043008 TEQUILA SUNRISE RECORDS ON AMAZON
i’ve been making a lot of great shop inventory available on amazon. it’s mostly cd’s, but plenty of vinyl to come. there are some real treasures and many at very nice prices. check em out!
TEQUILA SUNRISE RECORDS/AMAZON
also, if you haven’t seen it already, check out the boogie witch and tequila sunrise records mention on wfmu. thanks brian!
WFMU BLOG
as always, tons of great new titles in store for friday. be sure to check back.
see you soon
ajv
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
KRUGMAN
042908 KRUGMAN FROM FRIDAY’S NEW YORK TIMES
April 25, 2008
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Self-Inflicted Confusion
By PAUL KRUGMAN
After Barack Obama’s defeat in Pennsylvania, David Axelrod, his campaign manager, brushed it off: “Nothing has changed tonight in the basic physics of this race.”
He may well be right — but what a comedown. A few months ago the Obama campaign was talking about transcendence. Now it’s talking about math. “Yes we can” has become “No she can’t.”
This wasn’t the way things were supposed to play out.
Mr. Obama was supposed to be a transformational figure, with an almost magical ability to transcend partisan differences and unify the nation. Once voters got to know him — and once he had eliminated Hillary Clinton’s initial financial and organizational advantage — he was supposed to sweep easily to the nomination, then march on to a huge victory in November.
Well, now he has an overwhelming money advantage and the support of much of the Democratic establishment — yet he still can’t seem to win over large blocs of Democratic voters, especially among the white working class.
As a result, he keeps losing big states. And general election polls suggest that he might well lose to John McCain.
What’s gone wrong?
According to many Obama supporters, it’s all Hillary’s fault. If she hadn’t launched all those vile, negative attacks on their hero — if she had just gone away — his aura would be intact, and his mission of unifying America still on track.
But how negative has the Clinton campaign been, really? Yes, it ran an ad that included Osama bin Laden in a montage of crisis images that also included the Great Depression and Hurricane Katrina. To listen to some pundits, you’d think that ad was practically the same as the famous G.O.P. ad accusing Max Cleland of being weak on national security.
It wasn’t. The attacks from the Clinton campaign have been badminton compared with the hardball Republicans will play this fall. If the relatively mild rough and tumble of the Democratic fight has been enough to knock Mr. Obama off his pedestal, what hope did he ever have of staying on it through the general election?
Let me offer an alternative suggestion: maybe his transformational campaign isn’t winning over working-class voters because transformation isn’t what they’re looking for.
From the beginning, I wondered what Mr. Obama’s soaring rhetoric, his talk of a new politics and declarations that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for” (waiting for to do what, exactly?) would mean to families troubled by lagging wages, insecure jobs and fear of losing health coverage. The answer, from Ohio and Pennsylvania, seems pretty clear: not much. Mrs. Clinton has been able to stay in the race, against heavy odds, largely because her no-nonsense style, her obvious interest in the wonkish details of policy, resonate with many voters in a way that Mr. Obama’s eloquence does not.
Yes, I know that there are lots of policy proposals on the Obama campaign’s Web site. But addressing the real concerns of working Americans isn’t the campaign’s central theme.
Tellingly, the Obama campaign has put far more energy into attacking Mrs. Clinton’s health care proposals than it has into promoting the idea of universal coverage.
During the closing days of the Pennsylvania primary fight, the Obama campaign ran a TV ad repeating the dishonest charge that the Clinton plan would force people to buy health insurance they can’t afford. It was as negative as any ad that Mrs. Clinton has run — but perhaps more important, it was fear-mongering aimed at people who don’t think they need insurance, rather than reassurance for families who are trying to get coverage or are afraid of losing it.
No wonder, then, that older Democrats continue to favor Mrs. Clinton.
The question Democrats, both inside and outside the Obama campaign, should be asking themselves is this: now that the magic has dissipated, what is the campaign about? More generally, what are the Democrats for in this election?
That should be an easy question to answer. Democrats can justly portray themselves as the party of economic security, the party that created Social Security and Medicare and defended those programs against Republican attacks — and the party that can bring assured health coverage to all Americans.
They can also portray themselves as the party of prosperity: the contrast between the Clinton economy and the Bush economy is the best free advertisement that Democrats have had since Herbert Hoover.
But the message that Democrats are ready to continue and build on a grand tradition doesn’t mesh well with claims to be bringing a “new politics” and rhetoric that places blame for our current state equally on both parties.
And unless Democrats can get past this self-inflicted state of confusion, there’s a very good chance that they’ll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this fall.
April 25, 2008
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Self-Inflicted Confusion
By PAUL KRUGMAN
After Barack Obama’s defeat in Pennsylvania, David Axelrod, his campaign manager, brushed it off: “Nothing has changed tonight in the basic physics of this race.”
He may well be right — but what a comedown. A few months ago the Obama campaign was talking about transcendence. Now it’s talking about math. “Yes we can” has become “No she can’t.”
This wasn’t the way things were supposed to play out.
Mr. Obama was supposed to be a transformational figure, with an almost magical ability to transcend partisan differences and unify the nation. Once voters got to know him — and once he had eliminated Hillary Clinton’s initial financial and organizational advantage — he was supposed to sweep easily to the nomination, then march on to a huge victory in November.
Well, now he has an overwhelming money advantage and the support of much of the Democratic establishment — yet he still can’t seem to win over large blocs of Democratic voters, especially among the white working class.
As a result, he keeps losing big states. And general election polls suggest that he might well lose to John McCain.
What’s gone wrong?
According to many Obama supporters, it’s all Hillary’s fault. If she hadn’t launched all those vile, negative attacks on their hero — if she had just gone away — his aura would be intact, and his mission of unifying America still on track.
But how negative has the Clinton campaign been, really? Yes, it ran an ad that included Osama bin Laden in a montage of crisis images that also included the Great Depression and Hurricane Katrina. To listen to some pundits, you’d think that ad was practically the same as the famous G.O.P. ad accusing Max Cleland of being weak on national security.
It wasn’t. The attacks from the Clinton campaign have been badminton compared with the hardball Republicans will play this fall. If the relatively mild rough and tumble of the Democratic fight has been enough to knock Mr. Obama off his pedestal, what hope did he ever have of staying on it through the general election?
Let me offer an alternative suggestion: maybe his transformational campaign isn’t winning over working-class voters because transformation isn’t what they’re looking for.
From the beginning, I wondered what Mr. Obama’s soaring rhetoric, his talk of a new politics and declarations that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for” (waiting for to do what, exactly?) would mean to families troubled by lagging wages, insecure jobs and fear of losing health coverage. The answer, from Ohio and Pennsylvania, seems pretty clear: not much. Mrs. Clinton has been able to stay in the race, against heavy odds, largely because her no-nonsense style, her obvious interest in the wonkish details of policy, resonate with many voters in a way that Mr. Obama’s eloquence does not.
Yes, I know that there are lots of policy proposals on the Obama campaign’s Web site. But addressing the real concerns of working Americans isn’t the campaign’s central theme.
Tellingly, the Obama campaign has put far more energy into attacking Mrs. Clinton’s health care proposals than it has into promoting the idea of universal coverage.
During the closing days of the Pennsylvania primary fight, the Obama campaign ran a TV ad repeating the dishonest charge that the Clinton plan would force people to buy health insurance they can’t afford. It was as negative as any ad that Mrs. Clinton has run — but perhaps more important, it was fear-mongering aimed at people who don’t think they need insurance, rather than reassurance for families who are trying to get coverage or are afraid of losing it.
No wonder, then, that older Democrats continue to favor Mrs. Clinton.
The question Democrats, both inside and outside the Obama campaign, should be asking themselves is this: now that the magic has dissipated, what is the campaign about? More generally, what are the Democrats for in this election?
That should be an easy question to answer. Democrats can justly portray themselves as the party of economic security, the party that created Social Security and Medicare and defended those programs against Republican attacks — and the party that can bring assured health coverage to all Americans.
They can also portray themselves as the party of prosperity: the contrast between the Clinton economy and the Bush economy is the best free advertisement that Democrats have had since Herbert Hoover.
But the message that Democrats are ready to continue and build on a grand tradition doesn’t mesh well with claims to be bringing a “new politics” and rhetoric that places blame for our current state equally on both parties.
And unless Democrats can get past this self-inflicted state of confusion, there’s a very good chance that they’ll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this fall.
Monday, April 28, 2008
THE PATHETIC STATE OF AFFAIRS IN PHL
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER APRIL 28
A bloody Sunday in Philadelphia
By Sam Wood
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Five people were killed Sunday in Philadelphia bringing the death toll for the year to 101. Last year there were 131 homicides to date, police said. At least eight other Philadelphians were seriously injured in violent assaults.
The homicide victims included a 66-year-old man kicked to death at a North Philadelphia gas station and a 15-year-old boy killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in Frankford.
The first victim was shot down before last call at a North Philadelphia night club.
Police were called at 1:45 a.m. to Charlie B's Bar and Grill, on the 4900 block of North Broad Street in Logan, and found a man with a gun shot wound to his head. Marcus J. Davis, 37, was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead 15 minutes later.
Investigators found a second man who had been critically injured in the same bar shooting about a block away. The 28-year-old victim had fled with a bullet in his back and collapsed near 15th Street and Widrim Avenue. He was taken to Einstein where he was reported to be in critical but stable condition, police said.
At 2 a.m., a gunman opened fire at a South Philadelphia bar after arguing with patrons "over a common female love interest," police said. No one was killed, but four men were wounded at McDaniel's on Two Street, a bar near Snyder Avenue Police charged David DiPrimo, 24 of South 11th Street with aggravated assault.
Shortly before 3 a.m., police were called to the 6800 block of Limekiln Pike in West Oak Lane and found a man dead on the street. Tyrone Miller, 43, had been shot three times in the face and chest. He was pronounced at the scene. Police have no motive or suspect in the slaying.
At 4:02 a.m., officers on patrol spotted a woman kicking a fallen man in the head at a Sunoco gas station on the 5000 block of North Broad Street. Louis Campbell, 66, of Feltonville, died at 5:25 a.m. of injuries received in the beating. Nicole Wilson, 26, of Olney, was arrested and charged with murder. Wilson, who has previous convictions in assault and theft cases, apparently argued with Campbell before the altercation became violent, police said.
About 1:30 p.m., housing police in West Philadelphia were tipped to a shooting at a Busti Avenue apartment complex. When they arrived, investigators found resident Robert McNair, 48, dead in the lobby of multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives have identified suspects but have made no arrests in McNair's killing.
At 5:49 p.m., police dispatchers sent officers to Frankford to investigate a report of a shooting. Police found Kalis Leslie, 15, of Southwest Philadelphia unresponsive near the intersection of Cambria and Amber Streets. Leslie was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he died of a single gun shot wound to the chest.
Police found a second victim at the scene, an 18-year-old man, and took him to Temple where he was in critical condition this morning with gunshot wounds to his chest and shoulder.
At 10:25 in South Philadelphia, a 21-year-old man was shot once in the head on the 1800 block of McCain St. Medics hurried the man to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where this morning he was in stable condition.
The city remained relatively quiet overnight until 6 a.m. this morning.
A 48-year-old man called police at 6:05 to say he had been the victim of a home invasion. He was standing on the 1500 block of West Allegheny Avenue when a man approached, pulled a gun, and forced the victim back into his house. The gunman tied the man down with phone cord and fled with $500 cash, jewelry, credit cards and $5,000 worth of merchandise, police said.
A bloody Sunday in Philadelphia
By Sam Wood
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Five people were killed Sunday in Philadelphia bringing the death toll for the year to 101. Last year there were 131 homicides to date, police said. At least eight other Philadelphians were seriously injured in violent assaults.
The homicide victims included a 66-year-old man kicked to death at a North Philadelphia gas station and a 15-year-old boy killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in Frankford.
The first victim was shot down before last call at a North Philadelphia night club.
Police were called at 1:45 a.m. to Charlie B's Bar and Grill, on the 4900 block of North Broad Street in Logan, and found a man with a gun shot wound to his head. Marcus J. Davis, 37, was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead 15 minutes later.
Investigators found a second man who had been critically injured in the same bar shooting about a block away. The 28-year-old victim had fled with a bullet in his back and collapsed near 15th Street and Widrim Avenue. He was taken to Einstein where he was reported to be in critical but stable condition, police said.
At 2 a.m., a gunman opened fire at a South Philadelphia bar after arguing with patrons "over a common female love interest," police said. No one was killed, but four men were wounded at McDaniel's on Two Street, a bar near Snyder Avenue Police charged David DiPrimo, 24 of South 11th Street with aggravated assault.
Shortly before 3 a.m., police were called to the 6800 block of Limekiln Pike in West Oak Lane and found a man dead on the street. Tyrone Miller, 43, had been shot three times in the face and chest. He was pronounced at the scene. Police have no motive or suspect in the slaying.
At 4:02 a.m., officers on patrol spotted a woman kicking a fallen man in the head at a Sunoco gas station on the 5000 block of North Broad Street. Louis Campbell, 66, of Feltonville, died at 5:25 a.m. of injuries received in the beating. Nicole Wilson, 26, of Olney, was arrested and charged with murder. Wilson, who has previous convictions in assault and theft cases, apparently argued with Campbell before the altercation became violent, police said.
About 1:30 p.m., housing police in West Philadelphia were tipped to a shooting at a Busti Avenue apartment complex. When they arrived, investigators found resident Robert McNair, 48, dead in the lobby of multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives have identified suspects but have made no arrests in McNair's killing.
At 5:49 p.m., police dispatchers sent officers to Frankford to investigate a report of a shooting. Police found Kalis Leslie, 15, of Southwest Philadelphia unresponsive near the intersection of Cambria and Amber Streets. Leslie was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he died of a single gun shot wound to the chest.
Police found a second victim at the scene, an 18-year-old man, and took him to Temple where he was in critical condition this morning with gunshot wounds to his chest and shoulder.
At 10:25 in South Philadelphia, a 21-year-old man was shot once in the head on the 1800 block of McCain St. Medics hurried the man to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where this morning he was in stable condition.
The city remained relatively quiet overnight until 6 a.m. this morning.
A 48-year-old man called police at 6:05 to say he had been the victim of a home invasion. He was standing on the 1500 block of West Allegheny Avenue when a man approached, pulled a gun, and forced the victim back into his house. The gunman tied the man down with phone cord and fled with $500 cash, jewelry, credit cards and $5,000 worth of merchandise, police said.
Friday, April 25, 2008
NEW ARRIVALS/RESTOCKS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 25
NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS FRIDAY, APRIL 25
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so here we are, post ‘record store day’ and what has been accomplished? i for one was unaware of the ‘holiday’ until the day before, so i was caught by surprise, but i think the readers of my updates and customers of tequila sunrise records aren’t the kinda folk that need a day proclaimed in order to shop for music anymore than they need a holiday to tell their girlfriends, boyfriends, wifes, husbands, sisters, brothers, mothers or fathers that they care about them. granted, folk like us are in the minority these days, but hey, i for one didn’t go down this road of discovery to be like everyone else. and no, i don’t think i’m overstating or be overly romantic (as if that was a bad thing) when i say/think that digging records… along with books and movies and food, ie, culture, are things to cherish and enjoy. and by no means am i some sorta luddite either, and thus ‘anti-download’, i just think so much more enjoyment can be gotten from walking down the street, popping into a shop and picking up a record or cd (yes, tequila sunrise records is very much a fan of the now bastard format. thank you very much). i can’t tell you how many wonderful (and not so wonderful) things i’ve seen, heard and, um, smelled enroute to record shops. i’m a strong advocate of the saying, ‘it’s not the destination, but the journey’, and i do my best to approach life that way and i think all you out there reading this can appreciate that.
J. SPACEMAN/SUN CITY GIRLS- MISTER LONELY: MUSIC FROM A FILM BY HARMONY KORINE OST LP (drag city, usa)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*When Harmony Korine started the production for his film Mister Lonely back in 2006, he asked two of his favorite artists to send him music to accompany the images and scenes he was putting together. They were busy, so fuck 'em, they get no ink here -- but both Jason Spaceman and Sun City Girls were actually his favorites anyway. Some of the sounds these two formidable musicals acts made comprise the all-new soundtrack album, Mister Lonely -- Music From A Film By Harmony Korine. Korine's previous films have found their truths in unblinking realities cross-cut with surreal images, exposing an emotional core that remains elusive after the movie is over -- ennui, delight, disgust, celebration... soft-core snuff porn? Mister Lonely subtly heightens all these effects with a narrative involving celebrity impersonators searching for a place where they just can be themselves and nuns who have discovered a new way to fly. The soundtrack for Mister Lonely is deceptively minimal -- a guitar or piano line that blinks past repetition and blushes into something grander; a motif reappearing under new auspices; link pieces that become spotlight moments, densely worked-out, stars in their own right. Classic soundtrack sounds are modern and nostalgic, which may make the progressive tilt of Mister Lonely 2008's #1 dark-horse chart-topper! Working independently and never collaborating (would you believe in studios right next door to each other? How about in same studio during different hours of the day?), Jason Spaceman and Sun City Girls employ an instrumental approach for the sounds here, with one or two chanted exceptions. Their music conspires in an exquisite corpse-like fashion -- without knowing what the other was doing, they've each brought half a body to the film, supplying the apparitional and austere sounds of a world in which everyone is something they're not, i.e. the people they dream of being.
BRIGITTE BARDOT- AND GOD CREATED WOMAN CD (el, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… And God Created Woman is the soundtrack to the notorious 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot the sex symbol of her generation and propelled her to international stardom. It was condemned by the Church and created scandal everywhere. Bardot's then-husband and film director Roger Vadim (Barbarella) was quick to capitalize. It made a fortune and changed the face of cinema. Jane Fonda called it 'the first cinematic blow for women's liberation' and as a landmark in French cinematic culture is considered the film that ushered in the 'New Wave.' The jazzy/mambo score by Paul Misraki (Alphaville) creates the appropriate steamy atmosphere and in the first half of the programme, Brigitte Bardot reads selections from the script in French.
BRIGITTE BARDOT- THE GIRL IN THE BIKINI CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… The biggest female name in cinema, Brigitte Bardot is the embodiment of all that is sensuous and exciting about fifties and sixties pop culture. This is the soundtrack to The Girl in the Bikini, Brigitte's second film made in 1952. The original vinyl edition of this album is an almost impossible rarity; amongst the most sought after of all Bardot artifacts. Brigitte Bardot's enormous international reputation is based on her incredible beauty and intelligence and the work she did in film with Roger Vadim and in pop with Serge Gainsbourg. Brigitte Bardot -- the name has generated headlines and cinema queues over five decades. Her very initials are known far and wide and signal instant revolution in films, fashion, lifestyles, sexuality. She is undoubtedly one of the most famous French women of all and there has rarely been any woman from anywhere creating such an impact on her times -- reverberating still in her retirement, as film-makers and actresses, designers and jet-setters, continue to pour through the doors of permissivity she kicked open with elan. Credible with every pop generation. simply a living legend.
ROY BUDD- BLUE BUDD CD (el, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Roy Budd is best known for his brilliant score for the Michael Caine gangster movie Get Carter, one of the most popular British films of modern times and one that is regularly shown on television and spoken of both as Caine's best. Roy Budd was a virtuoso pianist often seen on British television in the '60s/early '70s and Blue Budd covers the immediate pre-Get Carter years when Budd was a major figure at the center of the London jazz/mod scene. Like the voices of Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield, Budd's piano is one of the distinctive sounds of the '60s and this album should be classified soundtrack first, then pop/lounge, then jazz. Tony Hatch produced these recordings at a time when he had the Midas touch and was one of the biggest pop producers in the world.
DENNY DOHERTY- WAITING FOR A SONG CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… This is a welcome re-issue of the extremely scarce early seventies solo album by Denny Doherty, who is one of the original members of the hugely successful Mamas & The Papas, one of the best loved of all sixties groups. Denny Doherty is one of the great vocalists of the sixties, a singer described by Mamas & Papas' Michelle Phillips as 'The Psychedelic Frank Sinatra.' With the demise of the group amid drug-induced acrimony, Denny embarked on a solo career which culminated in the 1974 LP Waiting For A Song. The album featured backing vocals by Cass and Michelle Phillips on what proved to be Cass Elliot's final recording, as she would suffer a fatal heart attack in London in July of that year. This album is very much one for aficionados of Margo Guryan/ Free Design style intelligent vocal pop-flowerpower-sunshine pop.
ROGERIO DUPRAT- A BANDA TROPICALISTA DO DUPRAT CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Born in Rio De Janeiro in 1932 the composer Rogerio Duprat lived in São Paulo and it was there in the early sixties that he developed an interest in the avant-garde which would soon lead to him studying in Europe with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez. Returning to Brazil, Duprat wrote scores for Walter Hugo Khouri's films and, against the background of military dictatorship, Duprat met the leaders of Tropicália, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil; drawn to the movement by their determination to absorb universal culture and revolutionise Brazilian music. So in 1968, he wrote several arrangements for the seminal Tropicália album which involved Caetano, Gil, Tom Zé, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Nara Leão and Torquato Neto and played a decisive role in liberating the sound of the ground-breaking albums of Os Mutantes. Duprat's arrangements are marvellous; intelligent, imaginative, playful and distinctive. He has been called the George Martin of Tropicalia -- the Brian Wilson of Brazil. Rogerio Duprat's solo LP A Banda Tropicalista was released in 1968 when he was at his peak. São Paulo was living a modernist dream, classical music was in the air and so was psychedelia. Duprat audaciously fused these elements. Under Rogerio's skillful auspices, material by John Fred and his playboy band, The Beatles and the Cowsills is harmonised with the compositions of Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Os Mutantes perform joyfully on four tracks. Sometimes knockabout, always within an atmosphere of refinement, the album is a cultural mosaic -- a positive happening. In later years Duprat spent time writing jingles but was slowly forced to withdraw from his artistic activities due to hearing problems. He now lives in retirement on his farmhouse in the São Paulo countryside. Today, the work of this important pop composer is being discovered outside of Brazil. Seek out these productions. The name of Rogerio Duprat on any record is the stamp of quality.
THE FOUR KING COUSINS- INTRODUCING... CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… At last the re-release of one of the best and rarest albums of the sunshine pop/light psychedelic harmony genre of the late '60s. The Four King Cousins Introducing... is one of the last undiscovered masterpieces of that golden age. Produced, arranged, and conducted by the great David Axelrod under the pseudonym Lex de Azevedo. The already seductive four female voices are charged still further by Axelrod's characteristic sensuality. The Four King Cousins covers of period material such as Bacharach-David's 'This Girl's in Love with You', Brian Wilson's 'God Only Knows' and Roger Nichols' 'Love So Fine' are as good as any contemporary recordings, comparing favorably with giants such as Harper's Bizarre, The Association and The Free Design.
THE DAVE PELL SINGERS- MAH-NA-MAH-NA CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… The Dave Pell Singers album is highly prized, top class lounge/harmony sunshine pop. What the Japanese call Soft Rock. Originally issued in 1969, It's many highlights include a breezy version of Piero Umiliani's Mah-Na, Mah-Na and a cool, sensuous performance of the title tune from the controversial musical, 'Oh, Calcutta.' With this release Dave Pell can now take his rightful place amongst the giants of lounge; Andy Williams, Roy Budd, Dudley Moore, Tony Hatch. Dave Pell's behind-the-scenes career may be more familiar to space age pop fans than his own accomplishments as a performer. Head of A&R at United Artists and Liberty Records in the sixties Pell produced well-known albums by Martin Denny, The Ventures, Shirley Bassey and Bobby Vee.
ELLIOTT SMITH- XO LP (plain recordings, usa)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*restocked… Following the success and acclaim of his two releases on the Kill Rock Stars label, as well an Oscar nomination for the use of his song 'Miss Misery' in the film Good Will Hunting, the late Elliott Smith signed with Dreamworks for the 1998 release of XO. With a major label budget for this, his fourth full length album, Smith was able to craft a fully realized pop masterpiece, fulfilling the promise of previous releases. Though firmly in the McCartney/Lennon/Rundgren/Davies school of songwriting Smith was nothing if not an original. Possibly his best record.
ELLIOTT SMITH- FIGURE 8 2LP (plain recordings, usa)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*restocked… His second release for the Dreamworks label, and fifth overall, Figure 8 is a lush and beautifully melancholy collection of pop songs. Gone is the intimate lo-fi feel of his Kill Rock Stars albums, replaced by intricate arrangements and orchestration. One gets the feeling that the sound of his earlier work was not by choice but by economic necessity and Smith was now, with a major label budget and backing, able to establish himself as a pop craftsman on par with Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney.
V/A- BLITZING THE BALLROOM: 20 UK POWER GLAM INCENDIARIES CD
(psychic circle, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*As the '70s took hold of the UK, the colorful expectations of the '60s had all but faded away. The Op Art, the psychedelics and the Victorian militia had been replaced by the greys and browns of geometric wallpaper, the three-day week and the oh-so dull Heath/Wilson pendulum. Splashing a much-needed burst of posterpaint color around came the movement that was to be known as glam-rock. No one minded that its chief protagonists had been round the block a few times before: Marc Bolan, Gary Glitter, Alvin Stardust, Mud, The Sweet, Roy Wood and Slade had all been stomping around with varying degrees of success for many years. Tottering precariously around on silver platforms, made up like provocative pantomime dames, playing a strange drum-heavy confection based on rock & roll mixed with nursery rhyme simplicity, the pop world had its sparkling alternative to the head-nodding complexity of the double concept album. Here's a collection of splendid glam obscurities, all laced with a harder edge, as if to prove that, should the need ever arise, these artistes could more than match their progressive counterparts for rock sensibility. Twenty never-before comped glam-rock sparklers specially compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Shambles, Tiger, Angel, True Adventure, Change, Stumpy, Union Express, Abacus, Paul Ryder & Time Machine, Panther, Winston, Frenzy, Bullfrog, Pete Dunton, Tim Dandy, Giggles, Stephen, Screemer, Sakkarin and Fynnius Fogg.
V/A- THE ROOM OF LOUD SOUND: HEAVY PSYCH FROM THE USA 1968-72, WHITE LACE & STRANGE VOL.2 CD (psychic circle, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*The Psychic Circle label presents a follow-up to the White Lace & Strange: Heavy Psych and Power Fuzz from the U.S.A. 68-72 compilation, further delving into the less-frequented areas of late '60s and early '70s heavy psych rock from the USA. Gone are the twee excesses of psychedelia. Whimsy has been given a swift boot in the groin and in its place we find a mean bunch of longhairs getting down to some heavy riffing. Post-Hendrix, sub-Cream, quasi-Zeppelin, some of it primitive, some of it sophisticated, all of it rockin' with amps turned up to eleven plus. On this volume, you'll hear the band that would spawn Cheap Trick, a former member of Dion's Belmonts getting all funked up, the drummer of The Knickerbockers working under a pseudonym, the young Leslie West stretching out, and a whole lot more besides. Laid back it isn't!! Enter The Room Of Loud Sound and live to tell the tale. Twenty never-before comped burners specially compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: Hot Soup, Bump, Fuse, Carlo, Five By Five, Plant & See, Morning Sun, Today's Special, Fantasy, Mister Beeler, Peace & Quiet, Six Pak, Salem Witchcraft, The Vagrants, Hammer, Blowtorch, Locomotive, Eagle, The Mystic Number National Bank and Silk.
