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30M RECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: 30M 004CD
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
DARVISHI, AFTAB A Thousand Butterflies CD
Aftab Darvishi: a distinctive voice that combines her classical music training with the diverse influences of her native Iran. A Thousand Butterflies is a portrait album that looks back on Darvishi's eleven-year journey as a composer and tells of a life -- hers -- that has crossed continents. "Each piece on this album tells a part of my life that has taken place in every corner of the world," shares Aftab Darvishi, whose music draws on a wide variety of styles. She presents works for a variety of instruments and electronics on her debut album. "When I compose, I don't think about style," Darvishi says. "It's not that logical, it's not very calculated. It's more by instinct. My music is not just Persian music -- it's much more than that: it's an approach to being." "Sahar" (Dawn) opens Darvishi's album; it is the most recent composition on the recording. Based on a traditional melody from the Kermanshah region, traditionally played at dawn as a morning wake-up call, Aftab Darvishi has written "Sahar", a work for cello that uses traditional Persian playing techniques. Originally, this melody was heard on the sorna -- later it was also played on the tanbur and mixed with vocals. A live recording of a performance by the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet in Stockholm during the Corona period follows: "Hidden Dream" is vivid, telling of journeys, hopes, dreams. The following work "A Thousand Butterflies", namesake of the album ties in with dreams and hopes: The piece for clarinet and piano is inspired by the experience of immigration, recalling those people who daily leave their homes forever: "In my imagination, thousands of men and women fly toward a better future," Aftab Darvishi says. In each of the three movements, she looks at immigration from a different perspective, conveying to listeners the diversity of experiences and feelings of immigrants. The earliest composition, "Forgetfulness", was recorded in Tehran, as was "Sahar", but before she went to the Netherlands to study composition. It has accompanied Aftab Darvishi on her travels ever since and is always a reminder of her origins. The album closes with the atmospheric "Plutone".
A RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: AUK 009LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE Spacegirl and Other Favorites LP
2022 black vinyl repress, Originally released in 1996 and now reissued on A Recordings, Anton Newcombe's own record label. Released on 180 gram black vinyl. Taken from the original vinyl release with the original tracks & re-cut at Abbey Road.
AZUL
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CAT #: AZ 2000LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
ABBYSINIANS, THE Satta (Red Vinyl) LP
2022 red vinyl repress. Originally released in 1975. "Satta Massagana is a roots reggae album released by The Abyssinians officially in 1976. It is widely considered The Abyssinians' crowning achievement and a classic roots reggae album. The title track 'Satta Massagana' was a huge hit and has been covered numerous times by both The Abyssinians and other artists since. It has even been adopted by some Rastafarian groups as a hymn used during services. The song, which translates from the Amharic language as 'He Gave Praise', was originally recorded for Studio One in 1969, but the label's owner, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd declined to release it."
BANG! RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: BANG 157LP
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RADIO KSG A Million In The Creek LP
Radio KSG was formed by Kent Steedman (Celibate Rifles), Russell Baricevic (Bored, Pray TV), Ben Brown (The Hellmen), and Vince Donato (Flycharmers). The album Million In The Creek is the first collection of songs released and recorded by Radio KSG over the last two years and the first LP from the band. All being well, another will be completed by the end of 2022. Radio KSG is a collaboration of musical friends from Sydney and Melbourne joined to play for the joy of music. Featuring members from a number of classic iconic rock bands from the independent Australian music scene. Kent Steedman has played guitar with The Celibate Rifles for 40 years and participated in projects with Deniz Tek, Crent, Yage, La Secta, Jim Moginie and the Family Dog, Screaming Trees, and others. Russell Barecivic has played bass with Bored and Pray TV among others and is a solid, well-respected bass player. Ben Brown sang in The Hellmen and is a globally respected artist and designer from Sydney. He has done covers and posters for bands from underground indie to Guns N' Roses levels of fame. Vince Donato plays drums from Melbourne underground bands and has worked in labels and management in Melbourne and globally. The band came together to create and share songs and ideas with a guitar focus and an ironic observance of humanity and language. Enjoying playing music and recording together with many years of experience. The sound is tough, lively with an Australian edge and a commercial touch that pays homage to the legacy of the members but with an open-minded approach to new versions of the same genre.
BEAT GENERATION (SPAIN)
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CAT #: BEAT 088EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AGENTSS Agentss 12"
A milestone in the history of electro-pop and post-punk music in Brazil! Finally gathered in a 12" the two 7" of the seminal band Agentss, ground zero of Brazilian post-punk. Originally released in '82 and '83, until now these recordings were only available in their original format. Their members were key figures of the São Paulo underground, after the band split-up they went to create important bands such as Voluntários da Pátria, Azul 29, Violeta de Outono, and Mumia. The track "Agentes" was included in the Não Wave (Brazilian Post Punk 1982-1988) compilation released by Man Recordings in 2005. The release comes with an insert featuring unpublished photos and texts telling the story of the band. A milestone in the history of electro-pop and post-punk music in Brazil. Agentss was a seminal band that recorded only two singles, did few shows and imploded. It's no exaggeration to compare their debut show with the famous Sex Pistols concert in Manchester, when approximately 50 people that left the place with the idea of starting their own band. The band's sound was a transitional one. Part of what is perceived as post-punk is actually pre-punk (including bands as Suicide, Chrome, Cabaret Voltaire, and This Heat) and we could draw comparisons of Agentss with the initial Ultravox (John Foxx era), the albums by guitarist Snakefinger produced by The Residents and the experimental early Devo.
BEAT RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: DDJ 012DLX-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
DE ANGELIS, GUIDO & MAURIZIO Continuavano A Chiamarlo Trinita LP
After the release of Lo Chiamavano Trinità soundtrack, and its 50th anniversary edition Beat Records couldn't miss the meeting with its famous sequel Continuavano A Chiamarlo Trinità, featuring the soundtrack by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, the two musician brothers among the most popular authors of soundtrack and other music in Italy. On the cover is Renato Casaro's artwork, finally complete and uncut on top of Trinity's horse. The master assembled by Beat Record' sound engineer, Enrico De Gemini, features the original tracklist plus some extra bonuses which complete the album. Remastered from the 24 inches master tapes, already for the last Digitmovies edition, it represents one of the best sounding productions in our whole catalogue and fills a void in the two brothers' discography, with this deluxe edition, that needed to be filled. Trinity stand tall, Remember and all the other iconic themes of the soundtrack of Continuavano A Chiamarlo Trinità in a limited edition you can't miss by Beat Records and Duse Records. 180 color vinyl, white with a green stripe in the middle.
BUH RECORDS (PERU)
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CAT #: BR 149LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
VA Sintomas De Techno: Underground Electronic Waves From Peru (1985-1991) LP
Síntomas De Techno presents for the first time various underground techno groups and projects that emerged in Lima in the mid-1980s. Projects such as Disidentes, Paisaje Electrónico, T de Cobre, Meine Katze Und Ich, El Sueño de Alí, Cuerpos del Deseo, Círculo Interior, Ensamble, and Reacción were responsible for introducing styles such as techno pop, EBM, industrial, and minimal synth in Peru. Coinciding with the explosion of punk in Lima and the appearance of the so-called "Rock Subterráneo" (underground rock), these techno groups shared the same DIY spirit, performing in many punk concerts and even creating their own fanzines, and, above all, opening a space for other types of sonic experiences. Meine Katze Und Ich, El Sueño de Alí, and Paisaje Electrónico were also the parallel projects of the members of Narcosis, the iconic punk band, one of the founders of Rock Subterráneo. Disidentes and T de Cobre brought extreme sounds to local electronics: visceral sound, mechanical rhythms, and the use of Casiotones or synthesizers, which resulted in an atypical sound that, in turn, portrayed a critical time in Peru, and which has made them an unavoidable reference for any historical account of techno and industrial music in Latin America. The title of this compilation is inspired by the name of a concert held in Lima in 1991, considered to be the first techno concert to have taken place in Peru. Even though not all intervening groups were doing techno at that time, they did share the fact that they all used keyboards. Four of them, however (Cuerpos del Deseo, Ensamble, Círculo Interior, and Reacción), were in fact affiliated to an electronic sound (techno pop, EBM). The concert was a sign of the diversification of musical styles in Lima's alternative scene, and in particular of the emergence of a micro scene, for which the concert Síntomas De Techno (Symptoms of Techno) represented an important step towards the development of a local culture of electronic music during the '90s. Many of the recordings included here are extracted from demos with limited circulation, practically impossible to find. Other tracks are unpublished pieces which come from the private archives of the artists themselves. The compilation has been made by Luis Alvarado and is part of the Buh Records' Essential Sounds Collection, making available a vast archive of avant garde, Peruvian music. Mastered by Alberto Cendra. Art by René Sánchez. Cover photography by Rogelio Martell. Includes extensive information and visual documentation; edition of 300.
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CAT #: BR 159LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA Alrededor De La Humisha: La Musica De Los Conjuntos Tipicos Amazonicos De Peru LP
Around the Húmisha: The music of the traditional Amazonian ensembles of Peru is a compilation that brings together for the first-time various groups formed between the mid-60s and early '80s, which defined the sound of the popular music that emerged in the Peruvian jungle. Here, genres of indigenous Amazonian roots are represented, such as the pandilla, the chimaychi, and the sitaracuy, which are typically performed in carnivals and regional Amazonian festivals. These gatherings always culminate around a húmisha tree, a representative element of these celebrations, which is surrounded by a troupe of dancers who cut it down to the rhythm of a pandilla. Based on these native genres, these traditional ensembles were nurtured by diverse influences, coming from the Andes (huaynos), the Peruvian coast (creole waltzes), as well as from neighboring countries such as Brazil (samba, tanguiño), Colombia (cumbia), and Ecuador (sanjuanitos). The music is performed using the traditional instrumentation of quena, bass drum, and snare drum, sometimes supplemented with violin, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, and maracas. This compilation brings together songs from Conjunto Selva Alegre, Flor del Oriente y su Conjunto, Los Guacamayos, Los Solteritos, Dúo Loreto, Los Pihuichos de la Selva, Los Ribereños del Huallaga, Conjunto Esperanza de San Martín, Conjunto Típico Corazón de la Selva, Jibarito de la Selva con Los Mensajeros de la Selva, and Los Hijos de Lamas. These groups released records on the main Peruvian labels of the '70s and '80s; today, those albums are true collector's gems, hard to come by. Here we find some indisputable classics from the Amazonian repertoire such as "La leyenda del pífano" by Adolfo Sandoval in the masterful interpretation of the Dúo Loreto, "El Pucacuro" by the Amazonian diva Flor del Oriente, the highly popular "Salta Yanasita" by the Conjunto Selva Alegre, as well as the classic "Alegría en la selva" by the Conjunto Típico Corazón de la Selva, a true Amazonian anthem. Following the success of the anthology The Fabulous Sound of Andrés Vargas Pinedo (BR 147LP, 2021), and the launch of The Music of the Lamista Kechwas: Recordings of the Native Communities of Lamas (BR 163LP), Buh Records presents this new volume dedicated to exploring this fascinating universe of traditional music from the Amazonian jungle. Features extensive information and visual documentation. Compilation and notes by Luis Alvarado. Art by René Sánchez. Also features Eliseo Reátegui y Los Solteritos, Jibarito de la Selva, and Los Hijos de Lamas.
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CAT #: BR 163LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
LOS ABUELOS DEL WAYKU La Musica De Los Kechwas Lamistas: Registros Sonoros De Comunidades Nativas De Lamas LP
La Música De Los Kechwas Lamistas: Registros Sonoros De Comunidades Nativas De Lamas (The Music of the Lamista Kechwas: Recordings of Native Communities of Lamas) compiles various recordings made by Los Abuelos del Wayku, a traditional group made up of the oldest musicians from the native communities of Lamas: Medardo Cachique, Reynaldo Amasifuén, Misael Amasifuén, Daniel Sangama, Remigio Sangama, and Pedro Cachique. The selection and recording process has been carried out by the Tarapoto musician and researcher Percy Alexander Flores Navarro. These performances seek to recreate the most indigenous musical performance styles of the various musical genres practiced throughout the Lamista Kechwa nation since colonial times, as well as the foreign and national musical trends incorporated by these communities during the first half of the 20th century. Thus, this album aims to be a chronicle of the historical processes that took place in the region, as well as a guide to the cultural diversity of the Peruvian Amazon. Some of the musical genres present in these recordings are: the Christmas Carol brought by the Jesuit missionaries during the 16th century; the Amazonian pandilla and the various musical forms that comprise it since colonial times; the marinera, adapted to the Andean-Amazonian ensemble at the beginning of the 20th century; rock and roll, which was reinterpreted as the Lamista twist in the middle of the last century, and many other musical genres that constitute the repertoire of traditional and popular music of the native communities of Lamas. After the success of the anthology The Fabulous Sound of Andrés Vargas Pinedo (BR 147LP, 2021), and the launch of the anthology Around the Húmisha: The music of the traditional Amazonian groups of Peru (BR 159LP), Buh Records presents this new volume, dedicated to the music of the native communities of Lamas, and this time with the launch of a collection and platform called Central Amazónica, which will be dedicated exclusively to the rescue of various musical expressions of the Peruvian Amazon. Includes extensive information and visual documentation. Compilation and notes by Percy Alexander Flores Navarro. Art by René Sánchez.
BUREAU B (GERMANY)
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CAT #: BB 027LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
RIECHMANN Wunderbar LP
2022 restock; LP version. Bureau B reissues Wolfgang Riechmann's Wunderbar, originally released in 1978 by Sky Records and an absolute gem of German electronic music. This album, however, is beautiful and tragic in equal measure, as Riechmann became the random victim of a knife attack just three weeks before the LP went on sale. Wolfgang Riechmann's career as a musician went all the way back to 1969, which was roughly when he met Michael Rother (Neu!, Harmonia) and Wolfgang Flühr (Kraftwerk), who would be his colleagues in the Spirits Of Sound Group. Later on (1973 to 1976) he played with Phönix, before going on to record two albums with Streetmark, who enjoyed great popularity at the time. From November 1977 onwards, he devoted his full attention to the Wunderbar LP. On his first and, regrettably, last recording as a solo artist, Riechmann went eclectic. Distant echoes of the so-called Berlin School (Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, and the like) can be detected on Wunderbar, as well as the clear influence of the so-called Düsseldorf School (Neu!, Kraftwerk, La Düsseldorf) -- not that Riechmann was attempting to copy their styles in any way. While contemporary influences need not be denied, Wunderbar hints at the direction he would take in terms of sound and composition, reflecting a powerful, independent musician's personality, one which would have caused quite a stir, had it been given the chance to unfold. This optimistic music is characterized by simple sequencers and drum patterns, with Riechmann adding his own individual layers of harmony. And then there are the melodies: simple, sometimes to the point of being simplistic, but never naive. Wunderbar is modern, electronic pop, perfectly and permanently frozen in time. Printed inner sleeve featuring rare photographs and liner notes by Asmus Tietchens, one of the original pioneers of electronic music.
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CAT #: BB 037LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MOEBIUS PLANK NEUMEIER Zero Set LP
2022 restock; LP version on 180 gram vinyl. In 1983, Dieter Moebius (Cluster) and legendary producer Conny Plank teamed up for the third time, resulting in the Zero Set project, originally released on Sky Records. On this occasion, they were backed up by one of the best drummers on the German rock scene: Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru. Plank, usually more of a background figure as producer, takes an equal share of the limelight alongside the musicians. His supermodern studio is brought into play like an instrument in its own right; Plank explores the full range of audio editing, pushing recording techniques to the limit to achieve maximum brilliance and plasticity. Neumeier uses all of his many years of experience as a drummer, demonstrating the precision and stamina of a drum machine, just infinitely livelier and more inventive. And finally, to Moebius: always one of the patriarchs of German electronic music, a creator of the most bizarre sound happenings, yet never sounding forced or arbitrary. On the contrary, he consistently worked within the context of the tracks themselves and their relationship to each other. The music on Zero Set flows both smoothly and energetically. An important and mystifying chapter in the legacy of Krautrock/Kosmische Musik and a historic moment in German electronic music.
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CAT #: BB 038LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CLUSTER Curiosum LP
2022 restock. LP version with color inner sleeve and liner notes by Asmus Tietchens. Originally released on Sky Records in 1981, Bureau B reissues Cluster's Curiosum -- the sixth duo collaboration between Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Curiosum was to mark a departure to pastures new. Little did they know that this would be their last release for the next nine years. Curiosum was launched into an atmosphere of musical turbulence. Electronic sounds had become commonplace in pop music and the voice of Cluster could barely be heard through the noise of a new generation of music. Curiosum is a decidedly tranquil, almost melancholy album -- quiet being the operative word, as Cluster slipped out of the limelight. It was recorded in rudimentary fashion in Austria, now home to Roedelius. This is Cluster music at its most serene, a sense of profound humility running through the seven tracks of the LP. It says a lot about the state of mind of the two musicians, allied to the fact that this was the first time they chose to mix outside of Conny Plank's studio where, in the past, the finishing touches had been applied. Roedelius and Moebius laid their cards on the table for all to see, offering up Curiosum as an honest, unadorned selection of tracks, free of artifice and preconception. The album represented a return to the virtues of their early work (when Cluster was written with a "K"), random and spontaneous. Curiosum is nothing if not a curiosity, wholly resistant to the cacophonous zeitgeist of the early '80s, stripped down and keenly focused on perfect shapes. This is Cluster's swan-song to the past.
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CAT #: BB 329LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HELDON Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale LP
2022 restock; LP version. Bureau B present a reissue of Heldon's Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale, originally released in 1976. Heldon's Richard Pinhas has never been shy of pinpointing his influences while, at the same time, making music that is noticeably distinct from any of his designated sources. He has, for instance, made it clear that a significant font of inspiration was Robert Fripp's guitar style and melding of rock music with cutting-edge electronics (especially in collaboration with Brian Eno). Indeed, Heldon's fifth album, Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale, was named after a live bootleg of a King Crimson concert. Pinhas first met Fripp in 1974, and the pair became friends and have remained in contact ever since. Pinhas was even offered a deal with E.G. Records, the company that oversaw King Crimson alongside other successful groups like Roxy Music and ELP. "That was a dream," says Pinhas. "But when you are 22, you are in a hurry. They asked me to wait one or two years before joining the team. I couldn't wait two years!" Instead, Pinhas launched his own label, Disjuncta, which he later sold to purchase the Moog synthesizer that would make a huge difference to Heldon's sound. Heldon's output also drew from radical science fiction (Philip K. Dick, Norman Spinrad, etc.) as well as philosophy: the sleeve features a quote from Pierre Klossowski's Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle (1969). Heldon never represented a mere facsimile of Pinhas's musical touchstones: King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, or Frank Zappa. Heldon was always its own beast and by 1976 it was thriving and roaring like never before. More work was being completed in a proper studio, the Moog helped strengthen the sound and direction, and Pinhas's rotating cast of collaborators was solidifying into something resembling a regular lineup, with François Auger on drums and Patrick Gauthier on synthesizers. The result was a darker, heavier, and more intense sound. The LP opens with the prog-gone-skronk onslaught of "Marie Virginie C", sounding rather like Robert Fripp being sliced into bloody chunks in Thurston Moore's basement. Auger is the star of "Elephanta", in all its Moog-assisted polyrhythmic glory. On side two, "MVC II" offers six minutes of sinister dystopian squelch rock. It's followed by "Toward The Red Line", an epic piece conceivably serving to connect the dots between Hawkwind's most freeform passages and the Detroit techno innovations of the coming decade.
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CAT #: BB 340LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ROEDELIUS Tape Archive Essence 1973-1978 LP
2022 restock; LP version. During the legendary Forst years, Roedelius had a private workspace with a Farfisa organ, a Revox-A77 tape machine, an echo device and a synthesizer which he borrowed from the Cluster studio next door now and again. Here he experimented, practiced, allowed his imagination to flow, at any hour of the day or night, whenever he was not in the studio with Dieter Moebius and/or Michael Rother at work on new Cluster or Harmonia material. Roedelius always let the tape run, in order to analyze the ideas thus captured more effectively on repeated listening. For the first time ever, this Roedelius audio sketchbook had been digitalized and available to the public in 2014 on a limited three-LP box set called Roedelius Tape Archive 1973-1978. The recordings offer a deep insight into the creative process of his music. Fleeting notes, slivers of ideas, so to speak, moments of inspiration. Finger exercises, experiments in harmony, studies in rhythm are also preserved on these magnetic tapes. Since the box set has been sold out for a long time, Bureau B decided to release the essence of those three LPs on a one-disc compilation: Roedelius Tape Archive Essence 1973-1978.
CHERRY RED (UK)
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CAT #: BRED 848EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DINOSAUR JR. Seventytwohundredseconds: Live On MTV 1993 12"
"Recorded live on MTV's 120 minutes, March 7th, 1993. The classic, fan-favorite session, re-mastered from the original tapes. Featuring tracks from across their catalog. Never before released! Vinyl only! Captured at the height of their powers during the heyday of the grunge movement that they inspired, J Mascis and Dinosaur Jr perform tracks from their back catalog live on MTV's 120 Minutes."
CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
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CAT #: CCS 055-2LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
JAAR, NICOLAS Space Is Only Noise LP
2022 repress; regular LP version. Second edition with amended tracklisting (the track "I Got A Woman" has been deleted). Four years after his debut EP on Wolf + Lamb, Nicolas Jaar, the New Yorker by way of Chile returns to Circus Company with Space Is Only Noise, an uncompromising manifesto on traces of the past, love lost, and spectres of the future. Jaar has made it quite apparent over the course of his nascent catalog and increasingly sought-after live sets that challenge is an intrinsic part of his creative discourse. Few are the producers of any age with the guts to ride a sub-100-bpm tempo at peak-time in the techno Mecca of Berlin, and fewer still are those who receive an ecstatic hands-in-the-air response for their precocious efforts. It is precisely this sense of risk which elevates Space Is Only Noise beyond the realm of valiant first effort or crossover dance music oddity. Those looking to wade through the sea of Jaar's potential influences will quickly find themselves in the deep waters of golden age Factory records, the home-spun digitalism of Mille Plateaux, Endtroducing-era DJ Shadow and Eric Satie. Jaar gently coaxes his listener into the experience from the opening sounds of rolling waves on "être," but quickly transitions into the sophisticated percussion and meandering melodies that characterize his sound. Jaar seeks, and often finds, beauty in melancholy on the first few tracks of the album. As the album begins to accelerate with "Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust," Jaar confronts us with the often forgotten reality that our sadness is not mutually exclusive on the dancefloor. Suddenly, on "Keep Me There," Jaar's voice appears over the delicious, rumbling melody. Though your hips stir to the relentless bass line and the sexiness of the voices, your heart is jolted out of its luxurious malaise when horns erupt seconds later. "How can you talk about a landscape without showing the sky and the earth?" a voice asks, translating from the French on "être." So Jaar concludes, revisiting the same track to end the album. Complete landscapes such as these are only realized in contrast -- the indulgent against the reserved, the sky against the earth; lightness and darkness. Space Is Only Noise is a tour de force with few modern equals, and a great sign of things to come from one of electronic music's most exciting producers.
CLEPTO (POLAND)
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CAT #: CLEPTO 001LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SLITS, THE BBC Recordings 1977-1981 LP
"A collection of amazing recordings made for the BBC by the almighty Slits at the peak of their power. Ranging from the DIY punk sound they helped shape in their beginnings to more experimental tracks on the later recording this record is an absolute delight to anybody even remotely interested in the history of punk and fiercely independent music, a must!"
CLOCKTOWER (CANADA)
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CAT #: CT 119LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SCIENTIST Scientific Dub LP
2022 repress; 1995 release. "A virtual wizard of the mixing desk, Overton H Brown has been one of the key figures in dub since the late 1970s. Getting his start as a teenager at King Tubby's legendary studio in Waterhouse, Brown was known as 'The Scientist' because his imaginative approach to the mixing desk and electronic gadgetry seemed to derive from magical powers that linked him to some intangible, futuristic realm."
COULDN'T CARE MORE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: NT 001LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
STAREAWAY No Life in This Ghost Town 2LP
2022 re-release. Stareaway is Markus Guentner (Kompakt, A Strangely Isolated Place) and Heiko Badje (La Grande Illusion) carefully combining ambient soundscapes, shoegaze-y guitars, melancholic pop melodies and these amazing bodiless vocals to form a deep, subtle and somehow hard to define kind of enchanted music. Their 2013 album No Life In This Ghost Town (mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri) is now re-released (via Couldn't Care More); seven wonderful tracks, caressing and thoughtful, yet touched by a certain darkness that makes you shiver. Brilliant works that need to be rediscovered. The album-rerelease is accompanied by a spectacular EP with remixes by Rafael Anton Irisarri, Simon Scott (Slowdive), Thomas Fehlmann, and David Westlake (ex-Sneaker Pimps).
ERGOT RECORDS
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CAT #: ERG 004LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
LAWALREE, DOMINIQUE First Meeting LP
2022 repress on clear vinyl, in an edition of 500; newly remastered by Rashad Becker. Dominique Lawalrée (b. 1954) is a composer born and based in Brussels. First Meeting is Lawalrée's first archival release to date. Culled from four different albums originally self-published on his private label Editions Walrus, circa 1978-1982, this compilation highlights the composer's unique sense of ambient and minimal composition. Originally considered for release on Brian Eno's Obscure Records, Lawalrée's music is now no longer hidden. In this collection the listener finds the sounds of piano, synthesizers, percussion, Wurlitzer, organ, and voice, all performed by Lawalrée. Using these tools Dominique creates miniature themes that gallop across the speakers in slow motion, stretching our normal sense of dynamics and color, effortlessly widening the stereo plane. On "Musique Satieerique," Dominique pays homage to the influence of Satie with simple repeated piano figures and a lush field of organs and flutes. And on other selections, like "La Maison Des 5 Elements," he takes a more wistful, ambient approach, layering keyboard lines, and invoking found/tape sounds to create a hypnogogic world of his own. Childlike in its playfulness and surreal to the bone, the music spins like a carrousel placed inside the Rothko Chapel. Lawalrée's sense of timbre, tone, and overarching composition is like an impression of a home movie whose charm lies in its knowledge of intimacy, shared by few. An incantation of innocence."a quiet, understated music that is both touching and elegant" --Gavin Bryars."What is most affecting is the feeling of parabolic calm that can emerge from this music, ascending gradually. It's atypically devoid of New-age cliché, closer somehow to a secular revelation than to any protracted or consensus bliss." --Keith Connolly, BOMB Magazine."Part of the charm of Lawalrée's work, and perhaps why he never broke through into broader consciousness, was the obliquely personal nature of his albums, which sometimes felt like improvised sound diaries, or like incremental explorations of deeply individualistic themes... A beautiful rediscovery." --Jon Dale, Uncut."Harold Budd is an obvious reference point, but Lawalrée's brilliantly economical music eschews the grand, systematizing ambitions of most minimalist music, and has a tactility and sense of particular time and place that places it closer to Angelo Badalamenti, Popol Vuh's Hosianna Mantra, or even Broadcast. This may be the first meeting, but hopefully not the last." --Derek Walmsley, The Wire
FAR OUT RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: FARO 215LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
NASCIMENTO, MILTON Maria Maria 2LP
2022 repress. Far Out Recordings presents the first ever vinyl release of Milton Nascimento's Maria Maria, originally released in 2003 as a double-CD package. Recorded in 1974 and unreleased until almost thirty years later, the album was written as the soundtrack to a ballet which dealt with the legacy of slavery in Brazil. Milton Nascimento possesses one of the most immediately recognizable voices in Brazilian music: high and sweet and as breathtakingly sublime as that of any soul singer. Along with journalist and song writer Fernando Brant, lyricist Marcio Borges, and his younger brother Lo Borges, Nascimento wrote and produced what would become Milton's milestone album, Clube da Esquina (1972) which shaped the local scene and reflects the essence of "the Nascimento Sound". Milton's religious upbringing as an Afro-Brazilian Catholic saw him exposed to church choral music from an early age. This collection also displays his early fascination with evocative, non-verbal, scat-style singing, spare, harmonic guitar work and local folk music, jazz, and rock. In 1976, Milton and Fernando Brant teamed up with a new contemporary dance company called Grupo Corpo, whose Argentinian choreographer Oscar Araiz, would become a collaborator with the two musicians. Together, they conceived a show based on the composite life story of the daughter of a black slave called Maria. Nascimento wrote music to Brant's lyrics and Maria Maria was premiered in the main theatre of the Belo Horizonte Palacio das Artes that year. The music on Maria Maria was performed by an impressive group of young Brazilian musicians, including Naná Vasconcelos (percussion and effects), Toninho Horta (guitars), and Paulo Moura (sax). Several vocalists, including Naná Caymmi, Fafá de Belém, Beto Guedes, and Milton himself, had hits in years to come with reworkings of these songs. On the title track, Maria's story is narrated and translated to music through the use of African Percussion, drums, and metal signifying the field slave tools of the day. "Trabalhos (Works)" runs to work rhythms and whip cracks. "Lília" documents the beating of the slave woman. After "A Chamada" and the triumphant "Era Rei e Sou Escravo", things begin to turn and Milton employs tropical jungle cries to symbolize freedom. "Santos Catholicos x Candomble" represents the battle between African and European religions through the music of both sides. Milton's heavenly falsetto pours into "Francisco" and "Pai Grande" and the outstanding "Eu Sou Uma Preta Velha Aqui Sentada no Sol" conjures images of an old woman sitting deep in the forest, her memories painted in drums, piano, and voices. 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: JD 053EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
JOYCE WITH MAURICIO MAESTRO Feminina 12"
This fabled 11-minute+ version of Brazilian icon Joyce's groundbreaking "Feminina" was recorded at Columbia Studios, New York in 1977, for the as yet unreleased Natureza album. Produced, arranged, and conducted by the great Claus Ogerman (Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Billie Holiday... the list goes on), Natureza would have ostensibly been Joyce's big break to international stardom, but mysteriously it was never released. With Joyce came fellow Brazilian icons Mauricio Maestro, Nana Vasconcelos, and Tutty Moreno, and Ogerman employed North American jazz legends Joe Farrell, Michael Brecker, Buster Williams, and Mike Manieri. This astonishing version of a true classic gets its first proper 12" release. Rather than make it a single-sided 12", Far Out boss called up Joyce to talk about the recording, recorded the conversation, and pressed it to vinyl on the B side.
FATIADO DISCOS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: FD 030LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
RADIO DIASPORA Negro Humor LP
Radio Diaspora works on the concept of cultural identity, which is flexible and dynamic. This provocation is generated by referring to all African ancestry moved by the diaspora and its sonorous, vocal, polyrhythmic, and polyphonic codes -- all the ancestral heritage that has spread throughout the world following expropriations, genocide, and slavery -- sampling and amplifying references that become triggers of energetic approaches. A heavy core of representations and senses aims to exorcize through noise and strangeness all secular violence against people of the African diaspora. In the title song of this album, Negro Humor, the respected Brazilian actor Grande Otelo highlights the contradiction of the clown, which awakens joy in everyone but is a sorrowful, lonely figure, ridiculing himself and putting himself in the most embarrassing situations. In "Despacho", Radio Diaspora explores the dichotomy of society by introducing a speech by Brazilian lawyer Hédio Silva Júnior specialized in Afro-Brazilian religion. He questions a rule under discussion in Brazil's Congress that would prohibit the use of chickens in Candomblé and Umbanda rituals. Silva Júnior points out that everyone takes a stand to protect the rights of animals, but the same cannot be said of the defense of young black people and outlying societies. The track "Meia-Noite" evokes a celebrated point of Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian religious syncretic cult, permeated by free jazz and electronic atmospheres developed by the duo. The other songs on the album are divided into two parts. They feature the voices of North American icons of the black struggle for civil rights: The tracks "A.H.M. Al-Shabazz 1 and 2", amid sonic dissonances, use extracts from speeches by the American leader Malcolm X, and in "Muhammad Ali 1 and 2" you hear quotes from famous interviews given by the boxer and activist. Ali ironizes the questions he asked his mother as a child, why all good and positive things are associated with white. His inquiry is seen as a joke by the white audience present at the TV show, which laughs off Ali's scathing criticism. Radio Diaspora uses art as an instinctive force to reject submission to traditions and culture as taming. Negro Humor is the tenth album by the duo of Romulo Alexis and Wagner Ramos. "The (album) sound means to exorcise racism out of our minds and make us ready to act." --Rômulo Alexis. Includes insert.
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CAT #: FD 031LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
QUINTAL DE CLOROFILA O Misterio dos Quintais LP
Reissue, originally released in 1983. O Mistério dos Quintais was released originally in 1983 via some sort of crowdfunding, before the term itself and even the existence of internet. Supporters who invested in the project had their names in the acknowledgements on the first edition insert. Stemming from a great legacy of poetry, Quintal de Clorofila was a duo from the south of Brazil composed by two musician brothers, Dimitri and Negendre Arbo, who turned their dad's poetry into music. On their album O Mistério dos Quintais, the two brothers presented a Brazilian hippie folk full of psychedelic touches a times with flanger effects, reverb, and synthesizers, a times totally raw with medieval melodies, flutes, and strings. Given the fact that it was released independently, the purity and innocence of the Arbo brothers came to light and set them free to grace the listeners with sounds of nature, mysticism, influences from the Peru Andes and even some madness such as taking the family's bird (that was used to singing along with the brothers at their rehearsals at home) to then record in the studio. When the record was ready, the band realized that the record RPM was wrong. The songs were a bit faster, slightly 1/2 a pitch higher. However, it was too late, nothing else could've been done. Because they were a small band, the manufacturing plant refused to repress the records and they had to endure this. Almost 40 years later, Fatiado Discos present the first version of O Mistério dos Quintais in its original rotation speed, the right one. Includes insert with lyrics plus unreleased photos including the one of the debut album O Mistério dos Quintais featuring the bird (a canary) that sang on stage with its own microphone.
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
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CAT #: FTR 658LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
COTTON, ALISON The Portrait You Painted of Me LP
Orange vinyl (US exclusive). "Here we have the third solo LP by London's Alison Cotton, following on previous successes, All Quiet at the Ancient Theatre (FTR 424LP, 2019) and Only Darkness Now (FTR 564LP, 2020). And as with each of Cotton's projects it is a stylistic advance as well as another example of her dark signature sound. Alison's work with bands is well documented by recordings with Saloon, 18th Day of May, Trimdon Grange Explosion, and her current, ecstatic folk/psych duo, The Left Outsides. But her solo recordings always seem a bit more experimental in terms of song structure and musical texture, as the six tracks on The Portrait You Painted of Me clearly demonstrate. The touchstones of her sound are viola, harmonium, and voice, but these are merged together in all sorts of different ways, creating a rich and thoroughly artastic suite of songs. 'Murmurations Over the Moor,' is a wordless piece of layered vocals, drifting like fog towards a sunset over the green undulations of Northeast England (from whence she hails.) 'The Last Wooden Ship' evokes the shipyards of Sunderland using droning harmonium and viola lines, laced with piano and percussion events, while her voice calls out like one of Tim Buckley's Sirens urging listeners to a rocky demise. 'I Buried the Candlesticks' has a haunted, traditional feel with its dolorously folky viola melody laid across a thick carpet harmonium, and small bursts of percussion that sound like cannonade heard through the thick cold walls of a castle in winter. 'That Tunnel Underground Seemed Neverending' is a musical vision of Northumberland's mining culture at the dawn of the 20th Century -- labyrinthine, subterranean, dimmer than night. 'Violet May,' the only 'song' on the album, was inspired by a trip to Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst Castle. Its plot deals with a reclusive artist who has forsaken all else for a life of solitary creation in her tower. The structure and sound, make me think of a post-modern approach to lyrical concerns dealt with by folk singers of the British '60s, but the actual arrangement is closer to something John Cale might have done with Nico on The Marble Index. And finally, we have '17th November 1962,' inspired by nearly forgotten memories of disaster with a fishing boat, a storm and an ill-fated rescue attempt. The song (and album) ends with what sounds like a forlorn foghorn cutting across waves of night with Alison's voice again evoking the Sirens. Damn, what a good spin. As with its predecessors, The Portrait You Painted of Me was recorded at home in London, beautifully produced by Alison's partner, Mark Nicholas. She expressed concern at one point that the album might be a little too heavy in spots for some listeners, but that is a canard. I think one of the main things people relish about Alison's solo work is exactly the somber, exquisite melancholy she creates. This is some serious and remarkable stuff." --Byron Coley, 2022
GARZEN RECORDS (ISRAEL)
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CAT #: GRZ 028LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SHEN Tia Tua LP
Shen is a quartet from Tel Aviv, constantly switching between genres while searching for truth and patience in the process. After dealing with urban experiences on their first album back in 2018, Shen has matured and started to explore the power of nature and the dimension of time with their latest offering, recorded at Kibbutz HaOgen, which is located on a kibbutz near Kfar Yona, far from the big cities of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
GET ON DOWN
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CAT #: GET 51472LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
DAVIS, MILES Decoy LP
"This record is self-produced by Miles himself! Without longtime production collaborator Teo Macero, Miles chases new directions with this 1984 recording. Miles allowed keyboardist Robert Irving and guitar legend John Scofield to write most of the material on the LP. The record is dripping with some of the new sounds of synths which makes this a very unique entry in the Miles catalog. Decoy features John Scofield on guitar, Robert Irving on synths and programming, Darryl Jones on bass, Al Foster on drums, Mino Cinelu on percussion, Bill Evans on sax, and guest appearances from Branford Marsalis. Pressed on crystal clear vinyl housed in a gatefold jacket with Japanese stylized insert and deluxe obi strip. Remastered from the original analog tapes."
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CAT #: GET 52729LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DEEE-LITE World Clique LP
2022 repress. "Sometimes a single is released that reaches such dizzying heights of success that it becomes a pinnacle of the decade they're indelibly tied to. 'Groove Is In The Heart' by dance-house trio Deee-Lite is one such single. The infectiously quirky, and eminently danceable track is prominently based around samples of 'Bring Down The Birds' by Herbie Hancock, and 'Get Up' by Vernon Burch, among many others, (Courtesy of dual producers DJs Dmitry and Towa Tei) paired with top-tier guest contributions from JB's veterans Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, background vocals from Parliament-Funkadelic's own Bootsy Collins, and even a guest rap from Q-Tip, not to mention frontwoman Lady Miss Kier's own siren-like vocals. All disparate and disconnected elements, but ones that would come together to form dancehall greatness, and chart-topping success worldwide for Deee-Lite. 'Groove Is In The Heart' managed to reach #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but excelled at its best on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it reached to the #1 spot. On top of its success in America it was a smash internationally, climbing the heights of the charts in the UK, Canada, Australia, and a variety of other countries. It remained in heavy rotation for much of 1990 on MTV as well. As the decades went on, 'Groove Is In The Heart' would be ranked among the greatest dance tracks of all time, as well as one of the greatest songs of the 1990s by VH1, Pitchfork, Buzzfeed, and many more. 'Groove Is In The Heart' was a potent single for Deee-Lite to lead with, but the album bearing it was nothing to slouch at either. The group's debut record, 1990's World Clique was released to major commercial and critical success, owing just as much to its addictive hybrid of seductive retro aesthetics, modern dancefloor flair, and esoteric, socially conscious messaging, on the back of celebratory club staples like 'Power Of Love', 'Good Beat', 'E.S.P.', and of course 'Groove Is In The Heart'. World Clique would reach top 20 charts in the US, UK, and Canada in sales, as well as earn rave reviews from NME, Chicago Sun-Times, Rolling Stone, and Slant Magazine, who called it an 'essential pop album'."
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CAT #: GET 56035LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
JURASSIC 5 Quality Control 2LP
2022 repress. "Jurassic 5 flexed serious old-to-the-new muscles in the '90s, beginning with their independently released single 'Unified Rebelution' in 1994, and book-ending with their stellar debut full-length: 2000's Quality Control. They walked a tightrope between underground and mainstream hip-hop, and toured alongside rap peers as well as punk rockers on the Vans Warped Tour. With double the pleasure of your average hip-hop group -- two DJs and producers (Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark); and four MCs (Chali 2na, Akil, Marc 7 and Zaakir aka Soup) -- they brought the late 1970s 'unison MC' style of pioneering groups like the Fantastic 5 and the Force MCs to a new generation. Even more surprisingly, they did so out of Los Angeles, whose hip-hop flavors generally leaned towards Gangsta, G-Funk or Electro lines. Musically inventive and lyrically forward-thinking, each song on Quality Control is a new adventure, exploring engaging territory, delivered via one of the best live hip-hop shows fans had seen in years. From singles like the strutting groove of the title track to the throwback doo-wop samples on 'The Influence' and the catchy, keyboard groove-driven 'World of Entertainment (WOE Is Me),' to deeper album tracks like the lyrical gymnastics of 'Jurass Finish First' and the thought-provoking 'Lausd,' Jurassic 5 consistently stepped to the plate and their fans responded in kind, nearly pushing the album to Gold status. Add the innovative DJ-and-sample workout which closes out the album, 'Swing Set,' and you have one of the 2000s' most unique and solid full-length platters."
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CAT #: GET 908EP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
CYPRESS HILL Pigs/How I Could Just Kill A Man 7"
"To commemorate the 30-year anniversary of Cypress Hill, Get On Down presents a series of 7 inch singles of every cut from one of the most legendary debuts of all time. When Cypress Hill came with their debut self-titled album 30 years ago, they made an immediate spark that captivated the hip-hop audience, critics, and then the world. Led by B-Real with his nasal, singsong delivery, and Sen Dog to play the perfect hypeman, Cypress' debut fueled tales of revenge, revolution, recreational drug use, gangbanging, and cultural pride. Like Public Enemy before them, the production was also a key factor in what made this debut so groundbreaking. DJ Muggs was able to craft a blueprint that would change Hip Hop production with his innovative stoned-out beats. Cuts like 'How I Could Just Kill a Man', 'Pigs', 'Stoned is the Way of the Walk' and 'Hand on the Pump' made Cypress Hill an instant classic. Since its release, the album has won acclaim as one of Rolling Stone's 'Essential Recordings of the 90s' and 'Top 100 Best Rap Albums' by The Source Magazine."
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CAT #: GET 909EP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
CYPRESS HILL Hand On The Pump/Hole In The Head 7"
"To commemorate the 30-year anniversary of Cypress Hill, Get On Down presents a series of 7 inch singles of every cut from one of the most legendary debuts of all time. When Cypress Hill came with their debut self-titled album 30 years ago, they made an immediate spark that captivated the hip-hop audience, critics, and then the world. Led by B-Real with his nasal, singsong delivery, and Sen Dog to play the perfect hypeman, Cypress' debut fueled tales of revenge, revolution, recreational drug use, gangbanging, and cultural pride. Like Public Enemy before them, the production was also a key factor in what made this debut so groundbreaking. DJ Muggs was able to craft a blueprint that would change Hip Hop production with his innovative stoned-out beats. Cuts like 'How I Could Just Kill a Man', 'Pigs', 'Stoned is the Way of the Walk' and 'Hand on the Pump' made Cypress Hill an instant classic. Since its release, the album has won acclaim as one of Rolling Stone's 'Essential Recordings of the 90s' and 'Top 100 Best Rap Albums' by The Source Magazine."
GOD UNKNOWN RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: GODUNK 077LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HALIFAX INVOCATION, THE JONNY Acid Bluus Raags: Vol. 1 LP
"... Acid blues punk meets freeform drone raag transcendentalism" Jonny Halifax is an untutored aleatoric free blues outsider. His new collection of sound is an instrumental departure into godless raag brut improvisations, layered, manipulated and sculpted into heavily immersive feral sonic collages. Invocations of a hallucinatory apocalyptic near future. Previously the creator of junkshop blues skronk one man band Honkeyfinger, which then mutated into the gospel fuzz psych of Julian Cope endorsed Jonny Halifax & The Howling Truth with their "slitherin' electro -programmed slide guitar driven mung worship", alongside the ambient drone metal noisescapes of Deathenteredinerror, now The Jonny Halifax Invocation channel heavy meditations on the present into an uncompromising free blues transcendentalism that burn raga-shaped holes into your chakra with searing psychedelic intensity. Inspired by Henry Flynt's avant bluegrass experiments fusing country blues with eastern acoustic musical stylings, Spacemen 3's contemporary sitar music, and the monolithic drone doom immersion of Sunn 0))), The Jonny Halifax Invocation build hypnotic instrumental soundscapes using lap steel and homemade slide guitars, harmonica, and alto sax. Underpinned by layers of acoustic and electronic drone instruments and fed through an arsenal of pedalboard electronics that would make Dave Gilmour weep. The blues are transmogrified, unhinged, reduced and re-imagined as intoxicating, trance-inducing, feedback-drenched noise paintings. Açid Blüüs Räägs: Vol. 1 plays like a psychedelic western movie soundtrack, frenzied electric lap steel guitar suites play to melting cowboy minds. Flaming tumbleweeds blow in slow motion across wide open concrete vistas. Jodorowsky's El Topo meets Ballard's High Rise in an apocalyptic knife edge disintegrating urban landscape. Shut your eyes and conjure the best nightmares you've never had. The Jonny Halifax musical CV also includes studio contributions to releases by Andrew Weatherall's Two Lone Swordsmen, UK metal behemoths Orange Goblin, hardcore thrash upstarts Heck (formerly Baby Godzilla), and pan European psych noise titans Melting Hand.
HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HPS 242CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NEBULA Heavy Psych CD
Heavy Psych is Nebula's fifth album, originally released in 2009."Album opener 'Pulse' is the quick, necessary burn of waste paper at the very tip of the joint; in itself, wholly unremarkable, but nonetheless enthralling purely on the basis that it leads the way to much, much better things. Phased guitarscapes, and hollow, echoing vocals, swirling in misshapen musical clouds that breeze through 'The Dagger' and just as that first real hit of Morocco's finest clamps onto your grey matter, 'Aphrodite' kicks in. Dirty, sleazy and sexual, Eddie Glass' whiskey soaked and strained voice oozes between caterwauling guitars and incessant, bludgeoning kick drums -- the part of the joint you savour the most; the reward and further promise combining in a moment of sheer perfection." --The Quietus
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CAT #: HPS 242LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NEBULA Heavy Psych (Orange Vinyl) LP
LP version. Orange vinyl. Heavy Psych is Nebula's fifth album, originally released in 2009."Album opener 'Pulse' is the quick, necessary burn of waste paper at the very tip of the joint; in itself, wholly unremarkable, but nonetheless enthralling purely on the basis that it leads the way to much, much better things. Phased guitarscapes, and hollow, echoing vocals, swirling in misshapen musical clouds that breeze through 'The Dagger' and just as that first real hit of Morocco's finest clamps onto your grey matter, 'Aphrodite' kicks in. Dirty, sleazy and sexual, Eddie Glass' whiskey soaked and strained voice oozes between caterwauling guitars and incessant, bludgeoning kick drums -- the part of the joint you savour the most; the reward and further promise combining in a moment of sheer perfection." --The Quietus
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CAT #: HPS 243CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NEBULA Transmission From Mothership Earth CD
Desert psychedelic fuzzsters Nebula are back with Transmissions From Mothership Earth. Eight tracks of pure fuzzness recorded by bass player Tom Davies and produced together with the mastermind Eddie Glass in the Mojave Desert. It's the classic Nebula sound: walls of guitars, riffs that come from outer space, melodic vocals matched with desert grooves... you couldn't ask for more. The band spent the last six months in the studio alone recording and mixing this new psychedelic stoner rock gem! Artwork by Robin Gnista.
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CAT #: HPS 243LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NEBULA Transmission From Mothership Earth LP
LP version. Desert psychedelic fuzzsters Nebula are back with Transmissions From Mothership Earth. Eight tracks of pure fuzzness recorded by bass player Tom Davies and produced together with the mastermind Eddie Glass in the Mojave Desert. It's the classic Nebula sound: walls of guitars, riffs that come from outer space, melodic vocals matched with desert grooves... you couldn't ask for more. The band spent the last six months in the studio alone recording and mixing this new psychedelic stoner rock gem! Artwork by Robin Gnista.
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CAT #: HPS 243LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NEBULA Transmission From Mothership Earth (Aqua Blue Vinyl) LP
LP version. Aqua blue vinyl. Desert psychedelic fuzzsters Nebula are back with Transmissions From Mothership Earth. Eight tracks of pure fuzzness recorded by bass player Tom Davies and produced together with the mastermind Eddie Glass in the Mojave Desert. It's the classic Nebula sound: walls of guitars, riffs that come from outer space, melodic vocals matched with desert grooves... you couldn't ask for more. The band spent the last six months in the studio alone recording and mixing this new psychedelic stoner rock gem! Artwork by Robin Gnista.
HINGE FINGER (UK)
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CAT #: HINF 8678EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MANNERFELT, PEDER Black Holes, Or How We Lost Solidarity 12"
2022 repress. "Long rumored entry into the Hinge Finger crew from Peder Mannerfelt, following his mind-bending Controlling Body LP a few months back. Having knocked us sideways with his recent output, Peder's HF debut collects four tracks of cross-genre dynamic dynamite. 'Cry To Your Soul' blends some helter-skelter style rave trax with a raw gabba bounce, before 'Clear Eyes, Full Heart' brings in some utterly sick 4x4 bassline tribal flex. Flip side 'Savvy' builds a robotic-eski click to the front while 'The Great Attractor' coats the 12" in some rave slime EVOL style. Truly sick 12" in every sense of the word!" --Bleep, 2016.
HIVE MIND RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: HMR 018CS
FILE UNDER: WORLD
YASHIMURA, GUSTAVO Living Legend of the Ayacucho Guitar Cassette
Gustavo Yashimura-Arce comes from humble origins in the Ayacucho region of the Peruvian Andes. He started playing guitar in 1987 and two years later he travelled to Montevideo in Uruguay to study music at La Casa de la Guitarra. After spending some years playing classical guitar in Japan, Gustavo returned to Peru in 2004 and began his intense studies of the Andean guitar styles of the Ayacucho region. Later, in 2008 he found the perfect teacher -- 80-year-old veteran guitarist Don Alberto Juscamaita Gastelú, known locally as Rahtako. Through Don Alberto, Gustavo was able to learn songs and styles from across the Andes, though the main focus remained on the traditional styles of the Ayacucho region. The Ayacucho Province of Peru is mountainous and remote and mainly populated by indigenous people of Quechuan descent, with the main language remaining Quechua, or Runasimi ("the People's Language"). The Quechuan people of the Andes remained resistant to Spanish colonization and fierce in their preservation of their culture but on this album, you will hear one of those strange, hybrid artifacts that can arise when cultures meet. The Spanish guitar was taken by the Quechuan people of the Ayacucho region and employed as a new means to convey their traditional music. The melodies you hear are versions of the traditional Huayno melodies usually played on harps, Andean pipes, charango, and mandolin. Gustavo is joined by Luis Sulca Galindo on second guitar and Greys Berrocal Huaya on vocals on four tracks on the album. Hive Mind Records worked with Henkel Bellido (Sounds of the Andes) to bring this beautiful music to light.
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CAT #: HMRLP 017LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MD. AFTER HUSSAIN & PAQ Matir Gaan (Songs of the Earth) LP
Matir Gaan is a collaboration between young Bengali migrant, Mohammed After Hussain and Italian electronic artist, Andrea Rusconi (aka Paq). The resulting album delightfully combines the ancient folk songs of Md After's homeland with Paq's cosmic synth exotica. Mohammed After Hussain escaped Bangladesh in 2015 and arrived in Italy in 2017 after a long and dangerous journey across the Mediterranean from the violence he found in Libya. In Italy he found safety and hospitality as an asylum seeker in Rimini's Associazione Ardea, where Andrea is involved with "Ardea Recordings" -- a project aiming to create an archive of songs, stories and sounds by some of the people who spent some time with Ardea's refugee program. Md After was invited to sing and play the folk and village songs he knew on the harmonium and pakhawaj (two headed drum) while Andrea immersed himself in the songs providing a bed of warm Crumar synth and Veena drones to create a finished album of totally unique renditions of the mystic Baul folk songs known so well by people across the Bangla speaking regions of India. The Bauls are a famous group of wandering minstrels from the region of Bengal whose culture is derived from the teachings of the early Sufi mystics and Hindu Fakhirs. The Baul devotees are considered to be mad, or possessed, with the love of God. While transcending religion the Baul compositions celebrate celestial and earthly love and expound the key philosophy of "Deha tatta" or truth in the body, epitomized by the aphorism "whatever is in the universe is in the body." They reach for divinity here in this world and they seek to access it through music and dance. They seek spirituality in the music, they live for the music, wandering from village to village offering ecstatic sound waves in exchange for sustenance. Their presence remains an important part of village life in Bangladesh, and this is why Md After knows the songs despite the fact he would not consider himself part of the Baul ascetic tradition. A wonderfully psychedelic album with unique interpretations of ancient, mystic songs from the earth. Includes printed inner sleeve featuring sleeve notes and lyric translations by Brian P. Heilman.
HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: HJR 084LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
BILUKA Y LOS CANIBALES Leaf-Playing In Quito, 1960-1965 2LP
The out-of-this-world recordings of Dilson de Souza, leading a kind of tropical chamber jazz on leaves from a ficus tree. Dilson was from Barra do Pirai, in the Brazilian countryside; moving to Rio as a young man, where he worked in construction. He recorded his first record in 1954, for RCA Victor. He travelled to Quito around 1957, soon hooking up with Benitez & Valencia, who introduced him to the CAIFE label. Dilson played the leaf open, resting on his tongue, hands free, with his mouth as the resonator. Though a leaf can also be played rolled or folded in half, this method allowed for more precision, a tethered brilliance. A picked ficus leaf stays fresh, crisp and clean-toned for around ten hours. He could play eight compositions, four at each end, before it was spent. Biluka plays trills and vibratos effortlessly, with utterly pure pitch, acrobatically sliding into notes and changing tone on the fly. In "Manuco", he leads Los Caníbales into a mysterious landscape on a rope pulled from an Andean spaghetti western, and corrals and teases them into a dialogue. A leaf, a harp, a xylophone, and a rondador -- joined in "Bailando Me Despido" (Dancing As I Say Goodbye) by a saucy organ, doing sloshed call-and-response. In "Anacu de Mi Guambra", Biluka shows his full range of antics, hiccupping melodically over a set of magic tricks. His expressiveness was boundless. The eucalyptus leaf is popular among Aboriginal Australians. In China, they've played leaves for 10,000 years. In Cambodia, people play the slek, a leaf plucked from either the sakrom or the khnoung tree. But ain't nobody like Biluka, ever.
HONEY PIE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HONEY 050LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
SMITH, JIMMY A Date With Jimmy Smith Vol. 1 LP
Reissue, originally released in 1957. Jimmy Smith was the most inventive and technically skilled organist of the bop generation. A Date With Jimmy Smith features performances recorded in the same year with Smith heading a sextet including a bunch of Blue Note heavyweights such as Donald Byrd (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone), Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), Art Blakey (drums), plus a guitar-organ-drums combo with guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Donald Bailey, and as one would expect with those names this is groovy jazz at its best. Recorded on February 11 and 12, 1957.
INCUNABULUM (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: INC 027CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VAN WISSEM, JOZEF Behold! I Make All Things New CD
Behold! I Make All Things New is all instrumental and consists of sparse works for lute and electronics. There are no vocals. It is more a return to the minimal neo-classical style of Jozef Van Wissem's early work. Written and recorded in lockdown in Warsaw and Rotterdam between 2019 and 2021. Van Wissem lived in Brooklyn since the early nineties. He left New York because of Trump's immigration policies. There was no need for singing. Personnel: Jozef Van Wissem- lute, electronics. CD version includes one bonus track.
INFINE (FRANCE)
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CAT #: IF 1067CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
UTO Touch the Lock CD
UTO are a duo from Paris who sound like they might be from outer space. Chic and alien, rhythm-centric yet diaphanous and ghostly, they are a group that thrive on contrasts and embrace paradoxes. Described variously as witch pop, dream pop and trip hop, they mine a rich seam of '90s British music from the peripheries, with added je ne sais quoi. Debut album Touch The Lock sees them present to the world their singular vision for the first time. It's an album grounded in reality that communes with hyperreality, unlocking the box where hard-to-reach emotions and thoughts often lay dormant and untapped.
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CAT #: IF 1067LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
UTO Touch the Lock LP
LP version. UTO are a duo from Paris who sound like they might be from outer space. Chic and alien, rhythm-centric yet diaphanous and ghostly, they are a group that thrive on contrasts and embrace paradoxes. Described variously as witch pop, dream pop and trip hop, they mine a rich seam of '90s British music from the peripheries, with added je ne sais quoi. Debut album Touch The Lock sees them present to the world their singular vision for the first time. It's an album grounded in reality that communes with hyperreality, unlocking the box where hard-to-reach emotions and thoughts often lay dormant and untapped.
KARLRECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: KR 094LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
KONSTRUKT & PETER BROTZMANN Dolunay 2LP
The ongoing series/tradition of a Konstrukt release in August this time returns to the early beginning: the overdue double vinyl reissue of the Turkish free-formers' studio meeting with the German Free Jazz titan Peter Brötzmann from 2008. As written in several info sheets before, the Istanbul-based collective led by multi-instrumentalist Umut Ça?lar (also member of Karkhana) and reeds player Korhan Futaci has since its formation in 2008 created an impressive catalog including collaborations/performances with significant musicians like Keiji Haino, Joe McPhee, William Parker, Akira Sakata, Marshall Allen, Evan Parker, Thurston Moore, Michael Zerang, Alfred Harth or Alexander Hawkins -- and Peter Brötzmann. The German free jazz titan was invited to the Deneyevi Studio in the Turkish capital in November 2008 where they recorded Dolunay, an album that was released three years later on a small label in Turkey only. Back then a quartet with drums and percussion, guitar, reeds but no bass player, Konstrukt and their iconic guest took off on a session full of fire and fury: shrieking reeds, thundering drums, and -- free jazz of the wildest, most energetic and cathartic (afterwards) kind! Just as they did a few months before (May 2011) in a former church as documented on Eklisia Sunday (HOL 095LP, 2016) and then once more in February 2014. Remastered for vinyl by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin, Dolunay is now finally available as double-LP and it shouldn't be missing in any proper jazz collection. 180 gram vinyl; includes download.
LANTERN REC. (ITALY)
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CAT #: LANR 016LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TALISMAN Dole Age LP
The city of Bristol has undoubtedly a rich reggae heritage. The criminally neglected Talisman finally benefits of a long overdue release, collecting their first efforts plus a series of extra tracks. You'll get their first two singles released on Recreational Records -- Run Come Girl/Wicked Dem and Dole Age/Free Speech, both released in 1981 -- plus a selection of five, long-lost contributions. Originally formed in 1977 as Revelation Rockers, a name they soon changed, Talisman was considered the top reggae act in town alongside local contemporaries Black Roots. The band -- popular for their intense live shows -- opened for such glorious and diverse acts as Burning Spear, The Clash, and The Rolling Stones. This proper release on vinyl allows a new generation of fans to catch with their original style. Talisman certainly shows a different side of the UK reggae flourishing scene -- think about Aswad, Steel Pulse, and Misty In Roots -- putting Bristol back on the map. Fully remastered and licensed. Edition of 500.
LEWIS RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: LEWIS 1094EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SKINSHAPE Arrogance Is The Death Of Men/The Eastern Connection 7"
"Taken from Skinshape's Arrogance Is The Death Of Men album For fans of Khruangbin, El Michels Affair, Tame Impala and Bonobo. 'Arrogance Is The Death Of Men' is the title track of Skinshape's sixth album. The laidback song features Skinshape aka Will Dorey on vocals. Poignant lyrics intertwine with fine musicianship on this dreamy track. It is backed by the aptly named 'The Eastern Connection' fusing world sounds with tight drums from Ivan Kormanak. An instrumental track, is has classic Skinshape running through it."
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CAT #: LEWIS 1097EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SKINSHAPE Another Day/Watching From The Shadows 7"
"Taken from Skinshape's 'Arrogance Is The Death Of Men' album For fans of Khruangbin, El Michels Affair, Tame Impala and Bonobo Gentle guitars underpin Dorey's vocals on this laid back song that brings hope to us all. Slide guitar towards the track's close and multi layered backing gives the track a Californian sunshine feel. Returning to the sounds of 'I Didn't Know' and his Filoxiny album 'Another Day' is already a fan's favourite. The b-side is a flute driven dreamy affair with Dorey's vocals once more punctuated by guitar and a subtle but catchy drum beat. This double header 7" closes the book on Skinshape's Arrogance Is The Death Of Men album preparing the world for album number seven later this year."
LIFE GOES ON RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: LIFE 016LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MOPS, THE Psychedelic Sounds In Japan LP
Life Goes On Records present a reissue of The Mops' Psychedelic Sounds In Japan, originally released in 1968. Welcomed re-issue of this sough-after Japanese masterpiece, just released during the 1968 turmoil. The Mops are one of Japan's best known "group sounds" bands, particularly noted for their psychedelic period. The group was founded in 1966 by high school friends Mikiharu Suzuki (drums), Taro Miyuki (guitar), Masaru Hoshi (lead guitar), and Kaoru Murakami (bass), playing mostly instrumental rock. Their debut album is still considered a cornerstone of the so-called proto-garage revolution. Their flower-power is revealed through a cosmic artwork, ethnic clothing, fuzz guitars and sitar playing. The album includes covers of the Airplane's hits "Someone To Love" and "White Rabbit", the Doors' "Light My Fire", the Animals' "San Franciscan Nights" and "Inside Looking Out", as well as the Mops theme song "I Am Just A Mops".
LITTLE BUTTERFLY RECORDS (URUGUAY)
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CAT #: LBR 074LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
PAHLEN, MARIANO GALLARDO Los Suenos De Los Otros 2LP
Los Sueños de los Otros is an elegant and ambitious work, driven with conviction to fruition. An album that explores dreamlike worlds and reworks them through refined arrangements, a wide variety of instruments and vocal searches. The perfect balance between ecstasy and melancholy. It could be a record from the 1970s or from the year 2050, which incorporates elements from the world of classical and pop music. Los Sueños de los Otros is the first solo album by Mariano Gallardo Pahlen. The songwriter, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, composed and recorded practically everything that is heard throughout the ten songs. Raised in a vast artistic universe, with a lot of movies and music constantly playing, he created a debut album that reflects a variety of influences that combine and blend to conceive a true fingerprint. It is an elegant and ambitious work, driven with conviction to fruition. Thus, in the breadth and ambition of his debut, there is room for images, films, questions, conclusions, references, sounds, and landscapes arranged in such a way that they feel timeless, as never seen but known since ever. It could be a record from the 1970s or from the year 2050, which incorporates elements from the world of classical and pop music. An album that explores dreamlike worlds and reworks them through refined arrangements, a wide variety of instruments and vocal searches. The perfect balance between ecstasy and melancholy. A huge album that Mariano Gallardo Pahlen built alone, to find out who he was, who was there, in the middle of all those layers. To find out and be reborn. This debut should be celebrated for fulfilling the premise, not simple at all, of every first album: to establish a new voice that seeks to be heard in a memorable way.
MADLIB INVAZION
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CAT #: MMS 047LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EMBRYO Auf Auf LP
2022 repress; LP version. "The lauded krautrocking, global groove ensemble's first album on maverick producer Madlib's label. The late Christian Burchard, who founded the Embryo ensemble in 1969, loved the slogan Auf Auf, German for 'Up, Up', or 'Keep On Going'. Anyone with anything more than a passing interest in the German krautrock scene of the 1970s and 1980s knows that Burchard followed that intent, all around the world, tirelessly seeking out new sounds and inspirations and creating a catalog of music unlike most anything else the world has ever heard. Madlib has often said Embryo is his favorite rock band. Of course the hip-hop-producer-with-the-
MARIONETTE (CANADA)
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CAT #: MARIONETT 019LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
RAZEN Regression LP
"Razen is the collective consciousness of core members Brecht Ameel and Kim Delcour, who since 2010 have realized themselves through virtuosic and highly expressive improvisations with lesser-heard instruments. Experimenting with repetition of tones through controlled breathing and phrasing, Razen arrive at a synesthetic playground of auditory textures and colorful imagery. The ensemble is carefully orchestrated for every occasion with the intent and desire to escape to environments unbeknownst to them, taking shelter in the fleeting ego-dissolving moments that arise, whether divine or disturbing. While the formula of instrumentation and like-minded peers may appear mundane on paper, it's Brecht and Kim's outlook and imagination beyond musical references that's the immeasurable catalyst to their peculiar pursuits. Conversations about paintings, books, or films ultimately manifest themselves into live performances or album recordings -- with the philosophy of embracing playfulness and exploration through the lens of a child's eye. Only six collaborators have been invited to their inner circle to date. This is mainly attributed to the rarity of finding spiritual counterparts that are seeking freedom outside the confines of written musical scores. Trading notes and rhythms for strokes and color, the band embodies emotive and meditative drones that demand a deep listening state. Joined by Will Guthrie and Paul Garriau, Razen venture into their vision of Arcadia through Regression, proudly presented by Marionette. On this album, Brecht Ameel turns to his trusty prepared harmonium and celesta, while Kim Delcour controls air and breath on various wind and reed instruments. Featuring Will Guthrie on tuned and melodic percussion (timpani, glockenspiel, marimba, vibraphone), the recordings have a distinct flow and fluid movement when compared to some of Razen's previous works where rhythm is taking a backseat. Hurdy-gurdy specialist, Paul Garriau, plays accompanying melodies and drones on Moon, Aether and Nebula. The album's earthly elements deal with survival, timelessness, and simplicity; such as the life affirming rewards of finding refuge and the wonders of observing the interstellar. The unearthly elements pitch this narrative into the realm of mythology and superstition, in the hopes of trying to understand our primeval universe and thrive in the unknown. Regression also addresses Razen's fascination with inhospitable places and how to adapt to the sorrows that come with this sort of brutalism. The resulting destination is a mind and time bending zone -- one that can be reached by riding sound waves that transcend the past, future, and present. Razen on this occasion is: Brecht Ameel: harmonium, celesta Kim Delcour: winds, reeds Will Guthrie: percussion Paul Garriau: hurdy-gurdy on Moon, Aether, and Nebula."
MG.ART (GERMANY)
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CAT #: MGART 111CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ASH RA TEMPEL Ash Ra Tempel CD
2022 reprint. "Ash Ra Tempel's stunning debut from 1971. Ash Ra Tempel was the cult band of guitarist and experimental musician Manuel Goettsching. They are considered one of the pioneering bands of the German cosmic rock, avant-garde, electronic music scenes. Their self titled debut is considered one of the founding documents of 'Krautrock.' Featuring two 20 minute long, guitar heavy jams, this one is still influencing bands like Acid Mothers Temple, Bardo Pond, and more."
MONO-TONE RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: MT 053LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NERVOUS SHAKES Walk Like A Lover LP
A perfect mix of early Real Kids/New York Dolls/Richard Hell rock n' roll and girl groups/Sylvain Sylvain dark romanticism and pop sensibility romanticism. Nervous Shakes are the real thing. Genuine social misfits with a message of liberation. Brussels' finest rock n' roll band. 12 songs with rockin' riffs and catchy hooks, 12 songs to dance crazily and fall madly in love to, 12 songs to Walk Like A Lover!
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CAT #: MT 055LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
PAPER LIPS The Sound of Sound LP
First psyche solo album from The Baron Four's Mike Whittaker. Far from his previous English "Rhythm n' Beat" à la Milkshakes, early Kinks, he dwells here into the spaced-out sound of the Spacemen 3/Spiritualized/Brian Jonestown Massacre. Slow motion tremolo and psyched fuzz guitar, languid vocals, and floating drones. Nine original songs and a cover of the 13th Floor Elevators' "Splash 1".
MUNSTER RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: MR 7346EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
PAJARES/MARTA BAIZAN + MIGUEL RIOS + LOS IMPALA, ANDRES Dracula Yeye/Caperucita Yeye 7"
Mainly known for his career as an actor, especially during the post-dictatorship years and through his "soft-erotic" comedy films, the popular Spanish comedian Andrés Pajares also recorded several records since the mid-1960s. Among them, "Dracula Yeyé" is the song that has conquered selected dancefloors worldwide and has been on the wants lists of '60s sounds collectors and DJs for years. A rare artifact that was originally released in 1968 and whose original copies are very scarce and currently fetch exorbitant prices in the second-hand market. The later version recorded by the Spanish band Doctor Explosión in the '90s helped to make this record better known so that has already achieved the status of Spanish garage-yeyé holy grail. The single is completed with another fun and surprising yeyé song on the B-side that could well be the main track of this release since it brings together some of the best artists of the Spanish-sung yeyé scene of the '60s: singers Marta Baizán, Miguel Ríos, and the Venezuelan garage band Los Impala. All of them were the uncredited artists involved in this recording that was originally released as a children's record, with the musicalized narration of the classic tale "Little Red Riding Hood" that these musicians turned into a stunning garage-beat hit. Both songs are reissued here on a 7" single for the first time.
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CAT #: MR 7352EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EMPIRE Easy Life/Enough Of The Same 7"
Empire was an offshoot of Generation X, and their only LP Expensive Sound remains an obscure (yet highly rewarding) listen. Originally released in 1981, the same year Gary Numan and Soft Cell were raking in big bucks with their noir-flecked brand of retrofuturism, Expensive Sound was out-of-step with the climate of commercial music. Their music was raw, bare, warm -- distinct from the glacial, antiseptic pop that would dominate the decade. The album was neither totally forward-looking nor nostalgia embracing. Instead, Expensive Sound does what great albums tend to: preserves a specific moment in time. While Expensive Sound may be better known for the bands it inspired -- the neo-psychedelia of The Stone Roses and the athletic fretwork of Fugazi -- they deserve appreciation on its own merits: one of the finest guitar pop records of the era. These two previously-unavailable-on-
NE'ASTRA MUSIC GROUP
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CAT #: NMG 5763LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
SLUM VILLAGE Fantastic Volume II LP
2022 repress. "After the success of Slum's 1997 studio debut, Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1, the group went to work on their follow up. Though the project was completed in '98, label turmoil kept the project on ice until 2000. By the time Fantastic Volume II hit Dilla was well on his way to his status as a hip hop legend having produced cuts for Common, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest and many more. Later works from Slum Village may have had more of an impact sales-wise (in the immediate) but Fantastic Vol. 2 had fans and many critics saying that Slum Village, and Dilla in particular, may 'single-handedly save rap music.' Perhaps that statement is hyperbole but many consider Fantastic Volume II to be Slum Village's finest work ever to this day. Ne'Astra Media Group now presents the album reissued on vinyl, for the first time in several years. Every wobbling bass note of J Dilla's production has been preserved to maintain the legacy of this hip hop rap classic and maintain the legend of one of hip-hop's greatest beatsmiths."
NO LABEL (EUROPE)
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CAT #: SK 2021LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
IGGY AND THE STOOGES Live at Richards, Atlanta, GA, October 1973 LP
Live at Richards, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1973. Mick Rock: photography. Marc Z: executive producer.
NONPLACE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: NON 053EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
FRIEDMAN & JOAO PAIS FELIPE, BURNT Automated Music Vol. 1: Mechanics Of Waving 12"
Since 2018, João Pais Filipe (drums) and Burnt Friedman (electronics, synth) have investigated into automatic pattern -- composition rooted in doubling and halving; the unimpeachable laws of motion. The offer of freedom can be seen as a way to get in touch with necessity. On Mechanics Of Waving the attempt is made to succumb to such a mode of action, the drilling of a method, not through individual cunning or displayed musicianship. Through constant practice Friedman and Pais discover the principles of rhythmic phenomena while dis-associating the music from cultural idioms. Inspired by rare infrasound -- ratios ranging from 11 to 23, Nonplace releases the results of a four years long operation. Drums recorded and engineered by José Arantes. Mastered by Kassian Troyer, Dubplates & Mastering.
NOTON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: NOTON 056LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ALVA NOTO HYbr:ID Vol. 1 LP
2022 repress. LP version. HYbr:ID Vol. 1 is the first installment of a new series of Alva Noto's works bringing together heterogeneous composition methods. HYbr:ID Vol. 1 captures the music commissioned for the score of "Oval", the choreographic piece directed by Richard Siegal and performed by the Staatsballett Berlin at the Berlin State Opera in 2019. The process of creating HYbr:ID Vol. 1 was defined by the search for a form to bind astrophysics phenomena, fiction, and performance movements. Its narrative is inspired by cinematic visual techniques and static images portraying scientific events which also inspired the titles of the nine compositions. The music possesses a dilated rhythmic base contributing to the images of gravity and spatiality. At points static is used with an ornate, delicate intricacy. The album's sonic spectrum builds with deep sub-bass, gloomy sonics, spacious sound design, and inorganic ambiance that is gently coerced with artistic finesse. The nine compositions are accompanied by graphic notations informed by the album's sonic and acoustic codes. Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai. Nibo mastering by Bo @ Calyx.
OHR (GERMANY)
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CAT #: OMM 560086LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AMON DUUL Paradieswarts Duul LP
LP version. Ohr present a reissue of Amon Düül's Paradieswärts Düül, originally released in 1971. In 1968, the Münchner Kommune, formed in 1967, had applied to Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, the organizer of the Essen Songtage, for a gig there. When the Düüls arrived in Essen, already two bands of this name in the meantime, since three members had split off and now called themselves Amon Düül II. Paradieswärts Düül was released in 1971, it's the third album of this outfit. Transferred from the original analog tapes at Dierks Studios and carefully re-mastered.
OUR SWIMMER (GERMANY)
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CAT #: WELLE 109LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AYLER QUARTET, ALBERT The Hilversum Session LP
Reissue, originally released in 1980. Our Swimmer presents the first official vinyl reissue of The Hilversum Session in over thirty years. Licensed from Hat Hut. Jazz iconoclast Albert Ayler took the experimental leanings of contemporaries like John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman as a starting point and then blasted them to stratospheric extremes, creating some of the most polarizing and brilliant music of the 20th Century. In particular, 1964 was a pivotal -- and well documented -- year in the free jazz artist's career. After returning to New York, Ayler assembled a brilliant group with Sunny Murray on drums and Gary Peacock on bass, recording Spiritual Unity (ESPDISK 1002CD/LP), Ayler's first record for the legendary ESP-Disk' label, that summer. Soon after that session, Ayler took his trio to Europe where they were joined by cornetist Don Cherry for a tour of The Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. The Hilversum Session is a live radio session recorded on November 9th, 1964. At that point the quartet was months into its European tour and the interplay is extraordinary. On classic Ayler compositions like "Spirits" and "Ghosts" the band absolutely rip, with a kind of intuition and connectivity rarely heard, creating some of the most untethered and undeniably powerful music in the history of free jazz.
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CAT #: WELLE 111LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DEUX FILLES Silence & Wisdom LP
Reissue, originally released in 1982. Deux Filles was not, in fact, two girls despite what the group name and its elaborate hoax of a backstory suggest. No, they were not Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule, French women who met as teenagers under tragic circumstances and became fast friends, recording two albums together before disappearing into the ether. In reality, Deux Filles was Simon Fisher Turner and Colin Lloyd Tucker, a UK duo who first worked together in an early incarnation of The The. Straddling the line between experimental and pop, Turner was an actor and teen singing star who later composed soundtracks for the iconic queer filmmaker Derek Jarman while Tucker's career began as an engineer for the famed UK library music studio, De Wolfe, before forming experimental wave group The Gadgets. In Deux Filles, the duo found an outlet for their least commercial tendencies, combining lo-fi proto-dream-pop instrumentals with samples, tape experiments, ambient textures, and drum machines. Even in the vibrant, seemingly endless well of UK DIY, Deux Filles stand out. Silence & Wisdom -- the duo's 1982 debut -- is a series of musical vignettes, like the score of an unrealized arthouse film. Blending processed guitars, sheets of synthesizers, echo-ey pianos, and washed-out vocal snippets to surprisingly varied effect, the album is recommended for fans of Durutti Column and Virginia Astley's From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (1983).
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CAT #: WELLE 112LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DEUX FILLES Double Happiness LP
Reissue, originally released in 1983. Deux Filles was not, in fact, two girls despite what the group name and its elaborate hoax of a backstory suggest. No, they were not Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule, French women who met as teenagers under tragic circumstances and became fast friends, recording two albums together before disappearing into the ether. In reality, Deux Filles was Simon Fisher Turner and Colin Lloyd Tucker, a UK duo who first worked together in an early incarnation of The The. Straddling the line between experimental and pop, Turner was an actor and teen singing star who later composed soundtracks for the iconic queer filmmaker Derek Jarman while Tucker's career began as an engineer for the famed UK library music studio, De Wolfe, before forming experimental wave group The Gadgets. In Deux Filles, the duo found an outlet for their least commercial tendencies, combining lo-fi proto-dream-pop instrumentals with samples, tape experiments, ambient textures, and drum machines. Even in the vibrant, seemingly endless well of UK DIY, Deux Filles stand out. Double Happiness is the duo's second album, originally released in 1983 on their own imprint, Papier Maché. Full of meandering guitar and with a more ominous tone than the debut, the album is recommended for fans of Durutti Column and Thomas Leer & Robert Rental's The Bridge (1979).
OUTSIDER (ITALY) (ITALY)
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CAT #: OUTS 001LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WARSAW Warsaw LP
Warsaw was the planned debut album by the English post-punk band Joy Division, while they were briefly associated with RCA Records. Recorded in May 1978, it comprised eleven tracks now known collectively as the RCA Sessions. However, the band were disappointed with the label's post-production work and the deal fell through, the album being scrapped. Four of the songs recorded during the RCA sessions had previously been recorded at the end of 1977, and it was these older recordings that the band would release the following month as their debut An Ideal for Living EP.
PERLON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PERL 070EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PORTABLE Knowone Can Take Away 12"
2022 repress, originally released in 2008. Alan Abrahams, that's the man behind Portable, born and raised in South Africa, where he started to produce music in the '90s. In 1997 he moved to London. After several releases on labels like Context or Background, he started his own imprint Süd Electronic around 2002. Another project named Bodycode was born and found a home at USA-based Spectral, the sister label of Ghostly. His first Portable album was released at the end of 2007 through Süd Electronic. Abrahams' first release for Perlon is this incredible deep 12" entitled Knowone Can Take Away. Two songs for eternity.
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CAT #: PERL 073EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BABY FORD Gravy Train 12"
2022 repress, originally released in 2009. Outstanding tracks by London-based icon, Baby Ford. As usual, made for eternity.
PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: PHS 011LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SHAHRAM Shahram LP
LP version. On 180 gram vinyl with insert. You know how record nerds are. They'll gladly tell you that a dawdling Moldovian choir of 70 year-old grandmothers is the next brick in your psych-funksplosion journey. But Shahram Shabpareh is the real thing. Colorful arrangements of blurting horns, evil bass grooves, cheesy organs, and thick strata of overlapping percussion instruments going off like microwave popcorn. As the leader of an Iranian '60s garage band, The Rebels, and later a '70s solo singer, Shabpareh was never happy just tossing a few moves from Abba in front of whatever was on the local charts already. He wrote and recorded hard rock and funky piano riffs that were built bulldozer-tough and would've stuck out in an American trailer park or a London pub just as easily as they did in Tehran. Not that he wasn't afraid to put someone else's idea to good use, as he certainly makes superb use of The Kinks' chords from "You Really Got Me." It's more that Shahram's rock cojones have caused him to make blistering music again and again over the years, with little regard for where it comes from.
PLANAM (ITALY)
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CAT #: PLANAM 019LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VOGEL, MICHEL Ronde matutinale à Amillis/Berenice LP
2022 restock. Planam proudly presents the second LP by the artist and sound sculptor Michel Vogel. Born in 1941 in Strasbourg, France, Michel Vogel's artistic activities started in 1960 when, as a painter under the influences of Antoni Tàpies and Jean Dubuffet, his mineral and sound experimentations built a universe influenced by free jazz, extra-European music and Olivier Messiaen. His research developed with new sculptures and the creation of his own resonating metal instruments. His friends of the minimalist group, and especially the Fluxus artists, supported and pushed him to carry on his acoustic explorations while his sonic creations got closer to the music of John Cage, Philip Corner, Morton Feldman and Giacinto Scelsi. After the deep, cosmic night-music of Une petite music de nuit (Vogel's first LP) Planam decided to issue two more early-morning oriented realizations, or "Ronde mattinale à Amillis" and "Berenice." These alpha-wave improvisations for "prepared" gongs and self-built metal instruments, selected in direct collaboration with the artist, will make you enter into luminous sonic dimensions. Features a full-color space cover and inner sleeve.
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CAT #: PLANAM 021LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MENSTRUATION SISTERS Puppet Island 2LP
2022 restock. "Day 13. The green hell of the jungle stretches around us at all sides. I feel like I am being driven mad by the constant suffocation of its hot and terrible embrace. Everywhere, awful vegetable life fights for supremacy. The nights are more terrible for the noise and darkness.Day 14.Two of our bearers have fled taking most of our dwindling supplies with them. At least there is water to be found in the streams and lagoons but it is filthy and brown and if imbibed unboiled gives one terrible stomach cramps and diarrhea. The scotch and tobacco are gone and we chew coca leaves for the small comfort they afford.Day 15.Jenkins went mad last night. He is nowhere to be seen now. We hear occasional cries from the North which can only be him.Day 16.We found the ruins of an abandoned village today. There were what appear to be drums, much like those found in the Congo, hanging from trees surrounding the village. We saw piles of banana skins amongst the abandoned grass huts. In the very middle of the settlement we found a large flat round rock with a pile of hair, a good three feet high, on it. After a good deal of debate Filbert and I decided that the hair was of human origin.Day 17.We are restricting our diet to a small handful of cashew nuts each morning as we rise. We found several more hair mounds in the felled grounds surrounding the village. These seem darker and more like animal hair than the mound we discovered yesterday.Double LP masterpiece in full colour gatefold sleeve, issued in an edition of 280 copies."
PLAYGROUND MUSIC (SWEDEN)
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CAT #: PGM 162LP
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DINA OGON Dina Ogon LP
Dina Ögon's self-titled debut album. A collection of musical fantasies, permeated by an irresistible feel. Dina Ögon take you with them in a Cadillac going 40 mph straight toward the summer night sun. You will not have heard anything like it in a very long time. The band are experts at what they do. They do their thing, no messing around. They glue it together. One of them thinks nice shoes are important, another one thinks of gasoline and leather. Not as in black, studded leather, but rather soft, bright leather with a flowery, wood-like scent, and gasoline in a nice-looking bottle. No scent. They put a piece of themselves in good company into it. Reflections and thoughts. Ambition and curiosity. The lyrics and the music are for all people of every era. For your eyes, for all of us, we who are one with each other. For those who never take responsibility and for those who take too much. A lovechild of Fleetwood Mac, Khruangbin, obscure Motown singles, and hip-hop duo Eric B & Rakim, seasoned with a bit of Stevie Wonder, Elis Regina, and Ted Gärdestad. The mixture of influences -- from psychedelic rock to glittery pop, and onwards to funky soul -- says something about the band's base. Check out the album's closing track "Ficktjuven" for a clear example. Psychedelic and playful with choirs in a way you could never have imagined. Yellow vinyl.
RADIATION RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RADCD 008CD
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DISCHARGE Early Demos - March/June 1977 CD
Radiation Records presents the very early Discharge 1977 demos on CD. The whole record screams of the early days of young, snotty, pissed off punks filled with teen angst. If you're a huge Discharge completist want to see the very start of this hugely influential band, or if you are really into raw, primal '77 punk sound, you should check this out. A cool document from the very beginning of what was to become a legendary influential group. Digipak with obi strip.
RADIATION ROOTS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RR 345LP
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SMITH, SLIM My Conversation (1967-1973) 2LP
One of the best-loved reggae singers of all time, Slim Smith. Responsible for many perennial hits that have remained popular with fans since their recording in the late 1960s and early '70s, Slim Smith achieved a lasting influence that trumps the brevity of his vocation and the terribly tragic death that cut everything short. This retrospective includes tracks from Slim Smith & The Uniques period such as "Let Me Go Girl", "My Conversation", and "Girl Of My Dreams". These immortal gems and more are collected on the first record of this double-disc set, giving clear indication of the group's tightness and Smith's exceptional ability in the lead. The second disc collects plenty of examples of his solo career, beginning with a tasteful version of "Keep The Light", "Love Power", and "This Feeling". The rhythms of many of Slim's best-loved records have been recycled countless times over in subsequent decades, keeping his spirit very much within our contemporary musical landscape.
ROARATORIO
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CAT #: ROAR 040LP
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SUN RA & HIS ASTRO INFINITY ARKESTRA The Intergalactic Thing 2LP
2022 restock. One might think, with a discography as extensive as the one that Sun Ra boasts, that the scope of his work has been fully apprehended by this point, but The Intergalactic Thing demonstrates its seemingly bottomless depths. This is not a complete surprise; anyone who saw Ra and the Arkestra perform will remember the sight of the band quickly shuffling through an imposingly thick stack of sheet music, when Sunny would call the next tune on the program with an encrypted hint on his keyboard. Band members tell stories of spending long hours practicing a newly-written composition, only to never play it again. Here, we have a taste of what's been hidden: drawn from rehearsals at the Sun Ra house in Philadelphia from 1969, The Intergalactic Thing introduces a dozen never-before-heard pieces from Ra's songbook. These are tunes that may have never even made it to the bandstand, let alone the recording studio, along with a handful of reworkings of such Ra classics as "Spontaneous Simplicity" and "The Exotic Forest." Without a doubt, this is one of the most important augmentations to the Sun Ra catalog in many a moon. This double LP set comes in a beautiful gatefold jacket, with extensive liner notes by Ra discographer Robert L. Campbell.
ROOM40 (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: RM 4161LP
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DELAY + AARSET Singles LP
Finland's Sasu Ripatti aka Vladislav Delay has been responsible for some of the most radically positioned rhythmic electronic music of the past few decades. His willingness to abandon measured and progression senses of repetition in favor of multi-layered unfolding pulses has become a touchstone for a new sensing of time. In a similar way, Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset has reappraised the harmonic and timbral capacities of his chosen instrument, the guitar, and unlocked new perspectives on this seemingly familiar instrument. His experiments have unsurprisingly caught the ear of similarly restless artists such as Jon Hassell or David Sylvian, with whom Aarset has collaborated. It's little wonder then that these two musicians have gravitated towards one another on Singles. Gravity seems a fitting metaphor too, in that this record is a series of orbits, elemental materials catching onto one another and hurtling the music in directions not really expected, nor traceable. Singles is a record of dimension too, opening outward and collating, sometimes simultaneously, texture and pulse into ultraviolet sonic nebula, as ecstatic as they are enveloping. From moments of fluid improvisation, emerge deeply morphic compositions that fold into and on top of themselves, forging an ever-deepening sense of pressure and energy. At times open, reductive and spatial, this record also has moments of explosive force, an excessive spilling over that speaks to the fearlessness of these two artists. These are unbounded works, pulling ever closer towards the very edges of what is knowable, in sound.Eivind Aarset is a guitarist with a unique musical vision that absorbs and reflects all manner of music while retaining an enviable individualism and high-quality craftsmanship that can span from quiet intimacy to searing intensity. His debut as a bandleader on Jazzland Recordings was described by the New York Times as "One of the best post-Miles electric jazz albums," setting a high benchmark that Aarset has consistently met and exceeded, both in the studio and in live performance".Sasu Ripatti's work as Vladislav Delay has charted out a dimension in sound that is wholly cohesive in its divergence from the familiar. Through working with rhythm as an agent of change, rather than repetition, he has been able to devise new methodologies for composition that dissolve expected relationships and in their place he champions sound materials that course outward in unexpected orbits and trajectories.
RUNE GRAMMOFON (NORWAY)
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CAT #: RLP 3203LP
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HEDVIG MOLLESTAD TRIO Smells Funny LP
2022 repress; LP version. With Smells Funny being their sixth album in seven years, the explosive and expansive Hedvig Mollestad Trio have gone from strength to strength, gathering respect from both rock and jazz camps, sharing big stages with the likes of John McLaughlin and Black Sabbath, and being equally comfortable in jazz and rock clubs. Smells Funny sees Mollestad truly coming into her own as an amazing lead guitarist as well as a dependable riffmeister. Hedvig first picked up her mother's nylon-strung acoustic guitar at ten, before discovering a whole new world through her father's jazz and rock record collection as a teenager. She translated a biography of Jimi Hendrix for a school project and was given her first electric guitar and amplifier as a confirmation present. The members of the trio are from the districts, but Hedvig met Ellen Brekken and Ivar Loe Bjørnstad at the Music Academy in Oslo. Hedvig asked them to join her after she received the Jazz Talent Of The Year Award at Molde International Jazzfestival in 2009. They have stayed together since, and all previous albums have been released on Rune Grammofon; Shoot! (RCD 2115CD/RLP 3115LP, 2011), All Of Them Witches (RCD 2141CD/RLP 3141LP 2013), Enfant Terrible (RCD 2157CD/ RLP 3157LP, 2014), Black Stabat Mater (RCD 2183CD/RLP 3183LP, 2016) and Evil In Oslo (RLP 2184LP, 2016), all to wide international acclaim.
SONIC CATHEDRAL (UK)
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CAT #: SCR 199LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BDRMM Port EP LP
LP version. Orange vinyl. The EP is the Hull and Leeds-based band's first major release since their debut album, Bedroom, which was hailed as a latter-day shoegaze classic when it came out in July 2020. "Port", which was originally released as a single last October, marked a major step forward for the band. Sounding not unlike the Low of Double Negative (2018) or Hey What (2021) deconstructing The Temptations' "I Know I'm Losing You", it's a much darker sounding song; its distorted drones and beats burst into life with frenzied guitar and howls of anguish. "It helped us consider the band in a much more fluid perspective," says bassist and synth player Jordan Smith of the pivotal track. "Swapping instruments and redefining roles gave us time to spend working on new and more intriguing sonic ideas." This new experimental and more electronic approach was expanded as the standalone single release grew, almost accidentally, into a full EP, which features radical reworkings by Daniel Avery (a fearless, all guns blazing techno stomper); Working Men's Club (New Order's "Sub-Culture" meets a long-lost early Warp Records classic); A Place To Bury Strangers (a feedback frenzy of total sonic annihilation); Tom Sharkett from Manchester krautpoppers W.H. Lung (DFA Records goes down to the death disco); Jonathan Snipes from LA-based experimental hip-hop trio Clipping (glitchy beats imploding into a wall of white noise); and Jordan himself, as Mouth Company, who brings proceedings to a close with a slow-mo trip-hop treatment. "To have so many influential artists to us putting their own piece of DNA on what has become such an important track to us is so humbling," gushes Ryan. "It's brand new territory for us, and we just feel so lucky to have everybody involved." The EP is being released ahead of bdrmm's dates supporting shoegaze legends Ride in April and will be followed by their eagerly-awaited second album, which they are currently working on. "I am so excited to embrace the next chapter of bdrmm."
SOWING RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: SOW 021LP
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DRAPER QUINTET FEATURING JOHN COLTRANE, RAY Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane LP
Sowing Records presents Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane's self-titled album, originally released in 1958. Recorded in 1957 by Rudy Van Gelder and released in the same year on the New Jazz label, this was a major statement from Ray Draper, who besides working with the likes of Max Roach, Jackie McLean, and Donald Byrd, he has been one of the few tuba players who have made a name as band leader. In particular this quintet date was a courageous step with Draper sharing the frontline with John Coltrane. In fact, the two gave voice to a very unusual combination of tuba and tenor sax. An unprecedented instrumental choice backed here by a tight dynamic rhythm section featuring Gil Coggins (piano), Spanky DeBrest (bass), and Larry Ritchie (drums). Clear vinyl.
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CAT #: SOW 027LP
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MORGAN, LEE Volume 2 - Sextet LP
Reissue, originally released on Blue Note in 1957. This is Lee Morgan's second release as a leader. At the time of the recording (1956) Morgan was just 18 and he was already shining like a mature soloist and solid band leader. Another attracting point in this set is that the most of the tracks are composed by the great Benny Golson. A beautiful hard swinging bop session featuring Hank Mobley on tenor, Horace Silver on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Charlie Persip on drums -- plus the obscure Kenny Rodgers on alto sax. Originally released on Blue Note in 1957, this album stands as a strong early piece in Lee Morgan discography. Clear vinyl.
SPITTLE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: SPITTLE 137LP
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SAD LOVERS AND GIANTS The Mirror Test LP
Reissue, originally released in 1987. One of the most respected British bands in the mid-80s post punk era. Sad Lovers and Giants played highly atmospheric music made of melancholic melodies and epic guitar riffs. An overtly romantic attitude that slowly developed towards an even more open (pop) sound approach. Originally released on Midnight Records, The Mirror Test, the band's third studio effort, arrived as the fruit of an updated line-up and a clear step in such direction. A very harmonious collection of songs, some of which are still recognized among the best in the band's entire catalog.
TREADER (UK)
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CAT #: TRD 004LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
TCHICAI WITH STRINGS, JOHN John Tchicai With Strings LP
2022 repress. "'Afro-Danish saxophonist John Tchicai spent his youth playing alongside the greats- recording and performing in NYC with Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp and Don Cherry amongst many others. Following a meeting at the Coimbra Jazz festival in 2004, he agreed to record with John Coxon and Ashley Wales. The beautiful resulting album sold out almost immediately on its release in 2005 and is available here for the first time on vinyl. Eloquently balanced between Eric Dolphy and Lee Konitz, his 'wise and lyrical' alto saxophone and bass clarinet playing make this 'one of his finest recordings' [Richard Williams in The Guardian] Essential."
VAMPISOUL (SPAIN)
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CAT #: VAMPI 261LP
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LOS KINTOS Los Kintos LP
Vampisoul present a first time reissue of Los Kintos' self-titled album, originally released in 1970. In the late sixties, a generation of young Peruvian musicians, who were fans of tropical sounds, chose Cuban rhythms over the onslaught of boogaloo and Colombian cumbia. This musical movement attracted a legion of young followers, mostly from popular districts of Lima. In 1969, percussionist Domingo Guzmán Villanueva was commissioned by the MAG record label to get together a group to revive Cuban musical tradition. To lead the project he recruited, Francisco "Pancho" Acosta, founder and guitarist of the Compay Quinto. The new group was baptized Los Kintos, in a nod to their desire to carry on playing in the Compay Quinto style. The link between the two groups appears on this first album, as the group's name is written in two different ways: Los Kintos, on the front cover; and Los Quintos, on the back. Recordings began in 1969 and included the stunning "Descarga Kinto", Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz's original "Pancho Cristal" -- renamed here "Pancho Guzmán" -- and Cuban classics from the repertoire of the historic Trio Matamoros like "Lágrimas Negras" or "Mentiras", all with lead vocals by Kiko Fuentes. The success of their concerts would take them on tours across the country, always recognized as outstanding figures of Cuban music in Peru. This reissue brings back an album that marked a milestone in the history of Peruvian tropical music and revives the fame of the group's legendary live performances.
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CAT #: VAMPI 262LP
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KARAMANDUKA Y MELCOCHITA Acabo Con Lima Huyo Pa Nueva York LP
In the mid-sixties, when young Latino musicians in New York fused Afro-Cuban rhythms with rock, soul and jazz, they had no idea that their boogaloo bang bang would reverberate just as strong and loud in a distant South American country. From 1955, La Sonora Macedo, took Cuban music to every corner of Peru, backed the leading musicians of the Peruvian tropical universe, such as Ñiko Estrada, Joe di Roma, the double bass player Pepe Hernández, and the trumpet players Tito Chicoma and Charlie Palomares. All diehard fans of Cuban music, always alert to any new artist arriving from the island. In the early sixties, light rock, doo-wop, ballads, Italian songs and bossa nova paraded across Lima's stages, making performances by Cuban bands, previously so frequent, a thing of the past. Moreover, the unanimous success of the Beatles from 1964 onwards, gave the impression that music from the English-speaking world would dominate the rest of the decade. But this was not the case. In large part because of Manuel Guerrero's good relations with U.S Latino labels, such as Alegre Records, which released the initial recordings by Johnny Pacheco and Charlie Palmieri, allowing listeners in Lima to follow the development of the salsa movement almost from the beginning. MAG was undoubtedly the best representative of these new sounds. In 1969, the LP Acabo Con Lima, Huyo Pa' Nueva York was released on this label, a project which brought together three figures from Lima's show business world: Manuel Antonio Guerrero, owner and founder of MAG, who wasn't shy of joining in on the chorus and percussion during recordings, Pablo Villanueva "Melcochita", a multifaceted artist from a talented musical family from the popular district of La Victoria, was responsible for the vocals and percussion on the album. And the third Lima show business figure in this project was the musician, singer and comedian Alberto Montroy Laostervened, who gained fame in the sixties while still in his twenties for his imitation of Cantinflas, the Mexican actor. Alberto bore a devilish resemblance to Cantinflas, not only in his gestures but also physically. Under the name of Pepe Moreno "Karamanduka" he also went on to record songs abroad such as "El Boogaloo De Cantinflitas". Acabo Con Lima, Huyo Pa' Nueva York was immediately re-released in other countries, highlighting the quality of Peruvian boogaloo and talent of musicians such as pianist Otto de Rojas and percussionist Coco Lagos. Songs such as "Vuela Mi Descarga", "Peruvian Boogaloo" and "Peruvian Guajira", pay tribute to the Bronx and Brooklyn, neighborhoods where young Latinos had invented the boogaloo a few years earlier.
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CAT #: VAMPI 45089EP
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JULIAN Y SU COMBO Enyere Kumbara/INS Rock 7"
Julián y su Combo was founded in 1962 by left-handed guitarist Julián Angulo Ponce, who was originally from Guapi, Cauca, Colombia and made his name in Cali and Buenaventura, signing initially with Bogotá's Sello Vergara in 1966. During a 20-year period Julián y su Combo released eight records (with several band name variations). Angulo was part of the first generation of artists from the Colombian Pacific who migrated to Bogotá in the 1970s, and his combo enjoyed popularity in his adopted city as well as in Medellín and Mexico. The band also travelled to Venezuela and the US. Angulo described his sound as Afroantillano, combining Cuban, New York Latin and Puerto Rican elements with Colombia's own tropical traditions. The combo's arrangements were distinguished by the bandleader's funky, jazzy electric guitar work (Angulo played without changing the order of the strings), a hot rhythm section and the potent brass line-up of two saxophones and a trumpet (much like Cortijo y su Combo). At that time Alfredo Linares was musical director at INS and this album -- the first one Julián Angulo recorded for the label -- bears his influence in the funky "mambo rock" sections (breaks and handclaps galore) and hot Cuban and Latin jazz piano styles that also graced his own records. This is a thrilling double-sider sought after by collectors and DJs because of the funky dancefloor cuts "Enyere Kumbara" (covered by Quantic a few years back) and "INS Rock".
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CAT #: VAMPI 45090EP
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ALLISON Y SU COMBO, MARIO Boogashake/Descargando 7"
Peruvian artist Mario Allison was born into a family of musicians. One of his brothers was part of groups like Los Golden Boys, others were percussionists and singers. His North American ancestry familiarized him with the use of English from an early age. He met Coco Lagos through a mutual friend, César González, and the three of them soon became regulars at the recording sessions taking place at MAG studios. The connection between them was formidable to the point of coordinating without the need for prior rehearsals. Mario Allison was a self-taught timbalero and his performances are said to have been full of energy and passion. At concerts it was not uncommon for female audiences to react by screaming and freaking out every time Allison performed a solo. After years working at MAG's studio as session player, in the late '60s he was offered the opportunity of recording his own stuff under his name. Mario Allison then worked on a repertoire focused on boogaloo, descarga and, mainly, pompo. This single comprises two insanely funky dancefloor bangers recorded in that period; hard-to-find boogaloo and descarga tunes from the vaults of MAG records. First time reissue on 7" vinyl.
VINYL LOVERS (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
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CAT #: VL 990168LP
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CREAM Fresh Cream LP
2022 repress, clear red vinyl. Reissue, originally released in 1966. When the band formed in 1966, Eric Clapton was already fairly well known by this time, having already performed and recorded with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. But it wasn't until Cream that Clapton became a global superstar. Breaking free of the traditional rock n' roll song for a more improvisational/jazz-
VP RECORDS
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CAT #: VPRL 5011LP
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KING JAMMY Reggae Anthology: Roots Reality and Sleng Teng LP
2015 release. Features Black Uhuru, Scorcher, Nicodemus, Prince Hammer, John Steele, Errol Scorcher, Jammy's, King Tubby, The Fantells, Hortense Ellis, Junior Delgado, and Dennis Brown.
WAH WAH RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: LPS 190LP
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FRICKE, FLORIAN Die Erde Und Ich Sind Eins - I Am One With The Earth LP
2022 repress. 2017 reissue. Originally released in 1983. Includes insert. "Issued in 1983 as a limited private pressing, Die Erde Und Ich Sind Eins was Florian Fricke's first 'solo' LP. It features the guitar of his Popol Vuh partner Daniel Fichelsher and vocals by Anni Morris Wieland, Bettina Fricke Waldthausend, Dieter Prym, Florian Fricke, Friedemann Berger, Friedemann Wieland, Gisela Von Doering, Ingeborg Jahnke, Jan Lorck-Shjmerning, Jana Faust, Karl F. Weber and Klaudia Wieland." "You could label it as 'body-space-music' (Körperraummusik) where you sing inside the body and take it in such a way that every cell in the body, from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head, starts to vibrate. In order to be able to realise this I have experimented to find where speech resonates in the body. The consonants vibrate at the body walls, the bones and flesh and the vowels fill the body spaces. And that sounds like a gong-concert: it also has a great therapeutic effect." --Florian Fricke
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CAT #: LPS 196LP
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MEUNIER, ALAIN Voyage Aux Fonds De La Mer LP
2017 release. "Issued on le Kiosque d'Orphée in 1979, Voyage Aux Fonds De La Mer is the only LP by Alain Meunier (not to be confused with French classical music cellist of the same name), and is one of the most elusive collector pieces of the 1970s electronic experimental French scene. This rare sought-after album starts with an instrumental guitar introduction but from the second track onwards it becomes a totally electronic experimental psychedelic trip that can be aligned with the most kosmische side of kraut rock, and of course also with other works by French experimentalists of the era like Pascal Comelade's Fluence or Richard Pinhas' production (including Heldon). Guitar comes in now and then showing also a certain Robert Fripp influence. Instruments used according to the insert sheet that came with the LP are a Korg 800 DV synthesizer, a K.O. Welson Clavinet, effects like a Fender Echo or a Electroharmonix Small Stone phaser and a fuzz pedal, plus Meunier also used a Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar, a 12-string acoustic Eko guitar and a six-string Morris guitar. First ever vinyl reissue. Limited edition to 500 copies only. Remastered sound."
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CAT #: LPS 197LP
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107-34-8933 Numbers LP
2018 release. "If you check the credits of The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup LP from 1973 you'll find a certain 'Pascal' listed on the percussion section. That is none other than Los Angeles based artist Nicolas Pascal Raicevik (1933-1994), aka 107-34-8933, aka Head, aka Nik Pascal, aka Nik Raicevic. Besides his hitting the bongos on the Stones album, Nik was a great artist on his own, both as a painter and as a musician. As a musician, he was a pioneer in the use of synthesizers, preceding the Berlin school by some years when his Head LP was released on Buddah in 1970. Buddah probably saw in Head the opportunity to cash in some money from the remains of the psychedelic scene -- the three tracks on the LP are named after drugs used in the late sixties. The sounds, however, are accomplished works that show Raicevic as one of the most interesting pioneers in the use of synths. The album probably didn't do too well, since Buddah didn't renew the contract with Raicevic, who instead took his own way releasing his works on his very own Narco Records and Tapes label. Between 1968 and 1975 Narco would issue four LPs credited either to Nik Raicevic (Beyond The End... Eternity) or Nik Pascal (The Sixth Ear, Magnetic Web and Zero Gravity) plus one credited to 107-34-8933 (Numbers, which is in fact the same LP as Buddah's Head, albeit with different cover art). Copies of these LPs came with an ironic sticker over the shrinkwrap that read 'Do not listen to this LP if you are stoned'. Numbers was the first reference in the Narco catalog (NR101), each of the three tracks it contains is named after a drug: Cannabis Sativa, Methedrine and Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. The album was credited to 107-34-8933, there is no date of release on the disc, some sources take it as back as 1968 -- in any case, this is the same record that was issued on Buddah in 1970 credited to Head and eponymously-titled. The Wah Wah reissue features the original cover artwork from the Narco edition. Besides his musical explorations, Nik was also an interesting painter. His paintings are auctioned from time to time, and are consciousness expanding works influenced by abstract cubism and surrealism, some kind of Salvador Dalí on drugs exploring the outer and inner space. All the artwork on the sleeves of his LPs is done by himself. Spacey landscapes and psychedelic colors that fit perfectly to the music they contain."
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CAT #: LPS 198LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
RAICEVIK, NIK Beyond The End, Eternity LP
2018 release. "If you check the credits of The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup LP from 1973 you'll find a certain 'Pascal' listed on the percussion section. That is none other than Los Angeles based artist Nicolas Pascal Raicevik (1933-1994), aka 107-34-8933, aka Head, aka Nik Pascal, aka Nik Raicevic. Besides his hitting the bongos on the Stones album, Nik was a great artist on his own, both as a painter and as a musician. As a musician, he was a pioneer in the use of synthesizers, preceding the Berlin school by some years when his Head LP was released on Buddah in 1970. Buddah probably saw in Head the opportunity to cash in some money from the remains of the psychedelic scene -- the three tracks on the LP are named after drugs used in the late sixties. The sounds, however, are accomplished works that show Raicevic as one of the most interesting pioneers in the use of synths. The album probably didn't do too well, since Buddah didn't renew the contract with Raicevic, who instead took his own way releasing his works on his very own Narco Records and Tapes label. Between 1968 and 1975 Narco would issue four LPs credited either to Nik Raicevic (Beyond The End... Eternity) or Nik Pascal (The Sixth Ear, Magnetic Web and Zero Gravity) plus one credited to 107-34-8933 (Numbers, which is in fact the same LP as Buddah's Head, albeit with different cover art). Copies of these LPs came with an ironic sticker over the shrinkwrap that read 'Do not listen to this LP if you are stoned'. Beyond The End... Eternity was released in 1971 under the Nik Raicevik monicker as Narco NR102. According to Two Headed Dog, 'Raicevic is clearly still in the early learning-curve stages,' which it a key LP to understand Nik's evolution and setting the path for more evolved works to follow. Besides his musical explorations, Nik was also an interesting painter. His paintings are auctioned from time to time, and are consciousness expanding works influenced by abstract cubism and surrealism, some kind of Salvador Dalí on drugs exploring the outer and inner space. All the artwork on the sleeves of his LPs is done by himself. Spacey landscapes and psychedelic colors that fit perfectly to the music they contain."
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CAT #: LPS 199LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PASCAL, NIK The Sixth Ear LP
2018 release. "If you check the credits of The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup LP from 1973 you'll find a certain 'Pascal' listed on the percussion section. That is none other than Los Angeles based artist Nicolas Pascal Raicevik (1933-1994), aka 107-34-8933, aka Head, aka Nik Pascal, aka Nik Raicevic. Besides his hitting the bongos on the Stones album, Nik was a great artist on his own, both as a painter and as a musician. As a musician, he was a pioneer in the use of synthesizers, preceding the Berlin school by some years when his Head LP was released on Buddah in 1970. Buddah probably saw in Head the opportunity to cash in some money from the remains of the psychedelic scene -- the three tracks on the LP are named after drugs used in the late sixties. The sounds, however, are accomplished works that show Raicevic as one of the most interesting pioneers in the use of synths. The album probably didn't do too well, since Buddah didn't renew the contract with Raicevic, who instead took his own way releasing his works on his very own Narco Records and Tapes label. Between 1968 and 1975 Narco would issue four LPs credited either to Nik Raicevic (Beyond The End... Eternity) or Nik Pascal (The Sixth Ear, Magnetic Web and Zero Gravity) plus one credited to 107-34-8933 (Numbers, which is in fact the same LP as Buddah's Head, albeit with different cover art). Copies of these LPs came with an ironic sticker over the shrinkwrap that read 'Do not listen to this LP if you are stoned'. 1972 saw the release of The Sixth Ear (Narco NR666), this time credited to Nik Pascal. A more complex work than Beyond The End..., it adds consistent rhythmic patterns to the mix with the addition of bongos and also explores some interesting chord progressions. Besides his musical explorations, Nik was also an interesting painter. His paintings are auctioned from time to time, and are consciousness expanding works influenced by abstract cubism and surrealism, some kind of Salvador Dalí on drugs exploring the outer and inner space. All the artwork on the sleeves of his LPs is done by himself. Spacey landscapes and psychedelic colors that fit perfectly to the music they contain."
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CAT #: LPS 200LP
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PASCAL, NIK Magnetic Web LP
2018 release. "If you check the credits of The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup LP from 1973 you'll find a certain 'Pascal' listed on the percussion section. That is none other than Los Angeles based artist Nicolas Pascal Raicevik (1933-1994), aka 107-34-8933, aka Head, aka Nik Pascal, aka Nik Raicevic. Besides his hitting the bongos on the Stones album, Nik was a great artist on his own, both as a painter and as a musician. As a musician, he was a pioneer in the use of synthesizers, preceding the Berlin school by some years when his Head LP was released on Buddah in 1970. Buddah probably saw in Head the opportunity to cash in some money from the remains of the psychedelic scene -- the three tracks on the LP are named after drugs used in the late sixties. The sounds, however, are accomplished works that show Raicevic as one of the most interesting pioneers in the use of synths. The album probably didn't do too well, since Buddah didn't renew the contract with Raicevic, who instead took his own way releasing his works on his very own Narco Records and Tapes label. Between 1968 and 1975 Narco would issue four LPs credited either to Nik Raicevic (Beyond The End... Eternity) or Nik Pascal (The Sixth Ear, Magnetic Web and Zero Gravity) plus one credited to 107-34-8933 (Numbers, which is in fact the same LP as Buddah's Head, albeit with different cover art). Copies of these LPs came with an ironic sticker over the shrinkwrap that read 'Do not listen to this LP if you are stoned'. Magnetic Web was released in 1973. It appeared under the Nik Pascal monicker and showed a clear evolution in sound, favored by the addition of an Arp 2600 and some rhythm boxes. It also included percussions and cymbals. The Two Headed Dog site thinks 'this is his masterpiece in all of its acid-laced glory.' Besides his musical explorations, Nik was also an interesting painter. His paintings are auctioned from time to time, and are consciousness expanding works influenced by abstract cubism and surrealism, some kind of Salvador Dalí on drugs exploring the outer and inner space. All the artwork on the sleeves of his LPs is done by himself. Spacey landscapes and psychedelic colors that fit perfectly to the music they contain."
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CAT #: LPS 201LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PASCAL, NIK Zero Gravity LP
"If you check the credits of The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup LP from 1973 you'll find a certain 'Pascal' listed on the percussion section. That is none other than Los Angeles based artist Nicolas Pascal Raicevik (1933-1994), aka 107-34-8933, aka Head, aka Nik Pascal, aka Nik Raicevic. Besides his hitting the bongos on the Stones album, Nik was a great artist on his own, both as a painter and as a musician. As a musician, he was a pioneer in the use of synthesizers, preceding the Berlin school by some years when his Head LP was released on Buddah in 1970. Buddah probably saw in Head the opportunity to cash in some money from the remains of the psychedelic scene -- the three tracks on the LP are named after drugs used in the late sixties. The sounds, however, are accomplished works that show Raicevic as one of the most interesting pioneers in the use of synths. The album probably didn't do too well, since Buddah didn't renew the contract with Raicevic, who instead took his own way releasing his works on his very own Narco Records and Tapes label. Between 1968 and 1975 Narco would issue four LPs credited either to Nik Raicevic (Beyond The End... Eternity) or Nik Pascal (The Sixth Ear, Magnetic Web and Zero Gravity) plus one credited to 107-34-8933 (Numbers, which is in fact the same LP as Buddah's Head, albeit with different cover art). Copies of these LPs came with an ironic sticker over the shrinkwrap that read 'Do not listen to this LP if you are stoned'. Nik's last album, Zero Gravity (Narco NR123) came under the Nik Pascal name and had a fantastic side long piece on the title track which reminisces of the works of Cluster. B side features four tracks that also bear some Conrad Schnitzler reminiscences. This was to be Nik's last LP before he would sell all his synths to ex car racer and future electronic/ambient music star Steve Roach. Besides his musical explorations, Nik was also an interesting painter. His paintings are auctioned from time to time, and are consciousness expanding works influenced by abstract cubism and surrealism, some kind of Salvador Dalí on drugs exploring the outer and inner space. All the artwork on the sleeves of his LPs is done by himself. Spacey landscapes and psychedelic colors that fit perfectly to the music they contain."
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CAT #: LPS 214LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TREGGER, YAN To The Land Of No Return LP
2019 release. "Best known to funk/groove collectors for his '70s library efforts (Freezing Point, The Pop World Of Yann Tregger, Schifters, Catchy, Ducks & Drakes) on such cult labels as L'Illustration Musicale, MTS or Montparnasse 2000 or his late funky disco output via projects like Major Symphony or M.B.T. Soul; French trumpet player/composer/arranger Yann Tregger also devoted time and efforts to delve into electronic sound abstraction when needed. Based around the possibilities of the legendary ARP 2600 synthesizer, To The Land Of No Return was an outrageous and nightmarish collection of sound vignettes that pushed the instrument's capabilities to the limit. Thrilling, uneasy, surreal, spellbinding or just plain spaced out -- an album 'whose theme is the departure of a psychedelic train on a trip with no return to a lost world, leading its only passenger to unreal adventures' according to composer's words. An essential slice of musical lunacy coming from the most experimental fringes of the French library world! First time ever reissued on vinyl, remastered from the original tapes in a gimmick cover and a limited edition of only 500 copies!"
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CAT #: LPS 216LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ATHENIANS, THE Steppin' Out With The Athenians LP
2018 release. "The most popular and productive line-up of the Athenians beat group came together in Edinburgh in late 1963 and comprised Rick Alcorn (bass), Ally Black (guitar), Keith Henderson (guitar), Arthur Mackey (drums) and Ian Orr (vocals). After a deep delve into the catalogues of Sue, Chess, Atlantic, Motown etc. a pretty sassy outfit became the exponents of some very acceptable R&B/rock. Having now acquired a fan club, a manager and a large following, the band were playing seven nights a week, two of these as residents of the famous Gamp Club, allegedly their second home. Although only part-time, they were relishing their situation especially the attention coming from the student fraternity at Edinburgh University and soon they'd be performing with Manfred Mann, The Hollies, The Animals, The Pretty Things, Diana Dors (what?) and many, many more. The University connection was to introduce them to their first taste of recording as a request was made to cut a single to promote the Charity Appeal for that year. Entering Craighall Studios in early Feb. 1964 tracks 'You Tell Me/Little Queenie' are produced and released in all their glory (It has now been confirmed by rock historians/pundits that this record is the first 7" single to be released by a Scottish beat group). The Wah Wah edition compiles the bands' 45s plus previously unreleased recordings from surviving acetates - if you love bands such as The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, bluesmen like Slim Harpo or Lazy Lester and also the soulful sounds of acts like Ike & Tina Turner or Ben E. King this LP is for you! In a strictly limited edition of only 500 copies, remastered by Roger Prades at Prades Mastering and housed in new vintage styled artwork in a three backflaps sleeve. Get your piece of Scotland's beat story!"
WE RELEASE JAZZ (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: WRJ 008LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
FUKUI, RYO A Letter from Slowboat LP
2022 repress; LP version. 180 gram vinyl; Half speed mastered; Heavy sleeve and obi. We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's final album, the very personal contemporary jazz offering, A Letter from Slowboat, sourced from the original masters. Known for his miraculous albums 1976's Scenery (WRJ 001CD/LP) and 1977's Mellow Dream (WRJ 002CD/LP), legendary Hokkaido pianist Ryo Fukui, with the help of his wife Yasuko, opened his very own jazz club in Sapporo in 1995, Slowboat. This is where Ryo Fukui spent the latter half of his career, playing again and again, welcoming peers for unforgettable sessions, and perfecting the craft he lived for: jazz. A Letter from Slowboat is a poetic, soulful, and honest love letter to Hokkaido, to Fukui's jazz club, and to endless hours of practicing artistry in a place called home. Backed by longtime collaborators Takumi Awaya on bass, and Ittetsu Takemura on drums, Ryo Fukui flows through classics and originals with natural class, fluidity, and absolute precision, expressing a smooth balance between skills and heart. Slowboat, full of breathtaking solos and exquisite moments of clarity, is another crucial piece in the career of one of the most fascinating jazzmen to ever grace the piano. It was released in 2016, sadly the year Ryo Fukui passed away, leaving behind a legacy of works that is sure to captivate jazz lovers for generations to come, and Slowboat, where the magic still happens to this day. Reissued in conjunction with 1999's Ryo Fukui in New York (WRJ 009CD/LTD-LP), also available via We Release Jazz.
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CAT #: WRJ 009LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
FUKUI, RYO Ryo Fukui in New York LP
2022 repress; LP version. 180 gram vinyl; Half speed mastered; Heavy sleev and obi. We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's New York sessions with Lisle Atkinson and Leroy Williams, the aptly titled album Ryo Fukui in New York, sourced from the original masters. Recorded in February 1999 at Avatar Recording Studios in New York and inspired by Ryo Fukui's idol and mentor Barry Harris, the fourth album from the famed Sapporo pianist captures memorable sessions with seasoned American jazz musicians (and frequent Barry Harris collaborators) Lisle Arthur Atkinson on bass and Leroy Williams on drums. Ryo Fukui in New York is pure bop heaven, glowing with poetic takes on classics by Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Bud Powell, plus a supreme remake of Fukui's very own Mellow Dream (WRJ 002CD/LP). It's expressive, soulful, and vibrating with a bouncing swing feel all the way through; every note falls exactly where it should, undeniable brilliance. Much like the other albums by the genius from Hokkaido, it's got that "special something", hard to grasp, hard to describe, but 100% felt. Skills and heart, the Ryo Fukui way. Following his New York adventures, Ryo Fukui headed back to Sapporo, and more precisely to his jazz club Slowboat, where his newly acquired experience inspired numerous jam sessions and a full dedication to perfecting his craft. He sadly passed away in 2016, leaving behind a legacy of works that is sure to captivate jazz lovers for generations to come, and Slowboat, where the magic still hap-pens to this day. Reissued in conjunction with 2016's A Letter from Slowboat (WRJ 008CD/LTD-LP), also available via We Release Jazz.
WHP (ITALY)
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CAT #: WHP 1449LP
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COLTRANE, JOHN Copenhagen, Denmark (FM) October 25, 1963 2LP
The classic four-piece line-up -- John Coltrane (tenor and soprano saxophone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), and master drummer Elvin Jones -- recorded live at Tivoli Concertsaal, Copenhagen, on the October 25th. A long hard to find concert with extended versions of Coltrane's compositions "Mr. PC", "Impressions", "The Promise", and "Naima", plus rendition of Mongo Santamaría's "Afro Blue" and Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II's "My Favorite Things".
YAZOO
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CAT #: YAZ 1035HLP
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BROONZY, BIG BILL Do That Guitar Rag 1928-1935 LP
2022 restock. 180 gram reissue, originally released in 1973. "The late Big Bill Broonzy looms as one of the few country blues greats whose career seems as remarkable as his musicianship. He played every professional role available to the untutored black guitarist of his generation: that of the country blues soloist catering to dance audiences, the city bluesman beguiling record-buyers with full-dress lyric themes and a slow song delivery, and the folk entertainer trading on familiar standards ear-marked for white listening audiences... It is his early career as a country bluesman that this LP, like its companion volume The Young Bill Broonzy commemorates."
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AESTHETICAL (GERMANY)
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CAT #: AES 004LP
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VIGROUX, FRANCK Atotal LP
LP version. New full-length album of Franck Vigroux's uncompromising signature sound of colossal electronic music. Atotal gathers material from Franck's latest live A/V of the same name. Working with his longtime visual partner Antoine Schmitt, Atotal is an audiovisual performance aiming to reconstruct in order to better deconstruct the processes of imposition of will by repetition and absolute synchronism, to propose a breach to a potentially life-saving de-coincidence. The total work of art, when pushed to its paroxysm of absolute coincidence of the perceptions of a captive spectator, is similar to the techniques of mental manipulation of totalitarian regimes, proceeding by annihilation of the critical mind, repetitive semantic pounding, subliminal messages. The ideal of a deterministic universe of Newton in which everything rationally stems from its causes, in which everything is predictable like a totality for Laplace's daemon, where everything can be considered already written, has been undermined in the infinitely small of the uncertainties of Heisenberg which tell us that it is impossible to know everything about a particle, in the quantum mechanics of Schrödinger which reveals to us that the looker affects the looked-at, and in the infinitely abstract of Gödel's incompleteness which explains to us that certain things are literally unexplainable. The show Atotal slips into these flaws and, like a clinamen of Lucretia, deviates the visual and audio atoms from their destiny. Mastering by Denis Blackham. Artwork by Mostafa Khaled.
AFFIN LTD (UK)
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CAT #: AFFIN 004LTD-LP
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BVDUB Decades On Divided Stars 2LP
On Decades On Divided Stars, Brock Van Wey, aka bvdub, presents his first album on Affin LTD, each of its tracks spanning his trademark Odyssean length, with a sonic and emotional density second to none. You are lost... losing your sense of time... of self. Yet finding your inner existence in its inwardly-folding galaxies. Your thoughts and emotions revolve, as planets caught in gravitational pull, before you suddenly awake, as if from a dream, unaware of how much time has passed. Only the stars will tell...
ANGRY YOUNG WOMEN (ITALY)
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CAT #: AYW 003LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Knuckle Girls Vol. 3 (14 Territorial Turf War Tunes from the Tomboy Goons in Split-Knee Loons) LP
An extract from the novel Bovver Birds Rool: "Dawn's preferred nickname was 'Demolition Girl'. Or, 'Demolition Dawn', if needs must. She would never answer to just plain old 'Dawn', though. 'Dawn' was completely out. She was tired of blokes asking if they could see her 'crack', for a start. That was never funny, to Dawn. Or the blokes, after they'd said it and got their comeuppance. And then there was Jane. Her friends called her 'Jane Pain', because she liked to inflict it on her enemies in lethal doses. Her enemies called her 'Plain Jane', which she wasn't, but she was hardly the Daily Mirror's wartime glamour girl Jane, either. A one-girl war? Yeah, sometimes. Especially if you were one of the chancers attempting to call her 'Plain'. Or, if you were attempting to cause aggro for her beloved Dawn. And these were The Knuckle Girls. Well, two of them, anyway. The others were many but lesser-spotted, like their Bovver Bird adversaries, unless there was a crisis, which was most weeks. Most days, sometimes. Friday nights were the worst." Features Diana Demon, Norah, Debbie Byrne, Maureen Elkner, Kiki Dee, Mamba Strike, Bobbie McGee, Jackie & Jan, Faith Brown, Vic Lezal's Professionals, The Blackboard Rubber Band, Alexandra Rubin, Jessy Joyce, and an unknown artist.
ATOMNATION (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: ATMV 097EP
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NOCUI Entrain 12"
After releasing on Atomnation's Unfold Vol. 2 in 2021, Berlin-based Italian NOCUI returns with more rich and uplifting grooves on his new 12" Entrain. Leonardo Di Fiore (NOCUI's real name) is a Rome-born composer and a classically trained pianist who brings a performative approach to how he makes music. An early love of jazz also permeates his work and he now considers himself a "studio and sound design obsessive." That shows in the meticulously crafted, always fresh music he makes on his go-to drum machine, the Jomox Alpha Base. NOCUI is also adept at speaking through other key bits of gear such as the Roland SH101, Acidlab 303, DSI Prophet 6, and Haken Continuum Fingerboard -- machines that lend his music its signature sound and have taken him to labels like Traum and Wildfire.
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CAT #: ATMV 101EP
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ARGIA Backgammon 12"
Spanish artist Helena Piti continues to establish her artful Argia alias with a mini-album on Atomnation. Across six superb tracks, the formally trained artist brings serenity, musicality and gorgeous melody to her stylishly designed sounds. Piti has been immersed in music all her life. From a young age, she studied piano and double bass at the conservatory before evolving into the electronic world and quickly making her mark. She has released with the likes of Stil Vor Talent, Sincopat. and DUAT while holding down her esteemed residency at Madrid's well-known Mondo Disko and touring places like Watergate and about:blank. This self-taught producer uses music as a way of expressing a wide range of inner feelings and she has plenty lined up for 2022 including this adventurous new release.
AUSTUDY RECORDS (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: AUS 001LP
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VA Burning It Up: Australian Reggae 1979-1986 LP
Austudy Records present its debut release Burning It Up: Australian Reggae 1979-1986. A compilation surveying the influence of reggae on Australia's preoccupation with rock, pop and new wave between the years of 1979-1986. This selection of eight obscure tracks originally issued on 7" records represent some of the earliest examples of reggae sounds in Australian recorded music. Features Nights In Shining, Wide Boy Youth, Delaney Venn, Time Lords Inc., Lifesavers, Janie Conway, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, and The Agents. 12-page booklet; edition of 500.
BATOV RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: BTR 030EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SABABA 5 FEAT. YURIKA Crossroad of Love 7"
2019 release. Limited edition transparent green vinyl. Sababa 5 was formed by a group of musicians known for their work for some of Tel Aviv's top artists/vocalists, such as Gili Yalo, Ester Rada, and Liraz Charhi, as well as with famous groups like Hoodna Orchestra, Tigris, and Kutiman Orchestra. With members' influences that range from wrecking crew recordings from the '60s, to analog Middle Eastern music from the '70s, the sound of the band constantly revolves around different genres and rhythms, yet, in its core, Sababa 5 is always a groove-centric band. Last year the band finished construction on their new recording space, a space that was especially built to accommodate live full-band recordings. Its location is right by the border of Jaffa and Tel Aviv, on Eilat St., hence the name Eilat Studios. Sababa 5 has just finished recording a new instrumental EP, with the aim to record more in the near future, in its new headquarters.
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CAT #: BTR 051EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
CLOUD OF I Gazing 12"
2021 release. Dreamt up in the 18th District, in a Paris squat, and realized back in her spiritual home, of Tel Aviv, Cloud Of I is Yuli Shafiri's first musical incantation. The EP, aptly entitled Gazing, comes from an artist who sees nature and earth as her biggest inspiration, and whose sound blurs somewhere between fuzzed out psychedelic acid folkery and layered electronic sweeps full of influences from the Middle East. Whilst only 27 years old she's well educated on music from far away places. Her mother's family is from the Iraqi-Jewish community of India and her father's family is Latvian and Lithuanian who came to Israel to founded a feminist agricultural Kibbutz called Kineret, on the sea of Galilee. So, it's no surprise to hear the journeying aspect of her songs as they grow and grow, sometimes growling, other times whispering yet always intent on climbing and descending. "I want the listener to enter an ecstatic meditative state," Yuli says, and that sense of out-of-body is alive on debut track "Sail Away" the first song from the EP taking cues from the ethereal, otherworldliness of Julia Holter and the global psychedelia of Goat, Khruangbin, or Alt?n Gün. It's a blueprint for the rest of the EP which is split between English and her mother Hebrew tongue. In Tel Aviv, Yuli used to sing and perform with a well-known band called The White Screen (who play a mix of psych-pop and art-rock) and in the last two years, up until 2019, she has been singing Turkish '70s psych with the band, Satellites. Asked about her recent dealings with inactivity and how she experienced 2020 she is serene and positive, having gone off grid with her contemporaries in a village in Israel where she kept creating and performing in the open air, under the stars, and around bonfires. The fire is most definitely burning. As Yuli looks ahead and dreams, we can enjoy this first foray that sees her literally reaching for the skies.
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CAT #: BTR 054EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SABABA 5 Pur/Baksheesh 7"
2021 release. Sababa 5 returns with a double dose of euphoric Persian psych and purely instrumental groove on Pur/Baksheesh, the tenth release on the highly collectible Batov Records Middle Eastern Grooves series. Tel Aviv based four-piece Sababa 5 is practically a supergroup of musicians from the local scene, having earned their chops in the likes of the Hoodna Orchestra, Tigris, and Kutiman Orchestra. Between them, they have recorded and performed with leading vocalists such as Gili Yalo, Ester Rada, and Liraz Charhi. Liraz Charhi won wide acclaim delving into her Persian roots on her recent releases, secretly recording with Iranian musicians. Whilst backing Charhi on tour, Sababa 5 guitarist Ilan Smilan and bassist Amir Sadot had to learn the music inside and out and, in the process, developed an obsession with Persian music too. Sababa 5's knack for Middle Eastern grooves with killer hooks is also apparent on their recent 45 for Batov Records. On A-Side "Pur" (Persian for "luck"), an additional drum machine kick subtly adds a steady pulse to the song, which peaks with a wild synth solo by Eitan Drabkin. On the flip, "Baksheesh" (bribery) begins with a slippery, almost surf- like Middle Eastern guitar motif, before the powerful bassline and skittery drum rhythm deliver the groove. However, the star of the show could well be Eitan's gritty organ. Apart from delivering the hook, the organ solos through half the record with near wild abandon. In summary, Pur/Baksheesh is another essential pair of instrumental grooves from Sababa 5 and Batov Records, ready for the discerning dancefloor, kitchen, or bedroom.
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CAT #: BTR 055EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SABABA 5 Rosenzweig/Smilansky 7"
2021 release. On "Rosenzweig", the four-piece Sababa 5 blend their Turkish psych-influenced style with a Jimmy Smith jazz groove. Eitan Drabkin's organ leads the motif, before stepping back to support the rhythmic charge of Raz Man's tight drumming, whilst guitarist Ilan Smilan solos like Grant Green on a Middle Eastern odyssey. "Smilansky" slows proceedings further still, really allowing Drabkin and Smilan's brilliant musicianship to shine over the airtight rhythm section of Raz Man and bassist Amir Sadot. This deadly double-sided 45 follows 2021's electric Pur/Baksheesh single, as championed by BBC Radio 6 Music's Cerys Mathews and Gideon Coe. Practically a supergroup, the band earned their chops with the likes of the Hoodna Orchestra, Tigris, and Kutiman Orchestra. Between them, and have recorded with leading vocalists such as Gili Yalo, Ester Rada, and Liraz Charhi. Another essential pair of instrumental grooves from Sababa 5 and Batov Records, perfect for the beginning or end of the night.
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CAT #: BTR 056EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SATELLITES Seni Sen Oldugun Icin Sevdim 7"
2021 release. ?atellites return to Batov Records' essential Middle Eastern Grooves 45s series with Seni Sen Oldug?un I?c?in Sevdim -- another irresistible pair of fresh takes on Turkish psych and folk. On the A-side, the four-piece tackle "Seni Sen Oldug?un I?c?in Sevdim", a lesser-known gem by Arabesque pioneer Hakk? Bulut, with the force of The Stooges crossed with the JBs. The song kicks off with a mighty swathe of synth before Ariel Harrosh on bass and Raz Man on drums launch an aggressive groove, crowned by Itamar Klüger on electric saz. Before you can catch your breath, Yuli Shafriri beautifully and clearly voices the infectious melody. On the flip, ?atellites deliver another deadly instrumental jam, putting on a raw and up-tempo psych-rock spin, à la Jefferson Airplane, on the traditional "?askin". This version is tailor-made for toe-tapping and dancing in a safer, freer world. ?atellites met and bonded over a shared love for Turkish psych. Ariel and Raz happened to be looking for a saz player whilst Itamar, obsessed with Anadolu rock, collecting records, and attempting to emulate his heroes on a bargain saz, was looking for a band. Rather than attempting exact facsimiles of these gems from another time and place, the band allows the songs to run through them, capturing the influences and experiences of musicians who grew up in the '90s in Tel Aviv, listening to psych and rock, Led Zeppelin to Rage Against the Machine. Operating as a full democracy from the start, they continue to tighten their chops by busking regularly in a flea market in Jaffa.
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CAT #: BTR 063EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SABABA 5 & SHIRAN TZFIRA Rali 12"
Sababa 5 sharpens their euphoric Middle Eastern psych sound into an infectious four-track EP, featuring vocal revelation Shiran Tzfira, recorded here for the very first time. Together they reinterpret the traditional Yemenite songs of Shiran's childhood into modern and irresistible blends of disco, funk, boogie, pop, and rock. Sababa 5 and Shiran bonded over a shared love of Yemeni folk songs and set out to rearrange them in Sababa's style, led by Shiran's striking vocals. An effect comparable to Altin Gün's modern take on Turkish songs. "Ya Hizali", sets the tone for the EP. Shiran's sublime vocals in Arabic Yemenite are supported by an exuberant yet subversive disco framework. The pace slows on "Ya Hiah", but the intensity doesn't falter. Far from it, the song's strong pop-like progression is balanced by an irresistible synth laced twostep boogie groove. Moving into the second half of the EP, sung in Hebrew Yemenite, "Sei Yona" pushes the rhythmic pulse into funk territory, with an afrobeat inspired bassline, whilst retaining that laidback, sultry feel encouraging dancers to lose themselves in the groove. "Sapari Tama" exhibits a step up in intensity, the closest song on the EP to an invitation to not simply dance but jump to the beat, laid of pulsing synth bass. Hints of Stereolab sojourned in the Middle East. On this, their first EP after a string of popular, sell-out 45s, and in collaboration with Shiran Tzfira, remarkably on her recording debut, Sababa 5 is destined to widen their growing fanbase even further with this incredible collection of songs. For fans of: Alt?n Gün, Derya Y?ld?r?m & Grup ?im?ek, Y?N Y?N.
BE WITH RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: BEWITH 103LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
CARR WITH NUCLEUS, IAN Labyrinth LP
Reissue, originally released on Vertigo in 1973. Labyrinth is dark, brooding, beat-heavy, melancholic mood music courtesy of Ian Carr and the Nucleus crew. A favorite of Madlib, it goes without saying that this is one magnificent record. Originally released on Vertigo in 1973, Labyrinth was never re-pressed and of course those original copies are now very tricky to score. Like all the Nucleus records, it's aged ridiculously well and this Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be back in press. Genius trumpeter and visionary composer Ian Carr was one of the most respected British musicians of his era. In late 1969, following the demise of the Rendell-Carr quintet, and tiring of British jazz, Carr assembled the legendary Nucleus. Under bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled musicians. At this point Carr had parted ways with guitarist Alan Holdsworth and as a result the Nucleus sound found itself returning to the core elements of groove and melody. Carr had become bolder and more self-confident in his compositions and it shows in the sheer ambition of Labyrinth, composed by Carr and with lyrics written by his wife Sandy. Originally a live performance by an augmented Nucleus, some of the expanded cast were brought back for the recording sessions, including vocalist Norma Winstone. Labyrinth is presented as a suite, based on the ancient Greek legend of the Minotaur with musical instruments representing the various elements of the mythology. According to the LP's original sleeve notes, the bass clarinet represents the tragic element, the trumpet represents the heroic element and the voice represents the human element. The rest of the musicians represent the two societies of Athens and Crete and their comments on the story as it unfolds. The album opens with the experimental, sumptuously dissonant "Origins", teasing strands of atmospheric bass clarinet introduce the first theme before swiftly fading out with a startling blast of staccato fanfares and big drums. The album soon finds its rhythm as it alights on the spell-binding and groove-friendly "Bull-Dance", with subtle trumpet melodies, compelling rhythms, a psych-rock vibe, and tight soloing. And of course, there's Norma Winstone's stunning wordless vocals, that also take the lead in the next track "Ariadne", a spacey-jazz song with beautiful piano, flute, and clarinet. You might recognize a snatch of it being looped by Madlib on Quasimoto's "Astro Travellin". The first part of the improvised "Arena" closes out the first side of the album, a short experimental piece with piano and horns. The powerful second part of "Arena" swiftly builds, with vocal melodies, piano, and horns. It comes on like an alternate take on "Bull-Dance", noisier, with a looser rhythm. The triumphant, shuffling Latin-jam "Exultation" leans on more scintillating vocals from Winstone, and a chunky counter melody from the rhythm section. The haunting, twelve minute "Naxos", is an incredible way to close out this remarkable record. Remastered from the original Vertigo master tapes. Mastered by Simon Francis. Cut by Pete Norman. Gatefold sleeve.
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CAT #: BEWITH 105LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
NUCLEUS Alleycat LP
Reissue, originally released on Vertigo in 1975. Another thrilling, funky-prog jazzy-rock fusion beauty from Ian Carr's Nucleus. Genius trumpeter and visionary composer Ian Carr was one of the most respected British musicians of his era. In late 1969, following the demise of the Rendell-Carr quintet, and tiring of British jazz, Carr assembled the legendary Nucleus. Under bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled musicians. Alleycat was the last Nucleus album recorded for the Vertigo label. It was again meticulously produced by Jon Hiseman and is every bit as sinuous as anything else the group had recorded. As far as riff-laden accidental cop-funk goes, there's so much energy coursing through the music that at times it sounds like a live recording. It's pretty unbeatable. Up-tempo opener "Phaideaux Corner" is a funk-flavored opus with a groove that simply swaggers. This trademark Roger Sutton piece benefits from Trevor Tomkins's percussive expertise and some excellent sax and keyboard soloing. Check out Geoff Castle on squelchy, stabbing Moog duties. Ian Carr's elegantly laidback title track is a lengthy suite of magisterial themes. Typically complex, it still gets you hooked and is just riddled with the funk. Carr builds up his initially "straight" trumpet solo with later use of echo to mesmeric effect. And there's some excellent wah-wah guitar shredding by Ken Shaw too. The second side opens with the killer "Splat" and finds Nucleus really ripping it up. A fat, funky bass guitar riff introduces us to the track and stays with us until the end. The often-mangled bass groove is pushed along by rattling drums and percussion, dropping out for some restful moments of spacey calm, and along the way picking up some lengthy keyboard noodling by Castle. "You Can't Be Sure" is a gentle jam with Shaw on 12-string acoustic guitar, together with Carr's muted trumpet and some marvelous fretless work from Sutton. The album closes with Bob Bertles's galloping "Nosegay", written perhaps as a response to some of the faster Mahavishnu Orchestra pieces. It's an example of well-crafted jazz-rock that doesn't compromise any of its jazziness, yet it still very definitely rocks. Remastered from the original Vertigo master tapes. Mastered by Simon Francis. Cut by Pete Norman.
BEACON SOUND
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CAT #: BNSD 064LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
WRIGHT, JUSTIN A Really Good Spot LP
Montreal composer and cellist Justin Wright's sophomore album is an ode to the creative process, intricately stitched together from cassette loops, string improvisations, modular synthesizer patches, field recordings, and orchestral arrangements. While the cello remains a central engine behind many of the tracks, A Really Good Spot is a drastic departure from Justin's previous records. The transparent result, mixed by Pietro Amato (Bell Orchestre, The Luyas), intimately and honestly embraces the beautiful spontaneous moments, tribulations, and studio edits. A Really Good Spot is a celebration of process. Justin met Pulitzer-winning composer Caroline Shaw as he was experimenting with cassette loops during a residency at the Banff Centre. Shaw pushed him to apply for Princeton University's highly selective PhD program in composition with her recommendation, where he was accepted despite having no formal music education. At Princeton, Justin completed the album with instruction from composers such as Donnacha Dennehy, Steve Mackey, Dan Trueman, and Juri Seo. Over the winter of 2021, Justin was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer (prognosis: likely OK), adding another layer to the story of this album and leading to an earlier-than-expected release. Stemming from an eventful five years, A Really Good Spot presents an abstract exploration and appreciation for the processes of artistic and personal evolution, pushing boundaries while still maintaining an emotional and evocative sound. Co-release with First Terrace Records."When I first started writing tracks for A Really Good Spot, I didn't have much in mind other than wanting cello, wanting synthesizers, and feeling like I was long overdue for writing new material. But once I got started, I was having so much fun coming up with new methods for writing that I wondered: what if 'procedurality' could appear on a spectrum, just like dynamics or tempo? Why is process something we try to cover up? There is something that feels so dishonest about a pristine, polished album that fits together a little too perfectly, as if all the tribulations leading up to it are swept aside in the name of presentability. Of course, time is an enemy of simplicity, and what began as an attempt to bring process to the foreground turned into what the album is today: a surrealist spectrum of methodology, where the techniques showcased may or may not be real, where the orchestration confidently reinforces the most haphazard nonsense elements, and where the playfulness occasionally steps aside for moments of somber clarity." --Justin Wright
BO WEAVIL RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: WEAVIL 016CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
KRAUS/MEG BAIRD/HELENA ESPVALL, SHARRON Leaves From Off The Tree CD
2022 restock. Bo' Weavil releases Leaves From Off The Tree: a three-way project of Sharron Kraus, Meg Baird (Espers) & Helena Espvall (Espers). This is a beautiful recording of traditional folk material, with the most stunning singing and arrangements of some of England and Appalachia's finest songs. The songs on this record were recorded after many an evening swapping songs (and beers!) in Fishtown, Philadelphia, where Sharron had moved from her native England, and Meg and Helena were already installed. Meg and Sharron both had traditional music backgrounds and would meet up and teach each other Appalachian and English ballads, and improvise harmonies and alternate melodies. At some point, Helena was invited along and her voice and cello added a rich new layer. All nine songs were recorded live in one afternoon, so as to capture the relaxed atmosphere of the group's gatherings.
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CAT #: WEAVIL 023LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
WILKINSON/EDWARDS/NOBLE Obliquity LP
Limited 2022 restock; LP version.Originally released in 2007, Obliquity is a free jazz record, if you'll forgive the use of such a hoary, old-fashioned phrase. Its scorching, heads-down momentum, rhythm and drive, places it in direct line of descent from the fierce originators of the genre: Ayler, Sanders, Graves, and Frank Wright. It also swings. At times it dances. Obliquity is a free jazz record through the prism of the improvisational movement in Europe, though. This is no attempt at polite revivalism or looking back/up to the 1960s. Wilkinson/Edwards/Noble are producing new, vital music of and for now. John Edwards pins down the trio with precision and energy -- his tremendous internal rhythm on display to full effect throughout. Alan Wilkinson is a ferocious improviser, probably best known for membership in the demon Hession/Wilkinson/Fell trio. Obliquity features full-spectrum Wilkinson: flat-out, take-no-prisoners saxophonication, squeals, coughs, sustained improvisational experimentation, and East London tribal chanting. Steve Noble is an upright drummer with a surgeon's accuracy, his crisp percussion work has accompanied dancers, funksters, poets and tuba players. But he's not played better than here: great power allied with grace, a subtle touch and solid time -- the drumming drives the music on to real heights.
BONDAGE MUSIC (GERMANY)
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CAT #: BOND 12038LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
POPOVICIU, MIHAI Home 2x12"
Mihai Popoviciu: "The album's called Home because it is inspired by my experiences from my home city Sibiu in Romania. Home is also the place where the album was produced, in my stripped-down studio. It is where I always return to rest and chill after touring the world and the place where I feel most safe and comfortable. The artwork shows an image of the airport lane in Sibiu with surrounding hills and mountains in the back. It is a metaphoric 'gate' to both leave and return home." Across the project, Mihai delivers his signature dancefloor focused, stripped-back style with "ACK", showcasing the hypnotic and percussive style Popoviciu executes so well. The project also drifts into smooth dubby realms via compositions like "Cannon Poets" and "Sunshine" while the likes of "Music 999" radiantly display Mihai's proficient production abilities as he wanders into a brighter more house centric sound. All in all, Mihai Popoviciu turns in a coherent long player whilst exploring a broad range of styles, "Focus" and "Havana" lay down a groove-led feel with subtle modulations and an unfaltering structure, while "Data On Data" and "Hypnosia" tip the focus over to dark and brooding territories with murky synth pads and chugg-y low-end tones. Once again, Popoviciu has proven himself to be one of Romania's finest electronic music exports.
BUREAU B (GERMANY)
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CAT #: BB 029LP
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CLUSTER & ENO Cluster & Eno LP
2022 repress; Bureau B's 2009 reissue. LP version. Originally recorded and released in 1977 on Sky Records, the first collaborative album by Brian Eno and Cluster was the first ambient record produced in Germany, and is considered the seminal, defining work of the genre. Brian Eno was certainly instrumental in creating and popularizing the concept of "ambient music" -- but it was not his invention alone. The German musicians Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius (Cluster) were brothers in spirit. As so often in music, the idea of ambient was in the air -- both Eno and Cluster experimenting with the form in the 1970s, rendering any debate as to who influenced who redundant. What is certain, is that Brian Eno attended a Cluster concert in Hamburg in 1975, strategically positioning himself in the front row. Sure enough, he was invited on stage to jam with the band and, after the show, the participants arranged to meet up again. They did so two years later at the Old Weserhof in Forst, the domicile of the German duo. Eno and Cluster spent three weeks in Conny Plank's studio, resulting in two albums: Cluster & Eno and After The Heat (1978). In the liner notes, Asmus Tietchens (who also plays on the record along with Can's Holger Czukay) writes: "Clearly, all three musicians inspired each other during their three weeks together without any clash of personalities. Nevertheless, some tracks sound more like Cluster, some more like Eno. So it made perfect sense to collect the tracks with a Cluster flavor on Cluster & Eno." The importance of this record can never be overstated, nor can its elegance of diverse forms be matched. From Indian sitar and tamboura, to synth warbles and airy tributes to Western groove, it is a rare glimpse at what happens when masters meet.
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CAT #: BB 039LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CLUSTER Sowiesoso LP
2022 restock; LP version. The fourth full-length album by legendary German electronic music duo Cluster, originally released on Sky Records in 1976. Sowiesoso follows on from their most highly-acclaimed album, Zuckerzeit (1974). Michael Rother's influence was clearly audible on the latter, Cluster already having recorded two albums with him under the name of Harmonia. 1976 saw the duo looking for new musical forms. More than any other Cluster album, Sowiesoso represents the utopian vision of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Mobius, its mellow transparency evoking the landscape of the Weser Uplands where the two musicians lived at the time. Sowiesoso is not the work of fanatic dreamers who have fled the metropolis, but the reward for their tenacious search for a new musical language. The LP's seven cuts were recorded in their own studio with modest equipment -- a four-track tape machine, two Revox A77 stereo tape-decks and a simple 8-channel mixer. Cluster were thus completely independent, able to work where and when they wanted, at their own pace. With no guest musicians, sound engineers or producers to accommodate, Cluster thrived on their new-found autonomous freedom. Sowiesoso captures them at the peak of their creative development, with the limited range of recording equipment enhancing the clarity of their vision, allowing them to concentrate on the music without drifting into narcissistic muso territory. Minimalist, yet neither formulaic nor automated, the album is a rhythmic tapestry of otherworldly electronic and acoustic elements -- relaxed, organic and gentle ambience. This could only be Cluster music; its harmonies reaffirm the quality of song, in spite of eluding song structure as such.
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CAT #: BB 282LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HELDON Third (It's Always Rock 'N' Roll) 2LP
2022 restock; Double LP version. Bureau B present a reissue of Heldon's third album Third (It's Always Rock 'N' Roll), originally released on Disjuncta in 1975. Third album from the French space-rock electro combo masterminded by Richard Pinhas. Heldon's darkest work lays another stone in their sonic mosaic: synths, drones, fuzz, and trippy improvisations. There's something wicked happening on Heldon's third album It's Always Rock And Roll. Richard Pinhas's essential attack of searing guitar and space-bound synthesizer didn't change radically after the first two Heldon albums, 1974's Electronique Guerilla (BB 280CD/LP) and 1975's Allez-Teia (BB 281CD/LP). But there's dark energy coursing through this double album, a chilly aura that makes even the quietest pieces shiver with tension. "At this time, I tried to turn Heldon into a darker band," Pinhas admits. "But dark is not negative to me." The darkness of It's Always Rock And Roll is more about exploring what's hidden and overturning convention -- about diving beneath bright surfaces to find something more mysterious. If It's Always Rock And Roll stands up in Heldon's catalog, perhaps it's due to expansion -- both in the sense of big ideas and lengthy durations. Most tracks last over seven minutes, and two are side-covering epics. "I think the length of a track is part of the creation of the track," says Pinhas. "There are imperatives. You can do something very complex with a lot of events in four minutes, and then some other things need to be done very slowly. You have to do the length that it demands." "We recorded this after having met with Philip K. Dick in California for two days," recalls Pinhas. "It was such an event for a 23-year old; he was to me one of the last real prophets. We talked about Jung, we talked about a lot of things. Maybe this encounter gave birth to all of Heldon Third." So the sci-fi master spawned a dark audio creation to rival his own work. Like the Heldon albums that precede it, It's Always Rock And Roll is undoubtedly Pinhas' baby. But its depth-probing sounds earned it a godfather, too. 2018 remaster by Willem Makkee.
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CAT #: BB 392LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FAUST Punkt LP
Repressed; LP version. After the overwhelming success of the 1971-1974 box set release (BB 374CD/LP), containing the first four studio albums and for the first time ever this lost "last" album recording, Punkt gets a deserved and necessary standalone release."The band called it 5½, fans referred to it as the 'Munich album' and for almost fifty years it's been the missing chapter in Faustian mythology. Now for the first time, the German iconoclasts' previously unreleased fifth album sees the light of day as Punkt . . . Punkt is Faust at their most unhindered, untethered and unstoppable. Returning to Germany after a loss-making U.K. tour and after their manager Uwe Nettelbeck had split with them, the group dusted themselves down and planned their next project, what would have been their second for Richard Branson's Virgin. Joined as always by their engineering genius Kurt Graupner, the band took residence in the Arabella High Rise Building, the luxury hotel which housed Giorgio Moroder's Musicland Studio in its basement . . . Faust spent their nights below ground, creating the sublime cacophony which courses through these seven tracks. Driven by Diermaier's primitive repetition and Péron's rabid low-end growl, 'Morning Land' stomps its way through almost ten minutes of heavy psychedelia . . . A Luciferian spirit courses through the beatless 'Crapolino', a tumult of scorched guitar chords, strident FXs and disembodied vocals which bares all the hallmarks of a black mass. And just like that, the group summon some demonic hunting party for 'Knochentanz' (bone dance), arguably their most immersive creation . . . The storm clears for a second to allow a celestial chord progression to emerge from the darkness before the heavens open and Sosna's snarling, sawing guitar rains down from above, carrying 'Knochentanz' through its final iteration, a collision of muscular fretwork, percussion freakout and bleeping organ which completes the most psychedelic recording you've never heard. The frazzled optimism of 'Fernlicht' buzzes away like an acid Beethoven bathed in neons, before the breathless 'Juggernaut' stretches the definition of blues rock to its limit as squirming sine waves, clattering cymbals and corrosive guitars pan, reverse and overlap, each following its own unhinged rhythm. Then for a time the sound and the fury abate, making space for the frankly sublime 'Schön Rund', a piano-led diversion into the soul-swelling realms of ECM jazz and fin de siècle impressionism, which rivals anything else in their catalogue for pure beauty. And in case you thought they'd gone soft, Faust sign off with the guttural groans and course drones of 'Prends Ton Temps'..." --Patrick Ryder
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CAT #: BB 420CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DIE WELTTRAUMFORSCHER Liederbuch CD
When the Welttraumforscher (world dream explorer) started their journey on July 14, 1981, it was not foreseeable that it would last so long. For over 40 years now, Christian Pfluger from Zurich has been working with drawings, texts and songs on the idiosyncratic and fascinating universe of the imaginary trio. This has resulted in numerous cassettes, LP and CD releases. Most recently, a two-part retrospective was released in the spring of 2021 on Hamburg's Bureau B (BB 353CD/LP and BB 354CD/LP), giving an insight into the wonderfully rapturous dream world of the project, which despite the continuous work remains something of an insider tip to this day. With their new collection Liederbuch, the Welttraumforscher are going on tour for the first time in many years. When the Welttraumforscher open their songbook, they are met, as in a pop-up book, by the fictional friends they have invented and sung to on their journey through 40 years: the captain to the soul Kip Eulenmeister (the owl master) and the crop circle researcher (iguana) Leguan Rätselmann, the insect twins Brtz and Brxl, the space travelers Lia and Mira from the Nordkristall (northern crystal), Ohm Olunde from the silent forests and the incredible dark pilots. In their distant worldroom, the two insect beings Brtz and Brxl open up the Welttraumforscher songbook. They find the songs, from A to O, sung by the Forscher on their albums dating back to the faraway year of 1981 -- on cassettes, vinyls, CDs and through digital communications kaleidoscopes. It's Sunday and, with plenty of downtime on their hands, Brtz and Brxl listen to all the songs; the one about the yellow wight in the moors, the one about Kip Eulenmeister, the Captain of Souls, one about Leguan Rätselmann, pursuing every riddle, and one about the dark things which sometimes happen around midnight. We want one too, say say Brtz and Brxl, a songbook of our own, all the songs we like to listen to the most, collected in one album. By now it is late on Sunday evening and the moon shines above them like a colorful paper lantern. The two insect beings ponder: what shall we call our songbook? The very name we gave it, songbook. So here it is and this is what it sounds like -- Brtz and Brxl wish you happy listening. As do the Welttraumforscher, whose quiet body of work turned out so well. So, without further ado: welcome! Welcome to the Welttraumforscher songbook!
