v/a MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE An Anthology Of Tribe Records: 1972-1976 CD+BOOK
*** RECOMMENDED "After Motown, the car industry & the advances of civil rights in the 1960s, came a decade of gov't abandonment, high unemployment, inner-city violence & urban decay. Tribe (Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Harold McKinney, Marcus Belgrave) was brought together to fight these negative forces, producing seminal deep jazz & funk albums." On SOUL JAZZ.
v/a TROPICALIA: A Brazilian Revolution In Sound 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Top notch collection of Tropicalia music with all the hitmakers: CAETANO VELOSO, TOM ZE, OS MUTANTES, GAL COSTA, GILBERTO GIL, & JORGE BEN. On SOUL JAZZ.
BLINK 182 Neighborhoods CD
*** "The self produced 'Neighborhoods' reflects each band member's different point of view." Great!
BLITZEN TRAPPER American Goldwing LP+MP3 / CD
*** "On American Goldwing, Blitzen Trapper let their loves and influences hard guitar rock, country picking and pawn-shop Casio aplomb hang out for all to see. You'll want to shotgun a beer in the shower!"
DUM DUM GIRLS Only In Dreams CD
*** "A great leap forward for a gifted songwriter, blending deeply personal lyrics with a signature blend of '60s girl-gang pop, the primitive propulsion of the Cramps and the moody atmospherics of Mazzy Star."
BILL FRISELL All We Are Saying... CD
*** Consummate guitarist, composer and musical interpreter Bill Frisell has assembled a trusted ensemble to record his definitive take on the classic songs of John Lennon."
MADLIB Medicine Show No. 12 - Raw Medicine: Madlib Remixes CD
*** "Raw Medicine: Madlib Remixes - part mixtape, part beat tape, featuring a host of un-suspecting collaborators that run the gamut from thugs, street poets, star emcees and underdogs. We ain't naming names. 60 mins, 30+ tracks."
MARK MCGUIRE Get Lost LP / CD
*** NOW AVAILABLE ON CD! "A killer album from Mark McGuire of EMERALDS! More electronic elements than usual & even some voices, but still the unique blend of feel-good riffs, electric & acoustic loops and melodies that just stick in the head."
MOGWAI Earth Division EP 12" / CD
*** "Scottish experimental-rock institution Mogwai follow up their Sub Pop debut with a more subdued side of Mogwai, with three quietly plaintive piano- and string-infused tracks, plus the fuzz-drenched haze of 'Drunk and Crazy'."
NIRVANA Nevermind CD
NIRVANA Nevermind: Deluxe Edition 4xLP / 2xCD
*** REMASTERED! 2xCD & 4xLP versions include b-sides, Smart Studio sessions, boombox rehearsals, and BBC sessions.
PINK FLOYD The Dark Side Of The Moon CD
PINK FLOYD The Dark Side Of The Moon 2xCD
*** REMASTERED! 2xCD includes a live version of the entire album.
PINK FLOYD The Wall 2xCD
PINK FLOYD Wish You Were Here CD
*** REMASTERED!
SHIMMERING STARS Violent Hearts LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Filtered through years of Spector records and awash in an echo chamber of dark reverb, Shimmering Stars specialize in crafting subtle, lilting pop for both bedroom loners and sock hop slow dancers alike."
SPANK ROCK Everything Is Boring & Everyone Is a Fucking Liar CD
*** "Spank Rock took the road less traveled and stepped out on his own to record an album free of manipulation, full of creativity and home spun at the lab of master DJ/Producer Boys Noize."
WILCO The Whole Love CD / 2xCD
*** Perhaps you've heard of them! Someone tried to pay them a billion bucks but these guys won't stop making music! 2xCD version is in a snappy package, includes a bonus disc, and is LIMITED EDITION.
STEVEN WILSON Grace For Drowning 2xCD
*** "The new solo double-album from writer, producer & PORCUPINE TREE founder member Steven Wilson."
Showing posts with label New Arrivals on CD. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Grateful Dead, Opeth, Omar Souleyman, Clap Yr Hads, Tori + THIS MAY BE MY LAST TIME SINGING!
v/a ¡CHICAS!: Spanish Female Singers 1962-1974 CD
*** "From 1963 onwards, female ye-yé shook the Spanish society of the period -- a small revolution of customs dressed in a mini-skirt and playing at 45 rpm. Latin, rock & roll, twist, ye-yé, beat, garage, rhythm & blues, soul, etc."
v/a THIS MAY BE MY LAST TIME SINGING: Raw African-American Gospel On 45RPM 1957-1982 3xCD
*** RECOMMENDED "Fiery sanctified soul, heavy Pentecostal jams, drum machine gospel, slow-burning moaners, glorified guitar sermons & righteously ragged a cappela hymns! The music on this compilation was originally released on small label 45s, mostly in the 1960s and '70s. Compilerd by Mike McGonigal."
TORI AMOS Night Of Hunters CD
*** "Tori Amos's debut on Deutsche Grammophon Night of Hunters is a 21st century song-cycle, inspired by classical music from the last 400 years."
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Hysterical CD
*** "Their first new album in more than three years finds the band at their most confident and creative. Chrome-plated licks, sheets of eddying synths & emotive motorik pulsebeats."
GRATEFUL DEAD Europe '72 Vol. 2 2xCD
*** "Recorded at various locations during the band's 22-show '72 tour, the collection captures the Dead in white-hot moments of improvisational revelry. The set includes an epic hour-plus jam that combines 'Dark Star' & 'The Other One'."
JAYHAWKS Mockingbird Time CD
*** "The Jayhawks once again push the envelope in songs and performances of rarefied dynamism and grace. The album's shapes and textures range from string-laden grandeur to widescreen vistas to streamlined 12-string jangle."
ERKIN KORAY Meçhul: Singles & Rarities CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A collection of rare tracks and lesser-heard singles recorded in Turkey between 1970-1977, culled from Koray's personal vinyl collection. One of the foremost global leaders of psychedelic, folk rock, pop and balladry."
OPETH Heritage CD
*** 'The doom-laden shade of occult-infused Scandinavian death metal charged with transcendent, emotional melodicism on this mind-boggling dense maze of tempo shifts, off-time signatures, percussive experimentation and warped rhythms."
OMAR SOULEYMAN Haflat Gharb 2xLP / CD
*** "An hour of the best moments from Souleyman's Western tours, captured in striking fidelity and intensity. Syrian electrified folkloric dabke, Iraqi choubi and Arabic shaabi!"
*** "From 1963 onwards, female ye-yé shook the Spanish society of the period -- a small revolution of customs dressed in a mini-skirt and playing at 45 rpm. Latin, rock & roll, twist, ye-yé, beat, garage, rhythm & blues, soul, etc."
v/a THIS MAY BE MY LAST TIME SINGING: Raw African-American Gospel On 45RPM 1957-1982 3xCD
*** RECOMMENDED "Fiery sanctified soul, heavy Pentecostal jams, drum machine gospel, slow-burning moaners, glorified guitar sermons & righteously ragged a cappela hymns! The music on this compilation was originally released on small label 45s, mostly in the 1960s and '70s. Compilerd by Mike McGonigal."
TORI AMOS Night Of Hunters CD
*** "Tori Amos's debut on Deutsche Grammophon Night of Hunters is a 21st century song-cycle, inspired by classical music from the last 400 years."
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Hysterical CD
*** "Their first new album in more than three years finds the band at their most confident and creative. Chrome-plated licks, sheets of eddying synths & emotive motorik pulsebeats."
GRATEFUL DEAD Europe '72 Vol. 2 2xCD
*** "Recorded at various locations during the band's 22-show '72 tour, the collection captures the Dead in white-hot moments of improvisational revelry. The set includes an epic hour-plus jam that combines 'Dark Star' & 'The Other One'."
JAYHAWKS Mockingbird Time CD
*** "The Jayhawks once again push the envelope in songs and performances of rarefied dynamism and grace. The album's shapes and textures range from string-laden grandeur to widescreen vistas to streamlined 12-string jangle."
ERKIN KORAY Meçhul: Singles & Rarities CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A collection of rare tracks and lesser-heard singles recorded in Turkey between 1970-1977, culled from Koray's personal vinyl collection. One of the foremost global leaders of psychedelic, folk rock, pop and balladry."
OPETH Heritage CD
*** 'The doom-laden shade of occult-infused Scandinavian death metal charged with transcendent, emotional melodicism on this mind-boggling dense maze of tempo shifts, off-time signatures, percussive experimentation and warped rhythms."
OMAR SOULEYMAN Haflat Gharb 2xLP / CD
*** "An hour of the best moments from Souleyman's Western tours, captured in striking fidelity and intensity. Syrian electrified folkloric dabke, Iraqi choubi and Arabic shaabi!"
Monday, September 19, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Restocks on CD, my baby!
v/a R&B HIPSHAKERS Vol. 1 CD
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "A raucous and potentially life-changing comp of '60s R&B compiled by DJ Mr. Fine Wine (WFMU) - crazy dances, guitar instrumentals, inspired forays into mind-altering whimsy and hook-filled, honest-to-goodness love songs."
EMERALDS Emeralds CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Taking the thick drone sound of 'Solar Bridge' into an even more abstract and strange place, this is an intense journey that drops you off in a place just beyond death. Field recording contributions from AARON DILLOWAY."
NATHANIEL MAYER I Want Love & Affection CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The first, only, complete and definitive anthology of Nathaniel Mayer's thumping R&B/soul primitivism -- 21 slices so frenetic that it's impossible to take sitting down. A Mayer 45 is an instant party." Most singles come from Detroit's own FORTUNE RECORDS.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
PEAKING LIGHTS 936 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 & sneaky dub guitar -- a total groove-wave classic!" On NOT NOT FUN.
