New
Releases
Adams, Ryan
Heartbreaker
PS, US REISSUE of this classic first album in a gatefold sleeve. Remastered
from the original analog tapes Bonus photos & lyrics not included
w/ the Cooking Vinyl version.
Cobraside
DLP
$22.00
Adem
Takes
PS, US This carefully crafted album of covers features original material
of the cream of independent and avant instrumental artists of the
recent past: Bedhead, PJ Harvey, Lisa Germano, Pinback, dEUS, Aphex
Twin, Yo La Tengo, Smashing Pumpkins, Tortoise, Bjork, The Breeders,
and Low. Adem's two critically acclaimed albums, the growing influence
of his original band, Fridge, and curating the "Homefires"
festival has made him the toast of the new folk scene in the UK and
the US.
DominoRecordingCo
CD
$12.50
Ajemian, Jason
Art of Dying
PS, US Bassist Jason Ajemian (CHICAGO UNDERGROUND TRIO), saxophonist
Tim Haldeman and drummer Nori Tanaka are regulars on the Chicago improv
scene. Joined by vibist Jason Adasiewicz (LOOSE ASSEMBLY, EXPLODING
STAR ORCHESTRA), trumpeter Jaimie Branch and guitarist Matt Schneider;
this prolific, expansive and inventive group becomes a sonic family.
The interplay between the players is ceaseless in reawakening the
heart of what is jazz today.
Delmark
CD
$13.25
Arellano, Schaff, Schuler, & Thibodeau
Dead in Desemboque: Historias de Amor y Sangre
PS, US In Dead in Desemboque, Hispanic novelist and indie musician
Eddy Robert Arellano, collaborating with three gritty American artists,
has also written the first historieta in Spanglish ï¿1/2
accessible to all ages and all cultures. When
a dama named Juanita calls him down to Sonora, Eddy rides across the
Rio Bravo and never looks back. He expects to come up against brawls,
rustlers of his dogs, and even the sadistic Amazon. But on his first
day in Mexico, with the cacti in flower and the snakes far away in
their summer bowers, nobody could have convinced Eddy that, at the
end of many ugly and erotic encounters along dusty roads full perils,
he would end up.
DEAD IN DESEMBOQUE.
SoftSkullPress
BOOK
$15.25
Armisen, Fred
Jens Hannemann Pro-Mark Drum sticks
Yes! Actual drum sticks endorsed by drum-instructor-to-the-stars Jens
Hannemann. Marked with Jens' favorite grip position. Use for playing
along with your DVD!
DRUMSTIX
$13.00
Bjork, Brant
Punk Rock Guilt
PS, US 8 songs/over 40 minutes recorded a couple of years ago in New
Jersey, in a very comfortable studio. A straight-up, kick-*ss rock
record! CD contains a non-LP bonus track. CD FORMAT IS LIMITED TO
A SINGLE PRESSING, WHEN IT SELLS OUT IT IS GONE!!
LowDesertPunk
CD
$14.50
Black Keys
The Big Come Up
PS, US CLEAR VINYL VERSION!!!
Alive-044
LP
$13.50
Blackshaw, James
Litany of Echoes
PS, US Blackshaw's 6th studio album in 5 years, shows a more mature,
focused and accessable. Featuring Blackshaw adding some glistening
piano work for the first time and Fran Bury returning to play sweeping
string parts.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$15.00
Bowerbirds
Hymns For A Dark Horse
PS, US Only once every ten years or so does one hear a new band this
good, this bursting with ideas, this audibly in love with musicŠ
It is beyond stunning. This band is the complete package." Ears
tend to perk up when a record review sings praises like these, especially
when the praises come from the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, as
they did recently on his Last Plane to Jakarta website hailing the
BOWERBIRDS' debut album, "Hymns for a Dark Horse." DEAD
OCEANS is overjoyed to be sharing the sounds of Bowerbirds with listeners
worldwide. "Hymns for a Dark Horse" was originally released
in July of 2007 on BURLY TIME RECORDS, and now will be issued in an
expanded form featuring TWO BONUS TRACKS. Upon the initial release
of the album, Pitchfork graced it with an 8.4 and "recommended"
stamp of approval, saying: "[Bowerbirds] churn out deceptively
pleasing folksongs about plants and animals and the unforgivable things
we do to them... hypnotically pretty and a little bit weird, characteristics
of the very best kind of Americana music. Bowerbirds do for backyards
what the Hold Steady's done for parking lots-- translated place into
sound."
DeadOceans-017
CD
$11.50
Bowerbirds
Hymns For A Dark Horse
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DeadOceans-017
LP
$11.50
Butter 08
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US Available again... ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "This kicking side
project by members of Cibo Matto and Russell Simins of the Jon Spencer
Blues Explosion is filled with funky licks and punk's manic energy.
What is most impressive is the rich blend of textures to this freewheeling
journey. At the center are Miho Hatori's high-flown vocals against
Simmons' paranoid growl. Often hilarious and consistently groovy;
in a word, dynamite."
GrandRoyal2Classics
CD
$12.25
Childs, Hayden
Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights (33 1/3 Paperback
Book)
PS, US Description: In the fall of 1980 Richard and Linda Thompson
(of Fairport Convention fame) had recently been dumped from their
record label and were on the verge of divorce. Somehow they overcame
these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered
by many to be a masterpiece. Shoot Out The Lights puts the album-from
the personal history driving the songs, to the recording difficulties
they encountered and the subsequent fall-out-in context. This is a
brilliant, emotional book about a brilliant, emotional album. Authors:
Hayden Childs is a researcher and policy expert for the Texas Legislature.
He's also an aspiring novelist, an occasional essayist, and a hardcore
Richard Thompson fanatic. He contributed to the book Lost in the Grooves
and is co-editor of the online music magazine The High Hat.
Continuum-058
BOOK
$10.95
Clouds
We Are Above You
PS, US Boston's Clouds have followed up last year's "Legendary
Demo" with an even bigger, better, and more brilliant slab of
hot rock action. Led by the estimable and inimitable Captain Adam
McGrath, who brings his impeccable musical pedigree (see: fellow Hydra
Head all-stars Cave In) to bear upon this lofty enterprise, Clouds
deliver all the anthemic choruses, white-hot licks and psychedelic
grandeur that anyone could ever possibly hope to cram into a single
album, at least one made by mere mortals. ALARM MAGAZINE: "An
adventure in hard rock. From 70s blues-rock riffs to hardcore punk
to macho stoner metal, Clouds is equally good at all of it."
Hydrahead
CD
$12.50
Coin Under Tongue
Self-Titled
PS, US Brought to you by ultra-noiseniks A Place To Bury Strangers,
who have started their own label to showcase the freaking sonics of
their peers. What sort of audio megatonnage does the Loudest Band
in NYC sign to their imprint? DBA says: A WHOLE LIFETIME IN THE MAKING,
THIS TITULATING AUDIO STUNTWORK WILL BLOW YOUR HEAD. POP THESE SONGS
AND GET EMO WITH THE BAND. HEAVY LIKE A BAG OF WEIGHTS. LIGHT ON THE
RASTA. FULL THROTTLE THROATS GALORE. SOMEBODY DIED SOMEWHERE ON THIS
RECORD- VERY RARE! RECORDED BY CUT AT DBA IN AMERICA. 550 PRESSED
& INSERTED IN HAND SCREEN PRINTED SLEEVES (COLORS WILL VARY)
DeathByAudio-002
LP
$12.25
Crystal Stilts
S-T
PS, US The Crystal Stilts hail from the same small-but-noisy Brooklyn
pop gang as the Vivian Girls (of which the two bands share a drummer)
and the perfectly shambolic Cause Co-Motion, If The Pin Group met
The Jesus & Mary Chain and had a bastard baby that loved 1966,
that might give you some idea of where the Crystal Stilts sound like.
