Parasol New Arrivals • May 15, 2007

Hello all,

Boy, oh boy! This new postage hike has Paul and I scrambling to figure out the simplest solution that will not invade your pocketbook to the extreme. We’d like to thank you good folks in advance for bearing with us until we get all the wrinkles ironed out.

In other news, last Friday we had two new prehistoric-like visitors in the shop. Yes, two small birds found their way in to Parasol HQ and had me screaming and running in the opposite direction! In case you all didn’t know, I have quite a bird phobia. It makes living on planet Earth rather difficult, at times. But hey, I’ve learned to deal in my short thirty-two years.

As you all know, we enjoy jabbering but now we’ll jabber about something that might interest you. The new releases!

Currently we’ve unleashed the new Dungen CD from its shrinkwrap and let me tell you, it’s quite the mind/time trickery that we’ve come to know and love from our Scandinavian brethren.

Remember, Richard Lloyd and the Sufi Monkeys are on tour this week... He's playing at Schubas in Chicago tonight (5/15), then the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland Wednesday (5/16), The Khyber Pass in Philly on Thursday (5/17), at TT The Bear's outside Boston in Cambridge Friday (5/18), and back home to Knitting Factory in NYC on Saturday (5/19). And what's a Richard Lloyd tour without some good oldschool rumormongering? Can anyone who was at the Magic Stick in Detroit Rock City last night fill in the details on the "brouhaha" before the show? Before his set was cancelled and he and various and sundry Sufi Monkeys were escorted to the city limits? According to Richard he battled employees and customers (and police officers?) and has the lumps to prove it! The Dude's got rock-n-roll flowing through his veins.

And now, Angie is desperately seeking Susan, well not really Susan but Nansi Nevins’ solo record from 1975. Ms. Nevins belted it out for the band Sweetwater. If you have a map to this gem, you very well may find the map to Angie's heart. Give us a hoot 'n' holler if you're willing to run a copy off for our beloved den mother.

Look both ways before crossing,

Royal & Paul
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Ronderlin " The Great Investigation" CD $13.75 (TOMT)
 Johan Lindwall from Love Is All returns with a new Ronderlin album, another shimmering slice of beautiful Swedish pop. Like their last album there are layers glittery guitars, luscious acoustic arrangements and heartwarming vocals, plus organ, strings, horns and piano. Note the recent shift towards electronic pop like New Order and even Pet Shop Boys. Ronderlin's debut album, Wave Another Day Goodbye, was released by Hidden Agenda in 2002.

New Releases

1888
Honey, I'd Kill
PS, US Born out of the desire to engage in a musical spectrum of unlimited boundaries, 1888 have slowly grown into their own. HONEY, I'D KILL... is the debut album from Norfolk, Virginia's very own royal sonic family. Recorded & produced by singer-songwriter Brad Rosenberg at 1888's Clay Garden Studio, the band have created a body of work that has its own nervous system and pumps its own blood. The main arteries consist of Rosenberg, drummer Bobby Rangel and contributing singer-songwriter Daniel Driskell whose performances live and in the studio define the 1888 sound. There are voices within this music that call out to you from your past, plead for your return. Leaving you chilled or comforted, sometimes in a hysterical way, the answer is almost clear. Happiness and sadness seem to no longer have an emotional explanation. This musical experience is definitive; the theme is infinite.
ClayGarden-003
CD
$12.25


3 Inches of Blood
Battlecry Under a Winter Sun
PS, US From their throne as Kings of Vancouver, they're poised to take vengeance on the world w/ the release of their first full length CD on their newly formed label. Their campaign: The New Wave of British (Columbia) Heavy Metal. Their purpose: To Make Metal Be Your Master. We the servants of the army ask you this: "are you ready for balls to the wall heavy metal annihilation?"
Minion-001
CD
$14.50


Alias
Collected Remixes
PS, US A hand picked complitation of Alias's greatest work as a remix artist. Includes import only, lost or limited release tracks from John Vanderslice, The One AM Radio, Lali Puna, Why?, Lucky Pierre, 13 & God, Sixtoo & more.
Anticon-071
CD
$15.00


Alsace Lorraine
Dark One (ON SALE)
PS, US Alsace Lorraine is the delicately delicious and unique electronic/guitar pop creation of seminary professor Paul Francke. We're pleased to announce that our favorite singer on Earth, Argentinean Singer/Artist Isol has joined Alsace Lorraine to sing on four of the album's 14 tracks too. Isol sings here in English for the first time! Isol left her band Entre Rios (Elefant {Spain}/Darla {US}) when the group signed with EMI Latin America because the deal demanded too much time away from her profession as an Artist/Illustrator. Caitlin Brice sings backing vocals on two tracks. Jane Francke (Paul's sister) sings one track. The sophomore Alsace album Dark One, though not literally very "Dark", was recorded and mixed by Paul at Paul's home studio in Chicago. Isol's warm, exotic, sensual vocals were recorded in Isol's bedroom studio in Buenos Aires. Paul's unique bedroom uber-pop soundtrack provides the perfect music bed to Isol's vocal. The result is a unique blend of Astrud Gilberto, Wolfgang Press, Eurythmics, Pale Saints, St. Etienne, Magnetic Fields, Hope Sandoval, as well as The Wake, Section 25 and other Factory-esque influences. Hopefully, Paul and Isol will make more beautiful music together. Alsace Lorraine sounds romantic; thoughtful, sensuous and smart. Comment from Paul Francke: I began the album begun during college on the south side of Chicago and completed it while working in Campbeltown, on the end of the Kintyre Peninsula, the most remote part of mainland Britain. Between those points I worked on the record in an Episcopalian seminary dormitory in Alexandria, Virginia, while training to be a seminary professor. It couldn't have been done without my brilliant, non-religious friends: Isol sings four of the best songs on the album, but she also made important suggestions for changes to the lyrics and music. We share a lot of beliefs regarding art and beyond, and it has been fascinating to work with her. Her friend Nico recorded her vocals in a studio in Buenos Aires. Caitlin Brice, the lead singer from the previous album, sings excellent backup on two songs here. Joe Moore plays guitar on one song, and my younger sister Jane sings on one song as well.
Darla-178
CD
$12.25


Ann, Keren
S-T
PS, US FILTER: "Move over, Leslie Feist. You've had your week. Now it's Keren Ann's turn. Another beautiful singer-songwriter with a gorgeous voice, Keren Ann plies an alluringly cosmopolitan sound -- fitting, because she divides her time between Paris and New York. This self-titled album is the follow-up to 2005's Nolita, and it finds a U.S. home on the same label that releases Norah Jones' records. Keren Ann should prove perfect for hipsters who find guilty pleasure in breathily crooned lounge ballads but think Ms. Jones is a little too commercial."
BlueNote
CD
$17.75


Antigama
Resonance
PS, US These guys are firing on all cylinders, combining the raw power of old school grindcore w/ the spastic acrobatics of modern technical metal. Roto-coaster drumming blasts through rough, angular riffing, creaqting a chaotic vortex of apocalyptic agression & post industrial spite. Precision insanity, catchy misdirection & psychotic momentum.
Relapse-7552
CD
$13.00


Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge-285
DLP
$17.50


Arcade Fire
Keep the Car Running
PS, US Feat. single from Neon Bible. You've probably heard the song by now - but its a hook laden affair w/ a driving Joy Division bass line & drum pattern held together by Win Butlers impassioned vocals! "Broken Window" is another mini epic building on a minor key acoustic gutar strum & insistent violin. ALSO AVAILABLE: The deluxe DLP vinyl version of 'Neon Bible".
Merge-304
45
$5.00


Au Revoir Simone
The Bird Of Music
PS, US Brooklyn's pop darlings are specialists in bringing out the heart from within the machine, conjuring a gorgeous, child-like effervescence via pieces of plastic, metal & wires. Their songs resonate with an organic warmth that defies their instruments of choice: three keyboards & a drum machine. Layers of synths anchored by palpitating drum machine blips & frosted by ethereal vocal melodies display that the subtle moments in human interaction are the very ones the band enjoys describing most.
OurSecretRecordCompany-001
CD
$11.50


Awol One/Josh Martinez
Split
PS, US 2 eps combined into an album of love songs for broken hearts. Equal parts black humor, dreamy pop & gorgeous multi-layered hi-hats.
Camobear-013
CD
$15.00


Bad Spellers/London Apartments
Fall In Love
PS, US Filtered vocals, quirky pop melodies & glitchy beats characterize the sound of this debut EP release. The album includes 3 tracks from each band plus the title track, which was recorded together. Soft vocals, broken beats & layers of synths give a dark, yet uplifting mood to the London Apartments' portion. The Bad Spellers pick it up w/ quirky indie pop love ballads. The final track combines the best of both bands by allowing Justin of The London Apartments to showcase his skills w/ beat sequencing alongside The Bad Spellers' keyboard hooks & lyrics from both bands. An affectionate collection of bedroom pop gems w/ enough of an electropop edge to attract fans of acts like The Postal Service, Sigur Ros & The Notwist.
PostRecords-001
CD
$6.75


Baim, Matteah
Death of the Sun
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DiCristina-009
LP
$14.25


Baim, Matteah
Death of the Sun
PS, US Solo debut from former METALLIC FALCONS singer/songwriter/guitarist. Noted contributors include DEVANDRA BANHART, JANA HUNTER & ROBERT LOWE. Spaciously phrased & roughly edged new age grunge.
DiCristina-009
CD
$13.25


Basement
Illicit Hugs Playground
PS, US Brit press darlings who live in the soup made from that late 60's wet spot left by Gram & the Flying Burritos, Dylan's albums w/The Band & Van Morrison's best work. From jangly footstomping romps to raucous twang & bittersweet laments. "Effortlessly charming folk-tinged tales."-The Sun.
Zealous-704
CD
$13.75


Bella Vista
Self-Titled
PS, US Not the West Coast poppers with previous Matinee/Orange Records singles, but an all new different outfit comprised of Rex Shelverton (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Bringetto (bass) and Cary LaScala (drums), Bellavista is a collaboration of childhood friends who grew up in Northern California. Bellavista are otherwise remembered as three of the final members of Vue. Vue released 2 albums on Sub Pop and an EP on RCA, and performed with legends The Rolling Stones, BRMC, Franz Ferdinand, and The Faint. Bellavista's self-titled debut captures the raw energy reflecting their stripped down sound. With production that is free from the interference of outside influence, Bellavista breaks down the barriers of mainstream music. With an image that would put some of today's rock bands to shame, Bellavista is the answer to feel-good music that you've been waiting for. So if you think rock is dead, check out Bellavista.
TakeRoot
CD
$14.25


Ben & Vesper
All This Could Kill You
PS, US "All This Could Kill You" is a fiercely beautiful and mysterious collaboration between husband and wife BEN + VESPER and their cast of siblings, grade school friends, brand new friends and friendly strangers. Produced and recorded by DANIEL SMITH (DANIELSON), this 13-song album smartly navigates through wildly disparate genres and styles and lands squarely in the ranks of good music that you simply cannot be without. If Ben + Vesper must be classified, one could parse it as such: 1/3 English Country Lane, 1/3 Croonsville, 1/16th Motown, 1/32 Brazilian Psychodelialand, 1/32 Dark Mythic Forest. All comparisons aside, this is music that innocently holds hands with innovation and accessibility. "All This Could Kill You" is an album that is 100% human and still winsome to the masses. This recording achieves what all timeless music does: to look squarely at the sufferings of this life and hold out hope like a weapon for all to wield, and to have fun all the while.
SoundsFamilyre-019
CD
$11.50


Bend Sinister
Through The Broken City
PS, US In a city delivering high caliber retro-rock acts on a regular basis, Vancouver's Bend Sinister feels right at home. Successfully weaving the brilliance of Brian Wilson w/ the finer points of Supertramp & Yes, this is an astonishing & captivating debut. Dare I say Mars Volta-ish.
Storyboard-002
CD
$12.50


Bjork
Volta
PS, US New album from Icelandic pixie ladie.
Atlantic
CD
$17.00


Blau, Karl
Dance Positive
PS, US According to Karl Blau, the world needs a little more Bret Lunsford, guitarist for Beat Happening & member of the band D+. So on his latest release, Blau takes the words to D+ songs and runs them through dance beats and echo machines, metamorphosing the style to give Lunsfords words new positions. And though the lyrics are the same, Blau often embellishes the vocal melodies, sometimes completely changing them. Dance POSITIVE is light- hearted & sometimes silly, but always keeps Lunsfords thoughtfulness in mind & is designed to inspire movement.
Marriage-042
CD
$15.00


Blue Gene Tyranny
Out of the Blue
PS, US For the first time on CD, here is the official reissue of 'Blue' Gene Tyranny's first album from 1977 (originally one of the first Lovely Music releases) beautifully remastered, with new artwork and 24-page booklet. Blue is a Grammy-nominated composer and pianist who has performed on records by Robert Ashley (Perfect Lives), John Cage, and Laurie Anderson, yet this is quite different. Composing for what is essentially a chamber rock ensemble, a cast of female vocalists, and himself on the Polymoog and RMI synthesizers, Blue has created a song-cycle that reflects his intensely melodic and free piano technique in a polished studio record. Out of the Blue elegantly combines adventurous New Music technique, the style and appeal of pop music, and the grace of classical music to form an unclassifiable and totally revelatory whole. The album consists of the sublimely poppy "Next Time Might Be Your Time," the searing and soaring instrumental "for David K.," the soulful, contemplative hymn "Leading a Double Life," and finally the casually-epic 26-minute for voices & electronic and acoustic instruments, "A Letter from Home"- upon reissue declared an "ambitious and moving masterpiece" by the New York Times.
UnseenWorlds-01
CD
$14.00


Boggs
Forts
PS, US As cartographers of the New World America before such a term came into marketing play, they have laid claim to territory well outside the usual indie imaginings & instead created a musical landscape that manages to be both achingly familiar & yet almost lunar in its strangeness.
Gigantic-018
CD
$15.50


Brakes Brakes Brakes
Beatific Visions
PS, US Less dementia, more beauty from the artist formerly known merely as Brakes, recorded in Nashville. PITCHFORK: "The Beatific Visions is dominated by direly catchy and fully fleshed-out songs that pop like punk, lilt like country, mutter politics, and reek of the garage...Brakesbrakesbrakes straddle the silly-serious fault line without slipping; Hamilton's more refined vocal style-- rambunctious, squalling, charismatic and tuneful-- is a terrific conduit for such vibrantly contrasting content. If the pre-apocalyptic fear is omnipresent, so is the reckless abandon. The Beatific Visions is the shimmy at the end of the world, wide-eyed and wild as it should be."
RoughTrade
CD
$15.25


Buckley, Tim
My Fleeting House
PS, US This DVD is the 1st ever collection of rare videos from Tim Buckley's live performances, including 13 full length songs. The footage spans his entire career from 1967-1974 & includes unreleased video interaction w/ Buckley on the Steve Allen show. This DVD also feat. interviews w/ Larry Beckett (co-writer of many Buckley songs), Lee Underwood (Buckley's guitarist) & David Browne (author of Dream Brother: The Lives of Jeff & Tim Buckley) REGION=0.
MVD
DVD


$18.00
Captain Yonder
Good-Bye, Woland!
PS, US Picture a bearded gypsy, a dead-eyed Ice Queen reigning over blanketed bodies strewn across an endless field, & gunslingers armed w/potatoes. All of them wander & list, ghostlike, in swirls of guitar, drums, cello, glockenspiel, whistle, & musical saw. Recorded at Wavelab Studios in Tucson, w/producer Craig Schumacher (CALEXICO, NEKO CASE, ROBYN HITCHCOCK, IRON & WINE). Yonder's captain, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist & earthly guide,
Ryan Pfeiffer, creates a haunting blend of gothic-folk & psychedelic alt-country melodies w/contemporary lyrics & a multitude of indefinable elements. He is an enigmatic storyteller, a former truck driver, philosopher, maritime cadet, orchestral musician, & lawyer whose otherworldly music emanates from a rich & often bizarre catalogue of life experiences. For fans of HANDSOME FAMILY
StrangeMidge-010
CD
$10.00


Career Soldiers
Loss of Words
PS, US SoCal social punks whose 2005 debut came out on Unseen's A.D.D. label. Second album should continue their appeal to fans of Unseen, Casualties, The Virus
PunkCore-048
CD
$13.75


Cinemachinica
Martial Arts
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HelloSir-010
LP
$11.75


Cinemachinica
Martial Arts
PS, US Sometimes saddled w/ the lazy mathrock classification, "Martial Arts" is such a unique & singular composition that to mistake it as a genre album would be a serious offense. I can only give one recommendation, listen to this record and listen to it loud.
HelloSir-010
CD
$11.75


Clientele
God Save The Clientele
PS, US On their third full-length, The Clientele are setting free their inner Monkees with a lovely blend of Big Star twisted powerpop, Byrdsian country achin', and flashes of The Beatles at their most joyful and upbeat. The ghosts, half-light, and uncertainties remain, but included in this music is a newfound optimism. With the addition of piano and violin, the band paints from a broader palette, adding splashes of pedal steel and slide guitar to their already lush songs.
Their most accomplished and triumphant record. Recorded in Nashville with Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Calexico, Silver Jews).
Merge
CD
$13.25


Clientele
God Save The Clientele
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50


Contrast
Underground Ghosts
PS, US 5th album by Peterborough, England's own. Features the songs of singer/writer DAVID REID, chiming jangling psych-pop & vocal/melody balance w/ overflowing energy & crafty guitar interplay (think a mod-ish Television). "one of the best bands on the planet," - Little Steven (Underground Garage Radio) They consistently deliver solid songwriting, intelligent & thoughtful lyrics & infectious grooves, all tinted w/ a rose-colored neo-garage rock glow.
RainbowQuartz-140
CD
$13.50


Crow Tongue
Ditch Mix Volume One
PS, US The first release by this new project, fueled by tiMOTHy Renner/Revelator of STONE BREATH. However, do not expect Crow Tongue to sound like Stone Breath. CT is ditchdigger hymns & callous hand songs; neanderthal loops & cromagnon drones; home-made instruments & circuit-bent effects; broken machines and primitive electronics. 3"" CDR LIMITED to 100!!!
Hand/Eye-026
CDR
$9.00


Davis, Betty
They Say I'm Different
PS, US Her sophmore album, originally releaseed in '74 is loaded w/soul, progressive punk & funk. Feat. a worthy of framing futuristic cover representing her influence on modern day hip hop artists such as Ice Cube & Talib Kweli. In addition to the restoration of her 1st 2 albums, each is complete w/liner notes & her 2nd interview ever.
LightintheAttic-027
CD
$13.25


Davis, Betty
S-T
PS, US Originally released in 1973, she kicked off her cosmic career w/ an amazingly progressive hard funk & sweet soul self titled debut. Davis showcased her fiercely unique talent. This album was recorded w/ Sly & the Family Stone's rhythm section, sharply produced by Sly Stone drummer Greg Errico & feat. backing vocals from Sylvester & the Pointer Sisters.
LightInTheAttic-026
CD
$14.25


Demons/Vertone
Split
PS, US Demons is the synth duo of Nate Young (WOLF EYES) & Steven Kenny (ISIS, WEREWOLVES). Vertonen is the solo project of Blake Edwards who has since 1991 performed throughout the US & toured Japan in 2006. Demons will perform at this years No Fun Fest in NYC & Vertonen will be touring back east at the same time in support of this LP. Anticipated Audience: folks who enjoy Wolf Eyes, Hive Mind, Merzbow, Carlos Giffoni, 1970s sci-fi recordings & synthesizer music.
CIP-020
LP
$11.75


Dickies
Dawn of the Dickies [remastered, bonus tracks]
PS, US
CaptainOi!
CD
$21.75


Disciple
Come & See Us As We Are!
PS, UK This New York quintet's sole album is a neglected pop-psych treasure. Boasting catchy melodies, lush vocal harmonies, killer pop hooks & one of the best Beatles covers of its time, it was originally issued in '70 but quickly disappeared, despite the band's frenetic gigging schedule. It makes its CD debut here, complete w/ its original press release, & is a must for fans of acid-tinged power pop.
Fallout
CD
$16.00


Dreadful Yawns
Rest
PS, US They have a rock country sound that has been largely enriched on this record. In keeping w/ the fluidity of the band's history, they are once again in the process of reinventing themselves musically. Following the critical success of "Early", they became the last band to sign to Bomp! Records w/ their self-titled full length. Ben Gmetro on vocals & guitar, Elizabeth Kelly on vocals, keys, bells & tambourine, Chris Russo on drums & vocals, Clayton Hauer on keys & violin & Eric Schulte on guitar & vocals. They have earned a wonderful reputation combing classic & modern psych-folk.
ExitStencil-012
CD
$11.00


Dungen
Tio Bitar (ON SALE)
PS, US New album! Over the past two years, the profile of Swedish psychedelic rockers Dungen has grown at an alarming rate, from a cult studio project into a worldwide musical phenomenon. And on Tio Bitar, we're hearing the end results of an outpouring of success and support - one which has, for once, inspired the creative processes at hand to make something wholly new and original, yet remaining within the same sphere of emotions that fostered Dungen's three previous albums. Gustav Ejstes, Dungen's founder and principal member, made Tio Bitar (translated, "Ten Pieces") - a bracing display of psychedelic rock, presented with a bright, avid confidence - largely by himself, with the assistance of guitarist Reine Fiske. Gustav wrote the songs, and played all of the instruments on his own, with Reine on many lead guitar and bass parts; his style of play puts him well within the top ranks of modern guitar heroes past and present.
Kemado
CD
$13.50


Dungen
Tio Bitar (ON SALE)
PS, US Vinyl version. PREFIX MAGAZINE: "For anyone who thinks the most recent wave of indie music from Sweden, what with Peter Bjorn & John and El Perro del Mar and the like, has been way too twee, Dungen could supply the rawk you've been missing. The band comes straight out of the Great White Scandinavian North wielding the Hammer of the Gods."
Kemado
LP
$12.00


Efterklang
Under Giant Trees
PS, US Limited edition 5 track mini-album by Copenhagen quintet, precursor to their upcoming full-length. Embossed, individually numbered cds in deluxe card packaging with four puzzle cards.
Leaf-046
CD5
$10.00


Efterklang
Under Giant Trees
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Leaf-046
LP
$15.00


Einsturzende Neubauten
Funf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala
PS, US Imagine a child that's been given a toy with detailed directions. Frustrated with its complexities, the child throws out the directions and chucks the toy against a wall, proceeding to step on it, bite it, smash it, and ultimately break it into as many pieces as he can. Bored with merely making as much noise as possible with the toy, the child begins to examine its parts and how it works. Though the child puts it together in a way that was not intended, the child becomes enamored with the new toy. Funf Auf Der Nach is where Neubauten truly grab hold of their broken elements and fashion them into something completely unique and (relatively) contemporary at the same time. Take their sleazy, spaghetti-westernized cover of Tim Rose's "Morning Dew" for instance, and the structured manner in which the record glides by. Very subdued and darkly ambient throughout, it's nowhere near the aural riots of yesteryear. For its lack of cacophony, and as restrained and formed as it is, Neubauten are just as unsettling, gripping, and tension-ridden as ever -- they're just finding a new way to be all of that. You expect the big release during the closer, "Kein Bestandteil Sein," but you don't get it. Funf auf der Nach is like watching a stalker cleverly follow its prey for miles, only to watch it shy away just short of lodging a knife into the back of the followed. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
SomeBizzare-057
CD
$18.25