PAPER BUBBLE- SCENERY CD (rpm, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*A great lost Hollies/Kaleidoscope/World of Oz-style orchestrated pop-sike LP. Orchestrated by Phil Denys (Bee Gees, Eclection), engineered by Tom Allom, and played on by Dave Cousins/Tony Hooper/Richard Hudson/John Ford/Rick Wakeman (then soon to be The Strawbs key line up). A 1969 Deram LP produced by Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper, here receiving its first legitimate reissue in 2008 on RPM. All songs were written by Terry Brake and Brian Crane of The Paper Bubble and the pair provided the atmospheric harmony vocals that underpin the record.
ROCKIN' VICKERS- THE COMPLETE: IT'S ALRIGHT CD (rpm, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*restocked… Mod R&B band of a great reputation during the mid 1960s, loud and raucous similar to The Byrds and Creation. This CD includes their entire recorded output which is four singles plus unissued tracks, a great story helped in writing by founder Harry Feeney, and boasting the first recordings of one time member Lemmy.
THE WALKER BROTHERS- IMAGES CD (rpm, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*The highly impressive Images represents the final flourish of the Walker Brothers' '60s glory days. Released just before break-up in 1967, the LP created a huge impression, initially by charting at no. 6, and over time as a bearer of some excellent Scott Walker and John Maus original compositions. This package adds the two singles recorded in the same period but not released on any LP. With a new essay by David Wells, the original LP cover restored, and rare photos from the Strange Things Archive, this is an essential package for any '60s music fan.
PUNK AND POST-PUNK
IKE YARD- 1980-82 COLLECTED CD (acute, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.53eur/1556jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Influenced by their punk upbringing, avant-garde schooling, and no wave surroundings in early '80s NYC, Ike Yard managed to create a new sound by also tapping into equal parts the krautrock experimentation of Can, the Neue Deutsche Welle of DAF and the UK post-punk dub of PiL and Joy Division. This combination helped them to create sound and songs unique enough to catch the attention of Factory Records, who made them their first American signing. What really set Ike Yard apart were their cutting edge techniques. The mixing board and effects processors were as important as the bass, synth or occasional guitar, giving Ike Yard an aggressive and propulsive sound, where drum machines beat against the sound of scrap metal and angular guitar slashes dart through arpeggiated synth patterns. Acute Records released on 1980-82 Collected collects, for the first time, Ike Yard's two releases (their Factory LP and an EP for Les Disques di Crepuscule) plus several previously unreleased tracks.
METAL URBAIN- ANARCHY IN PARIS! CD (acute, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.53eur/1556jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… The concept was simple yet unique: marry the post-Stooges guitar aggression of the 'class of 77' punk school with the artsy electronically-processed aesthetic of Roxy Music, Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. The sound: big killer punk rock guitar hooks, squealing textural synth noises, shouted French vocals, and a cheap, adrenalin-fueled drum machine. While most people were just discovering punk, Metal Urbain were blazing the trails for what was to become 'post-punk', with a sound so distinct that Rough Trade would make them their first ever release. Sure, echoes of Metal Urbain can be heard in popular indie bands from the '80s like Big Black and Jesus And Mary Chain, but only now, almost 30 years after their first release, can their genius and foresight be fully appreciated.
METAL BOYS- TOKIO AIRPORT CD (acute, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.53eur/1556jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… After years of forging their seminal synth-punk sound in the late 70s and receiving critical yet little financial success, Paris's Metal Urbain had no choice but to re-group and, with the addition of a female vocalist, take their processed electronics aesthetic even further as the Metal Boys. Their mash-up of sounds and styles makes them difficult to pigeon-hole, but punk, rockabilly, Gainsbourge-esque song, dub, industrial, and new wave all appear. The Metal Boys created one of the greatest synth-pop experiments of the time, but until now few have been able to hear their long out-of-print avant-electro. Acute Records is proud to present for the first time ever on one CD their only LP Tokio Airport plus nine previously unreleased tracks.
V/A- PERFECT UNPOP: PEEL SHOW HITS & LONG-LOST LO-FI FAVORITES VOL. 1 1976-1980 CD (cherry red, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*Perfect Unpop is based on a dangerous assumption: that if you were ever touched by John Peel's enthusiasm for spiky '70s pop, then by now you've probably found yourself a copy of the Undertones' Teenage Kicks. The same applies to raw, beautiful singles by the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, the Clash and the first five Fall albums none of which are included here. Instead, here's a collection of Peel favorites a little less likely to be anthologized, eulogized, or to crop up on your iPod. Anyone who ever cuddled up alone at night with Peel will recognize the glee with which he pounced on these devil-may-care, slightly broken pop songs. Indie also-rans these bands may have been in the Sting 'n' Bono scheme of things, but add up all these flashes of underdog genius, and here s a CD to rival any other from the era of the questionable stringy tie. Although we're missing the voice that always seemed to be speaking to us alone, the unearthing of these nuggets from the playlists will recreate something of the atmosphere of the Peel Show for his undercover legions, and hopefully some young Johnny-cum-latelies as well. Make no mistake, we're talking all-time highlights here where six seconds of dead air would be followed by a sheepish, slightly breathless admission that Peel had been off bopping around the studio!" Artists include: Tours, Vibrators, Subway Sect, Young Marble Giants, Kleenex, The Bears, Wreckless Eric, Swell Maps, The Out, Eater, Disco Zombies, Mo-Dettes, The Outcasts, The Wasps, The 45s, Fatal Microbes, Glaxo Babies, The Prefects, Hollywood Brats, Carpettes, The Tights, The Monochrome Set, Au Pairs, Sinatras, The Boys, Blue Orchids.
V/A- TALES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN UNDERGROUND: SINGLES 1976-1989 2CD (feel presents, australia)
24.98usd/12.66gbp/15.89eur/2595jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… A collection of some of the great 45's released during Australia's most prolific independent era of 1976 to 1989. Tales highlights selections from the previous careers of acts like Hoodoo Gurus (The Victims & Fun Things), Gangajang (The Riptides), The Cruel Sea (Sekret Sekret), Dave Graney (The Moodists), Big Heavy Stuff (Ups & Downs), You Am I (The Bamboos), Tex Perkins, (Thug), Dirty Three (Venom P. Stinger) as well as classic early releases from Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Scientists, Triffids, Died Pretty, The Mark Of Cain and the Hard-Ons. In addition, Tales from the Australian Underground includes a selection of seminal tracks, previously unreleased on CD. Featured among others are Pel Mel, Sunnyboys, Sardine, Psycho Surgeons, The Leftovers, Do Re Mi, The Numbers, Tactics, X and Wet Taxis. Besides offering up an indie 'best of', Tales from the Australian Underground gives the listener an insight into the sounds and musical styles that were developed over the highlighted period. From raw rock 'n' roll and punk roots, to the eclecticism of the eighties. All documented in an extensive 36 page booklet and 2CD collection.
V/A- DO THE POP! REDUX PART ONE 2CD (savage beat, australia)
24.98usd/12.66gbp/15.89eur/2595jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… First part of a three-part follow-up to the acclaimed 2002 compilation Do The Pop! The Australian Garage Rock Sound 1976-1987, which surprised everybody by selling over 10,000 copies, and which received substantial acclaim internationally (including a full page in Mojo and a David Fricke review in Rolling Stone in the States). Do The Pop! Redux Part One covers the early years of this scene from Birdman and The Saints and all their punk era contemporaries to their successors like the Sunnyboys and The Flaming Hands. As a bonus it also includes a track from Deniz Tek's pre-Birdman group TV Jones, and a prototype version of '(I'm) Stranded' from 1974, recorded when The Saints still went by their original name Kid Galahad & The Eternals. Does not duplicate any recordings from the original collection. 52 new tracks! Does include previously unreleased material from The Hitmen, The Lipstick Killers, The Survivors, The 31st (featuring Ron Peno, Mick Medew and Tony Robertson), Shy Imposters, The End (Brett Myers) and rarely heard early '80s Sydney legends ME262 and Slaughterhouse 5 (featuring James Darroch). Also a rare and absolutely powerhouse live Radio Birdman track that only recently appeared on an expensive punk boxset in the UK!" Artists include: Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Psycho Surgeons, Babeez, The Reals, The Geeks, The Victims, Last Words, Johnny Kannis, The Survivors, The Leftovers, Johnny Dole & The Scabs, The Numbers (Aaka The Riptides),The Orphans, Rocks, X, The Chosen Few, Razar, The Lipstick Killers, The Hitmen, The Scientists, The Manikins, Fiction (aka Little Murders), The Rockets, The Passengers, The Visitors, The Fun Things, The 31st, ME262, Shy Imposters, Surfside 6, The Sunnyboys, Flaming Hands, The Dagoes, The Lonely Hearts, New Race, Angie Pepper, New Christs, Slaughterhouse 5, The End, TV Jones (featuring Deniz Tek, Kid Galahad & The Eternals (aka The Saints).
AVANT GARDE AND NOISE
WINDY WEBER- I HATE PEOPLE LP (kenedik, usa)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.71eur/2075jpy (approx)
*Beautifully colored splatter vinyl featuring a completely different mix & with a shorter length on each song so as to provide the best sound quality. Cover art features a wonderful selection of photos by Christy Romanick and Windy's passport photo from 1987 -- showing a very angry, young, punk rock beginning to this musician's career. Limited to 500 copies… Windy Weber, known for being half of the ambient drone duo Windy & Carl, has recorded a solo album. It is quite different from what you may be thinking -- it has none of the soothing characteristics you may be expecting & instead is full of heavy & brooding music. It's comprised of two tracks -- 'Sirens,' coming in at 24 minutes, is instrumental & is filled with the sound of guitars crying, rising & falling like waves crashing on the rocks. 'Sirens' is ominous and haunting. It is not music to sleep to, but instead could make you tense & anxious. The second track is 'Destroyed.' It is 32 minutes long, and comprised of 3 suites. The first being layers of vocals, woven together to make a chorus of breathing & breathlessness, layers to make you feel as if you may be drowning in the sea, whether that sea be the ocean, or the sea of life, the day to day world in which you must deal. The second suite becomes noisy, agitated, rumbling & distorted guitars, bass & feedback, and makes you sit on the edge of your seat wondering what is about to happen. The third suite takes you to the end of the album with its subsonic frequencies & strange unrecognizable sounds. This is not music for the faint of heart.
JAZZ
SUN RA- DISCO 3000: COMPLETE MILAN CONCERT 1978 2CD (art yard, uk)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.98eur/3426jpy (approx)
*24-bit Mastered from the original tapes, with booklet notes by performer Michael Ray. 6-panel digipack. Recorded at The Teatro Cilak, 1/23/1978, Milan Italy. In the winter of 1977-1978, philosopher, pianist and bandleader Sun Ra was in Italy. The Italian tour resulted in releases on Sun Ra's own Saturn label, all of which have long been out of print and all but impossible to find. With the re-release of Disco 3000, one of the most celebrated of these elusive Saturn gems is once more available. This release, and its companion Media Dreams, capture a side of Sun Ra's work -- small ensemble, close form, original composition, rather minimal -- that is otherwise under-represented. Depending heavily on Ra's electric and electronic keyboards (including the mysterious Crumar Mainman -- of which even the company has no record) and, more unusually, on his intelligent use of sequencers and rhythm machines, this is an important window on the evolution of Ra's musical thinking, rendered even more transparent by the economy of its means; a quartet comprising only saxophonist John Gilmore, trumpeter Michael Ray and drummer Luqman Ali.
GLOBAL
V/A- AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST: RAW & PSYCHEDELIC AFRO SOUNDS FROM BENIN & TOGO 1970s CD (analog Africa, germany)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*Just like with the label's first two releases -- albums by Zimbabwean '70s bands the Green Arrows and Hallelujah Chicken Run Band -- the essence of Analog Africa is clear yet again: searching in dusty warehouses for forgotten music to keep it alive. All the tracks have been officially licensed, usually from the artists who Ben Redjeb also met with for detailed research. He conducted 16 interviews in various cities in Benin and Togo with artists, producers and sound engineers to reconstruct the history of the '70s music scene for the 44-page booklet which also includes many rare photographs directly received from the artists. Like most modern music in French-speaking West African countries, the music of Benin and Togo was influenced by a few main musical currents: Cuban, Congolese and local traditional music, as well as Chanson Francaise. Additionally, the geographical location of Benin and Togo -- sandwiched between Ghana and Nigeria -- exposed Beninese and Togolese musicians to Highlife music. The cultural and spiritual riches of traditional Beninese music had an immense impact on the sound of Benin's modern music. Benin is the birth place of Vodun (or, as it is known in the West, Voodoo), and some of the rhythms used during traditional rituals -- Sakpata, Sato, Agbadja, Tchenkoumé and many others -- were fused to soul and Latin music as early as the mid-1960s and later to funk. That fusion is the essence of this compilation. In the late '60s and early '70s rock and soul music started creeping into the region. In particular, the music of James Brown and Johnny Halladay became immensely popular with university students. It was then that the music scene in Benin really started to take off. What made this musical revolution even more interesting is that most of the musicians could not read music. Often the music they made sounded one semi-tone away from being out of tune, but somehow they always managed to bring all the elements together into something new and exciting. One of the greatest bands of their era, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, who are of course featured on this compilation, took the Afro sound to another level by showing their musical versatility in many forms. Although they were consciously copying western artists, they would always inject a dose of psychedelic Afro grooves that would make their music unmistakably Beninese. Their biggest song, 'Gbeti Madjro' is believed to have revolutionized the music industry in Benin in the '70s when the country went through a period of political turmoil. The song is full of raw breaks and the hypnotic rhythms as well as screams à la James Brown -- after this song many bands in Benin started screaming on their recordings, hence the title of this compilation. Latin-influenced sounds are present on this compilation, too. Ouidah, a city on the Atlantic coast of Benin, is home to a large Brazilian community, or, as they are called in Benin, 'Agoudas.' Members of that community are descendents of slaves who returned from Brazil at the end of the 19th century. Their dances (such as Kaléta and Buriyanj) and songs are still being performed and fused into the traditional Beninese rituals. That, too, can be heard in modern Beninese music. The proximity of the giant neighbor Nigeria can be heard on the track 'Djanfa Magni' which features the amazing trumpeter/ saxophonist Tidjani Koné fronting the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. Koné whose career started in Mali as the founder and band leader of the Rail Band de Bamako, had played with Fela Kuti for a short while hence the strong Afrobeat influence. There are countless stories to be discovered in the extremely well-researched booklet and the music is truly mind-blowing. So delve into the forgotten raw and psychedelic Afro sounds from '70s Benin and Togo and experience the African Scream Contest.
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 1 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*Classic 1997 series of Islamic music, 15 volumes spread out over 17 CDs, i’m gonna do my best to stock all of em, but for now, here’s 5 volumes… Nearly all traditions of Arabic music, including Egyptian, are strongly defined by rhythm. A glance at the history and structure of Arabic music, the most modern of which is based in Egypt, imparts an insight into an unheard of multifaceted aspect of traditions and functions; styles and repertoires, genres and instruments, forms, and structural principles. Arabic music shows a dynamic and changing historical evolution. This first volume in The Music of Islam series clearly reflects this, belonging to both old and new styles -- in repertoire and performance the music in this recording reflects the new Egyptic style while the orchestration follows the older Arab practices. What is unique about this volume is that it incorporates only instrumental recordings. This is highly unusual. But this one sideness is toned down as all other instrumental pieces are determined thematically -- except the pure musically bound solo taqsim (instrumental improvisations) and the sama'i (Turkish, aristocratic art music) -- be it through renowned texts of the songs performed by the instruments or through programmed indications, which are characteristic for many new Egyptian instrumental compositions. The musicians featured in this volume are regarded as some of the most outstanding and sought-after studio musicians in all of Egypt. They play traditional Arabic instruments and are masters of classical, folk and popular music. The ensemble includes Mamdouh El Gbaly playing 'ud (lute), Mostafa Abd El Khalek playing the qanun (zither), Mohammed Foda playing the nay (flute), Khaled Gomaa playing tabalah (goblet drum), Ibrahim Gomaa playing duff (frame-drum), and Hesham El Araby playing riqq (tambourine with small cymbals).
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 2 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*The Sinai, under the control of Egypt today, is a triangular peninsula bridging North Africa and the Middle East. The unique and varied landscape, resources, demands and dangers of the South Sinai has allowed the Bedouin there to develop their own lifestyle and culture. The Bedouin music culture also developed against the backdrop of the desert -- a place of intense silence. Out of the silence, the desert Bedouin culture has evolved a profound sensitivity and mystical appreciation for sound which permeates every aspect of Bedouin life. The piercing cry of women's ululations express acclaim on festive occasions, the plaintive melody of the shepherdess's flute accompanies her watch over the sheep and goats, and the rhythmic beating of framedrums exorcise evil spirits from holy places and tombs. But for the Bedouin, the most subtle and charged of man-made sounds is the spoken or sung word. Bedouin music is probably the oldest part of the entire repertoire of folk music in the Arab world. Thus, this recording is a celebration as well as a sound document of their traditional culture and unique identity. From the harsh and beautiful land of desert plains and rugged red-brown and black mountains -- the South Sinai --this volume features the traditional folk music of the legendary desert nomads. Recorded in a single night, in a dry riverbed under a full moon, the backdrop of the desert offered a priceless doorway into this ancient culture, people and music, capturing their very essence.
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 6 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*This volume features songs from various sections of the lila (music ritual) repertoire of the Gnawa. The Gnawa inhabit the same religious world as Arab Muslim Moroccans, yet find their entry into it via a different path. Instead of reciting prayers in preparation to trance ceremonies, the Gnawa's authority is invoked by recounting their people's experience as in Ulad Bambara (track 1). A long suite of songs, it opens with praise to God and the Prophet Muhammad and his daughter Lalla Fatima, but also refers to the Gnawa centers, including Marrakesh, as well as entreat the assembly to make pilgrimage to the local awliya' saints. Thus establishing the present location in Muslim Morocco, the song moves south and recalls the Gnawa's lands and people of origin as well as some spirits of West African origin and the abduction and transporting of slaves from the Sudan. The singing ends with the proclamation of faith and gives way to a series of dances. Singing in a call/response style -- the lead singer being answered by other members of the group in chorus -- the lead singer determines the length of sung portions, while the sintir signals changes in tempos or meter, announces new songs by switching the melody, and signals the ends of songs with cadential cues. The songs are flexible in length, allowing the leader to shorten or lengthen a song to accommodate the needs of dancers in trance. The Gnawa use three main instruments, which are particular to them: the sintir or hajhaj, a long-necked lute of the guinbri family; the qraqeb or qraqesh, a pair of hand held metal clappers; and the tbel, a barrel drum with two heads struck with sticks.
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 7 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*North Africa became the stronghold of Arab-Andalusian music after the fall of Granada in 897/1492, yet the existence of the nubah (plural nubat, literally rotation or succession) system in Morocco can be traced back earlier, to at least the XI/12th century. Much of the repertoire has been lost over the years, and different areas preserve different nubat. In Morocco today, there are at least two distinct styles of Arab-Andalusian music, al-Ala, which is the most prevalent one across the country, and Gharnati, specific to Oujda in eastern Morocco and to Tlemcen in Algeria. These traditions are considered to be Morocco's classical musical hertiage. The repertoire of the al-Ala today is highlighted in this volume. It consists of eleven nubat which were standardized in the late XII/18th century. A nubah is divided into five sections, each corresponding to a particular mizan -- rhythmic pattern. Within each of these rhythmic phases, there is a slow and a fast version of each mizan. A nubah is actually never performed in its entirety, for this could take over six hours. Each Moroccan nubah contains between 95 and 153 songs and instrumental pieces. The layout of the nubah functions more as a matrix of possible performance choices than as a plan that must be adhered to. A typical nubah performance will consist of several pieces from a few different rhythmic phases. The musicians of the featured ensemble are ambassadors of this living tradition. Led by El Kacimi Mohamed, the ensemble uses traditional Arabic instruments. El Kacimi Mohamed plays the kamanja (violin), Ahmed El Kamas plays the 'ud (lute), Abdelkarim Doukhou plays the nay (flute), and percussionists Abdelilah Azlas and Mohamed El Rhouni play the darabukka (clay goblet drum) and tar (tambourine).
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 8 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*According to producer David Parsons this volume was the most difficult in the series, both technically and information-wise. 'It was a classic case of trying to record, with one stereo microphone, a group of singers who also played drums', exclaims Parsons. Yet, however technically challenging it may have been, the end result is nonetheless superb. Two of the most beautiful songs (tracks 2 and 7) on the recording feature the mawwal -- a vocal form which usually follows the performance of the layali --vocal improvisations. The form was known as early as the III/9th century where it was described in connection with the working class. Also featured is a modern composition (a rarity in this series) by group leader and vocalist, Lotfi Jormana. As in traditional music, the melodic component of this song is shaped by the concept of maqam -- or mode -- which governs the construction of melodic phrases, standard melodic formulae, cadential patterns, and vocal range. Recorded in a house in the medina, the old quarter of the city of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, this volume features the traditional instruments and songs of the folkloric music of Tunisia which thrive as a living testament to the wide spectrum of cultures and practices across the World of Islam. Performed by the Lotfi Jormana Group, this volume features the melodic mizwid -- Tunisian bagpipe played in the central regions of Tunisia accompanied by percussion. The mizwid has two melody pipes and no drone pipes. In instrumental music the long flowing melodies of the mizwid seem to soar above the pulse of the percussion group. In vocal music, the mizwid echoes, punctuates, and connects individual vocal phrases.
V/A- NIGERIA ROCK SPECIAL: PSYCHEDELIC AFRO-ROCK & FUZZ FUNK IN 1970s NIGERIA CD (soundway, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*Nigeria Rock Special shines a light on the flipside of the well-documented sounds of highlife and Afrobeat coming out of Nigeria in the 1970s -- young bands caught up in the wave of psychedelic and progressive rock that was sweeping Europe and the States in the late '60s and early '70s. As time goes by, the many layers of musical output that formed around the world throughout the 1960s and '70s continues to be peeled back to reveal many welcome surprises. The explosion of rock n' roll that erupted out of the USA in the '50s fanned out around the globe from its epicenter and by the mid-1960s, kids all over the world were picking up guitars and checking themselves in mirrors. Nigeria was no exception. Spurred on by Cream drummer Ginger Baker's visits to Lagos and his band Airforce (featuring many Nigerian musicians), the sound of fuzzed-out rock reverberated around the universities and nightspots of Lagos and Ibadan. The craze that followed hit the youth and student population of Nigeria hard -- mixing fuzz guitar and heavy African rhythms with elements of Led Zeppelin, Traffic and The Chambers Brothers. Fifteen of the best cuts from the scene are available here for the first time in 30 years. Artists include: Ofege, The Action 13, The Hygrades, The Wings, Ofo The Black Company, The Elcados, Mono Mono, Tabukah "X", The Funkees, Colomach, Joe King Kologbo & His Black Sound, Question Mark, Original Wings, Tunji Oyelana and BLO.
V/A- NIGERIA DISCO FUNK SPECIAL: THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND LAGOS DANCEFLOOR 1974-79 CD (soundway, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*cd version of this essential compilation in stock for the first time… Lagos, Nigeria, 1974-1979: the funk & disco capital of West Africa. More nightclubs, bars, spots and dancefloors than any place along the coast from Dakar all the way to Kinshasa. Nigeria Disco Funk Special is an amazing collection of heavy dancefloor grooves from urban Lagos in the '70s -- hot and driving slices of funk, disco and boogie that show just how vibrant the music scene was in one of West Africa's most populous and culturally diverse cities. In the '70s, it wasn't just James Brown who influenced the musicians playing in the nightspots of Lagos -- the loose-structured and elongated jams that he was pioneering in America had been a part of Nigerian music much longer than that. This album is the sound of Cuban-heeled and micro-minied Lagos youth soaking up the sound of the American discotheque and putting their own inimitable twist on the proceedings. The CD and double gatefold vinyl include rare tracks from famous musicians like Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies and Mono Mono's Joni Haastrup, as well as selections from cult bands like Asiko Rock Group, SJOB Movement and Jay-U Experience. Other artists include: The Sahara All Stars, T-Fire, Voices Of Darkness and Dr. Adolf Aonotu.
V/A- COLOMBIA! THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCOS FUENTES: THE POWERHOUSE OF COLUMBIAN MUSIC 1960-76 CD (soundway, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*cd version of this essential compilation in stock for the first time… Soundway Records presents the tropical sound of Colombia. From the salsas and descargas of Cali, Medellin and Bogota to the Afro sounds and raw cumbias of Cartagena and Barranquilla, this is the sound of Colombian dancehalls and clubs in the '60s and '70s, when the legendary Discos Fuentes record label led the way. The sounds emanating from the barrios and beaches of Colombia are a unique mixture of Latin sounds and Afro rhythms, drawing influences from the New York and Puerto Rican Latin scenes, the highlife and rumba of West Africa and the calypso of the Caribbean, as well as the tropical rhythms of the Colombian cumbia, gaita, fandango and porro. Driving percussion, swinging horns, hot pianos and jumping bass lines -- this music was made for dancing.
V/A- COLOMBIA! THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCOS FUENTES: THE POWERHOUSE OF COLUMBIAN MUSIC 1960-76 2LP (soundway, uk)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked on vinyl… Soundway Records presents the tropical sound of Colombia. From the salsas and descargas of Cali, Medellin and Bogota to the Afro sounds and raw cumbias of Cartagena and Barranquilla, this is the sound of Colombian dancehalls and clubs in the '60s and '70s, when the legendary Discos Fuentes record label led the way. The sounds emanating from the barrios and beaches of Colombia are a unique mixture of Latin sounds and Afro rhythms, drawing influences from the New York and Puerto Rican Latin scenes, the highlife and rumba of West Africa and the calypso of the Caribbean, as well as the tropical rhythms of the Colombian cumbia, gaita, fandango and porro. Driving percussion, swinging horns, hot pianos and jumping bass lines -- this music was made for dancing.
V/A- PANAMA! LATIN, CALYPSO AND FUNK ON THE ISTHMUS 1965-75 CD (soundway, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*cd version of this essential compilation in stock for the first time… Heavy tropical sounds from the Isthmus! Panama played host to many musicians from across the Caribbean to South America, laying down some of the best Latin, funk and calypso ever recorded -- long forgotten and unrepresented until now! Soundway continues its mission to expose the best in funk, Latin and Afro music from Africa, the Caribbean and South America by introducing the likes of the The Exciters, Victor Boa and Lord Cobra once again, giving them the exposure and recognition they deserve. Panama occupies a unique place both geographically and culturally within Central America and the Caribbean. The clubs and bars of Panama City and Colon would vibrate to sounds imported from Colombia, Jamaica, Trinidad, New Orleans, Miami and the Caribbean, all given the special Panamanian dressing. We have dug deep to present a broad range of styles that run parallel to the development of soul and funk music in the US and the nascent salsa sound emerging from Miami, Cali and Baranquilla. The album covers heavy Latin descargas, raw calypsos, deep funk sounds and Caribbean soul -- all unavailable since they were first issued in tiny numbers thirty years ago! All tracks have been carefully licensed and re-mastered and sound as vibrant and relevant today as the day they were released. This album represents an important departure for Soundway as their first full-length collection of music from outside the African continent. It is a continuation of their aims to expose overlooked styles and sounds from different parts of the world and bring together the disparate strands that make up the rhythms of African, Latin and Caribbean music. Both CD and double gatefold vinyl come packed with in-depth liner notes, original cover scans and contemporary photos.