SCOTT WALKER 5 Easy Pieces 5xCD
*** "96 tracks across 5 themed CDs. Many rare & deleted tracks. Scott's soundtrack work collected on one CD for the first time. 56 page booklet of notes."
JUNIOR WELLS Hoodoo Man Blues (Expanded Edition) CD
*** "Considered to be one of the best blues albums of all time, this new edition feat. 17 performances: 12 songs from the original LP, 3 alternate takes plus 2 never-before-released performances."
ANDRE WILLIAMS Movin' On With Andre CD
*** RECOMMENDED Compiling some of Andre's most down & dirty, dark & funky soul tracks from the '60s for Fortune, Avin, Sport, Wingate, Ric-Tic, Checker & Chess. Featuring "Bacon Fat," "JailBait" & "The Greasy Chicken." MUST HAVE.
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "A raucous and potentially life-changing comp of '60s R&B compiled by DJ Mr. Fine Wine (WFMU) - crazy dances, guitar instrumentals, inspired forays into mind-altering whimsy and hook-filled, honest-to-goodness love songs."
EMERALDS Emeralds CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Taking the thick drone sound of 'Solar Bridge' into an even more abstract and strange place, this is an intense journey that drops you off in a place just beyond death. Field recording contributions from AARON DILLOWAY."
NATHANIEL MAYER I Want Love & Affection CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The first, only, complete and definitive anthology of Nathaniel Mayer's thumping R&B/soul primitivism -- 21 slices so frenetic that it's impossible to take sitting down. A Mayer 45 is an instant party." Most singles come from Detroit's own FORTUNE RECORDS.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
PEAKING LIGHTS 936 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 & sneaky dub guitar -- a total groove-wave classic!" On NOT NOT FUN.
SCOTT WALKER 5 Easy Pieces 5xCD
*** "96 tracks across 5 themed CDs. Many rare & deleted tracks. Scott's soundtrack work collected on one CD for the first time. 56 page booklet of notes."
JUNIOR WELLS Hoodoo Man Blues (Expanded Edition) CD
*** "Considered to be one of the best blues albums of all time, this new edition feat. 17 performances: 12 songs from the original LP, 3 alternate takes plus 2 never-before-released performances."
ANDRE WILLIAMS Movin' On With Andre CD
*** RECOMMENDED Compiling some of Andre's most down & dirty, dark & funky soul tracks from the '60s for Fortune, Avin, Sport, Wingate, Ric-Tic, Checker & Chess. Featuring "Bacon Fat," "JailBait" & "The Greasy Chicken." MUST HAVE.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Wild Flag, Toro Y Moi, St Vincent, Primus, Neon Indian & more
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE Voodoo Of The Godsent CD
*** "Voodoo Of The Godsent is the first new recording in five years from African Head Charge & it's a triumphant mix of dub, psychedelia, trance, afro and tribal rhythms that have given them their own unique place in contemporary music."
DAS RACIST Relax CD
*** "Pop-rap experimentalists Das Racist are back with their sprawling, visionary cyberdelic, Black Eyed Peas-ian epic tone poem. Feat. El-P, Vampire Weekend's Rostam, Yeasayer's Anand, Diplo and Detroit rap eccentric Danny Brown."
GIRLS Father Son Holy Ghost CD
*** "Girls return with a more spontaneous & stripped-down record. Father, Son, Holy Ghost is a gorgeous, largely minor-key record, enlivened by flashes of innocent pop and given depth by its wealth of influences and willingness to face sadness."
JIMI HENDRIX Hendrix In The West 2xLP / CD
*** "The definitive Hendrix live album has now been expanded to include five new performances. Deluxe 24-page booklet with rare photos."
JIMI HENDRIX Winterland CD
*** "Features never before released music from Jimi's unforgettable Winterland performances. Includes 24-page boolet with never before published photos from the performance."
NEON INDIAN Era Extrana CD
*** "Neon Indian is Alan Palomo, a brilliantly lucid 21-year-old synth-wizard. As Neon Indian, Palomo has made an art of leaving out the details and letting the world draw its own conclusions." Mmmm... okay!
PRIMUS Green Naugahyde CD
*** "Influential alternative rock icons Primus are back with their first album of brand new music since 1999's Antipop."
ST. VINCENT Strange Mercy LP+MP3 / CD
*** "'Playful chanteuse [and] fearsome shredder' (NY Times) Annie Clark reveals 11 new tracks showcasing a gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches."
TORO Y MOI Freaking Out CD
*** "Freaking Out finds Toro Y Moi reveling in twenty minutes of boogie, roping in the heavy sounds of groups like the Gap Band and Mtume."
WILD FLAG Wild Flag LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The members of Wild Flag have played in Sleater-Kinney, Helium, Quasi, The Minders, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks & more. All tracks were recorded live. This band rules so hard."
*** "Voodoo Of The Godsent is the first new recording in five years from African Head Charge & it's a triumphant mix of dub, psychedelia, trance, afro and tribal rhythms that have given them their own unique place in contemporary music."
DAS RACIST Relax CD
*** "Pop-rap experimentalists Das Racist are back with their sprawling, visionary cyberdelic, Black Eyed Peas-ian epic tone poem. Feat. El-P, Vampire Weekend's Rostam, Yeasayer's Anand, Diplo and Detroit rap eccentric Danny Brown."
GIRLS Father Son Holy Ghost CD
*** "Girls return with a more spontaneous & stripped-down record. Father, Son, Holy Ghost is a gorgeous, largely minor-key record, enlivened by flashes of innocent pop and given depth by its wealth of influences and willingness to face sadness."
JIMI HENDRIX Hendrix In The West 2xLP / CD
*** "The definitive Hendrix live album has now been expanded to include five new performances. Deluxe 24-page booklet with rare photos."
JIMI HENDRIX Winterland CD
*** "Features never before released music from Jimi's unforgettable Winterland performances. Includes 24-page boolet with never before published photos from the performance."
NEON INDIAN Era Extrana CD
*** "Neon Indian is Alan Palomo, a brilliantly lucid 21-year-old synth-wizard. As Neon Indian, Palomo has made an art of leaving out the details and letting the world draw its own conclusions." Mmmm... okay!
PRIMUS Green Naugahyde CD
*** "Influential alternative rock icons Primus are back with their first album of brand new music since 1999's Antipop."
ST. VINCENT Strange Mercy LP+MP3 / CD
*** "'Playful chanteuse [and] fearsome shredder' (NY Times) Annie Clark reveals 11 new tracks showcasing a gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches."
TORO Y MOI Freaking Out CD
*** "Freaking Out finds Toro Y Moi reveling in twenty minutes of boogie, roping in the heavy sounds of groups like the Gap Band and Mtume."
WILD FLAG Wild Flag LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The members of Wild Flag have played in Sleater-Kinney, Helium, Quasi, The Minders, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks & more. All tracks were recorded live. This band rules so hard."
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Sun Araw, Junior Wells, Hella, Lil Wayne & more
v/a SEHORN'S SOUL FARM 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! This thing is hot. "2 rare comps from Allen Toussaint’s Sansu label that revived the moribund New Orleans music scene of the 1960s, signing the cream of the city’s soul and R&B acts. Includes 18 previously uncollected bonus tracks."
BEIRUT The Rip Tide LP / 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."
HELLA Tripper CD
*** "After a four year hiatus, legendary experimental duo Hella stripped back down to the original 2-piece lineup, featuring drummer Zach Hill and guitarist Spencer Seim, finding Hella in classic frenetic anthemic form."
LIL WAYNE Tha Carter IV CD
*** "Weezy is back! 'Tha Carter I'" features 3 #1 singles."
THE RAPTURE In The Grace Of Your Love 2xLP / CD
*** "In the Grace of You Love exhibits a bold & euphoric sound that is definitively & distinctly like The Rapture. Immerse yourself as waves of optimism & introspection crash between angular guitars & pulsing synthesizers, pounding drums & sweet rhythmic lullabies."
SUN ARAW Ancient Romans CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Heartfelt and marbled, this is documentation of the slow exit (the triumphal entry): moving the camera back 8 stages along the circumference of the circle to where the obverse is reverse, in order to celebrate the building of an edifice and then walk away from it in wisdom."
JUNIOR WELLS Hoodoo Man CD
*** "Hoodoo Man Blues is considered by most blues aficionados to be one of the best blues albums of all time. This re-issue contains 17 performances: the 12 songs from the original LP, 3 alt takes, 2 never-before-released performances, and one completely unissued song."
YACHT Shangri-La CD
*** "Shangri-La showcases an exponential evolution in songwriting and sharp, surreal hooks. Recorded in the Texas desert with no engineer, the duo employed a kaleidoscope of genres—ranging from disco to psychedelia, from krautrock to punk—all culminating in pure pop."
*** BACK IN STOCK! This thing is hot. "2 rare comps from Allen Toussaint’s Sansu label that revived the moribund New Orleans music scene of the 1960s, signing the cream of the city’s soul and R&B acts. Includes 18 previously uncollected bonus tracks."
BEIRUT The Rip Tide LP / 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."
HELLA Tripper CD
*** "After a four year hiatus, legendary experimental duo Hella stripped back down to the original 2-piece lineup, featuring drummer Zach Hill and guitarist Spencer Seim, finding Hella in classic frenetic anthemic form."
