Ann Arbor Film Festival and Wazoo Records have joined up to offer discounted tickets on two music-related programs happening this week. RiP: A Remix Manifesto (V.2 -- the post-SXSW remix version) features a whole bunch of GIRL TALK and Mark Hosler of the infamous NEGATIVLAND is joining in for a discussion on illiegal art. Don't sleep on these events!!
RiP: A Remix Manifesto (be sure to watch the trailer)
http://www.tinyurl.com/ripgirltalk
Adventures in Illegal Art: Mark Hosler of Negativland
http://www.tinyurl.com/negativ
To get discounted tickets, buy online and enter 2009WAZOO
Monday, March 23, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: DVD ))))) Jem Cohen's Empire Of Tin
JEM COHEN Empire Of Tin DVD
*** "An impressionistic narrative is constructed through live readings from the texts of Joseph Roth, and a live musical score performed by Vic Chesnutt, members from The Silver Mt Zion, Guy Piciotto (Fugazi), and The Quavers. The music includes improvisations, wonderfully blown-out interpretations of Strauss’ “The Radetsky March”, and bracing renditions of a number of Vic Chesnutt songs. The result is a sort of agit-prop hallucination, a string of film vignettes bound by the poetry of Roth’s writing and by the sounds and songs of the live musicians." On CONSTELLATION.
*** "An impressionistic narrative is constructed through live readings from the texts of Joseph Roth, and a live musical score performed by Vic Chesnutt, members from The Silver Mt Zion, Guy Piciotto (Fugazi), and The Quavers. The music includes improvisations, wonderfully blown-out interpretations of Strauss’ “The Radetsky March”, and bracing renditions of a number of Vic Chesnutt songs. The result is a sort of agit-prop hallucination, a string of film vignettes bound by the poetry of Roth’s writing and by the sounds and songs of the live musicians." On CONSTELLATION.
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Stones Throw restock, Black Moth, Madvillainy 2, Mount Eerie and more
ost WILD STYLE LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
v/a COLD HEAT Vol. 1 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Subtitled: "Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974." On STONES THROW.
v/a FALLIN' OFF THE REEL Vol. 1 & 2 2xLP
*** RECOMMENDED 2-ON-1. "Ah. Trusty label Truth & Soul always seem to outdo themselves with each 7" release but they compiled 'em all onto a single CD anyway. Superb from start to finish, and worth having even if you got the 45s."
v/a FUNKY 16 CORNERS 2xLP
*** "Stones Throw and funk music don't seem like an unlikely pair these days, but when this came out, no one knew what was going on. This compilation is one of those infamous ones, with stories of Egon crawling through old ladies' attics in search of lost funk reels." On STONES THROW.
ARABIAN PRINCE Innovative Life 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BARON ZEN Rhythm Trax Vol. 3 LP
*** "The third edition of "Rhythm Trax" series brings vintage future retro electro flavors from veteran Stones Throw recording artist Baron Zen."
BLACK MILK Popular Demand 2xLP
BLACK MILK Tronic 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Drippers 10"
*** NOW ON VINYL! Serious jams here -- out-of-print jams, 7" tracks, pre-BMSR tunes, and a scratch 'n' sniff cover. For real. Limited.
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum 2xLP
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW / OCTOPUS PROJECT The House Of Apples & Eyeballs LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BR GUNNA / J DILLA Dirty District 12"
*** "A MUST for any Dilla collector! The first track on the record is J Dilla's 'Do Ya Thang,' where Dil offers a few of his most murderous verses over a neck breaking beat from then-unknown producer Black Milk plus 5 more tracks from BR Gunna's underrated release." Feat. ELZHI, T3, MC BREED, FAT RAY, and THE DRAMATICS.
BUFF 1 Pretty Baby 12"
*** Feat. GUILTY SIMPSON and WAAJEED.
DAM FUNK Burgundy City 12"
*** "Dam Funk has been around since the golden age of electro music, back when Hip Hop and Dance music and Electronic were all the same genre. Think Mantronix..."
DAM FUNK Rhythm Trax Vol. 4 LP
*** "Stones Throw's newest star Dam Funk -- the 'ambassador of boogie funk' expertly uses analog synths and old school drum machines with a modern dancefloor aesthetic to make him one of the most exciting artists around."
DJ ROMES Rhythm Trax Vol. 2 LP
*** "Lootpack's DJ Romes entry into Stones Throw's new instrumental series. Quite different from James Pants' synth beats, Romes comes with more classic sounding Hip Hop. Perfect for beat juggling or as a backdrop for scratching."
DEERHUNTER Microcastle / Weird Era Con't 2xLP
*** NOW AVAILABLE AS 2xLP! Was LP+CD.
DR. DRE The Next Episode 12"
*** Did someone say DAVID AXELROD sample?
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xLP
*** "Phonte of Little Brother and Nicolay bring the follow-up to 'Connected,' and they will surprise people with their remarkably fresh sound. Very little rhyming from Phonte, sung vocals by Muhsinah, Darien Brockington, and Yahzarah, with some guest arrangement by 4Hero's Marc Mac." Limited to 1000 #'d copies.
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE Revolutionary Vol. 2 2xLP
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE The Third World 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
J DILLA Donuts 2xLP
JAY DEE Fuck The Police 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MADLIB WLIB: King Of The Wigflip 2xLP
*** NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!
MADVILLAIN Madvillainy 2: The Remixes 2xLP
*** "Touted as a digital-only release, but we managed to secure some white label vinyl pressings of this stunning re-work of "Madvillainy," with entirely new production from Madlib."
MOUNT EERIE Dawn LP+BOOK
*** "Dawn is an archival core sample from an intensely creative period of Elverum’s life, the winter of 2002/2003 spent in arctic Norway, a kind of “lost album” finally properly recorded on just guitar and singing. A simple white vinyl LP of those songs along with a special booklet of scary self portraits done in the dark window reflection in overflowing ink, vaguely corresponding to the overflowing darkness in the 19 songs."
MOUNT EERIE Lost Wisdom LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BENOIT PIOULARD Temper / Precis 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
STARS OF THE LID The Tired Sounds Of... 3xLP / 2xCD
STARS OF THE LID Avec Laudenum LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** BACK IN STOCK!
v/a COLD HEAT Vol. 1 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Subtitled: "Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974." On STONES THROW.
v/a FALLIN' OFF THE REEL Vol. 1 & 2 2xLP
*** RECOMMENDED 2-ON-1. "Ah. Trusty label Truth & Soul always seem to outdo themselves with each 7" release but they compiled 'em all onto a single CD anyway. Superb from start to finish, and worth having even if you got the 45s."
v/a FUNKY 16 CORNERS 2xLP
*** "Stones Throw and funk music don't seem like an unlikely pair these days, but when this came out, no one knew what was going on. This compilation is one of those infamous ones, with stories of Egon crawling through old ladies' attics in search of lost funk reels." On STONES THROW.
