MILD VILNC No. 2 MAG
MILD VILNC No. 3 MAG
*** Designed & published by Brian Case of DISAPPEARS. MILD VILNC is a quarterly broadsheet newsprint 'zine devoted to music and the arts. Interviews focus on process and purpose, with a slant towards the up and coming, the avant, and the icons." Also, it's FREE.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: Cassette - Bitchcopter + Skate Laws!
SKATE LAWS / BITCHCOPTER Purple Reign In Blood CS
*** 14 tracks in 20 minutes from some of Ann Arbor's gnarliest creeps! Shit gets weird, raw, wet & wild -- but no horseplay!! Pop it in & peel a layer off of your brain. Limited to 100 copies. Check some of the Skate Laws tracks here: http://soundcloud.com/skate-laws/sets/purple-reign-in-blood
*** 14 tracks in 20 minutes from some of Ann Arbor's gnarliest creeps! Shit gets weird, raw, wet & wild -- but no horseplay!! Pop it in & peel a layer off of your brain. Limited to 100 copies. Check some of the Skate Laws tracks here: http://soundcloud.com/skate-laws/sets/purple-reign-in-blood
NEW ARRIVALS: VINYL - Animal Collective, U.S. Girls, War On Drugs, Matt Valentine, Serge Gainsbourg & more
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Sung Tongs 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN PRINT! Now includes MP3s.
BITCHIN' BAJAS / FACEPLANT Split LP
*** "BITCHIN BAJAS is the solo analog synthscapes & organ tones from COOPER CRAIN of modern krautrock masters CAVE. FACEPLANT is the solo work of AARON COYES of PEAKING LIGHTS. Kraut-y, dubby, noisy, synthy."
BJORK The Crystalline Series (Matthew Herbert Remixes) 12"
BJORK The Crystalline Series (Serban Ghenea Remixes) 12"
BJORK The Crystalline Series (Omar Souleyman Versions) 12"
*** Yeah, doggy. LIMITED EDITION.
COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES Giving LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A 4-song, 28-minute eruption: the crashing waves of Rosenau's guitar, the pelting rain of Mueller's percussion, the vaporous breaths of Thomas Wincek's piano, and the rhythmic fabric woven by Jim Schoenecker (electronics), Daniel Spack (guitar), and Matthew Skemp (bass)."
DREAM SYNDICATE Days Of Wine & Roses LP
*** "Classic debut full-length album by the quintessential group of the ‘80s Paisley Underground scene recorded in Los Angeles during September 1982."
SERGE GAINSBOURG Gainsbourg Percussions LP
*** "Originally released in 1964, this record will totally blow you away -- this is Afrobeat with a capital A, all percussions and drums and in-your-face female backing singers all topped off by Gainsbourg's smoky and dark vocals."
SERGE GAINSBOURG Initials BB LP
*** "A second set of songs cut with the one and only BRIGITTE BARDOT. Initials B.B. sounds almost like a greatest hits of funky decadence. The sensuous melodies & gorgeous arrangements make the songs like little technicolor movies in sound."
ITAL Only For Tonight 12"
*** "Dancing in the light of a miracle: that’s the gift Ital keeps giving. A love song from an era gone, “Only For Tonight” is a tawdry affair with rhythm, fickle and free. There’s no ceiling to his dancefloor, no cap on his bottle of juice." AKA Daniel Martin-McCormick of MI AMI.
KUEDO Videowave 12"
*** "The Videowave EP collects early material & three remixes from the his Dream Sequence EP by Kuedo, a.k.a. Jamie Teasdale (formerly of the legendary dubstep duo Vex’d)."
LAKE Giving & Receiving LP / CD
*** "LAKE's newest LP soars with beautiful melodies & gentle, yet deliberate instrumentation. Some songs were born in a shed and have the creaky barn wood/fresh air sound to prove it."
LIGHT ASYLUM In Tension 12"
*** "An EP showcasing Light Asylum’s fluid synth pop attack that shifts elegantly from midtempo industrial dance to subliminal futureballads that are deceptively uplifting when considering LI’s relentless dark sheen." LIMITED.
MACHINEDRUM Sacred Frequency 12"
*** "The songs are light and sun-hued with psychedelic, colorful sounds and melodies. Clocking in at 160 BPM, they work with the rhythmic conventions of footwork and jungle. Lush, hazy ecstasy."
THE NATIONAL Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
PEACH MELBA Can't Let Go 12"
*** "Built on tracks THE JUAN MACLEAN felt were too 'house-y' to be included amongst the more song-oriented singles on a proper JM release, Peach Melba is Maclean's vehicle for releasing tracks legitimately close to classic Detroit techno & house in this age."
RAPTURE How Deep Is Your Love? 12"
*** "Set in the midst of a repeated piano house line, handclaps and a lightly buzzing synth drone, LUKE JENNER’s gospel inflected vocals, the song lifts at its chorus into a hard-to-forget trail of gently rising and falling notes. Remix by EMPEROR MACHINE."
MIKE SIMONETTI Capricorn Rising LP
*** "Italians Do It Better & Troubleman Unlimited head honcho MIKE SIMONETTI is pleased to present his first slice of original music, alternating between pulsating rhythms & atmospheric clouds. He blurs the lines between major, minor and motorik."
MIKE SIMONETTI & JOHNNY JEWEL Hollywood Seven 12"
*** "'Hollywood Seven' has been a dance floor weapon of MIKE SIMONETTI’s DJ sets for almost six years, one of those tracks people ask about the most. Perseo is happy to finally answer that question with this essential release."
ANGELO SPENCER World Garage LP
*** "Inspired by Bollywood, a trip to Morocco, and Serge Gainsbourg, Angelo Spencer's second full-length brings armloads of new instruments & the flavor of exotic locations to a compilation of songs that amount to more than just an album, but an experience of wildness."
US GIRLS Go Grey LP+MP3
*** "A fully realized excursion into a hazy alternate universe where pop vocals and muzzy scree fuse in harmony, conjuring ambient aerosols while luminous kaleidoscopes of sound sizzle, peak, and explode."
US GIRLS / SLIM TWIG Split LP
*** "Artform likened U.S. GIRLS to 'blunted Lee 'Scratch' Perry remixes of Cambodian Rocks covers of western pop' -- beloved soul & classic rock with strains of static & tape hiss. SLIM TWIG is a shape-shifting performer born from a twisted landscape of pop and experimental music, pulp literature and movie magic."
UMBERTO Prophecy Of The Black LP
*** “Early/mid-’80s new wave creep-scapes with plenty of eerie nightmare keyboard riffs & vintage witch-disco breakouts but the synths squelch with more of a neon retrofuturist bent & one brazenly feelgood soaring-into-the-sunset closing credits anthem."
MATT VALENTINE What I Became LP
*** "Elements of deep forest psychedelia brush against Crazy Horse guitar/vocal flourishes that explode to reveal volk-based form mayhem at its hickiest. It will soothe your savage breasts. It will turn your evil mother-in-law into a porpoise."
WAR ON DRUGS Slave Ambient LP+MP3
*** "A brilliant 47-minute sprawl of rock 'n' roll. Synthesizers fall where you might expect more electric guitars (and vice versa); country-rock sidles up to the warped extravagance of '80s pop. Part Spingsteen fever dream, part motorik anthem."
*** BACK IN PRINT! Now includes MP3s.
BITCHIN' BAJAS / FACEPLANT Split LP
*** "BITCHIN BAJAS is the solo analog synthscapes & organ tones from COOPER CRAIN of modern krautrock masters CAVE. FACEPLANT is the solo work of AARON COYES of PEAKING LIGHTS. Kraut-y, dubby, noisy, synthy."
BJORK The Crystalline Series (Matthew Herbert Remixes) 12"
BJORK The Crystalline Series (Serban Ghenea Remixes) 12"
BJORK The Crystalline Series (Omar Souleyman Versions) 12"
*** Yeah, doggy. LIMITED EDITION.
COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES Giving LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A 4-song, 28-minute eruption: the crashing waves of Rosenau's guitar, the pelting rain of Mueller's percussion, the vaporous breaths of Thomas Wincek's piano, and the rhythmic fabric woven by Jim Schoenecker (electronics), Daniel Spack (guitar), and Matthew Skemp (bass)."
