JOSHUA ABRAMS Natural Information LP
*** RECOMMENDED "Combining solo, trio & quartet formats with adroit use of sampling techniques, Abrams creates intricate psychedelic environments that join the hypnotic, trance-like character of three-stringed Gnawa guimbri music to more contemporary musics & methodologies. Brown Rice-era Don Cherry, Sandy Bull's 'Blend' recordings & Can's 'Magic' albums are super-heavy but in this case earned & appropriate points of historical reference. HQ-180 gram vinyl by RTI. Limited to 550 copies. Vinyl only!"
BIG BOI as SIR LUSCIOUS LEFTFOOT The Son Of Chico Dusty 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Haha.
THE FLAMING LIPS Dark Side Of The Moon 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Custom seafoam green vinyl too.
GRINDERMAN Grinderman 2 2xLP+ CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
KINGS OF LEON Come Around Sundown 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
02 November 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Eno, Weezer, Neu!, Elvis Costello, Diplo & more!
AFROCUBISM Afrocubism CD
*** "A grand cast of Mali's finest musicians collaborate with some of Cuba's most brilliant singers and instrumentalists for an album that throws the elements of Cuban and African music in the air and lets them fall in entrancing new patterns."
ELVIS COSTELLO National Ransom CD
*** "Elvis Costello + T Bone Burnett + the Imposters and Sugarcanes + Vince Gill, Marc Ribot, Buddy Miller and Leon Russell. All of these songs are newly composed by Costello."
DIPLO Presents Blow Your Head: Dubstep CD
*** We feature 16 tracks here, some brand new and unreleased, some classics, some overlooked sleepers - all hand selected by Diplo as his favorites from across the spectrum of this burgeoning, multi-faced genre.
BRIAN ENO Small Craft On A Milk Sea CD
*** ''A collaboration between Eno, Leo Abrahams and Jon Hopkins resulting from improvisation. There is no singer, no narrator, no guide as to what you ought to be feeling. They are the mirror-image of silent movies - sound-only movies.' On WARP.
NEU! Neu! 86 CD
*** RECOMMENDED NOW ON CD! "New version of the semi-legally 'Neu 4' album remixed, reworked and remastered from the original multi-track tapes by Michael Rother."
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Third album by Thomas Meluch aka Benoit Pioulard. Thomas has a preternatural ability to weave disparate sound components into a cohesive sonic tapestry, mixing a varied palette of field recordings and percussive elements along with melancholy melodies to create songs that recall -- and are akin to -- vespers of long-buried memories."
WEEZER Pinkerton Deluxxxe 2xCD
*** "Though tagged a disappointment upon its 1996 release, Pinkerton has enjoyed a complete critical & commercial turnaround. Here is the original Weezer-produced album remastered w/ 25 contemporaneous bonus tracks, including every official B-side and 16 previously unreleased recordings."
*** "A grand cast of Mali's finest musicians collaborate with some of Cuba's most brilliant singers and instrumentalists for an album that throws the elements of Cuban and African music in the air and lets them fall in entrancing new patterns."
ELVIS COSTELLO National Ransom CD
*** "Elvis Costello + T Bone Burnett + the Imposters and Sugarcanes + Vince Gill, Marc Ribot, Buddy Miller and Leon Russell. All of these songs are newly composed by Costello."
DIPLO Presents Blow Your Head: Dubstep CD
*** We feature 16 tracks here, some brand new and unreleased, some classics, some overlooked sleepers - all hand selected by Diplo as his favorites from across the spectrum of this burgeoning, multi-faced genre.
BRIAN ENO Small Craft On A Milk Sea CD
*** ''A collaboration between Eno, Leo Abrahams and Jon Hopkins resulting from improvisation. There is no singer, no narrator, no guide as to what you ought to be feeling. They are the mirror-image of silent movies - sound-only movies.' On WARP.
NEU! Neu! 86 CD
*** RECOMMENDED NOW ON CD! "New version of the semi-legally 'Neu 4' album remixed, reworked and remastered from the original multi-track tapes by Michael Rother."
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "Third album by Thomas Meluch aka Benoit Pioulard. Thomas has a preternatural ability to weave disparate sound components into a cohesive sonic tapestry, mixing a varied palette of field recordings and percussive elements along with melancholy melodies to create songs that recall -- and are akin to -- vespers of long-buried memories."
