ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Strawberry Jam 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
THE DECEMBERISTS The Perfect Crime #2 EP
*** Four tracks with remixes by OLIVER STUMM & DOMIE CLAUSEN, DIPLO, JUNIOR BOYS, and TUCKER MARTINE.
PJ HARVEY White Chalk LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
JOY DIVISION Closer LP
JOY DIVISION Unknown Pleasures LP
*** Reissued real nice like -- 180g -- by Rhino.
RADIOHEAD I Might Be Wrong LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
STARS In Our Bedroom After The War 2xLP
*** 180g, double vinyl.
Monday, October 1, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Stars, Mum, Tunng, black metal & more
v/a LA BELLE EPOQUE: EMIs French Girls 1965-1968 CD
*** A fantastic selection of chanteuse pop, once import-only and now available domestically.
AMP FIDDLER Afro Strut CD
*** New!
ATHLETE Beyond The Neighborhood CD
*** New!
DEVENDRA BANHART Smokey Rolls Down The Canyon CD
DEVENDRA BANHART Smokey Rolls Down The Canyon CD+BOOK
*** "Recorded in Topanga Canyon, once home to Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Joni Mitchell, Mick Fleetwood and members of the Doors. Those ghosts inhabit the sound and vibe of these recording sessions. Everyone wants to say that an artists' new album is the best thing they've ever done, but this is truly the case here. The whole "freak folk" tag is gone and in its place is a classic, gorgeous rock album. There are songs that are fragile and solipsistic, ones with a pronounced Tropicalia influence, and ones that are wildly electric and epic."
BLACK FRANCIS Blue Finger CD
*** "Musicians gain songwriting stimulus from broken relationships, bad intentions, and pop culture, but leave it to Black Francis (a.k.a. Frank Black) to find inspiration in the works of the late Dutch painter Herman Brood, who was also recognized as a musician fronting His Wild Romance. The Pixies' alter ego alludes to Brood either candidly or implicitly in all 11 songs, veering far from the Nashville-and-Memphis tones of the last two Black albums for a return trip to his raucous roots on loose-knit tracks."
THE CAVE SINGERS Invitation Songs CD
*** "A fascinatingly rural blend of homespun mystery and 'folk music approached by way of punk rock, or an updated version of the Anthology of American Folk Music,' to quote the Seattle Weekly. You might hear bits of Calexico, Iron & Wine, Devendra or indeed Lindsey Buckingham in their dense and eerie sound."
STEVE EARLE Washington Square Serenade CD
*** "America's greatest songwriter" returns. 12 new tracks and ALLISON MOORER duets.
FOO FIGHTERS Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace CD
*** New!
TIM GANE & SEAN O'HAGAN La Vie d'Artiste 2xCD
*** "Tim Gane and Sean O'Hagan (respectively of Stereolab and High Llamas fame) put their heads together to pen the music for a new French comedy 'La Vie d'Artiste.' This is the first time they've worked together as a double act since their one-record band, Turn On, released a self-titled album in 1996. When originally approached by the director, Marc Fittousi (a huge fan of both the High Llamas and Stereolab), he wanted them to deliver something that captured what he loved about both bands and reached the heights of classic film composers like Ennio Morricone, François de Roubaix and Piero Picconi."
JOSE GONZALEZ In Our Nature CD
*** BLENDER said "Set against dense, dizzying syncopated guitar patterns, Gonzalez' words acquire unexpected hypnotic power."
HERBIE HANCOCK River: The Joni Letters CD
*** "The legendary pianist and innovator explores the words and music of another pioneer--JONI MITCHELL." Features performances by LEONARD COHEN, NORAH JONES, JONI MITCHELL, CORINNE BAILEY RAE, LUCIANA SOUZA, and TINA TURNER.
HAWKWIND Space Ritual 2CD+DVD
*** Reissued, remastered, bonus tracks, PAL DVD and it's the shit.
HELIOCENTRICS Out There CD
*** URB said “Malcolm Catto’s band turns traditional funk on its head with his syncopated drums tying up ’60s psychedelia and free jazz into chaos-on-the-one.” In an alternative galaxy, where the orbits of Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, Psychedelic, Electronic, Avante-Garde and Ethnic music all revolve around “The One” – that's where you might find The Heliocentrics." Malcolm's brainbending drumming has been featured on releases by Madlib's YNQ and DJ Shadow albums and live show.
HIGH ON FIRE Death Is The Communion CD
*** This is High On Fire's ultimate sonic masterpiece!
CHARLIE HUNTER & BOBBY PREVITE Altitude 2xCD
*** Extraordinary pairing with JOHN MEDESKI as the special guest. One disc is an acoustic set, the other an electric.
BETTYE LAVETTE The Scene Of The Crime CD
*** With DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS as her backing band. "A blistering mix of anguished soul & greasy rock&roll, laced with swampy guitars, slippery Wurlitzer piano and Bettye's razor sharp voice in the forefront."
LE LOUP The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations... CD
*** "The complex themes of The Throne are characterized by mounting tension and dramatic swells, coupled with an engaging emotional resonance that lifts just as much as it illuminates. Simple melodies plucked on a banjo are buoyed by keyboard lines, improvised percussion, and sometimes as many as a dozen overlapping and intertwining vocal tracks, creating a complex and lush soundscape which shrouds itself only long enough to surge into hugeness. Conceptually abstruse while remaining fundamentally personal, The Throne is a collection of rushing narratives that connect the individual struggle of each of us to the death of the universe in a manner that is both intimate and unshakably vital."
PAT METHENY Secret Story 2xCD
*** Fully remastered, featuring 5 bonus tracks from the original session available for the first time.
JONI MITCHELL Shine CD
*** "The radiant return of one of the greatest singer/songwriters of our time."
MUM Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy CD
*** "Over 3 years after the release of múm's last album, a new batch of songs making up a fresh album, strangely titled 'go go smear the poison ivy', a colorful, twitching and playful work of art, full of life affirming energy. The album was recorded in a number of different places, one of them being the music school in the small fishingtown of Ísafjörður, making use of the schools various instruments. The drums were mostly recorded in an old school house on the island of Nötö west of Finland. The songs on this multifarious album were conceived over a long period in many a different fashion, one song even dating back to the period of 'Yesterday was dramatic, today is OK.'"
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams CD
*** Limited edition. 12 new tracks + "Soul Spaceship" as a bonus.
SHOCKING PINKS Shocking Pinks CD
*** NME called Shocking Pinks "an icon-in-waiting...we're in love with DFA's new signing." XLR8R said the album is "like a lo-fi shoegaze Belle & Sebastian."
STARS In Our Bedroom After The War CD+DVD
*** The follow-up to Set Yourself On Fire. Bonus DVD includes a 55-minute documentary of live performances and interviews.
TUNNG Good Arrows CD
*** RECOMMENDED. "Dubbed in the British press as 'nu-folk' or 'folktronica' and by Pitchfork as a 'digital folk collective,' this septet uses traditional as well as non-traditional instruments to create music that mixes in electronica, folk and pop elements among others and skillfully avoids any genre limitations as a result. Good Arrows is a totally immersive record, enveloping the listener and their first album to be recorded in its entirety with the full, six-piece band. Taking influences from Icelandic prog rock, choral music and film soundtracks, Good Arrows marks a significant development for Tunng."
WEAKERTHANS Reunion Tour CD
*** "This Canadian quartet has always excelled at mixing pop hooks with slice-of-life lyrics that earn comparisons to short story masters like Grace Paley and Raymond Carver. Musically, if you could imagine the Mountain Goats crossed with Death Cab--or even an older, slower, rocking-er Decembrists more in love with life itself than the dictionary--you'd not be too off the mark."
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Two Hunters CD
*** "Grim & purifying black metal from the forests of Cascadia." Yes!
*** A fantastic selection of chanteuse pop, once import-only and now available domestically.
AMP FIDDLER Afro Strut CD
*** New!
ATHLETE Beyond The Neighborhood CD
*** New!
DEVENDRA BANHART Smokey Rolls Down The Canyon CD
DEVENDRA BANHART Smokey Rolls Down The Canyon CD+BOOK
*** "Recorded in Topanga Canyon, once home to Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Joni Mitchell, Mick Fleetwood and members of the Doors. Those ghosts inhabit the sound and vibe of these recording sessions. Everyone wants to say that an artists' new album is the best thing they've ever done, but this is truly the case here. The whole "freak folk" tag is gone and in its place is a classic, gorgeous rock album. There are songs that are fragile and solipsistic, ones with a pronounced Tropicalia influence, and ones that are wildly electric and epic."
BLACK FRANCIS Blue Finger CD
*** "Musicians gain songwriting stimulus from broken relationships, bad intentions, and pop culture, but leave it to Black Francis (a.k.a. Frank Black) to find inspiration in the works of the late Dutch painter Herman Brood, who was also recognized as a musician fronting His Wild Romance. The Pixies' alter ego alludes to Brood either candidly or implicitly in all 11 songs, veering far from the Nashville-and-Memphis tones of the last two Black albums for a return trip to his raucous roots on loose-knit tracks."
THE CAVE SINGERS Invitation Songs CD
*** "A fascinatingly rural blend of homespun mystery and 'folk music approached by way of punk rock, or an updated version of the Anthology of American Folk Music,' to quote the Seattle Weekly. You might hear bits of Calexico, Iron & Wine, Devendra or indeed Lindsey Buckingham in their dense and eerie sound."
STEVE EARLE Washington Square Serenade CD
*** "America's greatest songwriter" returns. 12 new tracks and ALLISON MOORER duets.
FOO FIGHTERS Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace CD
*** New!
TIM GANE & SEAN O'HAGAN La Vie d'Artiste 2xCD
*** "Tim Gane and Sean O'Hagan (respectively of Stereolab and High Llamas fame) put their heads together to pen the music for a new French comedy 'La Vie d'Artiste.' This is the first time they've worked together as a double act since their one-record band, Turn On, released a self-titled album in 1996. When originally approached by the director, Marc Fittousi (a huge fan of both the High Llamas and Stereolab), he wanted them to deliver something that captured what he loved about both bands and reached the heights of classic film composers like Ennio Morricone, François de Roubaix and Piero Picconi."
JOSE GONZALEZ In Our Nature CD
*** BLENDER said "Set against dense, dizzying syncopated guitar patterns, Gonzalez' words acquire unexpected hypnotic power."
HERBIE HANCOCK River: The Joni Letters CD
*** "The legendary pianist and innovator explores the words and music of another pioneer--JONI MITCHELL." Features performances by LEONARD COHEN, NORAH JONES, JONI MITCHELL, CORINNE BAILEY RAE, LUCIANA SOUZA, and TINA TURNER.
HAWKWIND Space Ritual 2CD+DVD
*** Reissued, remastered, bonus tracks, PAL DVD and it's the shit.
HELIOCENTRICS Out There CD
*** URB said “Malcolm Catto’s band turns traditional funk on its head with his syncopated drums tying up ’60s psychedelia and free jazz into chaos-on-the-one.” In an alternative galaxy, where the orbits of Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, Psychedelic, Electronic, Avante-Garde and Ethnic music all revolve around “The One” – that's where you might find The Heliocentrics." Malcolm's brainbending drumming has been featured on releases by Madlib's YNQ and DJ Shadow albums and live show.
HIGH ON FIRE Death Is The Communion CD
*** This is High On Fire's ultimate sonic masterpiece!
CHARLIE HUNTER & BOBBY PREVITE Altitude 2xCD
*** Extraordinary pairing with JOHN MEDESKI as the special guest. One disc is an acoustic set, the other an electric.
BETTYE LAVETTE The Scene Of The Crime CD
*** With DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS as her backing band. "A blistering mix of anguished soul & greasy rock&roll, laced with swampy guitars, slippery Wurlitzer piano and Bettye's razor sharp voice in the forefront."
LE LOUP The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations... CD
*** "The complex themes of The Throne are characterized by mounting tension and dramatic swells, coupled with an engaging emotional resonance that lifts just as much as it illuminates. Simple melodies plucked on a banjo are buoyed by keyboard lines, improvised percussion, and sometimes as many as a dozen overlapping and intertwining vocal tracks, creating a complex and lush soundscape which shrouds itself only long enough to surge into hugeness. Conceptually abstruse while remaining fundamentally personal, The Throne is a collection of rushing narratives that connect the individual struggle of each of us to the death of the universe in a manner that is both intimate and unshakably vital."
PAT METHENY Secret Story 2xCD
*** Fully remastered, featuring 5 bonus tracks from the original session available for the first time.
JONI MITCHELL Shine CD
*** "The radiant return of one of the greatest singer/songwriters of our time."
MUM Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy CD
*** "Over 3 years after the release of múm's last album, a new batch of songs making up a fresh album, strangely titled 'go go smear the poison ivy', a colorful, twitching and playful work of art, full of life affirming energy. The album was recorded in a number of different places, one of them being the music school in the small fishingtown of Ísafjörður, making use of the schools various instruments. The drums were mostly recorded in an old school house on the island of Nötö west of Finland. The songs on this multifarious album were conceived over a long period in many a different fashion, one song even dating back to the period of 'Yesterday was dramatic, today is OK.'"
