v/a MY FRIEND RAIN DVD/CD
*** "My Friend Rain is an abstract homage to the endless monsoon cycles of rebirth and destruction. Dreamy musical segments, fleeting glimpses, odd sounds, temple shrines, tropical backdrops, decay, death, languid afternoon rains, and mysterious celebratory events take the viewer from soaked mornings in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy Delta to humid nights on the streets of Isan province. Includes a bonus CD with the film's soundtrack of traditional and popular music culled from live performance, cassette and LP archives." On SUBLIME FREQUENCIES.
BOREDOMS 77 Boa Drum DVD
*** "On July 7th, 2007 at 7:07 PM, Japanese group Boredoms, orchestrated a performance by 77 drummers at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, NY. Nearly three years later, the experience is finally making its way to DVD."
EDAN Echo Party Movie DVD
*** "Edan's Echo Party Movie is a fast-paced, retro conglomeration of unrelated video clips from the 60's, 70's and 80's that prove to be like a Sour Patch Kid for the eye. Cut in perfect harmony with Edan's music, the movie is an ideal synch for Echo Party's multi-elemental vibe -- an eclectic blend of psychedlia and beats."
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Stellar OM Source, Emeralds, Arp, Rune Grammofon, Psych Funk & more!
v/a 20 CENTURIES OF STONY SLEEP 2xLP
*** "Rune Grammofon celebrates release number 100 with this quite excellent and suitable collection of tracks from 13 of their esteemed artists, old and new. By far the best compilation album they have done w/ twelve tracks exclusive to this release."
v/a IMAGINATIONAL ANTHEM Vol. 4 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The fourth volume of the acclaimed guitar series focusing on the present generation of pickers, representing American and English musical traditions. Feat. C. Joynes, Tyler Ramsey (Band of Horses), William Tyler (Silver Jews) and more."
v/a MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE An Anthology Of Tribe Records: 1972-1976 2xLP+BOOK
*** RECOMMENDED "After Motown, the boom of the car industry and the advances of civil rights in the 1960s, came a decade of governmental abandonment, high unemployment and inner-city violence and urban decay. Tribe (Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Harold McKinney, Marcus Belgrave) was a collective brought together to fight these negative forces, producing seminal deep jazz and funk albums & more. This album features the best of the seminal music produced by this legendary Detroit collective." On SOUL JAZZ.
v/a PSYCH FUNK SA-RE-GA! Aesthetic Expressions of Psychedelic Funk Music In India 1970-1983 2xLP
*** "Much of the music on this compilation experiments in the fusion of India's classical traditions of Hindustani and Carnatic music, folk music such as bhangra and dandiya; that Western psychedelia and funk music would occur at some point is only natural. Also included are off the beaten path Indian experiments in psych funk."
v/a SHANGAAN ELECTRO 2xLP / CD
*** "An astounding compilation of the breakneck Shangaan dance output of the Nozinja studio in Soweto recorded between 2006 and 2009. This is hyper‐local music, all of it still considered traditional, all of it marketed through Shangaan radio and newspapers to a relatively small set of people who live between Johannesburg, Limpopo and Mozambique."
ARP The Soft Wave LP
*** "The Soft Wave is expansive in scope, unfolding like a collection of short stories or filmic vignettes, each piece building upon the other. The Soft Wave incorporates guitars, piano, flute, and Ebows to create a dense brocade of sound. Recalls Cluster, John Cale & Brian Eno."
AWESOME COLOR Massa Hypnos LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
CHORD Progression 2xLP / CD
*** This band play chords. BIG chords. You're supposed to buy the LP & CD to play at the same time & achieve a big, nasty six-chord wall. Feat. members of PELICAN & X-Bax. Read more here: http://bit.ly/dHIftd
DUCKTAILS Hamilton Road 7"
*** "3-song home recorded teaser for the upcoming Ducktails full-length Ducktails 3: Arcade Dynamics."
EMERALDS Does It Look Like I'm Here? 2xLP / CD
EMERALDS What Happened 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! NOW ON VINYL! INSANE!
JD EMMANUEL Wizards LP
*** RECOMMENDED "With so much being made of current practitioners of the kosmische/New Age vibe, here's your opportunity to hear an original deep trance electronic music album. This straight analog pressing sounds as close to the original master tapes as you can get."
EXPLODE INTO COLORS Paper b/w Heat 7"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FUTURE ISLANDS In Evening Air LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
GROUP DOUEH Beatte Harab LP
*** RECOMMENDED "Group Doueh have been playing in the Western Sahara for over 27 years. Doueh's guitar heroics and wife Halima Jakani and Bashiri Touballi's soaring vocal interplay are an arsenal of sounds. The songs represented on this album adhere to the roots of Saharoui music & Group Doueh manage to attain heights of spiritual poetry that this music aspires to convey: blissful and exalted realms." On SUBLIME FREQUENCIES.
DANIEL A.I.U. HIGGS Say God 2xLP / 2xCD
*** "Say God is an album of gospel songs and poems as presently received by Daniel "LUNGFISH" Higgs recorded with the help and enthusiasm of David Andrew Sitek. Clairaudient fellowship,y'all!"
BASIL KIRCHEN Primitive London LP
*** "Two Basil Kirchin soundtracks (1965 & 1971) & it's music for strippers, wife-swapping, death, birth, crime and chicken factories. The music has touches of jazz, drones and oddness for the images of abattoirs, strip joints, alcoholism, beatniks and peculiar supermarkets."
MARK MCGUIRE Living With Yourself LP
*** "Mark McGuire operates chiefly as guitarist in the legendary Emeralds. The opening track is a fine example of McGuire's magical technique of taking a lone acoustic guitar then transforming the track into bliss-out electro wash looping off into the distance."
JON MUELLER The Whole LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Through a rolling, unamplified snare drum, booming low toms, hammered dulcimer and his own voice, Mueller creates a sound that is original and totally beguiling."
OFEGE Try & Love LP / CD
*** "Legendary heavy psych afro-rock debut LP by Nigerian wonder kids Ofege recorded while the band was still in high school. Try & Love is overflowing with great songs, sweet harmonies, and relentless psychedelic guitars."
OVAL O 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! The longest Oval album ever. And you won't be disappointed.
PANTHA DU PRINCE Diamond Daze 2xLP
*** "Pantha Du Prince captures wounded textures and cryptic pop unfold their mysteries in a pumping, crystalline mobile of sound. Shivering noise-pop-drones, pulsing patterns of bass-drum-bass, filigreed clicks, bursting diamonds."
THEO PARRISH Traffic 12"
*** "Limited single-sided white label of an exclusive Theo & I.G track, 'Traffic'!! You'll have heard this one if you've been paying attention to Mr Parrish's DJ sets over the past year or so."
SCORCH TRIO Melaza LP
*** "Fourth album from the free-spirited power trio that should need no long introduction by now, apart from the significant fact that Frank Rosaly has taken over the drum stool from Paal Nilssen-Love."
STELLAR OM SOURCE Trilogy LP+MP3
*** "Trilogy Select is Netherlands-based Christelle Gualdi's compilation of tracks from her CD-R trilogy released in 2009, re-edited and meticulously sequenced. Also includes an mp3 download coupon."
WILLIAM TYLER Behold The Spirit LP
*** "Excellent instrumental guitar album by William Tyler of Silver Jews and Lambchop among others. Tyler is an ace arranger, augmenting complex textures and various instrumentation with his lyrical compositions. A stunning, beautiful and varied guitar album for the ages." LIMITED TO 500.
RICARDO VILLALOBOS Zero Set II 12"
*** "Remix of the legendary '80s Krautrock record Zero Set from Moebius, Plank, Neumeier."
GERT WILDEN Schulmädchen Report LP
*** "German sexploitation soundtrack music from the 1960s and 1970s as scored by softcore sound-specialist Gert Wilden & Orchestra that swipes from Led Zeppelin, acid rock, smoky jazz, R&B, crazily-mangled surf music & more."
