MOUNTAIN GOATS The Life Of The World To Come DVD
*** This looks pretty fancy. http://www.4ad.com/news/announce-record/
Friday, April 16, 2010
RECORD STORE DAY: 7"s - Seven inches of pleasure! No holds!
v/a THE STARS OF GOLDWAX 7"
*** Gems from JAMES CARR, BARBARA PERRY, THE OVATIONS, and GEORGE & GREER.
BUILT SO SPILL Water Sleepers 7"
*** It's got that Charlie Brown tune.
JULIAN CASABLANCAS 11th Dimension 7"
*** The cover is impossible to read. Kinda' looks like a Satriani cover or something.
COCO ROSIE Lemonade 7"
*** Yeah, you know, they have mustaches now.
THE DOORS People Are Strange / The Crystal Ship 7"
*** And why not!?
DUM DUM GIRLS & MALE BONDING Pay For Me 7"
*** Limited & the packaging is oh so fine.
FUCKED UP Daytrotter 7"
*** Three jams!
CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG Sunset Sound Session 7"
*** Jams by Beck, whispers by Little Miss Charlotte.
GOGOL BORDELLO We Comin' Rougher 7"
*** Produced by Rick Rubin.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shampoo 7"
*** Limited & the packaging is oh so fine.
JOHN LENNON Singles Bag 3x7"+POSTER+MORE
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS The Oldest House / North Coast 7"
*** Two non-LP tracks!
PASSION PIT Little Secrets 7"
*** Remix by FELIX DA HOUSECAT who was one of the kinder famous Wazoo customers.
THE RATIONALS Rationalism 7"
*** Woof! Didn't think we were going to get any of these.
ROLLING STONES Plundered My Soul 7"
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
SOUNDGARDEN Hunted Down 7"
*** We got so many requests for this one. SP #12, y'all!
YEAH YEAH YEAHS Skeletons 7"
*** Studio + live.
*** Gems from JAMES CARR, BARBARA PERRY, THE OVATIONS, and GEORGE & GREER.
BUILT SO SPILL Water Sleepers 7"
*** It's got that Charlie Brown tune.
JULIAN CASABLANCAS 11th Dimension 7"
*** The cover is impossible to read. Kinda' looks like a Satriani cover or something.
COCO ROSIE Lemonade 7"
*** Yeah, you know, they have mustaches now.
THE DOORS People Are Strange / The Crystal Ship 7"
*** And why not!?
DUM DUM GIRLS & MALE BONDING Pay For Me 7"
*** Limited & the packaging is oh so fine.
FUCKED UP Daytrotter 7"
*** Three jams!
CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG Sunset Sound Session 7"
*** Jams by Beck, whispers by Little Miss Charlotte.
GOGOL BORDELLO We Comin' Rougher 7"
*** Produced by Rick Rubin.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shampoo 7"
*** Limited & the packaging is oh so fine.
JOHN LENNON Singles Bag 3x7"+POSTER+MORE
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS The Oldest House / North Coast 7"
*** Two non-LP tracks!
PASSION PIT Little Secrets 7"
*** Remix by FELIX DA HOUSECAT who was one of the kinder famous Wazoo customers.
THE RATIONALS Rationalism 7"
*** Woof! Didn't think we were going to get any of these.
ROLLING STONES Plundered My Soul 7"
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!
SOUNDGARDEN Hunted Down 7"
*** We got so many requests for this one. SP #12, y'all!
YEAH YEAH YEAHS Skeletons 7"
*** Studio + live.
RECORD STORE DAY: 10"s - Gorillaz, Fela, The Boss? Alright!
GORILLAZ White Flag 10"
*** Looks cool Two jams.
FELA KUTI My Lady Frustration 10"
*** Didn't expect this. But I accept it!
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Wrecking Ball (Live) 10"
*** The most requests for a 10" that we've ever had.
*** Looks cool Two jams.
FELA KUTI My Lady Frustration 10"
*** Didn't expect this. But I accept it!
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Wrecking Ball (Live) 10"
*** The most requests for a 10" that we've ever had.
RECORD STORE DAY: 12"s - Might we recommend the Sub Pop 12"s? They're gorgeous.
v/a FRAGMENTS FROM A WORK IN PROGRESS 12"
*** Looks like a tasty sampler from 4AD - new jams from ARIEL PINK, TUNE-YARDS, BLONDE REDHEAD, GANG GANG DANCE, and THE BIG PINK.
ALBUM LEAF There Is A Wind 12"+MP3
*** A beautiful package from Sub Pop.
BEACH HOUSE Zebra 12"+MP3
*** Exclusive jams! Beautiful packaging.
BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 12"
*** I don't know anything about this.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Pow Pow 12"
*** I don't know anything about this either.
MUSE Exogenesis Symphony (Parts 1-3) 12"
*** Mm-hmm!
REM Chronic Town 12"
*** Some may say, "It's about time!"
*** Looks like a tasty sampler from 4AD - new jams from ARIEL PINK, TUNE-YARDS, BLONDE REDHEAD, GANG GANG DANCE, and THE BIG PINK.