Other Music this limited 12" aptly: "Primitive girl group
stand-up drums and reverb-heavy melodic surf/rockabilly-soaked guitar
lines, the four songs on the EP are the perfect amalgam of the pop
immediacy of C86/Flying Nun and a DIY take on the spacious '60s sounds
of Spector and Nitzsche."
FeatheryTongue
12
$10.00
Daniel, Drew
Throbbin Gristle: 20 Jazz Funk Greats (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US Description: In 20 Jazz Funk Greats Drew Daniel (of the experimental
band Matmos) creates-through both his own insights and exclusive interviews
with the band-an exploded view of the album's multiple agendas: a
series of close readings of each song, shot through with a sequence
of thematic entries on key concepts, strategies, and contexts (noise,
leisure, process, the abject, information, and repetition). This is
a smart and unusual book about a pioneering band. Authors:
Drew Daniel is one half of the acclaimed electronic group Matmos -
successful in their own right, and also as collaborators with Bjork.
Drew has taught the history of electronic music at the San Francisco
Art Institute and a sound art seminar at Harvard. He has just moved
to Baltimore, where he now teaches in the English Department at Johns
Hopkins University.
Continuum-054
BOOK
$10.95
Darnielle, John
Black Sabbath: Master Of Reality (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US Description: Black Sabbath's Master of Reality has maintained
remarkable historical status over several generations; it's a touchstone
for the directionless, and common coin for young men and women who've
felt excluded from the broader cultural economy. John Darnielle hears
it through the ears of Roger Painter, a young adult locked in a southern
California adolescent psychiatric center in 1985; deprived of his
Walkman and hungry for comfort, he explains Black Sabbath as one might
describe air to a fish, or love to an android, hoping to convince
his captors to give him back his tapes. Author:
John Darnielle is the singer and songwriter otherwise known as the
Mountain Goats.
Continuum-056
BOOK
$10.95
Endless Boogie
Focus Level
PS, US This NYC four-piece started out as an "old man hobby"
and turned into the best psychedelic rock 'n' roll band in the city
(maybe country, possibly world). Endless Boogie jam, then jam some
more. They lock in grooves so tight there's no escape - like entering
a black hole, that last second stretches out forever. The only thing
keeping them from living up to their name is the physics of the compact
disc. The perfect soundtrack to hot summer nights. Hanging out in
the basement. Smoking figs in the yard. PAPER
MAG: "Meet Endless Boogie, the best-kept secret in New York's
rock scene. They have the best name (taken from John Lee Hooker's
1971 album), the best onstage vibe and the best head-nodding jams.
In a sea of derivative and freshly outfitted young bands, Endless
Boogie -- with a combined age of 169 and members who count Canned
Heat as one of their influences -- doesn't have a big agenda. They
just want to rock with you, preferably all night long... The band's
sound is a meltdown of metal, psychedelic and classic rock with a
heavy dose of riffage, a kick-ass beat and super-cryptic lyrics. It's
thunderous and mellow at once." PITCHFORK:
"Swinging in a hammock pegged between D and E, the band call
forth a viciously single-minded troglodyte fog of psych-wah-blues-rock
that hurtles past Blue Cheer (and Blueshammer) comparisons into their
own hand-carved grotto of miracles."
NoQuarter
CD
$13.00
Endless Boogie
Focus Level
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! The double LP is presented in a deluxe old-style
tip-on gatefold jacket and comes with a bonus track and a digital
download coupon. Fuckin' A!
NoQuarter
DLP
$16.50
Estranged
Static Thought
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dirtnap
LP
$11.50
Fabulous Diamonds
S-T
PS, US Adorably known to friends and family in Australia as Jarrod
and Nisa, The Fabulous Diamonds' beguiling truck is a mesmerizing
mix of synth, dub, and percussion, woven around honey-ache vocal stylings
recalling (in spirit) past Aussie noisemakers Scattered Order or Makers
Of The Dead Travel Fast, as well as those of Augustus Pablo, Young
Marble Giants, and Suicide. Their one previous release was a 7-inch
co-released by Nervous Jerk and Misteltone, and it garnered praise
from the Blogosphere and a smattering of airplay on discerning freeform
radio stations around the US. This LP on Siltbreeze has been in the
works for the better part of a year; its release coincides their first
American tour (along with Siltbreeze labelmates, Psychedelic Horseshit)."Borne
out of a tradition that lies somewhere between classic dub, experimentalism
and post punk, Fabulous Diamonds foreground a style (unique) and substance
(intriguing) that come together in a hypnotic frenzy. Assembled amidst
high levels of delay, this Melbourne two-piece creates a truly bewildering
mix.... It's the hit you've been waiting for throughout this post
post-punk melee we live in. Fabulous Diamonds present a world drenched
in discordant jams stemming from a parallel universe of sonic intensity,
one that picks up on the heritage embedded in post-punk, but recreates
rather than rehashes the influence." --Eliza Sarlos, Mess + Noise
Siltbreeze
LP
$13.50
Falkner, Jason
Bedtime with the Beatles, Vol. 2
PS, US Mellow, instrumental Beatles covers for young and old alike.
Adrenaline
CD
$17.25
Feelies, The
Only Life [re-issue]
PS, US The 3rd album, originally released in '88, from one of New
Jersey's most influential & beguiling bands. Feat. 9 originals
& a stellar cover of VU's classic "What Goes On" this
is 1st rate jangle-pop that is equal parts loosely structured &
tightly wound. Avoiding all the shortcomings of 80s recordings, this
remains a timeless piece of trance-like guitar rock.
Water
CD
$14.00
Feelies, The
Crazy Rhythms [re-issue] (DELAYED)
PS, US Originally released in 1980 and featuring a noisy angular sound
that's somewhere between Krautrock, the Velvet Undergound, & New
Wave. Massively infuential to bands as wide-ranging as R.E.M. &
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. A post-punk classic back in print for the
first time in many years.
Water
CD
$14.00
Ferris, D.X.
Slayer: Reign In Blood (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US Description: Issued on America's premier rap label at the peak
of the thrash metal movement, Slayer's controversial Reign in Blood
remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal, a seamless 29-minute
procession of ten blindingly fast, apocalyptic songs. The first English
book about Slayer explores the creation of the most universally respected
metal album and its long road to the stores, through original interviews
with the entire band, producer Rick Rubin, engineer Andy Wallace,
cover artist Larry Carroll, and Def Jam insiders from Russell Simmons
to M.C. Serch. From Tori Amos to Pantera's Phil Anselmo, dozens of
fans and artists discuss the record's ongoing impact and Slayer's
status in the small fraternity of rock's greatest groups. Authors:
D.X. Ferris is a staff writer for Cleveland Scene. He freelances for
Alternative Press, and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He lives in
Ohio.
Continuum-057
BOOK
$10.95
Flaherty, Paul & Randall Colbourne
Bridge Out!
PS, US Don't call it a comeback. "Bridge Out!," the first
release in almost a decade by the outlaw duo of saxophonist PAUL FLAHERTY
and percussionist RANDALL COLBOURNE, is better thought of as a renewal,
a reawakening of a collaboration which has lain dormant for too long.
