THE WHIP - Wednesday, November 24 @ Painted Lady
*** A brand new dance party from DJs Forest J. & Richie W. It'll be a frenzy of psych, surf, garage, glam, R&B, blues stompers & int’l jams. More info & a FREE mix here: http://bit.ly/96uxFK
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/99l4OV
JURY DUTY - Friday, November 26 @ Elks Lodge
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party) but no ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) this time out. Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $5 / 10:30PM
18 November 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Ween, Tobacco, Spacemen 3, Boris & much more
v/a FANAJANA: A Collection Of Recordings And Photography From Madigasikara LP
*** "Over a three year period in the late 1990s, CHARLIE BROOKS embarked on two long field recording trips in the remote north Madagasikara. This single LP collection compiles seventeen tracks and adds a twelve page booklet of photography and notes." On MISSISSIPPI.
JAMES BLACKSHAW All Is Falling LP+MP3
*** "The ultra savant of 12-string mantra cycles expands further into cinematic, orchestral glory--an orgy of pathways to the sublime replete with swirling string cycles and wind instruments augmenting his extended pointillist flurries."
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY I See A Darkness LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ease Down The Road LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & MATT SWEENEY Superwolf LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BORIS Absolutego 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DEMON'S CLAWS Defrosting Of... LP
*** "Part Gun Club, part Back from the Grave, part lo-fi distorted crunch, part young Mick Jagger with a mouth full of pills, all delivered with a weird, backwoods creepiness. Americana-tinged blues-punk death trip."
THE FORGETTERS Forgetters 2x7"+MP3
*** "Forgetters is a three-piece Brooklyn formed in 2009 by Blake Schwarzenbach (JAWBREAKER), Caroline Paquita (Bitchin'), and Kevin Mahon (Against Me!) to explore the parameters of the power trio as a vehicle to convey sonic and verbal ideas. Expect comedy, tragedy, tea and sympathy."
GALAXIE 500 On Fire LP
GALAXIE 500 This Is Our Music LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEIL HAMBURGER Hot February Night LP
*** "Mix a couple drinks and listen to America’s Funnyman, Neil Hamburger, as he lives and dies the comedy life that all the greats have lived, too. Hot February Night is truly a brush with greatness."
HAWKWIND Hawkwind LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
INTELLIGENCE Males LP+MP3
*** "As powerful as a punch in the face by Mike Tyson but with the velvet touch of a dandy fop. Marrying buzzsaw punk, DIY post-punk, ramshackle garage (as in played by The Fall -- not the Chesterfield Kings), and pop hooks aplenty."
L’ORCHESTRE NATIONAL A DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI L’orchestre National A De La Republique Du Mali LP
*** "An album of incredible Malian music reissued for the first time since the 1970s. Eight tracks with beautiful vocals and guitar work. This is the second in a series of six Mali music LPs Mississippi will be reissuing from Sterns."
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM s/t LP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound Of Silver 2xLP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LUNGFISH Pass & Stow LP+MP3
*** BACK IN PRINT!
DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE Visionary Pangs LP
*** “On Visionary Pangs, Dan presents four short songs and two long song-cycles in proud tradition of English underground tune smiths which includes Mark E. Smith and Syd Barrett.” Limited to 500 copies!
NDF Since We Last Met 12"
*** "NDF offer music almost perfectly summed up in their own words as 'dance music twilit by…melancholy.' Handclaps, keys and a sparse, bassy percussive loops. Side-B is a remix of the title track from superstar RICARDO VILLALOBOS."
OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon 2xLP+MORE
*** NOW ON VINYL! New album by OP is ca-razy! The vinyl includes a veritable cornucopia of bonus thingamajigs compared to the lame & tame CD. It's a monster!
THEE OH SEES Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In LP
*** "The Mamas & The Papas run through a seriously bent garage blender went out of print and is now re-released on vinyl. AMAZING cover art!"
PALACE BROTHERS Days In The Wake LP / CD
PALACE BROTHERS There Is No One What Will LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
IGGY POP Idiot LP
IGGY POP Lust For Life LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRANKIE ROSE & THE OUTS Frankie Rose & The Outs LP
*** "Drummist in Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls heads deeper into the clouds with a seriously ghostly golden-oldie groove. Cocteau Twins meets Shangri-Las?"