WEEZER Pinkerton Deluxxxe 2xCD
*** "Though tagged a disappointment upon its 1996 release, Pinkerton has enjoyed a complete critical & commercial turnaround. Here is the original Weezer-produced album remastered w/ 25 contemporaneous bonus tracks, including every official B-side and 16 previously unreleased recordings."
26 October 2010
EVENTS - Outlier: Hauntings of the Avant-Garde
OUTLIER: HAUNTINGS OF THE AVANT-GARDE - Thursday, November 4 @ Former UMMA Off/Site
*** "Imagine a room overwhelmed with sound & vision - snatches of music, throbs & echoes, sights unseen until this night that somehow seem familiar. Haunted by fever dreams of the avant-garde past, Outlier combines the heavy influence of 20th century composition with contemporary approaches to experimental music and performance art in a space filled with psychedelic majesty. Is it real? How will you explain it to others? How will you explain it to yourself? HOTT LAVA brings a stellar cast of musicians, composers, performance artists, and filmmakers (including Laurel Halo, Todd Osbourn, Sean Patrick, Tom Buckholz and Ted Kennedy) to create a dynamic installation work that will delight, provoke, and overload the senses. OUTLIER is the culminating evening event for University Musical Society's (UMS) much anticipated three-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ONCE Festival.
Former UMMA Off/Site / 1301 S. University / 9PM / $5 / http://on.fb.me/cmTm9m
*** "Imagine a room overwhelmed with sound & vision - snatches of music, throbs & echoes, sights unseen until this night that somehow seem familiar. Haunted by fever dreams of the avant-garde past, Outlier combines the heavy influence of 20th century composition with contemporary approaches to experimental music and performance art in a space filled with psychedelic majesty. Is it real? How will you explain it to others? How will you explain it to yourself? HOTT LAVA brings a stellar cast of musicians, composers, performance artists, and filmmakers (including Laurel Halo, Todd Osbourn, Sean Patrick, Tom Buckholz and Ted Kennedy) to create a dynamic installation work that will delight, provoke, and overload the senses. OUTLIER is the culminating evening event for University Musical Society's (UMS) much anticipated three-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ONCE Festival.
Former UMMA Off/Site / 1301 S. University / 9PM / $5 / http://on.fb.me/cmTm9m
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - The Stoned Rollers!
THE ROLLING STONES Ladies & Gentlemen... DVD
*** "Ladies and Gentlemen… The Rolling Stones finally comes to DVD. This legendary Rolling Stones concert film, shot during the 'Exile On Main Street' tour in 1972, released for limited engagements in 1974 and has remained largely unseen."
*** "Ladies and Gentlemen… The Rolling Stones finally comes to DVD. This legendary Rolling Stones concert film, shot during the 'Exile On Main Street' tour in 1972, released for limited engagements in 1974 and has remained largely unseen."
NEW ARRIVALS: CASSETTE - Ou Où, Child & Swimsuit, Benoit Pioulard
CHILD First Set CS
*** "Two 9 1/2 minute versions of the first composition by Child, a.ka. Fred Thomas of City Center, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Billowing, et al. Different in form and execution, but recognizably the same piece. Way harsher and less ambient."
OU Où Baron Von Baron CS
*** "Debut from St. Louis drone/samplers/live loop/ambient outfit Ou Où. Recording took nearly a year, and the final album was whittled down from hours of tape, though the songs were all performed live with no overdubs. Hear it at: http://ouou.bandcamp.com/
BENOIT PIOULARD Valley CS
*** "This album is a trip into meditative, mind-altering vistas; though still as lush and pretty as his albums, there is a greater sense of foreboding, of travel into the outer limits. Or... the inner limits? Mostly instrumental + one track with vocals -- an impossibly beautiful psych JAMMER that will demand repeat listening for all of autumn, and beyond."
SWIMSUIT Demo CD
*** "Made up of Shelley (ex-Tyvek), Amber (Dos Hermanos), Fred (City Center) and Dina (Secret Twins), 'Demo' is mostly instrumental, super tapey underwater jam. All songs repeat on both sides, but side B has an extra layer of exorbitant reverb to up the Black Tambourine/early MBV faction."
*** "Two 9 1/2 minute versions of the first composition by Child, a.ka. Fred Thomas of City Center, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Billowing, et al. Different in form and execution, but recognizably the same piece. Way harsher and less ambient."