Joining forces in the late 1980s, these two New Englanders released
over a dozen uncompromising albums of avant-garde jazz on their own
and other labels that have since vanished into legend. Since then,
Flaherty has expanded across the world stage in improv, out-rock and
noise (with Chris Corsano, Thurston Moore, Sunburned Hand of the Man,
Wally Shoup, etc.) while Colbourne pursued private study. Together
again, they've created eight instant compositions of coiling sax lines
and polyrhythmic patterns that commemorates the past celebrates the
new. Includes liner notes by Nick Cain.
FamilyVineyard-055
CD
$11.50
Friska Viljor
Tour de Hearts
PS, SWEDEN Second album from Swedish duo.
CryingBob
CD
$15.00
Frustration
Relax
PS, US The debut full-length from French electro-punk champs FRUSTRATION.
Dark and driving Joy Division/Warsaw-styled post punk action.
BornBad
LP
$14.75
Gown
Wandering Glory
PS, US Limited edition of 500! Screenprinted jackets by VG kids w/
insert. "Wandering glory is a portrait of change of seasons,
change of location & the movement of time. Recorded mostly on
the 3rd floor while brothers visited, tours began, tours ended &
bags were packed. Life is full of flaws & learning is as neverending
as
time" -Gown
EcstaticPeace
LP
$17.00
Grouper
Dragging a Dead Deer Up A Hill
PS, US This marks a departure of sorts for Liz, which sees her turn
down the fuzz boxes which caged her sound & allows her voice to
ring out above everything else. It is an album steeped in the world
of dream-pop- a genre pioneered by the likes of Cocteau Twins &
This Mortal Coil & far from shying away from the reference, Liz
has instead grabbed on w/ both hands, creating an album's worth of
perfect, left-field pop songs
Type
CD
$15.50
Haunted George
Pile O' Meat
PS, US Second LP by terrifying one man band alter ego of Steve Pallow
(ex- Beguiled, Necessary Evils). Louder and catchier than "Panther
Howl", the new LP "Pile O' Meat" features more roots
raunch tales of murder, torture and depravity. The Mojave Desert-dwelling
one man band's new album has 13 original songs as well as covers of
Johnny Horton ("Broken Hearted Gypsy") and Pat Boone ("Moody
River").Ê "A strange one-man grovel in graveyard dirt
by Steve Pallow (ex-Necessary Evils). It totally delivers on the failed
promise of an album I once had by a guy calling himself "The
Singing Mortician." It's kinda like the Zacherle/Bryan Gregory
duo album you always dreamed of." -ÊByron Coley & Thurston
Moore BULL TONGUE / ARTHUR MAGAZINE
HookOrCrook
LP
$12.00
Head Like A Kite
There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere
PS, US "There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere," HEAD LIKE A
KITE'S second full-length album, and first for MUSH, is an expert
blend of electronic rock production and pure pop-songcraft built on
a bed of pillaged found-sound from cities the band visited on their
2006 US tour. No stranger to sharing the stage with big names on national
and international turf, ringmaster Dave Einmo has assembled some of
Seattle's finest for the album including members of The Long Winters,
Smoosh, Radio 4, Crooked Fingers, and Preston School Of Industry.
Whether it be guest vocals from Asya Smoosh and Graig Markel, added
inspiration from touring drummer Trent Moorman, or the production
of Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine) each track is flavored
with the perfect additions to the epic songwriting and big-beat electronic
production that is Head Like A Kite's forte. "There Is Loud Laughter
Everywhere" strikes the balance between art and craft and is
the finest sonic road-trip in the Mush catalog.
Mush-259
CD
$9.00
Hot Water Music
A Flight And A Crash
PS, US Gainesville, Florida's hottest property makes the jump to the
big leagues and unleashes a brand new album on the world's biggest
punk label. Fourteen power-rocked punk anthems for those who like
it strong, solid, and meaty. Includes the bonus track "So Many
Days," not included on the Epitaph CD version. Packaged with
the usual great artwork, a full-color insert lyric poster, and pressed
on white vinyl.
NoIdea
LP
$12.00
Hunter, Jana
Carrion
PS, US One-sided 12-inch, limited to 500 copies.
Woodsist
12
$11.00
Impossible Shapes
The Impossible Shapes
PS, US THE IMPOSSIBLE SHAPES have been merrily music making - mostly
under the radar - for a decade now. With this release the band has
recorded songs that were flushed out over many live performances over
many tours all across the globe. This album is their pinnacle song
mound that could have been issued by Zapple, if times had been different.
At the root these four long-hairs are a pop band - kinda like how
Byrds became a meta group - who've been strained through British folk
as well as the whole post/beat/mystic literate gob. Songwriter Chris
Barth translates a cosmological view as psychedelic nursery rhymes
or rock n roll cracked into free form strata.
SecretlyCanadian-140
CD
$11.50
Jeremy Jay
AlphaRhythm
PS, US JEREMY JAY, a Californian, has toured the West Coast and ventured
as far a field as New York City in the past year. He will performing
across the U.S. after the release of "A Place Where We Could
Go," and has already begun working on his second K album, to
be released in January 2009. His most recent release, "Airwalker"
[IPU115], also a volume in the International Pop Underground series,
was very well received by radio, press and interweb fanzines/logs/journals.
Krecords-117
45
$3.75
King Khan & The Shrines
The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines
PS, US New album.
Vice
CD
$17.25
Las Malas Amistades
Patio Bonito
PS, US 6 members use a hulking charity-shop synth & a Casiotone,
electronic drums, an acoustic guitar, a cuatro & various small
percussion gadgets. Sometimes songs are acoustic, sometimes electronic,
usually mixed. The music is spontaneous, intimate, spare. It's lovely,
heartfelt, full of poppy wit & beauty, about to fall apart.Recorded
w/ the natural percussion of the raindrops hitting the tiles on the
roof.
HonestJon's
CD
$18.00
Lunch, Lydia
Video Hysterie 1978-2006
PS, US Sublime retrospective of Lydia Lunch's musical collaborations
from 1976-2001 & is an incredible representation of her approach
to art. TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS, 8-EYED SPY, SHOTGUN WEDDING,
ROWLAND S. HOWARD, MARK CUNNINGHAM, DIE HAUT, TERRY EDWARDS, IAN WHITE,
tons more. 70 mins.
Atavistic
DVD
$14.75
Merzbow
Arijigoku
PS, POLAND Merzbow's fourth full lenght CD album for the VIVO RECORDS
label.
Vivo-2008037
CD
$15.50
Monks, The
Monk Time [expanded re-issue]
PS, US 2004 re-issue of this 1966 prooto-punk classic, with bonus
tracks.
YouTube video:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T3fAzQzgeSc ||| Wiki
page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_monks
Retribution
CD
$17.00
Mount Analog Feat Karl Blau
That's How I Got to Memphis
PS, US MOUNT ANALOG is the solo project of Grammy Nominated producer
TUCKER MARTINE. In this recording, record producer Martine (the Decemberists,
Laura Veirs, Sufjan Stevens, Mudhoney), and his talented cast of Mount
Analog--STEVE MOORE(Earth, Sunn0))))), JON HYDE, LAURA VEIRS and BRUCE
WIRTH pay tribute to Nashville style in its classic country aesthetic
circa 1972. With Martine having grown up in Nashville, this single
could be construed as a shout-out to his songwriter father Layng Martine,
Jr. who's songs have been recorded by Elvis, the Pointer Sisters,
Bo Diddley, Reba McEntire, Billy "Crash" Craddock and many
more. It was the Tom T. Hall version of "That's How I got to
Memphis" that first caught Martine's attention as a teenager,
but folks like Lee Hazlewood, Buddy Miller and Bobby Bare have all
made the song their own since. "I am such a huge fan of Karl's,
I knew that he was the one to help our version stay true to the spirit
of the original version I loved so much, while shining the light on
it from a different angle," Martine states.