DREAM SYNDICATE Days Of Wine & Roses LP
*** "Classic debut full-length album by the quintessential group of the ‘80s Paisley Underground scene recorded in Los Angeles during September 1982."
SERGE GAINSBOURG Gainsbourg Percussions LP
*** "Originally released in 1964, this record will totally blow you away -- this is Afrobeat with a capital A, all percussions and drums and in-your-face female backing singers all topped off by Gainsbourg's smoky and dark vocals."
SERGE GAINSBOURG Initials BB LP
*** "A second set of songs cut with the one and only BRIGITTE BARDOT. Initials B.B. sounds almost like a greatest hits of funky decadence. The sensuous melodies & gorgeous arrangements make the songs like little technicolor movies in sound."
ITAL Only For Tonight 12"
*** "Dancing in the light of a miracle: that’s the gift Ital keeps giving. A love song from an era gone, “Only For Tonight” is a tawdry affair with rhythm, fickle and free. There’s no ceiling to his dancefloor, no cap on his bottle of juice." AKA Daniel Martin-McCormick of MI AMI.
KUEDO Videowave 12"
*** "The Videowave EP collects early material & three remixes from the his Dream Sequence EP by Kuedo, a.k.a. Jamie Teasdale (formerly of the legendary dubstep duo Vex’d)."
LAKE Giving & Receiving LP / CD
*** "LAKE's newest LP soars with beautiful melodies & gentle, yet deliberate instrumentation. Some songs were born in a shed and have the creaky barn wood/fresh air sound to prove it."
LIGHT ASYLUM In Tension 12"
*** "An EP showcasing Light Asylum’s fluid synth pop attack that shifts elegantly from midtempo industrial dance to subliminal futureballads that are deceptively uplifting when considering LI’s relentless dark sheen." LIMITED.
MACHINEDRUM Sacred Frequency 12"
*** "The songs are light and sun-hued with psychedelic, colorful sounds and melodies. Clocking in at 160 BPM, they work with the rhythmic conventions of footwork and jungle. Lush, hazy ecstasy."
THE NATIONAL Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
PEACH MELBA Can't Let Go 12"
*** "Built on tracks THE JUAN MACLEAN felt were too 'house-y' to be included amongst the more song-oriented singles on a proper JM release, Peach Melba is Maclean's vehicle for releasing tracks legitimately close to classic Detroit techno & house in this age."
RAPTURE How Deep Is Your Love? 12"
*** "Set in the midst of a repeated piano house line, handclaps and a lightly buzzing synth drone, LUKE JENNER’s gospel inflected vocals, the song lifts at its chorus into a hard-to-forget trail of gently rising and falling notes. Remix by EMPEROR MACHINE."
MIKE SIMONETTI Capricorn Rising LP
*** "Italians Do It Better & Troubleman Unlimited head honcho MIKE SIMONETTI is pleased to present his first slice of original music, alternating between pulsating rhythms & atmospheric clouds. He blurs the lines between major, minor and motorik."
MIKE SIMONETTI & JOHNNY JEWEL Hollywood Seven 12"
*** "'Hollywood Seven' has been a dance floor weapon of MIKE SIMONETTI’s DJ sets for almost six years, one of those tracks people ask about the most. Perseo is happy to finally answer that question with this essential release."
ANGELO SPENCER World Garage LP
*** "Inspired by Bollywood, a trip to Morocco, and Serge Gainsbourg, Angelo Spencer's second full-length brings armloads of new instruments & the flavor of exotic locations to a compilation of songs that amount to more than just an album, but an experience of wildness."
US GIRLS Go Grey LP+MP3
*** "A fully realized excursion into a hazy alternate universe where pop vocals and muzzy scree fuse in harmony, conjuring ambient aerosols while luminous kaleidoscopes of sound sizzle, peak, and explode."
US GIRLS / SLIM TWIG Split LP
*** "Artform likened U.S. GIRLS to 'blunted Lee 'Scratch' Perry remixes of Cambodian Rocks covers of western pop' -- beloved soul & classic rock with strains of static & tape hiss. SLIM TWIG is a shape-shifting performer born from a twisted landscape of pop and experimental music, pulp literature and movie magic."
UMBERTO Prophecy Of The Black LP
*** “Early/mid-’80s new wave creep-scapes with plenty of eerie nightmare keyboard riffs & vintage witch-disco breakouts but the synths squelch with more of a neon retrofuturist bent & one brazenly feelgood soaring-into-the-sunset closing credits anthem."
MATT VALENTINE What I Became LP
*** "Elements of deep forest psychedelia brush against Crazy Horse guitar/vocal flourishes that explode to reveal volk-based form mayhem at its hickiest. It will soothe your savage breasts. It will turn your evil mother-in-law into a porpoise."
WAR ON DRUGS Slave Ambient LP+MP3
*** "A brilliant 47-minute sprawl of rock 'n' roll. Synthesizers fall where you might expect more electric guitars (and vice versa); country-rock sidles up to the warped extravagance of '80s pop. Part Spingsteen fever dream, part motorik anthem."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Tinariwen, Tame Impala, Fugs, Lake, Beirut & more!
BEIRUT The Rip Tide CD
*** "Beginning life as small melodies conceived on piano or ukulele, the results sound like they were recorded in a single session, with exciting rhythms matching the upbeat horns and contrasting the mournful strings. The style that emerged belongs uniquely & distinctly to Beirut."
JOHN CALE & TERRY RILEY Church Of Anthrax CD
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! The poppiest thing Terry Riley ever did. Classic Cale that's been available only on vinyl for the last several years.
COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES Giving LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A 4-song, 28-minute eruption: the crashing waves of Rosenau's guitar, the pelting rain of Mueller's percussion, the vaporous breaths of Thomas Wincek's piano, and the rhythmic fabric woven by Jim Schoenecker (electronics), Daniel Spack (guitar), and Matthew Skemp (bass)."
DOM Family Of Love CD
*** "Heaven-sent harmonies and hooks that are heavier than -- and about as colorful as -- DOM's pink paisley guitar. As unique as it is universal."
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Sky Full Of Holes CD
*** "Wise guys with flashes of empathy writing finely observed, neatly rhymed character studies set to sleekly produced pop-rock."
THE FUGS Tenderness Junction / It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Two albums on one disc!
LAKE Giving & Receiving LP / CD
*** "LAKE's newest LP soars with beautiful melodies & gentle, yet deliberate instrumentation. Some songs were born in a shed and have the creaky barn wood/fresh air sound to prove it."
TAME IMPALA Innerspeaker LP / CD
*** NOW AVAILABLE DOMESTICALLY! And only about a year too late. "The album sounds like a mashup between The Beatles Sgt Pepper & Caribou's Andorra. A joyous summertime romp through fields of honeyed harmony and crispy good times."
TINARIWEN Tassili CD
*** "Gnarly Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Features collaborations with Nels Cline, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio."
*** "Beginning life as small melodies conceived on piano or ukulele, the results sound like they were recorded in a single session, with exciting rhythms matching the upbeat horns and contrasting the mournful strings. The style that emerged belongs uniquely & distinctly to Beirut."
JOHN CALE & TERRY RILEY Church Of Anthrax CD
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! The poppiest thing Terry Riley ever did. Classic Cale that's been available only on vinyl for the last several years.
COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES Giving LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A 4-song, 28-minute eruption: the crashing waves of Rosenau's guitar, the pelting rain of Mueller's percussion, the vaporous breaths of Thomas Wincek's piano, and the rhythmic fabric woven by Jim Schoenecker (electronics), Daniel Spack (guitar), and Matthew Skemp (bass)."
DOM Family Of Love CD
*** "Heaven-sent harmonies and hooks that are heavier than -- and about as colorful as -- DOM's pink paisley guitar. As unique as it is universal."
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Sky Full Of Holes CD
*** "Wise guys with flashes of empathy writing finely observed, neatly rhymed character studies set to sleekly produced pop-rock."
THE FUGS Tenderness Junction / It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Two albums on one disc!
LAKE Giving & Receiving LP / CD
*** "LAKE's newest LP soars with beautiful melodies & gentle, yet deliberate instrumentation. Some songs were born in a shed and have the creaky barn wood/fresh air sound to prove it."
