Browse by Artist: VA

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sleppet
Label:	+3DB (NORWAY)
Format:	2CD/BOOK
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	3DB 006CD

Originally released in 2009. Six artists toured western Norway in April and May 2007, to experience and record its nature and rural culture. The itinerary included the small town of Sandane, the Jostedal glacier, Utvær -- Norway's westernmost island and the fjord city of Bergen. The works created out of the sonic input from this tour made up the components of Sleppet -- a sound art exhibition curated by Jørgen Larsson and presented by Grieg07, Lydgalleriet, Galleri 3.14 and Ultima. +3DB Records is proud to present a series of works based on the materials from Sleppet. "In my art I could not help but search for a way to express the wild music of the ocean's roar, but alas, in vain. I felt most deeply the impossibility of conveying that mighty chord in music. There was in that rushing and roaring something so infinite that it seemed presumptuous to dwell even for a moment on the idea of being able to reproduce it. Nonetheless, I found some comfort in that it is the artist's responsibility not to convey its material effect, but the reflection of the emotions it awakens; if this is done with genius then the impression can be equally divine despite the lack of the mass effect which is nature's own." --Edvard Grieg; Double CD and a 65-page catalog presenting works by Natasha Barrett, Marc Behrens, Bjarne Kvinnsland, Steve Roden, Chris Watson and Jana Winderen. Featuring color photographs, essays and interviews in Norwegian and English.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Blueprints
Label:	12K
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	12K 1039CD

"Over the past 10 years, 12k has established itself as a label on the forefront of minimalist music and has become home to some of the most important artists of the genre. It is a label that time and time again has not been afraid to release debut albums from new artists, drawing on the new energy they interject into both the scene and the label. With the release of Blueprints, 12k presents 2 tracks each from 6 artists new to its roster and showcases some of the new sounds and influences that will carry the label into its 10th year (2007). The artists on Blueprints span the globe and offer a variety of sound that both compliments and expands on the style that 12k has become known for. Christmas Decorations tread a fine line between organic and electronic, experimental and rock music. Seaworthy: their compositions often blur the lines of conventional categorisation with elements traditionally considered part of 'indie' or 'post' rock blended with processed musical and field recordings usually associated with electronic artists. Autistici: Autistici's music incorporates a wide range of sources and inspirations including obsessional microsounds, textural orchestration, near silence and field recordings. Jodi Cave explores the potentials of home-made, MaxMSP-based software, to extend, augment and re-contextualize acoustic sound in composed works and improvised performance. Pjusk has an electronic sound that is deep, dark and pulsing that evokes a narrative and sense of other-worldliness. Leo Abrahams: using a laptop to process his guitar in real time, he creates music which contains elements of folk, electronica and contemporary classical."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tasogare: Live In Tokyo
Label:	12K
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	12K 2019CD

"Tasogare: Twilight. The light between day and night. Recorded live on April 10 and 11, 2010, Tasogare: Live in Tokyo documents the performances of five 12k artists at two temples in Tokyo, Japan. Komyoji Temple (April 10) saw the first-ever performance in Japan by Australia's Solo Andata, known for creating deep, textured music with found objects, homemade instruments and very little in the way of electronics or software tricks. The duo was joined by 12k veteran Sawako whose voice and delicate computer work were accompanied by guitarist Hofli and Moskitoo, who always plays the line between experimentalism and abstract pop. On April 11, the 12k weekend moved to the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Jiyu Gakuen Myonichi-kan where Solo Andata performed again, this time with the improvisational beauty of the four-piece Minamo and label- founder Taylor Deupree whose travel-worn state musically played out in the most hushed and calming way. Tasogare: Live in Tokyo represents the importance of recording and keeping documents of performances seen and heard around the far corners of the globe -- a chance for many others to hear what went on a world away in live sets that can't, and won't be duplicated again. This edition also represents the adventures formed by artists connected by a label, sharing travels, food, photography, music and sleepless nights. It is the way in which each artist, in their own unique and completely different sounding way, contributes to a collective spirit."

Artist:	VA
Title:	NEO.POP Part Two
Label:	1ST DECADE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	1ST 002CD

"In the year 2001 a new idea, which has been developing to a great trend, was born by the Label 1st Decade. A trend which managed to wake up the Electro and Techno scene from its restraining coma of commerce within the last 9 months. In the meanwhile the inventors almost got the victims of their own concept...??? OK so let's start at the beginning: In Northern Lite a group with the same passion for electronic music had been found, but which didn't want to stop with the flowery and always equal sound structures of the last years. Therefore a sound developed which minimised electronic music to its original basis, but which is danceable and carries messages instead of word cases. Like many of its predecessors Northern Lite were always a step further than their contemporaries, so nobody really understood their music. Immediately their label had monetary problems. So a new solution had to be found, which should guarantee their survive. But gladly the Gods of creativity and of music were benevolently so they gave them a new concept: A new compilation was needed, a compilation on which they could mix their tracks with those of musically related artists. As people from all over the world with the same attitudes communicated per exchange of ideas through the www. The only thing missing was the accurate name, which was to be found: NEO.POP! On this double CD are the greatest tracks of the last months, including on CD 1 a digital mix and on CD 2 a hand made vinyl mix from one of the masterminds of the scene, Gunjah." Artists include: Golden Boy With Miss Kittin, Northern Lite, Peaches, Märtini Brös, Kristall, Slam, Autotune, E-Man, Marc Verbos, Mr. Lovelace, Flash & Gordon, Dan Maxem vs. Polygen, Green Velvet, Frank Müller vs Takkyu Ishino, Sigue Sigue Sputnik vs. Northern Lite, Steril, Nitsch & Gleinser, Kiko, John Starlight, Binge Purge, Ural 13 Diktators, FPU, Heinz, Felix Da Housecat, Queens Of Japan, Fisherspooner, Neon Man, Maru & Comix.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Neo.Pop Part Four
Label:	1ST DECADE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	1ST 009CD

"Quo Vadis, Neo.pop? The fourth part of one of the most successful compilation series can be seen as a logical consequence, consistent with the high standards it sets itself. Neo.pop was never conceived as a temporary trend expression, and it becomes ever more apparent that Neo.pop serves as a focus in which the most diverse forms of modern, electronic music attain exposure. For the first time, this compilation is intentionally not a Mix-CD, to avoid the restrictions of the necessary BPM's. This allows for space that the quality of the individual songs deserve. Quo vadis, Neo.pop? The final destination is still open, but this is sure on the right road." Features: Swayzak, Dub Pistols, Arsenal, Superpitcher, My Robot Friend, Warren Suicide, JunghanB, Turntablerocker, Kleinkariert, Cosmonauts of Innerspace.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Neo.Pop 05
Label:	1ST DECADE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	1ST 013CD

"Another year has passed. Much has happened, music is in motion. The fifth edition of the compilation series offers more than an overview of the latest sounds. At the basis it's still electronic music but the range of music has grown considerably. So it's no surprise that a double CD was released. What do we make of it? One is for sure -- popular music can always reinvent itself. After all it' s neo.pop." Artists include: TV On The Radio, Chromeo, Cycle, Tiefschwarz feat. Chikinki, Slam, Tenfold Loadstar, Zweiekkenkreis, Andre Kraml feat. Schad Privat, Northern Lite, Electronicat, Junghans, Sickly Kid, Sid Le Rock, T. Raumschmiere, Extrawelt, Gunjah, Sasse, M.A.N.D.Y vs. Booka Shade, Losoul feat. Malte, Gus Gus, Ron Flatter, Acid Pauli, Street Hi-Fi, Jake Fairley, Hell, Antonelli.

Artist:	VA
Title:	200 - The Mix Compilation
Label:	200 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	200 001CD

After 2 years and 10 releases, 200 Records releases their first CD -- a mix compilation with 11 tracks, mixed and compiled by the label owners Kai Sasse and Dirk Middeldorf. It contains the first 200 release "Libido 200" by RaucherEcke, Sarah Goldfarb's "Breaking Down Remix," the summer hits "Sun Wanted" by Soukie & Windish and "Careless" by Mueller & Mitch, Henson's great remix of BlackIsBeautiful's "Pergamon" and Marcel Janovsky's perfect rework of RaucherEcke's "Chordhose." The remixes of BlackIsBeautiful's "Purpur" by Einmusik and SCSI-9 as well as the originals are also included. Till Krüger's smasher "Wumme" and "Wrong Shirt" appear on a mix CD for the second time after Sven Väth had chosen them for his In The Mix: The Sound Of The Eleventh Season CD (CORMIX 032LTD). Additionally, the CD includes a download sticker to provide all customers with free full-length original tracks plus a single-file version of the mix.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Best Of 200 Records 2011
Label:	200 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	200 002CD

200 Records has selected the best tracks from its seven releases in 2011. Featuring Till Krüger, Nhar, Soukie & Windish, Constantijn Lange, Pazul and Alex Q. As if the 200 Records owners Dirk Middeldorf and Kai Sasse had planned this from the beginning, this year's compilation flows delicately, similar to a well-balanced DJ set. It opens with the first release of the year; Till Krüger's "Last Track," the deep production that laid the foundation not only for this compilation, but also for the other releases that graced the label throughout 2011. French producer Nhar joined 200 with two EPs in 2011 and did an unforgettable performance at 200 Club celebrating the release of "Bluedrop," the second track on this compilation, followed by Soukie & Windish, who returned to 200 in 2011 with their second EP Duster/Flott. "Flott" brings back warm memories of summer, and works as a smooth transition into Constantijn Lange's slightly more uptempo release of "Morning Dew." Pazul also made his 200 Records debut with "Soundgarden," which included a stunning remix from Alex Q. The original version maintains the lightheartedness of the first half of this compilation. The remix transitions into the second half with something more befitting a dark nightclub as opposed to a summery outdoor event. Till Krüger's "Deciduous" comes next; with a colossal kick drum, lengthy pads, and hypnotizing melodies, Krüger sets things up for Nhar with two of the label's biggest tracks of the year. The Motionless/Betrayer EP not only concludes the compilation, but also finishes up the year of releases for 200 Records. Includes a download code to get a free 200 best-of mega mix by Till Krüger.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls OST
Label:	20TH CENTURY FOX RECORDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	TFS 4211LP

Exact repro of the soundtrack to Russ Meyer's 1970 film, featuring tracks by The Strawberry Alarm Clock ("Girl From The City," "I'm Comin' Home"), The Sandpipers ("Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls," title track) and the fake act Carrie Nations and the score is produced by Stu Phillips. Russ Meyer appears to be credited with writing the notes on the back cover, which is retarded because he writes about himself -- "He filled his film with a driving power and knew that the music would have to match it, beat for beat" -- but this record still sounds as switched on as when it came out.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Saddle The Horses Part 1
Label:	240 VOLTS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	VOLT 016EP

Swayzak return with their sub legendary 240 Volts label. This is a 3-track sampler selected from the Saddle The Horses compilation: Richard Davis' "The Blue" is a classic deep house crooner that tugs at the emotional psyche. Ben Vedren's "In" is growling, super deep-space house of the minimal nature and Blufarm's "Not Poor" is a deep, chugging, jacking tune and perhaps a reference to the native of San Francisco's journey from war-torn Beirut to California via Russian professional football.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Various Artists EP
Label:	2DIY4 (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	2DIY4 002EP

2DIY4 is back with the second installment of their Various Artists series, showcasing work by fresh talents as well as proven producers. "Deep In The Three" by Thyladomid & Adriatique is a groovy beast with a chunky bassline, playful, organic percussion and Feist's irresistible vocal. "Young Girl" a rework by Peter Kruder, member of the legendary Kruder&Dorfmeister, has a more mysterious vibe. "No Giggity" by Gary Todd gets the groove on, giving the r&b ultra-classic a fresh polish.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Balinken EP
Label:	3000 GRAD RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	3000GRAD 002EP

"3000Records now release a brand new record. As with their first release, the turntables will again evolve around functional club music. The A-side brings the Berlin live act Dreher&Smart, who have played themselves into the hearts and minds of beat lovers. On the B-side, Toby Dreher together with Andre Crom on the percussions push the limits, and as a bonus you will find the Fusion edit 2tons per square meter by Dreher&Smart. Fine beats in three phat (with a ph -- that's right) tracks that should not be missing in any DJ case!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Kommt Zusammen
Label:	3000 GRAD RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	3000GRAD 004CD

The fourth CD on 3000° Records unites local artists from Mecklenburg, Germany with internationally-renowned ones. This compilation echoes the idea of the annual Kommt Zusammen festival in Rostock and that is why it goes far beyond the scope of a classical festival compilation; rather, Kommt Zusammen is an attitude towards life. Listening to the compilation makes you virtually see the laughing seagulls at the Baltic Sea. It gives rise to the idea of wind blowing across the thousand lakes of the North-East German state while some guys on the shore are getting their sailing boat ready. Beside well-established names like Dapayk Solo, Stimming, Rundfunk3000 or The Glitz, it's especially the new artists like Umami, David Pasternack and Schäufler & Zovsky who are inspired by this lifestyle and who set it to music. Sounds full of love and the typical warmth of Mecklenburg. Other artists include: Camara & Jon Hester, Gunnar Stiller, Marek Hemmann, Ginger, André Kronert, Marquez III, Andreas Henneberg, Kollektiv Ost, Mollono.Bass and Daniel Nitsch Et Madeleine.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Der Wanderzirkus
Label:	3000 GRAD RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	3000GRAD 004EP

"Der Wanderzirkus compilation is now available. The first part of this release starts off with Mollono.bass, who delivers a remix of 'Am Utkiek' from Schaufler & Zovsky. It became a slightly melancholic track with a certain maritime aura, featuring the well-known drive and groove of Mollono.Bass! The two dudes behind Tracker from the shores of the Baltic Sea present a euphoric party banger with 'Der Seiltanzer' (the tightrope acrobat) that should not be missed in any primetime set. On the flipside, the gents Dreher & Smart take the listener finally right into the ring, 'Affenzirkus' tells about the bizarre characters, shrieking monkeys and crafty animal trainers. And finally, Neurotron round up this first compilation with a wonderfully deep track."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Oscillation III
Label:	3LOBED
Format:	10CD BOX
Price:	$78.00
Catalog #:	3LOBED BOX

"Along the lines of the prior subscription CD EP series, Purposeful Availment and Modern Containment, Oscillation III consists of ten CDs by ten different artists which were released over the course of 2008. These discs were previously only available through Three Lobed Recordings as a complete set and not a la carte. The only way to get this set was to subscribe to the series via mailorder. Each CD is at least 25 minutes long (or longer in most cases) and features new, exclusive material from that particular artist. Each disc is only available through the purchase of a complete set. Again, these discs will *not* be sold individually (except for a small number of copies of TLR-055). Similar to the previous two series, the set comes in a hand silkscreened slipcase to house the series. The slipcase for Oscillation III features new artwork from Robert Beatty of Hair Police. 10 CDs housed in mini-LP style sleeves with inserts. Housed in a silk screened slipcase." Contains the following CDs: Bark Haze - One For Merz; Bardo Pond - Circuit VIII; Tom Carter - Skyline Grinder; Lee Ranaldo - Maelstrom From Drift; Jack Rose - I Do Play Rock And Roll; The Michael Flower Band - The Michael Flower Band; Magik Markers - Gucci Rapidshare Download; Howlin Rain - Wild Life; GHQ - Everywhere At Once; Vanishing Voice - The Morning After.

Artist:	VA
Title:	OST Zabriskie Point
Label:	4 MEN WITH BEARDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	4M 123LP

"Originally released in 1970, the soundtrack from Antonioni' s weird and wild classic features the debut solo recordings by Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia (only available on this soundtrack) as well as a number of songs recorded especially for the movie by Pink Floyd. Also includes 1960's nuggets from the Grateful Dead, John Fahey, The Jessie Cohn Young & The Youngbloods, Roscoe Holcomb, and David Lindley's Kaleidoscope. Deluxe gatefold sleeve includes rare photo stills from the movie and new liner notes about the music and film by maverick journalist Steve Dollar." Original cover art. 180 gram hQ vinyl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	430 West Presents: Back To The Rhythm
Label:	430 WEST
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CEPT 005CD

"First there was 430 West Presents Detroit Calling, the much loved techno mix masterpiece that spawned the classic 'Blackwater' by Octave One. Now there is 430 West Presents Back To The Rhythm. And it's very special. The credits say it is mixed by Lone Burden of Octave One fame under his KSR alter ego. As with all things KSR it is abrasive tech house rather than start techno. What the credits don't say is that with needles blazing across the turntables and funk sparking inside the Pro-Tools the Detroit wonder kid manipulates and teases disparate tunes into one glorious Motor City jam. Along the way he gives us a preview of upcoming Octave One single 'Someday' (with a startling KSR remix naturally), throws in a never before released remix of Inner City's 'Big Fun' that will make the hairs on your neck stand up, includes Underground Resistance's amazing 'Transition', checks out 'Birth Of 3000' by Los Hermanos (DJ Rolando in disguise) and also comes on strong with a whole pile of unreleased 430 West back and new catalogue." Artists also include: Al James, Randolph Paul, Gerald Mitchell, Random Noise Generation, Perception.

