Hello friends,

This week we have been re-arranging the Parasol HQ in preparation for the return of student population. So, with that said, if you are a local C-U resident or returnee please stop on by because we've got the goods.

Keep your eyes on the pre-orders for August 22nd because with new releases by Headlights, Doleful Lions, Pajo, M. Ward, etc., we'll stay busy as will your ears.

Until then,

Paul/Roy

Aloha
T-Shirt - Whale (Green) (Adult Small)
PS, US Whale T-Shirt (Green) (Small)
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Aloha
T-Shirt - Whale (Green) (Adult Medium)
PS,US Whale T-Shirt, Green, Adult Medium
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Basho, Robbie
Venus in Cancer
PS, US First time on CD for 1969 album from one of the great triumvirate of American finger picking acoustic guitarists of the late 60's/early 70's along w/Kottke & Fahey. Showcases the wire range of musical influences incl. Arabic, Himalayan & Indian themes; Japanese & Chinese scales, & classical & European folk music, that set him apart from his blues-based peers. Incl. original nekkid girl album art & new written appreciations from WILLIAM ACKERMAN, MAX OCHS STEFFAN BASHO-JUNGHANS & PETE TOWNSEND. "His voice is from another world. Robbie is special."-Pete Townshend.
TompkinsSquare-1820
CD
$15.00

Bastard Wing
Crystal Thicket
PS, US A collaboration between avant-psych guitarists Christina Carter (CHARALAMBIDES) & Andrew MacGregor (GOWN). This is Carter's first pop album. Musically there's something new going on here. Imagine 70's nostalgia, soul guitars & Studio 54.
FreePorcupine-016
CD
$16.25

Bears
S/T
PS, US Has been described as a record that recalls the tenderness of twee, the poeticism of Morrissey & the pop stylings of many of the bands on Manitee. And while the group shares an affinity for acts like Belle & Sebastian & Camera Obscura their music is pure unbridled pop. Catchy, care-free & most importantly, free of indie pretension.
Bears-001
CD
$12.00

Bible of the Devil
The Diabolic Procession
PS, US Addressing the fable of the Children's Crusades as a metaphor for our troubled times while weaving the chronology of the story into the framework of their most heavy & epic songwriting to date. Deploying a twin guitar onslaught , the propulsive rhythms & infectious vocals coalesce to form a rock n roll juggernaut!
CruzDelSur-20
CD
$12.00

Cale, John
Island Years
PS, UK Incl. all 36 tracks that Cale recorded for Island in 1974-75 which made up the two classic albums "Fear" & "Slow Dazzle" & incl bonus tracks. Still amazing stuff.
IslandUK-524235-2
DCD
$16.98

caUSE co-MOTION
Which Way is Up?
PS, US ...b/w Falling Again" Back with more slip slap & boom boom. CRUMPH guitars above, THUMP drums below, EEEYYAA voices to the left, AAAGGAH voices to the right... so, Which Way is Up? Comes with a B-side cover of the Marine Girl's classic Falling Again. Both sides produced by Tim Barnes (Rogers Sisters, Sonic Youth). A foldout sleeve covers the single but is a much better cover for your wall.
WhatsYourRupture-306
45
$6.25

Cheeseburger
Gang's All Here
PS, US Each song is crafted to perfection, finding the right combo of AC/DC power chords, Cheap Trick pop rock refrains & the right mix of Iggy Pop/Glen Danzig melodic crooning to create the most concisely awesome rock gems.
Kemado-10
12
$7.50

Cohen, Ira
Invasion of theThunderbolt Pagoda
PS, US First ever fully authorized commercial release fo the 1968 landmark in psychedelic cinema. Includes the orginal soundtrack featuring TONY CONRAD, HENRY FLYNT & ANGUS MACLISE and two previously unreleased tracks from ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR & SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN. Packed with extras including a new short by Cohen, director's commentary, outakes, photos, a slideshow and a 16 page book of poetry & commentary.
Bastet-008
DVD
$34.00

Danava
Quiet Babies
PS, US Heavy prog/hard rock rounded out w/ twin leads, ethereal sci-fi syths & bombastic drums compared to Gong, Queen & Voivod! Etched orange vinyl limited to 750!
Kemado-042
LP
$7.50

Darling Buds
Pop Said
PS, UK The Darling Buds were part of an indie phenomena in the late 1980's - guitar bands with blonde female lead singers [along with The Primitives & Transvision Vamp]. Originally from South Wales, the band released one self financed single and were picked up by indie label Native. After two further singles they were signed by Sony imprint Epic and in the January 1989 released their debut long-player 'Pop Said' which reached No 23 in the UK National album charts. The album contains the four hit singles 'Let's Go Round There', 'Burst', 'Hit The Ground' & 'You've Got To Choose'. Now reissued and fully expanded by nine tracks to include all of the b-sides from the singles, including two tracks never before on CD. The accompanying booklet includes thoughts from the band today looking back at the release, alongside sleeve images and effects from their personal archive. TRACK LISTING: 1/ HIT THE GROUND 2/ BURST 3/ UPTIGHT 4/ THE OTHER NIGHT 5/ BIG HEAD 6/ LET'S GO ROUND THERE 7/ SHE'S NOT CRYING 8/ SHAME ON YOU 9/ YOU'VE GOT TO CHOOSE 10/ SPIN 11/ WHEN IT FEELS GOOD 12/ THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE BONUS TRACKS 13/ JUST SAY SO 14/ PRETTY GIRL 15/ IF I SAID 16/ TURN YOU ON 17/ DIFFERENT DAZE 18/ MARY'S GOT TO GO 19/ I'LL NEVER STOP 20/ SHAME ON YOU - SLIGHTLYDELIC VERSION 21/ IT'S ALL UP TO YOU - FLIP FLOP VERSION.
CherryRed-305
CD
$14.75

Denny, Martin
Afro-desia
PS, UK As part of our ongoing series of reappraised, remastered and INTENSIFIED releases of music from the 1950's and before..Let us consider EXOTICA!..well, here we hit the Daddy of them all...MARTIN DENNY!....from the spectacular sleeve, featuring the Exotica Girl, Sandy Warner, in one of her many guises...(this time she seems to be disguised as Lounge Laura) ....to the cool hypnotic vibes of the music within, this is an ESSENTIAL album.....Presented here in both it's Hi Fi Mono version, and it's Spectrasonic Stereo version (both VERY different beasts indeed!) for your especial pleasure ....featuring notes by RevOla's very own Exotica Girl, Lounge Laura Taylor.... ....and a whole load of wonderful tracks to chill out to!.....Pour the cocktails and dim the lights...for Martin Denny! - The original hit album, carefully remastered in best Rev-Ola style! - Sumptuously packaged in Digipack, making a gatefold out of the wonderful original sleeve featuring SANDY WARNER The Exotica Girl! - With brand new liner notes. - In both MONO and STEREO...not mere cursory remixes, but two entirely DIFFERENT recordings ...the first time these legendary albums have appeared on CD in this form! - A must for all fans of 1950's lounge and Exotica, anyone who wants to hear where ambient music started.....and anyone who likes to relax with a Mai-Tai in hand on a late summer evening! TRACK LISTING: 1/ TSE TSE FLY 2/ MA ' CHUMBA 3/ JUNGLE DRUMS 4/ CUBANO CHANT 5/ BAIA 6/ SWAMP FIRE 7/ TEMPTATION 8/ SIMBA 9/MUMBA 10/ AKU AKU 11/ RAFTERO 12/ SIBONEY.
Rev-Ola-108
CD
$14.75

Diamond Nights
Popsicle
PS, US Now on gatefold lp! Follows their spring EP w/1 of the most exciting hard rock albums in recent memory, boasting the same fist pumping/sing along qualites that everyone fell in love with & dares to take it a step further" w/hints of psych creeping into the Thin Lizzy inspired rock. RECOMMENDED.
Kemado-024
LP
$18.25

Doleful Lions
Song Cyclops Volume 2
PS, US New collection of lofi bliss, winsome melodies, and trademark paranormal subject matter from Doleful Lions' Jonathan Scott. 22 songs include handful of covers: Beach Boys, Close Lobsters, The Crystals, Descendents,, Close Lobsters, and The Misfits. PITCHFORK: "Doleful Lions aim to purr and meow their way onto your lap in the damned most adorable way possible." /// UNCUT MAGAZINE: "Neo-psychedelic orch-pop, with chiming guitars and close vocal harmonies. The sound of dreams." /// ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "At this point, singer/songwriter Jonathan Scott and studio rat Dave Jackson are masters of mini-orchestration that can turn any song of their choosing into a swirling snow globe epic." /// CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES: "Doleful Lions make a rather gorgeous whisper of sound; guitars picking out starlight bathed in swathes of keyboards; a rolling distant thunder of drums and voices that tiptoe... It's vaguely psychedelic, where thankfully the psychedelia is more the gentle thrill of Sagittarius than, say, the electric overdose and histrionics of a Hendrix or Cream. This is rock that doesn't rock at all, but sways, lost in summer breezes and the mythology of Smile bootlegs." /// GEAR MAGAZINE: "Prodigiously smart, criminally catchy indie pop."
Parasol-CD-104
CD
$10.00

Dumovich, Mike
Mesojunarian
PS, US Structured around razor-sharp fingerplucks rather than chords, Dumovich's lyrics often draw a chilly parallel between geography, weather & human emotions. Deeply thoughtful in the Nick Drake/Townes Van Zandt tradition. "Dumovich has a voice that sounds older than his time, and an intimate, emotionally raw delivery. Dumovich has remained mostly under the radar- he plays a brand of folk that may remind some of Will Oldham & Smog, but he's wholly his own creation." -Seattle Stranger
Tarnished -0604
CD
$11.00

Ergo
Quality Anatomechanical Music Since 2005
PS, US The blood of Aphex Twin, the bones of Ornette Coleman & the brains of drummer Damion Reid, keyboardist Carl Maguire & trombonist/laptop-jockey Brett Sroka. Drawing from jazz, IDM electronica & the avant-garde, their music criss-crosses glitchy loops & enveloping electronic textures w/
plaintive melody & improvisational empathy.
Actuator-001
CD
$11.00

Fever, The
Red Room
PS, US JASPER VS SANCHEZ REMIXES 6 songs from "Red Bedroom" chopped up, dissected & pieced back together to form something almost unrecognizable. Limited to 1K on red vinyl!
Kemado-19
12
$7.50

Fever, The
Ladyfingers
PS, US Limited edition vinyl featuring 2 cuts from "Pink on Pink" & 3 remixes!
Kemado-65031
12
$7.50

Flaherty, Paul
Whirl of Nothingness
PS, US His 2nd solo album is 8 pieces of alto & soprano sax. steeped in the theme of loss channeled through blasting improvisations that showcase his fabulous writing & inferno of sound to stark bluesy melodies.
FamilyVineyard-43
CD
$14.50

Fuck the Facts
Stigmata High-Five
PS, US Ottawa's grind/metal powerhouse impacts w/ the subtley of an atom bomb on this debut. Their high-powered assault is all encompassing from oppressively heavy, metallic riffing to savage grindings & spasmodic changes alike. Each of these tracks burn with a merciless, unrestrained ferocity.
Relapse-6595
CD
$14.50

Giant Robot
Issue #43
PS, US Reindeer People on cover plus 11 Weeks in Antarctica, Boy Band Confiedntial, Mutant Art Zombie, Revolutionary Opera, Asians & more!!!
GiantRobot-43
ZINE
$4.75

Headcount
Die Monkey
PS, UK Punky metal with an emphasis on melody headcount have never relied on what is hip and fashionable, preferring to follow their own path through the murky waters polluted by emo and nu-metal - that's why they stand out from the crowd quickly established for their uncompromising attitude, they've gained a reputation for being, in the words of many a soundman, "the loudest fuckin' band I've ever heard" musically compared to therapy, motorhead and killing joke, 2004 saw headcount team up with malicious damage to release their second album die monkey die, produced by paul raven of killing joke and martin ratcliffe of the legendary neon hearts Headcount rock like a bastardŠ from the system of a down on acid 1000 miles to the punk two-step of korea woman this trio are headed for great things - rock sound Headcount use their punk rock weaponry to crack heads and break ballsŠ they rock like hellbound pig-fucking devil dogs - nightshift It's bands like Headcount that make the often thankless task of wading through new 'talent' in search of a gem worthwhile - Kerrang! Špraise the production talents of messrs raven and ratcliffe for this sounds absolutely huuuuuge bung on some headphones and it feels like the band are actually playing inside your head - frighteningŠ this album ranges from the very good to the truly great, and should be placed upon your 'must buy' lists immediately - metalUK.
MaliciousDamage-558
CD
$15.25

Headlights
T-Shirt -Raindrops (Brown)(Adult L)
PS, US "Raindrops" T-Shirt, Brown w/blue, adult Large
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Headlights
T-Shirt -Raindrops (Brown)(Adult M)
PS, US "Raindrops" T-Shirt, Brown w/blue, adult Medium
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Headlights
T-Shirt -Raindrops (Brown)(Adult S)
PS, US T-Shirt, Raindrops, Brown w/blue, adult Small
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Hiorthoy, Kim
I'm This I'm That
PS, US We have a brand new limited edition 7", only 500 made! The single was made for his art exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in Berlin. The 7" contains the 2 BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVE TRACKS "I`m This I`m That" & "Sommaren är slut", both beautiful songs in typical Kim style. Bound to be a collectors item. Get it while you can. This is the first release since his Hopeness EP. His new full length album will be released January 2007 on Smalltown Supersound.
Smalltown-1257
45
$7.00

Hot Snakes
Thunder Down Under
PS, US Last studio album before t he band disintegrated was caught on tape at Triple J FM radio in Australia. Produced by Greg Wales (Radio Birdman, You Am I). Bathroom shaking sounds that excel beyond the premeditated attack of their previous work.
Swami -135
CD
$14.00

Hot Snakes
Thunder Down Under
PS, US
Swami-1351
LP
$7.75

Huma
We Are Here For You
PS, US Huma is bound to cool down the hottest days of the summer like a tingling breeze at sundown, bound to the sounds of a nightfall chirping crush. With sweet melodies that make you want to hug your worst enemy, and pop numbers that leave you whistling tunes on trains, Huma is a New Brunswick triptych of country landscapes linked by fuzzy electrical lines and soggy patches of green grass. Originally formed as a means of defeating the northern Jersey duldrum known as suburbia, fraternally linked Brian & Laura joined with Jess to symbiotically create organic electronic music with whatever odd toys & instruments they could find. Together, they have sprouted through Jersey housing developments and between telephone lines to bring you the kaleidoscope of electro pop and moody, dreamy folk that is "We Are Here For You", their debut CD on Cult-Hero records. Huma have drawn comparisons to artists such as Mojave 3, Lali Puna, and The Radio Dept.
CultHero-1203
CD
$10.50

Jam
Sound Affects
PS, US 1980 LP blended the angularity of the Gang of Four w/the pop sense of The Beatles & charted at #2 on the UK charts. Incl. the #1 single "Start!," "Pretty Green" & perhaps their best song, "That's Entertainment."
Polydor-537421-2
CD
$13.00

Jam
Setting Sons
PS, US1979's fourth album cemented them as the biggest band of the UK New Wave era. Incl. the #3 single "Eaton Rifles," "Girl on the Phone" & "Thick as Thieves."
Polydor-537420-2
CD
$13.00

Jawbone
Dang Blues
PS, US Debut release from this 1-man blues/garage/punk band based in Detroit, Michigan. His self-released, basement-recorded 2004 album was discovered by legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who championed the cd on his national UK broadcast over a period of several weeks early in 2004.
Jawbone-153
CD
$13.75

