Thursday, June 25, 2009

((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Earth, Fennesz, Mountains, Tortoise, Dirty Projectors & more

ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS The Crying Light LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!

CLASH London Calling 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!

JOHN COLTRANE A Love Supreme LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!

DINOSAUR JR. Farm 2xCD / 2xLP+MP3
*** "If 'Beyond' was Dinosaur Jr.'s return to form, Farm is proof that this band continues to deliver that which makes rock worth cranking to 11. At times wholly 70's guitar-epic or Joni and Neil, Farm encompasses soaring and distorted guitar, unshakable hooks, and honey-rich melodies."

DIRTY PROJECTORS Bitte Orca 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!

EARTH Radio Earth LP
*** Whoa! Awesome! Vinyl-only title of live Earth jams recorded in a couple radio station studios. Featuring Trey of MR. BUNGLE and SECRET CHIEFS 3 on baritone guitar no less! Don't sleep on it!

FENNESZ June LP
*** "Simply put, Christian Fennesz is a pioneer. As much as any artist, he is responsible for establishing the laptop computer as both a compositional tool and concert instrument. Subsuming electro-acoustic strategies into a bedrock of pop, he terraforms vast new worlds of sound, within which both AMM and the Beach Boys can cozily coexist. His Guitar Series contribution, June, is a suitably lush transformation, as electric guitars flow into deep streams of sound."

FLYING LOTUS 1983 LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!

HEADDRESS Lunes LP / CD
*** "Lunes is a dark meditation on Americana -- blues shaped by the avant compositions of La Monte Young and Dylan Carlson -- from this Texas psychedelic duo."

MOUNTAINS Choral 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Mountains seamlessly blend pastoral electronic sounds with both field recordings and a plethora of acoustic instruments. The effect is incredibly sublime and hypnotic as the sounds slowly wrap themselves around each other and alter themselves in the mind of the listener. Choral is a uniquely soothing and addicting listening experience and an aural crazy quilt: warm and inviting with many details to discover and explore." Vinyl includes two bonus tracks.

JAMES PANTS & EGYPTIAN LOVER Cosmic Rapp 12"
*** "Yet another piece of vinyl from the prolific, versatile, and dangerous James Pants. This time, the popular electro album cut "Cosmic Rapp" becomes the latest single with an exclusive remix from the legendary Egyptian Lover, with 4 brand new non-LP cuts (of variable lengths) rounding out the latest release from the ever-eclectic Stones Throw Records... "

ELLIOTT SMITH Division Day 7"
*** BACK IN STOCK! Non-album cuts.

SUNSET RUBDOWN Dragonslayer CD / 2xLP+MP3
*** "WOLF PARADE's Spencer Krug & co. hope this album is like that one friend of yours who looks unassuming and normal, but once you get to know him it's obvious he's basically crazy."

TAPE Luminarium LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!

TORTOISE Beacons Of Ancestorship LP+MP3 / CD
*** *** "Their first new record in over five years. Tortoise have been expanding the definition of rock music for over fifteen years. 'Beacons' gives nods to techno, punk, electro, lo-fi noise, cut up beats, heavily processed synths, and mournful, elegiac dirges."

TOM WAITS Swordfishtrombones LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!

WHITE HILLS Heads On Fire LP+MP3
*** "With just the right blend of psychedelia and hypnotic grooves, White Hills weaves in and out of anthemic chants, deep space bleeps, fuzz/wah guitar growl, pounding bass, sprawling synth, and chaotic drumming make a mix that proves to be intoxicating." JULIAN COPE loves them.

YOUNG WIDOWS / PELICAN Split 7"
*** It is what it is!