TY SEGALL & MIKAL CRONIN Reverse Shark Attack LP
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "TY SEGALL and MIKAL CRONIN bust out a ten-track delight of psychedelic danceable garage rock and effects-ridden psychedelia -- loud guitars, pounding rhythms and vocal harmonies. The B-side is simply insane." Limited to 1,000 copies.
MIKE SIMONETTI That Look 12"
*** "MIKE SIMONETTI, head of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER, digs deep for super obscure house tracks from the early 1990s and edits them into insane, explosive gems few have heard." See also: PERSEO EDITS on CD!
SPACEMEN 3 Performance LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
STRANGE BOYS Be Brave LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TOBACCO Fucked Up Friends LP / CD
TOBACCO Maniac Meat 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
WEEN God Ween Satan 2xLP
WEEN Mollusk LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** "Over a three year period in the late 1990s, CHARLIE BROOKS embarked on two long field recording trips in the remote north Madagasikara. This single LP collection compiles seventeen tracks and adds a twelve page booklet of photography and notes." On MISSISSIPPI.
JAMES BLACKSHAW All Is Falling LP+MP3
*** "The ultra savant of 12-string mantra cycles expands further into cinematic, orchestral glory--an orgy of pathways to the sublime replete with swirling string cycles and wind instruments augmenting his extended pointillist flurries."
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY I See A Darkness LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ease Down The Road LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & MATT SWEENEY Superwolf LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BORIS Absolutego 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DEMON'S CLAWS Defrosting Of... LP
*** "Part Gun Club, part Back from the Grave, part lo-fi distorted crunch, part young Mick Jagger with a mouth full of pills, all delivered with a weird, backwoods creepiness. Americana-tinged blues-punk death trip."
THE FORGETTERS Forgetters 2x7"+MP3
*** "Forgetters is a three-piece Brooklyn formed in 2009 by Blake Schwarzenbach (JAWBREAKER), Caroline Paquita (Bitchin'), and Kevin Mahon (Against Me!) to explore the parameters of the power trio as a vehicle to convey sonic and verbal ideas. Expect comedy, tragedy, tea and sympathy."
GALAXIE 500 On Fire LP
GALAXIE 500 This Is Our Music LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEIL HAMBURGER Hot February Night LP
*** "Mix a couple drinks and listen to America’s Funnyman, Neil Hamburger, as he lives and dies the comedy life that all the greats have lived, too. Hot February Night is truly a brush with greatness."
HAWKWIND Hawkwind LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
INTELLIGENCE Males LP+MP3
*** "As powerful as a punch in the face by Mike Tyson but with the velvet touch of a dandy fop. Marrying buzzsaw punk, DIY post-punk, ramshackle garage (as in played by The Fall -- not the Chesterfield Kings), and pop hooks aplenty."
L’ORCHESTRE NATIONAL A DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI L’orchestre National A De La Republique Du Mali LP
*** "An album of incredible Malian music reissued for the first time since the 1970s. Eight tracks with beautiful vocals and guitar work. This is the second in a series of six Mali music LPs Mississippi will be reissuing from Sterns."
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM s/t LP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound Of Silver 2xLP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LUNGFISH Pass & Stow LP+MP3
*** BACK IN PRINT!
DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE Visionary Pangs LP
*** “On Visionary Pangs, Dan presents four short songs and two long song-cycles in proud tradition of English underground tune smiths which includes Mark E. Smith and Syd Barrett.” Limited to 500 copies!
NDF Since We Last Met 12"
*** "NDF offer music almost perfectly summed up in their own words as 'dance music twilit by…melancholy.' Handclaps, keys and a sparse, bassy percussive loops. Side-B is a remix of the title track from superstar RICARDO VILLALOBOS."
OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon 2xLP+MORE
*** NOW ON VINYL! New album by OP is ca-razy! The vinyl includes a veritable cornucopia of bonus thingamajigs compared to the lame & tame CD. It's a monster!
THEE OH SEES Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In LP
*** "The Mamas & The Papas run through a seriously bent garage blender went out of print and is now re-released on vinyl. AMAZING cover art!"
PALACE BROTHERS Days In The Wake LP / CD
PALACE BROTHERS There Is No One What Will LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
IGGY POP Idiot LP
IGGY POP Lust For Life LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRANKIE ROSE & THE OUTS Frankie Rose & The Outs LP
*** "Drummist in Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls heads deeper into the clouds with a seriously ghostly golden-oldie groove. Cocteau Twins meets Shangri-Las?"
