New
Releases
Albertans
Sex With An Angel
PS, US The Albertans found each other in NYC & launched an 8-piece
theatrical music collective. Within 6 months, the band found itself
playing to packed houses. Now based out of Vancouver, they are touring
the US. Joel Bravo (BRAVO SILVA) leads the band vocally, touching
on references as disparate as the Flaming Lips & the Hold Steady
while injecting a theatricality hinted at in his songs for NY musicals.
ErnestJenning
45
$5.50
Alkaline Trio
Agony & Irony
PS, US New album.
Epic
CD
$16.00
Auffenberg, Ryan
Marigolds
PS, US This is a masterwork of deserted beauty, presenting a palate
of songs ranging from the deeply melancholic to the hopeful-yet-realistic.
He is capable of melding the beauty of records like Beck's "Sea
Change" & the lyricism of Sam Beam & Conor Oberst while
maintaining a definitive sound & voice all is own.
Evangeline
CD
$13.25
Baby Woodrose
Blows Your Mind! [2008 remaster]
PS, DENMARK Limited stock, special orders welcome. 2001 debut from
Danish retro-stoner-rock giants featuring members of On Trial. Re-issued
and remastered (or actually mastered for the first time!) in 2008.
Blows Your Mind is the classic debut album by Baby Woodrose originally
released in 2001 on main man Lorenzo Woodrose´own label Pan
Records. Lorenzo wrote the songs and played all the instruments himself
and although the sound is more lo-fi than usual on a Baby Woodrose
album the songs are among the best he ever wrote.
BadAfro
CD
$20.50
Baby Woodrose
Dropout! (2004)
PS, DENMARK Limited stock, special orders welcome. 2007 album from
Danish retro-stoner-rock giants featuring members of On Trial. This
is their covers album, which finds them blasting through classics
by Love, The 13th Floor Elevators, Captain Beefheart and His Magic
Band, The Sonics, The Saints, The Stooges, The West Coast Pop Art
Experimental Band, and more!
BadAfro
CD
$21.75
Baby Woodrose
Love Comes Down (2006)
PS, DENMARK Limited stock, special orders welcome. 2007 album from
Danish retro-stoner-rock giants featuring members of On Trial. 60s
acid rock with sneery Monster Magnet-styled vocals.
Playground
CD
$27.25
Baby Woodrose
Money For Soul (2003)
PS, DENMARK Limited stock, special orders welcome. 2003 album from
Danish retro-stoner-rock giants featuring members of On Trial. Garage-rock
with 60s psychedelia and an attitude.
BadAfro
CD
$21.75
Baby Woodrose
Chasing Rainbows (2007)
PS, DENMARK Limited stock, special orders welcome. 2007 album from
Danish retro-stoner-rock giants featuring members of On Trial. STONERROCK.COM:
"Baby Woodrose look into that strange, dark heart that fueled
the psychedelic rock of the 1960s - borrowing from (and paying tribute
to) bands like The Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane - and crafting
an interesting, layered rock album in Chasing Rainbows. If you love
the Stones and the soundtracks to films investigating the liminal
period that the 60s and early 70s represented, Chasing Rainbows should
find its way into your collection."
BadAfro
CD
$20.50
Baseball Project
Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes & Dying Quails
PS, US Rock n' roll vets Scott McCaughey (MINUS 5, R.E.M., YOUNG FRESH
FELLOWS) & Steve Wynn (DREAM SYNDICATE) have an unhealthy love
for music undermined only by an even more unhealthy love of baseball.
The compatriots blend their 2 passions w/ an album of buzzing guitars
& baseball back stories. Drummer Linda Pitmon (MIRACLE 3, GOLDEN
SMOG) & R.E.M.'s Peter Buck round out the squad. A passionately
funny & sarcastically reverent commentary on the state of the
sport, The Baseball Project provides a hip soundtrack to the backstage
party at America's game.
YepRoc
CD
$13.75
Believer
October 2004 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US ZZ Packer interviews John Kerry. Michel Houellebecq on H. P.
Lovecraft.
And much more!
ZINE
$7.25
Believer
March 2005 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US Interviews with Mario Van Peebles, Marjorie Greene, Arthur
Conan Doyle.
ZINE
$7.25
Believer
March 2004 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US Interviews with George Saunders, Daniel Dennett, Amy Sedaris
ZINE
$7.25
Believer
June/July 2006 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US The music issue with CD featuring Destroyer, Calexico, The
National, among others. Don DeLillo and Greil Marcus discuss Dylan.
Lots of other kewl stuff.
ZINE
$7.25
Believer
October 2003 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US Arthur C. Clarke vs. Lawrence Weschler re: outer space photos.
Interviews with John Banville, Stephen Malkmus, Mark Salzman
ZINE
$7.25
Believer
November 2005 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US INterviews with Maya Rudolph, William H. Gass, Devendra Banhart
and more.
ZINE
$7.25
Believer
June/July 2005 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US The music issue! Comes with Cd featuring the likes of The Shins,
Mt. Eerie, The Decemberists, Spoon, Devendra Banhart, The Mountain
Goats. Interviews with Karen O, Aimee Mann, Smoosh.
Zine
$7.25
Believer (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
May 2005
PS, US Starring Yo La Tengo, Craig Venter, Tobias Wolff, Steve Martin.
ZINE
$7.25
Believer
February 2004 (Unearthed from the Parasol Vault)
PS, US Interviews with Tibor Fischer, Mike Davis, Phillip Seymor Hoffman,
Elane Pagels.
Nick Hornby misreads Tobias Wolff.
ZINE
$7.25
Bjork
Minuscule
PS, US
OneLittleIndian
DVD
$12.50
Black Kids
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
PS, UK Jacksonville, Fla., five-piece Black Kids aren't the type to
go on YouTube offering instructional videos for their shit-hot dance
moves, and it's hard to blame 'em. You practice for hours, pour out
a lifetime of blood, sweat, and tears, and then one day there you
are, impressing this awesome indie-pop girl with your Chris Brown-caliber
(OK, Napoleon Dynamite-caliber) steps. You're both having fun-- so
much fun, in fact, she wants you to reveal your tricks to her mook
boyfriend. Well, what-the-fuck-ever.
"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How
to Dance With You" (sometimes referred to as "I'm Not Gonna
Teach You", but the band prefers the long title) describes, you
guessed it, pretty much just such a situation. From Black Kids' MySpace
and their Wizard of Ahhhs demo, this little juke joint grabs attention
like a breakdancer at a wedding reception with its scraggly lo-fi
guitar, peppy synths, and ebullient melodies. Reggie Youngblood's
vocals put a lighthearted spin on the ol' Robert Smith/Conor Oberst
quaver, while keyboardists Ali Youngblood and Dawn Watley cheer back
Go! Team-style atop Kevin Snow's emphatic drums. The reverb here can
get a bit cavernous, tending toward epic grandiosity over, say, the
Boy Least Likely To's low-key charm. But we're not suggesting Black
Kids should start biting anybody's moves. -Pitchfork
MercuryUk
12
$9.25
Bonus
On Earth
PS, US While previous CD-R releases were entirely improvised, this
is comprised of 3 untitled pieces composed by the group w/elements
of restrained improvisation. Musically, each piece has a specific
concern, ranging from extremely subtle microtonal shifts to distorted
crashes of intervals against one another. Captures the reductive BONUS
sound w/all the sustained tones & sparkling textures, but w/a
more focused & succinct delivery. LIMITED TO 500!
RootStrata
CD
$13.25
Box Tops
Cry Like A Baby (+ 5)
PS, US All 11 original album tracks from 1968 produced by Dan Penn.
Contains 5 bonus trx including the previously unissued Take Me To
Your Heart.
Sundazed-6159
CD
$12.25
Box Tops
The Letter/Neon Rainbow
PS, US Classic reissue feat the teenage soul of Alex Chilton. Incl
4 bonus trx: single versions, Turn On A Dream & prev unreleased
Georgia Farm Boy.
Sundazed-6158
CD
$12.25
Brown Bird
Bottom of the Sea
PS, US Dark Americana trio have brought subtly disturbing lyrics dressed
in soothing harmonies to those who will listen since 2003. Their sound
ranges from simple sea-shanty style folk to complex counterpoints
with an Eastern European flavor. Their influences of indie, classical,
and old american hymns rise and fall within their songs like whitecaps
on a dark and stormy sea. For fans of John Prine, Dirty Three, and
Low.
PeapodRecordings
CD
$10.50
Byrds
Live In Holland 1971
PS, US When The Byrds cut the two songs featured on Live In Holland
1971 they may have been nearing the end of the trail, but this totally
revamped Byrds lineup had plenty of firepower left in their mighty
arsenal. Byrds founding member/vocalist/12-string legend Roger McGuinn
-- along with guitar whiz Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and
drummer Gene Parsons -- sound better than ever, sailing through muscular
renditions of new Byrds fave (and Dr. John tribute) 'Lover Of The
Bayou' and Dylan country-rock staple 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere.' McGuinn
admits he kept the name of the legendary Los Angeles combo intact
for the sake of his old pal (and new fretboard foil). 'Clarence White
always wanted to be in The Byrds ... and now he had his chance,' says
McGuinn.
Sundazed
45
$5.50
Byrds
The Preflyte Sessions
PS, US Stunning 2xCD set with gracious booklet.
