JEFF BECK Emotion & Commotion CD
*** "For his first studio album in seven years, Jeff Beck returns with an eclectic mix of tracks that find the guitar virtuoso accompanied by a handpicked cast of talented musicians, as well as several songs accompanied by a 64-piece orchestra."
HARLEM Hippies LP / CD
*** "Austin's hardest working troublemakers can make club gigs seem like living room shows (and living room shows feel like club shows), harnessing this energy in its 16 blasts of pure pop energy with anew dimension of songwriting that is as tightly masterful as it is true to a joyfully frantic primitivism."
KAKI KING Junior CD
*** "This collection of songs delivers twists-and-turns: lyrically from exuberance and anger to heartbreaking melancholy; and sonically from experimental pieces to accessible pop."
MGMT Congratulations CD
MGMT Congratulations LTD. ED. CD
*** "Congratulations unlocks a new musical world whirling in its own space/time grid infused with hints of music from the past five decades. Produced by MGMT and Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, E.A.R., Spectrum), Congratulations is soulful and complex -- a delightful quantum step forward."
GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW Kings Ballad CD
*** "Slicing pop n'lock-friendly funk with gospeland gracious soul, the seeds of early experimental releases are now blossoming as Georgia's trademark scattershot beats and adventurous deepjazz melodies have grown to become the backbone for fully crafted songs."
SERENA-MANEESH Abyss In B Minor CD
*** "It may sound like a caffeinated Can or something from Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain', but the whole album is so concise, so perfectly realised that it's all over in 38 minutes and 45 seconds. Self-indulgent? No. Self-important? Yes, and rightly so."
THE STOOGES Raw Power 2xCD
*** "The savagely bombastic Raw Power is a confluence of The Stooges' ages, hormones, creativity, ability, experience, tastes, lack of supervision, contempt for authority and ambition. This is the original 1973 David Bowie mix along with a second disc of previously unreleased live recordings from the Raw Power tour and studio outtakes."
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
EVENTS - two dates w/ MI AMI!
MI AMI w/ COTTON MUSEUM, FOREST JUZIUK & FIT - Saturday, April 10 @ Lager House
*** Thrill Jockey's inimitable, visceral, totally not disco but that kind of danceable San Francisco sons MI AMI return to Detroit w/ Cotton Museum and DJs Forest Juziuk & FIT. A team-up to end all team-ups! Dancing & destruction for the meagre sum of $5.
Lager House / 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit / 9PM / $5 / http://bit.ly/cZMv5V
MI AMI w/ OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE, PEAKING LIGHTS - Friday, April 16 @ Arbor Vitae (above Wazoo)
*** MI AMI's second stop in Michigan, this time w/ Our Brother the Native, Peaking Lights and DJ Forest Juziuk. Sleep not, friends, for this is a Vitae show & will be ca-ca-ca-crazy!!
Arbor Vitae / 336 1/2 S. State, A2 / 9PM / $5 / http://bit.ly/9UVfdq
*** Thrill Jockey's inimitable, visceral, totally not disco but that kind of danceable San Francisco sons MI AMI return to Detroit w/ Cotton Museum and DJs Forest Juziuk & FIT. A team-up to end all team-ups! Dancing & destruction for the meagre sum of $5.
Lager House / 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit / 9PM / $5 / http://bit.ly/cZMv5V
MI AMI w/ OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE, PEAKING LIGHTS - Friday, April 16 @ Arbor Vitae (above Wazoo)
*** MI AMI's second stop in Michigan, this time w/ Our Brother the Native, Peaking Lights and DJ Forest Juziuk. Sleep not, friends, for this is a Vitae show & will be ca-ca-ca-crazy!!
Arbor Vitae / 336 1/2 S. State, A2 / 9PM / $5 / http://bit.ly/9UVfdq
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Growing, Mi Ami, Madlib & more
ANNE BRIGGS Nottinghamshire Tales LP
*** Vinyl only! The lost album!
DR. DOG Shame, Shame LP / CD
*** "Dr. Dog have peeled back the intricate arrangements of last album Fate to reveal the raw immediacy of a tight five-man unit honing their craft."
FUNKADEIC America Eats Its Young LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
FUTURE ISLANDS In The Fall 12"
*** NOW IN STOCK!
GILES GILES & FRIPP Brondesbury Road Tapes LP
*** "US compilation of pre-King Crimson recordings which languished for over 30 years in a private collection. Over 70 minutes!"
GROWING Pumps LP
*** "The 8th album from Brooklyn, NY's Growing is another top-shelf freakout. Drum machines create dense tribal rhythms and form the bedrock for the loneliest dance floor in the universe. Vocal samples swoop in and out like starlings over effects laden synths and guitar."
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS I Learned The Hard Way LP / CD
*** "Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command almost single handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound. I Learned the Hard Way is the 'Daptone Sound' at its best."
MADLIB Medicine Show Vol. 3 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
MI AMI Steal Your Face LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A joyful noise at the intersection of vicious high-energy. In this climate, when pretty much every band has some dub records at home and a myriad of musical influences have been rendered mundane, Mi Ami defines itself by turning inward. Twelve weeks of touring transformed Mi Ami from what friends described as a “fun time party band” into a lean, tight, near-telepathic unit, which remains fun. The album is far and away Mi Ami’s finest sounding, and the one which is most aligned with their live show."
*** Vinyl only! The lost album!
DR. DOG Shame, Shame LP / CD
*** "Dr. Dog have peeled back the intricate arrangements of last album Fate to reveal the raw immediacy of a tight five-man unit honing their craft."
FUNKADEIC America Eats Its Young LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
FUTURE ISLANDS In The Fall 12"
*** NOW IN STOCK!
GILES GILES & FRIPP Brondesbury Road Tapes LP
*** "US compilation of pre-King Crimson recordings which languished for over 30 years in a private collection. Over 70 minutes!"
GROWING Pumps LP
*** "The 8th album from Brooklyn, NY's Growing is another top-shelf freakout. Drum machines create dense tribal rhythms and form the bedrock for the loneliest dance floor in the universe. Vocal samples swoop in and out like starlings over effects laden synths and guitar."
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS I Learned The Hard Way LP / CD
*** "Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command almost single handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound. I Learned the Hard Way is the 'Daptone Sound' at its best."
MADLIB Medicine Show Vol. 3 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
MI AMI Steal Your Face LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A joyful noise at the intersection of vicious high-energy. In this climate, when pretty much every band has some dub records at home and a myriad of musical influences have been rendered mundane, Mi Ami defines itself by turning inward. Twelve weeks of touring transformed Mi Ami from what friends described as a “fun time party band” into a lean, tight, near-telepathic unit, which remains fun. The album is far and away Mi Ami’s finest sounding, and the one which is most aligned with their live show."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Madlib, Elliott Smith, High Places, Mi Ami, Sharon Jones & more
MULATU ASTATKE Steps Ahead CD
*** "This is the first new solo album by MULATU ASTATKE -- a rich new album of Ethio sounds, perfect for all fans of world music, jazz and the outstanding selling Ethiopiques series."
ERYKAH BADU New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh CD
*** "New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships."
DAVID BYRNE & FATBOY SLIM Here Lies Love 2xCD
*** "Here Lies Love' is a 22 song double-disc song cycle - improbably poignant, decidedly surreal, surprisingly thought provoking - about the rise and fall of the Philippines' notorious Imelda Marcos. "
DOUBLE DAGGER Masks EP+MP3 / CD
*** "Visceral, raw, cacophonously loud, yet with unexpected moments of clarity, humor, and revelation, this is nothing but bass, drums and vocals. Sweat drippin'!"
DR. DOG Shame, Shame LP / CD
*** "Dr. Dog have peeled back the intricate arrangements of last album Fate to reveal the raw immediacy of a tight five-man unit honing their craft."
P.E. HEWITT JAZZ ENSEMBLE Winter Winds: Complete Works 1968-1970 3xCD
*** RECOMMENDED "P.E. Hewitt was but 16 years old when he recorded and released in a press of 50 copies his debut. By the time he sold through the 100 copies of this third, he was approaching the ripe-age of 20. The three albums he and his young compatriots wrote, recorded, and pressed are three of the rarest damn-good 70s jazz albums you could ever hope to come across. "
HIGH PLACES High Places Vs. Mankind LP+MP3 / CD
*** "High Places vs. Mankind is straight-up LA: warmer temps and mountain vistas. What can be said about the first can be said about this one: ambitious blending of genres, a rich array of influences...."
JAVELIN No Más LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Javelin throw a party that sees nothing wrong with dropping crooked disco, schoolyard funk, abstract R&B and pitch-perfect pop in the same set." Previous 12" EPs on THRILL JOCKEY were the whip.
JAWBREAKER Unfun LP / CD
*** "2010 reissue of this classic 1990 debut album!"
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS I Learned The Hard Way LP / CD
*** "Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command almost single handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound. I Learned the Hard Way is the 'Daptone Sound' at its best."
JONSI Go CD
*** "Jónsi has spent more than a decade writing epic compositions with Sigur Rós, creating some of the finest, most acclaimed albums of the last ten years. But, there exists a backlog of ecstatic, dramatic songs Jónsi had written that didn't seem to fit within the Sigur Rós context."
ROBERT A.A. LOWE Fazo IV: La Kvalito de Speguloj CD
*** NOW ON CD! "ROBERT A.A. LOWE (LICHENS, SINGER, 90 DAY MEN) constructs haunting, meditative, at times hypnotic rhythms and melodies using warm, bubbling synthesizers. Sonic vocabularies! Emotional landscapes! Includes an add'l 14-minute track not on the limited edition LP."
MADLIB as YOUNG JAZZ REBELS Slave Riot CD
*** "Slave Riot is a rather chaotic affair. While his previous album, Last Electro Acoustic Space Jazz and Percussion Ensemble's Miles Away rambled along at a leisurely pace, Slave Riot guns to top speed almost immediately and rarely lets up its frenetic pace. To put this in a Sun Ra context, think of this as Madlib's Black Mass."
MI AMI Steal Your Face LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A joyful noise at the intersection of vicious high-energy. In this climate, when pretty much every band has some dub records at home and a myriad of musical influences have been rendered mundane, Mi Ami defines itself by turning inward. Twelve weeks of touring transformed Mi Ami from what friends described as a “fun time party band” into a lean, tight, near-telepathic unit, which remains fun. The album is far and away Mi Ami’s finest sounding, and the one which is most aligned with their live show."
MORNING BENDERS Big Echo CD
*** "BIG ECHO is an album made to be played LOUD. It sounds great on headphones. It should also be said that BIG ECHO is made of some of the most glorious pop music you'll hear this year or any year."
NEW HEAVENLY BLUE New Heavenly Blue CD
*** "First time on CD for this 1972 album from the experimental Rock band that incorporated aspects of Jazz, Blues, Classical and Rock into their music. The band features Chris Brubeck, son of Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck."
JACK ROSE Luck In The Valley CD
*** "Jack Rose's 10th album continues the exploration of pre-war American music with a set of brand new material with various groups & a handful of solo pieces. This recording set out to capture the energy and feel of the classic three-track shack recordings by the Wray Brothers & Mordicai Jones."
ELLIOTT SMITH Roman Candle LP / CD
ELLIOTT SMITH From A Basement On The Hill 2xLP / CD
*** REMASTERED & REISSUED. Roman Candle on LP -- about time.
TUNNG And Then We Saw Land CD
*** "TUNNG founder Sam Genders has left the band but they still got: lyrics, vocals, drums, synthesizers, sing-a-long choruses, guitar solos. A new take on British folk music!"
JASON URICK Husbands CD
*** NOW ON CD! "Those well-versed in Baltimore experimental electronics might be familiar with WZT HEARTS. Urick is at a crossroads where his ideas are still experimental in nature, the songs are envisioned as an honest attempt at 'pop'. Ghosted, fragmented melodies, distorted tones and so forth."