LIL WAYNE Tha Carter IV CD
*** "Weezy is back! 'Tha Carter I'" features 3 #1 singles."
THE RAPTURE In The Grace Of Your Love 2xLP / CD
*** "In the Grace of You Love exhibits a bold & euphoric sound that is definitively & distinctly like The Rapture. Immerse yourself as waves of optimism & introspection crash between angular guitars & pulsing synthesizers, pounding drums & sweet rhythmic lullabies."
SUN ARAW Ancient Romans CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Heartfelt and marbled, this is documentation of the slow exit (the triumphal entry): moving the camera back 8 stages along the circumference of the circle to where the obverse is reverse, in order to celebrate the building of an edifice and then walk away from it in wisdom."
JUNIOR WELLS Hoodoo Man CD
*** "Hoodoo Man Blues is considered by most blues aficionados to be one of the best blues albums of all time. This re-issue contains 17 performances: the 12 songs from the original LP, 3 alt takes, 2 never-before-released performances, and one completely unissued song."
YACHT Shangri-La CD
*** "Shangri-La showcases an exponential evolution in songwriting and sharp, surreal hooks. Recorded in the Texas desert with no engineer, the duo employed a kaleidoscope of genres—ranging from disco to psychedelia, from krautrock to punk—all culminating in pure pop."
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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: 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!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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!"
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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."
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Andre Williams, Washed Out, Alice Coltrane, 13th Floor Elevators + more!
v/a R&B HIPSHAKERS Vol. 2: Scratch That Itch CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The second volume of rockin' R&B and early soul from the King/Federal/DeLuxe catalog ca. 1956-1967 -- 20 killer cuts selected by DJ Mr. Fine Wine of Downtown Soulville/WFMU. Virtuosic instrumentals, classy love songs, unholy dances & holy nonsense."
v/a RED HOT + RIO 2 2XCD
*** "Red Hot + Rio 2 is a contemporary take on the late 60s Brazilian Tropicália & features 34 original collaborations between Brazils legendary musicians and some of the best of today s international indie, R&B, and pop artists."
13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS Headstone: Contact Sessions 2xCD
*** "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!"
DENNIS COFFEY Big City Funk: Original Old School Breaks & Heavy Guitar Soul CD
*** "Dennis Coffey (born in Detroit, Michigan) is notable as a prominent studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings. This comp is culled from four studio albums cut between 1971 & 1974 and are not unlike a big personal advertisement for potential film score work. Raw, big city breakbeat funk."
ALICE COLTRANE Universal Consciousness / Lord Of Lords CD
*** RECOMMENDED Holy smokes, we're about to get REAL heavy here! Choice import of two of Alice Coltrane's finest moments on one disc. Heartbreaking strings married to chaotic jazz, Alice's harp & piano playing... ah, holy smokes. This woman is a religion.
DEMDIKE STARE Tryptych 3xCD
*** "Four albums worth of music! KPM Library records meets Basic Channel! Hypnagogic & hauntological, based largely on obscure library records to long-forgotten jazz, early electronic & industrial recordings, alongside an array of Iranian, Pakistani, Turkish & Eastern European material re-aligned via an array of analog machines, ending with something that is in part plunderphonic."
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & DAN MELCHOIR Desperate Little Town LP / CD
*** "Reissue of a great lost album originally released on Sympathy For The Record Industry. Recorded in London & California with Bruce Brand (HEADCOATS) on percussion, this album features 10 tracks."
GOOGOOSH Googoosh CD
*** "The East's best kept secret? Some of the rarest, heart-melting pop music in the world -- mid-tempo pop peons with pulsating rhythm sections awash with expertly orchestrated strings from 'Iran's Daughter'."
KATE SIMKO Lights Out CD
*** "Debut full-length of delicate fluttering percussions, effortless yet hypnotic drone, dark, sexy meanderings of minimal mastery, intricate rhythms and time-stopping harmonies! Vivid."
WASHED OUT Within & Without LP+MP3+7" / CD
*** "Washed Out is the operational alias for Atlanta, GA's Ernest Greene recorded with Ben Allen who co-produced Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillio & Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest."
ANDRE WILLIAMS Movin' On With Andre Williams CD
*** RECOMMENDED Compiling some of Andre's most down & dirty, dark & funky soul tracks from the '60s for Fortune, Avin, Sport, Wingate, Ric-Tic, Checker & Chess. Featuring "Bacon Fat," "JailBait" & "The Greasy Chicken." MUST HAVE.
*** RECOMMENDED "The second volume of rockin' R&B and early soul from the King/Federal/DeLuxe catalog ca. 1956-1967 -- 20 killer cuts selected by DJ Mr. Fine Wine of Downtown Soulville/WFMU. Virtuosic instrumentals, classy love songs, unholy dances & holy nonsense."
v/a RED HOT + RIO 2 2XCD
*** "Red Hot + Rio 2 is a contemporary take on the late 60s Brazilian Tropicália & features 34 original collaborations between Brazils legendary musicians and some of the best of today s international indie, R&B, and pop artists."
13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS Headstone: Contact Sessions 2xCD
*** "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!"
DENNIS COFFEY Big City Funk: Original Old School Breaks & Heavy Guitar Soul CD
*** "Dennis Coffey (born in Detroit, Michigan) is notable as a prominent studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings. This comp is culled from four studio albums cut between 1971 & 1974 and are not unlike a big personal advertisement for potential film score work. Raw, big city breakbeat funk."
ALICE COLTRANE Universal Consciousness / Lord Of Lords CD
*** RECOMMENDED Holy smokes, we're about to get REAL heavy here! Choice import of two of Alice Coltrane's finest moments on one disc. Heartbreaking strings married to chaotic jazz, Alice's harp & piano playing... ah, holy smokes. This woman is a religion.
DEMDIKE STARE Tryptych 3xCD
*** "Four albums worth of music! KPM Library records meets Basic Channel! Hypnagogic & hauntological, based largely on obscure library records to long-forgotten jazz, early electronic & industrial recordings, alongside an array of Iranian, Pakistani, Turkish & Eastern European material re-aligned via an array of analog machines, ending with something that is in part plunderphonic."
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & DAN MELCHOIR Desperate Little Town LP / CD
*** "Reissue of a great lost album originally released on Sympathy For The Record Industry. Recorded in London & California with Bruce Brand (HEADCOATS) on percussion, this album features 10 tracks."
GOOGOOSH Googoosh CD
*** "The East's best kept secret? Some of the rarest, heart-melting pop music in the world -- mid-tempo pop peons with pulsating rhythm sections awash with expertly orchestrated strings from 'Iran's Daughter'."
KATE SIMKO Lights Out CD
*** "Debut full-length of delicate fluttering percussions, effortless yet hypnotic drone, dark, sexy meanderings of minimal mastery, intricate rhythms and time-stopping harmonies! Vivid."
WASHED OUT Within & Without LP+MP3+7" / CD
*** "Washed Out is the operational alias for Atlanta, GA's Ernest Greene recorded with Ben Allen who co-produced Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillio & Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest."
ANDRE WILLIAMS Movin' On With Andre Williams CD
*** RECOMMENDED Compiling some of Andre's most down & dirty, dark & funky soul tracks from the '60s for Fortune, Avin, Sport, Wingate, Ric-Tic, Checker & Chess. Featuring "Bacon Fat," "JailBait" & "The Greasy Chicken." MUST HAVE.
Friday, July 15, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Handsome Fures, Red Krayola, Creation Rebel, Brian Eno & more
v/a KEB DARGE & LITTLE EDITH'S LEGENDARY WILD ROCKERS CD
*** "Scottish Northern soul & funk legend Keb Darge & Little Edith’s collection of surf / rockabilly rarities and other lost finds."
CHRIS BATHGATE Salt Year LP / CD
*** "After several years of struggle, Bathgate has reemerged on the other side of struggle & tumult with a more realized version of his signature country-tinged gothic folk. It is perhaps that very struggle that makes this latest album such a triumph."
CREATION REBEL Starship Africa CD
*** "'Starship Africa'' is the greatest sci-fi dub soundtrack never put to film. Produced and arranged by Adrian Sherwood and created by some of the greats from the On-U Sound stable, it is one of the finest moments of British Dub."
BRIAN ENO & RICK HOLLAND Drums Between The Bells CD
*** "Brian Eno first came across the work of Rick Holland in the late 90's but in early 2011, the pair resolved to finish a project. Drums Between the Bells is the result."
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER Last Summer CD
*** "Eleanor Friedberger is previously known for her work in Chicago harmonie-musik bandThe Fiery Furnaces. They won awards, sold out happenings & made 9 albums. She was inspired her to make her first solo record!"
FUSIOON Absolute Fusioon CD
*** "Imagine a Spanish merging of Soft Machine & Egg. An uber-legendary exponent of Ibizas' 1970 psychedelic club scene. Imagine a Spanish mutation somewhere between Goblin and The Stark Reality."
HANDSOME FURS Sound Kapital CD
*** "Handsome Furs use keyboards & drum machines to forge life-affirming anthems taut with muscle & blood. These nine songs of innocence & experience occasionally look ahead to a better world in the not-so-distant future." Okay?
JOHN MAUS We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves CD
*** "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."
MEN Talk About Body CD
*** "The debut album from MEN, the new project from LE TIGRE's JD Samson, feminist leader and gay icon. MEN focus on the radical potential of dance music & speaks of issues such as wartime economies, sexual compromise, and the demand of liberties."
RED KRAYOLA The Parable Of Arable Land 2xCD
*** YES! "The ground-breaking 1966 album. Remastered by SONIC BOOM. 2xCD edition with both the Stereo & the first reissue of the Mono version. Book + bonus tracks!" Killer reissue in the vein of the 13th Floor Charly reissues.