BURNING SOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: BSR 848LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA All You Need Is Love: The Beatles Reggae Songs LP
"As Beatlemania approached its peak, Jamaican music was undergoing a transition that started with ska, and then morphed into rocksteady, before assuming its ultimate form as reggae. Inevitably these cultures collided, with artists such as the Paragons and Marcia Griffiths establishing a tradition of creating dynamic reggae covers of the Beatles' hits that continues to this day. This album extends this lineage, as some of the best reggae artists set out on a series of version excursions that include some of the Fab Four's best loved bitter-sweet cuts."
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CAT #: BSR 850LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
THOMPSON AND THE ROYAL RASSES, PRINCE LINCOLN Natural Wild LP
"Original 1980 album now released on 180 gram green vinyl. Includes full color insert with extensive sleeve notes. Bass - Bagga, Val Douglas; Drums - Leroy 'Horsey' Wallace, Mikey Booth; Guitar - Diggles, George Miller, Lincoln Thompson; Horns - Headley Bennett, Bobby Ellis, Bubbler, Tommy McCook; Keyboards - Cecil Lloyd, Wire Lindo, Geoffrey Chung, Pablo Black; Lead Guitar - Ernest Ranglin; Percussion - Brother Jomo, Stick."
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CAT #: BSR 851LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
PRINCE LINCOLN & THE ROYAL RASSES Experience LP
"1979 reggae album pressed on yellow vinyl."
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CAT #: BSR 871LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
JOHNSON, ANTHONY Reggae Feelings LP
"Born in Kingston, Jamaica December 25th, 1957 Roy Anthony Johnson grew up in the notorious Trench Town ghetto where, inspired by local vocalists, Dennis Brown, Alton Ellis and John Holt, he made his debut recording Free Black Man for Bunny 'Striker' Lee which remained unreleased. He went on to record with Jo Jo Hookim at Channel One before becoming a member of the Mystic I vocal trio alongside Les Clarke and Balvin Fials, who released the Mysterious album, produced by Linval Thompson, on Burning Sounds Reggae Feelings is a reminder of the continuing relevance of the dancehall style. Rough, raw and rugged they represent the real authentic sound of young Jamaica from over thirty years ago when the youths 'forgot their troubles and danced'."
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CAT #: BSR 872LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
HEPTONES, THE In A Dancehall Style LP
"Long out of print Heptones album from 1983 available again on vinyl. The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio. They were a significant force in that played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady into reggae with their three-part harmonies."
CASTLE FACE
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CAT #: CF 147CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OSEES A Foul Form CD
"Brain stem cracking scum-punk recorded tersely in the basement of my home. After a notoriously frustrating eon, the knee-jerk song path was aggressive and hooky. This is an homage to the punk bands we grew up on -- the weirdos and art freaks that piqued our interests and pointed us on the trail head to here / now. Bad times make for strong music is something I agree with. I would say that is evident by the past few years of output from the underground. Transmissions have been all over the map: scanning...searching...
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CAT #: CF 147LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OSEES A Foul Form LP
LP version. "Brain stem cracking scum-punk recorded tersely in the basement of my home. After a notoriously frustrating eon, the knee-jerk song path was aggressive and hooky. This is an homage to the punk bands we grew up on -- the weirdos and art freaks that piqued our interests and pointed us on the trail head to here / now. Bad times make for strong music is something I agree with. I would say that is evident by the past few years of output from the underground. Transmissions have been all over the map: scanning...searching...
CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
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CAT #: CCS 121EP
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READ, GERRY Lean on Something 12"
North London-by-way-of-Suffolk soundsmith Gerry Read delivers his first release for Circus Company with the Lean on Something EP. After countless examples of his bold production moves on many of our brother and sister labels including Herbert's Accidental Jr to more recently on Koze's Pampa Records, Read has always displayed a kindred spirit mindset to ours in his adventurous musical angles, and we are very happy to present this particular set of rock-solid and uniquely diverse pieces. The title track "Lean on Something" starts things off in fine and classic Read form, with knocking found-sound percussion, fizzing textures and slick use of chopped and disorienting vocal sample bits, as the track layers unfold into a whimsical and wondrous melodic stargazing anthem. "Wooer at the Well" then follows and picks up the tempo with those fly live acoustic drum lines that gives Gerry's tracks that special beyond-electronic feeling, while once again the deft layering of such a rich sound palette builds and builds giving other mavericks like Four Tet a sincere run for their money. The mood then brilliantly shifts on the next track "Paramol", where Read treats us to an almost Robotnik-era Italo sprinkling amidst his otherwise forward-thinking club floor-filling tendencies, with an amazing array of synth sections and an arrangement that should satisfy even the neo-purists out there amongst us. Finally, "Risotto" wraps up the proceedings with a warm, jazzy bouncer reminiscent of both Read's as well as the Circus Company catalog's charming early offerings, and a kind of landing-at-home-base sensation with smoky cubist funk feelings and an equal parts rough-yet-undeniably cool effervescent groove.
CLIVAGE MUSIC (FRANCE)
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CAT #: CLV 007CD
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POLTERGEIST Kampfer CD
Poltergeist has that strange power of attraction that these personalities with their icy, mysterious aura hold. As soon as Ari Girard (aka Poltergeist) appears, something happens, he catches the light and strikes the spirits. Kämpfer is a ghost story where Poltergeist invites Joy Division, New Order, Talking Heads, The Cure, Can, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails, or Jeff Mills for its first album. At the Poltergeist banquet, the crows of cold wave and the barbarians of krautrock, the metallers of indus rock and the freaks of techno meet. The epicenter is Berlin, the Wall, Lou Reed's Gotham, the Bowie/Eno trilogy and the toxic nights of underground clubs... Kämpfer, Poltergeist's first album, reveals its dark and disturbing universe. Marked by a heavy, deep and majestic atmosphere, this project evokes, without ever saying it openly, the climatic urgency, the ineluctable destiny, the human obsession to be first, to leave a trace of its passage and the nightmares which agitate the nocturnal spirits. Between frenetic synths, bewitching waves and marked foot, this implacable album marks the beginning of the Poltergeist era. Scratching synths, a dark and heavy universe: we can understand Vitalic's crush, who decided to sign the project at the first listening on his label Clivage Music. Poster included.
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CAT #: CLV 007LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
POLTERGEIST Kampfer LP
LP version. Poltergeist has that strange power of attraction that these personalities with their icy, mysterious aura hold. As soon as Ari Girard (aka Poltergeist) appears, something happens, he catches the light and strikes the spirits. Kämpfer is a ghost story where Poltergeist invites Joy Division, New Order, Talking Heads, The Cure, Can, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails, or Jeff Mills for its first album. At the Poltergeist banquet, the crows of cold wave and the barbarians of krautrock, the metallers of indus rock and the freaks of techno meet. The epicenter is Berlin, the Wall, Lou Reed's Gotham, the Bowie/Eno trilogy and the toxic nights of underground clubs... Kämpfer, Poltergeist's first album, reveals its dark and disturbing universe. Marked by a heavy, deep and majestic atmosphere, this project evokes, without ever saying it openly, the climatic urgency, the ineluctable destiny, the human obsession to be first, to leave a trace of its passage and the nightmares which agitate the nocturnal spirits. Between frenetic synths, bewitching waves and marked foot, this implacable album marks the beginning of the Poltergeist era. Scratching synths, a dark and heavy universe: we can understand Vitalic's crush, who decided to sign the project at the first listening on his label Clivage Music. Poster included.
COCOON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: COR 051LP
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VA Cocoon Compilation T 6x12" BOX
Another year, another expertly curated compilation touches down courtesy of Cocoon Recordings. Veteran techno producer Stephen Brown makes it clear the compilation series is back with a bang, opening things up in epic fashion with the lucid dreamscape "Level Steps". Another heavy-weight hitter steps straight up in the form of Claude von Stroke, who adds his own unique swagger to proceedings with those trademark shuffling beats and freaky, hypnotic bleeps scuffling for dominance on "Moody Fuse". Denis Horvat then slows things down on "Monomono", with post-rave abstractions and disobedient synth-patches causing mayhem before the track finally unfolds in all its terrifying beauty. A very special appearance from Daniel Avery makes it all the more worthwhile amid a dense forest of chiming melodies and blistering electrical surges on "Your Future Looks Different In The Light", before Jeroen Search's aptly titled "Subversive Elements" lead you deeper and deeper, into the matrix. Marco Bailey then kicks off a triptych of trance with some massive filtered piano action on "Kanai". Revisiting the huge, ever-growing pulsating brain of planet Orb, Damiano van Erckert continues the loved-up vibe on the gorgeously titled "500 People 500 Hearts 1 Love", expertly complimenting the classic ambience with some slick 909 snare and cymbal interplay. The melodic pull of "Vision99" then signifies that the party is peaking at just the right moment as YOKTO concocts a glistening, psychedelic groove. Just when you think the acid sound is done and dusted, up pops a track like Jonathan Kaspar's "CCC" that somehow manages to offer an entirely new perspective. "The Art of Electronics" is, as the title suggests, another superlative example of pure analogue fire, served up by UK legend, Andrew Meecham aka The Emperor Machine. Electro overlord Carl Finlow, has come to define the UK take on the genre over the last couple of decades. Here, he makes his long overdue label debut, taking you into the closing straight with a nervous sliver of dystopian futurism, complete with molten basslines and a fuzzy logic that underpins the tight, laser-guided groove on "Surface Control". DeFeKT then draws this great adventure to a close with the deliciously dark robo-disco overtones of "Terraform" creating a dusky landscape that skillfully seduces the listener before the tension finally breaks in a wash of ecstatic chords. Includes download.
CORBETT VS. DEMPSEY
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CAT #: CVSD 092CD
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GRAWE QUINTET, GEORG New Movements CD
German pianist Georg Gräwe, one of the most impeccable and imaginative improvisers in contemporary free music, made his debut recording, New Movements, in 1976, under the auspices of Free Music Production, the legendary Berlin-based organization run by Jost Gebers. At FMP's Jazz Now festival, in April of that year, Gräwe presented his working band, a classic hard-bop configuration with trumpet, saxophone, and rhythm section. Indeed, some vestiges of that hard-bop feel permeate the music, however it's been fractured and expanded in its ambitions to include post-bop, freebop, free jazz, and free improvisation, all with an overall set of structures that betray Gräwe's deep interest in contemporary classical forms. It is an audacious debut, one of the most thrilling jazz-related European outings to emerge from the FMP program. Tenor and soprano saxophonist Harald Dau is spectacular, reminiscent in places of the great Gerd Dudek's work with Manfred Schoof Sextett -- tough as nails, free within a blues-oriented context, totally inventive. He's matched by lithe trumpeter Horst Grabosch, and Gräwe's rhythm team is impeccable, with Hans Schneider's bass and Achim Kramer's drums. The album kicks off with a 22-minute-long rollercoaster ride written by Gräwe, and continues with two more long tracks by Dau, all of them featuring thrilling interplay and brilliant tunes. First reissue since it was first available in the mid-1970s. Licensing directly from FMP, with newly remastered music direct from the original tapes, CvsD put this important piece of free music history back into circulation, throwing light on the early years of Georg Gräwe's music and expanding the picture of what FMP's vanguard mission meant. Edition of 500.
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CAT #: CVSD 093CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
GRAWE QUINTET, GEORG Pink Pong CD
German pianist Georg Gräwe, one of the most impeccable and imaginative improvisers in contemporary free music, made his debut recording, New Movements, in 1976, under the auspices of Free Music Production, the legendary Berlin-based organization run by Jost Gebers. At FMP's Jazz Now festival, in April of that year, Gräwe presented his working band, a classic hard-bop configuration with trumpet, saxophone, and rhythm section. Indeed, some vestiges of that hard-bop feel permeate the music, however it's been fractured and expanded in its ambitions to include post-bop, freebop, free jazz, and free improvisation, all with an overall set of structures that betray Gräwe's deep interest in contemporary classical forms. The band featured tenor and soprano saxophonist Harald Dau, matched by lithe trumpeter Horst Grabosch, and Gräwe's rhythm team is impeccable, with Hans Schneider's bass and Achim Kramer's drums. The same band hit the stage a year and a half later, again for FMP, recording Pink Pong. Even more adventurous and tightly wired, this version of Gräwe's fivesome plays more concise compositions, a total of eleven of them, spread out almost evenly amongst band members. The resulting album is one of FMP's absolute classics, simultaneously a nod at precursors like Alexander von Schlippenbach's early groups and Manfred Schoof's killer mid-sized ensembles, but also indicating a new path for a younger set of players. Steeped in a love of folks like Lennie Tristano and Steve Lacy, the band's points of reference were diverse enough to make them stand out against some of the more exclusively hard-blowing Germans of the era. First reissue since it was first available in the mid-1970s. Licensing directly from FMP, with newly remastered music direct from the original tapes, CvsD put this important piece of free music history back into circulation, throwing light on the early years of Georg Gräwe's music and expanding the picture of what FMP's vanguard mission meant. Edition of 500.
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CAT #: CVSD 094CD
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REICHEL, HANS Bonobo Beach CD
Subtitled some more guitar solos, Bonobo Beach was German guitarist and instrument inventor Hans Reichel's fourth and final record of solo guitar works. After this record, Reichel would turn much of his attention to the bowed wooden-tongued instrument he created called the daxophone. Reichel recorded the six tracks at his home in Wuppertal in April, 1981, and in the process made what might be his masterpiece. These are not just some more guitar solos. Concentrating largely on acoustic guitar with no frets as well as his electric pick-behind-the-bridge guitar, he transforms tones into crystalline formations -- patience with resonances, attention to silence, formation of symmetries around a common sonic point, jetting notes that arc and spread and then hover. One might look for other references to describe what Reichel is up to -- the magic of Terje Rypdal, the aura of early William Ackerman, the eccentric multiple pickups of Fred Frith -- but really this is unique in guitar repertoire. Reichel built his instruments as tools for improvised exploration, and then he dove deep into them, never so far as on tracks like "Could Be Nice" or the quivering "Southern Monologue," or the two brilliant versions of the title track, "Bonobo Beach." On "Two Small Pieces Announced by a Cigar-Box," the titular box is bowed in a vocal manner that portends Reichel's development of the daxophone. This CD reissue, licensed directly from FMP, restores Reichel's original artwork and design for the LP, as well as an amusing insert tracking the development of his guitars from 1972-1981. A beautiful, essential document from one of the great outsider guitarists of all time. Edition of 500.
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CAT #: CVSD 095CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
LACY & EVAN PARKER, STEVE Chirps CD
What could possibly happen when two ultimate masters of soprano saxophone square off for their only recording of duets? Chirps is the only place to find out. Steve Lacy -- the one who planted the flag for soprano saxophone in the ground of modern jazz, who established its iconic status, who devoted himself to the axe with monkish devotion, who brought shakuhachi breath and stairstep melody into its upper-register antics. Evan Parker -- arguably the one who pushed the instrument the furthest post-Coltrane, the technical marvel, the polyphonist, the one willing to immerse in the instrument's harshest environs and find things of radiant beauty. Performed in Berlin at the Haus am Waldsee in July, 1985, it was every bit the chamber concert -- super intimate and interactive, gorgeously recorded by FMP's Jost Gebers in an ideal acoustic room. Rather than alternate between one and the other, Lacy and Parker explore middle-terrain the whole time, perhaps skewing a tad more Lacy's funky-tuneful direction, becoming a single soprano entity made of fragments of sound sometimes accreting into perfectly imperfect lines. Two long tracks, "Full Scale" and "Relations," are completed by a final four-minute coda aptly titled "Twittering." Indeed, the whole program has the joyous interactivity of Paul Klee's painting "Twittering Machine," birds aligned on a line, proposing and picking up lines, nothing cruel or mean-spirited, free play all a graceful twitter. This CD reissue restores the original Tomas Schmit design from the initial release on SAJ Records. Licensed directly from FMP. Edition of 500.
COULDN'T CARE MORE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: NT 013EP
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STAREAWAY No Life In This Ghost Town - The Remixes II 12"
Back in 2011, Markus Guentner and Heiko Badje formed Stareaway to follow their vision of creating both enchanting and haunting music from melodies and drones. Combining Guentner's complex wall of electronic sound and Badje's ethereal androgyn voice and multi-faceted guitar play, they indeed produced some epic works between ambient, pop, and shoegaze, strangely shimmering and profoundly mysterious. Now, Stareaway's fantastic (and back then maybe a little overlooked) album No Life In This Ghost Town (NT 001LP, 2013) sees its rerelease and is, for celebrational purposes, accompanied by this EP of four stunning remixes by stunning artists Rafael Anton Irisarri (who also did the mastering), Simon Scott (Slowdive), Thomas Fehlmann, and David Westlake (ex-Sneaker Pimps). Rafael Anton Irisarri's magical take on "O Suomi" sparkles bright, still with melancholia always present. David Westlake emphasizes the pop aspect of "Appointments", adding lush synth melodies and light-filled grooves while Thomas Fehlmann lets "All Over You" spiral into pop ambients most majestic heights. Finally, Simon Scott builds a "Kathedrale aus Klang" on "Dreams May Never". Amazing remixes of amazing originals.
DEAR BOSS (ITALY)
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CAT #: JACK 001LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CRAMPS, THE Allez Vai Marseille - Live At Le Flipper, Marseille, Fr. 3 June 1981 LP
Cramps, live at Le Flipper, Marseille, June 3, 1981.
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CAT #: JACK 007CV-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CURE, THE From A Land Down Under: Live in Sydney 1981-08-17 - FM Broadcast (Color Vinyl) LP
The Cure, live in Sydney on August 17, 1981. FM broadcast. Color vinyl.
DESTINATION MOON (ITALY)
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CAT #: DEST 015LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SPRINGFIELD, DUSTY Faraway Places: Her Early Years with The Springfields 1962-1963 LP
Extract from the extensive liner notes included by David Katz: "...This compilation gathers some of Dusty Springfield's greatest hits, along with lesser-known, but equally important numbers, ranging from their version of the Zulu classic 'Wimoweh Mambo,' the Israeli settler song 'Tzena, Tzena, Tzena' (previously a hit for The Weavers), their take of the hobo anthem 'Greenback Dollar' (a hit for The Kingston Trio), and the tale of a thief inspired by romance, 'Allentown Jail,' which had been a hit for Jo Stafford a decade before. This is the sound of Dusty Springfield in a folk group setting, on the cusp of greater success." White vinyl.
DROID (GERMANY)
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CAT #: DROID 722EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
IDJUT BOYS Speedball 12"
The overexcited young men at the Droid factory up the beats per minute and channel the spirit of other sensible chaps a la John Belushi, River Phoenix, and John "I chose the best exit" Entwhistle on Idjut Boys' latest audio laboratory assault. Less terminal, with careful use, perhaps, than a fat fully loaded speedball, they hope man and beast find some musical justice or bemusement in the latest hoedown on offer. Idjut Boys have various takes at various tempos, so bar mitzvah's, weddings and indeed acid house events should be covered for those game enough to get on the Droid bucking bronco.
ED BANGER RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: ED 131EP
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ROUSSEL, THOMAS Late Metal 12"
"I met Thomas Roussel in 2017 at a Pigalle fashion show in Paris. As always with Stéphane Ashpool, the designer of Pigalle, casting is perfect and the clothes are modern and groundbreaking. But my eyes and ears were intrigued by this retro-futuristic instrument next to me, the Cristal Baschet. French composer and conductor Thomas Roussel wrote the soundtrack of the show. He added this magnificent instrument in his "not very classical" orchestra, this is what I immediately loved with him. He invited us into his world of classical music with a fresh twist, simplicity and audacity. At the same time, I was scratching my head to find something different to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Ed Banger Records. For a long time, I had this idea of mixing both electronic and classical music together. Exactly like my heroes Metallica did in 1999 with the symphonic orchestra of San Francisco. Thomas Roussel seems the perfect man for this crazy idea. We did Ed Banger 15 together and we became friends. Thomas Roussel grew up in Dijon, spent his days at the conservatory and his nights at L'An-Fer, one of the most respected techno clubs in France. Probably the reason why he ended up working with Jeff Mills, on two projects mixing Jeff's 909 and a classical orchestra. By experimenting new ways of using an orchestra, by creating state-of-the-art scenography and producing more ambitious music he quickly became the man in charge of everything 'classica'. The list of his collaborations is too long and will ruin this little introduction. It could sounds like this: Chanel, Apple, Cartier, Kenzo, Nike, Dior... Performing from Paris to Macau, from Monte Carlo to Dubai and from New York to Beijing!"
ENCHUFADA (PORTUGAL)
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CAT #: ENLP 132LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BRANKO OBG LP
Buraka Som Sistema co-founder and Enchufada label-head Branko presents OBG, his third album. The artist's most personal and reflective work to date, it's a letter of love and thanks to the community around him, to Portugal's breathtaking landscapes, and to the syncopated, window-rattling rhythms that emanate from the clubs and car stereos of Portuguese cities. As a musician, DJ, label curator and promoter, few have been as pivotal as Branko (aka João Barbosa) in bringing the sound of underground Portuguese electronic music to a global audience. Since his formative years growing up in the city of Amadora on the fringes of Lisbon, Barbosa dedicated his career to elevating the unique club music hybrids -- mutations of kuduro, kizomba, zouk, baile funk and more -- that were spreading in the communities around him. Branko initially achieved success as part of the collective Buraka Som Sistema, before beginning a career as a solo artist and releasing two LP's, Atlas (ENLP 073LP, 2015) and Nosso (ENLP 102LP, 2019). But Barbosa's creative output is just one side of his work. As a curator Branko launched the Lisbon festival Enchufada Na Zonain 2019 and in 2022 will curate a stage at the first Sonar Lisboa. Through his label, Enchufada, he works tirelessly to raise the profile of up and comers from Lisbon and the global Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) diaspora. OBG is an album of organic textures and inviting rhythms, created in Branko's signature style, and inspired in part by a series of outdoor DJ-sets performed and streamed from beautiful locations across his native country. Opener "SRA" starts with a beckoning vocal, wasting little time setting the tone with warm piano chords and a low-slung, kizomba-esque beat. On the brooding "ETA", written with Portuguese beatmaker Fumaxa, subtle sliding bass tones underpin a brooding, colorful arrangement. Features Ms Mavy, Fumaxa, Iúri Oliveira, Traz Águá, and Éllàh. For fans of: Buraka Som Sistema, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Sango, Quantic.
EXHIBITION (GERMANY)
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CAT #: XBITX 002EP
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PUESTEL, RICO Obi Thine Xi: The Remixes 12"
Following his late 2021 LP Obi Thine Xi (XBIT 001LP), this extensive remix EP leads the last Rico Puestel album into its final conclusion, serving up substantial interpretations by Tom Wax, BOWMN, and two further monikers from Rico Puestel himself. As if this wasn't enough, the highly anticipated, formerly unnamed and allegedly lost track "OTX" is in on it too. On the A-side, Tom Wax delivers his stronghold and contemporary Techno design of "ID" while Rico Puestel hauls out the big analog guns and "classical" approach as Modern Minimals Sound Research on the remix of "Voluptuous Antics Enter The Hemisphere", reinterpreting his own work from another perspective. Side AA brings you BOWMN with his forceful and psychedelic interpretation of "Modest" before Rico Puestel comes in another time as Tetzlaff and turns in the '80s-inspired earworm remix of "Thine". Last but not least, "OTX" happens to be the concluding track of this record that people have been waiting and asking for since 2020 -- finally delivered!
F.O.A.D. RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: FOAD 261LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ROYAL & THE SUMMARY LYNCH, ERIEZA The Unconquered (Extended Edition) LP
All female aggro punk attack from Tokyo produced by Atsuo (Boris). Straightforward all girl crude punk starring the eclectic force of Erieza Royal, previously in ??? (Ana Do Rei), Ecodamned, and many other bands. This LP comprises their rabid hardcore punk oriented The Unconquered EP with an unreleased bonus track plus the 2018 tour EP leaning more towards poppy punk rock territories in a Japanese way. Both recordings have never been released on vinyl to date. Quoting Atsuo (Boris) himself: "Many years have passed since I met Erieza Royal & The Summary Lynch. I have helped them with recording, mixing, designing, etc. Erieza is also known as a feminist. This is how a woman and a man were able to create a wonderful work together. I think we could present new possibilities for the future. I hope that their overflowing love and power will reach the world." Recommended to fans of Kyah, The Nurse, Nickey And The Warriors, MNK Project.
FAITICHE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: FAITBACK 001LP
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JELINEK, JAN Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records 2LP
2022 repress. Faitiche presents a long-lost vinyl album. Since 2003, Jan Jelinek's Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records, originally released in 2001 on ~scape, existed only as a download. Now the album is available again on vinyl, as a double LP with two bonus tracks, "Moiré (Guitar & Horns)" and "Poren", B-sides from Tendency EP (2000)."Don't be misled by the title, though for there isn't a finger-snapping rhythm bebop lead anywhere on the album. Instead, Jelinek chooses to explore the visual effect moiré - two shifting patterns creating an implied third dimension - in the audio realm." --Alternative Press"The title acts as explanation for the studio technique that provided the basis for this album, snippets of other people's arrangements deconstructed through a sampler into loops and then splashed onto an audio canvas." --ATM"Jelinek's sound evolved out of his dislike for (and inability to play) keyboards." --RPM"Jelinek has abstracted his sources beyond recognition, looping his millisecond samples into flickering patterns of sonic moiré laid atop a dub techno framework. . . . Jelinek might as well have sampled a horn player's hissing intake of breath - it would have been 'jazz' enough for his purposes." --The Wire"It's a perfect inversion of conventional music, a sonic negative. Everything that would typically be foreground is moved back or pushed off the screen altogether, and the flecks of sonic debris that would normally be covered by other sounds are left to carry the melody and rhythm." --Pitchfork"All you need to know is that these onomatopoeic non-specific songs . . . are warm, paradisiacal creations." --NME"Listen carefully and you'll hear textures slowly unfolding and mutating. Presuming you've not fallen asleep of course." --iDJ"At times, it's all a bit dripping tap Japanese water torture; so sedentary it drowns in its own motionlessness" --DJ"Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records is a genuine modern classic whose re-release is anything but a cynical mortgage repayment exercise. Consider this a second chance, then pretend you had it all along." --Boomkat
FASTEN MUSIQUE (JAPAN)
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CAT #: FASTEN 015EP
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RINGEISEN, LUC Buchlerheim EP 12"
After two year of silence, Fasten Musique welcomes Luc Ringeisen with two fresh tunes. Buchlerheim EP contains two tracks that can be described as dark minimal and proper dancefloor vibes, keep a steady flow through its low-end bassline and enigmatic synth line. Vinyl only.
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS/CARDINAL FUZZ
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CAT #: FTR 675LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OLD MILLION EYE The Air's Chrysalis Chime LP
The Air's Chrysalis Chime is the second LP from Old Million Eye, primarily a solo project of Brian Lucas. This beautifully transcendent and deeply explorational album sees Lucas widening his spectral and woozy palette to include musical contributions from Gayle Brogan (Pefkin/Burd Ellen), Steven R. Smith, Sheila Bosco (Dire Wolves), and Jeff Jefferson (3 Moons/The Lodestones). The album's darker more drifting songs, "Ruby River" and "Tales from Copperopolis" feature the vibrational voice of Georgia Carbone, erstwhile vocalist of Dire Wolves. Lucas and Carbone's eerie vocal duet on the lengthy "Ruby River" is stunningly haunting and unexpected. This mysteriously anomalous album utilizes such elements as tape collage, improv jazz type drumming, clarinet, Brogan's melodica, intertwining basses, piano, treated violin, and Lucas's Scenes from the South Island-like plaintive skeletal guitar playing that is sure to tickle the ear into quiet hysterics, if not downright rearranging the ear to accommodate a new form of hearing. The listener should expect the usually oddly crafted and layered sound combinations as evidenced on previous OME releases. These sonic elements are a vehicle for Lucas's softly placid tenor, but with added dimensions his purely solo work only alludes to. This album isn't "psychedelic" in the sense of spacey, wah-wah riffs: it's far more subtle, detailed, and delicate in terms of its transcendent properties, but the invitation is there to climb into the chrysalis and be transformed.
FELLICE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: FELLICE 002EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
EFFGEE The Basement EP 12"
This is the second release of music from effgee on his own imprint fellice. With support for the first release from the likes of Move D, this next release brings you three house grooves for the summer, featuring some tracks from effgee's archive which will finally see the light of day.
FIGURE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: FIGURE 009LP
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PLACID ANGLES Touch The Earth Remixes 2x12"
One year after its original release, the Placid Angles album Touch The Earth (FIGURE 007LP, 2021) is being remixed by an impressive array of artists from the extended Figure family. With John Beltran being a distinct voice within the electronic music scene for over thirty years now, Figure is thrilled to reveal a whole album worth of reinterpretations, including a new work by the original artist himself. Opening up is Marcel Dettmann, who seamlessly has integrated the lush soundscapes of the original album into a beat-driven but equally serene journey. Picking up on the LP's underlying dark garage tropes, Planet Mu headmaster ?-Ziq infuses his rework with even more rolling drums and ethereal vocal chops. The also inherent IDM roots of Touch The Earth have been kept close by Warp-veterans Plaid who deliver a shuffling flurry full of horns, synths, and syncopated rhythms. More straightforward interpretations include Dauwd's dazzling piece of feathery, fast, atmospheric techno; a gorgeous melodic house remix by Baltra and Cassy who turns in a rigid UK stomper. Amidst all the reworks, John Beltran himself makes two appearances across the record. As Placid Angles he adds another heads-down percussive/ambient swirl, which represents exactly what the producer has been hailed for since more than three decades now. His own remix finishes the record on an epic note, with an organic drum track that celebrates life and the necessity for communal gathering in order to dance. Beltran's own additions to this LP are like the essential glue that makes it all bind together, forging the old and the new into something equally exciting as already intimately familiar.
FREUND DER FAMILIE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: FDFLP 004LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MAERZ, ACHIM Relief 2x12"
Long-time affiliate of the Freund Der Familie imprint, Achim Maerz returns to the label with his latest album Relief, comprised of nine originals from the Hamburg-based artist. Over the past decade, Achim Maerz has been releasing his twist on dub, downtempo, techno, and leftfield electronica via the likes of Semtek's Don't Be Afraid, Mark Rhein and Benjamin Brunn's Wake Up! Records, Solar Phenomena, and of course Freund Der Familie where he returns here with his latest collection of work. Across the nine-track Relief, Achim Maerz displays the depth of influences in his music, from the cinematic electronica contributions like opener "Gondolier", "Dream", and "Memories" through to more classic deep, dubby techno style cuts like "Black Hole", "Changing Weather", "Open Sky", and "On The Way". Maerz also explores more experimental aesthetics via the intricately syncopated rhythms and dynamic synth work on tracks like title-cut "Relief" and closing composition "Odysee".
GOOD COMPANY RECORDS (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: GCR 014LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DENTISTRY LP1 LP
Dentistry is the dual energies of Rory Glacken (Tourist Kid) and Jack Burton, Boorloo originals now living in Naarm. The pair have previously released an EP, Ribbons, on their own Deep Water label, and a track on its local showcase comp Greenhouse Vol. I at the end of 2021. This transmission is their debut full length offering, channeled through hometown beacon Good Company Records. LP1 was created in unusual conditions between September and December of 2020, when the duo's shared Northcote studio became a site of remote collaboration. One person would start working on a track and leave the session open for the other, with no overlap of physical space shared. Responding to an invitation from Good Company Records to make a record, the initial impulse was to write dance music. But what dancefloor were these incorporeal partners writing for? The album takes a spectral approach to the dance space, wrapping up air in a strata of textural tech, pulsing dub house, and fractal illbience. Drawing on dub production techniques, LP1 combines the structure of an ambient record with intricate percussive elements. Results are both atmospheric and material, abstract and palpable: a synthesis which expresses sonic relations of surface and depth, with the correlating mirage of light and shadow. At times tinkering methodically and others in mercurial lurch, there is an immediacy to this album that stems from the way it was produced, using a mixing desk and outboard gear to rich and living effect. When you listen, you commune with the artists in the heat of working out of an otherworldly space, and feel every tweak and turn. LP1 is a current which carries the substance of process in communicable form. Intuitive and moving, breathing, dancing. Follows Jack Burton's solo LP on Analogue Attic and Tourist Kid's solo LP on Melody As Truth.
GUERSSEN RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: GUESS 074LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SEVENTH DAWN, THE Sunrise LP
2022 restock, last copies. Spooky and fragile British-sounding folk from the USA, with some progressive and psychedelic hints. Recorded between 1970 and 1976 and privately released in 1976, original copies reach 4 figures. High-quality reissue in 180 gram vinyl, in a nice package with the original artwork and unbeatable remastered sound quality. Also includes a repro of the original sticker, the original insert and a new insert with photos and liners by bandleader Heff Munson.
HEY SUBURBIA (ITALY)
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CAT #: SUBURBIA 018LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GENERATORS, THE The Great Divide LP
Reissue for the hard-to-find sixth album by California '90s punk rock OGs, The Generators, originally released on People Like You Records in 2007. Featuring members from Schleprock, The Choice, Street Dogs, Doug And The Slugz. Includes double-sided, full color lyrics insert. Yellow vinyl.
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CAT #: SUBURBIA 019LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GENERATORS, THE The Winter Of Discontent LP
Reissue. An absolute masterpiece of modern California punk rock, originally released on the German People Like You label in 2005. Featuring members from Schleprock, Street Dogs, The Choice, Doug And The Slugz. Includes double-sided lyrics insert. Orange vinyl.
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CAT #: SUBURBIA 020LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS FROM PLANET 13 The Late, Late, Late Show LP
First ever vinyl reissue for North Carolina horror themed cult punkers Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13's debut album, originally released on Uncle God Damn Records in 1996. Includes double-sided lyrics insert. Red vinyl.
IDEOLOGIC ORGAN (FRANCE)
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CAT #: SOMA 044CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ROZMANN, AKOS Mass/Massa 7CD BOX
Ákos Rózmann's Mass consists of twelve electroacoustic compositions created between 1989 and 2004 in the composer's studio and at EMS in Stockholm. Like most of Rózmann's compositions, Mass is a long-form work with a duration of around seven hours. Mass is s an enormous fresco of personal observations on the two first parts of the Catholic Mass, Kyrie and Gloria. The intensely subjective perspective on the texts of the Mass is underlined by Rózmann's freezing images -- in his own words -- "tropes", i.e. meditations in Swedish, Hungarian, and Latin over particular words in the mass text or connection to it. A few passages have nothing to do with the mass text: "Organ piece VI" in "Gloria I" (also performed with the subtitle Nocturne in silver and dance) is a sort of lament based on the phrase "Natten gråter" (the night is crying). You find the composer's peculiar sense of humor in the intermezzo following "Gloria I" -- a composed version of the intermission common in Swedish concert houses, complete with clashing coffee cups and empty chatter from the bureaucratic music establishment. The overarching formal structure of Mass is an intricate one, with the various parts functioning simultaneously as independent pieces and as parts of sub-groups within the whole structure of the piece. As independent pieces, some of them go under the name Organ piece. For example, the three pieces included in the first "Gloria" part of mass form another independent composition named "Triptykon", first performed as a separate work in 1996. In the earlier parts of Mass, a battle fought between positive forces is represented by the words in the Mass text and negative forces represented by various challenging sounds, such as scornful laughter, grunts, burps, nauseous choking and vomiting sounds. First, the negative powers drag down the positive forces into a "black hole" or in pockets. Then the positive forces return to dominate the remaining parts of "Gloria". This formal narrative is nuanced by the composer, who, in interviews, offer a less dualistic, more complex viewpoint on the conflict central to the Mass. The most prominent sound sources in the work are the organ, a Hungarian zither and human voices. Throughout the whole piece, there is a vocal group from a village church in Corsica, singing the Latin mass texts solo and chorally. Other participants are Schola Gregoriana Holmiae under the direction of Viveca Servatius, a group of German Benedictine monks and, in the role of a sort of master of ceremonies, Thomas Hammar. Deluxe seven-CD boxset including two booklets and digital download.
INFINE (FRANCE)
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CAT #: IF 1074CD
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O'O Touche CD
O'o release their sublime debut album Touche. O'o singer Victoria Suter met her musical partner Mathieu Daubigné at college in Agen, South West France, when the pair were studying music theory in their teens. Victoria moved to Barcelona in 2010; Mathieu followed six years later. Their debut EP, Spells, appeared in 2018 a beautifully crafted patchwork of vocals and samples that is redolent of the uncanny vocalese of Laurie Anderson. The EP's sense of profound longing for something lost is carried over to Touche, as well as the same heightened sensory awareness of the world around them. What has developed in spades is the creative process. O'o have blossomed organically, augmenting their pop sensibilities. Avant-garde techniques have been brought to heel as the pair create off-kilter pop music that warms the heart and nourishes the brain. The catalyst that enabled this bold pop transformation came with the song "Touche" itself, a saucy chanson at the heart of the album. Suter's wry narrative about a botanical femme fatale is inserted into a lithe and skittish song with reggaeton beats and an inviting, balmy atmosphere. "Touche" reaches into hitherto unexplored areas of pop, while the rest of the album is accessible in the way that James Blake, Radiohead, or Kate Bush are accessible, and it always challenges, in a way that pop isn't supposed to. Suter writes playful, poignant, observational songs that tell stories as well as tell us something about ourselves. Songs like "Dorica Castra" are built upon the voice as an instrument, centrifugal and layered from its core. Complimentary to this method is Daubigné, who brings startling innovation with found sounds, samples, and clever vocal manipulations -- creating unique, otherworldly sonic flourishes. A guitar whirs like a musical spinning top on "Spin", created in Ableton; an Ondes Martenot appears to make a guest appearance on the title track, though it's the ingenuity of the Prophet 8 synthesizer.
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CAT #: IF 1074LP
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O'O Touche LP
LP version. O'o release their sublime debut album Touche. O'o singer Victoria Suter met her musical partner Mathieu Daubigné at college in Agen, South West France, when the pair were studying music theory in their teens. Victoria moved to Barcelona in 2010; Mathieu followed six years later. Their debut EP, Spells, appeared in 2018 a beautifully crafted patchwork of vocals and samples that is redolent of the uncanny vocalese of Laurie Anderson. The EP's sense of profound longing for something lost is carried over to Touche, as well as the same heightened sensory awareness of the world around them. What has developed in spades is the creative process. O'o have blossomed organically, augmenting their pop sensibilities. Avant-garde techniques have been brought to heel as the pair create off-kilter pop music that warms the heart and nourishes the brain. The catalyst that enabled this bold pop transformation came with the song "Touche" itself, a saucy chanson at the heart of the album. Suter's wry narrative about a botanical femme fatale is inserted into a lithe and skittish song with reggaeton beats and an inviting, balmy atmosphere. "Touche" reaches into hitherto unexplored areas of pop, while the rest of the album is accessible in the way that James Blake, Radiohead, or Kate Bush are accessible, and it always challenges, in a way that pop isn't supposed to. Suter writes playful, poignant, observational songs that tell stories as well as tell us something about ourselves. Songs like "Dorica Castra" are built upon the voice as an instrument, centrifugal and layered from its core. Complimentary to this method is Daubigné, who brings startling innovation with found sounds, samples, and clever vocal manipulations -- creating unique, otherworldly sonic flourishes. A guitar whirs like a musical spinning top on "Spin", created in Ableton; an Ondes Martenot appears to make a guest appearance on the title track, though it's the ingenuity of the Prophet 8 synthesizer.
INTERNATIONAL FEEL (URUGUAY)
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CAT #: IFEEL 079EP
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RUF DUG X PRIVATE JOY Don't Give In 12"
Manchester's Balearic synth provocateur Ruf Dug teams up with Private Joy for a sizzling slice of laidback street soul -- if the streets were lined with palm trees, that is. Ruffy admits to not having any recollection of making the beat, which adds to the sundrenched, day-dream quality. Modulated pads evaporate in the heat haze, while a synth saxophone riff dances on the breeze, all setting the scene for a tropically-tinged marimba and a piano solo that respectfully nods to Vladimir Cosma's Sentimental Walk. When Gerd enquired about a possible vocal, Ruffy reached out to Private Joy, who sings like the fate of the track was entwined with her own, and it elevates the track to a whole other soulful level. In true '90s tradition, Ruffy delivers an alternate reggae mix for the flip, putting an off-beat bump to the track, while the instrumental versions shine a light on Ruffy's pitch-perfect production, and provide plenty of ammunition for acapellas of all sorts.
KEROXEN (UK)
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CAT #: KRXN 022LP
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POSTMAN Seeds of Light LP
After more than two decades flexing his muscles on the local underground scene and gaining a legendary cult status on his Tenerife home turf, the island's most famous postman, as he's affectionately known by his consorts, Tomás de la Rosa aka Postman breaks radio silence to bulldoze his way through the canyons surrounding his hometown of Santa Cruz into an unknown and unsuspecting world. Keroxen presents Postman's first ever album of original bangers, micro chopped two steppers and rage induced breakbeat anthems. Constructed over the course of global confinement, Seeds of Light marks a return to creative activity from the man who regularly delivers your post (it's not just a random artist name). Postman, aka Tomás de la Rosa, has taken his time, compiling sketches and unfinished songs, rummaging through the deep ends of his hard drive, stitching early production sketches with recent compositions, revising, reediting and rebuilding with a more mature and concise attitude, eventually completing, almost unintentionally, the perfect self-referential retrospective album. Far from being just a compilation album, Tomás managed to create an explosive document, suspended in time, in which styles are intertwined regardless of fashions and fads -- letting go of the "modern" or "up to date" burden -- so common these days in electronic music. It is not an easy album, like many of his previous work it demands extra attention to experience the full crystallization of his complex sound structures. You find ourselves in front of a truly surgically precise work of art whose result comes as a waterproof war machine, refined and incisive, resonating deep with soul and groove. Postman develops his sound palette throughout the album from very basic sound snippets into a concrete dance world of synthetic sounds eventually creating a parallel reality where J. Dilla could be living in Chemnitz instead of Detroit and releasing records for a label called Raster-Throw. Glitch sampladelics! Incursions into grime are also abundant with nods to the ineffable East Man, reunions with his beloved Funkstörung or many other stimulating revisions of lifelong genres and breaks populate this multidimensional sound space, see soul, dancehall, breakbeat, two step and the UK hardcore continuum. Artwork by Catalan visual artist Alba de Corral.
LE TRES JAZZ CLUB (FRANCE)
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CAT #: LTJC 012LP
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BROWN, MARION Le Temps Fou (Musique du film de Marcel Camus) LP
2022 restock. Le Tres Jazz Club present a reissue of Marion Brown's Le Temps Fou (Musique du film de Marcel Camus), originally released in 1969. Marion Brown, who moved to Europe two years earlier than 1969, and records, in the legendary Parisian studio Davout, the soundtrack of the movie by Marcel Camus entitled Le Temps Fou. The movie starred Nino Ferrer was out in 1970 under the title Un été sauvage. Fallen into oblivion, Le Temps Fou was printed in very few copies and is almost impossible to find in its original pressing. Personnel: Marion Brown - alto sax, bells; Gunter Hampel - vibes, bass clarinet, tree bells; Ambrose Jackson - trumpet cow bells, tambour; Barre Phillips - contra basse, castanetes, whistle; Steve McCall - drums, triangle, tambour; Alain Corneau - claves, cow bells.
LES DISQUES BONGO JOE (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: BJR 12002EP
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BWA & THE ANGSTROMERS, CHOUK Ayiti Kongo Dub #1 12"
Preceding the release of forthcoming album, Les Disques Bongo Joe pleased to announce two Ayiti Kongo Dub EPs by Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers. Following on from 2020 acclaimed album Vodou Ale, Chouk Bwa turn up the heat for this exhilarating trip into their bush of ghosts by introducing a new stripped-down line-up to fire up the dancefloor, based exclusively on the drums and rhythms of the Haitian kongo rite and deep electronic dub expansions by their trusted Belgian counterparts The Ångströmers. Compared to the Vodou Alé album, Ayiti Kongo Dub marks a change of direction. By developing the dimension of trance rather than elaborate structures, the music now aims itself at the dancefloor. The kongo style with its Mambo, Anmin, and Kongo Payèt rhythms, played with two drums and based on a pulse that is not subject to a measure, lends itself very well to linear developments, with the constant and heady cue of the fè (literally a piece of iron) hammered out by the solo singer. Developed on the basis of ceremonial pieces, not originally intended for any form of performance, the repertoire includes a significant amount of improvisation characteristic of Kongo drumming. In their production, the Ångströmers have taken to heart to respect this sense of freedom by performing a large part of their interventions in an improvised manner. The beat is almost subliminal at the beginning and gradually made more explicit by electronic intervention. Deep bass, reverbs and delays inspired by Dub: this is music for clubs and sound systems of endless nights.
LIVITY SOUND RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: LIVITY 054EP
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IDO PLUMES Balancing EP 12"
Following a debut appearance on the reverse label in 2020, Bristol-based artist Ido Plumes is back on Livity Sound with four tracks of experimental dance music for soundsystems. Plumes established his sound with pointillist drums and echo chamber atmospherics the first time around, and now he builds on that premise with a more dense and dramatic approach. Plumes' layered tracks follow non-linear narratives, switching lanes and exploring unusual, evocative landscapes while retaining a fundamental physicality. Longer form tracks like "Afloat" cover a lot of ground across their run time, while the likes of "Been Here" revel in audacious plot twists to create strikingly confident and original variations on the UK dance music tradition.
LUV SHACK RECORDS (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: LUV 039EP
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VA Retroscope 01 12"
The opening track is a remix of Space Echo's "Come Back Home" by none other than Norwegian producer extraordinaire Prins Thomas. His 11-minute revision of the 2014 hit balances countless layers of funky guitar riffs, Moogish leads and meticulously layered disco drums, resulting in an ever-evolving trippy cosmic masterpiece. Hot on the Heels of Prins Thomas' remix, ROTCIV takes Rising Seed's "Train to Kismarton" to Italo town, adopting only the eerie western guitars from the original, whilst building a wonky '80s sound carpet of analogue arpeggios and punchy DMX drums around it. Next up, Luv Shack newcomer Endrik Schroeder takes on "Wake Up" by Neon Amish & Space Echo. His remix blends the synth goodness of the original with powerful disco-house drums, unleashing a hi-energy vibe that's both uplifting and nostalgic, once incorporating the vocals of Tarek Farwati on the original remix and leaving even more room for the synth pads on the dub remix. The Golden Boogie Connection delivers their super lush rework of Space Echo's "Soul Power" with a tight, organic groove, witty extra instruments such as funk guitars, disco strings and beautifully light-footed vocals. With "Ridin' High" perhaps being one of the most classic Luv Shack tracks, Lee Stevens takes on the task of remixing himself as Rising Seed, opting for a laid back dub house style with bonus pan flutes.
MATCHES MUSIC (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: MMV 002LP
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WHYLE, TOBY Call It A Night LP
What happens when you let go of something you've always been passionate about? Will it come back? And if so, in what ways and with what impact? These questions laid the foundation for Toby Whyle's debut album Call It A Night. It is a journey to find out what feels right to him -- this means escaping old patterns and allowing himself to try new things. Musically, he exposes himself unreservedly to the gravitational forces of electronic music and guitar pop by orbiting these points of attraction without ever really getting caught by either of them. Each song moves along its own trajectory, fueled by Toby's thoughts and experiences. His first single, "No One Moves", hitting number 1 on the FM4 charts in early 2021, marked the beginning of a new adventure -- a journey upon which Toby embarks entirely on his own for the first time. Writing songs has always been quite natural and ever-present in Toby Whyle's life. And he's written plenty of them over the last decade. However, what's new is the realization that songwriting is one of his few means to slow down the bright and fast-paced world surrounding us. Driven by the urge to create and develop something new, he started to write again. And suddenly, this feeling of being able to pause time came out more intense and immediate than ever. In this way, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist manages to stand back from the constant rush, carving out space to move freely at his own pace. "Each song is an empty room, and I can decide for myself how I'm going to furnish it. It might get rather chaotic with stuff piled up to the ceiling, then again there's almost nothing in it," he describes his approach to songwriting. For him, creating melodies, crafting music and lyrics is not just a means of reflecting on situations he finds himself in but also a tool of handling them. Toby's music strives to affect and inspire people in all the different phases in life, as his songs are also a result of the diverse situations he's gone through. Aesthetics and craftsmanship play a crucial role in Toby Whyle's creative process, from crafting songs, recording and producing them, and building and maintaining a particular visual language. He aims to create high-quality and exceptional music that enthuses and delights people, which sparks energy and conveys a certain feeling.
MILLE PLATEAUX (GERMANY)
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CAT #: MP 044CS
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AUTOMATISME Statique Cassette
Statique is the fifth full length album on Mille Plateaux and Force Inc. labels by Automatisme, the Canadian musician and conceptual artist William Jourdain active since 2011. Jourdain met the label owner Achim Szepanski in 2019 and did an album in solo (Alter-, Mille Plateaux, 2020) plus four others in collaborations (with iadema, Beyond Humans, Stefan Paulus, and Viatorism in duo with Pheek). Automatisme now returns as a solo act on that label. The results are, on one side, an expanded vision of fast rhythmic clicks and cuts, like on his "Alter-Rate" tracks and that are entitled "Ultra-Rate" on the Statique album. On the other side, it is the multiple "Ultra-Scape" tracks that are an augmented version of the granulized ambient dub techno he developed since the beginning of the Viatorism moniker. Jourdain adds elements of chaos and perturbation into algorithmic electronic music like static electricity is the presence of a disturbing body in a circuit.
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CAT #: MP 045CS
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DEEPCHILD Fathersong Cassette
Fathersong is Rick Bull's eighth album release under his Deepchild moniker, arriving ten years after the former Berliner's Neukölln Burning album (Thoughtless Music). Exploring a shimmering post-dub vista, rich in granular textures, Fathersong draws influence and inspiration from contemporaries like Fennesz, Tim Hecker, Burial, and Vladislav Delay. Unshackled from the percussive undertow of previous albums, the album's palette nonetheless displays the familiar, sensual pulse of Bull's musical aesthetic.
MORGAN BLUE TOWN (UK)
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CAT #: BT 5002P-LP
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PUSSY Pussy Plays (Pink Vinyl) LP
"180 gram audiophile vinyl edition of this much sought after 1969 Pussy album. This repress is on pink vinyl. A psych classic with a mint original copy fetching around $2000."
MORR MUSIC (GERMANY)
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CAT #: ANOST 014LP
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SEABEAR The Ghost That Carried Us Away LP
2022 repress. Includes download code; edition of 300. Originally released by Morr Music in 2007. This is the debut release by Iceland's Seabear. The Ghost That Carried Us Away flatters in a rather unobtrusive way: fragile hymns of nonchalant casualness, created by Sindri Már Sigfússon. Guitars, piano, his almost bashful and yet present voice -- themes of nature, mortality and love from Iceland's musical heartland, Reykjavik. There's a violinist with her voice in the clouds, Gudbjörg Hlin Gudmundsdóttir (violin, vocals, harmonica) and Orn (guitar, lapsteel). Other members include Eiki, Orvar, Gudni and Dóri: one plays the flugelhorn, the slide-guitar and upright-bass, one belongs to the live line-up of Sigur Rós and another is part of the sensational Múm. Some are stage members of Benni Hemm Hemm's band. Sigfusson invited them into his small studio, placed them in front of the only microphone and let them think about his musical thoughts. He likes the notion and the feeling of lo-fi, and for the recording of the drums, only three microphones were used. The result is reminiscent of the reduced stereo recordings of the 1960s. "Libraries" is tiny and gigantic, unobtrusive and exciting at the same time -- a song like blinking into the most beautiful sunrise. A tumbling piano, swinging drums and melancholy melodies. "Hands Remember" includes murmuring vocals and two violins. In "Summer Bird Diamond," birds twitter to the sounds of an old banjo and glockenspiel. It is almost like a chamber folk radio play. And "Seashell" at last, is a pocket symphony, arranged around jumping drums.
MUSIC ON VINYL (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: MOV 386LP
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CALE, J.J. Naturally LP
"J.J. Cale never recorded a full album until Eric Clapton scored a huge hit with Cale's 'After Midnight'. Encouraged by friend and producer Audie Ashworth, J.J. Cale recorded Naturally to capitalize on the success of his song. He released his debut album in 1972, not knowing this would be the beginning of the so-called Tulsa-sound. A lazy, rolling Boogie that contradicted all the commercial styles of boogie, blues, and country-rock that was popular at the time. This new sound became the blueprint for the adult-oriented roots rock of Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler, among others. Naturally contains a new version of 'After Midnight' recorded by J.J. Cale as well as the hits 'Crazy Mama' and 'Call Me The Breeze', which was later covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Over the years J.J. Cale has written several hits for other musicians and recorded more than fifteen albums which makes him one of the most successful -- and lasting -- singer-songwriters of his generation."
NASHAZPHONE (EGYPT)
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CAT #: NP 036LP
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SKULLFLOWER Ophidian Vibrations LP
"Sound coiled and uncoiling, the (well) spring and trap set and first trilogy concluded with three wordless hymns to the Apep serpent, and the serpent power in general. Skullflower slithers and glides through their third LP for Nashazphone, always revolving like geologic time sufis, conjuring wrinkles and portals in the multiverses stiff unyielding fabric. As Brian Wilson still might sing 'she's givin' me serpent vibrations'." --Matthew Bower and Samantha Davies West Yorks, UK August 2021.Skullflower: Matthew Bower- Aire Delta Slide, Travis Bean Koa, Coiled Crimson Serpens; Samantha Davies: violin, Ibanez Destroyer, Descending Gold Serpens. Vinyl master and lacquer cut by Frederic Alstadt, Angstrom Studio. Edition of 333.
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CAT #: NP 037LP
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SHALABI, SAM Shirk LP
Shirk is the new AOR flavored free improvisation solo album by Sam Shalabi, featuring Eric Chenaux and Nadah El-Shazly, where synth pop and sound poetry fester. Sam Shalabi is an Egyptian-Canadian composer, improviser and guitarist living between Montreal and Cairo. Starting out during the late '70s punk era, his work has evolved into an experimental synthesis of modern Arabic music that incorporates free improvisation, traditional Arabic music, noise, classical, text, and jazz. Other than his numerous solo albums, he is a founding member of Shalabi Effect, a free improvisation quartet that bridges western psychedelic music and Arabic Maqam. He has also released four albums with Land Of Kush, the experimental 30-member orchestra which he directs. He has appeared on over 30 albums and toured Europe, North America, and North Africa. Mastered by Mark Gergis. Vinyl master and lacquer cut by Frederic Alstadt, Angstrom Studio. Edition of 300.
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CAT #: NP 038LP
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LETTERA 22 Exposition of Clove LP
Exposition of Clove is the new fast electro-acoustic album by the duo of Matteo Castro and Riccardo Mazza. Hailing from the farthest North-East glacial tip of Italy, Lettera 22 utilize elements of musique concrete sound sources, delicately sampled, looped and edited; resulting in five very subtle and rich compositions of textured noise and field recordings via analogue tapes and feedback. Recorded and mastered in 2020 by Ricardo Mazza and Matteo Castro. Vinyl master and lacquer cut by Frederic Alstadt, Angstrom Studio. Edition of 300.
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CAT #: NP 039LP
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WAHIDA, CHEBA Jrouli LP
What is fascinating with Rai is that it has never needed media, scenes or official and sponsored festivals in order to exist, progress and reinvent itself. Rai in the 21st century sustained its evolution via social media, the 3G and 4G networks and of course, the democratization of digital recording and electronic music in general. Cheba Wahida comes from that newer, incidentally very feminized, wave of Rai artists in the Oran region. Vice remains a central theme in the lyrics of all these modern day chebbat whose strong voices and charisma are carried by electronic music and arrangements. Vinyl master and lacquer cut by Frederic Alstadt, Angstrom Studio. Edition of 300.
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CAT #: NP 040LP
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AOKI & HARUTAKA MOCHIZUKI, TOMOYUKI Tomoyuki Aoki & Harutaka Mochizuki LP
Reissue of the now long sold-out debut album (2014) by the guitar and saxophone duo of Aoki Tomoyuki (Up-Tight) and Harutaka Mochizuki. Initially limited to 200 CD copies only, this record features nine, reverb drenched, mourning pieces characterized by this duo's specific melancholic language via guitar and alto saxophone. Immediately evoking the Velvet Underground inspired electric and echo filled ballads of Les Rallizes Dénudés, it is also augmented with haunting horn improvisations simultaneously reminiscent of Anthony Braxton and Kaoru Abe. Recorded at A.B.U. Studio, Hamamatsu: 2014. Vinyl master and lacquer cut by Frederic Alstadt, Angstrom Studio. Edition of 300.
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CAT #: NP 041LP
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PANSTARRS Batee2 LP
Nervous + sensitive Egyptian synth wave with Arabic vocals by Panstarrs, solo project of Youssef Abouzeid who has previously appeared under different monikers such as Captain Solo or YZEID. This LP -- equal parts Suicide and Mohamed Mohie -- pushes Youssef's detached and melancholic signature sound along radical and unconventional arrangements further into bolder electronic horizons while pulverizing any notion of established verse chorus song structures. Youssef Abouzeid is a fixture of Cairo's musical underground and has been intensely active for over a decade whether via his countless musical acts -- of which, his personal project, Panstarrs is the most prolific -- or his homemade oscillator-loaded effects pedals "NMR". He is also a co-founder of the downtown Cairo independent art space, Hizz, and its affiliate cassette label. Through the years and incessantly, Youssef has not stopped refining his own idiosyncratic aesthetic and sound while going forward with his DIY activities and tours. Front cover by Hendrik Hegray. Vinyl master and lacquer cut by Frederic Alstadt, Angstrom Studio. Edition of 300.
NECHTO RECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: NECH 020EP
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HOLMAN, LEE NECH020 EP 12"
Nastia presents Lee Holman's latest EP on her rising record label NECHTO. As an artist whose music is firmly rooted in techno, Lee is not shy of mixing the broad range of sounds the genre presents. When taking his machines on an auditory journey, the music producer strongly depends on his inner self and aims to stir a range of feelings through his work. With a focus on the dancefloor in terms of its rhythm, the NECH020 EP released via NECHTO, delves into the theme of the cosmos. The experience one has on the dancefloor is set side by side with a dreamlike voyage through the infinite galaxy. The EP also includes a vocoder -- the first time the artist has used such an element in his music production. In terms of the process, completing the EP took 18 months of hard and diligent work. "I had to dig very deep working on this EP. I made so many tracks throughout the process to arrive at something that worked for the label, Nastia and myself," says Lee. "I worked night and day and in between, while out of the studio, listened back to my day's work over and over, finding the small details and making mental notes on what to target for my next studio session. It was a process."
NOIRE & BLANCHE (FRANCE)
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CAT #: NOIRE 007LP
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GORDON, FELIPE Superimposition 12"
The producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and label head from Bogotá, Colombia is nothing short of a phenomenon, effortlessly fusing complex sound combinations from jazz samples to flowing pianos and acid basslines into hugely exciting and unique house records. He delivers his new EP Superimposition, released on French label Noire & Blanche. An eclectic collection of solid deep house club burners ("Ventana Al Tiempo", "Inherently Deep"), acid breakbeats ("Superimposition") and soft afterhours hip-hop downer ("Feeling All Over It"). Gordon's ability to blend complex jazz instrumentation with acid-licked basslines, golden-age house aesthetics and the cultural sounds of South America is unrivalled; creating a distinctive and beautiful EP.
NOW-AGAIN
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CAT #: NA 5068LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
JORGE AND ALMAZ, SEU Seu Jorge And Almaz 2LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 2010. "Listening to this remarkable album for the first time you'll surely be struck first by the deep, soul-piercing voice of that great Brazilian singer, Seu Jorge. Yes: he's a singer first and foremost. Many may know him as an actor for his screen-stealing performances in the likes of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic and Fernando Meirelles' City Of God but Seu has known since he was a child that we was destined to sing. He's a Brazilian singer who speaks the truth through samba, to paraphrase a well-known Seu Jorge quote. But this project is about a band: Almaz. Drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from the stalwart Nação Zumbi; bassist and composer Antonio Pinto from the soundstages of movies starring Seu Jorge. They came together naturally to record a song for a Walter Salles film; they enjoyed the experience so much that they recorded an entire album of music that inspired them. Songs famous within the Brazilian diaspora (Tim Maia, Jorge Ben) mesh with classic American (Roy Ayers, Michael Jackson) and European (Kraftwerk, Cane and Abel) soul songs begging for a bit of psychedelic samba. They enlisted producer and fellow Brazileiro Mario C. (Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson) to put the finishing touches on the project. Their album is both warm and dark; psychedelic and yet grounded, uplifting but at times somber. To listen to it is to join them in the studio, where the only bandleader is the music and the only agenda is to follow your heart."
OPTIC NERVE (UK)
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CAT #: ON 411EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CHEFS, THE 24 Hours 7"
Part of the Optic Sevens 4.0 Reissue series. Before the term "indie pop" had even been invented, The Chefs had already nailed it. Formed by Carl Evans and Helen McCookerybook, they first appeared on the Vaultage 79 compilation before releasing two singles for the Brighton based Attrix Records. They recorded two sessions for the John Peel Show and one for Richard Skinner briefly changing their name to Skat and then disbanding. Helen went onto success and a major label deal with Helen And The Horns. Yellow vinyl; includes postcard and poster.
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CAT #: OPT4 048LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WOLFHOUNDS, THE Bright and Guilty 2LP
Deluxe reissue of their 1989 sophomore album. Completely remastered. In 1989, while the musical world was fe?ting serial-killer worshipping noise bands, white boys with dreadlocks and the first glimmers of techno, one band -- The Wolfhounds -- was describing the times and the country exactly as they were. Or at least as they saw it. Well, not exactly. Formed as a frantic noisy fusion of sixties garage and independent post-punk in Romford in 1984, by 1986 it was the band's misfortunate to be corralled with the jangly and quirky bands of the era-defining C86 tape, given away free with the NME that year. The frustration of being lumped with the lumpen was already spilling over into a heightened creativity that would see the band release three LPs in 18 months, the first and perhaps most fully realized of which was Bright & Guilty. The band's sense of melody saw three singles taken off it, and all received plentiful radio play that resulted in enthusiastic audience responses when the band toured with My Bloody Valentine and the House of Love shortly after the LP came out. This renewed attention also saw them being threatened with legal action by the food company satirically targeted by one of the singles -- "Happy Shopper". The band's magpie listening habits also saw the first glimmers of an interest in sampling with the track "Cottonmouth", hip-hop in the drum rhythms of "Invisible People" and "Son of Nothing", discordant post-hardcore in non-specific song and even percussive hints of Tom Waits's Rain Dogs in Charterhouse. The album's lyrical themes have sustained the relevance of these 30-something year-old songs. The dictatorship of the class system over the economy is touched on in "Charterhouse", the unfairness of housing policy in "Rent Act" and "Red Tape Red Light", the desperation of not having enough money to even seek employment in "Useless Second Cousin". But there is contemplation and mystery, too: "Ropeswing"'s nostalgia for pre-teen childhood, "Invisible People"'s detailing of intangible weaknesses. Of all their peers, The Wolfhounds post-C86 output stands up straight and proud, and you'll find echoes of their sound in Fontaines DC, Idles, and many others -- but not performed with the brashness, vigor and uniqueness of the originals. Original LP with bonus disc with all the A and B sides, some compilation tracks and an outtake. Gatefold sleeve; pale blue vinyl; includes 12-page booklet containing previously unpublished lyrics and tons of contemporary reviews and photos.
PARTIAL RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: PRTL 015LP
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SOUND IRATION Sound Iration in Dub LP
A classic and highly influential dub set from 1989, regarded by some as the one of the album's that kick-started the UK dub scene revival along with the likes of Jah Shaka and Mad Professor. Produced by Sound Iration (Nick Manasseh and Scruff) and originally released on Youth's Mr Modo label. Eight pieces of bass-heavy dub cuts with melodica, flute and vocals floating in and out of the mix. This is the dub companion album to Tena Stelin's Wicked Invention (PRTL 013LP). Color vinyl; edition of 500.
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CAT #: PRTL 12013EP
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RED, DANNY Be Grateful 12"
UK roots reggae classic from veteran vocalist Danny Red, originally released on the Dredbeat label in 1994. "Be Grateful", mixed by Nick Manasseh is a mid-90s staple deep roots tune. Despite numerous re-recordings, these original mixes are the ones that are in demand. Along with the original cuts, this 12" features three previously unreleased cuts, including three dub versions.
PERLON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PERL 132EP
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OTTLIX Tamarindo 12"
Far out explorations by Ottber and Felix Hk.
PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: PHS 002LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BUNALIM Bunalim LP
2022 restock. Turkish band Bunalim (Turkish for "Depression") is a true legend: They were the absolute wildest and crudest band from the Anatolian rock scene. Under the wing of Cem Karaça, who was their manager and producer, they released a few singles which are all collected here. Fierce Turkish folk-flavored psychedelic fuzz-rock circa 1970-1972. Remastered sound, including an insert with liner notes and pictures.
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CAT #: PHS 030LP
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AKBAYRAM & DOSTLAR, EDIP Nice Yillara Gulum LP
2022 restock; LP version. The third album by Turkish psychedelic singer Edip Akbayram, originally released in 1982, really ramps up the silly synthesizers. Hear whooshy '80s Rolands, vocals run through a harmonizer, and tons of totally tubular bass popping -- it's easy to hear the boundaries of the western intros and breaks. Ever wish Knight Rider's KITT could drive to ?stanbul? Take a ride on cheesy synthesizers with Edip at the wheel! Remastered sound. Includes insert.
PLANAM (ITALY)
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CAT #: PLANAM 014LP
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GOL & CHARLES HAYWARD GOL/Charles Hayward LP
2022 restock. "For this new 'gollaboration' the French combo GOL confronts the British drums legend Charles Hayward for a rough/delicate and intense/mellow paradoxical music delight. The studio side compiles four improvised sessions exploring some possible oblique acceptations of the word 'rock', while the live side recorded at 104, Paris, in Dec 2008 during the Sonic protest festival, takes the encounters into the realm of psychedelia. The apparently chaotic home-made electronics of GOL find a perfect counterpoint in Hayward's 'This Heat-ish' incomparable kickass-snare-cymbals style machinery of straightforward beats meet subtle and continuously reinvented variations. A touch of pop, gamelans from afar, an unexpected song underlined by a frenetic electric organ, make this LP a surprising journey into sonic explorations. GOL was formed in 1988 in Paris by Jean-Marcel Busson, Frédéric Rebotier, Ravi Sharda and Samon Takahashi. On this record GOL play modified synths, modified organ, bass guitar, home-made electronics, SH101 and crackle box. This LP is the third in the 'gollaboration' series after records by GOL with Dumitrescu/Avram and with Charlemagne Palestine. The very minimal sleeve features a four color reversible double front side with sinister photo portraits of Charles Hayward and the GOL members. Black and white inner sleeve with title tracks and liner notes. Edition limited to 350 copies."
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CAT #: PLANAM 018LP
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ERIKM & LUC FERRARI Visitation LP
2022 restock. Visitation, created on April 1st, 2011 is a very unique kind of collaboration between two French sonic artists, master Luc Ferrari and eRikm. Here is eRikm's direct testimony about this work: "When the sun set on April 1st, 2011 I heard through the windows of my house the repetitive song of a night bird. Madeleine brought me immediately back to Luc Ferrari¹s electroacoustic piece Presque Rien N° 2. I became curious about comparing the bird that was officiating in the garden of Cap15 (in the North area of Marseille) with the bird of Presque Rien. My curiosity triggered the desire to play Luc's piece in the acoustic space of my house. With my rudimentary recorder I moved inside and outside the house, moving back and forth between both spaces. I played with the depth of field, the beat between these two birds separated by 34 years, and immersed myself in these acoustic events. This Ursprung or temporal Klein bottle was recorded and edited in one single sequence shot." It's very hard to compare anything with one of the all-time masterpieces of modern creation as Luc Ferrari's Presque Rien N° 2, but listening to this piece you immediately get the impression of a perfectly accomplished work, published now on LP on your favorite label. So here is the first-ever LP by eRikm, elegantly released with Presque Rien's iconic mouth picture on the sleeve; dedicated to Brunhild Ferrari and to Natacha Muslera. One-sided release.
PORTRAITS GRM (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: SPGRM 004CD
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MALONE, KALI Living Torch CD
Following her critically acclaimed album The Sacrificial Code (IDEAL 192CD/LP), Swedish-American composer Kali Malone returns with Living Torch on Portraits GRM. Living Torch, through its unique structural form and harmonic material, is a bold continuation of Kali Malone's demanding and exciting body of work, while opening new perspectives and increasing the emotional potential of the music tenfold. As such, Living Torch is a major new piece by the composer and adds a significant milestone to an already fascinating repertoire. Departing from the pipe organ that Malone's music is most notable for, Living Torch features a complex electroacoustic ensemble. Leafing through recordings from conventional instruments like the trombone and bass clarinet to more experimental machines like the boîte à bourdon, passing through sinewave generators and Éliane Radigue's ARP 2500 synthesizer. Living Torch weaves its own history, its own genealogy, and that of its author. It extends her robust structural approach to a liberated palette of timbre. Living Torch was initially commissioned by GRM for its legendary loudspeaker orchestra, the Acousmonium, and premiered in its complete multichannel form at the Grand Auditorium of Radio France in a concert entirely dedicated to the artist. Composed at GRM studios in Paris between 2020-2021, Living Torch is a work of great intensity, an oeuvre-monde that is singularly placed at the crossroads of instrumental writing and electroacoustic composition. Living Torch proceeds from multiple lineages, including early modern music, American minimalism, and musique concrète. It's a work as much turned towards exploring justly tuned harmony and canonic structures as towards the polyphony of unique timbres, the scaling of dynamic range, and the revelation of sound qualities. GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales), the pioneering institution of electroacoustic, acousmatic, and musique concrète, has been a unique laboratory for sonorous research since 1958. Witnessing the extreme vitality of the music championed by GRM, the Portraits GRM record series extends and expands this momentum with Kali Malone's Living Torch. The French label-partner Shelter Press is proud to continue the collaboration with GRM, which Peter Rehberg of Editions MEGO set the foundation for in 2012. Composed and produced by Kali Malone at INA GRM 2020-2021. Trombone and bass clarinet recorded at EMS Elektronmusikstudion 2020. Pre-mastered by Emmanuel Richier at INA GRM. Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering. Cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle, Berlin. Personnel: Mats Äleklint - trombone; Isak Hedtjärn - bass clarinet; Kali Malone - ARP 2500, Modular Synthesis, Pura Data, Boîte à Bourdons.
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CAT #: SPGRM 004LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
MALONE, KALI Living Torch LP
LP version. Following her critically acclaimed album The Sacrificial Code (IDEAL 192CD/LP), Swedish-American composer Kali Malone returns with Living Torch on Portraits GRM. Living Torch, through its unique structural form and harmonic material, is a bold continuation of Kali Malone's demanding and exciting body of work, while opening new perspectives and increasing the emotional potential of the music tenfold. As such, Living Torch is a major new piece by the composer and adds a significant milestone to an already fascinating repertoire. Departing from the pipe organ that Malone's music is most notable for, Living Torch features a complex electroacoustic ensemble. Leafing through recordings from conventional instruments like the trombone and bass clarinet to more experimental machines like the boîte à bourdon, passing through sinewave generators and Éliane Radigue's ARP 2500 synthesizer. Living Torch weaves its own history, its own genealogy, and that of its author. It extends her robust structural approach to a liberated palette of timbre. Living Torch was initially commissioned by GRM for its legendary loudspeaker orchestra, the Acousmonium, and premiered in its complete multichannel form at the Grand Auditorium of Radio France in a concert entirely dedicated to the artist. Composed at GRM studios in Paris between 2020-2021, Living Torch is a work of great intensity, an oeuvre-monde that is singularly placed at the crossroads of instrumental writing and electroacoustic composition. Living Torch proceeds from multiple lineages, including early modern music, American minimalism, and musique concrète. It's a work as much turned towards exploring justly tuned harmony and canonic structures as towards the polyphony of unique timbres, the scaling of dynamic range, and the revelation of sound qualities. GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales), the pioneering institution of electroacoustic, acousmatic, and musique concrète, has been a unique laboratory for sonorous research since 1958. Witnessing the extreme vitality of the music championed by GRM, the Portraits GRM record series extends and expands this momentum with Kali Malone's Living Torch. The French label-partner Shelter Press is proud to continue the collaboration with GRM, which Peter Rehberg of Editions MEGO set the foundation for in 2012. Composed and produced by Kali Malone at INA GRM 2020-2021. Trombone and bass clarinet recorded at EMS Elektronmusikstudion 2020. Pre-mastered by Emmanuel Richier at INA GRM. Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering. Cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle, Berlin. Personnel: Mats Äleklint - trombone; Isak Hedtjärn - bass clarinet; Kali Malone - ARP 2500, Modular Synthesis, Pura Data, Boîte à Bourdons.
POTOMAK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: POTOMAK 820001
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN Haus Der Lüge LP
2022 repress; 2002 release. Gatefold LP version. This is the fifth album by Einstürzende Neubauten, originally released in 1989, now remastered. Highly energetic and possessed of a certain level of danceability, Haus Der Lüge was perhaps the most accessible for the band so far in terms of straightforward industrial-rock, with less grinding experimentation. However, this album is far from any sort of mainstream convention, with some of the most convincing alchemy of the best of the group's sonic clang, combined with some of the most captivating singing by Blixa Bargeld yet. This album showcases all the best aspects of the band's musique concrète experimentation reigned in by impressive song-structure that doesn't diminish any of Einstürzende Neubauten's conceptual or ear-bashing impact.
PRIMARY INFORMATION
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CAT #: 9781734489736
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BROWN, DEFORREST Assembling a Black Counter Culture Book
"DeForrest Brown, Jr.'s Assembling a Black Counter Culture presents a comprehensive account of techno with a focus on the history of Black experiences in industrialized labor systems -- repositioning the genre as a unique form of Black musical and cultural production. Brown traces the genealogy and current developments in techno, locating its origins in the 1980s in the historically emblematic city of Detroit and the broader landscape of Black musical forms. Reaching back from the transatlantic slave trade to Emancipation, the Industrial Revolution, and the Great Migration from the rural South to the industrialized North, Brown details an extended history of techno rooted in the transformation of urban centers and the new forms of industrial capitalism that gave rise to the African American working class. Following the groundbreaking work of key early players like The Belleville Three, the multimedia output of Underground Resistance and the mythscience of Drexciya, Brown illuminates the networks of collaboration, production, and circulation of techno from Detroit to other cities around the world. Assembling a Black Counter Culture reframes techno from a Black theoretical perspective distinct from its cultural assimilation within predominantly white, European electronic music contexts and discourse. With references to Theodore Roszak's Making of a Counter Culture, writings by African American autoworker and political activist James Boggs, and the 'techno rebels' of Alvin Toffler's Third Wave, among others, Brown draws parallels between movements in Black electronic music and Afrofuturist, speculative, and Afrodiasporic practices to imagine a world-building sonic fiction and futurity embodied in techno. DeForrest Brown, Jr. is an Alabama-raised rhythm analyst, writer, and representative of the Make Techno Black Again campaign. As Speaker Music, he channels the African American modernist tradition of rhythm and soul music as an intellectual site and sound of generational trauma. On Juneteenth of 2020, he released the album Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry on Planet Mu. His written work explores the links between the Black experience in industrialized labor systems and Black innovation in electronic music, and has appeared in Artforum, Triple Canopy, NPR, CTM Festival, Mixmag, among many others. He has performed or presented work at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; Camden Arts Centre, UK; Unsound Festival, Krakow; Sónar, Barcelona; Issue Project Room, New York; and elsewhere. Assembling a Black Counter Culture is Brown's debut book."
QUINTESSENTIALS (UK)
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CAT #: QUINTESSE 082EP
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MILLER, ALTON Essentials Ya Dig EP 12"
Quintessentials announce Detroit legend, Alton Miller. Alton needs no introduction. A classy producer for decades, the label received some essentials for his new EP -- Essentials Ya Dig EP. The main track "Where U R" is a deep, emotional and jazzy clubber, just right for some hot summer club action. The flip side offers again top quality with "Hard To Lose", which is pure Detroit magic and "Give It Up", a track that originally has been released in 2010 and now gets a deep soulful jazzy remix from Boddhi Satva. Essentials ya dig, indeed! And yes, there's fantastic artwork by Giza One too!
R.A.N.D. MUZIK RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: RM 12017EP
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GNORK RM12017 12"
R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings welcomes Budapest's Gnork to the label with a four-tracker of spaced-out house music.
RADIATION REISSUES (ITALY)
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CAT #: RRS 059CV-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LAST RESORT, THE A Way Of Life: Skinhead Anthems (Splatter Vinyl) LP
Absolutely essential UK OI! classic, originally released in 1982 on the band's own label. 40th anniversary reissue with double-sided lyrics insert included. White/blue splatter vinyl; edition of 500.
RADIO LOOP LOOP (ITALY)
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CAT #: RLL 079LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
KUTI AND AFRICA 70, FELA ANIKULAPO Live at Berliner Jazztage, November 14, 1978 - German Radio LP
The Berlin concert was Fela's last known concert before the Africa 70 band broke up, a live document you don't want to miss.
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CAT #: RLL 082LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE Live at End of Cole Avenue in Dallas, Texas 27 October 1969 LP
In March 1969, the Velvets (with Doug Yule now on bass) embarked on a nationwide tour. One of these included a stint at the "End Of Cole Avenue" club in Dallas -- one of the Velvets' few live performances where a professional sound engineer was actually on hand to record the sets. Some of the songs recorded over those few nights showed up in 1974 on their 1969: Velvet Underground Live album, but the sound quality was not great due to the use of third or fourth generation tapes. However, the first-generation tapes have since resurfaced, and the difference in sound quality (heard here) is a welcome one.
RIDINGEASY RECORDS
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CAT #: EZRDR 137CD
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HELL FIRE Reckoning CD
"Sometimes a band grows so exponentially from one record to the next, it's almost jarring. Hell Fire has already established themselves as the preeminent masters of a new hybrid breed of Bay Area thrash and NWOBHM in just a few short years, but their fourth album Reckoning is the type of ascendance that truly sets a band apart. Reckoning is their Master Of Puppets, their Number Of The Beast, their Defenders Of The Faith. From the very first notes of the album opening title track, you can feel a vital new energy and inspiration to their music. To say Hell Fire used the recent global downtime to dig within and fully refine their sound would be an understatement. It truly is a reckoning. 'This album is every aspect of our band amplified to its maximum potential,' says singer/guitarist Jake Nunn. 'This is the record we've always wanted to make, and it feels like we're just getting started,' guitarist Tony Campos adds. 'We wanted to push ourselves musically and capture some of our frustrations, anger, loneliness, and rage over being locked inside and dealing with life during a global pandemic in the days when no one really knew how to navigate,' says drummer Mike Smith. With no touring on the horizon in 2020, the band hunkered down and recorded nearly a full album in preproduction home demos. 'I set up a little studio in my garage to record guitar, bass, and vocal tracks,' Campos says. 'While Mike bought an electronic drum set and we demoed every song so we were more prepared going into the studio.' Each of them found themselves practicing more on their own and ironing out every last detail and nuance before finally being able to once again play in a room together. The band's heightened professionalism also brings in guest bassist Matt Freeman (of Rancid and Operation Ivy fame) on the album after original bassist Herman Bandala departed the band amicably during the initial writing process. New bassist Kai Sun joined Hell Fire in Fall 2021."
RUNNING BACK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: RB 111EP
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NAPLES, ANTHONY Swerve EP 12"
Welcome to Anthony Naples's first outing for Running Back. Swerve sees the New York resident putting his dancing shoes back on and taking a pause from his admittedly brilliant other side. A development that 2021's Club Pez on ANS already foreshadowed. While his music is at times ethereal and cerebral, but also engaging and compelling, Naples manages to fill the gap between finesse and function with idiosyncratic abilities. Starting with the title track that builds a bridge between a beehive and Joey Beltram's hoover sound, it's clear that Naples has something unique in case of temperature and tempo. Swerve flows around an addictive bass line, adds a splash of piano and manages to feel big without the usual cheap tricks. Played by Four Tet and Pete Tong. If bangers-not-bangers would be a genre, Naples would have created one of its prime examples. The rest follows lead: "Here With You" uses skippy beats underneath a TB-303, "Right As The Sun Goes" extracts elements of its two predecessors, but mirrors them with delightful mellowness and finally, "Be To" feels like the continuation of the sprawling hypnotism of the mid-nineties. One EP to get your swerve on. High quality artwork by Gasius.
RUNNING BACK SUPER SOUND SINGLES (GERMANY)
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CAT #: RBSSS 006EP
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VA This Is The Sound Of B (Biesmans Remixes) 12"
Berlin-based synthoholic and Watergate resident Biesmans steps up for the sixth installment of Running Back's Super Sound Singles series. Taking inspiration from Confetti's 1988 new beat smash "This Is The Sound Of C", Biesmans revisits his Belgian roots and reimagines three gems from Belgium's rich '80s music scene. Firstly, Biesmans gets to grips with synth pop stalwarts Schmutz and their '80s breakthrough "Love Games", polishing the track up with a motorik disco sheen and chunky bass arpeggios. The remix swaps the new romantic vibe of the original for 8-bit arcade game energy, and calls to mind robotic dance moves and freeze frame video. It's a reboot of a long-lost classic that sounds even better the second time round, and will transport dancers young and old alike onto a timeless dancefloor. Next up for reinterpretation is Luc van Acker and Anna Domino's quirky woodblock and piano-led song "Zanna". Biesmans transforms it from a melancholic anthem to lost love, and into a darkly uplifting discotheque burner, as icy melodies, synth pads and guitar licks create the perfect bed for Anna Domino's plaintive vocals to float on top. As per the other versions, the instrumental dub version follows, and highlights just how Biesmans has built each of these remixes from the ground up, existing as standalone tracks in their own right. Rounding off the 12" Biesmans turns his attention to new wave rock band Scooter and their ode to self-reliance "You", slowing it down slightly to a heavier beat, with hi hat triplets and a touch of Radiophonic Workshop atmosphere. By condensing the original to its essential vocal and synth melodies, Biesmans reconstructs a pumping 130bpm monster, certified to supercharge ravers all through the night. It rounds off a neatly balanced EP that sees Biesmans take the emotional core of influential tracks from his upbringing and put them in a different context, reworking them to share with a whole new generation.
SECRET RECORDS
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CAT #: SEC 139R-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FALL, THE The Classical (Red Vinyl) LP
"Compilation of classic tracks from across the Fall's career now available on 180 gram red vinyl."
SHELTER PRESS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: SHELTER 140CD
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ATKINSON, FELICIA Image Language CD
"Felicia Atkinson's music always puts the listener somewhere in particular. There are two categories of place that are important to Image Language: the house and the landscape. Inside and outside, different ways of orienting a body towards the world. They are in dialogue, insofar as in the places Atkinson made this record -- Leman Lake, during a residency at La Becque in Switzerland, and at her home on the wild coast of Normandy -- the landscape is what is waiting for you when you leave the house, and vice-versa. Each threatens -- or is it offers, kindly, even promises? -- to dissolve the other. Recognizing the normalization of home studios these days, she revisited twentieth-century women artists who variously chose, and were chosen by, their homes as a place to work: the desert retreats of Agnes Martin and Georgia O'Keefe, the life and death of Sylvia Plath. Building a record is like building a house: a structure in which one can encounter oneself, each room a song with its own function in the project of everyday life. At times listening to Image Language is immediate, something like visiting a house by the sea, sharing the same ground, being invited to witness Atkinson's acts of seeing, hearing, and reading in a sonic double of the places they occurred. In an aching moment of clarity in 'The Lake is Speaking,' a pair of voices emerge out of the primordial murk of piano and organ, accompanying the listener to the edge of a reflective pool that makes a mirror of the cosmos . . . At other times, listening to Image Language is more like being in a theater, the composition a tangle of flickering forms and media that illuminate as best they can the darkness from which we experience it. On 'Pieces of Sylvia,' a noirish orchestra drones and clatters beneath and around a montage of vocal images, stretching the listener across time, space, subjectivities. Atkinson says that Image Language is like the fake title of a fake Godard film. There is indeed something cinematic about Atkinson's work -- not cinematic in the sense that it sounds like the score for someone else's film, but cinematic in the sense that it produces its own images and language and narratives, a kind of deliberate, dimensional world-building in sound. Image Language is built from instruments recorded as if field recordings, sound-images of instruments conjured from a keyboard, instruments Atkinson treats like characters, what she calls 'a fantasy of an orchestra that doesn't exist.' . . . Voice can be a writerly anchor or a wisp of a textural presence. Atkinson's capacious and slippery speech plunges into and out of the compositional depths, shifting shapes, channeling the voices of any number of beings, subjectivities, or elements of her surroundings -- not unlike her midi keyboard, able to speak as a vast array of instruments..." --Thea Ballard (2022)
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CAT #: SHELTER 140LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ATKINSON, FELICIA Image Language 2LP
LP version. "Felicia Atkinson's music always puts the listener somewhere in particular. There are two categories of place that are important to Image Language: the house and the landscape. Inside and outside, different ways of orienting a body towards the world. They are in dialogue, insofar as in the places Atkinson made this record -- Leman Lake, during a residency at La Becque in Switzerland, and at her home on the wild coast of Normandy -- the landscape is what is waiting for you when you leave the house, and vice-versa. Each threatens -- or is it offers, kindly, even promises? -- to dissolve the other. Recognizing the normalization of home studios these days, she revisited twentieth-century women artists who variously chose, and were chosen by, their homes as a place to work: the desert retreats of Agnes Martin and Georgia O'Keefe, the life and death of Sylvia Plath. Building a record is like building a house: a structure in which one can encounter oneself, each room a song with its own function in the project of everyday life. At times listening to Image Language is immediate, something like visiting a house by the sea, sharing the same ground, being invited to witness Atkinson's acts of seeing, hearing, and reading in a sonic double of the places they occurred. In an aching moment of clarity in 'The Lake is Speaking,' a pair of voices emerge out of the primordial murk of piano and organ, accompanying the listener to the edge of a reflective pool that makes a mirror of the cosmos . . . At other times, listening to Image Language is more like being in a theater, the composition a tangle of flickering forms and media that illuminate as best they can the darkness from which we experience it. On 'Pieces of Sylvia,' a noirish orchestra drones and clatters beneath and around a montage of vocal images, stretching the listener across time, space, subjectivities. Atkinson says that Image Language is like the fake title of a fake Godard film. There is indeed something cinematic about Atkinson's work -- not cinematic in the sense that it sounds like the score for someone else's film, but cinematic in the sense that it produces its own images and language and narratives, a kind of deliberate, dimensional world-building in sound. Image Language is built from instruments recorded as if field recordings, sound-images of instruments conjured from a keyboard, instruments Atkinson treats like characters, what she calls 'a fantasy of an orchestra that doesn't exist.' . . . Voice can be a writerly anchor or a wisp of a textural presence. Atkinson's capacious and slippery speech plunges into and out of the compositional depths, shifting shapes, channeling the voices of any number of beings, subjectivities, or elements of her surroundings -- not unlike her midi keyboard, able to speak as a vast array of instruments..." --Thea Ballard (2022)
SHITKATAPULT (GERMANY)
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CAT #: STRIKE 084LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
APPARAT Walls 2LP
2022 restock. Double vinyl version. Walls is the fifth full-length album for Apparat. Despite its title, Walls isn't about dividing lines. Instead, it describes a circle that pulls many elements together into a protected, enclosed space where they jostle and roam free: strings and mallet instruments; rock guitar and gravelly sawtooth synths; stuttering digital percussion and muscular studio drumming. Important guests and collaborators on this record include Telefon Tel Aviv's Josh Eustis, who did the album's final mixdown in Chicago, as well as the talented Raz Ohara, who contributes his smoky vocals. Apparat has melded his genius as a sound designer with his growing songwriting talents to craft songs brimming with ideas, energy, texture, light, color. They are hummable, embraceable, swimmable, possibly edible.
SOFIA (BULGARIA)
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CAT #: SOF 007EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
KINK Hyper Epic 12"
KiNK's first release on Sofia Records this year lives up to its title and its creator's reputation. The relentless energy, love of musical adventure and undamped enthusiasm of a KiNK live set can be found here in all its glory. "Wake Up" is not only an instruction and a hidden compliment to Laurent Garnier, it's also evidence of the Bulgarians uncanny ability to deliver steamrollers with various twists and turns, while hitting the peak effortlessly. "Beep Beep" adds a certain element of mania to the menu. For the lack of a better description, please imagine Mr. Oizo and Steve Poindexter making a record together. Not for the faint at heart. That can be said for the rest of the EP as well. Featuring Redeye, "Room To Jack" is on the same level of "Beep Beep". Traditional topics of Chicago house get a bench test on a speed farm. Dancing to "Scrambler" one would probably need the same room to jack. Swapping the Windy City with British raving fields, KiNK and Raredub deliver a take on the early sound of UK that might miss breakbeats, but manage to re-use all the other ingredients to a hair: fine-tuned and updated. Quotation without modern misinterpretation. Hyper and epic at the same time. And always remember the future!
SONIC CATHEDRAL (UK)
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CAT #: SCR 188LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PYE CORNER AUDIO Social Dissonance LP
In the heady days prior to the pandemic, on October 23, 2019, Pye Corner Audio headlined Sonic Cathedral's 15th birthday bash at The Social in London (on a bill that also included bdrmm and Andy Bell). Now, following a limited cassette release in 2020, the incendiary performance -- which mixes improvisations with reworked material from across his career -- has been remastered by Antony Ryan (ISAN) and is to be made available on vinyl for the first time. Wryly titled Social Dissonance, it comes on green and blue swirl vinyl in a striking fluoro green and neon blue sleeve by designer Marc Jones. "This is a recording of a gig in a small space with a big heart," says Pye Corner Audio, aka Martin Jenkins. "A memory of a night before the world changed completely. However, new alliances were formed and friendships made in that basement in Little Portland Street." Indeed, Pye Corner Audio went on to collaborate with Andy Bell on an acclaimed series of remixes and the Ride guitarist returned the favor by playing on some new recordings that will be coming out on Sonic Cathedral later this year. Blue/green swirl vinyl.
SPEAKEASY STUDIOS
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CAT #: SPEAKEASY 003LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NELSON, SARAH BETHE Mental Picture LP
"Bay Area singer-songwriter Sarah Bethe Nelson's multiple albums of balladry and pop chart an emotional wave of the multifarious and sometimes tumultuous changes of the area's landscape. Her latest is no exception. Enter Mental Picture, a collection of aftershock spectral tunes ghosting in the aura of the recent age, spinning out from the contradictions of Nelson's steely reserve and melancholy fragility. If past efforts highlighted a certain zeal for the times, Mental Picture, while no less resolute in its approbation of the charms of this particular wasteland, definitely adds the haunt of eyes that have seen a grimness and dared to wink back at it. Think later Townes Van Zandt self-deprecation jolted through the afterglow of Stoned And Dethroned horizon-watching. What began as a way to stay sane in the early days of the pandemic when studios remained shuttered, the album was recorded in Nelson's own Mission District living room with long-time creative partner Rusty Miller, as well as at the home of compatriot Doug Hilsinger -- who both not only play on the album, but also claim co-producing, engineering and mixing roles -- Mental Picture is an incredibly homegrown, early Smog-like affair. The vibes flit between tracks like opener 'Five Lovin' Days' and the later 'Night Birds,' whose bare-bones gated, archaic stripped-down electro-acoustic production prefigures a post-apocalyptic cosmic country akin to Emmylou Harris strumming in a bomb shelter. Fuller tracks like 'Better Off Dead' and ringer 'I Can Just Leave' never shrug off the radioactive buzz, but coalesce into soulful stretches akin to Spiritualized through a ham radio. There's a certain kismet to Nelson's latest album releasing on fledgling San Francisco label Speakeasy Studios SF. Label chief Alicia Vanden Heuvel (Aislers Set, Magic Trick) is part of the very fabric of Nelson's collective -- she even lends her vocals to aforementioned 'Night Birds,' birds of a feather, naturally. The feeling of homecoming here parallels the intimacy of Mental Picture and echoes the burnished survival instincts of the locals still standing and weaving tales together. But don't get this wrong, there's also a universality here that's unchained by any particularities to a certain time and place. Everyone is in the Zone, after all."
SPECTRUM SPOOLS
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CAT #: SP 010LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TURMAN, ROBERT Flux 2LP
2022 repress; black vinyl. Flux is the 1981 debut solo outing of Robert Turman, an American multi-instrumentalist and avant-garde composer. Until recently, Turman was perhaps best known for his contributions to the ballistic NON project with Boyd Rice, as well as other obscured U.S. industrial acts such as Z.O. Voider. In the summer of 1981, Turman decided he would take a drastic turn from the noisy/electronic/industrial work of his compatriots, and began work on what is now the classic Flux cassette. Flux was originally self-released in extremely limited numbers. Weary of the noisescapes of old, he set out to create long-form minimalism utilizing kalimba, piano, "Mini-Pops Jr." drum machine, and tape loops to create a complex bed of interweaving micro-stasis. The results of these new experiments were as beautiful as they were perplexing. A curious, dusty fidelity carries these classic tracks across four sides of vinyl, including all of the original Flux content. These compositions glow with a sprawling, slow-motion haze that's light years ahead of its time. Flux reveals wide spectrums of sound from melancholic kalimba and percussion patterns to slowed-down, syrupy exotica. Turman had complex ideas in his mind, yet only the simple technologies of the day were at hand. Hear the click of the stopping and starting Tascam 3340 open-reel tape machine as one hand presses the "record" and "play" buttons and the other plays piano phrases. While there are similarities in style to classical minimalism, Turman's sound and vision is his own and is exclusive to his limited discography. Released in a limited edition 2xLP set. Lovingly remastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering from the original C-60 cassette master. Original cassette artwork and scans provided by Aaron Dilloway.
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CAT #: SP 046LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BELONG October Language LP
2022 repress. October Language is the debut album by New Orleans based duo Belong, comprised of Turk Dietrich and Mike Jones. Since its release in early 2006, Belongs debut masterpiece has accumulated a dedicated cult following, with comparisons to the work of Christian Fennesz and Gas, with some claims that it plays like My Bloody Valentine's Loveless (1991) sans the songs. While these comparisons are useful for filing this album into a particular bin in the record shop, time has proven that October Language is a unique album which remains unmatched by its contemporaries. Despite the warm and welcome accolades of the albums arrival, there was no vinyl pressing until 2009, of which a limited one-time pressing vanished immediately. Spectrum Spools present a pristine vinyl cut to go with reimagined album art for the definitive edition of this legendary classic. Includes download card with three extra tracks from the impossibly rare Tour EP from the same era (2006). These tracks are exclusive to the vinyl purchase and are not available through digital outlets.
SUPERIOR VIADUCT
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CAT #: SV 048CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CONRAD WITH FAUST, TONY Outside The Dream Syndicate CD
2022 reprint. "Violinist, composer and filmmaker Tony Conrad started his career in New York in the early 1960s. As a member of the Theater of Eternal Music (a.k.a. the Dream Syndicate) alongside John Cale, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Angus MacLise, he participated in now-legendary and often legendarily loud drone performances with many pieces having no beginning and no end. During a fateful trip to Germany in 1972, Conrad met with avant-rock visionaries Faust and made the very first record to bear his name. Outside The Dream Syndicate, originally released in Europe only in 1973, is a stunning debut. Two side-long tracks -- 'The Side Of Man And Womankind' and 'The Side Of The Machine' -- show just how far Conrad had moved beyond his minimalist peers. Werner Diermaier's repetitive drum beat and Jean-Hervé Peron's stripped-down bassline conjure a tense, ascetic groove, while Conrad's seamless violin, initially so controlled, reveals a surprising adaptability. The music shifts almost on a subliminal level, pushing and pulling to the drone's internal pulse. It is hard to imagine Conrad's trajectory from downtown Manhattan to a farmhouse in the German countryside that ultimately resulted in Outside The Dream Syndicate, yet no other record captures -- so completely and instantly -- the intersection of avant-garde and rock forms. Outside The Dream Syndicate remains ahead of and bracingly outside of its time. This first-time vinyl reissue and long out-of-print CD release have been carefully been carefully mastered from the original master tapes and include liner notes by musician Jim O'Rourke and author Branden W. Joseph."
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CAT #: SV 162LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BUDD, HAROLD The Pavilion Of Dreams LP
2022 repress. LP version. "For five decades, Harold Budd stood on the forefront of the West Coast avant-garde. Born in Los Angeles, he studied with Schoenberg-pupil Gerald Strang and began teaching at CalArts in 1970. While searching for his own voice, he was influenced as much by abstract expressionist painters as by John Cage and Morton Feldman. In his work, Budd brought delicate, slowing-moving melodies to the foreground -- creating a new musical language based on 'eternally pretty music' and smooth surfaces. In the early '70s, Budd started an extended cycle of compositions that would comprise The Pavilion Of Dreams. For Budd, the album was a signpost for a new direction in thinking about music: 'The Pavilion Of Dreams erased my past. I consider that to be the birth of myself as a serious artist. It was like my Magna Carta.' Produced by Brian Eno in 1978, The Pavilion Of Dreams stands toe-to-toe with another minimalist masterpiece also released that year, Steve Reich's Music For 18 Musicians. Budd's gorgeous pieces reveal a lightness of touch that draws the listener in, while sublime voices float in and out as if in a recurring dream. Featuring saxophonist Marion Brown and multi-instrumentalists Gavin Bryars and Michael Nyman, The Pavilion Of Dreams remains a master class in exquisite timbre and shimmering texture. The Pavilion Of Dreams was both the final release on Eno's Obscure imprint and a transition point towards his seminal ambient series. This first-time reissue is recommended for fans of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jon Hassell and Mark Hollis."
SURVIVAL RESEARCH (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: SVVRCH 063LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MAIA, TIM Tim Maia (1973) LP
Reissue, originally released in 1973. An icon of Brazilian popular music, Tim Maia was a musical polymath and prolific recording artist best known for introducing American soul to the Brazilian music scene, pioneering the sambalanço style by blending elements of soul, funk, rock, and samba. Maia recorded four self-titled albums for Polydor Brazil, this fourth release from 1973 is arguably the best, with its outstanding hits "Réu Confesso" and "Gostava Tanto de Você"; "Do Your Thing, Behave Yourself" shows how the soul form fitted him perfectly and "O Balanço" full to bursting with Brazilian flavor. A superb set from start to finish, it's a must for all Tim Maia fans.
TAPETE RECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TR 499LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CARAMBOLAGE Eilzustellung-Expres LP
Repressed; LP version. Carambolage never set out to be a "girl band" but they were one of the first German new wave bands whose members were all female. The punk alliance comprising Britta Neander, Elfie-Esther Steitz and Angie Olbrich emerged organically from the environs of Ton Steine Scherben, friends united by a common interest in musical experimentation. Britta's passion for the drums ignited in 1974 in Fresenhagen, North Frisia, where she played percussion for Ton Steine Scherben. R.P.S. Lanrue's little sister Elfie-Esther was an obvious candidate. Angie, a child from the streets who joined the commune in 1972, completed the line-up. Carambolage surfed on their very own "North Frisian Wave" -- an epithet dreamed up for their distinctive sound. Shortly before her death in 2004, Britta was interviewed by music journalist Tine Plesch and described how the "girls gang" gave them the freedom to experiment and come up with "these really funny, filthy lyrics". There is a childish, subversive charm to the songs, emboldened by the realization that "we could fool around as much as we wanted." Their sound was not the only aspect of the group which resulted from experimental tinkering. Keen to have their own space, away from a male-dominated environment, they used cardboard and carpets to build their own practice room inside an old grain silo.On their sophomore album Eilzustellung-Exprès (express delivery), Carambolage's ranks were bolstered by the arrival of Janett Lemmen, who had deputized for the pregnant Angie on a recent tour. The record was produced in Fresenhagen by R.P.S. Lanrue and released on the Scherben label David Volksmund Produktion. Like a whirlwind girl gang on the road, the album revs up with dynamic guitar riffs, indulging their "turned on to the max" sexual desires, before the mood shifts to the deeper realms of life on the Eilzustellung-Exprès: melancholy musings on dismaying love affairs, a song about contradictory feelings experienced in childbirth, culminating in a declaration of love for Angie's new daughter Lisa. The baby was always on board when Carambolage went on tour. The idea of her father Kai Sichtermann (Scherben bass player) taking her on tour would have been too much even for the left-leaning alternative Ton Steine Scherben. Making a mockery of male privilege, Carambolage delivered an album orbiting punk and pop in a classic line-up: Britta on drums, Elfie's snotty vocals and effects-drenched guitar and keyboards, Angie on bass. The trio is augmented by Janett's screeching saxophone on the instrumental track "Maschine" and a squeaky baby sample (Lisa?).
THE BUNKER NEW YORK
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CAT #: BK 043LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ZEMI17 Gamelatron Bidadari LP
The Gamelatron is many things; one could call it a sculpture, a multimodal installation, an instrument, a robot, a feat of engineering, a vision -- and it is all of these things. More importantly, though, it is a concept sustained by Aaron Taylor Kuffner, aka Zemi17, whose Gamelatrons are "sound producing kinetic sculptures" designed to create an immersive, visceral experience for the listener. Not a small feat, and yet the ambitions of Zemi17 are absolutely realized in this long-standing project, culminating now in his third release for The Bunker NY: Gamelatron Bidadari. The Gamelatron Bidadari is not just a name -- it is one of seventy-plus musical sculptures that Zemi17 has conceptualized, designed, and fabricated. Therefore, it would be inaccurate to think of this release as simply a series of arrangements composed in a finite period of time. Rather, it's a window into a project and a process that is much larger than any single album can encapsulate. Gamelatron Bidardi is the culmination of more than a decade of work, and is central to Zemi17's evolution, not only as a musician but as an artist. Having studied gamelan for many years in Indonesian villages and at the Institut Seni Indonesia in Yogyakarta, Kuffner is a musician, an artist, technologist, and craftsman. The gongs in his sculptures are co-created with master Indonesian artisans. Each Gamelatron composition is site-responsive, meaning its sounds are composed for the acoustics and intentions of the space it inhabits, whether it's an art gallery, a wooded landscape, or the inner temple of Burning Man. The Gamelatron does not stand alone: it is in constant co-creation with its physical environment, and in dialogue with gamelan's long-standing history. Originally exhibited at the Smithsonian Renwick as part of a show entitled, No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, the Gamelatron Bidadari produces sounds that are delicate yet strong, and deeply hypnotic. Textured chiming creates intricate polyrhythmic patterns that are both complex and simple, or in a word, elegant. On Gamelan Bidadari, Zemi17 refrains from adhering to the strict musical structures; his approach to composition is free flowing. The music conjures up natural wonder, and the four sculptures that make up the Gamelatron Bidadari, in fact, resemble trees. They are four independent, yet connected entities each with a large gong situated at their structural base -- the sonic "roots" of the sculpture -- while smaller gongs branch off of a golden, trunk-like spine. The Gamelatron Bidadari is as physically stunning as it is mesmerizing to the ear.
THE WIRE (UK)
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CAT #: WIRE 463
FILE UNDER: Misc
WIRE, THE #463 September 2022 MAG
"On the cover... Neu! + 50 Years Of Motorik A special cover feature on the motorik rock originators Neu! to mark half a century since their game-changing debut album. This two-part special includes a new interview with guitarist Michael Rother by Mike Barnes, and a user's guide to motorik rock by Noel Gardner which follows the road leading from Neu! and Kraftwerk through Stereolab to Circle and beyond. Inside the issue... The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari: Francis Gooding surveys the work of the originators of nyabinghi music and the forefathers of roots reggae, talking to members Sam 'Time' Williams and Calvin 'Bubbles' Cameron about a new edition of their masterwork Grounation; Global Ear: A new generation of musicians including Siriya Ensemble, Damahi Band and Soheil Nafisi are making waves in the jazz rock scene of Tehran inspired by the legendary guitarist Ebrahim Monsefi; Unlimited Editions: Niche German imprint Volke Verlag is specializing in the untold stories of experimental and avant grade music: Epiphanies: Dublab broadcaster Mark 'Frosty' McNeil explains how a life glued to the dial introduced him to radio as a participatory medium; Plus one page interviews with Eddy Kwon, Lenhart Tapes, Imperial Triumphant and more..."
TODH TERI (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TODH 010LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
TERI, TODH Deep In India Vol. 10 2x12"
Todh Teri is back to make you groove with the tenth and final volume of the Deep In India series. A total double whammy of a record -- this one happens to be a limited-edition double vinyl that includes the best of the Todh Teri's tracks from the previous volumes. As this alluring series comes to an end, get ready to shake a leg to some dark and dubby tunes one last time. It all begins with "Sampadan 34", a tune that makes you want to close your eyes and get lost in a musical trance with its intricate elements of this melody. This is followed by "Sampadan 35", an iconic tune that takes you down memory lane, bringing back sweet memories of the yesteryears. Using a historic sample from the '90s Indian cinescape, Todh Teri has added his touch to create "Sampadan 36" -- a track that you're sure to get hooked onto. For the grand finale, you have "Sampadan 37", which brings in some old-school percussive beats into play that will make your soul come alive. For listeners who missed out, this final EP of the series also includes a second vinyl which has the best-selected tracks from Vol.1-Vol.4. Deep In India has been Todh Teri's heartfelt tribute to the golden age of Indian cinema that has given listeners a fresh perspective on its conventional music. Overall, this record has something for each listener with a magnificently illustrated album cover by Costanza Chandra in association with Masala Movement.
TRIPLE POINT RECORDS
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CAT #: TPR 209LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
LOWE QUARTET, FRANK Out Loud 2LP
2022 restock; 2014 release. The complete recordings by the hitherto invisible 1974 quartet of Frank Lowe, Joe Bowie, William Parker, and Steve Reid. For what would have been his second album as leader, Frank Lowe captured this cataclysmic quartet in-studio at Survival and in performance at Studio Rivbea. Lowe called it "Logical Extensions". These 1974 tapes went unreleased and are heard only now in this rediscovered and expanded volume. Out Loud gathers the only known recordings of this combustible band, with trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah guesting on one track, and a link to landmark video footage of the quartet live at Rivbea. The second LP was recorded at Studio Rivbea 24 Bond Street, NYC around 1974; Recording engineer -Scott Trusty. The first LP was recorded at Survival Studio, 77 Greene Street, NYC on May 1, 1974; Recording engineer - Rashied Ali. Includes 38-page, full-color brochure: Ed Hazell explains the music's genesis and fits the group into a loft-scene perspective; Photographers Val Wilmer and Omar Kharem pluck choice visuals from the rubble of Watergate-era NYC; J.D. Parran's recollections give you director's-cut insight into Lowe's saxophony; 40-minute sync-sound video offers a revealing peep through the keyhole of 24 Bond Street. Comes in old-school, tip-on gatefold jacket, lavishly designed by the award-winning Svenja Knödler. Edition of 550 (hand-numbered).Personnel: Frank Lowe - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, voice, percussion, congas, balafon, whistles, harmonica, miscellaneous small instruments; Joseph Bowie - trombone, congas; William Parker - bass; Steve Reid - drums.
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CAT #: TPR 271LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BAKER, DUCK Duck Baker Plays Monk LP
2022 restock. On this LP, recorded at studio sessions in 2010 and 2015, Duck Baker delves deeply into the thinking of one of the most challenging composers, and renders guitar interpretations that are true to the original intent. That Baker's experience playing blues, gospel, ragtime, and swing serve him well on this project goes without saying. Duck Baker Plays Monk contains solo acoustic guitar renditions of nine Thelonious Monk compositions. Baker will remind you through his playing that the idiosyncrasies of Monk's composing are further dimensions of the Americana continuum (and source musics) that has been his turf for years. Especially in Monk's centennial year, many will address Monk's oeuvre: Hundreds will in fact interpret the texts, but very few can inhabit this music in the way that the mature Duck Baker can. Includes new essays by Duck and the late Roswell Rudd. Available exclusively on high-quality vinyl; limited one-time pressing.
TURBO RECORDINGS (CANADA)
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CAT #: TURBO 218EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
GESLOTEN CIRKEL Detoon 12"
Turbo Recordings wanted their 218th release to be special, so they announce that they've harpooned and skinned one of our white whales, Gesloten Cirkel. Label boss Tiga pursued several leads, most of which went nowhere (the artist's real name is not, as it turns out, "Jesse Circle"), before cornering the elusive Cirkel in Berlin, where he promptly befriended the shit out of him. With killer releases on legendary Dutch electro/acid imprint Murdercapital, Gesloten Cirkel's banger credentials are unimpeachable. For his Turbo debut, he flooded our modest Metaverse offices with over 60 demos. If you guessed that the tracks on Detoon represent all the very best of that material, you just might have what it takes to run a label of your own one day. But you'd also be wrong, because there's a second Turbo EP on the horizon. Never forget: with Turbo, you're always here to learn.
TWO DREAMERS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: DIGLP 001LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LOSOUL Belong (20th Anniversary Edition) 2LP
Two Dreamers present a reissue of Losoul's Belong, originally released in 2000. Losoul, whose real name is Peter Kremeier, has been one of the leading figures of legendary '90s and '00s German label Playhouse. He released numerous LPs and EPs during the last three decades, including underground hit "Open Door". He also appeared under the names Silhouette Electronique and Don Disco. Belong, originally released in 2000, gathers nine titles of pure electronic music. From minimalistic house ("Taste Not Waste"), through '90s trip hop ("Sunbeams In The Rain") all the way to more experimental endeavors ("Late Play"). The album also includes the track "Overland" which samples the bassline of "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson in an eccentric and joyful way. Belong represents the 2000s musical turn, with its delicate, smart, minimal, and emotionally groovy sound. A pioneering, yet soulful layout of independent electronic music.
VEYL (ITALY)
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CAT #: VEYL 028B-LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
FILMMAKER Fictional Portrayals (Black Vinyl) LP
Black vinyl. Emerging as one of the most vital producers from South America to Europe, Filmmaker is back on Veyl with the new album, Fictional Portrayals. Recorded in his home country in Envigado, Colombia, the release delivers eight tracks of raw, body pursuits proving yet again that he remains at the forefront of EBM, industrial, wave, and beyond. While always carrying the producer's soundtrack influenced sound, the LP kicks off with the haunting "All About That Pyramid" moving next to the title track's driving energy while then shifting to the more cerebral programming of "Possession" featuring Bad Faith Actor. Things are just picking up with club decimators like "Splitter" and "Immune to Propaganda" while also switching moods with the more sinister "Orphic Eggs" and the mesmerizing "Continuity". Rounding out the release is the cold, emotional ride of "Far From Prospect", leaving you with a sense of dread while simultaneously questioning just what is fact and what is fiction -- something we never quite know in today's multi-dimensional existence.
VP RECORDS
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CAT #: VPGSRL 7093LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA Greensleeves Reggae Gold LP
"Greensleeves Gold is the ultimate Greensleeves selection. Ten monster hits loaded up with chart number ones. The biggest stars with their biggest hits. Launched in 1977, the iconic London reggae label is celebrating 45 years of being in the business of being the business." Features Reggae Regulars, Dr. Alimantado, Wailing Souls & Ranking Trevor, Augustus Pablo, Barrington Levy, Johnny Osbourne, Michael Prophet, Clint Eastwood & General Saint, Eek-A-Mouse, and Yellowman.
WAH WAH RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: LPS 239LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
RADA Upadesa LP
"Ángel Rada is one of the most interesting music experimantalists of Venezuela. He started his career in the late 1960s as a member of The Gas Light, one of the big names on Venezuela's live circuit in the era, sharing the stages with other artists such as Apocalipsis, Un Dos Tres y Fuera, Vytas Brenner, Daniel Grau, Pablo Schneider, Miguel Ángel Fuster... Rada is one of the three basic artists who set an electronic music scene in Venezuela, along with Miguel Ángel Noya and Vinicio Adames. Rada had attended the Escuela Superior de Música José Ángel Lamas and then continued his studies in Germany, where he was impressed by krautrock music, especially by its more electronic side. He met Kraftwerk when they were recording at Kling Klang Studio, and also knew Klaus Schulze -- who would become an example for him to follow. This contact with the Kraut scene would be the biggest influence on his works from the 1970s, which would end synthesizing in Rada's first record: 1983's Upadesa, originally released on his own independent label Uranium Records. Since then he has released more than 20 albums up to date, making him one of the most prolific experimental musicians not only in his country but also in the whole world. Rada's aproach to electronic music is based in what he calls ethnosonic music. He is interested in the mixture of various styles which he filters through the use of technology, so in his electronic compositions one can hear echoes of ethnic sounds from all over the globe as well as some jazz influenced improvisation, ambient and synthesized sounds. The Wah Wah edition is the first ever vinyl reissue of this landmark LP and has been remastered for vinyl by Roger Prades at Prades Mastering. Includes an insert with liner notes by Salvatore Maldera. It is a strictly limited edition of 500 copies only."
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CAT #: LPS 240LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
MECANICA POPULAR Que Sucede Con El Tiempo? LP
2021 release. "Recorded over the course of four years during late-night, afterhours sessions at RCA's Studio at Calle Carlos Maurrás in Madrid (one of Spain's best and bigger studio around that time), it was the result of the duo's interest in unorthodox sound-sources which they manipulated in a sort proto-sampling collage technique based on random tape-loops and best heard in their original percussive studies; their dreamy, surrealist-like lyrical passages or the sort of deep primeval atmospheres first conjured by Cluster or Kraftwerk in the early '70s.The studio as an instrument: pure sound alchemy at work. The Wah Wah edition is the first ever vinyl reissue of this legendary LP reproducing the original gimmick cover, with sound mastered from the original tapes by Eugenio Muñoz, and featuring an insert with photos and info. It is a strictly limited edition of 500 copies only."
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CAT #: LPS 241LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
MECANICA POPULAR Baku: 1922 LP
2021 release. "A welcome departure from their first effort, the record has gained greater reconnection in recent years when contemporary audiences could fully appreciate the strength and harsher direction the duo decided to take for their follow-up album. More rhythmically-oriented tunes whilst revisiting some old-favorites like ''Daguerrotipo or 'La Edad del Bronce' (both off their first album, but albeit in new mixes). The Wah Wah edition has been mastered from the original tapes by Eugenio Muñoz, reproduces the original sleeve artwork and features an insert with photos and info. It is a strictly limited edition of 500 copies only."
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CAT #: LPS 242LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
LECH, IURY Musica Para El Fin De Los Cantos LP
"This is a very serene, almost entrancing record that seems to inhabit its very own space, between 'classical' ambient music (Eno, Budd), 'systems music' (Reich, Glass, Riley, Hassell), Japanese Kankyo Ongaku (Hiroshi Yoshimura, Takashi Kokubo), even hinting at what would become 90's ambient electronica (B12, Nuron, SAWII-era Aphex Twin or the Fax +49-69/40464 label). Actually, Lech would be one of the few artists to perform at the first-ever Sonar Festival (Barcelona) back in 1994 (together with Suso Saiz, Esplendor Geometrico, Mixmaster Morris or Laurent Garnier). A key early effort from this musician and A/V artist whose career spans well over thirty years and a myriad of works, performances and installations: Art Futura, Sonar, ISEA, Ars Electrónica (Austria), Festival Videoformes (France), Festival de Nuevas Músicas (Madrid & Sevilla), Ciclo Experimental LEM (Barcelona), Knitting Factory (New York), The Korner (Taipei), Festival Pop Komm (Cologne-Germany), Festival Experimenta (Madrid), Festival DAFT at Taipei (Taiwan), ART BEIJING, Festival EXIS at Seúl (South Korea), JMAF (Tokio, Japan) or Artefact:Chernobil 33 (Kiev-Ukraine). The Wah Wah edition has been mastered from the original tapes, reproduces the original sleeve artwork and features an insert with photos and info. It is a strictly limited edition of 500 copies only."
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CAT #: LPS 243LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
BIZARRE KOKOKO 00 Time LP
"Released on Karl Kronfeld's Synoptik Records, it was the label's only release, thus becoming a rare, sought after, private pressing. Weird, intriguing atmospheres and a plethora of synthesized sounds, sequencers, cold sounding keyboards and even mellotron parts make this a darker offering than Aphorisms Insane. Venturing into stark, spooky post-industrial territories it manages to combine the primitive cosmicism of early Tangerine Dream with the dystopic soundscapes of Asmus Tietchens, '80s Conrad Schnitzler or the synthetic gothicisms of Peter Frohmader. An album that should appeal not only to fans of cosmic synthetic music, but also those interested in the more experimental strains of cold wave and minimal synth (Robert Rental, Dome, a.o.) The Wah Wah edition is the first ever reissue of this rare sought after collector's item. 100% analog lacquer cut direct from the original master tape by Moritz illner at Duophonic Gmbh and reproducing the original Dalí-esque sleeve artwork in a strictly limited edition of 500 copies only."
WRWTFWW RECORDS (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 050LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
KIRA, TOMOHIKO Evil Dead Trap PIC. DISC
WRWTFWW Records announce the first ever vinyl release for the soundtrack of 1988 Japanese horror cult movie Evil Dead Trap, available as a super limited edition double-sided picture disc LP. What you are about to hear cannot be unheard! At last! The scariest soundtrack ever released on vinyl. Fans of horror movies, rejoice, here is the never-released before Evil Dead Trap original soundtrack by Tomohiko Kira, a gruesome ride of spooky synths and devilish soundscapes, in the pure tradition of '80s terror. It's minimalistic John Carpenter with a Tokyo underground twist, it's basement giallo vibes with buckets of slasher blood, it's Evil Dead Trap, the scariest soundtrack ever released!
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 063LP
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INTERIOR Interior LP
WRWTFWW Records announce the official vinyl reissue of the highly sought-after Haruomi Hosono-produced Interior self-titled debut, originally released in 1982 on legendary label Yen Records. Interior is Daisuke Hinata, Eiki Nonaka, Mitsuru Sawamura, and Tsukasa Betto. Their classic 1982 debut, produced by Yellow Magic Orchestra's Haruomi Hosono, is one of a kind -- a very rare breed of feel-good ambient music blending instrumental synth-pop, soft electronic minimalism, and cozy sound design in the most heartwarming ways. It evokes the intimate pleasures of daydreaming in a hotel lobby, holding hands in a museum, or napping by the pool. It depicts the urban landscape as a caring environment, where simplicity and repetition is mind-soothing and smile-inducing. Interior takes you into an alternate reality, where nostalgic modernism makes the present time feel like the fondest memories. The unique sound of Interior caught the attention of William Ackerman and Anne Robinson who rereleased the album in 1985 on their famed label Windham Hill Records (with a slightly different track listing) and then proceeded to put out their follow-up, Design, in 1987. After that, members of the group continued their careers separately, Daisuke Hinata notably recording an overlooked but absolutely amazing solo album, Tarzanland, in 1988.
ZEHRA (GERMANY)
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CAT #: ZEHRA 006LP
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GNAWA MUSIC OF MARRAKESH Night Spirit Masters LP
Remastered vinyl reissue of this 1990 Bill Laswell/Richard Horowitz production of local Gnawa musicians, recorded in the Medina of Marrakesh. According to AllMusic it is "a must for fans of both African and Middle Eastern music" and voted one of the "10 essential Gnawa albums" by Songlines. The Gnawa are an ethnic minority in today's Morocco, descendants of slaves from West Africa who were brought to Morocco in the 16th century and who (although they quickly converted to Islam) nevertheless brought with them remnants of their animistic practices. The Gnawa perform a complex ceremony (called lila or derdeba) that over the duration of several hours recreates the genesis of the universe by the evocation of the seven main manifestations of the divine, represented by seven colors. Those ceremonies, led by a master or "maleem", are still taking place today privately while Gnawa music in general has clearly been modernizing and thus become more profane, but witnessing a performance is still an astonishing experience. With the exception of a handful of recordings by Paul Bowles and Philip Schuyler (more ethnographic documents in a field recordings style), Gnawa music was barely heard outside of Morocco before 1990 -- one of the first westerners to come and record the music was Bill Laswell, back then running his Axiom label that portrayed a wide range of ethnic music and musicians like The Master Musicians Of Jajouka or Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, to name just two. Night Spirit Masters, recorded in the Medina of Marrakech, delivers soulful tracks of lead and group singers in call-and-response mode, fired by sentirs, drums, hand clapping, and qrakechs, while others are drum features or sentir/vocal pieces. Over 30 years after its initial release, this essential Gnawa album is finally available again. Gnawa, bottom heavy trance music of North Africa. Repetitive bass lines, generated by the gimbri or sintir with metal clappers, hand drums and voice. Seven trances, seven colors, seven scents, Gnawa not only moves, it can remove. 180 gram vinyl; includes download card.
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17 NORTH PARADE
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CAT #: VPRL 5002LP
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LEVY, BARRINGTON Sweet Reggae Music LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 2013.
1972
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CAT #: 1972 006LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ARAB STRAP Philophobia 2LP
2022 repress. "Philophobia, Arab Strap's sophomore slam dunk released in the spring of 1998, begins with one of the most memorable opening lines in all of indie rock: 'It was the biggest cock you'd ever seen, but you've no idea where that cock has been.' So begins an album that, while picking up thematically where the duo's debut album The Week Never Starts Round Here left off, promises from its very first seconds a renewed sense of purpose: the narratives are more streamlined, the music more confident and mature. Gone are the sketches and doodles that unquestionably distinguished 1996's The Week Never Starts Round Here as the work of first timers, replaced with a consistent, almost conceptual, musical framework. On Philophobia, singer and lyricist Aidan Moffat's realism is more profane, gritty and poignant, while multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton's honeyed orchestrations increasingly provide clinics in subtlety and restraint. Part of the appeal of Arab Strap's post-everything music is the way the group's songs make every listener feel like either a voyeur or a trusted confidante. The ever-present humanity in future sex advice columnist Moffat's first person tales of debauchery and regret is a through-line running through each of these frank and vivid songs: the same narrator who confesses to sniffing his fingers after a sexual encounter and boasts about the size of his penis also yearns to 'hug' a lover to death, finds himself crying on the bus, and wonders idly -- but hopefully -- whether or not he's truly in love with the woman he's just slept with. It is this duality, complemented by Middleton's imaginative and deeply sensitive accompaniment, that makes Philophobia one of the most original and most enduring front-to-back albums in the canon of modern indie rock; over two decades later, it still sounds warm to the touch."
A RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: AUK 020LP
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? 2LP
2022 repress; gatefold 2LP version. 2010 release. Recorded in early and late 2009 between Iceland & Berlin with a U.S. tour in between, The Brian Jonestown Massacre moved forward with this full-length album , Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?. Working with musicians Will Carruthers (ex-Spacemen 3 & Spiritualized), Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir and Felix from the Russian band Amazing Electronic Talking Cave and other musicians from France, Germany, and Iceland, this is the band's most multi-cultural release to date, while obviously keeping the band's trademark style throughout this album. Thirteen tracks ranging from ambient bhangra beats to rock to shoegazing, to gypsy influences of Eastern European music, and then back again to the subliminal, all twinged with the psychedelia of the band.
ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
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CAT #: ALGA 025LP
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GOLDSTEIN, MALCOLM Early Electronic/Tape Collage Music LP
2022 restock. "Alga Marghen proudly presents an LP edition including some of the seminal electronic/tape collage pieces by Malcolm Goldstein, created in close connection to the sulphuric New York pre-Fluxus environment of the early 1960s. The 1960s downtown New York City, rich with activities, doors opening upon a world fertile with possibilities: the delightful unknown. Malcolm Goldstein first worked at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, then joined the Judson Dance Theater with dancers, musicians, poets, and visual artists all interacting in the common ground of improvisation/exploration. Most of the music on this recording was created for the Judson Dance Theater, 'Sheep Meadow' (1966), a collage of two musics, folk & court music, was realized on a very cheap single tape recorder that offered its own electronic distortion embellishments. It was created for an anti-war demonstration to be held in that meadow of Central Park, with a dancer on top of a flat-bed truck and with loudspeakers. 'Images Of Cheng Hsieh' (1967) was for a dance by Carol Marcy at Judson Church, simultaneously with an instrumental ensemble performing from the calligraphic graphic score, with the name of Cheng Hsieh. 'It Seemed To Me' (1963) was composed for a dance by Arlene Rothlein; a collage of traditional musics chosen by her to be incorporated with electronic sounds. 'Judson #6 Piece' (1963) was for Ruth Emerson, using only electronic sounds. Finally 'Illuminations From Fantastic Gardens' (1964), the only composition for a vocal ensemble on this recording, was composed for Elaine Summers' 'An Evening of Fantastic Gardens,' a multi-media event of dance, music, film and visual projections, as part of the Judson Dance Theater concerts. It is the first music notated by Malcolm Goldstein with graphic renditions of the words of Rimbaud and without traditional music notation. Two performers were trained singers, while the others were a visual artist and an actor; two women & two men, all in the spirit of the times, sources coming together, as art & life blended in an overflowing of exploration. Edition limited to 350 copies, also including a 12-page large booklet with the reproduction of the complete 'Illuminations From Fantastic Gardens' graphic score."
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CAT #: NMN 030CD
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ASHLEY, ROBERT String Quartet.../How Can I Tell The Difference CD
2022 restock. "String Quartet Describing the Motions of Large Real Bodies" was composed as the potential orchestra for an opera-based on the text of In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men And Women." When the work was composed in 1972, it was clear that a huge change in electronic instrumentation was just beginning, a change that would involve computers and sound-producing devices as yet undreamed-of. The piece consists of an electronic orchestra of 42 sound-producing modules. The technique of the string quartet is for each player to make a stream of intentional but unpremeditated (that is, random) very short sounds, pulses, somewhat like pitched clicks, but with the formats and overtones of a string instrument (this idea came from the rumor of a performance by Takehisa Kosugi). These sounds go directly to a set of four loudspeakers, but at the same time they are delayed electronically, and those delayed sounds are sent to a series of seven networks of sound-producing modules activated by the very brief coincidence of an original sound and a delayed sound. The operation of the networks as a result of the coincidence can, in the theoretical world of electronics, produce almost any sound imaginable. In the performance recorded here, few of the technical resources were available. Now, of course, there are computer "patching" programs that would make the job possible, but complicated. Such are dreams, when technology promises a "new world." Sort of like 1492. The hills and mountains separating San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean are filled with a labyrinth of endless concrete tunnels constructed by the military in the 1930s in anticipation of World War II, to defend San Francisco Bay from invasion. At the entrance of every tunnel is a huge steel door. When the door is slammed, the reverberation through the labyrinth seems to last forever. It is one of the wonders of the world. Naturally, Robert Ashley tried to record this phenomenon. On the occasion of the recording, just as the reverberation seemed to die away, a motorcyclist, miles away in the tunnels, started coming closer. The effect, which took minutes, was as if the reverberation had been reversed, as if the tape recording was running backwards. A perfect case of coincidence as illusion. In Version One of "How Can I Tell the Difference?" the composer tried to create the drama of the recording of the reverberation and the motorcyclist, using the "String Quartet" as an "orchestra," in the way it was intended to be used in the opera. In Version Two of "How Can I Tell the Difference?" a solo string player using the same playing technique as in the "String Quartet" opens and closes the sound "gates" to electronic reverberations and pre-recorded sounds running continuously with the performance. A digipack CD edition including an 8-page booklet with scores and liner notes written by Robert Ashley.
ALIEN TRANSISTOR (GERMANY)
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CAT #: N 079LP
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FUCHS Fuchs LP
Fuchs is a band that never was. It vanished as quickly as it appeared in the picture. In 2005, Kante singer and guitarist Peter Thiessen travelled to Weilheim to visit Markus and Micha Acher in their studio, where they were joined, among others, by Notwist-affiliated musicians like Cico Beck, Robert Klinger, Carl Oesterhelt, and Stefan Schreiber. Spirits were high, but schedules were full: after a week of improvised sessions, everyone went their own way. The recordings gathered dust until Markus Acher found them again in 2021 while cleaning out his studio. After carefully re-evaluating the rough mixes, the musicians decided to finally release them. The resulting album comprises six tracks that musically draw on jazz, aesthetically lean on dub techniques and ideologically pick up on krautrock: there's no solos to be heard on this record, just a few equally skilled and open-minded musicians listening to each other carefully, providing each other with space in which to unfold. Fuchs is a document of egos dissolving in a collective spirit. Thiessen and the Acher brothers met in the 1990s and bonded not only over their shared background in hardcore music and the DIY ethos in which it was rooted, but also over their love for jazz. Thiessen invited Micha Acher to join his band Kante on flu?gelhorn in 2004 for a tour that saw the expanded group play unusual encores after the official concert was over. The Acher brothers didn't have to ask twice when they invited him for a visit in Weilheim to further explore their mutual interests in a studio setting. Between immersing themselves in books by the photographer Leonore Mau, cooking together and drinking the occasional fruit schnapps, the trio went into the studio. Thiessen considers the resulting recording sessions to be a kind of attempt at musically translating their conversations during those days. They discussed different approaches to jazz, whether sampling and musical mis-citations can unlock ecstatic potentials and the possible parallels between syncretistic religions and pop music. The six pieces on Fuchs are chock-full of exactly these moments. When at one instant, the players seem to disperse and improvise freely, they always meet again on common ground a short time later, continuing on their way together. There are no conventions or even previous agreements that guide them, just a shared will to explore a vast range of curious sounds and unusual rhythms together as a truly unified constellation of very different musicians. Silk-screen artwork; includes download code; edition of 500.
BORN BAD RECORDS (WORLD'S LEADING TERRORIST STATE) (WORLD'S LEADING TERRORIST STATE)
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CAT #: BB 001LP
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VA Born Bad Volume One LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1986. Gatefold sleeve. Features The Bostweeds, Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads, Link Wray And His Ray Men, Dwight Pullen, Glen Glenn, Roy Orbison, The Sonics, The Groupies, Ronnie Dawson, The Third Bardo, Warren Smith, Mel Robbins, The Novas, and Wanda Jackson.
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CAT #: BB 002LP
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VA Born Bad Volume Two LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1986. Gatefold sleeve. Features The Phantom, Jimmy Lloyd, Tommy James & The Shondells, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus, Charlie Feathers, Jimmy Stewart, Hasil Adkins, Dale Hawkins, Little Willie John, Jackie Lee Cochran, Dave "Diddle" Day, Jody Reynolds, and Ricky Nelson.
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CAT #: BB 003LP
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VA Born Bad Volume Three LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1986. Gatefold sleeve. Features Kip Tyler & The Flips, The Busters, Jett Powers, The Riptides, The Rivingtons, The Trashmen, Andre Williams, The Frantics, Del Raney's Umbrellas, Jack Scott, Andy Starr, and Herbie Duncan.
BUREAU B (GERMANY)
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CAT #: BB 158LP
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GROSSKOPF, HARALD Synthesist LP
2022 restock; LP version. "Harald Grosskopf was in his early twenties when LSD 'blew [his] reality away,' as he recalls. Born in Hildesheim in 1949, he had previously drummed in fairly conventional rock bands, most recently for Wallenstein. Their label-boss Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser was fond of facilitating jam sessions for musicians on his Ohr und Pilz label, often supplying his 'cosmic couriers' with LSD (unbeknown to them, on occasion). In one such session, the drug inspired something of an epiphany in Grosskopf: 'There I was playing the drums when, in the midst of my euphoria, I realized that I had been imitating other drummers. Suddenly a voice spoke to me: stop trying to sound like Billy Cobham or Ginger Baker. From that moment on I felt liberated, free to drum without having to shine in a particular role.' Having discovered his own musical identity, Harald Grosskopf understood that a standard rock combo was not the ideal conduit through which to express it. Grosskopf: 'I was completely in thrall to electronic music and the total freedom that it offered. This was the music I wanted to create. I knew it would be a success, the energy levels were so high.' Grosskopf consequently left Wallenstein. 'I fell into a hole at first, wondering what I was going to do. So I sold my prized drum kit and used the money to buy a guitar, amp and echo device.' A few days later, the doorbell rang. It was Manuel Göttsching, on his way back to Berlin from a tour of France. They knew each other from Berlin's electronic scene and recording sessions for the likes of Ash Ra Tempel. Göttsching invited Grosskopf to sign up for his new project Ashra and the rest is history: Ashra (Grosskopf, Gottsching, Lutz Ulbrich alias Luul) released a series of successful albums in the years that followed. It was not until the summer of 1979, however, that he finally felt ready to release a solo album. Synthesist comprises eight instrumentals, recorded largely by Grosskopf on his own. His melodies, carried along by synthesizers and drums, were reminiscent of works by Berlin electronic friends such as Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, as well as those 'cosmic' sessions of the early 1970s -- yet each melody retains a unique timbre. Synthesist is thus regarded as a classic by electronic music enthusiasts all over the world, evoking a thrilling musical era of the past with equal capacity to excite today." --Christoph Dallach
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CAT #: BB 391CD
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FAUST The Faust Tapes CD
Reissue, originally released in 1973. There's something perversely fabulous about the thought of this warped masterwork wandering into 60,000 unsuspecting British homes in 1973. Faust's second-and-a-half album hit the shops to celebrate their signing to the nascent Virgin Records, who were looking to take advantage of the zeitgeist for German music at that time. Undeterred by the fact the band's unwillingness to engage with the commercial landscape had seen them dropped from Polydor, Branson and co. cooked up a suitably spectacular marketing strategy, selling the LP for 49p, the bargain price of a single. What was lurking within the grooves was a condensed collage of outtakes, oddities, sketches and samples previously known to the band's nearest and dearest as The Faust Party Tapes -- and how you wish you'd been to those parties. Cacophonous keys and roaring drones splinter into a deranged hybrid of tumbling toms and yelping vocals; committed experimentalism which in no way prepares you for the beautiful ballad which follows. Armed with acoustic guitar, playful piano and panning vocals, Faust fashion a pastoral idyll imbued with the most profound yearning. "Flashback Caruso" brims with Byrds-ian jangle and Syd's psychedelia, its non-sensical English lending the piece a Confucian lyricism perfect for expanded minds. Sliced and spliced between TV snippets, dissonant trumpet and the sound of someone pissing, the utterly freaky fuzz-rock of "J'ai Mal Aux Dents" sounds positively radio-friendly, far less far out than if it were encountered alone. Compared to the non-musical madness beside it, this thrash-jazz trance dance makes perfect sense, as does the corrosive breakbeat of "Two Drums, Bass, Organ", a mutant funk workout which rivals Can in an all-German dance off. The progressive and symphonic "Dr. Schwitters", dissected by fragments of dissonant process music, haunted vocal takes and the proto-industrial grind of "Elerimomuvid", charts a course for the dark side of the moon more suited to the serious cosmonauts of the world. Then the record freefalls into disorienting drum workouts, mixing desk experiments and a wicked premonition of no-wave jazz ("Hermann's Lament") before taking slight respite in the beauty of "Rudolf Der Pianist" and "I've Heard That One Before". The particles of prepared piano, power tools and tape echo continue to cascade through the soundspace, gradually building into the final trilogy of "Stretch Out Time", "Der Baum" and "Chère Chambre", which return to conventional song structure, albeit in the group's typically twisted style. Once again though, in comparison to the wonderfully weird pieces which precede them, these three tracks are entirely accessible, and in this lies the brilliance of the album.
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CAT #: BB 391LP
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FAUST The Faust Tapes LP
LP version. Reissue, originally released in 1973. There's something perversely fabulous about the thought of this warped masterwork wandering into 60,000 unsuspecting British homes in 1973. Faust's second-and-a-half album hit the shops to celebrate their signing to the nascent Virgin Records, who were looking to take advantage of the zeitgeist for German music at that time. Undeterred by the fact the band's unwillingness to engage with the commercial landscape had seen them dropped from Polydor, Branson and co. cooked up a suitably spectacular marketing strategy, selling the LP for 49p, the bargain price of a single. What was lurking within the grooves was a condensed collage of outtakes, oddities, sketches and samples previously known to the band's nearest and dearest as The Faust Party Tapes -- and how you wish you'd been to those parties. Cacophonous keys and roaring drones splinter into a deranged hybrid of tumbling toms and yelping vocals; committed experimentalism which in no way prepares you for the beautiful ballad which follows. Armed with acoustic guitar, playful piano and panning vocals, Faust fashion a pastoral idyll imbued with the most profound yearning. "Flashback Caruso" brims with Byrds-ian jangle and Syd's psychedelia, its non-sensical English lending the piece a Confucian lyricism perfect for expanded minds. Sliced and spliced between TV snippets, dissonant trumpet and the sound of someone pissing, the utterly freaky fuzz-rock of "J'ai Mal Aux Dents" sounds positively radio-friendly, far less far out than if it were encountered alone. Compared to the non-musical madness beside it, this thrash-jazz trance dance makes perfect sense, as does the corrosive breakbeat of "Two Drums, Bass, Organ", a mutant funk workout which rivals Can in an all-German dance off. The progressive and symphonic "Dr. Schwitters", dissected by fragments of dissonant process music, haunted vocal takes and the proto-industrial grind of "Elerimomuvid", charts a course for the dark side of the moon more suited to the serious cosmonauts of the world. Then the record freefalls into disorienting drum workouts, mixing desk experiments and a wicked premonition of no-wave jazz ("Hermann's Lament") before taking slight respite in the beauty of "Rudolf Der Pianist" and "I've Heard That One Before". The particles of prepared piano, power tools and tape echo continue to cascade through the soundspace, gradually building into the final trilogy of "Stretch Out Time", "Der Baum" and "Chère Chambre", which return to conventional song structure, albeit in the group's typically twisted style. Once again though, in comparison to the wonderfully weird pieces which precede them, these three tracks are entirely accessible, and in this lies the brilliance of the album.
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CAT #: BB 410CD
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PYROLATOR Niemandsland CD
The musician Kurt Dahlke is not only a member of the bands Der Plan and Fehlfarben, founding member of the group DAF and co-founder of the label Ata Tak, he has also released a stellar line of solo works under the name Pyrolator for which he enjoys great critical acclaim. What began in 1979 with the first release Inland continues its lineal thread with new work Niemandsland -- the sixth album within the Land series. It was 1979, some 43 years ago, when Pyrolator released Inland, an instrumental protest album, as he liked to think of it. Autumnal protests against nuclear weapon stations, against the entire structures of the war generation, but without the pathos of the rebellious songs which soundtracked the 1968 movement. Apart from a few samples, there were no words at all. Now, more than four decades later, Kurt Dahlke alias Pyrolator returns to his origins. But not, this time, in protest: "The clock already stands at ten past midnight and we have arrived in no man's land. Neither the student movement nor the rejectionist stance of punk changed anything. Avarice has emerged victorious and no future is nothing more than an empty cliché. This is what global reality looks like. The principle of cause and effect." This is also a back to the roots story for Pyrolator in the musical sense. Niemandsland was created exclusively with modular synthesizers, the computer merely a recording device. All of the tracks were played live and direct -- neither storable nor replicable. The sixth album in Pyrolator's Land series is more than just a bridge to the past and the music to be found there. It has a formal language all of its own, meandering between the beauty of crystal-clear melodies and restrained ambient moments on the one hand and rugged, dystopian brittleness on the other. A cycle revolving between the hope of a revolution for humanity and arrival in no man's land.
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CAT #: BB 410LP
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PYROLATOR Niemandsland LP
LP version. The musician Kurt Dahlke is not only a member of the bands Der Plan and Fehlfarben, founding member of the group DAF and co-founder of the label Ata Tak, he has also released a stellar line of solo works under the name Pyrolator for which he enjoys great critical acclaim. What began in 1979 with the first release Inland continues its lineal thread with new work Niemandsland -- the sixth album within the Land series. It was 1979, some 43 years ago, when Pyrolator released Inland, an instrumental protest album, as he liked to think of it. Autumnal protests against nuclear weapon stations, against the entire structures of the war generation, but without the pathos of the rebellious songs which soundtracked the 1968 movement. Apart from a few samples, there were no words at all. Now, more than four decades later, Kurt Dahlke alias Pyrolator returns to his origins. But not, this time, in protest: "The clock already stands at ten past midnight and we have arrived in no man's land. Neither the student movement nor the rejectionist stance of punk changed anything. Avarice has emerged victorious and no future is nothing more than an empty cliché. This is what global reality looks like. The principle of cause and effect." This is also a back to the roots story for Pyrolator in the musical sense. Niemandsland was created exclusively with modular synthesizers, the computer merely a recording device. All of the tracks were played live and direct -- neither storable nor replicable. The sixth album in Pyrolator's Land series is more than just a bridge to the past and the music to be found there. It has a formal language all of its own, meandering between the beauty of crystal-clear melodies and restrained ambient moments on the one hand and rugged, dystopian brittleness on the other. A cycle revolving between the hope of a revolution for humanity and arrival in no man's land.
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CAT #: BB 420LP
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DIE WELTTRAUMFORSCHER Liederbuch LP
LP version. When the Welttraumforscher (world dream explorer) started their journey on July 14, 1981, it was not foreseeable that it would last so long. For over 40 years now, Christian Pfluger from Zurich has been working with drawings, texts and songs on the idiosyncratic and fascinating universe of the imaginary trio. This has resulted in numerous cassettes, LP and CD releases. Most recently, a two-part retrospective was released in the spring of 2021 on Hamburg's Bureau B (BB 353CD/LP and BB 354CD/LP), giving an insight into the wonderfully rapturous dream world of the project, which despite the continuous work remains something of an insider tip to this day. With their new collection Liederbuch, the Welttraumforscher are going on tour for the first time in many years. When the Welttraumforscher open their songbook, they are met, as in a pop-up book, by the fictional friends they have invented and sung to on their journey through 40 years: the captain to the soul Kip Eulenmeister (the owl master) and the crop circle researcher (iguana) Leguan Rätselmann, the insect twins Brtz and Brxl, the space travelers Lia and Mira from the Nordkristall (northern crystal), Ohm Olunde from the silent forests and the incredible dark pilots. In their distant worldroom, the two insect beings Brtz and Brxl open up the Welttraumforscher songbook. They find the songs, from A to O, sung by the Forscher on their albums dating back to the faraway year of 1981 -- on cassettes, vinyls, CDs and through digital communications kaleidoscopes. It's Sunday and, with plenty of downtime on their hands, Brtz and Brxl listen to all the songs; the one about the yellow wight in the moors, the one about Kip Eulenmeister, the Captain of Souls, one about Leguan Rätselmann, pursuing every riddle, and one about the dark things which sometimes happen around midnight. We want one too, say say Brtz and Brxl, a songbook of our own, all the songs we like to listen to the most, collected in one album. By now it is late on Sunday evening and the moon shines above them like a colorful paper lantern. The two insect beings ponder: what shall we call our songbook? The very name we gave it, songbook. So here it is and this is what it sounds like -- Brtz and Brxl wish you happy listening. As do the Welttraumforscher, whose quiet body of work turned out so well. So, without further ado: welcome! Welcome to the Welttraumforscher songbook!
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CAT #: BB 422CD
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MOEBIUS Solo Works Kollektion 7 Compiled by Asmus Tietchens CD
Dieter Moebius is one of the most important protagonists of avant-garde electronic music in Germany. Alongside his bands Kluster/Cluster and Harmonia, he participated in numerous collaborations (Brian Eno, Guru Guru). Seven years after Moebius passed away in July 2015, Asmus Tietchens, one of his musical companions, compiled this collection for Bureau B -- he concentrated on his solo works "as they offer the clearest insight into his personality and inventive potential.""Together, Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius were Cluster. Their influence on the development of electronic music in Germany since the early 1970s has been considerable. If we were to represent the two of them as woodcuts reflecting their musical characteristics, Roedelius would be the baroque version of Cluster and Moebius the motorik minimalist. Their solo releases make this all the more obvious, but the serendipitous combination of such divergent components is what makes the music of Cluster so wondrously magical. Aside from his many collaborations with a wide variety of musicians, there are just seven Moebius solo albums, one of which (Metropolis) was released posthumously in 2015. Moebius always wanted to create pop music and he actually thought of Cluster as pop. On the sleeve of the Cluster album Zuckerzeit he can be seen sporting a colorful Hawaiian shirt whilst sitting on Roedelius's knee. He found more than enough to astonish him in the here and now, so esoteric, transcendent, fantastical notions were alien to him. The names he gave to the tracks which populated his LPs and CDs categorically rejected any form of overindulgence. He may have thought he was making pop music, but his interest in the material, aural substance aligns him more closely with contemporary classical composers. The repetitive patterns he favored had less to do with baroque ornamentation and everything to do with minimal shifts in sound and rhythm, their rigor enhanced, time and again, by strange 'little' electronic noises and reverberating layers . . . Moebius rarely deviates from linear rhythms or tonal harmonies, yet is able to create a world of sound within this rhythmic/harmonic framework which is unmistakably his own. Never big on messages or statements, his focus has always been on feeling good about -- and in -- his music, a sensation he sought to share with his listeners. As far as I know, his listeners absolutely feel good in the presence of his music. For this collection, my fascination with his music as strong as ever, I have deliberately zeroed in on Moebius's solo works, as they offer the clearest insight into his personality and inventive potential..." --Asmus Tietchens, March 2022
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CAT #: BB 422LP
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MOEBIUS Solo Works Kollektion 7 Compiled by Asmus Tietchens LP
LP version. Dieter Moebius is one of the most important protagonists of avant-garde electronic music in Germany. Alongside his bands Kluster/Cluster and Harmonia, he participated in numerous collaborations (Brian Eno, Guru Guru). Seven years after Moebius passed away in July 2015, Asmus Tietchens, one of his musical companions, compiled this collection for Bureau B -- he concentrated on his solo works "as they offer the clearest insight into his personality and inventive potential.""Together, Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius were Cluster. Their influence on the development of electronic music in Germany since the early 1970s has been considerable. If we were to represent the two of them as woodcuts reflecting their musical characteristics, Roedelius would be the baroque version of Cluster and Moebius the motorik minimalist. Their solo releases make this all the more obvious, but the serendipitous combination of such divergent components is what makes the music of Cluster so wondrously magical. Aside from his many collaborations with a wide variety of musicians, there are just seven Moebius solo albums, one of which (Metropolis) was released posthumously in 2015. Moebius always wanted to create pop music and he actually thought of Cluster as pop. On the sleeve of the Cluster album Zuckerzeit he can be seen sporting a colorful Hawaiian shirt whilst sitting on Roedelius's knee. He found more than enough to astonish him in the here and now, so esoteric, transcendent, fantastical notions were alien to him. The names he gave to the tracks which populated his LPs and CDs categorically rejected any form of overindulgence. He may have thought he was making pop music, but his interest in the material, aural substance aligns him more closely with contemporary classical composers. The repetitive patterns he favored had less to do with baroque ornamentation and everything to do with minimal shifts in sound and rhythm, their rigor enhanced, time and again, by strange 'little' electronic noises and reverberating layers . . . Moebius rarely deviates from linear rhythms or tonal harmonies, yet is able to create a world of sound within this rhythmic/harmonic framework which is unmistakably his own. Never big on messages or statements, his focus has always been on feeling good about -- and in -- his music, a sensation he sought to share with his listeners. As far as I know, his listeners absolutely feel good in the presence of his music. For this collection, my fascination with his music as strong as ever, I have deliberately zeroed in on Moebius's solo works, as they offer the clearest insight into his personality and inventive potential..." --Asmus Tietchens, March 2022
BURNING SOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: BSR 853LP
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PRINCE LINCOLN & THE ROYAL RASSES Ride With The Rasses LP
"1983 roots reggae album pressed on red vinyl. Ride With The Rasses was an unequivocal statement of Prince Lincoln's Rastafarian faith and a discernible demonstration that his 'determination (was) inexhaustible'. The LP found favor with listeners worldwide, but, without the extensive, expensive promotion and publicity a major label could provide the album went relatively unheard outside of those who had kept the faith with conscious music making. This Burning Sounds re-release will, hopefully, secure a long overdue measure of re-appraisal and positive reassessment."
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CAT #: BSR 873LP
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HARTLEY, TREVOR Innocent Lover LP
"1979 reggae album from Trevor Hartley produced by Phil Pratt pressed on vinyl."
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CAT #: BSR 889LP
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BIGGS, BARRY Very Best Of Barry Biggs: Storybook Revisited LP
"This exquisite new album showcases a selection of recent recordings from Barry Biggs, one of reggae music's foremost proponents of sophisticated, romantically inclined music, whose hit making career has spanned the best part of half a century."
CLERMONT MUSIC
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CAT #: CLE 049CD
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OUMBADOUGOU, SIDI ABDALLAH Issiktane / Memory / Souvenir CD
Sidi Abdallah is the son of legendary Abdallah Oumbadougou from Agadez, Niger. Sidi grew up surrounded by Tuareg music and culture. His late father was one of the originators of the guitar-driven musical genre now called Tuareg desert blues. Steeped in this style Sidi emerges today among the new Tuareg musicians from Niger giving their own interpretation of the traditions of their fathers. He brings fresh energy to the music from northern Niger. With classic Tuareg instrumentation -- electric guitars, percussion and vocal -- Sidi's music echoes his father's influence, as well as the influence of other musicians from Niger such as Rhissa ag Wanagli, Bombino, Mdou Moctar, and the many other young musicians active in Agadez today. Sidi is age 22 and lives in Arlit and Agadez in northern Niger. Personnel: Sidi Abdallah Oumbadougou - electric guitar and vocals; Dawoul Ahamouk - electric bass; Djamilou Rabey - drums.