OU Où Baron Von Baron CS
*** "Debut from St. Louis drone/samplers/live loop/ambient outfit Ou Où. Recording took nearly a year, and the final album was whittled down from hours of tape, though the songs were all performed live with no overdubs. Hear it at: http://ouou.bandcamp.com/
BENOIT PIOULARD Valley CS
*** "This album is a trip into meditative, mind-altering vistas; though still as lush and pretty as his albums, there is a greater sense of foreboding, of travel into the outer limits. Or... the inner limits? Mostly instrumental + one track with vocals -- an impossibly beautiful psych JAMMER that will demand repeat listening for all of autumn, and beyond."
SWIMSUIT Demo CD
*** "Made up of Shelley (ex-Tyvek), Amber (Dos Hermanos), Fred (City Center) and Dina (Secret Twins), 'Demo' is mostly instrumental, super tapey underwater jam. All songs repeat on both sides, but side B has an extra layer of exorbitant reverb to up the Black Tambourine/early MBV faction."
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Joshua Abrams, The Rolling Stones, Benoit Pioulard
JOSHUA ABRAMS Natural Information LP
*** RECOMMENDED "At the heart of Natural Information is the guimbri, a three-stringed animal hide bass traditionally used by the Gnawa of North Africa in healing ceremonies. Combining solo, trio & quartet formats with adroit use of sampling techniques, Abrams creates intricate psychedelic environments that join the hypnotic, trance-like character of Gnawa guimbri music to more contemporary musics & methodologies. Brown Rice-era Don Cherry, Sandy Bull's 'Blend' recordings & Can's 'Magic' albums are super-heavy but in this case earned & appropriate points of historical reference. HQ-180 gram vinyl by RTI. Limited to 550 copies. Vinyl only!"
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Third album by Thomas Meluch aka Benoit Pioulard. Thomas has a preternatural ability to weave disparate sound components into a cohesive sonic tapestry, mixing a varied palette of field recordings and percussive elements along with melancholy melodies to create songs that recall -- and are akin to -- vespers of long-buried memories."
REMINDER Continuum 2xLP
*** "Reminder is the moniker of Joshua Abrams who has played with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Prefuse 73, Sam Prekop, Tortoise and Town & Country. Abrams has crafted an album of hugely enjoyable instrumental hiphop, taking a lo-fi sound you might expect to hear on a Bully release, adding a compositional charm that works a treat."
THE ROLLING STONES Aftermath LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Fancy reissue.
*** RECOMMENDED "At the heart of Natural Information is the guimbri, a three-stringed animal hide bass traditionally used by the Gnawa of North Africa in healing ceremonies. Combining solo, trio & quartet formats with adroit use of sampling techniques, Abrams creates intricate psychedelic environments that join the hypnotic, trance-like character of Gnawa guimbri music to more contemporary musics & methodologies. Brown Rice-era Don Cherry, Sandy Bull's 'Blend' recordings & Can's 'Magic' albums are super-heavy but in this case earned & appropriate points of historical reference. HQ-180 gram vinyl by RTI. Limited to 550 copies. Vinyl only!"
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Third album by Thomas Meluch aka Benoit Pioulard. Thomas has a preternatural ability to weave disparate sound components into a cohesive sonic tapestry, mixing a varied palette of field recordings and percussive elements along with melancholy melodies to create songs that recall -- and are akin to -- vespers of long-buried memories."
REMINDER Continuum 2xLP
*** "Reminder is the moniker of Joshua Abrams who has played with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Prefuse 73, Sam Prekop, Tortoise and Town & Country. Abrams has crafted an album of hugely enjoyable instrumental hiphop, taking a lo-fi sound you might expect to hear on a Bully release, adding a compositional charm that works a treat."
THE ROLLING STONES Aftermath LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Fancy reissue.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Pioulard, Ferry, Bird, Extra Lens + 1
ANDREW BIRD Useless Creatures CD
*** "Instrumental album previously only available with the deluxe edition of Noble Beast, feat. Glenn Kotche of Wilco and Todd Sickafoose."
THE EXTRA LENS Undercard CD
*** "John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats) and Franklin Bruno (Nothing Painted Blue, the Human Hearts) feat. songs John wrote that had a) more than three chords or b) a bridge that Franklin might find clever or amusing."
BRYAN FERRY Olympia CD
*** "The legendary Bryan Ferry returns with his suave and sophisticated debut on Astralwerks Feat. Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Groove Armada, Scissor Sisters, Flea, Mani (Primal Scream, ex-Stone Roses), Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead & members of Roxy Music!"