SKELETONS People CD
*** "Skeletons work a globe spanning realm of inspirations into a singular and colorful vision of guitar based songcraft. Sonic excursions boiled down into a collection of concise, fluid and emotive songs."
*** "Scottish Northern soul & funk legend Keb Darge & Little Edith’s collection of surf / rockabilly rarities and other lost finds."
CHRIS BATHGATE Salt Year LP / CD
*** "After several years of struggle, Bathgate has reemerged on the other side of struggle & tumult with a more realized version of his signature country-tinged gothic folk. It is perhaps that very struggle that makes this latest album such a triumph."
CREATION REBEL Starship Africa CD
*** "'Starship Africa'' is the greatest sci-fi dub soundtrack never put to film. Produced and arranged by Adrian Sherwood and created by some of the greats from the On-U Sound stable, it is one of the finest moments of British Dub."
BRIAN ENO & RICK HOLLAND Drums Between The Bells CD
*** "Brian Eno first came across the work of Rick Holland in the late 90's but in early 2011, the pair resolved to finish a project. Drums Between the Bells is the result."
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER Last Summer CD
*** "Eleanor Friedberger is previously known for her work in Chicago harmonie-musik bandThe Fiery Furnaces. They won awards, sold out happenings & made 9 albums. She was inspired her to make her first solo record!"
FUSIOON Absolute Fusioon CD
*** "Imagine a Spanish merging of Soft Machine & Egg. An uber-legendary exponent of Ibizas' 1970 psychedelic club scene. Imagine a Spanish mutation somewhere between Goblin and The Stark Reality."
HANDSOME FURS Sound Kapital CD
*** "Handsome Furs use keyboards & drum machines to forge life-affirming anthems taut with muscle & blood. These nine songs of innocence & experience occasionally look ahead to a better world in the not-so-distant future." Okay?
JOHN MAUS We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves CD
*** "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."
MEN Talk About Body CD
*** "The debut album from MEN, the new project from LE TIGRE's JD Samson, feminist leader and gay icon. MEN focus on the radical potential of dance music & speaks of issues such as wartime economies, sexual compromise, and the demand of liberties."
RED KRAYOLA The Parable Of Arable Land 2xCD
*** YES! "The ground-breaking 1966 album. Remastered by SONIC BOOM. 2xCD edition with both the Stereo & the first reissue of the Mono version. Book + bonus tracks!" Killer reissue in the vein of the 13th Floor Charly reissues.
SKELETONS People CD
*** "Skeletons work a globe spanning realm of inspirations into a singular and colorful vision of guitar based songcraft. Sonic excursions boiled down into a collection of concise, fluid and emotive songs."
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Ellington, Ililonga, Shabazz Palaces & Sylvian
DUKE ELLINGTON The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse: A Suite In Eight Parts CD
*** RECOMMENDED Fuggin' KILLER 1971 album of insanely hooky & bumpin' "world music" that Allmusic calls one of Ellington's "most intriguing works from his later years . . . showing the influence of rock, African folk music & more advanced areas of jazz."
RIKKI ILILONGA & MUSI-O-TUNYA Dark Sunrise: The Birth Of Zamrock 1973-1976 2xCD
*** "32 tracks characterized by James Brown's raw funk combined with the fuzz guitar sounds of Jimi Hendrix and the polyrhythms native to this African nation. But this neglects to mention Musi-O-Tunya and Ililonga's otherworldliness." On NOW AGAIN.
SHABAZZ PALACES Black Up CD / LP+MP3
*** "If Bedouins herded beats instead of goats and settled in Seattle instead of the Atlas Mountains, this would be their album. Black light uses electromagnetic radiation to eradicate microorganisms, but shabazz didn't come to kill a sound, just to shine their own incandescent lamp on this. Fifty thousand years in the making."
DAVID SYLVIAN Died In The Wool: MANAFON Variations 2xCD
*** "Ballads, ambient improvisations, groundbreaking & extreme works come together in a new collection with composer Dai Fujikura. There is a complete bonus disc with just one long piece."
*** RECOMMENDED Fuggin' KILLER 1971 album of insanely hooky & bumpin' "world music" that Allmusic calls one of Ellington's "most intriguing works from his later years . . . showing the influence of rock, African folk music & more advanced areas of jazz."
RIKKI ILILONGA & MUSI-O-TUNYA Dark Sunrise: The Birth Of Zamrock 1973-1976 2xCD
*** "32 tracks characterized by James Brown's raw funk combined with the fuzz guitar sounds of Jimi Hendrix and the polyrhythms native to this African nation. But this neglects to mention Musi-O-Tunya and Ililonga's otherworldliness." On NOW AGAIN.
SHABAZZ PALACES Black Up CD / LP+MP3
*** "If Bedouins herded beats instead of goats and settled in Seattle instead of the Atlas Mountains, this would be their album. Black light uses electromagnetic radiation to eradicate microorganisms, but shabazz didn't come to kill a sound, just to shine their own incandescent lamp on this. Fifty thousand years in the making."
DAVID SYLVIAN Died In The Wool: MANAFON Variations 2xCD
*** "Ballads, ambient improvisations, groundbreaking & extreme works come together in a new collection with composer Dai Fujikura. There is a complete bonus disc with just one long piece."
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Samiyam, Wallahi Le Zein!!, Gillian Welch, Trojan Dub
v/a TROJAN DUB RARITIES 3xCD
*** "Every recording new to CD. 51 Tracks from natty dub, roots and effortless dub mixes." Trojan stockpile! Cheap as can be too.
v/a WALLAHI LE ZEIN!!: Wezin, Jakwar and Guitar Boogie from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 2xCD
*** "Rare compilation of Mauritania's Beydance and Haratine music, one of the few global sounds with no industry surrounding it."
AFRICA HITECH 93 Million CD
*** "Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek bonded over Detroit techno, soul & fierce Jamaican digital dancehall. Their first full length project carves a new faultline into the rapidly expanding terrain of ''bass music'' or whatever."
FORD & LOPATIN Channel Pressure CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
SAMIYAM Sam Baker's Album CD
*** "40 minutes of pure listening pleasure, a series of woozy, off-centre hip hop instrumentals drawing heavily on electronic funk but never in hock to it, intensely detailed and carrying considerable emotional weight."
GILLIAN WELCH The Harrow & The Harvest CD
*** Already the best seller this week! First album in eight (8!!) years.
*** "Every recording new to CD. 51 Tracks from natty dub, roots and effortless dub mixes." Trojan stockpile! Cheap as can be too.
v/a WALLAHI LE ZEIN!!: Wezin, Jakwar and Guitar Boogie from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 2xCD
*** "Rare compilation of Mauritania's Beydance and Haratine music, one of the few global sounds with no industry surrounding it."
AFRICA HITECH 93 Million CD
*** "Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek bonded over Detroit techno, soul & fierce Jamaican digital dancehall. Their first full length project carves a new faultline into the rapidly expanding terrain of ''bass music'' or whatever."
FORD & LOPATIN Channel Pressure CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
SAMIYAM Sam Baker's Album CD
*** "40 minutes of pure listening pleasure, a series of woozy, off-centre hip hop instrumentals drawing heavily on electronic funk but never in hock to it, intensely detailed and carrying considerable emotional weight."
GILLIAN WELCH The Harrow & The Harvest CD
*** Already the best seller this week! First album in eight (8!!) years.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Ford & Lopatin, Raphael Saadiq, Jill Scott, Harmonia & Eno!
FORD & LOPATIN Channel Pressure CD
*** NOW ON CD! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
GOMEZ Whatevers On Your Mind 2xCD
*** "Deep in the woods of Virginia, Gomez have conspired to make the most compelling, direct album of their 15 year career." Includes BONUS DISC.
HARMONIA & ENO Tracks & Traces CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "CLUSTER, one half of NEU!, and BRIAN ENO present a milestone in the history of Ambient/Electronic music from 1976 -- a classic of electronic krautrock!!"
RAPHAEL SAADIQ Stone Rollin' CD
*** "10 new tracks with nods to Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Little Walter & Sly Stone while merging his own contemporary twist born out of inspiration derived from indie acts that hold regular rotation in Saadiq's ipod."
JILL SCOTT Light Of The Sun CD
*** "Executive produced by Jill Scott and J.R Hutson (Pharell, Faith Evans), The Light Of The Sun features appearances by rappers Paul Wall, Doug E. Fresh, and Eve and traverses the rocky terrain of love, longing and loss."
JOHN ZORN Interzone CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ZORN'S LONG AWAITED TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS! Seedy bars, Moroccan streets, mind control offices, carnival side shows & science fiction fantasies the music develops from moment to moment with the inevitability and power of Zorn's finest work."
*** NOW ON CD! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
GOMEZ Whatevers On Your Mind 2xCD
*** "Deep in the woods of Virginia, Gomez have conspired to make the most compelling, direct album of their 15 year career." Includes BONUS DISC.
HARMONIA & ENO Tracks & Traces CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "CLUSTER, one half of NEU!, and BRIAN ENO present a milestone in the history of Ambient/Electronic music from 1976 -- a classic of electronic krautrock!!"
RAPHAEL SAADIQ Stone Rollin' CD
*** "10 new tracks with nods to Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Little Walter & Sly Stone while merging his own contemporary twist born out of inspiration derived from indie acts that hold regular rotation in Saadiq's ipod."
JILL SCOTT Light Of The Sun CD
*** "Executive produced by Jill Scott and J.R Hutson (Pharell, Faith Evans), The Light Of The Sun features appearances by rappers Paul Wall, Doug E. Fresh, and Eve and traverses the rocky terrain of love, longing and loss."