Sundazed-11116
DCD
$24.00
Byrds
Younger Than Yesterday
PS, US Mono LP reissue!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Byrds
Lazy Days b/w Reputation
PS, US Recorded during the earliest period of the Sweetheart of the
Rodeo sessions, these March 1968 Nashville recordings are presented
here for the first time ever in their unique mono mixes. Originally
intended for potential single release on Columbia Records, ?Lazy Days?
features a previously unheard instrumental track (with Roger McGuinn
on six- string electric) while ?Reputation? showcases a previously
unheard vocal take by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.
Sundazed
45
$5.50
Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn!
PS, US Second album, originally released in 1966. With three bonus
tracks.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Byrds
Another Dimension (2X10")
PS, US Double 10" release of original Columbia recordings from
1966, including 12 unheard tracks: instrumental takes, alternate vocal
mixes and extended versions from the legendary Fifth Dimension sessions.
"1966: Now heavily influenced by the earth-shaking creations
of two master musicians -- John Coltrane and Ravi Shankar -- the Byrds
began recording their new single, 'Eight Miles High' and 'Why,' along
with tracks for their upcoming album Fifth Dimension at Columbia Studios
in Hollywood. Growing more confident by the day in their studio acumen
and songwriting skills, the Byrds logged long nights of hypnotic in-studio
jamming, then hammered the white-hot magma into songs that will live
forever. A creative zenith in the Byrds' career, these fascinating
sessions deserve closer scrutiny than they've previously been afforded.
Alternate instrumental takes and extended experimental workouts give
essential insight here into the songs' final versions. Also included
are early versions of songs before the addition of any studio 'sweetening'
-- strings, percussion or sound effects. To top things off, we've
included a small handful of unique finds that give a 'fly-on-the-wall'
glimpse into the creation of one of the most important records of
our time. Limited edition: deluxe gatefold double 10" vinyl release."
Sundazed
10
$25.00
Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
PS, US Exact repros of the rare mono versions of the first five Byrds
albums. Unavailable for over 35 years, we're proud to present the
first ever reissues of these monumental recordings in their original,
highly-sought-after mono incarnations, cut from the original Columbia
Records analog mono masters, with perfect artwork restoration and
meticulously faithful mastering.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Byrds
Fifth Dimension
PS, US Mono LP reissue!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Cars Can Be Blue
Doubly Unbeatable
PS, US 16 songs! Three years in the making! Two people who can barely
stand each other most of the time, who have endured emotional distress,
heartbreak, a grueling, botched disaster cross-country tour that resulted
in bankruptcy and homelessness. Since forming their strange musical
alliance in 2002, CARS CAN BE BLUE have strived to combat the inertia
of indie music's boring banalities with cheekily colorful aplomb.
Behold, "DOUBLY UNBEATABLE!" A joyous paroxysm of negative
energy culled from three years of uncertain circumstances and desperate
living, Becky Brooks and Nate Mitchell have filtered their own distrust
of humanity into a living document that is catchier and more compelling
than the volume that preceded it (2005's "All the Stuff We Do").
Yes, times have changed and the new CARS CAN BE BLUE attitude is sharper
and thornier than ever before, all of which translates into GREAT
NEWS for fans of real-deal rock-n-roll. This new batch of songs is
faster, louder and meaner than its predecessor.
HHBTM-102
CD
$12.25
Chap
Mega Breakfast
PS, US They've become known & loved for their inimitable pop/improv/disco/rock-with-strings
sound & a furiously rocking live show, complete w/ dance routines.
It's the sound of the search for a heart of gold in a world gone cold.
It deals w/ sex issues, depression & classic economics. It's all
infectious, blistering pop music, but all the while something is deliciously
wrong here, making for what is sure to be one of the most intriguing
releases of 2008.
GhostlyInternational
CD
$12.75
Colour Revolt
S-T EP (2006)
PS, US 6 song mini-album from 2006.
CD5
$5.75
Colour Revolt
Plunder, Beg, and Curse
PS, US New 2008 album from Mississippi folk-rockers, with emphasis
opn the rock.
FatPossum
CD
$15.75
Coltrane, John
Dakar
PS, US Restored & reissued. Newly remastered from original master
tapes housed in new digipak recreating original LP design. With Cecil
Payne, Pepper Adams, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor.
Prestige
CD
$11.00
Cyrkle
Red Rubber Ball (+ 8)
PS, US 1966 debut featuring the hit "Red Rubber Ball." Soaring
3-part harmonies now available with 8 bonus tracks.
Sundazed-11108
CD
$15.00
Days
S-T
PS, US
Shadoks
CD
$18.00
Dead End Armory
Hope You're Good
PS, US 4 piece rock band that's equal parts Texas-style indie rock
and New England wintercore. Their sound ranges from spare, solemn
songs that bring to mind The Red House Painters, early Low, to the
cacophonous noise of "Sister" era Sonic Youth or classic
Crazy Horse. "The vocals are a perfect match for the sonic scenes
behind them, whether it's driving, straight-ahead rock or a field
of sparse cymbal tings and snare cracks with ghostly guitar whines
in the distance" - The Bollard
PeapodRecordings
CD
$10.50
Dead Man
Euphoria
PS, US Dead Man mine the birth of stoner rock, from the Grateful Dead
to Iron Butterfly, trippy and heavy in qual doses, and now they've
signed to Meteor City... Euphoria is much darker and heavier than
their debut self-titled album while maintaining a thoroughly vintage
vibe. There are bluesy up-tempo rockers alongside melodic folk-pop
masterpieces and an unexpected turn into dark and psyched-out heavy
rock. While their debut Self Titled album made a huge impact on the
stoner/prog rock fanatics, Euphoria will establish Dead Man with cult-status
like their contemporaries Witchcraft and Black Mountain have achieved.
MeteorCity
CD
$11.00
Disappears
2008
PS, US First in a series of 5 self-released singles, featuring members
of PONYS, 90 DAY MEN, & BOAS. Drawing on a combined reverence
for reverb, heavy tremolo, distortion, delay, & repetition - minimal
"space punk" that focuses on the ideas of the paranormal
and social mores. Think Jim & William Reid fronting Neu!. LIMITED
EDITION, each includes free download.
Disappears
45
$4.50
Earlimart
Hymn & Her
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Hymn and Her features the same sun-baked
slices of indie pop that made Mentor Tormentor and Treble & Tremble
such appetizing fare. Bandmates Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray (now
the group's only two members) haven't sacrificed quality for speed;
they've simply shed their extra baggage, turning Earlimart from a
multi-membered musical collective into a fast-working duo. As before,
the new album places a big emphasis on sonic texture, but Espinoza
also offers up some of his most straightforward pop melodies. Acoustic
guitars chime over drum loops, keyboards bubble in the background,
and harmonies thicken the melodies, yet Hymn and Her still sounds
intimate, as if the bandmates have discovered how to funnel their
densely populated songs into warm, mellow washes of sound. It's ideal
music for headphones, where the clever production can reveal all of
its layers. At the same time, it's hard to imagine a setting in which
the relaxed chug of "Teeth" and "For the Birds"
wouldn't sound completely engaging."
ShoutFactory
CD
$14.25
Fallen Leaves, The
It's Too Late Now
PS, UK From defining Subway Sect to first & last word in garage
punk Rob Symmons is back with The Fallen Leaves. London's very own
group THE FALLEN LEAVES was formed in 2004 by Rob Green (Rob built
himself a reputation singing at Bernie Rhodes' "Club Left"
and by performing with Vic Godard's Subway Sect, notably supporting
Siouxsie & The Banshees at the Music Machine in '80), and by original
'76-'78 Subway Sect guitarist/founding member Rob Symmons whose distinctive
discordant, stinging guitar sound was one of the defining features
of the original Subway Sect which he formed with best friend Godard.
Memorably Subway Sect's debut gig was at the now historic "100
Club Punk Rock Festival" in Sept '76 where they kicked off the
first night, followed by their heroes the Sex Pistols, and The Clash.
Subway Sect turned out to be one of the most original and innovative
bands to emerge from the festival. Their first single "Nobody's
Scared" was released in Mar '78, but unfortunately for Symmons
by the time second single "Ambition" came out (Dec '78)
Bernie Rhodes (manager of both Subway Sect and The Clash) had persuaded
Vic Godard to sack the rest of band, and then somehow lost the band's
original album recordings. "Ambition" went straight to the
top of the indie charts selling 20,000 copies in a week and stayed
there for nine weeks. Symmons' amazingly didn't play guitar again
until he and long time friend Green formed The Fallen Leaves. Symmons
& Green share a love of 60's garage music, and ever-so stylish
vintage suits. THE FALLEN LEAVES' recordings are alive, heated and
humming - preferring as they do to use vintage valve amps & mics,
and recording live with no overdubs and minimal technology. They hark
back to DIY punk days and concentrate on delivering impressive songs
and performances.
Parliament-003
CD
$17.75
Farflung
A Wound In Eternity
PS, US New from Meteor City. Like an apocalyptic beacon from the dark
cosmos, Farflung awake from the cryogenic tubes with warped sensibilities
and cosmic wrath... This is the heaviest and most tripped-out offering
from these musicnauts to date. Dive bombing moogs, crushing riffs,
and mind numbing cataclysmic overtures. This is A Wound In Eternity.
