JURY DUTY - Friday, July 30 @ Elks Lodge
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring deejays FOREST JUZIUK (Dark Matter), ROBERT WELLS (Ann Arbor Soul Club) and GEOFF PERRIN (Strictly Modern). Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $3 / http://bit.ly/d7pYKl
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Books - Billy Callahan of The Smogs!
BILL CALLAHAN Letters To Emma Bowlcut BK
*** "After years of writing songs and singing them into the space in front of him, Bill Callahan has written a book of words to go out into that space as well. Letters to Emma Bowlcut is just that, the letters from a boy to a girl. It is in fact one side of the story, and as such is a meditation on solitude. To paraphrase an old adage of the entertainment industry, when fact meets fiction, print the legend. Where comedy meets poetry, print the pros."
*** "After years of writing songs and singing them into the space in front of him, Bill Callahan has written a book of words to go out into that space as well. Letters to Emma Bowlcut is just that, the letters from a boy to a girl. It is in fact one side of the story, and as such is a meditation on solitude. To paraphrase an old adage of the entertainment industry, when fact meets fiction, print the legend. Where comedy meets poetry, print the pros."
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Mississippi records, Galaxie 500, Kurt Vile, Woods & more
v/a FANAJANA - A Collection Of Recordings And Photography From Madigasikara LP
*** "Over a three year period in the late 1990s, CHARLIE BROOKS embarked on two long field recording trips in the remote north Madagasikara. This single LP collection compiles seventeen tracks from the previous Mississippi release Fihavanana and adds a twelve page booklet of photography and notes." On MISSISSIPPI.
AUTECHRE Move Of Ten EP #1 12"+MP3
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BEACH FOSSILS Beach Fossils LP
*** "Hauntingly catchy tunes that blend the energy of an impulsive road trip with the melodious wandering of a lucid dream. Sun drenched riffs, kaleidoscopic rhythms and hazy lyrics saturate Beach Fossils’ first release."
DURUTTI COLUMN Return Of The Durutti Column LP
*** "Originally released on the legendary Factory Records label in 1980, 'The Return Of The Durutti Column' is a collection of guitar based instrumentals melding rock, folk, classical, electronica and the avant-garde."
GALAXIE 500 On Fire LP / 2xCD
GALAXIE 500 This Is Our Music LP / 2xCD
GALAXIE 500 Today LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! New two-disc versions of their classic albums too.
HAWKWIND Hawkwind LP
*** "HAWKWIND’s 1970 debut album perfectly introduces a galactic blues-rock sound rightfully compared to Pink Floyd's early work: hippie rock grooves and interplanetary guitar rides, echoed vocals and nonstop instrumental voyages."
MICHAEL HURLEY Blue Hills LP
*** “New recordings by MICHAEL HURLEY. On this LP we find Hurley stretching out on six longer than usual compositions that are as heartbreaking and beautiful as anything he's ever done -- no hyperbole!" On MISSISSIPPI.
ITAL TEK Midnight Colour 2xLP
ITAL TEK Moment In Blue 12"
*** "Midnight Colour finds a middle ground between dubstep and garage's sub-bass and lurching two-step rhythms and electronica at its most melodic at a more languorous 130 BPM with more space to enfold the melody and texture."
KING LEE & QUINTRON Tire Shop 7"
*** "Some might have known King Lee (R.I.P.) from his late-night appearances at the Spellcaster Lodge in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. Or he may have fixed your tire at the St. Claude Tire Shop. This single is an incredibly slow drum-machine / echo-organ jam, with extra clanky sound samples from the actual tire shop with Lee going off on top."
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound Of Silver 2xLP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening 2xLP
*** ALREADY SOLD OUT! These were barely in the store. Holy smokes.
JEFF MANGUM Live At Jittery Joe's LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Now on heavy, heavy vinyl. This is the homey behind NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL.
THEE OH SEES Warm Slime LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "'Warm Slime' is guaranteed to please fans of their whacked-out garage / psych / punk jams, showcasing their more electrified, mind-bending, quadra-spazzed best."
THEE OH SEES / TY SEGALL Split 7"
*** Ohhhhhh shit! These jerks are so good. So. Dang. Good!
PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART Say No To Love 7"
*** "'Say No to Love' is a big step forward, combining The Pains' now-trademark youthful energy and infectious song craft with a more deliberate approach to the studio. It just might be their best single yet!"
POCAHAUNTED Make It Real LP
*** "Collecting seven of the band’s 2009 live staples for a 40-minute-ish collage of basement body music, garage dub damage, outsider funkadelic sprawl, voodoo rhythm workouts, duo femme soul vocal dynamics, dripping gold sweat, and dream fulfillment."
TY SEGALL Melted LP / CD
*** "San Francisco psych wunderkind Ty Segall continues a tireless musical assault on ears and minds. Segall says it sounds like 'cherry cola, Sno-Cones and taffy.' Truly psychedelic pop songs with great vocals and exciting arrangements!"
TENDER TRAP Dansette Dansette LP / CD
*** "Former Talulah Gosh and Heavenly members now combines the harmonies, oohs, ahhs and sha-la-las of classic girl-group pop with the stripped-down beats and dirty guitars of the Shop Assistants and The Vaselines."