JOHN ZORN Interzone CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ZORN'S LONG AWAITED TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS! Seedy bars, Moroccan streets, mind control offices, carnival side shows & science fiction fantasies the music develops from moment to moment with the inevitability and power of Zorn's finest work."
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Bon Iver, Human Eye, City Center, Chalk Circle & more!
BON IVER Bon Iver LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Former haunts, new spirit. The reprises are there: solitude, quietude, hope & desperation compressed but always a rhythm arises, a pulse vivified by gratitude and grace notes. The winter, the legend, has faded to just that, and this is the new momentary present. The icicles have dropped, rising up again as grass."
CHALK CIRCLE Reflection LP+MP3
*** "Chalk Circle were the first all-female band to record & perform in DC during the punk/hardcore scene of the early 80s. The 12 songs on this release are from compilations, live shows, and unreleased recordings. Includes a book by guitarist/vocalist Sharon Cheslow that tells the Chalk Circle story in its entirety."
CITY CENTER Redeemer LP / CD
*** "City Center draws equally on the amped up teenage anger of the Void side of the Faith/Void split, confused angst at the Gap sales rack circa '93 (Dinosaur Jr. style guitar solos over mumbling harmonies) or the frustration of the kid trying to talk about Fluxus at the open-armed parking lot scene of a Dead show in 1971."
THE COATHANGERS Larceny & Old Lace LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The Coathangers reckless energy from their half-serious roots is every bit as vibrant and rambunctious as anything. The Coathangers' latest offering is easily their best record to date. Join the party."
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO Suara Naga LP / CD
*** "You know how in the 1950s the press and parents and such talked about how rock'n'roll had some evil, sexual, tribal force that was going to possess the youth? Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa is really that. Trance-punk dancehall!"
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Ohhhhhhhh shit -- inter-planetary life and travel, alien/ human relationships & horror films filtered through an unhinged psychedelic punk juggernaut. The perfect garage freak-out from Vulgar and crew!"
JOHANN JOHANNSSON The Miners' Hymn LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Chilling, stirring, and powerfully evocative music of genuine beauty, The Miners' Hymn is the haunting score to a film by Bill Morrison (Decasia), lamenting & almost droning in moments, sweeping & almost heartstoppingly dynamic in others."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, slip sliding rockabilly, teenage punkdom, mystic krautrock, baby-making sleaze, the best bad peyote trip you ever took and even a velvety call from the beyond. Flamboyant and inspired."
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT Laced LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Boundary-pushing, thrilling, unique: Psychedelic Horseshit blaze with a coherent set of bustling, hookladen, melted outsider pop songs. Shitgaze!"
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
TINDERSTICKS Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 5xCD
*** RECOMMENDED Whoa! Truly incredible batch of beauty on Constellation Records. Get out your hankies! "Six subtle & beautiful scores by Tindersticks recorded for French filmmaker Claire Denis, four of which are previously unreleased."
*** "Former haunts, new spirit. The reprises are there: solitude, quietude, hope & desperation compressed but always a rhythm arises, a pulse vivified by gratitude and grace notes. The winter, the legend, has faded to just that, and this is the new momentary present. The icicles have dropped, rising up again as grass."
CHALK CIRCLE Reflection LP+MP3
*** "Chalk Circle were the first all-female band to record & perform in DC during the punk/hardcore scene of the early 80s. The 12 songs on this release are from compilations, live shows, and unreleased recordings. Includes a book by guitarist/vocalist Sharon Cheslow that tells the Chalk Circle story in its entirety."
CITY CENTER Redeemer LP / CD
*** "City Center draws equally on the amped up teenage anger of the Void side of the Faith/Void split, confused angst at the Gap sales rack circa '93 (Dinosaur Jr. style guitar solos over mumbling harmonies) or the frustration of the kid trying to talk about Fluxus at the open-armed parking lot scene of a Dead show in 1971."
THE COATHANGERS Larceny & Old Lace LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The Coathangers reckless energy from their half-serious roots is every bit as vibrant and rambunctious as anything. The Coathangers' latest offering is easily their best record to date. Join the party."
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO Suara Naga LP / CD
*** "You know how in the 1950s the press and parents and such talked about how rock'n'roll had some evil, sexual, tribal force that was going to possess the youth? Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa is really that. Trance-punk dancehall!"
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Ohhhhhhhh shit -- inter-planetary life and travel, alien/ human relationships & horror films filtered through an unhinged psychedelic punk juggernaut. The perfect garage freak-out from Vulgar and crew!"
JOHANN JOHANNSSON The Miners' Hymn LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Chilling, stirring, and powerfully evocative music of genuine beauty, The Miners' Hymn is the haunting score to a film by Bill Morrison (Decasia), lamenting & almost droning in moments, sweeping & almost heartstoppingly dynamic in others."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, slip sliding rockabilly, teenage punkdom, mystic krautrock, baby-making sleaze, the best bad peyote trip you ever took and even a velvety call from the beyond. Flamboyant and inspired."
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT Laced LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Boundary-pushing, thrilling, unique: Psychedelic Horseshit blaze with a coherent set of bustling, hookladen, melted outsider pop songs. Shitgaze!"
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
TINDERSTICKS Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 5xCD
*** RECOMMENDED Whoa! Truly incredible batch of beauty on Constellation Records. Get out your hankies! "Six subtle & beautiful scores by Tindersticks recorded for French filmmaker Claire Denis, four of which are previously unreleased."
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Ty Segall, Woods, Thee Oh Sees, Noveller, Kid Congo, Battles & mo'
v/a RESPECT TO STUDIO ONE: 33 Dancehall, Reggae & Ska Classics 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Killer selection of old school reggae & ska joints. Longtime Wazoo fav.
v/a SOLLA SOLLA: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja & The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983 CD
*** "Culled from 900 film scores in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, this is some the heaviest dancefloor friendly electronic Tamil pop to ever emerge from Southern India. Kollywood/Bollywood klassics!"
BATTLES Gloss Drop 2xLP / CD
*** "It is true that Gloss Drop is a bewitching, entrancing album that defies both categorization and easy analysis. This is truly seismic shift from Mirrored, propelling them once more into uncharted territory.''
KATE BUSH Director's Cut: Collector's Edition 3xCD
*** "Deluxe three CD edition includes Director's Cut plus remastered versions of The Sensual World and The Red Shoes, all housed in a case-bound book."
DICK DALE Guitar Legend: Very Best Of CD
*** Career-spanning collection of rippin' jackers. Every song is great except for the version of "Pipeline" with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
LEE DORSEY Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978 2xCD
*** "Over 50 tracks encompassing his 30 year career, featuring his biggest hits & many hard to find gems." Fancy package!
FOREST SWORDS Dagger Paths CD
*** "Textured, gauzy music, bleak-yet-beautiful & completely organic, sounding like a dancehall mix of Mogwai's more luscious soundscapes, Burial's sample-strewn claustrophobia, & Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western scores."
NINA HAGEN Nunsexmonkrock + Nina Hagen Band EP CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "NunSexMonkRock is the first solo album by punk singer-songwriter Nina Hagen after the two albums she made with the Nina Hagen Band."
GREGORY ISAACS Love Is Overdue: The Classic CG's Recordings 2xCD
*** "39 track 2xCD set featuring the cream of Gregory's 70s recordings."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, slip sliding rockabilly, teenage punkdom, mystic krautrock, baby-making sleaze, the best bad peyote trip you ever took and even a velvety call from the beyond. Flamboyant and inspired."
JULIAN LYNCH Terra LP / CD
*** "Dood played in bands alongside future members of REAL ESTATE, TITUS ANDRONICUS and FAMILY PORTRAIT. Dog is studying Ethnomusicology and Anthropology. People like his music!"
THE METERS Here Comes The Meter Man 2xCD
*** Subtitled: The Complete Josie Recordings 1968-1970. "50 tracks from the masters of New Orleans Funk. Featuring 'Cissy Strut,' 'Hand Clapping Song' and more."
NODZZZ Innings LP / CD
*** "14 discretely memorable songs in the band’s growing idiom -- neurotic power-pop antics and jangly, shambolic post-punk." On WOODSIST.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ROBERT POLLARD Lord Of The Birdcage LP / CD
*** "On Lord of the Birdcage, Pollard reverses his songwriting process, transforming a dozen previously written poems into songs. He’s never written in this fashion before, and his whimsical, surrealist lyrics take center stage."
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE SOFT MOON Soft Moon LP / CD
*** "THE SOFT MOON channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics."
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Legend: The Very Best Of CD
*** An incredible songwriter & sad sack -- I love Townes! This guy is great.
WOODS Sun & Shade LP / CD
*** "Folk-rock, fuzz, tambourines, tapes and raw lunch pulled straight from the yard. Pop songs and other things: Sun and Shade."
*** BACK IN STOCK! Killer selection of old school reggae & ska joints. Longtime Wazoo fav.
v/a SOLLA SOLLA: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja & The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983 CD
*** "Culled from 900 film scores in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, this is some the heaviest dancefloor friendly electronic Tamil pop to ever emerge from Southern India. Kollywood/Bollywood klassics!"
BATTLES Gloss Drop 2xLP / CD
*** "It is true that Gloss Drop is a bewitching, entrancing album that defies both categorization and easy analysis. This is truly seismic shift from Mirrored, propelling them once more into uncharted territory.''
KATE BUSH Director's Cut: Collector's Edition 3xCD
*** "Deluxe three CD edition includes Director's Cut plus remastered versions of The Sensual World and The Red Shoes, all housed in a case-bound book."
DICK DALE Guitar Legend: Very Best Of CD
*** Career-spanning collection of rippin' jackers. Every song is great except for the version of "Pipeline" with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
LEE DORSEY Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978 2xCD
*** "Over 50 tracks encompassing his 30 year career, featuring his biggest hits & many hard to find gems." Fancy package!