Einsturzende Neubauten
Haus Der Luge
PS, UK Einstürzende Neubauten's sixth album, 1989's Haus der Lüge, is a real eye-opener as well as a turning point for the Berlin-based band. For one thing, you can hear how much more attention is being paid to rock idioms--clearly an influence from frontman Blixa Bargeld's moonlighting as Nick Cave's guitarist. More important, though, is that the metal bashing, glass breaking, and electric drilling--in many ways the be-all, end-all of the band's early, musique-concrète-influenced sound--is here harnessed in subservience to downright tuneful compositions. The unmistakable message: Hey, we're "real" musicians, too. Still, Neubauten neophytes will undoubtedly find listening to Haus der Lüge a bit like having a dentist clean their ears. The opener,
"Prolog," sounds like a German poetry slam held in a subway tunnel, and "Fiat Lux," a 12-minute opus kicked off by 30 seconds of buzzing bees, is bound to get up your bonnet. Elsewhere it's a different story. The beat-heavy "Feurio!" projects an industrial-dance energy, and the lilting "Ein Stuhl in der Hölle" sounds like it was meant to be chanted in a beer hall. But the crowning achievement here is the title track, an epic, foot-stomping, Dantean allegory that culminates with God shooting himself. Simply awe-inspiring.
SomeBizzare-058
CD
$18.25


Einsturzende Neubauten
Halber Mensch
PS, UK Though it's a bit less intentionally noisy than previous Neubaten material, 1/2 Mensch is, in a way, the group's masterpiece. The inspired use of such "traditional" instruments as a grand piano alongside the band's characteristic blazing percussion make for a record similar more to their compositional influences like Stockhausen than their nearest contemporaries, Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire. The record that showed Einstürzende Neubaten could rise above the concept of noise for its own sake to reach another level of noise-oriented post-punk music, 1/2 Mensch is an excellent feat of industrial music. --AMG
SomeBizzare-055
CD
$18.25


Einsturzende Neubauten
Drawings Of Patient Ot
PS, UK Recorded in London, England; Berlin and Hamburg, Germany from January to August, 1983. 2006 digitally remastered reissue edtion of the pioneering electronic iconoclasts' second full length album originally released in 1983. The title of the album is derived from paintings by Swiss mental patient Oswald Tschirtner whose drawings are highly regarded by collectors for their disconnect between logic and reality. Thus an appropos metaphor for the concept of the band's music, which grows ever tighter (if that were possible) in context of their artistic vision. The CD comes in a digipak with accurate original artwork.
SomeBizarre-56
CD
$18.25


El Hijo
Las Otras Vidas
PS, SPAIN El Hijo is Abel Hernández, whose sheltering voice used to appear on Migala, possibly the best Spanish indie band ever. Surrounded by old book fantasy, Abel has written nine notes full of folk, country and pop sung in Spanish that thrive in a personal songwriting. Las otras vidas (The other lives) is an enchanted tapestry where knights ride miles of moor to know who they are, where love is finally gonna be fruitful and the horizon seems to be moving further away. Far from Migala's dregs of American tradition or instrumental post-rock, El Hijo is a glance at the gone days.
Acuarela-1077
CD
$13.50


Electrelane
No Shouts, No Calls
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TooPure
DLP
$13.25


Electrelane
No Shouts, No Calls
PS, US Following "Rock It To The Moon" (2001), "Power Out" (2004), and "Axes" (2005), there seems to be a new kind of light shining on Electrelane that remains strong throughout this record, but the willingness to push the envelope hasn't left the band either. "No Shouts No Calls" is an album of enticingly irregular brilliance. BLENDER: "Electrelane effortlessly assimilate a wide cut of moods and influences - the off kilter harmony of the Velvet Underground, the droning insistence of Krautrock heroes Can, the bratty brashness of feminist popsters Le Tigre - into a heartfelt batch of art-pop that never sounds snobby"
TooPure
CD
$13.25


Embassy, The
A Compact Disc Including The Embassy CD EP
PS, SWEDEN Remixes of tracks on the Tacking album, plus a new gem.
Service-028
CD
$9.00


Ex-Cocaine
Esta Guerra
PS, US LIMITED vinyl-only pressing from Missoula, Montana duo. Heavy, mellow electro-fuzz in the vein of Michael Chapman, Steve Peregrine, Tim Buckley, or Dead C
Siltbreeze-085
LP
$14.25


Fabulous 3 MCs
Rub A Dub Dub b/w Instrumental
PS, US The 4th in Numero's ongoing disco 12'' series comes from the archives of the Bronx's Tap label. Found on a reel simply marked "Rub A Dub," the 8 min. disco-rap achieved classic status on our office stereo w/in the hr via its infectious whistles, key steps & synth vamps. Incl. here are the vocal & the extended instrumental, the latter of which is a guaranteed floor filler. Both cuts are previously unreleased & come housed in our stock disco sleeve. LIMITED to 1000
Numero
12
$7.50


Fe Fi Fo Fums
Boom Boom Girl
PS, US The boom boom budget rock comes to rob's house! the fe fi fo fums play a raw, punk musical clamor a la the Ramones. a-side is another loud and shitty smash hit. b-side's a slow track in the vein of 'i wanna be your boyfriend'! a must have! 500 pressed, black vinyl.
Rob'sHouseRecords-027
45
$5.25


Field, The
From Here We Go Sublime
PS, GERMANY 12" version; three DJ-friendly tracks from the debut album from The Field. The blissful, addictive, transformative sounds on From Here We Go Sublime absolutely speak for themselves. Samples abound throughout, immediately giving you a feeling of warmth and familiarity on the first listen that you can't quite grasp... like a warm glove on a cold winter's day. The Field's music literally breathes: harmonious drones mingle with the dizzying swell and reversed motion of bass drums and euphony. There is a ceaseless, cyclical signature familiar to all his music, but that's the most exciting part of The Field -- the beautiful dynamic of beats and space that exists in endlessness. Ten perfect tracks of narcotic, propellant stuff -- an important and significant debut that promises Willner quite a few more laurels to come.
Kompakt
12
$9.00


Field, The
Things Keep Falling Down
PS, GERMANY "Bizarre thoughts and classy patterns are not necessarily mutually exclusive, and the same with madness and method. However, one of the lessons you might learn from in-depth musicological considerations is that there may be right-minded, crazy gains which are far more than mere distortions of language, hi there, and welcome to Kompakt's head quarter. The so far unknown Swedish artist Axel Willner cracks every single security system installed at Kompakt's high security demo section by using poppy, self-loved cut-up-classy-splatter-loop-bits-and-pieces-patterns. Most convincingly, the field starts at the point where Profan had already been ten years ago: that is he transfers the basic essence of rhythm inherent in every 'Wicked Groove/Sexy Loop' into a kind of virtual space of deconstructing the self in order to liberate this loop from any discourse-infected, intellectual ballast of its author by means of a kind of mental washing machine. As long as I can dance to it." -- Roy Makaay.
Kompakt
12
$8.00


Fields, The
Everything Last Winter
PS, US New album from uber-hyped UK band, the foolow up to their much-adored 2006 single "If You Fail We All Fail". FILTER: "Fields bridges folk, fuzz, and rawk with a refreshing sincerity. Probably helps that the quintet has already demonstrated in its brief one year of recorded existence greater pop panache than most of the recent Anglo slag that have attempted similar feats, such as the Doves, Elbow, and tomorrow's Heads, Knees, and . . . . The group frequently receives comparisons with singular bands like Pentangle and My Bloody Valentine, but never mind the press: It's bollocks, as usual. Fields warmed U.K. souls with the thick hold of 'shrooms and lollipops on its major-label debut, Everything Last Winter, last month; now it's time for stateside audiences to cop a fix."
Atlantic
CD
$14.25


Fisk Industries
EPs and Rarities
PS, US The musical incarnation of London-based multimedia artist MAT RANSON, who juxtaposes organic sounds against electronic beats & sprinkles analog synths, unexpected samples, & floor-shaking drums into the production. Double cd collects his entire body of work, including hard to find compilation & digital releases & several previously unreleased tracks.
Mush-253
DCD
$13.25


Fisk Industries
EPs and Rarities
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mush-253
DLP
$16.50


Flash Hawk Parlour Ensemble
Plastic Bag In A Tree
PS, US CHRIS FUNK (DECEMBERISTS) has made a gorgeous, instrumental space-folk recording with a little help from his friends. In 2005, Chris Funk & his family moved into their new home in Portlands historic Mississippi neighborhood. He would play various instruments on his porch during hot summer nights, which caught the attention of his neighbors. He soon found out there was an unusual amount of musical activity on his block, and that he was surrounded by closet folksmen & recovering band geeks. Funk invited his neighbors in for weekly living room hootenannies, and this recording documents those times in an array of cover songs & original "jams" written in a haze fueled by fellowship, libations & other unmentionables.
Hush-070
CD
$13.25


Francis, Sage
Human The Death Dance
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Epitaph
DLP
$15.50


Francis, Sage
Human The Death Dance
PS, US Rapper, activist, and cultural provocateur Sage Francis offers his most personal and fully realized work on his second Anti/Epitaph release. With topics ranging from 9 to 5 cubicle madness to addiction to sex and hip-hop, Francis delves into very real issues with wit and intensity. Equally comfortable in rap battle or a poetry slam, Francis will hit the road this spring with Buck 65 and Alias; a highly anticipated tour for fans of hip-hop and alternative alike.
Epitaph
CD
$14.75


Fugs
It Crawled Into My Hand Honest
PS, US The original outsider artists, releasing their first recordings on the legendary avant-garde label ESP-Disk' in the mid 60s before signing to Reprise. Formed around the core of Ed Sanders & Tuli Kupferberg, they combined jug band music, smutty rock'n'roll, country ballads, Gregorian chants, canticles, & bohemian poetry into a stoned stew of anti-establishment freakouts.
4MenWithBeards-148
LP
$15.00


Fugs
Tenderness Station
PS, US A classic of the original NYC freak-folk scene!
4MenWithBeards-147
LP
$15.00


Future Pilot AKA
Tery Bina/Nuclear War
PS, UK The 7" single features FUTURE PILOT AKA, aided and abetted by Scotland's literary giant Alisdair Gray, who guests on vocals on a cover of Sun Ra's "Nuclear War". TERY BINA (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) Kicking off with a cyclic rendition of the classic Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan track featuring vocals contributions from Pilot family members Vinita Dade and 4 year old Anurudh (pilot in training) singing over a shimmering dulcimer led track. NUCLEAR WAR Members of Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore/Kim Gordon), Fire Engines (Davy Henderson) and Stooges/Minutemen bass legend (Mike Watt) pay homage to the spirit of jazz giant Sun Ra, on this one of his minimalist compositions from the 70's. This track also features a rare recording of the 'fu-horn' performed by iconic radio producer Stewart Cruickshank.
CreepingBent
45
$8.00


Gerrard, Lisa
The Silver Tree
PS, US New solo album from the incandescent lead vocalist for DEAD CAN DANCE, first in 13 yrs.
HighWireMusic-224
CD
$13.75


Giant Haystacks
We Are Being Observed
PS, US One time only pressing of 200 on Clear Vinyl. Recorded in a basement in Oakland for a pittance & contains 14 songs of minimalist DIY punk in the tradition of the Minutemen, The Big Boys, & Mission of Burma
SmartGuy-016
LP
$11.25


Githead
Art Pop
PS, US All star line up comprising Wire's Colin Newman, Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) & Malka Spigel & Max Franken (Minimal Compact). Now 3 years after the band's debut we have their 3rd release & most fully realised work to date. From the single chord build-up that serves as the intro to the album's opener to the spaced-out delays that clang the final epic 'Live In Your Head', it's a real voyage.
Swim-039
CD
$13.50


Goon Moon
Licker's Last Leg
PS, US Spooky, dirgy alignment of a sorted & celebrated bunch incl. DESERT SESSIONers Jeordie White (aka Twiggy Ramirez of MARILYN MANSON) & Chris Goss (MASTERS OF REALITY, producer for KYUSS, QOTSA). A musical potpourri reflecting their wide influences incl. their previous bands but bringing in elements of the new outsider folks scene such as Banharrt & Newsom w/a lot weirder stuff "directly influenced by Deerhoof." Incl. appearances by members of HELLA, VANDALS, QOTSA, EODM, MONDO GENERATOR, IGGY POP & FLYS. Digipak.
Ipecac-086
CD
$16.00


Grant, Jenn
Orchestra for the Moon
PS, US Debut solo album of pastoral folk-pop from Canadian singer/songwriter. A lush album of textured pop.
Paris1919-001
CD
$13.25


Great Lake Swimmers
Ongiara
PS, US This touches upon indie folk, roots, rock & alt-country pop, but transcends such simple genre classification. Recorded in London, Ontario's Aeolian Hall, a setting that asserts itself like an additional player, providing a warm, rich reverb- layers of sound that add a shimmery pool of depth to the lush strings & haunted vocals.
Nettwork
CD
$15.50


Grey, Nick
Thieves Among Thorns
PS, US This new collection of songs, stripped bare of the Orchestras usual members, reveals a quieter, sadder aspect of their work, and was recorded after Nick dreamed of commiting suicide with a Bible in a Geneva first-class hotel. As a result, Thieves Among Thorns is all about forlorn piano lullabies, insecure percussions & torpid classical arrangements, eerie ballads & numbing rythms, terminological inexactitudes & sleepy hyperboles. Ten desolate tracks where Nicks laptop arrangements & quiet, inconsolable vocals interweave with pianist Jasmine Pinkertons eastern-Europe sensitivity & Nicholas Davis' precise guitar. A sound shaped by various failures, breakups & periods of intense doubt : perfect for heartbreaks & codeine addicts.
Hand/Eye-022
CD
$11.75


Groovie Ghoulies
99 Lives
PS, US The circus is back in town! This punk-n-roll freak sideshow is on it's way to you w/ an exciting new collection of 13 songs that capture all the elements of the lifestyle: art, the love of music, & Disney-esque debauchery. Described by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as "the Rolling Stones as raised on 'Blitzkreig Bop,'" last year found the Ghoulies touring w/ the Cramps.
GreenDoor
CD
$11.50


Guided By Voices
Live from Austin TX
PS, US 30 songs recorded in early 2005 for Austin City Limits on GBV's last tour.
NewWest
DVD
$18.00


Guided By Voices
Live from Austin TX
PS, US Live document from the band last tour (2005) recorded for Austin City Limits. 30 songs!
NewWest
DCD
$17.00


Guitar
Dealin with Signal and Noise
PS, US On this his new work "Dealin with Signal +and Noise" Lueckner delves deeper furthering his open attitude even more. On 4 tracks of the new album he cooperates with the Japanese Singer Ayako Akashiba (who also worked with him on all recent Guitar albums), and on 3 tracks he worked with the American guitar band Voyager One (Seattle). Its obvious what this means: With his new album, Guitar is going back more in the direction of psychdelic guitar-sound. This is a Sea of Sound. The Sound-Sea is wilder and heavy even - but between the storm of noise and feedback you could always hear the sirenes. But dearies - don't be afraid, nobody dies.
Onitor
CD
$14.75


Harumi
S-T
PS, UK Produced by Tom Wilson (The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel), this sprawling set of Japanese acid pop & folk was originally released in '68, & makes its long-awaited CD debut here. W/contents ranging from Eastern-tinged pop to introverted epics, all feat. a range of Japanese instruments, it's stuffed w/ possible samples & is sure to delight all fans of mystic psychedelia.
Fallout
CD
$16.00


Heathens, The
Big White House
PS, US Voted as Best Rock Band of 2006 by Orlando Weekly. The album was recorded by ROB MCGREGOR (Hot Water Music, Against Me, Alkaline Trio) & mastered by ROGER SIEBEL (Pavement Terror Twilight, Modest Mouse). The 5 members come from a variety of musical backgrounds which blends Americana, folk rock, alt-country, 60s pop & indie rock. From the down home rock of Stickin' Around to the country singalong of Sweetheart & the rock n roll swagger of Sex In Silent Films, this album has something for everyone.
PostRecords-010
CD
$8.50


High Strung
Get The Guests
PS, US HS did not set out to write & record its "defining" album but, call it an accident or dumb it luck, it has. Character sketches have adorned the bands canon before, but never as much as they do now. The harmonies are striking, the bass & drums are creative as hell, and Josh Malermans voice is as unique & convincing as its ever been. Bob Pollard called the bands 2005 release Moxie Bravo a "masterpiece" ... a sentiment that frightened the members into thinking that they might not be able to do better. But with Get the Guests, they surely have.
ParkTheVan-015
CD
$13.25


High Strung
Get the Guests
PS, US HS did not set out to write & record its "defining" album but, call it an accident or dumb it luck, it has. Character sketches have adorned the bands canon before, but never as much as they do now. The harmonies are striking, the bass & drums are creative as hell, and Josh Malermans voice is as unique & convincing as its ever been. Bob Pollard called the bands 2005 release Moxie Bravo a "masterpiece" ... a sentiment that frightened the members into thinking that they might not be able to do better. But with Get the Guests, they surely have.
ParkTheVan-015
CD
$13.25


Hope in Ghosts
All Your Departures
PS, US HIG is Ted Flynn, veteran of L.A. & Chicago indie-rock scenes and St. Petersburg, FL-based guitar anti-hero. His previous release garnered immediate comparisons with Slint & Seam. Debut full length is predominantly instrumental, using different guitar tones, layers & arrangements to sonically represent the cycle of emotions involved when losing someone, leaving, or being left. The album opens immediately showcasing Flynn's playing- from the gentlest of drones to wrenching, weeping walls of furious resonance. Guests appearances include vocal contributions from electro-pop wunderkind JON MONTEVERDE (XYZR_KK) & JARROD WHITTINGTON (AUTOHARP), along with the tremendous drumming of Chicago-based CHATTY CATHY'S ALAN TAKAOKA.
Actually,Records-009
CD
$12.50


Hototogisu/Burning Star Core
Volume 1
PS, US Live in-person collaborations between Hototogisu, as you know, are the time-defying duo of Matthew Bower (Skullflower, Ramleh, Sunroof!, Total, etc.) & Marcia Bassett (Double Leopards, GHQ, Zaimph, etc.), & Burning Star Core was C. Spencer Yeh, Robert Beatty, & Trevor Tremaine (the latter two being of Hair Police, Eyes and Arms of Smoke, Sick Hour, etc.). 5 tracks, totalling approximately 50 min. Package comes with button.
Dronedisco-087
CD
$12.50


Houseguest
High Strangeness
PS, US Houseguests live shows have, in the past, turned into debacles, with shirt removal, sing-alongs, and drunken arguments between band members as par for the course. Much more than just five badly behaved college bums. The songwriting is well honed & the sound is the bands own. The group has seen much of the horror of life, but would rather instill hope than coddle despair. The albums fourteen tracks range from frenetic pop barnburners to heartfelt, anthemic ballads. Recorded & produced by Patrick Carney (BLACK KEYS). "While the abandon of their stage presence is something to behold, what they are capable of committing in the studio is staggeringly beautiful, skewed pop." -PopMatters
AudioEagle-1047
CD
$12.75


Idlewild
Make Another World
PS, US Long after the time most bands stagnate, split or get too comfortable to care much either way. they prove one rule certainly doesn't suit all. This bristles w/ taut melodies, guitars that say more than 1000 words ever could, & keen lyrical observations of a world where we all exist, however briefly or unwittingly, in each
other's lives
Sanctuary
CD
$16.00


Jandek
Ruins of Adventure
PS, US 49th Jandek release, & the final release of 2006. Cover art is the same re-cropped cover art as 2006's What Else Does The Time Mean?, focusing more intently on the red-haired adolescent. This CD contains such compelling track titles as "Completely Yours" & "Mysteries Of Existence." More plodding bass & world-weary vocals.
CorwoodIndustries-0787
CD
$8.50


Julius Airwve
The City The Forest
PS, US 2nd full length from songwriter Rick Colado & friends. For fans of The Strokes, Interpol, Coldplay, The Juliana Theory.
Sickroom-042
CD
$12.50


Katamine
Lag
PS, US Katamine's disturbingly stripped, windswept odes to woe take us into the thicker parts of the woods where direct light
is shrouded, allowing only for occasional glimmers to expose its bare, heart-twisting body of work. Assaf (EX-LION TAMER) morose voice creaks in that muffled, ashen solitude reminiscent of human nature at its most introspective & vulnerable. The absence of a verse-chorus-hook structure, replaced by a sort of a freeform, godless sermon, takes folk to more avant-garde territories. The mould is cracked open by overbearing isolation, and from there it soars independently, sorrowful, morbid & haunting.
TinstarCreativePool-001
CD
$10.75


Kebnekajse
III
PS, SWEDEN This is the first reissue of the third Kebnekajse album, originally issued by Silence in 1975. Kebnekajse's music ignored traditional musical boundaries (which must be a hallmark of the term "progressive music"). III continued very much in the same vein, but this time with a more sharply honed politicized edge. This was programmatic, instrumental music with a message. Here you'll find mostly folk tunes but also an instrumental country tune by Kenny called "S:t John" and Ingemar's instrumental ballad called "Balladen Om Björnbär Och Nätmelon" ("The Ballad of Blackberries and Netmelon"), where jazz and rock are glued together by a pure, Swedish folk-tone. The album is finished with an African melody "Mariamá!" pointing towards the next album Ljus Från Afrika (Lights from Africa).
Silence
CD
$14.50


Kebnekajse
II
PS, SWEDEN First reissue of the second Kebnekajse album, originally issued on Silence in 1973. "It was something in the air," said Kenny Håkansson in the booklet to their first album Resa Mot Okänt Mål (Journey to Destination Unknown). He was then referring to the Swedish lyrics and the name of the group. In the early '70s Swedish folk music was also "in the air." The progressive rock history book Scented Gardens Of The Mind says of this time-period: "...a clear change of direction towards a new kind of Swedish folk-rock with fiddle and electric guitar to the fore, but it also added the hot African percussion of Hassan Bah and jazzy experimentation." This is exactly the type of recording Kebnekajse hoped for with their second release: country fiddles flirting with jazz rock and plenty of African beats.
Silence
CD
$14.50


Kebnekajse
Resa Mot Okänt Mål
PS, SWEDEN First ever reissue of the first three Kebnekajse albums on Silence. This debut album (the title translates to (Journey to Destination Unknown) was originally issued in 1971. Liner notes for these three are in Swedish only, but English translations can be found on: http://www.silence.se/nyheter/english.htm. Kebnekajse were a loud and hard Swedish rock band. References abound from Cream, Mountain, November and even Jimi Hendrix in a perfect amalgam of British hard rock and psychedelia from the American west coast enhanced by cryptic Swedish lyrics. There is something unmistakably Swedish in Kenny Håkansson's way of handling his guitar -- something unspecified, a tone, a Nordic mood. Kebnekajse did not play electric blues, or have its roots in Afro-American music but was rather torn up and then replanted into the Swedish soil --just to see if it could grow and flourish. Their name is taken from Kebnekaise, the highest mountain in Sweden.
Silence
CD
$14.50


Kingsbury
The Great Compromise
PS, US On their debut full-length record, they've found the perfect balance between sonic adventurism & flawless, immediate song writing. Much like intelligent rock forefathers Radiohead, Pink Floyd & Wilco, they've created an incredible record that yearns to be listened to from start to finish & has the timeless quality that makes great albums. Mastered by T.J. LIPPLE (Fugazi, Aloha, Q and Not U)."...a band with real great potential, but one that is already writing mature, interesting music." - Lost at Sea.net
PostRecords-012
CD
$8.50


Lavender Diamond
Imagine Our Love
PS, US The debut from this LA-based group is a tour-de-force of gorgeous folk-pop melody and uplifting sentiment. Produced by Tom Monahan (Pernice Brothers, Devendra Banhart, Brightblack Morning Light), and featuring the incomparable soprano voice of Becky Stark, the album includes twelve new songs and original artwork by drummer and noted artist/cartoonist Ron Rege. The band's slightly tongue-in-cheek demands for world peace and harmony are subtly undercut by minor key modes and absurdist lyrics. The result is deeply entertaining and subversive.
Matador
CD
$13.25


Lavender Diamond
Imagine Our Love
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00


Lichens
Omns (CD/DVD)
PS, US His 2nd long player, like his first, is an ascent to a higher plane. Rob Lowe's sound recordings are of a distinctly personal nature, works turned inward as much as they are projected outward. Conceived w/ the idea of it being a continuation of the first, while using slightly different techniques in recording & editing.The DVD contains a single live 28 min. performance from Chicago's Empty Bottle that was recorded in 2006.
Kranky-106
CD/DVD
$14.75


Lindt, Virna
Shiver
PS, UKAn 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
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


London, Jeff
Bane Of Progress
PS, US A folk triumph years in the making, The Bane of Progress is a quiet, reflective, stirring album with all the right touches. Bolstered by a cast of ringers including members of the DECEMBERISTS (CHRIS FUNK & RACHEL BLUMBERG) and NORFOLK & WESTERN, these smoldering, literate ballads are evocative-human, forlorn & searching are all apt descriptions. But theres a silver lining to these cloudy songs & Jeff London charms listeners with his classic melodies & earnest tenor.
Hush-068
CD
$13.25


Mainliners
S-T
PS, SWEDEN Swedish garage-rock howlers Mainliners are back! After their praised debut release, Bring On The Sweetlife, on Get Hip Recordings they're now back and ready to strike with a second smashing album. Their music has grown, grown from garage music to a more modern and refined pop and rock music. Feedback, furious guitars, catchy pop melodies, warmth and soulfulness plus much, much more.