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams CD
*** Limited edition. 12 new tracks + "Soul Spaceship" as a bonus.
SHOCKING PINKS Shocking Pinks CD
*** NME called Shocking Pinks "an icon-in-waiting...we're in love with DFA's new signing." XLR8R said the album is "like a lo-fi shoegaze Belle & Sebastian."
STARS In Our Bedroom After The War CD+DVD
*** The follow-up to Set Yourself On Fire. Bonus DVD includes a 55-minute documentary of live performances and interviews.
TUNNG Good Arrows CD
*** RECOMMENDED. "Dubbed in the British press as 'nu-folk' or 'folktronica' and by Pitchfork as a 'digital folk collective,' this septet uses traditional as well as non-traditional instruments to create music that mixes in electronica, folk and pop elements among others and skillfully avoids any genre limitations as a result. Good Arrows is a totally immersive record, enveloping the listener and their first album to be recorded in its entirety with the full, six-piece band. Taking influences from Icelandic prog rock, choral music and film soundtracks, Good Arrows marks a significant development for Tunng."
WEAKERTHANS Reunion Tour CD
*** "This Canadian quartet has always excelled at mixing pop hooks with slice-of-life lyrics that earn comparisons to short story masters like Grace Paley and Raymond Carver. Musically, if you could imagine the Mountain Goats crossed with Death Cab--or even an older, slower, rocking-er Decembrists more in love with life itself than the dictionary--you'd not be too off the mark."
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Two Hunters CD
*** "Grim & purifying black metal from the forests of Cascadia." Yes!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: DVD ))))) Brasilintime, Johnny Cash
BRASILINTIME: Batucada Com Discos 2xDVD
*** "Two DVD's worth of incredible footage, directed by Stones Throw photographer B+. Features live drumming by Madlib, DJ routines by J.Rocc, Cut Chemist & Babu, plus performances and interviews by some of the most legendary Brazilian musicians of all time. This DVD is also worth noting for its beautiful packaging and liner notes."
JOHNNY CASH The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show 2xDVD
*** Holy smokes! 66 full-length performances on 2 DVDs. Over 4 hours of previously unavailable footage from Johnny's 1969-1971 variety show. It's nuts.
*** "Two DVD's worth of incredible footage, directed by Stones Throw photographer B+. Features live drumming by Madlib, DJ routines by J.Rocc, Cut Chemist & Babu, plus performances and interviews by some of the most legendary Brazilian musicians of all time. This DVD is also worth noting for its beautiful packaging and liner notes."
JOHNNY CASH The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show 2xDVD
*** Holy smokes! 66 full-length performances on 2 DVDs. Over 4 hours of previously unavailable footage from Johnny's 1969-1971 variety show. It's nuts.
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Madlib, Liars, J Dilla
v/a CHROME CHILDREN INSTRUMENTALS 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
v/a COLD HEAT Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974 Vol. 1 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Oof -- if you haven't heard this excellent compilation of rare funk, you're missing out. Highly recommended.
v/a FROM L.A. WITH LOVE 2xLP / CD
*** "Featuring 100% new, unreleased material from some of L.A.'s finest musicians including FLYING LOTUS, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, NOBODY, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, ADVENTURE TIME (DAEDELUS & FROSTY), and more."
v/a FUNKY 16 CORNERS 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Back-in-print on vinyl too. The Stones Throw funky reissue comp that started them all.
ATMOSPHERE Sad Clown Bad Summer EP
*** "A brand new limited EP from Slug and Ant. They must make this and then listen to it and feel it's so hot they gotta rush it out to fans. Definitely essential for any Atmosphere fan."
BLACK MILK Popular Demand 2xLP
BLACK MILK Popular Demand Instrumentals 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Detroit's BLACK MILK gets the instrumental treatment too.
BUDOS BAND The Budos Band LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
J DILLA Ruff Draft Instrumentals LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JAY DEE Fuck The Police 12"
JAY DEE Welcome 2 Detroit 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
KASHMERE STAGE BAND J.Rocc / Oh No Remixes 12"
*** "J. Rocc and Oh No take on KSB's take of Bill Withers' indelible standard "Ain't No Sunshine," and while the results vary greatly, the superior quality of each makes it difficult to decide who came out on top. One of Now-Again's strongest releases to date."
LIARS Liars LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
MADLIB Beat Konducta Vol. 4 LP
*** "Madlib's fourth volume to his incredible Beat Konducta series. This one continues where Vol. 3 left off, still in India, and it has some of the best Madlib productions we've ever heard. The modern day John Coltrane or Miles Davis plays a sampler."
MADVILLAIN Money Folder / America's Most Blunted 12"
MADVILLAIN Curls / All Caps 12"
MADVILLAIN Madvillainy 2xLP
MADVILLAIN Koushik Remixes EP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
OH NO Dr. No's Oxperiment 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
QUASIMOTO The Further Adventures Instrumentals 2xLP
QUASIMOTO Rappcats 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WAAJEED The War Pt. 1 12"
WAAJEED The War Pt. 2 12"
*** Featuring J DILLA.
YESTERDAYS NEW QUINTET Joe McDuphrey Experience: Experience EP 12"
*** "A Stones Throw recording, produced by Madlib. Featuring the accomplished lineup of Joe McDuphrey on keys, Russel Jenkins on Bass, and Otis Jackson Jr on drums and Loops. Today is the present future of yesterday."
YESTERDAYS NEW QUINTET Ahmad Miller: Ahmad's First EP 12"
*** "Another Madlib Invazion from his (now-defunct) supergroup Yesterday's New Quintet. Still only available on vinyl, after all these years."
*** BACK IN STOCK!
v/a COLD HEAT Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974 Vol. 1 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Oof -- if you haven't heard this excellent compilation of rare funk, you're missing out. Highly recommended.
v/a FROM L.A. WITH LOVE 2xLP / CD
*** "Featuring 100% new, unreleased material from some of L.A.'s finest musicians including FLYING LOTUS, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, NOBODY, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, ADVENTURE TIME (DAEDELUS & FROSTY), and more."
v/a FUNKY 16 CORNERS 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Back-in-print on vinyl too. The Stones Throw funky reissue comp that started them all.
ATMOSPHERE Sad Clown Bad Summer EP
*** "A brand new limited EP from Slug and Ant. They must make this and then listen to it and feel it's so hot they gotta rush it out to fans. Definitely essential for any Atmosphere fan."
BLACK MILK Popular Demand 2xLP
BLACK MILK Popular Demand Instrumentals 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Detroit's BLACK MILK gets the instrumental treatment too.
BUDOS BAND The Budos Band LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
J DILLA Ruff Draft Instrumentals LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JAY DEE Fuck The Police 12"
JAY DEE Welcome 2 Detroit 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
KASHMERE STAGE BAND J.Rocc / Oh No Remixes 12"
*** "J. Rocc and Oh No take on KSB's take of Bill Withers' indelible standard "Ain't No Sunshine," and while the results vary greatly, the superior quality of each makes it difficult to decide who came out on top. One of Now-Again's strongest releases to date."
LIARS Liars LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
MADLIB Beat Konducta Vol. 4 LP
*** "Madlib's fourth volume to his incredible Beat Konducta series. This one continues where Vol. 3 left off, still in India, and it has some of the best Madlib productions we've ever heard. The modern day John Coltrane or Miles Davis plays a sampler."
MADVILLAIN Money Folder / America's Most Blunted 12"
MADVILLAIN Curls / All Caps 12"
MADVILLAIN Madvillainy 2xLP
MADVILLAIN Koushik Remixes EP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
OH NO Dr. No's Oxperiment 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
QUASIMOTO The Further Adventures Instrumentals 2xLP
QUASIMOTO Rappcats 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WAAJEED The War Pt. 1 12"
WAAJEED The War Pt. 2 12"
*** Featuring J DILLA.
YESTERDAYS NEW QUINTET Joe McDuphrey Experience: Experience EP 12"
*** "A Stones Throw recording, produced by Madlib. Featuring the accomplished lineup of Joe McDuphrey on keys, Russel Jenkins on Bass, and Otis Jackson Jr on drums and Loops. Today is the present future of yesterday."
YESTERDAYS NEW QUINTET Ahmad Miller: Ahmad's First EP 12"
*** "Another Madlib Invazion from his (now-defunct) supergroup Yesterday's New Quintet. Still only available on vinyl, after all these years."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Les Savy Fav, Kevin Drew, Rogue Wave
v/a FROM L.A. WITH LOVE 2xLP / CD
*** "Featuring 100% new, unreleased material from some of L.A.'s finest musicians including FLYING LOTUS, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, NOBODY, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, ADVENTURE TIME (DAEDELUS & FROSTY), and more."
BUFF 1 Pure CD
*** "Buff 1 (ATHLETIC MIC LEAGUE) is coming solo this time with this nice independent album, featuring production by MR PORTER & WAJEED, as well as guest appearances by ONE BE LO, GUILTY SIMPSON, ELZHI, and INVINCIBLE.
DJ SHADOW Funky Skunk CD
*** "Initially conceived as a promotional CD, buzz was huge, got released. It's an exclusive mix by none other than DJ Shadow, thanks to the legendary graphics company OBEY. Quite the eclectic mix, with stuff that will appease and open up the ears of nerds and haters alike..."
THE DONNAS Bitchin' CD
*** "BITCHIN’ is the aural thunderclap that is THE DONNAS' brand new record, an unapologetically anthemic hard rock album. Their luscious locks must have been a four-way blur of headbanging fury at this recording session. Thirty shout-along, swaggering rockers were slimmed down to an album-length fourteen tunes."
KEVIN DREW (BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE) Spirit If... CD
*** Debut solo album from the co-founder of BSS. If you like BSS, you'll love this.
BOB DYLAN Unplugged CD+DVD
*** Now on DVD, the unplugged concert with 4 bonus performances not aired.
EMPEROR In The Nightside Eclipse CD
*** Holy smokes (and I ain't talking church burnings!) -- it's the limited edition reissues of the first two Norwegian black metal albums by Emperor following their 1992 demo. A must-have for black metal fans.
HIS NAME IS ALIVE Xmmer CD
*** "His Name is Alive is well known for their ethereal, late night meditations but on this amazing new album picks up where Detrola left off."
J.ROCC Thank You Jay Dee, Act 1 CD
*** "There is probably not a DJ more capable of making a Dilla tribute than J.Rocc. Not only did he tour with Dilla through the last years of his life, but J.Rocc consistently makes the best DJ mixes we hear at FatBeats.com. This is not to one to be missed."
MARK KNOPFLER Kill To Get Crimson CD
*** "Building on last year’s collaboration with Emmylou Harris, Dire Straits singer-songwriter guitarist Mark Knopfler unveils his fifth solo album. While certain to appeal to his loyal fan base, the album’s artful guitar rock will also entice new fans to Knopfler’s signature sound, instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics."
LEGENDARY SHACKSHAKERS Swampblood CD
*** "The latest chapter in the Shakers southern gothic epic, taking the muddled influence western Kentucky, poured through the funnel of eerie south Louisiana bayou culture, and shaken 'til it explodes with the thick swamp blues of Slim Harpo. Musically, straight swamp blues swirls with rockabilly, minor key polkas, and industrial rock all draped over Bo Diddly's primal thumping heartbeat."
LES SAVY FAV Let's Stay Friends CD
*** Les Savy Fav get it together to drop another bomb of hottness, freshness, awesomeness, and more -ness. Damn! No, seriously. The hit factor is high.
THURSTON MOORE Trees Outside The Academy CD
*** "Thurston’s been releasing records rowdy and rambunctious noise/improv escapades but this new album is killer songs! Unlike Psychic Hearts’ skeletal trio rock, this new jammer has a far fuller bouquet of sonic depth and proves this Sonic dude to have a very real songwriting life outside of the legendary SY. Thurston recorded primarily on acoustic guitar and bass, laying down the core of the tunes with drummer compatriot Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelly and violinist Samara Lubelski."
MR. LIF Sleepyheads II: Classic Combos CD
*** "Mr. Lif has been one of the most respected MCs in the underground for years, and plenty of artists have shown their respect by having Lif appear on their records. Here's 13 collabos with artists like MURS, DJ KRUSH, EDAN, CUT CHEMIST, EL-P and more."
