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Alias & Tarsier
Brookland/Oaklyn
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anticon-059
DLP
$17.25
Alias & Tarsier
Brookland/Oaklyn
PS, US Producer for Ben Gibbard, Sage Francis, Will Oldham & DJ
Krush teams up with dulcet toned NYC vocalist Tarsier Rapadas
of HEALAMONSTER & TARSIER. The chanteuse walks a delicate
line somewhere between Bjork & Beth Gibbons while Alias
coaxes off-kilter drums, choppy static & jeweled synth
lines into an honest, musical manifesto. Incl. guests TELEPHONE
JIM JESUS, DOSE ONE, DAX PIERSON & KIRSTIN MCCORD.
Anticon-059
CD
$16.25
Anoice
Remmings
PS, UK Let's get this straight immediately. Anoice is not
another instumental group with strong rock tendencies and
an armchair association with classical music. Unlike numerous
contemporaries which they will undoubtedly be compared
to, their goal is not to follow the trends and make the
soft/loud/soft/loud juxtapositions in every song, but to
carefully craft each song with a strong attention to melody,
solid accompaniment, and courteous counterpoint. One of
the remarkable qualities of Anoice is that they truly work
as a group, with members who aren't afraid to remain quiet
while others play. Through meticulous composition Anoice
has achieved an unrivaled quality. While the band isn't
intentionally attempting to be cinematic, the recordings
achieve something breathtaking and emotive: imagine the
Rachel's scoring a film by Ang Lee. Anoice's music is anthemic
and rich while being introspective and personal. Each track
is preceeded by brief and dense ambient tracks to clense
the audio palate much like ginger in your sushi boat. Anoice
are a six-piece group based in Tokyo. The band was formed
in January, 2004 by members Ricco (guitar/keyboards) and
Taku (guitars and mandolin), who were soon joined by Yuki
(piano), Utaka (viola), Matsu (bass), and Yossy (drums).While
each member cites different musical influences, it's fairly
evenly split between rock (think My Bloody Valentine meets
King Crimson), classical and modern composers (Perhaps
Debussy and Shostakovitch writing together after drinking
heavily from Phillip Glass), jazz and electronic ( Autechre
meets Mum maybe?). Combining all of these influences with
their obvious Japanese heritage Anoice has created an album
with an emotional arc, climaxing magnificently as it ends
and leaves the listener determined to press play once again.
Pronounced "a noyce," the name comes from the
Celtic word for "now" (Anois). Remmings is their
debut release and contains four named songs and five unnamed
songs. Cover art by Non Format. Mastering by Jeff Lipton
(Flaming Lips, Magnetic Fields) "Anoice have produced
something entirely different and original, a mature record
of great beauty and attention to detail that rises above
any clichés and should by all accounts establish
them as one of the leading artists today." Rock-A-Rolla
(UK)
Important-076
CD
$13.50
Anomaly
Long Road
PS, US This 70 + min. instrumental journey is one born
in the dollar bins & estate sales of IL & WI. He
harvested forgotten records & rammed them thru cutting
edge synthesis & technology to produce what is being
considered a modern psychedelic masterpiece. A densely
layered composition of samples, synthesis, & analog
technology that draws from folk, hip hop, & electronic
influence. The production technique focuses on evolving
soundscapes that come alive though subtle frequency movements,
convolution reverbs, & raw drum breaks.
EVRecords-002
CD
$14.50
As Fast As
Open Letter to Damned
PS, US Debut album from band of whom OAR saith, "These
guys play rock n' roll with heart and soul." " Expect
the sound of a man's heart ripping in two, crossed wiht
bouncing melodies & rhythm, and all beat senseless
by the relentless fury of an unstoppable band." RIYL:
Strokes, Weezer, QOTSA.
Octone-82376-50012-2
CD
$9.25
Astronautalis
Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters
PS, US Blending styles of indie rock, electro & talkin'
blues into hip-hop, this rapper has developed a sounds
like no other. He traded in his verbal weapons of mass
descruction for songs about the railroad, lost love & surreal
dreams. An amalgam of synthesizers, old funk drum samples, & slide
guitar. RIYL: Beck, Modest Mouse, Buck 65.
FightingRecords-005
CD
$10.00
Auto Da Fe
Spectre
PS, US Feat. MARTIN KVISVIC (PYRAMIDS ON MARS, AMPS FOR
CHRIST) & TAVI TAVI ( AMPS FOR CHRIST, AYE AYE CAPTAIN,
THUNDERSNAIL). Pan-global instrumentation that incl. yang
qin, guzheng, tambour, bouzouki, tablas, Gothic harp, Chinese
banjo, Tibetian temple cymbals & bells
as well as trad. guitar, bass, trumpet & drums.
This spans a wide range of sounds, from traditional flavored
freak-folk to Middle Eastern raga & 80s gothic minimalist
rock.
SecretEye-024
CD
$14.50
Avarus
Vesikansi
PS, US 49 minutes of gooey new goodness spread over just
three tracks! From the same tattered coven of piss drinkers
who alternately refer to themselves as ANAKSIMANDROS comes
this. These fumbling Finns conjure a smoky, shit-drunk
forest of noise, folk & unsurpassable tribal improv..
a delicious Yahowha soup with a spicy, burnt Amon Duul crust. Oh so
highly recommended. Gueast vocals via TARA BURKE aka FURSAXA.
SecretEye-025
CD
$14.50
Baird, Kathleen
Lullaby for Strangers
PS, US Member of the Comus channeling freak-folk outfit
SPIRES THAT IN THE SUNSET RISE. A delightful follow up
to her critically acclaimed 2005 debut. Her voice is deep,
sleepy, & Nico-esque, her instrumentation exotic & imaginative.
Her lush arrangements include bells, mbira. guitars, flutes & synthesizers,
all orchestrated to outline her careful, but never fussy,
song craft. She's even shared bills with Incredible String
Band, Comets on Fire & Acid Mothers Temple.
SecretEye-023
CD
$14.50
Bassey, Shirley
Classics
PS, UK After 40 years of success we are proud to release
Classics, the very best of Shirley Bassey. Backed by a
48 piece band Dame Shirley runs through hit after hit from
her career on this spectacular double CD/MC. 24 Great Bassey
classics on 2 CDs! Songs include "Hey Jude", "I
Wanna Know What Love Is", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "Never,
Never, Never", "Diamonds are Forever", "Try
a Little Tenderness" and "Goldfinger"!
Artful-033
DCD
$17.75
Battiato, Franco
Pollution
PS, US Franco Battiato's wonderfully lively 1973 concept
album Pollution is an audaciously psychedelic album drawn
from the space rock dimension with good portions of electronics
and keyboard layers. Drawing heavily on the VCS3 synthesizer,
Battiato and company (besides himself, three backing band
members play synth as well) give Pollution an extreme electronic
edge. With comparisons to Ash Ra Tempel, Faust, and Pink
Floyd, Pollution was declared "genius" by Frank
Zappa. Extremely influential on the '90s Chicago post-rock
mafia. Original artwork. New detailed liner notes.
Water-174
CD
$15.25
Bear Quartet, The
Eternity Now
PS, SWEDEN New album from one of the world's best pop bands. "Eternity
now" will be released on the 24th of May in Sweden,
likely a day earlier here at Parasol. It has only been
eight months since their last release "Saturday Night" and
like that album, this is an album that has an electronic touch with really nice
harmonies and a twist of Black Sabbath. The first single
will be "The Repairing of the Red Sea". The band
says: "It was recorded at Dubios at Odenplan, Stockholm,
Sweden with Chrille Roth, just as "Saturday Night".
Eleven songs, of which two are skits, you know like it
(used to be) on hip hop records. It's heavily electronic
and sometimes heavy metal. Not purely though. It's not "genre
music" in that way, but it distinguishes itself from
the latest album, which sort of fell between two chairs;
we tried to fit songs into a form that we didn't really
master at the time. This time we only rehearsed for 45
minutes and more or less wrote the songs in the studio.
It feels way better. The album's a bit monotonous (in a
good, minimalistic way) and it's much more melodic than
we thought it would be. About half of it, if you count
the minutes, is intrumental and we have a spectacular guest
on one of the songs. Can't say who it is yet though."
AWestSideFabrication-236
CD
$12.00
Bellrays
Have a Little Faith
PS, US "Perfectly captures the band's singular sound,
which combines two seemingly disparate forms of American
music: the raw power of garage rock and the emotional drama
of soul. 'Imagine Tina Turner fronting the Stooges,' goes
one common description of the band, and although that hardly
encompasses the BellRays' artistry, there is some historical
truth behind the hook: If the BellRays' recordings and
live performances are utterly of-the-moment, full of urgency
and sheer presence, the seamlessness with which the Southern
California outfit combines punk and soul also hearkens
back to another time when the two were integrally connected.
Detroit was the capital of both; Iggy, Ike and Tina actually
shared the stage; and the MC5's aesthetic and politics
drew explicitly from black music and counterculture. HOT!
CheapLullaby-009
CD
$14.75
Blood Brothers
Love Rhymes with Hideous Car Wreck (Enhanced, Extended
Play)
PS, US
V2
CD5
$7.25
Bloom, Kath
Finally
PS, AUSTRALIA Connecticut folksinger recorded with avant-garde
guitarist Loren Mazzacane Connors in the early 80s, but
has only put out a handful of self-released CD-Rs since
1984. She writes some of the most heart-breaking and beautiful
songs around and has a voice that just has to be heard
to be believed. Includes the song Come Here as heard in
Richard Linklater's movie Before Sunrise.
ChapterMusic-051
CS
$13.50
Blue Sky Black Death
Heap of Broken
PS, US Debut double album by group comprised of hip hop
production tandem Kingston & Young God exploring the
nether regions of brooding hip hop, meshing dark samples,
vocal snippets & live instrumentation. Incl. guest
spots from all stars like PRT, GANG STARR, ROB SONIC, JUS
ALLAH, MIKAH-9, SHAPESHIFTERS
Mush-243
DCD
$14.50
Blue Sky Black Death
Heap of Broken Images
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mush-243
DLP
$18.00
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Tepid Peppermint
PS, US ...Wonderland Volume 2" Limited WHITE vinyl.
TeePee-068
DLP
$20.00
Buckley, Lord
The Royal Court Of Lord Buckly
PS, UK "The fuel to my success" Bob Dylan. "The
most sensational comic of our time" Frank Sinatra.
One of the bravest, best-loved artists America has produced,
Lord Buckley adopted the argot of the streets of black
America whilst posing as a sophisticated English Artistocrat,
creating verbal symphonies of astounding originality by
combining beat poetry with historical tales, Shakespeare
soliloquies and stories from the Bible; at once manic,
joyous and psychedelic. The Original Rapper; an inspiration
to everyone from Lenny Bruce to Jerry Garcia to Jonathan
Winters to Robin Williams to Bill Cosby. 'The Royal Court
of Lord Buckley' restores in their entirety the first Lord
Buckley albums ('Euphoria Volumes 1 and 2') that were originally
issued by the Vaya label in America 1951; The definitive
performance of Buckley's signature piece 'The Nazz' (Jesus
of Nazareth) along with other startling Buckley monologues
including 'The Hip Gahn' (Mahatma Gandhi), 'The Gasser'
(Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca), 'Jonah & the Whale'
(The Old Testament) and 'Nero' (ancient Rome) and very
rare historical recordings of 'Murder','The Dog and the
Wolf', 'The Grasshopper and the Ant', 'The Mouse & the
Lion' and 'The Lion's Breath'.
El-74
CD
$14.75
Buckshot Boys
Chunklet Presents
PS, US "Deer hunting, British culture, & rock
music collide at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in
England. Watch as the these good ole boys interview musicians
like THE MELVINS, MOGWAI, SPOON, NEIL HAMBURGER, TED LEO,
DEERHOOF & more"-Quimby's.
Chunklet-002
DVD
$14.75
Carr, Miller
Self-Titled
PS, US
Isota
CD
$15.25
Cash, Johnny
Open Road
PS, US The recordings that Johnny Cash made at the beginning
of his long and fortunate career all took place in SUN
studios, under the watchful eye of producer Sam Phillips,
well known for also having discovered Elvis Presley and
Jerry Lee Lewis. Phillips was struck by "Hey Porter," a
song Cash had written just after he returned from the military.
When asked to write a ballad for the B side, Cash wrote "Cry,
Cry, Cry," that very same night. The single sold 100,000
copies in the USA alone. His second single, "Folsom
Prison Blues," was just as successful. In '56 "I
Walk The Line" remained on the charts for 44 weeks
and sold a million copies. From this point forward there
was no place to go but up for the young Johnny Cash. The
precious recordings collected in this Universe CD bring
together those very recordings that made him famous, along
with some outtakes and rarities. A long-playing, 32-track
CD to commemorate this musical giant.
Universe-165
CD
$17.25
Coachwhips
Double Death (CD/DVD)
PS, US If you'd never had the chance to attend one of their
shows, this is the set for you. The DVD feat. previously
unseen footage chronicling the band's short but magnificent
career; from their house party days to their sticky final
show in front of trillions. The CD showcases 47 min. of
the rare b-side & cover tunes that were virtually impossible
to find prior to this release. So strip down to your undies & get
ready to rock your cheeks off.
Narnack-7039
DVD
$17.00
Come Ons
Stars
PS, US 11 originals recorded at the Tempermill Studio in
Ferndale, Michigan by Jim Kissling. Long known as the smooth,
soulful group in the Detroit garage band milieu, tap deeper
into their own style of dance pop w/songs informed equally
by 60's French pop icons Francoise Hardy & Serge Gainsbourg
as 70's Dance minimalists ESG & A Certain Ratio. The
Band, as always includes the bass guitar, piano, & vocals
of Deanne Iovan; drummer Patrick Pantano; & guitarist
Bryan Foreman. Engineer Kissling has worked w/many Detroit
techno artists, most notably Kevin Saunderson.
MoPop-5
CD
$12.75
Corsano, Chris & B. Chasny/Paul Metzger
Split
PS, US C. Corsano (sparring partner of Paul Flaherty, Joe
McPhee, Nels Cline, et al) and Ben Chasny (aka SIX ORGANS
OF ADMITTANCE) had previously paired up for the School
Of The Flower LP on Drag City. As wide a stylistic swath
as that record cut, it was far from an exhaustive map of
their topography. Here, Corsano's drums and Chasny's guitar
chatter & clatter with jittery hyper-articulation,
worrying the meat off the bone in short sharp strokes.
A "Worm Confesses" over the course of one side
of this split record & is given an impassioned absolution.
For over 2 decades, Paul Metzger (TVBC)was one of the Twin
Cities' overly well-kept secrets. His recent emergence
as a solo artist, via a pair of glowingly-received releases
on the Chairkickers & Mutant Music labels, has started
to raise his profile to a level commensurate with his devil's-crossroads-deal
talent. On a guitar modified with music box innards & an
accompanying tanpura, Metzger dives deep into the raga
heart of a moonlit day & returns with the jewels of "August." Released
in an edition of 766 copies, with silkscreened poplar wood
covers.
Roaratorio-011
LP
$17.25
Cracow Klezmer Band
Balan: Book of Angels 5
PS, US Formed in 1997, The CKB is a phenomena. Through
their spectacular combination of impeccable musicianship,
imaginative arrangements and passionate performances they
have been universally acclaimed by audiences and critics
alike, developing into one of the most successful and exciting
acoustic groups in the world. Here they are joined by the
lush sound of strings, as Bester turns his prodigious arranging
skills to eight new songs from Zorn's fabulous and varied
Book of Angels. Also featuring the Cracow String Quartet
.Their best CD to date.
Tzadik-7358
CD
$16.50
Crash Normal
My First Stop
rcc007lp 9 . 2 9
LIMITED to 300. The natural successors to all those mutant,
experimental late-70s / early-80s French new wave groups.
What's interesting is that half their music is straight-up
amphetamine garage boogie. This is all short, sharp & sweetly
melodic songs hollered in Franglais & sounds incredible
live. Also loads of playful minimal lo-fi synth-pop that
ranges from snarling, spluttering Whitehouse-style analogue
terror to cute micro-disco tunes.
Rococo -007
CD
$13.75
Dave Pell Singers, The
Ma-Nah-Ma-Nah
PS, UK Famed arranger-producer multi-instrumental west
coast jazz musician Dave Pell, created this most sought
after album of vocal mod psychedelia in 1969. Its many
highlights include a breezy version of Piero Umiliani's
'Mah-Na, Mah-Na' and a cool, sensuous performance of the
title tune from Ken Tynan's controversial musical, 'Oh,
Calcutta!'
El-077
CD
$14.75
Davis, Miles
Prestige Quintet Session (4XCD)
PS, US Special newly remastered 4 disc box set featuring
8 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PERFORMANCES, five complete musical
transcriptions, original art & 40pp booklet with insightful
liners by Bob Blumenthal. Featuring: Trumpeter-bandleader
MILES DAVIS, tenor saxophonist JOHN COLTRANE, pianist RED
GARLAND, bassist PAUL CHAMBERS & drummer PHILLY JOE
JONES. Sweet packaging featuring a Miles painting.
Fantasy-4444
4XCD
$55.50
Day, Doris
Darling: Music From The Films Of Doris Day
PS, UK Darling is a fabulous collection of hits and memorable
songs from the movies Doris Day made in the period between
1948-55. 'Tea for Two', 'Young At Heart', 'Love Me or Leave
Me' and the definitive fifties musical 'Calamity Jane'
which of course features 'The Deadwood Stage' and the USA
number 1 'Secret love'. Selections from the films that
put her on the road to being the top female box office
star of all time and established her reputation as the
quintessential American artist.
El-076
CD
$14.75
Denim
Back In Denim
PS, UK Denim was the brainchild of Lawrence who had spent
the previous decade as the singer, songwriter and mastermind
behind that ultimate independent rock band, Felt. Having
achieved his goal of releasing 10 albums and 10 singles
in 10 years during the course of the eighties, Lawrence
disbanded Felt and relocated to New York. It was there
that Lawrence translated his homesick thoughts from abroad
into the series of songs that made up Back In Denim. Over
in New York he wrote as he reminisced about his West Midlands
childhood, flares, chopper bikes, tower blocks, stringy
beards, hippies, skinheads and the IRA's pub bombings in
Birmingham. He set this to a musical backdrop of Mickey
Most and Mike Leander productions, Lee Perry and the Glitter
Band. Back In Denim was recorded and mixed across a two
year period on Lawrence's return to London. It was finally
completed in July 1992 and, for the first time in his career,
Lawrence found himself signed to a major label via Boys
Own, a dance label operating through London Records. The
album was produced by John Leckie although completed by
Lawrence with Brian O'Shaughnessy, Leckie having allegedly
been driven to complete distraction by Lawrence who he
described as madder and more impossible than anyone he'd
worked with including Spector, Lennon and Syd Barrett.
Back In Denim kick starts with the pounding Glitter beat
of "Back In Denim". The Glitter Band's drummer
Pete Phipps is featured on the record. The album maintains
a powerful mix of Glam and pop hooks and references throughout
with one foot in the seventies past and the other very
firmly in the technology of the nineties. As such, Back
In Denim was an undoubted pre-cursor to Britpop, Blur and
Pulp, in particular. As ever, throughout his career Lawrence
was ahead but out of step with popular taste. Back In Denim
was no mere exercise in nostalgia or Glam 'n' Glitter revival
and, as Lawrence firmly attests today, it is a protest
album though not without a real sense of biting humour
coming through tracks like "The Osmonds" and "I'm
Against The Eighties". The album's only single, "Middle
Of The Road", was itself a reference to the 197O's
band of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" fame. It
also featured Denim's version of the theme from Robin's
Nest on the B-Side. Its lyrics, however, were truly cutting
edge, a plea for the individual's right to choose rather
than be force fed its heroes - "I hate The Stones
and I hate blues/Eddie Cochran and Blue Suede Shoes/I hate
the King, I hate Chuck Berry/I Hate hooker, I hate Leadbelly,
alright..." Back In Denim was unveiled to the music
press before Christmas 1992 and received the most astonishing
reviews at the time. In its wisdom, London Records were
completely thrown by the ecstatic press reaction just as
they hade been puzzled that it sounded nothing like Felt.
They chose to delay the album and preface it with a single
instead. All momentum was lost and the single, of course,
flopped. Lawrence's dream was once again shattered although
right now, in 2006, the dream is alive once again. Back
In Denim should now get its just desserts just as Lawrence,
a true wild card, completes a brand new album from what
was once a Denim side project, Go Kart Mozart. He's back...
WestMidlands-03
CD
$14.75
Deshannon, Jackie
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
PS, UK RPM is proud to present a second set of Jackie DeShannon
album packages, to follow the highly successful initial
set of three released last autumn. We now move into the
late 60's early 70's, a time when female singer-songwriters
were more accepted in the industry. A situation opened
up by Jackie DeShannon during her early 60's success as
a songwriter. Again each package has been lovingly re-mastered
from original Capitol Studios tape masters, plus bonus
tracks, and boast more exclusive photos and memorabilia
from the Jackie DeShannon personal archive. Making these
releases absolute must haves for fans. Jackie is performing
a one off live show in London just before release - a unique
experience, this being the first time she has ever played
a live show in the UK. Check the RPM site for more details!
RPM-314
CD
$16.25
Deshannon, Jackie
Songs
PS, UK RPM is proud to present a second set of Jackie DeShannon
album packages, to follow the highly successful initial
set of three released last autumn. We now move into the
late 60's early 70's, a time when female singer-songwriters
were more accepted in the industry. A situation opened
up by Jackie DeShannon during her early 60's success as
a songwriter. Again each package has been lovingly re-mastered
from original Capitol Studios tape masters, plus bonus
tracks, and boast more exclusive photos and memorabilia
from the Jackie DeShannon personal archive. Making these
releases absolute must haves for fans. Jackie is performing
a one off live show in London just before release - a unique
experience, this being the first time she has ever played
a live show in the UK.
RPM-315
CD
$16.25
Deshannon, Jackie
For You
PS, UK RPM is proud to present a second set of Jackie DeShannon
album packages, to follow the highly successful initial
set of three released last autumn. We now move into the
late 60's early 70's, a time when female singer-songwriters
were more accepted in the industry. A situation opened
up by Jackie DeShannon during her early 60's success as
a songwriter. Again each package has been lovingly re-mastered
from original Capitol Studios tape masters, plus bonus
tracks, and boast more exclusive photos and memorabilia
from the Jackie DeShannon personal archive. Making these
releases absolute must haves for fans. Jackie is performing
a one off live show in London just before release - a unique
experience, this being the first time she has ever played
a live show in the UK.
RPM-316
CD
$16.25
Dinosaur Jr.
Where You Been (DELAYED)
PS, US Dinosaur Jr's monumental noise was a crucible of
raging riffs and emotive melody, an unlikely fusion of
speaker-blowing feedback and catchy hooks. Post-punk and
pre-grunge, they were an intense force to be reckoned with,
and when the band signed to Sire in '91, J Mascis's shreddingly
unique alt-rock sound was cranked up for vast new audiences
of eardrums. These albums spotlight one of the most distinctive
and influential artists of the '90s in prime form. Each
release presents the original album on 180-gram vinyl. "Where
You Been" includes the yearning, burning classic "Out
There", the rock radio hit "Start Choppin",
plus the stand-outs "Get Me", "Hide",
and "Not The Same".
Rhino
LP
$17.00
Dinosaur Jr.
Green Mind (DELAYED)
PS, US Dinosaur Jr's monumental noise was a crucible of
raging riffs and emotive melody, an unlikely fusion of
speaker-blowing feedback and catchy hooks. Post-punk and
pre-grunge, they were an intense force to be reckoned with,
and when the band signed to Sire in '91, J Mascis's shreddingly
unique alt-rock sound was cranked up for vast new audiences
of eardrums. These albums spotlight one of the most distinctive
and influential artists of the '90s in prime form. Each
release presents the original album on 180-gram vinyl. "Green
Mind" is their Sire debut, originally released in
'91, following their seminal SST classics. Includes "The
Wagon", an all-time great Dinosaur Jr song featuring
massive distortion, infectious melody, and an extended
Mascis guitar solo. Also includes "Puke + Cry", "Thumb",
and "Water".
Rhino
LP
$17.00
Drop the Lime
We Never Sleep
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-133
LP
$11.50
Drop the Lime
We Never Sleep
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-133
LP
$11.50
Duffy, Stephen
Duffy [Bonus Tracks]
PS, US
BMG
CD
$19.00
Earth
Phase 3
PS, US From the band that gave Sunno))) their name and
concept comes their third album, re-issued on CD. Vinyl
also available.
Subpop
CD
$11.75
Earth
Pentastar
PS, US Earth has been experiencing a resurgence in popularity
as their new album "Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal
Method" (on Southern Lord) has been released to much
fanfare and acclaim. Here is the Earth catalog on vinyl,
and in the case of "Phase 3", it'll be on wax
for the first time. All at a special, abysmally low price.
Subpop
LP
$9.50
Earth
Earth 2
PS, US Earth has been experiencing a resurgence in popularity
as their new album "Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal
Method" (on Southern Lord) has been released to much
fanfare and acclaim. Here is the Earth catalog on vinyl,
and in the case of "Phase 3", it'll be on wax
for the first time. All at a special, abysmally low price.
This is the double LP reissue of Earth's second record.
Subpop
LP
$11.75
Earth
Phase 3
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$11.75
Earth
Extra-Capsular Extraction
PS, US Earth has been experiencing a resurgence in popularity
as their new album "Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal
Method" (on Southern Lord) has been released to much
fanfare and acclaim. Here is the Earth catalog on vinyl,
and in the case of "Phase 3", it'll be on wax
for the first time. All at a special, abysmally low price.
This little gem is comprised of two tracks of ultra-heavy
psych and clocks in at a whopping thirty-four minutes.
Features performances from Kurt Kobain and Joe Preston
(ex-Melvins).
Subpop
LP
$9.50
Exile, Tim
Nuisance Gabbaret Lounge
PS, US Arguably the first ever rave megablast culled entirely
from live improvised performances. An acrobatic leap from
his earlier DnB work on Moving Shadow, Beta, Ram & Mosquito
into uncharted live music waters. Punk attitude, cabaret
antics & hectic beats.
PlanetMu-152
CD
$16.25
Existensminimum
Last Night My Head Tried To Explode And I Wrote Everything
Down
PS, SWEDEN First full-length from Swedish studio-wizard/uber-producer
Magnus Henriksson AKA Existensminimum, who's also a member
of Moneybrother. On the heels of two amazing singles ("From
Me To You" and "Running Down Everyone")
this album is even more surreal and adventuresome. Looking
beyond the frame of modern day rock and pop, Existensminimum
offers a lightspeed trip through modern electro pop, Spiritualized-styled
guitar-drone, neo-romantic crooner ballads and anxious
deconstructed rock. All the while harkening back to the
heady daze of 70s Krautrock's sci-fi explorations and cosmic
communal folk, along with the brash noisy pop of England
in the late 80s, early 90s. Not that far removed from a
Silverbullit/Citizen Bird release...
Novoton-011
CD
$12.00
Fall, The
The Permanent Years (subtitle: Paranoia Man In Cheap Sh*t
Room)
PS, UK Track list: Ladybird (Green Grass) from The Infotainment
Scan album 1993, Rainmaster from Cerebral Caustic album
1995, Behind the Counter from Middle Class Revolt album
1994, Why Are People Grudgeful? from Why Are People Grudgeful?
single, Glam Racket from The Infotainment Scan album 1993,
City Dweller from Middle Class Revolt album 1994, Service
from The Infotainment Scan album 1993, War from Middle
Class Revolt album 1994, Three Points from The Twenty-Seven
Points album 1995, The Aphid from Cerebral Caustic album
1995, The Re-Mixer from Why Are People Grudgeful? single,
Bonkers in Phoenix from Cerebral Caustic album 1995, Cab
Driver from Behind the Counter single 1993, The $500 Bottle
of Wine from Middle Class Revolt album 1994, Paranoia Man
In Cheap Sh*t Room from The Infotainment Scan album 1993,
Life Just Bounces from Cerebral Caustic album 1995, Noel's
Chemical Effluence from The Twenty-Seven Points album 1995,
Ten Points from The Twenty-Seven Points album 1995.
Artful-053
CD
$17.75
Fell Clutch
S/T
PS, US This is about grooves - in every sense of the word.
No solos in the standard framework. This is a group going
for musical strength through sonic cohesion & rhythms
that are both 'tight' & 'loose'. Better living through
better listening. "What King Crimson did for rock & Voivod
did for heavy metal, the quartet of Ned Rothenberg, David
Tronzo, Stomu Takeishi & Tony Buck might one day do
for improvised music if their performance included here
was any indication." All About Jazz
Animul-105
CD
$13.75
Flanders, Tommy
Moonstone
PS, US Known as the original lead singer of The Blues Project,
Flanders released this Verve solo album in 1969. Rather
than the blues and R&B of his former group, this record
features some fine mellow folk-rock singer/songwriter vibes
that are at times countrified or psychedelicized. Original
artwork.