Artist:	VA
Title:	50 Weapons Of Choice #10-19
Label:	50 WEAPONS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	50 002CD

Attractively-priced label compilation 50 Weapons Of Choice #10-19, with new & unreleased tracks on CD for the first time. Features tracks and remixes by Bok Bok, Modeselektor, Cosmin TRG, Falty DL, Phon.o, Anstam, Benjamin Damage, Doc Daneeka and HumanLeft. The label 50 Weapons is owned by Sebastian Szary and Gernot Bronsert aka Modeselektor, and is a division of Monkeytown Records. 50 Weapons (Fifty Weapons) will be very busy in presenting the finest DJ music and more. Long before Monkeytown Records, Modeselektor started the 50 Weapons label back in 2006 as an anonymous white label series. No artist names, no release information, no cover art, just pure high class DJ music. Modeselektor, Siriusmo, Housemeister, Moderat, Headhunter, T++ and Shackleton, Bok Bok, Roska and many more appeared on the earliest white labels, later bundled as 50 Weapons Of Choice #02-09, a CD that was released as an ultra-limited and numbered compilation, only available in selected indie stores. 50 Weapons Of Choice #10-19 comes as the even stronger follow-up, with many new label signings, big names and hot newcomers all combined on an almost one-hour long bass mission to defeat boredom. The CD comes in a jewel case with a silver/metallic special-printed hardcover.

Artist:	VA
Title:	50 Weapons of Choice #20-29
Label:	50 WEAPONS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	50 009CD

50 Weapons compilation #3 once again features the label's 12" vinyl highlights of the past 12 months. Since pretty much all tracks featured on here are now sold out in their original formats, 50 Weapons decided to release the compilation also on vinyl, featuring 8 of the 10 tracks. With "Jumanji," the compilation contains an unreleased new track by Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka. Following a string of great albums by Cosmin TRG, Anstam, Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka, Addison Groove, Phon.o and Shed, 50 Weapons of Choice #20-29 proves the status of one of the most consistent and quality labels around. Artists include: Dark Sky, Phon.o, Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka, Anstam, Cosmin TRG, Marcel Dettmann, Addison Groove and Shed.

Artist:	VA
Title:	50 Weapons of Choice #20-29
Label:	50 WEAPONS (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	50 009LP

2LP version. 50 Weapons compilation #3 once again features the label's 12" vinyl highlights of the past 12 months. Following a string of great albums by Cosmin TRG, Anstam, Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka, Addison Groove, Phon.o and Shed, 50 Weapons of Choice #20-29 proves the status of one of the most consistent and quality labels around. Artists include: Dark Sky, Phon.o, Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka, Anstam, Cosmin TRG, Marcel Dettmann, and Shed.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Poplife Presents: Poplife Sucks
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	541 502368CD

Belgium's highly-acclaimed Poplife party celebrates its 10th anniversary with the mix compilation, Poplife Sucks. The Poplife party started off in 1998 as a reaction to the sterile house and techno beats at parties during those times. It became a chaotic mix of presumably un-mixable styles; rock, pop, disco, new wave, electro, and far more. The sound was completely refreshing and the crowd immediately loved it. The DJs back then were Mo & Benoeli (later The Glimmers) and Stephen De Waele (later 2 Many DJs). Saying that the mash-up phenomenon started off at Poplife is maybe overstated; on the other hand, the English music Bible The Face described Poplife as "a hysteric superjam of unreconcilable styles mashed-up into a relentless groove." Aha. Whatever you call it, Poplife Sucks is an all-inclusive party celebrating dance music across all genres that doesn't discriminate. This mix includes big, classic tracks next to hot and fresh new burners that will become future-classics. Tracks selected by The Glimmers and Olivier Tjon, edited by The Entrepreneur. Artists include: Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Moloko, The Chaplin Band, Adriano Celentano, Japan, Jacknife Lee, Brandon Cooke & Roxanne Shante, Simian Mobile Disco, Manu Dibango, Kid Frost, Liquid, Liquid, The Time, The Glimmers, Liasons Dangereuses, 16 Bit, Erotic Dissidents, Material, Switch, and Aphex Twin.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fifteen Years Fuse
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	541 502819CD

The 541 label presents a 3CD compilation celebrating the 15th anniversary of Fuse -- Belgium's premier techno club since 1994. With residents Pierre and Deg, and DJs such as Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Dave Clarke, Sven Väth, Richie Hawtin, and Ricardo Villalobos, Fuse has been a haven for high quality techno with a reputation for bringing in the best innovators on the scene, who consistently rate Fuse as one of their favorite clubs to play. With Fifteen Years Fuse, you won't have to venture to 208 Rue Blaesstraat in Brussels to experience the cutting-edge atmosphere fuelled by die-hard party seekers who are ready to dance well into the next day. This 3CD has it all, including full-length versions of tracks by E-Dancer, Octave One, Adam Beyer, Audion, Anthony Rother, Plastikman, Ricardo Villalobos, Robert Hood, M83, and many, many more, reflecting a 15-year history of innovative dance music. Thousands of tracks have passed through Fuse's rooms, and who can rightly tell which one is best? This is just a mere fraction of what can be considered "hits" or "classics," and there's so much more out there, yet to be played -- tracks that are more underground. Tracks that made you lose yourself. Tracks that blew your mind. Tracks that changed the way you listen to music. This isn't a statement, this is simply 3 CDs-worth of incredible tunes that will not fail to make you move. Other artists include: Link, Larry Heard, Mr. White, 2000 And One, Untold, Winks, Choice, Reload, Mathew Jonson, Quadrant, Maurizio, Petar Dundov, Jackson, Fila Brazillia, Second-Hand Satellites, Medicine8, King Britt, Michael Mayer, Thomas Brinkmann, The Untouchables, QX-1, Avus, and James Holden.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beyond Space Presents
Label:	6 MONTHS
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	BSE 010CD

"After releasing numerous albums under the radar, Beyond Space Entertainment decided it was their time, and what better way to build a name for themselves than with a compilation featuring well established artists from all around the country? Having tired of comps with as many recycled tracks as exclusive, Beyond Space delivers nothing but new, exclusive songs from sole, alias (deep puddle dynamics, anticon), odd nosdam (clouddead, reaching quiet), passage, The Bommar Monk, telephone jim jesus (restifrom bodies), Adeem & Shalem (production for Sage Francis's The Makeshift Patriot), Circus and The Shape Shifters, and up-and-coming artists JD Walker, Tadow, Emynd, and Ognihs."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Five Years 8Bit
Label:	8BIT (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	8BIT 004CD

Started in 2005 by Gorge and Nick Curly in Mannheim, 8Bit is celebrating its 5th birthday with a special compilation including more than 20 artists and exclusive tracks to be released only within this big package. Beside the hyped and sometimes boring minimal trend, 8Bit was one of the first imprints combining minimal, deep elements with danceable house grooves. In a short time, lots of turntablists and producers all over the world started paying attention to their releases and the "sound of Mannheim" was born. A lot of young and fresh artists like Johnny D, Ray Okpara and Veitengruber earned international attention and respect, like respected artists such as Oxia, Audiofly, Marcin Czubala or The Timewriter, who have since found a new home for their music on this label. With over 40 releases, compilations and Gorge's debut album Mood, 8Bit puts out this huge 2CD compilation, including two non-stop DJ mixes from Oxia and Steffen Deux and only exclusive tracks from the 8Bit catalog. Other artists include: UGLH & Federico Locchi, Daniel Dubb, Alex Niggemann, Sash BBC & Caspar, Gorge, Liapin & Tjoma, Darius Syrossian, Stefano Libelle, Hector, Nick Curly, Dave Rosario, Chily, Quell, Manuel Moreno, Nico Lahs, Dubshape, Domy & Apoena, Dualton & Wollion, Rills, Joe Montana, Marcin Czubala & Metrobox and Steffen Deux.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Various Artists Part 3
Label:	8BIT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	8BIT 026EP

Part 3 of 8Bit's series introducing upcoming producers to the scene. From Italy comes Guiseppe Cennamo with a powerful deep/tech-house track that builds a great atmosphere in the club. Greek guy Bengoa delivers a really warm, building deep house track with a nice vocal line by Julie Naked. Carlos Sanchez & DJ Ray present "Like," based on a deep organ bass line that builds up to an amazing break and catchy melody that you won't be able to shake.

Artist:	VA
Title:	From: / To:
Label:	A BRUIT SECRET (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ABS 201CD

A series of 8 duets, featuring: Taku Unami/ Norman D.Mayer; Masafumi Ezaki/Hugo Roussel; Utah Kawasaki/Jean-Philippe Gross ; Yasuo Totsuka/Quentin Dubost; Masahiko Okura/Sharif Shanaoui; Yoichiro Shin/Olivier Brisson; Ami Yoshida/Alfredo Costa Monteiro; Kazushige Kinoshita/Fabrice Eglin. "Depicted on record is an a-topics meeting in music in the open space between two scenes. The 8 duets open on experimental proposals: 8 improvised musical meetings in the suspended time of mail exchanges. East to the West, Japan & France. 1+1 = 3. The musical arithmetic differs from what we were taught at school. Each duet creates a sonic hybrid with a third element born out of the encounter of the musical identities. From: / To: found its source in the will of 5 labels Hibari / Abruitsecret / Fragment / Pricilia / Vertpituite to gather young musicians from Lebanon, France and Japan playing in the fields of electroacoustic and improvised music. To renew them."

Artist:	VA
Title:	New Town
Label:	A.i. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	AI 005CD

"In the space of the last 12 months, Ai has become one of the most talked-about, relevant and collectable of independent labels anywhere in the world today. With an audio-visual aesthetic heavily rooted in originality and an appreciation of classic electronic music and design in all its forms; followers of Warp, Skam, Toytronic and the like have been scrambling round each of its limited releases with glee. Originally conceived as a tribute to the 'sound of Crawley', New Town is a simply devastating collection of electronic tracks for the dancefloor. Following his hugely influential EP Piece of Mind, THE record at Sven Vath's infamous Cocoon nights currently, Claro Intelecto finally returns with two brand new cuts: the dense, punishing electroid mashup of 'Delete', and the Rhodes-infused Drexciyan chill of 'Breathless'. Claro has been cited by many as the finest producer of electroid/house hybrids on the scene at the moment -- a British producer who can at long last rank amongst the most decorated Detroit operators -- typifying precisely why he has been in so much demand over the last few months. FZV, another core artist, displays a relentless IDM construction that spins with the sort of dark strokes that fans of Bola and early Skam will adore -- a mangle of crunch and strings designed to evoke and terrify. Joe Franks, meanwhile, summons the spirit of Mantronix through a series of filters and flangers that digest the squashed drums and appregiated basslines into a factory monster: tough, considered, flawlessly executed electro sizzles of the loveliest kind. SWF's beat engineering comes straight outta Company Flow's rulebook -- deep structures and a blue, crisp crunch of uncompromising beats to draw in a machine-led future on the gargantuan 'True'. With uplifting motor-city house chords shimmering on Andy Freer's 'Super Galaxo', ADJ's mangled machinery evoking EP7-era Autechre brilliance and the Carl Craig/69 vibes assembled on T.R.I.P.'s 'Donald Plays Techno', New Town deploys a heavyweight assault through the ages of electronic music -- past, present and future."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Station
Label:	A.i. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	AI 007CD

"Station stands alone -- offering a kind of closure to previous compilations conceived by Ai records, it's not so much a concept album, more of an attitude -- Station as a place leading somewhere new, motion and stasis, at once urban and yet suggesting other destinations, new locations. A truly international base of artists bless each track with unique musical criteria and direction -- from urban mind funk through electro to purest pop. Ai's typical attention to graphic detail brings the sleeve's hexagonal patterns into allusive focus -- in the detuned melodies of Welk from Steve Hyland's 'Normal' and Praveen's 'Small Clues' -- evidence of a generation reared on the shamanic pastoralism of the Boards of Canada. However, we've learnt to expect diverse terrain from Ai -- the label's EP stars of 2003 continue to develop their sound -- Yellotone's Simon Harding drops the Channel One influenced digital steppa 'Dubbly More', while Michael Manning runs it down with some Bola-esque percussive voodoo. From the new recruits there's classic pop too -- West Australian Pablo Dali offers pristine indie-tronic strums and sways, from comparative Swiss veterans Sinner Dc -- a vocal tune with strings and a stroboscopic psychedelic purity to entrance and rescue early Air fans. From Italy, Tin-Tole-Lata blur the divide between electronic and acoustic with aplomb, dreamlike melodies play over crisp beats. Icelander's Traject -- now signed to the super-cool Spezial material imprint -- traverses a glacial, isolated place. Intonamori provides an unguent, welcoming lullaby for the synapses, while Ascoltare and Sofalofa achieve great things with chiming melodic vibes and deep acoustic drums, processed in their own inimitable style. Its left to Ai's own Puerto Rican-Miami connection, Chris Roman's 214 project to bring the boom to this album -- reared on classic bass, and it really shows. From The Outside asks listeners to submit to the get on down and party with a dose of classic Detroit inflection. Plain to see why Microlux have snapped up his debut album. Station provides a sense of the diversity this critically lauded label has made its watchword, never content with mere stasis -- looking ahead for the next destination with what may be termed wanderlust. A concentrated dose of the right stuff."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sampler 06
Label:	A.i. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	AI 015CD

"2006 sees Ai start the year with a stunning new compilation, this time in the form of a limited edition 12" vinyl picture disc (500 copies only) and sampler priced CD. The album spotlights eight new signings to the UK label, all of whom indicate 2006 should prove as spectacular a year for Ai devotees as 2005. The Ai garb fits Rootsix perfectly, judging by the gleaming electro-house of 'Just One of Those Things,' and Biologic and Pathic (John Cranmer) sound equally at home on their respective tracks 'Crystal Violet' and 'Triangulation,' where dramatic washes and mellow tones drape over bubbly beats and churning electrofunk. Sensiva (Russian born Artem Galukhin) adds a slippery hip-hop strut to his spacey '44100 th Galaxy' while Tomcats In Tokyo (French duo Fabrice Rey and Fabrice Marsaud) build 'Telophasic Céphalee' into a driving mass of rumbling beats and blistering squelches. Only Moonjean's 'Someday My Prints Will Come' departs dramatically in style (though that shouldn't surprise too much, given that she identifies Glen Campbell, Bread, and The Carpenters as influences). Michigan-based Jeanie Moon-Gatrops creates a lovely setting from marimba, synths, acoustic guitar, and her own treated voice, in a style that recalls Melodic more than Ai. No matter how similar or dissimilar their material, the new recruits are concerned less with inciting revolutions than in perpetuating Ai's rep for quality production, and in that regard they succeed admirably."

