD $20.25
Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin “Missa Luba” CD $15.50
Lipp, Eliot “The Outside” CD $9.00
Mae Shi “HLLLYH” CD $12.50
Mellow Candle “Swaddling Songs” CD $20.25
Meloy, Colin “Sings Live!” DLP $21.00
Microphones “Glow Pt. 2 [reissue]” 3XLP $21.00
Microphones “Glow Pt. 2 [reissue]” DCD $12.50
Moby “Last Night” CD $15.25
Moore, Thurston “Sensitive/Lethal” CD $15.25
Morrison, Van “Keep It Simple” CD $15.00
Move, The “The Move [UK Bonus Tracks]” DCD $24.50
Myrmidons, The “Clap + 2 EP” CD5 $5.99
Myrmidons, The “Clap (See The Stars)/Dirty Secret” 45 $4.99
Myrmidons, The “Clap EP” CD5 $5.99
Nadja “Skin Turns To Glass” CD $14.50
Neva Dinova “You May Already Be Dreaming” CD $13.25
Northern Portrait “The Fallen Aristocracy EP” CD5 $6.50
Plants & Animals “Parc Avenue” CD $14.50
Room “Pre-Flight” CD $20.25
Silver Apples “Garden” DLP $22.00
Spires That In The Sunset Rise “Curse The Traced Bird” LP $17.00
Spires That In The Sunset Rise “Curse The Traced Bird” CD $13.50
Spoon “Don t You Evah” CD5 $6.25
Stevens, Meic “Gwymon [re-issue]” CD $16.25
Sugimoto, Taku “Mienai Tenshi” LP $18.25
Swift, Richard “Richard Swift as Onasis” DCD $11.50
Swift, Richard “Richard Swift as Onasis” LP $11.50
Tapes N Tapes “Walk It Off” CD $13.25
Thee Oh Sees “The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In” CD $12.25
Three Legged Race “Living Order/Mourning Order” LP $17.00
WYE OAK “If Children” CD $12.50