FOREST SWORDS Dagger Paths CD
*** "Textured, gauzy music, bleak-yet-beautiful & completely organic, sounding like a dancehall mix of Mogwai's more luscious soundscapes, Burial's sample-strewn claustrophobia, & Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western scores."
NINA HAGEN Nunsexmonkrock + Nina Hagen Band EP CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "NunSexMonkRock is the first solo album by punk singer-songwriter Nina Hagen after the two albums she made with the Nina Hagen Band."
GREGORY ISAACS Love Is Overdue: The Classic CG's Recordings 2xCD
*** "39 track 2xCD set featuring the cream of Gregory's 70s recordings."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, slip sliding rockabilly, teenage punkdom, mystic krautrock, baby-making sleaze, the best bad peyote trip you ever took and even a velvety call from the beyond. Flamboyant and inspired."
JULIAN LYNCH Terra LP / CD
*** "Dood played in bands alongside future members of REAL ESTATE, TITUS ANDRONICUS and FAMILY PORTRAIT. Dog is studying Ethnomusicology and Anthropology. People like his music!"
THE METERS Here Comes The Meter Man 2xCD
*** Subtitled: The Complete Josie Recordings 1968-1970. "50 tracks from the masters of New Orleans Funk. Featuring 'Cissy Strut,' 'Hand Clapping Song' and more."
NODZZZ Innings LP / CD
*** "14 discretely memorable songs in the band’s growing idiom -- neurotic power-pop antics and jangly, shambolic post-punk." On WOODSIST.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ROBERT POLLARD Lord Of The Birdcage LP / CD
*** "On Lord of the Birdcage, Pollard reverses his songwriting process, transforming a dozen previously written poems into songs. He’s never written in this fashion before, and his whimsical, surrealist lyrics take center stage."
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE SOFT MOON Soft Moon LP / CD
*** "THE SOFT MOON channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics."
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Legend: The Very Best Of CD
*** An incredible songwriter & sad sack -- I love Townes! This guy is great.
WOODS Sun & Shade LP / CD
*** "Folk-rock, fuzz, tambourines, tapes and raw lunch pulled straight from the yard. Pop songs and other things: Sun and Shade."
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - My Morning Jacket, Madlib, Broken Bells & more
v/a BARRY 7's CONNECTORS Vol. 2 CD
*** RECOMMENDED! Make that "highly recommended." This is another superb collection of library tracks compiled by Add N To (X) frontman, Barry 7 from the CAM library. Really good stuff.
BROKEN BELLS Meyrin Fields EP CD
*** "Danger Mouse & the dood from THE SHINS present a new four-song EP."
MICHAEL CHAPMAN Fully Qualified Survivor CD
*** "The British Folk singer/songwriter's 1970 LP. Like other Harvest artists, Chapman's music contains a drugged out feel, sublime guitar playing and intense lyrics. Beautiful acoustic guitars, deranged vocals, floating conga drums & cello."
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Codes & Keys 2xLP / CD
*** 2011 album from the Alt-Rock heroes. The album breaks away, though not completely, from the guitar-driven style of the band known so well to fans, making use of piano and electronically centered songs that will undoubtedly meet their expectations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
DENNIS COFFEY Dennis Coffey CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Dennis Coffey’s new album is a dense, fuzz-heavy haze of incendiary psychedelic soul much like his seminal, trippy ’Hair ’N’ Thangs’ LP."
BO DIDDLEY Bo Diddley's Beach Party CD
*** "Reissue of the legendary rocker's first live album ever: a rough `n' tumble affair recorded live at a raucous Myrtle Beach club in 1963 with nine originals plus an instrumental take on Chuck Berry's 'Memphis.'" KILLER.
FLOGGING MOLLY Speed Of Darkness LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Arguably Flogging Molly's most important album. Speed Of Darkness was written in Detroit, MI and takes a hardnosed look at the economic collapse in the US: the causes and the direct effect it has had on everyday people."
MADLIB Medicine Show No.9: Nittyville CD
*** "Nittyville is pretty traditional for Madlib: one MC, one producer, and a rap record all about stunts, blunts & hip-hop feat. Frank of Detroit's Frank-n-Dank. Also feat. MED, Oh No, Madlib, and a supporting cast of extras."
MY MORNING JACKET Circuital 2xLP / CD
*** "The stunning Circuital is yet another reinvention of their sound that both forges new ground and maintains the distinct spirit of MMJ's previous work."
JAMES PANTS James Pants CD
*** "'It's that Twin Peaks sound,' says James Pants. 'More noise and wailing guitars.' Plus there are jams not unlike a doo-wop-channeling prom song in a John Hughes movie. That is, until a swirling guitar so specific to now joins the dance." What?
EBO TAYLOR Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980 2xLP / CD
*** "This compilation revisits this heyday of Taylor’s work, exploring unique fusions and borrowing elements from regional Ghanaian folk music, Afrobeat, jazz, soul and funk. Taylor studied music alongside FELA KUTI too."
ZOMBI Escape Velocity LP / CD
*** "ZOMBI continues their exploration of Giorgio Moroder and legendary Kraut Rock icons Neu & Harmonia. The sweeping synth sequences & pulsing rhythms are sometimes dancey, sometimes reflective, but always hypnotic."
*** RECOMMENDED! Make that "highly recommended." This is another superb collection of library tracks compiled by Add N To (X) frontman, Barry 7 from the CAM library. Really good stuff.
BROKEN BELLS Meyrin Fields EP CD
*** "Danger Mouse & the dood from THE SHINS present a new four-song EP."
MICHAEL CHAPMAN Fully Qualified Survivor CD
*** "The British Folk singer/songwriter's 1970 LP. Like other Harvest artists, Chapman's music contains a drugged out feel, sublime guitar playing and intense lyrics. Beautiful acoustic guitars, deranged vocals, floating conga drums & cello."
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Codes & Keys 2xLP / CD
*** 2011 album from the Alt-Rock heroes. The album breaks away, though not completely, from the guitar-driven style of the band known so well to fans, making use of piano and electronically centered songs that will undoubtedly meet their expectations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
DENNIS COFFEY Dennis Coffey CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Dennis Coffey’s new album is a dense, fuzz-heavy haze of incendiary psychedelic soul much like his seminal, trippy ’Hair ’N’ Thangs’ LP."
BO DIDDLEY Bo Diddley's Beach Party CD
*** "Reissue of the legendary rocker's first live album ever: a rough `n' tumble affair recorded live at a raucous Myrtle Beach club in 1963 with nine originals plus an instrumental take on Chuck Berry's 'Memphis.'" KILLER.
FLOGGING MOLLY Speed Of Darkness LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Arguably Flogging Molly's most important album. Speed Of Darkness was written in Detroit, MI and takes a hardnosed look at the economic collapse in the US: the causes and the direct effect it has had on everyday people."
MADLIB Medicine Show No.9: Nittyville CD
*** "Nittyville is pretty traditional for Madlib: one MC, one producer, and a rap record all about stunts, blunts & hip-hop feat. Frank of Detroit's Frank-n-Dank. Also feat. MED, Oh No, Madlib, and a supporting cast of extras."
MY MORNING JACKET Circuital 2xLP / CD
*** "The stunning Circuital is yet another reinvention of their sound that both forges new ground and maintains the distinct spirit of MMJ's previous work."
JAMES PANTS James Pants CD
*** "'It's that Twin Peaks sound,' says James Pants. 'More noise and wailing guitars.' Plus there are jams not unlike a doo-wop-channeling prom song in a John Hughes movie. That is, until a swirling guitar so specific to now joins the dance." What?
EBO TAYLOR Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980 2xLP / CD
*** "This compilation revisits this heyday of Taylor’s work, exploring unique fusions and borrowing elements from regional Ghanaian folk music, Afrobeat, jazz, soul and funk. Taylor studied music alongside FELA KUTI too."
ZOMBI Escape Velocity LP / CD
*** "ZOMBI continues their exploration of Giorgio Moroder and legendary Kraut Rock icons Neu & Harmonia. The sweeping synth sequences & pulsing rhythms are sometimes dancey, sometimes reflective, but always hypnotic."
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Zombi, James Pants, Bo Diddley, Michael Chapman & mo'
v/a BARRY 7's CONNECTORS Vol. 2 CD
*** RECOMMENDED Make that "highly recommended." This is another superb collection of library tracks compiled by Add N To (X) frontman, Barry 7 from the CAM library. Really good stuff.
BROKEN BELLS Meyrin Fields EP CD
*** "Danger Mouse & the dood from THE SHINS present a new four-song EP."
MICHAEL CHAPMAN Fully Qualified Survivor CD
*** "The British Folk singer/songwriter's 1970 LP. Like other Harvest artists, Chapman's music contains a drugged out feel, sublime guitar playing and intense lyrics. Beautiful acoustic guitars, deranged vocals, floating conga drums & cello."
DENNIS COFFEY Dennis Coffey CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Dennis Coffey’s new album is a dense, fuzz-heavy haze of incendiary psychedelic soul much like his seminal, trippy ’Hair ’N’ Thangs’ LP."
BO DIDDLEY Bo Diddley's Beach Party CD
*** "Reissue of the legendary rocker's first live album ever: a rough `n' tumble affair recorded live at a raucous Myrtle Beach club in 1963 with nine originals plus an instrumental take on Chuck Berry's 'Memphis.'" KILLER.
JAMES PANTS James Pants CD
*** "'It's that Twin Peaks sound,' says James Pants. 'More noise and wailing guitars.' Plus there are jams not unlike a doo-wop-channeling prom song in a John Hughes movie. That is, until a swirling guitar so specific to now joins the dance." What?
