ALEX DELIVERY Star Destroyer CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Think Can or Faust all mashed up with the personal disco of Arthur Russell. Think of the electric organ of Terry Riley's Shri Camel, slowly morphing and perpetually in motion, but remaining in step with a guitar-less and Moroder-charged Sparks. And think of a more composed Dead C, where Michael Morley sings about Big Thunder Mountain while holding a beach ball in one hand and fending off the digital shards of musique concrete humming around his ears with the other."
BAD BRAINS Build A Nation CD
*** Bad Brains first new album in years, featuring all four original members no less. It's the classic Brains formula: HC & reggae. Produced by MCA of the BEASTIES and recorded at BEASTIES' studio.
FRANK BLACK 93-03 2xCD
*** The first best-of compilation of Black Francis' solo career following the first demise of Pixies.
CEX Sketchi CD
*** "Cex's densest, darkest, and longest album to date; slow-moving ambient dirges that are heavy on the beats and light on vocals (being instrumental and all). There are sounds in these songs that you will swear are not of this world, and truth be told, you never know with the Cex man. Strictly limited to 1,000 copies."
DON CHERRY Hear & Now CD
*** 1977 album re-released! This ain't smooth jazz!
DOG DAY Night Group CD
*** RECOMMENDED "In many ways a pop group's success hinges on their ability to write memorable songs. Dog Day's Night Group not only delivers in this sense, but also shows how simple tunes can convey meaning, beauty, and honesty. Night Group shares qualities of classics like The Smith's The Queen Is Dead, or more recently Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped, which despite their extensive productions, sound effortless and raw."
GANG GANG DANCE Retina Riddim CD+DVD
*** "Gang Gang Dance's first ever DVD release, Retina Riddim. This film was made by Gang Gang Dance member, and visual artist, Brian DeGraw. Retina Riddim is by no means a tour film, documentary, live video, or anything as remotely stringent. Included on the DVD is a fan film, GGDbyOP, shot and edited on the road by Oliver Payne, a friend of the band's. As an added bonus Retina Riddim also contains an audio CD cut together by Degraw specifically for this release, and a fold-out poster designed by Mr. DeGraw. Retina Riddim is both a document of Gang Gang Dance's progress over the past few years, and a look forward to the direction they are moving in."
GONG You CD
*** Re-release with new artwork of Gong's psychedelic space-rock brilliance. Shocker. Wild. Considered to be their magnum opus by some.
GRIZZLY BEAR Horn Of Plenty 2xCD
*** NOW IN STOCK! The first album by the Grizzlers featuring a bonus disc with remixes by DNTEL, SOFT PINK TRUTH (Drew of MATMOS), FINAL FANTASY, EFTERKLANG, THE CASTANETS, SOLIX, RUSTY SANTOS (Animal Collective bro), and more.
THE HENTCHMEN Hentch-Forth. Five. CD
*** "A first-time-on-CD reissue of the 1998 Hentch-Forth album from Detroit garage rockers THE HENTCHMEN along with friend and compadre JACK WHITE (THE WHITE STRIPES). Originally released the same day as the second White Stripes 7-inch (both records on Italy), the album's nine tracks have been remixed and digitally remastered to sound as the band and Jack had originally intended. Also included are all four songs from the Ham And Oil instrumental 7-inch, and one previously unheard gem."
METRIC Grow Up And Blow Away CD
*** An early, toned down release when Metric was a two-piece. Hot pants!
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND Tear It Down CD
*** "My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden has decided to set loose her bobby pins and let her hair fly on the ambient dance floor. Her latest semi-collaboration with 13 different remixers, entitled "Tear It Down", reworks songs from the highly acclaimed album, "Bring Me The Workhorse" featuring tracks by Alias, Lusine, Murcof, Stakka and Gold Chains. Oh, it's international too! With diplomatic representatives from Belgium, France, Mexico, The UK and America (East and West Coasts baby!), the remixes range from drum-n-bass, to glitchy ambient, minimalism, and get-your-booty-on-the-dance-floor club music."
SOUP Soup CD
*** NILS PETER MOLVAER on trumpet and electronics, BUCKETHEAD on guitar, BERNIE WORRELL on keyboards, LILI HAYDEN on violin, KARL BERGER on strings, and then some.