DAMAGED GOODS (UK)
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CAT #: DAMGOOD 559LP
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JOHNNY MOPED The Search For Xerxes LP
"Johnny Moped's 'lost album' from 1990, finally gets a reissue." "I like this album, Johnny hates it. But why? I think it's more 'Johnny Moped' than any other album out there. What other album has entirely penned JM songs/ditties like 'Soldiers' and 'Moped crash' plus ad-libs and all the other little interludes in between the tracks that are pure 'Moped'. Johnny thinks it sounds like a 'disco' album, which it does in places, but, hey-ho, it was 1989 and it was the age of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. At the time there had been no Moped band since 1985-ish and certainly Slimy hadn't been in the band since the early '80s. Also, there was only one album out there, Cycledelic so there was a lot of songs destined for a follow up album that never happened and it looked like we were going to be a one album band. So, with so much unreleased material and a chronic lack of 'mopedisum' I decided to embark on a little project... This album came out in 1990 on Deltic Records but the deal was that I had to produce a finished master tape that could go straight to the cutting room and be pressed, so I borrowed a 4-track Teac and a Roland sampler and Roland drum machine and got to work. Some of the tracks sound like they were recorded in someone's bedroom, that's because they were, but Captain recorded some great stuff on his 8-track where I had recorded Johnny 'live' and handed over a tape for him to work with ('I'm a Spasm', 'Soldiers', 'Cut Across Shorty'). Also, he provided some decent backing vocals on other tracks ('Corpse Boogie', 'Hiawatha')." --Dave Berk, May 2022
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CAT #: DAMGOOD 564LP
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WILLIAM LOVEDAY INTENTION, THE Paralysed By The Mountains LP
"Brand new studio album by The William Loveday Intention as part of their 'career in a year'!" "The cover pic is from a visit I made with my son and friends to the artist Giovanni Segantini's hut in the High Alps sometime around 2016. Segantini (1858-1899), was an illiterate and stateless artist famous for his paintings made in the Engadin. The title track is about living your life through someone else's YouTube channel: a blow-by-blow account of how their life in the frozen north is more, picturesque, sensitive, fun, enlightened and artistic than yours could ever be. 'Stood Upon a Chair' is about the villain Jessie James, but without the romance part that is usually added to such tales. 'You Gotta Move', a Mississippi Fred McDowell cover, is one of the best recordings we've ever made. Here I'm accompanied by my wife Julie and my friend Dave Tattersall who plays electric slide guitar. A true gem which should make someone, somewhere, rich and famous. (Or at least make Mick Jagger blush with shame.) Topping it all off we hit a couple of old Headcoats numbers with added verses that reveal the hidden depth behind those impeccable pop songs." --William Loveday 2022
GET ON DOWN
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CAT #: GET 51470LP
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DAVIS, MILES We Want Miles LP
Reissue, originally released in 1982. "Pressed on opaque yellow vinyl with Japanese stylized insert and deluxe obi strip. Remastered from the original analog tapes. The first live Miles Davis electric band release since 1977's very dark and heavy Dark Magus. The album features live performances from shows at Boston's Kix Club. The double vinyl release contains reimagined versions of songs from The Man With the Horn (1981), tunes from the pre-electric Gil Evans collaboration Porgy and Bess (1959), and a dedication to the Boston venue called Kix. While this was one of the first live Miles Davis performances in over half a decade it certainly did not show! This album features R&B legend Marcus Miller on bass, Mike Stern on guitar, Bill Evans on saxophone, Mino Cinelu on percussion, and electric band alumni Al Foster on drums. Produced and edited by long time Miles collaborator Teo Macero."
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CAT #: GET 54042LP
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WATERS, MUDDY After The Rain LP
2022 restock. "The second of two electric-blues albums released on Chess Records and Cadet Concept imprint in the late '60s, Muddy Waters' After the Rain has achieved cult-like status amongst blues fans in the years since his death in 1983. After taking a backlash from critics with first attempt at adopting psychedelic influences on Electric Mud, Muddy made adjustments for the follow-up, despite keeping a majority of the same session players. This time, he toned down the psychedelic elements and put them in balance with his classic Chicago blues sound, and the results yield some vintage tracks that glow with fuzzy guitars and bass: 'I Am the Blues,' 'Ramblin' Mind,' 'Bottom of the Sea,' and 'Blues Trouble.' After being out of print for years, Get On Down is proud to present this rare classic from Muddy Waters pulled from the original masters and presented on LP with Japanese-style OBI and double-sided poster."
GLITTERBEAT (GERMANY)
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CAT #: GB 007LP
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TAMIKREST Chatma LP+CD
2022 restock. Gatefold LP version with CD. "Tamikrest" means "crossing" in the language of the Kel Tamashek, a traditionally nomadic Saharan people that are commonly referred to as the Tuaregs. It is an apt name for a band that so successfully merges the values of their timeless culture with the sounds and visions they have encountered on a headlong journey to the concert stages and iPods of the world. Since the band emerged onto the international scene with their debut album Adagh, they have been in constant motion, moving between the Sahara and Europe as though these places were next-door neighbors. All the while, during this same time period, their homeland has suffered increasingly profound and catastrophic events. Originally hailing from Kidal, in the northeast of Mali, as the result of ongoing war, persecution and political collapse, most of the band now lives in exile in Algeria. These last years have been intensely vivid for Tamikrest, defined as they have been by both tragic sadness (families and friends turned refugees, the brutal imposition of Sharia law in their hometown) and collective growth (their musical dreams building one upon another). Their album Chatma, their third, deftly navigates these experiences and fashions them into a fully persuasive and poetic musical document. The album is filled with sober reflection, moral indignation, musical experimentation, cultural celebration and the kick of rock and roll. Chatma is also Tamikrest's first album to be wholly written around a defined theme. In Tamashek, "chatma" means "sisters," and the band has dedicated the album in their own words to: "the courage of the Tuareg women, who have ensured both their children's survival and the morals of their fathers and brothers." Chatma also delivers Tamikrest's most wide-screen and wide-ranging sonic statement to-date. The infectious, sing-along rock stylings of "Imanin bas zihoun," the acoustic seduction of "Adounia tabarat," the Pink Floyd-influenced montage "Assikal" and the lush, melancholy ambiance of the album's finale, "Timtar," all add up to a sustained audio adventure. Echoes of dub, blues, psychedelia, funk and even art-rock are seamlessly woven by Tamikrest into their increasingly individual take on the Tuareg musical tradition. And on an album where the title translates as "sisters," it makes perfect sense that this time around we hear the full emergence of the haunting voice of female vocalist Wonou Walet Sidati in tandem with lead vocalist Ousmane Ag Mossa. A new guitarist, Paul Salvagnac has also joined the band, bringing with him fresh textures and possibilities. Contemporary Tuareg music has produced several unforgettable albums in recent years and Chatma certainly deserves to be ranked with these. But one also gets the sense, when listening to Chatma that there is something uniquely innovative and exploratory about Tamikrest's musical quest and that at last they have stepped into a wide-open space of their own.
GLITTERHOUSE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: GRLP 1003LP
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WOVENHAND Silver Sash LP
Repressed; LP version. 180 gram vinyl. Glitterhouse release of the new Wovenhand album. Silver Sash shows David Eugene Edwards and his band in finest form once again. Silver Sash is the first sign of life by David Eugene Edwards since the critically acclaimed Star Treatment in 2016. The new album is the first Wovenhand opus completely written in cooperation with Chuck French, who is also known as a guitarist for aggressive emocore outfit Planes Mistaken For Stars. Both know each other for ages. Finally, they found the time to write this astonishing piece of an album. "The music was recorded in my house in Denver with the help of our dear friend Jason Begin. David recorded his vocals at his house (which also happens to be three blocks away). I had a bunch of music in various states of existence, of various ages, languishing in my computer. I made a playlist for David and we just started to devour them bit by bit. Some were scrapped, but most were utilized," says French. The making of Silver Sash has taken longer than for any previous Wovenhand album. It took more than four years until both artists were satisfied with the outcome. Silver Sash opens with a mighty clash that is "Temple Timber", followed by the forward pushing "Acacia". "Duat Hawk" is the mystic counterpart, focusing on Edwards's rich, billowing and emotive voice that was always the driving force of his music. Next is the first single "Dead Dead Beat" which kicks off full tilt. The song's galloping drums, hard-hitting guitars and Edwards's soaring voice compels you to rise and join the fray. Nine new songs in total were recorded that despite their power and heaviness have lost nothing of its magic and hypnotics as the closing and title track of the album will prove, "the namesake. It's a jovial good-bye," says French. Powerful, subtle and intensely deep. Uniting the calm and mystic side of the early Wovenhand years with the straight forward yet still magic songs of his latest albums. Over the last two decades, his prolific work in both Wovenhand and the legendary 16 Horsepower has influenced and inspired a generation of musicians throughout the expansive alternative music world. The band cannot be described in traditional terms. Their sound is an organic weave of neo-folk, post rock, punk, old-time, and alternative sounds. All coming together as a vehicle for David's soulful expression and constant spiritual self-exploration.
GOOFIN'
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CAT #: GOO 017LP
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SONIC YOUTH Daydream Nation 2LP
2022 repress. "Daydream Nation was Sonic Youth's sixth full-length, their first double-LP, and their last for an indie label before signing with Geffen. Widely considered to be their watershed moment, the album catapulted them into the mainstream and proved that indie bands could enjoy wide commercial success without compromising their artistic vision. More recently, Daydream Nation has been recognized as a classic of its time: Pitchfork ranked it #1 on their '100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s'; Spin listed it at #13 on their '125 Best Albums of 1985-2010'; Rolling Stone put it at #45 on their '100 Best Albums of the Eighties' list and #328 on their '500 Greatest Albums of All Time.' It was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry in 2006. 2007 saw the release of an expanded four-disc vinyl box set, but now the album is back in its original form after years of being out of print and highly sought after. As a special 21st century bonus, the vinyl now includes a digital download card -- radical adults rejoice!"
GREENSLEEVES
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CAT #: GRED 026EP
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HUDSON, KEITH Nuh Skin Up/Felt We Felt The Strain 12"
2022 repress. 2020 reissue. Originally released in 1979. 45rpm.
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CAT #: GREL 028LP
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JARRETT, WAYNE Chip In LP
2022 repress. 2012 reissue. Originally released in 1982. "Wayne Jarrett seems to have drifted in and out of the reggae spotlight like a late-night ghost, tracking the timeless 'Satta Dread' with Bunny Lee in 1976, then vanishing until he turned up to record the album Chip In with producer Henry 'Junjo' Lawes in Kingston in 1982; later in the year he showed up in New York to put down six classic sides for Lloyd 'Bullwackie' Barnes' Wackies label which, along with the dubs, made up the Showcase, Vol. 1 LP. Then Jarrett, like a wisp of ganja smoke, was gone again, and rumors persist that he is now living in Connecticut, in New York, in Miami, or perhaps he's back in Kingston. Mysterious as these comings and goings are, Jarrett has managed to produce two marvelous roots albums, both of which feature his disarming, Horace Andy-like tenor vocals. His quavering delivery, which first appears to be a stylistic affectation, quickly becomes endearing, and on this set . . . listeners have what has to be called a lost reggae classic. Recorded at Channel One over some gorgeous Roots Radics rhythms and mixed by Scientist at King Tubby's in Kingston, Chip In was cut just as the roots influence of the 1970s was waning and the onset of dancehall was beginning to engulf Jamaica, and it is the perfect transitional set because of it, full of a dreamy, druggy flow, but still somehow fresh and sparse and perfectly nuanced and balanced as Jarrett's intimate phrasing floats in and out of the mix. It isn't a flashy album, and it isn't insistent or strident, but has all the feel of an unforced conversation with a close friend, unwinding with the sharp yet gauzy clarity of a perfectly recalled memory." --AllMusic
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CAT #: GREL 051LP
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THOMPSON, LINVAL Baby Father LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1983. "The follow-up to Linval Thompson's classic 1982 album, Look How Me Sexy, Baby Father arrived the following year, and was equally masterful. Both sets were self-produced at Channel One studio, with Anthony Hamilton at the mixing board, and the Roots Radics at their finest. However, the latter album also boasted saxophonist Dean Fraser and trombonist Ronald 'Nambo' Robinson, and their inclusion in the line-up seems to have pushed Thompson to even greater emotional heights. In general, the singer had a gentle vocal style, although he imbued it with absolute conviction, leaving no doubt that when he cried 'really and truly' -- his dancehall catch phrase at the time, he absolutely meant every word he was singing. This was as true on Thompson's romantic numbers as on his cultural ones. Baby Father was stuffed with gorgeous love and lovelorn numbers, and each one was a stunner. The disappointment that fills 'She Gone,' the emotional power of 'Yes I'm Coming,' the beauty of 'Love Me Forever,' all are fabulous and enhanced by the Radics' own melody-strewn performances across a stream of resurrected musical gems, which keyboardist Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson infuses with a pure Studio One sound. The cultural numbers are just as strong, and songs like 'Run Down Vanity' and 'Poor Man' are classics, but even more potent were 'Shouldn't Lift Your Hand,' and the title track, which tackles domestic violence and addresses irresponsible young men respectively. To this day, Thompson's reputation as a producer far outweighs the respect he garnered as a singer. This masterpiece again proves those comparison are unfair, and his dramatic dancehall productions here, of especial note 'Tell Me the Right Time,' are equaled by his excellent, intelligent lyrics and forthright performances throughout this set." --AllMusic
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CAT #: GREL 066LP
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CARLOS, DON 100 Weight Of Collie Weed LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1984. "Carlton Livingston (born 1962) is a Jamaican reggae vocalist, known for his 1984 hit '100 Weight of Collie Weed'. He has recorded with producers including Coxone Dodd, Winston Riley, Sly& Robbie, Clive Jarrett, and King Jammy."
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CAT #: GREL 091LP
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SMITH, WAYNE Sleng Teng LP
2022 repress. 2013 reissue. Originally released in 1986. "One-hit wonders are no more unusual in reggae than in any other genre of popular music, but rarely has a reggae artist made such a huge splash with a single and then failed so utterly to follow it up with anything notable as Wayne Smith did with his classic 'Under Me Sleng Teng.' Built on a pre-set drum track and bassline that he and a friend had discovered on a cheap Casio keyboard in 1985, the 'Sleng Teng' rhythm ushered in the 'digital' age of dancehall reggae, made producer Prince Jammy's fortune, and changed the face of reggae music forever; the rhythm was popular enough to spawn literally hundreds of versions and imitations, and it continues to be used as a standard backing track for reggae deejays more than twenty years after its original release. Unfortunately, and perhaps inevitably, the rest of the album fails to maintain the momentum of the single; 'Icky All Over' continues the horticultural theme to the accompaniment of a much less compelling digital rhythm, and 'E20' develops a mild sufferer's theme over a bland approximation of the 'Sleng Teng' rhythm. 'Walk Like Granny' and 'Hard to Believe' bring the energy level up significantly, thanks largely to a fine Cleveland 'Clevie' Browne and Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson rhythm in the latter case, but overall the rest of the album is pleasant but unremarkable. Recommended overall as an essential document in reggae history." --AllMusic
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME RECORDS
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CAT #: HHBTM 221LP
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WEDDING PRESENT, THE Locked Down And Stripped Back Volume Two LP
"HHBTM Records will release Locked Down And Stripped Back Volume Two by The Wedding Present on 1 July 2022. Locked Down And Stripped Back Volume Two features home recordings of Wedding Present and Cinerama classics, along with a previously unreleased song: 'That Would Only Happen In A Movie'. There is a bevy of guest stars on the album. Jon Stewart [of Platinum-album-selling Sleeper fame] reprises his new role as Wedding Present guitarist but is joined here by some Wedding Present members of old. Peter Solowka, from the band's first line-up appears on 'Nobody's Twisting Your Arm' playing his second instrument, the accordion, while Hit Parade guitarist Paul Dorrington contributes to a re-working of the Top 30 single 'Blue Eyes'. Long-time Wedding Present and Cinerama bass player Terry de Castro returns to infuse the album with her own unique style, while current Wedding Present bass player Melanie Howard takes over the lead vocal duties on a beautiful version of 'At The Edge Of The Sea'. Last, but certainly not least, Amelia Fletcher - backing vocalist on George Best and Bizarro -- also returns to the party! As on the first volume, each musician recorded and filmed their parts at home and, as before, it is fascinating to see how stripped-back arrangements bring out different aspects of these brilliant songs."
HARTO DE TODO (ITALY)
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CAT #: HHDT 1993LP
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GASTUNK Dead Song LP
Totally mind-blowing Confuse/Kuro/G.I.S.M.-styled madness, originally issued in 1985 on the legendary Dogma label from Japan. A personal favorite of Metallica's Kirk Hammett. In the words of Septic Death's singer Pushead, as published back then in MRR: "Raging speedcore thrusts out pile-driving chaotic leads and maniac raspy vocals, whose style is unique and adds character to the Gastunk sound. Fast, maniac slices with some interspeed variations make this one of the hottest Japanese LPs since GISM."
HOLIDAYS RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HOL 124LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
CAIRO FREE JAZZ ENSEMBLE Heliopolis LP
2022 restock, last copies. Holiday Records present the first ever authorized reissue Cairo Free Jazz Ensemble's Heliopolis, originally released in 1970. Released under license from the artist. One of the great projects in Egyptian jazz, the Cairo Free Jazz Ensemble was formed by Salah Ragab and Hartmut Geerken as an avant-garde offshoot of The Cairo Jazz Band, the first jazz big band in the country. Formed in 1968 when Ragab was appointed chief of Egypt's Military Department of Music and had at his disposal a vast staff of musicians (almost three thousand!), an entire military building, and a full range collection of musical instruments. When encountering this recording, issued in 1970, the deep resonance found between the ensemble and its American counterparts becomes startlingly clear. Heliopolis is a stunning blend of big band spiritual jazz, the music of the Middle East, and the fire and energy of free jazz, unveiling a deep creative resonance with the contemporaneous efforts of Pharaoh Sanders, Phil Cohran, and of course Sun Ra, combining jazz instrumentation and musical style with indigenous melodies and instruments to create a musical object with few parallels. The album is a throbbing, squealing, wild journey through the creative heights of sound channeling swirling, focused artistry that taps future and past in a single blow. Copies of the original pressing are between the rarest and most sought-after records in canon of recorded jazz.
HOSPITAL PRODUCTIONS
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CAT #: HOS 779CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MARINELLI, BOB Blood and Bones CD
In the '90s cassette-only culture explosion, one personality emerged repeatedly as a head above the rest closely followed by fanatics drawn to the warm sonic violence from Bob Marinelli, one of the few artists that managed to keep some kind of secrecy around him even if using his own name. Marinelli built up a reputation through a cascade of collaborations and splits across the spectrum with artists like Flutter, David Gilden, and Proof of the Shooting to name just a few, eventually aligning with Japan's breakaway isolationist, outermost and a revered split on Xerxes with Government Alpha. His networking skills culminated in the unmissable Freedom Comp. 98 compilation which stands as a fragile time capsule of the special packaging era as well as the diversity of sound and thoughts in the worldwide DIY underground. In 1999, the letter writing and word of mouth excitement converged from two sources at once that Bob Marinelli would release his first CD, on the newly minted and soon to be canonical Groundfault Recordings. That one of the cassette devotees would be honored with a pro-CD was a rarity back then, and endorsed by noise professional Erik Hoffman of Pinch-A-Loaf Productions. After years of dead ends and mongoose chases, Hospital Productions reveal the original DAT master of what would have been that lost Groundfault album, Blood and Bones. Even the most devoted Marinelli hawks will be surprised at the dynamic textures presented in an otherwise continuous and seamless litany of field recording, atonal electrodes, closing-hour-at-the-butcher-
HOTARD RECORDS
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CAT #: HOT 005LP
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RICHARD AND THE NOT SHITS The Sun Comes Out Tonight LP
"Archival Memphis Mess, edition of 300. Richard Martin (4 Johns, Victimized Carcass, Corn For Texture, True Sons Of Thunder) with John Floyd, Roger Moneymaker, and Eddie Hankins (under loose pseudonyms) in free rock blurred reality mode, 1997-98. Stars in a scene of their own... outsider psych brilliance that only gets better the deeper you dig."
INCUNABULUM (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: INC 023LP
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VAN WISSEM, JOZEF New Lute Music for Film LP
2017 release. Recorded live in Prague in February 2017. Includes pieces for film like "Only Lovers Left Alive", "Sola Gratia", and "Our Hearts Condemn Us", as well as songs like "Detachment", "The Day Is Coming", and "Love Destroys All Evil". Personnel: Jozef van Wissem - lute, voice. Artwork by Sergey Marinichev. Limited edition, silver on black silk screen printed cover.
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CAT #: INC 028LP
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VAN WISSEM, JOZEF Behold! I Make All Things New LP
LP version. Behold! I Make All Things New is all instrumental and consists of sparse works for lute and electronics. There are no vocals. It is more a return to the minimal neo-classical style of Jozef Van Wissem's early work. Written and recorded in lockdown in Warsaw and Rotterdam between 2019 and 2021. Van Wissem lived in Brooklyn since the early nineties. He left New York because of Trump's immigration policies. There was no need for singing. Personnel: Jozef Van Wissem- lute, electronics.
KARAOKE KALK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: KK 125LP
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HANSEN, ROLF Tableau LP
Tableau is Rolf Hansen's second full-length album under his given name and acts as a sequel to his solo debut Elektrisk Guitar, released in 2019 through Karaoke Kalk (KK 114CD/LP). On the 14 new pieces, the Copenhagen-based composer and musician further explores the sonic possibilities of the electric guitar by opting for a radically different approach and putting great limitations on himself as a performer. Tableau is an experimental record in the truest sense of the word, eschewing conventional modes of playing the instrument and instead turning the guitar into a sound source for compositions that are at once abstract and concrete. Already on his last album, Hansen had found a different approach to playing and composing, but this time went even further and created a set-up in which the electric guitar becomes a different instrument altogether. This is also expressed in its title: a tableau is, broadly understood, an image-forming momentary bodily pause in a dramaturgical or narrative process. In the context of the album, tableau is the form and sound that emerge when the musician's usual approach to playing and the compositional practice is halted and transformed. To achieve this, the guitar is placed on a table with microphones installed around it and tuned in a static microtonal modality thanks to wooden replacement frets that have been inserted under the strings. This alters how the sounds are being generated with the instrument, which is now played from above, occasionally strummed or stroked with a tool. The opener "Begyndelse" already sets the tone by punctuating dense layers of sound with a one-note melody that provides a rough rhythmic structure and harmonic anchor for the track that still seems to mutate wildly the further it progresses. Even in moments in which Hansen opts for a more directly accessible approach like on the following "Over Grænsen" or "Tid", the pieces' emotional qualities are greatly amplified by their sonic idiosyncrasies. This is best exemplified by "Højre Hånd". Using high microphone gain to magnify the high-frequency acoustic sounds of the electric guitar, Hansen captured a rich near-symphonic changing spectrum of overtones. Tableau is full of moments marked by almost unnoticeable shifts and changes, offering a wealth of sounds that are as evocative as they come unexpectedly. The kinship between its predecessor Elektrisk Guitar and Tableau is undeniable. Both are based on self-imposed constraints, a radical form of reduction that made it possible for Hansen to broaden his sonic palette and compositional approach. Includes download code; edition of 300.
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CAT #: KK 126EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ANT ORANGE You're Super In Diagonal (Remixed) 12"
This EP is more than your usual remix package. Remixed is a meeting of kindred, idiosyncratic spirits. Ricardo Villalobos, Ada, and Tolouse Low Trax each give a new spin to one track from "You're Super In Diagonal", the latest album by Ant Orange (KK 119CD/LP, 2020). Their versions of "Monogome", "Flutter", and "Cracker" are complemented by the brand-new track by the elusive artist, "FFF". Villalobos keeps it short and sweet -- at least by his standards. His rendition of "Monogome" translates the mutant jungle vibes of the original into an entirely different dialect while maintaining its psychedelic qualities. The chugging, nine-minute-long "Siebhouse Remix" is at once rhythmically intricate and positively disorientating. Ada proves to be as imaginative as ever with her first remix in three years. Her take on the album opener "Flutter" extracts the track's warmth and transplants it into a laid-back downbeat track. She also incorporates the vocals from "Monogome", but gives it a very different spin and adds a healthy dose of autotune to it in the process. Dreamy, hazy, blissful. On the flipside, Detlef Weinrich approaches things very differently. His "Bo Bo Zy Remix" of "Cracker" offers industrial at its most inebriated, dub riddims after a bottle of hard liquor instead of a spliff. Ant Orange's "FFF" then seems to mediate between those three very different approaches: danceable yet melancholic, challenging yet restrained, it picks up on the underlying concept of "You're Super In Diagonal", combining IDM's penchant for complex rhythmic structures and a directness inherent to hip-hop music since the early days of the genre up until the age of UK drill. Edition of 300.
KEROXEN (UK)
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CAT #: KRXN 023LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
KING L. MAN Headonix LP
Helmed by Dave Watts, aka D.WattsRiot (Fun-da-mental), the debut King L. Man album, Headonix, is beat-laden shout out in response to the perpetual state of war we seem to find ourselves at. Outrage and disgust, love and hate, history and presence. Contributions come from four continents. Fresh on the scene is Senegalese vocalist Sidi I.B., who arrived on Canarian shores with two hundred other compatriots, cold, wet and hungry after seven days at sea with nothing but his future in his hands. Temporarily housed at the infamous migrant holding center in Las Raíces, Tenerife, the studio environment provided an avenue of relief from the inadequate conditions at the overcrowded camp. Also from Senegal, living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is rapper Ibrahima El Latigazo who delivers his lyrics in French, Wolof, Spanish, English, and Sérère. Rounding up the Senegalese contingent is Mame Samba, a group that hold the spirits close when performing. Their contribution is from recording sessions they had with François R. Cambuzat and Gianna Greco (Putan Club, Ifriqiyya Electrique). Kiki Hitomi (Waq Waq Kingdom, King Midas Sound) returns to the fold, exhaling positivity with Canarian multi-instrumentalist Javier Afonso (Grenouille). The Canarian faction also includes violinist Mónica Viñoly, Dani Garcia (Lagoss, Tupperwear), and Vakawuare. Further guests include percussionist Miroca Paris (Cesária Évora, Madonna); Hamid Mantu (TransGlobal Underground); Ramjac (Dub Colossus), drums and percussion respectively. Also features Zeeteah.
KRANKY
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CAT #: KRANK 014LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BOWERY ELECTRIC Beat 2LP
2022 repress. "The second album from New York City's Bowery Electric was released in late 1996, less than 15 months after their self-titled debut, but it found them having traveled light years musically in the interim, the group having seemingly decided to see how far they could take the guitar/bass/drums/vocal setup into the atmosphere. Every aspect of their approach had been refined and focused: squalling, distorted guitars had been transformed into hazy, sensual sheets; the live drums transmuted to sampled rhythms more in debt to the blossoming down-tempo sound of the day; bass lines reduced to their most basic diagrams; vocals submerged to become one with the narcotized fog of the instruments; even the lyrics were reduced to a few minimal lines used sparingly so as not to overshadow the dynamic. Beat is a lush and dense mantra of shadowy percussion, barely-there vocals and immersive drones that envelops the listener in an opiated blanket of sound. The second in a trio of albums released by the core duo of Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener, Beat is without doubt their definitive artistic statement. Coming 20 years to the day of its original release, this is the first time this album has been available on vinyl in almost two decades, and the first ever U.S. vinyl release."
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CAT #: KRANK 102CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
HECKER, TIM Harmony in Ultraviolet CD
2022 reprint. "Harmony in Ultraviolet is Tim Hecker's sixth album. It is a continuation of Hecker's interest in spectral communications, noise, impressionist musics, thresholds of listening pleasure/pain, and the limits of digital composition. This album is a significant development of his song-craft, challenging the usefulness of descriptors such as ambient, drone, metal, noise and even electronic music. If references are necessary it could be described as a sonata for the elements, songs of crackling embers, tidal pools, spruce skylines and autumn winds. Gerhard Richter's abstract paintings are also a fair orientation. Materially speaking, it is a record of whirring drones, whispering fissures, dense disintegrating chords, late-night noise and truth-telling harmonics. Yet this record follows no overarching process, no underlying narrative. It is both a homage for the Italian partigiani and also not at all. It is songs about ghost writing and midnight whispers but then again it isn't. In many ways this album can be viewed as a work of total destruction, embracing indeterminacy as an aesthetic ideal."
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CAT #: KRANK 176LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GROUPER Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill LP
2022 repress; LP version. "The third full-length release for Portland, Oregon-based Liz Harris. Harris might have achieved a significant fan base thanks to the whispering, near-ambient vocal crusades of her debut album Way Their Crept and its follow-up Wide, but those with a careful ear would have heard slightly more trapped beneath her fuzzy chain of effects. Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill marks a departure of sorts for Liz, which sees her turn down the fuzz boxes which caged (and to some degree defined) her sound and allows her voice to ring out above everything else. It is an album steeped in the world of dream-pop and far from shying away from the reference, Liz has instead grabbed on with both hands, creating an album's worth of perfect, left-field pop songs. Using delicate song structures which are at once both familiar and somehow alien, her vocals cry out hauntingly over stripped-down guitar lines and looped environmental recordings. These are the future soundtracks to love, despair and ultimately, hope." "This remarkable album is actually what I personally always wanted 4AD records to sound like, only they never quite delivered the hazy pleasures their beautiful sleeve art promised." --Pitchfork (8.2)
LIBERATION HALL
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CAT #: LIB 5059LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FOWLEY, KIM In Deutschland LP
"One of very few recordings of Kim Fowley to survive and amazingly, he survived this show as the audience boo-ed him off the stage. The band hadn't rehearsed properly and mid-show, the organizer asked the audience if they wanted the show to continue and even though they emphatically said 'NO!!!!', Fowley and the band continued on, oblivious to the jeering audience. Eventually, he was 'removed' from the stage."
LIGHT-YEARS (ITALY)
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CAT #: LY 001C-LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BARBIERI, CATERINA Spirit Exit (Silver Vinyl) 2LP
Double-LP version. Silver vinyl. The musical vortexes of Caterina Barbieri rewire time and space. Listening to the Italian composer and modular synth virtuoso has felt like traveling at light-speed and slow-motion all at once since 2017's breakthrough Patterns Of Consciousness. 2019's acclaimed Ecstatic Computation pushed even further with the lead single "Fantas". Far beyond any new age trope or modern synth trend, her music stands alone in its ecstatic intensity and cataclysmic emotional impact. Marking the debut album on her new label light-years, Barbieri now delivers her most profound work yet -- a journey through inner-space as vast as a universe and as intimate as a heartbeat. Spirit Exit is Caterina Barbieri's time machine, primarily composed with a modular synth rig she thinks of more like a mechanical fortune teller. Whereas previous releases were constructed on lengthy tours, capturing only snapshots of continually evolving works, Spirit Exit represents the producer's first album fully written and recorded in her home studio amidst Milan's two-month pandemic lockdown in 2020. It was during this extended isolation she found inspiration from female philosophers, mystics and poets spread across time, but united in their strength at cultivating vast internal worlds. St. Teresa D'Avila's foundational 16th century mystical text The Interior Castle, philosopher Rosi Braidotti's posthuman theories and the metaphysical poetry of Emily Dickinson act as thematic anchors throughout Spirit Exit. Spirit Exit crystallizes Barbieri's densely layered, blindingly bright synth arrangements while introducing stunning new elements that feel as if they've always belonged. Strings and guitar flawlessly thread into the composer's web of modular patches, while her revelatory singing voice often cuts right through them. Melodies remain Barbieri's great passion and obsession and on Spirit Exit they grow as large as planets before cracking into atoms. The sweeping "At Your Gamut" perfects the producer's dramatic, slow-burning openers, but in her first ever use of sampling, it later gets crushed, accelerated and unrecognizably transformed into the ghostly hook surging through "Terminal Clock". As the album closes on "The Landscape Listens" -- a song that approaches death with all the gentle grace of Brian Eno's "An Ending (Ascent)".
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CAT #: LY 001LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BARBIERI, CATERINA Spirit Exit 2LP
Double-LP version. The musical vortexes of Caterina Barbieri rewire time and space. Listening to the Italian composer and modular synth virtuoso has felt like traveling at light-speed and slow-motion all at once since 2017's breakthrough Patterns Of Consciousness. 2019's acclaimed Ecstatic Computation pushed even further with the lead single "Fantas". Far beyond any new age trope or modern synth trend, her music stands alone in its ecstatic intensity and cataclysmic emotional impact. Marking the debut album on her new label light-years, Barbieri now delivers her most profound work yet -- a journey through inner-space as vast as a universe and as intimate as a heartbeat. Spirit Exit is Caterina Barbieri's time machine, primarily composed with a modular synth rig she thinks of more like a mechanical fortune teller. Whereas previous releases were constructed on lengthy tours, capturing only snapshots of continually evolving works, Spirit Exit represents the producer's first album fully written and recorded in her home studio amidst Milan's two-month pandemic lockdown in 2020. It was during this extended isolation she found inspiration from female philosophers, mystics and poets spread across time, but united in their strength at cultivating vast internal worlds. St. Teresa D'Avila's foundational 16th century mystical text The Interior Castle, philosopher Rosi Braidotti's posthuman theories and the metaphysical poetry of Emily Dickinson act as thematic anchors throughout Spirit Exit. Spirit Exit crystallizes Barbieri's densely layered, blindingly bright synth arrangements while introducing stunning new elements that feel as if they've always belonged. Strings and guitar flawlessly thread into the composer's web of modular patches, while her revelatory singing voice often cuts right through them. Melodies remain Barbieri's great passion and obsession and on Spirit Exit they grow as large as planets before cracking into atoms. The sweeping "At Your Gamut" perfects the producer's dramatic, slow-burning openers, but in her first ever use of sampling, it later gets crushed, accelerated and unrecognizably transformed into the ghostly hook surging through "Terminal Clock". As the album closes on "The Landscape Listens" -- a song that approaches death with all the gentle grace of Brian Eno's "An Ending (Ascent)".
MAD ABOUT RECORDS (PORTUGAL)
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CAT #: MAR 016LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
SALVANINI, HARETON Xavana, Uma Ilha Do Amor LP
2022 limited repress. Mad About Records present the first worldwide reissue of Hareton Salvanini's soundtrack for Xavana, Uma Ilha Do Amo, originally released in 1981. Rare Brazilian album of the obscure film Xavana, Uma Ilha do Amor mixes elements of jazz, bossa nova, and psych. Hareton Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars, refined strings, and delicate orchestral sounds. Polish film maker Zygmunt Sulistrowski pioneered the format of shooting low-budget soft porn on exotic locations. In this case, Brazilian arranger and writer Hareton Salvanini was commissioned to deliver this soundtrack. No wonder many consider him a lesser-known Arthur Verocai. Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars and percussions that could rival with the best of KPM or Chappell library LPs. Deluxe reissue in thick carton cover; obi.
MIASMAH (UK)
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CAT #: MIA 057CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MONDKOPF Spring Stories CD
Deprived of sanity, Paul Régimbeau aka Mondkopf found new territories of expression with Spring Stories, a collection of post-rapture moods full of glorious chaos, ready to absorb and re-ignite all that is worn. As a phoenix raising from the ashes, Spring Stories captures the earth in full bloom. Darkness and insanity loosen its grips as the roots and fresh leaves creates a slow dance towards the sun. Similarly, sine-wave drones move around exploding electric guitar improvisations as new light beams on shadow cast corners. The album feels like a '60s jam set in the post-world psychedelic underground. Heavy, absurd, beautiful, and ready to sooth burnt out, depleted minds. Paul has citied that he's affected as much by folk improvisors such as Master Wilburn Burchette and Robbie Basho as well as the doom drone of giants Earth and Sunn O))). Spring Stories invokes on these, while feeling like a personal blow-out, coming right from the core. Touching and grand, like spring itself. The album also features Frederic D. Oberland on two tracks playing variously duduk and alto saxophone. Lastly, The Necks drummer Tony Buck shakes and rattles all over the final -- and seriously epic -- piece "Continuation", as the world aligns while the sun rises over its near-dead shape. Digipak; edition of 200.
MIND CONTROL (ITALY)
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CAT #: MIND 703LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
RAMONES, THE Halfway To Amsterdam (Live At The Melkweg August 5th, 1986 FM Broadcast) LP
Full radio broadcast from the legendary Amsterdam show at Paradiso in 1986, one of the few with Ritchie on drums! Color vinyl.
MORR MUSIC (GERMANY)
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CAT #: MORR 183CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MINRU Liminality CD
Minru is the project of Caroline Blomqvist, a Swedish musician based in Berlin. Woven from light and shadow, the interplay of her folk and indie-rock blend appears from a personal space of finding life after death. On her debut album Liminality she paints melody in soft tones, whispering secrets to navigate feelings of loss. Built around winding layers of acoustic guitar, piano, and strings, Minru is a surprisingly uplifting and stirring testament to Blomqvist's own suffering from the passing of someone close to her. Returning to Berlin from Sweden feelings of grief, confusion, and pain travelled with her, and these emotions prompted the journey both of and within the album, heard as a dreamlike actualization of wandering lost between them. Defined as "the threshold separating one space from another," Liminality moves between feeling the ground beneath your feet fall away, fighting through the darkness and the doubt, and the emerging shades of hope and light as you painstakingly make peace with mortality and find yourself as a person again. Flourishing from a preferred position of solitude, Liminality sees Blomqvist's vision radiate with intensity from her home-based studio in Neukölln -- a small, two-room apartment with squeaky old wooden floors. Capturing the intimacy of the space, she recorded vocals and synth on gear partly borrowed from friends, and the songs flow with a stream of consciousness as feelings become entwined with melody. Time-restraint drew the process to a natural close, preventing Blomqvist from losing herself to experimentation. Finished and self-produced at a Berlin-Lichtenberg recording studio alongside musical friends (Povel Widestrand, Tobias Blessing, Sunniva Lilian Shaw Of-Tordarroch, Marlene Becher, and Liv Solveig Wagner), the result is beautifully detailed and rich like the folk of her Swedish roots. First picking up a guitar as a kid and becoming obsessed with it, she would skip school to spend extra hours mastering the instrument, grappling to perfect the "Stairway to Heaven" intro. After attending music high school in Gothenburg and playing in bands during her teens, Blomqvist later moved to Germany. She performed with Tuvaband, Adna, and Tara Nome Doyle and played in Berlin venues Loophole and Schokoladen. With the passing of time, she felt a growing urge to find an outlet for her own songs; Minru was the answer along with her first Yearnings EP. Now writing whenever she returns to Sweden, within the calm and stillness of her family's mountainside cabin, her skillfully constructed arrangements summon the comforting atmosphere of home. Liminality is the kind of record that rewards attention. Give this album your time, it will give you its soul.
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CAT #: MORR 183LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MINRU Liminality LP
LP version. Includes printed inner sleeve and download code. Minru is the project of Caroline Blomqvist, a Swedish musician based in Berlin. Woven from light and shadow, the interplay of her folk and indie-rock blend appears from a personal space of finding life after death. On her debut album Liminality she paints melody in soft tones, whispering secrets to navigate feelings of loss. Built around winding layers of acoustic guitar, piano, and strings, Minru is a surprisingly uplifting and stirring testament to Blomqvist's own suffering from the passing of someone close to her. Returning to Berlin from Sweden feelings of grief, confusion, and pain travelled with her, and these emotions prompted the journey both of and within the album, heard as a dreamlike actualization of wandering lost between them. Defined as "the threshold separating one space from another," Liminality moves between feeling the ground beneath your feet fall away, fighting through the darkness and the doubt, and the emerging shades of hope and light as you painstakingly make peace with mortality and find yourself as a person again. Flourishing from a preferred position of solitude, Liminality sees Blomqvist's vision radiate with intensity from her home-based studio in Neukölln -- a small, two-room apartment with squeaky old wooden floors. Capturing the intimacy of the space, she recorded vocals and synth on gear partly borrowed from friends, and the songs flow with a stream of consciousness as feelings become entwined with melody. Time-restraint drew the process to a natural close, preventing Blomqvist from losing herself to experimentation. Finished and self-produced at a Berlin-Lichtenberg recording studio alongside musical friends (Povel Widestrand, Tobias Blessing, Sunniva Lilian Shaw Of-Tordarroch, Marlene Becher, and Liv Solveig Wagner), the result is beautifully detailed and rich like the folk of her Swedish roots. First picking up a guitar as a kid and becoming obsessed with it, she would skip school to spend extra hours mastering the instrument, grappling to perfect the "Stairway to Heaven" intro. After attending music high school in Gothenburg and playing in bands during her teens, Blomqvist later moved to Germany. She performed with Tuvaband, Adna, and Tara Nome Doyle and played in Berlin venues Loophole and Schokoladen. With the passing of time, she felt a growing urge to find an outlet for her own songs; Minru was the answer along with her first Yearnings EP. Now writing whenever she returns to Sweden, within the calm and stillness of her family's mountainside cabin, her skillfully constructed arrangements summon the comforting atmosphere of home. Liminality is the kind of record that rewards attention. Give this album your time, it will give you its soul.
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CAT #: MORR 189CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
FLEISCHMANN, B. Music for Shared Rooms CD
Music for Shared Rooms is B. Fleischmann's eleventh solo album and his first since 2018. It is also not an album, or at least not in the conventional sense of the word. These 16 instrumental pieces provide a kaleidoscopic glimpse of a forward-thinking musician at home in many different musical worlds, including experimental and abstract music, pop, and more classically-minded compositional forms. These pieces were culled from an archive of roughly 600 compositions for theatre pieces and films written throughout the past twelve years. The Österreichischer Filmpreis-awarded composer, however, aimed for more than simply documenting his extensive work in and with different media. To do so, he edited and re-mixed the individual recordings for this release, taking them out of their contexts and reworking them for an audience who can experience them in a different setting. Music for Shared Rooms makes it possible for its listeners to engage with the sounds and to fill the spaces they open up with their own imagination. Roughly speaking, music for theater or film can serve two functions: it either takes the lead, or underscores what is happening on stage or screen. The marvelous thing about these pieces is that they manage to do both. Fleischmann's work as a prolific producer has always drawn on contrasts, at times combining pop sentiment with rigid experimentation, the seemingly naive with the intricate and complex. This approach also marks the tracks collected here: bringing together acoustic elements and electronic sounds, at times working with conventional structures but always de- and re-contextualizing them, Fleischmann constructs a vivid dramaturgy out of discrete singular compositions, letting them interact across the record. A dramaturgical interconnectedness of varied musical materials is the thread that runs through Music for Shared Rooms. The differences between the pieces may be striking, but the progression from one to the other is subtle. It goes on like this through different moods and tempos. All these pieces create distinct situations through the juxtaposition of diverse musical elements, but are also bound together by a single vision. Writing music for theatre pieces or film requires a composer and his pieces to engage with people and their movements in space, which is exactly what Fleischmann offers on this record.
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CAT #: MORR 189LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
FLEISCHMANN, B. Music for Shared Rooms 2LP
Double LP version. Includes printed inners and download code; edition of 500. Music for Shared Rooms is B. Fleischmann's eleventh solo album and his first since 2018. It is also not an album, or at least not in the conventional sense of the word. These 16 instrumental pieces provide a kaleidoscopic glimpse of a forward-thinking musician at home in many different musical worlds, including experimental and abstract music, pop, and more classically-minded compositional forms. These pieces were culled from an archive of roughly 600 compositions for theatre pieces and films written throughout the past twelve years. The Österreichischer Filmpreis-awarded composer, however, aimed for more than simply documenting his extensive work in and with different media. To do so, he edited and re-mixed the individual recordings for this release, taking them out of their contexts and reworking them for an audience who can experience them in a different setting. Music for Shared Rooms makes it possible for its listeners to engage with the sounds and to fill the spaces they open up with their own imagination. Roughly speaking, music for theater or film can serve two functions: it either takes the lead, or underscores what is happening on stage or screen. The marvelous thing about these pieces is that they manage to do both. Fleischmann's work as a prolific producer has always drawn on contrasts, at times combining pop sentiment with rigid experimentation, the seemingly naive with the intricate and complex. This approach also marks the tracks collected here: bringing together acoustic elements and electronic sounds, at times working with conventional structures but always de- and re-contextualizing them, Fleischmann constructs a vivid dramaturgy out of discrete singular compositions, letting them interact across the record. A dramaturgical interconnectedness of varied musical materials is the thread that runs through Music for Shared Rooms. The differences between the pieces may be striking, but the progression from one to the other is subtle. It goes on like this through different moods and tempos. All these pieces create distinct situations through the juxtaposition of diverse musical elements, but are also bound together by a single vision. Writing music for theatre pieces or film requires a composer and his pieces to engage with people and their movements in space, which is exactly what Fleischmann offers on this record.
MUSIC ON VINYL (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: MOV 1111LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
GURU Jazzmatazz 1 LP
"Guru's Jazzmatazz 1, originally released in 1993, is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip-hop production and rapping. Guru had a vision and brought together a diverse group of jazz cats both old and new school; Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers and vocalists like Carleen Anderson, N'Dea Davenport (Brand New Heavies) and French rapper MC Solaar have cooperated on this classic album. Jazzmatazz proved to be a highly influential album and a huge commercial success."
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CAT #: MOV 3119COL-LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BAKER, CHET Sings Again LP
"American trumpeter Chet Baker was a major innovator in cool jazz, leading him to be nicknamed 'the prince of cool'. He earned much attention and praise through the fifties, particularly for albums featuring his vocals. This included his 1954 album Chet Baker Sings and its follow-up Chet Baker Sings Again in 1985. The latter he released on the Dutch jazz label Timeless Records. He recorded the album with bassist Ricardo Del Fra, drummer John Engels and pianist Michel Graillier. Chet Baker Sings Again is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on pink colored vinyl."
NDAGGA (UK)
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CAT #: ND 003EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ERNESTUS PRESENTS JERI-JERI, MARK Casamance 12"
Limited 2022 restock. "Berlin versus Kaolack, round three. A traditional Jola rhythm, fast and energetic, with tuned, talking and kit drums swarming across a skeletal down-home guitar somewhere between blues and disco and the Mboup brothers' impassioned plea for an end to division and bloodshed in their Casamance homeland. Then a more deeply dug-in, spaced-out funk, edgily spun from a Serer rhythm, underpinning Mbene's reflective song about parental selflessness. 'Sama Yaye', 'My Mother.' Both with full instrumental versions. Sound-wise peas in a pod with the intricate, soaring barrage of Ornette's Prime Time in full flight, when it had two of everything in the lineup, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma was on bass, Denardo on electronic drums. "
OPTIC NERVE (UK)
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CAT #: ON 405EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WILD SWANS, THE Revolutionary Spirit 7"
Part of The Optic Sevens 4.0 reissue series. This version is a brand new band approved stereo mix of the only single by Liverpool cult legends The Wild Swans. Due to studio inexperience, the single originally ended up being perhaps the only 12" in history with the A-side recorded in mono and the B-side, "God Forbid", in stereo. Despite this, the 12" received rave reviews, becoming single of the week in numerous music papers. John Peel played it to death and it quickly gained cult status by ending up as the last record ever released on Bill Drummond's cult label Zoo Records (Drummond himself went on to proclaim it "the best single we put out on Zoo"). Blue vinyl; includes postcard and poster.
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CAT #: ON 407EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BLACK Human Features/Electric Church 7"
Part of The Optic Sevens 4.0 reissue series. Colin Vearncombe may be forever associated with the worldwide hit "Wonderful Life" but six years earlier Black released this incredible single. Evocative of The Smiths (although this was released years earlier) it contains all the elements of a classic indie single. White vinyl; includes postcard and poster.
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CAT #: ON 408EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WAKE, THE On Our Honeymoon 7"
Part of The Optic Sevens 4.0 reissue series. The Wake formed in Glasgow (Scotland) in April 1981, after singer/guitarist Caesar teamed up with drummer Steven Allen and a bassist, Joe Donnelly. Previously Caesar had played guitar in Altered Images, writing first single Dead Pop Stars and appearing on the first two John Peel sessions, but left the group shortly before they crashed into the mainstream pop charts with "Happy Birthday". With few opportunities to play large live shows the new group financed a single on their own Scan 45 label, coupling upbeat indie pop number "On Our Honeymoon" with "Give Up", a darker song featuring a keyboard line picked out by band friend Robert "Bobby" Gillespie. White vinyl; includes postcard and poster.
PALILALIA
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CAT #: PAL 069LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HARRY PUSSY You'll Never Play This Town Again 2LP
Limited double-LP version of the 2008 CD originally issued on Load, compiling the best live and studio recordings by the final iteration of this group."60 second bursts of chaotic rock 'n' roll that barbarize whole histories of freakout style, from free jazz through classic hardcore, boogie, blues, Black Flag, Germs, most explicitly through Beefheart, but all hyper-condensed into ultra-kranky riffs that Orcutt plays at hallucinatory speed, compressing Zoot Horn Rollo style avant confusion into lighting runs and metallic two note knock-outs. Hoyos's style is so primitive that it's wildly avantgarde, with an instinctive feel for time that confounds the most advanced improvisatory strategies with the most hysterical. And her vocals are post-Yoko in the truest sense, not directly informed by her but sharing the same spontaneous energy and a-musical appeal, sometimes breaking from songs completely to expand on barely articulated vocal rants and fever pitched bouts of screaming. The whole group existed in a zone that was constantly beyond technique. The arc of their career was perfect, the mission truly accomplished, and all that's left is this amazing series of recordings, a body of work that has had a disproportionate effect on the minds, if rarely the actual sound of the underground." --David Keenan, The Wire, December 2008
PARTIAL RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: PRTL 012LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
BUSH CHEMISTS Dub Fire Blazing LP
A welcome reissue of this long-deleted classic digital dub album from the deadly dub duo -- The Bush Chemists. Originally surfacing on the Dubhead label in 2001, Dub Fire Blazing was the follow-up to Light Up Your Chalice. Ten slabs of throbbing heavy-weight bass pressure from The Bush Chemists crew. Edition of 500.
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CAT #: PRTL 013LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
STELIN & SOUND IRATION, TENA Wicked Invention LP
Reissue, originally released in 1989. Tena Stelin's Wicked Invention is one of the most highly-sought UK digital roots reggae vocal albums. Produced by Sound Iration (Nick Manasseh and Scruff), essentially, this is the vocal version of the classic dub album Sound Iration In Dub (2010). This vocal set, like the vocal counterpart was released on Wau! Mr Modo in 1989 Features the sound system belters "Orthodox Music", "Jah Equity", and the title track. Edition of 500.
PENULTIMATE PRESS (UK)
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CAT #: PP 015LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ETANT DONNES Bleu 2LP
Following the first ever vinyl reissues of Aurore and Royaume/Aimant + Aimant, Penultimate Press make available the final part of this extraordinary trilogy. Bleu is the final gesture and culmination of this period of creation where poésie and la nature form a magical alliance that resonates as an alchemical wedding. Having the conviction that Bleu was the ultimate arc based on the purity of natural sound and poetry, leaning towards a mystical spiritual search towards their own souls the band moved into comradery and collaboration with friends and ideals such as Lydia Lunch and Alan Vega.
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CAT #: PP 049LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
GOSS, TIM Afterfly LP
Tim Goss (The Shadow Ring, Call Back The Giants) returns with his first outing under his birth name. Afterfly is a mature and compelling work that observes life as a set of repeating patterns, no matter the apparent differences everything has already happened. After one fly comes another and another and another ad infinitum. You have the face of an old man, catch me if you can. Afterfly serves as an initiation into a more thorough overview of Tim's current practice followed with a book of recent illustrations to be released on Penultimate Press in 2022. Comes with a booklet with a story to be read alongside Fly 4 (merely a rehash of the conquistadors, life forever repeating with no obvious improvement). Edition of 300.
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CAT #: PP 050LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
HARWOOD, MARK Offering LP
Offering is Mark Harwood's second LP and is an album of songs about geography and placement and the way people choose to move across the surface of our planet. His simple tools of acoustic guitar, voice, tapes and bric-a-brac give Mark the freedom and clarity of vision to offer hope in song to those who choose to hear him. Offering is more than we deserve in these lousy times -- it is calm and it is forgiving, but it is also sharp and can cut. It is wise and all-inclusive but Offering is never blind and sees the world as truth, as if on a TV screen. Recorded in Berlin 2021 and mixed/edited in London by Graham Lambkin, Offering is only that, but it asks to be accepted. Recorded in Berlin, Winter/Spring 2021. All music/words Mark Harwood. Mixed/edited by Graham Lambkin. Mastered by Bhob Rainey. Artwork by Graham Lambkin and Mark Harwood "Guillaume-en-Égypte".
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CAT #: PP 051LP
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SMALL CRUEL PARTY E Vago Fior Del Tempo LP
The four pieces on this record all date from the late 1980s and predate any officially released material: "Cords" was entirely realized in Chicago, and the others realized, or at least finished, upon arriving in Seattle in 1990. The pieces were originally privately released on cassette in micro-editions of five to seven copies and given to friends. In 2009-2010, Petri Supplies, which had a complete set of those early privately released tapes, rereleased some of that material (including these four pieces) in small-run bootleg cassette editions.
POTOMAK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: POTOMAK 195991
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN Alles In Allem LP
2022 repress; LP version. After more than 12 years, Einstürzende Neubauten's long-awaited new studio album Alles In Allem is finally going to be released. The album marks the quintessence of the band's output, opening yet another unexpected door in 40 years of ongoing sound research by a very experimental group of musicians around Blixa Bargeld. This band, like nearly no other, has managed to create a musical cosmos. It has, in fact, built up its own genre by uniquely combining edgy sound with sophisticated poetry. Appropriately, in the Year of the Rat -- the symbol of ingenuity and versatility according to the Chinese zodiac -- the band is not resting on the laurels of its last four decades. Instead, it curiously continues to explore everything that the sound universe has to yield, with one eye on the future and with boundless playfulness The unique sound and textual landscapes of the band, founded in 1980 in Berlin, reveal the timelessness that Blixa Bargeld, N. U. Unruh, Alexander Hacke, Jochen Arbeit, and Rudolph Moser have continuously maintained. And yet, through experimental approaches to songwriting, instruments developed over four decades and collective input, the band sounds remarkably cutting edge within its own time. In fact, through its individual brand of music the Einstürzende Neubauten seem to always command each and every manifestation of the here and now -- whether industrial in its early years, the driving beats of the 1990s or its more considered later work. The verse "Wir hatten tausend Ideen / Und alle waren gut" (We had a thousand ideas / And all of them were good) from album track "Am Landwehrkanal" could easily be perceived as the band's description of itself. The sum total is a special compilation: Alles In Allem, Einstürzende Neubauten's first regular studio album in 12 years, presents an incomparable band that defies categorization to create a genre all its own.
PRIMARY INFORMATION
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CAT #: 9780991558599
FILE UNDER: Misc
BLOCK AND MICHAEL GLASMEIERAS, URSULA Broken Music: Artists' Recordworks Book
2018 release. Includes enclosed flexi-disc of the Arditti Quartet performing Knizak's Broken Music. "Facsimile edition of the definitive guide to records by artists Broken Music is an essential guide and discography for recordings and audio works by visual artists, originally published in 1989 and edited by Ursula Block (founder of Gelbe Musik in Berlin) and Michael Glasmeier. Records chosen for the publication revolved around four criteria: record covers created as original work by visual artists; record or sound producing objects (sculptures); books and publications that contain a record or recorded media object; and records or recorded media that have sound by visual artists. Hundreds of works are documented by artists such as Vito Acconci, albrecht d., Joseph Beuys, Laurie Anderson, Guillaume Apollinaire, Karel Appel, Antonin Artaud, John Baldessari, Hugo Ball, Harry Bertoia, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Henri Chopin, Henning Christiansen, William Copley, Philip Corner, Merce Cunningham, Hanne Darboven, Jim Dine, Jean Dubuffet, Marcel Duchamp, Fischli/Weiss, R. Buckminster Fuller, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Jack Goldstein, Hans Haacke, Richard Hamilton, Bernard Heidsieck, Isidore Isou, Marcel Janco, Allan Kaprow, Martin Kippenberger, Milan Knízák, Christina Kubisch, Laibach, John Lennon, Hermann Nitsch, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Dennis Oppenheim, Nam June Paik, Tom Philips, Robert Rauschenberg, The Red Crayola, Jim Rosenquist, Dieter Roth, Gerhard Rühm, Conrad Schnitzler, Kurt Schwitters, selten gehörte Musik, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, Michael Snow, Jean Tinguely, Yoshi Wada, William Wegman and Lawrence Weiner, among others."
RADIATION RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RRS 027C-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
4 SKINS, THE A Fistful Of... 4 Skins (White Vinyl) LP
Reissue of the second full-length from influential UK Oi! Band, The 4 Skins. By the time of this release (on Syndicate Records, 1983) the group had gone through numerous line-up changes and were now sporting a heavier, more melodic, hard rock-based sound, fronted by ex-Last Resort vocalist, Roi Pearce. One of the hardest hitting punk albums of the '80s, A Fistful Of... 4 Skins is reissued here on LP with two bonus tracks: "On The Streets" from the Son Of Oi! compilation and a demo version of "Saturday". White vinyl in an edition of 500; includes poster.
RIOT SEASON (UK)
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CAT #: REPOSE 102LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO Pink Lady Lemonade - You're From Outer Space 2LP
First time on vinyl. Originally released as a CD only album on Riot Season back in 2008 and out of print ever since. Fourteen years later it's finally getting the double vinyl release it fully deserves. Now expanded, and with new artwork Pink Lady Lemonade - You're From Outer Space really could be Acid Mothers Temple's first "summer album". Here, Acid Mothers Temple's most representative song "Pink Lady Lemonade" is dismantled and reconstructed as a blissful ecstatic psychedelic trip where chaos and silence intersect. These were the first Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno studio recordings since the addition of Pikachu, drummer and vocalist with Osaka grenade-girl duo Afrirampo. The popular AMT standard "Pink Lady Lemonade" showcases a 21st century acid rock update on the '60s San Francisco psychedelic sound. This one doesn't reach in the red status often -- it's a more out-there trippy ride. But when it does finally soar, Kawabata Makoto's guitar has never sounded more alive. Gatefold sleeve; clear vinyl; edition of 350.Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno: Pikachu - drums, voice, cosmic shaman; Tabata Mitsuru - bass, voice, malatab; Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, dancin'king; Shimura Koji - drums, Latino cool; Kawabata Makoto - guitar, voice, electronics, speed guru; Audrey Ginestet - voice, cosmos.
ROTORELIEF (FRANCE)
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CAT #: ROTOR 009ORG-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SAND North Atlantic Raven (Orange and White Vinyl) LP
2022 restock; orange and white LP version in deluxe heavy-duty sleeve. Limited numbered edition of 500. Previously unreleased album by German trio Sand, composed and recorded in 1973, '75, and '76. The once-croaking raven now flies silently over the ocean, higher and higher. Where are you rolling, sun-ball, and why don't you fall? The sandy Golem crumbled into dust. His brave struggle against the mighty forces of darkness soon dissolved in voiceless space. There is something magical and inexplicable in creation, and Sand absolutely manifest these mysterious phenomena. Storytellers, musicians, shamans, geniuses -- Sand were known, at the end of the '60s, as P.O.T. (Part of Time). Then Sand -- Ludwig Papenberg, his brother Ulrich Papenberg, and Johannes Vester -- developed a more avant-gardist, proto-industrial, visionary, experimental approach, becoming a truly unique entity in the history of music. Not dependent on a classic krautrock style, Sand is nevertheless part of this movement of German cosmic/psychedelic bands, in addition to being the originators of proto-industrial musics. Johannes Vester: vocals, guitar, VCS3. Ludwig Papenberg: congas, VCS3, drum box, guitar, organ. Ulrich Papenberg: bass. Guests on "High Tension": Klaus Pankau, electric guitar; Micky Westphal, bass; Dietmar Burmeister, drums. Cover painting by Babs Santini.
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CAT #: ROTOR 055S-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SILVER APPLES Silver Apples (Silver Gatefold Sleeve) (Black Vinyl) LP
2022 restock; black vinyl version. Silver gatefold sleeve. Numbered edition of 2000 copies. Rotorelief present a reissue of Silver Apples' self-titled debut, originally released in 1968. Available in four versions: A black vinyl version with a color sleeve in a numbered edition of 2000 (ROTOR 055C-LP); a clear vinyl version with a color sleeve in a numbered edition of 1000 (ROTOR 055C-CLR); a black vinyl version with a silver gatefold sleeve in a numbered edition of 2000 (ROTOR 055S-LP); and a silver and black vinyl version with a silver gatefold sleeve in a numbered edition of 1000 (ROTOR 055S-SIL)."By 1967, the Overland Stage Electric Band was teetering on its last legs. The New York City five-piece had found some success playing covers of straight-ahead rock 'n' roll at gigs in the East Village, but tensions within the group were steadily tearing them apart. The lead singer, Simeon Coxe III, had gotten his hands on a vintage '40s audio oscillator and was insisting that it become a part of the show. The rest of the band was understandably upset - this was more than a decade before electronic music would become an accepted practice. Before long, the band was down to two members, Simeon, and drummer Danny Taylor. Now with full control, the two members re-christened themselves the Silver Apples and set about releasing one of history's great forgotten albums, their self-titled debut. Silver Apples is a record that reached far ahead of its time. It's not surprising then, in a year when the airwaves were still dominated by Motown and the Beatles (whose experimentation was tame by comparison), that it failed to garner much of an audience. Even now, nearly 40 years later, the record sounds fresh and unconventional - in 1968 there simply wasn't anything else like it." --Adam Bunch, Crawdaddy! (2007)
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CAT #: ROTOR 069LP
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SAND Vibrating Cloud 2LP
2022 restock; double LP version. Over five decades Sand is a timeless narrative machine full of pictures and scenarios, each title a unique piece that stands alone. The Vibrating Cloud floats powerfully across the vast expanses of sand, telling stories of confusion and aberration, rape of the planet, of the tenderness, hidden power and fragility of existence, the voracious digital demons, the loss of innocence in a surreal drama we call: World. Sand started with the Golem, the analog primitive robot that became independent and out of control. A hybrid creature related to Enki Bilal's mutants, androids, animal humans or automatons. Sand is the stage of the shadow struggles of Don Quixote, Faust's disappointed departure from science and the search for the infinite vastness of nature. The cunning, slyness and sophistication of the Mephisto in the big cities, the black town which has become an enemy habitat, and which produces people without earth, air pirates on air and passengers in circulation. The seductive Pandora, carrying in her box all the evils and hopes of this world, The Flying Dutchman's ghost ship roaming the seas. Sand is the story of the stranded and stuck but also the hopeful children's souls. The stories go from the me through the you to the we. So, in Vibrating Cloud, Sand and Enki Bilal merge into one psychedelic fiction. Sand kaleidoscopically reflects the facets of a darkened and then enlightened existence of man and the world and immerses himself musically and narratively in the spheres of Enki Bilal's mythology, conspiracy history, mixed-up comedy, science fiction and poetry. As Enki Bilal aptly put it: "I would say that this is a prospective reflection on our present world but in a different way in the future."
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CAT #: ROTOR 070LP
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NURSE WITH WOUND Homotopy To Marie 2LP
2022 restock. Rotorelief present a reissue of Homotopy To Marie. the fifth album by Nurse With Wound, originally released in 1982. Music and sleeve created by Steven Stapleton. The album is "a step on from the Dadaist rock of Merzbild Schwet, with much use of tape manipulation and classical avant-garde techniques". The album, which combines tape edits with resonating gong tones and disembodied children's voices to create a sonic collage, is far removed from the harsh improvisations of the group's early albums. The title of the brief closing track derives from a passage from "Les Chants de Maldoror" (1869), a surreal poetic novel written by Le Comte de Lautréamont. This appropriation of a phrase from Maldoror is shared in common with the title of Nurse With Wound's debut album, Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella (1979); both phrases appear in Lautréamont's work. The album was first issued on Stapleton's own United Dairies label on vinyl, cassette, and later in remastered compact disc including an extra track "Astral Dustbin Dirge". This masterpiece reissue is the official full, double album from the original recording sessions. The four tracks from the original LP are accompanied by additional recordings from the same period. This second, double album masterpiece in the "silver collection" of Nurse With Wound albums, is a technically better, crystal clear performance, in comparison to the original 1982 cut. Comes one black vinyl (ROTOR 070LP) and silver-and-black vinyl (ROTOR 070SIL-LP).
RUSTBLADE (ITALY)
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CAT #: RBL 060-2LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
SIMONETTI, CLAUDIO Dario Argento's Opera Soundtrack (35th Anniversary Deluxe Vinyl) LP
"To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the film, Rustblade is releasing the definitive edition of the soundtrack to Dario Argento's cult film Opera. Argento's long-time collaborator Claudio Simonetti combines classic operatic atmospheres with dark electronic grooves and violently smashing rock. Never was Argento more closely involved in the structuring of one of his film's soundtracks. Includes three never before released bonus tracks. Limited gatefold cover with colored marble red blood vinyl plus poster."
SODA GONG
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CAT #: SODA 009LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LANHAM, ERIC Objet Dirt LP
New solo album by Eric Lanham (aka Carl Calm) of the Caboladies. Over the past fifteen years, Florida-based multi-instrumentalist Eric Lanham has quietly generated a diverse and remarkable body of work both as a solo artist and in group settings. From the disorienting drone/collage ecstasies of Caboladies, his trio with Christopher Bush (Flanger Magazine) and Ben Zoeller, to wildly divergent solo flights under both his own name and as Carl Calm, Lanham's carefully meted out recordings display the talents of a chameleonic composer who is as capable a sound designer as he is unconcerned with trend in experimental electronic music or notions of prolific-ness. Objet Dirt arrives ten years after The Sincere Interruption (SP 021LP,2012), his excellent long-player for Spectrum Spools imprint. Captured live, these compositions are brimming with kinetic, elastic, off-grid rhythms, an articulate and enigmatic language that restlessly darts around the stereo field. Of the collection, Lanham says "I haven't made a single piece of music that sounds like this since and it is hard to imagine doing so again." If this is the case, the 20+ minute closer is a formidable final document. At once chaotic and tightly controlled, it is a torrent of coiling low-end, submerged and stretched rhythms, and seething high-end filigree that is as indebted to the hungry ghosts of free improvisation as it is anything resembling techno. Includes download code; edition of 300.
SUPERIOR VIADUCT
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CAT #: SV 156EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AVENGERS, THE The American In Me 7"
2022 repress. "Few first wave California punk bands burned as brightly as The Avengers. Formed in San Francisco during 1977's Summer of Hate, they swiftly ascended to the top of the West Coast scene and earned the coveted support slot for The Sex Pistols' final concert in January 1978. The Avengers' frenetic performance at Winterland made quite an impression on Pistols guitarist Steve Jones who offered to record the group. From the Jones produced sessions, 'The American In Me' remains an unmistakable anthem. Embodying the punk zeitgeist, singer Penelope Houston fiercely declares, 'Ask not what you can do for your country, what's your country been doing to you.' The original White Noise EP version of 'The American In Me' is paired with 'Uh-Oh,' featuring Jones on piano and bravely demonstrating Me Too sentiments four decades earlier. Comp-only track 'Cheap Tragedies' closes this reimagined lost-single set. The American In Me perfectly captures The Avengers' dynamic power -- frustration, style and passion forged into some of the most pivotal sounds of punk's formative era."
TAL (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TAL 028LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
AUTOMNE SIX Automne Six LP
First ever vinyl edition of this one-off collaboration between Philippe Poirier (Kat Onoma) and Stefan Schneider (To Rococo Rot) which was initiated by La Batie -- Festival de Geneve, in 2002. The original recordings of the album took place the same year at Bleibeil Studios, Berlin. Engineered by Bernd Jestram. Restoration and mastering by Detlef Funder at Paraschall, Düsseldorf in 2022. Includes printed inner sleeve and download code; edition of 300."19 or 20 years, what difference does it make if the beautiful things in life are able to transport us back to Year Zero -- again and again. The moment when this album was created. It is the timeless horizon that motivates the artist. 'Dad, what's the line doing there?' -- a good start for a story. Philippe Poirier and Stefan Schneider recount tales of slow travel, far beyond the known continents. The adventures of a certain Corto Maltese, mysterious love stories in long forgotten harbors. A love that creates its own time, just like a chess game, an ocean liner or propeller airplanes. The enthusiasm for cartography which Philippe Poirier and Stefan Schneider share, time and again, similar to dream. The dream of an idea, of exploration, of finding. The first lines of a drawing that become the great painting. The sequences and the words which design a world in its own right. A tremendous reservoir and my old friend knows that there is an ideal companion for every journey. This time Philippe Poirier is a narrator who finds a sound like sand flowing through fingers and who knows how deep each object accompanies each love. Les Choses de la Vie." --Detlef Weinrich (Tolouse Low Tax), Paris 2021.
TAMOKI-WAMBESI-DOVE (UK)
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CAT #: DHV 001CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
CHAPLIN, CHARLIE Live At Clarendon CD
Recorded live at Maypen, Clarendon October 15th, 1983. MC Charlie Chaplin and Inspector Willy at the controls Selector: U-Roy.
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CAT #: DHV 002CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
FLOYD, JAH Fiend Victim CD
2009 release. Jah Floyd's Fiend Victim out on Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove.
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CAT #: TWCD 1074CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
KNOWLEDGE Straight And Narrow CD
2015 release. Knowledge's Straight And Narrow on Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove.
TAPETE RECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TR 466CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DORAU, ANDREAS Ich bin der Eine von uns Beiden CD
Tapete Records present a reissue of Andreas Dorau's Ich bin der Eine von uns Beiden, originally released in 2005 on Mute. Includes such classics as "Kein Liebeslied", "40 Frauen", and "Im September". "Ihr brüllt von Liebe in engen Gewändern / Doch einer wie ich will die Welt noch verändern", sings Andreas Dorau on "Kein Liebeslied", written with Sven Regener. Love was not his chosen subject, he wanted to sing of other things -- wild boar ("Schwarze Furchen"), processions ("40 Frauen"), and the back house where the people come out the front ("Hinterhaus"). It was ever so. The maestro spent eight long years working on his so-called "wild boar record", a disc which featured Wolfgang Müller, Justus Köhncke, Carsten "Erobique" Meyer, and Paul Kominek, along with Andreas and Dorau. The concept of the album revolved around the separation of these last two participants. An interesting idea on paper --tender songs written by Andreas the artist, heavy bass drummed out by Dorau the party animal. "IbdEvuB" was conceived as an extraordinary album of severance. Fine on paper, yes, but in practice? ... Well, it took eight years, didn't it? Eight years of nerve-shredding fiddling around, but ultimately well worth the effort. House, soft rock, disco, glam pop, blended into a dazzling whole of Andreas and Dorau. Some of it recorded and produced in the garage, the rest in the legendary Can Studio in Weilerswist. Did Andreas and Dorau change the world with Ich bin der Eine von uns Beiden? Probably not, but they did manage to create a magnificent, timeless, electronic pop album which merits rediscovery. That's something! Remastered.
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CAT #: TR 466LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DORAU, ANDREAS Ich bin der Eine von uns Beiden LP
LP version. Tapete Records present a reissue of Andreas Dorau's Ich bin der Eine von uns Beiden, originally released in 2005 on Mute. Includes such classics as "Kein Liebeslied", "40 Frauen", and "Im September". "Ihr brüllt von Liebe in engen Gewändern / Doch einer wie ich will die Welt noch verändern", sings Andreas Dorau on "Kein Liebeslied", written with Sven Regener. Love was not his chosen subject, he wanted to sing of other things -- wild boar ("Schwarze Furchen"), processions ("40 Frauen"), and the back house where the people come out the front ("Hinterhaus"). It was ever so. The maestro spent eight long years working on his so-called "wild boar record", a disc which featured Wolfgang Müller, Justus Köhncke, Carsten "Erobique" Meyer, and Paul Kominek, along with Andreas and Dorau. The concept of the album revolved around the separation of these last two participants. An interesting idea on paper --tender songs written by Andreas the artist, heavy bass drummed out by Dorau the party animal. "IbdEvuB" was conceived as an extraordinary album of severance. Fine on paper, yes, but in practice? ... Well, it took eight years, didn't it? Eight years of nerve-shredding fiddling around, but ultimately well worth the effort. House, soft rock, disco, glam pop, blended into a dazzling whole of Andreas and Dorau. Some of it recorded and produced in the garage, the rest in the legendary Can Studio in Weilerswist. Did Andreas and Dorau change the world with Ich bin der Eine von uns Beiden? Probably not, but they did manage to create a magnificent, timeless, electronic pop album which merits rediscovery. That's something! Remastered.
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CAT #: TR 510EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FOYER DES ARTS Die John-Peel-Session 12"
The author Max Goldt is well known to the general public. Not so the musician Max Goldt, who came across the guitarist and songwriter Gerd Pasemann through a classified ad in 1978. Their joint collaboration in the 1980s resulted in the musically contrasting project Foyer des Arts: "Melancholic, sometimes resigned tracks alternated as a matter of course with comic and surreal ones," wrote Max Goldt in the booklet to his CD box set Draußen die herrliche Sonne. In 1986, after a two-year delay, Foyer des Arts released their sophomore album Die Unfähigkeit zu Frühstücken. BBC Radio DJ John Peel liked Foyer des Arts so much that he not only played all the songs from the album Die Unfähigkeit zu Frühstücken several times on his show. Gerd Pasemann and Max Goldt were ultimately invited to record a (John) Peel Session, a rare and distinguished honor for a German-speaking band. The Berlin duo made their way to London in October 1986, where they were joined by three members of The Higsons, an energetic combo with plenty of experience as session musicians. Indeed, they only needed one rehearsal to learn the four songs that Foyer des Arts brought with them, two from the aforementioned album and two brand new tunes: "Könnten Bienen Fliegen" and "Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit". Recording took place the following afternoon in the legendary Maida Vale Studio 4, the regular home for the Peel Sessions. "The musicians were excellent and the atmosphere was really relaxed," Max Goldt recalls, "and afterwards we met John Peel in his favorite pub, The Vine Bar." In the year 2000 Goldt asked the BBC what had happened to the session tapes, only to learn that they had probably been wiped. This was not a huge surprise, as the BBC archives were notoriously unreliable. Entire Dusty Springfield shows disappeared, apparently deleted. Twenty years later, the Cologne-based sound engineer Tom Morgenstern, with the help of a colleague from the BBC, managed to unearth the lost tapes. And here they are, 35 years on, as fresh as the day they were made.
THE HENNING CHRISTIANSEN ARCHIVE (UK)
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CAT #: HC 004LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
CHRISTIANSEN, HENNING Op. 163 Penthesilea: The Reality Is A Ghost In My Mind / In Penthesileas Hohle (In Penthesilea's Cave) 2LP
Beautiful, haunting, and somber, this double-LP presents the entire recording from Henning Christiansen's Heinrich von Kleist tribute at Rene Block's Rosenfest festival, Berlin, 1984. The Reality Is A Ghost In My Mind (first LP) is a work that unfolds patiently with a mix of field recordings; wind, bird song and the sound of snow being crushed underfoot all unite in a foreboding atmosphere. In Penthesileas Höhle (second LP) features electronic treatments to the original field recordings found on The Reality Is A Ghost In My Mind, a representation of psychological reorientation perhaps? A deep ground tone (or "root" as Henning calls it) leads the listener through a variety of realistic and unrealistic environments. As Henning says in his essay reprinted on the back sleeve: "Then comes a section where the field recordings of the sea, the storm, birds, cars and other things, are built together so that the realism of these sounds become unreal. For example, the cars drive into the sea and the birds are singing within the storm. When you hear footsteps in the show, it's Kleist sneaking past Deutsche Schauspielhaus. When you hear a deep, human sleeping noise, it's Achilles sleeping. When you hear hammering it's the weapon smith working. When you hear a stone being thrown it means the unanswered question: 'Who threw the first stone?' These recordings lead to the finale where Carla Tatò's haunted vocals into her singing mournfully along with Jan Tilman Schade's violoncello and tuba, then a chainsaw appears." A previously unreleased project of Henning Christiansen, monumental in scope, traversing years, countries and now, formats. Pentheseila is one of the most ambitious works in the entire Henning Christiansen oeuvre. A large-scale work from the mid-eighties based on the play of the same name by Heinrich von Kleist (1808). Both Henning and his widow, Ursula Reuter Christiansen, were enthusiastic about Kleist's text, both making works around the themes within this portent text. Henning Christiansen first developed a work around this text for the Rosenfest festival performed in Berlin in 1984. Rosenfest was curated by René Block and featured a variety of composers presenting works in response to Kleist's work including Robert Ashley, "Blue" Gene Tyranny etc. Henning formulated a composition utilizing tape, field recordings, voice, soprano, and violoncello alongside the homemade instruments of Werner Durand. The live presentation was then expanded upon and first performed two years later at Teatro Olímpico, Rome on the November 8th, 1986 as directed by Carlo Quartucci. Along with the five-CD set (HC 005CD) sharing the four and a half hour backing track prepared for the Teatro Olímpico performance in Rome in 1986, these releases make up a substantial overview of one of the most significant works in the entire Christiansen canon. Includes writings Ursula Reuter Christiansen and Henning Christiansen and artwork by Ursula Reuter Christiansen. Small excerpts of these works previously appeared on one of the 7"s in the Rosenfest Berlin 1984 catalog (Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD) and the compilation CD Ghosts And Monsters: Technology And Personality In Contemporary Music (1999).
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CAT #: HC 006CD
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CHRISTIANSEN, HENNING Op. 1984 (160C) Goodday, Mr Orwell, Green Ear-Year CD
Previously unreleased Henning Christiansen work from 1984. A dedication to George Orwell. Someone he was very fond of. In 1977 Henning visited the USSR only to become a staunch anti-Stalinist. A pro Trotskyite who, when visiting the USA, also saw Big Brother watching the US in the same way in the USSR through media and the journalists that worked for each side to manipulate the masses. Henning painted his ear green that year because he wanted to listen to nature and not the media and politicians. Performed at the Møn Musikfestival in the green ear year, 1984 with his first son, Esben, a local celebrity for his work in rock music. Encountering this performance people were very upset that Esben was not playing the rock music he was known for resulting in them setting fires and yelling at our trusty duo throughout the performance. Henning and Esben continued until the end. This was the last performance Esben did, he never played rock music or performed again after this. The radio piece here was recorded on the Christiansen family farm on Møn and the also the local surroundings on Møn. Version 1. Esben and Henning Christiansen action tape First performed 11-12:00 duration: 44 min. Version 2. Esben and Henning Christiansen radio version duration: 43 min. 45 sec. finished the 11th of October 1984 culture and society department Danish Radio Broadcast in Danish Radio Program 1. 25.12.1984.
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CAT #: HC 007CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
CHRISTIANSEN, HENNING To Look Inside Music 2CD
The Henning Christiansen Archive present a collection of previously unreleased "classical works" by Henning Christiansen, a large part of his oeuvre which has remained out of sight, until now. This 2CD compilation encompasses a variety of stylistic approaches written in the years from 1963 to 1988."This collection gathers music by Christiansen targeted on (in one sense or another) the concert hall. All the recordings presented here are previously unreleased. The majority of publicly available Christiansen recordings have focused on music related to dramatic works, soundtrack works, music made for and within artist performance and tape music. This time, Christiansen as composer is truly at the forefront. His voice is always recognizable even as his expressive range is surprisingly broad; his approach ranges from the conventional to the radical. Any niggling concert-hall questions about craft are settled, yet at the same time he continues to question the role of form and genre in music." --from the liner notes written by Ben Harper.
TOCHNIT ALEPH (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TA 140CD
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JORN & JEAN DUBUFFET, ASGER Musique Phenomenale 2CD
Musique Phénomenale was recorded by Asger Jorn and Jean Dubuffet between December 1960 and March 1961 in Paris, and published in 1961 as a box containing four 10" records in an edition of 50 copies by Galleria del Cavallino, Venice. 61 years after its original release, this is the first ever reissue. Produced by Daniel Löwenbrück/Edition Hans Pumpestok, København, in cooperation with Fondation Dubuffet, Paris. Double-CD in six-panel digipak in slipcase; includes 12-page booklet in French and English; edition of 600."... It's a curious feeling to implement and test a spontaneous form of orchestration with an artist who has such an extremely independent background. It really felt like we were experiencing an event of singular importance and significance. I can't say if this importance was greater than our own personal joy. But I do know that this music illuminated many ideas for me that had previously remained obscure. For me it remains a kind of phenomenal music, in the sense that in our productions the music became its own specific phenomenon, and yet one that was still connected to all the other sensorial phenomena... "--Asger Jorn (from the liner notes)Asger Jorn (1914-1973), was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, author, and one of Scandinavia's most influential and internationally recognized artists. He was a founding member of the avantgarde movement COBRA and the Situationist International.Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) was a French painter, sculptor, lithographer and writer. He was one of the main protagonists of Art Brut (a term he invented in 1945).
TRADING PLACES (UK)
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CAT #: TDP 54071LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SECOND HAND Reality LP
Trading Places present a reissue of Second Hand's Reality, originally released in 1968. Obscure prog rockers Second Hand began as the Next Collection, formed at a south London secondary school; engineer/manager Vic Keary scored them a contract with Polydor as the Moving Finger, but their legendary debut LP was credited to Second Hand, due to a rival Moving Finger. Channeling psych and spacey acid hues, there is blues-rock underpinning Bob Gibbons's guitar and keyboardist Ken Elliott helps aim the sound towards deep space; this edition features rare tracks "James In The Basement" and "I Am Nearly There" from a 1965 Next Collection single (backing Denis Couldry), already showing their freak-psych capabilities. An essential listen for all true prog connoisseurs. Licensed from Cherry Red.
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CAT #: TDP 54075LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SECOND HAND Death May Be Your Santa Claus LP
Trading Places present a reissue of Second Hand's Death May Be Your Santa Claus, originally released in 1971. After their excellent Polydor debut suffered from lack of promotion, Second Hand's sophomore LP surfaced on Mushroom, the noncommercial label formed by Vic Keary, Mike Craig, and Neil Richmond, allowing for unfettered experimentation. With George Hart on bass, new front man Rob Elliott, and drummer Kieran O'Connor on vibraphones, Ken Elliott takes melodic command on Mellotron, piano, and organ, the disc a freakily esoteric juggernaut. This lost masterwork here comes with rare bonus tracks "Dip It Out Of The Bog Fred", "Baby RU Anudder Monster?", and the orchestrated "Funeral", a scare 1972 single. Licensed from Cherry Red.
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CAT #: TDP 54081LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TRYP, THE My Brain Collapsed LP
Trading Places present a reissue of The Tryp's My Brain Collapsed, originally released in 1986. First vinyl edition. The roots of '80s English psychedelic freak band The Tryp lie in a hoax perpetuated by Steve Lines's indie mag Mardenbeat, based in the town of Calne in the Marden Delta, which reviewed a gig by a non-existent band; former JP Sunshine main man Rod Goodway and partner Christine Cotter then gave flesh to the beast with Lines and Paul Ricketts of Unhinged mag, cutting My Brain Collapsed as an exploration of mushroom-fueled mental instability. First issued on cassette label Mardentapes and later by Acid Tapes (just as Lines took over from Alan Duffy). A must have for all tryppers! Licensed from Cherry Red.
TRESOR (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TRESOR 325EP
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MINIMAL VIOLENCE DESTROY ---> [physical] REALITY [psychic] --- TRUST Phase Three 12"
As the z-axis of our planet tilts away, and a gulf of dusty earth, air and searing fire is revealed before us, Minimal Violence holds an unflinching stare, unveiling Phase Three in an act of pure psychic release. Consecutive of the destruction of Phase One (TRESOR 317EP) and the restructuring of Phase Two (TRESOR 317EP) it only seems appropriate that the third phase of the series finds the project reaching a state of transcendence and transition as it also aligns with the shift from a duo to the solo venture of Ash Luk following the departure of co-founder Lida P. This third EP of the DESTROY ---> [physical] REALITY [psychic] --- TRUST series launches straight into the 145 bpm stomper Flatline. It is a track founded by a family spirit, with lyrics co-written with Luk's mother and their stepfather Mad Johnny on vocals and guitar. It draws a hoarse chant of passion, "... nothing matters ... I still love you ... resuscitation ... resurrection ..." in answer to arching melodic euphoria. "Cold (sex)" follows down a scorched earth driveway into distorted whistles, detuned melodies and some of the best sequencer abuse out there. "We Suffocate on the Violence of Light" reveals perhaps the finest expedition so far in Minimal Violence's particular vein of acid-singed euphoric trance. Its synths smeared and merged unholy, where the drums meddle with the tensions between drum and bass and nail to the ground four to the floor rhythm. "Focus On That Form" pummels hard within a deep noise volley, scratching hard to rid its environments of any longer lasting luster. As ever, the transformative sound of Minimal Violence emerges deep from fire. Denying any uncertain embers an escape route, Luk casts anew from a seemingly unending source of unique energy. "Flatline" features Mad Johnny.
UMOR REX (MEXICO)
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CAT #: UR 137LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
YAMILA Visions LP
Yamila reveals her most intimate catharsis in Visions, an album that brings together and provokes the hallucinatory powers of music. Like an ancient herald, she announces the profound feminine mystique while crossing epic melodies full of pleasure and pain. This album is a journey that prodigiously unites baroque accents, Spanish folklore -- such as flamenco -- and contemporary electronic music. Her voice and music -- sometimes torn and others buoyant -- could resemble the score for a biblical passage (ie visions of the Apocalypse), for they are overflowing with physical ecstasy and sounds that one can touch. Visions is composed of different forms and rhythms. Pieces like "Visions V" evolve intensely with sharp and systematized hits -- powerful layers that bring us closer to Alessando Cortini's Forse era. "Visions II", for its part, shares intensity and power with flamenco ritual patterns, as if it were an old Andalusian scene dripping with oscillations and electric shocks. Yet there are luminous vocal pieces such as "Visions I" (featuring Rafael Anton Irisarri), inspired by Manuel de Falla's Suite Española composed in 1922. Here, an aural chiaroscuro with beautiful voices and choirs is deeply fused with daring drones. And it is in the ensemble of moments of Visions where Yamila's conceptual axis is rendered solid. Pain and glory, lacerating religiosity, feminism cauterized by power, and hallucinations as a source (or pretext/tool) to be heard. Yamila exhibits a profuse aesthetic with her music that calls for a look at the far-past with romanticism and nostalgia. Visions is radiant, intense. A unique album. All songs written and performed by Yamila Ríos (Spain), except "Visions I", which features Rafael Anton Irisarri. Recorded between the Swedish winter and the Belgian countryside. Additional musicians: Simbad - guitar; Vera Cavallin - harp. Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, New York. Photos by Virginia Rota in Madrid. Design by Daniel Castrejón in Mexico City. Transparent blue vinyl; gatefold sleeve; edition of 500.
VP RECORDS
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CAT #: VPGSRL 7005LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MUNDELL, HUGH Jah Fire LP
2022 repress. 2013 reissue. Originally released in 1980. Features Lacksley Castell, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Chinna Smith, and more.
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CAT #: VPRD 6335EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SISTER NANCY Bam Bam Bam 12"
2022 repress. 2000 reissue. Originally released in 1982. Includes "Stalag Version". 45rpm.
WEWANTSOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: WWSLP 018LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
YANO, AKIKO Iroha Ni Konpeitou LP
2022 repress; LP version. Obi strip; Includes insert. Wewantsounds present a reissue of Akiko Yano's Iroha Ni Konpeitou, originally released in 1977. Another superb Akiko Yano album and one of her funkiest, highlighting her singing and songwriting talents. Iroha Ni Konpeitou is perhaps Akiko Yano's best-known album in the Western world not just because of its striking front cover -- a shot by famed photographer Bishin Jumonji featuring Akiko holding an inflatable dolphin. A slick mix of Japanese pop and New York funk, the album was recorded in Tokyo except for the title track which was recorded in NYC with an all-star line-up consisting of Rick Marotta, David Spinozza, Will Lee, and Nicky Marrero. For the rest of the album, Akiko is accompanied by some of the best musicians from the Tokyo music scene gravitating around the groups Happy End and Tin Pan Alley: the ubiquitous Haruomi Hosono on bass, Tatsuo Hayashi on drums, Shigeru Suzuki on guitar, to name just a few. Interestingly, two Hosono compositions are featured on the album: "Ai Ai Gasa" which he recorded on his 1973 landmark debut Hosono House and "Hourou" originally recorded in '75 by singer and musician Chu Kosaka, on the eponymous album Horo. Last but not least, Hideki Matsutake is handling the keyboard programming duties on the album as Yano is playing a wide array of keyboards: Moog IIIc, Mini Moog, String Ensemble, on top of the Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, and Yamaha CP7C. Matsutake would soon become programmer in chief for Yellow Magic Orchestra, touring and playing with them around the world (like Yano herself). Although the album feels very accessible and funky, there are complex keyboard layers underneath as on the first short introduction "KAWAJI", a short electro fantasy, or on such tracks as "Ai Ai Gasa" and "Kino Wa Mou" on which Akiko is playing bass with her Moog, making the album a richly textured and inventive one once you scratch its surface. The tracks on the album flow effortlessly also highlighting Akiko Yano's superb songwriting and knack for creating fascinating pop song. "Iroha Ni Konpeitou" sounds as fresh and beautiful as when it first came out more than forty years ago and will please the growing circle of Akiko Yano fans around the world as a welcome addition to her brilliant discography. Remastered sound. First release outside of Japan.
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CAT #: WWSLP 022LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
FAIRUZ Wahdon LP
2022 repress. Wewantsounds continues to pursue its exploration of great Lebanese music with the reissue of Wahdon, released in 1978 by legendary Middle Eastern diva Fairuz and recorded during the Abu Ali sessions (WWSLP 021LP). The album includes the Lebanese dancefloor cult classic, "Al Bostah". 1978 was a turning point for the Lebanese diva. The '70s had seen her rise as an international star, playing sold out concerts in the US and in Europe, and appearing on national TV in France. She had had a long-lasting artistic collaboration with her husband Assi Rahbani and his brother Elias (aka The Rahbani Brothers) who, together, had penned most of the singer's classics. In 1978, Assi who had suffered a brain hemorrhage in 1972 got weaker and the collaboration finally ended (together with their personal relationship). Their 22-year-old son Ziad took over Fairuz's musical reins and set to work on their first album together, Wahdon ("Alone"), serving as her mother's producer, composer and musical director. Wahdon typifies this key moment in Fairuz's career when she switched from traditional to more modern arrangements. The first side of the album encapsulates the more traditional side of the singer with such mesmerizing songs as "Habaitak Ta Neseet Al Naoum" (I Loved You So Much I Forgot To Sleep) or "Ana Indi Haneen" (I'm Nostalgic), filled with gorgeous Arabic strings and percussion. The second side though is a whole different affair. Recorded in Athens at the EMI Greece studio at the same time as the Abu Ali sessions, the two long tracks brings a hipper, contemporary funk and disco feel that has made the album such a collector's item with DJs and diggers around the world. Clocking at almost nine minutes "Al Bostah" (The Bus) tells the story a woman in love remembering a bus journey with her lover under a scorching heat, enhanced by an hypnotic up-tempo funkified disco beat, while "Wahdon" brings a slower and jazzier underlay to Fairuz's superb singing. These tracks shocked some of the diva's fans at the time but they've since passed the test of time and have become highly sought after. Whadon has since become both a classic Fairuz album and a cult Ziad Rahbani production that Wewantsounds is delighted to bring to a wider audience for the first time.
WIDE HIVE RECORDS
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CAT #: WH 368LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
KEYS, CALVIN Blue Keys LP
"Calvin Keys' Blue Keys (Black Jazz Records, Ray Charles) is a new record on Wide Hive Records with saxophone icon Gary Bartz (Milestone Records, Miles Davis), trombonist Steve Turre, Henry Franklin, Babatunde Lea, Gregory Howe, Mike Hughes, Thomas McCree and more. Blue Keys is nine new classic songs with beautiful horns and Calvin's ferocious guitar soloing. Limited 180 gram foil, numbered pressing."
WRWTFWW RECORDS (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 013LP
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NARDINI, NINO Musique Pour Le Futur LP
Limited 2022 restock. We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records present a reissue of Nino Nardini's e Musique Pour Le Futur, originally released in 1970. An experimental, musique concrete, sci-fi masterpiece, available for the first time since 1970. Originally recorded for Crea Sound Ltd., a sub-label of Louis Delacour's Neuilly imprint, Musique Pour Le Futur finds the French composer, arranger, producer, possible time-traveler, and all around music library legend Nino Nardini experimenting with synthesizers, percussions, prepared piano, echo, and special effects. Fans of electronic oddities, eerie cinematic audio-landscapes, Piero Umiliani, or Bernard Parmegiani, will rejoice at this full-length musical adventure that could very well be the soundtrack for a film in which characters from a '70s Italian horror movie visit a distant (forbidden) planet from a '50s sci-movie. It's bizarre, hypnotizing, slightly spooky, always out-of-this-world, and goddamn brilliant. Nino Nardini, also known as Georges Teperino, had a very fruitful career in library music, much like longtime collaborator Roger Roger. He composed a very large amount of works for French and British libraries which continues to be featured in numerous programs (radio, TV, films) all around the world. His passion for electronic music experimentations began in the late '60s and kept going until the '80s. Housed in a phosphorescent glow-in-the-dark, heavy cardboard sleeve.
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 014LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
SPOERRI, BRUNO Voice Of Taurus LP
Limited 2022 restock. We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records present a reissue of the highly sought-after electronic/sci-fi disco/proto-techno/ambient masterpiece Voice Of Taurus by Swiss music pioneer and synth super wizard Bruno Spoerri, available on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1978. Surrounded with a formidable family of legendary synthesizers, primitive modulators, and audio gear -- transformed and customized à la Spoerri --, armed with an extraordinary talent for improvisation, and deeply inspired by the likes of Wendy Carlos, Pierre Schaeffer, and the then freshly released Close Encounter of the Third Kind (1977), Bruno Spoerri envisioned Voice Of Taurus as "electronic pop conceived using an experimental and jazz approach". The result is an out-of-this-world sonic adventure where early techno sounds blend with synth-based sci-fi soundtrack vibes, krautrock explorations, and retro-futuristic disco madness. It's unique, catchy, cosmic, and meditative -- it's a must have for all record collectors of the galaxy... welcome to Planet Spoerri. Still very active recording, touring, and collaborating (with Julian Sartorius, Franz Treichler of Young Gods, Marco Repetto of Grauzone, Roger Girod, to name a few), Bruno Spoerri is a multiple award-winning Swiss music icon, whose career started in the 1950s. His works spans jazz, electronic music, film, and TV work, and everything in between. Improvisational maestro and synthesizer mega-connoisseur, Mr. Spoerri has influenced an entire generation of producers and musicians -- even Jay-Z sampled him. Housed in a 350 gram jacket; Includes new liner notes.
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20/20/20
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CAT #: 202020 018LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DAMON & NAOMI A Sky Record LP
"With its meditative tempos and enveloping guitar work by Michio Kurihara -- 'it's like this golden net,' Naomi said of his gorgeous, versatile playing -- A Sky Record offers shelter from the squall. If it has the glow of a long-delayed reunion between friends, that's not accidental: Kurihara hasn't traveled outside of Japan in some time, so Damon and Naomi hadn't recorded with him in nearly ten years. When they finally made it back to Japan in November 2019 for a brief tour, they were elated to book some time with Kurihara at the aptly named studio Peace Music. In those long stretches of quarantime, the tracks they returned from Japan with had distinct moods but not yet any lyrics. (Kurihara works best when trying to conjure a specific feeling or natural image -- after all, he did once make a solo record, Sunset Notes, on which every song was based on a different sunset he'd witnessed...) How to write about the pandemic? How to not write about the pandemic? Naomi first struck upon the appropriate tone when re-reading the journals of one of her favorite abstract painters, Charles Burchfield. She arranged this found language into the lyrics of the iridescent 'Season Without Time,' which also became a tribute to a friend that she and Damon had lost in the last year. From there, the floodgates opened. The wistful and watery 'Midnight' (electrified, towards the end, by the slow screams of a Kurihara solo) conjures Naomi's nostalgia for youthful summers spent at Jones Beach, while the gentle current of 'Sailing By' pays homage to those ritualistic BBC Shipping Forecasts and the waltzing, quintessentially British theme song from which it takes its name." --Lindsay Zoladz "Back to make all your folk-pop dreams melt into the sunset." --Rolling Stone
ABRAHAM (CANADA)
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CAT #: AA 489LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
LITTLE JOHN Reggae Dance LP
2022 restock; reissue of this 1982 release, recorded and mixed at Channel One and King Tubby's Studios. Tracks: "Reggae Dance," "Unwilling Baby Mother," "Sweet Reggae Music," "This Kind Of Way," "Respect Your Lover," " If You Only," "Sweet Dreams," "Mr. Babylon" and "All Who Gone."
AGITATED RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: AGIT 061CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
STOLTZ, KELLEY The Stylist CD
"The Stylist, Kelley Stoltz's seventeenth album finds him following up the Third Man Records reissue of his 2001 Antique Glow with a collection of ten new songs. The album was recorded early in 2021, and has been languishing in the vinyl pressing log jam ever since -- luckily Stoltz writes timeless songs, the kind that might've appeared on the fringes of the late '60s or mid-80s. Acoustic guitars, synthesizers, drum machines and strong melodies abound. As with his other classic records Below The Branches, Double Exposure and Ah! (etc), Stoltz plays most of the instruments himself and records in his home studio in San Francisco. Kelley says, 'I chose the title The Stylist because musically I guess that's what I am... because of the way I write, at my leisure over a period of months at home, I kinda flit around between styles. It's all in the pop-rock vein, but there's usually a wide range of sounds and inspiration from song to song. It sort of fits together in a mix tape kind of way, rather than an exploration of one particular mood. That's always been the case with my albums.' Thankfully, after twenty-three years the beat goes on... and no matter what style Stoltz chooses, The Stylist is another platter of tuneful delight in the impressive catalog of one of the great songwriters of the time."
BO WEAVIL RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: WEAVIL 012LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
MCPHERSON & TETUZI AKIYAMA, DONALD Vinegar & Rum LP
2022 restock; LP version. Recorded in New Zealand in 2004, this is the duo recording of New Zealand guitarist Donald McPherson and Japanese guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama. A beautiful meeting of two virtuoso acoustic guitarists, both thoroughly schooled in the vast world of improvising. Donald McPherson, a native New Zealander, has released a number of extremely limited lathe-cut folk records. Tetuzi Akiyama is often associated with the improvising community in Tokyo generated around Tokyo's Off Site venue. But Tetuzi's sound owes just as much to the country blues guitarists of the '30s. His sound has taken the blues form into a new world of minimalist improvisations. His loose playing side-steps the usual clichés of the guitar in both the free improv and traditional folk scenes. Tetuzi has a varied number of very different projects from free improvisations, working with musicians across the globe, to hard minimalist electric blues boogies. Vinegar & Rum finds Tetuzi and Donald playing melodic folk improvisations that grow and morph into compositions that upon each listening uncover some new layer of beauty. Both playing on acoustic guitar, they have a level of communication and understanding that allows a musical connection to grow and blossom into a full-length recording of delicate melodic mayhem.
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CAT #: WEAVIL 015LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
AKIYAMA, TETUZI Pre-Existence LP
Limted 2022 restock, last copies. Originally released in 2006. Tetuzi Akiyama has been a major player on the free music/improv scene in Tokyo for over 20 years. Pre-Existence first came out on CD as a part of the great Wooden Guitar series from Locust. Akiyama's playing here is one of a minimalist approach, discovering and investigating the empty spaces between each note. He does not follow the Takoma guitar school style of finger-picking, but instead invokes a far more warped primitive country blues feel with a meditative quality. You never know where you are going to be led with his guitar, down roads rarely travelled. With his dense tapestry of sounds, Akiyama evokes emotions that at times are uncomfortable, but are of real beauty. Open your ears and let the music take you far, far out there.
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CAT #: WEAVIL 055LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
WILKINSON/EDWARDS/NOBLE 3 Of A Kind LP
2022 restock; The trio of Alan Wilkinson, John Edwards, and Steve Noble continue to plot their course ever outward and ever upward. These new songs, recorded in South London at that wonderful performance space -- at the heart of the improve scene here at this moment -- Iklectik, are the very beating heart of improvised music. It's not that they are good, or even representative -- such relative terms fail to express the continuum of which these sounds are a key part. This is music that evades the strictures of scientific measurement or critical theory. It just is. Wilkinson is a master of the tribal, balls-out approach to sax playing. He lets it all hang out. But there is great subtlety in what he does with his horn, in the range of inflection, the space between the phrases, the singing tone. At times he sounds like a tight knit sax section in a swinging big band all on his own. There is definitely jazz in there. Edwards and Noble form the rhythmic base for much that is good and beautiful in the improv scene today. Years of playing together and individual brilliance mean they mesh like the gears of a micro-tuned machine. Together the trio make music. And that is all that needs saying. Personnel: Alan Wilkinson - alto, baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; John Edwards - double bass; Steve Noble - drums.
BONER RECORDS
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CAT #: BONER 025LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MELVINS, THE Bullhead LP
2022 repress. 1991 release. "Available again with updated artwork and a new gatefold sleeve! Melvins' follow-up to 1989's Ozma was 1991's groundbreaking Bullhead. The songs are longer, the mood is calmer, yet more menacing. 'Boris' (which gave the Japanese group their name) is a long, slow, low death march of addiction and self-abuse. 'Zodiac' is a frantic punk rock machine gun blasting away at Buzz's demons (both inner and outer). 'Cow' is a happy baboon bashing away at the best drum solo of his life. 'It's Shoved' is a groovy beat for the cast of Shindig to bop along to, until their carefree performances of The Pony, The Mashed Potato, and The Watusi are horribly interrupted by the soundstage tilting up and sliding them all into a mangled heap of screaming dancers, broken cameras and flaming electronic equipment at the bottom."
CASTLE FACE
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CAT #: CF 055LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
THEE OH SEES Mutilator Defeated at Last LP
2022 repress. 2015 release. "Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork. Here we have a new batch from Thee Oh Sees for your absorption -- nine muscular tunes primed to pummel. Last year's Drop was more schizophrenic, ranging from heavy to whimsical and back; Mutilator Defeated at Last has more in common with the monolithic hugeness of Floating Coffin. With only two brief reprieves from its onslaught, this record is made to be played loudly and demands bodily sacrifice. Despite the plutonium heavy feel, Thee Oh Sees continue to be omnivorous. Synths and acoustic guitars wind throughout the album like veins of gold through granite. Any and all that stands in its way will be devoured and assimilated. This is the sound of a band doing what they do best."
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CAT #: CF 093LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OH SEES Orc 2LP
2022 repress. 2017 release. "Received a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork. The newly shorn Oh Sees waste no time in racing headlong into nightmarish battle with the mighty Orc, clawing even farther up the ghastly peak stormed so satisfyingly by last year's A Weird Exits. The band is in tour-greased, anvil-on-a-balance beam, gut-pleasingly heavy form, nimbly braining -- with equal dashes of abandon and menace -- on this fresh batch of bruisers and brooders, hypnotically stirred into to the cauldron of chaos you've come to expect. Fresh blood Paul Quattrone joins Dan Rincon to form a phalanx of interlocking double drums, alternately propelling and fleet-footing shifting ground to pinion John Dwyer's cliff-face guitars to the boogie. Tim Hellman keeps it swinging like a battle-axe to the eyebrows. The tunes veer toward the violence of their live shows, with a few tasty swerves into other lanes: heavy to lush, groovy to stately. Throughout, it remains sinister in its swaggering skulk, manic in its fuzz-fried fugues. They hit all the sweet spots the heads foggily remember, and there's plenty to sweat over if you just hopped into the sauna. More evil... more complex... more narcotic... more screech... more blare... more whisper... there's even more Brigid. Less 'Thee,' but more of everything else."
CLOCKTOWER (CANADA)
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CAT #: CT 103LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
PRINCE JAZZBO Ital Corner LP
2022 repress. 1979 Clocktower reissue of UK release of Prince Jazzbo's Natty Passing Thru (1976) with a different tracklist and sleeve. "The full-on Black Ark sound from the Super Ape era. Riddims include Max Romeo's 'One Step Forward'." Produced by Lee Perry, The Upsetters, and Brad Osborne. Features Earl Smith (guitar), Mikey Boo (drums), Keith Stirling (piano), more.
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CAT #: CTLP 094LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
BOOTHE, KEN Memories LP
2022 repress. Ken Boothe is by far one of the best roots and lovers reggae singers from Jamaica. In 1974, he came out with the massive hit "Everything I Own". Clocktower present the LP Memories from the '70s with tracks such as "I'm Just A Man", "Memories By The Score", "Duke Of Earl", and "Artibella". Massive tracks for all.
COLLISION: CAUSE OF CHAPTER 3 (GERMANY)
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CAT #: CCT 30192LP
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DUBBLESTANDART/LEE "SCRATCH" PERRY/ARI UP Return From Planet Dub LP
Now also available as vinyl. Features eight song highlights from the original double CD version of the album (CCT 3019CD). On the planet dub, Dubblestandart have already left their own crater with ten albums by now. Founded in the late eighties under the impression of Lee Perry's unique Black Ark productions and Adrian Sherwood's radical mixing maneuvers on On-U-Sound, the proven and sought-after backing band (Ari Up, Lee "Scratch" Perry Dillinger, Lilian Allen, Top Cat) around Paul Zasky has given Jamaican production techniques their own European face: bass-based, new wave-informed, on the cutting edge of mixing and adept in the tightrope walk between digital wumms and analog warmth, wordlessly mediating between patois and schmäh. With their eleventh album, they crown their career with a series of sensational collaborations (including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ari Up and director David Lynch) and one that is unparalleled in terms of density, richness, depth and weight this season. Recorded in Kingston, the Bronx and in the home studio in Vienna. 180 gram vinyl.
CONGO ASHANTY (CANADA)
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CAT #: CG 002LP
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MYTON & THE CONGOS, CEDRIC Image of Africa LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1979. Personnel: Cedric Myton - lead vocal; Watty Burnett and Dedric Myton - background vocals; Fabian Cooke - drums; Tony Allen - bass; Roy Johnson and Little David - rhythm guitar; Lennox Gordon and Little David - lead guitar; Harold Butler and Owen Stewart - organ, piano; Congo, Jones, Ras Melineck, Br. Joe - percussion; Phillipe Quilchini - bass.
CORBETT VS. DEMPSEY
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CAT #: CVSD 085CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
MCPHEE & EVAN PARKER, JOE Sweet Nothings (for Milford Graves) CD
Two masters of wind instruments blowing in from the Windy City. In 2003, as part of the seventh annual Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music, Joe McPhee and Evan Parker squared off for a round of intimate dialogues. The resulting recording is just the second time they had played as a duet, the previous also being in Chicago, at a studio in 1998, where the limited their instrumentarium to tenor saxophones, resulting in the Okka Disc classic Chicago Tenor Duets (2002). In this case, they expanded their arsenal to include tenor and soprano saxophones, as well as McPhee's trusty pocket cornet. Held in a beautiful hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, the concert was unforgettable. Fortunately, it was documented by the legendary mobile recordist Malachi Ritscher, who recorded most of the Bottle Fests with his usual rough-and-ready style. From the opening notes, Sweet Nothings was notable for the musicians' intuitive connection. Freely improvised in seven parts, these are duets of the highest caliber performed by two musicians who are constantly seeking common ground -- what you might call "agree-to-agree" improvisors. But there's no lack of tension or productive dissonance; on the contrary, that's part of their unity of vision, the shared ability to diverge and reconnect.
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CAT #: CVSD 086CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DREDD FOOLE AND THE DIN Songs In Heat (1982) CD
While Dredd Foole would stamp his legend as a foundational figure in the New Weird America free folk underground of the 1990s and 2000s, that is just the second half of the story. Forty years ago, in February 1982, Dredd entered the studio with Mission of Burma, stepping off a remarkable decade of post-punk activity that drew comparisons to The Stooges, Tim Buckley, and various outsider musicians. They would never tour and lacked ambition, so their powers were largely witnessed by a cloistered Boston scene. After an exhaustive approach in which hundreds of live, studio, home, and private performances have been located and reviewed over several years, Corbett Vs. Dempsey presents the first release in an ongoing series that will reconstruct the legacy known and the legacy damned of the most overlooked and under-documented American free rock unit, Dredd Foole and the Din. During an era of peak corporate control on popular music, when guitars were in the closet, improvisation was in retreat, and the flames of fire music were dimming, Dredd Foole and the Din emerged as part of a new underground kicking against the pricks, holding the line with the firmly clenched spirit of The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, and the newfound freedoms of the DIY post-punk landscape. Dredd's approach was radical even by the underground standards of the day: only the chords and some lyrics were predetermined, yet the songs were recorded in one take, without rehearsal. He sought to engineer maniacal and spiritually-frenzied bursts of raw aliveness. That this was achieved with such rock action is testament to the power of those involved. Until now, the only documentation of Dredd Foole and Mission of Burma's nearly two years of lowkey collaborative activity -- the celebrated band's sole collaboration during their initial incarnation -- was a two-song 7" single. Radically remixed/fully mixed from the original master tapes, remastered, and with the full cooperation of Dredd Foole and Mission of Burma, this first archival effort surfaces the entirety of that blistering studio session, growing it to near-album length and presenting a full picture of the Din's sound. The studio effort is balanced by a lo-fi selection of the project's astounding live debut from later that year, captured on cassette. Select live at the Channel 8/9/82, previously unreleased. Personnel: Dredd Foole - guitar, vocals; Roger Miller - organ, guitar; Clint Conley - guitar; Martin Swope - prepared bass; Peter Prescott - drums. Previously unpublished photographs by Pat Ireton. Produced and designed by Kris Price.
COSMIC ROCK (ITALY)
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CAT #: COSMR 004LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
RASPUTIN'S STASH Rasputin's Stash LP
Cosmic Rock present a reissue of the self-titled album by Rasputin's Stash, originally released in 1971. What about a funk group from Chicago paying homage to the famous Russian prophet/mystical? The band, founded in the early '70s by session musician Martin Dumas Jr, debuted with a killer album on Cotillion (a subsidiary label of Atlantic, operating from 1968 to 1986) in 1971 showing their intense power and a full-on blaxploitation aesthetic. Their sound was mainly a mix of fuzzy guitars and tight horns arrangements, with lots of cool percussion thrown in. At times, you can tell there's almost a Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band vibe to their approach, but mixed with some lysergic influences -- think about early Funkadelic -- verging on their more rock side of things.
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CAT #: COSMR 008LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ZERFAS Zerfas LP
Cosmic Rock present a reissue of Zerfas's self-titled album, originally released in 1973. This is probably one of the US private press scene's greatest treasures. The sole album published by this American five-piece was released in 1973 in a ridiculously small run and soon was elected as a contemporary cult. The band from Indianapolis consisted of brothers David Zerfas and Herman Zerfas, and was originally formed in 1969. While they released just a single self-titled album, they continued to play gigs until 1983. All the material is self-penned which comes as a surprise as the tracks are uniformly strong, with lots of keyboards, sound effects, and some outstanding harmonies. An excellent mix of proto-garage, psych and even prog with a strong effort on studio wizardly. A rare gem all in all!
DABA
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CAT #: 9781734681772
FILE UNDER: Misc
GYSIN, BRION Permutations Book
"The first collection of the Beat mentor's long-influential permutation poems -- one of the earliest examples of computer-generated literature. Written between 1958 and 1982, Brion Gysin's permutation poems begin with short phrases or sentences whose constituent words are exhaustively rearranged over the course of the text. At first, Gysin wrote these poems manually, although later, in collaboration with programmer Ian Sommerville, he would write permutation poems with the assistance of a computer, making them a very early instance of computer-generated literature. Some of these works were published in books, while others exist only as audio recordings. Many derive from a 1960 BBC radio commission, The Permutated Poems of Brion Gysin, in which readings of the texts were recorded, cut up, modulated and overlapped. For the first time, this collection brings together all published and -- where transcribable -- unpublished versions of each poem, as well as Cut-Ups Self-Explained, a short text by Gysin that contextualizes the work. The poems are organized in chronological order by first publication or first recording, with further versions of each poem grouped together in chronological order immediately after the initial version. This organization brings distinctions between versions into relief, allowing readers to explore the playful systematicity that undergirds this remarkable body of work. Brion Gysin (1916-86) was a multidisciplinary artist, author and poet. Born in Taplow, England, he studied painting at the Sorbonne in Paris and immigrated to New York in 1939. In the 1950s he lived in Tangier, where he first met William S. Burroughs. Gysin collaborated often; after returning to Paris, he developed the cut-up method with Burroughs, and with engineer Ian Sommerville he created the Dreamachine, a kinetic light sculpture. Gysin would become a mentor for generations of artists, musicians and writers, including David Bowie, John Giorno, Keith Haring, Brian Jones and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, among others."
DIE KOSMISCHEN KURIERE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: KM 58016LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MYTHOS Dreamlab LP
Reissue. In 1975, the second album of the Berlin based electronic group Mythos was released. Mastermind Stephan Kaske and his band present the typical sound cascades and sequences of the Berlin school. Similar to the works of several other fellow artists on the same label, the album develops a science fiction concept around the story of an extraterrestrial visitor on a journey to Earth. Dreamlab is predominantly made up of peaceful and relaxed music. The meter is often determined by echoes from flutes and guitar riffs backed by expansive Mellotron arrangements. This remastered reissue comes in a digisleeve on the original Kosmische Kuriere label.
DOGHOUSE & BONE RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: DGREX 011LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Things Are Lookin' Good! LP
The next Doghouse & Bone Records summer compilation, Things Are Lookin' Good! A lot of platters to "go go" your booty by the pool. Sixties rockin' pop at its best. Features Baker Knight, Bobby Goldsboro, Jay Brown, Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs, Mickey Lee Lane, Carl Perkins, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Dion, Ricky Nelson, Bobby Garrett with Ray Lee's Combo, Dion Di Mucci, Barney Kessel, Hal Baine, His Drum and Orchestra, Pegi Boucher, and Jamie Coe & The Gigolo's.
DUG OUT (UK)
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CAT #: DO ADM095EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MINOTT, SUGAR Sheriff John Brown 12"
Limited restock. Dancehall savior of Studio One, and co-architect of Black Victory, Wackies stalwart Sugar Minott himself takes the mic. The single "Sheriff John Brown" is a driving sufferer's cliffhanger about bent cops and going on the run. Included here also is another version and a "Brown Dub."
ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
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CAT #: EB 164LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
CPT. YOSSARIAN VS. KAPELLE SO & SO Bob Marley In Dub LP
FLAPAAaaam!!! the first snare roll leaves no doubt: this is a dub album, reminiscing the pioneers of the genre like King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Scientist and of course, it's a tribute to the revolutionary music of Bob Marley and the Wailers. The original record from which these dubs derive -- Bob by Kapelle So & So featuring Cpt. Yossarian -- was recorded in 2020, the year of Bob Marley's 75th birthday. Due to the strict lockdown all the tracks were recorded separately -- which perfectly qualifies them for a dub rework. The musicians involved took great care to dig deeply into the original music, absorbing every note of the Wailers' recordings and translating it to their own instrument. But at this point they leave common paths, because what would be Aston Barrett's electric bass turns out to be a tuba and his brother Carly's distinguished bass drum sound resurges on an old leather suitcase. A traditional Bavarian folk band (trumpet, cornet, tuba, accordion, guitar, drums) playing Bob Marley's sacred music. Simultaneously seriously sticking to the original score and adding color to the music by the masterful use of their rather uncommon instruments. What sounds like an impossible -- almost blasphemous -- endeavor actually sounds pretty neat and leads to the next big venture: a dub album paying tribute to the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers. The dub versions naturally lead on the abstract that was introduced by the uncommon orchestration by muting or emphasizing single instruments and sending them into the sonic orbit. The melody itself is almost completely left out. Nevertheless, one never loses one's orientation since the defining elements of the songs alternate skillfully, vanishing in clouds of reverb, losing themselves in echo feedbacks and then popping up again, guiding us through the song. Despite being focused mainly on bass and drums, Marley's parts instantly come to mind proving the profound impact of this divine music. Bob Marley In Dub is the abstract of an abstract and still manages to transport the heart and soul inherent of the music. With all due respect to the original, Cpt. Yossarian manages to illuminate nuances of the material yet unheard and takes you on a trip through his conception of this otherwise well-known material.
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CAT #: EB 171CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
NEW BLADE RUNNERS OF DUB New Blade Runners Of Dub CD
The debut album of Zasky & Smith, producers of New Blade Runners Of Dub. Built on the legacy of Zasky's internationally known Dub Reggae Band Dubblestandart, New Blade Runners Of Dub blend Jed Smith's LA native, composer/producer's new school visions of sound and Zasky's European shaped dub reggae background in a unique way. Call it Europe and America in a unity reconfiguring rhythm driven music for new generations. Jed Smith composer and producer has worked for and with notable cinematic and musical talents as diverse as Macy Gray, Paul Oakenfold, Ladytron, Amp Fiddler, Electronic Arts, High Voltage, JunkieXL, Wim Wenders, amongst others. His work has been in Hollywood films such as The Bank Job, The Mist, Pledge This! and Tomb Raider, Deadpool , and Terminator. Television series such as Daredevil, Grey's Anatomy, Windfall, and Reno 911!, featured in independent films, screened at Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals. He is an award-winning multi-talent, who also designed custom-made instruments and performance sound installations. Paul Zasky and his band Dubblestandart have been touring Europe since the early '90s, promoting their high energy dub style. Their critically-acclaimed Return From Planet Dub album (2009) with Grammy winning Lee Scratch Perry, film director David Lynch and Ari Up from the Slits marked a peak in their career, collaborating with stars of the dub and reggae scene such as Marcia Griffiths, Carol Wheeler (Soul2Soul), Ken Boothe, Mikey Dread, Dillinger, Mad Professor, Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood, Rob Smith, Dreadzone, Sounds From The Ground, and countless others. Dubblestandart played Summerstage concert NYC Central Park 2009, Moscow-Russia 2017, Goa-India 2013 and toured Canada 2003 & 2008. Zasky played bass for Lee Perry on all his North American Live dates 2009-2017 as part of Subatomic Sound System, including two Coachella appearances. The New Blade Runners Of Dub are a Los Angeles based music group, combining cutting edge rhythm productions and up two the time sonic visions. It is a collaboration of international known musicians from the US, Europe, England, and Jamaica. Altered concepts for new generations who identify through a new understanding of art, communication and therefor ultimately for the politics, that will shape their world. This is music for the 21st century. Decoding what lays ahead.
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CAT #: EB 171LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
NEW BLADE RUNNERS OF DUB New Blade Runners Of Dub LP
LP version. The debut album of Zasky & Smith, producers of New Blade Runners Of Dub. Built on the legacy of Zasky's internationally known Dub Reggae Band Dubblestandart, New Blade Runners Of Dub blend Jed Smith's LA native, composer/producer's new school visions of sound and Zasky's European shaped dub reggae background in a unique way. Call it Europe and America in a unity reconfiguring rhythm driven music for new generations. Jed Smith composer and producer has worked for and with notable cinematic and musical talents as diverse as Macy Gray, Paul Oakenfold, Ladytron, Amp Fiddler, Electronic Arts, High Voltage, JunkieXL, Wim Wenders, amongst others. His work has been in Hollywood films such as The Bank Job, The Mist, Pledge This! and Tomb Raider, Deadpool , and Terminator. Television series such as Daredevil, Grey's Anatomy, Windfall, and Reno 911!, featured in independent films, screened at Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals. He is an award-winning multi-talent, who also designed custom-made instruments and performance sound installations. Paul Zasky and his band Dubblestandart have been touring Europe since the early '90s, promoting their high energy dub style. Their critically-acclaimed Return From Planet Dub album (2009) with Grammy winning Lee Scratch Perry, film director David Lynch and Ari Up from the Slits marked a peak in their career, collaborating with stars of the dub and reggae scene such as Marcia Griffiths, Carol Wheeler (Soul2Soul), Ken Boothe, Mikey Dread, Dillinger, Mad Professor, Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood, Rob Smith, Dreadzone, Sounds From The Ground, and countless others. Dubblestandart played Summerstage concert NYC Central Park 2009, Moscow-Russia 2017, Goa-India 2013 and toured Canada 2003 & 2008. Zasky played bass for Lee Perry on all his North American Live dates 2009-2017 as part of Subatomic Sound System, including two Coachella appearances. The New Blade Runners Of Dub are a Los Angeles based music group, combining cutting edge rhythm productions and up two the time sonic visions. It is a collaboration of international known musicians from the US, Europe, England, and Jamaica. Altered concepts for new generations who identify through a new understanding of art, communication and therefor ultimately for the politics, that will shape their world. This is music for the 21st century. Decoding what lays ahead.
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CAT #: EB 177CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA King Size Dub 25 CD
A very, very special King Size Dub release... The music suggests sunshine and sound systems, hot sand and cool drinks, the bass shuffles calmly but also provocatively rebellious. Dub is the art of the disk jockey they first raised to stardom in Jamaica. In the fifties there were music mobiles, the "sound systems", the replacement for missing radio stations. The DJs, who were concerned about exclusivity, soon recorded their hit singles themselves, with instrumental backing for jokes and announcements. At the end of the sixties, this dub became independent due to technical progress. King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry played with reverb, echo and retrograde tapes. Dub broke away from Jamaica and went to New York or London, where his militancy goes well with punk. There is a dub series that has been causing a sensation for years, and has been since the release of King Size Dub 1 (back then in cooperation with the cult magazine SPEX) in 1994! In the series there were always trips to obscure counting (Vol.69) and specials about certain regions (Dub In Germany), labels (ON-U Sound Records from London) or bands (Dubmatix from Toronto). It's wonderful that with KSD 25, another compilation in the series presents dub as a multi-layered art of sound mixing. In this edition, Echo Beach friends old and new dub each other or present their own versions of pop and reggae hits by the likes of the Ramones, Bob Marley, Blondie, Robert Palmer, and David Bowie.CD version features Seanie T Meets Aldubb, Rob Smith aka RSD, Dubinator, Dieter Meier, Dubjestic, Dennis Bovell Meets Dubblestandart, Dubmatix Meets Future Dub Orchestra, Automat, Paul St Hiliare, Dubvisionist, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, KSD, Dubmatix, Seeed, Umberto Echo, Almamegretta, C Jones Meets Ale X, Dubby Stardust, Jasmine Ash, Re 201 Palmer In Dub, Mika Bajinsky, Deadbet, Dubxanne aka Guido Craveiro, Sara Lugo, Dubmones, New Bladerunners Of Dub, Santa Davis & Ama B, and Paolo Baldini Dubfiles Meets Noiseshaper.
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CAT #: EB 177LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA King Size Dub 25 LP
LP version. A very, very special King Size Dub release... The music suggests sunshine and sound systems, hot sand and cool drinks, the bass shuffles calmly but also provocatively rebellious. Dub is the art of the disk jockey they first raised to stardom in Jamaica. In the fifties there were music mobiles, the "sound systems", the replacement for missing radio stations. The DJs, who were concerned about exclusivity, soon recorded their hit singles themselves, with instrumental backing for jokes and announcements. At the end of the sixties, this dub became independent due to technical progress. King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry played with reverb, echo and retrograde tapes. Dub broke away from Jamaica and went to New York or London, where his militancy goes well with punk. There is a dub series that has been causing a sensation for years, and has been since the release of King Size Dub 1 (back then in cooperation with the cult magazine SPEX) in 1994! In the series there were always trips to obscure counting (Vol.69) and specials about certain regions (Dub In Germany), labels (ON-U Sound Records from London) or bands (Dubmatix from Toronto). It's wonderful that with KSD 25, another compilation in the series presents dub as a multi-layered art of sound mixing. In this edition, Echo Beach friends old and new dub each other or present their own versions of pop and reggae hits by the likes of the Ramones, Bob Marley, Blondie, Robert Palmer, and David Bowie.LP version featuresDubvisionist Meets Dubblestandart, Dubmatix Meets Future Dub Orchestra Dubjestic, Seanie T Meets Aldubb, Rob Smith aka RSD, Dubmones, Dubby Stardust, Jasmine Ash, Re 201 Palmer In Dub, Mika Bajinsky, Deadbet, Dubxanne aka Guido Craveiro, Sara Lugo, Dubinator, Dieter Meier, Seeed, and Umberto Echo.
EL PALMAS MUSIC (SPAIN)
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CAT #: ELPALMAS 019LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
LOS CALVOS Estos Son Los Calvos LP
Few have done as much for salsa in Venezuela as band-leader, composer and pianist Ray Pérez. He burst on to the scene in the mid-60s with his group Los Dementes, creating the blueprint for guaguanco, Pachanga, and boogaloo in Venezuela. When the name salsa began to be used as something of a catch-all-term he was still at the forefront, recording two hugely-popular salsa albums with Los Dementes in 1967. Remarkably, that very same year, he also recorded two albums with a brand-new group, Los Calvos, that showed how as well as being the genre's most visible band-leader, he was also pushing the nascent genre to its limits. Estos Son Los Calvos is the first of the two albums he made with Los Calvos. On it, he recruited a drummer (unprecedented at the time for a salsa ensemble, which always used percussionists), switched from the trombones of Los Dementes to the much harder, direct sound of trumpets, and he recruited Carlos Yanez, best known as El Negrito Calavén, as singer. Whereas Los Dementes had been aligned with the slightly pop sound of tropical orchestras, Los Calvos took an almost-jazz approach, allowing room for the musicians and vocalists to improvise, and they also took inspiration from the sounds of surf rock swirling around Caracas. Opening track "El Kenya" is the clearest example of that surf rock influence. They were intent on creating their own dance craze, and the song had all the credentials: rollicking montuno piano from Pérez, ingenious scatting and vocal improvs from Calavén, and a middle section where the drums and trumpets battle it out hard. It's followed by "Mi Salsa Llegó", which Pérez had already recorded with Los Dementes; here, it's a tougher beast, the sparser hits of the drums and trumpets giving a harder sound evocative of the times. Los Calvos was a group made up of some of Venezuela's finest musicians. The legendary Frank "El Pavo" Hernandez was on drum kit, with revered names like Alfredo Padilla, Carlos "Nene" Quintero, Pedro García, Miguel Silva, Enrique Vazquez, Rafael Araujo, and Luis Lewis, also involved in the group. Their versatility allowed Los Calvos to go from the slower, haunting groove of "Negrito Calavan", on to "Bailemos Kenya", another attempt by the group to create their own version of "The Twist". Los Calvos never played live, but that was always the intention. But the spirit of Los Calvos remained when Pérez then formed Los Kenya. Los Calvos would never have the same successes as Pérez's other groups, though, Pérez has revealed that the two albums he made as Los Calvos are some of the most fun he ever had recording.
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
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CAT #: FTR 381CS
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
DONKEY NO NO Bloom Cassette
"Deep new Quarantine Vibes from this hard lovin' Western Mass trio. Two of the tracks were recorded during Donkey No No's superb appearance on the QuaranTunes Zoom concert series (Friday May 14, 2021), the third was done three months later at an undisclosed location. The building blocks, as usual, are Omeed's alternately chipper and fragmentary guitar lines, Jen Gelineau's fluid viola/violin runs, and the weep and sizzle dynamism of Ted Lee's bowed cymbals. If their namesake metal donkey was harmed at any point during these sessions, you won't prove it by me. There is a bit less of rural heft on this tape than on some of the band's other releases. I'm not absolutely certain why this is, but I think it may be there are too many abstract elements in Omeed's playing to reconcile it with the straight line management required of true farmers. Call it creeping city slickerism if you must, but I don't think that captures its raison d'etre. The basis of Donkey No No's sound has always been based on slow-bore improvisation, and their music this time mirrors the unsettled feel so rampant back in mid-2021, evoking the clunky push-pull of continuously evolving disease and protection theories. The trio's earlier music had a much more placid center, built on a general benevolence of spirit quite lacking at the time of these performances. Since their creative process is organic, it's natural for these three to reflect the roil of the days surrounding them. The QuaraTunes tracks definitely evoke this. The August material has a heightened sense of composure to it, but there's still an acerbic bite to both strings and bows. The pre-electric feel that often lends their material some of the same ghostliness as the very earliest work by Dirty Three is definitely present, but the collective reluctance to embrace easy melodies gives everything a very modern cast. It'll be interesting to see if this change in direction is something momentary or more lasting. Either way, Donkey No No's music will be as cool to hear as always." --Byron Coley, 2022
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CAT #: FTR 423LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
4-LETTER WORDS Band In Boston: Studio/Live at Cantone's July 15, 1981 LP
"As the '80s dawned, Phil Milstein was living in Central Square in Cambridge, setting type and working on the machinations of the Velvet Underground Appreciation Society. He was also beginning to explore his musical alter-ego, Pep Lester, with the first evidence of this appearing on an L.A.F.M.S. comp tape. Phil was also a maniacal tape trader in those days, and one of the people he regularly swapped mixes with was a juvenile delinquent from Athol, Massachusetts named Dana Hatch, whom he'd met when he bought a copy of Phil's VU fanzine What Goes On from him. Dana and a couple of his high school pot buddies started a band called The Rags to make a bunch of noise and play the annual school concert, although they had to change their name to The 4-Letter Words to do it. As a devoted fan of extreme arcana, Milstein soon signed on as the 4LW's manager, arranging for a gig at the grubby Boston venue, Cantone's, opening for Jad Fair. Phil also set up a recording session to precede the gig, at Men & Volts' rehearsal space in a former telescope factory in the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, with Roger Stevenson and David Greenberger manning the levels. Band In Boston documents the momentous events of that day -- July 15, 1981. The studio session is amazingly crude. It reminds me of the promo sticker on a Kim Fowley project called Underground All Stars -- 'GENUINE ALL STAR HYPE! REALLY TEENAGE!' Playing a mix of covers and originals, the vocals are howled, the guitar is fuzzed, the beats primitive. In short, it's pretty much everything you need for a good time. And judging from the sound of the audience, a good time is just what everyone at Cantone's had later that night. The Modern Lovers cover sounds particularly apt, as Cantone's was essentially the home club for the Real Kids, whose leader, John Felice, was an original Modern Lover. But everything is done wild, loose and full of juice. And man, the audience digs it. Alas, the 4LW didn't last much longer in its protean form. A few years later and weary of the limitations of the criminal lifestyle Dana moved to Boston, where he hooked up with the Shannon brothers, and Cheater Slicks was born. But that's another and much longer story. 4 Letter Words are short and sweet. Just like the band itself. Go nuts. You deserve it." - Byron Coley, 2022
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CAT #: FTR 502LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ROLIN, MATTHEW J. Matthew J. Rolin LP
2022 repress, purple vinyl. "We're excited to release the debut solo LP by Matthew J. Rolin, currently a resident of Columbus, Ohio. Rolin cut his teeth with garage and psych outfits in Cleveland, appearing on vinyl by Shoreway and Nowhere before he found himself adrift and wandering in the direction of Chicago at the end of 2016. Matthew had always been a fan of Jim O'Rourke's brilliant Bad Timing LP (Drag City, 1997), and when he caught a set by Ryley Walker soon after arriving in the city, he decided to throw himself into developing his acoustic chops. Without really knowing much about the history or context of the American primitive/concert steel string scene, he managed to create a distinctive sound and approach to the instrument, owing less to the music's arts-blues fundamentals than to the contemporary players who have expanded outward in all directions from those initial impulses. Playing his first solo gig in Cleveland, opening for Daniel Bachman, an audience member mentioned John Fahey to Rolin, but he had no idea who the guy was talking about! The root-thread of Rolin's playing flows more from Glenn Jones onward, through Rose and Bachman and Blackshaw and Walker and Lane. I feel like I detect a 'Vaseline Machine Gun' urge towards Kotte-esque density in certain spots, but maybe that's just me. Regardless, Rolin's talents as a solo player (abetted only by Jen 'Donkey No No' Gelineau's violin on one track) are immediately clear from the first note he plays. Matthew currently works both solo, and in a duo with dulcimer player, Jen Powers. If you get a chance to see him don't pass it up. Nor should you pass up this chance to score his first long player while it's hot off the presses." --Byron Coley, 2019
FUTURE SHOCK (ITALY)
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CAT #: FS 4477LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CRESSIDA Cressida LP
Reissue. Cressida's debut was issued in 1970 on the famed "Spiral" label, the home of progressive rock. The 12 tracks highlight this excellent British band's ambitious and attractive blend of vocals, guitar, and keyboards. The band enjoyed critical acclaim back in their day and their music still sounds fresh today. Red vinyl.
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CAT #: FS 4478LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CRESSIDA Asylum LP
Reissue. Asylum has a striking cover artwork, very typical of the style of the day, and was Cressida's second album of eight extended rock workouts, with Peter Jennings's superb keyboard playing backed by John Culley on lead guitar, enhancing the lead vocals of Angus Cullen. With extra percussion and orchestral accompaniment, Cressida's sound has often been compared to their contemporaries, the Moody Blues. White vinyl; gatefold sleeve.
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CAT #: FS 4479LP
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GRAVY TRAIN Gravy Train LP
Reissue. Originally released in 1970. One reason early 1970s Vertigo releases hold up so well is they were progressive but not explicitly arty. This Gravy Train album is a fantastic example. Basically, this is blues derived rock. But as many of the best progressive bands, Gravy Train did not try to reinvent the wheel, or make the wheel a symphony. A fresh turnaround here, an expansion of a bridge there, and the form was new with only subtle modifications. With the flute giving this music a sharp and welcome twist and roots deep in both jazz and blues, Gravy Train has not dated a bit. Gold vinyl; gatefold sleeve.
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CAT #: FS 4480LP
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UNIVERSE Universe LP
Reissue. Originally released in 1971. The intriguing story of Universe is that the little-known British band were driving through Norway and after breaking down were offered assistance by a gent living nearby who happened to have a recording studio in his house. True or not the resulting collection of songs is a great slice of often hard, blue-collar blues rock, with some harmonica, piano and organ. Includes two bonus tracks. Turquoise vinyl.
GLADYS PALMERA RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: RGP 002LP
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VA Gladys Palmera Compiled by Andy Grey LP
A musical selection of alternative and modern Latin music with the label Gladys Palmera via Andy Grey. Gladys Palmera Compiled by Andy Grey is an energizing mix of Latin rhythms and peripheral sounds. Ten songs which symbolize the strengths of the new times in the Latin music. A box of tropical sounds linked by Andy Grey, resident DJ of Gladys Palmera and one of the producers that is already glimpsing how the night clubs will be in the future. Features Raúl Monsalve Y Los Forajidos, Pahua, Zuaraz, Las Mijas, Arema Arega, Setenta, Acid Coco, Lucio Feuillet, El Dragón Criollo, and La Perla.
GLITTERBEAT (GERMANY)
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CAT #: GB 125CD
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AVALANCHE KAITO Avalanche Kaito CD
A mysterious matrix that echoes disparate (but strangely compatible) sonic strands: deep griot traditions, Fugazi, Can, '70s era Zappa, Black Midi, the full throttle rush of Nyege Nyege Tapes. Emerging from an original dimension in sound, the polygenesis Avalanche Kaito redefine what it is to talk with the ancients whilst leaping forth into a futuristic chaos of noise on their debut album journey. A palpable experience with each sonic blast, each layer a revelation, this simultaneously taut but expansive universe, in which the oral traditions of the West African griot converge with Belgium post-punk, exists in its own space. Urban griot and multi-instrumentalist Kaito Winse (vocals, tama, peul flutes, mouth bow) fortuitously collided with Brussels noise punk musicians Benjamin Chaval (drums, electronics) and Arnaud Paquotte (bass) from the group Le Jour du Seigneur, after a friend of theirs in Burkina Faso played Kaito some of the duo's pummeling music. Through a twisting sequence of events, the trio eventually met and began developing the sound world of ancestral proverbs and dataist inspired technology that defines the album. Although the album is being released six months after the debut Dabalomuni EP showcase, the guitarist from that extraordinary otherworldly session, Nico Gitto is now part of the transformed setup; not so much replacing Paquotte as expanding the sound into another direction. With the help of the visual language program PureData (an open-source apparatus for creating interactive computer music and multimedia works) and his pummeling, rattled drumming, Benjamin and his sinewy bassist foil Arnaud create an effective torque and tumult for Kaito's commune with his roots and life in a very different bush of ghosts. Within that space, you'll not only hear super charged traces of post-punk but the tribal, free jazz, prog, and industrial-electronica as well. Kaito's griot ancestry and the band's motivation is a spontaneous escape from the addiction of the online world, a reconnection with the ritual of a live performance. Although created in a studio setting that live in the moment feeling and dynamism is authentically recreated on this album. The practice of improvising in the studio with meticulously arranged pieces blows up and out into the inter-dimensional slackened bass stalk of "Sunguru", and the wilder hysterics and danger of the progressive deconstruction "Douaga". In that postpunk mode, a Jah Wobble-like throbbed esoteric bass converges with more celestial manifestations on "Goomde", whilst "Eya" features a certain Scott Walker atmospheric gloom and earthy soul tumbling drums. At any one-time this trio are snarling yet hypnotic, willowy but thickened with a brooding menace.
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CAT #: GB 125LP
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AVALANCHE KAITO Avalanche Kaito LP
LP version. A mysterious matrix that echoes disparate (but strangely compatible) sonic strands: deep griot traditions, Fugazi, Can, '70s era Zappa, Black Midi, the full throttle rush of Nyege Nyege Tapes. Emerging from an original dimension in sound, the polygenesis Avalanche Kaito redefine what it is to talk with the ancients whilst leaping forth into a futuristic chaos of noise on their debut album journey. A palpable experience with each sonic blast, each layer a revelation, this simultaneously taut but expansive universe, in which the oral traditions of the West African griot converge with Belgium post-punk, exists in its own space. Urban griot and multi-instrumentalist Kaito Winse (vocals, tama, peul flutes, mouth bow) fortuitously collided with Brussels noise punk musicians Benjamin Chaval (drums, electronics) and Arnaud Paquotte (bass) from the group Le Jour du Seigneur, after a friend of theirs in Burkina Faso played Kaito some of the duo's pummeling music. Through a twisting sequence of events, the trio eventually met and began developing the sound world of ancestral proverbs and dataist inspired technology that defines the album. Although the album is being released six months after the debut Dabalomuni EP showcase, the guitarist from that extraordinary otherworldly session, Nico Gitto is now part of the transformed setup; not so much replacing Paquotte as expanding the sound into another direction. With the help of the visual language program PureData (an open-source apparatus for creating interactive computer music and multimedia works) and his pummeling, rattled drumming, Benjamin and his sinewy bassist foil Arnaud create an effective torque and tumult for Kaito's commune with his roots and life in a very different bush of ghosts. Within that space, you'll not only hear super charged traces of post-punk but the tribal, free jazz, prog, and industrial-electronica as well. Kaito's griot ancestry and the band's motivation is a spontaneous escape from the addiction of the online world, a reconnection with the ritual of a live performance. Although created in a studio setting that live in the moment feeling and dynamism is authentically recreated on this album. The practice of improvising in the studio with meticulously arranged pieces blows up and out into the inter-dimensional slackened bass stalk of "Sunguru", and the wilder hysterics and danger of the progressive deconstruction "Douaga". In that postpunk mode, a Jah Wobble-like throbbed esoteric bass converges with more celestial manifestations on "Goomde", whilst "Eya" features a certain Scott Walker atmospheric gloom and earthy soul tumbling drums. At any one-time this trio are snarling yet hypnotic, willowy but thickened with a brooding menace.
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CAT #: GB 126CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA LED BY BACHIR ATTAR, THE Dancing Under the Moon 2CD
Beautifully recorded in situ in the Rif mountains in the autumn of 2019, this 110-minute double-CD presents these legendary musicians expansively and unhindered. Based in Jajouka, Morocco, The Master Musicians are a collective of Jbala Sufi trance makers, committed to creating a contemporary representation of their centuries-old musical tradition. The album is produced by long-time band leader Bachir Attar, and with all but one of the tracks exceeding ten-minutes in length, it is clear that these recordings authoritatively grasp the textured essence of this timeless ensemble. Deeply hypnotic and earth-shakingly intense.Text by acclaimed music critic Stephen Davis: "... The latest musical adept to turn inland at Larache, pass through Ksar, stop by the Tatoft caïd, and find the occluded road to Jajouka is the Italian musician and engineer Jacopo Andreini. In late 2019, as the planet was closing down, and as stories circulated about the musicians' vulnerability in today's world, Jacopo was hired by Bachir to make comprehensive recordings of the complete Jajouka music catalog. His mission, supervised by Bachir, was to record as much as possible -- hours and hours over the course of a week -- of Jajouka's varied styles (anthems, flutes, violins, singing) in their tin-roofed madrassa, using the latest sound gear -- eons away from Brion Gysin's 1955 reel-to-reel Uher machine. This selection of tracks from these sessions is the latest testament to the mystic enchantment and spiritual worth of Jajouka, captured in audio fidelity of the highest degree. The double-reed rhaita music recalls that Jajouka once provided musicians to Morocco's royal court. 'Khamsa Khamsin (The 55)' and 'Opening the Gate' are themes once deployed to accompany the Sultan to the mosque, and back again, as early as 1912 and before. The acoustic and percussive fiddle songs called Jibli ("mountain music") are typical of what is played for visitors to Jajouka after a savory evening meal of couscous and tagine. These songs are descended from Andaluz music, the millennium-old melodies of Moorish Iberia. Jajouka, its musicians, and traditions are indeed vulnerable and in transition in this rapidly changing era. It is lovingly curated projects like Dancing Under the Moon, plus the blessings of Baraka, and some luck and hard work by Bachir Attar and the current generation of the Master Musicians, that will hopefully see their ancient folkways survive into better times for everyone. Jajouka's is healing music for our viralized world."
GONER RECORDS
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CAT #: GONE 035LP
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CARBONAS Carbonas LP
2022 repress. 2007 release. "The much-anticipated third album from Atlanta pop-edged punkers The Carbonas." "A taut, brilliant blast of both pop and punk. Given the record's running time, there's 'nary a wasted moment, riff or breath, as the band crams in a host of late-70s/early-80s Antipodean and East Coast rock influences, and strains those sounds through the Carbonas' distinctively greasy Southern sonic filter." --Bob Mehr, Commercial Appeal
GUERSSEN RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: GUESS 175CD
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OLIVER Standing Stone CD
Part-time farmer/musician Oliver Chaplin is the person behind one of the rarest private pressings from the UK. His cult masterpiece Standing Stone was recorded in early 1974 at a remote farm in Wales, using a portable 4-track TEAC reel-to-reel machine. Helped by his brother Chris at the controls (an experienced BBC engineer who had worked on Syd Barrett sessions), surrounded by animals and "smaller winged creatures", Oliver sang and played acoustic and electric guitars filtered through tape echo, distortion and multi-tracking, creating a very unique sound, a kind of DIY mutant-psychedelic-blues (think Captain Beefheart) which sounded years ahead of its time. Despite the lo-fi nature of the recording, the sound quality is amazing and timeless. Only 250 copies of the album were pressed and it even caught the attention of the Virgin label, who were interested in distribution but Oliver finally refused their offer. Musicians like JJ Cale expressed interest in Oliver's music, inviting him to a jam session but in the end, Oliver decided he was not interested in the music business and left Wales to travel around Europe. He remains a kind of a mysterious figure and we're proud to offer a new, long-awaited reissue of Standing Stone, sanctioned by him. RIYL: Captain Beefheart, Syd Barrett, Roy Harper, Brian Eno, Robert Johnson, Magical Power Mako, Fresh Maggots, Comus, Tony Caro & John. Incudes insert with liner notes by Richard Allen and rare photos. Sourced from the original master tapes. "Few other musicians have been able to mix and blend folk, blues, psychedelia together as Oliver has managed to do" --Ricardo Martillos (Distorsioni). "Like a rustic, ramshackle mix between Electric Ladyland and No Pussyfooting" --Giacomo Checcucci (Pincopanco). "A truly remarkable record" --Galactic Ramble.
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CAT #: GUESS 175LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OLIVER Standing Stone LP
LP version. LP version includes download card; cardboard sleeve with OBI. Part-time farmer/musician Oliver Chaplin is the person behind one of the rarest private pressings from the UK. His cult masterpiece Standing Stone was recorded in early 1974 at a remote farm in Wales, using a portable 4-track TEAC reel-to-reel machine. Helped by his brother Chris at the controls (an experienced BBC engineer who had worked on Syd Barrett sessions), surrounded by animals and "smaller winged creatures", Oliver sang and played acoustic and electric guitars filtered through tape echo, distortion and multi-tracking, creating a very unique sound, a kind of DIY mutant-psychedelic-blues (think Captain Beefheart) which sounded years ahead of its time. Despite the lo-fi nature of the recording, the sound quality is amazing and timeless. Only 250 copies of the album were pressed and it even caught the attention of the Virgin label, who were interested in distribution but Oliver finally refused their offer. Musicians like JJ Cale expressed interest in Oliver's music, inviting him to a jam session but in the end, Oliver decided he was not interested in the music business and left Wales to travel around Europe. He remains a kind of a mysterious figure and we're proud to offer a new, long-awaited reissue of Standing Stone, sanctioned by him. RIYL: Captain Beefheart, Syd Barrett, Roy Harper, Brian Eno, Robert Johnson, Magical Power Mako, Fresh Maggots, Comus, Tony Caro & John. Incudes insert with liner notes by Richard Allen and rare photos. Sourced from the original master tapes. "Few other musicians have been able to mix and blend folk, blues, psychedelia together as Oliver has managed to do" --Ricardo Martillos (Distorsioni). "Like a rustic, ramshackle mix between Electric Ladyland and No Pussyfooting" --Giacomo Checcucci (Pincopanco). "A truly remarkable record" --Galactic Ramble.
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CAT #: GUESS 186LP
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OPTIC NERVE On! LP
On! is the lost, previously unreleased album by legendary New York garage-pop, folk-rockers Optic Nerve. Produced by Dave Amels and recorded in 2005 but possessing the same magical, timeless sound and spirit of their classic '80s recordings, full of jangly guitars and innocent vocal harmonies. Here, main songwriters Bobby Belfiore and Tony Matura combine their main influences (Byrds, Velvet Underground, Monkees...) with a good dose of '60s pop-psych and sunshine pop. RIYL: Byrds, Monkees, Lovin' Spoonful, Yo La Tengo, Teenage Fanclub. Includes insert with liner notes and photos; includes download card.
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CAT #: GUESS 192LP
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PLEASE Seeing Stars LP
Recorded in 1969 at Marquee Studios but never released at the time, this is prime cut late '60s UK psychedelia by Please, the band led by the great Peter Dunton and connected to Bulldog Breed and T2. Dreamy atmosphere with cool organ, mellotron, fuzzy guitars, melancholic vocals, and well-crafted songs. First released by the Acme label back in 1999 and out-of-print for many years, here's a new vinyl edition. Taken from the original masters. Hard cardboard sleeve, liner notes. RIYL: Doors, Soft Machine, Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, Move. "In some parallel universe, Peter Dunton is held in the same high esteem as Keith West's Tomorrow or early Soft Machine." --Jack Hopkin (MOOF Magazine). "... a surprise stunner of organ-driven, hyper-melodic psych-pop that would feel right at home on Jagjaguwar or Sacred Bones today..." --Nate Rogers (Aquarium Drunkard).
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CAT #: GUESS 197LP
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T2 1970 LP
This is the "lost" second album by hard-prog band T2, featuring demos recorded at Decca Studios by the original line-up in 1970, just after the release of their debut masterpiece It'll All Work Out In Boomland (1970). Known also as T2 and Fantasy, 1970 shows T2 at their rawest, featuring the explosive guitar of Keith Cross, the powerful drumming and cool vocals of Peter Dunton, and the fantastic bass playing of Bernie Jinks. Hard cardboard sleeve; includes insert with liner notes and photos.
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CAT #: GUESS 198LP
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T2 1971-72 LP
Amazing unissued recordings by cult psych/prog band T2, featuring their later line-up, still with the great Peter Dunton on drums/vocals but now with Andrew Bown replacing Keith Cross on guitar and bass player John Weir on most of the tracks. There's also guest appearances by Dunton's friend Andrew Keeling on flute and slide guitar player Will Killeen. Similar to their classic It'll All Work Out In Boomland and 1970 albums, this is highly recommended to any fan of underground hard-rock and proto-metal. Hard cardboard sleeve; includes insert with liner notes and photos.
HABIBI FUNK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: HAB 019CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
FERKAT AL ARD Oghneya CD
'An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali's group Ferkat Al Ard, Oghneya stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab world. A groundbreaking release from 1978 that represents the meeting point of Arab, jazz, folk and Brazilian styles with the talent of Ziad Rahbani, who did the albums arrangements. Filled with a variety of sounds and genres, from Baroque pop to psych-folk to flashes of bossa nova, Tropicalia and MPB, Oghneya is like if Arthur Verocai took a trip to Beirut in the '70s to record an album. In 2015 we heard Ferkat Al Ard's music for the first time, a Lebanese trio compromised of Issam Hajali, Toufic Farroukh and Elia Saba. It is a stunningly unique release that blends traditional Arabic elements, jazz and Brazilian rhythms hand in hand with poetic-yet-politically engaged lyrics. The band was active in the left-wing movement of Lebanon of the time and they communicated their political ideas candidly through their songwriting. As always both vinyl and CD come with an extensive booklet with an interview with Issam as well as unseen photos from the recording sessions."
HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HPS 241CD
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LORD ELEPHANT Cosmic Awakening CD
Cosmic Awakening is the first offering ever released by Lord Elephant in its lifetime. Rather than concentrate themselves on other outputs, the band wanted to celebrate the long road made together as musician and human beings, that made as background in the progressive construction of this album, with a proper debut album, long in its creation as the band itself. Through the episodes of this journey, the trio experiences different moods and sounds on the path, sealing through the dreamy waves of space and acid rock towards the perilous reef of heavy blues, stoner, and sludge metal, finding strength and inspiration in the solid cohesion that bound the three members. Steady rooted in the metal, rock, and blues tradition, Cosmic Awakening tries to find a personal manner to melt heavy music and psychedelia, shadows and lights, with a focused starting point, but going to nowhere defined. Mixed and mastered at Audiovolt Studio in August/September 2021. Artwork and Layout by Coito Negato.
HEY SUBURBIA (ITALY)
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CAT #: SUBURBIA 014LP
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KUNG FU MONKEYS, THE School's Out, Surf's Up, Let's Fall In Love! LP
Originally released on the glorious Mutant Pop Records in the year 2000, New York's cult pop punkers Kung Fu Monkeys' debut album makes it on vinyl for the very first time. The Kung Fu Monkeys are a dream inside a reverie inside a biscuit inside the mind of a fly, playing lo-fi kiddie pop and bug beat music and travelling the globe by hot air balloon. RIYL: Beach Boys, Ramones, Green Day, Queers, Screeching Weasel, Byrds, Herman's Hermits, The Beatles. White vinyl; includes double-sided insert with lyrics.
HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: HJR 065LP
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COHRAN & THE HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, KELAN PHILIP Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 2LP
2022 restock; double LP version. For the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, the voyage to where they are now -- whether tearing up festivals from Glastonbury to Melbourne, or touring with Gorillaz, or recording their first album on Honest Jon's -- has involved a necessary stepping away from their father's shadow. Phil Cohran is the first to recognize this, happily allowing their sound -- heavy on the funk, with the urgency of hip-hop never far away -- to blossom. But likewise this album is for all of them a natural step. Recorded in Chicago in June 2011, the idea was beautifully simple -- "my music and their band." This is music that plumbs the depths and rings with joy.
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CAT #: HJR 208LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BAILEY & TONY COE, DEREK Time 2LP
2022 repress. Honest Jon's Records present a reissue of Derek Bailey and Tony Coe's Time, originally released on Incus in 1979. Multi-reedist Tony Coe was born in 1934, four years after guitarist Derek Bailey. He cut his teeth as a career jazzman with Humphrey Lyttleton, before an extended stint with the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band. On this rare 1979 duo outing, he sticks to clarinet. And though that instrument has an illustrious jazz pedigree, Coe's playing here is something else. It's worth noting that the clarinetist has also played under the baton of arch-modernist Pierre Boulez, the kind of composer Derek Bailey enjoyed taking to task in his book Improvisation. You might think the Frenchman's uncompromising serialism and the free playing Bailey defended with such passion all his life would have little in common, yet both men were hugely influenced by Anton Webern. It's an influence you can hear right through Bailey's career in his obsessive exploration of tight parcels of registrally-fixed pitches, notably those trademark ringing harmonics. Meanwhile, Coe's meandering semitones and sinuous arabesques here recall both Boulez's clarinet writing in Domaines, and the harmonic world of Boulez's own teacher Olivier Messiaen. Still, no traditional classical musical notation could ever render the extraordinary rhythmic subtlety and timbral complexity of this music. It's at one and the same time dazzlingly virtuosic -- Coe and Bailey are on stellar form throughout, and have enough sense to, yes, accompany each other where needs be -- and supremely lyrical and spacious. An absolute delight.