HIGH BIAS: "Sweden's Mainliners started out as a hot-shit garage rock combo, but, like a lot of modern groups trying to outdo the Hives, they've matured. Mainliners pushes pop melody and textural variety to the forefront-the band call still barrel ahead full throttle (see "Good Storm"), but doesn't crash and bash constantly. Singer Robert Billing has improved immensely, adding subtlety and nuance to his performances, where before he merely blared. Besides rocking out, the band successfully pulls off smoldering ballads ("A Secondary Truth," "Bourbon & Ice") and snappy pop songs ("Round Five," Olivia," "Is This Satisfying...?") as if to the hook born. Nicely done, lads."
Crusher-007
CD
$14.00


Mammatus
The Coast Explodes
PS, US Heavy, progessive psych rock in the Acid Mothers/Comets on Fire/Sleep school.
HolyMountain-8516
CD
$13.25


Mary Timony Band, The
The Shapes We Make
PS, US Their Kill Rock Stars debut represents the latest stage in the evolution of one of the most important voices in underground music. Flowing from the mystic prog-laced veins that have informed her art for the past decade, this record builds upon the stark rebellious austerity of 2005's "Ex Hex" and imbues it with warmth and formidable urgency. Equal parts clairvoyance and virtuosity, Mary (formerly of Helium) and her musicians paint in broad strokes a vivid landscape of colorful musical shapes. Much more than a gifted crafter of melody, Timony is a talented multi-instrumentalist, recording among other things, intricately layered keyboards, banjos, analog synths, viola, the melotron, and a vintage Casio PT1.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.25


Matadors
Flame the Whisper
PS, US Due to the rectification that exists in modern rock today they're trying to break new barriers w/ their ROBOT roll by fusing a blend of dirty-tango twisted w/ some ol' country-twang. Sounds odd, but it works... very well. With a ton of attitude & swagger they're now trying to bring a hot new dynamic blend to modern rock.
DevilDoll-040
CD
$11.75


Maximo Park
Our Earthly Pleasures
PS, US The second album from UK post-punk art-rockers features more of their wonderfully crunchy guitars and thunderous keys, making for a record full of arena appropriate anthems. For fans of Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand. STYLUS MAGAZINE: "Maxïmo Park haven't just avoided the sophomore slump, they've made a follow-up that suggests that those who threw their lot in with the band instead of, say, the Futureheads made the right choice. Almost as exciting as the music on Our Earthly Pleasures is the potential."
Warp-155
CD
$12.50


Melnyk, Lubomyr
KMH
PS, US Lubomyr Melnyk's debut album from 1978, KMH, is an unheralded touchstone of minimalism. Performing solo on piano with a speed that suggests multiple pianos playing together in harmony, Melnyk nearly brings out the full sound of the instrument all at once. His music is lush and maximal yet it possesses the restrained, slowly evolving nature found in music by artists like Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Melnyk developed his unique approach to minimalism while working with dancer/choreographer Carolyn Carlson (who also worked with Igor Wakhevitch) in Paris during the 1970's. Carlson's influence led Melnyk to create music that is dramatic enough for the stage yet meditative enough for deep listening, a version of minimalism with the engimatic traces of Satie. Remastered from the privately produced master tapes with new artwork and an 8-page photo booklet.
UnseenWorlds-02
CD
$14.00


Mice Parade
S-T
PS, US Mice Parade's new, self-titled album is their seventh. Mice Parade finds mastermind Adam Pierce extending the group's well-known eclecticism further than ever. Their first self titled album & 7th full length release finds Adam continuing his trend of stellar collaborations w/ Laetitia Sadler of Stereolab, Kristin Anna Valtysdottir of Mum & many more! RIYL: Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine, Paco de Lucia.
FatCat-063
CD
$13.25


Mogwai
Zidane: 21st Century Portrait
PS, US Soundtrack to the documentary of the controversial head-butter, err football star. Confirmed football fans, the Glaswegian band are responsible for the perfect soundtrack to Zidane, a documentary portrait of the French footballer. THE SUNDAY TIMES: "Mouthwateringly beautiful". DROWNED IN SOUND: "Yet, the most loin-girdingly exciting material on this soundtrack comes when structure is sent to the subs' bench and is replaced by the 'Gwai's reliable but rarely-used squad player - ambient, droney experimentation. 'Wake Up And Go Bezerk' is a gorgeous piece of hazy, strung-out and strangely uplifting melancholia, embellished by acoustic guitar twangs, and with subtle piano notes and gentle feedback fading in and out of the mix, possessing in abundance the gravitas required. Meanwhile, 'It Would Have Happened Anyway' is a wonderful marriage of Spacemen 3-style droning FX shot through with the echoes of a football match's sonic detritus."
Pias-030
CD
$15.50


Mojo
#163 (June 2007) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK New issue: 100 Records That Changed The World, compiled by U2, Bjork, John Lydon, Jack White, Brian Wilson, etc. A feature on Damon Albarn's The Good The Bad & The Queen. New interviews with Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and The Band. Plus Johnny Marr, Cat Power, Rufus Wainwright, LCD Soundsystem, loads more. Free '15 Tracks That Changed The World' CD contains classic tracks covered by classic artists, for example: Madeleine Peyroux covering Joni Mitchell's "River", The Gun Club's take on The Carter Family's "John Hardy", Big Star doing "Femme Fatale", Dream Syndicate doing "Cinnamon Girl", and more!
ZINE
$9.50


Moore, Sean
Signs of Potential Life
PS, US His debut full-length is filled w/ soaring highs & solemn lows w/ a taste for dynamics only a classically trained musician can create. The songs deal w/ loss in the best way possible - through beauty & dignity, patience & honesty, & immediacy coupled w/ a soft-footedness. It shows his command of every single facet of crafting a perfectly poignant record. "He indulges in a blend of Elliott Smith/Sufjan esque melody filled singer/songwriterism, a dash of Ben Lee-esque balladeerism, a few dots of lo-fi courtesy of the likes of Ariel Pink, & finished off w/ a few hints of Brian Wilson-like wonder." ~ The Runout Groove
PostRecords-013
CD
$8.50


Mumpsy
3 People
PS, US Mumpsy's latest album follows his successful debut full-length release w/ a concept mini-album based around the lives of 3 fictitious characters living in different, yet equally beautiful, cities in Iowa."Frontman Jeff Ilgenfritz has a reedy voice that works well within the twee, boppy arena of each song--think Belle & Sebastian, or The Kinks by way of The Shins." -Queen of Sheeba, All That She Surveys Zine "If you haven't seen Mumpsy or listened to him/them you are missing out on some of the best-crafted pop around. Really nice stuff." -Metromix.com
PostRecords-014
CD
$8.50


Mystery Jets
Zoo Time
PS, US The Mystery Jets embody British pop at its most invigoratingly weird. Already, previous singles have seemed like dispatches from some starry-eyed parallel universe where Syd Barrett never dropped out but played on with Einsturzende Neubauten, where the irresistible pop of Dexy's can happily co-exist with the Krautrock explorations of Can, and where the most forbidding musical forms of the past, like prog rock, are gleefully reinvented in the smash-and-grab spirit of the present. With "ZooTime", be prepared to have your life forever enriched by a band relentless at breaking boundaries and enlightening one's soul with much of their own.
DimMak
CD
$14.00


Narrator
All That To The Wall
PS, US The 3rd release from the Chicago band will likely appeal to fans of indie rock from the last decade. They can be both noisy and melodic, reminding this listener of acts like Modest Mouse, Guided by Voices, or Built to Spill at different moments.
Flameshovel-041
CD
$11.75


Nonloc
Between Hemispheres
PS, US The solo guise of Mark Dwinell, the guitar-slinging ringleader of East Coast spontaneous trance rockers BRIGHT. Nonloc seeks to focus on the microtonal universes & hypnotic netherworlds minimalism awakens from repetition, while constructing ivory towers of melody enveloped top to bottom with softly barbed hooks. Acoustic & electric guitars provide focus instrumentation, but the elaborate color accumulation of Between Hemispheres is dominated by alternate layering of acoustic instruments such as piano, accordion, mandolin & cello. Whereas Bright will use vocals sparingly as instrumental color, Nonloc spices up the instrumental forays by peppering tunes with lyrics that are direct & at times strikingly personal.
StrangeAttractors-047
CD
$12.50


NVH/Chasny
Plays the Book of Revelations
PS, US Vinyl debut of the long anticipated LP by NOEL VAN HARMONSON (COMETS ON FIRE) & BEN CHASNY (SIX ORGANS, COMETS ON FIRE). Guitar & electronics are deposited in a scrificial heap at the gates of hell, sickly intertwined & indistinguishable. Bathed in the blood of apocalyptic alchemy, this caterwauling creature rears 2 heads & screams one wrathful scream. LIMITED TO 666
YikYakyak-010
LP
$20.00


Of Montreal
Icons, Abstract Thee
PS, US Originally part of a planned Hissing Fauna... double-album these tracks are (now) considered the companion piece to Of Montreal's latest sad, stricken, but still sugar-glammy masterpiece... Five songs recorded during those same sessions, including the absolutely lovely "Miss Blonde, Your Papa is Failing", one of the prettiest songs in their history.
Polyvinyl-128
CD5
$7.00


Olausson, Jakob
Moonlight Farm
PS, US Sweden's Olausson is a sugar beet farmer and his record of ten songs is somehow both comforting and unsettling, concerned with the classic subjects such as the garbage, the flowers, one's mother, and the love of them all. Laid thick with a vague dissonance, they possess a mask of fog/haze, but the trail between writer/performer/song is not often trodden in such a deftly crystalline manner. "From one loner to another, this is everything that the phrase 'private press' conjures up and more. A modern classic" - David Keenan, The Wire.
DeStijl
CD
$12.50


Orange, Adrian
Bitches Is Lord
PS, US A revelation of the highest order as Adrian Orange sets out to capture the energy, presence & full-bodied force of a Thanksgiving live performance. This new album has more of the meaningful songs that Orange does so well, but this time around things just sound fierce. Hints of Johnny Cash & Crazy Horse-era Neil Young are touchstones. Minimal dirges & cloaked political blues butt up against triumphantly colorful anthems. Drums smack with simple, raw intensity while guitars curl & bounce around Oranges deep, older-than-his-age voice, sounding out cries, laments & triumphs unto the dawn of this troubled world.
Marriage-022
LP
$16.00


Orwell
Archipel
PS, GERMANY This is the perfect record for a sunny Sunday morning summer picnic. The new album by the fantastic French band Orwell contains wonderful songs with French and English lyrics; sounds somewhere between Californian soft rock and the nouvelle P!O!P! scene. Sunshine-P!O!P!-chansons for the tgv-jetset, one could say. If you like Tahiti80 you'll love Orwell. This CD includes three bonus tracks from the first album and is dressed in a digipack that was created by the fantastic Danish designer Lykke Sandal.
Apricot-037
CD
$15.00


Ov
Noctilucent Valleys
PS, US There exists a sense of optimism in Ovs humming analog drones, a floating light within a pack of ominous clouds. Nocilucent Valleys takes Ov's expansive palette, blurrs & disguises instrumental thresholds & presents sheer sound augmented by mysterious & mesmerizing gentle clamor. Initial impressions slowly morph into demonstrative bliss, synthesizing the organic & the unknown. The new project from prolific, longtime collaborators Christine Boepple (Skygreen Leopards contributor) & Jewelled Antlers Loren Chasse. Ov pushes the duos established scopic pallette further into the void. Touching upon traditional minimalism & psychedelic free-form folk music, NV plays like the soundtrack to an otherworldly fairy tale, with foggy oscillations guiding the extrinsic myth.
SoftAbuse-018
CD
$11.50


Page France
Page France And The Family Telephone
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SuicideSqueeze
LP
$12.50


Page France
Page France And The Family Telephone
PS, US The band's fifth release in four years is the product of many hands, but the work of one heart. Principle songwriter Michael Nau's lyrics call to mind Dylan or Nilsson ghostwriting for Margo Guryan, all well-accompanied by a range of upbeat instrumentation. "Rich in melody and rife with dreamy natural/biblical imagery...Michael Nau's adolescent voice sweetly floats over occasional female backing vocals and sparse instrumentation (organ, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar)" - Spin. "Delicate chamber folk" - CMJ. "Spiritual-folk auteurs" - Alternative Press. "Pillowing melodies and effervescent hooks" - DIW. "Nestled within Page France's languid sound are Ben Fold's earnestness and a melodic sensibility reminiscent of early Neutral Milk Hotel" -Baltimore City Paper.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$13.25


Pentangle
Time Has Come
US, PS A decade ago, another reissue with the same title - and annotated by the same guy - helped revive interest in Anne Briggs. Back then, a folk revival seemed about as tenable as New Labour's "Cool Britannia". Come the mid-late noughties, however, a disparate swell of hirsute avant-folkies are carrying it on with some gusto, winging original greats like Bert Jansch along in their slipstream. Now, with a recent appearance at the Radio 2 Folk Awards, it's Pentangle's - the dauntless folk-jazz collective Jansch forsook a solo career for back in 1967 - who are feeling the creak of history's wheel.

As indebted to Chico Hamilton and Ravi Shankar as they were to modal folk, and hardly shy of sneaking in a Miles Davis quote, Pentangle - of all British folkies - got rhythm; in fact it's difficult to imagine landmarks like Nick Drake's Bryter Layter or John Martyn's Solid Air being made without them. Subjected to the rolling traction of Terry Cox's drums, the bend and belch of Danny Thompson's double bass, the idiomatic mastery of guitarists Jansch and John Renbourn, and Jacqui McShee's siren-savvy soprano, hitherto stolid ballads swing like dervishes.

Longtime fans know all this, and the remastered album tracks sound wonderful, but the real news is the previously unreleased material included here (30 songs' worth), not least the soundtrack stuff. Burns standard Tam Lin, recorded for Roddy McDowell's obscure thriller, and the theme for '70s wildlife documentary Christian The Lion both sound great. The highlight, though, is The Best Part Of You, a groovy slice of folksploitation which could easily have graced Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls.
Castle US CASL36272.2
4XCD Box
$57.98


Peter Bjorn And John
Writer's Block [U.S. vinyl pressing] (DELAYED)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
AlmostGold
DLP
$20.25


Pink Martini
Hey Eugene
PS, US The genre-bending, best-selling, supremely talented & raucously fun twelve-piece ensemble that the New Yorker calls simply "beautiful," "sophisticated," & "breathtaking"-returns with Hey Eugene!, a sonic journey anchored by deft songwriting & a no-holds-barred dose of cabaret showmanship. Delivered with sultry grace by lead singer China Forbes, Hey Eugene! shines throughout-from the golden-era Hollywood melody of "Everywhere" to the French cabaret of "Ojala." Other collaborations anchor the set as well: the pan-world "Dosvedanya, Mio Bombino" with its Latin-meets-Russian beat & globetrotting subject matter, plus the Forbes-Lauderdale-penned sexy sway of "City of Night." Peruvian percussionist Martin Zarzar debuts the romantically complex "Mar Desconocido" and bassist Phil Baker adds the quiet beauty of "Cante e Dance"
Heinz-003
CD
$18.00


Plants
Photosynthesis
PS, US Plants have evolved well beyond their sparse & mystical roots to sail along a rich & diverse confluence of mind-enhancing streams. Reaching deep within, Plants unfurl Photosynthesis, a haunting foray into gently rippling netherworlds. Aptly named, Photosynthesis illustrates the subtle skill in which Plants extract & blend a variety of sounds to concoct a heady elixir of minimalist psychedelia. A rotating cast of support for the husband & wife core offers a diverse array of instrumentation, including acoustic/electric guitars, cello, singing saw, organ, electric tones & a guest appearance from Jason Buehler (NICE NICE) on banjo & "piano box". Gently swirled together, Plants invoke images of a quiet solstice ritual involving early Popol Vuh, the fusion-folk of C.O.B., and a flower-powered, V.U.-era John Cale
StrangeAttractors-051
CD
$12.50


Pop Group, The
Y [remastered]
PS, US One of Thee Most Important Records of the late 70s, truly the birth of post-punk, incoporating dub, free jazz, and glitch before glitch was even invented. Think Gang of Four for starters and then every weird rock album since... Features standout classic tracks "She Is Beyond Good And Evil" and "We Are Time". ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Emerging in the late-'70s post-punk era, this militant gang of leftist radical politicos from Bristol, England, specialized in a funk-driven cacophony of sound that was abrasive, strident, and ultimately very exciting... Despite its raw, inherent anti-commerciality, the Pop Group's dissonant agit-prop rock did influence a contemporary generation of political bands like Fugazi, Fun-Da-Mental, and Rage Against the Machine."
WEA
CD
$17.00


Primal Scream
Screamadelica
PS, UK A reissue of this classic dance and indie-pop album that transcends its time and influence. Includes all the tracks from the original release, remastered from the original master tapes, packaged in a gatefold sleeve with the original artwork, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. (1991)
Plain-106
DLP
$19.50


Radiohead
Com Lag (2Plus2IsFive) [US edition]
PS, US Odds and ends collection from Thee Mighty Radiohead. Tracks: 1. "2+2=5" [Live] / 2. "Remyxomatosis" [Remix] / 3. "I Will" [Los Angeles Version] / 4. "Paperbag Writer" / 5. "I Am a Wicked Child" / 6. "I Am Citizen Insane" / 7. "Skttrbrain" [Four Tet RMX] / 8. "Gagging Order" / 9. "Fog (Again)" [Live] / 10. "Where Bluebirds Fly" / 11. "Footage from Belfort Festival of 2+2=5" [Live Multimedia Track].
Capitol
CD
$17.00


Remate
No Land Recordings
PS, SPAIN REMATE is a musician trained in classical music since was wearing short trousers and long socks. His first hero was a heroine, a skinny Bielorrusian piano teacher, who taught him how to play piano for hours without hurting his hands and wrists. The second hero was a Southafrican guitar teacher with a curly toupée, who instilled him the significance of the posture if you wish to turn into a good guitarist. After these pre-Olympics he became a singer-songwriter without limits: from folk to blues, from rock to gospel, from country to pop, always with the ambition of the one who knows that you must deserve your own influences, and that having style means much more than quoting other stylists. His distinctive features are, apart from playing piano avoiding pain, and having a good posture and/or a stance of defiance with the guitar... to be a very good singer, sometimes high-pitched ("Ballads Don't Change Things", 2004), and keen (also in person); at the beginning his voices sounded like a drunk Ry Cooder or between J. J. Cale and Neil Young; then (since "On Junk", 2005) a cocktail of Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) and Wagner without Kurt (he would have a voice as cavernous as his operas). Lately his singing has been non dissimilar to Bob Dylan yapping in a small town library. The process, of course, finally turns up to Remate's signing to Acuarela for a brand new ouvre created like a labour of love. "No land Recordings", his new double album with 25 songs, is jam-packed with clouds of latex, giant wings, toxic passion, dinosaurs, enemies, falls, one-eyed singers, pain in vain, kitties and beautiful ladies, love at first sight, howls, fireflies, propeller beanies, TV shows, sports, calls, Superman, glowing colours, bankruptcy, tenderness, mends. Whereabouts are the best songs being born? Where do they grow up like unhappy children? Which are the shops where you can buy propeller beanies?
Acuarela-1074
DCD
$16.25


Ronderlin
The Great Investigation
PS, SWEDEN In 2002, Ronderlin's debut album, "Wave Another Day Goodbye" was released by our Hidden Agenda label in the US. Their guitar driven pop and melancholy Nick Drake-ish melodies were given a warm reception. Over the last five years, the band's focus has shifted a bit more electronic and experimental, with hints of Pet Shop Boys and New Order. On the other hand, a multitude of various inspirational sources may be found in Ronderlin's music; Camel, Indochine, Wilco and Fleetwood Mac to mention a few. The multifaceted sound is created by a multifaceted band. Since the first album, the band has spent time in musical escapades in pretty different directions. While Kalle has found inspiration in the Far East, Johan toured the world with energetic Love is All. Per played the trumpet and organ in 60s soul/pop inspired Irene and also in different pop and experimental acts like Maison Blanche and Nude Fox Ensemble. Mats extended his folk influences in Mildendo and in bluegrass projects. Despite the eager escapades and investigations, it's clear that the band members, their musical luggage respectively, belong to Ronderlin - and it shows in the music they create together.
Tomt-004
CD
$13.75