Jawbone
Hauling
PS, US Like his 2004 full-length debut Dang Blues, Hauling was recorded live in Jawbone's basement studio & continues to build on the raw, unpolished, unconventional blues sound of it's predecessor - pounding bass drum, tambourine stomps, hi-hat, manic electric slide guitar, amplified harmonica & a hard singing composed of whoops, moans, shouts, actual notes, yips & grunts in varying proportions. The album contains 12 new original compositions as well as a stripped-down cover of the Roger Miller honky-tonk classic Chug-a-Lug.
Jawbone-001
CD
$13.75

Johnston, Daniel
Yip Jump Music
PS, US Legendary original 1983 Stress Records cassette from Austin outsider singer/songwriter who's had work covered by and/or influenced NIRVANA, YO LA TENGO, tons of others, now digitally remastered & on CD for the first time in 15 years. Incl. full lyric sheet & fold out poster of original DJ art. Incl. his hits "Chord Organ Blues," "The Beatles," "Speeding Motorcycle," "Sorry Entertainer," "Rocket Ship" & "Casper the Friendly Ghost". RECOMMENDED
HighWire-003
CD
$13.50

Johnston, Daniel
Continued Story/Hi, How Are You
PS, US Legendary original 1983/85 Stress Records cassettes from Austin outsider singer/songwriter who's had work covered by and/or influenced NIRVANA, YO LA TENGO, tons of others, now digitally remastered & on CD for the first time in 15 years. Incl. full lyric sheet & fold out poster of original DJ art. 2 albums on 1 disc incl. his hits "Casper," "Girls," "She Called Pest Control," & "Keep Punching Joe".
HighWire-002
CD
$13.50

July Skies
Where Days Go
PS, UK July Skies is the musical project of Antony Harding, sometimes assisted by members of epic45 and Avrocar, who have all previously received airplay from the late John Peel and Rob Da Bank of BBC Radio 1, and also by Verity Sharp of BBC Radio 3. July Skies has previously released two albums with 2004's offering 'The English Cold' (Make Mine Music) recalling the English countryside and lost airman of the Second World War with sensitive effect. The album received many positive reviews (The Times & Sunday Times ****; The Independent ***; Uncut ***). 'Where The Days Go' is a 19 track collection of musical compositions which collects together a US radio session, 9 new unreleased tracks, two reworkings by epic45 and tracks from the deleted 'At The Height of Summer' 7" ep that was released in 2000 The collection is anchored in a midsummer haze of 1950/60s British countryside with the bluest wide open skies above. But beneath is deep melancholy; aspects of lost youth, innocence and memories of better days. Musically, think The Durutti Column, the melancholy of Piano Magic, Maurice Deebank (Felt), Robin Gutherie (Cocteau Twins) or even the acoustic debut album of Ben Watt prior to his Everything But The Girl days.An album to accompany you through the remaining days of summer.
MakeMineMusic-021
CD
$16.00

Kerrier District
Kerrier District II
PS, US LUKE VIBERT comes through w/ his 2nd release as Kerrier District. It's basically just great music that rocks a party or puts a smile on your face, & you'd miss it if it wasn't in your collection. The new chart-friendly remixes are the kind of music that will appeal to all dance music fans for years to come. Remix artists include a version by Ceephax Acid Krew, the mega-talented acid master.
Rephlex -183
12
$10.50

Killing Joke
Chaos For Breakfast (5XCD)
PS, UK 5xCD set. This is an absolute treasure - a joy to behold it's a unique 25th anniversary malicious damage 5-cd collection featuring killing joke's first four ground-breaking singles plus demos and outtakes from the first two albums, all in replica sleeves featuring the original artwork, inserts and stickers and a unique wallet of 30 rare malicious photos and memories disc 1 nervous system 4.18/turn to red 3.57/are you receiving 4.59/almost red 3.47 disc 2 wardance 3.45/pssyche 4.57 disc 3 requiem 3.41/ change 3.55/ requiem [malicious demo 2] 3.46 disc 4 follow the leaders 5.37/ tension 4.34/follow the leaders dub 4.06/follow the leaders[original lyrics] 4.02 disc 5 requiem [malicious demo] 3.46/wardance [malicious demo] 4.05/bloodsport [malicious demo] 5.24/ the wait [malicious demo] 3.50/ complications [malicious demo] 3.13/change [malicious demo] 4.01/madness [malicious demo] 7.09/killer dub [aka bread & jam] 19.01/bloodsport [malicious demo 2] 4.48 total running time: 110.41
MaliciousDamage-555
CD
$40.00

Killing Joke
Turn To Red
PS, UK Red Vinyl 12". 1000 numbered limited edition on heavyweight transparent red vinyl which includes the original inserts and a copy of the original melody maker revue from november 1979, stamped, numbered and dated 25 years to the day after the original revue side b: turn to red/nervous system side b: are you receiving/almost red.
MaliciousDamage-559
12
$13.75

Kiss
Paul Stanley - Pic LP
PS, US The most Kiss-like of the four simultaneously released 1978 Kiss solo albums, Paul Stanley showcases Stanley's considerable hard rock songwriting chops. Feat. sidemen like Vanilla Fudge/Rod Stewart drummer Carmine Appice, this is perhaps the most consistent of the four Kiss solo releases.180 gm picture disc. Pic. LP
Lilith-116
LP
$20.00

Kiss
Ace, Gene, Peter & Paul
PS, US All four 1978 Kiss solo albums: Ace Frehley's surprisingly great set, Gene Simmons' eclectic collection feat. remarkably Beatlesque pop explorations, Paul Stanley's solid Kiss-like hard rockers, & Peter Criss's underappreciated power ballads & radio-friendly rock. The CDs are offset & packaged in individual cardboard sleeves which are housed in an accordion-style PVC sleeve w/ 4 pockets (one for each CD) that can be hung on the wall. The PVC sleeve is itself housed in a plastic bag with the four CD covers printed on the front. Also contains a special surprise gift!
Lilith-117
CD
$50.00

Kiss
Gene Simmons - Pic LP
PS, US In 1978, Kiss simultaneously released solo albums from all four members. Gene Simmons, most associated with Kiss's heavier side, is revealed to be a closet Beatles fan as evidenced by "See You Tonite," "Always Near You," "Man of 1,000 Faces," and "Mr. Make Believe." But the surprises don't stop there: choirs and string arrangements, 70s funk, and good time rock n' roll also appear alongside of heavy rockers like hit single "Radioactive." This eclectic mix of material is supported by guests like Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen, Bob Seger, Donna Summer, and Janis Ian. 180gm picture disc. Pic. LP
Lilith-113
LP
$20.00

Kiss
Peter Criss - Pic LP
PS, US At the time, drummer Criss didn't receive the respect he deserved for this underrated LP. While he doesn't quite have the songwriting chops of Stanley, Simmons, or Frehley, Peter Criss does shine on "I'm Gonna Love You" and "You Matter To Me."180 gm picture disc. Pic. LP
Lilith-115
LP
$20.00

Kiss
Ace Frehley - Pic LP
PS, US Considered the best of the four solo albums that Kiss released simultaneously in 1978, Ace Frehley does not stray far from Kiss's trademark heavy sound. With future David Letterman band members drummer Anton Fig and bassist Will Lee backing him up, Frehley shows that he is more than a songwriting match for bandmates Simmons and Stanley. In fact, the album yielded a Top 20 hit in "New York Groove." 180 gm picture disc. Pic. LP
Lilith-114
LP
$20.00

Lair of the Minotaur
Ultimate Destroyer
PS, UK SPECIAL ORDER!! This bulldozes down the same path as their critically acclaimed & now classic debut. Blistering riffs & skull crushing rhythms played w/an apocalyptic aesthetic & complimented perfectly w/horrific lyrical vengence. Faster, yet slower & more vicious than anything the band has previously done.
SouthernLord-56
LP
$15.25

Lansing-Dreiden
IX X XI XII
PS, US Immaculately produced w/layers of detail & sonic grandeur, showcasing a rich, emotive vocalist & innumerable guitar textures, while at times achieving a swirling, drug addled haze that few psychedelic bands have truly mastered. Limited to 1000 on white vinyl features tracks from 'Incomplete Triangle' & 'A Sectioned Beam'.
Kemado-65051
12
$7.50

Lucky Bishops
Unexpect the Expected
PS, US It's been a long time between drinks for fans of the eclectic UK psychedelic/power-pop magicians, but the lads' self-produced third album is now ready to storm the planet after a lengthy gestation period in the Dorset countryside. Inspired by the experience of living together in a haunted, rat infested, coastal cottage for four years, the band have written a collection of songs drawing on power-pop, psych-pop, folk-rock and even Tropicalia to create the unique blend found on this album. Previous releases on Bevis Frond's Woronzow label & Rubric. Typical of past releases, they split the song writing and lead vocals four ways over an instrumental palette of Hammond organ, piano, chiming valve driven guitars, glutinous bass and flowing and tumbling drums. It's unlikely a finer psych-pop record will be released this year.
CameraObscura-076
CD
$14.75

Matches, The
Decomposer
PS, US
Epitaph
CD
$13.75

Mono
One Step More And You Die
PS, US Japan's Mono combine elements of minimalism, psychedelia, and trance rock to create a distinctive and powerful new sound. Austere and intense. This volume-loving quartet explores the full dynamic range of their instruments by incorporating delicate melodies and tempos with squalling feedback and thundering intensity.
Temporary Residence
CD
$14.50

Moon, Keith
Two Sides of the Moon
PS, US Expanded edition. Recorded in a series of marathon sessions, it is a strange haunting mix of '50s/ early '60s rock & roll. Incl. nearly 2 hours of BONUS material of alternate takes & studio chatter that has been unreleased until now.
Castle-36259
DCD
$25.00

Of Montral
T-Shirt - I Love of Montreal(Yellow) (Adult L)
PS, US T-Shirt - I Love of Montreal Yellow Adult L
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Of Montreal
T-Shirt - I Love Of Montreal (Yellow) (Adult M)
PS, US I Love Of Montreal, Yellow, adult Medium
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Of Montreal
T-Shirt - I Love Of Montreal (Yellow) (Adult S)
PS, US I Love Of Montreal T-Shirt, Adult Small, Yellow
Polyvinyl
TS
$12.50

Orb, The vs. Meat Beat Manifesto
Battersea Shield
PS, UK This sonic trip to insanity and beyond sees alex 'orb' paterson in cahoots with jack dangers & lynn farmer of meat beat manifesto - one of the most influential and experimental set-ups ever to hit the dance floor - in an audio explosion of spherical-industrial-dub-electro-techno-funk delights and it's all beautifully presented in an embossed round tin based on the celtic design of the original battersea shield the independent said: ..matron blends brittle drum with subterranean bass, cycling synth arpeggios and a collage of vocal sounds from whispers to laughter... on 1855 vocal fragments spread over a bricolage of percussive sounds and electronic noise with a dub-reggae mood... insane builds to a climax ofpounding backbeat, wriggling synth-lines and screams of "i'm insane!!"
MaliciousDamage-600
CD
$16.75

Original Hamster
Trendsetter and the Followers
PS, US Better know as one half of MTV award-winning production duo The Hermano Brothers, Original Hamster's solo act is equally wild and funky, full of distorted beats, catchy melodies, unpredicatable sounds and irresistible songs. For fans of Mouse on Mars, Akufen and Matmos.
Tigerbeat6-129
CD
$16.25

Ostinato
Chasing the Form
PS, US Third full length of epic orchestral rock.
ExileOnMainstream-022
CD
$14.50

Parasol Records
T-Shirt (Rolls-Royce Design) (Following Sizes Available: Medium, Large, or XL)
Parasol
TS
$10.00

Police
Everyone Stares: "The Police Inside Out"
PS, US First person account by Steward Copeland of their ascent from obscurity to fame, all produced, directed, written & edited by SC. 90 minutes incl. much Super 8 footage plus 20 minutes of DVD bonus footage!
Hip-O-6178-09
DVD
$15.00

Prototypes
S/T
PS, US Prototypes is shit kicking electropunk, merging the emblematic aesthetic elements of electronica w/their obsession of folk music. Prototypes' music boasts agile song craft & a masterful knowledge of pop music & beat boxes. This US debut presents a rapid fire staccato of 1st rate jams that inspire us to sing along as we get our groove on. With pounding beats, commanding vocals, & demanding synthetic pop grooves, Prototypes hands you a cigarette, buys you a shot, & pulls you by the hand to dance floor. Welcome to the party.
MintyFresh-65
CD
$13.75

Psycho & the Birds
Check Your Zoo
PS, US
Recordhea-43
45
$5.50

Raf Bomber Command At War 1939-45 Volume 1
Historical Recordings (Spoken Word)
PS, UK 28 tracks. CD41 are proud to announce a 72 minute audio CD collection of rare archive recordings from the Second World War, featuring broadcast and actuality recordings made during RAF Bomber Command raids on Essen, Stettin, Kleve and Berlin in 1943, together with crew debriefs and war correspondent reports. Largely unheard for more than sixty years, these astonishing actuality recordings were made by plucky BBC engineers, who bravely joined the crews of Lancaster heavy bombers for night raids on German targets. The recordings were made on portable "midget" disc cutting machines plugged directly into the Lancaster's intercom system, and capture the drama as it unfolds of anti-aircraft fire, night fighter attack, evasive action, "bombs away" and the ever-present danger of mid-air collision. The war correspondents featured include such celebrated names as Wynford Vaughan Thomas, Edward R. Murrow and Richard Dimbleby. The CD also features recordings made by aircrew after returning safely to base, including an air gunner's account of the devastating raid on Dresden in February 1945, and a remarkable report on the daring raid on the Dortmund- Ems Canal in August 1940, for which the speaker (Flt Lt Roderick Learoyd) was awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest gallantry award. The booklet features detailed recording and historical notes by James Hayward as well as rare photographs. All audio content has been carefully digitally restored for CD release. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the CD will be donated to the RAF Association. The CD is an absolute must for all historians and researchers, as well as collectors of archive sound and broadcast recordings. Also available on CD41: The Very Best of ITMA (CD41-004), British War Broadcasting 1938-1946 (CD41-007).
CD41-013
CD
$17.00

Russian Circles
Enter
PS, US Limited vinyl version of the debut cd released on Flameshovel.
HeWhoCorrupts-015
LP
$16.50

Satie, Erik
Musique de la Rose + Croix / Pages Mystiques / Uspud
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce a new CD in our series by visionary French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925), following the success of previous releases Vexations and Cocteau, Satie and Les Six, and presenting selected Satie recordings with explicit links to the unconventional, the mystic and the avant-garde. Musique de la Rose+Croix is a double disc set (94 minutes) of solo piano music comprising Satie's enigmatic Rosicrucian pieces (1891-1894) together with an instrumental version of the ballet score Uspud (1892) and the meditative works collected as the Pages Mystiques (1893). For a short period Erik Satie was appointed official composer for the esoteric Ordre de la Rose-Croix Catholique du Temple et du Graal, founded in Paris by the flamboyant mystic 'Sar' Joséphin Péladan. The first Salon de la Rose-Croix was held in March 1892, at which Satie's solemn Trois Sonneries de la Rose + Croix were performed for the first time. Satie also composed music for Péladan's play Le Fils des étoiles (Son of the Stars), as well as two preludes for a chivalric play, Le Nazaréen. Satie subsequently broke from the Order in August 1892. Subsequent works by Satie in the same vein include his remarkable 'Christian ballet' Uspud (1892), 'sacred' music intended to shock and ridicule the Parisian musical establishment, and the Pages Mystiques of 1983. The latter includes his celebrated piece Vexations, the score for which is just three lines long, yet a complete performance (840 repetitions) may last for anything between 14 and 28 hours. Satie's so-called 'Rosicrucian adventure' produced some of the composer's most enigmatic and extraordinary works, performed here by pianists Bojan Gorisek and Richard Cameron-Wolfe. The booklet of the double CD set includes detailed liner notes by James Hayward.
LTM2469
DCD
$18.25

