Tuesday, April 1, 2008

((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Fugazi, Dirtbombs, NIco, Terrible Twos, & more

v/a CHEDDA EP 12"
*** "Even more club heat from Ayres, Tittsworth & Associates. Do these guys sleep? Included are blends of tracks by PITBULL, BEL BIV DEVOE, DAFT PUNK, and more."

v/a TROPICALIA: Ou Panis Et Circensis LP
*** "Originally released in 1969, this album spearheaded the musical Tropicalia revolution lead by Brazilian legends CAETANO VELOSO and GILBERTO GIL, GAL COSTA, and OS MUTANTES. This album helped land Veloso and Gil a brief stint in jail and eventually in political exile in the UK."

DIRTBOMBS Play Sparks 7"
*** "Detroit's Dirtbombs pay homage to label-mates (and one of their favorite bands) Sparks." Side A: "Sherlock Holmes" Side B: "Nothing To Do"

FUGAZI Furniture 7"
*** "A three-song single including the first-time release of "Furniture," one of the band's oldest numbers. All tracks are exclusive.

SERGE GAINSBOURG Requiem Pour Un Con 12"
*** "Some of the funkiest film music from legend SERGE GAINSBOURG." Includes: "Requiem Pour Un Con," "Psychastenie," "Cadavres En Serie," "No No Yes Yes," "La Horse," "L'Alouette," & bonus beats tracks.

HOWLIN RAIN Magnificent Fiend LP
*** "By turns pummeling and pastoral, Magnificent Fiend oscillates between roaring, all-stops-out, Hammond organ-driven tracks and delicate electric piano passages, topped by harmonized, often dissonant guitar lines, held together by Miller's distinctive, crushed-velvet roar."

JOKERS OF THE SCENE Y'all Know The Name 12"
*** "Canadian selectors-turned-producers JOKERS OF THE SCENE (aka DJ BOOTH & CHAMELEONIC) drop a bomb with a massive club re-work of Pharoahe Monch. This one firmly establishes the JOTS sound: huge build ups, distorted bass and full on rave-age."

KID CUDI Day 'N' Nite 12"
*** "Over a hypnotic instrumental from producer Dot Da Genius, Kid Cudi drops melodic, half-sung flows and a hook that will stay in your brain for weeks. Comes backed with a moody, pulsing club mix by rising electro stars (and Fool's Gold labelmates)."

BARRY LYNN Balancing Lakes 2xLP / CD
*** "BOXCUTTER, under his given name, journeys through tracks dating from 2002-2005, prior to his classic first album Oneiric. UK garage, minimal techno, amen jungle and more."

JUAN MACLEAN Happy House 12"
*** "Happy House is the first evidence of the optimistic and relaxed direction for Juan -- a winning combination of Nancy Whang's effervescent vocals, DFA's production and mixing work, and a brilliant and relentless dance pop anthem co-written by Whang and Maclean." Remix by LEE DOUGLAS.

NICO Chelsea Girl 12"
*** NOW ON VINYL! Reissued by 4 Men With Beards.

OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ Apocalypse Inside An Orange 2xLP / CD
*** Further insanity from the brains of MARS VOLTA.

TERRIBLE TWOS Terrible Twos LP
*** The spine-cracking debut LP by Detroit's TERRIBLE TWOS. “Without a doubt, one of the Motor City's best full-length releases in a long time. Almost as if the power and slanted viciousness of their odd angles were as eruptive as an unpredictable volcano, the Terrible Twos really pulled it together into a tight foot-long of furious and erratic punk carnage that will be tough to follow."

TITTSWORTH & AYRES Ultimate T&A 12"
*** "A collection of Baltimore club remixes of funk classics courtesy of DJ AYRES (Jimmy Castor Bunch’s “Go Back”), A-TRAK (Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke”), TITTSWORTH (Ray Charles’ “Georiga” and EW&F’s “September”), DJ ELI (James Brown’s “Papa”), and BAMABOUNCE (Minnie Ripperton’s “Lovin’ You”)."

SCOTT WALKER Scott 1 LP
SCOTT WALKER Scott 2 LP
SCOTT WALKER Scott 3 LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Reissued by 4 Men With Beards.

WHY? Alopecia LP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!