ALBUM LEAF There Is A Wind 12"+MP3
*** A beautiful package from Sub Pop.
BEACH HOUSE Zebra 12"+MP3
*** Exclusive jams! Beautiful packaging.
BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 12"
*** I don't know anything about this.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Pow Pow 12"
*** I don't know anything about this either.
MUSE Exogenesis Symphony (Parts 1-3) 12"
*** Mm-hmm!
REM Chronic Town 12"
*** Some may say, "It's about time!"
RECORD STORE DAY: Vinyl - And we only got one copy of that Hold Steady record. Sorry!
THE BIRD & THE BEE A Tribute To Hall & Oates LP
*** I guess somebody had to!
NEKO CASE Middle Cyclone 2xLP+MP3
*** Clear vinyl plus mp3s!
DEVO Duty Now For The Future LP / CD
*** Dang! My favorite DEVO record back in print.
JOHN FAHEY The Yellow Princess LP
*** Without a doubt, this is one of the very best Fahey albums.
ROKY ERICKSON True Love Cast Out All Evil LP+MP3
*** Roky + Okkervil River. Heard good things about this.
FLAMING LIPS The Dark Side Of The Moon LP
*** Featuring HENRY ROLLINS and PEACHES. I'm dying to hear this.
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Live At Clark University LP
*** This is more of an EP.
THE HOLD STEADY Heaven Is Whenever LP+MP3
*** WE RECEIVED JUST ONE (1) COPY & WE CAN'T PUT IT ON HOLD, MY BABY! Also, it's coming out in a couple weeks anyway so don't sweat it.
MASTODON Blood Mountain LP
*** "Custom colored vinyl."
MODEST MOUSE The Moon & Antarctica 2xLP+MP3
*** Perhaps you've heard of them! Includes download!
MONSTERS OF FOLK Monsters Of Folk 2xLP
*** The new CSNY!
PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past 2xLP
*** The alternate version! We had some fans look at this & they approved the tracklist over the official version for whatever it's worth.
ARTHUR RUSSELL Calling Out Of Context 2xLP
*** Like last year's Arthur Russell limited RSD release, you would be a fool to miss it...
SONIC YOUTH Hits Are For Squares 2xLP
*** This comp ain't just for Starbucks patrons!
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS Streetcore LP+MP3
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS Global A Go-Go LP+MP3
*** On vinyl (again?) with a free download. Sleep not!
TV ON THE RADIO Dear Science LP
*** Incluces download of the album + bonus jam.
TOM WAITS Mule Variations 2xLP+MP3
*** Heavy-duty vinyl + Jim Jarmusch print. And why not!?
*** I guess somebody had to!
NEKO CASE Middle Cyclone 2xLP+MP3
*** Clear vinyl plus mp3s!
DEVO Duty Now For The Future LP / CD
*** Dang! My favorite DEVO record back in print.
JOHN FAHEY The Yellow Princess LP
*** Without a doubt, this is one of the very best Fahey albums.
ROKY ERICKSON True Love Cast Out All Evil LP+MP3
*** Roky + Okkervil River. Heard good things about this.
FLAMING LIPS The Dark Side Of The Moon LP
*** Featuring HENRY ROLLINS and PEACHES. I'm dying to hear this.
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Live At Clark University LP
*** This is more of an EP.
THE HOLD STEADY Heaven Is Whenever LP+MP3
*** WE RECEIVED JUST ONE (1) COPY & WE CAN'T PUT IT ON HOLD, MY BABY! Also, it's coming out in a couple weeks anyway so don't sweat it.
MASTODON Blood Mountain LP
*** "Custom colored vinyl."
MODEST MOUSE The Moon & Antarctica 2xLP+MP3
*** Perhaps you've heard of them! Includes download!
MONSTERS OF FOLK Monsters Of Folk 2xLP
*** The new CSNY!
PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past 2xLP
*** The alternate version! We had some fans look at this & they approved the tracklist over the official version for whatever it's worth.