Krecords-118
45
$3.75
Mueller, Jeff
Fold And Perish
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Monitor
LP
$10.25
Mueller, Jon
Strung
PS, US Peripatetic composer, performer, improviser, and designer JON
MUELLER is a busy guy, and both the rock and experimental music scenes
are the richer for it. As a drummer he propels the ecstatic whorl
of COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES and the occasional guitar army
of RHYS CHATHAM; alternately his solo project, "Metals",
is the most harrowingly intense percussive barrage you'll ever encounter.
He also finds time to collaborate with artists ranging from Wilco's
Glenn Kotche to Swans' Jarboe. Whether it's minimalist bombast, free-improv
interplay, or electroacoustic finesse, Mueller's got it covered. But
what can he do with a guitar? In "Strung", Mueller doesn't
play the guitar; he scrambles its molecules. Laying down a photon-blast
of sound, he initiates a relentless, rapid-pulse attack signal that
summons wave upon wave of white noise. Think inexorable alien invasion
- The Day the Earth Stood Still, with Lou Reed as Klaatu and Metal
Machine Music as the message. Earth doesn't stand a chance.
TableOfTheElements-94
LP
$14.25
Mueller, Jon/Jason Kahn
Topography
PS, US Percussionist JON MUELLER continues his amazing run of releases
(he appears on eight TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS titles in the first half
of 2008!) with "Topography," a collaboration with Zürich-based
sound and visual artist JASON KAHN. As a drummer, Mueller propels
COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES and the occasional guitar army of
RHYS CHATHAM; he also finds time to collaborate with artists ranging
from Wilco's Glenn Kotche to Swans' Jarboe. Kahn draws on electronic
and acoustic sound sources to create slowly developing compositions
imbued with a sense of timelessness. "Topography" addresses
the entity of sound as both a physical and psychological factor shaping
our consciousness, and is a remarkable display of electro acoustic
finesse. It's a joint, limited-edition release with Mueller's own
Crouton label, exquisitely packaged in a debossed, white-on-white
jacket.
TableoftheElements-116
CD
$13.00
My Brightest Diamond
A Thousand Shark's Teeth
PS, US With this Brooklyn band's sophomore release, we're instantly
reminded of Shara Worden's reputation as one of indie music's most
vibrant, creative, and original voices. This record is charming, playful,
daring, foreboding, graceful, eclectic, exciting, and visceral. The
songs marry vast instrumentation - marimbas, harps, clarinets, French
horns, rabid guitars, vibraphones, and more - to create an unequaled
amalgamation of style and color. In a word, beautiful. SPECIAL
PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this CD from Parasol and we'll send
you a unique coupon code for a free download of a free digital EP
featuring five alternate versions of album tracks plus one outtake.
AsthmaticKitty-046
CD
$11.50
My Brightest Diamond
A Thousand Shark's Teeth
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this
LP from Parasol and we'll send you a unique coupon code for a free
download of a free digital EP featuring five alternate versions of
album tracks plus one outtake.
AsthmaticKitty-046
LP
$12.00
My Morning Jacket
Acoustic Citsuoca: Live at the Startime Pavilion
(Extended Play)
PS, US
AtoRecords
CD5
$6.00
Night Wounds
Allergic To Heat
PS, US Recorded in early 2006 in a downtown LA practice space by the
band. 8 songs just shy of 30 minutes, mostly recorded live. Everything
from angular post punk to primitive no wave and free experimentation,
rarely covering the same ground twice. Limited to 500 on black vinyl
with silk screened covers."
Woodsist
LP
$12.00
Notwist
The Devil, You + Me (ON SALE)
PS, US The Notwist make music that's at once impossibly personal and
hugely inviting. This release is their most important and moving to
date, in the band's nearly 20 year career. Markus Acher's singular
voice surrounds you with all the comfort of familiarity, the euphoria
of re-acquaintance. It takes a while before the words and the scale
of the musical language sink in.
Domino
CD
$11.50
Notwist
The Devil, You + Me [deluxe]
PS, US The deluxe limited edition CD comes inside a hard-bound book
with full color 24-page insert. The Notwist make music that's at once
impossibly personal and hugely inviting. This release is their most
important and moving to date, in the band's nearly 20 year career.
Markus Acher's singular voice surrounds you with all the comfort of
familiarity, the euphoria of re-acquaintance. It takes a while before
the words and the scale of the musical language sink in.
Domino
CD/BOOK
$15.50
Nurse With Wound
Huffin' Rag Blues
PS, UK The new album, their first for over 4 years, 'Huffin' Rag Blues'
is the inevitable conclusion of Steven Stapleton and Andrew Liles'
passion for easy listening and lounge jazz. Contorted and carved into
a distinctly Nurse With Wound sound 'Huffin' Rag Blues' is a greasy
amalgam of uneasy listening, shaken and stirred Molotov cocktails
and quixotica. Full to the brim with squeals, screams, smokey vocals,
drunken double basses, melting vibraphones and internal organs from
outer space this album is an unlikely and unique excursion from beginning
to end. As with all Nurse With Wound recordings it goes without saying...
expect the unexpected.
DirtierPromotions-063
CD
$18.50
Orange
In The MIdst Of Chaos
PS, US Recorded in 1978, this is this western CT free-jazz group's
only release. It would become improv jazz sax player Paul Flaherty's
1st record, who, as a youth, was smitten by the world, it's creator
& Pharoah Sanders. A screamin', howlin', blisterin', slap of a
record that defies categorizations as it pushes the 70's into uncharted
confusion.
Destijl
CD
$12.50
Ponytail
Ice Cream Spiritual
PS, US "Ice Cream Spiritual" is full contact aerobics. It's
a hedonistic whirlwind for your ears and body. "Ice Cream Spiritual"
is the exorcism your stiff loins have been waiting for. Randomly put
together in a class experiment, the four members of Baltimore's PONYTAIL
has stumbled onto what will be one of the top albums of 2008.
WeAreFree-005
CD
$11.50
Q-Bert
Super Seal Breaks II
PS, US If you're a hardcore skratcher, then you know all the infinitely
fun possibilities a Super Seal 2 can bring! So hurry up & get
it first so that your fellow DJs think you are mysterious & ask
you, "What the hell record is that? I want it!" Also feat.a
ridiculously hot triplet beat which was scientifically made to be
played on 45 to get the full effects of attracting the opposite (or
the same) sex! Get this limited pressing before it's gone.
ThudRumble
LP
$13.25
Real Tuesday Weld
End of the World
PS, US Recorded during the same time as his latest opus, "the
London Book of the Dead" Steven Coates aka the Real Tuesday Weld
created this special side project release. A conceptual companion
piece is an imaginary concert which takes places in an imaginary club.
The album contains some of this fascinating artists' most atmospheric,
haunting and downright beautiful tracks to date.
SixDegrees
CD
$10.75
Reggie & The Full Effect
Last Stop: Crappy Town
PS, US Project of James Dewees, originally of THE GET UP KIDS. This
album sees a different side of Reggie. Gone are the poppy, danceable
songs. This album reflects a real, rough time in James's life and
this album is much heavier, darker and introspective. Poor Reggie.