V/A- PANAMA! LATIN, CALYPSO AND FUNK ON THE ISTHMUS 1965-75 2LP (soundway, uk)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked on vinyl… Heavy tropical sounds from the Isthmus! Panama played host to many musicians from across the Caribbean to South America, laying down some of the best Latin, funk and calypso ever recorded -- long forgotten and unrepresented until now! Soundway continues its mission to expose the best in funk, Latin and Afro music from Africa, the Caribbean and South America by introducing the likes of the The Exciters, Victor Boa and Lord Cobra once again, giving them the exposure and recognition they deserve. Panama occupies a unique place both geographically and culturally within Central America and the Caribbean. The clubs and bars of Panama City and Colon would vibrate to sounds imported from Colombia, Jamaica, Trinidad, New Orleans, Miami and the Caribbean, all given the special Panamanian dressing. We have dug deep to present a broad range of styles that run parallel to the development of soul and funk music in the US and the nascent salsa sound emerging from Miami, Cali and Baranquilla. The album covers heavy Latin descargas, raw calypsos, deep funk sounds and Caribbean soul -- all unavailable since they were first issued in tiny numbers thirty years ago! All tracks have been carefully licensed and re-mastered and sound as vibrant and relevant today as the day they were released. This album represents an important departure for Soundway as their first full-length collection of music from outside the African continent. It is a continuation of their aims to expose overlooked styles and sounds from different parts of the world and bring together the disparate strands that make up the rhythms of African, Latin and Caribbean music. Both CD and double gatefold vinyl come packed with in-depth liner notes, original cover scans and contemporary photos.
DUBSTEP AND GRIME
COTTI/KING SOLY- THE SEARCH/BASSFACE/TAKEOVER 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*One of three killer dubstep 12"s released on the same day on Soul Jazz Records. Cotti's numerous white label heavyweight dubstep releases ('I Don't Give A Dub,' 'Calm Down') have made him one of most in-demand producers of the moment. Cotti also features on Soul Jazz Records' Box of Dub. These 3 new exclusive cuts are heavy, dark dub-influenced cuts with plenty of sound effects and killer bass-lines. Heavy club and radio support from Digital Mystikz, Benga, Skream, Mary Anne Hobbs and more.
CULT OF THE 13TH HOUR- WICKEDNESS 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Cult of the 13th Hour is the pseudonym of two of the biggest names in dubstep at the moment. 'Wickedness' first appeared on Soul Jazz Records' Box of Dub alongside Digital Mystikz, Ramadanman, Skream, Cotti and more. This new mix and exclusive heavyweight dub version adds elements of 2-step, reggae and dancehall to the equation to give us one of the heaviest sounds around!
RAMADANMAN- CARLA/OFFAL/KABLAMMO ELEVEN 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*This 12" features 3 exclusive new killer tracks by Ramadanman, one of the shining lights in the new generation of dubstep artists who has releases on Soul Jazz Records (featured on Box of Dub), Bare Dubs, 2nd Drop Records and his own Hessle Audio. Ramadanman has performed alongside Digital Mystikz at DMZ, Skream, Benga, Kode9, Rusko, Plastician and this track is being played by everyone from Skream, Kode9, Benga, Mary Ann Hobbs, Gilles Peterson, Distance, Ikonika and more.
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
MARTINEZ- RETROSPECTIVE 12” (3rd floor, denmark)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*The record is already gaining support from far and wide by name DJs like Loco Dice,Tiefschwarz, Mathias Kaden, Serafin and Federico Molinari. A serious dose of forward thinking house music, and a must for the spring! These days, Martinez is gaining a lot of appreciation with his releases on Cray 1 Labworks, LoMidHigh Ltd. and his own Re:Connected label. What a lot of people don't realize is that the man actually kicked off his music production career on the famed Chicago house label Guidance. For his second release on 3rd Floor Records, the busy Dane/Swede has come up with what we believe is a perfect mix between his house-side and his newer material with a more techno-ish touch. 'Retrospective' is a hard-hitting piece of swing techno, while 'Blue Line' is a deeper, slightly hypnotic house affair still with the serious injection of funk that underlines the A-side.
MINILOGUE- ANIMALS 2LP (cocoon, germany)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.71eur/2075jpy (approx)
*double lp version. Malmö, Sweden's Minilogue (Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson) present Animals. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche -- Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels and Wagon Repair, this vinyl version of their upcoming 2CD full length (one CD devoted to ambient, the other to club tracks) focuses on dance tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classic early '90s techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of their recent developments. As Son Kite and Trimatic, Mullaert and Henriksson became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically-received live sets all over the world. With Minilogue, they leave the boundaries of that genre -- and actually of any genre. This is music that stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno.
DASO- TINNITUS 12” (connaisseur, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*Daso is back with his third release on Connaisseur. This newest output has a specific theme: tinnitus. Daso kicks asses with the A-side, and heralds the open-air beach party season with the B-side. "Tinnitus" is a rumbling techno machine -- a ringing sound sidles through a dull echo chamber -- like tinnitus. This track will cause states of raving emergency on the dancefloor. "Pars Tensa" features a knobbly but hypnotic acid bass line matched with a Spanish guitar. Outstanding.
MINILOGUE- ANIMALS 2LP (cocoon, germany)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.71eur/2075jpy (approx)
*double lp version. Malmö, Sweden's Minilogue (Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson) present Animals. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche -- Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels and Wagon Repair, this vinyl version of their upcoming 2CD full length (one CD devoted to ambient, the other to club tracks) focuses on dance tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classic early '90s techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of their recent developments. As Son Kite and Trimatic, Mullaert and Henriksson became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically-received live sets all over the world. With Minilogue, they leave the boundaries of that genre -- and actually of any genre. This is music that stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno.
DOMINIQUE- MORE LOVE NOW LP (dial, germany)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*lp version. This is the third release from Dominique, the Berlin-Kreuzberg based group, started around 1999. From the beginning, Dominique has been structured more as a loose collective than as a band, each member already an artist, writer, filmmaker and/or musician in their own right. Building on the success of their first album Speak To Me and the more or less "live" sequel The Same You, their third album More Love Now, is their most ambitious, elaborate and best offering to date. It was written and recorded over a period of two years by the band's current six members plus various guests; Thomas Goldhahn recorded and helped to arrange the strings, and if Dominique's collaborative ethos accounts for the music diversity of the album, it is Richard Davis' production that lends their combined efforts its sparkle and epic grandeur. Though still recognizably a Dominique album, this time each song is given its own distinct and complex sound, creating separate spaces for their evocative lyrics to do their work. In the mind's eye, images follow the precisely-blended lyrics and harmonies. Chimes, harmonica, chords on an acoustic guitar and a changing snare-drum sound accompany soft-spoken word and rich singing. There is even a band choir on "Air," as well as euphoric group singing on "You Know Now." Dominique's music is about contours, even when as in the mildly psychedelic "Goldchain," isolated background sounds flutter out of the arrangements like surprise visitors, migrating birds, or travellers. Throughout the album, the group insists on More Love Now, knowing all the while that it requires as much care as possible.
SWEET N' CANDY- THE WICKED KEEPER 12” (district of corruption, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Sweet n' Candy brings a very well rounded EP to DoC. Rico Henshel (aka Sweet n' Candy) is another techno veteran who needs little introduction. The Wicked Keeper EP also features a remix by DoC label boss, Aaron Hedges, and Beaner (who is also soon to release his 2nd record on Rekids -- Radioslave's label).
BOB CREWE & CHARLES FOX- BARBARELLA OST LP (dynovoice, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Bob Crewe is the man behind Dynovoice Records and the 1967 instrumental single 'Music to Watch Girls By.' The Barbarella soundtrack, originally released in 1968, was performed by The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra & sung by The Glitterhouse and Bob Crewe. a proto-disco essential.
SHANTEL- DISKO PARTIZANI REMIXES 12” (essay, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*Shantel's "Disko Partizani" is a worldwide anthem of the Balkan pop movement. The video has over 1 million clicks on YouTube and MySpace, and is in heavy club rotation in France, Italy, Austria, Greece, Turkey and the Netherlands. Featuring exclusive and strictly limited remixes by Yamaha vs. Electrico, Marcus Darius and Tricky Cris, and Dublex Inc.. "Disko Partizani" is a place where electro, house, freestyle, hip-hop and dub-heads shake hands, drink vodka and rock out.
SHANTEL- DISKO PARTIZANI 2LP (essay, germany)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*restocked… Limited edition vinyl: two 180 gram vinyl 12"s, cover printed on high quality 350 gram cardboard. CD version will be released on Crammed Discs, worldwide. Renowned German DJ/producer Stefan Hantel, aka Shantel from Frankfurt/Main, has firmly established himself as an all-around, world-class electronica producer. After pioneering the concept of Balkan clubbing with his now legendary Bucovina Club parties and albums, Shantel moves on to the next level and releases Disko Partizani (his first solo album in seven years), which lays the foundations for an innovative new brand of pop music. This is the sound of new Europe, incorporating vibrant influences from the emerging new frontier that stretches all the way to Mitteleuropa, the Southeast, Greece, Turkey and beyond. The album features great performances by a host of musicians from southeast Europe and by Shantel himself, who also appears on lead vocals, gracing several tracks with an unexpected, elegant deadpan delivery. Disko Partizani sees Shantel successfully synthesizing his experiences as a producer, musician and DJ to create catchy, energetic and festive pop songs, full of hooks and surprises. Eastern European elements are adopted with real respect for their cultural roots, and then fused and transformed into a new form of urban music that works as an interface between East and West. Venerable melodies and rhythms, some of them dating back to the Byzantine Empire, are rejuvenated and used as a new source of inspiration for modern, trans-European pop, a welcome alternative to some of the more worn-out Anglo-Saxon musical models. Shantel conceived these songs while traveling, and found inspiration in the most unlikely locations: a railroad station in Romania, a highway stop in Greece, an airport terminal in Istanbul, an Arabic café in Tel Aviv, a taxi stand in Sofia, the back seat in a Mercedes Benz belonging to a Macedonian gypsy king, backstage in London, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Some may define it as belly dance meets hip-hop, electronica-fuelled Balkan stompers, Klezmer reggae rock'n'roll tunes, etc., with lyrics in English, Romanian, Serbian, Rom (Gypsy) and so forth. Whatever this is, it is joyful madness.
ZERO CASH & KHAN- CHITIN BODY 12” (i’m single, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Chitin (C8H13O5N) is a long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose, and it is found in many places throughout the natural world. It is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods, such as crustaceans (like the crab, lobster and shrimp) and the insects (including ants, beetles and butterflies) [Wikipedia]. Here's the second outing on I'm Single with a deep disco-rawk 12" in shiny black leather. Written & produced by Zero Cash (Television Rocks/Cologne) and Khan (Captain Comatose/I'm Single) who have teamed up before. After the smashing debut on IMS with 'Who Never Rests Remixed Vol.1' including the DJ favorite 'On The Run - Kaos Mix' and the pop jewel 'Favor After Favor' comes the appropriate follow up with 'Chitin Body.' This is a disco-ball-sized Scarab. A motorcycle gang vandalizing the dance floor. A night out spinning chitin records at Panoramabar.
PLUXUS- TRANSIENT 12” (kompakt, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*no info on this one, but hey, it’s new on kompakt, so just based on that, it’s got more going for it than most new releases.
SCOTTIE B, KING TUTT, SAY WUT FEAT. MOLEQUE BIL & MC GUS- FUNK MUNDIAL #6 12” (man, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*The sixth installment in Man Recording's Funk Mundial series presents the world's first-ever baile funk/Baltimore Club collaboration. Baltimore is home to irresistible breakbeat-based party music that brings together the best of both hip-hop and house music, and when paired with baile, makes for an irresistible hybrid. Scottie B and King Tutt pair up with Rio's Moleque Bil and Say Wut teams with MC Gringo collaborator, MC Gus. Funky breaks, beatboxing, basses and baile: the favela meets the Baltimore streets.
FOAT & BODDY- DROIDNOSH 12” (mule electronic, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Foat & Boddy is London-based DJ/A&R consultant Dan Foat and production whizz Nathan Boddy. Having formed in late 2007, the pair are already causing a stir in the underground with their demo-winning plaudits from the likes of Âme and Ralph Lawson, who has been dropping their debut release Droidnosh to devastating effect at Back To Basics and beyond.
LOSOUL- RAW BEAUTY 12” (playhouse, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Losoul's 2000 classic Raw Beauty fits the beach like a sunburn or iced-lollies. Once you dance to the warm groove of this track, you can feel the sand beneath your feet. Luke Solomon's remix decreases the speed of the original a little bit, but also adds a fine melody and freaked out vocals. No longer an insider tip, "Raw Beauty" is ready to re-explode.
DASO & PAWAS- DET 12” (spectral sound, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Slowly moving and turning, "Det" is the sonic equivalent to watching the ocean: great changes are constantly occurring. The title track is a subtle classic, marrying the most elegant points of house and techno into a sublime whole. Schatrax's remix adds a modernized house sound to the original, like a depth charge of bass to the ocean floor, where iridescent creatures emerge from the shadows. The propulsive "Brazil To Detroit" is an imaginary pathway through both grit and beauty.
V/A- DEATH IS NOTHING TO FEAR 4 12” (spectral sound, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*The Death Is Nothing train keeps rolling with four new cuts, from both Spectral mainstays and a few surprises. Alexi Delano delivers an amazing cut with Francisco Allendes -- a menacing affair, perfect to set the room ablaze. Kill (aka Kill Memory Crash) presents a pounding grinder of a tune with "France," bridging the gap between electro and techno. TNT deliver a brisk groove, and Daso's track is like the dusk, a slow ride into the sunset, moody and majestic.
MIHALIS SAFRAS- INTERAFRICA 12” (trapez, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Mihalis Safras fuses African sounds with minimal, stripped-down fat beats on Interafrica. The title track will be big with minimal as well as house DJs, incorporating some very catchy African sounds that tear down the boundaries between genres. "Interamerica" evolved from "Interafrica," picking up on the world music sound, while binding it in a minimal techno corset. Interafrica has already created a mighty stir with the few people who have heard it.
PEACE DIVISION- PRESENTS THE LAB 12” (tsuba, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*2007 saw Peace Division turn in a superb and heavily supported 12" for Crosstown Rebels as well as impeccable remixes for Audio Soul Project and Kerri Chandler. 2008 sees them kick off a brand new project for Tsuba: Peace Division Presents The Lab. Devised as an outlet for deeper, sample based experiments within house music, The Lab's first creation is a 5-track EP for the highly regarded London based imprint. As you'd expect, the undeniable Peace Division groove which has made PD one of the most respected duos in house music is in full force throughout this EP. The beat-perfect arrangements that Drake and Henry are known for are here too but there's an increased warmth throughout with the use of sparse chords, subtly used samples and gentle layering of sounds. From the heavy John Ciafone-esque vibes of 'Theory' and 'We Want You' to the smooth liquidity of 'Get Over It' via the futurist updates of the traditional house template of 'Basik' of 'In My Mind' this EP is Peace Division at their very best. With well over ten years experience at the top of their game as DJs and producers it's no surprise that Clive Henry and Justin Drake have a constant stream of support in all they do.
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so here we are, post ‘record store day’ and what has been accomplished? i for one was unaware of the ‘holiday’ until the day before, so i was caught by surprise, but i think the readers of my updates and customers of tequila sunrise records aren’t the kinda folk that need a day proclaimed in order to shop for music anymore than they need a holiday to tell their girlfriends, boyfriends, wifes, husbands, sisters, brothers, mothers or fathers that they care about them. granted, folk like us are in the minority these days, but hey, i for one didn’t go down this road of discovery to be like everyone else. and no, i don’t think i’m overstating or be overly romantic (as if that was a bad thing) when i say/think that digging records… along with books and movies and food, ie, culture, are things to cherish and enjoy. and by no means am i some sorta luddite either, and thus ‘anti-download’, i just think so much more enjoyment can be gotten from walking down the street, popping into a shop and picking up a record or cd (yes, tequila sunrise records is very much a fan of the now bastard format. thank you very much). i can’t tell you how many wonderful (and not so wonderful) things i’ve seen, heard and, um, smelled enroute to record shops. i’m a strong advocate of the saying, ‘it’s not the destination, but the journey’, and i do my best to approach life that way and i think all you out there reading this can appreciate that.
so anyhow, check out this weeks new arrivals! as coincidence would have it, there are quite a few cds on this weeks update… two, count em, two comps of African rock and psyche, plus i decided to finally start stocking the amazing series of cd’s on the celestial harmonies label covering the world of Muslim musics. granted they’ve been around for a few years, but as they say, better late than never. also in, a bunch of el records restocks (with a bunch of new titles planned for next week). some great new glam and punk comps (as well as restocks of a couple killer aussie sets) and as always, a ton of new dance 12s. come on by and check em out!
gracias
anthony
as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.
prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.
i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.
ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC
J. SPACEMAN/SUN CITY GIRLS- MISTER LONELY: MUSIC FROM A FILM BY HARMONY KORINE OST LP (drag city, usa)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*When Harmony Korine started the production for his film Mister Lonely back in 2006, he asked two of his favorite artists to send him music to accompany the images and scenes he was putting together. They were busy, so fuck 'em, they get no ink here -- but both Jason Spaceman and Sun City Girls were actually his favorites anyway. Some of the sounds these two formidable musicals acts made comprise the all-new soundtrack album, Mister Lonely -- Music From A Film By Harmony Korine. Korine's previous films have found their truths in unblinking realities cross-cut with surreal images, exposing an emotional core that remains elusive after the movie is over -- ennui, delight, disgust, celebration... soft-core snuff porn? Mister Lonely subtly heightens all these effects with a narrative involving celebrity impersonators searching for a place where they just can be themselves and nuns who have discovered a new way to fly. The soundtrack for Mister Lonely is deceptively minimal -- a guitar or piano line that blinks past repetition and blushes into something grander; a motif reappearing under new auspices; link pieces that become spotlight moments, densely worked-out, stars in their own right. Classic soundtrack sounds are modern and nostalgic, which may make the progressive tilt of Mister Lonely 2008's #1 dark-horse chart-topper! Working independently and never collaborating (would you believe in studios right next door to each other? How about in same studio during different hours of the day?), Jason Spaceman and Sun City Girls employ an instrumental approach for the sounds here, with one or two chanted exceptions. Their music conspires in an exquisite corpse-like fashion -- without knowing what the other was doing, they've each brought half a body to the film, supplying the apparitional and austere sounds of a world in which everyone is something they're not, i.e. the people they dream of being.
BRIGITTE BARDOT- AND GOD CREATED WOMAN CD (el, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… And God Created Woman is the soundtrack to the notorious 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot the sex symbol of her generation and propelled her to international stardom. It was condemned by the Church and created scandal everywhere. Bardot's then-husband and film director Roger Vadim (Barbarella) was quick to capitalize. It made a fortune and changed the face of cinema. Jane Fonda called it 'the first cinematic blow for women's liberation' and as a landmark in French cinematic culture is considered the film that ushered in the 'New Wave.' The jazzy/mambo score by Paul Misraki (Alphaville) creates the appropriate steamy atmosphere and in the first half of the programme, Brigitte Bardot reads selections from the script in French.
BRIGITTE BARDOT- THE GIRL IN THE BIKINI CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… The biggest female name in cinema, Brigitte Bardot is the embodiment of all that is sensuous and exciting about fifties and sixties pop culture. This is the soundtrack to The Girl in the Bikini, Brigitte's second film made in 1952. The original vinyl edition of this album is an almost impossible rarity; amongst the most sought after of all Bardot artifacts. Brigitte Bardot's enormous international reputation is based on her incredible beauty and intelligence and the work she did in film with Roger Vadim and in pop with Serge Gainsbourg. Brigitte Bardot -- the name has generated headlines and cinema queues over five decades. Her very initials are known far and wide and signal instant revolution in films, fashion, lifestyles, sexuality. She is undoubtedly one of the most famous French women of all and there has rarely been any woman from anywhere creating such an impact on her times -- reverberating still in her retirement, as film-makers and actresses, designers and jet-setters, continue to pour through the doors of permissivity she kicked open with elan. Credible with every pop generation. simply a living legend.
ROY BUDD- BLUE BUDD CD (el, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Roy Budd is best known for his brilliant score for the Michael Caine gangster movie Get Carter, one of the most popular British films of modern times and one that is regularly shown on television and spoken of both as Caine's best. Roy Budd was a virtuoso pianist often seen on British television in the '60s/early '70s and Blue Budd covers the immediate pre-Get Carter years when Budd was a major figure at the center of the London jazz/mod scene. Like the voices of Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield, Budd's piano is one of the distinctive sounds of the '60s and this album should be classified soundtrack first, then pop/lounge, then jazz. Tony Hatch produced these recordings at a time when he had the Midas touch and was one of the biggest pop producers in the world.
DENNY DOHERTY- WAITING FOR A SONG CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… This is a welcome re-issue of the extremely scarce early seventies solo album by Denny Doherty, who is one of the original members of the hugely successful Mamas & The Papas, one of the best loved of all sixties groups. Denny Doherty is one of the great vocalists of the sixties, a singer described by Mamas & Papas' Michelle Phillips as 'The Psychedelic Frank Sinatra.' With the demise of the group amid drug-induced acrimony, Denny embarked on a solo career which culminated in the 1974 LP Waiting For A Song. The album featured backing vocals by Cass and Michelle Phillips on what proved to be Cass Elliot's final recording, as she would suffer a fatal heart attack in London in July of that year. This album is very much one for aficionados of Margo Guryan/ Free Design style intelligent vocal pop-flowerpower-sunshine pop.
ROGERIO DUPRAT- A BANDA TROPICALISTA DO DUPRAT CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Born in Rio De Janeiro in 1932 the composer Rogerio Duprat lived in São Paulo and it was there in the early sixties that he developed an interest in the avant-garde which would soon lead to him studying in Europe with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez. Returning to Brazil, Duprat wrote scores for Walter Hugo Khouri's films and, against the background of military dictatorship, Duprat met the leaders of Tropicália, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil; drawn to the movement by their determination to absorb universal culture and revolutionise Brazilian music. So in 1968, he wrote several arrangements for the seminal Tropicália album which involved Caetano, Gil, Tom Zé, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Nara Leão and Torquato Neto and played a decisive role in liberating the sound of the ground-breaking albums of Os Mutantes. Duprat's arrangements are marvellous; intelligent, imaginative, playful and distinctive. He has been called the George Martin of Tropicalia -- the Brian Wilson of Brazil. Rogerio Duprat's solo LP A Banda Tropicalista was released in 1968 when he was at his peak. São Paulo was living a modernist dream, classical music was in the air and so was psychedelia. Duprat audaciously fused these elements. Under Rogerio's skillful auspices, material by John Fred and his playboy band, The Beatles and the Cowsills is harmonised with the compositions of Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Os Mutantes perform joyfully on four tracks. Sometimes knockabout, always within an atmosphere of refinement, the album is a cultural mosaic -- a positive happening. In later years Duprat spent time writing jingles but was slowly forced to withdraw from his artistic activities due to hearing problems. He now lives in retirement on his farmhouse in the São Paulo countryside. Today, the work of this important pop composer is being discovered outside of Brazil. Seek out these productions. The name of Rogerio Duprat on any record is the stamp of quality.
THE FOUR KING COUSINS- INTRODUCING... CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… At last the re-release of one of the best and rarest albums of the sunshine pop/light psychedelic harmony genre of the late '60s. The Four King Cousins Introducing... is one of the last undiscovered masterpieces of that golden age. Produced, arranged, and conducted by the great David Axelrod under the pseudonym Lex de Azevedo. The already seductive four female voices are charged still further by Axelrod's characteristic sensuality. The Four King Cousins covers of period material such as Bacharach-David's 'This Girl's in Love with You', Brian Wilson's 'God Only Knows' and Roger Nichols' 'Love So Fine' are as good as any contemporary recordings, comparing favorably with giants such as Harper's Bizarre, The Association and The Free Design.
THE DAVE PELL SINGERS- MAH-NA-MAH-NA CD (el, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… The Dave Pell Singers album is highly prized, top class lounge/harmony sunshine pop. What the Japanese call Soft Rock. Originally issued in 1969, It's many highlights include a breezy version of Piero Umiliani's Mah-Na, Mah-Na and a cool, sensuous performance of the title tune from the controversial musical, 'Oh, Calcutta.' With this release Dave Pell can now take his rightful place amongst the giants of lounge; Andy Williams, Roy Budd, Dudley Moore, Tony Hatch. Dave Pell's behind-the-scenes career may be more familiar to space age pop fans than his own accomplishments as a performer. Head of A&R at United Artists and Liberty Records in the sixties Pell produced well-known albums by Martin Denny, The Ventures, Shirley Bassey and Bobby Vee.
ELLIOTT SMITH- XO LP (plain recordings, usa)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*restocked… Following the success and acclaim of his two releases on the Kill Rock Stars label, as well an Oscar nomination for the use of his song 'Miss Misery' in the film Good Will Hunting, the late Elliott Smith signed with Dreamworks for the 1998 release of XO. With a major label budget for this, his fourth full length album, Smith was able to craft a fully realized pop masterpiece, fulfilling the promise of previous releases. Though firmly in the McCartney/Lennon/Rundgren/Davies school of songwriting Smith was nothing if not an original. Possibly his best record.
ELLIOTT SMITH- FIGURE 8 2LP (plain recordings, usa)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*restocked… His second release for the Dreamworks label, and fifth overall, Figure 8 is a lush and beautifully melancholy collection of pop songs. Gone is the intimate lo-fi feel of his Kill Rock Stars albums, replaced by intricate arrangements and orchestration. One gets the feeling that the sound of his earlier work was not by choice but by economic necessity and Smith was now, with a major label budget and backing, able to establish himself as a pop craftsman on par with Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney.
V/A- BLITZING THE BALLROOM: 20 UK POWER GLAM INCENDIARIES CD
(psychic circle, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*As the '70s took hold of the UK, the colorful expectations of the '60s had all but faded away. The Op Art, the psychedelics and the Victorian militia had been replaced by the greys and browns of geometric wallpaper, the three-day week and the oh-so dull Heath/Wilson pendulum. Splashing a much-needed burst of posterpaint color around came the movement that was to be known as glam-rock. No one minded that its chief protagonists had been round the block a few times before: Marc Bolan, Gary Glitter, Alvin Stardust, Mud, The Sweet, Roy Wood and Slade had all been stomping around with varying degrees of success for many years. Tottering precariously around on silver platforms, made up like provocative pantomime dames, playing a strange drum-heavy confection based on rock & roll mixed with nursery rhyme simplicity, the pop world had its sparkling alternative to the head-nodding complexity of the double concept album. Here's a collection of splendid glam obscurities, all laced with a harder edge, as if to prove that, should the need ever arise, these artistes could more than match their progressive counterparts for rock sensibility. Twenty never-before comped glam-rock sparklers specially compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Shambles, Tiger, Angel, True Adventure, Change, Stumpy, Union Express, Abacus, Paul Ryder & Time Machine, Panther, Winston, Frenzy, Bullfrog, Pete Dunton, Tim Dandy, Giggles, Stephen, Screemer, Sakkarin and Fynnius Fogg.
V/A- THE ROOM OF LOUD SOUND: HEAVY PSYCH FROM THE USA 1968-72, WHITE LACE & STRANGE VOL.2 CD (psychic circle, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*The Psychic Circle label presents a follow-up to the White Lace & Strange: Heavy Psych and Power Fuzz from the U.S.A. 68-72 compilation, further delving into the less-frequented areas of late '60s and early '70s heavy psych rock from the USA. Gone are the twee excesses of psychedelia. Whimsy has been given a swift boot in the groin and in its place we find a mean bunch of longhairs getting down to some heavy riffing. Post-Hendrix, sub-Cream, quasi-Zeppelin, some of it primitive, some of it sophisticated, all of it rockin' with amps turned up to eleven plus. On this volume, you'll hear the band that would spawn Cheap Trick, a former member of Dion's Belmonts getting all funked up, the drummer of The Knickerbockers working under a pseudonym, the young Leslie West stretching out, and a whole lot more besides. Laid back it isn't!! Enter The Room Of Loud Sound and live to tell the tale. Twenty never-before comped burners specially compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: Hot Soup, Bump, Fuse, Carlo, Five By Five, Plant & See, Morning Sun, Today's Special, Fantasy, Mister Beeler, Peace & Quiet, Six Pak, Salem Witchcraft, The Vagrants, Hammer, Blowtorch, Locomotive, Eagle, The Mystic Number National Bank and Silk.