Lilith-06
CD
$18.00
Fleeting Joys, The
Despondent Transponder
PS, US Flavors of My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver, The
Cocteau Twins and Sonic Youth are there, but don't fully
explain this shimmering anomaly. Their debut album Despondent
Transponder was written, performed, recorded and mixed
by the band. Brilliant Californian drummer Matt McCord
lends his skills to the project. After hearing Despondent
Transponder, legendary Swervedriver drummer, Jez, has pegged
the duo for collaboration on their next release. While
appreciating the comparisons to My Bloody Valentine, it
has never been the goal of Fleeting Joys to imitate what
they admire. "It is merely a starting point to expand
from, experiment with, and go from there. We simply love
the experience of being drenched in crashing waves of beautifully
distorted chords!" It's from this love that the song-crafting
of despondent transponder answers the pop vs. noise riddle
with catchy, at times - even happy - melodies and crashing
instrumentals that rip through like a cyclone tearing up
a trailerpark. "Of recent things to cross this desk,
Fleeting Joys is a real delight. The epiphanic Spectorian
fog works best on "The Breakup," which plays
Rorika's gossamer vocals and symphonic synth lines against
John's My Bloody Valentine-style guitar sturm und drang
over a stellar melody. - Jackson Griffith, Sacramento News & Review
Only Forever-001
CD
$13.50
Foxx, John
Tiny Colour Movies
PS, UK John Foxx's career continues with the release of
his brand new instrumental album Tiny Colour Movies. The
album consists of 15 electronic instrumental tracks that
are a fascinating mixture of Neu!, Eno, The Future's 'The
Golden Hour Of The Future', old Gary Numan B-sides, Kraftwerk,
Cluster, the soundtracks to 'Blade Runner' and 'Forbidden
Planet', the Radiophonic Workshop and even Jean Michel
Jarre! They also have the filmic, atmospheric approach
of early John Foxx tracks such as 'Glimmer' and 'Mr No'.
Artful-009
CD
$17.75
Francis, Sage
Life Is Easy
PS, US Follows young Sage from 80's teen rapping along
to Fresh Prince to an incendiary 2003 performance in Chicago
w/live band. Incl. unseen battle footage, interviews, live
performances & rare home video.
StrangeFamous-58031
DVD
$20.50
Frost
Melodica
PS, US US debut by sultry Norwegian electronic act FROST,
a collaboration between lovely chanteuse & femme digitale
Aggie Peterson & producer, blipster & partnet Per
Martinsen. With production & remix help from popstar
friends ROYKSOPP & trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, they've
made this sparkling album. From naively executed quirky
melodies, via glitch-house rhythmology to synthesizer pop & post-electronica
sonic manipulation, their songs evoke the echoing dreaminess
of 80s aeasthetics, spaciouslushness & electro-driven.
Shadow-160
CD
$13.75
Gearhead
Issue # 14
PS, US The cover story is an amazing tell all interview
w/award winning custom car & bike builder COLE FOSTER.
He built for everyone from Mike Ness of Social Distortion
to Kirk Hammett of Metallica. Also features an exclusive
interview w/ZZ Top's legendary axe man BILLY F. GIBBONS.
A report on the 1st annual Carnival featuring JUMPIN' JOHNNY's
CRASHARAMA, a Roseville CA car / thrill / rock n roll show.
An amazing guided tour of San Pedro by none other than
MIKE WATT + all the regular columns, lots of record reviews & other
relevant & timely info as well.
Gearhead-014
ZINE
$4.75
Growing/Mark Evan Burden
Split
PS, US Long-awaited vinyl release (CD of Zum) of this breathtaking
split album between 2 sides of the instrumental world. "'Firmament,'
Growing's track, is unreal. A huge, heavy, endless ecosystem
of a song, the piece breathes and evolves for 19 mesmerizing
minutes of soft, deep ocean currents and gentle, night
sky rumblings..Burden's composition is equally unabashed
in its pursuit of supreme, sweeping, organic beauty.."-Dusted. "Hypnotically
beautiful ambient work."- Brainwashed.
ThisGeneration-012
LP
$11.25
Guilty Connector
Beats, Noise and Life
PS, US The alias of KOHEI NAKAGAWA guitarist and noise
monster behind GxCx and The Filth. A Japanese human/noise
machine hybrid that creates noise scapes of unfathomed
depths. Harsh wall of noise and electronics which consist
of metal plates, chains etc. Ouch.
PlanetMu-142
CD
$16.25
Hamster Theatre
Public Execution of Mister Personality/Quasi Day Room
PS, US Co-led by multi-instrumentalists Dave Willey & Jon
Stubbs, with reed player Mark Harris, guitarist Mike Johnson,
drummer Raoul Rossiter, bassist Brian McDougall & a
number of other guests. Includes their new studio album
as well as a second disc of a live performance from 2002.
HT straddle the edges of folk music; avant-garde; "world" music;
early 20th century French composers, such as Satie & Ravel;
contemporary composition and many other musical forms,
bringing together elements of all of these styles, while
never sounding "just like" any one of them. Their
songs are always filled with delightful melodies and surprising
orchestrations. "A highly skilled chamber ensemble...offering
a literate synthesis of rock, jazz and European folk forms.
You can't really put this music into a tidy little compartment,
but it's unforced, sophisticated and highly entertaining."-AP
Cuneiform-226
DCD
$18.50
Hardin, Tim
Tim Hardin 2
PS, US Considered Hardin's best album. "Lady Came
From Baltimore," "Red Balloon," and especially "If
I Were a Carpenter" rank among his finest and most
famous songs. Original artwork. Digipak
Lilith-107
CD
$18.00
Harvey, PJ
Please Leave QuietlyTour
PS, US Filmed during "Uh Huh Her Tour 2004" & is
an insightul and & intimate look into the world of
touring, performing & travelling. Incl. 2 PREVIOUSLY
UNRELEASE TRACKS!
Island-6848
DVD
$15.75
Henry Chapman
Futurum
PS, SWEDEN New album from Swedish songwriter Magnus Ericsson,
frontman for Dynamo Chapel. A roughhousing blend of new
wave and electronics. Fans of Mattias Alberg BD will find
plenty to appreciate here, and like MABD this is sung in
Swedish.
AWestSideFabrication/Buffalo-024
CD
$13.50
Holy Madre
S-T
PS, SWEDEN Sunshine pop that will have you risking overexposure!
So sunny you'll need sunscreen! Think Beach Boys, Fleetwood
Mac, Pink Floyd, West Coast 70s cosmic Americana, Gram
Parsons for example...along with modern equivalents like
The Blessed Light, The Jayhawks, The Posies, My Morning
Jacket, Beachwood Sparks, Outrageous Cherry and The Volebeats.
Rootsy, pastoral, reverb-happy outdoorsy psych-pop goodness.
Did I mention it was bright and cheerful? ***Check out
http://www.parasol.com/mail_order/jimspickarch.asp for
sound samples***
NONS
CD
$13.50
Ilar, Anders
Ludwijka
PS, UK Ludwijka is the first release on Merck from the
renowned Swede Anders Ilar. Some Merck fans may be more
familiar with his material recorded for the sister Narita
imprint. This release is in the same vein as that material,
it hovers around wickedly dark and complex electronics,
with complicated beats and programming, but strays from
the typical 4/4 dance floor style. The name of the release
itself comes from the old spelling of his hometown, Ludvika,
which was in use some hundred years ago. This applies to
the release because for the source of the tracks, Anders
has gone back to his origins, sampling himself from old
tapes, including some of the first tracks he ever composed
on the piano when he was six years old. He transforms the
noises made by animals, nature, humans, instruments and
machines into a unique listening experience that takes
you back into the Swedish countryside to experience Ludwijka
firsthand.
Merck-LW
12
$7.00
Ingenting
Sommardagboken
PS, SWEDEN We wanted to give the people a small gift of
love. The world needs a few nice melodies to hum along
to this summer. We have recorded five songs to accompany
the sunrises, the full moon and the ocean mist". Five
new songs sounding like the Swedish summer. Includes a
cover of "Strange things happen" by the Radio
Dept.. Track list: 01 - släpp in solen, 02 - sluta
ge mig råd, 03 - så varm, så kall, 04
- skumma saker (live), 05 - de svåraste orden (mr
suitcases midnattsmix).
Labrador-088
CD5
$10.50
Israelvis
The Israelvis Effect
PS, NORWAY Israelvis arose from the ashes of punk band
Angor Wat in 1988 and quickly became of of Norway's most
credible alternative bands. They broke through with the
critically-acclaimed "Albino Blue" in 1993, which
was supported by massive touring in Europe. The Israelvis
sound has always been dominated by a sharp guitar hardrock
style, with ironic, politically charged lyrics, experimentally
merged with other musical influences ranging from punk,
jazz, electronica, twin peaks, mambo and other sonic goodies.
The bands music has been described as cutting edge, unpredictable,
uncompromising and underestimated. In 2005 Israelvis decided
to give the usual experimental tendencies a rest, and have
recorded a bona fide rock album characterized by the 70's,
80's and 90's, which is The Israelvis Effect.
KongTiki
CD
$12.00
Jobim, Antonio Carlos
Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro
PS, UK One of the 20th century's most gifted songwriters
and a figure as symbolic of Brazil as Gershwin is of America
or as Lennon & McCartney are of Britain, Tom Jobim
wrote "The Girl from Ipanema" and pioneered bossa
nova; his seductive melodies and sophisticated harmonies
eventually placed him among the ten most recorded popular
composers of all time. Included here are the original 'Sinfonia
do Rio de Janeiro' in its entirety and Jobim's first hit
composition 'Teresa da Praia' ('Teresa of the Beach') so
memorably performed by Dick Farney and Lúcio Alves.
Track list: 1. Teresa Da Praia, 2. O Que Vai Ser De Mim?,
3. Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-Arpoador, 4. Sinfonia Do
Rio De Janeiro-Noites Do Rio, 5. Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-O
Samba De Amanha, 6. Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-Hino De
Sol, 7. Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-Descendo O Morro, 8.
Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-A Montanha O
Sol E O Mar, 9. Solidao, 10. Outra Vez.
El-075
CD
$14.75
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoboticEmpire-058
DLP
$20.00
Kid606/Johnny P/DJ C
Seaga Face & PJ Body
PS, US
Shockout-12
12
$8.75
Knut
Alter
PS, US This is the third in a series of impromptu remix
albums. Compiled in 2004, this installment pairs the likes
of Dalek, JK Broadrick, KK Null, and Francisco Lopez, among
others, with tracks spanning Knut's four Hydra Head releases
over the last ten years. "As much as the sound might
be expanding, the heart of Knut's music remains riff-rooted
punishment" - Dusted Magazine. "Music-nerd icons
Meshuggah and Dillinger could learn a lot from Knut's mastery
of control" - Decibel.
HydraHead
CD
$13.75
Lassie Foundation
Through And Through
PS, US After a decade of making music and performing as
a stalwart of the Southern California rock scene, The Lassie
Foundation have called it quits. On their final release,
the 2-disc set Through and Through, The Foundation is re-releasing
their first two out-of-print albums, The California EP
and Pacifico, and featuring three new songs, "Down
on the Docks", "Tomorrow Says Come On (Going
Underground)", and "Inside Out" (a Mighty
Lemon Drops songs, produced and recorded by Mighty Lemon
Drops & Fonda guitarist/songwriter David Newton). The
double-album also includes previously unreleased tracks:
the original version of "Kisses as Bounties"(from
Pacifico), the Face Your Fun-era demo "Galaxy Girl",
the unreleased hits "Three Cheers for Waterloo" and "We're
the Number Ones", and a ripping live version of "She's
the Coming Sun" that nobody knows where or when it
was recorded. Plus, the band will include some live tracks
recorded at a house party that they threw for some friends
last year in the City of Orange. The performance was filmed
at the home of friend/director Steve Lewis (who's made
videos for Ride, Trashcan Sinatras, Face To Face, Switchfoot,
and Driver 8, among others), and he's directed a video
for "Saturday Night", which also appears on the
double-album. Longtime Lassie fans and newcomers alike
will enjoy the many gems on Through and Through.
NorthernRecords-029
DCD
$12.00
Leadbelly
Legend of Leadbelly- The Tradition Years Remasters
PS, US Restored classic landmark recordings from one of
America's most famous folk/blues icons. Restored original
art & extensive liners. Digitally remastered.
Empire-545450833-2
CD
$13.50
Lynch, David
Short Films Of...
PS, US A must see for fans of the legendary filmmaker,
this collection features 6 short films from the master
of the macabre. Spanning the director's career, from early
experiments to more fully realized visions, this disc contains
the shorts "Six Men Getting Sick," "The
Alphabet," "The Grandmother," "The
Amputee," "The Cowboy & the Frenchman" & "Lumiere." Each
film is preceded by an introduction from the director.
REGION 0
Subversive-400104
DVD
$25.00
Machine Drum & Various Artists
Mergerz & Acquisitionz Sampler
PS, US Mergerz & Acquisitionz Sampler 12" is taken
from the biggest, most varied, and most all around head
banging remix disc to come out on Merck yet. It was the
fifth, and will be final, remix cd that Merck will put
out over its reputable career. This will be the only sampler
vinyl from the massive disc, and contains remixes by: Machinedrum,
Mesak, Kid 606, Deceptikon, Landau, Kschzt, Calmer, and
a vinyl exclusive remix from Manuvers These tracks hover
around the aggressive cutup idm/hiphop style Machine Drum
is known for, but branch in a number of ways. Some into
more dense IDM reworkings, others into more upbeat and
aggressive forays into sample reconstruction. Ranging from
destructive sound organization, to much chiller downtempo,
even dark tracks, this is a wicked 12" that meets
a lot of needs. Tracklisting: Side A a1. Machinedrum a2.
Mesak a3. Kid 606 a4. Deceptikon Side B b1. Landau b2.
Kschzt b3. Calmer b4. Manuvers.
Merck
12
$7.00
Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Live Aoiheya January 2003
PS, AUSTRALIA Japanese cult figure Tori Kudo has lead MSHB
since the mid-80s, playing music based on spontaneity,
melody and inquisitive experimentation, with an always
changing lineup that favours untrained over professional
musicians. 25 minute live document includes an extended
drone, snatches from other Japanese composers, call and
respsonse pop, and a Brahms' Waltz.
ChapterMusic-050
CD5
$8.75
Martyn, John
Live
PS, UK John Martyn and Danny Thompson, two of the legends
of folk music came together for this 60 minute concert,
filmed in Dublin in 1987. The DVD is an accoustic journey
through John's catalogue of classic songs including May
You Never, Solid Air and One World. This is the only accoustic
DVD of John's performances and should be a must for his
die hard fans.
Artful-011
DVD
$21.50
Martyn, John
Classics (2XCD)
PS, UK In a world that lacks compassion, John Martyn and
his music, is a breath of fresh air. He is an incurable
romantic who songs from his heart; no other artist sings
with such commitment and emotion. A truly progressive artist
John has never been one to stay with a tired and trusted
sound, preferring to explore, experiment and break new ground.
His trademark melodies and lyrics are in a class of their
own and his voice which is steeped in pleasure and pain,
joy and fear and expresses emotion like no other. With
collaborations from Phil Collins, Dave Gilmour, Levon Helm
and Andy Shepperd this is the definitive John Martyn. Scottish
born singer-songwriter/guitarist John Martyn began his
innovative and expansive career at the age of 17 with a
style influenced by American blues artists such as Robert
Johnson and Skip James, the traditional music of his homeland,
and the eclectic folk of Davey Graham. With the aid of
his mentor, traditional singer Hamish Imlach, Martyn began
to make a name for himself and eventually moved to London,
where he became a fixture at Cousins, the center for the
local folk scene that spawned the likes of Bert Jansch,
Ralph McTell and Al Stewart. Soon after, he caught the
attention of Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, who
made him the first solo white act to join the roster of
his reggaebased label. Whether with his characteristic
backslap acoustic guitar playing, his effects driven experimental
journeys or catalog of excellent songs, John Martyn remains
an important and influential figure in both British folk
and rock.
Artful-031
CD
$17.75
Miller, Harry Isipingo
Which Way Now
PS, US Bassist Harry Miller was born in South Africa, but
he was the Brit-jazz bassist throughout the 1970s, playing
with John Surman, Centipede, Mike Westbrook, King Crimson,
Keith Tippett, Mike Osborne, Julie Tippetts, Alan Skidmore & most
famously, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, among
many others, as well as
co-founding the legendary Ogun label, which documented
much of the Brit-jazz scene in the 1970s. His group Isipingo,
which could be compared to a smallerscale, more "swinging" take
on the kwela-influenced jazz of the Brotherhood, includes
six of the greatest of Britain's jazzers of the 1970's & is
sure to appeal to the large audience that made Cuneiform's
two Brotherhood of Breath albums such big successes! Over
70mins of music from a beautifully recorded radio concert
from Nov 1975 & includes a 16pp booklet with rare & beautiful
photos as well as extensive notes by Italian jazz scholar
Francesco Martinelli.
Cuneiform-233
CD
$13.75
Minxy Soul Models
Transparent Yeah
PS, SWEDEN Gothenburg band's debut album: fragile lofi
pop weirdness.
AWestSideFabrication-232
CD
$13.50
Mission Of Burma
Obliterati, The
PS, US Their third full-length studio album proper might
be the most aggressive, raw, and challenging in the band's
storied career. It's as relentless and engulfing an album
as "Vs." some 24 years ago. Black humor, topical
humor, general dense agro with hooks split into the sound
like kindling. This is the next uneasy listening album
of the year. "Sonic Youth sound like their cover band
in comparison" - Launch.
Matador
CD
$14.50
Mission Of Burma
Obliterati, The
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$19.00
Molina, Juana
Son
PS, US Argentinean singer Molina was introduced to the
American public with the release of her second album, "Segundo".
A mixture of acoustic guitars, traditional percussion touches,
electronic textures, and her disarming vocals make it one
of the most evocative and original albums in recent memory.
NPR's "All Things Considered" praised her, as
did Entertainment Weekly when it named "Segundo" "Best
World Music Album of 2003". "Sounds like Stereolab's
Laetitia Sadier covering Nick Drake, whispering luminous
folk tunes amid electronic thickets while acoustic guitars
and pianos flicker like votive candles" ¿ Entertainment
Weekly. 2004's follow-up, "Tres Cosas" was equally
revered, as Jon Pareles of the NY Times named it a top
ten record of the year, and it won even more fans as diverse
as Savath & Savalas, David Byrne, Belle And Sebastian,
and Sam Prekop. This is her first new material in over
two years and is the first of her albums to be released
simultaneously around the world, which should heighten
the album's impact.
Domino
CD
$15.25
Molina, Juana
Son
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$15.25
Montys Loco
Man Overboard
PS, SWEDEN Ultra-sensual art-pop/weird-folk alchemy produced
by Bjorn Yttling (Peter Bjorn And John). It's like a free-range,
organic version of The Knife or Phil Spector's girlgroup
harem, plus it's everything I love about The Concretes,
but with a more experimental bent, so comparisons to Bjork
aren't too far out. Katapult REVIEW: "The two women
that are hiding behind the name Montys Loco have been playing
music for over 10 years together. Accordingly to themselves
Björn Yttling, who is the producer of these 10 songs,
has shown them a new pathway to walk on. And the walk they
walk is good. Really good. The music that gets delivered
by these two ladies is small pop songs with big words.
It's smart, funny and at the same time so distinct and
honest with a sexy edge... On "Man Overboard" Anja
Bigrells voice sound harsh and elegant at the same time.
It reminds me of Anna Ternheim and Karin Dreijer mixed
with Victoria Bergsman from The Concretes, at the same
time. The spacious keyboard and organ sounds mixed together
with the earthly touch of an acoustic guitar creates a
Phil Spector vibe that is hard to not like. It's a record
that at first comes off as nothing special, but just as
a seed takes its time to blossom into a wild colourful
lovely flower." CD comes in a spiffy velour/vinyl
wallet with a full-color lyric booklet.
NONS
CD
$13.50
Moses, Edwin
The African Gospel Years of Jamal Nafsum
PS, US After the success of two records that received unparalleled
critical acclaim in the UK and gold sales in Japan, Edwin
Moses are back with The Gospel African Years (siesta 218).
Again we have received numerous letters of support from
all over the world and accurate narratives of Edwin's vicissitudes
in Africa. Some secrets are revealed in this third record,
my dear colleagues. Although it is impossible to rewrite
the past, the new Edwin Moses is a metaphor of the real
Edwin Moses. This archaelogical labor will impress soul
connoisseurs and experts, especially those that have recently
welcome the rebirth of forgotten idols as Mike James Kirkland
or Terry Callier. As we repeat incessantly as a cuckoo
does its call, the story behind Edwin is a proof of the
ultimate defeat of reason. The Gospel African Years (siesta
218) was recorded by reputed Spanish musicians under the
command of geniuses Pedro Vigil and Pablo Errea. This masterpiece
was recorded in Gijón and Cádiz by local
myth Paco Loco. An amazing children's choir and a fabulous
gospel choir will help you to connect to the music of your
new spiritual guide. In addition more than 30 musicians
have actively contributed. Among them, Gary Louris (via
an adaptation of Mahalia Jackson) and Nora Gala who recreates
the role of Jasmine Nafsum. These new thirteen songs expose
a new fecund stage of Edwin Moses. Do not miss the myriad
of arrangements that inject spiritual flair, blues tones
and extraordinary rythms (related to traditional African
music mixed with gospel) to the record. Gospel and blues
blended together in the origin of rock and soul and Edwin could capture this alchemy. Use your sunglasses
and a well-rehearsed smile to enjoy the African tour and
conversion to Islam of Edwin Moses, now Jamal Nafsum. Ghana,
Congo, Angola, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia....
Siesta-218
CD
$18.50
Mujician
There's No Going Back Now
PS, US First album since 2002's lavishly praised "Spacetime" is
another notch in the free music belt for this quartet of
master improvisors featuring PAUL DUNMALL, TONY LEVIN,
PAUL ROGERS & KEITH TIPPETT. "Working within the
instrumental parameters of the standard post-bop combo--piano,
bass, drums and saxophone--the band situates itself in a space
midway between what could be called BritImprov & American
energy music....[Their] sound is, if anything, more exhilarating
than it has ever been."-Jazz Weekly.
Cuneiform-232
CD
$13.75
Murder by Death
In Bocca al Lupo
PS, US
TentShow
CD
$13.75
MV & EE with Bummer Road
Mother of Thousands
PS, US Double cd digital version with the same tracks/sequence
as the 2lp. First edition of 1000 copies.
TimeLag-033
DCD
$20.75
MV & EE with Bummer Road
Mother of Thousands
PS, US Lifted rural raga vibrations & big woozy doses
of haunted folk-blues, but with a mix of flat-out killer
songs & extended electric psych-outs it's something
of a revelation. Both MV & EE's vocals are more present & stronger
then ever & the harmonies have a real sweet lonesome
glow. Features Matt Valentine & Erika Elder with Mo'
Jiggs, Sparrow Wildchild, Nemo Bidstrup, Tim Barns & Samara
Lubelski adding harmonica, percussion, flute, electric
guitar, tambura, violin, ukelin & more to the usual
assortment of mystic strings. 180gm double vinyl. Limited
edition of 1000 copies.
TimeLag-033
DLP
$30.50
Nascimento, Milton
Milagre Dos Peixes
PS, US One of Milton Nascimento's most experimental albums
originally released in 1974. It can be said that this album
was especially suited for the talents of percussionist
Nana Vasconcelos, who adds so much life to it. In addition
to Vasconcelos, Nascimento works here with some of Brazil's
most innovative jazz players of the '70s -- Nelson Angelo,
Toninho Horta, Paulo Moura, and Wagner Tiso -- all of whom
come together in complicated yet honest arrangements. New
detailed liner notes and original artwork.
Water-172
CD
$15.25
Nascimento, Milton
Minas
PS, US One of Milton Nascimento's beautiful albums from
the Seventies originally released in 1976. The album opens
with the wonderful "Minas," a tribute to all
sacred music traditions in the Brazilian state of Minas
Gerais, Nascimento's home, which was deeply influential
in his musical sensibility. Original art and new liner
notes.
Water-173
CD
$15.25
Niles, John Jacob
An Evening With...The Tradition Years Remasters
PS, US Restored classic landmark recordings from this major
influence & key progenitor of the 1950's American folk
resurgence & was a huge influence on Dylan. As seen
in Scorcesse's recent Dylan documentary. Restored original
art & extensive liners. Digitally remastered. Steer
the Banhart, Joanna Newsom & Antony fans here!
Empire-545450832-2
CD
$13.50
Nobody/Mystic Chords of Memory
Broaden a New Sound
PS, US Follow-up EP to the full-length "Tree Colored
See" from PROJECT BLOWED producer NOBODY, AISLERS
SET's Jen Cohen and Christopher Gunst of The BEACHWOOD
SPARKS. Features three tracks from the band's full-length,
this time covered by DEVENDRA BANHART, DNTEL & The
LONG LOST.
Mush
CD5
$8.00
Numan, Gary
Hybrid (2XCD)
PS, UK Restock. Despite achieving Number 1 singles and
albums, selling over 12m records in the process Gary Numan
has self-produced almost all of his music and many of his
albums are played almost exclusively by him. Hybrid is
the first album of his career where Numan has decided to
work with some of the world's biggest producers, including
Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Coldplay), Flood (U2/Depeche
Mode) and Andy Gray (Paul Oakenfold and Hollywood cinematic
scores such as the recent Travolta movie, Swordfish). The
result is a widescreen electronic rock album, featuring huge-sounding versions of old favourites such as Down In
The Park and Are 'Friends' Electric?, three brand new songs
including Crazier which is released as a single 23rd June
and an orchestral version of the classic Cars produced
by Flood. A 36-piece orchestra also appear on the new song,
Ancients, produced by Andy Gray and co-written with Numan.
Track listing: CD1: Hybrid (new song co-written with Sulpher),
Dark (Andy Gray), Crazier (new song co-written with Rico),
Bleed (Sulpher), Torn (Sulpher), Down In The Park (Curve),
Everyday I Die (Gray), Absolution (Gray), Cars (Flood version).
CD2: Ancients (new song co-written with Andy Gray), Dominion
Day (Sulpher), A Prayer For The Unborn (Gray), Me! I Disconnect
From You (Alan Moulder version), Listen To My Voice (Rico),
Rip (Gray), This Wreckage (New Disease), Are Friends Electric?
(Gray), M.E. (new version), Down In The Park (Sulpher).
Artful-005
DCD
$19.00
Numan, Gary
Exposure
PS, UK Restock. For a brief span the world belonged to
Gary Numan. Then, as the alienated electronic wastelands
of Numanoid imagination fell from favour, Gary found himself
floundering with little more than a pilot's license and
a small but fiercely loyal fan base to support him. Nowadays
the hard times are well and truly over and he has a much
larger and still intensely loyal legion of metal/goth/industrial
fans. What's more he can now count among them such credible
luminaries as Beck, Marilyn Manson, Liam Howlett and Damon
Albarn and his back catalogue (in sample form) is now helping
other acts such as Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden and
the Sugababes achieve their own chart goals. Let's face
it, Electroclash and bootleg culture is about as hip as
you can get in 2002. Who'd have thought it? It is, however,
important to note that this new found credibility is not
necessarily the most important thing on Gary's mind. Firstly
this is a 'best of' not a hits collection and being assembled
by a fan of Numan's it gives a more balanced view than
the usual record company bandwagon-jumping. Tracks are
not chronological but sequenced thoughtfully to allow a
sense of Numan the complete artist and while new layers
of technology and sophistication now layer his compositions
there emerges an odd continuity. Admittedly
lyrics have become more assured with experience; compare
the bleak sci fi musings of "Are
'Friends' Electric?" or "Remember, I Was Vapour" with
the darker and quasi-religious strain running through "My
Jesus" and "Dominion Day". Yet the gradual
reinvention of Numan as industrial father-figure
to Trent Reznor and his ilk has done nothing to remove
the essential Numanoid quality of
his best work. Instead, he's merely removed the more derivative
strains of his early work ("Complex" is pure
Eno, while ""She's Got Claws", one of the
few examples of Gary in decline, is akin to Japan meeting
Bowie in a new romantic karaoke bar) and arrived at a musical
landscape that is, most assuredly, 100 percent Numan. Despite
his adoption by Kerrang! readers, Gary's music still retains
a canny eye for a brooding synth riff ("Pure")
and the voice has lost its young plaintive edge to
become a much more emotive tool. Witness the improved reworkings
of "My Shadow In Vain" and "Everyday
I Die". With a new album due next year, this new,
improved model of Numan seems intent on building even further
on his second coming and paying no lip service whatsoever
to paltry nostalgia. It may not be everyone's cup of motor oil, but
such dogged individuality deserves to prosper long into
the 21st century. TRACK LISTING: Disc 1: 1. Films, 2. I
Die: You Die, 3. Are 'Friends' Electric?, 4. Pure, 5. Dead
Heaven, 6. Down In The Park, 7. Me! I Disconnect From You,
8. Metal, 9. She's Got Claws, 10. Magic, 11. We Are Glass,
12. Music For Chameleons 12", 13. My Shadow In Vain
(New Version), 14. Everyday I Die (New Version) Disc 2:
1. My Jesus, 2. Cars, 3. Dominion Day, 4. Complex, 5. We
Are So Fragile, 6. RIP, 7. M.E., 8. We Take Mystery, 9.