*** "This is the first new solo album by MULATU ASTATKE -- a rich new album of Ethio sounds, perfect for all fans of world music, jazz and the outstanding selling Ethiopiques series."
ERYKAH BADU New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh CD
*** "New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships."
DAVID BYRNE & FATBOY SLIM Here Lies Love 2xCD
*** "Here Lies Love' is a 22 song double-disc song cycle - improbably poignant, decidedly surreal, surprisingly thought provoking - about the rise and fall of the Philippines' notorious Imelda Marcos. "
DOUBLE DAGGER Masks EP+MP3 / CD
*** "Visceral, raw, cacophonously loud, yet with unexpected moments of clarity, humor, and revelation, this is nothing but bass, drums and vocals. Sweat drippin'!"
DR. DOG Shame, Shame LP / CD
*** "Dr. Dog have peeled back the intricate arrangements of last album Fate to reveal the raw immediacy of a tight five-man unit honing their craft."
P.E. HEWITT JAZZ ENSEMBLE Winter Winds: Complete Works 1968-1970 3xCD
*** RECOMMENDED "P.E. Hewitt was but 16 years old when he recorded and released in a press of 50 copies his debut. By the time he sold through the 100 copies of this third, he was approaching the ripe-age of 20. The three albums he and his young compatriots wrote, recorded, and pressed are three of the rarest damn-good 70s jazz albums you could ever hope to come across. "
HIGH PLACES High Places Vs. Mankind LP+MP3 / CD
*** "High Places vs. Mankind is straight-up LA: warmer temps and mountain vistas. What can be said about the first can be said about this one: ambitious blending of genres, a rich array of influences...."
JAVELIN No Más LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Javelin throw a party that sees nothing wrong with dropping crooked disco, schoolyard funk, abstract R&B and pitch-perfect pop in the same set." Previous 12" EPs on THRILL JOCKEY were the whip.
JAWBREAKER Unfun LP / CD
*** "2010 reissue of this classic 1990 debut album!"
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS I Learned The Hard Way LP / CD
*** "Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command almost single handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound. I Learned the Hard Way is the 'Daptone Sound' at its best."
JONSI Go CD
*** "Jónsi has spent more than a decade writing epic compositions with Sigur Rós, creating some of the finest, most acclaimed albums of the last ten years. But, there exists a backlog of ecstatic, dramatic songs Jónsi had written that didn't seem to fit within the Sigur Rós context."
ROBERT A.A. LOWE Fazo IV: La Kvalito de Speguloj CD
*** NOW ON CD! "ROBERT A.A. LOWE (LICHENS, SINGER, 90 DAY MEN) constructs haunting, meditative, at times hypnotic rhythms and melodies using warm, bubbling synthesizers. Sonic vocabularies! Emotional landscapes! Includes an add'l 14-minute track not on the limited edition LP."
MADLIB as YOUNG JAZZ REBELS Slave Riot CD
*** "Slave Riot is a rather chaotic affair. While his previous album, Last Electro Acoustic Space Jazz and Percussion Ensemble's Miles Away rambled along at a leisurely pace, Slave Riot guns to top speed almost immediately and rarely lets up its frenetic pace. To put this in a Sun Ra context, think of this as Madlib's Black Mass."
MI AMI Steal Your Face LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A joyful noise at the intersection of vicious high-energy. In this climate, when pretty much every band has some dub records at home and a myriad of musical influences have been rendered mundane, Mi Ami defines itself by turning inward. Twelve weeks of touring transformed Mi Ami from what friends described as a “fun time party band” into a lean, tight, near-telepathic unit, which remains fun. The album is far and away Mi Ami’s finest sounding, and the one which is most aligned with their live show."
MORNING BENDERS Big Echo CD
*** "BIG ECHO is an album made to be played LOUD. It sounds great on headphones. It should also be said that BIG ECHO is made of some of the most glorious pop music you'll hear this year or any year."
NEW HEAVENLY BLUE New Heavenly Blue CD
*** "First time on CD for this 1972 album from the experimental Rock band that incorporated aspects of Jazz, Blues, Classical and Rock into their music. The band features Chris Brubeck, son of Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck."
JACK ROSE Luck In The Valley CD
*** "Jack Rose's 10th album continues the exploration of pre-war American music with a set of brand new material with various groups & a handful of solo pieces. This recording set out to capture the energy and feel of the classic three-track shack recordings by the Wray Brothers & Mordicai Jones."
ELLIOTT SMITH Roman Candle LP / CD
ELLIOTT SMITH From A Basement On The Hill 2xLP / CD
*** REMASTERED & REISSUED. Roman Candle on LP -- about time.
TUNNG And Then We Saw Land CD
*** "TUNNG founder Sam Genders has left the band but they still got: lyrics, vocals, drums, synthesizers, sing-a-long choruses, guitar solos. A new take on British folk music!"
JASON URICK Husbands CD
*** NOW ON CD! "Those well-versed in Baltimore experimental electronics might be familiar with WZT HEARTS. Urick is at a crossroads where his ideas are still experimental in nature, the songs are envisioned as an honest attempt at 'pop'. Ghosted, fragmented melodies, distorted tones and so forth."
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - The T.A.M.I. Show!!
THE T.A.M.I. SHOW DVD
*** "Filmed just eight months after The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, The T.A.M.I. Show introduced rock n' soul youth culture to America in the first concert movie of the rock era. One of the rarest and most sought-after performance films from its time, the 1964 concert event featured future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Supremes and many other American and British Invasion hitmakers in their prime."
*** "Filmed just eight months after The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, The T.A.M.I. Show introduced rock n' soul youth culture to America in the first concert movie of the rock era. One of the rarest and most sought-after performance films from its time, the 1964 concert event featured future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Supremes and many other American and British Invasion hitmakers in their prime."
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - White Stripes, Tropicalia jams, John Cale, Make-Up & more
v/a BRAZILIAN GUITAR FUZZ BANANAS 2xLP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Following the brilliant PSYCH FUNK 101, Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas is a master class for those entranced by the rarest & best funky, heavy psychedelic wonders of the Tropicalia psychedelia movement. You will recognize some of the labels contained here, but not the artists!"
v/a FREEDOM, RHYTHM & SOUND Vol. 1 2xLP
v/a FREEDOM, RHYTHM & SOUND Vol. 2 2xLP
*** Subtitled: Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement 1963-82.
THE BOOKS The Lemon Of Pink LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JOHN CALE Paris 1919 LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! 180g. Fancy.
FUNKADELIC Funkadelic LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! 180g. Fancy.
MAKE UP Save Yourself LP
*** "Save Yourself is the psychedelic crown jewel for the ages. You can call it electric lapdance or gospedelic firestorm, this music is so for real, it just feels right. Right on."
MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE Raw Cuts 5 & 6 12"
*** "This is the long-awaited return of the Raw Cuts series, incl. the trademark MCDE 'hook' while the flip goes deep into late-night territory. Played and supported by Gilles Peterson, Simbad, Karizma, Alex From Tokyo, Jazzanova & many more."
PELT A Stone For Angus MacLise LP
*** "This session for harmonium, singing bowl, gong and esraj is one of the most ecstatic recordings in Pelt's vast oeuvre. Hints of Roscoe Holcomb's banjo & La Monte Young's well-tuned piano lurk deep in the two side-long slabs of aural bliss. Best heard behind a few bowls of your very best kif." Limited to 500.
PSYCHIC REALITY / LA VAMPIRES Split LP
*** "Definite off-the-grid mentalities prevail on this genre-dissolving split 12" between SF soul voyager Psychic Reality and So-Cal acid-jazz crate-digger LA Vampires. Inter-flowing songs of tone-float piano keys, bedroom drum machines, and white light amplifier vox. Trance-damaged and truth-seeking." Limited to 450.
TELEFON TEL AVIV Immolate Yourself 12"
*** "Second single from 'Immolate Yourself.' Remixes by THOMAS MULLER, MISS FITZ (aka Maayan Nidam), and BEN KLOCK."
WHITE STRIPES Under Great White Northern Lights LP
*** "The first-ever live album from White Stripes - 16 songs recorded at various stops on their Canadian tour PLUS a film by Emmett Malloy offers an insightful look into the very private and complex world that is White Stripes."
*** RECOMMENDED "Following the brilliant PSYCH FUNK 101, Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas is a master class for those entranced by the rarest & best funky, heavy psychedelic wonders of the Tropicalia psychedelia movement. You will recognize some of the labels contained here, but not the artists!"
v/a FREEDOM, RHYTHM & SOUND Vol. 1 2xLP
v/a FREEDOM, RHYTHM & SOUND Vol. 2 2xLP
*** Subtitled: Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement 1963-82.
THE BOOKS The Lemon Of Pink LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JOHN CALE Paris 1919 LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! 180g. Fancy.
FUNKADELIC Funkadelic LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! 180g. Fancy.
MAKE UP Save Yourself LP
*** "Save Yourself is the psychedelic crown jewel for the ages. You can call it electric lapdance or gospedelic firestorm, this music is so for real, it just feels right. Right on."
MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE Raw Cuts 5 & 6 12"
*** "This is the long-awaited return of the Raw Cuts series, incl. the trademark MCDE 'hook' while the flip goes deep into late-night territory. Played and supported by Gilles Peterson, Simbad, Karizma, Alex From Tokyo, Jazzanova & many more."
PELT A Stone For Angus MacLise LP
*** "This session for harmonium, singing bowl, gong and esraj is one of the most ecstatic recordings in Pelt's vast oeuvre. Hints of Roscoe Holcomb's banjo & La Monte Young's well-tuned piano lurk deep in the two side-long slabs of aural bliss. Best heard behind a few bowls of your very best kif." Limited to 500.
PSYCHIC REALITY / LA VAMPIRES Split LP
*** "Definite off-the-grid mentalities prevail on this genre-dissolving split 12" between SF soul voyager Psychic Reality and So-Cal acid-jazz crate-digger LA Vampires. Inter-flowing songs of tone-float piano keys, bedroom drum machines, and white light amplifier vox. Trance-damaged and truth-seeking." Limited to 450.
TELEFON TEL AVIV Immolate Yourself 12"
*** "Second single from 'Immolate Yourself.' Remixes by THOMAS MULLER, MISS FITZ (aka Maayan Nidam), and BEN KLOCK."
WHITE STRIPES Under Great White Northern Lights LP
*** "The first-ever live album from White Stripes - 16 songs recorded at various stops on their Canadian tour PLUS a film by Emmett Malloy offers an insightful look into the very private and complex world that is White Stripes."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Bonnie 'Prince' Billie, White Stripes, She & Him, Autechre, Kleenex & more
v/a AFRO ROCK Vol. 1 CD
*** "A collection of rare & unreleased Afro-Beat quarried from across the continent. Includes music by Geraldo Pino, Steele Beauttah, K Frimpong, The Yahoos and Dackin Dakino."
v/a BRAZILIAN GUITAR FUZZ BANANAS 2xLP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Following the brilliant PSYCH FUNK 101, Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas is a master class for those entranced by the rarest & best funky, heavy psychedelic wonders of the Tropicalia psychedelia movement. You will recognize some of the labels contained here, but not the artists!"
v/a NIGERIA AFROBEAT SPECIAL: The New Explosive Sound In 1970s Nigeria 3xLP / CD
*** "Focusing on the big-band sound dominated by wailing saxophones, brass solos and relentless poly-rhythmic grooves, Nigeria Afrobeat Special delivers a no-nonsense collection of tracks that (bar one) have NEVER been re-issued outside of Nigeria."
v/a NIGERIA SPECIAL Vol. 2: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 3xLP / CD
*** "The range of styles on Nigeria Special Volume 2 vary from highlife to Juju and Nigerian blues in the languages of Yoruba, Igbo, Bini and Ijaw. With a peppering of "Afro" experimentation, the same musical stew pervades volume 2 as its predecessor -- he emphasis continues to focus on the laid-back and mid-tempo feel found on volume 1."