DUSTIN WONG Infinite Love 2xLP+MP3+DVD / 2xCD+DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** "Rune Grammofon celebrates release number 100 with this quite excellent and suitable collection of tracks from 13 of their esteemed artists, old and new. By far the best compilation album they have done w/ twelve tracks exclusive to this release."
v/a IMAGINATIONAL ANTHEM Vol. 4 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The fourth volume of the acclaimed guitar series focusing on the present generation of pickers, representing American and English musical traditions. Feat. C. Joynes, Tyler Ramsey (Band of Horses), William Tyler (Silver Jews) and more."
v/a MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE An Anthology Of Tribe Records: 1972-1976 2xLP+BOOK
*** RECOMMENDED "After Motown, the boom of the car industry and the advances of civil rights in the 1960s, came a decade of governmental abandonment, high unemployment and inner-city violence and urban decay. Tribe (Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Harold McKinney, Marcus Belgrave) was a collective brought together to fight these negative forces, producing seminal deep jazz and funk albums & more. This album features the best of the seminal music produced by this legendary Detroit collective." On SOUL JAZZ.
v/a PSYCH FUNK SA-RE-GA! Aesthetic Expressions of Psychedelic Funk Music In India 1970-1983 2xLP
*** "Much of the music on this compilation experiments in the fusion of India's classical traditions of Hindustani and Carnatic music, folk music such as bhangra and dandiya; that Western psychedelia and funk music would occur at some point is only natural. Also included are off the beaten path Indian experiments in psych funk."
v/a SHANGAAN ELECTRO 2xLP / CD
*** "An astounding compilation of the breakneck Shangaan dance output of the Nozinja studio in Soweto recorded between 2006 and 2009. This is hyper‐local music, all of it still considered traditional, all of it marketed through Shangaan radio and newspapers to a relatively small set of people who live between Johannesburg, Limpopo and Mozambique."
ARP The Soft Wave LP
*** "The Soft Wave is expansive in scope, unfolding like a collection of short stories or filmic vignettes, each piece building upon the other. The Soft Wave incorporates guitars, piano, flute, and Ebows to create a dense brocade of sound. Recalls Cluster, John Cale & Brian Eno."
AWESOME COLOR Massa Hypnos LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
CHORD Progression 2xLP / CD
*** This band play chords. BIG chords. You're supposed to buy the LP & CD to play at the same time & achieve a big, nasty six-chord wall. Feat. members of PELICAN & X-Bax. Read more here: http://bit.ly/dHIftd
DUCKTAILS Hamilton Road 7"
*** "3-song home recorded teaser for the upcoming Ducktails full-length Ducktails 3: Arcade Dynamics."
EMERALDS Does It Look Like I'm Here? 2xLP / CD
EMERALDS What Happened 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! NOW ON VINYL! INSANE!
JD EMMANUEL Wizards LP
*** RECOMMENDED "With so much being made of current practitioners of the kosmische/New Age vibe, here's your opportunity to hear an original deep trance electronic music album. This straight analog pressing sounds as close to the original master tapes as you can get."
EXPLODE INTO COLORS Paper b/w Heat 7"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FUTURE ISLANDS In Evening Air LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
GROUP DOUEH Beatte Harab LP
*** RECOMMENDED "Group Doueh have been playing in the Western Sahara for over 27 years. Doueh's guitar heroics and wife Halima Jakani and Bashiri Touballi's soaring vocal interplay are an arsenal of sounds. The songs represented on this album adhere to the roots of Saharoui music & Group Doueh manage to attain heights of spiritual poetry that this music aspires to convey: blissful and exalted realms." On SUBLIME FREQUENCIES.
DANIEL A.I.U. HIGGS Say God 2xLP / 2xCD
*** "Say God is an album of gospel songs and poems as presently received by Daniel "LUNGFISH" Higgs recorded with the help and enthusiasm of David Andrew Sitek. Clairaudient fellowship,y'all!"
BASIL KIRCHEN Primitive London LP
*** "Two Basil Kirchin soundtracks (1965 & 1971) & it's music for strippers, wife-swapping, death, birth, crime and chicken factories. The music has touches of jazz, drones and oddness for the images of abattoirs, strip joints, alcoholism, beatniks and peculiar supermarkets."
MARK MCGUIRE Living With Yourself LP
*** "Mark McGuire operates chiefly as guitarist in the legendary Emeralds. The opening track is a fine example of McGuire's magical technique of taking a lone acoustic guitar then transforming the track into bliss-out electro wash looping off into the distance."
JON MUELLER The Whole LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Through a rolling, unamplified snare drum, booming low toms, hammered dulcimer and his own voice, Mueller creates a sound that is original and totally beguiling."
OFEGE Try & Love LP / CD
*** "Legendary heavy psych afro-rock debut LP by Nigerian wonder kids Ofege recorded while the band was still in high school. Try & Love is overflowing with great songs, sweet harmonies, and relentless psychedelic guitars."
OVAL O 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! The longest Oval album ever. And you won't be disappointed.
PANTHA DU PRINCE Diamond Daze 2xLP
*** "Pantha Du Prince captures wounded textures and cryptic pop unfold their mysteries in a pumping, crystalline mobile of sound. Shivering noise-pop-drones, pulsing patterns of bass-drum-bass, filigreed clicks, bursting diamonds."
THEO PARRISH Traffic 12"
*** "Limited single-sided white label of an exclusive Theo & I.G track, 'Traffic'!! You'll have heard this one if you've been paying attention to Mr Parrish's DJ sets over the past year or so."
SCORCH TRIO Melaza LP
*** "Fourth album from the free-spirited power trio that should need no long introduction by now, apart from the significant fact that Frank Rosaly has taken over the drum stool from Paal Nilssen-Love."
STELLAR OM SOURCE Trilogy LP+MP3
*** "Trilogy Select is Netherlands-based Christelle Gualdi's compilation of tracks from her CD-R trilogy released in 2009, re-edited and meticulously sequenced. Also includes an mp3 download coupon."
WILLIAM TYLER Behold The Spirit LP
*** "Excellent instrumental guitar album by William Tyler of Silver Jews and Lambchop among others. Tyler is an ace arranger, augmenting complex textures and various instrumentation with his lyrical compositions. A stunning, beautiful and varied guitar album for the ages." LIMITED TO 500.
RICARDO VILLALOBOS Zero Set II 12"
*** "Remix of the legendary '80s Krautrock record Zero Set from Moebius, Plank, Neumeier."
GERT WILDEN Schulmädchen Report LP
*** "German sexploitation soundtrack music from the 1960s and 1970s as scored by softcore sound-specialist Gert Wilden & Orchestra that swipes from Led Zeppelin, acid rock, smoky jazz, R&B, crazily-mangled surf music & more."
DUSTIN WONG Infinite Love 2xLP+MP3+DVD / 2xCD+DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Sun City Girls, ESG, Emeralds, R&B Hipshakers & more
v/a FLIPPER PSYCHOUT: Original Italian Library Music From The Vaults CD
*** "Dig into the historical library music catalog of Italy's Flipper Music -- a brilliant blend of obscure early '70s tracks: cinematic sound landscapes, space-age bachelor pad music (Italian style) and atmospheric, fuzzy psych-grooves."
v/a IMAGINATIONAL ANTHEM Vol. 4 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The fourth volume of the acclaimed guitar series focusing on the present generation of pickers, representing American and English musical traditions. Feat. C. Joynes, Tyler Ramsey (Band of Horses), William Tyler (Silver Jews) and more."
v/a R&B HIPSHAKERS Vol 1: Teach Me To Monkey CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A raucous and potentially life-changing comp of '60s R&B compiled by DJ Mr. Fine Wine (WFMU) encompassing crazy dances, intense guitar instrumentals, inspired forays into mind-altering whimsy, timeless odes to male horniness, and hook-filled, honest-to-goodness love songs."
v/a SHANGAAN ELECTRO 2xLP / CD
*** "An astounding compilation of the breakneck Shangaan dance output of the Nozinja studio in Soweto recorded between 2006 and 2009. This is hyper‐local music, all of it still considered traditional, all of it marketed through Shangaan radio and newspapers to a relatively small set of people who live between Johannesburg, Limpopo and Mozambique."
v/a SOUND OF SIAM: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz & Molam In Thailand 1964-1975 CD
*** "The 19 tracks reflect the outcome of a 20th century journey from Thai classical to Luk Krung and Luk Thung -- music that incorporated Western influences such as jazz, surf guitar, ballroom and even Latin and African."
RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS III / IV 2xCD
*** Ryan Adams! Perhaps you heard of him!
CHORD Progression 2xLP / CD
*** This band play chords. BIG chords. You're supposed to buy the LP & CD to play at the same time & achieve a big, nasty six-chord wall. Feat. members of PELICAN & X-Bax. Read more here: http://bit.ly/dHIftd
EMERALDS Emeralds CD
EMERALDS Does It Look Like I'm Here? 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ESG Dance To The Best Of... 2xCD
*** "Finally! All in one place! The first comprehensive best of compilation for the iconic ESG!"
THE FUGS Tenderness Junction / It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest CD
*** Two albums on one disc!
FREELANCE WHALES Weathervanes CD
*** "Swirling with organic and synthetic textures, interlocking rhythmic patterns, and light harmonic vocals, Weathervanes works to tell a simple, pre-adolescent love story." Mm-hmm!
BORIS GARDINER Every Nigger Is A Star CD
*** "The long-lost soundtrack is a dose of the finest conscious Jamaican music, generously laced with blaxploitation-style heavy funk. Gardiner's original soundtrack has eluded any official or unofficial re-release since 1974."