KURT VILE God Is Saying This To You LP
*** "Kurt solo, four-trackin’ as usual, and blowing minds with his mix of bluegrass guitar, blazed singer-songwriterisms, and the knowledge of how to balance these contexts out with laidback precision. Psychedelic to its core, these twelve tracks speak to the will of the casual perfectionist, honing his craft with effortless aplomb."
WEEN Chocolate & Cheese 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WOODEN SHJIPS Wooden Shjips LP+MP3
WOODEN SHJIPS Vol. 2 LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WOODS At Echo Lake LP / CD
*** "2010 release from the lo-fi Alt-Roots/Rock outfit. At Echo Lake feels like a diamond-sharp distillation of the turbulent power of their live shows."
MATTHEW YOUNG Traveler's Advisory LP
*** "Mixing a hammered dulcimer and a drum machine makes no logical sense. Taking your lyrics from instruction manuals is not a good idea. Covering Michael Hurley in 1986 is about as out of step with the times as you can get. And yet... somehow this 25-year-old '12th-century / folk / electronic album' feels perfectly up to date and dare we say... cooler than anything else you’ll hear this year!"
*** "Over a three year period in the late 1990s, CHARLIE BROOKS embarked on two long field recording trips in the remote north Madagasikara. This single LP collection compiles seventeen tracks from the previous Mississippi release Fihavanana and adds a twelve page booklet of photography and notes." On MISSISSIPPI.
AUTECHRE Move Of Ten EP #1 12"+MP3
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BEACH FOSSILS Beach Fossils LP
*** "Hauntingly catchy tunes that blend the energy of an impulsive road trip with the melodious wandering of a lucid dream. Sun drenched riffs, kaleidoscopic rhythms and hazy lyrics saturate Beach Fossils’ first release."
DURUTTI COLUMN Return Of The Durutti Column LP
*** "Originally released on the legendary Factory Records label in 1980, 'The Return Of The Durutti Column' is a collection of guitar based instrumentals melding rock, folk, classical, electronica and the avant-garde."
GALAXIE 500 On Fire LP / 2xCD
GALAXIE 500 This Is Our Music LP / 2xCD
GALAXIE 500 Today LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! New two-disc versions of their classic albums too.
HAWKWIND Hawkwind LP
*** "HAWKWIND’s 1970 debut album perfectly introduces a galactic blues-rock sound rightfully compared to Pink Floyd's early work: hippie rock grooves and interplanetary guitar rides, echoed vocals and nonstop instrumental voyages."
MICHAEL HURLEY Blue Hills LP
*** “New recordings by MICHAEL HURLEY. On this LP we find Hurley stretching out on six longer than usual compositions that are as heartbreaking and beautiful as anything he's ever done -- no hyperbole!" On MISSISSIPPI.
ITAL TEK Midnight Colour 2xLP
ITAL TEK Moment In Blue 12"
*** "Midnight Colour finds a middle ground between dubstep and garage's sub-bass and lurching two-step rhythms and electronica at its most melodic at a more languorous 130 BPM with more space to enfold the melody and texture."
KING LEE & QUINTRON Tire Shop 7"
*** "Some might have known King Lee (R.I.P.) from his late-night appearances at the Spellcaster Lodge in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. Or he may have fixed your tire at the St. Claude Tire Shop. This single is an incredibly slow drum-machine / echo-organ jam, with extra clanky sound samples from the actual tire shop with Lee going off on top."
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound Of Silver 2xLP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening 2xLP
*** ALREADY SOLD OUT! These were barely in the store. Holy smokes.
JEFF MANGUM Live At Jittery Joe's LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Now on heavy, heavy vinyl. This is the homey behind NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL.
THEE OH SEES Warm Slime LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "'Warm Slime' is guaranteed to please fans of their whacked-out garage / psych / punk jams, showcasing their more electrified, mind-bending, quadra-spazzed best."
THEE OH SEES / TY SEGALL Split 7"
*** Ohhhhhh shit! These jerks are so good. So. Dang. Good!
PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART Say No To Love 7"
*** "'Say No to Love' is a big step forward, combining The Pains' now-trademark youthful energy and infectious song craft with a more deliberate approach to the studio. It just might be their best single yet!"
POCAHAUNTED Make It Real LP
*** "Collecting seven of the band’s 2009 live staples for a 40-minute-ish collage of basement body music, garage dub damage, outsider funkadelic sprawl, voodoo rhythm workouts, duo femme soul vocal dynamics, dripping gold sweat, and dream fulfillment."
TY SEGALL Melted LP / CD
*** "San Francisco psych wunderkind Ty Segall continues a tireless musical assault on ears and minds. Segall says it sounds like 'cherry cola, Sno-Cones and taffy.' Truly psychedelic pop songs with great vocals and exciting arrangements!"
TENDER TRAP Dansette Dansette LP / CD
*** "Former Talulah Gosh and Heavenly members now combines the harmonies, oohs, ahhs and sha-la-las of classic girl-group pop with the stripped-down beats and dirty guitars of the Shop Assistants and The Vaselines."