RJD2 In Rare Form: Unreleased Instrumentals CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ROGUE WAVE Asleep At Heaven's Gate CD
*** Moving away from Sub Pop, the Wave has signed to JACK JOHNSON's label and hung around on tour with FIEST.
JOHN SCOFIELD This Meets That CD
*** "With his Emarcy debut, Scofield continues his unpredictable journey as a contemporary jazz master. Featuring trio-mates BILL STEWART and STEVE SWALLOW plus horn section."
KT TUNSTALL Drastic Fantastic CD
*** "[Drastic] showcases the 31-year-old's growth as both a songwriter and musician on songs that thump, rollick, and get frisky. 'I wanted to push the musicality. You can't let previous success scare you away from moving on.'"
WAAJEED The War 2xCD
*** "This is the first real compilation showcasing the incredible talent over in the WAAJEED / J DILLA / BLING 47 camp. Mostly produced by Wajeed of the Platinum Pied Pipers, but also featuring production and appearances by J DILLA, TA'RAACH, INVINCIBLE, & TIOMBE LOCKHART. This is that next sh!t."
*** "Featuring 100% new, unreleased material from some of L.A.'s finest musicians including FLYING LOTUS, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, NOBODY, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, ADVENTURE TIME (DAEDELUS & FROSTY), and more."
BUFF 1 Pure CD
*** "Buff 1 (ATHLETIC MIC LEAGUE) is coming solo this time with this nice independent album, featuring production by MR PORTER & WAJEED, as well as guest appearances by ONE BE LO, GUILTY SIMPSON, ELZHI, and INVINCIBLE.
DJ SHADOW Funky Skunk CD
*** "Initially conceived as a promotional CD, buzz was huge, got released. It's an exclusive mix by none other than DJ Shadow, thanks to the legendary graphics company OBEY. Quite the eclectic mix, with stuff that will appease and open up the ears of nerds and haters alike..."
THE DONNAS Bitchin' CD
*** "BITCHIN’ is the aural thunderclap that is THE DONNAS' brand new record, an unapologetically anthemic hard rock album. Their luscious locks must have been a four-way blur of headbanging fury at this recording session. Thirty shout-along, swaggering rockers were slimmed down to an album-length fourteen tunes."
KEVIN DREW (BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE) Spirit If... CD
*** Debut solo album from the co-founder of BSS. If you like BSS, you'll love this.
BOB DYLAN Unplugged CD+DVD
*** Now on DVD, the unplugged concert with 4 bonus performances not aired.
EMPEROR In The Nightside Eclipse CD
*** Holy smokes (and I ain't talking church burnings!) -- it's the limited edition reissues of the first two Norwegian black metal albums by Emperor following their 1992 demo. A must-have for black metal fans.
HIS NAME IS ALIVE Xmmer CD
*** "His Name is Alive is well known for their ethereal, late night meditations but on this amazing new album picks up where Detrola left off."
J.ROCC Thank You Jay Dee, Act 1 CD
*** "There is probably not a DJ more capable of making a Dilla tribute than J.Rocc. Not only did he tour with Dilla through the last years of his life, but J.Rocc consistently makes the best DJ mixes we hear at FatBeats.com. This is not to one to be missed."
MARK KNOPFLER Kill To Get Crimson CD
*** "Building on last year’s collaboration with Emmylou Harris, Dire Straits singer-songwriter guitarist Mark Knopfler unveils his fifth solo album. While certain to appeal to his loyal fan base, the album’s artful guitar rock will also entice new fans to Knopfler’s signature sound, instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics."
LEGENDARY SHACKSHAKERS Swampblood CD
*** "The latest chapter in the Shakers southern gothic epic, taking the muddled influence western Kentucky, poured through the funnel of eerie south Louisiana bayou culture, and shaken 'til it explodes with the thick swamp blues of Slim Harpo. Musically, straight swamp blues swirls with rockabilly, minor key polkas, and industrial rock all draped over Bo Diddly's primal thumping heartbeat."
LES SAVY FAV Let's Stay Friends CD
*** Les Savy Fav get it together to drop another bomb of hottness, freshness, awesomeness, and more -ness. Damn! No, seriously. The hit factor is high.
THURSTON MOORE Trees Outside The Academy CD
*** "Thurston’s been releasing records rowdy and rambunctious noise/improv escapades but this new album is killer songs! Unlike Psychic Hearts’ skeletal trio rock, this new jammer has a far fuller bouquet of sonic depth and proves this Sonic dude to have a very real songwriting life outside of the legendary SY. Thurston recorded primarily on acoustic guitar and bass, laying down the core of the tunes with drummer compatriot Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelly and violinist Samara Lubelski."
MR. LIF Sleepyheads II: Classic Combos CD
*** "Mr. Lif has been one of the most respected MCs in the underground for years, and plenty of artists have shown their respect by having Lif appear on their records. Here's 13 collabos with artists like MURS, DJ KRUSH, EDAN, CUT CHEMIST, EL-P and more."
RJD2 In Rare Form: Unreleased Instrumentals CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ROGUE WAVE Asleep At Heaven's Gate CD
*** Moving away from Sub Pop, the Wave has signed to JACK JOHNSON's label and hung around on tour with FIEST.
JOHN SCOFIELD This Meets That CD
*** "With his Emarcy debut, Scofield continues his unpredictable journey as a contemporary jazz master. Featuring trio-mates BILL STEWART and STEVE SWALLOW plus horn section."
KT TUNSTALL Drastic Fantastic CD
*** "[Drastic] showcases the 31-year-old's growth as both a songwriter and musician on songs that thump, rollick, and get frisky. 'I wanted to push the musicality. You can't let previous success scare you away from moving on.'"
WAAJEED The War 2xCD
*** "This is the first real compilation showcasing the incredible talent over in the WAAJEED / J DILLA / BLING 47 camp. Mostly produced by Wajeed of the Platinum Pied Pipers, but also featuring production and appearances by J DILLA, TA'RAACH, INVINCIBLE, & TIOMBE LOCKHART. This is that next sh!t."
Monday, September 17, 2007
((( EVENT: SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 ))) EXOTIQUE
10PM
SEPT 22
METRO CAFE
303 DETROIT ST
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
ROBERT WELLS, AARON LINDELL, FOREST JUZIUK
$2 BUDWEISER ON TAP, $2 GIN & TONICS, $2 VODKA TONICS
PSYCH SOUL LATIN DISCO PSYCH BRAZILIAN SURF FUNK SOUNDTRACKS ETC
SEPT 22
METRO CAFE
303 DETROIT ST
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
ROBERT WELLS, AARON LINDELL, FOREST JUZIUK
$2 BUDWEISER ON TAP, $2 GIN & TONICS, $2 VODKA TONICS
PSYCH SOUL LATIN DISCO PSYCH BRAZILIAN SURF FUNK SOUNDTRACKS ETC
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Caribou, Deerhoof, & Pinback
CARIBOU Andorra LP / CD
*** NOW IN STOCK ON VINYL!
DEERHOOF Matchbook Seeks Maniac PIC.7"
*** "Matchbook Seeks Maniac" was originally written for JUSTIN THEROUX's film, Dedication, but was included on Friend Opportunity (this is the Dedication version. The b-side, "Makko Shobu" was previously iTunes-only.
PINBACK Autumn Of The Seraphs LP / 2xCD
*** "Autumn of the Seraphs pushes forward and upward. Its melodies are more dynamic and aggressive, while still gently pulling you back in again and again. While entirely recorded in the band’s home studios once again, this record is tighter, the drumming more immediate and crisp." LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC INCLUDED.
*** NOW IN STOCK ON VINYL!
DEERHOOF Matchbook Seeks Maniac PIC.7"
*** "Matchbook Seeks Maniac" was originally written for JUSTIN THEROUX's film, Dedication, but was included on Friend Opportunity (this is the Dedication version. The b-side, "Makko Shobu" was previously iTunes-only.
PINBACK Autumn Of The Seraphs LP / 2xCD
*** "Autumn of the Seraphs pushes forward and upward. Its melodies are more dynamic and aggressive, while still gently pulling you back in again and again. While entirely recorded in the band’s home studios once again, this record is tighter, the drumming more immediate and crisp." LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC INCLUDED.
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Animal Collective, Kanye, Pinback, Young Marble Giants
v/a BOUGOUNI YAALALI CD
*** "A collection of kamelan style music recorded in and around Bamako and Bougouni, Mali by Yaala Yaala founder JACK CARNEAL. The music is primarily performed on ngonis (homemade spike lutes) and is often accompanied by someone scraping on an nkerinye (a tube of hollow metal). Featured artists are LASSINABE DIAKITE, AMADOU DIAKITE, LE VIEUX, and DRISSA SANGARE."
50 CENT Curtis CD
*** Ah, perhaps you've heard of 50 Cent. Maybe you've even heard of his "feud" with KANYE WEST, whose new album is also out this week! Featuring EMINEM, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MARY J BLIGE, AKON, ROBIN THICKE, and more.
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Strawberry Jam CD
*** AC's latest blur of wildness, cacophony, brilliance, and sweetheartedness. AVEY TARE and PANDA BEAR handled the lyrics and Avey does most of the singing. Though still sounding distinctly like AC, the jams have a completely revitalized sound.
BLACK LIPS Good Bad Not Evil CD
*** "13 loud, dirty pop songs from 'one of the best live bands in America' - Rolling Stone"
CLUSTER Zuckerzeit CD
*** "Originally released in 1974, Zuckerzeit marked a turning point for these seminal German space rockers. Recorded shortly after their move away from the metropolis of Berlin, it sees some of the abrasiveness of their earlier material slightly diffusing. With the addition of proto drum machines and the producing talents of Michael Rother, their sound here, 'while remaining firmly in anchored in experimental territory,' has more pop sensibility."
ANI DIFRANCO Canon 2xCD
*** "Ani's hand-picked essential collection spanning 1990-2007 featuring five new versions of Ani classics."
THE GO! TEAM Proof Of Youth CD
*** Includes limited edition bonus disc of b-sides and remixes.
HOT HOT HEAT Happiness Ltd. CD
*** Featuring three singles and some other songs.
NUMBERS Now You Are This CD
*** "Butterfly caught in a spider web. Shattered stained glass windows. Three legged dogs. A black eye on your best friend. There isn’t an easy comparison for the dire, wounded poise of this record, a secret pact between beauty and fear. The songs are pensive and worry-stained, all minimal, bluntly entrancing riffs, insistent drumming, and tense, reverberant synthesizers. The futuristic propulsion of Kraftwerk filtered through the raw-knuckled roughness of Suicide? Surprisingly, the most disquieting aspect of the songs is their subtle charm; thirteen tracks of dazed and charged near-collapse that unexpectedly catch in your mind, echoing their haunted buzz for days and weeks after the record ends."
OAKLEY HALL I'll Follow You CD
*** Hm...the label chose not to give a description for this item except to say they've toured with M. WARD, THE CONSTANTINES, CALEXICO, GILLIAN WELCH, and BRIGHT EYES. That should give you some idea.
PEKOS / YORO DIALLO Pekos / Yoro Diallo CD
*** "The debut release (one of three initial offerings) on Drag City’s latest sub-label, Yaala Yaala--founded by JACK CARNEAL and dedicated to releasing unheard music from West Africa, with a particular emphasis on Mali. PEKOS and YORO DIALLO play electrified ngonis--large spike lutes made of wood, gourds and strings (often fishing line)--in the kamelan or “youth” style."
PINBACK Autumn Of The Seraphs 2xCD
*** "Autumn of the Seraphs pushes forward and upward. Its melodies are more dynamic and aggressive, while still gently pulling you back in again and again. While entirely recorded in the band’s home studios once again, this record is tighter, the drumming more immediate and crisp." LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC INCLUDED.
PINK FLOYD The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 3xCD+BOOK
*** Disc 1 is the mono version of the album and disc 2 is the stereo version -- both are drastically different mixes from one another. Disc three is comprised of singles, edits and alternate versions. RIPSYD.
SHOUT OUT LOUDS Our Ill Wills 2xCD
*** "This band is all about the rush, the emotion, the infectious melodies that along with youth, good hair, and the endless pursuit of love make up the foundation of all great pop music." Haha. Produced by Bjorn of PETER, BJORN, & JOHN.
KANYE WEST Graduation CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! At the time I write this, we are sold out. It'll be back in on Wednesday!
YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS Colossal Youth 3xCD
*** Subtitled: "Colossal Youth & Collected Works. "One of the definitive records of the post-punk era. For the first time, all the band's released recordings have been brought together to provide the most complete YMG release." Collects two complete albums, an EP, a single, a comp track, and a 1980 Peel Sessions. Liner notes by Simon Reynolds.
*** "A collection of kamelan style music recorded in and around Bamako and Bougouni, Mali by Yaala Yaala founder JACK CARNEAL. The music is primarily performed on ngonis (homemade spike lutes) and is often accompanied by someone scraping on an nkerinye (a tube of hollow metal). Featured artists are LASSINABE DIAKITE, AMADOU DIAKITE, LE VIEUX, and DRISSA SANGARE."