Dark, 10. Remember I Was Vapour, 11. Listen To My Voice,
12. Deadliner, 13. Exposure, 14. Voix, 15. A Prayer For
The Unborn.
Artful-002
CD
$17.75
Nyman, Olle
Behind the Clouds
PS, SWEDEN Debut album of gentle, rootsy pastoral pop,
northern soul from a northern soul, Lulea, Sweden to be
exact, up near the Arctic Circle. Likened to mellow Van
Morrison and The Band, perfect for fans of Nicolai Dunger
and Bjorn Norestig.
AWestSideFabrication-234
CD
$13.50
Om
Conference of the Birds
PS, US New one from SLEEP rhythm section produced by Billy
Anderson (MELVINS, NEUROSIS) made up of two songs building
on their cyclical rhythms, riffs & vocal intonations.
Blending metal, chant, drone, dub & pschedelia.
HolyMountain-5
CD
$14.75
Om
Conference of the Birds
PS, US
HolyMountain-3
DLP
$16.25
Palermo, Ed Big Band
Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
PS, US The fruit of a 25 year old big band that has been
performing the music of FRANK ZAPPA since 1995 at The Bottom
Line & Iridium in NYC to beyond enthusiastic crowds. "Palermo's
band swings, smolders & soars on FZ's material."-Time
Out NY
Cuneiform-225
CD
$13.75
Parkins, Zeena
In Despite
PS, US A remarkable new CD of compositions from one of
the world's most radical harpists, who has worked with
Bjork, Fred Frith, John Zorn, Bang on a Can and many many
others. Including two dynamic new string quartets, a piece
for sixteen feet and cello and a brilliant composition
for harp solo, this is one of Zeena's most important and
ambitious releases.
Tzadik-8022
CD
$16.50
Peel
#6 Spring 2006
PS, US "No Boys Issue" Street art magazine features
the ladies this time. Comes with sticker sheet!
Peel-006
CD
$6.99
Peris, Don
Go When the Morning Shineth
PS, US Solo album from INNOCENCE MISSION guitarist has
a nostalgic summertime feel. On this mostly instrumental
outing, his unique & unmistakable guitar tone dips,
soars, and shimmers with tremolo. Like the sea on the album's
Polaroid cover, these songs are deep and inviting. A close
listen reveals nods to other great melodic songwriters
like Paul Simon, Chet Atkins, Lindsey Buckingham and Nick
Drake.
JemezMountain-944
CD
$14.50
Pestrepeller
Isle Of Dark Magick
PS, UK Prepare yourself for this gem of free-improvised-found-sound-collage
enriched with dark pagan folky vibes and supernatural horror
noise dedicated to HP Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and
Austin Osman Spare! Most remember Pestrepeller only as
the source material for Sonic Boom's (Spacemen 3) Pestrepeller
remix album. It's true, while they're a supergroup of sorts
and are in their tenth year of existence they've still
only released 3 proper albums not including the Sonic Boom
remixes. When Pestrepeller does make a sound, they make
it count sharing stages with Borbetomagus, David Shea and
Alan Turner among others. Pestrepeller consists of long-celebrated
illustrator and Wire journalist Savage Pencil, Evan Parker
student and ex-Medicine Head member Peter Hope-Evans, comic
artist Ed Pinset, cartoonist Harley Richardson and Rob
Brown. "A quick trip to a psychedelic plane where
Sun Ra's rocksichord pumps up the volume alongside krautrock
kozmik couriers Ash Ra Temple, while the long shadow of
Dada godfather Marcel Duchamp blots out the sun. The perpetrators
are Sav X of Art Attacks/Kray Cherubs/Ether Hogg, cult
underground comics artist/writer Ed Pinsent, and guitarist/writer
Harley Richardson. -Sympathy Records
Important-086
CD
$13.50
Phoenix
It's Never Been Like That
PS, US
Astralwerks
CD
$13.75
PJ Harvey
On Tour: Please Leave Quietly
PS, US
Island
DVD
$15.25
Poco
Keep On Tryin' (CD/DVD)
PS, US A special CD/DVD release to celebrate this historic
band once again live in concert at Nashville's Belcourt
Theatre (2004). A tremendous occasion to once again possess
convincing new versions all of your favorites played live
by these musicians of the finest caliber. Obligatory purchase
for their army of fans.
Akarma-348/2
CD/DVD
$25.25
Pollard, Robert
Love Is Stronger than Witchcraft
PS, US Second single from the recent "From A Compound
Eye," Pollard's 1st post GUIDED BY VOICES solo album.
Backed by LIVE version of the Circus Devils classic track "Dolphins
of Color" taken from the 1st string of live shows
Robert & his all star babysitter troupe performed in
Jan '04. Limited 500 retail copies.
Recordhead-39
45
$5.00
Popium
Camp
PS, NORWAY Released in late-2004 "Camp" (2004,
Kong Tiki Records) has beenis described by the Norwegian
music press as "a solid work of quality pop songwriting", "a
classic record full of summer atmosphere", "catchy
melodies with delicate popsoul...a classic pop-production".
Singer/songwriter Frank Hammersland has long been one of
Norway's most accomplished songwriters, drawing influence
at an early age from the likes of Elvis Costello and T-Rex.
Popium's music shows traces of not only glamrock, but also
classic sixties pop, eighties rock and lately a smidgeon
of Motown. Fans of The Merrymakers and Popsicle will find
plenty to appreciate here! Brand new album expected later
this year...
KongTiki
CD
$12.00
Portal
Gone But Not Forgiven
PS, UK Portal began in 1996 as the home recording project
of multi-instrumentalist Scott Sinfield. The vinyl debut
in 1998 earned Portal "Single of the Month" in
Record Collector magazine and the first of many BBC Radio
1 airplays from legendary DJ John Peel. Over the next eight
years, Portal released a series of singles and albums on
a variety of independent labels around the world, winning
acclaim and support from The Guardian, DJ Magazine and
the NME, amongst others. Live dates were few and far between,
but those that Portal played saw them alongside the likes
of Hood, Piano Magic, Electrelane, Genesis P'Orridge (Throbbing
Gristle/Psychic TV) and Michael Gira (Swans/Angels of Light).
Gone But Not Forgiven collects together long-deleted vinyl
tracks, alternative mixes, live recordings, radio session
tracks and unreleased studio material from the period 1998-2006.
The CD also marks the end of Portal, at least in its present
form. Scott will continue to record and perform music as
well as being involved in various art projects and running
the independent collective and record label Make Mine Music,
which he established in 2002 to release music by the likes
of Yellow6, July Skies and Epic45, in addition to the majority
of Portal's more recent output. The CD is strictly limited
to 500 copies, in effect being deleted on the day of release.
MakeMineMusic-023
CD
$17.75
Raccoo-oo-oon
Cave of Spirits Forever
PS, US CD reissue of the cdr version that went instantly
out of print last year. One of those bands that can somehow
shift between seemingly divergent genres, while the whole
time keeping a sound very much their own. The disc launches
with a speed blasted, noise fueled, psych/punk rocker,
slides into nearly grooving free-jazz territory, then into
a gorgeous, buzzing/floating/tinkling bliss mantra & that's
just the first 3 tracks. The overall sound constantly slips
back to the sort of mantric, damaged rock thud these guys
are clearly fond of. Limited edition of 1000 copies.
TimeLag-036
CD
$14.50
Raconteurs
Broken Boy Soldiers
PS, US Gentle JACK WHITE's newest venture on GATEFOLD,
COPPER embossed vinyl.
V2-27849
LP
$18.50
Raconteurs
Steady As She Goes #2
Ps, US New domestic single, with the title track backed
with an album track "Call It A Day".
V2-27848
45
$4.50
Raconteurs
Steady As She Goes
PS, US US reissue of WAY oversubscribed first single, with
the same tracklisting but the artwork photos reversed.
Jack White, Brendan Benson, et al. Side B: Store Bought
Bones.
V2-27847
45
$4.50
Red Sparowes/Gregor Samsa
Split
PS, US NOW ON CD!!! GREGOR SAMSA shine bright here with
2 tracks of serene & dark ambient/rock music while
RED SPAROWES continue to steer into amazing directions.
In fact, both bands harken back to the glory days of showgazing's
past without compromising their modern spin on powerful & innovative
independent music.
RedRoboticEmpire-044
CD
$11.75
Rux, Carl Hancock
Good Bread Alley
PS, US Feat. a scaled down sound of live acoustic piano,
upright bass & drums. It's blues-scape brings to mind
Son House, Bob Dylan, Nico & the Velvet Underground,
as well as the southern fried soul of Bill Withers. Ten
tracks of haunting melodies, beautiful lyrics & his
signature lush hypnotic baritone, often described as a
powerful vocal artistry between Hendrix, Scott-Heron & Morrison.
He takes on the wit & sarcasm of the blues tradition.
ThirstyEar-57168
CD
$14.50
Ryan's Hope
Apocalypse in Increments
PS, US Hailing from Chicago, RH are three determined individuals
playing high energy punk rock that's as relentless as it
is innovative. An explosion of genuine punk, delivered
with soaring guitars, breakneck drumming, solid rhythmic
bass, and infectious vocal melodies.
PNR/Epitaph-80802
CD
$14.25
Scarlet's Well
Black Tulip Wings
PS, US "A rich, lush and densely layered confection
of instantly charming and infectious songs. Become intoxicated." Drowned
In Sound. "Escapist pop music of the highest calibre;
a tapestry of delights... " NME. Recently tagged by
The Independent On Sunday as 'minor indie royalty', the enigmatic artiste and accomplished fop-pop pioneer known
only as Bid comes full circle with an astounding new Scarlet's
Well album. "Black Tulip Wings" is the fifth
SW release, but represents something of a rebirth, if not
an outright debut of sorts. It's the first to be recorded
with a full eight-piece London-based live band, drawn from
varying younger generations, diverse backgrounds and musical
sensibilities. Additionally, it's the first to feature
a substantial songwriting content from others. The result
is the most consistent, rounded-out, best-dressed and fully-realised
SW album to date; part indie supergroup, part stylish soundtrack
to a fantasy world steeped in literary tradition. The first
four SW albums were dominated by Bid's own witty and
arcane compositions, but now with "Black Tulip Wings",
there is a more substantial injection of songwriting blood.
Of the eleven tracks, five are written or co-written by
Martin White (famed for his accordionist appearances on
the London comedy & cabaret scene), and one by guitarist
Peter Momtchiloff (of the bands Talulah Gosh, Heavenly,
The Would-Be-Goods). There's also lyrics based on poems
by Tennyson and Poe, plus an original lyric by writer and
self-styled London flaneur, Dickon Edwards (Orlando, Fosca). "Black
Tulip Wings" also marks Bid's first album conceived
with a full working band since the final Monochrome Set
long-player in 1995. The eight-piece London-based band
version of Scarlet's Well was born when Bid decided to
return to the international concert
circuit in 2004, and a local group was required to perform
the SW back catalogue (with the
occasional Monochrome Set classic thrown in). Of the many
ingénue female singers featured on past SW albums,
live band member Alice Healey is the only constant. Her
distinctive and pure tones are now as synonymous with the Scarlet's Well
sound as Bid's own sly croon.
Siesta-224
CD
$18.50
Sebadoh
III
PS, US It's hard to call this the shot heard 'round the
world, but in its own way, "III", along with "Slanted
And Enchanted", opened up a creative way by ransacking
the vestiges of the 80's American underground. The original
album is a schizophrenic adventure, from Lou Barlow's plaintive
songwriting to Eric Gaffney's noisier psychedelically minded
etudes. Long out of print, this landmark album contains
the 23-track original album on disc one and a whole album's
worth of additional bonus material.
Domino
CD
$13.75
Serena-Maneesh
S/T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PlayLouderecordings
LP
$19.00
Shooting At Unarmed Men
Yes! Tinnitus!
PS, US Emerging from the debris of mclusky, the haunts
of various damp, dark basement clubs, and the forging of
drum power through seven grades of piano teaching, Shooting
At Unarmed Men bring you tunes you can whistle, dance,
or fight to, depending on your preference, consumption,
or IQ level.
TooPure
CD
$11.75
Sileni
Cold Sweat
PS, US drum n bass and techno musician Sileni (aka Chris
Leamy) unleashes this long-awaited jungle breaks monster.
On "Cold Sweat," the bass twists and growls while
splintered breaks filter and swarm in perfect harmony.
Leamy's B-side remix of "Actual Proof" builds
around a summery guitar figure that slowly morphs into technoid robot beats and cut up vocals.
PlanetMu-136
LP
$9.75
Skin Alley
To Pagham And Beyond
Ps, US Skin Alley's first 2 albums are not only their best,
but also among the most interesting in the whole panorama
of British progressive rock. Their 2nd album "To Pagham
and Beyond", originally released in 1970, brings strong
elements of jazz and skillfully executed Hammond and sax
solos into the mix for a more multi-layered eclectic sound.
Akarma-275
CD
$17.25
Smith, Bessie
Empress Of The Blues V.1
PS, US A marvelous voyage into the music of Bessie Smith, "Empress
of the Blues" as she was often called. Among the many
musicians that accompanied her over the course of her brilliant
career, Louis Armstrong, Bob Fuller, Benny Goodman, Coleman
Hawkins and Fletcher Henderson rise to the top of the list.
Also incl. an illustrated booklet with extensive liner
notes. A significant work to celebrate this 1st class star
of jazz and blues.
Universe-137/1
CD
$17.25
Smith, Bessie
Empress Of The Blues V.1
PS, US A great collection that will amaze the listener
for the crystalline quality of its recordings. Leadbelly
is undoubtedly one of the greatest bluesmen to ever appear
on the face of earth and here it shows. This collection's
renditions of classics like "John Henry," "Bottle
Up And Go," "Leaving Blues" and 25 more
are a must-have for anyone who claims to be a real blues
fan.
Universe-140/1
CD
$17.25
Snailhouse
Silence Show
PS, UK Feat. Montreal based MIKE FEUERSTACK aka "GRANDPAPA" (KEPLER,
WOODEN STARS) From its haunting & evocative opening
chords to its self-assured instrumentation & lyricism.
Instrumentally, the songs are subtle & disarming, creating
an atmosphere of stark beauty. The vocals, however deliberate
in their drive forward, maintain a delicate & unassuming
tone. This recording braves an emotional landscape few
artists are willing to explore with such honesty.
Scratch-049
CD
$13.50
Soft Machine
Grides (CD/DVD)
PS, US Previously unreleased live concert from 10/25/70 & DVD
from their final European tour w/Robert Wyatt in 1971,
a multi-camera crew shot 20 minute set. Both feature the
classic SM quartet line up of Wyatt, Dean, Ratledge & Hopper.
Cuneiform-230
CD/DVD
$19.25
Son Volt
6 String Belief
PS, US 31 songs, over 2 hours of classic Son Volt & Uncle
Tupelo material. Filmed in HD. Stereo & 5.1 mix plus
Farrar interview.9/23/05 in Asheville, NC. Region Code=1.
Legacy82876-75375-9
DVD
$18.75
SSM
SSM
PS, US ON COLOR WAX.
Alive-067
LP
$10.75
SSM
SSM
PS, US Like a torrent of madness, the kind that produces
works of shocking brilliance, this trio ground a pearl
from the sand in less time than it takes most bands to
tie their collective shoelaces. Lumbering bass, samba,
pop & art-rock all find their way into this debut,
feat. a collaboration w/ the BLACK KEYS & members of
the HENCHMEN, the SIGHTS & CYRIL LORDS.
Alive-067
CD
$14.75
Sun Ra & Jet Set
Live @ Club Lingerie
PS, US A beautiful 99 min. performance from Dec.14, 1985,
with amazing acoustic piano solos, lots of vocals from
Ra, June Tyson & various band members, & many many
surprises. Incl. an extremely surreal 10 min. version of "Mack
The Knife" that Kurt Weill would have been proud of.
Documentation of the Arkestra shows in Los Angeles has
so far been sorely missing, but this high-quality recordin
seeks to remedy that situation.
Transparent -237
DCD
$15.50
Sun Ra Arkestra
Live @ Myron's Ballroom (3XCD)
PS, US Vol. One in Transparency's new audio series of super-high-quality
live performances. This one is 3 solid hrs of the Arkestra
live at Myron's Ballroom in downtown Los Angeles, April 2 1981. They hadn't played in L.A. for
ten years & therefore are FIRED UP!
Transparency-236
3XCD
$17.75
Tenniscoats
Live Wanderus
PS, AUSTRALIA A compilation of live recordings over the
last five years from Tokyo's outstanding Tenniscoats, centring
around husband and wife team Saya and Ueno, including appearances
by members of Acid Mothers Temple, Maher Shalal Hash Baz,
and Stars.
ChapterMusic-049
CD
$13.50
This Heat
This Heat Box (DELAYED)
PS, US Hopefully ready end of May. 6 discs box includes:
Blue & Yellow, Deceit, Health & Efficiency, Made
Available-Peel Sessions & Live material previously
unreleased. Accompanying 44 page color booklet .
ReR-02
CD
$90.00
Throbbin Urges
S/T
PS, US ON WAX. Incl. LP only track.
DeadBeat-061
LP
$9.75
Throbbin Urges
S/T
PS, US Held together with it's harsh boundary pushing production
that bands like Guitar Wolf & the Hunches have bravely
chosen to tackle. They aren't bound by the standard garage
punk speed game. Some songs like are very tough, in your
face, mid tempo rock n roll gems. Complementing these slower
rockers are a hand full of all out trash punk time bombs
where they up the speed & force the distortion. Then
they shift into the modern punk foray with a few angular,
schizophrenic, musical blurs. All in all a turbulent, fret
thrash-mind fuck that displays their predatory take on
rock n roll!! RIYL: LiveFastDie, Reatards, Helios Creed,
Feelers.
DeadBeat-061
CD
$13.00
Tilly and The Wall
Bottoms Of Barrels
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TeamLove
LP
$12.50
Tilly and The Wall
Bottoms Of Barrels
PS, US The result of five Omaha residents with a penchant
for classic 60's pop, boy/girl harmonies, and Americana
folk records, Tilly And The Wall celebrate the petulant,
determined, feisty nature of youth. They rejoice in tales
of dreams followed, mistakes made, and hearts broken. Their
debut, "Wild Like Children", consisted of eleven
perfectly formed songs bursting with enthusiastic hyperactivity,
while emanating a bittersweet melancholy of long lost summers
and misguided first loves. This, their follow-up, takes
their signature sound to a new level. The choruses are
more rousing, the tapping more intense, the instrumentation
fuller. Guaranteed to make you love the band even more
than you probably already do.
TeamLove
CD
$11.75
Toney Jr, Oscar
For Your Precious Love: The Complete Bell Recordings
PS, UK The 1960s had more than its share of masterful deep
soul balladeers who could rip your heart and guts out with
their melismatic, gospel-infused cries as they delivered
tales of passionate eternal love and permanently broken
hearts. Oscar Toney, Jr. was one of the greatest: the Selma
Alabama-born singer's seven singles
and solitary album for Bell Records rate high up with the
crowning achievements of southern
soul, and his spine-chilling revival of "For Your
Precious Love" was a major R&B smash, outdoing
saleswise equally classic versions by Garnet Mimms, Jackie
Wilson The Impressions, and even the definitive take by Jerry Butler. From his Gospel
roots, to the outstanding successes at Bell Records, recorded
at American Studios (famous for everyone from Eternity's
Children to The Box Tops to Merrilee Rush to Elvis himself,
yes indeed!!) and produced by the famed Papa Don Schroeder,
this CD is the COMPLETE Bell recordings.....Yes, ALL of
the classic 1967-68 sides PLUS as a bonus, of not one but
TWO previously unreleased recordings....just for you...
A collection of Deepest Sould just made for a night in
with the lights down low..and your most darlin' companion....woah
yeah!
Rev-Ola-155
CD
$14.75
Various
Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82
PS, AUSTRALIA An incredible compilation of Australia's
post-punk history, including the Primitive Calculators,
Essendon Airport, The Moodists, Voigt/465, The Apartments,
Slugfuckers and more, with many previously unreleased tracks.
An inventive, dynamic time when Australia stepped out of
the shadow of overseas influence and asserted its own musical
identity for the first time.
ChapterMusic-037
CD
$13.50
Various
Big Star Small World
PS, US Tribute to the greatest American power pop band
feat. WILCO, AFGHAN WHIGS, MATTHEW SWEET, GIN BLOSSOMS,
TEENAGE FANCLUB, POSIES, JULIANA HATFIELD, WHISKEYTOWN,
IDLEWILD.
Koch-9999
CD
$16.50
Various
Sitar Beat Vol. 4
PS, US This series is built with the DJ in mind, collecting
some of the wildest, heaviest & most psychedelic Indian
Funk recorded & presenting it loud, & ready for
the turntable. This continues the dig into Indian deep
funk & psycho-psychedelic masterpieces recorded for
the Bollywood film industry.With extended breakbeats & re-edits
that up the funk to the boiling point. Culling its music
from rare vinyl & utilizing tasteful restoration & remastering
with edits that remove any bobbing & weaving. Ultra-LIMITED
12".
GuerrillaReissues-007
12
$9.25
Various
Rockin' With Morrissey's Side Men
PS, UK This compilation is a unique idea as the album covers
a selection of tracks featuring the following long time
Morrissey band members: Boz Boorer - was in the brilliant
rockabilly band The Polecats, but could also be often found
playing live with The Delta's and The Frantix. Gary Day
- Bass/double bass On the Rockin' Scene Gary Day played
on and off in The Frantic Flintstones, The Sharks and The
Nitros (who often recorded as Colbert Hamilton's backing
group). He also recorded as The Gazmen - which was basically
The Sharks with the addition of Morrissey guitarist Alain
Whyte. Alain Whyte - long time Moz collaborator and guitarist
was in a few obscure Rockabilly bands, before teaming up
with the Sharks to record as The Gazmen and then went on
to play in and produce Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams.
Johnny Bridgewood - one time Morrissey bassist came from
the psycho/garage band The Stingrays. The album contains
some previously unheard and hard to get tracks and also
there will be detailed sleeve notes and rare pictures.
THE POLECATS - Rockabilly Guy / THE POLECATS - Chicken
Shack / FRANTIC FLINTSTONES - Lunatics Are Ravin' / FRANTIC
FLINTSTONES - Love For A Nutter / THE SHARKS - Hooker /
THE SHARKS - Scratchin' My Way Out / THE SHARKS - Surfcaster
/ THE SHARKS - My Neighbours Garden / THE STINGRAYS - June
Rhyme / THE STINGRAYS - Wedding Ring / THE GAZMEN - Rigormortise
Rock / THE GAZMEN - Kid From Mars / THE GAZMEN - Teenage
Operation / THE GAZMEN - Ace Of Hearts / COLBERT HAMILTON & NITROS
- 99 Girls / JOHNNY PANIC - Not Bitter But Bored / JOHNNY
PANIC - Stay With Me / JOHNNY PANIC - Paranoia
Anagram-045
CD
$14.75
Various
Ska Bonanza! Studio One
PS, US 44 ska masterpieces remastered & gussied up
for CD. Incl. 3 bonus tracks, new art, liners. Roland Alphonso & SKATALITES,
WAILERS, OSSIE & UPSETTERS, DON DRUMMOND, TOOTS, GAYLADS,
CORNELL CAMPBELL, DERRICK HARRIOTT, more.
Heartbeat-116617805-2
DCD
$26.00
Various
Acquired Taste
PS, US New Sub Pop music video comp featuring material
by Shins, Ugly Casanova, Iron & Wine, Postal Service,
Hot Hot Heat, Constantines, Thermals, Album Leaf, Low,
Jennifer Gentle, Hello Sequence, Kinski, Sleater Kinney,
Rosie Thomas, Chad Van Gaalen, more.
SubPop-714
DVD
$11.00
Various
Tete de Bebe
PS, US French New Wave, 12 bands from France & Belgium,
all doing very different things to this thing we like to
think of as punk rock. Of course that means nothing straight
forward here. Instead this noise gets a unique Francophone
twist. Bands/artists here are Volt, Crash Normal, Kania
Tieffer, Le Club des Chats, Cheb Samir & the Black
Souls of Leviathan, Cheveu, Crack und Ultra Eczuma, Lawrence Wasser, Lili Z., Electric Guitars, Dragibus, & The
Normals.
S-Srecords-020
LP
$13.75
Various
Groupies
PS, UK (NTSC VERSION: Multi-region format) A classic sixties
documentary, "Groupies", finally gets its release
on DVD. "Groupies" is the ultimate expose of
back-stage shenanigans. At times hilarious, at times almost
tragic, the documentary follows the fortunes and dilemmas
of various real life groupies, a supremely hedonistic bunch
of rock fans, on their relentless search for a new kind
of kick. Competition is fierce. The bigger the star the
higher the score. Weird tales abound. There's the washed
out S&M freak, the runaway schoolgirl who's parents
are closing in, the boy groupie beaten up and broken hearted
over his love for a star and the most unusual collection
plaster cast mementos you could imagine. Laced with plenty
of live footage from various gigs, "Groupies" includes
classic performances by Terry Reid, Spooky Tooth, Ten Years
After and Joe Cocker. Fillmore Rehearsal Session / (Spooky
Tooth) / Bang Bang / (Terry Reid with Keith Webb and Peter
Shelly / Superlungs / (Terry Reid with Keith Webb and Peter
Shelly) / Good Morning Little Schoolgirl / (Ten Years After
featuring Alvin Lee And Company) / Mister Sun / (Dry Creek
Road) / Help Me Baby / (Ten Years After featuring Alvin
Lee and Company) / Delta Lady / (Joe Cocker And The Grease
Band)
CherryRed-09
DVD
$25.00
Vetiver
To Find Me Gone
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DiCristina-07
LP
$17.25
Vetiver
To Find Me Gone
Ps, US The album that herald's Andy Cabic as one of the
current generation's finest songwriters. While touring
the world as a member of DEVENDRA BANHART's band, Andy
has expanded Vetiver into full on singer/songwriter project.
Songs of remembrance & recollection while embodying
the duality of presence & absence. Musically, there's
a dreamy Topanga Canyon vibe on select songs (maybe that's
the pedal steel calling on "No One Word"), and
thereÕs also plenty of crunchy candy for those who
have appreciated Cabic's recent nod toward the magic of
'70s-era Fleetwood Mac (check out the screaming guitar
outro of "Red Lantern Girls"). Yet everything
is simply, amazingly Vetiver, not anything else; To Find
Me Gone is Andy Cabic's own original statement, one that
many will consider as one of the finest albums of 2006.
DiCristina-07
CD
$14.50
Vijaya
S-T
PS, SWEDEN Dream-pop debut from Swedish vocalist Lotta
Karlsson, in league with AK-Momo/Nanook Of The North studio
alchemist/mastermind Mattias Olsson. KFJC REVIEW: "Singer/songwriter
LOTTA KARLSSON (aka Vijaya) hooks up with her Stockholmies
to produce a pop gem. It's got that old Drag City been-up-all-night-might-as-well-wait-for-sunrise
kinda vibe. Her voice is solemn but still pretty. The songs
are stark in structure, but glorious here in realization;
thanks largely to a certain Svengali Dali, MATTIAS OLSSON. Something
about his mellotron. It just knows how to capture the happiness
in sorrow, with that little tremble. It really
does add a theatrical grandeur to tracks, whenever it rushes
into the mix, you feel your universe expand. Most of these
numbers end up riding off into a seven-second sunset like
the heroes they are. Other players add coloring, some nice
light smokey trumpet from PER STYREGARD illuminates the "Great
Big City." In fitting with the all-nighter energy,
most of the tracks are groggy, but still alert. "Your
Gun Will Never Set You Free" does charge things up
a bit, and recalls MATTIAS' excellent work with AK-Momo. "Reflections" also
gets a vox humana to prance about a plucky guitar line,
but the rest have a sort of saddle sadness, vague aire
of country (again like Drag City denizens, Edith Frost
for one.) Lyrics are often sweetly self-help straightforward.
I'd love to see more bands (like Low) visit Roth Handle
Studios to get this tarnished but varnished feel. Aces!" (Thurston
Hunger)
Exergy/Starfly
CD
$13.50
Vitaminsforyou
Legend of Bird's Hill
PS, CANADA Both a product of Winnipeg's rich experimental
electronic music community and its uncompromising indie-rock
scene, Bryce Kushnier under the guise of Vitaminsforyou
has been creating music for all contexts since 1998. His
unique sing-along sound might evoke whispers of the Postal
Service, Manitoba/Caribou, or Schneider TM, but 99% of
listeners agree that they've never heard anything resembling
his shy plundering of pop, psychedelia, fey techno, and
folk. Almost three years since his last LP. This new one
features contributions from GHISLAIN POIRIER, EMM GRYNER,
his occasional band the Wednesday Afternoon Players, and
other members of the Canadian music landscape. "The
electronic equivalent of an afterglow"-Magnet
Intr_version-016
CD
$14.50
Walker, Scott
Drift, The
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
DLP
$16.75
Walker, Scott
Drift, The
PS, US It's been nine years since Walker's last album. "An
increasingly revered figure, Scott Walker is a singular
craftsman, one of rock's few individuals to demonstrate
a willingness to both embrace elements of the unfashionable
and ignore prevailing trends, yet also display an acute
awareness of contemporary sound" - Pitchfork.