KURT VILE God Is Saying This To You LP
*** "Kurt solo, four-trackin’ as usual, and blowing minds with his mix of bluegrass guitar, blazed singer-songwriterisms, and the knowledge of how to balance these contexts out with laidback precision. Psychedelic to its core, these twelve tracks speak to the will of the casual perfectionist, honing his craft with effortless aplomb."
WEEN Chocolate & Cheese 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WOODEN SHJIPS Wooden Shjips LP+MP3
WOODEN SHJIPS Vol. 2 LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WOODS At Echo Lake LP / CD
*** "2010 release from the lo-fi Alt-Roots/Rock outfit. At Echo Lake feels like a diamond-sharp distillation of the turbulent power of their live shows."
MATTHEW YOUNG Traveler's Advisory LP
*** "Mixing a hammered dulcimer and a drum machine makes no logical sense. Taking your lyrics from instruction manuals is not a good idea. Covering Michael Hurley in 1986 is about as out of step with the times as you can get. And yet... somehow this 25-year-old '12th-century / folk / electronic album' feels perfectly up to date and dare we say... cooler than anything else you’ll hear this year!"
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Lo Borges, Seu Jorge, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall & more
v/a LAGOS DISCO INFERNO CD
*** "A collection of smoking hot groove action from Lagos, Nigeria circa 1976-’82. 12 tracks that sound as fresh today as they day they were cut, restored with loving care."
v/a SOLID GOLD CD
*** "Excerpts from Italians Do It Better’s disco sleeve series 2007-2010 covering the fringe elements & producers of the label. Almost every track featured on this CD is out of print on vinyl. Tracks from TIEDYE, INVISIBLE CONGA PEOPLE, PREMIER RANG, T&K, BOTTIN, TWISTED WIRES, SOLANGE, and RUBIES."
AUTECHRE Move Of Ten CD
*** "On the heels of their most well-received album in several years, Oversteps, experimental electronic music producers Autechre bring an EP of ten all new tracks titled Move of Ten."
LO BORGES Lo Borges CD
*** RECOMMENDED "LO BORGES’ '72 solo debut is a stunning piece of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop music. Combining influences ranging from soul, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and bossa nova with brilliant musicianship and wild arrangements, Lo Borges, is one of the finest Brazilian records of the 1970s, if not ever. Borges emerged out of the Clube de Esquina musical collective (along with Milton Nascimento), a movement that rivaled the brilliance of the more well known Tropicalismo. Absolutely brilliant and available on CD in the USA for the first time ever."
THE CHAP Well Done Europe CD
*** "In their quest to create music that sounds wrong, they predate the current craze for lo-fi Prog-Pop by several years." Haha.
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES Archive 2003-2006 CD
*** "11 never before released tracks from the duo of Fred Nicolaus & Daniel Rossen (GRIZZLY BEAR)."
THE FRESH & ONLYS Grey-Eyed Girls CD
*** "Grey-Eyed Girls sounds like a natural bridge between the raucous garage rock of the group's debut and the full-on studio record they plan on wrapping for In The Red later this year."
FRONTIER RUCKUS Deadmalls & Nightfalls CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of these Michigan sons! People just love 'em & why wouldn't they??
SEU JORGE & ALMAZ Seu Jorge & Almaz CD
*** "The deep, soul-piercing voice of great Brazilian singer, Seu Jorge does songs famous within the Brazilian diaspora (Tim Maia, Jorge Ben), classic American (Roy Ayers, Michael Jackson) and European (Kraftwerk, Cane and Abel) soul songs begging for a bit of psychedelic samba."
MENOMENA Mines CD
*** "Menomena's newest work comes after a period of significant upheaval that has left them with no shortage of new ideas that many say defines the state of intelligent pop music one decade into the millenium."
MOUNTAIN MAN Made The Harbor CD
*** "Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig & Amelia Randall Meath were bewildered by the sounds they made together. The music of Mountain Man is nestled in the tradition of American folk, but shoots out like diamond dust.
THEE OH SEES Warm Slime LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "'Warm Slime' is guaranteed to please fans of their whacked-out garage / psych / punk jams, showcasing their more electrified, mind-bending, quadra-spazzed best."
OPTIMO Fabric 52 CD
*** "A no-rules mix crafted with inherent musicality, the mix sweeps and dives with the frenzy of electro, sparkly disco, gritty acid & funky masters -- a divine melting pot that only makes sense in the hands of Glasgow's mighty duo of JD TWITCH and JONNIE WILKS."
TY SEGALL Melted LP / CD
*** "San Francisco psych wunderkind Ty Segall continues a tireless musical assault on ears and minds. Segall says it sounds like 'cherry cola, Sno-Cones and taffy.' Truly psychedelic pop songs with great vocals and exciting arrangements!"
TENDER TRAP Dansette Dansette LP / CD
*** "Former Talulah Gosh and Heavenly members now combines the harmonies, oohs, ahhs and sha-la-las of classic girl-group pop with the stripped-down beats and dirty guitars of the Shop Assistants and The Vaselines."
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Couldn't Stand The Weather 2xCD
*** Ahhhh... the deluxe edition.
VOICE OF THE SEVEN THUNDERS Voice Of The Seven Thunders CD
*** "Infernal and primitive energies mingle with the bucolic reveries, drawing comparison to the heyday of '70s acid rock and the likes of Amon Duul II, Peter Green, early Pink Floyd and the electronic kosmische of Cluster."