TAME IMPALA Innerspeaker LP / CD
*** NOW AVAILABLE DOMESTICALLY! And only about a year too late. "The album sounds like a mashup between The Beatles Sgt Pepper & Caribou's Andorra. A joyous summertime romp through fields of honeyed harmony and crispy good times."
TINARIWEN Tassili CD
*** "Gnarly Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Features collaborations with Nels Cline, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio."
Thursday, August 18, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: 7" & 10" Vinyl - Eric Copeland of Black Dice + BARR
BARR The Song Is The Single 7"
*** RECOMMENDED We got a lifechanging single here! "We all know that rock and roll is the language of night but this got made in the day, it was bright."
ERIC COPELAND Whorehouse Blues 7"
*** "Eric Copeland is an experimental musician based in New York. He is a core member of Black Dice and this is his 5th PPM release! It's a brainbender!"
*** RECOMMENDED We got a lifechanging single here! "We all know that rock and roll is the language of night but this got made in the day, it was bright."
ERIC COPELAND Whorehouse Blues 7"
*** "Eric Copeland is an experimental musician based in New York. He is a core member of Black Dice and this is his 5th PPM release! It's a brainbender!"
NEW ARRIVALS: VINYL - Restocks on wax, my baby!
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Feels LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! Reissue with 320kbps MP3s.
BON IVER Bon Iver LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! And going fast.
THE BOOKS Lemon Of Pink LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! Remastered reissue.
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR F#A#(infinity) LP
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Lift Yr Skinny Fists... 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! F#A#(infinity) includes the flattened penny, photos, etc. Rules.
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself EP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! Recently reissued, includes downloadales.
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS The BQE LP+STUFF
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Wild Hunt LP+MP3
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Tallest Man On Earth EP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! All include MP3s.
*** BACK IN STOCK! Reissue with 320kbps MP3s.
BON IVER Bon Iver LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! And going fast.
THE BOOKS Lemon Of Pink LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! Remastered reissue.
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR F#A#(infinity) LP
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Lift Yr Skinny Fists... 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! F#A#(infinity) includes the flattened penny, photos, etc. Rules.
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself EP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! Recently reissued, includes downloadales.
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS The BQE LP+STUFF
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Wild Hunt LP+MP3
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Tallest Man On Earth EP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! All include MP3s.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Restocks on CD, my baby!
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO Suara Naga CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky CD
*** RECOMMENDED Detroit creeps!
PSYCHEDELIC HORESHIT Laced CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! I can't believe these guys don't get beat up at every show.
THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT II CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Intense band.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Shallow Grave LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** BACK IN STOCK!
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky CD
*** RECOMMENDED Detroit creeps!
PSYCHEDELIC HORESHIT Laced CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! I can't believe these guys don't get beat up at every show.
THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT II CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Intense band.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Shallow Grave LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
EVENTS - The Whip! + EL TOPO!!!
THE WHIP! - Friday, August 26 @ Elks Lodge
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! The foot bruising party returns with DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Dance, stomp & scream at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/osAE5z
EL TOPO - Saturday, August 27 @ State Theatre
*** HOTT LAVA presents a "midnight special" -- Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1970 psychedelic western about an outlaw who battles mystical gunfighters before helping a bunch of deformed people escape a town run by degenerate religous fascists!
State Theatre / 220 S. State, A2 / $6 / MIDNIGHT / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/pxJAuB
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! The foot bruising party returns with DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Dance, stomp & scream at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/osAE5z
EL TOPO - Saturday, August 27 @ State Theatre
*** HOTT LAVA presents a "midnight special" -- Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1970 psychedelic western about an outlaw who battles mystical gunfighters before helping a bunch of deformed people escape a town run by degenerate religous fascists!
State Theatre / 220 S. State, A2 / $6 / MIDNIGHT / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/pxJAuB
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - Trash Humpers (again!!)
TRASH HUMPERS by Harmony Korine DVD+BOOK
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! While the title is by no means a misnomer, Trash Humpers is one of the most unpredictable & frightening films of all time! Is it the future of horror films? Certainly, the trailer must be seen to be believed! We sell this thing like hot cakes -- and for good reason!
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! While the title is by no means a misnomer, Trash Humpers is one of the most unpredictable & frightening films of all time! Is it the future of horror films? Certainly, the trailer must be seen to be believed! We sell this thing like hot cakes -- and for good reason!
NEW ARRIVALS: 7" & 10" Vinyl - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Pylon, Talk Normal, Yellow Fever
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY There Is No God / God Is Love 10"
*** "Summoning up two sides of the argument (to which there are more sides and more arguments too) in a neat flip of the platter, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is back on the 10" parade route. Backing vocals by RACHEL KORINE and CASSIE BERMAN."
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & THE CAIRO GANG Island Brothers / New Wonder 10"
*** "Two great songs with stunning artwork benefitting grassroots water purification systems. Special guest: ROB MAZUREK. Careful dynamics! Ballad styles!"
PYLON Cover + Remix 7"
*** DEERHUNTER covers “Cool” and CALVINIST (a.k.a. Sasha Frere Jones) remixes “Yo-Yo.”
TALK NORMAL Lone General 7"
*** Brooklyn superduo's first single for M'lady's! Double A-sided onslaught, light years ahead of all the squares, for reals. So brilliant.
YELLOW FEVER Bermuda Triangle 7"
*** First new music in years from YELLOW FEVER! Amazing preview of their debut full-length out later this year.
*** "Summoning up two sides of the argument (to which there are more sides and more arguments too) in a neat flip of the platter, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is back on the 10" parade route. Backing vocals by RACHEL KORINE and CASSIE BERMAN."
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & THE CAIRO GANG Island Brothers / New Wonder 10"
*** "Two great songs with stunning artwork benefitting grassroots water purification systems. Special guest: ROB MAZUREK. Careful dynamics! Ballad styles!"
PYLON Cover + Remix 7"
*** DEERHUNTER covers “Cool” and CALVINIST (a.k.a. Sasha Frere Jones) remixes “Yo-Yo.”
TALK NORMAL Lone General 7"
*** Brooklyn superduo's first single for M'lady's! Double A-sided onslaught, light years ahead of all the squares, for reals. So brilliant.
YELLOW FEVER Bermuda Triangle 7"
*** First new music in years from YELLOW FEVER! Amazing preview of their debut full-length out later this year.
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Noveller, T Rex, Townes Van Zandt, F'Lips, Mississippi Records
v/a IN THE STORM SO LONG LP+MAG
*** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "A compilation of gospel songs from the Pitch/Gussman label. Raw & ragged 1960s & 1970s recordings made in Georgia. Most tracks have a heavy guitar sound with loads of reverb. At times haunting and at times joyous. Real rockin' homemade music by and for the people."
AIR Moon Safari LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Outsells any Air album by far.
BEIRUT Gulag Orkestar LP
BEIRUT The Flying Cup Club LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! New album post-haste!
BIG STAR 3rd LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLUES CONTROL Puff LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Long unavailable on LP.
JEFF BUCKLEY Grace LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Get your makeout on.
DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPPI Rome LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
FLAMING LIPS Hear It Is LP
FLAMING LIPS Telepathic Surgery 2xLP
FLAMING LIPS In A Priest Driven Ambulance 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! We haven't had these in a hot minute
FUNKADELIC America Eats Its Young LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MINOR THREAT Out Of Step LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JOANNA NEWSOM & THE YS STREET BAND s/t 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NOVELLER Desert Fires LP
*** RECOMMENDED NOW ON VINYL! "Guitarist and filmmaker SARAH LIPSTATE (Rhys Chatham's Guitar Army, Glenn Branca's 100 guitar ensemble) takes a compositional evolutionary step from layered, loop-based drones to more expansive formal arrangements of swells, throbs, tones and shimmer."
PEAKING LIGHTS 936 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "Melodic gold dust, drift-dub haze, cool crate-digger grit, silky soul-jazz keys, tranced vocals, bass loops, drum loops and sneaky dub guitar -- a total groove-wave classic!" Check this groovy video: http://vimeo.com/20580559 On NOT NOT FUN.
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
T REX Slider LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Holy smokes, this is a Wazoo bestseller!
*** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "A compilation of gospel songs from the Pitch/Gussman label. Raw & ragged 1960s & 1970s recordings made in Georgia. Most tracks have a heavy guitar sound with loads of reverb. At times haunting and at times joyous. Real rockin' homemade music by and for the people."
