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Acid King
I I I
PS, US If you have not had the chance to be blown away
by their gut-wrenching, mind-numbing, explosive live sets,
then chances are you wouldn't notice them walking alongside
you on your morning trek to work, & that'd be a shame
because Acid King is the definition of stoner rock- bone-rattling,
ultra-low-end, fuzzed-out psychedelic stoner rock. Produced
w/ the help of San Francisco's legendary engineer Billy
Anderson, this is the album that they were born to make.
Filled w/ thundering, low-end, fat-ass riffs, III will
redefine the word heavy for years to come.
SmallStone-054
CD
$14.50
Allien, Ellen
Thrills
PS, US Double Vinyl for Ellen's new album!!!
BPitchControl-106
DLP
$17.00
American Draft
Volumes 11:111
PS, US John Zorn's white trash metal cousins. As with many
of Zorn's Naked City albums, listening to this is like
listening to a radio whose tuning controls have been taken
over by an ADD kid, only every station in playing instrumental
blocks of Iron Maiden & Motorhead. More than 70 minutes
of music here & at least as many guitar solos & genre
changes. Not a "that band kicked ass" but more
of a "I'm missing a tooth, my head hurts & I don't
wanna work tomorrow" ass kicking
TeamAv-024
DCD
$13.00
AngelVille
We Are The Wolves
PS, US A by-product of a devestaing van wreck, this album
shows a band growing more comfortable with who they are & where
they come from. It synthesizes elements of D-beat hardcore,
70s rock, thrash metal, country & prog to create an
album unike anything else in heavy music today
HappyCouples-041
CD
$12.25
Apsci
Thanks for Asking
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quannum-070
DLP
$17.00
Arcade Fire
Cold Wind
PS, US The A-side is be a new song called "Cold Wind" that
the band recorded for the forthcoming Six Feet Under soundtrack,
the B-side is a cover of the Ary Baroso/Ed Russel penned
classic jazz tune "Brazil."
Merge-270
45
$4.00
Bailey, Derek
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
PS, US One of the most original & influential guitarists
w/his first solo recording in over 2 years which finds
him in a wistful, romantic mood. Some of his most soulful & emotional
musings ever.
Tzadik-7612
CD
$16.50
Banhart, Devendra & Jana Hunter
S/T
PS, US Devendra Banhart plays in the band Vetiver. His
solo work has garnered tons of attention from the likes
of the NY Times, Spin, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly,
and NPR. His signature voice and stellar musicianship have
made him a sort of household name with indie rockers. On
the flip, Jana Hunter's songs are sparse with just an acoustic
guitar and beautiful voice over hallucinatory pre-recorded
soundscapes. Haunting, devastating, and wonderful. These
songs are exclusive to this release. Colored vinyl.
TMU
LP
$10.50
Birthday Massacre, The
Violet
PS, US The Birthday Massacre formed in 2000 as Imagica.
The following year they moved to Toronto and changed their
name. Their first album, "Nothing And Nowhere",
came out in 2002. Two years later, they self-released the
EP "Violet". Metropolis took notice, and is now
re-releasing "Violet" with four extra tracks.
The band's sound blends different genres of music, but
maintains a retro cinematic flavor. Mixing themes of horror
and tragedy with fun and satire, they create a unique and
versatile sound by combining new wave and hard rock elements.
With the fusion of keyboards and guitars, the lyrics tell
a story which creates an emotional tone full of darkness
and tragedy. "Violet" is a deeply moving album.
Metropolis
CD
$15.25
Bjork, Brant & The Bros.
Saved By Magic
PS, US "Of course Brant has his well-known tricks,
but as long as he keeps things kinda fresh by putting all
his influences in such a great album I won't stop listening
to his releases. And this is a real BAND effort so that
may explain some new elements. I think this album mixes
all his previous albums pretty well together: the repetitive
rock of Ché's Sounds of Liberation, the smooth grooves
of Jalamanta, '80s & jazz influences from ...The Operators,
the coolness of Keep Your Cool, the melancholy of Local
Angel & of course the sweaty desert vibe of that K
band."-Stonerrock.com. CD contains a hidden track
Duna-009
CD
$18.00
Black Widow
S/T (II)
PS, US On the heels of their debut album, Sacrifice, the
group's music evolved into an original amalgam of progressive
rock, folk, british blues and hard rock. Check out the
beautiful "The Gypsy," which highlights Clive
Jones' flute, and you'll realize why this album is a milestone
of the genre. Originally released on CBS in 1970, original
artwork.180 gm.
Akarma-326
LP
$22.50
Blu Rum 13
Vaguely Familiar
PS, US Throw your hands in the air, this is BLU RUM, who
can speak eloquently in front of large crowds in a rhymic
fashion. He has performed with the Fugees, Kid Koala, Dj
Vadim, just to name a few. This is a full length release
from Jazz Fudge featuring G.THEFT, VADIM, D-SHADE, CHANCEWON & more.
It's lo-fi, underground, basement, hip-hop for birds & trees
RIYL KID KOALA MR. THING.
JazzFudge-032
CD
$11.00
Blue Cheer
Live Bootleg London/Hamb
PS, US Excellent quality live album from the original sludge/metal
heros rec. 1990-91. "Blue Cheer's proto- grunge style
makes them sound more relevant than ever."-MOJO
Rockview-85397
CD
$12.50
Bottom of the Hudson
Holiday Machine
PS, US Latest is a 6 song EP that hones & sharpens
the vision of their debut album, into a solid colelction
of songs which dazzle & intrigue. From giant guitar
washes to gently hooky & wistful. FFO Bowie, Galaxy
500, REM, Sebadoh.
AbsolutelyKosher-054
CD
$16.25
Brian Jonestown Massacre
We Are The Radio
PS, US Ltd Ed 12" w/ etched side artwork!
TeePee-062
DLP
$13.75
Brian Jonestown Massacre
We Are The Radio
PS, US Hot on the heels of DIG!, the BJM returns with a
teaster for their upcoming full length. If you we've heard
this band before, you know exactly what this ep sounds
like.
TeePee-062
CD
$10.00
Canned Heat
Dimples
PS, US Produced by music giant Johnny Otis, these are the
1st recordings of Canned Heat, made in 1966.
FruitTree-848
CD
$16.25
Cat Heads, The
Our Frisco
PS, AUSTRALIA This classic album from San Francisco heroes
of the early 90s is as sublime today as it was then. Once
there was a band called the Catheads. Then they became
The (ex) Cat Heads. These are their songs. Originally released
on vinyl in 1990 on Twitch City, Lamingtone's deluxe CD
reissue of Our Frisco is digitally remastered by Wally
Sound (Zombie Heaven box set), and contains four previously
unreleased bonus tracks and additional photographs. Starting
off the album is "Too Little Too Late". Listen
to the lyrical bass, jangling guitars, its broken promise
sentiment with the bouncing melody. "Anti Song" with
its twirly dance vibe and the verve of a psychedelic protest
song. "Anti Song" is about everything. "This
song doesn't want to sell you an identity / This song doesn't
want to tell you what you want to hear / This song doesn't
make you want to love your country / This song doesn't
bring the revolution any nearer...". it is a rare
delight to find an album where every song forms a part
of a greater whole - Our Frisco is such a recording. Listen
and learn.
Lamingtone-002
CD
$12.75
Chin Up Chin Up
S/T
PS, US A duality comprised of their Chicago math-rock past
and a newfound pop sensibilty, as lilting riffs play against
a crescendoed bounce. For fans of Pinback, Broken Social
Scence, Seam, Minus the Bear.
Flameshovel-025
CD
$10.25
Cursive
Difference Between Houses And Homes, The (Lost Songs And
Loose Ends 1995 - 2001)
PS, US Ten years since their formation, Cursive offer this
collection of two previously unreleased songs and ten sought
after tracks from their out-of-print 7-inches. Also includes
a 24-page booklet featuring the story that is the album's
namesake, written by front man Tim Kasher and illustrated
by Eastern
Youth artist Yuriko Yoshino. Each song is replete with
thoughtful composition, offset by Kasher's now signature
howl. Building from soft, nuanced intros to anthemic finishes
that sear, many songs evoke the cathartic swell for which
Cursive have become known. Suburban discontent; romantic,
familial,
and platonic relationships in trouble; feelings of isolation
- all are set against Cursive's delicate balance between
calamity and refrain. This isn't an album only for fans.
It's a cohesive release in its own right, telling the story
of a band, its label, and a group of friends.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50
Cursive
Difference Between Houses And Homes, The (Lost Songs And
Loose Ends 1995 - 2001)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$14.50
Doomriders
Black Thunder
PS, US FEAT. NATE NEWTON FROM CONVERGE & OLD MAN GLOOM.
As sonically anitsocial & undeniably unforgettable
as they come. The demon child of their collective unhealthy
obsession with classic rock, hardcore & skateboarding,
they are a rare beast in today's music world. Their soulful
frills approach conjures the spirits of Thin Lizzy, Entombed & damn
near every evil in between. This is a collection of 13
unbridled songs filled with spontaneity & vigor boldly
serving as a monster of an introduction to the independent
music community worldwide.
Deathwish-146
CD
$13.00
Eisley
Room Noises
PS, US
WarnerBros
CD
$14.00
Electric Eel Shock
Beat Me!
PS, US Mixing dark, fuzzy stoner rock riffs with classic
rock sensibilities & addictive song-writing hooks,
this album occupies the gaping void somewhere between Queens
Of The Stone Age, AC/DC & Black Sabbath. It's both
as heavy & serious as that sounds, yet has a mischievous & fun-filled
heart beating underneath the guitar weilding heaviness
that is wild, unhinged & damn fun to listen to. Enhanced
CD contains a video.
Gearhead-070
CD
$12.75
Frog Pocket
Gongalot
PS, US Self-described "splatter-beat folk" w/previous
releases on electro-folk bellweather labels Mouthmoth and
Benbecula. Hails from Ayr in the west of Scotland. Gonglot,
his debut full length album, features songs culled from
between 1999 and 2005, many originally self-released on
his own Mouthmoth label. Incorporating unquantized drum
beats with fiddle, mandolin, processed guitar and vocals--
all recorded live to four-track-- Frog Pocket has maintained
his credibility both as a Scottish musician and contemporary
electronic performer. The folk-inflected melodies of Gonglot
owe more to Celtic traditional music than the American
folk-rock/electronic crossover currently in vogue. Its
pastoral theme has a tradition in electronic music running
back through Boards Of Canada to Aphex Twin and originally
Ultramarine. To know the music is to love the man, and
his quirky, somewhat misinterpreted demeanor only adds
to his mystique. The fractured AFX-like beats, alongside
some truly beautiful melodies and such an energetic live
act, sit at odds with a character so unassuming and modest.
PlanetMu-097
CD
$16.25
F-Word!
Like It Or Not (Live)
PS, US
GetBack-117
CD
$16.50
Hail Social
S/T
PS, US Philadelphia's quartet released a 7-inch and a 4-song
EP, toured the US opening for Interpol and Secret Machines,
and have shared stages with Unicorns, TV On The Radio,
Ted Leo, Of Montreal, Joan Of Arc, Denali, and The Rogers
Sisters, to name a few. Some believe they're the next band
to break out of Philly. Some say their sound is a little
Goth with groove, like The Cure's "Head On The Door",
or power-wave like Duran Duran's "Seven And The Ragged
Tiger". The band likes to refer to this album as "80's
roller skating music played by a metal band."
Polyvinyl
CD
$11.75
Hatfield, Juliana
Made In China
PS, US The latest outing from Juliana Hatfield picks up
the tempo & turns up the volume but retains Juliana's
steely commitment to stark instrumentation & impenitent
lyrics. "Made In China," her 1st CD on her own
label, Ye Olde Records, is an artist's dream; Juliana notes, "Now
that I have my own label, I can do whatever I want. This
album sounds like me to me. I wanted to make an album quick & raw,
without too much agonizing or conscious thought."
YeOldeRecs-002
CD
$15.25
Heathen Shame
Speed The Parting Guest
PS, US The 2nd album from Cambridge, MA trio of Greg Kelley,
Wayne Rogers, & Kate Village. Speed is a carefully
paced but blazing affair that shows how seamless a unit
they've become. In contrast to the abstract feel of their
debut, this album finds them swinging large blocks of sound
around their heads for hours before launching them at you.
Their wall of sound is now a sonic universe that they can
manipulate w/ slow malice or lightning precision.
TwistedVillage-1060
CD
$13.75
Hollingsworth, Taylor
Tragic City
PS, US "Taylor Hollingsworth and his band are sloppy
and wild in the mode of The Stooges or The MC5 (or The
Rolling Stones at their worst), which are likely models,
yet this band's overall tone often recalls bands such as
The Only Ones or The Heartbreakers. If they played fast
and hard instead of loose and slinky, they could even be
The Saints. A lot of the sloppiness is salvaged, or accented,
by white-hot guitar runs that take the sound into Johnny
Thunders territory, by way of Billy Gibbons. Vocals, for
the most part, remain in the more disturbing/intriguing
range of Peter Perret and Nikki Sudden, so you can see
why it is difficult to accept this band's approach as just
a happy accident" - Black & White.
Brash
CD
$13.75
Holopaw
Quit +/Or Fight
PS, US Gainesville, Florida's Holopaw (named after a Florida
town none of them are from) rise to more textural, delicate
artistic heights on this follow-up to their 2003 Sub pop
self-titled debut. Each dynamic track tells its tale through
sweet, understated, and complexly orchestrated melody that
engages as it soothes. Thick with strings, winds, drunken
bossanova percussion, stomping, handclaps, wine bottles,
synths, and thrift store furniture-as-instruments, the
album shows a band unafraid of brash creativity and improv
instrumentation. Holopaw has toured extensively with label-mates
Iron And Wine.
SubPop
CD
$13.75
Johns, John Webster
S/T
PS, US This debut solo effort is comprised of 18 wonderfully
short pieces, that seamlessly combine a vivid assortment
of synthetic tones & textures, w/ the homespun intimacy
of acoustic instruments & a beautiful voice, showing
us a sincere, gentle & warm side of the artist that
we might not detect so immediately when listening to the
other projects he is involved in, (Charlemaignes, Poworld, & Flesh
Unitard) w/o abandoning the delightfully mad & playful
use of the wildly bizarre sounds & moods that those
groups are known for.
AttackNine-010
CD
$14.50
Kaiser Chiefs
Employment
PS, US Vinyl for their new Universal album.
AceFu-032
LP
$14.75
Kool Keith
Lost Masters Vol. 2, The
PS, US Keith follows this impressive achievement with an
entirely new collection, aimed at his hard-core fans. With
music featured in Adam Sandler's new movie, "The Longest
Yard" and a commercial for the new Dodge Charger airing
this summer, Keith is experiencing a new found celebrity.
Dmaft
CD
$12.50
Kool Keith
Lost Masters Vol. 2, The
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dmaft
LP
$12.50
Koufax
Hard Times Are in Fashion
PS, US
Doghouse
CD
$14.00
Life and Times, The
Suburban Hymns
PS, US 2nd release for this trio featuring Allen Epley(SHINER).
A breath of fresh air for those burned out on the state
of affairs in indie rock. The sound settles into a throaty
mix of thick and thin. A blend of scratching, ragged bass
lines, mellotron chording, fat multi-layered guitars & moog
notes, wrapped easily in a fuzzy blanket of pounding drums,
w/ Epley's intense and hopeful vocals. RECOMMENDED!