ARABIAN PRINCE Innovative Life 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BARON ZEN Rhythm Trax Vol. 3 LP
*** "The third edition of "Rhythm Trax" series brings vintage future retro electro flavors from veteran Stones Throw recording artist Baron Zen."
BLACK MILK Popular Demand 2xLP
BLACK MILK Tronic 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Drippers 10"
*** NOW ON VINYL! Serious jams here -- out-of-print jams, 7" tracks, pre-BMSR tunes, and a scratch 'n' sniff cover. For real. Limited.
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum 2xLP
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW / OCTOPUS PROJECT The House Of Apples & Eyeballs LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BR GUNNA / J DILLA Dirty District 12"
*** "A MUST for any Dilla collector! The first track on the record is J Dilla's 'Do Ya Thang,' where Dil offers a few of his most murderous verses over a neck breaking beat from then-unknown producer Black Milk plus 5 more tracks from BR Gunna's underrated release." Feat. ELZHI, T3, MC BREED, FAT RAY, and THE DRAMATICS.
BUFF 1 Pretty Baby 12"
*** Feat. GUILTY SIMPSON and WAAJEED.
DAM FUNK Burgundy City 12"
*** "Dam Funk has been around since the golden age of electro music, back when Hip Hop and Dance music and Electronic were all the same genre. Think Mantronix..."
DAM FUNK Rhythm Trax Vol. 4 LP
*** "Stones Throw's newest star Dam Funk -- the 'ambassador of boogie funk' expertly uses analog synths and old school drum machines with a modern dancefloor aesthetic to make him one of the most exciting artists around."
DJ ROMES Rhythm Trax Vol. 2 LP
*** "Lootpack's DJ Romes entry into Stones Throw's new instrumental series. Quite different from James Pants' synth beats, Romes comes with more classic sounding Hip Hop. Perfect for beat juggling or as a backdrop for scratching."
DEERHUNTER Microcastle / Weird Era Con't 2xLP
*** NOW AVAILABLE AS 2xLP! Was LP+CD.
DR. DRE The Next Episode 12"
*** Did someone say DAVID AXELROD sample?
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xLP
*** "Phonte of Little Brother and Nicolay bring the follow-up to 'Connected,' and they will surprise people with their remarkably fresh sound. Very little rhyming from Phonte, sung vocals by Muhsinah, Darien Brockington, and Yahzarah, with some guest arrangement by 4Hero's Marc Mac." Limited to 1000 #'d copies.
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE Revolutionary Vol. 2 2xLP
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE The Third World 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
J DILLA Donuts 2xLP
JAY DEE Fuck The Police 12"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MADLIB WLIB: King Of The Wigflip 2xLP
*** NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!
MADVILLAIN Madvillainy 2: The Remixes 2xLP
*** "Touted as a digital-only release, but we managed to secure some white label vinyl pressings of this stunning re-work of "Madvillainy," with entirely new production from Madlib."
MOUNT EERIE Dawn LP+BOOK
*** "Dawn is an archival core sample from an intensely creative period of Elverum’s life, the winter of 2002/2003 spent in arctic Norway, a kind of “lost album” finally properly recorded on just guitar and singing. A simple white vinyl LP of those songs along with a special booklet of scary self portraits done in the dark window reflection in overflowing ink, vaguely corresponding to the overflowing darkness in the 19 songs."
MOUNT EERIE Lost Wisdom LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BENOIT PIOULARD Temper / Precis 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
STARS OF THE LID The Tired Sounds Of... 3xLP / 2xCD
STARS OF THE LID Avec Laudenum LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Tim Hecker, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Foreign Exchange, Truth & Soul and more
v/a BRAZIL '70 CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! On SOUL JAZZ.
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 1 CD
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 2 CD
*** "Ah. Trusty label Truth & Soul always seem to outdo themselves with each 7" release but they compiled 'em all onto a single CD anyway. Superb from start to finish, and worth having even if you got the 45s."
BODUF SONGS The Strait Gait CD
*** NOW ON STOCK! Limited edition.
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Beware CD
*** "Stronger. Stinkier. Where fiddle and steel contribute their rustic timbre alongside guitars and voices, a thickening thud of low tone rolls beneath, giving the record a bottom that’s fun to watch bounce in new clothes. This intensifies the air and heralds Beware as Bonnie most ambidextrous record to date--even more so than The Letting Go. A listen or two through and you too may conclude that this could also be the great Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy contempo-country record."
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY San Sebastian 152 LP/ CD
*** "Members of El Michels Affair, The Expressions, Menahan Street Band, and others traveled to Puerto Rico and teamed up with Candela Records to record this modern latin soul masterpiece. Incredible work!" On TRUTH & SOUL.
CIRCLE Hollywood CD
*** "This hour-long album takes Circle fans on a different trip yet again. The weighty, lengthy songs cover terrain from the Roundhouse to the Appalachians, and the eight songs also include a three-movement Requiem in all of its unashamed, unabashed prog rock glory and pretense."
D. RIDER Mother Of Curses CD
*** "D. Rider is guitarist/singer Todd Albert Rittmann's new band, founding member of U.S. MAPLE and SINGER (both Drag City). Followers of those bands will recognize the unique mix of deconstruction and reconstruction along with a renewed enthusiasm for the slack and chanted verse."
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xCD
*** "Phonte of Little Brother and Nicolay bring the follow-up to Connected, and they will surprise people with their remarkably fresh sound. Very little rhyming from Phonte, sung vocals by Muhsinah, Darien Brockington, and Yahzarah, with some guest arrangement by 4Hero's Marc Mac."
TIM HECKER An Imaginary Country CD
*** "Since Harmony in Ultraviolet, Tim has incorporated more pulses into this work and also works with a sound pallete including overdriven mellotron strings and synthesizer. Lless overtly aggressive than previous works, this music backs off from the void of immensity in favor of a terrain of lushness and warmth."
J.ROCC Syndromes 2 CD
*** "Yet another incredible reissue of an incredible classic J.Rocc mix! This time it's "Syndromes 2," and the Funky President showcases a moodier selection this time, but one that is cut and blended in typical mind-blowing fashion."
LABRADFORD Mi Media Naranja CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Cinematic and broad lushscapes from Kranky's most consistent out-of-body sound and space travellers. Primarily instrumental dream epochs to get lost in, with added clouds of strings, electric piano and slide guitar."
LAND OF KUSH Against The Day CD
*** "Sam Shalabi's Land Of Kush, modeled on classical orchestras from late Nasser-era Egypt, incorporates some 30 Montréal players and vocalists, including string, brass, woodwinds, guitar, and percussion sections, in addition to electronics and Shalabi’s oud." On CONSTELLATION.
*** BACK IN STOCK! On SOUL JAZZ.
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 1 CD
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 2 CD
*** "Ah. Trusty label Truth & Soul always seem to outdo themselves with each 7" release but they compiled 'em all onto a single CD anyway. Superb from start to finish, and worth having even if you got the 45s."