50 CENT Curtis CD
*** Ah, perhaps you've heard of 50 Cent. Maybe you've even heard of his "feud" with KANYE WEST, whose new album is also out this week! Featuring EMINEM, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MARY J BLIGE, AKON, ROBIN THICKE, and more.
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Strawberry Jam CD
*** AC's latest blur of wildness, cacophony, brilliance, and sweetheartedness. AVEY TARE and PANDA BEAR handled the lyrics and Avey does most of the singing. Though still sounding distinctly like AC, the jams have a completely revitalized sound.
BLACK LIPS Good Bad Not Evil CD
*** "13 loud, dirty pop songs from 'one of the best live bands in America' - Rolling Stone"
CLUSTER Zuckerzeit CD
*** "Originally released in 1974, Zuckerzeit marked a turning point for these seminal German space rockers. Recorded shortly after their move away from the metropolis of Berlin, it sees some of the abrasiveness of their earlier material slightly diffusing. With the addition of proto drum machines and the producing talents of Michael Rother, their sound here, 'while remaining firmly in anchored in experimental territory,' has more pop sensibility."
ANI DIFRANCO Canon 2xCD
*** "Ani's hand-picked essential collection spanning 1990-2007 featuring five new versions of Ani classics."
THE GO! TEAM Proof Of Youth CD
*** Includes limited edition bonus disc of b-sides and remixes.
HOT HOT HEAT Happiness Ltd. CD
*** Featuring three singles and some other songs.
NUMBERS Now You Are This CD
*** "Butterfly caught in a spider web. Shattered stained glass windows. Three legged dogs. A black eye on your best friend. There isn’t an easy comparison for the dire, wounded poise of this record, a secret pact between beauty and fear. The songs are pensive and worry-stained, all minimal, bluntly entrancing riffs, insistent drumming, and tense, reverberant synthesizers. The futuristic propulsion of Kraftwerk filtered through the raw-knuckled roughness of Suicide? Surprisingly, the most disquieting aspect of the songs is their subtle charm; thirteen tracks of dazed and charged near-collapse that unexpectedly catch in your mind, echoing their haunted buzz for days and weeks after the record ends."
OAKLEY HALL I'll Follow You CD
*** Hm...the label chose not to give a description for this item except to say they've toured with M. WARD, THE CONSTANTINES, CALEXICO, GILLIAN WELCH, and BRIGHT EYES. That should give you some idea.
PEKOS / YORO DIALLO Pekos / Yoro Diallo CD
*** "The debut release (one of three initial offerings) on Drag City’s latest sub-label, Yaala Yaala--founded by JACK CARNEAL and dedicated to releasing unheard music from West Africa, with a particular emphasis on Mali. PEKOS and YORO DIALLO play electrified ngonis--large spike lutes made of wood, gourds and strings (often fishing line)--in the kamelan or “youth” style."
PINBACK Autumn Of The Seraphs 2xCD
*** "Autumn of the Seraphs pushes forward and upward. Its melodies are more dynamic and aggressive, while still gently pulling you back in again and again. While entirely recorded in the band’s home studios once again, this record is tighter, the drumming more immediate and crisp." LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC INCLUDED.
PINK FLOYD The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 3xCD+BOOK
*** Disc 1 is the mono version of the album and disc 2 is the stereo version -- both are drastically different mixes from one another. Disc three is comprised of singles, edits and alternate versions. RIPSYD.
SHOUT OUT LOUDS Our Ill Wills 2xCD
*** "This band is all about the rush, the emotion, the infectious melodies that along with youth, good hair, and the endless pursuit of love make up the foundation of all great pop music." Haha. Produced by Bjorn of PETER, BJORN, & JOHN.
KANYE WEST Graduation CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! At the time I write this, we are sold out. It'll be back in on Wednesday!
YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS Colossal Youth 3xCD
*** Subtitled: "Colossal Youth & Collected Works. "One of the definitive records of the post-punk era. For the first time, all the band's released recordings have been brought together to provide the most complete YMG release." Collects two complete albums, an EP, a single, a comp track, and a 1980 Peel Sessions. Liner notes by Simon Reynolds.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: AUDIO SUPPLIES )))))
AUDIO-TECHNICA Universal Replacement Magnetic Phono Cartridge
*** Yeah, it's a direct replacement cartridge for systems including Fisher, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sony, Technics and some others. And it's at a reasonable price.
DISCWASHER Vinyl Record Care System
*** Remove dust, dirt and fingerprints from your vinyl records with this set: 1 cleaning pad, 1 mini dust brush, and a bottle of cleaning solution. And it's at a reasonable price.
*** Yeah, it's a direct replacement cartridge for systems including Fisher, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sony, Technics and some others. And it's at a reasonable price.
DISCWASHER Vinyl Record Care System
*** Remove dust, dirt and fingerprints from your vinyl records with this set: 1 cleaning pad, 1 mini dust brush, and a bottle of cleaning solution. And it's at a reasonable price.
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: 12"s ))))) The return of Osbourne
OSBORNE Outta Sight 12"
*** "Pure magic, slinking percussion, string pads and a that piano melody that recalls everything from Aphexian rhapsodies to lost Paradise Garage classics. Not to be outdone, Luke Vibert (Rephlex, Warp) comes to the party in his Kerrier District clothes and ups the ante with a bubbling piece of disco cut-up like only he can do, creating an evocative mood with his stuttering vocal hooks and big beats. While the flip belongs to Todd and his producer partner-in-crime, James T. Cotton, together Voltron-ing it as TNT . L8 (pronounced "Late") is summer jakbeat at its best."
*** "Pure magic, slinking percussion, string pads and a that piano melody that recalls everything from Aphexian rhapsodies to lost Paradise Garage classics. Not to be outdone, Luke Vibert (Rephlex, Warp) comes to the party in his Kerrier District clothes and ups the ante with a bubbling piece of disco cut-up like only he can do, creating an evocative mood with his stuttering vocal hooks and big beats. While the flip belongs to Todd and his producer partner-in-crime, James T. Cotton, together Voltron-ing it as TNT . L8 (pronounced "Late") is summer jakbeat at its best."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Arthur Russell, Cornel West, Cepia
CEPIA Natura Morta CD
*** "Uncannily unique pairing of lilting melodies with beats arranged to an astonishing degree of detail. Tracks like "The Undeniable Bend" coast on grainy, minor-key synth stabs and erratic melodies while layers of digital disjecta burst and crackle across the stereo field; never has computer-based music approximated the environ of the outdoors in late afternoon so effectively, and clearly this conjuring of the natural via the synthetic is Miller's gift to music."
DINOSAUR L 24->24 Music CD
*** "Dinosaur L is an alias donned by Arthur Russell, a man whose contribution to innovative and left field dance music from the late '70s and through the '80s scored several hits on the underground New York dance scene at clubs like The Paradise Garage (Larry Levan was a huge supporter). For the first time ever, Dinosaur L’s 24->24 Music is on compact disc in a deluxe digipak with extended artwork (based on the original sleeve) and liner notes. Includes the original album tracklisting plus rare 12” remixes and edits."
NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Challengers Executive Edition 4xCD
*** Totally wild deal for the new New Pornographers. 4 discs comprised of the new album; b-sides, demos, and alternate mixes; a live album; and a disc of odds and ends. Nice. And it's only $5 more than the regular album.
CORNEL WEST & BMWMB Never Forget: A Journey Of Revelations CD
*** "Dr. Cornel West, one of America's most prominent black intellectuals, has teamed up with Hidden Beach Recordings to produce one of the most important and socially-conscious music projects to be released in 2007. Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations is a riveting, thought-compelling approach to raise the consciousness of the mainstream music consumer through a positive lyrical approach. Features ANDRE 3000, JILL SCOTT, KRS ONE, PRINCE, BLACK THOUGHT and more.
*** "Uncannily unique pairing of lilting melodies with beats arranged to an astonishing degree of detail. Tracks like "The Undeniable Bend" coast on grainy, minor-key synth stabs and erratic melodies while layers of digital disjecta burst and crackle across the stereo field; never has computer-based music approximated the environ of the outdoors in late afternoon so effectively, and clearly this conjuring of the natural via the synthetic is Miller's gift to music."
DINOSAUR L 24->24 Music CD
*** "Dinosaur L is an alias donned by Arthur Russell, a man whose contribution to innovative and left field dance music from the late '70s and through the '80s scored several hits on the underground New York dance scene at clubs like The Paradise Garage (Larry Levan was a huge supporter). For the first time ever, Dinosaur L’s 24->24 Music is on compact disc in a deluxe digipak with extended artwork (based on the original sleeve) and liner notes. Includes the original album tracklisting plus rare 12” remixes and edits."
NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Challengers Executive Edition 4xCD
*** Totally wild deal for the new New Pornographers. 4 discs comprised of the new album; b-sides, demos, and alternate mixes; a live album; and a disc of odds and ends. Nice. And it's only $5 more than the regular album.
CORNEL WEST & BMWMB Never Forget: A Journey Of Revelations CD
*** "Dr. Cornel West, one of America's most prominent black intellectuals, has teamed up with Hidden Beach Recordings to produce one of the most important and socially-conscious music projects to be released in 2007. Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations is a riveting, thought-compelling approach to raise the consciousness of the mainstream music consumer through a positive lyrical approach. Features ANDRE 3000, JILL SCOTT, KRS ONE, PRINCE, BLACK THOUGHT and more.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
(( RECOMMENDED )) Serge Gainsbourg's string arranger, Jean-Claude Vannier!
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNIER L'Enfant Assassin des Mouches CD"Vannier scored the arrangements to Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 classic 'Histoire de Melody Nelson' before recording this; 'The Child Assassin of the Flies.' Judging by his intense psych-funk-choral vision, he is the 'French David Axelrod,' albeit Axelrod in an insane asylum. Bells ring, people mumble and yes, flies buzz, while the music's dizzy extremity recalls such European astro-travellers as Aphrodite's Child. It's a great LP - and difficult to pigeonhole - with equal doses of psychedelic, classical, soundtrack-esque, prog, jazz, fat beats, avant garde and funk."
We grabbed this after reading the insane hype on the cover (ringing endorsements from Jarvis Cocker, Jim O'Rourke, and Tim Gane of Stereolab) and this gem did not disappoint. As detailed above, the music is all over the place and somewhat difficult although if you give yourself over to it, you'll find a highly rewarding listen every time. You're likely never to hear anything like it.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs & LPs ))))) MIA, Liars, Madlib, and more
v/a HOME SCHOOLED: The ABCs Of Kid Soul CD
*** On NUMERO. "These are the homeschooled kids. The groups who didn't have access to publicists, stylists, dance instructors or crack songwriting teams. The formula was simple: marry bubblegum and soul to the absolute sincerity of an enthusiastic child, cross your fingers and pray for airplay."
AESOP ROCK None Shall Pass LP / CD
*** "New album featuring appearances by EL-P, CAGE, ROB SONIC, and John Darnielle of THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Produced by BLOCKHEAD."
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI Places Like This CD
*** "Instantly lovable pop brilliance, fizzing with electrical currents, channeling calypso rhythms and tropicalia flavors with lashings of percussive a-go-go. Fresh."
CARIBOU Andorra CD
*** "Andorra marries the kaleidoscopic grandeur with which Caribou has become associated, with pop melodies and harmonies crammed so densely from beginning to end that they jump over each other in forcing their way out of the speakers. Vividly three-dimensional sound."
CIRCUS DEVILS Sgt. Disco CD
*** Robert Pollard strikes! Holy shit! How can the man put out SO MUCH music?! Perhaps more importantly, how does he remember all these tunes when he's hammered?
EARLIMART Mentor Tormentor CD
*** New!
JEREMY ENIGK The Missing Link CD
*** SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE frontman steps out for another round of well done proggy pop. The man hasn't made a bad album on his own.
GALACTIC From The Corner To The Block CD
*** "14 funk-loaded tracks that mix old school brass band grooves with bounce-style hip-hop. Featuring MR. LIF, LYRICS BORN, JUVENILE (!!!), GIFT OF GAB, and others."
BEN HARPER Lifeline CD / CD+DVD+BOOK
*** "11 gorgeous songs recorded in Paris over a 7-day period." Rolling Stone called it "an acoustic-soul stunner."
TALIB KWELI Eardrum CD
*** "New album featuring collabs with KANYE WEST, NORAH JONES, KRS ONE, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, JEAN GRAE, and UGK; production from WILL.I.AM, HI-TEK, JUST BLAZE, MADLIB, and PETE ROCK."
LIARS Liars CD
*** "For this new album, Liars have foregone theory for a more practical approach, one based on tradtional song structures and instrument usage. Liars is a set of songs only connected by the fact that no other band around could make music like this; an album that manages to balance the old, experimentally-minded Liars with an excitingly insidious new pop edge."
LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND It's Not Big It's Large CD
*** Lyle's band really is more of a "big band." Seriously--between pensive country numbers, they play jazz! Real jazz!
MADLIB Beat Konducta Vol. 3 & 4: In India CD
*** 34 hip-hop instrumentals!
MIA Kala LP / CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of her! She's got a new jam and must be seen live!
MINUS THE BEAR Planet Of Ice CD
*** The first new album in a few years wherein the boys attempt to transcend the ol' Minus The Bear sound with a more organic feel (re: "raw riffage") and a cohesiveness not found on their other platters.
MODERN LOVERS The Modern Lovers CD
*** Yes! Finally available again, it's the Modern Lovers debut album with a whole slew of bonus tracks not found on the recently released import.
PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL Prinzhorn Dance School CD
*** "No dance music here -- more like The Fall jamming with The White Stripes after firing half the members. The debut bristles with buzzing one-riff guitars and kick-drum thuds playing bare bones, lo-fi funk with boy-girl shout-out vocals."
RILO KILEY Under The Blacklight CD
*** They didn't break up! They made a new album instead.
JOSH RITTER The Historical Conquests Of... CD
*** New!
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Greatest Hits CD
*** REMASTERED! "One of the greatest party records ever made!"
SWAYZAK Some Other Country CD
*** "Swayzak return with their fifth album, and the new opus sounds mature and full. Swayzak have always loved their echo pedal, but now their dub-techno attains a new, compositional dimension. Darker and heaviier."
VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS Voice Of The Seven Woods CD
*** "Trading his own collectable limited 45s and self released CD-R's - which have been known to top the £100 mark on eBay - in record shops worldwide has part-funded Rick's collection of Krautrock, South American psych and Turkish acid rock LPs, which clearly play a large part in his inspired current output, as well as fuelling occasional DJ sets alongside long running friends from the Finders Keepers / B-Music collective. And the few weeks since Rick finished recording his debut 10 track LP have been spent in good company: he has played live with TWO members of seminal Krautrockers Can, built up a hefty daytime bar tab in Wales with the legendary Meic Stevens and has backed lost West Coast folk/pop luminaries Wendy and Bonnie."
ANDREW WK Close Calls With Brick Walls 2xLP
*** "Load Records is proud to present a U.S. domestic vinyl pressing of 2006's Asia-only release "Close Calls with Brick Walls" record. Be prepared for ultra-bombast, as this record holds a flame to the gas can of music as you know it."
*** On NUMERO. "These are the homeschooled kids. The groups who didn't have access to publicists, stylists, dance instructors or crack songwriting teams. The formula was simple: marry bubblegum and soul to the absolute sincerity of an enthusiastic child, cross your fingers and pray for airplay."
AESOP ROCK None Shall Pass LP / CD
*** "New album featuring appearances by EL-P, CAGE, ROB SONIC, and John Darnielle of THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Produced by BLOCKHEAD."
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI Places Like This CD
*** "Instantly lovable pop brilliance, fizzing with electrical currents, channeling calypso rhythms and tropicalia flavors with lashings of percussive a-go-go. Fresh."
CARIBOU Andorra CD
*** "Andorra marries the kaleidoscopic grandeur with which Caribou has become associated, with pop melodies and harmonies crammed so densely from beginning to end that they jump over each other in forcing their way out of the speakers. Vividly three-dimensional sound."
CIRCUS DEVILS Sgt. Disco CD
*** Robert Pollard strikes! Holy shit! How can the man put out SO MUCH music?! Perhaps more importantly, how does he remember all these tunes when he's hammered?
EARLIMART Mentor Tormentor CD
*** New!
JEREMY ENIGK The Missing Link CD
*** SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE frontman steps out for another round of well done proggy pop. The man hasn't made a bad album on his own.
GALACTIC From The Corner To The Block CD
*** "14 funk-loaded tracks that mix old school brass band grooves with bounce-style hip-hop. Featuring MR. LIF, LYRICS BORN, JUVENILE (!!!), GIFT OF GAB, and others."
BEN HARPER Lifeline CD / CD+DVD+BOOK
*** "11 gorgeous songs recorded in Paris over a 7-day period." Rolling Stone called it "an acoustic-soul stunner."
TALIB KWELI Eardrum CD
*** "New album featuring collabs with KANYE WEST, NORAH JONES, KRS ONE, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, JEAN GRAE, and UGK; production from WILL.I.AM, HI-TEK, JUST BLAZE, MADLIB, and PETE ROCK."
LIARS Liars CD
*** "For this new album, Liars have foregone theory for a more practical approach, one based on tradtional song structures and instrument usage. Liars is a set of songs only connected by the fact that no other band around could make music like this; an album that manages to balance the old, experimentally-minded Liars with an excitingly insidious new pop edge."
LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND It's Not Big It's Large CD
*** Lyle's band really is more of a "big band." Seriously--between pensive country numbers, they play jazz! Real jazz!
MADLIB Beat Konducta Vol. 3 & 4: In India CD
*** 34 hip-hop instrumentals!
MIA Kala LP / CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of her! She's got a new jam and must be seen live!
MINUS THE BEAR Planet Of Ice CD
*** The first new album in a few years wherein the boys attempt to transcend the ol' Minus The Bear sound with a more organic feel (re: "raw riffage") and a cohesiveness not found on their other platters.
MODERN LOVERS The Modern Lovers CD
*** Yes! Finally available again, it's the Modern Lovers debut album with a whole slew of bonus tracks not found on the recently released import.
PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL Prinzhorn Dance School CD
*** "No dance music here -- more like The Fall jamming with The White Stripes after firing half the members. The debut bristles with buzzing one-riff guitars and kick-drum thuds playing bare bones, lo-fi funk with boy-girl shout-out vocals."
RILO KILEY Under The Blacklight CD
*** They didn't break up! They made a new album instead.
JOSH RITTER The Historical Conquests Of... CD
*** New!
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Greatest Hits CD
*** REMASTERED! "One of the greatest party records ever made!"
SWAYZAK Some Other Country CD
*** "Swayzak return with their fifth album, and the new opus sounds mature and full. Swayzak have always loved their echo pedal, but now their dub-techno attains a new, compositional dimension. Darker and heaviier."
VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS Voice Of The Seven Woods CD
*** "Trading his own collectable limited 45s and self released CD-R's - which have been known to top the £100 mark on eBay - in record shops worldwide has part-funded Rick's collection of Krautrock, South American psych and Turkish acid rock LPs, which clearly play a large part in his inspired current output, as well as fuelling occasional DJ sets alongside long running friends from the Finders Keepers / B-Music collective. And the few weeks since Rick finished recording his debut 10 track LP have been spent in good company: he has played live with TWO members of seminal Krautrockers Can, built up a hefty daytime bar tab in Wales with the legendary Meic Stevens and has backed lost West Coast folk/pop luminaries Wendy and Bonnie."
ANDREW WK Close Calls With Brick Walls 2xLP
*** "Load Records is proud to present a U.S. domestic vinyl pressing of 2006's Asia-only release "Close Calls with Brick Walls" record. Be prepared for ultra-bombast, as this record holds a flame to the gas can of music as you know it."
Thursday, August 16, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: VINYL ))))) Goblin, non-U.S. Warp releases, & plenty of disco
v/a KOMPAKT TOTAL 8 3xLP
*** "Ten-track triple LP version, featuring a selection of the best tracks from the 2CD version. Artists on the LPs include: Schaeben & Voss, Justus Kohncke, Reinhard Voigt, Thomas/Mayer, Burger/Voigt, Jurgen Paape + Boy Schaufler, Superpitcher, Mikkel Metal, DJ Koze, Kaito. Two of the tracks (Mikkel Metal & Kaito) are entirely exclusive to this LP."
BROADCAST Extended Play 12"
*** Early hard-to-find Broadcast EP available again! Don't Sleep on it!
CAN Zhengzheng Rikang LP
*** "First release(?) of these studio demos, recorded 1968/69 at Schloß Nörvenich. Good sound quality with Malcolm Mooney on vocals, similar to Dlay '68."
CEEPHAX Volume Two 2xLP
*** "Third full-length from Andy Jenkinson, younger brother to Squarepusher. An old school acid sensibility crossed with the energy and innovation of the famous Universal Indicator acid series, plus a melodic and moody experimental side that is revealed in mellower moments. The style is basically all electronic/dance styles, i.e. braindance."
GOBLIN Profondo Rosso LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The original soundtrack recording for the 1975 cult masterpiece by horror director Dario Argento -- one of the most terrific and intense scores ever and sold millions of copies. Gatefold sleeve. 180 gram HQ vinyl."
GOBLIN Suspiria LP
*** One of their more terrifying and cohesive scores, Suspiria is Dario Argento's 1976 masterpiece that almost made me, Forest, barf while watching. "Transcendental symphonic rock (compound time signatures, ornate instrumentation, vainglorious tone, melodramatic structure, self-aggrandising solos, etc)."
GRIZZLY BEAR Knife 7"
*** The stand out dreamy track from Yellow House but with a completely different mix than the album version. The b-side is also an alternate mix, this time it's "Easier."
JUSTICE D.A.N.C.E. Remix 12"
*** Remixes by JACKSON, MSTRKRFT, ALAN BRAXE & FRED FALKE.
LINDSTROM & PRINS THOMAS Nummer Fire 12"
*** The fourth Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas 12" on Eskimo in their typical and highly-acclaimed Nordic disko style.
LOSOUL What Radio 12"
*** "Tune your ears to these two new epic Losoul tracks! Almost 23 minutes of 'oh so sweet' Losoul music including persuasive percussion and typical Losoul groove and dynamics. Sweet basslines and even sweeter, delayed keyboard motives."
PINEAPPLES Come Closer 12"
*** "A re-issue of one of most in-demand Italo-disco records -- a true party disco gem conceived with the minimal setup of a drum machine and a Korg synth -- a big track in the late '80s Chicago house scene, frequently played by the Hotmix 5 crew."
STUDIO West Coast Pt. I & II 7"
*** "A two-part reworking of one of the standout tracks from the album, West Coast. Studio 's music has a broad appeal, with influences like Can and Neu, The Cure and The Smiths and shades of old school house, dub and disco." Limited to 1000.
STUDIO West Coast 2xLP
*** "Finally given a full-fledged release after a limited release disappeared from the racks last year, Studio's debut is a collection of strung-out, dreamy electronic pop music that will appeal to fans of the new slo-mo Italo disco. Consider it the missing link between The Cure and Lindstrøm touching on Can, Neu, Happy Mondays and The Smiths in their creation of an Afrobeat-dub-disco-indie-pop adventure."
*** "Ten-track triple LP version, featuring a selection of the best tracks from the 2CD version. Artists on the LPs include: Schaeben & Voss, Justus Kohncke, Reinhard Voigt, Thomas/Mayer, Burger/Voigt, Jurgen Paape + Boy Schaufler, Superpitcher, Mikkel Metal, DJ Koze, Kaito. Two of the tracks (Mikkel Metal & Kaito) are entirely exclusive to this LP."
BROADCAST Extended Play 12"
*** Early hard-to-find Broadcast EP available again! Don't Sleep on it!
CAN Zhengzheng Rikang LP
*** "First release(?) of these studio demos, recorded 1968/69 at Schloß Nörvenich. Good sound quality with Malcolm Mooney on vocals, similar to Dlay '68."
CEEPHAX Volume Two 2xLP
*** "Third full-length from Andy Jenkinson, younger brother to Squarepusher. An old school acid sensibility crossed with the energy and innovation of the famous Universal Indicator acid series, plus a melodic and moody experimental side that is revealed in mellower moments. The style is basically all electronic/dance styles, i.e. braindance."
GOBLIN Profondo Rosso LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The original soundtrack recording for the 1975 cult masterpiece by horror director Dario Argento -- one of the most terrific and intense scores ever and sold millions of copies. Gatefold sleeve. 180 gram HQ vinyl."
GOBLIN Suspiria LP
*** One of their more terrifying and cohesive scores, Suspiria is Dario Argento's 1976 masterpiece that almost made me, Forest, barf while watching. "Transcendental symphonic rock (compound time signatures, ornate instrumentation, vainglorious tone, melodramatic structure, self-aggrandising solos, etc)."
GRIZZLY BEAR Knife 7"
*** The stand out dreamy track from Yellow House but with a completely different mix than the album version. The b-side is also an alternate mix, this time it's "Easier."
JUSTICE D.A.N.C.E. Remix 12"
*** Remixes by JACKSON, MSTRKRFT, ALAN BRAXE & FRED FALKE.
LINDSTROM & PRINS THOMAS Nummer Fire 12"
*** The fourth Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas 12" on Eskimo in their typical and highly-acclaimed Nordic disko style.