29 June 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: VINYL ))))) Limited edition Tomlab 7"s, Vietnam, restocks
ISLANDS S 7"
*** "Ex-UNICORNS ultra-limited 7" featuring two exclusive songs--one a fresh take on a leftover from their debut and the other is their first recording as Islands. I'd love to tell you the titles but then you might download them."
MICROPHONES Live In Japan LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TUSSLE R 7"
*** "TUSSLE plays a deep mixture of minimal techno backed by a classic Bass vs. Drums setup. This ultra-limited 7" features a remix by Jona Bechtolt (YACHT/THE BLOW) and a sneak taster of TUSSLE's third album for 2007."
VIETNAM ep #1 12"
*** "The first of three limited edition twelve inch EPs from VietNam. Each of the three features a track from the band's self-titled full-length, along with tracks recorded recently at the band's Freedom School Compound, a store-front apartment/studio that the band shares with producer Matt Boyton in Brooklyn, NY. These recordings capture the band cutting loose, writing and recording at their will, and form a perfect counterpoint to their professionally recorded full-length."
*** "Ex-UNICORNS ultra-limited 7" featuring two exclusive songs--one a fresh take on a leftover from their debut and the other is their first recording as Islands. I'd love to tell you the titles but then you might download them."
MICROPHONES Live In Japan LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TUSSLE R 7"
*** "TUSSLE plays a deep mixture of minimal techno backed by a classic Bass vs. Drums setup. This ultra-limited 7" features a remix by Jona Bechtolt (YACHT/THE BLOW) and a sneak taster of TUSSLE's third album for 2007."
VIETNAM ep #1 12"
*** "The first of three limited edition twelve inch EPs from VietNam. Each of the three features a track from the band's self-titled full-length, along with tracks recorded recently at the band's Freedom School Compound, a store-front apartment/studio that the band shares with producer Matt Boyton in Brooklyn, NY. These recordings capture the band cutting loose, writing and recording at their will, and form a perfect counterpoint to their professionally recorded full-length."
26 June 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS ))))) Ryan Adams, Beastie Boys, Brian Ferry
RYAN ADAMS Easy Tiger CD
*** "I won't say Adams is the best North American singer-songwriter since Neil Young...but I won't say he isn't, either. What I know is there has never been a Ryan Adams record quite as strong and together as Easy Tiger. The songs themselves are beautiful--the lyrics tightly focused and brief, the feeling one of melancholy calm that will probably be a revelation to fans that remember the old, sometimes angry Ryan Adams." - Stephen King. Yeah, seriously.
BEASTIE BOYS The Mix-Up CD
*** "The first-ever full album of all new instrumental material!"
BRIAN FERRY Dylanesque CD
*** Roxy's top bro sings 11 of Dylan's classics.
GORE GORE GIRLS Get The Gore CD
*** "To appreciate this music, you have to have a streak of wildness, a fierce independence of spirit, and an absolute belief in the unusual, the strange, the unpredictable, the offbeat, and even the generally unacceptable." - HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS.
GRATEFUL DEAD Three From The Vault 2xCD
*** "Long-delayed final installment in the historic From The Vault series. It's a full-concert gem from long-heralded '71 Port Chester, NY, run."
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN The Essential 2xCD
*** "The consummate guitar god! Nearly three hours of music, including works by THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, MILES DAVIS, JACK BRUCE, THE TONY WILLIAMS LIFETIME, SANTANA, CHICK COREA, THE GUITAR TRIO and more."
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, JACO PASTORIUS, & TONY WILLIAMS Trio Of Doom CD
*** "The show you've waited 28 years to get into! Three titans of '70s electric jazz/rock first ever release of their one explosive live show from the historic 1979 Havana Jam in Cuba plus their one subsequent recording session. Liner notes of McLaughlin."
OXBOW The Narcotic Story CD
*** "The sixth chambered installment of a suiciide that plays itself out on the hustings of a substanced and principled addiction to failure while the band plays on." Yes!
PHAROAHE MONCH Desire CD
*** The new and controversial album from the Pharoahe. Featuring ERYKAH BADU, DWELE, and TOWER OF POWER.
SOCIAL DISTORTION Greatest Hits CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of them! Somehow they only came up with 11 tunes from their entire career to highlight.