Sex Pistols
Spunk: Official Bootleg
PS, US 30th Anniversary edition of the demos they first recorded in 1976. Well known as the Dave Goodman tapes, & have been widely bootlegged & released in various incarnations. Compiled with gritty clips of dialogue.
Castle-36269
CD
$13.75

Shriekback
Cormorant
PS, UK The band, originally formed of refugees from xtc and gang of four now return with their eagerly awaited 10th album... cormorant, the latest offering, as with many of their previous releases, provokes and seduces in equal measures. a soulful, insistent and sometimes riotous collection of songs and distracting instrumentals, the album features the ever present musical heart of shriekback - the vocal and lyrical alchemy of barry andrews, and the percussive bedrock of martyn barker (who has written and played with billy bragg and the blokes, sarah jane morris, joseph arthur and innumerable others)...enriching this formidable partnership is a rare blend of shriek collaborators - mark raudva(co-production, mandolins & bass), carlo asciutti and wendy partridge (vocals) make a welcome return to spice up the mix, barry andrews' son finn takes a break from the veils to add some vocals, while shriek virgin andy partridge contributes some fiery guitar work, playing alongside barry andrews for the first time in the many years since the early incarnation of xtc...all beautifully designed and packaged in a four page card wallet along with four separate lyric cards here are a few snippets of popular opinion: "...these are songs that track the struggle to locate some stable emotional anchorage in an ocean of dread, not bothering to conceal contempt, but offering through inventive keyboard texture - part ENO, part Zawinul - a more sensitive response to the malaise of the age." --the independent.
MaliciousDamage-605
CD
$17.75

Singer, Liam
Our Secret Lies Beneath the Creek
PS, UK Liam Singer writes music that lies between classical and singer/songwriter; he has been compared to Philip Glass and Steve Reich as well as Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens. Our Secret... is his second full-length record, recorded in San Francisco with Scott Solter (longtime Vanderslice collaborator, producer of Tarentel, Mountain Goats, et al.), and builds upon a iano/vocal/Theremin base with vibraphone, church organ, guitar, trumpet, prepared piano, and group vocals.
Tell-AllRecords-006
CD
$14.25

Siouxsie & the Banshees
Join Hands
PS, US Second album originally released in 1979 that slowed the punk rock tempo but continued the menace. Digitally rematered w/bonus tracks, notes & lyrics. Incl. "Poppy Day." Bonus tracks incl. the classic single "Love in a Void" & "Infantry."
Polydor-9836912
CD
$13.00

Siouxsie & the Banshees
Kaleidoscope
PS, US 1980 album showcased an unexpected creative leap with the departure of guitarist John McKay & drummer Kenny Morris incorporating new drummer Budgie (ex-SLITS) & guests incl. Steve Jones (SEX PISTOLS) on guitar. Has the hits "Happy House," "Christine," & Skin" plus 10 bonus tracks from Warner Chappell & Polydor Demos incl the amazing single "Israel" Digitally rematered w/bonus tracks, notes &
lyrics. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Polydor-9836913
CD
$13.00

Siouxsie & the Banshees
Juju
PS, US 1981 classic is a masterwork amalgam of dark, arty pop-punk, goth & tribal doom highlighted by John McGeoch's (MAGAZINE) guitar assaults. Incl. the hits "Spellbound," "Arabian Knights," & "Headcut" plus bonus tracks incl.12" mixes. Digitally remastered w/ notes & lyrics. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Polydor-9836914
CD
$13.00

Siouxsie & the Banshees
The Scream
PS, US 1978 debut album of art damaged punk that set them apart from everyone in the (almost post-) punk goth genre. Digitally rematered w/bonus tracks, notes & lyrics. Incl. "Helter Skelter." Bonus tracks incl. the classic single "Hong Kong Garden" & "The Staircase (Mystery)."
Polydor-9836911
CD
$13.50

Sleep
Jerusalem
PS, US 52 minute dirge = wall of hopelessness + pot smoke that threatens to eclipse Sabbath's 1st 4 lp's."-AP. Classic!
TMC-12
CD
$16.50

Sudden, Nikki
Barroom Blues
PS, US Two previously unreleased tracks, this was recorded in Athens, GA w/ members of SOUTHERN BITCH. Both tracks are beautifully honest country gems that only Nikki could have made. "Family Bible" touches on themes of humility & respect, & speaking very highly of Nikki's persona, one that is truly missed.
Rob'sHouseRecords-017
CD
$5.50

Terribly Empty Pockets
Get Wet
PS, US Debut ep from Columbus, Ohio agit-popsters comes across with all the nervous energy of their live set but with some studio refinement. They have crafted a weird wall of sound from delicate insturmentation and a seemingly inexhaustible string of sparkly melody lines.
Anyway-501
CD
$8.00

Tractor Operator
Evil Will Hand You Bordom
PS, US Tractor Operator's arrangements are spare, often containing only 1 or 2 guitar tracks & Jensen's double tracked vocals, & the sum effect is haunting & creepily confessional. Jensen says his recording technique came about out of necessity, because "I grew up poor & I could only afford a 4 track." But necessity has turned into an aesthetic, & Jensen doesn't think he'd ever like to record w/better equipment. "I think the lo-fi approach creates intimacy & it just feels more honest," he explains.
JealousButcher-057
45
$4.25

UFO
One of Those Nights
PS, US Incorporates 3 releases from the early 90s. "High Stakes & DAngerous Men", "Live In Texas" & "Lights Out Tokyo."
Castle-3627
DCD
$19.98

Various
Napoleon Dynamite
PS, US Here's all of the Napoleon Dynamite music, as funky as it ever was, remixed & re-worked! The movie's organs & funk guitars have never sounded so appealing when coupled with a hip hop back bone. Also includes sound bytes from the film.
Mothma-002
LP
$12.00

Various
The Clock Machine Turns You On: Malicious Damage Sampler CD
PS, UK This iss a collection of new music gathered together over the last year. the original idea was to provide an outlet for bands and musicians who couldn't find one, but as word got around we were approached by numerous people who just wanted to be a part of the re-ignited malicious damage... the result is a unique assortment of unlikely stablemates from many different shades of the musical spectrum, but all with one thing in common - they just want to be heard...here's what the guardian had to say: The Clock Machine Turns You On is an intriguing and uplifting release (with splashes of colour from around the globe, including Sydney band Persuader and Oslo's Necessary Intergalactic Cooperation). The 16 featured bands were whittled down from "hundreds", says Coles. The album switches gleefully between rock, dance, punk, dub, ambient, folk, blues and electro-pop, and nestling among the clutch of new acts are some respected names from the British underground, such as Barry Andrews and Shriekback, KLF man Jimmy Cauty (with new act Transit Kings) as well as a track from the earlier Orb v Meat Beat Manifesto release.
MaliciousDamage-601
CD
$13.00

Wire
Chairs Missing
PS, US With its Eno-esque synth textures, Chairs Missing has been often cited as the evolutionary link between punk and post-punk. In general, the lyrics are darker than those on Pink Flag, even morbid at times; images of cold, drowning, pain, and suicide haunt the record, and the title itself is a reference to mental instability. Originally released in 1978 and now available for the first time on 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Original artwork.
4MenwithBeards-509
LP
$16.25

Wire
154
PS, US If Chairs Missing is the transition album from punk to post-punk, 154 is definitely of the latter genre. Synth moves to the forefront on this 1979 third album from Wire along with melodies that help humanize the electronic textures. Named for the number of gigs the band had played to that point, 154 shows how far this band had come in three years over three albums. Original artwork. First time on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.
4MenwithBeards-510
LP
$16.25

Wire
Pink Flag
PS, US Originally released on Harvest in 1977, Pink Flag is perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk. Exhibiting severe art school damage, Wire careens at breakneck speed through 21 songs in 36 minutes to create an album that has influenced bands for nearly thirty years. Original artwork. 180 gm.
4MenwithBeards-508
LP
$16.25

Yellow Swans & Moth Drakula
They Do Not Always Remember
PS, US New collaboration from two of the most fantastic noise artists the US has to offer. Three tracks of sludgy sonic craziness recorded at a live show during December 2005 at the Smell in Los Angeles. Both brutal & epic, this CD captures the live essence of a growing US noise scene, which continues to test & challenge sonic boundaries. Limited to 500 copies.
Oedipus-007
CD
$11.75

Yorn, Pete
Nightcrawler
PS, US
RedInt/RedInk
CD
$15.25

Forthcoming Releases

1090 Club
Shipwrecked on Shores (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Billings, Montana indie rockers who wrangled Steve Fisk (NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN, MINUS THE BEAR) & Alex Newport (MARS VOLTA, AT THE DRIVE-IN) to twist their knobs. Guitar & drums joined by piano & violin behind male & female vocals. Indie rock meets pop in a Flaming Lips, Bright Eyes, Modest Mouse sorta way.
SideCho-1025
CD
$14.75

2 AM/FM
Pt. 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Notorious sonic shape-shifter TADD MULLINIX/JAMES T. COTTON/DABRYE has joined up w/long time collaborator D'Marc Cantu to create a second installment of their dark acid house paeon to the pioneers of the 80's & 90's. 3 floor heavy tracks for fans of REPHLEX & TRAX labels.
SpectralSound-038
12
$8.25

Aberdeen
What Do I Wish For Now? Singles + Extras 1994-2004 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPT. 17TH)
PS, UK 19 tracks. LTM are pleased to present the first ever singles compilation by cult Californian indiepop combo Aberdeen, the Sarah Records signing featuring Beth Arzy (of Trembling Blue Stars) and John Girgus (Languis). What Do I Wish For Now? is a 69 minute, 19 track collection featuring all tracks from their five singles on Sarah Records and Tremelo Arm Users Club released between 1994 and 2004, as well as three extra tracks from rare compilation albums. The booklet also features a detailed band history and a wealth of rare images. Standout tracks include Super Sunny Summer, Sink or Float and the Boy Has Gone Away. Also included are covers of songs by The Field Mice and Biff Bang Pow. Band history: Aberdeen formed in California in 1994, and released their first two eps (Byron, Fireworks) on cult UK indie Sarah Records as a three piece. After a four-year hiatus, John and Beth regrouped in 2000 to record three further singles (Sink or Float, The Boy Has Gone Away, Florida) and their sole album to date, Homesick & Happy to Be Here (2002). Their music appeared in several editions of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which the band themselves appeared in Season 7.
LTM-2466
CD
$17.00

Akron/Family
Meek Warrior (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 3RD)
PS, US A special, budget-priced album, over 35 mins. long, shows the band morphing into something comfortably unfamiliar, by turns wild, gentle, raging, hilarioius, elated, meditative and sometimes simply beautiful. Features contributions from free jazz legend Hamid Drake, Griffin Rodriguez(Balbicon), Jason LaFarge(Pineal Ventana, Sikhara) & members of Broken Social Scene and Do Make Say Think.
YoungGod-33
CD
$11.00

Alexander, Cole & Bradford Cox
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Cole Alexander of BLACK LIPS & Bradford Cox of DEERHUNTER have teamed up for what is perhaps one of Atlanta's longest-awaited releases in recent history. With such a large catalog of inspired material, what was originally conceived as a split 7", found its way to the exquisite 10" form (though it could have been a double-LP) & with every additional minute layers upon layers of complexity are added to the perception of these esteemed figures of modern music. LIMITED to 500.
Rob'sHouse-20
10
$11.00

Appleton, J & Don Cherry
Human Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US This 1969 avant-garde collaboration between trumpeter Don Cherry & electronics pioneer Jon Appleton was originally released on legendary jazz producer Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman label. Consisting of 4 compositions with the titles "Boa," "Oba," "Abo," and "Bao," Human Music finds Cherry stretching out on various flutes & African percussion instruments in addition to pocket trumpet. Original artwork. Detailed liner notes.
Water-182
CD
$15.25

Asteroid #4
An Amazing Dream (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, US Celebrates their tenth year in existence. It promises to evoke all of the group's previous recordings, especially the psychedelic & space rock ambitions they are best known for. This is number 4 for the number 4 and again, a new course. Only this time it's slightly more familiar.
RainbowQuartz-131
CD
$14.75

Audience
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Audience is one of the most interesting groups in the British panorama of the late 60s/early 70s. Their sound was a manifestation of their desire to experiment with & masterfully blend different musical styles, such as rock, folk, jazz & blues. If we must make comparisons, Jethro Tull immediately leaps to mind, particularly for the band's use of flute. Audience gained moderate notoriety thanks to their constant gigging & they soon released this 1969 self-titled debut, which featured an excellent use of (predominantly acoustic) guitar (Howard Werth) and equally high-quality flute, sax & clarinet playing (Keith Gemmell), not to mention the distinctive voice of Werth, and their simple, but effective arrangements (in a period when pomp prog rock reigned supreme). "Maiden's Cry," brings to mind "Stairway To Heaven," but it was actually written 2 years before the Zeppelin-penned opus. An excellent debut here feat. 3 bonus tracks.
Akarma-357
CD
$17.25

Bachmann, Eric
To the Races (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US The new Saddle Creek album from CROOKED FINGERS/ARCHERS OF LOAF main d00d. Strictly limited 1000, hand numbered copies. Incl. the VINYL ONLY VOCAL VERSION OF THE TITLE TRACK.
ForeignLeisure-005
LP
$12.00

Bachmann, Eric
To the Races (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US His warm vocals & deceptively simple arrangements keep the songs quiet elegance ardent & complete, only occasionally augmented by Miranda Brown's angelic harmonies or Tom Hagerman's (Devotchka) haunting violin. From the gently urgent opening notes to quiet guitar strum & soothing piano lines, it's familiar but rarely as well articulated stories of self imposed or unintentional isolation & the common search for, or escape from, some kind of sanctuary.
SaddleCreek-095
CD
$12.50

Baiyon
Like a School on Lunch Time (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, JAPAN Working under 4 different names; Baiyon, Conceal, .nes, DJ me/two, also leading a graphic unit called Wet Side. In the name of Baiyon, he focuses on monastic experimental sounds that remind us of our childhood. He was only the artist from Japan featured on a documentary movie "moog", alongside Stereolab, Tortoise, the provided track was played in part of the opening and ending. As Wet Side, he was involved with CANADA vs JAPAN LIVE PAINTING EXPO, taken place at Canadian house, EXPO 2005, then followed by Spring Reverb Festival at San Diego, a US & Mexico tour, plus an Irish party DEAF (at Dublin, the artists including Goldie, Akufen, Galaxy to Galaxy). He has kept the heat on here and abroad. He's also set up a his own label called Brain Escape Sandwich Rec.(b.e.s.r.), connected music with graphic/image/product design to show his independent way of looking at the world.
BrainEscapeSandwich-008
CD
$14.75