PAPER BUBBLE- SCENERY CD (rpm, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*A great lost Hollies/Kaleidoscope/World of Oz-style orchestrated pop-sike LP. Orchestrated by Phil Denys (Bee Gees, Eclection), engineered by Tom Allom, and played on by Dave Cousins/Tony Hooper/Richard Hudson/John Ford/Rick Wakeman (then soon to be The Strawbs key line up). A 1969 Deram LP produced by Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper, here receiving its first legitimate reissue in 2008 on RPM. All songs were written by Terry Brake and Brian Crane of The Paper Bubble and the pair provided the atmospheric harmony vocals that underpin the record.
ROCKIN' VICKERS- THE COMPLETE: IT'S ALRIGHT CD (rpm, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*restocked… Mod R&B band of a great reputation during the mid 1960s, loud and raucous similar to The Byrds and Creation. This CD includes their entire recorded output which is four singles plus unissued tracks, a great story helped in writing by founder Harry Feeney, and boasting the first recordings of one time member Lemmy.
THE WALKER BROTHERS- IMAGES CD (rpm, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*The highly impressive Images represents the final flourish of the Walker Brothers' '60s glory days. Released just before break-up in 1967, the LP created a huge impression, initially by charting at no. 6, and over time as a bearer of some excellent Scott Walker and John Maus original compositions. This package adds the two singles recorded in the same period but not released on any LP. With a new essay by David Wells, the original LP cover restored, and rare photos from the Strange Things Archive, this is an essential package for any '60s music fan.
PUNK AND POST-PUNK
IKE YARD- 1980-82 COLLECTED CD (acute, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.53eur/1556jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Influenced by their punk upbringing, avant-garde schooling, and no wave surroundings in early '80s NYC, Ike Yard managed to create a new sound by also tapping into equal parts the krautrock experimentation of Can, the Neue Deutsche Welle of DAF and the UK post-punk dub of PiL and Joy Division. This combination helped them to create sound and songs unique enough to catch the attention of Factory Records, who made them their first American signing. What really set Ike Yard apart were their cutting edge techniques. The mixing board and effects processors were as important as the bass, synth or occasional guitar, giving Ike Yard an aggressive and propulsive sound, where drum machines beat against the sound of scrap metal and angular guitar slashes dart through arpeggiated synth patterns. Acute Records released on 1980-82 Collected collects, for the first time, Ike Yard's two releases (their Factory LP and an EP for Les Disques di Crepuscule) plus several previously unreleased tracks.
METAL URBAIN- ANARCHY IN PARIS! CD (acute, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.53eur/1556jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… The concept was simple yet unique: marry the post-Stooges guitar aggression of the 'class of 77' punk school with the artsy electronically-processed aesthetic of Roxy Music, Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. The sound: big killer punk rock guitar hooks, squealing textural synth noises, shouted French vocals, and a cheap, adrenalin-fueled drum machine. While most people were just discovering punk, Metal Urbain were blazing the trails for what was to become 'post-punk', with a sound so distinct that Rough Trade would make them their first ever release. Sure, echoes of Metal Urbain can be heard in popular indie bands from the '80s like Big Black and Jesus And Mary Chain, but only now, almost 30 years after their first release, can their genius and foresight be fully appreciated.
METAL BOYS- TOKIO AIRPORT CD (acute, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.53eur/1556jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… After years of forging their seminal synth-punk sound in the late 70s and receiving critical yet little financial success, Paris's Metal Urbain had no choice but to re-group and, with the addition of a female vocalist, take their processed electronics aesthetic even further as the Metal Boys. Their mash-up of sounds and styles makes them difficult to pigeon-hole, but punk, rockabilly, Gainsbourge-esque song, dub, industrial, and new wave all appear. The Metal Boys created one of the greatest synth-pop experiments of the time, but until now few have been able to hear their long out-of-print avant-electro. Acute Records is proud to present for the first time ever on one CD their only LP Tokio Airport plus nine previously unreleased tracks.
V/A- PERFECT UNPOP: PEEL SHOW HITS & LONG-LOST LO-FI FAVORITES VOL. 1 1976-1980 CD (cherry red, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*Perfect Unpop is based on a dangerous assumption: that if you were ever touched by John Peel's enthusiasm for spiky '70s pop, then by now you've probably found yourself a copy of the Undertones' Teenage Kicks. The same applies to raw, beautiful singles by the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, the Clash and the first five Fall albums none of which are included here. Instead, here's a collection of Peel favorites a little less likely to be anthologized, eulogized, or to crop up on your iPod. Anyone who ever cuddled up alone at night with Peel will recognize the glee with which he pounced on these devil-may-care, slightly broken pop songs. Indie also-rans these bands may have been in the Sting 'n' Bono scheme of things, but add up all these flashes of underdog genius, and here s a CD to rival any other from the era of the questionable stringy tie. Although we're missing the voice that always seemed to be speaking to us alone, the unearthing of these nuggets from the playlists will recreate something of the atmosphere of the Peel Show for his undercover legions, and hopefully some young Johnny-cum-latelies as well. Make no mistake, we're talking all-time highlights here where six seconds of dead air would be followed by a sheepish, slightly breathless admission that Peel had been off bopping around the studio!" Artists include: Tours, Vibrators, Subway Sect, Young Marble Giants, Kleenex, The Bears, Wreckless Eric, Swell Maps, The Out, Eater, Disco Zombies, Mo-Dettes, The Outcasts, The Wasps, The 45s, Fatal Microbes, Glaxo Babies, The Prefects, Hollywood Brats, Carpettes, The Tights, The Monochrome Set, Au Pairs, Sinatras, The Boys, Blue Orchids.
V/A- TALES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN UNDERGROUND: SINGLES 1976-1989 2CD (feel presents, australia)
24.98usd/12.66gbp/15.89eur/2595jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… A collection of some of the great 45's released during Australia's most prolific independent era of 1976 to 1989. Tales highlights selections from the previous careers of acts like Hoodoo Gurus (The Victims & Fun Things), Gangajang (The Riptides), The Cruel Sea (Sekret Sekret), Dave Graney (The Moodists), Big Heavy Stuff (Ups & Downs), You Am I (The Bamboos), Tex Perkins, (Thug), Dirty Three (Venom P. Stinger) as well as classic early releases from Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Scientists, Triffids, Died Pretty, The Mark Of Cain and the Hard-Ons. In addition, Tales from the Australian Underground includes a selection of seminal tracks, previously unreleased on CD. Featured among others are Pel Mel, Sunnyboys, Sardine, Psycho Surgeons, The Leftovers, Do Re Mi, The Numbers, Tactics, X and Wet Taxis. Besides offering up an indie 'best of', Tales from the Australian Underground gives the listener an insight into the sounds and musical styles that were developed over the highlighted period. From raw rock 'n' roll and punk roots, to the eclecticism of the eighties. All documented in an extensive 36 page booklet and 2CD collection.
V/A- DO THE POP! REDUX PART ONE 2CD (savage beat, australia)
24.98usd/12.66gbp/15.89eur/2595jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… First part of a three-part follow-up to the acclaimed 2002 compilation Do The Pop! The Australian Garage Rock Sound 1976-1987, which surprised everybody by selling over 10,000 copies, and which received substantial acclaim internationally (including a full page in Mojo and a David Fricke review in Rolling Stone in the States). Do The Pop! Redux Part One covers the early years of this scene from Birdman and The Saints and all their punk era contemporaries to their successors like the Sunnyboys and The Flaming Hands. As a bonus it also includes a track from Deniz Tek's pre-Birdman group TV Jones, and a prototype version of '(I'm) Stranded' from 1974, recorded when The Saints still went by their original name Kid Galahad & The Eternals. Does not duplicate any recordings from the original collection. 52 new tracks! Does include previously unreleased material from The Hitmen, The Lipstick Killers, The Survivors, The 31st (featuring Ron Peno, Mick Medew and Tony Robertson), Shy Imposters, The End (Brett Myers) and rarely heard early '80s Sydney legends ME262 and Slaughterhouse 5 (featuring James Darroch). Also a rare and absolutely powerhouse live Radio Birdman track that only recently appeared on an expensive punk boxset in the UK!" Artists include: Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Psycho Surgeons, Babeez, The Reals, The Geeks, The Victims, Last Words, Johnny Kannis, The Survivors, The Leftovers, Johnny Dole & The Scabs, The Numbers (Aaka The Riptides),The Orphans, Rocks, X, The Chosen Few, Razar, The Lipstick Killers, The Hitmen, The Scientists, The Manikins, Fiction (aka Little Murders), The Rockets, The Passengers, The Visitors, The Fun Things, The 31st, ME262, Shy Imposters, Surfside 6, The Sunnyboys, Flaming Hands, The Dagoes, The Lonely Hearts, New Race, Angie Pepper, New Christs, Slaughterhouse 5, The End, TV Jones (featuring Deniz Tek, Kid Galahad & The Eternals (aka The Saints).
AVANT GARDE AND NOISE
WINDY WEBER- I HATE PEOPLE LP (kenedik, usa)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.71eur/2075jpy (approx)
*Beautifully colored splatter vinyl featuring a completely different mix & with a shorter length on each song so as to provide the best sound quality. Cover art features a wonderful selection of photos by Christy Romanick and Windy's passport photo from 1987 -- showing a very angry, young, punk rock beginning to this musician's career. Limited to 500 copies… Windy Weber, known for being half of the ambient drone duo Windy & Carl, has recorded a solo album. It is quite different from what you may be thinking -- it has none of the soothing characteristics you may be expecting & instead is full of heavy & brooding music. It's comprised of two tracks -- 'Sirens,' coming in at 24 minutes, is instrumental & is filled with the sound of guitars crying, rising & falling like waves crashing on the rocks. 'Sirens' is ominous and haunting. It is not music to sleep to, but instead could make you tense & anxious. The second track is 'Destroyed.' It is 32 minutes long, and comprised of 3 suites. The first being layers of vocals, woven together to make a chorus of breathing & breathlessness, layers to make you feel as if you may be drowning in the sea, whether that sea be the ocean, or the sea of life, the day to day world in which you must deal. The second suite becomes noisy, agitated, rumbling & distorted guitars, bass & feedback, and makes you sit on the edge of your seat wondering what is about to happen. The third suite takes you to the end of the album with its subsonic frequencies & strange unrecognizable sounds. This is not music for the faint of heart.
JAZZ
SUN RA- DISCO 3000: COMPLETE MILAN CONCERT 1978 2CD (art yard, uk)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.98eur/3426jpy (approx)
*24-bit Mastered from the original tapes, with booklet notes by performer Michael Ray. 6-panel digipack. Recorded at The Teatro Cilak, 1/23/1978, Milan Italy. In the winter of 1977-1978, philosopher, pianist and bandleader Sun Ra was in Italy. The Italian tour resulted in releases on Sun Ra's own Saturn label, all of which have long been out of print and all but impossible to find. With the re-release of Disco 3000, one of the most celebrated of these elusive Saturn gems is once more available. This release, and its companion Media Dreams, capture a side of Sun Ra's work -- small ensemble, close form, original composition, rather minimal -- that is otherwise under-represented. Depending heavily on Ra's electric and electronic keyboards (including the mysterious Crumar Mainman -- of which even the company has no record) and, more unusually, on his intelligent use of sequencers and rhythm machines, this is an important window on the evolution of Ra's musical thinking, rendered even more transparent by the economy of its means; a quartet comprising only saxophonist John Gilmore, trumpeter Michael Ray and drummer Luqman Ali.
GLOBAL
V/A- AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST: RAW & PSYCHEDELIC AFRO SOUNDS FROM BENIN & TOGO 1970s CD (analog Africa, germany)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*Just like with the label's first two releases -- albums by Zimbabwean '70s bands the Green Arrows and Hallelujah Chicken Run Band -- the essence of Analog Africa is clear yet again: searching in dusty warehouses for forgotten music to keep it alive. All the tracks have been officially licensed, usually from the artists who Ben Redjeb also met with for detailed research. He conducted 16 interviews in various cities in Benin and Togo with artists, producers and sound engineers to reconstruct the history of the '70s music scene for the 44-page booklet which also includes many rare photographs directly received from the artists. Like most modern music in French-speaking West African countries, the music of Benin and Togo was influenced by a few main musical currents: Cuban, Congolese and local traditional music, as well as Chanson Francaise. Additionally, the geographical location of Benin and Togo -- sandwiched between Ghana and Nigeria -- exposed Beninese and Togolese musicians to Highlife music. The cultural and spiritual riches of traditional Beninese music had an immense impact on the sound of Benin's modern music. Benin is the birth place of Vodun (or, as it is known in the West, Voodoo), and some of the rhythms used during traditional rituals -- Sakpata, Sato, Agbadja, Tchenkoumé and many others -- were fused to soul and Latin music as early as the mid-1960s and later to funk. That fusion is the essence of this compilation. In the late '60s and early '70s rock and soul music started creeping into the region. In particular, the music of James Brown and Johnny Halladay became immensely popular with university students. It was then that the music scene in Benin really started to take off. What made this musical revolution even more interesting is that most of the musicians could not read music. Often the music they made sounded one semi-tone away from being out of tune, but somehow they always managed to bring all the elements together into something new and exciting. One of the greatest bands of their era, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, who are of course featured on this compilation, took the Afro sound to another level by showing their musical versatility in many forms. Although they were consciously copying western artists, they would always inject a dose of psychedelic Afro grooves that would make their music unmistakably Beninese. Their biggest song, 'Gbeti Madjro' is believed to have revolutionized the music industry in Benin in the '70s when the country went through a period of political turmoil. The song is full of raw breaks and the hypnotic rhythms as well as screams à la James Brown -- after this song many bands in Benin started screaming on their recordings, hence the title of this compilation. Latin-influenced sounds are present on this compilation, too. Ouidah, a city on the Atlantic coast of Benin, is home to a large Brazilian community, or, as they are called in Benin, 'Agoudas.' Members of that community are descendents of slaves who returned from Brazil at the end of the 19th century. Their dances (such as Kaléta and Buriyanj) and songs are still being performed and fused into the traditional Beninese rituals. That, too, can be heard in modern Beninese music. The proximity of the giant neighbor Nigeria can be heard on the track 'Djanfa Magni' which features the amazing trumpeter/ saxophonist Tidjani Koné fronting the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. Koné whose career started in Mali as the founder and band leader of the Rail Band de Bamako, had played with Fela Kuti for a short while hence the strong Afrobeat influence. There are countless stories to be discovered in the extremely well-researched booklet and the music is truly mind-blowing. So delve into the forgotten raw and psychedelic Afro sounds from '70s Benin and Togo and experience the African Scream Contest.
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 1 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*Classic 1997 series of Islamic music, 15 volumes spread out over 17 CDs, i’m gonna do my best to stock all of em, but for now, here’s 5 volumes… Nearly all traditions of Arabic music, including Egyptian, are strongly defined by rhythm. A glance at the history and structure of Arabic music, the most modern of which is based in Egypt, imparts an insight into an unheard of multifaceted aspect of traditions and functions; styles and repertoires, genres and instruments, forms, and structural principles. Arabic music shows a dynamic and changing historical evolution. This first volume in The Music of Islam series clearly reflects this, belonging to both old and new styles -- in repertoire and performance the music in this recording reflects the new Egyptic style while the orchestration follows the older Arab practices. What is unique about this volume is that it incorporates only instrumental recordings. This is highly unusual. But this one sideness is toned down as all other instrumental pieces are determined thematically -- except the pure musically bound solo taqsim (instrumental improvisations) and the sama'i (Turkish, aristocratic art music) -- be it through renowned texts of the songs performed by the instruments or through programmed indications, which are characteristic for many new Egyptian instrumental compositions. The musicians featured in this volume are regarded as some of the most outstanding and sought-after studio musicians in all of Egypt. They play traditional Arabic instruments and are masters of classical, folk and popular music. The ensemble includes Mamdouh El Gbaly playing 'ud (lute), Mostafa Abd El Khalek playing the qanun (zither), Mohammed Foda playing the nay (flute), Khaled Gomaa playing tabalah (goblet drum), Ibrahim Gomaa playing duff (frame-drum), and Hesham El Araby playing riqq (tambourine with small cymbals).
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 2 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*The Sinai, under the control of Egypt today, is a triangular peninsula bridging North Africa and the Middle East. The unique and varied landscape, resources, demands and dangers of the South Sinai has allowed the Bedouin there to develop their own lifestyle and culture. The Bedouin music culture also developed against the backdrop of the desert -- a place of intense silence. Out of the silence, the desert Bedouin culture has evolved a profound sensitivity and mystical appreciation for sound which permeates every aspect of Bedouin life. The piercing cry of women's ululations express acclaim on festive occasions, the plaintive melody of the shepherdess's flute accompanies her watch over the sheep and goats, and the rhythmic beating of framedrums exorcise evil spirits from holy places and tombs. But for the Bedouin, the most subtle and charged of man-made sounds is the spoken or sung word. Bedouin music is probably the oldest part of the entire repertoire of folk music in the Arab world. Thus, this recording is a celebration as well as a sound document of their traditional culture and unique identity. From the harsh and beautiful land of desert plains and rugged red-brown and black mountains -- the South Sinai --this volume features the traditional folk music of the legendary desert nomads. Recorded in a single night, in a dry riverbed under a full moon, the backdrop of the desert offered a priceless doorway into this ancient culture, people and music, capturing their very essence.
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 6 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*This volume features songs from various sections of the lila (music ritual) repertoire of the Gnawa. The Gnawa inhabit the same religious world as Arab Muslim Moroccans, yet find their entry into it via a different path. Instead of reciting prayers in preparation to trance ceremonies, the Gnawa's authority is invoked by recounting their people's experience as in Ulad Bambara (track 1). A long suite of songs, it opens with praise to God and the Prophet Muhammad and his daughter Lalla Fatima, but also refers to the Gnawa centers, including Marrakesh, as well as entreat the assembly to make pilgrimage to the local awliya' saints. Thus establishing the present location in Muslim Morocco, the song moves south and recalls the Gnawa's lands and people of origin as well as some spirits of West African origin and the abduction and transporting of slaves from the Sudan. The singing ends with the proclamation of faith and gives way to a series of dances. Singing in a call/response style -- the lead singer being answered by other members of the group in chorus -- the lead singer determines the length of sung portions, while the sintir signals changes in tempos or meter, announces new songs by switching the melody, and signals the ends of songs with cadential cues. The songs are flexible in length, allowing the leader to shorten or lengthen a song to accommodate the needs of dancers in trance. The Gnawa use three main instruments, which are particular to them: the sintir or hajhaj, a long-necked lute of the guinbri family; the qraqeb or qraqesh, a pair of hand held metal clappers; and the tbel, a barrel drum with two heads struck with sticks.
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 7 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*North Africa became the stronghold of Arab-Andalusian music after the fall of Granada in 897/1492, yet the existence of the nubah (plural nubat, literally rotation or succession) system in Morocco can be traced back earlier, to at least the XI/12th century. Much of the repertoire has been lost over the years, and different areas preserve different nubat. In Morocco today, there are at least two distinct styles of Arab-Andalusian music, al-Ala, which is the most prevalent one across the country, and Gharnati, specific to Oujda in eastern Morocco and to Tlemcen in Algeria. These traditions are considered to be Morocco's classical musical hertiage. The repertoire of the al-Ala today is highlighted in this volume. It consists of eleven nubat which were standardized in the late XII/18th century. A nubah is divided into five sections, each corresponding to a particular mizan -- rhythmic pattern. Within each of these rhythmic phases, there is a slow and a fast version of each mizan. A nubah is actually never performed in its entirety, for this could take over six hours. Each Moroccan nubah contains between 95 and 153 songs and instrumental pieces. The layout of the nubah functions more as a matrix of possible performance choices than as a plan that must be adhered to. A typical nubah performance will consist of several pieces from a few different rhythmic phases. The musicians of the featured ensemble are ambassadors of this living tradition. Led by El Kacimi Mohamed, the ensemble uses traditional Arabic instruments. El Kacimi Mohamed plays the kamanja (violin), Ahmed El Kamas plays the 'ud (lute), Abdelkarim Doukhou plays the nay (flute), and percussionists Abdelilah Azlas and Mohamed El Rhouni play the darabukka (clay goblet drum) and tar (tambourine).
V/A- THE MUSIC OF ISLAM VOLUME 8 CD (celestial harmonies, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.17eur/1660jpy (approx)
*According to producer David Parsons this volume was the most difficult in the series, both technically and information-wise. 'It was a classic case of trying to record, with one stereo microphone, a group of singers who also played drums', exclaims Parsons. Yet, however technically challenging it may have been, the end result is nonetheless superb. Two of the most beautiful songs (tracks 2 and 7) on the recording feature the mawwal -- a vocal form which usually follows the performance of the layali --vocal improvisations. The form was known as early as the III/9th century where it was described in connection with the working class. Also featured is a modern composition (a rarity in this series) by group leader and vocalist, Lotfi Jormana. As in traditional music, the melodic component of this song is shaped by the concept of maqam -- or mode -- which governs the construction of melodic phrases, standard melodic formulae, cadential patterns, and vocal range. Recorded in a house in the medina, the old quarter of the city of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, this volume features the traditional instruments and songs of the folkloric music of Tunisia which thrive as a living testament to the wide spectrum of cultures and practices across the World of Islam. Performed by the Lotfi Jormana Group, this volume features the melodic mizwid -- Tunisian bagpipe played in the central regions of Tunisia accompanied by percussion. The mizwid has two melody pipes and no drone pipes. In instrumental music the long flowing melodies of the mizwid seem to soar above the pulse of the percussion group. In vocal music, the mizwid echoes, punctuates, and connects individual vocal phrases.
V/A- NIGERIA ROCK SPECIAL: PSYCHEDELIC AFRO-ROCK & FUZZ FUNK IN 1970s NIGERIA CD (soundway, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*Nigeria Rock Special shines a light on the flipside of the well-documented sounds of highlife and Afrobeat coming out of Nigeria in the 1970s -- young bands caught up in the wave of psychedelic and progressive rock that was sweeping Europe and the States in the late '60s and early '70s. As time goes by, the many layers of musical output that formed around the world throughout the 1960s and '70s continues to be peeled back to reveal many welcome surprises. The explosion of rock n' roll that erupted out of the USA in the '50s fanned out around the globe from its epicenter and by the mid-1960s, kids all over the world were picking up guitars and checking themselves in mirrors. Nigeria was no exception. Spurred on by Cream drummer Ginger Baker's visits to Lagos and his band Airforce (featuring many Nigerian musicians), the sound of fuzzed-out rock reverberated around the universities and nightspots of Lagos and Ibadan. The craze that followed hit the youth and student population of Nigeria hard -- mixing fuzz guitar and heavy African rhythms with elements of Led Zeppelin, Traffic and The Chambers Brothers. Fifteen of the best cuts from the scene are available here for the first time in 30 years. Artists include: Ofege, The Action 13, The Hygrades, The Wings, Ofo The Black Company, The Elcados, Mono Mono, Tabukah "X", The Funkees, Colomach, Joe King Kologbo & His Black Sound, Question Mark, Original Wings, Tunji Oyelana and BLO.
V/A- NIGERIA DISCO FUNK SPECIAL: THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND LAGOS DANCEFLOOR 1974-79 CD (soundway, uk)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*cd version of this essential compilation in stock for the first time… Lagos, Nigeria, 1974-1979: the funk & disco capital of West Africa. More nightclubs, bars, spots and dancefloors than any place along the coast from Dakar all the way to Kinshasa. Nigeria Disco Funk Special is an amazing collection of heavy dancefloor grooves from urban Lagos in the '70s -- hot and driving slices of funk, disco and boogie that show just how vibrant the music scene was in one of West Africa's most populous and culturally diverse cities. In the '70s, it wasn't just James Brown who influenced the musicians playing in the nightspots of Lagos -- the loose-structured and elongated jams that he was pioneering in America had been a part of Nigerian music much longer than that. This album is the sound of Cuban-heeled and micro-minied Lagos youth soaking up the sound of the American discotheque and putting their own inimitable twist on the proceedings. The CD and double gatefold vinyl include rare tracks from famous musicians like Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies and Mono Mono's Joni Haastrup, as well as selections from cult bands like Asiko Rock Group, SJOB Movement and Jay-U Experience. Other artists include: The Sahara All Stars, T-Fire, Voices Of Darkness and Dr. Adolf Aonotu.
V/A- COLOMBIA! THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCOS FUENTES: THE POWERHOUSE OF COLUMBIAN MUSIC 1960-76 CD (soundway, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*cd version of this essential compilation in stock for the first time… Soundway Records presents the tropical sound of Colombia. From the salsas and descargas of Cali, Medellin and Bogota to the Afro sounds and raw cumbias of Cartagena and Barranquilla, this is the sound of Colombian dancehalls and clubs in the '60s and '70s, when the legendary Discos Fuentes record label led the way. The sounds emanating from the barrios and beaches of Colombia are a unique mixture of Latin sounds and Afro rhythms, drawing influences from the New York and Puerto Rican Latin scenes, the highlife and rumba of West Africa and the calypso of the Caribbean, as well as the tropical rhythms of the Colombian cumbia, gaita, fandango and porro. Driving percussion, swinging horns, hot pianos and jumping bass lines -- this music was made for dancing.
V/A- COLOMBIA! THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCOS FUENTES: THE POWERHOUSE OF COLUMBIAN MUSIC 1960-76 2LP (soundway, uk)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked on vinyl… Soundway Records presents the tropical sound of Colombia. From the salsas and descargas of Cali, Medellin and Bogota to the Afro sounds and raw cumbias of Cartagena and Barranquilla, this is the sound of Colombian dancehalls and clubs in the '60s and '70s, when the legendary Discos Fuentes record label led the way. The sounds emanating from the barrios and beaches of Colombia are a unique mixture of Latin sounds and Afro rhythms, drawing influences from the New York and Puerto Rican Latin scenes, the highlife and rumba of West Africa and the calypso of the Caribbean, as well as the tropical rhythms of the Colombian cumbia, gaita, fandango and porro. Driving percussion, swinging horns, hot pianos and jumping bass lines -- this music was made for dancing.
V/A- PANAMA! LATIN, CALYPSO AND FUNK ON THE ISTHMUS 1965-75 CD (soundway, uk)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*cd version of this essential compilation in stock for the first time… Heavy tropical sounds from the Isthmus! Panama played host to many musicians from across the Caribbean to South America, laying down some of the best Latin, funk and calypso ever recorded -- long forgotten and unrepresented until now! Soundway continues its mission to expose the best in funk, Latin and Afro music from Africa, the Caribbean and South America by introducing the likes of the The Exciters, Victor Boa and Lord Cobra once again, giving them the exposure and recognition they deserve. Panama occupies a unique place both geographically and culturally within Central America and the Caribbean. The clubs and bars of Panama City and Colon would vibrate to sounds imported from Colombia, Jamaica, Trinidad, New Orleans, Miami and the Caribbean, all given the special Panamanian dressing. We have dug deep to present a broad range of styles that run parallel to the development of soul and funk music in the US and the nascent salsa sound emerging from Miami, Cali and Baranquilla. The album covers heavy Latin descargas, raw calypsos, deep funk sounds and Caribbean soul -- all unavailable since they were first issued in tiny numbers thirty years ago! All tracks have been carefully licensed and re-mastered and sound as vibrant and relevant today as the day they were released. This album represents an important departure for Soundway as their first full-length collection of music from outside the African continent. It is a continuation of their aims to expose overlooked styles and sounds from different parts of the world and bring together the disparate strands that make up the rhythms of African, Latin and Caribbean music. Both CD and double gatefold vinyl come packed with in-depth liner notes, original cover scans and contemporary photos.