TY SEGALL & MIKAL CRONIN Reverse Shark Attack LP
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "TY SEGALL and MIKAL CRONIN bust out a ten-track delight of psychedelic danceable garage rock and effects-ridden psychedelia -- loud guitars, pounding rhythms and vocal harmonies. The B-side is simply insane." Limited to 1,000 copies.
MIKE SIMONETTI That Look 12"
*** "MIKE SIMONETTI, head of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER, digs deep for super obscure house tracks from the early 1990s and edits them into insane, explosive gems few have heard." See also: PERSEO EDITS on CD!
SPACEMEN 3 Performance LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
STRANGE BOYS Be Brave LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TOBACCO Fucked Up Friends LP / CD
TOBACCO Maniac Meat 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
WEEN God Ween Satan 2xLP
WEEN Mollusk LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Jimi, Lo Borges, Stereolab, Tyvek, Congotronics, Apple
v/a COME & GET IT: The Best Of Apple Records CD
*** "The first commercially issued multi-artist compilation in the APPLE label’s history. This 21-track compilation of singles ranges from the folk-rooted tunes of Mary Hopkin and James Taylor, and the energetic rock of Badfinger and Jackie Lomax, to the deep soul of Doris Troy and Billy Preston."
v/a PERSEO EDITS Vol. 1 CD
*** "Collecting the first three 12-inches on the new Perseo label (a spin-off of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER) on one CD, plus a bonus MIKE SIMONETTI track not available anywhere else. Features cuts by BOTTIN, M. VOGEL and Mike Simonetti. Eight tracks in all.
v/a TRADI-MODS VS. ROCKERS: Alternative Takes On Congotronics 2xCD
*** "A diverse range of artists to commit their enthusiasm for CONGOTRONICS to tape to tape, on a double CD." Feat. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, DEERHOOF, JUANA MOLINA, ANDREW BIRD, MARK ERNESTUS, MICACHU & THE SHAPES, ONEIDA, OPTIMO, JOLIE HOLLAND, GLENN KOTCHE and more.
LO BORGES Lo Borges CD
*** RECOMMENDED "LO BORGES’ '72 solo debut is a stunning piece of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop music. Combining influences ranging from soul, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and bossa nova with brilliant musicianship and wild arrangements, Lo Borges, is one of the finest Brazilian records of the 1970s, if not ever."
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DIPLO Chasing The Dragon CD
*** ”Take a sixty-minute psychedelic journey into the mind of Diplo with a new mix consisting of mostly 60’s and 70's garage rock and soul from all across the globe. Only the most dedicated of crate diggers could put this all together. No track list.”
EFTERKLANG Tripper CD
*** "Efterklang's music whispers like thunder, combining glacial strings, febrile electronic rhythms, hushed male-female vocals and a Greenlandic choir. Tripper captures the intricate majesty of the best film soundtracks and most evocative classical works."
JIMI HENDRIX West Coast Seattle Boy CD
*** "WCSB tracks Jimi's incredible journey from R&B sideman to international acclaim presenting the most sought after of Jimi's pre-Experience recordings as a sideman for The Isley Brothers, Don Covay, Little Richard and others."
BRIAN MCBRIDE Effective Disconnect CD
*** From BRIAN MCBRIDE (one-half of the STARS OF THE LID): “I purposely distanced myself from the more continuous architecture employed in my previous recordings in favor of several mini-suites, striving for a more overt hopeful quality.”
SEELAND How To Live CD
*** "Seeland is made up of heavyhitters in England's "Retro-Futurist Electronic Scene" having done time in BROADCAST and PLONE. Often mentioned alongside "hauntology" bands ala Ghostbox, Seeland plays chugging Neu grooves and soft-focus psychedelic electronics -- like Joe Meek meets Kraftwerk, or The Blue Nile produced by White Noise."
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUN ARAW Off Duty CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Flip the vision and make it all the way down, it's your party. Chilled exhalation, all cold sweat and steam vents. AM radio ghosts, whispering again of that heavier zone: pure secret sun-day, sacred rest."