4AD
CD
$16.00
Walkmen
A Hundred Miles Off
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RecordCollectionMusic
LP
$15.25
Walkmen
A Hundred Miles Off
PS, US The Walkmen have been solidifying their position
as one of the most important bands in the alternative music
community with their previous releases, "Everyone
Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone" and "Bows And
Arrows". Extensive touring, media prominence, critical
acclaim, national modern rock radio airplay, and TV performances
have helped establish the band in the music community. "A
Hundred Miles Off" is their most solid effort yet. "Dylan
meets Joy Division" - Uncut. "The dramatic epic
sweep, the urgent, chiming guitars, the upright snap of
the drums - it's all here" - Bust.
RecordCollectionMusic
CD
$15.25
We Acediasts
Pre Acediasts
PS,US Limited edition of 500 & comes with a lovely
silkscreened jacket by Kayrock Printing.
MeshKeyRecords-001
12
$12.75
Wired For Mono
A Calling from Another Station; Radio Interrupt (DELAYED)
PS, SWEDEN Debut full-length from retro-fitted garage-rockers
Wired For Mono, "The best live act in Stockholm" (Ebbot
Lundberg, The Soundtrack of Our Lives), and easily some
of the best classic rock action released this year. Logo
Magazine REVIEW: "Straining it through a millennial
filter that allows Mick Jagger to strut alongside The Charlatans,
and The Saints to roll in pig shit with GG Allin"...
NME live REVIEW: "Deceptively noisy Scando-drone heroes
arrive in the UK... The cabal of Swedish rock n roll bands
set for world domination continues with Stockholm's premier
pop-art blues janglists and Soundtrack Of Our Lives protégés
Wired For Mono. Right from the start it's obvious that
singer/guitarists Henrik Lillsjo and Arvid Engstrom favour
the rubber faced contortions of 65-model Keith Richards
and the dress sense of cosmic country icon, Gram Parsons.
But tonight is no excursion into fringed-jacket retro-fetishism:
Wired For Mono are dirty drone rock boys in disguise and
the loudest thing NME has heard in a dog's age."
FeedbackBoogie
CD
$13.50
Wright, Charles & 103
You're So Beautiful
PS, US This is first time on CD for this 1971 Warner Bros.
soul classic. Steeped in call-and-response revivalism this
amazing lost album brings the funk and showcases one of
the great funk bands of the '60s and '70s. A Tribe Called
Quest and Brand Nubian have plucked juicy lines from "What
Can You Bring Me," with its chickenscratch guitar
licks and ebbing horn patterns. New detailed liner notes.
Water-169
CD
$15.50
Year Zero, The
Oceania, I Will Return
PS, US The Year Zero features former members of Sense Field,
Reason to Believe, and Sidecar. "Oceania, I Will Return," their
debut album, pushes the limits of a four track and weaves
together layers of guitars, effects and vocals to create
futuristic dream pop soundscapes reminiscent of early shoegaze.
The duo create light and ambient rhythms with spaced-out
effects, taking cues from early Lush, Cocteau Twins and
Sigur Ros. Singer Lili de la Mora's lullaby sighs lilt
and sway over shimmering guitars with ebow effects created
by Rodney Sellars. The album flows like a fable, the songs
building a vision of a post-apocalyptic world; ancient
concrete, factories and dirigibles. The listener is drawn
into hypnotic, ethereal melodies with mesmerizing lyrics.
The music is complimented by the original artwork of Rodney
Sellars, evoking imagery like scenes from a film. The album
was mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami. Kramer is most known
for his work with Low and defining the sound of Galaxie
500, amongst other achievements.
Skipping Stones-005
CD
$12.50
Young, Neil
Living With War- 200gm
PS, US 200 gram audiophile version.
Classic -4435
LP
$37.00
Young, Richard/Simon Wickham-Smith
5 Years
PS, US Venerable duo's first release since 2001's Lammergeier.
After recording and releasing nearly twenty albums between
1990 and 2001, Richard Youngs and Simon Wickham-Smith attempt
an opposite approach to music making-an annual meeting
to record a solitary ten-minute track. The resulting songs,
each named for an intervening year, show the duo remarkably
unaffected by the elapsed half-decade. Their signature
mix of electronically treated percussion, ululating noise,
and hand-on-the-knob tweaking continues to adapt "real
human" instrumental expression to musique concrete
sensibilities. First album in 5 years!
VHF-099
CD
$14.50
______________________________
Forthcoming Releases
1999
Nineteenninetynine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, SWEDEN Swedish zoom-rock juggernaut 1999 offer 11 cathartic
high-energy rock tracks crammed with postpunk, blissed-out
noise, krautrock and electronica. It's guitar-fueled anarcho-punk,
but then again there's elements of dance and house music
in the rhythm section that steers this in a very interesting
direction. Think eary Wire, early Sonic Youth, early Cure,
Homestead/SST Records heyday...
1999 was formed in Stockholm by members from the mythical
short-lived group Audionom. The anarchy from Audionom is
still present but instead of relying on improvised noise
1999 creates intense kraut infected songs
with dark cynical lyrics about life.
CelebrityLifestyle-001
CD
$13.50
Acid Mothers Temple
Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 13TH)
PS, US More improvisational freakouts entertwining psych
w/prog, hard rock, krautrock & avant.
AceFu-041
CD
$17.00
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Close Encounters of the Mutants (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
6TH)
PS, POLAND This title was releases on Polish label Multikulti
2 years ago and was never distributed abroad. Special packaging
(ecopack). Track list: 1. Don't Eat The Yellow Cab (tsuyama,
oni & pikacyu / kawabata, tsuyama, koizumi, higashi),
2. Cosmic XXX pt.1 (oni & pikacyu / tsuyama), 3. Mutant
Rock Mumon (tsuyama, oni & pikacyu / kawabata), 4.
Cosmic XXX pt.2 (oni & pikacyu / tsuyama), 5. Drug
Magic Woman / Pussy Queen (tsuyama, oni & pikacyu /
kawabata), 6. Kiss In The Dream Wood (pikacyu / kawabata).
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. at
the time of this recording were Tsuyama Atsushi: monster
bass, vocal, alto-recorder, cosmic joker. Higashi Hiroshi:
synthesizer, electric guitar, dancin' king. Koizumi Hajime:
drums, percussion, sleeping monk. Kawabata Makoto: electric
guitar, hardy-gardy, violin, percussion, speed guru. ...with:
Oni & Pikacyu (from Afrirampo): vocals. Recorded at
Acid Mothers Temple, April - July 04. Produced & engineered
by Kawabata Makoto.
Multikulti
CD
$17.50
Adamson, Barry
Stranger on the Sofa (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US New album of noir-ish film jazz from legendary composer & bassist
for MAGAZINE and NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS on his own
label. A DIY masterpiece picking up where "King of
Nothing Hill" left off. Darkly cinematic, with its
tale of future past, memories lost & dying love. Doesn't
shy away from sentimentality but leaves enough slack for
blistering prog work outs.
CentralControlInt'l-001
CD
$16.25
Adored, The
A New Language (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US LA's Adored create a sound that mixes danceable
Brit-pop vibe with power-pop hooks over a classic punk
backbone. With constant shows in the Southern California
area, a critically acclaimed EP last year, and a growing
MySpace buzz, The Adored have built up a loyal fan base
that has made them one of THE bands
to watch in 2006. "Suggests
Pulp and The Jam playing a dance party celebrating the
British Invasion" - LA Times. "...super-clean
guitars, elastic pop hooks, bracing harmonies, big choruses,
and LA-centric themes exploring the city's shiny faces
and facades-with a more late-70's Brit-stomper edge, The Adored maintain a groove that makes
you move" - LA Weekly.
V2
CD
$13.75
Albatross
Blessphemy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Second album is a psychedelic sonic orgasm, a barrage
of mechanical, jerky & discombobulated time signatures
eclipsed by hectic Farfisa melodies. Not unlike sitting
down with an average American family during primetime television,
the music is unquestionably attention span friendly for
an ADD society.
AceFu-037
CD
$17.00
Alcian Blue
Alcian Blue (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Though this CD is Alcian Blue 's debut full-length,the
Washington, DC-based group, whose early limited-edition
EPs drew favorable comparisons to the likes of My Bloody
Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain,have been been around
for almost five years, recording records in their basement
and developing an underground fan base both locally and
globally.The sudden departure of their drummer late last
year left them wondering what the future held for DC 's
loudest rock band. It was right at this time that vocalist/guitarist
Jake Reid and his then girlfriend (now wife) Kim started
writing a batch of new songs with heavy drum machine beats
and walls of synths and guitars. Blending the neo-shoegaze
influences from their past releases with the haunting landscapes
of early '80s icons like Joy Division/New Order,The Cure,and
prime time Depeche Mode,the new sound showcased on Alcian
Blue presents a fresh perspective and groundwork for exploration.
Fans of the aforementioned legends,as well as modern groups
like Interpol,The Editors,and Film School will love Alcian
Blue. If this record isn't loud enough,head to one of their
shows and see why the comparisons to My Bloody
Valentine aren't due to the music but the sheer volume
in which they present their dark ominous sound.
ElephantStone-1015
CD
$12.00
Alvin, Dave
West of the West (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Tribute to the songs & songwriters of California.
It's the fourth-generation Californian's latest excursion
into the sounds and history of his home state. Produced
by Greg Leisz (Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Beck, Brian Wilson),
the new album mixes much loved songs by Merle Haggard,
John Fogerty, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne,
Jerry Garcia, Kate Wolf, Robert Hunter & Los Lobos'
David Hidalgo & Louis Perez, with unearthed gems from
such previously overlooked talents as Blackie Farrell & Jim
Ringer. Dave's first collection of cover songs won a Grammy
for Best Traditional Folk Album.
YepRock-2118
CD
$15.75
Amps For Christ
Every Eleven Seconds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Founded by Barnes, guitarist & electronics wizard
of MAN IS THE BASTARD & BASTARD NOISE. He has been
building & playing stringed instruments, tube oscillators & caveman
electronics in his home sound laboratories most of his
life. Here he retains a Folkcore tradition - exploring
pure energy forms & varied influences. An expression
of his interests (time travel, wave theory, human politics,
etc...) & reflects the evolution of the band.
5RueChristine-068
CD
$14.50
Anathallo
Floating World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Michigan's ecstatic 7 piece marching band collective
finally release their first album after 6 years & 18
tours, incl. jaunts w/BSS, +/-, Dashboard Confessional.
Moves from meditative to earnest vulnerability.
Nettwerk-6700-30538-2
CD
$12.75
Andrews, Kyle
Amos In Ohio (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Nashville indie rock artist writes catchy, bedroom
rock that might be compared to Eels or Bright Eyes . Electronic
tinged acoustic rock.
Badman-943
CD
$14.50
Angelic Upstart
Independent Punk Singles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 5TH)
PS, US This collection of A-sides from all 17 Angelic Upstarts
singles is your chance to get up close and personal with
these Oi! pioneers. Formed in the UK in 1977, they blended
music with outspoken lyrics about the plight of the working
class & the powers that be (in the vein of Sham 69)
and made history with their anti- racist / anti-fascist
stance at a time when many skinhead bands were fast becoming
right-wing extremists.
GetBack-153
DLP
$18.25
Angell, Theo
Dearly Beloved (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Member of HALL OF FAME & JACKIE O'MOTHERFUCKER
contributor. Well-structured songs with inventive orchestration & accomplished
playing. References a diverse array of sounds: the dark
folk of Michael Gira's Angels of Light; the surreal & gothic
lyrical inventions of Nick Cave;
&
Syd Barrett's more ambling work, where lyrical & musical
lines veer & coast along without a clear destination.
Amish-025
CD
$14.50
Animal Collective
Polly/Purple Bottle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 5TH)
PS, US ORDER NOW FOR ANY HOPE AT FILL. VERY limited (500)
collectible single is the Nirvana cover b/w "Purple
Bottle" (Rare O.G. version/ Stevie Wonder Mix).
DMD-1
45
$8.25
Annie
Crush (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US 2nd single in this series feat. a never before released
track from this Dance/Electronica darling. Her blend of
spiky-pop & electro has quickly made her one of the
most hotly tipped new artist around the globe.
DimMak-097
12
$5.50
Asobi Seksui
Citrus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Eleven slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour,
bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured
than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive
laments & switching effortlessly between Japanese & English
lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar
of James Hanna. This is the sound of a band coming into
its own & having fun doing it.
FriendlyFire-004
CD
$13.75
Au Pairs
Stepping Out of Line (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS,US This 2 CD comprehensive anthology feat. the 2 complete & only
albums of this early 80s UK political post punk outfit.
Both albums are completmented w/ bonus material feat. live
tracks, singles, demos & BBC sessions. The collection
was compiled w/ participation of the band. Incl. extensive
liner notes, photos & interviews.
Castle-36230
DCD
$20.75
Baier, Sibylle
Colour Green (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 1ST)
PS, US These songs were written in Germany between 1970-1973.
Recorded in her home on a reel-to-reel tape recorder, the
songs on Colour Green are intimate portraits of life's
sad and fragile beauty. It is a gem of an album that will
blow your mind. Sibylle is a star who chose to shine for
her friends and family instead of the whole world. First
time on vinyl.
Isota-036
LP
$13.75
Balun
Something Comes Our Way (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Electro-acoustic pop outfit that composes soft & sweet
rhythmic sound collages, simple guitar riffs & subdued
glitchy beats with bells, violin & accordion. Music
for when you realize you've wandered into an unfamiliar
place, but you don't mind that you're lost. Although influenced
by American & European indie bands (Ulrich Schnauss,
Múm, Boards of Canada), they still exhibit a sonic
attachment to their native Puerto Rico. Their waterfalls
of sound, with hollowed-out melodies & haunting rhythms,
have been showcased on a number of EPs & compilations.
Brilliante-020
CD
$15.00
Banhart, Devendra
Cripple Crow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
DLP
$19.00
Bardo Pond
Ticket Crystals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US This resumes the quintet's signature doom tempo,
multi-layered drones; while introducing aP alirgthietesr
pastoral, even Tudor-like feel, which rallies throughout
against the band's youthful riff petulance. Recorded over
two years at the band's home studio. Also featured on the
album is the band's unique reworking of The Beatles' White
Album classic, "Cry Baby Cry".
AllTomorrow's-021
CD
$17.00
Barker, Sophie
Earthbound (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Best known for her work writing & singing on
ZERO 7's two hugely successful albums. She also wrote & performed
with the likes of Grooverider & then with Groove Armada
on their million selling album "Vertigo." On
her solo album, she brings us an undeniably beautiful collection
of 8 heartfelt songs, some of which are solo acoustic.
Written & produced with Robin Guthrie. Delivered in
refreshingly raw fashion, showcasing her flair for good
old-fashioned song-writing & performance skills.
Emperor-001
CD
$14.50
Battisti, Lucio
Unamamente Uomo: Il Sogn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH
)
PS, US Known for for his ability to reach the primal core
of emotional matters, Battisti did some of his very best
songwriting in his early '70s collaborations with the cryptically
named lyricist Mogol. This 1972 album, the title of which
translates to "Humanly Man: The Dream," features
Battisti's gorgeous melodies wrapped up in soft, warm orchestral
arrangements. Battisti's experimental pop is worth discovering
on this first time U.S. CD release. Original artwork and
new detailed liner notes.
Water-175
CD
$15.25
Be Your Own Pet
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US BE YOUR OWN PET are:Jemina, Jonas, Jamin &Nathan
from Nashville, TNBE YOUR OWN PET like:caffeine, sugar,
candy, spicyfood, vinyl records, XTC, Television, T Rex,
tar pits, seacreatures - octopi, giant squid, sea horses,
submarines, bicy-cles, climbing trees, skateboarding, asthma
inhalers, fungi,making stuff up, making kids dance, Waffle
House...
EcstaticPeace-02
CD
$10.75
Belafonte, Harry
An Evening With... (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US The album, recorded in 1956, includes songs from
Israel, Mexico, Haiti, and in particular, the USA with
a Native American song, "Mary's Boy Child," that
became a best seller in the UK. This album is proof that
Belafonte was not just interested in producing hits, but
in creating a kind of global folk music. This Universe
reissue feat. 10 bonus tracks including alternate takes
and single versions.
Universe-169
CD
$17.25
Bell, Chris
I Am The Cosmos (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 1ST)
PS, US Big Star guitarist Chris Bell was one of the unsung
heroes of American pop music; despite a life marked by
tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference,
the singer/songwriter's slim body of recorded work proved
massively influential on the generations of indie rockers
who emerged in his wake. Lyrically poignant and melodically
stunning, this lone solo album is proof positive of his
underappreciated pop mastery. 180 gram vinyl.
4MenWithBeards-143
LP
$16.25
Bellrays
Have a Little Faith (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Vinyl for the band's new album, coming out on CD
on Cheap Lullaby.
Cobraside-1107
LP
$12.50
Big Star
3rd (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 1ST)
PS, US Also known as Sister Lovers, Big Star's legendary
3rd album has been released and re-released countless times
around the world with different track listings, different
mixes, and different cover art. Now for the first time
since it's debut release in 1978 is a re-release of the
vinyl LP with the original cover art, incl. the innersleeve
with the complete detailed liner notes and the original
mixes and track listing. The master tape coming directly
from Ardent Studios provides the highest sound quality
of this vinyl classic - available as it was first released
for the first time in 28 years. 180 gram audiophile vinyl.
4MenWithBeards-142
LP
$16.25
Bill Fay Group
Tomorrow Tomorrow & Tomorrow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY
25TH)
PS, US Feat. a new mastering of the material, a remix of "Planet
Earth, Daytime" extending the song's length, & the
inclusion of 3 tracks not on the CD ("Change Is Near," "Pear
Tree" & "My Friend") in place of a montage
of songs. This is a sequence that better serves the album
format & provides a fresh listening perspective for
those among us who've worn out their CD copies already.
Additionally, he has written ext. notes, illuminating the
period in which the album was written & the intentions
with which it was undertaken.
DragCity-319
LP
$15.00
Bitcrush
In Distance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 15TH)
PS, US "In Distance," Bitcrush's latest offering
and first on n5MD, finds Ex-Gridlock beat-smith Mike Cadoo
pushing n5MD further into a world where two disparate yet
emotional elements, human and electronic, are merged into
one. Recorded over a one year span, In Distance is "very
personal," by the artist's admission. Cadoo has laid
himself bare in an introspective ride where shimmering
shoe-gaze-centric guitars, broken electronics, dual bass
work, live drums, and Mike's now trademark "the one
left behind" vocal style meld together into long aural
road-trips ending at dusk in the middle of nowhere. A trip
you will be more than happy to take considering who is
driving. Vast and heartfelt; engaging yet adrift, In Distance
has as much in common with his debut "Enarc" (Component)
and the "Shimmer & Fade" EP (Enpeg) as it
does with the more recent output of Mogwai, Album Leaf
or even Fourtet. In Distance leads us there, now how do
we get home...for fans of: mogwai, fourtet, ulrich schauss,
dryft.
N5MD-137
CD
$13.00
Black Dice/Rothenberg
Gore (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Full color 128pp flexibound book feat. photos & artwork
documenting the band's everyday tastes & creative sensibilities & serves
as their 5th album. Help from longtime friend & photographer
Jason Frank Rothenberg. Found images, collage, photos & altered
documentation abound.
PictureBox-0971367086
BOOK
$28.00
Bleachers
Suspicion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
Ps, US Formed in 2003 under the auspices of approaching
every aspect of its music: songwriting, arrangements, rehearsals,
live performance - with a keen eye for detail & thorough
preparation. Bears all the earmarks of an album sounding
equally fresh & forward-thinking as it does anachronistic & obtuse.
Lyrical vagueness hearkening to REM's early IRS years & schizophrenic
musical urgency akin to the guerrilla-style recordings
of vintage Clinic, wrapped all together in the steely gaze
of Interpol.
VillageIndustries-3
CD
$11.50
Boards of Canada
Trans Canada Highway EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Follow up to "Campfire Headphase" is an
EP recalling "In a Beautiful Place" & "Hi
Scores." Lovelorn clouds of analog melody, shuffle
happy drum programming & deep, restless synth tones
color the new tunes. Incl. ODD NOSDAM (ANTICON) remix. "An
eclectic experiement in dreamy ambience."-Wired
Warp-9200
CD5
$10.50
Boards of Canada
Trans Canada Highway EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US
Warp-9200
12
$16.00
Bolan, Mark
Early Singles 1964-68 (6XCD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
4TH)
PS, US Before Marc Bolan's name became synonymous with
glam rock, he duly toiled away on the bottom rungs of the
music business releasing a string of (now beyond collectible)
singles under various monikers, which despite moderate
critical acclaim, all failed to chart. Includes Marc's
first demo, his first three singles, singles released with
John's Children and early Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Earmark-42064
6XCD
$41.50
Bolan, Mark
Early Singles 1964-68 (6X7") (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 4TH)
PS, US Before Marc Bolan's name became synonymous with
glam rock, he duly toiled away on the bottom rungs of the
music business releasing a string of (now beyond collectible)
singles under various monikers, which despite moderate
critical acclaim, all failed to chart. Includes Marc's
first demo, his first three singles, singles released with
John's Children and early Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Earmark -42064
45
$41.50
Bong-Ra
Stereohype Heroin Hooker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, GERMANY New full length CD by Bong-Ra, taking another
shot at an updated, twisted rave sound. The god of hellfire
is back to haunt every single DJ playlist on the planet,
and confronts himself with a high profile crew of remixers.
AdNoiseam-064
CD
$14.75
Bonnie Prince Billy
Cursed Sleep (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-316
12
$7.00
Bonnie Prince Billy
Cursed Sleep (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US Fuck yeah! Fresh cuts from BPB - so fresh that these
sides aren't even on a full-length record yet. And 2 out
of 3 ain't never will be, neither. From the forthcoming
album "Then The Letting Go". Not enhanced but
contains a video.
DragCity-316
CD5
$5.75
Boris
Pink (DELAYED) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US LIMITED DOUBLE VINYL.
SouthernLord-55
LP
$21.50
Brasilia
A Life Desired (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 3RD)
PS, US Brasilia is a New York City noisy shoegaze outfit
kinda like Apse. Two of the group double duty in Mahogany.
A Life Desired is Brasilia's debut full length release,
on vinyl LP.
Unovis/Obscurist Press-011
LP
$13.50
Bridge61
Journal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US Given the logistical hiatus that Spaceways Inc.
has found itself occupying, Ken Vandermark was seeking
to create another mode of expression for those groove-centric
hunks of sound...Ergo: the birth of BRIDGE 61, featuring
KEN VANDERMARK, SPACEWAYS INC. bassist Nate McBride, VANDERMARK5
trapman Tim Daisy, and newcomer Jason Stein on bass clarinet.
With tunes crafted by these stalwarts, and dedications
to This Heat, Jackson Pollock & Sonny Sharrock- how
can Bridge 61 miss?
Atavistic-172
CD
$15.25
Bronx
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US LP out 1 month before their Island CD. 2 VINYL ONLY
bonus tracks in embossed gatefold w/ lyrics not in CD package.
Swami-1341
LP
$10.50
Brötzmann, Peter
Group Alarm (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US "The story is simple. We were touring with
this band, and the reason I could put the band together
in the first place was a radio gig in Hamburg. Michael
Naura, chief of the jazz dept there, was setting up a series
of on-air concerts in a 200-seat studio, so we performed
the first piece, which I called 'Alarm.' I used the graphic
instructions for a reaction to a nuclear emergency, a series
of waves and straight tones, repeated in a certain way.
We had planned two more pieces, one by Willem Breuker and
one by Frank Wright. My piece took about 40 minutes, the
first half of the concert. At the end of the performance,
Naura came to me - while we were still on the air - and whispered that the
house got a bomb threat and had to be evacuated. So I had
to bring the piece quickly to and end and the audience
was asked to leave the hall. We also had to pack and leave.
Police and special forces showed up with all kinds of equipment,
gear, dogs - we know all that better now than then. That
was the end of the concert and that's the 40 minutes we
have on tape. -Peter Brötzmann, Chicago, Oct 2005
.
Atavistic-257
CD
$15.25
Brötzmann, Peter
Pica Pica (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US A sweet period piece from the FMP ARCHIVE (FMP1050),
on Atavistic's Unheard Music Series- featuring Brötz,
ALBERT MANGELSDORFF & GUNTER "BABY" SOMMER. "I
remember at one period when Han Bennink couldn't make the
gigs - he was playing with Misha most of the time - Albert
and I had a trio with Fred Van Hove, and we used to play
in a little bar in Cologne which was run by the son of
Päffgen brewery, a famous little brewery where Kölsch
is
brewed. It was equipped with an upright piano and a 20-liter
barrel of fresh beer, which was empty after the gig. Albert's
generosity and open-mindedness, compared to many other
jazz musicians in the period, was remarkable. When he started
working with crazy Brötzmann and Bennink, some of
his colleagues gave him a very hard time. But I think he
profited from our work the same way we did from his experience
and musicality."-Peter Brötzmann, Chicago, 10/05.
Atavistic-258
CD
$15.25
Budd, Harold/Gavin Bryars/Jon Hassell
Myths 3 La Nouvelle Serenite (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
6TH)
PS, US Reissue of the 3rd vol. in this early Sub Rosa compilation
series, originally released in '87. Feat. long tracks from
Jon Hassell (duo with J.A. Deane, from '85), never released
since; Harold Budd (duo with Eugen Bowen, from '83) in
the mood of "The Serpent in Quicksilver" (with
a splendid steel guitar); Gavin Bryars (duo with Andrew
Thomson, from '87); an unpublished sketch for two pianos
called "Sketch For Sub Rosa" (later published
on ECM with a chamber ensemble); & an excerpt from
Les Archives Sonores Sub Rosa, a short film without image.
SubRosa-005
CD
$15.25
Bush, Kate
Under Review (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US 90-minute film reviews the music & career of
one of the worlds most influential performers, singers
and songwriters; arguably the most unique female artist
ever. It includes rare musical performances never available
before on DVD. Includes obscure footage, rare interviews & photos
of & with Kate Bush from all periods of her astonishing
career. Rarely seen promo films; interviews with Kate & colleagues,
producers, musicians and friends; TV clips; location shots & a
host of other features.
SexyIntellect-502
DVD
$19.75
Cairo Gang
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US They're 6 AM soothe-core for the puzzled, punch
drunks of the world. They pick up smack dab where Elliot
Smith left off, sporting true lemon drop tunes for the
down trodden. Groovy & ghostly imprints that leave
one feeling completely defeated yet wide-eyed enough to
paint a few self-portraits without a single cringe. Deep,
soft rock for tobacco tinged hearts.
Narmack-7038
CD
$12.75
Camera Obscura
Let's Get Out of This Country (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
6TH)
PS, US Recorded in the Fall of 2005 in Stockholm with accomplished
producer Jari Haapalainen. Influenced by a wide variety
of heroes: from Jimmy Webb to Lloyd Cole; from Connie Francis
to Skeeter Davis; from the Supremes to David Lynch; they
have assembled a remarkable batch of songs. Decidedly upbeat,
optimistic & catchy, while also beautifully romantic,
quiet & reflective. It is the sound of a remarkably
talented young band in their prime.
Merge-276
CD
$12.75
Camera Obscura
Let's Get Out of This Country (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
6TH)
PS, US Vinyl Version!
Merge-276
LP
$14.25
Castro, Nick & Young Elders
Come Into Our House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Gracefully balancing sixties/seventies British Isles
acid balladry & Middle Eastern traditional music with
heady, pan-cultural communal jams, Castro succeeds in reaching
otherworldly vistas & ocean-spanning folk transcendence.
Easily his most far-reaching & deeply molecular outing
yet. New band of musicians whose combined resumes include
folk & avant rock ensembles Current 93, In Gowan Ring,
Damo Suzuki's Network & Cul de Sac. An East-meets-West
melting pot of instrumentation- from acoustic guitars,
upright bass & piano to Celtic harp, Moroccan tabla & nyabinghi
drum. A modern acid- folk masterwork.