Vagrant
CD
$13.75
Robedoor
Endlessly Blazing
PS, US Eagle Rock, CA's Robedoor are back with another doomed out
K-hole. Slow creeping drones building to some nice loner caveman pound/
real song territory. Three tracks in just under 40 minutes. edition
of 500 with full color jacket. Artwork by Jeremy Earl. "Another
bowl of black wax lit up and littered into the smogset. Another half
hour in the haze, burned and overturned. "Endlessly Blazing"
loads together a trio of semi-recent resin sessions: the A is a sidelong
sinkhole into lava and quaaludes, the B starts with a sprawling spiral
sweetleaf ballad before convulsing into a pissed withdrawal of dread
drums, electronic fumes, and damaged howling. Hold it in as long as
you can" -?
Woodsist
LP
$13.50
Schaefer, Janek
Extended Play [Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict]
PS, US LIMITED EDITION 600. LINE is proud to release the latest audio
work from British composer and installation artist Janek Schaefer
based on his installation of the same title. Installation Reviews:
"a piece to return to again and again... haunting and lulling"
[The Wire, UK] "so inspirational, and in many ways very spiritual"
[Gerry Turvey] "I was so deeply touched by your piece" [Mandeep
Kaur Samra] Red is the colour of Life, of Death, and of Love. Scarlett,
my first child, was born in 2005, and since then I have been very
aware of how lucky we all are. I have been constantly comparing this
to the fact that my mother was born in Warsaw in 1942 - the epicenter
of World War II. How opposite can two beginnings be? This inspired
me to produce the Extended Play installation, which continuously and
positively celebrates hope and new beginnings, for child survivors
in all situations around the world. The original idea for the composition,
came from learning about the 'Jodoform' system of secret musical messages,
that were broadcast by the BBC Service, during music they played was
given a particular meaning, which was interpreted by Polish Underground.
Discovered from the original Jodoform log book, that the lovely Polish
folk song 'Tango Lyczakowskie', was broadcast on the day my mother
was born. The song describes how children in 1918, had been forced
to take up arms, in defense of their town. From this tune, chose a
short rising musical phrase, and with my arranger Michael Jennings,
developed a ten-minute score. Each of the three solo parts was then
recorded separately, edited, and cut onto vinyl. In the gallery, 3
x Cello EP's, 3 x Piano EP's, and 3 x Violin EP''s are played at 33,
45, or 78rpm using nine retro record players. These play continuously,
and each was modified to stop playing briefly in response to the audience
moving around the exhibition. This has the effect of changing and
extending the composition, so that it is never the same again.
Line-036
CD
$12.25
Sebadoh
Bubble And Scrape [re-issue]
PS, US Bubble & Scrape was the last record before the lineup fractured.
This deluxe re-issue is digitally re-mastered for the first time and
is double in size from the original seventeen-track album. It includes
fifteen bonus tracks - six never before released, four from the limited
edition bonus 7-inch released with the original UK LP, and five rare
B-sides.
DominoRecordingCo
CD
$12.50
Shaw, Philip
Pattii Smith - Horses (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US Description: Described as the perfect fusion of poetry and
garage band rock and roll (the original concept was "rock and
Rimbaud"), Horses belongs as much to the world of literary and
cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. While Horses
pays homage to the record's origins in the nascent New York punk scene,
the book's core lies in a detailed analysis of Patti Smith's lyrics
and includes discussions of lyrical preoccupations: love, sex, gender,
death, dreams, god, metamorphosis, intoxication, apocalypse and transcendence.
Philip shaw demonstrates how Horses transformed the possibilities
of both poetry and rock music; and how it achieved nothing less than
a complete and systematic derangement of the senses. Authors:
Philip Shaw is a Reader in the Department of English at the University
of Leicester. His previous publications include Waterloo and the Romantic
Imagination (2002) and The Sublime (2006). He writes songs and plays
guitar in the group Alberteen: http://www.myspace.com/alberteenmusic
Continuum-055
BOOK
$10.95
Shepherds
Loco Hills
PS, US Loco Hills, the debut full length from these Brooklyn bush
babies, is the sound of a rolling southwestern road trip. It is the
sound of unknown terrain, and appropriately Loco Hills finds Shepherds
entering full band territory for the first time. A fully realized
jam document, toying at times with structure, Shepherds never lose
sight of the "drop everything and make music" mentality
that makes them so exciting. Swirling strings, tape manipulations.
Bongos and wah, fire and bone. This is our music. - Members from Meneguar,
Woods and The Vanishing Voice. Digipack and limited to 500.
ReleaseTheBats
CD
$13.50
Shit & Shine
Cherry (CD/DVD)
PS, US Presented here again in remastered CD format w/ bonus live
DVD, this is back for round two in digital format. 1000 copies for
the world. Bonus DVD feat. a pro-shot 35 min. performance recorded
for last.fm in London November 2007. They're an afternoon spent tearing
up betting-slips at the bookies. A stain on your shirt that won't
wash out.
RiotSeason
CD
$23.00
Sian Alice Group
The Dusk Line
PS, US "The Dusk Line" EP is comprised of four songs recorded
during work on SIAN ALICE GROUP'S debut album "59.59" in
the summer of 2007. For this release they opted to work on a smaller
scale, stripping their sound down to just layered grand piano and
voice. Featuring contributions from just two members of the group,
Rupert Clervaux and vocalist Sian Ahern, "The Dusk Line"
is an exercise in restraint. It was recorded at London's The Garden,
utilizing layered piano parts all performed by Clervaux. Sian Alice
Group have become known for their sweeping, orchestrated aesthetic,
but "The Dusk Line" distills their sound to its core.
TheSocialRegistry-063
CD5
$7.50
Sian Alice Group
The Dusk Line
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TheSocialRegistry-063
12
$10.25
Silver Summit
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LanguageofStone
LP
$14.00
Sisters
Self-Titled [cassette tape]
PS, US Brought to you by ultra-noiseniks A Place To Bury Strangers,
who have started their own label to showcase the freaking sonics of
their peers. What sort of audio megatonnage does the Loudest Band
in NYC sign to their imprint? DBA describes it thusly: 2 NEW KIDS
EX NEW SCHOOL PLAYING WICKED BAD ASS BREAK BEATS WITH GOOD HOOKS AND
NOT MUCH HONKY TONK. MATT CONBOY AND AARON PFANNEBACKER KICK OUT 7
SONGS OF MINDBENDEDNESS. RECORDED BY OLIVER ACKERMANN AT DBA.
DeathByAudio-001
CASS
$7.00
Smay, David
Tom Waits - SwordfIshtRomboNes (33 1/3 Paperback Book)
PS, US <p>Description: Two entwined narratives run through the
creation of Swordfishtrombones and form the backbone of this book.
As the 1970s ended, Waits felt increasingly constrained and trapped
by his persona and career. Bitter and desperately unhappy, he moved
to New York in 1979 to change his life. It wasn't working. But at
his low point, he got the phone call that changed everything: Francis
Ford Coppola tapped Tom to write the score for One From the Heart.
Waits moved back to Los Angeles to work at Zoetrope's Hollywood studio
for the next 18 months. He cleaned up, disciplined himself as a songwriter
and musician, collaborated closely with Coppola, and met a script
analyst named Kathleen Brennan - his "only true love".