TWIN SHADOW Forget CD
*** "Synth-swept soundscapes, glimmers of gossamer dance music, and full-on power balladry released & produced by GRIZZLY BEAR's Chris Taylor. A 40-minute waking dream where bedroom music meets B-movies."
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
ROBERT WYATT / ATZMON / STEPHEN For The Ghosts Within CD
*** "The Ghosts Within is a new collaboration between Robert Wyatt, saxophonist/composer Gilad Atzmon and violinist/composer Ros Stephen featuring Wyatt originals & standards."
*** "The first commercially issued multi-artist compilation in the APPLE label’s history. This 21-track compilation of singles ranges from the folk-rooted tunes of Mary Hopkin and James Taylor, and the energetic rock of Badfinger and Jackie Lomax, to the deep soul of Doris Troy and Billy Preston."
v/a PERSEO EDITS Vol. 1 CD
*** "Collecting the first three 12-inches on the new Perseo label (a spin-off of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER) on one CD, plus a bonus MIKE SIMONETTI track not available anywhere else. Features cuts by BOTTIN, M. VOGEL and Mike Simonetti. Eight tracks in all.
v/a TRADI-MODS VS. ROCKERS: Alternative Takes On Congotronics 2xCD
*** "A diverse range of artists to commit their enthusiasm for CONGOTRONICS to tape to tape, on a double CD." Feat. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, DEERHOOF, JUANA MOLINA, ANDREW BIRD, MARK ERNESTUS, MICACHU & THE SHAPES, ONEIDA, OPTIMO, JOLIE HOLLAND, GLENN KOTCHE and more.
LO BORGES Lo Borges CD
*** RECOMMENDED "LO BORGES’ '72 solo debut is a stunning piece of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop music. Combining influences ranging from soul, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and bossa nova with brilliant musicianship and wild arrangements, Lo Borges, is one of the finest Brazilian records of the 1970s, if not ever."
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DIPLO Chasing The Dragon CD
*** ”Take a sixty-minute psychedelic journey into the mind of Diplo with a new mix consisting of mostly 60’s and 70's garage rock and soul from all across the globe. Only the most dedicated of crate diggers could put this all together. No track list.”
EFTERKLANG Tripper CD
*** "Efterklang's music whispers like thunder, combining glacial strings, febrile electronic rhythms, hushed male-female vocals and a Greenlandic choir. Tripper captures the intricate majesty of the best film soundtracks and most evocative classical works."
JIMI HENDRIX West Coast Seattle Boy CD
*** "WCSB tracks Jimi's incredible journey from R&B sideman to international acclaim presenting the most sought after of Jimi's pre-Experience recordings as a sideman for The Isley Brothers, Don Covay, Little Richard and others."
BRIAN MCBRIDE Effective Disconnect CD
*** From BRIAN MCBRIDE (one-half of the STARS OF THE LID): “I purposely distanced myself from the more continuous architecture employed in my previous recordings in favor of several mini-suites, striving for a more overt hopeful quality.”
SEELAND How To Live CD
*** "Seeland is made up of heavyhitters in England's "Retro-Futurist Electronic Scene" having done time in BROADCAST and PLONE. Often mentioned alongside "hauntology" bands ala Ghostbox, Seeland plays chugging Neu grooves and soft-focus psychedelic electronics -- like Joe Meek meets Kraftwerk, or The Blue Nile produced by White Noise."
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUN ARAW Off Duty CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Flip the vision and make it all the way down, it's your party. Chilled exhalation, all cold sweat and steam vents. AM radio ghosts, whispering again of that heavier zone: pure secret sun-day, sacred rest."
TWIN SHADOW Forget CD
*** "Synth-swept soundscapes, glimmers of gossamer dance music, and full-on power balladry released & produced by GRIZZLY BEAR's Chris Taylor. A 40-minute waking dream where bedroom music meets B-movies."
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
ROBERT WYATT / ATZMON / STEPHEN For The Ghosts Within CD
*** "The Ghosts Within is a new collaboration between Robert Wyatt, saxophonist/composer Gilad Atzmon and violinist/composer Ros Stephen featuring Wyatt originals & standards."
10 November 2010
EVENTS - Jury Duty, my baby!
JURY DUTY - Friday, November 26 @ Elks Lodge
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party) but no ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) this time out. Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $5 / 10:30PM
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party) but no ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) this time out. Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $5 / 10:30PM
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - ODDSAC!