BODUF SONGS The Strait Gait CD
*** NOW ON STOCK! Limited edition.
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Beware CD
*** "Stronger. Stinkier. Where fiddle and steel contribute their rustic timbre alongside guitars and voices, a thickening thud of low tone rolls beneath, giving the record a bottom that’s fun to watch bounce in new clothes. This intensifies the air and heralds Beware as Bonnie most ambidextrous record to date--even more so than The Letting Go. A listen or two through and you too may conclude that this could also be the great Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy contempo-country record."
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY San Sebastian 152 LP/ CD
*** "Members of El Michels Affair, The Expressions, Menahan Street Band, and others traveled to Puerto Rico and teamed up with Candela Records to record this modern latin soul masterpiece. Incredible work!" On TRUTH & SOUL.
CIRCLE Hollywood CD
*** "This hour-long album takes Circle fans on a different trip yet again. The weighty, lengthy songs cover terrain from the Roundhouse to the Appalachians, and the eight songs also include a three-movement Requiem in all of its unashamed, unabashed prog rock glory and pretense."
D. RIDER Mother Of Curses CD
*** "D. Rider is guitarist/singer Todd Albert Rittmann's new band, founding member of U.S. MAPLE and SINGER (both Drag City). Followers of those bands will recognize the unique mix of deconstruction and reconstruction along with a renewed enthusiasm for the slack and chanted verse."
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xCD
*** "Phonte of Little Brother and Nicolay bring the follow-up to Connected, and they will surprise people with their remarkably fresh sound. Very little rhyming from Phonte, sung vocals by Muhsinah, Darien Brockington, and Yahzarah, with some guest arrangement by 4Hero's Marc Mac."
TIM HECKER An Imaginary Country CD
*** "Since Harmony in Ultraviolet, Tim has incorporated more pulses into this work and also works with a sound pallete including overdriven mellotron strings and synthesizer. Lless overtly aggressive than previous works, this music backs off from the void of immensity in favor of a terrain of lushness and warmth."
J.ROCC Syndromes 2 CD
*** "Yet another incredible reissue of an incredible classic J.Rocc mix! This time it's "Syndromes 2," and the Funky President showcases a moodier selection this time, but one that is cut and blended in typical mind-blowing fashion."
LABRADFORD Mi Media Naranja CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Cinematic and broad lushscapes from Kranky's most consistent out-of-body sound and space travellers. Primarily instrumental dream epochs to get lost in, with added clouds of strings, electric piano and slide guitar."
LAND OF KUSH Against The Day CD
*** "Sam Shalabi's Land Of Kush, modeled on classical orchestras from late Nasser-era Egypt, incorporates some 30 Montréal players and vocalists, including string, brass, woodwinds, guitar, and percussion sections, in addition to electronics and Shalabi’s oud." On CONSTELLATION.
Friday, March 13, 2009
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Whoa nelly... check it out!
BON IVER For Emma, Forever Ago LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
GANG GANG DANCE Saint Dymphna LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MICROPHONES The Glow Pt. II 3xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MIRAH (A)spera LP / CD
*** "The album holds many surprises within its undulating reverie. String sections shimmer, there's mandinka kora, horns burst forth as quickly as they retreat back. Kalimba, hurdy gurdy, bongos, horns, instruments for all worlds, all times."
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
Descriptions to come...
BARON ZEN Rhythm Trax Vol. 3 LP
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum 2xLP
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW / OCTOPUS PROJECT The House Of Apples & Eyeballs LP / CD
BR GUNNA / J DILLA Dirty District 2 12"
BUFF 1 Pretty Baby 12"
*** Feat.. GUILTY SIMPSON and WAAJEED
DAM FUNK Burgundy City 12"
DAM FUNK Rhythm Trax Vol. 4 LP
DJ ROMES Rhythm Trax Vol. 2 LP
DEERHUNTER Microcastle / Weird Era Con't 2xLP
DR. DRE The Next Episode 12"
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xLP
TIM HECKER An Imaginary Country LP / CD
J DILLA Donuts 2xLP
JAY DEE Funk The Police 12"
MADLIB WLIB: King Of The Wigflip 2xLP
MADVILLAIN Madvillainy 2: The Remixes 2xLP
MOUNT EERIE Dawn LP+BOOK
MOUNT EERIE Lost Wisdom LP
BENOIT PIOULARD Temper / Precis 2xLP
STARS OF THE LID The Tired Sounds Of... 3xLP / 2xCD
STARS OF THE LID Avec Laudenum LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
GANG GANG DANCE Saint Dymphna LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MICROPHONES The Glow Pt. II 3xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MIRAH (A)spera LP / CD
*** "The album holds many surprises within its undulating reverie. String sections shimmer, there's mandinka kora, horns burst forth as quickly as they retreat back. Kalimba, hurdy gurdy, bongos, horns, instruments for all worlds, all times."
SUFJAN STEVENS Michigan 2xLP
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
Descriptions to come...
BARON ZEN Rhythm Trax Vol. 3 LP
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum 2xLP
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW / OCTOPUS PROJECT The House Of Apples & Eyeballs LP / CD
BR GUNNA / J DILLA Dirty District 2 12"
BUFF 1 Pretty Baby 12"
*** Feat.. GUILTY SIMPSON and WAAJEED
DAM FUNK Burgundy City 12"
DAM FUNK Rhythm Trax Vol. 4 LP
DJ ROMES Rhythm Trax Vol. 2 LP
DEERHUNTER Microcastle / Weird Era Con't 2xLP
DR. DRE The Next Episode 12"
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xLP
TIM HECKER An Imaginary Country LP / CD
J DILLA Donuts 2xLP
JAY DEE Funk The Police 12"
MADLIB WLIB: King Of The Wigflip 2xLP
MADVILLAIN Madvillainy 2: The Remixes 2xLP
MOUNT EERIE Dawn LP+BOOK
MOUNT EERIE Lost Wisdom LP
BENOIT PIOULARD Temper / Precis 2xLP
STARS OF THE LID The Tired Sounds Of... 3xLP / 2xCD
STARS OF THE LID Avec Laudenum LP
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Mirah, Julie Doiron, Telepathe, Ponytail and some more...
JULIE DOIRON I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day CD
*** "Julie Doiron is embarking on a new and energetic phase of her solo career with some of the most upbeat and inspiring songs of her recording career. Doiron has made an album which showcases a thick distortion and melodic pop not heard since her days with indie heroes Eric's Trip."
MIRAH (A)spera LP / CD
*** "The album holds many surprises within its undulating reverie. String sections shimmer, there's mandinka kora, horns burst forth as quickly as they retreat back. Kalimba, hurdy gurdy, bongos, horns, instruments for all worlds, all times."