They married within 2 months at the Always and Forever Yours Wedding
Chapel at 2am. Swordfishtrombones was the first thing Waits recorded
after his marriage, and it was at Kathleen's urging that he made a
record that conceded exactly nothing to his record label, or the critics,
or his fans. There aren't many love stories where the happy ending
sounds like a paint can tumbling in an empty cement mixer. Kathleen
Brennan was sorely disappointed by Tom's record collection. She forced
him out of his comfortable jazzbo pocket to take in foreign film scores,
German theatre, and Asian percussion. These two stories of a man creating
that elusive American second act, and also finding the perfect collaborator
in his wife give this book a natural forward drive. Authors:
David Smay has co-edited two books on music with Kim Cooper: Lost
In the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide To The Music You Missed,
and Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth. He's a regular contributor
to Scram, has an upcoming piece in Oxford American and has occasionally
dithered about pop music on NPR, French Television and documentaries
only shown at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. But his best
interview was with Ratso the punk rock puppet at Quimby's in Chicago.
He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children, Emmett and
Matilda.
Continuum-053
BOOK
$10.95
Speck Mountain
Blood Is Clean
PS, US Speck Mountain are back with a new single & a new energy.
The warm, melancholic bath of "Hey Moon" & Summer Above
has given way to a dirtier, more assertive, though equally mesmerizing
sound. That's the A-side, a Honey Owens (VALET) song from last year
that Speck Mountain have turned up the rock quotient on significantly,
courtesy of sax, an age's old bass mantra & Marie-Claire's barbed
guitar attack, transplanted direct from the most severely dosed basement
on earth. On the flip, ""Backslide"" approaches
the kind of wide-eyed gratification that electronica has promised
in the past, but rarely delivered-with several degrees of treated
organ pulsating around Karl's sweetly protracted guitar tease.
BurntBrownSounds
45
$5.25
Speck Mountain
Blood Is Clean
PS, US Speck Mountain are back with a new single & a new energy.
The warm, melancholic bath of "Hey Moon" & SuSmomuenrd
Asbove has given way to a dirtier, more assertive, though equally
mesmerizing sound. Starting with, a Honey Owens (VALET) song from
last year that Speck Mountain have turned up the rock quotient on
significantly, courtesy of sax, an age's old bass mantra & Marie-Claire's
barbed guitar attack, transplanted direct from the most severely dosed
basement on earth. "Backslide" approaches the kind of wide-eyed
gratification that electronica has promised in the past, but rarely
delivered-with several degrees of treated organ pulsating around Karl's
sweetly protracted guitar tease. Bonus track solo demo of Backslide
found only the CD single
BurntBrown
CD5
$5.00
St. Pierre, Melissa
Specimens
PS, US MELISSA ST. PIERRE tosses classicism and post-classicism overboard,
utilizing the prepared piano -- John Cage's notorious instrument of
choice -- and electronic enhancement to sail resolutely in the direction
of rock & roll. Peppering the strings, hammers, and dampers with
a variety of objects, she transforms the piano's typical timbre: sparkling
gamelans chatter; harrowing voodoo drums call out in the night. "Specimens",
St Pierre's debut, features production and performances by COLLECTIONS
OF COLONIES OF BEES; together they rival famed electric harpist ZEENA
PARKINS as conservatory arsonists with a decidedly Hendrixian flair.
TableOfTheElements-814
CD5
$9.00
Tilly and The Wall
o
PS, US This is their most cohesive, sonically experimental album yet.
In addition to building a tack piano for certain songs, the band toyed
w/ percussion much more than their previous efforts, recording Jamie's
taps through a variety of different amplifiers & floors to give
each song its own distinct rhythm. W/ its massive dose of high energy,
hip-shaking attitude, it's the sort of song that reminds you why you
fell for them in the first place. And if you're like us, you'll quickly
hit the "play" button to begin the journey that is O all
over again.
TeamLove
CD
$11.50
Twine
Violets
PS, US LIMITED TO 750!!! This is a requiem for the new dark age. A
memoir of a dying era, defined by the years of an inevitably dichotomized
& isolated nation. The duo of Greg Malcolm & Chad Mossholder
move from the muggy backwoods of their early work towards the sonic
approximation of icy remoteness. Created by a process of long distance
file-sharing, the layers mesh together in a synchronous & fragile
splendor, melding disembodied vocals, guitar rattles & crispy
unpredictability to create a modern classic.
GhostlyInternational
CD
$13.25
Unnatural Helpers
Earwax
PS, US Current / fired / goofiest members of Welcome, Double Fudge,
the Intelligence, Dipers, Kinski, Tight Bros from Way Back When, and
a million other bands follow up their debut CD with five more short,
smart ass songs about mouth holes, lousy TV, New York City, bad food,
and other sordid subjects. 500 pressed, hand-made covers.
DirtyKnobby
45
$5.25
Various
Pebbles 6
PS, US The Pebbles series has made available over 800 obscure, mostly
American "Original Punk Rock" songs recorded in the mid-1960's
"primarily known today as the garage rock and psychedelic rock
genres" that were previously known only to a handful of collectors.
This vinyl re-issue of Pebbles Vol. 6 is on blue colored vinyl. LIMITED!!!
AIP
LP
$13.00
Various
Pebbles 9
PS, US The Pebbles series has made available over 800 obscure, mostly
American "Original Punk Rock" songs recorded in the mid-1960's
primarily known today as the garage rock and psychedelic rock genres
that were previously known only to a handful of collectors. This vinyl
re-issue of Pebbles Vol. 9 is on purple colored vinyl! LIMITED TO
500!!!
AIP
LP
$13.00
Various
Pebbles 8
PS, US The Pebbles series has made available over 800 obscure, mostly
American "Original Punk Rock" songs recorded in the mid-1960's
"primarily known today as the garage rock and psychedelic rock
genres" that were previously known only to a handful of collectors.
This vinyl re-issue of Pebbles Vol. 8 is on orange colored vinyl!
LIMITED TO 500!!!
AIP
LP
$13.00
Various
Slendid Isolation
PS, SWEDEN A collection of exclusive tracks from the Radio Dept.,
Testbild!, Most Valuable Players, Differnet, Action Biker, Viktor
Sjöberg, VED, Peter Jackson, Peter Nilsson, Redmalm, Enheten
för musik och melodi, Malkovic, Erik de Vahl, Band in a Box,
Flow Flux Clan, Robotboy, and Jian. Between January and December 2007
Friendly Noise released 18 mp3 singles offered as free downloads from
www.friendlynoise.se. From the start it was intended to be a one-year-long
project. The idea was simple: contributions chosen by us from our
extended family of old friends and new discoveries, usually two songs,
together with an introduction by the artists themselves and a picture
to illustrate and enhance, once or twice a month. This was meant as
a complement to our CD releases, and a chance to easily distribute
great songs, in cases where the album context isn't necessary. These
two ways of distribution aren't contradictory, they're related, as
we stated on our website. Soon we realized the series had become a
success, both when it came to the quality of the output and the amount
of interest generated. So "Splendid Isolation" - our third
compilation after "Friendly People Making Noise" (2003)
and "Are You Scared To Get Happy?" (2006) - is our way of
documenting the series through a selection of the songs and thus giving
them a more official kind of release. The record is also a celebration
of five years of Friendly Noise as a label. The order of the songs
on the record isn't chronological, it's instead our attempt to make
the record sound as good as possible as a whole. TRACKLIST: 1. Bognor
Regis (Peter Jackson) 2. (Jack) Lullaby (Viktor Sjöberg) 3. Rondo
(Most Valuable Players) 4. Stratoscope (VED) 5. Get Nowhere (Peter
Nilsson) 6. Hultviksvägen 7 (Peter Jackson) 7. The Bravest Person
I Know (Redmalm) 8. Shut Out (Flow Flux Clan) 9. September (Robotboy)
10. Hashish in Nizza (Peter Jackson) 11. Sol genom lövverket
(Enheten för musik och melodi) 12. En gång i Stockholm
(Testbild!) 13. Dedicated to Therese Holm (Testbild!) 14. 1959y (Malkovic)
15. Almost Close (Peter Jackson) 16. Open Night (Most Valuable Players)
17. Bachelor Kisses (The Radio Dept.) 18. Vinden susar i advent (Action
Biker) 19. Postojna (Peter Jackson) 20. Whatever We Want (Erik de
Vahl) 21. Leaving Smears (Band in Box) 22. Just A Little Lovin' (Jian)
23. Curriculum Circular (Differnet)
FriendlyNoise-68
CD
$13.50
Various
Pebbles 7
PS, US The Pebbles series has made available over 800 obscure, mostly
American "Original Punk Rock" songs recorded in the mid-1960's
primarily known today as the garage rock and psychedelic rock genres
that were previously known only to a handful of collectors. This vinyl
re-issue of Pebbles Vol. 7 is on green colored vinyl. LIMITED TO 500!!!