DeSoto-049
CD
$13.00
Limbeck
Let Me Come Home
PS, US
Doghouse
CD
$15.50
Lords
Swords
PS, US This combines the "get in the van" urgency
of a forgotten era of SST-influenced punk rock with an
awe-inspiring precision & swagger of late '80s American
thrash metal. The heir apparent to the throne of the resurgent
Louisville hardcore scene, LORDS deliver their unique brand
of volatile thrash in a blaze of towering riffs, near heretical
rants & throttling drums. Somehow LORDS cram a punishing
wall of sound into an inconceivable 13 song, 22 minute
long package. Swords is a torrid & unrelenting assault
that will leave a trail of scorched earth in its path.
JadeTree-1107
CD
$13.75
Maclean, Juan
Less Than Human
PS, US Former SIX FINGER SATELLITE electronic pioneer JM
has previously released a series of 5 critically acclaimed & highly
sought after vinyl only singles on DFA & remixed Air,
Spectrum, Ralph Myerz & Chromeo. "Urgent nuclear
age grooves."-MOJO
Astralwerks-32168
CD
$17.00
Maclean, Juan
Less Than Human
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Astralwerks-32168
DLP
$13.50
Marjorie Fair
Self Help Serenade
PS, US
Capitol
CD
$16.25
Masada
Sanhedrin
PS, US 29 sterling studio performances never available
from one of the most important ensembles of the past quarter
century. 2.5 hours of rare alternates from 1994-97 handpicked
by Zorn in lush package.
Tzadik-7346
DCD
$36.00
Mazarin
We're Already There
PS, US After nearly two and a half years, Mazarin have
finally resurfaced, bringing with them their most climactic
record to date; We're already there. Quentin Stoltzfus
put the record together in Philadelphia, with Sean Byrne,
Brian Mctear, and Mike Walker. Guests Kurt Heasley (Lilys),
Don Devore (Icarus Line), and Walt Martin (The Walkmen)
fill out the lineup.
LandEarRecords-003
CD
$14.00
Merry-Go-Round
Listen Listen: The Definitive Collection
PS, UK Of all the cult west coast 1960's groups, perhaps
the most talked about and referenced over the last few
years have been The Merry Go Round, though bizarrely, the
last reissue of their work was a Rhino vinyl best of in
1984! Boy genius Emitt Rhodes left the drum seat in The
Palace Guard to front his own band recruited from the disbanding
Gene Clark Group among others. Signing to A&M they
quickly scored two hits "Live" and "You're
A Very Lovely Woman", and a superb album, getting
Emitt covers by such as Fairport Convention, before themselves
disbanding as Emitt became more and more interested in
recording in his home studio than touring. They had, however,
cut a large quantity of material, and when Emitt briefly
became a solo star with his home recorded albums on Dunhill,
some of it was released by A&M. Here for the first
time ever, is a comprehensive anthology of the work of
this most enigmatic of LA pop groups - one whose links
to Gene Clark, The Grass Roots, Paul McCartney, Curt Boettcher
and Herb Alpert (on whose 1967 TV special they featured)
emerge in the detailed notes. A superb collection and one
of the greatest releases of the year, I'll bet!
Rev-Ola-110
CD
$14.75
Minotaur Shock
Maritime
PS, US Minotaur Shock is David Edwards, lead singer of
Bronze Age Fox, electronic musical marvel, and remixer
du jour. His records of the last five years, while nodding
in the direction of Boards Of Canada, Manitoba, and FourTet,
have managed to avoid the folktronica scene. As much as
he admires
luminaries like Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, and Philip Glass,
he also carries a heavy torch for FM rockers Steely Dan
and The Cars. This new record is a more upbeat affair.
It's the sound of "mutant-disco" with David trying
to play guitar like David Gedge of The Wedding Present. "Warmth,
not trickery, is Minotaur's aim, a target struck with confidence
and skill" - Q.
4AD
CD
$14.50
Moggs
White Belt Is Not Enough
PS, US work in concept & song, with attention evenly
spread between percussion & guitar...an intense fusion
of white hot rock & sub-zero swagger."
AbsolutelyKosher-049
CD
$16.00
Mouse On Mars
Autoditacker
PS, US Originally released in the US on Thrill Jockey in
late 1997, "Autoditacker" is Mouse On Mars's
most successful domestic release, scanning over 15,000
copies. Now re-issued, this album finds the band continuing
to grow and improve, adding textures and detail to their
dense, electronic soundscapes
without compromising their sound. They're still indebted
to Krautrock and dub, but they continue to add new sounds
and styles to their music, including long ambient stretches
and flirtations with drum and bass. "Germany's greatest
21st century pop duo" - iD Magazine. "Mouse On
Mars are a fully
occupied jacuzzi for the mind" - NME. Features contributions
from Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier.
TooPure
CD
$11.75
No Depression
#58
PS, US LIZZ WRIGHT on the cover. Features on Graham Parker,
Sufjan Stevens, Rosalie Sorrels, Al Kooper, Laura Cantrell,
Del McCoury, & tons more. Plus all the usual record & live
reviews & other cool stuff. Hooray!
ZINE
$4.75
North Mississippi Allstars
Electric Blue Watermelon
PS, US Incl. guests LUCINDA WILLIAMS, ROBERT RANDOLPH & DIRTY
DOZEN BRASS BAND. Produced by Jim Dickinson at Ardent.
ATO-88088
CD
$17.00
Novadriver
Deeper High
PS, US Reflective of the frustrations of the last few years,
Deeper High is a much darker record than its precursor,
but still builds on the foundations lain by Void: heavy
spacey guitar driven psychedelic Rock ,the way only the
Motor City can produce; the Stooges writing Sabbath songs,
Deep Purple trying on the MC5's shoes, Pink Floyd finally
acting like they have some balls.
SmallStone-055
CD
$14.50
Occasional Keepers
Beauty Of The Empty Vessel
PS, US This is an ongoing collaboration between Bobby Wratten
(FIELD MICE, TREMBLING BLUE STARS) & Carolyn Allen & Caesar
(THE WAKE). The album features a meditative, beautiful & minimalist
mix of guitars, keyboards, echoing drums & male & female
vocals, set against the background hummings of real places & real
times. The songs incorporate a variety of styles, to produce
a highly personal synthesis of neo-folk, experimental pop,
dissonance, electronics & improvisation.
LTM-2439
CD
$18.25
Orange Juice
The Glasgow School
PS, US The legendary Scottish band Orange Juice were revolutionary
innovators, both musically and commercially. They were "indie" before "indie" was
a word, and their subtly provocative sound and image was
unlike anything anyone had ever heard. And while they never
really landed a big hit, or made their way across the pond
with much fanfare, their offspring most certainly did.
One listen to The Glasgow School will throw the floodgates
wide open. Their delicate melodies, disco basslines, and
sexy masc/fem ambiguity were unlike anything anyone had
ever heard - and to this day, they resound with timelessness.
Domino
CD
$15.25
Picastro
Red Your Blues
PS, UK Picastro (From Toronto, Canada) have received much
praise for their broodingly beautiful, melancholic soundscapes,
in which cello alternates with frontwoman Liz Hysen's submerged,
murmured vocals. Picastro's string-laden dynamics share
a kinship with the music of fellow Canadians Godspeed You!
Black Emperor, as well as The Dirty Three and Rachels.
The band have played shows with Godspeed, Mick Turner (of
The Dirty Three), Smog, Elliot Smith, Cat Power, Herman
Düne, Cerberus Shoal and Thee More Shallows. You may
already be familiar with their music from the use of a
track from the album in the hit Kiefer Sutherland TV drama
'24'. Liz Hysen also appears on Cerberus Shoal's new album
'Bastion of Itchy Preeves' and Dwayne Sodahberk's new album
'Unfortunately' (Tigerbeat6). Other band members include
Owen Pallett (The Hidden Cameras), Evan Clarke (Burn Rome
in a Dream), Zak Hanna (Bush League, ex-Pecola) and Rachel
McBride. In Liz's spare time she likes to make films on
super 8 or digital video, Zak is a handy craftsman who
fixes guitars and other domestic goods, Owen makes kites
and Evan spends time at school studying philosophy of physics.
Rachel the scientist is very busy and if she is not at
a suspension convention she is at school.
Monotreme-003
CD
$17.50
Portal
Wave & Echoes
PS, US Influenced by minimalist classical composers, electronica
and post-punk of the late 1970s/early 1980s & employing
a variety of sampling & digital editing techniques,
multi-instrumentalist & writer Scott Sinfield has created
a sound that embraces blissed-out ambience, noise, glitches & silence,
whilst retaining a distinctly & unashamedly 'pop' sound.
Singer Rachel Hughes adds beautiful, haunting vocals to
half of the album's tracks.
MakeMineMusic-012
CD
$21.25
Portal
Promise
PS, US "Promise" flows seemlessly between electronic
pop, glitched ambient guitar soundscapes & haunting
folk. "Beautiful stuff from this excellent, underrated
band. Delicate, intricate, highly-musical, melancholic,
atmospheric and very, very relaxed, this beats most of
the competition hands down. Essential to fans of Enraptured,
Rocket Girl, Windy & Carl, Fuxa, yellow6, Land of Nod,
Scenic, Sigur Rós even"-Smallfish
MakeMineMusic-003
CD
$21.25
Portal/Yellow6
Split
PS, US 8 track album featuring all exclusive tracks: 2
by Portal, 2 by Yellow6 & 4 written & recorded
by both groups together.
MakeMineMusic-001
CD
$12.00
Rainbow Ffolly
Sallies Fforth
PS, UK For many years, this has remained one of the most
enigmatic and collectable artifacts from the original Golden
Age of British pop-psych... beloved by serious collectors,
Austin Powers ook-alikes and oddly enough, the dance music
DJ community alike, the price of this mysterious band's
one and only album, already at £200 by the mid-1990's,
continues to soar.... but why? Who on earth were they?
A classic Britpsych cover conceals a masterpiece which
*might* be serious or might be a send up. High Wycombe's
most famous period export (along with Zandra Rhodes) continues
to both puzzle and amaze. Four art school boys who recorded
an album's worth of amazing, dayglow music in an independent
studio and ended up selling it to Parlophone Records and
rubbing shoulders with The Beatles who, along with The
Who and The Moody Blues, namechecked our heroes regularly.
It sounds like time you heard what everyone is so worked
up about! Track list: She's Alright / I'm So Happy / Montgolfier
/ Drive My Car / Goodbye / Hey You / Sun Sing / Sun And
Sand / Labour Exchange / They'm / No / Sighing Game / Come
On Go. BONUS TRACKS: Go Girl (mono single mix) / Drive
My Car (mono single mix).
Rev-Ola-112
CD
$14.75
Ralph's World
Green Gorilla, Monster & Me
PS, US Clap a little harder, jump a little higher, and
dance a little longer as Ralph's World's award winning
combination of quality rock and family friendly songs attain
a new level of family friendly pop perfection. This sure
fire set of 14 tracks also includes a killer cover of Ray
Steven's novelty smash, "Gitarzan". A proven
retail smash, Ralph's World has recently been crowned "King
Of Children's Rock". The LA Times labels him "a
children's musician superstar". The New York Times
says, "[Ralph] will turn out to be this genre's Elvis
Presley."
MintyFresh
CD
$15.25
Richmond Fontaine
Fitzgerald, The
PS, US The follow-up to last year's highly acclaimed "Post
To Wire" is a quiet departure from the raucous, visceral
send-ups that have made these Portland-based rockers a
band to watch. Written at the Fitzgerald Casino in chief
songwriter Willy Vlautin's hometown of Reno, this album
is a stark collection of songs about the people who live
in the shadows of a casino town. It contains the most vivid
and compelling songs the band has written to date. It debuted
at #13 on the UK Indie Chart in May, and Richmond Fontaine
are again experiencing the kind of praise rarely bestowed
on any artist. "The most
beautiful sad album of the year" - Q. "'The Fitzgerald'
is mind-blowing" - Five Stars, Album Of The Month,
Uncut, June 2005.
Union
CD
$11.75
Run Return
Animals Are Beautiful People
PS, US The debut single from Run_Return which features
2 tracks from their forthcoming album. Each is it's own
slice of furture-retro... Elements of jazz, Chicago style
post-rock, and experimental electronica all blended into
a highly original and cohesive mix of old and new. For
fans of: Boards of Canada, Tortoise, Casino Vs Japan. Orange
vinyl. Limited to 500.
MD-131
45
$6.25
Shelby
Luxury of Time
PS, US Comprised of Kenny Cummings (LITTLE SHINING MAN,
CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH) & Phil Schuster (TOSHACK HIGHWAY)
helped out by Simone Pace (BLONDE REDHEAD) on drums. While
some of the first record's influences have remained stamped
into the sound of "The Luxury Of Time", other
stylings have emerged, ranging from the new romantic wave
of Ultravox & Tubeway Army to obscure French ballads
to the old NYC sounds of Television & Blondie.
GiganticMusic-011
CD
$14.50
Shipwreck
Origin
PS, US In keeping with their moniker local Champaign-Urbana
scene heroes Shipwreck rocks slowly to and fro in an ocean
of sound, a sound defined as "sub-aquatic country
and ethereal astro-punk" . Where their debut "Six
Buttery Megahits EP" (also available), collected of
songs from Shipwreck's precocious infancy, "Origin" finds
our sonically-seafaring trio in full-blown studio-marvelousness.
Can a band sound like Pedro The Lion and mid-period Wire
(154) in the same song? Why yes, they can. Definitely one
of the most interesting local bands.
Self-Released
CD
$12.00
Sloan
Twice Removed
PS, US
Koch-5733
CD
$15.25
Snatches of Pink
Stag
PS, US "This sounds like Thunders trying to drive
a train through the eye of a needle w/Keef, Joe, Ace & Rimbaud
cheering him on. It sounds like a beautiful car wreck viewed
on your third glass of absinthe. An incredible masterpiece." "Makes
the NY Dolls look like a bunch of cross-dressing momma's
boys."-Independent
MoRisen-081
CD
$12.75
Sonnets
Sea Storm Blows Plus
PS, US Debut album fromthis 5 piece band out of Sweden,
headed by songwriter Per Magnusson. They are fond of writing
handsomely breezy pop songs; frolicsome & playful,
fellow Scandinavians Eggstone comes to mind. A shimmering
production which is very much influenced by sunny 60's
guitar pop. They blend w/in their swinging, sweet melodies
glorious string arrangements & resplendent piano playing.
Atop everything else is Magnusson's affecting voice that's
as propelling as the layered, infectious pop The Sonnets
create. The Japanese edition on Quince Records adds 4 songs
taken from their debut single "City, Spark, Fire"
Quince-026
CD
$14.75
Sons and Daughters
Repulsion Box
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino-066
LP
$16.00
Sons and Daughters
Repulsion Box
PS, US Enthralling batch of 10 songs that further explore
the quartet's quesy addiction to murder ballad lyrics.
Rec. at Conny Plank's (CAN) Cologne studio w/Victor Van
Vugt (NICK CAVE, PJ HARVEY)
Domino-066
CD
$16.00
Space Vacuum From Outer Space
Starcade
PS, US This is one of the most unique & innovative
bands to emerge from the rich Bay Area musical scene since
space visitors began forming crop circles on our tiny planet.
Combine multi-layered, Ed Wood-inspired movie interstitals
with classically trained musicians, then add a dash of
vampy silver beehives, space monkeys & the aural landscape
of the Milky Way & you have a singular musical experience
unlike any other. Think Joy Division, Kraftwerk, The Pixies,
B-52s, Plan 9 From Outer Space, vacuum cleaners & anything
silver.