KIMSHA RECORDS
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CAT #: K 2000LP
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AIKEN & FUTURE 2000, TONY Unity: Sing It, Shout It LP
2022 repress. "Hailing from New York during the mid 1970s, Tony Aiken and Future 2000 were a musical group whose funky brand of R&B-meets-dance featured a distinct sound reminiscent of a combination of Carribbean music and afrobeat. Their strong arrangements, pulsating beats, and unique orchestrations made them underground darlings for much of the mid-'70s. Their Kimsha Records release Unity: Sing It, Shout It was a joyous, booty-shaking pile of East Coast disco at its most raw. Aiken has since gone on to work with artists such as Dennis Brown, Frankie Paul, Chosen Few, and many more, but the original Unity album has largely been forgotten... until now! In association with Traffic Entertainment, Kimsha Records is proud to present this sterling reissue of the original Unity LP, right on down to the recreation of its original jacket. Features hard-hitting funk tracks like 'Better Days,' and soulful cuts like 'Time Tunnel,' with bouncing bass-lines and sinuous keyboards. Unity's crown jewel however is its' title track, a nine-plus minute long stomper with hints of reggae and tastes of early-disco vibes. An obscure gem, and a classic for any fan of fine afro-centric music."
LANTERN REC. (ITALY)
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CAT #: LANR 011LP
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HEWICK AND THE SOUND, KEVIN This Cover Keeps Reality Unreal LP
Lantern Rec. presents a reissue of Kevin Hewick and the Sound's This Cover Keeps Reality Unreal, originally released in 1983. Kevin Hewick -- a Leicester born -- is still considered a truly representative force of the post-punk counterculture. His first "proper" gig was on a bill with Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, and Section 25. He released a couple of records on Factory in the early '80s, then moving to Cherry Red in 1982. His collaboration with The Sound stands truly as his own masterwork. Recorded and mixed at Elephant Studios, Wapping, London on November 3rd, 4th, and 5th 1983, is still a refreshing example of their combined effort. The four tracks move along a sort of outsider folkish post punk being perhaps his most accessible work ever. Fully remastered and licensed. Clear vinyl.
LIFE GOES ON RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: LIFE 022LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
CHAMBERS, JOE The Almoravid LP
Life Goes On Records present a reissue of Joe Chambers's The Almoravid, originally released in 1974. Terrific session just released on influential independent Muse. A modal masterpiece verging on spiritual jazz with a series of excellent players: from Richard Davis and Cecil McBee on bass to Ray Mantilla on congas and percussion, through Harold Vick's distinctive flute and tenor sax. The major voice on this record belongs to the traps of Joe Chambers. The enormous potency combined with complete authority and tonal clarity that Chambers brings to the drums has made him one of the more distinctive percussive voices in jazz.
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CAT #: LIFE 023LP
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FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND Made In Japan LP
Life Goes On Records present a reissue of the third album by Japanese rock band Flower Travellin' Band, Made In Japan, originally released in 1972. After meeting Lighthouse at the Expo '70 festival in Osaka, Flower Travellin' Band were invited to visit Canada. While there, the group recorded Made In Japan with Lighthouse keyboardist Paul Hoffert helping produce. Due to George Wada becoming ill with tuberculosis, Canadian drummer Paul DeLong plays on some tracks on this album. The lyrics were written by Yoko Nomura, the wife of the band's manager, who translated conversations she had with the group and their ideas into English. "Heaven and Hell" was written by Yamanaka in Japanese and she translated it. The song "Hiroshima" is a re-imagining of "Satori Part III" from their previous album Satori (1971). The introductory first track is an advertisement for a concert at Stanley Park Stadium by Flower Travellin' Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Bob Seger, and Teegarden & Van Winkle, with a clip of "Lucky Man" playing in the background.
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CAT #: LIFE 025LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
RICH/MAX ROACH, BUDDY Rich Versus Roach LP
Life Goes On Records present a reissue of Rich Versus Roach, a 1959 studio album by drummers Buddy Rich and Max Roach with their respective bands of the time. The album is mixed with each of the two bands in a different stereo channel. Two musical geniuses here at work and there is no clear winner. If you listen very closely to the artistries of the two great drummers, this album is very interesting. This legendary meeting was truly a battle of the drummers! Though the set's a very unusual one for Buddy -- as the group here features players normally associated with Max Roach -- bring in some great solo moments when needed! Rich also brings a few of his key men to the set, too -- including Phil Woods on alto and Willie Dennis on trombone -- on titles that include "Sleep", "The Casbah", "Limehouse Blues", and "Big Foot". Buddy Rich band: Buddy Rich - drums, percussion; Phil Woods - alto saxophone; Willie Dennis - trombone; Phil Leshin - double bass; John Bunch - piano. Max Roach: Max Roach - drums; Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone; Julian Priester - trombone; Tommy Turrentine - trumpet; Bobby Boswell - double bass.
LILITH (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
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CAT #: LR 102LP
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VA No New York LP
2022 repress. One of the brightest and most famous projects of the entire punk/new wave scene, No New York was released in 1978 on Island's sub-label Antilles. Featuring some of the most incredible rule breaking bands of the underground N.Y.C. art and music scene, the project - produced by Brian Eno - is a genuine snapshot of the massively creative N.Y.C. scene. Artists: Contortions, Teenage Jesus And The Jerks, Mars, D.N.A..
LIVE AT ROBERT JOHNSON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PLAYRJC 079EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BARIS K Valhalla 12"
Live At Robert Johnson welcomes Bar?? Karademir, Istanbul's edit master, DJ, and musician. If you're a person that likes to get up late, Bar??'s first track "Noon" is the one for you. It sort of sets the mood for the whole EP with a groove that is deep and hypnotic and above all psychedelic. There's tremolo en masse plus these in and out fading voices that suck you into Mr. K's world -- all kept together by this steady forward marching Bar?? beat. Pleasure, joy, and happiness -- all in on groove -- and not only effective at noon. "La Dame Noir"'s most prominent feature is a mean bass line -- plus more of those otherworldly sounds that Bar?? manages to pull out of his magician's hat while creating a superb shuffling riddim for all you dancers to shuffle along to, throwing in that oh so subtle triangle now and then. With the last track "Valhalla", Bar?? enters the mythological place of Asgard, where Valhalla, Odin's hall of the slain can be found in his Glaðsheimr castle. That kinda sounds a bit archaic and dark but don't be afraid: where there is shadow there is also light -- light which can be heard in the first opening lines, lines that do sound a bit like played by our favorite shoegazer band My Bloody Valentine. To get to "Valhalla", Bar?? accelerates the tempo by a couple of beats, yet throws in all trademark ingredients to cook up a tune for peak time dancing in Valhalla -- erm -- in the club.
LOST MUSIC (GERMANY)
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CAT #: LM 293931CD
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DEMON THOR Anno 1972 / Written In The Sky CD
Demon Thor was one of the most sensational continental rock groups in the '70s, despite only a short existence: first German band on the legendary Musikladen TV show, first ever appearance at Circus Kronebau in Munich, music awards from France and England, worldwide release of the two LPs by United Artists. The group was a fusion of the Swiss rock scene between Tommy Fortmann and Krokodil, and the singers Geff Harrison, Peter Bischof, and Oliver Freytag. The CD contains tracks from the albums Anno 1972 and Written In The Sky, originally released in 1972 and 1973 respectively. The tracks were produced at Dierks Studios by Dieter Dierks. Carefully remastered, this CD is a continuation of the Lost Music label series.
MAD ABOUT RECORDS (PORTUGAL)
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CAT #: MAR 038LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
FOUR SOUNDS, THE Jazz From District Six LP
Reissue, originally released in 1969. Ultra-rare South African jazz from District Six with legendary musicians Clifford Moses, Richard Schilder, Basil Moses, and Basil Coetzee. True jazz today is becoming a rare art whose existence depends not only on the jazz-musician but also on the medium by means of which it is propagated. This album is the combined effort of musician and Trutone Record Company to add their contribution to the interest of the arts. The theme for this album is set in "District Six", the community which brought forth The Four Sounds. Basil Moses is perhaps most widely known, in the context of South African jazz history, as having recorded prolifically -- including performing on seven or eight of Abdullah Ibrahim's 1970s recordings. He also features on Sathima Bea Benjamin's African Songbird (1976). Guitarist Cliffie Moses, three years older than brother Basil, was also a professional musician and the two, along with Richard Schilder and Billy Bowers (aka Billie Dollie), formed the Four Sounds in the early 1960s. The group with Basil "Manenburg" Coetzee and Roy Nolly recorded their debut album, Jazz From District Six, in 1969 for Trutone. In 1970, Basil, Cliffie, Roy Petersen, and Monty Weber were all hired to tour the country as the core of Percy Sledge's backing band for a seventeen-week sell-out tour of South and southern Africa. Percy Sledge described it as the "greatest tour of [his] career." Notes by Siemon Allen at Flatinternational; obi; 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: MAR 056LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
GROUP NSI, THE Roger A Ti Wawa LP
Reissue, originally released in 1981. Ultra-rare album reissued for the first time worldwide. Fantastic proto-Zouk from Georges and Pierre-Edouard Decimus. NSI (New Sound from the Islands) is a concept launched by the Decimus family, and the album was released at the end of 1981, at the same time as Kassav's Album N'4 with the singer Jocelyn Moka. Under exclusive license George Decimus. Obi; 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: MAR 057LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FREE LOVE Free Love LP
Mad About Records present a reissue of Free Love's self-titled album, an extremely rare private press funk modern soul LP originally released in 1979. The only soul album released on LA-based Emkay Records by Marcus Kelly and Westmoreland Co. This St. Louis group was led by Philip Westmoreland. Produced by Kent Washburn and Oliver Sain. 180 gram vinyl; obi strip.
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CAT #: MAR 059LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
FRED Series Vol. 1 - Madlib LP
A stunning Madlib tribute. The fact that Otis Jackson Jr. as Madlib uses exquisitely selected music by other musicians for his beats is widely known. That other musicians use Madlib's music would be noteworthy. But the fact that musicians use the music that Madlib has used is not only noteworthy but also something new. Just thinking about it makes your head spin. This is precisely the concept behind Series Vol. 1 - Madlib. The idea comes from the Portuguese drummer Frederico Ferreira, in short: FRED. Together with Eduardo Cardinho on vibraphone, Márcio Augusto on bass, Karlos Rotsen on piano, and Tomás Marques on saxophone, he takes what Madlib made from sampling jazz music. He transfers the material into new jazz music. It's so ambitious that Madlib himself didn't hesitate to give the project his blessing. "I've always followed Madlib's work, and the fact he has such a vast repertoire allowed me and the band to choose the songs that made more sense to be played with this particular line-up," says Fred Ferreira. For example, the band chose "Keeper Of My Soul," which can be found on the 2001 album Angles Without Edges by Yesterday's New Quintet. On it, Madlib took a melody piece of the original by Walter Bishop Jr from 1973, looped it, and underlaid it with a forward-marching groove. FRED samples the groove and treats the original's melody more as an ornament that freely lays itself around the beat. In this way, they take their cue from Madlib's works of the last 20 years. The result is ten tunes of finest jazz. Fred Ferreira himself looks back on a diverse repertoire of styles that the 40-year-old drummer from Lisbon has served throughout his life: kuduro with Buraka Som Sistema, hip-hop, and funk with Orelha Negra, punk and hardcore with Os Dias De Raiva. Fred also comes from a musical family. His father is Carlos Eduardo Ferreira, a drummer best known as Kalú. The music will also be performed live, with José Garcia on bass and Diogo Santos on keys. 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: MAR 060LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
THOMPSON, MALACHI The Seventh Son LP
Mad About Records present a reissue of Malachi Thompson's The Seventh Son, originally released on RA Records in 1980. A true jazz holy grail. For anyone collecting spiritual jazz, this reissue is simply not to be missed. Malachi Thompson moved to Chicago as a child and credited his interest in the trumpet when he was 11 years old. Malachi worked in the rhythm and blues scene on Chicago's South Side as a teen. In 1968, he joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), spending some time in the AACM big band. Thompson worked with saxophonists Joe Henderson, Jackie McLean, Frank Foster, and Archie Shepp, among other musicians while living in New York City. He formed his free bop band in 1978, and eventually relocated to Washington, D.C. Thompson also worked with Lester Bowie's Hot Trumpets Repertory Company and formed Africa Brass, a group inspired by traditional New Orleans brass bands. With a goal of preserving the Sutherland Theater on Chicago's South Side, Thompson founded the Sutherland Community Arts Initiative, a non-profit corporation, in 1991. He also wrote incidental music for a play about the theater. Informed in 1989 that he suffered from T-cell lymphoma and had one year to live, Thompson claimed he was healed by radiation and reading about jazz. He died in Chicago, Illinois from a relapse of his cancer in 2006.
NEUROT
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CAT #: NR 082LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
KELLY/STEVE VON TILL/WINO, SCOTT Songs of Townes Van Zandt LP
2022 repress. Gold vinyl. 2012 release. "Townes Van Zandt never reached significant fame during his lifetime. Although highly respected by his peers and other songwriters, the mood and atmosphere of his music, coupled with his sometimes dark and sarcastic nature, was not suitable for the commercial country-industry of Nashville. Van Zandt's songs did, however, reach popularity in his day through artists such as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Emmylou Harris. Within his circle of outsider singer-songwriters, he was adored, though ultimately depression and alcoholism overshadowed his life. Van Zandt's friend, singer Steve Earle, has been quoted as saying, 'Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.' Van Zandt's passed away in 1997, and the fact that artists as diverse as Robert Plant, Mudhoney, Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett and Dylan himself have kept his songs alive and vital is a testament to the influence and impact of his music. So now do Steve Von Till, Scott Kelly and Wino stand and sing his tribute, each focusing on the essence of Van Zandt's music and lyrics in his own personal way. The result is a great homage, whose intensity lies in fragility and elementary human truths. Van Zandt's broken-hearted love songs and gloom-ridden tales are most deserving of this tribute and praise."
NOW-AGAIN
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CAT #: NA 6103LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
WITCH Introduction (Red Vinyl) LP
2022 repress. Opaque red vinyl version. "Our comprehensive overview of Zambia's premier garage-, psych-, prog-, funk-,Afro-rock ensemble Witch, We Intend To Cause Havoc!, is now sold out in its 6LP box set form. So we are making the first four Witch albums available in archival reissue form. As with our box set, the audio is nigh-perfect -- restored and remastered from the original master tapes. The entirety of Witch's first album, restored and remastered from master tapes, and presented as an archival reissue. Witch's musical arc is contained to a five year span and, in retrospect, is a logical one. The band's first two, self-produced albums - released in unison with the birth of the commercial Zambian recording industry -- are exuberant experiments in garage rock, and are as influenced by the Rolling Stones as they are James Brown. Thus Introduction, their first, is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in delving into the Witch band, or Zamrock in general."
OHR (GERMANY)
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CAT #: OMM 560082CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AMON DUUL Paradieswarts Duul CD
Ohr present a reissue of Amon Düül's Paradieswärts Düül, originally released in 1971. In 1968, the Münchner Kommune, formed in 1967, had applied to Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, the organizer of the Essen Songtage, for a gig there. When the Düüls arrived in Essen, already two bands of this name in the meantime, since three members had split off and now called themselves Amon Düül II. Paradieswärts Düül was released in 1971, it's the third album of this outfit. Transferred from the original analog tapes at Dierks Studios and carefully re-mastered.
PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: PHS 071LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SELDA Selda (Picture Disc) PIC. DISC
Picture disc reissue. First album by Selda Bagcan, originally released in 1976. A collection of well-known poems and folk-songs, recorded in cooperation with the most progressive Turkish musicians/arrangers of the '70s: Mogollar, Dadaslar, Zafer Dilek, and Arif Sag, combining traditional instrumentation from Anatolia and Western psychedelic grooves.
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CAT #: PHS 072LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
KARACA, CEM Nem Kaldi? (Picture Disc) PIC. DISC
Picture disc reissue. Originally released in 1975. Sophisticated and passionate, with flamboyant taste in sunglasses, Cem Karaca led Istanbul's music fans through a period of violent political turmoil. Karaca reworked traditional folk lyrics with molten electric bass lines that played up both a poet's broiling righteousness and also his listeners' common ground with their elders in Turkey's history. 1975's Nem Kaldi gathers more 60s-70s singles that lead the listener through Karaca's own musical history, skipping across various collaborations. Sink deeper into the intrigue both musical and otherwise as fractious personnel changes and real-life assassins multiply, yet the double-time drums and badass synthesizer schwings pound on.
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CAT #: PHS 073LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
KORAY, ERKIN Halimem (Picture Disc) PIC. DISC
Picture disc version. Rare single and cassette only tracks (mostly from 1970-72 plus three killer ones from 1987) by the father of Anatolian rock/Turkish psych. Artwork by Sara Gossett.
PILZ (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PILZ 6580062CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WALLENSTEIN Cosmic Century CD
Reissue of the third album by the German band Wallenstein, originally released in 1973. Recorded at the Dierks Studios by Dieter Dierks, the group consisted of bandleader Jürgen Dollase, Harald Grosskopf (drums), Dieter Meier (bass), Bill Barone (guitar), and Joachim Reiser (violin). In 2022 the original analog masters were newly remastered. An elaborate work, which has led to a very good result.
QANAT RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: QNT 029LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AIRFISH The Crowleyan Hypothesis 2LP
Airfish is an experimental, post-industrial, psychedelic ensemble weaving sounds from Palermo, Sicily, since 1992. A real backbone of the Sicilian underground music scene, this is a band of difficult categorization, started with an industrial punk/metal style (inspired by the likes of Godflesh, Swans, Throbbing Gristle) that has rapidly evolved into an experimental eclecticism of a Mediterranean matrix that does not neglect any area of pop, rock, jazz, and electronics. Anarchists and esotericists affiliated with Thelema's church, early disciples of Psychick TV, Airfish career spanned nearly 30 years; recently, they suffered the loss of Pietro Palazzo, principal voice and founding member, who died of cancer at the age of 47 in 2020, after recording various tracks, including those on this album. The Crowleyan Hypothesis, imbued with dark, voodoo-ritual and psychedelic atmospheres, is dedicated to the feminine element and to Aleister Crowley, and represents part of their artistic testament. Musically, the disc's style ranges from psychedelic rock to expressionist electronics, drawing inspiration as much from the likes of Black Angels and 13th Floor Elevators as from Tangerine Dream and Can. Among the guests: Simone Sfameli (JuJu), Dario D'Alessandro (Homunculus Res), Giorgio Trombino (Haemophagus, Sixthcircle). Edition of 300.
RADIATION RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RRS 171LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Belfast Rock LP
Radiation Records present a reissue of Belfast Rock, a compilation released by Rip Off Records in 1978. Pioneering Belfast-based producer George Doherty formed Rip Off Records in 1978 to showcase the emerging punk scene of this politically-divided city, then riven by the factionalism of "The Troubles". Innovative compilation Belfast Rock was the first to feature Belfast punk bands alongside hard rock outfits, most notably legendary Belfast punk act The Detonators, whose sole appearances on vinyl are included here, as well as Doherty's own band, The Jumpers (culled from Pretty Boy Floyd & The Gems, who also feature). A must for anyone interested in the history of punk, as well as Belfast's rock evolution. Also features Blue Steam, Cobra, and No Sweat.
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CAT #: RRS 175LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ENGLISH DOGS Invasion Of The Porky Men LP
Reissue, originally released in 1984. Emerging from the northern market town of Grantham in the early 1980s, English Dogs reached the punk spotlight opening for Charged GBH and Discharge. Debut album Invasion Of The Porky Men features the band's original line-up, with drummer Andrew Pinching, bassist Mark "Wattie" Watson, guitarist John Murray, and vocalist Pete "Wakey" Wakefield, the hardcore focus very different from the metal direction they would take after Wakey moved on and Gizz Butt added his guitar pyrotechnics. This debut disc is a must for all UK hardcore fanatics, who like their punk delivered in raw, unadorned thrash mode.
RHYTHM SECTION INTERNATIONAL (UK)
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CAT #: RS 025EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PINTY City Limits 12"
2022 repress. Peckham MC and DJ Pinty is set to release his debut EP City Limits on Rhythm Section International. Following the recent release of his debut single "Tropical Bleu", a laid-back broken-beat roller produced by friend and collaborator King Krule under his DJ JD Sports alias, Pinty has quickly become the talk of the town. "Nightcrawler" presents a simmering nocturnal dance cut, charged with glowing bursts of deep house and candid lyrics. With deeply personal lyricism and wry humor, "City Limits" adds color to a mostly grey city.
ROOM40 (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: RM 4149CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
WARNECKE, PIERCE Deafened By The Noise Of Time CD
Pierce Warnecke's work springs forth from the nexus of sound and vision. With Deafened By The Noise Of Time, he undertakes a deep interrogation of sound, which mirrors many of his approaches to visual materials. Seeking to test how elements of music are altered through interference and deterioration, he uses a range of methods to reveal new densities, timbres, and melodies from within his original source materials. Rather than becoming fragmented or overtly degraded though, Warknecke's work on Deafened By The Noise Of Time suggests new textures and harmonic relationships. As one musical gesture is transformed a new set of possibilities opens outward, creating a sense of perpetual unfolding.From Pierce Warnecke: "Deafened By The Noise Of Time is a speculative take on how sound might decay and disappear; a reflection on the unavoidable entropy and dislocation of all things over time through four compositions, one with video . . . I first started working on the material for this album for a performance at Eglise Saint-Merry in Paris in 2017. Following the concert, I sat down to edit the music but struggled with the pieces, every time finding new flaws, unable to follow through with the original compositional ideas. Somewhat frustrated, I decided to strip down the musical content to form more bare-bone structures and look for a different principle or process to tie everything together. For this, I shifted focus to a long running part of my video practice: the deterioration of things over time, where I use my camera with simple lighting and slow movements to focus on rusty, dirty, burned or broken found objects. I like the idea of these things being both recent and ancient, contemporary artefacts of a world in constant decay. I like the idea of being able to still sense memory on objects even when they've become almost entirely unrecognizable. I like how this pushes back against the inevitability of impermanence. I like the act of scavenging and reusing discarded objects to put them in new but uncertain light. I like to think of it as a kind of ritualistic transformation of 'trash-to-treasure', a conjuring of a thing's entire past through imperceptible clues left on it's surface. For Deafened By The Noise Of Time I wanted to apply these ideas to sound, and consider how a musical idea might disappear under an accumulation of interferences, as a kind of sonic sedimentation and erosion..."
ROTORELIEF (FRANCE)
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CAT #: ROTOR 050LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
NURSE WITH WOUND Spiral Insana 2LP
2022 restock; Double-LP version. 180-gram vinyl. Deluxe metallic silver gatefold sleeve. Limited numbered edition of 1000. Rotorelief inaugurates its Silver Collection with this deluxe expanded reissue of Nurse With Wound's 1986 masterpiece Spiral Insana. One of Nurse With Wound's most deep and mysterious recordings, Spiral Insana is more ambient and user-friendly than many other NWW outings, without losing any of its surreal edge. Stapleton and guests Robert Haigh and David Jackman mix prepared piano, percussion, loops, and various bric-à-brac into an hour-long collage of mashed-up sound, jarring juxtapositions, buzz-saw distortion, and even a pipe organ. If that sounds disorienting, that's because it is. This edition marks the definitive release of the complete Spiral Insana sessions, with the contents of the original 1986 LP augmented by three recordings from the same period: "Mourning Smile" (originally released on the 1987 LP Drunk With The Old Man Of The Mountains and later included on the 1997 United Dairies CD reissue of Spiral Insana), "Nihil" (first released on the 1997 Spiral Insana CD reissue), and "A Missing Sense," a 25-minute tribute to Robert Ashley's Automatic Writing originally released as the NWW half of a 1986 LP split with Organum. Steven Stapleton: drums, cello, radio, guitar, bowed piano, percussion, loops, voice, tuba, organ, electronics; Robert Haigh: guitar; David Jackman: banjo, splutter, voice; Chris Wallis: acoustic guitar; David Tibet: trumpet; Diana Rogerson: voice; Andrew McKenzie: voice. Mastered by Denis Blackham. Cover art and pictures by Babs Santini. "Still stands as one of the clear highlights of Stephen Stapleton's singularly daunting and mountainous discography. . . . Many of the varied interludes are noisy, fragmented, and somewhat abrasive, but there is always a playful sense of mischief lurking in the shadows, ready to blunder into the steadily darkening fever dream at any second. . . . a brilliantly skewed and excellent album that has not faded with age one bit." --Anthony D'Amico, Brainwashed
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CAT #: ROTOR 077LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NURSE WITH WOUND Gyllenskold Geijerstam and I at Rydbergs 2LP
2022 restock. "This 1983 period in which Gyllensköld was recorded was a fantastic time for the evolution of Steven Stapleton's audio art. His collaborations with Diana Rogerson, Robert Haigh (Sema), David Tibet, and Thirlwell around this time elicited some of the most exciting work Nurse With Wound had yet recorded. Listen to this material and compare it to Chance Meeting and it becomes clear that in just a few years, Stapleton's art had grown by leaps and bounds. The production quality on these tracks is remarkable, and the widening out of the NWW soundworld opened up a whole new audio toybox that Stapleton has continued to experiment with up to today. This new sound encompasses vocal experiments, vintage LPs of easy listening music, demented nursery rhymes, lateral references to disposable pop music, avant-garde jazz and minimalistic piano composition, all glued together with evocative atmospheres redolent of things unholy, troubling and perverse, but always oddly indefinable and puzzlingly misshapen. In retrospect, Gyllensköld can be seen as the beginning of the 'mature;' period of NWW, and thus it is an indispensable release for fans of the project. Perhaps influenced by the obsessions of his friend and collaborator Tibet, Stapleton also began weaving religious and occult references into his usual name-dropping of avant-garde artists and movements . . . NWW's Gyllensköld comes across at times as the soundtrack to a schizoid episode: disembodied voices intoning nonsense, floating subliminally across the stereo channels, or cackling in evil delight. The sounds are denser here than on earlier works such as Homotopy To Marie. Areas of silence are mostly gone, replaced by layers of drone, cartoonish noises and mutated voices. 'Several Odd Moments Prior to Lunch' opens the brief album, setting the stage with its lysergically altered vocals and a frightening, yawning chasm of haunted, spectral sound. Stapleton, Thirlwell, and company learned how to wield the studio like an instrument on these and other recordings of the period. Effects such as reverb, delay, ring modulation and backwards tracking are utilized to create evolving textures and darkly psychedelic dreamspaces. 'Phenomenon of Aquarium and Bearded Lady' utilizes a number of instruments, including horns and piano, to create a bizarre dislocated funeral dirge in which the sounds of a slowly cycling jack-in-the-box are not out of place. For fans of musicians like Jacques Berrocal, who prefer their free jazz with a heavy dose of whacked-out eccentricity, this is about as good as it gets. 'Dirty Fingernails' is something else entirely, a longform exploration of outré textures, combining mysterious trebly noises with percussive bleeps of mysterious origin." --Brainwashed
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CAT #: ROTOR 077SIL-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NURSE WITH WOUND Gyllenskold Geijerstam and I at Rydbergs (Silver Vinyl) 2LP
2022 restock; double LP version. Silver vinyl. "This 1983 period in which Gyllensköld was recorded was a fantastic time for the evolution of Steven Stapleton's audio art. His collaborations with Diana Rogerson, Robert Haigh (Sema), David Tibet, and Thirlwell around this time elicited some of the most exciting work Nurse With Wound had yet recorded. Listen to this material and compare it to Chance Meeting and it becomes clear that in just a few years, Stapleton's art had grown by leaps and bounds. The production quality on these tracks is remarkable, and the widening out of the NWW soundworld opened up a whole new audio toybox that Stapleton has continued to experiment with up to today. This new sound encompasses vocal experiments, vintage LPs of easy listening music, demented nursery rhymes, lateral references to disposable pop music, avant-garde jazz and minimalistic piano composition, all glued together with evocative atmospheres redolent of things unholy, troubling and perverse, but always oddly indefinable and puzzlingly misshapen. In retrospect, Gyllensköld can be seen as the beginning of the 'mature;' period of NWW, and thus it is an indispensable release for fans of the project. Perhaps influenced by the obsessions of his friend and collaborator Tibet, Stapleton also began weaving religious and occult references into his usual name-dropping of avant-garde artists and movements . . . NWW's Gyllensköld comes across at times as the soundtrack to a schizoid episode: disembodied voices intoning nonsense, floating subliminally across the stereo channels, or cackling in evil delight. The sounds are denser here than on earlier works such as Homotopy To Marie. Areas of silence are mostly gone, replaced by layers of drone, cartoonish noises and mutated voices. 'Several Odd Moments Prior to Lunch' opens the brief album, setting the stage with its lysergically altered vocals and a frightening, yawning chasm of haunted, spectral sound. Stapleton, Thirlwell, and company learned how to wield the studio like an instrument on these and other recordings of the period. Effects such as reverb, delay, ring modulation and backwards tracking are utilized to create evolving textures and darkly psychedelic dreamspaces. 'Phenomenon of Aquarium and Bearded Lady' utilizes a number of instruments, including horns and piano, to create a bizarre dislocated funeral dirge in which the sounds of a slowly cycling jack-in-the-box are not out of place. For fans of musicians like Jacques Berrocal, who prefer their free jazz with a heavy dose of whacked-out eccentricity, this is about as good as it gets. 'Dirty Fingernails' is something else entirely, a longform exploration of outré textures, combining mysterious trebly noises with percussive bleeps of mysterious origin." --Brainwashed
SEALED RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: SEAL 006LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TOXIC WASTE Belfast LP
2022 repress; reissue, originally released in 1987. Toxic Waste represent the hardest end of the Crass milieu. While most anarcho-punk bands of the time sang about a war they'd only seen on TV, Toxic Waste were being politically active in Belfast during the troubles. They played militant punk with melody and aggression. Borderline hardcore at times with a clear peace-punk message. Angry, intense and in your face. They were involved in the Warzone Collective and shared stages, experiences and activism with bands such as Stalag 17, Conflict, Asylum, and Antisect. Belfast was originally released in 1987 on vocalist Roy Wallace's Belfast Records and has been out of print for 30 years. It was a compilation of previously released tracks and newly recorded versions of old tracks with Dino and Gary from D.I.R.T doing the female vocal parts and guitars. The 12 tracks on Belfast are nuggets of raging pissed off DIY anarcho punk with hard hitting lyrics and dual vocals. The recordings are raw and passionate and stand the test of time. The band released an iconic split 12" with Stalag 17 on Mortarhate (1985) -- the tracks are included on Belfast and then the following year a split LP called We Will Be Free with Stalag 17 and Asylum before calling it a day and becoming a lost piece of the anarcho punk puzzle. Replica sleeve and fold-out lyric insert.
SEVERIN FILMS
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CAT #: SEV 10101DVD
FILE UNDER: Misc
HOPPER, DENNIS Out Of The Blue DVD
"The 4k restoration of Dennis Hopper's lost classic with 15+ hours of special features. It's been called 'shocking' (Film Comment), 'blistering' (Filmmaker) and 'a flat-out masterpiece' (The Playlist) yet remained virtually unseen for over 40 years. Now experience this 'haunting portrait of juvenile delinquency that ranks among the most powerful in American cinema' (Chicago Reader) from actor/director Dennis Hopper as it's never been seen before: Linda Manz 'gives one of the greatest teenage performances of all time' (Film Comment) as a 15-year-old who idolizes Elvis, punk rock and her ex-con father (Hopper), is surrounded by junkies and predators, and follows them all down a one-way road to oblivion. Sharon Farrell (The Stunt Man), Don Gordon (The Last Movie) and Raymond Burr co-star in 'a film about extremes, directed by an extremist' (Time Out) featuring music by Neil Young, newly scanned in 4K from the original negative with more than six hours of special features."
SILVER CURRENT
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CAT #: SILVER 047X-LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
LATTIMORE & GROWING, MARY Gainer (Color Vinyl) LP
Color vinyl. "Critically acclaimed harpist and experimental composer Mary Lattimore and big amp ambient pioneers Growing have united for their first collaboration: Gainer. Remastered here from its original release (previously digital only), Gainer is now available for the first time on vinyl in plush packaging including UV spot gloss 'invisible ink'-style jacket printing. Comprised of two side-long pieces, Gainer is less a meeting point of harp and drone guitars and much more a singular creative group vision made up of elemental movements, electrically charged flow and a symphonic aura by three masters of contemporary ambient and experimental composition. Gainer is rumored to be the first record in a series of collaborative albums by Lattimore and Growing. Based on the premiere statement at hand, let's hope it shall be so!"
SOAVE (ITALY)
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CAT #: SOAVE 029LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
MATSUTAKE/CHOJURO IMAFUJI/MASASHI KOMATSUBARA, HIDEKI Edo LP
Reissue. Edo is a cosmic ambient experimental masterpiece conceived in 1977 by Masashi Komatsubara and developed alongside Hideki Matsutake (aka Logic System and reductively defined by many as the "fourth member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra"). As a true sound scientist, he pours all his efforts into this record, and aimed at the widest possible use of an electronic instrument that was at the forefront at that time -- the Moog IIIc. He extends his research by trying to break down the last wall between modernity and the past: the union and eurythmy between artificial sounds and traditional sounds. All this through a perfect three-way collaboration together with the shamisen musician Konae Imato, and the creation of a unique and extraordinary charming work dedicated to the double soul of the capital of Japan: ancient Edo, now the current day city of Tokyo. Includes OBI and four-page inserts with text in Japanese and English.
SOMMOR RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: SOMM 074LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CURTIS KNIGHT ZEUS Sea of Time LP
Sommor Records present the first vinyl reissue of Curtis Knight Zeus's Sea of Time album, originally released in 1973. In the early '70s, Hendrix's old friend and collaborator Curtis Knight moved to London and formed Curtis Knight Zeus, recruiting a young guitarist named "Fast" Eddie Clarke (later of Motörhead fame). Sea of Time was recorded at Olympic Studios in 1973 but never actually released in the UK, only in a few European countries. Psychedelic hard-rock with soul/funk influences and even some raw proto-punk moves. All songs were written by Curtis, showcasing his versatile songwriting talent, and he's also on lead vocals/guitar. Includes the underground heavy-funk-rock hit "The Devil Made Me Do It", and more. Recommended if you like Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Lee's Vindicator (1972), Chubby Checker's Chequered! (1971). Original gatefold sleeve artwork; includes insert with liner notes by Kingsley Abbott with a foreword by Kathy Knight-McConnell (Curtis's widow) and photos. "It's hard to imagine any rock fan not finding something to enjoy on this Sea of Time album with the quality of the playing and the instantly memorable songs." --Kingsley Abbott
SOUFFLE CONTINU RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: FFL 065LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
SHIHAB + GILSON UNIT, SAHIB La Marche Dans Le Desert LP
2022 repress. Souffle Continu Records present the first vinyl reissue of Sahib Shihab + Jef Gilson Unit's La Marche Dans Le Désert, originally released in 1972. A few months after having released Le Massacre Du Printemps (FFL 064LP), Jef Gilson was back behind his keyboards heading up his Unit. This time he was joined by Sahib Shihab. The caravan passes by, evoking, one after the other, Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane, Pierre Henry and Karlheinz Stockhausen... Oh yes, Shihab's saxophone is... amplified. La Marche Dans Le Désert (The Walk in the Desert) is first and foremost the meeting of two iconoclastic musicians: Jef Gilson, pianist who tried his hand in all forms of jazz collaborating with emblematic American musicians (Walter Davis Jr., Woody Shaw, Nathan Davis...) or French musicians who were on their way to becoming so (Jean-Luc Ponty, Bernard Lubat, Michel Portal, Henri Texier...) Shihab is one of the many black American jazzmen who found refuge in Europe. After having played in the bands of Fletcher Henderson and Roy Eldridge, the saxophonist worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Art Blakey and Tadd Dameron. He came to the old continent with the Quincy Jones orchestra, spent a few years in Copenhagen, returned to Los Angeles, then came back to Europe. When he met Jef Gilson, in February 1972, the saxophonist was happily touring with the Clarke-Boland Big Band. La Marche Dans Le Désert was an opportunity for this supporting player to show what he was capable of. And it was some opportunity: with Gilson and his Unit (Pierre Moret on keyboards and Jean-Claude Pourtier on drums, Jef Catoire on double bass, and Bruno Di Gioia and Maurice Bouhana on flute and percussion respectively), Shihab got maximum exposure. To mark the occasion, he put aside his baritone saxophone to play a soprano... varitone. The amplified instrument, while losing nothing of its natural sound, was capable of generating the same presence as Gilson's electronic keyboards. And it would change the face of modal jazz: in a forest of percussion, Shihab and Gilson go on a sensual walkabout that will remain with listeners for long after. Between the two takes of "Mirage", Shihab, this time on baritone again, takes up the mantle once more of a style of jazz he was unable to strictly define. Licensed from Futura / Marge. Remastered from the master tapes; Restored artwork and obi strip.
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CAT #: FFL 070LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
CURSON, TED Pop Wine LP
2022 restock. Souffle Continu Records present a reissue of Ted Curson's Pop Wine, originally released in 1971. Originally from Philadelphia, invited to New York by Miles Davis, playing at Antibes in 1960 with Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy, here is trumpeter Ted Curson in 1971... in Paris. With him, a legendary trio: Georges Arvanitas (piano), Jacky Samson (double bass) and Charles Saudrais (drums). A new transatlantic alliance in the service of jazz of all kinds: classic, modal, fusion and even free... Pop Wine is -- between Coltrane and Miles with a nod to roots in the club the Caveau de la Huchette -- an explosive cocktail but which leaves no stains! In 1960, trumpeter Ted Curson played with Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy on stage at the Antibes jazz festival. Eleven years later he was in Paris to record one of the gems of his discography, with a hard-hitting French trio: Georges Arvanitas (piano), Jacky Samson (double bass) and Charles Saudrais (drums). Arvanitas was also someone who had travelled widely. Originally from Marseille, he had accompanied visiting American musicians in Paris before moving to the States. It was when he came back that the charismatic trio was created with Samson and Saudrais and who recorded, in 1970 on Futura, the unforgettable In Concert and then, the following year, Pop Wine with Ted Curson. Pop Wine: don't be fooled into thinking you are going to hear jazz musicians trying to play pop after uncorking too many bottles. For, although the album occasionally tends toward fusion, it is first and foremost a wonderful jazz recording; and a recording with enough fizz to make your head spin. There are five tracks in total: "Quartier Latin" is reminiscent a little of Olé Coltrane (Curson, like the saxophonist, is originally from Philadelphia), "Flip Top" where the trumpet and piano play out a chase scene through the streets of Paris, Pop Wine where funk and cool jazz meet on the barricades of black and white, "L.S.D. Takes A Holiday" which breaks out in a style close to free jazz, and finally "Lonely One", with the impression that ends this unclassifiable album. Unclassifiable, unless we decide to elevate Pop Wine to the rank of a great vintage. Carefully remastered from the master tapes. Licensed from Futura / Marge. 180 gram vinyl.
SPIRITUAL PAJAMAS
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CAT #: SPIRITUAL 026LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
GEORIS, NICO A Rainbow In Curved Air LP
"It was never supposed to happen. No one was supposed to reimagine Terry Riley's A Rainbow In Curved Air -- a piece of music that, until now, has existed in its own class of expression. No one was supposed to scale the perilous heights of the citadel and come back with another document of the strange festival scenes within. With the release of Nico Georis's A Rainbow In Curved Air it's clear now that this piece of music is a place that you can go to, a kind of astral sanctum that can be visited again and again so long as you know the mysterious paths that lead to it. Doing away with the production tricks used on Riley's original recording (just intonation, mirror image delay, half-speed tracking of all lead parts) Nico Georis confronts the central seven time theme with a new transparency that gradually complexifies into astonishing Persian carpet displays of patterned musical awareness. This is music of the plenum and not the void: it is teeming with forms that behave in ways that recall descriptions of elaborately jeweled DMT hyperspace; sonic shapes that are driven by the pure uplift and force of infinite, unconstrained autotransformation. In this way it is similar to the original but the pace is way less manic, way more listenable as it rides forward on a calm surge of dazzling zero point energy. The three other songs on the record are Georis originals. 'Vapor' is a moment of twilight abstraction, a plant music duet that features Nico playing along with the plaintive washes of sound produced by a cannabis plant connected to a Plant Wave device. This song was composed spontaneously as it was broadcast live over Nico's Big Sur based pirate channel, Milky Way Radio. Side B contains two remarkable songs, 'Hot Slots' and '777', that are built mostly out of samples of slot machine sounds. They are both lush holograms of hallucinated beauty and convey something about the spirit of luck, abundance and possibility." --Matt Baldwin
SPITTLE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: SPITTLE 114LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SAD LOVERS AND GIANTS Feeding The Flame LP
2022 repress. Spittle Records present a reissue of Sad Lovers And Giants' Feeding The Flame, originally released in 1983. Sad Lovers And Giants second album, a brilliant atmospheric post punk record with several elements akin to Joy Division and The Chameleons. You can definitely apply the term "ethereal" to these compositions, certainly the sound is very oceanic and otherworldly melancholic, typical trademarks of the new wave renaissance. Recorded in 1983 -- and released on their own label Midnight Music -- Feeding The Flame showcases the original line up at its very best.
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CAT #: SPITTLE 136LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SAD LOVERS AND GIANTS Total Sound LP
Reissue. Originally recorded for a radio broadcast in Holland in 1983 in front of a very selected audience (ten in all), Total Sound represents a great snapshot of Sad Lovers and Giants live on stage. Here the band, caught just before the split, delivers an outstanding performance based on a fine selection of songs from their first two now classic albums.
STAG-O-LEE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: STAGO 184CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Rockinitis 03+04: Electric Blues From The Rock'n'Roll Era Volume Three & Four CD
For the fourth time round, Stag-O-Lee delves into the Rockinitis sounds of mid-50s to early '60s Black dance music. Juke joint gear, as chosen by London based record-slinger, Diddy Wah, Stag-O-Lee's troublemaker-in-chief, R-Man, Barcelona's own Fonsoul and collector extraordinaire Mace from Stoke-On-Trent. This is full-blown electric-guitar blues to make you stand up and shake your hips. 80 minutes of it. Comes with eight-page booklet and liner notes.Features Al Simmons, Eddie Burns, Skip Robinson, The Nightriders, Roy Brown, Peppermint Harris, Ulie & The Uniques, Junior Wells, Little Walter, Dusty Brown, Ace Holder, Lynn Johnson, Detroit Junior, Jimmy Anthony, Magic Sam, Poppa Hop, Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra, Big Tiny Kennedy And His Orchestra, Little Arthur Mathews, Solomon Burke, Robert T. Smith With Toby Pride's Orch., Jimmie Raney & Slim Slaughter, Henry Moore With Willard Burton And Orchestra, Mel Alexander And Movin Master's Band, Paul Gayten, Little David, Blues Slim, Little Ray, Mojo Watson, Sam Baker, Charles Sheffield, and Freddy King.
STARTRACKS (SWEDEN)
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CAT #: STAR 301791LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WANNADIES, THE Vasterbotten 2LP
Double LP version. The very best of 21 non-album exclusive B-sides from 1992-1999. The Wannadies from Västerbotten, Sweden was the most successful band in the wave of indie pop bands that made it in the '90s. Their power pop/Brit pop had them move to London, and with several top 10 singles in the British charts (with "You And Me" being their biggest hit), they released a lot of singles with exclusively recorded B-sides. For Västerbotten, Startracks have assembled 21 exclusive B-sides from the major label years.
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CAT #: STAR 301792CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WANNADIES, THE Vasterbotten CD
The very best of 21 non-album exclusive B-sides from 1992-1999. The Wannadies from Västerbotten, Sweden was the most successful band in the wave of indie pop bands that made it in the '90s. Their power pop/Brit pop had them move to London, and with several top 10 singles in the British charts (with "You And Me" being their biggest hit), they released a lot of singles with exclusively recorded B-sides. For Västerbotten, Startracks have assembled 21 exclusive B-sides from the major label years.
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CAT #: STAR 3091798LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WANNADIES, THE Vasterbotten (Bonus 12") 2LP + 12"
Double LP version. Includes bonus 12" with four additional tracks: "Lee Remick", "Blister In The Sun", "I Got A Right", and "Short People". The very best of 21 non-album exclusive B-sides from 1992-1999. The Wannadies from Västerbotten, Sweden was the most successful band in the wave of indie pop bands that made it in the '90s. Their power pop/Brit pop had them move to London, and with several top 10 singles in the British charts (with "You And Me" being their biggest hit), they released a lot of singles with exclusively recorded B-sides. For Västerbotten, Startracks have assembled 21 exclusive B-sides from the major label years.
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CAT #: STAR 70341LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FIRESIDE Hello Kids LP
Sweden's supreme indie rockers (back then it was called emo-core), who, with their Do Not Tailgate album (1995), won a Grammis (Swedish Grammy), got signed to Rick Rubin and his American Recordings, toured the American Loolapaloza circuit. To support their ever-so-heavy touring and please the demand from radio, they had a flood of singles with exclusive B-sides. The B-sides were dead serious, full-on studio recordings, no holding back or leftovers. This is some of the best material ever from the band. Originally released a double-CD with covers, this single-LP edition here is shortened down to the 11 first tracks of the CD. The non-album exclusive studio tracks. First time on vinyl.
STAUBGOLD (GERMANY)
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CAT #: STAUB 167LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HANDS, THE Reflections LP
Founded in 2010, on the ashes of Los Santos, an ultra-local band well recognized by the veterans of the Perpignan scene, The Hands is a quartet with its roots as much in the modern garage scene of the mid-2000s (like Jack Of Heart, Movie Star Junkies, or The Intelligence) as in more classic groups such as the Gun Club, Joy Division or Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. After two self-produced albums, On The Words (2014) and We Are Other Men (2016) and a few European tours, their third album, Reflections, finally arrives in 2022 after six years of absence. Recorded by their friend Renaud Picard (Crank, Hair & The Iotas), mixed by Briane Blanc (the band's singer) and mastered by Luis Mazzoni at Vintage Sound Studio, this third album is perhaps their mostly anticipated and surely their best so far. Alternating between heady tracks like "Thanks" or "In The Middle" and softer songs like "We Are So Lame" and "Seven Years", the group reveals their real identity throughout the ten songs of this album. As always self-produced for their own label Broken Arm Records, Reflections will be released in collaboration with Staubgold and Cougouyou Music.
SURVIVAL RESEARCH (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: SVVRCH 060LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BATTERED ORNAMENTS, THE Mantle-Piece LP
Survival Research present a reissue of The Battered Ornaments' Mantle-Piece, originally released in 1969. Following the breakup of Cream, lyricist/vocalist Pete Brown formed his Battered Ornaments with guitarist Chris Spedding, drummer Rob Tait, bassist Butch Potter, percussionist Pete Bailey, and saxophonist Nisar Ahmed Khan, but during the recording of sophomore album Mantle-Piece, Brown fell out with Spedding, resulting in his departure. The resultant spacey venture has jazz and blues shades, riding the sonic waves under Spedding's direction, with Khan's sax and Potter's bass fitting foils to Spedding's guitar and keyboards. This is another great piece of the Spedding puzzle, with pleasantly meandering interludes. Gatefold sleeve.
TAK:TIL/GLITTERBEAT (GERMANY)
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CAT #: GB 120LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SIROM The Liquified Throne of Simplicity 2LP
Double LP version. The Slovenian "imaginary folk" trio's most epic and transportive album yet. Powered by acoustic and often handmade instruments, these expansive compositions echo the borderless, collective spirit of groups like Don Cherry's Organic Music Society and Art Ensemble of Chicago. Drawing on this geography of contemplation and psychic energy, from a country previously swallowed up by Yugoslavia and before that, reaching back centuries, the Roman, Byzantine and Austro-Hungarian Empires, the Slovenian trio of Iztok Koren, Ana Kravanja and Samo Kutin conjure up an extended album of intuitive transcendence and reflection on the unique sounding The Liquified Throne of Simplicity. Finding a home once more with Glitterbeat Records' adventurous, experimental, mostly instrumental, platform tak:til, and following on from the debut I Can Be A Clay Snapper (GB 051CD/LP, 2017), and the equally acclaimed A Universe That Roasts Blossoms For A Horse (GB 079CD/LP, 2019), Sirom's fourth such inventive and illusionary album incorporates some aspects of the former whilst expanding the inventory of eclectic instruments and obscured sounds. For the first time the trio also ignore the time constraints of a standard vinyl record to fashion longer, more fully developed entrancing and hypnotizing peregrinations. This new, amended, approach results in 80 minutes of abstract and rustic folklore, dream-realism, explorative intensity and cathartic ritual. And within that array of realms there's evocations of Jon Hassell's Fourth World experiments, visions of Samarkand, the esoteric mysteries of Tibet, an unplugged faUSt, and pastoral hurdy-gurdy churned Medieval Europe. These off-the-beaten-track performances converge history and geography with untethered fantasies and ambiguous atmospheres; all of which are made even more so fantastical, and even symbolic, by both the poetic, allegorical fabled track titles and the softly surreal illustrative artwork by the small village-based painter Marko Jakse, whose signature magical, if solemn, characters and landscapes adorn the album's cover and inlay. Music, in part, as a therapy The Liquified Throne of Simplicity offers a portal to other musical, sonic worlds: an escape route out of the on-going pandemic and its demoralizing, mentally draining effects and the crisis it has sparked in Slovenia, with certain far right groups especially taking advantage to ramp up the discourse of nationalism. By instinct, and in parts by coincidence, Sirom once more entrance with their vague undulations and illusionary echoes of places, settings, time and escapism on another highly magical album.
TAO FORMS
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CAT #: TAO 010LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
KNUFFKE TRIO, KIRK Gravity Without Airs 2LP
Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve; includes download card. "The exemplary and well-traveled cornetist Kirk Knuffke here introduces a bold new trio -- with bassist Michael Bisio and pianist Matthew Shipp -- on an intimate and expansive double album. Gravity Without Airs features the three world-class musicians on both Knuffke compositions and in open form, creating a tour-de-force of poetry and verve. This is Knuffke's debut as a leader for TAO Forms, following on his being full part of James Brandon Lewis / Red Lily Quintet's Jesup Wagon, one of the most acclaimed jazz releases of 2021. That album was eventually voted #1 Album of the Year in the JazzTimes Critics Poll, the international Jazz Critics Poll established by Francis Davis, and the (soon to be announced) DownBeat Critics Poll. Accolades for the cornetist's own recent work as leader include NPR's Jazz Album of the Year laurel for 2017's Cherryco, his homage to Don Cherry, a prime influence. DownBeat praised the way that album showcased Knuffke's 'nonchalant versatility and ebullient melodic gifts,' while esteemed critic Francis Davis called it 'nothing short of spectacular.' Davis also wrote the liner notes for Gravity Without Airs, noting the allure of Knuffke's instrumental aplomb: 'Kirk plays as if his cornet is a part of him -- he plays with it, not just on it.' On his guiding artistic impulse, Kirk Knuffke says: 'I'm concerned with making beautiful music. Beauty is always first, though not in a precious way. It can be in a rough way, too.' A prolific, lauded record-maker, Gravity Without Airs fulfills his poetic aims as well as any recording he has made. This work finds Knuffke in the rare, even unique, trio format of cornet, piano and double-bass. His partners are two ever-estimable pillars of creative music, and the work they've created together here brims with melody and mystery, intimacy and dynamism. Regarding the album title, Knuffke explains: 'I was reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius while preparing for this recording. He used the phrase 'gravity without airs', and it stuck with me. That's what it's all about! Being heavy but not putting on airs -- that's what my favorite musicians do. In these days of social media and constant hype and self-promotion, this is what we should really aspire to: do the work and study, get into your thing and avoid showing it off half-cooked. Matthew and Michael have that sort of grace. I was really touched because once we started playing, they both got excited and wanted to play more and more -- that's how we ended up with a double album,' Knuffke recalls. 'I hope people can listen to it as a whole, so they can hear all the subtleties as well as the shape and flow of the album. I have to say: I'm especially proud of this one.' Liner notes by Francis Davis." "Rhythmically precise, New Orleans funky and full of grace, Kirk Knuffke's music is a reflection of his multifaceted personality: part musical sage, part jazz philosopher, a self-taught musician with wide interests, endless curiosity and an abundance of good humor." --DownBeat
TRAUMTON RECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TRAUMTON 4706LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SHAKE STEW Heat 2LP
Double LP version. The shooting stars of Shake Stew, who were awarded the German Jazz Prize in the category "Band of the Year International" in 2021, present their fifth album, Heat. A mix of hypnotic Afrobeats and ecstatic sound eruptions that is absolutely addictive. Hardly any other band has turned the Central European jazz scene upside down in recent years like Shake Stew. While the ZEIT called them "Austria's jazz band of the hour" and the NDR elevated them to the status of a "cult band" early on, it has been clear since the awarding of the German Jazz Prize 2021 in the category "Band of the Year International" at the latest: something has started rolling here that has never existed in this form before. From the very beginning, the formation brought to life by bassist and composer Lukas Kranzelbinder is surrounded by something mystical, which in a live concert ignites an immensely absorbing effect that few can escape: "The unspoken magic words are magic and energy -- Shake Stew brings something cultic to current jazz, an enrichment!" writes the jury of the German Record Critics in their reasoning for the inclusion in the Best List 2020. And the British magazine MOJO gets even a touch more physical: "Able to blind you into a trance and make you dance to your knees, Shake Stew twists, blisters and burns like a fevered dream!" Despite their unusual line-up with two drums, two basses and three horns, the band always manages to catch their listeners of all ages in an incredibly direct way -- whether in front of a standing audience in a packed club or in the sold-out Great Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus. Hypnotic Afrobeat and driving rhythms have characterized the band's sound from the beginning, but just when you think you have deciphered the magic formula of this musical stew, Shake Stew reveals the entire sonic range of its unique instrumentation. On the verge of absolute silence, sound formations emerge as if conjured from nowhere, bobbing along on trance-like repeated bass lines and finely tuned gong patterns, touching you at least as deeply in their tranquility and fragility as the groove explosions that precede them. "Something emanates from this band that is new and special -- and immensely attractive," wrote the ZEIT in its analysis, and no matter which side of Shake Stew ultimately carries you along more violently. Your body will keep swinging long after the last note.
UGLY THINGS
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CAT #: UT 060
FILE UNDER: Misc
UGLY THINGS #60 MAG
"We have an extraordinary Velvet Underground cover story this issue exploring Lou Reed's early days at Pickwick Records and the momentous first meeting of Lou Reed and John Cale. This issue also features Detroit '70s proto-punk rockers the Dogs, Canadian psych legends the Jarvis Street Revue, Hollywood '60s teen garage band Malibalavi, UK freakbeat outfit the Roger James Four, Part 2 of the story of Chrome, Nanette Natal, and expansive interviews with Colin Blunstone of the Zombies and Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane. All this and much more, including our popular review sections, covering all the latest vinyl and CD reissues, and rock 'n' roll-related books"
VP RECORDS
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CAT #: VP 4239LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
UPSETTERS, THE Return of the Super Ape (2022 Remaster) LP
Reissue, originally released in 1978. "Return of the Super Ape was the final revelation from Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio before it close, a psychedelicized dub journey into uncharted sonic territories. Return of the Super Ape is the follow-up to the highly acclaimed dub album Super Ape. Just like the predecessor, the album was produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry. It was the last album by the Upsetters before Perry closed down his Black Ark Studio. The album showcases yet again the prodigious production skills of undisputed dub master Lee "Scratch" Perry's insanely layered textures and technical wizardry, with the Upsetters providing their musical backing. Now freshly remastered and restored for 2022 with original press artwork complete with inner disco sleeve."
WEWANTSOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: WWSLP 012LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
SATO, HIROSHI Orient LP
2022 repress; LP version. Wewantsounds present a reissue and the first international release of Hiroshi Sato's ultra-rare synth masterpiece, Orient, originally released in 1979 on Kitty Records in Japan only. This highly sought-after album is a superb breezy mix of Japanese synth-pop with a subtle touch of mid-70s Herbie Hancock-style funk and AOR. Originally released in 1979, at a fruitful time when Hiroshi Sato, Haruomi Hosono, and Shigeru Suzuki were fresh from playing in the group Tin Pan Alley and Haruomi Hosono had just formed Yellow Magic Orchestra, Orient is a unique balance of various styles. It has become one of the most sought-after Japanese LPs on the global Balearic scene and is now exchanging hands for astronomical prices. The album includes such cult tracks as "Son Go Kuw" and "Do-Jo" popular on the international DJ scene. It features the best Japanese musicians at the time, including Shigeru Suzuki on guitar, Haruomi Hosono on bass, Pecker on percussion, and Sato himself on keyboards and synthesizers. The album also features on Gilles Peterson's "Significant Album" List. Fully remastered from the original Kitty Records tapes by Universal Japan. Includes original four-page color insert, including English translations of the original liner notes by leading Japanese journalist Yasufumi Amatatsu, plus the full track-by-track musician line up. "Breezy Balearic synth pop with a Nippon twist" --The Vinyl Factory.
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A RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: AUK 003LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE Bravery, Repetition And Noise LP
2022 repress; black vinyl. LP version, gatefold sleeve. Originally released in 2001. Bravery, Repetition and Noise is a dark, dreamy album, rich in atmosphere, layered in waves of sound. The album's antecedents are clear, inspired by psychedelia as they were by punk's nihilism, pulling both strands into a doom-laden, experimental sound quite distinct from anything that had come before or since. Brian Jonestown Massacre uses this as their touchstone, lovingly re-creating the moods and atmospheres of the past.
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CAT #: AUK 007LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE Thank God for Mental Illness LP
2022 repress; available on 180-gram vinyl (no longer comes with download code). This the first time that this title has been available on vinyl. At the risk of belaboring a rather obvious point, with Thank God for Mental Illness, their third collection of absolutely stunning music to be released in 1996, The Brian Jonestown Massacre parallels the prolific and effortless brilliance of The Rolling Stones at their fevered late-1960s peak; the sheer scope of their achievements is stunning -- rarely are bands quite so productive, or quite so consistently amazing. Thank God is The BJM's down-and-dirty country-blues outing, all 12-odd tracks supposedly recorded on a single July day at a cost of just $17.36. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist and singer Anton Newcombe. Since 1995, The Brian Jonestown Massacre has released numerous albums, first for Bomp!, the label that gave them their start, and later for TVT and Tee Pee. The BJM has been essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene, and many LA and SF musicians got their start playing with Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Originally, Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase -- the band's name combines the name of Stones founder Brian Jones with a reference to cult leader Jim Jones -- but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegaze genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music.
AGOGO RECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: AR 141LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
RSN Motion LP
RSN, producer, DJ and musician from Athens, Greece, delivers his fifth album named Motion and his second LP for Agogo Records. In this nine-track album (two instrumental songs and seven with vocals) RSN shows all of his music influences. From hip-hop to electronica and from blues to trip-hop. Thaliah, MC Yinka, Lefteris Samson, Irene, Quilombo and JB Nimble all feature on the record the cover is designed by Till Noon.
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CAT #: AR 153LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
AGEMO & AHMED AG KAEDY, ONOM Tartit LP
The second collaboration between the Berlin based groove-outfit Onom Agemo and the Malian guitarist, singer, and songwriter Ahmed Ag Kaedy. After the successful release of their first project, a 7" single titled Onin Okalan in 2017, they are now presenting a full album which they recorded in Berlin and Bamako between 2018 and 2020. The title Tartit roughly translates to unity, as it unifies not only funk psychedelica with desert blues, but also unites musicians whose backgrounds are as different as can be, but whose musical tastes are surprisingly in tune. Music and lyrics written by Ahmed Ag Kaedy, arranged by Onom Agemo and the Disco Jumpers. Credits: Ahmed Ag Kaedy - guitar, vocals, composition; Johannes Schleiermacher - sax, flute, synthesizers; Kalle Zeier - guitar; Jo?rg Hochapfel - organ, synthesizers; Kalle Enkelmann - bass; Mahalmadane Traore - drums (Medin, Tanakra, Kidal); Bernd Oezsevim - drums (At Oui Tass, Alghafiat, Mani Mani). Produced, recorded and mixed by Kalle Enkelmann and Johannes Schleiermacher except "Alghafiat": recorded and mixed by Milan Marti. Mastered by Kelly Hibbert.
ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
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CAT #: NMN 019CD
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
CORNER, PHILIP On Tape from the Judson Years CD
2022 repress. On tape from the Judson days. Remember? When you made these things at home, on the best equipment you or your other poor friends could find? Electronic music from the 1960s. And you had that Japanese tape recorder with built-in mike; indeed, that was the only piece of furniture on your tatami floor on the Lower East Side that summer of 1961. This compact disc presents tape music recorded between 1962 and 1963 for the friends meeting once a week in a loft in NYC. The first track, "Lucinda Pastime", was the soundtrack for a dance piece by Lucinda Childs: "the tape was made in the kitchen sink, with primitive equipment and all the different kinds of plates and bowls in the house. The enjoyment of listening to this musique liquid at night, in bed, and always finding it too short." "Memories: Performances": "Ah yes... yes! The principle of this tape is the recombining of recorded performances from the past, my past, this time. Because the idea, and practice, of collage was really around in that time." "From Thais", was made on request of Yvorine Rainer, "collaging mostly extracts from Massenet opera, mix after mix to get thrown around fragments of the opening until the thin, otherworldly quality of the ending." "Oracle, a Canata on Images of War", was commissioned by the Living Theatre: "All sounds in violent counterpoint, made by me at home... playing with real noises, with a deliberately pulverized reality made of over-recorded close-miked crashes which even blew the machine's circuitry. Mixed into the 'Darkest White Noise' ever made." "Flares" used dancers and musicians and slides and lights in a total-space multimedia; this is the only piece on this compact disc which uses purely generated tape sounds. "Circus Tape" was for "a whole evening of inspired crazy-fun, from burlesque to creaking doors." All previously unreleased works presented in a digipack CD with 16-page booklet.
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CAT #: NMN 166LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ANIMA Underground Altena LP
Alga Marghen present Underground Altena, two visionary long-form works by Anima Sound, the radically freedom-pursuing Paul and Limpe Fuchs duo. 1973 represented a peak for Anima sonic explorations into sculptural sound at the crossing of krautrock, free jazz, and experimental music. Limpe Fuchs studied piano, violin, and percussion in Munich, but all changed in the late 1960s when she met sculptor Paul Fuchs and discovered there was much more space to experiment and discover her own way as in the sculptural environment she had the chance to work directly with materials. Paul first built a horn as a sculpture (the famous Fuchshorn) and started experimenting with its sounds. Then he built a pedal kettledrum adding things to it like woodblocks and welded a steel ring to the hi-hat stand that was strung up with several strings which Limpe played with her toes, or using a saw blade and a shovel. Even if in the beginning Paul and Limpe were more interested in experimental film, there were other communities like Amon Düül and Tangerine Dream and Anima started touring with them as well as with Popol Vuh or Xhol and very quickly became well known within this krautrock scene. After they were engaged in the Underground Explosion Tour 1969 and had made the Tractor Tour at 19 km/h between Munich and Rotterdam in 1971, came Friedrich Gulda who joined them in the early '70s. He was very fond of the duo and he especially liked Limpe singing and their way of just improvising. He was a famous arranger, but wanted to play in an improvising group. Later on, Anima was included in the infamous "Nurse With Wound List" and came the connection to Steven Stapleton who included them in the An Afflicted Man Musica Box anthology together with Jac Berrocal, AMM, Operating Theatre. Even if Anima was in fact part of the krautrock scene, they had a very distinct sound which was a result of the confluence of Paul's "visionary" sculptural world and Limpe's aural universe. Playing on self-built instruments also had a major role in building their specific sound which became more and more unique in the early 1970s as the Fuchhorn, the Fuchzither, the Fuchsbass and other sound sculptures were created. Heavily guided by Limpe's unique approach to percussion playing and vocals, with Paul delivering a striking arsenal of tonal interventions on his invented instruments, "Underground" and "Altena" plays like the outer reaches of free jazz dropped in an alien landscape. Howling and clattering, entirely free and spontaneous, while never losing the sense of deep consciousness, purpose and control.
ANTARCTICA STARTS HERE
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CAT #: ASH 102LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LIND, BOB Since There Were Circles LP
"Singer-songwriter Bob Lind will forever be remembered for the 1965 hit 'Elusive Butterfly,' but his career is so much more interesting than the fading wonder of that one song. Once a hard-partying buddy of Charles Bukowski, Lind was the inspiration for the character 'Dinky Summers,' a down-on-his-luck folk singer in Bukowski's 1978 novel Women. Lind also doubled as a writer, penning a number of novels and plays as well as serving as a long-time staff writer at the lowbrow tabloid Weekly World News. If that wasn't enough, Lind is also responsible for one of the greatest major-label 'loner' albums of all time, 1971's Since There Were Circles. After several years languishing without a second hit for the World Pacific label, Lind signed to Capitol and went into the studio with some of the biggest names in the LA country-rock scene including Doug Dillard, Gene Clark, Bernie Leadon and legendary session bassist Carol Kaye. While the record was well-received critically, it sold poorly and marked Lind's bitter departure from the music business for several decades. The intervening half-century has been incredibly kind to Since There Were Circles, and it is now regarded as a cult masterpiece that pairs perfectly with Gene Clark's No Other, Bobby Charles' self-titled Bearsville album and Lee Hazlewood's Cowboy in Sweden. Lind's songwriting here is vastly darker and more self-reflective than anything from his folk-pop period, and the production is simultaneously loose and rootsy, yet lushly orchestrated and occasionally bombastic. Lind somehow manages to bring it all together with wry delivery and literate detail."
BALMAT (UK)
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CAT #: BALMAT 003LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
WOLF, PATRICIA See-Through LP
Following her debut album, I'll Look for You in Others (Past Inside the Present, 2022), Patricia Wolf joins Spain's Balmat label with See-Through, her second album. See-Through finds the Portland, Oregon musician and field recordist continuing to develop her signature style of ambient, balancing radiant soundscaping with a carefully expressive sensibility. But the new album is also marked by an important difference. Where I'll Look for You in Others was largely written in response to the death of a loved one, See-Through represents a kind of rebirth. She wrote and recorded many of the album's songs quickly, in preparation for an August 2021 broadcast on the online radio platform 9128 Live. Excited for the opportunity to play live after more than a year of the pandemic, Wolf decided to write all new material for the event, working with a lean setup of Octatrack, Roland Synth Plus 10, Make Noise 0-Coast, and Novation Summit. (In fact, Wolf was the first sound designer invited to create patches for the Summit.) She also picked up an acoustic guitar that her brother had loaned her. "Woodland Encounter", "Under a Glass Bell", "The Grotto", "The Mechanical Age", "The Flaneur", and "Psychic Sweeping" are all products of those sessions; the through line holding them together is their exploratory spirit and clarity of vision. Other songs, like "A Conversation With My Innocence", "Recalibration", and "Psychic Sweeping", wrestle with the traumas of the preceding year. Though they may linger on the heaviness of loss, Wolf says, "What I discovered is that a stronger archetype had grown inside me to steer my emotions and thoughts to a better place." Likewise, "Wistfulness" and "Upward Swimming Fish" -- her first experiments with VST synthesizers -- balance the bittersweet embrace of melancholy with the freedom to choose happiness. "Pacific Coast Highway", the album's lone song with drums, might at first seem like an outlier. But it also signals Wolf's interest in finding a fusion between the introspection of ambient and the togetherness of beat-oriented music. Listeners with keen ears might recognize the album's closing song, "Springtime in Croatia": A different mix of the song originally appeared on the 2021 digital compilation secondnature & friends Vol. II, from the Seattle label secondnature. This marks its first appearance on vinyl, however, and its spiritual home is undoubtedly here, at the close of See-Through.
BATOV RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: BTR 062LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
WAX MACHINE Hermit's Groove LP
Surfing on a sun-drenched wave of psychedelia comes Brighton's very own Merry Pranksters, Wax Machine. Primarily recorded and mixed in a closet room directly above a mortuary, their self-produced album Hermit's Groove is a heady trip through progressive psychedelia, kitsch Italian library music, and Brazilian Tropicalia. Wax Machine is the project of Brazilian-born, Italian/English-raised Lau Ro, who takes a deep dive into their Brazilian heritage on this LP, taking inspiration from '60s Tropicalia music and movement and the likes of Os Mutantes, Caetano Veloso, and Gal Costa. "Brazil is where I was born and grew up until I was 8 years old, and it'swhere my family is from. We then immigrated to Europe and I was never able to visit Brazil after that as it's a very expensive flight. Instead I'veopted for the next best thing which is connecting with the spirit and culture of Brazil via the medium of music." The album features a version of "Canto De Lemanja" from Vinicius DeMoraes and Baden Powell's seminal 1966 Brazilian album Os Afrosambas. "Canto De Lemanja" is about the Goddess of the sea, Lemanja, a chant Lau has often found themselves singing to the sea in their hometown of Brighton. The first single and album opener, "Guardians of Eden", is carried in on a cloud of flutes and birdsong. The first half celebrates the light and beauty of this world, while the second half is a reflection on the shadow of our existence here. The three-minute, psychedelic explosion of "Springtime" is a "meditation on the cycles of nature, the dance of duality, the swinging of the cosmic pendulum." Two EPs in 2018 preceded their debut album Earthsong of Silence in2020, with Clash Magazine declaring that Wax Machine "occupy a space somewhere in the gaps where English psych-folk, sun drenched West Coast sounds, Brazilian Tropicália and spiritual jazz overlap." That year they also had a track featured on the Mr. Bongo Record Club compilation. For fans of: Babe Rainbow, Kikagaku Moyo, Vanishing Twin.
BEACON SOUND
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CAT #: BNSD 065LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
SINGH WITH MARTIN STURM, RISHIN mewls infans LP
In the 1850s the influential composer Franz Liszt, who was living in Weimar, Germany at the time, carried out, with the famous cantor Alexander Wilhelm Gottschalg, a series of "ländlichen Orgelexperimente" (rural organ experiments) in Thuringia -- investigating various instruments and their capabilities for contemporary music. They eventually settled on the organ in Denstedt because of its high quality. Many years later, award-winning organist Martin Sturm would invite the Berlin-based composer Rishin Singh to repeat these "ländlichen Orgelexperimente" with him and they again chose the organ at Denstedt, now named in honor of Liszt, as the best instrument -- the most flexible and expressive -- to perform and record Singh's music for organ. mewl infans is a contemporary classical piece that invites modern listeners to ponder the enduring pull of an instrument that was first conceived more than 2,000 years ago and has, in recent years, been rediscovered by a new generation of composers and listeners. Throughout the larger architecture of the four movements, melodic motifs return over and over, fractured by noise, fragmented by carefully calibrated alternate tunings, dissolving into thin air, and generating drones which then transform into new melodic variations. Over the 44 minutes of the piece the organist at times attempts to exert complete control over the instrument, and at other times relinquishes all control entirely. Conceptually rigorous and emotionally charged, mewl infans rewards deep listening and patience. At times conjuring a sense of doom, at other times suspense, pastoral drift, or aquatic submersion, the album is a universe of tiny details comprised of noise and air, of the journey each tone takes from birth to expiration. Singh has been commissioned by the GRAMMY-nominated JACK Quartet. RIYL: Anna von Hausswolff, Olivier Messiaen, Max Reger, Kali Malone, Ellen Arkbro, Kevin Drumm, Maria Horn."An endless and captivating exploration of one organ's timbres and tones. Both whispered and shouted, large and small, close and far, Singh's work is both unsettling and a balm, and has invited me to reconsider pitch, consonance, dissonance, tension and release." --Clarice Jensen, artistic director of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME)
BEAR FAMILY RECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: BCD 17551CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DIDDLEY, BO Rocks CD
"28 original Bo Diddley Checker recordings from Chicago. One of the most important discs in Bear Family Records Rocks series. Including three Top 5 R&B hits: 'Bo Diddley' from 1955, 'Pretty Thing' from 1956, and 'Say Man' from 1959. Also including highly influential tracks such as 'I'm A Man' and 'Diddley Daddy' from 1955, 'Road Runner' from 1960, and 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover' from 1962. Recordings feature several important and original musicians, including: Jerome Green on maracas, Clifton James on drums, Jody Williams on guitar, and Peggy Jones (Lady Bo) on guitar, along with renowned blues players Otis Spann, Lafayette Leake, Frank Kirkland, and Willie Dixon. Formidable and informative biographical notes by Bill Dahl. Full discography information for each track. Incredible photo gallery including previously unseen shots. Reissue coordinated and compiled by Martin Hawkins. You can't judge a book by the cover, according to the song by Bo Diddley -- but you sure can tell a record made by Bo Diddley. For that reason, this is one of the most important discs in our Rocks series. Here is a full CD of truly original, groundbreaking rock and roll, presented as only Bo Diddley could, and as only Bear Family Records can. Bo Diddley's music had a unique beat, an individuality, an 'attitude,' and it formed part of the basic fabric of rock and roll during its heyday in the mid-1950s to the early '60s. There was normally a Bo Diddley disc on the American R&B charts in those years (11 in all) and five of them made the pop charts, too. The immediately recognizable 'Bo Diddley Beat' was copied by some, but never as well, while many others weaved elements of his style into the rock music mainstream. From Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away', Dee Clark's 'Hey Little Girl', and Johnny Otis' 'Willie And The Hand Jive' through Freddy Cannon's 'Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It', Mac 'Dr. John' Rebennack's 'Storm Warning', to 'Magic Bus' by The Who, Diddley's sound has become universal."
BEAT RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: DDJ 010DLX-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
MICALIZZI, FRANCO Lo Chiamavano Trinita LP
LP version. 180 gram color vinyl. A catalog such as Beat Records, with its roots in the '60s may have a difficult logistic. Beat Records changed many times head quarter up to moving to Via Filippo Nicolai 16 from the late '80s up to nowadays. Such a company catalog, sensibly grown during 55 years of life, was always needing more space and so, recently, the label decided to find a new place where to agglomerate various storages spread through Rome. What does all the above things have to do with They Call Him Trinity? A lot, while archiving some tapes in order to prepare our forthcoming transfer, the label found them. Six 24-track master tapes belonging to the original recording session. Priceless material stored in crates in a corner, still there to be archived since a preceding moving. A brief e-mail exchange with our co-publishers of Carosello, a meeting in Milan with Adriana Branchini and Dario Giovannini, to get their support and they proceeded with this recovery project. The first release of this score is dated January 1971, this 2021 December the 50th year will expire. With all due precautions Beat Records transferred the tapes and organized a remastering session in Trafalgar studios, Enrico De Gemini experience, responsible of West catalog, guided the recovery and restoration. Surprises weren't late, the recording was perfect, the crisp sound could be remastered in a brilliant stereo. One of the most beloved Western soundtracks of all time is going to live a second youth with a great dynamic, not saturated, the various ingredients and still tasting the mixed amazing resulting effect. And there is a lot of unreleased material, an amazing deguello version featuring a trumpet instead of the flugelhorn, a beautiful alternate version of "Di Fronte Ai Killers", of "Un Cowboy e Due Ragazze", and a lot of unreleased takes of "Trinity's Valley" in which Franco De Gemini harmonica is prominent. Mastering by Enrico De Gemini; graphic layout by Daniele De Gemini.
BLACK EDITIONS
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CAT #: BE 007LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MIKAMI, KAN I'm the Only One Around LP
2022 restock; Black Editions present the first ever vinyl edition of Kan Mikami's I'm the Only One Around. For 50 years, Kan Mikami has stood as a master of the Japanese blues and outsider folk. His unmistakable, powerfully evocative voice and surrealistic poetry reveal a gritty, transgressive life on the margins shot through with evocations of sex and violence, religion and romance. Released in 1991, I'm the Only One Around was Mikami's first album with Tokyo's legendary P.S.F. label and heralded an artistic renaissance. It marked the beginning of an incredibly productive and wildly creative era for Mikami that extends to the present day. This opening salvo presents the essential core of Mikami's music; with nothing but his voice and a stripped-down electric guitar the album is a powerful, effortlessly emotional statement filled with moments of both brutal passion and gentle revelation. It is unrestrained, direct, brutally honest. It embodies Mikami's philosophy: "If you're going to make music, stake your life on it -- it's worth it. Making music is an intensely human act." In the newly translated notes to the album, Hiroyuki Itsuki, one of Japan's most renowned writers perhaps put it best: "What erupts here is all the fury and grief of J?mon Man (the prehistoric people of the Japanese archipelago), lobbed into the middle of a 1990s city. Kan Mikami is unchanging, yet definitely in motion. He advances not forwards, but backwards. Not a retreat, rather he consciously progresses backwards. At the final destination for his full-steam astern poésie lies a massive, gaping black hole, exuding a dazzling, black light. This is the image evoked by the world of Kan Mikami that you can hear on this album." Mikami would go on to release 15 solo albums with P.S.F. as well as numerous collaborative efforts with other giants of the Japanese underground including Motoharu Yoshizawa, Masayoshi Urabe, and Keiji Haino, with whom, along with Toshiaki Ishizuka he formed the group Vajra. Features lyrics translated by Drew Stroud and newly translated notes by Alan Cummings. Remastered and cut to vinyl at Elysian Masters Los Angeles, pressed by RTI, packaged in heavy Stoughton tip-on jackets with insert featuring textured paper, gold foil stamping and metallic inks.
BLACK SWEAT RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: BS 066LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VAN DER GELD, TOM Small Mountain: Music for four Marimbas LP
Black Sweat present a reissue of Tom Van Der Geld's Small Mountain, originally released in 1986. In 1986, the vibraphonist Tom Van Der Geld composed his personal ode to creation, a tonal poem for all natural beings called Small Mountain. It reveals a pure minimalist inspiration, a vibrant style of sound variations that is decidedly more Zen-impressionistic than the mathematical-metaphysical works of Steve Reich. This music, for four marimbas and other percussion instruments, suggests an emotional osmosis with all the elements, a flow of ecstatic progressions that is more immanence than transcendence. It's the rain that falls softly on fragrant moss or the fog that hides the frost on the grass; an exotic spectrum of multi-form colors, dances of leaves, branches, sticks, fronds, lianas, swirls of petals and bark. Ode to the wind, to the rainforest, a psalm to the waters energy that opens the portals of the temples of nature. As in the Aboriginal songlines, every place or being on planet Earth becomes, through music, space for the sacred.
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CAT #: BS 070LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
DAGAR, MOHI BAHAUDDIN Ahir Bhairav 2LP
Mohi Bahauddin Dagar is the heir to one of the most important families of musicians in the Indian Hindustani tradition: Dagar family. During the 20th century, his father, the famous Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, was mainly responsible for the revival of the Rudra Veena as a solo concert instrument. The stylistic evolution of the Rudra also involved a substantial modification of its parts by Zia Mohiuddin. In fact, the tumbas (gourds) and dhandhi (hollow neck) were enlarged to create greater resonance and closeness to the techniques used in Dhrupad singing. Ahir Bhairva consists of a mix of two morning Raga in its classical progression of alap, jor, jhala, and chowtal phases, in a sound framework embellished by tanpura and pakhawaj. Bahauddin remains faithful to the stylistic features of Dagarbani thought, a slow meditative development that explores all the possible ranges of his instrument, with ascending and descending microtonal movements that reactivate body and mind in the first light of day. Originally released digitally by Country & Eastern in 2019.
BLANK FORMS
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CAT #: 9781953691019
FILE UNDER: Misc
LICHT, ALAN Common Tones: Selected Interviews with Artists and Musicians 1995-2020 Book
"Conversations with the avant-garde's leading lights--from Suicide to Anohni -- by experimental music's go-to interviewer, guitarist and sound artist Alan Licht. For the past 30 years, Alan Licht has been a performer, programmer and chronicler of New York's art and music scenes. His dry wit, deep erudition and unique perspective -- informed by decades of experience as a touring and recording guitarist in the worlds of experimental music and underground rock -- have distinguished him as the go-to writer for profiles of adventurous artists across genres. A precocious scholar and improvisor, by the time he graduated from Vassar College in 1990 Licht had already authored important articles on minimalist composers La Monte Young, Tony Conrad and Charlemagne Palestine, and recorded with luminaries such as Rashied Ali and Thurston Moore. In 1999 he became a regular contributor to the British experimental music magazine the Wire while continuing to publish in a wide array of periodicals, ranging from the artworld glossies to underground fanzines. Common Tones gathers a selection of never-before-published interviews, many conducted during the writing of Licht's groundbreaking profiles, alongside extended versions of his celebrated conversations with artists, previously untranscribed public exchanges and new dialogues held on the occasion of this collection. Even Lou Reed, a notoriously difficult interviewee, was impressed. Interviews by Alan Licht with Vito Acconci, ANOHNI, Cory Arcangel, Matthew Barney, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, Tony Conrad, the Dream Syndicate's Karl Precoda, Richard Foreman, Henry Flynt, Milford Graves, Adris Hoyos, Ken Jacobs, Jutta Koether, Christian Marclay, Phill Niblock, Alessandra Novaga, Tony Oursler, Lou Reed, Kelly Reichardt, The Sea and Cake, Suicide, Michael Snow, Greg Tate, Tom Verlaine, Rudy Wurlitzer and Yo La Tengo's Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan. Introduction by Jay Sanders.
BLOODSTAINS
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CAT #: BSNI 003LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland: 18 Essential Punk Rock Blasts LP
If you thought all those volumes of DIY sounded too well-landscaped, then let's turn over the punk rock roundabout 1979 and see what crawled around where the sun hardly shone. Often these Bloodstains Across... (pick any country from the Western hemisphere) are dedicated to your more scabby, shouty punk rock but since Ireland took to the more pop/glam side of things, you're gonna hear a whole lot more hooks per RPM here more than elsewhere in the series. So, while some raw-as-shit punk can also be found herein, pop runs amok with The Moondogs, Midnite Cruisers, Protex, The Xdreamysts, and Rudi. Also features Ruefrex, Electro-Motive Force, Ex-Producers, The Androids, Victim, The Detonators, Pretty Boy Floyd And The Gems, The Doubt, and The Defects.
BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: BORNBAD 064LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BEBEY, FRANCIS Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984 2LP
2022 repress. Double LP version with printed inner sleeve. Born Bad Records presents the music of Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey, circa 1982-1984. "The first time I saw a sanza (a type of African 'thumb piano'), it was just sitting there on a piece of furniture in my family's living room/dining room -- a space that our father also transformed into a recording studio every day. It seemed more like a box than a musical instrument: a mysterious instrument, which arrived at our house, like many things, in a somewhat miraculous way. The sounds it produced seemed particularly bizarre; to my young musician's ears, trained in Western classical music, it sounded out of tune. That's because, like my brothers and sisters, I had been trained on the piano. I had trouble understanding how anyone could endure these tones and, honestly, our father's passion for 'unusual sounds' did not interest me. I was in secondary school at the time (the very late 1970s) and was not at all oriented toward musical projects. I planned to graduate, and then become a chef. In the early 1980s, my interest in music picked up. I was still undecided about my career. I was content to pursue my 'serious' English studies while hanging out at jazz clubs at les Halles in Paris, where I sometimes joined jam sessions. Next, I put together my first band with professional musicians; I had hidden my age and lack of experience from them. France was just beginning to accept 'world music.' Musicians of every nationality were performing in Paris. It was a wonderful period. My father asked my brother Toups and me to accompany him for a few concerts. In particular, we toured Tunisia together at the time of the 1983 Carthage International Festival. Back then, my father was renowned across the French-speaking world. Everyone looked forward to hearing his humorous songs, like 'Agatha' and 'La condition masculine.' But, behind the scenes, he continued his research concerning electronic music, the sansa, pygmy polyphony, etc. One day he put a sansa in my hands, without saying a word. He was sending me a message: 'Let's see what you can do with it!' That's when I really discovered something. Exploring the instrument and playing, I transcended the 'imperfect' aspect of its sound and began to discover its fascinating potential. Playing the sansa, you enter a world that enraptures you in a very serene and mesmerizing way. I think its sounds evoke a rainbow, with rain falling while the sun shines. A very peaceful feeling. It allows you to make music that truly sounds like life. The sansa is also the instrument that my father and I shared the most because I am a pianist and he was a guitarist. I also share this eminently African instrument with my musician brother, Toups. Our father loved to tell us one of the legends of the sansa: how it even managed to dispel the boredom felt by... the Creator himself! This instrument gives life to the world, to beings and things. I did not participate in the production of the various records that my father devoted to the sansa. He did it himself, you might say, in his 'laboratory.' Yet today, I cannot imagine playing a concert without using a sansa. The piano remains present so that listeners don't become disoriented and wonder about the weird sounds invading their ears! However, I find the eccentric and disturbing side of sansa interesting. And the sansa always affects the audience: in reality, it excites them. The secrets of this instrument are surely its beneficial powers and... its magic!" --Patrick Bebey
BUH RECORDS (PERU)
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CAT #: BR 118LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
7697 MILES Iskay LP
The name of the project, 7697 Miles by Dieter Mauson and Cristóbal Rawlins, alludes to the distance that separates both geographical places. Mauson started in the '80s with various industrial and minimal synth projects. He currently performs as a solo artist under the name of Occupied Head. For his part, Rawlins, under the alias of Raw C, has become one of the fundamental names in the most innovative techno scene in Chile. Iskay (which in Quechua means "two") was recorded during a tour that the duo made in Peru, inspired by the Andean culture and its ancient traditions. The pieces that make up Iskay were composed using a wide variety of synthesizers and follow the lessons left by German electronic music from groups such as Kraftwerk and the Berlin School. But they are also open to ambient experimentations and echoes of techno culture, resulting in pieces that cover a whole tradition of electronic music, in a true hypnotic excursion for those who enjoy electronic sounds as a journey to new territories of sound and psyche. Iskay is the debut of 7697 Miles on Buh Records. The cover art was designed by Peruvian artist Paloma Pizarro (Infra_Intl). Edition of 300.
CHERRY RED (UK)
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CAT #: CDMRED 374CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SHOP ASSISTANTS Shop Assistants CD
"The Shop Assistants were one of the defining bands of the '80s independent boom. Formed in Edinburgh in 1984, originally as Buba & The Shop Assistants, they released the Peel-approved indie staple Something To Do , which featured Stephen Pastel on backing vocals. With line-up changes and an abbreviated name, they released the Shopping Parade EP a year later, which saw Morrissey describe 'All Day Long' (included on this collection) as his favorite track of the year. The band's David Keegan (who would subsequently join the Pastels) then formed 53rd & 3rd Records, which housed the band's 'Safety Net,' one of two songs, along with 'I Don't Want To Be Friends With You' (again, included here) to be voted part of John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986. They also featured on that year's celebrated, infamous, nay, iconic C86 NME compilation. This re-release incorporates the material they released after signing to Chrysalis' Blue Guitar subsidiary. The Shop Assistants, aka Will Anything Happen, is their sole album release, and is accompanied here by two bonus tracks; 'Looking Back' and the slow version of 'All Day Long.' Although reissued in 2001, it has long been out-of-print, fetching scary prices on a well known auction site in acknowledgement of its status as one of the indispensable articles of the C86/shambling/independent scene."
CINEDELIC RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: CNLP 064LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
TOGASHI QUARTET, MASAHIKO Speed & Space: The Concept of Space in Music LP
Reissue, originally released in 1969. Recorded in November 1969 at Teichiku Kaikan Studio, Tokyo, Speed & Space: The Concept of Space in Music is one of those landmark works in which Masahiko Togashi is accompanied by talented musicians who possess a unique style and innovative approach. The album is an exploration of Togashi's notion of the "Time Law" and can be seen as a study of how texture, rhythm, and differing rates of change effect our perception of the passage of time in music. Sounding quite obscure and contemplative, the brief introductory theme signed as "Presage" prepares the listener for powerful and scathing free jazz. In a pace of increasing intensity, "Panorama" remits you to the liberating ways of an absorbing percussion where the more muscular interventions are interspersed with moments of enormous sensitivity. Grounded by Togashi's varied percussion, the disconcerting piano of Masahiko Sato and the vigorous bass of Yoshio Ikeda mark the guidelines of this long abstract exercise. An energetic improvisation, this theme of nearly 15 minutes flows into a grand finale with the involvement of all the musicians. "Expectation" closes the A side in a short but intense reverie of percussion, bass, and flute, guided by an improvisation free of harmonic prejudices. At the piano (and gong), Masahiko Sato assumes a mediation function, granting some harmony traits to the, almost always, abstract and corrosive concepts of this collective. Bassist Yoshio Ikeda (recorded with trumpeter Terumasa Hino and pianist Aki Takase) imprints a decisive mark to the robust rhythm-section as to the overall sound of this date. Mototeru Takagi helps impart a tonal diversity and a colorful exoticism through his forays into the tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute. Of sharp forms dominated by technique and irreverence, side B continues with the title track, divided in two distinct but equally penetrating parts. With a depth marked by Togashi's percussion, "Speed & Space # 1" unfolds on a fast tune over 11 minutes of a harsh and incisive improvisation. The interaction of an irreverent rhythm section finds its complement in the disturbing screams of a delirious saxophone. Shorter, the second part gives voice to a minimalist concept in which the central role of Togashi finds an interesting matching in Masahiko Sato's piano as well in the saxophone and flute of Mototeru Takagi. Fully licensed and remastered from the original tapes. Includes OBI and insert.
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CAT #: CNLP 065LP
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TAKAYANAGI AND NEW DIRECTIONS, MASAYUKI Independence: Tread On Sure Ground LP
Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Masayuki Takayanagi and New Directions' Independence: Tread On Sure Ground, originally released in 1970. Considered the "Lochness monster" of Japanese free jazz records due to its incredible rarity, this album was the debut recording of Takayanagi Masayuki as leader with The New Directions. Recorded at the Teichiku Kaikan studios on September 18, 1969 (released in 1970), Independence: Tread On Sure Ground is largely regarded as the first true classic of Japanese free jazz. The group thrashes out an entirely new Japanese methodology for improvisation based on Takayanagi's theories about progressive art. As Alan Cummings explains in his texts to review issues, the group's sonic outburst is pregnant with an urgent intensity similar to a violent rotating windstorm. Personnel: Masayuki Takayanagi - guitar; Motoharu Yoshizawa - bass, cello, percussion, reeds (folk pipe); Yoshisaburo Toyozumi - drums, percussion. Fully licensed and remastered from the original tapes. Includes OBI and insert."An electric guitar string is pinged with a sour and markedly unlovely resonance. It is left to fade away naturally, its dying whisper replaced with a wavering feedback tone that grows steadily in volume and thickness. Against the slow feedback wave, a sudden loud percussive crash, urgent staccato rolls across the toms, and the dry rasp of a rattle. A choppy, non-sequential series of chords from the guitar, still mouth-puckeringly bitter is set against the warmer resonance of an alternately bowed and plucked double bass. Each instrument sounds self-contained, like lunar bodies spinning on their own axes at different tempos, but locked together by unfathomably complex rules of motion. Additional percussive rattles and scrapes have been overdubbed to fill in the blank space. Tendrils of feedback snake in and out, like cosmic dust from some cataclysmic celestial event. The playing is exploratory and deliberate, technically adept and keenly judged, easily sustaining interest and motion across the track's eleven minutes. Its sense of focused concentration is more akin to the European free improvisation of AMM or The Spontaneous Music Ensemble than the violent ecstasies of American fire music." -- Alan Cummings
COLD SPRING RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: CSR 305CD
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SONOLOGYST Interdimensional CD
The new Sonologyst album, Interdimensional, explores the paraphysical dimension of cosmic music. It completes the dilation process of his sound, which began with the albums Silencers (CSR 253CD, 2018) and Ancient Death Cults And Beliefs (CSR 270CD, 2020), forming an ideal trilogy inspired by what is beyond the boundaries of science. Interdimensional is inspired by the scientist Michio Kaku who theorized what could be the remote future of the human species, beyond matter, the stars, and known dimensions. A future that could lead you to the victory over the end of everything, beyond the foreseen and inevitable death of the universe known to us. Also, a cosmic record in terms of sound, Interdimensional is pervaded by a sense of stasis reminiscent of Thomas Köner's isolationist electronics, but still characterized by the use of electrified instruments, analog synthesizers, and recordings of resonant metal objects. Unlike the previous records, however, the typical dark experimental/post-industrial sound of Sonologyst is filtered through hazy warping reverberations, and infinite delays, which musically depict the intergalactic journey of a civilization in search of a possible future beyond death.
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CAT #: CSR 312CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TENHORNEDBEAST The Lamp Of No Light (Hymns For The Yorkshire Doom Stone) CD
For his first release since 2017's Death Has No Companion (CSR 227CD), Christopher Walton (ex-Endvra), a thirty-year veteran of industrial music, has dragged TenHornedBeast back to its pounding doom-ambient roots and recorded his darkest album yet, as a sonic veneration of a medieval sculpture depicting the torment of the damned in hell. In the crypt of York Minster, built directly on the site of the Roman citadel, is the Doom Stone. A relic from the 12th century the stone, carved in deep relief, illustrated for a medieval audience the horrors that awaited sinners in hell. Figures depicting luxury and avarice are licked by flames, leering demons hold a tortured soul in a furnace and the mouths of hell gape, their nostrils licked by toads. Here beneath one of the jewels of western Christendom is a talisman so shocking, so contrary to the modern mind that the very faith that created it has abandoned it. The five suitably monolithic pieces on The Lamp Of No Light (Hymns For The Yorkshire Doom Stone) form a journey, starting with the first mortal death and ending with the second eternal death of the soul. Walton has used the darkest textures and heaviest drones as way-markers on this journey, as hymns to exalt the scenes shown on the stone. "TenHornedBeast is a vehicle for the sinister current that is woven through life. If Christ is the Light of the World and hymns are sung to him in the Minster then my hymns should be heard in the crypt, where the Doom Stone radiates its No-Light. Without darkness, the light is meaningless." Six-panel digipak with photography by the artist.
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CAT #: CSR 314CD
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MERZBOW Animal Liberation - Until Every Cage Is Empty CD
Cold Spring Records presents the new studio album from Merzbow. As a life-long campaigner of animal rights, Masami Akita has delivered a brutal assault on those that cage and murder animals. Animal Liberation - Until Every Cage Is Empty is five tracks (49 minutes) of total noise assault that only the King of Japanese Noise can provide. "There is a theory that Covid-19 broke out from the poor conditioned wet markets where live animals are sold. If there were no poultry farms, there would be no mass destruction of chickens due to the spread of bird flu. Human beings' cruelty to animals, animal abuse and species discrimination are all adding up to a disaster for mankind and the whole planet. The pandemic is an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between animals and humans. Veganism is the future for humanity" --Masami Akita, 2021. The artwork is a reflection of the animal rights and anarcho-punk movements of the '80s. Proceeds from this release will benefit animal rights charities. Presented in a matt-laminate digipak.
CUGATE CLASSICS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: CGC 051LP
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PART, ARVO Works For Choir LP
2022 restock; LP version. 180 gram vinyl; includes download. Cugate Classics presents a reissue of the 2001 release Works For Choir by Arvo Pärt, one of the most important and influential composers of our time. Arvo Pärt (born 1935 in Paide, Estonia) doesn't need to be introduced to anyone who has the slightest interest in classical music, and his audience reaches far beyond the regular attendants of symphony halls. After first serial compositions, "Credo" (1968) was a turning point in Pärt's life and work, being the first piece carrying a religious title and expressing a creative crisis that Pärt answered by lesser compositions and studying medieval and Renaissance music in search for a new musical language. In 1976, Pärt returned with "Für Alina" and introduced his new (and self-developed) style that should become his trademark sound which made him the famous and honored composer he is now: the so-called tintinnabuli. In 1984, after the Estonian composer and his family emigrated from the USSR and settled in Germany, the album Tabula Rasa opened the next important chapter in PÄRT's career: the ever continuing close relation to Manfred Eicher and his ECM label where many of the composer's works have been released since. Works For Choir presents several compositions for choir from the period from 1989 to 1991, recorded in Vilnius with the award winning Vilnius Municipal Choir Jauna Muzika under the artistic direction of Vaclovas Augustinas. The Vilnius Municipal Choir Jauna Muzika choir was founded in 1989 by the conductor and composer Remigijus Merkelys and long-time director Algimantas Gurevi?ius and has since won several prizes, among others six Grand Prix in 16 international choral competitions around the world, and in 1993 it was awarded with the highest prize, the Grand Prix Europeo, in a competition organized by the International Federation of Choral Music. Remastered by Helmut Erler at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.
DISCREPANT (UK)
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CAT #: CREP 091LP
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KANTARCIOGLU, KORAY Loopworks 2 LP+CD
Discrepant presents Istanbul based audio/visual artist Koray Kantarc?o?lu's follow-up to his debut album Loopworks (CREP 059LP, 2018). Whilst the first volume used '60s and '70s Turkish records as source material, Loopworks 2 expands the sampling pool to local records as well as snippets from '70s TV and '80s new age and jazz tapes. This disparate material is mangled and glued together with Koray's very personal sampling techniques. This result becomes a dreamy, haunted and enigmatic collection of floating vignettes. Koray also enlists the help of local musicians such as Ekin Fil, who contributed to the album with haunting vocals and sound textures as well as Berke Can Özcan who adds drums and percussion into the haunted mix. The LP comes with a bonus CD entitled Loopworks 2 Extras, that could be another album itself, created from extra material that couldn't make it to the LP. Composed in 2020 and 2021.
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CAT #: CREP 092LP
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BASTIEN, PIERRE Sonic Folkways LP
By now counting more than four decades of constant activity, Pierre Bastien erected such a towering and influential body of work that any blurb attempt regarding his music could easily fall into redundancy. Not that his revolving soundworld, deeply personal and unique, has ever stalled into gimmick or self-mimicry, being Bastien the tireless explorer whose vision can never be complete, only continuously redefined in a process of discovery equally playful and challenging. So, completely in touch with Discrepant's ethos. Returning to the label after 2017 The Mecanocentric Worlds of Pierre Bastien, the French musician, composer, and instrument builder, brings an array of instruments from different cartographies and legacies with the appropriately titled Sonic Folkways. Resorting to different types of horns, prepared trumpet, an army of percussion, from gongs and tambourine to castanets and maracas, violin and too many others to mention here, Bastien weaves together a highly textured and hypnotic mosaic that projects an exotica beamed from scraps of the future. "Aha!" in the same interstellar wavelength as Sun Ra's cosmic tones, "Moor's Room" almost orchestral tapestry of small percussion and insects or the non-western strings and tunings salvaged from ancient alien ceremonies on "Pan's Nap". In an era where so much ink has been shed about world building in experimental music, Bastien can actually claim that to himself. The otherworld is right here, indeed. Artwork collage by Evan Crankshaw. Mastered by Anne Taegert at Dubplates & Mastering.
DISTANCE (UK)
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CAT #: DIST 101CD
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BRADSHAW-LEATHER, DON Distance Between Us 2CD
Reissue of the cult 1972 album. During the long, dark hangover of the "Summer of Love", the classically-trained Essex prodigy approached CBS Records with demo recordings. A forward-thinking A&R executive must have seen a potential revenue stream in Don Bradshaw-Leather's avant-classical noise. The artist was given an advance to record an album. He used the funds to create a large studio in Sussex with many instruments including an actual church organ. Here, on his own, without the use of any electronic sequencing, he recorded Distance Between Us using multitrack tape, layering each part of the composition. Upon hearing the product of their financial investment -- four side-long tracks of blurry organ drones, frantic piano tinkling, and ritualistic percussion -- CBS got cold feet. The album was self-released on Bradshaw-Leather's own Distance imprint; a vanity label established for the sole purpose of releasing the album. The sleeve art is full of mysteries, from the misspelling of "Bradshaw" ("Bradsham"), to the coal-blackened visage of the bohemian madman on the cover (DBL himself?), to the rear photo collage depicting the same madman accosting a nude woman. The music isn't any less mysterious; shapeless symphonies of smeared-out Mellotron, tribal drums, and wordless vocals. Don Bradshaw-Leather passed away in the '90s. Presented in a matt-laminate gatefold digisleeve.
EARLY FUTURE RECORDS/FINDERS KEEPERS RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: EFR 003LP
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NEW LIFE TRIO Visions Of The Third Eye LP
The late great drummer Steve Reid reissued eclectic recordings on his own Mustevic Sound label which gave his career a second wind. Though teased on a well-received compilation, one Mustevic release never saw reissue: New Life Trio's Visions Of The Third Eye, a tremendous collaborative effort between Reid, guitarist Brandon Ross and bassist David Wertman. Early Future Records is proud to announce the reissue of the classic, final Mustevic recording for the first time as a limited-edition vinyl release. The release also includes a 20-page written zine featuring an in-depth testimonial and interview with Brandon Ross, and an explorative essay by Finders Keepers' Andy Votel, as well as a wealth of archival photos, scores, and reviews. Reid's long and varied career began in his native New York City, where he was involved early on as a member of the Apollo Theater House Band and the R&B scene of the 1960s, including recordings with Martha Reeves and James Brown. In the late 1960s, Reid spent three years in West Africa absorbing musical traditions and experimenting with artists such as Fela Kuti, Guy Warren, and Randy Weston. After a stint in prison for dodging the draft as a conscientious objector, the drummer came out swinging in the 1970s. He worked regularly as a session and Broadway musician even while immersing himself into the jazz world. The do-it-yourself ethos of the New York Loft Scene inspired Reid to create his own label, Mustevic Sound. A friend involved with the label was David Wertman, a young bassist from New York who released his own Kara Suite on Mustevic in 1976. New Life Trio's story began when Wertman moved from New York to the more sedate but creatively vibrant town of Northampton, Massachusetts. Here, Wertman met Brandon Ross, a young guitarist from New Jersey who had relocated there with his brother to join a coterie of New York expats who had found a comfortable, collaborative environment amidst the liberal college towns in the area, including avant-garde legends Archie Shepp and Marion Brown. Wertman and Ross became friends and began to perform together regularly, both formally and informally. A string trio of Wertman, Ross and violinist Terry Jenoure was set to record, but Jenoure dropped out just prior to the date. This led Wertman to call his friend Steve Reid to come join the two at the Tin Pan Hollow Studios in Vermont to record what would become Visions Of The Third Eye on December 6, 1978. Originally conceived as an all-acoustic date, the recording would morph slightly when Ross added electric guitar muscle on a number of pieces. Reid would then take the helm and release the recording in 1980, giving a very auspicious birth to what has now become a classic spiritual jazz recording. Fast forward to 1995... New Life Trio gets a belated second wind from Stuart Baker's inclusion of the Ross-voiced "Empty Streets" on his Universal Sounds of America compilation. Visions Of The Third Eye became a kind of "holy grail" record for collectors of jazz and creative music. The album's cover image was even incorporated into the cover of Freedom, Rhythm & Sound (2009), a wonderful coffee table book presenting album covers from those revolutionary decades in Black creative music.
FAITH AND INDUSTRY (UK)
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CAT #: FAI 022X-LP
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MERMAID CHUNKY Vest (Transparent Green Vinyl) LP
Transparent green vinyl. Mermaid Chunky are an audiovisual duo made up of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin. Bathing in milkmaid serenity and improvised chaos, the duo boasts of pumping trance rhythms, sad Easter time chicks and seriously arousing sax solos. Much of their cultivation has come out of the mossy club culture of Stroud's SVA and London's Total Refreshment Centre, collaborating with the likes of Alabaster DePlume, Danalogue, Donna Thompson, Grove, Snapped Ankles, and Yama Warashi. Their debut Faith and Industry album Vest (produced by Capitol K at Total Refreshment Centre), was birthed last year out of a history of improvised cheek and club dexterity fore fronting their live shows and audiovisual solstice celebrations, recently captured by British Vogue's 2021 PRIDE series. Championing this action is the Mermaid Chunky Mothership, a gang of fellow artists and performers, often clad in nauseous satin frills, swamping the stage with French mime and slut drops (Roundhouse 2021, End Of the Road 2021, SVA Solstice always). The MC gang just scoured their PRS Woman Make Music funding so who knows what they will be stirring up in the heat of summer soup 2022 (the most ducks in a year you will ever experience). The only way for you to find out is to join the chunklett buffet and dip your wicked, webbed fingers into something mega.
FAVELA DISCOS (PORTUGAL)
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CAT #: FAVELA 052LP
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DESILUSAO OPTICA In Trux We Pux 02 LP
In Trux We Pux is an editorial project organized by the Porto based label and collective Favela Discos. Focusing on the city's thriving experimental and improvised music scene, it sets out to portrait in a series of four volumes some of the characteristic sounds and collaborative practices that have been in development in Porto during the last few years. In Trux We Pux 02 contains the first of Favela Discos' collective pieces to be published, and it was chosen to represent a long series of site-specific pieces developed by the collective since its formation. Most of the time these pieces remain lost in time or in the label's archives. Desilusão Óptica is an audiovisual piece developed for the festival Serralves em Festa 2017 and was recorded between the concert and rehearsals. The piece is influenced by the book Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks, and tries to explore the notion of auditory hallucination, in this case based on the idea of a phantom sound unconnected to its object. Starting quietly with a single flute note, Desilusão Óptica slowly grows fuller but more uncomfortable as the pitch rises gradually in a hypnotic effect. The sound you hear is a mix of the sound produced live, its manipulation and repetition, thus the piece exists between the time when it happens, its immediate repetition and ghosts of past sounds. The flute, delayed and sampled, embodies both the sounds it produces and memories of past sounds, creating a confusion between objecto and sound. The sound is produced by an object but is at the same time separated from it, like in Mulholland Drive when you watch a singer emotionally dedicated to a performance and whose voice keeps on singing even when her body collapses. Like in dub music, the musicians are divided into two groups: those who play, in this case divided by winds, percussion and electric guitars, and the dub master/sound manipulators who launch samples of previous recordings and manipulate the sound that is produced live, through loopers and delay pedals. Printed inner sleeve.
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CAT #: FAVELA 053LP
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MILTETO In Trux We Pux 03 LP
In Trux We Pux is an editorial project organized by the Porto based label and collective Favela Discos. Focusing on the city's thriving experimental and improvised music scene, it sets out to portrait in a series of four volumes some of the characteristic sounds and collaborative practices that have been in development in Porto during the last few years. Milteto is an informal orchestra born out of the Favela Discos collective somewhere in 2014. The idea, that had been around for a while, was materialized for a concert in one of the first events hosted by Favela, in the extinct Picadilly Pub in Porto, a small strip club turned underground venue. It was one of those wet pre-covid nights where the condensation dripped down the mirrored walls, in a loud endurance contest that resulted in a fainted audience member. For a very large number of reasons, it would be hard to define Milteto's whole "career" in an album: the band has always inhabited the live context, trying to create massive immersive sound experiences for both the listeners and the musicians, subconsciously seeking to achieve transcendence by volume. So, in reality this is a momentary reflection of an always mutating entity, instead of trying to define the several years of drastically different experiences in just 45 minutes, they took to the album as just another live presentation where they adapted to the idea of what a record could be as if they would adapt to a venue. Faced with the idea of creating an album that reflected the project's mutability, the band looked at the medium itself for inspiration, as the vinyl record has two sides, they thought that maybe it would be a good idea to reflect that on the music. So, the recording sessions were split into two days, with two different groups of guests. One side set to recreate a more physical manifestation of the band, the other a more mental side, the first teeming with percussion, the other with electronic devices and synthesizers. Printed inner sleeve.
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CAT #: FAVELA 054LP
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VA In Trux We Pux 04 LP
In Trux We Pux is an editorial project organized by the Porto based label and collective Favela Discos. Focusing on the city's thriving experimental and improvised music scene, it sets out to portrait in a series of four volumes some of the characteristic sounds and collaborative practices that have been in development in Porto during the last few years. In Trux We Pux 04 is the last in a series of four records organized by Favela Discos, set out to shine a light on Porto's thriving experimental and improvised music scene. Throughout the collection the label tries to expose the eclectic sound and collaborative practices that have been in development in the last few years in the city by promoting the collaboration between artists and the creation of new collective improvisation pieces. As the first album dwelled into the electronic specter of the scene, this volume veers itself to the physical side of experimental and improvised explorations. Although there is space for outsiders manipulating the sound by electronic means, most of the music in this album is plucked, bowed, percussed or sung. The artists themselves are as varied as the music they played, among the 13 artists that collaborated for the creation of this album are many promising newcomers but also some of the more recognizable and relevant names in the scene, with the presence of the Sonoscopia founder Gustavo Costa, João Pais Filipe, one of the most characteristic drummers in Portugal, and the DIY duo and underground staple Calhau! As you could suspect, the diverse selection of musicians, while providing you a view on the various kinds of musical languages that populate the city's scene, also creates a dynamic collection of sounds. Spanning a large gamut of sub-sub-genres, from near-musique concrète to tribal noise, the album is a rollercoaster collage that miraculously achieves logic and cohesion, like a voyeur listener taking you on a journey through an abandoned mall where most of the bands in Porto rehearse, whose halls reverberate with a cacophony of music. Also features Diogo Jesus, David Machado & Nuno Pinto, Jorge Queijo & Tiago Ângelo, Dora Vieira & João Pais Filipe, Angélica, and Filipe Felizardo & Nuno O. Printed inner sleeve.
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CAT #: FAVELA 057CD
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SARNADAS The Hum 2CD
The Hum is the debut opus of Sarnadas, a Portuguese transdisciplinary artist working sound, image, space and everything in between. The four hour-plus long album, set to be released in two parts, is a direct consequence of his work with the disruptive artistic collective Favela Discos. By suspending some protocols but, most importantly, by suspending time itself in a seamless never-ending loop of layered melodies, Sarnadas allows himself to focus on developing new possibilities with the manipulation of the context created, rather than relying on the false necessity of constant output. Over the 15 pieces of deeply moving, bright, but calming music, Sarnadas waives off rigid musical structures to loop, overdub, and erect layers of synth phrases which relate to each other in the enclosed environment of The Hum. The Porto-based musician prompts his search for melodic opulence in the seemingly still soundscape of organic repetitiveness, where the encounter plays as big of a role as controlled randomness and the mismatch of melodies, sounds and textures. Sarnadas's approach to music writing allows details to be generated, rather than forced into music, creating a state of conscious lethargy where dreaming plays an active role on the outcome of sound. Recorded live throughout two days, the two-part album is reflective of Sarnadas's need to suspend time and figure out a new pathos by allowing himself to work endlessly on the single output of choice: a three-oscillator homemade synth constructed by his long-time collaborator Inês Castanheira (Well). This simple instrument, paired with a mixer and pedalboard paraphernalia, freed him to work loops, textures, brightness and chance into a compelling design of organic and mutating spaces. Die-cut cover with two printed inner sleeves and sealed outer plastic sleeve.
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CAT #: FAVELA 058CD
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SARNADAS The Humm 2CD
Sarnadas, a multi-disciplinary artist based in Porto, returns with the second instalment of his drone opus The Hum. Titled The Humm, this second long-play album follows the first record, having resulted from the same two-day, extensive and intensive composing sessions during which the producer created eight hours of layered, ambient music. Sarnadas focused his endeavor on a stripped-down setup comprised of just a homemade synth, a mixer and some effects pedals, generating various layers of sound and manipulating their overlapping and apparently random relationship to create eight pieces of spatial, dreamy music, with ever-changing organic plasticity. The concept behind the double album The Hum lies in the new moniker Sarnadas, also known for his singer-songwriter Coelho Radiactivo persona, or as João Sarnadas, one of Favela collective's spearheads. As Sarnadas, the musician focuses on a more melodic approach to sound, unravelling new possibilities by relating simple elements, shifting over time and space. Drawing inspiration from the idea of cities humming their own tunes, as an expression of all things urban playing in the background, The Hum series describes Porto and Aveiro (Sarnadas's native city) pulsing lives through nuanced drones. Over the first long-play, Sarnadas created a series of bleak ambient pieces, with saturated sounds overwhelming senses as a means to create images surpassing the reality of each city. The Humm, on the other hand, all pieces of music shift from a lucid-dream feeling to a sensation closer to waking up, soberer and graced by dawn, where less abrasive layers allow the interpretation of clearer forms and images. Die-cut cover with two printed inner sleeves and sealed outer plastic sleeve.
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CAT #: FD 062LP
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BATSAYKHAN Batsaykhan LP
Batsaykhan is the rebirth of the first project to ever release on Favela Discos, only a few hours after the label's blogspot was put online back in 2013. Formerly known as Batsaykhantuul, Batsaykhan is not only one of Nuno Oliveira's alter-egos but also something between a science fiction character and an ancestral spirit doomed to wander the earth in an apparently human physical manifestation. The first album, Maestro Ir Noras, is a small and simple collection of tracks featuring only guitars and other stringed instruments, the second, being even smaller (only a single track) already seemed to lead us on through the psychedelic desert that would define the sound of the project. After a long hiatus, Batsaykhan finally emerged from the drawer, or maybe it was from the desert, only to reveal that he had shape-shifted, now taking the form of a trio. With the help of André Azevedo and Tito Silva, Nuno started working on old demos of unpublished compositions and adapting them to the new formation. The trio started the process of refining the songs and the sound of the record, using only a strict selection of synths, percussions, bass, and guitar. They ended up settling down on a terrain of moving sands for those who feel the need to define their sound, between a forest of psychedelia, a river of ambient and the obvious desert that has buried the guitars under its "western" sand. Batsaykhan's self-titled release, and the project's first long play will finally unveil itself with design and artwork by Rita Laranja.
FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
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CAT #: FKR 022X-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera LP
Eighteen sacred psychedelic suppositories from the laboratory of Mad Scientist and scalpel happy pop mutilator Jean-Pierre Massiera. Including the rarest and most sought-after fuzz funk, spooked surf and interplanetary prog from "The French Joe Meek" and all his schizoid split-personalities and freakish friends -- The Maledictus Sound, Chico Magnetic Band, Visitors, Human Egg, The Pirhana Sound, and Jesus himself. Bow down to the nine headed monster as he mutates and shape-shifts back through time to his humble beginnings in a Buenos Aireian province ravaging and pillaging the music of the European people for his own twisted benediction along the way. This might, as intended, sound a little bit dramatic but if there is one single ingredient that gives the eccentric JPM his distinct flavor it's a large dollop of drama. Add sprinklings of schizophrenia, shock, myrth, and macabre and you are on the way to a B-movie broth with an acquired taste, that has taken over thirty years to mature to perfection. Like all the best monsters, his split personality is the key to his infamy and the secret of his blood sucking success. To cut a long story short Massiera is, above all, a lover and purveyor of musique fantastique, and is willing and able to hijack whichever stylistic vehicle that passes him buy in order to do feed his lust. In the earlier part of his career, he honed his sordid craft amongst psychedelic circles in Nice and Quebec. From late 1972 onwards he moved to Antibes and started a disco revolution and became an in demand cosmic record producer... For years prog rock obsessives and disco aficionados have wondered if there were two unrelated freak merchants called Jean-Pierre Massiera, but, in this rare instance, exploito-maniacs from both sides of the cosmic coin are united by the work of this singular, single handed monstrous music manufactory. Another way to dissect the Histoire De JPM would read like a fantastic comic book. He started off as a musical scientist who was affected by chemical fallout in World War Two -- he spoke to Jesus, went crazy, and became a mad scientist. He then created a strain of mutant piranha fish which gave birth to a world of horrific monsters who assisted him in his murderous merriment. In the end he finds a giant egg and finally makes contact with aliens... That would be the end of chapter one and this is the era that Finders Keepers focus on for this compendium. Features Visitors, S.E.M. Studios, Jesus, Les Chats, The Starlights, Basile, Chico Magnetic Band, Les Maledictus Soundm Basile, Human Egg, Les Monegasques, Chris Gallbert, Hermans Rockets, Piranhas, and After Life.
GET ON DOWN
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CAT #: GET 51465LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OTIS, SHUGGIE Inspiration Information LP
"Well before Shuggie Otis cut his debut album, musicianship and performance had long been a part of his life. The son of rhythm and blues legend Johnny Otis, Shuggie learned to play guitar as early as the age of two, and performed professionally with his father's band at eleven. Throughout his long and illustrious career, he performed on records for the likes of Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and George Duke, to name a few. Despite only moderate success upon its initial release, Shuggie Otis' third album Inspiration Information turned into underground smash decades later and has since maintained a level of cult status normally reserved for mysterious, unearthed legends like Sixto Rodriguez or Lee Fields. Inspiration Information is also noteworthy among Shuggie's other releases, as it was entirely self-produced, as opposed to being overseen by his father Johnny Otis. Shuggie's signature blend of baroque funk is on full display, but with a heavy dosage of psychedelic soul blended in, resulting in an album that's equally swarthy, lush, funky, and emotional; gathering all the best bits of Marvin Gaye, Love, Miles Davis, and even Os Mutantes. Inspiration Information is more than worthy of all acclaim awarded to it, despite the delayed reverence."
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CAT #: GET 51471LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
DAVIS, MILES The Man With The Horn LP
"The return!!! After a nine-year hiatus from recording studio albums, Miles Davis returned in 1981 with a bang. Continuing the abstract improvisational funk pioneered by the Miles Davis live electric band, Miles came back with a fresh cast. While there are plenty of new players on this recording it captures the moody long-song format from the mid-70s live electric band. The album features R&B legend Marcus Miller on bass, Mike Stern on guitar, electric band alumni Al Foster on drums, and many more. Produced and edited by long term Miles Davis collaborator Teo Macero. Pressed on crystal clear vinyl with Japanese stylized insert and deluxe obi strip. Remastered from the original analog tapes."
GOD RECORDS (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: GODREC 027LP
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
FELDMAN, MORTON For Bunita Marcus 2LP
2022 restock. Lenio Liatsou performs Morton Feldman's composition "For Bunita Marcus". In the 1980's, Morton Feldman composed two large-sized pieces for his favorite instrument, the piano. Both pieces, "Triadic Memories" (1981) and "For Bunita Marcus" (1985), clock in at about 90 minutes. Both compositions are excellent examples of the group of works that they belong to. "Triadic Memories" demonstrates the complexity and tonal opulence of Feldman's pattern compositions from 1977 through 1983, whereas "For Bunita Marcus" shows the stripped-down, almost dismissive structures of his last works created from 1984 to 1987. Feldman himself described "For Bunita Marcus" as a piece in which he "seriously grappled with the idea of meter. I was very interested in this whole problem of meter and the bar line. I was so interested that I started to write a piece in which I took meter very seriously. I saw that nobody knew how to notate. Sometimes, Stravinsky! In my notation I'm close to Stravinsky; that is, meter and rhythm actually being simultaneous and also being more grid-oriented, a balance between rhythm and meter. 'For Bunita Marcus' is essentially made up of just three-eight, five-sixteen and two-two. Sometimes the two-two would have musical content, which was at the end of the piece. Sometimes the two-two acted as silences, either on the left side or the right side or in the middle of the three-eight and the five-sixteen, and I was using meter as a construction, not rhythm but meter and the time, the length of what is going on." - Excerpt from liner notes by Sebastian Claren .
HABIBI FUNK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: HAB 007LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA Habibi Funk 2LP
2022 repress. Double LP version. Includes 12" 12-page booklet. "Habibi Funk is dedicated to re-releasing a style of music that historically never existed as a musical genre. We use the term to describe a certain sound that we like from the countries of the Arab world. The songs we chose were created in places quite far from another and under very different circumstances. Some were written and recorded during war times, others in exile. Despite the differences we think there is a musical connection between them. Essentially, we are interested in the musical endeavors, in which artists from the Arab world mixed local and regional influences with musical interests that came from outside of the region. Even though the name suggests it's all about funk music, our focus is more than just that. Often these influences might be inspired from Western popular music such as soul, pop and rock but it's not limited to that either. Some of our favorite records are best described as Arabic zouk (a genre originating from the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe) like Mallek Mohamed's music, Algerian coladera (a popular musical style from the Cape Verdean islands) or Lebanese AOR, which means the process of musical influences displayed on this compilation was much more versatile than just taking Western music as a blueprint and translating it with a local accent. The compilation features 15 different artists. Some you might already know thru Habibi Funk's releases like Fadoul, Ahmed Malek, Dalton or Al Massrieen, while others are meant as an introduction to artists like Kamal Keila, Sharhabeel Ahmed, Attarazat Addahabia & Mallek Mohamed who will all release full length albums on Habibi Funk in 2018."
HALOCLINE TRANCE (CANADA)
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CAT #: HTRA 026LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
PRIEST, ELDRITCH Omphaloskepsis 2LP
It might seem tongue-in-cheek on the surface, but the fact that the title of Eldritch Priest's sprawling debut vinyl release, Omphaloskepsis, is the Greek translation for "navel-gazing" unlocks something essential to the Vancouver-based composer and writer's singular outlook. Perhaps even more telling is the title of Priest's 2013 book Boring Formless Nonsense: Experimental Music and the Aesthetics of Failure (Bloomsbury), whose 300-odd pages read as though you've been dosed with potent hallucinogens. Throughout the text Priest addresses -- celebrates, even -- the titular elements via various musical examples, including that of his peers. The restless stasis of Omphaloskepsis could be regarded as an extension of this book's wayward spirit. Things unfold fairly slowly and consistently but it'd be a stretch to describe it as properly contemplative. Like attempting to meditate with a high fever, any sense of tranquility is constantly derailed as one succumbs to queasy agitation. The piece's foundation is a seemingly endless guitar melody; an organic meander that neither seems to repeat or offer any concessions to narrative directionality. Priest unfurls this rambling cantus firmus in a rich, clean, jazz-like tone, but as it's played, it's repeatedly tangled with snarls of dense digital processing and shadowed by stumbling virtual "band." These strident interjections blatantly contrast with the guitar, yet they aren't so violent as to offer more than a faint itch of distraction. As such, the distinctive amorphousness that this piece asks us to inhabit for its 54-minute duration leaves a strong impression, but also feels utterly intangible. In addition to his recorded forays, Priest's disorienting music has also been performed by top-tier interpreters such as the Arditti Quartet, Quatuor Bozzini, Philip Thomas, Anton Lukoszevieze, and Continuum. While living in Toronto he co-founded the collective neither/nor with John Mark Sherlock, which featured a cross section of musician-composers playing each other's work including Eric Chenaux, Doug Tielli, Eric KM Clark, Heather Roche, and Rob Clutton. In 2021, when Eric Chenaux and Martin Arnold relaunched their neither/nor-adjacent Rat-drifting imprint, an album by Priest, Many Traceries, was among the first to be released. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Priest was a student at the University of Victoria, a school that's come to be known for fostering such staunch individualists as Arnold, Linda Catlin Smith, Allison Cameron, and Anna Höstman. As a scholar, Priest writes from a pataphysical perspective and deals with topics such as sonic culture, experimental aesthetics and the philosophy of experience. In addition to Omphaloskepsis, his new book, Earworm and Event: Music, Daydreams and Other Imaginary Refrains, was recently published by Duke University Press.
HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HPS 179S-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DUEL In Carne Persona (Red Splatter/Green Vinyl) LP
LP version. Green background, red splatter vinyl. In Carne Persona, the upcoming fourth full-length album from Texas heavy rockers Duel, is more of what you have come to expect from the band. Nine new heavy riff-soaked tracks from a dungeon in the desert. Written and recorded during plague lockdown, In Carne Persona has the feel of an album that takes its time and full attention to detail. Several upbeat classic guitar rockers in the vein of Thin Lizzy, early UFO, and the beginnings of KISS. A handful of old school new wave of British heavy metal anthems channeling early Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, tripped-out stoner and proto metal soundscapes. Always pushing the barriers of their sound and offering up something new with the soul of the classic Duel evil boogie.
HOLIDAYS RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HOL 126LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
RUSHFORD, JAMES Block Gifts LP
Block Gifts is a collection of three works for organs composed by James Rushford between 2015 and 2018. Using harmonium, portative organ and electric organ, each piece is linked by Rushford's idiosyncratic combination of strict intervallic systems in different tunings (Werckmeister, quarter-tone, equal temperament), and haptically-informed rhythmic and expressive freedom. Creaks, stutters and sweeping fingers on keys become instrumental sounds in their own right, creating a further logical layer in Rushford's compositional world. An intimate, nocturnal, and slightly suffered dialogue between the instrument and the body building a shining and fragile monument to the ephemeral nature of the organ, one of the most intriguing and ancient families of musical instruments in history. Composed and recorded 2015-2018 at Akademie Schloss Solitude (Stuttgart). Mixed by Joe Talia, mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi, cut by Daniel Krieger at SST, Frankfurt am Main. Cover artwork and fold out poster by Graham Lambkin. Includes fold-out A2 poster; edition of 300.
HOSPITAL PRODUCTIONS
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CAT #: HOS 734CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
THIRDORGAN Loch Ness Monster CD
New album from Japan's most extreme noise artist -- Thirdorgan. Owner of Alienation Cult label returns to a mysterious and wonderful theme that will be familiar to Thirdorgan fanatics, collectors, and admirers -- of Loch Ness. No one knows if Nessie exists or does not exist. No one knows what Nessie really is, mysterious and wonderful. Anyone who has visited Loch Ness multiple times must answer surely... Nessie exists, that's the answer... Do you believe Loch Ness Monster?
IMPORTANT RECORDS
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CAT #: IMPREC 305CS
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
EMMANUEL, JD Wizards Cassette
Fans of deep, dark, minimal, and meditative new age music on cassette will be chuffed to learn that Important Records is reissuing three of JD Emmanuel's earliest releases on tape. Rain Forest Music (1981), Wizards (1982), and Trance Formations 1: Ancient Minimal Meditations (1986) are all available for the first time in many years."Wizards was my first deep trance electronic music album. This album was inspired by Terry Riley, one of the earliest people ever to compose and perform long, extended, cyclic pieces in the electronic format. This music was composed and performed in '81 and '82. I consider this album my best work. The instrumentation is three Sequential Circuits PRO-1s, Crumar Traveler One and a Yamaha SK-20, all real time recording to a Teac 4-track reel-to-reel. I mixed the four tracks to a Teac A-7300 Master 2-Track tape recorder using a DeltaLab DL-2 to create the delay track. In 2006, I used a Tascam 34B 4-track to remaster all my master tapes to digital master of 196 KHz/24 bit .WAV files using Soundforge 8 software. The original Wizards LP was published in the summer of 1982 with the black-and-white cover. The initial tracks had not names and were call 'Movements I-V'. Several years later sales had slowed down, in an effort to improve sales we tried the color cover and I created names for each track, as shown on the samples." --JD Emmanuel"If you have been wondering what all the fuss about 'private press new age' is, go here to find out. Your mind shall be subtly blown..." --Fader
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CAT #: IMPREC 516CS
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
EMMANUEL, JD Rain Forest Music Cassette
Fans of deep, dark, minimal, and meditative new age music on cassette will be chuffed to learn that Important Records is reissuing three of JD Emmanuel's earliest releases on tape. Rain Forest Music (1981), Wizards (1982), and Trance Formations 1: Ancient Minimal Meditations (1986) are all available for the first time in many years.On Rain Forest Music (1981), JD Emmanuel builds gentle, short cycles of notes into floating clouds of sound, mostly improvising around single chords. The "minimalism" in his music lies not in repetitive patterns that barely change but more in the spare arrangements that focus the listener while also taking them on a sonic journey. A tape loop technique used by Brian Eno, Terry Riley, Robert Fripp (and likely many more) called "Continuous Looping" was used in the creation of this album and a loop diagram is included in the packaging."I originally designed this music to enhance relaxation and meditation, as a background for massage or for counseling to help a person relax and open up faster. Dr. Robert Pennington, PhD., a clinical psychologist and friend, was very interested in the idea of using music in this way. So, he used the Rain Forest Music in his counseling sessions as background and noticed a marked difference in the quality of the patient's sessions. He continues to use this and similar music as a background for his counseling." --JD Emmanuel."If you have been wondering what all the fuss about 'private press new age' is, go here to find out. Your mind shall be subtly blown..." --Fader
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CAT #: IMPREC 517CS
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
EMMANUEL, JD Trance Formations 1: Ancient Minimal Meditations Cassette
Fans of deep, dark, minimal, and meditative new age music on cassette will be chuffed to learn that Important Records is reissuing three of JD Emmanuel's earliest releases on tape. Rain Forest Music (1981), Wizards (1982), and Trance Formations 1: Ancient Minimal Meditations (1986) are all available for the first time in many years.Trance-Formations 1: Ancient Minimal Meditations (1986) was originally composed between 1981-1985 and released in 1986. These long, extended cyclic pieces were composed and recorded using delayed analog synthesizers and Emmanuel credits the inspiration of Terry Riley and Steve Reich for sending him in this musical direction. The release of this album followed his acclaimed Wizards (1982). Recorded using three Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizers and a Yamaha SK-20 Poly-Synthesizer. 100% analog sound. Mastered by JD Emmanuel."If you have been wondering what all the fuss about 'private press new age' is, go here to find out. Your mind shall be subtly blown..." --Fader
KALITA RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: KALITA 009LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age, 1983-1992 (Volume 1) 2LP
Kalita Records unveil the first ever compilation focusing on the phenomenon of "Burger Highlife", a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco, and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980s and beyond. Highlighting key recordings from genre-defining artists including Thomas Frempong and George Darko, as well as more obscure sought-after tracks by elusive bands such as Aban and Uncle Joe's Afri-Beat, Kalita come to the rescue of audiophiles, DJs, and music-lovers alike with Borga Revolution! The 1970s had witnessed an increased Western airtime and physical presence in Ghana introducing funk, soul, and disco sounds to the region. By the turn of the decade the country was also enduring economic turmoil, with rising poverty, military dictatorships, and long periods of enforced curfews (amongst other factors) making it impossible for artists to survive. As a result, many Ghanaian musicians with a broader outlook began to pursue their careers in the west, moving to both Europe and America in search of stardom. It was here that Ghanaian musicians developed a digitized version of highlife music which fully embraced Western contemporary music styles and newly introduced technology such as the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer and various drum machines. It is in this context in which the evolution of Ghanaian dance music and the emergence of "Burger Highlife" was born. With Borga Revolution!, Kalita endeavor to tell this story, with prominent and lesser-known musicians' accounts and documentary evidence providing a comprehensive understanding of this shift to the digital age. Also features Native Spirit, Wilson Boateng, Paa Jude, and Dr. K. Gyasi's Noble Kings. Includes 16-page booklet featuring extensive interview-based liner notes on each artist and never-before-seen archival photos. Gatefold sleeve.
L'INVITATION MUSICALE (FRANCE)
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CAT #: INVMUS 1007LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BON VOYAGE ORGANISATION (Loin Des) Rivages LP
LP version. French composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Adrien Durand's third album. An instrumental odyssey with an ensemble of 13 musicians. Adrien Durand: "Our last album, La Course was released in 2020 during the lockdown. Inspired by the feedback from listeners, who received the music with special attention, the idea and need for (Loin Des) Rivages was born." Bon Voyage Organisation is the story of the construction of an ensemble, the quest for harmony, through music, between beings. This story has been the central leitmotif in Adrien Durand's composition and production work for almost ten years. Adrien Durand is a renowned Parisian bass keyboard player, composer, producer, and mixing engineer having worked with noteworthy projects such as Amadou & Mariam and Papooz, among others. Known for his knowledge of ensemble recording and arrangement techniques, BVO is his attempt at meticulously creating a musical dialogue around his compositions with a distinguished cast of musicians from di?erent backgrounds without the pressure associated with pop music recordings reminiscent of the musical ensembles of the '70s, such as Carla Bley, Soft Machine, or Irakere. (Loin Des) Rivages was recorded over five days in June 2020 at Studio Atlas, the studio of Air's Jean-Benoit Dunckel and mixed the following summer by Adrien Durand in his Parisian studio, Bureau 12. It was an orchestrated performance considering that all ten tracks of the album were played live, gathering up to thirteen musicians in the same room. The album follows what was initiated with BVO's previous album La Course, an entirely instrumental sound free from any constraints. The close collaboration between Adrien Durand and the members of the ensemble allowed for an exquisite completion. Together, they deliver the incredible energy of "Le Sentier Des Orpailleurs", the depth of melancholy of "Apacheta", and the originality of "Et S'éveillent"... Inspired by the great explorers of the soul: Sun Ra, Moondog, and Coltrane (a cover of Coltrane's "Naïma" actually opens the album), Durand mixes humanity's first instruments (percussion and the wind) with its latest ones (mixing desks and synthesizers). Thus, he continues the most interesting yet rewarding artistic journey: the journey inward, far from the standards of civilization, in the heart of what some can take for madness, reaching into a jungle of the soul so marvelously represented in Clément Vuillet's artwork. This is not an intellectual record but rather a spiritual e?ort, because, as Adrien Durand likes to repeat in his concerts: "Let us step into music as we step into a sanctuary."
LES DISQUES BONGO JOE (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: BJR 025CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
ALTIN GUN On CD
2018 release. Alt?n Gün offer an exciting mix of Turkish folk, psychedelia, funk, and rock. After performing in Istanbul with Jacco Gardner, bassist Jasper Verhulst became fascinated by the Turkish sound of the '70s. At that time, artists like Selda, Bar?? Manço, and Erkin Koray combined traditional music with western rock influences. Along with bandmates Ben Rider (guitar) and Nic Mauskovic (drums), Verhulst searched for Turkish musicians to revive this sound. They found Merve Dasdemir (vocals) and Erdinc Yildiz Ecevit (vocals, saz, keys) through Facebook. Jungle by Nigaht's energetic percussionist Gino Groeneveld joined the group and the band was complete. Alt?n Gün play songs from the aforementioned artists from the '70s and their lesser-known contemporaries and also make their own arrangements of Turkish traditionals. This way, different worlds meet and form a refreshing danceable sound.
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CAT #: BJR 028CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
YILDIRIM & GRUP SIMSEK, DERYA Kar Yagar CD
2019 release. Two years after the success of Nem Kald? (2017), outernational psych-pop sensation Derya Y?ld?r?m & Grup ?im?ek deliver their debut album, Kar Ya?ar. Over the course of its 12 tracks, the powerful sound of the Ba?lama (Turkish lute) and Derya Y?ld?r?m's stunning vocals, builds and unravels stories together with the guitars, organs, drums, flute, and bass. Kar Ya?ar (which translates as "Snow Falls") has the dynamics of an epic journey through the Anatolian highlands; where deep-rooted folk effortlessly switches to sparkly improvisation or dance-y pop tracks. The album was self-produced at their studio in the French Alps, and the band's tour de force resides in their ability to develop their personal sound and approach whilst keeping their heart tuned to Derya Y?ld?r?m's Anatolian roots. Original songs and instrumentals -- all composed and arranged by the band -- are scattered throughout the album. Notably "Seni Hala", a tear-drawing ballad with stripped-down acoustic arrangement and haunting choir... And Graham Mushnik's dreamy instrumental "Çocuklar", in which the band chose to feature a poem by one of Turkey's most renowned 20th century poet Nâz?m Hikmet Ran whose title translates as "give the world to our children". The poem is meaningfully read by Derya's father Mustafa Y?ld?r?m. The LP also contains a string of Turkish folk songs, that the band entirely re-arranged whilst preserving their original spirit and soul. In "Ey ?ahin Bak??l?m" Grup ?im?ek pay tribute to the Alevi culture, a minority community in Turkey for which music -- and particularly the Ba?lama instrument -- has a sacred value. A powerful and majestic version of Mahzuni ?erif's "Dom Dom Kur?unu" -- one of Grup ?im?ek fans' favorites at live shows -- is also featured.
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CAT #: BJR 028LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
YILDIRIM & GRUP SIMSEK, DERYA Kar Yagar LP
LP version. 2019 release. Two years after the success of Nem Kald? (2017), outernational psych-pop sensation Derya Y?ld?r?m & Grup ?im?ek deliver their debut album, Kar Ya?ar. Over the course of its 12 tracks, the powerful sound of the Ba?lama (Turkish lute) and Derya Y?ld?r?m's stunning vocals, builds and unravels stories together with the guitars, organs, drums, flute, and bass. Kar Ya?ar (which translates as "Snow Falls") has the dynamics of an epic journey through the Anatolian highlands; where deep-rooted folk effortlessly switches to sparkly improvisation or dance-y pop tracks. The album was self-produced at their studio in the French Alps, and the band's tour de force resides in their ability to develop their personal sound and approach whilst keeping their heart tuned to Derya Y?ld?r?m's Anatolian roots. Original songs and instrumentals -- all composed and arranged by the band -- are scattered throughout the album. Notably "Seni Hala", a tear-drawing ballad with stripped-down acoustic arrangement and haunting choir... And Graham Mushnik's dreamy instrumental "Çocuklar", in which the band chose to feature a poem by one of Turkey's most renowned 20th century poet Nâz?m Hikmet Ran whose title translates as "give the world to our children". The poem is meaningfully read by Derya's father Mustafa Y?ld?r?m. The LP also contains a string of Turkish folk songs, that the band entirely re-arranged whilst preserving their original spirit and soul. In "Ey ?ahin Bak??l?m" Grup ?im?ek pay tribute to the Alevi culture, a minority community in Turkey for which music -- and particularly the Ba?lama instrument -- has a sacred value. A powerful and majestic version of Mahzuni ?erif's "Dom Dom Kur?unu" -- one of Grup ?im?ek fans' favorites at live shows -- is also featured.
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CAT #: BJR 046CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
YIN YIN The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers CD
2019 release. Where to place Y?n Y?n on the map -- maybe somewhere between Netherlands and South-East Asia, on an imaginary tropical island. That's where they brew a strange cocktail made of disco grooves, powerful "Thaï beat" tunes and experimental tropi-synths. After two mind-blowing singles on Les Disques Bongo Joe, Y?n Y?n are back with The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers. Y?n Y?n passed last month's burning scenes and make people dance around Europe, so they're ready to blow the world with this awaited first album. Made of groovy tunes and dancefloor killers, this album could be the crazy soundtrack of a '60s hippie village on the South China Sea.
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CAT #: BJR 054CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MERIDIAN BROTHERS Cumbia Siglo XXI CD
2020 release. After the very acoustic ¿Dónde estás María? (2017) the Meridian Brothers decided to try a new experiment taking as a reference the legendary group Cumbia Siglo XX which is a group who explores a futuristic vision of coastal cumbia in the '80s, together with other groups such as Grupo Folclórico, 2000 Voltios, and others, mainly under the label Machuca and Felito Records. This new '80s cumbia was a combination of funky basses and a further evolution of the rhythms, blending this style with disco and even rock music and superimposing the traditional versus the urban context and the modernity. Meridian Brothers took this as a departing point and inspiration, making the same experiment but in XXI century, using the modern media of this time; all kinds of drum machines, guitars and synths, algorithmic software etc., and also taking into account the global exposition of modern cumbia in the 2010s. So, all kinds of influences and genres are blended around this cumbia axis. Urban beats, synth-y grooves, glitches, and all kinds of swear words (and its censorship), and all kinds of slang language are included in the songs of the album. All these elements are filtered and passed through the traditional train of thought of Meridian Brothers, which is the figuration of an abstract picture of sound put it within a concrete context or cultural tendency.
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CAT #: BJR 059LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VA La Ola Interior: Spanish Ambient & Acid Exoticism 1983-1990 2LP
2022 repress. 2020 release. Following La Contra Ola (BJR015), Bongo Joe is pleased to present La Ola Interior, a compilation exploring the ambient side of the Spanish electronic music produced in the '80s. As a general rule, the Anglo-Saxon tropism did relate the Spanish peninsula's ambient music to the Balearic Sound, that is to say to the relaxing music played in Ibiza's nightclubs. But this music takes place in the productive territory of experimental music, and particularly in its two main breeding grounds: the tape-recording underground and the independent musicians-producers scene. Inseparable from the processes of self-publishing, distribution, and exchange of music that were then taking place in Spain in an artisanal way, the vast underground movement of cassettes was divided between an "ethno-trance" combining industrial beats and oriental sounds on the one hand (Esplendor Geométrico, Miguel A. Ruiz/Orfeón Gagarin) and unclassifiable low-fi tinkerers on the other hand (Camino al Desván, Eli Gras, Mataparda, Victor Nubla). Hyperactive, this scene is radical and strongly dominated by the hardest musical styles, but the ambient, influenced by the German kosmische musik and "krautrock", also develops here. The second vein of Spanish ambient comes from some of the independent labels of the peninsula (DRO, GASA, El Cometa de Madrid, EGK) whose activity will mark the return of some of the most adventurous musicians-producers of the '70s. Some were influenced by American minimalism (Luis Delgado/Mecánica Popular, Suso Saiz, Javier Segura), others by Fourth World music conceived by Jon Hassell and Brian Eno (Finis Africae, Jabir). Having passed through folk, ancient, traditional or contemporary music, and being familiar with improvisation and studio techniques, these artists come from a mutant hippie culture, capable of phagocyting many musical styles from electronic ambient to ethnic improvisation and modal jazz. These two scenes and generations that make up La Ola Interior intersect around a common interest in non-Western musical traditions. Their exploration may be that of the tribal origins of electronic rhythms or the Arab heritage of Spain. Above all, it is a dreamy exoticism, an immobile journey as the sounds, rhythms or instruments of these traditions are scrutinized by Western practices (avant-garde music, electronic technology). The result is a hybrid music, filtered and reinvented, neither Western nor extra-Western, with a pronounced taste for the fusion of opposites, which the label has called "Acid Exoticism" because of its permanent search for trance or contemplation. Features Miguel A. Ruiz, Camino al Desván, Mecánica Popular, Finis Africae, Orfeón Gagarin, Victor Nubla, Javier Segura, Jabir, Esplendor Geométrico, Luis Delgado, Mataparda, Suso Saiz, and Eli Gras.
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CAT #: BJR 070CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MERIDIAN BROTHERS Y CONJUNTO MEDIA LUNA Paz En La Tierra CD
2021 release. Paz En La Tierra is a result of a search by the Meridian Brothers & Conjunto Media Luna of the heart of something that can be called a "power format" of Colombian Caribbean music; accordion, guacharaca, caja, congas, electric bass, and vocals. Departing from this idea, and casually working with the music of a documentary on the famous singer Diomedes Diaz, Iván Medellín (accordionist of Conjunto Media Luna), and Eblis Álvarez from the Meridian Brothers, embarked on a new work building a sound exclusively on the traditional format, searching for several spaces between the lines in the universe of accordion in Colombian music. The duo departed from the basic: the line of Vallenato, the most famous in the country but not the only one, the line of Sabanero music more of the lands of Sucre and Córdoba inclined towards Cumbia, Bullerengue, son Vallenato among other airs fed the group's ideas. The Barranquilla center deserves a separate mention, due to its cosmopolitan approach, using all kinds of influences, from the Caribbean islands to ancient rhythms or even modern rock and funk, also used as an inspiration for this record. In the process, new ways of melody appeared and new ways of expression emerged. Although the rhythms used in the record are rooted in the traditional, the duo glitched those rhythms turning them into new directions in the style, using exclusively the past references to transmute the sound into something that looks inside a parallel future. Using several theatrical situations, alterations in musical structures, and slight deformations of the traditional harmony (a tonal center and its dominant) the result of Paz En La Tierra is enigmatic and charming, and at the same time directed towards the dance floor keeping the past alive and flourishing the essence of the tradition.
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CAT #: BJR 080CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LEONI LEONI Leoni Leoni CD
Homemade ambient synth songs that will lead you to a state between deep relaxation and pleasant chemical high. Subtle, sincere, but also strange, Leoni Leoni's music has a powerful attraction and a unique bewitching force. The synthesizers sizzle, the drum machine moves forward sometimes throbbing. Upon it, the Bernese musician and producer sings about life, about love, in their banality and magnificence. With four homemade cassettes released since 2019, Leoni Leoni has established herself as a major figure of the Swiss underground. With dozens of concerts across Switzerland and France, she distills to perfection her music in the weirdest places, the craziest parties. A bit of magic, the scent of drugs, the caress of a summer white night... let yourself be carried away. Les Disques Bongo Joe release Leoni Leoni's work on vinyl for the first time, compiling the major tracks from her cassette releases.
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CAT #: BJR 080LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LEONI LEONI Leoni Leoni LP
LP version. Homemade ambient synth songs that will lead you to a state between deep relaxation and pleasant chemical high. Subtle, sincere, but also strange, Leoni Leoni's music has a powerful attraction and a unique bewitching force. The synthesizers sizzle, the drum machine moves forward sometimes throbbing. Upon it, the Bernese musician and producer sings about life, about love, in their banality and magnificence. With four homemade cassettes released since 2019, Leoni Leoni has established herself as a major figure of the Swiss underground. With dozens of concerts across Switzerland and France, she distills to perfection her music in the weirdest places, the craziest parties. A bit of magic, the scent of drugs, the caress of a summer white night... let yourself be carried away. Les Disques Bongo Joe release Leoni Leoni's work on vinyl for the first time, compiling the major tracks from her cassette releases.
LONDON RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: LMS 5521698
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ORBITAL 30 Something 4LP BOX
Four LP box version. 180 gram vinyl. Includes 12x12" foldout booklet. Includes slip mat. Orbital missed their actual thirtieth anniversary due to lockdown, but it gave Paul and Phil pause to think and find a way to celebrate their past that was actually about the future. Unlike other "Best Of"s, the 30 Something album contains reworks, remakes, remixes and re-imaginings of landmark Orbital tracks based on the duo's unrivalled live show. "Satan", "The Box", "Impact", "Belfast", and more appear in new 30 Something guises, familiar yet new, time reversing, yesterday becoming tomorrow. Plus, new track "Smiley". Also including remixes from Yotto, ANNA, Jon Hopkins, Dusky, Joris Voorn, Logo 1000, Eli Brown, Shanti Celeste, and more. Also features remixes by Floex, John Tejada, Octave One, Lone, Rich NxT, and David Holmes. Includes sleeve notes by Andrew Harrison.
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CAT #: LMS 5521743
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ORBITAL 30 Something 2CD
Orbital missed their actual thirtieth anniversary due to lockdown, but it gave Paul and Phil pause to think and find a way to celebrate their past that was actually about the future. Unlike other "Best Of"s, the 30 Something album contains reworks, remakes, remixes and re-imaginings of landmark Orbital tracks based on the duo's unrivalled live show. "Satan", "The Box", "Impact", "Belfast", and more appear in new 30 Something guises, familiar yet new, time reversing, yesterday becoming tomorrow. Plus, new track "Smiley". Also including remixes from Yotto, ANNA, Jon Hopkins, Dusky, Joris Voorn, Logo 1000, Eli Brown, Shanti Celeste, and more. Also features remixes by Floex, John Tejada, Octave One, Lone, Rich NxT, and David Holmes. Includes sleeve notes by Andrew Harrison.
LOWLY/WILDER (UK)
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CAT #: LWLY 004LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
KUNZITE Visuals 2LP
The movements of Kunzite's Mike Stroud and Agustin White have seen them orbiting around each other, occasionally crossing paths yet consistently admiring each other's work. The pair traversed the globe separately with their different projects and personal adventures -- Mike touring with his band Ratatat and Agustin on a spiritual journey exploring yoga, meditation and psychedelics -- while looking to one day do something together. The formation of Kunzite saw them finally able to merge their minds and mission, with a sound that blends psychedelia with electronic, beat-heavy production and live instrumentation. Most of the recording process for their new album, Visuals, started while at Agustin's stripped back studio in Hawaii, and finished at Mike's barn studio in upstate New York, with instrumentation including acoustic, electric and lap steel guitars, organ, synthesizers and the charango. "Antigravity" features Lee Scratch Perry. Gatefold sleeve; etching on side 4.
MADE IN GERMANY (GERMANY)
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CAT #: MIG 731LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AGITATION FREE Malesch LP
2022 restock. "A vinyl re-release of the debut-album by legendary krautrock avant garde band Agitation Free, starring Lutz 'Lüül' Graf-Ulbrich on guitar, who late became part of Ash Ra with Manuel Göttsching."
MUSHROOM HOUR HALF HOUR (SOUTH AFRICA)
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CAT #: M3H 010LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
MOGOROSI, TUMI Group Theory: Black Music LP
LP version. Gatefold sleeve. Group Theory: Black Music is a stunning new statement from South African drummer and composer Tumi Mogorosi. Standing in the lineage of South African greats such as Louis Moholo-Moholo, Makaya Ntshoko, and Ayanda Sikade, Mogorosi is one of the foremost drummers working anywhere in the world, with a flexible, powerful style that brings a distinctive South African inflection to the polyrhythmic tradition of Elvin Jones, Max Roach, and Art Blakey. Since his international debut on Jazzman Records in 2014 with Project ELO, Mogorosi has been in the vanguard of the South African creative music scene's burgeoning outer-national dimension, taking the drummer's chair in both Shabaka Hutchings' Shabaka and The Ancestors formation and with avant-garde noiseniks The Wretched, who featured on Brownswood's acclaimed South African showcase, Indaba Is. Where Group Theory: Black Music moves an established format dramatically forward is in the addition of a nine-person choir. Their massed voices soar powerfully above every track as a collective instrument of human breath and body, and enter the album into the small but significant number of radical recordings to have used the voice in this way, such as Max Roach's It's Time (1962), Andrew Hill's Lift Every Voice (1970), Billy Harper's Capra Black (1973), and Donald Byrd's I'm Trying To Get Home. Features a cross-generational line-up of celebrated South African musicians including guitarist Reza Khota, pianist Andile Yenana, and vocalists Gabi Motuba and Siyabonga Mthembu. Also features Lesego Rampolokeng. For fans of: Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim), Shabaka Hutchings, John Coltrane, Max Roach, Donald Byrd, Abbey Lincoln, Art Blakey.
MUSIC ON VINYL (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: MOV 3113COL-LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS, ART Reflections In Blue LP
"The Jazz Messengers were a jazz combo that was founded by Art Blakey, together with Horace Silver. Soon after its founding, the Jazz Messengers became known as an incubator for young talent. Band leader Art Blakey led the collective for over 35 years. The 1978 formation has been described by critics as one of Blakey's strongest groups in years, featuring trumpeter Valery Ponomarev, Robert Watson (also known as Bobby Watson) on alto saxophone, David Schnitter on tenor saxophone, Dennis Irwin on bass and James Williams on piano. With this formation, he recorded the album Reflections In Blue in 1978 in the Netherlands and released the year after on Timeless Records. Reflections In Blue is available as a limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on translucent blue colored vinyl."