Basement Jaxx
Crazy Itch Radio (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US This album swerves from the all-out drama on the operatic "Intro" straight into the jet-packed kaleidoscopic pop of "Hush Boy". Next is "Take Me Back To Your House", a sexy, energetic moment of what they call "banjo house". Then there's Balkan folk woven into vocals from Swedish pop sensation Robyn on "Hey You", a hyper grime tune called "Run 4 Cover", and a Wil Malone-scored beauty with legendary British singer Linda Lewis called "Lights Go Down". A little special treat is tucked away at the end. "Think Daft Punk with soul, or Fatboy Slim with sophistication, or early eighties Prince let loose on late-nineties technology" - Rolling Stone.
XL
CD
$16.00

Basement Jaxx
Crazy Itch Radio (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
DLP
$19.00

Basho-Junghans, Steffen
Last Days of the Dragons (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US This Berlin based artist's wonderous collection of 8 free wheeling finger picking 6 & 12 guitar tunes & what a doozy it is! Marks the 3rd in Locust's perennial series of "Wooden Guitar" solo discs.
Locust-082
CD
$14.50

Belfi, Andrea
Between Neck & Stomach (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 26TH)
PS, US The drummer of Rosolina Mar & is a member of Medves along w/ Giuseppe Ielasi, Stefano Pilia, Renato Rinaldi & Riccardo Wanke. This is grounded on 2 core elements: the 1st is the material collected during the unique experiment of turning a house into "a living creature with its own voice" (just one example: a synth emitting one continuous note shaking a cupboard filled with pots, pans & plates). The 2nd core element is the choice of just one thematic note per song, around which each track is built & balanced.
Hapna-029
CD
$17.75

Benni Hemm Hemm
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, US Debut album that was awarded Best Album at the Icelandic Music Awards reissued on Morr Music's small, curious sister which is still bigger than the original label, Smákökurnar, upon which it debuted. Guitars, glockenspiel & horns surround an album of energy, lust & sometimes humor. "Evokes both the ragged glories of Broken Social Scene & the sunshine prospect of Brian Wilson."-Rollingstone.com
Soundof-002
CD
$18.25

Bjork, Brant
Sabbia (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS,US Incredible tapestry of desert images shot by KATE McCABE, woven to music by BRANT BJORK.
Duna-013
DVD
$16.25

Blood Money
Axis of Blood (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Extras: CR-ROM track with live videos from May 11, 2006, T.T. the Bear's Place, Cambridge, Mass., to play on computers and video iPods. Money puts experimental music back into a rock music context where the onslaught of noise can be expressionist rather than intellectual, where music can be enjoyed simply as entertainment, and where musicians are allowed to be rock stars. An award winning composer and vocalist combines extraordinary extended expression with macho beats and extreme oscillator abuse. Simultaneously channelling the sprit of Throbbing Gristle, the mayhem of Pan Sonic, the terror of Diamanda Galas, and the other-worldly artificiality of Xenakis, Blood Money delivers at the intersection of metal, noise, electro and experimental. Jon Whitney has played various instruments in various bands since his teenage years but is far too embarrassed to own up to being in any of them. He's more known for being a DJ, VJ, web developer, video documentor, and founder of Brainwashed.com.
KillerPimp-003
CD
$9.00

Blowoff
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, US After helping define the sound of alternative-rock with Hüsker Dü in the '80s, fronting the power-pop band Sugar in the '90s & fusing hard-rock and heavy electronica in his last solo release, BOB MOULD is now redefining pop music with Blowoff, his collaboration with producer/remixer extraordinaire RICHARD MOREL. Melds together Mould's angry, angular power-pop tendencies with Morel's hazy, house-fueled electronica. The result is nothing less than a superb album that offers the listener a level of musical adventurousness & stunning song craft that has no equal in the pop, rock or dance music worlds today.
FullFrequency-001
CD
$12.75

Bonnie Prince BIlly
Letting Go DVD (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Also available in a 5.1 DVD Version.
DragCity-420.5
DVD
$15.00

Bonnie Prince BIlly
Letting Go (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
DragCity-420
LP
$14.50

Books
Lost and Safe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, GERMANY REPRESS Limited vinyl pressing in gatefold sleeve.
Tomlab-050
LP
$14.25

Boxhead Ensemble
Nocturnes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Fourth studio album from Krassner, Lonberg-Holm, Rosaly & Kolar generating a meditative aura unlike any other. A haunting sonic netherworld.
Atavistic-174
CD
$15.25

Broadcast
Future Crayon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Collects all 18 brilliant b-sides from his 10 year career, most rare & out of print.
Warp-146
CD
$17.00

Broadcast
Future Crayon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Limited double LP.
Warp-146
DLP
$21.00

Bunuel, Luis
Young One (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US
Transparency-229
DVD
$15.50

Cage, John
Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US This vintage recording dates from the early 50s when nothing like it had ever been heard before & is the perfect introduction to Cage. This is the first recording of this work, played by the Armenian pianist Maro Ajemian over 50 years ago, when the music was new & shocking.
ElRecords-088
CD
$20.75

Cat Scientist
Cicada (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Infectious and quirky dance pop band from Austin whose members have played with Knife in the Water, The Horsies and the Meat Purveyors. A combination of art rock, techno, Afro-pop, and punk. For fans of Talking Heads, Pong, Ween.
AustralianCattle-007
CD
$12.00

Coach Fingers
No Flies On Frank (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US Packed w/ more hooks than a ship crowded w/ one armed pirates, this is a meaty affair of giddy but bearded late 60s/early 70s outlaw boogie rock & roll prominently feat. 3 members of the new york free noise whatsit collective The NO NECK BLUES BAND. So come on, friends, it's time to join the Fingers friends & family in the Beaujolais Revolution; take a sip from a glass full of Ronnie Lane's boozy rock, the charming laissez-faire balladry of Kevin Ayers& a gulp a whole lot of crazy fun.
Locust-083
CD
$14.50

Coach Fingers
No Flies On Frank (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US
Locust-083
LP
$14.50

Coleman, Anthony
Pushy Blueness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US One of the mainstays of the New York avant-garde since 1978, Anthony Coleman has worked with every major name in the downtown scene and more. A brilliant player, composer and critical thinker, his projects are some of the most consistently interesting and radical around. Long overdue, this CD of classically based chamber works sheds new light on this misunderstood musical master, and contains intimate solo pieces and large ensemble compositions that will stimulate, delight and confuse even the most experienced listener.
Tzadik-8024
CD
$16.50

Cursive
Happy Hollow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Their most recent record, "The Ugly Organ", racked up considerable accolades: named one of 2003's best records by Blender, called "the best album of [the band's] career" by the NY Times, and given a 4-star rating by Rolling Stone. "Happy Hollow" is an expansion of their trademark discordant swell, marked by a new bounce, a buoyant strut, and a recognition that hey, this is fun. Dissonant yet distinctively melodic guitar sounds and front man Kasher's ever-cathartic yowl now mesh and clash with horns, piano, accordion, and other instruments. The themes addressed here include shattered American dreams, small town malaise, and religious hypocrisy. Never repeating themselves, always pushing forward artistically, and never settling, Cursive raise the bar with yet another groundbreaking record.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50

Cursive
Happy Hollow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$12.50

Dawnwind
Looking Back On The Future (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US UK-based Jon Harflett & John Perkins began playing together in '67, but this beautifully melodic & intimate (their sole) album, didn't appear until '75. Though critically praised, it was only issued as a private pressing & was thus condemned to obscurity until its legend began to grow through collectors & bootleggers. This is its first official issue, & comes complete w/ rare photographs, bonus tracks & detailed liner notes by the duo, making it an essential purchase for all lovers of acid folk.
Sunbeam-5022
CD
$18.00

Detrius
Thresholds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, GERMANY One hard step forward: "Thresholds", a prolongation of Detritus's second full length album (the acclaimed "Origin"), sees David Dando-Moore contract his beats and infusing his tracks with newly found, harder and drier sounds. Crystal-clear, melodic and dynamic, Detritus's sound widens again with "Thresholds", mixing ardour and melancholy as never before. "Thresholds" is a CD that Detritus had to write before being able to move on to new grounds. A prolongation of the acclaimed full-length "Origin", it dots the i on this artist's skills, and anticipate Detritus's changes in the future.
AdNoiseam-65
CD
$9.75

Die Princess Die
Lions Eat Lions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 22ND)
PS, US The four members of DPD have backgrounds as varied as a drawer of mismatched socks. What they have in common is a love of altered tunings & big amplifiers. With a sound "louder than highway construction and dirtier than internet porn" (Austin Chronicle), DPD has stage presence to burn in a scene that could us more of it. They're a wildfire waiting to happen. Stand back. No, come closer.
GSL-124
CD
$13.75

DJ Shadow
The Outsider (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US A record that will confound those who believed they had Shadow pigeonholed. Working with several different vocalists, in styles spanning everything from hyphy, the Bay Area's newest hip hop hybrid, to folk; from aggressive hardcore rock to left-field alternative dance music, the album is an almost schizophrenic collection from an artist to whom loving music and making music are just two sides of the same coin. Features: Artifact (Instrumental), a relic of Shadow's work on an abandoned solo LP by former Rage Against The Machine front man Zack De La Rocha."3 Freaks",which features the hyphy emcees Keak DaSneak and Turf Talk,was the impetuous, inspired result of Shadow's love-at-first-listen affair with the Bay's answer to crunk. "Seein' Thangs", featuring Mississippi's finest, David Banner, Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff were introduced to Shadow by his engineer, and "TheTiger"was the standout result. Even Bay Area icon E-40 is in there, rapping about "the legendary DJ Shadow." Hip Hop Legend Q-Tip and Lateef The Truth Speaker are featured on the single "ENUFF" with UK crooner "Chris James" featured on the first single "You Made It."
Universal-7443-02
CD
$13.00

Dylan, Bob
Modern Times REGULAR (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Regular edition incl. bonus DVD w/4 additional songs & expanded booklet for his new one.
Columbia-82796-87606-2
CD/DVD
$19.00

Dylan, Bob
Modern Times (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US DOUBLE GATEFOLD vinyl for his new one feat. 10 new songs.
Columbia-82796-87606-1
DLP
$15.25

Dylan, Bob
Modern Times BONUS (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Special edition incl. bonus DVD w/4 additional songs & expanded booklet for his new one.
Columbia-82796-87686-2
CD/DVD
$23.00

Early Day Miners
Offshore (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SecretlyCanadian
LP
$14.50

Early Day Miners
Offshore (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Mentored by Daniel Lanois, Daniel Burton has been putting his project-oriented stamp on a variety of records the last ten years and it has all coalesced into this career-defining work. "Offshore" is one continuous piece, made up of six distinct songs. It's equally beautiful and noisy, composed though loose, akin to the late '80s/early '90s 4AD-laden world of shoegaze wash-rock like Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Mark Hollis, their predecessor Peter Gabriel, or modern day saint William Basinski. In the Lanois/Eno tradition, Burton collected an all-star cast to flesh out his vision with members of Horace Pinker, Olo, Black Mountain, Windsor For The Derby, Unwed Sailor, and Tortoise.
SecretlyCanadian
CD
$14.50

Egan, Bob
The Glorious Decline (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, US Americana steel guitarist has played with Wilco, Freakwater, Blue Rodeo, Billy Bragg, Neko Case, Cowboy Junkies, Sadies, Jason Collette and more. His 3rd solo record started out as an ambient pedal steel instrumental record and ended up 18 months later a nine song lush soundscape of confessional lament inspired by the flow and structure of classical music using textured pedal steel, classical piano & vibes. Beautiful.
GarCorp-01
CD
$13.75

El Boxeo
Awake & Dreaming (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Awake, the first half of the album, is the band as the band- the three main members playing their songs live, with minimal experiments/production frill. With Awake, the band presents its stripped down violin/bass/drums sound, just as one might encounter in the normal live setting. Dreaming, a long-brewed idea of surrealism & the subconscious, finds the band under no limitations, representing both dreams as songs & songs as dreams. Adding to the mix, Dreaming is chock full of instruments, noises & voices (cello, viola, piano, a door, flute, trombone, saxophone, trumpet, twigs, keys, organ, bells) creating an ever changing, occasionally hallucinatory flow of moods & imagery. "I've never heard post-punk with violin before & damned if it doesn't work fairly well... A great combination of tone & texture." -Splendid.com.
SuburbanSpraw-016l
CD
$10.00

Eluvium
When I Live By The Garden (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Over the course of three albums, Eluvium (a.k.a. Matthew Cooper) has crawled from total obscurity to his rightful place as one of America's premier modern composers. His fan base includes Death Cab For Cutie, Explosions In The Sky, and The Album Leaf. In fact, of the nearly twenty new Temporary Residence releases last year, Eluvium's "Talk Amongst The Trees" showed up on more Top 10 lists than all others combined. Even more surprising is the fact that his music is missing two traditionally crowd-pleasing elements: a beat and a voice. This record is a companion piece to "Talk Amongst The Trees", and it showcases both the neoclassical piano-driven elegance and the tidal drones that he's become almost famous for.
TemporaryResidence
CD
$10.50

Ensemble
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Debut from Olivier Alary, whom has collaborated with Bjork & done several remixes of her work. Now he brings a stunningly beautiful album featuring collaborations with CHAN MARSHALL (CAT POWER), LOW BARLOW, MILEECE & CAMILLE CLAVERIE. Drumming by ADAM PIERCE (MICE PARADE) & orchestral arrangements by JOHANNES MALFATTI, performed by the Babelsberg Film Orchestra in Germany. The result is a gorgeous
display of subtlety & a mature mix of organic textures & programming.
FatCat-44
CD
$14.50

Fahey, John
Live in Santa Monica (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US
Transparency-228
DVD
$15.50

Farina/Gray/McBride
Almanac (Out Trios 4) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Members of KARATE, SPACEWAYS & POWERHOUSE SOUND make adventurous improvised music with yeoman-like commitment, integrity of materials & timeless ideas.
Atavistic-171
CD
$15.25

Felipe, Dino
Dinosaur Bones & Pyramids (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, CANADA DINOSAUR BONES & PYRAMIDS finds former member of Old Bombs and Fukktron DINO FELIPE layering intoxicated melodies against waves of coke-rush electro beats & psychedelic synth soundscapes. Catchy vocal heavy tracks like "ripped & shit" and "ovulation celebration" featuring OTTO VON SCHIRACH are refreshingly inventive, and undeniably infectious. DINOSAUR BONES & PYRAMIDS is 13 upbeat and engaging tracks on CD format. Not just just dsp mayhem for comp sci kids with short attention spans, this is real music! Dino Felipe has made "music" since the age of 6 on tape recorders embracing the 4track at age 16 and ever since filling tapes up with musik, until he financed a gateway when he was 21. Now an agoraphobic hermit he makes music whenever something inspires him: flies, death, ghosts, quantum physics, and quantum physiques as well in the right bedroom. Dino was in what are now called "noise" bands from the age 16-21, although he hates the label "noise", only because he strictly believes it is MUSIC. If attempted to be described Dino's music is psychedelic, electronic, with large pop infusion and piles of ideas compressed into a song. Dino pushes boundaries by tricking you, confusing your expectations, and hurting your ears BUT: most of all it is post-apocalyptic pop.
Sublight-2201
CD
$13.50

Ferrari, Luc
Far-West News(PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Constructed from field recordings, narration, & overlaid electronic-music fragments. The electronic interruptions read as representations of musical accompaniment: herky-jerky musical phrases are slathered ex post facto atop the sounds of a foundry, a Garth Brooks-ish singer-songwriter, a walk in Death Valley. These David Lynchian sonic interruptions of the everyday have a found-object quality that's central here It's an utterly unexpected & utterly gorgeous bliss-out & is laden w/ surprises.
BlueChopsticks-16
CD
$14.50

