Parasol New Arrivals • June 12, 2007

Howdy friends,

Thanks for meeting us back here on this beautiful Tuesday afternoon. Did I happen to mention that I was lucky enough to catch Dinosaur Jr. in Chicago last week? Let me tell you that they are just as loud as they were back in the day (in the best way possible). Other than that, things have been kind of slow here, in Urbana. The students are gone and we’re gearing up for a much needed lazy summer.

We here, at Parasol are absolutely, positively in awe of the new Arthur & Yu album titled “In Camera” on Sub Pop’s new imprint, Hardly Art. This disc will be available next Tuesday so make sure to get your pre-orders in pronto. Seriously, this record has been put on house arrest by us Parasolians and it doesn’t look like good ol’ Arthur & Yu will be a getting a "Get Out of Jail Free" card any time soon.

All right, take a peek at the great new releases below and drop us an electronic letter or get one of us on the horn if anything tickles your fancy.

Until then,

Royal & Paul


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Arthur & Yu " In Camera" CD $11.50 (Hardly Art)
 This is the debut album from Seattle duo Grant Olsen and former Rogue Wave bassist Sonya Westcott, and right now we're calling this the sweetest psych-folk, dream-pop release of the year. It's Laurel Canyon bohemia, baby! Beards and fringe jackets, beads and bongs, Joni Mitchell & Graham Nash, Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra, Gram & Emmylou... Luminous and hazy and seemingly of another age. The Age of Aquarius perhaps, or thereabouts. Yet where there's sunshine there are shadows and Arthur & Yu's darkness is all about The Velvet Underground, at their most mantric and magnificent.

Jim's Scandinavian Pick of the Week

Elope "9 Distilled Dreams" CD ON SALE: $10.50 (Gravitation)
 Long-awated new album from one of Parasol's fave Swedish acts! Rock trio Elope’s 9 Distilled Dreams and their previous effort, 3WD, were recorded during the same marathon sessions, but released over two albums, songs split between rockin' and mello'. 3WD made no bones about rocking out Crazy Horse style, while long-awaited and chiefly acoustic companion piece, 9DD, explores Elope’s dreamy side, their hazy mellowosity, and as it happens could be the best album of their career. Whereas their 2004 debut, The No Name Record, stirred Cream, Badfinger, and The Beatles into their steamrolling stoner melodicism; and 2005's 3WD offered throwback, electrified prog(gier)-rock majesties; here within the misty-eyed classic rock escapism and circumspect psychedelia of 9 Distilled Dreams you'll find straight-up references to Big Star, Pink Floyd, the mellowest Neil Young, and even CSNY... Totally dreamy, and don't let the wintry cover art worry you, this is Summer in a bottle. Check out sound samples on the front page and more about the band posted later this week on my Nordic music page, where I stack up the best Scandi gear each week (or so).

New Releases

An Angle
The Truth Is That You Are Alive
PS, US A rock album w/pop influence,from the deep creative well of Kris Anaya.RIYL The Killers,Pavement,John Vanderslice.
Drive-Thru
CD
$13.25


Aroah
El Dia Despues
PS, SPAIN Aroah's much anticipated third studio long player, El día después, brings ten songs sung in Spanish where sincerity lays next to hope: smart, moving, stylistic and melancholic folk pop music that's often orchestral yet intimate. El día después is a record of an intense, harsh reflection. Produced by Raül Fernandez (Refree), who also helped Irene crafting the acoustic and inspired atmosphere of "En el patio interior", an EP released about two years ago. In this new album, Irene's voice sounds new and clean. She now sings every line in Spanish (except for some words in English and French), surmounting all the shyness she has suffered from since she started writing lyrics. Not far from Ida, Mary Timony or Lisa Germano (she has even been called "a Catpower you can relate to"), Irene now turns what used to be folk raised in an American hotbed into a sincere and moving and (often) orchestral pop. We either have to point out El día después is nearly a rupture with Aroah's first two records, or just mention she has chosen to take a new and adventurous path. Irene reveals all of her poetry, talent, humor and shy optimism throughout its 29 minutes. Aroah has grown older, wiser. All of her thoughts evolve in this touching album of beautiful simplicity.
Acuarela-1066
CD
$13.50


Art Brut
Talking To The Kids
PS, US The full party! The entire fun! They've made a name for themselves as 1 of the best & funniest bands out there becoming a synomyn for entertainment galore. This assembles the Bang Bang Rock & Roll tour's hottest moments. Nearly 100 minutes reawaken the highlights of the tour; in addition to that there are two previously unreleased songs, videos, exclusive interviews, photos, extended behind-the-scenes tour footage & ample bonus material.
Cobraside
DVD
$21.00


Bishop, Richard Sir
While My Guitar Violently Bleeds
PS, US This is an essential document by one of America's most original & inventive unaccompanied guitarists working today. a splendid three piece gem in which the good Sir branches out & nods to points west, east & otherworldly. Classic spaghetti western tinged spidery fretwork, Fushitsusha style feedback drenched psych decay & a brilliant lengthy raga epic round out the proceedings by the SUN CITY GIRLS master musician.
Locust-090
CD
$13.25


Blktop Project
S-T
PS, US The musical experiment known 1st came about when skateboard magazine Slap organized a tour in the summer of '02 for RAY BARBEE, TOMMY GUERRERO & MATT RODRIGUEZ, 3 accomplished skateboarders ever who also happen to love making music. The results of all these improvised collaborations are 8 stunning & infectious numbers that owe as much to California's cool jazz of the 50s as to San Francisco's latin soul scene of the early 70s.
Galaxia-025
CD5
$10.00


Bongos, The
Drums Along the Hudson [special edition, bonus tracks]
PS, US A Parasol fave from the wayback machine... Spectacular 1982 album (actually a collection of an EP and singles, who knew?) from Richard Barone-led pop outfit The Bongos. The original album's 15 songs are augmented with 12 bonus tracks including a new recording of "Bulrushes", produced by Moby.
ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Irresistible guitar pop."TIME OUT NY: "The Bongos' 1982 debut is one of the best albums to come out of the NYC area during the fertile, shadowy period between punk and new wave. A pitch-perfect mediation of the nervy energy of fellow Hobokenites the Feelies and the jangly guitars that R.E.M. would soon make famous, Drums Along the Hudson's concise songs and terse, cryptic lyrics sound just as fresh today. At least eight of the record's 15 insanely catchy songs (including the one that's 29 seconds long) would totally weaponize a mix-tape."
CookingVinyl
CD
$14.25


Boxall, Jane Marimba
Wood, Water & Land
PS, US
JB-001
CD
$5.00


Brotzmann, Peter Tentet
American Landscapes 1
PS, US New live recordings from the Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet. Both discs contain new material by Peter Brotzmann from the '06 European tour. Peter - Mats Gustafsson - Ken Vandermark : reeds. Joe McPhee : trumpet & alto. Hannes Bauer : trombone. Per-Ake Holmlander : tuba. Fred Lonberg- Holm : cello. Kent Kessler : bass. Paal Nilssen-Love - Michael Zerang : drums.
OkkaDisk
CD
$12.50


Brotzmann, Peter Tentet
American Landscapes 2
PS, US New live recordings from the Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet. Both discs contain new material by Peter Brotzmann from the '06 European tour. Peter Brotzmann - Mats Gustafsson - Ken Vandermark : reeds. Joe McPhee : trumpet & alto. Hannes Bauer : trombone. Per-Ake Holmlander : tuba. Fred Lonberg- Holm : cello. Kent Kessler : bass. Paal Nilssen-Love - Michael Zerang : drums.
OkkaDisk
CD
$12.50


Case, Neko
Canadian Amp
PS, US RECENT REPRESS! Initially released as a tour & mail order only CD, comprised of Neko solo in her kitchen, covering the work of Canadian artists such as Sook-Yin Lee, Mike O'Neil, & Neil Young, updates of Hank Williams tracks, & a pair of new originals. Chicago's KELLY HOGAN, ANDREW BIRD, & ANDY HOPKINS all guest. Demand for the limited CD was overwhelming, & rather than release it via conventional distribution, she has decided to let Lance Rock put it out as a vinyl only release.There are no plans at present to release a CD version VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!
LanceRock-036
LP
$13.25


Ceephax
Megalift
PS, US Andy Jenkinson cut wicked acid releases, plus a recent album on Rephlex. This is hardcore roller w/ trippy synths, dubby bass "emo acid." Also w/ a Roland 909 plus the Amen break (unmistakable), some 303, & a charming melody of neither the major nor minor persuasion & some IDM video game thingies that people will love.
PlanetMu-181
12
$7.25


Cephalic Carnage
Xenosapien
PS, US They synthesize everything great about metal; from spastic viruosity to warp-speed grinding to the heaviest rock riffs ever unleashed. This is mind- bending, technical insanity/mastery collides head on w/ the band's brutal metal roots to form their most immediate, hard-hitting & finest album to date.
Relapse
CD
$13.25


Cephalic Carnage
Xenosapien
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Relapse
LP
$17.00


Choir Practice
S/T
PS, US This CD is like an infectious musical sewing circle, the band grew & grew, secretly creating rich harmonies & conventional pop arrangements w/ a transparent choral delivery, until their first official show: opening for the always eccentric Anthony & the Johnstons. Feat. members of NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, GREAT AUNT IDA, BUTTLESS CHAPS, Love & Mathematics, Blood Meridian, Hello Blue Roses, P:ano.
Mint-104
CD
$14.25


Claypipe/Pekko Kappi/The Blithe Sons
Amazed Map
PS, US Vol. 6 in our triptych series comes from our friends at Jewelled Antler. Located in different corners of the world; central California, New Zealand, & Finland share rich ecologies. It's natural then for this compilation of forest folk bands growing out of the Jeweled Antler collective to include artists from these 3 locations.
MusicFellowship-020
CD
$14.25


Colleen
Les Ondes Silencieuses
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Leaf
DLP
$17.25


Colleen
Les Ondes Silencieuses
PS, US This signals a change of approach...Gone are the samples & loops of old,as the emphasis moves to the natural tones produced by a range of unusual live instruments,largely unadorned.Chord changes,greater use of space & tempo variations are all now possible.
Leaf
CD
$15.00


Colour Kane
A Taste Of Colour Kane
PS, BELGIUM Colour Kane are a new breed of dream popsters, with cascading guitars and sweet soaring vocals propelled by driving bass and electronic beats. Where so much dream pop is described through aesthetic alone, Colour Kane's music draws a wonderful arc between melancholy and bliss. The band developed from the seeds of trip pop project Abricot, comprising Belgian music scene veterans Bruno Kimpe and Joeri Gydé. The pair teamed up with vocalist Marjan Snykers and Colour Kane was borne. The band found ex-Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie, who offered his support, ultimately leading to the band supporting Robin during his Lumière shows in Belgium in addition to the remixed track "Seaside Dream", also found on "A Taste Of".
FadeTheWorld-001
CD
$15.00


Cooper
Guárdame Un Secreto
PS, SPAIN Add this to the list of COOPER's brilliant singles. Four songs that follow up from the previous one from the very cover, with Catherine Deneuve starring again, and introducing the band's new drummer, Nacho García (WINNERYS). "Canción de viernes" opens the EP with the classic COOPER sound, self-referencing their own repertoire as in songs like "Vértigo" or "Nudo en la garganta" (in fact the repetition of words from these songs is absolutely conscious). "Diario" is about emotional instability -a secret to keep, hidden from the rest-, in a power pop style. "Steph" is a precious song, poetic and very moving, with a different sound to the band's previous efforts: as if SHAZAM would play a BEATLES song with Evan Dando. If anything. The last song (the last one?), "Flea market", is a comeback to Alex's anglophile roots, a danceable instrumental number lead by Carlo Coupé's marvelous organ. With this guest musician COOPER travel to places where they could meet THE SMALL FACES, JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET or, of course, Alex's previous band LOS FLECHAZOS.
Elefant-367
CD5
$6.75


Dale, Dick
Summer Surf
PS, US Originally released in 1964 by Capitol.
Sundazed-6254
CD
$13.50


Datarock
Datarock Datarock
PS, US Stateside debut for Norwegian dance-rock duo (with connections to Annie), think Talking Heads, Sparks, gay disco, Scissor Sisters, +/-, Happy Mondays... Their first full-length CD takes the feel-good vibe of their debut single, the Grease-inspired "Computer Camp Love", and turns it up to 11. Blasting a power chord of throwback nostalgia that'll knock you straight out of your Reebok Pumps. Love letters to Laurie Anderson ("Laurie") and references to Close Encounters of the Third Kind ("Princess") are just the tip of the iceberg. The album's infectious first single, "Fa Fa Fa," pairs up dance-rock drums with funk-strummed guitars and a chorus that'll have you jonesing for the nearest copy of Talking Heads' 77...
Nettwerk
CD
$16.00


Dear, Matthew
Asa Breed
PS, US GOT THE OL' PITCHFORK RECOMMEND. Incorporating his uniquely crafted textures alongside rhythmic influences from Brian Eno & David Byrne's classic "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts", plus a lyrical storytelling element from his Texas upbringing, this is a completely unique musical experience. This represents a new feeling & a more expansive look into the psyche of an artist coming into his own.
Ghostly-065
CD
$13.25


Death Ambient
Drunken Forest
PS, US 2nd release from this trio of FRED FRITH, IKUE MORI & KATO HIDEKI. Beautifully orchestrated ambient music blending the acoustic world of violin, amdolin, ukulele, banjo & percussion w/ electronic soundscapes of computer & guitar.
Tzadik-7264
CD
$15.25


Death Vessel
Stay Close
PS, US Joel Thibodeaus work as both a solo artist & band leader. His music, captured on the resplendent record, is an eloquent distillation of a life's tales. Founding member, songwriter and performer of the group String Builder. He captures the surreal & the sublime in wondrous song. The daringly melodic plucking of strings & the odd tempo changes provide expertly unexpected accompaniment. This version of the album contains a BONUS track exclusive to this release - a live acoustic version of "Deep In The Horchata" recorded in 2005 w/ Micah Blue Smaldone playing accompaniment.
Immune-001
LP
$14.25


Doe, John
A Year in the Wilderness
PS, US New album of rootsy rocking from X frontman John Doe. PREFIX MAG: "Legendary X frontman John Doe started releasing solo albums in the 1990 with Meet John Doe and has put out six records since then. Doe isn't exactly roaming this Wilderness alone; plenty of his pals helped out with the album. Guests include Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys, Aimee Mann, Kathleen Edwards, and Jill Sobule."
YepRoc
CD
$15.00


Elizabeth
First Excommunications
PS, CANADA Something about this Vancouver, B.C. quartet's unabashed embrace of great English songwriting and vocal rejection of the trendy trappings of contemporary indie dogma (read: whiny vocals and chintzy synths) raises the ire of the self-appointed keepers of cool. On First Excommunications, the band effectively dispatches the naysayers, dispenses with simplistic comparisons and fulfills the promise of their 2004 Blick EP with 11 sharp tracks that transcend the influences and flat out rock. The band's kinetic sound and take-no-prisoners live show has placed them on-stage alongside the likes of The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, Metric, and TV on the Radio. They have also been invited on tours with Hot Hot Heat, Death From Above 1979 and Controller.Controller. The buzz on Elizabeth reached a crescendo in 2006, when the band's performance at New Music West earned them the title of "Best of the Fest" from CBC Radio 3. "I've said it before and I'll say it again: Elizabeth are a wicked band." - ChartAttack.
PopEcho-006
CD
$11.00