Rumskib
S-T
PS, US Darla is proud to release the debut record by Danish nu-gaze group Rumskib. Rumskib is the Odense, Denmark duo of Keith Canisius (Guitarist, Vocalist, Composer, Producer) and Tine Louise Kortermand (Singer). Keith produced the debut record with Jonas Munk (Manual), who programmed the beats, made the electronic sounds, and played synthesizer. Rumskib's debut record begins with a Simple Minds New Gold Dream style intro. A rough & repetitive MBV Loveless style guitar line kicks in. Next an aggressive baggy beat begins to pump making Rumskib sound nearly like Curve. Then a very lovely surprise: A very pretty, Lush style guitar change comes and simultaneously the wall of sound vocal harmonies begin - like Emma, Miki... and Bjork! There's no denying Rumskib are derivative, however, Rumskib has such command of all the genre's key sound elements and their own pop songs are so damn good the band gloriously claim the new shoegaze sound as their own. Rumskib's sound is at once modern and classic, blending a strong love for early 90s shoegazer bands such as Chapterhouse and Lush with the sensibilities of grand Scandinavian 80s pop such as A-Ha and Roxette, all flavored with harsh noise-rock guitars and crunchy micro-programmed beats. Sometimes their sound is up-tempo, almost danceable like The Cardigans meet St. Etienne. At other times their sound is thick, heavy, and romantic recalling The Cocteau Twins or Simple Minds. Rumskib manage to be both surrealist and accessible; complex but straight forward. Vocalist Tine Louise creates harmonies so beautiful one would think they came from some mysterious wonderland (or Victorialand?) and Keith Canisius' lyrical call & response guitar playing is intelligent and evocative. Combine all this with well crafted compositions and Jonas Munk's trademark head-spinning, multi-layered sound sculptures, and you've got a work of undeniable beauty. Track list: 01. Hearts On fire, 02. Springtime, 03. Dreampoppers Tribute, 04. Where Are The Flowers, 05. Ferris Wheel Blackout, 06. Think Eyes Away, 07. You're My Japan, 08. Sneak, 09. Crucial Love Games, 10. Ovation Outsiders, 11. Girl Afraid, 12. Love At First Sight. ""Re-evokes my dancing feet with the fragrance of Liz Fraser insanity there on top.. humm..There' s some serious celebration going on in Scandinavia now." -- SERENA MANEESH ""Springtime" kills, kills again, and then kills some more. And then bathes in in the blood of its own awesomeness." --JATUN
Darla-164
CD
$12.25


Saints
Greatest Cowboy Movie Never Made [4CD boxset]
PS, AUSTRALIA 4CD set that includes the first 3 studio albums after the band's departure from EMI: 'Monkey Puzzle', 'Out In the Jungle', and 'A Little Madness to Be Free'. Also includes an unreleased live album taken from a show in Sydney in 1981, the complete 5 track EP 'Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow', plus 6 more non-lp bonus tracks! CDs in a LP-style slipcase jackets with original artwork plus a 20 page booklet with lyrics and liner notes. .
Wildflower
CD-BOX
$28.50


Satie, Erik
Cubist Works 1913-1924
PS, UK A new CD in our series by visionary French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925), following the success of previous releases Vexations, Socrate, Musique de la Rose + Croix and Dada Works, on which we present selected Satie recordings with explicit links to the unconventional, the mystic and the avant-garde. Cubist Works offers four works composed by Satie between 1913 and 1924 for his collaborations with the artist Pablo Picasso. These include piano and orchestral versions of his scores for the celebrated 'Cubist' ballets Parade (1917) and Mercure (1924), as well as the seldom-heard organ 'diversion', The Statue Found (1923). The 60 minute CD also includes The Puppets Are Dancing, written for the French Futurist dancer and poet Valentine de Saint-Point in 1913, and the ludic Trois Valses distinguées du précieux dégouté ('Three Disgustingly Precious Waltzes'), a barbed swipe at rival composer Maurice Ravel and premiered at an exhibition of works by Picasso, Matisse and others in 1916. The solo piano works on this CD are performed by Bojan Gorisek. The booklet includes archive images and detailed liner notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2406
CD
$16.25


Schwarz
Heavengazers
PS, SPAIN Schwarz return with "Heavengazers", recorded in Germany last summer. Embracing a brunch of pirouettes full of sound and melody, Schwarz have created a unique and personal language based on bands like Loop, Spectrum, 13th Floor Elevators, The Stooges and even Can. Ten songs that swing between precision and exploration, risk and fun. Psychedelic pop is not an easy game to play when you live in Murcia, a small town in eastern Spain. Let's just say that the distribution/communication channels don't really know what's going on there. But isolation can sometimes turn into your best allied, being away from pressure and trends. So that's how Schwarz have developed such an intense and vibrant career. Alfonso Alfonso, Juanma Martínez and César Verdú have always been true to themselves. Since their debut "This Songs Mean Nothing" in 1998, they've followed their path silently and with firm steps. A path where psychedelia turned into a lighting fire, krautrock expanded sound as a magnifying glass and indie rock became a hand to hold. The warm welcoming of "Hard Listening" brought more glances to these Martians, as so did their acclaimed live performances. That's how they reached "Heptágono", an odd album recorded with the Spanish masters of voltage Manta Ray. "Heavengazers", their first Acuarela release, can only ensure Schwarz's sound expansion. By the way, this tortured trio reinforces their indescribable style filled with hypnotism, energy and personality. Drone-rock, kraut-rock, art-rock... Why using such "euphemisms" when we only mean "ROCK"? Dirty and intense rock. Rock that, ahem, really rocks. A genre that assumes and works with different possibilities of creating a new type of noise. Sonic spirals remind us of Jessamine, Quickspace or Oneida, with whom they share influences and a pride of being very fond of risk. This new release by Schwarz evolves us in a new rhythm from which we can't be blinded. A rhythm that will guide us to the end of a tunnel of atmospheres drilled by dense, cloned, mysterious music where you won't even notice a hint of seriousness or importance. Schwarz knows how to put the exact amount of sugar needed in what's salty, and the right pinch of salt to what might taste too sweet. To explore and enjoy seems like the premises of "Heavengazers" because it contains songs that are catchy (you can't take them off your head). All of this to reach an album in which there is nothing missing or needed, promising to bring another dimension (even one more!) live.
Acuarela-1075
CD
$13.50


Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel
Hole
PS, UK Linking up with Some Bizarre in the early eighties Thirwell adopted the "Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel" moniker for the release of two of his most well know early albums "Hole" and "Nail" in '84 & '85 respectively. With a collision of electronics, tape loops and harsh beats and vocals these albums helped define the burgeoning underground industrial scene in London at the time. With lovingly restored artwork under direct supervision from Thirwell himself these two albums are now available in deluxe digi packs which do the original LP's artwork justice like no CD issue has ever done. Both albums have also been re-mastered by Scott Hull (Herbie Hancock, David Bowie etc.) to bring out the best in these milestone releases freeing them from the bad CD mastering these titles have suffered from in the past.
SomeBizzarre-052
CD
$18.25


Sea And Cake
Everybody
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50


Sea And Cake
Everybody
PS, US Their first full-length in over four years continues to perfect their singular brand of dreamlike, hot-buttered pop music that sounds delicately handcrafted, yet effortless. Sheets of glowing guitar tones skip along propulsive percussion underscored by gently funky, introspective bass lines, all adorned by breathlessly delivered lines of lyrical poetry. DUSTED MAGAZINE: "An album that is easy to listen to, but hard to grasp, Everybody wraps its complexities in bright soap bubble diaphanies. It's so pleasant on the surface that you might just skim along forever on its delicate melodies, and miss the restless syncopation and artful interplay underneath. And really, with summer coming, what would be wrong with that?"
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00


Secret Machines
Ten Silver Drops
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Reprise
LP
$19.25


Section 25
Part-Primitiv
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce a brand new studio album from cult post-punk group Section 25, who previously recorded four studio albums with the celebrated Factory Records label. Formed by Blackpool brothers Larry and Vin Cassidy in 1978, Section 25 gigged extensively with Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, New Order and the original Factory stable, completed two North American tours, and recorded keynote albums Always Now (1981) and From The Hip (1984) with Martin Hannett and Bernard Sumner as the respective producers. Their sublime proto-techno single Looking From A Hilltop remains an oft-sampled club classic. Although Section 25 disbanded in 1986, core members Larry (bass/vocals), Vin (drums) and Jenny Cassidy (keyboards/vocals) regrouped in 2001, joined by guitarist Ian Butterworth (ex Tunnelvision) and multi-instrumentalist and engineer Roger Wikeley. Although work on the new album was set back by the untimely death of Jenny Cassidy in November 2004, the group began gigging again in May 2006 and have since visited France, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Dublin, London and Poulton-le-Fylde. Part-Primitiv was produced by the band at West Orange Studio, Preston, in 2007. Stand-out tracks include Can't Let Go, Dream, Carbon and You Never Make Your Mind Up. As the title suggests, the new album combines raw post-punk power with retro-futurist electronics, including two tracks written and sung by Jenny. Section 25 will be promoting Part-Primitiv with further live shows, including an American tour in May 2007, and will also be following their memorable appearance in the 2006 documentary Shadowplayers with spots in upcoming documentaries on Factory (BBC4) and Joy Division. A new live DVD, Communicants, is also available (LTMDVD 2496).
LTM-2500
CD
$13.50


Shedding
What God Doesn't Bless, You Won't Love; What You Don't Love, The Child Won't Know
PS, US Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies Visual art by Kathleen Lolley (www.kathleenlolley.com) Included: coke bottle clear 33 RPM vinyl, a full color one sided 12"x24" cover/poster, three 8"x8" full color inserts with liner notes on the reverse - all packaged in a heavyweight clear PVC sleeve with an external sticker. "...echoes of Dolphy's playing and the ghostly aura of birdsong fuse, teetering at the edge of becoming a symphonic field recording." - The Wire "The stuff of enchantment...all at once haunting, hypnotic and strangely fixating." - Losing Today "Cross the edgier Hypnos label with Accretions with Soleilmoon and you're in the satanic ballpark, though Beelzebub seems more than a little swozzled and bemused on the outing. And the cover art? Omigawd!" - Signal To Noise ...an often stunning, if somewhat challenging, collage of avant-garde, decontextualized "micro-sampled" jazz. I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't usually have the patience for most experimental jazz...but I found myself wholly entranced by the end of the first track." - Gorilla vs. Bear "...a resolutely uncompromising and enigmatic work...wholly deserving of a critical recommendation." - Textura
Hometapes-015
LP
$12.25


Sick Fits
S-T
PS, US Coming from Ottawa, Canada w/ their first full-length, these 5 attitude-filled rock 'n' rollers already have a strong fan base in the US as well. On this album, they turn us on to some seriously catchy, pre-punk styled rock 'n' rolls jams, bringing to mind a revved-up T. Rex, Stones or Stooges. Also featuring a fleet of soul singers, a pianist, saxophone, cello, tabla & tanpura, these songs are more inspired than the retro rock nonsense on the radio today!
FullBreachKicks-013
CD
$11.75


Silversun Pickups
Carnavas
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dangerbird
DLP
$15.00


Simonian, Ashod
Real Fun
PS, US Ashod Simonian (PANTY LIONS) has traveled w/ scores of the finest bands in indie rock. His dreamy, lush polaroids capture the likes of SPOON, SLEATER KINNEY, PAVEMENT, JENNY LEWIS, THE SHINS, WILCO, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE & many more. Filled w/ colorful, deeply felt images, band essays & memoirs, and accompanied by a CD of exclusive tracks by bands featured in the book (M.WARD, CALIFONE, PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY, JASON LYTLE)
PictureBox-003
BOOK
$18.00


Skeletons & the Kings of All Cities
Lucas
PS, US The self-produced album captures this dynamic wonderfully, sounding as expansive as a continent while leaving room for the tiniest sonic detail. Building on their reputation for everything-but-the-kitchen-sink instrumentation, the band has noticeably expanded their sound to more organic, however unfamiliar, realms.
GhostlyInternational-058
CD
$12.50


Skeletons & the Kings of All Cities
Lucas
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GhostlyInternational-058
LP
$14.50


Smith, Elliott
New Moon
PS, US Arguably the most gifted songwriter of his generation, Smith produced a large body of work that includes five solo albums and a collection of songs completed before his death in 2003. This double CD contains twenty-four songs recorded between 1994 and 1997, a prolific time in Elliott's career, when he recorded his self-titled album and "Either/Or". Like his other work, "New Moon" reflects the power of Smith's ability to integrate rich, melodic music with poetic, multi-layered lyrics.
KillRockStars
DCD
$16.50


Smith, Elliott
New Moon
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
DLP
$16.50


Soft Cell
The Bedside Tapes
PS, UK Made between 1978 and 1982, this early set of recordings features the pioneering 1980s U.K. synth-pop duo Soft Cell working up to its chart-dominating sound in a fascinating variety of sonic sketches. Track list: 1. Potential 2. L.O.V.E. Feeling 3. Metro Mrx 4. Bleak Is My Favourite Cliche 5. Occupational Hazard 6. Mix 7. Factory Fun 8. Science Fiction Stories 9. Purely Functional 10. Cut Above The Rest 11. Paranoid 12. Excretory Eat Anorexia 13. Cleansing Fanatic 14. Walking Make Up Counter 15. Pyrex My Cuisine 16. Tupperware Party.
SomeBizarre-046
CD
$18.25


Soft Cell
Demo Nonstop
PS, UK Collection of demo recordings, originally recorded during the sessions for this seedy Synthpop duo's 1981 Non Stop Erotic Cabaret album, which went on to become a worldwide multi-platinum seller (and their most popular album). 10 tracks, most of which are entirely unreleased songs or early versions of album tracks. Includes 'Facility Girl', 'A Man Can Get Lost', 'Persuasion', 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye' and more.
SomeBizarre-059
CD
$18.25


Spearmint
Paris in a Bottle
PS, GERMANY The perfect record for a weekend trip to Paris. A new and sensational record by spearmint that will put some sparkle to the days of this summer for sure. Paris in a bottle is a collection of shimmering song-pearls - very British and simply very Spearminty. Guitar P!O!P!, northern-soul, 60s smoothness, 80s-keyboard-sounds - little song cocktails that will enchant you instantly. Imagine Paris in a bottle to be a car then it would be a Citroen DS with Jarvis Cocker in the driving-seat and Claudine Longet next to him. Well done, spearmint. Very well done, indeed!
Apricot-038
CD
$15.00


Stained Glass
Crazy Horse Roads
PS, UK This Californian psych-pop act issued a string of excellent singles & 2 superb albums between 1966 & 1969, but finally splintered when none of them sold. This classic fusion of acid rock, folk, pop & country originally appeared in '68 & makes its long-awaited CD debut here, complete w/ no fewer than 9 non-LP BONUS cuts, showing them to have been one of the most unfairly overlooked U.S. bands of their era.
Fallout
CD
$16.00


Sultan, Mark
Sultanic Verses
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
InTheRed-142
LP
$10.25


Sultan, Mark
Sultanic Verses
PS, US Brilliant new solo record by the artist also known as BBQ, who has previously done time in the Spaceshits, Los Sexareenos, & the KING KHAN & BBQ Show. A more fleshed out, refined-yet still raw & stripped down-version of Sultan's signature take on vintage era garage, R&B, doo wop & rock styles.
InTheRed-142
CD
$13.25


Swans
Cop/Young God/ Greed/ Holy Money
PS, UK Originally released as three separate LPs: COP, GREED, and HOLY MONEY plus the EP YOUNG GOD. Swans: M. Gira (vocals); Westberg, Mosimann, Crosby, Kizys, Jarboe, Gonzales, Parsons, Nahem. Additional personnel: Lo, Prosser, Erskine, Thirwell. Producers include: M. Gira. Enigineers include: Jorge Estaban. Recorded at Vanguard Studios, New York, New York & Platinum Studios, Zurich, Switzerland in February through May 1984; Intergalactic Studios, New York, New York in January 1986; Soho Studios, London, England in April 1986. Digitally remastered by M. Gira (1998, Griffin Mastering, Atlanta, Georgia). U.K. version. Swans play some of the most brutal songs that can still be called music. This two-disc set collects the band's third, fourth, and fifth albums, along with an early EP. Clearly influenced by Throbbing Gristle and Test Department, Swans take the basic template of industrial music, remove the last vestiges of punk rock--along with any semblance of humor--and create something so punishing, so monumentally "heavy," that it seems as though they really have to wrench out every sound. The first disc focuses on the body--the mental as well as the physical. "Why Hide," a gut-wrenching slow grind, features the charming "I need you more than I hate myself / You hurt me then hurt yourself / Why hide the lie?," delivered in Michael Gira's sandblasted and glass-shattered voice. The second disc ups the speed of the songs, lyrically focuses on power, and keeps up (occasionally exceeding) the graphic intensity of the earlier material while also exploring new ingredients. "Blackmail" introduces a piano and female vocals, and "A Screw" features horns. This music is in no way fun or pleasant. A glance at the track titles ought to make that abundantly clear. Swans are, however, compulsively interesting. Amazing double CD re-issue of four Swans early albums. Crawling out of the same noisy, arty New York underground that sired Sonic Youth and Lydia Lunch, Swans created a dark, abrasive, murky, slowed-down noise rock that served as a starting point for their ruminations about alienation, depression, depravity, and the disturbing side of human nature. Singers Michael Gira and Jarboe have been the group's only constants over the years; Gira has taken the group from its early confrontational shock tactics to a more varied, mature attack. The band first appeared on record in 1982 with a self-titled EP, and these early releases document their search for the musical vocabulary to express their ideas effectively. Female singer Jarboe joined the group for 1986's Holy Money and brought a gentler, more relaxed dimension to Swans' sound.
SomeBizarre-047
DCD
$18.25


Talbot, Jason/Vertonen
Nice Moments
PS, US TALBOTs solo performances involve turntables w/ modified tone arms, needles, & records coupled w/ other electronic & acoustic devices; the result is cascading electronic wall of noise & subtle, creaking musique concrete. VERTONEN's side is a multi-layered & multi-phased synthesizer piece; a simple source turned much denser to create a hypnotic dronish-tone.
CIP-019
CD
$7.00


Tarwater
Spider Smile
PS, US This electro duo, each of them w/ roots in East Berlins sub culture & avant-garde, their songs being full of allusions & references which encourage the listener to link his/her own stories the band's.
MorrMusic-073
CD
$15.75


Tarwater
Spider Smile
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MorrMusic-073
LP
$17.50


Telefon Tel Aviv
Remixes Compiled
PS, US The duo's album of remixes culled from the last 7 years of the bands entire lifespan to date. When their hometown of New Orleans virtually washed away by Hurricane Katrina, they were forced to take inventory of their lives & careers. By compiling their remix output onto 1 disc, TTV offers a 50-minute, re-education & simultaneously highlight the sweeping beauty & schizophrenic nature of their music.
Hefty-061
CD
$14.25


Textile Ranch
I Believe in Lassies
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.
Dearstereofan-004
CD
$17.00


Thilges
La Double Absence
PS, US Western experimental music meets Oriental art music. A specific, new way of playing had to be developed; some pieces are completely notated, others are improvised. The music is based on magams, traditional Arabic scales, that were assigned to particular musicians. This offers everything a good pop record asks for: catchy melodies, complex rhythms, & a downright atmospheric density. The music is about bacchanal, melancholic, & difficult situations, thus simply about life. This is international music; timeless, beautiful, meditative, & complex.
Staubgold-076
CD
$15.50


Travis
The Boy with No Name
PS, US New album!!!
Sony
CD
$16.75


Trees Community
Christ Tree
PS, US The official, 1st-time REISSUE of this much sought after & highly collectible 1975 LP release by this alternative Christian commune formed in NYC, now lovingly remastered from original tapes. Presented here with nine bonus tracks; seven songs taken from the box set edition & two songs never before released. A simply stunning set of experimental music and a must-have for fans of psychedelic-folk, psalmody, choral music & commune jams.
Hand/Eye-030
CD
$12.25


True Primes
We Have Won
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON LP!! The Brooklyn duo of CHE CHEN (founder of the cool O SIRHAN O SIRHAN MAGAZINE) and ROLYN HU (operatrix of the fine GLASSLANDS performance space) disinfect disaffection with their brand of elemental buzzing unrock. Guitar, girl voice, off drum & unidentifiable noisemakers & homemade gadgets are the foundation for a sound that grafts a smiley face on the body of no wave's penchant for alienation. The unified duo are out on a mission to reverse the flow of negative energy through anthemic fractured ecstatic noise pop and feedback wash. Inspired by DNA, Henry Flynt, Sigmar Polke, Ramnad Krishnan, P.I.L., Yoko Ono, Arthur Russell, Friendship, French folding bicycles and those Eskimo girls who sing into each others mouths to create harmonic overtones.
Locust-086
LP
$16.25


Van Doesburg, Nelly (Petro)
Repertoire De Stijl: Bauhaus: Dada
PS, UK LTM are pleased to present an overview of the avant-garde piano repertoire of Pétro van Doesburg, performed at various De Stijl, Dada and Bauhaus soirees in Europe between 1920 and 1925. Born in Holland in 1899, Pétro met De Stijl movement founder and propagandist Theo van Doesburg in 1920. Over the next decade the couple lived in Wiemar (where Theo was associated with the influential Bauhaus art and architecture school) and then Paris. A Conservatory-trained pianist, Pétro accompanied her husband's lectures with selected modernist piano pieces, and also performed at Salon Dada soirees organised by Theo with Kurt Schwitters in Holland and Germany in 1922/23. Following Theo's death in 1931, Pétro established the De Stijl archive and was a buyer for Peggy Guggenheim. She died in 1975. The material on this 76 minute CD includes pieces by Erik Satie, Josef Matthias Hauer, Arnold Schoenberg, Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger and Jacob van Domselaer, whose austere Proeven van Stijlkunst (1913-17) offers an application of Piet Mondrian's neo-plastic principles to musical composition. The music is performed by noted Dutch pianist Peter Beijersbergen van Henegouwen. The CD also features a deluxe booklet featuring archive images and detailed historical notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2495
CD
$16.25


Various
Camping 3
PS, US Compiled by the label boss herself, ELLEN ALLIEN. She shares w/ us her crystal ball BPitch futurecast: these are all brand-new & excl. tracks & remixes from their roster & 2007 looks ace. Feat. soon-to-come club-smashers & hushed grooves from the likes of JAHCOOZI, PAUL KALKBRENNER, MODESELEKTOR, SASCHA FUNKE, BEN KLOCK & TOMAS ANDERSSON, just to name a few. It's a neu world manifesto.
BPitchControl-148
CD
$15.50


Various
A Young Person's Guide To Compact
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
Souvenirs From Egg Records
PS, UK 27 track compilation from the zenith of indie pop, featuring 15 bands from late eighties Scotland, Australia and Canada, brought to you from Scottish label Egg Records. This features some well known names such as Even As We Speak, The Bachelor Pad and This Poison to some gems waiting to be discovered such as The Submarines and The Prayers. Track list: 1. The Prayers - Sister Goodbye, 2. Even As We Speak - Blue Suburban Skies, 3. This Poison - The Great Divide, 4. The Bachelor Pad - Meet the Lovely Jenny Brown, 5. Tugboat - Smelly Ears 05, 6. Remember Fun - Apple of My Eye, 7. Lets Go Naked - Three Limbs, 8. The Submarines - Take Me Away, 9. The Widdershins - Dishwashing Liquid, 10. Baby Lemonade - Jiffy Neckwear Creation, 11. The Hardy Boys - Let the World Smother you, 12. Change of Seasons - Soft Spoken, 13. The Lighthouse Keepers - Springtime, 14. The Church Grims - Seen It All, 15. The Palisades - Knight in Gale, 16. The Prayers - Forevers Over, 17. Even As We Speak - Nothing Ever Happens 18. This Poison - Engine Failure, 19. The Palisades - Today of All Days, 20. The Bachelor Pad - Smoothie, 21. Tugboat - Not Going Anywhere, 22. Remember Fun - Cold Inside, 23. Lets Go Naked - See Me Now, 24. The Submarines - Down Through The Room 25. Baby Lemonade - Secret Goldfish, 26. The Church Grims - Mr Watt Said 27. Change of Seasons - Pirates on the South China Sea.
Egg-015
CD
$13.50