Finn's Motel
Escape Velocity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Brilliant unconventional power pop from JOE THEBEAU along with some current members of PRISONSHAKE. Think Cheap Trick or Replacements.
Scat -75
CD
$14.50

Frequency
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US This new quartet is showcasing the improvisational talents of 4 longtime members of Chicago's storied underground jazz scene. ED WILKERSON is the founder & lead composer of 8 BOLD SOULS & has received several grants to compose. NICOLE MITCHELL is the 1st female co-president of the AACM, was named Downbeat Mag's Rising Star Flutist of 2005 & is also the daughter of Art Ensemble of Chicago member Roscoe Mitchell. HARRISON BANKHEAD is currently HAMID DRAKE's main partner on bass & cello, & is also a member of 8 Bold Souls, w/ AVREEAYL RA on percussion. Members have performed w/ Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Fred Anderson, Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, & more.
ThrillJockey-164
CD
$14.50

Fucked Up
Triumph of Life (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Melodic, anthemic guitar lines & a driving rhythm section batters listeners alongside some of hardcore's most ferocious.
JadeTree-1116
45
$4.25

Galbraith/Nelson/Youngs
BelSayer Time(PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Trio of Richard Youngs, Alex Neilson & Alastair Galbraith. Mindblowing dream collaboration. 180 gram vinyl, numbered to 900 copies. Vinyl only release
TimeLag-034
LP
$32.25

God Is An Astronaut
All Is Violent, All Is Bright (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 18TH)
PS, UK God Is An Astronaut were formed in 2002 by brothers Niels and Torsten in Wicklow, Ireland. The band released their debut album 'The End of the Beginning' on their own label Revive Records in March 2003. Now with the worldwide release of the 'A Moment of Stillness' EP and their second album 'All Is Violent All is Bright' on UK label Rocket Girl, the band will finally see a proper release outside of Ireland. Their music and videos have received extensive play worldwide and at home, including major radio/TV shows (MTV - The Comedown, MTV2 - 120 Minute Show, TV3 - Law and Order, film ads; RTE - Fair City; Sky - ads for films and sports events) and countless online internet radio shows. Specifically in the UK, they have been played on BBC 6, XFM and Resonance FM. The title track from the EP, released as a single has already spent three weeks in the Irish top 40. Both CDs trademark God Is An Astronaut's extraordinary energy, emotion and tension, building from serene ambience to searing intensity. Torsten and Niels are joined on these recordings by drummer Lloyd Hanney (who was trained by the late jazz legend Johnny Wadham), making this album a much closer representation of their live sound. They are considered by many to be the most intense live act to emerge from Ireland in recent times. "Fragile, love it to bits....an incredible builder....it's amazing." Eddy Temple Morris, XFM London "Majestic." Hotpress. "Few post-rock bands stand out from the mob but the Dublin three piece have honed a sound that is entirely unique." Metro "GIAA have really struck gold this time out." **** The Ticket/The Irish Times "This extremely strong second album from the dark hearted Wicklow-based trio should drag them out of the shadows." **** RTE Guide Music.
RocketGirl-48
CD
$14.75

God Is An Astronaut
A Moment Of Stillness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, UK God Is An Astronaut were formed in 2002 by brothers Niels and Torsten in Wicklow, Ireland. The band released their debut album 'The End of the Beginning' on their own label Revive Records in March 2003. Now with the worldwide release of the 'A Moment of Stillness' EP and their second album 'All Is Violent All is Bright' on UK label Rocket Girl, the band will finally see a proper release outside of Ireland. Their music and videos have received extensive play worldwide and at home, including major radio/TV shows (MTV - The Comedown, MTV2 - 120 Minute Show, TV3 - Law and Order, film ads; RTE - Fair City; Sky - ads for films and sports events) and countless online internet radio shows. Specifically in the UK, they have been played on BBC 6, XFM and Resonance FM. The title track from the EP, released as a single has already spent three weeks in the Irish top 40. Both CDs trademark God Is An Astronaut's extraordinary energy, emotion and tension, building from serene ambience to searing intensity. Torsten and Niels are joined on these recordings by drummer Lloyd Hanney (who was trained by the late jazz legend Johnny Wadham), making this album a much closer representation of their live sound. They are considered by many to be the most intense live act to emerge from Ireland in recent times. "Fragile, love it to bits....an incredible builder....it's amazing." Eddy Temple Morris, XFM London "Majestic." Hotpress. "Few post-rock bands stand out from the mob but the Dublin three piece have honed a sound that is entirely unique." Metro "GIAA have really struck gold this time out." **** The Ticket/The Irish Times "This extremely strong second album from the darkhearted Wicklow-based trio should drag them out of the shadows." **** RTE Guide Music.
RocketGirl-047
CD5
$9.00

Gosling
Here Is... (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US "It's rare we see a band capable of mixing up chorus-pumping raw power, abstruse songwriting, sometimes show tune-dabbling melodies, and machismo-drenched garage rock intensity. But then, their list of influences on their website includes Queen, Nation Of Ulysses, Engine Kid, and Grand Funk Railroad, and that makes a lot of sense" - www.threeimaginarygirls.com.
V2
CD
$13.75

Gossip
GSSP RMX (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US 2nd single from the popular "Standing In the Way of Control." Incl. the original version of "Listen Up" as well as new remixes by producer ARTHUR BAKER (Afrika Bambaataa, New order) & DJs MSTRKRFT & A TOUCH OF CLASS. Also incl. remixes of "Standing" by LE TIGRE & "Are U That Somebody" by AALIYAH.
KillRockStars-473
CD5
$8.00

Grails
Black Tar Prophecies Vol 1,2,3 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Important is proud to release The Black Tar Prophecies in it's complete form including two tracks not available on the limited edition European vinyl only releases. At the start of 2005 Grails returned to the US from a month long European tour. Stepping off the plane most of the band walked in one direction and the violinist strayed off in another. It ended up being the last time most anyone would see or talk to him. A bandmate of 3 records and 5 years had vanished only to exist in the form of vague rumors (violin hocked for petty cash, living on the streets, etc). As the varied reports of brief encounters and sightings grew stranger and darker, the band started a series of recordings called Black Tar Prophecies. The remaining members had particular dissatisfactions with how the band had been grouped into the innocuous contemporary 'post-rock' movement. This frustration, combined with newly liberated instrumental roles, introduced new possibilities for the band's sound. In this way the collected Black Tar Prophecies ends up being a more idiosyncratic mission statement for future Grails recordings, revealing their fondness for the groundfloor 60's and 70's experimental artists that saw music as a process of discovery as opposed to the pre-conceived, pre-parametered, commodified sport that underground music has become. A parallel is now forming between Grails and oldschool experimental bands like Faust who, rejecting their past, started over from the beginning to build new languages in music.Grails third full length recording, and first full length since leaving Neurosis' label Neurot, is The Black Tar Prophecies. Seven of these nine tracks from this full length were released in small highly sought after pressings of 12" vinyl on two European labels. The Black Tar Prophecies is a massive evoltionary step in the established Grails sound and it is shrouded in change and pain. The somewhat clinical studio sound and recording style which has established them a tremendous following has been replaced with a much more free and conceptual recording style. This method liberated the group in the studio and these recordings feel much more open, heavy and for lack of a better term "psychadelic." We're not talking about the cliché co-opted psychadelic fashion, but psychadelia as a reckless embrace of new states of mind and possibilities. This sound has always existed within a Grails song but now it's been heavilly pushed to the foreground. Perhaps even more elloquently and simply stated, Black Tar Prophecies 1-3 is their best record yet.
Important-105
CD
$13.50

Grates
Gravity Won't Get You High (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US First full album from Brisbane guitar/drums/vocal trio draws comparisons from Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Sex Pistols w/their youthful abandon. Produced by Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Secret Machines, Califone). "A fiery 40 minutes of punk guitars, sing-along hooks & [Patience] Hodgson's gleeful yelping."-Spin. "Judy Garland fronting Sonic Youth."-Boston Globe.
Interscope-0006964-02
CD
$10.75

Great Crusades, The
Four Thirty (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Four Thirty personifies The Great Crusades by infusing their trademark determined raw energy into a collection of tracks that winds listeners through the depths of Chicago, New Orleans and other cities with the stories they've created.

The band's goal for Four Thirty was to create the warmest reflection of their ability while harnessing their raucous energy. The outcome reveals boisterous, yet well-balanced vocals and colorful harmonies coupled with guitar playing reminiscent of rock and roll's storied past. And while all this is happening, the driving drums and bass hold the band on a course somewhere between the shoulder of the road and its median, but by no means strictly along the dotted line.
InnocentWords-012
CD
$10.00

Grouper
Wide (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Sophomore release from neo-ambient noise composer LIZ HARRIS. This time around Harris adds a little more structure to the unsettling ambience that dazzled on 2005's "Way Their Crept." These compositions are more song-oriented and the spacey drones are beefed up with even more swirling layers of tape hiss, sputtering static and Harris's ghost like vocals.
FreePorcupine-017
CD
$16.25

Haggard, Merle
Back to the Barrooms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Reissue of 1980 classic that incl #1 hit "I Think I'll Just Sit Here & Drink" & the #3 follow-up "Misery & Gin." Universal Special Products.
UniSP-31099
CD
$7.25

Hamburger, Neil
World's Funnyman (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US What could be more all-American than a hamburger? Neil Hamburger, that is! Yes, he's back & bigger than ever, sporting a new sobriquet with this release: THE WORLD'S FUNNYMAN. Fans can now enjoy his comedy routines live & in person (on DVD) while waiting for his next concert appearance in their town. The New York Times raved, "One of the funniest comedians in the country!" The Washington Post added, "An exercise in entertainment masochism!" Find out which one makes the most sense to you take a look inside his world. Contains Swearing! Color / B&W! Approx. 90 min!
DragCity-321
CD/DVD
$16.00

Hansard, Glen & Marketa Irglova
Swell Season (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US An album of affecting songs & compositions by the FRAMES frontman & a classically trained Czech vocalist & pianist. The record side steps many of the conventional strategies offered on Frames records & is more akin to Glen's solo shows. From straight songs to piano instrumentals, this affords an insight into a whole other side of them. Chilling & intimate.
Overcoat-25
CD
$13.75

Headlights
Kill Them With Kindness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US This record is alive w/ a pulse that beats w/ shoegaze spirit. Through its veins runs the lifeblood of an indie pop band not afraid to incorporate a synth wall of sound & a mod organ in consecutive songs, not afraid of anyhting at all. There's a synthesis of keyboards & guitars, of vocals, of ethereal programming & huge drums; a solidification of lyrics centered on the paradoxes, the ups & downs we all experience.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

Headlights
Kill Them With Kindness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$11.75

Heavens
Patent Pending (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US Fans of Matt Skiba's other band, Alkaline Trio, are already spreading the word about Heavens. Mining that rich, dark vein of 1980's songwriting that's suddenly back on the radio with a vengeance, this debut allows Skiba to explore a different side of his songwriting, calling upon the influence of the Sisters Of Mercy rather than the Ramones or Misfits as with Alkaline Trio. His lyrics are as beautiful as they are eerie, his vocal melodies at once darkly hypnotic and intensely catchy, while collaborator Josiah Steinbrick builds great minimalist guitar parts in the tradition of Wire and New Order. Producer Ben Lovett adds ambient backdrops and lush string arrangements, making the whole a beautiful decaying masterpiece, catchy enough to bring Alkaline Trio's legions along for the ride, darkly angular enough to intrigue fans of Interpol.
Epitaph
CD
$13.75

Howling Hex
Nightclub Version Of the Eternal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US This builds, builds & builds in the manner of their live shows seen across America funking on & on with a collective abandon, while dispensing information with g-g-generous style. Their wide net of sound this time around shows the influence of Wolf Parade, Fela & White Stripes.
DragCity-320
CD
$14.50

Inca Ore & Lemon Bear's Orchestra
Birds in the Bushes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Surrounded by wine glasses, pots & pans, borrowed equipment, lingering ghost murmurs & the tepid confidence in her own voice, EVA SAELENS (ALARMIST, MALIBU FALCON, JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER) recorded her 1st CDR for Collective Jerk. This album is a salutation from 2 people who plucked each other from a canyon of static & invented a pigment which is a pinkish blush, a defiant fingerprint on the sheen of the mundane & lunkwarm.
5RueChristine-072
CD
$14.50

Jam, The
Direction Reaction Box (CDX5) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
SPECIAL ORDER ONLY. 5 CD box incl everthing they every recorded incl. b-sides & hard to find singles as well as every track from their 6 albums w/88 pp book.
Polydor-537143-2
CD
$69.00

Jazkamer
Metal Music Machine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US NOW ON VINYL! UNDERGROUND ALBUM OF THE MONTH IN MOJO! "4/5 STARS". Co-release on TINY pressing between band's Ass Piss Records & Smalltown Superjazz. Ltd. 500 no repress!
Smalltown-118
LP
$16.25

Joy Division
Under Review (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 26TH)
PS, US This 70-minute documentary covers the entire career of Joy Division, one of Manchester and Post-Punks most respected bands. It charts the entire short lifespan of the group, from their origins in their days as Warsaw to the more well known incarnation of Joy Division. Features include rare musical performances, obscure footage of rare interviews and rarely seen photographs. Plus review, comment, criticism and insight from; Mick Middles, coauthor of Torn Apart: The Life Of Ian Curtis; former NME and Melody Maker journalist, Barney Hoskyns; Ex-Mojo Magazine editor, Pat Gilbert; Manchester punk musician and author, John Robb; music journalist and author David Stubbs; and more.
SexyIntellectual-510
DVD
$19.50

Judah Johnson
Be Where I Be (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US
Flameshovel
CD
$14.00

Kill Your Idols
Film (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Documentary traces the NYC punk rock scene from CB's w/ Teenage Jesus, Lydia Lunch, Suicide, Swans, Foetus, Glenn Branca, DNA & Sonic Youth through to current rabble rousers like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Gogol Bordello, Black Dice, ARE Weapons. Won "Best Feature Documentary" at Tribeca Film Festival.
PalmPictures-3143
DVD
$20.00

Knife, The
Silent Shout (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US PRE/SPECIAL ORDER ONLY. Limited edition vinyl. FALL 2006 U.S. SHOWS! 11/1 in NYC @ Webster Hall/CMJ, 11/3 in San Francisco @ Mezzanine, and 11/4 in Los Angeles @ The El Rey Theater.
Mute-9326
LP
$21.50

Lambchop
Damaged (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$14.50

Lambchop
Damaged (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Their tenth full-length is yet another stunning collection of songs written by Kurt Wagner and brought to life by up to seventeen band members and collaborators. Eschewing the overt country influences of early Lambchop records and the R&B and soul influences of mid-period albums for a hushed austerity that is uniquely southern yet oddly universal, "Damaged" continues in the quiet and haunting tradition pioneered on the past three Lambchop albums ("Is A Woman", "Aw C'mon", and "No You C'mon").
Merge
CD
$15.25

Linden, Vivian
Watch the Light Fade (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US A haunting, country-tinged homage to love, lust, lonesomeness & loss that hangs suspended in the ether between heaven & earth; between the landscape of the soul & the physical world. "Twang in the guitar department with slow-paced percussion & melancholy female vocals make for a perfect marriage...Brilliant songwriting that spotlights traditional roots rock & Americana." -Smother.net
Tarnished-0603
CD
$11.00