Artist:	VA
Title:	AI022LP
Label:	A.i. (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	AI 022LP

"This release brings to a close a series of EPs from the three artists featured on this picture disc. The disc itself is something you will have never seen before and should amaze and surprise. This final release in the dot series EPs brings Ai's color series to a close and serves up two tracks from each of the three artists behind the solo EPs. The Third Man opens proceedings on a peak-time electro tip with 'Circadian Rhythms,' a track underpinned by a dark growling bass line that will get your internal organs rattling and do some serious damage to your speakers. Najem Sworb is up next with 'Rodstac,' a mellow introduction to the EP with bubbling electroid vocals, playful synths and washes of filtered sound all wrapped around a brooding percussive hook reminiscent of Plastikman's 'Spastik.' Plant 43's closer for side A, 'Warehouse Window,' delivers a superb contrasting cut based around his trademark melodies and subtle electronics. Sounds like a snapshot of electro's past, present and future. Influences: Drexciya, ERP/Convextion, Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance, and Kraftwerk." 400 only, pressed on clear, polka-dotted vinyl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sampler Zero Eight
Label:	A.i. (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	AI 023CD

"Due in part to satisfy the requests for CD-based material, Ai's next full-length offering is a sampler showcasing the breadth of talent and styles signed to the label's roster. Deep, dubby techno is represented on 'Teranidian,' the LP's opener and the final track from Najem Sworb's critically-acclaimed debut EP from late 2007. Plant43's Drexciyan-tinged electro is up next in the shape of the title track from his Grey Sky Cracks EP before we move swiftly onto the The Third Man's warm techno journey along the 'A14.' Hot on the heels of his first full-length opus, the midpoint of the LP is handed over to Datassette; firstly with 'Damage Report,' his futuristic take on machine funk and then the medieval tones of 'Pluck,' a track akin to dropping a court lyre player into a modern day recording studio and allowing him to tinker merrily. Electronica is where the label first made its mark and the latter half of the sampler shows that while recent releases have had more of structured dancefloor feel, this genre is still very much part of the label's repertoire. Michael Manning delivers a pair of previously-unreleased tracks both of which have a strong string content although vary in their approach with 'Center of the Universe' being a full scale orchestral affair with complementary electronics, whereas 'Release' gently works the strings between broken beat and game-like patterns. Strings also play a part in Sinner DC's 'Summer 57,' a distorted electro workout sounding like a slowed-down version of Underworld's 'Rez' and another brand new track exclusive to this release. The LP is then finally brought to a close with the ambient electronica of Michael Manning's 'Lost Aberrant Dragonfly,' the oldest cut on the sampler coming from his earlier EP of the same name."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Lagos Disco Inferno
Label:	ACADEMY LPS
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	ACD 004CD

"Some call it disco, some call it boogie, we call it the Lagos Disco Inferno, 12 smokin' rarities straight from Nigeria, dating back to '76-82, compiled by Fronk Gassner (aka OJ Franc 0, Soulpusher) of Voodoo Funk fame. Surprisingly familiar, yet intriguingly foreign, these tracks sound just as fresh today as they did 30+ years ago. Our record is rife with horns, moog and bells and whistles to keep you up all night. Great liner notes by Dean Disi (journalist and former executive of lye Records, lagos) and a special message from extreme record hunter Damian Iwuagwu (Logos). Following in the footsteps of amazing African re-issues of late such as Ofege (Academy LPs), Pax Nicholas and the Netty Family (Daptone), Ghana Special (Soundway), this album stands alone as the first compilation to focus on African disco. But make no mistake, you won't hear any cheesy strings or nasty Roland synths. This is straight up laugh Nigerian disco funk! Restored for you with loving care from Academy LPs. Work it out!" Artists include Doris Ebong, Geraldo Pino, Grotto, Pogo Ltd., Asiko Rock Group, Paradise Stars, Emma Dorgu, MFB, Christy Essien, Tirogo, BLO and Nana Love.

Artist:	VA
Title:	You Are Here
Label:	ACCIDENTAL (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	AC 007CD

"You Are Here is a collection of tracks released on Matthew Herbert's Accidental, Soundslike and Lifelike labels from their 3 year history. Initially the three labels were just a way of separating the myriad guises of Herbert. So, Accidental became home to Radio Boy, Lifelike the home of Doctor Rockit and Soundslike the home of Herbert. The label soon attracted a following and demos began to come in. From these came the first releases for the label that weren't produced by Matthew Herbert. The first of these was Phil Parnell's Barcelona EP, the title of which is included here. The next artist was The Soft Pink Truth, a side project of Drew Daniel, one half of Californian experimentalists Matmos. His debut album Do You Party? was released in February 2003 on Lifelike. Other artists on You Are Here are John Matthias, 8 Doogymoto, and Shelby Gaines. Also exclusive tracks from Ian Vine, International Space Station, Pete Stollery and NB."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Gnawa Home Songs
Label:	ACCORDS CROISES (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AC 117CD

"The village of Tamesloht is a holy place in the arid lands south of Marrakech. In the moonlight, its walls resound with evocation of protective gnawa spirits. Between the call to prayer and the humming of insects, its sound universe is inhabited by sub-Saharan Africa and age-old migrations. This intimate tribute to the power of an ancient tradition divests the healing melodies of their ritual drumming. Instead, Gnawa Home Songs shines the spotlight on a number of exceptional soloists -- stirring vocalists or virtuoso players of the three-stringed guembri lute. Listen in as the old masters Hamid Kasri (who, incidentally, has played with Joe Zawinu) and Amida Boussou join forces with young stars such as Hassan Boussou, founder of the band Séwaryé. Beautifully packaged, this is a unique document of an extraordinary living tradition."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Nile - Song of the Rivers
Label:	ACCORDS CROISES (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$44.00
Catalog #:	AC 139CD

"At 4,130 miles, the Nile is the longest river in the world. It runs through ten countries as it wends its way from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea. Water, the source of life, is also the lifeblood of human civilization. The music that emerged from the many countries through which the Nile courses echoes the rich diversity of the diverse cultures that developed. This fascinating, lavishly illustrated and informative set offers an overview of the musical life of this region. Over 22 tracks, it finds connections and contrasts between Western-influenced urban, modern traditionalist and folkloric styles - all of which have vibrant exponents in today's Africa." Features performances by Abdel Gadir Salim, El Tanbura, Mahmoud Ahmed, Hamza El Din, Alemayehu Eshete, and The Musicians of the Nile. Deluxe oversized hardbound packaging.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Project Bicycle
Label:	ACHE (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	ACHE 025CD

"Eleven electronic / electro-acoustic artists from eight countries unify to pay homage to what listeners of BBC Radio 4's You and Yours radio program have voted as the most significant invention since 1800, beating computers, the internet, and even the combustion engine with more then half the total votes. The concept is simple: Give a handful of today's most progressive sound designers only one sample to work with. They are able to manipulate this sample in any way they choose, but their entire song must be composed entirely from the single sound byte. The supplied sample is a stuadio recording of a bicycle, recorded by Jesse Gander at The Hive Studios in Vancouver. This gives equal importance to the materials as well as the method used in Project: Bicycle. This, along with the beautifully written essay on bicycle riding and it's social, environmental, and physical benefits by Green Party Candidate, Sean Orr, offers a deeper concept to the project. With the inevitable threat of peak oil in our not too distant future, it is time we opened the lines of communication to other forms of energy and transportation. Each artist has chosen to tackle the project uniquely, embracing his own particular style. Whether it's the playful, electrifying outbursts of Sun Ok Papi K.O's 'Pizza Boy's Bike'(Belgium) and Aelters' 'Roulé Brouillé' (France), or the smoother approaches of Wobbly's 'Flee You' (USA), and Romanhead's 'Bicycle Work' (UK), the various techniques in composition and style offer an incredibly dynamic listen given Project: Bicycle's strict guidelines." Featuring: Aelters, Jab Mica Och El, Sun Ok Papi K.O., Secret Mommy, DJ Elephant Power, TU M', Romanhead, Uska Niko, Greg Davis, Wobbly, Jason Forrest.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Wild N Ravin' Volume 2
Label:	ACME (UK)
Format:	6x7" BOX
Price:	$55.00
Catalog #:	ACME BOX009

Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK R&B Freakbeat Scene 1964-66. "From the original master tapes, 6 megarare 7" singles from the '60s UK R&B/freakbeat scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many B-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: The Birds, The Blue Stars, The Chasers, The Truth, David John & The Mood, & The Frays.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Circular Grooves Volume 2
Label:	ACME (UK)
Format:	6x7" BOX
Price:	$55.00
Catalog #:	ACME BOX010

Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK Mod Scene 1965-67. "From the original master tapes, 6 mega-rare 7" singles from the 60s UK mod scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many b-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: The Beatstalkers, The Hi Numbers, The Hipster Image, Rob & Dean Douglas, The Habits, & Loose Ends.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Psychedelic Days Volume 2
Label:	ACME (UK)
Format:	6x7" BOX
Price:	$55.00
Catalog #:	ACME BOX011

Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK psych scene 1965-68. "From the original master tapes, 6 mega-rare 7" singles from the UK '60s psychedelic scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many b-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: Marc Bolan, Timebox, Barry Mason, Keith Shields, Focal Point, & Andy Forray.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ye Olde Barn Compilation
Label:	ADDICT RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ADDICT 004CD

"Depending on the eye of the beholder, the barn in East Troy, Wisconsin was complete idioticy or beautiful art. We at Addict Recordings saw it as both. For five beautiful summers, the Barn served as a drawing board for a community of musicians from around the world. Artists like Venetian Snares, Bogdan, Neon Hunk, Doormouse, Emotional Joystick, Stunt Rock and the famed band MEAT used it as a creative testing field; bouncing around insane musical ideas to a greatly appreciative audience. Boats were burned, whole cars flipped, smashed and destroyed. Countless wanderers thrown into mud, ears turned 180 degrees by the foreign sounds. Flash forward, summer 2003, and the barn has seen better days. The property owners are seeing some legal, and this is our way to help. All tracks are donations, and original unreleased music. Each artist was asked to make a song dedicated to the barn, about the barn. We think it's a pretty amazing collection of what has become known as 'midwest hardcore'. In the end, all profits go directly to the owners, and you get a damn fine listen. Limited to 500 worldwide."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Adjunct: Volume One
Label:	ADJUNCT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	ADJUNCT 001EP

"A mysterious new label from Kenneth James Gibson aka [a]pendics.shuffle and Orac's own Konstantin Gabbro kicking off with an exquisite 12" compilation simply titled Volume One. Rising techno star Pheek (Contexterrior, Minus) opens up with 'Boot Me,' an undeniably strong knee bender for the dancefloors of tomorrow. John Tejada (Palette, Playhouse) follows with 'Are They Mad Future Robots?' -- a lush and bleepy acid experiment. On the flip side Bruno Pronsato (Orac, Musique Risquee) rocks his atonal drum machine in 'Party Soap' while label boss [a]pendics.shuffle ventures into another universe with the futuristic cut 'Styro Vygor.' Exciting packaging courtesy of artist Kiko Tabuchi, fantastic tracks, a must-have record."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sub Stance
Label:	AECLECTRICK RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	AECD 003CD

"This CD is unmixed. For this dubstep compilation, the Aeclectrick crew teamed up with dubstep selector Bun-Zero (FWF crew, Sub fm Fresh Off Boat Show DJ) to deliver a snapshot of the dubstep scene as it lives today across the UK, Europe and the US. Dubstep was born in the early years of the millennium in a grim London suburb, and has since passed the channel and the ocean, appealing to an ever broader set of producers, while keeping its unique touch, thanks to the quality of the dubstep community. Born as a child of dub and 2 step, dubstep disrupts the music paradigms with the extreme care given to all aspects of the bassline. Featured artists include: Ramadanman, Marlow, Djunya, Ekaj, Grand Danois, Connecticut, Slazenger, Saviour & Alchemyst, Parson, Bun-Zero, Grimelock, TRG, Dutty Dubz, Metalboxproducts."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Documenta 3.0
Label:	AGENDA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	AGN 003CD

"Following on from Documenta 1.0 and Documenta 2.0 Peacefrog sub label Agenda presents the next two chapters in its ongoing Documenta series with two flawless collections of American made avant hip hop grooves. Compiling a selection of material sourced from various American independent hip hop labels, many of which are amongst some of the most underground and low key hip hop production outfits America knows today. Operating on the fringes of the genre, constantly defying the conventions and restraints of stylistic boundaries these labels and artists have redefined the way hip hop is perceived today and will be in the future. The two collection's document the next level of hip hop and a new wave in the defiance of a system. Genre's are crossed and redefined with lyrical experimentation, production is sparse, raw, minimal and often mechanical, pushing the concept and approach to hip hop production into entirely new territories. Included are cuts picked up from each of America's key experimental hip hop imprints inc Ozone, Defintive Jux, 75ark, Anticon, Mush, Celestial and Galapagos 4 alongside a variety of other small lowkey setup's." Artists on this first volume include: Mike Ladd, Them, Centric I.E & Offwhyte, Josh Martinez, Anti Pop Consortium, So Called Artists, Sonic Sum, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Cannibal Ox, John Smith feat. McEnroe, Aesop Rock, Telephone Jim Jesus.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Another Country
Label:	AGENDA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	AGN 007CD

"Another Country is an introduction to alt-country and Americana for the uninitiated, bringing together for the first time some of the genre's leading lights. All of these songs have been cherry-picked from across a continent's-worth of rare and hard to find output from rock's fertile margins. Everybody here is from the USA or Canada, though the songs -- from Jim O'Rourke's wry paean to fatalism to Wilco's skewed protest song and Hawksley Workman's mischievous love ballad -- are about life, death and everything in between; stuff that goes on everywhere." Artists include: Sam Prekop, Jim O'Rourke, Peggy Honeywell, Jim White, Kelly Jo Phelps, Hayden, Len Brown Society, American Analog Set, Scud Mountain Boys, Lambchop, Wilco, Low, Hawksley Workman, David Grubbs Mighty Flashlight, The Be Good Tanyas, and Calexico.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Another Country 2
Label:	AGENDA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	AGN 008CD

"Another Country 2 takes us deeper into the heartland of American 'alt.country' -- a place of otherworldly harmonies, stripped-down arrangements, plangent guitars, clanking banjos and a short-story anthology's-worth of intriguing narratives. Not one artist here emanates from Nashville, though the rest of the country is well represented. There are beautiful, harmony-laced porch hymnals from New York's elegantly melodious Cub Country and Georgia's disarmingly intimate Azure Ray. There's heart-swelling, arcane boogie from Brooklynites The Boggs and died-in-the-wool Southerners Iron & Wine. Elsewhere, Arizonan legends Giant Sand chip in with a slice of beauteous desert-flecked country rock, while North Carolina's superstar-elect Ryan Adams and Austin's bucolic troubadours Okkervil River tip their feed caps toward Dylanesque folk-rock. Another Country 2 showcases country music, then, but not so as you'd notice. These are songs that, irrespective of genre, you'll simply want to inhabit. Like a tumbledown cottage or a beloved pair of boots; they have a lived-in charm that's truly beguiling."

Artist:	VA
Title:	I Lost My Mind
Label:	AH... CID (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	AHC 1010LP

"I Lost My Mind is dedicated to the rarest of the rarest...the underground of the underground! Thirteen tracks from obscure Spanish bands recorded between 1971-1977, taken from obscure pressings, promo singles, non-distributed albums and unreleased tapes, compiled here for the first time. Psych-fuzz, late garage, crude hard-rock, proto-prog, psychedelic-funk. Including many monster rarities like 'Atardecer' (the rarest Spanish 70s garage 45 ever), 'Núcleos' ( psych-rock á la Evolution, taken from a non-distributed promo 45), 'Los Grecos' (exotic flamenco-psych), funk-psych/Hammond groove by exploito group Ten Tops, primitive basement fuzz-psych by Vibración, powerful hard-rock by Indiana, taken from a monstrous rare withdrawn LP; unreleased demo recordings by Polmagenti (dark/satanic prog-psych) and Els Talps (instrumental fuzz-psych); unknown bands from the Canary and Balearic Islands like Snake, Grupo Vida, Los Demar, and more. Pro-remastered sound, colour insert with rare pictures and detailed liner notes in English/Spanish."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love Family Park 2007
Label:	AIM FOR THE STARS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	AIM 001CD

"Since 1996, Love Family Park in Hanau has been a relevant event for anyone of distinction in the electronic music scene. Hosted by Sven Väth, an exclusive line-up of national and international DJs and live acts like Richie Hawtin, Tiefschwarz, Turntablerocker, Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Magda, Gabriel Ananda and more will again take more than 10,000 party people on a 'sound holiday.' This year, the extraordinary event will be featured by a compilation which is not only the official Love Family Park soundtrack but also represents the broad sound spectrum of modern electronic dance music in the year 2007." Disc 1 features classic tracks from: Sven Väth & Anthony Rother, Tiefschwarz, Roman Flugel, Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano & Thomas Melchior, Heartthrob (remixed by Plastikman), Ryan Crosson, Loco Dice, Cold (Ananda & Eulberg remix), etc. Disc 2 is a less desirable mix CD of "chillout" tracks by Alex Azary, mostly from the Elektrolux catalogue.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pebbles Volume 6
Label:	AIP
Format:	LP
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	BFD 5023LP

New colored vinyl repressings of these classic 60s garage comps. "The Pebbles series has made available over 800 obscure, mostly American 'original punk rock' songs recorded in the mid-1960s 'primarily known today as the garage rock and psychedelic rock genres' that were previously known only to a handful of collectors. This vinyl re-issue of Pebbles Vol. 6 is on blue colored vinyl. Artists include: The Fairies, Junco Partners, The Cheynes, The First Gear, The Betterdays, The Wild Ones, David John & The Mood, The Wheels, Rhythm & Blues Inc., Erkey Grant & The Eerwigs, Bill & Will, Blues By Five, Steve Aldo, The Rats, Jason Eddie & The Centremen, Bo And Peep."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Air Texture Volume I
Label:	AIR TEXTURE (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	AIR 001CD