LOSOUL What Radio 12"
*** "Tune your ears to these two new epic Losoul tracks! Almost 23 minutes of 'oh so sweet' Losoul music including persuasive percussion and typical Losoul groove and dynamics. Sweet basslines and even sweeter, delayed keyboard motives."
PINEAPPLES Come Closer 12"
*** "A re-issue of one of most in-demand Italo-disco records -- a true party disco gem conceived with the minimal setup of a drum machine and a Korg synth -- a big track in the late '80s Chicago house scene, frequently played by the Hotmix 5 crew."
STUDIO West Coast Pt. I & II 7"
*** "A two-part reworking of one of the standout tracks from the album, West Coast. Studio 's music has a broad appeal, with influences like Can and Neu, The Cure and The Smiths and shades of old school house, dub and disco." Limited to 1000.
STUDIO West Coast 2xLP
*** "Finally given a full-fledged release after a limited release disappeared from the racks last year, Studio's debut is a collection of strung-out, dreamy electronic pop music that will appeal to fans of the new slo-mo Italo disco. Consider it the missing link between The Cure and Lindstrøm touching on Can, Neu, Happy Mondays and The Smiths in their creation of an Afrobeat-dub-disco-indie-pop adventure."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs))))) ESG rarities, strange world music, White Noise & more!
v/a GUITARS OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE CD
*** "Never before presented outside a tiny minority of the Burmese community, this unbelievable collection of garage and psychedelic rock, raw folk-blues ballads, and country-western styled music are almost impossible to find in ANY form or quality."
v/a THAI POP SPECTACULAR CD
*** "This superb collection features modern Thai music styles combining with elements of surf, rock, funk, disco and comedy, revealing the use of clever instrumentation, brilliant vocals, great arrangements, twisted breaks, and resourceful production techniques. The Thai were a completely unique and powerful force during the 1960s, '70s & '80s global popular music explosion."
v/a THE TOMORROW PEOPLE CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Top notch collection of previously unreleased BBC Radiophonic Workshop music.
AFX Analogue Bubblebath 3 CD
*** "Analogue Bubblebath 3 is a repress of a 'lost' album originally released in 1993. This 13 track CD is a great value for money featuring a broad spectrum of AFX magic. For any self respecting fan of Mister James this album is a must."
WILLIAM BASINSKI El Camino Real CD
*** "Hypnotic new electronic ambient recording using another recently discovered loop from the archive. Premiered at Bleeding Edge Festival, Montalvo Arts Center, August 2006."
BLOSSOM TOES We Are Ever CD
*** "Released at the height of flower power in 1967, We Are Ever So Clean is widely considered to be the finest pop-psych album ever recorded. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky (discoverer of The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds ), it's a fascinating amalgam of whimsical pop, music hall humor and acid rock. It's presented with no fewer than ten bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances."
KEVIN DRUMM & DANIEL MENCHE Gauntlet CD
*** "One organ, one guitar, several fuzz boxes and two highly-regarded purveyors of American extreme sonics are the savory ingredients that created Gauntlet. Building on Menche's aural low end physicality and Drumm's exacting attention to high frequency detail -- the aptly titled Gauntlet is a sizzling, scorching slab of essential audio."
ESG Sound Bronx Story 2: Rarities CD
*** "ESG's place in history is legendary, placing them at the heart of post-punk, hip-hop and New York dance music. A South Bronx Story 2 gathers together rarities from the group's 25 year career, featuring alternate mixes of classic tracks as well as super-rare & out-of-print tracks."
FALSE 2007 CD
*** This is the second full-length release by DJ and producer False (aka Matthew Dear, Audion). Essentially a special one-off live set, 2007 defines Dear's relationship with M_nus. This collection of tracks strikes the perfect balance between abstract experimentation and full-on techno nirvana without ever breaking stride or losing focus."
FOTHERINGAY Fotheringay CD
*** "Fotheringay's beautiful debut album was recorded in 1970, and has long been regarded as one of the greatest achievements of British folk-rock. Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas, Jerry Donahue, Pat Donaldson and Gerry Conway created a magical ensemble sound and one of the finest albums of Sandy's career. It has been out of print for sometime. For this carefully remastered edition Fledg'ling have restored all of the original artwork and added four bonus tracks -- performances recorded at the 1970 Rotterdam Festival. Remastering approved by original producer Joe Boyd."
GOBLIN The Fantastic Voyage Of... CD
*** Perhaps the best collection of Goblin's darkest soundtrack music, featuring tunes from Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, Dawn Of The Dead, Tenebre, and more. Their music recalls Can, Amon Duul II, Popul Vuh with a dose of Sabbath. They've been sampled the world over, including recent stabs from J.U.S.T.I.C.E.
ANGELO LAVAGNINO Gamma 1 Quadrilogy: 60s Italian Cinematic Science Fiction Classic Freaky Sounds CD
*** "The Gamma I Quadrilogy are four of the coolest, kitschiest, trashiest sci-fi films to come out of Italy in the 1960s with freaky space age soundtracks to match the groovy, otherworldly images on-screen. Set your theremins to stun!"
GERARD MANSET 1968 CD
*** "Gérard Manset's first recordings represent some of the best psychedelic chansons in existence and in league with such luminaries as Gainsbourg, Polnareff and Ferrer."
O TERCO O Terco CD
*** "Their second album (1972), a landmark of Brazilian progressive/psychedelic rock. Rocking at times like King Crimson, Led Zeppelin or even Black Sabbath, their music also contains beautiful pastoral passages that demonstrate the influence of Os Mutantes, the Moody Blues, and early Pink Floyd."
SCIENTIST & PRINCE JAMMY Dub Landing Volume 1 & 2 CD
*** Overton Brown was 16-year-old dub wunderkind that honed his skills under KING TUBBY and became the main engineer at Channel One Studios. With Henry "Junjo" Lawes, he cut some of the best-selling dub LPs of all time. This is the first time both original 1981 vinyl albums are released on one CD, and includes 20 tracks."
SQUAREPUSHER Feed Me Weird Things CD
*** "All-time classic debut album from 1996. Stunning, complex programming intertwined with fusion-flecked electric bass creating some of the most euphoric, havoc-wrecked sounds of the contemporary era. This is the album that put it all together (to be followed by a series of albums for Warp) and is, in simple terms, one of the cornerstones of mid-90s sound recordings."
TRENTMOLLER Last Resort CD
*** "Trentemøller took dancefloors by storm last year with funky minimal techno tracks. His debut is a beautifully crafted masterpiece of subtle melodic miniatures, dreamy ambiences, dusty beats, deep dub-tracks and driving groove-excursions. Considered an electronic album, it also incorporates live drums, guitars and other acoustic instruments like celesta, glockenspiel, & melodica."
WHITE NOISE Electric Storm CD
*** "Classic electron-psych LP from '68. Spearheaded by one David Vorhaus, a staff member at BBC studios and widely rumored as co-creator of the music to BBC television's cult classic Dr. Who series. 'Welcome to the world of the frequency shifter, signal generator and azimuth co-ordinator. A world that existed before the dawn of the synthesizer, when a 'sample' was a length of recording tape delicately and skillfully spliced in place. The 1968 White Noise: An Electric Storm LP became the holy grail amongst collectors of 'Science Dimension' music, a staple ingredient for lovers of cosmic electronic space-rock'. Features longtime Evan Parker cohort Paul Lytton on drums, some familiar Perrey/Kingsley-esque tape-sound juxtapositioned with concreté-styled jump cuts. An authentic must-have, a truly important record in the continuum of electronic rock. -- Hrvatski.
BETTY WRIGHT Hard To Stop CD
*** "Betty Wright, who co-produced 16 year old UK prodigy Joss Stone's Soul Sessions, was just 17 when her own 1972 Clarence Reid penned hit 'Clean Up Woman' hit #6 on the Billboard Pop chart. Her 1973 follow-up album Hard To Stop released on Florida's Alston label."
*** "Never before presented outside a tiny minority of the Burmese community, this unbelievable collection of garage and psychedelic rock, raw folk-blues ballads, and country-western styled music are almost impossible to find in ANY form or quality."
v/a THAI POP SPECTACULAR CD
*** "This superb collection features modern Thai music styles combining with elements of surf, rock, funk, disco and comedy, revealing the use of clever instrumentation, brilliant vocals, great arrangements, twisted breaks, and resourceful production techniques. The Thai were a completely unique and powerful force during the 1960s, '70s & '80s global popular music explosion."
v/a THE TOMORROW PEOPLE CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Top notch collection of previously unreleased BBC Radiophonic Workshop music.
AFX Analogue Bubblebath 3 CD
*** "Analogue Bubblebath 3 is a repress of a 'lost' album originally released in 1993. This 13 track CD is a great value for money featuring a broad spectrum of AFX magic. For any self respecting fan of Mister James this album is a must."
WILLIAM BASINSKI El Camino Real CD
*** "Hypnotic new electronic ambient recording using another recently discovered loop from the archive. Premiered at Bleeding Edge Festival, Montalvo Arts Center, August 2006."
BLOSSOM TOES We Are Ever CD
*** "Released at the height of flower power in 1967, We Are Ever So Clean is widely considered to be the finest pop-psych album ever recorded. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky (discoverer of The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds ), it's a fascinating amalgam of whimsical pop, music hall humor and acid rock. It's presented with no fewer than ten bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances."
KEVIN DRUMM & DANIEL MENCHE Gauntlet CD
*** "One organ, one guitar, several fuzz boxes and two highly-regarded purveyors of American extreme sonics are the savory ingredients that created Gauntlet. Building on Menche's aural low end physicality and Drumm's exacting attention to high frequency detail -- the aptly titled Gauntlet is a sizzling, scorching slab of essential audio."
ESG Sound Bronx Story 2: Rarities CD
*** "ESG's place in history is legendary, placing them at the heart of post-punk, hip-hop and New York dance music. A South Bronx Story 2 gathers together rarities from the group's 25 year career, featuring alternate mixes of classic tracks as well as super-rare & out-of-print tracks."
FALSE 2007 CD
*** This is the second full-length release by DJ and producer False (aka Matthew Dear, Audion). Essentially a special one-off live set, 2007 defines Dear's relationship with M_nus. This collection of tracks strikes the perfect balance between abstract experimentation and full-on techno nirvana without ever breaking stride or losing focus."
FOTHERINGAY Fotheringay CD
*** "Fotheringay's beautiful debut album was recorded in 1970, and has long been regarded as one of the greatest achievements of British folk-rock. Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas, Jerry Donahue, Pat Donaldson and Gerry Conway created a magical ensemble sound and one of the finest albums of Sandy's career. It has been out of print for sometime. For this carefully remastered edition Fledg'ling have restored all of the original artwork and added four bonus tracks -- performances recorded at the 1970 Rotterdam Festival. Remastering approved by original producer Joe Boyd."
GOBLIN The Fantastic Voyage Of... CD
*** Perhaps the best collection of Goblin's darkest soundtrack music, featuring tunes from Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, Dawn Of The Dead, Tenebre, and more. Their music recalls Can, Amon Duul II, Popul Vuh with a dose of Sabbath. They've been sampled the world over, including recent stabs from J.U.S.T.I.C.E.
ANGELO LAVAGNINO Gamma 1 Quadrilogy: 60s Italian Cinematic Science Fiction Classic Freaky Sounds CD
*** "The Gamma I Quadrilogy are four of the coolest, kitschiest, trashiest sci-fi films to come out of Italy in the 1960s with freaky space age soundtracks to match the groovy, otherworldly images on-screen. Set your theremins to stun!"
GERARD MANSET 1968 CD
*** "Gérard Manset's first recordings represent some of the best psychedelic chansons in existence and in league with such luminaries as Gainsbourg, Polnareff and Ferrer."
O TERCO O Terco CD
*** "Their second album (1972), a landmark of Brazilian progressive/psychedelic rock. Rocking at times like King Crimson, Led Zeppelin or even Black Sabbath, their music also contains beautiful pastoral passages that demonstrate the influence of Os Mutantes, the Moody Blues, and early Pink Floyd."
SCIENTIST & PRINCE JAMMY Dub Landing Volume 1 & 2 CD
*** Overton Brown was 16-year-old dub wunderkind that honed his skills under KING TUBBY and became the main engineer at Channel One Studios. With Henry "Junjo" Lawes, he cut some of the best-selling dub LPs of all time. This is the first time both original 1981 vinyl albums are released on one CD, and includes 20 tracks."
SQUAREPUSHER Feed Me Weird Things CD
*** "All-time classic debut album from 1996. Stunning, complex programming intertwined with fusion-flecked electric bass creating some of the most euphoric, havoc-wrecked sounds of the contemporary era. This is the album that put it all together (to be followed by a series of albums for Warp) and is, in simple terms, one of the cornerstones of mid-90s sound recordings."