*** "I won't say Adams is the best North American singer-songwriter since Neil Young...but I won't say he isn't, either. What I know is there has never been a Ryan Adams record quite as strong and together as Easy Tiger. The songs themselves are beautiful--the lyrics tightly focused and brief, the feeling one of melancholy calm that will probably be a revelation to fans that remember the old, sometimes angry Ryan Adams." - Stephen King. Yeah, seriously.
BEASTIE BOYS The Mix-Up CD
*** "The first-ever full album of all new instrumental material!"
BRIAN FERRY Dylanesque CD
*** Roxy's top bro sings 11 of Dylan's classics.
GORE GORE GIRLS Get The Gore CD
*** "To appreciate this music, you have to have a streak of wildness, a fierce independence of spirit, and an absolute belief in the unusual, the strange, the unpredictable, the offbeat, and even the generally unacceptable." - HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS.
GRATEFUL DEAD Three From The Vault 2xCD
*** "Long-delayed final installment in the historic From The Vault series. It's a full-concert gem from long-heralded '71 Port Chester, NY, run."
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN The Essential 2xCD
*** "The consummate guitar god! Nearly three hours of music, including works by THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, MILES DAVIS, JACK BRUCE, THE TONY WILLIAMS LIFETIME, SANTANA, CHICK COREA, THE GUITAR TRIO and more."
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, JACO PASTORIUS, & TONY WILLIAMS Trio Of Doom CD
*** "The show you've waited 28 years to get into! Three titans of '70s electric jazz/rock first ever release of their one explosive live show from the historic 1979 Havana Jam in Cuba plus their one subsequent recording session. Liner notes of McLaughlin."
OXBOW The Narcotic Story CD
*** "The sixth chambered installment of a suiciide that plays itself out on the hustings of a substanced and principled addiction to failure while the band plays on." Yes!
PHAROAHE MONCH Desire CD
*** The new and controversial album from the Pharoahe. Featuring ERYKAH BADU, DWELE, and TOWER OF POWER.
SOCIAL DISTORTION Greatest Hits CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of them! Somehow they only came up with 11 tunes from their entire career to highlight.
25 June 2007
( NEWS ) Wazoo on Amazon!
Dear readers,
it wasn't long ago that Wazoo opened an Amazon storefront to reach new customers with strange and collectible music. We've linked the virtual storefront below. If interested, take a look and let us know if there's something from over 300 listings that you might be interested in. If you'd like to purchase something, don't hesitate to call us or stop by. We'll remove the item from our listing and sell it to you at to additional cost.
21 June 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CD ))))) Chromeo, Tomahawk, Prefuse side projects, Mouse on Mars + Mark E. Smith
CHROMEO Fancyfootwork CD
*** "The sex, the beats, the dream, the suits, the gloves, the laughs, the tears, the past and the future."
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE The Fragile Army CD
***"Probably the Poly's best and deepest album yet!" - David Bowie.
SAVATH & SAVALAS Golden Pollen CD
*** The latest strange samba album from PREFUSE and co. Featuring Jose Gonzalez. Produced by Guillermo Scott Herren (PREFUSE 73) & TORTOISE's John McEntire.
TOMAHAWK Anonymous CD
*** MIKE PATTON and a slew of other jerks are back with an album of...original arrangments inspired by Native American material from the late 19th century! Interesting!
VON SUDENFED Tromatic Reflexxions CD
*** RECOMMENDED. "This is the debut by a trio formed by Mark E. Smith of The Fall along with Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner of Mouse On Mars. It combines the genre-smashing attack of early millennia club music with Smith's free-associating visionary wordplay. The riffs and rhythms come together from many different places, with synths, samplers, and sequencers all firing off. It's not a band, it's a free-flowing collectivist dance generator - a futurist sound system."
*** "The sex, the beats, the dream, the suits, the gloves, the laughs, the tears, the past and the future."
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE The Fragile Army CD
***"Probably the Poly's best and deepest album yet!" - David Bowie.
SAVATH & SAVALAS Golden Pollen CD
*** The latest strange samba album from PREFUSE and co. Featuring Jose Gonzalez. Produced by Guillermo Scott Herren (PREFUSE 73) & TORTOISE's John McEntire.
TOMAHAWK Anonymous CD
*** MIKE PATTON and a slew of other jerks are back with an album of...original arrangments inspired by Native American material from the late 19th century! Interesting!