Green Milk From The Planet Orange
City Calls Revolution
PS, US Produced, engineered and mixed by Paul Mahajan. Got Green Milk? From across a veiled and ashen cosmos, well, from across the Sea Of Japan anyways; from the Planet Orange, hidden somewhere in the bosom of Nippon, gushes forth a froth of Green Milk. Fleeing is for naught, because City Calls Revolution is an eruption of Vesuvian intensity, and the Milk flow flash and searing, thick with Magma, scorching beast and building in its glowering wake. It's time to get psyched about psych again! If GMFTPO's first was its ersatz Future Days, then City Calls Revolution is its angry Yeti.
TimeLag
DLP
$27.00


Groff, Ryan
People In The Midwest (ON SALE)
PS, US Debut solo album from local scene hero/pure songsmith Ryan Groff, frontman for the regional guitar-pop sensations Elsinore. One of the more exquisite voices we've heard in ages. More on this soon.
Parasol-CD-105
CD
$9.00


Guthrie, Robin & Harold Budd
Before the Day Breaks
PS, US A pair of companion piece CDs by two masters, Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd. Robin's signature guitar sound and Harold's signature piano sound first came together on The Cocteau Twins with Harold Budd -The Moon and the Melodies LP (4AD), 1986. Their playing and trademark sounds are absolutely made for each other, in heaven actually. Track list: 1. How Close Your Soul 2. A Formless Path 3. A minute, A Day, No More 4. She is My Weakness 5. Outside, Silence 6. Hidden Message 7. I Returned Her Glance 8. My Monochrome Vision 9. Turn on the Moon.
Darla-183
CD
$12.25


Guthrie, Robin & Harold Budd
After the Night Falls
PS, US A pair of companion piece CDs by two masters, Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd. Robin's signature guitar sound and Harold's signature piano sound first came together on The Cocteau Twins with Harold Budd -The Moon and the Melodies LP (4AD), 1986. Their playing and trademark sounds are absolutely made for each other, in heaven actually. Track list: 1. How Distant Your Heart 2. Avenue of Shapes 3. Seven Thousand Sunny Years 4. She is My Strength 5. Inside, a Golden Echo 6. Open Book 7. And Then I Turned Away 8. The Girl with the Colorful Thoughts 9. Turn Off the Sun.
Darla-182
CD
$12.25


Her Space Holiday
Let's Get Quiet, Vol. 2 EP
PS, US Her Space Holiday returns with the instrumental EP, Let's Get Quiet Vol 2. Opener "OSAF" harkens back to the electro-infused beats of hip-hop's early days. "Wrapped in Plastic" is classic Her Space Holiday: intricate string flourishes, intriguing breakdowns, and melodic refrains over electronic drums. On "Panda Strikes," Arabesque synth lines weave through thick bass lines and dance floor ready drumbeats. The EP's closer, "Wishbone," is all lulling tropicalia, as dense string arrangements and lush melodies float over dreamy production. Let's Get Quiet, Vol. 2 is a collection that displays styles from Her Space Holiday's musical palette not explored on his more traditional releases and a wonderful addition to the Her Space Holiday catalog.
Mush
CD5
$6.50


Immaculate Machine
Fables
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mint-103
LP
$14.25


Immaculate Machine
Fables
PS, US This reveals yet another dimension to their sound, warm reverbs envelop the songs & capture the feeling of classic '60s recordings- a time when absorbing the organic sound generated by the instruments & overall feeling of the room exceeded today's desire for unnecessary overdubbing. It reveals the interplay between a tightly knit trio of close friends capable of reading into the next chess move within a composition.
Mint-103
CD
$14.25


Jakob
Solace
PS, US U.S. debut for the New Zealand trio. Expansive organic instrumentals, the outcome of another formidable pairing with producer extra-ordinaire David Holmes. Measured, mesmerising and equal proportions delicate and brutal.
Graveface-029
CD
$10.25


Joan As Police Woman
Real Life
PS, US New solo album from former Dambuilders gal. Sultry, sleepy soul-jazz.
Sidecho
CD
$14.25


Keffer, Leslie
Feels Like Frenching
PS, US A single girl drawn to the more ravaged & magical aspects of noise as
source music, art & lifestyle. Her inputs are radio transmission wave- noise, the living aura of Lindsay Lohan, punk, pop, Madonna, her amazing girlfriends & defiltering the terror of male-centric Power Electronic depravity & goon-ism. Cover painting by Adriane Schram.
Comes with double-sided laser printout insert.
EcstaticPeace-105
LP
$11.25


LD & The New Criticism
Amoral Certitudes
PS, SPAIN The latest offering from New York's tuneful, eclectic LD & the New Criticism is a delightful morsel of pop yumminess-a musical amuse-bouche sure to linger in your ear as it momentarily satisfies your hunger... yet still leaving you wanting more. Created as a musical bridge between TRAGIC REALISM, the band's critically-acclaimed 2005 debut, and a new full-length collection the band are currently constructing, AMORAL CERTITUDES is a brief survey of crimes of the heart that has one elegantly-shod foot planted firmly in the fetid grave of romance, and the other in the giddy, arnivalesque Tunnel of Love. LD BEGHTOL's playful lyrics sing of the unabashed humor and pathos of human amatory relations, even as the swirling musical accompaniment entices you inward and onward to your doom. This release includes an enchanting cover of Lisa Germano's "If I Think of Love."
Acuarela-062
CD5
$8.25


Logh
Lights From Sovereign States
PS, US Domestic wax for Swedish indierock heroes Logh, limited to 500 copies, the fourth and final part of Logh's "The Raging Sun" 7" series. Two exclusive tracks, recorded live in Lund, Sweden 2005. A-side is "Lights from sovereign states" and b-side is a cover of Twin Peaks spookerama "Into The Night" which features Britta Persson doing her best Julee Cruise.
ItsATrap!-006
45
$3.50


Love Supreme
Elsewhere
PS, UK Love Supreme is Italian production team Sapo and DJs Nick Sarno and Roberto Di Movi. Elsewhere showcases their ability to combine influences from Moroder-style disco to Detroit techno to Krautrock and psychedelia. "Elsewhere" begins with an epic intro reminiscent of Carl Craig before the kick-drum drops and brings with it a stripped-back Italo groove. "The Polly Variation" is big room electronic disco at its finest - all the dials turned up to 11. Finally, "Splash Monkey" is a loose, wonky, psychedelic groover that is clinically proven to make people dance like a monkey that's fallen into a vat of custard.
Tirk-024
12
$9.50


Marhaug, Lasse
Alive
PS, US Working within the fields of noise music for over 15 years, Marhaug has toured most parts of the world, both as a solo artist & as a member of the project JAZZKAMER. Lasse keeps on paying homage to his metal roots (this time Kiss` classic Alive). A selection of live recordings done all over the world in the period of 1998 to 2006. This live album features recordings done among others in Toronto, Bergen, Chicago, New York, Oslo, Baltimore & more. In many ways this is a travel letter from Lasse Marhaug to you! A travel letter in noise. Its starts out with a special piece that Lasse made for the Alarm Award (Norwegian grammy award). He was told by the label to "make ears bleed". Lasse succeeded, he made shockwaves through the audience that was dressed for party & easy listening, and he probably did one of his hardest & most violent tracks ever. This CD documents almost 10 years with noise, and it shows the development in today's noise scene as well as it documents the development of an artist that is today regarded as one of the most respected noise musicians & huge influence of todays noise scene.
SmalltownSuperjazz-131
CD
$14.50


Milanese
Adapt
PS, US This EP feat. remixes of "Extend" (& remixes from "1Up", his Warp release) by Chris Clark, DJ Distance, & Hrdvsion, plus Milanese himself. The CD version also includes a bonus new track "Double Face" feat. Kate Kestrel on vocals... Dubby industrial grime ragga.
PlanetMu-172
CD
$10.00


Mojo
#164 (July 2007) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK New issue of the planet's best music mag. Features cover star Bob Marley and the making of 'Exodus', interviews with White Stripes' Jack White, Rufus Wainwright, Squeeze, and Psychic TV's Genesis P. Orridge. A story on the Monterey Festival (Janis, Jimi, The Who, etc)... Free CD, 'Sun Is Shining: 15 Reggae Summer Scorchers', features a rare Bob Marley/Wailers track, plus Lee Scratch Perry, Toots & The Maytals, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Prince Far I, Heptones, more.
ZINE
$9.50


Mori, Ikue
Bhima Swarga
PS, US Delightfully animating traditional paintings from the Kertha Gosa
temple ceiling in Bali, Mori depicts the journey of the soul from hell to heaven in 2 versions: one scored using her signature laptop electronics & one scored by MATT WELCH, feat. a full gamelan ensemble.
Tzadik-3007
DVD
$26.00


Mount Fuji Doom Jazz Corporation, The
Doomjazz Future Corpses!
PS, GERMANY The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation is the new free form, drone metal / jazz atler-ego of The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, the band formed by Jason Kohnen (aka BONG-RA) and Giedon Kiers. A recording of the ensemble's best live session, Doomjazz Future Corpses! Focuses on mesmerizing, doom-ridden drones and melodies, combined with the jazzy grooves and melodies of the cello and saxophones. An highly suffocating journey through the deep realms of murky drone jazz / metal, heavy and unfettered.
AdNoiseam-081
CD
$14.25


Moxham, Stuart & Louis Philippe
The Huddle House
PS, UK 'It's been a while', says Stuart. Indeed it has. Ten years, to be exact. But if The Huddle House's gestation was a long one - the birth itself was as natural and pain-free as could be hoped for. That so many years went by between the very first recording dates at Ken Brake's then fledgling studio (a live take of the title song's arrangement for two guitars) and the final mastering session was due to personal uprooting, multiple commitments, musical or otherwise, conflicting schedules, and the difficulty - in those pre ProTools days - of getting the whole team in one place at one given time. But there is nothing that sounds 'difficult', or forced, in The Huddle House, a collection of songs that will strike the listener by the freshness of the writing ('Stu's best, and by a distance, since Colossal Youth', says Louis, who's worked with Stuart since Random Rules, released in 1993), the spontaneity of the performances and the richness of their sound. It helped that much of this material was also performed live on a number of occasions (in Paris, London, Vienna and New York) before Ken Brake saved the final mixes to disc. As Stuart explains in his liner notes, his songs are written 'like diagrams; short, cryptic exercises, spare and sparing' - all Young Marble Giants and Gist! Fans will be aware of that. But The Huddle House cannot be called 'austere', even if the instrumental canvas is one of utmost simplicity: most of the time, a couple of guitars, a couple of voices, and that is about all, barring a splash of color, a burst of vocal harmonies, a sprinkling of percussion ... Louis: 'I hope that this album will establish once and for all that Stuart is one of this country's best writers, period. Some of the lyrics hit me today with the same strength as they did when I first heard them - 'Save It', for example, or 'Hold My Hand', which is simply heartbreaking. 'The Huddle House' is as evocative as a painting by Edward Hopper... and the tunes are glorious. 'Save It', again - a three-chord wonder, melodically speaking. I am as proud of being on this record as I am of anything else I've done before'. Credits: All songs written by Stuart Moxham, co-arranged by Louis Philippe. Stuart Moxham: lead vocals, steel string and electric guitar, electric bass, keyboards, percussion; Louis Philippe: backing vocals, classical and electric guitar, electric bass; Andrew Moxham: hi-hats on 'Desert Rain'. Produced by Ken Brake at Regal Lane Studio, Regent's Park, London. Artwork designed by Simon Josebury for Secondary Modern, London.
Wonder-WOND
CD
$15.00


My Morning Jacket
Demos Package: At Dawn & Tennessee Fire Demos
PS, US When Darla released My Morning Jacket's epic second record At Dawn the first 2500 CD and 1000 LP came with a bonus demos disc, which was like another, little At Dawn. It has long been out of print now and we frequently receive requests for it. This beloved demos disc is available once again with the addition of previously unreleased demo versions of key tracks from My Morning Jacket's debut record The Tennesee Fire recording sessions, plus a few other gems recorded durring the term that haven't yet seen the light of day. Track list: 1. L.O.Z. Intro, 2. The Way That He Sings (demo), 3. Hopefully (demo), 4. Bermuda Highway (demo), 5. Just Because I Do (demo), 6. Lowdown (demo), 7. At Dawn (demo), 8. I Needed It Most (demo), 9. Lead Me Father (demo), 10. Phone Went West (demo), 11. Chills (demo), 12. Heartbreakin Man (demo), 13. The Bear (demo), 14. Picture Of You (demo), 15. I Think I'm Going To Hell (demo) 16. Butch Cassidy (demo), 17. War Begun (Live WFPK), 18. Twilight (Live WFPK), 19. Lil Billy (Live Nashvegas), 20. Magic Man.
Darla-156
CD
$12.00


Nada Surf
Karmic EP
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Hi-SpeedSoulRecords-1023
LP
$8.00


Nada Surf
Karmic EP
PS, US Having released 4 full-length albums over the course of a decade, NS has compiled an impressive sales history of hundreds of thousands of units sold. Before their major label signing to Elektra, the band released a 5 song EP chock full of indie pop gems w/ catchy guitar hooks & sharp lyrics. Hi-Speed Soul Records is proud to re-release the Karmic EP - the album that started it all
Hi-SpeedSoulRecords-1023
CD
$7.25


Nadadora
Hablaremos Del Miedo
PS, US Nadadora's second album is bound to establish them as one of the most important bands in the Spanish independent scene. Their career has been on the up from the beginning, and after two records (mini CD "Aventuras dentro de cajas", 2004, and "Todo el frío del mundo", 2005) their popularity has grown enormously among fans. The 10 songs in "Hablaremos del miedo" will no doubt confirm all the expectations. In their new album Nadadora have managed to refine their style - the songs sound more sparkling and the emotions are more intensely transmitted. The solid foundation of the guitars is still present, as are the breathtaking beat changes which have made this band so singular. Among all this we find melancholy and tranquil moments in which Sara and Gonzalo's vocals duet masterfully. The result is a record with sharpness and balance, two characteristics which give the listener a broader perception of Gonzalo Abalo's new compositions and a better understanding of the band's spirit. A more mature set of lyrics completes this brilliant picture. "Hablaremos de miedo" is the band's most ambitious take on the various paths of pop and rock and the way they handle them to sculpt their very own sound. Variety is one of the staples of this record, and the band show their improving skills in songwriting, as they move further away from the formula of previous installments: instead of the usual bunch of hit-singles that made up the backbone of their past records, on "Hablaremos de miedo" we do find them too ("Tú y cuántos como tú", "El bosque", "La forma" or "Frágil") but we also are presented with grower songs such as "Después de todo", "Al final (todo arde)" or "La electricidad en el hueso". Plus, as usual, the indispensable song in Galician ("Todo o mundo protesta") and the album closer, a duet performed by Sara and singer Aldo Linares. "Hablaremos de miedo" features another great improvement - it features all sorts of wind, brass and string arrangements, which stress the epic tone of many of the songs and put Nadadora in the same league as bands such as The Delgados o Stars. Such new arrangements, which they plan to feature onstage, will surely enhance the already hymn-like characteristics of their live act, as proved in many of their succesful concerts such as FIB 2006, Contempopranea 2005, El Sol (Madrid) 2006 or La Fabrica de Chocolate (Vigo) 2006. The songs on "Hablaremos de miedo" were recorded at the Circulo Polar studio, situated in O Grove, Galicia, and were mastered in New York (West West Side Music) by Alan Douches, whose mastering jobs include the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Antony and the Johnsons, Galaxie 500, Beirut, Radio 4 or Damon & Naomi.
Jabalina-038
CD
$17.50