V/A- PANAMA! LATIN, CALYPSO AND FUNK ON THE ISTHMUS 1965-75 2LP (soundway, uk)
22.98usd/11.65gbp/14.62eur/2387jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked on vinyl… Heavy tropical sounds from the Isthmus! Panama played host to many musicians from across the Caribbean to South America, laying down some of the best Latin, funk and calypso ever recorded -- long forgotten and unrepresented until now! Soundway continues its mission to expose the best in funk, Latin and Afro music from Africa, the Caribbean and South America by introducing the likes of the The Exciters, Victor Boa and Lord Cobra once again, giving them the exposure and recognition they deserve. Panama occupies a unique place both geographically and culturally within Central America and the Caribbean. The clubs and bars of Panama City and Colon would vibrate to sounds imported from Colombia, Jamaica, Trinidad, New Orleans, Miami and the Caribbean, all given the special Panamanian dressing. We have dug deep to present a broad range of styles that run parallel to the development of soul and funk music in the US and the nascent salsa sound emerging from Miami, Cali and Baranquilla. The album covers heavy Latin descargas, raw calypsos, deep funk sounds and Caribbean soul -- all unavailable since they were first issued in tiny numbers thirty years ago! All tracks have been carefully licensed and re-mastered and sound as vibrant and relevant today as the day they were released. This album represents an important departure for Soundway as their first full-length collection of music from outside the African continent. It is a continuation of their aims to expose overlooked styles and sounds from different parts of the world and bring together the disparate strands that make up the rhythms of African, Latin and Caribbean music. Both CD and double gatefold vinyl come packed with in-depth liner notes, original cover scans and contemporary photos.
DUBSTEP AND GRIME
COTTI/KING SOLY- THE SEARCH/BASSFACE/TAKEOVER 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*One of three killer dubstep 12"s released on the same day on Soul Jazz Records. Cotti's numerous white label heavyweight dubstep releases ('I Don't Give A Dub,' 'Calm Down') have made him one of most in-demand producers of the moment. Cotti also features on Soul Jazz Records' Box of Dub. These 3 new exclusive cuts are heavy, dark dub-influenced cuts with plenty of sound effects and killer bass-lines. Heavy club and radio support from Digital Mystikz, Benga, Skream, Mary Anne Hobbs and more.
CULT OF THE 13TH HOUR- WICKEDNESS 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Cult of the 13th Hour is the pseudonym of two of the biggest names in dubstep at the moment. 'Wickedness' first appeared on Soul Jazz Records' Box of Dub alongside Digital Mystikz, Ramadanman, Skream, Cotti and more. This new mix and exclusive heavyweight dub version adds elements of 2-step, reggae and dancehall to the equation to give us one of the heaviest sounds around!
RAMADANMAN- CARLA/OFFAL/KABLAMMO ELEVEN 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*This 12" features 3 exclusive new killer tracks by Ramadanman, one of the shining lights in the new generation of dubstep artists who has releases on Soul Jazz Records (featured on Box of Dub), Bare Dubs, 2nd Drop Records and his own Hessle Audio. Ramadanman has performed alongside Digital Mystikz at DMZ, Skream, Benga, Kode9, Rusko, Plastician and this track is being played by everyone from Skream, Kode9, Benga, Mary Ann Hobbs, Gilles Peterson, Distance, Ikonika and more.
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
MARTINEZ- RETROSPECTIVE 12” (3rd floor, denmark)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*The record is already gaining support from far and wide by name DJs like Loco Dice,Tiefschwarz, Mathias Kaden, Serafin and Federico Molinari. A serious dose of forward thinking house music, and a must for the spring! These days, Martinez is gaining a lot of appreciation with his releases on Cray 1 Labworks, LoMidHigh Ltd. and his own Re:Connected label. What a lot of people don't realize is that the man actually kicked off his music production career on the famed Chicago house label Guidance. For his second release on 3rd Floor Records, the busy Dane/Swede has come up with what we believe is a perfect mix between his house-side and his newer material with a more techno-ish touch. 'Retrospective' is a hard-hitting piece of swing techno, while 'Blue Line' is a deeper, slightly hypnotic house affair still with the serious injection of funk that underlines the A-side.
MINILOGUE- ANIMALS 2LP (cocoon, germany)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.71eur/2075jpy (approx)
*double lp version. Malmö, Sweden's Minilogue (Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson) present Animals. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche -- Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels and Wagon Repair, this vinyl version of their upcoming 2CD full length (one CD devoted to ambient, the other to club tracks) focuses on dance tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classic early '90s techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of their recent developments. As Son Kite and Trimatic, Mullaert and Henriksson became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically-received live sets all over the world. With Minilogue, they leave the boundaries of that genre -- and actually of any genre. This is music that stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno.
DASO- TINNITUS 12” (connaisseur, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*Daso is back with his third release on Connaisseur. This newest output has a specific theme: tinnitus. Daso kicks asses with the A-side, and heralds the open-air beach party season with the B-side. "Tinnitus" is a rumbling techno machine -- a ringing sound sidles through a dull echo chamber -- like tinnitus. This track will cause states of raving emergency on the dancefloor. "Pars Tensa" features a knobbly but hypnotic acid bass line matched with a Spanish guitar. Outstanding.
MINILOGUE- ANIMALS 2LP (cocoon, germany)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.71eur/2075jpy (approx)
*double lp version. Malmö, Sweden's Minilogue (Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson) present Animals. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche -- Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels and Wagon Repair, this vinyl version of their upcoming 2CD full length (one CD devoted to ambient, the other to club tracks) focuses on dance tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classic early '90s techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of their recent developments. As Son Kite and Trimatic, Mullaert and Henriksson became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically-received live sets all over the world. With Minilogue, they leave the boundaries of that genre -- and actually of any genre. This is music that stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno.
DOMINIQUE- MORE LOVE NOW LP (dial, germany)
17.98usd/9.11gbp/11.44eur/1867jpy (approx)
*lp version. This is the third release from Dominique, the Berlin-Kreuzberg based group, started around 1999. From the beginning, Dominique has been structured more as a loose collective than as a band, each member already an artist, writer, filmmaker and/or musician in their own right. Building on the success of their first album Speak To Me and the more or less "live" sequel The Same You, their third album More Love Now, is their most ambitious, elaborate and best offering to date. It was written and recorded over a period of two years by the band's current six members plus various guests; Thomas Goldhahn recorded and helped to arrange the strings, and if Dominique's collaborative ethos accounts for the music diversity of the album, it is Richard Davis' production that lends their combined efforts its sparkle and epic grandeur. Though still recognizably a Dominique album, this time each song is given its own distinct and complex sound, creating separate spaces for their evocative lyrics to do their work. In the mind's eye, images follow the precisely-blended lyrics and harmonies. Chimes, harmonica, chords on an acoustic guitar and a changing snare-drum sound accompany soft-spoken word and rich singing. There is even a band choir on "Air," as well as euphoric group singing on "You Know Now." Dominique's music is about contours, even when as in the mildly psychedelic "Goldchain," isolated background sounds flutter out of the arrangements like surprise visitors, migrating birds, or travellers. Throughout the album, the group insists on More Love Now, knowing all the while that it requires as much care as possible.
SWEET N' CANDY- THE WICKED KEEPER 12” (district of corruption, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Sweet n' Candy brings a very well rounded EP to DoC. Rico Henshel (aka Sweet n' Candy) is another techno veteran who needs little introduction. The Wicked Keeper EP also features a remix by DoC label boss, Aaron Hedges, and Beaner (who is also soon to release his 2nd record on Rekids -- Radioslave's label).
BOB CREWE & CHARLES FOX- BARBARELLA OST LP (dynovoice, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Bob Crewe is the man behind Dynovoice Records and the 1967 instrumental single 'Music to Watch Girls By.' The Barbarella soundtrack, originally released in 1968, was performed by The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra & sung by The Glitterhouse and Bob Crewe. a proto-disco essential.
SHANTEL- DISKO PARTIZANI REMIXES 12” (essay, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*Shantel's "Disko Partizani" is a worldwide anthem of the Balkan pop movement. The video has over 1 million clicks on YouTube and MySpace, and is in heavy club rotation in France, Italy, Austria, Greece, Turkey and the Netherlands. Featuring exclusive and strictly limited remixes by Yamaha vs. Electrico, Marcus Darius and Tricky Cris, and Dublex Inc.. "Disko Partizani" is a place where electro, house, freestyle, hip-hop and dub-heads shake hands, drink vodka and rock out.
SHANTEL- DISKO PARTIZANI 2LP (essay, germany)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/12.07eur/1971jpy (approx)
*restocked… Limited edition vinyl: two 180 gram vinyl 12"s, cover printed on high quality 350 gram cardboard. CD version will be released on Crammed Discs, worldwide. Renowned German DJ/producer Stefan Hantel, aka Shantel from Frankfurt/Main, has firmly established himself as an all-around, world-class electronica producer. After pioneering the concept of Balkan clubbing with his now legendary Bucovina Club parties and albums, Shantel moves on to the next level and releases Disko Partizani (his first solo album in seven years), which lays the foundations for an innovative new brand of pop music. This is the sound of new Europe, incorporating vibrant influences from the emerging new frontier that stretches all the way to Mitteleuropa, the Southeast, Greece, Turkey and beyond. The album features great performances by a host of musicians from southeast Europe and by Shantel himself, who also appears on lead vocals, gracing several tracks with an unexpected, elegant deadpan delivery. Disko Partizani sees Shantel successfully synthesizing his experiences as a producer, musician and DJ to create catchy, energetic and festive pop songs, full of hooks and surprises. Eastern European elements are adopted with real respect for their cultural roots, and then fused and transformed into a new form of urban music that works as an interface between East and West. Venerable melodies and rhythms, some of them dating back to the Byzantine Empire, are rejuvenated and used as a new source of inspiration for modern, trans-European pop, a welcome alternative to some of the more worn-out Anglo-Saxon musical models. Shantel conceived these songs while traveling, and found inspiration in the most unlikely locations: a railroad station in Romania, a highway stop in Greece, an airport terminal in Istanbul, an Arabic café in Tel Aviv, a taxi stand in Sofia, the back seat in a Mercedes Benz belonging to a Macedonian gypsy king, backstage in London, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Some may define it as belly dance meets hip-hop, electronica-fuelled Balkan stompers, Klezmer reggae rock'n'roll tunes, etc., with lyrics in English, Romanian, Serbian, Rom (Gypsy) and so forth. Whatever this is, it is joyful madness.
ZERO CASH & KHAN- CHITIN BODY 12” (i’m single, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Chitin (C8H13O5N) is a long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose, and it is found in many places throughout the natural world. It is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods, such as crustaceans (like the crab, lobster and shrimp) and the insects (including ants, beetles and butterflies) [Wikipedia]. Here's the second outing on I'm Single with a deep disco-rawk 12" in shiny black leather. Written & produced by Zero Cash (Television Rocks/Cologne) and Khan (Captain Comatose/I'm Single) who have teamed up before. After the smashing debut on IMS with 'Who Never Rests Remixed Vol.1' including the DJ favorite 'On The Run - Kaos Mix' and the pop jewel 'Favor After Favor' comes the appropriate follow up with 'Chitin Body.' This is a disco-ball-sized Scarab. A motorcycle gang vandalizing the dance floor. A night out spinning chitin records at Panoramabar.
PLUXUS- TRANSIENT 12” (kompakt, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*no info on this one, but hey, it’s new on kompakt, so just based on that, it’s got more going for it than most new releases.
SCOTTIE B, KING TUTT, SAY WUT FEAT. MOLEQUE BIL & MC GUS- FUNK MUNDIAL #6 12” (man, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*The sixth installment in Man Recording's Funk Mundial series presents the world's first-ever baile funk/Baltimore Club collaboration. Baltimore is home to irresistible breakbeat-based party music that brings together the best of both hip-hop and house music, and when paired with baile, makes for an irresistible hybrid. Scottie B and King Tutt pair up with Rio's Moleque Bil and Say Wut teams with MC Gringo collaborator, MC Gus. Funky breaks, beatboxing, basses and baile: the favela meets the Baltimore streets.
FOAT & BODDY- DROIDNOSH 12” (mule electronic, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Foat & Boddy is London-based DJ/A&R consultant Dan Foat and production whizz Nathan Boddy. Having formed in late 2007, the pair are already causing a stir in the underground with their demo-winning plaudits from the likes of Âme and Ralph Lawson, who has been dropping their debut release Droidnosh to devastating effect at Back To Basics and beyond.
LOSOUL- RAW BEAUTY 12” (playhouse, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Losoul's 2000 classic Raw Beauty fits the beach like a sunburn or iced-lollies. Once you dance to the warm groove of this track, you can feel the sand beneath your feet. Luke Solomon's remix decreases the speed of the original a little bit, but also adds a fine melody and freaked out vocals. No longer an insider tip, "Raw Beauty" is ready to re-explode.
DASO & PAWAS- DET 12” (spectral sound, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Slowly moving and turning, "Det" is the sonic equivalent to watching the ocean: great changes are constantly occurring. The title track is a subtle classic, marrying the most elegant points of house and techno into a sublime whole. Schatrax's remix adds a modernized house sound to the original, like a depth charge of bass to the ocean floor, where iridescent creatures emerge from the shadows. The propulsive "Brazil To Detroit" is an imaginary pathway through both grit and beauty.
V/A- DEATH IS NOTHING TO FEAR 4 12” (spectral sound, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*The Death Is Nothing train keeps rolling with four new cuts, from both Spectral mainstays and a few surprises. Alexi Delano delivers an amazing cut with Francisco Allendes -- a menacing affair, perfect to set the room ablaze. Kill (aka Kill Memory Crash) presents a pounding grinder of a tune with "France," bridging the gap between electro and techno. TNT deliver a brisk groove, and Daso's track is like the dusk, a slow ride into the sunset, moody and majestic.
MIHALIS SAFRAS- INTERAFRICA 12” (trapez, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.62eur/1244jpy (approx)
*Mihalis Safras fuses African sounds with minimal, stripped-down fat beats on Interafrica. The title track will be big with minimal as well as house DJs, incorporating some very catchy African sounds that tear down the boundaries between genres. "Interamerica" evolved from "Interafrica," picking up on the world music sound, while binding it in a minimal techno corset. Interafrica has already created a mighty stir with the few people who have heard it.
PEACE DIVISION- PRESENTS THE LAB 12” (tsuba, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.26eur/1348jpy (approx)
*2007 saw Peace Division turn in a superb and heavily supported 12" for Crosstown Rebels as well as impeccable remixes for Audio Soul Project and Kerri Chandler. 2008 sees them kick off a brand new project for Tsuba: Peace Division Presents The Lab. Devised as an outlet for deeper, sample based experiments within house music, The Lab's first creation is a 5-track EP for the highly regarded London based imprint. As you'd expect, the undeniable Peace Division groove which has made PD one of the most respected duos in house music is in full force throughout this EP. The beat-perfect arrangements that Drake and Henry are known for are here too but there's an increased warmth throughout with the use of sparse chords, subtly used samples and gentle layering of sounds. From the heavy John Ciafone-esque vibes of 'Theory' and 'We Want You' to the smooth liquidity of 'Get Over It' via the futurist updates of the traditional house template of 'Basik' of 'In My Mind' this EP is Peace Division at their very best. With well over ten years experience at the top of their game as DJs and producers it's no surprise that Clive Henry and Justin Drake have a constant stream of support in all they do.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
NEW ARRIVALS/RESTOCKS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 18
NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS FRIDAY, APRIL 18
thanks for looking.
woah… it’s so nice out today!!! get on out and walk or bike over to the shop and check out all the top notch new arrivals and restocks. highlights include a deluxe reissue of the first silver apples lp, a bunch of new and restocked italian progressive titles on vinyl magic, milkshakes restocks, arthur lipsett restock (check out some of lipsetts films on the news page of the tequila sunrise records website. nice stuff) , whitehouse reissue, killer comp of sneaky pete kleinow! (if you ever hear the flying burrito bros version of wild horse, you already know spk is the deal), a few scotch bonnet releases (been sweatin these a while, um, no pun intended), and a ton of new dance releases (finally a boyz noise 12!!!)… come on by and check em out!
gracias
anthony
as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.
prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.
i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.
ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS- HERETIC PRIDE LP (4ad, usa)
17.98usd/10.64gbp/11.36eur/1817jpy (approx)
*The Mountain Goats have recorded several fine albums that have established them as a genuine cult phenomenon and confirmed John Darnielle's status as one of the finest lyricists of his generation. "Heretic Pride" is a suite of songs about mythical creatures, imaginary cults, slasher films, and pulp fiction novelists. Here, Darnielle has also come up with some of the most anthemic, impassioned, and downright catchy songs of his career. -amg
SILVER APPLES- THE GARDEN 2LP (bully, canada)
20.98usd/10.64gbp/13.26eur/2120jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… After pioneering the use of electronics in rock music and releasing two groundbreaking albums, the Silver Apples were left without a record label after Kapp folded, not to mention a $100,000 lawsuit from PanAm over the 'Contact' sleeve. Thanks to the Record Plant studio in NY, they were allowed to begin recording their third full length in the hopes that another label would pick up the bill. Unfortunately, no labels came through and the tapes were held by the studio as payment for the studio time. Those tapes were thought to be lost until the day Dan Taylor found them in a cardboard box in his attic in 1998. What came out of those sessions were seven completed songs as well as all the original drum tracks to which Simeon added the parts. Also discovered was the master of a song they had written for the soundtrack of an Italian film called The Lady and The Clown which was never released before now. In addition, an alternate version of 'Mad Man Blues' has been added to this release.
SILVER APPLES- SILVER APPLES LP (phoenix, uk)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*Previously reissued on cd by phoenix records, now issued on a limited edition deluxe lp format as well; pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl. This is the first vinyl reissue of the self-titled first album by '60s electronic legends Silver Apples, originally released by Kapp Records in 1968. Fresh off their stint as The Overland Stage Electric Band, Simeon and Dan Taylor formed their own extravagant, two-man electronic space-odyssey, Silver Apples, to remarkable critical acclaim. "What's so amazing is that they make absolutely mind-shattering music with all this junky equipment," commented one reviewer, astounded over the then-mindbending concept of build-it-yourself electronics combined with rock drums. The debut album features lyrics by poet Stanley Warren and is an absolutely essential piece of musical history from electronic/psychedelic/rock music's ground-breaking legends. Housed in a deluxe gatefold foil sleeve containing the insert from the original release in a numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies.
ARCTIC MONKEYS- BRIANSTORM 10” (domino, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*2007 shop favorite, restocked…
ARCTIC MONKEYS- WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 12” (domino, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*2006 shop favorite, restocked…
STARS OF THE LID- AVEC LAUDENUM LP (kranky, usa)
13.98usd/7.09gbp/17.68eur/1413jpy (approx)
*This will be the first vinyl release in the U.S. for this, the fifth SotL album, originally released by Sub Rosa in 1999 and then reissued by Kranky in the fall of 2002. A pivotal album in their career, this marked the first time the duo completely stepped away from the more abstract sound pieces of earlier albums and engaged with the more symphonic and compositional approach that has become the forte of their more recent recordings. There was a limited vinyl pressing done by Sub Rosa at the time of original release, but few copies ever saw the light of day in North America. This will be a one-time pressing only of approximately 1000 copies.
ARCADE FIRE- FUNERAL LP (merge, usa)
16.98usd/8.61gbp/10.73eur/1716jpy (approx)
*vinyl version of this 2005 classic in stock for the first time… An intense spectacle even on record, this ensemble hailing from Montreal is on a mission. Prepare to get caught up in it all! The Arcade Fire bring a theatricality, an intensity, an insanity, and a penchant for amazing hooks to their debut full length release, Funeral. You have never heard such energy, such beauty, and such emotion from such a young band.
INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY- MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF R/SWIFT LP (secretly canadian, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*For the critical listener, Instruments of Science & Technology sounds like Brian Eno and Wendy Carlos had a love child in the '70s and subsequently marooned him/her/it on an Oort Cloud. If they had, this might have been the recording their love child beamed back to Earth. This largely instrumental electronic project may seem out of character for Richard Swift, who has raised eyebrows and turned heads over the past few years for his unmistakably beautiful singing voice, melancholic lyrics and sophisticated songwriting. Taking into account all three releases, it appears that Swift considers the last 80 years of recorded music as his own personal spice rack of musical texture from which to draw and concoct new musical recipes. With Instruments of Science & Technology, Swift has resurrected the earliest forms of electronic music, thrown in a few dashes of dub, hip-hop, kraut-rock, and Motown, and created a new hybrid dish. So fire up the hooka coals, turn on that full screen iTunes visualizer, and pump these jams as loud as your speakers/neighbors will allow.
V/A- ALPHABEAT: POP, PSYCH & PROG ROCK 1967-1970 LP (top sounds, uk)
27.98usd/14.18gbp/8.83eur/2828jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… lp version, Contains an 12-page lavishly illustrated magazine-style booklet, and housed in authentic '60s fashion with a laminated sleeve. Compiled and realized by Nigel Lees (author of much of Record Collector magazine's long running series 'The British Psychedelic Trip'), Alphabeat marks the debut release on his own label Top Sounds, a collection which brings together 13 rare slices of pop, psychedelia and progressive rock recorded during 1967-1970. Only 2 have appeared previously on compilations, the remainder bar the obscure 1970 45 by Mississippi have never been released and make their vinyl and CD debut on Alphabeat. All tracks have been professionally restored and the release includes an informative and profusely illustrated 24-page booklet which features histories of all the artists, together with many photos which have never been published before. The release has the blessing of at least one member of each group and in some cases several. Many of the selections on Alphabeat were not even known to exist before the release of the compilation, and few connoisseurs of obscure late '60s pop, psych and prog will be disappointed with its contents. Dubbed from a master supplied by a Belgian television company, 'Foxy Lady' and 'Toad' were recorded live at a pop festival in 1968 and prove The Barrier to be as exciting on stage as on their best singles from the same year, while Mississippi impress with their heavy bluesy rock which is lifted from their lone and very rare 45 from 1970. The pigeonholing of Breakthru as a lightweight pop act through their only single 'Ice Cream Tree' is devastatingly dismissed by the unveiling of 2 incendiary slices of psychedelically-inclined rock recorded at a Birmingham studio in late 1967, and an unknown group who recorded at R.G Jones' OAK studios sound uncannily like The Game 3 years on with the slow burning 'First Back From Heaven.' The Pathfinders' 'Pumpkin Lantern' has appeared before on compilations on a number of occasions, but thanks to the discovery of another acetate copy, it's presented here in premium quality together for the first time with its previously ignored but very special rendering of the Bee Gees' 'To Love Somebody.' Graded Grains have presented psych collectors with a mystery and an enigma since their acetate of 'Animal Magic' and ' Lucifer Sam' was unearthed for Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 3 way back in the early '80s, and such was their dogged obscurity that some came to believe there was no such band called Graded Grains at all. Top Sounds however, are able to present 4 tracks recorded on the continent in Paris in 1969 which beautifully exhibit authentic pop psych with a marked Barrett-era Pink Floyd influence, one of which is a later (and much cleaner!) take of the famed 'Animal Magic.' And last but by no means least, the legendary blues band Black Cat Bones prove their versatility and deliver an uptempo psych-flavored rocker called 'Warmth Of The Day,' which aside from inclusion on a fairly recent bootleg has only previously been available on the rare 1969 promotional for the QE2 ocean liner.
GLI ALLUMINOGENI- SCOLOPENDRA LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*A trio from Turin, formed in 1970 by keyboard player Alluminio (hence the name of the band) and drummer Ostorero with various guitarists, they only lasted for a couple of years and their only album, Scolopendra, was issued when they had already split. Their sole album is very well made, mainly based on Hammond organ and other keyboards, with good instrumental parts and an outstanding B-side. A must-have for lovers of Italian prog! New vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound.
SAMADHI- SAMADHI LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*A sort of supergroup, as most of their members came from well-known bands, Samadhi were formed after the split of Raccomandata con Ricevuta di Ritorno by singer Regoli and guitarist Civitenga, along with keyboard player Sabatini (from Free Love and Kaleidon), Aldo Bellanova from Teoremi on bass and drummer Ruggero Stefani (L'Uovo di Colombo), and two other members. The album, from 1974 and their only record released, mixes very good prog influences with some jazz and even pop, the best of the seven tracks being the closing L'ultima Spiaggia with religious text. The beautiful lyrics were written by poet Enrico Lazzareschi. New vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound.
PANGEA- INVASORI LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Most prog collectors never even heard of this monster rarity before it was featured in one of Hans Pokora's Record Collector Dreams books. This was out on Philips in 1976 but only in promotional form and without a cover, and arrived by the time the interest of big labels in progressive music was going down, so it never reached stores -- becoming real nightmare for die-hard collectors. This is a conceptual album with 10 tracks put together into two long suites, with some long instrumental and much elaborated parts, and with Italian lyrics. It's spacey progressive music with some pop hints, too. All tracks were written by Mauro Paoluzzi, well-known session man and producer who also wrote some songs for Madrugada; in fact, also two members of this group helped in the recording of the Pangea album as well. Well, so here it is -- for the first time ever, the real Pangea Invasori LP out for sale. Comes in a gatefold cover, obviously new artwork as it was blank originally, great sound and limited to 500 copies.
METAMORFOSI- ...E FU IL SESTO GIORNO LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*restocked… Well known Italian prog band Metamorfosi were based in Rome, and they released their debut via the Vedette label in 1972, just one year prior to their highly acclaimed masterpiece, Inferno. ...E Fu Il Sesto Giorno has most of the elements of Inferno already there, with the peculiar voice of Jimmy Spitaleri, the strong rhythm section and the classical influenced keys, but you can also note some slight late '60s influences here. Very rare in original format, this is the first vinyl reissue ever and comes with great remastered sound, replica of the original gatefold cover and label, and limited to 500 copies.
E.A. POE- GENERAZIONI: STORIA DI SEMPRE LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*restocked… Yes, this was reissued on vinyl not a long time ago... but it's already been deleted for a while, and being one of the key Italo prog albums, why not make it available again. Originally released in 1974 and one of the major Italian rarities, this album is a real killer. It has all your favorite ingredients for the best Italian prog music; classically inspired keyboards, good guitar work and powerful rhythm section. Great reissue with the original (single) cover, labels replicas and 180 gram vinyl.
PROCESSION- FRONTIERA LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Very rare debut album by Procession, originally on RCA's subsidiary Help in 1972. This platter is a clear example of what we would describe as hard prog. It's a great album, with a line-up featuring two guitars, bass and drums, playing very good hard rock with some progressive influence and some acoustic passages as well. A very welcome reissue, in a gatefold cover and with the usual top quality of all Vinyl Magic vinyl reissues. Limited to 500 copies.
QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA- QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Debut album by one of the most legendary names of the Italian progressive rock scene. From 1972, released on the RCA subsidiary Help and with original copies going for quite some money. An absolute classic in the progressive field, this features both hard rock and classical influences, with some very Jethro Tull like flute playing, great guitar and also a violin played by North American Donald Lax. This is a strictly limited reissue of 500 copies in 180 gram vinyl, remastered sound, nice carton gatefold cover and a replica of the original labels.