Various
Grand Bahama Goombay
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Numero-014
LP
$15.75


Various
Grand Bahama Goombay
PS, US The 2nd in their series of exploration of the pan-American funk experience, it's a deep overview of Funky Nassaus redheaded sister city, Freeport, GBI. From 1969-76 Frank Penns GBI studio & label cranked out a dozen LPs & twice as many singles infected w/ the Miami sounds drifting in over the 100 mile strait. The catalog is a fruity blend of rake & scrape, bush, junkanoo, calypso, reggae, & of course, goombay, w/ a twist of American soul. The 76 min, 16 track CD feat. Jay Mitchell, Frank Penn, the Gospel Chandeliers, Dry Bread, Cyril Ferguson, Sylvia Hall, the Mustangs, Ozzie Hall, & Willpower.
Numero-014
CD
$15.75


Various
Sunkissed
PS, US Sunkissed is Oslo's most popular club-concept & has been running for over 8 years with resident DJs G-Ha & Olanskii inviting friends & artists. This mix presents their Norwegian friends with both tracks & remixes. In many ways the perfect document of the Norwegian electronic music scene. It features the ones who started the whole Norwegian electronic music scene back in the late 80s: MENTAL OVERDRIVE & RUNE LINDBAEK, to the guys who took it further, EROT (RIP) & BJORN TORSKE. To what became known as space disco or cosmic disco with the stars of the scene today, LINDSTROM & PRINS THOMAS. Till the next generation & tomorrows stars TODD TERJE, DISK JOKKE, BLACKBELT ANDERSON & MAGNUS INTERNASJONAL. The mix also features the new wave of cosmic rock coming out of Norway with 120 DAYS & SERENA-MANEESH
SmalltownSupersound-136
CD
$14.50


Velella Velella
Bay Of Biscay
PS, US VV makes music that is blissed-out, tonal, enthusiastic & grooving. Somewhere in this sonic mélange there are influences being pulled out of a hat-The Sea and Cake, Out Hud, Stereolab-but after spending some time with The Bay of Biscay it becomes abundantly clear that, like the jellyfish it is named after, Velella Velella swims in its own sea. "Think Stereolab with flute loops & breakbeats, or Standards-era Tortoise with a veil of hookah lounge sensuality, and youve almost got a feel for this local duos pretty damn unique experiments in funk." -Seattle Weekly
Hush-071
CD
$13.25


Volt
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
InTheRed-038
LP
$10.50


Volt
S-T
PS, US Debut full length from French trio Volt is a followup to 2003's well received and now sold out 12 inch EP. Synth led garage punk 75!
InTheRed-038
CD
$13.25


Wainwright, Rufus
Release The Stars
PS, US Fifth album was produced Rufus himself, mixed by Marius de Vries (Bowie, Bjork, Madonna) & executive produced by Neil Tennant (PET SHOP BOYS). Incl. guests RICHARD THOMPSON, MARTHA WAINWRIGHT, TEDDY THOMPSON, JOAN WASSER (ANTONY) & SIAN PHILLIPS.
Geffen
CD
$14.00


Weatherbox
American Art
PS, US Thirteen songs of swelling love and bear-like strength. A stunning first step from this San Diego band destined for greatness. Gigantic guitar hooks and earth-shattering drum work seem to burst through a cloud of smoke, all while the vocalist provides a hefty dose of eclectic melodies with lyrics that harkens back to a bygone psychedelic era. With equal parts prog-rock and symphonic guitar ambience, "American Art" makes an undeniable statement.
Doghouse
CD
$12.50


Weisbard, Eric
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I and II
PS, US It was the season of the blockbuster. Between August 12 and November 26 1991, a whole slew of acts released albums that were supposed to sell millions of copies in the run-up to Christmas. Metallica, Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Garth Brooks, MC Hammer, and U2 - all were competing for the attention of the record-buying public at the same time. But perhaps the most attention-seeking act of all was Guns N Roses. Their albums Use Your Illusion 1 and 2, released on the same day, were both 75-minute sprawlers with practically the same cover design - an act of colossal arrogance.

On one level, it worked. The albums claimed the top two chart positions, and ultimately sold 7 million copies each in the US alone. On another level, it was a disaster. This was an album that Axl Rose has been unable to follow up in fifteen years. It signaled the end of Guns N Roses, of heavy metal on the Sunset Strip, and the entire 1980s model of blockbuster pop/rock promotion. Use Your Illusion marked the end of rock as mass culture.

In this book, Eric Weisbard shows how the album has matured into a work whose baroque excesses now have something to teach us about pop and the platforms it raises and lowers, about a man who suddenly found himself praised to the firmament for every character trait that had hitherto marked him as an irredeemable loser.

Eric Weisbard has been writing about music since 1989. He edited the Spin Alternative Record Guide and was a senior writer there for ten years. At Experience Music Project, the Seattle music museum, he put together the travelling exhibit "Disco: A Decade of Saturday Nights" and he organized the annual pop music conference.
Continuum-041
BOOK
$9.95


Whitehouse
Cruise
PS, US The first installment in the highly-anticipated WHITEHOUSE 180-gram vinyl collection series. In 2001, Cruise was the result of three years of fanatically meticulous preparation, recorded both in the UK by WILLIAM BENNETT and in Chicago by STEVE ALBINI, this high quality limited double-LP showcases what was a new generation Whitehouse sound. Features rare extra instrumental version of title track originally released for DJs. PLEASE NOTE--because of the limited nature of this vinyl.
VeryFriendly/SusanLawly
DLP
$25.00


Wilco
Sky Blue Sky [Special Edition CD+DVD]
PS, US New album, limited edition with DVD.
Nonesuch
DCD
$25.00


Wilco
Sky Blue Sky [enhanced]
PS, US New album.
Nonesuch
CD
$16.75


Wooden Stars
People Are Different
PS, CANADA Eight years since their own The Moon and seven since their eponymous Juno award-winning collaboration with Julie Doiron, the beloved Wooden Stars have returned in perfect working order. Comprised of newly written songs and unreleased pre-hiatus material, People Are Different doesn't represent a departure for the Wooden Stars, nor does it bear traces of rust. In fact, this inventive, intricate record makes it hard to believe the band ever parted ways. More rock-oriented and less quirky than their earliest work, the quartet's latter-day material still challenges pop song conventions with gutsy arrangements and unique lyricism. Vocalists/guitarists Julien Beillard and Mike Feuerstack remain a formidable tandem, and songs like "Orphans" and "Pretty Girl" smartly entangle dark humour with measured optimism. The downer themes are tempered by stunning guitar parts and upbeat performances, such as the dynamic and infectious "Last Secret Infirmary" and the slyly romantic "Blackouts." The tight rhythm section of drummer Andrew McCormack and new bassist Josh Latour propel deceptively poppy punk songs like "Microphone" and the dizzyingly great "Boating Accident" in intriguing directions. The challenging post-punk edges of People are Different don't diminish its accessibility, easily enabling the Wooden Stars to remind young indie rockers of their singular influence.
SonicUnyon-116
CD
$14.50


Woolson, Raymond Scott
Accidental Grace Notes
PS, US RIYL: SLOWDIVE, MALORY, SIGUR ROS, ULRICH SCHNAUSS, COCTEAU TWINS. Raymond Scott Woolson is akin to a one-man Slowdive of the 2000's. Much how bands like Explosions in the Sky cull the best of their 80s/90s dreampop influences such as Cocteau Twins, Lush, etc. and bring them up to date with a fresh new sound, Raymond Scott Woolson does the same in bringing gorgeous layers of atmospheric shoegaze guitar work into the new millennium. Raymond Scott Woolson is a reclusive independent recording artist of ethereal guitar-driven instrumental music. Atmospheric and uplifting, his soundscapes hover along the fringes of the shoegaze / dreampop universe. A touch of melancholy here and there, a wistful feeling, but no doom or gloom. Woolson will not add to the burden of darkness in the world. His is the music of light. All of his songs have happy endings. ACCIDENTAL GRACE NOTES was released in 2006. This 50 minute CD gathers together 8 favorite tracks from 3 previous hyper-limited CD-R-only albums, and presents them as a unified sampler of his recent work. Despite the varying sources, the songs flow gracefully into each other, linked by intriguing field recordings, the whole forming a cohesive and satisfying journey throughout the length of the album. A strong believer in the Do-It-Yourself ethic, Woolson tackled every aspect of this home-made album himself, from the meticulous audio production to the art design and photography. The result is not big-budget perfect, but it is honest and original, two qualities sorely lacking in the majority of today's recorded music. Reviewers have had the following to say about the album: "...a steady, cohesive flow of washed-out beauty..." "...I'm lost in a sea of sounds..." "...a truly beautiful, haunting quality..." "...lovely, beautiful sonic soundscapes..." Mr Woolson lives in Western New York State. He has produced 4 albums of "ethereal instrumental" music to date. He does not perform live or make public appearances. He is available for interviews via the written word only.
Clairerecords-006
CD
$9.75


Wright, Shannon
Let In The Light
PS, US Wright takes the clarity and artistic sensibility of Lou Reed, mixes them with the subdued simplicity of Erik Satie and the explosive abilities of Jimmy Page, and emerges as her own artist. On this, her first album in three years, Shannon finally lets herself go and allows the time and emotional space to create the record she really wanted to make. It's earnest and sympathetic, open and vulnerable, and her most revealing work yet.
Quarterstick
CD
$13.25


Yacht
I Believe In You Your Magic Is Real
PS, US Known as much for his effeminate, wildly sexual "dancing" as for creating damaging beats & weird visuals. Hot on the heels of the release of The Blows Paper Television, which Bechtolt co-wrote & played all of the instruments on, IBIYYMIR is the next step for YACHT. His twelve new catchy creations boast addictive beats & positive, memorable lyrics, including lyrics by David Shrigley, Deerhoofs designer.
Marriage-040
CD
$15.00


Yellow Swans
Descension
PS, SPAIN 29 minutes-2 tracks. Yellow Swans are back and Descension is their most psychedelic recording till date, two tracks recorded while on tour that maintain the expansive and melodic qualities the Drift EP (their last year's release on Acuarela) presented, but harbor the intensity of a Yellow Swans show. Caged beast. Pete Swanson and Gabriel Mindel Saloman are the vibrant duo behind Yellow Swans. Working on improvisation and the use of either electronica or guitars and the assembling/reassembling of sound through a bunch of musical influences: hardcore, dub, death metal, hip hop, noise, jazz, folk, all mixed up by an unlimited creative process. An improvisional approach to music that creates a unique experience for each live performance. Swanson describes the music he crafts with help of Saloman as "a constantly evolving mass of psychedelic noise that is both physically arresting and physically liberating". An exercise of freedom. After self-releasing a series of EPs and limited copies 7", Bring The Neon War Home, their first album, came out garnering much recognition in the US. And so it did their sophomore record Psychic Secession, which contained some politically oriented lyrics. Drift was a unique presentation of the more melodic and gentle side of Yellow Swans. Shimmering guitars, electronic squalls, harsh walls of static and burning wires. Electronic grit smeared over gentle finger picked guitars, Martian melodies. As Drift, Descension is a consequence of months of live concerts and tours. Recorded live, this new release finds a more abstract line. This two drones stick to our heads for weeks. Swanson and Saloman go and totally lay a psychedelic trip where gauzy clouds of melodic whir inflate and expand covering our minds. Recorded in late 2006, these two pieces of ambient-noise show a new purified noise smog column that will guide us back to what we used to be.
Acuarela-063
CD5
$8.25

Forthcoming Releases

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Crystal Magic Pyramid Under The Stars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Brand new full length album from the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO featuring their recent addition, female vocalist Kitagawa Hao. Recorded over a period of four months at The Acid Mothers Temple this is a very clean sounding and polished AMT. Frontman Kawabata Makoto admitted, only half joking, that this has the "cleanest sound in AMT history!" More controlled than many of their speaker destroying fuzz blasted speed guru jams, Crystal Rainbow Pyramid is focused on mystic ambient passages leading into Kawabata's head-heavy echo-riffs. Crystal Rainbow Pyramid is clearly one of the new classic AMT recordings. Prepare to have your mind blown slowly with evolving heavyweight jams and climactic peaks of exquisite ecstacy. Artwork by Seldon Hunt.
Important-146
CD
$12.25


Acrnym
Flowers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, CANADA Genre: Electronic/Breakcore. Discovered by Bong-Ra for his Kriss record label, 20 year old Glasgow, Scotland artist Calum Gunn makes music under the moniker Acrnym, his debut album "Flowers" is 13 killer tracks tethering spastic rhythms and malfunctioning breaks with spellbinding melodic instrumentation. "Flowers" shows off some awesome technical exercises in speedy BPMs with a buzz-storm of frenetic break episodes and blazing synth lines. Think Venetian Snares meets Wisp i.e., Amazing breakcore with actual melodies.
Sublight-3401
CD
$12.25


Architecture In Helsinki
Heart it Races (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Heart it Races, AIH's first release since 2005's much loved In Case We Die, paves the way for a much bigger and brighter picture on their new album Places Like This--forthcoming from Polyvinyl in August. This new EP features the single, "Heart it Races", plus cover versions by Hey Willpower! and Dr Dog, mixes by YACHT and DJ/Rupture and a collaboration with Trinidadian vocalist Mr Lee G. Track Listing: 1. Heart it Races - Single Version, 2. Heart it Races - DJ Rupture's Ital Hymn mix Featuring Mr Lee G, 3. Heart it Races - As played by Hey Willpower!, 4. Heart it Races - YACHT's I Should Coco Mix, 5. Heart it Races - As played by Dr Dog.
Polyvinyl-135
CD5
$4.00


Architecture In Helsinki
Heart it Races Remixes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US This vinyl only remix EP, takes AIH's psyched out island jam, "Heart it Races", straight to the club. Featuring remixes by Trizzy (Atrak), Pink Skull, YACHT & Franc Tetaz. BOOM! Track Listing: Side A: Heart it Races - Trizzy's Rusty Tin Can Mix, Heart it Races - YACHT's I Should Coco Mix. Side B: Heart it Races - Pink Skull Remix, Heart it Races - Franc Tetaz Mix.
Polyvinyl-136
12
$4.00


Audion
Noiser/Fred's Bells (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US "Noiser" is strictly for the late-night crowd, finding the more twisted dark side of Audion- like a doomsday machine in its death knell. "Fred's Bells" is a sign of progression into more subtle, but no less incendiary tracks. This is music for the morning after party.
SpectralSound-044
12
$8.25


Baird, Meg
Dear Companion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US From the ESPERS. Playing guitar & a bit of dulcimer along with her singing, Meg conveys simplicity while the mix contains discreet elements such as harmonies, double-tracks of vocals, a bit of reverb, & in one instance, the deployment of a Space Echo, all of which support a singular feeling without disruption.
DragCity-340
CD
$13.25


Baird, Meg
Dear Companion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-340
LP
$13.25


Band Of Bees
Octopus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US They are a consistently brilliant musical collective that cross genre lines from track to track, but always manage to keep their songs buoyant, lively, humorous & danceable, feat. retro-flavored horns, keys, guitars & dubby bass & drums.
Astralwerks
CD
$15.50


Bark Bark Bark
Haunts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US A creative powerhouse based out of Tucson that covers every aspect of being a self proclaimed one man act. For fans of Beck, LCD Soundsystem, Deerhoof, Moldy Peaches, Ween.
RetardDisco-014
CD
$11.25


Battles
Mirrored (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp-156
DLP
$19.00


Battles
Mirrored (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US A complete eclipse of their earlier work, this embodies all the prior ideas & qualities that have surrounded the group & extrapolates exponentially upon them. The fractured rhythms, crystalline staccato guitar lines & throttling drums still remain. New textures & horizons become attainable through the addition of vocals courtesy of TYONDAI BRAXTON.
Warp-156
CD
$15.50


Benni Hemm Hemm
Kajak (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Eleven musicians recorded thirteen vibrating tracks, with kettledrums & trumpets, with guitars, trombones & a glockenspiel. Here, Benedik H. Hermannsson, the passionate narrator & cunning entertainer became a well versed arranger.
MorrMusic-074
CD
$16.50


Benni Hemm Hemm
Kajak (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MorrMusic-074
DLP
$17.00


Bergraven
Dödsvisioner (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Bergraven turns the traditional blast-and-flay aesthetic of "frost bitten grimness" on its ear and comes at you with sweeping riff dirges, winding cinematic passages, melodic guitar interludes, tortured-yet-vaguely authoritarian and Germanic vocal overtones and - get this - ambient pedal steel excursions. All of which is enough to make your head spin, especially if you're down with weirdness. "Dodsvisioner" is not your typical black metal experience, and Bergraven is not your standard Swedish killing machine.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50


Big Takeover, The
#60 (The Shins Cover) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Interviews: Shins * Decemberists (Pt. 2) * Bright Eyes * Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh * Voxtrot * Don McGlashan (Mutton Birds) * Jello Biafra (Pt. 2) * The Sound * Modernettes * Hilton Valentine (Animals Pt. 2) * Libertines U.S. * Quarrymen (Pre-Beatles) * Ted Leo * Can * Jesse Sykes * Secret Shine * Dion & The Belmonts * Frames * English Beat * Stellastarr* * Chelsea * Copeland * Sammies (Morisen Records)

Editorials: Rabid: Death Of The LP? (& The History Of Music Formats!) * Ackerman: Farewell, James Brown * Sommer: Don Imus & The Virginia Tech Tragedy

Live Reviews: Agent Orange * Avengers * Bad Brains & Stimulators * Rob Dickinson * Mark Eitzel * Hazey Janes * B.B. King * Lemonheads * Mojave 3 * New Model Army * Pernice Brothers * Pipettes * Emma Pollock * Paul Weller * Brian Wilson *

Hundreds of CD Reviews: Long Blondes * Idlewild * Fields * '60s Bee Gees * Pointed Sticks * Maximo Park * Comsat Angels * Stooges * Loney, Dear * Amy Winehouse * John Doe * The La's * Colin Blunstone * (Vancouver) Subhumans * Louis Armstrong * Sloan * Young Galaxy * Beatles * Smithereens * Desmond Dekker * Rhino 39 * Gene Clark * New Pornographers * Del Shannon * The Sharp Things * Spoon * Saints * BRMC * Tim Buckley * Sly Stone * Of Montreal * Damned * Beck * Joanna Newsome * Neil Young * Low * X-Ray Spex * ELO * Stanley Bros., and more
BigTakeover-060
ZINE
$5.75


Black Dice
Roll Up b/w Drool (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US A new two song 12"" EP. Reflecting another withering season in a Brooklyn basement rehearsal space, the band created a work of abandon, a sonic balloon to unfamiliar vistas. Both tracks offer something upbeat & hypnotic, looking far away from America 2007, while still retaining a familiar raw boldness & playfulness, existing in a wide gray area between jam bands & minimal techno.
PawTracks-016
12
$10.75


Black Moth Super Rainbow
Dandelion Gum (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US A loosely based concept record about witches who make candy in the forest. Each of the 16 songs represent a different candy-induced freak out. Songs that are built to stick in your head for hours meet textures that are impossible to erase. Some are bright, some are really sad and some are designed to make you think about life and rainbows and death.
Graveface-030
CD
$10.25


Blackshaw, James
Cloud of Unknowing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Like a refreshing bolt ouf of the acoustic blue, young guitar phenom arrives from the UK magical & fully formed but largely unheralded on our fair, but(t) ignorant shores. His mastery of the acoustic 12-string is apparant within seconds & after that you only need sit back and enjoy the ride. From the Fahey/Kottke/Takoma school, he deftly integrates both Eastern & Western styles. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$13.75


Blues Control
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US Up & coming NYC guitar duo that just might be the missing link between Van Halen & legendary experimentalist Henry Flynt. Hazy. Spaced out pulsing electronics laid to waste by fuzzed psychedelic distortion.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.25


Bonde Do Role
With Lasers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$12.50


Bonde Do Role
With Lasers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Riotous Brazilian MC and DJ three-piece Bonde Do Role play baile funk - a flippant, punked-up take on Miami bass developed in Rio's favelas - and yet aren't from Rio. A characteristic of baile funk is its playfulness and mash-up guerrilla-style sampling. Grunge, heavy metal, and cheese were added to the melting pot here. Their SXSW appearances were the talk of post-festival blogs, described in many instances as a "Brazilian Beastie Boys" with their explosive performances and filthy lyrics.
Domino
CD
$12.50


Bongos, The
Drums Along the Hudson [special edition, bonus tracks] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US A parasol fave from the waqyback 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 tracks are augmented with 12 bonus songs for a total of...27! 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


Boy In Static
Violet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US Boston's Alexander Chen is a self taught musician, singer songwriter & graphic artist. This new cd is work of hushed dream pop with lush vocals & mature songwriting. Fuzzy dream pop.
Mush-254
CD
$13.25


Boy In Static
Violet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mush-254
LP
$10.50


Brown, Steven
Brown Plays Tenco + Live 1988 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, UK Steven Brown is a core member of cult avant garde band Tuxedomoon. As a solo artist he has recorded some ten solo albums, including Music For Solo Piano (1983), Searching For Contact (1987), Half Out (1991), Nine Rain (1996) and Decade (2003). Brown Plays Tenco was recorded in Italy in 1987 and features Steven's own interpretations of five songs written by cult artist Luigi Tenco. Born in Cassine in 1938, Tenco scored many hits as a singer in Italy during the 1960s, but shot himself through the head at the San Remo Festival in 1967 after Ciao amore ciao (Hello, Love, Hello), failed to reach the final. The suicide note explained that his suicide was a gesture of protest against the jury's taste in music. Never available on CD before, Brown Plays Tenco has now been digitally remastered with twelve bonus tracks recorded live in Italy in 1988. These include in-concert renditions of songs by Luigi Tenco as well as solo material by both Brown (Besides All That, rwf) and Tuxedomoon (What Use?, Egypt , Lowlands Tone Poem). Artist Resume: Steven Brown was born in Chicago in 1952, and currently resides in Mexico City. Tuxedomoon formed in San Francisco in 1977 around the nucleus of Steven Brown, Blaine Reininger and Peter Principle. Following a string of releases on the Residents' Ralph label, the band relocated to Europe in 1981. Their dozen-odd group albums include the classics Half Mute, Desire, Suite En Sous-Sol, Ghost Sonata and Holy Wars. The latest TM album Bardo Hotel was released in 2006.
LTM-2428
CD
$16.25


Cex
Sketchi (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Six years in the making, "Sketchi" is CEX'S densest, darkest, and longest album to date; slow-moving ambient dirges that are heavy on the beats and light on vocals (being instrumental and all). There are sounds in these songs that you will swear are not of this world, and truth be told, you never know with the Cex man. Take all your clothes off, paint your face, beat your fists into the floor and pray that this lasts forever. But it can't, and THIS STRANGE BREW IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO 1,000 COPIES. Showcasing the most controversial art in the history of TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LTD., each copy of "Sketchi" has been carefully assembled by hand and numbered by the loving fingers of our devoted and fatigued staff. Keepin' it real since forever!
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-116
CD
$11.50