PONYTAIL Ice Cream Spiritual CD
*** "Full contact aerobics! Its a hedonistic whirlwind for your ears and body -- the exorcism your stiff loins have been waiting for, randomly put together in a class experiment."
DM STITH Heavy Ghost CD
*** "Heavy Ghost communicates earnest yearning to heartbreak, shimmering hopefulness to the brink of existential despair. DM Stith's ethereal voice communicates the unfathomable--mysticism, the commingling of water and fire, waking dreams, spiritual torment."
TELEPATHE Farewell Forest CD
*** "The debut EP from NYC process-oriented outfit Telepathe. Four chanty-chaotic yet perfectly structured compositions which bring to mind such outfits as Can, Amon Duul or perhaps even Gang Gang Dance.
Descriptions to come...
v/a BRAZIL '70 CD
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 1 CD
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 2 CD
BODUF SONGS The Strait Gait CD
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY San Sebastian 152 LP / CD
D. RIDER Mother Of Curses CD
THE DEAD TEXAN The Dead Texan CD+DVD
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xCD
J.ROCC Syndromes 2 CD
LABRADFORD Mi Media Naranja CD
LAND OF KUSH Against The Day CD
*** "Julie Doiron is embarking on a new and energetic phase of her solo career with some of the most upbeat and inspiring songs of her recording career. Doiron has made an album which showcases a thick distortion and melodic pop not heard since her days with indie heroes Eric's Trip."
MIRAH (A)spera LP / CD
*** "The album holds many surprises within its undulating reverie. String sections shimmer, there's mandinka kora, horns burst forth as quickly as they retreat back. Kalimba, hurdy gurdy, bongos, horns, instruments for all worlds, all times."
PONYTAIL Ice Cream Spiritual CD
*** "Full contact aerobics! Its a hedonistic whirlwind for your ears and body -- the exorcism your stiff loins have been waiting for, randomly put together in a class experiment."
DM STITH Heavy Ghost CD
*** "Heavy Ghost communicates earnest yearning to heartbreak, shimmering hopefulness to the brink of existential despair. DM Stith's ethereal voice communicates the unfathomable--mysticism, the commingling of water and fire, waking dreams, spiritual torment."
TELEPATHE Farewell Forest CD
*** "The debut EP from NYC process-oriented outfit Telepathe. Four chanty-chaotic yet perfectly structured compositions which bring to mind such outfits as Can, Amon Duul or perhaps even Gang Gang Dance.
Descriptions to come...
v/a BRAZIL '70 CD
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 1 CD
v/a TRUTH & SOUL Fallin' Off The Reel Vol. 2 CD
BODUF SONGS The Strait Gait CD
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY San Sebastian 152 LP / CD
D. RIDER Mother Of Curses CD
THE DEAD TEXAN The Dead Texan CD+DVD
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Leave It All Behind 2xCD
J.ROCC Syndromes 2 CD
LABRADFORD Mi Media Naranja CD
LAND OF KUSH Against The Day CD
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: DVDs ))))) From The Basement and Iggy Pop
FROM THE BASEMENT by various artists DVD
*** "From The Basement features intimate live performances from some of the finest musical artists. No host, no studio audience, instead the artist and their performance take center stage." Feat. RADIOHEAD, THE WHITE STRIPES, BECK, JAMIE LIDELL, THE SHINS, SONIC YOUTH, and so much more.
IGGY POP Lust For Life DVD
*** "Filmed in 1986 when Iggy was enjoying a successful period, Lust For Life features interviews with Iggy on tour and away from the stage about his career and the split of The Stooges. Ron Asheton is also itnerviewed."
*** "From The Basement features intimate live performances from some of the finest musical artists. No host, no studio audience, instead the artist and their performance take center stage." Feat. RADIOHEAD, THE WHITE STRIPES, BECK, JAMIE LIDELL, THE SHINS, SONIC YOUTH, and so much more.
IGGY POP Lust For Life DVD
*** "Filmed in 1986 when Iggy was enjoying a successful period, Lust For Life features interviews with Iggy on tour and away from the stage about his career and the split of The Stooges. Ron Asheton is also itnerviewed."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Restocks of Beck, Metallica, Lou Reed, & Sonic Youth
BECK Seachange LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
METALLICA Master Of Puppets LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LOU REED Berlin LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Reissued on heavy vinyl.
SONIC YOUTH (CICCONE YOUTH) The Whitey Album LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** BACK IN STOCK!
METALLICA Master Of Puppets LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LOU REED Berlin LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Reissued on heavy vinyl.
SONIC YOUTH (CICCONE YOUTH) The Whitey Album LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Bui Boratto, Cornell, Morricone and more
v/a MIGHTY SUPERFUNK: Rare 45s And Undiscovered Masters 1967-1978 Vol. 6 CD
*** A whole mess of rare and cool tracks. Very nice.
BELL ORCHESTRE As Seen Through Windows CD
*** "Stunning, lush instrumentation, continuing the sextet’s exploration of various classical styles and non-traditional musical forms to create a panoramic soundtrack, expansive and enveloping, both challenging and pleasurable to the listener." Feat. members of ARCADE FIRE.
GUI BORATTO Take My Breath Away CD
*** "This is the hotly-anticipated second full-length release from architect, producer, musician and composer, Gui Boratto. Take My Breath Away is riddled with profound melody, layers of color, and modern deepness and is addictively danceable. It is also further proof that Boratto is worthy of any and all breathless adulation heaped upon him."
DAVID BOWIE Live Santa Monica '72 CD
*** Now a legit "bootleg," Bowie was full-on Ziggy Stardust at this point. 18 jams!
BROTHER ALI The Truth Is Here CD+DVD
*** "BROTHER ALI and ANT return with a new EP and a full-length DVD. Nine tracks featuring and a full length DVD that features Brother Ali’s sold out homecoming performance during The Undisputed Truth Tour."
CHRIS CORNELL Scream CD
*** What goes on!?! "The iconic voice of Soundgarden & Audioslave -- Produced by Timbaland!"
CURSIVE Mama, I'm Swollen CD
*** "Wrestling with life’s miseries and mysteries, Mama, I’m Swollen is an album brimming with the universal, questioning the human condition, social morality, and the 'Peter Pan Syndrome' of grown men."
HANDSOME FURS Face Control CD
*** "FACE CONTROL is the second album by Montreal’s Handsome Furs. Alexei Perry and Dan Boeckner wrote the songs on FACE CONTROL together. The album was recorded and mixed at Mount Zoomer."
ENNIO MORRICONE & DARIO ARGENTO Trilogy CD
*** A nice-priced collection of soundtrack jams from The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, The Cat O' Nine Tails, and Four Flies On Grey Velvet.
ELVIS PERKINS In Dearland CD
*** "At once raucous and profound, Elvis Perkins in Dearland conjures both the greatest celebration and the saddest funeral, channeling an ageless wisdom that deepens with each new listen."