ALUSA FALLAX- INTORNO ALLA MIA CATTIVA EDUCAZIONE LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Alusa Fallax were born in Milano in 1969, and they released a couple of 45s soon after. But it wasn't until 1974 that they released their first and only longplay. Released on the Fonit label with 5000 copies pressed, this is today a very sought after collector's item in its original format. The album is a magical piece of the best Italian progressive music. Melodic, with leading keyboards, classical influences and two long suites (one per side) that can be conventional when speaking of Italian prog, and occasionally experimental, too. This is a strictly limited reissue of 500 copies in 180 gram vinyl, remastered sound, nice carton gatefold cover and a replica of the original labels.
GARYBALDI- ASTROLABIO LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… After the Nuda masterpiece, you couldn't believe the guys went higher. The next year in 1973 they released their second and last, Astrolabio, another excellent album but not such a top record as the debut was. The album consists of 2 long tracks with a lot of improvisation giving guitarist Bambi Fossati a perfect field to give good faith of his high level playing. There is good keyboard work here too, courtesy of Lio Marchi who was actually not in the group but only for the recording sessions. These two tracks were also released in single format, obviously quite shortened. Also quite rare in its original form, Astrolabio was released in a gatefold cover, which is now exactly reproduced in this limited reissue of 500 copies that we strongly recommend you to give a space in your collection.
PUNK AND POST-PUNK
NAKED RAYGUN- THROB THROB LP (haunted town, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*The 1984 Chicago punk classic back on wax! naked raygun's first album. All 13 original tracks re-mastered w/ bonus track. 12x18 two sided color poster full of unreleased Raygun photos. First press Limited edition hand #d color wax. 800 Gold - 550 Oxblood. One of the greatest punk albums of all time sounding better than ever back on vinyl. 1.Rat Patrol 2.Surf Combat 3.Gear 4.Metastasis 5.Leeches 7.Roller Queen 8.On 9.I Don't Know 10.Libido 11.Only In America 12.No Sex 12.Stupid 13.Managua 14.No (bonus - unreleased :30 track '84).
THE MILKSHAKES- TALKIN' 'BOUT MILKSHAKES LP (hangmans daughter, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*restocked… One of the Medway's finest bands from the eighties. Very much influenced by the rhythm and beat from the 50's and 60's,as well as the comedians from the 40's onwards.
Formed in 1980 from the ashes of the Pop Rivits and featured Mickey Hampshire (git/vox) Wild Billy Childish (git/vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Mark Gilbert (Bass).
THEE MILKSHAKES- THEE KNIGHTS OF TRASHE LP (hangmans daughter, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*restocked… One of the Medway's finest bands from the eighties. Very much influenced by the rhythm and beat from the 50's and 60's,as well as the comedians from the 40's onwards.
Formed in 1980 from the ashes of the Pop Rivits and featured Mickey Hampshire (git/vox) Wild Billy Childish (git/vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Mark Gilbert (Bass).
AVANT GARDE AND NOISE
ARTHUR LIPSETT- SOUNDTRACKS LP (global a, germany)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/11.99eur/1918jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Arthur Lipsett made an impressive series of collage films during his lifetime. He began his collages under the employment of the National Film Board of Canada. During a sound workshop, he was given the assignment to tell a story by editing together found sound materials. Lipsett took the assignment further by editing images to the sound collage he created. The result was to become Very Nice Very Nice, sharing his view of the phantasmagoria of a world he saw around him. This first effort earned him an Academy Award nomination at the age of 25. Soundtracks is a document that celebrates the work of Arthur Lipsett, while highlighting his sound collage as an art form in itself. The National Film Board of Canada granted the license to create this sound document from the original film masters. These originals were lovingly re-mastered and pressed to high quality vinyl that they will last into the future. Mostly from the 1960s, emerging from the Beats, his films are dense cut-ups to do with themes like science and spirituality, religious mania and Cold War paranoia, Apocalypse and nuclear melt-down, consumerism and nothingness, rituals and machines, all that good stuff. The films started out as the sound collages finely presented here in a top-notch pressing -- tightly compacted clips of spoken word (Marshall MacLuhan, religious loons, newsreel announcers, TV scientists, bullshit politicians), in with noise (factories, helicopters, bombs) and music (jazz, gospel, parade-ground, church) -- sometimes manipulated, often highly rhythmic, still so captivating and chilling.
WHITEHOUSE- TOTAL SEX 2LP (very friendly/susan lawly, uk)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*Hard to believe the equally extraordinary second album from Whitehouse was recorded back in 1980 -- a development and expansion of the pioneering electronic techniques which were demonstrated on the debut Birthdeath Experience; also included on this double vinyl set are the 2 rare songs from United Dairies' Hoisting The Black Flag compilation.
FOLK, BLUES AND ROOTS
SNEAKY PETE KLEINOW- THE SHILOH RECORDS ANTHOLOGY CD (sundazed, usa)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.63eur/2019jpy (approx)
*Sneaky Pete Kleinow was best known as a mind-altering pedal steel guitarist, and an integral part of the sound of Gram Parsons'original Flying Burrito Bros. Every rock fan worth his salt knows Sneaky as the brilliant steel player zigzagging his way across The Gilded Palace Of Sin, the Burritos' stunning 1969 debut, and as the band member on the album cover decked out in an all-black nudie suit with a golden pterodactyl on the chest, where Superman's red 'S' would have been. And that was Sneaky to a T: super-hero steel guitarist to no less than: The Rolling Stones, Booker T. & the MG's, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Doug Sahm, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Little Richard, Frank Zappa, Leonard Cohen and John Lennon -- among countless others. Here's a brilliant taste of the pedal steel guitar genius of Sneaky Pete Kleinow. Long may he wave.
WANDA JACKSON- LIVE AT TOWN HALL PARTY 1958 10" (sundazed, usa)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Just turned 21 and beautiful beyond words, Wanda Jackson ripped through a red-hot, live Town Hall Party rockabilly session in 1958 that helped define the parameters of this raw, young music. Discovered singing on an Oklahoma radio station only two years earlier by honky-tonk recording star, Hank Thompson and encouraged to cut loose musically by genre superstar/touring partner (and one-time boyfriend) Elvis Presley, Jackson was a perfect fit for Town Hall Party, the Los Angeles-based TV show that had already welcomed sets by rockin' luminaries Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins and Eddie Cochran. Backed by old friend and 'King of the Strings' guitarist Joe Maphis, Jackson was in her element for the Town Hall Party session, tearing into 'Mean, Mean Man,' a career-defining tune she'd recorded only a few months earlier. Highlights of Jackson's set also include 'Rock Your Baby,' her current Capitol Records single, and 'Alone (With You),' a Faron Young chart-topper, as well as her show-stopping finale, Jackson roaring through 'Hard Headed Woman,' a scorcher from Elvis' current movie, King Creole. Jackson would soon become a substantial force on the country music charts, specializing in aching, honky-tonk ballads for the rest of her career. Still touring today to rabid fan reaction, Jackson has never forgotten her red-hot rockabilly roots. And no live session ever caught Wanda Jackson as wild and rocking as she was on Town Hall Party in 1958, now available on Sundazed's high-definition, 10" vinyl.
GLOBAL
WAREIKA HILL SOUNDS- PROVERBS OF PROVERBS 7" (honest jon’s, uk)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*Unexpectedly uplifting, shuffling, percussive rug-cutter, with the Light Of Saba veteran bringing a little go-go to the grounation, and a lovely dub mixed by Moritz von Oswald!!!
ORCHESTRE REGIONAL DE KAYES- ORCHESTRE REGIONAL DE KAYES LP (mississippi, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.47eur/1514jpy (approx)
*Kayes is situated on the Bamako-Dakar railway line in northwestern Mali, just near the Senegalese border. The town is the regional capital, part of Mali's eight administrative areas. Mali's cultural policy stipulated that a local orchestra represent each region, and that the orchestras would compete at the national arts festivals. After the coup of 1968, these contests were held bi-annually and were known as the Biennales. At the arts festivals, the Regional Orchestra of Kayes would compete against the other orchestras from Ségou, Tombouctou, Sikasso, Mopti, Gao, Koulikoro and Bamako for the championship prize. This reissue represents the orchestra's only recording -- originally released on the Bärenreiter-Musicaphon series. This recording represents some of the finest modern music to have been recorded in Africa. The Kayes orchestra were particularly outstanding, with arresting, searing guitar solos, and an incredibly tight band modernizing African folk tales into beautiful pop music.
SOULPHICTION- THE CHOCOLETTES ONE 12” (musik krause ltd, germany)
13.98usd/7.09gbp/17.68eur/1413jpy (approx)
*Three killa rhythm-isms from Soulphiction, full of nutritional value and whole grain groove. This is music for emotional dancefloors. "Maoamba" is a wonderful Afro-jazz dervish, pure magical madness for the moments when everything simmers and spins. "Rise" is a deep, jazz-filled slider that creeps under the skin. "Jungle AD" features careening and rolling bass swells. A clear declaration that states: "music without bass is stupid!
REGGAE AND DANCEHALL
SURRA- HYPE UP 12” (amalgama, uk)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*The Hype Up e.p. is a glance into the many sensibilities of uk beat futurist Surra, he delivers an explosive release that covers a wide spectrum of his signature sound. Surra’s dub bleeps, modulating synths and smooth drum programming is sure to turn heads worldwide with its universal feel. The title tune is a ragga inspired bruk anthem featuring Ms. Lickle Bit on vocals that also gets a bass fueled remix from Dutch producer Dogdaze (Dogdaze). Behind the Shadows and the already famous colaboration with Ayro (aka Jeremy Ellis) ..Lightspeed.. are journeys into sound and space that will capture your every sense. To finish off is Distractions, a headnodding downtempo excursion that will surely cement Surra's a position as the innovator that he truly is. The art direction of this release was done by one of PR's finest designers Shaggdeluxe.
MUNGO'S HI-FI- MARY JANE/ING/HERBALIST/DID YOU KNOW? 10” (scotch bonnet, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Blending '80s digital reggae with modern production techniques, and featuring the best of the old skool and nu skool DJs and singjays. Each track is exclusively mixed in Mungo's studio to give it a unique feel and perfect punch -- ideal for getting dibbi dibbi sounds on the run! El Fata hails from the Ivory Coast but is now residing in the UK -- though he is always busy touring and recording with the likes of Mad Professor. He sings the title track, 'Mary Jane,' with a plea to the government to 'leave Mary Jane alone.' Brother Culture is up next, and should be no stranger to the Mungo camp, having collaborated on the 2002 album, Mungo's Hi Fi meets Brother Culture, as well as working with a barrage of top producers and appearing on Mr Scruff's Keep it Solid Steel mix CD. Top Cat and Soom T finish things up in true fine form to make this one hell of a 10".
DISRUPT FEAT. MIKEY MURKA- EMPRESS/SECOND HAND MAN 10” (scotch bonnet, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Disrupt's cuts 'Empress' and 'Second Hand' are modern classics an have the perfect blend of quality reggae music and Disrupt's unmistakable blip-beep sound. Both tracks have an upbeat offbeat swing with a sound that interweaves around Mikey's vocal with his plethora of sound. The lead synth on the 'Second Hand' dub is also testament to his playing ability and instantly conjures up the same images of cowboys and the Wild West felt in '80s Jamaica along with a heavy dub sound. These are destined to be on heavy rotation not only on soundsytems but also by any purveyor of good quality music. Big tings a gwaan fi Disrupt 2008, there's no doubt about it, stay tuned! Modern day dub master!
ROOTAH FEAT. MIKEY MURKA- GET IT ALREADY/SHE GONE 10” (scotch bonnet, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*The other half of Jahtari steps up with a blisteringly authentic digital sound again, pumped out with analog gear. Rootah's production sounds like a cross between Basic Channel and the most delightfully obscure '80s dancehall and this is what forms the crux of his sound-his Detroit techno background coupled with his deep understanding of true dub. Rootah has been DJing since the early '90s and in this time has been perfecting his production with the nicest blend of computah programming and rough overheated analog tubes and delay units. 'Get It Already' and 'She's Gone' have a slightly darker, more melancholy sound like Waterhouse has just turned Firehouse. This makes the two tracks perfectly match in a ying yang sort of way. Rootah's productions have such a detailed, heavy sound they will both destroy a soundsystem and demand a detailed hi-fi listen. The 'She's Gone Dub' provides a whole new drum pattern which gives the track a completely different flavor, completing the pack.
DUBSTEP AND GRIME
KODE9 & THE SPACEAPE- KONFUSION 12” (hyperdub, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Kode9 & The Spaceape return with their first fresh collaboration since 2006. The dub instrumental of "Konfusion" is a breezy, almost horizontally-reclined groove that drops like a ton of gold bricks wrapped in silk. This version was recently vocalized by a chorus of cloned Spaceapes via a glitching, interstellar walkie-talkie. A warm draft from a summer to come, and frothy -- like Cresta lemonade (ask your dad).
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
HECKMANN- LAS VEGAS/NEON GRAVE 12” (acid fuckers unite, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*With big support from Richie Hawtin/Ricardo Villalobos/Tobi Neumann/Onur Özer/Monika Kruse/Gergor Tresher/Karotte. Though the last Heckmann 'Silverscreen' is still rotating on the decks of the planet and in the cases of the great entertainers, he strikes again with his brand new series called 'Las Vegas!' It will be a story of three 12"s that will lead to a complete CD album with extra tracks to complete the whole. The main track 'Las Vegas' is rushing in like a storm and is rocking as if there was no tomorrow. Fat beats, fat bassline and countless little far out effects, that will tickle your synapses big time. The second track 'Neon Grave' takes the story further and will lift even the last man on Earth with its electro-Latino feel, illuminating bassline and the Heckmann style effect-arrays!
A-TRAK- GANGSTA BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*A-Trak's first battle record and now a turntablist classic, Gangsta Breaks combines a variety of instrumental breaks from electro-ish drums to trip-hop flavored beats with scratch sections in between. Rounding out the record is 3 unskippable sections with beats and scratch sounds and tones.
A-TRAK- MONKEYBOY BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*The world champion Allies return with the latest volume on their Ammo Records imprint. Switching gears a bit from his previous "Gangsta Breaks," A-Trak shows up in "Da Year of Da Monkey" with "Monkeyboy Breaks." With a variety of funky beats tailor-made for juggling, not to mention some exceptional montages of scratchable samples and bits for drumming. The icing on the cake is the 13-years overdue makeshift-instrumental to "Butt...In the Meantime." As this is arguably the finest Ammo battle record to date, add two copies to your crate or succumb defeated by rival crews. Choose or lose.
DJ CRAZE- BULLY BREAKS 2 LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
* The second installment from dj craze's bully breaks series gives you the tools you need to battle to the death. It also includes loops of ubiquitous drum-n-bass samples, including "Amen Brother."
DJ CRAZE- BOW DOWN BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*dj craze was the undisputed ruler of the battle circuit whenever he was a part of it--or as they describe it on the liner notes "When the young Count Edgar del Crazeron III," he quickly became notorious for his tyrannical temper and swift paddle." Yeah, what they said. Bow down.
TITTSWORTH & AYRES- T&A BREAKS: MIAMI & B-MORE BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*new-ish battle record from dj a-trak’s –kanye west’s dj and world champ turntablist- ammo records featuring bmore heavyweights dj ayres from the rub and partner tittsworth.
TRENTEMØLLER- MISS YOU 12” (audiomatique, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Audiomatique presents four remixes of Trentemøller's "Miss You." The original shows off Trentemøller's unique composition skills, and for this release, he presents a cut up re-rub full of classic texture and warmth. Pole provides bass-heavy dubsteps in a tripped-out abstraction of the original theme. Pascal F.E.O.S. remains true to the musicality of the original with his drifting techno slow-burner. Finally, Lulu Rouge and Asger Baden take the stirring beauty of the original's piano melody and create a filmic, beatless interpretation.
MARTIN CIRCUS/PRINCE- DISCO CIRCUS/SEXY DANCER 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
JERMAINE JACKSON/FREDDIE PERREN- ERUCE / TWO PIGS AND A HOGG 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
EL COCO/SLICK- COCOMOTION: REMIX/SPACE BASS 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… Classic Rinder & Lewis stuff.
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA/SALSOUL ORCHESTRA- COMPUTER GAME: RE-EDIT/ 212 NORTH: SPECIAL MIX 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
DONNA SUMMER/JIMMY "BO" HORNE- I FEEL LOVE/SPANK 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
ENDGAMES/HUGH MASEKELA- ECSTASY/DON'T GO LOSE IT BABY 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
UNLIMITED TOUCH/GRACE JONES- SEARCHING TO FIND THE ONE/PULL UP TO THE BUMPER 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
WILLIE COLÓN/GINO SOCCIO- SET FIRE TO ME/DANCER 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
WAR/MACHO- GALAXY/NOT TONIGHT 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
AUDIO WERNER/MATT JOHN/PHAGE & DANIEL DREIER- SASOMO 12” (bar 25, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Only a few more weeks before Berlin's nuttiest restaurant/afterhour hang-out will open its doors for another season of nonstop craziness and time defying party-stunts. Time to unleash the second EP on Bar 25's very own record label. And with Matt John, Audio Werner and Phage & Daniel Dreier they managed to recruit four rising stars of Berlin's minimal scene. All regulars at 'The Ranch' (Bar 25's nickname), they deliver standout tracks. And from Matt John's epic twelve minute ride through eerie vocal samples and shining pads to Phage & Daniel Dreier's deep tripping minimal-mover and Audio Werner's dry and housy funkiness all memories from last year come floating back. The season starts here.
BOYS NOIZE- OI OI OI REMIXED 12” (boyz noize, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*After the internationally successful album release in September 2007, 'Oi Oi Oi Remixed' features a fine selection of re-works of Boys Noize's banging debut album tracks -- by his friends and himself." Tracklisting: A1. & Down(Siriusmo vs. Boys Noize Remix) , A2. Let's Buy Happiness (Proxy Remix), B1. Oh! (A-Trak Remix) , B2. Don't Believe The Hype (Housemeister Remix).
SMASH TV- LOCOMOTIVE BREATH 12” (bpitch control, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Holger Zilske isn't a dark horse in the scene of electronic music. Instead, under his pseudonym Smash TV, he always instigates the masses around the globe with his ecstatic, technoid live-sets. Well-known artists such as Steve Bug, Richie Hawtin or Claude Von Stroke play his releases for inspiring their exalted audiences for a long time. As a BPitch Control artist from the very beginning, this very busy and extremely creative exceptional producer is now presenting his latest work with the catalogue number BPC170. After numerous remixes for Ellen Allien, Audion, Golden Boy, Miss Kittin, Dirt Crew, Mediengruppe Telekommander and many more, an update on Berlin-based label BPitch Control has been overdue. Already the title 'Breath' is able to express EVERYTHING: this sophisticated record really breathes and will not only be able to fascinate the audience per definition, rather this release will push the crowd onto the dance floor immediately. Both songs consist of minimal, but nevertheless striking means, which are able to mediate the underlying clear structure. The A-side, 'Locomotive Breath' has become a forceful track that starts with elaborate percussion and kicks asses with the specially modulated bass after the break. This track is pure Prime Time material and is described as 'Perfect Chow' by several DJs. Subsequent 'Breath Me' on the flip side, gives us the creeps. The accords create an enthralling harmony, which finds its climax within an apocalyptical break.
PAUL KALKBRENNER- BINGO BONGO 12” (bpitch control, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Paul Kalkbrenner presents two killer tracks for BPitch: "Bingo Bongo" and "Schwere Ware." The title track moves non-stop. Bundled with a minimalistic, hypnotic groove, the dancer is literally grabbed by the scruff of his neck and given a good shaking. "Schwere Ware" ("Heavy Ware") is a phat stomper and pure Kalkbrenner. There's nothing more to say.
ANTISLASH- WE ARE THE COPY AND PASTE 12” (circus company, france)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Paris-based trio Antislash release their third 12" on Circus Company, and is perfectly representative of their sound, and a blender full of influence. You'll find minimal funk house on "Grillepain," with a beautiful long and deep break. On A2, there's some more freaky, rolling groove with "And Dance For You." On the B-side, comes "Croc," the more nervous of the tracks. Finishing out, "Cockpit" is a beautiful moment of deepness, with a Farben flair.
DJ DEEON & DJ SLUGO- GHETTO CLASSICS VOL.1 12” (dance mania, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*restocked… From the very beginning in 1985 Chicago's Dance Mania records was konown for raw percussive tracks from the dirty side of disco and house. They laid down over 200 12''s that were the blueprint for what is now known as ''ghetto-house'' or ''booty-house''. we are happy to announce the launch of the revitalized Dance Mania with 5 slammin classics from Deeon & Slugo: ''Work This MF'', ''Rubber Track'', ''That's It'', ''Vulture Life Ins'', & ''Sprint''. Bootylicious!
DJ DEEON & DJ SLUGO- GHETTO CLASSICS VOL.2 12” (dance mania, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*Finally volume 2 of the ghetto classics series hit the shops, this 4 track ep from two of our favorite ghettohouse producers. Features Wouldn't You Like To Be A Hoe, and the massive Aceler 8!
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM- LOSING MY EDGE 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*restocked… Somewhere between Peaches and Metro Area, classic and essential stuff for sure.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM- TRIBULATIONS 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*restocked… first there was 'Losing My Edge,' then 'Give It Up,' and now James Murphy brings us 'Tribulations,' featuring remixes by both Tiga and Lindstrom along with the original and 'Shallow Version' that was recorded for a BBC Zane Lowe Radio 1 session in late 2004. Already a live highlight and the track everyone already seems to DJ out the most anyway, let's just say DFA has saved the catchiest most crowd-pleasing single for last. And now onto making more new music!
V/A- YOU ARE MY MATE 2X12" (dial, germany)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.63eur/2019jpy (approx)
*Dial celebrates their 40th release with a double 12" for the dancefloor and beyond. Hiding from conventions, destroying innovation, this EP puts together what belongs together. Carsten Jost comes together with My My's Carsten Klemann to build a Detroit-by-way-of-Berlin future classic, Sten digs a little deeper with "Fortune," then there is the astonishing solo debut of Oliver Kargl aka Rndm, one-half of Pigon, Pantha Du Prince, and Phanthom Ghost.
MR. DE'- THE MILLENIUM 12” (electrofunk, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*killer dirty bootyshaking tracks, all produced by Mr De.
MR. DE'- TIME SPACE SCRILLA 12” (electrofunk, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*killer dirty bootyshaking tracks, all produced by Mr De.
MR. DE'- THE ELECTRO-FUNK EP 12” (electrofunk, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*Six dirty bootyshaking tracks, all produced by Mr De.
SNOW PATROL- SHUT YOUR EYES 12” (endless flight, japan)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Snow Patrol's album Eyes Open -2006- was a collection of songs that showed the work of a band who had scaled the heights supporting U2 through Europe, appearing at Live 8 in both Hyde Park and Scotland, and somehow sticking to their core values: beautiful, powerful songs underscored by some of the most poignant and telling lyrics in rock. Presenting a heartfelt remix of "Shut Your Eyes" by Naum Gabo.
ALEXI DELANO & TONY ROHR- SOUR IMPRESSIONS 12” (frankie, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*The well known producers Alexi Delano (Rompe, Plus 8) & Tony Rohr (Clink) teamed up for our pleasure and produce here in their Sour Impressions EP. Two outstanding pieces of funky minimal techno. A1 'Discoteca Butt' is an exciting bunch of quirky sounds and raw synth with an unpredictable way -- crazy and quite efficient on the floor with no doubt a masterpiece! On the flip B1 'Mind of Its Own' combines heavy distorted raw synth loud kick sub bassline plenty of subtle bleepy sounds darky and weird -- great unpredictable atmosphere. No more to say than Sour Impressions is absolute must! Pressed on white vinyl.
RAMIREZ- HABLANDO: RADIO SLAVE REMIXES 12” (hell yeah, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*You know, the early '90s revival is in the air... there's no need to let you know how much 'Hablando' by Ramirez has been influential in the good old days, the accordion, the bass drum, the Spanish trippy vocals: a timeless techno classic! Matt Edwards aka Radio Slave is another sure candidate for house music's Hall of Fame. He was so excited about lending his edit/remix trickery to 'Hablando' that he delivered two astonishing mixes (now featured in this exclusive 12" release) and put them at #1 of his chart. Respect! Already included in Jerome Sydenham forthcoming mix CD and new Global Underground GU comp and supported by all the usual suspects.
V/A- ULTRAWAVE VOL.2 12” (hot vitamin, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*volume 2 of ultrawave featuring Future State's "Future State", italo disco with a bit of a proto-techno feel from '84 produced by Celso Valli! Also included is Cosmic classic Tim Toum by Codek and the insane vocoder rocker by Airto!
H-TRACK- H-TRACK EDITS 1 12” (h-track, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*three exclusive re-edits from californian dj hugh herrera, aka h-track, includes edits of early 80's disco stormers the quick 'zulu' and punkin machine 'i need you tonight' plus soft cell's 'where the heart is'.
KAITO- ALIVE/EVERLASTING DUB 12” (kompakt, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Japan's undisputed master of soulful opulence is back with a smash. Purists might be glad to hear that Kaito stripped down his sound quite a bit. "Alive" and "Everlasting Dub" definitely show Hiroshi Watanabe's skills, with a daring mixture of classic dub techno, soulful deep house, jazzy improvisations and a big thumping beat. This release emanates dignity, gentleness and humbleness -- three attributes you rarely find on a techno floor.
MC GRINGO FEAT. MC BINHO- 1 REAL: THE STEREO MCS REMIXES 12” (man, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Following the success of Gringão, the Rio-based German MC releases a boombastic new EP. London's Stereo MCs, undoubtedly the UK's most successful rap group of all time, are dedicated fans of MC Gringo's music and rhymes. Their remixes strip the original of its salsa-berimbau flavor and adds hip-shaking percussion and dubby chords. Their "Hypadub" remix rolls out Brazilian samba beats to the max. Think of Pressure Drop's timeless '90s club classic "Unify" and you get the point.
AFRICAN SUITE- AFRICAN SUITE LP (mca, eu)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.63eur/2019jpy (approx)
*Underground disco at its best! Richie Rome, after the great success with Ritchie Family, had the possibility to release his creativity realizing this afro disco album. "Grass" keeps some peculiar sounds of the previous Rome records (Latin and oriental influences), "Pigmy" was a hit in the clubs with the right attitude, but you have to listen to the non-stop side B... a fantastic afro trip which hits your stomach thanks to the percussion arrangements and the sensual vocals Tom Hill and Brenda Hill.
OLENE KADAR- VAKBEKWAAM 12” (mo’s ferry, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Olene Kadar. Well, sounds like the occident. But that's the completely wrong track. Behind this moniker you'll find a young man by the real name of Henk van Zwol and he's from Holland, more precisely from Friesland. All but far away from the big city club socialization a wondrous but fascinating character grew up that just started to spread out. It would be a shame to just leave him to the machinery of the club music business today. But first of all, the most important thing, his music: Olene Kadar's A-side track 'Button' is most clearly described by one word: excess! Because that's the result when you are dancing on the floor smoothly and unagitated and then this insane, frantic modulation of sounds is erupting. Sure, there's a need for a proper loudness and an extended low end (a little more than usual) is helping a lot to intensify this moment. What DJs build up over a set of two to three hours, 'Button' offers the peak in barely eight minutes.The B-side starts with the title track 'Vakbekwaam.' Straight pumping bass, numerous crazy circulating percussion elements combined with a manic vocal sample disconnected from reality. Hypnotic, almost like the singings of shamans, that's what it's like when Olene Kadar constantly changes the mix of all inherent elements. The last track 'Honderd Dollar Bill' brings back the rave signal again. This time it is surrounded by a more quiet rhythmic pattern. The track is intended to be a point of rest, but no break -- because it lasts for just a moment, until the next A-side is kickin' in...