VON SUDENFED Tromatic Reflexxions CD
*** RECOMMENDED. "This is the debut by a trio formed by Mark E. Smith of The Fall along with Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner of Mouse On Mars. It combines the genre-smashing attack of early millennia club music with Smith's free-associating visionary wordplay. The riffs and rhythms come together from many different places, with synths, samplers, and sequencers all firing off. It's not a band, it's a free-flowing collectivist dance generator - a futurist sound system."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: DVD ))))) Decasia, Paper Rad, Wilco, Lightning Bolt
Bill Morrison DECASIA: THE STATE OF DECAY DVD
*** "Created by award-winning avant-garde director Bill Morrison, DECASIA was edited entirely from found film footage left in archives that had decayed over time. The severe emulsion deterioration reveals the film stock in its basic chemical form and the images are stripped to their most primitive emotional state. The film was shaped to Michael Gordon's moving symphony performed by the 55-piece basel sinfonietta. The soundtrack is decaying itself: Gordon took the orchestra to musical extremes by detuning the instruments and using prepared pianos to further emphasize the powerful hallucinatory visual experience."
*** A sprawling tour film documenting Rhode Island's most infamous noise band. Hilarious and intense. Includes fridge scene.
PAPER RAD Taking Out The Trash/Faces In The Trash DVD
*** "PAPER RAD is a Pittsburgh, PA/Northampton, MA collective. This collective first started churning out cortex hemorrhaging lysergia comics and moved on to bands, videos, snack foods and installations. Past videos for the band for bands have included LIGHTNING BOLT and the PICK A WINNER video compilation. Think of this group showing up to the 80’s dance party with tazers and ketamine, and you waking up at the bottom of the ball tank at CHUCK E. CHEESE. Not suitable for work, but definitely suitable for family occasions!"
WILCO I Am Trying To Break Your Heart DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** "Created by award-winning avant-garde director Bill Morrison, DECASIA was edited entirely from found film footage left in archives that had decayed over time. The severe emulsion deterioration reveals the film stock in its basic chemical form and the images are stripped to their most primitive emotional state. The film was shaped to Michael Gordon's moving symphony performed by the 55-piece basel sinfonietta. The soundtrack is decaying itself: Gordon took the orchestra to musical extremes by detuning the instruments and using prepared pianos to further emphasize the powerful hallucinatory visual experience."
- Decasia: The State Of Decay [clip]
*** A sprawling tour film documenting Rhode Island's most infamous noise band. Hilarious and intense. Includes fridge scene.
PAPER RAD Taking Out The Trash/Faces In The Trash DVD
*** "PAPER RAD is a Pittsburgh, PA/Northampton, MA collective. This collective first started churning out cortex hemorrhaging lysergia comics and moved on to bands, videos, snack foods and installations. Past videos for the band for bands have included LIGHTNING BOLT and the PICK A WINNER video compilation. Think of this group showing up to the 80’s dance party with tazers and ketamine, and you waking up at the bottom of the ball tank at CHUCK E. CHEESE. Not suitable for work, but definitely suitable for family occasions!"
WILCO I Am Trying To Break Your Heart DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: VINYL ))))) Battles, Panda Bear, White Stripes
BATTLES Atlas 12"
*** Dang! The ultra-fine single from their hot new blast backed by a slick Kompakt remix by DJ KOZE.
BOARDS OF CANADA Trans-Canada Highway LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
EL-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
J DILLA The Shining 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE KNIFE Silent Shout 2xLP
THE KNIFE Silent Shout (Single) 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
PANDA BEAR Take Pills/Bonfire of the Vanities 7"
*** One album cut and one exclusive b-side. So nice!
PANDA BEAR Young Prayer LP
PANDA BEAR Bros 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNIER L'enfant Assassin Des Mouches LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "An inimitable, 45-minute concept LP handcrafted by a bass-driven psychedelic rock group and a heaven-sent 1001 piece orchestral and choral symphony. The album left hip-hop producers alongside progressive rock aficionados crying out for more and more for years to come. This LP was in a league of its very own... or was it? The seldom-sung musical arranger for Melody Nelson, Jean-Claude Vannier, has become one of the most enigmatic names in French-funk; lorded by many as the 'French David Axelrod.' Vannier's name is the lesser-spotted, tell-tale seal of sample-friendly quality when it comes to crate-digging 'en Francais.' "
WHITE STRIPES Icky Thump (Single) 7"