Dionysus
CD
$13.75
Stranglers
Live In San Francisco
PS, US The classic 1978 line-up of the UK's best art punks;
this is the STRANGLERS captured live in San Francisco on
their 1st U.S. tour. Culling material from their first
2 albums, this in demand program is now available on DVD.
30 minutes of challenginghigh energy chaos from one of
the best of the first wave of British punk rock,
TargetStudios-4421
DVD
$14.75
Surf, The Sundried
S/T
PS, US Multi instrumentalists Nick Huntington (Freescha,
Canyon Country) & Emmett Kelly (The Cairo Gang, Charlemaignes)
combine their talents & friendship to bring us 23 tracks
of rich, lush live instrumentation ripe w/ melody. Delicate
finger picking, buzzing guitars, melodicas, recorders,
mellotrons, & twinkling pianos to pluck out the lights.
AttackNine-008
CD
$14.50
Sybris
S/T
PS, US A fusion of ambient art rock, 80's heavy metal and,
oddly enough, folk. Dual guitars interlock with a powerful
bass backbone, all driven by swirling & lifting drums,
w/ an acrobatic female vocalist who either grounds the
sonic chaos, or runs the whole thing right off the rails.
Slayer fronted by Edie Brickell, or Belly meets Swervedriver.
Music that is epic and beautiful, yet still fun.
Flameshovel-029
CD
$12.00
Top Drawer
Solid Oak
PS, US This is a real gem, sought after by collectors all
over the world. Originally released as private pressing
in 1969, Solid Oak is the 1st and only album for this band
hailing from Kentucky. No doubt this is a must have for
fans of hard rock / psychedelic music.
Akarma-327
CD
$17.25
Torche
S/T
PS, US NOW ON VINYL!!!
RoboticEmpire-046
LP
$10.75
Totimoshi
Mysterioso
PS, US The 2nd full length from Oakland, CA trio TOTIMOSHI,
intersects earthquake-heavy rock & wicked sludge riffage
with the wiry hooks & dynamics of '80s post-punk, Spanish
melodies, & an adventurous, occasionally improvisational
fuzz attack. It's sort of like someone giving a Beggars
Banquet band circa 1985 a cocktail of steroids, huge amps & battered
copies of MELVINS' Stoner Witch & MAINLINER's Mellow
Out. Heavy, crunchy, catchy, hypnotic, Mysterioso? winds,
grinds, & explodes every step of the way. This re-issued,
re-tooled version features enhanced CD-ROM extras, including
2 music videos
CrucialBlast-046
CD
$13.75
Various
Texas Funk 1968-75: Black Gold from the Lone Star State
PS, US Egon's (STONES THROW) label does it again with 80
minutes of funky classics unreleased soul & funk music
by unsung heroes from Texas from tough urban centers like
Dalls & Houston to the sparsely populated hot spots
like Pasadena & Longview. Remastered. Intro by DJ SHADOW
NowAgain-5019
CD
$17.00
Various
Broken Flowers
PS, US Soundtrack for the new JIM JARMUSCH move starring
BILL MURRAY. Feat. songs by GREENHORNES (2 songs), JACKIE
MITTOO, MULATU ASTATKE, MARVIN GAYE, HOLLY GOLIGHTLY, SLEEP,
DENGUE FEVER, more.
Decca-5150
CD
$18.00
Wolfman/Pete Doherty
For Lovers
PS, US Pre-lude to the upcoming solo project. "Encased
within the twinkling piano arrangements of old chum WOLFMAN,
PETE (LIBERTINES) proves himself capable of weaving both
hope & honsety into the lining of his exquisite melodies"-NME
RoughTrade-30057
CD
$6.50
Wooden Wand & Vanishing Voice
Harem of the Sundrum & the Witness Figg
PS, US First solo album from leader of the mysterious & bongtastic
loft-psych champions THE VANISHING VOICE (Troubleman, 5RC,
DeStijl, 3 Lobed). Uber trippy/heady folk influenced in
equal parts by legendary hedonists Fleetwood Mac & West
Coast sad sack Judee Sill with tips of the cap to other
early 70's West Coast signposts of despair & excess
David Crosby, Grace Slick & Gene Clark. "The intention
to create something timeless & ageless informs each
note of the music."
SoftAbuse-012
CD
$12.75
______________________________
Forthcoming
Releases
______________________________
22-Pistepirkko
Drops & Kicks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, FINLAND New full-length album from Finnish garage-(electro)-pop phenomenon
22-Pistepirkko, one of Scandinavia's most enjoyable, eccentric and enchanting
bands, and have been for 25 years! On this, their 10th album, Kalle Gustafsson
(The Soundtrack of Our Lives bassist and renown producer) has produced while
fellow TSOOL mates helped out with guest vocals. New-convert/fan John Hanlon
(Neil Young's sound engineer) flew over from sunny California to Scandinavia
to put his hands on the final mixes.
BareBonesBusinessOy
CD
$12.00
Acid House Kings
Sing Along With Acid House Kings (CD + DVD) (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE SEPT. 13th)
PS, US This is the band's first album since the 2002 release "Mondays
Are Like Tuesdays..." Combining the aesthetics of
Kraftwerk with Motown girl groups from the 60's and musical
influences from Burt Bucharach to The Smiths. White, heterosexual
indie pop has never sounded this gay and soulful! Limited
edition. First 1000 includes a DVD with karaoke versions
of the songs, and music video's.
TwentySevenRecords-003
CD
$11.40
Acid Mothers Temple
Chant from The Cosmic Inferno (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
20TH)
PS, US 55 minute, one track salute to the late Pierre Moerlen
of GONG. Mastered by Tatsuya of RUINS.
AceFu-034
CD
$16.00
Acid Mothers Temple
Anthem Of Space (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
PS, US Featuring members of ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE
MELTING PARADISO U.F.O., BOREDOMS, ZENI GEVA, GHOST, WHITE
HEAVEN, GONG, SUBVERT BLAZE & HIGH RISE. "If this
attack were to succeed I would need musicians just as powerful,
if not more powerful, than Acid Mothers Temple & The
Melting Paraiso U.F.O. We decided to take the members of
Mothers of Invasion & shift them to the new group,
giving birth to a new Acid Mothers Temple. Just then I
received a transmission from my own cosmos - the group
should be named Cosmic Inferno. It was utterly fitting
for this is truly a battle between heaven & hell, between
The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. & The Cosmic Inferno. Thus,
on this the tenth anniversary of the founding of Acid Mothers
Temple, I announce the birth of the hellchild, Acid Mothers
Temple & The Cosmic Inferno."- K. Makoto
Ektro-035
CD
$18.00
Adderley, Cannonball
In New York (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US Adderly boldly transformed his popular quintet (NAT
ADDERLEY, JOE ZAWINUL, SAM JONES, LOUIS HAYES) with this
album by adding composer and multi-instrumentalist YUSEF
LATEEF to the mix. Originally recorded January, 1962. REMASTERED.
RITB-9404
CD
$15.50
Alarma Man
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, SWEDEN Fans of Pelican and Kinski and the new instrumental
scene will dig Alarma Man's expansive instrumental sonic
labyrinths, built to inspire and demolish. Instrumental
and daft in it's execution, Alarma Man can excite, sooth,
and equally throw an unprepared listener into a state of
confusion. Mind-numbing drum beats, steady bass lines,
and odd guitar rhythms accenting with tapping that defies
the nature of the sonic guitar itself. A mad mixture of
dark intentions and old roving spirits that brings to mind
Don Cabellero, Man Or Astroman, and Fugazi, yet with something
all the more sinister and forward looking.
Carcrash-015
CD
$12.00
All Tomorrow's Party
You Doo Right, You Doo Slide (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST
23RD )
PS, US An amazing trio from Japan in love with Detroit
rock & Can. Yup.
Alive-064
CD
$14.75
American Analog Set
Set Free (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US The brushed drums, electric piano, vibraphone & percussion
that have defined their sound for years shine more brightly
than ever. Beneath the mellow rhythms they've perfected
over the last 2 records beat heartfelt songs about love,
loss, crushes, crutches, curses & the other man.
Arts&Crafts-013
CD
$17.00
American Minor
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US Local boys (Champaign via West Virginia) make good...
AMG Review: "Musical fads may come and go, but it
seems like no matter what year, the hard-edged blues-boogie
of the '70s (the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, etc.) will always
serve as inspiration for a new generation of rockers. After
all, the '80s saw the emergence of the Black Crowes, the
'90s saw Lenny Kravitz, and in the early 21st century,
American Minor is following in the others' footsteps. Hailing
from the Kanawha River Valley of southern West Virginia,
the five-piece band is not afraid to wear their influences
on their sleeves. Produced by one-time Blind Melon bandmates
Brad Smith and Christopher Thorn, the songs on American
Minor's self-titled, full-length debut prove to be not
quite as hook heavy as the aforementioned retro acts. But
the group has a more apparent hard rocking edge, which
will appeal to the headbangers. Chockfull of bluesy leads
and soulful vocals, organ also plays a prominent part in
American Minor's sound, as evidenced by such tracks as "Mr.
Queen." But the best bits are when the boys crank
the amp's up to ten -- on "Shine" and album opener "Walk
On," quite possibly the album's best track." (Greg
Prato)
RedInk
CD
$13.00
Animal Collective
Feels (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 7TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FatCat-011
DLP
$14.50
Animal Collective
Feels (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 7TH)
PS, US Moving further away from the suggestion of folkish
affinities, Feels is electrified, rhythmically more urgent, & overall
a considerably denser work. Those sweet melodies & big
catchy hooks remain intact, & the songwriting is once
again bold, brave, adventurous & stamped w/ their own
unique personality. Hugely inventive & tightly focused,
it simply sounds like nothing else right now.
FatCat-011
CD
$14.50
Anna Oxygen
Meet Jennifer b/w Syncopen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST
23RD)
PS, US Layered vocals with throbbing dance beats. Sometimes
operatic and totally unpredictable. The 7" is designed
as a multi-media experience with a cut-out animation wheel.
KillRockStars-436
45
$4.00
Arizona Amp And Alternator
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US This is mastermind Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) and co-conspirators
M. Ward, the boys from Grandaddy, Scout Niblett, Danish
chanteuse Marie Frank, and Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire).
ThrillJockey
CD
$15.25
August Born
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-284
LP
$14.50
August Born
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US A collaboration between Japan's HIROYUKI USUI & SIX
ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE's BEN CHASNY. With no shared language,
sound was the only continuum for communication & expression.
All the songs were sent on CD-Rs & mixed as they went
along. Some of the songs were sent back & forth across
the Pacific 4 or 5 times, gaining texture & direction & in
the process, creating a bridge between the 2 artists. A
mellow work seamlessly blending HIROYUKI's guitar, vocals,
vibes, harmonium, bass, drums, cello, field recordings, & didgeridoo
with CHASNY's unmistakable voice & guitar. The tunes
found here hold rewards that will only grow with patience & time
DragCity-284
CD
$14.50
Banhart, Devendra
Cripple Crow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US This is his fourth studio album and first in the
US through XL Recordings. Devendra exploded on the international
music scene three years ago, quickly accumulating devoted
fans as well as an unusually hefty amount of critical kudos
with his debut and subsequent releases. "There's something
about Banhart's muse that defies words and logic, something
to these songs that hints at a deeper connection to the
cosmos than most of us share. Jeff Buckley might have had
that gift; John Lennon and Van Morrison certainly did.
Add to that list Devendra Banhart, an astonishing talent
whose future work promises to bring us to exciting new
places" - Harp Magazine. "...it's Banhart's gift
for melody that ultimately carries the day, littering the
album with slyly entrancing tunes that recall the pleasure
of old campfire songs. It's enough to cure even a hardened
cynic" - Blender.
XL
CD
$15.25
Barbez
Insignificance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 18TH)
PS, US Insignificance is the result of two years of intensive
work and the culmination of seven years of exploration
and growth by this unusual and powerful Brooklyn-based
band. After the critcal success of Barbez's self titled
full length debut on Important Records, they've returned
with a groundbreaking sophmore album and a new Theremin
player who Bob Moog has called the single "greatest
living" Theremin player on Earth. While Insignificance
maintains Barbez's trademark ethno-punk-cabaret, the compositions
have become more tight, more spacious, more frenetic and
more explosive. Insignificance has more of a compositional
complexity and careful instrumentation than Barbez's debut,
promising to be a classic in this burgeoning sub genre
known as Punk-Cabaret. Insignificance was recorded, mixed
and co-produced by legendary New York engineer/producer
Martin Bisi (Swans, Sonic Youth, Dresden Dolls, John Zorn)
at BC studios near the Gowanus canal in Brooklyn.
Important-063
CD
$13.50
Battletorn
Evil Chains (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TMU
LP
$11.75
Battletorn
Evil Chains (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US NYC's Battletorn deliver a thirteen minute, sixteen
song assault on the human mind with this debut. Since their
inception, they've been getting attention as one of the
only true thrash bands left - a band without any agenda
or political stance - just a band on a mission to thrash
or die. Their ten
minute sets are becoming the stuff of legend around NYC.
The female lead vocals recall the aggression of a female
Jello Biafra. For fans of The Comes, Sin 34, JFA.
TMU
CD
$13.75
Bloc Party
Silent Alarm Remixed (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US This is a track-by-track remix of the band's debut.
Highlights include remixes by Ladytron, Pretty Girls Make
Graves, Mogwai, M83, and Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs).
The first 15,000 of the US edition will contain a bonus
CD with three b-sides of non-album tracks, acoustic versions
of the album
track "Plans", and the b-side "Storm And
Stress".
Vice
DCD
$16.00
Blood Brothers, The
Love Rhymes (2X7") (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US This double 7'' features previously released, unreleased & exclusive
tracks from teh BLODD BROTHERS' "Crimes" sessions.
DimMak-082
45
$5.50
Bloody Hollies
If Footmen Tire You... (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Stripped down & basic sound, but with an even
greater array of guitar hooks, songwriting, & signature
vocals that comprise the band's unique brand of rock'n'roll.
Their ability to shift gears not wear their white shirts & skinny
black ties is what separates them from the crowded field
of garage-punk contenders.
Alive-063
CD
$14.75
Bochum Welt
Elan (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
PS, US Italy's Bochum Welt drops a new album, Elan, on
Fuzzy Box Records!!!
FuzzyBox-030
CD
$13.50
Boris & Merzbow
Sun Baked Snow Cave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US This is the most recent collaborative release (and
first for Hydra Head) from two of Japan's most prolific
and challenging artists. At times minimal and acoustic
and at other times saturated with noise induced drone,
this 60-minute track (in three movements) covers the spectrum
of experimental music.
"
...Merzbow stands as the most important artist in noise
music" - allmusic.com. "Boris are the only living
band (with the possible exception of Electric Wizard) who
have mastered the art of out-Sabbathing Black Sabbath...only
Boris have been able to consistently break on through that
wall of rock into the experimental wasteland that lies
beyond. And, once there, they thrive" - dustedmagazine.com.
HydraHead
CD
$13.75
Broadcast
Tender Buttons (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp-136
LP
$17.00
Broadcast
Tender Buttons (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US A strikingly personal personal diary from masters
of introspective psychedelic pop. Giving subtle aesthetic
nods to Can, Joy Division & Kate Bush & Jean-Jacques
Perry, this is a powerful gust of sonics that will not
fail to leave an impression.