MUSLIMGAUZE PRESERVATION SOCIETY (CANADA)
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CAT #: TMPS 005CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MUSLIMGAUZE In Search Of The Abraham Mosque CD
Warehouse find, last copies. "Listening to Bryn playing was very strange. Hearing him breathing in between the beats and putting his headphones down at the end and getting up and walking out of the room, that was eerie. But again, it was nice at the same time.""Though it was December in the Manchester recording studio and the room properly heated, nevertheless a shiver went down John Delf's spine when the first tentative taps scurried across the surface of the hand drum, followed by a melodic drizzle of rhythms that flowed from the studio monitors. The source was analog reels of his recording sessions with Bryn Jones from 1993 to 1998. Not commonly known (and elaborated in detail in the forthcoming book, Muslimgauze: Chasing the Shadow of Bryn Jones) is that more than an audio engineer, Delf in a sense could be considered a part of Muslimgauze and that some musical stylings can be attributed to his involvement. When Jones hired Delf at the Cutting Rooms Studio in the Abraham Moss Centre in Manchester (credited as the Abraham Mosque on Muslimgauze releases), he was educated on how to use the recording studio as an instrument. They took turns at the mixing desk and produced such pristine recordings as Vote Hezbollah, Hamas Arc, and Veiled Sisters. Sessions were booked once a month, and lasted between four to eight hours each time wherein numerous versions of each song was composed. Jones distilled tracks from these sessions onto masters to submit to labels. Unused portions remained and Jones later revisited these bits to release later or rework. Late in 1998 Jones stopped booking the studio and it was not until mid-1999 that someone finally took the time to explain to Delf why. Delf kept the reels in storage for well over a decade until he was approached by The Muslimgauze Preservation Society in late 2010. Since Jones' passing, Delf further honed his audio engineering craft to greater, refined levels as he worked for marquee bands while building a studio to rival the Cutting Rooms. Says Delf, 'The reels were always something that I was looking forward to having a go at (once more). It was quite exciting to see whether the tapes would actually work or not usable at all. When I put the first tape on it was 'oh no, it is a complete disaster. Not working! What are we going to do?' But when we put the second tape on we thought, 'oh wow! It's all there!' The sonic quality was still there and it was still really bright and full. It instantly returned me to the sessions that we did. Hearing the beats, then the excitement returned. Once I got the reels going, then I realized, 'hang on, there's more here.' It was an eerie and joyful experience. We (Bryn and myself) worked together for a very long time and it went on for 6 years, once a month for a few hours and so it was a long-term relationship. It was nice to go back and hear it again and to know that there are still people, years after he is gone, interested and still want to hear it.' In Search of the Abraham Mosque has a two-fold meaning; one is a search for the studio where legendary Muslimgauze albums were recorded. The second is a reference to the Abraham Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, the tomb of the patriarchs where prophet Abraham is believed to be buried. On this disc, a musical narrative of this journey unfurls over 67 minutes starting at the fringes of Egypt amidst hip hop rhythms, then wanders off into the desert towards the famed Abraham Mosque. Bryn Jones' hand drumming is intimately showcased while cinematic atmospherics and cinematic ambience compliment his organic rhythms. Melodies, both subtle and overt, float in and out of the narrative much like the myriad of voices that converse and shout in Arabic dialects alongside urban and nature sounds, not unlike a radio play. Some moments are serene, whereas others wander through a dense sandstorm goaded by powerful waves of sub bass that instill a growing sense of fervency in the search. Material here will be familiar to Muslimgauze aficionados, but alternate versions and brought in a new light with surpassing audio quality. The narratives continues to wander through dusty Arab villages and refugee camps, the Islamic call to prayer discernible, implying the Abraham Mosque at last found and hints a second part of the narrative, Return to the Abraham Mosque. Listeners are encouraged to play this disc in a setting with minimal distractions to fully appreciate the artistry and technological craft that went into this release. Packaged with papyrus covers hand printed in liberated Egypt, with fold-open full-color insert, glossy sticker and color-surface CD. Turn out the lights, turn on your stereo or headphones, and prepare a visit from the restless spirit of Muslimgauze. This is TMPS 05, part one of a multi-part series."
NAKED LUNCH (ITALY)
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CAT #: NAKED 034LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
CAYMMI, DORIVAL Brazilian Classics LP
Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba pieces, such as "Samba da Minha Terra", "Doralice", and "Saudade da Bahia", have become staples of música popular Brasileira. Equally notable are his ballads celebrating the fishermen and women of Bahia, including "Promessa de Pescador", "O Que É Que a Baiana Tem?", and "Milagre". Caymmi composed about 100 songs in his lifetime, and many of his works are now considered to be Brazilian classics. Both Brazilian and non-Brazilian musicians have covered his songs. Ben Ratliff of The New York Times wrote that Caymmi was "perhaps second only to Antônio Carlos Jobim in 'establishing a songbook of [the 20th] century's Brazilian identity'." This anthology is truly a majestic entry into his own influential lifetime.
NOTON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: NOTON 052CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Insen (Remaster) CD
Originally released in 2005, Insen is the second collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the second installment of V.I.R.U.S.'s five album series. Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album's recordings are accompanied by an unreleased composition titled "Barco." Initially composed for Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 2005 Insen tour, the audio material used in this piece is based on the subtle sounds of Barco projectors, whose tonalities served as a ground for the artists' live improvisation. In Insen, Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto explore the potential for interaction and tension between electronic and acoustic instrumentation. Across eight compositions, the echoes of the cascading piano combine, collide, and dissolve with the tapestry of digital breakages in sheer vibrancy. This relationship lies at the album's core. It subtly continues Vrioon's calm melancholia, becoming a vessel for all the emotions and memories nourished by the listener. As you hear the opening, lonesome notes of "Aurora," you realize that the pair have once again conceded an ambition to embed elaborate disciplines into an archetypal sound of soul-searching beauty. Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai. Mastering by Bo at Calyx.
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CAT #: NOTON 052LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Insen (Remaster) 2LP
Double LP version. Originally released in 2005, Insen is the second collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the second installment of V.I.R.U.S.'s five album series. Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album's recordings are accompanied by an unreleased composition titled "Barco." Initially composed for Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 2005 Insen tour, the audio material used in this piece is based on the subtle sounds of Barco projectors, whose tonalities served as a ground for the artists' live improvisation. In Insen, Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto explore the potential for interaction and tension between electronic and acoustic instrumentation. Across eight compositions, the echoes of the cascading piano combine, collide, and dissolve with the tapestry of digital breakages in sheer vibrancy. This relationship lies at the album's core. It subtly continues Vrioon's calm melancholia, becoming a vessel for all the emotions and memories nourished by the listener. As you hear the opening, lonesome notes of "Aurora," you realize that the pair have once again conceded an ambition to embed elaborate disciplines into an archetypal sound of soul-searching beauty. Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai. Mastering by Bo at Calyx.
NOW-AGAIN
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CAT #: NA 5009LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
L.A. CARNIVAL Would Like To Pose A Question 2LP
2022 repress. "Would Like To Pose A Question is one of the first previously-unreleased funk and soul albums issued by Now-Again, and it still sounds amazing today. Well, it would have to: it's the brainchild of bandleader/drummer/singer/
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CAT #: NA 5017LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974 Vol. 1 2LP
2022 repress. "15 heavy funk rarities presented as a double gatefold LP. Cold Heat is Eothen 'Egon' Alapatt's a follow-up to the famous Funky 16 Corners set he curated in the early 2000s. And like that one, Cold Heat is overflowing with great bits that had barely (or never) been heard by the rest of the world at large. Egon went through a range of rare singles, masters, and demos and came up with tunes that burn with a brightness that's undeniable. The grooves are all on the harder end of the James Brown Funky People side of the spectrum and some tracks are by names that finally got their due here, thanks to Egon, Now-Again, and some of the other funky forces doing the good work over the years."
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CAT #: NA 5023LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
KASHMERE STAGE BAND Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 2LP
2022 repress. "The greatest high school band of all time plays hard soul, funk and jazz on this double LP overview. The word is out The Kashmere Stage Band was the greatest high school band -- ever. The bandleader at Kashmere High School, Conrad Johnson, transformed a bunch of rough-hewn Houston high schoolers into a band that could compete with any in the nation ? professional, or otherwise. Forget high school bands, we're talking about sixteen-year-old kids who would give the JBs a run for their money! The Kashmere Stage Band released a total of eight albums and three 45s on Johnson's Kram label. The band's best tracks are collected on Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974."
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CAT #: NA 5066LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
YAGHMAEI, KOUROSH Back From The Brink 3LP
2022 repress. Twenty-one fully restored tracks from Kourosh's original master tapes Subtitled: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock From Iran: 1973-1979. "The only legitimately licensed collection of the godfather of Iranian psychedelic rock, Kourosh Yaghmaei. Known within the Iranian diaspora simply by his first name, Kourosh's recordings were thought lost after Islamic fundamentalists took control of Iran. They weren't: Kourosh had protected them -- along with key ephemera from the '70s. Their collection here bolstered by Kourosh's first person recollections of Iran's '70s rock scene and its death after the Revolution, tells the story of an immensely talented artist's desire to persevere in the face of terrible adversity. Kourosh Yaghmaei and his brothers Kamran and Kambiz were amongst the few inspired Iranian musicians determined to change Tehran's musical landscape in the late '60s and early '70s. The trio, armed with rented, second-hand instruments and records by The Ventures, The Kinks, The Doors, merged Western garage rock, psychedelia and Iranian folkloric music to create a sound unlike anything that came before them." No longer comes in gatefold sleeve, no booklet or DL card.
PARADIGM DISCS (UK)
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CAT #: PD 037LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ALTERATIONS Up Your Sleeve LP
Reissue, previously released in 1980 on David Toop's Quartz label at a time when improvised music in London was settling into a long spell of excellence. The players here are Steve Beresford, Peter Cusack, Terry Day, and David Toop. Terry had been a member of The People Band in the '60s, one of the groups forming part of the first wave of British improvisation. The rest of the group could be regarded as pioneers of a second generation of improvisers who emerged out of the explosion of musical development that came in the wake of AMM, Derek Bailey, SME, etc. Out of this burst of musical energy a platform soon emerged in the form of the London Musicians Collective. A permanent venue and an open network were soon established and the seeds were planted for a wide range of new and exciting players to explore the possibilities of free improvisation. The first Alterations LP from 1978 exemplifies this, with new ideas literally brought to the table -- alongside the numerous conventional instruments played by the group, a plethora of simple musical toys, sound makers, and homemade instruments were used. Up Your Sleeve is their second LP and operates in a similar territory, but takes things to another level with its casual embrace of noise and feedback, and somewhat controversially for improv; fragments of familiar songs and a hearty indulgence in rhythm. In short, Up Your Sleeve is free improvisation drawn from a very broad range of components. It should be said that all the members of the group were also at the same time in bands that played songs, most notably Steve's involvement with The Slits and The Flying Lizards. David also briefly basked as a Lizard, but all four members were singing the same tune in both The 49 Americans and The Promenaders. Maybe it's not so surprising to hear stylistic clashes exploited on this record. London was awash with musical development in the early '80s. Apart from the burgeoning LMC scene there were many post-punk and experimental groups like This Heat and Swell Maps that enriched the creative atmosphere. London labels like Quartz along with Recommended Records, It's War Boys, Incus, Industrial, United Dairies, and countless others were all releasing ground-breaking experimental music. It was arguably the best time for experimental music in London. There was certainly something in the air. Four-page insert; edition of 500.
PENNY RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: PNY 009LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TROPICANTESIMO Session 2 LP
Tropicantesimo is a music ritual extended over time and a celebration of sound and dance. It all started ten years ago at the Fanfulla Club in Rome. Nothing more than a party that over the years has transformed into a collective listening experience out of time and space. Meanwhile the collective animated by DJ Hugo Sanchez, Lola Kola, Rocco Bartucci, Gabor, and Egeeno moved to a new club called Pescheria, and opened up to spontaneous live jams and collaborations with musicians and DJs from various backgrounds. Rhythms are incessant while the BPM is slow and hypnotic. Vocals flow between songs, messages and pure sound, while music is an organism which produces energy. The fruit of all this lives through extensive production work based on recordings collected over the years. Tropicantesimo Session 2 is the second of a series of three EPs presented as anticipations of the Tropicantesimo Gitania album release. Like the first EP, this new chapter contains three songs recorded and mixed at Pescheria, the Tropicantesimo laboratory. "Perfidia" is a jazz and easy listening "classic" from the 1940s, re-sung on a recent techno dub track produced by Donato Dozzy and slowed down to become a new, sexy, and enchanting tune. Egeeno's fluidity gives new soul to the piece and projects it right into the future. This is one of those pieces born during live sessions, even though the recorded version reflects the truth of the moment in which it was recorded. "Oro Rosso" comes from a summer session in which we decided to work on a song by a raw garage band called Gli Offesi. This is a song about submission, sexism, racism and eventually revenge, even though Lola Kola's singing opens up further interpretive scenarios. As for most of Pescheria sessions, guests can be very unpredictable, and here is Maria Violenza, the punk queen. "Bolla Napoli" is a journey through timeless sounds and feelings. From Neapolitan storytellers to the sublime world of Erik Satie with Lola Kola and Egeeno joining in a jam inspired by two classic songs "Maruzzella" and "Anema E Core" both combined with the unpredictable sound texture of the backing track.
RADIATION RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RADK 7017CS
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EXPLOITED, THE Punks Not Dead Cassette
Radiation Records present a reissue of The Exploited's Punks Not Dead, originally released in 1981. Born of working class roots in Edinburgh, Scotland, The Exploited emerged from the punk underground in 1981 with the release of their debut LP, Punks Not Dead. A direct reaction to Crass' Punk Is Dead, The Exploited brought to the early '80s all the fire, speed, and attitude of 1977's first wave, with a street/Oi! swagger that was fresh. Peaking at #20 on the UK charts, Punks Not Dead was the best-selling independent record of 1981. Another essential piece of the UK Oi! scene of the early 1980s.
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CAT #: RRS 017LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MAJOR ACCIDENT Massacred Melodies (White Vinyl) LP
Radiation Records present a reissue of Major Accident's Massacre Melodies, originally released in 1982. Formed in late 1977 in Darlington, UK, legendary punkers Major Accident were initially influenced by the Pistols and the Clash. A very sad fate befell their early studio activities: both their first recording sessions in 1980, which was supposed to be their debut single (Terrorist Gang/War Boots) and the following one, which produced a completely mucked-up, unusable first edition of this LP, remained unreleased for years. It took until late 1982 for their first proper release to see the light of day: produced by Donkeys guitarist Neil Ferguson, their debut album Massacred Melodies finally came out on Step Forward, supported by a full UK tour with label-mates Chelsea. The distinctive Clockwork Orange image (they were the first punk band to adopt the look from Kubrick's famous movie, which was banned in the UK at the time and impossible to see anywhere) and their songwriting, by far more peculiar than the average UK82 punk band, allowed them to grow a sizable following, and their classic sleeve artwork by Paul Dillon started appearing on the back of more than a few black leather jackets. White vinyl.
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CAT #: RRS 127C-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BLOOD, THE Total Megalomania (Blue/White Vinyl) 2LP
Double LP version. Blue/white color-in-color vinyl. Legend has it that The Blood were "discovered" by Cockney Rejects vocalist Jeff "Stinky Turner" Geggus on the top deck of a bus in Charlton. What they were all doing on the South East London bus has never been fully explained! Still, it was Jeff who introduced Coming Blood (as they were then known) to Sounds journalist Garry Bushell and, suitably impressed, he offered them a spot on the fourth volume of the Oi! compilation series, Oi! Oi! That's Yer Lot (1982). It wasn't just the punk scene that took to the band, the more open-minded in the metal fraternity also embraced them, making them one of the first punk-metal crossover bands, equally at home with followers of the Anti Nowhere League or Motorhead. Though the initial career of The Blood may only have been brief, the two singles, 12", and album they released have all stood the test of time, many of the songs later covered by bands not even born when they were first recorded! Includes all their singles and rare early tracks, all remastered and packed with exclusive unseen photos, with liner notes by Business's bass player and Captain OI! mastermind, Mark Brennan.
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CAT #: RRS 127LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BLOOD, THE Total Megalomania 2LP
Legend has it that The Blood were "discovered" by Cockney Rejects vocalist Jeff "Stinky Turner" Geggus on the top deck of a bus in Charlton. What they were all doing on the South East London bus has never been fully explained! Still, it was Jeff who introduced Coming Blood (as they were then known) to Sounds journalist Garry Bushell and, suitably impressed, he offered them a spot on the fourth volume of the Oi! compilation series, Oi! Oi! That's Yer Lot (1982). It wasn't just the punk scene that took to the band, the more open-minded in the metal fraternity also embraced them, making them one of the first punk-metal crossover bands, equally at home with followers of the Anti Nowhere League or Motorhead. Though the initial career of The Blood may only have been brief, the two singles, 12", and album they released have all stood the test of time, many of the songs later covered by bands not even born when they were first recorded! Includes all their singles and rare early tracks, all remastered and packed with exclusive unseen photos, with liner notes by Business's bass player and Captain OI! mastermind, Mark Brennan.
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CAT #: RRS 159LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SEX PISTOLS Spunk: The Demos 1976-1977 LP
Pink vinyl. In the history of punk, the Sex Pistols reign supreme; the anarchic quartet changed the history of popular culture forever with their caustic rupture of rock, a mixture of shock and awe that gave two fingers to the establishment, kick-starting a musical revolution. Released a few months before their Never Mind The Bollocks debut, Spunk is a revelation, raw demos cut in late '76 and early '77 by producer Dave Goodman, with Glen Matlock's bass far more melodic than what Sid Vicious cut on Bollocks; this edition has bonus demos of "Anarchy" and "Pretty Vacant" cut at Denmark Street, as well as an unedited "No Fun".
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CAT #: RRS 167LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EXPLOITED, THE Let's Start A War... ...Said Maggie One Day LP
Reissue on vinyl for the third album by the punk band The Exploited, released in 1983 through Pax Records. The title refers to Margaret Thatcher's decision to go to war over the Falkland Islands in 1982, suggesting that she did so almost on a whim. Let's Start A War reached the Indie Chart Top 10 when first issued in 1983, this album also includes the single "Rival Leaders" which hit No. 11 in the Indie Chart. A classic of the "UK82" hardcore punk sound that provides a blueprint for the decade of punk and metal to come, and all in the space of just over half an hour. Exclusive photo by Alison Braun. Includes folded poster.
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CAT #: RRS 176LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ENGLISH DOGS Forward Into Battle LP
Radiation Records present a reissue of English Dogs' Forward Into Battle, originally released in 1985. Formed in the northern market town of Grantham in 1981, hardcore punk band English Dogs swiftly built a reputation via demos, supporting Charged GBH and Discharge on early tours. After debut Invasion Of The Porky Men (1984), original vocalist Wakey was replaced by former Ultraviolent front man, Ade Bailey, the inclusion of Destructors' guitarist Gizz Butt pointing to the new metal direction fully mined on Forward Into Battle, Butt's flighty riffs lifting the thrash bedrock to further heights of melodicism. This key piece of archaeology is a must for all English Dogs fans, showcasing their glorious blend of thrash, hardcore, and metal. Includes 60x40cm folded poster.
REPTILIAN RECORDS
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CAT #: REP 056LP
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EASY ACTION Easy Action LP
"From the streets of the motor city, Easy Action carry on the fine tradition of Detroit rock, infusing it with a raw punk edge. For those unfamiliar, Easy Action is fronted by John Brannon, former vocalist for the highly regarded Laughing Hyenas and of early '80s hardcore legends, Negative Approach. On bass is Ron Sakowski, another Detroit punk veteran, bringing his experiences from The Necros and the Laughing Hyenas to the band. Guitarist Harold Richardson is best known for his experiments with the noise rock band Gravitar during the mid-90s, and drummer Jon LeMay rocked with Thrall before joining Easy Action. After two sold-out singles and many packed shows, Easy Action hooked up with producer Al Sutton (Detroit Cobras, Laughing Hyenas, Kid Rock) at Rust Belt Studios to unleash this self-titled debut LP, a scathing rock testimonial, stripped of pretense and vanity, honest and in your face!"
REQUIEM POUR UN TWISTER (FRANCE)
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CAT #: RPUT 012R-LP
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TRIPTIDES Azur LP
Reissue of Triptides' Azur, originally released in 2015. Deluxe reedition of American indie psych-pop/surf rock band's fourth album. Blue, green and yellow 180 gram vinyl. Recorded in Bloomington, Indiana, before Triptides' relocation to Los Angeles and while their members were in college, the band's fourth album Azur released in 2015 evokes the fantasied landscapes of the Golden State with his long surf-friendly beaches of hot sand. This album is perfect for a hot and relaxed summer under the late sun. While properly settled in his contemporary indie-pop soundtrack, it also paved the band's way for a more sixties-in?uenced music. Azur remains one of their most accomplished work, a fan favorite that includes their hit single "Wake". For fans of Beach Fossils, The Beach Boys, Real Estate, Mac DeMarco, Tame Impala, Temples, Cleaners From Venus, Hoops, Sugar Candy Mountain. Edition to 500.
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CAT #: RPUT 024R-LP
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VINYL WILLIAMS Opal LP
Reissue, originally released in 2018. Los Angeles-based visual artist and musician Lionel Williams was born and raised in a family of musicians -- he is the grandson of soundtrack composer John Williams. Since 2010, he has been releasing music as Vinyl Williams. After three albums released on No Pain In Pop (Lemniscate, 2012) and Chaz Bundick's Company (Into, 2015 and Brunei, 2016), Vinyl Williams joined French label Requiem Pour Un Twister for his fourth album Opal released in 2018. Throughout his art, both musical and visual, Lionel Williams explores the syncretistic territory between reality and dreams, between earth and space. "Music is a chance to transmute qualitative opposites into the center, to dissolve all illusions of duality," he says. Since chaos and disorder are an illusion, Vinyl Williams is trying to reach a new state of celestial harmony on Opal. The result is an album fueled with mysticism and space age utopia, ten kaleidoscopic lush pop songs that takes you into a transcendental journey. For fans of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Toro Y Moi, Todd Rundgren, Morgan Delt, Mild High Club, Triptides, Homeshake, Connan Mockasin. Opal marbled vinyl; edition of 500."Lionel Williams' fourth album brings new melodic clarity to his kaleidoscopic variations on soft-focus psych pop, pushing his songs into the realm of pure, escapist pleasure" --Pitchfork."These songs are genuinely transportive, each one bursting with multiple mini-crescendos and a spectral beauty that at times feels almost vampiric" --The Wire."There were few albums released this year as colourful and dreamy as Vinyl Williams' fourth e?ort" --NME.
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CAT #: RPUT 037R-LP
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VINYL WILLIAMS Azure LP
Reissue, originally released in 2020. Azure, Vinyl Williams' fifth album was released on French label Requiem Pour Un Twister in 2020. Azure marks a point of higher equilibrium for songwriter Lionel Williams, using far more restraint and speed than his earlier releases, as well as a concentration of unifying paradoxical qualities. Vinyl Williams' Opal (2018) was critically acclaimed and his earlier releases, Brunei (2016) and Trance Zen Dental Spa (2015) -- a collaboration with Chaz Bear of Toro Y Moi -- are fan favorites for their incessant bliss and driving rhythms. Vinyl Williams' live shows are a spectacle of pearlescent sights and sounds, with all of Williams' work combined and synchronized together in rapturous hyper-dimensional moments. For fans of Morgan Delt, Toro Y Moi, Ariel Pink, Part Time, Maston, Jacco Gardner, Arthur Verocai, Sunbeam Sound Machine, The Free Design, Curt Boettcher, Chris Cohen, Dungen. Orange marbled vinyl.
RHYTHM SECTION INTERNATIONAL (UK)
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CAT #: RS 040D-LP
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MMYYKK Science (Yellow Marbled Vinyl) LP
LP version. Yellow marbled vinyl. MMYYKK's Science EP arrives at a time when the world needs it. The eponymous title track is about recognizing the power and connection that we all have to the cosmos -- and it feels like no coincidence that this body of work arrives in 2021. The EP balances universal themes with playfulness; asks hard questions relating to accountability and materiality whilst remaining musically cohesive and funky throughout. An exceedingly difficult artist to pigeonhole, MMYYKK (pronounced Mike) works concurrently within the realms of soul, jazz, hip hop, R&B and ambient; his sound equally indebted to his fellow west-coast natives Thundercat and Flying Lotus as it is to synth experimentalists Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder. Whilst MMYYKK operates as the multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and engineer across all six tracks, you can still hear the richness of improvisation musical collaboration involved in the making of this record, with numerous cameos from artists in MMYYKK's adopted hometown of Minneapolis as well as a feature from London's very own Demae. The city of Minneapolis, whilst not addressed directly in the lyrics, provided a backdrop like no other whilst this album was coming together. Being at the epicenter of such a tragedy had a profound effect on the formation of the EP... "The city was literally burning..." MMYYKK recalls as he goes on to explain that tackling themes such as police reform, reparations and accountability in his work is his way of taking a stand in the fight for justice. Despite the grief prevalent in the city, the EP exudes a complex "dopeness", executed so effortlessly it belies the skill involved in the process -- it's precisely this nonchalant cool that defines what Science means to the artist. While you can dissect the inspirations and trace the lineage of this body of work -- the result is singular. It's clear that Mychal Fisher, aka MMYYKK, is operating on his own terms, in a lane of his own -- and making it look easy. For fans of: The Internet, Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Moonchild, Robert Glasper, MNDSGN, Anderson .Paak.
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CAT #: RS 040LP
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MMYYKK Science LP
MMYYKK's Science EP arrives at a time when the world needs it. The eponymous title track is about recognizing the power and connection that we all have to the cosmos -- and it feels like no coincidence that this body of work arrives in 2021. The EP balances universal themes with playfulness; asks hard questions relating to accountability and materiality whilst remaining musically cohesive and funky throughout. An exceedingly difficult artist to pigeonhole, MMYYKK (pronounced Mike) works concurrently within the realms of soul, jazz, hip hop, R&B and ambient; his sound equally indebted to his fellow west-coast natives Thundercat and Flying Lotus as it is to synth experimentalists Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder. Whilst MMYYKK operates as the multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and engineer across all six tracks, you can still hear the richness of improvisation musical collaboration involved in the making of this record, with numerous cameos from artists in MMYYKK's adopted hometown of Minneapolis as well as a feature from London's very own Demae. The city of Minneapolis, whilst not addressed directly in the lyrics, provided a backdrop like no other whilst this album was coming together. Being at the epicenter of such a tragedy had a profound effect on the formation of the EP... "The city was literally burning..." MMYYKK recalls as he goes on to explain that tackling themes such as police reform, reparations and accountability in his work is his way of taking a stand in the fight for justice. Despite the grief prevalent in the city, the EP exudes a complex "dopeness", executed so effortlessly it belies the skill involved in the process -- it's precisely this nonchalant cool that defines what Science means to the artist. While you can dissect the inspirations and trace the lineage of this body of work -- the result is singular. It's clear that Mychal Fisher, aka MMYYKK, is operating on his own terms, in a lane of his own -- and making it look easy. For fans of: The Internet, Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Moonchild, Robert Glasper, MNDSGN, Anderson .Paak. Limited edition LP version comes on yellow marbled vinyl.
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CAT #: RS 047EP
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HIDDEN SPHERES You Are Not Your Body LP
Back in 2015, Mancunian DJ and producer Hidden Spheres aka Tom Harris joined the Rhythm Section family for the label's twelfth release. Storming into 2022 and approaching 50 releases, Tom has a long overdue return to the label with a synthesis of electronic house vibrations. You Are Not Your Body is a stellar collection of five tracks, which touch on the sensations of euphoria and the blissed-out intersection between early prog and Detroit House. Channeling energies for meditation and self-love, things kick off with "Improvisation" an electro infused eight-minute workout, whilst "Euan 92" is a festival-defining "hands-in-the-air" anthem tried and tested by Bradley Zero on the road throughout 2021. "Love Your Body" is a delightful disco-esque chugger reinforcing joyful energies and an infectious bassline to keep you wiggling on the dancefloor. Things come to a close with a spaced-out Balearic house remix by RS family favorite Ruf Dug. For fans of: Oscar Jerome, Ross From Friends, DJ Boring, Asquith, Seb Wildblood, Baltra, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Session Victim, Contours.
RIDINGEASY RECORDS
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CAT #: EZRDR 136CD
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VA Brown Acid - The Fourteenth Trip CD
"Here's just a few of the gems on Brown Acid - The Fourteenth Trip, the much beloved series that is the Nuggets of proto-metal, pre-stoner rock: The Legends' 'Fever Games' is a 1969 fever dream of heavy psych on par with Blue Cheer at their heaviest, featuring an incredible intro with whammy-bar gymnastics through an Echoplex. This Harrisburg, PA power trio, featuring Dan Hartman (Edgar Winter Group, et al) and his brother Dave, also name-checks Jimi Hendrix Experience in the midst of the song's most blatant Hendrix rip. Perhaps that's how Fever Games work? Transfer's velvet smooth groove has an almost proto-punk feel like a mashup of the Velvet Underground and The Flamin' Groovies. But the lyrics referencing tokin' reefer and the twanging surf lead situate them closer to their heavy rock brethren. This very rare 1974 self- released 45 is this lone archive of the band's existence -- assume they just kept right on playin' it cool into oblivion. Cox's Army deploy the grungy rocker 'I'm Tired' which sounds like if Jimi Hendrix fronted Mudhoney. Yes, please! Though they hailed from Aurora, IL, it sounds like there's definitely some Pacific Northwest in their blood. Particularly in the gritty production, which hints at The Sonics' 'bustin' outta lo-fi' style. Not much is known about the enigmatic Columbus, OH musician known as Raven, whose 'Back to Ohio Blues' closes this edition. The mantra-like droning riff of this eight-minute jam is a Black To Comm-style epic, driven by Raven's hostile, no-bullshit diatribe until it all busts open for an insane two-minute long drum solo soaked in odd effects that sounds like it was copped from a Melvins album."
ROOM40 (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: RM 4158LP
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IRISARRI, RAFAEL ANTON Agitas Al Sol LP
Rafael Anton Irisarri's works from Room40 have always dwelled in a place of pressure. His low frequency excursions have charted out a unique voyage into a territory in which texture and density are equally matched to create a visceral, but ultimately comforting zone of entanglement. At the same time as completing his Solastalgia edition (RM 4105LP), Irisarri recorded Agitas Al Sol. Like its sibling work, this album is an enveloping sonic drift that traces across the unsteady topographies of the Anthropocene. It moves in deep exhales, drawing from within and pressing outward into a sound vista that is effortlessly deep.From Rafael Anton Irisarri: "It's sometimes hard to go back and speak to work that was made in the past. Things change, but they also stay the same in some ways. I feel this strongly coming back to these pieces. Agitas Al So was a companion suite of materials that was composed alongside my album Solastalgia. For those with a keen eye for wordplay, they might notice each title is an anagram of the other. In some respects, this is actually a very fitting sonic analogy too for the pieces from the two records. They mirror each other in various ways, harmonically in the very least, but they also share the same deep sense of pressure that forged them so acutely. To come back to these pieces, I was struck by how much they expand on the ideas contained in Solastalgia. Where as Solastalgia might have been me breathing in, this set of pieces is a deep, deep exhale. Remember to breath."Rafael Anton Irisarri is a composer, record producer, and mastering engineer living in New York. Irisarri's compositions field an array of modern ambient overtones threaded through oceanic symphonies with tape loops, bowed electric guitar and vast washes of overdriven sound. His most recent album for dais records, peripeteia, portray these common themes giving way to metal and classical influences that emphasizes Irisarri's melancholic tendencies. These unique overtures, coupled with his signature layering of distortion and bleached-out textures, fabricate an audible environment that would seemingly be at odds with, yet gracefully complement each other.
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CAT #: RM 4168LP
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BERIDZE, NATALIE Of Which One Knows LP
Of Which One Knows is a collection of works by Natalie Beridze that sit outside the easy categorization of "album". They are of course, an album, but they are more than that, in that they represent a kind of multiplicity in sound, an accumulation of experience, of emotion, of life, transposed into sound. It is only together that the stories that sit between them might start to be assembled. Spanning a decade and a half, these works chart a trajectory of investigation and curiosity that charts the very edges of Beridze's intensely personal compositions.From Natalie Beridze: "Of Which One Knows, was written and produced between 2007-2021. Such unreleased material is a quintessential backdrop to an artist's processes, as it has obviously never landed in any full bodies of work. It does however gain humble significance, which feels approachable, which is about absence and hence always fresh, drifting somewhere between remembrance and obliviousness. I see sound in smells, maps and mischievously put random words in poems, as they provoke pivotal subconscious algorithms in me. These tracks are the portrayal of those feelings. Anterior memories; Layer upon layer; Petrichor -- a smell of first rain; In spring; Jupiter Florida; I'm in beauty Kentucky; In paradise Miami; I'm in cut off Louisiana; In why Arizona; Sea of moisture moon; I am the memory of. Every blissful moment of the divine process of music-making, that goes back to a sacred process of a child at play -- a burning response to the intensity of the neigh to invisible blueness of half-formed ice. The span of time for this music reminds me of my dad's studio. Infinite thick wooden drawers that crackle clack, bounce clatter, peal, rattle the same way as before. There is no decay crumbling, perishing or rot in the objects inside. Clippers, liner pens, tracing paper, cutters for grown-ups, unused razors and their tiny spare blade packs, tapes, compasses, leather and metal roll meters, are all intact. Random snapshots, outdated student ids and driving licenses in leather sliders, letters, postmarks, piled up separately in intense small section drawers. All's in perfect order. All intact. Layouts, house models with tiny tables and chairs and swimming pools with people inside, others by the fireplace, some holding cocktails, others reading books- are very dusty, smelling of glue and cardboard, all intact. Some stacked one on top of another, others unfinished on the modelling table under the stained swinging arm desk lamp."
ROTORELIEF (FRANCE)
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CAT #: ROTOR 063CD
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BONAPARTE'S, THE Shiny Battles CD
Rotorelief present an expanded reissue of Shiny Battles by The Bonaparte's, originally released in 1985. The Bonaparte's trio was born after the split of two bands, Kan Ji Zai founded by Pat Griffiths from 23 Skidoo, Ruben Azca, and Baroque Bordello. According to Giri, the boss of the Gibus, the punk public usually became agitated sitting very attentively at the Kan Ji Zai gig on October 4th, 1983. In 1984 after their first record the EP Today, the drummer Prad and the bass player Pix from Baroque Bordello founded together, along with Ruben Azca from Kan Ji Zai, the band The Bonaparte's, initially to be ephemeral for a gig that should have been unique at the Opéra Night programmed by La Sébale with three tracks: "Battle Of Iena", "Waterloo's Front", and "Shiny Light" played in one single sequence. The trio was extended with a guest saxophone player Lazslo. The audience didn't expect such a band and was very surprised, encouraging the band to go on. And that's what they did, two of the members of Baroque Bordello were asked to leave the band and Pat Griffiths joined them. The Bonaparte's were born. Shiny Battles was created a first mini-album in the Studio Garage in 1985. This mini-LP is a marvel as it associates the pure tradition of the French coldwave bands adoring the bass with high-level British artistic quality influenced by the best of the post-punk scene: The Cure, Siouxsie & The Banshees -- The audio reissue by Rotorelief proposes the mini-album Shiny Battles with six unreleased bonus tracks. In 1985. The first mini-album Shiny Battle in the Studio Garage. This mini-album is a marvel as it associates the pure tradition of the French cold wave bands adoring the bass with the high level British artistic quality influenced by the best of the post-punk scene: The Cure, Siouxsie & The Banshees. Regular CD with deluxe DVD style packaging. Includes six unreleased bonus, instrumental versions.
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CAT #: ROTOR 071IVO-LP
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BERROCAL, JAC Musiq Musik (Ivory Vinyl) LP
LP version. Ivory vinyl. 200 gram vinyl; numbered and limited edition of 99 copies. Rotorelief present a reissue of Jac Berrocal's Musiq Musik, originally released in 1973. First album of Berrocal, recorded in 1973 with excessive reverberations of the crypt of the church Saint-Savinien in Sens, is a real notebook of sound travels, of instruments reported by Jac Berrocal and Roger Ferlet during their numerous journeys: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Jordan, Iraq, Syria; with various instruments: bells, muezzins, conches, shenaïs, cymbals, gongs, embellished with urban and incongruous sounds: horns, whistles, chickens, harmonium, and washing machine, the all installed on a kiosk. The idea? Make music together, Jac Berrocal, Roger Ferlet, Dominique Coster.
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CAT #: ROTOR 071LP
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BERROCAL, JAC Musiq Musik LP
Rotorelief present a reissue of Jac Berrocal's Musiq Musik, originally released in 1973. First album of Berrocal, recorded in 1973 with excessive reverberations of the crypt of the church Saint-Savinien in Sens, is a real notebook of sound travels, of instruments reported by Jac Berrocal and Roger Ferlet during their numerous journeys: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Jordan, Iraq, Syria; with various instruments: bells, muezzins, conches, shenaïs, cymbals, gongs, embellished with urban and incongruous sounds: horns, whistles, chickens, harmonium, and washing machine, the all installed on a kiosk. The idea? Make music together, Jac Berrocal, Roger Ferlet, Dominique Coster. 200 gram vinyl; numbered and limited edition of 99 copies.
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CAT #: ROTOR 072LP
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BERROCAL, JAC Paralleles LP
Rotorelief present a reissue of Jac Berrocal's Paralleles, originally released in 1976. Paralleles 1976, Vince Taylor, the Black Archangel of rock n' roll, agrees to come and record "Rock'n Roll Station", a piece of futuristic clinking of a bicycle wheel. Other sessions contrary to custom, a pigsty with microphones mired in the middle of unruly pigs, towels shaken by Pierre Bastien in the middle of this "bric-a-brac" a noisy piece in homage to Luigi Russolo repertoire reorganized by bonuses and unpublished from the same period. 200 gram vinyl; numbered and limited edition of 99 copies.
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CAT #: ROTOR 072PIN-LP
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BERROCAL, JAC Paralleles (Pink Vinyl) LP
LP version. Pink vinyl. 200 gram vinyl; numbered and limited edition of 99 copies. Rotorelief present a reissue of Jac Berrocal's Paralleles, originally released in 1976. Paralleles 1976, Vince Taylor, the Black Archangel of rock n' roll, agrees to come and record "Rock'n Roll Station", a piece of futuristic clinking of a bicycle wheel. Other sessions contrary to custom, a pigsty with microphones mired in the middle of unruly pigs, towels shaken by Pierre Bastien in the middle of this "bric-a-brac" a noisy piece in homage to Luigi Russolo repertoire reorganized by bonuses and unpublished from the same period.
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CAT #: ROTOR 073LP
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BERROCAL, JAC Catalogue LP
Rotorelief present a reissue of Jac Berrocal's Catalogue, originally released in 1980. Jac Berrocal and his "marquises of disorder" make the guitars rattle in primrose-sprayed vomit, patchwork of uncontrollable slows, furious accordion (Claude Parle) and martial rocks. Kind of "micro-cinemas put end-to-end", a maelstrom of cries and saturation which, paradoxically, an album that is worth the respect of the punks and the contempt of jazz purists. Berrocal is certainly the only French cousin of New York's no wave. 200 gram vinyl; numbered and limited edition of 99 copies.
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CAT #: ROTOR 073PUR-LP
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BERROCAL, JAC Catalogue (Purple Vinyl) LP
LP version. Purple vinyl. 200 gram vinyl; numbered and limited edition of 99 copies. Rotorelief present a reissue of Jac Berrocal's Catalogue, originally released in 1980. Jac Berrocal and his "marquises of disorder" make the guitars rattle in primrose-sprayed vomit, patchwork of uncontrollable slows, furious accordion (Claude Parle) and martial rocks. Kind of "micro-cinemas put end-to-end", a maelstrom of cries and saturation which, paradoxically, an album that is worth the respect of the punks and the contempt of jazz purists. Berrocal is certainly the only French cousin of New York's no wave.
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CAT #: ROTOR 076CD
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BEUYS + PISSOFF Creamcheese Dusseldorf - 1968 CD
The experimental project Pissoff was founded in the late '60s by multimedia-artist Eberhard Kranemann and some friends who studied together at the Düsseldorf Academy Of Fine Arts. The chaotic, loud, and, sound-wise, undisciplined band took part in various events at this location and other places. Due to the intense fluctuation of band-members the performances by Pissoff were characterized by continuously changing participants and variations of the involved equipment: cello, violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone, flute, vocals, electric guitar, electric bass guitar, organ, and drums. In 1968, Pissoff performed together with Joseph Beuys, who was professor of sculpture at the Art Academy at that time. During this incomparable audiovisual interaction Joseph Beuys staged his Handaktion: in concentrated manner he moved his hands in front of his head while listening and visually reacting to the very loud and abstract staccato-rhythms by Pissoff. The event was recorded by Eberhard Kranemann on a Telefunken mono-tape-recorder and remains the only existing audio-material by Pissoff until today. On that night Eberhard played cello, clarinet, and tenor saxophone while the other members added sounds by electric guitar, electric bass, and drums. Earliest musical experimentations that can be defined as the origins of the band Kraftwerk already started in 1967 by Eberhard Kranemann and Florian Schneider-Esleben. Sometimes Kranemann invited Florian Schneider-Esleben to join Pissoff. Music, recording, production: Eberhard Kranemann. CD version comes in deluxe DVD style packaging.
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CAT #: ROTOR 076LP
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BEUYS + PISSOFF Creamcheese Dusseldorf - 1968 LP
LP version. The experimental project Pissoff was founded in the late '60s by multimedia-artist Eberhard Kranemann and some friends who studied together at the Düsseldorf Academy Of Fine Arts. The chaotic, loud, and, sound-wise, undisciplined band took part in various events at this location and other places. Due to the intense fluctuation of band-members the performances by Pissoff were characterized by continuously changing participants and variations of the involved equipment: cello, violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone, flute, vocals, electric guitar, electric bass guitar, organ, and drums. In 1968, Pissoff performed together with Joseph Beuys, who was professor of sculpture at the Art Academy at that time. During this incomparable audiovisual interaction Joseph Beuys staged his Handaktion: in concentrated manner he moved his hands in front of his head while listening and visually reacting to the very loud and abstract staccato-rhythms by Pissoff. The event was recorded by Eberhard Kranemann on a Telefunken mono-tape-recorder and remains the only existing audio-material by Pissoff until today. On that night Eberhard played cello, clarinet, and tenor saxophone while the other members added sounds by electric guitar, electric bass, and drums. Earliest musical experimentations that can be defined as the origins of the band Kraftwerk already started in 1967 by Eberhard Kranemann and Florian Schneider-Esleben. Sometimes Kranemann invited Florian Schneider-Esleben to join Pissoff. Music, recording, production: Eberhard Kranemann.
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CAT #: ROTOR 077CD
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NURSE WITH WOUND Gyllenskold, Geijerstam And I At Rydberg's CD/BOOK
Deluxe art book CD of 24-pages, sewn; all artworks by Babs Santini. "This 1983 period in which Gyllensköld was recorded was a fantastic time for the evolution of Steven Stapleton's audio art. His collaborations with Diana Rogerson, Robert Haigh (Sema), David Tibet, and Thirlwell around this time elicited some of the most exciting work Nurse With Wound had yet recorded. Listen to this material and compare it to Chance Meeting and it becomes clear that in just a few years, Stapleton's art had grown by leaps and bounds. The production quality on these tracks is remarkable, and the widening out of the NWW soundworld opened up a whole new audio toybox that Stapleton has continued to experiment with up to today. This new sound encompasses vocal experiments, vintage LPs of easy listening music, demented nursery rhymes, lateral references to disposable pop music, avant-garde jazz and minimalistic piano composition, all glued together with evocative atmospheres redolent of things unholy, troubling and perverse, but always oddly indefinable and puzzlingly misshapen. In retrospect, Gyllensköld can be seen as the beginning of the 'mature;' period of NWW, and thus it is an indispensable release for fans of the project. Perhaps influenced by the obsessions of his friend and collaborator Tibet, Stapleton also began weaving religious and occult references into his usual name-dropping of avant-garde artists and movements . . . NWW's Gyllensköld comes across at times as the soundtrack to a schizoid episode: disembodied voices intoning nonsense, floating subliminally across the stereo channels, or cackling in evil delight. The sounds are denser here than on earlier works such as Homotopy To Marie. Areas of silence are mostly gone, replaced by layers of drone, cartoonish noises and mutated voices. 'Several Odd Moments Prior to Lunch' opens the brief album, setting the stage with its lysergically altered vocals and a frightening, yawning chasm of haunted, spectral sound. Stapleton, Thirlwell, and company learned how to wield the studio like an instrument on these and other recordings of the period. Effects such as reverb, delay, ring modulation and backwards tracking are utilized to create evolving textures and darkly psychedelic dreamspaces. 'Phenomenon of Aquarium and Bearded Lady' utilizes a number of instruments, including horns and piano, to create a bizarre dislocated funeral dirge in which the sounds of a slowly cycling jack-in-the-box are not out of place. For fans of musicians like Jacques Berrocal, who prefer their free jazz with a heavy dose of whacked-out eccentricity, this is about as good as it gets. 'Dirty Fingernails' is something else entirely, a longform exploration of outré textures, combining mysterious trebly noises with percussive bleeps of mysterious origin." --Brainwashed
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CAT #: ROTOR 078LP
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SCHNITZLER & PHARMAKUSTIK, CONRAD Schubkraft LP
Kontraktion (ROTOR 051LP) and Extruder (ROTOR 066LP/CLR-LP) are the results of various tape-sessions by Conrad Schnitzler and Siegmar Fricke in Con's former studio Leberstrasse in Berlin. The soundscapes on both records (produced in November 1986 and July 1987 with EMS-Synthi A, Korg MS 10 + MS 20 + delays) contain all the machinist energy and infernal industrial sound-eruptions similar to Conrad's first three albums Schwarz (BB 112CD/LP), Rot (BB 102CD/LP), and Blau (BB 103CD/LP) and to the rumbling train wheel rhythms of Zug (MINIMAL 001LP) (from the Red Cassette 1974). The albums also carry the spirit of the first Cluster album (released in 1971 on Philips) due to the imposing brutalist elements and uneasy sci-fi atmospheres. Schubkraft, the third and final album of the Schnitzler/Pharmakustik-
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CAT #: ROTOR 079CD
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URBAIN AUTOPSY Inonu 2CD
Inonu is the last collaboration between the three founding members of the industrial band Urbain Autopsy, originally released in 1988, in a box containing two C40 tapes, a booklet and a leaflet on the now defunct Tears Compilations label. Inonu is a concept album, it is divided in four acts, themselves divided in scenes, and as it is a story there is no dead time between each scene. The pieces follow one another like in life. Inonu tells a slice of history of the life of an imaginary totalitarian country, which could make think of an ex-Eastern country, who knows? It should be noted that Inonu was published one year before the collapse of the communist bloc... One can also compare the architecture, the constructivist art, and the industrial music of Urbain Autopsy and notice the osmosis that emerges. Some names have been picked at random from an encyclopedia. Their realities have no relation with the fiction transmitted in Inonu. The story that begins is known... Act 1: It tells the story of a country dominated by a dictator, with the recurrent theme of "an iron fist" and that of an oppressed people; Act 2: Two revolutionaries form a coalition to eliminate the dictator and begin rebuilding the country; Act 3: One of the two revolutionaries, having more desire for sole power, eliminates his friend and takes over the reins of the country by force; Act 4: The phrase "the snake that bites its own tail" is used again, and over time he becomes a new dictator with the same problems as before. The imaginary and the factual collide in the present. This musical concept generates a futuristic collaboration between the musicians, the illustrator and the editor of this double album. What a visionary look the group Urbain Autopsy had in 1988 when they conceptualized a fictional reality, one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the dislocation of the USSR in 1991, the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, these transforming states into myriads of micro-states, often implying a rise of authoritarianism. So today, in this year 2022, this incomprehensible or programmed war (each one will choose) between two European countries, can we see a vision in it? See the subtitle of Act III: "The Fratricide". Illustrations by Enki Bilal. Double-CD version comes deluxe DVD style packaging.
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CAT #: ROTOR 079LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
URBAIN AUTOPSY Inonu 2LP
Double LP version. Inonu is the last collaboration between the three founding members of the industrial band Urbain Autopsy, originally released in 1988, in a box containing two C40 tapes, a booklet and a leaflet on the now defunct Tears Compilations label. Inonu is a concept album, it is divided in four acts, themselves divided in scenes, and as it is a story there is no dead time between each scene. The pieces follow one another like in life. Inonu tells a slice of history of the life of an imaginary totalitarian country, which could make think of an ex-Eastern country, who knows? It should be noted that Inonu was published one year before the collapse of the communist bloc... One can also compare the architecture, the constructivist art, and the industrial music of Urbain Autopsy and notice the osmosis that emerges. Some names have been picked at random from an encyclopedia. Their realities have no relation with the fiction transmitted in Inonu. The story that begins is known... Act 1: It tells the story of a country dominated by a dictator, with the recurrent theme of "an iron fist" and that of an oppressed people; Act 2: Two revolutionaries form a coalition to eliminate the dictator and begin rebuilding the country; Act 3: One of the two revolutionaries, having more desire for sole power, eliminates his friend and takes over the reins of the country by force; Act 4: The phrase "the snake that bites its own tail" is used again, and over time he becomes a new dictator with the same problems as before. The imaginary and the factual collide in the present. This musical concept generates a futuristic collaboration between the musicians, the illustrator and the editor of this double album. What a visionary look the group Urbain Autopsy had in 1988 when they conceptualized a fictional reality, one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the dislocation of the USSR in 1991, the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, these transforming states into myriads of micro-states, often implying a rise of authoritarianism. So today, in this year 2022, this incomprehensible or programmed war (each one will choose) between two European countries, can we see a vision in it? See the subtitle of Act III: "The Fratricide". Illustrations by Enki Bilal.
RUNNING BACK INCANTATIONS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: RBINC 008LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PANORAM Acrobatic Thoughts LP
"Sybilline", "unique", and "peerless". These are some of the adjectives that were used to describe Everyone Is A Door, Panoram's first full-length on Edinburgh's Firecracker Recordings. Since then, the elusive producer, founded his own label Wandering Eye, produced automated piano music in Los Angeles (Thom Yorke Sonos playlist approved), composed synth lines underwater for Amen Dunes Freedom, and toured two years with the band as well being involved in their collaboration with Sleaford Mods Feel Nothing and their upcoming album on Sub Pop. But Panoram can also hold its own very well. His debut on Running Back's Incantations series lets you hear and experience that after the first few bars already. Acrobatic Thoughts is surreal, abstract, puzzling and urgent, yet filled with beautiful, slow-moving melodies, and emotional passages. Eccentric humor meets serious soundscapes, acrobatic thoughts evolve around abstract key notes, while an out-of-time and out-place atmosphere surrounds a microcosmos that seems to be otherworldly and very natural at the same time. Panoram manages to build a house that can be as much of a home for ambient record collectors as for futuristic pop fans and all the ones in-between those poles. Or to describe it one sentence while quoting two titles of this enigmatic record: Seabrains controlled by beautiful engines. Short: Seabrains controlled by beautiful engines.. Eccentric humor meets serious soundscapes, acrobatic thoughts evolve around abstract key notes. One LP to make millions happy.
SHRIMPER
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CAT #: SHR 209CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WOODS, BEN Dispeller CD
"On Dispeller, Ben Woods's beguiling new album, his intimate experiments in rock paint a vivid portrait. Here, the New Zealand artist leans comfortably into intuition and abstraction. Expansive arrangements are anchored by heavy-lidded prose, while carrying the air of the portside shack it was made in. Dispeller was recorded throughout a year in Woods's hometown, Lyttelton, with Ben Edwards (Aldous Harding, Marlon Williams, Julia Jacklin) at the helm of the mixing console and co-producing. Utterings, footsteps, and the rattles of the room linger beneath the album's dense instrumentation, alluding to the familiar space the songs were captured in. Here, Woods's songs breathe and flourish into their own worlds. 'I found my voice in trying to make atonality croon,' he says. 'With Dispeller it was less about harmony -- the blend was capturing the songs very honestly in the room, and still making each of them to transport you somewhere different.' Even beside Woods's acclaimed debut, PUT (2019), which saw him sharing stages with Aldous Harding, No Age, Julia Jacklin and Steve Gunn, Dispeller enchants. The songs here are stronger, the instrumentation stranger. With chopped and screwed vocal contributions from underground hero Alastair Galbraith, 'Speaking Belt' snaps and pulses with the sordid clatter of a lost Xpressway single. Charlotte Forrester from Womb (Flying Nun) adds their diaphanous voice to 'The Strip And Punishing Type'. On fragile duet 'Wearing Divine', Lucy Hunter (Opposite Sex / Wet Specimen) threatens to steal the limelight, before a full hive of Marlon Williams's honeyed vibrato comes spluttering out of what sounds like a rusted can. Woods's melodies bring to mind Scott Walker's dramatic tunefulness, while his voice holds something of Gordon Gano's waver, pushed through New Zealand vowel mangling. Dispeller's arrangements hit at the subtle, reactive instrumentation of late-era Fugazi, the glowing murk of Grouper, the Antipodean-gothic drudge of Tall Dwarfs, and the mechanical outer crust of Sparklehorse. However, while Woods experiments with the disparate and the disharmonious, it is the open heart which elevates Dispeller. His voice holds the physical and spiritual middle; flirting with, but never succumbing to the splendor and turmoil which surround it."
SOUFFLE CONTINU RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: FFL 062LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
POTTS, STEVE Musique Pour Le Film d'Un Ami LP
2022 restock. LP version. Souffle Continu Records present the first ever reissue of Steve Potts's Musique Pour Le Film d'Un Ami, originally released in 1975. In 1975, Steve Potts left Steve Lacy for a time to compose Musique Pour Le Film d'Un Ami following the proposition from the film's director Joaquín Lledó. With guest musicians of quality and from vairied horizons, the saxophonist recorded a soundtrack ranging from modal jazz to free funk and from dirty grooves, to java wah-wah with disconcerting elegance. Rather than blaxploitation, Potts and his group offer us their mixploitation made in Paris which would be recognized way beyond the boundaries of La Défense. If you have never seen Sujet ou le secrétaire aux 1001 tiroirs (1975), Steve Potts will allow you to listen to it. The film was made by a friend of his, Joaquin Noessi, a pseudonym of Joaquín Lledó, for which the saxophonist composed the music in the mid-70s. It was recorded in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Potts was joined by the musicians he played with regularly at the time with Steve Lacy (Jean-Jacques Avenel, Ambrose Jackson, Kenneth Tyler) but not just them... Because, on Musique Pour Le Film d'Un Ami, you hear funk musicians (pianist Frank Abel and percussionist Donny Donable, both also expatriates, who played in the group Ice), nimble French musicians (Elie Ferré and Christian Escoudé on guitars, Joss Basselli on accordion) and unclassifiable men-of-all-seasons (Keno Speller on percussion and Gus Nemeth on double bass). The production was assured by another iconoclastic figure: Jef Gilson. It was an eclectic team, and they made an eclectic album, as shown by the track titles. Steve Potts just has to shake it all up and let the notes pour out: modal, (even cosmic, jazz) free funk, dirty grooves, cool jam sessions, bistro boogie, java wah-wah... Musique Pour Le Film d'Un Ami is a shattering album of shattered atmospheres. Remastered from the master tapes. Restored artwork. Licensed from Steve Potts.
SOUK (UK)
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CAT #: SOUK 009LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
SERPENTE Dias da Aranha LP
It is no surprise that the most populated Serpente record to date is also his most vibrant and emancipated. With collaborations from Maxwell Sterling, Kelly Jayne Jones, Pedro Sousa, Vasco Alves, and Gabriel Ferrandini, Dias da Aranha is a leap from previous releases like Parada (ELP 044LP, 2019) and Fé/Vazio (2020), both on Ecstatic. If you're keeping in touch with Portuguese electronic music, then Bruno Silva's music should be no stranger to you. If you've also been keeping tabs on his evolution throughout Souk's catalog, you'll notice how mature and resolved his sounds feels in Dias da Aranha. There's no restrain here, the beats evolve in a self-confident way and the way it assembles and incorporates other people's sounds is a bliss. Go straight to the last track, "Ritos de Poeira", and listen to how organic everything feels, the endless rhythm and how Pedro Sousa's saxophone is incorporated as a beautiful hopeful lament. Just put it on repeat. Bliss. You have never heard Bruno -- as Serpente or Ondness -- so sure of himself. Escapism is very present in his music. In the past the idea of searching for it was key, in Dias da Aranha he lives in it. It is daring and luminous, streaming a continuous beam of bright ideas, making sure that they find the right course on their own ("Meio Ondness"). It never stops, keeps evolving, getting better and finding ways to surprise the listener. In some moments you can listen to the music breathing. Or sense some kind of field recordings shape. It doesn't rely anymore on the idea of music as a work in progress. This is evolution. Welcome to the Serpente Era. Artwork by AJD and Bruno Silva. Mastered by Carlos Nascimento.
SOWING RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: SOW 020LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BLAKEY FEATURING BUD POWELL AND LEE MORGAN, ART Blakey In Paris LP
Sowing Records present a reissue of Blakey In Paris by Art Blakey featuring Bud Powell and Lee Morgan, originally released in 1961. This is Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, with guests Bud Powell (piano) and Barney Wilen (alto sax), caught live at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in 1959. At that time, Blakey's Messengers were no less than Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Walter Davis Jr. (piano), and Jymmy Meritt (bass). In other words, one of the greatest hard bop combos ever, a pool of great young individuals under the direction of one of the most influential drummers and band leaders in the history of Jazz. No need to add that "Paris Jam Session" is regarded as an essential release in Blakey's extensive discography. Clear vinyl.
SUPERIOR VIADUCT
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CAT #: SV 176LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CONTORTIONS Buy LP
"Soon after their 1978 debut on the Brian Eno-produced No New York, a compilation that defined the No Wave scene, James Chance's group Contortions had already evolved -- getting sharper, tighter and just plain faster. Despite the loss of keyboardist Adele Bertei and bassist Geoge Scott (who refused to sign a new contract demanded by Chance and his then partner, band manager Anya Phillips) Contortions were firing on all cylinders, and their first full-length album, 1979's Buy, is a marvel of hot-wired energy. Led by the brash yelps and free-sax squawks of Chance, Contortions spit out fiercely rhythmic tunes charged by the wiry guitar lines of Jody Harris and the dizzying slide guitar of Pat Place. With drummer Don Christensen slipping in pointillist beats and David Hofstra's infectious basslines, the songs on Buy crackle with both precision and abandon. Opener 'Designed to Kill' shoots sparks of sound in all directions, while 'Contort Yourself' is a nihilistic dance number wherein Chance instructs listeners to twist into knots, physically and mentally. 'It's better than pleasure, it hurts more than pain,' he snarls, later imploring, 'You better try being stupid instead of smart.' Heavily influenced by the showman funk of James Brown (whose 'I Can't Stand Myself' the band had covered on No New York) Contortions coined a downtown dance-punk sound that had immediate influence on subsequent No Wave bands -- including Place's Bush Tetras and Bronx trio ESG -- as well as the burgeoning disco movement. On Buy, Contortions' self-invented template is imprinted so hard into the grooves that it sounds like they're about to break, capturing a combustible band in all its fiery fury."
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CAT #: SV 178LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CRIME San Francisco's Doomed LP
"The legend of San Francisco's CRIME looms large among punk aficionados the world over. Formed in the mid-1970s, the band's dual-guitar sound, confrontational image and sleazed methodology still serve as inspiration decades later. With only a handful of singles released during their active lifespan, CRIME's legacy grew significantly as archival recordings began to trickle out in the early 1990s. Of all these excavations, San Francisco's Doomed was one of the first and certainly one of the most powerful. Culled from two studio sessions from 1978 and 1979, San Francisco's Doomed captures the frenzy of CRIME's sound in a fittingly loose, devil-may-care framework. The 1978 session is a gloriously unpolished assault of classic, gutter-level punk with vicious live set staples like 'Feel The Beat' and 'Piss On Your Dog' taking marquee placement over the more well-known singles tracks. The 1979 session finds CRIME taking aim at the so-called new wave, augmenting their attack with ripped odes that bear the direct influence of science fiction and rockabilly on the group. Few recordings from US punk's first wave match the raw intensity heard on San Francisco's Doomed. As Michael Stewart Foley writes in the liner notes, 'Unimpressed with the once idealistic counter-culture and all the bands associated with it, CRIME declared itself San Francisco's First And Only Rock 'N' Roll Band. Dressed in police uniforms and driving sonic ice picks through listeners' eardrums with the volume cranked past 10, they looked more like a street gang that might take your wallet and slash your face with a switchblade just to watch you bleed. But despite the band's best efforts to stand apart, CRIME could have come from nowhere else, at no other time.'"
SURVIVAL RESEARCH (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: SVVRCH 044LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MAY BLITZ May Blitz LP
Survival Research present a reissue of May Blitz's self-titled album, originally released in 1970. Obscure hard rock power trio May Blitz spun off from British blues-rock act Bakerloo, but after founding members quit to join Vinegar Joe, Uriah Heep, and Colosseum, lead singer/guitarist Jamie Black recruited fellow Canadian Reid Hudson on bass, scoring a major coup when Tony Newman joined on drums, following stints with Jeff Beck, The Hollies, and Sounds Incorporated. Their self-titled debut, released on Vertigo in July 1970, is heavy psych with a blues underpinning that edges toward metal, an overlooked gem that will appeal to all who like their rock down 'n' dirty, trippy and bluesy, hard hitting and free from excess. Gatefold sleeve.
SYSTEM REVIVAL RECORDINGS - MINOR SETBACKS (LEBANON)
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CAT #: SRRMS 001EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
HEADLESS HORSEMAN Semblance + Remixes 12"
Headless Horseman, known for his sophisticated, experimental and adventurous productions and sound design has been a regular performer (live and DJ) worldwide since 2014. Not often seen on others labels, this original track featured was originally made as a direct support for a various artists digital compilation called Beirut Will Rise Again for charity ahead of the horrific port explosion in Beirut in 2020. Kind enough to agree to the track being featured on the 001 release of a new series of the System Revival Recordings label called "Minor Setbacks" -- a reflection of the struggles everyone has been facing over the last three years with the global pandemic and various ongoing social and humanitarian crises in the Middle East and beyond. Stepping up in support of this project and offering a beautiful alternative takes of the original track are two pioneering artists, Berlin's boundary breaking hero, Monolake and one of Detroit's highly influential figures over the last two decades, Erika.
THE WIRE (UK)
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CAT #: WIRE 461
FILE UNDER: Misc
WIRE, THE #461 July 2022 MAG
"AMM: For 50 years, Eddie Prévost, Keith Rowe and John Tilbury have had their sights set firmly on sonic freedom, changing the landscape of music in the process. By Clive Bell. AMM mini-Primer: A user's guide to the group's recent recordings. By Seymour Wright; Angharad Davies: The hardworking violinist and improvisor finds inspiration for her time dissolving recordings and performances through interpersonal connections. By Abi Bliss; UnicaZürn: Veteran industrialists Dave Knight and Stephen Thrower pour two lifetimes of experience into their dystopian stew. By Rob Turner; Invisible Jukebox: Hannah Catherine Jones: Will the UK composer be reduced to a Foxy Moron by The Wire's mystery record selection? Tested by Meg Woof; Unlimited Editions: Nh?c Gãy; Unofficial Channels: Tape Archives; Opal X: Harsh beauty from former Paper Dollhouse denizen. By Claire Biddles; Nexcyia: Producer Adam Dove gives it the old collage try. By Rob Turner; Teresa Winter: Sea salt memories from the Yorkshire based composer. By Louise Gray; K Of Arc: The beauty and horror of Kevin Craig's electronic fog. By Emily Pothast; Global Ear: Washington, DC: DIY still thrives in the hardcore heartland. By Jonathan Williger; The Inner Sleeve: Sarah Davachi on Genesis's Trespass; Epiphanies: Pamela Z picks up the phonemes."
THREAD RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: THREAD 001LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DBH Mood LP
LP version. 2015 release. dbh is Daniel Bridgwood-Hill, a composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. He is perhaps best known for playing all manner of instruments with the bands of Kiran Leonard, Irma Vep, and Jim Ghedi. As dbh, he plays live and records albums of solo instrumental music, primarily on acoustic and electric guitar. Released in 2015, Mood is dbh's second album of solo instrumentals. It follows his debut, Time Flies (Crowfoot Records, 2013). It was recorded and mixed by Karl Sveinsson at Queens Ark Audio, Manchester, and mastered by George Atkins at 80 Hertz Studios, Manchester.
TIGERSUSHI (FRANCE)
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CAT #: TSR 043LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
IGARASHI, SHOKO Simple Sentences LP
Japanese born Shoko Igarashi's debut album Simple Sentences is a record that, not unlike a piece of luggage checking in from city to city, has managed to absorb vital influences from each place it has landed. Shoko grew up in rural Japan, she studied in the US and is currently living in the most quintessential European city, Brussels. Shining in its diversity, Simple Sentences carries elements from each one of those stops in her life. The influences from Far East are more than evident and funnily enough, even unconscious, which makes them integrate in a beguiling childish and naive way that add seven more to the originality of the sound. Take, for example, "Apple Banana" -- echoes of Chiemi Manabe, Hosono, and even overtones of Akiko Yano are all seamlessly there. "Sand Dungeon" is a little gem reminiscent of Yellow Magic Orchestra at the heights of their powers and the aptly titled "Anime Song" could be an unreleased track from Testpattern's infamous and sought-after LP. "Lovely Song" in its electronic pastoral vibe could have been produced by Seigen Ono, but is entirely the work of Shoko's expansive creative world. "CASH OK" harks back to New York's '90s jazz street scene, paying tribute to her Brooklyn live gigs, and album closer "Tsuki No Yama" goes back to her roots with a meditative folk sound quite different from the rounded pop edges that the rest of her album carries. Simple Sentences is like its title implies: straightforward in its brilliance and simplicity, yet carefully measured with a maturity that almost makes you wonder how Shoko managed to absorb all these influences and bring them together into a vibrant sound collage which ultimately is fresh and timeless.
TRESOR (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TRESOR 333EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
TORUS 333 Mirrors 12"
Tresor Records announce 333 Mirrors from Torus, the artist alias of Joeri Woudstra. Coupled with its catalog number "333", it indicates the large-scale conceptual thoughts behind the record, typical of Woudstra's practice. As an artist, he sets out to frame re-interpretable references that trigger some subconscious recognition in listeners, with no set way to interpret them but leading to singular feelings and thought processes. The effect, a combination of static electronic sounds and looser field recordings, speaks to each listener differently. 333 Mirrors is, in part, the continuation of a project called "These Cars Do Not Exist", made with videographer Mark Prendergast during the Covid-19 limbo. The live performed short film sold out selected pop-up cinemas in 2020 in a short sprint of shows. Two of the tracks on that project, "Sound Of The Drums" and "Chroniko", are re-imagined on 333 Mirrors, emanating as versions created in live performances. Set to be released as a single, "Chroniko VIP" will be accompanied by an enduring theme from that project, the three-winged bird, this time deceased. On 333 Mirrors, in exploring the ambient, stretched sonic universe of this project more, Woudstra moves from these three-winged birds to the phoenix, finding a rebirth on the B-side with tracks that inhabit a similar sound as "Deep Mid", Torus's inclusion on the recent Tresor 30 compilation (TRESOR 330LP). The sound of Torus places importance on the multi-faceted approach to sampling, pushing the idea behind the practice beyond usual boundaries. How to break the unwritten rules? Woudstra looks within by resampling previous Torus releases and reverse-engineering the sounds of the most revered pop and electronic musicians alive today, references that trigger recognition, melancholy, and nostalgia in the listener. "3000 Mirrors" features a staccato arpeggiating rigid pattern, the sonic effect of standing in front of a strobe until it becomes the anchor. Silence and interruption are used as a device to explore the physically uncomfortable, more the central compositional tool than the disrupted harmonic structures. Woudstra has never stepped foot in Tresor, so when writing this record, an enduring question spoke to him, what is Tresor when you have never been? How do you sample the essence of an unknown location? The closing track, "Omnia", is the sound of anticipation, where the rave beckons. This imagined industrial space is calling for you. 180 gram viny; T30 obi strip; full printed sleeve.
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CAT #: TRESOR 335EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
JENSEN INTERCEPTOR X DEFEKT Free Your Mind 12"
Free Your Mind is dedicated to everyone dealing with hidden illness. Free Your Mind is dedicated to anyone processing loss. Free Your Mind is dedicated to those who give new meaning to old ideas. Free Your Mind is dedicated to everyone who finds their strength in the sound. Free Your Mind is dedicated to those willing to listen. Free Your Mind is dedicated to those who want to learn. Free Your Mind is dedicated to escaping what's holding you back. Free Your Mind is dedicated to letting go. Free Your Mind is dedicated to alien perspectives. Free Your Mind is dedicated to Detroit and the pioneers of electro. Free Your Mind is dedicated to Elizabeth Flanagan.
UPSET THE RHYTHM (UK)
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CAT #: UTR 130LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
NORMIL HAWAIIANS Dark World (79-81) LP
LP version. 180 gram vinyl; gatefold sleeve with booklet; includes download card with eight bonus tracks included on CD version. Dark World collects together choice material from Normil Hawaiians' formative early years of 1979-1981. Tagging along with the band from their peppy post-punk origins (so brilliantly debuted on "The Beat Goes On") into the looser, dubbier territories that laid the foundations for the group's landmark album More Wealth Than Money. Dark World gathers the group's energetic 7" singles on Dining Out and Illuminated Records, their metamorphic Gala Failed EP (Red Rhino) and a lively last-minute Peel session from 1980, alongside outtakes, rarities, and demos. During this feverish time, founding member Guy Smith was motivated to make music that reveled in always trying out different things. Normil Hawaiians was a very fluid ensemble at this point, Guy often accompanied by Kev Armstrong and Jim Lusted encouraged saxophones, violins, synths, pianos and a select pack of female backing singers to take their post-punk sound into wilder directions. One of the earliest line-ups of Normil Hawaiians featured a 15-year-old Janet Armstrong on vocals alongside Guy, "Ventilation" best showcases her deadpan digressions. Janet went on to sing alongside David Bowie a few years later on his breathtaking mid-80s gem "Absolute Beginners". By this point Kev Armstrong was also guesting for Bowie on guitar duties too. Another guest to join the ranks of Normil Hawaiians during this fertile time of cross-pollination was Bertie Marshall (aka Berlin of the proto-punk Bromley Contingent). "Sang Sang" is a good example of how he was inspired to deliver his poetic treatises over the band's atmospheric, floating improvisations. Bertie's impressionistic influence helped the group uncouple further from rock tropes, as they became restless and more rhythmically-focused. "Still Obedient" fidgets, soars and careens across the dancefloor. By the end of this transformative two years Normil Hawaiians had spun an exceptional chrysalis around themselves. The dark world surrounding wouldn't win out, they'd eaten-up the music and grown continuously, wrote and recorded rapidly, covered Zappa and even David Lynch and could feel the light beginning to shine through. Dark World is a snapshot of a band in flux, finding their feet, stretching their limbs. Normil Hawaiians cover an awful amount of ground in such a short time-frame on this record and these tracks document all the glittering debris from their magpie's nest. Emergent, hopeful and resistant in sound and ethic.
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CAT #: UTR 148EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SCREENSAVER Clean Current/Repeats 7"
"Clean Current" nods its head to likes of Snapper and '80s Flying Nun bands whilst "Repeats" owes its origins more to the progenitors of goth-rock. Naarm/Melbourne four-piece Screensaver is back with a double A-side 7" single just six-months after delivering their ten-track debut album Expressions Of Interest (UTR 141LP, 2021) on Upset the Rhythm (UK) and Heavy Machinery (AU) to positive international response. The album has also been a regular feature on Henry Rollin's KCRW Santa Monica radio show. The band return with two distinctly different tracks that extend upon the blend of post-punk, new wave, and synth-punk on their debut. Side A, "Clean Current" is a burst of high-energy: nervy guitars and groovy bass underpinned with krautrock drums and cosmic synth noise, overlayed with delay heavy vocals. "Repeats" is the flipside of the coin, a moody post-punk stomper, led by gritty sawtooth synth, chorus-soaked guitar, textural percussion, and soaring vocals. Lyrically, "Clean Current" spits out retorts aimed at the engulfing nature of anxiety whilst "Repeats" critiques the repetition of modern life, languishing human existence. Limited edition fluoro yellow vinyl.
URASHIMA (ITALY)
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CAT #: UMA 160LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MERZBOW Magnesia Nova 2LP
Exquisitely recorded and mixed between February and May 1995 at ZSF Produkt Studio, Masami Akita's home studio from the late '80s to late '90s, Magnesia Nova is stunning immersion into the world of Merzbow during one of the project's most engrossing and important period. Inspired by the intersections between Greece and Japan and between Western and Eastern civilization along with work of Athanasius Kircher (all of the track titles have been taken from Kircher's works), is a true blasts of noise, meticulously crafted into gorgeous sound collages. For the first time that this seminal document from Merzbow's '90s period has ever appeared on vinyl, in double LP, featuring last side of second LP with 20 minutes of unreleased bonus track took from the same period of the recording sessions. Like all of his work since the early nineties, Magnesia Nova is an uncompromising cascade of brutal noise. In this album you find nothing of the minimalism of his early '80s, completely overwhelmed by synthesizers and handmade objects that become his unconventional weapons to create bursts of noise. The album begins with "Rituale Lucis" and "Magnesia Nova", a parade of overloaded, layered and pulsating synthesizers and feedback. Two minutes are enough for the artist to take us to the territories of the most creative experimentation in the history of noise. There are sounds from a parallel universe suspended in time and straight out of an old amp that mumbles before going back to freaking out with synth razors. The sounds are unlike anything else played before or after. You find yourself in the world of dreams and the rhythm of the sound construction thickens, until the great progression of eternal noise materializes. On the second side of the first record the crashes of noise return and the gates of primordial chaos open with "Oedipus Organum", while "Specula Naturalum" comes to an end, as if it had never begun: perhaps it has been there since the beginning of time, an explosion of synthetic sounds, which seem like the spatial drifts for minor chords by Klaus Schulze. The second record open with "Pantometrum Erotica" that begins with a dark modulation, where an obsessive rhythm alternates with screams of noise and the now familiar synthesizer sound and continue with "Sphinx Mystagoga" where everything collapses into a single otherworldly synthesizer voice that explores an uninhabited planet. Magnesia Nova is a stunning piece of work, that blur the boundaries between pure noise, performance and experimental music. Redesigned reverse cardboard gatefold sleeve LP with original paint art by Masami Akita; edition of 299.
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CAT #: UMA 161LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
INCAPACITANTS Quietus LP
First time vinyl reissue. Few projects can claim the seminal importance of the Incapacitants on worldwide noise scene. The group was formed in 1981 in Osaka, as the solo project of Toshiji Mikawa, a member of the amazing noise group Hijokaidan. Later Mikawa moved to Tokyo, where he joined with Fumio Kosakai, also an occasional member of Hijokaidan, as well as a former member of C.C.C.C., to make Incapacitants a duo. They've been making some of the most unremittingly ear-shattering racket for decades as Incapacitants, one of the most significant noise outfits to emerge from the groundbreaking Japanese scene in the early 1980s, and still one of the most radical and powerful. They've consistently been responsible for some of the most complex, chaotic, loud, and downright fun releases in the genre. Almost thirty years have passed since the first publication of Quietus. Is the fourth Incapacitants album released on Alchemy Records and along with Feedback Of N.M.S. has definitively consecrates them as the "Gods of Noise". "No Risk, No Return" fills completely side A, and it's just uncontaminated, pure electronic distortion of the highest quality: exciting, frightening, hypnotic and fascinating all at the same time. Side B open with a small noise gem, furrows that precede the intensity and the noisy purity that will characterize all the production of the Incapacitants, titled "Backfire". And then comes the masterpiece "Goby Fishing", whose sound is particularly exciting, agonizingly dense and full of detail, with thrilling psychedelics feedback and sonic bulldoze, all sounding crystal clear. It's the perfect soundtrack for your lake holidays or, for anyone with an inkling of interest, it's a wonderful time capsule from the Golden Age of Japanese Noise. A highly sought-after milestone in noise music -- bridging rigorous practices of experimentation and highly refined elements of power electronics and hold countless revelations for anyone yet to encounter their wonders first hand. Incapacitants create inexhaustible chaos verging on the sublime, and take you on a truly excruciating journey toward catharsis. This is truly the spirit of noise: no macho posturing, no pseudo-intellectualism, no "rocking out", no pretense! Fully remastered; edition of 199 copies.
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CAT #: UMA 162LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
SOLMANIA Erosion LP
Reissued for the first time on vinyl. Formed in 1984, Solmania is a music experimental project of Masahiko "Masaki" Ohno and is one of the earliest amazing noise projects out of Japan. Pushing far beyond expectations of free improvisation, Masahiko weaves blistering passages that incorporate touchstones from progressive, punk, metal, noise, and drone, into more intricate movements of dystopian avant-gardism, culminating as a strikingly forward-thinking expanse of sonic creativity that pushing toward uncharted ground. Erosion captures an astounding concert at Eggplant, in Osaka May 15th, 1987, recorded at the venue, using guitar, tape, radio, metal, turntable, and voice and published on cassette by Solmania own legendary label Fatagaga Tapes the same year in very limited edition. Vinyl is comprising a single, extended work over two sides, for about 30 minutes where the artist dives into one of the most joyous and tense musical expressions to have emerged during that decade, generating dense, trance-inducing guitar drones that seem to touch the eternal, washing the ear in rich overtones and harmonics embellishments that transcend their sources -- the original instrument -- in uncanny ways. While unquestionably a work of free improvisation, bordering on noise, Erosion is particularly noteworthy for how far it often strays from the expected tropes and syntaxes of that idiom. Intricate and delicate movements, the artist weaves moments of profound catharsis into moody passages that are permeated by images of dystopian sci-fi - driven by the sounds of guitar -- creating a soundtrack for an ever darkening world, while managing to retain all the hope and optimism embodied by a creative territory and language that activates conversation and the communication of ideas across distinctions of cultural, individual practice, and time. Erosion is a masterpiece of guitar drone, its dense harmonics and overtones induce trance-like states, providing one of the most creatively thrilling, immersive experiences that we can call to mind. Fully remastered from the original analog tapes. Edition of 199.
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CAT #: URA 046CS
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
RITA, THE Bandaged Invisibility 2xCASSETTE BOX
With his flagship project, The Rita, Sam McKinlay has explored and distilled into sound various permutations of obsession and vice for over five lustrums. Though his musical approach has remained more or less consistent, the subject matter inspiring McKinlay's work has periodically shifted through the years, mapping out the constellation of non-musical obsessions that occupy his mind: sharks, drag racing, Giallo cinema, skateboarding, snorkeling, nylons, ballet, and females to name just a few. Frequently, McKinlay utilizes field recordings and other sounds sourced from the objects of interest before encrypting them in an opaque shell of noise. For The Rita, the abstraction and minimalism of the female form has played a major role in the fetishized development of his source sounds and harsh sound manipulations. Eye shadow and eyebrow pencil pushed to raccoon-like limits and nylon stockings have been used repeatedly in past recordings to personally investigate via harsh sound the abstracted qualities of the aesthetics. For this completely new work utilizing aspects of the female as starting point, The Rita picks apart all leg and foot medical taping/bandaging source sounds by Gabi Losoncy. The various portrayals of the invisible woman in popular media and her choice to be wrapped in medical bandage to represent her otherwise invisible bodily form. The taping and bandaging are articulated and applied in such a way to envision the woman's form in a linear fashion, not unlike contour lines on a map. The predatory nature of her invisibility is tightly cloaked in bandage form. Crushingly beautiful, conceptual rich, and patent by a deep sense of emotive tension. Housed in a beautiful deluxe wooden box of seven inch size with laser engraving of original artwork by Sam McKinlay, two doble face black and white press on high-quality natural paper inserts and full colored letterpress postcard with soft touch lamination. Double cassette in a limited edition of 99, hand numbered copies; includes download code.
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CAT #: URA 047CS
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA Private Thoughts Recordings 2xCASSETTE BOX
Mauthausen Orchestra was one of the most important musical projects of the Italian industrial scene in the '80s and has contributed to the birth of the power electronics and harsh noise across the globe. Tape after tape has constituted, in a few years, the backbone of what we will know as an alienating and extremist style, made of metal nightmares and sonic torture, often dilated, dissected and extended up to the limit of endurance. Mauthausen Orchestra carry you as real rituals of a civilization without gods, in a pure world of suffering. Infinite modulations towards a sky that has now disappeared and locked in concrete. A fierce nihilism that overflows into the undefined territory between mind and matter, marking your brains and your skin. A single act of sensory rape trying to deconstruct any rational particle that approaching the sound composition. About almost ten years after the death of Pierpaolo Zoppo, an unforgettable artist and a forerunner of industrial music with his Mauthausen Orchestra cult" project, this new release of completely unreleased material -- containing tracks he composed between 2009 and 2012 -- is released by Urashima in double cassette format, after CD format released last year by Standa, with five bonus tracks (for a total about forty minutes of unreleased material) not present on CD. This new work -- a release which has been officially authorized by his family -- shows Pierpaolo Zoppo at the peak of his artistic maturity: after investigating the most extreme and intransigent sounds for years with impetus, he finds a moment of reflection and some quietness, without completely abandoning its original instinctive and "wild" nature, he knocks corners and softens forms, giving fifteen tracks of music/non-music as "strong" as ever, but at the same time touching and "poetic" as never before. Private Thoughts Recordings (the title of the album was taken from notes that Pierpaolo himself had pinned with a felt-tip pen on a few home-burned discs containing his original recordings) is perhaps the best gift that the artist could have left you before departing for his long journey, and the most intense proof of his deep sensitivity and his incredible avant-garde "sound visions". Housed in a beautiful deluxe wooden box of seven inch size with five doble face inserts with nine collage by Stefano Gentile and audio compiled and mastered by Pierpaolo's longtime friend Giuseppe Verticchio. Double cassette in a limited edition of 99, hand numbered copies; includes download code.
VIA PARIGI (FRANCE)
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CAT #: VIA 001LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MUSLIMGAUZE AND THE ROOTSMAN Amahar 2LP
2022 repress. First vinyl issue of these raw experimental dub collaborations between Muslimgauze and The Rootsman, written, recorded and mixed at the Third Eye Studio, Bradford, UK between 1997 and 1998. Originally released on CD by Russian label Aquarellist.
WEWANTSOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: WWSCD 062CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VA Pierre Barouh and The Saravah Sound: Jazz, Samba and Other Hallucinatory Grooves CD
Wewantsounds present the first retrospective on vinyl of Saravah Records, one of the most influential French labels founded in Paris by singer, songwriter, and producer Pierre Barouh in 1966. Featuring Brigitte Fontaine, Jacques Higelin, Alfred Panou, and many rare tracks reissued on vinyl for the first time, the set gives a glimpse of the free-form, groovy sound of the label between 1965 and 1976. Supervised by Pierre Barouh's son and Saravah historian, Benjamin Barouh. Pierre Barouh became an icon with the Claude Lelouch film Un Homme et Une Femme in 1966 that made him a star. Indeed, in 1965 while in Brazil, on the insistence of Vinicius de Moraes, he recorded French version of "Samba de Bênção" with Baden Powell on a revox, retitled "Samba Saravah" and played it to his friend Lelouch who fell in love with the song and decided to use it in the film. The film and the score became huge hits. Barouh then decided to develop Saravah Publishing into a label and a recording studio with his old friend and associate Fernand Boruso to develop projects in a truly independent and original way. Through their film connections, came Brigitte Fontaine and Jacques Higelin and recorded "Cet Enfant Que Je T'avais Fait" for the 1968 film Les Encerclés. Saravah signed them on the spot and the song, arranged by Jean Claude Vannier, which would become a cult classic and appeared on Fontaine's breakthrough debut LP Brigitte Fontaine Est... Folle (1968). Fontaine would go on to record several albums for Saravah -- often with her partner Areski Belkacem -- including Comme A La Radio in 1969 with Art Ensemble of Chicago. The latter are also featured on "Mystifying Mama" by Marva Broome and "Je Suis Un Sauvage" by Alfred Panou, an African actor and singer who'd worked with Jean-Luc Godard. Pierre Barouh pioneered music from Africa and Latin America as he'd spent time in Brazil (in 1969 he directed Saravah a documentary about the Rio music scene). He released two albums by Gabonese artist Pierre Akendengue, whose "Orema Ka-ka-ka" from the 1976 album Africa Obota is featured here. Through Boruso, Saravah also released a handful of jazz albums including the Pianos Puzzle series from which come Rene Urtreger's "Tchac Poum Poum", Georges Arvanitas's "Trane's Call", and Maurice Vander's "Sicilienne". The label also ventured in fascinating recordings mixing jazz, experimental music, and pop by Baroque Jazz Trio, Michel Roques, or Cohelmec Ensemble. The set also features rare singles by Beartrice Arnac (then Boruso's girlfriend) with the jazzy "Le Bruit et le Bruit" and Jacques Higelin's "Je Jouais le Piano", one of the first songs recorded for the label and which has never been reissued since. The set ends with a haunting duet between Pierre Barouh and Baden Powell, recorded in 1965 during the same Rio session as Samba Saravah. Also features E.D.F.. Includes liner notes (English/French) by Benjamin plus an exclusive interview of Barouh's partner Fernand Boruso by Jacques Denis.
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CAT #: WWSLP 062LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VA Pierre Barouh and The Saravah Sound: Jazz, Samba and Other Hallucinatory Grooves 2LP
Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve with insert. Wewantsounds present the first retrospective on vinyl of Saravah Records, one of the most influential French labels founded in Paris by singer, songwriter, and producer Pierre Barouh in 1966. Featuring Brigitte Fontaine, Jacques Higelin, Alfred Panou, and many rare tracks reissued on vinyl for the first time, the set gives a glimpse of the free-form, groovy sound of the label between 1965 and 1976. Supervised by Pierre Barouh's son and Saravah historian, Benjamin Barouh. Pierre Barouh became an icon with the Claude Lelouch film Un Homme et Une Femme in 1966 that made him a star. Indeed, in 1965 while in Brazil, on the insistence of Vinicius de Moraes, he recorded French version of "Samba de Bênção" with Baden Powell on a revox, retitled "Samba Saravah" and played it to his friend Lelouch who fell in love with the song and decided to use it in the film. The film and the score became huge hits. Barouh then decided to develop Saravah Publishing into a label and a recording studio with his old friend and associate Fernand Boruso to develop projects in a truly independent and original way. Through their film connections, came Brigitte Fontaine and Jacques Higelin and recorded "Cet Enfant Que Je T'avais Fait" for the 1968 film Les Encerclés. Saravah signed them on the spot and the song, arranged by Jean Claude Vannier, which would become a cult classic and appeared on Fontaine's breakthrough debut LP Brigitte Fontaine Est... Folle (1968). Fontaine would go on to record several albums for Saravah -- often with her partner Areski Belkacem -- including Comme A La Radio in 1969 with Art Ensemble of Chicago. The latter are also featured on "Mystifying Mama" by Marva Broome and "Je Suis Un Sauvage" by Alfred Panou, an African actor and singer who'd worked with Jean-Luc Godard. Pierre Barouh pioneered music from Africa and Latin America as he'd spent time in Brazil (in 1969 he directed Saravah a documentary about the Rio music scene). He released two albums by Gabonese artist Pierre Akendengue, whose "Orema Ka-ka-ka" from the 1976 album Africa Obota is featured here. Through Boruso, Saravah also released a handful of jazz albums including the Pianos Puzzle series from which come Rene Urtreger's "Tchac Poum Poum", Georges Arvanitas's "Trane's Call", and Maurice Vander's "Sicilienne". The label also ventured in fascinating recordings mixing jazz, experimental music, and pop by Baroque Jazz Trio, Michel Roques, or Cohelmec Ensemble. The set also features rare singles by Beartrice Arnac (then Boruso's girlfriend) with the jazzy "Le Bruit et le Bruit" and Jacques Higelin's "Je Jouais le Piano", one of the first songs recorded for the label and which has never been reissued since. The set ends with a haunting duet between Pierre Barouh and Baden Powell, recorded in 1965 during the same Rio session as Samba Saravah. Also features E.D.F.. Includes liner notes (English/French) by Benjamin plus an exclusive interview of Barouh's partner Fernand Boruso by Jacques Denis.
WORM DISCS (UK)
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CAT #: WDSCS 012LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
TC & THE GROOVE FAMILY First Home LP
Soaring horns, jangly highlife guitars, Latin-Caribbean polyrhythms and politically-charged lyrics collide in pulsing Afrobeat and UK jazz conversation on First Home, the debut album by Leeds-raised ten-piece, TC & The Groove Family. Produced by Nubiyan Twist's Tom Excell (Onipa, Ego Ella May, Nerija) and following in the footsteps of fellow Leeds-grown talents, Submotion Orchestra and Necktr, TC & The Groove Family's First Home melds a divergent and international pool of influences (as heard in their fiercely energetic live sets), whilst also telling the story of a group of friends returning to the city where they once assembled, to chant down the powers that be and further widen the British jazz sound through a distinct 2022 Leeds filter. Comprising members who learnt their chops performing across Leeds's thriving live-music circuit, TC & The Groove originally formed as the brainchild of drummer/percussionist and Midlands-raised, Tim Cook. All but one member of the group studied at the renowned Leeds College Of Music and through their communion on the dancefloors/streets of Leeds's famous Subdub, Leeds West Indian Carnival and at Cosmic Slopparties, TC & The Groove Family's mixed-gender and multicultural unit bring together a stylistic range that encompasses soulful house/UKG-inspired vocals, King Tubby, post-punk/indie and DJ Shadow. Inviting such a disparate group of musicians might have seemed random at first but what was to follow was an unmatched sense of comfort and familiarity. Recorded over the course of a hot early summer's week in Sheffield at Yellow Arch Studios, First Home blends dexterous Latin percussion, Central African psychedelia, and UK soundsystem culture across eight exchanges of cross-genre exploration, augmented by Tom Excell's finessed production and studio engineering. The Arthur Verocai-inspired, "Tio" opens proceedings, it's sultry Afrobeat meets Brazilian/MPB fusion, arranged by trombonist Max Purcell-Burrows, is named after Leeds-based promoter, DJ and mentor Lubi "Uncle" Jovanovic and strikes the right balance between Latin, Afro-Cuban street parties and meditative jazz. The set takes a darker turn on "Bossfight", the grime-esque opening horn line and Pariss Elektra's impactful vocals capture a moment of collective anger towards Brexit, systemic racism and the UK government's "hostile environment" policies. For fans of: Nubiyan Twist, Kog, Onipa, Corto.Alto, Snazzback, Joe Armon-Jones, Nubiya Garcia.
ZAMORA LABEL (FRANCE)
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CAT #: ZAMO 2105LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GUNWOOD Dream Boat Jane LP
LP version. The second album from the folk rock trio Gunwood. An ode to escapism between tense guitar riffs, boogie blues fever and brass-filled powerful soul. Produced by Jean Lamoot (Noir Désir, Alain Bashung). Why choose between folk poetry and hard rock, the freedom of the '70s and the edginess of the '90s, Irish harmonies and American topography when you can mix it all up and spread new sprouts? Gunnar Ellwanger (voice, guitar), Jeff Preto (bass, voice), and David Jarry Lacombe (drums, voice): the sap of Gunwood flows from all three since their first steps as a group which, following the footsteps of bewitchers of the 2010s such as Alabama Shakes, Feist, or the Black Keys, nowadays establishes itself as fine vibe crafters. Strong from the flock of praises and numerous concerts that followed the release of the striking Travelling Soul in 2017, the trio is coming back even stronger with a sophomore album produced by the sound wizard Jean Lamoot (Noir Désir, Alain Bashung). It symbolizes all the existing escapes, whether it be drugs, music, parties or travels. An ode to escapism and a title-track that leans on a feverish boogie blues and a slide guitar to take-off, as if exhilarated by freedom. Like a blazing fire, Gunwood continues to make its own path. 2022 must only let itself be guided by the thrilling aura of Dream Boat Jane.
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CAT #: ZAMO 2201LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
DE CARVALHO, LUCIA Pwanga LP
LP version. Lúcia de Carvalho is an alchemist, a seeker of sense, a kindler of essence. Her voice transmits vibrations that heal and transform; her drum transmits the voice of the ancestors, inviting you to reconnect with your deepest self. Born in Luanda, she left the Angolan capital for Portugal with her mother and two of her four sisters, then when she was 12 years old she and her sisters were taken in by a French foster family in Meistratzheim. Her African roots resurfaced in an unexpected way when a Brazilian band happened to play in her village: it was with that band, Som Brasil, that during ten years she took her first musical steps, progressing from backing vocalist to lead singer, moving from dancing to drumming. In 2008, she decided to embark on a solo career and write her own songs. After releasing her first EP in 2011, she met Edouard Heilbronn, a young bassist from Alsace. They worked together on their compositions and played everywhere they could. After a long journey both musical and initiatory that took them to Brazil and Angola, Kuzola ("Love" in the Kimbundu language of Angola) was born: an album (2016) and a moving documentary that retraced Lúcia's quest for her roots and o?ered some answers to her questions about her own identity. If Kuzola was a quest for meaning, the quest this time is for the essence. It has enabled her, always in partnership with Edouard Heilbronn, to strike out into new territory on this her third album, recorded and mixed by Jean Lamoot (Mano Negra, Noir Désir, Alain Bashung, Dominique A, Souad Massi) at Studio Ferber in Paris. Of course, Africa and Brazil are still there on Pwanga, forming the heart of Lúcia as she lives and writes to the beat of the drum, finding words, melodies and rhythms on the same impulse; a raw diamond that her accomplice polishes, enriching the harmonies and sonic imagery and turning the songs on the album into travel films. Other outstanding participation in this luminous repertoire are the illustrious Brazilian singer Chico César, the powerful and warm voice of singer Anna Tréa, and two veterans of Angolan music: percussionist Galiano Neto and producer-guitarist Betinho Feijo, known for their long-standing work alongside the great Bonga Kwenda. While the virtuoso Zé Luis Nascimento (Mayra Andrade, Ayo, Cesaria Evora) knew how to enhance the essence of each title with his original and varied vocabulary between Brazilian, Eastern, and Western percussions.
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1960'S RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: RANDB 089LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FLEETWOOD MAC Live in Seattle 17.01.1970 2LP
By their US tour of early 1970 Fleetwood Mac live were combining their love of the blues with extended versions of their own songs, leavened by a smattering of '50s rock n' roll classics. The version of "Rattlesnake Shake" here breaks through the twenty-minute barrier, whilst covers of "Let Me Love You", "Stranger Blues", "Baby Please Set A Date", and "Great Balls Of Fire" never made it on to a studio album. Double vinyl LP recorded for FM radio. Recorded at the Eagles Auditorium, Seattle on January 17th, 1970 and broadcast on KOL-FM. Comes with full credits and extensive sleeve notes.
A COLOURFUL STORM (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: ACOLOUR 039LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ELODIE Enteha LP
A Colourful Storm presents Enteha, the latest piece by Elodie, the duo of Andrew Chalk and Timo van Luijk. Chalk and van Luijk embody a free-spirited approach to music making whose improvisational process can be traced to a distinct period of Europe's post-industrial landscape. More than two decades of ambitious solo and collaborative work would solidify both Chalk and van Luijk as masterful craftsmen exploring the tension between composition and free improvisation: their individual lists of collaborators boasts Christoph Heemann, Giancarlo Toniutti, David Jackman, and Colin Potter, to name but a fe. A figment of two imaginations, Elodie appeared in 2011 almost fully formed with each record patiently revealing glimpses into a world concerned with time dilation, the phantasmagoric and spirits of the everyday. Enteha is one of the duo's more melancholic pieces and can be seen as a human response to seasonal transition. It's one of their uniquely longform explorations of mood and atmosphere as an air of romance drifts deftly into mystery and despair. The delicate hues of autumnal haze. The deceptive optimism of morning light. A work of supremely understated beauty that will appeal to anyone who finds solace in Harmonia, GAS, Joanna Brouk, Roberto Musci, and Zoviet France. Includes insert.
A RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: AUK 027LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 2 2LP
2022 repress. Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 2 includes the second half of the double CD Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective (AUK 013CD, 2004), remastered for vinyl. Following Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 1 (AUK 026LP, 2004), Volume 2 continues to mine the period of 1995 through 2004 and includes key tracks from all of The Brian Jonestown Massacre's albums as well as live recordings and many otherwise unreleased tracks. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist and singer Anton Newcombe. Beginning in 1995, The Brian Jonestown Massacre released numerous albums, first on BOMP!, the label that gave them their start, and later on TVT Records and Tee Pee Records. The band was essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene, and many LA and SF musicians got their start playing with Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Originally Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase (the band name is a reference to Stones guitarist Brian Jones and Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones), but his work in the 2000s expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegazing genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music. Gatefold double LP version.
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CAT #: AUK 049LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees LP
LP version. 180 gram vinyl. Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020 and 2021, The Brian Jonestown Massacre returns with their 19th full-length studio album. Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees is the beginning of a thrilling new phase for Anton Newcombe and his band. Joining him in the studio and remotely for this album were Ricky Maymi (guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums). Originally, Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase -- the name comes from Stones guitarist Brian Jones combined with a reference to cult leader Jim Jones. But his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegaze genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music.
ACID TEST
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CAT #: AT 016CS
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LEROSA Catena Cassette
Lerosa's fourth full-length, Catena, is also his second for Berlin-via-LA label Acid Test. It sees the Dublin-based producer once again draw deeply on his diverse influences -- dub, industrial, electro, trance, funk, IDM -- and transform them into a sound signature that has always been uniquely his own. This alchemy is no accident. Rather it is driven by Lerosa's ongoing pursuit of the fundamental meaning of dance music: to immerse ourselves in sound to the point where our only desire is to move and feel in the moment. Hence how, on Catena, the slow and sensual sway of a cavernous bit of dub can sit side-by-side with hands-up trance-like ecstasy, and all still sound like Lerosa. This achievement is the result of a dedicated daily studio practice. Each track starts from a dynamic studio jam in which Lerosa plays drum machines and synthesizers live and then overdubs them with further modulated layers. He uses looping techniques to build up the density of certain instruments while mixing the layers on-the-fly, using something as unassuming as an iPad. This imbues each track with a spontaneous shifting quality that defines the entire album. What comes through is a sound that speaks of Lerosa's love for the studio, for the tangible substance of an audio frequency -- analog and digital, raw and processed, pure and saturated -- and the intangible, indeed bewitching mystery of how these frequencies can transport you to other places.
ALTERNATIVE FOX (UK)
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CAT #: FOX 037LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
CHERRY & FRIENDS, DON Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting, December 1967 - SWR Broadcast LP
2022 restock. Broadcast from SWR and recorded at the legendary 1967 Free Jazz Meeting in Baden-Baden, Germany this is a collection of four different performances by different line-ups, featuring big names in the European free jazz '60s scene of the time along such top players as Don Cherry, Marion Brown, Evan Parker, and John Stevens.
ANTI-GHOST MOON RAY (UK)
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CAT #: AGMR 051CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
GAZELLE TWIN The Entire City / The Wastelands 2CD
In 2011, Gazelle Twin self-released The Entire City, a debut album that gathered rapid acclaim and sparked a decade of creativity during which its creator, Elizabeth Bernholz has built big upon her foundation of dark, cinematic energy. The album is now set to be reissued, together with The Wastelands (AGMR 052LP), a mini "twin" album of material made around the same period, though never released commercially. Where The Entire City remains intact with its original master and track listing, The Wastelands expands on this shadowy, future-scape, featuring foreboding, percussive songwriting, with euphoric choral swells. The release features the captivating photo collage artwork of British artist, Suzanne Moxhay.
ARA (GERMANY)
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CAT #: ARA 010LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
KANGDING RAY Ultrachroma 2x12"
"In search for unseen colors beyond the visible spectrum, Kangding Ray explored the outer fringe of club music and came back with a set of prismatic sonic crystals."
BLACK TRUFFLE (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: BT 090LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
FERRARI & CHRISTOPH HEEMANN, BRUNHILD Sturmische Ruhe LP
After her stunning collaboration with Jim O'Rourke -- Le Piano Englouti (BT 055LP, 2020) -- Brunhild Ferrari returns to Black Truffle with Stürmische Ruhe, her first duo with Christoph Heemann. A legendary figure in underground music, Heemann has quietly produced a unique body of work since his beginnings with the absurdist cutups of H.N.A.S. in the mid-1980, including collaborations with Merzbow, Organum, and Nurse With Wound, the eerie psychedelia of Mirror (with Andrew Chalk), In Camera (with Timo van Lujik), and Plastic Palace People (with Jim O'Rourke), and the precise cinema pour l'oreille constructions of his solo works. Created together in Ferrari's Parisian studio (once shared with Luc) between 2011 and 2014, Stürmische Ruhe is a single half-hour piece that folds rain and storm recordings into an intricately woven fabric of haunted electronics, unexpected edits and disorienting processing. Banging with the jarring thump of a slamming door (an element that will reappear periodically throughout the piece as a kind of punctuation mark), it is immediately obvious that concrete sound is used here in a free, poetic way outside of the strict confines of documentary field recording. The wind captured by Ferrari's microphone roars and whistles, accompanied by thick clusters of wavering tones whose unpredictable rises and falls in volumes are synchronized with the bumping and thudding of windows and doors. At some points the microphone sound melts into a wavering low-bit digital smear before fanning out into broad, atmospheric depths. The cinema for the ear constructed here suggests not linear narrative or documentary, but an organic flow of cross-fades, double-exposures and abrupt cuts, a free-associative dream in which wind and water take on mythical characteristics. Throughout the piece's second half, layers of synthetic floating tones, and pinging upward glissandi negotiate a constantly shifting balance with wind-borne whispers and rustles, at times dropping to silence, at others rising up with elemental force. As Ferrari explains in her liner notes, Stürmische Ruhe is a meeting of "completely opposite sound worlds" in which "almost-violence" is joined with a "reconciling harmony". Reaffirming the infinite possibilities of the musique concrète tradition while avoiding its academic tropes, Stürmische Ruhe is accompanied by tri-lingual liner notes from Brunhild Ferrari and arrives in a sleeve graced with the beautiful art informal paintings of her father, Wolfgang Meyer Tomin. Cut at 45rpm for maximum fidelity. Includes insert.
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CAT #: BT 093LP
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ALIT & GAMELAN SALUKAT, DEWA Chasing the Phantom LP
Dewa Alit, Bali's master of contemporary Gamelan composition, returns to Black Truffle with Chasing the Phantom, presenting two recent works played by the composer's Gamelan Salukat, a large ensemble that performs on instruments specially built to his designs, using a unique tuning system that combines notes from two traditional Balinese Gamelan scales. Alit explains that the ensemble's name suggests "a place to fuse creative ideas to generate new, innovative works" and both compositions demonstrate the composer's ability to wring stunning new possibilities from variations on the traditional Gamelan ensemble. While using familiar elements of Balinese Gamelan music, such as unison scalar melodies and stop-start dynamics, Alit's music is overflowing with harmonic, rhythmic, and timbral inventions, the latter often facilitated by unorthodox playing techniques. "Ngejuk Memedi" (Chasing the Phantom) results from Alit's reflection on the complex relationship between tradition and modernity in Balinese culture, particularly in the way that belief in the phantoms or spirits known as "memedi" are shared through social media using digital technologies. Embodying this uncanny co-existence, the opening passages of the piece are at once immediately recognizable in their use of the metallophones of the Gamelan ensemble and strikingly reminiscent of electronics in their timbre and movement. At points, what we hear seems to have been fragmented with digital tools, or even to originate in some incessantly glitching DX7. After several minutes of this manically tinkling metallic sound world, the metallophones are joined by drums for a meditative passage of lower dynamics, as the uniformly high pitch range explored in the opening sections gradually opens up to include resonant low gong hits. "Likad", written during Covid-19 lockdowns, channels anxiety and uncertainty into musical form, resulting in a piece that, even by Alit's standards, is stunning in its complexity and the virtuosity it demands of Gamelan Salukat. Its opening section is perhaps most remarkable for its mastery of texture, with rapid transitions between dry, muted strikes, and metallic shimmers calling to mind the use of filters in electronic music. At points, the complex irregular repetitions of short melodic patterns, where the music seems to get stuck or be suddenly interrupted by a skip, recall the mad sampler works of Alvin Curran or the skittering surface of prime period Oval more than anything familiar from acoustic percussion music. Moving through a dizzying series of twists and turns, the piece ends with a majestic sequence of chords possessing an almost hieratic power.
BLANK FORMS
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CAT #: 9781733723503
FILE UNDER: Misc
HENNIX/LAWRENCE KUMPF, CATHERINE CHRISTER Poesy Matters & Other Matters Book
"This two-volume set, Poesy Matters and Other Matters, presents selected texts by the Swedish polymath Catherine Christer Hennix. Volume one, Poesy Matters, is divided into two sections: poetry and drama, with each section also containing pieces of commentary by Hennix or her longtime collaborator Henry Flynt. Volume two, Other Matters, is divided into two sections: first, program notes and essays about a wide range of topics (including music, psychoanalysis, and mathematics), and second, a reproduction of Hennix's 1989 work The Yellow Book. The first comprehensive publication of Hennix's written work, Poesy Matters and Other Matters illustrates the singular depth and variety of her contributions to contemporary music, art, literature, and mathematics. Best known as a composer, Catherine Christer Hennix has, throughout her fifty-plus-year career, produced innovative work in the fields of not just minimal and computer music, but psychoanalytic theory, intuition mathematics, poetry, and prose as well. The texts in Poesy Matters and Other Matters reflect Hennix's diverse training as well as her long-standing personal interests in Lacanian psychoanalysis and Japanese and Middle Eastern poetic forms, resulting in a rich, diffuse collection of writings that reveal one of the avant-garde's most implacable, not to mention overlooked, creative minds."
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CAT #: 9781953691033
FILE UNDER: Misc
TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI Try Saying You're Alive!: Kazuki Tomokawa in His Own Words Book
"A vivid account of life on the margins and Tokyo's 1970s underground culture from a Japanese folk legend Tokyo in the 1970s was a magnet for young musicians, poets and painters. Among them was Kazuki Tomokawa, a prolific singer-songwriter from Japan's northern provinces, whose guttural vocals and incisive lyrics earned him the unofficial title of 'screaming philosopher.' The stories in this memoir--originally published in 2015 in Japan and now appearing as the first English translation of Tomokawa's writing -- are told with a rambler's wit and wisdom, bringing together his memorable reflections on six decades of day labor, drinking, gambling, acting, singing and writing. Figures such as Kan Mikami, Nobuyoshi Araki and Sh?ji Terayama drift through this down-and-out vagabond's memoir, which observes the turbulence of postwar countercultures and the explosion of Tokyo's underground film and music scenes. Also available from Blank Forms Editions are Kazuki Tomokawa's first three records: Finally, His First Album (1975), Straight From the Throat (1976) and A String of Paper Cranes Clenched Between My Teeth (1977). Kazuki Tomokawa (born 1950) is a prolific singer-songwriter from Hachiry? Village (now the town of Mitane) in the Akita Prefecture area of northern Japan. Since his debut in 1974, he has released more than 30 albums. He is additionally known as a poet, painter, keirin enthusiast and inimitable drinker. The 2010 documentary about his life, La Faute des Fleurs, won the Sound & Vision award at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, and that same year saw the Japanese release of the book Dreams Die Vigorously Day by Day, a collection of his lyrics spanning 40 years. His most recent albums are Vengeance Bourbon (2014) and Gleaming Crayon (2016), both on the Modest Launch label. Damon Krukowski is a musician and writer based in Cambridge, MA. His most recent book is Ways of Hearing (MIT Press, 2019) and his latest album is Damon & Naomi's A Sky Record (202020, 2021). Daniel Joseph is a translator, editor and musician. He holds a master's degree from Harvard University in medieval Japanese literature, and recently contributed translations to Terminal Boredom (Verso, 2021), a collection of stories by science fiction pioneer Izumi Suzuki."
BONFIRE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: BONF 008LP
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ANDERSON, MILLER Bright City LP
Bonfire Records present a reissue of Miller Anderson's Bright City, originally released in 1971. Miller Anderson is a guitarist and vocalist, born on April 12, 1945, in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Since cutting his musical teeth in bands with Ian Hunter (pre-Mott the Hoople) and Bill Bruford (pre-King Crimson and Yes), Anderson has been a member of such bands as the Keef Hartley Band, Savoy Brown, T. Rex, Mountain, the Spencer Davis Group, and in groups led by Deep Purple's Jon Lord and folk-rock balladeer Donovan. His 1971 debut Bright City was released on the legendary Deram, sub-label of Decca that released new records from 1966 onwards for the likes of Moody Blues, Caravan, Camel, and several British jazz-rock legends. The album is a brilliant example of modern folk with lush strings arrangements thanks to guitarist and producer William "Junior" Campbell, leader of the Scottish pop-rock group The Marmalade. A brilliant songwriting alongside a pastoral feeling, gentle melodies and a solid background with several amazing players literally bridging the gap between contemporary pop and blues. Harold Beckett (John Surman, Graham Collier) on flugelhorn and Lyn Dobson (The Keef Hartley Band, The People Band, Third Ear Band) on flute were literally stalwarts of the British jazz-rock and experimental scene, their contributions is behind greatness. Same with keyboard player Mick Weaver, another Keef Hartley alumni. The album -- faithfully remastered -- offers a vision of urban Scotland with a bluesy feel and it has to be ranked alongside the work of such luminaries as Donovan or Nick Drake. Fully licensed. 180 gram vinyl; edition of 500.
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CAT #: BONF 011LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SALAMANDER The Ten Commandments LP
Bonfire Records present a reissue of Salamandar's The Ten Commandments, originally released in 1971. The biblical ten commandments are surely the main inspiration behind this concept album originally released on British independent label Young Blood in 1971. The one and only release by Salamander, a short-lived UK four-piece, the album is a quintessential prog opera with a heavy effort on Hammond organ and lush orchestral arrangements. Comprised of Alister Benson (organ, vocals), Dave Chriss (bass), John Cook (drums), and Dave Titley (lead vocals, guitar) the band was often compared to The Moody Blues and Deep Purple Mark I. Even if the ten tracks are inspired by the holy script, the band was not proven to be Christian rock itself. The album is a sublime pompous pop affair, with a good dose of fuzz guitars and brass section. Fully licensed. 180 gram vinyl; edition of 500.
BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: BORNBAD 051LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LA FEMME Psycho Tropical Berlin 2LP
2022 repress. French indie-rock band La Femme is a conundrum -- an episodic band with various faces. La Femme was born during the X years in Biarritz, France, when Sasha and Marlon started composing music on their guitars and recording it onto Garage Band. Together they ride surfboards, pianos and synthesizers as they explore various styles from '60s yé-yé French pop to California surf music. Marlon moved to Paris, and there he met Sam, who played bass. Together, they formed SOS Mademoiselle along with Olivier Peynot, and played vintage French rock, as Sasha was practicing his scales in reverb surf band Les Redoutables. Sasha then joined his friends in Paris, where they discovered French cold wave and synth pop, Marie et les Garçons being one of their favorites. They polished a style that could be described as one of the following: surf-wave, bizarre-wave, strange-wave, weird-witch-wave, silly mental-wave or psycho-tropical Berlin. Joined in 2010 by drummer Noé and female singer Clémence. La Femme formed its first live roster in a few days and took shape that same year with its first anthem, "Sur la planche," a song that was made to be hummed and whistled while riding a surfboard. Later on, La Femme released their second EP, Paris 2012. Soon joined by fancy rhythm drummer Nunez Ritter von Merguez aka La Sauterelle and singer Clara Luciani, as well as a whole roster of female singers, they now present their debut album Psycho Tropical Berlin where rock, pop, rococo Bauhaus, as well as influences from Kraftwerk and Elli & Jacno conjoin just to please you. Printed innersleeves.
BURIAL SOIL (GERMANY)
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CAT #: BUR 012LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
CYRK Freundschaft 2x12"
Berlin-based label Burial Soil presents a collaborative electro album initiated by CYRK. For their album Freundschaft, CYRK has collaborated with Steffi, Anthony Rother, Ravn Jonassen, Jako Jako, Jensen Interceptor, Alienata, Nite Fleit, and David Carretta. Over the last few years electro has had a massive resurgence. Since then, a new generation of producers has taken the genre under the microscope, recombining classic tropes and influences in new ways. CYRK is among the list of artists consistently pushing all things electro to new heights with forward thinking, dancefloor shattering, and bass-heavy concoctions ready to turn your favorite club dancefloor into a sea of spaced-out euphoria.
CAMISOLE RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: CAM 024LP
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WHITE PAIN Paroles Absurdes LP
Camisole unveil another part of the French cold wave history with the reissue of the Paroles Absurdes LP by White Pain, originally released in 1986. Hailing from Lyon the band began as a duo with Patrick Saveau and Patrick Gravier in 1984. Active figures in the underground scene of their city, they played some gigs and even had their own show on the local radio station. They developed a small following around them and recruited other members to record this album in 1986. Paroles Absurdes is driven by the feeling that you can't escape your fate. Saying words that you sometimes regret but you feel to be true. This testimony infuses this whole album. However, positive assumptions flow from time to time and left their more pop appeal roll into some songs. This reissue also includes the first two tracks of the group only released on tape in 1985. As a duo, White Pain was a synth and drum machine band inspired by early '80s German pioneers like DAF or Din a Testbild. They used to have a raw, powerful, and dark sound quite unique in France at this time. "Vienna" is probably the best way to resume their first intention.
COSMIC ROCK (ITALY)
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CAT #: COSMR 003LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GOLDENROD Goldenrod LP
Reissue, originally released in 1969. The Vietnam War, the excruciating motto "turn on, tune in, drop out", all of a sudden everyone was in a new era, just across the lysergic exploitation and the political turmoil. The self-titled album by American trio Goldenrod was released on a small run in 1969 on the enigmatic Chartmaker. An instrumental album full of extended and improvised jam recorded in their hometown of Los Angeles. It comprises of just four tracks, enough for an essential trip. Titles such as "Karmic Dream Sequence" and "Descent Of The Cyclopeans" offers a new exploratory vision, between the past and the future. Goldenrod was a rare metaphysical drug experience you wouldn't miss again! All three band members met while playing behind The Fifth Dimension and they had earlier played with Ballroom who were a pre-The Millennium-Sagittarius band. After all the three members became all of a sudden top LA session musicians. Jerry Scheff went on to play with The Millennium (the Californian super group led by Curt Boettcher, basically consisting of psychedelic rock musicians) while Ben Benay appeared in the blues-rock outfit Funzone in the seventies.
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CAT #: COSMR 005LP
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H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P. Lovecraft LP
Reissue, originally released in October 1967 by Philips Records. H. P. Lovecraft is the eponymous debut album by the American psychedelic rock band H. P. Lovecraft. The album blended psychedelic and folk rock influences and was marked by the haunting, eerie ambiance of the band's music, which itself was often inspired by the literary works of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, after whom the band had named themselves. This is possibly one of the best second-division psychedelic albums, that shows the immediately identifiable Edwards-Michaels vocal tandem at its best. With deft touches of folk, jazz, and sultry horn arrangements the album was a cult behind his own generation.
COULDN'T CARE MORE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: NT 002LP
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REPEAT ORCHESTRA Infamous Lost Tracks LP
Stefan Schwander's Repeat Orchestra presents Infamous Lost Tracks, an album appearing out of the blue, coming from spheres where time, space and Zeitgeist are nothing more than words. With the Repeat Orchestra, Schwander (who of course also is Harmonious Thelonious, A Rocket In Dub, Antonelli, and a lot more) found a unique way of channeling deep house music, a minimalistic setup and an idea of creating enjoyable music into amazing tracks that sound so effortless and natural. From first track "Call And Response" on it's obvious that the main thing that this album is about is the groove, sometimes euphoric, sometimes quite unobtrusive but always irresistible, build from massive basslines, complex rhythms and the masterfully performed interplay of repetition and modulation. Warm harmonies, multilayered (at times quite unusual ("Nightdubbing") melodies and subtle arrangements complete these Infamous Lost Tracks and their very own formular between Düsseldorf, Chicago, and Lagos. There's nothing harsh in this music, no aggression, still it's far from being tame or tranquil: The pumping energy of "A Means To An End" or the sublime liquid shuffle of "Less Sensational" show the swing and kick inside these works that are made for delight but not to please. And "Monks In A Club" is the most brilliant example of dancefloor understatement that you'll ever hear in your life. Reduction, elegance and the right kind of mania concentrated into some minutes of pure club heaven. Handclaps, nonchalance, and madness. An essential singularity and the swan song to the Repeat Orchestra, there will be no more of it.
DAGORED (ITALY)
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CAT #: RED 256LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
ORTOLANI, RIZ Farewell Uncle Tom LP
Restocked, last copies/reduced price. Dagored present a vinyl reissue of the soundtrack for Farewell Uncle Tom ("Addio Zio Tom"), complete with extra tracks. Italian directors Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi gave birth to a whole new subgenre of "non-fiction" exploitation movies with their 1962 hit Mondo Cane. After repeated accusations of forgery, unethical behaviors, and war crimes, they decided to make a movie about the atrocities of American slavery as an apology of sorts. It was 1971 and the movie was Farewell Uncle Tom ("Addio Zio Tom"). The famous critic Roger Ebert called the result "the most disgusting, contemptuous insult to decency ever to masquerade as a documentary." Naked flesh, voyeurism, and violence is constantly used but gorgeous photography and a memorable score from Academy Award nominee Riz Ortolani add a sickening slickness to it all: rock-beat tunes mixed with classic big band themes, waltz, and funny marches and the beautiful "Oh My Love", with the vocals from Katyna Ranieri, used, among many others by Winding Refn in his cult movie Drive (2011).
DEGUSTIBUS MUSIC (PERU)
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CAT #: DEGU 035EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
FANGO E Dee Vol. 1 12"
In Fango's own words: "Around three years ago I became a father and that changed my life. This record it's my son's world seen through my eyes: the inner sleeve artwork was made by him and the eye on the label is mine. All the titles are also taken from Carlo's own dictionary: 'E Dee' is the first sound he used to make trying to communicate, it could mean many things. 'Mamuke' was mum, 'Babuke' was dad, 'L' (reads 'el') was his step brother Gabriele and 'Cang' his step sister Camilla."
DIRTER PROMOTIONS (UK)
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CAT #: DPROM 163CD
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NURSE WITH WOUND Salt Marie Celeste - Salt 2CD
A welcome re-release, as an expanded version, of one of Nurse With Wound's most notable albums. Originally recorded in 2002 by Steven Stapleton and Colin Potter, the piece "Salt" was a limited-edition release to accompany an exhibition of Stapleton's artwork at The Horse Hospital in London. The following year Salt Marie Celeste was released as a single 61-minute-long piece of droning atmospheric sound that manages to be both minimal and maximal at the same time. A parade of strange, often unlikely, sounds appear and disappear during the voyage from Z to A. Described by many as being one of the most unsettling and/or engaging NWW recordings, it went on to feature in many "albums of the year" lists of 2003. This new edition comes in a six-panel digipack with stunning all-new artwork by Babs Santini.
DISCHORD
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CAT #: DIS 010LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MINOR THREAT Out Of Step LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1983. Includes poster insert. "This 12" EP (on 45 rpm black vinyl) was recut from the Silver Sonya re-masters in November 2008 at Chicago Mastering Service, features an album sleeve redesign from the original artwork, and comes with a free MP3 download of the album."
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CAT #: DIS 030LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FUGAZI Fugazi LP
2022 restock, on red vinyl. Fugazi's debut 7 song EP, originally released in 1988. Printed inner sleeve with lyrics. "This 12" EP (on black vinyl) was recut from the Silver Sonya masters in 2008 at Chicago Mastering Service."
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CAT #: DIS 190LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CORIKY Coriky LP
2022 repress; pink vinyl; LP version. "Coriky is a band from Washington, D.C. Amy Farina plays drums. Joe Lally plays bass. Ian MacKaye plays guitar. All sing. Formed in 2015, Coriky did not play their first show until 2018. They have recorded one album. They hope to tour."
FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
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CAT #: FKR 044LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA Thai? Dai! - The Heavier Side of the Luk Thung Underground LP
Limited 2022 repress; originally released in 2011. Fourteen slabs of the heaviest Thai funk and psych rockers ever committed to vinyl. The styles featured on this compilation fall somewhere between luk thung ("song of the countryside") and luk krung ("song of the city"). Bangkok was a melting pot for the evolution of these two genres, the former alluding to musical themes and lyrics aimed at the wider national population and the latter looking westward with a more urban audience in mind. Thai? Dai! collects experiments by both little-known groups and established figures like Plearn Promdan. Even within Thailand the majority of these tunes remain unissued outside of this compilation, making this a truly essential glimpse into the strange underbelly of Thai luk thung in all its unique, original, and outlandish glory; a small snapshot of an otherwise forgotten era, gloriously remastered from the original sources and officially licensed from the original label, Sound of Siam Co. Ltd. Includes performances by Sroeng Santi; Plearn Promdan; Rung Petchburi; Rung Fah Puping; Petch Burapa; Teungjai Bunpraruksa; Riem Daranoi; and Jalwal, Annie & Geerasak.
GLOSSY MISTAKES (SPAIN)
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CAT #: GLOSSY 009LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
STEVIA/SUSUMU YOKOTA Greenpeace 2x12"
Reissue, originally released on CD in 1998. In 1997 and 1998, the late great Japanese composer, producer, and DJ Susumu Yokota released two of the most eclectic albums of his decades-long career, Fruits of The Room (GLOSSY 010LP) and Greenpeace. Recorded under his Stevia alias for Tokyo techno pioneer DJ Miku's Newstage Records/NS-COM, they were Yokota-san's homage to the foundational days of club music in Japan. Glossy Mistakes present the first official vinyl editions of Fruits of The Room and Greenpeace, originally released on CD during the golden days of the format. Packaged in reimagined cover artwork created by the celebrated Japanese visual artist Masaho Anotani, these two albums perfectly capture the diversity at the heart of Yokota-san's oeuvre. Across Greenpeace sees Yokota-san conjuring up a heady concoction of dusty loops, sampledelic breaks, kraut-rock, and psychedelic downbeat. A remarkable listening experience based on the inspired era of a genius. When Yokota-san wrote and produced the music on Fruits of The Room and Greenpeace in 1997, he was reflecting on the broader culture that surrounded dance music in Japan in the early to mid-nineties. It was an era when the psychedelic culture of late sixties America, the afterglow of UK acid house/rave, the new age movement and cyberpunk dovetailed together. Within DJ Miku and Yokota-san's social circles, the thinking of Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William S. Burroughs electrified the air. By 1996, the moment, brilliant and blinding as it was, was over. "We all felt that the rave scene fizzled out," DJ Miku says. As he puts it, there was a collective feeling around him that it had all become too much. From the calm that followed, DJ Miku, Yokota-san and their open-eared peers made the decision to switch tracks and start from scratch. DJ Miku believes that with his Stevia releases, Fruits of The Room and Greenpeace, Yokota-san wanted to express the sweet and sour nature of the passing of those wild early days and his wish for true peace. "At the time, we saw eye-to-eye, with an implicit understanding of each other," he explains. "Even now, twenty-five years later, I am confident it was like that."
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CAT #: GLOSSY 011LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LANE, DANNY SCOTT Wave To Mikey LP
Wave to Mikey, the fourth album from the Los Angeles-based actor, musician, and photographer Danny Lane is a nocturnal, neon-lit ode to the friendships that shape us. "I made this album for my friend Mikey from back home," Danny explains. "We were pretty much inseparable for a large part of our lives, and our musical and social minds were always in sync in a special way. Then with age, we drifted apart, especially since I moved to Los Angeles. This album is just a little wave hello to an old friend and a kindred spirit." Equal parts avant-garde composition, instrumental city-pop, ambient, Kanky? Ongaku (environmental music), and fourth world music, Wave to Mikey is an impressionistic and reflective cycle of eleven richly detailed memory portraits. Throughout the album, the influence of Jon Hassell, Arthur Russell, Hiroshi Yoshimura, and Yellow Magic Orchestra hangs in the air like late-night mist, adding character but never overshadowing the rhythmic ambience of Danny's musical visions. Wave To Mikey began as a series of sketches on analog synthesizers, guitar, sample and found percussion sketches, initially recorded in Danny's home studio. Once he'd located the vibe, Danny called on his friends E Talley II, Solange collaborator John Carroll Kirby, and Destroyer session musician Joseph Shabason, who respectively added flute, spiritual synth textures and saxophone to the record. For Glossy Mistakes founder Mario G.R., who originally discovered Danny through his photography, Wave To Mikey captures a vivid feeling of melancholy and peace. Wave To Mikey marks Glossy Mistakes' second contemporary album release, following on from Evenings by Japanese composer Metoronori. Mastered by Damian Schwartz.Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, Danny began playing music with his friends when he was thirteen, before putting that passion on pause to study Fine Arts (Theater) at Rider University in Lawrence Township in pursuit of an acting career. Acting led him to photography, after playing a photographer in a film, he was inspired to pursue the medium. Danny began shooting photos on film for magazines and lifestyle brands, spent a stint living in New York's Chinatown neighborhood, and eventually relocated to Los Angeles in 2017. Four years ago, Danny started recording and releasing music under his own name, leading to the trilogy of releases that preceded Wave To Mikey, How To Empty A Cup (2019), Memory Record (2019), and CAPUT (2021). Over the course of these releases, he's revealed himself to be a sophisticated composer and producer with a studied ear from years spent digging through record bins for ambient, experimental, new age, jazz, and electronica records from around the globe, with a particular emphasis on Japan.
HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HPS 241LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LORD ELEPHANT Cosmic Awakening LP
LP version. Cosmic Awakening is the first offering ever released by Lord Elephant in its lifetime. Rather than concentrate themselves on other outputs, the band wanted to celebrate the long road made together as musician and human beings, that made as background in the progressive construction of this album, with a proper debut album, long in its creation as the band itself. Through the episodes of this journey, the trio experiences different moods and sounds on the path, sealing through the dreamy waves of space and acid rock towards the perilous reef of heavy blues, stoner, and sludge metal, finding strength and inspiration in the solid cohesion that bound the three members. Steady rooted in the metal, rock, and blues tradition, Cosmic Awakening tries to find a personal manner to melt heavy music and psychedelia, shadows and lights, with a focused starting point, but going to nowhere defined. Mixed and mastered at Audiovolt Studio in August/September 2021. Artwork and Layout by Coito Negato.
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CAT #: HPS 241LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LORD ELEPHANT Cosmic Awakening (Orange Vinyl) LP
LP version. Orange vinyl. Cosmic Awakening is the first offering ever released by Lord Elephant in its lifetime. Rather than concentrate themselves on other outputs, the band wanted to celebrate the long road made together as musician and human beings, that made as background in the progressive construction of this album, with a proper debut album, long in its creation as the band itself. Through the episodes of this journey, the trio experiences different moods and sounds on the path, sealing through the dreamy waves of space and acid rock towards the perilous reef of heavy blues, stoner, and sludge metal, finding strength and inspiration in the solid cohesion that bound the three members. Steady rooted in the metal, rock, and blues tradition, Cosmic Awakening tries to find a personal manner to melt heavy music and psychedelia, shadows and lights, with a focused starting point, but going to nowhere defined. Mixed and mastered at Audiovolt Studio in August/September 2021. Artwork and Layout by Coito Negato.
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CAT #: HPS 241ULTRA-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LORD ELEPHANT Cosmic Awakening (Gold/Transparent Red Splatter Vinyl) LP
LP version. Gold/transparent red vinyl. Cosmic Awakening is the first offering ever released by Lord Elephant in its lifetime. Rather than concentrate themselves on other outputs, the band wanted to celebrate the long road made together as musician and human beings, that made as background in the progressive construction of this album, with a proper debut album, long in its creation as the band itself. Through the episodes of this journey, the trio experiences different moods and sounds on the path, sealing through the dreamy waves of space and acid rock towards the perilous reef of heavy blues, stoner, and sludge metal, finding strength and inspiration in the solid cohesion that bound the three members. Steady rooted in the metal, rock, and blues tradition, Cosmic Awakening tries to find a personal manner to melt heavy music and psychedelia, shadows and lights, with a focused starting point, but going to nowhere defined. Mixed and mastered at Audiovolt Studio in August/September 2021. Artwork and Layout by Coito Negato.
HONEY PIE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HONEY 057LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
VA Detroit Jazz City (Workshop Jazz Singles 1962-63) LP
Previously unreleased compilation from the Jazz Workshop catalog, a Motown Jazz oriented subsidiary founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1962. The label was intended to release hi-quality jazz singles with a distinctive pop flavor. Here are five different groupings featuring heavyweights such as Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Sonny Payne, Frank Wess, Cecil McBee, Kirk Lightsey, as well as two original Funk Brothers: guitarist Joe Messina and pianist Johnny Griffith. No matter if in blues, soul, funk, or jazz, Detroit bears one of the deepest black music traditions in America. Now if you want to get through the motor city jazz side this is the right place to start. Features Hank & Carol Diamond, Earl Washington All Stars, Dave Hamilton, Johnny Griffith Trio, George Bohannon Quartet, and Paula Greer.
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CAT #: HONEY 058LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
RUSSELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA FEAT. BILL EVANS, GEORGE Jazz In The Space Age LP
Reissue, originally released in 1960. George Russell was one of the most advanced composers and arrangers in the history of jazz, a theorist and innovator who worked extensively between the '40s and the early 2000s. Originally released by Decca in 1960, Jazz In The Space Age was Russell's third effort under his name. A visionary work including music composed and arranged by Russell for various lineups featuring the likes of pianists Bill Evans and Paul Bley, trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, drummer Charlie Persip, and others. This is adventurous yet highly accessible music that still sounds fresh today.
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CAT #: HONEY 059LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WALTON, WADE Shake 'Em On Down LP
Reissue, originally released in 1963. Born in 1923 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Wade Walton, besides working as barber, was a strong blues guitarist and harp player who toured with minstrel shows in his teens and formed the Kings of Rhythms with Ike Turner in the '40s. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1962 and originally released by Bluesville Records, Shake 'Em On Down was his biggest album, a great piece of downhome blues which earned him international attention. People said that no trip to Clarksdale would be complete without a trip to Wade's Barber Shop (Delta Boogie).
HORN OF PLENTY (UK)
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CAT #: HOP 010LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
AVVITAGALLI None Corsa LP
Debut vinyl outing for Valentina Magaletti and Pino Montecalvo's Avvitagalli project. Variegated percussion + wtf jams inspired by an abandoned and torched palazzo somewhere in southern Europe. None Corsa explores presence and absence, purpose and chance. The push-pull between Pino's toys, records, radio, and instruments with Valentina's arsenal of percussion and production techniques takes in elements of modern composition, jazz, dub, and post punk.
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CAT #: HOP 011LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
WARM CURRENCY Returns 10"
Warm Currency is a new project by Sydney-based friends, artists and musician's MP Hopkins and Mary MacDougall. Mary began working with MP Hopkins and Christopher Schueler in 2008 as Vincent Over the Sink morphed into The Bowles. Returns was recorded in Mary's home during 2020-2021 and is their first release since 2012's The Bowles EP (Kye). Quietly intense folk music, song-poems, and concrète collages built from seemingly simple and delicate arrangements for guitar, keyboards, voice, and tape. Recommended if you like Flaming Tunes, Nico, Alastair Galbraith, The Garbage and the Flowers.
HOSPITAL PRODUCTIONS
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CAT #: HOS 726LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PHASE FATALE Burning The Rural District LP
LP version. Burning The Rural District overcomes eight tracks of heavy rhythmics, cold sequences, and blue flame atmospheres related to experiencing a closed society. This energy is tied and twisted through a widescreen vision manifested in stressful breaks/d'n'b cut-ups, and the maddening dysmorphia of bent sequences and signature fuzzy bass guitar harkening back to NYC post-punk roots. Recorded over many years entirely in Tbilisi, Burning The Rural District is influenced by the emerging super strong techno scene thriving in Georgia, despite that there is a lingering homophobia outside of the vast club culture. This is a snapshot putting a different window on that time of displacement, newness and ultimately creation. lived vicariously and personally, in the aftermath of physical street violence among ex-soviet state impromptu warehouses, to the sudden suicide of an acquaintance, in the shadow of the orthodox church, an unlikely but singular uplifting freedom emerged from this very closure. "He died in the town where he was born." Cover art by Richard Ramirez.
INTERNATIONAL FEEL (URUGUAY)
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CAT #: IFEEL 078LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
L.U.C.A. Terra LP
Rome's own disco wizard L.U.C.A. aka Francesco De Bellis is back for his second LP Terra, hot on the heels of his Venus 12" EP earlier in 2022. In this far-reaching album, the Edizioni Mondo founder explores the deteriorating relationship between man and nature, and the dire consequences. The album is split into two themes -- part one is "Consacrazione (Consecration)" and side two is "Coscienza (Conscience)" -- as L.U.C.A. charts a trip through mankind's psychic universe, and imagines worlds beyond our physical dimension. The opening composition "Cities" is an up-tempo number that slowly comes into focus, as dreamy drum machines emerge from the urban bustle, before settling into a soulful groove as keyboard, upright bass and guitar figures dance across bright percussion. As it builds up a head of steam, the piece gives way to an ambient, tribal breakdown, which is also echoed in the following song, "Drum Talk". This second tune sets up in a fourth world dreamscape of drums, synths, and abstracted echo effects, and is peppered with word fragments from the bush of ghosts. By the time we've reached the third track, "Congiunzione" sounds like travelling at singularity speed, beaming in from a future where human consciousness and gaia can finally dance on a cosmic plain. Part two of Terra details how revelation of the spirit can guide the mind, as "Time Spirals" rises out of a drum motif with a nod to classic ragas, as a disembodied voice asks questions on the nature of corporeality. The sound design is just as front and center as the sitar and fretless bass, and the song gives way to a richly-layered soup that sounds like the vast space between atoms. It's this shift from composition to ambience that is the dynamic core of Terra, giving L.U.C.A. plenty of space to showcase his next-level audio and arranging skills. Midway through part two, "Giallo Assoluto" begins with reverb tails and choral voices before expanding in brightness and texture until the audio field is practically levitating your hi-fi speakers, vibrating them with drones, twinkling keys and shards of digital noise. The closing composition "Ritorno al Domani" is a perfect balance of optimism and mystery. Tension and release collapse in on themselves as waves of ambient pads crescendo and then break over stretched-out sonic turbulence, before reversed synths bring the listener to a closing door, and the end of the journey.
JOMA (FRANCE)
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CAT #: JOMA 001LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
POTTS & JOBIC LE MASSON, STEVE Live at Console LP
"The paths of Steve Potts and Jobic Le Masson have crossed frequently since the beginning of the 21st century, through collaborations with many artists. They have performed together regularly for the past ten years, namely in a quartet with John Betsch and Peter Giron. The album 'Song', released on the Enja label in 2016, offers a document of the current career of the quartet. 'Indispensable' in Jazz News and Jazz Hot, 'Oui!' for Culture Jazz, **** for Jazz Magazine... The lockdown was an advantageous opportunity for the duo to make researches 'like two scientists looking for a cure'. They concentrated themselves on developing a common language open to free improvisation and new compositions. The album Live at Console, recorded during the concert at the end of the rehearsals, demonstrates ample evidence of their incredible intimacy and complicity."
KARLRECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: KR 026LP
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
REICH/ENSEMBLE AVANTGARDE, STEVE Four Organs/Phase Patterns/Pendulum Music LP
2022 repress. Three early compositions (1968-1970) by Steve Reich, one of the most prolific exponents of minimal music, in stunning interpretations by the critically-acclaimed Ensemble Avantgarde. Available on vinyl for the first time ever. Steve Reich (born 1936) is undoubtedly one of the key figures in 20th century contemporary music, and along with Terry Riley or Philip Glass, one of the founding fathers of so-called minimal music. With classics like "18 Musicians," "Drumming," or "Different Trains," the American composer proved himself one of "a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history" (The Guardian). The four pieces on this collection date back to the time before his famous masterpieces (1967-1970): "Four Organs" and "Phase Patterns" build on short, repeated patterns that gradually go in and out of phase with each other, creating "a shimmering matrix of sound that is both hypnotic and fascinating in detail" (Allmusic.com) and anticipate Reich's later trademark sound. "Pendulum Music" is a process piece where only a few starting parameters are given: four microphones are suspended within an array of amplifiers and speakers, then set in motion -- the shifts in feedback as they move in space create the music, and the results differ with each new performance (as can be experienced listening to the two versions here). Reich's early works are presented on this LP in stunning interpretations by Leipzig-based Ensemble Avantgarde, whose dedicated, inspired renditions of essential masterpieces of modernism (documented on CDs on reputed labels such as Wergo or Hat Hut Records) won them the Ernst von Siemens Foundation Prize and the Schneider-Schott Prize of Mainz. 180 gram, gatefold sleeve, download code. Ensemble Avantgarde: Steffen Schleiermacher (organ, piano, electronics), Josef Christof (organ, piano), Michael Obst (organ), Klaus Steffes-Holländer (organ), Stefan Stopora (maracas), and Martin Demmler (electronics).
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
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CAT #: KOM 438EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
KASPAR, JONATHAN Umfang EP 12"
New great four-tracker EP by Jonathan Kaspar. Renowned German artist Jonathan Kaspar will make an eagerly-awaited return to Kompakt next month via his Umfang EP, with the four-track offering acting as his first full-length solo release on the label since March 2021. "My third Kompakt EP feels particularly special as it is the first time I'm releasing on my home label with dancefloors being open again. The result is four different tracks producing four different vibes, each of which transport my pandemic desires into today's world." --Jonathan Kaspar The title track leads the way, taking the form of a retro-leaning cut that features whirring synth stabs throughout. "Kupfer" comes next, a track packed full of emotive chords and a delicate underlying bassline, before "Am Raster" leads us to the dancefloor and beyond courtesy of minimal-laced kick patterns. "Gemach, Gemach Herr Rabe" ends proceedings on an incandescent note, as symphonic keys combine with intermittent crow samples to form a slice of wholesome, nature-inspired musical bliss. Hailing from Bonn, Germany, Jonathan Kaspar is an integral part of the scene in Cologne. He is a resident at the city's renowned Gewölbe club and also one of the current main figures at the legendary Kompakt label. His discography boasts releases on some of contemporary dance music's most esteemed labels, including Innervisions, Cocoon Recordings, and Crosstown Rebels to name a few, whilst performances at Watergate (Berlin), NDSM (Amsterdam) and Extrema Festival (Hasselt) have brought his sound to global audiences. The Umfang EP proves exactly why he has become one of Germany's most exciting prospects in recent times and with a highlight year ahead, the future certainly shines bright for Jonathan.
LANTERN REC. (ITALY)
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CAT #: LANR 014LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
NICO The Drama Of Exile LP
Lantern Rec. presents a reissue of Nico's The Drama Of Exile, originally released in 1983. After the 1974 release of The End -- the magnetic and controversial Warhol muse went on a fruitful partnership with French director Philippe Garrel, for almost seven films. Back in New York in 1979 she started to perform again live, appearing firstly at the CBGB with John Cale and musical partner Lutz Ulbrich (former guitarist of Agitation Free and Ash Ra Tempel). Back in France, she met young and talented Corsican bassist Philippe Quilichini who produced her comeback, The Drama Of Exile, in 1981. The album was released twice, in two different versions. Hereby Lantern Rec. present the second, appearing in 1983, after a legal controversy was settled with Aura Records that released the first issue. While the first press was a nine-track offering, this second issue excludes "Purple Lips" but adds the tracks "Saeta" and "Vegas" released on a 7" single in 1981. For this album, Nico recorded covers of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man" and David Bowie's "Heroes". Fully remastered and licensed. 180 gram vinyl.
MAIS UM (UK)
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CAT #: MAIS 050C-LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
AYUPUKA, LINDA God Created Everything (Orange Vinyl) LP
LP version. Orange vinyl. Pulsing electro-Fra Fra and DIY Afro-gospel combine on God Created Everything, the debut album by Ghanaian singer, Linda Ayupuka. Reminiscent of recent releases by Otim Alpha (Nyege Nyege) and Ata Kak, God Created Everything captures the rawness and immediacy of early-career recordings from the likes of Oumou Sangaré and Rokia Traoré, and heralds anew West African vocal talent: Linda Ayupuka. Produced by Francis Ayamga, (King Ayisoba, This Is FraFra Power), at his locally renowned Top Link Studio in Bongo, Northern Ghana, God Created Everything features eight highly charged exchanges of polyrhythmic dancefloor beats where Linda and Francis channel traditional Guren?-language, Frafra ceremonial music with rapid fire tempos and hypnotic drum loops, referencing an international palette of dance styles from Malian DJ-led Balani Show street sound, electro-acholi to modern dancehall/Rn'B. For fans of: Oumou Sangaré, Rokia Traoré, Nyege Nyege, Otim Alpha, Ata Kak, King Ayisoba. "Fomallebazaa" features Faraday.
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CAT #: MAIS 050LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
AYUPUKA, LINDA God Created Everything LP
Pulsing electro-Fra Fra and DIY Afro-gospel combine on God Created Everything, the debut album by Ghanaian singer, Linda Ayupuka. Reminiscent of recent releases by Otim Alpha (Nyege Nyege) and Ata Kak, God Created Everything captures the rawness and immediacy of early-career recordings from the likes of Oumou Sangaré and Rokia Traoré, and heralds anew West African vocal talent: Linda Ayupuka. Produced by Francis Ayamga, (King Ayisoba, This Is FraFra Power), at his locally renowned Top Link Studio in Bongo, Northern Ghana, God Created Everything features eight highly charged exchanges of polyrhythmic dancefloor beats where Linda and Francis channel traditional Guren?-language, Frafra ceremonial music with rapid fire tempos and hypnotic drum loops, referencing an international palette of dance styles from Malian DJ-led Balani Show street sound, electro-acholi to modern dancehall/Rn'B. For fans of: Oumou Sangaré, Rokia Traoré, Nyege Nyege, Otim Alpha, Ata Kak, King Ayisoba. "Fomallebazaa" features Faraday.
MUSICA PER IMMAGINI (ITALY)
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CAT #: MPI 008LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
CIPRIANI, STELVIO Sono Stato Un Agente CIA LP
Sono Stato Un Agente CIA (1978), also known as Covert Action, is a twilight film directed by Romolo Guerrieri and set in Greece, starring David Janssen, in the role of a former Central Intelligence Agency agent who became a writer of incendiary books on prostitution and drug trafficking, flanked by Maurizio Merli, a colleague in possession of some compromising tapes, sentimentally linked to the romance novel character played by the seductive Corinne Cle?ry. The two are involved in a murky game: the stars and stripes secret services intend to eliminate those who could spread the dangerous content of the military plan designed to stem the advance of communism, to be implemented through the assassination of government officials. It's not among the most famous crime stories. It's not even a real action movie. Sono Stato Un Agente CIA benefits, however, from the admirable compositional talent of Stelvio Cipriani. His soundtrack, released for the first time in full vinyl version, reveals an unpredictable versatility. His "classic" style expressed in the course of the scores for previous "poliziotteschi" is enriched here with disco suggestions and Hellenic exoticisms. The writing on the staff of the Roman composer is effective and empathetic in commenting on every fold of the dark and violent story. A simple and catchy theme, even danceable. The atmospheric situations with guitars and synthesizers. Some funk echoes, tension peaks, melancholy notes. The constants of success.
MVD AUDIO
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CAT #: MVD 5326LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MEAT PUPPETS II LP
2022 repress. "The Meat Puppets classic second album, remastered and pressed on 180 gram vinyl with a playing speed of 45RPM for maximum fidelity. Also includes a digital download card with the full album and seven bonus tracks! Originally released in 1984, this one still blows minds over 25 years later."
NAKED LUNCH (ITALY)
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CAT #: NAKED 033LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
JAMAL TRIO, THE AHMAD At The Blackhawk LP
The well-known 1962 performance by the celebrated Ahmad Jamal Trio with Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier at the Blackhawk Club in San Francisco. This formation of the group wouldn't last long, as Israel Crosby died in mid-1962.
NERO'S NEPTUNE
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CAT #: NN 032LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
REFORMARTWEST For Sepp (Selections from the Edgar Allan Poe Suite) LP
2022 restock, last copies. Over the course of five decades, the legendary Austrian free jazz collective Reform Art Unit (and their offshoot groups) have collaborated with countless musicians, including Don Cherry, Carla Bley, Evan Parker, and Jim Pepper. Documented collaborations with free jazz notables include Impressions (Kovarik's Musikothek, 1978) with Anthony Braxton and Clifford Thornton; Subway Performances (Granit, 1994) and Illumination (InRespect, 1995) with Sunny Murray; and With Milo Fine (Granit, 1999). Milo Fine's lengthy resume includes numerous records as leader of his own group (the Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble) as well as collaborations with Joe McPhee (MFG in Minnesota; Hat Hut, 1978, & Old Eyes; Hat Hut, 1979) and duo encounters with Derek Bailey (Scale Points on the Fever Curve; Emanem, 2003) and Anthony Braxton (Shadow Company; Emanem, 2004). In May of 2015, Fine fulfilled a personal ambition by hosting the first North American appearances of Reform Art Unit founding members Fritz Novotny and Sepp Mitterbauer. Three nights of extraordinary and intimate concerts ensued at Minneapolis' Studio Toile d'Angles. This limited edition LP was culled by Nero's Neptune from over three hours of material, and consists of three pieces featuring two sextets and one nonet. Joining the core members of reformARTwest (Novotny: soprano sax/flutes/percussion; Mitterbauer: trumpet/percussion; Fine: drum set/piano/clarinets) are Elaine Evans, Daniel Furuta, Benjamin J Mansavage Klein, Davu Seru, Charles Gillett and Paul Metzger. For Sepp is dedicated to the living memory of Sepp Mitterbauer, who died on December 9th of 2015. Mastered by Carl Saff. Housed in a beautiful, tip-on jacket with full color artwork. Edition of 300.
OONA RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: OONAST 001LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
KARIJORD & JON EKSTRAND, REBEKKA I Am Greta LP
Reduced price, last copies; First pressing on red vinyl, exclusive for the USA. Unique composer duo Rebekka Karijord and Jon Ekstrand create compelling, hybrid score to intimate portrait of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. I Am Greta, the intimate Hulu documentary by Swedish director Nathan Grossman, tells the story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg through compelling, never-before-seen-footage. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Grossman follows Greta in her rise to prominence. The film culminates with the extraordinary wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. To musically accompany Greta and the children of the Fridays for Future movement on their journey, composers Rebekka Karijord and Jon Ekstrand spent time searching for the right balance when it comes to how much emotional triggers the music should offer: "With the music for I Am Greta, we aimed to find a sonic counterpoint to the friction between the shy, contemplative inner world of Greta, and the unbounded energy of the natural world and climate change movement. From the start we found it useful to separate the score into three distinct voices: Greta's Voice, the voice of the natural world, and the voice of the climate change movement. We choose to work with repetition and persistent musical patterns, often illustrated through energetic string arpeggios. This we felt helped underline the remarkable persistence and focus of Greta has on the climate issue, as well as that of the relentless-ness of nature. Then we found a few places throughout the score, where more melodic aspects could be introduced and carry the story through its dramaturgical journey. It allowed the melodic aspects to shine through when they are introduced. The score consists of a string octet, modular synthesizers and a voice instrument built by Rebekka of 25 unique singers sampled in their full range. Our soloist on the soundtrack is the cellist Linnea Olsson, whom has a very specific airy and organic tone." "Rebekka and Jon's dynamic score to I Am Greta is huge and intimate, uplifting and melancholic, and manages to carry the emotional nuance of Greta's story. The score forms a musical parallel to Greta's journey and narrative voice throughout the film. It's energy, urgency and emotional depth reminds us that the time for climate action is now." --Nathan Grossman, director. Records made of 100% recycled PVC vinyl. Paper stocks are all made from 100% recycled material. All inks plant based (vegan). No plastic or shrink wrap used in the packaging or production. Pressed at RPM Records in Denmark.
OPTIMO MUSIC (UK)
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CAT #: OM 023LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
GORDON, ISA For You Only LP
JD Twitch of Optimo Music: "When Isa Gordon sent the demo of this album to me, I knew I wanted to release it before I had got half way through it. I had previously released her super good Resili collaborative project but I wasn't quite prepared for how good this was going to be. Isa is patently a once in a blue moon talent and I feel honored to help get her unique, visionary sounds out into the world. This is next level programming and sound design but always with soul, and musicality. Sui generis."Isa says: "For you only came about in the lockdown winter in 2020. I started seeing a lot of beats and motifs that I'd been working on working together as a collection and spent a few months compiling, completing, mixing, and weaving together the tracks into a coherent album. It was many nights tucked away entering the wormholes of making music and trying to honor the emotion contained in each song by expanding the sentiments within them into complete pieces, chasing down the journey in each one. It was a very personal, solitary exploration of how I interpret and compose instrumentals, with the rare global situation inhibiting outsider contact and influence. I include a mix of tempos, styles, and freely combine digital and live instruments in order to serve whatever intention or feeling needs to be heard."Isa is an Ayrshire bred, Glasgow based producer and singer. Impressed upon by myriad styles; Singing folk music since a youngster, playing guitar since a teen, producing electronic music thereafter. Now freely cherry-picking whatever sounds, instruments, words and methods serve the feeling. Exploring solitary beat making as Isa Gordon and singing and writing heartfelt lyrical ditties with her band Fantasy Land.
OUTRE-NATIONAL RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: ON 003-005LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
HASNI, CHEB Volumes 1-2-3 3LP BOX
Triple-LP box set with A4 insert with liner notes and three large postcards; each LP on separate color vinyl, yellow/blue/red, exclusive to boxset; edition of 300. Raï is the music of a youth hungover from Algeria's recent independence. It became a space for a liberated, transgressive dialogue that told the social truths of its time -- an up-front yet poetic voice that covers the taboos and frustrations of daily life, expressing emotion without detour. This voice is heard at weddings, cabarets, in the nightclubs of the Oranese coast, and casually on the street... With the boom of the audio cassette, an avalanche of raï tapes were produced in Oran and diffused all over the world. Both women and men sang and listened to the new sound, as raï is intimately tied to parties, alcohol and the night. With the spontaneous improvisation of its singers as the main part of each song, raï keeps reinventing itself. In this style, Cheb Hasni, along with Cheb Nasro, incarnates a second generation of musicians. With the "love raï", or sentimental raï, Hasni sings about love, passion and its setbacks -- moving away from the bittersweet daily chronicles of the first chebs and chebates. Having recorded nearly 150 cassettes, Cheb Hasni remains one of the most prolific and talented raï singers of his generation. Almost thirty years after his death, this three-volume compilation of rare tracks from his cassette releases on the Oriental Music Production label is a tribute to the lasting legacy of Cheb Hasni -- ya raï!
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CAT #: ON 003LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
HASNI, CHEB Volume 1 LP
Raï is the music of a youth hungover from Algeria's recent independence. It became a space for a liberated, transgressive dialogue that told the social truths of its time -- an up-front yet poetic voice that covers the taboos and frustrations of daily life, expressing emotion without detour. This voice is heard at weddings, cabarets, in the nightclubs of the Oranese coast, and casually on the street... With the boom of the audio cassette, an avalanche of raï tapes were produced in Oran and diffused all over the world. Both women and men sang and listened to the new sound, as raï is intimately tied to parties, alcohol and the night. With the spontaneous improvisation of its singers as the main part of each song, raï keeps reinventing itself. In this style, Cheb Hasni, along with Cheb Nasro, incarnates a second generation of musicians. With the "love raï", or sentimental raï, Hasni sings about love, passion and its setbacks -- moving away from the bittersweet daily chronicles of the first chebs and chebates. Having recorded nearly 150 cassettes, Cheb Hasni remains one of the most prolific and talented raï singers of his generation. Almost thirty years after his death, this three-volume compilation of rare tracks from his cassette releases on the Oriental Music Production label is a tribute to the lasting legacy of Cheb Hasni -- ya raï! Volume 1 of three volumes presented here.
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CAT #: ON 004LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
HASNI, CHEB Volume 2 LP
Raï is the music of a youth hungover from Algeria's recent independence. It became a space for a liberated, transgressive dialogue that told the social truths of its time -- an up-front yet poetic voice that covers the taboos and frustrations of daily life, expressing emotion without detour. This voice is heard at weddings, cabarets, in the nightclubs of the Oranese coast, and casually on the street... With the boom of the audio cassette, an avalanche of raï tapes were produced in Oran and diffused all over the world. Both women and men sang and listened to the new sound, as raï is intimately tied to parties, alcohol and the night. With the spontaneous improvisation of its singers as the main part of each song, raï keeps reinventing itself. In this style, Cheb Hasni, along with Cheb Nasro, incarnates a second generation of musicians. With the "love raï", or sentimental raï, Hasni sings about love, passion and its setbacks -- moving away from the bittersweet daily chronicles of the first chebs and chebates. Having recorded nearly 150 cassettes, Cheb Hasni remains one of the most prolific and talented raï singers of his generation. Almost thirty years after his death, this three-volume compilation of rare tracks from his cassette releases on the Oriental Music Production label is a tribute to the lasting legacy of Cheb Hasni -- ya raï! Volume 2 of three volumes presented here.