TRENTMOLLER Last Resort CD
*** "Trentemøller took dancefloors by storm last year with funky minimal techno tracks. His debut is a beautifully crafted masterpiece of subtle melodic miniatures, dreamy ambiences, dusty beats, deep dub-tracks and driving groove-excursions. Considered an electronic album, it also incorporates live drums, guitars and other acoustic instruments like celesta, glockenspiel, & melodica."
WHITE NOISE Electric Storm CD
*** "Classic electron-psych LP from '68. Spearheaded by one David Vorhaus, a staff member at BBC studios and widely rumored as co-creator of the music to BBC television's cult classic Dr. Who series. 'Welcome to the world of the frequency shifter, signal generator and azimuth co-ordinator. A world that existed before the dawn of the synthesizer, when a 'sample' was a length of recording tape delicately and skillfully spliced in place. The 1968 White Noise: An Electric Storm LP became the holy grail amongst collectors of 'Science Dimension' music, a staple ingredient for lovers of cosmic electronic space-rock'. Features longtime Evan Parker cohort Paul Lytton on drums, some familiar Perrey/Kingsley-esque tape-sound juxtapositioned with concreté-styled jump cuts. An authentic must-have, a truly important record in the continuum of electronic rock. -- Hrvatski.
BETTY WRIGHT Hard To Stop CD
*** "Betty Wright, who co-produced 16 year old UK prodigy Joss Stone's Soul Sessions, was just 17 when her own 1972 Clarence Reid penned hit 'Clean Up Woman' hit #6 on the Billboard Pop chart. Her 1973 follow-up album Hard To Stop released on Florida's Alston label."
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: RESTOCKS ))))) CDs & LPs
v/a CAMBODIAN CASSETTE ARCHIVES CD
*** Primo collection of Cambodian disco, garage/psych rock, and pop that trumps the infamous Cambodian Rocks comp.
v/a SI, PARA USTED CD
*** A copy or two of this cuban funk compilation sells every time we play it in the store. Essential.
v/a SPEICHER 3 CD
*** Recent compilation of Kompakt Extra singles, mixed by Michael Mayer & Jorg Burger.
v/a TROPICALIA: A Brazilian Revolution In Sound 2xLP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED. Top notch collection of Tropicalia music with all the hitmakers: CAETANO VELOSO, TOM ZE, OS MUTANTES, GAL COSTA, GILBERTO GIL, & JORGE BEN.
AFX Analord 01 12"
AFX Analord 02 12"
AFX Analord 07 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
APHEX TWIN Come To Daddy 12"
APHEX TWIN Windowlicker 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WILLIAM BASINSKI Disintegration Loops II CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum CD
*** Analog synth dreams and nightmares -- wicked.
GUI BORATTO Chromophobia RMX 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
COMETS ON FIRE Field Recordings From The Anti-Sun LP / CD
*** NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!
DJ KOZE Kosi Comes Around RMX 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK! Remixes by JAN JELINEK and MATTHEW DEAR.
JOHN FAHEY Sea Changes & Coelacinths 2xCD
*** Justing getting into Fahey? Here's the young person's guide to the man.
GILBERTO GIL Gilberto Gil CD
*** Finally available domestically.
GIRL TALK Night Ripper CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
KRAFTWERK Ralf & Florian CD
*** Long unavailable in the U.S. -- nab it while you can!
SVEN LIBAEK Inner Space CD
*** Very nice comp of Australian soundtrack composer's work--some featured in Wes Anderson's 'The Life Aquatic.'
LINDSTROM & PRINS THOMAS Reinterpretations CD
*** Reinterpretations of the current kings of space-disco.
LIQUID LIQUID Liquid Liquid 2xLP
*** Mo' Wax discography of this highly influential early-80s NYC group.
RUSS MEYER Lorna/Vixen/Faster Pussycat Kill Kill LP
*** Three soundtracks from the breast of Russ Meyer! Now out-of-print and very hard to find.
MINOR THREAT Minor Threat EP 12"
*** The original!
STARS OF THE LID Avec Laudenum CD
STARS OF THE LID The Tired Sounds Of... 2xCD
*** Two early Lids discs are back!
SUN KIL MOON Tiny Cities 2xLP
*** Mark Knopfler's Modest Mouse tribute with a bonus live EP tacked on.
TELEVISION Marquee Moon LP
*** The classic on heavy duty vinyl.
THE TUSS Confederation Trough 12"
THE TUSS Rushup Edge 3x12"
*** New APHEX alter ego!
CAETANO VELOSO Caetano Veloso (Tropicalia) LP / CD
*** The Brazilian Sgt. Peppers long unavailable in the U.S.
*** Primo collection of Cambodian disco, garage/psych rock, and pop that trumps the infamous Cambodian Rocks comp.
v/a SI, PARA USTED CD
*** A copy or two of this cuban funk compilation sells every time we play it in the store. Essential.
v/a SPEICHER 3 CD
*** Recent compilation of Kompakt Extra singles, mixed by Michael Mayer & Jorg Burger.
v/a TROPICALIA: A Brazilian Revolution In Sound 2xLP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED. Top notch collection of Tropicalia music with all the hitmakers: CAETANO VELOSO, TOM ZE, OS MUTANTES, GAL COSTA, GILBERTO GIL, & JORGE BEN.
AFX Analord 01 12"
AFX Analord 02 12"
AFX Analord 07 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
APHEX TWIN Come To Daddy 12"
APHEX TWIN Windowlicker 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WILLIAM BASINSKI Disintegration Loops II CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum CD
*** Analog synth dreams and nightmares -- wicked.
GUI BORATTO Chromophobia RMX 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
COMETS ON FIRE Field Recordings From The Anti-Sun LP / CD
*** NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!
DJ KOZE Kosi Comes Around RMX 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK! Remixes by JAN JELINEK and MATTHEW DEAR.
JOHN FAHEY Sea Changes & Coelacinths 2xCD
*** Justing getting into Fahey? Here's the young person's guide to the man.
GILBERTO GIL Gilberto Gil CD
*** Finally available domestically.
GIRL TALK Night Ripper CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
KRAFTWERK Ralf & Florian CD
*** Long unavailable in the U.S. -- nab it while you can!
SVEN LIBAEK Inner Space CD
*** Very nice comp of Australian soundtrack composer's work--some featured in Wes Anderson's 'The Life Aquatic.'
LINDSTROM & PRINS THOMAS Reinterpretations CD
*** Reinterpretations of the current kings of space-disco.
LIQUID LIQUID Liquid Liquid 2xLP
*** Mo' Wax discography of this highly influential early-80s NYC group.
RUSS MEYER Lorna/Vixen/Faster Pussycat Kill Kill LP
*** Three soundtracks from the breast of Russ Meyer! Now out-of-print and very hard to find.
MINOR THREAT Minor Threat EP 12"
*** The original!
STARS OF THE LID Avec Laudenum CD
STARS OF THE LID The Tired Sounds Of... 2xCD
*** Two early Lids discs are back!
SUN KIL MOON Tiny Cities 2xLP
*** Mark Knopfler's Modest Mouse tribute with a bonus live EP tacked on.
TELEVISION Marquee Moon LP
*** The classic on heavy duty vinyl.
THE TUSS Confederation Trough 12"
THE TUSS Rushup Edge 3x12"
*** New APHEX alter ego!
CAETANO VELOSO Caetano Veloso (Tropicalia) LP / CD
*** The Brazilian Sgt. Peppers long unavailable in the U.S.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: DVDs ))))) Can, Paper Rad, Lightning Bolt
CAN Can DVD DVD
*** An entire Can concert, a documentary and more but without the CD (which makes it much cheaper!). A "must have."
LIGHTNING BOLT Power Of Salad & Milkshakes DVD
*** "LIGHTNING BOLT takes you on a trip across America with footage shot at nineteen performances with multiple, professional-grade cameras. Planet-flattening soundwaves, dancefloor-quaking rhythms, equipment breakdowns, weird-ass people, interviews, cops, bad weather--it's all here. Includes guest action from PINK & BROWN, two brain-melting animations, a poster gallery, and more."
PAPER RAD Taking Out The Trash/Faces In The Trash DVD
*** PAPER RAD is a Pittsburgh, PA/Northampton, MA collective that 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. This DVD includes lots of ephemera filling every color on the PANTONE wheel!
*** An entire Can concert, a documentary and more but without the CD (which makes it much cheaper!). A "must have."
LIGHTNING BOLT Power Of Salad & Milkshakes DVD
*** "LIGHTNING BOLT takes you on a trip across America with footage shot at nineteen performances with multiple, professional-grade cameras. Planet-flattening soundwaves, dancefloor-quaking rhythms, equipment breakdowns, weird-ass people, interviews, cops, bad weather--it's all here. Includes guest action from PINK & BROWN, two brain-melting animations, a poster gallery, and more."
PAPER RAD Taking Out The Trash/Faces In The Trash DVD
*** PAPER RAD is a Pittsburgh, PA/Northampton, MA collective that 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. This DVD includes lots of ephemera filling every color on the PANTONE wheel!
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: VINYL ))))) Cat Power, SUNN0))), Bjork & more
BATTLES Mirrored 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BJORK Drawing Restraint 9 LP
*** The soundtrack to MATTHEW BARNEY's latest art film project on vinyl.
CAT POWER Moon Pix LP
CAT POWER What Would The Community Think LP
*** Remastered and repressed on heavy-weight vinyl with a coupon for a high-quality mp3 download of the album(s). Nice.
INTERPOL Turn On The Bright Lights LP
*** Remastered and repressed on heavy-weight vinyl with a coupon for a high-quality mp3 download of the album(s). Nice.
THE KNIFE Silent Shout 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MF DOOM Mm...Food 2xLP+DVD / CD+DVD
*** NOW ON VINYL.
MICROPHONES The Glow Pt. 2 LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JASON MOLINA Pyramid Electric Company LP+CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE NATIONAL Boxer LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
PIXIES Surfer Rosa LP
PIXIES Doolittle LP
PIXIES Come On Pilgrim LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SMASHING PUMPKINS Gish LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUNN0))) Oracle 12"
*** ""Belurol Pusztit" was created for the Jukebox Buddha comp. It features the Buddha Machine run through the sunn backline and recorded at maximum volume which of course yielded maximum results! Atsuo Mizuno (BORIS) plays drums and JOE PRESTON (Earth, Melvins, Thrones) on jackhammer! "Orakulum" was originally composed for a live performance collaboration with the New York sculptor Banks Violette at the Maureen Paley Gallery in London." Limited to 7,777 copies! Vinyl only!
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNIER L'enfant Assassin Des Mouches LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Diadem Of 12 Stars 2xLP
*** "Black metal up-and-comers WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM draws inspiration from the long dark winter and perpetual mist of the Pacific Northwest, singing a lament for a lost connection with nature, magic and the ways of their ancestors. They are not Satanists, nor do they subscribe to right wing ideologies, but do understand the anger and hopelessness that draws lost souls to philosophical dead ends. Their philosophies are anti-modern, romantic and antihuman, a musical expression of an emerging eco-black metal consciousness that has taken root in the Pacific North West."
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BJORK Drawing Restraint 9 LP
*** The soundtrack to MATTHEW BARNEY's latest art film project on vinyl.
CAT POWER Moon Pix LP
CAT POWER What Would The Community Think LP
*** Remastered and repressed on heavy-weight vinyl with a coupon for a high-quality mp3 download of the album(s). Nice.
INTERPOL Turn On The Bright Lights LP
*** Remastered and repressed on heavy-weight vinyl with a coupon for a high-quality mp3 download of the album(s). Nice.
THE KNIFE Silent Shout 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MF DOOM Mm...Food 2xLP+DVD / CD+DVD
*** NOW ON VINYL.
MICROPHONES The Glow Pt. 2 LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JASON MOLINA Pyramid Electric Company LP+CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE NATIONAL Boxer LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
PIXIES Surfer Rosa LP
PIXIES Doolittle LP
PIXIES Come On Pilgrim LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SMASHING PUMPKINS Gish LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUNN0))) Oracle 12"
*** ""Belurol Pusztit" was created for the Jukebox Buddha comp. It features the Buddha Machine run through the sunn backline and recorded at maximum volume which of course yielded maximum results! Atsuo Mizuno (BORIS) plays drums and JOE PRESTON (Earth, Melvins, Thrones) on jackhammer! "Orakulum" was originally composed for a live performance collaboration with the New York sculptor Banks Violette at the Maureen Paley Gallery in London." Limited to 7,777 copies! Vinyl only!