AIP
LP
$13.00
War On Drugs, The
Wagonwheel Blues
PS, US THE WAR ON DRUGS push the boundaries of a quintessentially
American music. Guitars soar and colorful clouds roll past whatever
sun or moon you are cruising under, through whatever old bar you are
reveling within. The War On Drugs point toward a tireless horizon
in the distance that you will never reach but are compelled to chase.
It's a tail you've chased your whole life and will continue chasing
because your life is more poetic when you are moving toward it - your
cinematography is more rich. "Wagonwheel Blues" is one of
those albums that each of us holds onto tightly. They get moved from
apartment to apartment through the years; they are songs on the radio
that follow us from town to town. They evoke waves of nostalgia and
grow more poignant with each new bump along the road.
SecretlyCanadian-167
LP
$11.50
War On Drugs, The
Wagonwheel Blues
PS, US THE WAR ON DRUGS push the boundaries of a quintessentially
American music. Guitars soar and colorful clouds roll past whatever
sun or moon you are cruising under, through whatever old bar you are
reveling within. The War On Drugs point toward a tireless horizon
in the distance that you will never reach but are compelled to chase.
It's a tail you've chased your whole life and will continue chasing
because your life is more poetic when you are moving toward it - your
cinematography is more rich. "Wagonwheel Blues" is one of
those albums that each of us holds onto tightly. They get moved from
apartment to apartment through the years; they are songs on the radio
that follow us from town to town. They evoke waves of nostalgia and
grow more poignant with each new bump along the road.
SecretlyCanadian-167
CD
$11.50
Wickham-Smith, Simon & Richard Youngs
Veil (for Greg)
PS, US Originally released in 1997 and having sat in storage unit
purgatory (growing finer) for the greater part of a decade, JAGJAGUWAR
proudly unearths and re-distributes this visceral British take on
American outdoor spirituality. "VEIL (For Greg) is a carousel
ride inside a digital rock tumbler, a battle between gnomes and mercury
termites for a maple tree's soul, and the reflection of a pile of
Moog turtles in a bathroom mirror's swamp sweat. Throbbing Gristle
reimagined as zen garden desk accessory." - William Gass
Jagjaguwar-137
CD
$11.50
Wilson, Dennis
Pacific Ocean Blue [Legacy Edition]
PS, US Long lost album, found. And augmented. Pure genius. After 30
years, this lost classic reemerges to the delight of fans worldwide.
Since coming out in 1977, this CD had only been released for six months
in 1991. This collections contains never officially released tracks
from Dennis' Bambu album which only existed as bootlegs for decades.
Per Dennis Wilson 'Everything that I am or will ever be is in the
music. If you want to know me, just listen.' Features 'Holy Man' an
unfinished track that never received Dennis' vocal part with Taylor
Hawkins of the Foo Fighters laying down brand new vocals. This limited
edition deluxe packing feature 50 page, full color book with two brand
new essays and never-before-seen photos and memorabilia.
SonyLegacy
DCD
$28.50
Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50
Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer
PS, US Their second album for Sub Pop might just be this generation's
"Marquee Moon" or an indie rock "Chinese Democracy"
released thirty years early. Better though, to think of it as the
sound of a band edging forward into a wispy darkness, one hand reaching
out, the other firmly clutching the past.
Subpop
CD
$12.50
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
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 JUNE 24TH)
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
Alkaline Trio
Agony & Irony (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
PS, US New album.
Epic
CD
$16.00
Anniversary, The
Devil On Our Side: B-Sides and Rarities (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
24TH)
PS, US Posthumous from the 5-piece Lawrence, KS group. A two disc
set
featuring tons of rarities, b-sides, compilation tracks and more.
Vagrant
DCD
$13.75
Antiseen
Best of Antiseen: Established 1983 [retrospective] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 24TH)
PS, US A 40-track collection of the group's most brutal tracks chronicling
their entire 25-year history.
TKO
DCD
$15.00
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
Au
Verbs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Sophomore record from acclaimed Portland experimental pop collective,
which, in its swirling depths and subtleties, promises to be one of
this year's most satisfying surprises. Verbs is padded out with contributions
from nearly thirty collaborators, a list which includes members of
YELLOW SWANS, PARENTHETICAL GIRLS, and EVOLUTIONARY JASS BAND, among
many others-inadvertently resulting in a strange & singular snapshot
of the city's famously sprawling musical community. The resulting
record seamlessly segues through new & unlikely ecstatic extremes
with an arresting economy.
Aagoo
CD
$12.00
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
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
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
Be Your Own Pet
Get Damaged (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, UK While the follow-up, Get Awkward, is gearing up to rival the
attention bestowed on their self titled debut - even more attention
is now being paid to this EP of songs missing from the US version
of the album. Get Damaged contains three tracks banned from release
in the US by their major record.
XL
CD5
$5.50
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
Boris & Merzbow
Rock Dream [limited edition] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! The ultra-deluxe 180 gram TRIPLE vinyl with
Tri-Fold (3 pocket gatefold) DIE-CUT sleeve of the "Rock Dream"
collaboration album from Boris and Merzbow! Vinyl version contains
the bonus track: "Dyno-Saur" not available on the CD! Elaborate
and beautiful packaging designed by Stephen O'Malley. This is as elaborate
and visually stunning (if not more!) as SL's last Boris release: "Altar",
with Sunn 0))). It truly needs to be seen to be believed! The printer
vows to never ever make anything like this again as it was painfully
time-consuming and took forever to get just right!
SouthernLord
3LP
$28.50
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
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
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
Brown Bird
Bottom of the Sea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
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
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
Camper Van Beethoven
Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 24TH)
PS, US
CookingVinyl
CD
$14.25
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
Chap
Mega Breakfast (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
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
Chassagnard, Jerome
(f)light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, GERMANY With (f)light, Jérôme Chassagnard, a member
of the French project Ab Ovo, presents his first solo work. He is
accompanied by befriended artists like Flaque and Guillaume Eluerd
(Nimp). What can we expect from an artist whose influences and preferences
range from electronica and ambient to pop, ethnic music and drum'n'bass
whose preferred authors are A. De St. Exupery, and André Gide,
E.A. Poe and Ray Bradbury whose favorite movie directors are Stanley
Kubrick, David Lynch and Steven Spielberg - just to name a few. What
looks like an eclectic puzzle at first glance makes perfect sense
after listening to this outstanding album... each track is carried
by intense, emotional moods that take the listener from warm and soothing
tranquility to disturbing and yet unknown places with proficient subtlety.