HAR-YOU PERCUSSION Sounds Of The Ghetto Youth CD
*** RECOMMENDED "This Latin soul group was part of the Harlem Youth program of the 60s & is a fantastic mix of funky bass, heavy drums, burning horn lines and soulful vocals. Quite simply one of the great Latin releases of all-time."
DANIEL A.I.U. HIGGS Say God 2xLP / 2xCD
*** "Say God is an album of gospel songs and poems as presently received by Daniel "LUNGFISH" Higgs recorded with the help and enthusiasm of David Andrew Sitek. Clairaudient fellowship,y'all!"
NOAH HOWARD The Black Ark CD
*** RECOMMENDED An incredible & attractive reissue of an absolute brainburner out of the spiritual jazz era feat ARTHUR DOYLE's recording debut and tripped out percussion from JUMA who played Woodstock with Jimi Hendrix the same year Black Ark was released.
JON MUELLER The Whole LP+CD / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Through a rolling, unamplified snare drum, booming low toms, hammered dulcimer and his own voice, Mueller creates a sound that is original and totally beguiling."
OFEGE Try & Love LP / CD
*** "Legendary heavy psych afro-rock debut LP by Nigerian wonder kids Ofege recorded while the band was still in high school. Try & Love is overflowing with great songs, sweet harmonies, and relentless psychedelic guitars."
OVAL O 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! The longest Oval album ever. And you won't be disappointed.
SAM PREKOP Old Punch Card CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SPACEMEN 3 Perfect Prescription LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUN CITY GIRLS Funeral Mariachi CD
*** "Sun City Girls' final studio record is comprised of gorgeous folk & vocal styles, a heavy retro Italian cinema influence, Arabic and Indonesian references, and a ghostly psychedelic moodiness throughout." RIP Charles Gocher.
SUPERSILENT 10 CD
*** "Known as being heavy on the electronics, Supersilent have moved towards a more acoustic landscape with Steinway piano and some of their most beautiful and lyrical moments side-by-side with some of their most eerie soundscapes."
WITCH Introduction CD
*** "The stellar first album from Zambian psych-rockers Witch with crazy and wild fuzz guitars all over and chanting. An incredibly cool and stoned album from Africa originally released in 1973.
*** "Dig into the historical library music catalog of Italy's Flipper Music -- a brilliant blend of obscure early '70s tracks: cinematic sound landscapes, space-age bachelor pad music (Italian style) and atmospheric, fuzzy psych-grooves."
v/a IMAGINATIONAL ANTHEM Vol. 4 LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "The fourth volume of the acclaimed guitar series focusing on the present generation of pickers, representing American and English musical traditions. Feat. C. Joynes, Tyler Ramsey (Band of Horses), William Tyler (Silver Jews) and more."
v/a R&B HIPSHAKERS Vol 1: Teach Me To Monkey CD
*** RECOMMENDED "A raucous and potentially life-changing comp of '60s R&B compiled by DJ Mr. Fine Wine (WFMU) encompassing crazy dances, intense guitar instrumentals, inspired forays into mind-altering whimsy, timeless odes to male horniness, and hook-filled, honest-to-goodness love songs."
v/a SHANGAAN ELECTRO 2xLP / CD
*** "An astounding compilation of the breakneck Shangaan dance output of the Nozinja studio in Soweto recorded between 2006 and 2009. This is hyper‐local music, all of it still considered traditional, all of it marketed through Shangaan radio and newspapers to a relatively small set of people who live between Johannesburg, Limpopo and Mozambique."
v/a SOUND OF SIAM: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz & Molam In Thailand 1964-1975 CD
*** "The 19 tracks reflect the outcome of a 20th century journey from Thai classical to Luk Krung and Luk Thung -- music that incorporated Western influences such as jazz, surf guitar, ballroom and even Latin and African."
RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS III / IV 2xCD
*** Ryan Adams! Perhaps you heard of him!
CHORD Progression 2xLP / CD
*** This band play chords. BIG chords. You're supposed to buy the LP & CD to play at the same time & achieve a big, nasty six-chord wall. Feat. members of PELICAN & X-Bax. Read more here: http://bit.ly/dHIftd
EMERALDS Emeralds CD
EMERALDS Does It Look Like I'm Here? 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ESG Dance To The Best Of... 2xCD
*** "Finally! All in one place! The first comprehensive best of compilation for the iconic ESG!"
THE FUGS Tenderness Junction / It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest CD
*** Two albums on one disc!
FREELANCE WHALES Weathervanes CD
*** "Swirling with organic and synthetic textures, interlocking rhythmic patterns, and light harmonic vocals, Weathervanes works to tell a simple, pre-adolescent love story." Mm-hmm!
BORIS GARDINER Every Nigger Is A Star CD
*** "The long-lost soundtrack is a dose of the finest conscious Jamaican music, generously laced with blaxploitation-style heavy funk. Gardiner's original soundtrack has eluded any official or unofficial re-release since 1974."
HAR-YOU PERCUSSION Sounds Of The Ghetto Youth CD
*** RECOMMENDED "This Latin soul group was part of the Harlem Youth program of the 60s & is a fantastic mix of funky bass, heavy drums, burning horn lines and soulful vocals. Quite simply one of the great Latin releases of all-time."
DANIEL A.I.U. HIGGS Say God 2xLP / 2xCD
*** "Say God is an album of gospel songs and poems as presently received by Daniel "LUNGFISH" Higgs recorded with the help and enthusiasm of David Andrew Sitek. Clairaudient fellowship,y'all!"
NOAH HOWARD The Black Ark CD
*** RECOMMENDED An incredible & attractive reissue of an absolute brainburner out of the spiritual jazz era feat ARTHUR DOYLE's recording debut and tripped out percussion from JUMA who played Woodstock with Jimi Hendrix the same year Black Ark was released.
JON MUELLER The Whole LP+CD / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Through a rolling, unamplified snare drum, booming low toms, hammered dulcimer and his own voice, Mueller creates a sound that is original and totally beguiling."
OFEGE Try & Love LP / CD
*** "Legendary heavy psych afro-rock debut LP by Nigerian wonder kids Ofege recorded while the band was still in high school. Try & Love is overflowing with great songs, sweet harmonies, and relentless psychedelic guitars."
OVAL O 2xLP+MP3 / 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! The longest Oval album ever. And you won't be disappointed.
SAM PREKOP Old Punch Card CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SPACEMEN 3 Perfect Prescription LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUN CITY GIRLS Funeral Mariachi CD
*** "Sun City Girls' final studio record is comprised of gorgeous folk & vocal styles, a heavy retro Italian cinema influence, Arabic and Indonesian references, and a ghostly psychedelic moodiness throughout." RIP Charles Gocher.
SUPERSILENT 10 CD
*** "Known as being heavy on the electronics, Supersilent have moved towards a more acoustic landscape with Steinway piano and some of their most beautiful and lyrical moments side-by-side with some of their most eerie soundscapes."
WITCH Introduction CD
*** "The stellar first album from Zambian psych-rockers Witch with crazy and wild fuzz guitars all over and chanting. An incredibly cool and stoned album from Africa originally released in 1973.
Friday, December 10, 2010
EVENTS - The Whip!
THE WHIP! - Friday, December 10 @ Elks Lodge - TONIGHT!
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! A brand new dance party from DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Bruise the balls of your feets dancing, stomping & screaming at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/h8YHyh
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! A brand new dance party from DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Bruise the balls of your feets dancing, stomping & screaming at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/h8YHyh
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Sufjan Stevens, Tallest Man On Earth, Eric Copeland & more
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ERIC COPELAND Puerto Rican 7"
*** "Eric Copeland is an experimental musician based in New York. He is a core member of Black Dice. This 7" is a departure of sorts and is easily gonna twist your brain! Fantastic fun!"
ENVY Recitation 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY Those Who Tell The Truth... LP
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE HIVE DWELLERS Get In 12"
*** "BEAT HAPPENING's Calvin Johnson hooked up with MAHJONGG to "play band" and all sorts of bleeps and bloops ensue. Wires and buttons come alive to the beat of a drum machine never tamed." Remixes by STRATEGY and SHAWN PARKE.
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS All Delighted People 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** "The EP, All Delighted People, is built around two different versions of Sufjan's long-form epic ballad All Delighted People, a dramatic homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon's 'Sounds of Silence.'"
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! Vinyl includes MP3s.
*** BACK IN STOCK!
ERIC COPELAND Puerto Rican 7"
*** "Eric Copeland is an experimental musician based in New York. He is a core member of Black Dice. This 7" is a departure of sorts and is easily gonna twist your brain! Fantastic fun!"