ANDRE WILLIAMS Silky CD
*** BACK IN STOCK AND DIRTY AS HELL! "The man who pulls the 'L' out of Silk, and puts his dick in the milk, Andre Williams returns with a new full-length of wild'n'wooly, raw-stroked, rock-bombing r&b hoot."
WOODS At Echo Lake LP / CD
*** "2010 release from the lo-fi Alt-Roots/Rock outfit. At Echo Lake feels like a diamond-sharp distillation of the turbulent power of their live shows."
*** "A collection of smoking hot groove action from Lagos, Nigeria circa 1976-’82. 12 tracks that sound as fresh today as they day they were cut, restored with loving care."
v/a SOLID GOLD CD
*** "Excerpts from Italians Do It Better’s disco sleeve series 2007-2010 covering the fringe elements & producers of the label. Almost every track featured on this CD is out of print on vinyl. Tracks from TIEDYE, INVISIBLE CONGA PEOPLE, PREMIER RANG, T&K, BOTTIN, TWISTED WIRES, SOLANGE, and RUBIES."
AUTECHRE Move Of Ten CD
*** "On the heels of their most well-received album in several years, Oversteps, experimental electronic music producers Autechre bring an EP of ten all new tracks titled Move of Ten."
LO BORGES Lo Borges CD
*** RECOMMENDED "LO BORGES’ '72 solo debut is a stunning piece of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop music. Combining influences ranging from soul, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and bossa nova with brilliant musicianship and wild arrangements, Lo Borges, is one of the finest Brazilian records of the 1970s, if not ever. Borges emerged out of the Clube de Esquina musical collective (along with Milton Nascimento), a movement that rivaled the brilliance of the more well known Tropicalismo. Absolutely brilliant and available on CD in the USA for the first time ever."
THE CHAP Well Done Europe CD
*** "In their quest to create music that sounds wrong, they predate the current craze for lo-fi Prog-Pop by several years." Haha.
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES Archive 2003-2006 CD
*** "11 never before released tracks from the duo of Fred Nicolaus & Daniel Rossen (GRIZZLY BEAR)."
THE FRESH & ONLYS Grey-Eyed Girls CD
*** "Grey-Eyed Girls sounds like a natural bridge between the raucous garage rock of the group's debut and the full-on studio record they plan on wrapping for In The Red later this year."
FRONTIER RUCKUS Deadmalls & Nightfalls CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of these Michigan sons! People just love 'em & why wouldn't they??
SEU JORGE & ALMAZ Seu Jorge & Almaz CD
*** "The deep, soul-piercing voice of great Brazilian singer, Seu Jorge does songs famous within the Brazilian diaspora (Tim Maia, Jorge Ben), classic American (Roy Ayers, Michael Jackson) and European (Kraftwerk, Cane and Abel) soul songs begging for a bit of psychedelic samba."
MENOMENA Mines CD
*** "Menomena's newest work comes after a period of significant upheaval that has left them with no shortage of new ideas that many say defines the state of intelligent pop music one decade into the millenium."
MOUNTAIN MAN Made The Harbor CD
*** "Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig & Amelia Randall Meath were bewildered by the sounds they made together. The music of Mountain Man is nestled in the tradition of American folk, but shoots out like diamond dust.
THEE OH SEES Warm Slime LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "'Warm Slime' is guaranteed to please fans of their whacked-out garage / psych / punk jams, showcasing their more electrified, mind-bending, quadra-spazzed best."
OPTIMO Fabric 52 CD
*** "A no-rules mix crafted with inherent musicality, the mix sweeps and dives with the frenzy of electro, sparkly disco, gritty acid & funky masters -- a divine melting pot that only makes sense in the hands of Glasgow's mighty duo of JD TWITCH and JONNIE WILKS."
TY SEGALL Melted LP / CD
*** "San Francisco psych wunderkind Ty Segall continues a tireless musical assault on ears and minds. Segall says it sounds like 'cherry cola, Sno-Cones and taffy.' Truly psychedelic pop songs with great vocals and exciting arrangements!"
TENDER TRAP Dansette Dansette LP / CD
*** "Former Talulah Gosh and Heavenly members now combines the harmonies, oohs, ahhs and sha-la-las of classic girl-group pop with the stripped-down beats and dirty guitars of the Shop Assistants and The Vaselines."
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Couldn't Stand The Weather 2xCD
*** Ahhhh... the deluxe edition.
VOICE OF THE SEVEN THUNDERS Voice Of The Seven Thunders CD
*** "Infernal and primitive energies mingle with the bucolic reveries, drawing comparison to the heyday of '70s acid rock and the likes of Amon Duul II, Peter Green, early Pink Floyd and the electronic kosmische of Cluster."
ANDRE WILLIAMS Silky CD
*** BACK IN STOCK AND DIRTY AS HELL! "The man who pulls the 'L' out of Silk, and puts his dick in the milk, Andre Williams returns with a new full-length of wild'n'wooly, raw-stroked, rock-bombing r&b hoot."
WOODS At Echo Lake LP / CD
*** "2010 release from the lo-fi Alt-Roots/Rock outfit. At Echo Lake feels like a diamond-sharp distillation of the turbulent power of their live shows."