Choir Practice
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
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


Claudia Quintet
For (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Since their founding in the late 1990s, TCQ has walked a unique path in contemporary jazz. Unlike most jazz ensembles where the particular musicians may come & go, drummer, composer & leader John Hollenbeck always wanted Claudia to be a 'band' with a sound not only determined by the compositions & the instrumentation, but with the actual players who perform the music. This conception is why Claudia has had an immediately identifiable sound since its inception. Drew Gress-acoustic bass, Matt Moran-vibes, Ted Reichman-accordion & Chris Speed-clarinet & tenor sax all make TCQ the fantastic band that it is. An astonishing band with a huge range of emotional depth & range & with appeal far beyond strictly 'jazz' listeners. For this, their fourth album, they've released an album of dedications. This album & band has wide appeal beyond just 'jazz' fans. ""This is a true ensemble from top to bottom, a sonic equivalent to a hand-woven tapestry.... Impressive." - Downbeat
Cuneiform-247
CD
$14.25


Cluster
Zuckerzeit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Originally released in '74, thismarked a turning point for these seminal German space rockers. Recorded shortly after their move away from the metropolis of Berlin, it sees some of the abrasiveness of their earlier material slightly diffusing. W/ the addition of proto drum machines & the producing talents of Michael Rother, their sound here has more pop sensibility.
Lilith-132
LP
$19.00


Concretes
Hey Trouble [import] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, SWEDEN The new Concretes' brand new album. Available in the US later this year, but we've struck a deal with Licking Fingers to make this available as a reasonably priced import now.
LickingFingers
CD
$14.00


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


Cure, The
Three Imaginary Boys (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US They recorded their debut album @ Londons Morgan Studios & released it on May 8, 1979. After touring for almost all of '77, the band changed their name to The Cure & rearranged their line-up w/ the sacking of Porl Thompson, giving birth to an unusual power trio. This line-up lasted only for their 1st album, making it unique in its essentially minimal sound. The album was released in the US w/ a different title (Boys Dont Cry - from one of the bands best selling singles) & a slightly different track listing.
Lilith-130
LP
$19.00


Dalek/Haze XXL
Purge of Dissidents (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US 10 short animated films feat. Dalek's appearlingly disturbed Space Monkey character plus a 48pp booklet. The CD incl. a massive soundtrack from TOM HAZELMYER (AMPHETAMINE REPTILE, HALO OF FLIES) with musical help from MELVINS, GRANT HART (HUSKER DU) & Kenny Greenbaum (PRINCESS DRAGON MOM) plus vocal assistance from Craig Finn (HOLD STEADY), David Yow (JESUS LIZARD, SCRATCH ACID, QUI), JON SPENCER & GRANT HART.
Ipecac-072
CD
$26.50


Dead C
Future Artists (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US They return w/ another uncompromising realization of the finest rock improvisation you'll ever hear. This contains 5 tracks of genius drone & barbarous clashing sounds. From the 1st track through to the last their intensity is unyielding, their inventiveness jaw dropping.
BaDaBing!-053
CD
$10.00


Deep Cut
Commodity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US This is the first in a brand new series of singles called As & When by London live night/record label Club AC30. Deep Cut is a new band with some pedigree making noise around London at the moment, consisting of vocalist Emma Bailey, guitarist Mat Flint and bassist Simon Flint. Mat Flint was founder member of early 90's Virgin/Hut band Revolver, and has played bass in Death In Vegas for ten years. Mat was also resident DJ at Heavenly Social for four years. This first single has been produced by Tim Holmes from Death In Vegas. 'Commodity' is indie pop at its best: Strawberry Switchblade meets Jesus & Mary Chain, maybe a bit of Lush in there, or even Curve. Fuzzy laid back guitars and glacial vocals, 21st century Motown resplendent with thumping drum licks and guitars pilled up to the eyeballs.
ClubAC30-ACAW001
45
$6.75


Detroit Cobras
Tied & True (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Cobraside
LP
$12.50


Deva
Past Present Future (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, POLAND Deva's story began about 2 years ago, in 2005. A few friends decided to record their musical ideas and mix them up with their ideological and philosophical inspirations. Deva as a band promotes vegetarian, cruelty-free and drug-free lifestyle. All members are associated with vedic culture which has a great influence on the band. Their outlook on life is a strong basis of the band and sensibility resulting from it has a significant impact on their music.
Spirea-300
CD
$15.00


DJ Kentaro
Enter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US 40 min. of beautifully structured beats, musical smarts & an occasional smattering of turntable magic, the record also feat. guest turns from THE PHARCYDE, SPANK ROCK, NEW FLESH, LITTLE TEMPO, HIFANA & FAT JON. Best known as a phenomenal turntablist & former DMC World Champion. Utterly contemporary, completely rooted in hip hop's old skool aesthetics & w/ a magpie naivety which gives him a freedom within them.
NinjaTune-128
CD
$16.00


DJ Q-Bert
For Intellectual Dummies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US For the decades, DJ QBert & business partner Yogafrog have traveled the world & unified this young industry; sharing it, shaping it. They're showing the world that the turntable is a musical instrument & will continue to outsell guitars. Woven w/ personal interviews & previously unseen footage, watch the eccentric life of QBert as he makes his way through the world one scratch at a time & experience the unequivocal skill one man can possess literally in his fingertips..."Now I finally know what he does." - QBert's Mom
ThudRumble-001
DVD
$17.00


Dog Day
Night Group (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US In many ways a pop group's success hinges on their ability to write memorable songs. DOG DAY'S "Night Group" not only delivers in this sense, but also shows how simple tunes can convey meaning, beauty, and honesty. From the playful intro "Lydia", named after keyboardist CRYSTAL THILI and drummer KC SPIDLE'S fanatical cat, to the sorrowful "Bright Light", a song about fate and last chances, the album moves through a broad range of content and mood. In the tradition of great pop bands, Dog Day keeps it simple on "Night Group." They are not a band who distracts by over-indulging or showing off. The beats pound straight through, the keyboard plays one well chosen note at a time, the guitars and bass follow suit. But unlike the countless bands toting incompetence as a selling point, Dog Day demonstrates mastery by playing tight and aggressive, taunting us at times with their understated abilities on tracks like "Vow", which plays with timing, starts, stops, and meanders. This album consistently makes the point that minimalism can be a compositional choice, not a foregone conclusion.
Tomlab-098
LP
$12.25


Dog Day
Night Group (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US In many ways a pop group's success hinges on their ability to write memorable songs. DOG DAY'S "Night Group" not only delivers in this sense, but also shows how simple tunes can convey meaning, beauty, and honesty. From the playful intro "Lydia", named after keyboardist CRYSTAL THILI and drummer KC SPIDLE'S fanatical cat, to the sorrowful "Bright Light", a song about fate and last chances, the album moves through a broad range of content and mood. In the tradition of great pop bands, Dog Day keeps it simple on "Night Group." They are not a band who distracts by over-indulging or showing off. The beats pound straight through, the keyboard plays one well chosen note at a time, the guitars and bass follow suit. But unlike the countless bands toting incompetence as a selling point, Dog Day demonstrates mastery by playing tight and aggressive, taunting us at times with their understated abilities on tracks like "Vow", which plays with timing, starts, stops, and meanders. This album consistently makes the point that minimalism can be a compositional choice, not a foregone conclusion.
Tomlab-098
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


Dubblestandart
Immigration Dub (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US A backing band for Dillinger, Lee Perry, Topcat, Lilian Allen & others. This is the birth of their 10th album inviting you to a journey into a far- out world of dream dub-rockadelic & sonic insanity. Completed by a strong line up of singers & astonishing versions of Reggae classics. Feat. Ken Boothe, Prince Far I (r.i.p. w/ authorised samples), Ari Up, Gudrun, Devon D & Truman Chewstick, 3gga, JStar, Doug Cox & Todd Butler. Incl. Bonus video feat. Ari Up
Collision-33015
CD
$16.50


Elope
9 Distilled Dreams (ON SALE / DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, SWEDEN COMING SOON? Perhaps Elope's finest album to date...and that's saying something consideing how brilliant 'The No Name Record' and '3WD' are... It is also their very mellowest. '9 Distilled Dreams' is the mainly acoustic companion piece to the rocking '3WD' released earlier this year. Check out Jim's Pick page for a sound sample.
Gravitation-026
CD
$10.50


Fear Falls Burning & Nadja
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US On their first full-length collaboration CD, Fear Falls Burning and Nadja display their willful approach to drones with four epic songs full of sustain, pulses & dynamics. Grand in theme, sound & atmosphere, this album draws inspiration from the critically acclaimed Conspiracy Records LP while pushing the boundaries of the bands sound as separate entities.
Conspiracy-049
CD
$16.50


Fine Arts Showcase, The
Sings The Rough Bunnies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 2007)
PS, SWEDEN Third album from Gustaf Kjellvander's Fine Arts Showcase, and the follow-up to his 110% brilliant 'Radiola'. Oddly enough a tribute record. TFAS covers 11 song by Swedish cult-twee-punk-lofi duo The Rough Bunnies. Highly recommended.
Adrian
CD
$15.00


Gang Gang Dance
Retina Riddim (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US In advance of GANG GANG DANCE'S upcoming studio full-length THE SOCIAL REGISTRY are proud to present the band's first ever DVD release, "Retina Riddim." This film was made by Gang Gang Dance member, and visual artist, BRIAN DEGRAW. "Retina Riddim" is by no means a tour film, documentary, live video, or anything as remotely stringent. Included on the DVD is a fan film, GGDbyOP, shot and edited on the road by OLIVER PAYNE, a friend of the band's. As an added bonus "Retina Riddim" also contains an audio CD cut together by Degraw specifically for this release, and a fold-out poster designed by Mr. DeGraw. "Retina Riddim" is both a document of Gang Gang Dance's progress over the past few years, and a look forward to the direction they are moving in.
TheSocialRegistry-033
DVD/CD
$11.50


Get Him Eat Him
Arms Down (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Rhode Island kids who have the taught, mathy 90's thing down. "They deliver a rich, multi-layered LP comprised of the perfect mix of synthetic & organic sounds."" Their audible influences incl. a wide swath from Ted Leo to Al Green, Bruce & Mouse on Mars.
AbsolutelyKosher-069
CD
$14.50


Guthrie, Robin & Harold Budd
Before the Day Breaks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
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 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
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


Halleluljah the Hills
Collective Psychosis Begone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Ex-members of Boston cult band THE STAIRS who utilize a lineup of bass, drums, cello, Moog, trumpet, melodica, sampler & plenty of guitars. This arrangement expands & contracts as needed to much needed & often ignored attention to the space between notes. Dynamic range, kids! From amped-up campfire sing-alongs to somber ballads. You'll hear notable traces of Spoon-style boogie, Thermals lo-fi fight songs & Dylan's think imagery dressed in dustbowl rags.RIYL "Revolver," Neutral Milk Hotel, Clash. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Misra-043
CD
$14.50


Handsome Furs
Plague Park (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Dark and minimal while noisy and earnest, the point of this duo was to be as sparse and repetitive as possible with the help of little more than vocals, guitars, and a drum machine. Disenchanted vocals thinly resonate while cloaked in a frenzied undertone of fear and uncertainty, all punctuated by bare drum machine beats. Their debut is a record of melancholic tendency and heartfelt desire; a stripped down symphony relegated between city and country, and made for ears of either side.
SubPop
CD
$12.50


Handsome Furs
Plague Park (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SubPop
LP
$12.50


Hearts of Black Science
Driverlights (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US 'Driverlights' is the second single to be taken from Gothenburg's Hearts Of Black Science album 'The Ghost You Left Behind'.
"This Swedish outfit crackle like an ambient Depeche Mode or a fuzzy Coldplay..." - The Fly
** Tom Robinson BBC6 Music Live Session May 21st **
ClubAC30-4045
CD5
$6.25


Higgs, Daniel (A.I.U.)
Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US LIMITED full color 6x8'' hardcover book + CD & contains 48 pgsof Daniel's paintings & writings. The audio is of guitar & piano drones, jew's harp & banjo recorded in his home. In his relentless pursuit of the indivisible, he travels up & down this spine & hatches a new transubstantiation of sound & image into lifeform.
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00


Higgs, Daniel (A.I.U.)
Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50


Hot Chip
DJ Kicks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US For their installment of the legendary DJ-Kicks series, the boys deliver an eclectic mixes that feat. everything from German minimal techno to classic pop, hip-hop, grime & garage. This is a mix that covers an unbelievably broad range of styles & truly pulls it off. To top off the mix, they threw in a brand new, exclusive track entitled "Piano Song"
K7-213
CD
$17.00


Hypnomen, The
Crystal Skies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, FINLAND 2004 album from Finnish psych-prog wanderers.
Stupido!
CD
$15.00


Hypnomen, The
Seasons of the Mind EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, FINLAND 2005 EP from Finnish retro-psych-pop-prog overlords. The Hypnomen joins forces with multi-talented Zarkus Poussa for a cool breeze of brasialian funk flavours, and also honor one of the truly classic Finnish groups, Kaseva, by covering on their coolest songs "Syksy", a deep fried take on this tune.
Stupido!
CD5
$6.00


Hypnomen, The
Dreaming of the New Dawn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, FINLAND New (2007) new prog/pop/afrobeat/jazz-masterpiece from Finnish psych rock veterans, dayglo colourful psychedelia and deep, dark grooves... An acid-pop juggernaut floating on a heavy groove. The sound, drenched in Hammond organs, fuzz guitars and percussion brings to mind the timelessly radical past of rock music yet, their energy and vision is totally geared for the future. Afro-headed funksters, ambassadors of love with their droopy moustaches, mohair-suited hipsters, hippie chicks drugged on freedom rock,space-age psychedelians and the children of tomorrow are all heroes in the Hypnomen's instrumental cosmos. The Hypnomen are not ashamed of their good taste, stylish record collections or sense of history. They use all this to make good music. March 2007 it's time for their fifth full length album. Record is named aptly Dreaming Of The New Dawn and it's definitely their deepest, most ambitious and even bombastic work so far. Hypnomen are lovers of music, who play for people who love music. We wish you love and heavy, heavy vibes.
Stupido!
CD
$15.00


Hypnomen, The
Andromeda Airport (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, FINLAND 2003 album from Finnish prog phenoms. The band's two previous albums, Supersonico (1997) and Watusi 99 (1999) are unavailable at the moment.
Stupido!
CD
$15.00


Immaculate Machine
Fables (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
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


Immaculate Machine
Fables (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mint-103
LP
$14.25


Je Suis France
Afrikan Majik (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US New album from majorly-hyped genre-splicers.
AntennaFarm-523
CD
$11.75


Jeremy Jay
Dreamland (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US JEREMY JAY lives in Angel Town. He plays the piano and sits out on his deck late at night and looks over the rooftops. Inspired by the cinema, his new record "Dreamland" is quite a unique record for him. A more experimental & classical record, this music was originally created as a "musik-movie", a soundtrack for a short film starring Jeremy Jay also called "Dreamland". While Jeremy is best known for his Buddy Holly-esque pop musings, "Dreamland" is a departure in that it is moody instrumental music composed on and for the keyboard, and feels like an Angelo Badalamenti score to a film by John Hughes. This ST. IVES release is in a HANDMADE EDITION OF 300. The artwork for the LP is a Jeremy Jay paper doll set. There are two different paper doll sets for two different cover styles. Each LP is unique & hand-wrought. Of course you could cut up the covers and put the cut-outs on your wall or just leave them the way they are in their sleeve!
St.Ives-021
LP
$11.50


Kamikaze Ground Crew
Postcards From the Highwire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US A 7-piece horn ensemble (3 brass, 3 reeds & a drummer), a super-group of New York "downtown" musicians, each a band-leader in their own right, has been performing & recording together for over 20 years, on both coasts of the US & in Europe. They've released 5 albums & members of the band have worked w/ Bill Frisell, Henry Threadgill, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Don Cherry, Carla Bley, Lester Bowie, John Zorn, Craig Handy, John Lurie's Lounge Lizards, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Antony and the Johnstons, Trey Anastasio & many others!
Busmeat-003
DCD
$12.75


Khan
Who Never Rests (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US "Who Never Rests" is a celebration of a man who is in full control of his sound and vision. With his previous albums on MATADOR, the journey was just starting. With "1-900 GET-KHAN" Khan launched the persona of a male hustler, selling himself to the audience by performing in a pair of underpants with "KHAN" stitched on the ass. It certainly got the party started! Then with "No Comprendo", Khan produced a living-homage to the artists that inspired him, collaborating with DIAMANDA GALAS, ANDRE WILLIAMS, KID CONGO POWERS, BRIGITTE FONTAINE, JULEE CRUISE, and STEREO TOTAL'S FRANCOISE CACTUS. He toured and produced with Kid Congo Powers (THE GUN CLUB, BAD SEEDS, THE CRAMPS) and he recorded and toured as Captain Comatose ("Going Out" and "Up in Flames") on Playhouse: one giant disco party! Now the party isn't really overŠit's just mutated into a celebration of Khan. "Honey, it's been a journey to the moon and backŠ" he sings on "Favor After Favor", and that summarizes "Who Never Rests" pretty well. Now he's quite literally found his voice. Six years ago, he had other people sing his songs and now it's him - solo. Unashamed. Upfront. Honest. All or nothing. Khan times 20!
Tomlab-096
LP
$12.25


Khan
Who Never Rests (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, GERMANY "Who Never Rests" is a celebration of a man who is in full control of his sound and vision. With his previous albums on MATADOR, the journey was just starting. With "1-900 GET-KHAN" Khan launched the persona of a male hustler, selling himself to the audience by performing in a pair of underpants with "KHAN" stitched on the ass. It certainly got the party started! Then with "No Comprendo", Khan produced a living-homage to the artists that inspired him, collaborating with DIAMANDA GALAS, ANDRE WILLIAMS, KID CONGO POWERS, BRIGITTE FONTAINE, JULEE CRUISE, and STEREO TOTAL'S FRANCOISE CACTUS. He toured and produced with Kid Congo Powers (THE GUN CLUB, BAD SEEDS, THE CRAMPS) and he recorded and toured as Captain Comatose ("Going Out" and "Up in Flames") on Playhouse: one giant disco party! Now the party isn't really overŠit's just mutated into a celebration of Khan. "Honey, it's been a journey to the moon and backŠ" he sings on "Favor After Favor", and that summarizes "Who Never Rests" pretty well. Now he's quite literally found his voice. Six years ago, he had other people sing his songs and now it's him - solo. Unashamed. Upfront. Honest. All or nothing. Khan times 20!
Tomlab-096
CD
$12.25


Kurihara, Michio
Sunset Notes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US Domestic release of debut solo album by accomplished Japanese guitarist . He embraces a variety of styles & techniques, but focuses on beautiful arrangements and precise execution. Previus collaborations with Ghost, Damon & Naomi, The Stars & Yura Yura Teikoku.
20/20/20-004
CD
$10.00


Ladyhawk
Fight For Anarchy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes you get up just to get down again. Sometimes you run just to feel the wind against your face, and sometimes you stand still to watch things crumble around you. Vancouver's LADYHAWK knows this. And they got up - way up - and entered a recording studio for a daylong session between tours in the first half of 2006. Perhaps they then soared too close to the sun, like moths drawn into the flame, only to fly again into the shadows, their wings singed. And then maybe, gathering their burned and broken instruments about them, they limped their way home, rearranging the pieces and sounds haphazardly, letting them all lay as they fell. The end result is the sound of four brothers breaking something down to create something new, reaching into the fire again. It is a shattering 6-song march called "Fight For Anarchy", all unmuzzled and jawing out, nothing edited or expunged. And on it Ladyhawk show that, like SPOON, DINOSAUR JR. or TOM WAITS, they have the ability to conjure growls, snarls, and storms of sound into musical lightning, never striking the same place twice.
Jagjaguwar-107
12
$10.25


Lewis, Wyndham
The Enemy Speaks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2ND)
PS, UK The first CD audiobook of readings by Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), the influential British modernist writer, artist and self-styled 'Enemy' feted both by T.S. Eliot and Mark E. Smith. Lewis is best known as the founder in 1914 of the celebrated Vorticist art movement, an English variant of Italian Futurism. Publication of their journal Blast was interrupted by WW1, after which Lewis the artist pursued a parallel career as a writer of fiction, satire and criticism. Lewis spent the war years 1939-45 in penniless exile in America , yet carried on writing even after going blind in 1951. His many books include Tarr (1918), The Apes of God (1930), Blasting & Bombardiering (1937), The Revenge for Love (1937) and the trilogy The Human Age. His artworks include Workshop (1913), A Battery Shelled (1919), Tyro (1920) Red Portrait (1937), The Surrender of Barcelona (1937) and Portrait of T.S. Eliot (1938), and are regularly exhibited by galleries including the Tate, Hayward, Imperial War Museum and others. The Enemy Speaks gathers together rare broadcast recordings made by Lewis in 1938, 1947 and 1951 on various subjects in art and politics, as well as readings of three poems from One-Way Song, recorded at Harvard in 1940. The CD also features a dramatized extract from his Bloomsbury-baiting satire The Apes of God, recorded in 1951 with an introduction by the critic V.S. Pritchett. The CD closes with the recording of Sympathy that so vexed Lieutenant Lewis in his dug-out near Ypres in 1917. The CD features a deluxe booklet featuring archive Lewis images as well as historical notes by James Hayward. The CD has been prepared with the full co-operation of the Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust.
LTM-2411
CD
$15.25


Lindstrom & Prins Thomas
Reinterpretations (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US This album collates their own alternative versions & vinyl-only B-sides & gives a more uptempo, dancefloor vibe to their highly praised debut. Also incl. 2 unreleased tracks. This brings together elements of funk, house, disco, psychedelia, Italo, boogie & beyond, taking them into a new Nordic dimension that further defines those lost halcyon releases of the post disco/punk era circa '78-'84!
Eskimo
CD
$16.00