EBO TAYLOR Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980 2xLP / CD
*** "This compilation revisits this heyday of Taylor’s work, exploring unique fusions and borrowing elements from regional Ghanaian folk music, Afrobeat, jazz, soul and funk. Taylor studied music alongside FELA KUTI too."
ZOMBI Escape Velocity LP / CD
*** "ZOMBI continues their exploration of Giorgio Moroder and legendary Kraut Rock icons Neu & Harmonia. The sweeping synth sequences & pulsing rhythms are sometimes dancey, sometimes reflective, but always hypnotic."
*** RECOMMENDED Make that "highly recommended." This is another superb collection of library tracks compiled by Add N To (X) frontman, Barry 7 from the CAM library. Really good stuff.
BROKEN BELLS Meyrin Fields EP CD
*** "Danger Mouse & the dood from THE SHINS present a new four-song EP."
MICHAEL CHAPMAN Fully Qualified Survivor CD
*** "The British Folk singer/songwriter's 1970 LP. Like other Harvest artists, Chapman's music contains a drugged out feel, sublime guitar playing and intense lyrics. Beautiful acoustic guitars, deranged vocals, floating conga drums & cello."
DENNIS COFFEY Dennis Coffey CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Dennis Coffey’s new album is a dense, fuzz-heavy haze of incendiary psychedelic soul much like his seminal, trippy ’Hair ’N’ Thangs’ LP."
BO DIDDLEY Bo Diddley's Beach Party CD
*** "Reissue of the legendary rocker's first live album ever: a rough `n' tumble affair recorded live at a raucous Myrtle Beach club in 1963 with nine originals plus an instrumental take on Chuck Berry's 'Memphis.'" KILLER.
JAMES PANTS James Pants CD
*** "'It's that Twin Peaks sound,' says James Pants. 'More noise and wailing guitars.' Plus there are jams not unlike a doo-wop-channeling prom song in a John Hughes movie. That is, until a swirling guitar so specific to now joins the dance." What?
EBO TAYLOR Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980 2xLP / CD
*** "This compilation revisits this heyday of Taylor’s work, exploring unique fusions and borrowing elements from regional Ghanaian folk music, Afrobeat, jazz, soul and funk. Taylor studied music alongside FELA KUTI too."
ZOMBI Escape Velocity LP / CD
*** "ZOMBI continues their exploration of Giorgio Moroder and legendary Kraut Rock icons Neu & Harmonia. The sweeping synth sequences & pulsing rhythms are sometimes dancey, sometimes reflective, but always hypnotic."
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Iggy, Thurston, Liturgy, Coffey, Doueh, Cave, Boris & more
ost KES by John Cameron CD
*** "A sublime pastoral jazz soundtrack by one of the finest British jazz line-ups of the 1960s put together by the incredibly talented John Cameron (arranger for Donovan). Beauty, freedom, innocence and tragedy."
v/a R&B HIPSHAKERS Vol. 2: Scratch That Itch CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The second volume of rockin' R&B and early soul from the King/Federal/DeLuxe catalog ca. 1956-1967 -- 20 killer cuts selected by DJ Mr. Fine Wine of Downtown Soulville/WFMU. Virtuosic instrumentals, classy love songs, unholy dances & holy nonsense."
TONY ALLEN Afro Disco Beat 2xCD
*** "A complete '70s anthology of the drummer and music director of African superstar Fela Kuti's band. This monster pack includes Tony's first four solo albums, the first three produced by Fela Kuti himself and with Africa 70; the last one with Tony´s band The Afro Messengers."
ART BRUT Brilliant Tragic CD
*** "Tapping the genius of Frank Black to produce your record may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime event for many bands, but the pop culture obsessive Art Brut have once again nabbed the Pixies frontman to man the boards for their fourth LP."
ALVARIUS B. Baroque Primitiva CD+BOOK
*** "The 6th album by Alvarius B. (aka Alan Bishop of SUN CITY GIRLS) is a deep dive through mysterious waters. The songs often have a trippy & meditative pace, filled with gorgeous lo-fi blends of vocals, guitar, bass & keys. Feat. Eyvind Kang."
DAVID BAZAN Strange Negotiations CD
*** "Strange Negotiations focuses toward the external, centering on disappointment in the current state of accelerating American & global social fragmentation. But it also sounds like a great rock band playing songs they're beyond intimate with."
BORIS Heavy Rocks CD
*** "Heavy Rocks seeks to redefine 'heavy' music, expertly harnessing psychedelic metal, colossal drone, blistering punk and distortion-ravaged shoegaze. It is beyond heavy & firmly establishes Boris as a pillar of innovation and integrity in guitar based music."
BORIS Attention Please CD
*** "The first Boris album on which all vocals are sung by lead guitarist, Wata -- sultry, intoxicating catchiness, melodic without sounding pop, psychedelic without sounding dated. It's heavy without relying on barre chord riffs. It is this."
GREG BROWN Freak Flag CD
*** "A new set of songs recorded at Memphis, Tennessee's legendary Ardent Studios that are being called Greg's best work. Dood is former musical director for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.''
NICK CAVE Boatman's Call CD+DVD
NICK CAVE Let Love In CD+DVD
NICK CAVE Murder Ballads CD+DVD
NICK CAVE No More Shall We Part CD+DVD
*** Finally! The next batch of Nick Cave remastered albums is here. Each album comes with a DVD feat. videos, bonus tracks, and an exclusive short film.
DENNIS COFFEY Dennis Coffey CD
*** "Dennis Coffey’s new album is a dense, fuzz-heavy haze of incendiary psychedelic soul much like his seminal, trippy ’Hair ’N’ Thangs’ LP. Coffey was a member of the Motown ’Funk Brothers’ backing band & key in bringing heavy wah wah guitar to soul and R&B during the late ’60s."
GROUP DOUEH Zayna Jumma CD
*** "On this album, Group Doueh's newest phase is that of a formidable ROCK unit speaking to the shared resonances between Western rock rhythms & the pulse of the Saharan trance tradition. Grooves balanced with searing modalities."
HOWLIN' WOLF The Howlin' Wolf Album CD
*** "The Howlin Wolf Album was a radical experiment attempting to integrate electric instruments & psychedelic arrangements into a revered signature blues sound. Wolf initially disregarded the album but it's gone on to near mythic status."
JESU Ascension CD
*** "Jesu is Justin Broadrick and he has been on this path for many years now. Ascension may be another way station on this journey or it may be a peak but it certainly is part of a body of work that is rising with much power and majesty."
BOOKER T. JONES The Road From Memphis LP / CD
*** "The Road from Memphis is classic Memphis soul, and classic Booker in the tradition of "Green Onions", but beyond that it is the story of a sound, and how Booker, working with the inheritors of his sound, is keeping a tradition alive." Feat. THE ROOTS.
LA NUEVA BANDA Sabor a Fresa CD
*** "An exotic cocktail of jazz, Brazilian music, flamenco influences and spaghetti-western soundtracks originally released in 1971 -- the envy of Euro groove holy grails & epicenter of club culture in early '70s Madrid."
LADY GAGA Born This Way CD
*** Perhaps you've heard fo Lady Gaga! She's wacky, she's silly, and her new album cover is styled after the very creepy Wheelers from Return to Oz! Must see!
LITURGY Aesthethica CD
*** "Disregarding the genre boundaries of black metal, hardcore & experimental music, the music is both elaborately crafted and chaotically performed. Songs often begin in the form of a simple chant or hypnotic abstraction, then evolve into something dense & complex."
MAN MAN Life Fantastic CD
*** "Man Man have brought along the fierce energy of their live show while finding a new melodic voice. Expanding their palette while keeping the found instruments, Man Man continue to evolve into an entirely new form of propulsive pop music."
MOON WIRING CLUB A Spare Tabby At The Cat's Wedding CD
*** "Hauntological creeps take note! Voices tumble over voices, VHS-tainted synths bubble up beneath them. The fingerprints of the '70s and '80s are present!" RIYL: Ghost Box, Broadcast, Olde English Spelling Bee.
THURSTON MOORE Demolished Thoughts CD
*** "3rd solo album from SY's T. Moore, produced by Beck & feat. Mary Lattimore on harp, Samara Lubielski on violin, and Beck. An equally beautiful and brooding work, the execution is nothing short of staggering.
MOUNT KIMBIE Crooks & Lovers CD
*** "Mount Kimbie ties traces of Burial & The Bug, Xiu Xiu & Grouper, D'Angelo & the Microphones, Angelo Badalamenti & Madlib. Crooks & Lovers floats through dubstep & hip-hop, jazz, techno & ambient, post-rock, UK garage & film scores to startling effect."
IGGY POP Roadkill Rising 4xCD
*** "A 4-CD set of newly remastered bootleg concert recordings by Iggy Pop feat. the best of concerts recorded over four decades. All his Stooges and solo classics are covered, as well as deep album tracks and offbeat covers."
ALLEN TOUSSAINT Everything I Dp Gonh Be Funky 2xCD
*** Subtitled: The Hit Songs & Productions 1957-1978.
WHITE DENIM D LP / CD
*** Out now on two formats!
*** "A sublime pastoral jazz soundtrack by one of the finest British jazz line-ups of the 1960s put together by the incredibly talented John Cameron (arranger for Donovan). Beauty, freedom, innocence and tragedy."
v/a R&B HIPSHAKERS Vol. 2: Scratch That Itch CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The second volume of rockin' R&B and early soul from the King/Federal/DeLuxe catalog ca. 1956-1967 -- 20 killer cuts selected by DJ Mr. Fine Wine of Downtown Soulville/WFMU. Virtuosic instrumentals, classy love songs, unholy dances & holy nonsense."