Warp-136
CD
$17.00
Broken Spindles
Inside/Absent (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$12.50
Broken Spindles
Inside/Absent (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Joel Peterson wrote this record without any input
from fellow band members. "I think it was because
of that separation from other people's input that the writing
style shifted. I found myself keeping things a little more
elemental; steering away from programming, opting for sparser
percussion, and keeping instrumentation as minimal as songs
could take. The lyrics became a lot more direct and the
vocal style kind of followed suit. It just didn't seem
appropriate to layer these things that were said in pretty
bare, straightforward terms with a ton of effects...I wanted
to at least make myself feel something through music, and
it seemed that the best way to do that was just to be as
real and honest as possible."
SaddleCreek
CD
$10.50
Cage
Hell's Winter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US One his debut album, Cage emerges as a surprisingly
introspective artist. The savagely raw imagery of his narrative
showcases everything from watching his father shoot smack
to the violence of his own addictions & stints in institutions.
Incl. production by EL-P, DJ SHADOW, RJD2, BLOCKHEAD, CAMU
TAO & appearances by AESOP ROCK, JELLO BIAFRA, JAMES
MCNEW (YO LA TENGO/DUMP), TAME 1 & TAK BALLZ of WEATHERMAN.
DefinitiveJux-123
CD
$17.00
Cage
Hell's Winter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DefinitiveJux-123
DLP
$17.00
California Oranges
Souvenirs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
PS, US This is classic crunchy new wave pop/rock & mod
shuffle, with three part harmonies, in the tradition of
The Primitives, The Bangles, Velocity Girl, and Teenage
Fanclub. The California Oranges are John Conley, Katie
Conley, Verna Brock, Matt Levine, and Ross Levine. Produced
by Dana Gumbiner of the band Deathray at Brighton Sound,
Sacramento. Mastered by Kevin Bartley, Capitol Mastering.
Darla-162
CD
$13.50
Canyon Country
There's A Forest In The Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST
15TH)
PS, US Canyon Country's debut album. Written and performed
by Nick Huntington (Freescha, The Surf The Sundried). Released
on California's Attacknine Records. Recorded after Freescha's
last album "What's Come Inside Of You", this
is an entirely different treasure chest of tunes. 19 songs
filled with delicate pianos, soft acoustics, organs, mellotrons,
violins, cellos, echoing voices, and monolith drones. Music
under the vast night sky, humming with the horizon line.
AttackNine-009
CD
$13.50
Chrysler, The
Failures And Sparks + bonus tracks [domestic version] (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE SEPT 2005)
PS, US New U.S. version of The Chrysler's debut classic "Failures
And Sparks". Galaxy G's version includes five lovely
bonus tracks.
GalaxyGramophone-002
CD
$10.00
Cobra Noir
Abode Of The Dead (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Unleashing it's fury upon the dead & the living.
Fast & heavy, the hammering sound of this Canadian
band is an assult without remorse. Continuing the work
their previous Canadian hardcore/punk bands began more
than a decade ago, COBRA NOIR combines ferocious live performances
with unsettling political lyrics. Feat. ex-members of IRE,
IN DYING DAYS, & THE BLACK HAND.
MagicBullet-070
LP
$12.75
CocoRosie
Noah's Ark (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TouchAndGo
LP
$15.25
CocoRosie
Noah's Ark (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Since the mysterious and beautiful "La Maison
de Mon Reve" surfaced in early 2004, CocoRosie have
spent months traveling the world with the likes of Bright
Eyes, TV On The Radio, Antony And The Johnsons, Devendra
Banhart, and Blonde Redhead. Along the way, "Noah's
Ark" took shape, where heart-offerings of friends,
family, loved ones and lost ones surface gracefully, contributing
depth to the narrative journey. "Noah's Ark" is
the result of a rootless reality, a drifting consciousness
across state lines, date lines, time lines...connected
to the past, vague about the future. But the heart of these
songs is always issued from a tender present.
TouchAndGo
CD
$15.25
Conrad, Tony
Bryant Park Moratorium Rally (1969) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
AUGUST 16th)
PS, US An October afternoon in 1969. Midtown Manhattan.
A rally in Bryant Park against the Vietnam War. Down 42nd
Street towards Times Square, Tony Conrad is adjusting microphones
in his 5th floor loft, one directed at the TV set - where
it will pick up live local news coverage -- the other pointing
out the window, where the echo of speeches and crowd noise
mingles with the oceanic rush of crosstown traffic. As
the event is about to begin, he rolls tape. Thirty-four
years later, we hear what he heard. And the juncture, for
so many reasons, could not be more critical. As the Bush
Administration pursues a risky military agenda in the Middle
East - one with unsettling long-term implications both
at home and abroad - we see a nation not divided, as in
the Vietnam Era, but strangely complacent. Our media-saturated
reality functions like a drug, instantly televised warfare
a new entertainment, and organized public dissent a novelty
at home and a roaring chorus everywhere else. Conrad's
recording of the Oct. 15 Vietnam Moratorium Rally is an
eerie flashback that offers urgent new insights into our
own lives and times, post-9/11 and full on into a new millennium.
TableOfTheElements-083
CD
$14.50
Converge
Petitioning Forever (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 27TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Deathwish-147
DLP
$19.00
Cowboy Junkies
Early 21st Century Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US Features the CJ's interpretations of songs from
artists such as Dylan, Springsteen & Lennon plus 2
new originals & is their small document of hope for
the times in which we're a livin'.
Zoë-11431078
CD
$19.00
Criteria
When We Break (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$12.50
Criteria
En Garde (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 27TH)
PS, US REISSUE. Stephen Pedersen, founding member of CURSIVE & WHITE
OCTAVE, returned to his hometown in Nebraska to start this
project. Enlisting former bandmates & SADDLE CREEK
brethren from CURSIVE, BRIGHT EYES & DESAPRARECIDOS,
Stephen crafted a new batch of incredible rock tunes. This
isn't just a second chance to appreciate this ass-shaking,
rock n roll genius, it's just that maybe you need this
album more than you know.
SaddleCreek-080
CD
$12.50
Criteria
When We Break (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US By day, Criteria's Stephen Pedersen is entrenched
in the beige, climate-controlled world of corporate law.
By night, he tirelessly melds face-searing riffs with pounding,
syncopated drums, awaiting a rock 'n' roll miracle. He
need wait for that miracle no longer. And neither must
you. This is the band's second full-length; a startling
display of fist-pumping anthems and contagious melodies
bent on shaking the ass of the most coolly aloof listener.
Two words: big rock.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50
Crowell, Rodney
The Outsider (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US Latest from one of America's greatest & most
unappreciated songwriters who follows his stunning, introspective
2003 album "Fate's Right Hand," w/this bold & rockin'
look at the world at large. Incl. guests EMMYLOU HARRIS,
JOHN PRINE, BUDDY & JULIE MILLER, JD SOUTHER & Beth
Nielsen Chapman. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Columbia-94470
CD
$19.25
Dabrye
instrmntl (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Tadd Mullinix is Dabrye. Playful, with a loopy feeling
and a window into Mullinix's soul. It's super chill, focusing
on hip-hop in a fun check-out this phrase-I-just-lifted-off-this-ill-old-record
kinda way. Dabrye is currently a Detroit city electronic
music maven, tracking tracks for J Dilla & playing
to packed crowds at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
On Scott Herren's (PREFUSE 73, SAVATH+SAVALAS) new Eastern
Developments label.
EasternDevelopments-002
CD
$11.75
Danny & the Nightmares
Freak Brain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Legendary songwriter/artist DANIEL JOHNSTON & his
horror-rock combo THE NIGHTMARES are back from the grave
to deliver a new album. Produced by Jesus Christ & recorded
on a 4-track machine ina real haunted house somewhere in
Texas. 12 unreleased songs inspired by love, hell- chicks,
holidays & of course the death of Satan. JOHNSTON on
electric guitar & bass, with Jason on improvisted guitar & farfisa
organ & Bridget keeping time, for those who have always
wanted to hear a true rock n roll album by DANIEL JOHNSTON,
here it is!
SFTRI-762
CD
$13.75
Datach'i
The Elements (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
PS, US "14 tracks of diesel fueled chain-saw wielding
break beats and lovely victorian architecture. Joseph Fraioli
creates a deviously crafted patchwork of carefully sewn
rhythms, sonic contortions and delicate melodies, his debut
(Rec+Play), Called "One of the decades most impressive
albums" --Dave Segal, Alternative Press. (Rec+Play)
put Datach'i on the map as one of electronic musics most
novel, demented and fearless voices. The Elements is an
enhanced CD and contains the Video for "In Silence".
Suppose you traded in your apartment, your laptop and a
box of records for a quite house in the country. It's all
good till the first night. Some where between ordering
pizza and finding that room with no windows comes The Elements.
A new full length from Datach'i packing 15 tracks of diesel
fueled chain-saw wielding break beats and lovely victorian
architecture. The Elements is an enhanced CD and contains
the David Firth Video for "In Silence"!
Sublight-701
CD
$13.50
Death Cab For Cutie
Plans (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US This double 180g LP is packaged in a super nice
gatefold sleeve and includes a vinyl-only bonus track, "Talking
Like Turnstiles".
Barsuk
DLP
$22.75
Death Cab For Cutie
Plans (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US NEW ALBUM!!!
Atlantic
CD
$15.00
Decemberists
Picaresque (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
DLP
$21.00
Dialog Cet
Like Animals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, SWEDEN It is historically proven that a good band rarely
stands still. This hypothesis is made into scientific fact
when analyzing the elements. The key element in question
is Dialog Cet. A band with humble beginnings in Jönköping,
Sweden, in the year of 1998. A band that has been receiving
praise for their ingenuity, playfulness, and forward thinking
from their very onset. Playing a brand of music self-dubbed
as "Labyrinth Punk", which lies somewhere between
Sonic Youth, Unwound, and Scandinavian abstract reasoning.
Receiving praises even from the post-punk luminary Ian
Mackaye (of Fugazi fame) as "brilliant, fucking brilliant".
Music not afraid to move or perplex you...open your ears
and sound the alarm. Dialog Cet have allowed their experimental
side come free but at the same time maintained their pop
sensibilities that were displayed on their last album "Konsumera
Era". In this journey that is otherwise called an "album",
we are introduced to many wild and unusual creatures. Like
the spirited "Mazzrilla Gorialla", where guitars,
pianos, and frantic drumming whirl around in a wild dance.
Or the rambling lo-fi trails of "Dragonfly",
with acoustic guitars and quivering vocals. And before
you thought you saw it all the approach- able "Dolphin
Lundgren" that is covered in synths and guitar plunks
that create a deep-sea mood. "Like Animals" is
a large album with many contrasts. It spins wildly and
calmly floats, it hits hard but softly caresses, and it
howls monotonous and caws with many notes!
Carcrash-013
CD
$12.00
Dialog Cet
Konsumera Era (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, SWEDEN Travelling into the nether regions of music
Jönköping, Sweden's Dialog Cet released their
third album "Konsumera Era" in 2003. The tale
of this band is one of musical and musician mathematics.
Initially a two piece instrumental group on their debut "Crocodile
Hunt", then to a three piece on the critically acclaimed "Ny
Metall" album. In 2002, they went back to be a two
piece, using additional musicians to record "Konsumera
Era". Eerily similar at times to early Bailter Space
(still one of New Zealand's finest exports) Dialog Cet's
sonic attack combines early 90s Chicago/Minneapolis post-punk
dissonance to the weird rock/labyrinth-punk drive that
Dialog Cet are known for!
Carcrash-012
CD
$12.00
Dieter Scherf Trio
Inside-Outside Reflections (1974) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Another long-lost gem (in a possibly infinite series)
on Atavistic's UMS. Originally waxed in 1974 and released
in a microscopic private pressing on the LST label, this
record showcases Mr. Scherf on a variety of reeds and piano,
Jacek Bednarek on bass, and a very young Paul Lovens on
drums. The entire package has a subtle whiff of Krautrock
throughout, but the then nascent Euro Free Music sound
carries the day, in a classic trio configuration.
Atavistic
CD
$14.50
Double, The
Loose In The Air (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$12.50
Double, The
Loose In The Air (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US NYC's The Double deliver their Matador debut, a
worthy successor to 2004's "Palm Fronds". The
massed Ace Tone/Vox/Casio keys and floating
vocals have led some staff members to liken the sound to
music as diverse as '60s British folk mixed with theatrical
synth bands. But the
spooky/paranoid vibes and insistent, inventive rhythms
of the percussion build up a wall of sound more nervous
and intense than the comparison might suggest. Irresistible
pop melodies are laid on top. An indescribable and lovely
mess.
Matador
CD
$15.25
Drexon Field
Stratosphere Control (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
PS, US "Drexon Field's debut "Stratosphere Control" released
on California's Attacknine Records. Friends Devin Underwood
and Jared Sheehan from Boston Massachusetts present 8 tracks
of their quirky electric boogaloo for your jam. Mischievous
kids let loose in a room full of keyboards and drum machines. "There's
something very carefree and childlike about these tunes...and
disturbingly funky that i like. It makes me think of Mad
Monster Party, breakdancing mummies, or ice skating with
a werewolf. Neon funk and Phat shoelaces for sure!" -
Nick from Freescha. Recommended for fans of; chemistry
sets, Jean-Jacques Perry, sling shots, ghetto-blasters,
Herbie Hancock and his robot, planets, cuttin'the rug,
the L.A. Dream Team (without the team) *A drexon field
has many noted influences that range from the invention
of simple machines to the pleasure of weather or the solitude
of space. Geometry and the lost history of dinosaurs can
also be seen having a deep and meaningful relationship
within the field."
AttackNine-007
CD
$13.50
Drowningman
Don't Push Us When We're Hot (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER
11TH)
PS, US They have been noted by many as a pioneering conspirator
in the mixing of metal, hardcore, indie-rock & noise
elements, which has spawned many descriptors & definitions,
most including the words "chaotic", "spastic" or
clever pigeon holes such as "screamo"
Thorp-064
CD
$14.75
Earth
Hex (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US The 5th official studio album from Earth, still
helmed by Dylan Carlson. Joining as a permanent member
is Adrienne Davies on drums/percussion. Carlson is regarded
as a innovator w/in ambient, experimental, drone & doom
circles. His compositions & playing can be credited
w/ influencing diverse groups & musicians such as:
sunn0))), Boris, Jim O'Rourke, Mogwai, Justin Broaderick
(Godflesh/Jesu), & even Kurt Cobain. Once again EARTH
has created a intensely powerful album that defies the
normal restrictions of a definable genre. It is a decided
shift away from an overly saturated and distorted guitar
sound, & explores some of the earlier forms of modifying
pure guitar tones, using compression, echo, tremelo, & reverb.
SouthernLord-048
CD
$15.25
Enlightened Family, The
A Collection Of Lost Songs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Voodoo-Eros
LP
$14.50
Enlightened Family, The
A Collection Of Lost Songs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US For Voodoo-EROS' first release, the NY-based alliance
collected a gang of exclusive songs reflecting 40 years
of archival recordings from members of their eclectic musical
family. Includes such unearthed treasures as a lost song
by British folk icon Vashti Bunyan, recorded in 1968, a
couple tunes self-recorded by a teenaged Devendra Banhart
for a friend's birthday, music by Patrick Wolf captured
by himself on an uninhabited island, eccentric bedroom
rock 'n' roll from French MCs Spleen & Zen, and piano
musings that even Sierra Casady can't remember recording.
Jagged and dusty,
gently eerie, and nostalgically warbled, this collection
of songs is like the blueprint of a loosely bound family,
heritage unknown, generations melting into one another.
Voodoo-Eros
CD
$14.50
Esquivel!
Sights & Sounds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Previously unreleased, never before heard recordings
layed down in 1974 to be sold at a chain of restaurants,
incl. added applause to studio recording. From the king
of Space Age Bachelor Pad Music.