ENVY Recitation 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY Those Who Tell The Truth... LP
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE HIVE DWELLERS Get In 12"
*** "BEAT HAPPENING's Calvin Johnson hooked up with MAHJONGG to "play band" and all sorts of bleeps and bloops ensue. Wires and buttons come alive to the beat of a drum machine never tamed." Remixes by STRATEGY and SHAWN PARKE.
INFINITE BODY Carve Out The Face Of My God LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS All Delighted People 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** "The EP, All Delighted People, is built around two different versions of Sufjan's long-form epic ballad All Delighted People, a dramatic homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon's 'Sounds of Silence.'"
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK! Vinyl includes MP3s.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Sufjan Stevens, Daft Punk, The Books, Eluvium & more!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
DAFT PUNK Tron: Legacy CD
*** "Daft Punk scored TRON: Legacy with a symphony of one hundred world class musicians in London and recorded the orchestra at AIR Lyndhurst Studios, Britain's premier scoring facility."
DUFFY Endlessly CD
*** "Endlessly represents the next chapter of an already astounding career, co-written and co-produced by Duffy and acclaimed songwriter/ producer Albert Hammond."
ELUVIUM The Motion Makes Me Last CD
*** "In addition to the stately ambient pop title track, The Motion Makes Me Last EP features three brand new, previously unreleased non-album tracks. Strictly limited to 2,000 copies."
LIZ JANES Say Goodbye CD
*** "The first Liz Janes music in five years & she's teamed up with Asthmatic Kitty artist and über producer Rafter Roberts to give us her own version of a soul record."
SUFJAN STEVENS Songs For Christmas 5xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! And right on time!
SUFJAN STEVENS All Delighted People 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** "The EP, All Delighted People, is built around two different versions of Sufjan's long-form epic ballad All Delighted People, a dramatic homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon's 'Sounds of Silence.'"
*** BACK IN STOCK!
DAFT PUNK Tron: Legacy CD
*** "Daft Punk scored TRON: Legacy with a symphony of one hundred world class musicians in London and recorded the orchestra at AIR Lyndhurst Studios, Britain's premier scoring facility."
DUFFY Endlessly CD
*** "Endlessly represents the next chapter of an already astounding career, co-written and co-produced by Duffy and acclaimed songwriter/ producer Albert Hammond."
ELUVIUM The Motion Makes Me Last CD
*** "In addition to the stately ambient pop title track, The Motion Makes Me Last EP features three brand new, previously unreleased non-album tracks. Strictly limited to 2,000 copies."
LIZ JANES Say Goodbye CD
*** "The first Liz Janes music in five years & she's teamed up with Asthmatic Kitty artist and über producer Rafter Roberts to give us her own version of a soul record."
SUFJAN STEVENS Songs For Christmas 5xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! And right on time!
SUFJAN STEVENS All Delighted People 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** "The EP, All Delighted People, is built around two different versions of Sufjan's long-form epic ballad All Delighted People, a dramatic homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon's 'Sounds of Silence.'"
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
EVENTS - 4 Years of Ann Arbor Soul Club! and THE WHIP!
ANN ARBOR SOUL CLUB - Friday, December 3 @ Blind Pig
*** 4 YEARS OF SOUL CLUB, if you can believe it! Along with WFMU/Daptone DJ MR. FINE WINE, Robert Wells, Brad Hales, Breck Bunce & Aaron Anderson will spin the finest Northern Soul, r&b, modern, Motown, etc.
Blind Pig / 208 S. First, A2 / 9:30PM / $5 / F'BOOK: http://on.fb.me/hyKfXJ
THE WHIP! - Friday, December 10 @ Elks Lodge
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! A brand new dance party from DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Bruise the balls of your feets dancing, stomping & screaming at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/h8YHyh
*** 4 YEARS OF SOUL CLUB, if you can believe it! Along with WFMU/Daptone DJ MR. FINE WINE, Robert Wells, Brad Hales, Breck Bunce & Aaron Anderson will spin the finest Northern Soul, r&b, modern, Motown, etc.
Blind Pig / 208 S. First, A2 / 9:30PM / $5 / F'BOOK: http://on.fb.me/hyKfXJ
THE WHIP! - Friday, December 10 @ Elks Lodge
*** PSYCH ROCK & SOUL! R&B STOMPERS & INSTRUMENTAL KLANG! BLUES BUMPS & GIRL GROUP BOUNCE! A brand new dance party from DJs Forest Juziuk (HOTT LAVA) & Richie Wohlfeil (CONTACT). Bruise the balls of your feets dancing, stomping & screaming at the Detroit-meets-Ann Arbor-meets-Detroit party THE WHIP!!
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/h8YHyh
NEW ARRIVALS: Record Store Day Leftovers!
BLACK CROWES Willin' 7"
*** Jams by Little Feat and Ry Cooder.
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS The Thanksgiving Filter 10"
*** Two cuts from their forthcoming album (February release).
BOB DYLAN The Times They Are A-Changin' 7"
*** Two tunes from The Wittmark Demos and The Original Mono Recordings.
MGMT Congratulations 7"+BOOK
*** Feat. an EROL ALKAN remix. Produced by SONIC BOOM.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Save My Love 7"
*** Two jams taken from The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story.
*** Jams by Little Feat and Ry Cooder.
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS The Thanksgiving Filter 10"
*** Two cuts from their forthcoming album (February release).
BOB DYLAN The Times They Are A-Changin' 7"
*** Two tunes from The Wittmark Demos and The Original Mono Recordings.
MGMT Congratulations 7"+BOOK
*** Feat. an EROL ALKAN remix. Produced by SONIC BOOM.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Save My Love 7"
*** Two jams taken from The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story.
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Spine Scavenger, Black Keys crazy edition, The Bug & more
3 Dark Days Coming LP+MP3
*** REISSUED! A few homies from Gray Matter and Jeff of MINOR THREAT almost broke up before this album even came out. But here it is!
BEACH BOYS Pet Sounds LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK KEYS Brothers 2xLP+10"+POSTER+CD
*** Whoa nelly! The album plus a 10" feat. six (6) tracks, a GIANT poster, and a CD of the album. Limited to who knows how many & we could only get our hands on one copy!
THE BUG Infected 2x12"
*** "‘Infected’ is a double 12” and is a bridge between the acclaimed ‘London Zoo’ album and The Bug’s forthcoming dub battle with legendary producer Adrian Sherwood. Feat. Hitomi, Justin Broadrick, Roots Manuva, Autechre and Scratcha DVA."
GIRLS Broken Dreams Club EP+MP3 / CD
*** "Introducing a massive sonic shift for the band, Broken Dreams Club finds Girls emerging with a more massive, lusher sound with horns, pedal steel and psychedelic effects dappled throughout. 6 new songs at 35 minutes."
SPINE SCAVENGER Shackles Of Man / Measured Time 12"
*** "Modular synth hypnosis from Aaron Dilloway of Wolf Eyes, Couch and Galen. Sounds like being trapped in some terrifying Nintendo game that keeps glitching you away from the exit." Edition of 400.
*** REISSUED! A few homies from Gray Matter and Jeff of MINOR THREAT almost broke up before this album even came out. But here it is!
BEACH BOYS Pet Sounds LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK KEYS Brothers 2xLP+10"+POSTER+CD
*** Whoa nelly! The album plus a 10" feat. six (6) tracks, a GIANT poster, and a CD of the album. Limited to who knows how many & we could only get our hands on one copy!
THE BUG Infected 2x12"
*** "‘Infected’ is a double 12” and is a bridge between the acclaimed ‘London Zoo’ album and The Bug’s forthcoming dub battle with legendary producer Adrian Sherwood. Feat. Hitomi, Justin Broadrick, Roots Manuva, Autechre and Scratcha DVA."
GIRLS Broken Dreams Club EP+MP3 / CD
*** "Introducing a massive sonic shift for the band, Broken Dreams Club finds Girls emerging with a more massive, lusher sound with horns, pedal steel and psychedelic effects dappled throughout. 6 new songs at 35 minutes."
SPINE SCAVENGER Shackles Of Man / Measured Time 12"
*** "Modular synth hypnosis from Aaron Dilloway of Wolf Eyes, Couch and Galen. Sounds like being trapped in some terrifying Nintendo game that keeps glitching you away from the exit." Edition of 400.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Zorn meets Burroughs, Girls, Earth, Next Stop...Soweto! Also: more.
v/a NEXT STOP . . . SOWETO 3xCD
*** "The Next Stop ... Soweto is one of the widest-ranging compilation projects ever undertaken on South African music during the '60s and '70s. Vol. 1: mbaqanga and township jive. Vol. 2: 'Soultown'. Vol. 3 is a long overdue retrospective of the rich jazz scene happening in South Africa from the early '60s to mid-'SOs."