TONY ALLEN Afro Disco Beat 2xCD
*** "A complete '70s anthology of the drummer and music director of African superstar Fela Kuti's band. This monster pack includes Tony's first four solo albums, the first three produced by Fela Kuti himself and with Africa 70; the last one with Tony´s band The Afro Messengers."
ART BRUT Brilliant Tragic CD
*** "Tapping the genius of Frank Black to produce your record may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime event for many bands, but the pop culture obsessive Art Brut have once again nabbed the Pixies frontman to man the boards for their fourth LP."
ALVARIUS B. Baroque Primitiva CD+BOOK
*** "The 6th album by Alvarius B. (aka Alan Bishop of SUN CITY GIRLS) is a deep dive through mysterious waters. The songs often have a trippy & meditative pace, filled with gorgeous lo-fi blends of vocals, guitar, bass & keys. Feat. Eyvind Kang."
DAVID BAZAN Strange Negotiations CD
*** "Strange Negotiations focuses toward the external, centering on disappointment in the current state of accelerating American & global social fragmentation. But it also sounds like a great rock band playing songs they're beyond intimate with."
BORIS Heavy Rocks CD
*** "Heavy Rocks seeks to redefine 'heavy' music, expertly harnessing psychedelic metal, colossal drone, blistering punk and distortion-ravaged shoegaze. It is beyond heavy & firmly establishes Boris as a pillar of innovation and integrity in guitar based music."
BORIS Attention Please CD
*** "The first Boris album on which all vocals are sung by lead guitarist, Wata -- sultry, intoxicating catchiness, melodic without sounding pop, psychedelic without sounding dated. It's heavy without relying on barre chord riffs. It is this."
GREG BROWN Freak Flag CD
*** "A new set of songs recorded at Memphis, Tennessee's legendary Ardent Studios that are being called Greg's best work. Dood is former musical director for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.''
NICK CAVE Boatman's Call CD+DVD
NICK CAVE Let Love In CD+DVD
NICK CAVE Murder Ballads CD+DVD
NICK CAVE No More Shall We Part CD+DVD
*** Finally! The next batch of Nick Cave remastered albums is here. Each album comes with a DVD feat. videos, bonus tracks, and an exclusive short film.
DENNIS COFFEY Dennis Coffey CD
*** "Dennis Coffey’s new album is a dense, fuzz-heavy haze of incendiary psychedelic soul much like his seminal, trippy ’Hair ’N’ Thangs’ LP. Coffey was a member of the Motown ’Funk Brothers’ backing band & key in bringing heavy wah wah guitar to soul and R&B during the late ’60s."
GROUP DOUEH Zayna Jumma CD
*** "On this album, Group Doueh's newest phase is that of a formidable ROCK unit speaking to the shared resonances between Western rock rhythms & the pulse of the Saharan trance tradition. Grooves balanced with searing modalities."
HOWLIN' WOLF The Howlin' Wolf Album CD
*** "The Howlin Wolf Album was a radical experiment attempting to integrate electric instruments & psychedelic arrangements into a revered signature blues sound. Wolf initially disregarded the album but it's gone on to near mythic status."
JESU Ascension CD
*** "Jesu is Justin Broadrick and he has been on this path for many years now. Ascension may be another way station on this journey or it may be a peak but it certainly is part of a body of work that is rising with much power and majesty."
BOOKER T. JONES The Road From Memphis LP / CD
*** "The Road from Memphis is classic Memphis soul, and classic Booker in the tradition of "Green Onions", but beyond that it is the story of a sound, and how Booker, working with the inheritors of his sound, is keeping a tradition alive." Feat. THE ROOTS.
LA NUEVA BANDA Sabor a Fresa CD
*** "An exotic cocktail of jazz, Brazilian music, flamenco influences and spaghetti-western soundtracks originally released in 1971 -- the envy of Euro groove holy grails & epicenter of club culture in early '70s Madrid."
LADY GAGA Born This Way CD
*** Perhaps you've heard fo Lady Gaga! She's wacky, she's silly, and her new album cover is styled after the very creepy Wheelers from Return to Oz! Must see!
LITURGY Aesthethica CD
*** "Disregarding the genre boundaries of black metal, hardcore & experimental music, the music is both elaborately crafted and chaotically performed. Songs often begin in the form of a simple chant or hypnotic abstraction, then evolve into something dense & complex."
MAN MAN Life Fantastic CD
*** "Man Man have brought along the fierce energy of their live show while finding a new melodic voice. Expanding their palette while keeping the found instruments, Man Man continue to evolve into an entirely new form of propulsive pop music."
MOON WIRING CLUB A Spare Tabby At The Cat's Wedding CD
*** "Hauntological creeps take note! Voices tumble over voices, VHS-tainted synths bubble up beneath them. The fingerprints of the '70s and '80s are present!" RIYL: Ghost Box, Broadcast, Olde English Spelling Bee.
THURSTON MOORE Demolished Thoughts CD
*** "3rd solo album from SY's T. Moore, produced by Beck & feat. Mary Lattimore on harp, Samara Lubielski on violin, and Beck. An equally beautiful and brooding work, the execution is nothing short of staggering.
MOUNT KIMBIE Crooks & Lovers CD
*** "Mount Kimbie ties traces of Burial & The Bug, Xiu Xiu & Grouper, D'Angelo & the Microphones, Angelo Badalamenti & Madlib. Crooks & Lovers floats through dubstep & hip-hop, jazz, techno & ambient, post-rock, UK garage & film scores to startling effect."
IGGY POP Roadkill Rising 4xCD
*** "A 4-CD set of newly remastered bootleg concert recordings by Iggy Pop feat. the best of concerts recorded over four decades. All his Stooges and solo classics are covered, as well as deep album tracks and offbeat covers."
ALLEN TOUSSAINT Everything I Dp Gonh Be Funky 2xCD
*** Subtitled: The Hit Songs & Productions 1957-1978.
WHITE DENIM D LP / CD
*** Out now on two formats!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Tyler The Creator, QOTSA, Pantha Du Prince, Jason Forrest & more
v/a MUSIC FOR JAPAN: A Collection Of Songs By Independent Artists For The Relief Efforts In Japan CD
*** "Independent Michigan musicians contributed songs for the ongoing relief & recovery efforts in Japan following the earthquake & tsunami of March 11, 2011." Includes Swimsuit, Skate Laws, Tree City, October Babies, Sir Lord Sean Ike & more.
DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPPI Rome CD
*** "United by their shared passion for classic Italian film music, DM & DL travelled to Rome, assembled the original musicians from films such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly & Once Upon a Time in the West and cut this record." Feat EDDA DELL'ORSO!
ESG Dance To The Beat Of ESG 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! RECOMMENDED "Finally! All in one place! The first comprehensive best of compilation for the iconic ESG!"
JASON FORREST The Everything CD
*** "A logical follow-up to Mr Forrest's past and quite a surprise: still mostly sample-base, psych-leaning, ADHD. It sounds like a weird mixture of old 70's porn soundtrack mixed with current pop melodies and the odd gabber beats."
PANTHA DU PRINCE XI Versions Of Black Noise EP+MP3 / CD
*** "An album of reworkings of tracks originally on Black Noise by friends and contemporaries including amongst others ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, MORITZ VON OSWALD, FOUR TET, HYROGLYPHIC BEING & more."
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Queens Of The Stone Age CD
*** "Fully remastered from the original tapes and expanded by three tracks."
TYLER THE CREATOR Goblin 2xLP+MP3
TYLER THE CREATOR Goblin DELUXE CD
TYLER THE CREATOR Goblin CD
*** NPR sez... "The last thing you'd say about the prolific young rap collective Odd Future is that they're boring. You could say a lot of things about them, but you can't say that they re just like everyone else. You know what else? They're really good. Especially their ringleader, called Tyler The Creator."
*** "Independent Michigan musicians contributed songs for the ongoing relief & recovery efforts in Japan following the earthquake & tsunami of March 11, 2011." Includes Swimsuit, Skate Laws, Tree City, October Babies, Sir Lord Sean Ike & more.
DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPPI Rome CD
*** "United by their shared passion for classic Italian film music, DM & DL travelled to Rome, assembled the original musicians from films such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly & Once Upon a Time in the West and cut this record." Feat EDDA DELL'ORSO!
ESG Dance To The Beat Of ESG 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! RECOMMENDED "Finally! All in one place! The first comprehensive best of compilation for the iconic ESG!"
JASON FORREST The Everything CD
*** "A logical follow-up to Mr Forrest's past and quite a surprise: still mostly sample-base, psych-leaning, ADHD. It sounds like a weird mixture of old 70's porn soundtrack mixed with current pop melodies and the odd gabber beats."
PANTHA DU PRINCE XI Versions Of Black Noise EP+MP3 / CD
*** "An album of reworkings of tracks originally on Black Noise by friends and contemporaries including amongst others ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, MORITZ VON OSWALD, FOUR TET, HYROGLYPHIC BEING & more."
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Queens Of The Stone Age CD
*** "Fully remastered from the original tapes and expanded by three tracks."
TYLER THE CREATOR Goblin 2xLP+MP3
TYLER THE CREATOR Goblin DELUXE CD
TYLER THE CREATOR Goblin CD
*** NPR sez... "The last thing you'd say about the prolific young rap collective Odd Future is that they're boring. You could say a lot of things about them, but you can't say that they re just like everyone else. You know what else? They're really good. Especially their ringleader, called Tyler The Creator."
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