StrangeAttractors-042
CD
$13.75
Cepia
Atlantic Blood (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, CANADA Featuring tracks by Mr.. Projectile, Tiki Obmar,
Miles Tilmann, Tim Koch and the man behind the curtain
Huntely Miller aka Cepia. Having met wide acclaim for the
majestic machine clatters and subterraneous melodies of
the Dowry EP (Ghostly International), Minneapolis's Cepia
now graces Sublight with "ATLANTIC BLOOD", a
CD collection of
remixes and new material that runs a remarkable stylistic
gamut. Cepia brings a one-two punch with a propulsive mix
of Mr. Projectile's "You Need" and an icy reworking
of Tiki Obmar. Elsewhere, the ocean beats of "X to M" by
Tim Koch are complemented beautifully by the skeleton-hop
of "Naoise" by Dosh, while the lush digital grain
of original
pieces "574" and "Arount" exhibit the
versatility of Cepia's Midas touch. Also including reinterpretations
of Fog and Miles Tilmann, Atlantic Blood is a compelling
addition to the oeuvre of one of the most original voices in modern electronic
composition, and a tantalizing precursor to his debut.
Sublight-1801
CD
$13.50
Charade, The
A Real Life Drama (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US CD digipak. The Charade follow on the heels of their
critically acclaimed debut with their second release of
sunny Swedish pop, "A Real Life Drama," just
in time for summer. Magnus Karlsson contributes the jangly
guitar that he perfected in the groundbreaking indie pop
group Happydeadmen. Mikael Matsson, from Red Sleeping Beauty
and The Shermans, adds more complexity to this album, from
layers of keyboards and organs to background
"
strings." The "gorgeous and airy" vocals
of singer and spouse Ingela Matsson defines a beauty and
space in each song. The Charade easily blend their influences
from one song to the other, paying homage to 60s girl groups,
Motown and the warm feelings of early 70s hits from The
Carpenters to Burt Bacharach without missing a beat. The
colors of the Swedish flag will be emblazoned on the digipak
CD. In honor of the Swedish National Soccer team's entry
into the World Cup this summer in Germany, The Charade
has written, "Dressed in Yellow and Blue" for
the team. "A Real Life Drama" continues with
the sweet, sunny popmusic that we know and love from their
debut. I especially like the jangly guitars and the male/female
vocal harmonies from singers Magnus Karlsson and Ingela
Matsson - beautiful! Eardrums
SkippingStones-006
CD
$10.50
Charalambides
Vintage Burden (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, US No doubt the godparents of the whole "freak-folk", "free-folk", "new
weird america" whatever scene, they were pretty much
alone in the arid wilderness when they started recording & releasing
their music via cassette in the early 90's. Now having
sprouted enough artists to warrent an entire sub-genre,
they are still at the head of their class. This is more
melodic, reminiscent of their earlier albums.
Kranky-095
CD
$13.75
Chatham County Line
Speed of the Whippoorwill (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Following 2005's "Route 23", CCL's praises
were sung both in the traditional bluegrass-loving pages & the
websites of the young & hip. No Depression praises
their ability to "appeal to those who aren't typical
fans of bluegrass" & Pitchfork concurs, saying, "For
a new band writing starkly traditional bluegrass, this
is shockingly strong material... the highlights here are
as good as it gets." Their new album produced by Brian
Paulson (Beck, Cities, Uncle Tupelo) continues the band's
quest to unite their love for the power of rock with their
faith in their home state's fine tradition of pure music.
YepRoc-2113
CD
$15.75
Chatham, Rhys
Angel Moves Too Fast To See (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US e late 80s, he was chafing against the logistical & financial
constraints imposed in the States when he moved permanently
to Paris. He began composing his masterpiece, for 100 electric
guitars, electric bass & drums. One of the most extraordinary
works in the minimalist canon, one that demonstrates the
majesty inherent in his amplified imagination. This cements
his reputation as a monolithic figure astride both rock & classical
musics.
TableofElements-802
CD
$16.25
Chatham, Rhys
Angel Moves Too Fast To See (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US
TableofElements-802
LP
$23.50
Chatham, Rhys
Die Donnergotter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US He altered the DNA of rock. This release contains
all of his best work of the period, from 77-86. The 32
pg bk, accompanying the CD version, feat. rare photos +
essays by CHATHAM, TONY CONRAD & SONIC YOUTH's LEE
RANALDO, as well as artwork by famed visual artist ROBERT
LONGO. These tracks vidily document those glorious years
in the life of a city & a mileu in which the raw, the
sophisticated & the danceable merged.
TableofElements-801
CD
$16.25
Cheap Trick
Rockford (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US
Big3
CD
$15.25
Chic
Night In Amsterdam (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Formidable live performance by this legendary dance
band of the '70s and '80s, recorded live in Amsterdam in
the summer of 2005. Hear the band in excellent form playing
the music that made the disco revolution and has burned
up dance floors all over the world ever since. Certainly
one of Nile Rodgers & friends' best live performances
of recent issue, brought to you both in CD and DVD. The
DVD includes various bonus features like excerpts from
the 2005 "Pole Pole Festival," plus interviews,
discography, etc.
Universe-167/2
DVD
$25.25
Cloudland Canyon
Requiems Der Nature 2002-2004 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
13TH)
PS, US Kip Ulhorn (PANTHERS) & Simon Wojan, German
multi-instumentalist combine to create rattlling, sprawling
experiments that fuse their musical discoveries. Within,
strictures of German new age & electronic music of
the '70s haze into field recordings mottled with analog
burble & echoes of woodwinds. Contributions by Jacob
Morris (DOUBLE), Jerry Fuchs (TURNING MACHINE/JUAN MACLEAN), & Ulhorn's
wife, Kelly Winkler, fortified the sessions with further
points of view. Then the tapes were traded & processed
even further by the musicians, until the resulting product
became complete. For fans of Animal Collective, Boards
of Canada, This Heat, Gong, etc.
TeePee-069
CD
$17.25
Cloudland Canyon
Requiems Der Nature 2002-2004 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
13TH)
PS, US
TeePee-069
LP
$19.00
Clouds Forming Crowns
Race to the Blackout (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Collective brainchild of Todd & Tim Tobias,
two indie rock apostles whose extensive contributions to
the legacy of Guided By Voices still shine years afterward.
They quickly plunge stylistically into vastly new territories,
including Who "Sings My Generation"-style rockers,
lyrical creep-outs & mind- trips a la Ziggy Stardust-era
Bowie & stoney trips reminiscent of GBV's deepest 60's
influences. There is more here than expected. Aided in
part by unsettlingly thick fuzzed-out bass riffs, CFC rips
out several tracks that are balls-out desert-rock monsters,
akin to Blue Oyster Cult melted into the abrasive sonics
of "Bleach"-era Nirvana.
Morphius-079
CD
$12.75
Copyrights
Mutiny Pop (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Every few years a band comes along in the underground
with enough force to break through the surface. These bands
tend to burn hot; they burn bright. "Mutiny Pop" is
that bright burning light, from a band that is creating
enough friction in the underground pop scene to torch the
entire set of clichéd expectations of poppunk. They
continue their assault on the genre; recreating, mutating & reengineering
the sound into something more aggressive, fun & exciting
than anything heard before.
Insubordination-047
CD
$13.75
Couch
Figur 5 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US First post-MATADOR album continues their instrumental
pop songs for a ready to break up mood. Euphoric hymns
of minimal scope but great depth.
MorrMusic-067
CD
$18.25
Couch
Figur 5 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US
MorrMusic-067
LP
$18.25
Country Teasers
Empire Strikes Back (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Eighth LP from UK chroniclers of the culturally
perverse. The band's humor remains as strangely contradictory
as ever, with Wallers juggling a cast of persona as far-flung
as P.G. Wodehouse, Ice Cube, Winston Churchill, & Bill
Hicks. Is "The Empire Strikes Back" a concept
album about race, England, and Star Wars, or did the band
just find something unwholesomely amusing about the juxtaposition
of fascism and Industrial Light and Magic?
IntheRed-132
LP
$11.50
Court & Spark
Hearts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US With Hearts, The Court & Spark have created
their meisterwerk, a rarified record that seamlessly stitches
together their shimmering river hymns, fuzzy sci-fi sky
songs, acoustic drone in the key of OM, dusky West Coast
C&W (that's country and western), spectral discreet
music, and serpentine motel blues into an album as rich,
nuanced, and irreverent as it is ambitious. Hearts is about
love, sanity, spirituality, and death on the borderlands
of the 21st century, and it's the
band's finest work.
Camera-004
LP
$14.50
Cracker
Greenland (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US First album from DAVID & VICTOR in nearly 4
years incl. guests CAITLIN CARY, David Immergluck (ex-CRACKER/COUNTING
CROWS) & Mark Linkous (SPARKLEHORSE).
CookingVinyl-4777
CD
$16.50
Creatures
Bestiary Of... (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US Compiles 18 tracks of sought after material recorded
by Siouxsie & Budgie of SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
incl. 5 cuts from the "Wild Things" EP, 10 tracks
from "Feast" & 3 non-LP singles from 1983.
4 1/2 Stars-AMG. RECOMMENDED.
Polydor
CD
$13.50
CSS
Cansei De Ser Sexy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US From Brazil, CSS is the first South American band
Sub Pop has foisted upon the global marketplace. The title
is Portuguese for "Tired Of Being Sexy" and the
sound is a thick, pulsating thing full of haphazard synths
and a come-on of call and response that tears down any
attempt at posturing. It's equal parts rock mantra and
throwback into something new, transcending boundaries of
genre and geography. It goes full speed into dance territory,
into the unknown and untouched, to emerge all hot and bothered
with wild electro-rock. Quick, tightly-wound, unfastened,
and supreme.
SubPop
CD
$13.75
CSS
Cansei De Ser Sexy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SubPop
LP
$11.75
Current 93/OM
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Limited 10" feat. exclusive mixes & colored
vinyl w/spot metallic art. C93 (here TIBET & JHON BALANCE
of COIL) do "Inerrant Infallible (Black Ships at Nineveh & Edom)" while
OM do "Rays of the Sun" & "To the Shrinebuilder."
Neurot-043
10
$13.50
Curtains
Alphabet Series N (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US The Curtains started in 2000 w/the current lineup
on this release is just Chris Cohen (recently from DEERHOOF)
singing & overdubbing piano, bass, guitar, & drums.
A sweet & bitter atmosphere is spread all over the
place. Jan from Tomlab wondered if rough pop gem "Go
Lucky" was about lazy German design students failing
their tests - but Cohen wouldn't say. The "World's
Most Dangerous Woman" is a little more complex. Chris
saw a missing person flyer - a man was searching for his
lost love. Convinced that she had become a spy for the
KGB, or was possibly involved with the Ukranian mafia,
this flyer warned people to be careful - that she was "the
world's most dangerous woman!' The colorful but ambiguous
mood of the song portrays the woman's exotic adventures
across the world. "Spazz-pop" with dabs of early
hip-hop and the only thing you can kinda compare it directly
to is the Go! Team.
Tomlab-067
45
$6.50
Dashboard Confessional
Dusk & Summer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Four years in the making, their long awaited follow
up to "A Mark, A Mission." Filled w/huge s3weeping
hooks & massive rock anthems.
Vagrant-02
CD
David J
V For Vendetta (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US Bauhaus' David J teamed V For Vendetta creator and
fellow Northampton, UK hipster Alan Moore in 1983 to write
a "soundtrack" to Moore's graphic novel. At turns
dark and atmospheric, edgy and thrilling, twisted and sardonic,
this 27 minute EP is the perfect sonic partner to Moore's
futuristic tale.
Plain-123
CD
$10.25
DeNatale, Jesse
Soul Parade (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US second release highlights the Bay Area-based songwriter's
eloquent merging of musical heritage - both folk music
and Tin Pan Alley -- and contemporary song structures.
No less than Tom Waits and Rambling Jack Elliott are fans
(Waits calls him a "unique and original American voice").
Jackpin Social-011
CD
$14.50
Distance
Traffic (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Big on the dub scene for the last 6 months. Based
around a heavy metal guitar riff and grungy bass sounds.
PlanetMu-148
12
$12.00
DJ Spooky
In Fine Style-50,000 Vlt of Trojan Records (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US A 21st Century Jamaican sound system from the Trojan
vaults inspired by Spooky's Jamaican summers spent as a
child. Eclectic & charismatic comp feat. hits & rarities
in an appetizing mix. Perry, Hold, Dekker, Tosh, Levy,
Sly, Robbie. Liners by Spooky. RECOMMENDED
Trojan-06076-80558-2
DCD
$22.00
Dr. Octagon
Return Of Dr. Octagon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 23RD)
PS, US (KOOL KEITH, UlLTRAMAGNETIC MCs) Finally, back again
to shock & thrill us after years out in the wilderness,
he goes straight for the jugular with the release of his
highly anticipated new album. Spliced & diced together
by the man himself. Recorded in a twelfth century turret
in the old quarter of Prague, as well as Byron Bay & Melbourne
in Australia. A morphing twisted intelligent organism,
an animal yet to be named. Also feat. DJ DEXTER (the AVALANCHES)
for the Egyptian scratch flavor & PRINCESS SUPERSTAR.
CMH-9217
CD
$15.25
Drowsy
Snow on Moss Stone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Witty, intimate & deeply charming Finnish singer/songwriter
Mauri Heikkinen. Follow-up release to 2005's "Growing
Green" is more focused & coherent, whose span
is no less diverse or ambitious in its scope. Weathered-beyond-its-years
vocals (shifting from a soft, in your ear burr to a low
rasp) & acoustic/electriv guitar, piano, organ, accordian & subtle
fx-use weave in & out. Anchored in observations of
his own reality & rural/geographical isolation, his
writing opens out a very human music. If there's any justice,
this album should see Mauri recognized as at least the
equal of the likes of Adem or Iron & Wine.
FatCat-042
CD
$14.50
Edu K
Illegal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!! A fantastic mash-up party anthem
EP where the songs of Brazil's Edu K get all mixed up with
some great pop tunes, like Michael Jackson, The White Stripes & The
Specials.
Man-009
12
$10.00
Elliott, Ramblin' Jack
I Stand Alone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US Bob Dylan called him his "long lost father".
He's a living link to Woody Guthrie, Brownie McGhee, and
the beat poets. Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Van Morrison, Paul
McCartney, Kris Kristoffersen, Bruce Springsteen, and Beck
all cite him as an inspiration. Now more than ever, Elliott
stands alone, a crucial reminder of a proud and dying American
tradition - a self-made wayfarer whose fifty-plus years
of experience resonate in every note he sings. This is
the most intimate recording of his career, cradled by a
family of guests that include Lucinda Williams, David Hidalgo,
Flea, Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney, and Wilco guitarist
Nels Cline. Elliott offers an introspective look back at
his career, through meditative takes on favorites and untried
material. At 74, he still has plenty of hunt left in him.
Anti
CD
$15.00
Epoxies
Synthesized (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Five song EP compilation of their two long out of
print Dirtnap 7 inches. Die hard fans may recognize this
as a home-made, self released CD-R the band has been selling
at their shows the last year or so.
Dirtnap-66
CD
$10.25
Erickson, Roky
Evil One (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1980, includes 5 additional
songsR freocmo rtdhe CD release PLUS 3 bonus tracks previously
released on Sponge Records in '76. LIMITED TO 2000. Double
Gatefold LP.
SFTRI-685
DLP
$17.75
Evangelicals
So Gone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US It's overly caffeinated, bursting at the seams, & ultimately
it demands to be heard. There's a persistence, an unrestrained,
driving force-of- nature quality to the album that could
somehow only have come from a town like Norman, OK. There
is no neatly carved out sub-genre for this one. Pop hooks?
Yes. Psychedelic? Yes. Glam even? Ok
Misra-041
CD
$14.50
Fast Fourier
Tomorrow, Tomorrow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US They make reality seem fuzzy enough to just get
past the peripheral & on to the dance floor. At times
smooth & delaying, at others jagged & Pollyanna-ish,
they consistently spit out lullabies infected with the
clear-cut catchiness where you'll be smitten with for weeks.
Syrupy-sweet vocals enveloped in icy, rumble beats backed
up with a heaping helping of moog crunch & bass guitar
bohemia.
Narnack-7040
CD
$12.75
Felipe + Forte
Eke Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 30TH)
PS, Canada Popular & acclaimed fringe electronic musicians,
Nick Forte and Dino Felipe team up yet again for Eke Out
the second sand-blasted album from the dark alliance of
Miami noise brewer DF and New York fragmentor NF. Their
highly regarded first album, Shaggy Black, which Pitchfork
deemed "gorgeous" and The Wire magazine called
kinda genius, marked the beginning of a skewed and spewed
musical endeavor. The 10 track Eke Out continues in a similar
vein as it's predicesor, though perhaps playing up the
binary bile and pushing the haze envelope even further.
This thing floats with metallic harshness and a brutish
pyschedelic clausterphobia, incorporating vocals, percussion,
synths, guitars and computer into a frothy soup. Felipe
and Forte's collaberative work has been compared to Boredoms,
Black Dice, the Dead C and Fennesz.
Sublight-2301
CD
$13.50
Fernando
Enter to Exit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Oregon-based pop songsmith Fernando Viciconte & his
band- Portland stalwarts Jeff "Chet" Lyster & Derek
Brown (EELS), Paul Brainard (RICHMOND FONTAINE), Qwee & Lewi
Longmire (a journeyman in the NW's roots-rock & country
scene). Coupling gorgeous melodies & lush vocals with
haunting lyricism, "Enter To Exit" is another
dose of Fernando's dark, haunting world wrapped in a pretty,
sparkling package. Melodies are always spot-on, as is his
voice, while his lyrics paint a different picture, one
of sadness, sorrow & demos.
InMusicWeTrust-025
CD
$12.75
Field Mob
Light Poles & Pine Trees (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
20TH)
PS, US
Geffen-01
CD
$15.25
Figurine, James
Forgive Your Friends (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US James Figurine is Jimmy Tamborello (POSTAL SERVICE,
DNTEL) & these remixes feature tracks from his album "Mistake
Mistake", by artists The Field, John Tejada & David
Figurine. The album will be released on CD by Plug Research.
Monika-048
LP
$10.50
Final Fantasy
He Poos Clouds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US On his second album, Owen Pallet presents a clearly
enhanced concept of his solo project Final Fantasy. The
core sound of his 2005 debut, "Final
Fantasy Has A Good Home," was
mainly based on Pallet's violin and his expert handling
of the loop pedal. He now proves his skills as an arranger,
working with an abundantly staffed chamber music ensemble,
featuring a string quartet, piano, harpsichord and percussion.
Still, Owen's ingenuity for catchy melody lines and surprising
idioms is captivating.!Regardless of the more extended
scope for this album, it was produced to maintain a certain
intimacy. The overall atmosphere carries the ease of an afternoon
dress rehearsal, as if the ensemble members played for
themselves one last time before the crowd rushs in. Owen"s
mostly introverted vocals also express this mood of privacy.
The musical language is eclectic without letting its influences
act as bare quotations for themselves. Traces were smeared
with care and everything is consolidated and processed
in such a distinct way that one cannot clearly designate
the culprits any longer. He even integrates an amazing
variety of stylistic spheres within the individual songs.
String arrangers for ARCADE FIRE. Fans of Andrew Bird tingle
w/delight. Full US tour coming in Fall.
Tomlab-069
CD
$14.25
Final Fantasy
He Poos Clouds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
Tomlab-069
LP
$14.75
First Nation
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Follows their debut single & a buttload of touring
w/their Raincoats/Slits influenced debut. Loose pop songwriting
like cohorts in Animal Collective but brought quieter & more
introspective w/a laid back trancey, tribal vibe backing
the whole thing.
PawTracks-11
CD
$16.00
Flash/Bat
Laud Baud (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US The terror begins at home! Feel like blowing something
up but don't get off on battle simulation games, then check
out this disc & dance the night away. Like a blast
of primal clusterfucking from a hijacked Atari 2600, this
is a no imput audio gestalt, a party for one or many of
crap your pants primitivo punk electronics.
Locust-103
CD
$14.50
Fog
Loss Leader (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US New EP from Andrew Broder feat. Markus Acher from
NOTWIST. 27 minutes of new music incl. 2 new pop songs,
2 experimental pieces & a remake of "10th Avenue
Freakout" w/ Markus.
Lex-037
CD
$12.00
Fog
Loss Leader (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Lex-037
10
$12.00
Folson, Mark
Lost Takoma Sessions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US Mark's sound will not be unfamiliar to anyone who's
heard an album of solo acoustic guitar or two in their
life. Here he plays his style with the same individual
personality that former Fahey discoveries such as Kottke,
Robbie Basho & Bola Sete had. The Fosson sound is light & smooth,
perhaps best represented by the bright & melodious "Sky
Piece" - though the entire album is a sweet listen.
Over the years he's continued to play music, albeit in
different styles than his acoustic guitar picking approach.
He's landed songs in a number of movie & television
projects.
DragCity-322
CD
$14.50
Four Tet
Pockets-DJ Kicks EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US 2 NEW, EXCLUSIVE tracks incl. "Pockets" & "Pockets
(Minimal Version)".
StudioK7-120203
LP
$10.50
Frankenreiter, Donavon
Move By Yourself (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Vinyl for his new album.
LostHighway-6402
LP
$11.75
Free
Self-Titled(PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH )
PS, US The 2nd album from UK hard rockers Free was originally
released in 1969. Released here with 2 bonus tracks "The
Worm" and "Sugar For Mr. Morrison." Original
artwork. Digipak.
Lilith-08
CD
$18.00
Free
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US
Liilith-08
LP
$18.00
Futureheads
News and Tributes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Second album gets US release incl. 3 UNRELEASED
TRACKS limited to the first pressing & incl the UK
single "Area."
StarTime-436
CD
$16.00
Georgina, Cristina
Mapamundi (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 22ND)
PS, SPAIN Almudena López disguises as Cristina Georgina,
in the shape of a romantic heroine. Key singer of Las Escarlatinas
and Mate, Almudena is besides a prominent flute player,
a reputed architect and a talented designer/ illustrator.
She is undoubtedly someone with something genuine and personal
to say. More importantly this timid Audrey Hepburn-delicate
chanteuse is willing to redefine herself as one of the
most beautiful singing voices in indiepop. Let's hope she can remain under
the radar for a long time. "Mapa mundi" is her
first solo album but it has all the necessary components
for eternal alchemy and a sonic palette of pop numbers
that make you think of Isobel Campbell/Gentle Waves, La
Buena Vida, Beatles, Coralie Clement, Nico, Mate, Escarlatinas,
Go- Betweens, Ephemera or Kiki D'aki. In few words, pure
pop music under the usual blue-blooded production of Ramón
Leal and Mateo Guiscafré. Cristina's voice is marvelous,
her harmonies warm, and her approach devoid of crass commercialism.
You will find no studio tricks here, just the best levels
of pop polish, dizzying heights of charm and a reliance
on good songwriting and tunes. In this eccentric and evocative guitar pop, you will discover something
pure, peaceful and delicately quaint too. Like an old kitchen
table draped with a red and white tablecloth sitting in
a room with bright turquoise walls. There is also guitar
jangling (dreamy guitar textures and playful romps) influenced
from many different leanings: The Smiths, The Would-be-goods,
Love, Trash Can Sinatras, Field Mice and La Buena Vida/
Le Mans into a unique and refreshing approach that stands
at odds with most contemporary music. Mapa mundi is definitely
a place where to go and seek shelter. And certainly as
good and comforting as other historic pop records: La Buena
Vida #1, Deseo Carnal, Cecilia 2, Popemas, Entresemana,
Sol de Medianoche, Heliotropo, Soidemersol... Spanish pop
at its best!
Siesta-222
CD
$18.50
Germano, Lisa
In the Maybe World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 18TH)
PS, US New album from gifted lyricist & performer features
some of her best work to date w/uniquely inventive self-produced
arrangements & lyrics that still cut right to the core.
Her voice carries gently into a world where distinctions
between beauty, love, loss & pain tend to blur. Previous
albums on 4AD & previous work with Bowie, Mellencamp & Gelb.
YoungGod-32
CD
$16.25
Glaciers
Moonlight Never Misses an Appointment (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Starring JACKIE LINGE & IAN STYNES of THE MENDOZA
LINE. What started as a simple experiment later turned
into a multi-layered & textured sound, as friends came & went & added
their instruments & melodies to multiple tracks. Built
on the morals of melodies & retracing of regrets, the
collection of songs merge together in an intimate collection
of music & compatriots. Guests incl. Bob Hoffnar (HEM,
MOJAVE 3, RAINER MARIA) & Gerald Menke (MERCURY REV),
Nate Wooley (MR.BUNGLE). Julia Rhydholm (ESSEX GREEN).
EskimoKiss-12
CD
$12.00
Golding Institute
Final Relaxation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US High concept album released by NEIL HAMBURGER producer
Gregg Turkington (Anton Lavey, Drag City's "Warm Voices" book) & Sydney
based damaged electronics expert BRENDAN WALLS. Purported
to be a Trojan horse from a radical cult masquerading as
an educational record. A disturbing audio program that
enables the listener to die simply by listening, using
breathing techniques that shut down the body's organs one
by one until the subject dies. File under NEIL HAMBURGER
Ipecac-078
CD
$14.50
Gonzalez, Delia/G Russom
Relevee (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Double 12" vinyl.
DFA-60719
LP
$16.00
Gonzalez, Delia/G Russom
Relevee (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Delia & Gavin return with a special new EP w/the
original track from "Days of Mars" reworked here
by heavyweights like CARL CRAIG, DFA & BABY FORD. Enhanced
CDS incl. stunning video.
DFA-60719
CD
$8.25
Graffin, Greg
Cold As The Clay (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US At first listen, Graffin's record may seem a world
apart from his punk rock roots as singer and founding member
of Bad Religion. But the classic American music he pays
homage to here forms the backbone of Bad Religion's epic
tales of the young and the poor, mired in misery, poverty,
and spit."
Cold As The Clay" honors traditional folk music with
original rock compositions that draw inspiration from the
folk-rock of Gram Parsons and Neil Young. The album was
recorded and mixed in seven days, capturing the authentic
sound of musicians gathered around a single microphone.
The result is a vivid, intimate recording that makes you
feel as if you're sitting in a pine-floored cabin, listening
in to haunting tales of the hard luck that lives around
you.
Anti
CD
$15.00
Guryan, Margo
Take a Picture (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Originally released on Bell Records. Includes liner
notes by David Rosner. All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Sometimes when an cultily-adored obscurity is reissued,
it becomes clear that a lot (if not all) of its mystique
was due to its rarity. However, this time the buzz is justified:
a '60s soft pop masterpiece. The sound is a delightful
collision, with surprisingly funky electric piano and Steve
Cropper-style guitar leads dueling over prominent, clunky
drums and unobtrusive orchestrations. Over it all, Guryan's
breathy overdubbed vocals--her wispy, wobbily-pitched babytalk
style was clearly heavily influenced by bossa nova pioneer
Astrud Gilberto, who covered this album's dreamy "Think
of Rain"--give the album its most attractive feature.
Guryan is as accomplished a songwriter as she is a singer;
her main influences seem to be Antonio Carlos Jobim and
Bacharach/David, and that combination of bossa nova and
sleek pop sophistication is the watchword. Sweetly poppy,
lightly jazzy, and completely irresistible, this is sunshine
pop at its finest. 180gm.
Sundazed-5195
LP
$18.50
Hafler Trio/Colin Potter/Andrew Liles
Three Eggs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US First collaboration between Hafler Trio, Colin Potter & Andrew
Liles. Originally recorded to be a tour only item. However,
the tour had to be cancelled but the disc was not. Limited
edition of 1000. Packaged in a deluxe 12 panel fold out
cover.
Important-094
CD
$13.75
Haino, Keiji & Sitar Tah
Animamima (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Keiji Haino - vocals, flute, electric tanbur, rhythum
box, electric hurdy gurdy and electric sruthi-box Sitaar
Tah - 20 piece sitar orchestra. On June 26, 2004 Keiji
Haino and Sitar Tah performed live in Shibuya. Keiji Haino,
legendary frontman of Fushitsusha and acclaimed multi-instrumentalist.
20 piece sitar orchestra for one night only. Fortunately,
this sublime performace was recorded and we're now able
to present it in this deluxe letterpressed and die cut
two cd package designed by Stephen O'Malley. Audio master
by James Plotkin. Keiji Haino represents the cornerstone
of the Japanese underground for some 30 years, who also
has performed internationally for the past 25. His list
of collaborators reads like the phone book for the whose
who in underground music (Bill Laswell, Derek Bailey, John
Zorn, Ruins, Merzbow, Masonna, Boris, Ikue Mori, Joey Baron,
Peter Brotzmann, Charles Hayward, Thurston Moore...) Haino
has also served as front man for 25 some years for Fushitsusha,
the band which many consider to be the worlds greatest
power trio.
Important-099
CD
$25.00
Haino, Keiji & Sitar Tah
Animamima (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US On June 26, 2004 Keiji Haino & Sitar Tah performed
live in Shibuya. Haino joined this 20 piece sitar orchestra
for one night only. Fortunately, this sublime performace
was recorded. Haino has represented the cornerstone of
the Japanese underground for some 30 years. Haino contributed
vocals, flute, electric tanbur, rhythum box, electric hurdy
gurdy & electric sruthi-box.