M. Ward
Post-War (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$14.50

M. Ward
Post-War (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US The fifth M. Ward album and his most absorbing yet. Its songs unravel their world-wearied tales of life, love, and human kindness with an innate and special grace, helped in part by the very talented friends who join him on this record, such as Neko Case and Mike Mogis, as well as old "Monsters Of Folk" touring buddy Jim James (My Morning Jacket). Look for him on tour this fall.
Merge
CD
$14.50

Madrugada
Grit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, NORWAY After the harrowing yet hypnotic depths of their second album 'The Nightly Disease' Madrugada set out to proof how hard they could rock once again. On 'Grit' (originally released in 2002). AMG: "Madrugada's third album in four years, Grit, starts off with a considerable swagger on two grimy rock numbers: "Bloot Shot Adult Commitment" and lead-off single "Ready." Sure, Madrugada's previous album, the dark The Nightly Disease, had its rockier moments, but nothing as in-your-face as this..."
EMI-Norway
CD
$15.00

Madrugada
The Nightly Disease (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, NORWAY With their second record Norway's Madrugada eschews the epic bombast of their masterful debut, 'Industrial Silence', and instead finds discomfort in the bleakness and despair that is 'The Nightly Disease'. All Music Guide compares this to their debut sums it up perfectly: "The lyrics are more poetic, the songs are much more diverse, and the production is wonderfully dirty, giving the record a rather dangerous aura. It seems as if Madrugada has taken elements of the best bits from their past -- for example, the beautifully dark "A Deadend Mind" -- and combined them with a new rawness and energy found in "Nightly Disease Part Two," an intense, high-tempo song echoing depression. Like some of the best records ever made, it is not particularly accessible, but once you get into it, it is sure to make a lasting impression."
EMI-Norway
CD
$15.00

Madrugada
The Deep End (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, NORWAY 2005 studio album from Norwegian foursome Madrugada. All Music Guide: "The Deep End is majestic beast of a record, even by Madrugada's not-too-humble standards. This album, their fourth since their 1999 debut, managed to establish them as an award-winning, platinum-selling thinking man's arena rock band in their native Norway... Unike its predecessor, 2002's Grit, there are few in-your-face Stooges-style rock tunes on The Deep End, and all for the better, really. The sound is definitely bigger here than on any of their previous albums, with many of the songs featuring Hammond organ, Wurlitzer piano, and pedal steel guitars plus plenty of guitar tracks by the ever-solid guitar twanger Robert Burås. This is a fine record, a return to form of some sorts, and it could be viewed as a more accessible sibling of 2001's great The Nightly Disease or a successful update of their debut. It's hard to say, but it is definitely a great mix of Madrugada's finest qualities as a band: the darkly epic songs, the tastefully twangy guitar playing, and the commanding vocals of Sivert Høyem. It may well be their crowning moment."
EMI-Norway
CD
$15.00

Makoto, Kawabata/Mothers of Invasion
Hot Rattlesnakes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Reissue/limited repress of a classic out of print Acid Mothers Temple related CD. Guitarist Kawabata brings along Acid Mothers Temple cohorts Tsuyama Atsushi & Ichiraku Yoshimitsu for one of the most out there power trio recordings ever. While certainly close to Acid Mothers Temple in sound & feeling, Hot Rattlesnakes certainly exists in its own little corner of the galaxy.
MVD-1
CD
$16.00

Manson, Charles
Live @ San Quentin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Almost an hour of unsettling intimacy w/ Manson in his jail cell in '83. The cassette was smuggled out by his followers for eventual release by Grey Matter in '96, & was soon deleted. You can!t deny it!s eerily atmospheric; it!s just not for audiophiles. The sleeve design is a full-color parody of the Beach Boys! Pet Sounds. Inside the booklet is a selection of drawings by Manson.
USD-877
CD
$15.75

Mars Volta
Amputechture (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US Brand new studio album w/over 75 minutes of new music & 16pp booklet. On tour w/ RHCP.
Universal-7214-02
CD
$13.00

Mathhead
Dirty Deeds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, GERMANY After trashing dancefloors and soundsystems worldwide with extreme jungalist breakcore, Mathhead dives into the realms of dubstep/slowstep with his 12" Dirty Deeds. Dirty Deeds is filled with dark dubs, aggressive rhythms, and gritty synths that will further define the genre of dubstep in the United States and beyond. This 4 track 12" brings you a flavor of the New York City dub scene that promises to not disappoint.
AdNoiseam/Terminal Dusk-011
12
$13.50

McMillen, Shawn David
Cat fish (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Texas acoustic psych folk album from member of RUBBLE (w/King of Butthole Surfers), FRIDAY GROUP (w/Tom Carter of Charalambides), ASH CASTLES ON GHOST COAST, IRON KITE & ABRASION ENSEMBLE. Guitar is joined by autoharp, Indian goat bell, gongs, kalimba, & bamboo flute to give us music highly influenced by Basho & Malachi Favors. Previously releaed on limited vinyl on Emperor Jones, Wire said that it "exemplifies the soporific, glazed music created by artists from Texas."
TompkinsSquare-1721
CD
$13.00

Meeting Places, The
Numbered Days (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 3RD)
PS, US Numbered Days is the second album of luminous, infectious noise-pop by Los Angeles' The Meeting Places. On their sophomore record the quartet has written ten new songs that craftily combine melodic indie-pop with the tremulous soundscapes first explored on their debut Find Yourself Along The Way (Words On Music, 2003). Numbered Days was recorded at The Ship by Jim Fairchild (Grandaddy, Earlimart). With ten songs clocking in at thirty-three minutes, Numbered Days evokes a leaner, more urgent approach to songwriting, in the spirit of The Jesus and Mary Chain's Darklands or The Shins' Oh, Inverted World.
WordsOnMusic-20
CD
$13.50

Merbow
Minazow Volume Two (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Not to be confused with Merzbow's recent cd release on Important titled Minazow Vol 1, this is Minazow Volume 2 featuring new tracks dedicated to the memory of the mighty Minazow. This release is on vinyl only, housed in a deluxe heavy duty textured tip-on gatefold sleeve and pressed on green vinyl. Limited edition of 1000. Minazow Vol 2 is Merzbow's tribute to the beloved male elephant seal who lived life in captivity at a Tokyo aquarium. Masami Akita often visited the seal at the aquarium and was allowed to access Minazo behind the scenes.
Important-107
LP
$16.00

Merzbow
Minazo Vol 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US New tracks dedicated to the memory of the mighty Minazow. Vinyl only release. Housed in a deluxe heavy duty textured tip-on gatefold sleeve & pressed on green vinyl. Limited edition of 1000.
Important-107
LP
$16.25

Moebius
Nurton (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Mostly known for his collaborations w/ ENO & as a member of HARMONIA in the '70s. Here the 15 repetitive wordless tracks on- on his first solo album for 7 yrs ? are trance-inducing in their apparently unchanging state. This album shows an adrenaline overload of rock shorn of its fripperies; songs, beginnings, middles & endings. This is pure electronic current abstracted into riffs & textural sound poems. Moebius' refusal to over-polish his work supplies an unpredictable cutting edge.
BluePole-001
CD
$14.50

Molina, Jason
Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US "...these are meditations on depression, waiting, dislocation, separation, doubt, fear, loneliness...the usual from me...but here, if I did not see redemption or even a glimmer of hope, and thought I could put that into lyrics and a simple melody, I allowed that to be the driving force of the song. In the past I would edit these themes out or push them to the sides in favor of a better line technically, or a more anticipated rhyme. This session, in my mind, leads easily into my upcoming projects" - Jason Molina.
SecretlyCanadian
LP
$14.50

Mountain Goats
Get Lonely (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US "Get Lonely" is every bit as assured as its predecessor, "The Sunset Tree", but the mood is entirely different. "Sunset" chronicled the fraught, violent relationship between John Darnielle and his stepfather and derived its power from an unblinking exorcism of personal demons, while "Get Lonely" is the haunted aftermath. It's a reflective, intimate record. The mood is one of bittersweet resignation rather than cathartic release. It's a quiet triumph, murmuring with a modest but entirely surefooted confidence. An uncannily coherent and subtly redemptive record which will come to be seen as Mountain Goats' most resonant, assured, and magical collection of songs so far.
4AD
CD
$14.50

Mountain Goats
Get Lonely (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$11.75

Mudsuckers
Mudsuckers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, UK Swamp noise drone. Feedback is layered like mud on the carcass of song structure. Robert uses primitive cassette manipulation as well as digital processing to thicken the sound into a swamp. Think Credence Clearwater Revival without the one chord they knew. On three of the songs, Pete uses his analog reel-to-reel wall-of-sound processing apparatus. Longjaw Mudsuckers was inspired by a mid-eighties cassette where Merzbow mixed John Hudak's nature sounds into a screaming mass of sonic debris. Robert recorded a stream after the huge New Year's Day storm and Pete plugged it into his system, making it sound at times like a stream, an ocean, and robots whispering mechanical secrets. This CD contains some of the first recordings of Tom Carter's circuit bending. Individual attributes of Gabe Mindel's guitar roar, Tom Carter's ebow laptop whirl, and Horton's clanky homemades merge into the mud stew. Driving the swirl are samples of boogie woogie piano, riffs from the session, and pounding drums of guests Michael Donnelly and Doug "Moonshine" Jin. The last number, SWEET, conjures the bar room sound of Kansas City, 1920, but recorded inside a thermonuclear reactor. The sounds created are so raw and tormented it's hard to believe they were having a good time. Must have something to do with the times, the war and the general vacuity of that season's holidays. How did these recordings happen? During the torrential rains of December 2005, caused by global warming, Robert Horton invited Tom Carter, Gabe and Pete of the Yellow Swans, and Glenn Donaldson up the hill to his home in El Cerrito for food, drink, and music-making. As it turned out, Pete and Glenn couldn't make it, so Gabe, Tom, and Robert vibrated the peaceful El Cerrito neighborhood to mud. We had beer, wine and much feedback. The turbulence of the sounds matched the late December weather. The following week when Pete came over to overdub his sounds, Robert had found an article on mudsuckers in the Berkeley Daily Planet. The headline was "Mudsuckers may be ugly, but they have value." A band was born. A mudsucker is a fish that's mostly a mouth, which spends its whole life on one patch of mudflat. Scientists use these fish to monitor carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, and other toxic chemicals in coastal waters.
Important-104
CD
$13.50

My Brightest Diamond
Bring Me the Workhorse (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Trained opera singer turned pop songwriter SHARA WORDEN gathers all the essential elements of classical & pop to create an album that begins to break down the barriers of both worlds. Simultaneously gentle & urgent, evoking moments of tremendous joy & sorrow w/ the magnitude of Italian opera & the modesty of a Japanese haiku.
AsthmaticKitty-023
CD
$14.50

Nardwuar The Human Serviette Vs. Bev Davies
A 2007 Punk Rock Calendar (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, CANADA "The best photo taker in the whole world" Stiff Little Fingers There are few photographers in this wonderful world who have taken pictures of both '60s garage punk legends, The Barbarians and hardcore heroes, The Dead Kennedys. In fact, I challenge you to find one! And if you did, it would be Vancouver, BC Canada's Bev Davies. I first met Bev at Joey Shithead of D.O.A.'s annual "garage sale" where she was selling some of her photos on his lawn. As I gawked at her pointed portraits of The Pointed Sticks, The Slits, Black Flag and The Rolling Stones, fascinating tales of the punk and the nonpunk rawkin' variety soon emerged. From Bev's early years growing up in Toronto, Ontario, (I was astonished to find out that Bev almost went to California with Neil Young on his famous hearse ride to hell!) to her subsequent relocation to Vancouver, BC, where she basically, from the late '70s to mid-'80s, shot everything that moved, the stories she told were so cool! Whether joining D.O.A. on many of their ground-breaking tours, flying to US Festival, or talking to John Lennon on the phone, this had to be documented! Not that it hadn't: Bev worked for a few years at Vancouver, BC's news and entertainment weekly, Georgia Straight, and was a contributor to Slash, Damaged, and tons of other fanzines. Nevertheless, I craved more. Hmmmm... Why not, with the help of Mint Records, create a 2007 PUNK PUNK ROCK CALENDAR to help quell my photographic fantasies? Yeah! Now, please view this calendar not as the final word on Bev's pics, but as the first step in the examination of one of the great chroniclers of our generation. Bev's photos help document the famous and unknown rock 'n' rollers of the 20th century, and without a doubt, combined with her amazing stories, provide a valuable resource for even the "casual" musicologist. But Bev's photos ain't for museums, they're for you and your wall! Keep on rawkin' in the free world! Have a good tea! Nardwuar the Human Serviette Radio CiTR fM 101.9 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 2006 - The Subhumans January 2007 - Motorhead February 2007 - Avengers March 2007 - Black Flag April 2007 - Adam and the Ants May 2007 - D.O.A. June 2007 - Johnny Thunders July 2007 - The Clash August 2007 - Pointed Sticks September 2007 - Go-Gos October 2007 - Dead Kennedys November 2007 - Gang of Four December 2007 - Ramones Jan-Dec 2008 - Duff McKagen • All photos by Bev Davies. • Calendar runs from December 2006 to December 2007 - and includes a one-page 2008 calendar. • Each month contains an in-depth interview with Bev Davies by Nardwuar! Doot doola doot doo... doot doo! • Eight bonus pages of rare photos and even more commentary/interviews with Bev Davies. • 2007 also marks 20 years of the Nardwuar the Human Serviette Radio Show on CiTR fM 101.9!
Mint-095
MISC
$10.50

Nastasia, Nina
On Leaving (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US The hauntingly beautiful new album arrives perfectly formed & long overdue. Nina's fourth album finds the hugely talented, NYC-based singer/songwriter at her best. Nastasia's rare gift of a voice is an intimate, winged presence that is able to either freeze or melt your heart, that can powerfully soar & twist, or brush ultra-gently against you, suddenly summoning goose bumps. Simultaneously tough & fragile, her songs crackle & smoulder with an intimate emotional honesty and a dark undertow.
FatCat-047
CD
$15.00

Nastasia, Nina
On Leaving (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US Vinyl.
FatCat-74
LP
$14.50

Naysayer, The
Smoke Reality (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 26TH)
PS, US The Naysayer's new record Smoke Reality was designed to mess up your mind. Anna Padgett is the Naysayer: a Texan/Louisianian Brooklyn transplant whose lyrics may shock you, confuse you, make you laugh out loud, turn red, or feel like puking. Despite the ganja vibe evoked by the title, you don't have to be on drugs to enjoy Smoke Reality. Anna's straight thoughts are way more psychedelic than your stoned ones. However, this is not to say that her songs don't sometimes stray towards the gay. If it's not working with a boy, she gets a girl: "Leave no stone unturned." And when Anna sings, "Why don't we do it on a leaf?" you might find yourself thinking, "That is so much sexier than doing it in the road." However, not every song is about the pansexual paradigm. All the human emotions get dressed up in Anna's poetic love: "Lose Yourself in Nature and Find Peace" is a city dweller's vision of spiritual nirvana; "Parents" is a politically-charged cautionary tale addressed to anyone who has ever had them. "I'm a Shark" is straight-up, "Don't Mess with Texas"-style punk; the title track conjures up visions of Judee Sill jamming with the Sea and Cake. Expertly recorded by Tara Jane O'Neil in the Oregon woods, with amazing drumming by Geoff Soule (Fuck) and additional instrumentation provided by Tara Jane and Elizabeth Venable, Smoke Reality challenges the unwritten rule of current music writing: classify, categorize, stick everything in a bag. In keeping with her previous four releases, the Naysayer continues to say no to facile codification. This is bagless music, people!Repeated listens of Smoke Reality reward the listener with new layers of melodic and lyrical complexity. Some of the best music demands an ounce of participation on the part of the listener. Listen carefully, and this album may speak to you about your own crazy life situation. It might also affect your dreams... Don't wait until you're dead to find out what you've been missing! Tracklisting: 1. smoke reality 2. parents 3. do it on a leaf 4. I'm a shark 5. hot headed hores 6. miss & hate 7. topanga 8. clean girl 9. insult to your manhood 10. don't look up at me 11. lose yourself in nature and find peace 12. leave no stone unturned 13. come back 14. love horse 15. fear menu. The Naysayer played the 2005 All Tomorrow's Parties festival in the UK, curated by Slint.• Naysayer collaborators, past and present, include Tara Jane O'Neil, Geoff Soule (Fuck), James Baluyut (+/-), Ruth Keating, Matt Sutton, and Karla Schickele (Ida), Miggy Littleton (Blood on the Wall, White
Magic), Kendall Jane Meade (Mascott)...
RedPanda-004
CD
$13.50