*** White vinyl! Etched on one side! The companion piece to the red 7" included in an issue of the NME.
*** Dang! The ultra-fine single from their hot new blast backed by a slick Kompakt remix by DJ KOZE.
BOARDS OF CANADA Trans-Canada Highway LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
EL-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
J DILLA The Shining 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE KNIFE Silent Shout 2xLP
THE KNIFE Silent Shout (Single) 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
PANDA BEAR Take Pills/Bonfire of the Vanities 7"
*** One album cut and one exclusive b-side. So nice!
PANDA BEAR Young Prayer LP
PANDA BEAR Bros 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNIER L'enfant Assassin Des Mouches LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "An inimitable, 45-minute concept LP handcrafted by a bass-driven psychedelic rock group and a heaven-sent 1001 piece orchestral and choral symphony. The album left hip-hop producers alongside progressive rock aficionados crying out for more and more for years to come. This LP was in a league of its very own... or was it? The seldom-sung musical arranger for Melody Nelson, Jean-Claude Vannier, has become one of the most enigmatic names in French-funk; lorded by many as the 'French David Axelrod.' Vannier's name is the lesser-spotted, tell-tale seal of sample-friendly quality when it comes to crate-digging 'en Francais.' "
WHITE STRIPES Icky Thump (Single) 7"
*** White vinyl! Etched on one side! The companion piece to the red 7" included in an issue of the NME.
19 June 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS ))))) Art Brut, Bumps, Fridge, Jaylib
v/a CHROME CHILDREN Vol. 2 CD
*** 16 new tracks: Madlib, Guilty Simpson, Percee P, James Pants, Aloe Blacc, more.
ELLEN ALLIEN Fabric.34 CD
*** Ellen had this to say about her new blam: “I wanted to do an analogue mix, by hand. I used my favourite records of last year and the newest ones. I like analogue! And I like to hear how one has to manipulate the mix until it’s tight. ...It’s the ideal club mix that I personally would like to hear in a club. It’s also a nice memory for me - I can remember every record being played by myself in a club. And when I now listen to the mix I can recall all the great moments."
ART BRUT It's A Bit Complicated CD
*** "Much like the art movement of the same name, Art Brut are outsiderish, rebellious, punk before punk, and deliciously libertine. Their second full-length is poppier than the first (2004's "Brutlegs"), and with tracks titled "Pump Up The Volume" and "I Will Survive", expect it to be tongue-in-cheek and rancorously funny."
ARTHUR & YU In Camera CD
*** "An album that grapples with the idea of growing up and of letting go. With hazy, layered vocals that float over textural acoustics, In Camera is an album made for forgetting and remembering. Drawing sonic inspiration from the Velvet Underground as well as the studio experimentation of Lee Hazlewood, each track is a study in expansion, centered loosely around chiming guitars and swirling melodies. Built upon nostalgia and exuding a certain warmth that is undeniably earnest, In Camera is their debut."
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE ...And This Is Our Music CD
*** REISSUED!
BUMPS Bumps CD
*** "The three percussion experts behind the seminal indie rock / post rock band Tortoise showcase their rhythmical prowess, coming together for this self-titled concept break beat record entitled Bumps. One of indie rock’s most in-demand master producers of the last decade, Tortoise’s producer/drummer/vibes player John McEntire has worked with a staggering number of artists as engineer, producer and remixer. With Bumps, he lends his talents toward pushing the boundaries of a typical break beat record, fusing influences from funk, Brazilian, Latin and Afrobeat music."
BURIAL CHAMBER TRIO Green LP
*** LP ONLY! Greg Anderson (Sunn0)))), Oren Ambarchi, and Attila Csihar.
FRIDGE The Sun CD
*** "It may have been a while since Fridge's last record (2001's Happiness), but contrary to what some may think the band never went away, never went on sabbatical and certainly never broke up - they just stretched a little at the edges, and ended up with a bigger, wider sound than ever for their new record, The Sun. The pure and simple fun of playing music with friends that you can hear in a garage pours off the record. It's the impulse behind everything the band does. But The Sun is still orchestrated with all the musical intelligence to be heard on the Adem and Four Tet records. Process is key, with the studio itself being integrated as one of the instruments Fridge 'play'. But really it's Fridge's harmonies that hold The Sun together, joining up the dots between their disparate interests and influences. It's not a part of the band's sound that gets recognized enough, but there are plenty of tunes here that will get stuck in your head for weeks.