MADELEINE PEYROUX Bare Bones CD
*** "Madeleine Peyroux's third album in four years is a fluid and enthralling new work -- her most personal yet -- and she had a hand in writing each of the 11 songs, marking the fulfillment of a lifelong dream."
THE ROLLING STONES Rock And Roll Circus CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Featuring The Dirty Mac among other geniuses of yore.
WHEAT Hope And Adams 3xCD
*** "Double-CD reissue of their 1990s indie rock classics plus a third CD collecting rarities and outtakes."
*** A whole mess of rare and cool tracks. Very nice.
BELL ORCHESTRE As Seen Through Windows CD
*** "Stunning, lush instrumentation, continuing the sextet’s exploration of various classical styles and non-traditional musical forms to create a panoramic soundtrack, expansive and enveloping, both challenging and pleasurable to the listener." Feat. members of ARCADE FIRE.
GUI BORATTO Take My Breath Away CD
*** "This is the hotly-anticipated second full-length release from architect, producer, musician and composer, Gui Boratto. Take My Breath Away is riddled with profound melody, layers of color, and modern deepness and is addictively danceable. It is also further proof that Boratto is worthy of any and all breathless adulation heaped upon him."
DAVID BOWIE Live Santa Monica '72 CD
*** Now a legit "bootleg," Bowie was full-on Ziggy Stardust at this point. 18 jams!
BROTHER ALI The Truth Is Here CD+DVD
*** "BROTHER ALI and ANT return with a new EP and a full-length DVD. Nine tracks featuring and a full length DVD that features Brother Ali’s sold out homecoming performance during The Undisputed Truth Tour."
CHRIS CORNELL Scream CD
*** What goes on!?! "The iconic voice of Soundgarden & Audioslave -- Produced by Timbaland!"
CURSIVE Mama, I'm Swollen CD
*** "Wrestling with life’s miseries and mysteries, Mama, I’m Swollen is an album brimming with the universal, questioning the human condition, social morality, and the 'Peter Pan Syndrome' of grown men."
HANDSOME FURS Face Control CD
*** "FACE CONTROL is the second album by Montreal’s Handsome Furs. Alexei Perry and Dan Boeckner wrote the songs on FACE CONTROL together. The album was recorded and mixed at Mount Zoomer."
ENNIO MORRICONE & DARIO ARGENTO Trilogy CD
*** A nice-priced collection of soundtrack jams from The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, The Cat O' Nine Tails, and Four Flies On Grey Velvet.
ELVIS PERKINS In Dearland CD
*** "At once raucous and profound, Elvis Perkins in Dearland conjures both the greatest celebration and the saddest funeral, channeling an ageless wisdom that deepens with each new listen."
MADELEINE PEYROUX Bare Bones CD
*** "Madeleine Peyroux's third album in four years is a fluid and enthralling new work -- her most personal yet -- and she had a hand in writing each of the 11 songs, marking the fulfillment of a lifelong dream."
THE ROLLING STONES Rock And Roll Circus CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Featuring The Dirty Mac among other geniuses of yore.
WHEAT Hope And Adams 3xCD
*** "Double-CD reissue of their 1990s indie rock classics plus a third CD collecting rarities and outtakes."
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Animal Collective (finally!), Beirut & more
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Merriweather Post Pavilion 2xLP+MP3
*** NOW AVAILABLE After a *severe* delay, AC's new album has arrived and it's a whopper -- two discs, 180g, plus a download of the album (not like you didn't already download it, eh?). The best part has to be the big version of that trippy cover.
DAN AUERBACH Keep It Hid LP+CD
*** NOW ON VINYL With bonus CD of the album.
BEIRUT March Of The Zapotec 2xEP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE STOOGES Funhouse LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** NOW AVAILABLE After a *severe* delay, AC's new album has arrived and it's a whopper -- two discs, 180g, plus a download of the album (not like you didn't already download it, eh?). The best part has to be the big version of that trippy cover.
DAN AUERBACH Keep It Hid LP+CD
*** NOW ON VINYL With bonus CD of the album.
BEIRUT March Of The Zapotec 2xEP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE STOOGES Funhouse LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Neko Case, Frightened Rabbit, Isaac Hayes & more
NEKO CASE Middle Cyclone CD
*** "The fifteen-track Middle Cyclone is Neko Case's first release since 2006's Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. Featuring M. WARD and members of NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, GIANT SAND, LOS LOBOS, CALEXICO, THE SADIES among others, these twelve new songs written by Case are bolstered by covers of tunes by SPARKS and HARRY NILSSON."
FRIGHTENED RABBIT The Midnight Organ Fight CD
*** PITCHFORK says "Full of rousing barnburners that flicker with soul, ballads that ache with masculine vulnerability, and Frightened Rabbit's best songs yet." SPIN also liked it.
ISAAC HAYES Black Moses 2xCD
*** "Isaac Hayes' landmark 1971 double disc set is now reintroduced with completely restored album packaging, expanded liner notes, rare photographs, and digitally remastered sound."
U2 No Line On The Horizon CD
*** "The band’s 12th studio album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite."
*** "The fifteen-track Middle Cyclone is Neko Case's first release since 2006's Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. Featuring M. WARD and members of NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, GIANT SAND, LOS LOBOS, CALEXICO, THE SADIES among others, these twelve new songs written by Case are bolstered by covers of tunes by SPARKS and HARRY NILSSON."
FRIGHTENED RABBIT The Midnight Organ Fight CD
*** PITCHFORK says "Full of rousing barnburners that flicker with soul, ballads that ache with masculine vulnerability, and Frightened Rabbit's best songs yet." SPIN also liked it.
ISAAC HAYES Black Moses 2xCD
*** "Isaac Hayes' landmark 1971 double disc set is now reintroduced with completely restored album packaging, expanded liner notes, rare photographs, and digitally remastered sound."
U2 No Line On The Horizon CD
*** "The band’s 12th studio album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite."
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) City Center, Black Dice dood, Fennesz, Benoit Pioulard
CITY CENTER / GROUPER split 7"
*** Fred Thomas (SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME) and Liz Harris do a call-and-reponse on this limited split. Don't sleep!
CITY CENTER Because + 2 7"
*** Fred Thomas and Ryan Howard deliver three songs in a beautifully silkscreened package.
ERIC COPELAND Alien In A Garbage Dump 12"
*** VINYL ONLY "Taking off where his last record left off, these seven jams are steeped in modern media overload; dense, overloaded, over-processed, often fragmented blasts of ideas and sounds, representative of a half hour of prime-time TV (or something like that)."
FENNESZ Transition 7"
*** Two new songs from Fennesz, both exclusive I believe, both unavailable in any other format.
BENOIT PIOULARD Fir 7"
*** LAST COPIES! Benoit Pioulard's EXCELLENT 7" for England's Type label is not to be missed. Now out of print, these three songs are some of Pioulard's very best. No hyperbole!