AIR Moon Safari LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Outsells any Air album by far.
BEIRUT Gulag Orkestar LP
BEIRUT The Flying Cup Club LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! New album post-haste!
BIG STAR 3rd LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLUES CONTROL Puff LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Long unavailable on LP.
JEFF BUCKLEY Grace LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Get your makeout on.
DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPPI Rome LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
FLAMING LIPS Hear It Is LP
FLAMING LIPS Telepathic Surgery 2xLP
FLAMING LIPS In A Priest Driven Ambulance 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! We haven't had these in a hot minute
FUNKADELIC America Eats Its Young LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MINOR THREAT Out Of Step LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JOANNA NEWSOM & THE YS STREET BAND s/t 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NOVELLER Desert Fires LP
*** RECOMMENDED NOW ON VINYL! "Guitarist and filmmaker SARAH LIPSTATE (Rhys Chatham's Guitar Army, Glenn Branca's 100 guitar ensemble) takes a compositional evolutionary step from layered, loop-based drones to more expansive formal arrangements of swells, throbs, tones and shimmer."
PEAKING LIGHTS 936 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "Melodic gold dust, drift-dub haze, cool crate-digger grit, silky soul-jazz keys, tranced vocals, bass loops, drum loops and sneaky dub guitar -- a total groove-wave classic!" Check this groovy video: http://vimeo.com/20580559 On NOT NOT FUN.
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
T REX Slider LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Holy smokes, this is a Wazoo bestseller!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Nascimento, Sehorn's Soul Farm, Richard Buckner, Kanye & Jay-Z
v/a SEHORN'S SOUL FARM 2xCD
*** "2 rare compilations from Allen Toussaint’s Sansu label that revived the somewhat moribund New Orleans music scene of the mid to late sixties, signing the cream of the city’s soul and R&B acts. Includes 18 previously uncollected bonus tracks."
RICHARD BUCKNER Our Blood CD
*** "Since 2006's Meadow, fans of Richard Buckner have been clamoring for new material and wondering what was keeping their hero from releasing the new songs he would perform on the road. Well, it's a long story!"
JAY-Z & KANYE WEST Watch The Throne CD
*** "Though shrouded in secrecy, the album has already been heralded a 'masterpiece' by those who have heard it, feat. production from The RZA, The Neptunes & Mike Dean. Feat. vox from Frank Ocean, Beyoncé, Curtis Mayfield & Mr. Hudson."
MILTON NASCIMENTO Clube Da Esquina 2xLP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Along with Lo Borges and arrangements from Eumir Deodato, Nascimento combines bossa nova with soul, pop, jazz, psychedelic & classical influences. A masterpiece on par with any of the classic releases from the more well-known Tropicalia movement."
NURSE WITH WOUND Who Can I Turn To Stereo 2xCD
*** "Remastered reissue of the 1996 classic expanded to feature the complete Stereo Wastelands -- a very limited and now out-of-print collection of musical debris from the Who Can I Turn To Stereo sessions."
PEAKING LIGHTS 936 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "Melodic gold dust, drift-dub haze, cool crate-digger grit, silky soul-jazz keys, tranced vocals, bass loops, drum loops and sneaky dub guitar -- a total groove-wave classic!" Check this groovy video: http://vimeo.com/20580559 On NOT NOT FUN.
SPARKS The Seduction Of Ingmar Berman - LA Film Festival 2011 Edition CD
*** "Originally commissioned by Sweden's national public radio station Sveriges Radio to write and produce an original radio musical, Sparks created the musical fantasy based on the internationally acclaimed film director Ingmar Bergman."
13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS Headstone: Contact Sessions 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The Contact Sessions were the first studio recordings by The 13th Floor Elevators, recorded in Texas in January and February 1966, which never saw the light of day in those heady drug-filled days. Mono & stereo versions included!"
*** "2 rare compilations from Allen Toussaint’s Sansu label that revived the somewhat moribund New Orleans music scene of the mid to late sixties, signing the cream of the city’s soul and R&B acts. Includes 18 previously uncollected bonus tracks."
RICHARD BUCKNER Our Blood CD
*** "Since 2006's Meadow, fans of Richard Buckner have been clamoring for new material and wondering what was keeping their hero from releasing the new songs he would perform on the road. Well, it's a long story!"
JAY-Z & KANYE WEST Watch The Throne CD
*** "Though shrouded in secrecy, the album has already been heralded a 'masterpiece' by those who have heard it, feat. production from The RZA, The Neptunes & Mike Dean. Feat. vox from Frank Ocean, Beyoncé, Curtis Mayfield & Mr. Hudson."
MILTON NASCIMENTO Clube Da Esquina 2xLP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Along with Lo Borges and arrangements from Eumir Deodato, Nascimento combines bossa nova with soul, pop, jazz, psychedelic & classical influences. A masterpiece on par with any of the classic releases from the more well-known Tropicalia movement."
NURSE WITH WOUND Who Can I Turn To Stereo 2xCD
*** "Remastered reissue of the 1996 classic expanded to feature the complete Stereo Wastelands -- a very limited and now out-of-print collection of musical debris from the Who Can I Turn To Stereo sessions."
PEAKING LIGHTS 936 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "Melodic gold dust, drift-dub haze, cool crate-digger grit, silky soul-jazz keys, tranced vocals, bass loops, drum loops and sneaky dub guitar -- a total groove-wave classic!" Check this groovy video: http://vimeo.com/20580559 On NOT NOT FUN.
SPARKS The Seduction Of Ingmar Berman - LA Film Festival 2011 Edition CD
*** "Originally commissioned by Sweden's national public radio station Sveriges Radio to write and produce an original radio musical, Sparks created the musical fantasy based on the internationally acclaimed film director Ingmar Bergman."
13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS Headstone: Contact Sessions 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The Contact Sessions were the first studio recordings by The 13th Floor Elevators, recorded in Texas in January and February 1966, which never saw the light of day in those heady drug-filled days. Mono & stereo versions included!"
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Incredible haul of soul, jazz, psych & more!
AHMED ABDUL-MALIK Sounds Of Africa LP
*** "One of Malik's greatest combining both his modern & experimental sides, a mixture of off-key hardbop and odd instrumentation that includes cello, oud & percussion."
AFRICAN MUSIC MACHINE Black Water Gold LP
*** "Rolling basslines, spacey organ grooves, tight choppy guitar riffs & punchy horn blasts. Similar to Cymande but with less of the dub-heavy influences & more of a raw southern funk groove."
AFRO SOULTET Afrodesia LP
*** "The wildly diverse, heavily percussive global jazz, soul & exotica inspired Afrodesia from the late 60s combo Afro Soultet."
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO Message To Our Folks LP
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO Great Black Music A Jackson In Your House LP
*** "Two of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago's all-time classics! Out but rockin'."
DOROTHY ASHBY Afro-Harping LP
DOROTHY ASHBY The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby LP
*** "Two of the grooviest records ever – a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations & Dorothy Ashby's amazing electric harp!"
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Of Ethiopia LP
*** "Killer blend of weird rhythms, sweet funk & dope vibes – and the grooves on the set are really unique – slow, snakey, and with a sinister, almost other-worldly feel." 180g.
DAVID AXELROD Songs Of Experience LP
DAVID AXELROD Earth Rot LP
DAVID AXELROD The Auction LP
DAVID AXELROD Messiah LP
DAVID AXELROD Heavy Axe LP
*** One of the most sampled composers in hip-hop, Axelrod's transcendent jazz is both extremely funky & snappy yet orchestral -- this music is insane. There's nothing like it. So unique, so catchy too.
RAY BARRETTO The Message LP
*** "One of Ray Barretto's hardest-hitting salsa albums of the 70s – a raw set of grooves that's less playful & in a more righteous mode."
BLACULA OST by Gene Page LP
*** "These tunes rank with the best blacksploitation work of the decade – hard and funky groovers."
BLOWFLY Zodiac Blowfly LP
*** Good lord. I don't know what to tell you. Look up the artwork.
WILLIE BOBO Let's Go Bobo! LP
*** "Recorded in 1964, drifting to a more high energy sound from more traditional cuban jazz & mainstream mambo to the more funky urban boogaloo with no musical chops lacking."
JAMES BROWN Hell LP
JAMES BROWN The Payback LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!
