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"CHICAGO 2018: IT'S GONNA CHANGE"

I was fortunate to also find this in Barcelona at a reasonable rate.
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BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, "FOLD YOUR HANDS CHILD, YOU WALK LIKE A PEASANT"

This ever-growing Britpop legend has come through once again, though with a few weak spots.
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WILD PLANET

The new subConscious compilation featuring (as the last one, "Paradigm Shift") an array of unreleased or revised tracks from cEvin Key and related artists.
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TOMMY GUERRERO, "A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHIN"

From Mo Wax comes the second full-lengther from Tommy Guerrero, featuring a little bit of samba and spice tossed into an acoustic blend.
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OMD, "PEEL SESSIONS 1979-1983"

Listening to a peel session with songs you have known by heart for nearly 20 years gives you an insightful view of the band recording live in a contained environment.
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SONIC YOUTH, "NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS"

Perhaps there was a time that Geffen was pressuring Sonic Youth to make more hit singles, as it looks now, thankfully they have hopefully given up.
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KU-LING BROTHERS, "CREACH"

Ku-ling Bros. is Stephen Mallinder and Shane Norton.
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LEGENDARY PINK DOTS, "FAREWELL, MILKY WAY"

A lovely recording of the Dots show from 1994 in Amsterdam's Milky Way Club.
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RUMAH SAKIT

The San Francisco-based group pronounced "Room Uh Sock Eeet!" reminds me of one of the best characteristics of some of my favorite bands' early days.
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Twilight Circus, "Dub Voyage"

Ryan Moore makes it sound so easy. He's become a natural at the Dub Soundystem project.

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THE THE, "SHRUNKENMAN INTERPRETATIONS"

What a grand idea. As opposed to the usual, overly done idea of having other bands remix songs, Matt Johnson's clever self has decided to have other bands cover (or "interpret") his songs.
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STEREOLAB, "FIRST OF THE MICROBE HUNTERS"

For just under 40 minutes, Stereolab bring us the latest offering of all new material.
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CHRIS CUTLER AND THOMAS DIMUZIO, "QUAKE"

Recorded at liveperformances in Maine and Massachusetts last March, this disc combinesthe tape loops and experimental noises from Thomas DiMuzio with thelive drumming of Chris Cutler.
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MELTED MEN, "I DRINK BLOOD" 7"

In their own words, this is "a ridiculous display of personal hygiene through over-sampled funk and breathing problems."
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THE CLIENTELE, "A FADING SUMMER" EP

Pretty and charming, theClientele release their first piece of optical plastic, with two newsongs and two pulled from older 7" releases.
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DEPARTURE LOUNGE, "OUT THERE"

The debut DepartureLounge comes in the form of a 7-track EP in the UK from Bella Union andan 11-track LP in the USA through Flydaddy.
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ECHOBOY, "VOLUME ONE"

This is the debut album from this band whose fans now seem to be growing exponentially.
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BUZZCOCKS, "SPIRAL SCRATCH" + "TIME'S UP"

The Buzzcocks formed in the summer of 1976 ... the big bang of UK punk.
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KAMMERFLIMMER KOLLEKTIEF, "INCOMMUNICADO" + "MAANDER"

Here's what happens when you go looking in a section from a band you've recently fallen in love with but know very little about.
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KID 606/LESSER, "EUROPEAN TOUR SINGLE 2000"

As the title says, this 7" release was available at the recent Kid 606 dates throughout Europe.
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