Spacewarped by the various crew members voyages with Chrome, Nik Turner's
Hawkwind,Damo Suzuki Network, and Pressurehed. They set off in this
new year to bring spacerock to your mental galaxy bathed in infared,
shuddering under the strobes, and warping the eyes. Look to the skies
for a touchdown near you.
MeteorCity
CD
$11.00
Farflung
A Wound In Eternity [deluxe edition]
PS, US Limited edition of only 1000 copies in deluxe mini-gatefold
packaging! Includes two massive bonus tracks: "R-Complex"
and "Possession".
MeteorCity
CD
$14.00
Fonda 500
Je M'Appelle Stereo
PS, UK Since their critically acclaimed album '8 track sound system',
back in 2000, Fonda 500 have pre-empted musical styles and scenes,
and released several influential yet highly individual albums. Their
long-awaited forthcoming release, four long years in the making, is
'je m'appelle stereo' and takes the Fonda magic to a new level, this
time gifting us with a true timeless classic, full of wonderment,
love, humour and audacious twists and turns brimming with northern
swagger. Free from gimmicks and trends, but like nothing before it
'je m'appelle stereo' will both electrify the body and warm the soul.
Album is on worldwide release and the UK release will see features
and reviews in the following papers - Guardian, Mojo, NME, Independent,
GQ, Observer music monthly, Playmusic, The Times, Uncut, Time out.
Radio : already started for download single 'electronique bee 101'
and extensive national tour to follow, following recent touring with
Athlete. Tracklisting is: 01. Music Should Always Be Played By The
Hands Of The Animals 02. Je m'appelle Stereo 03. Electronique Bee
101 04. Jenny #1 05. Meet The Bear 06. Start Of The Song 07. I Heart
Stereo 08. Everything Is Connected 09. Come Alight10. The Sound Sounds
Warmer When The Sound Is Shared With You 11. Push Button Skillz 12.
Silver Sounds 13. Super Dots & Lights 14.
And Sleep...
RecordMountain-001
CD
$17.75
Freeks, The
S-T
PS, GERMANY Suppose you are the drummer in Nebula (and also a member
of Fu Manchu) and have musical ideas that do not fit the band's style.
You could leave it be, or you could start a band of your own. Ruben
Romano chose the second option and in 2006 he left Nebula in order
to pursue his own ideas with a couple of friends. These friends were
not just anybody: John McBain (Monster Magnet), Scott Reeder (Kyuss),
Isaiah Mitchell (Earthless), Lorenzo Woodrose (Baby Woodrose), Jack
Endino (Skin Yard), John Cobbett (Ludicra), Bernie Worrell (Funkadelic)
and Jason Corbin (Bartenders Bible) participated in the eponymous
album by The Freeks. Judging from the names it should be a genuine
Stoner-supergroup, but do not expect a Desert Sessions part 11. The
Freeks is an entirely different cup of tea, or to be precise, a different
slice of cheese because in their bio the members of the band (Romano
on most instruments, McBain as producer, Reeder as engineer and the
others as session musicians on one or more tracks) are all referred
to as types of cheese. Freaky.
Cargo
CD
$17.75
Genghis Tron
Board Up The House
PS, US An astonishing expansion of their epic cacophony of electric
metal. Double LP of what is sure to be one of the most talked-about
heavy releases of 2008. The record comes packaged in an extra-thick
full-color sleeve with a foldout poster inlay. Side D features an
incredibly intricate laser-cut etching by Jon Beasley of OSK Design
LovePumpUnited
DLP
$21.25
Groundshaker
S-T
PS, GERMANY Never-before released berserk heavy/hard psychedelic West
Coast MONSTER album of the highest order! It Includes eight long tracks
with furious heavy lead guitar assaults and jams, powerful screaming
vocals, fantastic loud bass and drums interplay reminding many of
the numerous milestones of the legendary heavy psychedelic era bands
like Morly Grey, Headstone (Still Looking), Titus Oates and Day Blindness!
Recorded in Hollywood during 1971/'72 at the Paramount Studios and
at the Satellite Studios, owned by Wolfman Jack. The band spent time
in the San Francisco music scene developing their sound. During this
period, Groundshaker played gigs at the Fillmore and every other venue
available in the Bay area. They decided to hock their amps and headed
to Los Angeles and quickly landed several gigs on the L.A. club circuit.
At the Whisky A Go-Go they were told they were too loud... imagine
that in the day of massive stacks of Marshall Amps? They also played
the Hollywood Palladium, and the Masonic Temple in Hollywood. Groundshaker
blew away audiences!!! Produced by T.C. Corbett who Produced E.G.
Mount Rushmore.
RedLounge
LP
$21.00
Hercules and Love Affair
Blind Remixes
PS, UK UK-only issue of remixes, on DFA/EMI. "Blind" features
guest vocals from Antony. Track listing: A1: "Blind" (Serge
Santiago Version); B1: "Blind" (Frankie Knuckles Dub).
DFA
12
$11.00
Hexlove/Faulouah
Free Jazz From Slavery
PS, US The long, breathing pieces are tranquil & meditative yet
never naive or on the look-out for a place in The New Age. Under every
track, however spare & delicate, lurks an anxiety that constantly
threatens to swallow all delusions of well-being. Though it drones
& broods, it is never w/o texture. Limited to 500 copies on green
& orange vinyl w/ full color gatefold jackets.
WeirdForest
DLP
$18.50
Hot Cha Cha
Rifle, I Knew You When You Where Just A Pistol
PS, US Debut EP by four lovely ladies from Ohio by way of Bosnia,
Lebanon and San Francisco. Recommended if you like Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Sonic Youth, Pink Reason. "This all-femme foursome squeeze late
'80s 4AD into today's A.D.D. indie subset, with little regard for
lilting over-reverbed soundscapes, but lots of chiming '80s chorus
pedals that take dead horse post-punk riffs out of the glue factory
for a spell" - CMJ
ExitStencil
CD5
$4.25
Hull, Scott
Requiem
PS, US The 1st score from veteran sound-designer SCOTT HULL (PIG DESTROYER,
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED), is a beautiful yet acutely sobering work of
profound depth & reach. Influenced by master contemporary composers
such as Morricone & Popul Vuh, & films such as The Shining,
Dead Man & Aguirre.
Relapse
CD
$14.75
Ides of March, The
Ideology
PS, US Chicago's Ides Of March excelled at vibrant British Invasion-style
pop-rock. Stuffed with ultra-rare single sides, unreleased material,
and never-before-seen photos, Ideology: The Ides Of March 1965-1968
showcases what lead singer Jim Peterik refers to as the band's "signature
harmonies." And the heartfelt liner notes have been drafted from
the unique perspective of a onetime schoolgirl devotee of the Ides
who grew up to be president of the band's fan club. For your listening
pleasure, Ideology comes with 18 sizzling tracks on CD.
Sundazed
CD
$15.50
Ides of March, The
Gonna Say My Prayers + 1
PS, US Years before their smash hit "Vehicle," Chicago's
Ides Of March excelled at exquisitely arranged pop-rock confections
that easily held their own with such masters of the style as the Association,
the Walker Brothers and the Tradewinds.
Sundazed
45
$5.50
International Submarine Band
Blue Eyes/Luxury Liner
PS, US Gram Parsons, on board with The Byrds only for their 1968 LP
Sweetheart of the Rodeo, would find fame a year later with the Flying
Burrito Bros. Equally fascinating today is Parsons' original combo,
the International Submarine Band, whose country-rock synthesis laid
the groundwork for the down-home stylings by The Byrds and Burritos.
The ISB cut a pair of ultra-rare singles for Lee Hazlewood's LHI imprint
-- 'Blue Eyes' / 'Luxury Liner' and 'Miller's Cave' / 'I Must Be Somebody
Else You've Known' -- and Sundazed takes great pride in releasing
the original mono masters as a stunning, four-song EP to document
the band that first delivered Gram Parsons' vision to the world.
Sundazed
45
$5.50
International Submarine Band
Safe At Home
PS, US A reissue of the seminal 1967 country rock album from GRAM
PARSONS and the legendary INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND. Remastered
from the original, pristine two-track stereo LHI-label masters, you
get all the tracks from the original Safe At Home release, along with
the unissued "Knee Deep In The Blues" (recorded during the
same sessions).
Sundazed -6206
CD
$15.00
Justine
S-T
PS, UK Recorded in London by a youthful Anglo-American quintet and
originally released in June 1970, this lost classic was described
in original promotional material as "rich, splendid bursts of
colorful sound." A bewitching brew of dreamy pop and whimsical
psychedelia, it features glorious vocal harmonies throughout and culminates
with one of the era's greatest acid trips, the mind-blowing "Unknown
Journey." This long-awaited reissue tells their story for the
first time, and also includes both sides of their ultra-rare pre-LP
single, making it an essential purchase for all fans of top-end progressive
popsike.
Sunbeam
CD
$16.25
King Khan & The Shrines
The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Vice
DLP
$16.25
Knife The Symphony
Crawler
PS, US Feat. former members of AMPLINE & THERAPHOSA with influences
ranging from early American punk-music to hardcore/post-hardcore,
world music & straight-ahead rock. Flash back to the first sounds
ever heard on MTV in the early 1980's to reggae & anything ever
released by Dischord, SST, Touch & Go. It all comes out in their
own music.