AUTECHRE (Oversteps) CD
*** Autechre's latest work shows an oft-overlooked playfulness and a rarely mentioned musicality that comes to the fore, in what could be described as their most accessible work to date. Between the layers of cold digital pings and fuzzed out tones, there are true chord changes and warm soundscapes being built from the ground up.''
WILLIAM BASINSKI Vivian & Ondine CD
*** Yet another GORGEOUS, mesmerizing album from Basinski -- one long track culled from "a lunchbox of ancient tape-loops."
DAVID BEHRMAN Leapday Night CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Three pieces/suites, one involving Rhys Chatham & Ben Neill on trumpet & mutantrumpet, Fluxus mainstay Takeisha Kosugi (violin), and Behrman himself on electronics. Heavy period-synth float w/ bare accompaniment, thankfully just-pre DX-7." -- Hrvatski.
BESNARD LAKES The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night LP / CD
*** "Still helped by the Ghost of Beach Boys Past (more Dennis Wilson than Brian), The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night calls upon the influence of ELO and finer parts of the Alan Parsons Project, and more Peter Green Fleetwood Mac than Lindsay Buckingham. Dark bliss-out that folds the eerie guitar epics."
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY & THE CAIRO GANG The Wonder Show Of The World CD
*** "This new album of songs is assembled with riffs and bits from EMMETT KELLY’s guitar and the lyricism of Bonnie’s heart. It’s a record made eye-to-eye in a room, close and careful, by and for a few men who wanted to be together, who wanted to make music that sounds as good to listen to as it did to make, and who in doing so forged something new in space, the wonder of you and of them." Feat. PHIL ELVERUM.
THE BUNDLES The Bundles LP / CD
*** "The Bundles is KIMYA DAWSON, JEFFREY LEWIS, JACK LEWIS, ANDREWS GRIFFEN, and KARL BLAU and their debut album is a delightful fusion of everything they have done on their own: tragic-comic folk narratives, friendly calls for bravery, and daffy multi-instrumentations. The result is an album that is able to be both snarky and tender, and vulnerable and confident at the same time."
CITAY Dream Get Together CD
*** "Many of the touchstones from Citay's previous work remain intact flourishes of Led Zeppelin, Eno/Fripp, Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Popul Vuh and ELO can be heard throughout but a newfound swagger pushes Dream Get Together way over the top."
COCONUTS Coconuts CD
*** "Ugliness, despair, un-marketability: a sound rooted in inherent darkness, influenced by early-80's post-punk, no wave (fellow Australians The Birthday Party come to mind) and the bleakest of world-views. Homemade guitars + primitive drumming + killer harmonies."
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS The Big To-Do CD
*** New studio album!
DRUMMER Feel Good Together CD
*** A bunch of drummers got together (including the bespectacled skins-man of BLACK KEYS) and create a full-on champagne jam!
FENN O'BERG In Stereo CD
*** "After a 9-year hiatus, the legendary trio of Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke and Peter Rehberg have returned with In Stereo, implementing a wider instrumental palette of analog and digital synthesis, guitar, piano, bass and percussion. A near-psychedelic audio blend, where it's impossible to determine who does what."
FOTHERINGAY Fotheringay CD
FOTHERINGAY Two CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRIGHTENED RABBIT The Winter Of Mixed Drinks CD
*** "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks a collection of ambitious, moving, and gloriously accomplished songs more than meets this challenge."
GIGI Maintenant CD
*** "Capturing the spirit of the pop music that flooded the hit parade in the early 60's is a tall order, but Gigi's songs aren't content to be throwback-y pastiches or polka-dotted retro workouts but rather stand as attempts at working within a specific and incredibly rich tradition of pop music production."
GOLDFRAPP Head First CD
*** "Head First is Goldfrapp's most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010."
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP / CD
*** "INFINITE BODY casts aside harshness, transforming noise into a lush and bright planetary awakening. Drawing the harmony of the spheres into his brain and channeling it through his fingertips onto recorded medium INFINITE BODY causes sound to bloom where there once was only darkness!!!! Yes!"
jj jjn°3' LP / CD
*** "Destined to be the quintessential winter 2010 album -- a soft, red smear of blood on a field of fresh snow -- jj create R&B and balearic dub from the ghosts of lost lovers; pop as delicate as a fawn's nose across blades of frosted grass. It is the soundtrack for moontanned, apple-cheeked friends packed into the town square's tiniest tavern."
KLEENEX/LILIPUT Live Recordings, TV-Clips & Roadmovie CD+DVD
*** "This CD/DVD set is a testament to the live greatness of Kleenex/LiLiPut! Two full live sets (incl. unreleased songs), Roadmovie (the much rumored document of their '82 Euro tour), as well as live performances of the band on Swiss TV and a super-8 film created during Liliput tour, 1982."
JEAN-PIERRE MASSIERA Psychoses Discoïd (1976-1981) CD
*** "Jean-Pierre Massiera's career started with early '60s French beat groups spread through '70s disco into the '80s and beyond. Exclaim! mag said, 'Check out the low-brow vaudeville buffoonery, horror film kitsch, psychedelic organ vamps and high energy fuzz garage guitar all run back to back. Film noir soundtracks and bluesy jazz meet Zappa-esque rock absurdity and big band orchestrations around every corner.'"
BRAD MEHLDAU Highway Rider 2xCD
*** "A double-disc of original work by pianist and composer Brad Mehldau with producer Jon Brion, Mehldau's trio, and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman. Mehldau also orchestrated and arranged the album's 15 pieces for the ensemble."
JOHN MUELLER Metals CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Percussionist Jon Mueller works with rhythms that come from gong frequencies, from vibrations of the bodies of bass drums, and the surprising sonorities that occur with the combination of these elements. Now he applies these techniques to Metals: a bold, all-percussion foray into heavy metal. No theatrical silliness here; just sheer exhilaration; the fundamental power of loud, organized, precise rhythms; ringing, heavy anti-melodies."
SHE & HIM Volume Two CD
*** "This time, the harmonies have grown more angelically layered, the string arrangements more dramatic, the songwriting even sharper and more confident. All songs (except 4 and 7) written by Zooey Deschanel. Produced by M. Ward."
SHOUT OUT LOUDS Work CD
*** "Stripped of the bells and whistles of previous efforts, the band does what they do best: writing and playing pop music that is 'nostalgic and angst-ridden, but ultimately life-affirming.'"
IVOR SLANEY Terror/Prey - The Original Unreleased Soundtrack Recording CD
*** "Compiled by Joel Martin of QUIET VILLAGE, these two scores include 35 unheard tracks full of shrill, nauseating swarms of minor-key, dark proto-synth wave, electronic hip-hop, dirty cabaret rock, wonky guitar stomp, cloying, murky piano and clarinet ballads, and some breakbeat-infused percussion-led groovers. Just as sinister and terrifying as the Dario Argento/Ennio Morricone soundtracks!"
WHITE STRIPES Under Great White Northern Lights CD
WHITE STRIPES Under Great White Northern Lights CD+DVD
*** "The first-ever live album from White Stripes - 16 songs recorded at various stops on their Canadian tour PLUS a film by Emmett Malloy offers an insightful look into the very private and complex world that is White Stripes."
*** "A collection of rare & unreleased Afro-Beat quarried from across the continent. Includes music by Geraldo Pino, Steele Beauttah, K Frimpong, The Yahoos and Dackin Dakino."
v/a BRAZILIAN GUITAR FUZZ BANANAS 2xLP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Following the brilliant PSYCH FUNK 101, Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas is a master class for those entranced by the rarest & best funky, heavy psychedelic wonders of the Tropicalia psychedelia movement. You will recognize some of the labels contained here, but not the artists!"
v/a NIGERIA AFROBEAT SPECIAL: The New Explosive Sound In 1970s Nigeria 3xLP / CD
*** "Focusing on the big-band sound dominated by wailing saxophones, brass solos and relentless poly-rhythmic grooves, Nigeria Afrobeat Special delivers a no-nonsense collection of tracks that (bar one) have NEVER been re-issued outside of Nigeria."
v/a NIGERIA SPECIAL Vol. 2: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 3xLP / CD
*** "The range of styles on Nigeria Special Volume 2 vary from highlife to Juju and Nigerian blues in the languages of Yoruba, Igbo, Bini and Ijaw. With a peppering of "Afro" experimentation, the same musical stew pervades volume 2 as its predecessor -- he emphasis continues to focus on the laid-back and mid-tempo feel found on volume 1."
AUTECHRE (Oversteps) CD
*** Autechre's latest work shows an oft-overlooked playfulness and a rarely mentioned musicality that comes to the fore, in what could be described as their most accessible work to date. Between the layers of cold digital pings and fuzzed out tones, there are true chord changes and warm soundscapes being built from the ground up.''
WILLIAM BASINSKI Vivian & Ondine CD
*** Yet another GORGEOUS, mesmerizing album from Basinski -- one long track culled from "a lunchbox of ancient tape-loops."
DAVID BEHRMAN Leapday Night CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Three pieces/suites, one involving Rhys Chatham & Ben Neill on trumpet & mutantrumpet, Fluxus mainstay Takeisha Kosugi (violin), and Behrman himself on electronics. Heavy period-synth float w/ bare accompaniment, thankfully just-pre DX-7." -- Hrvatski.
BESNARD LAKES The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night LP / CD
*** "Still helped by the Ghost of Beach Boys Past (more Dennis Wilson than Brian), The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night calls upon the influence of ELO and finer parts of the Alan Parsons Project, and more Peter Green Fleetwood Mac than Lindsay Buckingham. Dark bliss-out that folds the eerie guitar epics."
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY & THE CAIRO GANG The Wonder Show Of The World CD
*** "This new album of songs is assembled with riffs and bits from EMMETT KELLY’s guitar and the lyricism of Bonnie’s heart. It’s a record made eye-to-eye in a room, close and careful, by and for a few men who wanted to be together, who wanted to make music that sounds as good to listen to as it did to make, and who in doing so forged something new in space, the wonder of you and of them." Feat. PHIL ELVERUM.
THE BUNDLES The Bundles LP / CD
*** "The Bundles is KIMYA DAWSON, JEFFREY LEWIS, JACK LEWIS, ANDREWS GRIFFEN, and KARL BLAU and their debut album is a delightful fusion of everything they have done on their own: tragic-comic folk narratives, friendly calls for bravery, and daffy multi-instrumentations. The result is an album that is able to be both snarky and tender, and vulnerable and confident at the same time."
CITAY Dream Get Together CD
*** "Many of the touchstones from Citay's previous work remain intact flourishes of Led Zeppelin, Eno/Fripp, Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Popul Vuh and ELO can be heard throughout but a newfound swagger pushes Dream Get Together way over the top."
COCONUTS Coconuts CD
*** "Ugliness, despair, un-marketability: a sound rooted in inherent darkness, influenced by early-80's post-punk, no wave (fellow Australians The Birthday Party come to mind) and the bleakest of world-views. Homemade guitars + primitive drumming + killer harmonies."
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS The Big To-Do CD
*** New studio album!
DRUMMER Feel Good Together CD
*** A bunch of drummers got together (including the bespectacled skins-man of BLACK KEYS) and create a full-on champagne jam!
FENN O'BERG In Stereo CD
*** "After a 9-year hiatus, the legendary trio of Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke and Peter Rehberg have returned with In Stereo, implementing a wider instrumental palette of analog and digital synthesis, guitar, piano, bass and percussion. A near-psychedelic audio blend, where it's impossible to determine who does what."
FOTHERINGAY Fotheringay CD
FOTHERINGAY Two CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRIGHTENED RABBIT The Winter Of Mixed Drinks CD
*** "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks a collection of ambitious, moving, and gloriously accomplished songs more than meets this challenge."
GIGI Maintenant CD
*** "Capturing the spirit of the pop music that flooded the hit parade in the early 60's is a tall order, but Gigi's songs aren't content to be throwback-y pastiches or polka-dotted retro workouts but rather stand as attempts at working within a specific and incredibly rich tradition of pop music production."