THE IDLE RACE Back To The Story 2xCD
*** "The complete recorded legacy of Idle Race -- an incredible pre-ELO group that featured some amazing work from a young Jeff Lynne! In a way, the work here is almost more ELO than some of the earliest albums issued by the band a few years later -- more of the pop-styled groove that Lynne would bring to the group during their mighty mid 70s run -- with a great flair for catchy hooks, and a style of production that was in the same flanged-out, cross-speaker compressed mode that would become the Jeff Lynne trademark in years to come."
JAYLIB Champion Sound (Deluxe Ed.) 2xCD
*** "The Detroit-Los Angeles collab that brought two icon hip-hop MCs & producers together. Deluxe 2 disc set includes bonus tracks, remixes, & instrumentals for the first time on CD. Featuring TALIB KWELI, QUASIMOTO, GUILTY SIMPSON, and PERCEE P."
JENNIFER GENTLE The Midnight Room CD
*** "Sub Pop's Italian psychedelic avant-pop explorers are back! Marco Fasolo wrote, performed and produced the entire new album alone in his Ectoplasmic Studio, a rambling old house lost in the foggy plains of Northern Italy, infamous for its previous owner’s suicide by rifle. And, perhaps fittingly, the new record pulses with a nocturnal, feverish, hallucinatory emotional atmosphere, making for a truly unique aural experience. Informed by a deep love for American ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll and European musicians like Nino Rota and Kurt Weill, The Midnight Room is by far the most personal Jennifer Gentle album to date. Focusing on the possibilities of the quintessential rock combo (two guitars, bass and drums) and enriched by swirling keyboard touches, Marco created an album that feels like music from some forgotten amusement park at midnight. T he Midnight Room marries the intensity of primitive rock ‘n’ roll with a renewed taste for a certain kind of typically Italian melody—albeit deconstructed, shattered and broken into tiny little bits. Think of Link Wray, Krysztof Komeda and Federico Fellini rolled into one short, dense, cryptic tour de force. And then think again."
MASERATI Inventions For The New Season CD
*** "The band's sound has evolved so significantly that only shades of the reverb and delay-drenched guitars resemble their previous output. The rhythm section has been overhauled, with Gerhardt Fuchs (!!!, Turing Machine, LCD Soundsystem, The Juan Maclean) replacing Phil Horan on drums. The result is a bloodshot, 3AM soundtrack to a Michael Mann movie that hasn't happened yet; a sweaty, delirious mix of mid-to-late 70s Pink Floyd, German psych-rock, Krautrock, and mid-80s action film scores."
MEMPHIS A Little Place In The Wilderness CD
*** "Sophomore album by STARS singer Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont."
NAPALM DEATH Scum [20th Anniversary Edition] CD+DVD
*** "The classic grindcore album -- 28 tracks, remastered -- with DVD -- 45 minutes of detailedexamination of one of the most confrontational albums of all time including in-depth interviews with Mick Harris!"
WHITE STRIPES Icky Thump CD
*** The new Stripes! And it sounds like a fuckin' dooozy! In the next few months, you'll quite possibly come across many many articles explaining why this is a grand release, from new instrumentation, to the expanded sonic pallete, etc. It's the Stripes!
*** 16 new tracks: Madlib, Guilty Simpson, Percee P, James Pants, Aloe Blacc, more.
ELLEN ALLIEN Fabric.34 CD
*** Ellen had this to say about her new blam: “I wanted to do an analogue mix, by hand. I used my favourite records of last year and the newest ones. I like analogue! And I like to hear how one has to manipulate the mix until it’s tight. ...It’s the ideal club mix that I personally would like to hear in a club. It’s also a nice memory for me - I can remember every record being played by myself in a club. And when I now listen to the mix I can recall all the great moments."
ART BRUT It's A Bit Complicated CD
*** "Much like the art movement of the same name, Art Brut are outsiderish, rebellious, punk before punk, and deliciously libertine. Their second full-length is poppier than the first (2004's "Brutlegs"), and with tracks titled "Pump Up The Volume" and "I Will Survive", expect it to be tongue-in-cheek and rancorously funny."