Ambient today isn't so much about psychedelics or chilling out as it is presenting the melodic or beatless fabric of dance music. Stripped of prevalent rhythm, songs tend toward melodic composition and detail. These songs may become "compositional" as individuals express themselves with technology under focused or emotive ideals. The music becomes timeless (free of meter) when the music looses its structure while retaining its idea. In the tradition of Excursions In Ambience, Instinct Ambient, and Pop Ambient, Air Texture looks to catalog and promote the diverse world of ambient, experimental, and less beat-oriented electronic music. The Air Texture Volume series asks two producers to curate a CD each of material for combined release. Volume I looked to bvdub (Brock Van Wey) and Andrew Thomas for guidance. Selections feature an in-depth list of emerging and established artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never, Ian Hawgood, Atlas Sound, Klimek, loscil, Biosphere, Markus Guentner, and Wolfgang Voigt. Other artists include: Orla Wren, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Let's Go Outside, Maps And Diagrams, Hessien, Konntinent, The Green Kingdom, Ryonkt, Arc Of Doves, Chihei Hatakeyama, Bevan Smith And Tristan Dingemans and Leyland Kirby.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Air Texture Volume II
Label:	AIR TEXTURE (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	AIR 002CD

The Air Texture Volume series asks two producers to curate a CD each of material for combined release. Producers are selected from the worlds of ambient, modern composition, avant-garde, and experimental electronic music. Air Texture Volume II is curated by loscil and Rafael Anton Irisarri. As electronic music moves into the rock arena, it's essential to take note and respect the history of experimental electronic music: from Satie's furniture music and La Monte Young's drones to Cage's I Ching compositions and Eno's works first dubbed by him as "ambient." From there and in the tradition of Excursions In Ambience and Pop Ambient, Air Texture looks to catalog and promote the diverse world of new ambient, experimental, and less beat-oriented electronic music, through the musician's perspective. Highlights include: Brian McBride (Stars Of The Lid), Pan American (Labradford), and Simon Scott (Slowdive). Features other artists such as Marcus Fischer, Chris Herbert, Strategy, Solo Andata, P Jørgensen, Rob Bridgett, Mitchell Akiyama, Marcus Fjellström, Sawako, Library Tapes, Lissom, Mokira, Benoît Pioulard, Eluvium, Kyle Bobby Dunn, Lawrence English and bvdub.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Alba Absurdia
Label:	ALBA ABSURDIA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	ALBA 001CD

"The majority of the music within is exclusive to this release, including more of the second coming from Benbecula's Christ, more nursery rhymes from Frog Pocket and analogue heaven from Joni. Also exclusive to this release are tracks from bip-hop's star Bovine Life, minimalist glory from CK Dexter Haven, divine electro from the Wee DJs and digital mayhem from Diskono's Ehlmsie Rocon. Many artists make their popular debut here with some tear jerking material from Operator, organic excellence from Benbecula's new star Reverbaphon and Nimrod 33 who re-writes the rules with what will no doubt become a total anthem in the 'chill out' rooms across the planet. Weighing in at exactly 20 tracks, this compilation further proves that Scotland is nurturing a new breed, untouched and unpolluted by the mainstream."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rumoriallarotonda
Label:	ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ALGA 031CD

"Live recording at the Rotonda del Pellegrini, Milan, January 21st, 1959 featuring John Cage, Morton Feldman, Juan Hidalgo, Leopoldo La Rosa, Walter Marchetti. Among all the events involving John Cage during the long stay in Europe that followed his controversial appearance at Darmstadt Ferienkurse in September 1958, the concert he held in Milan on January 21st perhaps represents a less well known episode. The reasons that justify the necessity to present here, after forty years, the complete recording of the concert, and that restore the measure of the exceptionality of this rare document can be summarized in the contrasting reactions catalyzed by this event. Featuring Cage's intervention both as composer and performer of one's own work as well as of two piano pieces by Morton Feldman, the concert at Pellegrini's 'Rotonda' may be considered the first event of experimental music in Europe in which the presentation of American and European composers consciously acted on an agreeing and equal aesthetic horizon. Both the set of pieces in programme and the peculiar environmental frame of the concert were fit intentionally for emphasizing the radical aesthetic conceptions of the compositions performed. Cage's choice was highly representative and relapsed into those works of his recent catalogue that more than any other was pushed on the way of a conscious neutralization of compositive intention. The Duo which opens the concert significantly consists of the parts for flute and viola excerpted from his celebrated 'Concert for Piano and Orchestra'. Cage then completed his participation in the concert, besides performing some unspecified numbers from 'Music for Piano' (the piece that showed him the possibility to de-conceptualize the resort to chance operations transcribing the paper pointal imperfections), also performing two of the three 'Piano Pieces' with which Morton Feldman, in 1954, was reconverted to conventional notation, while preservrarifyingame rarefying qualities his music formerly acquired by means of the systematic adoption of aleatory graphic notations. Juan Hidalgo, Walter Marchetti, and Leopoldo La Rosa on the contrary premiered six compositions purposefully written for this occasion, employing aleatory procedures for the first time in their works. Both Hidalgo and Marchetti wrote a trio and a quartet firstly following a common notational stylization, which provides the spatial distribution of a prearranged, but reversible, sequence of intervals within a flexible temporal grid, structured fixing each subsequent time limit. Curiously, those procedures forerun the so-called 'temporal-brackets' technique that Cage will employ, at the end of a long creative career, in time-structuring his famous 'Number Pieces'. The cyclical alternation between the instrumentally always-heterogeneous ensemble works and the slight sonority of the solo piano pieces, was presumably regulated, in fact, by an evident principle of symmetry. More than constituting a restriction, a so rigid performing frame plausibly acted as an efficacious form of conjugation in strict connection with the environmental space. Exploiting the circular architectonic structure of the concert hall all the performers were spread abroad among the audience, with the piano exactly in the centre. According to Cage, in the integration of the physical space into the performing process one can recognizes a basic requisite that consented to transform music composition in an unforeseen event in which the physical separation of the performers allows the sounds to issue from their own centers and to interpenetrate in a way which is not obstructed by the conventions of European harmony and theory about relationships and interferences of sounds. At a distance of only few months since Cage described with these words -- in one of the three lectures given in Darmstadt then collected under the title 'Composition as Process' -- one of the distinctive features of his conception of an experimental work, the concert at Pellegrini's 'Rotonda' perhaps represented the first concrete opportunity to verify and extend these same concepts. So, not only the concert at Pellegrini's 'Rotonda' was characterized by the performance of works that accepted the indeterminacy as their own operative premise, but also for having been a collective event in which the individual contribution of each composer, the strict succession of the works without solution of continuity, the dislocation of the sound sources in the space, mutually acted as autonomous elements, but interrelated in the comprehensive design of their concordant dimensioning in the environment. The edition includes a 36 pages essay with photos and full documentation of the event."

Artist:	VA
Title:	OU 20-21/OU 23-24
Label:	ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
Format:	PIC. DISC
Price:	$43.00
Catalog #:	ALGA 045.1LP

"Available now in very limited quantities (less than 40 copies of each title) the single picture LPs of the Revue OU series. The picture LPs are the same pressing as the one included in the Avant Marghen Vol.3 boxset, but they are not numbered. Including Bernard Heidsieck 'Poème-partition D4P, Ou Art Poétique'; Brion Gysin 'I Am'; Brion Gysin 'Pistol-Poem'; Henri Chopin 'Vibrespace'; François Dufrêne 'Batteries Vocales'; François Dufrêne 'Paix En Algérie; François Dufrêne 'Ténu-Tenu'; Mimmo Rotella '7 Poèmes Phonétiques'; Bernard Heidsieck 'Poème-Partition J'; Bernard Heidsieck 'Poème-Partition H1 + H2: Le Quatrième plan'; Brion Gysin '3 Permutations'; Henri Chopin 'L'énergie Du Sommeil.'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	OU 34-35/OU 36-37
Label:	ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
Format:	PIC. DISC
Price:	$43.00
Catalog #:	ALGA 045.3LP

"Including François Dufrêne 'Haut-Satur (June 1967)'; François Dufrêne 'Haut-Satur (December 1967)'; François Dufrêne 'Haut-Satur (November 1968)'; Bob Cobbing 'Marvo Movie Natter'; Bob Cobbing 'Spontaneous Appealinair Vontemprate Apollinaire'; Henri Chopin 'Mes Bronches'; Ladislav Novák 'La Structure Phonétique De La Langue Tchèque'; Hugh Davies 'Shozyg 1 & 2'; Sten Hanson 'Don't Hesitate Do It, Do It Right Now'; Sten Hanson 'The Glorious Desertion'; Henri Chopin 'Les Grenouilles d'Aristophane'; Bernard Heidsieck 'Ravaillac, Tu Connais?: Passe-Partout N° 1'".

Artist:	VA
Title:	OU 26-27/OU 42-43-44
Label:	ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
Format:	PIC. DISC
Price:	$43.00
Catalog #:	ALGA 045.5LP

"Including Raoul Hausmann 'B b b b et F m s b w'; Raoul Hausmann 'K' Perioum'; Raoul Hausmann 'Poème Sans Titres'; Raoul Hausmann 'Oiseautal'; Raoul Hausmann 'Chanson, Vali Tali, Baste'; Bernard Heidsieck 'La Convention Collective'; Bernard Heidsieck 'La Cage'; Bernard Heidsieck 'L'exercise: Biopsie II'; Henri Chopin 'Indicatif 1'; Henri Chopin 'La Fusée Interplanétaire'; Bernard Heidsieck 'Quel Age Avez-Vous?: Biopisie V'; François Dufrêne 'Dédié À H. Chopin'; Gil J. Wolman 'La Mémoire: Mégapneumes'; Henri Chopin 'Le Ventre De Bertini'; William S. Burroughs 'Reading'; Ake Hodell 'Numro Ba Besch'; Charles Amirkhanian 'Each' LL'; Ladislav Novák 'Two Poems'; Henri Chopin 'Le Vrai Sonnet Des Voyelles'; Henri Chopin 'Les Mandibules Du Déjeuner Sur L'Herbe'.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Avant Marghen Vol. 2
Label:	ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
Format:	7LP BOX
Price:	$175.00
Catalog #:	MARGHEN 021LP

Second volume of the Avant MarghenVocSon series, numbered edition of 80 copies; last copies, volume 1 is sold out. "This luxury boxset edition actually includes the second group of 7 LPs issued for the VocSon series:
       1) Brion Gysin's Poems Of Poems LP. First 80 copies from the original 630 copies edition issued in 1998. Very early poetical experimentation recorded in 1958 at the Beat Hotel, Paris. The origins of cut-up are documented in this radical edition. You will experience why Brion Gysin was a strong reference for Henri Chopin and Bernard Heidsieck.
       2) Bernard Heidsieck 50/70 LP. First 80 copies from the original 480 copies edition issued in 1998. The third Bernard Heidsieck LP issued by Alga Marghen draws the picture of two specific moments on artistic creation: the 1950s and the 1970s. 3) Jose Luis Castillejo The Book of i's LP. First 80 copies from the original 240 copies edition issued in 1998. Very limited and immediately sold out edition of Castillejo conceptual recordings. Jose Luis Castillejo books always included him among the Concrete Poems and were regarded as very special graphic creations. A deep exploration of his abstract and radical poetry will lead to a more conceptual and philosophical understanding as this LP clearly states.
       4) Gil J. Wolman L'anticoncept LP. Edition of 80 copies with new labels. Edition of Gil J Wolman megapneums, or the beginning of the whole sonic adventures. If Gysin was a strong conceptual influence for the Henri Chopin and Bernard Heidsieck generation, Wolman was showing them the sonic direction. Just with the use of the breath and respiration, his Megapneums had the same intensity of the electronic manipulation that will make Chopin's audiopoems so radically new and uncompromising. This LP also include excerpts from Wolman sound-film L'Anticoncept from 1952.
       5) Isidore Isou Poèmes Lettristes 1944-99 LP. Edition of 80 copies with new labels. Historical edition by Isidore Isou. This is the first record LP ever published by the father of Lettrism. Poems from 1944 to 1999 including a breath taking improvisation, some 1970s recordings by Maurice Lemaitre and an early, primitive and incredible performance by Francois Dufrene. Recorded at Isou's apartement in 1999.
       6) Juan Hidalgo Una Voz LP. First 80 copies from the original 323 copies edition issued in 2000. First ever ZAJ LP record! An historical recording of Juan Hidalgo 'Una Voz,' including concrete sound interventions by Walter Marchetti. A large size booklet with the transcription in English and Spanish of the spoken text is also included. Capital!
       7) Arrigo Lora-Totino Fonemi LP. First 80 copies from the original 345 copies edition issued in 2000. Arrigo Lora-Totino is probably best known for having been the editor of the famous sound poetry anthology issued by Cramps Records in the 1970s with the title 'Futura.' But only a few know about his sound poetry production. Following Henri Chopin's idea that poetry is above all an expression of the body through its own language, Lora-Totino started his important poetic practice in 1965 with 'Fonemi,' a sound sample of erasure: the reading of a text recorded on tape is filtered through an electronic pulse generator that splits it into small fragments."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Avant Marghen Vol. 4
Label:	ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
Format:	7LP BOX
Price:	$175.00
Catalog #:	MARGHEN 032LP

"New volume of the Avant Marghen series in a numbered edition of 80 copies. This luxury black boxset edition actually includes the fourth group of 7 LPs previously issued for the VocSon series and now sold out. Each individual LP record includes a numbered Avant Marghen inner-sleeve.
LP 1 to 4) François Dufrene Oeuvre Désintégrale 4 LP set. First 80 copies from the original pressing of 345 copies issued in 2007, presented here with minimal hand-elaboration on each sleeve. François Dufrene's impressive work, along with that of Gil J. Wolman and Brion Gysin, was a strong influence for experimental poets like Henri Chopin, Bernard Heidsieck and Ake Hodell.
LP1) Oeuvre Désintégrale 1 LP includes an 18-minute-long crirythme from 1969 as well as 'Osmose-art,' a long piece from 1969 divided into two suites where Dufrene superimposes his crirhythms to classical music.
LP2) Oeuvre Désintégrale 2 LP includes six majestic crirythmes (created between 1965 and 1976) as well as 'Eryximaque, suite choreographique au Tombeau de Pierre Larusse,' a work halfway between the written text and the sound poem whose unity is achieved through Dufrene performing it, a masterpiece of synthesis of active poetry.
LP3) Oeuvre Désintégrale 3 LP includes two 'Lecture-collages' dating from 1965, adding jazz music (especially drum and percussion pieces) to poems marked by strong Lettristic esthetic. One of his most extreme crirythmes, titled 'Belles nuisances, hantez nos nuits,' dating from 1970, is also included on this record.
LP4) Oeuvre Désintégrale 4 LP includes three breathtaking crirythmes as well as two 'Comptinuum' from his early on-progress works started in 1958.
LP5) Charlemagne Palestine Voice Studies LP, limited to 80 numbered copies pressed on dark blue vinyl and featuring a new sleeve, only available with this boxset edition. Palestine's introduction to music or sound was first with his own voice. This LP includes the very early 'Surrealistic Studies,' using a Webcor reel-to-reel tape recorder, discovering a technique of shouting into the microphone and immediately pulling it out, creating an interior echo chamber where the sound would turn around on itself, changing and distorting. 'Voice + Piano Study I & II' are short and beautiful piano improvisations with tape superimposition of accelerated voice pieces. In 'Voice Study' Charlemagne sings in a falsetto duet with himself on two separate tracks in a resonant space, searching for intervals that resonate together and respond like electronic sound wave oscillators played against each other.
LP6) Gherasim Luca Two Poems LP. First 80 copies from the original pressing of 385 copies issued in 2009. Created in close connection to Sten Hanson who invited the Rumenian artist at Fylkingen in the very beginning of the 1970's and made him discover the possibilities of the advanced EMS electronic music studio of Stockholm. The two recordings presented here are quite unique as they are the only poems by Gherasim Luca created through the use of electronic manipulations. 'Autres Secrets Du Vide Et Du Plein' (April 1971) and 'Crimes Sens Initiales' (April 1972) were both performed at the 1971 and 1972 Text-Sound Festivals of Stockholm. Including an essay by Henri Chopin.
LP7) Charlemagne Palestine & Simone Forti Illuminations LP. First 80 copies from the original pressing of 365 copies issued in 2010. Duo interactions, illuminated with dim red lights. The three previously unreleased recordings on this LP were made between October and December 1971."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Solo Swim
Label:	ALIEN TRANSISTOR (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	N 005EP