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CAT #: ON 005LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
HASNI, CHEB Volume 3 LP
Raï is the music of a youth hungover from Algeria's recent independence. It became a space for a liberated, transgressive dialogue that told the social truths of its time -- an up-front yet poetic voice that covers the taboos and frustrations of daily life, expressing emotion without detour. This voice is heard at weddings, cabarets, in the nightclubs of the Oranese coast, and casually on the street... With the boom of the audio cassette, an avalanche of raï tapes were produced in Oran and diffused all over the world. Both women and men sang and listened to the new sound, as raï is intimately tied to parties, alcohol and the night. With the spontaneous improvisation of its singers as the main part of each song, raï keeps reinventing itself. In this style, Cheb Hasni, along with Cheb Nasro, incarnates a second generation of musicians. With the "love raï", or sentimental raï, Hasni sings about love, passion and its setbacks -- moving away from the bittersweet daily chronicles of the first chebs and chebates. Having recorded nearly 150 cassettes, Cheb Hasni remains one of the most prolific and talented raï singers of his generation. Almost thirty years after his death, this three-volume compilation of rare tracks from his cassette releases on the Oriental Music Production label is a tribute to the lasting legacy of Cheb Hasni -- ya raï! Volume 3 of three volumes presented here.
PERMANENT VACATION (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PERMVAC 252EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
KOTTIS, THEO On Your Mind EP 12"
Fresh from delivering standout performances at Berlin's renowned Panorama Bar and Amsterdam's DGTL, Theo Kottis presents his first solo release on Permanent Vacation, the sparkling On Your Mind EP. The creation of the six tracks on On Your Mind EP, provided moments of escapism for Theo Kottis, during the depths of lockdown 2020. His nods to synth pop and Italo fun, inspired by bands of the new wave era, are intended to bestow upon the listener those same blissed out moments. There's more to these tracks than meets the ear, particularly stand out "On Your Mind", the product of relentless pursuit. For Theo, the collaboration with Permanent Vacation was long awaited and is a memorable mark within his thriving career. Theo Kottis said: "Thrilled to finally share these tracks, I worked on them two years ago and was fortunate enough to find them a home at Permanent Vacation, which has long been one of the labels I've admired most. As these tracks were a solo lockdown project, I've loved collaborating with PV on the release -- particularly the creation of the vinyl. Next up -- I can't wait to play them out IRL in parties this summer."
PLAY LOUD! PRODUCTIONS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PL 122CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VERANDI, MARIO Eight Pieces for the Buchla 100 CD
The historic Buchla 100 series modular synthesizer was built by Don Buchla in California in early 1960s. An instrument intended for electronic music performance that together with the Moog Modular is one of the most important synthesizers in the history of electronic music. One of the few still fully functional Buchla 100 Synthesizer can be found at the Ernst Krenek Institut in Krems, Austria. During an artist-in residency program, Mario Verandi explored the endless sound possibilities of this rare and extraordinary instrument. The result is his Eight Pieces for the Buchla 100 Series, a journey into experimental minimal electronic music. Mario Verandi is an Argentinean-born composer, musician and producer living in Berlin. With an extensive artistic career, Mario Verandis works are wide-ranging and include electroacoustic and experimental music, music in modern classical and ambient style, live electronic performances as well as sound installations and music for dance, radio and theater. He has also collaborated with several musicians and visual artists. He has performed in several prestigious European festivals including Märzmusik (Berlin), Multiphonies GRM (Paris) and Donaueschinger Musiktage. His works have been awarded in the Prix Ars Electronica Awards (Linz), European Bell Days Composition Prize (ZKM, Karlsruhe), Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition (France), Stockholm Electronic Art Awards (Sweden) and is included in the Essex Collection of Latin American Art.
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CAT #: PL 123LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
FUCHS/PAUL FUCHS/FRIEDRICH GULDA, LIMPE It's Up To You 2LP
Reissue, originally released in 1974 on Preiser Records. Gatefold sleeve. Free music is free. It is the opposite of traditional, conventional music bound by various rules or by any kind of metric, tonal, harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, social or other system, as well as music that is beholden, restricted, schooled or unfree. In short, it's the opposite of any music we've known before. In free music, every rule that's ever existed in unfree music is rejected. Likewise, all existing notions about how music should or should not be, what its purpose must or cannot be and so on. Free music comes from the unconscious, an original source from within the self. It is by placing trust in players and listeners that we liberate them. The individual's pride, fears, inhibitions and aggression resist this act of liberation. But if they yield to it, whether as a player or listener, they discover something shockingly new and unheard. They feel like they've suddenly been transported from their familiar, oppressive surroundings into a glorious flower meadow. What's happened? They've simply returned home, to the realm of ordinary wonder, and to their own soul. With happiness and gratitude, they rediscover how to connect with their soul to move, live and laugh. They also learn that they can communicate musically with anyone, perhaps even with any creature. It transpires the styles, traditions, conventions and languages which were developed to enable communication are actually great impediments to it. Having decided to discard them, communication immediately becomes freer. Until now, there have been very few players who comprehend free music in a profound sense and who are able to create it. But it's likely that their numbers will quickly grow, and free music will soon become widespread. There's a clear need for it. Artists include: Limpe Fuchs, Paul Fuchs, Friedrich Gulda featuring Albert Mangelsdorff, Barre Phillips, Munir Bashir, Gerhard Herrmann, Leszek Zadlo, Ursula Anders.
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CAT #: PL 126LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DJ MARCELLE/ANOTHER NICE MESS DJ Marcelle: The Musical LP
Tina Turner. Princess Diana. Johan Cruijff. Jesus. Abba. Spider-Man. Jerry Springer. Mormons. A brothel. Monty Python. A gay remake of Shakespeare. Anne Frank. Nothing and no-one seems to be able to escape the fangs of the musical industry. So it's no real surprise that the last woman standing, DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, has also fallen victim to this evil fate. The album, after 2021's Explain The Food, Bitte (PL 113LP) her second release with Berlin label Play Loud! Productions, is as surprising and up-to-date as ever. Marcelle's productions come into existence quite quickly, like sketches capturing a moment. Take, for example, "The Quarantine House Party Try-Out", a bouncy track dealing with those illegal parties people organized in their own homes during the covid period. With the pandemic now hopefully over, the DJ/producer travels the world again. Marcelle deals with this in "Soups On Tour", related to a link on her website where she documents all soups she eats on the road (and in restaurants). It's this individual approach to her creative process that gives her artistic fulfillment; her DIY attitude is inherent to everything she does and is reflected in her creative process as a whole, from the music itself to how it is presented: on the sleeve of DJ Marcelle: The Musical you see her literally "dropping" a musical. The freedom she grants herself is essential, she never had the difficulty of coping with certain expectations or being stuck with a certain perceived musical (ha!) profile, because she has always been able to make sure people didn't have any anticipation of where her music (and DJ-sets) would go in the first place. So it's no real surprise that, following danceable tracks like "Voted Best DJ School (25% Off)" and weird album opener/warning "This Record Is Scratched" on side A, we get only one track on side B: the 17-minute-plus technoid stomper "Smacznego!" (Polish for "enjoy your meal"). It's a hypnotic, continually shifting track which, even when it ends after such a long time, leaves you hungry for more. The hilarious promo video of the song hopefully satisfies this appetite. So now you have DJ Marcelle also being exploited as a musical. There is one consolation, though: DJ Marcelle: The Musical happens to be the first instrumental musical in the world.
PUBLIC POSSESSION (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PP 072EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
EDEN BURNS Big Beat Manifesto Vol. VI 12"
Eden Burns' journey continues, travelling the world he is gaining followers by the minute. Adapting styles as he pleases never losing his clear vision, he is offering three new messages on Big Beat Manifesto Vol. VI. Readymade for wide, open fields -- magnetically attracting hands towards the air. Praise the prophet, he brings nothing but pleasure and good vibrations. Beat moves feet. Feet do dance. Dance brings joy. Joy is life. Life is special.
QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
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CAT #: QDK 049LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Love, Peace & Poetry - Chilean Psychedelic Music LP
Limited 2022 restock; LP glossy gatefold heavy sleeve; 180 gram pressing. The Love, Peace & Poetry series from QDK continues in Chile, with 17 tracks culled from some of the lost treasures of the psychedelic music scene of the 7-year period between 1967-1973. In 1973, the Chilean dictatorship banned most rock bands and most musicians had to stop or leave the country, or take it underground. The ban extended to the retroactive destruction of many master tapes for many of the albums included here, which only just stopped as recently as the 1980s. Kissing Spell represents with "Yellow Moon" taken from their 1970 album Los Pajaros, as well as Embrujo who released their self-titled LP in 1971. Los Jaivas' debut LP was pressed privately in 1971 in a small edition of 500 copies, making this track extra-rare. Los Vidrios Quebrados were one of the real South American psychedelic classics -- their Byrds-like jangle-pop coming through clearly on their track. Aguaturbia were pioneers of psychedelic rock in Latin America, who also generated considerable controversy over their album covers. Los Blops released three now very rare and very sought-after LPs between 1970 and 1973, and their sound was focused on their guitarist's electric 12-string guitar (an unusual instrument in Chile at the time). Sacros were among the first electric folk-rock bands to perform during Catholic mass -- their recording was almost destroyed by the military and only a handful of copies survived. Los Macs' 1967 masterwork, Kaleidoscope Men, is rightfully considered by many collectors to be one of the finest examples of '60s psychedelia from South America and original copies are impossibly rare. Los Beat 4 was one of the most successful groups of the national scene in the mid-'60s and both of their rare LPs are represented here. Tumulto was respected for being non-commercial, and their track is taken from their rare debut album. Escombros released their sole LP in 1970 and are a gem in the psychedelic progressive folk style. Congregación released their sole LP on the IRT label in 1972, and El Congresso's sound is the result of a unique blend of contemporary elements and Andean roots. Chilean psychedelic music was produced during a time of great cultural change and social turmoil and is exceedingly rare and very special.
RADIATION RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RR 358LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
RANKING TOYAN Ghetto Man Skank LP
Radiation Records present a reissue of Ranking Toyan's Ghetto Man Skank, originally released in 1983. By the time Ghetto Man Skank appeared on Jah Thomas's Midnight Rock imprint in 1983, Ranking Toyan was already a seasoned veteran of Kingston's soundclash scene, having apprenticed with a number of smaller outfits before becoming earning a slot with Henry "Junjo" Lawes's Volcano Sound and winning widespread acclaim for his effortless, patois-laden delivery and his gruff putdowns of rival DJs. Though Toyan had already cut a number of outstanding sides for producer Don Mais, his collaborations with Lawes are undoubtedly his definitive recordings. Ghetto Man Skank stands as the very best of these. It boasts a set of simple, punishingly hard rhythms from the ace studio band The Roots Radics, which Toyan dominates with ease. His ability to spill forth unending streams of wordplay, streetcorner boasts, and infectious slogans is truly remarkable, enlivening every song on this set. Though Toyan didn't receive the same acclaim as fellow Volcano Sound DJs like Yellowman and Eek-A-Mouse, his outstanding performances on Ghetto Man Skank prove he was their equal in every respect.
RASTER (GERMANY)
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CAT #: R-M 201CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ATOM TM Neuer Mensch CD
Brilliant new album by AtomTM -- After 3 (R-M 189CD/LP, 2020) comes the Neuer Mensch. The continuously edited, autonomous piece of code as which AtomTM defines itself enters the hot state of flow. Neuer Mensch (New Human) is the relentless, visceral expression of metamorphosis. A projection of the metahuman horizon, an exercise in shedding the exoskeleton. Dead tissue is being torn off in radical body movements. Dead ideas are crushed by feet, dancing the dance of brutal elegance. Somatic exorcism via hyper realistic surfaces of binary noise. Physicality. Unseen geometries dressed in the most basic of rhythmic patterns -- simple structures of hidden symmetries. The false promise of linear progress as it shatters, hitting the barrier of sound. Familiar vocal fragments speak to us in foreign tongues, languages still to be invented. Indecipherable messages from another species -- future faux amis. The seductive spell of artificiality and its inherent promise of tomorrow's bliss. A soundtrack for all of you hi-tech vagabonds, you godless drifters, deprived of past and present. [text generated by x1n]
RECOGNITION (POLAND)
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CAT #: RECOG 045LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
TUMULT HANDS TH 2x12"
The Tumult Hands duet is made by Jacek Sienkiewicz and Jerzy Przezdziecki. The producers whose composition has -- to a large extent -- defined the Polish techno music. Sienkiewicz -- as early as Recognition -- started his adventure with music in the late 1990s. Subsequent records, already under his own name, were released, among others, at Cocoon Records, Trapez, Klang Elektronik, and WMFRec. Przezdziecki started publishing a little later. Over the last two decades, he has been presenting various types of electronic music, among others, as Praecox, Epi Centrum, and Jurek Przezdziecki. Tumult Hands has two EPs on its account -- Tumult Hands EP (2014) and Tropic Factory (2016). Both were published by Recognition. A full record was a matter of time. The album titled TH has been prepared for many years. The repertoire was created mainly out of improvisation. As artists themselves say, "it is the result of discovering and accepting a chance event." For both producers, close contact with instruments was important during their composition; the type of interaction between the maker and an electronic device. Individual works have been maturing for a long time. Paradoxically -- the lapse of time did not cause them to be ageing but vice versa -- allowed them to mature and gain natural weight. TH brings very diverse music. In part, it is the repayment of the debt that Sienkiewicz and Przezdziecki incurred towards the most creative techno period, that is, the '90s of the 20th century. The lovers of experimental dance music from before the quarter of the century will easily capture in the duo's themes the art of Cristian Vogel, producers known from the tin series of Chain Reaction record company, or early recordings of Richie Hawtin (Plastikman, F.U.S.E.) This is a very similar, non-standard approach to sound structure and an original approach to rhythmic structures. Minimalist melodies, accompanying, e.g. the opening of the "enter TH" or "pow" set, contribute to the composition an element of some sublimity and metaphysical anxiety. Obviously, it is still the dance music but the duet -- to some extent by abandoning the club functionality (understood in the techno convention) -- has given its music a definitely sophisticated, artistic elegance. Turquoise and black vinyl.
RER VINYL (ITALY)
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CAT #: RER VHC5
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HENRY COW Concerts 2LP
Reissue, originally released in 1976 and reissue in 2012. This collection offers a snapshot of Henry Cow as audiences would have heard it in the year before. In the chronology, Concerts came between In Praise of Learning (1975) and Western Culture (1978) -- that is, after Virgin had lost interest in releasing any more Henry Cow studio records and before the band quit to make one of its own. It was also the year of the "merger" with Robert Wyatt for a series of concerts in which compositions were shared -- the last show, in Rome, was also Robert's last public performance. From its earlier records, the band was known for its rather complex compositional work. This double-LP for the first time gave serious space to the improvisations that accounted for maybe a third of any of its lengthy stage performances.
RHYTHM SECTION INTERNATIONAL (UK)
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CAT #: RS 051EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
CRUZ, NICOLA Self Oscillation 12"
Self Oscillation is made up of five club-ready psychedelic workouts swaying with natural momentum, from Ecuadorian superstar Nicola Cruz, who makes his second appearance on London's Rhythm Section INTL. The internationally renowned producer, Nicola Cruz, has been instrumental in pioneering the sound of Andean music over the last decade. Born and raised in Ecuador, Nicola has found his own unique way to tap into Latin America's illustrious musical past to create something utterly contemporary. His previous projects have had the four elements running through as major themes: Fire and lava erupted during his sophomore album, Siku, with an Ecuadorian volcano doubling up as a recording space. And now, with his second Rhythm Section release, you are met with sounds of flowing water that Nicola describes as "aqueous explorations". On this EP, Self Oscillation, Nicola Cruz fuses experimental production techniques with underwater, bass-heavy constructions. Moods change like the tides; from euphoric highs with acid riffs and Latin drum patterns, the music quickly dives to moody submarine basslines and dark, frenetic rhythms. Self Oscillation sees Nicola's production move to new heights as he expertly bridges the gap between natural and mechanical sounds. With the help of iconic '80s and '90s synths and the retro colors of a Roland Space Echo, his newest work is a hybrid of electronic dance music and a synaesthetic image of nature. In the spirit of his previous EP on Rhythm Section INTL, Self Oscillation showcases the synergy -- or rather ongoing battle between the organic and inorganic, the analog and digital, civilization confronted and confounded by nature. It's within this dichotomy that Cruz revels, and manages to say so much, without words.
RUNE GRAMMOFON (NORWAY)
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CAT #: REP 2226EP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
FIRE! WITH STEPHEN O'MALLEY AND DAVID SANDSTROM Requies 12"
One-sided EP with screen print on B-side. No two FIRE! records sound the same, but with Requies they venture into uncharted territory. Musically ever expanding and no strangers to collaborations, FIRE! this time team up with no other than the one and only Stephen O'Malley from Sunn O))) and David Sandström from legendary Swedish hardcore punk band Refused for a truly epic 21-minute ebb and flow journey starting with church bells and ending in a whirlwind of postpunk energy. Spellbinding stuff. Flip it over and discover the stunning silk screen print courtesy of Kim Hiorthøy on the B-side. Strictly limited to 1000 numbered copies, this is a most desirable object you don't want to miss. FIRE!'s debut album, You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago (RCD 2091CD/RLP 3091LP), was released in 2009 to wide international acclaim. "The basic strategy of pairing the expressive energy of free jazz with a sturdy sense of groove has yielded something potent and self-contained" (New York Times). Between their debut and their previous album Defeat (RCD 2217CD/RLP 3217LP, 2021) there's been five albums, including collaborations with Jim O'Rourke (Unreleased?, RCD 2111CD/RLP 3111LP, 2011) and Oren Ambarchi (In The Mouth A Hand, 2012). Mats Gustafsson - bass sax, organ and live electronics; Johan Berthling - electric bass; Andreas Werliin - drums; Stephen O'Malley - guitar; David Sandström - drums.
RUNNING BACK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: RBFRONT 001EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
VA Front EP Compilation 12"
After the happily received and critically acclaimed Running Back Mastermix retrospective of Hamburg's seminal Front club by Klaus Stockhausen & Boris Dlugosch, another look at the playlists, hits, classics, and unclassics is overdue. Now, the menu is solely set to the nineties -- well after Stockhausen's departure and into Dlugosch's prime at said club. Starting the dance is the sought-after evergreen "Deep Introspection". Produced by Rob Mello and Zaki Dee for the legendary Jump Cutz series on their Luxury Service outfit in 1995, it's as ageless as deep house can be and on heavy rotation since its release. Same goes for "Agitate It" by Body Moods from 1993. Still an insider tip, and touched by the hands of Jazz-N-Groove it wouldn't sound out of place on a Louie Vega tape from that time. The flip comes with DJ Disciple's Street Experience from 1993 and its Todd Terry-esque "Hide-A-Way". Snare roll, please. Rounding off with two home made co-productions by Boris Dlugosch himself: the remix for U96's "Come Together" (yes, the one from the submarine-movie-score-sampling techno chart topper "Das Boot") and his exclusive edit for VDT "Strangest Music". Both proofing the fact that to what seems odd at the beginning (if classic US house is the indicator), can withstand the test of time and even gradually mature. Collector, progammer, dancer, and DJ use only. Also features Sensory Productions. To be continued...
SEALED RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: SEAL 015EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
RUDIMENTARY PENI Rudimentary Peni 7"
Reissue of Rudimentary Peni's stunning debut 12-song 7". Recorded in 1981 at Street Level Studios and originally released on their own Outer Himalayan label. From the first track Rudimentary Peni pull you in and aurally assault your ears. It's abrasive, sharp with supreme musicianship. They created a perfect, demented universe of twisted, poetic and needle in the red punk that has never been bettered. This reissue comes with a fold-out replica sleeve with the iconic Blinko fetus artwork and booklet.
SEVERIN FILMS
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CAT #: SEV 10507UH
FILE UNDER: Misc
HOPPER, DENNIS Out Of The Blue (4k Ultra HD) 3xUHD
4K Ultra HD. "The 4k restoration of Dennis Hopper's lost classic with 15+ hours of special features. It's been called 'shocking' (Film Comment), 'blistering' (Filmmaker) and 'a flat-out masterpiece' (The Playlist) yet remained virtually unseen for over 40 years. Now experience this 'haunting portrait of juvenile delinquency that ranks among the most powerful in American cinema' (Chicago Reader) from actor/director Dennis Hopper as it's never been seen before: Linda Manz 'gives one of the greatest teenage performances of all time' (Film Comment) as a 15-year-old who idolizes Elvis, punk rock and her ex-con father (Hopper), is surrounded by junkies and predators, and follows them all down a one-way road to oblivion. Sharon Farrell (The Stunt Man), Don Gordon (The Last Movie) and Raymond Burr co-star in 'a film about extremes, directed by an extremist' (Time Out) featuring music by Neil Young."
SILVER CURRENT
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CAT #: SILVER 047LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
LATTIMORE & GROWING, MARY Gainer LP
"Critically acclaimed harpist and experimental composer Mary Lattimore and big amp ambient pioneers Growing have united for their first collaboration: Gainer. Remastered here from its original release (previously digital only), Gainer is now available for the first time on vinyl in plush packaging including UV spot gloss 'invisible ink'-style jacket printing. Comprised of two side-long pieces, Gainer is less a meeting point of harp and drone guitars and much more a singular creative group vision made up of elemental movements, electrically charged flow and a symphonic aura by three masters of contemporary ambient and experimental composition. Gainer is rumored to be the first record in a series of collaborative albums by Lattimore and Growing. Based on the premiere statement at hand, let's hope it shall be so!"
SONG CYCLE RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: CY 983LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
FOX, TERRY Audioworks LP
Last copies, reduced price. Song Cycle Records present a reissue of Terry Fox's Audio Works, originally released in 1983. Terry Fox (1943, Seattle-2008, Cologne) was one of the leading pioneers of American body art and conceptual art. He became famous in the '70s with performances and installations, which took their point of origin in the transformative processes of materials, and in which he used his own body as a medium for exploring often extreme psychological and physical experiences. With his lifelong exploration of sound and space, Terry Fox was also one of the pioneers of contemporary sound art. Terry Fox belongs to those artists of the '60s and '70s who radically rejected traditional art forms and sought new forms of artistic expressions. In numerous installations, performances, and street events he directed attention to everyday phenomena and aspects of social existence. He researched unknown or little regarded aspects of energy in substances and materials, most especially sound and vibration. Since the '80s Terry Fox composed objects, language, acoustic, and process-oriented events into multilayered images in space and time. In his later years, quiet sounds at the limit of audibility became more and more prominent. This collection of Terry Fox's AudioWorks was published in 1983, during the time he lived in Florence, by Maurizio Nannucci in the Recorthings series of audio cassettes on the Exit & Exempla label. Recorthings is a record label linked to the activities of Zona non-profit art space (1974/1985) and to the broadcasting program Zonaradio (1981/1983).
SONOR MUSIC EDITIONS (ITALY)
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CAT #: SME 079LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ORMI E LA SUA ORCHESTRA, PAOLO P.O.X. Sound LP
Sonor Music Editions team was able to rescue from oblivion the lost tapes of this incredible recording, composed and orchestrated by the great Italian arranger and pianist Paolo Ormi. Originally conceived in 1972 at RCA studios in Rome, the album has been never officially released on any commercial/physical format until now. A promo Stereo-8 was only issued at the time on a ridiculous run, and only distributed for non-commercial purposes among the TV circuits. P.O.X. Sound is a really special Latin-funk banger that anticipates P.O.X. Sound Vol. 2 LP, issued in 1973, and clearly shows maestro Ormi's strong Latin-influenced take on music with tones of groovy Latin jazz, exciting breaks and hot Latin funk groovers. A fabulous album from start to finish and another lost gem of the 1970s Italian music scene rediscovered.
SOUFFLE CONTINU RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: FFL 015LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
WILEN, BARNEY Moshi 2LP/DVD
2022 restock. Deluxe remastered reissue of Barney Wilen's 1972 album Moshi, featuring additional artwork and a 20-page booklet of rare pictures, sheet music, and the original liner notes. Includes a bonus DVD (packaged with exclusive artwork) of Caroline de Bendern's 1971 film à l'intention de Mlle Issoufou à Bilma, documenting this amazing African journey. "In 1970 Barney Wilen assembled a team of filmmakers, technicians, and musicians to travel to Africa for the purpose of recording the music of the native pygmy tribes. Upon returning to Paris two years later, he created Moshi, a dark, eccentric effort fusing avant jazz sensibilities with African rhythms, ambient sound effects, and melodies rooted in American blues traditions. Cut with French and African players including guitarist Pierre Chaze, pianist Michel Graillier, and percussionist Didier Leon, this is music with few precedents or followers, spanning from extraterrestrial dissonance to earthbound, street-legal funk. Wilen pays little heed to conventional structure, assembling tracks like 'Afrika Freak Out' and 'Zombizar' from spare parts of indeterminate origins." --Jason Ankeny, AllMusic
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CAT #: FFL 073LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
TUSQUES, FRANCOIS Piano Dazibao LP
Reissue of François Tusques's Piano Dazibao, originally released in 1970. To avoid the "Quésaco?" on the sleeve of Piano Dazibao, François Tusques explains everything: "A wall mural on which the Red Guard expressed their opinions during the Chinese proletarian cultural revolution. So much for the 'Dazibao', very good; but the piano in all that?" The piano, François Tusques was self-taught and his work was influenced by Jelly Roll Morton and Earl Hines before discovering Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and then... free jazz. In Paris in 1965, Tusques mixed with Michel Portal, François Jeanneau, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Aldo Romano, or Jacques Thollot. He also met Don Cherry and above all recorded, with other like-minded Frenchmen (Portal and Jeanneau alongside Bernard Vitet, Beb Guérin, and Charles Saudrais), the first album of free jazz in France, named... Free Jazz. In 1967, Tusques again served up Le Nouveau Jazz, this time in the company of Barney Wilen (and Guérin, Jenny-Clark, Romano). Three years later his thirst for freedom led him to isolation; between May and September 1970, the pianist recorded, at his home, the first of two albums that he would release on Futura Records: Piano Dazibao and Dazibao N°2 (FFL 074LP). Under the influence of Mao and Lewis Carroll, the free spirit roamed and composed seven tracks which are not so much free as libertarian. As an homage to some friends (Don Cherry, Sunny Murray, Archie Shepp, Clifford Thornton but also Colette Magny, Michel Le Bris or the Théâtre du Chêne Noir), the pianist played cascading bouquets of notes, free-form wanderings, blues-ambushed dances, growls, discords, a fatal requiem... A cherished freedom, songs of hope and demands, François Tusques offers the most unrelenting of independent records. Licensed from Futura / Marge. Carefully remastered from the master tapes. 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: FFL 074LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
TUSQUES, FRANCOIS Dazibao n2 LP
Reissue of François Tusques's Dazibao n°2, originally released in 1971. This was of course not the first time that François Tusques was a "headline act". In 1965, he recorded, with other like-minded Frenchmen (François Jeanneau, Michel Portal, Bernard Vitet, Beb Guérin, and Charles Saudrais), the first album of free jazz in France, named... Free Jazz. In 1967, Tusques again served up Le Nouveau Jazz, in the company of Barney Wilen (and Beb Guérin, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, and Aldo Romano). Three years later, between May and September 1970, the pianist recorded, at his home, Piano Dazibao (FFL 073LP), an album on which he multiplied joyful escapades as a critical iconoclast. The following year Tusques recorded Dazibao N°2, which shows him as an incisive commentator of his times. Following in the footsteps of Don Cherry, who he had met a few years earlier in Paris, Tusques made a plea for "friendship between all the peoples of the world" to the sound of Universalist hymns which transported us from Africa to Asia. But it is really a song to America, evoking the assassination of the activist George Jackson and the mutiny in Attica prison, before covering "Seize the Time" by Elaine Brown -- three years after the release of Dazibao N°2, she became the first (and only) woman to lead the Black Panther Party. The turmoil of Piano Dazibao, was opposed, on Dazibao N°2, by long, labyrinthine tracks with alternating discords and repetitions. Often using prepared piano, Tusques was more percussive (even heady) than ever, exposing a melody with solid hammer strikes or painting an image which radiated peace in spite of the storms. Piano Dazibao and Dazibao N°2 thus form the two sides of one coin, which displays the effigy of François Tusques, an international national monument. Licensed from Futura / Marge. Carefully remastered from the master tapes. 180 gram vinyl.
SOULGRAMMA (ITALY)
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CAT #: SOULG 003LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WOODS, CAROL Out Of The Woods LP
Soulgramma present a reissue of Carol Woods's Out Of The Woods, originally released in 1971. Carol Woods was born in Jamaica, New York in 1943. She was deeply influenced by her grandfather, a Pentecostal minister, and her mother Marion Jones, which led her to become lead singer with the local church choir. A necessary soulful album long out of print. Recorded in London and published on Ember (British label formed in the early 1960s by club owner and promoter Jeffrey S. Kruger, owner of the Flamingo Club, London) in 1971, Out Of The Woods is still a shiny gem on its own. The four tracks on her singles were included and the rhythm section backing tracks for the remainder were put down by Beau Ray Fleming (well known for his studio work with Mandrill) in New York. Ember's producer, Mike Berry, then added Carol's vocals and the horn section. Woods's vocals are full and rich and the record has a sort of post-Supremes vibe with an obvious seventies approach. Since that time Carol has found success in stage musicals, such as One Mo Time where she took over the role of Big Bertha Williams, the hard drinking vaudeville star. She has also appeared in movies, including Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) where she played Eddie's aunt. Fully licensed. 180 gram vinyl.
SOUND SIGNATURE
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CAT #: SS 087EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PARRISH, THEO It's Out Of Your Control 12"
"It's Out Of Your Control" featuring Maurissa Rose.
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CAT #: SS 088B-EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PARRISH, THEO Ooh Bass 12"
"Ooh Bass" features Marcellus Pittman.
SPITTLE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: SPITTLE 127LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Punk And Disorderly Volume 1 LP
New vinyl editions of the three legendary Punk And Disorderly compilations originally released between 1982 and 1983. At the dawn of the eighties the first volume arrived as a fiery statement from the heart of the British punk scene. Back in the day, the glorious early punk energy was still alive and, in the meantime, transforming through a wave of new bands coming up with fresh ideas and attitudes. Thanks to a great selection of both originators and newcomers, the whole explosive energy that was at the core of punk movement is perfectly captured throughout these three landmark compilations. An incredible roster of bands such as Vice Squad, Blitz, Chaos UK, Anti-Nowhere League, Vibrators, Angelic Upstarts... all original British punk acts except the San Francisco based Dead Kennedys represented here with their seminal hit "Kill The Poor". This is fierce, loud, and raw music caught in the midst of transition between punk rock and its next "hardcore" evolution. All three volumes feature brand new track lists including bonus tracks not available in the first editions. Volume 1 features Vice Squad, Disorder, Peter And The Test Tube Babies, Red Alert, Blitz, Dead Kennedys, The Partisans, The Insane, Abrasive Wheels, Chaos UK, Outcasts, Anti-Nowhere League, The Defects, and Special Duties.
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CAT #: SPITTLE 128LP
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VA Punk And Disorderly Volume 2 LP
New vinyl editions of the three legendary Punk And Disorderly compilations originally released between 1982 and 1983. At the dawn of the eighties the first volume arrived as a fiery statement from the heart of the British punk scene. Back in the day, the glorious early punk energy was still alive and, in the meantime, transforming through a wave of new bands coming up with fresh ideas and attitudes. Thanks to a great selection of both originators and newcomers, the whole explosive energy that was at the core of punk movement is perfectly captured throughout these three landmark compilations. An incredible roster of bands such as Vice Squad, Blitz, Chaos UK, Anti Nowhere League, Vibrators, Angelic Upstarts... all original British punk acts except the San Francisco based Dead Kennedys represented here with their seminal hit "Kill The Poor". This is fierce, loud, and raw music caught in the midst of transition between punk rock and its next "hardcore" evolution. All three volumes feature brand new track lists including bonus tracks not available in the first editions. Volume 2 features The Expelled, The Insane, One Way System, Court Martial, Violators, Abrasive Wheels, Disorder, Erazerhead, Vice Squad, Instant Agony, Last Rites, and Dead Man's Shadow.
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CAT #: SPITTLE 129LP
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VA Punk And Disorderly Volume 3 LP
New vinyl editions of the three legendary Punk And Disorderly compilations originally released between 1982 and 1983. At the dawn of the eighties the first volume arrived as a fiery statement from the heart of the British punk scene. Back in the day, the glorious early punk energy was still alive and, in the meantime, transforming through a wave of new bands coming up with fresh ideas and attitudes. Thanks to a great selection of both originators and newcomers, the whole explosive energy that was at the core of punk movement is perfectly captured throughout these three landmark compilations. An incredible roster of bands such as Vice Squad, Blitz, Chaos UK, Anti Nowhere League, Vibrators, Angelic Upstarts... all original British punk acts except the San Francisco based Dead Kennedys represented here with their seminal hit "Kill The Poor". This is fierce, loud, and raw music caught in the midst of transition between punk rock and its next "hardcore" evolution. All three volumes feature brand new track lists including bonus tracks not available in the first editions. Volume 3 features Abrasive Wheels, One Way System, The Destructors, The Expelled, The Samples, Angelic Upstarts, The Vibrators, The Exploited, The Ejected, Chron Gen, The Violators, Resistance 77, Major Accident, Riot Squad, and The Blood.
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CAT #: SPITTLE 130LP
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999 The Biggest Tour In Sport LP
Spittle Records present a reissue of 999's The Biggest Tour In Sport, originally released in 1980. Formed in London in 1976, at the dawn of punk explosion, and still going strong to this day, 999 are one of UK's finest punk-rock bands of all-time, and certainly one of the longest-lived ones on the scene. Intended to capture the band on their extensive 1980 US tour, producer Vic Maile was flown to NYC to record a show in Long Island. Unfortunately, the tapes supplied didn't fit the recording unit and so in order to save the already scheduled release, recordings from an earlier London gig were used instead! First released in the US in November 1980, The Biggest Tour In Sport consists of six songs capturing the band's live excitement in performing several of their hits such as "Homicide", "Emergency", and "Feeling Alright with Crew".
STUDIO MULE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: STUDIOMUL 039LP
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NONAKA, EIKI A-Key LP
Once again Studio Mule dives deep into the music history of Japan, unearthing the multi-colored album A-Key by Eiki Nonaka, released as CD only on the short-lived Japanese label Sun & Moon Records in 1995. An album, that uniquely unifies global ethnic music styles, the playfulness of jazz, innovative electronic soundscapes, and the winding personality of spiritual music. It's the only solo album of a musician that has influenced the advancement of electronic Japanese music culture since the early 1980s. Eiki Nonaka was part of electronic new age quartet Interiors releasing the two minimalistic, synth-pop leaning albums: Interior (1982) and Design (1987). Likewise, he was a member of Haruomi Hosono's band Friends Of Earth, playing, voicing, and tuning the drum machine, guitar, synthesizers, and microphone on their second landmark experimental, pop electronic album Sex, Energy and Star, released Hosono's outstanding Non-Standard label in 1986. His one-and-only solo album A-Key features the essence of all his musical journeys until 1995, bringing, as he puts it on his blog: "all my musical career up to that point designed in sounds that were ringing in my head at that time. It's extremely introspective, but the various mental landscapes of that time are still vibrating fresh and acoustically new."
SUB ROSA (BELGIUM)
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CAT #: SR 452LP
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SIDHARTA, OTTO Four Indonesian Electronic Pieces 1979-1984 LP
Limited restock; LP version. Features four selections from the double-CD version, Indonesian Electronic Music 1979-92. Fascinating and unreleased before music by Otto Sidharta, pioneer of Indonesian electronic music. Electronic compositions that integrated natural sounds and urban sounds to this extent were extremely rare at the time they were recorded, which in turn gives them a unique form of intensity. This collection is released as an entry in Sub Rosa's Early Electronic series.Otto Sidharta was born in Bandung, Indonesia November 6, 1955. In 1978 he studied music composition in Jakarta Institute of Arts under guidance of Slamet Abdul Sjukur. In 1984 he continued his post graduate study in composition and electronic music with Professor Ton de Leeuw in Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam. In 2015 he started his doctoral study at Institute Seni Indonesia Surakarta, finishing in 2016. Sidharta's interest in using environmental sounds and synthetics sounds to express his musical ideas developed when he was a student at the Jakarta Institute of Arts. He performed his first electronic music piece, "Kemelut", based on water sounds in the First Indonesian Young Composer Festival (Pekan Komponis Muda) in 1979. In 1979 he begin to collect some nature and animal sounds on Nias Island, Borneo (Kalimantan) jungle, Riau islands, and other remote places. These sounds were used as material for some of his works such as "Ngendau", "Hutan Plastik", and "East Wind". Otto Sidharta is still alive and performing around the world.
SUBLIME FREQUENCIES
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CAT #: SF 120LP
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TAM, PHUONG Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul (1964-1966) 2LP
Sublime Frequencies present the first ever retrospective of Ph??ng Tâm, the groundbreaking Saigon teenager who became one of the first singers to perform and record rock and roll in 1960s Vietnam. By chance in early 2020, Hannah Hà (USA) learned that her mother, Ph??ng Tâm, had once been a famous young singer, performer and recording artist at the heart of Saigon's music scene in the early 1960s. The family had heard some mention of their mom as a singer at the time, but the extent of her legacy and the many songs she had recorded came as a big surprise. Further investigations soon led Hannah to producer Mark Gergis, compiler of Saigon Rock and Soul (SF 060CD, 2010), enlisting him to join her on a journey of discovery and recovery. The result is this essential document of Ph??ng Tâm's brief but prolific career, and at the same time, reuniting the long-lost music with its singer. The unique strengths and qualities of Ph??ng Tâm's voice, coupled with her commanding stage presence, had swiftly elevated her to top billings on Saigon's nightclub stages. Parallel to the brutality and uncertainty of an already protracted war, South Vietnam's music and recording industry were developing at a rapid pace in the early 1960s. Globally, musical trends with wild, ephemeral dance crazes were being thought up weekly; the twist, hully gully, the mashed potato -- none of them a problem for Ph??ng Tâm. She soon caught the attention of Saigon's leading recording companies and composers (Y Vân, Khánh B?ng, Tr??ng H?i, Thanh S?n, Y V? and M?c Th? Nhân, among others). Her energy translated unsurprisingly well in the studio, backed by electric guitars, contrabass, drums, lush brass sections, saxophone, piano, organ and rich backing vocals. Between 1964-1966, Ph??ng Tâm would record almost 30 known tracks, released by the three main record companies in Saigon. The teenage starlet became a vital centerpiece of pop music of the time, and one of the very first singers to perform and record rock and roll (known locally as nh?c kích ??ng, or, action music) -- though as you'll hear, she could also transform a jazz ballad into something otherworldly. While these musical styles were undeniably influenced by contemporary trends worldwide, the musicians and composers worked to localize the sounds, incorporating linguistic adaptations, lyrical content and past artistic traditions into something all their own. In 1966, as Saigon's music scene continued to evolve and escalate, Ph??ng Tâm walked away from her singing career without looking back -- marrying the man she loved and beginning the next rich chapter of her life. But her recorded output had laid the stylistic groundwork for the following generations of singers, and many of the songs she first sang would later be further popularized by others. Her impactful, but short-spanning career has seen her legacy remain historically understated until now. Due to the lack of master tapes or documentation from pre-1975 Vietnam, and the scarcity of records and tapes that had survived the war, it was difficult to grasp the extent of Ph??ng Tâm's discography. A collective effort was required in sourcing materials and information to compile this record, involving key collectors and producers internationally (Jan Hagenkötter, C??ng Ph?m, Adam Fargason, Khoa Hà -- granddaughter of composer Y Vân, and researcher Jason Gibbs). As the veils of history were slowly lifted, the genuine thrill was witnessing Ph??ng Tâm herself, hearing these songs for the first time in over 50 years -- sometimes since the day she recorded them. At the heart of this project is a family story -- Hannah Hà's dedication to recovering and sharing her mother's musical legacy is helping put Ph??ng Tâm back on center stage after 55 years. But it is also a story that adds critical context to the fragmented understanding of Vietnamese popular culture during the 20th century, particularly after so much has been lost to war and dislocation. The album features 25 tracks, restored and remastered from original records and reel tapes. Deluxe double LP release comes with two 14-page booklets in English and Vietnamese, featuring extensive liner notes by Hannah Hà and Mark Gergis, exclusive photos, album and sheet music art, original magazine and newspaper extracts, nightclub advertisements and more.
SYSTEMATIC (GERMANY)
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CAT #: SYST 013EP
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BODZIN, STEPHAN Tron Caligula Marathon Man (The Remixes) 2x12"
For the first time ever brand new remixes of Stephan Bodzin's iconic Systematic classic tracks from the years 2005 and 2006 with high grade remixers on the desk only. Stephan's massive Tron with new interpretations by Raxon (Ellum, Kompakt), Mathew Jonson (Wagon Repair, M_nus), Elax, Fedele (Ex-Agents Of Time) with a massive remix of "Caligula", and Hannes Bieger with an exclusive reinterpretation of "Marathon Man".
THINK ZIK! (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TZA 021LP
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THINK ZIK! ALL STAR Acoustic Love Sessions 2LP
Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve. Acoustic "Love" Sessions, is the first part of the Acoustic Sessions collection conceived by the Think Zik! label. The concept is simple: 14 love songs in English revisited in their simplest form... In these times when music is so formatted, the freshness of this organic album, is a pleasure to hear by finding the salt of great voices such as Ben L'Oncle Soul, Imany, Rover, Faada Freddy, Tété, China Moses, or Hugh Coltman. Also highlighted are new voices, such as Saandia, Anwar, Ginne Marker, or Yaya Minté. The album was produced by Johan Dalgaard, pianist/keyboardist known for playing with Benjamin Biolay, Jean-Louis Aubert, Gaëtan Roussel. Dalgaard also produced Alain Chamfort's album which was awarded at the Victoires de la Musique in 2019, several albums of Christophe Maé and the latest album of Bénabar. Also features Paper Plane, Axelle Rousseau, and E.B.
TRADING PLACES (UK)
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CAT #: TDP 54033LP
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SIR LORD BALTIMORE Kingdom Come LP
2022 restock. Trading Places present a reissue of Sir Lord Baltimore's Kingdom Come, originally released in 1970. Hard-rocking Brooklyn trio Sir Lord Baltimore's highly sought-after debut album is a legendary precursor of the heavy metal genre, a 1971 Creem review of the disc perhaps the first to ever use the term. The group benefited from the songwriting and production team of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos, Appel the future manager of Bruce Springsteen and Cretecos already heady from success with The Partridge Family; recorded at Vantone Studios in New Jersey, it was mixed to fine effect by Eddie Kramer at Electric Ladyland, fresh from his work with Jimi Hendrix. Guitarist Louis Dambra co-arranged the material with Appel and Cretecos; he had earlier played in garage band The Koala as Louis Caine, and here his screeching guitar is a major draw, backed by plodding bass from Gary Justin, as front man John Garner shrieks his vocals while pounding furious drumbeats. Aside from a tough cover of Ray Charles's "I Got A Woman" and a track inspired by Yeats poem, "Lake Isle Of Innersfree," the album features heavily-stoned acid rock originals, delivered the Sir Lord Baltimore way. 180 gram vinyl; gatefold sleeve. Licensed by Cherry Red.
TRESOR (GERMANY)
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CAT #: TRESOR 009LP
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3MB FEATURING MAGIC JUAN ATKINS 3MB featuring Magic Juan Atkins 2LP
2022 repress; double LP version. 180 gram vinyl; includes download code. Tresor Records reissue a classic from the early catalog, 3MB featuring Magic Juan Atkins. Initially released in 1992, Juan Atkins joined forces with Moritz von Oswald and Thomas Fehlmann, for the second iteration of the latter duo's 3 Men in Berlin project, producing a monumental collaboration between Berlin and Detroit that profoundly affected the path forward for techno music. The impact this album holds is evident in how it elevates beyond a singular or separable representation of its origins. Instead, it resonates through a collaborative nature that reflects its inherent melting pot. Where hints of each member's sound -- Atkins's mangled and bouncing funk, von Oswald's purist echoes and foundation rumblings, and Fehlmann's ambient meshes -- may be heard coalescing in a slipstream, and at other times tussling in fervent unfoldings. It may be almost 30 years old, but it remains deeply innovative at its core -- folding and warping, unrelenting from its vision. Densely packed is a propulsive drive of discordant bubbling and jazz-induced textures. Featuring much-beloved tracks such as "Jazz Is The Teacher" and "Die Kosmischen Kuriere", Atkins, von Oswald and Fehlmann forming an emission bound together as a mould of metropolis navigation. Be it amid destructed realities harboring the bleakest of nights, or long-lensed sci-fi visions, joining dots between the position of the feet and the head. The flanging pads and chirruping percussion of "Jazz Is The Teacher" lead in a moment in dance music that is as legendary as iconic, shifting into terrains far-out, receiving astral missives then rendering them to groove. Laidback, soulful and affective, it equals ultra-funky, interstellar techno that, once heard, leaves us never quite the same.
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CAT #: TRESOR 027LP
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HOOD, ROBERT Internal Empire 2LP
2022 repress; double LP version. 2019 remaster. Twenty-five years after its initial release, Tresor Records present a remastered reissue of Robert Hood's Internal Empire album, originally released in 1994. A master work, then and now, the ongoing importance of this album is indisputable, essential both to techno and to Tresor. It is a history intertwined. This work elevates its maker as master, and remain a cherished moment in the Tresor story, sharing an irrefutable singular magic, sounding as present and indispensable as when first created. To understand this work fully is to stand back and celebrate its impact. Originally released in 1994, Internal Empire marked a point of transition for Robert Hood moving on from his previous collaborations within Underground Resistance. Robert Hood advanced uncovering the power of true minimalism. Deep soul through a simplicity that showed how much could be done with so little. The devastating rhythms of this album forge the unmatched spirit of this sound, influencing generations to come. Remastered and re-cut.
TURBO RECORDINGS (CANADA)
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CAT #: TURBO 213LP
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PLASTIKMAN & CHILLY GONZALES Consumed In Key 3LP
2022 repress. Turbo Recordings present its grandest achievement yet, a reimagining of Plastikman's 1998 magnum opus Consumed, transformed as a new collaborative composition between original artist Richie Hawtin and musical genius Chilly Gonzales. This is an album three decades in the making, brought into the world by executive producer Tiga. A masterpiece of restraint, depth, and music as architectural vision, Consumed was profoundly influential, defining the soon-to-emerge minimal movement. Shortly after its 20th anniversary, Chilly Gonzales was inspired to compose accompanying piano pieces (counterparts) for each of the tracks and shared them with Tiga, who became the conduit between both artists and led the project to fruition on his label. Hawtin mixed the new combined work, allowing each artist their own space within the project, more of a sonic conversation between them than a conventional collaboration. The artwork is a reinterpretation of the original album's, flipped to black-and-white and with the cutout size transposed to the dimensions of a piano key, the die-cut in the white outer sleeve revealing a shiny black foil stamp on the black inner sleeves. Vinyl and packaging were made using recycled materials.
VIA PARIGI (FRANCE)
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CAT #: VIA 005LP
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ROOTSMAN/MUSLIMGAUZE, THE City of Djinn 2LP
The first vinyl issue of original material previously published in 1997 on CD by Third Eye Music (The Rootsman's own CD imprint). The second collaboration between Muslimgauze and The Rootsman following the Amahar release (VIA 001LP). Arguably one of the highpoints from both these UK sonic pioneers (John Bolotten, aka The Rootmsan, and Bryn Jones, aka Muslimgauze). Double album housed in a sleeve designed by Oleg Galay. Limited edition vinyl pressing. Includes insert.
WOODSIST
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CAT #: WOODSIST 034LP
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REAL ESTATE Real Estate LP
2022 repress. 2009 release. LP version. "Real Estate waft in on vibes of hazy summers past. The New Jersey quartet of Martin Courtney IV, Matthew Mondanile III, Etienne Pierre Duguay and Alex Bleeker cut the sleeves short and the pop smooth to shade you from the midday heat. Every song works its way to that part of your consciousness that reveled in the fleeting waves of freedom that eked in once classes broke and the sun lingered a little longer over suburban roofs. And with three quarters of the band holding down Garden State roots it's no surprise that a bit of Jersey indie-pop heritage sneaks its way into their sound, lifting the most sun streaked moments from The Feelies and Yo La Tengo and filtering them through the kaleidoscope of memories aimless drives through parched neighborhood streets. Martin Courtney's songwriting has a way of wrapping up the immediacy of youth with the ennui of age for the perfect shade of bittersweet bliss, mind you though, much heavier on the sweet than the bitter. Add to this Mondanile's (Ducktails/ Predator Vision) shimmering guitar strains full of equal parts sea foam and beer foam, pepper in the boardwalk clatter of Duguay's drums Bleeker's staccato low end and the perfect afternoon is just a lawn chair and boom box away." --Andy French/raven sings the blues
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CAT #: WOODSIST 071LP
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MORBY, KEVIN Harlem River LP
2022 repress, color vinyl. Originally released in 2013. Forest green opaque vinyl. "Harlem River marks the solo debut of songwriter Kevin Morby. Known for his work as the singer/guitarist for Brooklyn band The Babies and bassist for Woods, the Kansas City native and new Los Angeles resident calls the record 'an homage to New York City,' his adopted home for the past five years. Harlem River features eight interweaving tales of tragedy and misfortune from a series of desperate characters playing out their dramas with the city as backdrop. A departure from some of the signature sounds of his better-known projects, Morby's solo material glistens with a haunting intimacy. He maintains that the songs are about other people, but it's hard not to feel a piece of him in each one -- a half-imagined, half-painfully personal world of lost love, addiction, violence and prayers for the departed. The album was recorded in Los Angeles in February and March of 2013 with producer Rob Barbato, who recorded The Babies' second album Our House on the Hill and whose guitar and bass work figure prominently on Harlem River. It also features drummer Justin Sullivan (The Babies) as well as contributions from Will Canzoneri, Tim Presley (White Fence), Dan Lead, and Cate Le Bon."
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CAT #: WOODSIST 075LP
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MORBY, KEVIN Still Life LP
2022 repress, color vinyl. Originally released in 2014. Transparent green vinyl. "Received a 7.9 rating from Pitchfork. Still Life is the second solo album from Kevin Morby. The namesake of the record is an art piece by Maynard Monrow entitled Still Life with the Rejects from the Land of Misfit Toys. The album's title has several meanings. On the surface, it refers to Morby's change in lifestyle that came with moving to Los Angeles from New York in August of 2013. But he also admits that the title is ironic. The songs from Still Life were written during yet another period of tour and travel for Morby, as he spent almost all of 2013 on the road with Woods (with whom Morby parted ways amicably last year), The Babies (who are currently on hiatus) and as a solo artist. The album reflects both this time in transit and the quiet confines of his new home in Montecito Heights. Scenes of performers, audience expectations and the paradoxical confines of a roving individual perpetually caught in a crowd percolate the songs, notably in 'The Jester, The Tramp & The Acrobat,' and 'Parade.' (Morby calls the latter an elegy of sorts for one of his major influences, Lou Reed.) Violent fates, wrestling with destiny and the nature of death creep into songs like 'The Ballad of Arlo Jones,' 'Bloodsucker' and 'Amen.' Even Morby's more obvious love songs like 'All of My Life,' 'Drowning' and 'Our Moon' are highly bittersweet; the characters seem to never quite find each other, but perhaps they find themselves. As with Harlem River, Still Life is produced by Rob Barbato (Cass McCombs, Darker My Love) who adds his signature guitar and bass playing to the album. The album was engineered and mixed by Drew Fischer, who also worked on Harlem River and The Babies' second full-length album Our House on the Hill, and recorded between March and June of 2014 at Barbato and Fischer's new studio, Comp'ny. Morby is also once again joined by Justin Sullivan (The Babies) on drums and percussion. Sullivan is a fixture in Morby's live band. Solo artist (and Cate Le Bon guitarist) H. Hawkline handled bass duties for Morby on the tour and contributes bass to three songs on the record that were a live staple. Multi-instrumentalist Will Canzoneri (Le Bon, Cass McCombs, Jessica Pratt), who also performed live with Morby on the tour and who was a contributor on Harlem River, performs piano and organ on the album."
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CAT #: WOODSIST 085LP
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WOODS City Sun Eater In The River Of Light LP
2022 repress, color vinyl. Originally released in 2016. Red vinyl. "Received a 7.6 rating from Pitchfork. Woods have always been experts at distilling life epiphanies into compact chunks of psychedelic folk that exists just outside of any sort of tangible time or place. Maybe those epiphanies were buried under cassette manipulation or drum-and-drone freakouts, or maybe they were cloaked in Jeremy Earl's lilting falsetto, but over the course of an impressive eight albums, Woods refined and drilled down their sound into City Sun Eater in the River of Light, their ninth LP and second recorded in a proper studio. It's a dense record of rippling guitar, lush horns and seductive, bustling anxiety about the state of the world. It's still the Woods you recognize, only now they're dabbling in zonked-out Ethiopian jazz, pulling influence from the low-key simmer of Brown Rice, and tapping into the weird dichotomy of making a home in a claustrophobic city that feels full of possibility even as it closes in on you. City Sun Eater in the River of Light is concise, powerful, anxious -- barreling headlong into an uncertain, constantly shifting new world." --Sam Hockley-Smith
WORRIED SONGS
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CAT #: WS 007LP
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ALLRED, JOSEPH The Rambles & Rags of Shiloh LP
"The prominent biblical city of Shiloh was first mentioned in the Book of Joshua: And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them" (Joshua 18:1) It held a perhaps unsurpassed place of importance for the Israelites until the construction of Solomon's Temple and elevation of Jerusalem as the capital of a united Israel some centuries later. The Shiloh, which is the primary matter of interest here, is not the biblical city, but rather a namesake community in rural Overton County, Tennessee, situated in the Upper Cumberland region of the Appalachian Plateau near the Tennessee/Kentucky border. It isn't a town, but a community made up of a church, two cemeteries, a smattering of houses, some farmland surrounded by forested hills, and a mostly gravel road. The West Fork of the Obey River tumbles through the area at a fairly leisurely pace, and Joseph's father, who was born in the adjacent and slightly easier to access community of Allred, always called Shiloh Road "the River Road" since the road and the river often unfurl through the valley side by side. The instrumental pieces for guitars and banjo on the album at hand mostly depict images and events, both real and imagined, that take place in Shiloh and the broader river valley it's situated in. "I won't go into the details of the inspiration for each tune here," Allred comments, "but I will say that Shiloh is a place where the distinction between past and present isn't always clearly defined. It's a kind of 'mandorla,' a place where the spheres of past and present, dead and living, immanent and transcendent, overlap. It's also a place that has attracted some odd characters over the years, or just people who are weary and trying to find refuge. Though I grew up in a small town about 25 miles away from Shiloh and have lived in Boston since 2016, my dad's side of the family has been in the area for over 200 years, and that valley feels a lot like the place I'll be buried when I die." Gatefold sleeve; art by Jonny Brokenbrow."Joseph Allred's recent outpouring of excellent releases has been an impressive enough feat on its own considering how unique they all are in relation to one another and how focused each one is when taken as individual statements. The Rambles & Rags of Shiloh strikes such a deceptively comfortable balance between more familiar folk guitar approaches and Allred's own wholly distinctive techniques that it'd be hard to believe it was the same person playing everything if you were able to ignore how seamlessly it all fits together." --Rob Noyes"If you don't know Allred already, you will soon." --Byron Coley
WRWTFWW RECORDS (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 060CD
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TAKADA, MIDORI Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter CD
WRWTFWW Records and MEG Museum (Geneva) present the first new solo album by renowned Japanese percussionist Midori Takada in 23 years, Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter. Recorded in a live setting and played with instruments conserved in the collections of the MEG Museum, Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter is Midori Takada's very own rendition of "Nhemamusasa", a traditional work emblematic of the musical repertoire for mbira of the Shona of Zimbabwe, well known worldwide, thanks notably to its version by Paul F. Berliner included on the famed 1973 album The Soul of Mbira. The choice of this title by Midori Takada evokes the links between traditional African and contemporary music which are the foundation of this work, and it also translates the resolutely multicultural vision of the artist. Midori Takada explains: "African music is remarkable for its polyrhythms. Not only are there simultaneously several rhythmic motifs, sometimes as many as ten, but furthermore it may be that the part played by each musician has its own starting point and its own pace, all combining to form a cycle. All the cycles progress at the same time according to a single metrical structure which functions as a reference point, but which is not played by any one person from beginning to end. The structure emerges out of the multi-level parts, all different. With the Shona, the musical system is based on the polymelody: one performs simultaneously several melodic lines which are superimposed, each having its own rhythmic organization. It is truly captivating. In Western classical music, one four-beat rhythm induces some precise temporal framework and regular reference points, which come on the strong beats 1 and 3. But in the logic of the Shona musical system, and in other African music, the melody can begin in the very middle of the cycle and be continued up to some other place in an autonomous manner, as if it had its own personality. It's very rich." Includes in-depth liner notes that include an interview with Midori Takada, a point of view by Zimbabwean scholar, musician and activist Forward Mazuruse, and background information on the project by Isabel Garcia Gomez and Madeleine Leclair from MEG Museum. Artwork by celebrated Zimbabwean painter Portia Zvavahera.
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 061CD
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TAKADA, MIDORI You Who Are Leaving To Nirvana CD
WRWTFWW Records and MEG Museum (Geneva) announce a new full-length album by celebrated Japanese percussionist Midori Takada, in collaboration with Buddhist monks belonging to the Samgha group of the Shingon school of Koya-san, led by Reverend Syuukoh Ikawa. Recorded at The Premises Studio (London) and in Tokyo in 2019, You Who Are Leaving To Nirvana is a majestic work combining a suite of six Buddhist liturgical chants and a musical creation by Midori Takada. The Buddhist chants come from three types of repertoires: shomyo ("Teisan", "Unga-Bai", "Sange", "Taiyo"), but also goeika ("Kannon-Daiji") and mantra ("Hannya-Singyo"). After supervising the recording of the Buddhist chants, Midori Takada added her own compositions, with subtle layers of percussion and the melodies of her beloved marimba, giving full life to the sacred texts. Reverend Syuukoh Ikawa explains: "Shomyo is a form of declamation of sacred esoteric texts, inherited over many generations. The power of words goes far beyond their mere pronunciation. I think there is something that words alone cannot really convey. If I recite prayers in a musical way, the feeling transmitted will be even stronger than if I say it normally, in everyday language. I think that the musicality of a work carries a hidden power that cannot be expressed in words alone. The setting of the music has an additional power for you and for those around you who listen to it. The words of a song are not just words set to music. They carry an additional hidden power that cannot be expressed in any other way. Listening to Midori Takada's musical performance, the words truly seem to come alive." Original recordings of the Buddhist chants are held in the International Archives of Folk Music (IAFM) at the MEG Museum in Geneva. The album sleeve features an artwork by famed Japanese sculptor Katsura Funakoshi selected by Midori Takada.
ZEHRA (GERMANY)
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CAT #: ZEHRA 001LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
GHANIA WITH PHAROAH SANDERS, MALEEM MAHMOUD The Trance Of Seven Colors 2LP
2022 repress. Zehra present The Trance Of Seven Colors by master Gnawa musician Maleem Mahmoud Ghania and free jazz legend Pharoah Sanders, available on vinyl for the very first time. Originally released in 1994 on Bill Laswell's Axiom imprint, and produced by Bill Laswell, The Trance Of Seven Colors is the meeting of two true musical masters. Maleem Mahmoud Ghania (1951-2015), son of the master of Gnawa music Maleem Boubker Ghania and the famous clairvoyant and "moqaddema", A'isha Qabral, and a master of the traditional Gnawa style in his own right. Mahmoud learned this craft as a youth along with his brothers, walking from village to village, performing ceremonies with his father Boubker and was one of the few masters (Maleem) who continued to practice the Gnawa tradition strictly for healing (the central ritual of the Gnawa is the trance music ceremony -- with the purpose of healing or purification of the participants). With 30 cassette releases of music from the Gnawa repertoire with his own ensemble and performances at every major festival in Morocco, including performing for the King in various contexts, Mahmoud Ghania was also one of Morocco's most prominent professional musicians. In 1994, Bill Laswell and Pharoah Sanders went to Morocco equipped with just some mobile recording devices to record Ghania and a large ensemble of musicians (a good portion being family members) in a very intimate set-up at a private house. Sanders, the legendary free jazz musician, contributed the distinctive tenor saxophone sounds that gained him highest praise as a truly spiritual soul right from the days of playing with John Coltrane and his wife Alice and on seminal solo albums, like Karma (1969). The aptly titled The Trance Of Seven Colors ranks among the best Gnawa recordings ever released, making it onto The Vinyl Factory's list of "10 incredible percussive albums from around the world". 25 years after its original CD release, it is finally available on vinyl. Remastered for vinyl and vinyl cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. 180 gram vinyl; comes in gatefold sleeve; includes download code. "One of the most important albums of Gnawa trance music released in the '90s." --The Attic "first-hand access to Gnawa healing ceremonial music" --All Music
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ACID TEST
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CAT #: AT 006LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
RECONDITE Placid 2LP
2022 repress; double LP version. Includes download code. When Recondite aka Lorenz Brunner emerged in 2012 with his debut album, On Acid (AT 001LP), everyone was still learning about the German producer's inward-looking dancefloor sound. A few years later, his sinewy jams have proved near-universal -- like an underground Zelig, he's fit perfectly everywhere from Rødhåd's Dystopian label to Ghostly International and Innervisions. With Placid, Recondite's full-length return to Acid Test, he indulges his more outré tendencies -- and a welcome return it is.
BANG! RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: BANG 146LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ALLIN & ANTISEEN, G.G. Murder Junkies LP
Murder Junkies is the seventh studio album by G.G. Allin and featuring ANTiSEEN. This is GG Allin's final studio album to be released during his lifetime, originally released in 1991. Jeff Clayton, lead singer of ANTiSEEN, has described this album as a mixed blessing. Although he is very happy with the way it turned out, he thinks that a lot of people got the impression that they are nothing more than a backing band for G.G. Allin. Clayton has stated that G.G. Allin was very professional during the recording of the album, and he wonders how much of G.G. Allin's stage act was real and how much of it was "For The Marks". Now this album is being released for the first time as it was originally conceived, and it has been remastered in order to deliver the aggressive sound which with it was recorded.
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CAT #: BANG 154LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TRULY Fast Stories... from Kid Coma 2LP
Fast Stories... from Kid Coma is the debut studio album by the American rock band Truly, originally released in 1995. The album was put out by Capitol Records' Revolution imprint, while the vinyl edition was handled by Sub Pop. And now it is being reissued by Bang! Records. Fast Stories... from Kid Coma is loosely a concept album about a comatose kid "reliving a past summer of grandeur." The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "a hard-hitting, insistent record that occasionally overreached in its attempts to distance itself from its contemporaries." Trouser Press wrote: "Heavy but never bludgeoning, melodic but never cheesy, excessive but never ridiculous, Fast Stories is an extended trip into several of rock's outer dimensions." Loudwire ranked the album at twenty-sixth in their list of "The 30 Best Grunge Albums of All Time". Kerrang! wrote that Fast Stories... from Kid Coma "remains a genuinely vital album, and quite possibly the [grunge] genre's swan song." Louder Sound named the album in their list of "10 obscure but absolutely essential grunge albums". MTV called it "the great psychedelic hard rock rush of the year." Members of the band: Robert Roth (vocals, guitar), Hiro Yamamoto (bass guitar, member of Soundgarden), Mark Pickerel (drums, member of Screaming Trees).
BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: BORNBAD 153CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EVARISTE Il Ne Pense Qu'a Ca 1967-1970 CD
Évariste is one of the rare specimens of artist-cum-scientists. Among his kind stand others like Pierre Schaeffer, a Polytechnique graduate (an engineer but also the father of musique concrète) and the eccentric Boby Lapointe (graduate of the École centrale and inventor of the Bibi-binaire system, patented in 1968). Évariste's songwriting, joyful and full of energy (albeit extremely critical), shrouds an original tragedy: born in 1943 among résistants, Joël Sternheimer (aka Évariste) grew up without a father, lost to Auschwitz. In 1966, the young Joël sports Princeton's colorful paraphernalia, freshly returned from the country is in the midst of the Vietnam War. Joël, who's under the supervision of a rebellious physician, is dismissed. He regardless keeps following the prestigious seminaries of the Institute for Advanced Study, chaired by Oppenheimer, inventor of the atomic bomb. Likely inspired by the hippie movement and music, Joël buys a guitar and starts playing in Washington Square. Morisse is blown away by Lucien Morisse's tape and signs him onto the label right away. Michel Colombier, arranger for Serge Gainsbourg, contributes some of his original ideas to the 7" E=mc2. The organist Eddy Louis, who is to participate, in 1969, to the success of Claude Nougaro's Paris Mai (1969), also appears on the record. It's 1966 and the Antoine phenomenon (signed on Vogue) storms through France. Success comes around swiftly and in 1967 Évariste launches into a second 7", Wo I Nee, again arranged by Michel Colombier. Quantum mechanics fans finally get their anthem with "La Chasse Au Boson Intermédiaire" (Intermediary Boson Pursuit). A few months later, it's May '68 and everything's turned upside down. Évariste writes a series of songs inspired by the events, which he immediately submits to Lucien Morisse. When he hears the song "La Révolution" -- a father and son dialogue -- he can't take any more: AZ simply cannot release this. But there and then Lucien Morisse makes a gesture which will remain engraved in French music's history: sorry to be unable to officially stand by the singer, he encourages him to self-produce the record, but with his tacit support. Évariste keeps singing at the Sorbonne with "Jussieu's Gang" and "the young Renaud" he nicknames "le p'tit gavroche" (street urchin). Renaud volunteers to type the lyrics of the song "La Révolution" so that the chorus can be sung and recorded. The self-released 7" La Révolution/La Faute À Nanterre is sold under the table and door-to-door for half the price of a standard record, on and around the boulevard Saint-Michel; and it runs out fast. When the theater director Claude Confortès decides to adapt Wolinski's drawing series titled "Je Ne Veux Pas Mourir Idiot" (I don't want to die a fool), he asks Évariste to write the original soundtrack. Dominique Grange (writer of the song "Nous Sommes Les Nouveaux Partisans") soon joins the team. After 150 performances, Évariste leaves his place to Dominique Maurin (brother of Patrick Dewaere). Évariste composes the songs for Claude Confortès' next play, Je Ne Pense Qu'à Ça ("That's all I think about"), co-wrote with Wolinski in 1969. The comedians of the play record the songs on a 7". 1970 is the beginning of a decade in the course of which Évariste is to make a decisive discovery in the musical and scientific domains. Following this breakthrough, he moves away from self-produced music and gaucho magazines to focus on science. Includes liner notes in English and French.
BUH RECORDS (PERU)
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CAT #: BR 160LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
LINDE, OKSANA Aquatic And Other Worlds (1983-1989) LP
Oksana Linde belongs to the same creative trail started by artists such as Delia Derbyshire, Suzanne Ciani, or Laurie Spiegel, because like them she knew how to create a personal universe by exploring electronic sounds and to find a place in an eminently masculine environment. Aquatic And Other Worlds is her first album, which compiles electronic synthesizer pieces recorded between 1983 and 1989. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1948, into a family of Ukrainian immigrants, Oksana Linde's work became known at the beginning of the '80s, coinciding with the emergence of a new scene of Venezuelan electronic synthesizer music, with names such as Ángel Rada, Miguel Noya, Musikautomatika, Vinicio Adames, Oscar Caraballo, Aitor Goyarrola, and Jacky Schreiber. In 1981, at the age of 33, Oksana Linde left her job as a researcher due to health issues and began to devote more time to music and painting. She borrowed a Polymoog synthesizer, then a TEAC open reel tape recorder and a Moog Source. With this equipment she set up her small home studio and began to compose her first pieces around 1983-1984. She eventually expanded her equipment, acquiring a 16-channel mixer, a Roland Tape Echo, a TR-505 drum machine, a Korg M1, and years later a Korg TR-88. Between 1984 and 1986 she recorded more than 30 pieces. Between 1989 and 1996 she continued to produce another 30 pieces, thus accumulating a large archive that has remained unpublished. Oksana Linde's music can be intensely hypnotic and psychedelic, but also melodic and playful. Linde programs and plays all the instruments and develops melodic lines that are superimposed on loops and sequences, as well as various layers of reverberant and floating sounds that come and go, and always establish a very cinematic narrative, very typical of the tradition of synthesizer music. The early work of women in electronic music in Latin America is one of those areas that has yet to be worked in depth. In Latin America, the introduction of the synthesizer in experimental, progressive and electronic music from the '70s on, is associated almost exclusively with male figures, which is why the work of Oksana Linde gains particular relevance, as she establishes herself as a figure who breaks that hegemony, and whose extensive production in turn places her as one of the most prolific and notable exponents of synthesizer music in Latin America. Compiled by Luis Alvarado. Includes notes by Oksana Linde, Ale Hop, and Luis Alvarado. Art by René Sánchez. Edition of 300.
BULK RECORDINGS
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CAT #: BULK 020LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
LOVAGE Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By 2LP
"'Lovage' is defined as 'an herb that is said to be a benefit for relieving abdominal pains due to gastrointestinal gas...also touted to reduce flatulence when consumed as a tea.' But when placed in the able hands of sonic mastermind Dan 'The Automator' Nakamura, recording under the guise of musical lothario Nathaniel Merriweather, the result is a concept album of 'music to make love to your old lady by.' With the help of collaborators such as Mike Patton (vocals), Jennifer Charles (vocals) and Kid Koala (turntables), Merriweather serves as your personal guide to the sensual side of life, painting a satirical, darkly funny portrait of love and sex with left-field hip-hop and instrumentals as only he can do."
CIEN FUEGOS (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: CF 024LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA & THE CHOIR OF THE NDR-BROADCAST, THE Hamburg '74 LP
Recorded during the 105th NDR Jazzworkshop, November 19, 1974 at the Funkhaus Hamburg, großer Sendesaal. This album was originally released on FMP in 1979 (FMP 0560). Liner notes by Alexander von Schlippenbach (in German). 180 gram vinyl.Personnel: Manfred Schoof - trumpet; Kenny Wheeler - trumpet; Peter Brötzmann - reeds; Rüdiger Carl - alto & tenor saxophone; Gerd Dudek: soprano & tenor saxophone; Evan Parker - soprano & tenor saxophone; Michel Pilz - bass clarinet; Günter Christmann - trombone; Paul Rutherford - trombone; Derek Bailey - guitar; Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano; Peter Kowald - double bass, tuba; Han Bennink - drums, percussion, clarinet; Paul Lovens - drums, percussion; and the Choir of the NDR-Broadcast conducted by Helmut Franz.
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CAT #: CF 026LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BROTZMANN/MISHA MENGELBERG/HAN BENNINK, PETER 3 Points And A Mountain LP
Reissue, originally released on FMP in 1979. Personnel: Peter Brötzmann - alto and tenor saxophone, E flat clarinet, A clarinet, bass clarinet; Misha Mengelberg - piano, voice; Han Bennink - drums, tenor saxophone, clarinet etc. Recorded by Jost Gebers on February 26th, 1979 at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Produced by Peter Brötzmann and Jost Gebers. Cover design by Peter Brötzmann. Photograph by Roberto Masotti. Remastered by Martin Siewert in 2021. 180 gram vinyl.
DICRISTINA
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CAT #: STEP 004LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BUNYAN, VASHTI Just Another Diamond Day LP
2022 repress. Deluxe gatefold vinyl edition. "With a book of lyrics and artwork, updated by Vashti herself. Additional poster included, unique to the North American edition. This vinyl reissue of Vashti Bunyan's lone 1970 solo release features contributions from British folk royalty including members of Fairport Convention and preeminent producer Joe Boyd."
EFFICIENT SPACE (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: EFFICIENT 009LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
VA 3AM Spares 2LP
2022 repress. 3AM Spares is a new collection of Australian EDM compiled Andras and Instant Peterson that encompasses the darker sounds and later nights of the 1990s and beyond. Following on from forerunner compilation Midnite Spares, this release draws from local 12" releases, CD-Rs and the archives of community radio station 3RRR FM to make a diverse and pumping scene audible once more. No longer confined to beer barns and back rooms, this generation of producers, DJs, clubbers, and ravers embraced a new culture of machine-metaphor and chemical love. Future Sound Of Melbourne's "Resist The Beat" embodies a time when the country's youth united with juggernaut stamina, partying beyond the long arm of the law. Restored from the original DATs, this debut 12" incited label offers from Jeff Mills, Frank De Wulf, and Carl Cox. Released by the likes of Clan Analogue, Creative Vibes, Volition, DanceNet, Juice and Psy-Harmonics, this era's material has evaded sufficient digital documentation until now. Often these bedroom experiments existed solely for compilation inclusions, a plausible scenario for the mysterious Inner Harmony. In the case of Tetrphnm, Jeremy Dower's glacial sub-bass was digitized from the only known CD-R. Third Eye, the impressive evolution of industrial legend Ollie Olsen, finds common ground with "I Will Go", a hypnotic concoction by Adrenalentil and Jandy Rainbow. The most unique take on this new wave of dance music comes from Turrbal-Gubbi Gubbi woman Maroochy Barambah, using the sound palette of tribal house to highlight the broadening ways that identity and culture were being negotiated and manifested within club music. Artificial's Sobriquet remix bends one of the most looped samples of all time to fit a wired new generation's interrogation of that thing called disco. Her playfulness is mirrored in Blimp's frisky garage house, recalling Paul Johnson, while Ian Eccles-Smith's borrowing is comparatively more discrete on the chillout sampledelic collage "The Slaughtering Eye". Andy Rantzen returns to Efficient Space in two incarnations: as half of ambient alias Screensaver, and in collaboration with General Electrik on "Leather Lover:, a cocked and loaded glimpse at the bottom end of Oxford street, originally recorded for the Club Kooky compilation Gay In The Life: Adventures In The Queer Underground (2000). Reinventing himself as Hypnoblob, fellow Sydney Oz-Wave artist Ian Andrews also gives us his pneumatic-drill-step "Deep Down". Includes download.
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CAT #: EFFICIENT 013LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
WILSON TANNER II LP
2022 repress. Wilson Tanner come to shore with II, a new album of floating melodies, lightly salted. Throwing electroacoustic conventions overboard, Andrew Wilson (Andras) and John Tanner (Eleventeen Eston) recorded this new work aboard a 1950s riverboat with a resourceful array of weatherproof electronic instruments and a long extension lead. These eight compositions pull in a by-catch of maritime folklore; of siren and selkie, seagull and engine oil slick. A change of course from their debut album 69, the ambient temperature drops as II casts out to sea in uncertain weather and returns to the safe harbors of Port Phillip Bay. The seafarers head out to "My Gull"'s poised optimism -- the birds watch but do they listen? By the arrival of "Loch and Key," the shoreline has dissolved completely, the boat floating in serene infinity as the rest of the world spins. Conditions soon take a treacherous turn on "Killcord Pts I-III" -- a 12 minute odyssey that battens down the hatches as these sailors eye merciless waves and blinding ocean spray, jointly channeling Berlin-school electronics and sea legs. In the aftermath, the waterlogged bleeps of "Idle" survey the damage as our parched crew sound the distress signal and ultimately descend into delirium. Known for navigating individual courses as solo musicians, Wilson and Tanner's collective storytelling is saturated in detail, buoying between tension and harmony. II modestly stands as some of both artists' most accomplished material. Includes download.
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: ECLEC 32806CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SPIROGYRA The Future Won't Be Long: The Albums 1971-1973 3CD
"New three-CD clamshell boxed set of the three albums by Ppirogyra released between 1971 and 1973. This collection features four bonus tracks recorded during sessions for Old Boot Wine and the 1973 single release 'I Hear You're Going Somewhere (Joe Really)'."
FATIADO DISCOS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: FD 029LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
NOTARO, MARCONI No Sub Reino dos Metazoarios LP
Fatiado Discos present a reissue of Marconi Notaro's No Sub Reino dos Metazoários, originally released in 1973. No Sub Reino dos Metazoários is the first and only record by musician and poet Marconi Notaro, out of Pernambuco, Brazil. For years it was known that the master tape of No Sub Reino dos Metazoários had been lost during two floods that wrecked the Rozenblit Studios. Lots of equipment were damaged and plenty of material gone. However, what no one expected was that the tapes were kept on the highest shelves in the studio where the water did not reach with the thought of "equipment can be replaced, master tapes are unique." Notaro's daughters inherited and rescued the tape and made it available so that Fatiado Discos could release the first and remastered version from the original tapes since 1973. The lysergic highest moments come with nature elements textures as water and wind mixing together with the unmistaken sound of the Tricórdio Acústico -- which is a very unique instrument that Lula Côrtes brought himself from India and then adapted it with the help of a local luthier to the regional sound of the Brazilian northeast. The gatefold designed by Lula Côrtes is portrayed in this release and it also has its inner side designed by Cátia Mezel, apart from an extra insert with unpublished photos of Marconi provided by the musician's family. The album features Lula Côrtes, Zé Ramalho, and Robertinho de Recife is part of the holy trilogy of Psicodelia Nordestina amongst the equally mind-blowing Paebiru (1975) and Satwa (1973). Gatefold sleeve, includes insert.
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
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CAT #: FTR 698CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
THAYER, LLOYD Twenty20 CD
"It has been a couple of years (that felt like a lifetime) since we released lloyd Thayer's last album, Duets (FTR 406LP, 2020), which he recorded with the drummer Jerome Deupree. The intervening time has been weird as hell, but Thayer (master of every string that's ever been strung) has made the decision to create a fantastic, sprawling solo suite for himself. And now it is time to share the beauty with you. Unlike the music on Duets, the piece here was played entirely on double-necked Weissenborn guitar, although the sounds are altered and layered in ways that are a far cry from the delicate slide work for which the Weissenborn is best known. And if there's not a temple bowl in the mix somewhere, I'll eat a bottleneck! Still, many of the same tactics employed on Duets, like mixing Eastern sonances with blues-based art music, are on full display on Twenty20. The extended piece is broken into distinct segments, with different moods, tones, and styles of attack, but the transitions tend to be subtle. You are drifting amidst cool tendrils of acoustic guitar and almost before you know it, there are sparking cables of electrical menace hanging nearby while ghost-tones quiver ominously in the darkness. Because this piece evolved over the two years it did, I am assuming there's a dark narrative thread lurking somewhere in its interior. But here's the thing -- lloyd's playing and writing are as beautiful to listen to as ever, so I'm not sure it's really worth getting bogged down in interpretation. Perhaps the best idea is to just go with the exquisite flow of the music, and damn the torpedoes. Just dig the beauty. Y'know?" --Byron Coley, 2022
GET ON DOWN
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CAT #: GET 51468LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
GHOSTFACE KILLAH Ironman: 25th Anniversary Edition (Blue & Cream Vinyl) 2LP
Blue and cream color vinyl. "Ghostface Killah released his debut solo album 25 years ago on October 29, 1996. Produced by fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA, Ironman found inspiration in sources ranging from blaxploitation films to classic soul and charted a whole new direction for hip-hop in the process. The album features classic bangers like 'Daytona 500' featuring Raekwon and 'Cappadonna' to soulful emotionally moving cuts like 'All That I Got Is You' with Mary J Blige. To commemorate the 25 year anniversary Get On Down is proud to present Ironman in a 2xLP set available on both 'Blue & Cream' and 'Chicken & Broccoli' half-n-half colored vinyl, each version housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket, packed inside a 'shoebox'-style 2nd outer jacket embossed with the year 1996."
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CAT #: GET 51505LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
GHOSTFACE KILLAH Ironman: 25th Anniversary Edition (Chicken & Broccoli Vinyl) 2LP
Chicken and broccoli color vinyl. "Ghostface Killah released his debut solo album 25 years ago on October 29, 1996. Produced by fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA, Ironman found inspiration in sources ranging from blaxploitation films to classic soul and charted a whole new direction for hip-hop in the process. The album features classic bangers like 'Daytona 500' featuring Raekwon and 'Cappadonna' to soulful emotionally moving cuts like 'All That I Got Is You' with Mary J Blige. To commemorate the 25 year anniversary Get On Down is proud to present Ironman in a 2xLP set available on both 'Blue & Cream' and 'Chicken & Broccoli' half-n-half colored vinyl, each version housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket, packed inside a 'shoebox'-style 2nd outer jacket embossed with the year 1996."
GOD RECORDS (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: GODREC 050X-LP
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
FELDMAN, MORTON String Quartet II (Black Cover) 6LP BOX
6LP box with black cover. Excerpt from liner notes by Sebastian Claren: "When Morton Feldman wrote his second string quartet -- or String Quartet II, as he titled it in the score -- in 1983, he found himself at the height of his career: prior to this, his long form compositions, of which the majority lasted around one and a half hours, had not isolated him or let him disappear from concert and festival programming, as he had expected, but were on the contrary celebrated as a major 'breakthrough' and a big 'step forward' . . . Like the long pieces that preceded it, Feldman's String Quartet II consists of repeated patterns, which usually surface at a certain point in the composition without preparation, are maintained over a given period, and then abruptly abort to possibly return later. In this context, Feldman has always emphasized the interplay of 'reiteration' and 'change' in his music -- two aspects that in his mind had been decisive criteria of the music of the twentieth century as 'repetition' and 'variation' (Stravinsky and Schoenberg). He even claimed Schoenberg's concept of 'developing variation' for his composition technique..." Live Recording! 317 minutes over six LPs. Personnel: Morton Feldman - composition; Pellegrini Quartet: Antonio Pellegrini - violin; Thomas Hofer - violin; Fabio Marano - viola; Helmut Menzler - violoncello.
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CAT #: GODREC 051LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
STANKOVSKI, ALEXANDER Linien II LP+CD
The title, Linien II, gives an indication as to what this cycle is about: "Lines" as a catch-all phrase for melodic relationships: differently formed -- from a unison melody for two instruments to counterpoints of independent voices; composed in different ways -- from "calculated" proportioning to spontaneous writing; expressive in different ways -- from lament to competition. If nothing else, these pieces are also a journey through all registers of the clarinet family, from Eb- and Bb clarinet through basset horn and bass clarinet, all the way down to two contrabass clarinets. Personnel: Alexander Stankovski - composition; Petra Stump-Linshalm - Bb Clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet; Heinz-Peter Linshalm - Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet.
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CAT #: GODREC 056LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
FLYING LUTTENBACHERS, THE Imminent Death 2LP
2019 release. The Flying Luttenbachers' Imminent Death is the second release by the seminal cult band since its reincarnation in 2017. Imminent Death is very different in many ways from the previous Luttenbachers releases, but then again, you could consistently say that about most of them. The group has always followed the direction set by its leader Weasel Walter, and reflects his desire to create music of a determinately less common quantity in any given era. The Flying Luttenbachers have always been staunchly committed to making artistic statements which defy current trends and seek the expression of personal truth, mania, and iconoclasm. This offering is a record Mr. Walter has pondered and thought about making for 30 years -- finally, here it is, and it is quite a cathartic exorcism. Personnel: Weasel Walter - drums; Tim Dahl - bass, guitar; Matt Nelson - tenor saxophone; Brandon Seabrook - guitar.
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CAT #: GODREC 057LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LEPENIK Ouate LP
2020 release. ...a little bit of Baroque... ...a little bit of Zwölftonmusik... ...a little bit of electronica... ..............that's Lepenik................
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CAT #: GODREC 058LP
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
LANG, KLAUS Linea Mundi. Weisse Farben. LP
2020 release. Klaus Lang's involvement with GOD Records began with his cult, two-part release of stunning organ works. Famous for his heavy droning sound, Lang's new pieces are highly successful ensemble pieces. "linea mundi." and "weiße farben." were both premiered at the festival Wien Modern. Heavy textures, disturbing counterparts, slow progressions, threatening dynamics. Personnel: Bas Wiegers - conductor; Klangforum Wien - performer; oenm - Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik - performer.
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CAT #: GODREC 059LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LESIONS GRAVES Symposium LP
2020 release. Lésions Graves is an experimental extreme-metal trio on a journey towards minimal music. Racing drum patterns and humming melodic shreds interweave with disharmonic sound spheres and complex rhythmic and melodic phase shifts. Fast, loud, aggressive, repetitive, irritating.
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CAT #: GODREC 061LP
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
ABLINGER, PETER Orchesterstucke LP
2020 release. Peter Ablinger is one of home composers of GOD Records. His cult releases Regenstücke 1 and 2 (GODREC 018LP) and Voices and Piano (GODREC 034LP) are part of every serious record collection around the globe. With Orchesterstücke, Ablinger finally delivers some of his remarkable orchestra pieces in last ten years. The release contains three of Ablinger's orchestra pieces: "Quartz", "Wachstum, Massenmord", and highly controversial piece "4 Weiss", for orchestra and white noise, the piece that caused utterly polarized reactions at its premiere on 2019 edition of festival Wien Modern. This LP documents notorious event in the best possible way -- stunning performance and angry audience reaction. Transparent red vinyl.
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CAT #: GODREC 062LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
FLYING LUTTENBACHERS, THE Negative Infinity LP
2021 release. Negative Infinity is a sort of return-to-form in a regard, featuring six tightly scripted doses of what they call "brutal prog" -- the tag Weasel coined in the early 2000s to describe an elite breed of intense, complex bands who emphasized harshness and intensity over the typical prog-rock flutes and fairy positivity. This is prog for the apocalypse, not your uncle.
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CAT #: GODREC 063LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
LANG, BERNHARD Cheap Opera #1 "Repetitions" / DW30 "Loops for Klaus Schulze" LP
In 2015, Bernhard Lang was approached by Sebastian Berweck to compose a piece for his Berlin-based synthesizer trio Lange // Berweck // Lorenz. Considering his musical background and his roots, Lang saw this offer as double opportunity, one of them being a chance to compose an ultimate tribute to one of his musical heroes, electronic pioneer, Klaus Schulze. On the other side, "Cheap Opera #1 "Répétitions"" turned out as Lang's most political piece to day: his merciless comment on fake patriotism... Both pieces continue Lang's trademark loop aesthetics tradition, however, in a more abstract manner...
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CAT #: GODREC 065LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
KAJKUT, SLOBODAN Elements LP
"Since my piece Terrible Fake (GODREC 033LP, 2015) and especially Darkroom (GODREC 047LP, 2017), I've been trying to integrate some grooves into classical contemporary idiom. Since those experiments were mostly for smaller setups, this time I wanted to transfer it into the larger one in order to get more possibilities to work with different textures and coloring within harmonic structures of clusters and chromatic movements of melodies. Constant transformation and mutation of musical material makes the sound movable and the whole piece is morphing throughout. The sound of the whole ensemble is filtered through delay effect, which offered additional, almost psychedelic tension to the whole piece, even with some microtonal incidents. The division of the piece into 'Element A' and 'B' is actually a concept of two-sided vinyl and the two parts with almost same duration, are one of the concepts of the whole piece." --Slobodan Kajkut
GOTTA GROOVE RECORDS
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CAT #: GGR 2021LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BLACK UNITY TRIO Al-Fatihah (2021 Repress) LP
2022 restock, 2nd edition. "Black Unity Trio - Al Fatihah quite possibly was the first independently released free jazz record ever. Originating in Oberlin, Ohio as the Black Unity Quartet, and ultimately becoming the Trio (Abdul Wadud, Yusuf Mumin, and Hasan Al Hut), the group recorded Al Fatihah in December 24, 1968 at Agency Recording Studio (which was located upstairs in the building housing the legendary Agora Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio). The album ultimately was released in May 1969 in an edition of 500 copies. The album has been legendary among collectors, producers, and DJs in the past several decades, and has been sampled numerous times on other releases. Much mystery surrounded the origins of the album, as well as the status of the musicians, until 2020 when The Wire published an interview with Hasan. Many underground jazz purists know about the intense, though relatively short-lived hotbed of avant-garde jazz in Cleveland, Ohio during the mid-to-late 1960s. Clubs such as Leo's Casino, Jazz Temple, The Doan Club, Le Cave and a few private clubs saw many young avant-garde jazz acts during this time period. I first learned of Black Unity Trio when seeking out tapes of Albert Ayler playing at Le Cave. From that point forward, I had a mission to seek out the members and see if they would be interested in making a vinyl reissue of Al Fatihah. Most of my efforts ran into dead ends, and it did not take very long to learn that the members, perhaps, were content with letting the record fall into the annals of crate digging history. Then in 2019, I received a phone call from someone referring to himself as 'Ron'; who wanted to bring some tapes by the pressing plant. Whenever I get a call on the subject of tapes, my first question is 'how old are the tapes?'. The caller replied 'late 1960's''. Of course, this perked my interest even more, so I asked what sort of material was on the tapes, to which he replied 'Oh, spiritual jazz''. 'Really?'; I replied, even more interested than ever - particularly since the caller id showed a 216 area code phone number. Then he proceeded to say 'it's called the Black Unity Trio''. I about dropped the phone; 'Are you serious, I have been trying to get a hold of you guys for a year!' I replied. Ron (Abdul) was surprised by that statement. But, it led to months of additional conversations with both he and Yusuf about how to get the record back into the world, and eventually I was introduced to Hasan as well. After many phone conferences, we were able to come to an agreement to reissue this seminal free jazz record via Gotta Groove Records' OHWax series. Yusuf personally brought the original 1968 master tapes to Cleveland in early 2020, and we have been working on the audio restoration and package details ever since. We have spared no expense in making this reissue. Our friend Grammy-Award recipient Paul Blakemore's restoration and remastering work cleaned random ticks from the original source, as well as greatly improved the balance to bring out some of the instrument subtleties which were barely, if at all audible, in the original pressing. We also used Gotta Groove's proprietary GrooveCoated stamper plating technology -- This involves an additional electroforming step in the creation of the metal stampers used to press the grooves into the records. GrooveCoated stampers have a lubricious surface which helps high frequencies in particular to be held more intact during the course of manufacturing, verses traditional stampers. This is a record I am truly proud and excited to be working on, and I look forward to a new generation of vinyl listeners to have access to it." --Matt Earley, Executive Producer. The musicians of Black Unity Trio are paid at least 70% of the profits from this release by Gotta Groove Records, Inc.
GREENSLEEVES
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CAT #: GREL 034LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
CAPTAIN SINBAD The Seven Voyages Of Captain Sinbad LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1982, reissue in 2007. "DJ Captain Sinbad is better known -- and even then, not that well known -- as producer Carl Dwyer, the man who helped dancehall vocalists like Little John and Peter Metro launch their careers. As singing pirate Sinbad, his output is scant, adding up to two-and-a-half known albums and one of those is basically a compilation of tracks he recorded for Dillinger's Oak label. Dillinger is an obvious, heavy influence on Sinbad as he drops slang in that effervescent manner his former label boss was known for. The way he tells the tale of his favorite boxer on 'Sugar Ray' instantly puts a smile on your face and even if 'All Over Me' uses the same riddim as Yellowman's 'Mad Over Me' and does essentially the same thing with it, Sinbad's take is still a rollicking good time. The conscious numbers are less satisfying yet serviceable, and even if the album doesn't live up to its artwork, well really, how could it? In the grand scheme of things, Captain Sinbad will only appeal to the hardcore reggae fan who will no doubt appreciate the hard work Greensleeves has put into their reissue of this fringe release. Henry 'Junjo' Lawes handles the production instead of Dwyer while Scientist does the mixing, while Roots Radics play the tunes." --AllMusic
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CAT #: GREL 094LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MUNDELL, HUGH Africa Must Be Free By 1983 LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1978, reissued in 1986. "The teenaged Hugh Mundell cut Africa Must Be Free by 1983 under the tutelage of the legendary producer Augustus Pablo in the mid-'70s, and had a Jamaican hit with the title track. Mundell's artlessly fervent singing is attractive far out of proportion to his technical skill. It's the sincerity and devotion in his voice that make successes of songs like 'Let's All Unite' and 'My Mind' -- that and the rock-solid instrumental backing of Pablo's studio band, which at this time included bassist and trombonist Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace and guitarists Earl 'Chinna' Smith and Jeffrey Chung. The CD issue of this album includes dub versions of six of the original album's eight tracks, as well as several other miscellaneous dub tracks. Like too many of Jamaica's best reggae musicians, Mundell died young -- in an almost creepy irony (given the title of his hit song), he was shot and killed in 1983 at the age of 21."
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CAT #: GREL 157LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
PABLO, AUGUSTUS One Step Dub LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1988, 2020 reissue. "While Augustus Pablo is the genius behind what is probably the best dub record ever, King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown, One Step Dub, with Junior Delgado, falls decidedly flat and arch. Wailing rock guitar and dub just don't mix, even if that guitar is played by the legendary Earl 'Chinna' Smith. The phaser effects on the drums are also annoying. Delgado, largely famous for bland lovers reggae, has to take most of the blame here, as dub was never meant to be a sentimental form. Even the keyboards sound cheesy and cloying. If it wasn't for a few moments on 'In the Red Dub' and 'Riot Dub,' this overproduced attempt at more accessible dub would be one step away from the trash can." --AllMusic
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CAT #: GREL 166LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MILLER, JACOB Who Say Jah No Dread (The Classic Augustus Pablo Sessions 1974-75) LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1992. "There are those who argue that all reggae sounds the same, and that roots reggae, in particular, consists entirely of minor variations on a very small set of musical (and, Jah knows, lyrical) themes. Reggae aficionados will agree, to a point (though they may point out that the same can be said of Baroque music, big-band jazz, and bluegrass). But push the point too far and you run the risk of having an album like this one brought out and played for you from beginning to end. Who Say Jah No Dread consists of songs Jacob Miller recorded with legendary producer Augustus Pablo, and the dub versions of those tunes, all of which were mixed by King Tubby; talk about a triple threat. This album is one of a few hard, compact gems of roots reggae, a classic so inarguable that even the most intransigent reggae skeptic might be won over by its dark, mystical charms. All of the rhythm tracks on this album have become classics, none more deservedly than the one on which 'Baby I Love You So' is based, which also forms the basis of 'King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown,' a dub version generally considered to be the finest example of dub ever created. Amazingly, every track lives up to that high standard. If your reggae collection consists of only five titles, this should be one of them."
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CAT #: GREL 170LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
PABLO, AUGUSTUS King David's Melody LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1983, 2017 reissue. "Originally released in 1983 on his own Rockers imprint, Augustus Pablo's King David's Melody collects singles from the years 1975-1982. The liner notes do a good job of pointing out that most of the tracks are considered instrumentals instead of dubs, which only means Pablo's more responsible for the melodies and structures of the songs than usual. The serene, relaxed, and otherworldly feelings of Pablo's dub material is well represented, and to a lesser extent, the trippy twists and turns, but they are more modest and mostly on the bonus tracks. The inspiration for the overall positive and supremely spiritual feel to the collection is right in the title. Rastafarian Pablo is referencing spiritual leader Haile Selassie's claim to be descended from King David, a king of ancient Israel who could sooth the soul with his flute and harp. Pablo does the same here with his melodica and occasional keyboards. The easy-rolling title track, the coolly cheerful 'Mr. Bassie,' and the airy 'Cornerstone Dub' all support the original compilation's King David-by-way-of-Selassie inspiration, but Shanachie's bonus tracks -- as interesting as they are -- only relate to Pablo's original intentions for the collection in that they were singles. 'Hot Milk' is a thin number that finds Pablo messing with a tinny synth and a primitive drum machine, while 'Freedom Step,' 'Israel Dub,' and the 'Mr. Bassie' rework titled 'Jah Strength Ital Step' feel a bit thicker and darker than the rest of the album. None of this ruins the collection by any means, but listeners should do themselves a favor and try the 1983 sequence of the album for a tighter, more focused listen. CD players make it easy, and with the majority of these instrumentals being hard or near impossible to obtain otherwise, Shanachie's reissue of King David's Melody is welcome, tinkering and all."
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CAT #: GREL 2103LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
ROOTS RADICS Junjo Presents: Big Showdown 2LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 1980, 2016 reissue. Dub classic. Remastered with bonus disc of original vocal cuts. Includes giant cover poster.
KARLRECORDS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: KR 087LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ALE HOP Why Is It They Say A City Like Any City LP
The new album by the Peruvian-born/Berlin-based experimental artist Ale Hop was conceived in a context of immobility and provides six sonic vignettes that wonder about location, circularity, rootedness, and experience. In collaboration with Ana Quiroga, Concepcion Huerta, Daniela Huerta, Elsa M'balla, Felicity Magan, Fil Uno, Ignacio Briceño, KMRU, Manongo Mujica, Moises Horta, Nicole L'huillier, Raul Jardín, Sukitoa Onamau, Tomas Tello. Following her explorations on music's inherent fixation to geographic space and time, be it through the longing of home -- Apophenia (BR 127LP, 2019) -- or scientific magnification of invisible worlds -- The Life of Insects (BR 141LP, 2020) -- Berlin-based Peruvian-born experimental composer Ale Hop's fourth album, Why Is It They Say A City Like Any City?, was conceived in a context of immobility. During the lockdown months, she started a process of remote collaboration, by sending messages, posted from various cities along a South American trip, to thirteen musicians from around the world. She journaled her impressions upon these places to an intimate fictional character while reflecting on matters of time, sound, space, cosmology and colonial memory. The thirteen musicians dialogued with this voice by taking upon the challenge of responding to the messages with sound collaborations. Field recordings, mouth drumming, drone cellos, electronic loops, arrhythmic rhythms, and voices came back from this experiment. Ale assembled them, by layering, twisting and turning, into sonic vignettes that wonder about location, circularity, rootedness and experience, making it the first time she's set her guitar aside. Expect no answers to the album's title question, but an innermost psychedelic rumination. The release of Why Is It They Say A City Like Any City? is accompanied by a 50-minute audiovisual installation that will premiere at CTM 2022 Exhibition in January, which was created in collaboration with the Mexican technologist and artist Moises Horta. 180 gram vinyl; gatefold sleeve; includes download card.
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CAT #: KR 093LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MIMICOF Distant Symphony LP
New album by the Berlin-based musician, composer, and producer Midori Hirano aka MimiCof, entirely recorded using the EMS Synthi 100 at Electronic Studio Radio Belgrade during an artist residency. Contemporary electronic music/ambient for the advanced listener. Midori Hirano is a Japanese musician, composer, and producer based in Berlin. She started learning the piano as a child and later studied classical piano at university. Therefore, the music she releases under her own name is based on the use of piano, but yet experimental and an eclectic mixture of modern digital sounds with subtle electronic processing and field recordings. So far, Hirano released seven solo albums under her civilian name on labels such as Sonic Pieces and DAUW. Under the moniker MimiCof she explores the realm of more experimental music and detailed rhythmic patterns, combined with an idea of drawing melodic shapes and harmonies. As MimiCof she has performed at prestigious festivals and events such as CTM, Heroines of Sound Festival, Boiler Room Berlin, and L.E.V. Festival, and was selected by Frank Bretschneider for the first volume of the Sichten compilation series on his raster label. Besides producing her own works, Hirano has composed music for dance performances, video installations and films which have been screened at Berlin International Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival and HongKong International Film Festival (among others) and remixed tracks by artists including Rival Consoles, Foam And Sand aka Robot Koch, Liars and Pascal Schumacher. While the last MimiCof album Moon Synch (N 057CD/LP, 2017) was recorded on the Buchla analog modular Synthesizer at EMS Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm, her latest effort Distant Symphony (the fourth as MimiCof) was created on a different synthesizer: the EMS Synthi 100 Synthesizer at Radio Belgrade. All sounds from this instrument were recorded as single sound samples at first, then mixed and modified into three long pieces of music, so that the audience can experience the machine's uniqueness and versatility of sound. Hirano understands this work as a gesture of respect for the Synthi 100's character: though a vintage instrument, it has never lost the beauty of its modern sound. 180 gram vinyl; includes download card.
LEWIS RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: LEWIS 1118CD
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
EDAN Beauty And The Beat (2022 Reissue) CD
"While Edan's critically acclaimed debut, Primitive Plus, was a celebration of hip-hop's golden age and a true throwback, his sophomore album, Beauty And The Beat, is a vast musical collage that contains many different influences; hip-hop, rock, pop, dusty breaks, hazy loops, luxurious off-kilter samples and curveball tempo changes that are all crafted into one cohesive piece of art. In 2015, FACT placed it at number 30 on the '100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time' list. In 2013 NME placed it at number 392 on the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list."
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CAT #: LEWIS 1118LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
EDAN Beauty And The Beat (2022 Reissue) LP
LP version. "While Edan's critically acclaimed debut, Primitive Plus, was a celebration of hip-hop's golden age and a true throwback, his sophomore album, Beauty And The Beat, is a vast musical collage that contains many different influences; hip-hop, rock, pop, dusty breaks, hazy loops, luxurious off-kilter samples and curveball tempo changes that are all crafted into one cohesive piece of art. In 2015, FACT placed it at number 30 on the '100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time' list. In 2013 NME placed it at number 392 on the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list."
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CAT #: LEWIS 1118PD-LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
EDAN Beauty And The Beat (2022 Reissue) (Picture Disc) PIC. DISC
LP version. Picture disc. "While Edan's critically acclaimed debut, Primitive Plus, was a celebration of hip-hop's golden age and a true throwback, his sophomore album, Beauty And The Beat, is a vast musical collage that contains many different influences; hip-hop, rock, pop, dusty breaks, hazy loops, luxurious off-kilter samples and curveball tempo changes that are all crafted into one cohesive piece of art. In 2015, FACT placed it at number 30 on the '100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time' list. In 2013 NME placed it at number 392 on the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list."
MOOSICUS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: M 1214CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
WILLIAMS, TONY Play Or Die CD
"Tony Williams certainly counts among those unique drummers in jazz today, whose work has had a lasting influence on styles and still does. At the tender age of 16, saxophonist Jackie McLean brought him to his band in New York. He also made his first recording with McLean. Soon after, aged 17, Williams was already making a splash in the second Miles Davis Quintet. Almost twenty years later, in 1980, on May 30 and 31, Tony Williams went to the Zuckerfabrik recording studio in Stuttgart/Germany, together with Tom Grant (keyboards, synthesizer, he joined this band on the recommendation of Jeff Lorber) and Patrick O'Hearn (bass, synthesizer). In the 1970s and early 1980s, this studio was an illustrious address for audio productions of all kinds. Larry Coryell, Wolfgang Dauner, Stephane Grappeli, Elvin Jones, Martin Kolbe + Ralf Illenberger, Volker Kriegel, Alphonse Mouzon, John Scofield and the United Jazz+Rock Ensemble recorded there, to name just a few. Tony Williams and Peter Schnyder co-produced the recording. The album was recorded in just two days and mixed right there in the studio. This timeless album, released in an edition of only 500 copies, was hardly promoted at the time and may therefore have remained unknown to one or the other. All the better that now for the first time since the release of the Vinyl it is also available on CD, with a significantly improved sound."
MUNSTER RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: MR 430LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
ANA Y JAIME Dire A Mi Gente LP
Munster Records present a first time reissue of Ana y Jaime's Diré A Mi Gente, originally released in 1969. An essential Colombian album that connects the new generations that grew up after the fall of the socialist block. It's a classic with one foot in protest song and the other in acid rock, harsh sounding but also current, raw and sincere. It's reminiscent of Nadaism via Pablus Gallinazo, the bittersweet tenderness of Elia y Elizabeth and the post Yetis duet of Norman y Darío. It was recorded by the brothers Ana and Jaime Valencia and originally released in 1969 on the local label Discos 15. The messages it conveys are still fresh and the blend of superb songs, arrangements and the candor of the duo's performance proves the relevance and importance of re-listening to this album in an increasingly nihilistic and depoliticized world. The teenage voices enhance the truthfulness and power of conviction of the classic songs of Alí Primera and Daniel Viglietti. The endearing song "Cuántos Momentos", originally recorded by Iván Darío López from Los Yetis-Norman y Darío, stands out on the album. "Es Largo El Camino", with more stark lyrics by Nelson Osorio backed by Astudillo's screeching guitar, sends shivers down your spine. Diré A Mi Gente reaffirms that the transformative power of music is still there, latent, waiting to be unleashed. Even though the road traveled to get there is sometimes long. Liner notes by Mexican DJ and collector Carlos Icaza aka Tropicaza (Dublab, Worldwide FM.)
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CAT #: MR 431LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EMPIRE Expensive Sound LP
Munster Records present a reissue of Empire's Expensive Sound, originally released in 1981. Empire was an offshoot of Generation X, and their only LP Expensive Sound remains an obscure (yet highly rewarding) listen. Originally released in 1981, the same year Gary Numan and Soft Cell were raking in big bucks with their noir-flecked brand of retrofuturism, Expensive Sound was out-of-step with the climate of commercial music. Their music was raw, bare, warm -- distinct from the glacial, antiseptic pop that would dominate the decade. The album was neither totally forward-looking nor nostalgia embracing. Instead, Expensive Sound does what great albums tend to: preserves a specific moment in time. There's an arid, unvarnished quality to the recordings -- typified by front man Derwood Andrews's voice and words. He sang with uncommon fragility and in a soft, almost diffident voice. There's little reverb, almost no double tracking, and absolutely no attempt to Americanize his delivery. The subject matter is rendered in a similar, disarmingly plain way. Boredom, depression, unrequited love, and existential dread are treated in equal parts -- sans one song about playing the electric guitar (the aptly titled "Electric Guitar"). While Derwood's lyrics exhibit some of the doom-and-gloom sentiment of post-punk progenitors Joy Division, they are almost Holden Caulfield-esque in their simplicity. Empire's response to adversity is delivered with a shrug and a sigh. If Andrew's bashful vocals are part of the charm, his expressive guitar playing is the main attraction of Expensive Sound. As the sole guitarist on the record, he demonstrates a versatility unusual for the band's punk roots -- deftly maneuvering between chunky, minimalist riffing (like on "Hot Seat"), vast swathes of dark noise ("Empire"), and lacerating, tightly coiled leads ("Safety"). While Expensive Sound may be better known for the bands it inspired -- the neo-psychedelia of The Stone Roses and the athletic fretwork of Fugazi -- they deserve appreciation on its own merits: one of the finest guitar pop records of the era.
MUSIC ON VINYL (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: MOV 1937LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
COMUS First Utterance LP
2022 restock. "First Utterance is the debut album of the progressive folk band Comus. It was released in 1971, with the opening song 'Diana' being released as a single. The album was notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, and elements of paganism and the macabre. The overall thematic tone of the album is of vulnerable innocence facing abusive power, the songs dealing with violence ('Drip Drip'), rape ('Diana', 'Song to Comus'), and insulin shock therapy ('The Prisoner'). These themes contrast starkly with the acoustic sound of the record, featuring acoustic guitar, violin, flute, and lyrical, almost Arcadian, female harmonies. 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Includes insert. Including the single 'Diana'."
PERLON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PERL 013EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LAUBNER & RIC Y MARTIN (RICARDO VILLALOBOS & DANDY JACK), STEPHAN Sommerpause 12"
2022 repress. Split release from Stephan Laubner (STL) and Ric y Martin, a project from Ricardo Villalobos and Dandy Jack (Rather Interesting's Martin Schopf). Laubner's side is a hypnotic 10-minute track, plus three locked grooves/loops. Ric y Martin's side is the nine-minute "Sini Est."
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CAT #: PERL 023LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
VA Superlongevity 2 2LP
2022 repress. Originally released in 2001. "In 1999, Perlon released the Superlongevity compilation that became a 'must have' for music lovers all over the world. Now, with cat. # 23, the label and its artists like to say 'Thank You' with the release of the second part. Nine exclusive, brand new songs out of the Perlon-universe. Panty Tec's opener 'Doubledip Uuh..', recorded by Sammy Dee & Zip right after returning from 2000's North American tour, was inspired by the spooky myth of a chicken wing recipe, that is kept top secret by an El Paso diner. Narcotic Syntax mastermind James Dean Brown collaborates with Markus Nikolai to present the 'Muff Diver'. A real monster, where elevator funk meets hypo gastric house to transform all electrified bodies to a huge body of love. Side B opens with another brilliant Chicago influenced Soulphitction track entitled 'Phake And Phoney' followed by a collaboration of Baby Ford & Zip, who realized that there was 'No Milk Today'; recorded last year at I-Fach/London. 'Indio Muerto' is brought to you by Luciano, who formerly released Sense Club together with Mr. Villalobos. A nice foretaste to the future planned release by Geneva/Santiago De Chile based Luciano on Perlon. Markus Nikolai has some lascivious 'Chitchat On Sunsetcliff' with the wonderful Stephanie De Chico. Again, supported by the phenomenally swinging one-man orchestra Theo Krieger. 'The Unexpected Guest' on Superlongevity 2 is Marc Leclair from Montreal/Quebec, who has not released on Perlon yet, but will in the near future. His project Akufen is just getting more and more known through releases on different international outlets, beside Perlon. We call it Hakelhouse. Finally, we approach the D-side and get invited by the Dimbiman to join him on an expedition through the depths of dimbiworld; 'H?k?le'a' will take you to a place you've never been before... once you got there Ricardo Villalobos takes over, and of course he already prepared a tasty 'Panpot Spliff' especially for you to land softly."
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CAT #: PERL 026EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PANTYTEC Elastobabe 12"
2022 repress. "Zip & Sammy Dee (aka Pantytec) are going to Perlonize the universe with this 12" entitled Elastobabe! On the A-side you'll find the original version, featuring vocalist Florian Schirmacher, a nice pre-taste of Pantytec's debut-album. The B-side offers a remix conceived by Soul Capsule's Peter Ford (aka Baby Ford) and Thomas Melchior, who took a ride to outer space, where they met with the cosmic warrior to bend this track (and your mind) to an even more elastic state... plus, bonus acapella for the DJ's pleasure."
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CAT #: PERL 029EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
SOULPHICTION Presents Manmadescience 12"
2022 repress; originally released in 2002. Soulphiction shares the A-side with close friends Reiff and Lieten to form Manmadescience, specialists in "underthecarpethouse." On the flipside it's Soulphiction solo again with "Lickashot" and an alternate version of "Get It Right."
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CAT #: PERL 033EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DIMBIMAN The Vibration Of V 12"
2022 repress. 2003 release from Perlon label-founder Zip's solo project Dimbian. Three tracks plus a locked groove, timeless music.
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CAT #: PERL 042EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
HORROR INC. I Plead Guilty 12"
2022 repress. 2004 release. Marc Leclair from Montréal, also known as "Akufen", dims the lights to bring us "Horror Inc.". With last years "Horrorama EP" on Revolver and the follow up "Horrorama remixes" (including a "Dimbiman" remix) he introduced his new project to us. Straight out of the crypt Mr.Leclair continues to tell the story, that he started with last years constribution to the "superlongevity3? labelcompilation entitled "A Dream Within A Dream"
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CAT #: PERL 049EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
JOHN, MATT Joker Family Park One 12"
2022 repress. "Perlon's 49th release is brought to you by Berlin-based Matt John. Entitled 'Joker Family Park One' it marks the first part of a story with an open ending... at the beginning, we meet miss 'Princess Unknown,' who rings the bell with great passion. After a pleasant ride through 'The Rising Scope,' we finally finally reach the hypnotic fields of 'Ferro Sanol Duodenal,' which marks the end of this stunning debut of Mister John."
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CAT #: PERL 075EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PROPER, SAN Keep It Raw 12"
2022 repress; originally released in 2009. This is the first solo 12" from San Proper for Perlon. San, who's based in Amsterdam, is also responsible for the A'dam Family Series of five 12"s that were released on Rush Hour Recordings in 2007. His song "Magnificent Speech Funk" was remixed by Laurent Garnier in 2008. This time, San keeps it raw. We'll let you figure that out.
RANDOM ACOUSTICS (GERMANY)
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CAT #: RA 033CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BAUER/GEORG GRAEWE/JOHN LINDBERG, KONRAD Sottobosco CD
Recorded live May 3, 2018 at Porgy & Bess, Vienna. Recorded by Wolfgang Racher and Gerald Domjan, mixed and mastered by Martin Siewert. Personnel: Georg Graewe - piano; Konrad Bauer - trombone; John Lindberg - double bass.
ROOM40 (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: RM 4142CD
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TOLVI, ANTTI Spectral Organ/Feedback Gong CD
Finnish artist Antti Tolvi operates at the nexus of performance and installation. His work, which is concerned with how sound operates in the spaces that contain it, is a meditation on how sound reveals itself, in time and in space to the listener. Each of the works captured on this edition dwell in the reductive, the subtle and the sustained. The pieces seek to draw attention to microtonal variation and flutter. They arc in a slow reveal that highlights Tolvi's patience and his unwavering desire to create work that invites us to become settled within it.From Antti Tolvi: "'Spectral Organ' was played and recorded with no over dubs in Kemiö Island, in a 14th century church on 22/9/2019. We have these acoustically amazing spaces even in the smallest villages and towns in Finland. In every space there are these unique and solid, super complex analog wave generators ready to play. You just need to get in and turn the wave generator on. Even this particular, very basic church organ has around 2200 tuned pipes . . . Because of high amount of pipes and the fact they are often not so well tuned, all kind of interesting microtonal intervals are easily found. The idea in this piece is to create static spectral sound sculpture. An invisible, in situ, air sculpture. A sculpture where you can enter, stay and leave. It is a kind of floating architecture inside the visible architecture. This sculpture will always be different in each different church. In this recording I play almost whole piece just by slowly opening and closing the stops. This organ luckily has mechanical stops. In some organs stops work with electricity. Usually this means that stops are either completely open or close, not anywhere between. This limits notably the amount of colors you can get out of organ. You will lose the possibility to slide from tone to tone. The second piece, 'Feedback Gong' is a recording made as part of a sound/light installation I completed in early 2020. The installation was premiered at B Gallery Turku in midsummer 2019. The installation has on-going feedback though a 20" gong cymbal. The cymbal hangs between two microphones and a 15" speaker without any physical contact. 'Feedback Gong' has a pretty similar invisible sculpture idea as the first piece does. Here we give the most delicate decision to the feedback circuit. These small differences and variations make alter the sound and create the nature of the piece..."
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CAT #: RM 4167CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
COCOLAS, MADELEINE Spectral CD
Madeleine Cocolas's Spectral is a reimagining of the familiar. It is an attentiveness to the incidental, and a reaching out towards the unheard. Taking these acoustic microcosms as a source of focus, she unpacks these transient flickers and memories, and repositions them; exploding them outward and shifting perspective. Spectral, celebrates the shadows of melody and the afterthoughts of rhythm. It breaths with a sense of calculated intensity that reflects on Cocolas's focus throughout the process of realizing the work. It is a dynamic set of transient states which bring to mind a world reimagined through new senses and new ways of being.From Madeleine Cocolas: "Spectral is built on a foundation of sounds I collected from my immediate surroundings in recent times. It's a familiar story, casting your ears close to home. I captured these sounds as a type of aural diary to mark days and weeks as they passed. As our physical worlds seemed to become smaller, my senses of observation and perception of my immediate surroundings sharpened. Inside these small spaces I found a wellspring of materials that seemed to offer themselves up. At the time I didn't know why I was collecting sounds or what I would do with them, it just felt like something I needed to do and it helped me stay connected and feel tethered to my surroundings. With my phone on hand, ready to record on walks around the block, past whirring industrial machines, deafening crickets and crashing storms, I found so much beauty and meaning in the sounds and the recordings I collected. As the collection grew, I could sense these links between them, some sounds seemed to gravitate towards one another, they self-arranged almost. It felt very natural to then build layers over the top of them, to be able to express some of the emotions that the sounds triggered, of memories from the moments from when they were captured. At its core, Spectral is about deep stillness, observation and perception underpinned by emotional expression. It is a subtle shift in memory, a recoloring of the world we think we know and a willingness to lean into that possibility."
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CAT #: RM 4172CD
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ONODERA, YUI Too Ne CD
Yui Onodera's work is patient. He invites a sense of dwelling with his pieces, an encouragement to pause and to allow sound to swell up around you. On Too Ne, he charts out a very specific sonic exploration. Across these five works he creates a lilting passage of sound, a liquidous flow that confirms the adage of ambient music existing as constant, but never solid. Too Ne also invites a sensing of the self, in that the works ask you to examine our own memories as a way to unlocking a deeper resonance within the work. Onodera has created an incredibly generous and open sound field here, one in which you might find yourself dwelling, deeply.From Yui Onodera: "These pieces are what can be described as almost static ambient tracks. They are about a recognition of perceived stillness, even when there is change in the sounds' relationships with each other, and with the listener. 'Too Ne' is an old Japanese word that refers to a sound that is sounding from far away. It is about distance, and also perhaps about reaching out to those sounds that seem to exist far away from us. 'Too Ne' is a word that is not often used in modern Japan, but it has a long history, and can be found in the oldest extant collections of Japanese waka (poetry in Classical Japanese), such as 'Manyoshu'. It is sometimes understood that there are many sounds that appear in people's minds here, when they think of an imagined landscape. Sounds as memory markers, but also as devices to help us imagine more deeply the places we visit and recollect with our minds. Here, I recall in my mind the distance of static sounds like vague clouds, delicate sounds like a state where cherry blossoms whirl in the wind and resemble snow falling."
THIN WRIST
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CAT #: TW T-LP
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SURFACE OF THE EARTH Surface Of The Earth 2LP
Since its release in 1995, Surface of the Earth's self-titled first album has gradually been recognized as an unlikely minimalist masterpiece and one of the key albums to emerge from New Zealand's 1990's Free Noise movement. Liberated from tonal and structural convention, yet also embracing elements of drone and ambient music, the Wellington trio created an album that defied easy categorization. It has been called "one of the most important albums to ever drag the subterranean vibe of unending drone into the stifling, weirdly beautiful vista of urban decay", and has drawn parallels with the works of Phill Niblock, William Basinski, and Éliane Radigue, as well as Tony Conrad and John Cale. It is a rare album where players, instruments, and space coexist and play equal parts -- coalescing to create a new, monumental kind of music -- one that is both haunting and embracing, dark and transcendent. The album began as a limited edition, self-released cassette in 1995. Later it was made available as a double lathe-cut LP in an edition of 20 before eventually being released on CD by Bruce Russell's legendary Corpus Hermeticum label alongside works by A Handful of Dust, Flying Saucer Attack, Thurston Moore, and The Shadow Ring. It was recorded live between 1994 and 1995 with two microphones to cassette in a cavernous wooden community hall in the city center of Wellington, NZ; the music created with a shambolic collection of cheap, hardly functioning electric guitars, ancient NZ made valve amps and a scant few effects, reverb, walkie talkies, Dictaphones, and a synthesizer with its keys taped down. For all of that -- the album sounds like a field recording from another world: dark tones reverberate, metals echo and clatter and electricity crackles, blooms of feedback emerge held in suspension -- half floating, half driving through a dense nocturnal atmosphere. Over its nine pieces and nearly 80-minute duration it courses with an undeniably organic, human energy; it develops and sustains with a sort of terrifying beauty that evokes elation and dread, a tension and ease that transports the listener to another sort of dimension. Thin Wrist present Surface of the Earth for the first time ever in its complete form. Restored and remastered from the original tapes; presented in a deluxe tip-on gatefold with black pigment ink foil stamping on pure black tactile Reef paper. Surface of the Earth were: Tony McGurk, Donald Smith, Paul Toohey. Recorded at Thistle Hall, Wellington, AOTEAROA, 1994-5. Black Edition produced by Peter Kolovos; Mastered by Elysian Masters; Black edition design by Rob Carmichael, SEEN Studio; Executive Services: Bruce Russell; Technical Services: Peter King, Thomas Sims, John Button.
TROST (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: TROST 201LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
TURNER, AARON To Speak 2LP
Over the last ten years, Aaron Turner has increasingly focused on improvisation, and this refined emphasis on free composition has been applied to his work within the bands SUMAC and Old Man Gloom. His most unbridled improvisation pieces, however, have been solo guitar works issued under his own name. On his first official full length, To Speak, Turner dives even deeper into subconscious playing and the deeper possibilities of electric guitar. The seven songs on the album vary in terms of timbre, volatility, and volume despite being rooted in the same principle of pure expressionism. Entering the studio with Randall Dunn with no written material, Turner set out to capture improvised pieces devoid of any premeditation, adornment, or alterations. During the process abstract drawings were hung in the studio to act as visual cues and "displays of things from the interior manifested outwardly." Ultimately, the "no overdubs" rule was abandoned in favor of pushing elements of the compositions to the forefront, though no edits were made to the original takes. On To Speak, you hear the dramatic topography of the interior mind as articulated with electric guitar in concert with the body. On the album opener "Firelight," the foundation of an anxious electric hum serves as the bedrock to pillars of sonically degraded string stabs. On the title track, a blown out bottom heavy lead gets bombarded by treble-bleached bursts of squelching distortion. Crooked melodies yield to feral snarls on "Granny's Pendalogue." You hear something akin to musique concrète on "An Unpleasant Gravity," and a pensive unadorned drone composition on "Wingehaven Descension." Following is a disruption of the preceding calm with the guitar mangling of "Brittle Expectancy." Finally, in the stormy closer "A Deep and Instant Regret" forlorn foghorn melodies get bombarded by white-out squalls and ragged lines of wounded guitar.Aaron Turner: guitar, tapes, effects. Recorded and mixed by Randall Dunn at Avast!, Seattle, WA, February, 2019. Additional recording and mixing by Turner at HoLC, Vashon, WA, January-March, 2021. Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic, Portland, OR, July 2021. Vinyl mastering and cut by Kassian Troyer at Dubplate & Mastering, Berlin, Germany, September, 2021. Art and design by Turner.
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CAT #: TROST 205CD
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O'ROURKE & MATS GUSTAFSSON, JIM Xylophonen Virtuosen CD
A collection of improvised duets with guitarist Jim O'Rourke and reedist Mats Gustafsson. All of the material has been newly remastered. Some tracks were in parts or in its complete form released on Incus CD38 (1999) with a different mix and master. All other tracks are unreleased. Mastered in 2021 by Jim O'Rourke. Recorded and mixed to two-track, September 23rd, 1999 by Jeremy Lemos at ACME Studios, Chicago. Personnel: Mats Gustafsson - tenor saxophone, fluteophone, flute, junk; Jim O´Rourke - guitar, accordeon, junk.
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CAT #: TROST 205LP
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O'ROURKE & MATS GUSTAFSSON, JIM Xylophonen Virtuosen 2LP
Double LP version. A collection of improvised duets with guitarist Jim O'Rourke and reedist Mats Gustafsson. All of the material has been newly remastered. Some tracks were in parts or in its complete form released on Incus CD38 (1999) with a different mix and master. All other tracks are unreleased. Mastered in 2021 by Jim O'Rourke. Recorded and mixed to two-track, September 23rd, 1999 by Jeremy Lemos at ACME Studios, Chicago. Personnel: Mats Gustafsson - tenor saxophone, fluteophone, flute, junk; Jim O´Rourke - guitar, accordeon, junk.
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CAT #: TROST 208LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
MOFAYA! (JOHN DIKEMAN/JAIMIE BRANCH/LUKE STEWART/ALEKSANDAR SKORIC) Like One Long Dream LP
LP version. A powerful collision of musical personalities -- American saxophonist (and Dutch resident) John Dikeman invited avantgarde trumpeter Jaimie Branch, bassist Luke Stewart (Irreversible Entanglements) and drummer Aleksandar Skori? to form a new band project. This quartet presents its own definition of contemporary improvised jazz; with no distinct leader and with tight and supportive interplay, they demonstrate the independent musical voice of each own. Album cover by Jaimie Branch. Personnel: John Dikeman - saxophone; Jaimie Branch -trumpet; Luke Stewart - bass; Aleksandar Skori? - drums.
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CAT #: TROST 209LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
AMADO THIS IS OUR LANGUAGE QUARTET, RODRIGO Let The Free Be Men LP
LP version. Music by four strong individual players with room for eruptive solo-parts, but always held together by intense communication and beautiful interwoven melodies. The quartet's second album A History Of Nothing (TROST 170CD/LP) got a huge number of excited reviews: "A superb quartet outing. The music is all improvised, but it's firmly rooted in jazz, with superb interaction between all of the players, both on ripping, high-velocity blowouts and more delicate forays." --Peter Margasak (Chicago Reader) "Freedom is clearly a responsibility as well as a joy, and it's emphasized here by the group's shared commitment: each musician is constantly working in two directions, stretching further and creating cohesion. The music is improvised with such an ear to complementary detail that it's literally being collectively composed." --Stuart Broomer, Free Jazz Collective "Together, this quartet is dynamite. It's exciting to hear a European musician along with three Americans, and notice that they communicate so well." --Jan Granlie, Salt Peanuts Recorded by Klaus Hedegaard Nielsen at Jazzhouse, Copenhagen, March 2nd, 2017. Mixed by Joaquim Monte and Rodrigo Amado. Personnel: Rodrigo Amado - tenor saxophone; Joe McPhee - pocket trumpet, soprano saxophone, pvc pipe; Kent Kessler - double bass; Chris Corsano - drums.
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CAT #: TROST 212CD
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LEANDRE/PAULINE OLIVEROS/GEORGE LEWIS, JOELLE Play As You Go CD
A grand meeting of three luminaries in the fields of improvisation, avantgarde and experimental music -- live recorded by the national Czech radio station, as part of the festival VS. Interpretation 2014 in Prague. Personal notes from Joëlle Léandre and liner notes by Tracy McMullen, 2021. Mastering: Martin Siewert. Artwork: Lasse Marhaug. Personnel: Pauline Oliveros - el. accordion; Joëlle Léandre - contrabass, voice; George Lewis - trombone, laptop electronics.
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CAT #: TROST 213LP
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PARADISO INFERNAL Paradiso Infernal LP
Paradiso Infernal is a new electronics and guitar duo from Vienna, comprising of members Christina Nemec and Christian Schachinger. Schachinger and Nemec have previously collaborated in the trio Shampoo Boy with Peter Rehberg, a powerful alloy of extreme noise, dark drones, luminous ambience and fundaments of rock (Blackest Ever Black). Schachinger was involved in the '90s indie band Occidental Blue Harmony Lovers, the Schlager Coverband Der Scheitel and most notably Peterlicker a noise rock band feat. Rehberg (Editions Mego). Nemec's background lies in avant-rock and industrial outfits such as Bray and the feminist performance group SV Damenkraft. She remains highly active as a solo artist and composer, both as Chra and under her own name. Her latest solo album SEAMONS was released on Editions Mego in 2020 (EMEGO 285LP). Chra's music is abstract and enigmatic, she creates dark, raw electronic soundscapes that don't want to "please" at any moment. Paradiso Infernal spark off abstract electronic/guitar noise-layers in reminiscence of avantgarde composer Giacinto Scelsi. Paradiso Infernal was recorded and processed by Christina Nemec and Christian Schachinger at TROST Waldviertel Studios 2020-2021. Mastering by Martin Siewert. Artwork by Susi Klocker. Personnel: Chra / Christina Nemec: electronics, field recordings, effects; Christian Schachinger: guitar, effects.
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CAT #: TROST 214LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
RANALDO/JIM JARMUSCH/MARC URSELLI/BALAZS PANDI, LEE Churning of the Ocean LP
LP version. Extended instrumental tracks from the nocturnal studio session of director and musician Jim Jarmusch, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Balázs Pándi (Keiji Haino, Venetian Snares, Merzbow) and producer Marc Urselli (John Zorn, Mike Patton, Laurie Anderson, a.o). All was recorded live and analog, and in the moment. Mixed, mastered, recorded and produced by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound Studios, NYC, 2019. Artwork by Italian artist Sara D'Uva. Press quotes from the S/T debut album (TROST 181CD/LP, 2019): "Lee Ranaldo/Jim Jarmusch/ Marc Urselli/Balázs Pándi is an egoless collection of ideas from four musicians who sound like they've been working together for an eternity" --Daniel Sylvester, Exclaim! "It's exactly this unpredictability that makes the quartet's evocative sounds thoroughly captivating" --Antonio Poscic, The Quietus. "A magical, hypnotic and somehow frightening album" --Jazzthing Magazine. Personnel: Lee Ranaldo - guitar, pedals, bells; Jim Jarmusch - guitar, pedals, mini-synthesizer; Marc Urselli - bass, laptop; Balázs Pándi - drums.
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CAT #: TROST 215CD
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HARNIK, ELISABETH Superstructure - Holding Up A Bridge CD
Austria pianist and composer Elisabeth Harnik has created a multi-faceted body of work by crossing genre boundaries through various collaborations in the field of improvised music, composition and sound art. Superstructure was written in 2006 and was recorded and produced live in concert by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF-Ö1 with "Jeunesse -- Musikalische Jugend Österreichs" at Radio Kulturhaus Vienna in 2007 and performed by All Ears Area Ensemble with Elisabeth Harnik (piano), Petra Stump (clarinets), Krassimir Sterev (accordion), Michael Moser (violoncello), Christian Wolfarth (percussion), Josef Novotny (electronics), Klaus Janek (double bass). Holding Up A Bridge was commissioned and performed by the up-and-coming Viennese ensemble Studio Dan in 2018. Studio Dan is Thomas Frey (flute), Viola Falb (alto saxophone), Dominik Fuss (trumpet), Daniel Riegler (trombone), Michael Tiefenbacher (piano), Hubert Bründlmayer (drums), Sophia Goidinger-Koch (violin), Maiken Beer (violincello), Philipp Kienberger (double bass). Cover artwork by Heidi M. Richter. Design by Federico Peñalva. Liner notes by Richard Barrett.
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CAT #: TROST 216LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND Terrifying Sunset LP
Contemporary German painter Albert Oehlen invited Steamboat Switzerland to create music for his solo exhibition Tramonto Spaventoso at the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles, 2021. Oehlen and the experimental Swiss ensemble had already collaborated in 2019-2020 at the Serpentine Galleries (London). The recorded compositions draw connections with Oehlen's own visual strategies in which he interprets and transforms John Graham's painting Tramonto Spaventoso (Terrifying Sunset) (1940 49). The music has been played throughout the day of the exhibition from June 10 to July 24, 2021. Steamboat Switzerland are: Dominik Blum (organ), Marino Pliakas (bass), and Lucas Niggli (drums) who define themselves as a "Hammond Avantcore trio". Their music, meanders between new music and improvised jazz with influences from hardcore, prog, and noise. Artwork by Albert Oehlen. Graphic design by Metaphor. Mixed and mastered by Martin Siewert (Vienna), March 2021.
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CAT #: TROST 217CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
SAKATA & TAKEO MORIYAMA, AKIRA Mitochondria 2CD
Spectacular live recording from 1986 of two seminal figures of the Japanese avantgarde -- Akira Sakata on saxophone and Takeo Moriyama on drums. Mitochondria captures the reunion of the two free jazz masters, who started playing together in the Yosuke Yamashita Trio in 1972 until 1975. For both, the experience with the trio was an important step in the development of their own career and musicianship. The recordings are a remarkable performance in which each successfully highlights the essential elements of his playing while giving of room for the other musician. Recorded at Kashiwa Church Chiba Pref. in Japan on May 24, 1986 by Yukio Tezuka on Sony stereo cassette recorder. Mixed by Jim O'Rourke, Mastered by Martin Siewert. Graphic design/cover photo by Lasse Marhaug. Liner notes by Kazue Yokoi.
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CAT #: TROST 219CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
URUK Ame: Live at Artacts CD
Two duos firmly anchored in improvised music -- Duthoit/Hautzinger and Drake/Zerang -- explore what ritual music can mean in the present time. They moan and groan, sigh and sing in the jungle of their soul. Melodies between tradition and contemporary music in all their extremes ventures forward into a poetry full of sound noises. Recorded live at Artacts, Alte Gerberei, St. Johann, March 7th, 2020. Personnel: Isabelle Duthoit - clarinet, voice; Franz Hautzinger - quarter-tone trumpet; Hamid Drake - percussion, frame drum, voice; Michael Zerang - percussion, frame drum.
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CAT #: TROST 219LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
URUK Ame: Live at Artacts LP
LP version. Two duos firmly anchored in improvised music -- Duthoit/Hautzinger and Drake/Zerang -- explore what ritual music can mean in the present time. They moan and groan, sigh and sing in the jungle of their soul. Melodies between tradition and contemporary music in all their extremes ventures forward into a poetry full of sound noises. Recorded live at Artacts, Alte Gerberei, St. Johann, March 7th, 2020. Personnel: Isabelle Duthoit - clarinet, voice; Franz Hautzinger - quarter-tone trumpet; Hamid Drake - percussion, frame drum, voice; Michael Zerang - percussion, frame drum.
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CAT #: TROST 222CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
BROTZMANN/FRED VAN HOVE/HAN BENNINK, PETER Jazz in der Kammer Nr.71 CD
The first concert of Peter Brötzmann, Fred Van Hove, and Han Bennink in East Germany -- 4.11.1974, Deutsches Theater, Berlin. Recorded by radio for the series Jazz in der Kammer Nr 71. Liner notes by Bert Noglik, with translation by Jeb Bishop. Recorded by Radio GDR, Berlin. Produced by Brötzmann, 2021 mastering by Martin Siewert. Artwork/design by Brötzmann/Untiet. Personnel: Peter Brötzmann - alto/tenor saxophone; Fred van Hove - piano; Han Bennink - drums.
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CAT #: TROST 223CD
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NITSCH, HERMANN Weinviertel Sinfonie CD
Hermann Nitsch loved the countryside where he lived, the Austrian "wine county." With this release he wanted to combine his music, his art, and the landscape. Recorded on August 28th, 2021, Nitsch Museum, Mistelbach. Conductor: Michael Mautner; Performers: members of the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna (RSO Wien). Mix and master by Christoph Amann, Vienna.
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CAT #: TROST 225CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
SNEKKESTAD/SOREN KJAERGAARD, TORBEN Another Way of the Heart CD
A calm, acoustic debut album by saxophonist Torben Snekkestad and pianist Soren Kjaergaard, influenced by the beautiful and peaceful nature surroundings of the western coast in Norway, where they met to record this special album. Titles are adapted from the texts by Torben Ulrich in the work Meridiana: Lines Toward A Nonlocal Alchemy. Recorded by Anders Boska at Ocean Sound Recording, Giske, Norway August 18-20, 2021. Cover illustration and design by Lasse Marhaug. Personnel: Torben Snekkestad - tenor/soprano saxophone, clarinet, trumpet; Søren Kjærgaard - grand piano.
VAMPISOUL (SPAIN)
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CAT #: VAMPI 230LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ZULU Zulu LP
Vampisoul present the first ever reissue of Zulu's self-titled album, originally released in 1974. The first record by Zulu was also his last. Shortly after releasing it in 1974, the artist withdrew from the music scene and never returned. 46 years later, his music still sounds out of time. His musical eclecticism heralded a different era and linked rock with Afro-Latin American beats and pop. His debut and only LP is one of the last great albums of the first wave of Peruvian rock. No other original records of this type were released in Peru until the early '80s. In the '70s, in Peru, most rock groups sang in English. For his LP, Zulu chose to sing in his own language and focus on his own emotions and experiences. In the early days of his career, he became member of Los Shain's, for less than a year. Then he was invited to join Traffic Sound playing bass guitar and keyboards and record the band's third album Lux. An offer to start a solo career would follow and "Como una escalera", "Alegría", and "Cariño grande" 45s were released. The expectations that his first solo singles generated were met by the release of the LP Zulu in 1974, boasting an eclectic and innovative sound. Andean folk, Afro-Latin beats, psych-tinged prog rock scents, Moog glides, choir arrangements spread across the entire album creating a truly unique piece of music. A few demos were also recorded for the next album but this never saw the light. In December 1974, a few months after the LP was released, the artist decided to disappear. At this point of his life, he started to become aware of the need to define spirituality. After exploring and comparing countless religious, philosophical, psychological texts and trying transcendental meditation and yoga, he concluded that the Bible was the most profound and clearest text. While this was going on, his public figure grew thanks to the success of his album. At the end of 1974, Zulu surprised the manager of IEMPSA, Augusto Sarria, by communicating his decision to leave show business. The artist vanished into the religious path, making sure his music got as unnoticed as possible... The reissue has been supervised by the artist himself and includes extensive notes and the extra track "Haces mal, pobre chico", B side to his first single that never made it into the album.
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CAT #: VAMPI 255LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VALENCA, ALCEU Molhado De Suor LP
Vampisoul present a reissue of Alceu Valença's Molhado De Suor, originally released in 1974. In the early '70s Tropicalia was going strong, a challenge to both the music establishment and the state. Música Popular Brasileira (or MPB) was firmly established. Up in the northeastern corner of Brazil, centered in Recife, was another exciting strain of Brazilian culture called Udigrudi. Molhado De Suor is the first solo effort by Alceu Valença, mixing traditional northeastern Brazilian music and rhythms with folk rock and psychedelia. Aided by Lula Cortes and Geraldo Azevedo, Valença's rich vocals combine with driving guitar work, moody arrangements and unusual trips, successfully integrating the sounds of his native region, Pernambuco. Sought-after Brazilian classic Molhado De Suor was originally released in 1974 on Som Livre. Valença followed its release with many albums, each one establishing him as not only superstar. Reissued again after being unavailable for years.
WE INSIST! RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: CDWEIN 017CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
FAZIO ENSEMBLE, ENRICO Girotondo CD
The idea for Girotondo is taken from the play of the same name written by Arthur Schnitzler. Like the characters in Schnitzler's text, here the musicians are invited to take part in a series of dialogues in pairs, so as to form a chain, a roundabout: the first with the second, the second with the third, until the last one joins the first, closing the circle. The musicians have been matched by lot to a theater character, so that the duets are the random result. Fazio acts as a guest, an external narrator to the couples, elaborating an electronic introduction that represents the scenic space in which the encounters develop, and a final roundabout in which everyone is involved.Personnel: Enrico Fazio - project, double bass, electronics; Mario Arcari - oboe; Giancarlo Locatelli - bass clarinet; Alberto Mandarini - trumpet; Francesco Aroni Vigone - alto sax; Valeria Sturba - theremin; Adalberto Ferrari - contrabass clarinet; Gianni Virone - flute; Gianpiero Malfatto - euphonium; Emanuele Parrini - violin; Marco Tardito - baritone sax.
WORRIED SONGS
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CAT #: WS 006CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WHITE, RALPH It's More In My Body Than In My Mind CD
Recorded in Austin, Texas in March of 2020, just days before the city and the rest of the world shut down, Ralph White spent two days with producer, Jerry David DeCicca (Will Beeley, Ed Askew) and recording engineer, Don Cento, capturing a raw and wild set of performances. Ralph, having recently converted his van into a mobile living and touring quarters equipped with a wood-burning stove, left Austin, the city where he was born over 70 years ago, and retreated to an Arizona commune where he began building a new house in the desert hills to escape the virus and insanity of daily living. Opener "Lead Man", signals the beginning of a wild and unsettling record, at times dark and foreboding, at others eerie and enigmatic, taking you a step further into Ralph's very own American mystery zone. Ralph takes you on a journey through his myriad of travels: from Dock Boggs to Syd Barrett to William Faulkner to Stella Chiweshe to Blind Uncle Gaspard -- scratching banjo, rasping train whistle hollers, rolling kalimba, rousing accordion, taut shimmers of guitar, caustic fiddle, and lyrics that could have been hidden amongst the dusty inner groove of a lost Harry Smith 78 -- weaving in-and-out of streams of consciousness, time and place. Just a few of the titles: "Lead Man" is a bleak and longing look in the mirror; "Motel 6", plays out a haunting lament set upon roadside America; "The River Daughter", reimagines life on the sandbar, akin to McCarthy's Suttree; "Lonesome Fugitive", acts as a cautionary ode to a life spent looking over one's shoulder. In addition to his solo work, White has recorded or performed with a diverse group of folk and avant-garde musicians: Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Jandek, Jack Rose, Eugene Chadbourne, Michelle Shocked, Sir Richard Bishop, and Michael Hurley. Artwork of Max Kuhn."This is what Ralph White really sounds like. It's what time passing really sounds like. It's what a look really feels like. This record is someone touching you all over!" --Bill Callahan"White was a member of well-loved punk bluegrass outfit Bad Livers, but his solo work is possessed of a much more lonesome spark, exaggerating the implied drone at the heart of the music of Dock Boggs and The Stanley Brothers -- White plays wooden six-string banjo, violin, button accordion and kalimba and his voice has a high, eerie quality to it -- extremely psychedelic." --David Keenan, The Wire
ZEHRA (GERMANY)
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CAT #: ZEHRA 004LP
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GERMAN & FRANCOIS RABBATH, TULAY Homage To Nazim Hikmet LP
Following the reissue of the self-titled debut by Tülay German & François Rabbath in 2021 (ZEHRA 003LP), Zehra present the second and final part of our Tülay German reissues: Homage To Naz?m Hikmet (1982). Once again in a duo setting with François Rabbath, Tülay German pays tribute to one of Turkey's greatest poets of the 20th century: Naz?m Hikmet (1902-1963). Recorded in the early '80s this two-album work cycle refers heavily on Turkish poets and the tradition of a??ks (singer-poets and wandering bards) and consists of unique and modern interpretations of Turkish folk songs unmatched to this day. Back in the '60s Tülay German shook the Turkish music landscape with several 7" records. Most notably her first 7" record Burçak Tarlas? (1964) is now considered the cornerstone of what was to become the Anadolu rock/pop movement and underlines her rebellious nature and sense of justice. But due to increasing repression, Tülay German and her lifelong partner and intellectual impetus Erdem Buri decided to leave Turkey a few years later. In France, Tülay German signs a major contract with Philips resulting in many 7" releases sung in French under the moniker Toula?. Despite the success and recognition, Tülay German doesn't feel comfortable with the record deal and decides to quit the contract. Later, she signs to independent world music label Arion to pursue her actual artistic goals more in line with her origin and temperament. Back to her mother tongue, Tülay German records above mentioned albums for Arion under full artistic freedom, the only full-lengths in her 20+ year career. Alongside with double-bass virtuoso and turkophil François Rabbath, the albums consist of a??k traditionals and intonated poems mainly by Naz?m Hikmet. Her passionate voice and the restrained arrangements of François Rabbath turn these centuries old melodies and poems into glowing manifestos for love and justice. The fruitful collaboration of these artists-in-exile adds significantly to the rich heritage of Turkish folk music. Naz?m Hikmet is considered as one of Turkey's greatest poets of the 20th century, though during his lifetime his works were banned in Turkey for decades and he spent most of his life in prison or in exile. Tülay German ended her musical career in 1987. In 2021 Tülay German was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Turkey.
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CAT #: ZEHRA 005LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
TAKAMAKI/UMUT CAGLAR/FAHRETTIN AYKUT, JONE Myth Of The Drum. Urban Transformation LP
Multi-instrumentalist Umut Ça?lar (Konstrukt, Karkhana), former Baba Zula drummer Fahrettin Aykut and the Finnish saxophone player/shakuhachi specialist Jone Takamäki join forces in a stunning improvised live set that blends free jazz with East-Asian Zen-sounds. The idea for Myth Of The Drum. Urban Transformation dates from an art exhibition in Istanbul 2017 where Fahrettin Aykut exhibited an installation called "Urvban Transformation" that combined painting and music, dealing with the relation of humankind and earth which is symbolized through a tree put upside-down. Aykut, former drummer in the Turkish group Baba Zula and these days a well-known architect in Turkey, asked his longtime friend Umut Caglar, multi-instrumentalist in Konstrukt and Karkhana, to join for an actual performance -- Caglar on his side was in touch with Jone Takamäki who has been a central figure of the Finnish free jazz/avantgarde scene since the 1970s. His album Universal Mind (1982) is a sought-after collector's item of European spiritual jazz, he was a member of the group Roommushklahn (with Raoul Björkenheim a.o.) and in 1991 he joined the ECM signed Finnish jazz/rock/improv collective Krakatau, founded and run by Raoul Björkenheim, and last but not least Takamäki received the first ever Pekka Pöyry Award. Besides being deeply rooted in jazz, he is also a specialist in Japanese shakuhachi and hocchiku flute playing which makes this ad hoc-trio so extraordinary: repetitive drumming, shamanistic throat sounds and plenty of string and reed instruments, a constant ebb-and-flow of sounds and energy -- neither pure jazz nor world music but a blend of both, forming a fascinating third! Meditative in its continuously pulsating rhythm, cathartic in the moments of sonic outbursts -- a few months after the Istanbul art fair performance, the trio (augmented to a quartet by Alan Wilkinson) played two shows at London's Cafe OTO and gossip has it saying that Thurston Moore who attended the show confessed afterwards that he was very touched emotionally. 180 gram vinyl; includes insert and download code.
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4 MEN WITH BEARDS
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CAT #: 4M 7022LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
ROMEO & THE UPSETTERS, MAX War Ina Babylon LP
2022 repress. "War Ina Babylon by Max Romeo & The Upsetters was originally released in 1976 by Island Records. Produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry at his Black Ark Studio, with backing by his superb band The Upsetters, this record has Perry's trademark gritty, swampy sound while the socially and politically conscious songs and the musicians performances show all involved at the height of their powers. This is a classic of the roots era and an essential record for reggae fans. On black vinyl."
A COLOURFUL STORM (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: ACOLOUR 037EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
D'ARCANGELO Arium 12"
D'Arcangelo is the duo of Marco and Fabrizio D'Arcangelo and Arium is their first release of sublime introspective electronics for A Colourful Storm. Throughout EPs and seminal albums for Rephlex, Nature, and Suction Records, D'Arcangelo forged a sleek and sensuous sound alongside their label mates Bochum Welt, Leo Anibaldi, and Lory D. Arium is their latest EP, containing new studio productions and a lost gem produced during the Shipwreck era (1999), hinting at the seminal Broken Toys' Corner (2002) and Eksel (2007) albums. Full-color sleeve with insert and liner notes by Marco D'Arcangelo.
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CAT #: ACOLOUR 038LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
PRINCESS DIANA OF WALES Princess Diana of Wales LP
Princess Diana of Wales, by London-based Australian Laila Sakini, is A Colourful Storm's latest and most curious project. Someone, no one, a notion, a feeling... Sakini offers clues but no simple answers. Vocal-led pieces "Still Beach" and "Fragments of Blue" are brittle and intoxicating, contemplating recklessness and unfulfillment of a past life: "Watching the future wash away/ Giving it up to have this day". She studies closeness and, incredulous of the feelings that emerge, wonders if detachment is impermanent. She catalogs these emotions as a series of memories, colors, and images. "Evaporate", sedated and hushed, is a secret confession and ode to resolution, albeit, fatally, only a temporary one: "Take some form/ Later on when I can do this/ When we can do this/ Together". Behind the album is a stage of dubwise disorientations evoking in-between states of the everyday. "Swing" and "Closer" are woozy and dreamlike, their voices summoning ghosts of fortunes past while "Exhaust" finds an aperture in our protagonist's daydream. A perilous foreshadowing of the incantatory "Choir Chant", whose spell pacifies her inquisition, submerging both self and feeling into the deep blue sea. RIYL: Grouper, Kali Malone, Drew McDowall. Full-color sleeve with insert.
A RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: AUK 047-10
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE The Real 10"
To coincide with the Brian Jonestown Massacre's start of their 2022 North American tour with special guests Mercury Rev this is a release of two new tracks by the band. Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020-2021, the opening track "The Real" is from the forthcoming album Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees. The second track "Where Do We Go From Here?" is exclusive to this release. Anton Newcombe (vocals/guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums) play on this offering. It is 30 years since the release of their first single She Made Me/Evergreen. Released in 1992, the band continue to deliver the sound of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Cover artwork by Anthony Ausgang.
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CAT #: AUK 047B-10
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE The Real (White Vinyl) 10"
10" vinyl version. White vinyl. To coincide with the Brian Jonestown Massacre's start of their 2022 North American tour with special guests Mercury Rev this is a release of two new tracks by the band. Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020-2021, the opening track "The Real" is from the forthcoming album Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees. The second track "Where Do We Go From Here?" is exclusive to this release. Anton Newcombe (vocals/guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums) play on this offering. It is 30 years since the release of their first single She Made Me/Evergreen. Released in 1992, the band continue to deliver the sound of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Cover artwork by Anthony Ausgang.
ACID TEST
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CAT #: ACIDTEST 016EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LEROSA Catena (Jordan GCZ & Donato Dozzy Remix EP) 12"
Accompanying the cassette album of Lerosa's fourth full-length, Catena (AT 016CS), this heavyweight 12" features two originals from the album and two remixes from familiar faces: childhood friend Donato Dozzy and long-time fellow traveler Jordan GCZ (of Juju & Jordash). Album closer "Suite De Paris" places pitch-bent liquid acid over a huge skanking bassline, the perfect material for Dozzy to make hay with his simmering techno take. Meanwhile, album opener "Apollo" churns with industrial fervor, before Jordan GCZ reduces it down to its acid techno essence, leaving little space for you to catch your breath.
AESTHETICAL (GERMANY)
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CAT #: AES 003LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MONFARDINI, MARCO Detect LP
Aesthetical in collaboration with Sync presents Detect by Marco Monfardini. Originally developed as an audio/video live performance, Marco Monfardini based his research for Detect on the decoding of inaudible sounds, sound generated by electromagnetic emissions left from electronic devices and inaudible to the human ear. By using various electro-smog detectors Marco Monfardini creates a sort of detection mapping where electromagnetic emissions are the starting point for the sonorous development of each single composition. A path that creates a parallel with our lives by questioning how much these emissions affect unconsciously our choices, tastes and perceptions, seeking a relationship between the massive use of technology in everyday life and our emotional state. The album Detect is developed in 15 tracks in continuous play, an imperfect, faulty mosaic inhabited by invisible beings manifesting themselves in the form of sound streams, mutable entities that find a definitive form in the pattern of the compositional structure. The album opens with "a[R1] detection", sounds of pure detection place themselves in the sound space giving the initial coordinates for the exploration of unconscious parallel areas. The boundaries transform and gradually expand until they flow into the structure of "kernel variations", a growing rhythmic pattern decodes the impulses projecting a perspective that dissolves in the unstable and fluctuating electromagnetic emissions of the subsequent "[a]3020t detection", "binary defect" and "core[2]". "[A.box]emission" confronts the use of sound downloaded random from internet sample banks and the emissions generated during the download itself. The first part ends with the short "[sa]6030" and "[det]x1a", absence and presence provide an alternation of movements, inaudible and elusive signals all trying to establish a contact with our perception. "det : scan" opens the second part of Detect, a sort of scanning, leaving EMF (electromagnetic field) textures, a static multilayer that progressively expands until it dissolves into the rhythmic emissions of a common smartphone "[4s]detection". The track "[rs]zone" is pushing itself deeper, two minutes of sound speleology that reveal the existence of sound artifacts that seem to vanish getting in contact with the light accented by the bass drum of "[det] 0100+" a constant, rhythmic pumping, a luminous pulsation that reveals an apparent void, which seems to subside entering in the winding and waving atmosphere of "conductive [area]" and "[s3] microfunktion". Detect comes to the end with "[emf]terminal" a mirror of the technological acceleration intercepting the flow of data that feeds the system of communication. Edition of 300.
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CAT #: AES 004CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
VIGROUX, FRANCK Atotal CD
New full-length album of Franck Vigroux's uncompromising signature sound of colossal electronic music. Atotal gathers material from Franck's latest live A/V of the same name. Working with his longtime visual partner Antoine Schmitt, Atotal is an audiovisual performance aiming to reconstruct in order to better deconstruct the processes of imposition of will by repetition and absolute synchronism, to propose a breach to a potentially life-saving de-coincidence. The total work of art, when pushed to its paroxysm of absolute coincidence of the perceptions of a captive spectator, is similar to the techniques of mental manipulation of totalitarian regimes, proceeding by annihilation of the critical mind, repetitive semantic pounding, subliminal messages. The ideal of a deterministic universe of Newton in which everything rationally stems from its causes, in which everything is predictable like a totality for Laplace's daemon, where everything can be considered already written, has been undermined in the infinitely small of the uncertainties of Heisenberg which tell us that it is impossible to know everything about a particle, in the quantum mechanics of Schrödinger which reveals to us that the looker affects the looked-at, and in the infinitely abstract of Gödel's incompleteness which explains to us that certain things are literally unexplainable. The show Atotal slips into these flaws and, like a clinamen of Lucretia, deviates the visual and audio atoms from their destiny. Mastering by Denis Blackham. Artwork by Mostafa Khaled.