Phratry
CD
$9.00
Magnet
#79
PS, US Summer 2008 issue w/ RAY DAVIES on the cover, interviewed by
Ira Kaplan of YO LA TENGO. Plus: the top 20 Kink's songs, an oral
history of Mudhoney 88-89, Spiritualized, Silver Jews, Wire, Jellyfish,
The Whigs & more!
ZINE
$3.00
Meneguar
The In Hour
PS, US Switching instruments and experimenting with recording techniques,
Meneguar has cooked up a totally unique (and surprising) record. The
In Hour channels the spontaneity and aesthetics of Swell Maps, the
pop hooks of the Zombies, and lyrical collage of Guided By Voices.
Everything was home recorded at their little Xanadu in Brooklyn, Rear
House, home base to Jeremy Earl's Woodsist label (Blues Control, Sic
Alps, Wooden Wand, Jana Hunter) and the changing roster of Meneguar's
alter egos (Woods, Shepherds). Only six months since their last record,
The In Hour represents a serious departure that still holds true to
the band's undeniable pop sensibility.
Woodsist
LP
$13.75
Nada Surf
Lucky
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Barsuk
LP
$13.50
One In A Million
Double Sight
PS, UK Featuring the precocious talents of 14-year-old guitarist Jimmy
McCulloch, Scottish band One In A Million's genre-defining December
1967 single 'Fredereek Hernando'/'Double Sight' is widely acknowledged
as one of the rarest and best British psychedelic singles of the era.
Naturally enough, that double-sided classic is included on this complete
anthology of the group's recordings, which also includes both sides
of their highly-regarded mod-pop debut single from January 1967 as
well as no less than seven previously unreleased, unknown-to-exist,
Who-influenced demo recordings from the same period. With a number
of hitherto unpublished photographs, comprehensive liner notes and
numerous quotes from lead singer and chief songwriter Alan Young,
Double Sight is the final word on one of the most intriguing and obscure
groups to emerge from the British psychedelic scene.
WoodenHill
CD
$21.75
Otto Von Schirach
Oozing Bass Spasms
PS, UK The sado-booty ring-master is back again, that's right, Cock
Rock Disco is proud to present the new full length album by Otto Von
Schirach: "Oozing Bass Spasms". With enough porn and horror
samples to satiate the most demented programmer, and enough juicy
bass to placate the most voracious bass-head, Oozing Bass Spasms is
a masterwork by one of the world's most original artists. By far his
most approachable and even refined album, it's still pretty crazy
in a way that only Otto Von Schirach can provide. This time the overall
feeling of the album is more dance sounding; elements of Booty, Electro,
Breakcore, and Rave music all find a place in his bizarre universe.
From the first track "Subatomic Disco Divas" to the last
"Satanic Unicorn Orgy", we are spoon-fed outstanding beats
of all types, fractured and welded into ghettoized forms never seen.
"Magnetic Rave Headache" will probably be one of the hardest
breakcore tracks you've ever heard, and then the next song; "GELIATIN
FIXATION" is built around a dubstep bassline that would make
Scorn wet himself. His ballad "Her Blood Is Like Poison"
gets the ladies horny and the boys start the mosh-pit during "DJ
Hepatitis Tofuburger". But the party gets rowdy with his collaboration
with Liquido -"Romance in the Club"- an electro-club banger
like we rarely get anymore- it's positively soaked in party. Otto
Von Schirach (half Cuban / half German) was born in 1978 in the ghetto
in Miami. In 1995 he bought his first drum machine from a crack-head
just 2 blocks from his mom's house, and in 1998 Otto released his
first demo, which got him signed to a 4 album deal with Schematic
Records. In 2003 Otto worked on the Skinny Puppy album "The Greater
Wrong of the Right" and then tour with them now 3 times. In 2004
Miss Kitten had Otto remix her "Professional Distortion"
track for Nova Mute UK. Otto's last album, "Maxipad Detention",
was released by Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings in 2006 to vast critical
and fan accolades world-wide. Otto is currently touring in Europe
with Einstürzende Neubauten (May), in the USA with Venetian Snares
(June), and will be back for a massive tour in collaboration with
porn-rap legend Blowfly (August-Sept).
CockRockDisco-019
CD
$17.75
Paisleys
Cosmic Mind At Play
PS, US The PAISLEYS' mystical, groovy yet brooding album, Cosmic Mind
At Play, makes it's first ever legit re-release on Sundazed Records.
This late-sixties-era full-length reissue now includes unissued cuts
from the sessions, and a few revealing demos to serve as a swirlingly-psychedelic
portrait of these dark Minneapolis wizards.
Sundazed-11112
CD
$15.00
Parsons, Gram
Another Side Of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons 1965-1966
PS, US 18 trx loaded with never-before-heard demos from country-rock
pioneer from the Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers. Incl Brass Buttons
& Nov. Nights.
Sundazed-11092
CD
$15.00
Pink Skull
Zeppelin 3
PS, US Julian Grefe is the wild-eyed, psychedelic stalwart of Philadelphia's
indie dance music scene. This updates the four-on-the-floor sound
w/ quirky tech house, varietal acid, & Faustian instrumentation
just trashy enough to keep it freaky, melding dance-floor readiness
w/ krautrock psychedelia. Feat. guests MIRAH, Daneil Mazone, Billy
Dufala of MAN MAN, & BOY'S LIFE-r Jon Anderson now of WHITE WHALE.
RECOMMENDED!!
FreeNewsProject
CD
$13.50
Pocahaunted
Mirror Mics
PS, US Two side long siren excursions into the otherworldy plains.
On "One Another" our enchanted twosome ride a cindering
tapestry of guitar string propelled by otherworldly beats of oblivion.
"Sister Calypso" is a hauting ode to the lovestruck daughter
of Atlas or uncanny caribbean sea breeze lullabye that transmogrifies
into full blown tropical thunder? Extra skronk & skree provided
by ANDY SPORE & BOBB BRUNO. LIMITED TO 300
WeirdForest
LP
$15.25
Polar
Feedback (CD + DVD)
PS, US 10th Anniversary Documentary DVD plus CD featuring Polar covering
favorites by Galaxie 500, Yo La Tengo, Camper Van Beethoven, Dream
Syndicate, The Smiths, others. Tracklist: (CD) 1. "King of Spain"
by GALAXIE 500 2. "The summer" by YO LA TENGO 3. "Supermum"
by BIG SCORE 4. "Take the skinheads bowling" by CAMPER VAN
BEETHOVEN 5. "Information Age" by DAMON & NAOMI 6. "Ship
Song" by NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS 7. "Tell me"
by GALAXIE 500 8. "Different for girls" by JOE JACKSON 9.
"Outdoor miner" by WIRE 10. "What goes on" by
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND 11. "El rey del pegamento" by SURFIN'
BICHOS 12. "Girlfriend in a coma" by THE SMITHS 13. "My
mind's eye" by THE SMALL FACES 14. "Living well" by
BEDHEAD 15. "Halloween" by THE DREAM SYNDICATE. "Feedback",
Polar's brand new album is their most exciting so far, which will
include an extra DVD featuring a documentary about the band in their
10th anniversary. Before they start writing new material for their
fifth album, due out in 2009, they have decided to look back on their
influences by compiling the different versions they have recorded
in the past (most of them unavailable at the moment) and recording
five new covers of some of their most influential artists.
Jabalina-2043
CD/DVD
$21.75
Raconteurs
Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)
PS, US Available again.
WEA
CD
$14.25
Rain
S-T
PS, UK Rain arose from the ashes of Rock Island (who also made a highly-regarded
album of psychedelic rock), and their sole album is a lost classic
touching on power-pop, progressive rock, folk and psychedelia, boasting
glorious melodies, harmony vocals and superb musicianship. Recorded
under the aegis of the legendary Enoch Light in New York in 1971,
it was barely released but has gone on to acquire a major cult reputation.
This long-overdue reissue has been prepared with the full involvement
of leader Cobb Bussinger, and includes detailed historical notes,
previously-unseen photographs and an ultra-rare non-LP bonus track.
Fallout
CD
$16.25
Rayne
S-T
PS, US Frank Saucier and his three brothers formed Rayne in 1977,
located in a New Orleans suburb. They recorded the album with good
home equipment with no overdubs. The original album ("the black
album," as they called it), released in 1979, was only pressed
300 times and during a moment of frustration, they took a box of the
album and shot it with a shotgun, making this a hard collector-find,
in the truest sense. The music is first class psych rock -- strong
compositions with great guitars and vocals -- everything just right
and something you would expect from bayou tough-guys -- pure Southern
spirit.
Shadoks
CD
$18.00
Sato, Minoru (M/S, SASW) + Asuna
Texture In Glass Tubes And Reed Organ
PS, JAPAN Two meltingly beautiful drone pieces made between 2 great
Japanese artists Sato Minoru (WrK) and ASUNA (Lucky Kitchen, Power
Shovel Audio...). We have been performing "music" focusing
on the materialistic nature (physical phenomena) of sounds by utilizing
the reed organ and glass tubes. Our music is composed and constructed
in such a way that however the phenomena we use reacts with the circumstances
of the space - the situation of the site including the audience -
our live performance involves and uses these conditions. Since these
compositions are studio recordings however, we decided to exclude
acoustic spatial matters and the 'one-time-ness' of live performances
and instead composed the structure of resonances within certain divisions
of time. This is similar to textiles - weaving "resonance's",
rather than thread, in certain patterns. "Superposing five harmonic
states" was developed by recording five harmonic states separately.