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Oddsac DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ODDSAC is a feature film collaboration between Animal Collective and Danny Perez. Co-conceived by and stars Animal Collective, ODDSAC is a dense and surreal layering of audio and visual elements that eschews conventional narrative to create a visceral viewing experience."
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ODDSAC is a feature film collaboration between Animal Collective and Danny Perez. Co-conceived by and stars Animal Collective, ODDSAC is a dense and surreal layering of audio and visual elements that eschews conventional narrative to create a visceral viewing experience."
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Nico, Sufjan Stevens, Modest Mouse, Mulatu, Maserati & more!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MULATU ASTATKE Timeless 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NICO The Marble Index LP
*** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "Like a bolt from heaven, Nico cast off the understated pace of her work as chanteuse of the Velvet Underground for the relentlessly bleak and cobalt-blue cool avant-garde stylings of The Marble Index employing the harmonium as a lead instrument."
NIGHTLANDS Forget The Mantra LP
*** "Delicate, chiming strings and bubbling synths beneath a blanket of choral vocal arrangements, dreamy jams dealing with themes of anxiety, fear and the limits of concentration."
SUFJAN STEVENS The BQE 2xLP+BOOKS+FLAC
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MULATU ASTATKE Timeless 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NICO The Marble Index LP
*** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "Like a bolt from heaven, Nico cast off the understated pace of her work as chanteuse of the Velvet Underground for the relentlessly bleak and cobalt-blue cool avant-garde stylings of The Marble Index employing the harmonium as a lead instrument."
NIGHTLANDS Forget The Mantra LP
*** "Delicate, chiming strings and bubbling synths beneath a blanket of choral vocal arrangements, dreamy jams dealing with themes of anxiety, fear and the limits of concentration."
SUFJAN STEVENS The BQE 2xLP+BOOKS+FLAC
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Tallest Man on Earth, Shigeto, Modest Mouse, Madlib & more
v/a BROKEN HEARTS & DIRTY WINDOWS CD
*** "Today's avant-roots renaissance owes a great debt to John Prine. 12 newly-recorded versions of classic Prine songs by My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more."
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE Once Around CD
*** "Wilco side homies go AM 1970s, their melodies unfurling effortlessly while also unmistakably setting the hook, not to be easily shaken. Thinking man's easy listening."
CEE-LO GREEN The Lady Killer CD
*** "Cee-Lo Green's first solo work in more than six years, sees the endlessly inventive singer/writer/rapper/producer continuing to push hip-hop and soul's creative envelope."
HOW TO DRESS WELL Love Remains CD
*** "A true pioneer of genre-bending, How to Dress Well has been garnering endless crossover support from both the indie rock and hip-hop worlds. His style has been dubbed 'lo-fi R&B'."
KID CUDI Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager CD
*** Already sold out!
ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN In Session... CD+DVD
*** "On December 6, 1983, legendary blues guitarist Albert King joined his disciple Stevie Ray Vaughan on a Canadian sound stage for the live music television series In Session. Magic happened."
MADLIB Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul CD
*** "The sweetest installation yet! With Black Soul, MADLIB is digging deep to give you a mix of 60s and 70s soul and funk unlike you've ever heard."
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MUSE Hullabaloo Soundtrack 2xCD
*** Doods recorded themselves playing live & turned it into a release. If only it were always that easy!
N.E.R.D. Nothing CD
*** "The sound of NOTHING, through its 14 tracks, is decidedly stripped down - like their debut - but no less powerful. NOTHING is a rock `n roll soul album."
THE OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon CD
*** "In order to achieve their vision for a deeper, more enveloping sonic experience, The Octopus Project built the 'hexadecagon' - an eight-speaker, eight-screen live show. Then they figured out how to make it an album."
JONATHAN RICHMAN O Moon, Queen Of Night On Earth CD
*** "As the title suggests, this outing finds Richman looking up to the lonely night sky during the wee small hours - when time slows down and everything is as melancholy as it is beautiful."
SHIGETO Full Circle LP+CD / CD
*** RECOMMENDED It's too difficult to pull a couple lines from the press release; this album is a monster & people are freaking out. Read more here:
http://ghostly.com/releases/full-circle
ELLIOTT SMITH An Introduction To... CD
*** "14 tracks compiled from all seven of Elliott Smith's albums (including his albums on Geffen) -- an introduction to one of the greatest songwriters of our era."