AUDISION- RED SKY 12” (mule electronic, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*This is the debut single from Audision (Tobias Schmid and Niko Tzoukmanis) on Mule Electronic -- two very deep original tracks and a massive dance remix from Roland Appel. Audision has released several EPs on Playmade and have spent plenty of time behind the DJ booth spinning music that has influenced their collaborative sounds: Basic Channel/Deepchord-style dub tracks, deep Detroit techno, hi-tech funk, early acid house. Together they are Audision and they believe in deep sound structures.
FORCE OF NATURE- REMIXED 12” (mule musiq, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*After the three single releases, one sampler single and their first official mix cd Force Behind the Power, Force of Nature come back with two very hot remixers Stefan Goldmann & Still Going. Stefan Goldmann updated the original track to a more clubby sound. It's for the fun of Ricardo Villalobos & Luciano. And Still Going (DFA) made an original track deeper and more atmospheric. It's reminiscent of early house or more deep stuff like The Orb or Thomas Fehlmann.
BUKADDOR & FISHBECK- LIVE IS LIFE 12” (my best friend, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*bukaddor & fishbeck's fourth ep on mbf is definitely the most stripped-down percussive record they have done so far. The beat phreak track "Live Is Life" is a bass-heavy hands-in-the-air monster. "Mr. Floppy" is much bolder and softer, but very percussive and funky with cool breaks and dynamic shifts which are all very well thought out. real dj weapons.
SAMMY DEE- PURPLEHUMMER/ULTRASTRETCH 12” (perlon, germany)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.47eur/1514jpy (approx)
*bukaddor & fishbeck's fourth ep on mbf is definitely the most stripped-down percussive record they have done so far. The beat phreak track "Live Is Life" is a bass-heavy hands-in-the-air monster. "Mr. Floppy" is much bolder and softer, but very percussive and funky with cool breaks and dynamic shifts which are all very well thought out. real dj weapons.
RYO MURAKAMI- DOWN THE SKY 12” (poker flat, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Tokyo's Ryo Murakami presents Down The Sky, coolly influenced by old school house and recent European forays into night music. Ryo demonstrates a heavy aptitude for stripped-down futurism, with staccato, jilted beats joined by layers of padded synth structures, looming somewhere between light and darkness. Greek maestro Argy creates a stunning hi-tech remix, complete with dub-influenced chord stabs and tripped-out washes of delay. "Coke" is a stronger, peak-time groove that never lets up, with layers of spaced-out, pitching fx. Brain-tingling.
BOGDAN IRKUK AKA BULGARI- EVERYTHING IS CHANGING 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Top quality cosmic Italo-disco with a New York DFA/Morgan Geist edge. This is a limited edition 500 copies release on Soul Jazz Records. Previous releases on Sweden's Rollerboy label, this is the pseudonym of one of Europe's finest producers, so we are not allowed to tell you much about him!
RALPH SLIWINSKI- POX BOX 12” (sushitech, france)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Ralph Sliwinski who is known to most of us for his previous work on Hartchef Discos, Below or from his successful remix work for Mikael Stavostrand on Sushitech, brings us Sushitech 09. Over to the B-side and we have Johnny D, casting his magic over the track, and turning the original house track in to a more technoish track but still managing to keep the warm vibe of it. This track is already being played regularly by Loco Dice, Villalobos, 2000 And One, Oliver Ho and all the other leading DJs. Simply, a dancefloor killer!
MARC ROMBOY VS. CHELONIS R. JONES- HELEN CORNELL: THE REMIXES 12” (systematic, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Two new versions of Chelonis' and Romboy's club hit, "Helen Cornell." 2000 And One Ibadan label owner Jerome Sydenham have produced a dub and a remix each. Full support by: Loco Dice, Jesse Rose, Laurent Garnier, Dubfire, Danny Howells, Gregor Tresher, Martin Landsky, D'julz, Hector Romero, Ralph Lawson, Sebo K. and many more.
SARAH GOLDFARB- PANENKA 12” (toys for boys, belgium)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*The mysterious Sarah Goldfarb (Jean Vincent Luccini) has been raising hell for the last year or so with releases on Dumb Unit, Treibstoff, Curle, and a roof lifting remix for Christian Quast on Obsolete Recordings. However Luccini/Goldfarb has been passionate about house and techno since completing his studies in Cinema in 1994, a year that just a handful of people on the entire planet have any memories of.
THE MODEL- SECOND FOUNDATION 12” (underl_ne, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Second release. Second book. Foundation. Underl_ne and The Model team up once more to provide the next slice of sci-fi techno for all those who want to get there: Terminus, Foundation's capital city. Deep space sounds and hypnotic grooves create the foundational sound atmosphere as The Model envisaged it. Five cuts that redefine the concept of sci-fi techno and herald the upcoming debut album by The Model on Underl_ne: Foundation and Empire.
COBBLESTONE- JAZZ INDIA IN ME 12” (wagon repair, canada)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Cobblestone Jazz has been performing live electronic music for five years together. The three members of the group are programmer Tyger Dhula, keyboardists Danuel Tate and Mathew Jonson. The nature of their music balances electronic composition with a live and moving element that results in the exploration of many different styles. Cobblestone is a bit of an anomaly in this day and age of studio refinement, opting to approach music from a performance perspective first, as opposed to recreating studio pieces for their live shows. A large part of this is due to the involvement of Tate, whose background as a jazz musician has led to a large emphasis on playing live. The group's influences range from jazz and dub to breakbeats and minimal techno, and many points in between. Likened by some to electronic whales singing to each other, the groove undulates and develops constantly over the course of each session. Both tracks are recorded and mixed in a live outboard setting. No pre-arrangement was done; the tracks are just improvised and mixed straight to tape. Both build and destroy dancefloors, capturing minds and feet, waking us up to the unique and unmistakable sound of Cobblestone Jazz.
SHAM SHAM- 99 HEARTS 12” (white label, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*From mysterious UK producer Sham Sham comes this nasty little one sided mash-up, a booty shaking, hands in the air collision of Architecture in Helsinki´s hit "Heart It Races" with Jay-Z´s now classic "99 Problems."
MAGAZINES AND BOOKS
THE WIRE- #291 MAY 2008 MAGAZINE (the wire, uk)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*On the cover: Wolfgang Voigt (With the release of his classic, controversial GAS series, the Kompakt/Profan/Studio 1 founder and Cologne minimal architect talks psychedelic forestry with Rob Young). Features: Jon Hassell (A new orchestral project finds the Fourth World trumpeter preaching to the choir); Dexplicit (Derek Walmsly takes a bass line mainline to the North London suburb); Frans de Waard (Noise of many stripes with the Dutch protagonist of Goem, Freiband, Zebra and more); Cross-Platform: AV Festival (Andy Hamilton encounters Radiophonia, indeterminacy and vinyl-killers at North East England's multidisciplinary meltdown); Invisible Jukebox: Carl Craig; Dean Roberts (From White Winged Moth to Autistic Daughters, the nomadic New Zealand avantist has left a trail of ghostly post-rock and dislocated lyrical archetypes); Max Eastley (Delicate automata, wind-blown harps, ear-shattering Arc improvisations: welcome to the dynamic world of England's foremost environmental sound sculptor); Kan Mikami (Floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee, Japan's acid folk veteran punches above his weight with Keiji Haino, Jojo Hiroshige, Motoharu Yoshizawa and more.
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woah… it’s so nice out today!!! get on out and walk or bike over to the shop and check out all the top notch new arrivals and restocks. highlights include a deluxe reissue of the first silver apples lp, a bunch of new and restocked italian progressive titles on vinyl magic, milkshakes restocks, arthur lipsett restock (check out some of lipsetts films on the news page of the tequila sunrise records website. nice stuff) , whitehouse reissue, killer comp of sneaky pete kleinow! (if you ever hear the flying burrito bros version of wild horse, you already know spk is the deal), a few scotch bonnet releases (been sweatin these a while, um, no pun intended), and a ton of new dance releases (finally a boyz noise 12!!!)… come on by and check em out!
gracias
anthony
as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.
prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.
i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.
ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS- HERETIC PRIDE LP (4ad, usa)
17.98usd/10.64gbp/11.36eur/1817jpy (approx)
*The Mountain Goats have recorded several fine albums that have established them as a genuine cult phenomenon and confirmed John Darnielle's status as one of the finest lyricists of his generation. "Heretic Pride" is a suite of songs about mythical creatures, imaginary cults, slasher films, and pulp fiction novelists. Here, Darnielle has also come up with some of the most anthemic, impassioned, and downright catchy songs of his career. -amg
SILVER APPLES- THE GARDEN 2LP (bully, canada)
20.98usd/10.64gbp/13.26eur/2120jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… After pioneering the use of electronics in rock music and releasing two groundbreaking albums, the Silver Apples were left without a record label after Kapp folded, not to mention a $100,000 lawsuit from PanAm over the 'Contact' sleeve. Thanks to the Record Plant studio in NY, they were allowed to begin recording their third full length in the hopes that another label would pick up the bill. Unfortunately, no labels came through and the tapes were held by the studio as payment for the studio time. Those tapes were thought to be lost until the day Dan Taylor found them in a cardboard box in his attic in 1998. What came out of those sessions were seven completed songs as well as all the original drum tracks to which Simeon added the parts. Also discovered was the master of a song they had written for the soundtrack of an Italian film called The Lady and The Clown which was never released before now. In addition, an alternate version of 'Mad Man Blues' has been added to this release.
SILVER APPLES- SILVER APPLES LP (phoenix, uk)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*Previously reissued on cd by phoenix records, now issued on a limited edition deluxe lp format as well; pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl. This is the first vinyl reissue of the self-titled first album by '60s electronic legends Silver Apples, originally released by Kapp Records in 1968. Fresh off their stint as The Overland Stage Electric Band, Simeon and Dan Taylor formed their own extravagant, two-man electronic space-odyssey, Silver Apples, to remarkable critical acclaim. "What's so amazing is that they make absolutely mind-shattering music with all this junky equipment," commented one reviewer, astounded over the then-mindbending concept of build-it-yourself electronics combined with rock drums. The debut album features lyrics by poet Stanley Warren and is an absolutely essential piece of musical history from electronic/psychedelic/rock music's ground-breaking legends. Housed in a deluxe gatefold foil sleeve containing the insert from the original release in a numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies.
ARCTIC MONKEYS- BRIANSTORM 10” (domino, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*2007 shop favorite, restocked…
ARCTIC MONKEYS- WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 12” (domino, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*2006 shop favorite, restocked…
STARS OF THE LID- AVEC LAUDENUM LP (kranky, usa)
13.98usd/7.09gbp/17.68eur/1413jpy (approx)
*This will be the first vinyl release in the U.S. for this, the fifth SotL album, originally released by Sub Rosa in 1999 and then reissued by Kranky in the fall of 2002. A pivotal album in their career, this marked the first time the duo completely stepped away from the more abstract sound pieces of earlier albums and engaged with the more symphonic and compositional approach that has become the forte of their more recent recordings. There was a limited vinyl pressing done by Sub Rosa at the time of original release, but few copies ever saw the light of day in North America. This will be a one-time pressing only of approximately 1000 copies.
ARCADE FIRE- FUNERAL LP (merge, usa)
16.98usd/8.61gbp/10.73eur/1716jpy (approx)
*vinyl version of this 2005 classic in stock for the first time… An intense spectacle even on record, this ensemble hailing from Montreal is on a mission. Prepare to get caught up in it all! The Arcade Fire bring a theatricality, an intensity, an insanity, and a penchant for amazing hooks to their debut full length release, Funeral. You have never heard such energy, such beauty, and such emotion from such a young band.
INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY- MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF R/SWIFT LP (secretly canadian, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*For the critical listener, Instruments of Science & Technology sounds like Brian Eno and Wendy Carlos had a love child in the '70s and subsequently marooned him/her/it on an Oort Cloud. If they had, this might have been the recording their love child beamed back to Earth. This largely instrumental electronic project may seem out of character for Richard Swift, who has raised eyebrows and turned heads over the past few years for his unmistakably beautiful singing voice, melancholic lyrics and sophisticated songwriting. Taking into account all three releases, it appears that Swift considers the last 80 years of recorded music as his own personal spice rack of musical texture from which to draw and concoct new musical recipes. With Instruments of Science & Technology, Swift has resurrected the earliest forms of electronic music, thrown in a few dashes of dub, hip-hop, kraut-rock, and Motown, and created a new hybrid dish. So fire up the hooka coals, turn on that full screen iTunes visualizer, and pump these jams as loud as your speakers/neighbors will allow.
V/A- ALPHABEAT: POP, PSYCH & PROG ROCK 1967-1970 LP (top sounds, uk)
27.98usd/14.18gbp/8.83eur/2828jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… lp version, Contains an 12-page lavishly illustrated magazine-style booklet, and housed in authentic '60s fashion with a laminated sleeve. Compiled and realized by Nigel Lees (author of much of Record Collector magazine's long running series 'The British Psychedelic Trip'), Alphabeat marks the debut release on his own label Top Sounds, a collection which brings together 13 rare slices of pop, psychedelia and progressive rock recorded during 1967-1970. Only 2 have appeared previously on compilations, the remainder bar the obscure 1970 45 by Mississippi have never been released and make their vinyl and CD debut on Alphabeat. All tracks have been professionally restored and the release includes an informative and profusely illustrated 24-page booklet which features histories of all the artists, together with many photos which have never been published before. The release has the blessing of at least one member of each group and in some cases several. Many of the selections on Alphabeat were not even known to exist before the release of the compilation, and few connoisseurs of obscure late '60s pop, psych and prog will be disappointed with its contents. Dubbed from a master supplied by a Belgian television company, 'Foxy Lady' and 'Toad' were recorded live at a pop festival in 1968 and prove The Barrier to be as exciting on stage as on their best singles from the same year, while Mississippi impress with their heavy bluesy rock which is lifted from their lone and very rare 45 from 1970. The pigeonholing of Breakthru as a lightweight pop act through their only single 'Ice Cream Tree' is devastatingly dismissed by the unveiling of 2 incendiary slices of psychedelically-inclined rock recorded at a Birmingham studio in late 1967, and an unknown group who recorded at R.G Jones' OAK studios sound uncannily like The Game 3 years on with the slow burning 'First Back From Heaven.' The Pathfinders' 'Pumpkin Lantern' has appeared before on compilations on a number of occasions, but thanks to the discovery of another acetate copy, it's presented here in premium quality together for the first time with its previously ignored but very special rendering of the Bee Gees' 'To Love Somebody.' Graded Grains have presented psych collectors with a mystery and an enigma since their acetate of 'Animal Magic' and ' Lucifer Sam' was unearthed for Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 3 way back in the early '80s, and such was their dogged obscurity that some came to believe there was no such band called Graded Grains at all. Top Sounds however, are able to present 4 tracks recorded on the continent in Paris in 1969 which beautifully exhibit authentic pop psych with a marked Barrett-era Pink Floyd influence, one of which is a later (and much cleaner!) take of the famed 'Animal Magic.' And last but by no means least, the legendary blues band Black Cat Bones prove their versatility and deliver an uptempo psych-flavored rocker called 'Warmth Of The Day,' which aside from inclusion on a fairly recent bootleg has only previously been available on the rare 1969 promotional for the QE2 ocean liner.
GLI ALLUMINOGENI- SCOLOPENDRA LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*A trio from Turin, formed in 1970 by keyboard player Alluminio (hence the name of the band) and drummer Ostorero with various guitarists, they only lasted for a couple of years and their only album, Scolopendra, was issued when they had already split. Their sole album is very well made, mainly based on Hammond organ and other keyboards, with good instrumental parts and an outstanding B-side. A must-have for lovers of Italian prog! New vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound.
SAMADHI- SAMADHI LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*A sort of supergroup, as most of their members came from well-known bands, Samadhi were formed after the split of Raccomandata con Ricevuta di Ritorno by singer Regoli and guitarist Civitenga, along with keyboard player Sabatini (from Free Love and Kaleidon), Aldo Bellanova from Teoremi on bass and drummer Ruggero Stefani (L'Uovo di Colombo), and two other members. The album, from 1974 and their only record released, mixes very good prog influences with some jazz and even pop, the best of the seven tracks being the closing L'ultima Spiaggia with religious text. The beautiful lyrics were written by poet Enrico Lazzareschi. New vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound.
PANGEA- INVASORI LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Most prog collectors never even heard of this monster rarity before it was featured in one of Hans Pokora's Record Collector Dreams books. This was out on Philips in 1976 but only in promotional form and without a cover, and arrived by the time the interest of big labels in progressive music was going down, so it never reached stores -- becoming real nightmare for die-hard collectors. This is a conceptual album with 10 tracks put together into two long suites, with some long instrumental and much elaborated parts, and with Italian lyrics. It's spacey progressive music with some pop hints, too. All tracks were written by Mauro Paoluzzi, well-known session man and producer who also wrote some songs for Madrugada; in fact, also two members of this group helped in the recording of the Pangea album as well. Well, so here it is -- for the first time ever, the real Pangea Invasori LP out for sale. Comes in a gatefold cover, obviously new artwork as it was blank originally, great sound and limited to 500 copies.
METAMORFOSI- ...E FU IL SESTO GIORNO LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*restocked… Well known Italian prog band Metamorfosi were based in Rome, and they released their debut via the Vedette label in 1972, just one year prior to their highly acclaimed masterpiece, Inferno. ...E Fu Il Sesto Giorno has most of the elements of Inferno already there, with the peculiar voice of Jimmy Spitaleri, the strong rhythm section and the classical influenced keys, but you can also note some slight late '60s influences here. Very rare in original format, this is the first vinyl reissue ever and comes with great remastered sound, replica of the original gatefold cover and label, and limited to 500 copies.
E.A. POE- GENERAZIONI: STORIA DI SEMPRE LP (vinyl magic, itay)
34.98usd/17.73gbp/22.10eur/3535jpy (approx)
*restocked… Yes, this was reissued on vinyl not a long time ago... but it's already been deleted for a while, and being one of the key Italo prog albums, why not make it available again. Originally released in 1974 and one of the major Italian rarities, this album is a real killer. It has all your favorite ingredients for the best Italian prog music; classically inspired keyboards, good guitar work and powerful rhythm section. Great reissue with the original (single) cover, labels replicas and 180 gram vinyl.
PROCESSION- FRONTIERA LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Very rare debut album by Procession, originally on RCA's subsidiary Help in 1972. This platter is a clear example of what we would describe as hard prog. It's a great album, with a line-up featuring two guitars, bass and drums, playing very good hard rock with some progressive influence and some acoustic passages as well. A very welcome reissue, in a gatefold cover and with the usual top quality of all Vinyl Magic vinyl reissues. Limited to 500 copies.
QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA- QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Debut album by one of the most legendary names of the Italian progressive rock scene. From 1972, released on the RCA subsidiary Help and with original copies going for quite some money. An absolute classic in the progressive field, this features both hard rock and classical influences, with some very Jethro Tull like flute playing, great guitar and also a violin played by North American Donald Lax. This is a strictly limited reissue of 500 copies in 180 gram vinyl, remastered sound, nice carton gatefold cover and a replica of the original labels.
ALUSA FALLAX- INTORNO ALLA MIA CATTIVA EDUCAZIONE LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… Alusa Fallax were born in Milano in 1969, and they released a couple of 45s soon after. But it wasn't until 1974 that they released their first and only longplay. Released on the Fonit label with 5000 copies pressed, this is today a very sought after collector's item in its original format. The album is a magical piece of the best Italian progressive music. Melodic, with leading keyboards, classical influences and two long suites (one per side) that can be conventional when speaking of Italian prog, and occasionally experimental, too. This is a strictly limited reissue of 500 copies in 180 gram vinyl, remastered sound, nice carton gatefold cover and a replica of the original labels.
GARYBALDI- ASTROLABIO LP (vinyl magic, itay)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*restocked… After the Nuda masterpiece, you couldn't believe the guys went higher. The next year in 1973 they released their second and last, Astrolabio, another excellent album but not such a top record as the debut was. The album consists of 2 long tracks with a lot of improvisation giving guitarist Bambi Fossati a perfect field to give good faith of his high level playing. There is good keyboard work here too, courtesy of Lio Marchi who was actually not in the group but only for the recording sessions. These two tracks were also released in single format, obviously quite shortened. Also quite rare in its original form, Astrolabio was released in a gatefold cover, which is now exactly reproduced in this limited reissue of 500 copies that we strongly recommend you to give a space in your collection.
PUNK AND POST-PUNK
NAKED RAYGUN- THROB THROB LP (haunted town, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*The 1984 Chicago punk classic back on wax! naked raygun's first album. All 13 original tracks re-mastered w/ bonus track. 12x18 two sided color poster full of unreleased Raygun photos. First press Limited edition hand #d color wax. 800 Gold - 550 Oxblood. One of the greatest punk albums of all time sounding better than ever back on vinyl. 1.Rat Patrol 2.Surf Combat 3.Gear 4.Metastasis 5.Leeches 7.Roller Queen 8.On 9.I Don't Know 10.Libido 11.Only In America 12.No Sex 12.Stupid 13.Managua 14.No (bonus - unreleased :30 track '84).
THE MILKSHAKES- TALKIN' 'BOUT MILKSHAKES LP (hangmans daughter, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*restocked… One of the Medway's finest bands from the eighties. Very much influenced by the rhythm and beat from the 50's and 60's,as well as the comedians from the 40's onwards.
Formed in 1980 from the ashes of the Pop Rivits and featured Mickey Hampshire (git/vox) Wild Billy Childish (git/vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Mark Gilbert (Bass).
THEE MILKSHAKES- THEE KNIGHTS OF TRASHE LP (hangmans daughter, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*restocked… One of the Medway's finest bands from the eighties. Very much influenced by the rhythm and beat from the 50's and 60's,as well as the comedians from the 40's onwards.
Formed in 1980 from the ashes of the Pop Rivits and featured Mickey Hampshire (git/vox) Wild Billy Childish (git/vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Mark Gilbert (Bass).
AVANT GARDE AND NOISE
ARTHUR LIPSETT- SOUNDTRACKS LP (global a, germany)
18.98usd/9.62gbp/11.99eur/1918jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Arthur Lipsett made an impressive series of collage films during his lifetime. He began his collages under the employment of the National Film Board of Canada. During a sound workshop, he was given the assignment to tell a story by editing together found sound materials. Lipsett took the assignment further by editing images to the sound collage he created. The result was to become Very Nice Very Nice, sharing his view of the phantasmagoria of a world he saw around him. This first effort earned him an Academy Award nomination at the age of 25. Soundtracks is a document that celebrates the work of Arthur Lipsett, while highlighting his sound collage as an art form in itself. The National Film Board of Canada granted the license to create this sound document from the original film masters. These originals were lovingly re-mastered and pressed to high quality vinyl that they will last into the future. Mostly from the 1960s, emerging from the Beats, his films are dense cut-ups to do with themes like science and spirituality, religious mania and Cold War paranoia, Apocalypse and nuclear melt-down, consumerism and nothingness, rituals and machines, all that good stuff. The films started out as the sound collages finely presented here in a top-notch pressing -- tightly compacted clips of spoken word (Marshall MacLuhan, religious loons, newsreel announcers, TV scientists, bullshit politicians), in with noise (factories, helicopters, bombs) and music (jazz, gospel, parade-ground, church) -- sometimes manipulated, often highly rhythmic, still so captivating and chilling.
WHITEHOUSE- TOTAL SEX 2LP (very friendly/susan lawly, uk)
32.98usd/16.72gbp/20.84eur/3333jpy (approx)
*Hard to believe the equally extraordinary second album from Whitehouse was recorded back in 1980 -- a development and expansion of the pioneering electronic techniques which were demonstrated on the debut Birthdeath Experience; also included on this double vinyl set are the 2 rare songs from United Dairies' Hoisting The Black Flag compilation.
FOLK, BLUES AND ROOTS
SNEAKY PETE KLEINOW- THE SHILOH RECORDS ANTHOLOGY CD (sundazed, usa)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.63eur/2019jpy (approx)
*Sneaky Pete Kleinow was best known as a mind-altering pedal steel guitarist, and an integral part of the sound of Gram Parsons'original Flying Burrito Bros. Every rock fan worth his salt knows Sneaky as the brilliant steel player zigzagging his way across The Gilded Palace Of Sin, the Burritos' stunning 1969 debut, and as the band member on the album cover decked out in an all-black nudie suit with a golden pterodactyl on the chest, where Superman's red 'S' would have been. And that was Sneaky to a T: super-hero steel guitarist to no less than: The Rolling Stones, Booker T. & the MG's, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Doug Sahm, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Little Richard, Frank Zappa, Leonard Cohen and John Lennon -- among countless others. Here's a brilliant taste of the pedal steel guitar genius of Sneaky Pete Kleinow. Long may he wave.
WANDA JACKSON- LIVE AT TOWN HALL PARTY 1958 10" (sundazed, usa)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Just turned 21 and beautiful beyond words, Wanda Jackson ripped through a red-hot, live Town Hall Party rockabilly session in 1958 that helped define the parameters of this raw, young music. Discovered singing on an Oklahoma radio station only two years earlier by honky-tonk recording star, Hank Thompson and encouraged to cut loose musically by genre superstar/touring partner (and one-time boyfriend) Elvis Presley, Jackson was a perfect fit for Town Hall Party, the Los Angeles-based TV show that had already welcomed sets by rockin' luminaries Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins and Eddie Cochran. Backed by old friend and 'King of the Strings' guitarist Joe Maphis, Jackson was in her element for the Town Hall Party session, tearing into 'Mean, Mean Man,' a career-defining tune she'd recorded only a few months earlier. Highlights of Jackson's set also include 'Rock Your Baby,' her current Capitol Records single, and 'Alone (With You),' a Faron Young chart-topper, as well as her show-stopping finale, Jackson roaring through 'Hard Headed Woman,' a scorcher from Elvis' current movie, King Creole. Jackson would soon become a substantial force on the country music charts, specializing in aching, honky-tonk ballads for the rest of her career. Still touring today to rabid fan reaction, Jackson has never forgotten her red-hot rockabilly roots. And no live session ever caught Wanda Jackson as wild and rocking as she was on Town Hall Party in 1958, now available on Sundazed's high-definition, 10" vinyl.
GLOBAL
WAREIKA HILL SOUNDS- PROVERBS OF PROVERBS 7" (honest jon’s, uk)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*Unexpectedly uplifting, shuffling, percussive rug-cutter, with the Light Of Saba veteran bringing a little go-go to the grounation, and a lovely dub mixed by Moritz von Oswald!!!
ORCHESTRE REGIONAL DE KAYES- ORCHESTRE REGIONAL DE KAYES LP (mississippi, usa)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.47eur/1514jpy (approx)
*Kayes is situated on the Bamako-Dakar railway line in northwestern Mali, just near the Senegalese border. The town is the regional capital, part of Mali's eight administrative areas. Mali's cultural policy stipulated that a local orchestra represent each region, and that the orchestras would compete at the national arts festivals. After the coup of 1968, these contests were held bi-annually and were known as the Biennales. At the arts festivals, the Regional Orchestra of Kayes would compete against the other orchestras from Ségou, Tombouctou, Sikasso, Mopti, Gao, Koulikoro and Bamako for the championship prize. This reissue represents the orchestra's only recording -- originally released on the Bärenreiter-Musicaphon series. This recording represents some of the finest modern music to have been recorded in Africa. The Kayes orchestra were particularly outstanding, with arresting, searing guitar solos, and an incredibly tight band modernizing African folk tales into beautiful pop music.