Bar/None-171
CD
$16.50
Everyday Things
Lighten Up, Francis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US Produced by Spongetones leader Jaime Hoover, the
classic refrains of The Beatles ring crystal clear all
over The Everyday Things' awe-inspiring debut. Clear, readily
identifiable echoes of timeless bands like The Plimsouls,
The Beat (Paul Collins), The Romantics & 20/20. This
is British-Invasion power pop done as preciously & gloriously
as can be done, by pop fans.
NotLame-107
CD
$14.50
Ex, The
Singles. Period. The Vinyl Years 1980-1990 (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US More than 25 years after their formation, the band
is still around, and so is the demand for their old vinyl
singles, especially those between 1980 and
1990. None of them were released in the States, and all
have been unavailable for too long. "At its best,
The Ex's agitated racket packed the blast of a hand grenade,
sending sonic shrapnel flying off in different directions
even as the music magically cohered. While infused with
the passion of punk,
the music often channeled the energy and excitement of
seat-of-your-pants improvisation" - Chicago Tribune.
ThrillJockey
CD
$15.25
Facing New York
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US Debut from Bay Area indie/prog group is "dense,
dark, nervy & at times downright sexy...think Dismemberment
Plan meets Zep & the Police"-Filter. Fans of Radiohead & Mars
Volta should dig.
FiveOneInc-012
CD
$12.75
Fall
Room To Live (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US Released in September 1982, just months after the
classic "Hex Enduction Hour", the ever-iconoclastic
Smith created "Room To Live" as a kind of 'fake-
left' to fans and critics expecting a repeat performance.
Just as the stench of success was beginning to drift in
the band's direction, Room served to clear the air and
send the faint-hearted running in the other direction.
Now feat. an entire album of bonus tracks! Gatefold 180gm
2LP.
Earmark-40041
DLP
$27.00
Fall
Live In London 1980 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1982 by Chaos Tapes in a
limited edition of 4000 copies, the soon impossible-to-find
live tape captured all the unpolished energy of a post-Grotesque
/ pre-Hex Fall, becoming one of their most legendary live
performances. Now fully remastered and released on vinyl
for all you discerning retro audiophiles!
Earmark-307
LP
$16.50
Fall
Hex Enduction Hour (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1982, this is The Fall at
their most brilliant! As twin drums and guitars slash their
way through the twisted pop underbrush, a scathingly demagogic
Smith takes off on a crash course across the cultural and
political spectrum that has left decades of fans marvelling
at the gnarled wreckage. Featuring an entire album of bonus
tracks! Gatefold 180gm 2LP.
Earmark-40040
DLP
$27.00
Fite, Tim
Gone Ain't Gone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Fite approaches music-making with little more than
his four favorite chords, a love of Woody Guthrie and Public
Enemy, and a stack of other people's sadly forgotten records.
The emerging sound is like no other: natural, unique and
teeming with fresh blood. While Fite is by no means a virtuosic
instrumentalist, he knows how to build a compelling song.
His primary talent lies in his knack for finding, stealing,
and transforming other people's music into his own, utilizing
his resonant voice to lend a disquieting emotional sincerity
to the mix. "Gone Ain't Gone", a wry, anachronistic,
copyright-defying,
country/hip-hop collage, was made mostly from CDs rescued
from dollar bins of Australian bar bands, DC garage-punks,
and demos from up-and-never-coming rock bands. It's all
sampled, looped and laid down as the blueprint for his
intriguing avant-folk vision of musical crime and resuscitation.
Anti
CD
$14.50
Flash Gordon Collection
Conquers the Universe (5 DVD SET) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
SEPTEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Classic Sci-Fi from the golden age of Hollywood.
Incl. the entire 12 chapter serial plus 9 episodes from
the TV series from the 1950s. As a strange plague threatens
Earth, Flash travels to the distant planet Mongo to search
for the source & cure of the exotic disease!
Passport-5570
DVD
$26.50
Flotation Toy Warning
Bluffers Guide to the Flight Deck (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
AUGUST 16th)
PS, US Flotation Toy Warning's ambitious debut album, Bluffer's
Guide to the Flight Deck, cements this London five-piece
as modern masters of their own brand of baroque, experimental
pop. The US press is already raving about the release -
Pitchfork raved that "it's a muted pulse and gleaming
sheets of guitar. It's a human chorus channeling the great
cosmic mouth of Brian Eno's "2/1", slowly chewing
on humming organs and live drums. It's the Flaming Lips
imitating Scott Walker." It's not just Pitchfork who
are excited about the release - there was a recent feeding
frenzy on MP3 blogs, NPR profiled a song on a recent episode
of All Songs Considered and Magnet are doing a featured
review, where Flotation Toy Warning are profiled as the
best new band in the August/September issue. With one foot
in the eyebrow-raising pop experiments of Van Dyke Parks,
Scott Walker, and The United States of America, and the
other foot planted firmly alongside such modern-day avant-pop
practitioners as the Unicorns, Flaming Lips, or Tindersticks
, Flotation Toy Warning blend found sounds, electronics,
homemade and traditional instruments and lush production.
Their dreamlike pop soundscapes are simultaneously classic
and undeniably modern. Wonderfully warped and deranged,
Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck is the rare masterwork
that sounds equally skewed through a set of headphones
or blasting at top volume.
Misra-036
CD
$13.00
Freakwater
Thinking Of You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Six years have passed since the release of Freakwater's
last album, "End Time". Using their uniquely
askew take on honky-tonk, bluegrass, and country-politan,
Freakwater invariably make records easily distinguishable
from one another while maintaining their signature sound.
Label mates Califone join them on this release, creating
a record both modern and timeless in its instrumentation
and sentiment. The outcome is complex and subtly nuanced
with remarkable balance and fluidity. Like the album cover's
tongue-in-cheek greeting card image of a burning bouquet,
the music
itself represents an exquisite blend of beauty, horror,
and inexplicable optimism.
ThrillJockey
CD
$16.00
From Monument To Masses
Schools Of Thought Contend (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US This San Francisco 3-piece is constantly pushing
the boundaries of instrumental post-rock, combining layers
of guitar loops, driving polyrhythm and
breakbeats, and sampled sound into emotional, ever changing
song structures. While they avoid the pop music standards
of lead vocals, verse-chorus-bridge song structures, and
radio-friendly song lengths, they also make a conscious
effort to limit their instrumental experimentation and
the
suffocating artiness of highbrow indie wankery in favor
of tunes that remain grounded in driving rock sensibility.
Influences include Refused, Fugazi,
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and DJ Shadow. This release
finds the band collaborating with a diverse group of artists,
resulting in new musical directions and radical interpretations
of songs from their previous full-length. Sounds range
from indie and electronic pop to drum and bass and post-rock.
DimMak
CD
$15.25
Gang Gang Dance
Hillulah (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16th)
PS, US Gang Gang Dance is a musical vehicle without brakes,
constantly innovating and dropping material out the rear.
Hillelah documents a period in which Gang Gang moved from
city streets to multilane highways and down back roads.
These four tracks are culled from live sets and practice
sessions to give you just a taste of what was happening
during this period between GGD recording sessions. Plus
this enhanced CD puts one into their world with two very
diverse performances.
TheSocialRegistry-018
CD5
$8.25
Gas Huffer
Lemonade For Vampires (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US This is Gas Huffer's seventh full-length release
and second for Estrus. It also represents their first collaboration
with producer Johnny Sangster (Mudhoney, The Briefs, The
Murder City Devils, The Fallouts, The Pulses, and more).
Songs range from down-stroke driven punk, to junkyard chug,
to pure pop, to bittersweetness, to gruesome, low-down
swing, to mohawk wilting weirdness, to apocalyptic nightmare.
Gas Huffer are at the peak of their creative powers.
Estrus
CD
$14.50
Gayle, Philip
The Mommy Row (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16th)
PS, US The Mommy Row is guitarist Philip Gayle's monstrous,
magma opus; the biggest, jaw-popping swallow one can now
take in the upper/outer echelon of free thinking acoustic
voyagers. This gent's three previous solo records collected
smitten global praise yet held no clues this would be next.
Recorded in pristine audiophile splendor, the NYC-via-Houston-based
Gayle multi-tracked himself in duo, trio, hell ¬- sextet
catacombs of 12-string guitar, aluminum egg bar, prepared
toy piano, baritone ukulele, hand held cymbals, classical
guitar, gongs plus an isle more of stringed wood and tempered
metals. At its core, Gayle locks these spatial clusters,
subtracting adding or multiplying the bent themes that
pass between, into a cohesive oft melodic form that shows
itself in genius flashes. Orbiting an overtly damaged sphere
risen from Derek Bailey, Sun City Girls, Thelonius Monk,
Christopher Tree, Harry Bertoia, and years of bedroom perfection,
these pieces owe most to the moment of recording. Gayle's
style remains totally unique, crossing itself with Oriental
motifs, classical, humor, flamenco and free improv leanings
FamilyVineyard-038
CD
$13.00
Grafiti
What Is The Problem? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US This came out in Europe in 2004 to much praise.
Categorized as garage-rap, house, or grime. Publicized
as being produced by some unknown Italian producer, many
believe that it is in fact THE STREETS frontman MIKE SKINNER.
However, SKINNER's people are maintaining the fact that
he is not responsible. No matter this is a crowd crushing
single that will leave you hyped up & ready to get
the dance floor moving.
DimMak-094
12
$5.50
Grates
The Ouch. The Touch (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Brisbane guitar/drums/vocal trio draws comparisons
from Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Sex Pistols w/their youthful abandon. "Judy
Garland fronting Sonic Youth."-Boston Globe
CherryTree-5169
CD
$6.25
Green Pajamas, The
21st Century Seance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPT 2005)
PS, US New studio album by Seatlle psych-pop veterans.
AHiddenAgendaRecord-077
CD
$10.00
Gustafsson, Mats & David Stackenas
Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Swedish mountain blues, courtesy of international
sax phenom Mats and GTR-deconstruction genius David. Says
Ken Vandermark in the liner notes: "Listening to the
music on this album...I am left to ponder how strongly
Black American Blues music is ingrained into the cultural
DNA of even a middle-aged, white, middle-class citizen
of the United States. Also I am forced to realize how foreign
those methods of expression might seem to artists born
into European history...so I think that this set of pieces
is about a feeling, if it is meant to be connected to the
Blues...When I listen to this material it's
colored by American ears, and no matter how much time I
spend in Europe with European artists I know that I will
always be the American in the band."
Atavistic
CD
$14.50
Hayden, Annie
Enemy Of Love, The (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Her second full-length solo album can be summed
up in a phrase once coined by Time Out NY magazine to describe
her label, Merge Records: this record is the sound of "indie
rock aging gracefully". Annie's current batch of songs
arrive with fewer jagged edges than the music of her former
band,
Spent. With a fantastic cover of The Replacements' "Swingin'
Party" and primarily piano-based tunes, "The
Enemy Of Love" will fit neatly in your record collection
alongside Camera Obscura, Fleetwood Mac, and Norah Jones.
It will ease you into the longer nights of autumn and soothe
you throughout the winter.
Merge
CD
$14.50
Hot Cross/Holy Shroud
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US HOLY SHROUD features off kilter melodies, tight & propulsive
rhythms & intensely shouted yet indubitably catchy
vocal patterns. HOT CROSS is more chaotic & discordant.
These songs are without a doubt rock numbers & their
best material to date!
LevelPlane-085
45
$5.50
Hototogisu
Ghosts Of The Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 18TH)
PS, US On this double cd for Important, The Hototogisu
masterfully create a dense sediment of tetonic drone with
the thickest layers of guitar, vocals and electronics.
The Hototogisu are obviously season sonic travelers, featuring
the seminal legend Matthew Bower (Skullflower, Sunroof!)
and Marcia Bassett (Double Leopards). Ghosts Of The Sun
is one enormous composition, nearing 2 hours in length,
unfolded and nailed together in 7 movements. Starting with
a slow drone electronic crawl and climaxing with crackling
bone percussion buried howls of haunted minds, Ghosts Of
The Sun cries out from beneath an earthquake of guitar
feedback and distortion. Ghosts Of The Sun compresses eternity,
from the creation of humanity to it's own destruction,
into 7 parts on one double album. This is epic and total
sonic overload, by way of The Hototogisu. Ghosts Of The
Sun was originally released in as an art edition double
cdr of 100 copies.
Important-062
DCD
$15.25
Human League
Hysteria (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Reissue of much anticipated 1983 follow up to the
gold-selling "Dare!". Their first self-produced
album that included guitar & bass thrown into the mix.
Incl. the singles "Louise," "The Lebanon," & "Life
On Your Own". Incl. 24mins of bonus tracks for US
version.
Caroline-33414
CD
$18.00
Iron And Wine/Calexico
In The Reins (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Three years ago, Iron And Wine's Sam Beam entertained
the idea of recording with Calexico founding members Joey
Burns and John Convertino as the backing band for what
would have become his debut record. Due to unavoidable
situations, that recording didn't happen. Finally, after
much acclaim for both bands, recording for "In The
Reins" took place in December of 2004. It's a collaborative
affair that features seven Sam originals with the backing
of the full Calexico band and vocals by Joey Burns. A truly
harmonious affair with equal parts Iron and Wine and Calexico
to satisfy fans of either or both. These tracks offer something
new and exciting beyond what the listener has come to expect
from either act.
Overcoat
CD
$10.50
Iron And Wine/Calexico
In The Reins (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Overcoat
LP
$10.50
Jackson
Smash (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp-137
LP
$21.50
Jackson
Smash (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US "The best dance album of the year has arrived.
Parisian computer abuser has delivered a fantastically
twisted picture of ass-shaking head trip music that will
level all others. Imagine the most turntable shaking electroc,
the funkiest glitch tunes & the most melodic synth
rock." "Disturbingly mutant mixes that sound
like a future gone wrong."-Index zine
Warp-137
CD
$17.00
John Wilkes Booze
Telescopic Eyes Glance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Marching forth with heft-guitar riffs, mantra shrieking,
garbled saxophone, & customary missed notes, the perpetual
rhythm eventually collapses to abstraction & absence.
A pop-deviated witch trial, referencing a mystified Midwestern
rock past with atonal acoustic gestures. All in all, an
assembled mass of splintered sound as song.
KillRockStars-430
CD
$14.50
John Wilkes Booze
Telescopic Eyes Glance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars-430
LP
$14.50
Jorge, Seu
Cru (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 6TH)
PS, US New album by esoteric Brazilian singer made famous
in US his starring role in "City of God" & more
recently by his appearance in Wes Anderson's "Life
Aquatic" while singing haunting acoustic versions
of David Bowie songs in his native Portuguese. "I
am a Brazilian musician, but I don't play Brazilian-style
music." Incl. 2 US bonus remix tracks!
Wrasse-160
CD
$19.00
Judd and Maggie
Subjects (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US The voices of brother & sister duo blend like
coffee & cream: a gentle & subtle whisper, yet
irresistible. Produced by Joey Waronker (BECK).