Nedelle
Locksmith Cometh
PS, US Breaking from the cleaner more folk sound of her previous 2 records
on Kill Rock Stars, this album finds her more garage-y state of mind where electric guitars are welcome! Nedelle plays violin, guitar & keyboards on the album. There are a few specials guests including Chris Cohen (CURTAINS) & Jamie Stewart (XIU XIU).
Tangram7-007
CD
$8.50


Nikki & The Corvettes
S-T
PS, US REISSUE! Originally released in 1980, the only LP of Nikki & the Corvettes. One of the earliest girl groups, long before the Go Gos, a great album of bubblegum flavor garage pop! LIMITED TO 1000
Bomp!-4012
LP
$13.50


O'Death
Head Home
PS, US There's a banjo, a fiddle, a drum set littered with gas cans, chains & broken cymbals. Five guys howling & stomping, it's an anachronistic jug band party in a junkyard with sing-along hooks & weathered vocals from another time. And they make people dance. At a rock show in NYC no less! Part southern gothic spiritual, part moonshine fueled hoedown, these recordings, now presented with new remixes done by the band are a timeless addition to the canon of weird old America. It's an infections sound; unique & wonderfully raw, but with the power to pull in even the most jaded music fanatic
ErnestJennings-032
CD
$12.96


Oxbow
Narcotic Story
PS, US Nothing is contrived in their oeuvre.And after the blood, sweat, tears, brilliance & panache of their previous records,this IS an absolute tour
de force-the kind of music & narrative (it follows the drug-ridden tales of Eugene's alter ego,Frank) that can only be crafted from real experience & passion. This has rampant blues hooks,serpentine vocals & deep rhythm all over. Strap on. Sink in.
HydraHead-112
CD
$12.50


Pan-Pot
Maffia
PS, GERMANYThe series of remixes on previous releases of Einmaleins is being continued and this time under the microscope of Buenos Aires Barem (Minus, Foundsound) and New York Camea (Clink, Klickhaus) is the Maffia EP by Pan-Pot. On the A-side, Barem's interpretation is pressed with characterized snares and swirling techno sounds, a tight techno track that is grooving and rolling all 7min. Cuts and falling sounds, a lovely background of noises are the parts of this straight techno track that can make the dancefloor shake!
Einmaleins-021
12
$9.50


Philippe, Louis
Live
PS, UK Hardly any live performances of Louis have been committed to disc over the two decades of his career, an exception being a version of 'Domenica' featured on Trattoria's luxurious 'No. 100' commemoration box-set. And as he's never been the world's most intensive gigger, many fans have very little idea of how his 'baroque pop' can sound in a concert hall or a club environment. This double-album provides as faithful a picture as could be hoped of what most of them have missed over the years. Recorded two years ago in Bremen and London (together with a couple of tracks taken from an earlier, and noisier gig at the Spitz, London), this collection shows Louis' delicate songs (as well as some Francis Poulenc mélodies, and superb covers of Brian Wilson's 'I Wasn't Made for these Times' and Paddy McAloon's sublime 'Nightingales') in a quasi-chamber setting, accompanied by the piano and double-bass of Danny Manners, as well as the guitar and the flute of David Longdon in the case of the 'Bush Hall' disc. Three performances in total were (beautifully) recorded, out of which this selection was made, which covers songs written by Louis from his él days to his then latest album, 'The Wonder of it all'. As luck had it, these three performances, judging by fans' reactions, and Louis' own assessment, were among the very best he'd ever given.
Wonder-B
DCD
$16.25


Philippe, Louis
An Unknown Spring
PS, UK This is how Louis himself explains the birth of An Unknown Spring: 'even when we were still finishing The Wonder Of It All, I was starting to write down ideas for what I knew would be a completely different record, which would be a departure from my usual 'style' - my Brill Building ethos, if you will. Songs that would be part pop-songs, part lieder in their structure...more linear, with a different feel for form, more adventurous - because that was how the melodies were already taking shape in my head. So, for two years, I built up a number of songs on paper - about thirty in total, though it could be more than that. But I needed a catalyst to kick off the recording process, and that proved to be my work as a string arranger for The Clientele - for their new record, God Save The Clientele, which has just been released on Merge. I realised how much I was missing the studio environment - and working with Ken; I also realised I was ready. At the beginning, last January, the idea was still to record demos...but as things were going so well, it all sprang up quite organically... it just felt natural. I can't remember having ever felt so relaxed and, after a while, so confident that this might just prove a little bit special'. And different too. In what way? 'We've left some grit in there', Louis says. 'We haven't 'sweetened' anything as we might have done before. You can hear the string section taking a deep breath before playing the first notes of their parts on Walking on Air, the bass buzzing madly on The Hill and The Valley, all these details that we'd have sacrificed on another record. And I believe there is more of a sense of contrast within the songs, despite the fact that most of them are very short. I tried to avoid gratuitous repetition of themes and motifs. I let myself be myself far more than I've ever done, with the exception of Appointment with Venus. The orchestration is far richer than anything I've done since Azure - but also more exposed, at times reduced to a voice and a piano. Miss Lake is a good example of what I've tried to achieve - for three minutes or so, the melodic line grows and grows without repeating itself - until a recapitulation of the very first theme closes the song. What pleases me the most about this is not that I overcame a 'challenge' - but that it just felt so obviously right, so relaxed...I must also add that one tremendously important factor was the presence of Alasdair and Mel of The Clientele - again - whose voices blend beautifully with mine, and that I was incredibly lucky to meet Mari Persen, purely by chance as it were. I just love her voice, her playing, and her attitude to music-making...It's as if I'd found a new youth in myself, thanks to others. I'd never thought of it like this before - but that is the certainly one of the meanings of the album's title, An Unknown Spring.'
Wonder-WONG
CD
$15.00


Pines, The
Sparrows In the Bell
PS, US With production by Bo Ramsey,this introduces a new talent to the folk,blues & indie-rock scenes.10 new songs,incl.the traditional "Careless Love" as you've never heard it before,this is a powerful debut by an up-and-coming force in Americana music.
RedHouse
CD
$16.00


Pretenders, The
Learning to Crawl [Bonus Tracks] (Remastered)
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$11.50


Queens Of The Stone Age
Era Vulgaris
PS, US Fifth Album from Joshua Homme's desert rockers. Produced by long-time collaborator CHRIS GOSS (MASTERS OF REALITY).
Interscope
CD
$15.00


Record Collector
#338
PS, UK Includes an eight-page feature on the worldwide Pepper-related releases by Pete Nash of the British Beatles Fan Club and a seven-page interview with Sir Paul by Jonathan Wingate.
ZINE
$12.00


Religious Knives
S-T
PS, US Feat. dudes of DOUBLE LEOPARDS.
Troubleman-187
12
$10.00


Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar A.
Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo
PS, US SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!!! 1 of 4 albums written & recorded by the artist whilst living in Amsterdam in 2005 & was conceived simultaneously to The Mars Volta's Amputechture & Omar's soundtrack to the Jorge Hernandez film, El Bufalo de la Noche. Consisting of 3 vocal tracks & 6 instrumentals, the album includes the original studio version of the song "Please Heat This Eventually". The song "Rapid Fire Tollbooth" has been a feature of The Mars Volta's live set & is a favorite among the rabid fans populating the band's message board"
GSL-029
LP
$11.00


Set Fire To Flames
Telegraphs In Negative/Mouths Trapped In Static
PS, CANADA VINYL VERSION!!!
Alien8
DLP
$12.00


Seventeen Evergreen
Life Embarrasses Me On Planet Earth
PS, US
PacificRadioFire
CD
$5.50


Seventh Ring of Saturn, The
S-T
PS, US Fans of The Green Pajamas will find much to adore on Georgia psych-pop outfits new album. Led by Ted Selke the band blends a sweet 'White Album' noddingness with interesting cover choices: (suprising) early 20th century Greek composer Vangelis Papazoglu's "Yedikule" and (not surprising) George Harrison's "Sour Milk Sea". "Selke has issued a joyous collection of seven gently psych-tinged tunes, often reminiscent of mid-period Let's Active or Revolver-era Beatles." (Alt Weeklies)
Nusrat-001
CD
$7.00


Seventh Ring of Saturn, The
S-T
PS, US LIMITED VINYL VERSION!!!
Nusrat-001
LP
$11.00


Shining Path
S-T
PS, US The "rock band" version of minimalist duo ILYA MONOSOV & PRESTON SWIRNOFF. Like This Heat or Metabolist, they are a Can / Faust-loving group that also exhales expansive psychedelic guitar excess w/ hints of Greg Ginn & the High Rise discography while tripping balls to a violent, throbbing, not-always- sosteady, Suicide-like rhythm. Incl. a CD version of the album because, seriously, it's what you'll want to listen to wielding a golf club w/your upper body outside the sunroof of your car as you steer w/ your feet.
HolyMountain
LP+CD
$16.50


Shriekback
Glory Bumps
PS, UK We're very proud to announce the arrival of Shriekback's eleventh album, and their second on Malicious Damage [following 2005's highly acclaimed Cormorant]. Glory Bumps is in many ways more recognisably the descendant of Shriekback's mid-80's 'alt-rock' classic Oil and Gold than any since. Anthems, hooligan choruses, big guitars, brass, a smattering of Psychobilly and, as usual, shed-loads of words. Glory Bumps has a curious tangential relationship with Barry Andrews' and Martyn Barker's recent improvised album Monstrance, a collaboration with XTC's Andy Partridge - Glory Bumps uses a number of loops created from the Monstrance album ['because they were there'] as well as Martyns' inimitable live drums and real-time guitar contributions from Andy. Barry co-produces with Stuart Rowe, who was one of the engineers from Monstrance. However there is no doubt that this is a Shriekback album 100% - as you will hear. Wendy Partridge who has sung backing vocals on every Shriekback album since 1986 features as does Barry's son Finn Andrews (of The Veils) who lends his intense vocals to the happy-clappy title track. The album's title is a reference to the goosebumps experienced by fundamentalist Christians when the amount of misery prevalent in the world presages, or so they believe, their abrupt assimilation into the bosom of their Lord although we suspect that, on the day of the Rapture, Shriekback will not be amongst them. PERSONNEL Barry Andrews: vocals, keyboards, Finn Andrews: backing vocals, Martyn Barker: drums and percussion, Andy Partridge: guitars, Catharine Shrubshall: brass and woodwind, Mark the Harp: blues harp, Ben Smith: Trombone, Stuart Rowe: guitars, Finn Wilkinson & Mia Griffiths: kids choir Produced by Barry Andrews & Stuart Rowe, Mixed & mastered by Stuart Rowe CD in embossed gold foil pack with lyric sheets tracklisting: Glory Bumps, The Bride Stripped Bare, Bittersweet, Hooray for Everything, Amaryllis in the Sprawl, Squanderer, Mahalia, Burying the Bunny, Yarg 7, Devils' Onions.
MaliciousDamage-623
CD
$17.00


Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation [Deluxe Edition]
PS, US Marketing 101: the band will be playing this entire album start-to-finish for their set at the upcoming Pitchfork Festival. Disc One features the original 1988 album, remastered under the band's supervision and adds with a bonus home demo of "Eric's Trip". Disc Two, the 'Live Daydream' is comprised largely of previously unreleased tracks, features 15 live performances from the band's Daydream Nation Tour...plus four studio bonus tracks: "Within You Without You" (Beatles cover), "Computer Age" (Neil Young cover), "Electricity" (Beefheart cover), and a cover of Mudhoney's "Touch Me, I'm Sick", originally released as a Sub Pop 7" single.
Geffen
CD
$28.00


Sound Team
Empty Rooms b/w Up From Ashes
PS, US Formed in Austin in 2001, ST became underground favorites due to a handful of shows in beer joints, performance spaces & punk dives around town. The Empty Rooms 12" single marks the first of several limited-run 12" singles, all of which will comprise the next Sound Team record. The songs were recorded painstakingly by the band at Big Orange. On tour with Voxtrot!
BigOrange
12
$10.00


Spectre, Aaron
Lost Tracks
PS, GERMANY From its opening salvo of disembodied dulcimer strings reverberating in the air, Aaron Spectre's latest offering appears to be in complete opposition to his DRUMCORPS personality. But don't let his downtempo side fool you - Lost Tracks is every bit as meticulously crafted as anything Spectre's done, chock full of dense ambient soundscapes, complex rhythm lines, the odd catchy hook, and other sonic treats for the eager explorer. "Lost Tracks" present the most melodic, downtempo and aerial side of this multitalented artist, and features collaborations with Lapsed, Aarktica and Kazumi. Written in New York and Berlin, the nine tracks span six years of Spectre's musical development from fledgling DJ to live act to be reckoned with.
AdNoiseam-080
CD
$14.25


Sugar & Gold
Creme
PS, US They take classic harmony based songwriting & yacht rock & kick them
into the 21st century w/ a healthy dose of Rick James & Young Americans-era David Bowie. This 11 song debut album reflects the
moods & characters of many neighborhoods across the country, blending them all into a harmonious whole by finding the common denominator. In a country that has been continually polarized by politics & economics, S&G finds that music is still the language of the soul & the greatest uniting force.
AntennaFarm-521
CD
$11.75


Sun Ra
On Jupiter
PS, UK 2007 repress. Fourth album in this ultra-deluxe (and fully authorized) Sun Ra/El Saturn reissue program by Artyard. Originally issued as El Saturn 101679, recorded on 10/16/79, never reissued before in any form.
ArtYard-004
LP
$22.00


Takeovers
Bad Football
PS, US Feat. the legendary ROBERT POLLARD & the less so Chris Slusarenko. The newest release finds the boys collaborating again & coming up w/ a slightly more song-oriented album. Calling on likeminded bedfellows like Stephen Malkmus (PAVEMENT), Tad Doyle (Tad), John Moen (The DECEMBERISTS) & Dan Peters (MUDHONEY) to help follow their tuneful & psychedlic hearts, they waste no time pushing aside the sophmore curse.
Off-993
CD
$13.25


Takeovers
Bad Football
PS, US DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Off-993
DLP
$16.00


Thee, Stranded Horse
Churning Strides
PS, UK Outstanding debut album from France's Thee, Stranded Horse. Churning Strides is an album that draws you in slowly and then leads you out into a head-space uniquely its own. The work of singer, songwriter and Normandy resident, Yann Tambour, this is a suite of songs that gleams like the moon on water and follows impulses that work like tides, slowly but irresistibly. Playing acoustic guitar and kora - simultaneously in the case of 'Tainted Days' - Tambour has a crafted sound that slips and slides from place to place, feeling to feeling. The music of sub-Saharan Africa - Delta blues - French chanson - the lyrical anarchism of Leo Ferre - the precision and unexpected melodic angles of Joanna Newsom's arpeggios - the cosmic folk of Marc Bolan's Tyrannosaurus Rex. All of these may come to mind at different points of Churning Strides. None are the key to Thee, Stranded Horse: this is Yann's voice and his lyrics - written mostly in his fluent English - their stops, starts and restless shifts from image to sound image. Yann Tambour has previously made music as the founder and orchestrator of Encre, an outfit which made use of samples, guitars (electric and acoustic), as well as other live instruments and his own unmistakable voice. Encre's two albums, Encre (2001) and Flux (2004), were released in France to great acclaim by Clapping Music, but Yann made a clean break in 2006, exploring the kora, moving to the Normandy countryside and dreaming up the acoustic reveries and voices of Thee, Stranded Horse.
BlankTapes-005
CD
$18.00