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Third album by Thomas Meluch aka Benoit Pioulard. Thomas has a preternatural ability to weave disparate sound components into a cohesive sonic tapestry, mixing a varied palette of field recordings and percussive elements along with melancholy melodies to create songs that recall -- and are akin to -- vespers of long-buried memories."
TRUBROT Trúbrot CD
*** "Trúbrot was the first super-group ever founded in Iceland. Really cool underground album full of musical ideas and well-crafted music, including beautiful male & female vocals. RIYL: Blossom Toes and Billy Nichols -- totally catchy underground with a touch of pop."
*** "Instrumental album previously only available with the deluxe edition of Noble Beast, feat. Glenn Kotche of Wilco and Todd Sickafoose."
THE EXTRA LENS Undercard CD
*** "John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats) and Franklin Bruno (Nothing Painted Blue, the Human Hearts) feat. songs John wrote that had a) more than three chords or b) a bridge that Franklin might find clever or amusing."
BRYAN FERRY Olympia CD
*** "The legendary Bryan Ferry returns with his suave and sophisticated debut on Astralwerks Feat. Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Groove Armada, Scissor Sisters, Flea, Mani (Primal Scream, ex-Stone Roses), Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead & members of Roxy Music!"
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Third album by Thomas Meluch aka Benoit Pioulard. Thomas has a preternatural ability to weave disparate sound components into a cohesive sonic tapestry, mixing a varied palette of field recordings and percussive elements along with melancholy melodies to create songs that recall -- and are akin to -- vespers of long-buried memories."
TRUBROT Trúbrot CD
*** "Trúbrot was the first super-group ever founded in Iceland. Really cool underground album full of musical ideas and well-crafted music, including beautiful male & female vocals. RIYL: Blossom Toes and Billy Nichols -- totally catchy underground with a touch of pop."
21 October 2010
EVENTS - Jury Duty w/ Josh Abrams & HOTT LAVA presents Benoit Pioulard!
JURY DUTY w/ JOSH ABRAMS - Friday, October 22 @ Elks Lodge
*** A man of impeccable pedigree, Josh Abrams (Town & Country, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Prefuse 73, etc) joins resident Jury Duty DJs for a long night of music at the best venue in Ann Arbor. "Brown Rice-era Don Cherry, Sandy Bull's 'Blend' recordings & Can's 'Magic' albums
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / http://on.fb.me/aPEHY0
BENOIT PIOULARD wsgs WINDY & CARL & HITOKO + MAN THE HUNTER - Saturday, October 23 @ Yellow Barn
*** HOTT LAVA proudly presents Benoit Pioulard wsgs Windy & Carl & Hitoko and Man The Hunter. Oh, how the drones will be singin' & tingling! It's gonna' be a red wine night!
Yellow Barn / 416 W Huron, A2 / 9PM / $8 / http://on.fb.me/aDkqgV
*** A man of impeccable pedigree, Josh Abrams (Town & Country, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Prefuse 73, etc) joins resident Jury Duty DJs for a long night of music at the best venue in Ann Arbor. "Brown Rice-era Don Cherry, Sandy Bull's 'Blend' recordings & Can's 'Magic' albums
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / http://on.fb.me/aPEHY0
BENOIT PIOULARD wsgs WINDY & CARL & HITOKO + MAN THE HUNTER - Saturday, October 23 @ Yellow Barn
*** HOTT LAVA proudly presents Benoit Pioulard wsgs Windy & Carl & Hitoko and Man The Hunter. Oh, how the drones will be singin' & tingling! It's gonna' be a red wine night!
Yellow Barn / 416 W Huron, A2 / 9PM / $8 / http://on.fb.me/aDkqgV
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Beach Boys, The Rationals, Black Flag & more
MULATU ASTATKE Timeless 2xLP
*** "Mulatu Astatke is a giant in African music & inventor of Ethio-jazz. On February 1st he blessed the sold out Luckmann Theatre, sharing the stage with veterans of the Los Angeles jazz scene Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence and Phil Ranelin."
ATMOSPHERE God Loves Ugly 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BEACH BOYS Pet Sounds LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK FLAG Nervous Breakdown 7"
*** One of the finest singles ever released.
MR. BUNGLE Disco Volante LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE RATIONALS Out On The Floor LP
*** "Collecting the best material from the Rationals' mid-60s garage-soul heyday, including signature tunes, unreleased music and more."