RCA-82876
CD
$13.25
Legends
He Knows the Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, SWEDEN In 2003 and 2004 The Legends received world
wide recognition with the hyped debut "Up against
the Legends". Now The Legends return with an album
that is bound to take the world by surprise. "Public
Radio" echoes of the early 80's and sounds futuristic
at the same time. They mix influences from bands like New
Order, Felt, Feelies and The Cure with their own pop aesthetics
and turn it into something utterly wonderful and new. "He
knows the sun" is the first single from "Public
Radio". Besides the title track, which might be one
of this years best pop songs, The Legends deliver two brand
new non-album tracks and a bouncy Jimahl's remix. From
the debut to now The Legends have transformed from a 9-piece
band to a one-man project. At least officially. The truth
is that both "Up against the Legends" and "Public
Radio" were recorded, written, played and produced
by Johan Angergård (also member of Acid House Kings
and Club 8). Johan explain: - When I start recording an
album I have a very clear idea of what I want to do and
by doing everything myself the album comes out exactly
the way I want it to. Involving other people might only
blur the vision. "Up against the Legends" was
released on Lakeshore (US), PonyCanyon (Japan), Under Cover
(France) and Labrador (the rest of the world) hyped for
their upbeat and Motown inspired indie pop. Track list:
1. He knows the sun, 2. Books, 3. He knows the sun (Jimahl
RMX), 4. Inside out. Here's some of what what the US press
wrote about the debut: "A solid, surprising album
whose rewards are commensurate with the time you spend
with it." 8/10 PITCHFORK MEDIA. "Indie pop in
2004 doesn't get any better than this" ALL MUSIC GUIDE.
Labrador
CD5
$10.50
Lost Patrol
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US The second release by this Swedish band contains
huge melodic hooks and an effervescent dance groove that
recalls the classic new wave sound of Greg Kihn, Blondie,
and The Romantics. All this with intense, committed vocals
on top, making for a compelling mix of power and pop.
BurningHeart
CD
$13.75
Lovebites
Essence (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
PS, US Though well travelled, the band claims Copenhagen,
Denmark as their home, where they had a string of hit singles
in the mid-90's. This time around, they offer up a dish:
power pop guitars, oftentimes driving & energetic,
somewhat reminiscent of Popsicle w/Mathilde Lunderskov's
reflective voice singing of summer & travels over carefree
melodies. For fans of The Cardigans & Ivy. Includes
re-recorded songs from the band's 2nd & 3rd albums,
which were originally available in Denmark only.
Quince-022
CD
$14.75
Lovemakers
Times of Romance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US San Francisco band voted "Top 10 Sexiest People
in the Bay Area" by SF Bay Guardian. Their pulsating
sound is laced w/ melodic invention while co-lead singers
vocal deliveries channel an unabashed freedom reimiscent
of Human League, New Order & Bjork. "A Lovemakers
show is like a pink Ferrari driving through mountains of
Coke."
CherryTree-5417
CD
$10.75
M83
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Domestic reissue of 2000 debut album!!!
Mute-9299
CD
$19.00
Make Believe
Shock Of Being (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Joan Of Arc has had many members come and go. In
2003, they toured as a four-piece for several months, then
returned to Chicago and decided to form Make Believe. This
is their debut, recorded by Steve Albini. They've toured
nationally with Hella, mewithoutyou, The Good Life, and
The Paper
Chase.
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50
Makers
Everybody Rise! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US A new record & a new line up! With the return
of TIM MAKER along with the addition of a new drummer,
AARON. This music is played with passion, from the heart.
THE MAKERS are asking you to meet them on the dance floor & rise
above the preconceived notions of what you really think
they are about. It is soul music, it is garage, it is rock
n roll. The band has never sounded tighter nor more fierce.
Believe it, THE MAKERS have delivered a masterpiece
KillRockStars-428
CD
$14.50
Maquiladora
A House All On Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
PS, US This is the natural sound of the southwest corner
of Alta California aglow in warm sunshine and awash in
the cool blue pacific. This is the sound of the golden
landscape, a buzz with honey bees, sea breezes, and the
spirit of both the natives and the first intrepid Californio
souls who came to love and live here. Maquiladora harness
the mojo of this unique and still relatively culturally
unknown and mostly misunderstood region. For lack of a
better genre classification, let's say they play Western,
desert-folk, country/rock... of the mellowest and most
gently mind expanding kind. The trio record themselves
in the attic studio of Phil's 1911 bungalow in downtown
San Diego. Maquiladora: "The sun light shifted moods.
the seasons passed. we sweat and froze in the attic of
old Luisa crafting this record. It's now our tenth year
together in close quarters. We've seen many colors change,
drifting together, then apart then together again. The
southwest does that to you at desert, ocean and city speed.
The orange city lights in the early summer call us to meet
again. This record is focused and relaxed. We mixed it
ourselves, had Joe Plummer play the drums, took our time
with it, did other stuff, came back in a colder season
and started up again. The songs are of middle and lower
California amidst the blooming desert, the swirling ocean
air, and the storied nights of most western cities. The
place inside the place. As the moving darkness and moonshine
fell on us through the skylights we did some work and talked
about reference points. We grew older, over cigarettes,
and our songs changed. It's important to know that with
three voices and songwriters we've been through a lot together
and if you listen closely you can hear that. Like the familiarity
you have with the sound of the leaves of the tree you live
near, or the ocean sounds after 20 years of hearing, of
being. We've put out a lot of music, but to stand and sing
some of these new songs has been different. It is a different
place now. A subtle shift of expression and voice. It's
been moving for us and we have some hope it may move you.
And so, we've wrapped up our thoughts and called it "a
house all on fire" a transformation away from yesterday
.....let 'it breathe... let 'it breathe. "These reclusive
Californian's do for country music what Radiohead did for
Brit pop: dismantle the machine and rebuild it with alien
parts. Andrew Paine Bradbury.
Darla-157
CD
$13.50
Melvins
Mangled Demos From 1983 (2X10") (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US s An unreleased collection of MELVINS demos from
1983. The only document left with the original line-up.
3 years after their original debut, the 3 who were in high
school scraped up a few hundred bucks & cut a demo
in Olympia. With hilarious liner notes by BUZZ detailing
not the recording process which he claims he forgot, but
the fucked up lives they led in their hopeless town & the
characters who populated it. This 2x10'' is a LIMITED EDITION
ONE TIME PRESSING!!!
AlternativeTentacle-337
10
$14.75
Melvins
Pigs Of The Roman Empire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US s Their upteenth & newest release, a joint venture
with LUSTMORD (a.k.a. Hollywood sound designer BRIAN WILLIAMS)
who brings a disturbing resume of collaboration with industrial
sociopaths THROBBING GRISTLE & SPK. This is a 180-degree
turn from the Biafra/Melvins album: ambient soundscapes,
sonic bludgeonings & unforced cruelty reign over this
empire. This is a 2LP GATEFOLD pressing & includes
a bonus track not on the CD. A LIMITED EDITION ONE TIME
PRESSING.
AlternativeTentacle-336
DLP
$14.75
Menomena
Posh Isolation b/w Tung Track (PRE-ORDER AUGUST 9TH)
PS, US Portland's Menomena are one of the most innovative
bands on the tour circuit. Their debut, "I Am The
Fun Blame Monster" was met with instant critical success.
These two songs are taken from the album sessions, but
were not released on the final record. "...the thick,
rubbery bass and thundering hip hop informed drums support
some of the most keenly intuitive hook penning since 'The
Soft Bulletin'" - Tiny Mix Tapes. "...they've
managed to make an album that's extremely accessible yet
entirely unconventional" - Pitchforkmedia.com.
Polyvinyl
45
$4.00
Minus The Bear
Menos El Oso (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Indie-pop flaunting substantial glitch-riddled prog-pop.
Recorded, produced & chiefly knob-twisted by the band
itself. This is 11 steps further into the forward-thinking,
angular rock canon. Weaving through territories long established
by '70s prog-rockers, '80s proto punks, & '90s art
rock mind fucks, MINUS THE BEAR invokes the modern love
affair between dance-driven strategy, & lush, Upper
Pacific sweater rock. This album muses on urges of the
collared contemporary- money, sex, detail-obsessed detective
work, yet manages to avoid the supposed high browed, overt
conclusions that are so not hot shit.
SuicideSqueeze-047
CD
$14.50
Minus The Bear
Menos El Oso (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SuicideSqueeze-047
LP
$11.75
Monk, Thelonious
Alne on San Francisco (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US Sequel to the acclaimed "Thelonious Himself" was
recorded in 1959 and found Monk in a relaxed mood that
led to some of his most thoughtful and moving playing.
Originally recorded 10/21/59. REMASTERED
Fantasy-1158
CD
$15.50
Montgolfier Brothers
Journey's End (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 17TH)
PS, UK 4 track EP + 2 videos. Manchester's Roger Quigley
(At Swim Two Birds) and Mark Tranmer (Gnac) present their
first new material since 2002's The World Is Flat (Poptones).
The critically-acclaimed duo, whose distinctive sound blends
the music of Nyman's minimalism and Legrand's tinkling
melodiousness with a lyricism mirroring the humor in despair
of Chaplin's Limelight, return to the Vespertine organization,
which released their debut album, 1999's Seventeen Stars.
Quigley's unblinking dissections of relationships on the
turn, the main theme of the first two albums, make way
for a more serene exploration of the changing face of his
home town and his place within it, all delivered in his
trademark deep, intimate tones. Journey's End sees The
Montgolfier Brothers finally reach their destination. 'Sky-lines
change, memories still remain... Some friends stay, some
make their escape... ' In a coffee shop or bar, they're
there. Invariably alone, in the same seat, at the same
time of day, quietly watching their little piece of Manchester
change. Around long enough to remember buildings constructed
and the same ones demolished in their own lifetime. And
around long enough to see the people in their lives go
the same way. 'I've walked these streets, I've known this
place too long... And now you've gone, got used to being
alone...' The capitulation of the defeated soul. Echoing
Sinatra's A Man Alone, The Montgolfier Brothers map out
the journey of a survivor of love, loss and grieving...
for a city, a memory, a moment. 'You can't stop time, hard
as you might try... We're not here long, and then you're
gone... ' Journeys End is taken from the album All My Bad
Thoughts, released in the autumn 2005 on Vespertine & Son,
and includes three exclusive tracks as well as enhanced
slideshows of the title song and the unreleased instrumental
gem Operation Faff.
Vespertine&Son-004
CD5
$7.75
Mount Eerie
The Drums from No Flashlight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
6TH)
PS, US A LIMITED edition (600) white-vinyl-only release
of the isolated drum tracks from the album, just like it
says. It's meant for use in creating new songs, or for
DJ's & MC's, or parades, or whatever. It's just a bunch
of drums. The "drums" are actually very simple:
a large cardboard box, one of those blue 5 gallon water
bottles, the back of an acoustic guitar, & the occasional
bass drum.
Elv-004
LP
$14.50
Mount Eerie
Singers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Sun,Ltd There are moments on MICROPHONES albums
that hint at this approach, but "SINGERS" takes
the idea all the way. Every song rides on a foundation
of singers singing, simple instruments, big swells. It's
spontaneous & very beautiful. No overdubs. Usually
it's just one microphone in the middle of the room, singers
becoming acquainted with the songs as they are sung, loud.
The songs were recorded over the past 5 years in Olympia & Anacortes,
WA during the in-between times at recording sessions & shows.
Whenever there were people with voices gathered PHIL (ELVRUM,
main song singer in "SINGERS", as well as MT.
EERIE, etc.) said "Hey I have this extra song! Let's
all record it right now without practicing too much!" Eventually
there were enough of these recordings for a whole record.
This is how they do business.
Elv-002
LP
$23.50
Mr. Greenweedz & G-Riot
G-Strings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Two team members from the Tree! Family Tree cousins,
Mr. Greenweedz on the rhymes and G(riot) on the beats combine
to comprise their new release. Greenweedz shows his comfort
as an artistic MC, displaying a diversity of topics as
well as delivery. With an enriched instrumental here and
there from G(riot), "G-Strings" is a record of
14 musical compositions all individually particular and
specific. Cameos by Fam Tree members Rita J and Spotlite
of Daily Plannet give the album that classic All Natural
Inc. crew appeal.
AllNatural
CD
$12.50
Mt. Eerie
No Flashlight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16th)
PS, US The album is about walking in the dark until morning,
pregnancy and birth, and noticing the "pregnancy" of
the world at night, and stuff like that. Every song has
a lake of deep percussion carrying it along, swishing sounds,
booms in stereo, hollow knocking... It sounds like what
laptop music could have been, but made by hands tapping
wood. The format is crazy: a white vinyl LP wrapped in
a double sided huge poster/explanation sheet AND a CD.
It's 2005. We have to make things more extremely beautiful.
P.W.Elverumand Sun,Ltd.-005
LP + CD
$20.75
Nada Surf
Weight Is A Gift (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US The new album's 11 perfect songs feature Matthew's
introspective, witty & often deceptively dark lyrics,
while also displaying the band's penchant for purepop melody
("Concrete Bed," "Do It Again," "Always
Love" are immediate standouts, & "Blankest
Year" is perhaps the most carefree sounding anthem
to weariness ever recorded). "Weight Is A Gift" delivers
not only a satisfying 1st listen, but also gives ample
reason for us to apologize in advance for how thoroughly
this record will be stuck in your head for the next several
years.
Barsuk-046
CD
$12.75
Neon Blonde
Chandeliers In The Savannah (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DimMak
LP
$12.50
Neon Blonde
Chandeliers In The Savannah (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US Neon Blonde is the alter ego of the Blood Brothers.
Unlike the often frantic and frenzied songs of the duo's
other band, Neon Blonde is a much more eclectic, dancing,
and melodious venture that touches on the art-rock tunes
of Brian Eno and early David Bowie. The Seattle band's
Dim Mak debut is
a collision of elements - rickety old drum machines, chiming
guitars, pugilistic drum breaks, slinking pianos, and falsetto
wail. Neon Blonde brings a refreshing experimental edge
to their songs, which results in a charming pastiche of
styles and sounds. The lead single, "Headlines",
released earlier this year on Dim Mak as a 4-song CD EP
and 12-inch EP, is simply infectious. Other tracks hearken
to the cocaine-claustrophobic "Low"-era Bowie
with soaring synthesizer lines cascading over jagged guitar
lines, as well as the epic falsetto balladry of Freddie
Mercury with the effect-wizardry of early Roxy Music.
DimMak
CD
$15.25
New Pornographers
Twin Cinema (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$11.75
New Pornographers
Twin Cinema (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US The third album from Vancouver's pop maestros continues
to feature Neko Case and Dan Bejar (Destroyer), as well
as new vocalists Kathryn Calder and Nora O'Connor. These
songs veer more toward the rocking and the personal than
the sugar of earlier works. Chief singer/songwriter A.C.
Newman
has absorbed not just the mechanics of classic songwriting,
but the heart, while indulging his admiration of demented
current bands like Fiery Furnaces and Frog Eyes. Expect
to hear influences from The Moody Blues, Tubeway Army,
Wings, Eno, The Stranglers, 10cc, and other greats, all
filtered through Newman's warped worldview. "The best
pop band alive" - CMJ Monthly.
Matador
CD
$15.25
No Depression
Writing About American Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
5TH)
PS, US To celebrate No Depression's 10th anniversary & spotlight
some of the most important artists & trends in alt.country
music, editors Grant Alden & Peter Blackstock have
compiled this anthology of 25 of the magazine's best & most
representative feature articles. Their subjects range from
venerated country artists such as Johnny Cash & Ray
Price to contemporary songwriters such as Lucinda Williams & Buddy & Julie
Miller to the post-punk country-influenced bands Wilco & the
Drive-By Truckers. All of the articles included here illustrate
No Depression's commitment to music writing that puts the
artist front & center & covers his or her career
in sufficient depth to be definitive. Alden & Blackstock
have also written a preface to this volume in which they
discuss the alt.country phenomenon & the history & editorial
philosophy that have made No Depression the bible for everyone
seeking genuine American roots music.