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNIER L'enfant Assassin Des Mouches LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Diadem Of 12 Stars 2xLP
*** "Black metal up-and-comers WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM draws inspiration from the long dark winter and perpetual mist of the Pacific Northwest, singing a lament for a lost connection with nature, magic and the ways of their ancestors. They are not Satanists, nor do they subscribe to right wing ideologies, but do understand the anger and hopelessness that draws lost souls to philosophical dead ends. Their philosophies are anti-modern, romantic and antihuman, a musical expression of an emerging eco-black metal consciousness that has taken root in the Pacific North West."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Budos Band, Common, Oh No, Magnolia Electric Co.
v/a EXIT MUSIC: Songs With Radio Heads CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "A collection of leftfield re-workings of Radiohead classics from MATTHEW HERBERT, CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, RJD2, THE BAD PLUS and more."
v/a NOW-AGAIN RE:SOUNDS Vol. 1 CD
*** From Stones Throw funk reissue subsidiary comes a collection of remixes, re-edits, and revamps by CUT CHEMIST, KENNY DOPE, TODD JERRY, J.ROCC, PERCEE P, KOUSHIK, GUILTY SIMPSON, EDAN and more!
ABRUPTUM Evil Genius CD
*** "A comprehensive collection of early recordings from highly regarded and influential Swedish cult Satanists ABRUPTUM, including the band’s first two demos. The pure essence of aural evil."
THE BRUNETTES Structure & Cosmetics CD
*** "Born out of a garage-infused New Zealand scene, The Brunettes make breezy, effervescent, Shangri-Las-reminiscent pop. It's a sweetly charming, sunbeam-drenched sound evidenced by sha-la-la choruses but with a little darkness and drama thrown in."
THE BUDOS BAND The Budos Band II CD
*** "While their debut album was itself heralded as a groundbreaking exploration of funk, Afro-beat and soul music, few could predict that their second effort would not only match but surpass the realm of mind-expansion embodied on their first sessions. Ten exciting new instrumentals recorded live--resonant and ethereal over Herculean rhythms."
COMMON Finding Forever CD
*** Excutive producer: KANYE WEST. Featuring LILY ALLEN, KANYE WEST, and D'ANGELO.
ERIC COPELAND Hermaphrodite CD
*** "Eric Copeland of BLACK DICE has amassed and twisted a variety of music and sounds resulting in his first proper solo album. Hopscotching a free range of structures, sources, and styles, this album is unlike any other, crossing the wires of foreign radio, space transmissions, artificial vocal ensembles, electronic street conversations and lost pop music. Like a good mix tape, Hermaphrodite flips the listener with each new song, engaging them to keep up, make the connections, and, ultimately, enjoy."
DEATHSPELL OMEGA FAS CD
*** "A maelstrom, a deluge of frantic notes, of the bleakest atmospheres ever heard within extreme metal. The massive use of dissonances and microtonal composition techniques increase an almost unbearable feeling of illness: this is the burden of the will of God on your shoulders!"
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS The Distant Future CD
*** The six-song teaser EP from the New Zealand duo hot on the heels of their HBO comedy series debut.
FLORATONE Floratone CD
*** MATT CHAMBERLAIN, BILL FRISELL, TUCKER MARTINE, LEE TOWNSEND.
ROBERT FORSTER & GRANT MCLENNAN Intermission 2xCD
*** Limited edition deluxe comp of the best 1990-1997 solo recordings from the songwriters and founders of THE GO-BETWEENS.
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. Sojourner 4xCD+DVD
*** "Four CDs from four distinct recording sessions that MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. recorded following the release of their debut studio album What Comes After The Blues. Session were recorded by STEVE ALBINI, DAVID LOWERY, JASON MOLINA, and one at Sun Studios in Memphis. Also included is a DVD documentary that follows the band as they tour across the prairie provinces of Canada and shows the loneliness and isolation one can feel even when traveling in a pack."
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Live At Radio City Music Hall CD
*** "26 songs! The entire 2.5 hour concert featuring all the hits plus some previously unreleased snacks."
JU SUK REET MEATE Solo 1978 + 1979 CD
*** A very early and rare solo joint from one of the founders of SMEGMA. It's a post-Zappa stoned blues / concrete melange of guitars, tapes, found sounds and voice. WOLF EYES' John Olson writes the liner notes.
ENNIO MORRICONE Morricone Kill: Spaghetti Western Music From The Maestro CD
*** IMPORT. A large collection of themes compiled by the brilliant folks over at El Records.
OH NO Dr. No's Oxperiment CD
*** "28 banging instrumental tracks! Oh No follows Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms with an audio tour of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek & Italian psych funk: chopped, flipped & ripped."
OKKERVIL RIVER The Stage Names CD / LP
*** "With their newest release, OKKERVIL RIVER dynamite the walls of Black Sheep Boy's gothic, moss-walled castle from the inside to let in the glaring sun. Where Black Sheep Boy presented a fairy tale of dark babbling streams and high distant towers, The Stage Names takes place in an unmistakably modern world, where snowy televisions blast into cheap hotels the spectral images of soap stars endlessly betraying each other, where losers in late-night bars languish to the beat of their favorite songs, where broken-down actresses place their final cell calls from lonely mansions high in the hills. Reverberant with echoes of Motown snap and girl-group pop, redolent with ripe whiffs of dirty rock'n'roll, shining with the shimmy of Bo Diddley, with the shimmer of the Velvets, with the swagger of the Faces, and with a glittery sprinkling of cheap perfume over the top of it all to disguise the stink, The Stage Names is a relentlessly-paced and ruthlessly thrilling journey."
EWAN PEARSON Fabric 35 CD
*** Another excellent Fabric mix, this time from Mr. Pearson. Read all about his picks over here: http://www.ewanpearson.com/enthusiasm/2007/07/14707-fabric-35.html
THE RENTALS Last Little Life: The EP CD
*** MATT WHATSHISNAM, ex-bass player for WEEZER, is back with a mini-album of classics Rentals fuzz+synths.
SLIGHTLY STOOPID Chronchitis CD
*** Brand new! It's brand new for you. These guys might smoke pot.
ST VINCENT Marry Me CD
*** Annie Clark is a sometimes-member of SUFJAN STEVENS band as well as THE POLYPHONIC SPREE and her heavy-on-the-keyboards (moog, synth, organ, piano, etc.) approach has gotten her rave reviews from Pitchfork among other places.
*** BACK IN STOCK! "A collection of leftfield re-workings of Radiohead classics from MATTHEW HERBERT, CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, RJD2, THE BAD PLUS and more."
v/a NOW-AGAIN RE:SOUNDS Vol. 1 CD
*** From Stones Throw funk reissue subsidiary comes a collection of remixes, re-edits, and revamps by CUT CHEMIST, KENNY DOPE, TODD JERRY, J.ROCC, PERCEE P, KOUSHIK, GUILTY SIMPSON, EDAN and more!
ABRUPTUM Evil Genius CD
*** "A comprehensive collection of early recordings from highly regarded and influential Swedish cult Satanists ABRUPTUM, including the band’s first two demos. The pure essence of aural evil."
THE BRUNETTES Structure & Cosmetics CD
*** "Born out of a garage-infused New Zealand scene, The Brunettes make breezy, effervescent, Shangri-Las-reminiscent pop. It's a sweetly charming, sunbeam-drenched sound evidenced by sha-la-la choruses but with a little darkness and drama thrown in."
THE BUDOS BAND The Budos Band II CD
*** "While their debut album was itself heralded as a groundbreaking exploration of funk, Afro-beat and soul music, few could predict that their second effort would not only match but surpass the realm of mind-expansion embodied on their first sessions. Ten exciting new instrumentals recorded live--resonant and ethereal over Herculean rhythms."
COMMON Finding Forever CD
*** Excutive producer: KANYE WEST. Featuring LILY ALLEN, KANYE WEST, and D'ANGELO.
ERIC COPELAND Hermaphrodite CD
*** "Eric Copeland of BLACK DICE has amassed and twisted a variety of music and sounds resulting in his first proper solo album. Hopscotching a free range of structures, sources, and styles, this album is unlike any other, crossing the wires of foreign radio, space transmissions, artificial vocal ensembles, electronic street conversations and lost pop music. Like a good mix tape, Hermaphrodite flips the listener with each new song, engaging them to keep up, make the connections, and, ultimately, enjoy."
DEATHSPELL OMEGA FAS CD
*** "A maelstrom, a deluge of frantic notes, of the bleakest atmospheres ever heard within extreme metal. The massive use of dissonances and microtonal composition techniques increase an almost unbearable feeling of illness: this is the burden of the will of God on your shoulders!"
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS The Distant Future CD
*** The six-song teaser EP from the New Zealand duo hot on the heels of their HBO comedy series debut.
FLORATONE Floratone CD
*** MATT CHAMBERLAIN, BILL FRISELL, TUCKER MARTINE, LEE TOWNSEND.
ROBERT FORSTER & GRANT MCLENNAN Intermission 2xCD
*** Limited edition deluxe comp of the best 1990-1997 solo recordings from the songwriters and founders of THE GO-BETWEENS.
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. Sojourner 4xCD+DVD
*** "Four CDs from four distinct recording sessions that MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. recorded following the release of their debut studio album What Comes After The Blues. Session were recorded by STEVE ALBINI, DAVID LOWERY, JASON MOLINA, and one at Sun Studios in Memphis. Also included is a DVD documentary that follows the band as they tour across the prairie provinces of Canada and shows the loneliness and isolation one can feel even when traveling in a pack."
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Live At Radio City Music Hall CD
*** "26 songs! The entire 2.5 hour concert featuring all the hits plus some previously unreleased snacks."
JU SUK REET MEATE Solo 1978 + 1979 CD
*** A very early and rare solo joint from one of the founders of SMEGMA. It's a post-Zappa stoned blues / concrete melange of guitars, tapes, found sounds and voice. WOLF EYES' John Olson writes the liner notes.
ENNIO MORRICONE Morricone Kill: Spaghetti Western Music From The Maestro CD
*** IMPORT. A large collection of themes compiled by the brilliant folks over at El Records.
OH NO Dr. No's Oxperiment CD
*** "28 banging instrumental tracks! Oh No follows Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms with an audio tour of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek & Italian psych funk: chopped, flipped & ripped."
OKKERVIL RIVER The Stage Names CD / LP
*** "With their newest release, OKKERVIL RIVER dynamite the walls of Black Sheep Boy's gothic, moss-walled castle from the inside to let in the glaring sun. Where Black Sheep Boy presented a fairy tale of dark babbling streams and high distant towers, The Stage Names takes place in an unmistakably modern world, where snowy televisions blast into cheap hotels the spectral images of soap stars endlessly betraying each other, where losers in late-night bars languish to the beat of their favorite songs, where broken-down actresses place their final cell calls from lonely mansions high in the hills. Reverberant with echoes of Motown snap and girl-group pop, redolent with ripe whiffs of dirty rock'n'roll, shining with the shimmy of Bo Diddley, with the shimmer of the Velvets, with the swagger of the Faces, and with a glittery sprinkling of cheap perfume over the top of it all to disguise the stink, The Stage Names is a relentlessly-paced and ruthlessly thrilling journey."
EWAN PEARSON Fabric 35 CD
*** Another excellent Fabric mix, this time from Mr. Pearson. Read all about his picks over here: http://www.ewanpearson.com/enthusiasm/2007/07/14707-fabric-35.html
THE RENTALS Last Little Life: The EP CD
*** MATT WHATSHISNAM, ex-bass player for WEEZER, is back with a mini-album of classics Rentals fuzz+synths.
SLIGHTLY STOOPID Chronchitis CD
*** Brand new! It's brand new for you. These guys might smoke pot.
ST VINCENT Marry Me CD
*** Annie Clark is a sometimes-member of SUFJAN STEVENS band as well as THE POLYPHONIC SPREE and her heavy-on-the-keyboards (moog, synth, organ, piano, etc.) approach has gotten her rave reviews from Pitchfork among other places.
Monday, August 13, 2007
(( RECOMMENDED: NEW RELEASES )) Black Dice frontman gone solo
ERIC COPELAND Hermaphrodite CD"Eric Copeland is a prominent member of New York’s Black Dice and Terrestrial Tones. For the past two years, he has amassed and twisted a variety of music and sounds, resulting in Hermaphrodite, his first proper solo album. Hopscotching a free range of structures, sources, and styles, this album is unlike any other, crossing the wires of foreign radio, space transmissions, artificial vocal ensembles, electronic street conversations and lost pop music. But these compositions don’t highlight the sound dynamics as much as they let each song shake and unfold into a very open world, continually broadening. Like a good mix tape, Hermaphrodite flips the listener with each new song, engaging them to keep up, make the connections, and, ultimately, enjoy."
Sounding quite at home on Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label, Eric Copeland made a beautiful, shimmering & strange album that feels a bit more organic than the forthcoming Black Dice album.
Eric Copeland - "Tree Aliens" [mp3]
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