The documentary-moviemaker Jörg Adolph and his cameraman Luigi Falorni tell the story of the mystic 33 kilometres from Dover (UK) to Calais (France). The Mount Everest for long distance swimmers. For the accompanying soundtrack, Solo Swim, The Notwist worked with dissected guitars and electronics, but they also let Nick Drake and his acoustic guitar cross the channel. Because the music of Klimek played an important source of inspiration for the song, the Notwist asked him for a remix. Martin Gretschmann aka Console added one unreleased song, "Mount Everest Horizontal."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Blank Field
Label:	ALIEN8 RECORDINGS (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	ALIEN 053CD

"Blank Field is a program of experimental music that was curated by Francisco López for the event 'Cité des Ondes' organized by Champ Libre in Montreal from September 16 to 23, 2002. We are pleased to share this documentation of that event. This collection of excerpts features live segments from Oren Ambarchi, Daniel Menche, Merzbow, Shunichiro Okada, Manon Anne Gillis and Michael Northam. The live material has been mixed, edited and mastered by Francisco López. This compilation offers many highlights. There is stunning live action from Merzbow in which Masami Akita sounds as fresh and exciting as ever with a blend of rhythmic noise and low-end rumble. Daniel Menché's live set is done justice here on record without the aid of his totally cathartic stage presence. Shinichiro Okada's contributes a brutal piece of totally raw digital sound. Oren Ambarchi presents a beautiful set of plucked strings over a genswashes of vintage electronics."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Mime Tachine EP
Label:	ALL INN (ROMANIA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ALLINN 001EP

"Over the past couple of years, Romania has stepped out of the shadows to take its rightful place as the newest hotbed of production talent. House music is thriving, and the country is producing a wealth of young, future stars. I say future, but it's more about right now! All Inn Records is a brand new Romanian label. Teaming up with and dedicated to promoting the new kids on the block, the label will also be drafting in some of world's finest names on remix duty. 'Inn Chant' opens the EP, and the boys are taking us to the church of Almighty House, and asking, no, telling us to bow to the power of the groove. The drums are playing, the congregation are clapping and the Reverend preaches some warped guitar on our asses... Add some crisp snares and diva vocal drops and we've got some serious flavour going on... The rest of the EP doesn't let up either. We have the relentless tracky-ness of 'Mime Machine.' The cut up skills and piano stabs of 'Nirvana' and epic, multi-layered beauty of 'Vegas'."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Keys
Label:	AMERICAN TYPEWRITER (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AT 005LP

Subtitled: A Comprehensive Collection Of Contemporary Piano Compositions. "First compilation on American Typewriter is Keys and, as the subtitle says, it is a comprehensive collection of contemporary piano compositions. Includes tracks by Peter Broderick, Nils Frahm, Library Tapes, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Machinefabriek, Richard A Ingram, Sommer, Krater and Gabriela Parra. From the strictly modern classical sound to the more experimental and electronic stuff using piano. In addition to the music, the great sleeve design is made by Rutger Zuydervelt. 550 numbered copies."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Searchin' For Shakes: Swedish Beat 1965-1968
Label:	AMIGO (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	AM 2032CD

"The Swedish Nuggets! Twenty-six killer tracks from The Friends, Lea Riders Group, The Namelosers, Tages, etc. Thankfully available again, expanded digital edition of the original LP release, no overlap with the Who Will Buy These Wonderful Evils series, liner notes by Alec Palao and Lindsay Hutton (Next Big Thing magazine). Tracklisting as follows (with some trainspotting details where appropriate): Namelosers - 'Do-Ao'; The Friends - 'Empty Handed'; T-Boones - 'At The Club'; The Bootjacks - 'Red Big Car'; The Shanes - 'I Don't Want Your Love'; The Shakers - 'All I Want Is My Baby'; The Mascots - 'Words Enough To Tell You'; The Lee Kings - 'On My Way'; Steampacket II - 'Take Her Anytime' (Early Mikael Ramel, same track released in the UK under the bandname The Longboatmen, check out Perfumed Garden Vol. 3); Lea Riders Group - 'Dom Kallar Oss Mods'; The Merrymen With Boz - 'Searchin'' ('Boz' being in fact Boz Scaggs, try 'searchin' for his Swedish-only Boz LP from 1965); Cherry Stones - 'Go Away'; Fabulous Four - 'Rotten Rats'; The Pools - 'Darling Corey'; The Beathovens - 'Summer Sun'; The Shakemakers - 'Searchin' For Shakes'; Annaabee-Nox - 'Bo Bo Boggie Pack'; The Bootjacks - 'The Circle'; The Other Side - 'Out My Light' (with UK guitarist [and brief Hurdy Gurdy member] Mac Macleod); The Namelosers - 'Land Of A 1000 Dances'; The Madmen - 'Rambler'; Tages - 'The Man You'll Be Looking For'; The Best - 'Back Door Man'; T-Boones - 'King Of The Orient'; The Friends - 'Bye Bye'; The Namelosers - 'That's Allright.'

Artist:	VA
Title:	And To The Disciples That Remain
Label:	AMISH RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	AMI 023CD

"Celebration of 11 years of Amish Records. 11 of 13 completely exclusive tracks. Deluxe 6-panel foldout packaging. Front cover by visual artist Sebastiaan Bremer. Includes members of & former members of Hall of Fame, Metabolismus, Tower Recordings, Windsor For the Derby, Polvo, Idyll Swords, Oneida and Town & Country." Artists include: P.G. Six, Mike Wexler, Theo Angell, Oakley Hall, Black Taj, Bird Show, Helen Rush, The Oranges Band, Samara Lubelski, Dan Matz and the Birdwatcher, Dan Brown and Chuck Johnson.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tolouse Low Trax/Boarding To Rio
Label:	AMONTILLADO MUSIC (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	AMM 008EP

"Tolouse Low Trax is a solo project from Detlef Weinrich, member of the Dusseldorf group Kreidler. Boarding To Rio is a 7-track mini album debut of this new project. Key word here is Reduction, a minimal choice of Old School Hardware that was already present in the early days of techno, house and hip-hop. All out of one box! The MPC is the tool that rules and formulates an attitude. Not unlike the Detroit School nowadays, Tolouse Low Trax music just floats, in minimal virtuosity, recorded straight to tape and ignoring any editing technics that are so dominant in modern music production."

Artist:	VA
Title:	African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AACD 063CD

2012 repress, originally released 2008; including a 44-page booklet and slipcase packaging. The mission of Analog Africa is clear: searching in dusty warehouses for forgotten music to keep it alive. All tracks have been officially licensed, usually from the artists who label-head Samy 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 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 Française. 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-'60s 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 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 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 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.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Legends Of Benin
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AACD 065CD

Analog Africa presents Legends Of Benin, a collection of super-rare and highly danceable masterpieces recorded between 1969-1981 by four legendary composers from Benin: Gnonnas Pedro, Antoine Dougbé, El Rego et Ses Commandos and Honoré Avolonto, each with a sound all their own. What you are about to hear is distinctively Benin -- a thick brew of agbadja, soul, cavacha, funk, Afrobeat, and Afro-Latin sounds all mixed in with heavy traditional rhythms. Gnonnas Pedro is the king of modern agbadja: a rhythm hugely popular in Togo, Benin and Ghana, based around three pieces of percussion, each with a different tone. Traditionally a rhythm used during burial ceremonies, Gnonnas adopted and modernized it in the mid-'60s, calling it "Agbadja Modern." The track "Dadje Von O Von Non" was originally recorded in 1966 and is Gnonna's first modern rendition of agbadja. Also featured here is the crazy, kick-ass funk track "Okpo Videa Bassouo" recorded in 1973, as well as the sublimely contagious track, "La Musica en Verité." Honoré Avolonto was one of Benin's most prolific composers, releasing Benin's most successful LP in the late '70s. That album was recorded with Black Santiago, a band fronted by amazing trumpeter Ignace De Souza, another legend, with whom he recorded the Afrobeat track, "Dou Dagbe We." Avolonto has fronted some of Benin's most powerful bands and some of those "partnerships" with Orchestre Poly-Rythmo and Les Commandos are presented here. Beware -- killer Afrobeat meets frenetic funk. El Rego et Ses Commandos were responsible for Benin's first Afro-soul-funk track with the support of Ghanean singer, Eddy Black Power. The "Jerk" scene in Benin was triggered by the success of "Feeling You Got," and its infectious accordion riff. "E Nan Mian Nuku" is an Afro-Latin tune combined with a kind of bossa nova, and "Vimado Wingnan" is Benin's most sought-after funk track. Out of all the artists here, Antoine Dougbé is the least known even in Benin, but he created his own style which he dubbed Afro cavacha -- a fantastic mixture of Congolese rhumba, Latin sounds and traditional vodoun rhythms. All of his vinyl releases, especially the ones released on his own Editions Dougbé Antoine label, are incredible and have become some of Africa's most sought-after collector's items. This compilation includes a 44-page, full-color booklet with ultra-rare pictures and detailed biographies. Enjoy the mind-blowing sounds of Benin.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Afro-Beat Airways
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AACD 068CD

Subtitled: West African Shock Waves: Ghana & Togo 1972-1978. Organ-driven Afro-beat, cosmic Afro-funk and raw, psychedelic boogie -- just some of the flavors to be found on this highly danceable compilation by Samy Ben Redjeb, founder of Analog Africa. No effort has been spared! To document these irresistible tracks and the music scene from the '70s, Samy crisscrossed the lengths of Ghana and Togo in search of the producers and artists -- or their relatives. In the process, he recorded a dozen interviews, scanned 90 pictures and transferred 120 master tapes. All the evidence can be seen in the 44-page full-color booklet accompanying these 75 minutes of heavy West African sounds. Afro-Beat Airways showcases an amazing diversity of local rhythms spiced with Afro-American funk, soul and jazz. Samy Ben Redjeb, in his own words: "While some light has been cast on the Ghanaian music scene of the 1970s, Togolese music is relatively obscure and badly documented. However, we are working on this! In fact, we've already made a start, with our previous Analog Africa compilation African Scream Contest which showcased 3 Togolese artists. Afro-Beat Airways presents two more -- Orchestre Abass and Cos-Ber-Zam. While the first band developed into one of the country's best, to such an extent that none other than Fela Kuti once offered them a contract to play at his Afro-Spot night club (which later became The Shrine), the second artist was a one-hit wonder. "Né Noya" was a monster hit in Togo, but it is to-date the only release by this obscure artist. The reason why I decided to include these Togolese tracks on this compilation is that they were all recorded in Ghana and thus they worked well in the mix." These tracks have been hiding for 30 years, and, as you will hear, these are modern African sounds created to stand the test of time. Afro-Beat Airways is like a time capsule, and promises to take you on a fascinating musical journey through West Africa's vintage Afro sounds.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Angola Soundtrack
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AACD 069CD

Subtitled: The Unique Sound Of Luanda 1968-1976. The nascent Angolan music scene was set on fire by a small group of intrepid singers, backed by an array of super-tight bands and led by extraordinary guitarists who revolutionized the musical and the political panorama of the '60s and '70s. A powerful confluence of traditional rhythms from Luanda's islands, psychedelic guitar sounds imported from neighboring Congo, Latin grooves, old school Caribbean merengue and the hard beat of the Angolan carnival bands conspired to create the modern music of Angola. These sounds were immortalized by two excellent recording companies -- Fadiang (Fábrica De Discos Angolano) and Valentim de Carvalho. The great electric bands of Angola were a well-kept secret until the late '90s when France-based music label Buda Musique released a short-lived series of Angolan music compiled by Ariel de Bigault. Inspired and taken aback, the releases proved to be a pivotal juncture for Analog Africa's founder Samy Ben Redjeb. From the nine Analog Africa releases thus far, Angola Soundtrack has been the most difficult to create. The travel visa was in itself a struggle and logistically and financially, Luanda is a nightmare. After two unsuccessful years, Samy eventually found shelter at a home in Prenda, a musseque (township) outside of the capital. With the support of Zé Keno, the legendary guitarist of Jovens Do Prenda, he managed to meet most of the composers of the tunes presented here. The anecdotes they provided are numerous. Boto Trindade, guitarist of Os Bongos, abandoned his dream of becoming a football player to support his brother's family by earning money as a musician. A very young Zé Keno went to see his favorite guitarist Marito performing with Os Kiezos and consequently built a three-stringed guitar only to become one of the most sought-after guitarists in the country a mere few years later. Those are just an appetizing dose of the anecdotes presented in the 44-page booklet that comes with this compilation. Angolan music is truly unique and stands on its own as a sound that can only be found in that part of the world. Rhythms such rebita, kazucuta, semba and merengue, all of which are presented in this latest compilation, might be unfamiliar, but they are superbly melodic, highly danceable, hypnotic, raw and quintessentially beautiful and totally addictive.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bambara Mystic Soul
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AACD 070CD

Subtitled: The Raw Sound Of Burkina Faso 1974-1979. For its commemorative 10th release, Analog Africa indulges in Burkina Faso, one of the jewels of the Sahel, a harsh and arid strip that straddles the southern Sahara, stretching from Dakar in the west to Djibouti in the east. Formerly known as Haute Volta, Burkina Faso's sound was organized and nurtured during the country's time as part of a vast patchwork making up French colonial West Africa. The rise of a post-independence urban middle class willing to invest in the Burkinabe arts spawned a cadre of singers, bands, orchestras and, most importantly, competitive record labels who all played their part in ushering in a golden age of music in their landlocked nation during the 1970s -- a decade marred by political instability in the country and an era of artistic enlightenment, empowering the whole of Africa. The Sahelian climate fortunately bore no influence on the Burkinabé sound, which is cosmopolitan as it was raw. West Africa was and continues to remain deeply interconnected. In search of better gigs, well-to-do producers and sufficient recording equipment, Burkinabe musicians ventured across the surrounding region, returning home with a wealth of knowledge of their neighbors' distinctive styles. The raw sound of Burkina Faso combined Afro-funk, traditional Islamic rhythms and subtle Afro-Latin sounds brought over by visiting Cuban ensembles. Mandingue melodies and guitar techniques from Mali and Guinea, however, were by far the most defining traits of a potent African mix that distinguished the Voltaic style between 1974 and 1979. Beginning with L'Harmonie Voltaique and Super Volta (both featured on this compilation), the pioneering orchestras from the capital Ouagadougou, several groups followed suit. Regional orchestras outside of the capital proudly boasted the contemporary sound through ensembles such as Echo Del Africa National and Volta Jazz, and exported much needed skilled musicians back to the capital. Record labels across Burkina Faso sprung up to capture the newly-born mystical and soulful sound taking over the country. Volta Discobel and Club Voltaique Du Disque (CVD) emerged in 1974 and competed for the modern music of their people. Despite its humble beginnings as a record shop, CVD came to dominate the industry. Both labels worked with the heavyweights of the time, such as the majestic Amadou Ballaké, a national icon who is featured extensively on this compilation. By the mid-'70s, Ouagadougou had become a hotbed for African music, filled with touring bands, gifted instrumentalists and hypnotic vocalists. Bamogo Jean Claube, the founder of Afro-Soul System, went from being a "musician's tailor" to a celebrated singer. Ballaké himself jumped from job to job before being recognized for his graceful voice. While it might be Analog Africa's venture into possibly the most obscure of African sounds thus far, the sounds of the golden age of Burkinabé music deserve to be heard and the varying styles that came to define the era are completely covered on this 16-track release.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Diablos del Ritmo - The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$25.50
Catalog #:	AACD 072CD