Nouvelle Vague
Bande A Part (Ltd Edition) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US In 2005, the French duo's eponymous debut introduced their singular take on post-punk nuggets by the likes of Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Tuxedo Moon, and The Undertones, recasting them as svelte, sophisticated bossa nova-inflected chansons. This follow-up is a beguiling, retro-futurist odyssey, containing covers of Echo And The Bunnymen, The Buzzcocks, Lords Of The New Church, Billy Idol, U2, Blondie, New Order, The Cramps, Bauhaus, The Smiths, and more. "...a beautiful, melancholy exercise in deconstructing familiar songs and reassembling trace amounts of the melodies into fresh music" - Boston Globe. "Fresh (and refreshing) takes on these classics...The songs are so wildly different in their dreamy form that they stand on their own" - Flaunt. The limited edition includes a special o-card highlighting the three bonus tracks: "Moody" (ESG), "Sweet And Tender Hooligan" (The Smiths), and "Blue Monday" (New Order).
LuakaBop/V2
CD
$16.00

O'Connor, Jennifer
Over The Mountain, Across The (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$15.25

O'Connor, Jennifer
Over The Mountain, Across The (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US NYC-based vocalist/guitarist O'Connor's songs are elemental and emotionally charged, but also suffused with humor and the kind of melodic invention that transcends the underground rock 'n' roll thing. Her influences are artists with a fresh take on self-awareness, from Destroyer, Silver Jews, Aimee Mann, and Smog, to Dylan and Petty, as well as Jay Z, Kanye West, and Dizzee Rascal. Featuring the bass stylings of James McNew (Yo La Tengo), the album also showcases Al Weatherhead on guitar, with keyboards and backing vocals by Kendall Meade (Sparklehorse, Helium), and the occasional backing vocals of Britt Daniel (Spoon). "Her music is laid back and literate...she often draws comparisons to Elliott Smith and old-school Liz Phair, and it's easy to see why. Her songs are simple, melodic, and direct, and her voice is raw and real" - Venus.
Matador
CD
$14.50

Of Montreal
Satanic Twins (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Exquisitely packaged vinyl-only double album that feat. remixes from two of their most popular albums, "Satanic Panic in the Attic" & "The Sunlandic Twins". A project nearly 2 years in the making, feat. remixes from the likes of Broken Spindles, Grizzly Bear, I Am The World Trade Center, Restiform Bodies, & more. LIMITED TO 2000!!!
Polyvinyl-119
DLP
$15.25

Pajo
1968 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Influenced by horror movies, the music of Gorguts, & the poetry of Hafiz, this was recorded, on the laptop, w/ Pajo playing all the instruments. The airless, direct-to-hard-drive guitars are part of a wider sonic screen & the presence of real drums brings the mutant folk of "s/t" into a more recognizable realm for us earthlings. Spending more time on the individual instruments allowed him to get into a slightly more full sound (or less empty depending on your politics).
DragCity-315
CD
$14.50

Palodine
Desolate Son (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US A provocative portrayal of violence, remorse & final words. Alternating in mood from fierce to somber, DS is bound together by rich vocals, lush instrumentation & final touches of pedal steel, dobro & bass. Imagine the energy of PJ Harvey, the subtlety of Mazzy Star & the convictions of a hellfire Southern Preacher.
Tarnished-605
CD
$11.00

Park Attack
Half Past Human (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US This recalls the tribal arrhythmic sounds of DNA, the blaring energy of Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, & noise guitar hell of early Sonic Youth. The synth heavy sound does little to smooth the roughly sewn corners of their sound, which sets electronics against grumbling guitar & wailing vocals. The addition of a 4th member they've solidified the band's sound to a severe stomping force of nature.
Textile-07
LP
$18.25

Peeping Tom
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Vinyl edition of Mike Patton's new studio album. Limited first pressing picture disc features a deluxe jacket with a custom die-cut peephole and full color inner sleeve.
Anticon-064
LP
$17.25

Pixies
Acoustic: Live in Newport (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US
EagleVisionUSA
DVD
$15.00

Priestess
Hello Master (DELAYED) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 3RD)
PS, US Escaping the banality & redundance of current rock, they conjure enough powerful riffage to brand itself into brain tissue. Pure sonic bliss via genuine heviosity & uncompromised melodic hookery.
AceFu-042
LP
$16.00

Primal Scream
Riot City Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US First album in 4 years incl. guests Will Seargeant (ECHO & BUNNYMEN), Warren Ellis (BAD SEEDS), & VV (KILLS). US version incl. new BONUS TRACKS. "The best album the Stones never made."-SUN (UK).
Columbia-82876-88513-2
CD
$13.00

Proem
You Shall Have Ever Been 2 x CD (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 18TH)
PS, US Richard Bailey (aka Proem), has brought out the big guns with his fifth full length album, 'You Shall Have Ever Been'. He's been brooding, nitpicking and strategically thinking this record for over two near sleepless years. You'll find the usual Proem style stamped all over this 14 track masterpiece. He delves deeper into new areas expanding his already established sound palette. This record is perhaps his most technically beautiful, as well as his most deeply personal yet. We think its because of sleep delirium, he says he has gone controller and automation crazy. This double cd pack contains the full album and also a second bonus disc. A live set ripe with his industrial roots that was recorded at Decibel Festival in 2005, at the final Merck showcase. Ltd 2000.
Merck-42
DCD
$16.00

Radiohead
Ok Computer DVD (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US This 53 minute film reviews the most influential album of one of rocks musics true giants. The documentary includes rare musical performances never before available on DVD & obscure footage of comments, criticisms & insights on every track from the album by; writer, journalist & author of Radiohead: A Guide to Their Music. Through this DVD you can reassess & get insight into one of rocks seminal works: Ok Computer. Includes bonus video of "The hardest interactive Radiohead quiz".
ChromeDreams-509
DVD
$19.75

Ratatat
Classics (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US "Classics" remains resolutely instrumental, but the band has introduced a wealth of new sounds, from acoustic and slide guitar to sleigh bells and cello. Their vastly improved production and writing makes this record a refinement of their art. "Ratatat lay squealing metal harmonies over choppy Neptunes-style dance thumps, then break into pastoral waves of keyboard tone, riding dub tempos and hip-hop struts. They're crotch-pumping arena pimps and introverted minimalists..." - Blender. "Stroud and Mast have come up with some catchy melodies over light, snappy bass lines in what sounds like something tailored for the headphones" - Urb. The band has toured with Interpol, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, The Stills, and Mouse On Mars.
XL
CD
$14.50

Ratatat
Classics (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$14.50

Reacher, Geoff
Avec Reacher C'est Plus Sur (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US An LED-illuminated haze of caustic, beat-driven hallucinations about girls & death soaked in classic country, pre-war blues, experimental electronics & rap. He has been chasing a defiantly idiosyncrastic electro-country vision for 15 years now.
OrangeTwin-024
CD
$14.50

Reininger, Blaine & Steven Brown
Flower Songs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Recorded live in Mexico (at the prestigious concert hall, La Sala Nezahualcoyotl in Mexico City) by the two founding fathers of TUXEDOMOON, in 1993. The fourteen compositions are the fruit of over a decade of the two musicians working together; seven of the tracks appear here for the very first time on disc. TRACKLISTING: 01. ELEPHANTS (1:22) 02. VIOLORGANI (5:21) 03. GHOST SONATA (5:45) 04. AFFAIRE AT THE SOIREE (2:45) 05. 39 SUMMERS (5:54) 06. 7 NIGHTS (4:20) 07. PARIS (2:36) 08. OMBRES CHINOISES (2:50) 09. VIEUX BOULEVARDIER (3:30) 10. TWO PIZZICATTI (2:22) 11. GOLEMS & GRISATRE (3:00) 12. PLEASURE (4:03) 13. VOGUET (8:32) 14. TARANTELLA (6:25)
IndependentRecordings-99448
CD
$13.75

Rollins, Henry
Talk Is Cheap Vol. 3 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Welcome back to the mouth that never shuts. This is his spoken word show at the Enmore Theater in Australia, live in 2003... 2 years after vols. 1 & 2. More stories, bile & ranting diatribes from your favorite graying, limping philosophic misanthropic curmudgeon.
2.13.61-2004
DCD
$12.00

Roman Numerals
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH)
PS, US Debut album from ex-SHINER, SEASON TO RISK & DIRTNAP folk who've jettisoned the jackhammer rhythms & industrial clatter in favor of ringing guitar salvos, rapid fire riffs walking over bubbling bass lines. Guitar shivers that occassionally recall the Smiths' Johnny Marr. A wonderful blend of atmospheric artiness w/a prominent percussive pulse...an unexpected merging of math rock & club rhythms that neither camp would immediately claim but both should understand & a gift to those in between.
Anodyne-014
CD
$13.50

Satie, Erik
Socrate + Melodies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, UK 21 tracks. LTM is pleased to announce a new CD edition of the acclaimed recording of Erik Satie's symphonic drama Socrate, performed by Music Projects London and previously available on the Factory Classical label. Completed in the spring of 1918, Socrate is a typical eccentric piece from avant-garde pioneer Erik Satie. Written in three movements for voice (four sopranos) and small orchestra (or piano), the text is extracted from three Platonic dialogues and depicts the last days of the Greek philosopher Socrates, condemned to death for corrupting the young men of Athens. The subtitle "symphonic drama" belies the understatement and economy of Socrate, which Satie aimed to make "white and pure like antiquity." To achieve this, Satie claimed that he ate only white foods. Socrate itself lasts for 30 minutes, and is joined on this CD by five short song cycles written by Satie between 1886 and 1923: Trois Melodies (1886), Trois Autres Melodies, Trois Melodies (1916), Quatres Petite Melodies (1920) and the absurdist Ludions (bottle imps) (1923), the latter with lyrics by poet Leon-Paul Fargue. The 61 minute CD was digitally recorded at All Saints Church, Petersham, UK. Sopranos Susan Bickley, Eileen Hulse and Patricia Rosario perform with pianist Robin Bowman and conductor Richard Bernas. This new CD edition from LTM features new artwork and revised liner notes and translations, including full texts of Socrate and all eighteen Melodies in both French and English. Socrate + Melodies has already been praised by The Gramophone (1990).
LTM-2459
CD
$17.00

Secret Mommy
The Wisdom EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US What kind of mad genius could record a trip to the dentist to have their wisdom teeth pulled only to turn it into a CDs worth of awesome electronic tracks? SECRET MOMMY of course! Secret Mommy is the fax-warping alter ego of Ache Records head honcho Andy Dixon and "The Wisdom EP" is a mini album collection of amazingly creative tracks that includes remixes by Joshua Kit Clayton, Sun Ok Papi K.O of Sonig records and Piers Whyte of Ache records. Each track from The Wisdom EP flows together as a seemless mix offering a unique experience that won't soon be forgotten by its listeners. BIO: Secret Mommy is The beautifully strange, fax-warping alter ego of Ache Records head honcho Andy Dixon. Having played an integral part in the Northwest punk scene with bands D.B.S. and more recently the Red Light Sting, the work of Vancouverite Andy Dixon has always been rooted in DIY punk rock. Though his computer-based glitch project known as Secret Mommy is a departure from the abrasive guitar-work of his former bands, the approach is much the same. Andy creates music that sounds like the inside of a computer, with beeps and blurts and zaps and clicks perfectly organized, with the echo of techno's most complex moments vying for speaker time in the distant background The result is a polyrhythmic, visceral celebration of sporadic delight. A cut n paste exploration of activity and movement, obscured by mild absurdism.
Sublight-2401
CD
$13.50

Snowden
Anti-Anti (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US They drown their brand of melodies in a sea of reverb heavy distortion & hypnotic layers. This album integrates the ethereal guitar resonance & dynamic percussion reminiscent of bands like Ride, New Order & early Cure.
JadeTree-115
CD
$14.50

Soccer Team
'Volunteered' Civility & Professionalism (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Feat. RYAN NELSON (ROUTINEERS, ex-MOST SECRET METHOD, BEAUTY PILL) & MELISSA QUINLEY (ex-DISCHORD employee). Primarily recorded to 8 track 1/4'' tape, and/or 4 track cassette, in DC. The songs are a result of desultory late nights, Ryan's gifted, unfailing profusion of ideas & sounds & Melissa's occasionally obdurate 2 cents.
Dischord-152
CD
$11.50

Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes
Live @ Paradise (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US In the early 70s New Jersey's music scene was dominated primarily by two great bands: Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band and Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. Southside Johnny had a diverse sound that passed easily from effervescent R&B to boogie rock, to tender heartbreaking ballads. The recording on this CD is from 1978 and features Southside Johnny in top form playing Boston's famous Paradise Theater in 1978. The horn section is the real momentum behind the band, which amazingly is able to replicate its full-bodied studio sound. The tracks are written mainly by Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt, but also include covers by Sam Cook and Leiber & Stoller.
Akarma-358
CD
$17.25

Spirit
Cosmic Smile (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Creators of refined and original albums, Spirit are undoubtedly one of the most interesting groups in the panorama of American rock, thanks to drummer Ed Cassidy (ex-jazz drummer) and guitarist Randy California (friend of Jimi Hendrix, from whom he had obviously learned a great number of tricks). This album came to life between '91 and '95, but it is not a collection, it is a real album and of high quality.
Akarma-356
CD
$17.25

Starsailor
On The Outside (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Starsailor have created an impassioned statement, a record of real honesty and urgency. Galvanized like never before, this UK band have produced their best work to date. CD contains the bonus track "Empty Streets", not available outside the US.
Adrenaline
CD
$16.00

Supersystem
Million Microphones (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US
Touch&Go-301
LP
$14.50

Supersystem
Million Microphones (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Their destruct/ construct reflex is groomed & refined on this album. The 11 startingly original tracks are saturated with African tinged guitar, complex polyrhythms, atmospheric synthesizers, jaunty, funk-friend bass & infectous beats.
Touch&Go-301
CD
$14.50

Thermals
The Body, The Blood, The Machine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US With a wider, brighter, and wilder sound than anything they've done in the past, this record adds walls of guitars, organs, and even a few "ballads" (a.k.a. slightly pretty songs) to the mix, while still retaining the gritty post-pop-punk sound for which they're globally famous. Recorded in the band's hometown of Portland, OR by Fugazi's Brendan Canty.
Subpop
CD
$13.75

Thermals
The Body, The Blood, The Machine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$11.75