ARTHUR & YU In Camera CD
*** "An album that grapples with the idea of growing up and of letting go. With hazy, layered vocals that float over textural acoustics, In Camera is an album made for forgetting and remembering. Drawing sonic inspiration from the Velvet Underground as well as the studio experimentation of Lee Hazlewood, each track is a study in expansion, centered loosely around chiming guitars and swirling melodies. Built upon nostalgia and exuding a certain warmth that is undeniably earnest, In Camera is their debut."
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE ...And This Is Our Music CD
*** REISSUED!
BUMPS Bumps CD
*** "The three percussion experts behind the seminal indie rock / post rock band Tortoise showcase their rhythmical prowess, coming together for this self-titled concept break beat record entitled Bumps. One of indie rock’s most in-demand master producers of the last decade, Tortoise’s producer/drummer/vibes player John McEntire has worked with a staggering number of artists as engineer, producer and remixer. With Bumps, he lends his talents toward pushing the boundaries of a typical break beat record, fusing influences from funk, Brazilian, Latin and Afrobeat music."
BURIAL CHAMBER TRIO Green LP
*** LP ONLY! Greg Anderson (Sunn0)))), Oren Ambarchi, and Attila Csihar.
FRIDGE The Sun CD
*** "It may have been a while since Fridge's last record (2001's Happiness), but contrary to what some may think the band never went away, never went on sabbatical and certainly never broke up - they just stretched a little at the edges, and ended up with a bigger, wider sound than ever for their new record, The Sun. The pure and simple fun of playing music with friends that you can hear in a garage pours off the record. It's the impulse behind everything the band does. But The Sun is still orchestrated with all the musical intelligence to be heard on the Adem and Four Tet records. Process is key, with the studio itself being integrated as one of the instruments Fridge 'play'. But really it's Fridge's harmonies that hold The Sun together, joining up the dots between their disparate interests and influences. It's not a part of the band's sound that gets recognized enough, but there are plenty of tunes here that will get stuck in your head for weeks.
THE IDLE RACE Back To The Story 2xCD
*** "The complete recorded legacy of Idle Race -- an incredible pre-ELO group that featured some amazing work from a young Jeff Lynne! In a way, the work here is almost more ELO than some of the earliest albums issued by the band a few years later -- more of the pop-styled groove that Lynne would bring to the group during their mighty mid 70s run -- with a great flair for catchy hooks, and a style of production that was in the same flanged-out, cross-speaker compressed mode that would become the Jeff Lynne trademark in years to come."
JAYLIB Champion Sound (Deluxe Ed.) 2xCD
*** "The Detroit-Los Angeles collab that brought two icon hip-hop MCs & producers together. Deluxe 2 disc set includes bonus tracks, remixes, & instrumentals for the first time on CD. Featuring TALIB KWELI, QUASIMOTO, GUILTY SIMPSON, and PERCEE P."
JENNIFER GENTLE The Midnight Room CD
*** "Sub Pop's Italian psychedelic avant-pop explorers are back! Marco Fasolo wrote, performed and produced the entire new album alone in his Ectoplasmic Studio, a rambling old house lost in the foggy plains of Northern Italy, infamous for its previous owner’s suicide by rifle. And, perhaps fittingly, the new record pulses with a nocturnal, feverish, hallucinatory emotional atmosphere, making for a truly unique aural experience. Informed by a deep love for American ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll and European musicians like Nino Rota and Kurt Weill, The Midnight Room is by far the most personal Jennifer Gentle album to date. Focusing on the possibilities of the quintessential rock combo (two guitars, bass and drums) and enriched by swirling keyboard touches, Marco created an album that feels like music from some forgotten amusement park at midnight. T he Midnight Room marries the intensity of primitive rock ‘n’ roll with a renewed taste for a certain kind of typically Italian melody—albeit deconstructed, shattered and broken into tiny little bits. Think of Link Wray, Krysztof Komeda and Federico Fellini rolled into one short, dense, cryptic tour de force. And then think again."
MASERATI Inventions For The New Season CD
*** "The band's sound has evolved so significantly that only shades of the reverb and delay-drenched guitars resemble their previous output. The rhythm section has been overhauled, with Gerhardt Fuchs (!!!, Turing Machine, LCD Soundsystem, The Juan Maclean) replacing Phil Horan on drums. The result is a bloodshot, 3AM soundtrack to a Michael Mann movie that hasn't happened yet; a sweaty, delirious mix of mid-to-late 70s Pink Floyd, German psych-rock, Krautrock, and mid-80s action film scores."