UTPress-292
BOOK
$18.25
Noisettes
Three Moods of the Noisettes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST
30TH)
PS, US SE London guitar/drums/vocals trio have received
raucous reviews for their live show & garnered press
comparing their sound to Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Band of Gypsy's & White
Stripes.
LowAttitude-5214
CD
$6.25
Nourallah, Salim
Beautiful Noise (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16th)
PS, US Since the year 2000, Salim Nourallah's music has
received praise from publications such as Time Out New
York, Amplifier, Salon.com and Rollingstone.com. The public's
appreciation for his work was clear when he
played SXSW 2004 to a standing room only crowd, for his
debut of Polaroid. Salim's latest release, Beautiful Noise,
finds him reflecting on themes of mortality, aging, lost
love and, refreshingly, hope as an antidote to
despair. His keen pop sensibilities shine through on songs
like "Montreal," a McCartney-esque anthem to
the joys of coupledom and "The World Is Full of People..." a
ballad filled with fatherly worries and love. On Beautiful
Noise Salim connects with his listeners with emotional
and engaging songwriting, comparable to the Beatles, Wilco,
Big Star, or Beck.
WesternVinyl-034
CD
$13.00
Numbers
Solid Pleasure b/w No Afterlife (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST
23RD)
PS, US In the past they have played fast, primal punk disco
beats with barking vocals & noisy bursts of guitar,
but here they take a slightly different route- implementing
more melody & longer songs. The vocals have become
more like her singing little melodies to herself while
walking down the street & the band opting for fluctuating
drones & ambling drums.
KillRockStars-433
45
$4.25
Numbers
We're Animals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Numbers were once the premier party rock dance outfit,
consisting of three individuals taking turns yelping, pushing
and shoving, and coming together occasionally to make fight
music for pajama parties. Now they've matured and evolved
a singular sound; an epic, mind-driving sound. Constant
and
intense, but reassuring in the same way that record reviews
mentioning Chrome, Neu, Can, Kraftwerk, Eno, Devo, Cheap
Trick, Die Kreuzen, and Killdozer can be.
KillRockStars
CD
$14.50
Numbers
We're Animals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50
One Self
Children of Possibility (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
20TH)
PS, US Group made up of DJ VADIM & vocalists BLU RUM
13 & YARAH BRAVO who've revived his approach, w/a real
sense of sunshine permeating it, while still punching it's
weight in terms of stylistic innovation & experimentation.
NinjaTune-094
CD
$18.00
One Self
Children of Possibility (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
NinjaTune-094
DLP
$19.00
OOIOO
Gold And Green (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US OOIOO's (pronounced oh-oh-eye-oh-oh) third (and
second Thrill Jockey) release reveals the group's hard-to-categorize
and refreshing avant-garde rock music, which adeptly incorporates
elements of punk and more traditional tribal music. The
rhythms are unique and the organic interplay with the
vocals is compelling. The music is complex and challenging,
playful and childlike. Previously released only in Japan, "Gold
And Green" includes guest appearances by Seiichi Yamamoto
(Boredoms), Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto), and Sean Lennon. The
packaging, designed by Yoshimi, is a beautiful miniature
gatefold album jacket filled with drawings and photos by
Yoshimi and other artists.
ThrillJockey
CD
$16.00
Opeth
Ghost Reveries (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US With the buzz building around their upcoming progressive
metal masterpiece, Ghost Reveries, OPETH is bound to stand
shoulder to shoulder with bands like Mars Volta and Queens
of the Stone Age. The band continues to push the boundaries
of extreme music through incorporating acoustic interludes
and soothing vocals with hammering rhythms, abrasive guitars
and a primal guttural roar. With Ghost Reveries, the most
pioneering and evocative album of the band's career, as
well as a co-headlining slot on the acclaimed Sounds of
the Underground Tour, OPETH are prepared to make their
presence felt. "God like."-AP
Roadrunner-1686181232
CD
$19.00
Oxegen, Anna
Meet Jennifer b/w Syncopen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST
23RD)
PS, US She describes her high energy multimedia performances
as "the fairy tale landscapes between my cultural
hiccops". She weaves her stories into catchy & surreal
pop songs, often enlisting audience members in her sceintific
dance-a-thon. This plays like a psychedelic disco story
book, complete with cut out animation wheel, the record
invites you to participate in the journey.
KillRockStars-436
45
$4.25
Oxes
Oxes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US They're back, & in grand style. After spending
time apart getting married in Italy, delivering pizzas,
worshipping football great Ray Lewis, & perfecting
the art of the "claw" the OXES have returned
to put their finest tunes to date on tape in 3 years! This
is a maddening chunk of rock'n'roll, containing signature
OXES' stadium riffage, drum spills & fills, & sense
of humor. But, this release is a turning point in their
songwriting as they dabble in more straight forward rock
numbers, & more, well mental rock numbers. Playing
with time signatures, guitar leads/solos, off kilter rhythms, & even
remixing a song, the OXES have taken a step into a slightly
new direction. Simply put, this lil' ep will slay!!!
Monitor-023
CD5
$8.25
Oxes
Oxes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! The OXES are back, and in grand
style. After spending time apart getting married in Italy,
delivering pizzas, worshipping football great Ray Lewis,
and perfecting the art of the "claw" the OXES
have returned to put their finest tunes to date on tape
in THREE years! Recorded by the OXES in their way fab home
studio in the outskirts of Baltimore, the OXES EP is a
maddening chunk of rock'n'roll, containing signature OXES'
stadium riffage, drum spills and fills, and sense of humor.
But, this release is a turning point in the OXES songwriting
as they dabble in more straight forward rock numbers, and
more, well mental rock numbers. Playing with time signatures,
guitar leads/solos, off kilter rhythms, and even remixing
a song, the OXES have taken a step into a slightly new
direction. Simply put, this lil' ep will slay!!! Please
be advised to be on drugs when you listen to this album.
Monitor-023
12
$8.25
Parish, John
Once Upon A Little Time (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US This is Parish's first record with vocals in 15
years. He began his career as a singer with the cult band
Automatic Dlamini, whose line-up included PJ Harvey, and
released a couple records in the late '80s. By the '90s,
he tired of being a frontman and opted instead to play
collaborator with the likes
of The Eels, Giant Sand, and PJ Harvey. All the songs on
this record, with the exception of one, are Parish compositions.
Sometimes intimate and sometimes intense, sometimes serious
and sometimes frivolous, sometimes beautiful and sometimes
unpleasant, "Once Upon A Little Time" is a sprawling
and engaging record. It talks about the heroic struggle
of everyday life, of the sublime and the mundane. It's
a grown-up record for people of all ages.
ThrillJockey
CD
$15.25
Parish, John
Once Upon A Little Time (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.75
Peter Bjorn And John
Falling Out [domestic] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPT 2005)
PS, US Stockholm, Sweden trio Peter Bjorn and John's debut
North American release Falling Out is an assemblage of
ingenious pop songs, cleverly recorded and masterfully
arranged, sounds drawn from the simple (a Speak-N-Spell)
to the symphonic (a symphony). Think A.C. Newman and The
British Invasion and you're on the right path. Songwriters
Peter Morén and Björn Yttling (producer for
Concretes, Shout Out Louds, Nicolai Dunger, many more)
are joined by drummer John Eriksson. These 10 songs are
about falling in and Falling Out of love with people, places,
and ideas.
AHiddenAgendaRecord-079
CD
$10.00
Pg. 99
Document #8 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoboticEmpire-049
LP
$10.75
Pg. 99
Document #8 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US REISSUE!!! This contains a full remixing by the
band & engineer Kurt Ballou ( Converge), now including
2 bonus tracks previously used on a split with City of
Caterpillar. All coupled with the original artwork enhanced
by a digipack layout & 12 page booklet, this reissue
finally does justice to the legacy that is PG.99's opus
to aggressive & creative music.
RoboticEmpire-049
CD
$13.00
Portastatic
Bright Ideas (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US This is a rollicking, tuneful guitar rock record
made for driving fast with the windows down. Stripped down
to the guitar-bass-drum essentials the songs soar & harken
back to a time when records had 2 sides, good songs were
on the radio & the word album meant something. More
Badfinger than Buzzcocks this album captures the more rocking
side of PORTASTATIC.
Merge-263
CD
$13.50
Prurient
Black Vase (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US 7th album from noise maker extraordinaire who attacks
2 large amplifiers w/2 microphones swirling into the invisible
electro-magnets fields around the amps. His masterwork
of harshness that feat. drums in addition to his wailing
subsonic shit fest.
Load-072
CD
$16.00
Prurient
Black Vase (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Double vinyl limited to 750
Load-072
DLP
$16.00
Rogue Wave
10:01 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Features three exclusive b-sides!
SubPop
CD5
$4.00
Rosebuds, The
Birds Make Good Neighbors (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER
13TH)
PS, US Raleigh, NC's Rosebuds are back with their second
full-length, marking an astounding growth in stylistic
range and songwriting maturity from their 2003 debut, "The
Rosebuds Make Out". Incorporating influences as diverse
as The Kinks, The Go-Betweens, The Smiths, and The Zombies,
this
husband and wife team have perfected the three-minute pop
songs they rolled out on "...Make Out" and have
taken adventurous forays into a denser, more lush soundscape.
A beautifully realized pop album that will have you dancing,
laughing, crying, and ultimately left breathless.
Merge
CD
$15.25
Saint Etienne
Finisterre (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Initially conceived of as visual accompaniment to
the St. Etienne LP of the same name, it eventually took
on a life of its own, w/directors KIERAN EVANS & PAUL
KELLY crafting a hymn to London set to the mesmerizing
score of Saint Etienne. "****. A feature-length love
letter to a pop-art metropolis. The camera's unequivocally
seduced by the dazzle and the drizzle of the wonderland."-UNCUT
Plexifilm-020
DVD
$22.75
Scarling
So Long, Scarecrow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US It's a collection of songs about mutual malaise,
self-exploration, melancholy, heart's resilience & general
frustration. From the band nominated for the Short List
award.
SFTRI-758
CD
$13.75
Sleeping People
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TempResid-084
LP
$11.25
Sleeping People
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US Though aptly described as a "pleasant headache," Sleeping
People are more concerned with filling your headspace than
hurting it. They build up elaborate song structures, only
to deconstruct them through a series of complexities that
would most certainly run away from themselves without the
group's rigorous-yet-fluid control. Recorded on analog
tape by brother-producer tag team Jay and Ian Pellici (Deerhoof,
Rumah Sakit, Dilute), Sleeping People is rich with clarity
and depth. Tonally similar to early Yes albums, and bearing
more than a passing resemblance to classic King Crimson,
it is an album of stunning complexity that never abandons
the thoughtful melodicism that carries all great records.
Featuring past and present members of Pinback, Tarentel,
Rumah Sakit and Howard Hello, Sleeping People's pedigree
no doubt partly explains its fascination with trance-like
repetition and aggressive time signature changes. But nothing
about the group adequately explains why every one of their
songs makes you feel like you're being chased by the cops.
TemporaryResidence-084
CD
$13.00
Slits
Live At The Gibus Club (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US The Slits were not just a band. Their act shook
the pillars of popular music as we know it, uttering one
of the loudest cries of freedom and daring to challenge
the ever male-controlled music business, even in its most
liberal outcomes, like the underground pop scene is supposed
to be. Their chaotic mixture of free spirit, primordial
jazz-funk and punkish reggae made this group a unique experience
in the incredible magma of punk rock inventions. Live At
The Gibus Club, recorded in Paris in 1978, is a good example
of how astonished, puzzled and amazed every punk audience
must have been in those incredible years.
Earmark-306
LP
$16.50
Snider, Todd
That Was Me: Best Of 1994-98 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST
30TH)
PS, US First & only greatest hits CD also feat. unreleased "Margaritaville". "Snider
is a fiery throwback to the dashing young Nashville breed
that spawned the "Outlaw" movement the early
'70s...Music for the head, heart and soul."-UNCUT. "Snider's
tragic-comedy takes on death, suicide, doing jail time
and growing old not only entertain, they make us feel better
about ourselves."-NO DEPRESSION.
Hip-O-5135
CD
$16.25
Stevens, Sufjan
Illinois (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
AsthmaicKitty-014
DLP
$14.50
Suffrajett
EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Chicagoans via NYC who've followed their In Music
We Trust debut LP w/a 5 song EP still propelled by charismatic
lead singer Simi & the guitar work of ex-LIZ PHAIR
musical cohort Jason Chasko. Named one of Chicago's Top
10 bands by New City.
GiantStep-7056
CD
$6.25
Super Furry Animals
Love Kraft (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Their seventh album might just be the definitive
SFA release. It's their loveliest and most cohesive, and
is the first album to feature songs written and sung by
nearly all the group members. In diversifying, they've
found new focus in this full-on psychedelic soul masterpiece. "Love
Kraft" is immense in
scope, with more than half of its twelve tracks featuring
swooning string arrangements (courtesy of unofficial Furry
and sometime High Llama, Sean O'Hagan) as well as the odd
appearance from a 100-strong mixed voice Catalan choir.
Produced by Mario Caldato (Beastie Boys).
XL
CD
$15.25
Svenson
See You In Earth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, SWEDEN A mutation of rock, electronica and punk! Surrealist
noise-rock and angular zoom-pop from Swedish conglom featuring
Silverbullit/Citizen Bird member Anders Gustavsson. One
of Jim's favorite and noisiest Swedish releases. Innovative,
original Gothenburgbased quartet formed in 1999. The way
they mix electronics, avant-garde and punk ideas in a decidedly
rock-orientated format is unlike most contemporary music
produced in Sweden today, weird, wild and wonderful.
Carcrash-010
CD
$12.00
Syd Matters
Someday/Whisper (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 30TH)
PS, US Combines the 2003 French debut "A Whisper and
a Sigh" w/the new, sophomore album "Someday We
Will Foresee Obstacles". The new album is expectant & mysterious
w/the music both acoustic & electric. Songs praising
simplicity, slowness & spontaneity. "If Radiohead
were still soulful enough to cover Gainesbourg, maybe Syd
wouldn't matter as much."-CMJ.
V2-63881
DCD
$17.25
T. Raumschmiere
Blitzkrieg Bop (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mute-3086
DLP
$21.50
T. Raumschmiere
Blitzkrieg Bop (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US New album builds upon his hybrid of punk rock & electronics,
containing more apparent punk rock, twisted rock & ambient
influences. Incl. friends ELLEN ALLIEN, Quasimodo Jones & Sandra
Nasic!
Mute-3086
CD
$14.50
Tenement Halls
Knitting Needles & Bicycle Bells (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US This marks the triumphant return of CHRIS LOPEZ,
one of the most original & intriguing voices in indie-rock.
From his work with the ROCK*A*TEENS through to this new
project, LOPEZ weaves masterful tales of rock & roll,
fun & foibles, passion & playfulness, delivered
in unforgettable heart-on-one's sleeve croon. RIYL Destroyer,
The Clientle, White Stripes.
Merge-261
CD
$14.50
Thomas, Rosie
If Songs Could Be Held (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US On her third Sub Pop full-length, this Seattle songwriter/vocalist
approaches the sometimes difficult but universal topics
of introspection, identity, and love with bravery, honesty,
and above all, stunning beauty. "If Songs..." marks
the first time she's collaborated with musicians outside
her circle of family and friends, this time working with
Liz Phair guitarist Dino Meneghin, accomplished film soundtrack
string arranger Josh Myers, and a duet with Ed Harcourt
on the classic "Let It Be Me".