*** Fred Thomas (SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME) and Liz Harris do a call-and-reponse on this limited split. Don't sleep!
CITY CENTER Because + 2 7"
*** Fred Thomas and Ryan Howard deliver three songs in a beautifully silkscreened package.
ERIC COPELAND Alien In A Garbage Dump 12"
*** VINYL ONLY "Taking off where his last record left off, these seven jams are steeped in modern media overload; dense, overloaded, over-processed, often fragmented blasts of ideas and sounds, representative of a half hour of prime-time TV (or something like that)."
FENNESZ Transition 7"
*** Two new songs from Fennesz, both exclusive I believe, both unavailable in any other format.
BENOIT PIOULARD Fir 7"
*** LAST COPIES! Benoit Pioulard's EXCELLENT 7" for England's Type label is not to be missed. Now out of print, these three songs are some of Pioulard's very best. No hyperbole!
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Van Morrison, Trail Of Dead, Black Lips & more
v/a POP AMBIENT 2009 CD
*** "The bliss is finally back -- presenting the 2009 edition of Kompakt's highly-anticipated fan-favorite series, Pop Ambient. On this year's edition are many new faces, compared to the historically familiar roster that has graced previous editions." Includes TIM HECKER, KLIMEK, THE FUN YEARS and more.
AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD The Century Of Self CD
*** New album! Post-major label post-prog.
DAN AUERBACH Keep It Hid CD
*** BLACK KEYS frontman steps out for a solo joint after ::cough:: keeping it hid for so long.
BIBIO Vignetting The Compost CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Seamlessly amalgamating nature and electronics, Vignetting The Compost is at once timeless and innovative; 60s-esque folk guitar and mechanic manipulations of sounds whose instruments of origin are less important than the feelings they evoke, layer upon each other with ease and intricacy. Just when you expect to hear Nico's moan escaping your stereo, Bibio himself comes through with a voice that could have sung next to her."
BLACK LIPS 200 Million Thousand CD
*** "Simple, straightforward songwriting mesh perfectly with the Black Lips distinctive howl to create a time capsule rife with nods to simple pleasures and a world of worry."
JOE HENDERSON & ALICE COLTRANE The Elements CD
*** RECOMMENDED Whooooooaa! Joe Henderson dishes up some transcendent brilliance alongside Mrs. Coltrane -- this is an excellent album of spiritual/cosmic jazz.
ETTA JAMES Tell Mama CD
*** Subtitled: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions. "The original classic LP plus 10 bonus tracks."
BEN KWELLER Changing Horses CD
*** Apparently Kweller went all "Whassup, country music!!" on this one. Names like Leon Russell have been bandied about.
THE LAFAYETTE AFRO-ROCK BAND Darkest Light CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Features tracks sampled Jay-Z, De La Soul, Public Enemy & more."
VAN MORRISON Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl CD
*** Van Mo' takes his most-classic of classics and flips it upside down, chops and skrew's it(!!) and puts it out on his own label. The sequenced has altered slightly and shorties become jams, jams become shorties.
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart CD
*** "The Pains of Being Pure At Heart is an instant classic, packed with brilliantly executed pop gems that blend the rush of youthful enthusiasm with crafty arrangements, well-honed tunes and buckets of guitar racket."
THE SISTERS OF MERCY Some Girls Wander By Mistake / Vision Thing 2xCD
*** A two-disc pairing of Sisters singles collection and their final album.
*** "The bliss is finally back -- presenting the 2009 edition of Kompakt's highly-anticipated fan-favorite series, Pop Ambient. On this year's edition are many new faces, compared to the historically familiar roster that has graced previous editions." Includes TIM HECKER, KLIMEK, THE FUN YEARS and more.
AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD The Century Of Self CD
*** New album! Post-major label post-prog.
DAN AUERBACH Keep It Hid CD
*** BLACK KEYS frontman steps out for a solo joint after ::cough:: keeping it hid for so long.
BIBIO Vignetting The Compost CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Seamlessly amalgamating nature and electronics, Vignetting The Compost is at once timeless and innovative; 60s-esque folk guitar and mechanic manipulations of sounds whose instruments of origin are less important than the feelings they evoke, layer upon each other with ease and intricacy. Just when you expect to hear Nico's moan escaping your stereo, Bibio himself comes through with a voice that could have sung next to her."
BLACK LIPS 200 Million Thousand CD
*** "Simple, straightforward songwriting mesh perfectly with the Black Lips distinctive howl to create a time capsule rife with nods to simple pleasures and a world of worry."
JOE HENDERSON & ALICE COLTRANE The Elements CD
*** RECOMMENDED Whooooooaa! Joe Henderson dishes up some transcendent brilliance alongside Mrs. Coltrane -- this is an excellent album of spiritual/cosmic jazz.
ETTA JAMES Tell Mama CD
*** Subtitled: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions. "The original classic LP plus 10 bonus tracks."
BEN KWELLER Changing Horses CD
*** Apparently Kweller went all "Whassup, country music!!" on this one. Names like Leon Russell have been bandied about.
THE LAFAYETTE AFRO-ROCK BAND Darkest Light CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Features tracks sampled Jay-Z, De La Soul, Public Enemy & more."
VAN MORRISON Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl CD
*** Van Mo' takes his most-classic of classics and flips it upside down, chops and skrew's it(!!) and puts it out on his own label. The sequenced has altered slightly and shorties become jams, jams become shorties.
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart CD
*** "The Pains of Being Pure At Heart is an instant classic, packed with brilliantly executed pop gems that blend the rush of youthful enthusiasm with crafty arrangements, well-honed tunes and buckets of guitar racket."
THE SISTERS OF MERCY Some Girls Wander By Mistake / Vision Thing 2xCD
*** A two-disc pairing of Sisters singles collection and their final album.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Mi Ami, Royal Trux, M Ward & more
CAMERA OBSCURA Underachievers Please Try Harder LP
*** BACK IN PRINT ON VINYL!
MI AMI Echonoecho b/w version 12"
*** "An energy-intense exploration in space, anxiety, sexuality, repetition and percussion. Side A, the title track, is flush with yelping vocals, a wailing guitar and bubbling bass lines. Shadowy noises are layered into the mix with plenty of echo and reverb to create a cosmic airspace. Side B, “Version,” is a rapturously eerie remix of the A."
MI AMI Watersports LP / CD
*** "When D.C. punk band BLACK EYES disbanded, Daniel Martin-McCormick and Jacob Long joined forces with Damon Palermo and became Mi Ami. The new trio cranks out pounding, dubby, clasutrophobic jams covered in delayed yelps and skuzzy guitars. With the group’s first full-length, Mi Ami has pushed this mode even further, embracing, on one hand, more abrasive vocals and guitar work, and on the other, more complex bass lines and rhythms."