Uncut
#122 (July 2007)
PS, UK
ZINE
$9.50


Various
Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
PS, US Benefit DCD that we're selling at cost in hopes of moving a few units for a good cause... Features megastars like U2, R.E.M., Avril, Aerosmith, Black Eyed Peas, and Green Day covering John Lennon, but also exclusive tracks from more Parasol-friendly artists like The Flaming Lips ("Just Like Starting Over"), Snow Patrol ("Isolation"), Postal Service ("Grow Old with Me"), Regina Spektor ("Real Love"), which better be all exclusive.
WB/WEA
DCD
$18.00


Various
Athens Bands Play The Music Of R.E.M.
PS, US 18 songs recorded live Sep. 12, 2006 when Athens, GA bands: Claire Campbell (HOPE FOR A GOLDENSUMMER), TIN CUP PROPHETTE, MODERN SKIRTS, BAIN MATTOX, THE OBSERVATORY, Patterson Hood (DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS) & FIVE EIGHT performed a tribute concert for R.E.M. at the 40 Watts. Also features a track by LIZ DURRET & a different version of "(Dont Go Back To) Rockville" by Patterson Hood. Mastered by JEFF CAPURSO at Chase Park Transduction. Additionally MICHAEL STIPE, PETER BUCK & MIKE MILLS performed on certain tracks.
IronHorse-002
CD
$13.25


Various
Famous When Dead V
PS, GERMANY Playhouse continues its legendary and notorious compilation series named Famous When Dead with its fifth edition. Conceived to collect and present the label's 12" highlights, this time it features some unreleased rarities by the likes of Isolée, My My and new arrivals Einzelkind and Simon Baker, plus the biggest and most inspiring hits since the last volume. This is a real gem in the 13-year history of one of Germany's most style-shaping and capricious labels and a listening pleasure, par excellence. It starts with Rework's latest 12" title track "Love Love Love Yeah," and then takes one half of Smash TV, adds Dave DK, mixes it well, and you have a haunting, post-LFO house track with "Mono Rain." Einzelkind presents the A-side from their debut for Playhouse, "Spam Bot" and Alter Ego's Roman Flügel is represented twice on this compilation - like Rework - for whom he did the 7"-only remix of their little ditty "Joggin Beat," a wonderfully light-hearted pop jewel. But first we hear the title track taken from his last solo album under the Soylent Green banner where he exploits his excursions into solid and groovy house music. Simon Baker's "Plastik" is making quite a splash, getting worldwide club play already by some of the most influential DJs around. Another newcomer is Boardroom member Pete Lazonby, who presents "I Miss U" - a cool rockin' club smasher to set dancefloors on fire. Losoul took Unknownmix's "The Siren" from 1989 and straightened it in his very special way. This edit is hotter than hot. Max Mohr's "Lucky Go Wild" is taken from his debut album, and Isolée heads off on another beautiful space escapade with the yet unreleased track "The Jacko Theme." Another unreleased track from the vaults is "Southern Comfort" by My My. The smooth and soft drink they pour in the glass here, proves their versatility and is a real listening treat. Famous? Yes! Dead? No way!
Playhouse-022
CD
$15.00


Warhammer 48K
An Ethereal Oracle
PS, US Limited 180g vinyl gatefold with 6 panel insert. For fans of Acid Mothers, Comets on Fire, Slint, Jesus Lizard.
Permanent-001
LP
$15.00


Wooden Wand
James & The Quiet
PS, US Considered by Wand to be his third proper LP ( I guess the other 17 are all "side projects?"), where he is joined by Jessica Toth who is best known for her role in WW & the Vanishing Voice. Here she plays the perfect vocal foil. Both are joined by LEE RANALDO & STEVE SHELLEY of SONIC YOUTH. A creative & consistent batch of songs that sure to reward repeated listenings.
EcstaticPeace
CD
$11.25


Xiu Xiu & W-S Burn
Split
PS, US Brand new tracks from both parties! Mastered by Carl Saff. The cover artwork is absolutely gorgeous as well!
Stickfigure-027
45
$4.50

Forthcoming Releases

( r )
In Pink (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo took almost 2 years to churn out "In Pink" due to the triple duty he pulls with bands Larsen and XXL. In Pink is a pretty extreme one, swinging between joy and fear, introspective moody songs and explosions of - desperately optimistic - energy. Still it is more a diary than an exorcism, filled with songs about death and transfiguration, including a version of an Irish traditional theme (which also Johnny Cash interpreted on one of his American albums) and Joy Division's classic Atmosphere (which Fabrizio lists among the best songs ever written).
Important-157
CD
$12.25


Abe Vigoda
Animal Ghosts b/w All Day & Night (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 3RD)
PS, US Abe Vigoda drop a new slab of punky calypso ,tropical distorted dance punk, no wave hardcore intensity. Animal Ghosts is so irresistibly awesome that you will be bobbing your head & moving in that Bat Chain Puller, Sonic Youth way that only the 'Goda can.The B side isn't a throwaway on any scale, it is equally charged with new sounds that scape your face.
PostPresentMedium-012
45
$5.00


Acid Mothers Temple
Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Another AMT release! We can't keep up!
AceFu
CD
$14.75


Adams, Ryan
Easy Tiger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US
LostHighway
CD
$15.75


Aliens
Astronomy for Dogs (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Highly anticipated debut from founding/former Beta Band members... ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Great title...conjuring up some pretty evocative images, but The Sixties 101 would be a more accurate moniker for this album, the first from a trio of ex-Beta Band members' new outfit, the Aliens. Across the disc, the group offers up a primer in virtually everything that made that decade so musically memorable, all wrapped around 11 glittering pop songs... Sheer brilliance this, and without even a hint of the self-indulgence that so defined the late '60s/early '70s. And that's the real beauty of this set, for all its proggy, psych-out elements, every note and each effect within are there for good reason, even at its most seemingly jammy, free-form improvisational... Beyond all the inspired arrangements, exceedingly clever echoes of the past, flawless musicianship, and expert self-production, what lingers are the band's magnificent melodies, be they lavish ballads or revved-up rockers, classic pop from the past for today. Alien they may be, but you'll be begging them to transport you away." (Jo-Ann Greene)
Astralwerks
CD
$14.00


Anderson, Laurie
Big Science [remastered, enhanced] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, US Re-issue treatment for LA's 1982 art-rock classic, includes the title track and surprising British chart-topper "O Superman". ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Big Science is a landmark release in the New York art scene of the '80s, and quite possibly the best art rock album of the decade."
Nonsuch
CD
$15.25


Art Brut
It's a Bit Complicated (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Much like the art movement of the same name, Art Brut are outsiderish, rebellious, punk before punk, and deliciously libertine. Their second full-length is poppier than the first (2004's "Brutlegs"), and with tracks titled "Pump Up The Volume" and "I Will Survive", expect it to be tongue-in-cheek and rancorously funny.
Downtown
CD
$15.00


Artanker Convoy
Cozy Endings (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US "Cozy Endings" captures the finest moments so far of a two year experiment between the psychedelic rock group ARTANKER CONVOY and the art collective MUX. This CD/DVD set offers the seeker the rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of the aural and visual experience that have only been available to live audiences in limited locations. Artanker Convoy generates the sound: alien waves punctuated by sly rhythms that accommodate a crowd whether it is dancing, watching the visuals or relaxing. MUX brings to bear the combined visual acumen of choreographers, lighting specialists and video artists to create an ethereal landscape through which the band dissolves and dancers flow through.
TheSocialRegistry-029
CD/DVD
$11.50


Arthur & Yu
In Camera (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US This Seattle duo made an album with soft, layered vocals that float over textural acoustics, "In Camera" is an audible effigy of a time past, and an album made for forgetting and remembering. Drawing sonic inspiration from the Velvet Underground as well as the studio experimentation of Lee Hazlewood, each track is a study in expansion, centered loosely around chiming guitars and swirling melodies. Grant Olsen's hazy croon is lifted by the smooth harmonies of Sonya Westcott (formerly of Rogue Wave), and both reel in the influence of Nancy Sinatra between the familiar crash of a tambourine and layers of guitar. This debut is built upon nostalgia and exudes an undeniably earnest warmth. PITCHFORK: "Arthur & Yu's hazy melange of acoustic guitars, tambourine, and reverberating vocals manages to bridge the great 1960s divide between psychedelicized California sunshine and the speed-comedown New York detachment of mellower Velvet Underground."
HardlyArt
CD
$10.50


Astral Social Club
Super Grease (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26th)
PS, US Super Grease is a limited edition of 500 vinyl only release from Vibracathedral Orchestra/Sunrrof!/A Band member Neil Campbell. This is a companion release to Astral Social Club's Neon Pibroch cd also on Important. Astral Social Club is the current project of Neil Campbell, formerly of Vibracathedral Orchestra, Sunroof!, A Band and many more. Campbell has been active since the early 80s, and The Wire magazine has said that, along with his friends Richard Youngs and Matthew Bower, he "provided the map co-ordinates for much of what passed for a post-punk UK underground during most of the 80s and 90s". Campbell's approach as Astral Social Club could be seen as both a continuation and a refutal of his work with Vibracathedral Orchestra - a continuation in that it continues the quest into the unknown stellar regions of improvised drone-based music, and a refutal in its espousal of most of the elemental organic rock modes that made that band so special. The focus here is more on alien electronics and overloaded loop disorientation, sometimes even working with sounds more readily associated with the far end of dance music to produce a truly vast 21st century psychedelic sound.
Important-156
LP
$14.75


Astral Social Club
Neon Pibroch (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26th)
PS, US Neon Pibroch is a brand new full length cd from the Astral Social Club. Also available at the same time is a limited edition Astral Social Club LP on Important titled Super Grease. Neon Pibroch is dedicated to the memory of Textile Records founder Benoit Sonnette. Astral Social Club is the current project of Neil Campbell, formerly of Vibracathedral Orchestra, Sunroof!, A Band and many more. Campbell has been active since the early 80s, and The Wire magazine has said that, along with his friends Richard Youngs and Matthew Bower, he "provided the map co-ordinates for much of what passed for a post-punk UK underground during most of the 80s and 90s". Campbell's approach as Astral Social Club could be seen as both a continuation and a refutal of his work with Vibracathedral Orchestra - a continuation in that it continues the quest into the unknown stellar regions of improvised drone-based music, and a refutal in its espousal of most of the elemental organic rock modes that made that band so special. The focus here is more on alien electronics and overloaded loop disorientation, sometimes even working with sounds more readily associated with the far end of dance music to produce a truly vast 21st century psychedelic sound. Late last year, VHF Records released a compilation/mix CD drawn from the earlier string of self-released CDRs which showcased the diverse methods employed in Astral Social Club recordings.
Important-155
CD
$12.25


Au
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US The work of Luke Wyland, a multi-instrumental nomad who creates wandering, sprawling psych-folk. Now joined by friends to create a multi-limbed trio with the knack for lovely instruments too numerous to name (euphonium, accordion, bells, guitar, saw, etc) Situated amongst the spheres of Avant-Folk, Art-Pop & New Music's nuance - it is at the vanguard of modern songwriting. Songs sidestep diaristic accounts in search of a more ubiquitous emotional experience.
Oedipus-011
CD
$11.25


Begushkin
Nightly Things (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US BEGUSHKIN is the masterwork of Brooklyn swinging sultan, multi-instrumentalist and masterful songwriter DAN SMITH & friends. Begushkin's debut full length "Nightly Things" is an 8 track journey into a creepy & disturbing surreal nightlife full of enemies, coarse love, and violence delivered with both a manic desperation and deadpanned absurdity that's augmented by Smith's intricate guitar picking & a woman's mournful harmonies.
LocustMusic-089
CD
$11.50


Begushkin
Nightly Things (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US BEGUSHKIN is the masterwork of Brooklyn swinging sultan, multi-instrumentalist and masterful songwriter DAN SMITH & friends. Begushkin's debut full length "Nightly Things" is an 8 track journey into a creepy & disturbing surreal nightlife full of enemies, coarse love, and violence delivered with both a manic desperation and deadpanned absurdity that's augmented by Smith's intricate guitar picking & a woman's mournful harmonies.
LocustMusic-089
LP
$16.25


Black Bonzo
Sound of the Apocalypse (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Domestic release for Swedish retro-psych-prog act's second album. Their first album was a very popular title for Parasol Mail Order. Think classic Queen, Uriah Heap, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Beatles and Bowie, even a hint of Kansas, encapsulated in tried-and-true Swedish classic 60s and 70s rocksense. The band says "It's more adventurous, original and mysterious then you ever can imagine!" and knowing what we know about their flamboyant and freaky debut we've got two words for you "Whoa!"... Black Bonzo members include vocalist Magnus Lindgren, new bassist Anthon Johansson, drummer Mikael Israelsson, guitarist Joakim Karlsson and Nicklas Åhlund on keyboards. 'Sound of the Apocalypse' was mixed at Tonteknik by Magnus Lindberg, at the same mixing console used for Pink Floyd's 'Animals'. More on this later...
Laser'sEdge
CD
$16.25


Black Magic Disco
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US BLACK MAGIC DISCO is the new all-star band featuring Tom Greenwood (Jackie-O Motherfucker), Maurizio & Roberto Opalio (My Cat Is An Alien) and Ramona Ponzini (Painting Petals On Planet Ghost, Praxinoscope). The project was born out of an idea from Tom Greenwood, former leader of the avant-folk-blues ensemble Jackie-O Motherfucker (JOMF), who invited Maurizio and Roberto Opalio, aka the Italian improv duo My Cat Is An Alien (MCIAA), and their close collaborator Ramona Ponzini (also involved with the two brothers in the projects named Painting Petals On Planet Ghost and Praxinoscope, as well as in the new collaboration with Z'ev) to perform with him for two months of touring throughout all Europe in May/ June 2005. As one can imagine, the result was killer. The music which came out of he live performances was totally explosive, combining Ramona's Japanese vocals & hypnotic chimes with Greenwood's psych-blues guitar attitude & wild turntablism, over MCIAA's alien cosmic flux of electric guitars, space toys & percussions, creating a still unheard mixture of sounds unifying archaic & post-modern, western & eastern, sky & earth.
Important-148
CD
$12.25


Buffalo Tom
Three Easy Pieces (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US New album! Their first in 9 years!
Ammal/NewWest
CD
$16.00


Burning Brides
Hang Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Philly rockers' rocking new album.
ModernArt
CD
$15.25


Cale, John
Paris 1919 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US 180 GRAM.Originally released in '73,this is Cale's 4th solo release following his departure from the Velvet Underground.The songs are hyper-literate
numbers filled w/ political intrigue & shady characters loosely based around the Versailles Conference alluded to in the album's title.Recorded w/ help from
Lowell George & Richie Hayward of L.A.southern-rockers Little Feat & The UCLA Symphony Orchestra.
4MenWithBeards
LP
$15.00


Coltrane, John
Inch Worm (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, US Recorded live for a radio broadcast on November 28,1962 in Stefaniensaal, Graz Austria while Coltrane & his quartet were on tour in Europe.Feat. jazz all-stars McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones. This is the same line-up that would go on to record the seminal "A Love Supreme," just 2 yrs later.
GetBack-2033
CD
$15.00


Coniglio, Enrico
Areavirus Topofonie Vol 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US The album is inspired by the ambience in Venice lagoon. You could say it sounds like a night trip on a mysterious boat, or a flight over a land in the balance between waters and grounds, as a unique landscape running the risk to be jeopardized by the contemporary urban and industry development. The kind of sounds in the work are rich, pieces never static but almost narrative, varied in drone and textures; arpeggio loops rarely sustained by some glitchy rhythmic patterns, sweet naive and distant melody made by saxes or a brilliant piano; dense and not ever conciliating atmospheres, but sensitive in the forms and absolutely inclined to melancholy.
Psychonavigation-020
CD
$17.00