GOLDFRAPP Head First CD
*** "Head First is Goldfrapp's most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010."
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP / CD
*** "INFINITE BODY casts aside harshness, transforming noise into a lush and bright planetary awakening. Drawing the harmony of the spheres into his brain and channeling it through his fingertips onto recorded medium INFINITE BODY causes sound to bloom where there once was only darkness!!!! Yes!"
jj jjn°3' LP / CD
*** "Destined to be the quintessential winter 2010 album -- a soft, red smear of blood on a field of fresh snow -- jj create R&B and balearic dub from the ghosts of lost lovers; pop as delicate as a fawn's nose across blades of frosted grass. It is the soundtrack for moontanned, apple-cheeked friends packed into the town square's tiniest tavern."
KLEENEX/LILIPUT Live Recordings, TV-Clips & Roadmovie CD+DVD
*** "This CD/DVD set is a testament to the live greatness of Kleenex/LiLiPut! Two full live sets (incl. unreleased songs), Roadmovie (the much rumored document of their '82 Euro tour), as well as live performances of the band on Swiss TV and a super-8 film created during Liliput tour, 1982."
JEAN-PIERRE MASSIERA Psychoses Discoïd (1976-1981) CD
*** "Jean-Pierre Massiera's career started with early '60s French beat groups spread through '70s disco into the '80s and beyond. Exclaim! mag said, 'Check out the low-brow vaudeville buffoonery, horror film kitsch, psychedelic organ vamps and high energy fuzz garage guitar all run back to back. Film noir soundtracks and bluesy jazz meet Zappa-esque rock absurdity and big band orchestrations around every corner.'"
BRAD MEHLDAU Highway Rider 2xCD
*** "A double-disc of original work by pianist and composer Brad Mehldau with producer Jon Brion, Mehldau's trio, and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman. Mehldau also orchestrated and arranged the album's 15 pieces for the ensemble."
JOHN MUELLER Metals CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Percussionist Jon Mueller works with rhythms that come from gong frequencies, from vibrations of the bodies of bass drums, and the surprising sonorities that occur with the combination of these elements. Now he applies these techniques to Metals: a bold, all-percussion foray into heavy metal. No theatrical silliness here; just sheer exhilaration; the fundamental power of loud, organized, precise rhythms; ringing, heavy anti-melodies."
SHE & HIM Volume Two CD
*** "This time, the harmonies have grown more angelically layered, the string arrangements more dramatic, the songwriting even sharper and more confident. All songs (except 4 and 7) written by Zooey Deschanel. Produced by M. Ward."
SHOUT OUT LOUDS Work CD
*** "Stripped of the bells and whistles of previous efforts, the band does what they do best: writing and playing pop music that is 'nostalgic and angst-ridden, but ultimately life-affirming.'"
IVOR SLANEY Terror/Prey - The Original Unreleased Soundtrack Recording CD
*** "Compiled by Joel Martin of QUIET VILLAGE, these two scores include 35 unheard tracks full of shrill, nauseating swarms of minor-key, dark proto-synth wave, electronic hip-hop, dirty cabaret rock, wonky guitar stomp, cloying, murky piano and clarinet ballads, and some breakbeat-infused percussion-led groovers. Just as sinister and terrifying as the Dario Argento/Ennio Morricone soundtracks!"
WHITE STRIPES Under Great White Northern Lights CD
WHITE STRIPES Under Great White Northern Lights CD+DVD
*** "The first-ever live album from White Stripes - 16 songs recorded at various stops on their Canadian tour PLUS a film by Emmett Malloy offers an insightful look into the very private and complex world that is White Stripes."
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
EVENTS - Magic City Soul Club + DARK MATTER
MAGIC CITY SOUL CLUB - Thursday, March 11 @ CLIFF BELL'S
*** Brad Hales & Robert Wells put on the best soul party in Detroit at the devastatingly handsome Cliff Bell's this Thursday night! $2 PBRs, kitchen open late, magnificent disco ball. Join us, won't you?
Cliff Bell's / 2030 Park Avenue, Detroit / 9PM / $5
DARK MATTER - Friday, March 12 @ ELKS LODGE
*** Forest Juziuk, Geoff Perrin (Strictly Modern), and Master Robert Wells (Ann Arbor Soul Club) select some choice rekkids in the int'l psych stomps, garage screams, soul struts, r&b bounce, latin steppers and "the funk" vein. Guaranteed to be a good time so sleep not!
More info (facebook event): http://bit.ly/b6NbVi
Elks Lodge / 220 W. Sunset, A2 / 10PM / $5
*** Brad Hales & Robert Wells put on the best soul party in Detroit at the devastatingly handsome Cliff Bell's this Thursday night! $2 PBRs, kitchen open late, magnificent disco ball. Join us, won't you?
Cliff Bell's / 2030 Park Avenue, Detroit / 9PM / $5
DARK MATTER - Friday, March 12 @ ELKS LODGE
*** Forest Juziuk, Geoff Perrin (Strictly Modern), and Master Robert Wells (Ann Arbor Soul Club) select some choice rekkids in the int'l psych stomps, garage screams, soul struts, r&b bounce, latin steppers and "the funk" vein. Guaranteed to be a good time so sleep not!
More info (facebook event): http://bit.ly/b6NbVi
Elks Lodge / 220 W. Sunset, A2 / 10PM / $5
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - EVERYTHING by Pavement, Jimi Hendrix, Fucked Up & more!
BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells LP / CD
*** "Broken Bells is, James Mercer (THE SHINS) and DANGER MOUSE. Produced by Danger Mouse, the pair play all the instruments on the album."
ELIZABETH FRASER Moses 12"
*** "Limited edition UK 12" of this mysterious single from the former vocalist for Cocteau Twins. Swirling, archaic sounding choral samples amid dub rhythms and Eastern European accordion melodies."
FUCKED UP Couple Tracks 7"
*** Bonus single! Pick up the album, y'all!
FUCKED UP Couple Tracks 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** "25 songs from Fucked Up's many, many hard-to-find, uncollected 7"s and 12"s. All songs on full-length CD and LP for the first time! Also includes 5 totally unreleased tracks."
GIRLS Laura 7"
*** NEW!
JIMI HENDRIX Are You Experienced? LP
JIMI HENDRIX Axis: Bold As Love LP
JIMI HENDRIX Electric Ladyland 2xLP
JIMI HENDRIX Valleys Of Neptune LP
*** Yow! Remastered & all that jazz on fancypants vinyl. This stuff is going fast!
TED LEO The Brutalist Bricks LP+MP3 / CD
*** "TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS' fourth album is extraordinarily assured & wide ranging, exploring new ground for Ted, showcasing his singer-song writer side while remaining emotionally and energetically true to his punk roots."
PANTHA DU PRINCE Black Noise 2xLP
*** "Pantha Du Prince fuses house, techno, shoegazy electronica and psychedelic electro-acoustic soundscapes into music that is at once both beautiful and bewitching."
PAVEMENT Watery Domestic 12"
PAVEMENT Slanted & Enchanted LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Wowee Zowee 1.5xLP+MP3
PAVEMENT Brighten The Corners LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Terror Twilight LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** Holy vinyl reissue! 120g vinyl PLUS mp3s. Sleep not, friends.
TYVEK Summer Burns 2x7"
*** BACK IN STOCK! Jams for days!
*** "Broken Bells is, James Mercer (THE SHINS) and DANGER MOUSE. Produced by Danger Mouse, the pair play all the instruments on the album."
ELIZABETH FRASER Moses 12"
*** "Limited edition UK 12" of this mysterious single from the former vocalist for Cocteau Twins. Swirling, archaic sounding choral samples amid dub rhythms and Eastern European accordion melodies."
FUCKED UP Couple Tracks 7"
*** Bonus single! Pick up the album, y'all!
FUCKED UP Couple Tracks 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** "25 songs from Fucked Up's many, many hard-to-find, uncollected 7"s and 12"s. All songs on full-length CD and LP for the first time! Also includes 5 totally unreleased tracks."
GIRLS Laura 7"
*** NEW!
JIMI HENDRIX Are You Experienced? LP
JIMI HENDRIX Axis: Bold As Love LP
JIMI HENDRIX Electric Ladyland 2xLP
JIMI HENDRIX Valleys Of Neptune LP
*** Yow! Remastered & all that jazz on fancypants vinyl. This stuff is going fast!
TED LEO The Brutalist Bricks LP+MP3 / CD
*** "TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS' fourth album is extraordinarily assured & wide ranging, exploring new ground for Ted, showcasing his singer-song writer side while remaining emotionally and energetically true to his punk roots."
PANTHA DU PRINCE Black Noise 2xLP
*** "Pantha Du Prince fuses house, techno, shoegazy electronica and psychedelic electro-acoustic soundscapes into music that is at once both beautiful and bewitching."
PAVEMENT Watery Domestic 12"
PAVEMENT Slanted & Enchanted LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Wowee Zowee 1.5xLP+MP3
PAVEMENT Brighten The Corners LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Terror Twilight LP+MP3
PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** Holy vinyl reissue! 120g vinyl PLUS mp3s. Sleep not, friends.
TYVEK Summer Burns 2x7"
*** BACK IN STOCK! Jams for days!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Pavement, Ted Leo, The Knife, Jimi, Gorillaz
v/a WESTBOUND DETROIT NORTHERN SOUL CD
*** "The late 60s, early 70s Northern soul side of the legendary Detroit indie label has been largely overlooked due to the funky nature of the successful acts like Ohio Players and Funkadelic. This comp rectifies! Feat. 'Maybe So, Maybe No' by the New Holidays!"
BRMC Beat The Devil's Tattoo CD
*** "Written & recorded in the same room where they wrote & recorded 'Howl.'" That should give you an idea of the album.
BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells LP / CD
*** "Broken Bells is, James Mercer (THE SHINS) and DANGER MOUSE. Produced by Danger Mouse, the pair play all the instruments on the album."
THE CHIEFTAINS San Patricio CD
*** "The musical souls of two nations, Ireland and Mexico, are movingly brought to life in San Patricio. The album features multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Ry Cooder."
JASON COLLETT Rat A Tat Tat CD
*** "Rat A Tat Tat is a remarkable and honest example of a storyteller documenting and soundtracking his experiences and surroundings with distinct and precise ability." Collett is also in BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE.
DAUGHTERS Daughters CD
*** "Daughters comes through with an untouchable new record absolutely snuffing out your now-so-surly being. You can't stop turning it up!" Alright!
FUCKED UP Couple Tracks 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** "25 songs from Fucked Up's many, many hard-to-find, uncollected 7"s and 12"s. All songs on full-length CD and LP for the first time! Also includes 5 totally unreleased tracks."
GORILLAZ Plastic Beach CD
*** "Five years on from the release of Demon Days, Murdoc Niccals and co. return with Plastic Beach, the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet."
JIMI HENDRIX Axis: Bold As Love CD+DVD
JIMI HENDRIX Electric Ladyland CD+DVD
*** REISSUED! Remastered and all that too. Includes DVD 'making of' documentaries.
THE KNIFE + MT. SIMS + PLANNINGTOROCK Tomorrow, In A Year 2xCD
*** "These 90 minutes of opera by The Knife and their collaborators Mt.Sims and Planningtorock are sparked by the pioneer of natural selection Charles Darwin and his revolutionary evolutionary findings and writings in his book On The Origin of The Species." Crazy!
TED LEO The Brutalist Bricks LP+MP3 / CD
*** "TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS' fourth album is extraordinarily assured & wide ranging, exploring new ground for Ted, showcasing his singer-song writer side while remaining emotionally and energetically true to his punk roots."
LIARS Sisterworld CD
LIARS Sisterworld 2xCD
*** "Liars take inspiration from fringe characters lured to LA and the resulting subcultures and alternate spaces that they generate. Sisterworld is Liars own space, completely devoid of influence, somewhere remote from the false promises and discarded dreams amassed in LA to deal with loss of self to society."