EARTH A Bureaucratic Desire for Extra Capsular Extraction CD
*** "The debut recording of Earth are available in one concise, beautifully documented capsule including the Extra Capsular Extractions EP and Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars. This essential collection contains every note from the infamous first Earth recording sessions."
GIRLS Broken Dreams Club EP+MP3 / CD
*** "Introducing a massive sonic shift for the band, Broken Dreams Club finds Girls emerging with a more massive, lusher sound with horns, pedal steel and psychedelic effects dappled throughout. 6 new songs at 35 minutes."
NINE INCH NAILS Pretty Hate Machine: 2010 Remaster CD
*** "Reznor oversaw the digital remastering of Pretty Hate Machine from the newly unearthed original tapes with engineer Tom Baker including an eleventh track (Queen's "Get Down Make Love" produced by Al Jourgensen). Fans rejoice!"
ROYKSOPP Senior CD
*** "The counterpart to last year's critically acclaimed Junior album. More introspective and freeform than its poppier partner and fully instrumental, Senior finds Royksopp in fine form."
REGINA SPEKTOR Live In London CD+DVD
*** "The first live recording & concert film from Spektor. 23 remarkable performances that span Spektor's brilliant catalog of music, including three new songs that have only been performed live."
JOHN ZORN Interzone CD
*** "ZORN'S LONG AWAITED TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS! Stopping along the way in seedy bars, Moroccan streets, mind control offices, carnival side shows and science fiction fantasies the music develops from moment to moment with the inevitability and power of Zorn's finest work."
*** "The Next Stop ... Soweto is one of the widest-ranging compilation projects ever undertaken on South African music during the '60s and '70s. Vol. 1: mbaqanga and township jive. Vol. 2: 'Soultown'. Vol. 3 is a long overdue retrospective of the rich jazz scene happening in South Africa from the early '60s to mid-'SOs."
EARTH A Bureaucratic Desire for Extra Capsular Extraction CD
*** "The debut recording of Earth are available in one concise, beautifully documented capsule including the Extra Capsular Extractions EP and Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars. This essential collection contains every note from the infamous first Earth recording sessions."
GIRLS Broken Dreams Club EP+MP3 / CD
*** "Introducing a massive sonic shift for the band, Broken Dreams Club finds Girls emerging with a more massive, lusher sound with horns, pedal steel and psychedelic effects dappled throughout. 6 new songs at 35 minutes."
NINE INCH NAILS Pretty Hate Machine: 2010 Remaster CD
*** "Reznor oversaw the digital remastering of Pretty Hate Machine from the newly unearthed original tapes with engineer Tom Baker including an eleventh track (Queen's "Get Down Make Love" produced by Al Jourgensen). Fans rejoice!"
ROYKSOPP Senior CD
*** "The counterpart to last year's critically acclaimed Junior album. More introspective and freeform than its poppier partner and fully instrumental, Senior finds Royksopp in fine form."
REGINA SPEKTOR Live In London CD+DVD
*** "The first live recording & concert film from Spektor. 23 remarkable performances that span Spektor's brilliant catalog of music, including three new songs that have only been performed live."
JOHN ZORN Interzone CD
*** "ZORN'S LONG AWAITED TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS! Stopping along the way in seedy bars, Moroccan streets, mind control offices, carnival side shows and science fiction fantasies the music develops from moment to moment with the inevitability and power of Zorn's finest work."
Thursday, November 18, 2010
EVENTS - The Whip! & JURY DUTY!
THE WHIP - Wednesday, November 24 @ Painted Lady
*** A brand new dance party from DJs Forest J. & Richie W. It'll be a frenzy of psych, surf, garage, glam, R&B, blues stompers & int’l jams. More info & a FREE mix here: http://bit.ly/96uxFK
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/99l4OV
JURY DUTY - Friday, November 26 @ Elks Lodge
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party) but no ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) this time out. Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $5 / 10:30PM
*** A brand new dance party from DJs Forest J. & Richie W. It'll be a frenzy of psych, surf, garage, glam, R&B, blues stompers & int’l jams. More info & a FREE mix here: http://bit.ly/96uxFK
Elks Lodge / 220 W Sunset / 10PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/99l4OV
JURY DUTY - Friday, November 26 @ Elks Lodge
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party) but no ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) this time out. Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $5 / 10:30PM
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Ween, Tobacco, Spacemen 3, Boris & much more
v/a FANAJANA: A Collection Of Recordings And Photography From Madigasikara LP
*** "Over a three year period in the late 1990s, CHARLIE BROOKS embarked on two long field recording trips in the remote north Madagasikara. This single LP collection compiles seventeen tracks and adds a twelve page booklet of photography and notes." On MISSISSIPPI.
JAMES BLACKSHAW All Is Falling LP+MP3
*** "The ultra savant of 12-string mantra cycles expands further into cinematic, orchestral glory--an orgy of pathways to the sublime replete with swirling string cycles and wind instruments augmenting his extended pointillist flurries."
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY I See A Darkness LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ease Down The Road LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & MATT SWEENEY Superwolf LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BORIS Absolutego 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DEMON'S CLAWS Defrosting Of... LP
*** "Part Gun Club, part Back from the Grave, part lo-fi distorted crunch, part young Mick Jagger with a mouth full of pills, all delivered with a weird, backwoods creepiness. Americana-tinged blues-punk death trip."
THE FORGETTERS Forgetters 2x7"+MP3
*** "Forgetters is a three-piece Brooklyn formed in 2009 by Blake Schwarzenbach (JAWBREAKER), Caroline Paquita (Bitchin'), and Kevin Mahon (Against Me!) to explore the parameters of the power trio as a vehicle to convey sonic and verbal ideas. Expect comedy, tragedy, tea and sympathy."
GALAXIE 500 On Fire LP
GALAXIE 500 This Is Our Music LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEIL HAMBURGER Hot February Night LP
*** "Mix a couple drinks and listen to America’s Funnyman, Neil Hamburger, as he lives and dies the comedy life that all the greats have lived, too. Hot February Night is truly a brush with greatness."
HAWKWIND Hawkwind LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
INTELLIGENCE Males LP+MP3
*** "As powerful as a punch in the face by Mike Tyson but with the velvet touch of a dandy fop. Marrying buzzsaw punk, DIY post-punk, ramshackle garage (as in played by The Fall -- not the Chesterfield Kings), and pop hooks aplenty."
L’ORCHESTRE NATIONAL A DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI L’orchestre National A De La Republique Du Mali LP
*** "An album of incredible Malian music reissued for the first time since the 1970s. Eight tracks with beautiful vocals and guitar work. This is the second in a series of six Mali music LPs Mississippi will be reissuing from Sterns."
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM s/t LP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound Of Silver 2xLP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LUNGFISH Pass & Stow LP+MP3
*** BACK IN PRINT!
DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE Visionary Pangs LP
*** “On Visionary Pangs, Dan presents four short songs and two long song-cycles in proud tradition of English underground tune smiths which includes Mark E. Smith and Syd Barrett.” Limited to 500 copies!
NDF Since We Last Met 12"
*** "NDF offer music almost perfectly summed up in their own words as 'dance music twilit by…melancholy.' Handclaps, keys and a sparse, bassy percussive loops. Side-B is a remix of the title track from superstar RICARDO VILLALOBOS."
OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon 2xLP+MORE
*** NOW ON VINYL! New album by OP is ca-razy! The vinyl includes a veritable cornucopia of bonus thingamajigs compared to the lame & tame CD. It's a monster!
THEE OH SEES Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In LP
*** "The Mamas & The Papas run through a seriously bent garage blender went out of print and is now re-released on vinyl. AMAZING cover art!"
PALACE BROTHERS Days In The Wake LP / CD
PALACE BROTHERS There Is No One What Will LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
IGGY POP Idiot LP
IGGY POP Lust For Life LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRANKIE ROSE & THE OUTS Frankie Rose & The Outs LP
*** "Drummist in Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls heads deeper into the clouds with a seriously ghostly golden-oldie groove. Cocteau Twins meets Shangri-Las?"
TY SEGALL & MIKAL CRONIN Reverse Shark Attack LP
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "TY SEGALL and MIKAL CRONIN bust out a ten-track delight of psychedelic danceable garage rock and effects-ridden psychedelia -- loud guitars, pounding rhythms and vocal harmonies. The B-side is simply insane." Limited to 1,000 copies.
MIKE SIMONETTI That Look 12"
*** "MIKE SIMONETTI, head of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER, digs deep for super obscure house tracks from the early 1990s and edits them into insane, explosive gems few have heard." See also: PERSEO EDITS on CD!
SPACEMEN 3 Performance LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
STRANGE BOYS Be Brave LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TOBACCO Fucked Up Friends LP / CD
TOBACCO Maniac Meat 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
WEEN God Ween Satan 2xLP
WEEN Mollusk LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
*** "Over a three year period in the late 1990s, CHARLIE BROOKS embarked on two long field recording trips in the remote north Madagasikara. This single LP collection compiles seventeen tracks and adds a twelve page booklet of photography and notes." On MISSISSIPPI.