CPC Gangbangs
Mutilation Nation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Montreal based druggie scuz punk weirdo haters have created a sound that is both celebratory & consuming while also frequently evil & full of the promise of self-destruction. Part Warsaw, part 13th Floor Elevators, part Flamin' Groovies, part Turkish psych & all primal garage punk.
Swami-138
CD
$13.75


Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$6.00


Dilettantes, The
101 Tambourines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US Vinyl limited to 500. Features Joel Gion from Brian Jonestown Massacre and the movie Dig!. Perfect for the arrival of the anniversary of the Summer of Love, The Dilettantes play it straight up; no-frills, song after song like the psychedelic garage rock animals they are. HappyParts recordings will be providing full court indie press, radio and retail support. The record is loaded with retail in-store play action. All straight, no cut. This record is a true long player. Dig in. Band will be completing a west coast tour in September. They tour Europe in January. Japan and Australia in March.
StrangerTouch-272
LP
$12.25


Dilettantes, The
101 Tambourines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US Features Joel Gion from Brian Jonestown Massacre and the movie Dig!. Perfect for the arrival of the anniversary of the Summer of Love, The Dilettantes play it straight up; no-frills, song after song like the psychedelic garage rock animals they are. HappyParts recordings will be providing full court indie press, radio and retail support. The record is loaded with retail in-store play action. All straight, no cut. This record is a true long player. Dig in. Band will be completing a west coast tour in September. They tour Europe in January. Japan and Australia in March.
StrangerTouch-272
CD
$12.25


Drake, Nick
Family Tree (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Collects 28 UNRELEASED lo-fi tracks from his estate originally recorded on 2-track prior to the release of his debut, "Five Leaves Left."
Tsunami
CD
$16.50


Durutti Column
Idiot Savants (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, UK The Durutti Column follow-up 2006's Keep Breathing with a brand new album, Idiot Savants. Written and played by Vini Reilly, with drums and percussion from the Guru himself, Bruce Mitchell. The Durutti Column emerged from the late 70s Manchester punk scene and has remained one of the most intriguing, enigmatic (and arguably under appreciated) acts in the country. The band name is derived from a 60s anarchist movement. - an anarchist group in Europe who published a book with a sandpaper cover so that it would destroy all the other books on the shelves. He borrowed the practice of using sandpaper as a packaging medium, until record shops forced him to stop, fed up of the stock surrounding the Durutti Column being destroyed. Despite the tremendous critical acclaim that greeted his music, Vini Reilly seldom performed live during the early 1980s. The days of gigging with Joy Division were over and Vini became a virtual recluse. However his reputation grew and by the 90s Durutti Column's legendary status made them a cult attraction all over the world, a position they maintain to this day.
Artful-062
CD
$15.00


Editors, The
End Has a Start (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, US
Fader
CD
$14.25


Electric Penguins
Goodbye From The Electric Penguins (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, IRELAND No fancy programming, no 5.1 surround sound, no cut'n'paste - just three guys in a studio doing it old school with Moog, Mellotron, Farfisa organ, piano & guitars. The end result is an impressive blend of melodic invention & musicianship - apart from a basic step-sequencer & mono drum machine, all instruments & vocals were performed live.
Psychonavigation-016
CD
$17.00


Elope
9 Distilled Dreams (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNEISH )
PS, SWEDEN New album from Swedish throwback guitar-rock trio, perhaps Elope's finest album to date...and that's saying something consideing how brilliant their debut 'The No Name Record' and last year's '3WD' are! It is also their very mellowest, perchance therein lies the magic? '9 Distilled Dreams' is the mainly acoustic companion piece to the rocking '3WD', both albums recorded during the same marathon sessions, with the song split between the two "moods". 9DD explores Elope dreamy side, their hazy prog-mellowosity referencing a big time Big Star vibe, with nods to Pink Floyd, Neil Young, and even CSNY...
Gravitation-026
CD
$10.50


Erickson, Roky
You're Gonna Miss Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US The story of ROKY ERICKSON, the manic frontman for Houston's legendary 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS,one of the creators of psychedelic rock, & muse to Janis Joplin & hundreds of lesser knowns.A disturbingly intimate portrait of an imploding family & the struggle between modern medicine & religion. His struggles with LSD, heroin & schizophrenia are legendary. Features Patti Smith,Thurston Moore & Billy Gibbons. A movie about a tortured rock soul that has a happy ending! Incl. 90 minutes of historic,uncut live performances incl, acoustic & dramatic readings, ACL 2005, his 2007 emancipation & more.
PalmPictures-3156
DVD
$24.00


Fine Arts Showcase, The
Sings Rough Bunnies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2007)
PS, SWEDEN Third album from Gustaf Kjellvander's Fine Arts Showcase, and the follow-up to his 110% brilliant 'Radiola'. The short version: TFAS covers 11 song by Swedish cult-twee-punk-lofi duo The Rough Bunnies. Highly recommended. The long version: This is an album of many stories. Gustaf Kjellvander and his friends in The Fine Arts Showcase have made a covers album, entirely based on songs from the Swedish, rather unknown, jangly, lo-fi band Rough Bunnies. Why is that? Let's make Gustaf himself explain: "I was first introduced to Anna Vermina and her cousin Frida, the founding members of Rough Bunnies and Inside Riot, through mutual friends. Frida gave me a CD-R just days before they were about to move to Berlin. About six months later I was looking for someone to rent my spare room. I bumped into Frida by chance, who told me she had moved back from Berlin to Malmö and needed a place to stay - so she moved in. I was already smitten by Inside Riot at this time, and when Frida played me the songs they had recorded in Berlin, along with the Rough Bunnies record C-sides, it blew me away. I played it to everyone who came over to my house. They became an obsession that carries on to this day. I knew I wanted the Fine Arts Showcase to cover their songs. The problem was that with a catalogue of songs as amazing as theirs it was hard to pick just one, so I came up with the idea that we should do an entire record instead (in the Merle Haggard sings Jimmy Rodgers tradition). And here it is: a musical love letter to two of my favorite songwriters, a celebration of the pop geniuses of the Vermina family. Rough Bunnies (and their twin group Inside Riot) have inspired me more than any other band this side of the millennium and this record is my way of thanking them. Rough Bunnies Saved My Life" - Gustaf Kjellvander
Adrian-051
CD
$15.00


Flaming Lips
U.F.O's At The Zoo - The Legendary Concert In Oklahoma City [MVI album] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US What Is MVI? With a higher storage capacity than a standard CD, the Music Video Interactive Disc (MVI) contains new interactive features including, superior sound quality, a wide range of video features, and interactive digital content. MVI discs play in all standard DVD players, computers, and game consoles with DVD drives but do not play in conventional CD players. Digital music files are compatible with all MP3 devices.
Warner/WEA
DVD-MVI
$27.50


Flying Burrito Brothers
Gilded Palace of Sin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Originally released in '69,this is the debut release from one of the most influential country-rock outfits of all time. Helmed by the legendary Gram Parsons w/ help from ex-Byrd Chris Hillman & L.A. pedal steel maverick "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, The Burritos' debut feat."Sin City" (later covered by Parsons
compatriot Emmylou Harris),"Wheels," "Christine's Tune" & other classics
4MenWithBeards
LP
$15.00


For Carnation
Promised Works (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Originally released by Matador Records as Marshmallows & Fight Songs, & celebrate them now as Promised Works!! Feat. members of SLINT & TOROISE!
Touch&Go-289
CD
$11.00


Forster, Robert & McLennan, Grant
Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 1990-1997 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Collection of Go-Between's songwriters' best solo stuff.
Beggars
CD
$15.00


Fridge
The Sun (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US It may have been a while since FRIDGE'S last record (2001's "Happiness"), but contrary to what some may think the band never went away, never went on sabbatical and certainly never broke up - they just stretched a little at the edges, and ended up with a bigger, wider sound than ever for their new record, "The Sun." The pure and simple fun of playing music with friends that you can hear in a garage pours off the record. It's the impulse behind everything the band does. But the "The Sun" is still orchestrated with all the musical intelligence to be heard on the ADEM and FOUR TET records. Process is key, with the studio itself being integrated as one of the instruments Fridge 'play'. But really it's Fridge's harmonies that hold "The Sun" together, joining up the dots between their disparate interests and influences. It's not a part of the band's sound that gets recognized enough, but there are plenty of tunes here that will get stuck in your head for weeks.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-117
DLP
$14.25


Fridge
Happiness (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Before FOUR TET was remixing RADIOHEAD and COLDPLAY and before ADEM was performing with DAVID BYRNE and FAIRPORT CONVENTION, they were breaking new ground as FRIDGE, a trio formed in 1996 with fellow schoolmate Sam Jeffers. After three critcally-acclaimed albums, the group took an inadvertent hiatus when its members' various solo projects took off. Six years later, the group are back with "The Sun", their most celebrated album yet. To celebrate their triumphant return, we are releasing their astonishing 2001 album, "Happiness", ON DELUXE LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE VINYL. STRICTLY LIMITED TO 2,000 COPIES, AND PRESSED ON 100% VIRGIN BLACK VINYL, this is the first time "Happiness" has been available on vinyl anywhere in the world in over five years.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-043
DLP
$14.25


Fridge
The Sun (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US It may have been a while since FRIDGE'S last record (2001's "Happiness"), but contrary to what some may think the band never went away, never went on sabbatical and certainly never broke up - they just stretched a little at the edges, and ended up with a bigger, wider sound than ever for their new record, "The Sun." The pure and simple fun of playing music with friends that you can hear in a garage pours off the record. It's the impulse behind everything the band does. But the "The Sun" is still orchestrated with all the musical intelligence to be heard on the ADEM and FOUR TET records. Process is key, with the studio itself being integrated as one of the instruments Fridge 'play'. But really it's Fridge's harmonies that hold "The Sun" together, joining up the dots between their disparate interests and influences. It's not a part of the band's sound that gets recognized enough, but there are plenty of tunes here that will get stuck in your head for weeks.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-117
CD
$11.50


Gore Gore Girls
Get the Gore (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Vinyl for the Bloodshot album being released on CD June 26th! All girl mania, more Runaways & L7 than the Go-Gos or the Bangles. Produced by Jim Diamond.
Cobraside-1113
LP
$12.50


Gore Gore Girls, The
Get The Gore (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US All girl guitar-rock mania, more Runaways, Donnas and L7 than the Go-Gos or the Bangles. Asskickin'. Produced by Jim Diamond.
Bloodshot
CD
$12.25


Grant Lee Buffalo
Copperopolis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US
NobleRot
CD
$13.75


Griptite, Binky
Mellomatic Mood b/w Pt 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Hot on the heels of his festive Christmas single, DAP KINGS' guitarist/emcee comes into his own on this 2 part jaunt into the world of live-wire funk. W/ only a smattering of part 2 breakdowns & a handful of 2-bar turnarounds,Binky chooses lightning paced grooves to contrast his laid back lyrical approach.
Daptone-1033
45
$5.50


Hayseed Dixie
Weapons of Grass Destruction (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Along with the Bad Livers,this is the world's foremost country band devoted to covering hard-rock songs in classic bluegrass
style.This doesn't find these hard-rocking pickers &grinners any more sedate.Far from it.Instead the boys take on assorted classics by the Sex Pistols, the Beatles,Judas Priest, the Rolling Stones, &others, plucking up a serious,head-banging storm.It's a silly good time any way you slice it.
CookingVinyl-4888
CD
$15.25


Hentchmen, The w/ Jack White
Hentch Forth Five (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Longtime Detroit garage-rockers The Hentchmen get some extra-timely re-issue treatment for some older singles and whatnot. Several tracks feature a bleach-blond guitarist named JACK WHITE back in the pre-superstardom days. First time on CD for the 'Hentch-Forth album', plus all four 7? tracks and an alternate take on "Psycho Daisies", all remixed and remastered.
Italy
CD
$15.25


Hinson, Micah P
Presents A Dream Of Her (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, SPAIN Of all the numerous comparisons his body of work has received, we have to recognize that those that choose Leonard Cohen (one of his idols, besides John Denver) are very right. His new EP "A Dream of Her" puts him closer to the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter. It occurs from different perspectives. One is the mystic effect of his songs. Micah has reinforced that effect with a little stylistic change.
HoustonParty-145
CD5
$9.00


Hitchcock, Robyn
Jewels for Sophia (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, US New album from pop-provocateur Robyn Hitchcock spends more time rocking than sitting with an acoustic guitar, with help from guitarist pal Tim Kegan, the pretty famous Peter Buck, and a majority of The Young Fresh Fellows.
NobleRot
CD
$13.50


Icarus Line
Black Lives @ the Golden Coast (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US This is certainly their most stunning venture to date. The album was entirely recorded on tape, w/ Cardamone & the band pushing the sound above & beyond their own expectations & dosing it w/ even more concentrated elements of pop, art, & sex.
DimMak-110
CD
$14.25


Interpol
Our Love to Admire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US New album!
Capitol
CD
$16.75


Jazkamer/Smegma
Endless Coast (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26th)
PS, US Collaboration between American underground psychedelic/noise pioneers (and still kicking hard now for over 30 years) Smegma and Norweigan noise/metal masters Jazkamer. From two totally different worlds and approaches to sound a totally original abstract language is born creating an imaginary coast that extends from the brutality of the Scandinavian frozen seas to the dark and mysterious rock filled beaches of the American northwest - a landscape full of strange creatures and beings, an eternal and endless coast. Recorded and mixed at Smegma's legendary home base Portland studio. Carlos Giffoni guests on bass and synth.
NoFunProductions-16
CD
$12.25


Jennifer Gentle
The Midnight Room (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Two years after the release of their critically acclaimed Sub Pop debut "Valende", the Italian psychedelic avant-pop explorers are back. Though the band is five members strong when they play live, it is now solely the project of founder and songwriter Marco Fasolo. This new record pulses with a nocturnal, feverish, hallucinatory emotional atmosphere, making for a truly unique aural experience. Two guitars, bass, and drums are enriched by swirling keyboard touches, creating an album that feels like music from some forgotten amusement park at midnight. Evoking bizarre, otherworldly images of gas-lit street corners, abandoned theaters, labyrinthine corridors, "The Midnight Room" marries the intensity of primitive rock 'n' roll with a renewed taste for a certain kind of typically Italian melody, albeit deconstructed, shattered, and broken into tiny little bits.
Subpop
CD
$12.50


Kang, Eyvind
Athlantis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Choral piece is an oratorio w/ MIKE PATTON & JESSIKA KENNEY on the main vocal parts.
Ipecac-087
CD
$16.00


Klaxons
Gravity's Rainbow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US It's fair to say that they have an amazing weight of expectation upon them. Just over a year into their existence & already the kids love them, the press love them & everyone is pretty much sporting a glow stick at their shows & a dash of day glow in their day time attire. This special hand-etched 12-inch vinyl, track on one side,special engraved etching on the other side. Handnumbered & LIMITED!
DimMak-111
12
$4.75


Lightning Dust
Lightning Dust (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar-112
LP
$10.25