There are a number of theories as to how, in the mid-20th century, African music made its way to Colombia's vibrant port city of Barranquilla, today's mecca of Caribbean tropical music. Some maintain that a man named "Boquebaba" remains responsible. Others claim that seafaring traders and merchants imported the first sizeable amount of African vinyl. An absolute certainty is that in March 2007 Analog Africa-founder Samy Ben Redjeb arrived in Barranquilla, by some still considered the "Golden Gate of Colombia". After half a decade in which seven expeditions were made to Barranquilla, Analog Africa is honored to present Diablos del Ritmo, an anthology of -- and tribute to -- the immense sound of 1970s Colombia. Thousands of records were collected, boiling down to a colorfully-diverse selection of 32 tracks split between Afrobeat, Afrofunk and psychedelia-inspired rhythms on Part 1 and an array of danceable tropical rhythms on Part 2. Colombian music in general, especially the music from the Caribbean coast, is heavily influenced by the drums, percussion and chanting of African rhythms. Music from big players of the day -- from Nigeria, The Congo, The Ivory Coast and Cuba -- entered Barranquilla constantly. Afrobeat, terapia and lumbalú clashed effortlessly with the tropical sounds of puya, porro, gaita, cumbiamba, mapelé and chandé to create a rich amalgam of irresistible dance music while traditional styles were refined by an elite cadre of accordion players that included Alejandro Duran, Alfredo Gutierrez, Calixto Ochoa, Anibal Velasquez and Andres Landero. The heights Afro-Colombian music had reached by the early '80s was nothing short of exceptional. But, none of it could have been possible without two vital engines. One was the Picó sound systems -- roaming street clubs dedicated to mobilizing and spreading the rawest music of Africa, the Caribbean and the rest of the transatlantic black world. The second were forwarding-thinking producers. Discos Tropical, Felito Records and Machuca, amongst several other key players, governed and diversified the psychedelic and coastal music scene of Colombia. Alongside an all-encompassing 60-page booklet including 40 vintage photographs, 24 interviews and documented first-hand knowledge, the deep cuts of Analog Africa's 12th compilation will instantly transport any listener to Colombia's thriving Caribbean coast to indulge in the succulent belly of tropical music's untold historic tales.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Afro-Beat Airways
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	AALP 068LP

Deluxe gatefold 2LP version, featuring 2 extra tracks not included on the CD. Includes a poster and full-color innersleeves replicating the complete notes from the CD version. Organ-driven Afro-beat, cosmic Afro-funk and raw, psychedelic boogie -- just some of the flavors to be found on this highly danceable compilation by Samy Ben Redjeb, founder of Analog Africa. No effort has been spared! To document these irresistible tracks and the music scene from the '70s, Samy crisscrossed the lengths of Ghana and Togo in search of the producers and artists -- or their relatives. In the process, he recorded a dozen interviews, scanned 90 pictures and transferred 120 master tapes. Afro-Beat Airways showcases an amazing diversity of local rhythms spiced with Afro-American funk, soul and jazz. Samy Ben Redjeb, in his own words: "While some light has been cast on the Ghanaian music scene of the 1970s, Togolese music is relatively obscure and badly documented. However, we are working on this! In fact, we've already made a start, with our previous Analog Africa compilation African Scream Contest which showcased 3 Togolese artists. Afro-Beat Airways presents two more -- Orchestre Abass and Cos-Ber-Zam. While the first band developed into one of the country's best, to such an extent that none other than Fela Kuti once offered them a contract to play at his Afro-Spot night club (which later became The Shrine), the second artist was a one-hit wonder. "Né Noya" was a monster hit in Togo, but it is to-date the only release by this obscure artist. The reason why I decided to include these Togolese tracks on this compilation is that they were all recorded in Ghana and thus they worked well in the mix." These tracks have been hiding for 30 years, and, as you will hear, these are modern African sounds created to stand the test of time. Afro-Beat Airways is like a time capsule, and promises to take you on a fascinating musical journey through West Africa's vintage Afro sounds.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Angola Soundtrack
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	AALP 069LP

Double vinyl version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve and printed inner sleeves which replicate all of the liner notes from the CD version booklet. Subtitled: The Unique Sound Of Luanda 1968-1976. The nascent Angolan music scene was set on fire by a small group of intrepid singers, backed by an array of super-tight bands and led by extraordinary guitarists who revolutionized the musical and the political panorama of the '60s and '70s. A powerful confluence of traditional rhythms from Luanda's islands, psychedelic guitar sounds imported from neighboring Congo, Latin grooves, old school Caribbean merengue and the hard beat of the Angolan carnival bands conspired to create the modern music of Angola. These sounds were immortalized by two excellent recording companies -- Fadiang (Fábrica De Discos Angolano) and Valentim de Carvalho. The great electric bands of Angola were a well-kept secret until the late '90s when France-based music label Buda Musique released a short-lived series of Angolan music compiled by Ariel de Bigault. Inspired and taken aback, the releases proved to be a pivotal juncture for Analog Africa's founder Samy Ben Redjeb. From the nine Analog Africa releases thus far, Angola Soundtrack has been the most difficult to create. The travel visa was in itself a struggle and logistically and financially, Luanda is a nightmare. After two unsuccessful years, Samy eventually found shelter at a home in Prenda, a musseque (township) outside of the capital. With the support of Zé Keno, the legendary guitarist of Jovens Do Prenda, he managed to meet most of the composers of the tunes presented here. The anecdotes they provided are numerous. Boto Trindade, guitarist of Os Bongos, abandoned his dream of becoming a football player to support his brother's family by earning money as a musician. A very young Zé Keno went to see his favorite guitarist Marito performing with Os Kiezos and consequently built a three-stringed guitar only to become one of the most sought-after guitarists in the country a mere few years later. Angolan music is truly unique and stands on its own as a sound that can only be found in that part of the world. Rhythms such rebita, kazucuta, semba and merengue, all of which are presented in this latest compilation, might be unfamiliar, but they are superbly melodic, highly danceable, hypnotic, raw and quintessentially beautiful and totally addictive.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bambara Mystic Soul
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$26.50
Catalog #:	AALP 070LP

Deluxe gatefold 2LP version. Subtitled: The Raw Sound Of Burkina Faso 1974-1979. For its commemorative 10th release, Analog Africa indulges in Burkina Faso, one of the jewels of the Sahel, a harsh and arid strip that straddles the southern Sahara, stretching from Dakar in the west to Djibouti in the east. Formerly known as Haute Volta, Burkina Faso's sound was organized and nurtured during the country's time as part of a vast patchwork making up French colonial West Africa. The rise of a post-independence urban middle class willing to invest in the Burkinabe arts spawned a cadre of singers, bands, orchestras and, most importantly, competitive record labels who all played their part in ushering in a golden age of music in their landlocked nation during the 1970s -- a decade marred by political instability in the country and an era of artistic enlightenment, empowering the whole of Africa. The Sahelian climate fortunately bore no influence on the Burkinabé sound, which is cosmopolitan as it was raw. West Africa was and continues to remain deeply interconnected. In search of better gigs, well-to-do producers and sufficient recording equipment, Burkinabe musicians ventured across the surrounding region, returning home with a wealth of knowledge of their neighbors' distinctive styles. The raw sound of Burkina Faso combined Afro-funk, traditional Islamic rhythms and subtle Afro-Latin sounds brought over by visiting Cuban ensembles. Mandingue melodies and guitar techniques from Mali and Guinea, however, were by far the most defining traits of a potent African mix that distinguished the Voltaic style between 1974 and 1979. Beginning with L'Harmonie Voltaique and Super Volta (both featured on this compilation), the pioneering orchestras from the capital Ouagadougou, several groups followed suit. Regional orchestras outside of the capital proudly boasted the contemporary sound through ensembles such as Echo Del Africa National and Volta Jazz, and exported much needed skilled musicians back to the capital. Record labels across Burkina Faso sprung up to capture the newly-born mystical and soulful sound taking over the country. Volta Discobel and Club Voltaique Du Disque (CVD) emerged in 1974 and competed for the modern music of their people. Despite its humble beginnings as a record shop, CVD came to dominate the industry. Both labels worked with the heavyweights of the time, such as the majestic Amadou Ballaké, a national icon who is featured extensively on this compilation. By the mid-'70s, Ouagadougou had become a hotbed for African music, filled with touring bands, gifted instrumentalists and hypnotic vocalists. Bamogo Jean Claube, the founder of Afro-Soul System, went from being a "musician's tailor" to a celebrated singer. Ballaké himself jumped from job to job before being recognized for his graceful voice. While it might be Analog Africa's venture into possibly the most obscure of African sounds thus far, the sounds of the golden age of Burkinabé music deserve to be heard and the varying styles that came to define the era are completely covered on this 16-track release.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Diablos del Ritmo - The Colombian Melting Pot 1975-1985 Part 1
Label:	ANALOG AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$26.50
Catalog #:	AALP 072A-LP

Gatefold double LP version, part 1. There are a number of theories as to how, in the mid-20th century, African music made its way to Colombia's vibrant port city of Barranquilla, today's mecca of Caribbean tropical music. Some maintain that a man named "Boquebaba" remains responsible. Others claim that seafaring traders and merchants imported the first sizeable amount of African vinyl. An absolute certainty is that in March 2007 Analog Africa-founder Samy Ben Redjeb arrived in Barranquilla, by some still considered the "Golden Gate of Colombia". After half a decade in which seven expeditions were made to Barranquilla, Analog Africa is honored to present Diablos del Ritmo, an anthology of -- and tribute to -- the immense sound of 1970s Colombia. Thousands of records were collected, boiling down to a colorfully-diverse selection of 32 tracks split between Afrobeat, Afrofunk and psychedelia-inspired rhythms on Part 1 and an array of danceable tropical rhythms on Part 2. Colombian music in general, especially the music from the Caribbean coast, is heavily influenced by the drums, percussion and chanting of African rhythms. Music from big players of the day -- from Nigeria, The Congo, The Ivory Coast and Cuba -- entered Barranquilla constantly. Afrobeat, terapia and lumbalú clashed effortlessly with the tropical sounds of puya, porro, gaita, cumbiamba, mapelé and chandé to create a rich amalgam of irresistible dance music while traditional styles were refined by an elite cadre of accordion players that included Alejandro Duran, Alfredo Gutierrez, Calixto Ochoa, Anibal Velasquez and Andres Landero. The heights Afro-Colombian music had reached by the early '80s was nothing short of exceptional. But, none of it could have been possible without two vital engines. One was the Picó sound systems -- roaming street clubs dedicated to mobilizing and spreading the rawest music of Africa, the Caribbean and the rest of the transatlantic black world. The second were forwarding-thinking producers. Discos Tropical, Felito Records and Machuca, amongst several other key players, governed and diversified the psychedelic and coastal music scene of Colombia. The deep cuts of Analog Africa's 12th compilation will instantly transport any listener to Colombia's thriving Caribbean coast to indulge in the succulent belly of tropical music's untold historic tales.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Yasujiro Ozu - Hitokomakura
Label:	AND/OAR
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	AND 026CD

"This is the second of a series of label projects pertaining to film directors. The first one was for Andrei Tarkovsky, the third one is currently in progress and pertains to Michelangelo Antonioni's Tetralogy (L'Avventura/La Notte/L'Eclisse/Deserto Rosso). This second release turns its focus upon martirano 's use of 'pillow shots' (i.e. short poetic pauses that appear between the acting segments of his films. The term 'pillow shot' was not coined by Ozu himself, but several years after his passing in the early 1960s by a Japanese journalist who was trying to draw a comparison of the intermediate scenes to 'pillow words' found in traditional Japanese poetry. This is a double CD release with both CDs featuring audio plus a cross-platform compatible PDF booklet containing pillow shots (courtesy of Criterion Collection) and liner notes. Each artist who appears on this release was asked to choose one or more 'pillow shots' to use as inspiration for their pieces. A link to web pages containing a large assortment of pillow shots was provided, and accordingly, the pillow shots were reserved on a first come, first served basis. The artists also watched the films from which the pillow shots came from in order to get a sense of how their chosen pillow shots were employed by Ozu. The sound work featured represents a wide range of artistic approaches, but as always with these projects, the artists were chosen specifically, based on their previous work and on how it might contribute to the collective whole of each project." Artists include: Alejandra & Aeron, Aono Jikken Ensemble, Asuna, Marc Behrens, Keith Berry, Lawrence English, Heribert Friedl, Bernhard Gunter, Haco, John Hudak, Jason Kahn, Hitoshi Kojo, Koura, Dale Lloyd, Yoshio Machida, Roel Meelkop, Kiyoshi Mizutani, Dean Moore (with Michael Shannon), Steve Roden, Sawako, Michael Shannon, Steinbruchel, Taku Sugimoto, Sukora, Toshiya Tsunoda.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Michelangelo Antonioni: Trilogy And Epilogue
Label:	AND/OAR
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	AND 036CD

"The third (and perhaps final) project in the film director series which began with Andrei Tarkovsky - Another Kind Of Language and Yasujiro Ozu - Hitokomakura. Michelangelo Antonioni - Trilogy And Epilogue focuses upon the Italian auteur's landmark 'tetralogy' of films L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), L'Eclisse (1962) and IlDeserto Rosso (1963). Antonioni was known for not being very keen to use music in his films, partially because he wanted the films to tell their stories free from 'additional gloss'. Therefore music was sparsely used - if at all. Antonioni considered the natural sounds or 'background noises' of a film to be of enormous importance, and considered them to be the 'true music' of a film. Obviously Antonioni's view resonates with and/OAR since environmental sound has always been its main focus, and is one of the reasons why he was chosen for this project over other film directors. Composer Giovanni Fusco, whose music is (more or less) featured in most of Antonioni's films from the late 1950s to the early '60s said, 'the first rule for any musician who intends to collaborate with Antonioni, is to forget that he is a musician!' Yet, there is another composer who Antonioni worked with, that this project seeks to acknowledge and pay subtle homage to in addition to the director himself; because if it were not for his inspirational and pioneering minimal electronic music featured in Deserto Rosso, this project might not have come together at all: Vittorio Gelmetti. Gelmetti's electronic work consistently came to mind during the planning stages of this project, and his influence can indeed be heard throughout this release." Featuring Tyler Wilcox & Corey Fuller, Olivia Block & Adam Sonderberg, Marc Behrens, Roel Meelkop, J. Winston Phillips, Antti Rannisto, Ben Owen, Lawrence English, Asher, Pali Meursault (with Ici Même), EKG, Dale Lloyd, Juan José Calarco, Richard Garet, Alan Courtis, Luigi Turra, i8u, Steinbrüchel, Gabriel Paiuk, Jason Kahn, Fhievel, Tomas Phillips and Marihiko Hara.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Aimer Et Perdre: To Love & To Lose: Songs, 1917-1934
Label:	ANGRY MOM RECORDS
Format:	3LP BOX
Price:	$52.00
Catalog #:	AMA 002LP

"This is one from the heart. The unique pre-war music of the Cajun bayous, the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine and Poland, and the American rural countryside has been collected to narrate the human odyssey of love gained and love lost. Early songs of unbridled anticipation and desperate longing color the canvas of love, courtship, dejection and marriage... a never-ending cycle. The accompanying 16-page booklet features many rare, previously unpublished images and comprehensive lyrical translations. Three original artworks by Robert Crumb provide a backdrop for these sublime songs of passion and despair. Respectfully crafted by Christopher King and Susan Archie for Angry Mom Records." 2CD version on Tompkins Square.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Five Days Married & Other Laments: Song and Dance from Northern Greece, 1928-1958
Label:	ANGRY MOM RECORDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.50
Catalog #:	AMA 003LP

Featuring sublime and unhinged music rarely heard outside of Northern Greece and Southern Albania, the performances presented in this collection span the range of plaintive, ancient dirges to hypnotic, droning dance pieces. The style, repertoire, and songs from this isolated region are unearthly in their euphonic appeal. Most of the sides on this LP have not been issued since they were originally pressed on 78 rpm disc. A deep set of notes is accompanied by comprehensive lyrical translations as well as original artwork by R. Crumb. Respectfully crafted by Christopher King and Susan Archie for Angry Mom Records. Original artwork by Robert Crumb. Fourteen songs housed in a deluxe gatefold LP.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Secrets and Sounds
Label:	ANIMAL DISGUISE
Format:	CD
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	ADR 025CD

"Three years in the making, these are the secrets and sounds of Animal Disguise Recordings. The definitive soundtrack to ADR packed full with 22 tracks and 74 minutes. Featuring all previously-unreleased tracks from our family and friends: Arnoux, Charles Lareau, Cipher Fox, Ferox Head, Football Rabbit, Growing, Hair Police, Libythth, Liger, Mammal, Meerk Puffy, Nautical Almanac, Neon Hunk, Panama, Prurient, Rotflol, Sinking Body, Smashed Femur Dance Party, The Lowdown, Ton B / Ton B, Viki, Zombi."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Inertia #3
Label:	ANN AIMEE (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	INERTIA 003EP

The third in the Inertia series with four brand-new and exclusive techno cuts, taken straight from the Inertia compilation. Things open with the dark, skipping beats of Stroboscopic Artefacts boss Lucy, before veteran Berlin producer and label boss Milton Bradley layers plenty of filter and reverb over a kicking beat for his textured effort, "Sequence 1." Mike Dehnert contributes some ravey techno loops before the EP is brought to a close with some gray-scale bleakness from Belgium's Ozka.