TERRY CALLIER What Color Is Love LP
*** Possibly the greatest album ever by the legendary Chicago soul singer Terry Callier!
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Safe As Milk LP
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of this creep. LPs be rulin'.
JAMES CARR You Got My Mind Messed Up LP
*** "An incredible bit of southern soul." Dood's voice is so sweet. People marvel at the tunes.
CEYLIEB PEOPLE Tanyet LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A blend of fuzzy psychedelia with trippier influences from India & other points east, heavy drums & jamming guitar with lots of sitar, tamboura, and rootsy percussion! All instrumental and mind-expanding grooves."
CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND The Inner Mystique LP
*** "Mystically grooving psychedelia from Chocolate Watch Band – a heady mix of the psyche sounds of the era with some really groovy Eastern inspired spirals of sound!"
ALICE CLARK Alice Clark LP
*** "A really right-on sort of sound that's totally great, and way hipper than most 70s chart soul! Arrangements are by Ernie Wilkins, who brings in a touch of jazz."
BILLY COBHAM Spectrum LP
*** DJ classic from this jazz drummer.
DENNIS COFFEY Hair & Thangs LP
*** "Cracklin' drums & scratchy guitar jams from start to finish. A real treat for the breakbeat enthusiast."
ALICE COLTRANE Huntington Ashram Monastery LP
ALICE COLTRANE Eternity LP
ALICE COLTRANE Journey In Satchidananda LP
*** RECOMMENDED Holy lord, Alice Colrance is a religion. A harpist & pianist of the highest order, her jams = deep spirituality & stoned vibes. Serious, serious grooves. 180g.
DAVE "BABY" CORTEZ Soul Vibration LP
*** "A very weird record – and one of the most compelling albums ever cut by organ whiz Dave Baby Cortez! Pop soul instrumentals, the funky soul jazz of the early 70s, and some trippier sounds that have a wild spaced out feel."
CYMANDE Second Time Round LP
*** "The second album of dubby funk by the legendary Cymande! This monster funk combo had a totally unique sound, with rolling bassy-grooves, and a very nice stoner-funk feel."
DEMON FUZZ Afreaka! LP
*** "Messed-up funky jazz from an obscure early 70s UK group – and an album that really lives up to its trippy cover! Organ, sax, and spaced out drums – and the overall style is a mix of dub-heavy funk, Afro jazz, and a bit of jazz rock jamming!"
EAST NEW YORK ENSEMBLE DE MUSIC At The Helm LP
*** "An extremely righteous bit of soul jazz. The sound is loose and free – spiritually building in a manner that recalls the work of Ahmed Abdul Malik, Phil Cohran, and some of the AACM."
ELECTRIC PRUNES I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night LP
*** "Their scintillating debut!"
ETHIOPIAN QUINTET Afro-Latin Soul LP
*** "An incredible blend of New York Latin and some of the more Afro-styled grooves Mulatu explored more freely on his Ethiopian recordings. 180g.
EDDIE FISHER The Third Cup LP
EDDIE FISHER Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years LP
*** "Madly tripped out guitar funk & stripped down jazz with a small combo."
FUNKADELIC Funkadelic LP
FUNKADELIC Maggot Brain LP
FUNKADELIC Free Your Mind... LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
MARVIN GAYE I Want You LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION Ain't-No-'Bout-A-Doubt-It LP
*** "One of the high points of Larry Graham's career – a hard-jamming set of guitar-based funk that forever put Graham Central Station on the map!"
HERBIE HANCOCK Fat Albert Rotunda LP
*** "Herbie breaks away from his straight jazz work with a harder, heavier sound than some of his straight electric ones." Oft-sampled, totally jammin'.
HARLEM UNDERGROUND Harlem Underground LP
*** "A mix of funky jazz and gritty soul put together with some really weird studio touches -- as mysterious as it is funky. George Benson, Dave Baby Cortez, Willis Jackson & Earl Williams."
RUFUS HARLEY Bagpipe Blues LP
*** "Don't be put off by the bagpipes -- Harley plays in a righteous soul jazz groove, using the instrument as a Coltrane-ish reed soloing vehicle, with sheets of hard blown sound as opposed to a corny Scottish sounding vibe."
WENDELL HARRISON An Evening With The Devil LP
*** "The groove is laidback and spacey, with some nice electric piano & good mellow solos that have a nice soulful vibe to them. Other parts of the album are a little bit more out & have a sharp edge to them." On TRIBE.
EDDIE HAZEL Jams From The Heart LP
*** "Legendary Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel is in fine form and really cuts loose on these tracks from a 1975 studio session on this mostly instrumental EP."
JOHN LEE HOOKER On Campus LP
*** "Electric blues from John Lee Hooker released in the mid 60s on Vee Jay – all Hooker originals that are riveting and soul shaking as you could hope for."
LEROY HUTSON Hutson II LP
*** "A complete masterpiece from the mighty Leroy Hutson."
THE INTRIGUES In A Moment LP
*** "The set brings together titles from the Intrigues' one and only album – initially issued on the tiny Yew label. Nice stuff – with a sound that bridges rawer Philly 60s group soul & later smoother work from the 70s."
WELDON IRVINE Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine) LP
WELDON IRVINE Spirit Man LP
*** "A moody blend of electric keys, heavy percussion, and some slight bits of jazzy solo work."
MELVIN JACKSON Funky Skull LP
*** "Jackson's bass is looped through all sorts of crazy effects, and the result is this amazing blend of avant garde playing and groovy rhythms that is beyond compare!" 180g.
WANDA JACKSON There's A Party Going On LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of this saucy firecracker! She can howl, she can yowl.
THE JB'S Doing It To Death LP
THE JB'S Breakin' Bread LP
*** James Brown's TIGHT AS HELL band.
JUJU A Message From Mozambique LP
JUJU African Rhythms LP
*** "Very much in kind of an Art Ensemble Of Chicago mode - with more 'out' soloing overall, mixed with some of the spiritual jazz leanings. Nice."
THE LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND Malik LP
*** "Lafayette Afro-Rock Band were a jazz-based super session group that created a heavy, dense, no compromise ghetto funk that has since been sampled by everyone from Public Enemy to Wreckz 'N' Effect."
DENISE LASALLE A Lady In The Street LP
*** Love this gal. Some vibe.
THE LAST POETS The Last Poets LP
*** The boys who invented rap!
YUSEF LATEEF Detroit LP
*** RECOMMENDED "Lateef's sweet blend of righteous jazz & soulful orchestrations, blending together strings and soul jazz with a hip approach that almost makes the record feel like an early blacksploitation soundtrack."
THE LATIN SOULS Boo-Ga-Loo & Shing-A-Ling LP
*** "Many of the cuts have a nicely dark undercurrent – a bit like the best work of Ralph Robles – but the harmonies give the record a somewhat more sincere feel too, with echoes of Joe Bataan in the mix."
THE LEBRON BROTHERS ORCHESTRA Psychedelic Goes Latin LP
*** "Latin definitely goes psychedelic on this one – burning through a cloud of smoke with a brilliant blend of soul, jazz, and the hipper rhythms of the Spanish Harlem scene."
MAGIC SAM West Side Soul LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A set of rough and ready blues tunes that would have played well on both sides of the tracks at the time."
SABU MARTINEZ Afro Temple LP
*** "The album mixes Latin grooves and hard funk in a way that's rarely been duplicated, and which has ensured Sabu a place in the funk hall of fame for all time!"
CURTIS MAYFIELD Roots LP
CURTIS MAYFIELD Back To The World LP
CURTIS MAYFIELD Live! 2xLP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! 180g.
GWEN MCCRAE Rockin' Chair LP
*** The disco diva! She's slayin' it live, sweatin' hard on the LP sleeve.
JACK MCDUFF Sophisticated Funk LP
*** One of the best album covers of all time!
EUGENE MCDANIELS Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse LP
EUGENE MCDANIELS Outlaw LP
*** RIP. Wild & progressive albums from this former MOR singer. 180g.
JIMMY MCGRIFF Groove Grease LP
JIMMY MCGRIFF Electric Funk LP
*** A nice bit of funky organ work from Jimmy McGriff!
BLIND WILLIE MCTELL The Early Years 1927-1933 LP
*** He may be blind but the man could play!
MIGHTY TOMCATS Soul Makossa LP
*** Apparently this has the most jammin' version of "Soul Makossa" out there.
OS MUTANTES Jardim Eletrico LP
OS MUTANTES Os Mutantes LP
*** Hello! Long regarded as some of the very finest Brazilian pop psych. And for good reason.
SHUGGIE OTIS Inspiration Information LP
*** "1974 brainchild of guitar prodigy Shuggie Otis (son of Johnny Otis), the 19-year-old Otis spent three years in the studio generating this one-man opus. Multitracked rhythms recall the Meters embroidered with psychedelic filigree." 180g.