Lightning Dust
Lightning Dust (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US AMBER WEBBER and JOSHUA WELLS have been playing together for many years as part of BLACK MOUNTAIN. They've toured the world and have played impenetrable space-rock to the unlikeliest of audiences. With an abundance of creative energy to spare, the two decided to start a separate project together, that they named LIGHTNING DUST. Committing themselves to a more simplistic approach with Lightning Dust, Webber and Wells also decided to escape the comforts of their familiar instruments and writing styles. On their self-titled debut, minimal and spacious arrangements and a moody, theatrical vocal-style aptly expose the demons, creating songs that creep into your bones with a haunting chill. The album was recorded in a dank cave and a bright blue house, perhaps an unconscious yet obsessive protest of the sunny beach and beer world that surrounded them on the outside. But despite this unattractive external world, and while completing the album in small fits of insanity, the two were compelled to retreat to the coastal summer air from time to time, when they could take no more of the shadowy frame that they had decided to enclose themselves in. Many of the songs on this self-titled debut began years ago as melodies, which persistently floated around in Webber's head. And, conveniently, Wells was at a loss for words to accompany the piano songs that wouldn't leave him alone. Their creation Lightning Dust matched these lingering ghosts with each other, creating a special, lasting work that perfectly brings together the shadows with the sunshine.
Jagjaguwar-112
CD
$11.50


Lights Out Asia
Tanks and Recognizers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, US Wisconsin post-celestial-shoegazer trio Lights Out Asia delivers their sophomore full length and debut for n5MD titled Tanks and Recognizers. This follow-up to their critic and fan favorite Garmonia (sun sea sky) pushes their sound far forward with a palpable intensity by giving a seemingly subliminal nod to some of the more electronically minded ethereal bands of the mid 80s to early 90s like Breathless, Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine or even the more emotionally rich moments of Colourbox. Lights Out Asia who is actually influenced more by a more current crop of like-minded artists such as Mogwai, Massive Attack, and Robin Guthrie's various works, blend them all, the erstwhile and contemporary, with an updated style, feel and modern expansiveness. Tanks and Recognizers is a cinematic and ambitiously crafted album which could easily fit into any indie rock or electronic music collection. Soaring, floating, and moving forward as it pulls you in to its hopeful heart consuming ebb and flow of electronics, guitars and lofty vocal yearning.
n5MD-148
CD
$12.00


Lindt, Virna
Shiver (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, UK An extended CD reissue of 'Shiver', the debut album by Swedish pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact Organisation in 1983. Written and produced by Virna Lindt and Tot Taylor, the acclaimed Shiver album offers 12 slices of chic, Cold War pop informed by 1960s spy thriller soundtracks and musique concrete, including the singles Attention Stockholm and I Experienced Love. The album has been digitally remixed and re-modelled from the original mastertapes, and now sounds even more immaculate than before. The new edition of Shiver also features bonus track The Windmills of Your Mind, a rare Michel Legrand cover version from The Thomas Crown Affair originally recorded for the Crepuscule movie compilation Moving Soundtracks. Contemporary reviews for Shiver:"Intrepid undercover agent disguised as a top international fashion model sets out on a secret mission behind the Iron Curtain, armed only with a firm sense of fair play and a gadget-filled powder compact" (NME); "Euro-eccentric. Virna Lindt casts herself as a mysterious blonde in a loving pastiche of Continental movie music" (Sounds); "Only the surly amongst you can fail to acknowledge the splendour of Virna Lindt's new single I Experienced Love, and the equally thrilling Shiver lp, the epitome of Compact's sleek, chic Sixties tease" (The Face); "Imagine a pastiche of all those old Sixties spy series, like Danger Man, The Avengers and The Man From Uncle. Well, this would be the perfect soundtrack to go with it" (London Evening Standard). The CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and detailed dossier on Virna Lindt. Also available: Virna Lindt: Play/Record (LTMCD 2489), V/a : A Young Person's Guide to Compact (LTMCD 2488).
LTM-2487
CD
$16.25


Lindt, Virna
Play/Record (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, UK The first release on CD of 'Play/Record', the second album by Swedish pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact Organization in 1985. Written and produced by Virna Lindt during a three-week holiday in London, Play/Record tackles girls who cannot stand the colour red, the numbing effect of the new media, and subterfuge and skulduggery in her adopted home town (the single My Home Town). The album has been digitally remastered by close collaborator Tot Taylor, and now sounds even more immaculate than before. Unfortunately Virna abandoned music forever after creating Play/Record, leaving the world a poorer place. Contemporary reviews for Play/Record: "Ms Lindt deftly conveys a sense of breezy, delirious Sixties camp. Arch instrumentals such as the title track and Add It Up are nothing short of wondrous, and the album is a delightful and accurate evocation of a period when music was allowed to be fun" (Melody Maker); "A uniquely crafted voiceover masterpiece, the diverse tempo moves from the sunny waft of single My Home Town to the more sombre tones of Any Colour But Red" (Sounds); "Lush, intelligent and very, very sexy" (Underground). The CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and liner/recording notes.
LTM-2489
CD
$16.25


Loose Salute
Tuned to Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 22ND)
PS, US A record full of summer and nostalgia and songs that make you want to go out, find some friends and dance the night away. Infectious and groovy. Features 3 members of MOJAVE 3.
Graveface-020
CD
$10.25


Lovetones
Axiom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Think Bowie, Lennon, etc. AMG: "The Lovetones' third album is less explicit in its '60s/'70s reference points than its predecessor, Meditations...dusted with late-'60s/early-'70s quirks in the production and the arrangements, particularly with Mellotron sounds, mildly distorted vocals and instruments, and organs that seem as if they might have been airlifted in from a different era..." (Richie Unterberger)
Teepee
CD
$15.25


Magic Numbers, The
Those the Brokes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, US
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25


Manual
Lost Days, Open Skies and Streaming Tides (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Jonas Munk aka Manual compiles a double CD collection in a digipak containing his latest work, remixes and Little Darla compilation tracks. Disc one is pop. Disc two is ambient.
Darla-165
DCD
$13.75


Maps
We Can Create (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Fans of Moonbabies will find lots to love here... it was in a drowsy little village somewhere in the outer reaches of a nondescript UK midlands satellite town that Maps came to exist. Floating through these most uninspiring of surroundings, Maps motherbrain James Chapman came upon a sound that was at once monumental and intimate; glorious and uplifting yet strangely melancholic. His debut album We Can Create - recorded in his tiny bedroom, then co-produced in an Icelandic moonbase with Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Björk) and mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós, Hope of the States) - is a work of heart-stopping extremes. Its eleven tracks run the full length of the transmission spectrum, from euphoric space-rock to folksy, downtempo whisperings and clattering, thudding noise-pop. "It will find you," he sings optimistically on the song of the same name. If you're reading this, it already has.
INDIE LONDON: "Created by "bedroom genius" James Chapman, the album is an other-worldly gem that's by turns laidback and bewitching, yet commercial enough to appeal to mainstream pop culture. The most amazing thing about it, however, is the epic scope of its sound, which assumes an other-worldly quality more befitting the likes of Sigur Ros and ambient Moby despite having been recorded without a single computer... The result is nothing short of essential. It's a hugely ambitious, widescreen epic that recalls everything from the far away electronics of Basic Channel and Carl Craig, through the skewed songwriting of Postal Service, Flaming Lips and Grandaddy to the euphoric sound-scapes of Sigur Ros and My Bloody Valentine."
Mute
CD
$14.00


Maserati
Inventions for the New Season (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-120
DLP
$14.25


Maserati
Inventions for the New Season (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Much has changed in the four years since MASERATI'S last release. In that time, the band's sound has evolved so significantly that only shades of the reverb and delay-drenched guitars resemble their previous output. The rhythm section has been overhauled, with GERHARDT FUCHS (!!!, TURING MACHINE, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, THE JUAN MACLEAN) replacing Phil Horan on drums. The result is "Inventions For The New Season," a bloodshot, 3AM soundtrack to a Michael Mann movie that hasn't happened yet; a sweaty, delirious mix of mid-to-late 70s Pink Floyd, German psych-rock, Krautrock, and mid-80s action film scores. Produced by longtime friend ANDY BAKER in his Athens, GA home studio, Inventions drags the glory years of psychedelic arena rock kicking and screaming into the 21st Century, with the pomposity (and vocals) carefully removed. The mix is pushed firmly in the red, giving the songs a white-knuckled energy that - coupled with the ethereal guitar theatrics - puts one foot on the dance floor and the other on the ocean floor.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-120
CD
$11.50


Memphis
A Little Place in the Wilderness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Stars duo Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont get all dreamy and strum acoustic guitars on their new album.
Arts&Crafts
CD
$15.25


Metric
Grow Up and Blow Away (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US
LastGang
CD
$15.25


Minus Story
My Ion Truss (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US In the distance the land kisses the sky. If you squint just right you can see MINUS STORY in flux there, somewhere between earthbound and ethereal, making sunspots on the horizon line with their noisy & melodic headphone pop. Reared together in America's Midwestern cradle, Minus Story speak their own codified musical language as only childhood friends can share. Tirelessly artistic yet unpretentious, they are unafraid of abject noise, folk, soul, or straight-up pop rock. "My Ion Truss" is Minus Story's Studio Album. It was recorded at ELECTRICAL AUDIO in Chicago with JOHN CONGLETON (EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, THE POLYPHONIC SPREE). Having a producer behind the controls for the first time allowed them to work more collectively as a band, giving them the freedom to record the primary tracks completely live. It is the closest thing to Minus Story's cathartic live show that they've put to tape to date. The result is an epic & anthemic cross between PEARL JAM, QUEEN, BRIAN ENO, and ROXY MUSIC.
Jagjaguwar-105
CD
$11.50


Minus Story
My Ion Truss (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar-105
LP
$10.25


Misha
Teardrop Sweetheart (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US MISHA are ASHLEY YAO and JOHN CHAO. The two have crossed paths since their childhood days in Taipei, but each time, circumstances caused them to move, wandering the world (here in Hong Kong, there in Paris) until they met again after college in New York. Two years after their debut on the highly respected Alphabet-Singles-Series on TOMLAB, the Asian/American duo now presents their first longplayer "Teardrop Sweetheart": a cycle of happy/sad love songs with a new take on an old pleasure: the classic pop album. Walking the line between traditional songwriting and modern music making, settings of grandeur and intimate doubts, Ash and John make little big things, imagining a dimestore Joseph Cornell, Buster Keaton with holes in his shoes.
Tomlab-102
CD
$12.25


Misha
Teardrop Sweetheart (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Tomlab-102
LP
$12.25


Mongrain, Erik
Fates (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Debut album of mindblowing instrumental prowess from Canadian acoustic guitar virtuoso.
MVD
CD
$18.25


Mooney Suzuki, The
Have Mercy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US
Elixia
CD
$15.25


Oh No! Oh My!
Between the Devil & The Sea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Drawing influences from art-pop makers like Belle & Sebastian & the Magnetic Fields, they deliver an assortment of catchy
pop melodies w/a wholesome - & somewhat quirky -charm.This collection of songs was written & recorded by the band when they were still in their teens.
DimMak-107
CD
$8.75


Orb, The
Orbsessions Volume Two (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, UK VINYL VERSION!!!
MaliciousDamage-625
DLP
$27.00


Orb, The
Orbsessions Volume Two (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19th)
PS, UK Following the success and critical acclaim of our previous excursion into the spherical archives, Malicious Damage is proud to unleash this glorious second volume of unreleased Orb treasures. Few artists have created such visionary and influential electronic music as Alex Paterson and his various incarnations of The Orb. The Orb's blissed-out music helped define the emerging ambient-techno/house genres blending natural sounds, spoken-word, heavy dub bass lines and constantly shifting beats with a wry sense of humor, rolling rhythms and exhilarating samples to revolutionize UK dance clubs, 90s rave culture and influence a whole generation of artists now plying their trade in the 21st century. This second collection features collaborations with legendary German composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Thomas Fehlmann, Andy Hughes, Vincent "vin100" Crane and Alex's long-standing friend and musical accomplice Youth. It will be available on a beautifully packaged cd and double coloured vinyl in a gatefold sleeve CD. Tracklisting: D.A.D.O.E.S?, ralph's cupboard, 2026, shem, shem version, it's a small world, the giant bolster, ba'albeck, jam on your honey, kidnap, angel 4 matrix Vinyl Tracklisting side one D.A.D.O.E.S? 9:07, ralph's cupboard 7:11 side two 2026 11:46, shem: 4:29, shem version 4:33 side three it's a small world 13:12, the giant bolster 3:41, angel 4 matrix 3:35 side four ba'albeck 7:26, jam on your honey 6:32, kidnap 4:26
MaliciousDamage-624
CD
$17.00


Oswalt, Patton
Werewolves and Lollipops (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Patton has been a stand-up comedian for almost twenty years and this is his second CD. Lazy...or maybe busy. He's appeared in over twenty movies, including "Magnolia", "Reno 911!: Miami", and the documentary "The Comedians Of Comedy", which he also created and produced. He played Spence on "The King Of Queens" for nine seasons, is a regular on "Reno 911!", a frequent guest on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, and a recurring voice actor on "Kim Possible", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", and "Crank Yankers". He's a regular columnist in the NY Times Magazine and was an uncredited writer on the "Borat" movie. He's also the lead voice in this summer's Pixar movie, "Ratatouille", playing a rat named Remy. This is his first CD on Sub Pop and it includes a DVD with one hour of stand-up.
Subpop
CD/DVD
$14.00


Paley, Tom
Beware Young Ladies! (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE?)
PS, SWEDEN New recordings from underground folk legend Tom Paley, with special guest Bert Deivert, recorded in Sweden in early 2006. Tom has been recordings since the 50s! Tom Paley was born and raised in NYC, where he first fell in love with old-time music. He began playing guitar and 5-string banjo and quickly excelled at both instruments. He briefly performed in a duo with the great folk musician Woody Guthrie in the late 50s. Later he helped form The New Lost City Ramblers, with Mike Seeger and John Cohen. This group inspired a greater mainstream interest in traditional music. The Ramblers considered their live concerts primarily as opportunities to share great old songs they had discovered with their fellow folk performers. After The Ramblers broke up Paley formed The Old Reliable String Band (with Roy Berkeley and Artie Rose). Tom moved to Sweden, where he lived from 1963 to 1965, before moving to England where he has resided ever since. Tom continues to tour in America and Europe both solo and with other musicians.
Gravitation-023
CD
$12.00


Polyphonic Spree
Fragile Army (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US New album from Oklahoma's cult-like psychedelicommune.
TVT
CD
$16.25


Project Jenny, Project Jan
XOXOXOXOXO (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14th)
PS, US Even as our hyper-digital age makes the world smaller, the soundscape of American music keeps getting bigger. Genres multiply, divide, revive, and recycle themselves-reinvented as pre-this, post-that, or this-core, and that-hop. So slap a label on Project Jenny, Project Jan if you want but you'll find that label is constantly changing. On XOXOXOXOXO, you'll witness how a young duo from Brooklyn pushes the boundaries of modern music. The band's signature sound-Sammy Rubin's jaunty electro-pop hooks fueled by saucy freestyled vocals from Jeremy Haines-is infectious without being predictable. And on this album, you will hear shades of every genre, from Latin, old school hip-hop, and reggae, to blues, rock, old time rags, and 80s electro. Some songs even brush up charmingly against bluegrass, big band, and swing, resulting in a sound that is fiercely, uniquely their own. So can you call Project Jenny, Project Jan post-indie-pop electro-core? Sure, if you insist on categorizing. The bottom line is that this is smart, energetic dance music for a new generation of listeners-the kind of people who'd rather shake it on the dance floor than puzzle over sub-genres.
Might-002
CD
$12.25


Pumice
Pebbles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Pumice's rollicking brand of loner DIY - precariously devoid of gratuitous pose - is a colorful, desolate sound world unto itself. Pebbles offer the unlikely marriage of astute refinement & wild abandon, with songs uplifting & sincere, yet dark with oddball substance to spare. Self-recorded, committed to 8 track tape & mastered by Pete Swanson (YELLOW SWANS), resulting in the biggest-sounding record in the Pumice canon. The small silver guitar remains at the fore, only now that signature of the Pumice sound is presented in startling clarity, augmented by Neville's booming drums, piano flourishes & tape manipulations.
SoftAbuse-022
CD
$12.25