HOLLY MIRANDA The Magician's Private Library CD
*** "Dreamy 10-track album was produced by Dave Sitek with Kyp Malone and Jaleel Bunton (all of TV ON THE RADIO), Eric Biondo and Stuart Bogie (ANTIBALAS), and Holly's long-time violinist, Marques Toliver."
PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** "This remastered mid-priced, 23-track Greatest Hits collection, chosen by the band, ranges from 'Cut Your Hair' to nearly all their singles, some underrated album tracks, 3 choice pre-Matador cuts & more."
SHEARWATER The Golden Archipelago CD+BOOK
*** "Another album of mindblowingly beautiful, dense and ambitious excursions about man's impact on the natural world. This is an 'ALBUM album' packaged with a 50-page perfect-bound book of dossier of records, photos, regulations, and images on islands, displaced peoples, immigration records and more."
TITUS ANDRONICUS The Monitor CD
*** "Sort of a concept album about the Civil War feat. members of Ponytail, Wye Oak, Vivian Girls, and the Hold Steady. "
*** "The late 60s, early 70s Northern soul side of the legendary Detroit indie label has been largely overlooked due to the funky nature of the successful acts like Ohio Players and Funkadelic. This comp rectifies! Feat. 'Maybe So, Maybe No' by the New Holidays!"
BRMC Beat The Devil's Tattoo CD
*** "Written & recorded in the same room where they wrote & recorded 'Howl.'" That should give you an idea of the album.
BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells LP / CD
*** "Broken Bells is, James Mercer (THE SHINS) and DANGER MOUSE. Produced by Danger Mouse, the pair play all the instruments on the album."
THE CHIEFTAINS San Patricio CD
*** "The musical souls of two nations, Ireland and Mexico, are movingly brought to life in San Patricio. The album features multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Ry Cooder."
JASON COLLETT Rat A Tat Tat CD
*** "Rat A Tat Tat is a remarkable and honest example of a storyteller documenting and soundtracking his experiences and surroundings with distinct and precise ability." Collett is also in BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE.
DAUGHTERS Daughters CD
*** "Daughters comes through with an untouchable new record absolutely snuffing out your now-so-surly being. You can't stop turning it up!" Alright!
FUCKED UP Couple Tracks 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** "25 songs from Fucked Up's many, many hard-to-find, uncollected 7"s and 12"s. All songs on full-length CD and LP for the first time! Also includes 5 totally unreleased tracks."
GORILLAZ Plastic Beach CD
*** "Five years on from the release of Demon Days, Murdoc Niccals and co. return with Plastic Beach, the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet."
JIMI HENDRIX Axis: Bold As Love CD+DVD
JIMI HENDRIX Electric Ladyland CD+DVD
*** REISSUED! Remastered and all that too. Includes DVD 'making of' documentaries.
THE KNIFE + MT. SIMS + PLANNINGTOROCK Tomorrow, In A Year 2xCD
*** "These 90 minutes of opera by The Knife and their collaborators Mt.Sims and Planningtorock are sparked by the pioneer of natural selection Charles Darwin and his revolutionary evolutionary findings and writings in his book On The Origin of The Species." Crazy!
TED LEO The Brutalist Bricks LP+MP3 / CD
*** "TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS' fourth album is extraordinarily assured & wide ranging, exploring new ground for Ted, showcasing his singer-song writer side while remaining emotionally and energetically true to his punk roots."
LIARS Sisterworld CD
LIARS Sisterworld 2xCD
*** "Liars take inspiration from fringe characters lured to LA and the resulting subcultures and alternate spaces that they generate. Sisterworld is Liars own space, completely devoid of influence, somewhere remote from the false promises and discarded dreams amassed in LA to deal with loss of self to society."
HOLLY MIRANDA The Magician's Private Library CD
*** "Dreamy 10-track album was produced by Dave Sitek with Kyp Malone and Jaleel Bunton (all of TV ON THE RADIO), Eric Biondo and Stuart Bogie (ANTIBALAS), and Holly's long-time violinist, Marques Toliver."
PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** "This remastered mid-priced, 23-track Greatest Hits collection, chosen by the band, ranges from 'Cut Your Hair' to nearly all their singles, some underrated album tracks, 3 choice pre-Matador cuts & more."
SHEARWATER The Golden Archipelago CD+BOOK
*** "Another album of mindblowingly beautiful, dense and ambitious excursions about man's impact on the natural world. This is an 'ALBUM album' packaged with a 50-page perfect-bound book of dossier of records, photos, regulations, and images on islands, displaced peoples, immigration records and more."
TITUS ANDRONICUS The Monitor CD
*** "Sort of a concept album about the Civil War feat. members of Ponytail, Wye Oak, Vivian Girls, and the Hold Steady. "
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Joanna Newsom, Ween, Cambodian rock, Vashti, Mayer Hawthorne & more
v/a DENGUE FEVER Presents Electric Cambodia LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED! NOW ON VINYL! "1960s and '70s independent Cambodia was a period of artistic renaissance brought to a sudden end when the Khmer Rouge took control in 1975. Sadly, while many of the recordings of modern Cambodian rock and roll survived, most of the artists who created it did not. DENGUE FEVER has compiled their favorite Cambodian rock and roll from many different cassette tapes."
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY Stay 7"
*** "On this, his twenty-somethingth single, BONNIE PRINCE BILLY does SUSANNA WALLUMROD for the second time in the last two years, recorded during the Beware recording sessions."
VASHTI BUNYAN Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MAYER HAWTHORNE A Strange Arrangement Instrumentals 2xLP
*** Instrumental version of the popular album.
MOON DUO Moon Duo LP / CD
*** "S.F. duo Sanae Yamada and Erik Johnson (WOODEN SHJIPS) create a primordial and disorienting sonic stew inspired by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, Silver Apples, Royal Trux, Moolah, Suicide, and Cluster. Eerie!"
JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me 3xLP / 3xCD
*** NOW ON VINYL! And it's in a BIG, fancy box.
WILL OLDHAM Joya LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
QUASI American Gong LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Best reviews of their career. Featuring two (2) JICKS!!
REAL ESTATE Real Estate LP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
KURT VILE Constant Hitmaker LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! A slightly older release by one of our current favorites.
WEEN 12 Country Golden Greats LP
WEEN The Mollusk LP
WEEN White Pepper LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Call off the eBay search -- reissued on fancy heavyweight vinyl. I hear The Pod is next.
ZOMBIES Odessey & Oracle LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Believe it, y'all!
*** RECOMMENDED! NOW ON VINYL! "1960s and '70s independent Cambodia was a period of artistic renaissance brought to a sudden end when the Khmer Rouge took control in 1975. Sadly, while many of the recordings of modern Cambodian rock and roll survived, most of the artists who created it did not. DENGUE FEVER has compiled their favorite Cambodian rock and roll from many different cassette tapes."
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY Stay 7"
*** "On this, his twenty-somethingth single, BONNIE PRINCE BILLY does SUSANNA WALLUMROD for the second time in the last two years, recorded during the Beware recording sessions."
VASHTI BUNYAN Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MAYER HAWTHORNE A Strange Arrangement Instrumentals 2xLP
*** Instrumental version of the popular album.
MOON DUO Moon Duo LP / CD
*** "S.F. duo Sanae Yamada and Erik Johnson (WOODEN SHJIPS) create a primordial and disorienting sonic stew inspired by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, Silver Apples, Royal Trux, Moolah, Suicide, and Cluster. Eerie!"
JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me 3xLP / 3xCD
*** NOW ON VINYL! And it's in a BIG, fancy box.
WILL OLDHAM Joya LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
QUASI American Gong LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Best reviews of their career. Featuring two (2) JICKS!!
REAL ESTATE Real Estate LP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
KURT VILE Constant Hitmaker LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! A slightly older release by one of our current favorites.
WEEN 12 Country Golden Greats LP
WEEN The Mollusk LP
WEEN White Pepper LP
*** NOW ON VINYL! Call off the eBay search -- reissued on fancy heavyweight vinyl. I hear The Pod is next.
ZOMBIES Odessey & Oracle LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Believe it, y'all!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Madlib x's 2, Ruby Suns, Rogue Wave, Sun rockabilly, Freeway & more
v/a SUN ROCKABILLY MELTDOWN 3xCD
*** "3xCD box set that contains 107 of the finest Rockabilly sides ever recorded culled from the hallowed vaults of Sun Records. Anyone who has thrilled to the sounds of Elvis Presley's Sun Sessions is guaranteed to enjoy these recordings."
FREEWAY & JAKE ONE The Stimulus Package CD
*** "Produced entirely by veteran G-Unit producer Jake One, The Stimulus Package showcases some of 'your favorite rapper's favorite rapper' Freeway's most dynamic and engaging work to date."
PETER GABRIEL Scratch My Back CD
PETER GABRIEL Scratch My Back 2xCD
*** "The first part of a series of song exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other's songs." Feat. members of DURUTTI COLUMN, BOB EZRIN, and TCHAD BLAKE.
THE HOLMES BROTHERS Feed My Soul CD
*** "Glorious, rooty R&B, gospel, blues and country. Full of soul & surprises."
MADLIB Medicine Show No. 2: Flight To Brazil CD
*** Part two in a super-long series of mindbending Madlib mindbenders! Sleep not or forever feel lame!
MADLIB The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble: Miles Away CD
*** "Miles Away is a jazz fusion album, produced & arranged by Madlib, which has been tweaked and revised for over two years when it was first announced." More info & art: http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2010/01/the-last-electro-acoustic-space-jazz-miles-away
BOB MARLEY Exodus CD
*** Anniversary edition! Contains no "bogus tracks."
MOON DUO Escape LP / CD
*** "S.F. duo Sanae Yamada and Erik Johnson (WOODEN SHJIPS) create a primordial and disorienting sonic stew inspired by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, Silver Apples, Royal Trux, Moolah, Suicide, and Cluster. Eerie!"
THE PLIMSOULS Live! Beg, Borrow & Steal CD
*** October 31,1981 Whisky A Go Go
ROGUE WAVE Permalight CD
*** "A punchy, deceptively effervescent set of classic, inward-looking Pop tunes highlighted with psychedelic guitars, synths, pastoral sound effects and intricate rhythms."
THE RUBY SUNS Fight Softly CD
*** "Not as wide-eyed or lighthearted as its predecessor, Ruby Suns new album remains beat-centric with scuzzy, digital melodies. McPhun's soulful upper-register croon, swallowed into the mix, replaces group chants and full-throated singalongs."
STARS OF THE LID Music For Nitrous Oxide CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! First album (+ bonus jams, I think).
KURT VILE Constant Hitmaker LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! A slightly older release by one of our current favorites.
*** "3xCD box set that contains 107 of the finest Rockabilly sides ever recorded culled from the hallowed vaults of Sun Records. Anyone who has thrilled to the sounds of Elvis Presley's Sun Sessions is guaranteed to enjoy these recordings."
FREEWAY & JAKE ONE The Stimulus Package CD
*** "Produced entirely by veteran G-Unit producer Jake One, The Stimulus Package showcases some of 'your favorite rapper's favorite rapper' Freeway's most dynamic and engaging work to date."
PETER GABRIEL Scratch My Back CD
PETER GABRIEL Scratch My Back 2xCD
*** "The first part of a series of song exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other's songs." Feat. members of DURUTTI COLUMN, BOB EZRIN, and TCHAD BLAKE.
THE HOLMES BROTHERS Feed My Soul CD
*** "Glorious, rooty R&B, gospel, blues and country. Full of soul & surprises."
MADLIB Medicine Show No. 2: Flight To Brazil CD
*** Part two in a super-long series of mindbending Madlib mindbenders! Sleep not or forever feel lame!
MADLIB The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble: Miles Away CD
*** "Miles Away is a jazz fusion album, produced & arranged by Madlib, which has been tweaked and revised for over two years when it was first announced." More info & art: http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2010/01/the-last-electro-acoustic-space-jazz-miles-away
BOB MARLEY Exodus CD
*** Anniversary edition! Contains no "bogus tracks."
MOON DUO Escape LP / CD
*** "S.F. duo Sanae Yamada and Erik Johnson (WOODEN SHJIPS) create a primordial and disorienting sonic stew inspired by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, Silver Apples, Royal Trux, Moolah, Suicide, and Cluster. Eerie!"