JAMES BLACKSHAW All Is Falling LP+MP3
*** "The ultra savant of 12-string mantra cycles expands further into cinematic, orchestral glory--an orgy of pathways to the sublime replete with swirling string cycles and wind instruments augmenting his extended pointillist flurries."
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY I See A Darkness LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ease Down The Road LP / CD
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & MATT SWEENEY Superwolf LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BORIS Absolutego 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DEMON'S CLAWS Defrosting Of... LP
*** "Part Gun Club, part Back from the Grave, part lo-fi distorted crunch, part young Mick Jagger with a mouth full of pills, all delivered with a weird, backwoods creepiness. Americana-tinged blues-punk death trip."
THE FORGETTERS Forgetters 2x7"+MP3
*** "Forgetters is a three-piece Brooklyn formed in 2009 by Blake Schwarzenbach (JAWBREAKER), Caroline Paquita (Bitchin'), and Kevin Mahon (Against Me!) to explore the parameters of the power trio as a vehicle to convey sonic and verbal ideas. Expect comedy, tragedy, tea and sympathy."
GALAXIE 500 On Fire LP
GALAXIE 500 This Is Our Music LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEIL HAMBURGER Hot February Night LP
*** "Mix a couple drinks and listen to America’s Funnyman, Neil Hamburger, as he lives and dies the comedy life that all the greats have lived, too. Hot February Night is truly a brush with greatness."
HAWKWIND Hawkwind LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
INTELLIGENCE Males LP+MP3
*** "As powerful as a punch in the face by Mike Tyson but with the velvet touch of a dandy fop. Marrying buzzsaw punk, DIY post-punk, ramshackle garage (as in played by The Fall -- not the Chesterfield Kings), and pop hooks aplenty."
L’ORCHESTRE NATIONAL A DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI L’orchestre National A De La Republique Du Mali LP
*** "An album of incredible Malian music reissued for the first time since the 1970s. Eight tracks with beautiful vocals and guitar work. This is the second in a series of six Mali music LPs Mississippi will be reissuing from Sterns."
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM s/t LP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound Of Silver 2xLP
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
LUNGFISH Pass & Stow LP+MP3
*** BACK IN PRINT!
DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE Visionary Pangs LP
*** “On Visionary Pangs, Dan presents four short songs and two long song-cycles in proud tradition of English underground tune smiths which includes Mark E. Smith and Syd Barrett.” Limited to 500 copies!
NDF Since We Last Met 12"
*** "NDF offer music almost perfectly summed up in their own words as 'dance music twilit by…melancholy.' Handclaps, keys and a sparse, bassy percussive loops. Side-B is a remix of the title track from superstar RICARDO VILLALOBOS."
OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon 2xLP+MORE
*** NOW ON VINYL! New album by OP is ca-razy! The vinyl includes a veritable cornucopia of bonus thingamajigs compared to the lame & tame CD. It's a monster!
THEE OH SEES Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In LP
*** "The Mamas & The Papas run through a seriously bent garage blender went out of print and is now re-released on vinyl. AMAZING cover art!"
PALACE BROTHERS Days In The Wake LP / CD
PALACE BROTHERS There Is No One What Will LP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BENOIT PIOULARD Lasted LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
IGGY POP Idiot LP
IGGY POP Lust For Life LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
FRANKIE ROSE & THE OUTS Frankie Rose & The Outs LP
*** "Drummist in Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls heads deeper into the clouds with a seriously ghostly golden-oldie groove. Cocteau Twins meets Shangri-Las?"
TY SEGALL & MIKAL CRONIN Reverse Shark Attack LP
*** RECOMMENDED BACK IN STOCK! "TY SEGALL and MIKAL CRONIN bust out a ten-track delight of psychedelic danceable garage rock and effects-ridden psychedelia -- loud guitars, pounding rhythms and vocal harmonies. The B-side is simply insane." Limited to 1,000 copies.
MIKE SIMONETTI That Look 12"
*** "MIKE SIMONETTI, head of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER, digs deep for super obscure house tracks from the early 1990s and edits them into insane, explosive gems few have heard." See also: PERSEO EDITS on CD!
SPACEMEN 3 Performance LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
STRANGE BOYS Be Brave LP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TOBACCO Fucked Up Friends LP / CD
TOBACCO Maniac Meat 2xLP / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
WEEN God Ween Satan 2xLP
WEEN Mollusk LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Jimi, Lo Borges, Stereolab, Tyvek, Congotronics, Apple
v/a COME & GET IT: The Best Of Apple Records CD
*** "The first commercially issued multi-artist compilation in the APPLE label’s history. This 21-track compilation of singles ranges from the folk-rooted tunes of Mary Hopkin and James Taylor, and the energetic rock of Badfinger and Jackie Lomax, to the deep soul of Doris Troy and Billy Preston."
v/a PERSEO EDITS Vol. 1 CD
*** "Collecting the first three 12-inches on the new Perseo label (a spin-off of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER) on one CD, plus a bonus MIKE SIMONETTI track not available anywhere else. Features cuts by BOTTIN, M. VOGEL and Mike Simonetti. Eight tracks in all.
v/a TRADI-MODS VS. ROCKERS: Alternative Takes On Congotronics 2xCD
*** "A diverse range of artists to commit their enthusiasm for CONGOTRONICS to tape to tape, on a double CD." Feat. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, DEERHOOF, JUANA MOLINA, ANDREW BIRD, MARK ERNESTUS, MICACHU & THE SHAPES, ONEIDA, OPTIMO, JOLIE HOLLAND, GLENN KOTCHE and more.
LO BORGES Lo Borges CD
*** RECOMMENDED "LO BORGES’ '72 solo debut is a stunning piece of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop music. Combining influences ranging from soul, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and bossa nova with brilliant musicianship and wild arrangements, Lo Borges, is one of the finest Brazilian records of the 1970s, if not ever."
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DIPLO Chasing The Dragon CD
*** ”Take a sixty-minute psychedelic journey into the mind of Diplo with a new mix consisting of mostly 60’s and 70's garage rock and soul from all across the globe. Only the most dedicated of crate diggers could put this all together. No track list.”
EFTERKLANG Tripper CD
*** "Efterklang's music whispers like thunder, combining glacial strings, febrile electronic rhythms, hushed male-female vocals and a Greenlandic choir. Tripper captures the intricate majesty of the best film soundtracks and most evocative classical works."
JIMI HENDRIX West Coast Seattle Boy CD
*** "WCSB tracks Jimi's incredible journey from R&B sideman to international acclaim presenting the most sought after of Jimi's pre-Experience recordings as a sideman for The Isley Brothers, Don Covay, Little Richard and others."
BRIAN MCBRIDE Effective Disconnect CD
*** From BRIAN MCBRIDE (one-half of the STARS OF THE LID): “I purposely distanced myself from the more continuous architecture employed in my previous recordings in favor of several mini-suites, striving for a more overt hopeful quality.”
SEELAND How To Live CD
*** "Seeland is made up of heavyhitters in England's "Retro-Futurist Electronic Scene" having done time in BROADCAST and PLONE. Often mentioned alongside "hauntology" bands ala Ghostbox, Seeland plays chugging Neu grooves and soft-focus psychedelic electronics -- like Joe Meek meets Kraftwerk, or The Blue Nile produced by White Noise."
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUN ARAW Off Duty CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Flip the vision and make it all the way down, it's your party. Chilled exhalation, all cold sweat and steam vents. AM radio ghosts, whispering again of that heavier zone: pure secret sun-day, sacred rest."
TWIN SHADOW Forget CD
*** "Synth-swept soundscapes, glimmers of gossamer dance music, and full-on power balladry released & produced by GRIZZLY BEAR's Chris Taylor. A 40-minute waking dream where bedroom music meets B-movies."
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
ROBERT WYATT / ATZMON / STEPHEN For The Ghosts Within CD
*** "The Ghosts Within is a new collaboration between Robert Wyatt, saxophonist/composer Gilad Atzmon and violinist/composer Ros Stephen featuring Wyatt originals & standards."