Regan, Fionn
End of History (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Universally hailed by the Brit & Irish press, both musical & mainstream, Regan plays a version of folk music "similar to Dylan's early albums, but with the flow of a Nick Drake-a stunning combination.****"-THE TIMES "Ireland's answer to Bright Eyes."-NME
LostHighway
CD
$15.00


Roedelius
Snapshots/Sidesteps (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, IRELAND Krautrock innovator Hans-Joachim Roedelius' latest project: A ten track compilation which features collaborations between Roedelius & The Orb, Patrick Pulsinger, Alec Way, Haeyoung Kim, Fratelli Brothers, Timothy O'Keefe, Fabio Capanni, David Bickley, Seiichi Suzuki and Werner Moebius. The CD showcases works produced over the past 10 years and takes the listener on a journey through many styles of music from Ambient-Glitch Electronics-
Dub. "If you're a fan of contemporary electronica, but if Roedelius is an unfamiliar name to you, then you're missing out on one of that genre's most important well-springs." -BBC
Psychonavigation-019
CD
$17.00


Rudd, Xavier
White Moth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US
Anti
CD
$17.25


Saint Joan
Wrecker's Lantern (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA Album title alludes to the 19th century practice of luring a ship onto the rocks by faking the beam of a lighthouse with a swinging lantern, causing the ship to run aground, its treasure to be plundered. It continues the bands interest in all things maritime...the sea as the subconscious as Carl Jung would have it. The band takes inspiration from Hieronymus Bosch in "The Four Last Things" and The Tempest in "Singing Bowl". They conjure love & loss, seasick sailors & freight trains, hills & mountains, rivers & fading street lights. Epic, psychedelic stream-of-consciousness psychodramas about loss like 'December' contrast with the more fragmented, melancholy of "Gone" with its looping guitar & lush strings. The wide screen folk-rock drive of "Singing Bowl", place it alongside vintage Walkabouts. Recorded in an old warehouse in the autumn "The Wrecker's Lantern" evokes time & place at every turn and yet seeks to transcend them. It is the sound of beauty, timeless & incarnate.
CameraObscura-079
CD
$13.50


Satie, Erik
Avant-Dernières Pensées: Selected Piano Works v.1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 4TH)
PS, UK A new CD in our series by visionary French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925), following the success of previous releases including Vexations, Socrate and Dada Works, which present selected Satie recordings with explicit links to the unconventional, the mystic and the avant-garde. Avant-Dernières Pensées: Selected Piano Works features several of Satie's best known compositions, including the famously poised Trois Gymnopédies, all six haunting Gnossiennes and Je te veux, as well as more experimental pieces such as Descriptions automatiques, Avant-dernières pensées and Sports et divertissements, an extraordinary collection of 21 miniatures from 1914 with illustrations by Charles Martin. Also included is Satie's single-act, neo-Dada lyric comedy Le Piège de Médusa, and comprising 'seven tiny dances for Jonah the Monkey' and illustrated by the Cubist painter Georges Braque. The 46 pieces on this 72 minute CD are performed by pianist Bojan Gorisek. The booklet includes archive images and detailed liner notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2501
CD
$16.25


Schnauss, Ulrich
Goodbye (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
DLP
$14.00


Schnauss, Ulrich
Goodbye (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Ulrich's third album marks his first new release in four years. "An altogether lusher, more slouched, musical approach. The results have strong echoes of My Bloody Valentine or a turbo-charged Brian Eno..." - Music Week (May 2007). "A triumph of simplicity over pretension, of melody and harmony over pops and clicks and of the humane over the elusive" - Impose.
Domino
CD
$14.00


Severed Heads
ComMerz (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 4TH)
PS, UK 30 tracks. The latest CD release by Severed Heads, the eclectic Australian electro pioneers who have recorded some ten studio albums since the early 1980s. ComMerz offers a definitive overview of Severed Heads' work between 1982 and 2006. Compiled and mastered by head Head Tom Ellard, the double disc set runs for 140 minutes and includes the dance hits Dead Eyes Opened, Greater Reward and All Saint's Day, as well as earlier singles such as Goodbye Tonsils, Petrol, Hot With Fleas and Big Car plus selected album tracks.
LTM-2493
DCD
$17.75


Sian Alice Group
"Nightsong (Part A)" / "Nightsong (Part B)" (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US At the heart of London-based SIAN ALICE GROUP are multi-instrumentalists RUPERT CLERVAUX, BEN CROOK and vocalist SIAN AHERN. Rupert and Ben two old friends who have been active in the music scene for the better part of a decade. Rupert is an engineer and producer, presently working with Spring Heel Jack and Treader Records, and has recently toured as a drummer with Women & Children. Ben Crook is an accomplished music video director who has for some time been working on a series of home recordings under the name 40,000 Ghosts (his debut 7-inch was just released on Of The Manor, Of The Manor). After contemplating working with each other on their own music for several years, the duo finally got together last fall to work with vocalist Sian Ahern. Out of this initial collaboration was born Sian Alice Group, a band that combine pop melodies, improvisation and Sian's ethereal voice. In order to flesh out their sound for their debut live show in Copenhagen they enlisted three more members: Andy Ingle (guitars), Sasha Vine (violin/piano/vocals) and Douglas Hart (electric bass). In April 2007 the band played their second ever show, hand-picked to open for Spiritualized in London.
TheSocialRegistry-043
45
$5.50


Sir Richard Bishop
While My Guitar Violently Bleeds (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LocustMusic-090
LP
$16.25


Sir Richard Bishop
While My Guitar Violently Bleeds (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US This is an essential document by one of America's most original and inventive unaccompanied guitarists working today. "While My Guitar Violently Bleeds" is a splendid three piece gem in which the good sir branches out & nods to points west, east & otherworldly with the classic spaghetti western tinged spidery fretwork of Zurvan, to the fushitsusha style psych decay & feedback drench of Smashana to the brilliant 25+ minute raga epic Mahavidya.
LocustMusic-090
CD
$11.50


Slaraffenland
Private Cinema (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Based in Copenhagen, Slaraffenland found its final formation in 2002: Christian Taagehøj, Mike Taagehøj, Bjørn Heebøll, Niklas Antonsson, and Jeppe Skjold. They expertly expanded on the guitar-bass-drums standard with brass and woodwind instruments, various racketmakers, and transfixing gang vocals. Many of them childhood friends (and Mike and Christian identical twins), they've spent years developing a sound that conjures everything from free jazz to noise to melodious addictive rock. PITCHFORK: "This Danish quintet's first full-length release on Home Tapes is a full of dark and radiant songs that compete and unite at equal turns. The album opens with the peaceful, anemic bombast of "Sleep Tight", its winds and strings chugging through crashes of cymbals and bass. An ominous chorus of voices enforces a marching cadence, but the precision breaks midway for guitars and distant howls reminiscent of Animal Collective's Campfire Songs... The album as a whole is a brave perambulation, drawing on the acidic thunderstorms and gorgeous lullabies of two great Icelandic exports (Björk on "You Win" and Sigur Rós for aching closer "How Far Would You Go"). In music, it's not often that this borderline overindulgence, where structure and uniformity are all but forgotten, works. But here the members of Slaraffenland showcase their virtuoso skills and shared vision, always modestly." (Liz Colville)
Hometapes-016
CD
$12.25


Speal, Shane
Stealing the Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 8TH)
PS, US It could be a modern incarnation of the old blues scenario: A man sits in his single-wide mobile home with a primitive guitar & belts out mean murder ballads & dark spirituals through a rusty harmonica mic. But it's not a "scenario." This is the real shit. Speal was living in the middle of a Pennsylvania trailer park. He plays a cigar box guitar. And he recorded this album on a simple 4-track cassette recorder. "Stealing the Fire" features stark homemade recordings of Speal performing the works of Timothy Renner on a primitive cigar box guitar. It was a simple premis in the beginning. Speal just wanted to know what Renner's dark folk music would sound like if were soaked in Delta blues. Speal covers Renner's work from Stone Breath, Spectral Light & Moonshine Firefly Jamboree & solo recordings.
Hand/Eye-028
CD
$12.25


Spoon
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50


Spoon
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US This record starts with "Don't Make Me A Target", a song that builds on Spoon's familiar minimal rhythmic piano/guitar vamp popularized on earlier hits like "Small Stakes" or "The Way We Get By". The album quickly moves into uncharted territory with the atmospheric "The Ghost Of You Lingers" and moves through several different stylistic changes from the explosive "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" to the wall-of-sound horns of radio single "The Underdog". Their most heartfelt batch of songs since 2001's "Girls Can Tell".
Merge
CD
$14.00


Starkey
Dementia (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US 1 Sided 12". A 12" from Philly's king of Gutter-Grimey beatz, Starkey. "Dementia" is a six minute chunk of hotness, with a bassline that sounds like a cello filled with bees that's been plugged into a rat pedal, and drums that are mean to the marrow. Starkey will probably be best remembered for the mainframe mutiny known as "Local Headines" on Werk Discs, or perhaps his remix of Drop the Lime on Ruff/Peaceoff, both of which made for a stand out ought-six. Starkey also co-runs the label Slit Jockey with compadres Dev79 and El Carnicero, which in addition to Starkey productions has featured vocal/production collabs with Mathhead, Kano, Ghetto, and a bunch of others. Each record is had stamped, and contained in a craft sleeve Ala 70's Reggae sound system dub plates. The record is also limited to 400 copies, so we think it will be a rare bird quite soon.
Lodubs-1207001
12
$8.25


Telepathe
Sinister Militia (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US TELEPATHE is a fluid band that ebbs and flows through genres of music all the while creating their own brand of dancey mysteriousness. Led by BUSY GANGES and MELISSA LAVAUDAIS the group takes their eerie textural music and interweaves this with a rhythmic pattern that pulls you into their sound tapestry. The "Sinister Militia" 12" brings the listener into their creation. Tyler of !!! remixed "Sinister Militia" and accentuates all of the elements that make Telepathe the unique band they are. The eeriness and the beats are present in a more raucous splashy display.
TheSocialRegistry-028
12
$7.50


Text Adventure
I Believe in Lassies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, SPAIN Once upon a time, computer games didn't rely on graphics to suck you in. The first "Text Adventure" A game which relied on your imagination to unfold it's magic, has formed the inspiration for our favorite release of the year so far. The second album by David Roy and Stephen Scott, I BELIEVE IN LASSIES is homage to lo-fi brilliance in a world gone pro-tools mad. You see, it's about addressing the simple things. IBIL is a record about girls by boys too shy to talk to them in person, and one that communicates in an aching swirl of acoustic and digital lo-fi, the longing of not only meeting that spry-eyed girlie, but actually being able to say hi. What must be a crippling disability for David and Stephen, is a blessing for the rest of us, as we get treated to 10 tracks bursting with the self-confidence that can only come from living in hope. Crafted from acoustic guitar, Casio keyboards, circuit bent speak and spell machines, and live drums recorded to a "very, very old 8-track". The songs have a layered aesthetic in the vein of Adem and Tunng. But this is more than an exercise in nerdy bedroom electronica: "I have tried to move away from that" asserts David. "The Golden Portion was very much sequence-based, computer-recorded, programmed beats, tons more keyboards and hardly any guitar. I felt it had been done to death already, so i wanted to make a grander sounding folk record with loads more guitars and more vocals too" Songs are as important to the boys as textures, and the melodies come at you with such self-assurance that you don't know whether to meet them with a bear hug or duck for cover. With collaboration comes perspective, and Stephen's vocals liberate David's soundscapes, adding a psychedelic edge in the vein of My Bloody Valentine, but with a dose of skewed realism. Lines like "I'll be the scarf around your neck" (If It Could Talk It Wouldn't Say Anything) make you gaze up from your shoes and focus instead on your breaking heart. This yearning wistfulness can be traced through a number of influences; from James Taylor and Nick Drake, through to Ariel M and Jim O Rourke. The record also pushes the line between analogue and digital instruments just a little bit further. Are the bleeps at the end of Pink Smoke, forged through Logic or a circuit bent keyboard? Is that a harmonium or a sine wave on If It Could Talk It Wouldn't Say Anything? Is that a fast flowing stream or a microphone left on in a pocket. Really good records speak their own language, and ask you to investigate them to understand. And so it is with IBIL: complex textures and simple melodies conspiring to make it at once disarming and compelling. It's music inspired by accidents, by finding beauty in the unintentional, the 'wyrd' in the everyday. David states his inspiration as "Whenever I hear something natural that has gone wrong or has been digitally manipulated. Like an old field recording of some birds or rain that has been distorted." Text Adventure is perfect pop, with a post rock sensibility: Gorgeous acoustic guitar lines hang hammocked in the mix between crackling static like an electronic rainstorm. The tracks come on like a series of commands strung together to create a whole gaming experience. Take Boobook (For R) which opens with three minutes of bossa guitar worthy of Eureka era Jim O Rourke before even a sniff of a lyric. Or Nothing is Wrong (Nothing is wrong) whose Mice Parade-esque guitar line warps into a digital portrait of the wintertime before bursting back again into full summer.
Dearstereofan-004
CD
$13.50


Thermals
Pillar Of Salt (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US This 7" features the album version of "A Pillar of Salt"as well as a B-side from The Body,The Blood,The Machine.
Subpop
45
$4.50


They Might Be Giants
Else (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US New album from these geniuses.
Zoetrope
CD
$16.00


Tied & Tickled Trio
Aelita (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, GERMANY A melancholy journey, visiting former visions, futurism, science & science fiction. A band that listens very carefully to what their sounds do. A band that
permits them to be surprised by themselves.
MorrMusic
CD
$16.25


Tied & Tickled Trio
Aelita (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!
MorrMusic
LP
$16.75


Tigersmilk
Android Love Cry (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US It gets nasty at times--feedback laden, meters in the red--even psychedelic as TIGERSMILK pour it on thick, straight from some cosmic mind's eye teat. "Android Love Cry" is the third album from the voodoo concrète jazz crew of ROB MAZUREK (CHICAGO UNDERGROUND, MANDARIN MOVIE, EXPLODING STAR ORCHESTRA) on cornet, laptop/synth (and banjo), acoustic/electric bassist JASON ROEBKE (RAPID CROCHE, FRED LONBERG-HOLM TRIO), and percussionist YLAN VAN DER SCHYFF (TALKING PICTURES). It's a dynamically gorgeous and dissonant thirteen part cycle that delves into obscure conditions of wilderness and transformation backed by a pulsing and often volatile syncopation not far from Max Neuhaus' electro-acoustics or even Cluster's space 'n' rhythm glow. Even with engorged synthesizer and percussive fields Tigersmilk's heart is the post-bop flare of Bill Dixon's late-60s orchestra and the oceanic pull of minimalist cool. Tradition is deep in these abstractions--it's the unshakable bond of these three travelers who've created an album even a dark prince would love.
FamilyVineyard-045
CD
$11.50


Torske, Bjorn
Feil Knapp (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, NORWAY First album in six years! In many ways "Feil Knapp" (Norwegian for wrong button) represents a sound that sits somewhere in between "Trøbbel", 1999's seminal "Nedi Myra" on Ferox and his underground cult hit "Søppelmann" on Svek. With influences ranging everything from Count Ossie & The Residents via 22 Skidoo to Idut Boys, Torske has created his very own & characteristic signature sound, a unique blend of warm & melancholic house, quirky avant-disco, leftfield electronica & dark, heavy psychedelic dub. In other words; this album has everything that we have learnt to love Bjorn for. Weirdly melodic & wonderfully groovy.
SmalltownSupersound-117
CD
$15.25