SOULPHICTION- THE CHOCOLETTES ONE 12” (musik krause ltd, germany)
13.98usd/7.09gbp/17.68eur/1413jpy (approx)
*Three killa rhythm-isms from Soulphiction, full of nutritional value and whole grain groove. This is music for emotional dancefloors. "Maoamba" is a wonderful Afro-jazz dervish, pure magical madness for the moments when everything simmers and spins. "Rise" is a deep, jazz-filled slider that creeps under the skin. "Jungle AD" features careening and rolling bass swells. A clear declaration that states: "music without bass is stupid!
REGGAE AND DANCEHALL
SURRA- HYPE UP 12” (amalgama, uk)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*The Hype Up e.p. is a glance into the many sensibilities of uk beat futurist Surra, he delivers an explosive release that covers a wide spectrum of his signature sound. Surra’s dub bleeps, modulating synths and smooth drum programming is sure to turn heads worldwide with its universal feel. The title tune is a ragga inspired bruk anthem featuring Ms. Lickle Bit on vocals that also gets a bass fueled remix from Dutch producer Dogdaze (Dogdaze). Behind the Shadows and the already famous colaboration with Ayro (aka Jeremy Ellis) ..Lightspeed.. are journeys into sound and space that will capture your every sense. To finish off is Distractions, a headnodding downtempo excursion that will surely cement Surra's a position as the innovator that he truly is. The art direction of this release was done by one of PR's finest designers Shaggdeluxe.
MUNGO'S HI-FI- MARY JANE/ING/HERBALIST/DID YOU KNOW? 10” (scotch bonnet, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Blending '80s digital reggae with modern production techniques, and featuring the best of the old skool and nu skool DJs and singjays. Each track is exclusively mixed in Mungo's studio to give it a unique feel and perfect punch -- ideal for getting dibbi dibbi sounds on the run! El Fata hails from the Ivory Coast but is now residing in the UK -- though he is always busy touring and recording with the likes of Mad Professor. He sings the title track, 'Mary Jane,' with a plea to the government to 'leave Mary Jane alone.' Brother Culture is up next, and should be no stranger to the Mungo camp, having collaborated on the 2002 album, Mungo's Hi Fi meets Brother Culture, as well as working with a barrage of top producers and appearing on Mr Scruff's Keep it Solid Steel mix CD. Top Cat and Soom T finish things up in true fine form to make this one hell of a 10".
DISRUPT FEAT. MIKEY MURKA- EMPRESS/SECOND HAND MAN 10” (scotch bonnet, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Disrupt's cuts 'Empress' and 'Second Hand' are modern classics an have the perfect blend of quality reggae music and Disrupt's unmistakable blip-beep sound. Both tracks have an upbeat offbeat swing with a sound that interweaves around Mikey's vocal with his plethora of sound. The lead synth on the 'Second Hand' dub is also testament to his playing ability and instantly conjures up the same images of cowboys and the Wild West felt in '80s Jamaica along with a heavy dub sound. These are destined to be on heavy rotation not only on soundsytems but also by any purveyor of good quality music. Big tings a gwaan fi Disrupt 2008, there's no doubt about it, stay tuned! Modern day dub master!
ROOTAH FEAT. MIKEY MURKA- GET IT ALREADY/SHE GONE 10” (scotch bonnet, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*The other half of Jahtari steps up with a blisteringly authentic digital sound again, pumped out with analog gear. Rootah's production sounds like a cross between Basic Channel and the most delightfully obscure '80s dancehall and this is what forms the crux of his sound-his Detroit techno background coupled with his deep understanding of true dub. Rootah has been DJing since the early '90s and in this time has been perfecting his production with the nicest blend of computah programming and rough overheated analog tubes and delay units. 'Get It Already' and 'She's Gone' have a slightly darker, more melancholy sound like Waterhouse has just turned Firehouse. This makes the two tracks perfectly match in a ying yang sort of way. Rootah's productions have such a detailed, heavy sound they will both destroy a soundsystem and demand a detailed hi-fi listen. The 'She's Gone Dub' provides a whole new drum pattern which gives the track a completely different flavor, completing the pack.
DUBSTEP AND GRIME
KODE9 & THE SPACEAPE- KONFUSION 12” (hyperdub, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Kode9 & The Spaceape return with their first fresh collaboration since 2006. The dub instrumental of "Konfusion" is a breezy, almost horizontally-reclined groove that drops like a ton of gold bricks wrapped in silk. This version was recently vocalized by a chorus of cloned Spaceapes via a glitching, interstellar walkie-talkie. A warm draft from a summer to come, and frothy -- like Cresta lemonade (ask your dad).
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
HECKMANN- LAS VEGAS/NEON GRAVE 12” (acid fuckers unite, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*With big support from Richie Hawtin/Ricardo Villalobos/Tobi Neumann/Onur Özer/Monika Kruse/Gergor Tresher/Karotte. Though the last Heckmann 'Silverscreen' is still rotating on the decks of the planet and in the cases of the great entertainers, he strikes again with his brand new series called 'Las Vegas!' It will be a story of three 12"s that will lead to a complete CD album with extra tracks to complete the whole. The main track 'Las Vegas' is rushing in like a storm and is rocking as if there was no tomorrow. Fat beats, fat bassline and countless little far out effects, that will tickle your synapses big time. The second track 'Neon Grave' takes the story further and will lift even the last man on Earth with its electro-Latino feel, illuminating bassline and the Heckmann style effect-arrays!
A-TRAK- GANGSTA BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*A-Trak's first battle record and now a turntablist classic, Gangsta Breaks combines a variety of instrumental breaks from electro-ish drums to trip-hop flavored beats with scratch sections in between. Rounding out the record is 3 unskippable sections with beats and scratch sounds and tones.
A-TRAK- MONKEYBOY BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*The world champion Allies return with the latest volume on their Ammo Records imprint. Switching gears a bit from his previous "Gangsta Breaks," A-Trak shows up in "Da Year of Da Monkey" with "Monkeyboy Breaks." With a variety of funky beats tailor-made for juggling, not to mention some exceptional montages of scratchable samples and bits for drumming. The icing on the cake is the 13-years overdue makeshift-instrumental to "Butt...In the Meantime." As this is arguably the finest Ammo battle record to date, add two copies to your crate or succumb defeated by rival crews. Choose or lose.
DJ CRAZE- BULLY BREAKS 2 LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
* The second installment from dj craze's bully breaks series gives you the tools you need to battle to the death. It also includes loops of ubiquitous drum-n-bass samples, including "Amen Brother."
DJ CRAZE- BOW DOWN BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*dj craze was the undisputed ruler of the battle circuit whenever he was a part of it--or as they describe it on the liner notes "When the young Count Edgar del Crazeron III," he quickly became notorious for his tyrannical temper and swift paddle." Yeah, what they said. Bow down.
TITTSWORTH & AYRES- T&A BREAKS: MIAMI & B-MORE BREAKS LP (ammo, usa)
15.98usd/8.10gbp/10.10eur/1615jpy (approx)
*new-ish battle record from dj a-trak’s –kanye west’s dj and world champ turntablist- ammo records featuring bmore heavyweights dj ayres from the rub and partner tittsworth.
TRENTEMØLLER- MISS YOU 12” (audiomatique, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Audiomatique presents four remixes of Trentemøller's "Miss You." The original shows off Trentemøller's unique composition skills, and for this release, he presents a cut up re-rub full of classic texture and warmth. Pole provides bass-heavy dubsteps in a tripped-out abstraction of the original theme. Pascal F.E.O.S. remains true to the musicality of the original with his drifting techno slow-burner. Finally, Lulu Rouge and Asger Baden take the stirring beauty of the original's piano melody and create a filmic, beatless interpretation.
MARTIN CIRCUS/PRINCE- DISCO CIRCUS/SEXY DANCER 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
JERMAINE JACKSON/FREDDIE PERREN- ERUCE / TWO PIGS AND A HOGG 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
EL COCO/SLICK- COCOMOTION: REMIX/SPACE BASS 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… Classic Rinder & Lewis stuff.
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA/SALSOUL ORCHESTRA- COMPUTER GAME: RE-EDIT/ 212 NORTH: SPECIAL MIX 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
DONNA SUMMER/JIMMY "BO" HORNE- I FEEL LOVE/SPANK 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
ENDGAMES/HUGH MASEKELA- ECSTASY/DON'T GO LOSE IT BABY 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
UNLIMITED TOUCH/GRACE JONES- SEARCHING TO FIND THE ONE/PULL UP TO THE BUMPER 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
WILLIE COLÓN/GINO SOCCIO- SET FIRE TO ME/DANCER 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
WAR/MACHO- GALAXY/NOT TONIGHT 12” (ballroom, usa)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*more great re-edits of classic/rare disco tracks… a crate essential.
AUDIO WERNER/MATT JOHN/PHAGE & DANIEL DREIER- SASOMO 12” (bar 25, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Only a few more weeks before Berlin's nuttiest restaurant/afterhour hang-out will open its doors for another season of nonstop craziness and time defying party-stunts. Time to unleash the second EP on Bar 25's very own record label. And with Matt John, Audio Werner and Phage & Daniel Dreier they managed to recruit four rising stars of Berlin's minimal scene. All regulars at 'The Ranch' (Bar 25's nickname), they deliver standout tracks. And from Matt John's epic twelve minute ride through eerie vocal samples and shining pads to Phage & Daniel Dreier's deep tripping minimal-mover and Audio Werner's dry and housy funkiness all memories from last year come floating back. The season starts here.
BOYS NOIZE- OI OI OI REMIXED 12” (boyz noize, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*After the internationally successful album release in September 2007, 'Oi Oi Oi Remixed' features a fine selection of re-works of Boys Noize's banging debut album tracks -- by his friends and himself." Tracklisting: A1. & Down(Siriusmo vs. Boys Noize Remix) , A2. Let's Buy Happiness (Proxy Remix), B1. Oh! (A-Trak Remix) , B2. Don't Believe The Hype (Housemeister Remix).
SMASH TV- LOCOMOTIVE BREATH 12” (bpitch control, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Holger Zilske isn't a dark horse in the scene of electronic music. Instead, under his pseudonym Smash TV, he always instigates the masses around the globe with his ecstatic, technoid live-sets. Well-known artists such as Steve Bug, Richie Hawtin or Claude Von Stroke play his releases for inspiring their exalted audiences for a long time. As a BPitch Control artist from the very beginning, this very busy and extremely creative exceptional producer is now presenting his latest work with the catalogue number BPC170. After numerous remixes for Ellen Allien, Audion, Golden Boy, Miss Kittin, Dirt Crew, Mediengruppe Telekommander and many more, an update on Berlin-based label BPitch Control has been overdue. Already the title 'Breath' is able to express EVERYTHING: this sophisticated record really breathes and will not only be able to fascinate the audience per definition, rather this release will push the crowd onto the dance floor immediately. Both songs consist of minimal, but nevertheless striking means, which are able to mediate the underlying clear structure. The A-side, 'Locomotive Breath' has become a forceful track that starts with elaborate percussion and kicks asses with the specially modulated bass after the break. This track is pure Prime Time material and is described as 'Perfect Chow' by several DJs. Subsequent 'Breath Me' on the flip side, gives us the creeps. The accords create an enthralling harmony, which finds its climax within an apocalyptical break.
PAUL KALKBRENNER- BINGO BONGO 12” (bpitch control, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Paul Kalkbrenner presents two killer tracks for BPitch: "Bingo Bongo" and "Schwere Ware." The title track moves non-stop. Bundled with a minimalistic, hypnotic groove, the dancer is literally grabbed by the scruff of his neck and given a good shaking. "Schwere Ware" ("Heavy Ware") is a phat stomper and pure Kalkbrenner. There's nothing more to say.
ANTISLASH- WE ARE THE COPY AND PASTE 12” (circus company, france)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Paris-based trio Antislash release their third 12" on Circus Company, and is perfectly representative of their sound, and a blender full of influence. You'll find minimal funk house on "Grillepain," with a beautiful long and deep break. On A2, there's some more freaky, rolling groove with "And Dance For You." On the B-side, comes "Croc," the more nervous of the tracks. Finishing out, "Cockpit" is a beautiful moment of deepness, with a Farben flair.
DJ DEEON & DJ SLUGO- GHETTO CLASSICS VOL.1 12” (dance mania, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*restocked… From the very beginning in 1985 Chicago's Dance Mania records was konown for raw percussive tracks from the dirty side of disco and house. They laid down over 200 12''s that were the blueprint for what is now known as ''ghetto-house'' or ''booty-house''. we are happy to announce the launch of the revitalized Dance Mania with 5 slammin classics from Deeon & Slugo: ''Work This MF'', ''Rubber Track'', ''That's It'', ''Vulture Life Ins'', & ''Sprint''. Bootylicious!
DJ DEEON & DJ SLUGO- GHETTO CLASSICS VOL.2 12” (dance mania, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*Finally volume 2 of the ghetto classics series hit the shops, this 4 track ep from two of our favorite ghettohouse producers. Features Wouldn't You Like To Be A Hoe, and the massive Aceler 8!
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM- LOSING MY EDGE 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*restocked… Somewhere between Peaches and Metro Area, classic and essential stuff for sure.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM- TRIBULATIONS 12” (dfa, usa)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*restocked… first there was 'Losing My Edge,' then 'Give It Up,' and now James Murphy brings us 'Tribulations,' featuring remixes by both Tiga and Lindstrom along with the original and 'Shallow Version' that was recorded for a BBC Zane Lowe Radio 1 session in late 2004. Already a live highlight and the track everyone already seems to DJ out the most anyway, let's just say DFA has saved the catchiest most crowd-pleasing single for last. And now onto making more new music!
V/A- YOU ARE MY MATE 2X12" (dial, germany)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.63eur/2019jpy (approx)
*Dial celebrates their 40th release with a double 12" for the dancefloor and beyond. Hiding from conventions, destroying innovation, this EP puts together what belongs together. Carsten Jost comes together with My My's Carsten Klemann to build a Detroit-by-way-of-Berlin future classic, Sten digs a little deeper with "Fortune," then there is the astonishing solo debut of Oliver Kargl aka Rndm, one-half of Pigon, Pantha Du Prince, and Phanthom Ghost.
MR. DE'- THE MILLENIUM 12” (electrofunk, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*killer dirty bootyshaking tracks, all produced by Mr De.
MR. DE'- TIME SPACE SCRILLA 12” (electrofunk, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*killer dirty bootyshaking tracks, all produced by Mr De.
MR. DE'- THE ELECTRO-FUNK EP 12” (electrofunk, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*Six dirty bootyshaking tracks, all produced by Mr De.
SNOW PATROL- SHUT YOUR EYES 12” (endless flight, japan)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Snow Patrol's album Eyes Open -2006- was a collection of songs that showed the work of a band who had scaled the heights supporting U2 through Europe, appearing at Live 8 in both Hyde Park and Scotland, and somehow sticking to their core values: beautiful, powerful songs underscored by some of the most poignant and telling lyrics in rock. Presenting a heartfelt remix of "Shut Your Eyes" by Naum Gabo.
ALEXI DELANO & TONY ROHR- SOUR IMPRESSIONS 12” (frankie, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*The well known producers Alexi Delano (Rompe, Plus 8) & Tony Rohr (Clink) teamed up for our pleasure and produce here in their Sour Impressions EP. Two outstanding pieces of funky minimal techno. A1 'Discoteca Butt' is an exciting bunch of quirky sounds and raw synth with an unpredictable way -- crazy and quite efficient on the floor with no doubt a masterpiece! On the flip B1 'Mind of Its Own' combines heavy distorted raw synth loud kick sub bassline plenty of subtle bleepy sounds darky and weird -- great unpredictable atmosphere. No more to say than Sour Impressions is absolute must! Pressed on white vinyl.
RAMIREZ- HABLANDO: RADIO SLAVE REMIXES 12” (hell yeah, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*You know, the early '90s revival is in the air... there's no need to let you know how much 'Hablando' by Ramirez has been influential in the good old days, the accordion, the bass drum, the Spanish trippy vocals: a timeless techno classic! Matt Edwards aka Radio Slave is another sure candidate for house music's Hall of Fame. He was so excited about lending his edit/remix trickery to 'Hablando' that he delivered two astonishing mixes (now featured in this exclusive 12" release) and put them at #1 of his chart. Respect! Already included in Jerome Sydenham forthcoming mix CD and new Global Underground GU comp and supported by all the usual suspects.
V/A- ULTRAWAVE VOL.2 12” (hot vitamin, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*volume 2 of ultrawave featuring Future State's "Future State", italo disco with a bit of a proto-techno feel from '84 produced by Celso Valli! Also included is Cosmic classic Tim Toum by Codek and the insane vocoder rocker by Airto!
H-TRACK- H-TRACK EDITS 1 12” (h-track, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*three exclusive re-edits from californian dj hugh herrera, aka h-track, includes edits of early 80's disco stormers the quick 'zulu' and punkin machine 'i need you tonight' plus soft cell's 'where the heart is'.
KAITO- ALIVE/EVERLASTING DUB 12” (kompakt, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Japan's undisputed master of soulful opulence is back with a smash. Purists might be glad to hear that Kaito stripped down his sound quite a bit. "Alive" and "Everlasting Dub" definitely show Hiroshi Watanabe's skills, with a daring mixture of classic dub techno, soulful deep house, jazzy improvisations and a big thumping beat. This release emanates dignity, gentleness and humbleness -- three attributes you rarely find on a techno floor.
MC GRINGO FEAT. MC BINHO- 1 REAL: THE STEREO MCS REMIXES 12” (man, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Following the success of Gringão, the Rio-based German MC releases a boombastic new EP. London's Stereo MCs, undoubtedly the UK's most successful rap group of all time, are dedicated fans of MC Gringo's music and rhymes. Their remixes strip the original of its salsa-berimbau flavor and adds hip-shaking percussion and dubby chords. Their "Hypadub" remix rolls out Brazilian samba beats to the max. Think of Pressure Drop's timeless '90s club classic "Unify" and you get the point.
AFRICAN SUITE- AFRICAN SUITE LP (mca, eu)
19.98usd/10.13gbp/12.63eur/2019jpy (approx)
*Underground disco at its best! Richie Rome, after the great success with Ritchie Family, had the possibility to release his creativity realizing this afro disco album. "Grass" keeps some peculiar sounds of the previous Rome records (Latin and oriental influences), "Pigmy" was a hit in the clubs with the right attitude, but you have to listen to the non-stop side B... a fantastic afro trip which hits your stomach thanks to the percussion arrangements and the sensual vocals Tom Hill and Brenda Hill.
OLENE KADAR- VAKBEKWAAM 12” (mo’s ferry, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Olene Kadar. Well, sounds like the occident. But that's the completely wrong track. Behind this moniker you'll find a young man by the real name of Henk van Zwol and he's from Holland, more precisely from Friesland. All but far away from the big city club socialization a wondrous but fascinating character grew up that just started to spread out. It would be a shame to just leave him to the machinery of the club music business today. But first of all, the most important thing, his music: Olene Kadar's A-side track 'Button' is most clearly described by one word: excess! Because that's the result when you are dancing on the floor smoothly and unagitated and then this insane, frantic modulation of sounds is erupting. Sure, there's a need for a proper loudness and an extended low end (a little more than usual) is helping a lot to intensify this moment. What DJs build up over a set of two to three hours, 'Button' offers the peak in barely eight minutes.The B-side starts with the title track 'Vakbekwaam.' Straight pumping bass, numerous crazy circulating percussion elements combined with a manic vocal sample disconnected from reality. Hypnotic, almost like the singings of shamans, that's what it's like when Olene Kadar constantly changes the mix of all inherent elements. The last track 'Honderd Dollar Bill' brings back the rave signal again. This time it is surrounded by a more quiet rhythmic pattern. The track is intended to be a point of rest, but no break -- because it lasts for just a moment, until the next A-side is kickin' in...
AUDISION- RED SKY 12” (mule electronic, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*This is the debut single from Audision (Tobias Schmid and Niko Tzoukmanis) on Mule Electronic -- two very deep original tracks and a massive dance remix from Roland Appel. Audision has released several EPs on Playmade and have spent plenty of time behind the DJ booth spinning music that has influenced their collaborative sounds: Basic Channel/Deepchord-style dub tracks, deep Detroit techno, hi-tech funk, early acid house. Together they are Audision and they believe in deep sound structures.
FORCE OF NATURE- REMIXED 12” (mule musiq, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*After the three single releases, one sampler single and their first official mix cd Force Behind the Power, Force of Nature come back with two very hot remixers Stefan Goldmann & Still Going. Stefan Goldmann updated the original track to a more clubby sound. It's for the fun of Ricardo Villalobos & Luciano. And Still Going (DFA) made an original track deeper and more atmospheric. It's reminiscent of early house or more deep stuff like The Orb or Thomas Fehlmann.
BUKADDOR & FISHBECK- LIVE IS LIFE 12” (my best friend, germany)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*bukaddor & fishbeck's fourth ep on mbf is definitely the most stripped-down percussive record they have done so far. The beat phreak track "Live Is Life" is a bass-heavy hands-in-the-air monster. "Mr. Floppy" is much bolder and softer, but very percussive and funky with cool breaks and dynamic shifts which are all very well thought out. real dj weapons.
SAMMY DEE- PURPLEHUMMER/ULTRASTRETCH 12” (perlon, germany)
14.98usd/7.59gbp/9.47eur/1514jpy (approx)
*bukaddor & fishbeck's fourth ep on mbf is definitely the most stripped-down percussive record they have done so far. The beat phreak track "Live Is Life" is a bass-heavy hands-in-the-air monster. "Mr. Floppy" is much bolder and softer, but very percussive and funky with cool breaks and dynamic shifts which are all very well thought out. real dj weapons.
RYO MURAKAMI- DOWN THE SKY 12” (poker flat, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Tokyo's Ryo Murakami presents Down The Sky, coolly influenced by old school house and recent European forays into night music. Ryo demonstrates a heavy aptitude for stripped-down futurism, with staccato, jilted beats joined by layers of padded synth structures, looming somewhere between light and darkness. Greek maestro Argy creates a stunning hi-tech remix, complete with dub-influenced chord stabs and tripped-out washes of delay. "Coke" is a stronger, peak-time groove that never lets up, with layers of spaced-out, pitching fx. Brain-tingling.
BOGDAN IRKUK AKA BULGARI- EVERYTHING IS CHANGING 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*Top quality cosmic Italo-disco with a New York DFA/Morgan Geist edge. This is a limited edition 500 copies release on Soul Jazz Records. Previous releases on Sweden's Rollerboy label, this is the pseudonym of one of Europe's finest producers, so we are not allowed to tell you much about him!
RALPH SLIWINSKI- POX BOX 12” (sushitech, france)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Ralph Sliwinski who is known to most of us for his previous work on Hartchef Discos, Below or from his successful remix work for Mikael Stavostrand on Sushitech, brings us Sushitech 09. Over to the B-side and we have Johnny D, casting his magic over the track, and turning the original house track in to a more technoish track but still managing to keep the warm vibe of it. This track is already being played regularly by Loco Dice, Villalobos, 2000 And One, Oliver Ho and all the other leading DJs. Simply, a dancefloor killer!
MARC ROMBOY VS. CHELONIS R. JONES- HELEN CORNELL: THE REMIXES 12” (systematic, germany)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Two new versions of Chelonis' and Romboy's club hit, "Helen Cornell." 2000 And One Ibadan label owner Jerome Sydenham have produced a dub and a remix each. Full support by: Loco Dice, Jesse Rose, Laurent Garnier, Dubfire, Danny Howells, Gregor Tresher, Martin Landsky, D'julz, Hector Romero, Ralph Lawson, Sebo K. and many more.
SARAH GOLDFARB- PANENKA 12” (toys for boys, belgium)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*The mysterious Sarah Goldfarb (Jean Vincent Luccini) has been raising hell for the last year or so with releases on Dumb Unit, Treibstoff, Curle, and a roof lifting remix for Christian Quast on Obsolete Recordings. However Luccini/Goldfarb has been passionate about house and techno since completing his studies in Cinema in 1994, a year that just a handful of people on the entire planet have any memories of.
THE MODEL- SECOND FOUNDATION 12” (underl_ne, uk)
12.98usd/6.58gbp/8.20eur/1312jpy (approx)
*Second release. Second book. Foundation. Underl_ne and The Model team up once more to provide the next slice of sci-fi techno for all those who want to get there: Terminus, Foundation's capital city. Deep space sounds and hypnotic grooves create the foundational sound atmosphere as The Model envisaged it. Five cuts that redefine the concept of sci-fi techno and herald the upcoming debut album by The Model on Underl_ne: Foundation and Empire.
COBBLESTONE- JAZZ INDIA IN ME 12” (wagon repair, canada)
11.98usd/6.07gbp/7.57eur/1210jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, restocked… Cobblestone Jazz has been performing live electronic music for five years together. The three members of the group are programmer Tyger Dhula, keyboardists Danuel Tate and Mathew Jonson. The nature of their music balances electronic composition with a live and moving element that results in the exploration of many different styles. Cobblestone is a bit of an anomaly in this day and age of studio refinement, opting to approach music from a performance perspective first, as opposed to recreating studio pieces for their live shows. A large part of this is due to the involvement of Tate, whose background as a jazz musician has led to a large emphasis on playing live. The group's influences range from jazz and dub to breakbeats and minimal techno, and many points in between. Likened by some to electronic whales singing to each other, the groove undulates and develops constantly over the course of each session. Both tracks are recorded and mixed in a live outboard setting. No pre-arrangement was done; the tracks are just improvised and mixed straight to tape. Both build and destroy dancefloors, capturing minds and feet, waking us up to the unique and unmistakable sound of Cobblestone Jazz.
SHAM SHAM- 99 HEARTS 12” (white label, usa)
9.98usd/5.06gbp/6.31eur/1008jpy (approx)
*From mysterious UK producer Sham Sham comes this nasty little one sided mash-up, a booty shaking, hands in the air collision of Architecture in Helsinki´s hit "Heart It Races" with Jay-Z´s now classic "99 Problems."
MAGAZINES AND BOOKS
THE WIRE- #291 MAY 2008 MAGAZINE (the wire, uk)
8.98usd/4.55gbp/5.67eur/907jpy (approx)
*On the cover: Wolfgang Voigt (With the release of his classic, controversial GAS series, the Kompakt/Profan/Studio 1 founder and Cologne minimal architect talks psychedelic forestry with Rob Young). Features: Jon Hassell (A new orchestral project finds the Fourth World trumpeter preaching to the choir); Dexplicit (Derek Walmsly takes a bass line mainline to the North London suburb); Frans de Waard (Noise of many stripes with the Dutch protagonist of Goem, Freiband, Zebra and more); Cross-Platform: AV Festival (Andy Hamilton encounters Radiophonia, indeterminacy and vinyl-killers at North East England's multidisciplinary meltdown); Invisible Jukebox: Carl Craig; Dean Roberts (From White Winged Moth to Autistic Daughters, the nomadic New Zealand avantist has left a trail of ghostly post-rock and dislocated lyrical archetypes); Max Eastley (Delicate automata, wind-blown harps, ear-shattering Arc improvisations: welcome to the dynamic world of England's foremost environmental sound sculptor); Kan Mikami (Floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee, Japan's acid folk veteran punches above his weight with Keiji Haino, Jojo Hiroshige, Motoharu Yoshizawa and more.
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monday: closed
tuesday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
Wednesday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
thursday: 12:00-7:00pm/est
friday: 12:00-7:00pm/est
saturday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
sunday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
HOURS (*UK)
monday: closed
tuesday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
Wednesday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
thursday: 5:00-12:00pm/gmt
friday: 5:00-12:00pm/gmt
saturday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
sunday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
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