They Shoot Horses Don't They
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, CANADA Now on Kill Rock Stars, we are proud to present They Shoot Horses Don't They's self released mini album distributed for the first time. "They Shoot Horses, Don't They? sound like post-punks raised under a big top, albeit one under the direction of Igor Stravinsky or Sun Ra rather than P.T. Barnum" --Boston Phoenix. "It's not that often you come across a band that puts a shit-eating grin on your face so wide that you're able to swallow all the bullshit and lies and deceptions of the 21st century..." -- Popmatters.com
TheyShootHorsesDon'tThey-001
CD5
$8.25

Tortoise
Lazarus Taxon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US LIMITED! After 12 yrs of expanding the definition of rock music, Tortoise will release a highly anticipated box set, including the long-out-of-print '95 album "Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters", rare singles from foreign releases & tour EPs, comp tracks, & previously unreleased material. This set is comprised of 3 CDs & a DVD, which feat. most of their music videos & live performance footage. Contains a 20-pg bk w/ archival photos & liner notes about each track's origin.
ThrillJockey-152
3CD/DVD
$22.00

Travers, Pat/C. Appice
Superstition (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Put first-class guitarist Pat Travers (active since the early 70s) together with an extraordinary drummer like Carmine Appice (whose collaborations are far too numerous to list), bring in the full-bodied bass of Chuck Wright and Tony Franklin, and let them play the music they love (blues rock), and the result is one smoking album.
Akarma-353
CD
$17.25

Triffids, The
Born Sandy Devotional [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, UK Originally released in 1985 by one of Australia's best bands of the era. Easily one of the finest albums of the decade, and one of Jim's Tope Ten Albums Ever. Sadly, Triffid's frontman/vocalist David McComb died on February 2nd 1999, he is mourned and missed by fans and friends around the world. Re-issue includes the original album lovingly remastered from the original half inch tapes. Second CD tracklist: 1. "The 107", 2. "When A Man Turns Bad", 3. "Of The Plaza", 4. "White Shawl", 5. "Convent Walls" (the b-side of "You Don't Miss Your Water"), 6. "Time Of Weakness" (the b-side of "Wide Open Road"), 7. "Born Sandy Devotional", 8. "Wish To See No More", 9. "Tender Is The Night (the long fidelity)".
DominoUK
DCD
$14.50

Tuxedomoon
Super-8 Years (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US The entire span of every era of this much beloved & legendary band- from their early beginnings in San Francisco through their many years in Europe. Impressionistically filmed in both grainy black & white & psychedelic color, by group co-founder Steven Brown. Fits together like a perfect 15-year dream. A complete jawdropper for fans. 33 min.
Transparency-227
DVD
$13.50

Two Dollar Guitar
The Wear and Tear of Fear : A Lover's Discourse (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH)
PS, US New album from solo home recordings from guitarist TIM FOLJAHN, mixed by Fred Smith of Television. A pleasing mix of guitars, singing and electronics, including two instrumental tracks. Foljahn has played and recorded with Cat Power, Steve Shelley and Thurston Moore, Megan Reilly and others.
SmellsLike-051
CD
$14.50

Uzeda
Stella (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US This music is made for people who like their rock uncompromising, passionate & honest. The album has been distilled down to the rough essence of its creation. With anguished screams, she practically reaches out of the speakers & demands your attention.
Touch&Go-298
CD
$14.50

Uzeda
Stella (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US
Touch&Go-298
LP
$14.50

VanGaalen, Chad
Skelliconnection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Using an assortment of instruments, both conventional and handmade, Chad's created an even more diverse assemblage of music than for his last album and debut, "Infiniheart". He's an amazingly talented illustrator and animator. You may have seen his videos for his own "Clinically Dead" and Love As Laughter's "Dirty Lives". Both were featured on MTV2's "Subterranean" video show, which Chad also hosted. He's played with Built To Spill, Wolf Parade, and The Pixies, to name a few. This record is a restless, living thing, roaming between simple yet beautiful ballads, aggressively dissonant post-punk and jazz-inflected synth-pop explorations, at times whimsical, and at others heartrending.
Subpop
CD
$13.75

Vapor Theories
Joint Chiefs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US The Vapour Theories (aka the Gibbons brother, Michael & John of BARDO POND) radiate into the world, and make themselves evident in various ways according to the substance in which they manifest. Therefore they manifest tone in a threefold manner; by instinct, as animal sound, and in advanced Spiritual tones. The Vapours which they derive from the physical and animal elements are temporal; that which they derive from the Spirit is eternal. Vapours are the Father of Wisdom, and the means to gain all Wisdom is from Vapours. A slight study of the science of sound soon makes us familiar with the fact that sound is vibration and that different sounds will mold sand or other light materials into figures of varying form. The Vapour Theories have learned at the Fountain of Vapours to play the SONG OF VAPOURS, which cradles into existence whatever such a musician desires. LIMITED CD.
LotusSound-201
CD
$16.25

Various
Burn To Shine: Portland 6/15/05 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Feat. THE THERMALS, QUASI, THE PLANET THE, MIRAH, SLEATER-KINNEY, THE READY, LIFESAVAS, THE SHINS, THE DECEMBERISTS, WET CONFETTI, THE GOSSIP & TOM HEINL. Extras incl. an extened slide show of stills of the bands that day as well as stills of the destruction & film production.
Trixie-003
DVD
$13.00

Various
John Fahey Tribute-Legend of Blind Joe Death (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Feat. all NEW, UNRELEASED Fahey songs done by COUNTRY JOE MACDONALD, GEORGE WINSTON, PETER LANG, HENRY KAISER, RICK RUSKIN, PHIL KELLOGG, NELS CLINE & ELLIOTT SHARP, ALEX DE GRASSI, more.
Takoma-30048
CD
$19.25

Various
Strange Folk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 29TH)
PS, US Psych-folk, Wyrd-fold, Acid-folk, Spooky folk, Folktronica, or just plain unadorned Folk. Whatever you call it, the best folk is inherently strange. Feat. The cream of today!s twisted folk scene, such as DEVENDRA BANHART, JOANNA NEWSOM, ADEM, JAMES YORKSTON, TUNNG & 18TH DAY OF MAY w/ the legends who inspired them incl. NICK DRAKE, PENTANGLE, DONOVAN, VAN MORRISON & THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND.
Apace/Albion-01
CD
$18.50

Verona Downs
Light Reactions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US They seamlessly cross styles & genres in order to express diverse shades. Influenced by the fluid sounds of today's underground, while staying rooted in song based visions of Elliot Smith, Neil Finn or Grant Lee BUffalo, their rewarding songs linger on long after the experience is over.
Empyrean -018
CD5
$9.25

What Made Milwaukee Famous
Trying to Never Catch Up (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Meet the mighty Austin, TX band who defy convention by combining an uncommonly gorgeous pop sensibility w/a finely honed post punk attack. As the highly esteemed music blog Gorilla vs Bear says, "These guys are good. Really f**king good." This album is similar but not identical to the band's self released album w/the same title. The new Barsuk version has been resequenced, remastered, & contains 4 new songs not available on the initial pressing of the album.
Barsuk -057
CD
$12.75

Wilt
Dark Meadows (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 18TH)
PS, GERMANY Wilt's new album is also their first as a band, with the electronic experimentation being combined with acoustic walls of bass and noise. Wide, dusty and dark, "Dark Meadows" displays Wilt's new psychedelic and atmospheric approach to its deeply textured ambiances. "Dark Meadows" is one the most rewarding and sombre of works of Wilt, for it marries it organic darkness with an acute sense of melody and an ever-present cavernous bass. A massive, encompassing and profound work of art.
AdNoiseam-63
CD
$14.75

Windsor For The Derby
Minnie Greutzfeldt (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Reissue. A study in nothingness. This cam on the heels of a Kramer induced world of rolling bass lines & oceanic reverb. Paired w/ the long lost "Metropolitan Then Poland" EP, a collection of home experiments w/ synths, scissors & drum machines.
SecretlyCanadian-143
CD
$14.50

Windsor For The Derby
Calm Hades Float (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Reissue. A timeless record that sounds like a dream collaboration of Martim Hannett & Brian Eno. Snaps of electronic drums colide w/ warm hum & reverb drenched guitars. Also contains the +/- flexi that came w/ the first 750 vinyl copies, along w/ 2 previously unreleased live tracks.
SecretlyCanadian-142
CD
$14.50

Withdrawal
Perfectionist Blacklist (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Fullerton, CA quintet who have sculpted a debut album of some depth & creativity while reserving the right to rock out when the occasion calls for it. The tempos range from moderate to blistering with the best surprisingly coming on their slowest number, "Oct 23," which includes some almost underwater guitar & mournful vocals. But what the record does best from the opening track is rip in an emo meets indie fashion that's always under control. Electronics, percussion, cello & mournful horns add unexpected bits that help elevate this album out of the pack & into a lane by itself. "A truly great record."-Decoymusic.com
ThisGeneration-004
CD
$9.50

Wolfgang
Not in Love (Not True) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US ...b/w Metal Plastic Wire & Tears" Robots are HOT!!! 80s synth-pop, twee-electro, floor-packing dance numbers on 7 inches of sexy wax.
Hypnote-001
45
$9.50

Wolfgang
Not in Love (Not True) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Robots are HOT!!! 80s synth-pop, twee-electro, floor-packing dance numbers from Wolfgang, who was designed to be the first robot pop star nearly 20 years ago. Wolfgang's songs illustrate the experience of love & heartache, of the initial joy & eventual hopelessness that accompanies unrequited love.
Hypnote-001
CD5
$10.00

Wooden Wand & Sky High
Second Attention (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US PLEASE PRE-ORDER!
KillRockStars-456
LP
$12.50

Wooden Wand & Sky High
Second Attention (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 22ND)
PS, US Here he leads his band (feat. members of SKYGREEN LEOPARDS, THE VANISHING VOICE & DAVENPORT) through 11 rollicking tunes. Here is where East truly meets West. Where the simmer suddenly get grimmer. Sunshine meets grease. Recorded live on vintage equipment in San Francisco.
KillRockStars-456
CD
$14.50

Yemin, Dan
Skinned Knees, Sutured Hearts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 26TH)
PS, US The PAINT IT BLACK frontman & ex-LIFETIME/KID DYNAMITE guitarist has hand picked some of his favorites from all 3 of those bands for this exclusive vinyl-only release. He perfectly channels the emotionally charged "Revolution Summer" era Dischord bands like Embrace or Rites of Spring, as equally as he does Black Flag or Negative Approach, while taking note of several other noise & indie pioneers, Sonic Youth & My Bloody Valentine along the way.
DevilInTheWoods-095
LP
$13.75

Yeti
Issue#4 BOOK+CD (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 22ND)
PS, US Wow. 255 page book w/ gorgeous metallic cover and 28 track EXCLUSIVE/UNRELEASED cd. Tracks include OKKERVIL RIVER, DESTROYER(2 solo tracks from and old cassette release (orig. edition of 50), MICHAEL HURLEY &TARA JANE O'NEIL, CALIFONE, SOULED AMERICAN, BOBBY BIRDMAN, BRIGHT, SAGE FRANCIS and more, including some old school gospel. Book includes in-depth archival interview from 1997 with sci-fi author OCATAVIA BUTLER, a brutally honest tour diary by Will Sheff, the OKKERVIL RIVER guy, a "how to" singalong with Drew Daniel of MATMOS, crimewriter/historian Peter Doyle's archival crime scene photos from Australia, Dan Bejar of DESTROYER interviewed by his 8 yr. old mini me and so much more you just gotta have it.
Yeti -004
ZINE
$12.75

Yo La Tengo
I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US This bold, eclectic, 80-minute album is the pinnacle of the band's twenty-year career. From eleven-minute guitar jams to gorgeous ballads to winsome horn-drenched pop songs, this album is all over the map, in a very good way. Features the talents of longtime Nashville producer Roger Moutenot, violinist Dave Mansfield of Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review, and the jacket artistry of Gary Panter (Raw, Jimbo).
Matador
CD
$15.25

Yo La Tengo
I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 12TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
DLP
$19.00

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

Acid Mothers Temple “Day Before the Sky Fell” CD $14.50

Agnish, Jai “Mechanical Sunshine” CD $11.00

Ambarchi, Oren “Grapes From The Estate” DLP $20.00

Amon Duul II “Yeti” CD $17.75

Animist “Orchestra Wuwei” CD $14.50

Art Ensemble of Chicago “Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City- Live at Iridium” DCD $22.50

Bailiff, Jessica “Feels Like Home” CD $13.50

Bats “At The National Grid” CD $13.75

Boat “Songs You Might Not Like” CD $13.50

Buffalo “Volcanic Rock” LP $22.50

Buffalo “Dead Forever” LP $22.50

Channels “Waiting for the Next End Of The World” CD $11.25

Chinatown “S/T” CD $12.75

Clapp, Allen “Something Strange Happens: Four-Track Forecasts...1990-2000” CD $12.00

Cluck, Diane “Monarcana” CD $13.75

Colosseum “Daughter of Time” LP $19.75

Dead C “Vain, Erudite and Stupid” DCD $11.00

Dillinger Escape Plan “Miss Machine” DVD $9.25

Evil “Call Me Evil” CD $16.25

Flathead 6 “Bad Spell” CD $10.50

Flecton “Never Took a Wife” CD $15.25

Francis, Sage “Road Tested” CD $14.50

Friedberger, Matthew “Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School” DCD $17.25

Gersch “S/T” CD $13.75

Golden Smog “Another Fine Day” CD $16.25

Goldspot “Tally Of The Yes Men” CD $9.50

Guitar “Tokyo” CD $14.00

Hell On Wheels “Our Sweetness Has Become A Problem EP” CD5 $6.25

Isis “Live Vol.2 Stockholm 3/19/03” LP $17.00

Ivy League “London Bridges” CD5 $4.00

Jakob “Subset of Sets” CD $13.75

Jakob “Semaphore” 45 $7.50

Jakob “Cale:Drew” CD $13.75

James Figurine “Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake” CD $16.00

Joan of Arc “Eventually, All at Once” LP $13.00

Knife, The “Silent Shout” CD $15.00

Magnet “#72” ZINE $3.25

Makoto, Kawabata “111 CDR” CD $16.25

Meterman “ZK-EP” CD $7.50

Munly De Dar He “S/T” CD $14.50

Necks “Chemist” CD $16.25

No Funeral “S/T” CD $7.50

Odd Clouds “The Cavernous End” CD $14.25

Oh-Sees “Cool Death of the Island Raiders” CD $12.75

Panda & Angel “S/T” CD5 $8.75

Parsons, Gram “Complete Reprise Sessions (Remastered)” 3XCD $35.00

Pipettes “We Are Pipettes” CD $18.00

Poo Poodles, The “Here Comes The Future” CD $10.50

Printed Circuit “The Sound of the Wonderful Technique” CD $14.75

Punk Rock Film School “Punk Rock Film School” DVD $14.00

Queens of the Stone Age “Stone Age Complications” CD5 $7.75

Russian Circles “Upper Ninety b/w Re-Enter” 45 $4.75

Scissorfight “Mantrapping For Sport” CD $13.75

Six Organs of Admittance/Om “SPLIT” 45 $6.00

Supersuckers “Paid” CD5 $6.25

Telefon Tel Aviv “Fahrenheit Fair Enough” CD $12.75

Trachtenburg Family “Off & On Broadway” DVD $17.75

Triosk “Headlight Serenade” CD $16.25

U Totem “Strange Attractors” CD $13.75

Various “Project Bicycle” LP $14.25

Venice Is Sinking “Sorry About the Flowers” CD $10.00

Vertonen “Stations” CD $11.00

Winnerys “Daily Urban Times” CD $14.75

Wires On Fire “S/T” CD $12.00

Witmer, Denison “Of Joy and Sorrow” CD $14.50