Each of the harmonies was obtained by finding the characteristic sound
effects made by the relationship of the chords of the organ and resonance's
of the glass tube. It was constructed by layering the recordings regularly
in certain passages of time. The resonances of the organ and the tubes
are left as they were originally recorded and the result is five separate
recordings woven into a single piece. "Weaving seven resonance's:
with raw stereo material" was developed by recording a state
where the resonance's keep a subtle balance between the relationship
of the organ and the glass tubes. From the originally recorded material
we found seven characteristics frequencies and reconstructed them
into a piece, by giving each individual volume a transition using
optionally assigned periodic variations. Thus this composition, made
of a single recording, is like a piece woven by one string. If our
live performances were to be evaluated as music where we are presented
with one-time incidents - i.e. reflecting the real time phenomena
as 'now and there' in the music - this CD could be evaluated as music
to analyze the sound structure of these phenomena and to make those
aspects audible. It is intended to create a narrative about the phenomena
that resonate through constructed sounds.
Spekk-012
CD
$16.25
Shriekback
Cormorant [expanded re-issue]
PS, UK New, updated 2008 edition includes four extreme raritiies,
plus guest appearance from XTC's Andy Partridge... Since their birth
in 1982, Shriekback have managed to hack their own unique trail through
the sonic swamps never bothering to check in at the counter of convention,
the band, originally formed of refugees from XTC and Gang Of Four,
have led us through the curious mix of organics and mechanics that
was care, the clinical funk of Jam Science, the machine-free beauty
of Big Night Music and many other matchless works and they have always
sounded fresh and confident in comparison with any number of their
contemporaries. 2005 saw Shriekback's return to form on Malicious
Damage with this eagerly awaited 10th album, Cormorant. This latest
offering, as with many of their previous releases, provokes and seduces
in equal measures of a soulful, insistent and sometimes riotous collection
of songs and distracting instrumentals, the album features the ever
present musical heart of Shriekback - the vocal and lyrical alchemy
of Barry Andrews, and the percussive bedrock of Martyn Barkers enriching
this formidable partnership is a rare blend of shriek collaborators
- Mark Raudva (co-production, mandolins & bass), Carlo Asciutti
and Wendy Partridge (vocals) make a welcome return to spice up the
mix, Barry's son Finn Andrews takes a break from the veils to add
some vocals, while Shriek virgin Andy Partridge contributes some fiery
guitar work, playing alongside Barry Andrews for the first time in
the many years since the early incarnation of XTC. BONUS, 'Cormorant's
Egg' eggstra tracks: "Month Of Sand", "Planet",
"Nimbulus", and "Thumbless". (total run time 66m
10s.)
MaliciousDamage-605
CD
$17.75
Siena Root
Far from the Sun
PS, SWEDEN Far from the Sun offers swirling guitars and groundbreaking
song structures. This is 70's influenced psychrock at its best with
influences from classic bands like Captain Beyond and Led Zeppelin.
STONERROCK.COM: "Most classic rock traditionalists seem to focus
on the bombastic heavy blues variety - think Deep Purple, Cactus,
Grand Funk Railroad, Skynyrd, ZZ Top - hell, even Bachman Turner Overdrive.
While Sweden's Siena Root does tip their hat numerous times to that
list of greats, they still ultimately follow a different path down
memory lane. 'Far From the Sun', the band's third album, steers the
band towards the late 60's Haight-Ashbury district. There's a hippie-sensibility
to their jam-like tunes, and that, coupled with frontwoman Sanya's
soulful vocals, brings them closer to the likes of Big Brother and
the Holding Company and/or Jefferson Airplane, with some of Jethro
Tull's folk-based inclinations."
Transubstans
CD
$19.00
Smittens, The
The Coolest Thing About Love
PS, US Delicate and Twee! Summer fun with a sparkly heart! Sincere
honest pop music with a gentle soul and good intentions! Herein lie
some of the Smittens sweetest songs yet. Expanding their sonic palate
a bit on their third full-length album, the Smittens' take on hot
fun in the summer sun finds them creating oodles of hummable melodies
in a rainbow assortment of whimsical locales (on the beach, on the
interstate, in a dandelion field, in the library- to name just a few!)
and dishing out the love in all directions! The Smittens sing their
songs directly into your heart and leave lasting deep warmth there,
even as their catchy tunes continue to spin round and round your head!
Lovingly recorded by the Smittens themselves with new sounds and friends
chipping in including (a sassy cameo from Tullycraft's Sean Tollefson!)
and then mixed and produced with Eric Masunaga.
HHBTM-101
CD
$12.25
Smokey & His Sister
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US Smokey Mims and his sister Vicki made the huge leap from the
Greenwich Village folk clubs and coffee houses to sign with Columbia
Records where they released a pair of now highly-prized singles in
1967. Produced by David Rubinson, the trippy, harmony-laced Smokey
and his Sister debut album, unfathomably, has remained on the shelf
until now. Precious and beautiful, this album has finally arrived
to turn whispered rumor into hauntingly seductive reality.
Sundazed
CD
$15.00
Studio
Yearbook 2
PS, US This is THE collection of Studio's celebrated Balearic-dub-disco
remixes of KYLIE MINOGUE, WILLIAMS, A MOUNTAIN OF ONE, etc., now available
on CD. These are highly sought-after remixes compiled together from
hard-to-get vinyl releases. They are future greats, holed up in a
hidden engineering room somewhere not far away from David Mancuso's
Loft, Nassau's Compass Point, Manchester's Hacienda & DJ Harvey's
Love Hotel. Other remixes of work by SHOUT OUT LOUDS, LOVE IS ALL,
RUBIES & BRENNAN GREEN.
Information
CD
$16.25
Taj Mahal Travellers
July 15, 1972
PS, US Official CD reissue of the first Taj Mahal Travellers album,
licensed from Sony Japan. Originally issued by CBS in Japan in 1972,
this has been incredibly in-demand for quite some time (this Showboat
edition was first issued in 2001 or thereabouts and is now more widely
available again). The precursor to the 2nd and final Taj-Mahal Travellers
album, August 1974 (reissued on P-vine in the late '90s and still
available), this represents Fluxus-inspired drone and improvisation
at its peak. The line up for this album is: Takehisa Kosugi (electronic
violin, radio oscillators & voice), Ryo Loike (electronic contrabass,
suntool, harmonia & sheet iron), Yukio Tsuchiya (vibraphon, suntool),
Michihiro Kimura (electronic guitar & percussion), Seiji Nagai
(electronic trumpet, harmonica & castanet), Tokio Hasegawa (vocal),
Kinji Hayashi (electronic engineer), Go Hamada (producer). Recorded
live at Sohgetsu Hall, Tokyo on 7/15/72.
Showboat/SkyStation
CD
$26.00
Them
S-T
PS, UK The complicated life of this legendary UK R&B outfit was
almost over when this, their penultimate album, appeared in 1970.
Astonishingly, by then they were reduced to a duo consisting of original
bassist Alan Henderson and U.S. vocalist/percussionist Jerry Cole.
It ranges from pounding psychedelia ("I Keep Singing") and
snotty garage punk ("Lonely Weekends," a shameless rewrite
of "Gloria") to furious rock and roll ("Jo Ann")
and even a country ballad ("Take A Little Time"). As the
original sleevenotes declared: "The Them sound combines the typical
British style with an air of mystery and an atmosphere of excitement...
mythical, mystical, Oriental, African, electronic and computer rhythms
included."
Fallout
CD
$16.00
Them
Them In Reality
PS, UK In 1971, following the departure of his bandmate Jerry Cole,
bassist Alan Henderson joined forces with U.S. guitarist Jim Parker
and drummer John Stark to make this lost power trio classic -- the
last to be issued under the legendary Them moniker. It opens with
a searing medley of the Them classics "Gloria" and "Baby
Please Don't Go," boasting superb interplay and savage psychedelic
guitar throughout. Elsewhere, Stark and Parker flex their songwriting
muscles on a series of powerful compositions, and even an acid folk
number. Like its equally overlooked predecessor, this lost classic
is guaranteed to find favor with fans of top-end garage rock.
Fallout
CD
$16.25
Trees
Lights Bane
PS, US Trees seems an odd choice of name for this Portland quartet,
who ooze a ponderously slow brand of psychedelic black doom. Then
you remember that trees are not always the friendliest of plants.
Whether the bristling skeletal tangle scraping at your window as a
kid, or a massive, lightning-scarred oak ready to crack and obliterate
everything in the forest below, trees have the power to terrorize
and destroy as well. And that's kind of what this 2-song experience
is like - wandering through a primeval forest, surrounded by these
solemn, unknowable, age-old giants, and never knowing which one is
going to come smashing down and reduce you to mulch. Throughout both
tracks, "Nothing" and "Black", Trees randomly
releases gargantuan crashes of low-end guitar, and then waits until
the shockwave of feedback settles across the forest floor before dropping
the next juggernaut. And all the while, a blackened shriek echoes
across the scene, like the tree-dodging camerawork from Evil Dead
2 given a hollow, awful voice.
CrucialBlast
CD
$13.75
Unrelated Segments
Story Of My Life
PS, US Assaulting Detroit's Top Twenty in 1966-67 with screaming,
teenage garage anthems 'Story Of My Life' and 'Where You Gonna Go?,'
the Unrelated Segments were the obvious spiritual forebears of Motor
City heroes the Stooges and the MC5. These five working-class kids
sported killer vocals with just enough mind-altering guitar work to
buzz around the the city's corporate music behemoths like wasps at
a Labor Day picnic table.