Artist:	VA
Title:	An Uncommon Nature
Label:	ANOMALOUS RECORDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	NOM 006LP

2001 release, available again. "Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Anomalous Records' existence, we are releasing a compilation album based around recordings from the outdoors, and featuring artists we release or are going to in the near future. Featured on this LP are new recordings from: Jeph Jerman, Mirror, Agog, Climax Golden Twins, Jonathan Coleclough, Mike Shannon, Monos, Richard Lerman, Dave Knott. While unified by a common theme, the tracks are quite varied including desert contact mic recordings of rain and wind on a tree (Jeph Jerman), processed sounds of a gate (Jonathan Coleclough), erhu played on a beach (Mike Shannon), mysterious singing 'water babies' (Agog), a mixture of seals' calls and transducer recordings of ice (Richard Lerman), and the straight recording of an approaching thunderstorm (Dave Knott)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electrically Induced Vibrations
Label:	ANOMALOUS RECORDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	NOM 013LP

"This is a collection of music created with electronic means by artists residing in Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand and The Netherlands. Most of these people have been making music for 20 years or more, and have diverse histories. Their music as collected here is varied, but arranged into a cohesive flow. By all means experimental to the general population, the first side consists of what might be considered the more musical contributions, while the second explores more abstract and ambient territory." Artists include: Edward Ka-Spel, Cyclobe, Colin Potter, Steve Thomsen, Omit, Arkkon, The Silverman, Mistress of Strands, Fibrillation.

Artist:	VA
Title:	New York
Label:	APARTMENT B RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	APTB 003CD

"New York: Various Artists is a compilation of musicians who lived in New York during the summer of 2000. It is a record of a community of electronic musicians that existed in the city at that time. Apartment B met these artists in various ways: primarily school, email, and live performances. Many of the artists have a connection to Invisible Cities -- a free evening of electronic music that took place every Wednesday at Brownies. Invisible Cities provided perhaps the most identifiable point of coalescence for this community -- outside of Kim's, Other, Etherea, or anyone's bedroom studio. Most of these artists have since moved away, Invisible Cities is long retired, and Brownies will close in August, but we present this record as a souvenir of New York." Artists include: The Books, Daniel Raffel, I-Sound, Blurter, Adrien75, Unagi Patrol, Jack Donovan and Greg Shakar, Sybarite, End, So Takahashi, Tarikh Korula, Blitter, Caural, Minnow, Zammuto.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Object Set and Motion
Label:	APESTAARTJE
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	APE 014CD

"Full length CD featuring exclusive tracks by Sebastien Roux, Ausna, Tu m' and Duul_Drv. Four entities brought together under one title to explore the sculptural aspects of air moving through space. Sound, not just as a physical phenomenon, but as an intrinsically musical environment. Sebastien Roux (Paris) contributes two beautifully understated pieces of digitally processed guitar that brittle and burst with a fascinating spectrum of intricate details. Naoyuki Arashi aka Asuna (Tokyo) extends his harmonium through various computer processing in his intensely thick and amazingly hypnotic drone piece 'Plural Rooms'. The duo of Rossano Polidoro and Emiliano Romanelli, Tu-m' (Pescara) continue their adventures in plundered melodic fragmentation with two tracks of stuttering simplicity that are among their catchiest works. Unlike anything, yet instantly familiar Arden Hill aka Duul_Drv (Winnepeg) creates quiet environments where field recordings co-exist with electronics in such a natural way that one wonders if he has done anything at all. Object set, and motion."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Multipliremezclas 1
Label:	APNEA (SPAIN)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	APNEA 009EP

Remixes by Lusine and Tadeo. "It was about time for a tribute to Mr. Alex Under, a tribute to that fabulous Multiplicanciones, a record of such a deepness and beauty that we could not resist the temptation to keep on working on some of those tracks. That's why Lusine and Tadeo are here, to celebrate his sound with this incredible Multipliremezclas 1. Lusine (Jeff McIlwain) is one of the top makers of abstract melodic electronic music, but here he goes seriously techno. To complete this 12", Tadeo goes dirty with his moody & funky motor techno, a continuum flow that is pure ecstasy, groovy as hell... dedicated to you, to us, to everybody..."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Aquatic Lab Sessions Vol. 1
Label:	AQUATIC LAB (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	LABCD 001CD

"Aquatic Lab Sessions Vol. 1 is a diverse package consisting of a selection of Aquatic Lab's vinyl catalogue combined with previously unreleased material. The compilation is constructed to be a collection of flowing styles, capturing everything from deep atmospheric textures to some serious sub rocking big rig material. The CD album features debut Aquatic Lab release by Caspa & Rusko 'King George,' 'Colditz' by UK Garage legend Zed Bias, 'Nah Go Dung Deh' by grime/dubstep star Cotti and 'The Darkness' & 'Dark Passenger' by acclaimed producer Seven. First up is a chilling future-scape progression titled 'Ankoku Butoh' by Moving Ninja; an organic journey that is unique in every possible way. Further on, the album showcases a wealth of underground sounds from the purist hard stepper 'Wasps' by P-Vans, to the dub inspired rhythmic 2-Step roller 'Hollandia,' produced by Spherix. New York based Australian producer Flash brings forth a hollowed out 4/4 dread bass long player in the form of 'Right Here' and Kila Mega Giga Tera, a live group consisting of Distro & Dub FX, deliver a kick-stepping, hard skanking piece of kit entitled 'Subsonic.' Vista comes with a sub shaking hybrid of moody minimalism in the shape of 'Neptune,' and to round off the installment, bass scientist Twitch culminates the release with an original piece of wobble bass that is brimming with character and primed for the dance floor."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Aliens Psychos & Wild Things Volume Fore
Label:	ARCANIA INTERNATIONAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	ARCANIA 008CD

"Fore -- that's Volume 4 if you're counting. Arcania's Aliens series is primarily known for illuminating the shadow world of Virginia's mid-to-late '60s garage and psychedelic bands. The last Vol. (it's been almost 5 years) included half a dozen cuts from outside of VA. This is the reverse of that. Only half a dozen of the tracks on Fore are from the Old Dominion State. The roots of proto-psychedelia are to be heard on this compilation's first two tracks. Hollywood unknowns from 1965, never released until Arcania tracked them down: 'The Wind Blows Your Hair' is the same song recorded by The Seeds two years later. 'Don't Be Afraid' may have a very famous musician on it. 'It' is all in the notes of our 20-page booklet, along with loads of other info. FUZZ is the buzz word for this release, but there is some pop and jangle as well. All told, 7 of the 25 songs are previously unreleased. Only one song out of the batch has ever been reissued. Those that came out in the '60s are virtually unknown, even to most collectors. Unknown for now. But here comes Aliens Psychos & Wild Things... Fore! 20-page booklet. 25 songs. 74 minutes of music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	2Rabimmel 2Rabammel 2Rabum 2Bum Bum
Label:	AREAL RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	AREAL 004CD

The third compilation from Areal. "On his way back home, little Michael was still holding his hand lantern before him. This lantern evoked so many lovely memories and his plan to build a bigger, brighter one this year had turned out really well. He will never forget the many lights or the dancing together with many other people. The loud music was still buzzing in his ears. Did his teacher really say that one may be that happy and hilarious only once a year? There must be a way out of this dilemma! Songs by Basteroid, Roan, Metope, Imogen, Ada, Konfekt, Remute and Ha.Te."

Artist:	VA
Title:	A 100 Years Of Areal
Label:	AREAL RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	AREAL 007CD

Areal has gathered all its friends and fellows to celebrate its glorious past. Each of them had received the same message with the following content: enclosed, you will find samples taken from more than 200 tracks released on Areal between 001 (Basteroid/Automatique) and 057 (Metope/Betawolf). No rules. And their words have obviously fallen on open ears: the called have poured onto us supreme grandeurs of music whereby each of them individually tackled the historic collection of Areal sound files. You can literally feel the fun they had quoting the label's history and the loads of positive energy. So, the label would now like to proudly present: A 100 Years Of Areal -- a wonderful collection of homages to Areal's old and new friends, such as: Schleppstigg, Hrdvsion, Undo, The Cheapers, Pan/Tone, Pascal FEOS and Frank Leicher, Andreas Henneberg, Fairmont, Metope, Basteroid and Falko Brocksieper.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rabimmel Rabammel Rabum Bum Bum
Label:	AREAL RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	AREAL 022EP

"'Rabimmel Rabammel Rabum Bum Bum' is a German song that is sung by children on the day of the blessed Saint Martin. We also can not explain why we decided to use the image that is found on the cover front. It was the nephew of our resident DJ, Jan-Eric Kaiser, that created this masterpiece. We love the fine arts and so we saw it has the perfect means to exploit the up incoming star. What we can say for sure is that we decided to let this folk-record be our loudest and noisiest release ever. 12" with songs from Basteroid, Konfekt, Metope and Ada."

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Heavy Dose of Lyte Psych
Label:	ARF! ARF! RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	AA 062CD

...Authentic Way Cool Sixties Artifacts. 1997 release. "Arf! Arf! presents two new doses of mind altering '60s psychedelia. This pair of CDs, packaged in colorful 12-page booklets and each over 77 minutes in length, feature an in-depth look at two varieties of way-cool psychedelia. A Heavy Dose Of Lyte Psych focuses on the more melodic and well-produced material while An Overdose Of Heavy Psych showcases over-the-top, fuzzed-out masterpieces. Excessive guitars, wild effects and tripped-out lyrics all produce magical and imaginative music from this by-gone era." Features Misty Wizards, Freeborne, Id, The Gurus, Crescent, White Room, Fourth Way, many others.

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Lethal Dose of Hard Psych
Label:	ARF! ARF! RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	AA 082CD

...Authentic Way Cool Sixties Artifacts. 1999 release. "Buckle up -- Arf! Arf! presents the third dose of our psychedelic trilogy. Featured on this 70+ minute collection is a bombastic and harder slice of '60s American psych. You'll find a glorious deluge of overdriven fuzz guitar, swirling surreal sounds, hallucinogenic lyrical content and superb songwriting. As with our previous two installments, fans of Vernon Joynson's Fuzz, Acid & Flowers book will discover plenty of massively cool testaments from this by-gone era." Features: Flower Power, Adam, Sidells, Crystal Rain, Mammoth, Haymarket Riot, etc.

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Deadly Dose of Wylde Psych
Label:	ARF! ARF! RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	AA 091CD

...Authentic Way Cool Sixties Artifacts. 2003 release. "Here's the 4th installment of our highly acclaimed Dose series. Trip on out to 26 excessive tracks (over 78 minutes in length) of sparkling '60s psychedelic acid reign. Presented here is elusive American psychedelic rock at its best, from the savage to the sublime, massive to the mesmerizing, and futuristic to flashbacks." Features: Sound Apparatus, Finch, Peacepipe, Blues Inc., Wildwood, Tea Company, Attack, Mass Temper, etc.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The New Now Sounds Of Today!
Label:	ART ISSUES PRESS
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ART 19701

Subtitled: Songpoems by Twenty-One Contemporary Artists. "Songpoems are a unique 20th-century American artform, created in factory-like recording studios from amateur lyrics solicited through small ads in the backs of comic books and pulp magazines. Promising the possibility of stardom, the small recording companies churned out dozens of vanity recordings each week during their heyday in the 1960s, usually in quantities just large enough to fulfill their contractual obligations. The New Now Sounds of Today! picks up where the songpoem tradition left off. Art issues Press solicited lyrics from 21 contemporary visual artists, primarily from Los Angeles, and commissioned one of the last remaining songpoem companies, Magic Key Productions of Ogden, Utah, to set the lyrics to music. The results exceeded all expectations. From the opening track, John Baldessari's 'New Age Luois Prima' lesson Learn to Draw to the closing number, Jeffrey Vallance's 'Johnny Rotten mutating into Elvis' Tak Sa Mycket (Swedish for 'Thank you very much'), The New Now Sounds of Today! is a hilarious, rollicking, and often surprisingly moving journey through a series of wildly original hybrids between fine-art words and popular musical forms. The elaborate letterpress packaging is designed by renowned underground artist/musician Bruce Licher of Independent Project Press and the bands Savage Republic and Scenic. It is offered in a limited-edition and numbered first pressing of 2000. The New Now Sounds of Today! is both a fine art and record collectable, but is most importantly an exploratory document of the collapsing boundaries between fine art, popular culture, theory, and commerce." Artists include Mike Kelley, The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Jim Shaw, Alexis Smith, The Rev. & Mrs. Ethan Acres, Judy Fiskin, Joe Scanlan, Eleanor Antin, Sharon Ellis, Tamara Fites, Doug Harvey, Robert Heinecken, Steven Hull, Martin Kersels, Dave Muller, Ruben Ortiz Torres, Stephen Prina, Gary Simmons, Pae White.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Sound of Warhammer 40.000 Chapter 2
Label:	ART OF PERCEPTION (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	AOP 014CD

"We proudly present the second part of the trilogy The Sound Of Warhammer 40.000. This three part CD-series will cover the entire twelve part vinyl series which was available only in a strictly limited quantity. As a special bonus there are soundtracks, which have not been released on vinyl, for another handful of Warhammer 40.000 characters like 'Tau, 'Sisters of Battle' and of course 'The Imperial Guard'. The Sound of Warhammer 40.000 is a co-operation with the Nottingham based creative company Games Workshop, best known for fantasy and science fiction miniature battle games such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40.000, Necromunda and Lord of the Rings. Warhammer 40.000 is the game of tabletop battles, where powerful warriors battle vicious and merciless aliens in the far distant future of the 41st Millennium." Artists include: Silicon Scally, Rude Solo, Bandulu, Disx3, Christian Morgenstern, Heiko Laux, Alter Ego, Codec & Flexor, Thomas Brinkmann, Solar, Sikora.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Sound of Warhammer 40.000 Chapter 3
Label:	ART OF PERCEPTION (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	AOP 015CD

3rd volume in this series. Feat. tracks from Michael Mayer, Silicon Scally, Christian Morgenstern, Heiko Laux, Kitbuilders, etc. "We finally made it. After twelve limited split-EPs the journey through the 41st Millennium reached its destination. Travelling at the speed of sound brought us to a vast universe inhabited by the most unique creatures mankind faced so far. The pilots of our time and space travelling capsules documented their most frightening and surprising moments on their digital hard drives, an archive, that contained material too good to be true. The most fascinating sound files were collected into the above mentioned series of twelve tantalising split-EPs. The Sound of Warhammer Chapter III, the conclusion of our trilogy, contains the auditive adventures into the future's dark age of brave young spies of sound like John Starlight, feared by the enemy for his furious beats, Dr Shingo, the jammin jester from Japan, Kitbuilders, eclectic electricity from Cologne, Northern Lite, guiding us into their future, or Ascii Disko, epicure of encoded entities."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Golden Apples Of The Sun
Label:	ARTHUR
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ARTHUR 004CD

2008 repress. "Finally back in print: the acclaimed 2004 compilation of current underground folk music, as selected by Devendra Banhart. This is more than a compilation -- it's expertly sequenced and paced, like one long, slow flow of a particularly rich vibe. Liner notes are by the artists themselves, paying tribute to each other, all hand-lettered by Devendra, who also provides artwork on cover, back cover, sleeve, tray and the disk itself." Artists include: Vetiver (with Hope Sandoval), Joanna Newsom, Six Organs of Admittance, Viking Moses, Josephine Foster, Espers, Vashti Bunyan & Devendra Banhart, Jana Hunter, Currituck Co., White Magic, Iron and Wine, Diane Cluck, Matt Valentine, Entrance, Jack Rose, Little Wings, Scout Niblett, Troll, CocoRosie, Antony."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Transmissions From Sinai
Label:	ARTHUR
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ARTHUR 005CD