SOFT CIRCLE Shore Obsessed LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Hisham Bharoocha was one of the founding members of Lightning Bolt, Black Dice, Pixeltan & now: epic adventure of rhythmic drums and looped-out guitars! One of a kind amazingness, much like Ravi Shankar meets ESG in space!"
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life CD
*** "A lesson in mutant jungle, My So-Called Life rips up the taste and decency rulebook and mashes up 10 songs in the characteristic style of breakcore king Venetian Snares."
*** "Today's avant-roots renaissance owes a great debt to John Prine. 12 newly-recorded versions of classic Prine songs by My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more."
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE Once Around CD
*** "Wilco side homies go AM 1970s, their melodies unfurling effortlessly while also unmistakably setting the hook, not to be easily shaken. Thinking man's easy listening."
CEE-LO GREEN The Lady Killer CD
*** "Cee-Lo Green's first solo work in more than six years, sees the endlessly inventive singer/writer/rapper/producer continuing to push hip-hop and soul's creative envelope."
HOW TO DRESS WELL Love Remains CD
*** "A true pioneer of genre-bending, How to Dress Well has been garnering endless crossover support from both the indie rock and hip-hop worlds. His style has been dubbed 'lo-fi R&B'."
KID CUDI Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager CD
*** Already sold out!
ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN In Session... CD+DVD
*** "On December 6, 1983, legendary blues guitarist Albert King joined his disciple Stevie Ray Vaughan on a Canadian sound stage for the live music television series In Session. Magic happened."
MADLIB Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul CD
*** "The sweetest installation yet! With Black Soul, MADLIB is digging deep to give you a mix of 60s and 70s soul and funk unlike you've ever heard."
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MUSE Hullabaloo Soundtrack 2xCD
*** Doods recorded themselves playing live & turned it into a release. If only it were always that easy!
N.E.R.D. Nothing CD
*** "The sound of NOTHING, through its 14 tracks, is decidedly stripped down - like their debut - but no less powerful. NOTHING is a rock `n roll soul album."
THE OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon CD
*** "In order to achieve their vision for a deeper, more enveloping sonic experience, The Octopus Project built the 'hexadecagon' - an eight-speaker, eight-screen live show. Then they figured out how to make it an album."
JONATHAN RICHMAN O Moon, Queen Of Night On Earth CD
*** "As the title suggests, this outing finds Richman looking up to the lonely night sky during the wee small hours - when time slows down and everything is as melancholy as it is beautiful."
SHIGETO Full Circle LP+CD / CD
*** RECOMMENDED It's too difficult to pull a couple lines from the press release; this album is a monster & people are freaking out. Read more here:
http://ghostly.com/releases/full-circle
ELLIOTT SMITH An Introduction To... CD
*** "14 tracks compiled from all seven of Elliott Smith's albums (including his albums on Geffen) -- an introduction to one of the greatest songwriters of our era."
SOFT CIRCLE Shore Obsessed LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Hisham Bharoocha was one of the founding members of Lightning Bolt, Black Dice, Pixeltan & now: epic adventure of rhythmic drums and looped-out guitars! One of a kind amazingness, much like Ravi Shankar meets ESG in space!"
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life CD
*** "A lesson in mutant jungle, My So-Called Life rips up the taste and decency rulebook and mashes up 10 songs in the characteristic style of breakcore king Venetian Snares."
02 November 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, and sights previously unseen. 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 more) 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, and sights previously unseen. 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 more) 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 - Burroughs!
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS Thee Films 1950s-1960s DVD
*** RECOMMENDED Thee Films compiles all the films made by Burroughs, BRION GYSIN, and ANTHONY BALCH at the onset of the 1960s, from "relatively straightforward attempt(s) to capture the essence of Burroughs writing on film" to the cinematic representation of the cut up method." 120 minutes; 5.1 Audio/5.1 Surround Sound.
*** RECOMMENDED Thee Films compiles all the films made by Burroughs, BRION GYSIN, and ANTHONY BALCH at the onset of the 1960s, from "relatively straightforward attempt(s) to capture the essence of Burroughs writing on film" to the cinematic representation of the cut up method." 120 minutes; 5.1 Audio/5.1 Surround Sound.
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 CS
*** "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 CS
*** "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."
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