*** "The first commercially issued multi-artist compilation in the APPLE label’s history. This 21-track compilation of singles ranges from the folk-rooted tunes of Mary Hopkin and James Taylor, and the energetic rock of Badfinger and Jackie Lomax, to the deep soul of Doris Troy and Billy Preston."
v/a PERSEO EDITS Vol. 1 CD
*** "Collecting the first three 12-inches on the new Perseo label (a spin-off of ITALIANS DO IT BETTER) on one CD, plus a bonus MIKE SIMONETTI track not available anywhere else. Features cuts by BOTTIN, M. VOGEL and Mike Simonetti. Eight tracks in all.
v/a TRADI-MODS VS. ROCKERS: Alternative Takes On Congotronics 2xCD
*** "A diverse range of artists to commit their enthusiasm for CONGOTRONICS to tape to tape, on a double CD." Feat. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, DEERHOOF, JUANA MOLINA, ANDREW BIRD, MARK ERNESTUS, MICACHU & THE SHAPES, ONEIDA, OPTIMO, JOLIE HOLLAND, GLENN KOTCHE and more.
LO BORGES Lo Borges CD
*** RECOMMENDED "LO BORGES’ '72 solo debut is a stunning piece of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop music. Combining influences ranging from soul, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and bossa nova with brilliant musicianship and wild arrangements, Lo Borges, is one of the finest Brazilian records of the 1970s, if not ever."
BOSTON SPACESHIPS Our Cubehouse Still Rocks LP / CD
*** "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks is a breakthrough album from Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices) and John Moen (Decemberists). There's no denying a classic-rock flag flying high overhead but now there are echoes of Devo and Wire!"
DIPLO Chasing The Dragon CD
*** ”Take a sixty-minute psychedelic journey into the mind of Diplo with a new mix consisting of mostly 60’s and 70's garage rock and soul from all across the globe. Only the most dedicated of crate diggers could put this all together. No track list.”
EFTERKLANG Tripper CD
*** "Efterklang's music whispers like thunder, combining glacial strings, febrile electronic rhythms, hushed male-female vocals and a Greenlandic choir. Tripper captures the intricate majesty of the best film soundtracks and most evocative classical works."
JIMI HENDRIX West Coast Seattle Boy CD
*** "WCSB tracks Jimi's incredible journey from R&B sideman to international acclaim presenting the most sought after of Jimi's pre-Experience recordings as a sideman for The Isley Brothers, Don Covay, Little Richard and others."
BRIAN MCBRIDE Effective Disconnect CD
*** From BRIAN MCBRIDE (one-half of the STARS OF THE LID): “I purposely distanced myself from the more continuous architecture employed in my previous recordings in favor of several mini-suites, striving for a more overt hopeful quality.”
SEELAND How To Live CD
*** "Seeland is made up of heavyhitters in England's "Retro-Futurist Electronic Scene" having done time in BROADCAST and PLONE. Often mentioned alongside "hauntology" bands ala Ghostbox, Seeland plays chugging Neu grooves and soft-focus psychedelic electronics -- like Joe Meek meets Kraftwerk, or The Blue Nile produced by White Noise."
STEREOLAB Not Music 2xLP / CD
*** ”Not Music features 11 songs cut from the Chemical Chords material but more varied, brimming with drums, classic O’Hagan pop-brass and string arrangements and a diversity of strong lead and background performances from Laetitia Sadier.”
SUN ARAW Off Duty CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Flip the vision and make it all the way down, it's your party. Chilled exhalation, all cold sweat and steam vents. AM radio ghosts, whispering again of that heavier zone: pure secret sun-day, sacred rest."
TWIN SHADOW Forget CD
*** "Synth-swept soundscapes, glimmers of gossamer dance music, and full-on power balladry released & produced by GRIZZLY BEAR's Chris Taylor. A 40-minute waking dream where bedroom music meets B-movies."
TYVEK Nothing Fits LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best!"
ROBERT WYATT / ATZMON / STEPHEN For The Ghosts Within CD
*** "The Ghosts Within is a new collaboration between Robert Wyatt, saxophonist/composer Gilad Atzmon and violinist/composer Ros Stephen featuring Wyatt originals & standards."
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
EVENTS - Jury Duty, my baby!
JURY DUTY - Friday, November 26 @ Elks Lodge
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party) but no ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) this time out. Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $5 / 10:30PM
*** A brand spanking new dance night featuring disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party) but no ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) this time out. Do the pony & watusi with us, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, int'l psych & more. Only $3!
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / $5 / 10:30PM
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - ODDSAC!
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Oddsac DVD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ODDSAC is a feature film collaboration between Animal Collective and Danny Perez. Co-conceived by and stars Animal Collective, ODDSAC is a dense and surreal layering of audio and visual elements that eschews conventional narrative to create a visceral viewing experience."
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ODDSAC is a feature film collaboration between Animal Collective and Danny Perez. Co-conceived by and stars Animal Collective, ODDSAC is a dense and surreal layering of audio and visual elements that eschews conventional narrative to create a visceral viewing experience."
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Nico, Sufjan Stevens, Modest Mouse, Mulatu, Maserati & more!
THE BOOKS The Way Out 2xLP+MP3
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MULATU ASTATKE Timeless 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NICO The Marble Index LP
*** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "Like a bolt from heaven, Nico cast off the understated pace of her work as chanteuse of the Velvet Underground for the relentlessly bleak and cobalt-blue cool avant-garde stylings of The Marble Index employing the harmonium as a lead instrument."
NIGHTLANDS Forget The Mantra LP
*** "Delicate, chiming strings and bubbling synths beneath a blanket of choral vocal arrangements, dreamy jams dealing with themes of anxiety, fear and the limits of concentration."
SUFJAN STEVENS The BQE 2xLP+BOOKS+FLAC
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MULATU ASTATKE Timeless 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NICO The Marble Index LP
*** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "Like a bolt from heaven, Nico cast off the understated pace of her work as chanteuse of the Velvet Underground for the relentlessly bleak and cobalt-blue cool avant-garde stylings of The Marble Index employing the harmonium as a lead instrument."
NIGHTLANDS Forget The Mantra LP
*** "Delicate, chiming strings and bubbling synths beneath a blanket of choral vocal arrangements, dreamy jams dealing with themes of anxiety, fear and the limits of concentration."
SUFJAN STEVENS The BQE 2xLP+BOOKS+FLAC
SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
SUFJAN STEVENS The Age Of Adz 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL! Super heavy vinyl & sleeve plus mp3s. Gorgeous.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Tallest Man on Earth, Shigeto, Modest Mouse, Madlib & more
v/a BROKEN HEARTS & DIRTY WINDOWS CD
*** "Today's avant-roots renaissance owes a great debt to John Prine. 12 newly-recorded versions of classic Prine songs by My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more."
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE Once Around CD
*** "Wilco side homies go AM 1970s, their melodies unfurling effortlessly while also unmistakably setting the hook, not to be easily shaken. Thinking man's easy listening."
CEE-LO GREEN The Lady Killer CD
*** "Cee-Lo Green's first solo work in more than six years, sees the endlessly inventive singer/writer/rapper/producer continuing to push hip-hop and soul's creative envelope."
HOW TO DRESS WELL Love Remains CD
*** "A true pioneer of genre-bending, How to Dress Well has been garnering endless crossover support from both the indie rock and hip-hop worlds. His style has been dubbed 'lo-fi R&B'."
KID CUDI Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager CD
*** Already sold out!
ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN In Session... CD+DVD
*** "On December 6, 1983, legendary blues guitarist Albert King joined his disciple Stevie Ray Vaughan on a Canadian sound stage for the live music television series In Session. Magic happened."
MADLIB Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul CD
*** "The sweetest installation yet! With Black Soul, MADLIB is digging deep to give you a mix of 60s and 70s soul and funk unlike you've ever heard."
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MUSE Hullabaloo Soundtrack 2xCD
*** Doods recorded themselves playing live & turned it into a release. If only it were always that easy!
N.E.R.D. Nothing CD
*** "The sound of NOTHING, through its 14 tracks, is decidedly stripped down - like their debut - but no less powerful. NOTHING is a rock `n roll soul album."
THE OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon CD
*** "In order to achieve their vision for a deeper, more enveloping sonic experience, The Octopus Project built the 'hexadecagon' - an eight-speaker, eight-screen live show. Then they figured out how to make it an album."
JONATHAN RICHMAN O Moon, Queen Of Night On Earth CD
*** "As the title suggests, this outing finds Richman looking up to the lonely night sky during the wee small hours - when time slows down and everything is as melancholy as it is beautiful."
SHIGETO Full Circle LP+CD / CD
*** RECOMMENDED It's too difficult to pull a couple lines from the press release; this album is a monster & people are freaking out. Read more here:
http://ghostly.com/releases/full-circle
ELLIOTT SMITH An Introduction To... CD
*** "14 tracks compiled from all seven of Elliott Smith's albums (including his albums on Geffen) -- an introduction to one of the greatest songwriters of our era."
SOFT CIRCLE Shore Obsessed LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Hisham Bharoocha was one of the founding members of Lightning Bolt, Black Dice, Pixeltan & now: epic adventure of rhythmic drums and looped-out guitars! One of a kind amazingness, much like Ravi Shankar meets ESG in space!"