Vandervelde, David
Nothin' No (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US DAVID VANDERVELDE'S debut full-length "The Moonstation House Band" (released on January 23, 2007) has been praised by critics, hailed as a stunning debut and a "glamorous, ambitious studio work" (CMJ). MOJO rejoiced in "the arrival of an eccentric talent whose head is firmly inclined toward the past" while NME claimed his work recalls "the best of T. REX, ELO or early BEE GEES." Now, only six months after introducing David Vandervelde to the world with his debut 45 "Jacket", SECRETLY CANADIAN is presenting the album's lead-off track "Nothin' No" as the second single from "The Moonstation House Band". A paean to young lust and getting high, "Nothin' No" is a modern rock classic that recalls the spirit of glam rock's most earnest & timeless teen anthems. Written & recorded almost three years ago when Vandervelde was 19 years old, it was put to tape in just one night at JAY BENNETT'S PIEHOLDEN STUDIO in Chicago. Vandervelde played all the instruments in an inspired frenzy that belied his age, displaying the maturity and swagger of a man much longer in the tooth. Also included on this extended CD single are an alternate version of "Feet of a Liar" (recorded for Vandervelde's Daytrotter session at the end of 2006), a visceral new song called "Cute Pretender" and a beautiful Jimmy Page-esque instrumental called "Dancing Sea Gulls Instrumental".
SecretlyCanadian-166
CD5
$7.50


Various
A Young Person's Guide To Compact (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, UK 21 tracks. LTM are pleased to announce a remastered CD edition of the highly collectible label compilation A Young Person's Guide to Compact, originally released by The Compact Organisation in 1982. Founded in London in 1981, The Compact Organisation was the brainchild of composer-svengali Tot Taylor. Chic, cheerful and redolent of hip New York label Ze, Compact's stylish and stylized roster included ice-cool Swedish model agent Virna Lindt, Neasden soul queen Mari Wilson, funk contenders Shake/Shake, American retro diva Miss Cynthia Scott and ironic pop artists The Beautiful Americans. All these and more are featured on the wonderful label compilation A Young Person's Guide to Compact. Originally released as a double album in a bespoke limited edition box (copies now sell for over £1000), the album rounds up early singles on the label as well as key album tracks. Rarities include the non-album singles Model Agent and Young & Hip by Virna Lindt, and a live version of Rave by Mari Wilson, recorded at a Compact showcase in London in October 1981. The remastered 71 minute CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and Compact ephemera from the box set, as well as detailed liner notes by Tot Taylor.
LTM-2488
CD
$16.25


Various
Imaginary Friends (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 3RD)
PS, CANADA Following the extremely well received 2006 smasher "Eyelicker", comes another CD compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks from artists DONNA SUMMER aka JASON FORREST, DATACH'I, ENDUSER, THE FLASHBULB, PUZZLEWEASEL, DURAN DURAN DURAN, RA, BELLADONNAKILLZ, LYNX AND RAM, SINCERE TRADE, GARETH CLARKE and EBOLA as well as other new and veteran Sublight artists churning out exclusive never before released tracks. Tracklisting: 1. No Servant - Datach'I, 2. Law School - Lynx And Ram, 3. Ego Go - Belladonnakillz, 4. For Him - Sincere Trade, 5. Party People - Donna Summer, 6. No Sponge - Acrnym, 7. Our Furry Past Life - The Flashbulb, 8. The Final Night - Not Breathing, 9. Trylledild - Puzzleweasel, 10. Humdrum drum III - not half, 11. The Springtime Swift - Mark Swift, 12. Tabula Rasa - Gareth Clarke, 13. Strict Egg - Ra 14. Bustin Loose - Duran Duran Duran, 15. Reptilian Cell Matter - Ebola, 16. Fear - Enduser, 17. Metalphetermines - Fanny.
Sublight-02
CD
$12.25


Various
The Camp Burlesque Original Soundtrack Album [CD+DVD] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE EARLY 2007)
PS, US Features songs and performances by Matthew Sweet, Velvet Crush, Dave Alvin, Big Sandy, Peter Case, John Doe, Rick Vito, Tito & Tarantula, the Cruzados (featuring Bob Dylan), the Martini Kings, and many more. Initial pressing will include the movie on DVD.
BirdSong-102
CD
$11.00


Various
The Fruit Of The Original Sin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, UK The first complete CD release of the classic 1981 compilation album The Fruit of the Original Sin, first released on chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crepuscule. Originally released as a deluxe double album package in November 1981, The Fruit of the Original Sin featured 24 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records and Postcard rosters. Then, as now, the contributing artists include William S. Burroughs, The Durutti Column, Paul Haig, Tuxedomoon, Wim Mertens, DNA, Richard Jobson, Marine, The French Impressionists and Peter Gordon. The program also includes an extended interview with acclaimed French author Marguerite Duras. The original double album now features 8 bonus tracks, including both sides of long-lost singles by Paul Haig (Soon/Summertime) and noted New York visual artist Lawrence Weiner (Deutsche Angst/Where It Came From), as well as a rare track (Matters of Theory) by The Lost Jockey, the modernist ensemble-featuring composer Andrew Poppy. The 12 page facsimile booklet features original artwork by Benoit Hennebert and Jean-François Octave, as well as archive images and detailed liner notes. The original cover art by Hennebert is widely recognized as one of his very best designs. This new double CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 125 minutes of material. Most of the tracks featured here remain unavailable elsewhere. The CD follows on the success of our 2006 re-release of the 1980 Crepuscule compilation From Brussels With Love.
LTM-2497
DCD
$17.75


Various
The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US JOHN FAHEY'S death -- he is believed to have died in the explosion of a house during the filming of Michelangelo Antonioni's "Zabriskie Point" in 1969 -- is shrouded in confusion and camouflage. His remains were never found, and the question remains: did Fahey purposely stage his own death for his own occlusive purposes? Fahey's collusion of folk, blues, ethnic and modern classical methods, which suggests both the trickster and the shaman, has attracted a cult of musician followers over the years, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. But his unsolved disappearance inspired another cult, which worships Count Saint Germain, a Rosicrucian adept who is said to have never died and has assumed various identities over the centuries. Disciples of this sect, heard on this record, believe Fahey -- "The Great Koonaklaster" -- to be the most recent incarnation of Saint Germain. They view Fahey's music as a synthesis of Saint Germain's abilities as a classical composer and skills as an alchemist, and have absorbed his guitar style in order to pay homage to him. A variety of ritual services are contained within, and there is much to be gleaned from these Koonaklasterians' offerings; whether or not you choose to accept this "Immortal Motherf#cker of the 20th century" as Saint Germain is up to you.
TableOfTheElements-091
CD
$13.00


Verbose
Wonder (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 22ND)
PS, JAPAN Verbose is UK based artist Allan Richmond and Wonder is his long awaited new full length album on Tokyo based label Moamoo. Following a debut album on Neo Ouija and a string of EPs on influential independent labels such as Cactus Island, Awkward Silence Recordings and Unlabel, Verbose returns in 2007 with a full length album featuring brand new material recorded during 2006 and 2007. A further departure / progression from the electronica of early releases, Wonder develops the themes introduced on the split ep with Maps and Diagrams on Awkward Silence Recordings. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes dark and chaotic, Wonder is a unique marriage of quiet and loud melancholia, undercurrents of electronica and hypnotic post rock - a soundtrack to loneliness, isolation and rejection. Musically inspired by diverse artists such as Autechre, Cult Of Luna, Mono, Mogwai and 65daysofstatic and adopting themes from an ongoing obsession with Japanese cinema and literature (Haruki Murakami in particular), Verbose takes another step towards defining his intended sound.
Moamoo-005
CD
$15.75


Videohippos
Unbeast the Leash (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Teetering on the fringes of happycore, techno, and noise, the Baltimore duo VIDEOHIPPOS have concocted heavy pop rounds on their debut "Unbeast The Leash." Jubilant at points, dark at others, Videohippos seem to have a sense of foreboding about the future. Some could point to hints of Manchester, and possibly Providence, but the end result is ultimately Baltimore City and the Videohippos home in the phenomenon that is Wham City (PONYTAIL, ECSTATIC SUNSHINE, DAN DEACON et al). As their name suggests Videohippos perform live with both audio and video. Backed by a giant screen while performing, Videohippos project personal and pop culture video collages in synch with the music. Though captivating its hard to distract from the stick skills of drummer KEVIN O'MEARE (drums, vocals, keys) and pop weavings of guitarist JIM TRIPLETT (guitar, vocals, keys). Pummeling his 4-piece kit with precision and power, O'meare draws drooling mouths agape, as well as creating the centerpiece for the Videohippos ballads. With beats in place Triplett works in waves of guitar melodies either via 6-string electric or a small toy guitar. Sampled beats and tones fit snuggly between the two while both Hippos share vocal duties. Cloaked in coats of neon, fluorescents, and bouts of joyous mania Videohippos debut "Unbeast The Leash" at first glance would be a pop album, but after a couple listens you realize there is so much more going on here...they are trying to warn us.
Monitor-030
CD
$11.50


Von Spar
Von Spar (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US When VON SPAR made their critically acclaimed entrance in the pop circuit in 2003 (e.g. cover story in Spex Magazine) they were regarded as the German answer to the Post-Punk/No-Wave-renaissance. But their debut was more a clever parody about eighties-style-hipster-bands. In the meantime the former trio grew to a five-piece band, which now (three years later and wiser) returns with an uncompromising album that gets ahead of all expectations. It will surprise their audience and critics and maybe leave them confused at first. Detached from the usual style issues Von Spar have exorcized the Zeitgeist and overtaken the discourse. There is no scheme. Anything goes.
Tomlab-099
CD
$12.25


Von Spar
Von Spar (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Tomlab-099
LP
$12.25


Votolato, Rocky
The Brag & Cuss (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US New album moves from the minimal acoustic guitar and vocals of makers to a fuller sound. Most of this record was played by a full band, featuring James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens) on drums, Bill Herzog (Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter) on bass, Casey Foubert (Pedro the Lion) on electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and all percussion, and Rick Steff (Cat Power, Hank Williams, Jr.) on Hammond b3, piano, and accordion. The bare emotion that made 'Makers' great is still present in spades, but this time Votolato has ventured further into classic country territory. Votolato paints broad pictures with a simple turn of phrase, and he pulls you into a world of reminiscences and feelings that are truly timeless and eminently human. A profound sense of freedom and release comes across in the new record, which in turn is more hopeful, laid-back, and embraces life with a resigned optimism.
Barsuk
CD
$14.00


White Stripes, The
Icky Thump, Part 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US
Warner/WEA
CD
$18.75


Willis, Nicole
Keep Reachin' Up (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US "The sound of this group reminds me of dancing to the new James Brown 7" in the record shops on Clarkson venue with my sister when we were 6 & 8 years old" -Nicole Willis.Willis started out in London in the mid-80's where she teamed up with members of The Brand New Heavies.Later, having returned to NYC, she was part of the earliest line-up of Deee-lite.Here Nicole joins up with well known Finish funksters Soul Investigators, to carve out an album of classic brilliance. A 70s-styled set that would easily stand alongside the best from King, Brunswick, or Curtom from years back.
LightInTheAttic-028
CD
$12.50


Wingtip Sloat
Add This to Rhetoric (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US On this long planned (and frequently delayed) restoration of the Virginia trio's rare & out-of-print singles & compilation tracks from the early 90s, all 30 tracks make their 1st CD appearance,restoring 2 of the earliest VHF titles to print,along w/a wealth of other impossible-to-find gems, slashing
rock sides that bristle w/ hooks & ear-catching weirdness.
VHF-057
CD
$13.25


Yarrows, The
Plum (PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Since 2002, THE YARROWS have been a quiet constant in the New York and Philadelphia music scenes. The band formed in a once-abandoned lodge in the middle of hundreds of acres of woods outside Lambertville, New Jersey. There's more than just a hint of something beneath the surface with this band and this record. One can feel that there's more going on than they're ever going to tell you about. Why "The Yarrows?" The band's just elusive about that. And why "Plum"? "Hmm...So sweet, so cold." "Plum" will release worldwide on EMPYREAN RECORDS. "The quiet life in sometimes loud rooms has been good to us," says Pierce of the band. "It allowed for a lot of mesmerizing experiments, wide-open songwriting, and a real integration of the band and the songs and the music." Now, the overwhelming response to pre-release tracks has the band ready for something new. "We're really looking forward to people hearing this record, and by some happy chance it seems like people might just hear it the way we do."
EmpyreanRecords-023
CD
$11.50

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

Afghan Whigs “Unbreakable: A Retrospective” CD $17.00
Akron/Family “S-T” DLP $18.75
Bazan, David “Fewer Moving Parts” CD $8.00
Bees, The “Octopus” CD $16.25
Black Devil Disco “Black Devil in Dub” CD $15.00
Boris & Michio Kurihara “Rainbow” CD $14.50
Byrds “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” LP $17.00
Charalambides “Electricity Ghost” CD $12.00
Clash “Singles” CD $19.00
Dactyl “Teething” CD $8.50
Dinosaur Jr. “Live In The Middle East (Full Frame, Colorized)” DVD $18.25
Domm “Yoloxochitl” CD $9.25
Expecter “Streams 01” DCD $13.25
Harmony Grass “This Is Us” CD $16.25
Kids on TV “Mixing Business With Pleasure” CD $15.50
KTL “2” CD $16.25
Ladybug Transistor “Can t Wait Another Day” CD $13.25
Legiac “Mings Feaner” CD $15.00
Life on Earth! “Look!! There is Life on Earth!” CD $15.00
Lowman, W.W. “Plain Songs” CD $12.50
Maserati “Language of Cities” CD $11.75
Matt Pond PA “If You Want Blood EP” CD5 $7.50
Modeselektor “Boogy Bytes Vol. 3” CD $15.50
Narrows “Benjamin” CD $11.00
No Age “S-T” 45 $5.00
Park Hotell “The Guest Who Stayed Forever [enhanced 2CDEP mini-album]” DCD $11.00
Pekler, Andrew “Cue” CD $12.50
Pipettes, The “Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me EP” CD5 $4.75
Pope “Sports” CD $11.00
Rothko “Eleven Stages of Intervention” CD $13.50
Schnauss, Ulrich “The Quicksand Memory EP” 12 $6.00
Secret Chiefs 3 “Path of Most Resistance” CD $13.25
September Collective “All the Birds Were Anarchists” CD $14.00
Sequence Pulse “Play Both Ends Against the Middle” CD $21.00
Shannon, Mike “Tactile Green EP” 12 $9.50
Shoes “Double Exposure” DCD $19.00
Special Pillow “Sleeping Beauty” CD $10.00
Still Flyin' “Za Cloud EJ” CD $7.75
Strategy “Future Rock” CD $12.50
Thomas, Rene “Guitaristic” CD $14.50
Thompson, Richard “Sweet Warrior” CD $17.00
Torn, David “Prezens” CD $17.50
Various “Searchin' For Shakes: Swedish Beat 1965-1968” CD $16.25
Various “Lovin' Fire: 20 Obscure Gems from the UK and Europe” CD $15.00
Various “I Walk The Lonely Night: 20 Obscure Gems from the British Beat Era” CD $15.00
Various “Famous When Dead Two” CD $15.00
Von Sudenfed “Tromatic Reflexxions” CD $15.25