PARLIAMENT Trombipulation LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
HARRY PARTCH Delusion Of The Fury 2xLP
HARRY PARTCH The World Of Harry Partch LP
*** This old coot made a bunch of his own instruments, scales & tones. Really wild, really happenin' stuff. These albums have been out-of-print & in demand for years.
LOUIE RAMIREZ Tipico LP
*** "In spite of the 2 boleros, I really see this album as a must have."
JIMMY REED I'm Jimmy Reed LP
*** "Jimmy Reed's debut LP was about as strong a first album as was heard in Chicago blues. Two-string boogie!"
GIL SCOTT-HERON Small Talk At 125th & Lenox LP
GIL SCOTT-HERON It's Your World LP
GIL SCOTT-HERON From South Africa To South Carolina LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! Prepare to have your ass kicked by this master wordsmith.
SONNY SHARROCK Monkey-Pockie-Boo LP
*** "This is one of Sonny Sharrock's rare early recordings, recorded in France shortly after he had been playing with Herbie Mann. The groove's kind of crazy."
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE There's A Riot Going On LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.
ALAN SILVA & HIS CELESTIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA Luna Surface LP
*** "A group that includes Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Malachi Favors, Dave Burrell, and Bernard Vitet. The group was one of the most successful meetings of the French and African-American avant gardes, 180g.
SKULL SNAPS Skull Snaps LP
*** "One of the most legendary funk albums of the 70s – a real gem through and through, and filled with a masterful blend of hard funk, sweet soul, and soaring group grooves."
LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES Astral Traveling LP
*** RECOMMENDED "This album has the same swirling and ecstatic highs as Alice Coltrane's or Pharoah Sanders's music, reminiscent of classic Impulse! spiritual jazz sides." Endlessly listenable with a real stone-y vibe.
LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES Expansions LP
*** A funkier set of tunes with incredible production work.
SRC s/t LP
*** "A heady brew of ripping guitars, burning Hammond, and massively pounding drums – all recorded with a slightly garagey edge."
SUN RA The Magic City LP
SUN RA The Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 1 LP
SUN RA Angels & Demons At Play LP
SUN RA Of Mythic Worlds LP
SUN RA Strange Strings LP
SUN RA Atlantis LP
SUN RA Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.
TIMMY THOMAS Why Can't We Live Together LP
*** Peculiar but excellent organ & drum machine one man soul band.
THE WATTS 103RD STREET RHYTHM BAND In The Jungle, Babe LP
*** "In The Jungle, Babe is filled with Funk flavor and Soul seasoning and features one of the most underrated Funk ensembles to slap down some grooves on black wax."
THE WATTS PROPHETS Rappin' Black In A White World LP
*** "Fusing music with jazz and funk roots with a rapid-fire, spoken word sound which established a strong tendency toward social commentary and a reputation for militancy."
RANDY WESTON African Cookbook LP
*** "Effusive, Pan-African melodies & generous percussion."
STEVE WONDER Music Of My Mind LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.
LYMAN WOODARD ORGANIZATION Saturday Night Special LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A unique amalgamation of organ funk, sophisticated soul, and straight-ahead jazz recorded in Detroit, MI. Brilliant." On STRATA.
LARRY YOUNG Lawrence Of Newark LP
*** RECOMMENDED "The John Coltrane of the organ!" Incredible, fiery set of psychedelic jazz.
*** "One of Malik's greatest combining both his modern & experimental sides, a mixture of off-key hardbop and odd instrumentation that includes cello, oud & percussion."
AFRICAN MUSIC MACHINE Black Water Gold LP
*** "Rolling basslines, spacey organ grooves, tight choppy guitar riffs & punchy horn blasts. Similar to Cymande but with less of the dub-heavy influences & more of a raw southern funk groove."
AFRO SOULTET Afrodesia LP
*** "The wildly diverse, heavily percussive global jazz, soul & exotica inspired Afrodesia from the late 60s combo Afro Soultet."
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO Message To Our Folks LP
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO Great Black Music A Jackson In Your House LP
*** "Two of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago's all-time classics! Out but rockin'."
DOROTHY ASHBY Afro-Harping LP
DOROTHY ASHBY The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby LP
*** "Two of the grooviest records ever – a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations & Dorothy Ashby's amazing electric harp!"
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Of Ethiopia LP
*** "Killer blend of weird rhythms, sweet funk & dope vibes – and the grooves on the set are really unique – slow, snakey, and with a sinister, almost other-worldly feel." 180g.
DAVID AXELROD Songs Of Experience LP
DAVID AXELROD Earth Rot LP
DAVID AXELROD The Auction LP
DAVID AXELROD Messiah LP
DAVID AXELROD Heavy Axe LP
*** One of the most sampled composers in hip-hop, Axelrod's transcendent jazz is both extremely funky & snappy yet orchestral -- this music is insane. There's nothing like it. So unique, so catchy too.
RAY BARRETTO The Message LP
*** "One of Ray Barretto's hardest-hitting salsa albums of the 70s – a raw set of grooves that's less playful & in a more righteous mode."
BLACULA OST by Gene Page LP
*** "These tunes rank with the best blacksploitation work of the decade – hard and funky groovers."
BLOWFLY Zodiac Blowfly LP
*** Good lord. I don't know what to tell you. Look up the artwork.
WILLIE BOBO Let's Go Bobo! LP
*** "Recorded in 1964, drifting to a more high energy sound from more traditional cuban jazz & mainstream mambo to the more funky urban boogaloo with no musical chops lacking."
JAMES BROWN Hell LP
JAMES BROWN The Payback LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!
TERRY CALLIER What Color Is Love LP
*** Possibly the greatest album ever by the legendary Chicago soul singer Terry Callier!
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Safe As Milk LP
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of this creep. LPs be rulin'.
JAMES CARR You Got My Mind Messed Up LP
*** "An incredible bit of southern soul." Dood's voice is so sweet. People marvel at the tunes.
CEYLIEB PEOPLE Tanyet LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A blend of fuzzy psychedelia with trippier influences from India & other points east, heavy drums & jamming guitar with lots of sitar, tamboura, and rootsy percussion! All instrumental and mind-expanding grooves."
CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND The Inner Mystique LP
*** "Mystically grooving psychedelia from Chocolate Watch Band – a heady mix of the psyche sounds of the era with some really groovy Eastern inspired spirals of sound!"
ALICE CLARK Alice Clark LP
*** "A really right-on sort of sound that's totally great, and way hipper than most 70s chart soul! Arrangements are by Ernie Wilkins, who brings in a touch of jazz."
BILLY COBHAM Spectrum LP
*** DJ classic from this jazz drummer.
DENNIS COFFEY Hair & Thangs LP
*** "Cracklin' drums & scratchy guitar jams from start to finish. A real treat for the breakbeat enthusiast."
ALICE COLTRANE Huntington Ashram Monastery LP
ALICE COLTRANE Eternity LP
ALICE COLTRANE Journey In Satchidananda LP
*** RECOMMENDED Holy lord, Alice Colrance is a religion. A harpist & pianist of the highest order, her jams = deep spirituality & stoned vibes. Serious, serious grooves. 180g.
DAVE "BABY" CORTEZ Soul Vibration LP
*** "A very weird record – and one of the most compelling albums ever cut by organ whiz Dave Baby Cortez! Pop soul instrumentals, the funky soul jazz of the early 70s, and some trippier sounds that have a wild spaced out feel."
CYMANDE Second Time Round LP
*** "The second album of dubby funk by the legendary Cymande! This monster funk combo had a totally unique sound, with rolling bassy-grooves, and a very nice stoner-funk feel."