Sundazed
10
$10.00
Various
Psychedelic Schlemiels 2: More Lost Sounds From The Britpsych Scene
1967-1969
PS, UK The second volume of Wooden Hill's ongoing series of lost nuggets
from the soft white underbelly of the late '60s British psychedelic
scene, Psychedelic Schlemiels 2 assembles no less than 20 previously-unheard
acetate and private tape recordings from mostly unsigned provincial
groups. With vital contributions from such obscure local heroes as
Cellophane Cloud, Sweet Marriage, Varsity Rag and Forever Changes,
and featuring previously-unreleased demos by major label acts The
Loot, Young Blood and Opal Butterfly, Psychedelic Schlemiels 2 offers
another fascinating glimpse into the hitherto lost world of small-town
suburban psychedelia.
WoodenHill
CD
$21.75
Various
Don't Press Your Luck! The IN Sound of 60's Connecticut Garage and
Psych Howlers From The Vaults Of Trod Nossel Studios '66-'68
PS, US The pounding garage-rock din emanating from the jungles of
deepest Connecticut could overwhelm the senses, causing the weary
NY commuter to become disoriented! Who knew that the most deranged
'66-'68 teenage mayhem imaginable would come from Wallingford's Trod
Nossel Studios, whose owner/producer Thomas 'Doc' Cavalier (a former
dentist) recorded top-flight acts as diverse as the tough 'n' melodic
Shags ('Don't Press Your Luck'), the R&B-consumed Wildweeds ('No
Good to Cry,' featuring a Pre-NRBQ Al Anderson on vocals) and fuzzed-out
punks the Bram Rigg Set ('I Can Only Give You Everything'). SUNDAZED
presents the high-impact, garage-rock havoc -- at least two-thirds
of it totally unreleased -- that finally tears the lid off Connecticut's
best-kept rock 'n' roll secret!
Sundazed
CD
$16.00
Various
And Back to Earth Again: 10 Years of Meteor City [retrospective]
PS, US Awesome retrospective from essential stoner rock label. This
is a gorgeous 3CD Box Set featuring deluxe packaging and a 40 page
booklet! All 45 tracks are fully remastered for optimal sound quality
and heaviness! A lot of these tracks are very rare nowadays or were
never actually released before now!
MeteorCity
CD-BOX
$18.25
Various
Let's Ride: 20 Popsike Excursions from the UK & Europe, Fairytakes
Can Come True Volume 3.
VA: Let's Ride: 20 Popsike Excursions from the UK & Europe CD
(PC 7022CD). ...Fairytakes Can Come True Volume 3. The Psychic Circle
label has visited this Neverland twice before, and due to the great
response, they're going back for yet another trip. This time you'll
meet a suitably freaked-out Irish showband, an American band transported
to Paris, a family band from Fulham, a Scottish supergroup in the
making, plus a whole lot more. The many-hued charabanc is fuelled
and ready to depart. Climb aboard, wrap your paisley travel rugs around
your vertically-striped hipsters and Let's Ride. Compiled by legendary
psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis
Frond). Artists include: Sight & Sound, Winston G, Hubert Thomas
Valverde & The HTs, Royalty, Les Irresistibles, Stoics, Grand
Union, Barry Benson, Graham Bonney, Katch 22, My Kind Of People, Mike
Batt, The Chanters, Des James, Unit 4 + 2, Tony Hazzard, The Newmens,
Dave Christie, White Lining and Equip 84.
PsychicCircle-7022
CD
$16.25
Various
Home Front, The
PS, UK CD41 is proud to present a new archive audio CD, The Home Front,
a unique collection of restored British actuality and broadcast recordings
from the Second World War. An evocative double-disc set, The Home
Front features 150 minutes of rare material recorded and broadcast
between 1939 and 1945. From Neville Chamberlain's historic announcement
of 'war with Germany' at 11.15 am on Sunday 3 September 1939, the
CDs cover evacuation, anti-invasion measures, the Home Guard, the
Blitz, food rationing, salvage, war work, agriculture, fuel saving,
mass observation, rumors, the V-1 and V-2 menace, and finally VE Day
on 8 May 1945. All the featured recordings are first-hand accounts
made at the time, and include war correspondents, evacuees, ARP, WVS
and civil defense personnel, RAF fighter pilots, anti-aircraft gunners,
taxi drivers and public figures, notably Neville Chamberlain, Winston
Churchill and King George VI. Also included are a number of full-length
Home Service news bulletins, mostly unheard since they were originally
broadcast, the content of which ranges from the historic to the banal.
Personalities and shows include Workers' Playtime, The Brains Trust,
Tommy Handley (of ITMA fame), Gert & Daisy (The Kitchen Front),
Noel Coward, Anthony Eden, Ed Murrow, Max Miller, and the infamous
traitor William Joyce, aka Lord Haw Haw. All materials are authentic
wartime recordings digitally remastered for CD. The booklet includes
archive images and detailed historical and recording notes by James
Hayward. The Home Front is a companion volume to previous CD41 titles
including The Blitz, British War Broadcasting and The Battle of Britain
and repeats very little content from them.
CD41-031
DCD
$18.50
Various
Eccentric Soul: Tragar & Note Labels
PS, US Lost for 30 yrs among the kudzu & Coke bottles of central
Georgia, these labels are the latest Numero Group unearthings to join
the landmark Eccentric Soul series. It's a ridiculously thorough survey
of Jesse Jones' twin labels that operated out of Atlanta from 1969-77.
Feat. 50 rare & unreleased tracks by Eula Cooper, Sandy Gaye,
Sonia Ross, Richard Cook, Chuck Wilder, the Four Tracks, The Young
Divines, Alice Swoboda, Franciene Thomas, Langston & French, &
10 other equally as obscure artists.
Numero
DCD
$24.75
Various
Don't Press Your Luck! The IN Sound of 60's Connecticut Garage and
Psych Howlers From The Vaults Of Trod Nossel Studios '66-'68
PS, US Double LP version. Limited edition, numbered pressing of 1000!
Also contains five exclusive LP-only bonus tracks!
Sundazed
DLP
$27.00
We Are Soldiers We Have Guns
Get Up, Get Out
PS, UK WASWHG is Gothenburg, Sweden resident Malin Dahlberg (also
in Douglas Heart and Laurel Music), with help from an assortment of
musical friends. Regarded as one of Sweden's finest indie-pop vocalists,
this is a most potent display of Malin's vocal beauty and songwriting
talents. More powerful, more melodic and more immediate than before
- mix Cat Power with Jason Molina, Low with Architecture in Helsinki
and add the dark pop integrity of fellow Swede Stina Nordenstam. Most
surely; music to die for.
StereoTestKit
CD
$12.25
Wendy & Bonnie
Genesis
PS, US San Francisco based teen sisters melodic confections from 1968.
Breezy Brazilian splashes, soft-rock strains & sisterly harmony.
Sundazed-11102
CD
$15.00
Wombats
A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
PS, US New album from Brit Pop stylists.
Roadrunner
CD
$14.00
Women
S-T
PS, US Sometimes light & spacious, at other times eerie &
dense w/ an ominous weight, this debut flirts w/ the noisy beauty
of the VelvetUnderground & effortlessly toys w/ the intricacy
& playfulness of Deerhoof as crude percussion beats out a pulsing
tattoo of clatter. Members have played & toured as part of Chad
VanGaalen's band & 2 members moonlight w/ Absolutely Kosher artists
Azeda Booth.
FlemishEye
CD
$13.50
Woodentops
Hypno Beat Live [Bonus Tracks]
PS, UK
CherryRed
CD
$17.25
Youngbloods, The
Beautiful! Live in San Francisco, 1971
PS, US By the time the Youngbloods, always crowd faves at the west
coast ballrooms, performed live for San Francisco's free-form radio
pioneer KSAN in 1971, they'd honed their set to a fine gloss. Featuring
the smooth as apple-butter voice of Jesse Colin Young and the guitar/keyboard
wizardry of Banana, backed by the rock-solid bass-and-drum tandem
of Michael Kane and Joe Bauer, the Youngbloods positively sparkle
here. We're elated to present a lengthy, previously unissued 13-song
set that's equal parts rocking R&B, dreamy jazzers and honky tonk
flag-wavers, with just a little bit of psychedelic weirdness -- topped
off, of course, by a knockout version of their generational anthem,
'Get Together.' The Youngbloods: at the top of their game, making
it all look so easy -- and so damn beautiful.
Sundazed
CD
$16.00
Forthcoming
Releases
1900s, The
Everybody's Got A Collection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY?)
NO PS, US New 7" vinyl phonograph single from Chicago psych-pop
troupe, featuring two non-album tracks. White wax, black jacket, real
posh.