Important-099
DCD
$24.00
Hamilton, Dirk
Meet Me At The Crux (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US A work considered by fans to be among Hamilton's
most mature work, and an album defined years later by Rolling
Stone as "one of the most unforgettable albums of
the '70s, a gem that deserves rediscovery." Deluxe
edition, feat. bonus tracks, lyrics and pictures from the
period.
Akarma-352
CD
$17.25
Hamilton, Dirk & Bluesmen
Sometimes Ya' Leave The Blues Out On The Road (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US This time Dirk takes the stage with an all-new all-Italian
line-up, to form one of the best contemporary blues bands
out there, featuring killer axeman Roberto Formignani -
whose forte lies in his ability to pull off amazingly complicated
and creative solos - and an agile and robust rhythm section.
On the DVD you will also find many other bonus tracks,
including an amazing "The Relative Health Of Your
Soul Inside" one of Hamilton's standards and interesting
cover of "Stand By Me." Don't miss this happy
moment in the epic career of this great American blues
man, who reveals here one of the most beautiful sides of
contemporary blues.
Akarma-349
CD/DVD
$29.00
Handsome Family
Last Days of Wonder (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US A collection of country folk love songs sung in
airports, garbage dumps, drive-thru windows & shark-infested
waters. The album celebrates the little miraculous moments
of beauty found in everyday life: a golf course shining
in the rain, hanging lights bouncing in the breeze, pigeons
singing from billboards, trees blooming
in squares of dirt. The songs linger on those moments when
we"re pulled from
the ordinary to feel awed by mystery, bewildered by
beauty, terrified by the vast unknowable around us (whether
we wander through shady groves or crowded parking lots).
Brett Sparks, who writes the music, draws
from medieval melody, country-politan string arrangements,
tin-pan alley crooners, & dusty hillbilly records to
weave together the fabric of this record. Rennie
Sparks, who writes the lyrics, makes magical realism from
polar adventure stories, turn-of-the-century electricity
wars, pagan hunting songs & her own time
spent (like most people) riding up elevators, staring out
hotel room windows, & driving interstate highways.
The inspiration for the words in these songs comes from Rennie"s belief that not only does our
present world feel like the last days of wonder, but that
human life has always felt just this way: full of a sense
of impending doom & inevitable self-destruction, but
simultaneously steeped in the sacred, the infinite, the
impenetrable, the ever-wondrous. Brett"s musical
compositions & recording process were hybrids of the
old & the new; the real & the fake; the analog & the
digital. The album is full of such ancient & modern anomalies:
analog compressors, vintage instruments & condenser
mics, all drawn into the digital world of computer recording.
Pedal steel parts were e-mailed from
Chicago (Stephen Dorocke-FREAKWATER & JESSE SYKES) & musical
saw part sent from London (DAVID COULTER-TEST DEPT, POGUES,
TOM WAITS). "Last Days" travels from swamps & caves
to laboratories & bowling alleys, always celebrating
the mystery & madness in love. The songs explain who's hanging shoes on telephone wires, why automatic sinks
in airports sometimes don't see your hands, & why The
Handsome Family refuses to go to Heaven unless flies can
come too. Also, a tender tale of Tesla's last days: his
love for wounded pigeons & his ability to explode light
bulbs with his mind. Rennie is eaten by a wild boar. Brett
threatens to pull the stars down from the sky. A record
of love songs in the true Romantic sense.
CarrotTop-040
CD
$12.75
Hefner
Catfight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 3RD)
PS, US Hefner released records from 1996 through to 2002
and didn't worry the charts too greatly, 46 being their
highest placing. They did however find a special place
in the hearts of their devoted following who keep vigils
for their reformation to this day. Their's is a special
kind of 'small' music that rocks but doesn't beat its chest
with any bluster, it beckons you with a little finger.
Much of their notoriety comes from the patronage of John
Peel who had them record 7 sessions for his radio show.
Hefner were sometimes wrongly categorized as indie boys
in need of a shag but its much truer to say that they had
lots of sex, just with the wrong people. Hefner were really
a folk band for the mid twenty city dwellers and their
songwriter, Darren Hayman always had an ear for the details.
Darren was also extremely prolific, although he would disagree;
'I'm not prolific, everybody else is lazy.' These 43 unreleased
songs are drawn from a career that saw five albums in six
years and 22 singles and eps. Much of the first disk includes
songs that were destined to form the basis of Hefner's
mellower 6th album and really shouldn't be considered outtakes.
They show the band returning to their guitar roots after
the electronic experimentation of their last album 'Dead
Media'. The two CD then works backward with unreleased
songs from all of their records, gradually revealing the
scratchy lo-fi punk rock band that existed before their
first album that has remained unheard until now. This record
shows the spikey underbelly of Hefner, a record for fans
that can also hold its own as an introduction to a peculiarly
individual band that have their own dirty back alley in
rock history.
DarrenHaymanLtd-02
DCD
$20.75
Herbert
Scale (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US
StudioK7-202
DLP
$24.00
Herbert
Scale (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Restless musical innovator produces his most accessible & mellifluous
collection to date after producing & remixing Bjork,
REM, Cale, Ono & Gainsbourg. His smoothest record yet
imbued w/a sunny tone & bright opulence.
StudioK7-202
CD
$20.25
Hinson, Micah P.
Baby & the Satellite (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US This animates the emptiness of backcountry roads & late
teenage displacement. His distinct brand of country-noir
is delivered over hushed vocals & subdues guitars,
shaded by fragments of Dylan's storytelling & Bill
Callahan's ability to tap into the darker emotions of real
life. An endearing journey through his fractured past,
searching for signs of hope in the somber halls of downtrodden
Middle America.
JadeTree-1113
CD5
$8.75
Hodgkinson, Tim
Sketch of Now (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Tim co-founded HENRY COW along w/ Fred Frith in
1968. This work explores his compositional side along with
his work as a soloist in recent compositions ranging from
2001-04. Exploring a variety of processes & influences-Korean & ritual
Siberian music, improv, actual use of musique concrete & combinations/transformations
of acoustic instruments w/electronics & tape. Liners
by TH
Mode-164
CD
$18.25
Holcomb, Robin
John Brown's Body (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US A rare talent w/a foot in the singer/songwriter
pop world & her roots in the downtown avant garde scene
reaching back to the first generation of Studio Henry mavericks.
An eclectic program ranging from fragile piano pieces & a
powerful new string quartet to several songs feat. her
own heartfelt vocals.
Tzadik-7716
CD
$16.50
Holland, Jolie
Springtime Can Kill You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 15TH)
PS, US Springtime's 12 track song-cycle is a crossroads
where haunting meets joyful - a voice from the heavens
singing stories of the underworld. Holland's songs rise
and fall like heavy eyelids and convey the peace of that
place between asleep and awake, creating a special place
for you to be. There sounds from past and present-tense
waltz together to a never-ending melody that flickers between
folk, jazz, blues and pop. Holland's lyrics conjure characters
and situations one might find in the surrealistic celluloid of Jim Jarmusch.
As with all good dreams, there is an anything-goes spirit
leading the way.
DBKWorks-123
LP
$13.75
Holt, John
I Can't Get You Off My Mind (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Features many of his top recordings produced by
legendary CLEMENT DODD for the Studio One label. Songs
like "Tonight," "Stranger In Love," & "My
Heart Is Gone" topped the Jamaican charts & are
considered true classics. "I Can't Get You Off My
Mind" is one of the greatest reggae love songs ever
recorded in Jamaica & showcases just why Holt is held
in such esteem. Features rare stereo mixes w/3 tracks on
CD for the first time.
StudioOne-116617794-2
CD
$19.00
Holy Molar
Dentist the Menace (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Jam packed with footage covering the band's west
coast tour consisting of tons of live footage including
the first show ever, people getting beat to hell, nudity,
stupidity & infamous desert birthday party "gig." Their
resume consists of members from Locust, Das Oath, Get Hustle,
Some Gils, Cattle Decapitation, head Wound City, Antioch Arrow & many
more!Additional features on the DVD include: alternate
takes synced to studio tracks, commentary by fans as well
as the band & footage of the Molar's legendary opening
support Death Bread (featuring Don Bolles of Germs fame).
ThreeOne-50
DVD
$13.75
Holy Shit
Stranded at Two Harbors (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 18TH)
PS, US MATT FISHBECK (PUSH KINGS) & ARIEL PINK's first
recorded collaboration. Fishbeck on lead vocals & guitars
leaving Ariel to work out the beats & bass lines. The
urgency of the lyrics & melody is positively countered
by timelessness of songwriting & an overall catchiness.
The rhythms are genuinely contagious & most of them
are created by Ariel's mouth. One can sense an affinity
in this music for 80s pop icons as well underground classics.
UnitedAcoustic-007
CD
$13.75
Hot Chip
The Warning (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US
DFA-62808
DLP
$20.25
Hot Chip
The Warning (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US New album is a huge step forward w/more infectious,
melodic & engaging songs. Immaculately layered pop
voyeurism. Follows hugely successful tour w/ Stereolab.
DFA-62808
CD
$19.00
Hubbard, Ray
Wylie Snake Farm (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US New album from legendary Austin outlaw country hero
juxtaposes impeccable lyrics w/dirty, primal grooves. Greasy,
gnarly, rootsy & rude.
Sustain-001020-2
CD
$15.00
Hughes, John
Immediate Action #11 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US IA #011 is a tight six-track EP. Features 5 new
tracks & a collaboration with label-mate Eliot Lipp
with Jasia 10 & Leo 123. The music was composed almost
entirely on Hughes's modular synths. Hughes also records
as Slicker & is one half of the Some Water & Sun
duo. LIMITED!!!
Hefty-055
12
$8.75
Husbands
There's Nothing I'd Like More than to See You Dead (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Second LP from San Francisco 3 girl band "who
spit blood in the face of non-believers & pummel groins
w/barbed wire bashing. 60's girl gropu innocence drowns
in the sound of Big City Grime as they create a punk, garage,
soul, R&B & rock mutation." Recorded w/Phil
Manley (TRANS AM, FUCKING CHAMPS & JOHN REIS (ROCKET
FROM THE CRYPT, HOT SNAKES) w/guest appearances by Dan
Sartain & Russel Kwan of THE MUMMIES.
Swami-133
CD
$14.50
Hylozoists
La Fin du Monde (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Harmonically challenging, sustained, trance-like
post rock instrumentals that enthrall & delight with
elegance & virtuosity...an ecstatic blend. 4/5 stars."-
UNCUT. Nova Scotia band taking their cue from bands like
Tortoise & Stereolab, but who go a step further, synthesizing
numerous pop influences into a sumptuous slice of lush,
cinematic, post chamber pop.
Boompa-013
CD
$16.00
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
According To Plan (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US This Austin band has crossed the country several
times over in support of "Fear Is On Our Side",
and is now releasing the first single from "According
To Plan". Described by Res Magazine as an "ethereal
anthem with a great bass hook and gently chiming guitars",
the song transcends and destroys the generational gap that
plagues so many bands these days who were influenced by
Joy Division and new wave hookery. This single also includes
the "Fear Is On Our Side" outtake, "Close
To Here" and the newly recorded piece, "Better
Strangers".
SecretlyCanadian
CD5
$5.50
Isan
Plans Drawn in Pencil (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MorrMusic
LP
$16.00
Isan
Plans Drawn in Pencil (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Fourth LP who gained notoriety for remixing Depeche
Mode but have kept it by making electronic music high in
concept that's easy on the ears. Serious pop music full
of layered analaog & digital sounds arranged just so.
MorrMusic-068
CD
$16.00
IZ
EM (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Densely layered & skillfully presented instrumental
on the heavy side of rock, with elements of experimental
music. Songwriting is in a minimalist & sparse style
that is in contrast to the thick tambor meter changes & harmonic
complexities. This approach makes every note/chord an essential
statement & creates a unique sonic quality rarely heard
in groups with rock instrumentation.
IZ-9692
CD
$16.25
Jarboe
Conduit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US A stealthy, haunting follow-up to Jarboe's MEN ALBUM
masterwork: a full-length, limited tour album co-written & performed
by Jarboe & guitarist Nic Le Ban. Also featured are
the names & words submitted to Jarboe's "Living
Rumor" subscription list- a latter day email-art piece
consisting of contributions by hundreds of folks from her
far-reaching international fanbase. Hypno-Immersion via
masterful soundscapes: Lightning, piano, guitars & vocals
conjure atmospheres of isolating darkness, glowing incandescence & sublime
seduction.
Atavistic-175
CD
$15.25
Jarrett, Keith
Tokyo Solo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US ECM's first DVD feat. the great improvising pianist
Jarret directed by Kanama Kawachi. More than an hour of
UNRELEASED MATERIAL!
ECM-09
DVD
$24.98
Jazkamer
Metal Music Machine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Jazzkammer, or Jazkamer as they call themselves
now, are the Norwegian king of noise, LASSE MARHAUG & JOHN
HEGRE (of KAPTEIN KALIBER among others). During their 8
year existence they has explored different kinds of sound
expressions & cooperated with different musicians,
but the core has always been Marhaug and Hegre. In typical
Jazzkammer manner their new album is a metal album! And
they insisted on calling themselves Jazkamer, & to
be on their own label called Smalltown Supernoise. They
have made the album that Lou Reed did not make, taking
Reed at his word & made metal machine music in the
right meaning of the words. Jazkamer is part of the tradition
of bands like Animal Collective, Wolf Eyes, Boredoms, Black
Dice, Sunno))), Earth, and Lightning Bolt. Bands that mix
the avantgarde with noise, kraut, metal & punk, creating
new music with an unpretentious DIY aesthetic. Joined on
this album by Jørgen "SIR DUPERMANN" Træen
of TOY, Ivar Bjørnson of Norwegian black metal legends
ENSLAVED & Iver Sandøy and Olav Kristiseter
both of metalband MANNGARD. Art by legendary English coverdesigner
SAVAGE PENCIL
Smalltown-118
CD
$16.00
JR Ewing
Maelstrom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US An internationally acclaimed band, known for their
extreme musical ambitions. This combines the uncompromising
sound of ...Trail Of Dead with the insanity of The Blood
Brothers & the free spirit of a band like Refused.
This is the exclusive & limited Pic. Vinyl Pic.
Coalition-078
LP
$13.75
Junior Boys
In The Morning / The Equalizer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY
11TH)
PS, US Canada's Junior Boys have emerged with a pop statement
that exhibits a confident mix of focus, clarity, and ambition.
Both tracks are a mesh of futuristic pop romanticism and
electronic funk. "In The Morning" is the product
of a collaboration between the band and past tourmate,
Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars, and a stunning example of the
group's melodic prodigiousness. Meanwhile, the calm menace
of "The Equalizer" is one of Jeremy
Greenspan's finest vocal performances to date and the crooked
electronic twist hearkens back to the band's more avant
side.
Domino
CD5
$5.50
Kastner, John
Have You Seen Lucky? (PRE-ORDER: JUNE 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BossTuneage-005
LP
$12.00
Kastner, John
Have You Seen Lucky? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 23RD)
PS, US Debut solo album by the lead singer/guitarist for
ALL SYSTEMS GO! & the DOUGHBOYS. With appearances by
Alex Lifeson (RUSH), Jim Cuddy (BLUE RODEO), Away (VOIVOD),
Jonathan Cummings (BIONIC), Lee Ving (FEAR) & more, & recorded
in multiple studios across Canada, this is an original & infectious
album.
BossTuneage-005
CD
$14.25
Kettel
My Dogan (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, NETHERLANDS Reading back various reviews of Kettel
releases like 'Cenny Crush' (dub, 2003), 'Volleyed Iron'
(U-cover, 2004), 'Cuddle and then leave EP' (dub, 2004)
and 'Through Friendly Waters' (Sending Orbs, 2005), one
thing attracted our attention: every release is called
Reimer's finest, best or most impressing release to date.
A remix job for Depeche Mode is one of his latest highlights
and can be seen as a confirmation of his talent. Starting
in 2001 with the album 'Dreim' on Kracfive and singles
on Planet Mu and Neo Ouija, Reimer Eising now brings his
sixth and latest album. 'My Dogan' finds Reimer piercing
- and here we go again - his most beautiful album to date.
He continues the musical journey he once started, resulting
in a climax. We consider Kettel as one of the most creative
and musical artists of today's electronic music scene.
My Dogan combines two of Reimer's trademarks: his melodic
and playful style of music known from the 'Through Friendly
Waters' and the 'Cuddle and then leave' releases and the
moody and warm ambient style from the 'Volleyed Iron' album.
On My Dogan, tracks like 'Mauerbrecher', 'Follow me!' and
'Afwezig' have already proven their effect on the dance
floor during live performances in the past months. Wonderful,
yet treacherous detuned 303 melodies are mixed with sharp
beats and beautiful chord progressions. Whereas, tracks
like 'Halt him', 'Choo Choo Charlie' and 'He's his own
man' are compelling, heart warming and supported by samples
from Reimer's cats, surrounding and favourite TV series.
The other tracks are in between these two styles. The beautiful
artwork is supplied by the Finnish FTHR. The 18 (!) tracks
listed on the back of the jewel case sum up to a length
of over 70 minutes. ...an instant 'classic'!
SendingOrbs-006
CD
$15.50
Kiefer, Christian
Czar Nicholas Is Dead (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US "A beautiful musical evocation of a page of
Americana. Environmental recordings and electronics wrap
up a slow-changing bed of loops consisting of simple folk
guitar lines, banjo, accordion, and voices (both singing
and reciting)."-AMG on "Exodust" (Extreme,
2002). A soundtrack to a tundra wasteland filled with lonely
soldiers, ornate towers crumbling into ruin, and desolate,
blood-soaked snowscapes written from the confines of Kiefer's
Northern California home. An essentially ambient project
with minimal instrumentation, "Czar Nicholas Is Dead" captures
Russia as a fever dream, a strange and disorienting place
that lay on no map, but rather resides entirely in the
author's imagination. On the one hand, the subject of Kiefer's
project is a strange one to be sure, particularly since
most of his recorded output-including the similarly epic
and minimalist instrumental project "Exodust" (2002)
-has been rooted strongly in American soil. But Kiefer's
work has always also been rooted in history and in academic
and intellectual pursuits. For research, Kiefer turned
to thick volumes on the assassination of the Romanoff family,
the tradition of Russian folk music, and to early Russian
silent film. Kiefer brought in a handful of his favorite
musicians and asked them to improvise with him live in
the studio with a handful of simple instructions. The material
was then worked over further in the studio, edited, rearranged,
and produced, often with additional parts being added or
subtracted as the musical force of the album began to reveal
itself. The end result is part collective improvisation
on a conceptual and musical theme, and part constructed
and composed musical work. "I have one thing to say
about Christian Kiefer: It's GREAT to hear new music!"-Thurston
Moore
CameraObscura-075
CD
$14.75
Kiila
Heartcore (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US One of the brightest, most engaging freak-folk records
of the year comes from this Finnish band whose home town
is enveloped in darkness most of the year. Human voices,
w/lyrics in English & Finnish, rest on warm textures
of sounds from an array of acoustic & electronic instruments.
Small & warm. For fans of Animal Collective, This Heat.
SayHey-008
CD
$17.00
Klee
Honeysuckle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US The band takes their name from expressionist painter
Paul Klee; an apt moniker for a group whose dreamlike musical
cascade of guitars and synthesizers showcases extraordinary
beauty not unlike a Paul Klee masterwork. Klee explore
simple yet affecting new wave melodies and, using their
mother tongue, prove German to be both magical and romantic.
Three songs re-recorded in English exclusively for this
release. Featuring a duet with Nina Hagen.
MintyFresh
CD
$15.25
Ladyhawk
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar-097
LP
$12.75
Ladyhawk
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US A stomping ,sweaty ride through the Vancouver streets
that they know well. Their core is bracing rock. Neil Young's "Tonight's
The Night" is the hailstorm on the hood of The Replacements' "Let
It Be", while distorted guitars invoke the thread & swerve
of Silkworm & Dinosaur Jr. With the help of BLACK MOUNTAIN,
it will be hard to fina a more hauntingly beautiful set
of rock music than this debut.
Jagjaguwar-097
CD
$14.50
Larvae
Dead Weight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, GERMANY With their second album, Larvae strip their
music out of the genres they had been associated with,
and focus on a sincere reflection on their musical roots,
their position as a band, and their place in the musical
landscape. Integrating guitars on most tracks and vocals
(by Jessica Bailiff, Shadowhuntaz, Hope For Agoldensummer
and Scalper), Larvae give here birth to a very soulful
and wonderfully produced album which can not be overlooked,
a work of great substance and talent. "Dead Weight" is
an album Larvae can be very proud of, and one which will
leave its mark.
AdNoiseam-621
LP
$18.75
Larvae
Dead Weight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, GERMANY With their second album, Larvae strip their
music out of the genres they had been associated with,
and focus on a sincere reflection on their musical roots,
their position as a band, and their place in the musical
landscape. Integrating guitars on most tracks and vocals
(by Jessica Bailiff, Shadowhuntaz, Hope For Agoldensummer
and Scalper), Larvae give here birth to a very soulful
and wonderfully produced album which can not be overlooked,
a work of great substance and talent. "Dead Weight" is
an album Larvae can be very proud of, and one which will
leave its mark.
AdNoiseam-622
CD
$14.75
Leadbelly
Last Sessions V.2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 27TH)
PS, US A great collection that will amaze the listener
for the crystalline quality of its recordings. Leadbelly
is undoubtedly one of the greatest bluesmen to ever appear
on the face of earth and here it shows.
Universe-140/2
CD
$17.25
Les Aus
Haranna Hanne (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SimpleSocial-001
LP
$11.75
Les Aus
Haranna Hanne (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Graces This has elements of moroccan folk, dance
punk, hard core & black metal (think Mars Volta but
more punk & more efficient.) From Barcelona, they've
made an impression on the Spanish & European underground.
Having just completed a sold out tour w/ Ted Leo, they're
ready now to take on the rest of the world.
SimpleSocial-001
CD
$11.75
Lidell, Jamie
Multiply Editions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US
Warp-143
LP
$10.50
Lidell, Jamie
Multiply Editions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Remixes from "Multiply" by FREEFORM FIVE,
HERBERT, LUKE VIBERT, FOUR TET, FEIST, GONZALES & MOCKY
plus live tracks recorded 2005 in London & Paris.
Warp-143
CD
$10.50
Lil' Hospital, The
Heavy Metal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Lil' Hospital has moved from being Kevin (formerly
of Sprites) Alvir's bedroom recording project to his full-time
full band, even though he lives in Philadelphia and the
rest of the band lives in Washington, DC. With the larger
lineup comes a bigger, more developed sound, but maybe
not quite the Heavy Metal you'd expect from the title.
The songwriting has also grown a bit when compared to 2003's "I
Wanna Be Well" (Best Friends Records), somehow becoming
even catchier.
TotalGaylord-010
CD
$9.00
Loess
Wind and Water (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 15TH)
PS, US Loess is back! And 'Wind and Water' is proof that
their time away was well spent. As the follow up to their
critic-favorite on Nonresponse, 'Wind and Water' simply
put; is Loess' finest work to date. Having since escaped
Philadelphia for retreat in the Pine Barrens of Southern
New Jersey; Wind and Water is a meticulously focused reflection
of these new surroundings while keeping echoes of their
past haunts close at hand. The sounds on Wind and Water
are both moving and breathing, and crumbling and decomposing,
often within a single track. It is at times ominous and
foreboding and other times hopeful and calming. It is within
these elements that Loess finds a sense of balance. The
album suggests a new respect for the two elements that
embody these balances; the Wind and Water. for fans of
: casino versus japan, boards of Canada.
N5MD-138
CD
$13.00
Lords
Swords (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US LIMITED EDITION VINYL ISSUE W/SILK SCREENED COVER.
This combines the "get in the van" urgency of
a forgotten era of SST-influenced punk rock with an awe-inspiring
precision & swagger of late '80s American thrash metal.
The heir apparent to the throne of the resurgent Louisville
hardcore scene, LORDS deliver their unique brand of volatile
thrash in a blaze of towering riffs, near heretical rants & throttling
drums. Somehow LORDS cram a punishing wall of
sound into an inconceivable 13 song, 22 minute long package.
Swords is a torrid & unrelenting assault that will
leave a trail of scorched earth in its path.
ColdSweat-004
LP
$14.75
Loud Family with Anton Barbeau
What If It Works? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US Recording five acclaimed albums for Alias Records
during the 1990s, the Loud Family, featuring Scott Miller
and an ever-changing cast of musicians, made some of the
best pop music of the decade. Aimee
Mann (who told Pulse magazine's Brett Milano that Scott
Miller is "the best songwriter out there right
now") and Magnetic Fields' Stephin
Merritt (who raved about the Loud Family's "gloriously
catchy hooks" in Time Out New York) hand-picked the
Loud Family to open for them on tour. Members of the band's
rabid Internet fan base traveled from all over the United
States to catch their shows, flying, in some cases, several
thousand miles to see them. Initially, Scott called it
quits after the LF's final Alias release, 2000's "Attractive
Nuisance." But he has finally been coaxed out of retirement
to record "What If It Works?," which features
the newest member of the Loud Family, Sacramento power
pop hero Anton Barbeau is best known for his collaboration
with England's Bevis Frond, "King of Missouri"). "What
If It Works?" features several originals as well as dynamic covers of the Rolling Stones' "Rocks Off," the
Zombies' "Remember You" and Cat Stevens' "I
Think I See The Light."
125-013
CD
$13.50
Magnolia Summer
From Driveways' Lost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Sophomore effort reveals a louder, rawer & more
spontaneous side. Distorted guitars buzz & howl against
the blast of drums & bass, but despite the aggressive
edge, MS retains its distinctive grace & vulnerability.
With a band that features stalwarts of the St. Louis music
community, songwriter-multiinstrumentalist Chris Grabau
crafts songs of isolation & disconnect: a life caught
between work & home; love & loss; heart & hope;
thoughts & words.
Undertow-030
CD
$12.75
Manyfingers
Our Worn Shadow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, SPAIN 8 tracks. Manyfingers (aka multi-instrumentalist
Chris Cole) emerged out of the shady and mysterious Bristol
scene that spawned the likes of Flying Saucer Attack, Movietone,
Third Eye Foundation and Amp. Previously best known as
Third Eye Foundation luminary Matt Elliott's right hand
man, cellist and drinking buddy, Cole has also been a sometime
member of legendary pastoralists Movietone as well as being
the current drummer of the excellent post rock band Soeza.
Cole's relative obscurity is set to change with the release
of his full lenght debut album 'Our Worn Shadow' - a magnificently
ambitious multi layered gem of a record. He plays piano,
drums, cello, Spanish guitar, accordion, vibraphone and
other assorted instruments to create a veritable whirlwind
of sound. The record takes its cue from the Fourtet of
'Pause' and 'Rounds' (taking in along the way influence
from US based hip hop futurists Dosh and Machine Drum)
but adds Yann Tiersen style accordion and string arrangements
played with the intensity of Godspeed You Black Emperor!
at their ground shaking best. The cyclical motifs of Philip
Glass and Steve Reich are notable ensuring that the album
presses all the right neo classical buttons - often comparable
to the best work of Max Richter, Rachel's, Sylvain Chauveaux
and Terry Reilly. Its an album of opposites - the mournful
accordions and weeping cello's recall the melancholy of
Matt Elliott's recent 'Drinking Songs' yet when a female
vocal is introduced on the excellent standout 'For Measured
Shores', the effect is somewhat like a gallic late period
Blonde Redhead. The record is impressive for the variety
of melody and sounds produced, the consistently imaginative
string and horn arrangements, subtle sampling and frenzied,
frenetic drumming. Following the hullabaloo over recent
records by the likes of Fourtet, Caribou and Diplo, Manyfingers
is far and away the best Englishman to take on the baton
and run with it into genuinely new and exciting places.
'Our Worn Shadow' is more than a new dawn for post rock,
folktronica, electronica, neo classical or whatever you
want to call it - its a life changing record that ultimately
defies categorization.
Acuarela-1064
CD/DVD
$14.75
Meneguar
I Was Born At Night (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US REMASTERED/REMIXED ON VINYL
LP
Troubleman-175
LP
$12.75
Merzbow
Minazo Vol 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Masami Akita's tribute to the beloved male elephant
seal who lived life in captivity at a Tokyo aquarium. Minazo
died on October 4, 2005. He was 11 years old, young for
an elephant seal whose life expectancy is 20 years on average.
He was the only male elephant seal in Japan. Akita often
visited Minazo & was allowed access to him behind the
scenes.
Important-097
CD
$13.75
Metallic Falcons
Desert Doughnuts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Two soothsayers of nocturnal activities, bound together
by fate & blood & a lifetime of musical collaboration.
They produce a sound most simply described as "soft
metal." Feat. members of COCOROSIE & VOODOO-EROS.
Joined here by ANTONY, TARANTULA A.D., JANA HUNTER & DEVENDRA
BANHART. Contains samples from Nico's last trip to Disneyland,
pagan songs, small hearts waiting for monring & a tender
electronic fire fanne dto a smolder by the fevered longing
of teenagers.
