Monday, July 20, 2009

((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Planet Mu & DFA, Flipper, Public Image Ltd. & more

ALTAIR NOUVEAU Space Fortress 12"
*** "Altair Nouveau's music, though designed with the dance floor in mind, evokes a uniquely personal element -- indistinguishable, larger-than-life, spaced-out future disco sound sure to cause a dance floor frenzy."

BLACK METEORIC STAR Death Tunnel 12"
BLACK METEORIC STAR Domination 12"
BLACK METEORIC STAR Dreamcatcher 12"

*** "Three 12" singles of extended versions of DFA alumni Gavin Russom's new album inspired by equal parts Euro-disco, wonky early electronic body music from America's Midwest, and a fascination with the outer reaches of global psychedelic rock."

JAMES BLACKSHAW Glass Bead Game LP+CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Includes CD.

BOXCUTTER Arecibo Message 2xLP / CD
*** "Arecibo Message's organic texture is the result of analog synths, delays, and guitar pedals with more guitars and bass than on previous records, with influences ranging from Hendrix to two-step garage." On PLANET MU.

BRACKLES Lhc 12"
*** "With a sound a million miles away from the current blokey, sludgy dubstep fare, this kid effortlessly incorporates funky, rolling grime, vintage two-step, and bassline into his energetic, elastic sets." On PLANET MU.

DIRTY PROJECTORS Bitte Orca 2xLP+MP3

*** BACK IN STOCK!

FALTY DL Human Meadow 12"
FALTY DL Love Is A Liability 2xLP / CD

*** "Post-garage ambience; round, warm melodies; and skippy two-step beats like it's 1999 again. This nostalgic record is immersed in the old New York and Chicago sounds, mashing together influences from hip hop, dubstep, soul, and electronica."

FLIPPER Sex Bomb Baby LP
*** RECOMMENDED "Originally released in 1987, Sex Bomb Baby is actually a of material dated no later than 1982, comprised of singles, B-sides, and compilation tracks."

GALAXIE 500 On Fire LP
GALAXIE 500 This Is Our Music LP
GALAXIE 500 Today LP

*** NOW ON VINYL!

GUILTY SIMPSON Stress 12"
*** Produced by J DILLA.

WALTER JONES I'll Keep On Loving You 12"
*** "Over the course of almost ten years, Walter Jones has released so few singles, one can count them on one hand. This new single is two tracks (no remixes) so staggeringly unique, haunting, and beautiful, DFA was ready to beg and plead Jones to release it."

THE JUAN MACLEAN The Future Will Come 2xLP+CD / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Includes CD.

MAJOR LAZER Hold The Line 12"
*** "DIPLO says “‘Hold The Line’--its like a surf rock ragga thingamajig, zeen! and its got MR. LEXX (formerly LEXXUS) and SANTIGOLD rockin out.' Exclusive b-side. Remix by TOADALLY KROSSED OUT."

MILANESE Lockout 2x12" / CD
*** "Melting dubstep's earthshaking frequencies with hip hop and grime vocals and hard-edged Timbaland-influenced drums and percussion, the result defies categorization: neither dubstep, grime, hip hop, nor IDM." On PLANET MU.

NITE JEWEL What Did He Say 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. Flowers Of Romance LP
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. Second Edition 2xLP

*** NOW ON VINYL!

RISIL Non Meters Vol. 1 2xLP / CD
*** "First in a series of collaborative albums by Guillermo Herren (Prefuse 73/Savath & Savallas), Zach Hill (Hella), Tyondai Braxton (Battles), John McEntire (Tortoise), Alejandra Deheza (School Of Seven Bells), Eva Puyuelo Muns (Savath & Savalas)."

SHIT ROBOT Simple Things (Work It Out) 12"
*** "The new tracks on this DFA single feature throbbing bass, acidic sounds, and the perfectly haunting vocals of Washington, DC indie legend Ian Svenonius (MAKE UP, NATION OF ULYSSES, WEIRD WAR). Remix by TODD TERJE."

SHITMAT One Foot In The Rave 2xLP / CD
*** "A nostalgic album of '92-'94 jungle breaks and Amen killers, keeping the original authentic jungle sound using an Akai S950 sampler -- the hardcore junglist's weapon of choice -- and samples cassettes from old pirate radio shows."

SOLANGE Robots Are Un-American 12"
*** "A reissue of the 1984 Italo Disco 12" by SOLANGE and producer TINTO B. on Il Discotto Productions backed by a new dub version produced by BOTTIN."

MARK SULTAN Sultanic Verses LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!

VENETIAN SNARES Horsey Noises 12"
*** "Hot on the heels of his new album, Venetian Snares is back with a new four-track EP entitled Horsey Noises. The title track includes a vocal, and the B-side includes a remix of the song."

JAMIE VEX'D In System Travel 12"
*** "One of the pioneers of the Dubstep/Bass scene. Waves of bass, flickers of light, and space debris everywhere. Listening is believing." On PLANET MU.

KURT VILE Constant Hitmaker LP / CD
*** “KURT VILE's recordings reflect the artists admiration of everything from delta blues to the minimalist agro of Suicide, the downer psyche of 39 Clocks as well as the skiffle hum of Strapping Fieldhands."

WEEN Chocolate & Cheese 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! "WEEN’s fourth album, originally released in 1994, is perhaps their finest moment, a brilliant mix of twisted humor and pure pop genius. An outsider-pop classic."