MEMPHIS A Little Place In The Wilderness CD
*** "Sophomore album by STARS singer Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont."
NAPALM DEATH Scum [20th Anniversary Edition] CD+DVD
*** "The classic grindcore album -- 28 tracks, remastered -- with DVD -- 45 minutes of detailedexamination of one of the most confrontational albums of all time including in-depth interviews with Mick Harris!"
WHITE STRIPES Icky Thump CD
*** The new Stripes! And it sounds like a fuckin' dooozy! In the next few months, you'll quite possibly come across many many articles explaining why this is a grand release, from new instrumentation, to the expanded sonic pallete, etc. It's the Stripes!
18 June 2007
(( RECOMMENDED: NEW RELEASES )) Jennifer Gentle & Bumps
JENNIFER GENTLE The Midnight Room CD"Sub Pop's Italian psychedelic avant-pop explorers are back! Marco Fasolo wrote, performed and produced the entire new album alone in his Ectoplasmic Studio, a rambling old house lost in the foggy plains of Northern Italy, infamous for its previous owner’s suicide by rifle.
And, perhaps fittingly, the new record pulses with a nocturnal, feverish, hallucinatory emotional atmosphere, making for a truly unique aural experience. Informed by a deep love for American ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll and European musicians like Nino Rota and Kurt Weill, The Midnight Room is by far the most personal Jennifer Gentle album to date. Focusing on the possibilities of the quintessential rock combo (two guitars, bass and drums) and enriched by swirling keyboard touches, Marco created an album that feels like music from some forgotten amusement park at midnight. The Midnight Room marries the intensity of primitive rock ‘n’ roll with a renewed taste for a certain kind of typically Italian melody—albeit deconstructed, shattered and broken into tiny little bits. Think of Link Wray, Krysztof Komeda and Federico Fellini rolled into one short, dense, cryptic tour de force. And then think again."
BUMPS Bumps CD"The three percussion experts behind the seminal indie rock/post rock band Tortoise showcase their rhythmical prowess, coming together for this self-titled concept break beat record entitled Bumps.
One of indie rock’s most in-demand master producers of the last decade, Tortoise’s producer/
drummer/vibes player John McEntire has worked with a staggering number of artists as engineer, producer and remixer. With Bumps, he lends his talents toward pushing the boundaries of a typical break beat record, fusing influences from funk, Brazilian, Latin and Afrobeat music."
14 June 2007
(( RECOMMENDED )) INNER SPACE: SVEN LIBAEK'S LIFE AQUATIC
SVEN LIBAEK - Inner Space CD"Trunk is thrilled to present a compilation of the great lost film music from Norwegian composer Sven Libaek, on CD for the very first time. An Australian resident for many years, Libaek is considered one of the most important little-mentioned film composers of all time. These are some of the most desirable recordings out there for film music collectors, jazz heads and beat diggers. Produced between 1965 and 1974, these recordings include sounds from four desirable and exceptionally rare Australian-only scores. The music is modal, beautiful, hypnotic, warm, welcoming and sounds like nothing else on earth. It's where jazz meets the shark, where waltzes meet wildfowl and longboard surfers meet a lively sea of cool flutes and groovy, spacey, moody vibes. Trunk contacted Libaek to see if he had any old vinyl or other recordings kicking about, and he sent a tape of "To Ride A White Horse," a rare recording of his surfing movie soundtrack from 1966 -- one of the earliest and rarest examples of this film music sub-genre. Over the years, the prices of Libaek originals have shot through the roof as interest in his recordings slowly and steadily increase. As soon as you begin listening you'll quickly notice why -- the bright, warm sound that is classic Libaek is irresistible. His melodies are hooky and unusual, and the perfect accompaniment for films about the sea, wildlife and nature. And now you can swim about in it, too."
Sven Libaek recently notoriety when two of his compositions ("Shark Attack Theme" and "Open Sea Theme," included here under their original titles) were used in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic. This is library music at its finest, loved by Stereolab, Broadcast, and Barry 7 among others (releasing Libaek's work spurred the excellent and out-of-print Barry 7's Connectors series of compilations).
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