Voodoo-EROS-03
CD
$15.25
Minutemen
We Jam Econo-Story Of... (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Film by Jason Kulbek & Rob Walters. The Saddle
Creek Records story told through interviews, home movies,
rare live performances and never-beforeseen
archival footage with BRIGHT EYES, FAINT, CURSIVE and many
others. In 1993, a group of childhood friends in Omaha,
Nebraska released 100 copies of a cassette tape by a 13
year-old singer-songwriter / little brother, Conor Oberst.
Two years later, the name Saddle Creek Records was etched
in vinyl and what began as a collective local music scene
would soon gain attention as a center of independent music
in America. The story of the record label as told by the
people who made it happen. With extensive interviews, rare
performances and archival footage, the film is an oral
and visual history of how the combination of talent, dedication
and collaboration launched bands like Bright Eyes, Cursive,
Azure Ray, Rilo Kiley, Lullaby for the Working Class, Desaparacidos & The
Faint into the national eye & has fostered a close-knit
family of artists that continues to inspire each other
and their fans. "The most vital underground rock scene
in the country... by any measure, the bands and the city are in the middle
of an extraordinary musical run."-NY Times. "Homespun
values color this community, and extraordinary ties bind
these bands."-Boston Globe
Plexifilm-028
2XDVD
$22.75
Missing Numbers
No Anecdote (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 5TH)
PS, US Led by songwriter / instrumentalist Jimmy Peterson,
this relatively new Minneapolis band is already creating
a sound and vibe that are totally its own. The album is
a collection of songs that are dark but melodic, totally
modern but evocative of distant and dangerous times.
JackpineSocial-059
CD
$14.50
Modern Machines
Take It, Somebody (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Often described as classic upper Midwestern punk
filtered thru a modern day basement punk sensibility. Husker
Du meets early Replacements meets early Lemonheads meets
Dillinger 4 meets The Figgs. While these comparisons are
fairly apt, "Take It, Somebody" sees the band
incorporating older & more diverse influences into
their distinctive songwriting style, including 60's garage
rock & even some Americana-esque twang.
Dirtnap-065
CD
$13.25
Monsters Are Waiting
Fascination (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US "Dark & sexy rock energetically careens
betwen candy coated vocals of innocent awakening & moody
melodies of detached experience."-Amoeba "On
stage [they] ooze tension & star power with the dueling
elements of bass driven grooves & Annalee Fery's playful
vocals & demeanor."-Giant Robot.
Retone-001
CD
$12.50
Morton, Mandy & Spriguns
Magic Lady (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US One of the best albums of the talented Ms. Morton,
who was active between 1976 and 1983 with six LPs. A true
prog folk star, Mandy Morton's distinctive voice makes
this reissue a sure delight for collectors and obscure
albums searchers.
Akarma-324
CD
$17.25
Murdoch, Alexi
Time Without Consequence (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH
)
PS, US After selling a gazillion of his debut EP, which
included the hypnotic inertial "hit" "Orange
Sky," it's finally time for his debut album. Compared
to everybody from Nick Drake to David Gray & Van Morrison.
A KCRW & KGSR fave.
Razor&Tie-79301
CD
$18.75
Mutts
I Us We You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US Nine track mini album serves up the band's strongest,
most focused & fully realized set of recordings to
date. Continuing to deliver garage menace & classic
rock in spades, it nevertheless conveys a looser, more
instinctive stance & displays a wider collective remit.
The Mutts are stylised but refreshingly unpretentious;
four personalities drawn together looking for excitement & release,
and wanting to take the audience with them. They embrace
everything from 50's rock n' roll, to blues, glam, rock,
soul & beyond.
FatCat-054
CD
$12.50
My Education
Moody Dipper (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Formed in 1999 by members of Stars of the Lid, ultrasound,
Cinders, and ST37, the seven-piece My Education is an instrumental
hybrid: part space-rock cacophony, part punk rock sonic
wipeout, and part ambient bad trip. My Education's 2002
debut, Five Popes, spawned regional tours, college airplay
and much critical acclaim. Though comparisons to Mogwai,
Explosions in the Sky, and Mono were natural to follow,
My Education's sound and instrumentation truly are its
own. 2005's follow-up, Italian, fueled more national accolades
and caught the ear of many musicians along the way. 2006
finds My Education's sound expanding and evolving, with
a new EP, Moody Dipper, and an August tour to follow. The
EP contains three new My Education tracks plus help from
Kinski, Dalek, Red Sparowes, and Teith in the form of remixed
Italian songs. Not being one to rest on its laurels or
past achievements, My Education should be recording its
next full-length release this fall. Track Listing: 01.
Spirit of Peace (a variation on a theme by Popul Vuh) 02.
Armistice Day 03. Dalek: Green Arrow - Deadverse Remix
04. Red Sparowes: Snake in the Grass - Greg Burns of Red
Sparowes Remix 05. Teith: Green Arrow - Teith Remix (Trevor
from Pelican) 06. Kinski: Puppy Love - Chris Martin of
Kinski Remix 07. Moody Dipper.
ThirtyGhostsRecords-002
CD5
$9.00
New Grenada
Modern Problems (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Detroit four-piece is a bold conglomeration of dynamic
rhythms, thundering riffs, soaring synths & lilting
vocals that alternate between male melodicism & female
snarling. NG has ascended the ranks of the indie scene
in every conceivable corner. In a few short years, the
band has amassed a back catalog to fill a career, including
compilations such as Narnack's "Confuse Yr Idols:
A Tribute to Sonic Youth," from which their cover
of "Eric's Trip" earned a stamp of approval from
the late DJ John Peel. "New Grenada explores where
Detroit don't go; they aren't a sound, they're a place, & they're
where I want to be." - Roddy Bottum (Imperial Teen/Faith
No More).
Contraphonic-049
CD
$15.00
New York Dolls
From Paris With Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US First time on vinyl. LIMITED to 2000 includes a
12x12 color bookRleet!c Doroduble Gatefold LP
SFTRI-682
DLP
$17.75
North Atlantic, The
Wires In The Walls (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US Stark yet arrestingly lush music; a staggering blend
of NY post-punk, Chicago noise rock, and San Diego punk,
all tied together by drunkenly literate character studies
and a penchant for textural embellishment and sonic layering.
WePutOut
CD
$13.75
Noxagt
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Dangerous dirge blasts out of the tail pipe of Norwegian
ghost rider band's third LP w/Nils' viola replaced by the
spring-loaded guitar of Anders Hana (ULTRALYD)
Load-069
CD
$16.00
Oakley Hall
Gypsum Strings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Long regarded as one of the best live acts in New
York. Springing from 60s west coast legends like the Byrds,
the Flying Burrito Bros., & Moby Grape, adding elements
of X, Neu & Mercury Rev, this finds them refusing the
dictates of stale No Depression era norms. The sextet's
trademark killer songwriting chops are in evidence as this
album boats some beautiful ballads the temper the heaviness.
Jagjaguwar/Brah-004
CD
$14.50
OCS
Cool Death of the Island (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Pounds of delicious, California sunshine poured
over top the pop of Donovan!
Narnack-7036
LP
$12.75
OCS
Cool Death of the Island Raiders (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
13TH)
PS, US Feat. 13 tracks of a pure acoustic/folk/synth-pop
with a bounce. Tunes only a soulless vampire couldn't enjoy,
like snappy, teddy bear anthems for the lingering 10 yr
old in all of us. It's as if they threw a sheet of fresh,
pathological playfulness over a dusty loft mattress, creating
by far thee best goo-rock, bedroom folk our world has ever
heard.
Narnack-7036
CD
$12.75
Oneida
Happy New Year (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US Over the past ten years, no one's come close to
matching Oneida's output of dazzlingly creative, uncategorizable
music. Psychedelia, minimalism, maximalism, one-step, infinite-wave,
etc. It's all there. "Happy New Year" is the
Brooklyn band's most eclectic and coherent to date. It
flows flawlessly from a traditional hymn of grim beauty
through hypnotic rounds, thunderous kraut grooves, severe
ballads, and other indescribable music. Guest appearances
include Phil Manley of Trans Am, Emily Manzo of the Fucking
Champs, Shahin Motia of Ex Models, Brad Truax of Home,
and frequent Oneida collaborator Barry London.
Jagjaguwar
CD
$14.50
Oneida
Happy New Year (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar
LP
$14.50
Ones, The
Picture Perfect (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US First 12" single to support the forthcoming
debut full-length album. The ATOC Voxmaster is an incredible
blend of Dirty Disco, Electro & Rock while the ATOC
Dubmaster, w/ its hands-in-the-air break, screams for primetime
action. HUSHHUSH (a.k.a. Mattie & Gabe of The Rapture)
deliver a great electronic & very contemporary remix
that will definitely do some serious damage. On the B-Side
includes the radio crossover, "Dead or Alive"-esque
track "TV Screen" produced by none other than
Tasty Tim (T-Total).
ATouchofClass-018
12
$7.75
Oppenheimer
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Irish duo who married their common love of synths,
kraut-rock, soundscapes & most of all pop music into
songs capable of transporting the listener to distant shored
on waves of melody. Lush, multilayered & just in time
for summer!
Bar/None-176
CD
$16.50
Others aka 22PP, The
Monochromeset (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, FINLAND The Others aka 22PP is a 22-Pistepirkko side
project playing covers, exploring their influences and
having a rip-roaring time doing it! Yes, there's another
band called The Others, hence the "aka" addendum.
For "Monochrome Set" they've carefully picked
just a few from their broad setlist: songs by The Kinks,
Jody Reynolds, The Troggs, Link Wray, Buddy Holly, and
The Everly Bros. The band 22-Pistepirkko has been around
for almost 25 years and has
recently released their 10th album "Drops & Kicks" (2005).
Years ago they've started to also play shows under the
name THE OTHERS (aka 22PP), dedicated to mainly cover songs
they like. Those shows have been
very well appreciated throughout Finland and Scandinavia. "Monochrome
Set", released on their own Bone Voyage label is the
first official recording of this concept.
BoneVoyage-052
CD
$12.00
Our Brother the Native
Tooth & Claw (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US A thrilling, beautifully jumbled rush & gush
of ideas & emotions. With their campfire clap-alongs & skewed
vocals & the use of circuit bent children's toys, OBTN
might at times come on like the kid brothers of CocoRosie
or Animal Collective, yet this is far from a derivative
record. The band's fusion of disparate sounds, influences & approaches
forms a unique whole that is very much their own. Performing
a neat balancing act between the prettiness of their songs/melodies & the
self-inflicted damage of the noise threatening to spew
out from its seams or peel back/melt its edges.
FatCat-012
CD
$13.75
Panda Band
This Vital Chapter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US A collision of layered vocal & keyboard melodies,
guitars riddled with a menagerie of effects, textured drumming
and an array of other sounds that tip the hat to some of
the coolest studio & live bands over the past 40 years.This
first album from Australia's PB is the final product of
songwriting, playing and creating in the most isolated
city on the planet: Perth, Australia. The Panda Band is
fronted by multiple award-winning songwriter Damien Robert
Crosbie, who has penned the songs currently earning his
five-piece an ever-growing popularity with fans, radio,
press and the music industry. "Textured and infectious
pop from the bright lights of Western Australia. Flaming
Lips and Modest Mouse eccentricities blended with the classic
harmonies and quirk of Sgt. Peppers era Beatles."-Rolling
Stone.
Filter-07
CD
$15.00
Paper Chase
Now You Are One Of Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US The signature sounds, strangled guitars, bombastic
percussion, terror-stricken strings, bizarre samples & crashing
pianos, are firmly in place. Here, the Dallas quartet creates
the sonic equivalent to George A. Romero's classic zombie
films, in which one & all inevitably become "one
of them". Over the album's seamless course, they not
only offer battle anthems for those who won't go down without
a fight, but also the sadistic theme songs of their bloodthirsty
attackers.
KillRockStars-445
CD
$14.50
Parenthetical Girls
Safe As Houses (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US Two years in the making, the sophomore release from
Pacific Northwest experimental-pop band Parenthetical Girls
makes exceptional bounds forward both sonically and narrativelya
more confident vision that is at turns more confrontational
and more delicate. Featuring Sam Mickens and Jherek Bischoff
of the Dead Science.
SlenderMeansSociety-005
CD
$12.50
Peaches
Impeach My Bush (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
DLP
$21.00
Peaches
Impeach My Bush (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US Peaches is a phenomenon, a self-made, self-produced,
DIY leader of the electro-punk movement and mistress of
the original dirty lyrical classics. Unique with her minimal
pumping beats and loved by true innovators and fans as
diverse as Deborah Harry, Iggy Pop, Bjork, Lil' Kim, Kelis,
Too Many DJs, M.I.A., and LCD Soundsystem,
you'll be heartened to know she hasn't cleaned up her act
on her new release.
Guests on this record include Joan Jett, and Josh Homme
and Feist. "...old school synth loops, gritty drum
samples, and a mouth that puts Lenny Bruce to shame" -
Wired. "She's dirtier than most gansta rappers. She's a lip sync favorite among
drag queens...She writes dance music that rockers will
listen to and rock that disco queens will dance to" -
Paper.
XL
CD
$14.50
Perry, Lee "Scratch"
Panic in Babylon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US It's a fresh, full-length epic with a unique catchiness & hypnotizing
rhythm only his hands could bring to life. Relax & soak
in the album's sharply enriching tones as the renowned "Father
of Dub" takes you for a psychotropic journey throughout
life's highs & lows. This version features 4 extra
tracks of unreleased covers from SINEAD O'CONNER, GEORGE
CLINTON, & TV ON THE RADIO.
Narnack-7037
CD
$12.75
Phonophani
Phonophani (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Originally released in '98 as a limited edition
(500 only) this excellent debut still stands as one of
the very best electronica albums ever released in Norway.
Well-crafted & full of ideas & original turns,
it has a rare timeless quality that makes it sound as fresh
today as it did back then. It's difficult to come up with comparisons, but certain aspects of Alog & Boards
Of Canada can serve as references. Incl. 3 bonus tracks
from the same period.
RuneGrammofon-2054
CD
Portastatic
Who Loves the Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Original Film Score for a film about the people
we love & how much we hate them. It is also about sex, & the
ensuing tensions that can arise within the confines of
friendship & the extended family. It's a beautiful
musical interpretation of these themes. In addition to
MAC's traditional guitar-based songs, he incorporates strings,
oboe, flute & piano to propel the infectious melodies.
RIYL Belle Orchestre, Rachel's & Calexico.
Merge-277
CD
$13.75
Priestess
Hello Master (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
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
Psycho & the Birds
All That Is Holy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US
Recordhead-91
LP
$17.25
Psycho & the Birds
All That Is Holy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US An unoffical, sort of BOB POLLARD solo album sandwiched
between two O-fishul BOB POLLARD solo albums. Though recorded
spontaneously on a boom box & later worked over in
the studio, this is no mere collection of throw aways.
It is THE collection of throw aways. Heavy on the 5 Ps:
pop, punk, prog, psych & purge.
Recordhead-091
CD
$16.25
Raisanen, Timo
I'm Indian (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, SWEDEN Timo Räisänen is former guitarist
for Håkan Hellström's band and a member of Her
Majesty. This is his second album. Full-on gorgeous orchestral
guitar-pop with an engaging dynamic vocal. Initial orders
will receive FREE a 2-song CDS includes Timo's brilliant
single "Fear No Darkness, Promised Child" and
a cover of Badfinger's "Without You". While supplies
last! Check out Jim's Pick page for a sound sample.
Razzia
CD
$13.50
Redding
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US St. Louis's Redding are full-time college students,
aged 19 to 25, but these four young Anglophiles have created
a mature, melodic, and atmospheric album that defies age and geography, venturing into the
anthemic turf of Brit-pop (Coldplay, Travis) and the dark,
intricate sensitivity of bands like Doves, Elbow, and Radiohead.
This record is being released in conjunction with AntiMusic.com,
an online music magazine.
RockRidge
CD
$9.50
Remains
Diddy Wah Diddy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Jukeboxes everywhere can rejoice, now that Sundazed
is on the scene with red hot relief for those hopelessly
worn to bits copies of Epic 5-10001 (better known as "Diddy
Wah Diddy"/"Once Before", perhaps the most
potent of all singles by the always authoritative Remains).
Mid-60s Brit-influenced Americana never sounded so good.
Sundazed-181
45
$8.75
Renbourn, John
John Renbourn Sampler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2ND)
PS, US In the words of British guitar-god John Renbourn,
founding member of the influential folk-rock group Pentangle, "the
tracks on this record [1971] have been taken from previous
albums, made in all kinds of places, some of them recording
studios." Although Pentangle was at the height of
its popularity in 1971, Renbourn always maintained an identity
as a solo artist as is evident in this superior showcase
of primarily traditional folk tunes & instrumentals.
Featuring appearances by fellow Pentangle members Bert
Jansch and Jacquie McShee. 180gm.
Earmark-42060
LP
$19.75
Robot Ate Me
Good World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Recorded alone in a near-freezing house w/ a thrift
store clarinet, an 80s drum machine, an 80s synth, & an
out of tune 1800s piano. Musically, the arrangements are
simple & delicate, with harmonized falsetto vocals & staccato
clarinet lines floating above minimal percussion & the
occasional synth. Choruses & verses blur into musical
interludes that travel with the characters they represent.
5RueChristine-060
CD
$14.50
Rooks
Search & Destroy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US B/W "Penetration" One of the RAREST of
all '66 garage singles, the classic two-sider, "A
Girl Like You"/"Empty Heart". From the original
master tape, augmented with amazing photos. Why blow your
retirement nest egg on an original copy when it sounds
incredible on always-reasonably priced Sundazed vinyl.
Sundazed-182
45
$8.75
Sammies
Self-Titled(PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
Ps, US NC self-taught quartet who channel the early 80's
Athens sound through Pavement, MC5 & Skynyrd. "Punk
intensity w/a garage rock roar."-Indendent Weekly
MoRisen-087
CD
$12.75
Scanners
Violence Is Golden (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US This showcases their smooth Chrissie Hynde style
raspy vocals & distinctive & catchy guitar work.
It's a stunning & haunting debut. Following in the
footsteps of The Kills, Bloc Party & The Rakes, they
are Dim Mak's newest priority import band. Expect big things.
DimMak-102
CD
$14.50
Scarling
Staring To the Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Latest attack to redefine noise & chaos w/in
the context of their beautifully painful melodies.R Aenc
uonrd-released, non-album track on this single. LIMITED
to 1000
SFTRI-773
CD5
$6.00
SCSI-9
Line of Nine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US
Kompakt-138
LP
$17.00
SCSI-9
Line of Nine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US ANTON KUBIKOV & MAXIM MILUYTENKO have traveled
far since embarking as Moscow's most endearing minimal
techno/house act SCSI-9, & this is their 2nd full-length.
they construct an uplifting, emotive mood fuelled by the
pulse of the unprejudiced, techy beat. This new release
puts forward a fantastic cluster of dimension & depth
to an overpopulated world of disposable, faceless music
that exists in minimal techno currently. It reminds of
Herbert & Dani Sicilliano's finest moments, pure coffee-house
bliss.
Kompakt-051
CD
$17.00
Sensational Meets Kouhei
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
Ps, US Japanese noise producer KOUHEI MATSUNAGA & Crooklyn's
innovative illbient son SENSATIONAL collaborate to birth
a groundbreaking aural sculpture that defies easy classification & contemporary
comparison. This combination of raps & groove makes
for some real next-level shit, true 21st century hip-hop
at its finest resulting from their avant-garde process:
a surprisingly accessible blend forged of the hardest beats & rhymes
from the subterranean bedrock. Distant & abstract in
the tradition of innovators like Can, Dr. Octagon & Dan
The Automator, SMK departs from even the most experimental
of modern artists with its hypnotic minimalism & organic
restraint. Includes remixes by AUTECHRE & SPECTRE.
Wordsound-053
CD
$14.50
Services
Element of Danger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 8TH)
PS, US The anticipated 1st single from the album, "Your
Desire Is My Business". A-side features a dance-rockin'
remix by the highly sought after production duo MSTRKRFT
(DFA 1979) & the B-side features a killer breakbeat
influenced remix by the ATOC impressarios.
ATouchofClass-019
12
$7.75
Shitmat
Hang The DJ (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, CANADA After his very successful Full English Breakfast
collection and the The Lesser Spotted Burberry E.P. for
planet mu records England's infamous bad boy DJ Shitmat
gives us "HANG THE DJ" a heavy 13 track album
of classic ravage, gabber and indecent pop mashups. Brighton
DJ Shitmat (aka Henry Collins) brings his brainsick flavor
of "UK Mashcore" and endlessly brilliant craziness
to Sublight. HANG THE DJ is a night at the top 40 club
gone sour as shitmat throws the pounding hardcore in a
blender with heaps of funny/catchy pop song fragments.
Likely the most fun you will have listening to an album
this year!
Sublight-1601
CD
$13.50
Shys, The
Villain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US Described as "the perfect hybrid of LA rock
and classic British rock", southern California's Shys
are a blistering four-piece featuring Iggy style vox and
hints of all the Stones: the Rolling Stones, Stone Roses,
and Sly And The Family Stone. Having already performed
with The Color, Redwalls, Killers, and more, they're quickly
making a name for themselves. This is their Sire debut.
Sire
CD
$11.75
Silverman, Sarah
Jesus Is Magic (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US It's Sarah's movie. It's on DVD! It's funny!.
Interscope-9141
DVD
$25.75
Sincere Trade
If You Cannot Beat Them (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Another young musician from the underbelly of Toronto's
vast music culture, Sincere Trade (Carl Heindl) presents
his debut album, "If You Cannot Beat Them". Sincere
Trade has quickly become a recognizable artist in the Toronto
music scene and is now set to deliver his musical vision
to the world. With a knack for twisted and crunchy skipping
percussion, and a love for warm and dirty vintage synthesizers,
Sincere Trade bridges familiar retro sounds
with modern production skills. Call it IDM if you want
- but this music has groove and is meant just as much for
the dancefloor as it is for the shoe-gazing chin-strokers.
Sincere Trade adds a different dimension to Dross:tik,
as the label continues to redefine its musical direction
with each release. The brainchild of Carl Heindl, Sincere
Trade has been creating a stir in the Toronto electronic
music scene for the past couple of years with numerous
live
performances and self-CDR releases. With the release of
his debut album "If You Cannot Beat Them" (Dross:tik
Records), Heindl has crafted a sound uniquely his own.
Drawing on the early influence of Skinny Puppy, Depeche
Mode, Muslimgauze, Kraftwerk and Brian Eno; Sincere Trade
has crafted an album that draws from the past while shaping
the future. Various appearances in local Toronto magazines
and regular radio exposure on college and commercial airwaves
(including Brave New Waves on CBC) have set the stage for
a highly anticipated debut album. Sincere Trade is also
busy at the grass roots level as a promoter (along with events partner
Knifehandchop), responsible for the now infamous "Math
Hooker" events that feature a variety of electronic
music styles, dj's and live acts all under one roof. Breaking
through the traditional mold of music and culture has become
standard practice for this motivated young musician.
Dross:Tik-006
CD
$14.25
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Once Upon a Time-Singles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US GREAT 1978-81 retrospective of their amazing run
of early singles incl. "Hong Kong Garden," "Love
in a Void," "Happy House," & "Christine."
Polydor 831542-2
CD
$13.50
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Twice Upon a Time-Single (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US GREAT 1982-92 retrospective of their later singles.
Incl. "Dear Prudence" which is worth the price
of admission by itself plus "Dazzle," "Melt!," "Kiss
the for Me" & the comeback club hit "Cities
in Dust".
Polydor 517160-2
CD
$13.50
Six Organs of Admittance
Sun Awakens (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH )
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-312
LP
$14.50
Six Organs of Admittance
Sun Awakens (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Erupted like lava from what we'd previously thought
a mountain, this album flowers red & hot from the earth,
destroying in a completely organic fashion. This isn't
all happy beans, so you know, in fact it's their darkest
album yet. The inspiration is Hermann Nitsch, a little
Popul Vuh, as well as Hapshash & the Colured Coat.
DragCIty-312
CD
$14.50
Skywriter
Where Both Worlds Never Meet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, DENMARK Spectacular new album from Danish band Skywriter,
like a cross between Madrugada's sultry blues rock combustion
and David Bowie's whimsical space-oddity oscillations.
Other names being dropped include The Gun Club, Leonard
Cohen, etc. Highly recommended by Jim on the basis of a
handful of mp3s, more on this when the CD arrives at Parasol
HQ.
Iceberg
CD
$13.50
Slow Signal Fade
Steady (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Debut from Los Angeles, CA-based shoegazer outfit,
recorded & produced by Steve Albini. Rich, textured
sound is that of sonic familiarity which is anything but
derivative. Their evocative style, colorful melodies & engaging
percussions provide the foundation for the beautiful, timeless & ethereal
vocals. With their delayed guitars, clever lyrics & gauzy
vocals, SSF is one of those rare bands that aren't concerned
with writing the perfect 3-minute pop song. What you will
find is an expansive wall of sound that alternates between
sleep-like calm, wired impulses & careful destruction.
InMusicWeTrust-024
CD
$12.75
Small Sins
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Toronto band previously known as LADIES & GENTLEMEN
blends literary, minimalist songwriting w/smooth synch
lines & complex instrumentation to bring us achingly
addictive pop.
Astralwerks-59844
CD
$14.50
Smith, Bessie
Empress Of The Blues V.3 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US A marvelous voyage into the music of Bessie Smith, "Empress
of the Blues" as she was often called. Among the many
musicians that accompanied her over the course of her brilliant
career, Louis Armstrong, Bob Fuller, Benny Goodman, Coleman
Hawkins and Fletcher Henderson rise to the top of the list.
Already released as a 3CD box, this collection is now available
in three separate single volumes, ending now with this
volume 3, Also includes an illustrated booklet with extensive
liner notes.
Universe-137/3
CD
$17.25
Smiths
Under Review (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US 90 minute documentary film covering the full story
and music of The Smiths. Features rare musical performances,
videos, TV appearances, interviews with the band, and expert
comment and review from an esteemed panel of experts. First
of its kind in documenting the history of one of the most
important bands of the 80s. Incl. contributions from: producers
Stephen Street, John Porter and Kenny Jones; Smiths fifth
member Craig Gannon; Author of Saint Morrissey Mark Simpson;
Journalists Paul Morley, Nigel Williamson, Jake Kennedy
and John Robb; Factory Records supreme Tony Wilson; and
a host of other names.
SexyIntellect-504
DVD
$19.75
Smog
Rock Bottom Riser (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH )
Ps, US Two heavy, heavy cuts from "River Ain't Too
Much To Love" open this disc w/ accompanying videos.
Feat. Chloe Sevigny & Bill Callahan. Also incl. 2 non-album
songs, a pre-folk gospel song & a countrypolitan romp
full of bon sequitirs that somehow manages to fear & gash
at one w/ the power of a lion at play.
DragCity-302
CD5
$5.75
Smoosh
Free To Stay (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Smoosh write & play music that captures the
pure enthusiasm & unadulterated bliss of making art
for the joy of it. They work hard, they tour & practice,
but they play because they want to. They're pretty inspiring.
The band is made up of 2 sisters. Chloe plays drums & Asya
plays keyboard & sings. "Free to Stay" is
their 2nd record. It's great, & they're just going
to keep getting better. See one sheet for details.
Barsuk-53
CD
$11.00
Solter, Scott
One River (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US As its title suggests, One River's sound - created
from processed guitars and tape manipulation, as well as
found objects and voices - takes inspiration from the movement
of water. Each track contains several layers of musical
currents, painting a shimmering surface above slow-moving
drones of "undertow." The album's seven parts
combine to form a continuous, flowing piece, with titles
that suggest a journey both through physical space and
through memory. Solter's engineering prowess and compositional
sensibilities shine throughout the entire record. Scott
lives in San Francisco, and makes his living as a studio
engineer. Aside from working closely with John Vanderslice
in recording the singer/songwriter's last several albums,
his production and/or recording credits include albums by Erik
Friedlander, Ester Drang, the Mountain Goats, Spoon, the
Court & Spark and William Lazarus among others. In
addition to engineering at Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone
Studios, he owns and operates his own recording space,
currently called
Pueblo St. One River is Solter's second solo album, following
The Brief Light released last year on Manifold Records.
Scott Solter's One River is the sort of perfectly realized
ambient work that will slowly weave itself into the fabric
of your day-to-day existence. At least, it has for us here
at Tell-All. Like the best albums by artists such as Stars
of the Lid or Windy and Carl, One River is a beautiful
piece of music that we're constantly turning to when we
need
to transform a room into a space for thought; when we're
on the subway to work or a plane to visit home; when we're
in the woods, at the beach, or navigating the city; and,
oftentimes, when we're drifting off to sleep in bed. for
fans of: brian eno's ambient works, stars of the lid, eluvium,
windy & carl, sigur rós, keith fullerton whitman.