ARTHUR RUSSELL Calling Out Of Context 2xLP
*** Like last year's Arthur Russell limited RSD release, you would be a fool to miss it...
SONIC YOUTH Hits Are For Squares 2xLP
*** This comp ain't just for Starbucks patrons!
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS Streetcore LP+MP3
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS Global A Go-Go LP+MP3
*** On vinyl (again?) with a free download. Sleep not!
TV ON THE RADIO Dear Science LP
*** Incluces download of the album + bonus jam.
TOM WAITS Mule Variations 2xLP+MP3
*** Heavy-duty vinyl + Jim Jarmusch print. And why not!?
RECORD STORE DAY: CDs - Limited quantities & no holds! This is our policy!
v/a SP 20 CD
*** Live jams from the Sub Pop anniversary thingamajig.
DEVO Duty Now For The Future LP / CD
*** Dang! My favorite DEVO record back in print.
ANI DIFRANCO Live At Bull Moose Music 4.17.2009 CD
*** If you haven't heard Ani live, this is a CD of her performing... live!
NADA SURF If I Had A Hi-Fi CD
*** For some reason, Nada Surf wanted to cover Depeche Mode (and some other people).
*** Live jams from the Sub Pop anniversary thingamajig.
DEVO Duty Now For The Future LP / CD
*** Dang! My favorite DEVO record back in print.
ANI DIFRANCO Live At Bull Moose Music 4.17.2009 CD
*** If you haven't heard Ani live, this is a CD of her performing... live!
NADA SURF If I Had A Hi-Fi CD
*** For some reason, Nada Surf wanted to cover Depeche Mode (and some other people).
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
EVENTS - Mi Ami hits Ann Arbor!
MI AMI w/ OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE, PEAKING LIGHTS + FOREST JUZIUK - Friday, April 16 @ Arbor Vitae (above Wazoo)
*** San Francisco's inimitable, visceral, not-disco but that kind of danceable MI AMI drop in on Ann Arbor w/ DJ Forest Juziuk + Peaking Lights + OBTN. A team-up to end all team-ups -- sleep not, friends, for this is a Vitae show & will be ca-ca-ca-crazy!! Dancing & destruction for the meagre sum of $5.
Arbor Vitae / 336 1/2 S. State, A2 / 9:30PM / $5 / http://bit.ly/9UVfdq
Check out the two previous features Wazoo wrote on Mi Ami + download a new track:
D/L "Latin Lover" by Mi Ami @ RCRD LABL: http://bit.ly/dvqPZI
http://wazoorecords.blogspot.com/2008/06/recommended-mi-ami.html
http://wazoorecords.blogspot.com/2008/10/recommended-mi-ami-pt-ii.html
HOTT LAVA presents HOUSE (HAUSU) - Friday & Saturday, April 23/24 @ State Theatre
*** Whoa nelly! By far, one of the most insane psychedelic films of all time, this 1978 gem from Japan was the directorial debut by a TV ad wizard & is quite unlike anything you've ever seen. It's not been available in the US before & rarely has it been shown with subtitles. HOTT LAVA is giving away a few HOUSE t-shirts and debuting pieces of a new original program beforehand. For more info, consult: http://www.janusfilms.com/house
State Theatre / 233 S. State, A2 / midnight / $6 / http://bit.ly/bTqKDf
*** San Francisco's inimitable, visceral, not-disco but that kind of danceable MI AMI drop in on Ann Arbor w/ DJ Forest Juziuk + Peaking Lights + OBTN. A team-up to end all team-ups -- sleep not, friends, for this is a Vitae show & will be ca-ca-ca-crazy!! Dancing & destruction for the meagre sum of $5.
Arbor Vitae / 336 1/2 S. State, A2 / 9:30PM / $5 / http://bit.ly/9UVfdq
Check out the two previous features Wazoo wrote on Mi Ami + download a new track:
D/L "Latin Lover" by Mi Ami @ RCRD LABL: http://bit.ly/dvqPZI
http://wazoorecords.blogspot.com/2008/06/recommended-mi-ami.html
http://wazoorecords.blogspot.com/2008/10/recommended-mi-ami-pt-ii.html
HOTT LAVA presents HOUSE (HAUSU) - Friday & Saturday, April 23/24 @ State Theatre
*** Whoa nelly! By far, one of the most insane psychedelic films of all time, this 1978 gem from Japan was the directorial debut by a TV ad wizard & is quite unlike anything you've ever seen. It's not been available in the US before & rarely has it been shown with subtitles. HOTT LAVA is giving away a few HOUSE t-shirts and debuting pieces of a new original program beforehand. For more info, consult: http://www.janusfilms.com/house
State Theatre / 233 S. State, A2 / midnight / $6 / http://bit.ly/bTqKDf
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl -Badu, God Help the Girl, Goldfrapp & Harlem
ERYKAH BADU New Amerykah Pt. 2 LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
GOD HELP THE GIRL Stills 10"
*** New EP, y'all!
GOLDFRAPP Head First LP+CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Includes CD.
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."
*** NOW ON VINYL!
GOD HELP THE GIRL Stills 10"
*** New EP, y'all!
GOLDFRAPP Head First LP+CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Includes CD.
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."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - MGMT, The Stooges, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Harlem & more
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."
*** "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."
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.
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