THE PLIMSOULS Live! Beg, Borrow & Steal CD
*** October 31,1981 Whisky A Go Go
ROGUE WAVE Permalight CD
*** "A punchy, deceptively effervescent set of classic, inward-looking Pop tunes highlighted with psychedelic guitars, synths, pastoral sound effects and intricate rhythms."
THE RUBY SUNS Fight Softly CD
*** "Not as wide-eyed or lighthearted as its predecessor, Ruby Suns new album remains beat-centric with scuzzy, digital melodies. McPhun's soulful upper-register croon, swallowed into the mix, replaces group chants and full-throated singalongs."
STARS OF THE LID Music For Nitrous Oxide CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! First album (+ bonus jams, I think).
KURT VILE Constant Hitmaker LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! A slightly older release by one of our current favorites.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - Arthur Russell and Burn To Shine 01
ARTHUR RUSSELL Wild Combination: A Portrait Of... DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "A visually absorbing portrait of seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art."
BURN TO SHINE 01: Washington D.C. DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK! The first in a series produced by Brendan Canty (FUGAZI) of live documents: 8 bands playing one song in a house that will be destroyed. Feat: THE EVENS, Q AND NOT U, TED LEO, WEIRD WAR, MEDICATIONS, FRENCH TOAST, GARLAND OF HOURS, and BOB MOULD. http://trixiedvd.com/bts/01
*** BACK IN STOCK! "A visually absorbing portrait of seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art."
BURN TO SHINE 01: Washington D.C. DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK! The first in a series produced by Brendan Canty (FUGAZI) of live documents: 8 bands playing one song in a house that will be destroyed. Feat: THE EVENS, Q AND NOT U, TED LEO, WEIRD WAR, MEDICATIONS, FRENCH TOAST, GARLAND OF HOURS, and BOB MOULD. http://trixiedvd.com/bts/01
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Joanna Newsom, Johnny Cash, Fela, Eluvium and more
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE Songs Of Praise CD
*** REISSUE!
JOHNNY CASH American VI: Ain't No Grave CD
*** "The sixth and final installment of Johnny Cash's critically-acclaimed American Recordings albums is deeply elegiac and spiritual, with each song its own piece of the puzzle of life's mysteries and challenges - the pursuit of salvation, the importance of friendships, the dream of peace, the power of faith, and the joys and adversities that entail simple survival."
ELUVIUM Similes CD
*** "Similes is a courageous creative leap into elements previously uncharted by Eluvium: percussion, a verse-chorus song structure, and singing. In this way, Similes is the most truly experimental Eluvium album yet, and the most accessible."
FELA Gentleman / Confusion CD
*** "Gentleman is both an Africa 70 and Afro-beat masterpiece -- some of the most interesting and innovative of Fela's '70s material. Fela Kuti's 1975 Confusion shows him and Africa 70 at the heights of instrumental prowess and ambiguous jibes."
ERIC JOHNSON Tones CD
*** REISSUE!
LOCAL NATIVES Gorilla Manor CD
*** "Soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, & throbbing tribal beats. Draws a line from the vocal stylings of Crosby Stills Nash & Young & the Zombies through the more esoteric edges of post-punk & Afro-beat."
JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me 3xCD
*** "Joanna Newsom fans: don t look now, but Joanna's about to let her hair down -- this 125 minutes-worth of songs is nothing more than a new album. Through the course of eighteen songs, Joanna visits upon us ditties, weepies, court dances, rump-bumpers, epics and moments of wraparound fantasia. Have One On Me - ah, have three, they're small!"
THE SILVER MT. ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA Kollaps Tradixionales CD
*** Sixth album. "The newly minted quintet has lost none of its raw and frazzled anthemic power and continues to forge bold new ground in its search for a unique hybrid of punk, blues, psych, folk and modern orchestral idioms."
ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE Ali & Toumani CD
*** "Ali and Toumani is the second and final album pairing the late Malian guitar virtuoso Ali Farka Touré and kora master Toumani Diabaté, and features Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez on bass. Playful, effervescent, and masterful."
*** REISSUE!
JOHNNY CASH American VI: Ain't No Grave CD
*** "The sixth and final installment of Johnny Cash's critically-acclaimed American Recordings albums is deeply elegiac and spiritual, with each song its own piece of the puzzle of life's mysteries and challenges - the pursuit of salvation, the importance of friendships, the dream of peace, the power of faith, and the joys and adversities that entail simple survival."
ELUVIUM Similes CD
*** "Similes is a courageous creative leap into elements previously uncharted by Eluvium: percussion, a verse-chorus song structure, and singing. In this way, Similes is the most truly experimental Eluvium album yet, and the most accessible."
FELA Gentleman / Confusion CD
*** "Gentleman is both an Africa 70 and Afro-beat masterpiece -- some of the most interesting and innovative of Fela's '70s material. Fela Kuti's 1975 Confusion shows him and Africa 70 at the heights of instrumental prowess and ambiguous jibes."
ERIC JOHNSON Tones CD
*** REISSUE!
LOCAL NATIVES Gorilla Manor CD
*** "Soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, & throbbing tribal beats. Draws a line from the vocal stylings of Crosby Stills Nash & Young & the Zombies through the more esoteric edges of post-punk & Afro-beat."
JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me 3xCD
*** "Joanna Newsom fans: don t look now, but Joanna's about to let her hair down -- this 125 minutes-worth of songs is nothing more than a new album. Through the course of eighteen songs, Joanna visits upon us ditties, weepies, court dances, rump-bumpers, epics and moments of wraparound fantasia. Have One On Me - ah, have three, they're small!"
THE SILVER MT. ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA Kollaps Tradixionales CD
*** Sixth album. "The newly minted quintet has lost none of its raw and frazzled anthemic power and continues to forge bold new ground in its search for a unique hybrid of punk, blues, psych, folk and modern orchestral idioms."
ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE Ali & Toumani CD
*** "Ali and Toumani is the second and final album pairing the late Malian guitar virtuoso Ali Farka Touré and kora master Toumani Diabaté, and features Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez on bass. Playful, effervescent, and masterful."
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Yellow Swans, Oh No, Jeff Buckley, Pop Ambient & more
v/a MATA LA PENA LP
*** "Mellow dramatic music from around the world, from Calypso to Flamenco to Thai ballads to Indonesian instrumentals to American country to Hawaiian music." On MISSISSIPPI.
v/a POP AMBIENT 2010 LP+CD / CD
*** "Kompakt's highly-anticipated Pop Ambient celebrates a whole decade of densely layered ambient soundscapes that are not concerned with beats, percussion or bass lines."
DAVID BOWIE Hunky Dory LP
DAVID BOWIE The Man Who Sold The World LP
DAVID BOWIE Space Oddity LP
DAVID BOWIE The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust LP
*** BACK IN PRINT! On 180g fancy vinyl.
JEFF BUCKLEY Grace LP
*** BACK IN PRINT! On 180g fancy vinyl.
CITY CENTER Spring St. 12"+MP3
*** "The latest from Fred Thomas (Saturday Looks Good To Me) and Ryan Howard (Canada), this four song EP is offered as a limited screen-printed, one-sided 12"." High-quality, DRM free, 320kbps MP3s included. Limited to 500.
GASTR DEL SOL Camofleur LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
OH NO Dr. No's Ethiopium 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "36 hip hop instrumentals inspired by and sampled from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian soul, jazz, funk, folk and psychedelic rock. Even if you've never heard an instrument tuned to the qenet modes, Ethiopium will blow you away in its otherworldly funkiness."
ORCHESTRE POLY-RHTHMO DE COTONOU Vol.2: Echos Hypnotiques 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou combined traditional Vodoun rhythms w/ funk, sato, Latin, sakpata, psychedelia and Afro-Beat, all mixed into a heavy hypnotic sound -- Les Echos Hypnotiques."
JIM O'ROURKE The Visitor LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
RAINCOATS Raincoats LP / CD
*** "Containing Slit's drummer Palmolive, The Raincoats were an all female band who owed nothing to male fantasy outfits like The Runaways, and produced a primeval punk-folk sound, with cheek, fun and a pinch of salt."
IRMIN SCHMIDT & INNER SPACE Kamasutra: Consummation Of Love 2xLP / CD
*** "A precursor to Krautrock pioneers CAN, this 1968 recording assembles Can's original line-up (later crafting the band's seminal debut, Monster Movie) for several laid-back, percussive instrumentals laced with flutes and sitarsand three vocal tracks."
THE UNITS History Of.. LP+MP3
*** "The first legit reissue of SF synth-punk legends, Units! The LP features an abridged tracklist showcasing the original 7"s and LP. Please note however the included download coupon card entitles buyers to the full 21 CD songs."
YELLOW SWANS Going Places LP+CD
*** "In April 2008, Yellow Swans announced their decision to split but neglected to announce that a final album was in the works. Distilled and reflective, Going Places retains the grit and damage of their earlier work, adds layers of harmony & pulsing rhythms, leaving an almost Kosmische narrative." Includes a bonus 70-minute CD of extra material.
*** "Mellow dramatic music from around the world, from Calypso to Flamenco to Thai ballads to Indonesian instrumentals to American country to Hawaiian music." On MISSISSIPPI.
v/a POP AMBIENT 2010 LP+CD / CD
*** "Kompakt's highly-anticipated Pop Ambient celebrates a whole decade of densely layered ambient soundscapes that are not concerned with beats, percussion or bass lines."
DAVID BOWIE Hunky Dory LP
DAVID BOWIE The Man Who Sold The World LP
DAVID BOWIE Space Oddity LP
DAVID BOWIE The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust LP
*** BACK IN PRINT! On 180g fancy vinyl.
JEFF BUCKLEY Grace LP
*** BACK IN PRINT! On 180g fancy vinyl.
CITY CENTER Spring St. 12"+MP3
*** "The latest from Fred Thomas (Saturday Looks Good To Me) and Ryan Howard (Canada), this four song EP is offered as a limited screen-printed, one-sided 12"." High-quality, DRM free, 320kbps MP3s included. Limited to 500.
GASTR DEL SOL Camofleur LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
OH NO Dr. No's Ethiopium 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "36 hip hop instrumentals inspired by and sampled from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian soul, jazz, funk, folk and psychedelic rock. Even if you've never heard an instrument tuned to the qenet modes, Ethiopium will blow you away in its otherworldly funkiness."
ORCHESTRE POLY-RHTHMO DE COTONOU Vol.2: Echos Hypnotiques 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou combined traditional Vodoun rhythms w/ funk, sato, Latin, sakpata, psychedelia and Afro-Beat, all mixed into a heavy hypnotic sound -- Les Echos Hypnotiques."
JIM O'ROURKE The Visitor LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
RAINCOATS Raincoats LP / CD
*** "Containing Slit's drummer Palmolive, The Raincoats were an all female band who owed nothing to male fantasy outfits like The Runaways, and produced a primeval punk-folk sound, with cheek, fun and a pinch of salt."
IRMIN SCHMIDT & INNER SPACE Kamasutra: Consummation Of Love 2xLP / CD
*** "A precursor to Krautrock pioneers CAN, this 1968 recording assembles Can's original line-up (later crafting the band's seminal debut, Monster Movie) for several laid-back, percussive instrumentals laced with flutes and sitarsand three vocal tracks."
THE UNITS History Of.. LP+MP3
*** "The first legit reissue of SF synth-punk legends, Units! The LP features an abridged tracklist showcasing the original 7"s and LP. Please note however the included download coupon card entitles buyers to the full 21 CD songs."