Tell-AllRecords-
CD
$13.50
Sonic Youth
Rather Ripped (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS,US The now O'Rourkeless quartet return with a "straight
up SY field on fire, with a compact potency of rock n roll
enlightenment. 12 songs of forward motion & harmonic/melodic
surprise".
Geffen-6757-02
CD
$14.50
Sonic Youth
Kitchen Archives, Vol. 3: Amplified New Music Meets Rock
1981-1986 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US
OrangeMountain
CD
$18.00
Sonic Youth
Rather Ripped (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Exclusive vinyl edition of SY's latest mayhem. Vinyl
only cover art.
Goofin'-11
LP
$13.50
Space Needle
Recordings 1994-1997 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Began in 1994 as the four-track project of Long
Island-based Jud Ehrbar & Jeff Gatland. After graduation,
Ehrbar moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where he attended
school & played drums in Scarce; after creative differences
prompted Ehrbar's exit, he returned to Long Island, where
the duo founded SN as a venue for incorporating diverse
influences ranging from experimental music & 1970s
prog-rock to 1980s post-punk & hip hop. After signing
to the New York label Zero Hour, SN debuted in 1995 with "Voyager," a
collection of fuzzy, psychedelic compositions backed by
primitive tape loops & experimental production techniques.
EenieMeenie-023
CD
$12.75
Sparklejet
Beyond the Beyond (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US One of the better rock bands out of California lately
had their third album captured here by STEVE ALBINI w/
the requisite crunchy guitars. They "skillfully write
songs that cross-pollinate hints of country with a touch
of 'classic rock', shards of punk against real emotion,
other bands would cower at the prospect of taxing themselves
in such a manner. Sparklejet excels".
LongLiveCrime-18
CD
$14.75
Spoon
Telephono & Soft Effects (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY
25TH)
PS, US Out of print for almost 5 years, these are presented
here REMASTERED in one specially priced deluxe package
(with an added video & beautifully restored artwork).
With amped-up acoustic guitars, jumpy song structures & a
punk attitude, "Telephono", (originally released
in '96 by Matador) was the shot across the bow from Austin,
TX's fledgling rock heroes. '97's follow up EP, "Soft
Effects", feat. 5 of their strongest songs & marks
a leap forward in the band's repertoire signalling the
great things to come.
Merge-290
CD
$13.75
Spores
Imagine the Future (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Trio fronted by Molly McGuire (MONDO GENERATOR,
YELLOW NO. 5, EARTHLINGS, RHUDABEGA) who share stage time
with alter-ego puppets. Molly has also appeared on records
w/QOTSA, FRANK BLACK & MARK LANEGAN.
SideCho-1024
CD
$14.75
Stars of Track & Field
Centuries Before Love & War (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
6TH)
PS, US Portland trio marries the whir & hum of drum
machines, sequenced bass lines & wanderlust harmonies
blurring the lines between 60's psych pop & modern
electronica.
SideCho-1023
CD
$14.75
Stevens, Sufjan
Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY
11TH)
PS, US He gleaned 21 useable tracks from the abandoned
material (from "Illinois"), incl. 3 alternate
versions of "Chicago". Some songs were finished,
others were merely outlines, gesture drawings, or musical
scribbles mumbled on a hand-held tape recorder. Most of
the material required
substantial editing, new arrangements or vocals. At its
best, this is an exercise in form, revealing the working
habits of one of the most productive songwriters today.
As an illustration, the avalanche refers to the snow & rubble
that falls off the side of a mountain, or, in this case,
the musical debris generously chucked from an abundant
epic.
AsthmaticKitty-021
CD
$14.50
Still Flyin'
Time Wrinkle EP(PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US Feat. members of TRACK STAR, AISLERS SET, LADYBUG
TRANSISTOR, DEAR NORA, LOVE IS ALL, MASERATI, and RED PONY
CLOCK. Vinyl version.
AntennaFarm-517
12
$8.50
Still Flyin'
Time Wrinkle EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS,US Feat. members of TRACK STAR, AISLERS SET, LADYBUG
TRANSISTOR, DEAR NORA, LOVE IS ALL, MASERATI, and RED PONY
CLOCK, Still Flyin' is a bit of a San Francisco based supergroup.
But even without the stellar indie-rock pedigree, Still
Flyin' would be a force to be reckoned with. The band's
hybrid of Rocksteady, Roots Reggae, and U-Roy style Dub
plays out in energetic and joyfully chaotic live shows
that have gotten even the most skeptical and frumpy indie
rock asses shaking. What might have begun as a lighthearted
nod to good times has become a juggernaut that no one in
the band expected andthe groupis nowa San Francisco phenomenon.
AntennaFarm-517
CD5
$8.50
Stills, Chris
When The Pain Dies Down - Live In Paris (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JULY 11TH)
PS, US The son of Stephen Stills (of Crosby, Stills, Nash
and Young fame) and best-selling French chanteuse Veronique
Sanson makes a connection between the two countries close
to his heart on this record. It showcases his immaculate
sense of melody and earth shatteringly beautiful voice.
Includes a studio version of the cleverly titled "Fanny",
which is a French translation of The Band classic hit, "The
Weight". Also features three tracks sung completely
in French. Already featured on the front cover of Rolling
Stone, Chris is ready for the world.
V2
CD
$8.75
Stone The Crows
Ode To John Law (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US 2nd album by this unforgettable Scottish band of
the early '70s. The music that the band proposes is blues
/ soul laden heavy rock, distinguished by carefully arranged
instrumental parts, a prominent guitar - played by the
terrific Leslie Harvey - and above all, the peerless voice
of Maggie Bell, elected "Britain's Top Girl Singer" of
1972.
Akarma-290
CD
$17.25
Strummer, Joe
Let's Rock Again (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Joe Strummer, the undisputed pioneer of punk and
former front man for The Clash, is captured in this revealing
and touching portrait. Dispelling the punk persona to reveal
a die-hard performer who gives it all on-stage, then stays
after the show to sign autographs for every last fan, the
documentary hits the road with Strummer's new band, The
Mescaleros, as they tour for their second album, Global
a Go-Go. This insider's view was shot by filmmaker and
long-time Strummer friend Dick Rude in the 18 months leading
up to Strummer's death in 2002. An intimate and fascinating
film, this DVD includes revealing back-stage footage, touching
personal interviews, and live.
ImageEntertainment-3257
DVD
$27.00
Submarine Races
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Vinyl version LP
IntheRed-134
LP
$11.50
Submarine Races
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Debut release from new band featuring PONYS guitarist
IAN ADAMS. Jangled guitar-pop that's so calculated to be
derivative it's practically sleeping with the entire catalog
of mid-80's twee Brit bands.
IntheRed-134
CD
$14.50
Svenonius, Ian
Psychic Soviet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US The essays, written in a scholarly yet engaging
style, should clear up much of the prevailing confusion
regarding events of the last millenium by exploring the
use of rock n' roll & art by the ruling class, & the
sinister machinations behind popular fiction, film & TV
serials. Indispensable for anyone who wonders where rock
n' roll comes from, where it's going & what it really
means. IAN is from WEIRD WAR, MAKE UP, NATION OF ULYSSES, & CUPID
CAR CLUB.
DragCity-307
BOOK
$16.00
Takeovers
Turn to Red (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Vinyl Version.
Recordhead-090
LP
$17.25
Takeovers
Turn to Red (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US "Album of beautifully damaged pop-rock" from
GUIDED BY VOICES alumni BOB POLLARD & GBV bassist Chris
Slusarenko. Joined at the bar by a ton of guests incl.
Sam Coomes of QUASI. GBV: The gift that keeps on giving.
Recordhead-090
CD
$16.25
Tender Trap
6 Billion People (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US 10 songs. Twenty years on from the NME's legendary
C86 cassette, with anniversary shows featuring key artists
planned at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and
a Bob Stanley-produced documentary in the works, Tender
Trap's new album is striking proof that some of the original
protagonists of that movement are still making intelligent
and engaging pop music. As lead singer of the seminal Talulah
Gosh, the proto-riot grrrl Heavenly and the classy pop
act Marine Research, Amelia Fletcher was the voice and
face that launched a thousand fanzines, an iconic presence
whose influence can be traced in bands as diverse as Le
Tigre and Belle and Sebastian. Together with her cohort
in the latter two of those bands, Rob Pursey (guitar),
and Marine Research drummer John Stanley aka DJ Downfall
(bass), Tender Trap formed in 2001, releasing one album
to date, the coolly electronic 'Film Molecules'. With the
addition of the crisp drumming of The Magnetic Fields'
Claudia Gonson, '6 Billion People' marks a move away from
the pared-down approach of its predecessor towards a sound
recalling the best of the band's previous incarnations.
This is immediately evident on the big chorused title track,
Rob Pursey's sub-sonic backing vocals uncannily reminiscent
of erstwhile collaborator Calvin Johnson, while recent
single 'Talking Backwards' is a pop rush of shimmering
guitars and mellifluous vocals and 'I Would Die For You'
marries a chugging rhythm to an ethereal melody. The short-but-spiky
'Applecore' ups the sass quotient as Amelia demands answers
from an indecisive lover to a series of oblique questions
over a stop-start bassline, whereas the spacey-keyboard
sounds of 'Fahrenheit 451', the heartfelt '(I Always Love
You When I'm) Leaving You' and the haunting album closer
'Dead and Gone' lend the album variety and depth. '6 Billion
People' is Tender Trap's most fully realized work to date,
a collection of sumptuous tunes and bold arrangements that
makes a claim to be one of the best pop albums of the year.
Perfect for fans of The Concretes, The Magnetic Fields,
Le Tigre, and C86 indiepop. In a nicer parallel universe,
Amelia Fletcher is the most influential artist of her day.
-NME
Matinee-040
CD
$13.50
Texas Sapphires
Valley So Steep (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Blend punk & country roots to play what they
know best: a unique concoction of vintage hillbilly & rock
'n roll, with perfectly matched guy/girl vocals & energy-infused
live shows. The Austin-based country/Americana/bluegrass
band combines an oldtime classic mountain vibe with lyrics
that give their tunes a modern edge. Voted "Best New
Band of 2005" in the Austin Chronicle.
LoweFarme-001
CD
$14.50
Thing
Action Jazz (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US After raking in huge press for 2004's "Garage" album
(4 stars in UNCUT) & playing wSituhp Feorjuarz Tzet & Prefuse
73, MATS GUSTAFSSON, PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE & I. FLATEN
come back with their strongest work yet. Here they bring
the power of their unique mixture of raw power, filthy
sound & punk fury to bear on songs by Ornette Coleman,
Swedish jazz legend Lars Gullin, Japanese jazz master Yosuke
Yamashita, noise duo Lightning Bolt, Cato Salsa Experience & 2
originals. Recorded analog w/only acoustic instruments
so what you hear is the sheer power of breathe, wood, metal & muscle.
PURE ACTION JAZZ!
Smalltown-123
CD
$16.00
Thompson, Richard
1000 Years of Popular (DCD/DVD)(PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
27TH)
PS, US Double album & DVD chronicling RT's attempt
to tackle 1000 years of pop, which of course he handles
with his usual flair and deftness. Runs the gamut from "King
Henry V's Conquest of France" to "Kiss" & "Oops!
I Did It Again".
CookingVinyl-320
DVD
$26.00
Unitus
Caretaker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, CANADA The Anti-Socialite of the Toronto breakcore
scene, Unitus (Daniel Ross) makes his return to fame and
fortune as he delivers his much anticipated second full
length album, "Caretaker". The follow up to his
debut album in 2002, "Cross Contamination" (D-Trash), "Caretaker" is
an evolution in the Unitus sound, experimenting further
with breakbeats and melody while still preserving that
familiar dirty edge. Unitus has struck a balance of deep
emotional melodies, while still laying waste to everything
in his path with heavy industrial-guitar drones, slower
bpm jungle beats and a gritty feel.
"
Caretaker" is power noise with real power, industrial
with an edge, techno without the presets, and breakcore
with melody. Never conceived of as an alter ego, but rather
as a container in which his eclectic musical tastes and
experiences could be combined, Unitus was constructed by
Daniel Ross in Toronto, Canada, during the summer of 2000.
Informed as much by the visceral quality of early industrial
artists like The Swans, Big Black, and Godflesh as by the
detailed production work of later electronic artists like
Aphex Twin, and Autechre, Unitus was an ambitious project
from the onset. An early
three track demo received welcome attention from Canada's
own digital hardcore label D-Trash Records, and laid the
foundation for the release of "Cross Contamination" in
early 2002. A fusion of breakcore, drum & bass, industrial,
guitars, and electronics into an unrelenting wall of sound, "Cross
Contamination" proved to be an underground success.
Having played alongside such artist as Venetian Snares,
Merzbow and Heartworm, the Unitus live act is a simultaneous
action of laptop beats, live guitar riffs and various distortion
pedals and effects boxes. With the release of the newest
album "Caretaker", on Dross:tik Records, Unitus
has positioned himself as one of the top artists in Toronto's
vibrant underground music scene.
Dross:Tik-005
CD
$14.25
Vandermark/Nilssen
Love Seven (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19 TH)
PS, US Third album from Oslo's PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE & Chicago's
KEN VANDERMARK wShuop hearjvaez zpreviously worked together
in SCHOOL DAYS & FME follows their 2 "Dual Pleasure" releases.
While it seems barely possible, the duo have become even
more groovy on this third album. Free Jazz w/ roots in
both the American & European traditions: warm, groovy,
melodic & funky at the same time as it is raw, wild & energetic.
The pure art of spontaneous music. Independent underground
jazz at its very best & a free jazz masterpiece.
Smalltown-119
CD
$16.00
Various
Belly of the Whale (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Conceived together by two of the prime movers in
the Natural Art world: Interspecies & Greenmuseum.
The goal was to create digital music from underwater sound
samples of creatures including orcas, dolphins, beluga
whales, sperm whales, humpback whales, Weddell & Bearded
seals, lobsters, shrimp & water. A sample cd of 350
captured sounds was sent out to many of their favorite
electronic artists. SCANNER, MERZBOW, YANNICK DAUBY, LAPCORE,
JAYNE FENTON KEANE, KIM CASCONE & many others answered
the call merging deep sea underwater sounds with their
electronic aesthetics. This project is a unique blend of
modern electronic music as well as an underwater educational
experience.
Important-098
CD
$12.75
Various
Antone's Home of The Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Profiles Clifford Antone and the world famous Austin,
TX blues club that carries his name. Incl. contemporary & archival
footage and interviews w/ BB King, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins,
Joe Ely, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Pinetop Perkins,
Charlie Sexton, Gatemouth Brown, Jimmie Vaughan & more.
Koch-6380
DVD
$17.50
Various
Version Dread (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Collects 18 of the most sought after B-sides taken
from Studio One 45's released between the years of 1966-82,
range from straight versions like "Please Be True
Version" and "Pick Up Version," to the more
modern dub effects found on "Armagideon Version" & "Why
Oh Why Version." Never collected before, and long
in demand by fans and collectors. Filled with top Studio
One rhythms from SOUND DIMENSION, LLOYD ROBINSON, HEPTONES.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
StudioOne-116617719-2
CD
$19.00
Various
Imaginational Anthem V. 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Expands the them from V. 1 of inventive acoustic
guitarists both old & new, roping in such talents as
JOSE GONZALEZ, PETER LANG, ROBBIE BASHO, SHARRON KRAUS,
JACK ROSE, JESSE SPARHAWK, JAMES BLACKSHAW & more.
TompkinsSquare-1424
CD
$15.75
Various
Graciously: A Gulf Relief Compilation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JULY 11TH)
PS, US This CD's goal is to raise awareness of Wavelab
Studio and its remarkable community of artists while giving
one third of the net proceeds to New Orleans Area Habitat
For Humanity Musicians Village Project to aid in their
work in the Gulf Coast area. All artists on this collection
are affiliated with Wavelab and all songs are new and previously
unreleased. Contributors include John Doe, Robyn Hitchcock,
Howe Gelb with Scout Niblett, Calexico, Steve Wynn, Amelia
White, Richmond Fontaine, Nik Freitas, Devotchka, Tony
Furtado, Luca, and Friends Of Dean Martinez.
Funzalo
CD
$14.50
Various
In the Loop 4: Dublab (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Shimmering sounds never available on vinyl until
now. Cuts by ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, LONG LOST (aka DAEDELUS),
DEVENDRA BANHART & HAIRY FAIRY, LABENDER DIAMOND, DIRTY
PROJECTORS, FEATHERS. Vinyl only!
PlugResearch-071
12
$9.00
Various
Field Guide to Table of the Elements (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 6TH)
PS, US This sampler is more than a summary of label highlights & certainly
nothing so casual as an assortment of odds'n'sods. The
performances make a statement as bold as their visceral
impact & as rich as the conceptual process that underpins
their creation. Feat. JONATHAN KANE, ARNOLD DREYBLATT,
ZEENA PARKINS, SAN AGUSTIN, TONY CONRAD, FAUST, LEIF INGE & RHYS
CHATHAM. Happy 21st century from Table of the Elements!!!
TableofElements-090
DCD
$23.50
Various
Little Darla Has V24 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 15TH)
PS, US 2CD this time! 33 exclusive tracks! Only two are
non-exclusive. Features AARKTICA, APSE, BOYRACER, DISLOCATION
DANCE, ROBIN GUTHRIE, I AM ROBOT AND PROUD, LOWLIFE, NEW
RADIANT STORM KING, ORCHIDS, PEPITO, SALOON, VOXTROT & more.
Darla-175
DCD
$7.50
Various
Some Of The Interesting Things You'll See On A Long Distance
Flight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, UK 21 tracks. LTM is pleased to announce the CD reissue
of the classic Crepuscule 1982 tour souvenir compilation
Some of the interesting things you'll see on a long distance
flight. All tracks on the 76 minute CD were recorded live
on the Dialogue North-South tour in February 1982, an ambitious
multi-media package which visited London, Paris, Amsterdam,
Brussels and several other major cities. Organised by Les
Disques du Crepuscule, the tour CD features exclusive live
recordings by several key participants, including the legendary
Durutti Column, Paul Haig (ex Josef K, here with Rhythm
of Life), chic French electro-samba trio Antena, Belgian
Factory band The Names, poet Richard Jobson and emcee Wally
Van Middendorp (of Minny Pops). Long-deleted, the extended
CD also features a deluxe booklet featuring many rare photographs,
together with an on-the-spot report by journalist Johnny
Waller, and liner notes by James Nice. A facsimile of the
original tour programme is also included. The CD is a must
for collectors of Crepuscule and Factory Records artists,
not least because it includes songs by Durutti Column,
Paul Haig and The Names which were never studio recorded,
and do not appear elsewhere.
LTM-2467
CD
$17.00
Various
Silverware (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US 5th anniversary compilation filled to capacity with
AUDRAGLINT faves & rarities from their fertile homeland
of Portland. 73 mins of UNRELEASED OR EXCLUSIVE tracks
incl. TARWATER, GRIZZLY BEAR, VALET, CHARLES ATLAS, KID
606 & WAYNE SODABHERK, CAURAL, SIGNALDRIFT, NUDGE,
SEMS, BUGSKULL, STRATEGY, tons more!
Audraglint-113
CD
$14.75
Various
Shadowplayers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Multi region format. Shadowplayers is a feature-length
documentary tracing the early history of iconic Manchester
record label Factory Records between 1978 and 1981. The
film was made by director James Nice. The Facts and fictions
are explored through candid interviews with 22 key participants,
including Anthony H. Wilson (founder) and Peter Saville
(designer), as well as musicians including Peter Hook (Joy
Division/New Order), Vini Reilly (Durutti Column), Simon
Topping and Martin Moscrop (A Certain Ratio), Chris Watson
(Cabaret Voltaire) and Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks/Magazine).
Other interviews include members of Section 25, Crispy
Ambulance, The Names, Minny Pops, Swamp Children and Thick
Pigeon, as well as other eyewitnesses and insiders such
as Richard Boon, Annik Honore, Lindsay Reade, Richard Jobson,
Graham Massey and Killing Joke. The film runs for more
than 2 hours and is divided into 19 chapters, covering
subjects such as The Factory Club, sleeve art and graphic
design, genius producer Martin Hannett, the riot at the
Joy Division concert at Bury in April 1980, the Factory
Benelux connection, the tragic suicide of Joy Division
singer Ian Curtis, the beginnings of New Order, and the
decline of the post-punk culture in 1981. Shadowplayers
is based exclusively on new spoken word interviews, with
soundtrack music by Section 25 and New Order, and rare
images and graphics. The cover art is based on the first
Factory design (Fac 1) by Peter Saville from 1978. DVD
extras include individual profiles for each interviewee.
LTM-2391
CD
$20.75
Venetian Snares
Calvacade of Glee and Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Double vinyl version.
PlanetMu-150
DLP
$20.50
Venetian Snares
Calvacade of Glee and Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US The true followup to last year's jungle techno masterpiece.
Consisting of 10 tracks written over the last 18 months.
PlanetMu-150
CD
$16.25
Walker, Scott
Humble Beginnings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US Early singles recorded under the name Scott Engel
range from unabashed rock n roll to tried & true pop.
Empire-545450839-2
CD
$16.25
White Whale
WWI (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 25TH)
PS, US Feat. the intrepid BUTTERGLORY; the fearless GET
UP KIDS; THEE (fearsome) HIGHER BURNING FIRE; & the
brave, chivalrous MATT SUGGS- Amassing the power of the
Big Star with the fury of the Sabbath (Black) & the
mesmerizing wiles of the Badfinger the gentlemen of White
(F-in') Whale are not afraid to ask the musical question "What's
an Ocean For?" Beware ye Decemberists & those
who would set the Arcade (a)Fire, the Okkervil River can
not contain the enormity here.
Merge-281
CD
$14.25
Wire
Chairs Missing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
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 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
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 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 15TH)
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
Wisp
Honor Beats (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 30TH)
PS, CANADA Wisp brings back the fractal speed breaks and
sky painted melodies this time in a much more upbeat fashion
with his latest album "HONOR BEATS". Leaving
behind the gentle headiness of his smasher debut "Nrthndr" for
super charged rave style assaults this essential and uncompromising
new album does not disappoint to follow up Wisp's hugely
successful debut release. HONOR BEATS is another unmissable,
tight and headwrecking album from one of the best new producers
in electronic music. "You must surrender to Wisp's
sweet tunes, so beautifully arranged that they smoothen
rhythms that otherwise would be called breakcore." Igloo
Magazine. "Every Track is a bomb ... a bomb which
explodes quiet in your head. Calm Electronica, wonderful
melodies meet beats which force you to move your feet.
Magic!" Cuemix Magazine.
Sublight-1003
CD
$13.50
With Love
A Great Circle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US Since the late 90s, WL has been a constantly evolving
presence on the Italian DIY scene. They have mutated from
the all-out thrash/ hardcore of their early EPs to a more
experimental & abstract variety of sounds, informed
by the likes of Liars, Men's Recovery Project, Black Dice,
etc. The CD portion is a 32-minute album composed & performed
by WL; the accompanying region-free DVD is a 32-minute
film by vocalist Vascellari.
GSL-116
CD
$14.00
Wolfmother
Woman/Colassal (Live) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Limited PICTURE DISC 7".
Modular-033
45
$8.75
Wooden O
A Handful Of Pleasant Delites (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
27TH)
PS, US An obscure and rare record from this folk act led
by James Harpham, (who plays the recorder, an ancient flute-like
instrument) the album was originally released by Middle
Earth in 1969 - the same label as Arcanum and Writing On
The Wall - and feat. an interesting blend of acoustic folk,
baroque
medleys, jazz improvisations and experimental music constantly
shifting from pastoral atmospheres to urban neurosis.
Akarma-322
CD
$17.25
Working Title
About-Face (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US "4 piece alternative rock band from Charleston,
SC. TWT have toured with Mute Math, Switchfoot, Mae, Athlete,
Our Lady Peace, Warped Tour, & Copeland. Currently
out now with Augstana. "Emotional indie rock that
never asksf ro forgiveness & always delivers hands-down
some of the best
melodie rock this year."-Smother Magazine
Universal -02
CD
$10.75
Yagya
Will I Dream During the Process? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
5TH)
PS, NETHERLANDS In the early nineties the German Basic
Channel label laid the foundation of a whole new musical
direction, which can be described as very minimal with
a focus on heavy beats. Many fans would rather describe
this music as a 'feeling', than as the usual electronic
listening music experience. Later on, Wolfgang Voight gave
the minimal sound of Basic Channel an upgrade with his
Gas project. His mixture of orchestral strings and massive
4/4 beats were very impressive. Inspired by the aforementioned
artists, the Icelandic producer Yagya (Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson)
released his wonderful (and now much sought after) debut
'Rhythm Of Snow' in the year 2002 on the currently defunct
German Force Inc label. There was a lot of talk about the
album, due to its extremely high quality. Although he released
just one album, Yagya managed to become a popular and important
keyplayer in the minimal/deep house scene. We are very
proud to announce his second full-length, titled 'Will
I dream During The Process?' on Sending Orbs. It is absolutely
one of the most anticipated releases of the year; people
have been waiting for it since 2002. With his new album
Yagya returns to the minimal/deep house style of his debut,
but obviously he developed his personal style even more.
Like us, you will hopefully be astonished by the sensuality,
feeling of depth, the sense of detail, and emotion of the
tracks. Like Basic Channel and Wolfgang Voight, Yagya is
a master in creating music that is not from this world.
All the different layers in his music, the moods, the atmospheres
and the hypnotizing beats will put the listener in a dreamlike
state and persuade you in a gentle way not to push the
stop button. His album has a powerful attraction, which
the listener can't resist. The only thing that you have
to do now is to listen. We can assure you, you will dream
during the process... Afterwards, I hope you agree with
us: it was worth waiting for.
Sending Orbs-005
CD
$15.50
Yokota, Susumu
Wonder Waltz (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US On what may be his most unusual album yet, SY is
joined by Iva Bittova (BANG ON A CAN), Japanese singer & fashion
icon HAHIMI KARIE, & French DJ ALEX FROM TOKYO. A phantasmagoria
of unusual sounds, textures, spectral voices & deep
beats that could have been directed by Ingmar Berman or
Ang Lee. A deep web of sound encompassing everything from
dub, folk, techno, gamelan, guitar raga, classical & avant
garde.
LoRecordings-057
CD
$16.25
Yorke, Thom
The Eraser (PRE-ORDER: SALERABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$17.00
Yorke, Thom
The Eraser (PRE-ORDER: SALERABLE JULY 11TH)
PS, US This is Yorke's first solo album. "The Eraser" features
nine new tracks and was produced by Nigel Godrich. Thom
is currently on tour with Radiohead, who are showcasing
brand new material alongside old favorites. Radiohead continue
to tour through the summer, playing the US in June and
festivals across Europe in August.
XL
CD
$15.00
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Parasol
Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders
Aereogramme “Seclusion” CD
$10.50
Antennas “Sins” CD
$12.00
Archers
of Loaf “All The Nations Airports” CD
$12.75
Barzelay,
Eef “Bitter Honey” CD
$12.50
Beirut “Gulag Orkestar” CD
$14.50
Big
Youth “Screaming Target” CD
$14.75
Cadillac “Magnetic City” CD
$12.00
Cex “Role Model” CD
$13.25
Cex “Oops I Did It Again” CD
$13.25
CoStar “Keep It Light” CD
$12.00
Current
93 “Sleep Has His House” CD
$14.75
Dead
Man “S-T” CD
$12.00
Fe-Mail “Blixter Toad” DCD
$14.50
Firefox
AK “What's That Sound?” CD5
$7.75
Five
Mod Four “Whiskers” CD
$12.75
Gorillaz “Demon Days Live (At Manchester)” DVD
$18.50
Hayman,
Darren “Ukulele Songs from the Devon Coast” 45
$6.25
Hefner “The Best of Hefner: 1996 - 2002” CD
$14.75
Hello
Saferide “Introducing: Hello Saferide” CD
$15.00
Hello
Saferide/Firefox AK “Long Lost Penpal featuring
Firefox AK” CDEP $7.75
Kid
606/Cex “Shotgun Wedding Volume 3” CD
$10.25
Kid,
The “La Societe Nouvelle” CD
$13.50
Magik
Markers “A Panegyric To The Things I Do Not
Understand” CD $11.25
Merzbow “Turmeric (4XCD)” 4XCD
$35.00
Merzbow “Black Bone Part 5” CD
$11.00
Nobody
And Mystic Chords Of Memory “Tree Colored
See” CD $13.25
Nobody
And Mystic Chords Of Memory “Tree Colored
See” LP $10.25
Norfolk & Western “Gilded Age” CD
$11.75
Pekka
Volt “Whipped Cream and Gasoline” CD
$12.00
Ricochets “Isolation” CD
$12.00
Super
XX Man “X” CD
$15.00
Various “Club AC30 #5” CD
$6.50
Various “Invaders” CD
$12.75
Wasif,
Imaad “Self-Titled” CD
$14.50
Wolfmother “Self-Titled” CD
$13.25
Wooden
Wand & Vanishing Voice “Harem of the
Sundrum & the Witness Figg” CD $13.75
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