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


Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love
Ends of June (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US Initially intended as musical outlet for Kelly Dyson, Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love's full inception came in the form of a sudden, unplanned collaboration between Kelly and vocalist Natalia Brightmore. Instant musical chemistry coupled with a brief period of writing & recording yielded a complete body of bittersweet, forthright folk songs, self-released on the band's own Birds and Rodents label (UK) in 2004. Two years later, after randomly stumbling upon some breathtaking Low Low clips online, Portland, OR label Other Electricities realized there was something unique brewing overseas. The band with the impossibly long name occupied space in their ears and repeated listens only further reinforced the fascination. The two parties eventually got to talking and came to the conclusion that this music needed to reach a wider audience; these sounds just couldn't be slept on much longer. Ends of June is Low Low's second outing and first U.S. release, boasting twelve new, intimate tracks saturated in the same undeniable warmth and familiarity offered on their debut. Here, the music's immediacy and accessibility fails to wane even slightly, building upon the solid groundwork laid in the first album. Natalia's amicable departure and a change in line-up, currently featuring Kelly Dyson (guitar, lead vocals), Ellis Dyson (drums, clarinet, percussion), Chris Robinson (guitar, vocals), Hugo Edwardes (bass), Nick Guy (vocals, percussion), and Brian Lutchmiah (vocals, percussion), has filled out Low Low now more of a band then an "acoustic folk duo". Despite these alterations, no element of overall sound is compromised as new paths are traversed with regards to instrumentation and arrangement. Self recorded and produced in Ellis' bedroom studio, Ends of June showcases Low Low's progressive and deft grasp on songwriting. From the pensive yet infectious "The Way You Play," to the fluid lullaby "Happiness at the New Day," it's near-impossible to deny the resultant intrigue of each composition, and of the record as a whole. These songs beckon to be taken in again and again... Collectively, the band members live and work in and around Manchester, England. To date, they have shared stages with the likes of Regina Spektor and Six Organs of Admittance. Plans are currently being made for a re-master/reissue of Low Low's s/t debut, which should be available in wider release mid-2007. "As acoustic documents of the breakdown of a long-term relationships go, this is up there. Recorded lo-fi style - in a bedroom apparently - this affecting release combines breathless harmonies and fragile tunes to achieve a strange warmth. Also makes Belle & Sebastian sound like Motorhead." - The Crack "Rooted firmly in the world of low/no-fi folk, this is a charming record that recalls the same juxtaposition of fragility and strength of character that suffused the early Elliott Smith albums." - Tangents. For Fans Of: Devendra Banhart, Iron & Wine, Six Organs of Admittance, Nick Drake Songs of Green Pheasant.
OtherElectricites-006
CD
$12.25


Madagascar
Goodbye East, Goodbye West (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US "Goodbye East, Goodbye West" is a refinement and growth of the MADAGASCAR'S unique sound. Each track uses crisscrossing accordion, saw, and glockenspiel melodies; anchored by bass, acoustic guitar, and percussion. These instrumental elements are perfectly punctuated with beautiful wordless vocals. From playful waltzes and clanky dirges, to minimalist scrapes and drones, to their arrangement of the Chanukah staple "S'vivon," Goodbye East, Goodbye West, is a uniquely satisfying and mystifying collection of songs.
WesternVinyl-045
CD
$11.50


Magic Bullets
A Child but in Life Yet a Doctor in Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US The astonishing debut album by the San Francisco sextet Magic Bullets. A tour-de-force with 10 songs that make friends with the rich traditions of post-punk (Gang of Four), new wave (early Talking Heads) and C86 (The Wedding Present), whilst introducing themselves to contemporaries influenced by these scenes (The Walkmen, French Kicks) with their own secret handshake. Singer Philip Benson's poised, dynamic croon towers over his contemporaries, yet does not overshadow his own band's intricate musicianship - a crafty layering of Felt-esque melodies onto Bizarro-era chords. "Yesterday's Seen Better Days" launches the record with a C86 meets "Ticket To Ride" guitar riff, coyly anticipating Benson's dramatic album entrance. Benson's voice - energetic, yet inconsolable - coaxes the listener into a world in which deceptively bright colors are used to draw bleak pictures. "Heatstroke" is an unforgettable renewal of the classic new wave territory paved by The Stranglers and Power, Corruption and Liesera New Order.
WordsOnMusic-021
CD
$12.25


Makoto, Kawabata
Hosana Mantra (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Inspired by Popol Vuh and originally released in a tiny pressing of 550 on vinyl from the inimitable Acid Mothers Temple front man. Licensed from A Silent Place. Included on this cd reissue are the bonus tracks from the even more limited 7" included with 100 copies of the original LP. Guitarist, violinist, performer on numerous traditional instruments, composer, leader of the Acid Mothers Temple, Kawabata Makoto expresses in this solo performance all his mantric cosmical vocations and spins them into space sonorities! He took inspiration from the Popol Vuh album of the seventies Hosianna Mantra, during his visit to A Silent Place headquarters in late Winter 2006. In a sunny Sunday noon spent in the country-side, eating and drinking Apulian specialities and listening to some great experimental records, Makoto and his Italian friends Pierpaolo and Pasquale, took the decision to start this cooperation. A few days later, back in Japan, Makoto recorded the Hosanna Mantra album at the Acid Mothers Temple between March 12th and 13th, using electric guitar, bouzouki and sitar. The result is this new fantastic sound coming from the cosmos. A simple gem of crystalline beauty."Music, for me, is neither something that I create, nor a form of self-expression. All kinds of sounds exist everywhere around us, and my performances solely consist of picking up these sounds, like a radio tuner, and playing them so that people can hear them. However, maybe because my reception is somewhat off, I am unable to perfectly reproduce these sounds. That is why I spend my days rehearsing. Where do these sounds come from? Who is sending them out? That is not something for me to know, and neither is there any way that I could find out. I simply believe that they come from the 'cosmos'. (Maybe other people would call God the source). Since I was a small child I have been prone to hearing ringing sounds in my ears and other sound phantasms. At the time, I believed that these were messages aimed directly at me from a UFO, and so I would gaze up at the sky. But once I started playing music myself, I came to feel that these noises were a kind of pure sound. And I promised myself that one day I would be able to play those sounds myself. It is only recently that I have begun to feel that I have been able to come close to reproducing these sounds in my solo guitar work, and in my INUI project. However, in June of 1999, I finally discovered my own 'cosmos' and I experienced an instant of total union with it!! That 'cosmos' is still tiny in size - although any cosmos can, by its very nature, be infinitely huge or infinitely small. The energy and vibrations contained within that it far exceeded my imagination in scope and beauty. I can only describe the miraculous instant when my 'cosmos' accepted my consciousness as MAGIC." Kawabata Makoto
Important-152
CD
$12.25


Malone, Jena and Her Bloodstains
Tested Dry/Greeneyed Monster (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US The debut release from JENA MALONE AND HER BLOODSTAINS. You might know Jena from her other career acting in film and TV (who could forget her as the little girl on Santa's lap on Roseanne) but she has now embarked on a different artistic endeavor. Her personal songs are delicate, but also have the elan of someone exploring a musical world with only a rough map. Part of the enchantment is where they end up.
TheSocialRegistry-038
45
$5.50


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


Marhaug, Lasse
Alive (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
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


Mercer, Glenn
Wheels in Motion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US 1st ever solo record from former lead singer, guitarist, & founder of the highly influential band THE FEELIES chooses another path by delivering a hypnotic, highly melodic, & often reflective album. After a 5 year hiatus from his last recording project, Wake Ooloo, Glenn is re-energized, re- focused & not afraid to lead us through his personal journey while showing us his influence by artists he knows, respects, & admires such as Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan & Luna. Performers on the record includes ex-Feelies Stan Demeski, Vinny DeNunzio, Dave Weckerman, Anton Fier & Brenda Sauter.
Pravda
CD
$12.50


Merzbow
Coma Berenices (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, POLAND Psychedelic-noise by Masami Akita. 5 tracks. Recorded and mixed at Bedroom in Tokyo, January 2007. Classic.
Vivo-2007029
CD
$15.00


MGR vs. SirDSS
Impromptu (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US ISIS guitarist Mike Gallagher's solo vehicle for ambient instrumental experimentation. David Scott Stone, who adopted the moniker SirDSS after doing time in the '90s w/ SLUG & GET HUSTLE. Previously only available on a limited edition CD-R, this is a beautiful, compelling collage of instrumental improvisation & flowing soundscapes.
Neurot-049
CD
$15.00


Midnite Snake
Shaving the Angel (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US Like a bat out of hell, these heavy psych-metal stalwarts are back. This fresh slab of digital drudgery presents songs that are longer & deeper than anthing they've done before. A dark & deathly metal, w/ layers of wandering prowess.
Birdman-096
CD
$15.00


Montevideo
Come Clean (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, FINLAND Montevideo may still be better known as the South American city, but the Helsinki based band is piling up some pressure on the Uruguayan capital. Their soulful, airy and catching songs have won over many hearts and drawn comparisons to such contemporaries as Death Cab For Cutie and Doves.
Stupido!
CD
$15.00


Motor
Unhuman (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Their 2nd album rolls out of the garage this spring w/ gleaming chromed wings, plush leather upholstery & a bit of nitro injection in the undercarriage. It carries on from the age old themes explored by Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Isaac Azimov's Laws of Robotics & Kraftwerk's cybernetic interface"
Mute-3093
CD
$16.00


My Morning Jacket
Demos Package: At Dawn & Tennessee Fire Demos (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 11TH)
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


Nadadora
Hablaremos Del Miedo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
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


National
Boxer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US
BeggarsBanquet
CD
$13.50


Neurosis
Given to the Rising (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Neurot-050
LP
$16.00


Neurosis
Given to the Rising (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Long awaited new album by legendary Bay area innovators. Elements of prog rock and eviscerating symphonic heft add to their signature aggressive pummelling. Recorded by Steve Albini.
Neurot-050
CD
$15.00


O'Death
Head Home (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
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


Old Time Relijun
The Tightest Cage (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US OLD TIME RELIJUN tempts us with top-secret, sneak preview alternate mixes of songs from the upcoming K album "Catharsis and Crisis". "The Tightest Cage" rattles to the breaking point, spilling over into the wilderness of undiscovered sound. Side Two contains a dubbed-out instrumental version of "Indestructible Life" that will grace your dancehalls with filthy hurricane wreckage that can never be cleaned.
Krecords-110
45
$3.75


Paley, Tom
Beware Young Ladies! (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
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


Parts & Labor
Mapmaker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US "Mapmaker" is the second JAGJAGUWAR/BRAH album from Brooklyn noisepunks PARTS & LABOR. Expanding on the soaring melodies and cracked electronics of 2006's "Stay Afraid", P&L explores a wider array of berserk, malfunctioning instruments and intricate, pummeling rhythms. These 12 political/personal anthems about ambition and distraction boast bigger choruses, denser drones and shinier hooks. Adding new textures to Parts & Labor's searing pop-squall, the album features guest spots from flautist/megaphonist/vocalist NATALJA KENT (of THE GOOD GOOD) and guitarist JOE KREMER (of labelmates PTERODACTYL).
Jagjaguwar/BrahRecords-103
LP
$10.25


Parts & Labor
Mapmaker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US "Mapmaker" is the second JAGJAGUWAR/BRAH album from Brooklyn noisepunks PARTS & LABOR. Expanding on the soaring melodies and cracked electronics of 2006's "Stay Afraid", P&L explores a wider array of berserk, malfunctioning instruments and intricate, pummeling rhythms. These 12 political/personal anthems about ambition and distraction boast bigger choruses, denser drones and shinier hooks. Adding new textures to Parts & Labor's searing pop-squall, the album features guest spots from flautist/megaphonist/vocalist NATALJA KENT (of THE GOOD GOOD) and guitarist JOE KREMER (of labelmates PTERODACTYL).
Jagjagwar-103
CD
$11.50


Pelican
City Of Echoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Their third record is a series of (r)evolutionary instrumental ruminations on touring and the homogenous effects of globalization. With shorter songs and expanded catchiness, "City Of Echoes" is Pelican's "pop album". After exploring Earth's melodicism, Goatsnake riffery, and Hum post-rock textures, they've now decided to drastically reduce their song length and deliver a driving rock record. "One minute you're being sucked down by an undertow of surging, cascading guitar riffs and crashing drums, and the next you're being lulled to sleep at the bottom of an ocean of soothing ambience. A positively elemental album for scope, ambition, and vision" -Kerrang. "Pelican sculpt triumphant epics as awe-inspiring and unstoppable as shifting glaciers" - Revolver.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50


Piano Magic
Part Monster (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US 7th "proper" album from esoteric Anglo-French, London-based "ghost-rock" group that ranges from brittle folkish introspection to dynamic all-out noise intensity. Produced by Guy Fixsen of Laika (engineer to the likes of My Bloody Valentine, The Pixies, The Breeders, Stereolab). Part-Monster, Piano Magic's 7th "proper" album (excluding compilations) easily lives up to it's title. Though Piano Magic are generally tarred with the brushes of "ambient," "coldwave" or even "ghostrock," Part-Monster has it's fill of all-out, near brutal, dynamic intensity. Indeed, anyone who's witnessed PM live over the past 2 years or so will testify that the shadowy introspection of their records is camouflage for a beast of many teeth. Bringing in Guy Fixsen, of the group, Laika, as producer, clearly marked the band's intention for a rawer, more powerful sound. Fixsen has taken the production and/or engineer chair for such luminaries as The Pixies, Moonshake, The Breeders, Joy Zipper, Stereolab, Lush and most notably for My Bloody Valentine's Loveless. That's not to say that Piano Magic have entirely turned the amps up to 11. Part-Monster gracefully manages to balance this cathartic noise with romantic paeans to their favourite subject - the more cruel, tragic side of their home city, London and most notably tips a hat to perhaps the most graceful of it's outcasts, Joseph Carey Merrick (The Elephant Man). In this, the 10th year of their existence, Piano Magic can look back on a varied and accomplished discography most bands wouldn't manage in a lifetime of trying. Records for 4AD, Darla, Morr Music, Important and many more, mark their way, as well as the soundtrack to Bigas Luna's Son De Mar movie (2001) and performances at some of the biggest festivals in Europe (Benicassim, Primavera, BAM). Though based in London, Piano Magic is a living model of the Entente Cordiale - 3 of it's 5 members are French (6, if you include regular chanteuse, Angele). Even so, since it's conception, in 1996, the group has drunk heavily from the glass of British musical inspiration - most notably, The Smiths, Joy Division, New Order, as well as the selective 80's output of 4AD, Factory and Rough Trade Records. Though they operate somewhat beneath the radar in a fashion-obsessed Britain, Piano Magic have amassed a huge, devout following in Europe and regularly tour the likes of France, Spain, Italy to sold-out halls. Though the group is their main obsession, singer Glen Johnson also maintains a solo project of leftfield electronica under the guise of Textile Ranch (album, Bird Heart In Wool, Very Friendly, 2005). Along with keyboard player, Cedric Pin, his Future Conditional project will release their debut album, We Don't Just Disappear on LTM Recordings this April - a label most notable for the re-issue of many Factory Records' "classic" albums.
Important-151
CD
$12.25


Pikelet
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, AUSTRALIA Pikelet is Evelyn Morris, a 24 year old musical wunderkind from the outer suburbs of Melbourne who began life as a hardcoreobsessed drummer, and still currently serves on sticks in such heavy-hitting Melbourne institutions as Baseball and True Radical Miracle. But a couple of years ago, something tickled Evelyn's brain in a funny way and she felt compelled to grab an old accordion, a guitar and a delay pedal, and launch a decidedly un-hardcore solo career. The name comes from Evelyn's mother, who used to spoil her kids with pikelets when she was a little strapped for cash. "She always had eggs, she always had flour and powdered milk in the cupboard, so she would just throw together pikelets," Evelyn told Mess + Noise Magazine recently. "It was a really big deal for me, but I found out later that it was just what she did when she had nothing else." Engineered and produced by US uber-producer Casey Rice (Tortoise, Sea & Cake, Ben Lee and countless others), Pikelet's debut self-titled album is a gorgeous, multitiered work of swirling and shifting melody, layered harmonies and charming story-telling, almost entirely performed by Evelyn herself. All in all, Pikelet is a uniquely assured and distinctive debut.
ChapterMusic-059
CD
$15.00


Port Royal
Afraid To Dance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 17TH)
PS, UK The second album from the band who injected new life into the post-rock scene with their breathtaking debut "Flares" in 2005. For those unfamiliar with their debut, port-royal are anything but just another generic epic instrumental outfit; utilising subtle electronics and almost classical arrangements, they create lengthy, expansive, melancholic compositions that often have movements within the individual tracks, constantly evolving and shifting in tempo. Though "Afraid To Dance" follows the formula that made "Flares" such a success, it also displays sufficient progression to be more than just "Flares pt2"; though the same components are evident, the emphasis has shifted towards the electronic beats and pure rhythm that underpin their sound, bringing them to the forefront while the hypnotic spacerock guitars and synth gently weave melodies beneath. Full press push on what could be the biggest album on the label to date; journalists have been asking for promo copies ever since the release was listed on the Resonant website, so expect a wave of support. First UK tour dates to follow in the summer, with European dates being finalised now.
Resonant-024
CD
$14.25


Puzzleweasel
Exo-Grid (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, CANADA Genre: Electronic/Breakcore. puzzleweasel's compositions are dense storms of, complex brain wave manipulating wonderment. Fusing breakcore and all things experimental and leaving your synapses tingling. puzzleweasel's music falls somewhere between Richard Devine and Otto Von Schirach, with an unabashed love of throbbing jungle basslines and futuresque electronic wizardry. Even though Exo-Grid is Puzzleweasel's debut full length album he has enjoyed the success of smaller releases on awesome labels like Tigerbeat6 and Violent Turd.
Sublight-3501
CD
$12.25


Queens Of The Stone Age
Era Vulgaris (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US Fifth Album from Joshua Homme's desert rockers. Produced by long-time collaborator CHRIS GOSS (MASTERS OF REALITY).
Interscope
CD
$15.00


Redfearn, Alec & Eyesores
The Blind Spot (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Marvelous large ensemble from Providence, RI has been in existence for a decade now. This is their 6th release & their second for Cuneiform & is surprisingly different from The Quiet Room. It includes a few shorter songs but the main focus of the album is a very ambitious work entitled "I am the Resurrection & the Light", which is a song cycle for a large ensemble featuring a number of different players: appearing are accordion, violin, viola, French horn, guitar, alto sax, bassoon, contrabass, drums, 'loops, processing & other eletronic mayhem' & layers & layers of vocals from up to 4 vocalists (Alec & 3 female voices). This song cycle is a eulogy & meditation about drug addiction & death from drug addiction & related causes. A compelling, powerful, demanding & ultimately beautiful & moving work. No one else sounds like The Eyesores & with this album, no one combines such purity of vocal & instrumental work with such a sense of impending uneasiness & doom. Combines acid folk, maverick 20th century Americana (Tom Waits, Pauline Oliveros, Charles Ives, John Cage, Harry Partch), cabaret & theater music, hypnotic minimalism (Terry Riley & Phillip Glass) noise/drone rock, Eastern European folk music & much more. RIYL: Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, Espers, Fern Knight, Joanna Newsom, Ivo Papasov, Tom Waits. "A delight."-Copper Press
Cuneiform-244
CD
$14.00


Rockey, Lee
Lee Rockey Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE DECEMBER 1ST)
PS, US Portland Oregon, art museum, early 1976. In the auditorium, drums electric violin & cello played thru an echoplex, a 4 channel tape deck was playing pre-recorded electronic skronks, flutes, & off speed voices, dancers were holding video cameras, connected to a Paik video synth that was creating a live video projection. The music was crazed, scary & funny & beautiful. This was the 2nd (and last) of his full blown personal music / art world performances.
Destijl-060
LP
$16.00


Schnauss, Ulrich
The Quicksand Memory EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US The Quicksand Memory EP features two brand spankin' new tracks. "Look At The Sky" opens the EP with a song that translates Ulrich's compositional vision with the unexpected help of a live band. It's a rare look behind the dense electronic layers that signifies Mr. Schnuass' sound. The 2nd track "Medusa" (Edit) is the EPs true gem whose full length twin will reside on the new album. "Medusa" is bold, big and beautiful, an almost painful tease of what's to come on his new album, Goodbye, due July 10th. Also includes Robin Guthrie's (Cocteau Twins) reworkings of two of Ulrich's most celebrated songs, "Gone Forever" and the stunning "On My Own."
Domino
CD5
$6.75


Scratch Massive
Time (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Their 2nd studio album, 11 titles, along w/ the stellar cover of "Three Imaginary Boys," as approved by The Cure. This powerful, dark & moving new album from the Parisian duet succeeds in combining the sharp & energetic electro feel of their DJ sets w/ a robotic melancholy & a typical new wave romanticism. Played either on a dancefloor or in a lounge, this record has a vigorous & modern feel, easily outclassing the attempts of electroclash fusion of the beginning of the 2000s.
Chateaurouge-734
CD
$16.25


Sean Na Na
Family Trees (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Many people might suspect that this is a side project to Har Mar Superstar, but it's actually quite the opposite. Late last year the band completed recording on what many tastemakers are already saying is the record that will define the new world of American indie rock. Akin to the golden days of Guided By Voices, The Replacements.
DimMak-108
CD
$13.25


Searcy, Peter
Spark (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Latest introspective album from ex-SQUIRREL BAIT lead singer who's grown leaps and bounds past the infectiously quirky punk rock of his youth.
ToucanCove
CD
$14.00


Shapes And Sizes
Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US "Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner" is proof that SHAPES AND SIZES aim to please the while not pandering. Imagine a soulful top 40 Thinking Fellers playing songs for the prom. Lyrically Split Lips is at once celebratory and derogatory; among other things, a peculiar but calculated meditation on naive nationalism and potent protest ("Victory in War, oh what a bore"). "High Life" focuses on benign habits turned scabrous, and "Alone/Alive" casts an existential strobe on freedom and dependence minus the pretension that usually comes along for that ride. Split Lip's harmonious discord is also technical: the band recorded with JC/DC Studios (Destroyer, New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara, etc.) and mixed with ASTHMATIC KITTY'S own RAFTER ROBERTS (Fiery Furnaces, The Rapture, The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower) to forge a pristine decomposition. Don't try turning it down- the overdrive provides the framework for equally aggressive lyrics that combine sensuality, violence, and social critique.
AsthmaticKitty-031
CD
$11.50


Shapes And Sizes
Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US "Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner" is proof that SHAPES AND SIZES aim to please the while not pandering. Imagine a soulful top 40 Thinking Fellers playing songs for the prom. Lyrically Split Lips is at once celebratory and derogatory; among other things, a peculiar but calculated meditation on naive nationalism and potent protest ("Victory in War, oh what a bore"). "High Life" focuses on benign habits turned scabrous, and "Alone/Alive" casts an existential strobe on freedom and dependence minus the pretension that usually comes along for that ride. Split Lip's harmonious discord is also technical: the band recorded with JC/DC Studios (Destroyer, New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara, etc.) and mixed with ASTHMATIC KITTY'S own RAFTER ROBERTS (Fiery Furnaces, The Rapture, The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower) to forge a pristine decomposition. Don't try turning it down- the overdrive provides the framework for equally aggressive lyrics that combine sensuality, violence, and social critique.
AsthmaticKitty-031
DLP
$11.50


Shellac
Excellent Italian Greyhound (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Touch&Go
LP
$13.50


Shellac
Excellent Italian Greyhound (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Shellac consists of Steve Albini on guitar, Todd Trainer on drums, and Bob Weston on bass. This is their fourth and longest release and all the songs are about Italy or greyhounds. Both the CD and LP come packaged in a beautiful full-color gatefold sleeve. The LP also includes an OBI or slipcover that was drawn and hand-silk screened by Jay Ryan. The CD has a non-hand-screened OBI.
Touch&Go
CD
$13.50


Shout Out Louds
Tonight I Have To Leave It EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Now signed to Merge, which is good news for everyone involved, especially us fans! New single from Swedish neo-new-wavers' long-awaited new album, 'Our Ill Wills' (due September 11th), produced by Peter Bjorn And John's Bjorn Yttling. EP features the title track, plus a Pogues cover with guest stars The Essex Green, along with remixes of the title by both Kleerup and The Russian Futurists. Band will do some US show in July: 7/16-Spiegeltent-NYC, 7/17-Luna Lounge- Brooklyn, 7/18-Popscene@Rickshaw Stop-San Francisco, 7/19-El Rey-Los Angeles.
Merge
CD5
$4.00