YELLOW SWANS Going Places LP+CD
*** "In April 2008, Yellow Swans announced their decision to split but neglected to announce that a final album was in the works. Distilled and reflective, Going Places retains the grit and damage of their earlier work, adds layers of harmony & pulsing rhythms, leaving an almost Kosmische narrative." Includes a bonus 70-minute CD of extra material.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Madlib, Yeasayer, Hot Chip, DNA, Jazzman comps & more
v/a BRAZILIAN GUITAR FUZZ BANANAS: Tropicalia Psychedelic Masterpieces 1967-1976 CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Following the success of PSYCH FUNK 101, Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas is a master class for those entranced by the funky, heavy psychedelic wonders of the Tropicalia movement. 'Even though you will recognize some of the labels contained here, you won't find Os Mutantes or their maestro Rogerio Duprat: some of the rarest, and best, examples of fuzzy, funky Brazilian psychedelia came out as promo-only 7" records on these labels.'"
v/a DANCE THE LATIN: Swingin' Mambos, Soulful Salsa And Funky Rhythms From The Hip Latin Dancefloors Of New York City CD
*** "Take driving, hypnotic and sexy rhythms from 1950s to 1970s South America, mix them up with jazz, soul, funk and R&B with driving and the result is a fiery, vibrant musical mix that's irresistibly danceable." On JAZZMAN.
v/a GOOD THINGS: The Story Of Saadia Records CD
*** "In a collecting world dominated by oddball one-offs, random indie obscurities and the occasional major label mishap, late-'60s Miami's SAADIA was a local independent label with a small but consistently impeccable musical output." On JAZZMAN.
v/a HUNK OF THE HEAVEN CD
*** RECOMMENDED A truly unruly comp of funky & peculiar super-rare 7"s reissued by Jazzman in the UK, the label behind many of the amazing compilations released by Now Again (a Stones throw imprint). Groovy, sometimes moog-y, soulful tunes, all from the 1960s and '70s. Impeccable. On JAZZMAN.
v/a POP AMBIENT 2010 LP+CD / CD
*** "Kompakt's highly-anticipated Pop Ambient celebrates a whole decade of densely layered ambient soundscapes that are not concerned with beats, percussion or bass lines."
v/a POW WOW: Yet More Jazzman Sevens CD
*** "Pow Wow is the best, rarest, and tastiest in hard funk, driving Latin, sultry soul, deep jazz and crazy Egyptian music! Compiled by the the world's best regarded funk soul 'n' jazz reissue label." On JAZZMAN.
v/a Quantic Presents THE WORLD'S RAREST FUNK 45s Vol. 2 CD
*** "Super-producer/DJ extraordinaire Will Holland (Quantic Soul Orchestra) and Jazzman team to compile some of the best and rarest heavyweight and super-tough funk 45s in the world." On JAZZMAN.
v/a WELCOME TO THE PARTY: Sister Funk, Latin Soul, Egyptian Jazz & More CD
*** "Hip-shaking soulful grinds, Middle-Eastern twang, nitty-gritty & low-down funk, funky sitar grooves, flipped-out electronics and psychedelic funk. In other words: SERIOUS." On JAZZMAN.
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa CD
*** NOW AVAILABLE!
PHILIP COHRAN & THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE On The Beach CD
*** "Previously available in limited quantities, this rare album is the definitive representation of one of the most significant groups of this era in jazz history featuring players from SUN RA and AACM."
MILES DAVIS SEPTET Live In Vienna 1973 CD
*** 2009 live archive release from the Jazz legend containing a previously unreleased complete performance from his 1973 European tour! Six tracks, three of them are 10+ minute workouts including a 23 minute version of 'Calypso Frelimo'."
DNA On DNA CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The definitive collection of studio and live recordings by New York's seminal no wave band, DNA. Formed in 1978 by ARTO LINDSAY, the band featured two different lineups in their brief four year career, including stints by ROBIN CRUTCHFIELD, IKUE MORI, and TIM WRIGHT (PERE UBU)."
FIELD MUSIC Measure CD
*** "Field Music returns with a new 20-track double-album of gloriously rich English pop album that entwines the brothers' renewed love of the Rock music canon with a rediscovery of some of Pop's overlooked adventurers."
FLEET FOXES Fleet Foxes 2xCD
*** Two-disc import version containing 'Sun Giant EP.'
FRANCO & LE TPOK JAZZ Francophonic Vol. 2: 1980-1989 2xCD
*** "Francophonic finally gives Franco his due. Vol. 2: 1980-1989 comes out on the 70th anniversary of the artist's birth. From Sterns -- 'one of the world's finest disseminators of African music,' according to The New York Times."
JOAO GILBERTO Chega De Saudade CD
*** RECOMMENDED 24-track expanded edition of this 1959 album from the master of the Bossa Nova supplemented by the impossibly rare EP of songs from the film Black Orpheus and other recordings.
K.D. LANG Recollection 2xCD
*** "The best of k.d. lang. 2 discs - 11 classic tracks - 11 songs never before heard on a k.d. lang album."
HOT CHIP One Life Stand CD
HOT CHIP One Life Stand CD+DVD
*** "One Life Stand is the band's most boldly accomplished record yet, at once offbeat and anthemic, cerebral and danceable. Features the single 'One Life Stand'."
MADLIB Medicine Show Vol. 1: Before The Verdict CD
*** "The first installment in a 12 CD series from the California-based rapper/producer -- a full 17-track hip hop album with original tracks and 'the OJ Simpson remixes' featuring GUILTY SIMPSON. There are two brief guest appearances by MED and J DILLA."
MASSIVE ATTACK Heligoland CD
*** "Much anticipated fifth studio album from legendary trip-hop duo features guest vocals from DAMON ALBARN, HOPE SANDOVAL, MARTINA TOPLEY-BIRD, GUY GARVEY, TUNDE ADEBIMPE and HORACE ANDY."
MERZBOW 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 13 CD
*** "This is the final CD in the 13 month/13 CD series of bird-inspired CDs from Merzbow. Merzbow's 13 Japanese Birds is a 13 month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue D'Oiseaux."
PAX NICHOLAS AND THE NETTEY FAMILY Na Teef Know De Road Of Teef CD
*** "Buried by bandleader FELA KUTI for more than 30 years, Nicholas Addo-Nettey's heavy afro-funk album was recorded with Africa 70 members in Ginger Baker's Lagos studio where many of Fela´s albums were recorded as well."
PENTANGLE Basket Of Light CD
*** UK remastered reissue of the British folk super-group's 1969 album. Includes 4 bonus tracks,
PRINCE LASHA Insight CD
*** "A rare, exotic-sounding record from Prince Lasha on plastic alto and wooden flute, two bassists, and some beautiful jazz-based harp, ala Dorothy Ashby. The record's got a beautiful balance of modern conception and soulful expression." On DUSTY GROOVE.
RAINCOATS Raincoats LP / CD
*** "Containing Slit's drummer Palmolive, The Raincoats were an all female band who owed nothing to male fantasy outfits like The Runaways, and produced a primeval punk-folk sound, with cheek, fun and a pinch of salt."
GIL SCOTT-HERON I'm New Here LP / CD
*** "A new record from Gil Scott-Heron, forty years after his first solo album, is a cause for major celebration and something that the world needs now more than ever."
SLUM VILLAGE Fantastic Vol. 2.10 2xCD
*** Updated version of the classic!
THE SOFT PACK The Soft Pack CD
*** Formerly known as MUSLIMS, The Soft Pack play no-frills, straight-shooting punk-rock-garage-rock. They've toured with all kinds of jerks & people like them.
TINDERSTICKS Falling Down A Mountain CD
*** "Picks up where the band's wonderful return to form on "The Hungry Saw" left off, delivering a follow up that brims with similar texture, swinging from exuberance to melancholy & back, with healthy tinges of 'Northern Soul' & STUART STAPLES' inimitable deadpan voice anchoring the album throughout."
YEASAYER Odd Blood CD
*** "If All Hour Cymbals was Yeasayer's attempt at global and ambient cultural mash-up then Odd Blood takes place in an off-world colony sometime after the Singularity. Glimmering reverb haze is eschewed and replaced by a cavalcade of disorienting pitch effects and flickering ectoplasmic wisps.
YELLOW SWANS Going Places LP+CD
*** "In April 2008, Yellow Swans announced their decision to split but neglected to announce that a final album was in the works. Distilled and reflective, Going Places retains the grit and damage of their earlier work, adds layers of harmony & pulsing rhythms, leaving an almost Kosmische narrative." Includes a bonus 70-minute CD of extra material.
*** RECOMMENDED "Following the success of PSYCH FUNK 101, Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas is a master class for those entranced by the funky, heavy psychedelic wonders of the Tropicalia movement. 'Even though you will recognize some of the labels contained here, you won't find Os Mutantes or their maestro Rogerio Duprat: some of the rarest, and best, examples of fuzzy, funky Brazilian psychedelia came out as promo-only 7" records on these labels.'"
v/a DANCE THE LATIN: Swingin' Mambos, Soulful Salsa And Funky Rhythms From The Hip Latin Dancefloors Of New York City CD
*** "Take driving, hypnotic and sexy rhythms from 1950s to 1970s South America, mix them up with jazz, soul, funk and R&B with driving and the result is a fiery, vibrant musical mix that's irresistibly danceable." On JAZZMAN.
v/a GOOD THINGS: The Story Of Saadia Records CD
*** "In a collecting world dominated by oddball one-offs, random indie obscurities and the occasional major label mishap, late-'60s Miami's SAADIA was a local independent label with a small but consistently impeccable musical output." On JAZZMAN.
v/a HUNK OF THE HEAVEN CD
*** RECOMMENDED A truly unruly comp of funky & peculiar super-rare 7"s reissued by Jazzman in the UK, the label behind many of the amazing compilations released by Now Again (a Stones throw imprint). Groovy, sometimes moog-y, soulful tunes, all from the 1960s and '70s. Impeccable. On JAZZMAN.
v/a POP AMBIENT 2010 LP+CD / CD
*** "Kompakt's highly-anticipated Pop Ambient celebrates a whole decade of densely layered ambient soundscapes that are not concerned with beats, percussion or bass lines."
v/a POW WOW: Yet More Jazzman Sevens CD
*** "Pow Wow is the best, rarest, and tastiest in hard funk, driving Latin, sultry soul, deep jazz and crazy Egyptian music! Compiled by the the world's best regarded funk soul 'n' jazz reissue label." On JAZZMAN.
v/a Quantic Presents THE WORLD'S RAREST FUNK 45s Vol. 2 CD
*** "Super-producer/DJ extraordinaire Will Holland (Quantic Soul Orchestra) and Jazzman team to compile some of the best and rarest heavyweight and super-tough funk 45s in the world." On JAZZMAN.
v/a WELCOME TO THE PARTY: Sister Funk, Latin Soul, Egyptian Jazz & More CD
*** "Hip-shaking soulful grinds, Middle-Eastern twang, nitty-gritty & low-down funk, funky sitar grooves, flipped-out electronics and psychedelic funk. In other words: SERIOUS." On JAZZMAN.
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa CD
*** NOW AVAILABLE!
PHILIP COHRAN & THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE On The Beach CD
*** "Previously available in limited quantities, this rare album is the definitive representation of one of the most significant groups of this era in jazz history featuring players from SUN RA and AACM."
MILES DAVIS SEPTET Live In Vienna 1973 CD
*** 2009 live archive release from the Jazz legend containing a previously unreleased complete performance from his 1973 European tour! Six tracks, three of them are 10+ minute workouts including a 23 minute version of 'Calypso Frelimo'."
DNA On DNA CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The definitive collection of studio and live recordings by New York's seminal no wave band, DNA. Formed in 1978 by ARTO LINDSAY, the band featured two different lineups in their brief four year career, including stints by ROBIN CRUTCHFIELD, IKUE MORI, and TIM WRIGHT (PERE UBU)."