DEMON FUZZ Afreaka! LP
*** "Messed-up funky jazz from an obscure early 70s UK group – and an album that really lives up to its trippy cover! Organ, sax, and spaced out drums – and the overall style is a mix of dub-heavy funk, Afro jazz, and a bit of jazz rock jamming!"
EAST NEW YORK ENSEMBLE DE MUSIC At The Helm LP
*** "An extremely righteous bit of soul jazz. The sound is loose and free – spiritually building in a manner that recalls the work of Ahmed Abdul Malik, Phil Cohran, and some of the AACM."
ELECTRIC PRUNES I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night LP
*** "Their scintillating debut!"
ETHIOPIAN QUINTET Afro-Latin Soul LP
*** "An incredible blend of New York Latin and some of the more Afro-styled grooves Mulatu explored more freely on his Ethiopian recordings. 180g.
EDDIE FISHER The Third Cup LP
EDDIE FISHER Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years LP
*** "Madly tripped out guitar funk & stripped down jazz with a small combo."
FUNKADELIC Funkadelic LP
FUNKADELIC Maggot Brain LP
FUNKADELIC Free Your Mind... LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
MARVIN GAYE I Want You LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION Ain't-No-'Bout-A-Doubt-It LP
*** "One of the high points of Larry Graham's career – a hard-jamming set of guitar-based funk that forever put Graham Central Station on the map!"
HERBIE HANCOCK Fat Albert Rotunda LP
*** "Herbie breaks away from his straight jazz work with a harder, heavier sound than some of his straight electric ones." Oft-sampled, totally jammin'.
HARLEM UNDERGROUND Harlem Underground LP
*** "A mix of funky jazz and gritty soul put together with some really weird studio touches -- as mysterious as it is funky. George Benson, Dave Baby Cortez, Willis Jackson & Earl Williams."
RUFUS HARLEY Bagpipe Blues LP
*** "Don't be put off by the bagpipes -- Harley plays in a righteous soul jazz groove, using the instrument as a Coltrane-ish reed soloing vehicle, with sheets of hard blown sound as opposed to a corny Scottish sounding vibe."
WENDELL HARRISON An Evening With The Devil LP
*** "The groove is laidback and spacey, with some nice electric piano & good mellow solos that have a nice soulful vibe to them. Other parts of the album are a little bit more out & have a sharp edge to them." On TRIBE.
EDDIE HAZEL Jams From The Heart LP
*** "Legendary Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel is in fine form and really cuts loose on these tracks from a 1975 studio session on this mostly instrumental EP."
JOHN LEE HOOKER On Campus LP
*** "Electric blues from John Lee Hooker released in the mid 60s on Vee Jay – all Hooker originals that are riveting and soul shaking as you could hope for."
LEROY HUTSON Hutson II LP
*** "A complete masterpiece from the mighty Leroy Hutson."
THE INTRIGUES In A Moment LP
*** "The set brings together titles from the Intrigues' one and only album – initially issued on the tiny Yew label. Nice stuff – with a sound that bridges rawer Philly 60s group soul & later smoother work from the 70s."
WELDON IRVINE Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine) LP
WELDON IRVINE Spirit Man LP
*** "A moody blend of electric keys, heavy percussion, and some slight bits of jazzy solo work."
MELVIN JACKSON Funky Skull LP
*** "Jackson's bass is looped through all sorts of crazy effects, and the result is this amazing blend of avant garde playing and groovy rhythms that is beyond compare!" 180g.
WANDA JACKSON There's A Party Going On LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of this saucy firecracker! She can howl, she can yowl.
THE JB'S Doing It To Death LP
THE JB'S Breakin' Bread LP
*** James Brown's TIGHT AS HELL band.
JUJU A Message From Mozambique LP
JUJU African Rhythms LP
*** "Very much in kind of an Art Ensemble Of Chicago mode - with more 'out' soloing overall, mixed with some of the spiritual jazz leanings. Nice."
THE LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND Malik LP
*** "Lafayette Afro-Rock Band were a jazz-based super session group that created a heavy, dense, no compromise ghetto funk that has since been sampled by everyone from Public Enemy to Wreckz 'N' Effect."
DENISE LASALLE A Lady In The Street LP
*** Love this gal. Some vibe.
THE LAST POETS The Last Poets LP
*** The boys who invented rap!
YUSEF LATEEF Detroit LP
*** RECOMMENDED "Lateef's sweet blend of righteous jazz & soulful orchestrations, blending together strings and soul jazz with a hip approach that almost makes the record feel like an early blacksploitation soundtrack."
THE LATIN SOULS Boo-Ga-Loo & Shing-A-Ling LP
*** "Many of the cuts have a nicely dark undercurrent – a bit like the best work of Ralph Robles – but the harmonies give the record a somewhat more sincere feel too, with echoes of Joe Bataan in the mix."
THE LEBRON BROTHERS ORCHESTRA Psychedelic Goes Latin LP
*** "Latin definitely goes psychedelic on this one – burning through a cloud of smoke with a brilliant blend of soul, jazz, and the hipper rhythms of the Spanish Harlem scene."
MAGIC SAM West Side Soul LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A set of rough and ready blues tunes that would have played well on both sides of the tracks at the time."
SABU MARTINEZ Afro Temple LP
*** "The album mixes Latin grooves and hard funk in a way that's rarely been duplicated, and which has ensured Sabu a place in the funk hall of fame for all time!"
CURTIS MAYFIELD Roots LP
CURTIS MAYFIELD Back To The World LP
CURTIS MAYFIELD Live! 2xLP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! 180g.
GWEN MCCRAE Rockin' Chair LP
*** The disco diva! She's slayin' it live, sweatin' hard on the LP sleeve.
JACK MCDUFF Sophisticated Funk LP
*** One of the best album covers of all time!
EUGENE MCDANIELS Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse LP
EUGENE MCDANIELS Outlaw LP
*** RIP. Wild & progressive albums from this former MOR singer. 180g.
JIMMY MCGRIFF Groove Grease LP
JIMMY MCGRIFF Electric Funk LP
*** A nice bit of funky organ work from Jimmy McGriff!
BLIND WILLIE MCTELL The Early Years 1927-1933 LP
*** He may be blind but the man could play!
MIGHTY TOMCATS Soul Makossa LP
*** Apparently this has the most jammin' version of "Soul Makossa" out there.
OS MUTANTES Jardim Eletrico LP
OS MUTANTES Os Mutantes LP
*** Hello! Long regarded as some of the very finest Brazilian pop psych. And for good reason.
SHUGGIE OTIS Inspiration Information LP
*** "1974 brainchild of guitar prodigy Shuggie Otis (son of Johnny Otis), the 19-year-old Otis spent three years in the studio generating this one-man opus. Multitracked rhythms recall the Meters embroidered with psychedelic filigree." 180g.
PARLIAMENT Trombipulation LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
HARRY PARTCH Delusion Of The Fury 2xLP
HARRY PARTCH The World Of Harry Partch LP
*** This old coot made a bunch of his own instruments, scales & tones. Really wild, really happenin' stuff. These albums have been out-of-print & in demand for years.
LOUIE RAMIREZ Tipico LP
*** "In spite of the 2 boleros, I really see this album as a must have."
JIMMY REED I'm Jimmy Reed LP
*** "Jimmy Reed's debut LP was about as strong a first album as was heard in Chicago blues. Two-string boogie!"
GIL SCOTT-HERON Small Talk At 125th & Lenox LP
GIL SCOTT-HERON It's Your World LP
GIL SCOTT-HERON From South Africa To South Carolina LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! Prepare to have your ass kicked by this master wordsmith.
SONNY SHARROCK Monkey-Pockie-Boo LP
*** "This is one of Sonny Sharrock's rare early recordings, recorded in France shortly after he had been playing with Herbie Mann. The groove's kind of crazy."
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE There's A Riot Going On LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.
ALAN SILVA & HIS CELESTIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA Luna Surface LP
*** "A group that includes Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Malachi Favors, Dave Burrell, and Bernard Vitet. The group was one of the most successful meetings of the French and African-American avant gardes, 180g.
SKULL SNAPS Skull Snaps LP
*** "One of the most legendary funk albums of the 70s – a real gem through and through, and filled with a masterful blend of hard funk, sweet soul, and soaring group grooves."
LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES Astral Traveling LP
*** RECOMMENDED "This album has the same swirling and ecstatic highs as Alice Coltrane's or Pharoah Sanders's music, reminiscent of classic Impulse! spiritual jazz sides." Endlessly listenable with a real stone-y vibe.
LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES Expansions LP
*** A funkier set of tunes with incredible production work.
SRC s/t LP
*** "A heady brew of ripping guitars, burning Hammond, and massively pounding drums – all recorded with a slightly garagey edge."
SUN RA The Magic City LP
SUN RA The Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 1 LP
SUN RA Angels & Demons At Play LP
SUN RA Of Mythic Worlds LP
SUN RA Strange Strings LP
SUN RA Atlantis LP
SUN RA Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.
TIMMY THOMAS Why Can't We Live Together LP
*** Peculiar but excellent organ & drum machine one man soul band.
THE WATTS 103RD STREET RHYTHM BAND In The Jungle, Babe LP
*** "In The Jungle, Babe is filled with Funk flavor and Soul seasoning and features one of the most underrated Funk ensembles to slap down some grooves on black wax."
THE WATTS PROPHETS Rappin' Black In A White World LP
*** "Fusing music with jazz and funk roots with a rapid-fire, spoken word sound which established a strong tendency toward social commentary and a reputation for militancy."
RANDY WESTON African Cookbook LP
*** "Effusive, Pan-African melodies & generous percussion."
STEVE WONDER Music Of My Mind LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.
LYMAN WOODARD ORGANIZATION Saturday Night Special LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A unique amalgamation of organ funk, sophisticated soul, and straight-ahead jazz recorded in Detroit, MI. Brilliant." On STRATA.
LARRY YOUNG Lawrence Of Newark LP
*** RECOMMENDED "The John Coltrane of the organ!" Incredible, fiery set of psychedelic jazz.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
EVENTS - The Whip! + EL TOPO!!!
THE WHIP! - Friday, August 26 @ Elks Lodge
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! The foot bruising party returns with DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Dance, stomp & scream at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5
EL TOPO - Saturday, August 27 @ State Theatre
*** HOTT LAVA presents a "midnight special" -- Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1970 psychedelic western about an outlaw who battles mystical gunfighters before helping a bunch of deformed people escape a town run by degenerate religous fascists!
State Theatre / 220 S. State, A2 / MIDNIGHT / $6
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! The foot bruising party returns with DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Dance, stomp & scream at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5
EL TOPO - Saturday, August 27 @ State Theatre
*** HOTT LAVA presents a "midnight special" -- Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1970 psychedelic western about an outlaw who battles mystical gunfighters before helping a bunch of deformed people escape a town run by degenerate religous fascists!
State Theatre / 220 S. State, A2 / MIDNIGHT / $6
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Brian Eno, Neil Young, Zombies et al
BAD MEETS EVIL Hell: The Sequel LP
*** The team of Detroit MC's Eminem & Royce da 5'9 became a rap legend of unfulfilled promise. Now, a decade after they last recorded together, Eminem and Royce da 5'9 have revived Bad Meets Evil."
JAMES BLAKE James Blake 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS Criminal Minded LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BRIAN ENO Drums Between The Bells 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
JOHN MAUS We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Questing synthesizers, tense bass lines & drum machines provide the perfect backdrop for John's reverb-drenched vox. It's a world where the Germs jam with Jerry Goldsmith, Cabaret Voltaire relocate to Eternia & Josquin des Prez writes a new score for RoboCop."
MELLOWHYPE BlackenedWhite LP / CD
*** "Alternative hip-hop featuring Hodgy Beats and Left Brain from the collective Odd Future."
METALLICA Ride The Lightning LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! And still rulin' after so many years!
MUMFORD & SONS Sigh No More LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEIL YOUNG Harvest LP
*** Insane remastered deluxe edition thingamajig. Pretty impressive in person.
THE ZOMBIES Odyssey & Oracle LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** The team of Detroit MC's Eminem & Royce da 5'9 became a rap legend of unfulfilled promise. Now, a decade after they last recorded together, Eminem and Royce da 5'9 have revived Bad Meets Evil."
JAMES BLAKE James Blake 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS Criminal Minded LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BRIAN ENO Drums Between The Bells 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
JOHN MAUS We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Questing synthesizers, tense bass lines & drum machines provide the perfect backdrop for John's reverb-drenched vox. It's a world where the Germs jam with Jerry Goldsmith, Cabaret Voltaire relocate to Eternia & Josquin des Prez writes a new score for RoboCop."
MELLOWHYPE BlackenedWhite LP / CD
*** "Alternative hip-hop featuring Hodgy Beats and Left Brain from the collective Odd Future."
METALLICA Ride The Lightning LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! And still rulin' after so many years!
MUMFORD & SONS Sigh No More LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEIL YOUNG Harvest LP
*** Insane remastered deluxe edition thingamajig. Pretty impressive in person.
THE ZOMBIES Odyssey & Oracle LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Mellowhype, Ronettes, Motor City Drum Ensemble & more
ost WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS by Don Gere CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A stoned, country commune, lycanthropic Z-movie soundtrack welding motoric redneck funk with broken eastern promises. Imagine marrying Amon Düül 1 to Sandy Bull in a phoney black mass with Skip Spence and The Godz as bridesmaids."
AMON DUUL II Yeti CD
AMON DUUL II Phallus Dei CD
AMON DUUL II Tanz Der Lemming CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRUIT BATS Tripper CD
*** "More of a solitary pursuit than his previous album, Tripper is a bittersweet meditation on hitting the road, leaving the familiar behind and reinventing yourself -- the album a reinvention itself."
MELLOWHYPE BlackenedWhite LP / CD
*** "Alternative hip-hop featuring Hodgy Beats and Left Brain from the collective Odd Future."
MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE DJ-Kicks CD
*** Dood rules so hard. Unbeatable 12"s with ridiculous sonics. This mix is long-awaited! "Look at the opening selections of this mix to get a glimpse of Motor City Drum Ensembles amazing ability to fuse totally disparate sound aesthetics into a coherent whole."
RONETTES Be My Baby: The Very Best CD
*** "With their sweet, polished harmonies, cat-eye makeup and beehive hairdos, The Ronettes added a tough, New York street flavor to the girl group model of the early 60s, quickly becoming Philles leading group."
COLIN STETSON New History Warfare 2: Judges CD
*** "Weaving a flow of arpeggiated swirls & chordal progressions while singing yearning melodic lines through the reed of his horn, Stetson's work is rooted in a pop sensibility, both harmonically and overall song structure." On CONSTELLATION.
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Join Us CD
*** "From inspired electronic excursions to blazing mind-crushers featuring their legendary barn-storming live band...They Might Be Giants is back."
*** RECOMMENDED "A stoned, country commune, lycanthropic Z-movie soundtrack welding motoric redneck funk with broken eastern promises. Imagine marrying Amon Düül 1 to Sandy Bull in a phoney black mass with Skip Spence and The Godz as bridesmaids."
AMON DUUL II Yeti CD
AMON DUUL II Phallus Dei CD
AMON DUUL II Tanz Der Lemming CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRUIT BATS Tripper CD
*** "More of a solitary pursuit than his previous album, Tripper is a bittersweet meditation on hitting the road, leaving the familiar behind and reinventing yourself -- the album a reinvention itself."
MELLOWHYPE BlackenedWhite LP / CD
*** "Alternative hip-hop featuring Hodgy Beats and Left Brain from the collective Odd Future."
MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE DJ-Kicks CD
*** Dood rules so hard. Unbeatable 12"s with ridiculous sonics. This mix is long-awaited! "Look at the opening selections of this mix to get a glimpse of Motor City Drum Ensembles amazing ability to fuse totally disparate sound aesthetics into a coherent whole."
RONETTES Be My Baby: The Very Best CD
*** "With their sweet, polished harmonies, cat-eye makeup and beehive hairdos, The Ronettes added a tough, New York street flavor to the girl group model of the early 60s, quickly becoming Philles leading group."
COLIN STETSON New History Warfare 2: Judges CD
*** "Weaving a flow of arpeggiated swirls & chordal progressions while singing yearning melodic lines through the reed of his horn, Stetson's work is rooted in a pop sensibility, both harmonically and overall song structure." On CONSTELLATION.
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Join Us CD
*** "From inspired electronic excursions to blazing mind-crushers featuring their legendary barn-storming live band...They Might Be Giants is back."
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