Shriekback
Glory Bumps (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 11th)
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


Sill, Judee
Live London: BBC 72-73 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US This amazing collection of previously unreleased live recordings from the BBC archives features beautiful versions of some of her most well known songs including "Jesus Was A Cross Maker," "Lady-O," "The Kiss" & more. Recorded in 1972 & 1973 at the peak of her talent, the tracks on this collection are from solo performances featuring Sill on vocals, piano & guitar. Absolutely stunning.
Water-197
CD
$14.00


Speal, Shane
Stealing the Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
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


Stars
Do You Trust Your Friends (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Arts&Crafts-024
DLP
$19.00


Stars
Do You Trust Your Friends (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US A song for song renovation of Stars "Set Yourself on Fire". This represents friendships through reinventions & remixes. Stars are taking the first step by posing the question. Feat. METRIC, FINAL FANTASY, MONTAG, THE DEARS, RUSSIAN FUTURISTS, THE STILLS, YOUNG GALAXY & more!
Arts&Crafts-024
CD
$15.50


Stealpot
Indian Salon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, POLAND The second album by Stealpot on Spirea/VIVO contains quality nu-jazz & alternative-electronic-pop moods. Songs are in English, Croatian, Polish and Japanese (Junko Nashimura / Mondialito). String quartet, flutes, scratches, trumpets, basses, drums, guitar and electronics built this exceptional sound production. Fans of DJ Krush, Cinematic Orchestra, Skalpel will love this new Stealpot release.
Spirea-200
CD
$15.00


Stevens, Maic
Outlander (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US In the popular music of Wales, he is the defining folk & rock singer of the past 40 yrs. A diverse mix of folk, psych, & rock w/ a distinct Welsh flavor, this has long been a sought after collectors item. Stevens recordings have been a noted influence on such contemporary Welsh groups as Super Furry Animals & Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
Water-198
CD
$14.00


Sun Ra Arkestra
Strange Strings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Deluxe reissue of the last of Sun Ra's string studies & one of his master works. Paraphrasing HAL RAMMEL 's 2006 take: Recorded in 1966, it stands squarely next to his other mid-60s giants "Atlantis" & "Magic City." Shines in its painterly expositions, its surface richness & its play with deep space & coloration. He offered no world more strange than this. Masterful cosmic clattering. Released in conjunction w/ EL SATURN & Alton Abraham. Cool!
Atavistic-263
CD
$14.75


Swan, Astrid
Poverina (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Swan's piano-centric pop songs sometimes recall the confessional tones of Laura Nyro, Regina Spektor, and Rufus Wainwright, but comparisons still can't come close to describing her unique vision. With an appearance by Jimi Tenor (techno's first cabaret star), "Poverina" proves there's no limit to where Astrid or her music will go. "She gets the delicate, fluttery most out of the ebonies and ivories while spilling her non-metallic Finnish guts" - Harp.
MintyFresh
CD
$11.50


Swift, Richard
Kisses For The Misses (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US This is the debut single from RICHARD SWIFT'S new full-length "Dressed Up For the Letdown" for which MOJO had the following to say: "FOUR STARS. It's not stringently retro, more a Tin Pan Alley of the Imagination." The A-side is pure Swift - a piano-driven pop tune sung with the moxie of a wizened songsmith. "So come on, love, nobody wants to see you cry," he sings. "All of your heartbreak has been sung." It's three minutes of wonder that takes you back thirty-five years to a classic era of smart L.A. pop music. Which makes the B-side so interesting, as it's Swift's sublime take on Prince's "Paisley Park" that jumps ahead a generation to cover the Purple One's late-80s under-appreciated gem. The second offering on the two-tune B-side is an ethereal tumbleweed of a number called "Cowboy Song #6". A Swift-penned out-take from the Dressed Up sessions, "Cowboy Song #6" finds Swift strumming his guitar, waiting for his train to come in, in whatever fashion it may take.
SecretlyCanadian-157
45
$3.75


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


They Shoot Horses Don't They
Pick Up Sticks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US While boasting the Horses signature cacophony of jittery guitars, swirling keyboards & clattering horns, the new album also finds them exploring ever-shifting rhythms & expansive atmospherics. These are transfixing transmissions that could have been either beamed from outerspace or unearthed in a time capsule from a lost age.
KillRockStars-460
CD
$13.25


Thorn, Adam + Top Buttons
Where's the Freedom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US KUDZU WISH frontman Adam Thorn has soul. It's evident in the Soul Surviors & Curtis Mayfield tracks that bookend this debut, and it's let loose in the buttoned up original blasts throughout. Kudzu Wish bassist Tim Lafollette was enlisted for low end & back-up vocals as well as Jonathan Moore (TIGERBEARWOLF, HEALTH) on drums & vocals. The results are raw & immediate; catchy R&B infused pop gems full of honesty & magic. Oozing a joyful charm, Thorn's vocals are given the chance to really breathe as he tells his stories, laments his scene & daydreams of days past.
ErnestJenning-028
CD
$13.00


Toivonen, Tuomas
New Album (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, FINLAND A musical manifesto of electroacoustic future folk. Toivonen's solo debut strips music to its bare minimum, leaving only soft warm analog pulses, monolithic basslines, grainy harmonies and the solitary voice of a thinking, feeling human. This LP is truly "long-playing", as it features bonus B- and C- sides in MP3-format - containing a total of 3,2 hours of music.
Stupido!
CD
$15.00


Trembling Blue Stars
The Last Holy Writer (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, SPAIN "The last holy writer" is the sixth album by TREMBLING BLUE STARS, thesecond one released worldwide through Elefant Records. This album is dark,intimate, melancholic and cloudy, but every now and then there are rays ofsunshine coming through the clouds, riding sunny melodic breezes. SLOWDIVE and THE CURE are still good references for this music, but they are toolimited to describe the unique sound of TREMBLING BLUE STARS, a sound that'sready to mingle melodic, sensitive pop with many electronic sounds,distortions, noises, static and even field recordings that envelope thesongs with a nostalgic halo. On one song, percussion is provided byfootsteps on dry branches and shingles, and on another song a recording of dawn on the Romney Marsh provides the backdrop. THE RAIN PARADE, MAZZY STAR and GALAXIE 500 come up here and there: on this album there's folk, andthere's electronica and 80's influences and avant country and, of course,there's the best pop music you can hear. There's no doubt you will fall inlove again with Bobby Wratten's music. They have hit the target again. "The last holy writer" is the proof that one of the most influential bands in indie-pop is at its most creative, daring and inspired, now more concentrated than ever in writing the most beautiful popsongs you've heard for ages. Highly recommended!
Elefant-1126
CD
$13.00


Trembling Blue Stars
The Last Holy Writer (2X10") (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, SPAIN "The last holy writer" is the sixth album by TREMBLING BLUE STARS, thesecond one released worldwide through Elefant Records. This album is dark,intimate, melancholic and cloudy, but every now and then there are rays ofsunshine coming through the clouds, riding sunny melodic breezes. SLOWDIVE and THE CURE are still good references for this music, but they are toolimited to describe the unique sound of TREMBLING BLUE STARS, a sound that'sready to mingle melodic, sensitive pop with many electronic sounds,distortions, noises, static and even field recordings that envelope thesongs with a nostalgic halo. On one song, percussion is provided byfootsteps on dry branches and shingles, and on another song a recording of dawn on the Romney Marsh provides the backdrop. THE RAIN PARADE, MAZZY STAR and GALAXIE 500 come up here and there: on this album there's folk, andthere's electronica and 80's influences and avant country and, of course,there's the best pop music you can hear. There's no doubt you will fall inlove again with Bobby Wratten's music. They have hit the target again. "The last holy writer" is the proof that one of the most influential bands in indie-pop is at its most creative, daring and inspired, now more concentrated than ever in writing the most beautiful popsongs you've heard for ages.
Elefant-1126-1/2
10
$17.00


True West
Hollywood Holiday Revis Revisited (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
PS, US Encompassing their early, signature desert psych & incl. their landmark "Hollywood Holiday" mini-LP & their classic "Drifters" LP with the addition of demos produced by TELEVISION's TOM VERLAIN accompanied by a 20pp photo-filled booklet. "In their prime, they rocked every bit as hard as benchmark Paisley combos Dream Syndicate or Rain Parade."
Atavistic-179
CD
$14.00


Upsilon Acrux
Galapagos Momentum (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Upsilon Acrux have been in existence for a decade in various formations, from a duo to an octet. Their current lineup of dual guitars, bass & drums is described by the band themselves as "our favorite version" of the group & it's a polyrhythmic squirly monster. Fifth album of aggressive, intricate, athletic, complex & composed post-punk instrumental rock fusing the animalist attack of punk rock with a daring complexity & unusual instrumental techniques & sonorities. The result is very powerful but upon further listening, you'll realize that it features strangely beautiful melodies that unfurl like some anaerobic Martian flower. These guys will turn your brain to paste & you'll be happy they did! RIYL: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Don Caballero, Flying Luttenbachers, King Crimson, Koenjihyakkei, Magma, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Neu! Orthrelm, Ruins. Engineered & mixed by Jay Pellicci (Deerhoof, Erase Errata & Gravy Train). "Amazzzzzzzzing"-Thurston Moore
Cuneiform-245
CD
$14.25


Various
Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Numero-015
DLP
$19.00


Various
Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US This tiny imprint releases less than a dozen singles between 199-73, but one look at their archives says the tape never stopped rolling. Incl. are 4 previously unreleased masters & a slew of demos. 19 tracks feat. MARION BLACK, EDDIE RAY, ROYAL ESQUIRES, OFS UNLIMITED, THE SOUL ENSEMBLE, MITCH MITCHELL, SHIP WILLIS, PENNY & THE QUARTERS & BIG JOE KING.
Numero-015
CD
$15.50


Various
Play (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US The first in a series of releases aimed at adults and young people who like kid-friendly music that can be listened to over and over again. This comp was put together by Kim Colletta (JAWBOX) & Susie Tenant (promoter and booker). Profits from this cd will go the The Vera Project, a non-profit, volunteer run, all ages community music center based in DC. Play is cool music for cool kids.
DeSoto-050
CD
$13.25


Various
Sky Line Part 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Detroit & Ibiza have had a profound effect on the music played at the Belgian club SKY LINE, & it is clearly apparent on this compilation. Early scene for New Wave, New Beat, pre-Acid House, this collection catches the vibe of that eras dance floor flavor. Minimal rock, primitive industrial beats, atmospherics, & electro tracks segue together w/ fluidity, sounding like a DJ warm up set list from a DFA, Gang Of Four, or LCD Soundsystem gig.
AdequatMusic-005
CD
$20.00


Various
Thank You For Being You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 17TH)
PS, US A compilation of scottish independent labels - 1980 - present. Electric Honey, the label set up by students at Glasgow's Stow College, are set to release a unique compilation of tracks from Scottish Independent labels from 1980 to present on the 12th of May 2007. Featuring twelve tracks from the likes of Belle & Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Josef K, Fire Engines, Future Pilot AKA and relative new comers How To Swim, this compilation hopes to highlight the wealth and diversity of Scottish independent labels that have supported and nurtured the Scottish underground scene from 1980 to 2000 approx. From the first flourishes of post-punk activity from the legendary Postcard and Fast Product/Pop Aural labels, through to the present with labels as diverse as Chemikal Underground and Geographic, Scottish independents continue to receive international recognition. Belle & Sebastian came to public prominence with the release of their debut album, 'Tigermilk', released in 1996 on Stow College's Electric Honey label. 1,000 of the album were cut, with the vinyl - only release selling out before being deleted. This led to a bidding frenzy on internet auction-sites, with one American fan paying $1,200 Dollars for a copy On the back of the Electric Honey release, Belle & Sebastian were signed to Jeepster Records and their 2nd album, "If You're Feeling Sinister", cemented their critical reputation and proved to be a commercial success. Further albums on Jeepster resulted in the group building a massive international following, before singing to legendary London independent label Rough Trade for their 2003 album, "Dear Catastrophe Waitress".Students on Glasgow's Stow College HND Music Business course are involved with three labels; Electric Honey, Gdansk, and Root8. Through their involvement, students gain invaluable knowledge and experience of the machinations of the music industry, covering all aspects from legal, artistic, to promotion. Tutored by Douglas MacIntyre, head of the Creeping Bent Organisation, itself an influential independent label over the last ten years, the course covers many grounds...culturally, musically and socially and thus Electric Honey is probably (almost certainly) the most successful College label in the world. Tracklisting: 1. Belle & Sebastian - 'She's Losing It' (Electric Honey) 2. Teenage Fanclub - 'Fallen Leaves' (Pema) 3. Josef K - 'It's Kinda Funny' (Postcard circa 1980) 4. King Creosote - 'King Bubbles In Sand' (Fence) 5. The Delgados - 'Monica Webster' (Chemikal Underground) 6. Fire Engines - 'Get Up & Use Me' (Codex / Fast / Pop Aural) 7. The Pastels - 'The Viaduct' (Domino/Geographic) 8. Frank Blake - 'Any Way The Wind Blows' (Shoeshine) 9. The Nectarine No9 - 'Saint Jack ' (Postcard circa 1995) 10. Future Pilot AKA - 'Eyes of Love' (Creeping Bent) 11. Bill Wells Trio - 'Singleton' (Geographic) 12. How To Swim - 'Logical Man' (Electric Honey)
ElectricHoney-702
CD
$16.25


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 Need for a Crossing: A New New Zealand Vol. I (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Trapped in splendid isolation on the verdant backside of the planet, the New Zealand scene has evolved into as vivid and unique a beast as any you're likely to hear. Thanks to recent expeditions, you can now hear its multifarious tweets and warbles for yourself, as the intrepid folks at XERIC present "Need For A Crossing: A New New Zealand," an introduction to the latest generation of antipodal soundsmiths. It's a strange and exotic menagerie, and a welcome chance for the rest of us to hear what's happening in the new New Zealand.
TableoftheElements-113
CD
$12.25


Viarsosa
Where The Killers Run (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, UK Hailing from the UK, led by singer-songwriter Richard Neuberg with Josh Hillman on violin & viola (Willard Grant Conspiracy); Nick Simms on drums (Cornershop); Rob McHardy on guitars, lap steel, banjo & mandolin; Mick Young on stand-up & electric bass, and Emma Seal singing backing vocals. The full studio album brings us more extraordinary tales from this unique band, many of the songs crafted as if they belonged to some distant mediaeval past. Neuberg's songs tell of 'canons calling', of 'poor men praying', of 'kings & princes hanging out the dead'. They are mythic ballads- stories of sin & salvation, of persecution & redemption- into which Richard manages to weave his own difficult life stories. Layers of mandolins, banjos, violins & musical saws all accompany Richard's deep & powerful lead vocals that have brought comparisons to Nick Cave, Jim Morrison & Leonard Cohen, amongst others. Extended bonus material only available on US release!
Tarnished-709
CD
$11.50


Vietnam
EP #1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US THE SOCIAL REGISTRY are pleased to present the first of three limited edition twelve inch EPs from VIETNAM. Each of the three features a track from the band's self-titled full-length (released on KEMADO), along with tracks recorded recently at the band's Freedom School Compound, a store-front apartment/studio that the band shares with producer Matt Boyton in Brooklyn, NY. These recordings capture the band cutting loose, writing and recording at their will, and form a perfect counterpoint to their professionally recorded full-length.
TheSocialRegistry-031
12
$10.25


Voxtrot
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US It's refreshing to find a band that's not terribly worried about being the next big thing. Over the five years of their existence, Voxtrot have released fewer than twenty songs spread across two hard to find 7-inch singles and three EPs. And it's on the strength of those literate, memorable songs, plus a series of increasingly tight and vibrant live shows, that they've built a devoted and passionate following. The twelve songs on this record are a powerful statement of intent: louder, harder, a little more complex, a more confident Voxtrot. "...a Texas band who could nudge the heights of soulful UK indie poppers like Aztec Camera and the Beautiful South" - Spin. "Voxtrot write whip-smart pop rock" - Pitchfork.
PlayLouder
CD
$13.25


Voxtrot
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PlayLouder
LP
$13.25


Wagoner, Porter
Wagonmaster (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Wagoner is a true legend. He kicked out hard-hitting honky-tonk anthems in the 50s, pioneered music television with the long-running "Porter Wagoner Show" (1960-1980), influenced everyone from Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam to The Byrds and Gram Parsons, recorded seminal concept albums in the 70s, populated with the lonely, addicted, and mentally ill, and captured the imagination of nascent punks like Alex Chilton. Last year, Marty Stuart - longtime Johnny Cash sideman and torchbearer of traditional country music - approached Wagoner with an unrecorded Cash song written for Porter called "Committed To Parkview". Porter and Marty built an album around the song, revisiting the classic feel of his chilling concept albums, interwoven with barroom honky-tonk. The result is a record of raw beauty.
Anti
CD
$15.50


Wheat
Everyday I Said a Prayer for Kathy and Made a One Inch Square (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Memory plays a crucial role in the music of WHEAT, one of the most enigmatic and compelling rock bands of the past decade. And never more profoundly has the theme, the *act*, of remembering played so critical a role in the making of that music than on the Massachusetts outfit's stunning new EMPYREAN RECORDS CD, "Everyday I Said A Prayer For Kathy And Made A One Inch Square." Even the album's cryptic title, drummer Brendan Harney explains, is "about remembering through a ritual. We lose things we love, sometimes, in life. People turn corners and things change ... Then we decide to make a square, simply to remember - or hope, maybe." Wheat's fourth full-length album, and the core of the band itself, is about all of those things.
EmpyreanRecords-026
CD
$11.50


White Rabbits
Fort NIghtly (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US With a certain joie de vive, playfulness & charm, this 6 piece thematically evoke the more decadent & bygone era of the Gatsby's, days spent on the green, old cinemas, tragic mothers & restrained, but no less awkward domestic disputes. Interweaving guitar lines & punchy rhythms are their penchant for more topical excursions, at times reminiscent of The Specials
SayHey-011
CD
$12.50


Witch
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Features J. MASCIS (DINOSAUR JR.), DAVE SWEETAPPLE, ASA IRONS, & KLE THOMAS (FEATHERS). Contains live clips, backstage & tour footage, animations & interviews with the band. It also includes the band's debut "Seer"" video directed by PHILLY VIRUS & a rare live video for the track "Isadora"
TeePee-077
DVD
$13.25


Wooden Wand
James & The Quiet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
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


XXL (Xiu Xiu Larson)
Spicchiology? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US Spicchiology? is the sophomore release from the supergroup XXL comprising all members of Xiu Xiu and Larsen. Recorded in late 2006 in Torino Italy Spicchiologi? is the result of a profoundly creative friendship translated into music and spanning the globe."It is hard as an American, if of a somewhat borish,middle class suburban, albeit freakishly desperate artistically inclined background, to really present without being excessively prosaic as to what it could mean to have, for the second time in ones life, two weeks to spend in a sublime foreign city with the only premeditated task at hand being, with good friends, to make a record about sadness and violence and history. Well prosacism cannot be denied, it was, by God, in Italy. Blood Oranges, the wrapper of being spicchio. The concerted study of being Spicchiology?. As I type this I am watching an Italian film about terrosism in Italy in the late 1970s. I did not know anything about this time until the men of Larsen told Caralee and me about it over wine. Now in America it is all that Washington says: terror. But they already knew and were ready to push past and through it again, holding our historyless hands. Everyday before recording we walked by a tower that in the1300's the town executioner occupied and the bones of the people he was paid with taxes to behead were buried around it. The Oakland police department? Please! Warehouse shows? Barf! The souls of unbaptised infants live in the black painted and burned cathedral cum gallery where one of the three XXL guitarist curates art music shows. Not to say that Europe knows all but it has hurt itself for 2000 years and in America we have only just begun. If the last XXL record was romanitc and fun, this one is broken and superior. Look at yourself! Your matress is embarassed that you give it a job. The farfisa is a real one, not a sampler. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!" -James Stewart of XXL (and Xiu Xiu) February 2007.
Important-130
CD
$12.25

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

Acute “Arms Around a Stranger” CD $11.00
Arctic Monkeys “Favourite Worst Nightmare” CD $14.50
Asa Irons & Swaan Miller “S/T” CD $12.25
Bears “Shortest Day Of The Year” CD5 $4.75
Bloarzeyd “Delirious Insane Ventilator of Bloarzeyd” CD $8.50
Book Of Knots, The “S-T” CD $14.00
Brigman, George “Rags In Skull” CD $13.50
Camera Obscura “Tears For Affairs” 45 $6.50
Camera Obscura “Tears For Affairs” CD5 $6.75
Cap D “Return of the Renegade” CD $11.50
Client “Heartland” CD $14.00
Dinosaur Jr. “Beyond (Digipack Packaging)” CD $14.00
Eames Era “Heroes & Sheroes” CD $10.00
Easter, Mitch “Dynamico” CD $16.00
Familjen “Det Snurrar I Min Skalle” CD $13.50
Flying Burrito Bros “Definitive Collection” CD $15.00
Flying Luttenbachers “Destroy All Music” CD $14.50
Fountains Of Wayne “Traffic and Weather” CD $15.00
Fursaxa “Alone in the Dark Wood” CD $15.50
Future Clouds And Radar “S-T” DCD $15.25
Germans “Cape Fear” CD $14.00
Goldrush “Heart Is The Only Place” CD $11.25
Hunter, Jana “There's No Home” CD $13.25
Hynes, Nina “Creation” CD $10.00
Hynes, Nina “Staros” CD $10.00
Kite Operations “Heart Attacks, Back to Back” CD $10.25
Knife, The “Marble House” CD5 $7.50
Lawler, Keenan “Ghost of a Plane of Air” CD $14.25
Lesbians On Ecstasy “We Know You Know” CD $11.75
Loden “Valeen Hope” CD $10.00
Loney, Dear “The City, The Airport” 45 $3.50
Mando Diao “Long Before Rock 'n' Roll” CD5 $5.75
Marcus, Joshua “Make/Believe” CD $9.75
Merzbow “Merzbear” CD $12.25
Merzbow & Carlos Giffoni “Synth Destruction” CD $12.25
Moya, Raul “La Nueva Era Glacier” CD $14.75
Mystery Jets “Diamonds In The Dark” CD5 $6.25
Null, KK “Fertile” CD $15.50
Ponys “So Sentimental” 45 $5.00
Qua “Painting Monsters On Clouds” CD $10.00
Rewinds, The “S/T” CD $12.14
Rumskib “S-T” CD $12.25
Shaky Hands “S/T” CD $15.25
Spiritualaires “Singing Songs of Praise” CD $12.50
Sur La Mer “Prelude to the Sea” CD5 $7.75
Ten Speed Racer “Eskimo Beach Boy” CD $10.00
Torske, Bjorn “Kokt Kveite” 12 $9.25
Two Bands & A Legend “S-T” CD $14.50
Various “Bridging the Distance: A Portland, OR. Covers Compilation” CD $13.50
XBXRX “Wars” CD $12.00
Xiu Xiu “Remixed & Covered” DCD $14.25
Young Galaxy “S-T” CD $15.00
Young Gods “Super Ready/Fragmente” CD $16.00