Subpop
CD
$14.50
Tren Brothers
The Swimmer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16TH)
PS, US If you're familiar with THE DIRTY THREE, BOXHEAD
ENSEMBLE, BONNIE PRINCE BILLY's "Get On Jolly",
CAT POWER's "Moon Pix", or any of the other recordings
MICK TURNER & JIM WHITE have contributed to, you're
probably already familiar with their unique ability to
lull & seduce listeners. Here they have used music,
film, & still images to create a beautiful portrait
of a character known only as "The Swimmer". It's
4 musical selections & 4 quicktime videos, one to accompany
each audio track.
WesternVinyl-020
CD
$9.75
Two Ton Boa
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US SHARON FRASER's raw vocals are the heart & driving
force behind TWO TON BOA. At it's most powerful rhythmically
crushes & melodically charms, devouring listeners through
FRASER's engaging use of hypnothic melodic nets- vocal,
lyrical, & instrumental- while other listeners are
captured through her addictively catchy, playful craftiness.
REISSUE from 2000.
KillRockStars-351
CD
$9.75
Unstable Ensemble
Embers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16th)
PS, US Unstable Ensemble's third full-length is their most
finely honed improvisational gesture. Embers is a ménage
of sax/guitar melody slivers shifting amongst crackling
electronic tones and bowed percussion. Existing amongst
the shadowy fringes of North American improvisation since
1999, Unstable Ensemble's driftage has carried itself vast
miles toward border crossings and large/no audiences to
bestow ephemeral sound demonstrations as anti-placates
to jazzbo tokers and noise-junkies. Encapsulating many
forces, Embers surges with titanic electronic gale and
absolute stillness while inner lyrical intricacies summon
forlorn memories. A wholly distinct extension of the Musica
Elettronica Viva and AMM world-view.
FamilyVineyard-037
CD
$13.00
USA Is a Monster
Wohaw (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US 2 years after the release of their puzzling debut,
they finally return w/a new album that runs the gamut from
prog to folk, from Magma to Incredible String Band to Meat
Puppets combo fuckery.
Load-076
CD
$16.00
USA Is a Monster
Wohaw (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load-076
DLP
$19.00
Vandermark 5
Color Of Memory, The (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US International new music stalwarts The Vandermark
5 return with their first studio double album and their
last with trombonist Jeb Bishop. Recorded and mixed by
Bob Weston (Shellac, Mission Of Burma), this record feels
like a postcard from the edge; a series of mysterious sonic
signs and mileposts reflecting and recounting the band's
incredible journeys over the past half-decade during the
Vandermark/Kessler/Bishop/Rempis/Daisy era.
Atavistic
DCD
$21.00
Vanderslice, John
Pixel Revolt (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US John's 5th solo record. Its 14 tracks are built
on short stories efficient & evocative enough to be
reminiscent of top tier fiction writers, & sonically
gorgeous enough that the casual fan can go several listens
w/ out noticing the lyrics.
Barsuk-044
CD
$13.50
Vanderslice, John
Pixel Revolt (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Barsuk-044
DLP
$24.50
VanGaalen, Chad
Infiniheart (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Calgary, Alberta's Chad VanGaalen is a multi-instrumentalist
and animator who has piqued the interest of the indie rock
world. "Infiniheart" is an epic tapestry of crunchy
guitars, ethereal textures, and expressive hooks that Chad
crafted and recorded in his bedroom studio. Previously
released with a different sequence in Canada last year.
SubPop
CD
$13.75
VanGaalen, Chad
Infiniheart (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
SubPop
DLP
$15.25
Various
Hellfest Vol IV (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Shot on location at HELLFEST 2005, this documents
one of the most talked about festivals in heavy music.
Utilizing 8 camera angles, incl. over 40 bands incl: 5.1
SRS Circle Surround Audio, Officail Hellfest Confessional
Booth Video Footage from fans & band interviews. REGION
0
HighRoller-004
DVD
$20.00
Various
Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Film by Jason Kulbek & Rob Walters. The Saddle
Creek Records story told through interviews, home movies,
rare live performances and never-before-seen archival footage
with BRIGHT EYES, THE FAINT, CURSIVE and many others. In
1993, a group of childhood friends in Omaha, Nebraska released
100 copies of a cassette tape by a 13 year-old singer-songwriter
/ little brother, Conor Oberst. Two years later, the name
Saddle Creek Records was etched in vinyl and what began
as a collective local music scene would soon gain attention
as a center of independent music in America. The story
of the record label as told by the people who made it happen.
With extensive interviews, rare performances and archival
footage, the film is an oral and visual history of how
the combination of talent, dedication and collaboration
launched bands like Bright Eyes, Cursive, Azure Ray, Rilo
Kiley, Lullaby for the Working Class, Desaparacidos & The
Faint into the national eye & has fostered a close-knit
family of artists that continues to inspire each other
and their fans. "The most vital underground rock scene
in the country... by any measure, the bands and the city
are in the middle of an extraordinary musical run."-NY
Times. "Homespun values color this community, and
extraordinary ties bind these bands."-Boston Globe
Plexifilm-023
DVD
$22.75
Various
Style Wars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US When director Tony Silver & co-producer Henry
Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning
film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full
immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York
City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by
graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to
express both their individuality, & the voice of their
community. In STYLE WARS, New York's ramshackle subway
system is their public playground, battleground, & spectacular
artistic canvas. As MC's, DJ's & B-boys rock the city
with new sounds & new moves, we see street corner breakdance
battles turn into performance art. 5.1 Dolby soundtrack
featuring classic tracks from Grandmaster Flash, The Treacherous
Three, Trouble Funk, The Fearless Four, Rammellzee vs.
K-Rob, El-P, RJD2 & Aesop Rock. Interviews: Fab 5 Freddy,
Goldie, Guru, DJ Red Alert, & photographer Martha Cooper.
Region 0, yo!
PublicArtFilms-004
DVD
$25.00
Various
Music Of The Melvins (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US er For the first time, the leadres in underground
music pay tribute to one of the most influential bands
ever, THE MELVINS. Tracks contributed by: MASTODON, STRAPPING
YOUNG LAD, MARE, EYEHATEGOD, PIG DESTROYER & THE DILLINGER
ESCAPE PLAN. Collaborations by: HIGH ON FIRE/KEELHAUL,
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED/ISIS, CKY/GNARKILL, & more!
FracturedTransmitt-004
CD
$13.00
Various
Burn To Shine: Chicago (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US Featuring live performances by WILCO, SHELLAC, TORTOISE,
FREAKWATER, THE PONYS, LONESOME ORGANIST, TIGHT PHANTOMZ,
RED EYED LEGENDS & PIT ER PAT this was recorded, mixed & curated
by the very capable record producer & SHELLAC member
BOB WESTON. The bands in BTS 2 play one song each in a
100 year old house in Chicago & are presented in the
way they were recorded. Shot in HD & recorded on mutlitrack,
the overall impact is immediate & intimate. Extras
include an extended slide show of band pictures as well
as captured audio.
Trax-002
DVD
$11.75
Veronica Lipgloss & The Evil Eyes
Witch's Daughter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US A pulsating, puitar & sax-driven dance exorcism.
The half-male, half-female group have been described as "like
an outtake from Downtown 81". They channel their influences,
past & present, through a fabric of exceptional musicianship & provocative
sounds.
GSL-102
CD
$13.00
Vibracathedral Orchestra
Tuning To The Rooster (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 18TH)
PS, US Tuning To The Rooster is so far the first and only
record ever made by The Vibracathedral Orchestra using
a 24 track mixing board. Typically the group records on
2 tracks despite the fact that their eccentric and complexly
arranged sound practically requires 24 tracks. In what
the group calls a "foolish" decision, this 24
track recording seesion, recorded with Richard Formby (Spacemen
3 engineer), was split up and released on all sorts of
limited edition vinyl releases including splits with Low,
JOMF and a giveaway cd made for a Julian Cope curated festival.
In early 2005 the group went back into the studio and mixed
this album as it was originally intended, as one full album. "This
is music as a shamanic aid, made as much for the players
themselves as for the listeners. But as I'm writing from
the listening perspective, I have to inform y'all that
this is music to get you there. Every track sounds as though
it has always just 'been there', it's just you ain't quite
tuned into its peculiar frequency until now. The 12-and-a-half
minute Wearing Clothes of Ash is like a piano-led PARADIESWARTS
DUUL-period drone-a-thon with John Cale and Terry Riley
guesting on viola and keys. Following this, the sublime
Baptism Bar Blues is proof positive that they can rock
the riot house with pure adrenaline rush when the decision
is made. Indeed, this track is magnificent and should be
available to the masses free or in pill form." Julian
Cope.
Important-061
CD
$13.50
Warlocks
Surgery (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US New album is more accessible & more vulnerable
than their acclaimed 2003 Birdman debut. An otherwordly,
subversive soul record w/a ghostly grace which mixes soothing
sci-fi lullabies w/their trademark characteristic rohypnol
rock outs.
Mute-9295
CD
$14.50
Windsor For The Derby
Giving Up The Ghost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16th)
PS, US Windsor for the Derby are a study in dualities.
It is made of two primary band members preserving not only
a musical identity but a friendship over many years and
many miles. Creating music that is equal parts dance and
folk, a truly disparate combination of styles that come
out sounding completely organic. While listening to "Giving
Up The Ghost", you hear not only the beautiful stylistic
tension of two styles at play, but also the room and atmosphere
itself. Windsor's music has always been a play on modern
pop, infused with giant amounts of space, a space which
both reflects the physical distance between its members
as well as providing an artistic counterpoint to the massive
inundation of noise and data that our society is bombarded
with daily. The past eleven years have seen Windsor For
The Derby reach across the country and make the long distance
relationship somehow work. With founding members Jason
McNeely in Austin, TX and Dan Matz in various locales along
the east coast, WFTD always seemed more a "project" than
a band. Last summer both found themselves living in the
same city as they both relocated to Philadelphia. In the
past WFTD had to rely on their semi-annual meetings to
conduct their business, but now they are regularly playing
live shows and prolifically recording in their home studio.
SecretlyCanadian-128
CD
$13.00
Windsor For The Derby
Giving Up The Ghost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 16th)
Ps, US
SecretlyCanadian-128
LP
$11.25
Wooden Wand & Vanishing Voice
Buck Dharma (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US This mysterious NY-based collective will be touring
this summer with the somewhat mysterious Castanets (Asthmatic
Kitty), Skygreen Leopards (Jagjaguwar), and I Heart Lung
(Sounds Are Active). The band, which seems to change membership
with the rise of each new moon, has been
releasing a steady stream of CD-Rs and cassettes over the
past year, including two which will now see proper re-issue.
Wooden Wand is multi-faceted and difficult to define with
their twisted and droning take on psychedelic folk.
5RueChristine
CD
$14.50
X27
Anitlove (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US A heavy pop band who play noisy punk rock & like
to dance. Still living in Brooklyn where all the other
rock stars live.This was recorded with Albini, & the
result is a bigger, better, heavier sound. Imagine a sped-up
Black Sabbath with Tuesday Weld on vocals. Imagine the
Descendents with Joan Jett on vocals. Imagine its always
SAturday & you never have to work again.
Narnack-7032
CD
$12.75
XBXRX
Sixth In Sixes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Love them or hate them, you'll never forget them.
Over the years, xbxrx's style of joyous musical assault
has been championed by the likes of Sonic
Youth, Peaches, Unwound, Mr. Quintron, Deerhoof, and Q
And Not U, all of with whom the band toured. They've also
worked with such accomplished producers as Steve Albini,
Ian MacKaye, Vern Rumsey, and Tim Kerr. On this release,
xbxrx reveal a newfound musical growth and maturity, mating
a
post-hardcore guitar onslaught with articulate experimentation
and intense, cathartic vocals to create a relentlessly
modern rock music that's as chilling as it is invigorating.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50
XBXRX
Sixth In Sixes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50
Xiu Xiu/Banhart,Devendra
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 23RD)
PS, US These guys get together & take a song that has
been known as their own & switch places. XIU XIU plays "the
Body Breaks", deconstructing it & then glueing
it back together with danceable blips & bleeps & signature
freak out vocals. DEVENDRA BANHART takes on "support
our troops! OH!", the original being a chilling monologue & twists & coaxes
it into a revivalist hymn with (you guessed it) handclaps.
5RueChristine-038
45
$4.75
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Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders
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Antennas ‘Always On My Mind EP’ CD5 $2.00
Bevis Frond ‘London Stone’ CD $14.50
Bjork ‘Army of Me: Remixes and Covers’ CD $16.25
Black Belt ‘Only One EP’ CD5 $2.00
Bunnygrunt ‘Karen Haters Club’ CD $9.75
Can ‘Unlimited Edition (Remastered)’ CD $15.25
Can ‘Soon Over Babaluma (Remastered)’ CD $15.25
Can ‘Future Days (Remastered)’ CD $15.25
Can ‘Landed (Remastered)’ CD $15.25
Castro, Nick ‘Further From Grace’ CD $13.25
Double Standard Practice, The ‘Beautiful Music for Ugly People’ CD
$7.75
Dressy Bessy ‘Electrified’ CD $14.00
Embrace ‘Out of Nothing’ CD $13.00
Eno, Brian ‘Another Day on Earth’ CD $16.25
Existensminimum ‘Running Down Everyone EP’ CD5 $2.00
Fennesz & Sakamoto, Christian ‘Live At Sala Salnta Cecilia’ CD
$14.25
Fountains of Wayne ‘Out-Of-State Plates’ CD $16.25
Gomez ‘Out West’ CD $17.25
Hopewell ‘Hopewell & the Birds of Appetite’ CD $15.00
Kool Keith ‘Global Enlightenment, Part 1’ DVD $9.95
Kraftwerk ‘Minimum-Maximum’ CD $19.00
Lali Puna ‘I Thought I Was Over That: Rare, Remixed And B-Sides (Digipack
Packaging)’ CD $17.25
Longwave ‘There's a Fire’ CD $11.50
Lungfish ‘Feral Hymns’ CD $10.50
Medications ‘Your Favorite People All in One Place’ CD $11.25
Migration ‘Usually Destroyed’ CD $12.75
Minmae ‘I'd Be Scared, Were You Still Burning’ CD $13.00
Moore, Jerry ‘Life Is A Constant Journey’ CD $16.25
Mount Eerie/Love Of Everything ‘Split’ 45 $4.50
Nurse with Wound ‘Soliloquy for Lilith (3XCD BOX-SET)’ 3XCD $43.75
Oranges Band ‘World and Everything in It’ CD $12.50
Ponys ‘Another Wound’ CD5 $9.75
Posies ‘Every Kind of Light’ CD $15.25
Real Tuesday Weld ‘Return of the Clerkenwell Kid’ CD $15.25
Riddle of Steel ‘Got This Feelin'’ CD $15.00
Secret Machines ‘Road Leads Where It's Led’ CD5 $9.25
Simone, Alina ‘Prettier In The Dark’ CD $9.25
Skeletons & Girl Faced Boys ‘Git’ CD $16.00
Skeletons & Girl Faced Boys ‘Git’ LP $16.00
Spinto Band ‘Nice & Nicely Done’ CD $16.50
Summer Lawns ‘First We Waited...Then It Started’ CD $13.00
Telepopmusik ‘Angel Milk’ CD $17.25
T-Rex ‘Born to Boogie (DVD)’ DVD $26.00
Tsar ‘Band-Girls-Money’ CD $12.50
Turin Brakes ‘Jackinabox’ CD $16.25
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start ‘Perris, CA’ CD
$11.25
Valentine, Stuart ‘Melody's True’ CD $11.25
Windy & Carl ‘Dedications to Flea’ CD $11.00
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