Parasol-039
45
$3.50
31Knots
Worried Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50
31Knots
Worried Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Plainly stated, 31Knots hasn't moved in a new direction so
much as they've ripened tofull maturity, evolved into the creature
they're meant to be. Previous efforts are just as tightly wrapped,
just as fierce and incendiary. But something is different. Something
here is new. It deserves to be called out as thought provoking and
well written music in a time when substance is quickly giving way
to music of commerce and palatability. There is no band like 31Knots
and Worried Well finds them at the full height of their
powers.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50
A Shoreline Dream w/ Ulrich Schnauss
Neverchanger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Melodipsych rockers A Shoreline Dream started piecing "neverChanger",
(a song touching on the never ending & confusing reality of life
repeating itself over and over) back in November 2007. Coincidentally
soon before that they found out while on tour with Innaway (their
psych peers) that Ulrich became a fan of theirs after purchasing "Avoiding
the Consequences". He sent out an email to all his fans saying
he was currently listening to the album. Swiftly Ryan Policky (vocalist,
guitarist & songwriter of the track) got in touch with Ulrich
to see if they could collaborate. A few short weeks after that "neverChanger"
came back to life as a co-produced effort. Kramer (producer of Low,
Dot Allison & Urge Overkill) finished off the mastering. Named
one of URB Magazine's NEXT 100 for 2008, A Shoreline Dream has been
best described as a "melodipsych / post rock" band combining
lush sampled textures, organic instrumentation, and vocals layered
like a synth similar in vein to bands such as Ride, Slowdive and Sigur
Rós. Originating in Barnum, Colorado they are steadily reaching
out to an international fan base, which includes producers Ulrich
Schnauss and Kramer (Ween / Butthole Surfers) currently working with
them on upcoming material. When they formed in 2005 they all decided
to take a stand against the restrictions of a normal label and formed
their own (latenight weeknight records). In the Fall of 2006, a shoreline
dream released their debut album "avoiding the consequences"
with a full scale attack using Ryan's house as collateral, garnering
the band attention on several samplers for Landmark Theatres, Urban
Outfitters, The Sundance Film Festival, Paste Magazine among others.
Critics from Filter Magazine, Paste Magazine, XLR8R, Skyscraper, and
Westword gave the band very high marks. The band released the EP "Coastal"
in July of 2007, which has landed them spots on samplers for Vice
Magazine, Paste Magazine, XLR8R, Landmark Theatres and Urban Outfitters.
In September of 2007 the band toured with INNAWAY, and they are currently
co-producing a track with Ulrich Schnauss and setting up a short tour
with him, Soundpool and Experimental Aircraft for July of 2008 in
Austin, Dallas & Denver.
LatenightWeekend-004
CD5
$5.50
Abe Vigoda
Skeleton (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US This is a twisted joy ride through the four boys' private party.
Soothing parts that remind you of Captain Beefheart & My Bloody
Valentine, or some punk w/ a haunting reggaeton pulse that makes you
move. When the record is done after a little more than 30 mins., you
are left feeling that there is something they are trying to tell you,
on second listen it smacks you in the face.
PostPresentMedium
CD
$11.50
Action Biker
Hesperian Puisto (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 12TH)
PS, SWEDEN It really is time for Action Biker's first solo album!
It has now been six years since she emerged as an artist doing fun
and popular live shows and releasing CD-R's in the indie pop scene
of Gothenburg, Sweden, which included people like Jens Lekman and
The Honeydrips. Since then, Sarah Nyberg Pergament has been involved
in other projects, such as Flow Flux Clan, Kissing Mirrors and The
Dreamers, whose record "Day For Night" has received great
acclaim from different places around the world. Over the years, Sarah
has also performed lots of Action Biker shows (some, as an opening
act for Le Tigre and The Embassy), contributed to recordings with
Lars Blek (The Field), Differnet and The Honeydrips, and all this
time, new recordings with Action Biker have popped up on compilations
and singles. In brief, when "Hesperian Puisto" finally is
released, it means the début of someone with a lot of experienceŠ
The record is named after the Hesperian park in Helsinki, Finland,
where Sarah lived for a while. She describes her music as baroque
on synthesizers. It is pop music built on complex naivety - altogether
very accessible music with distinct vocals and a crispy, sweet, analogue
sound. Two great-looking videos are also included on the CD. References
and Influences: Young Marble Giants, Broadcast, Dislocation Dance,
Moondog, Virna Lindt, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Antena, Francoise
Hardy, Saint Etienne, Brian Eno, Ghost Box, Stereolab, Fred Astaire,
Maurice Ravel, ESG, Komeda, Cluster, Flying Lizards, Syd Barrett,
The Passions, St Christopher, John Barry, Can, Human League, Colleen,
Marine Girls, Eric Dolphy, Telex, George Delerue, The Wake, Kraftwerk,
Lori & The Chameleons, Differnet.
FriendlyNoise-69
CD
$13.50
Architecture In Helsinki
Like it or Not EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
12
$7.25
Architecture In Helsinki
Like it or Not EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US The Australian sextet is back with their 3rd single from their
critically lauded new album Places Like This. The band has been on
a tear since the album's release in fall of 2007, selling over 25,000
copies in the US in under a year. On top of that, they made their
debut on the Billboard charts in the first week of release, peaked
at #3 on the CMJ Top 200, and sold out several clubs nationwide on
their fall 2007 tour. With the Like It or Not EP, the band finally
records "One Heavy February" and "Beef in Box,"
which are two long-time crowd favorites from their live shows, to
accompany the single version of "Like It or Not". To top
it off there is a "Like It or Not" remix by one of 2008
biggest buzz bands, El Guincho.
Polyvinyl-157
CD5
$7.25
Barzelay, Eef
Lose Big (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US New solo album from founder and creative force of the much-loved
alt-country combo Clem Snide and noted film score composer.
429Records
CD
$14.25
Bauhaus
Sky's Gone Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US 3rd full length, originally released is 1982, & their 1st
for A&M in States (in the UK it was released on Beggars Banquet).
Opening w/ a shredding run through the Brian Eno track "Third
Uncle", feat. some of Daniel Ash's most thrilling guitar work
& Peter Murphy's strongest lyrical content yet.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Bauhaus
Burning From The Inside (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US 4th release, originally released in 1983, this managed to succeed
despite massive setbacks & feat. some of the strongest performances
of the band's career, w/ inspired work from Murphy when he was able
to return to recording, & the 1st lead vocal performances from
bandmates Daniel Ash & David J.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Beaujolais
Love At Thirty (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US Debut album from Beaujolais, AKA Joe Ziemba, former frontman
for Wolfie (Mud, March, Kindercore, Parasol), Busytoby (Parasol) and
The Like Young (Parasol, Polyvinyl). Conceptual, personal, monumental.
Parasol-CD-109
CD
$9.00
Beck
Modern Guilt (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US 10th studio album co-produced by DANGER MOUSE. The hit track
"Chemtrails" is a genre-bending tour de force that showcases
their shared affection for late '60s psych-pop. Hooray.
Interscope
CD
$16.25
Black Sun Ensemble
Across the Sea of Id: The Way to Eden (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Quite possibly the final BSE release after an illustrious career
of nearly 25 years. It marks a return to the beloved semi-acoustic
style of their first few releases, and also - due to public demand!
- contains no vocals. It is a mixture of new readings of past tracks
& new compositions. The new material offers a singular, dreamy
vision of BSE's potentially final works. The two title tracks, Across
the Sea of Id and Eden Song, are reflective, yet hallucinatory explorations
into Jesus Acedo's unique compositional & melodic sensibility.
While Angel de la Guardia has a refined yet explosive rock swagger,
it is balanced by the meditation Perelandra & La Paz. The CD also
contains a video of the band performing the signature BSE piece "Dove
of the Desert"
CameraObscura
CD
$14.00
Blurt
The Factory Recordings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, UK 12 tracks. LTM is pleased to present an archive CD of recordings
made in for the legendary Factory Records label by cult band Blurt,
the unclassifiable punk-jazz trio led by Ted Milton. Formed in Stroud
in 1979, Blurt consisted of Ted Milton (sax, vocals), brother Jake
Milton (drums) and guitarist Pete Creese. Ted had already attracted
the attention of Factory founder Tony Wilson as a puppeteer (!), and
were invited to join the label. Blurt performed at several Factory
showcase gigs in London between April and August 1980, and recorded
one side of the double compilation album A Factory Quartet (FACT 24).
Although their anarchic shows and music drew rave reviews, Blurt were
frustrated by delays in releasing their Factory recording, and the
last minute loss of a Factory tour of Europe in October. A live album,
Live In Berlin, was recorded in December 1980 and scheduled for release
as a 10" on Factory Benelux, but canceled after Blurt annoyed
Wilson by comparing the Factory label to lifestyle boutique Habitat.
The set was subsequently released as In Berlin on Armageddon, its
memorable cover featuring a photograph of a pile of pink rubbish sacks.
Digitally remastered, The Factory Recordings combines all tracks from
A Factory Quartet and In Berlin, including Blurt favorites My Mother
Was a Friend of an Enemy of the People, Ubu, Puppeteers of the World
Unite and Cherry Blossom Polish. The booklet features archive images
and detailed sleevenotes. Ted Milton and Blurt still perform regularly
in both Britain and Europe, and remain an undervalued national treasure.
LTM-2526
CD
$17.00
Bragg, Billy
Mr. Love & Justice (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anti
LP
$15.50
Brazzaville
21st Century Girl (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US DAVID ARTHUR BROWN was a runaway on the streets of Los Angeles
at the age of 15. It was during this period that he began keeping
a journal and writing poetry. At the age of 18 he wound up living
in San Francisco, washing dishes at a local punk rock/gay restaurant
to save up money to buy a saxophone. Through much effort and low budget
travel (India, South America, Europe and the Far East) he was able
to hone his skills to a level that landed him gigs with the likes
of Beck, Siouxie Sioux , Ben Lee and Jude. In 1997 while on tour with
Beck, David got the idea to form Brazzaville. He bought a little guitar
on a trip through Barcelona and in the wee hours of touring began
writing the songs that would become the first Brazzaville record.