ROYAL TRUX Twin Infinitives LP
*** BACK IN PRINT ON VINYL!
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE rtz 3xLP / 2xCD
*** "The double-CD, triple-LP epic called RTZ (named after the button on a Tascam 484 that “returns to zero”) fashions several lesser-known pieces from Six Organs of Admittance’s early years into a massive prismatic arc, colossal and organic like some wonder of the ancient world. How could it be otherwise?"
M WARD Hold Time LP / CD
*** "Hold Time is an eloquent and startlingly beautiful album. While past critics have compared him to everyone from John Fahey to Tom Waits to Howe Gelb, it’s clear that M. Ward, with his brilliant guitar playing and innate sense of melody, is one of those rare and special talents who defy comparisons and compartmentalization."
*** BACK IN PRINT ON VINYL!
MI AMI Echonoecho b/w version 12"
*** "An energy-intense exploration in space, anxiety, sexuality, repetition and percussion. Side A, the title track, is flush with yelping vocals, a wailing guitar and bubbling bass lines. Shadowy noises are layered into the mix with plenty of echo and reverb to create a cosmic airspace. Side B, “Version,” is a rapturously eerie remix of the A."
MI AMI Watersports LP / CD
*** "When D.C. punk band BLACK EYES disbanded, Daniel Martin-McCormick and Jacob Long joined forces with Damon Palermo and became Mi Ami. The new trio cranks out pounding, dubby, clasutrophobic jams covered in delayed yelps and skuzzy guitars. With the group’s first full-length, Mi Ami has pushed this mode even further, embracing, on one hand, more abrasive vocals and guitar work, and on the other, more complex bass lines and rhythms."
ROYAL TRUX Twin Infinitives LP
*** BACK IN PRINT ON VINYL!
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE rtz 3xLP / 2xCD
*** "The double-CD, triple-LP epic called RTZ (named after the button on a Tascam 484 that “returns to zero”) fashions several lesser-known pieces from Six Organs of Admittance’s early years into a massive prismatic arc, colossal and organic like some wonder of the ancient world. How could it be otherwise?"
M WARD Hold Time LP / CD
*** "Hold Time is an eloquent and startlingly beautiful album. While past critics have compared him to everyone from John Fahey to Tom Waits to Howe Gelb, it’s clear that M. Ward, with his brilliant guitar playing and innate sense of melody, is one of those rare and special talents who defy comparisons and compartmentalization."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Morrissey, Mi Ami, Six Organs, Beirut & more
v/a DARK WAS THE NIGHT 2xCD
*** This is, like, the ultimate indie rock compilation. 31 exclusive tracks from the top bands of NOW.
ABE VIGODA Reviver 12" / CD
*** "The follow-up to 2008's 'Skeleton' is a new five song EP. 'Reviver' slows the mood of 'Skeleton' and crashes over your senses, getting more experimental but oddly more catchy."
ALL THE SAINTS Fire On Corridor X CD
*** "Don't be fooled by the piss-stained mattress on the cover, the debut from this power trio is moderately clean for one of Atlanta's most thunderous groups. Reference points include Loop, Gun Club, Verbena, In Camera, Federation X, and Swans. The band has earned fans in groups like Deerhunter, Battles, and A Place To Bury Strangers."
BEIRUT March Of The Zapotec 2xCD
*** One-half of this set is an EP of material Zach Condon recorded with a large local band in a small Mexico city. The other half is a collection of songs Condon conceived and completed at home.
FOL CHEN Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made CD
*** A transmission from Fol Chen: "We sound like Prince with Amon Duul II and a children's religious revival, not to mention Hot Chip, Pink Floyd, Gwen Stefani, Pere Ubu, Danielson Famile, Scritti Politti, Boards Of Canada, The Blow, and Pulp. (Mostly). We are cryptic and joyful and we would like you to dance."
GOBLIN COCK Come With Me If You Want To Live CD
*** "The second album from the hyperactive mind of ROB CROW (PINBACK, HEAVY VEGETABLE, etc.), an over-the-top, fantasy/comic book heavy metal ode to power, virility, and penetration."
MI AMI Watersports LP / CD
*** "When D.C. punk band BLACK EYES disbanded, Daniel Martin-McCormick and Jacob Long joined forces with Damon Palermo and became Mi Ami. The new trio cranks out pounding, dubby, clasutrophobic jams covered in delayed yelps and skuzzy guitars. With the group’s first full-length, Mi Ami has pushed this mode even further, embracing, on one hand, more abrasive vocals and guitar work, and on the other, more complex bass lines and rhythms."
MORRISSEY Years Of Refusal LP / CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! This new album is supposed to be the bee's knees and I s'pose I wouldn't doubt it...
SHOLI Sholi CD
*** "The clattering of the snare drum that welcomes listeners to Sholi’s debut might as well be the death rattle of the slick indie rock that makes music supervisors froth at the mouth. The San Francisco group throw cacophonous sonics on top of swinging bass lines and jazz-inspired drums, creating a lazy, lo-fi thingamajig."
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE rtz 3xLP / 2xCD
*** *** "The double-CD, triple-LP epic called RTZ (named after the button on a Tascam 484 that “returns to zero”) fashions several lesser-known pieces from Six Organs of Admittance’s early years into a massive prismatic arc, colossal and organic like some wonder of the ancient world. How could it be otherwise?"
VOLCANO SUNS The Bright Orange Years CD
*** "The Bright Orange Years is 1985 post-Mission Of Burma masterpiece so chock full of catchy songs that it could be any other band’s greatest hits album. A must-have for any self respecting fan of post-punk, indie rock or hardcore music."
M WARD Hold Time LP / CD
*** "Hold Time is an eloquent and startlingly beautiful album. While past critics have compared him to everyone from John Fahey to Tom Waits to Howe Gelb, it’s clear that M. Ward, with his brilliant guitar playing and innate sense of melody, is one of those rare and special talents who defy comparisons and compartmentalization."
*** This is, like, the ultimate indie rock compilation. 31 exclusive tracks from the top bands of NOW.
ABE VIGODA Reviver 12" / CD
*** "The follow-up to 2008's 'Skeleton' is a new five song EP. 'Reviver' slows the mood of 'Skeleton' and crashes over your senses, getting more experimental but oddly more catchy."
ALL THE SAINTS Fire On Corridor X CD
*** "Don't be fooled by the piss-stained mattress on the cover, the debut from this power trio is moderately clean for one of Atlanta's most thunderous groups. Reference points include Loop, Gun Club, Verbena, In Camera, Federation X, and Swans. The band has earned fans in groups like Deerhunter, Battles, and A Place To Bury Strangers."
BEIRUT March Of The Zapotec 2xCD
*** One-half of this set is an EP of material Zach Condon recorded with a large local band in a small Mexico city. The other half is a collection of songs Condon conceived and completed at home.