FIELD MUSIC Measure CD
*** "Field Music returns with a new 20-track double-album of gloriously rich English pop album that entwines the brothers' renewed love of the Rock music canon with a rediscovery of some of Pop's overlooked adventurers."
FLEET FOXES Fleet Foxes 2xCD
*** Two-disc import version containing 'Sun Giant EP.'
FRANCO & LE TPOK JAZZ Francophonic Vol. 2: 1980-1989 2xCD
*** "Francophonic finally gives Franco his due. Vol. 2: 1980-1989 comes out on the 70th anniversary of the artist's birth. From Sterns -- 'one of the world's finest disseminators of African music,' according to The New York Times."
JOAO GILBERTO Chega De Saudade CD
*** RECOMMENDED 24-track expanded edition of this 1959 album from the master of the Bossa Nova supplemented by the impossibly rare EP of songs from the film Black Orpheus and other recordings.
K.D. LANG Recollection 2xCD
*** "The best of k.d. lang. 2 discs - 11 classic tracks - 11 songs never before heard on a k.d. lang album."
HOT CHIP One Life Stand CD
HOT CHIP One Life Stand CD+DVD
*** "One Life Stand is the band's most boldly accomplished record yet, at once offbeat and anthemic, cerebral and danceable. Features the single 'One Life Stand'."
MADLIB Medicine Show Vol. 1: Before The Verdict CD
*** "The first installment in a 12 CD series from the California-based rapper/producer -- a full 17-track hip hop album with original tracks and 'the OJ Simpson remixes' featuring GUILTY SIMPSON. There are two brief guest appearances by MED and J DILLA."
MASSIVE ATTACK Heligoland CD
*** "Much anticipated fifth studio album from legendary trip-hop duo features guest vocals from DAMON ALBARN, HOPE SANDOVAL, MARTINA TOPLEY-BIRD, GUY GARVEY, TUNDE ADEBIMPE and HORACE ANDY."
MERZBOW 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 13 CD
*** "This is the final CD in the 13 month/13 CD series of bird-inspired CDs from Merzbow. Merzbow's 13 Japanese Birds is a 13 month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue D'Oiseaux."
PAX NICHOLAS AND THE NETTEY FAMILY Na Teef Know De Road Of Teef CD
*** "Buried by bandleader FELA KUTI for more than 30 years, Nicholas Addo-Nettey's heavy afro-funk album was recorded with Africa 70 members in Ginger Baker's Lagos studio where many of Fela´s albums were recorded as well."
PENTANGLE Basket Of Light CD
*** UK remastered reissue of the British folk super-group's 1969 album. Includes 4 bonus tracks,
PRINCE LASHA Insight CD
*** "A rare, exotic-sounding record from Prince Lasha on plastic alto and wooden flute, two bassists, and some beautiful jazz-based harp, ala Dorothy Ashby. The record's got a beautiful balance of modern conception and soulful expression." On DUSTY GROOVE.
RAINCOATS Raincoats LP / CD
*** "Containing Slit's drummer Palmolive, The Raincoats were an all female band who owed nothing to male fantasy outfits like The Runaways, and produced a primeval punk-folk sound, with cheek, fun and a pinch of salt."
GIL SCOTT-HERON I'm New Here LP / CD
*** "A new record from Gil Scott-Heron, forty years after his first solo album, is a cause for major celebration and something that the world needs now more than ever."
SLUM VILLAGE Fantastic Vol. 2.10 2xCD
*** Updated version of the classic!
THE SOFT PACK The Soft Pack CD
*** Formerly known as MUSLIMS, The Soft Pack play no-frills, straight-shooting punk-rock-garage-rock. They've toured with all kinds of jerks & people like them.
TINDERSTICKS Falling Down A Mountain CD
*** "Picks up where the band's wonderful return to form on "The Hungry Saw" left off, delivering a follow up that brims with similar texture, swinging from exuberance to melancholy & back, with healthy tinges of 'Northern Soul' & STUART STAPLES' inimitable deadpan voice anchoring the album throughout."
YEASAYER Odd Blood CD
*** "If All Hour Cymbals was Yeasayer's attempt at global and ambient cultural mash-up then Odd Blood takes place in an off-world colony sometime after the Singularity. Glimmering reverb haze is eschewed and replaced by a cavalcade of disorienting pitch effects and flickering ectoplasmic wisps.
YELLOW SWANS Going Places LP+CD
*** "In April 2008, Yellow Swans announced their decision to split but neglected to announce that a final album was in the works. Distilled and reflective, Going Places retains the grit and damage of their earlier work, adds layers of harmony & pulsing rhythms, leaving an almost Kosmische narrative." Includes a bonus 70-minute CD of extra material.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
EVENTS - HOTT LAVA III, Ann Arbor Soul Club, Explode Into Colors!
HOTT LAVA III wsg CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO - Friday, February 5 @ YELLOW BARN
*** One-and-a-half hours of the brainbending, the hair raising, the beguiling & gnarly tempered with that mysterious & otherworldly SOMETHING. Mini-epics & contemporary monsters are the name of the game. Plus a performance by Thrill Jockey artists CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO!
Facebook event link: http://bit.ly/6r5PCx
Yellow Barn / 416 W Huron, A2 / 8PM / $8
ANN ARBOR SOUL CLUB - Friday, February 5 @ BLIND PIG
*** Robert Wells, Brad Hales, Breck Bunce & Aaron Anderson play the finest Northern Soul, r&b, modern, Motown, etc. you will never hear on the radio or pretty much anywhere else. Always, always a good time.
Blind Pig / 208 S. First, A2 / 9:30PM / $5
EXPLODE INTO COLORS wsg Tyvek - Sunday, February 7 @ YELLOW BARN
*** Seriously, the best new band to hit the world in at least one calendar year is making their Michigan debut in Ann Arbor. Three thrilling females that sound a touch like Liquid Liquid will boil your blood. Detroit's excellent TYVEK plays + spins by Forest Juziuk & Brett Lyman.
Facebook event link: http://bit.ly/57IskK
Yellow Barn / 416 W Huron, A2 / 8PM / $5
*** One-and-a-half hours of the brainbending, the hair raising, the beguiling & gnarly tempered with that mysterious & otherworldly SOMETHING. Mini-epics & contemporary monsters are the name of the game. Plus a performance by Thrill Jockey artists CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO!
Facebook event link: http://bit.ly/6r5PCx
Yellow Barn / 416 W Huron, A2 / 8PM / $8
ANN ARBOR SOUL CLUB - Friday, February 5 @ BLIND PIG
*** Robert Wells, Brad Hales, Breck Bunce & Aaron Anderson play the finest Northern Soul, r&b, modern, Motown, etc. you will never hear on the radio or pretty much anywhere else. Always, always a good time.
Blind Pig / 208 S. First, A2 / 9:30PM / $5
EXPLODE INTO COLORS wsg Tyvek - Sunday, February 7 @ YELLOW BARN
*** Seriously, the best new band to hit the world in at least one calendar year is making their Michigan debut in Ann Arbor. Three thrilling females that sound a touch like Liquid Liquid will boil your blood. Detroit's excellent TYVEK plays + spins by Forest Juziuk & Brett Lyman.
Facebook event link: http://bit.ly/57IskK
Yellow Barn / 416 W Huron, A2 / 8PM / $5
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Nico, Blakroc, Pete Tosh & other jerks
BLAKROC Blakroc LP+CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Nocturama 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LOS CAMPESINOS! Romance Is Boring 2xLP+MP3
*** NOW ON VINYL! Includes MP3 download.
NICO Chelsea Girl LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Super-fine 180g pressing.
PETER TOSH Legalize It LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! We have no idea what he's talking about.
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Nocturama 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LOS CAMPESINOS! Romance Is Boring 2xLP+MP3
*** NOW ON VINYL! Includes MP3 download.
NICO Chelsea Girl LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Super-fine 180g pressing.
PETER TOSH Legalize It LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! We have no idea what he's talking about.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Strong Arm Steady, Midlake, Jacques Dutronc, Oh No, Keb Darge & more
v/a KEB DARGE & PAUL WELLER Present Lost & Found Real R&B & Soul CD
*** RECOMMENDED 2010 28-track CD album - Keb Darge & Paul Weller set out to expose lesser known or forgotten lights of the much purer, and more honest soul music from the 50's and 60's."
OH NO Dr. No's Ethiopium CD
*** "36 hip hop instrumentals inspired by and sampled from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian soul, jazz, funk, folk and psychedelic rock. Even if you've never heard an instrument tuned to the qenet modes before, even if you're more into ballads than you are tezetas, Oh No's transformative effect on his source material will blow you away in its otherworldly funkiness."
JACQUES DUTRONC Et Moi Et Moi Et Moi 1966-1969 CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Fran‡oise Hardy's beau, impeccably dressed and equally handsome, Dutronc was above all a consummate musician, able to turn his hand to whatever style took his fancy. Although the non-French interest in Dutronc stems from his superficially Garage Rock leanings, his mix of sarcastic lyrics with the boulevardier tradition and '60s rock offers so much more."
MIDLAKE The Courage Of Others CD
*** "A novel world of intricately textured keyboards, flute, guitars and voice, woven into broad cloaks of sound, meant to be digested in a single sitting. Creeping and epic, the band blends early Brit folk influences with thick-throated guitars to propel themselves toward new sounds and emotions."
JOE PERNICE It Feels So Good When I Stop CD
*** "A companion piece to Joe Pernice's debut novel -- originals & cover tunes.''
CORINNE BAILEY RAE The Sea CD
*** "Corinne Bailey Rae's voice, always an expressive and soulful instrument, resonates with a newfound depth; a sense of beauty and wonder ultimately radiates from the album's dark corners."
STRONG ARM STEADY In Search Of Stoney Jackson CD
*** "Prompted by MADLIB's stalwart DJ, J. ROCC, who supplied SAS' Krondon and Phil Da Agony with 14 new Madlib beats, this album's conception and delivery bear resemblances to the trajectory took by 2003's Jaylib (with J. Dilla) and Madvillain (with Doom)."
*** RECOMMENDED 2010 28-track CD album - Keb Darge & Paul Weller set out to expose lesser known or forgotten lights of the much purer, and more honest soul music from the 50's and 60's."
OH NO Dr. No's Ethiopium CD
*** "36 hip hop instrumentals inspired by and sampled from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian soul, jazz, funk, folk and psychedelic rock. Even if you've never heard an instrument tuned to the qenet modes before, even if you're more into ballads than you are tezetas, Oh No's transformative effect on his source material will blow you away in its otherworldly funkiness."
JACQUES DUTRONC Et Moi Et Moi Et Moi 1966-1969 CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Fran‡oise Hardy's beau, impeccably dressed and equally handsome, Dutronc was above all a consummate musician, able to turn his hand to whatever style took his fancy. Although the non-French interest in Dutronc stems from his superficially Garage Rock leanings, his mix of sarcastic lyrics with the boulevardier tradition and '60s rock offers so much more."
MIDLAKE The Courage Of Others CD
*** "A novel world of intricately textured keyboards, flute, guitars and voice, woven into broad cloaks of sound, meant to be digested in a single sitting. Creeping and epic, the band blends early Brit folk influences with thick-throated guitars to propel themselves toward new sounds and emotions."
JOE PERNICE It Feels So Good When I Stop CD
*** "A companion piece to Joe Pernice's debut novel -- originals & cover tunes.''
CORINNE BAILEY RAE The Sea CD
*** "Corinne Bailey Rae's voice, always an expressive and soulful instrument, resonates with a newfound depth; a sense of beauty and wonder ultimately radiates from the album's dark corners."
STRONG ARM STEADY In Search Of Stoney Jackson CD
*** "Prompted by MADLIB's stalwart DJ, J. ROCC, who supplied SAS' Krondon and Phil Da Agony with 14 new Madlib beats, this album's conception and delivery bear resemblances to the trajectory took by 2003's Jaylib (with J. Dilla) and Madvillain (with Doom)."
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