In 2008, Brazzaville has tours planned in Europe, Russia, China, Turkey
and the USA to promote "21st Century Girl", their seventh
full length release, available this summer on The Bus Stop Label.
NEW YORK TIMES: "Think of Brazzaville as vagabond pop for fans
of Morphine, Tom Waits, Spain, Leonard Cohen and Tindersticks."
THE NEW YORKER: "Brazzaville crafts sophisticated pop where languid
bossa-nova-influenced rhythms and gritty lyrics conjure dark deeds
on steamy dead-end streets."
TheBusStopLabel-1037
CD
$12.00
Briggs, Anne
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Thankfully this, her first & strongest record, reissued
for the first time w/ the original cover. On CD
Water
CD
$14.25
Briggs, Anne
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1971. She was a huge influence on the
entire British folk-rock movement, especially other female singers
such as Sandy Denny, Jacqui McShee, & Maddy Prior. This album
is a strong collection of traditional folk songs & original material
& one of the most important releases of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Briggs, Anne
Time Has Come (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1971. This album feat. many self-penned
numbers as well as a few contemporary covers w/ Briggs playing guitar
& bouzouki. Briggs only released two albums & a handful of
singles/EPs before retiring from the music business making this reissue
an important document of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
British Sea Power
The Decline Of British Sea Power (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US REPRESS!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$17.50
British Sea Power
Open Season (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$14.00
Buffalo Killers
Let It Ride (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Drawing comparisons in sound to Blue Cheer, Cream, Neil Young
& Crazy Horse, Mountain & the Allman Brothers Band, the trio
released their self-titled debut in 2007 to critical raves. "Let
it Ride" is an album deeply rooted in their signature 60s psychedelic
& 70s blues rock inspired sound.
Alive
CD
$13.50
California Oranges
Imperial Hearts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Our Sacramento, CA indie-pop all stars return with a gem of
a pop/rock album full of hooky choruses, call and response guitars
and a super tight power-pop rhythm section. A pow-pow-powerful good
good feeling! Just as you'd expect from this seasoned music family.
Bask in the summer sun with the fourth album from the golden state's
California Oranges and a healthy dose of the sunshine power pop they're
known for. Underlying the power is a healthy dose of pop: Delicately
concocted, contemplative songs exploring life's ups and downs. The
quintet has hit their stride on Imperial Hearts. The record features
the same line up as their 2005 release Souvenirs: John Conley (Holiday
Flyer), Verna Brock (Rocketship, Beanpole, Holiday Flyer, Sinking
Ships), Ross Levine (Sinking Ships), Katie Haley (Holiday Flyer, Sinking
Ships), and Matt Levine (Sinking Ships). The album was jointly produced
by the California Oranges and Dana Gumbiner (Night Night, Deathray).
Imperial Hearts was mixed by long time friend of the band, producer/engineer,
Eric Stenman (Saves the Day, The Comas, The Cab). The California Oranges
construct songs filled with, "soaring boy/girl harmonies, rapid-fire
licks of squeaky clean and buzz saw dirty guitar work, consistently
up-tempo beats, and melodies that would make tone deaf kitten haters
want to sing along" --Popmatters. "Power pop has rarely
sounded as sweet." --Treblezine. TRACK LIST: 1. Brand New Spine,
2. We've Got Time, 3. Travel Writer, 4. Anywhere USA, 5. I Still Hold
On, 6. Silver Shoes, 7. Feel Better, 8. Waiting Is Slow, 9. I Told
Grace, 10. Matter Of Consequence, 11. I Won't Let You Back In, 12.
When I Sleep.
Darla-193
CD
$12.25
Canadians
A Sky With No Stars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Canadians' debut album A Sky With No Stars showcases this band's
great ability to play catchy indie-pop anthems that are unforgettable
& timeless.
Ghost
CD
$16.00
Carr, Derek
The Digital Space Race (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, IRELAND Derek Carr is one of Ireland's unsung heroes of soulful
techno. Derek has been making music for almost 2 decades now (if you
include his early experiments as a 14 year old with a Casio sampler).
Following many releases over the past 7 years on a wide variety of
electronic labels now comes his anticipated debut album for Psychonavigation
Records.. 'The Digital Space Race' compiles ten tracks of sublime
electronic music that can be enjoyed equally in the stoned privacy
of your home or on the dance floor. For fans of John Beltran,B12,The
Black Dog, Carl Craig... this is an essential record.
Psychonavigation-025
CD
$15.50
Centromatic/South San Gabriel
Dual Hawks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Misra
DLP
$15.00
Centromatic/South San Gabriel
Dual Hawks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Keeping track of the distinctions between Centro-matic and
South San Gabriel could be a full-time effort, if one were so inclined.
Based in Denton, Texas, Centro-matic once titled an album South San
Gabriel Songs/Music, only to give a splinter faction of the participating
musicians-meaning Centro-matic and more friends-the name South San
Gabriel and release that album in Europe under the new band name.
South San Gabriel includes the four core members of Centro-matic,
plus additional members, but we'll get to that shortly. You might
be inclined to say that Centro-matic material tends to be more rockin',
with SSG its mellow, literary counterpart, and Will Johnson's solo
material as...well...usually (how shall I put this?) skinny-dipping
in the abyss-but it would be a gross oversimplification. Each of these
projects shares all of the aforementioned respective qualities and
more. What is distinctive about the release of Dual Hawks is that
we get the chance to hear side-by-side the various ways in which Centro-matic
and South San Gabriel complement and play off of each other-sort of
the full-length equivalent of a split single.
Misra
DCD
$16.25
Clientele, The
That Night, A Forest Grew (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 29TH)
PS, SPAIN This is the third, and last, of a trilogy of E.P.s the Clientele
have recorded for Acuarela. They have always used the Acuarela E.P.s
as a way to stretch out between albums, to create a through-the-looking-glass
version of the band that shadows the better-known history of their
albums. 'Ariadne' experimented with drones and minimalism; 'The Lost
Weekend' stretched the foggy sound of their debut to epic proportions.
In contrast "That Night, a Forest Grew' is the most commercial
and -shockingly- danceable thing they've ever recorded. Part Bacharach,
part Television, part Orange Juice, the E.P. shares the pristine clarity,
light and shade of 'God Save the Clientele', but adds a new element
of summer pop perfection. This is The Clientele as a hazily remembered
1970s cartoon series, all distanced off-key colors; imaginary summer
hits, radio waves beamed in from a dream-discotheque.
Acuarela-067
CD5
$8.25
CocoRosie
God Has A Voice, She Speaks The Truth (Picture disc vinyl) (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US With a springtime dance floor sound, CocoRosie narrates a suicide
story that takes place in a tender and elated moment of innocence,
focusing on releasing and returning to Mother Nature. Limited, one
time pressing. Picture disc vinyl with art by Bianca, in a clear plastic
sleeve.
Touch&Go
45
$6.25
Crystal Antlers
S-T EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Ballsout psych-rock-garage-soul from Long Beach long-hairs:
rips, shreds, thrashes... Fans of Wooden Shjips' mind-numbingness
and A Place To Bury Strangers' visceral intensity will find this majorly
mandatory. PITCHFORK: "Merging psych, garage, lo-fi, prog, and
countless other influences, the group easily maintains consistency
despite a complete inability to be pinned to any specific movement
or trend... It's tempting to be patient and call this disc a stopgap
on the way to a triumphant debut full-length. But EP is plenty substantial
as is; at 25 minutes, it's only a few shy of Nouns or, more to the
point, any number of psych-rock classics from decades past."
Self-Released
CD5
$5.25
CSS
Donkey (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50
CSS
Donkey (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US Brazil's CSS release their follow-up to 2006's "Cansei
de Ser Sexy" ("I got tired of being sexy"). They've
toured worldwide a number of times with the likes of Gwen Stefani,
Ladytron, Klaxons, and Diplo, and played festivals from Coachella,
Pitchfork, and Virgin to Reading, Benicassim, Roskilde, and beyond.
"Donkey" is tough, street-ready, and recreates the frenetic
energy of their live shows. Equal parts dance party, urban circus,
and out-and-out chaos.
Subpop
CD
$12.50
Dalek / IfWhen
Dälek vs. Ifwhen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US 180g 12" vinyl limited to 300. As diverse as hip-hop has
ever been, think My Bloody Valentine, Tool & early Wu Tang combined
with Massive Attack. As with all Claire's Echo releases, this release
is LIMITED to just 300 copies worldwide -- 200 copies on 180-gram
black vinyl.
Claire'sEcho-17
12
$12.00
Damon & Naomi
More Sad Hits [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
20/20/20
LP
$14.25
Damon & Naomi
More Sad Hits [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US This remastered reissue of their 1st album- which was created
as a swan song response to the dissolution of Galaxie 500, this was
recorded w/ Galaxie producer Mark Kramer, & is just as cutting
a reaction to the sinister allure of fame as it was when released
back in 1992. The album was so strong, that a presumed one-off led
to a long relationship w/ Sub Pop Records, who offered to put out
future releases after hearing what the duo could accomplish on their
own.
20/20/20
CD
$10.00