AKUPHONE (FRANCE)
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CAT #: AKU 1010LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
JEANNEAU, LAURENT Music of Northern Laos LP
2022 restock. Music of Northern Laos, subtitled Provinces of Luang Namtha et Phongsaly. One part of Akuphone's collection of Laotian music. Includes liner notes in English, French, and Japanese and a download code. Akuphone presents a collection of recordings of various musical practices from the Laotian provinces of Champasak, Attapeu, Sekong, Saravan, Luang Namtha and Phongsaly. These documents are a perfect introduction to the traditional music of South Laos minority groups. Popular modern music is widely spread but visitors are barely ever exposed to ancient acoustic practices from villages. As a matter of fact, mouth organs of various sizes exist among the Hmong and Bit as well as amazing vocal techniques among the Lantene, Ahka, or Khmu who combine simultaneous singing and flute notes. This collection also compels one to discover the Brao gongs, the Triang bamboo flutes, the Lao, Ta Oy, Alak, OI, Pacoh, or Nyaheun mouth organs as well as the powerful singing accompanying these instruments. Caught on the spot, these outstanding testimonies were collected between 2006 and 2013 by Laurent Jeanneau, aka Kink Gong. Through his researches, this self-taught ethnologist has gradually become one of the specialists of the field, building up a collection of complete and fascinating sound archives which contribute documenting parts of this immaterial heritage. Music of Southern and Northern Laos brings some light on a region of South East Asia still largely unknown from the general audience as well as the recently reborn ethnographic musical industry. This compilation will delight both molam/khene lovers and beginners unused to South East Asian sounds.
ATLANTIC
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CAT #: SD 1588LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
COLEMAN, ORNETTE Twins LP
2022 restock; Exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino. "Though recorded in 1959, this album was not released until 1971. Featuring the classic Ornette Coleman quartet, this release is perhaps most notable for an early version of 'Free Jazz,' here called 'First Take,' the 40-minute version of which would make up his entire album of the same name from the following year."
AUS MUSIC (GERMANY)
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CAT #: AUS 175EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
RROXYMORE I Wanted More 12"
Hermione Frank aka rRoxymore has spent the past decade cherry picking the labels she works with whilst building up a totally unique signature sound -- DBA, Timedance, and recently Ideophone. Hermione's Aus Music EP sounds soft and intricate yet punchy and powerful. Beautiful synth licks and crunchy drums melded together with plenty of UK attitude. A daydreamer's delight, it offers restrained weight and it's the perfect elixir for any morning dancefloor.
BATOV RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: BTR 052LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
AYALA Views LP
Batov Records presents a full-length foray into the musical world of Italian producer and multi-instrumentalist Ayala, with particular emphasis on his love of African music, from Afrobeat to disco. Whilst earning the support of leading DJs such as Colleen Cosmo Murphy, Dave Lee, Danny Tenaglia, J-Kriv, and DJ Rocco, Ayala has built an increasingly visible profile producing and DJ, with releases across a wide range of prolific labels, such as Compost, Hector Romero's Latin freestyle label, Orianna, and leading Italian label, Rebirth, early supporters of the likes of Tensnake, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Soul Clap, Jimmy Edgar, and Deetron. Previous to Views, Ayala worked closely with the likes of Hector Romero, remixing jazz sensation Web Web, and receiving the remix treatment himself from cosmic disco legend, Daniele Baldelli, NY party starter Nickodemus, and Italian stalwart Musumeci. Now Views sees Ayala heading deep within, into his primary loves, Afrobeat and African funk, evolving a warm and organic sound, irresistible to the ear, soul, and body. Views opens proceedings with the Afrobeat funk of "Caravan", which as Ayala remarks, "highlights the value of organic improvisation combined with groove." However, Ayala's Italian sensibility comes into play on "Adrian". For Ayala, this song feels like "an intrusion of African grooves into Italy's obscure '70s disco", offering a "feeling like smoking cigarettes and drinking champagne in a night clubin Rome." It's not all floor-filling bangers on View. The deeper side of the album is best exemplified in "Fuse". A full-bodied slow-groover, the steady Afrobeat rhythm, and bassline are complimented by laidback horns and synths. In this, his first full-length, Ayala doesn't disappoint as he looks deep within to create a new vision, fusing his musical passions and roots with an underground Italian club sensibility. For fans of: Kruder & Dorfmeister, Funky Jaws, Captain Planet, Gerardo Frisina, Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella, BOSQ.
BECAUSE MUSIC (FRANCE)
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CAT #: BEC 5610596
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SIMONE, AIME Say Yes, Say No LP
Because Music announces the signing of French artist Aime Simone. Aime is a young singer and songwriter making flamboyant, epic, and minimalistic pop songs. Previously based in Berlin, where he crafted his sound and found his voice, Aime is now based in Paris. Since he started making music a few years ago, he has been working fully self-produced and self-distributed, amassing over ten million streams worldwide and getting a lot of attention from international fans. He released digitally only his debut album Say Yes, Say No in the summer of 2021 which includes songs such as "Shining Light" and "In The Dark Time". Following the steps of artists such as Christine and The Queens and Feu! Chatterton, he was recently awarded with the prestigious Chorus new talent prize. Because Music releases the first time physical edition of Say Yes, Say No.
BEDROOM COMMUNITY (ICELAND)
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CAT #: HVALUR 042CD
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE Shades CD
Manchester Collective announce the release of their second full-length album, Shades. Following their debut The Centre Is Everywhere in 2021 (HVALUR 038LP), Shades is available on CD. Featuring Edmund Finnis's first and second string quartets -- the latter commissioned and premiered by Manchester Collective -- Shades marks the next chapter of the Collective's ongoing collaboration with the British composer. Composer Edmund Finnis: "'String Quartet No. 2' (2021) begins and ends with musical ideas that were in the back of my mind in some form or other since my teens. In the process of moving house during 2020, I rediscovered some old minidiscs containing rough demo recordings I'd made nearly two decades before. At that point I didn't yet know how to realize these ideas, but listening back much later I found the seeds of what has now developed into the two outer movements of the piece. Between them come the flowing interwoven patterns of the second movement and the slow third movement, which is a lament. The piece is dedicated to my friends Rakhi Singh and Adam Szabo from Manchester Collective. It has been a joy and an inspiration for me to be able to build such a close and fruitful musical relationship with the musicians of Manchester Collective over the last few years. Something of their spirit fed into the writing of this piece. I wrote the penultimate movement of 'String Quartet No. 1' (2018) first. It is a reflection on William Byrd's setting of the fifth century hymn 'Christe, qui lux es et dies'. That ancient melody is a prayer for Light within the darkness of night. The falling and rising contours within it became integral to my work on the remaining four movements of the quartet, as did the mental image of the setting and rising of the sun. I think of these two quartets as some of the most personal and intimate pieces I have written. They are outcomes of my enduring need to communicate something that I'm incapable of fully expressing with words. I would if I could. I know that it has something to do with love." Manchester Collective's relationship with Edmund Finnis has been developing over a number of years -- Finnis's piece The Centre Is Everywhere was at the heart of the Collective's debut album and their first appearance at the BBC Proms. The musical partnership continues later in 2022 in This Savage Parade (June 16-24) featuring the world premiere of a new song cycle by Finnis set to the words of British poet Alice Oswald.
BIRDMAN RECORDS
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CAT #: BMR 127LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TURNER AND THE RISING STAR FIFE AND DRUM BAND, OTHA Everybody Hollerin' Goat 2LP
"The trance blues stylings of Otha Turner and his Rising Star Fife And Drum Band should be a music classification unto itself, a whole new primitive take on drum and bass. This music is the oldest still-practiced post-colonial American music, and Turner was one of its greatest artists of the 20th century. Blowing the cane fife with a band of drummers as back up, The Rising Star Fife And Drum band was legendary in the hills of Tate County, Mississippi, where they would perform during the yearly goat picnics on Turner's farm. These tracks were recorded by Luther Dickinson during such picnics and released when Turner was ninety years old. Everybody Hollerin' Goat shows firsthand the hypnotic and rhythmic style of fife and drum music at its best -- raw and beautiful. It is every bit as essential a document of America's folk-music heritage as anything Harry Smith or Alan Lomax ever offered up for posterity. Turner's band included some of his children and grandchildren that have gone on to continue the fife and drum tradition since his death in 2003. This first ever vinyl release of Everybody Hollerin' Goat contains a whole side of unreleased recordings from one night of the picnic and is intended to bring the experience of hollerin' for goat in Senatobia, Mississippi to the living room. Dancing around the plants is recommended (but don't eat the pickled eggs). The entire album is remastered by legend Gary Hobish." "One of the top five blues LPs from the 90s." --David Fricke, Rolling Stone
BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: BORNBAD 150CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LES CALAMITES Encore! 1983-1987 CD
Wouldn't it do them justice to rid Les Calamités (literally "the calamities") of the embarrassing phrase "girl band", durably stuck to their skins and plaited skirts? It's nothing but a pink puffy cloud obscuring their true importance as a "band" full stop, as well as their fleeting though mind-bending trajectory. In just a few months going on stage with a handful of original songs recorded here and there, they became, from Dijon to Rouen, Paris to Toulouse, Bordeaux to Strasbourg, the darlings of an uncompromising rockers' demanding scene. Tolerated by some, maybe, they were also consecrated, certainly (should they have needed the accolade). The trade-off was a succession of quick and distinctive verse-choruses for which the adjectives "fresh" and "light" seemed to have been invented again. They delivered just as many covers, which gave an idea of the origins of their songwriting: one foot in the fifties (on the dancefloor), the other in the sixties (in the garage). All of this leading to their final hit, a successful incursion in the top sales with a popular song for everyone to hum at ease, from seaside campsites to the cool kids of the capital. Everything the Calamités touched, with their classy, rigorous, casual ways -- plus just enough amused detachment -- turned into gold. Small-scale, three-voice anthems sung with a style given both by arrogant innocence and cheeky ease. Without playing the cards naturally assigned to girls (sexy attitude, feminist clichés, dilettante groupism) they managed to combine a pop teen spirit with a shameless rock n' roll energy. The Calamités were however and at once, one step behind -- some kind of '50s-60s classicism -- and one ahead thanks to their writing talent and French lyrics. They lived in Beaune, Burgundy, and do so mostly uneventfully. It's the early '80s. One thing leading to another, with a repertoire made up of just as many covers as personal compositions, they find a drummer after trying many, fire up local, then national venues, befriend the Dogs and other rock n' roll bands and recorded an album, À bride abattue, for the label New Rose. Coveted by fanzines, then approached by the magazines Best and Rock & Folk, they also appear on regional then national television, from Les Enfants du Rock all the way to Platine 45 with Jacky. When all the doors seem wide open, they choose to focus on the end of their studies instead. Caroline definitely moves on, while Odile and Isabelle push things just a bit further and treat themselves to a hit that easily makes its way into the Top 50: the famous "Vélomoteur", fan-produced by Daniel Chenevez -- one-half of the successful duo Niagara and a savvy producer. Liner notes in French and English. CD version includes 36-page booklet.
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CAT #: BORNBAD 150LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LES CALAMITES Encore! 1983-1987 LP
LP version. Includes eight-page booklet and download code. Wouldn't it do them justice to rid Les Calamités (literally "the calamities") of the embarrassing phrase "girl band", durably stuck to their skins and plaited skirts? It's nothing but a pink puffy cloud obscuring their true importance as a "band" full stop, as well as their fleeting though mind-bending trajectory. In just a few months going on stage with a handful of original songs recorded here and there, they became, from Dijon to Rouen, Paris to Toulouse, Bordeaux to Strasbourg, the darlings of an uncompromising rockers' demanding scene. Tolerated by some, maybe, they were also consecrated, certainly (should they have needed the accolade). The trade-off was a succession of quick and distinctive verse-choruses for which the adjectives "fresh" and "light" seemed to have been invented again. They delivered just as many covers, which gave an idea of the origins of their songwriting: one foot in the fifties (on the dancefloor), the other in the sixties (in the garage). All of this leading to their final hit, a successful incursion in the top sales with a popular song for everyone to hum at ease, from seaside campsites to the cool kids of the capital. Everything the Calamités touched, with their classy, rigorous, casual ways -- plus just enough amused detachment -- turned into gold. Small-scale, three-voice anthems sung with a style given both by arrogant innocence and cheeky ease. Without playing the cards naturally assigned to girls (sexy attitude, feminist clichés, dilettante groupism) they managed to combine a pop teen spirit with a shameless rock n' roll energy. The Calamités were however and at once, one step behind -- some kind of '50s-60s classicism -- and one ahead thanks to their writing talent and French lyrics. They lived in Beaune, Burgundy, and do so mostly uneventfully. It's the early '80s. One thing leading to another, with a repertoire made up of just as many covers as personal compositions, they find a drummer after trying many, fire up local, then national venues, befriend the Dogs and other rock n' roll bands and recorded an album, À bride abattue, for the label New Rose. Coveted by fanzines, then approached by the magazines Best and Rock & Folk, they also appear on regional then national television, from Les Enfants du Rock all the way to Platine 45 with Jacky. When all the doors seem wide open, they choose to focus on the end of their studies instead. Caroline definitely moves on, while Odile and Isabelle push things just a bit further and treat themselves to a hit that easily makes its way into the Top 50: the famous "Vélomoteur", fan-produced by Daniel Chenevez -- one-half of the successful duo Niagara and a savvy producer.
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CAT #: BORNBAD 153LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EVARISTE Il Ne Pense Qu'a Ca 1967-1970 LP
LP version. Includes four-page booklet with liner notes; also includes download code. Évariste is one of the rare specimens of artist-cum-scientists. Among his kind stand others like Pierre Schaeffer, a Polytechnique graduate (an engineer but also the father of musique concrète) and the eccentric Boby Lapointe (graduate of the École centrale and inventor of the Bibi-binaire system, patented in 1968). Évariste's songwriting, joyful and full of energy (albeit extremely critical), shrouds an original tragedy: born in 1943 among résistants, Joël Sternheimer (aka Évariste) grew up without a father, lost to Auschwitz. In 1966, the young Joël sports Princeton's colorful paraphernalia, freshly returned from the country is in the midst of the Vietnam War. Joël, who's under the supervision of a rebellious physician, is dismissed. He regardless keeps following the prestigious seminaries of the Institute for Advanced Study, chaired by Oppenheimer, inventor of the atomic bomb. Likely inspired by the hippie movement and music, Joël buys a guitar and starts playing in Washington Square. Morisse is blown away by Lucien Morisse's tape and signs him onto the label right away. Michel Colombier, arranger for Serge Gainsbourg, contributes some of his original ideas to the 7" E=mc2. The organist Eddy Louis, who is to participate, in 1969, to the success of Claude Nougaro's Paris Mai (1969), also appears on the record. It's 1966 and the Antoine phenomenon (signed on Vogue) storms through France. Success comes around swiftly and in 1967 Évariste launches into a second 7", Wo I Nee, again arranged by Michel Colombier. Quantum mechanics fans finally get their anthem with "La Chasse Au Boson Intermédiaire" (Intermediary Boson Pursuit). A few months later, it's May '68 and everything's turned upside down. Évariste writes a series of songs inspired by the events, which he immediately submits to Lucien Morisse. When he hears the song "La Révolution" -- a father and son dialogue -- he can't take any more: AZ simply cannot release this. But there and then Lucien Morisse makes a gesture which will remain engraved in French music's history: sorry to be unable to officially stand by the singer, he encourages him to self-produce the record, but with his tacit support. Évariste keeps singing at the Sorbonne with "Jussieu's Gang" and "the young Renaud" he nicknames "le p'tit gavroche" (street urchin). Renaud volunteers to type the lyrics of the song "La Révolution" so that the chorus can be sung and recorded. The self-released 7" La Révolution/La Faute À Nanterre is sold under the table and door-to-door for half the price of a standard record, on and around the boulevard Saint-Michel; and it runs out fast. When the theater director Claude Confortès decides to adapt Wolinski's drawing series titled "Je Ne Veux Pas Mourir Idiot" (I don't want to die a fool), he asks Évariste to write the original soundtrack. Dominique Grange (writer of the song "Nous Sommes Les Nouveaux Partisans") soon joins the team. After 150 performances, Évariste leaves his place to Dominique Maurin (brother of Patrick Dewaere). Évariste composes the songs for Claude Confortès' next play, Je Ne Pense Qu'à Ça ("That's all I think about"), co-wrote with Wolinski in 1969. The comedians of the play record the songs on a 7". 1970 is the beginning of a decade in the course of which Évariste is to make a decisive discovery in the musical and scientific domains. Following this breakthrough, he moves away from self-produced music and gaucho magazines to focus on science.
BYG RECORDS
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CAT #: BYG 026LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FONTAINE/ARESKI, BRIGITTE L'Incendie LP
2022 restock. LP reissue, in gatefold sleeve. "L'Incendie is the first collaboration between Areski and Brigitte Fontaine. It's an exceptional album for BYG records. In a perfect symbiosis with Brigitte Fontaine's magnificent voice and surrealist texts, Areski creates a minimalist 'ethno-folk acoustic universe.' In the uniquely French 'dark chanteuse' genre, this is a classic. Originally released in 1974."
BYRD OUT (UK)
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CAT #: BYR 038LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ANATOLIAN WEAPONS Selected Acid Tracks LP
At the vanguard of Greek electronic music, Anatolian Weapons, an alias of Aggelos Baltas, has garnered praise from the likes of Lena Willikens and RA. This is a deliberately dancefloor-oriented release, with a host of long, acid-laced tracks, and some surprises. The titles offer a subtle nod to a recently passed DJ and polymath, and the remixes give a fresh feel to Aggelos's tracks, with Serbian selector AASKA and Coma World on duty. The remixes give a fresh feel to Aggelos's tracks, with AASKA breathing downtempo energy into "Only Harmony Seeds", and Byrd Out associates Coma World (Betamax and Pete Bennie) imbuing "Other Paths" with a dreamlike spirit driven by Betamax's treacle-like drumming. For fans of: Andrew Weatherall, DMX Krew, Sordid Sound System, James Shinra.
CLAAP (GREECE)
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CAT #: CLAAP 022LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
GUMMIHZ Prime Sequences 2x12"
Prime Sequences is the latest album by DJ and electronic music producer GummiHz, real name Alexander Tsotsos. Alex has an ear for what he describes as elastic frequencies, thus gummi-hertz! In other words, low bass lines, airy synth phrases, and shuffle rhythms, playfully arranged within loose forms. A philosophy that comes across throughout this long player. Elements fall in and out of order, time swings back and forth, all together in perfect harmony. Pushing the boundaries of what has become his signature sound, a fusion of house and techno all the way from Berlin to Detroit. This package features underground music coming straight from the heart, or the Hertz more appropriately. The story unfolds within no less than nine tracks showcasing Alex's versatility in making waves. The opening track titled "Berlinopolis" is a sonic portrait of the city of Berlin, where Alex lives since more than a decade. A smooth soundscape produced by combining abstract melodies with field recordings of the city's ambience. "Second Wave" follows airy jazz chords and drum parts to launch the listener into trajectory. The title track "Prime Sequence" is a Detroit brewed piece with some Berlin minimalism rawness in the rhythm section. Next up comes "Submerge", a tight and hypnotic affair carrying the right amount of subtle release. "Prime Dub" dives deeper into the frequency spectrum. "Proto Sequence" follows a simple still infectious groove laced with various modulations. Inspired by proto-house motifs pioneered by artists like Chi-town's Ron Hardy. "Metafunk" reaches out to Berlin's club culture at its core. "Mindloop" is a track written for the afterhours looping state of mind. Another minimal house cut with a fair dose of psychedelic sound design. Lastly, "Descension" relaxes the mood through deep pulsating rhythms and playful arpeggios. Prime Sequences covers a wide range of styles like ambient electronics, peak time house, and techno, as well as seriously effed-up afterhours minimalism. Made for both DJs and music lovers, this is the second long player by GummiHz to come out on vinyl after his debut album Sleepless Nights back in 2009.
CLIVAGE MUSIC (FRANCE)
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CAT #: CLV 005LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
VITALIC Dissidaence (Episode 2) LP
After the release of Dissidænce (Episode 1) (CLV 004CD/LP), warmly met with both critical and popular success, Vitalic keeps his promise and returns with a second instalment, darker and more techno than the first, and this time with a marked industrial aesthetic -- cold and minimal. The composition and production style have a post-cold wave heritage, something that has always been part of the artist's DNA but is now brandished with renewed pride. Dissidænce (Episode 2) opens with "Sirens", a towering tornado of synths and sweat, followed by "Dancing in the Street", "The Void", and "The Light is a Train", sparse techno boiled down to its essence -- mechanical, cold, and alarming. Tempering this hostility are moments of grace and poetry like "Marching", "Friends & Foes", and "Winter is Coming", both melodic and melancholic. A two-pronged project masterfully orchestrated by Vitalic, a strange cosmic voyage of implacable energy. 180 gram vinyl; includes download code.
CLUB CULTURE RARITIES (GERMANY)
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CAT #: CCR 007EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
AURAL Desire 12"
Club Culture Rarities, the new record label exclusively dedicated to re-prints of cult and rare 12" taken form Expanded Music's labels. After their first collaboration under the alias Dreamatic, in 1992 the same team made up of Davide Rizzatti, Fabrice, and Paolo Martini got together again, this time to produce a new EP under the pseudonym of Aural. Desire was the second release of "Creative" the new label of the Expanded Music aimed at a more club audience, so the trio follows the same sound as the Dreamatic project and went even more deep and tribal. The whole production done in just a couple of days, is characterized by the sound of that era which was the deep house, passing from the vocal version of "Martini" to the "Fabrice 4 A.M. Mix": this one became a true anthem in the underground circuit and the after-hours of that period and was included in many compilations over the years. A true classic.
COCOON (GERMANY)
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CAT #: COR 173EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MCKAY, HARVEY Black Spider 12"
Harvey McKay makes a welcome return to Cocoon Recordings with the Black Spider EP, featuring three heavy-duty cuts that spin out in a variety of directions, constructing a formidable web of peak-time mayhem in the process. "Black Spider" bites hard from the get-go with a venomous bassline that pulses and mutates through a series of precision peaks and troughs. The track kicks repeatedly, drenching the dancefloor in washes of analog noise while McKay still finds space for a barrage of clattering percussion. Haunting ambient voices and a mysterious spoken mantra add yet more texture to the cavernous, gothic atmosphere it conjures. Next up, the disconcertingly titled "Sticky Carpet" utilizes a '90s hard house vibe complete with crunching, distorted beats, and a glistening octave-jumping synth pattern that slides and constricts around the chugging bassline. However, the track really comes into its own as alternating metallic patterns start to dominate in a homage to the hi-hat, whipping the dancefloor into shape as they switch in and out, jostling relentlessly for attention. Finally, hardcore junglist tendencies take center stage on "Packed Lunch" as another rasping, doomsday bass rides the sonic spectrum, simultaneously spitting sparks and shaking the foundations to the core. Scattered arpeggios add a certain discord to the fray as the pounding breakbeat hammers out a pathway to oblivion. "Packed Lunch" definitely packs a punch, adding extra spice to an EP that's exclusively for the headstrong.
COSMOCITIES RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: CMSR 006EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PRISM Rain EP (Incl. SYO Remix) 12"
Rare trance/ambient house reissue from French label Cosmocities Records -- including a remix from S.O.N.S. under his SYO moniker. Fruit of '90s cross-channel outfit Prism, the collaborative endeavor of French producer Pascal Eloy and UK-based Grant Wilkinson, the three-track EP mixes unreleased music ("Refraction"), a 1996-issued goodie ("Rain") and an exclusive remix from SYO, better known for his ambitiously retro-futuristic output under the S.O.N.S moniker. Originally released as part of Planet Dog's 1996 compilation "Feed Your Head", "Rain" retains all of its original mystique and soulful use of modern production tools -- letting a cascading flow of arpeggiated synths, stealth bass onslaughts and 303-borne trippiness pour down as a fully immersive digital shower for the senses. An unheard gem from the vault, initially written and recorded in 1995, "Refraction" pulls further dynamic traction from a bubbling drum programming and damp, urban jungle-y atmosphere -- beaming you straight back in the rave's most compelling heyday with its feverish maelstrom of fluttering bleeps, spiraling tribal motifs and faux-organic, Neo-Easternmost harmonics. Adding his ever-innovative spin to the table, SYO cuts into the flesh of the original to deliver a further syncopated and spacious version, flush with complex rhythmic sleights of hand and subtle melodic trickery throughout, bound to keep you on the edge with every bar. 25 years on since it was first designed, Prism's lasting relevancy shines bright on this all-road, bold-to-the-full trance epic that's lost nothing of its flair.
DABBS TRAX (GERMANY)
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CAT #: DABBS 001EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DABBS, AMY Four Track Mind EP 12"
Rising star Amy Dabbs delivers another huge house EP, dropping as the debut release on her brand new label Dabbs Traxx. The modern take on classic house that she's become renowned for in her recent highly-acclaimed releases permeates on every track on Four Track Mind EP, serving up Amy's trademark pacey rhythmic percussion, emotive melodies, and fat subby basslines. "Ghosts" kicks things off with ticking clocks and haunting melodies woven throughout, creating a deeply atmospheric track. It surrounds you with thick layers of pads and strings, underpinned with tear-jerking chords and vocals, sprinkled with touches of Amy's beloved Juno 106. This track relays a moving tale of facing the ghosts of your past which, alongside the powerful percussive drops of "Ghosts", is guaranteed to give the dancefloor goosebumps in more ways than one. "Til You See" takes you in an uplifting direction, with a powerful bassline blazing against a backdrop of soaring pads and delicately placed arpeggiators, leading towards a spine-tingling yet subtle vocal as the track reaches its peak. Bringing Amy's desire to create music that moves you to life, this stunning track is brimming with jubilance and optimism from beginning to end. Last but by no means least comes the EP's title track, "Four Track Mind", its nostalgic organ sounds, bouncy percussive chops and big basslines ensuring it will be a huge dancefloor moment when played out. This energetic track takes you into the heavens with its relentlessly uplifting transitions throughout, Amy's intention clearly to place you firmly in the center of the dancefloor with a massive smile on your face.
DAMAGED GOODS (UK)
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CAT #: DAMGOOD 576CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
COURETTES, THE Back In Mono (B-sides & Outtakes) CD
"Mini LP featuring outtakes and re-recorded B-sides from the Back In Mono sessions! Back In Mono, The Courettes´ third album, was critically acclaimed worldwide and made it onto numerous best-of-the-year lists in 2021. If, like us, you can't get enough of Back In Mono, here's some good news! Back in Mono - B-sides & Outtakes is coming out in June. Bringing some more 'spit 'n' snarl garage-meets-Phil Spector pop' (Mojo) in three brand new unreleased tracks. Look forward to hearing the three new smash tunes 'Daydream', 'Tough Like That' and 'Talking About My Baby', all wrapped in a new mix by 'Wall of Sound' aficionado Seiki Sato (Japan) and produced by the hit wizards Søren Christensen and C.T. Levine. Also included are the three non-album B-sides from the band's most recent singles. These B-sides have been newly spruced up with extra instrumentation. Making up the eight tracks is the inclusion of a Courettes rarity -- 'So What' was previously only available on a split single with The Jackets released on Chaputa Records back in January."
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CAT #: DAMGOOD 576LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
COURETTES, THE Back In Mono (B-sides & Outtakes) LP
LP version. "Mini LP featuring outtakes and re-recorded B-sides from the Back In Mono sessions! Back In Mono, The Courettes´ third album, was critically acclaimed worldwide and made it onto numerous best-of-the-year lists in 2021. If, like us, you can't get enough of Back In Mono, here's some good news! Back in Mono - B-sides & Outtakes is coming out in June. Bringing some more 'spit 'n' snarl garage-meets-Phil Spector pop' (Mojo) in three brand new unreleased tracks. Look forward to hearing the three new smash tunes 'Daydream', 'Tough Like That' and 'Talking About My Baby', all wrapped in a new mix by 'Wall of Sound' aficionado Seiki Sato (Japan) and produced by the hit wizards Søren Christensen and C.T. Levine. Also included are the three non-album B-sides from the band's most recent singles. These B-sides have been newly spruced up with extra instrumentation. Making up the eight tracks is the inclusion of a Courettes rarity -- 'So What' was previously only available on a split single with The Jackets released on Chaputa Records back in January."
DOCTOR BIRD (UK)
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CAT #: DBCD 105CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA United Dreadlocks Volumes 1 & 2 2CD
"Joe Gibbs Roots Reggae 1976-1977. CD debut of two of the finest roots albums of the late '70s includes many tracks new to CD. Features many of the biggest reggae hits of the roots era."
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CAT #: DBCD 107CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA Ska La-Rama: Treasure Isle Ska 1965-1966 2CD
"The first of a trio of newly compiled collections."
DROID (GERMANY)
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CAT #: DROID 422EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
IDJUT BOYS Dumme Willie 12"
Three's a charm: U-Star, Noid and Droid! Of course, Dan Tyler and Conrad McDonnell have done way more than that. Better known as Idjut Boys, they were still there when the sun-of the summer of love went down and the acid house fever settled down. As remixers extraordinaire, party priests, dub poets or mirror ball hippies, they were broadening minds with labels like Discfunction and treating disco as a way of life. It's hard to imagine the British club (and music) scene without their mark. Here is their long overdue return under the Droid umbrella. Reactivated for the needs and dance nerds of today, Droid initially had been designed for straight up machine music, fierce drums, electronic body music and bass heavy melodies in 2008. Following that template, Dumme Willie sounds like a cocktail made from Prelude bonus beats, Supertronics dubs, and stand-off between George Kranz and Curt Cress. Two well-crafted takes of each "Dumme Willie" and "Schlagstock" fill the proverbial boots of said influences and equally draw for your attention. An Idjut thing indeed. Fun fidelity guaranteed.
EDIZIONI MONDO (ITALY)
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CAT #: MND 013LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
THUNDER TILLMAN Aural Healing Program For Peace And Longevity LP
Swedish duo Thunder Tillman come together again in healing harmony to produce a much-needed LP for troubled times. Thunder and his life coach Pony bring their spirits in sync for 40 minutes of improvised soundtracks for mental and physical wellbeing. Recorded on Stockholm's Wind Island, the pair have carefully selected specimens from their collection of vintage musical paraphernalia to channel these specific vibrations for maximum healing power. Side one is a gentle wake up call for the soul, with pipes and chimes that gently give way to mind-expanding synths and feedback echoes that sound like sun glistening off a mountain river. Those sounds lead into an electric piano and life affirming synth figure, before disintegrating into santoor strings and chants with a slight Indian flavor. It's a cosmic combination that invites relaxation and meditation, and the kind of deep breathing exercises that could turn back the clock on a host of bodily ailments. An electric piano comes back to the foreground with a bass and synth combination that drives forward with healing hands, before parting the frequencies for ear-tickling pads and voices. Rounding out the side is a chiming synth and santoor figure that brings the wandering spirit home and to rest. Side two starts up with "Cosmic Osmosis" -- a motorik drum machine beat and bass line that briefly brings to mind some of their more krautrock inspired modes across their three previous EPs, but soon collapses back into visceral synth twinkles and relaxing washes of analog tones. It's a dynamic that drives the whole record, sounds that excite the soul perhaps even the body on an atomic level, before bringing that energy down to a calming, relaxing home. There's a craftsmanship to their synthesized tones that goes beyond mere artistry, and the interplay between sounds and frequencies is especially inspired, to the point where the music practically sparkles out of the speakers. Side two closes out with harmonic chimes that could put you on a Himalayan Mountain side, and succeeds in raising the spirit, mind and body to higher plains of cosmic consciousness. The Aural Healing Program is accompanied by a 40-minute Visual Healing Program that will be unveiled in conjunction with the vinyl release. The first visual healing session featuring side B opener "Cosmic Osmosis", is already available for all to partake. Relax, let go, and let the frequencies guide you. Inlay insert included.
EL PARAISO RECORDS (DENMARK)
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CAT #: EPR 004LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CAUSA SUI Free Ride 2LP
2022 repress, red vinyl. Double LP version. Causa Sui's Free Ride is finally back in print after being sold out for more than a decade! The original single-LP version, released in 2007 on Elektrohasch, has been selling for ridiculous prices on Discogs and eBay. Even the CDs are sought-after collectors' items, almost impossible to find, until now. Imagine a tidal wave sweeping up from the 1960s through the 1970s, then cresting in the 1990s before finally crashing on the shore of the present; that's what Free Ride sounds like. This is the "heavy psych" album of the Causa Sui catalog, one out of only two albums they recorded with a lead singer,and the most direct-sounding collection of tracks the band has done to date. The sonic experimentation and curious song structures that also define later Causa Sui records are there (just listen to those echo-treated flutes in "Passing Breeze"), but what really ties this record together is an unashamed appreciation of the grand rock tradition of the previous four decades. One can literally feel how the young lads had been absorbing endless amounts of Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin, Mudhoney, Black Sabbath, and Kyuss before cooking up these seven tracks. There's no shortage of killer riffs and Bonham-esque grooves. The culmination is the epic breathtaking acid-rock finale that takes up the entire second disc: the 15-minute "Newborn Road" and the 20-minute extended live version of the band's signature track "El Paraiso", captured in front of a mesmerized crowd at Roadburn on the very day Free Ride was released. It's impossible not feel swept away by the Hendrixian glory of these two cuts, as they fly from tranquil noodlings to the most thunderous peaks. This is the kind of album where one dropa the needle and rides it all the way to the end, as if overwhelmed by an awesome natural force. Includes 20-minute bonus track recorded live at the Roadburn Festival in 2007. Remastered by Jonas Munk.
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
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CAT #: FTR 695CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ALEXANDER, JEFFREY Flutterings CD
"Jeffrey Alexander is one of those guys whose brain and hands are constantly in motion whether working with bands, doing solo stuff, installations, paintings, label shit... whatever. Anyway, he's always a pleasure to work with, and we have done so on many occasions. That said, I sorta feel as though this new CD might be closer to taking a walk through Jeffrey's head than anything else I've heard. Flutterings was done using guitars, keys, percussion, electronics and gimcracks of all descriptions. The pieces were created specifically to be used inside the Tactile Dome at San Francisco's Exploratorium, which is one of the more delightful places yet invented by humans. The Dome itself is almost like a sensory deprivation maze, pitch black, through which you feel your way before being popped back out into the light. This music was broadcast inside the darkness, so that folks would have a way to orient themselves via sound. Cool idea, and cooler music. Although they don't really share any common construction details, this music puts me in mind of Ned Lagin's Seastones project (IMPREC 479LP), maybe with a little Hooteroll stirred in. What they all share is a sense of occupying middle ground between 'serious' music and purely stoned improvisation. Even though you understand on some level this shit is being done with compositional intent, there's a looseness to the details that makes it a very fine album to just space out to. Melodies aren't the point so much as harmonics and a general flow that will not be stanched. It is a very fine soundtrack for losing your ego, if you know what I mean. The material on Flutterings was recorded in the mid-Teens, but only really got assembled for release during the Lockdown. Proof again, that lots of good things have been happening in the background, no matter how dire the foreground can appear. A lesson worth remembering." --Byron Coley, 2022
FEEL INTERNATIONAL (URUGUAY)
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CAT #: FEELI 004EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BARROTT, MARK Travelling Music 12"
International Feel founder and guru of the sunset soundtrack, Mark Barrott returns with a new EP entitled Travelling Music. After spending the last few years writing and producing for other people, Mark is focusing his creative efforts inwards & rediscovering his own musical compass, calling it "the best medicine and therapy there is". It's this energy he looks forward to sharing via a number of releases over the coming months, including a new La Torre compilation, a series of Bandcamp only releases, the soundtrack to a new Japanese documentary (??) and this new vinyl release, Travelling Music. He refers to the title track as Balearic trance. Not in the overblown Dutch sense, but trance as a metaphor/mechanism for an altered state, through hypnotic unraveling synth lines and a dash of wonkiness thrown in for good measure. Elsewhere on the EP, "Arcade Scene" flexes its melodic Italo dance moves with a slight nod to New Order, but a version of the group that's beamed in from an alternate reality, where The Haçienda was called Il Tesoro and relocated to Ancona via a Gerd Janson DJ set circa 1991. "Chillin' 4 Work" channels Aphex Twin from his easy listening Gentle People remix era, with added Sketches from an Island/Ry Cooder-esque guitars and the reprise of "Travelling Music" already feels like a La Torre sunset classic, bouncing with sequenced polyrhythmic arpeggios, before gently evaporating into a Vangelis-meets-Edgar Froese heat haze. As with most of his work, Barrott calls this folk music -- the telling of stories from everyday life and being Ibizan in origin, there are always a lot of varied and crazy stories to tell, but this chapter in particular feels like a deep burnt therapeutic transmission straight from the heart.
FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
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CAT #: FKR 111LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
MILLER, GRAEME Comet In Moominland LP
From deep in the heart of Moomin valley, frozen in time for many midwinters passed, comes a genuine treasure chest of never heard Moomin melodies and instrumental comet songs composed for the continued animated adventures of the fuzzy-felt freak folk friends who disappeared from UK TV pastures in the mid-1980s. From the top of the Hobgoblin's Hat and the bottom of Snufkin's satchel, original Moomin's composer Graeme Miller (The Carrier Frequency) kindly shares this patchwork selection of spellbinding sound poems and percussive peons made using the very same selection of ocarinas, kalimbas, miniature squeak boxes, Wasp-y synths, cornflake box shakers and a seemingly endless array of talent and lo-fi home studio trickery. Regarded as one of the most enigmatic, beguiling and haunting imported children's programs to ever grace UK TV screens, The Moomins was one of the first-ever commissions by Anne Wood (The Teletubbies) who ingeniously replaced the original Polish/Austrian/Finnish soundtrack with homemade music experiments by unknown post-punk theater students Graeme Miller and Steve Shill (aka The Commies From Mars) who after the screening of two unforgettable series in 1983 and 1985 were left in eager anticipation of rescoring further Moomin adventures with new melodies, arrangements and sound designs which then lingered in the ether waiting until the Groke awoke and Snorkmaiden sang once more. With future felt adventures screened exclusively in Poland and Germany for many years (often as feature films) these unheard recordings are the only genuine musical sequel to the bizarre UK version of The Moomins and stand as important inclusions the Graeme Miller's own portfolio of theatrical theme music and sound installations as part of The Impact Theatre Cooperative including collaborations with artists and writers such as Russell Hoban. Witnessed in fragmented form during a short run of incredible rare live screenings at The Barbican Theatre and various film festival this record marks the first time this music has been heard in its original full-length form, free from sound effects, dialogue and whimpers of euphoric joy and nostalgia from those who have continued to crave the company of the Moomin trolls and their mysterious music over the last five decades.
GET ON DOWN
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CAT #: GET 51457LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OTIS, SHUGGIE Freedom Flight LP
"Well before Shuggie Otis cut his debut album, musicianship and performance had long been a part of his life. The son of rhythm and blues legend Johnny Otis, Shuggie learned to play guitar as early as the age of two, and performed professionally with his father's band at eleven. Throughout his long and illustrious career he'd performed on records for the likes of Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and George Duke, to name a few. In spite of all this, widespread mainstream success eluded Shuggie for much of his career. His most famous release to date is his 1974 album Inspiration/Information, which would experience new resurgent life in the 2000s. Those willing to dig a little deeper however, would discover hidden gold in his earlier releases, especially in the album directly before Inspiration/Information, his sophomore 1971 release Freedom Flight. As with his debut, Freedom Flight was produced by Shuggie's father Johnny Otis, and built upon the distinct sounds of his debut album: lush, baroque, string section arrangements, paired with hard funk rhythms, and funky blues melodies, with the majority of the instruments once again performed by Shuggie himself. The album also features backing from premium session greats like George Duke and Aynsley Dunbar, and the track 'Strawberry Letter 23' which became a monster hit for The Brothers Johnson three years later. Freedom Flight is a treasure of deft, technical skill, and virtuosic composition."
GIANT PICTURES (UK)
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CAT #: MVD 10295DVD
FILE UNDER: Misc
FORSYTH & JANE POLLARD, IAIN Nick Cave - 20,000 Days On Earth DVD
"20,000 Days On Earth is an inventive, lyrical ode to creativity and an intimate examination of the artistic process of musician and cultural icon Nick Cave. In their debut feature directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard fuse drama and documentary, weaving a staged day in Cave's life with never-before-seen verité observation of his creative cycle."
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CAT #: MVD 10296BR
FILE UNDER: Misc
FORSYTH & JANE POLLARD, IAIN Nick Cave - 20,000 Days On Earth (Blu-ray) BLU-RAY
Blu-ray version. "20,000 Days On Earth is an inventive, lyrical ode to creativity and an intimate examination of the artistic process of musician and cultural icon Nick Cave. In their debut feature directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard fuse drama and documentary, weaving a staged day in Cave's life with never-before-seen verité observation of his creative cycle."
GOD UNKNOWN RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: GODUNK 081LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CASSELS A Gut Feeling LP
LP version. Tripe. It's what graces the cover of Cassels' third album, A Gut Feeling. It looks gross. And Cassels are a rock band who've often sounded gross. You know the adjectives. "Discordant". "Angular". "Cynical". Shellac quickly mentioned. Listening to A Gut Feeling, though, Cassels sound different. Not too different -- the molten riff of advance single "Mr Henderson Coughs" puts paid to the idea that the London-based duo have taken a hard 180. But instead of writing as quickly as possible, the Covid-19 pandemic gave the brothers Beck (Jim, guitar/vocals, and Loz, drums/BVs) some time to mull things over. Instead of sticking with the stripped-back recording approach of previous LPs, Jim and Loz spent time at Tom Hill's Bookhouse Studios in South London, considering tone, layering tracks, and bringing new instruments into the fold. Lyrically, the approach has changed too. Rather than presented as personal experience, Jim notes that his words this time around "are an intentionally muddy mix of experience, opinion, red herrings and fiction." The result is the most satisfying and unexpected collection of songs in the Cassels catalog. Instruments at turns razor-sharp and bludgeon-blunt provide the backing track to a savage, hilarious, and tender collection of short stories. Jim notes that "writing can be a great way of unearthing hang-ups and becoming acquainted with your own anxieties." Hardly new ground for a rock band, but presented in this third person format -- unbiased and filled to the brim with human warmth -- these songs are more empathetic than anything the band have written before. It's clear that the band still aren't afraid to tackle weighty subjects too, with A Gut Feeling picking up where their previous album, The Perfect Ending (2019), left off. "Charlie Goes Skiing" pulls a similar trick to Future of the Left's "Goals in Slow Motion" -- setting a screed against consumerism to one of the most propulsive, catchy tracks on the record. It's followed by "Dog Drops Bone", a rustling loop overlaid with sad, simple chords reminiscent of a Sparklehorse tune, which uses the internal monologue of a beloved canine companion to question the true depth and sincerity of human relationships. This kicks into the breakneck "Beth's Recurring Dream" -- a track exploring a sexual identity crisis which owes as much to early Los Campesinos! as it does Steve Albini. Of "Your Humble Narrator", the album's punishing, pulsing opener and A Gut Feeling's thematic frame.
GUIDED BY VOICES INC.
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CAT #: GBVI 115CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GUIDED BY VOICES Tremblers And Goggles By Rank CD
"Tremblers And Goggles By Rank marks a new phase in Robert Pollard's songwriting evolution. His songs have always included non-traditional approaches to form and song structure, but with this album, he has pushed it further than ever. While the familiar Guided By Voices pop-craft and melodic virtuosity always occupies center stage, the first-time listener will never be able to predict what's coming next in a song. 'Alex Bell' and 'Focus On The Flock' are the two anchors, each one expansive and filled with rock grandeur, and both exemplifying the complex wordplay, melodies, and structures that are hallmarks of the album. GBV's latest batch of brilliant songs ride on colorful psychedelic flourishes and brash post-punk textures that make this ten-song album a one-of-a-kind head trip. While there are hooks and earworms aplenty within, this album is a complex and kaleidoscopic journey, representing a new echelon in the Guided By Voices universe. It represents another level of songwriting and performance from the group. It plays out like an intricate and powerful collage, in a very multicolored and multi-faceted fashion; a work grand in scale and undertaking. There are triumphant and glorious choruses, deep and dark wormholes, sinewy twists and turns, bold and theatrical bravados, massive cliffs, plateaus, peaks, and valleys -- these emotional landscapes reach new and unexpected heights along the way."
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CAT #: GBVI 115LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GUIDED BY VOICES Tremblers And Goggles By Rank LP
LP version. "Tremblers And Goggles By Rank marks a new phase in Robert Pollard's songwriting evolution. His songs have always included non-traditional approaches to form and song structure, but with this album, he has pushed it further than ever. While the familiar Guided By Voices pop-craft and melodic virtuosity always occupies center stage, the first-time listener will never be able to predict what's coming next in a song. 'Alex Bell' and 'Focus On The Flock' are the two anchors, each one expansive and filled with rock grandeur, and both exemplifying the complex wordplay, melodies, and structures that are hallmarks of the album. GBV's latest batch of brilliant songs ride on colorful psychedelic flourishes and brash post-punk textures that make this ten-song album a one-of-a-kind head trip. While there are hooks and earworms aplenty within, this album is a complex and kaleidoscopic journey, representing a new echelon in the Guided By Voices universe. It represents another level of songwriting and performance from the group. It plays out like an intricate and powerful collage, in a very multicolored and multi-faceted fashion; a work grand in scale and undertaking. There are triumphant and glorious choruses, deep and dark wormholes, sinewy twists and turns, bold and theatrical bravados, massive cliffs, plateaus, peaks, and valleys -- these emotional landscapes reach new and unexpected heights along the way."
HEIST RECORDINGS (NETHERLANDS)
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CAT #: HEIST 061EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DAM SWINDLE Keep On Swindling Pt. 1 12"
Dam Swindle are back on Heist Recordings and coming in hot with a series of three releases in 2022 to celebrate a decade of Dam Swindle. The aptly titled Keep On Swindling EPs form a collection of classic DS tracks that have been re-engineered and remixed as well as new material from the Dutch duo. The first EP features two new originals, a stellar rework of "The Break Up" by rising UK jazz star Emma-Jean Thackray and a 2022 mix of their 2014 hit: "64 Ways" featuring Mayer Hawthorne. The EP kicks off with "Body Control": A fresh DS production that has all the elements in there to become their next club hit. A tight garage groove smothered in congas forms the basis for this track along with its deep repetitive bassline. It's the musical elements that make this track really stand out though. There's swinging offbeat synth hits, sample chops, lush pads and vibrant arpeggios building momentum for dancers to lose their shit (or their body control) to, every time this track is played. "The Break Up" -- originally part of the first release on Heist back in 2013 -- has only been remixed once in that same year by Max Graef. The track now gets a full makeover courtesy of the amazingly talented Emma-Jean Thackray, who has been playing the original in her sets for since day one. Her version is loaded with newly recorded parts -- vocals and horns included - and gives the original an amazing live jazz twist. On the flip, the duo offers a 2022 mix of their track "64 Ways" featuring Mayer Hawthorne. "64 Ways" was originally released as part of their album Boxed Out in 2014 (DIRT 006CD/LP) and was their first venture into vocal collaborations. None other than Mayer Hawthorne -- a serious house-head himself -- came over to Amsterdam to record the track and it was an instant hit. Now, with some new engineering done, the guys have dusted off their old project to great effect. The 2022 mix makes this track sound warm, powerful and well rounded, giving new life to this DS classic. The final track of the EP is "All I Want"; the second production on this record that sees Dam Swindle deliver a track that has "summer festival" written all over it; synth stabs, diva vocals, acid lines and a huge breakdown included.
HONEY PIE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HONEY 022LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
FRANKLIN, ARETHA The Singles 1960-62 LP
2022 repress. A fantastic collection focusing on Aretha Franklin hits from the period 1960-62. That's when she started to gain fame as a unique and powerful singer who later became world-known as the Queen of Soul. A great selection of songs full of all the essential ingredients that will inform the development of soul, gospel, and R&B. The perfect introduction to the spirit and art of the unforgettable Lady Soul.
IN THE RED
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CAT #: ITR 365EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LINDA LINDAS, THE The Linda Lindas EP 12"
"In The Red is proud to announce the 12-inch vinyl release of six songs from The Linda Lindas' early recording sessions on beautiful color vinyl variants that were specifically picked by each member of the band. The group released the tracks digitally a year ago and have since become instant sensations when their song 'Racist, Sexist Boy' went viral -- now everyone knows how awesome they are. In The Red were already huge fans of the band and are thrilled to be giving these songs the vinyl treatment. This release will be priming the pump for their debut album which will be out later in 2022 on Epitaph." "I first had my mind blown by The Linda Lindas at a Save The Music in Chinatown Event. The series of concerts was meant to raise funds for the music program at Castelar Elementary School in Chinatown. At that point, the girls played covers of popular punk songs and traded instruments. They played with skill, joy and zero pretense. The children in the audience danced and chased each other around to the music. As I recall, the old timers in the audience included OG members of the Adolescents, the Dils, the Zeros, the Alley Cats, Nervous Gender, and of course the Bags. We were all smiling from ear to ear during the entire set, recognizing that punk spirit of fearlessness and an eagerness to take on the world." --Alice Bag
INFOLINE (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: ILG 006LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
SOROG Prigioniero Notturno 12"
Sorog's six-track EP Prigioniero Notturno on Infoline.
KEROXEN (UK)
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CAT #: KRXN 018LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
MINIATURA Geometria Prohibida LP
Melancholic energy blast from Gran Canaria's cult trio, MINIATURa, helmed by Eduardo Briganty. Formed in Las Palmas in 2007 and with three records under their belt, Music Box (2007), La Huida Concéntrica (2012), and Estrategias de Perdicio?n (2015), the trio now unleashes its fourth album with a distillation of Briganty's musical and artistic references, coming like a cross of concept album and an unintentional imaginary soundtrack to a David Lynch flick -- an island version of a depressed or irate David Lynch. Featuring deep rock workouts to somnambulant ballads, Geometri?a Prohibida presents itself like a statement from the band, a crystallization of the bands intentions with a concise and precise 26 minutes of masterfully produced music showcasing the kind of restrain you'd expect from past giants like Joy Division, Neu!, or Scott Walker. The hallmarks of krautrock and shoegazing/dream pop haunt this record like a benevolent force, another unique reference of music made through an insular lens of remoteness that Keroxen drives to showcase to the world. More unobvious island music to the outer world.
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CAT #: KRXN 024LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
GAF & THE LOVE SUPREME ARKESTRA Garden Island 2LP
Spectacular mystical jazz infused psychedelics from Canary Islands' cult band GAF. Using a series of different add-ons to their (already obscure) band acronym GAF (Grifa Ambient Factory) such as Love Supreme Arkestra or GAF & La Estrela de la Muerte amongst a few, the Tenerife based band illustrate clearly what mutation or influence they're feeding through (their mind) by the judicious use of these referential add-ons. Rotating around the vision of local lynchpin, Mladen Kurajica aka Bonni, Keroxen label head, festival organizer, producer and musician with numerous projects including helming the GAF outfit. The Love Supreme Arkestra variation here being the more Coltrane leaning (Alice rather than John) and Sun Ra-esque influenced thematic of the six-piece band. Over a series of seven huge sounding themes, you can hear twirling saxophones, trumpets, marimbas, modulars, and rhythmic sections intertwining like flying spiral snakes over a burning sea of lava. Recorded live and freely over a completely improvised jam session on a sunny afternoon in the mountainous region of La Esperanza in Tenerife, the band lets rip free of any previous albums particular sound choosing instead to purge into a world of musical liberation by embracing the aforementioned pioneers of the genre whilst unconsciously absorbing in their surroundings -- as an additional inspiration for musical freedom. The result really shines through its 74 minutes of mind-blowing adventurous music. A journey to the peaks of the Teide Volcano and down the green valleys, into the blue and black volcanic coasts of liberation. For fans of Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, free spiritual jazz. Presented in a gatefold sleeve with two beautiful paintings by Tenerife painter, Sema Castro.
KINGSTON SOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: KSCD 088CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MITTOO, JACKIE Organ Super Powered CD
Jackie Mittoo, organ and piano maestro, was not only a founding member of the legendary Jamaican ska group The Skatalites, but through the course of Jamaican music's long history has produced a body of work under his own name and of that with his various group incarnations including, the Soul Brothers, Soul Vendors, and the Sound Dimension. His distinctive organ and piano sound and musical arrangements have all played a major part in Jamaica's musical history. Two Kingston bands that he played with, the Rivals and the Sheiks, brought Mittoo to the attention of Studio 1's founder Coxsone Dodd. Dodd was putting a group of musicians together to be his studio band and asked Jackie to join what would become Jamaica's foremost band, The Skatalites. The band ruled the Jamaican scene between 1964-1965 and is credited as inventing the ska sound. 1965 saw The Skatalites disband, and Jackie Mittoo move on to his next musical project, The Soul Brothers. Formed with fellow Skatalite, Roland Alphonso, this band would back all of Mittoo's hits coming out of Studio 1 for the next three years. Around this time Jackie also had his own single released, a ska underground classic called "Got My Bugaloo". It also features Jackie in the unusual role for him, as lead singer. 1966 saw the ska sound evolve into rocksteady, again with Jackie's band at the helm, and his first hit single the rocksteady cut "Ram Jam". The single's success led to a solo career and album releases under his own name. In 1967, the hits at Studio 1 were still flowing when The Soul Brothers morphed into the Soul Venders and began backing such luminaries as Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, The Heptones, The Wailers, and more. By 1968, Jamaican music was ready for another change, and rocksteady rolled into a slower groove soon to be called reggae. Jackie Mittoo would be at the forefront with his latest band the Sound Dimension. Being the house band at Studio 1 they backed all the leading names of the time. Jackie Mittoo emigrated in the late '60s to Canada but traveled to Jamaica and London to record with many of the big names. Producers such as Bunny Lee and Sugar Minott used Jackie Mittoo's services. For this release, Kingston Sounds have put together a selection of some of his finest recordings done with legendary reggae producer Bunny Lee. 1970s cuts that feature Jackie's numerous talents, showing his ability to embellish tracks with a feel few could better. CD version includes four bonus tracks.
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CAT #: KSLP 088LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MITTOO, JACKIE Organ Super Powered LP
LP version. Jackie Mittoo, organ and piano maestro, was not only a founding member of the legendary Jamaican ska group The Skatalites, but through the course of Jamaican music's long history has produced a body of work under his own name and of that with his various group incarnations including, the Soul Brothers, Soul Vendors, and the Sound Dimension. His distinctive organ and piano sound and musical arrangements have all played a major part in Jamaica's musical history. Two Kingston bands that he played with, the Rivals and the Sheiks, brought Mittoo to the attention of Studio 1's founder Coxsone Dodd. Dodd was putting a group of musicians together to be his studio band and asked Jackie to join what would become Jamaica's foremost band, The Skatalites. The band ruled the Jamaican scene between 1964-1965 and is credited as inventing the ska sound. 1965 saw The Skatalites disband, and Jackie Mittoo move on to his next musical project, The Soul Brothers. Formed with fellow Skatalite, Roland Alphonso, this band would back all of Mittoo's hits coming out of Studio 1 for the next three years. Around this time Jackie also had his own single released, a ska underground classic called "Got My Bugaloo". It also features Jackie in the unusual role for him, as lead singer. 1966 saw the ska sound evolve into rocksteady, again with Jackie's band at the helm, and his first hit single the rocksteady cut "Ram Jam". The single's success led to a solo career and album releases under his own name. In 1967, the hits at Studio 1 were still flowing when The Soul Brothers morphed into the Soul Venders and began backing such luminaries as Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, The Heptones, The Wailers, and more. By 1968, Jamaican music was ready for another change, and rocksteady rolled into a slower groove soon to be called reggae. Jackie Mittoo would be at the forefront with his latest band the Sound Dimension. Being the house band at Studio 1 they backed all the leading names of the time. Jackie Mittoo emigrated in the late '60s to Canada but traveled to Jamaica and London to record with many of the big names. Producers such as Bunny Lee and Sugar Minott used Jackie Mittoo's services. For this release, Kingston Sounds have put together a selection of some of his finest recordings done with legendary reggae producer Bunny Lee. 1970s cuts that feature Jackie's numerous talents, showing his ability to embellish tracks with a feel few could better.
KRANKY
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CAT #: KRANK 234LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
EARTHEN SEA Ghost Poems LP
LP version. "Jacob Long's third Earthen Sea outing for Kranky, Ghost Poems, further refines his fragile, fractured palette into fluttering arrythmias of dust, percussion, and yearning. Composed during the first wave of lockdowns in New York, the pieces took shape patiently from samples of piano, texture, and domestic sounds (sink splashing, room tone, clinking objects), filtered through live FX to imbue them with an intuitive, immaterial feel. Wisps of melody splinter, shimmer, and refract, like light on water; pulses accrue and dissipate, as if mapping shifting sands. Throughout, there's a sense of matter made animate, of absences felt. Long cites notions of 'the studio as a dub instrument' and the melancholy of '7th chords on a fake Rhodes patch' as central elements in his process, transforming raw materials into rare thresholds of symbiosis and hypnosis. This is music for night skies in hollowed-out cities, for views across rivers towards unknown shores: restless, placeless, and profound."
KRYPTOX (GERMANY)
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CAT #: KRY 025LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
HEIDEL, RALPH Modern Life LP
The great wealth of multifaceted skills is Ralph Heidel's core identity, evident in the attempt to classify his music into a genre. Drone jazz, organic glitch, neo-classical, jazztronica, all these terms apply when we read about his music. He began his career as a saxophonist and by now has also become a highly requested composer and arranger for a wide variety of productions. The 28-year-old musician was signed by Mathias Modica for the Kryptox label, while he was still studying at the Musikhochschule München. Heidel released his debut album Moments of Resonance (2019) with his eight-piece ensemble Homo Ludens, followed by his EP Relief (2021). This grandiose prelude received applause on an international level. From neo-classical and ambient artists like Carlos Cipa and Josin, to German Indie acts like Drangsal and All diese Gewalt, Ralph Heidel has been featured on many albums. His wide range of artistic ability and curiosity was also demonstrated by his collaboration with a big star of the German rap scene, Tarek. Ralph Heidel rearranged the album Golem for a chamber music ensemble. The Golem Sessions album then, was released in 2020. Thanks to Heidel's precise work, it has been proven that rap and a chamber music ensemble, ambient and trap can complement each other. Heidel's name became well-known within the scene which finally made him 2022 the musical director of Casper, one of the most famous rappers in Germany, and his band. The official tour will start in March 2022 under Ralph Heidel's leadership. However, Ralph Heidel's creative drive seems to be inexhaustible. Which now made him finish his new album Modern Life. Together with one of the currently most important indie and pop producers, Max Rieger, Heidel created his latest masterpiece. Modern Life is the further development of the compositional debut album Moments of Resonance and the predominantly electronic EP Relief. The piano and the string arrangements are back. He uses a vintage piano from the 1960s, which he recorded in his apartment in Berlin. Its distinctive character delivers an outstanding mood to the album. The result is an unmistakable sound that, in combination with his main instrument, the alto saxophone, bears Ralph Heidel's hallmark. As further components he uses small-scale, organic percussion, soft synthesizer surfaces, noisy loops and fragmented vocal samples. "Admiring" features Plateau Green. For fans of: Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Four Tet, Floating Points.
LA VIDA ES UN MUS (UK)
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CAT #: MUS 252LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
STRAW MAN ARMY SOS LP
New York's Straw Man Army return with SOS, the follow-up to their 2020 debut LP, Age of Exile (DM4T 001LP). Emerging from the D4MT Labs group that also includes Kaleidoscope and Tower 7, Straw Man Army's delicate musical touch, embrace of melody, and rapid-fire, clearly articulated vocals separate them from the louder and noisier end of New York's fertile punk scene. While Age of Exile examined the legacy of colonialism through the musical milieu of melodic anarcho-punk, SOS turns its attention to the increasingly bleak prospects for the human race and planet Earth. While Straw Man Army's lyrical approach remains dense and thought provoking on SOS, their musical scope grows wider, encompassing Age of Exile's melodic take on anarcho, bleak and brooding post-punk, psychedelic instrumental excursions, and even the wistful pop of album highlight "Beware". SOS is everything Straw Man Army's fans could have hoped for in a follow-up and so much more, cementing the band's status as one of the most original, exciting, and important groups in the contemporary punk underground.
LES DISQUES BONGO JOE (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: BJR 069CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
LALALAR Bi Cinnete Bakar CD
Les Disques Bongo Joe present brand new sounds from the cutting-edge of the 21st century Istanbul underground by powerhouse Turkish trio Lalalar. Riding a wave of fierce energy and acclaim generated by their show-stopping festival performances at Le Guess Who and Trans Musicales, they now unleash their hotly-anticipated debut album, Bi Cinnete Bakar. The brainchild of three of Turkey's most active and innovative alternative artists -- Ali Güçlü ?im?ek, Barlas Tan Özemek, and Kaan Düzarat -- the album is a thrilling mix of punk energy, dark electronics and Turkish instrumentation and samples. You can learn a lot from the names bands give themselves --and Lalalar is no exception. Principal songwriter, Ali Güçlü ?im?ek, explains: "Lala is the wise man, the teacher of sultans in Ottoman history. And at the same time, in slang, the one who doesn't know what he is talking about." Make it plural by adding "lar," and you've got a moniker that might translate as "the wiseguys," delivered with a punkish sneer. That's the kind of streetwise, confrontational attitude that crackles through Lalalar's first, uncompromising full-length offering. For listeners whose knowledge of Turkish music extends only as far as '70s Anatolian rock, Lalalar might come as a surprise. Though ?im?ek suggests that those psychedelic classics are "in the veins" of all three members, Lalalar are much more than just another retro outfit. Instead, they weave subtle samples of timeless Turkish folk music into their electronic stews. Listen to how "Abla Deme Lazim Olur" begins with a flash of Arabesque strings before hunkering into a lumbering industrial-funk groove. But for all their brooding mystery, Lalalar are anything but a bunch of shoe-gazing introverts. Over the last few years, they've forged a formidable reputation for their wildly ecstatic live performances. Just as the UK's '70s punk scene was fueled by youthful discontent with Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, Turkish youth living under President Erdo?an's rule are hungry for new sounds. All three members of Lalalar have been active on this scene for years but, although they've been friends since way back, they didn't start playing together till spring 2018. It was a long overdue meeting of minds, with a deep foundation of mutual respect. ?im?ek and guitarist Barlas Tan Özemek first worked together in 2014 on the debut album of another doyen of the current Turkish scene, singer Gaye Su Akyol. For fans of: Scalping, Altin Gün, Yin Yin, Los Bitchos.
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CAT #: BJR 069LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
LALALAR Bi Cinnete Bakar 2LP
Double LP version. Les Disques Bongo Joe present brand new sounds from the cutting-edge of the 21st century Istanbul underground by powerhouse Turkish trio Lalalar. Riding a wave of fierce energy and acclaim generated by their show-stopping festival performances at Le Guess Who and Trans Musicales, they now unleash their hotly-anticipated debut album, Bi Cinnete Bakar. The brainchild of three of Turkey's most active and innovative alternative artists -- Ali Güçlü ?im?ek, Barlas Tan Özemek, and Kaan Düzarat -- the album is a thrilling mix of punk energy, dark electronics and Turkish instrumentation and samples. You can learn a lot from the names bands give themselves --and Lalalar is no exception. Principal songwriter, Ali Güçlü ?im?ek, explains: "Lala is the wise man, the teacher of sultans in Ottoman history. And at the same time, in slang, the one who doesn't know what he is talking about." Make it plural by adding "lar," and you've got a moniker that might translate as "the wiseguys," delivered with a punkish sneer. That's the kind of streetwise, confrontational attitude that crackles through Lalalar's first, uncompromising full-length offering. For listeners whose knowledge of Turkish music extends only as far as '70s Anatolian rock, Lalalar might come as a surprise. Though ?im?ek suggests that those psychedelic classics are "in the veins" of all three members, Lalalar are much more than just another retro outfit. Instead, they weave subtle samples of timeless Turkish folk music into their electronic stews. Listen to how "Abla Deme Lazim Olur" begins with a flash of Arabesque strings before hunkering into a lumbering industrial-funk groove. But for all their brooding mystery, Lalalar are anything but a bunch of shoe-gazing introverts. Over the last few years, they've forged a formidable reputation for their wildly ecstatic live performances. Just as the UK's '70s punk scene was fueled by youthful discontent with Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, Turkish youth living under President Erdo?an's rule are hungry for new sounds. All three members of Lalalar have been active on this scene for years but, although they've been friends since way back, they didn't start playing together till spring 2018. It was a long overdue meeting of minds, with a deep foundation of mutual respect. ?im?ek and guitarist Barlas Tan Özemek first worked together in 2014 on the debut album of another doyen of the current Turkish scene, singer Gaye Su Akyol. For fans of: Scalping, Altin Gün, Yin Yin, Los Bitchos.
LIBERATION HALL
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CAT #: LIB 5013CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
TROGGS, THE The Trogg Tapes CD
"'60s Brit band The Troggs are garage music forefathers and are cited as influences on numerous alternative and punk bands such as The MC5, R.E.M., The Buzzcocks, The Fleshtones and countless others. Their classic rock hit 'Wild Thing' is an international classic covered numerously from Jimi Hendrix, X, Fancy, and Siouxsie & The Creatures. Other songs are revered and often covered including 'Love Is All Around', 'With A Girl Like You' and 'I Can't Control Myself'. The band recorded four studio albums in the '60s before a hiatus in the early '70s. They recorded two albums in the mid-part of the decade with The Troggs Tapes (not be confused with the legendary spoken word tapes) in 1976. This 12-track album has a '70s glam-punk sound with raucous tracks like 'Supergirl' and 'Down South to Georgia' along with cover versions of Rufus Thomas's 'Walkin' the Dog' and Brendon Dunning's 'Rock and Roll Little Lady'."
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CAT #: LIB 5075CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MUTANTS, THE Curse Of The Easily Amused CD
"It's hard to let go of a good thing. More than four decades after the Mutants first appeared on the San Francisco underground music scene, four of the original members are still playing shows together under that name in 2022. After all, mutants are known to mutate, and that's what this colorful, energetic musical collective has been doing off and on since 1977. Perhaps even more surprisingly, the sessions for their lone album, 1982's Fun Terminal, continue to bring forth lost nuggets. In punk and new wave lore, Fun Terminal is considered a troubled project. Prior to the album's appearance, the Mutants had released only one 7-inch single -- 1980s' The Mutants EP -- and the band also had songs featured on two local compilations. Both the EP and one of the compilations were issued by 415 Records, the legendary Bay Area indie that made the jump from the new wave trenches to the majors when they signed a deal with Columbia Records in 1981. Many scenesters felt that the Mutants should have begun album sessions for 415 immediately after the EP, but that didn't happen. Each of the 14 tracks on the new collection, Curse Of the Easily Amused" has either been remixed, or sourced from previously unreleased tapes. 'From the band's point of view, each cut is a substantially different version than what might have appeared before,' explains current Mutants bassist and project producer Peter Conheim. Eight songs have never been officially released on vinyl or CD in any form. The versions of 'Think Think Think' and 'Tribute to Russ Meyer' feature radically different approaches than what was heard on the Fun Terminal reissue. We recently rediscovered a tape reel that included those songs. The Mutants discarded or forgot about a ridiculous amount of music during its first eight years. Audio quality for all the tracks here is superior to anything that's come before. No overdubs were used in preparing this release."
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CAT #: LIB 5076LP
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TROGGS, THE The Trogg Tapes LP
LP version. "'60s Brit band The Troggs are garage music forefathers and are cited as influences on numerous alternative and punk bands such as The MC5, R.E.M., The Buzzcocks, The Fleshtones and countless others. Their classic rock hit 'Wild Thing' is an international classic covered numerously from Jimi Hendrix, X, Fancy, and Siouxsie & The Creatures. Other songs are revered and often covered including 'Love Is All Around', 'With A Girl Like You' and 'I Can't Control Myself'. The band recorded four studio albums in the '60s before a hiatus in the early '70s. They recorded two albums in the mid-part of the decade with The Troggs Tapes (not be confused with the legendary spoken word tapes) in 1976. This 12-track album has a '70s glam-punk sound with raucous tracks like 'Supergirl' and 'Down South to Georgia' along with cover versions of Rufus Thomas's 'Walkin' the Dog' and Brendon Dunning's 'Rock and Roll Little Lady'."
LIFE AND DEATH (ITALY)
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CAT #: LAD 062EP
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ASHEE Country Classic 12"
Ashee's music fires on all cylinders. Not preoccupied with subtlety, the music punches you on the nose and won't be ringing you the next day to apologize. A punk ethos pulls together sinister '90s techno energy, rave goosebumps euphoria, and face-twisting garage basslines from the subwoofer of a modified Vauxhall Corsa skidding past a kebab shop. Country classic, Ashee's second EP, holds on to all with an injection of dead-pan fist-pumping EBM on the A-side. "Rampage" the B-side is a DJ's Swiss Army knife -- extremely versatile, from floor-filling warm-up to keeping the dregs in the room at afterparty.
LIVITY SOUND RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: LIVITY 053EP
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KAMI, TOMA Amapicante 12"
Toma Kami returns to Livity Sound Recordings for a third EP of provocative, experimental club gear. At the helm of his own Man Band label the French producer continues to explore a hybridized style which favors fractured beats, playful samples and occasional psychedelic flourishes. Compared to the busier sound of previous releases, minimalism informs Toma's approach on this EP as he sits his crunchy drums and weighty low-end in a tangibly spacious mix on "Amapicante". Even within a stripped-down context, his unique approach shines through as "Later To The Bone" progressively ramps up in scratched and scuffed sonic interference and "Mzecal" trips over its own fragmented found-sound drum formations.
LONDON RECORDS (FRANCE)
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CAT #: LMS 5521472
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GOLDIE Timeless (25 Year Anniversary Edition) (Black Vinyl) 3LP
Black vinyl. 25 Year Anniversary Edition of Goldie's Timeless, originally released in 1995, remastered and expanded with rarities and new remixes, featuring Grooverider, 4 Hero, and [re:jazz]. Goldie's groundbreaking album Timeless turns 25, and to celebrate Clifford Joseph Price, the pioneering producer and DJ announces a reissue with London Records. A complex debut album, Timeless founded a new chapter in the history of the electronic genre originally reaching no. 7 in the charts and since been celebrated for its unique blend of sublime strings, beautiful atmospheres, and sophisticated vocals. Inarguably an ambitious blueprint at the time; Goldie's production in 1995 fashioned the edgy rhythms and bass of jungle into a newly futuristic model, now globally admired as drum & bass. Features rarities and remixes unearthed from Goldie's personal archive. New liner notes by Tim Barr.
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CAT #: LMS 5521698
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ORBITAL 30 Something 4LP BOX
Four LP box version. 180 gram vinyl. Includes 12x12" foldout booklet. Includes slip mat. Orbital missed their actual thirtieth anniversary due to lockdown, but it gave Paul and Phil pause to think and find a way to celebrate their past that was actually about the future. Unlike other "Best Of"s, the 30 Something album contains reworks, remakes, remixes and re-imaginings of landmark Orbital tracks based on the duo's unrivalled live show. "Satan", "The Box", "Impact", "Belfast", and more appear in new 30 Something guises, familiar yet new, time reversing, yesterday becoming tomorrow. Plus, new track "Smiley". Also including remixes from Yotto, ANNA, Jon Hopkins, Dusky, Joris Voorn, Logo 1000, Eli Brown, Shanti Celeste, and more. Also features remixes by Floex, John Tejada, Octave One, Lone, Rich NxT, and David Holmes. Includes sleeve notes by Andrew Harrison.
LUV SHACK RECORDS (AUSTRIA)
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CAT #: LUV 038EP
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POELLAUER, LUKAS Move On EP 12"
The Austrian musician and live-act/DJ Lukas Poellauer has been establishing a distinct production style with recent releases and remixes on Luv Shack Records, Fine Coincidence, Fortunea Records, and Schönbrunner Perlen, melting classic house with airy, catchy melodies, and mature songwriting. "I Don't Care" is the name of his first single for an upcoming release on Luv Shack Records and features the Austrian funk band Mary Jane's Soundgarden and the piano player Valentin Zopp. The vastly featured musical talent of the Band makes the track oscillate between tight, club ready production and earthy, live-jazz café vibes, with the hazy voice of singer Tanja Peinsipp at its core. For his second track Lukas Poellauer teams up with legendary singer Hubert Tubbs of Tower of Power fame. Tubb´s remarkable vocal timbre perfectly contrasts the light footed instrumental, as he sings about "When A Groove Is In Control". The actual groove itself is reduced and rather laid back, but Lukas Poellauer manages to bring in both dramatic and quirky overtones with a plethora of mallet, brass, and string melodies. On the flip, Patrick Pulsinger and Sam Irl deliver a fabulous dub rendition of "I Don't Care" with a mad wobble bassline and classic reggae stabs, sitting comfortably between Grace Jones' electronic tango and the hazy studio wizardry of dub emperor Lee Perry. Luv Shack's very own Space Echo put their spin on "When A Groove Is In Control", opting for a cold and eerie vibe with the help of digital bell pads and a tight, stripped-down four-to-the-floor groove. Rounding off the package, is the Pulsinger and Irl instrumental dub which really makes the fantastic arrangement and mix shine even more.
MADE IN GERMANY (GERMANY)
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CAT #: MIG 412CD
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SCHULZE, KLAUS Big In Japan: Live In Tokyo 2010 3CD
"The Big In Japan album by Klaus Schulze was originally released on April 19, 2011 on the Made in Germany label. German synth master Klaus Schulze arguably peaked in the mid-70s with albums like Timewind, Cyborg, and Moondawn, but he's still got a sizable cult audience, he passed away on April 26, 2022. Big In Japan was recorded in Japan in 2010, it clearly shows that while generally speaking, he's who he always was, his music has evolved over time. Indeed, this performance is notable for featuring Schulze on electric guitar (on 'Sequencers Are Beautiful') as well as more percussion than usual on 'La Joyeuse Apocalypse'. Big In Japan CD music is a three-disc set with five songs."
MAGGOT BRAIN
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CAT #: MAGGOT 009
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MAGGOT BRAIN Maggot Brain #9 (Jun/Jul/Aug 2022) MAG
"Raymond Pettibon on the cover! And on the inside, in a wide-ranging and sweet interview by Adam Woodhead, Pettibon walks us through his entire career, and even makes economics sound interesting. Columns: Lucy Sante (their first autobiographical writing for us, touching and brilliant); Mimi Lipson with a tear-jerker of an advice column; The forgotten hip-hop column is on the enigmatic Son of Bazerk!; A look at forgotten early Hawaiian music in the reissue column; We go into detail about why the mysterious Seymour Glass from Bananafish matters so much; We revisit the roadside America column with a dinosaur theme because why not; There's a terrific first-person account of growing up in DC right when Fugazi hit and why that band was such a crucial signpost for misfits of all stripes at the time. Also featuring: Cheri Knight: The great Seattle-based scribe Dave Segal goes deep on this neglected experimental pop musician from Olympia in the '80s; David Nance: Editor Mike McGonigal is fascinated by the way Nance manages to mix up tributes, and collaborations, with such strong solo material; Amy Ruhl: The cinematic visual artist is explored in depth by Chelsea Wolfe; John Brannon: the most epic and excellent career spanning photo packed feature by photographer Doug Coombe; Melvins photo tour diary, entirely by Buzz Osbourne, photos and words; Lidia Yuknavitch: Alex Behr turned in a brilliant interview with the cult writer; Kan Mikami: The Japanese outsider blues-folk musician and actor is interviewed by the LA-based saxophone player and composer Patrick Shiroishi; The Willies: And here we have thanks to Tyler Wilcox the most Maggot Brain type article, a big in-depth, lyrical feature on the Feelies ambient offshoot who have never been written on in-depth; Sarah Elizabeth Schantz: We have some brilliant and timely fiction that deals with gun violence by this great writer."
MAGIC DICE (ITALY)
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CAT #: MGDC 011LP
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HENDRIX, JIMI Live in Stockholm January 9, 1969 Late Show - FM Broadcast LP
Jimi Hendrix, live in Stockholm on January 9, 1969.
MG.ART (GERMANY)
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CAT #: MGART 112CD
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ASH RA TEMPEL Schwingungen CD
2022 repress. "Ash Ra Tempel's second album, Schwingungen is a psychedelic classic that has influenced trip rock since its release. Originally recorded and released in 1972, this edition on MIG has been remastered by band leader Manuel Gottsching. Recommended for fans of Saucerful of Secrets era Pink Floyd. Sprawling, tripped out improvisational acid rock!"
MILLE PLATEAUX (GERMANY)
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CAT #: MP 040LP
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VOGEL, CRISTIAN 1Zhuayo 2LP
The new Cristian Vogel album 1Zhuayo sounds as if non-musicology and ultra-blackness is not an end or a destination to be arrived at, but as if it is the point of departure, much like tomorrow relates to the day after tomorrow. As if we have left the space of certainties and are moving instead into one of manifold possibilities. They are anticipated in the micro-structures of sound, which is the process of playing with and against the software. Beyond genre delimitation and fragmentation, it is non-music in the post, without itself immediately becoming a cliché, like deconstructed club music or hyper pop. Without being superficially conceptual, the musical material alone succeeds in creating a different, coherent, sonically possible world.
MOVING PICTURES (CZECH REPUBLIC)
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CAT #: MOVPIC 008EP
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CASAZZA, RICO Emptiness Form 12"
Rico Casazza's sonic identity is like that of a city, one which has developed an undeniable self-ness as it hosts various movements and is rocked by various events, leaving a core self that is still open to change, but solidly, defiantly clear. These days the musical nomad focuses heavily on techno and electro, but he is more easily recognized through that previously mentioned, the humorously self-professed electronic emo; Casazza never fails to diffuse his work with a gloomily pulsating heart. Rico's four-tracker vinyl EP on Moving Pictures label will encompass all these genres and influences.
MUSIC ON VINYL: AT THE MOVIES
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CAT #: MOVATM 257C-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
MORRICONE, ENNIO Themes: Western (Red & Silver Marbled Vinyl) 2LP
"Western is part of the Ennio Morricone Themes series, a unique collection of the greatest scores 'The Maestro' composed for movies over the past 70 years, divided into different themes. Starting 70 years ago as an arranger for the Mamma Bianca, Ennio Morricone is the emperor of scores and soundtracks. Morricone has always been a huge influence for the likes of Hans Zimmer, Danger Mouse, Muse, Metallica and many more artists. He's one of the most successful composers of all-time, selling over 70 million records and winning dozens of awards. Western contains a selection of defining Morricone songs featured in legendary (spaghetti-) western movies like Once Upon A Time In The West, A Fistful Of Dollars, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, A Pistol For Ringo and The Return Of Ringo amongst others, selected on this two-LP compilation. Western is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on red & silver marbled vinyl. The package includes a four-page insert with liner notes written by Claudio Fuiano."
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CAT #: MOVATM 258C-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
MORRICONE, ENNIO Themes: Psycho (Black Clouds Vinyl) 2LP
"Psycho is part of the Ennio Morricone Themes series, a unique collection of the greatest scores 'The Maestro' composed for movies over the past 70 years, divided into different themes. Starting 70 years ago as an arranger for the piece Mamma Bianca, Ennio Morricone is the emperor of scores and soundtracks. Morricone has always been a huge influence for the likes of Hans Zimmer, Danger Mouse, Muse, Metallica and many more artists. He's one of the most successful composers of all-time, selling over 70 million records and winning dozens of awards. Psycho is dedicated to Morricone's work with Italian directors spanning the late 1960s up to the 1980s. These scores accompany some darkly dramatic films, some veering into the realms of horror. The music highlights the psychological tension within the films and contrasts with his work in the United States during the same era. This is Morricone where he feels truly at home, working with the nuances and drama of the Italian psyche as laid bare by Italian film makers. Psycho is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on 'black clouds' colored vinyl. The package includes a four-page insert with liner notes written by Claudio Fuiano."
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CAT #: MOVATM 259C-LP
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MORRICONE, ENNIO Themes: Lounge (Mediterranean Blue Vinyl) 2LP
"Lounge is part of the Ennio Morricone Themes series, a unique collection of the greatest scores 'The Maestro' has composed for movies over the past 70 years, divided into different themes. Starting 70 years ago as an arranger for the piece Mamma Bianca, Ennio Morricone was the emperor of scores and soundtracks. Morricone has always been a huge influence for the likes of Hans Zimmer, Danger Mouse, Muse, Metallica and many more musicians. He was one of the most successful composers of all-time, selling over 70 million records and winning dozens of awards. The term 'lounge music' is not one that Ennio Morricone would have heard at the time he was composing these pieces for the movies that they enhanced, but it is one has been retrospectively applied to a certain type of music that mimicked the space age sound effects of the time and the advent of stereophonic technology allowed to spatial audio techniques to be used to full effect. It is a style that Morricone has contributed a great deal towards. This collection is a celebration of lounge style pieces by Morricone that are capable of evoking in the listener thoughts of easy living, sophistication, romantic moods, and the excitement of a 1950s cocktail lounge or a 1960s nightclub. Lounge is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on 'Mediterranean blue' marbled vinyl. The package includes a four-page insert with liner notes written by Claudio Fuiano."
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CAT #: MOVATM 260C-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
MORRICONE, ENNIO Themes: Giallo (Bloody & Black Vinyl) 2LP
"Giallo is part of the Ennio Morricone Themes series, a unique collection of the greatest scores 'The Maestro' has composed for movies over the past 70 years, divided into different themes. Starting 70 years ago as an arranger for the piece Mamma Bianca, Ennio Morricone is the emperor of scores and soundtracks. Morricone has always been a huge influence for the likes of Hans Zimmer, Danger Mouse, Muse, Metallica and many more musicians. He was one of the most successful composers of all-time, selling over 70 million records and winning dozens of awards. When we think of 1960's Italian pulp cinema, the spaghetti western is the genre that comes to mind. However, Italy was responsible for another classic cinematic exploitation movement around the same time, one that is equally as compelling, but less widely recognized. Giallo, meaning 'yellow', is the Italian term for crime fiction, it was named after the bright yellow colors of early pulp fiction paperbacks. Film audiences adopted it as the name for a peculiarly Italian sub-genre of thriller cinema that had its heyday in the 1970's -- just as the spaghetti western movement was waning. The Giallo can be difficult to define, but essentially it is an Italian crime film that draws from a pool of common themes: stylized murders, amateur sleuths, sleazy glamour, psychological crimes, enigmatic titles and all these themes are underpinned by creepily atmospheric Ennio Morricone music scores. Giallo is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on 'bloody & black' marbled vinyl. The package includes a four-page insert with liner notes written by Claudio Fuiano."
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CAT #: MOVATM 347LP
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HINCHLIFFE, DICKON The Lost Daughter LP
"The Lost Daughter is a critically acclaimed 2021 psychological drama film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in her feature directorial debut, based on the 2006 same-titled novel by Elena Ferrante. The film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domi?czyk, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, with Peter Sarsgaard, and Ed Harris. Colman also serves as an executive producer on the film. The film follows Leda (Colman) who is on a solo-vacation at the seaside and becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach. When a small, seemingly meaningless event occurs, Leda is overwhelmed by memories of the difficult, unconventional choices she made as a mother and their consequences for herself and her family. The seemingly serene tale of a woman's pleasant rediscovery of herself soon becomes the story of a ferocious confrontation with an unsettled past. The Lost Daughter premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where Gyllenhaal won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay. At its opening night world premiere, the movie received a four-minute standing ovation from Venice Film Festival attendees. The film also received three nominations at the 94th Academy Awards for Best Actress (Colman), Best Supporting Actress (Buckley), and Best Adapted Screenplay. The score is composed by Dickon Hinchliffe, founding member of Tindersticks. Dickon's unique style of composition and arrangements developed from his classical study of the violin and song writing and recording in bands. The Lost Daughter is available as a limited 'Peal it like a snake, don't let it break' edition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange marbled vinyl. The LP features alternative artwork designed by Yelena Yemchuk, a Ukranian professional photographer, painter and film director, best known for her work with The Smashing Pumpkins. The vinyl package includes an inset with pictures and liner notes by both Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dickon Hinchliffe."
NERO'S NEPTUNE
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CAT #: NN 010LP
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EIH, A.L.K. AND BROTHER CLARK, DAMIN Never Mind LP
Warehouse find, last copies. Limited edition of 475 copies. On many hard-core psych collectors' Top 10 lists, this insanely rare and impossible-to-describe 1973 brain-fryer from Minneapolis is utterly soaked with mystic, thoroughly-dosed higher key psychedelia. It is a truly unhinged gem of out-there, acid-dipped geniusness, with quavering vocals, flanged-out guitars & effects, acoustic ramble, and fuzz confusion. Damin Eih wandered off to India to clear his head after leaving behind this lone, legendary offering, never to be heard from again. Painstakingly and spectacularly remastered from two virgin copies of the original vinyl with the full participation of Brother Clark (the others are lost and presumed dead), this treasure is now rescued from the deepest catacombs of psychedelic fatso obscurity for all to hear. 180 gram vinyl, original insert reproduction, and 28 pt. craft stock with old school paste-on sleeves.
OPTIC NERVE (UK)
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CAT #: ON 404EP
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ARTICLE 58 Event To Come 7"
Part of The Optic Sevens 4.0 reissue series. Article 58, named after the Soviet classification for counter-revolutionaries, were formed in Scotland by Gerri McLaughlin (vocals), Douglas MacIntyre (guitars), and Ewan MacLennan (bass), with Stephen Lironi (drums) on these recordings. The group existed for a short period of time, burning brightly before burning out. A single, "Event To Come", was produced by Postcard Records' Alan Horne and Malcolm Ross and released on Josef K manager Allan Campbell's Rational label. Article 58 were the opening group on many bills in Scotland, including support slots circa 1981 with A Certain Ratio, Scars, Josef K, Delmontes, Bauhaus, Restricted Code, among others. Josef K invited Article 58 to support them on some dates in England to promote their only album, The Only Fun In Town, after which Article 58 recorded tracks for an as-yet unreleased album. One track, "Reflection", did surface on a cassette/zine product (Irrational) released by Rational Records. However, the teenage tension and strain of all that accompanies being in a group proved too much and Article 58 split up at the end of 1981. "Event To Come" was to be the only single released by Article 58. The B side, "Icon", is a previously unreleased recording. Both tracks are presented in a brand new sleeve designed by The Creeping Bent Organisation for release on the Optic Nerve label. Red vinyl; includes postcard and poster.
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CAT #: ON 406EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
MONOCHROME SET, THE The Jet Set Junta 7"
Part of The Optic Sevens 4.0 reissue series. The Monochrome Set were something of the unsung heroes of the post-punk world; they fitted into absolutely no category whatsoever and their puckish take on spaghetti western soundtracks meets lounge jazz via the twisted lyrical imagery of vocalist Bid was as singular as it was unique. Comprising a couple of ex-Ants in Andy Warren and Lester Square, with singer/guitarist Bid and drummer JD Haney, their filmic, playful material found favor with many, including John Peel although they failed to match this with commercial success. "The Jet Set Junta" was originally released on Cherry Red in 1983 with its urgent, ringing guitars surrounding Bid's lyrics telling of dodgy arms dealings and armored limos as Lester Square's Ennio Morricone twang bends and reverb as a counterpoint. Red vinyl; includes postcard and poster.
ORBISTOR (UK)
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CAT #: ORBS 001LP
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TAYLOR, ALEXIS Silence LP
Best known as Hot Chip's clear-voiced frontman, Alexis Taylor also pursues a solo career as an introspective singer/songwriter, exploring distinct themes and ideas with each record. Alexis announces the release of his sixth and strongest solo album to date, Silence. Partly about silence -- and how we intersect with it, observe it, try to record it, and how we feel about it when it's gone, as we remember it -- the record is also about religion, transcendence, giving oneself over to something bigger than you, or beyond this world. "I'm not religious myself," adds Alexis, "but the songs which deal with the idea of gospel music or religion, look at it from a distance (rather like the shaky hand-held lens through which we follow the action in Pasolini's 'Gospel According To Matthew') and try to uncover its influence on music and on people in desperate circumstances." The genesis behind Silence started a few years ago with Alexis ruminating on silence as a subject and making plans to make a record of the sounds you hear in public spaces as people observe moments of silence. He then lost his own personal access to silence as tinnitus began in his right ear in 2019 at a Hot Chip show. As Alexis explains, "I started to think about what it meant to me to lose quietness, solitude, meditative head space -- as that was no longer available to me." Mostly composed in enforced isolation, Silence is a beautifully rich and unexpected conceptual album that is also Alexis's most accomplished solo record and one that has seen early comparisons with a notably eclectic range of artists including Mark Hollis, George Michael, Big Star, Epic Soundtracks and Maher Shalal Hash Baz. This record sees the first time Alexis has collaborated with Sam Becker (double bass), Kenichi Iwasa (horn, trumpet) and Rachel Horton-Kitchlew (harp), who due to lockdown had to work in isolation from Alexis. In one case Kenichi recorded musical passages which were then superimposed on songs he had never heard -- in effect keeping the songs themselves silent from the playing until the mixes were played to him.
OTHER PEOPLE
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CAT #: OP 056LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
VA Would It Sound Just As Bad, If You Played It Backwards, Vol. 1 2LP
A collection of sounds from the Studio Eksperymentalne Polskiego Radia (1959-2001). Would It Sound Just As Bad If You Played It Backwards assembles a collection of audio experiments created at the Polish Radio Experimental Studio (PRES) from 1959 to the beginning of the millennium. These exceptional works are presented alongside images from the Polish artist Zofia Kulik, whose career reached its apogee between the late 1960s and early '70s. While PRES and Kulik remain important artifacts in the recent history of the Polish avant-garde, presenting them together in one release may not seem like an obvious choice. There are, of course, some historical intersections -- he most notable being a shared interest in Polish artist and architect Oskar Hansen's Open Form theory. Open Form promoted a modular theory of architecture that became a tool adapted by its users and inhabitants to... Hansen's ideas influenced Kulik's early works and also manifested in the PRES's iconic "black room", a music studio designed by Hansen, himself, which was equipped with moveable sound panels that absorbed or reflected sounds to promote a greater, creative freedom from its users. And yet, as it usually goes, the most obvious connections are usually the most deceitful. Whereas Kulik initially followed Open Form, she later turned away from it. And as for the black room -- it mostly worked in theory but not in practice. What is it then that makes the two work together? Features Krzysztof Knittel, Bohdan Mazurek, Magdalena Dàugosz, Barbara Zawadzka, Rudnik, and Bogus?aw Shaeffer.Polish Radio Experimental Studio - PRES (Polish: Studio Eksperymentalne Polskiego Radia) was an experimental music studio in Warsaw, where electronic and utility pieces were recorded. The establishment of the Polish Radio Experimental Studio was conceived by W?odzimierz Sokorski, head of the Radio and Television Committee. Between 1952 and 1956 he was a Minister of Culture, and as a strong supporter of socialist realism he fought against any manifestations of modernity in music. The Polish Radio Experimental Studio was founded on the November 15th, 1957, but only in the second half of the following year was it adapted for sound production. It operated until 2004. Until 1985, for 28 years the studio was headed by its founder -- Józef Patkowski -- musicologist, acoustician, and the chairman of the Polish Composers' Union. The second most important person in the Studio was Krzysztof Szlifirski, an electro-acoustics engineer. Before founding the studio Józef Patkowski visited similar hubs in Cologne, Paris, Gravesono and Milan. Though the studio was a place where autonomous electronic pieces were recorded, this wasn't its main purpose. It was launched as a space for the creation of independent compositions, sounds illustrations for radio dramas, and soundtracks for theatre, film and dance.
PALACE OF LIGHTS
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CAT #: POL 002-2022CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
LEIMER, K. The Starting Errors CD
"K. Leimer's The Starting Errors serves as a handy index of catastrophes. The album documents the way in which the repetition of unexamined cultural behaviors spread as established -- even acceptable -- practice in the service of the few, no matter how damaging and destructive those practices prove. Music of conscience and consequence set within a general theme of things-gone-wrong, the album is built around a set of errors carefully indexed by the title track: a text-centric piece read by Tallula Bentley, exhibiting an ideological kinship with the work of Henry Cow, here set in an orchestral pastiche. Vocal works are rare for Leimer, but using spoken words in addition to instrumental voices was the most direct path to making his views explicit. Throughout the album techniques surface from jazz-inflected improvisation to classic tape manipulation to granular processing and chamber ensemble airiness. The results catalog most of Leimer's long history of sonic preoccupations, embracing broken song structures, dark ambience, noise, calamitous repetition, and modular constructs. He describes it this way: 'The goal was to use a wide range of approaches, techniques and voicing to best express the subject matter of each piece. And, despite the thematic unity, the pieces evolved in many directions.'"
PARTIAL RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: PRTL 001LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MOORE, G.T. The Harry J Sessions LP
LP version. In 1980 Gerald Moore -- of G.T. Moore And The Reggae Guitars and Heron fame -- was in Kingston, Jamaica working with Lee Perry on the Return Of Pipecock Jackxon LP. Gerald went into Harry J's studio with James Lascelles (Global Village Trucking Company, The Breakfast Band) and Bud Beadle (Ginger Baker & Salt) alongside members of Zap Pow: Don Grant, Cornell Marshall, and Dwight Pinkney. Of the four tracks recorded, only "Utopia" was ever released (on the Black Star Liner label in 1980 and then reissued by Partial Records in 2014). The tapes sat around gathering dust for the best part of 40 years and are now finally unearthed. "Jerusalem", "Working For The Dollar", and "Constant Spring" were mixed directly from the masters by Dougie Wardrop. Also "Utopia" is freshly mixed here. Four cuts followed by their respective dub mixes.
PRASENS EDITIONEN (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: PE 028LP
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VA The Ring Orchestra 2LP
The Ring Orchestra is an eight-person effort, a collective coming together to tackle opera and one of the genre's controversial poster boys. 18 compositions, the artists Born In Flamez, Gil Schneider, Simonne Jones, Leo Luchini, Legion Seven, P.A. Hülsenbeck, Isa GT, and Ixa create a collaborative musical score that uses Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen as the point of departure. Originally, the music was created for a staging of Der Ring des Nibelungen at Schauspielhaus Zürich, directed by Christopher Rüping and written by Necati Öziri. Far from being an affirmative tribute, the orchestra sets out to deconstruct and break down what Wagner and his opus magnum represent: collaboration over singularity and openness instead of conservative rigidity. The resulting score doesn't shy away from ambivalence by de-centralizing authorship and encompassing everything from ambient to pop, reggaeton, and a wider variety of non-western musical influences.
PROFOUND LORE (CANADA)
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CAT #: PFL 274CD
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EXECUTIONER'S MASK Winterlong 2CD
"Winterlong, the psychedelic new album from Executioner's Mask is set for release on Profound Lore Records. An epic bouquet of swelling synths, hypnotic melodies, and noisy guitars marry post-punk and shoegaze in ten songs exploring themes of liberation and self-destruction in these end-times. In the studio, the core group of Gambit, Mickle and Wilson added Christian Molenaar into the fold on synths, adding an ethereal edge to the band's hard-driving melancholy. Additional touches were added by Kennedy Ashlyn (SRSQ) and Jake Superchi (Uada, Ceremonial Castings), their distinct sonic fingerprints sending the compositions further into territories unexplored. Featuring production from Jeff Zeigler (The War On Drugs) and Ryan Schwabe (Oneohtrix Point Never), Winterlong is the type of sublime and immersive album that inspires the same visions often conjured by masters like The National, Alcest and Deerhunter. On stage, Gambit, Mickle, and Molenaar are joined by Anthony Charletta on bass, Melissa Lochambon on drums, and Daniel Gaona on guitar to create an explosive force of sound that come together with the potency of Children Of God-era Swans. Expanding on the kaleidoscope of ambition, expect to see re-mixes of the album released in a series of their own by an ensemble cast that features members of Deafheaven, Full Of Hell, No Joy, Xiu Xiu, and The Armed amongst an army of others. The first of these Winterlong re-mix albums will be released as a bonus disc that will come with the CD release, mastered by Angel Marcloid (aka Fire-Toolz)."
PROTOTYP (FRANCE)
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CAT #: PROTOTYP 015CD
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DUNCKEL, JB Carbon CD
JB Dunckel, half of electronic iconic French band Air, releases a new solo album. Carbon, JB Dunckel's first album in four years, considers the recent uncertainties that have befallen the planet and explores diffuse visions of how a better future might look. There are meditations on existential bliss (the airy, chiming "Cristal Mind") and egotistical escapist fantasies ("Sex UFO", which can't help but recall Jeff Bezos phallic rocket). Yet Carbon also considers the subversive pleasures of nihilism: reveling in man's insignificance compared to the cosmos (the languid "Space") and wondering whether big tech might save us yet (the triumphalist "Corporate Sunset"). The album is a psychological test that reveals the listener's own outlook, says Dunckel -- an artist who taught pop fans how to dream more than 20 years ago as half of the trailblazing cosmic pop duo Air. Since then, he's become a lauded, César-nominated composer for films such as François Ozon's film Summer of 85 (2020). With Carbon, the accompanying images are entirely of the listener's creation: "I want them to feel ready to travel in space," he says. "Space" features Heather d'Angelo.
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CAT #: PROTOTYP 015LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DUNCKEL, JB Carbon LP
LP version. JB Dunckel, half of electronic iconic French band Air, releases a new solo album. Carbon, JB Dunckel's first album in four years, considers the recent uncertainties that have befallen the planet and explores diffuse visions of how a better future might look. There are meditations on existential bliss (the airy, chiming "Cristal Mind") and egotistical escapist fantasies ("Sex UFO", which can't help but recall Jeff Bezos phallic rocket). Yet Carbon also considers the subversive pleasures of nihilism: reveling in man's insignificance compared to the cosmos (the languid "Space") and wondering whether big tech might save us yet (the triumphalist "Corporate Sunset"). The album is a psychological test that reveals the listener's own outlook, says Dunckel -- an artist who taught pop fans how to dream more than 20 years ago as half of the trailblazing cosmic pop duo Air. Since then, he's become a lauded, César-nominated composer for films such as François Ozon's film Summer of 85 (2020). With Carbon, the accompanying images are entirely of the listener's creation: "I want them to feel ready to travel in space," he says. "Space" features Heather d'Angelo.
PUBLIC POSSESSION (GERMANY)
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CAT #: PP 070EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DJ CHRYSALIS What Came First An Why Does It Matter 12"
DJ Chrysalis who has appeared on Public Possession before with contributions to the Chill Pill series now delivers this five-track debut EP on the label. When he is not out and about in the Australian outback he works on his ceramics or makes music. The former definitely inform the later as you can hear a clear connection to earth and a strong spiritual vibe in the five songs that put a contemporary touch into an ancient cosmic vision.
RHYTHM SECTION INTERNATIONAL (UK)
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CAT #: RS 046C-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
COUSIN KULA Double Dinners (Yellow Vinyl) LP
LP version. Yellow vinyl. Bristol based band Cousin Kula announce their debut album, Double Dinners. With co-signs from the likes of BADBADNOTGOOD and newly signed to Rhythm Section, Cousin Kula have created their own musical universe of otherworldly pop serenity with vastly distinct, but complementary elements: "the possibilities of jazz, the emphatic energy of club culture, and the sonic tapestries of psychedelia" CLASH Magazine remark. Living and recording together, nestled in the sun-drenched hills on the outskirts of Bristol, Cousin Kula are masters of their craft, and also of restraint; widely regarded by their fans for their superior live show. Having performed live in various bands for the past ten years since their early teens, not being able to hit the stage during lockdown took its toll on these musicians. Ever resourceful, however, Cousin Kula began a series of their own home-made live sessions, which lead in turn to a Boiler Room Session and further a request from XL signees BADBADNOTGOOD to record a live adaptation of their new single. Now, Cousin Kula flutter into the collective consciousness with a timeless slice of psychedelic soul on debut album Double Dinners. The latest band to emerge out of the buoyant Bristol music scene, they have stripped back all excess baggage for their most accomplished recordings to date. Existing on a similar plane to contemporaries such as Connan Mockasin, Mildlife, Toro Y Moi, Mac DeMarco, and HOMESHAKE, the band caught the attention of renowned tastemaker Bradley Zero with their Casa Kula Cassette EP at the end of 2020, with the Rhythm Section founder swiftly taking the five-piece under his wing, with him commenting: "The band balance an outsider approach with more hooks than you can shake a stick at... the result being a gently beguiling sound that effortlessly draws you in, revealing more character with each listen." For fans of: Connan Mockasin, Mildlife, Toro Y Moi, Mac Demarco, HOMESHAKE, BADBADNOTGOOD.
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CAT #: RS 046LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
COUSIN KULA Double Dinners LP
Bristol based band Cousin Kula announce their debut album, Double Dinners. With co-signs from the likes of BADBADNOTGOOD and newly signed to Rhythm Section, Cousin Kula have created their own musical universe of otherworldly pop serenity with vastly distinct, but complementary elements: "the possibilities of jazz, the emphatic energy of club culture, and the sonic tapestries of psychedelia" CLASH Magazine remark. Living and recording together, nestled in the sun-drenched hills on the outskirts of Bristol, Cousin Kula are masters of their craft, and also of restraint; widely regarded by their fans for their superior live show. Having performed live in various bands for the past ten years since their early teens, not being able to hit the stage during lockdown took its toll on these musicians. Ever resourceful, however, Cousin Kula began a series of their own home-made live sessions, which lead in turn to a Boiler Room Session and further a request from XL signees BADBADNOTGOOD to record a live adaptation of their new single. Now, Cousin Kula flutter into the collective consciousness with a timeless slice of psychedelic soul on debut album Double Dinners. The latest band to emerge out of the buoyant Bristol music scene, they have stripped back all excess baggage for their most accomplished recordings to date. Existing on a similar plane to contemporaries such as Connan Mockasin, Mildlife, Toro Y Moi, Mac DeMarco, and HOMESHAKE, the band caught the attention of renowned tastemaker Bradley Zero with their Casa Kula Cassette EP at the end of 2020, with the Rhythm Section founder swiftly taking the five-piece under his wing, with him commenting: "The band balance an outsider approach with more hooks than you can shake a stick at... the result being a gently beguiling sound that effortlessly draws you in, revealing more character with each listen." For fans of: Connan Mockasin, Mildlife, Toro Y Moi, Mac Demarco, HOMESHAKE, BADBADNOTGOOD.
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CAT #: RS 048C-EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
TAPE, PAULA Astroturismo 12"
After learning her craft at an after-hours club in her hometown of Santiago de Chile, a pivotal move to Milan at the end of 2015 proved to be the ticket that would propel Paula Tape into the European club circuit. Six years later Paula has made a name for herself as a purveyor of eclectic selections, stomping Italo beats, percussive Balearic excursions and synth-heavy rarities, both through her international DJ sets and shows on Worldwide FM and Milan's Radio Raheem. With two EPs under her belt via Alzaya and SOBO, collaborations with Project Pablo, Tornado Wallace, and Elias Mazian to boot, and standout singles on Permanent Vacation, Ransom Note Records, and Rhythm Section International's highly regarded SHOUTS compilation, Rhythm Section welcomes the announcement of a knockout four-tracker from the Chilean producer on the same Peckham-based label. In the last 12 months she's taken the Mixmag Lab and Boiler Room by storm, and with a slew of international tour dates and forthcoming releases lined up, 2021 looks set to be Paula's year. "When I started working on the Astroturismo EP I didn't know the music I was writing was going to shape into an EP. Finalizing the first track 'Body Nature' helped me a lot to orientate the correct use of all the music I have been producing during the lockdown months and Rhythm Section team was constantly supporting me to make me feel free to explore musically without needing to stick to club music." "Body Nature" embodies strong energies, in a very personal way: "I noted down those silly lyrics and kept singing the melody in my head for days, in the end, that drove me to create a groove that would work and transfer the mood I was feeling. This track is about feeling relief with dancing, whether in a private moment like I did in those days or in a public space, few easy moves to trigger positive energy and improve your emotional state." For fans of: Nicola Cruz, Peggy Gou, Fantastic Man, CC:Disco, Dan Shake, Young Marco.
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CAT #: RS 050C-LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
TONE So I Can See You (Transparent Violet Vinyl) LP
LP version. Transparent violet vinyl. The South-London based musician Tone announces his debut album So I Can See You, due for release via Rhythm Section. With a mixtape already under his belt, one that he says was thrown together on a whim; this new body of work was created during the pregnancy and subsequent birth of his daughter. Tone, real name Basil Anthony Harewood, was compelled to capture this significant moment, recording mostly at night, with his new life and old life in mind. The album is less a departure of who he was but an embrace of the future and the new life that arrives with beginning a family. Across the 11 tracks, you hear tender guitar riffs and off-beat R&B elements press up against influences of dub and shoegaze leaving you with a woozy afterglow. Tone's distinctive vocals are complemented by the familiar voices of Coby Sey on "So I Can See You", Fran Lobo on "From the North" and Roxanne Tataei on "Make It Drop". Having both Afro-Caribbean and Welsh heritage has informed the ways in which he sees things and the music he has been magnetized to, especially growing up in both a tiny village in the north of England in East Yorkshire as well as further afield in Europe. Time spent in St Kitts and Nevis as a child opened his eyes and ears to calypso, reggae and dub and while back home in the UK, he fell in love with ska, punk and skinhead culture none of which he ever outgrew and to this day still informs his music practice. Each track was recorded on a Tascam 38 tape machine in the studio he set up with Mica Levi and Coby Sey in Hither Green with the drums, played by Marc Pell (Good Bad Happy Sad) were recorded at Andy Ramsey's studio (Stereolab). Alongside, Levi and Sey, Tone is a CURL collective member and was half of the short-lived punk-duo, Farai. For fans of: Mica Levi, Tirzah, Coby Sey, Smerz, Blood Orange, Dean Blunt, Erika De Casier, Farai, L'rain, Joviale.
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CAT #: RS 050LP
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TONE So I Can See You LP
The South-London based musician Tone announces his debut album So I Can See You, due for release via Rhythm Section. With a mixtape already under his belt, one that he says was thrown together on a whim; this new body of work was created during the pregnancy and subsequent birth of his daughter. Tone, real name Basil Anthony Harewood, was compelled to capture this significant moment, recording mostly at night, with his new life and old life in mind. The album is less a departure of who he was but an embrace of the future and the new life that arrives with beginning a family. Across the 11 tracks, you hear tender guitar riffs and off-beat R&B elements press up against influences of dub and shoegaze leaving you with a woozy afterglow. Tone's distinctive vocals are complemented by the familiar voices of Coby Sey on "So I Can See You", Fran Lobo on "From the North" and Roxanne Tataei on "Make It Drop". Having both Afro-Caribbean and Welsh heritage has informed the ways in which he sees things and the music he has been magnetized to, especially growing up in both a tiny village in the north of England in East Yorkshire as well as further afield in Europe. Time spent in St Kitts and Nevis as a child opened his eyes and ears to calypso, reggae and dub and while back home in the UK, he fell in love with ska, punk and skinhead culture none of which he ever outgrew and to this day still informs his music practice. Each track was recorded on a Tascam 38 tape machine in the studio he set up with Mica Levi and Coby Sey in Hither Green with the drums, played by Marc Pell (Good Bad Happy Sad) were recorded at Andy Ramsey's studio (Stereolab). Alongside, Levi and Sey, Tone is a CURL collective member and was half of the short-lived punk-duo, Farai. For fans of: Mica Levi, Tirzah, Coby Sey, Smerz, Blood Orange, Dean Blunt, Erika De Casier, Farai, L'rain, Joviale. LP versions on black vinyl (RS 050LP) and transparent violet vinyl (RS 050C-LP).
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CAT #: RS 053EP
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SESSION VICTIM Basic Instinct 12"
Session Victim debut on Rhythm Section International with an EP of understated but highly effective jazzy house rollers. Having cemented themselves as firm favorites on the Rhythm Section dancefloor over the years, the German duo step forward to present their debut EP on the South London label: Basic Instinct. Known for their unparalleled energy when performing live or DJing, Hauke and Matthias fly the flag for sample based, soulful house music and a commitment to the art of vinyl DJing. With the never-ending search for the perfect beat at the core of what they do, it was no surprise they found a deep affinity with Rhythm Section International over years of playing for each other, jamming in the studio and crossing paths at festivals and airports around the world. In short, this record was an inevitable culmination of two passionate, like-minded groups, a match made in Heaven and a long time coming. Despite hailing from the techno meccas of Berlin and Hamburg, Session Victim are direct descendants of the German jazzy housemasters, tracing inspiration from the likes of Jazzanova, Soulphiction, and Compost Records -- the likes of which have gone onto inspire a renaissance of this more soulful sound in German clubs, spearheaded by labels like Tartelet and Toy Tonics -- the latter of which the duo recently released an EP with. This latest effort on Rhythm Section International is a masterclass in restraint, demonstrating a deep understanding of dancefloor dynamics, putting the maxim "less is more" to great effect. The opening track, "Trying To Make it Home" is the most immediately engaging cut: a double bass riff drives along a Kerri Chandler-esque filtered piano pattern which gives way to a soaring gospel vocal, allowing the groove to take control as flutes, strings and occasional guitar licks meander in and out of the mix to create areal "heads down, arms up" moment for the dancefloor.
RIDINGEASY RECORDS
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CAT #: EZRDR 140CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HOLDEN, RANDY Population III CD
"How does one follow up one of the most legendary, yet rarest albums said to signal the birth of doom metal? If you're Randy Holden, you give everyone about fifty years to catch up, then casually drop a tastefully modernized reinterpretation of that sound. Population III picks up where Holden's 1969 solo debut left off, updated with several decades worth of technological advances and personal hindsight. Following his tenure in proto-metal pioneers Blue Cheer in 1969, the guitarist aimed for more control over his next project. Thus, Randy Holden -- Population II was born, the duo naming itself after the astronomical term for a particular star cluster with heavy metals present. Along with drummer/keyboardist Chris Lockheed, Holden created what many say is one of the earliest forms of doom metal. Their six-song debut album Population II delves into leaden sludge, lumbering doom and epic soaring riffs that sound free from all constraints of the era. However, troubles with the album's original 1970 release bankrupted Holden, who subsequently left music for over two decades. For good reason, it's widely hailed as a masterpiece, and until finally getting a proper formal release in 2020 on Riding Easy Records, was a longtime Holy Grail for record collectors. Flash forward forty years to 2010, one finds the guitarist/vocalist quietly coaxed into recording a follow-up album by Holden superfan and Cactus member Randy Pratt. Joined by drummer Bobby Rondinelli (who has played with Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow), the trio cut the six-song collection of leaden future blues, Population III. 'Randy Pratt had written the basic song structures, he understood my music and where I come from quite well,' Holden says. 'He nailed it.' But the recording was ultimately shelved for over a decade. Throughout Population III, Holden effortlessly dishes out squealing, soaring leads and skull-thwacking riffs with his signature low end grit and penchant for Middle Eastern scales. Coupled with Pratt's pocket-locked bass, the slight flanging effect on Rondinelli's drums and his pugilistic beats, the album occasionally brings to mind Presence-era Led Zeppelin. At times, Holden sounds reminiscent of Neil Young leading Crazy Horse's ruptured grunge as his lilting falsetto vocals push and pull his guitar's siren's call. Population III is the real deal -- a powerful continuation of a sound forged fifty years ago, that almost didn't happen. Somehow, Randy Holden's music always finds a way to stand the tests of time."
RITUAL RELEASE
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CAT #: RR 004LP
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GURUKU Love Runaway 12"
California-based label Ritual Release introduce new and as-yet unknown duo Guruku. Love Runaway is their debut EP and comes with remixes by disco don Ray Mang. Title track "Love Runaway" features criminally underheard Tamara Lee on vocals and co-writing duties. LA funk/R&B/future twang auteur Harriet Brown (Innovative Leisure, Phantom Island, World Building) provides guest vocals on the EP's second original track, "Crimped Hair". On the flip, Ray Mang delivers a masterclass in honing "Love Runaway" for peak dancefloor effect in a choice of extended remix or dubby reprise. "Absolutely essential release. A really good song is turned into a modern disco monster by Ray Mang, channeling Prelude Records circa 1982." --Bill Brewster (DJ History, UK). For fans of: Maurice Fulton, The Vision, Dreamcast, Star Creature.
ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL (JAMAICA)
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CAT #: PURESHORE 002EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
YOUANDEWAN & MCULO Sennor Pescador/Travel Miles (Paradise Lost Mix) 12"
Two tracks from Youandewan & Mculo.
RUNNING BACK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: RB 110X-EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DEETRON Mind Eclipse EP 12"
Mind Eclipse completes Deetron's triptych for Running Back. After Body Electric and Ego Rave, it's the missing part in a tale of youthful exuberance told by a seasoned raver and transported into the here and now. Taking the essence of the carefree energy of those days, its warehouses and fields minus the (sometimes!) aural clumsiness, Deetron delivers four studies in the transformation of said emotional states. "Mind Eclipse" aka "Trancehouzztool" does exactly what it says on the tin: big synths, swirl and twirl during an extra-long break down for an uproar -- serotonin shower included. "HG" acts like an umbrella to that. Almost melancholic in its presence and meandering between highs and lows, it's the perfect counterpoint and offset. On the other side, "Phoenix" sounds like a lost Border Community hymn that found its way near a Roland 909 for peak time purposes, before "The Shore" closes the book in a hybrid state between electro and disco or the soundtrack to IDM supporters in a gym workout (also available in an alternative version digitally for those who like their beats straight). It won't eclipse your mind though that Deetron knows what he does in the studio, so expect finest artistry, crafty tricks and technical expertise.
SCISSOR & THREAD
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CAT #: SAT 050EP
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FRANK & TONY Dream Vibration 12"
Frank & Tony drop their new Dream Vibration EP some five years after their last outing as a duo with the much-celebrated Odes EP. Having teased the full release with two upfront tracks -- "Time Out Of Mind" and Timmy Regisford's masterful instrumental rework of "Stretch Out Like The World", you now get to enjoy the full package. Title track "Dream Vibration" kicks off with a lazy breakbeat, floating, barely-there chord washes and eventually and slowly reveals a thick, low kick and deep sub to drive things along. Frank & Tony's original version of "Stretch Out Like The World" features Eliana Glass on vocals -- a melancholic but tough track that exudes a classic in the making. Timmy Regisford's vocal mix amps up the percussion to create a hypnotic club jam idea for an early morning Shelter dancefloor.
SECRET RECORDS
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CAT #: SEC 256LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DICKIES Live In Winnipeg 1982 LP
"Vinyl version of this 1982 Dickies live show."
SEVERIN FILMS
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CAT #: SEV 10100BR
FILE UNDER: Misc
HOPPER, DENNIS Out Of The Blue (Blu-ray) 2xBLU-RAY
Double Blu-ray version. "The 4k restoration of Dennis Hopper's lost classic with 15+ hours of special features. It's been called 'shocking' (Film Comment), 'blistering' (Filmmaker) and 'a flat-out masterpiece' (The Playlist) yet remained virtually unseen for over 40 years. Now experience this 'haunting portrait of juvenile delinquency that ranks among the most powerful in American cinema' (Chicago Reader) from actor/director Dennis Hopper as it's never been seen before: Linda Manz 'gives one of the greatest teenage performances of all time' (Film Comment) as a 15-year-old who idolizes Elvis, punk rock and her ex-con father (Hopper), is surrounded by junkies and predators, and follows them all down a one-way road to oblivion. Sharon Farrell (The Stunt Man), Don Gordon (The Last Movie) and Raymond Burr co-star in 'a film about extremes, directed by an extremist' (Time Out) featuring music by Neil Young, newly scanned in 4K from the original negative with more than 15 hours of special features."
SQUAMA (GERMANY)
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CAT #: SQM 011LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
LINDERMAYR, MATTHIAS Sequence LP
Following his trio debut Triptych in 2021 (SQM 012CD/LP), trumpeter Matthias Lindermayr presents his duo record Sequence with long-time companion and ECM recording artist Matthieu Bordenave on tenor saxophone. In contrast to its technical title, Sequence is a very lyrical record, sacral at times. Like two figure skaters, the voices gracefully glide along and whirl around in perfect synch, always sensing where the other one is going. A fitting comparison also, as the recording session was equally exhausting, due to the level of concentration required to perform this music. The minimalist line-up and the hyper-focused playing gives the album both a breath-like purity and solemn depth.
STASIS RECORDINGS (CANADA)
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CAT #: SRWAX 017EP
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HAIMAN, LOUIS A Lucid Dub Remixes 12"
"A Lucid Dub" and "Metronomik" get the remix treatment for the companion 12" to Louis Haiman's Metronomik EP. Diahgonal and John Beltran handle the A-side with masterful remixes of "A Lucid Dub". Santiago Salazar and Shawn Rudiman add their knowledge to the techno discussion with their remixes of "Metronomik".
STATIC SHOCK RECORDS (UK)
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CAT #: SSR 088EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
LASSO Amuo 7"
Less than a year after their debut, Brazil's Lasso returns with their second EP. While Lasso's razor-sharp riffing and songwriting remain intact, this time around the sound is thicker and meaner, as if what was presaged in the first EP's foreboding, ominous sound has finally come to pass. Indeed, as the world has slid into previously unthinkable depths of darkness and brutality, Lasso's sound has evolved to match, a hard-won sense of steadiness now augmenting the anguish so palpable on their first record. Lasso also introduces a few new musical wrinkles here. A surf-y, Dead Kennedys-esque lead guitar elevates tracks like "Fechado Em Copas" and "Atarantado" to even higher levels of catchiness than their already-infectious debut, while "Mendaz" closes the record with an apocalyptic, mid-paced stomp. Desperate times call for desperate music, which makes Lasso the perfect soundtrack for 2022. Limited to 400 copies.
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CAT #: SSR 089EP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ERUPT Left To Rot 7"
Erupt offer up five fiery tracks on Left To Rot. Treading the blurry lines between extreme punk and extreme metal, Left To Rot is a cacophony in all the right ways. Fast as, heavy as, nasty as. Featuring members of Sheer Mag, Geld, and Gutter Gods, Erupt brings its own molten explosions to the surface. These burnt offerings are recommended for fans of Sodom, Celtic Frost, Iron Age, Warthog, Mindsnare, and the other hordes of apocalypse old and new.
SUBEXOTIC (UK)
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CAT #: SUBEX 066CD
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
HYACINTH/THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION Passing Cars In The Rain CD
A gripping new split soundtrack album from two live wires of the underground electronic music scene. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, and Sidcup, Kent respectively, Hyacinth kicks off proceedings with a succession of his trademark Dada-esque breaks and beats. Compelling, beguiling, restless, and transitory, this is Hyacinth at his superb peak. The Central Office of Information picks up the rainswept transport theme, carving out a suspense-laden electronic soundtrack to create a stunning album counterpoint. Some bonus Hyacinth works close proceedings with such a flourish, it's hard not to be overwhelmed with the sheer amount of artistry on show. Passing Cars In The Rain documents two fascinating electronic producers at their finest. A certain treat for the curious explorer.
TAO FORMS
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CAT #: TAO 010CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
KNUFFKE TRIO, KIRK Gravity Without Airs 2CD
"The exemplary and well-traveled cornetist Kirk Knuffke here introduces a bold new trio -- with bassist Michael Bisio and pianist Matthew Shipp -- on an intimate and expansive double album. Gravity Without Airs features the three world-class musicians on both Knuffke compositions and in open form, creating a tour-de-force of poetry and verve. This is Knuffke's debut as a leader for TAO Forms, following on his being full part of James Brandon Lewis / Red Lily Quintet's Jesup Wagon, one of the most acclaimed jazz releases of 2021. That album was eventually voted #1 Album of the Year in the JazzTimes Critics Poll, the international Jazz Critics Poll established by Francis Davis, and the (soon to be announced) DownBeat Critics Poll. Accolades for the cornetist's own recent work as leader include NPR's Jazz Album of the Year laurel for 2017's Cherryco, his homage to Don Cherry, a prime influence. DownBeat praised the way that album showcased Knuffke's 'nonchalant versatility and ebullient melodic gifts,' while esteemed critic Francis Davis called it 'nothing short of spectacular.' Davis also wrote the liner notes for Gravity Without Airs, noting the allure of Knuffke's instrumental aplomb: 'Kirk plays as if his cornet is a part of him -- he plays with it, not just on it.' On his guiding artistic impulse, Kirk Knuffke says: 'I'm concerned with making beautiful music. Beauty is always first, though not in a precious way. It can be in a rough way, too.' A prolific, lauded record-maker, Gravity Without Airs fulfills his poetic aims as well as any recording he has made. This work finds Knuffke in the rare, even unique, trio format of cornet, piano and double-bass. His partners are two ever-estimable pillars of creative music, and the work they've created together here brims with melody and mystery, intimacy and dynamism. Regarding the album title, Knuffke explains: 'I was reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius while preparing for this recording. He used the phrase 'gravity without airs', and it stuck with me. That's what it's all about! Being heavy but not putting on airs -- that's what my favorite musicians do. In these days of social media and constant hype and self-promotion, this is what we should really aspire to: do the work and study, get into your thing and avoid showing it off half-cooked. Matthew and Michael have that sort of grace. I was really touched because once we started playing, they both got excited and wanted to play more and more -- that's how we ended up with a double album,' Knuffke recalls. 'I hope people can listen to it as a whole, so they can hear all the subtleties as well as the shape and flow of the album. I have to say: I'm especially proud of this one.' Liner notes by Francis Davis." "Rhythmically precise, New Orleans funky and full of grace, Kirk Knuffke's music is a reflection of his multifaceted personality: part musical sage, part jazz philosopher, a self-taught musician with wide interests, endless curiosity and an abundance of good humor." --DownBeat
THE WIRE (UK)
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CAT #: WIRE 460
FILE UNDER: Misc
WIRE, THE #460 June 2022 MAG
"On the cover: Phew. The Japanese punk survivor and intrepid vocalist/composer continues to build an impressive catalogue of collaborations, solo projects and band work in a career now spanning over 40 years. Japanese punk primer: A round-up of notable outliers of Japanese punk and post-punk; The Primer: Pauline Oliveros. A Deep Listening dive into the recordings (and cisterns) of the composer and accordionist who pioneered radical new ways of listening and living; Ione: The writer, playwright and director, and creative/life partner of Pauline Oliveros, continues their work to connect communities and listeners; Invisible Jukebox: Ava Mendoza. Will The Wire's mystery record selection shred the nerves of the virtuoso guitarist?; The Dream Syndicate: Since their 2012 reunion, the US psych trailblazers have let their freak flag fly across a run of trippy releases including new album Ultraviolet Battle Hymns & True Confessions; Unlimited Editions: Radio Art Zone; Unofficial Channels: Riddimguide; Black Glass Ensemble: Environmentalist chamber group follow the data; Deborah Walker & Silvia Tarozzi: Finest worksongs for the Italian cello and viola duo; Julmud: The Palestinian producer and rapper collages industrial sounds from across the Middle East; Floris Vanhoof: Transforming sound and vision is fair game for the Belgian artist and instrument builder; Global Ear: Moscow. The invasion of Ukraine has pushed the Russian counterculture into retreat; The Inner Sleeve: billy woods on Bigg Jus's Black Mamba Serums v2.0; Epiphanies: Gary Lucas is enchanted by Third Ear Band's trancelike medievalism."
TRADING PLACES (UK)
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CAT #: TDP 54066LP
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SAMURAI Samurai LP
Trading Places present a reissue of Samurai's self-titled album, originally released in 1971. In 1971 the group called WEB changed its name to Samurai and started working on their eponymous studio album released on the obscure Greenwich Gramophone label. Samurai is a great gem of early British progressive rock, and although it was clearly influenced by legendary groups such as King Crimson and Gentle Giant, it represented a unicum in the music panorama. Unfortunately, the group disbanded shortly after the release, partly compromising its highly deserved recognition. Licensed by Cherry Red.
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CAT #: TDP 54072LP
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BEAU Beau LP
Trading Places present a reissue of Beau's self-titled album, originally released in 1969. Leeds-born folk-rocker John Trevor Midgely, alias Beau, was known for his deft twelve-string guitar work, his poignant voice and distinctive song-writing, which brought him onto the roster of John Peel's Dandelion label in 1969. His self-titled debut album is arguably his best and includes the outstanding single "1917 Revolution," said to have inspired America's smash, "Horse With No Name," the LP ably demonstrating that all the artist needed was his voice, his guitar, and his individual approach to song writing, the work bearing his haunting hallmarks throughout. In short, an unjustly obscure release that is ripe for current reappraisal. Licensed by Cherry Red. Includes two bonus tracks. 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: TDP 54073LP
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SMYTH, GILLI Mother LP
Trading Places present a reissue of Gilli Smyth's Mother, originally released in 1978. The London-born vocalist and former Sorbonne lecturer Gilli Smyth became known as the "space whisperer" for the poems she performed in Gong, formed in Paris in 1967 with her Australian-born partner, Daevid Allen of Soft Machine, with whom she also performed. Debut solo album Mother, released by French label Charly in 1978, featured her breathy suppositions on motherhood, the cosmic lifeforce, and the powers of Mother Earth, cut with fellow Gong members such as bassist Christian Trisch, saxophonist Didier Malherbe, drummer Pip Pyle, and Allen himself, as well as their children. A must for all Gong fans! Licensed by Cherry Red. 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: TDP 54076LP
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J.P. SUNSHINE J.P. Sunshine LP
Trading Places present a reissue of J.P. Sunshine's self-titled album. In 1967, the English poet George Duffell, alias Jorgy Porgy, decided to set his verses to music, birthing J.P. Sunshine with guitarist/vocalist Rod Goodway of pop act the Pack (later with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown), the line-up expanding with a bassist and bongo player, Duffell's girlfriend on percussion, and former Pack guitarist Andy Rickell on electric lead. These resultant recordings, cut on basic gear in Duffell's flat, evidence an individual psychedelic sound, marked by the incestuous claustrophobia of the group's romantic rivalries, the meandering lyrics, and disjointed melodies pointing to the pervasive drug use that ultimately squashed the project. This is psych with a difference: rare, rough, and freaky. Licensed by Cherry Red.
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CAT #: TDP 54077LP
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BEAU Creation LP
Trading Places present a reissue of Beau's Creation, originally released in 1971. Leeds-born folk-rocker John Trevor Midgely, alias Beau, was celebrated for deft twelve-string guitar, a poignant voice and distinctive song-writing, which brought him onto John Peel's Dandelion label. Second LP Creation was recorded over three days and features more of Beau's beautiful twelve-string work and mournful vocals, this time with accompaniment from Steve Clayton and Jim Milne of The Way We Live (later known as Tractor), mostly subtle, but rocking in places, as heard on "The Silence Returns"; this edition comes with rare bonus track, the contemplative "Sky Dance", from a 1972 Dandelion compilation LP. Licensed by Cherry Red.
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CAT #: TDP 54079LP
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DUKE, DORIS I'm A Loser LP
Trading Places present a reissue of Doris Duke's I'm A Loser, originally released in 1970. Emotive soul singer Doris Duke got her start backing gospel artists and was a mainstay at the Apollo in the early 1960s, cutting some demos for Motown that remain unreleased. After a debut single that made little impact (credited to Doris Willingham), she became Doris Duke at the behest of Swamp Dogg, who produced this acclaimed solo debut, I'm A Loser, regarded by many as one of the best "deep soul" albums ever issued. Cheating saga "To The Other Woman (I'm the Other Woman)" was a top-fifty pop hit and "Feet Start Walking" also reached the US R&B charts, assuring Duke's eternal reputation, despite the collapse of Canyon Records, the label that first released this hefty gem. Licensed by Good Time Inc.
VELVET BIKINI (UK)
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CAT #: VB 003LP
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C., LUKE T.O.M.B. LP
Australia-born Los Angeles-based artist Luke C. presents T.O.M.B., his debut solo release on his newly minted label Velvet Bikini. The seven-track album is a gauzy, starry-eyed style of ambient electronics, embedded with melancholia and a touch of otherworldly psychedelia. A soundtrack to a generation lost, endlessly searching the streets of a sun-drenched, neon-lit city. The bulk of T.O.M.B. was recorded at Luke C.'s home studio in LA over 12 months and put together with various sources -- MicroKorg, voice, sampled records, treated field recordings, resampled synths -- to create the noirish atmosphere present across the LP, one that takes the listener through the depths of the psyche and the neon-lit corners of the city in which it was recorded. Iranian-American artist Kamran Sadeghi mastered the entirety of the LP, known for his recent album on Richard Chartier's LINE imprint and his work as a key member of Soundwalk Collective.
VEYL (ITALY)
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CAT #: VEYL 034LP
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PREQUEL TAPES The Golden Cage LP
Veyl welcome Marco Freivogel's Prequel Tapes for an immense eight song release, The Golden Cage. Completing an album cycle of themes and exploration which began with 2015's Inner Systems, The Golden Cage is perhaps Prequel Tapes' most diverse and expansive work -- utilizing the artist's own vocals for the first time and evolving his production and sound to new, uncharted dimensions. Working off the trauma of his father's suicide, The Golden Cage was spawned from a hyper-realistic dream experience which revealed the artist's path, catalyzing new productions and techniques. The result is a striking work of unconventional electronics that journeys through rhythms, atmospheres, and experimentations. A true narrative of a continuously challenging personal journey. Beginning with the tension-building, free flow of "My Turn", you then delve into grief and anger with "I Hate You", which transforms into the pulsating tempos of "Stranger or Lover". The glistening nostalgia of "Last Things" marks the halfway point before grappling with the heavy introversion of "Alone" and devious energy of "Mind Corner". Nearing the end of our trip, "Without Remission" uncovers the most dance floor tuned piece while finally the title track closes things out with an energy that will linger long after you've listened. Crystal clear vinyl; includes poster and download.
WARNER BROTHERS
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CAT #: MS 2123HLP
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PARSONS, GRAM G.P. LP
2022 restock. 180 gram exact repro reissue of Gram Parsons' first solo album, originally released in 1973. Manufactured by Rhino. "...probably the best realized expression of his musical personality. Working with a crack band of L.A. and Nashville's finest (including James Burton on guitar, Ronnie Tutt on drums, Byron Berline on fiddle, and Glen D. Hardin on piano), he drew from them a sound that merged breezy confidence with deeply felt Southern soul, and he in turn pulled off some of his most subtle and finely detailed vocal performances; 'She' and 'A Song for You,' in particular, are masterful examples of passion finding balance with understatement. Parsons also discovered that rare artist with whom he can be said to have genuinely collaborated (rather than played beside), Emmylou Harris; Gram and Harris' spot-on harmonies and exchanged verses on 'We'll Sweep out the Ashes in the Morning' and 'That's All It Took' are achingly beautiful and instantly established her as one country music's most gifted vocalists. On G.P., Parsons' ambitious vision encompassed hard-country weepers, wistful ballads, up-tempo dance tunes, and even horn-driven rhythm and blues." -- All Music Guide
WENDE (GERMANY)
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CAT #: WENDE 001EP
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METABOMAN Wende 001 12"
Metaboman's new EP Wende 001 comes with four tracks of warm and energetic vibrations. After 20 years of working and releasing, with this EP he initiates his new artist driven label Wende, designed to present his personal output -- of course not without some of his friends. This time, featured artists are Large M and Prestin as well as Jaw from DOP. The cover shows a part of an artwork by Stefan Lenke, a contemporary Dresden based fine artist, working between the concrete and abstract, who also brings in some of the hidden conceptional ideas for Wende.
WNCL RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: WNCL 040EP
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VA We Are Family Vol. 5 12"
Conceived in 2020, compiled in 2021 and, thanks to dear friends at the pressing plant, now finally available for your earholes in 2022. The We Are Family series continues to showcase the latest crop of cassette librarians with all four artists enhancing their splendid name with this disc. It will sell in millions to the world. Dip it in gold and give it to your grandchildren. Or just simply wear it out. Features Ténèbre, Skin Teeth, Mani Festo, and Justice.
WRWTFWW RECORDS (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 041EP
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GRAUZONE Eisbar 12"
2022 restock. WRWTFWW Records announce the official reissue of Grauzone's essential 1981 maxi single with timeless classic "Eisbär", proto-techno beast "FILM 2", and romantic synth ballad "Ich Lieb Sie", just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Swiss band's formation. "Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein?" written by Martin Eicher after a nightmare in which he saw talking polar bears on the walls, and with music by the Grauzone crew consisting of Martin and his brother Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Christian "GT" Trüssel, and Claudine Chirac (on saxophone), "Eisbär" is the most recognizable title from the band, a sublime mix of ingredients reflecting the transitional era it comes from -- the raw energy of punk music still palpable, combined with the audacity of early electronics, the warm groove of a disco gem, beautifully fragile lyrics, and one of the best basslines ever. It became a mega hit, totally unplanned, but how could you resist such a track? "FILM 2" is the ultimate B-side monster, a menacing all-instrumental pre-techno masterpiece, slowly building to a magnetizing frenzy. An instant underground favorite, it was famously heard played at both speeds depending on the scenes and DJs you were frequenting, 45rpm as it was first intended, and 33rpm for the cosmic experience. The maxi single ends with "Ich Lieb Sie", a synth-pop meets doo-wop ballad, a true love song oozing with innocence -- simple, stylish, and just right. At the crossroads of post-punk, new wave, pop, and electronic experimentation, the Eisbär maxi offers three songs that are technically different but hold the same spirit, the perfect embodiment of Grauzone's music -- wild, unpredictable, and youthful, yet sophisticated, catchy, and ingenious. The magic recipe for the good stuff. Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and John Armleder, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label. Grauzone and WRWTFWW will continue to collaborate on the band's 40th anniversary reissue campaign, with numerous projects planned for the year, including a vast selection of music, visuals, and literature never available before. Sourced from the original reels; cut at 45rpm; Includes iconic artwork on a 350gsm sleeve.
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 043EP
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GRAUZONE Raum 12"
2022 restock. WRWTFWW Records is beyond thrilled to announce the first ever vinyl maxi-single release for Raum, Grauzone's best-kept secret and underground mega-gem from 1980. The four-track affair includes the full title track sourced from the original reels. The 12-inch vinyl is cut at 45rpm and comes with a never-seen cover art by band member Stephan Eicher and a handmade Xerox hype sticker. Initially released almost 40 years ago on the beloved compilation Swiss Wave The Album (Off Course Records, 1980) alongside the band's massive hit "Eisbär", "Raum" is the biggest Grauzone track people have yet to discover. An über-infectious New York style bassline played by Christian "GT" Trüssel and frantic drumming by Marco Repetto's blend with Martin Eicher's hauntingly hopeless lyrics and Claudine Chirac's saxophone escapades to personify post-punk heaven and all its wonderful anomalies. It's disco with an edge, pop filled with fear, it's The Cure infused with proto techno and Swiss art chic. Or maybe, it's simply one hell of a song that will make you dance and shout. Further on the A-side, Naum Gabo's rework takes Grauzone to modern dancefloors with a thumping track and bounce-inducing groove on which Liquid Liquid's very own Dennis Young adds magic in the form of marimba, Roto Toms, and EBowed guitar. The energy is electric, the sound is huge, a club banger with extra heart, ready for sound systems of all kinds. The B-side features Ata Macias's fabled extended version of "Raum" (first released in 2010 via Live at Robert Johnson) that Stephan Eicher described as "the perfect Grauzone edit" (and it is!), plus a straight to the point radio edit of Naum Gabo's rework. This release follows WRWTFWW's reissue of Grauzone's Eisbär maxi-single (WRWTFWW 041EP) as part of the 40 years anniversary of the band.
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 060LP
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TAKADA, MIDORI Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter LP
LP version. WRWTFWW Records and MEG Museum (Geneva) present the first new solo album by renowned Japanese percussionist Midori Takada in 23 years, Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter. Recorded in a live setting and played with instruments conserved in the collections of the MEG Museum, Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter is Midori Takada's very own rendition of "Nhemamusasa", a traditional work emblematic of the musical repertoire for mbira of the Shona of Zimbabwe, well known worldwide, thanks notably to its version by Paul F. Berliner included on the famed 1973 album The Soul of Mbira. The choice of this title by Midori Takada evokes the links between traditional African and contemporary music which are the foundation of this work, and it also translates the resolutely multicultural vision of the artist. Midori Takada explains: "African music is remarkable for its polyrhythms. Not only are there simultaneously several rhythmic motifs, sometimes as many as ten, but furthermore it may be that the part played by each musician has its own starting point and its own pace, all combining to form a cycle. All the cycles progress at the same time according to a single metrical structure which functions as a reference point, but which is not played by any one person from beginning to end. The structure emerges out of the multi-level parts, all different. With the Shona, the musical system is based on the polymelody: one performs simultaneously several melodic lines which are superimposed, each having its own rhythmic organization. It is truly captivating. In Western classical music, one four-beat rhythm induces some precise temporal framework and regular reference points, which come on the strong beats 1 and 3. But in the logic of the Shona musical system, and in other African music, the melody can begin in the very middle of the cycle and be continued up to some other place in an autonomous manner, as if it had its own personality. It's very rich." Includes in-depth liner notes that include an interview with Midori Takada, a point of view by Zimbabwean scholar, musician and activist Forward Mazuruse, and background information on the project by Isabel Garcia Gomez and Madeleine Leclair from MEG Museum. Artwork by celebrated Zimbabwean painter Portia Zvavahera.
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 061LP
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TAKADA, MIDORI You Who Are Leaving To Nirvana LP
LP version. WRWTFWW Records and MEG Museum (Geneva) announce a new full-length album by celebrated Japanese percussionist Midori Takada, in collaboration with Buddhist monks belonging to the Samgha group of the Shingon school of Koya-san, led by Reverend Syuukoh Ikawa. Recorded at The Premises Studio (London) and in Tokyo in 2019, You Who Are Leaving To Nirvana is a majestic work combining a suite of six Buddhist liturgical chants and a musical creation by Midori Takada. The Buddhist chants come from three types of repertoires: shomyo ("Teisan", "Unga-Bai", "Sange", "Taiyo"), but also goeika ("Kannon-Daiji") and mantra ("Hannya-Singyo"). After supervising the recording of the Buddhist chants, Midori Takada added her own compositions, with subtle layers of percussion and the melodies of her beloved marimba, giving full life to the sacred texts. Reverend Syuukoh Ikawa explains: "Shomyo is a form of declamation of sacred esoteric texts, inherited over many generations. The power of words goes far beyond their mere pronunciation. I think there is something that words alone cannot really convey. If I recite prayers in a musical way, the feeling transmitted will be even stronger than if I say it normally, in everyday language. I think that the musicality of a work carries a hidden power that cannot be expressed in words alone. The setting of the music has an additional power for you and for those around you who listen to it. The words of a song are not just words set to music. They carry an additional hidden power that cannot be expressed in any other way. Listening to Midori Takada's musical performance, the words truly seem to come alive." Original recordings of the Buddhist chants are held in the International Archives of Folk Music (IAFM) at the MEG Museum in Geneva. The album sleeve features an artwork by famed Japanese sculptor Katsura Funakoshi selected by Midori Takada. LP version comes on half speed mastered vinyl.
YAZOO
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CAT #: YAZ 1053HLP
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VA Harmonica Blues: Great Harmonica Performances Of The 1920s And '30s LP
2022 restock; 180 gram vinyl reissue, originally released in 1976. "It is not difficult to imagine why the harmonica should have been a favorite among bluesmen; its price, portability and loud volume made it ideal for them. Moreover, the harmonica was perhaps the best suited of all blues instruments to imitate and exaggerate the sound of the human voice. It could produce glissandos and vibratos that even a bottleneck guitarist would have been hard put to duplicate."
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CAT #: YAZ 1078HLP
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JOHNSON, BLIND WILLIE Sweeter As The Years Go By LP
2022 restock. 180 gram reissue, originally released in 1990. "Blind Willie Johnson (1902-1947) is one of the great gospel blues legends. Initially a preacher who gave sermons in the street, Johnson first became known for his powerful voice, but it was his masterful slide guitar playing that would soon write his name in the annals of blues."
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12XU
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CAT #: 12XU 133LP
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WATER DAMAGE Repeater LP
"There is something really special about music based on drones. Whether it's the vocals of Pandit Pran Nath, the ARP 2500 of Eliane Radigue, or the nearly-blown amps of Sunn O))), by changing the listener's focus on details to one that favors flow, drones are uniquely capable of transporting our brains far far away. The debut LP, Repeater, by this loudly droning Austin septet is a goddamn splendid example of how the process works. Using the motto, 'Maximal Repetition Minimal Deviation,' Water Damage create glowing fields of post-rock lava that pretty much suck you right in and boil you alive. Water Damage, while technically a septet, actually operate in various configurations, with the proviso there should always be two drummers and two bass players on hand. They prefer if each of their sonic ideas takes up a whole reel of tape, and once they start they don't look back. Everything proceeds towards an imaginary end point that is only achieved when the tape starts flapping. What a way to run a railroad! But the folks in the band are all vets of various projects -- Spray Paint, USA/Mexico, Marriage, Black Eyes, Thor & Friends, among others -- so let's assume they know what they're doing. And why not? They sound fucking great. Their approach to the form is less front-loaded than most of their peers, and the surface of their sound is sometimes ruffled by aural events of an un-dronelike nature. But the main gush is usually a blend of harmonic tones and textures pointing towards a goal that is just out of ear-shot, just over the next bluff, and perhaps forever just beyond our reach. So remember to drink plenty of liquid while you spin this fine album. Nobody wants you to parch." --Byron Coley
A RECORDINGS (UK)
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CAT #: AUK 049CD
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees CD
Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020 and 2021, The Brian Jonestown Massacre returns with their 19th full-length studio album. Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees is the beginning of a thrilling new phase for Anton Newcombe and his band. Joining him in the studio and remotely for this album were Ricky Maymi (guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums). Originally, Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase -- the name comes from Stones guitarist Brian Jones combined with a reference to cult leader Jim Jones. But his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegaze genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music.
AKUPHONE (FRANCE)
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CAT #: AKU 1028LP
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MY JAZZY CHILD Inneisme LP
Innéisme: The title alone sums up perfectly the eighth album of French artist My Jazzy Child. Inspired by Noam Chosmky's "universal grammar", it refers to man's innate ability to develop language. It is that English, Occitan, French patois, Hindi, Pygmy or French cohabit on this record, juxtaposing on rhythms and beats that appear as a fantasized primordial tradition. If My Jazzy Child, aka Damien Mingus, questions languages about Innéisme, he also questions musical languages, mixing Asian rites and free jazz, electronic wanderings and traditional percussions. A virtuoso and experimental collage that nevertheless knows how to remain melodic and, in the end, strangely pop.
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CAT #: AKU 1030LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
ROOTSMAN, THE Essentials 1996-1998 2LP
Akuphone present the first compilation dedicated to musician John Bolloten, aka The Rootsman. As a precocious punk, he formed his first band, State Oppression, in his teens. Yet he is best known for his dub music, a genre that gave him international recognition. Largely influenced by the rhythms of North Africa and the Middle East, he built his musical identity around samples from these regional repertoires. His encounter with Bryn Jones -- better known as Muslimgauze -- further defined his artistic path. This selection offers an overview of his work from 1996 to 1998, a prolific period when Into The Light (1996), 52 Days To Timbuktu (1998), Union Of Souls with Celtarabia (1998) and Distant Voices with Pachakuti were released. A visionary production that predicted today's growing international predilection for the musical heritage of the MENA regions. The compilation is enriched with an explanatory preface by Mabrouk Hosni Ibn Aleya and illustrated with rare archival photos. Jacket design by Ghiya Haydar.
ANGRY YOUNG WOMEN (ITALY)
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CAT #: AYW 001LP
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VA Knuckle Girls Vol. 1: 14 Bovver Bird Blitzers from the Sequined Sisters Tuff Enuff to Rumble with Any Mister LP
2022 repress. An extract from the novel Bovver Birds Rool: "Dawn pushed Sue's head as hard as she could against the stone wall of the school. The connection registered with a gruesome 'thud'. 'That's for getting off with Steve', she snarled. A second girl cracked Sue sharply around the face with an open palm and then kicked her as she slumped to the ground. 'Do not mess...' shrieked Jane. 'Do you understand, Bitch!' A descending bike chain left a bloody trail across Sue's now fractured skull. 'Have you learned your lesson, Bitch, or do you want some knuckle too? Well? do you?' Dawn smiled approvingly at Jane and the two girls linked arms and walked away. 'What are you staring at?', snapped Dawn at their first passer-by, Dave, a pale and sullen lad from school. 'I'm not quite sure,' he quickly replied. 'It walks like a bloke and talks like a bloke, but it's got girly bits... Or, at least, I think it has.' Jane quickly broke away from Dawn and started to run towards Dave who immediately quickened his pace. 'And you'll never find out you piece of chicken shit,' she screamed. (to be continued...)"Bovver Birds & Knuckle Girls... a rare burst of etiquette. So, what would you get on a date with a Bovver Bird or a Knuckle Girl? A few harsh words and a cheap thrill -- or a competitively-priced thrill, at least. Up against the wall. Nothing fancy, just a bit of "hanky panky" with your tougher-than-average Knuckle Sandwich Nancy. "Girls used only to resort to psychological bullying... Now they're moving in gangs and using bicycle chains, knives and clubs. In fact they're beginning to behave in a way once only associated with the roughest of boys." --Henry Clover, Press Officer Of The National Union Of TeachersFeatures Kuny, Carol And The Boston Garden, Desira, Rock Follies, Twinkle Ripley, Misty, Kristine Sparkle, Glo Macari, Lelly Boone, C. Star, Vicky Fury, Ayshea, Heart, and Vic Lezal's Professionals.
AXIS
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CAT #: AX 056CD
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PARADOX (JEAN-PHI DARY/JEFF MILLS), THE Live At Montreux Jazz Festival CD
Recorded live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Switzerland on July 8, 2021. "With the release of The Paradox: Live At Montreux Jazz Festival, techno legend Jeff Mills and keyboard wizard Jean-Phi Dary embark on an exciting, ground-breaking musical trip that takes techno and electronic dance music to a new level . . . The Paradox's direction of travel into unexplored musical territory should come as no surprise since the original techno wizard has never stopped pioneering new ideas . . . Never content to outstay his welcome by staying in the same place for too long, in 2005 he revealed the breadth of his imagination with his conceptual classic Blue Potential, an album with the Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra that saw techno happily co- existing alongside symphonic sounds. And now, Jacquline Caux's Man From Tomorrow -- the title of her film documentary of the techno maestro -- has cast his eyes over the musical horizon and borrowed a couple of ideas which he believes can transform techno and take it to the next level, 'I thought maybe it's not too late to bring or transfer some of the ideas from jazz over to electronic music, and look at the machines differently -- to play the machines and not just 'programme' them. I had the idea of trying to find the common link between free jazz and electronic music, so I reached out to jazz musicians to see if we could create something new that might be a benchmark that we could start from to create another step forward for electronic music.' Turning to keyboard player Jean-Phi Dary, with whom he had collaborated on the late Tony Allen's album Tomorrow Comes the Harvest, he remembered the musical ideas he had exchanged with the pianist while the sound engineer was doing his stuff during sound-checks on tour . . . Musically, they threw ideas out there to twist, turn and develop until they hit a groove and moved forward with that. The result was their first album together as Paradox called Counter Active (AX 096LP, 2021). It was a bold move, leaving the rhythmic certainties of techno to explore alternative, free flowing paths that allowed the breeze of change to blow through its highly compressed rhythms. Next came the challenge of presenting their ideas in live performance. They chose the demanding Montreux audience, and with the addition of Zaf Zapha on bass, the resulting album captures their spontaneous musical invention as it happens in the moment. It's a high risk, high reward strategy that was pulled off with conviction and aplomb . . . electronic sounds of techno are used to spontaneously interact with the piano, producing a deep musical conversation not pre-determined by tape loops, MIDI presets, the 96 rhythmic patterns stored in a TR-909 drum machine or the bass patterns of the Roland TB-303 electronic synthesizer-sequencer and all that technical geekery." --Stuart Nicholson Personnel: Jean-Phi Dary - keyboards, synthesizer; Jeff Mills - drum machine, synthesizer, percussions; Zaf Zapha - bass.
BARNYARD (ITALY)
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CAT #: BAR 333LP
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TEENAGE HEAD Teenage Head LP
Barnyard present a reissue of Teenage Head's self-titled album, originally released in 1972. Formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 1975 by Frankie Venom, Gord Lewis, Steve Mahon, and Nick Stipanitz. Fronted by the charismatic Venom, the band's live shows became infamous for inciting apocalyptic reaction from audiences across the country. Their 1978 show at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto ended in a riot, captured in the documentary film, The Last Pogo. Now back in stock the debut album for these Canadian punk rockers.
BEAT RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: LPF 090LP
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FRIZZI, FABIO Zombie Flesh Eaters - Definitive Edition LP
Repressed; LP version. White/green stripe; cover art by Graham Humphreys. After two years of absence from Beat Records' catalog the label reveals a new edition of Fabio Frizzi's fans most beloved horror score, Zombi 2, with the American title of Zombie Flesh Eaters, a project Beat Records worked on for five years. Since ever paired with Un gatto nel cervello (1990), now finally alone in a version that is gifted with unreleased material which was recorded in a tape found in an old Ribot archive. One of the holy grails in Beat Records' catalog, since ever bitterly loved, because of its shortness: even if the older version featured a good portion of the score, it was largely incomplete. With the addition of the material transferred from this extra tape, and with the song "There's No Matter", which can be heard at the beginning of the movie, when the two protagonists investigate the sequestered ship, Beat Records can attest this is the definitive edition of this outstanding soundtrack which marks a significant style evolution of the maestro, aside the growth of his artistic relationship with Lucio Fulci.
BUDA MUSIQUE (FRANCE)
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CAT #: BUDA 860373CD
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FATHI & BIJAN CHEMIRANI, SHADI Awat CD
"Shadi Fathi, a setar soloist trained by the great master Dariush Talaï, and Bijan Chemirani, a virtuoso of the zarb, the daf and other percussion instruments, conceived the idea of combining bowed and plucked string instruments as well as percussion and wind instruments. Shadi recites poetries by Khayyam, Mowlana Rûmi and contemporary Persian authors."
BUREAU B (GERMANY)
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CAT #: BB 413CD
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VA Silberland - Vol. 1: The Psychedelic Side Of Kosmische Musik CD
Bureau B invite you on an expedition to Silberland, a singular span of spacetime created by Germany's sonic futurists of the seventies and eighties. Embracing the early electronics and tape experiments of the sixties' avant-garde, these artists aimed to boldly go, eschewing small steps for giant leaps into a nebulous and novel sound. The kosmische generation emerged from the revolutionary student movement of '67 and '68, opposing any lingering political ties to Nazism and occupying the cultural vacuum which endured long after the post-war era. Encompassing both better known and more obscure artists, this collection is a trip into the psychedelic and cerebral strain of this amorphous genre, pairing the pulsating and propulsive with moments of cosmic calm.Opener "Strahlsund" by Die Partei serves as the national anthem for this no-place, its utopian melodies and stately rhythm evoking an optimism which is swiftly skewed by the chrome tones and snapping percussion of Ralf Trostel's "Two Face". The delirious drive of Michael Bundt's "Full Steam Ahead" embraces the uncanny as jarring bursts of laughter drown out a serpentine topline before the fever breaks into the cold sweat of Moebius' "Etwas", a sweet synth sonata decorated with detuned keys. "Scharfer Schnitt (No1)" is the first suggestion of Silberland's full scope, the Populäre Mechanik A-side fusing postpunk and dubby funk and perfectly paving the way for the ritualistic stomp of Roedelius' trance-dancing "Regenmacher". Splitting the difference between Berlin and Düsseldorf schools, Tyndall offers the typically glittering "Großstadtgefühl", which smoothly segues into the synth scree of Conrad Schnitzler's beatless and balletic "Bis Die Blaue Blume Blüht". The zero-gravity drift continues with a contribution from Cologne's Phantom Band, who achieve an effortless groove while Bernd Kistenmacher takes you to the midpoint with the deep space repetition and Teutonic tessellations of "Quitting Time". The return journey begins with the beauty and sadness of Heiko Maile's "Nachtspaziergang" then sidesteps into a punkish pair from Moebius & Plank and Faust. If this bristling brace toyed with the terrestrial, Riechmann takes an aerial view of Earth via "Weltweit" and Asmus Tietchens strays way too close to the sun with a playful take on Venusian exotica. Things take a turn for the psychedelic via the Arabesque piano of Cluster's transformative "Avanti" and Günter Schickert's strung-out and smoldering "Wanderer", before the roving sequences of You's "Live Line" fire up the hyperdrive for a foray into warp speed. Cutting the thrusters almost entirely, the synthesist himself Harald Grosskopf takes the controls for re-entry, gliding through the upper atmosphere on the heartfelt waveforms of "Emphasis", cushioning the craft into Eno, Moebius and Roedelius' hypnagogic "Base & Apex".