Flowing ambient landscapes based upon varied rhythms include beautiful,
sometimes slightly sad melodies - only a glimpse of the darkness behind
the mirror of technology. All of this accented with sampled acoustic
instruments and the appropriate use of voices and guitars - this album
holds a perfect balance between beat and drift. A captivating piece
of work - essential listening to all those who wish to enter an abstract
parallel world - yet, not so abstract that they'll get lost.
Hymen-766
CD
$17.25
Cobalt
Landfill Breastmilk Beast (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Feat. an appearance by ex-SWANS singer JARBOE. Clocking in
at over 50 mins, this previews new & excl. material. "Ritual
Use of Fire" is an epic 35+ min. Atmospheric/ambient journey
through a landscape of desolation, loneliness, & desperation.
Incl. a new track, "Stomach", a cover of "Extinction"
by crust punk anarchists Nausea, & a hidden experimental track.
ProfoundLore
CD
$10.00
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 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
Damon & Naomi
More Sad Hits [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 15TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
20/20/20
LP
$14.25
Davila 666
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed
LP
$10.50
Davila 666
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Over the past 2 yrs, they have amassed a large local following
& their shows have a reputation as must-see spectaculars. A set
functions almost like a theatrical event, as the band presents a thematic
environment in which viewers are called to interact w/ props &
exotic dancers. Their sound is the combination of obvious rock 'n'
roll classics like the Stones, Stooges, Velvets, & Dolls, along
w/ less likely influences such as Mazzy Star, Li'l Wayne, & Plan
B.
IntheRed
CD
$14.25
Dead End Armory
Hope You're Good (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
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
Duchess and the Duke, The
She's The Duchess, He's The Duke (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US
HardlyArt
CD
$10.75
Duchess and the Duke, The
She's The Duchess, He's The Duke (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HardlyArt
LP
$10.75
Durutti Column, The
Sunlight to Blue... Blue to Blackness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, UK "Sunlight to blue ... Blue to blackness" - This was
one of the more upbeat title suggestions for the very bare, back to
basics, reflective new album from The Durutti Column. Vini Reilly
has recorded under the name The Durutti Column since 1978 and has
a rich portfolio of work, releasing over 15 albums in this time, but
Reilly has been through some dark times the past year. In a conscious
response to his last two polished and studio based releases he has
created some sparse, simply beautiful 'sketches' as he once called
them, more reminiscent of his work from the early eighties. Many of
the pieces are simply instrumentals played on his Juan Montero flamenco
guitar, and he returns to 'Without Mercy' for the last track 'Grief'
and reinvents 'Never Known' from LC. This release also sees the debut
of a talented young pianist and singer, Poppy Morgan, who co-wrote
the melancholy Ananda as a duet with what Reilly dryly calls 'intrusive
guitar'. For the uninitiated, Vini was the first artist signed to
Manchester's influential Factory Records, co-wrote and played on Morrissey's
first solo album 'Viva Hate', and was heavily featured in the film
about Manchester music culture, '24 Hour Party People'. Ever critical
of Vini's voice, but ever a fierce champion of his talent, the late
Tony Wilson would surely appreciate this return of The Durutti Column.
Track listing: 1. Glimpse 2. Contact 3. Messages 4. So Many Crumbs
And Monkeys! 5. Ged 6. Never Known Version 7. Anada 8. Head Glue 9.
Demo For Gathering Dust 10. Wordless 11. Grief.
Kooky-027
CD
$17.75
Durutti Column, The
Treatise on the Steppenwolf OST (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of the very first soundtrack
recording by The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble
formed and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Treatise
on the Steppenwolf is the soundtrack to the performance piece of the
same name by experimental theatre group 12 Stars, written and directed
by Gerard McInulty, first staged in Glasgow in May 2003. Freely adapted
from the celebrated counter-culture novel by Hermann Hesse, the performance
is a portrait a divided character in a state of ongoing conflict.
Previously unreleased, the soundtrack CD combines the original studio
recordings of the 12 pieces performed by The Durutti Column during
the Glasgow run, as well as two bonus live tracks recorded at the
event, one featuring spoken-word narrative by cast member Carolyn
Allen. The attractive booklet for this 60 minute digital re-master
includes background notes, and images from the Glasgow performance
in May 2003. Artist biography: Manchester native Vini Reilly formed
The Durutti Column in 1978, recording his debut album The Return of
the Durutti Column the following year with producer Martin Hannett,
a set of delicate instrumental tracks housed in an abrasive sandpaper
sleeve. Subsequent landmark albums include LC (1981), Without Mercy
(1984), The Guitar & Other Machines (1987), Sex & Death (1993),
Fidelity (1996) and Someone Else's Party (2003). A prolific recording
artist in his own right (usually with drummer Bruce Mitchell), Reilly
has also guested on records by Morrissey, Olive and Holly Johnson.
For many years the group sawas managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson,
founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2518
CD
$17.00
Eden Express
Que Amors Que (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Kip Uhlhorn (CLOUDLAND CANYON), Kelly Uhlhorn, & John David
Lovelace. Their debut is a lush, tropical album formed by a decadent
love of drink, the non-erotic possibilities of equestrian ownership,
& a finely tuned sense of the dark supernatural side of things.
It's like castle rock w/
warm, white sand beaches.
HolyMountain
CD
$16.00
Enduser
Left (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, GERMANY Tracklisting: Interruption 4, Black Light, Retaliation,
Of View. Fear, Black Light [scorn remix], Stillness (re-edit), Chaos
(re-edit). Info: End.User is one of the cornerstones of the modern
eclectic electronic music releases across many platforms have built
him into a juggernaut. A usually prolific artist, having recorded
for Hymen, Ad Noiseam, Sublight, cargo, and many others, he took 2007
off, working on something very special: his debut on Ohm Resistance
and the 2x12'' vinyl version on Hymen Records. Having relocated to
San Francisco, a new lease on his creative power is demonstrated adroitly
over the entire album Furthermore, there are two re-edits on side
d which are vinyl-only tracks!
Hymen-055
DLP
$21.75
Fallen Leaves, The
It's Too Late Now (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
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
Fonda 500
Je M'Appelle Stereo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
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
Gallon Drunk
Fire Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US The first new studio album since 1996's "In The Long Still
Night", "Fire Music" distills Gallon Drunk's disparate
influences to create a colorful absorbing & mature collection
of songs.
SweetNothing
CD
$14.50
Ginormous
At Night, Under Artificial Light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, GERMANY On Ginormous' third album on Hymen Records, Bryan Konietzko
did take more time and produced his most direct and potent musical
message to date. 'At Night' is even more emotive and personal than
Ginormous' previous work, all while resisting self-indulgence. These
eleven tracks were objectively beaten and honed until they each became
the most condensed and vivid versions of themselves. Bryan Konietzko
shines his bright, 'artificial light' on the elements that hoards
of electronic music composers fear the most: melody, song structure
and brevity. the album is an intense and addictive experience, charging
forward with the nervous energy of urban, nighttime cityscapes, speeding
subways and foreboding factories. Here is an organic, human element
at the center of this unrelenting journey, in the form of symphonic
and acoustic instruments and warm bass lines, balancing the bold compositions.
The album starts with 'punches to