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
EVENTS - Uh oh! It's your turn to attend JURY DUTY!
JURY DUTY - Friday, July 30 @ Elks Lodge
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring deejays FOREST JUZIUK (Dark Matter), ROBERT WELLS (Ann Arbor Soul Club) and GEOFF PERRIN (Strictly Modern). Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $3
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring deejays FOREST JUZIUK (Dark Matter), ROBERT WELLS (Ann Arbor Soul Club) and GEOFF PERRIN (Strictly Modern). Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $3
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - The Stoned Rollers!
THE ROLLING STONES Stones In Exile DVD
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Sleigh Bells, Mono, Mahjongg, Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse ++
BEAT HAPPENING Dreamy LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP / CD
*** "The Way Out continues the Books’ tradition of meticulous, existential songcraft, infusing the playfully surreal elements of previous albums with a humorous, childlike excitement. The Books have mastered the precarious balance of beauty, absurdity and accessibility."
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Forgiveness Rock Record 2xLP+MP3
*** NOW ON VINYL!
CALIFONE All My Friends Are Funeral Singers 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ERIC COPELAND Doo Doo Run 7"
*** "Two epic solo tracks from BLACK DICE main man. Twisted and mutilated dub-like jaunts, almost garage rock gone through the tubes, deep to the core."
DANGER MOUSE & SPARKLE HORSE Dark Night Of The Soul 2xLP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Dark Night Of The Soul is a beautiful, haunting record by Danger Mouse & the much-missed Sparklehorse." Feat. The Flaming Lips, Black Francis (The Pixies), Iggy Pop, David Lynch, James Mercer (The Shins/Broken Bells), Vic Chesnutt & more."
ENDLESS BOOGIE Full House Head 2xLP / CD
*** "Deep, heady grooves in seven glorious tracks plus a goddamn epic rehearsal jam. Someone said 'it could be the first masterpiece of the new decade.'"
HEALTH Disco2 2xLP / CD
*** "HEALTH's GET COLOR morphs into an electronic masterpiece w/ help from Tobacco, Nite Jewel, Crystal Castles, Salem, Javelin, and Gold Panda among others."
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! RECOMMENDED "INFINITE BODY casts aside harshness, transforming noise into a lush and bright planetary awakening. Drawing the harmony of the spheres into his brain and channeling it to recorded medium causing sound to bloom where there once was only darkness!!!! Yes!"
INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Library Music: Music For Paradise Armor LP+MP3
*** "There are a lot of 'modern clickity-clacks' and 'zzzoops s s s', as well as the occasional 'bleep bleep blaaaaap' found on this disc that apparently reflect our tech-centric lifestyle in the West. We have magnet trains, remote control car door locks, and affordable robotic limbs, yet we still flush our toilets with drinking water."
MAHJONGG The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Mahjongg invented a new style of music called Chicagotronics: a wall of sound command center with drums and humans. They sing together and dance all crazy and there’s this laser going. It’s great. Dance detectives take the smooth boat through choppy waters. No one with ears will listen and be depressed."
MONO Holy Ground: Live 3xLP+CD / CD+DVD
*** "To celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band, MONO and Temporary Residence Limted organized a once-in-a-lifetime concert in New York City with a 24-piece orchestra. Included with the album is a stunning live DVD documenting the entire 90-minute performance."
NINA NASTASIA Outlaster LP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
SLEIGH BELLS Treats LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Just so you know, it's a picture disc.
THE SPECIALS The Specials LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! 'Michigan' has a bunch of non-CD bonus tracks.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Wild Hunt LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE ZOMBIES The Odessey & Oracle LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP / CD
*** "The Way Out continues the Books’ tradition of meticulous, existential songcraft, infusing the playfully surreal elements of previous albums with a humorous, childlike excitement. The Books have mastered the precarious balance of beauty, absurdity and accessibility."
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Forgiveness Rock Record 2xLP+MP3
*** NOW ON VINYL!
CALIFONE All My Friends Are Funeral Singers 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ERIC COPELAND Doo Doo Run 7"
*** "Two epic solo tracks from BLACK DICE main man. Twisted and mutilated dub-like jaunts, almost garage rock gone through the tubes, deep to the core."
DANGER MOUSE & SPARKLE HORSE Dark Night Of The Soul 2xLP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Dark Night Of The Soul is a beautiful, haunting record by Danger Mouse & the much-missed Sparklehorse." Feat. The Flaming Lips, Black Francis (The Pixies), Iggy Pop, David Lynch, James Mercer (The Shins/Broken Bells), Vic Chesnutt & more."
ENDLESS BOOGIE Full House Head 2xLP / CD
*** "Deep, heady grooves in seven glorious tracks plus a goddamn epic rehearsal jam. Someone said 'it could be the first masterpiece of the new decade.'"
HEALTH Disco2 2xLP / CD
*** "HEALTH's GET COLOR morphs into an electronic masterpiece w/ help from Tobacco, Nite Jewel, Crystal Castles, Salem, Javelin, and Gold Panda among others."
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! RECOMMENDED "INFINITE BODY casts aside harshness, transforming noise into a lush and bright planetary awakening. Drawing the harmony of the spheres into his brain and channeling it to recorded medium causing sound to bloom where there once was only darkness!!!! Yes!"
INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Library Music: Music For Paradise Armor LP+MP3
*** "There are a lot of 'modern clickity-clacks' and 'zzzoops s s s', as well as the occasional 'bleep bleep blaaaaap' found on this disc that apparently reflect our tech-centric lifestyle in the West. We have magnet trains, remote control car door locks, and affordable robotic limbs, yet we still flush our toilets with drinking water."
MAHJONGG The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Mahjongg invented a new style of music called Chicagotronics: a wall of sound command center with drums and humans. They sing together and dance all crazy and there’s this laser going. It’s great. Dance detectives take the smooth boat through choppy waters. No one with ears will listen and be depressed."
MONO Holy Ground: Live 3xLP+CD / CD+DVD
*** "To celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band, MONO and Temporary Residence Limted organized a once-in-a-lifetime concert in New York City with a 24-piece orchestra. Included with the album is a stunning live DVD documenting the entire 90-minute performance."
NINA NASTASIA Outlaster LP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
SLEIGH BELLS Treats LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Just so you know, it's a picture disc.
THE SPECIALS The Specials LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! 'Michigan' has a bunch of non-CD bonus tracks.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Wild Hunt LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE ZOMBIES The Odessey & Oracle LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - The Books, Mahjongg, Endless Boogie & more
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP / CD
*** "The Way Out continues the Books’ tradition of meticulous, existential songcraft, infusing the playfully surreal elements of previous albums with a humorous, childlike excitement. The Books have mastered the precarious balance of beauty, absurdity and accessibility."
ENDLESS BOOGIE Full House Head 2xLP / CD
*** "Deep, heady grooves in seven glorious tracks plus a goddamn epic rehearsal jam. Someone said 'it could be the first masterpiece of the new decade.'"
HEALTH Disco2 2xLP / CD
*** "HEALTH's GET COLOR morphs into an electronic masterpiece w/ help from Tobacco, Nite Jewel, Crystal Castles, Salem, Javelin, and Gold Panda among others."
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! RECOMMENDED "INFINITE BODY casts aside harshness, transforming noise into a lush and bright planetary awakening. Drawing the harmony of the spheres into his brain and channeling it to recorded medium causing sound to bloom where there once was only darkness!!!! Yes!"
DAMIEN JURADO Saint Bartlett CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MAHJONGG The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Mahjongg invented a new style of music called Chicagotronics: a wall of sound command center with drums and humans. They sing together and dance all crazy and there’s this laser going. It’s great. Dance detectives take the smooth boat through choppy waters. No one with ears will listen and be depressed."
MONO Holy Ground: Live 3xLP+CD / CD+DVD
*** "To celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band, MONO and Temporary Residence Limted organized a once-in-a-lifetime concert in New York City with a 24-piece orchestra. Included with the album is a stunning live DVD documenting the entire 90-minute performance."
MAX RICHTER Infra CD
*** "Originally conceived as a Royal Ballet-commissioned collabo, 'Infra' comprises music written for piano, electronics and string quintet, including the full performance score as well as add'l material that compels and mesmerizes!"
ZEENA PARKINS Between The Whiles CD
*** "Having collaborated with artists ranging from Sonic Youth to Yoko Ono to Bjork, Zeena Parkins proves it: The classical harp is really a rock 'n' roll instrument. Forget angelic choirs; Zeena is the Jimi Hendrix of the amplified harp with more soar, shimmer, screech, whine and wail than ever before."
SECRET CITIES Pink Graffiti CD
*** "An album about Brian Wilson and young people, drawing on fractured psych, girl groups and minimalist composers and is a kaleidoscopic, strangely moving whole created of disparate pieces."
THE WAR ON DRUGS The Wagonwheel Blues CD
*** "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, evoking waves of nostalgia that grow more poignant with each new bump along the road."
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*** "The Way Out continues the Books’ tradition of meticulous, existential songcraft, infusing the playfully surreal elements of previous albums with a humorous, childlike excitement. The Books have mastered the precarious balance of beauty, absurdity and accessibility."
ENDLESS BOOGIE Full House Head 2xLP / CD
*** "Deep, heady grooves in seven glorious tracks plus a goddamn epic rehearsal jam. Someone said 'it could be the first masterpiece of the new decade.'"
HEALTH Disco2 2xLP / CD
*** "HEALTH's GET COLOR morphs into an electronic masterpiece w/ help from Tobacco, Nite Jewel, Crystal Castles, Salem, Javelin, and Gold Panda among others."
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! RECOMMENDED "INFINITE BODY casts aside harshness, transforming noise into a lush and bright planetary awakening. Drawing the harmony of the spheres into his brain and channeling it to recorded medium causing sound to bloom where there once was only darkness!!!! Yes!"
DAMIEN JURADO Saint Bartlett CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MAHJONGG The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Mahjongg invented a new style of music called Chicagotronics: a wall of sound command center with drums and humans. They sing together and dance all crazy and there’s this laser going. It’s great. Dance detectives take the smooth boat through choppy waters. No one with ears will listen and be depressed."
MONO Holy Ground: Live 3xLP+CD / CD+DVD
*** "To celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band, MONO and Temporary Residence Limted organized a once-in-a-lifetime concert in New York City with a 24-piece orchestra. Included with the album is a stunning live DVD documenting the entire 90-minute performance."