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life CD
*** "A lesson in mutant jungle, My So-Called Life rips up the taste and decency rulebook and mashes up 10 songs in the characteristic style of breakcore king Venetian Snares."
*** "Today's avant-roots renaissance owes a great debt to John Prine. 12 newly-recorded versions of classic Prine songs by My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more."
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE Once Around CD
*** "Wilco side homies go AM 1970s, their melodies unfurling effortlessly while also unmistakably setting the hook, not to be easily shaken. Thinking man's easy listening."
CEE-LO GREEN The Lady Killer CD
*** "Cee-Lo Green's first solo work in more than six years, sees the endlessly inventive singer/writer/rapper/producer continuing to push hip-hop and soul's creative envelope."
HOW TO DRESS WELL Love Remains CD
*** "A true pioneer of genre-bending, How to Dress Well has been garnering endless crossover support from both the indie rock and hip-hop worlds. His style has been dubbed 'lo-fi R&B'."
KID CUDI Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager CD
*** Already sold out!
ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN In Session... CD+DVD
*** "On December 6, 1983, legendary blues guitarist Albert King joined his disciple Stevie Ray Vaughan on a Canadian sound stage for the live music television series In Session. Magic happened."
MADLIB Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul CD
*** "The sweetest installation yet! With Black Soul, MADLIB is digging deep to give you a mix of 60s and 70s soul and funk unlike you've ever heard."
MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun LP / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Pyramid of the Sun is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band's decade-long career. Driving momentum & kraut-y moments, light & dark sounds, powerful rhythms & tripped out guitars."
MODEST MOUSE Sad Sappy Sucker LP+MP3 / CD
MODEST MOUSE The Fruit That Ate Itself LP+MP3 / CD
*** BACK IN PRINT! Believe it. Long, long out of print gems out now on ISAAC BROCK's new label. Includes MP3s!
MUSE Hullabaloo Soundtrack 2xCD
*** Doods recorded themselves playing live & turned it into a release. If only it were always that easy!
N.E.R.D. Nothing CD
*** "The sound of NOTHING, through its 14 tracks, is decidedly stripped down - like their debut - but no less powerful. NOTHING is a rock `n roll soul album."
THE OCTOPUS PROJECT Hexadecagon CD
*** "In order to achieve their vision for a deeper, more enveloping sonic experience, The Octopus Project built the 'hexadecagon' - an eight-speaker, eight-screen live show. Then they figured out how to make it an album."
JONATHAN RICHMAN O Moon, Queen Of Night On Earth CD
*** "As the title suggests, this outing finds Richman looking up to the lonely night sky during the wee small hours - when time slows down and everything is as melancholy as it is beautiful."
SHIGETO Full Circle LP+CD / CD
*** RECOMMENDED It's too difficult to pull a couple lines from the press release; this album is a monster & people are freaking out. Read more here:
http://ghostly.com/releases/full-circle
ELLIOTT SMITH An Introduction To... CD
*** "14 tracks compiled from all seven of Elliott Smith's albums (including his albums on Geffen) -- an introduction to one of the greatest songwriters of our era."
SOFT CIRCLE Shore Obsessed LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Hisham Bharoocha was one of the founding members of Lightning Bolt, Black Dice, Pixeltan & now: epic adventure of rhythmic drums and looped-out guitars! One of a kind amazingness, much like Ravi Shankar meets ESG in space!"
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP+MP3 / CD
*** An EP to hold the dogs at bay, there are many an exclusive cut to be found here.
VENETIAN SNARES My So-Called Life CD
*** "A lesson in mutant jungle, My So-Called Life rips up the taste and decency rulebook and mashes up 10 songs in the characteristic style of breakcore king Venetian Snares."
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
EVENTS - Outlier: Hauntings of the Avant-Garde
OUTLIER: HAUNTINGS OF THE AVANT-GARDE - Thursday, November 4 @ Former UMMA Off/Site
*** "Imagine a room overwhelmed with sound & vision - snatches of music, throbs & echoes, and sights previously unseen. Haunted by fever dreams of the avant-garde past, Outlier combines the heavy influence of 20th century composition with contemporary approaches to experimental music and performance art in a space filled with psychedelic majesty. Is it real? How will you explain it to others? How will you explain it to yourself? HOTT LAVA brings a stellar cast of musicians, composers, performance artists, and filmmakers (including Laurel Halo, Todd Osbourn, Sean Patrick, Tom Buckholz and more) to create a dynamic installation work that will delight, provoke, and overload the senses. OUTLIER is the culminating evening event for University Musical Society's (UMS) much anticipated three-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ONCE Festival.
Former UMMA Off/Site / 1301 S. University / 9PM / $5 / http://on.fb.me/cmTm9m
*** "Imagine a room overwhelmed with sound & vision - snatches of music, throbs & echoes, and sights previously unseen. Haunted by fever dreams of the avant-garde past, Outlier combines the heavy influence of 20th century composition with contemporary approaches to experimental music and performance art in a space filled with psychedelic majesty. Is it real? How will you explain it to others? How will you explain it to yourself? HOTT LAVA brings a stellar cast of musicians, composers, performance artists, and filmmakers (including Laurel Halo, Todd Osbourn, Sean Patrick, Tom Buckholz and more) to create a dynamic installation work that will delight, provoke, and overload the senses. OUTLIER is the culminating evening event for University Musical Society's (UMS) much anticipated three-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ONCE Festival.
Former UMMA Off/Site / 1301 S. University / 9PM / $5 / http://on.fb.me/cmTm9m
NEW ARRIVALS: DVD - Burroughs!
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS Thee Films 1950s-1960s DVD
*** RECOMMENDED Thee Films compiles all the films made by Burroughs, BRION GYSIN, and ANTHONY BALCH at the onset of the 1960s, from "relatively straightforward attempt(s) to capture the essence of Burroughs writing on film" to the cinematic representation of the cut up method." 120 minutes; 5.1 Audio/5.1 Surround Sound.
*** RECOMMENDED Thee Films compiles all the films made by Burroughs, BRION GYSIN, and ANTHONY BALCH at the onset of the 1960s, from "relatively straightforward attempt(s) to capture the essence of Burroughs writing on film" to the cinematic representation of the cut up method." 120 minutes; 5.1 Audio/5.1 Surround Sound.
NEW ARRIVALS: CASSETTE - Ou Où, Child & Swimsuit, Benoit Pioulard
CHILD First Set CS
*** "Two 9 1/2 minute versions of the first composition by Child, a.ka. Fred Thomas of City Center, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Billowing, et al. Different in form and execution, but recognizably the same piece. Way harsher and less ambient."
OU Où Baron Von Baron CS
*** "Debut from St. Louis drone/samplers/live loop/ambient outfit Ou Où. Recording took nearly a year, and the final album was whittled down from hours of tape, though the songs were all performed live with no overdubs. Hear it at: http://ouou.bandcamp.com/
BENOIT PIOULARD Valley CS
*** "This album is a trip into meditative, mind-altering vistas; though still as lush and pretty as his albums, there is a greater sense of foreboding, of travel into the outer limits. Or... the inner limits? Mostly instrumental + one track with vocals -- an impossibly beautiful psych JAMMER that will demand repeat listening for all of autumn, and beyond."
SWIMSUIT Demo CS
*** "Made up of Shelley (ex-Tyvek), Amber (Dos Hermanos), Fred (City Center) and Dina (Secret Twins), 'Demo' is mostly instrumental, super tapey underwater jam. All songs repeat on both sides, but side B has an extra layer of exorbitant reverb to up the Black Tambourine/early MBV faction."
*** "Two 9 1/2 minute versions of the first composition by Child, a.ka. Fred Thomas of City Center, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Billowing, et al. Different in form and execution, but recognizably the same piece. Way harsher and less ambient."
OU Où Baron Von Baron CS
*** "Debut from St. Louis drone/samplers/live loop/ambient outfit Ou Où. Recording took nearly a year, and the final album was whittled down from hours of tape, though the songs were all performed live with no overdubs. Hear it at: http://ouou.bandcamp.com/
BENOIT PIOULARD Valley CS
*** "This album is a trip into meditative, mind-altering vistas; though still as lush and pretty as his albums, there is a greater sense of foreboding, of travel into the outer limits. Or... the inner limits? Mostly instrumental + one track with vocals -- an impossibly beautiful psych JAMMER that will demand repeat listening for all of autumn, and beyond."
SWIMSUIT Demo CS
*** "Made up of Shelley (ex-Tyvek), Amber (Dos Hermanos), Fred (City Center) and Dina (Secret Twins), 'Demo' is mostly instrumental, super tapey underwater jam. All songs repeat on both sides, but side B has an extra layer of exorbitant reverb to up the Black Tambourine/early MBV faction."
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