BURNING SOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: BSR 889CD
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BIGGS, BARRY Very Best Of Barry Biggs: Storybook Revisited CD
"This exquisite new album showcases a selection of recent recordings from Barry Biggs, one of reggae music's foremost proponents of sophisticated, romantically inclined music, whose hit making career has spanned the best part of half a century."
DAMAGED GOODS (UK)
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CAT #: DAMGOOD 559CD
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JOHNNY MOPED The Search For Xerxes CD
"I like this album, Johnny hates it. But why? I think it's more 'Johnny Moped' than any other album out there. What other album has entirely penned JM songs/ditties like 'Soldiers' and 'Moped crash' plus ad-libs and all the other little interludes in between the tracks that are pure 'Moped'. Johnny thinks it sounds like a 'disco' album, which it does in places, but, hey-ho, it was 1989 and it was the age of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. At the time there had been no Moped band since 1985-ish and certainly Slimy hadn't been in the band since the early '80s. Also, there was only one album out there, Cycledelic so there was a lot of songs destined for a follow up album that never happened and it looked like we were going to be a one album band. So, with so much unreleased material and a chronic lack of 'mopedisum' I decided to embark on a little project... This album came out in 1990 on Deltic Records but the deal was that I had to produce a finished master tape that could go straight to the cutting room and be pressed, so I borrowed a 4-track Teac and a Roland sampler and Roland drum machine and got to work. Some of the tracks sound like they were recorded in someone's bedroom, that's because they were, but Captain recorded some great stuff on his 8-track where I had recorded Johnny 'live' and handed over a tape for him to work with ('I'm a Spasm', 'Soldiers', 'Cut Across Shorty'). Also, he provided some decent backing vocals on other tracks ('Corpse Boogie', 'Hiawatha')." --Dave Berk, May 2022
DEL VAL RECORDS
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CAT #: DV 012LP
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TRYAD If Only You Believe In Lovin' LP
2022 restock, low price, last copies. Del Val Records present a reissue of Tryad's If Only You Believe In Lovin', originally released in 1971 as a private press. Ultra-deluxe LP reissue on the newly resurrected Del Val label -- obscure but legendary label previously responsible for early editions by The Brigade, The Bachs, Bent Wind, D.R. Hooker, Fifty Foot Hose, etc. Long overdue and much delayed reissue of this 1971 NYC private press few have heard and less have seen. Comparable to the best UK folk-fusion LPs of the era, this is like a Yankee version of Hunter Muskett's great Every Time You Move (1970) with co-ed vocals plus bass/drums/pedal steel/flute/keys accompaniment and East Coast haunted not West Coast hip, though you'll be reminded of a certain revered private from out there that wouldn't exist for another five years: Relatively Clean Rivers. Comes with a four page lyric insert and the cover is what they were made like fifty years ago."Low key but really cool. Hard to believe it's an NYC piece from '72 from a sonic aspect. There's a kind of innocence to overall heft that puts me in mind of very early Bay Area stuff, like the second We Five LP (1967). That same sort of psych-is-hanging-unnamed-in-
DESTINATION MOON (ITALY)
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CAT #: DEST 011LP
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MONK, THELONIOUS The Prophet LP
Destination Moon presents a reissue of Thelonious Monk's The Prophet, originally released in 1961. In 1954, during his first trip to Paris, the adventurous pianist and be-bop pioneer Thelonious Monk recorded a handful of songs for French radio, later issued as The Prophet. Unencumbered by bass, drums, or most other accompaniment, Monk gives you all we need in left-hand rhythms and right-hand melodies; "Round About Midnight" and "Reflections" show Monk's masterful command and there's a one-off take of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes". Highlighting his capabilities in full, this is required listening for Monk fans and lovers of solo jazz piano.
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CAT #: DEST 014LP
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MONK, THELONIOUS The Unique LP
Destination Moon present a reissue of Thelonious Monk's The Unique, originally released in 1956. Pioneering be-bopper and unorthodox pianist Thelonious Monk was largely underacknowledged for the role he played in changing jazz forever. The Unique Thelonious Monk, the second of his LPs for Riverside, was recorded in 1956 with bassist/cellist Oscar Pettiford, who Monk had bonded with in Coleman Hawkins' band, and the wildcard drummer, Art Blakey, pushing things farther into the realm of experimentation, despite the set being comprised of jazz standards. Thus, "Tea For Two" becomes a hard-bop romp and "Honeysuckle Rose" has lashings of outré diversions -- plenty of fun for all Monk devotees.
DIGIKILLER
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CAT #: DKR 159EP
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WILSON, FLICK Two Youths Have a Quarrel 7"
"Long delayed but finally here. In our opinion, Flick's best tune (no small feat considering some of the greats on his album). A monstrous Radics rhythm with cold reality lyrics, backed with a fully unhinged Scientist dub, and for our two cents, one of the absolute best examples of Scientist's style and one of his best ever dub mixes to rival anything found on a dub LP bearing his name."
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CAT #: DKR 227EP
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ENFORCER Ride On Marcus 7"
"A masterpiece of mid '70s roots reggae and one that sits at the apex of Channel 1's roots output, the smoky voiced Enforcer with the Mighty Diamonds on harmonies. Newly remastered from the original tape and sounding better than ever, a must have for any fan of the militant roots reggae sound. The type of tune that needs to be perpetually available so that people can always hear the peak of the real thing."
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CAT #: DKR 232EP
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PRINCE FAR I Blessed is the Man 7"
"First up in our new series of releases from underrated producer Lloydie Slim, with more forthcoming. We had previously issued Far I's first ever LP also produced by Slim, and now here's a killer never released cut on a one-away lick of the Satta rhythm, made right around the same time."
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CAT #: DKR 256EP
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DAVIS, RONNIE Never Leave You 7"
"Previously unreleased. Killer never before released Ronnie Davis tune from producer Lloydie Slim, who produced arguably all of Ronnie's best records. This one is on the same killer rhythm much loved from Black Oney's 'Jah Jah Send the Parson.'"
EDITION TELEMARK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: ET 923-06LP
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SCHNITZLER & WOLFGANG SEIDEL, CONRAD Music is not language. Neither is it painting. Just music. LP
A posthumous duo LP featuring text and music by Conrad Schnitzler, music by Wolfgang Seidel. Conrad Schnitzler and Wolfgang Seidel have been musical collaborators since the early 1970s when Seidel performed in Schnitzler's free-form group Eruption that had been founded as a successor to Kluster and featured a revolving cast of members. In the 1980s, they produced the duo albums Consequenz, Consequenz II and Con 3 where Seidel performed under his alias Wolf Sequenza. Shortly before Schnitzler's death in 2011, he handed Seidel a hard disk of his archive including a huge collection of music originally recorded to CD-R, subdivided into "solos" and "mixes", where solos are building blocks to be blended with other solos in a performance, and mixes are recordings of such performances. One of those solos turned out to be a spoken-word CD-R, aptly titled "CONtext", where Schnitzler gives an account of his musical philosophy -- in a performative lecture with a lot of humor. It is not known what he intended this recording for, but its unique character made it a natural choice for a building block of a new piece. Instead of making a collage with other solos from Schnitzler's archive, Seidel decided to record his own music to accompany the text, inspired by the early-1970s Eruption recordings. The resulting eight-channel piece was mixed down to stereo for side A of this LP and features Schnitzler's voice and English text-to-speech subtitles for his non-German-speaking fans. Side B contains an instrumental posthumous duo for which Seidel used excerpts from Schnitzler's EMS synthesizer performance at the Gallery House in London in 1972. The cover artwork was created by US comic artist Matt Howarth and features Con, a character from his Savage Henry comic book series who is a "German synthethist" and member of the premiere insect-rock group, the Bulldaggers. Printed inner sleeve with insert of transcript of side A and liner notes; edition of 300."Any combination of sounds is just as valid as any other. Any means for the production of a group of sounds is just as valid as any other means. [...] Music is not what reaches our ear as a sound wave. It's not the sounds that are music, but what we've made out of them and what has been heard from them." --Conrad Schnitzler
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CAT #: ET 923-07LP
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WILLIAMS & LIMINAR, CHRISTOPHER A. On Perpetual (Musical) Peace? LP
Christopher A. Williams (born 1981) is a contrabassist, composer and theorist of experimental and improvised music whose artistic research takes the form of both academic publications and practice-based projects. On Perpetual (Musical) Peace? (PMP) is one of his projects -- an experiment in musical cohabitation with large improvising ensembles. It is inspired by Immanuel Kant's essay "Zum Ewigen Frieden: ein Philosophischer Entwurf" which speculates that nations do better for themselves by sorting out their differences through an international federation instead of through warfare, thus proposing a path to lasting peace. (It later influenced the UN Charter and EU Constitution.) Williams argues that Kant's idea of hospitality, publicity (transparency), and perpetuality (sustainability) may help players in improvising ensembles to articulate and transform their ways of playing and thinking, thus opening up new ways of interacting with each other. Composing in this way becomes less about giving the players a compositional structure to realize, and more about tweaking inherent constellations that are already present within the ensemble. This LP features the results of PMP realized in Mexico City in 2019 with Liminar, a Mexican ensemble that works at the boundaries between composed and improvised music, performance and sound installation, and regularly performs in Mexico City's main chamber music halls as well as in museums, galleries and alternative venues. An extensive PMP concert took place at Bucareli 69, an art and concert space in a late-19th-century villa near the city's historical center. The recordings for this LP were made afterwards in the studio NAFF. LP on UN-charter-blue vinyl; printed inner sleeve; edition of 300.
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CAT #: ET 923-08LP
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MACIUNAS ENSEMBLE YoplaBoum + Permanent Wave 2LP+CD
Third release by the Maciunas Ensemble on Edition Telemark after 1976 (ET 314-07LP, 2015) and the self-titled 50th anniversary LP from 2018 (ET 785-08LP). The group had been founded in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in 1968 with the aim of realizing the score Music for Everyman by Fluxus initiator George Maciunas, which they interpreted as allowing total freedom in the sounds being produced. The group met regularly, usually once a week during their heyday, and improvised on instruments that were at hand. Every session was recorded to be played back and discussed before the next session. This method meant that small changes and subtle new ideas could be integrated from one session to the next, eventually leading into completely new directions over a longer course. Paul Panhuysen linked this approach to the oral traditions of folk music. One of their most productive periods were the early 1980s where, after settling on a stable line-up of Paul Panhuysen, Jan van Riet, Leon van Noorden and Mario van Horrik, the group developed their own brand of minimalist rhythmic music, inspired in equal parts by rock, post-punk, drone and minimal music of the time. A selection of named pieces had crystallized from the improvised sessions that were worked on and refined, many of them having long durations and featuring wordless vocals by Paul Panhuysen that added another unique rhythmic layer to the music. Phill Niblock, while visiting the ensemble's home base Het Apollohuis in Eindhoven, called some of these pieces "rhythmic drones", drones produced by repetitive rhythmic strokes, simultaneously on various instruments. Some recordings from this period can be heard on the LP Music for Everyman 861 (1986, Apollo Records) and the self-titled LP. Virtually unknown until now have been five more pieces that were released by the band in 1983 and 1984 on two cassettes named YoplaBoum and Permanent Wave. They are re-released here for the first time, with a double LP featuring the whole YoplaBoum cassette -- the 43-minute title piece split across the first two sides, the two others on sides C and D -- and a CD including the two tracks from Permanent Wave. Single sleeve with two printed inner sleeves featuring liner notes by Leon van Noorden and Mario van Horrik, and a selection of photos and artwork from the period; includes CD in cardboard sleeve; edition of 300.
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CAT #: ET 923-09LP
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FROMBERG & STEFAN ROIGK, DANIELA Unfamiliar Home LP
Daniela Fromberg and Stefan Roigk are multidisciplinary artists working at the borders between acousmatic sound collages, sculptures, installations, and graphical scores, often combining different types of media into one single composition. Many of their works deal with fragments of everyday life that are presented in narrative stage-like installations. One such work is Unfamiliar Home which began life in 2012 when the house the artists live in got renovated as part of a gentrification process in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. What used to be their home turned into an estranged hostile place that they were forced to inhabit while the wooden windows were wrecked, the roof stripped, all plumbing ripped out and the whole five-story building blindfolded in construction foil. During two years of living on a permanent construction site, the artists collected 400 hours of audio recordings of that novel sonic experience, out of which they formed a 12-channel mixed media installation with a sculpture made out of vintage wooden window sashes. The installation Unfamiliar Home was presented at Ausland, Berlin in December 2018. This LP mix merges the original sound collage with on-site recordings of the installation. Sound sources: tremors, hollow scratching, resonating gas-heaters, droning jackhammers, crumbling ceiling plaster, wind, chimney sweeping, blow torches, rustling plastic cover, elevator buzzing, dismantling of the scaffolding. "The ephemeral sound of an urban Berlin -- too soon to be history, when all vintage construction materials have fallen prey to real estate funds." --Daniela Fromberg & Stefan Roigk. Full-color outer sleeve, inner sleeve and three LP-sized inserts with photos of the installation; edition of 200.
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CAT #: ET 933-01LP
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ENGELEN, WILLIAM Falten LP
After Today, The Organ Has Played Beautifully Again (ET 864-05LP) and 32 bpm (ET 864-09LP) from 2019, Edition Telemark presents three new LPs by Dutch sound artist William Engelen, released on the occasion of his exhibition "Klinkt goed" at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. All three LPs are released separately but may be listened to as a whole because they portray three work groups that are representative of Engelen's compositional methods: Falten, Verstrijken, and Gebrauchsspuren. In Falten (folds), Engelen asks musicians to play and interpret pieces of folded paper. Falten scores exist in different sizes, ranging from about 60cm x 30cm up to works that are ten meters long. They consist of a piece of paper with stave-like lines drawn on it. The paper has been folded -- sometimes with origami-like proficiency that adds a sculptural element to each Falten score -- so that the lines collide, intersect, crisscross, disappear into folds, etc. The staves then represent sound, the parts of the paper that have disappeared represent pauses. The musician should interpret this paper environment like a choreography for their movements on their instruments. The actual notes don't count, but rather their parameters like intensity, timbre, vibration, etc. While this seems like total freedom at first sight, the staves and folds in fact give each performance a time structure that even allows for Falten to be played by ensembles. Falten scores have been realized on numerous occasions, from performances for orchestra to solo electric guitar. This LP contains "Falten for string quartet", performed in 2012 by Sonar Quartett, and "Falten for percussion", performed in 2013 by Talujon Percussion Quartet. Photos of Falten scores and liner notes by Dagmara Genda; edition of 300.
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CAT #: ET 933-02LP
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ENGELEN, WILLIAM Verstrijken LP
After Today, The Organ Has Played Beautifully Again (ET 864-05LP) and 32 bpm (ET 864-09LP) from 2019, Edition Telemark presents three new LPs by Dutch sound artist William Engelen, released on the occasion of his exhibition "Klinkt goed" at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. All three LPs are released separately but may be listened to as a whole because they portray three work groups that are representative of Engelen's compositional methods: Falten, Verstrijken, and Gebrauchsspuren. The Dutch word "verstrijken" means the same as its German counterpart "verstreichen": the time that passes. It is the name of a compositional method that William Engelen has been using since 2005. For a Verstrijken piece, he asks one or more musicians to keep a diary for a defined time period, usually a week. He then transforms each diary into a graphical score for the particular instrument played by each musician, where every hour is translated into eight seconds of sound. For the purposes of the composition, every activity described in the journal must belong to one of four general categories: sleeping, eating, working and free time. These will be represented by different colors in the score and later by different types of sounds. The quality of each individual sound is influenced by the quality of the particular activity, e.g. if the player slept well or not, how a particular meal tasted, etc. In this way, the musician performs a kind of self-portrait. Due to the nature of the composition, every score belongs to the particular player who has written the underlying journal and must only be performed by themselves. It is possible to perform Verstrijken in ensembles, though in this case each musician essentially performs solo and must not listen to the other players. Verstrijken has been realized for a large number of musicians and instruments. Some recordings have been released in 2008 on CD as part of the catalog Verstrijken (Audio Works 1999-2008) by Verlag für Moderne Kunst Nürnberg. This LP pairs two unreleased solo recordings: Verstrijken for Ko Ishikawa (2010) and Verstrijken for Luc Döbereiner (2007). Edition of 300.
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CAT #: ET 933-03LP
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ENGELEN, WILLIAM Gebrauchsspuren LP
After Today, The Organ Has Played Beautifully Again (ET 864-05LP) and 32 bpm (ET 864-09LP) from 2019, Edition Telemark presents three new LPs by Dutch sound artist William Engelen, released on the occasion of his exhibition "Klinkt goed" at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. All three LPs are released separately but may be listened to as a whole because they portray three work groups that are representative of Engelen's compositional methods: Falten, Verstrijken, and Gebrauchsspuren. Gebrauchsspuren (signs of wear) is a composition from 2016. It consists of the sounds of a CD player skipping on a piano track, transcribed for piano. The idea for this piece occurred to Engelen while he was listening to a CD of piano pieces by György Kurtág, Béla Bartók et al., when the CD player suddenly started skipping back and forth randomly on a track, repeating some notes and skipping others, thereby creating rhythms and additionally making its own noises. Because he was drawing, he couldn't get up immediately to remedy the situation. Rather, he was forced to listen to what became the CD player's own music. Engelen made an audio recording of the situation, transcribed the notes and noises, and asked pianist Benoît Gagnon to perform the resulting score. This LP contains two versions of the piece, both recorded by Gagnon in 2018. Edition of 300.
EGG RAID (ITALY)
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CAT #: EGG 340LP
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CRAMPS, THE Live At The Keystone Club 1979 - FM Broadcast LP
Live at the Keystone, Palo Alto, CA on February 01, 1979. Radio Broadcast by KFAT FM.
ESP-DISK
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CAT #: ESPDISK 5073CD
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WEFREESTRINGS Love in the Form of Sacred Outrage CD
WeFreeStrings was founded in 2011. This is the group's second album. Leader Melanie Dyer (not to be confused with the Australian country pop songwriter of the same name) is a jazz viola player and composer based in New York City who currently performs with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Dead Lecturers, Heroes Are Gang Leaders, Baba Andrew Lamb, Gwen Laster's New Muse 4tet, William Parker, Tomeka Reid Stringtet, Janice Lowe/Tyehimbe Jess Millie & Christina project, and Patricia Nicholson's Women with an Axe to Grind. She's played and/or recorded with Henry Grimes, Makanda Ken McIntyre's Contemporary African American Composers' Orchestra, Tulivu Donna Cumberbatch, Nona Hendryx, Joe Bonner, Reggie Workman, Howard Johnson, David Haney, and many other notable musicians. She trained with William Lincer (principal violist, New York Philharmonic), Lee Yeingst (principal violist, Colorado Symphony Orchestra), John Jake Kella (NY Metropolitan Opera), and Naomi Fellows (Colorado Symphony Orchestra); and studied viola performance at the LaMont School of Music/University of Denver. "... an outstanding modernist violist" --Anthony Barnett, The Strad. Features Charles Burnham - violin; Gwen Laster - violin; Alexander Waterman - cello; Ken Filiano - bass; Michael Wimberly. Liner notes: William Parker. Mixing and Mastering: Alexander Waterman. Sound engineer: Jon Rosenberg. Recorded by Rene Pierre Allain on June 22 and 23, 2021 at Scholes Street Studio (Brooklyn, NY).
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
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CAT #: FTR 612LP
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KOOL MUSIC Dagobah LP
"Dagobah is the first LP (following a couple of cassettes and a CD) by Kool Music, the solo guitar project helmed by Glasgow-based polymath, Jasper Baydala. Jasper has previously had some exposure on the label, when his image appeared on the cover of Joanne Robertson's Black Moon Days LP (FTR 179LP, 2015). At that point we knew of Jasper as a video artist and writer, but Joanne assured us he was an excellent musician as well. And so began the road to Dagobah. The soubriquet Kool Music has a bit of a hip-hop heft to it, but the 14 tracks here present a very different picture. Jasper has said that when he first hoisted the Kool Music flag, in Canada back in 2010, its sound was something of a cross between country music and Asian string traditions. Easy aural evidence of those roots has vanished over the past dozen years. The music on Dagobah has certain tonal similarities to the UK free music tradition, but the pieces display a humanity and sense of humor that (rightly or wrongly) we don't always associate with that scene. Each of the tracks is a solo electric guitar instrumental, usually taken at a slow pace with carefully built layers of sound that often overlap and decay before Kool Music moves on to the next trope. This gives the music a meditative quality, but the mildly casual dissonances make it tough for listeners to just float along on the sound. In that sense, Kool Music demands your attention. Although generally in the politest way imaginable. Every time I spin Dagobah I hear a bunch of new details. And they're really engaging. As is this whole damn album. And if you let yourself sink into its web, I do believe you will feel just the same. Now that's Kool Music." --Byron Coley, 2022
FORAGER RECORDS
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CAT #: FORLP 005LP
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FRANCIS, CLEVELAND Beyond The Willow Tree 2LP
"Beyond The Willow Tree is a hauntingly beautiful anthology of folk songs chronicling the experience of a young black man growing up in the segregated south. A balanced mix of covers and originals, Cleveland Francis' body of work seamlessly blends deep, soulful vocals with the stripped-down acoustic instrumentation of folk. In the late '60s Francis coined the term 'soulfolk', playing his genre bending music across college campuses and coffee shops while earning a medical degree at William & Mary. These songs serve as a missing link between soul and folk music, suppressed by the harsh political landscape of a music industry heavily influenced by racial stereotypes. 'If you were black, you played blues or soul music ... I wanted to play folk music,' Cleveland professed. Included in this double LP set is Cleveland Francis' entire 1970 self-released album Follow Me, featuring the original artwork and liner notes printed inside the gatefold. The second LP takes you Beyond The Willow Tree with unreleased demos recorded in 1968 along with one 45 only single recorded in 1970." "These recordings are a look into my soul through a long and lonely journey to understand feelings of my childhood, poverty, racial segregation, bigotry, war, love and hope. It represents my attempt to express and come to terms with all that I have seen and felt as a Black man growing up in America." --Cleveland Francis
FRACTURED FRANCE (ITALY)
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CAT #: FF 476EP
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JOY DIVISION Transmission/Novelty PIC. DISC
Limited French fan club release. Picture disc. Includes "Transmission" and "Novelty".
GET ON DOWN
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CAT #: GET 51297LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
NAS Illmatic LP
2022 repress. "In 1994, hip-hop was going through a painful growth spurt. Since N.W.A. and Ice-T's ascent in the late '80s, the rap game was no longer owned by the east coast. After the worldwide popularity of Dr. Dre's The Chronic in 1992, things were looking even worse for hip-hop's hometown. The east coast/west coast feud that would indirectly claim the lives of Biggie and Pac was still in its infancy, but New York needed a shot in the arm. And as soon as the first lines of 'N.Y. State of Mind' kick in, bolstered by perhaps DJ Premier's darkest beat of all time, the entire east coast breathed a collective sigh of relief. God's son had arrived. Backed by an absolute all-star cast of New York's top-shelf producers -- Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Q-Tip, and a youngster named L.E.S. -- the album never lets up. Serious to a fault, and lyrically dense to an extent that has possibly never been matched, the 20-year old Nas stood on the shoulders of his predecessors and proudly proclaimed, 'Don't f*** with the east? we are back.' It was a dark, hard record, made for heads in New York, not teeny-boppers in Des Moines. There were no dance beats, no crossover love songs. Just boom-bap and rhymes, skills, and heart."
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CAT #: GET 51469LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
MOBB DEEP Infamy 2LP
"The fifth studio album by the Infamous duo of Prodigy and Havoc was originally released 20 years ago on December 11, 2001. The album features Mobb Deep Queensbidge affiliates Infamous Mobb and Big Noyd and was certified Gold. To commemorate the 20 year anniversary, Get On Down is proud to present this reissue for Mobb Deep fans worldwide. RIP Prodigy."
HEY SUBURBIA (ITALY)
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CAT #: SUBURBIA 016LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
UNLOVABLES, THE Crush, Boyfriend, Heartbreak LP
Hey Suburbia presents a reissue of The Unlovables' Crush, Boyfriend, Heartbreak, originally released in 2005. Finally, the seminal album from these New York pop-punk heroes gets its first-ever vinyl pressing. Originally released by Whoa Oh Records in 2005, The Unlovables' super-peppy melodies, sugary backup vocals, and heartfelt lyrics make these songs timeless gems. Features Mikey Erg on drums. Mixed by Luke McNeill from The Copyrights at Sonic Iguana Studios. Pink vinyl; includes double-sided lyric insert.
JACKPOT RECORDS
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CAT #: JPR 056LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WIPERS Land Of The Lost LP
2022 repress. Yellow vinyl. "Wipers' hard to find and highly sought after 4th studio record. Originally released in 1986 on Restless Records. Featuring nine original tracks w/ locked groove. An underrated classic!"
JAH LIFE
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CAT #: JL 028LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
WISS Mr. Sunshine LP
"First time reissue of this killer mid '80s LP cut at Philip Smart's HC&F studio in NYC. A solo album by Wiss from Israel Vibration made during a period when the group had parted ways, this one features nine vocals and one dub. A balanced mix of hard rhythms and more mellow cuts, this is a proper album made as such, and a great listen all the way thru."
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CAT #: JL 045EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SMART, LEROY You Don't Love Me 7"
"Another previously unreleased bomb on one of the dozens of killer Radics rhythms of the period, this one familiar from other cuts by Barrington Levy and Mystic Eyes. Leroy Smart may be Jamaica's finest ever when it comes to freestyling some simple lyrics on a hard rhythm, yet another piece of evidence here."
LILITH (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
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CAT #: LR 336LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OS MUTANTES Os Mutantes LP+CD
2022 repress. Lilith present a reissue of Os Mutantes' self-titled debut, originally released in 1968. With the release of their debut LP in 1968, Os Mutantes cracked the already red hot Tropicalia scene wide open. Fusing traditional Brazilian music, psychedelia, rock, and a good dose of pure experimentation, they quickly became giants both in Brazil and in the outer fringes of pop music, where they have managed to reign supreme for the past four decades. Not an easy task in such a crowded arena. Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Jorge Ben, Tom Zé, and Os Mutantes? What do these people put in their drinking water? The band went on to release several more albums, but this one was their magnum opus. Obi "bookmark" Japanese style; 180 gram vinyl; Includes CD.
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CAT #: LR 337LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VELOSO, CAETANO Caetano Veloso LP+CD
2022 repress. Originally released in 1968, Caetano Veloso's debut album did for Brazilian music what the Beatles' Sgt. Peppers did for rock & roll, giving birth to the soon-to-be Tropicalia movement, which fused Brazilian music with pop, psychedelia and social awareness (and Veloso's leftist politics actually earned him a stint in jail in 1968 for 'anti-government activity'). Veloso, nonetheless went on to become one of the most popular and influential Brazilian musicians of all time. Includes the genre-defining classics "Clarice" and "Soy Loco Por Tì, América", "Superbacana", "Tropicalia" and "Alegria, Alegria". Now with bonus CD of the album and OBI "bookmark" Japanese style.
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CAT #: LR 349LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
JOBIM, ANTONIO CARLOS Wave LP+CD
2022 repress. By the time this album was released, Antonio Carlos Jobim was already an international superstar. Having recently won a Grammy (1965) for "The Girl From Ipanema", by 1967 all the big name stars from up north were breaking down his door to work with the new "Gershwin of Brazil." In fact, Jobim had just finished working on an album with Frank Sinatra when he went into the studio to record this album. Recorded in 1967, Wave is actually one of the lesser known masterpieces of Brazilian music, and undoubtedly one of Jobim's greatest. Here Jobim and the great Claus Ogerman lead a top-flight cast on hidden classics like Batidinha, Triste and Wave.
MUSCUT (UKRAINE)
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CAT #: MUSCUT 022LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DOBROVOLSKI, VLAD Playbacks For Dreaming LP
Vlad Dobrovolski (12th Isle, GOST ZVUK) is 1/2 of S A D, a band previously released as on Muscut and GOST ZVUK, a band LP on 12th Isle, came up with his solo album called Playbacks For Dreaming. Features P-SH.
MUSIC ON VINYL: AT THE MOVIES
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CAT #: MOVATM 261C-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
MORRICONE, ENNIO Themes: Passion (Red & White Marbled Vinyl) 2LP
"Passion is part of the Ennio Morricone Themes series, a unique collection of the greatest scores 'The Maestro' composed for movies over the past 70 years, divided into different themes. Starting 70 years ago as an arranger for the piece Mamma Bianca, Ennio Morricone is the emperor of scores and soundtracks. Morricone has always been a huge influence for the likes of Hans Zimmer, Danger Mouse, Muse, Metallica and many more musicians. He was one of the most successful composers of all-time, selling over 70 million records and winning dozens of awards. Ennio Morricone composed soundtracks for well over 400 films during his stunning career. He did so with a genius and a passion that is unrivalled in film composition; yet looking back over his catalogue, certainly in his more familiar works, it is hard to find one single film that could be categorized as a conventional love story. However, passion is woven through so much of The Maestro's creations. Not merely by expressing the simple romance of a love story, but evoking passion in a grander sense, that passion that celebrates life, that pushes people to the limit of their endurance or inspires them to the peak of their capabilities. This is passion Italian style, not just reserved for love and affection. Morricone reminds us that everything in Italian life is approached with gusto, energy and passion. Passion is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on 'passionate red and white' marbled vinyl. The package includes a four-page insert with liner notes written by Claudio Fuiano."
OUTSIDER (ITALY) (ITALY)
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CAT #: OUTS 016LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
JOY DIVISION Preston 28 February 1980 LP
This gig, taped at the Warehouse in Preston, took place during the final round of UK dates Joy Division was to play before jetting off to the US. The live captures the band raw sound with Ian Curtis's haunting vocals. It's raw and powerful, a glimpse into that gig in February 1980 which became a live album. Translucent blue vinyl.
RADIATION DELUXE SERIES (ITALY)
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CAT #: RRS 114LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
KIDS, THE Naughty Kids LP
2022 repress; black vinyl version on 140 gram vinyl. Radiation Deluxe Series present a reissue of The Kids' second album Naughty Kids, originally released a mere eight months after their groundbreaking 1978 self-titled debut LP (RRS 113LP). The Kids' second album is a pure masterpiece of straightforward punk rock. A little less raw than their previous material, but still far from the new wave sounds the band started experimenting with on their following records, Naughty Kids remains one of the best examples of non-UK '70s punk and definitely a mandatory addition to the collection of any Killed by Death fanatic! Includes five bonus tracks recorded live in 1978.
RADIATION RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RRS 060CV-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EXPLOITED, THE Troops Of Tomorrow (Red Vinyl) LP
Red vinyl. Radiation Records present a reissue of The Exploited's Troops Of Tomorrow, originally released in 1982. In the early '80s, British punk took a turn toward hardcore and the Exploited (along with G.B.H, Disorder, etc.) led the charge. The beat was fast and furious, the politics ferocious, and the magenta mohawk became state of the art. This album is blessed with great production, something many hardcore albums lack, meaning the froth and fury don't come across as a total muddle. Moreover, the machine gun beat comes with hooks that leave you humming along with the tunes. It's raw, loud, and a downright classic. This is a crucial album in the evolution of The Exploited.
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CAT #: RRS 072CV-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EXPLOITED, THE Punks Not Dead (Yellow Vinyl) LP
Yellow vinyl. Radiation Records present a reissue of The Exploited's Punks Not Dead, originally released in 1981. Born of working class roots in Edinburgh, Scotland, The Exploited emerged from the punk underground in 1981 with the release of their debut LP, Punks Not Dead. A direct reaction to Crass' Punk Is Dead, The Exploited brought to the early '80s all the fire, speed, and attitude of 1977's first wave, with a street/Oi! swagger that was fresh. Peaking at #20 on the UK charts, Punks Not Dead was the best-selling independent record of 1981. Another essential piece of the UK Oi! scene of the early 1980s.
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CAT #: RRS 121LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AGENT ORANGE Living In Darkness LP
2022 restock. Adventurous southern California punk trio Agent Orange was the first band to mix surf rock with punk. The group was formed in1979 in Placentia, a small town close to Fullerton and Anaheim, by front man Mike Palm on guitar and lead vocals, Steve Soto on bass, and Scott Miller on drums. That early line-up recorded the classic version of "Bloodstains" in 1979 as a demo produced by Daniel R. van Patten (of the group Berlin). A year later it was included on the seminal Rodney On The Roq compilation album released by Posh Boy Records. Meanwhile, James Levesque had replaced Steve Soto (Adolescents) and the new line-up released their own self-produced and self-released 7" EP in 1980. A year later, the group signed with Robbie Fields' Posh Boy Records for their debut LP, Living In Darkness, co-produced by Fields and former Simpletones guitarist, Jay Lansford. The album was recorded at Brian Elliot's store front studio in North Hollywood (a few years before Elliot struck gold writing Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach"). A milestone in California punk rock history. Includes five bonus tracks. Black vinyl.
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CAT #: RRS 163LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BURIAL, THE A Day On The Town LP
Radiation Records present a reissue of The Burial's A Day On The Town, originally released in 1989. Hailing from Britain's formerly industrial heartland of North Yorkshire, The Burial was a forward-facing ska-punk/Oi band with a strong Left orientation, channeling 2Tone, northern soul, punk, and folk influences. Rhythm guitarist Eric "Barney" Barnes made sure the world knew these skinheads were antifascist and the use of a full horn section made their sole LP, A Day On The Town, stand out. Unlike the Redskins, who soon moved to the student circuit, the Burial remained embedded in the working-class communities from whence they came; this fine, often overlooked LP will be devoured by all fans of ska-punk and Oi!
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CAT #: RRS 169LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
YAPS Punk Directo De Las Montanas LP
Heavily influenced by The Ramones and The Damned, Los Yaps had been shredding around Mexico since the early '80s. At that time punk began to penetrate the marginalized areas of Mexico City and the band started to practice even though they did not know how to play an instrument. Over the years Yaps changed several line ups but still they crated this unique sound leading them to tour with Total Chaos and open up for main acts such as Ramones, GBH, Exploited, Eskorbuto, and many more. This LP includes the s/t 7" from 1988 and the Tu Sentencia LP from 1990. Mexican punk at its best. Released in cooperation with the original members and the sole rights' holders (Bam Bam Discos).
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CAT #: RRS 170LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SOLUCION MORTAL Solucion Mortal LP
Formed in 1981 in Tijuana, Mexico, Solucion Mortal is one of the longest serving hardcore punk bands of the area. This retrospective includes the first LP Live at Fairmont, the self-released cassette En Iguanas, and one track from the 1998 album, Al Filo De Abismo. This is Mexican hardcore at its best. Released in cooperation with the original members and the sole rights' holders (Bam Bam Discos).
RADIATION ROOTS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RR 361LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
KING TUBBY King Tubby Classics: The Lost Midnight Rock Dubs Chapter 1 LP
It's impossible to think about "dub" without thinking about the late Osbourne Ruddock, the great King Tubby. The singular most creative human being of the great many who've plied their trade behind a mixing desk in the name of reggae since the early 1970s. Dub may well have existed before Tubbs raised its profile to almost unimaginable heights, and it has continued to exist in the 21 years since he was senselessly slain in 1989.
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CAT #: RR 362LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
KING TUBBY King Tubby Classics: The Lost Midnight Rock Dubs Chapter 2 LP
The early days of the man affectionately known to his peers as Tubbs's are chronicled in some detail in the notes to this LP's predecessor and companion volume, not unreasonably titled King Tubby Classics Chapter 1 (RR 361LP). It's unlikely that anyone who buys Chapter 2 will not already have Chapter 1, but for the few who don't it's only fair that you start the note with a short précis of the early life and career of the boy born to be king.
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CAT #: RR 363LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
KING TUBBY King Tubby Classics: The Lost Midnight Rock Dubs Chapter 3 LP
When dubwise music really started to come into its own in the early to mid-70s, it made overnight stars of backroom boys who had hitherto worked behind a mixing desk to serve those who were beginning to hoist reggae to an international stardom that it had long deserved, but that it had only achieved on short and non-sustained bursts until Chris Blackwell decided to throw a lot of promotion and money at the work of Bob Marley and his fellow Wailers in 1972. Of those men, there was no bigger star than the late Osbourne Ruddock, the great King Tubby's and the man who, from a tiny home-made studio in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica, did more than most to reposition the boundaries that production and mixing of Jamaican recordings.
RECITAL
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CAT #: R 017CD
FILE UNDER: WORLD
SCHMIDT, DANIEL In My Arms, Many Flowers CD
2022 repress; fifth edition of 400; Glass-mastered CD; Gatefold wallet, with a 12-page booklet of program notes and photography. Includes additional track "And the Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn" (1978 live recording). Recital present the first album of American Gamelan composer Daniel Schmidt (b. 1942). Schmidt, who emerged in the Bay Area music scene in the 1970s, wove the threads of traditional Eastern Gamelan music together with American minimalism (repetitive music). Schmidt was (and is still) a prime figure in the development of American Gamelan music -- studying and collaborating with Lou Harrison, Jody Diamond, and Paul Dresher. He currently is a teacher at Mills College, teaching instrument building. The recordings on Flowers date from 1978-1982, selected directly from Schmidt's personal cassette archive. It holds two studio tracks, along with two live performances. The first track, "Dawn" (commissioned by composer John Adams), employs an early digital sampler provided by Pauline Oliveros. It holds the sound of a string quartet. The nature of this piece is breathtaking, an ocean of strings pulsing beneath the gliding bells of the gamelan -- such a lovely interplay. Furthermore, the title track, "Flowers", features the addition of a rebab, a traditional bowed instrument, which reels through the piece, netted and taught. The final two works are strictly gamelan compositions. "Ghosts" is a dynamic piece; rife with dexterous euphoria, it well displays the skillset of the percussionists heard on the LP. The closing work, "Faint Impressions", is a somber elegy. Demonstrating the fragility and grace possible with the gamelan; sounding almost as an evening piano sonata. In My Arms, Many Flowers is a unique document from an under-represented movement of American new music. An account of the curious beauty and woven emotions hidden within resonating pieces of metal.
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CAT #: R 073LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
ONDA, AKI Nam June's Spirit Was Speaking To Me LP
2022 repress. Recital label head Sean McCann on the record (2020): "A spellbinding tribute from one multi-faceted artist to another. New York-based artist Aki Onda (b. 1967) conjured a transduction to the Korean multi-media pioneer Nam June Paik (1932-2006). Aki himself describes the project: 'Nam June's Spirit Was Speaking To Me occurred purely by chance. In 2010, I was spending four days at Nam June Paik Art Center in South Korea for a series of performances and had plenty of free time to wander . . . I have always felt a close kinship with him as an artist, and so it was a great opportunity to immerse myself in his works and ephemera. It was that night I made the first contact, via a hand-held radio in a hotel room in Seoul . . . Scanning through the stations, I stumbled upon what sounded like a submerged voice and I began to record it in fascination. I concluded this was Paik's spirit reaching out to me. The project continued to grow organically as I kept channeling Paik's spirit over long distance and receiving cryptic broadcasts/messages. The series of séances, conducted in different cities across the globe, began in Seoul in 2010, and continued in Köln, Germany in 2012, Wroc?aw, Poland in 2013, and Lewisburg, USA in 2014. The original recordings were captured by the same radio which has a tape recorder, with almost no editing, save for some minimal slicing and mastering. Paik is known for his association with shamanism, a practice that constantly surfaces in his works all through his career. In an interview, he stated 'In Korea, diverse forms of shamanism are strongly remained. Even though I have created my work unconsciously, the most inspiring thing in my work came from Korean female shaman Mudang.' . . . These recordings also became a way for me to explore the mythic form of radio -- a medium which is full of mysteries. The transmissions captured may be 'secret broadcasts' on anonymous radio stations. There are in fact hundreds of those stations around the world, although the numbers dwindle as clandestine messages can now be sent via encrypted digital channels...' Nam June's Spirit is a beautifully formed homage, I cannot think of any other like it. An intimate, flickering language discovered through the air." Includes 20-page art booklet including rare photographs of Nam June Paik from the set of Michael Snow's film Rameau's Nephew (1974), two essays on radio-wave phenomenon (by Onda and Marcus Gammel), and a remembrance of Paik by Yuji Agematsu.
ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL (JAMAICA)
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CAT #: ORD 029EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MUNDELL, HUGH Stop Them Jah 12"
Originally released in 1979. 45 rpm. Arranged/produced by Augustus Pablo.
SALTERN
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CAT #: SLT 007LP
FILE UNDER: CLASSICAL
JENNINGS, TERRY Piece for Cello and Saxophone (1960) 2LP
Saltern's latest offering marks the first-ever release of "lost minimalist" Terry Jennings' visionary 1960 composition, Piece for Cello and Saxophone, as arranged in just intonation by legendary composer La Monte Young for renowned cellist Charles Curtis. Born in Los Angeles in 1940, Jennings was a close associate of Young, Terry Riley, and Dennis Johnson, and an early adopter of minimalist tendencies, creating slow, sustained music, influenced by jazz, modalism, and late romantic classical music. Jennings died tragically in his early forties, most of his work lost to a chaotic life; however, his forward-looking music quietly exerted a lasting influence on composers including Young and Harold Budd. Composed over sixty years ago, Piece for Cello and Saxophone, foreshadows a number of movements in postwar avant-garde music. Despite the title, there is no saxophone on this album. At over eighty minutes, La Monte Young's justly tuned realization of Piece for Cello and Saxophone for cello alone unifies and extrapolates Terry Jennings' dense harmonies, creating an extended field of complex sonorities in motion, all brought to life by the immaculate playing of Charles Curtis. The recording captures Curtis in a performance from 2016 reflecting more than twenty-five years of dedication to the piece. Piece for Cello and Saxophone is released physically on double-LP. Mixed by Anthony Burr, mastered by Stephan Mathieu, and cut to vinyl via direct metal mastering by Hans Jörg Maucksch at Pauler Acoustics. Pressed at RTI and printed at Stoughton. Includes a four-page insert with liner notes by Young, Curtis, Burr, and Tashi Wada, and a download of the full recording.
SOAVE (ITALY)
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CAT #: SOAVE 030LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
POPOLI, TIZIANO Sull'Accordo Mimetico LP
"Sull'Accordo Mimetico (On the Mimetic Chord) dates back to the end of the '80s. It was commissioned by the artistic director of the ParcoScenico Festival, held in Treviso, Italy. Since the area where artists and the public gathered after the festival was located to a very busy street, Marco asked me for a sound installation that could work as some sort of a defensive barrier for the street noise. I suggested that my work, rather than hiding the noise, should aim to harmonize the disturbances coming from the street within musical structures and forms, without burdening or saturating too much the acoustic spectrum of the place. In this way, I thought about sonic veils, consisting of repetitive -- but also light and discreet -- harmonic-rhythmic structures. Since the festival took place in a beautiful centenary park, I also integrated the music with natural sounds and animal calls, always as an attempt to bridge these sound events and the other materials that made up the composition. The human voice constitutes a central element in this musique d'ameublement project, as a constant source of memory of places and times -- here with many references to traditional music for children." --Tiziano PopoliA pearl of ambient electroacoustic minimalism with field recordings components in which the nostalgia of maestro Tiziano Popoli shines through in painting landscapes that slowly change to be seen with the ears. Nocturnal, emblematic, Lynchian.
SPITTLE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: MASO 90024LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
DURUTTI COLUMN, THE Dry LP
2022 repress. Spittle Records present a reissue of The Durutti Column's Dry, originally released in 1991 on Materiali Sonori. Durutti Column are still one of the most sought-after band of the English post-punk. Since their first album The Return Of Durutti Column (released on Factory in 1980), the guitarist, pianist and composer Vini Reilly has published a series of remarkable albums that filled the gap between new wave and ambient music. Reilly and Bruce Mitchell (who's been working with such major artists like Simply Red and Rod Stewart) represented the future of the Manchester scene moving forward from the forerunners (Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, etc.) to the new musical heroes (Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, and the likes). Materiali Sonori invited The Durutti Column to the first edition of the Greetings Festival in San Giovanni Valdarno in 1985, and build since then a steady relationship with the band. It was precisely Vini Reilly that started the record series Greetings (dedicating to the Belpaese tracks like "Florence Sunset", "San Giovanni Dawn", "For Friends In Italy"). Subsequently, Materiali Sonori dedicated the first cover of the magazine Sonora to Reilly and Mitchell (including a previously unreleased track on the magazine's compact disc). Dry is conceived as a new journey among Vini inventions, through rarefied moods and subterranean streams of sound. The fifteen songs (lasting fifty-five minutes) were recorded in Manchester in 1990. Vini sits in on guitar and piano, while Mitchell is on electronic and acoustic percussion, other instruments such as the clarinet (played by Zinnia Mitchell-Williams, Bruce's daughter), harmonica, viola and keyboards are also featured on the session. Here, once again, Durutti Column's music could be defined as half-way between melancholy rock and "progressive" new age. Licensed from Materiali Sonori.
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CAT #: SPITTLE 107LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
ROBOTNICK, ALEXANDER Ce N'est Q'un Debut LP
2022 repress. Co-released with Materiali Sonori. Raised from the ashes of eighties new wave (when Materiali Sonori debuted the Fuzz Dance series), "Problemes D'amour" soon began a disco and electro classic all over the place. Florence born producer and musician Maurizio Dami -- with co-conspirators Giampiero Bigazzi, Arlo Bigazzi, and Marzio Benelli -- created a mysterious character, a so-called "modular structure born out a soviet calculator and promptly runaway". He was singing in French and was supported by primordial digital machine, using at the same time the more classical electric guitars, sax, and sensual female voices. A handful of evergreens are still played all over the world by many international deejays, while "Problemes D'amour" was even featured on influential Strut compilation Disco Not Disco 2. American label Sire (home of Talking Heads and a young Madonna) published a Fuzz Dance EP in 1985 with the Robotnick masterpiece and several contributions from Mya & The Mirror, Gina & The Flexix, and Naïf Orchestra. Maurizio Dami is still performing worldwide as a DJ and is still composing new music. After 40 years Spittle Records in joint venture with Materiali Sonori re-issues the mini album and the 12" with its original artwork. "Once I was in Chicago, it was around 2010, I was just finishing my set and went outside the club to light a cigarette. Suddenly a police car stops nearby. I thought the policeman was here to fine me (I was more than 20 meters outside the venue), but he just lifted a poster of mine and asked to sign it. Then I realized that 'Problèmes D'amour' has been for a longtime the opening theme for a popular radio broadcast well-known between the black community (hence the policeman was black)." --Maurizio Dami
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CAT #: SPITTLE 131LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
JAYNE COUNTY Rock 'N' Roll Resurrection LP
Reissue, originally released in 1980. Recorded live in Toronto on New Year's Eve 1979 and originally released the following year, Rock 'N' Roll Resurrection was Jayne County's first release after the Electric Chairs disbandment. A great live show with County fronting a raw and loud new band performing a breathtaking selection of cracking songs, among them, the phenomenal title track and some "in your face" versions of classics such as "Paranoia Paradise," "Fuck Off," and "Cream In My Jeans." One of the best live albums of the whole early punk era.
SUPERIOR VIADUCT
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CAT #: SV 056LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BRANCA, GLENN The Ascension LP
2022 repress. 2014 release. "Glenn Branca's first full-length album The Ascension is a colossal achievement. After touring much of 1980 with an all-star band featuring four guitarists (Branca, fellow composers Ned Sublette and David Rosenbloom, and future Sonic Youth member Lee Ranaldo) along with Jeffrey Glenn on bass and Stephan Wischerth on drums, Branca took his war-torn group into a studio in Hell's Kitchen to record five incendiary compositions. Originally released in the summer of 1981, The Ascension effectively tears down the genre-ghettos between 20th century avant-garde and ecstatic rock 'n' roll. On 'The Spectacular Commodity,' chiming, shimmering tones unfold into sinister drone-territory à la Tony Conrad, while abrasive guitars and repetitive beats retain the raw primitivism of No Wave. The title track attains a densely packed, larger-than-life sound and (as author Marc Masters says best) 'never stops climbing skyward.' With artist Robert Longo's stark front cover that depicts Branca battling an unidentified man, The Ascension is a must-have record not only for fans of early Swans and Sonic Youth, but also of Steve Reich or Slint's Tweez."
TAKE IT ACID IS (ITALY)
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CAT #: LSD 69007LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Hot Nuts: 14 Sizzling Hot Vintage Sex Songs from the 20s-40s LP
Features Bessie Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Julia Lee, Lillie Mae Kirkman, Sippie Wallace, Lil Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Albinia Jones, and Lucille Bogan.
WHP (ITALY)
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CAT #: WHP 1444LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EARTH, WIND & FIRE Live on Soul! (N.Y., N.Y., October 1st 1973) LP
An outstanding Earth Wind & Fire live performance in NYC in 1973. A perfect snapshot of Maurice White and company caught in transition between their third and fourth album. A sophisticated yet infectious mix of R&B and soul-funk elements taking shape from White's embracing kalimba playing. At this stage EW&F were Jessica Cleaves and Philip Bailey (vocals and congas), Johnny Graham (guitar), Verdine White (bass), Larry Dunn (organ, electric piano), Ralph Johnson (drums), and Andrew Woolfolk (sax, flute). A super tight band with a trademark and unique sound. Features a version of James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight".
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CAT #: WHP 1445LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
DAVIS, MILES Ao Vivo Em Sao Paulo (May 28, 1974) LP
Miles Davis, the so called "dark magus", caught in full electric flight in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1974 featuring Dave Liebman on soprano and tenor sax and flute, the electric guitars tandem of Reggie Lucas and Dominique Gaumont, the bass anchor of Michael Henderson, and the deep groove of Al Foster on drums and James "Mtume" Forman on percussion. This was Miles's mid-seventies band, a great coalition of young talents ready to set stages on fire with their visionary funk explorations.
WRWTFWW RECORDS & PALTO FLATS (SWITZERLAND)
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CAT #: WRWTFWW 019LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
TAKADA, MIDORI Through The Looking Glass LP
2022 repress; LP version. Comes in a Stoughton "Tip-On" jacket; Includes printed inner sleeves. Palto Flats and We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records present the highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's sought after and timeless ambient/minimal album Through The Looking Glass, originally released in 1983 by RCA Japan. Considered a holy grail of Japanese music by many, Through The Looking Glass is Midori Takada's first solo endeavor, a captivating four-song suite capturing her deep quests into traditional African and Asian percussive language and exploring contemplative ambient sounds with an admirably precise use of marimba. The result is alternatively ethereal and vibrant, always precise and mesmerizing, and makes for an atmospheric masterpiece and an unparalleled sonic and spiritual experience. Midori Takada is a composer, multi-percussionist, and theater artist renowned in Japanese vanguard circles. Midori has released two solo albums: Through The Looking Glass and Tree Of Life (1999) and wrote music for Tadashi Suzuki's theater plays. Her hypnotic, minimalist music is based in the concept of coherence between sound and the human body. She performs solo on marimba and other percussion instruments. She debuted on the scene of Berlin Philharmonic, performing with the RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin just after graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1974. She continued her career with solo concerts in Japan and abroad. In the 1980s, Midori began to explore the traditional music of Asia and Africa. Her fascination resulted in joint projects with Kakraba Lobi from Ghana, Lamine Konte from Senegal, Farafina Band from Burkina Faso, and Korean musicians: zither player Chi Seong-Ja, flute player Won-Il, and saxophone player Kang Tae-Hwan. She also led Mkwaju Ensemble's innovative percussion project and still performs with free-jazz band Ton-Klami with Kang Tae-Hwan and jazz pianist Masahiko Satoh. Takada's compositions have a remarkable way of affecting the imagination. Her minimalist, contemplative music is filled with the concept of infinity and reminds us of a moon voyage, falling stars, a journey into the ocean, or a walk in the garden. The trans melodies, initially simple, begin to loop and splinter, their rhythm breaking and thickening, slowly drawing the listener into another reality. This fully licensed reissue comes with extensive liner notes.
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A.MA EDIZIONI (ITALY)
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CAT #: AMC 027CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
RADIVOJEVIC QUARTET, IVAN In Plain View CD
New Serbian jazz wave. They call it that. And, for some time now, it has been closely linked with A.MA Edizioni. Today it is the turn of Ivan Radivojevic, a young (thirty-one years old) trumpet player from Belgrade, who got noticed by the label playing in the combo of Max Kochetov of whom a few months ago the label published Altered Feelings and previously with Sanja Markovic for the album Ascension in 2020. Radivojevic, like every one of his generation, is one who moves in a sprawling way between jazz and hip-hop, passing through forays into reggae, rock, and soul. In short, very modernly his is a synthesis music that tries to use the most disparate experiences to get to propose something personal. On In Plain View all this is certainly not perceivable in terms of musical proposal: it is his mentality, open to the use of other languages, that strikes you and makes you touch with hand (better with the ear) than in those parts -- it seems for some time now -- a scene has been developing from which some of the most interesting musicians of this turn of the millennium are emerging. At least in Europe and at least for what concerns jazz as we are used to living it in its most adventurous sense. The trumpeter already boasts a very respectable curriculum having accrued the attendance of prestigious masterclasses with old and young African American lions (from Eddie Henderson, James Moody, and fellow countryman Stjepko Gut to Charles Altura and Joel Ross). In Plain View collects complex music -- and this does not mean that it is difficult to use -- the testimony of a curious mentality, attentive to everything that happens, always at the service of music. The combo is completed by very young shoots from the Serbian scene, all to keep an eye on -- and who will soon be talked about. And not just in Serbia.
AGUIRRE RECORDS (BELGIUM)
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CAT #: ZORN 087LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
KOT KOT I Pni LP
"In the old attic, among dust and dimness, I once found an old children's magazine, that opened itself on a photograph of three melancholic girls eating soup." A distant voice, quietly singing ravels of poems from the 19th century, all gone and forgotten long ago, is accompanied by monotonous loops, played on toy keyboards, or are they maybe a rustling and hissing of twigs on the roof? Repeating gusts of wind, slightly moving curtains over a flaking window frame? The pace of moonlight on the carpet? Do you also hear a horn, every now and then sounding from a frayed and yellowed picture of a castle on flower dotted wallpaper?Kot Kot's I Pni ("and stumps") LP brings another glimpse into Lena Filatova's sound gathering and recording process and her unique sensibilities. Feeling as though born from some kind of advent calendar hiding forgotten sounds, neglected moments and haunting sentiments, waiting there for those inclined to have a look. Lena is curiously opening doors individually and in new unisons to arrive at sound collages and compositions born from both accident and design (see the 5/4 odd time signature in "Ottepel"). Vocals that are fragile yet often laced with a feeling of determination and emotive persuasion. Lyrics pulled from old children's books, juxtaposed with often dark and foreboding loops and samples that dance asynchronously around each other beneath Lena's voice and piano/toy keyboards. Often recognizing and embracing the magic in imperfection and choosing to keep early takes and improvisations, capturing and treasuring what others might have failed to recognize and hold dear. Lena is always demonstrating an innate ability to sew all of these things together in such a way as to cast a spell on the listener from inside a zoetrope of curiously collected and curated frames. I Pni is a big and serious poetic work about the most hidden, almost lost and perished, but forever wandering between sleep and waking in an eternal hauntological dream of an old attic. Includes lyric sheet; edition of 300.
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CAT #: ZORN 088LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
ENHET FOR FRI MUSIK Dokument 1: Improvisationer Och Bandmusik For Vilt Dansande Sjala LP
Originally released in 2015 on Holiday Records. In dark times of geopolitical powerplay and war mongering, artistic counter attacks are often shaped as quests for openness and liberation. No troupe within the current musical underground embodies this urge like the Gothenburg sound dwellers of Enhet För Fri Musik. With spiritual roots in the candor of the 1960s free jazz and the raw aesthetics of early 2000s free folk, Enhet started delving into different forms of (semi) improvised musical expression around 2015. "Fri Musik" is a very apt generalisation of previous liberating endeavors in music history, since the Enhet does not approach the freedom trope from a genre bound perspective, they are as much folk as they are ambient or lo-fi cassette experiment. At times they sound like an indigenous tribe from some undefined part of the world, then again like hazy mutterings from a long forgotten utopian hippy commune. On Dokument 1: Improvisationer Och Bandmusik För Vilt Dansande Själar, spontaneity is celebrated over orchestration, imagination over production. The story goes that it was the group's aim to record a progressive jazz record, only brilliantly failing in doing so. They would sit together drinking, only to see someone picking up an instrument every now and then and having a go at it. The record, then, is labeled as a "document" for a reason. What is offered here are stimuli of what could possibly become ballads, but obstinately refuse to do so. It is a registration of their hiss drenched freedom culture, not "an album" as such. The drafts and sketches are molded into miniature song deconstructions that synthesize DIY sound culture of the last seven decades in a way that is both local and universal. As if it could only have come from the country that also sprouted Philemon Arthur & The Dung, but at the same time sleeping in between Un and Brannten Schnüre. The wild dancing souls that are mentioned in the record's title are haunting through these documents as the summoned predecessors, but they are also the souls of the listeners. Witnesses who are evoked to be alienated and disoriented into the Enhet's cult of intuition, soaked into an ambiguous organism that is nightmarishly intimate, and soothingly discomforting. Includes large poster; edition of 500.
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CAT #: ZORN 089LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BLOD Leendet Fran Helvetet LP
Originally released in 2017 on Förlag För Fri Musik. "It's been a true pleasure but also a rather chaotic experience to follow the progress of Blod from a close distance since the beginning. I have fond memories of receiving the odd cassettes from the early days, like the severely fucked up Unga Röster (later issued as an LP on Förlag För Fri Musik) and the awfully mesmerizing Prat Om Depression recording. Returning to Leendet Från Helvetet for the first time for long a while, it's quite evident that the album marked a new phase in the troubled Blod universe. There's few traces left of the found tapes/audial voyeurism and brutish stop/rec editing that made up the first few releases, instead we are served with what is pretty much a proper album in a, sort of, traditional sense. The record opens with a sole beat from a hand drum soon accompanied by a beautiful and very Blod-ish subtle melody from a glockenspiel but it only takes a few minutes before Gustaf's past as a free jazz aficionado is noticeable with the rather rough saxophone burst of 'Natten'. It's not until the title track that things kicks off for real though, most likely the first example of the sound and, maybe more so, very special feeling that I would say most people associate Blod with nowadays. To me, it's the sound of growing up in Sweden in the '80s; having two channels on the TV, eating brown food, rainy summers, taping commercial stuff on the radio, playing D&D in a purple tent in the garden . . . Arguably, Blod has never sounded more Blod than on this track, this is the very essence of the man's work right here. The progam continues on side B with the solemn piano piece 'Lust', another saxophone rager and then the flipside's centerpiece 'Tro, Hopp & Kärlek' which pretty much mirrors the title track in its larger-than-life scope and pure beauty. A couple of years has passed since its initial release back in 2017 and I think it's safe to say that Leendet Från Helvetet is by far the most overlooked album in the Blod discography (well, if you can say that about a record that was only pressed in a mere 100 copies to begin with!) The blueprint to what would later evolve into the bombastic Knuta Nävar (2018), the intimate Tusen Bitar (2020), the highly confusing medieval masterpiece Missväxt (2021), not to mention all the self-released cassettes and CD-rs." Includes insert; edition of 500.
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CAT #: ZORN 090LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
BLOD Knutna Navar LP
Originally released in 2018. "Swedish progg is not to be confused with 'prog' as in progressive rock music. When we are talking about progg, we are referring to the Swedish music movement influenced by the political climate of the late '60s, to some extent the hippie movement and in many cases also Swedish folk music. Music highly driven by a political agenda. Blod's Knutna Nävar, originally released in an edition of 150 copies on Förlag För Fri Musik in 2018 and later a small cassette run, is pretty much a lost progg classic from the '70s. This is not a case of copying a certain sound though, far from it, neither are ideas really rehashed nor does the album feel nostalgic in that sense. Rather it feels like if someone has read about the progg movement and all the records but never actually heard it, yet decided to do an album and somehow managed to succeed big time. Further developing the sound palette and ambience initiated with parts of the Leendet Från Helvetet recording, the music feels slightly louder and more in your face. It's like it's more of everything. The melodies are immediate and it's quite impossible to resist the brash catchiness of it all. Albeit mentioning progg music and its importance for this recording, the actual musical side of Knutna Nävar has in reality more in common with soundtrack/library music and Swedish composers like the late Björn Isfält when you attempt to break it down. The crude DIY approach and anything-goes mentality just adds an extra dimension to it all and ultimately places the music somewhere else. There's a rather blunt use of samples throughout the record (sources probably best to leave out, though you don't have to be an Einstein to figure these out), but then again this is made by the same guy that gave the world the ABBA album. Those samples have managed to become an integral part of the music through the few years that has passed and though well familiar with the records those snippets are now to me genuinely Blod and nothing else. It seems like everyone has their own favorite but Knutna Nävar is the Blod album I have returned to the most. It has that extra something that sets it apart and if I would have to pick up a few records that sums up why Gothenburg has been a pretty damn awesome place to be in the last 10 years or so, this would definitely be one of the top picks." Includes insert and large poster; edition of 500.
AXIS
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CAT #: AX 106LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MILLS, JEFF Mind Power Mind Control 2LP
"Mind Power Mind Control. The focus of this project and presentation examines the art of mental persuasion and how the mind can control as well as fall vulnerable to subservient ways. It allows the means to look creatively and more in-depth to a subject that applies to every person and at every stage of life because how we perceive or sense something is part of our evolutionary survival pattern. Because there is no exact mental compatibility between any of us, speculation and misconceptions are not exemplary so, an emphasis on 'the presentation of facts, ideas and methods and what we knew as true by example' are the major points that drives the overall purpose of this album project. Mainly artistic but scientifically as well, the album will explore various techniques used to control minds, physicality of people and inanimate objects. The objective of this project is to examine, reveal and demonstrate how humans have created metaphysical and mind-bending techniques to control people, they're minds, societies and our outlook on reality and life." --Jeff Mills
BA DA BING!
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CAT #: BING 169LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
AOBA, ICHIKO Windswept Adan 2LP
"Ichiko Aoba's albums have only been available as expensive Japanese imports, until now. In November, Ba Da Bing will release Windswept Adan on 2xLP in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom, with deluxe packaging. After creating her label, hermine, last year to celebrate her tenth anniversary in music, Aoba released the most complex and rewarding work of her career, 2020's Windswept Adan. While audiences in the west are only just learning she exists, her accomplishments are unquestionable; she contributed to the soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, was cited by Owen Pallett as an inspiration ('I've never been so blindsided by a musician as I was by Ichiko Aoba'), and has collaborated with the likes of Haruomi Hosono, Cornelius (who met her only two years after she first picked up a guitar and was blown away), Ryuichi Sakamoto, and recently Mac DeMarco. Ichiko Aoba's iconic voice and classical guitar playing are immediately recognizable, timeless sounds. Windswept Adan, envisioned as a soundtrack for a fictional film, builds its own world with sweeping co-production and arrangements from Taro Umebayashi, which 'recall the Wes Anderson scores of Mark Mothersbaugh or the cinematographic swells of American composer Jherek Bischoff' (Bandcamp). It's the story of a young girl sent to the island of Adan, a place where there are no words. While international listeners of Aoba may not understand the words she sings, and despite the central importance of lyrics in her writing, it's a testament to the power Aoba wields that one can resonate so deeply with her work. No matter the breadth of her sonic palette, and on Adan her scope is as wide and encompassing as Joanna Newsom's on Have One On Me, Aoba manifests an intimacy that makes one feel in the room with her. Ichiko Aoba's work gained greater exposure in the past year as the need for comfort grew while the world sequestered in solitude. She has a rare musical gift that is matched only by her ability to hone it into meticulous craft. Her music embraces and elevates alone time to a generous and tranquil place. In it, listeners are invited to feel a sense of consolation and possibility. The magic she imparts yields articles like 'Ichiko Aoba and the emotion of space during the pandemic;' in other words, her effect is singular."
BALANCE MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
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CAT #: BAL 029CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BIEGER, HANNES Balance presents Hannes Bieger 2CD
One of Europe's most in-demand electronic music engineers turned star in his own right, Hannes Bieger's no-shortcuts approach to making wondrous melodic house and techno makes him an ideal candidate to provide a truly special mix for the long-running Balance series. Comprised of all-exclusive music from Bieger, well-established scene legends like Gui Boratto, Victor Ruiz, and Rodriguez Jr. also feature. Bieger wastes no time in getting down to business, whetting your appetite with the throbbing bass, jagged synths and heavenly vocals of "The Butterfly & The Bee", a collaboration with French-Lebanese producer Yet More. Tripolism's "Volta" segues in beautifully, with more dulcet female vocals adding a sweetness to the chromatic bassline scales and squelching synth mutations. ALX's "Beyond Light" draws in a hypnotic arpeggio that pulls teasingly in-and-out of focus while snatches of rasping synths cut through the darkness, and Bieger's "Alluvium" goes into deeper territory, channeling golden era trance with its sorrowful lead line -- but keeping things restrained with its introspective feel. Acidic bass pressure abounds on Rafa Silva's 'Prosodia', the moody vibe intensified by bold, heavily reverbed snatches of arpeggiated melody, before Thies Dry's "Nomad" comes through like a sledgehammer with its intense blasts of buzzing bass and fizzing white noise. Jason Lange's stunning "Nebula" sends tingles up the spine with its endlessly modulating, intricate melodies, leading into the blissful vocals, scintillating bit-crushed arpeggios and acid squelch of Bieger and Luna Semara's glorious "Lose Control". The second half of the mix is comprised exclusively of tracks by Bieger himself. His collaboration with Rodriguez Jr. "Orca" pulls you into a deeper place once again, but still heady pitch-bending melody abounds on this dreamy workout, while "Embers" is a pure scene-setting, brooding, atmospheric mood piece. The masterful Gui Boratto lends a hand on the spectacular "Requiem", featuring one of the mix's most memorable riffs and a lot of apocalyptic big room energy, and Hawaii's Olivia Foxglove weighs in on the dizzying riffs and techy rhythms of "Lucid Dream". It's left to Bieger & Victor Ruiz's "Virtual Love" to close the mix in triumphant fashion with its rousing chord progressions and intense climax of thick, resplendent synth tones. The mix has the curious and pleasing effect of warping time. Each track is a journey within itself, and when painstakingly fused together, their ebbs, flows and mutations give the impression that a considerably longer time has passed than 77-minute runtime. The second disc of the double-CD strips away the beats, creating a "Synthapella" version of the mix that allows the glorious melodies and atmospheres to be experienced in all their unadulterated power. Double-LP version includes download of the mixes.
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CAT #: BAL 029LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BIEGER, HANNES Balance presents Hannes Bieger 2LP
Double LP version. Includes download code with the mixes. One of Europe's most in-demand electronic music engineers turned star in his own right, Hannes Bieger's no-shortcuts approach to making wondrous melodic house and techno makes him an ideal candidate to provide a truly special mix for the long-running Balance series. Comprised of all-exclusive music from Bieger, well-established scene legends like Gui Boratto, Victor Ruiz, and Rodriguez Jr. also feature. Bieger wastes no time in getting down to business, whetting your appetite with the throbbing bass, jagged synths and heavenly vocals of "The Butterfly & The Bee", a collaboration with French-Lebanese producer Yet More. Tripolism's "Volta" segues in beautifully, with more dulcet female vocals adding a sweetness to the chromatic bassline scales and squelching synth mutations. ALX's "Beyond Light" draws in a hypnotic arpeggio that pulls teasingly in-and-out of focus while snatches of rasping synths cut through the darkness, and Bieger's "Alluvium" goes into deeper territory, channeling golden era trance with its sorrowful lead line -- but keeping things restrained with its introspective feel. Acidic bass pressure abounds on Rafa Silva's 'Prosodia', the moody vibe intensified by bold, heavily reverbed snatches of arpeggiated melody, before Thies Dry's "Nomad" comes through like a sledgehammer with its intense blasts of buzzing bass and fizzing white noise. Jason Lange's stunning "Nebula" sends tingles up the spine with its endlessly modulating, intricate melodies, leading into the blissful vocals, scintillating bit-crushed arpeggios and acid squelch of Bieger and Luna Semara's glorious "Lose Control". The second half of the mix is comprised exclusively of tracks by Bieger himself. His collaboration with Rodriguez Jr. "Orca" pulls you into a deeper place once again, but still heady pitch-bending melody abounds on this dreamy workout, while "Embers" is a pure scene-setting, brooding, atmospheric mood piece. The masterful Gui Boratto lends a hand on the spectacular "Requiem", featuring one of the mix's most memorable riffs and a lot of apocalyptic big room energy, and Hawaii's Olivia Foxglove weighs in on the dizzying riffs and techy rhythms of "Lucid Dream". It's left to Bieger & Victor Ruiz's "Virtual Love" to close the mix in triumphant fashion with its rousing chord progressions and intense climax of thick, resplendent synth tones. The mix has the curious and pleasing effect of warping time. Each track is a journey within itself, and when painstakingly fused together, their ebbs, flows and mutations give the impression that a considerably longer time has passed than 77-minute runtime.
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CAT #: BALANCE 003LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
VASSILOUDIS, STELIOS All Else Fails 2LP
All Else Fails is a stimulating odyssey to anyone listening. Harmonically dense, arcadian glistens seep throughout the ten tracks, each complementary to the next. Bask in the wistful iridescence and you won't be disappointed. Also features remixes by John Beltran, Yui Onodera, ELWD, and Heathered Pearls. Stelios Vassiloudis enters an inspiring new phase as he unveils his sophomore LP, All Else Fails. Hailing from Athens, Greece, Stelios Vassiloudis poses a triple threat as a composer, producer, and DJ. Having been active in the electronic music scene since the early 2000s he has cultivated his own brand of distinctive ambience reflective of his rich and diverse musical background; transcending the dancefloor via an emotional narrative of complex soundscapes, intricate harmonies and hypnotic rhythms. Over the past decade Stelios has released music under various other monikers, yet this new endeavor is his most diligent to date -- allowing him to rediscover his love for making music during the process. Ten years on from the release of his debut LP, Stelios's detail-oriented offerings remain incomprehensibly thought-provoking and thorough with this new album. Noticeably dissimilar to any previous efforts, Stelios consciously took a step back from the pressure of maintaining a steadily flowing supply of functional, club-oriented music and as the world stood still amidst the pandemic, he embraced the opportunity to reconnect and express himself with a broader musical vocabulary. All Else Fails is a stimulating odyssey to anyone listening. Harmonically dense, arcadian glistens seep throughout the ten tracks, each complementary to the next. Bask in the wistful iridescence and you won't be disappointed. Stelios carved his way into electronic music by traversing around the globe as a DJ and performer -- performing at intimate underground bars in Beirut, festivals in Miami, after-hours in Tokyo, beaches in Goa and mega clubs in Argentina. Having developed a formidable discography on esteemed labels such as Bedrock, Poker Flat, Ovum, Constant Sound, and Darkroom Dubs, among others, Stelios' studio prowess and coveted productions cemented his reputation as a versatile and acclaimed artist. His intense passion and drive for innovation in music serves as the fuel to keep him inspired and relevant, qualities that no doubt ensure his reputation as an artist of the highest caliber, will endure. Includes bonus exclusive digital download code.
BEAT RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: DDJ 008DLX-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
PICCIONI, PIERO Io E Caterina LP
1980, a crossroad full of living icons in a single movie interpreted and directed by Alberto Sordi, Io E Caterina. So, Alberto Sordi, Edwige Fenech, the year of release, 1980, what do you need to get an absolute masterpiece? The soundtrack composer, maestro Piero Piccioni. It can be said it openly, one of its greatest scores for cinema, intense, full of energy, orchestral, funky, melodic, touching, enthralling, passionate. An album that will be the score of your private summer, on your turntable, in your sitting-rooms or as a late '70s background for your cocktails, together with Edwige dancing with an eye-arresting dress and great Alberto drinking a cup of champagne watching the diva of two decades dancing exclusively for him, everything under the gaze of Caterina, a robot-maiden more human than it could be thought. The album features the original album track list, never released before alternate takes and everything in stereo, carefully remastered by Claudio Fuiano. 180 gram vinyl featuring a printed inner sleeve full of original artworks, liner notes by Fabio Babini and an homage to Piero Piccioni written by his son Jason that tells a nice story happened in the studio during the recording session, 40 years ago... Do not miss it...
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CAT #: DDJ 009DLX-LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
LIBERATORI, FABIO Acqua E Sapone LP
LP version. 180 gram color vinyl. Beat Records announce a new tribute to the music for the great cinema of Carlo Verdone with the release of the original motion picture soundtrack of Acqua E Sapone, composed by maestro Fabio Liberatori, the artist who features the greatest number of collaborations with the Roman director. Shot in 1983 it's the story of Rolando Ferrazza (Verdone) who, stolen the identity of Father Spinelli, finds a job as private teacher for Sandy Wash (Natasha Hovey), a young teenage model with whom he will soon fall in love. The story will come to a bittersweet conclusion, in the typical style of its director, for sure more bitter than sweet, with the unavoidable separation of the two lovers and the return to normal life, now permanently marked by the experience. A movie that, like many others shot by Verdone, was a landmark of an era, portrayed through the humanity of its protagonists, their forbidden dreams, great delusions and tragic daily life, everything narrated through a biting poetic style and delicate irony in a guise that made Verdone's cinema a unique genre. The wonderful music by Fabio Liberatori, previously partially available through a compilation dedicated to his soundtracks, now finally released for the first time in a complete edition dedicated to this score with a great electronic frame, a sound that the musician skillfully masters chiseling a series of moods throughout the story. Wonderful original artwork by Renato Casaro. This release has been possible through the collaboration with Cecchi Gori which gave access to maestro Fabio Liberatori score, remastered under his supervision by Gianrico La Rosa, and with Sony Music Italy which authorized the addition of songs, "Acqua e Sapone" and "C'é", which could not be missing from a tribute to this movie. Editing by Claudio Fuiano, graphic layout by Daniele De Gemini.
BONFIRE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: BONF 012LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
HARWOOD, CHRIS Nice To Meet Miss Christine LP
Bonfire Records present a reissue of Chris Harwood's Nice To Meet Miss Christine, originally released in in 1973. Such an elusive British artist, Christine Harwood was sailing the sea of lone folk singers with a sole album of rare beauty. Released in 1970 on small British label Birth, Nice To Meet Miss Christine is still an exercise in pure beauty, a dramatic/magic affair that materialized into thin air and suddenly was gone. Featuring a who's who of the British prog and psych-folk scene -- the late King Crimson alumni Ian McDonald on sax and flute, drummer extraordinaire Pete York, Nucleus and Jody Grind bass player Roger Sutton, Strawbs guitar player Dave Lambert -- the album is more than a miraculous rendition of the (acid) folk revival venturing on more audacious territories, as shown in the rare groove of standout track "Wooden Ships". Blue eyed soul and yacht rock fanatics take note. Fully licensed. 180 gram vinyl; edition of 500.
CASTLE FACE
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CAT #: CF 075LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
THEE OH SEES Live in San Francisco 2LP/DVD
"Perched in the belfry of The Chapel we caught thee mighty Oh Sees, alive and in their natural element, with our shutters aflutter and our tapes on a roll. After a short incubation period, the beast has reached full maturity and it is hideous. Over three nights they pummeled, and we've culled some great photographs, a wicked recording, and even a little live video action. Castle Face is happy to announce the first double LP in the Live in San Francisco series, presented on two discs, in a handsome double gatefold jacket, with live video shot by Brian Lee Hughes, Casey Anderson and their crew of merry gentlemen on an included DVD. Finally, you depraved Oh Sees freaks have something to take home with you when you lose your shoes and your girlfriend at the show. Put it on at home and pretend to wait in line for the bathroom and it's like you're really there. The thrash, the throb, the mob is all present and pushed to the front. Dual drummers synced in each ear, Tim Hellman rounding out the bottom and Castle Face's own John Dwyer up front on guitar, lasering young brains off and fomenting the crowd to a froth -- it's a great band, in a great room, with a great crowd and it's cooked to perfection... Take a little bit of it with you this time."
CORTIZONA (BELGIUM)
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CAT #: CORTIZONA 014LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
COMITE HYPNOTISE Hiking The Trails Of Mount Muzak LP
No time to waste: nine months after Tim Vanhamel released Dubs Pour Oh La La (2021), his debut album under the moniker Comité Hypnotisé, the Millionaire frontman presents already the second album Hiking The Trails Of Mount Muzak. Hardly leaving any traces of the dubbed-out vibe which marked the first record, Tim expands his Comité Hypnotisé universe to a surprising next level on this second album: exploring a place where James Last, Wu-Tang Clan, and DJ Shadow are cooking up a Thai meal in a Peruvian restaurant overlooking the breathtaking peaks of Mount Muzak. Ney flutes tumbling backwards over the edge of easy listening in opener "Rise Of The Equinoxians", lurking for feel good vibes in "Red Wolf Riddim" and breezing in to new dimensions in "Zing Zoing" on the A-side while the Comité enters the chambers of the '70s "Disco Skank" and rides an untamed dragon towards the scorching sun in search of a flame-bringing beat in "The Dragon Rider" on the flipside.
ENVIRON
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CAT #: ENV 215LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
METRO AREA Metro Area 3LP
2022 repress. In the late nineties, the budding producers Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani bonded over their shared love of slower tempos and '70s and '80s New York City club culture. Obsessed with record digging and the sounds they heard on late-night "club classics" radio shows -- and turned off by current releases they saw as artlessly "updating" sublime disco by sampling, filtering, and subjugating them with huge kick drums -- the duo set out to discover how their favorite old 12" records were made. They naturally gravitated towards extended dubs of songs -- full of strange mistakes and echoing backing tracks -- instead of the better-known vocal versions. Lacking the big budgets and gear that made so many of their favorite classic records come together, they were forced to take a guerrilla approach. They reprogrammed their techno-oriented arsenal of secondhand synths and samplers, using novel digital recording technology to capture live instrumentation and prioritized mood over hooks, and the resulting music was just wrong enough to sound unlike anything else being released at the time. After just four underground 12" releases, the duo -- now well-known as Metro Area -- released their first and only album, Metro Area, in the fall of 2002. Fifteen years later, it's time to celebrate the culmination of their shared history and inspiration once again. Environ is proud to present the 15th Anniversary Edition of Metro Area, Metro Area's eponymous debut album, meticulously remastered using the original source tapes and generously spread across three slabs of vinyl. The 12-track triple LP combines all the songs from both the original US and licensed European releases, and features new commemorative artwork unique to this edition.
EREMITE
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CAT #: MTE 036CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
PARKER & THE LITTLE HUEY CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA, WILLIAM Raincoat in the River CD
2022 restock; 2001 release. Vol I of the 2001 ICA concert in Boston, recorded on 23 February 2001. A 17-piece version of Little Huey perform Parker's five-section narrative suite based on the life of the late street musician Marvin Nunez (aka Uncle Marvin). Featured soloists include Parker (who solos four times on four different instruments), Roy Campbell Jr, Rob Brown, and vocalist Leena Conquest. A considerable leap forward in recording quality from the band's highly estimable past productions.
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CAT #: MTE 070-71LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
ABRAMS AND NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY, JOSHUA Mandatory Reality 2LP
Limited restock, on clear vinyl. Double LP version. LPs pressed on premium audiophile-quality vinyl at RTI from Kevin Gray Lacquers; Presented in a textured gatefold Stoughton "laserdisc" jacket with a cover painting by Lisa Alvarado. Jackets, retro-audiophile sleeves and record labels hand-screen printed by Alan Sherry at Siwa Studios, Northern New Mexico. Mandatory Reality, the new album by Joshua Abrams and Natural Information Society, is here. Setting aside (for the moment) the electric instrumentation of Simultonality (GB 048CD/MTE 068LP, 2017) and Magnetoception (MTE 063-64LP, 2015), Joshua Abrams conceived Mandatory Reality for an eight-piece acoustic manifestation of NIS, consisting of himself on guimbri, Lisa Alvarado on harmonium and gongs, Mikel Avery on tam-tam and gongs, Ben Boye on autoharp and piano, Hamid Drake on tabla and tar, Ben Lamar Gay on cornet, Nick Mazzarella on alto saxophone, and Jason Stein on bass clarinet. A double album, Mandatory Reality is comprised largely of two performances, both Joshua Abrams compositions, 24- and 40-minutes in length. While new to the band's records, long duration pieces are familiar to those who've heard Joshua Abram and NIS in concert in recent years, where elaboration on a single composition for an hour or more is not unusual. Gradual tempos dominate Mandatory Reality. Recorded two months before the 2017 solar eclipse, Mandatory Reality is the sound of Joshua Abrams and NIS taking its time. Merging methodical compositions with sonically voluptuous orchestration, Abrams heightens the immersive and hypnotic qualities Abram and NIS music is known for, taking the band and the listener deep into a collective meditative space. A grand realization of long-form psychedelic music, Mandatory Reality is a dispatch from a sound world that is increasingly unique to itself. All performances on Mandatory Reality are full takes recorded live to tape by the full ensemble, magnificently captured by Greg Norman at electrical audio, Chicago -- the first true "audiophile" recording of Joshua Abrams and NIS. Mastered by Helge Sten at Audio Virus, Oslo.
ESP-DISK
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CAT #: ESPDISK 5059CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
SHIPP TRIO, MATTHEW World Construct CD
Matthew Shipp's new album is titled World Construct. It's a fitting title, for in his career of over three decades, he has constructed his own world of jazz. This press release could be entirely built from the raves of critics. "As Matthew Shipp's catalog expands, so does our understanding of the depth and breadth of his genius." "A gateway to higher improvisation that is practically without parallel. Matthew Shipp is the connection between that past, present and future for jazzheads of all ages." He "has produced a recording of great beauty and logic, creating distinct performances that are simultaneously shocking and beautiful, equally classic and daring. Shipp has been able to create pieces out of thin air that seem utterly worthy of composition. The music seems to be pulled directly from the realm where mathematics and magic collide. What Matthew Shipp has done is a profound achievement." "Unleashed with the kind of power imparted to them by his supple fingers, these notes and this music becomes something living and breathing, dancers indeed. Each title is seemingly a trigger which causes the hands and fingers of the pianist to leap and fly, and defy gravity not only with notes that ascend, light as air, as if to a rarefied realm. This is clearly the creation of a major composer whose pianism also suggests great cohesion of form and function, and above all, lyricism that sets Mr. Shipp apart in the same way that it did for musicians such as Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor." "Matthew Shipp confirms he is one of the best pianists of his generation. A monumental work that befits a place of choice in the jazz piano pantheon." You won't want to miss World Construct, recorded during the pandemic with his trio of five years. It will soon be seen as an important piece of the jazz edifice that is Mr. Shipp's magnificent career. Personnel: Matthew Shipp - piano; Michael Bisio - bass; Newman Taylor Baker -drums. Recorded by Jim Clouse 4/15/2021 at Park West Studios, Brooklyn NY. Cover art by Yuko Otomo.
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CAT #: ESPDISK 5072CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
JONES JONES Just Justice CD
Jones Jones is a funny name for an all-star band. To grant such distinctive musicians so anonymous, Google-proof a moniker is whimsical in the extreme. But, given its members' long and distinguished work in the service of music, this group should not be taken lightly or treated as a lark. There is humor in their work but also gravitas and depth and magic. Larry Ochs says: "The newest and I think Jones Jones' best recording, sonically speaking, was specially recorded in-studio just before Covid struck in 2020 and features beautiful artwork by artist Roberto Harrison made specifically for the band.""Each of the mature talents involved boasts an impressive history. Dresser was the bassist in Anthony Braxton's classic 1990s quartet, while Tarasov was part of the Ganelin Trio, hailed as 'arguably the world's greatest free jazz ensemble' in their 1980s heyday. Ochs has been one quarter of the Rova Saxophone Quartet since its inception in 1977. But as noteworthy as their illustrious track records is the fact that they still nurture an adventurous streak. All the nous derived from these various groundbreaking escapades finds its expression in their work together." --John SharpePersonnel: Larry Ochs - tenor and sopranino saxophones; Vladimir Tarasov - drums, percussion; Mark Dresser - basses. Recorded January 16, 2020 by Andrew Munsey at Studio B, UC San Diego. Mastered by Myles Boisen at Headless Buddha Lab, Oakland CA. Produced by Larry Ochs. All tracks collectively improvised by Ochs, Tarasov, and Dresser. Cover art by Roberto Harrison.
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
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CAT #: FTR 651CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
KNUDSEN, WEDNESDAY Soft Focus: Volumes One and Two CD
"First off, I should probably mention that this CD contains what might one day be two separate LPs. But if you have even a scintilla of info about the state of record pressing these days, you'll also know that all our best laid plans could go sideways. Fast. Still, this is a damn nice way to hear all this music without a lot of the endless huffing and puffing required by the flipping of individual LPs. Which means, for now you can just let the sweet swelter of Soft Focus wash over you like a warm, mid-summer wave on a tropical island. And if you want to have a cocktail while listening, go right ahead. This is Wednesday's fourth solo release, following two CDRs on Mystra and a cassette on Microdose. But she has a long recording history with the Pigeons and a few other combos. And it's her fifth appearance on an FTR release, following Viewer's New Salem MC (2017), both Weeping Bong Band LPs (FTR 313LP, 2018 and FTR 448LP, 2019), and a pair of LPs in duo with Willie Lane (FTR 530LP, 2020). We have some other pots boiling for her as well, but for now, here's Soft Focus. This project was begun last spring, deep in the Plague Era, when it was hoped things might be turning better. It is all solo work, apart from a little harp by PG Six on one track, and Wednesday displays her talents on woodwinds, guitar, keyboards, and vocals. The mood is abstract and wistful, bright at some moments and shrouded at others. Wednesday describes the sound as 'ambient,' but there's more to than that term often infers. The pieces are closer to the abstractions Eno explored on Another Green World (1975) and Before and After Science (1977) than to Music for Airports (1979) or Discreet Music (1975). There's a lovely pop sensibility hiding in them hills. And now it's available for you to hear on full repeat. You must have done something right!" --Byron Coley, 2022
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS/CARDINAL FUZZ
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CAT #: FTR 637LP
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MOUNT MAXWELL The People's Forest LP
A founding member of Vancouver Island's MMR Collective, and head of the Canadian experimental electronic label Hotham Sound, artist and musician Jamie Tolagson (Mount Maxwell) currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC. His music is a unique blend of analog synths and acoustic instrumentation, calling to mind such artists as Boards of Canada, Bruce Langhorne, and Tangerine Dream. A preoccupation with childhood perception, utopian thinking, and the landscape of the Pacific Northwest runs throughout his work, which has been featured in Discorder Magazine, Tabs Out, Cassette Gods, Retromania, Free Form Freakout, Last FM, and NTS Radio. The People's Forest is his fifth album."The People's Forest is packed with micro-earworm moments, nourishing synths and playful crunchy percussion. It's got a skyward gaze and nostalgia for futures never realized, packing a kind of childlike optimism inside an arpeggio-laden, hermetically sealed little sound world. When the loose, hip-hop fueled drums kick in over warm synthesizer pads, you'll probably feel the same warm sense of familiarity I picked up. Music for fans of Boards of Canada, sure, but Mount Maxwell has a wide-open pastoral landscape and identity all its own." --Optimistic Underground"Composed of seemingly small sounds, The People's Forest has an oddly natural quality to it despite being created almost entirely through synthetic means. Subtle synth lines coordinate effectively with bits of sampled audio including vocals and sounds of nature in a way that transports you to another place that feels like a home that you are yet to visit. Subdued percussion carries almost every track through these wandering soundscapes in a manner that gives the listener something to hold onto as they drift along in this other-worldly place that resembles Earth." --Rounding the Fringes
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CAT #: FTR 674LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MOUNT MAXWELL Only Children LP
A founding member of Vancouver Island's MMR Collective, and head of the Canadian experimental electronic label Hotham Sound, artist and musician Jamie Tolagson (Mount Maxwell) currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC. His music is a unique blend of analog synths and acoustic instrumentation, calling to mind such artists as Boards of Canada, Bruce Langhorne, and Tangerine Dream. A preoccupation with childhood perception, utopian thinking, and the landscape of the Pacific Northwest runs throughout his work, which has been featured in Discorder Magazine, Tabs Out, Cassette Gods, Retromania, Free Form Freakout, Last FM, and NTS Radio. Only Children is his fourth album."Mount Maxwell continues his run of 1970s themed releases with a full-length meditation on the perceptual experiences of children born in the wake of the 1960s cultural revolution. Highly ambivalent in tone, Only Children marks a departure from earlier MM releases both in its use of acoustic instruments and in a newfound sense of criticality towards its subject matter; the back-to-the-land optimism of tracks like 'Nature ID' in uneasy proximity to the skeptical disquiet of 'Weird Places' and 'Nomad'. A beautiful, emotionally complex examination of the 'Me' generation's dubious decision to treat children like adults, and a haunting continuation of the Mount Maxwell experience." --Hotham Sound"Mount Maxwell was raised on a commune on Saltspring Island and grew up to illustrate comic books before releasing two cassette tapes that were sonic dedications to the original BC Ferries fleet. And with his new album Only Children, he's created something so soul-crushingly good that if I were given the choice to only have to hear one more thing, I think I would choose this." --C Diab, Resonance Extra
FORAGER RECORDS
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CAT #: FORLP 006LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Vacation From My Mind LP
"A gift to the overthinkers and overworked. Those who are over-concerned and always preoccupied. This is an invitation to hang up the bootstraps, take a load off, and visit a place in the mind where the sun is shining, the breeze is soft and the waves lap softly at your feet. Vacation From My Mind is a sonic realignment of melancholic soul, breezy soft rock, and mellow jazz-funk. This album is a thoughtfully curated collection of 12 rare and obscure tracks from 1973 to 1981. From Jeanette Baker's hypnotic '70s soul title track 'Vacation From My Mind' to the Latin rhythms of David Buckland's jazz-funk 'Celia', this compilation was lovingly crafted to ease the stresses and worries of modern life. The Care Package's song 'The Storm' is a larger-than-life production of dreamy harmonies not often found on privately released 45s. Utopia's 'Lejos De Mi' is a slow-burning slice of Bolivian psych that will have you searching for similar sounds. Whatever your preference, we hope that this album will give you a vacation from your mind. Original artwork by Eric Thompson."
GET ON DOWN
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CAT #: GET 55003LP
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
PRODIGY Return Of The Mac LP
"Issued on vinyl for the fi¬rst time ever in an opaque red pressing housed in a gatefold jacket! In the mid-2000s, as Prodigy began to map out the follow up to his solo release H.N.I.C., he worked up some new material with long-time collaborator The Alchemist. Material that was meant to be a mixtape. Just a little something to keep the fans interested until H.N.I.C. Part 2. The resulting recordings were so high caliber, so tapped into the very essence of Prodigy's Mobb Deep pedigree, just so damn good - that a commercial release of the material was inevitable -- as Return Of The Mac. Backed by classic Blaxploitation style samples from The Alchemist, Prodigy paints a picture with his words. A picture of the rough and tumble New York of his up-bringing. When issued in 2007, many considered it his best effort in at least a decade. In their review of the then new release, even Pitchfork had to admit 'Prodigy's made the comeback no one saw coming.' Fans agreed with that assessment, their whole-hearted embrace of Return Of The Mac placed the title at #32 on the Billboard Top 200."
GRAPEFRUIT
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CAT #: GY12 001CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
JOYNER, SIMON Songs From A Stolen Guitar CD
"Artists are not athletes. The career of the athlete is, by mortal necessity, compressed and brief. No one expects to see a professional slugger in their sixties out on the diamond, much less see them vying for a pennant. Artists, on the other hand, tend to age like wine -- think Dylan, Cohen, and Cash -- with the most rarefied among them capable of swinging for the fences with every at bat. Omaha singer-songwriter Simon Joyner, who recently turned fifty, is such an artist, and while I'd certainly enjoy seeing his face grinning at me from a box of Wheaties, I'd rather he continue making albums like Songs From A Stolen Guitar. Songs From A Stolen Guitar was recorded across several different cities. Joyner recorded his vocals and guitar live in Omaha; bassist Wil Hendrix added his parts at home in San Francisco, Michael Krassner recorded his guitar and piano overdubs at home in Phoenix, and drummer/percussionist Ryan Jewell recorded in Colorado. This musical chain letter then made its way back to Omaha where David Nance (guitars and backing vocals), Ben Brodin (organ and vibraphone), and Megan Siebe (viola and backing vocals) overdubbed -- separately -- their respective contributions The remoteness of the individual players on Songs From A Stolen Guitar, while necessarily eliminating some of the ragged spontaneity of much of Joyner's previous work, yields a sort of silver-lining effect: Joyner's songs, produced more meticulously and perhaps more intentionally here than on any of his previous albums, cut through that much cleaner, foregrounding both his dazzling wordplay and his clarity of vision. If Ghosts [2012] was his Tonight's The Night -- clamorous, naked, and unmoored -- Songs From A Stolen Guitar may just turn out to be his Harvest." --James Jackson Toth aka Wooden Wand
GUERSSEN RECORDS (SPAIN)
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CAT #: GUESS 191LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
PLEASE 1968-1969 LP
Restocked. Late '60s UK underground psychedelia full of dreamy vocals and organ by this group led by Peter Dunton and with connections to Bulldog Breed, T2, Gun, and The Flies. Featuring the original demo of the classic "No More White Horses", later recorded by T2 for their Boomland album (1970) and tracks like "Folder Man", sampled by Dangermouse for the famous "Going On" by Gnarls Barkley. Please were formed in late 1967 when singer/songwriter/drummer Peter Dunton and bass player Bernie Jinks had just returned to Britain after a period in Germany where they played as Neon Pearl. The first line-up of Please also included organist Jurgen Ermisch (of Neon Pearl) and guitar player Adrian Gurvitz (of Gun fame) but they left no recordings. In 1968 they disbanded and Dunton joined freakbeat-psych band The Flies, writing their killer "Magic Train / Gently As You Feel" 45. That same year the Flies split up so Dunton reformed Please along with Bernie Jinks, Rob Hunt (The Flies), and Rod Harrison (Neon Pearl). After the demise of Please, Dunton was in Gun for a short time and the rest of the band formed Bulldog Breed. In 1970, Peter and Bernie Jinks teamed up with Keith Cross and formed psychedelic hard-rock trio T2, releasing the classic It'll All Work Out In Boomland. During 1968-69, Please recorded a bunch of demos which were never released until 1996 when the Acme label first issued them on vinyl and CD as 1968/69. That was a major, exciting discovery for fans of late '60s UK psych and tracks like "We Aim To Please", "The Story", "Break The Spell", or "Folder Man" are now considered classics of the genre. Out-of-print for many years, Guerssen Records present a new vinyl edition. Hard cardboard sleeve; includes liner notes and insert with lyrics.
HABIBI FUNK (GERMANY)
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CAT #: HAB 019LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
FERKAT AL ARD Oghneya LP
LP version. 'An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali's group Ferkat Al Ard, Oghneya stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab world. A groundbreaking release from 1978 that represents the meeting point of Arab, jazz, folk and Brazilian styles with the talent of Ziad Rahbani, who did the albums arrangements. Filled with a variety of sounds and genres, from Baroque pop to psych-folk to flashes of bossa nova, Tropicalia and MPB, Oghneya is like if Arthur Verocai took a trip to Beirut in the '70s to record an album. In 2015 we heard Ferkat Al Ard's music for the first time, a Lebanese trio compromised of Issam Hajali, Toufic Farroukh and Elia Saba. It is a stunningly unique release that blends traditional Arabic elements, jazz and Brazilian rhythms hand in hand with poetic-yet-politically engaged lyrics. The band was active in the left-wing movement of Lebanon of the time and they communicated their political ideas candidly through their songwriting. As always both vinyl and CD come with an extensive booklet with an interview with Issam as well as unseen photos from the recording sessions."
HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HPS 225CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OREYEON Equations For The Useless CD
Equations For The Useless is Oreyeon's third album. The recordings took place in Bologna in late summer 2020 after several months of inactivity during the pandemic. It was recorded live, and it shows the band's psychedelic/progressive side, yet it has the classic kick ass doom stoner tracks. The lyrics are about depression and its relation with life. LP versions available on black vinyl (HPS 225LP), gold vinyl (HPS 225LTD-LP), and white/green/black vinyl (HPS 225ULTRA-LP).
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CAT #: HPS 225LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OREYEON Equations For The Useless LP
LP version. Equations For The Useless is Oreyeon's third album. The recordings took place in Bologna in late summer 2020 after several months of inactivity during the pandemic. It was recorded live, and it shows the band's psychedelic/progressive side, yet it has the classic kick ass doom stoner tracks. The lyrics are about depression and its relation with life. LP versions available on black vinyl (HPS 225LP), gold vinyl (HPS 225LTD-LP), and white/green/black vinyl (HPS 225ULTRA-LP).
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CAT #: HPS 225LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OREYEON Equations For The Useless (Gold Vinyl) LP
LP version. Gold vinyl. Equations For The Useless is Oreyeon's third album. The recordings took place in Bologna in late summer 2020 after several months of inactivity during the pandemic. It was recorded live, and it shows the band's psychedelic/progressive side, yet it has the classic kick ass doom stoner tracks. The lyrics are about depression and its relation with life. LP versions available on black vinyl (HPS 225LP), gold vinyl (HPS 225LTD-LP), and white/green/black vinyl (HPS 225ULTRA-LP).
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CAT #: HPS 225ULTRA-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
OREYEON Equations For The Useless (White/Green/Black Vinyl) LP
LP version. White/green/black vinyl. Equations For The Useless is Oreyeon's third album. The recordings took place in Bologna in late summer 2020 after several months of inactivity during the pandemic. It was recorded live, and it shows the band's psychedelic/progressive side, yet it has the classic kick ass doom stoner tracks. The lyrics are about depression and its relation with life. LP versions available on black vinyl (HPS 225LP), gold vinyl (HPS 225LTD-LP), and white/green/black vinyl (HPS 225ULTRA-LP).
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CAT #: HPS 226CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SOMNUS THRONE Nemesis Lately CD
Nemesis Lately is the second full-length album released by Somnus Throne. This album is very much a continuation of their first album (Burning World Records, 2020), but with much more attention to detail, a further exploration of the depths of each niche within "doom", and a greater variety of sounds. Think just as much heaviness as the first album with less drone and more action. Nemesis Lately goes everywhere across the landscape of doom, stoner, heavy psych, and grunge from a welcoming kick in the teeth by a Motorhead-esque first track, through shades of Acid King, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Black Angels, The Melvins, Dead Meadow, High on Fire, The Sword, Electric Wizard, Dopelord, Black Pyramid all the way to a concluding track that strives at echoes of Led Zeppelin's acoustic prowess. It goes without saying that the entire album, and the entire Somnus Throne catalog in total, is never more than one decapitated bat away from Black Sabbath worship.
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CAT #: HPS 226LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SOMNUS THRONE Nemesis Lately LP
LP version. Nemesis Lately is the second full-length album released by Somnus Throne. This album is very much a continuation of their first album (Burning World Records, 2020), but with much more attention to detail, a further exploration of the depths of each niche within "doom", and a greater variety of sounds. Think just as much heaviness as the first album with less drone and more action. Nemesis Lately goes everywhere across the landscape of doom, stoner, heavy psych, and grunge from a welcoming kick in the teeth by a Motorhead-esque first track, through shades of Acid King, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Black Angels, The Melvins, Dead Meadow, High on Fire, The Sword, Electric Wizard, Dopelord, Black Pyramid all the way to a concluding track that strives at echoes of Led Zeppelin's acoustic prowess. It goes without saying that the entire album, and the entire Somnus Throne catalog in total, is never more than one decapitated bat away from Black Sabbath worship.
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CAT #: HPS 226LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SOMNUS THRONE Nemesis Lately (Neon Purple Vinyl) LP
LP version. Neon purple vinyl. Nemesis Lately is the second full-length album released by Somnus Throne. This album is very much a continuation of their first album (Burning World Records, 2020), but with much more attention to detail, a further exploration of the depths of each niche within "doom", and a greater variety of sounds. Think just as much heaviness as the first album with less drone and more action. Nemesis Lately goes everywhere across the landscape of doom, stoner, heavy psych, and grunge from a welcoming kick in the teeth by a Motorhead-esque first track, through shades of Acid King, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Black Angels, The Melvins, Dead Meadow, High on Fire, The Sword, Electric Wizard, Dopelord, Black Pyramid all the way to a concluding track that strives at echoes of Led Zeppelin's acoustic prowess. It goes without saying that the entire album, and the entire Somnus Throne catalog in total, is never more than one decapitated bat away from Black Sabbath worship.
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CAT #: HPS 226ULTRA-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
SOMNUS THRONE Nemesis Lately (Yellow/Pink/Black Splatter Vinyl) LP
LP version. Yellow/pink/black splatter vinyl. Nemesis Lately is the second full-length album released by Somnus Throne. This album is very much a continuation of their first album (Burning World Records, 2020), but with much more attention to detail, a further exploration of the depths of each niche within "doom", and a greater variety of sounds. Think just as much heaviness as the first album with less drone and more action. Nemesis Lately goes everywhere across the landscape of doom, stoner, heavy psych, and grunge from a welcoming kick in the teeth by a Motorhead-esque first track, through shades of Acid King, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Black Angels, The Melvins, Dead Meadow, High on Fire, The Sword, Electric Wizard, Dopelord, Black Pyramid all the way to a concluding track that strives at echoes of Led Zeppelin's acoustic prowess. It goes without saying that the entire album, and the entire Somnus Throne catalog in total, is never more than one decapitated bat away from Black Sabbath worship.
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CAT #: HPS 232CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CACHEMIRA Ambos Mundos CD
Ambos Mundos is Cachemira's second release. The album is a mix of old songs and brand new songs composed over quarantine, exploring classic rock and psychedelic sounds with a strong vocal presence. This new record is a matured version of the band's 2017 debut album Jungla (HPS 055CD/LP/LTD-LP, 2017) with deeper production work. Expect a solid rhythm section, bluesy guitar, soulful vocals, and the feel of a loud rocking band.
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CAT #: HPS 232LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CACHEMIRA Ambos Mundos LP
LP version. Ambos Mundos is Cachemira's second release. The album is a mix of old songs and brand new songs composed over quarantine, exploring classic rock and psychedelic sounds with a strong vocal presence. This new record is a matured version of the band's 2017 debut album Jungla (HPS 055CD/LP/LTD-LP, 2017) with deeper production work. Expect a solid rhythm section, bluesy guitar, soulful vocals, and the feel of a loud rocking band.
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CAT #: HPS 232LTD-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CACHEMIRA Ambos Mundos (Transparent Beer Vinyl) LP
LP version. Transparent beer vinyl. Ambos Mundos is Cachemira's second release. The album is a mix of old songs and brand new songs composed over quarantine, exploring classic rock and psychedelic sounds with a strong vocal presence. This new record is a matured version of the band's 2017 debut album Jungla (HPS 055CD/LP/LTD-LP, 2017) with deeper production work. Expect a solid rhythm section, bluesy guitar, soulful vocals, and the feel of a loud rocking band.
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CAT #: HPS 232ULTRA-LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CACHEMIRA Ambos Mundos (Orange/Red/Black Vinyl) LP
LP version. Orange/red/black vinyl. Ambos Mundos is Cachemira's second release. The album is a mix of old songs and brand new songs composed over quarantine, exploring classic rock and psychedelic sounds with a strong vocal presence. This new record is a matured version of the band's 2017 debut album Jungla (HPS 055CD/LP/LTD-LP, 2017) with deeper production work. Expect a solid rhythm section, bluesy guitar, soulful vocals, and the feel of a loud rocking band.
HERZBLUT (GERMANY)
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CAT #: HERZ 055-3LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
BODZIN, STEPHAN Boavista 4LP
Stephan Bodzin proves once again why he is one of the most innovative techno artists in the world with new album Boavista. The expressive 17-track full-length lands on Herzblut Recordings. German icon Stephan Bodzin is globally recognized on a number of fronts -- his live show is one of techno's most celebrated, his productions constantly push the genre forward with his own trademark sound. He has put out well-received solo long players Liebe Ist and Powers of Ten as well as worked on many other iconic projects under a range of aliases. In the last year, Stephan had the chance to look back on the vast archives of music he has recorded but never finished. While spending time in Brazil, he picked his 25 favorites and finished them properly, with the best 17 making up Boavista. His simple aim was to tell stories with each track, to paint musical pictures that conjure up very real emotions in the listener. As always, playing the album live was in the back of Bodzin's mind throughout the creative process. This means each track is a powerful piece that is both emotional and honest, physical and straightforward, but also true to the authentic Bodzin sound. The album kicks off with the lush "Earth" which pays homage to all the elements of life -- water, fire, wind, as well as time, light and the rotation of the planet. "LLL" is an electronic lullaby track defined by a sense of love for the people in Stephan's life and "Astronautin" has a lead synth that came about after Stephan's daughter said she would like to be an astronaut when she grows up. Elsewhere there "Infinite Monkey" which was a freeform jam that was led by the music itself, the epic pads of "Dune" and interstellar explorations of the more thoughtful and melancholic "Cooper Station". "Nothing Like You" was written in a hotel room before Stephan's last pre-lockdown gig, then "Isaac" is another powerful journey through space and time, different worlds and alternative realities. Further hypnotizing highlights come from the soft melodies but powerful basslines of "Collider", the expansive synths of "Trancoso" and the delicate beauty of "Ataraxia", which references German composer Klaus Doldinger who was a huge influence on Stephan's understanding of melodies and harmonics. "Breathe" is a second spindling vocal track featuring Luna Semara next to "Nothing Like You" and closer "Rose" isa heartbreaking piano piece. Boavista is another exquisitely crafted album of rich, synth-heavy electronic music that takes you into new worlds of emotion and leaves you in awe. 180 gram vinyl; six-page gatefold cover with four printed inner sleeves.
HOLY BASIL RECORDS
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CAT #: HBR 007LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
UMILIANI, PIERO Preistoria LP
"Originally released in 1968 as part of the Serie Sonorizzazioni series on Piero Umiliani's iconic Omicron label, Preistoria is the perfect example of a library music collection perfectly tailored to a theme. Through the use of orchestral accompaniment, jazzy arrangements, and tribal experimentation thrown in for good measure, the legendary Italian composer brings you back to the stone age, creating and ominous and primitive landscape, rich of caveman-style drums and deep bass lines. This extremely sought-after gem is now available on vinyl for the first time since its original release, officially licensed by Piero Umiliani's family and available as a limited edition pressing of 500 copies."
HONEY PIE RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: HONEY 056LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
JAZZ EPISTLES, THE The Jazz Epistles - Verse 1 LP
Honey Pie Records present a reissue of The Jazz Epistles' self-titled album, originally released in 1959. The Jazz Epistles were the very first South African jazz group who broke away from the swinging and danceable jazz forms in vogue during the 1950s. A group formed by strong personalities like pianist Dollar Brand, later known as Abdulah Hibrahim, trumpeter Hugh Masekela, saxophonist Kippi Moeketzi, trombonist Jonas Gwangwa, bassist Johnny Getze, and drummer Makaya Ntschoko. A bunch of jazz modernists who already in the late 1950s, under the influence of the American "Bop" attitude began to switch on a more complex and hip music style. In 1959, just before breaking up, the Jazz Epistles released their first and only album, a great piece of work which stands as the first album released by a Black South-African band. A cultural manifesto as part of the anti-apartheid struggle of the time.
HOSPITAL PRODUCTIONS
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CAT #: HOS 726CD
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
PHASE FATALE Burning The Rural District CD
Burning The Rural District overcomes eight tracks of heavy rhythmics, cold sequences, and blue flame atmospheres related to experiencing a closed society. This energy is tied and twisted through a widescreen vision manifested in stressful breaks/d'n'b cut-ups, and the maddening dysmorphia of bent sequences and signature fuzzy bass guitar harkening back to NYC post-punk roots. Recorded over many years entirely in Tbilisi, Burning The Rural District is influenced by the emerging super strong techno scene thriving in Georgia, despite that there is a lingering homophobia outside of the vast club culture. This is a snapshot putting a different window on that time of displacement, newness and ultimately creation. lived vicariously and personally, in the aftermath of physical street violence among ex-soviet state impromptu warehouses, to the sudden suicide of an acquaintance, in the shadow of the orthodox church, an unlikely but singular uplifting freedom emerged from this very closure. "He died in the town where he was born." Cover art by Richard Ramirez.
JACKPOT RECORDS
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CAT #: JPR 038LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, THE Part One LP
2022 repress. Color vinyl. "Formed in Los Angeles in 1965, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band were considered by many to be the West Coast's answer to the Velvet Underground. The group created California psych/rock music that was both fragile and dreamy. Part One was originally released in 1967 on Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records. Though they didn't achieve the fame or notoriety of other bands from the area, they have nonetheless achieved a cult status among collectors and people curious about a rich, albeit short-lived musical genre known as West-Coast Psychedelia. First time reissued in mono, from the original master tapes. Featured in Wes Anderson film, Isle Of Dog. "
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CAT #: JPR 039LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, THE Vol. 2 LP
2022 repress. Color vinyl."Released in 1967 on Reprise Records as a follow up to Part One, Vol. 2 takes the band into more ambitious territory. Reaching out to more psychedelic territory than the debut LP, Vol. 2 maintains their unique pop sound mixed with ominous fuzz guitar, jumping from graceful folk-rock to wailing guitar freak-outs, to multilayered avant-garde compositions at a moment's notice. First time reissued in mono, from the original master tapes."
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CAT #: JPR 040LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, THE Vol. 3: A Child's Guide To Good & Evil LP
2022 repress. Color vinyl. "Released in July 1968 on Reprise Records, Vol. 3: A Child's Guide To Good & Evil is considered to be the band's most accomplished work and a masterpiece of the psychedelic genre. Released just nine months after Vol. 2, the band explores their incredibly creative psychedelic pop song writing with an accomplished mastery of studio techniques. Featuring iconic original artwork by John Van Hamersveld (Beatles, Rolling Stones). A long awaited reissue from the master tapes. Named one of the 40 greatest psychedelic records of all time by MOJO."
LANTERN REC. (ITALY)
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CAT #: LANR 013EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
GMM WITH ROBOTNICK Don't Ask Me Why/Love Supreme 12"
One of the most sought-after Italo-disco release, the combined effort of Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici and Alexander Robotnick saw the light of the day in 1986 on Fuzz Dance, Materiali Sonori sub-label ran by the wizard Giampiero Bigazzi. Florence born producer and musician Maurizio Dami, created a mysterious character, a so-called "modular structure born out of a soviet calculator and promptly runaway". His classic "Problemes D'amour" was featured on the influential Strut compilation Disco Not Disco 2 (2002). GMM was an even more enigmatic character, one of the most unclassifiable audiovisual experiences to emerge from Italy in the 1980s. Maurizio Dami itself was responsible for the group's music output, while the unit was founded in 1984 by Antonio Glessi and Andrea Zingoni as an art collective whose production represents the quintessential expression of postmodern transmedia hybridity. Fully remastered and licensed. Edition of 500; clear vinyl.
LEISURE SYSTEM (GERMANY)
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CAT #: LSR 007EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DOPPLEREFFEKT Tetrahymena EP 12"
2022 repress. Detroit enigma Dopplereffekt has been resurrected, emerging from a grave of jagged detritus and techno trash for their first release since 2007. Dopplereffekt has always preferred mystery and myth, and the Tetrahymena EP on Leisure System is a scorching assertion of their capacity for hallucinogenic abrasion. Tetrahymena wanders through decommissioned factories and an omnipresent chemical haze, evasive and contemplative like the last man alive in a crumbling steel city. Whether in the ethereal voices and plunging bass of the title-track, the unidentified flying objects droning maliciously in the thunderous weapon "Gene Silencing," or the retch and hiss of arpeggiated bad trip "Zygote," it's a transportive journey of dread as only Dopplereffekt can create. Leisure System is proud to release the Tetrahymena EP, an essential vision of dancefloor dystopia from one of the most consistently compelling artists in electronic music.
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CAT #: LSR 012EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DOPPLEREFFEKT/OBJEKT Hypnagogia 12"
2022 repress. Hallucinations storm the border between wakefulness and sleep. Accurate perceptions give way to distorted visions, senses torn and split through. Borne of mutual inspiration, legendary duo Dopplereffekt and sonic adventurer Objekt present Hypnagogia, a split 12" on Leisure System, with each transmission derived from a shared journey into extrasensory perception and subconscious thought.
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CAT #: LSR 022EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
DOPPLEREFFEKT Athanatos 12"
2022 repress. Dopplereffekt present Athanatos, their fourth release for Leisure System, including a stunning collaboration with Carsten Nicolai and Olaf Bender. Advancing the concepts of growth and decay considered in Cellular Automata (LSR 020LP, 2017), the duo of Rudolf Klorzeiger and To-Nhan explore the genetic conditions behind mortality in five sections, each offering a different interpretation of the subject matter. While conceived as a whole, the parts could be seen as functional devices in an iterative process. The release features artwork by Carsten Nicolai.
M-PLANT
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CAT #: MPM 036EP
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HOOD, ROBERT Underestimated EP 12"
To open M-Plant's 2021 schedule, Robert Hood announces the return of the Perpetual Masters series. The Underestimated EP still sounds as fierce as it did when it was originally released in 1998, delivering Hood's personal style of minimal, stripped-back techno with crisp beats, powerful build-ups and flawless grooves; nothing is superfluous here.
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CAT #: MPM 039EP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MONOBOX Forwardbase Kodai EP 12"
You might think that Robert Hood is an artist who is content with the successes he's achieved via his solo work and those alongside daughter, Lyric (as Floorplan) but this is not a man who easily rests on his laurels so after a long-time in the planning he is set to regenerate his much-loved Monobox alias. Originally launched in 1996, his Monobox sound spanned a trio of EPs on his own M-Plant label, culminating in more releases including the Molecule album (2003) for French label Logistic, which later spawned a series of remixes including those of Ricardo Villalobos and Matthew Dear. A brief return came in 2014 as part of M-Plant's 20th anniversary celebrations, which saw the release of a new Monobox 12", Film/Rectangle (MPM 022EP). In Robert's mind the idea for the new EP and album is that this vessel has been lying dormant for 40 or 50 years and is now beginning to rise up again, or regenerate. Robert's approach to Monobox was to create techno minimalism, but from an alien futuristic perspective. Returning to the moniker, his forthcoming EP and album encapsulates this raw, bristling and sci-fi tinged techno sound. The Forwardbase Kodai EP features two new tracks (which won't appear on Regerate (MPM 040LP)) alongside a remix by Ø [Phase] and a special Robert Hood Re-Plant edit.
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CAT #: MPM 040LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
MONOBOX Regenerate 2LP
You might think that Robert Hood is an artist who is content with the successes he's achieved via his solo work and those alongside daughter, Lyric (as Floorplan) but this is not a man who easily rests on his laurels so after a long-time in the planning he is set to regenerate his much-loved Monobox alias. Originally launched in 1996, his Monobox sound spanned a trio of EPs on his own M-Plant label, culminating in more releases including the Molecule album (2003) for French label Logistic, which later spawned a series of remixes including those of Ricardo Villalobos and Matthew Dear. A brief return came in 2014 as part of M-Plant's 20th anniversary celebrations, which saw the release of a new Monobox 12", Film/Rectangle (MPM 022EP). Speaking to Red Bull Music Academy that year for one of their Fireside Chat interviews, Robert said: "Monobox was an alien project. I read this book when I was probably around 13 or 14. It was this ominous black box that came from some other universe, and it was just sort of hovering over the planet, over a cornfield somewhere." In Robert's mind the idea for the new EP and album is that this vessel has been lying dormant for 40 or 50 years and is now beginning to rise up again, or regenerate. Robert's approach to Monobox was to create techno minimalism, but from an alien futuristic perspective. Returning to the moniker, his forthcoming EP and album encapsulates this raw, bristling and sci-fi tinged techno sound. The Forwardbase Kodai EP (MPM 039EP) features two new tracks (which won't appear on Regerate) alongside a remix by Ø [Phase] and a special Robert Hood Re-Plant edit. Regenerate is a fully immersive experience over seven exclusive tracks.
METROPOLIS RECORDS
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CAT #: MET 1275LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CHAMELEONS, THE Edge Sessions (Live From The Edge) 2LP
"Legendary post-punk pioneers Chameleons (UK) join Metropolis to release Edge Sessions (Live From The Edge) -- seven classic Chameleons songs performed live in May of 2021 by founding members Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies, joined by more recent members Chris Oliver (guitar), and Stephen Rice (drums). Three additional Chameleons Vox era live recording bonus tracks round out this stunning release."
NIGHT SCHOOL (UK)
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CAT #: LSSN 084LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
NILSSON, MOLLY Extreme LP
LP version. "Extreme is Molly Nilsson's tenth studio album. Recorded in 2019 and throughout the 2020 global pandemic at home in Berlin, it is a departure for Nilsson, an explosion of angry love. It's an album of anthems for the jilted generation, soaked with joy and offering solace, bristling with distorted, metal guitars and planet-sized choruses that bring light to the dark center of the galaxy. It's an album of the times, by the times and for the people. It's a record about power. About how to fight it, how to take it and how to share it. Every song here is a gleaming gem in a pouch of jewels. Examples include 'Kids Today,' where Nilsson is the voice of wisdom, archly commenting on the eternal struggle between youth and authority. 'They Will Pay' brings big, distorted power chords in the form of a agit-punk, pop slammer. Of course, when Molly Nilsson does punk pop one gets the catchiest chorus this side of The Bangles or The Nerves. However, it's on 'Pompeii' that Nilsson delivers the album's epic, emotional heartbreaker. Like '1995' on Nilsson's album Zenith, or 'Days Of Dust' on Twenty Twenty, the lyrics of 'Pompeii' are heavy with a transcendent sadness, an aching poetry that cuts to the truth of the heart like the best Leonard Cohen lines. It contains the most personal moments of Extreme, a song lit by the dying embers of romance. Yet it's here where the alchemy at the base of all Nilsson's best work is found. Turning small nuggets of personal truth into big, generous universal moments that invite everyone to cry, to love and to fight the power. In an album of jewels, it might be the shining star. This is Molly Nilsson's biggest, boldest and most vital album to date, Extreme is about power. Against the love of power and for the power of love."
PINK FLAG (UK)
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CAT #: PF 027CD
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WIRE Not About To Die: Studio Demos 1977-1978 CD
"Released as an illegal bootleg back in the early 1980s, Not About To Die were recordings made for EMI as demos for the 1978 and 1979 albums Chairs Missing and 154. Now Wire have decided to redress the balance and give the album its first official release on their own Pinkflag imprint."
PROFOUND LORE (CANADA)
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CAT #: PFL 274LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
EXECUTIONER'S MASK Winterlong LP
LP version. "Winterlong, the psychedelic new album from Executioner's Mask is set for release on Profound Lore Records. An epic bouquet of swelling synths, hypnotic melodies, and noisy guitars marry post-punk and shoegaze in ten songs exploring themes of liberation and self-destruction in these end-times. In the studio, the core group of Gambit, Mickle and Wilson added Christian Molenaar into the fold on synths, adding an ethereal edge to the band's hard-driving melancholy. Additional touches were added by Kennedy Ashlyn (SRSQ) and Jake Superchi (Uada, Ceremonial Castings), their distinct sonic fingerprints sending the compositions further into territories unexplored. Featuring production from Jeff Zeigler (The War On Drugs) and Ryan Schwabe (Oneohtrix Point Never), Winterlong is the type of sublime and immersive album that inspires the same visions often conjured by masters like The National, Alcest and Deerhunter. On stage, Gambit, Mickle, and Molenaar are joined by Anthony Charletta on bass, Melissa Lochambon on drums, and Daniel Gaona on guitar to create an explosive force of sound that come together with the potency of Children Of God-era Swans. Expanding on the kaleidoscope of ambition, expect to see re-mixes of the album released in a series of their own by an ensemble cast that features members of Deafheaven, Full Of Hell, No Joy, Xiu Xiu, and The Armed amongst an army of others. The first of these Winterlong re-mix albums will be released as a bonus disc that will come with the CD release, mastered by Angel Marcloid (aka Fire-Toolz)."
RADIATION ROOTS (ITALY)
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CAT #: RR 366LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
CLARKE, JOHNNY Wondering LP
Radiation Roots present a reissue of Johnny Clarke's Wondering. Johnny Clarke ruled the dancehall in the mid '70s, using the clever "Flyers Rhythms" that gave some of his tunes an edge with the sound systems. But his voice was always bigger than this and his versatility to sing a wide range of vocal styles has seen him cut through the decades as one of reggae's best voices. Produced by Bunny Lee, mixed at King Tubby's studio. An absolute reggae/roots classic.
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CAT #: RR 368LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
HOLT, JOHN 3000 Volts of Holt LP
Radiation Roots present a reissue of John Holt's 3000 Volts of Holt, originally released in 1977. The 3000 Volts of Holt album was the third in a series of records that launched John Holt into the UK charts in the 1970s. To say that every home had a copy of a 1000 Volts and many 2000 Volts of Holt might be an overstatement but it certainly felt that way, as all good radio stations and parties seemed to have these tracks on permanent rotation. 3000 Volts of Holt was the more roots sounding of the three albums but still carried that sweetened string sound that set these recordings together.
REBEL UP! RECORDS (BELGIUM)
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CAT #: RUP 021LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
VA Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs From Peru's Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987 2LP
24 iconic songs, with a focus on the theme of love songs (A and B side) as well as social political songs (C and D side), highlighting the emotions that this music brought to the popular working classes of Lima, nationwide and the diaspora. More than 30 years later, these songs continue to resonate like the mirror of a country that was reborn but this time is looking at itself and its own identity. From the mid-1960s onwards, there was a unique moment of fusions in Peruvian culture brought about by Andean migration from the countryside to the city which gave rise to adaptations and intercultural mixing. The culture and music they brought created the powerful genre of Andean tropical cumbia, via electric instruments and arrangements along with modern, popular pop sounds. Peruvian "chicha" cumbia is the music born in the "barrios bajos" (slums), alleys, hills, and the peripheries of Lima on the coast and cities on the edge of the Andes mountains in the late '70s and '80s. The true new Peruvian sound was not played with folk instruments but with guitars and timbales. In the '60s and '70s Peruvian tropical music was characterized by psychedelic hybridity and instrumentals for mass delight, by the mid-70s the appearance of a "class consciousness" and therefore a subaltern narrative. "Chicha" is perhaps the genre that has most emphasized its pride in being proletariat, itinerant, provincial, and hardworking. Founded in Lima by Juan Campos Muñoz, a businessman, dreamer, and also a lover of music, Discos Horóscopo was a label company on the margins of the official Peruvian music industry. Learning the ins and outs of capitalism in the '80s was hard because it was the decade where the wildest neoliberal policies and the most extreme Maoist sendero luminosa revolt began simultaneously. On Juan Campos's end, it was the moment to initiate this new venture of Chicha music, which would allow Chicha to emerge symbolically (and then economically) to a new social class composed mostly of migrants, landless peasants, and proletarians without a factory. Between 1977 and 1987, the Discos Horóscopo label produced the largest wave of Andean tropical cumbia in the world; Chicha, a reference to the fermented alcoholic drink from the Andes. The label was filled with contemporary icons such as Chacalón y La Nueva Crema, Los Shapis, Pintura Roja, Los Ovnis, Grupo Alegría, and other cult groups. Together they created a unique style with the capacity to talk about both love and uprooting, unemployment, struggle of classes, internal violence and impossible loves. Features Chacalón y La Nueva Crema, Pintura Roja, Los Shapis, La Mermela'da, Grupo Halley, Los Ovnis, Grupo Maravilla, Los Orientales de Paramonga, Pepito Y Su Grupo Mazamorra, Los Destellos, Grupo Alegri'a, Los Ecos, and Grupo Celeste. Gatefold sleeve; includes 12-page booklet with liner notes, lyrics in Spanish/English; includes download code.
RIDINGEASY RECORDS
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CAT #: EZRDR 134LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
VA Brown Acid - The Thirteenth Trip LP
LP version. "Here are just some of the gems from this latest edition of the popular compilation series featuring long-lost vintage '60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles, Brown Acid - The Thirteenth Trip: Max, from Montreal, QC -- originally known as Dawn, before Tony Orlando & Dawn forced a name change -- kick things off with 'Run Run' from their lone 1970 single. It's a hard-hitting rocker with scale climbing crunching guitars and powerful Bonham-esque drumming. 'Feelin' Dead' is extremely heavy blues from this also extremely rare 1974 single by Detroit, MI's Master Danse, which was only released as a promo 45. Think Led Zeppelin's 'Since I've Been Loving You.' Gary Del Vecchio is 'Buzzin'' hard, and from what sounds like an in-studio party of yelps and chatter at the start of the song, it seems that the whole band was in on the festivities. The funky blues riff, reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's 'Heartbreaker' and rollicking rhythmic changes certainly keep the buzz a rollin'. Finally, Good Humore's swaggering 1976 rocker 'Detroit' is a slick and smooth paen to the Motor City. It most likely doesn't predate 'Detroit Rock City' by Kiss, also released in 1976, and it has more rock'n'roll swing, but it could fit comfortably alongside the era's arena anthems."
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CAT #: EZRDR 145CD
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
SORCERY Stunt Rock CD
"In the 1970s era of rock's theatrical excesses, Sorcery delivered next level performances in which a battle ensued on stage between illusionists portraying Merlin versus Satan. While Alice Cooper and KISS brought costumes, gore and flashpots to the mainstream, these Los Angeles hard rockers integrated live magic, theatrical drama and fourth wall breaking performance for new heights in musical storytelling. While Sorcery consists of professional musicians -- the core group being guitarist Richard (Smokey) Taylor, vocalist Greg Magie and bassist Richie King -- two magicians also performed on stage when they played live. The band's nearly immediate local popularity from their debut in 1975 also made them in demand for film and TV. Enter: Stunt Rock. Way before Jackass, before Crocodile Dundee, contemporaneous with Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park and as timeless as classic Heavy Metal, there was Stunt Rock. The 1978 low budget, high concept B-movie integrated hard rock, magic, dangerous stunts and an early form of mockumentary filmmaking into an epic feature film about an Australian stunt man reunited with his American cousin (and Sorcery member) in L.A., and all Hell breaks loose. Sorcery composed the soundtrack -- which also served as the band's debut album -- and were shown performing songs throughout the film. The Stunt Rock soundtrack highlights the sweet spot between the playful, campy occult imagery of the '70s before Satanic Panic and the religious right's kayfabe outrage pushed bands to tone things down in favor of glam pomp. What one gets here is pure, knobby occult heavy metal that sounds something like Sin After Sin-era Judas Priest with Robert Plant on vocals, crossed with the melodrama of Alice Cooper and The Who's rock operas. The songs are taut, quickly shifting from part to part, motif to overture. The tunes are infinitely catchy and laden with attention grabbing titles like 'Talking To The Devil', 'Mark of The Beast', 'Stuntrocker' and 'Burned Alive.' On the surface, the film Stunt Rock seems campy and crazy enough to be embraced even if the music weren't all that exciting, but Sorcery proves that their work deserves to be seriously appreciated in the canon of classic rock."
ROOTS VIBRATION (BELGIUM)
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CAT #: ROOTS 029EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
EARTH DISCIPLES Forward Inna Iwah 7"
Dubplate only release for the first time released on 7". Earth Disciples are known for their killer tune "Peace Love And Harmony". The piece presented here "Forward Inna Iwah" has that same deep roots reggae vibe with haunting/angelic female background vocals.
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CAT #: ROOTS 037EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
GUZANG, LATTY Reggae Riddim 12"
Obscure US reggae by vocalist and melodica player Latty Guzang. 12" comes with vocal on the A-side and wicked DJ cut and melodica cut on the B-side.
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CAT #: ROOTS 043EP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MORE RELATION Jahoveah's Kingdom/Solve Them 12"
Top notch US reggae double sider with extended mixes. More Relation started in 1977 in New York as a backup band for reggae artists such as Melodians, Larry Marshall, Carlton Coffee, and Ken Booth. They released many now sought-after singles and one self-titled album.
SAD MILK COLLECTIVE
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CAT #: SMC 017CS
FILE UNDER: ROCK
INSPECTOR 34 So Low We Can't Hear You Cassette
So Low We Can't Hear You is the first live album from Lowell, MA's Inspector 34, as well as the first solo album from founder Jim Warren since the formation of the band's current line-up following 2016's Cuando En España. Its 34 tracks are sourced from a variety of live recordings made over a ten-year span from venues across the country. Presented as they are, simple acoustic performances with no overdubs, they showcase Warren's eclectic songwriting and the raw energy characteristic of his solo performances. RIYL: Daniel Johnston, Pat the Bunny, Pixies, Animal Collective, Neutral Milk Hotel.
SDBAN (BELGIUM)
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CAT #: SDBANSEL 006LP
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
SOLIS LACUS Solis Lacus (A Special Radio - TV Record - N15) LP
Reissue of the Belgian milestone jazz album originally released in 1975. This is groundbreaking, experimental and funky jazz fusion. Sdban Records will reissue several installments of the legendary library series A Special Radio ~ TV Record on vinyl. These were originally released on Belgian imprint "Selection Records" between 1975 and 1981. N°15 in the series was the Belgian milestone jazz album Solis Lacus released in 1975. Solis Lacus is the cult group around renowned Belgian pianist Michel Herr, a pioneer of electric jazz in the '70s in Europe. Michel Herr rose to international prominence after winning the first prize at the jazz festival in Loosdrecht, The Netherlands, in 1971. He accompanied many European and American jazz stars on foreign tours and ran the group Jazztrack with saxophone player Wolfgang Engstfeld in Germany. At the same time, he set up his own band Solis Lacus, which consisted of Belgian musicians who had all made a name for themselves on the national jazz scene of the 1960s including Richard Rousselet and Bruno Castelluci both from Placebo. Inspired by the reigning jazz-rock sound of the day, Herr expanded his musical vocabulary and started to play electronic keyboards. Solis Lacus recorded its only album in the course of 1974 and 1975, before the members of the group headed in their own direction. Solis Lacus is considered the European counterpart to sound experimentations of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, or the best albums of the CTI label such as Freddie Hubbard.
SDBAN ULTRA (BELGIUM)
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CAT #: SDBANU 023CD
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
GLASS MUSEUM Reflet CD
Belgian instrumentalists Glass Museum have found the perfect balance between piano and drums, where jazz and electronics collide, uniting the surgical precision of the best contemporary jazz, à la Gogo Penguin and Badbadnotgood, with the electronic influences of Jon Hopkins or Floating Points. In motion since 2016, the duo consisting of keyboardist Antoine Flipo and drummer Martin Grégoire, have a rich history written around a powerful connection to duality. From the initial impact of the Deux EP in 2018, to the synthetic and organic textures of the critically acclaimed 2020 album Reykjavik, Glass Museum has found its balance in symmetry. Released via the groove-obsessed Sdban Ultra label, Reflet was born out of a desire for freedom, a wish to innovate and travel differently. This new piece stands out as an artistic climax crafted at the crossroads of time and genres, an electronic proposition wrought by two brave hearts, tempered by the organic reflections delivered through computer free melodies. An album which places the human at the core of its compositions and in order to return to a more instinctive and instantaneous means of creation, the duo retreated to a secret location in one of the most remote parts of the Ardennes. It's there, in the shade of spruces, that the album was first born. Extremely cinematographic, Reflet delivers a panoramic view point: jazz, breakbeat, minimal techno, and deep house, collide on neo classical grounds. From the dynamic instrumentation of album opener "Caillebotis" to the absorbing oscillations of "Shiitake" and grand gestures of the album title track, Reflet is an odyssey running through troubled times, an ode to night time, to life, dreams and to all rhythms that convey emotions beyond words. Like its immersive creative process, the album offers a counterpoint and, above all, endless perspectives. Elsewhere, the pulsing, melodic "Auburn" and entrancing electronic textures of "Opal Sequences" continue the exploration before the strutting "Kendama" showcases the electronic sensibilities that are buried within their productions. Shining as a true instrumental tour de force, Reflet also takes inspiration from the progress of the Ohme Collective. At the crossroads of art disciplines, science, new technologies, and societal challenges, this creative community draws the future of visual arts and created the album artwork for this resolutely futuristic album.
SHUKAI (UKRAINE)
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CAT #: SHUKAI 002LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
BYSTRIAKOV, VOLODYMYR Alice Through The Looking Glass, 1982 LP
Limited 2022 restock. Shukai present their second release, music for the animated television film Alice Through the Looking Glass, never before released. The music was recorded in 1981 and the film was broadcasted on Soviet television in 1982. Alice Through The Looking Glass, created by Kyivnauchfilm studio and directed by Efim Pruzhansky, was a color animated film based on the novel by Lewis Carroll. Volodymyr Bysrtiakov is a Soviet analog to the French Vladimir Cosma or Italian Ennio Morricone. He was a great soundtrack composer whose most active years were in the '80 and '90s when he worked at the Kyivnauchfilm studio, whose audio department was like the British BBC Radiophonic Workshop at the time. The soundtrack for the animated film Alice Through The Looking Glass was an attempt to create a psychedelic electroacoustic piece with a Victorian flavor. The film animation style is similar to Terry Gilliam's Monty Python cartoon clips. Gatefold sleeve; Obi; Edition of 300.
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CAT #: SHUKAI 006LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
GONCHAROVA, VALENTINA Recordings Vol. 2 1987-1991 LP
Following the unpublished works of the Ukrainian/Estonian musician Valentina Goncharova, Volume 2 of Shukai's archival project sits in direct contrast to the solo works of Vol. 1. Vol. 2 1987-1991 completes Shukai's dive into the sound world of an important yet overlooked artist working within Soviet era electroacoustics. This long player of duets casts a light on Goncharova's experiences with early free jazz, democratic improvisation and introductions to pure electronic sound. Where Vol. 1 explored her home studio experiments and flirtations with musique concrete and new age, this volume seeks to give audience to similarly DIY recordings developed in collaborative environments away from the conservatoire. Properly documenting sessions revolving around smoky jazz cafes, art galleries, salons and theatre venues across Riga and Tallinn, these seven pieces add to the historical narrative of the Soviet-era avant-garde and show the broader spectrum of Valentina's work. It begins in Riga with an adapted score for a delicately unfolding violin drone, voice and saxophone performance produced by Valentina and Alexander Aksenov. Valetina's bond with the multi-instrumentalist and theater director Aksenov led to decades of close friendship and several demo recordings such as "Reincarnation II". Across the rest of the disc are collaborative duets with Sergei Letov and Pekka Airaksinan respectively, the three tapes with Letov an example of recordings as a "rehearsal process". Atypical violin/saxophone techniques and light, difficult to place percussive textures interplay across the three duets with Letov, the sense of spatiality alluding to the very nature of the recordings. They strike ultimately as private, freeform experiments with sound, never intended for the listener but documenting a practice which explores the dichotomy of improv's "non-professionalism" and its potential freedom from trained performance. They are included as a deliberate variance to the tapes with Pekka Airaksinen, an already well-regarded composer, early synthesizer fanatic and Finnish radical. At their time of meeting, Pekka had diverted his attention from punk-indebted noise and free jazz groups to a pursuit of spiritualism via contemporary electronic technologies. Already familiar with the Buddhas of Golden Light LP, Valentina found in his work an attraction to the sacred and, after an encounter at a 1988 Helsinki festival dedicated to futurist art and literature, she prepared to visit his studio. After a failed attempt to record a joint album, fragments of the tapes are presented here, highlighting Goncharova's first real experience of electronic music making in a compositional sense. Fragmented guitar and additional keyboard patterns push and pull through delay units in unison with Valentina's two violins, at times mimicking the howl of the wind or even the human voice.
SILVER AGE
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CAT #: SIL 021CS
FILE UNDER: HIPHOP
CZARFACE Czarmageddon!: Lunchbox Edition Cassette
Comes in a lunchbox. "CZARMAGEDDON! Hot off their two smashes for Marvel's blockbuster ¬lm Venom: Let There Be Carnage, CZARFACE is back, triumphantly swinging into your universe with their all new CZARMAGEDDON! Expect many twists and turns as Wu-Tang's Inspectah Deck and Esoteric go to war with an all-new, all-different soundscape from Czarface producers the Czar Keys. Alt-rap icon Kool Keith shatters the lyrical glass and the enigmatic Frankie Pulitzer, who fi¬rst appeared on the Venom soundtrack on Czarface's Today's Special, is back with guns blazing. Fans will crash the gates for this all new chapter of the Czarface saga. Collector's Lunchbox with embossed Czarface art on front and back; Series 2 Trading Cards only available with the Lunchbox; Cassette of CZARMAGEDDON! only available in the Lunchbox."
SOULGRAMMA (ITALY)
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CAT #: SOULG 005LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
CHAIN REACTION Indebted To You LP
Soulgramma present a reissue of Chain Reaction's Indebted To You, originally released in 1977. In 1975, singers Bruce Ruffin, Bobby Davis, and Dave Collins -- the latter of reggae duo Dave & Ansel Collins -- came together to form Chain Reaction, a short-lived UK harmony soul group who recorded their only album Indebted To You for Gull in 1977. This sought-after session includes their popular version of Lamont Dozier's "Why Can't We Be Lovers", the sweet soul single "Never Lose Never Win" and the non-album single "This Eternal Flame". Rare groove alert: The electric funk of "Hogtied" is the top of the crème here, with a bass line reminiscent of Aaron Neville's "Hercules", a sumptuous clavinet and a majestic wah-wah guitar. Fully licensed. 180 gram vinyl.
SOWING RECORDS (ITALY)
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CAT #: SOW 026LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
BEN, JORGE Samba Esquema Novo LP
Reissue. First released in 1963 on Phillips Records, this was Jorge Ben's debut album. Samba Esquema Novo ("New Style Samba") deliberately sets a new standard in Brazilian music. A beautiful, fresh and vital combination of Ben's percussive guitar and smooth/rough voice backed by big band style horns, percussion (the great Dom Um Romao), and strings. In 2007, it was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history. But it's important to remind you that this is the album that contains the first original version of "Mas Que Nada", one of the most popular songs in the world. Clear vinyl.
TRUNK (UK)
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CAT #: JBH 090LP
FILE UNDER: SOUNDTRACK
WEBB, ROGER Bartleby: The Original Soundtrack Recording LP
2022 restock. "Before I go on about this, musically it is outstanding. Amazing. Groovy. Weird, Pastoral. Jazz. Funky. Modal. And all at the same time. So, some history and context for you. Bartleby or rather Bartleby The Scrivener: A Story Of Wall Street started life as a short anonymous work written for publication in 1853. Its first appearance was over two installments that year, in the November and December issues of Putnam's Monthly Magazine. The Bartleby story is simple -- a Wall Street firm hires a scrivener by the name of Bartleby, who, after joining, refuses to do any work at all, using 'I'd prefer not to' as his ongoing and effective excuse (a bit like my kids all the time in fact). This infuriates all the other staff and the situation spirals into madness. Bartleby appeared three years later as a short story in The Piazza Tales, revealing the writer to be Herman Melville. Since then, it has risen in stature, and has been firmly placed as a short form classic. It offers readers a subtle journey into mental illness and explores isolation in the work place and in society in general. It's not a particularly cheerful read, but Melville's subject matter and observations are more relevant now than ever. Over the years the story has been adapted for radio, stage and screen. In 1970 a filmed version was made in the UK, transporting Bartleby from New York to London, and from the 19th Century to the late 1960s. Starring Paul Scofield (as the accountant) and John McEnery (as Bartleby) it offered a stark, depressing and darkly comic view of office life, ending in a hunger strike and ultimately death. So not a swinging London movie by any stretch of the imagination. The film was shot around London Wall and was produced via Twickenham Studios (for interiors shots), which was a commercial set up co-owned by Kenneth Shipman. One of his fledgling composers at the time was pianist Roger Webb (1934-2002), who put together a most extraordinary and effective soundtrack. To my ears it's a mixture of jazz and British pastoral sadness. A perfect blend of late 1960s jazz underground and brooding depression. This is the first time this Bartleby score has ever been issued. It sounds incredible. In 35 years of collecting and listening to film music and library music, I have never come across anything quite like it before. If you have, can you let me know what it is. Unless of course, you prefer not to. Thanks for listening." --Jonny Trunk, 2021
VAMPISOUL (SPAIN)
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CAT #: VAMPI 223LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
LINARES, ALFREDO Mi Nuevo Ritmo LP
Vampisoul present a reissue of Alfredo Linares Y Su Salsa Star' Mi Nuevo Ritmo, originally released in 1974. A nonstop salsa dura party album from start to finish, comparable with any of New York's finest like Ray Barretto and Willie Colón from the same era, but with its own unique swinging sound and bright, crisp, joyful vibe. There are plenty of straight up Cuban-roots based salsa tunes, plus some Latin jazz and Latin soul and a bolero. Trumpets, hand claps, loud cowbell, and vigorous vocals all make for a great listen and an even better dance experience. As the track "La Música Brava" proclaims: "Yo no quiero que pare la música brava!" (I don't want the badass music to stop!). The record is actually a patchwork of different recording sessions made in Peru and Colombia, featuring differing studio sound and musician lineups. Linares had just returned to his adopted home of Medellín from a period spent in Peru and was looking for a record deal. He had brought master tapes with four songs recorded in Lima and was shopping them around in the hopes of securing an album contract. Linares also cut some Colombian sessions which feature Roy "Tayrona" Betancourt as well as Henry Castro and Enrique Fabián. Unfortunately, neither Discos Fuentes nor Sonolux or Codiscos were interested. At that time, vinyl for making records was scarce and over-priced due to the petroleum crisis and hence the labels were reluctant to try out a new artist. "There was nothing to be done. The only company that had vinyl stock was INS. So, I did the business with them even though they didn't have a known name in Colombia. The strength of that album made them rather famous." The song "Mambo Rock" (with "Estricto Guaguancó" on the B side) came out on a 45rpm record in 1974, and, as Linares recounts it, "two months later the sale was at a very high level. So, partly out of gratitude, I started producing for them. It is from there that my other records and the AfroINS albums came." Unfortunately, the master tapes to the LP were lost or destroyed, as with all INS releases, so the best possible vinyl sources and audio restoration has been used for this deluxe reissue. Recommended by DJ Bongohead of Peace & Rhythm. Presented in its original artwork and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
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CAT #: VAMPI 235LP
FILE UNDER: WORLD
MEIRELLES, HELENA A Rainha da Viola Caipira 2LP
2022 restock. It's about time to uncover the most unknown Brazilian music style. Unlike other Brazilian musical traditions as samba and bossa-nova, never ever anything of Caipira music has been released outside Brazil. Repairing this huge gap, Vampisoul presents A Rainha da Viola Caipira, a stunning 25-track compilation of the revered "Queen Of The Viola Caipira", Helena Meirelles. To start with, what is a viola? It looks like an acoustic guitar but is not. It has nearly the same shape but it is slightly smaller. Instead of the six or twelve strings, it has ten strings, paired in duplets of five strings. It has a very distinctive sound, having an enhanced treble, and a sharper reverb. The sound must be played with a hard pick because its original steel strings are thicker than the ordinary ones. The viola is the main symbol of música caipira or, may we call it, caipira sound. Caipira music cannot easily be portrayed as country music or, directly, encapsulated in folk patterns, even though it contains ingredients from both of them. On top of that, it also bears an influence of guarânia (a Paraguayan slow polka played in minor scales) and corrido and ranchera (specific variations of the Mexican folklore). There's also a shadow of Mexican mariachi-style. Everything on Helena's life or art was exquisite and unique to say the least. Mother of 11 sons, estranged from all of them for 30 years, mid-wife by trade and a very late musician to debut in public (she was 68 years old when she started to record her debut album), she was born on the August 13th, 1924, and passed away in 2004. Considered by the Guitar Player Magazine, one the 100 greatest guitar players of all time, don't miss the chance to discover a brand-new kind of (Brazilian) folk music.
VG+ RECORDS
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CAT #: VG+ 004LP
FILE UNDER: EXPERIMENTAL
MCKECHNIE, DOUG San Francisco Moog: 1968-72 Vol. 1 LP
"San Francisco Moog: 1968-72 documents a missing link in the history of electronic music, as well as the little-known moment when psychedelic music went electronic. In 1968, Bay Area native Doug McKechnie got hold of one the very first modular Moog synthesizers ever made and began finding his own way to play it. Soon, he was hauling the finicky instrument around to perform improvised concerts at colleges and ballrooms, as well as an ill-fated appearance on the bill at Altamont. Many of the performances were recorded, and the surviving tapes -- never before released -- capture a free-flowing, transportive sound that fills in the gap between the austere mid-century academic avant-garde and the expansive cosmic suites of Tangerine Dream and the rest of the Berlin School in the '70s. This is not another corny old Moog record. San Francisco Moog sounds as fresh as anything by today's analog-synth heads while bringing to life a lost moment in the development of the music." "Astonishing stuff, pure early Moog electronics . . . vibrating with the joy taken in the discovery of the new sounds this machine was capable of." --Electronic Sound "Presages both Tangerine Dream's soundtracks and, in its most grimy moments, 'Acid Tracks'." --The Wire
WEWANTSOUNDS (UK)
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CAT #: WWSLP 032LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
YANO, AKIKO Gohan Ga Dekitayo 2LP
2022 restock; double LP version. Wewantsounds present a 40th anniversary reissue of Akiko Yano's Gohan Ga Dekitayo, originally released in 1980. This superb double-album was recorded with Yellow Magic Orchestra at a time when she was part of the group's touring line-up between 1979 and 1980. The album is pure Akiko Yano featuring her superb singing and piano playing, enhanced by touches of YMO's synth-pop sound (check her cult version of YMO's classic, "Tong-Poo"). First album release outside of Japan. When Gohan Ga Dekitayo came out in 1980, Akiko Yano had been touring with Yellow Magic Orchestra for more than a year. She'd play keyboards alongside the three founding members -- Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi -- plus guitarist Kenji Omura and synth wizard programmer Hideki Matsutake (as part of the 1980 North American tour, she'd also feature in the group's cult TV appearance on Soul Train for a memorable rendition of "Tighten Up") and they are all present on Gohan Ga Dekitayo. The double-LP, whose title could be translated by "Dinner Is Ready", was co-produced with Ryuichi Sakamoto and recorded at two legendary studios: Tokyo's Alfa Studio "A" and Los Angeles's Sound City. It was Akiko's first shift towards a fuller synth sound following four studio albums mixing pop and jazz funk, including her landmark debut from 1976, Japanese Girl (WWSCD 017CD/WWSLP 017LP). A shift that would continue with the release of Tadaima in 1981 (WWSCD 016CD/WWSLP 016LP_, also featuring the YMO musicians. The fourteen tracks on Gohan Ga Dekitayo find Akiko in top form mixing her singer-songwriter's sensitivity with the electro-pop sound of YMO. It's interesting to note though that it is very much an Akiko Yano album even if the group is present on the album (interestingly they do also play analog instruments on the album). Akiko is clearly the one in charge with a string of beautiful compositions and the rendition of one of the group's classics, "Tong Poo" which she reinvents as a slower, less metronomic-paced song adding her own lyrics. Other highlights on the album include "Dogs Awaiting...", a hypnotic composition featuring fascinating electro arrangements or "Coloured Water" sung in English by Akiko accompanying herself on Fender Rhodes with subtle percussion by Tatsuo Hayashi and electronics by Ryuichi Sakamoto. There are many more great moments on this superb album which announces the further experiments of Tadaima. Remastered audio by Mitsuo Koike.
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CAT #: WWSLP 034LP
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC
SAKAMOTO, RYUICHI Hidari Ude No Yume LP
Restocked; single LP version. Obi strip; four-page insert. Wewantsounds present the reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album Hidari Ude No Yume (Left Handed Dream), originally released in 1981 on the Alfa label. Save for a small-scale Dutch vinyl release in 1981, it is the first time the album's original Japanese edition is released outside of Japan (the European release on Epic Records included significantly different tracks and mixes). Hidari Ude No Yume was recorded at the legendary Alfa Studio "A" in Tokyo during the Summer of 1981. it came after B-2 Unit in 1980 and his debut album Thousand Knives Of... in 1978 (WWSCD 024CD/WWSLP 024LP), the very year Sakamoto was invited by Haruomi Hosono to join Yellow Magic Orchestra alongside Yukihiro Takahashi. In 1981, Sakamoto decided to record an album rooted in pop, following the more experimental B-2 Unit and his landmark electro debut. Sakamoto invited British producer Robin Scott to co-produce. They entered the Alfa studio in July 1981 with his fellow YMO musicians Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, keyboard programmer extraordinaire Hideki Matsutake who'd been on Sakamoto's first two albums and became YMO's unofficial fourth member, violinist Kaoru Sato, saxophonist Satoshi Nakamura, and American guitarist Adrian Belew (David Bowie, The Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club). Together, they created a fascinating mix of pop, ambient and electronic music with elements of avant-garde and traditional Japanese music, the whole firmly rooted in a solid groove. From the funk of "Relâché" to the new wave feel of "Venezia" and the ambient minimalism of "Slat Dance," the album is remarkably consistent while displaying a wealth of global influences. The album was released in Japan in 1981 and Epic Records picked it up for Europe a year later but decided to release it in a significantly altered version. The sequencing was completely reshuffled and two tracks, "Saru No Ie" and "Living In The Dark" were completely dropped while three others, "Relâché", "Tell 'em To Me", "Venezia" were heavily remodeled with English lyrics and different names. Last but not least, a new English-sung track, "The Arrangement," was added, making the album nine tracks instead of ten for the Japanese edition. Newly remastered from the original tapes by renowned engineer Bernie Grundman. Comes with original artwork featuring cover shot by famous photographer Masayoshi Sukita. Four-page insert with new introduction by journalist Anton Spice.
WHP (ITALY)
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CAT #: WHP 1447LP
FILE UNDER: ROCK
WONDER, STEVIE Live At The Rainbow Room (New York City, July 13, 73) 2LP
On July 13, 1973, a few weeks before the release of Innervisions, Stevie Wonder appeared at NYC's Rainbow Room for what can now be called a historical performance. In full creative phase and backed by a fabulous twelve-piece band the 23-year-old genius delivered an outstanding set of both hits and extended instrumentals including new tracks from the upcoming landmark album. A rare gem in the history of sweet soul music. Line-up: Stevie Wonder - vocals, keyboards, harmonica; Ray Parker Jr. - guitar; Scott Edwards - bass; Greg Phillinganes - keyboards; Ollie E. Brown - drums; Trevor Lawrence - tenor sax; Denny Morouse - tenor sax; Steve Madaio - trumpet; Shirley Brewer - backing vocals; Lani Groves - backing vocals; Jim Gilstrap - backing vocals; Loris Harvin - backing vocals; Terry Hendricks - backing vocals.
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