FOL CHEN Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made CD
*** A transmission from Fol Chen: "We sound like Prince with Amon Duul II and a children's religious revival, not to mention Hot Chip, Pink Floyd, Gwen Stefani, Pere Ubu, Danielson Famile, Scritti Politti, Boards Of Canada, The Blow, and Pulp. (Mostly). We are cryptic and joyful and we would like you to dance."
GOBLIN COCK Come With Me If You Want To Live CD
*** "The second album from the hyperactive mind of ROB CROW (PINBACK, HEAVY VEGETABLE, etc.), an over-the-top, fantasy/comic book heavy metal ode to power, virility, and penetration."
MI AMI Watersports LP / CD
*** "When D.C. punk band BLACK EYES disbanded, Daniel Martin-McCormick and Jacob Long joined forces with Damon Palermo and became Mi Ami. The new trio cranks out pounding, dubby, clasutrophobic jams covered in delayed yelps and skuzzy guitars. With the group’s first full-length, Mi Ami has pushed this mode even further, embracing, on one hand, more abrasive vocals and guitar work, and on the other, more complex bass lines and rhythms."
MORRISSEY Years Of Refusal LP / CD
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! This new album is supposed to be the bee's knees and I s'pose I wouldn't doubt it...
SHOLI Sholi CD
*** "The clattering of the snare drum that welcomes listeners to Sholi’s debut might as well be the death rattle of the slick indie rock that makes music supervisors froth at the mouth. The San Francisco group throw cacophonous sonics on top of swinging bass lines and jazz-inspired drums, creating a lazy, lo-fi thingamajig."
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE rtz 3xLP / 2xCD
*** *** "The double-CD, triple-LP epic called RTZ (named after the button on a Tascam 484 that “returns to zero”) fashions several lesser-known pieces from Six Organs of Admittance’s early years into a massive prismatic arc, colossal and organic like some wonder of the ancient world. How could it be otherwise?"
VOLCANO SUNS The Bright Orange Years CD
*** "The Bright Orange Years is 1985 post-Mission Of Burma masterpiece so chock full of catchy songs that it could be any other band’s greatest hits album. A must-have for any self respecting fan of post-punk, indie rock or hardcore music."
M WARD Hold Time LP / CD
*** "Hold Time is an eloquent and startlingly beautiful album. While past critics have compared him to everyone from John Fahey to Tom Waits to Howe Gelb, it’s clear that M. Ward, with his brilliant guitar playing and innate sense of melody, is one of those rare and special talents who defy comparisons and compartmentalization."
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: DVD ))))) The second coming of Tim & Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!
TIM & ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB Season 2 DVD
*** Perhaps you've heard of this television show! Whatever you heard is probably true.
*** Perhaps you've heard of this television show! Whatever you heard is probably true.
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Eccentric Soul 4xLP, Bikini Kill, & Thank You!!
ost VAMPYROS LESBOS: Sexadelic Dance Party 2xLP
*** BACK IN PRINT! Recordings by Manfred Hübler and Siegfried Schwab from 1969 and 1970 were used as the score for three of Jess Franco's cult films. The best tracks have been culled for this compilation, sounding somewhere within red-light swing, sleazy psychedelic and strip ballads."
v/a ECCENTRIC SOUL: Twinight's Lunar Rotation 4xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "This is the Big Dig, the Tutankhamen of R&B: Twinight. Beyond the legendary label's hits are the records that never had a shot at the charts but should have. Comprising a massive 54 tracks in all by 23 artists, including 14 unreleased songs."
BIKINI KILL / HUGGY BEAR Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth LP
*** "1992 split album.
THANK YOU Terrible Two LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thank You is an athletic rhythm/action unit -- three free individuals, subsumed into a collective form that spits out dank, skittering tracks filled with light and dark. The basics of drums, organ, and guitar build the foundation, but are augmented by whistles, cowbell, hobo harmonica, snappy loops, car horns, and whatever else might be at hand."
*** BACK IN PRINT! Recordings by Manfred Hübler and Siegfried Schwab from 1969 and 1970 were used as the score for three of Jess Franco's cult films. The best tracks have been culled for this compilation, sounding somewhere within red-light swing, sleazy psychedelic and strip ballads."
v/a ECCENTRIC SOUL: Twinight's Lunar Rotation 4xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "This is the Big Dig, the Tutankhamen of R&B: Twinight. Beyond the legendary label's hits are the records that never had a shot at the charts but should have. Comprising a massive 54 tracks in all by 23 artists, including 14 unreleased songs."
BIKINI KILL / HUGGY BEAR Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth LP
*** "1992 split album.
THANK YOU Terrible Two LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thank You is an athletic rhythm/action unit -- three free individuals, subsumed into a collective form that spits out dank, skittering tracks filled with light and dark. The basics of drums, organ, and guitar build the foundation, but are augmented by whistles, cowbell, hobo harmonica, snappy loops, car horns, and whatever else might be at hand."
((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Lily Allen, Arabian Prince, & Loney Dear
LILY ALLEN It's Not Me, It's You CD
*** "On the follow-up to Lily Allen's debut, Lily's characteristically sharp observations find expression in a variety of musical styles, with influences ranging from the Jazz Era to country and western to dance music."
ARABIAN PRINCE Innovative Life: Anthology 1984-1989 CD
*** "The finest of the recorded catalog from pioneering Southern Cali producer Arabian Prince, who was actually a founding member of N.W.A. and influenced not only Dr. Dre with his electro-driven beats and grooves, but also an entire burgeoning scene in the mid 80s!"
LONEY DEAR Dear John CD
*** "Emil Svanangen's new album of contrasts will cozy up to you through the bleakest of winters and be your shade in the blistering summer sun."
*** "On the follow-up to Lily Allen's debut, Lily's characteristically sharp observations find expression in a variety of musical styles, with influences ranging from the Jazz Era to country and western to dance music."
ARABIAN PRINCE Innovative Life: Anthology 1984-1989 CD
*** "The finest of the recorded catalog from pioneering Southern Cali producer Arabian Prince, who was actually a founding member of N.W.A. and influenced not only Dr. Dre with his electro-driven beats and grooves, but also an entire burgeoning scene in the mid 80s!"
LONEY DEAR Dear John CD
*** "Emil Svanangen's new album of contrasts will cozy up to you through the bleakest of winters and be your shade in the blistering summer sun."
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
((( EVENT ))) MI AMI w/ guests | Monday, February 9 | 9PM
MI AMI / CITY CENTER / TYVEK / BRAD HALESMonday, Fenruary 9 @ YELLOW BARN
*** Whaaaat!?! The best line-up to hit Ann Arbor in yyyyyears. Mi Ami (SF, ex-Black Eyes/Dischord), City Center (aka Fred Thomas, Saturday Looks Good To Me), Tyvek (What's Yr Rupture), and Brad Hales (Funk Night, Soul Club). Do not sleep on this excellence.
416 W Huron, A2 / $5 / 9PM
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