MAX RICHTER Infra CD
*** "Originally conceived as a Royal Ballet-commissioned collabo, 'Infra' comprises music written for piano, electronics and string quintet, including the full performance score as well as add'l material that compels and mesmerizes!"
ZEENA PARKINS Between The Whiles CD
*** "Having collaborated with artists ranging from Sonic Youth to Yoko Ono to Bjork, Zeena Parkins proves it: The classical harp is really a rock 'n' roll instrument. Forget angelic choirs; Zeena is the Jimi Hendrix of the amplified harp with more soar, shimmer, screech, whine and wail than ever before."
SECRET CITIES Pink Graffiti CD
*** "An album about Brian Wilson and young people, drawing on fractured psych, girl groups and minimalist composers and is a kaleidoscopic, strangely moving whole created of disparate pieces."
THE WAR ON DRUGS The Wagonwheel Blues CD
*** "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, evoking waves of nostalgia that grow more poignant with each new bump along the road."
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
EVENTS - Gimme Shelter & Everything Is Terrible!
HOTT LAVA & WAZOO RECORDS PRESENT... GIMME SHELTER!
Albert & David Maysles wild & grim doc chronicles The Rolling Stones' disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the veritable END OF AN ERA. The Hell's Angels were security, the Grateful Dead didn't even play (the jury's still out as to whether that's a bad thing), there were three accidental deaths and a real homicide(!). Yikes!
HOTT LAVA proudly co-sponsors this little gem with Ann Arbor's oldest record store, Wazoo Recs!. Two screenings only!
SUNDAY, JULY 11 @ 1:30PM /// TUESDAY, JULY 13 @ 7PM
MICHIGAN THEATER / 603 E LIBERTY, ANN ARBOR / $9 / F'BOOK EVENT
EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! LIVE!
HOTT LAVA proudly presents 2Everything 2Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift!, a new film/performance masterpiece created by found footage & viral video purveyors EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! EIT! promises a collage of brilliant inanity culled from instructional videos, made-for-TV movies and various other forms of cultrual debris from the last two decades.
THURSDAY, JULY 15 @ 8PM
Poster by JEREMY WHEELER
Albert & David Maysles wild & grim doc chronicles The Rolling Stones' disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the veritable END OF AN ERA. The Hell's Angels were security, the Grateful Dead didn't even play (the jury's still out as to whether that's a bad thing), there were three accidental deaths and a real homicide(!). Yikes!
HOTT LAVA proudly co-sponsors this little gem with Ann Arbor's oldest record store, Wazoo Recs!. Two screenings only!
SUNDAY, JULY 11 @ 1:30PM /// TUESDAY, JULY 13 @ 7PM
MICHIGAN THEATER / 603 E LIBERTY, ANN ARBOR / $9 / F'BOOK EVENT
EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! LIVE!
HOTT LAVA proudly presents 2Everything 2Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift!, a new film/performance masterpiece created by found footage & viral video purveyors EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! EIT! promises a collage of brilliant inanity culled from instructional videos, made-for-TV movies and various other forms of cultrual debris from the last two decades.
THURSDAY, JULY 15 @ 8PM
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - The American Folk-Blues Festival & 200 Motels
THE AMERICAN FOLK-BLUES FESTIVAL: The British Tours 1963-1966 DVD
*** RECOMMENDED "Recorded live for TV broadcast throughout Britain these historic performances have been unseen for nearly 40 years. Filmed with superb camera work and pristine sound 14 complete performances and 4 bonus performances are included by Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Howlin' Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Junior Wells and Sister Rosetta Tharpe."
FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Well, hello there! Throw out that 200 Motels laserdisc you've been coveting lo these many years cuz this sucker's now on Digital Video Disc (they call it "DVD").
*** RECOMMENDED "Recorded live for TV broadcast throughout Britain these historic performances have been unseen for nearly 40 years. Filmed with superb camera work and pristine sound 14 complete performances and 4 bonus performances are included by Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Howlin' Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Junior Wells and Sister Rosetta Tharpe."
FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Well, hello there! Throw out that 200 Motels laserdisc you've been coveting lo these many years cuz this sucker's now on Digital Video Disc (they call it "DVD").
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - MIA and The Roots
MIA /\/\ /\ Y /\ LP / CD
*** "M.I.A. continues her musical exploration into new territory including rock, dubstep and more. /\/\ /\ Y /\, features production by Rusko, Blaqstarr, Switch, Diplo, Sugu, John Hill, Derek Miller and M.I.A."
THE ROOTS How I Got Over LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
*** "M.I.A. continues her musical exploration into new territory including rock, dubstep and more. /\/\ /\ Y /\, features production by Rusko, Blaqstarr, Switch, Diplo, Sugu, John Hill, Derek Miller and M.I.A."
THE ROOTS How I Got Over LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - MIA, Dark Night Of The Soul, School of 7 Bells & more
BIG BOI Sir Luscious Left Foot CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! BIG BOI is sans Andre but has no shortage of talented pals on this album (incl. Scott Storch & Salaam Remi among others) and great reviews abound!