SQUAREPUSHER Shobaleader One: d’Demonstrator 2xLP / CD
*** "This is by far the most accessible record Squarepusher (aka Tom Jenkinson) has ever made. Vocals? R&B rhythms? Heavy synths? This could even be described as 'baby makin' music'."
*** "Mulatu Astatke is a giant in African music & inventor of Ethio-jazz. On February 1st he blessed the sold out Luckmann Theatre, sharing the stage with veterans of the Los Angeles jazz scene Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence and Phil Ranelin."
ATMOSPHERE God Loves Ugly 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BEACH BOYS Pet Sounds LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK FLAG Nervous Breakdown 7"
*** One of the finest singles ever released.
MR. BUNGLE Disco Volante LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE RATIONALS Out On The Floor LP
*** "Collecting the best material from the Rationals' mid-60s garage-soul heyday, including signature tunes, unreleased music and more."
SQUAREPUSHER Shobaleader One: d’Demonstrator 2xLP / CD
*** "This is by far the most accessible record Squarepusher (aka Tom Jenkinson) has ever made. Vocals? R&B rhythms? Heavy synths? This could even be described as 'baby makin' music'."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Squarepusher, Corin Tucker, Zach Hill & more
v/a BOSSA NOVA GUITAR CD
*** RECOMMENDED Choice comp of bossa nova guitar. "BADEN POWELL, JOAO GILBERTO, LUIZ BONFA, LAURINDO ALMEIDA and GARÔTO combined samba, choro and Afro-Bahian ritual music with Bach, bebop, swing to forge the style that seduced the world and changed the course of musical history." On EL RECORDS.
PETER GORDON Love Of Life Orchestra CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Featuring avant-experimentalists and downtown legends David Byrne and Arto Lindsay, Peter Gordon's compositions are underpinned with disco and gilded with noisy guitar bursts, hanging piano chords and saxophone wails."
ZACH HILL Face Tat CD
*** "Massively talented and incessantly collaborative drummer Zach Hill has a second solo album feat. contributors Devendra Banhart, No Age, Prefuse 73, Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) and more."
SLOWDIVE Pygmalion 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SOFT BOYS Underwater Moonlight CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Includes download of album + 30 bonus tracks!
SOFT BOYS A Can Of Bees CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Includes download of album + 9 bonus tracks!
SQUAREPUSHER Shobaleader One: d’Demonstrator 2xLP / CD
*** "This is by far the most accessible record Squarepusher (aka Tom Jenkinson) has ever made. Vocals? R&B rhythms? Heavy synths? This could even be described as 'baby makin' music'."
CORIN TUCKER 1,000 Years CD
*** "The hard edges of SLEATER-KINNEY's music come nestled in lush weaves of acoustic guitars, keyboards,interlocking percussion, even cellos and violins, which places 1,000 Years deep into Tucker's creative headwaters."
*** RECOMMENDED Choice comp of bossa nova guitar. "BADEN POWELL, JOAO GILBERTO, LUIZ BONFA, LAURINDO ALMEIDA and GARÔTO combined samba, choro and Afro-Bahian ritual music with Bach, bebop, swing to forge the style that seduced the world and changed the course of musical history." On EL RECORDS.
PETER GORDON Love Of Life Orchestra CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Featuring avant-experimentalists and downtown legends David Byrne and Arto Lindsay, Peter Gordon's compositions are underpinned with disco and gilded with noisy guitar bursts, hanging piano chords and saxophone wails."
ZACH HILL Face Tat CD
*** "Massively talented and incessantly collaborative drummer Zach Hill has a second solo album feat. contributors Devendra Banhart, No Age, Prefuse 73, Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) and more."
SLOWDIVE Pygmalion 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SOFT BOYS Underwater Moonlight CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Includes download of album + 30 bonus tracks!
SOFT BOYS A Can Of Bees CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Includes download of album + 9 bonus tracks!
SQUAREPUSHER Shobaleader One: d’Demonstrator 2xLP / CD
*** "This is by far the most accessible record Squarepusher (aka Tom Jenkinson) has ever made. Vocals? R&B rhythms? Heavy synths? This could even be described as 'baby makin' music'."
CORIN TUCKER 1,000 Years CD
*** "The hard edges of SLEATER-KINNEY's music come nestled in lush weaves of acoustic guitars, keyboards,interlocking percussion, even cellos and violins, which places 1,000 Years deep into Tucker's creative headwaters."
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