CROWDED HOUSE Intriguer CD
*** "Neil Finn & original Crowded House bassist Nick Seymour and keyboardist/guitarist Mark Hart get 'exotic in parts, traditional in origin. It may just be the best thing we've done.'"
DANGER MOUSE & SPARKLE HORSE Dark Night Of The Soul CD
*** "Dark Night Of The Soul is a beautiful, haunting record by audio auteur Danger Mouse and the already much-missed Sparklehorse. The record sees the pair joined by the following remarkable roll call of guests: The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Black Francis (The Pixies), Iggy Pop, David Lynch, James Mercer (The Shins/Broken Bells), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Suzanne Vega and Vic Chesnutt."
MIA /\/\ /\ Y /\ LP / CD
*** "M.I.A. continues her musical exploration into new territory including rock, dubstep and more. /\/\ /\ Y /\, features production by Rusko, Blaqstarr, Switch, Diplo, Sugu, John Hill, Derek Miller and M.I.A."
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS Disconnect From Desire CD
*** "Ten tracks of soaring, visionary dream-pop from a band working at the height of its powers, focusing on the layered electronic textures and dense lyricism of Alpinisms. Guitars ring, beats crunch, and the Deheza sisters’ voices intertwine with new, right-in-your-ears clarity."
SUN KIL MOON Admiral Fell Promises CD
*** "This 60 minute, ten song album is Sun Kil Moon's fourth & the first that is all acoustic, played entirely by Mark Kozelek on nylon string guitar." Let the good times roll!
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! BIG BOI is sans Andre but has no shortage of talented pals on this album (incl. Scott Storch & Salaam Remi among others) and great reviews abound!
CROWDED HOUSE Intriguer CD
*** "Neil Finn & original Crowded House bassist Nick Seymour and keyboardist/guitarist Mark Hart get 'exotic in parts, traditional in origin. It may just be the best thing we've done.'"
DANGER MOUSE & SPARKLE HORSE Dark Night Of The Soul CD
*** "Dark Night Of The Soul is a beautiful, haunting record by audio auteur Danger Mouse and the already much-missed Sparklehorse. The record sees the pair joined by the following remarkable roll call of guests: The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Black Francis (The Pixies), Iggy Pop, David Lynch, James Mercer (The Shins/Broken Bells), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Suzanne Vega and Vic Chesnutt."
MIA /\/\ /\ Y /\ LP / CD
*** "M.I.A. continues her musical exploration into new territory including rock, dubstep and more. /\/\ /\ Y /\, features production by Rusko, Blaqstarr, Switch, Diplo, Sugu, John Hill, Derek Miller and M.I.A."
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS Disconnect From Desire CD
*** "Ten tracks of soaring, visionary dream-pop from a band working at the height of its powers, focusing on the layered electronic textures and dense lyricism of Alpinisms. Guitars ring, beats crunch, and the Deheza sisters’ voices intertwine with new, right-in-your-ears clarity."
SUN KIL MOON Admiral Fell Promises CD
*** "This 60 minute, ten song album is Sun Kil Moon's fourth & the first that is all acoustic, played entirely by Mark Kozelek on nylon string guitar." Let the good times roll!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
EVENTS - Gimme Shelter & Everything Is Terrible!
HOTT LAVA & WAZOO RECORDS PRESENT... GIMME SHELTER!
Albert & David Maysles wild & grim doc chronicles The Rolling Stones' disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the veritable END OF AN ERA. The Hell's Angels were security, the Grateful Dead didn't even play (the jury's still out as to whether that's a bad thing), there were three accidental deaths and a real homicide(!). Yikes!
HOTT LAVA proudly co-sponsors this little gem with Ann Arbor's oldest record store, Wazoo Recs!. Two screenings only!
SUNDAY, JULY 11 @ 1:30PM /// TUESDAY, JULY 13 @ 7PM
MICHIGAN THEATER / 603 E LIBERTY, ANN ARBOR / $9 / F'BOOK EVENT
EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! LIVE!
HOTT LAVA proudly presents 2Everything 2Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift!, a new film/performance masterpiece created by found footage & viral video purveyors EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! EIT! promises a collage of brilliant inanity culled from instructional videos, made-for-TV movies and various other forms of cultrual debris from the last two decades.
THURSDAY, JULY 15 @ 8PM
Poster by JEREMY WHEELER
Albert & David Maysles wild & grim doc chronicles The Rolling Stones' disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the veritable END OF AN ERA. The Hell's Angels were security, the Grateful Dead didn't even play (the jury's still out as to whether that's a bad thing), there were three accidental deaths and a real homicide(!). Yikes!
HOTT LAVA proudly co-sponsors this little gem with Ann Arbor's oldest record store, Wazoo Recs!. Two screenings only!
SUNDAY, JULY 11 @ 1:30PM /// TUESDAY, JULY 13 @ 7PM
MICHIGAN THEATER / 603 E LIBERTY, ANN ARBOR / $9 / F'BOOK EVENT
EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! LIVE!
HOTT LAVA proudly presents 2Everything 2Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift!, a new film/performance masterpiece created by found footage & viral video purveyors EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! EIT! promises a collage of brilliant inanity culled from instructional videos, made-for-TV movies and various other forms of cultrual debris from the last two decades.
THURSDAY, JULY 15 @ 8PM
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