"For a while there was a lot of talk around Arthur HQ about the idea of 'life metal'--as opposed to death metal--and how that applied to a lot of the bands we were listening to. These were artists making introspective, expansive metal that stood out as flashes of color in the unified spectrum of blackness that dominates the genre. Think about the sunshine Sabbath jams of Wino's various incarnations, the core-cleansing live rituals of Sunn O))) and most of all, the contemplative rhythms of Om. Om rose from the ashes of long-form drone-metal icons Sleep, and has since produced three albums of thoughtful, minimalist metal composed entirely of bass, drums and vocals. Transmissions From Sinai, the compilation curated by Om's bassist/vocalist Al Cisneros plays like a companion piece to those albums; the band's influences and fellow wanderers united by a deep narrative thread of rhythm, resistance and meditation. Transmissionsopens with Lichens' 'Kopernik Trip Note,' eight minutes of vocal tones flowing like liquid mercury through a haze of keyboard drones. The focus on rhythm is clarified with Linval Thompson's 'Wicked Babylon,' a rocksteady classic from the guy that, in addition to producing endlessly satisfying reggae albums of his own, was also responsible with lacing dub legend Scientist with some of his best rhythms. Grouper's 'Everyone In Turn' is a cascade of vocal melodies underscored by a fog-shrouded piano. The cryptical envelopment continues with Current 93, David Tibet's long-running Gnostic-apocalypse folk project, and is reinforced by acoustic work from former Neurosis guitarist Scott Kelly, the brushed marching drums of Quix*o*tic's 'The Breeze' and Hush Arbor's mournful guitar dirge, 'The Valley.' Om tour-mate Mia Doi Todd marks the midpoint of the journey with the romantic bongo jam 'Night Of A Thousand Kisses,' followed closely by Six Organs of Admittance's shimmering 'Bar Nasha,' one of several previously unreleased songs in this collection. This flows into the narcotic beats of another Om collaborator, Emil Amos in his Holy Sons guise. A counterpoint follows with Pantaleimon's gentle folk, all crisp guitar melodies and cool, clear whispered vocals. From there it's a downhill run through the blissed-out sunshine psychedelia of Grails' 'Acid Rain,' the intricate contortions of Sir Richard Bishop's finger-picked raga 'Almeria,' and a twin blast from two legendary guitar lifers: J. Mascis, performing the previously unreleased 'War' and Wino with a churning anthem of hope, 'Silver Lining.' Transmissions concludes with 'David and Goliath,' a melodica-and-keyboard-drenched fable of resistance and survival from contemporary British reggae outfit Alpha & Omega. Transmissions From Sinaiis a countercultural signpost: a diverse collection of music--from searing life metal through gauzy ambient piano ballads to the heaviest of dub -- that serves as a soothing balm for whatever may ail you in these troubled times."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Radio Free Robots
Label:	ARTKILLART (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	AKA 001LP

On white vinyl with silkscreened cover and dot-matrix paper insert. "Radio Free Robots (RFR) is a radio show entirely conducted by robots (spoken through synthesized voices). The moderator, Macha, runs a set of highly selected guests (robots). Robots specialists but also the everyone robot are discussing topics as diverse as robots' sociology, cyber terrorism, computer linguistic, biocomputing, the place of human being within society, the weather, autonomous objects. The radio show being located in an undefined future, the topics are debated on a prospective or historical point of view; meaning that the era where the show takes place allows a historical sight over the contemporary topicality and as well anticipates a future of the future. The name Radio Free Robots refers cynically to the infamous US propaganda program fomented by the CIA : Radio Free Europe."

Artist:	VA
Title:	VISION Vol. 3
Label:	ARTS FOR ART
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	AFA 101CD

"Simply put, the Vision Festival is the premier avant jazz music festival in the world. Since its first annual celebration in 1996, it has been produced by Arts for Art, Inc., a core collective of the artists themselves. Creative jazz of the highest order is featured in conjunction with dance, visual arts and poetry. VISION3 is a CD+DVD set comprised of exclusive recordings of performances from the 2003 edition. The CD and DVD each feature exclusive tracks (i.e.: there is no repetition between the two of them). The DVD was recorded for 5.1 Surround Sound and with multiple cameras, encapsulating the Vision Festival experience, and providing the closest experience to being there. The DVD also features interviews with artists featured on VISION Vol. 3, and an artwork and photo gallery."

Artist:	VA
Title:	We Are The Works In Progress
Label:	ASA WA KURU
Format:	2LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	AWK 001LP

"We Are The Works In Progress is a fourteen song double LP benefit (with download code) to support Japan and its ongoing efforts to heal post-tsunami. Compiled and organized by Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, the double LP features exclusive tracks from Deerhunter, Blonde Redhead, Four Tet, Pantha Du Prince, Broadcast, Liars, Terry Riley, John Maus and Interpol." Also: David Sylvain & Ryuichi Sakamoto, Nosaj Thing, John Roberts and Stalactite.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Chiky(u)u
Label:	ASH INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	ASH 3.6CD

Originally released in 1997. "Part 1 of the three-part series (followed by Scatter and Decay) with electronic music from around the world. This part is from Japan and is based on sounds recorded of the planet Earth. -1, obtained by pressing play and then rewind when you insert the CD, is a heavily compressed recording of an earthquake; other tracks are of moving stones and other vital signs of earthlife." Artists: Hatohan, Utah Kawasaki, MSBR, AUBE, Koji Marutani, Akira Yamamichi, Toru Yamanaka, Tamaru, tak++.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Antitrade: An Ash International Compilation
Label:	ASH INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	ASH 4.1CD

"Compilation celebrating sound (& the death of the Ash International organization and all allegiances/personnel so aligned) & anti-function with hhh, Leif Ellgren, Hazard, S.E.T.I., Disinformation, AER, & Bruce Gilbert, funded in part by now familiar 'sound-research' grants. Languid chiming exercises, harmonic series/partial/mind expansion, the distant buzz of ant colonies wasted via governor-disabled lawn-kemping bulk, ghost-voice cerebry/alien paranoia, all abound/around for that all-night/sleep-over exorcism & related day-after hangover. Clean." -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	freq_out
Label:	ASH INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	ASH 5.8CD

With pieces by: Finnbogi Pétursson, Franz Pommasl, BJ Nilsen, Jacob Kirkegaard, Mike Harding, Kent Tankred, J. G. Thirlwell, PerMagnus Lindborg, Jana Winderen, Hans Sydow, Brandon LaBelle, Petteri Nisunen/Tommi Grönlund, & an ensemble piece arranged by BJ Nilsen [Hazard]. "What: A sound installation consisting of 12 individual audio works which are presented as a single piece. Where: Any large self-contained space will work. The first event took place at Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark, in June 2003. Who: Encouraged by disturbances, Swedish artist and curator C M von Hausswolff assembled a collection of 13 artists representing the elite of international sound art. The group consists of sound artists, architects, composers, producers, sculptors, mathematicians and visual artists. The installation was part of a larger event taking place at the Royal Danish Theatre and Charlottenborg in Copenhagen. How: Each player is assigned a frequency range to work with. This process is carried out in situ, each player using a workstation consisting of mixing desk and PA system. All the resulting sounds are then mixed together in the space provided to create a sound installation. Why: The project reveals how space-specific certain frequencies can be, but also how other sounds can be separated from their source and 'thrown' around the space. It also shows how sound 'fits' (or not) into the space provided by exploring the complexities of frequencies and their inter-action. The final mix not only reveals the innate properties of the frequency ranges, but also the possibilities when they are combined. The result is a lively and accessible sound-filled space which can be approached either as a traditional installation, or as a theme park of sound -- fun for all the family and serious students alike."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Krev X
Label:	ASH INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	ASH 6.6CD

"This release marks the tenth anniversary of the moment when, at 12 noon on 27th of May 1992, the State of Elgaland-Vargaland was proclaimed by Leif Elggren, founder of Elgaland, and CM von Hausswolff, founder of Vargaland." Artists include: Marcus Davidson, Sten Hanson, Andreas Karperyd, Thomas Liljenberg, Heitor Alvelos, Mika Vainio, Ulf Bilting, B J Nilsen, Egneken Montgomery, Ryoji Ikeda, Henrik Rylander, Mats Gustafsson, Bigert & Bergstrom & Richard Walton, John Duncan, Per Svensson, Johannes Heldén, Oren Ambarchi, Rozenhall, People Like Us, Thanasis Chondros and Alexandra Katsiani, Olga Nane, Chris Watson, James O'Rourke, DJ Guacamole, Johannes Bergmark, Lary 7, AER, Kent Tankred, Bruce Gilbert, Cecilia Heisser, Adam Hayward, Jean-Louis Huhta, Edvard G., Maja Foss Hagerup, Paul Williams, Steven Travis Pope, Ingrid Engaras, Fennesz, Pontifex Maximus.

Artist:	VA
Title:	freq_out 2
Label:	ASH INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	ASH 6.8CD

Freq_out is a sound installation of twelve individual audio works which are presented as a single piece. Each artist is assigned a frequency range with which to work. This process is carried out in situ, each using a workstation consisting of a mixing desk and a PA system. All the resulting compositions are then amplified together in the space to create a sound installation or performance. The project reveals how space-specific certain frequencies can be, but also how other sounds can be separated from their source and "thrown" around the space. The final mix not only reveals the innate properties of the frequencies, but also the possibilities when they are combined. The second freq_out CD after Ash 5.8 (2004) features the usual suspects; curated and conducted by Carl Michael von Hausswolff, freq_out 2 was recorded and performed for Ultima the Oslo Music Festival 2004, by: BJ Nilsen, J. G. Thirlwell, Jacob Kirkegaard, Jana Winderen, Maia Urstad, Kent Tankred, Finnbogi Pétursson, Per Magnus Lindborg, Brandon LaBelle, Franz Pommasl, Mike Harding and Tommi Grönlund & Petteri Nisunen. The recording was made by NOTAM, mixed by BJ Nilsen at The Embassy and mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering. Much more "ambient" than the spiky, threatening sonic conflict of the first freq_out CD, this second piece is evocative of an utterly still landscape.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Never the Same: Leave-Taking from the British Folk Revival
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ASW 40830CD

1970-1977. "With artists like Damien Rice, David Gray, and Beth Orton, British folk has become fashionable again. But back in the 1970s, it couldn't have been less hip. Back then the public turned its back on folk in favor of the new rock/jazz fusion sound that was springing up. With even Fairport Convention adopting more of a rock edge, the British folk scene found itself shut out by major labels and was forced underground, relegated to specialist folk clubs. Bill Leader, who had mixed records by folk artists Anne Briggs, Davey Graham, Bert Jansch and many others in the 1960s, saw the opportunity to capture this music and started the Leader label for the artists for whom doors were closing everywhere else. Never The Same documents these lost years of British folk captured on Bill Leader's label, when British folk returned to its traditional roots and in so doing produced some of the most deeply affecting music of the era."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The DFA Remixes Chapter One
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	2LP
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	ASW 55191LP

"The incredible vinyl packaging for this release includes the most exclusive and sought after tracks from the CD packaging. The storming remix of 'Dare' by Gorillaz was never released commercially, and the mix of Metro Area's 'Orange Alert' was only released in the UK and are currently out of print. The Blues Explosion remix of 'Mars Arizona' was also only previously released in the UK. Additionally, the vinyl packaging includes Le Tigre 'Deceptacon' and Radio 4 'Dance To The Underground' which are both dancefloor essentials."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The DFA Remixes Chapter One
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ASW 55726CD

"A remarkable compilation that consists of some of the quintessential indie dance tracks of today. With a star-studded list of acts including: Chemical Brothers, Gorillaz, Le Tigre, Soulwax, Hot Chip, Radio 4 and Fischerspooner, listeners are bound to find a magical mix. In addition, these tracks have been remixed by DFA to provide an even more profound musical experience. In the last four years, since the first DFA remix Le Tigre 'Deceptacon,' DFA and the production duo has continued to grow their discography to outstanding plateaus. The DFA production duo, James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy, has been responsible for creating bands including the Grammy nominated LCD Soundsystem and The Juan Maclean. These nine tracks mix their dance and sonic sounds together. Many of these remixes are rare and heavily sought after and this compilation now brings them together into one great package."

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Tribute 2 Bob Marley & The Wailers
Label:	ATTACK GOLD (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ATTACK 024CD

"Attack Records presents A Tribute 2 Bob Marley & The Wailers, a collection of tracks originally sung by the great Bob Marley but recaptured by some of reggae music's finest; Johnny Clarke, Delroy Wilson, Glen Rickets, Ronnie Davis, and Jackie Edwards. Using some of Bunny Lee's rhythm tracks as well as new rhythm tracks, this is pure roots culture & reality from the chosen few of reggae, and is a testament to Bob Marley's music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Stiff Little Spinners Vol. 2
Label:	AUDIOLITH (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	AL 146EP

The Audiolith label presents volume 2 in their Stiff Little Spinners project, uniting the diversity of techno and house to create a sampler which shall display this certain diversity. Everything from deep, late-night house with seductive vox samples and sexy Chicago-influenced lines to floating synths, disco, slow-house, and magnetizing Berlin-style dance from artists such as Kalipo, Gimmix & Julei, Krink, Marseille & Mendoza, Rampue, and Torsun Teichgräber.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Stiff Little Spinners Vol. 3
Label:	AUDIOLITH (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	AL 174EP

The Audiolith label presents volume 3 in their Stiff Little Spinners project. Gimmix fuses contemporary house music with an uber-seductive future garage twist. Rampue introduces his "Insensible Remix" with a fragile James Blake-y vocal vibe. Torsun Teichgräber builds a raw, 8-bit-influenced bass trap and Davide, Kilian & Mendoza ride a classic Latin house structure with vocals from Laurid. Kalipo brings back lonely minor piano chords, and Krink presents a thrilling tech house jam for the darkest hours of the night.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Audiomatique Vol. 1.1
Label:	AUDIOMATIQUE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	AM 009EP

"Founded in 2004 by Steve Bug, the young label Audiomatique is proud to present it's first album-CD: Audomatique Volume 1.0. Founded initially as a side label to the seminal Poker Flat Recordings, and a medium to release music that neither fitted to Poker Flat or Dessous. Audiomatique was created as a playground for modern techno -- and house music in the broadest sense. The vinyl format splits over two separate 12"s. AM09 is the first Volume 1.1 including three exclusive tracks by newcomer Faktor-X, Adultnapper & Martinez. Faktor-X is Deak Laslo, a newcomer from somewhere near Vojvodina, Serbia & Montenegro. 'Projections' is a superb hypnotizing techno-track with an incredible pumping bassline. Next on is the Adultnapper aka Francis Harris from Brooklyn, NYC who records for his label Matter/:Form, Intrinsic, Sunshine and others. 'Choose' is a clanking song with a manic synth melody. Martinez (Out Of Orbit) contributes a dry and very groovy piece with a tight rhythm construction."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Audiomatique Volume 1.2
Label:	AUDIOMATIQUE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	AM 010EP

"The vinyl format with the new exclusive tracks from first Audiomatique mix CD splits over two separate 12"s. AM 010 is the second Volume 1.2 including three exclusive tracks by newcomer CDjjj and two well known producers. CDjjj is Giancarlo Giusti, a newcomer from Barcelona. 'Playmate' is a deep, dark & heavy techno-piece with a punching kick and eerie acid synths. Alexi Delano, known also for his A.D.N.Y. or ADJD recordings, needs no further introduction. Here he teams up with Fernando Gullon of the Sindicato Crew. 'When It Rains In Madrid' is a highly seductive fleetfooted track with great sounds. Huggotron, one of John Dahlbäck's alter egos, contributes a dark acid piece with broken vocals."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tri-band
Label:	AUDIOMATIQUE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	AM 016EP

"Adjust your receivers for a special 'Tri-Band' submission on the latest Audiomatique release! Our sixteenth release features three fine artists with three extra-fine exclusive tracks. The highly talented Piet van Dongen opens up the fest. 'Short Term Satisfaction' kicks off with a rather sparse instrumentation, but soon builds up with interesting string sounds which seem to battle against one another. But the slightly dissonant chords work perfectly on a dry rhythmic construction, adding to the dark atmosphere of the track. Next up is another Dutch producer. Darko Esser already released tracks on Veto, Flux, Fingers Ltd. and Wolfskuil. 'Tri-Band' features his new track 'Gold-digger' with a punching kick-drum and nicely floating synths, cascading in an almost trance-like mode. Brian Aneurysm completes the troika. He's been producing for more than ten years. He can look back on releases on labels like Immigrant, Substatic, Ware, Onitor and Poker Flat and of course on his own label, Iron Box. His new track 'Wrong' perfectly rounds off the 'Tri-Band' with a driving beat and a fragile melody and some great tweaking chords in the middle."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Silverware: Audraglint Fifth Anniversary Compilation
Label:	AUDRAGLINT
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	AG 113CD

"In celebration of our five year anniversary, we bring you a compilation filled to capacity with happy returns from your Audraglint favorites as well as some rarities from the fertile scene of the label's homeland, Portland, Oregon. Slow but sure, we've amassed a tiny catalog of gems, most of which are lovingly pressed short runs, showcasing a diverse range of audio artists including Tarwater, Signaldrift, Kid606, The Sems, Textile Ranch, The Blow, Charles Atlas and Nice Nice. Since the label's inception, we've stuck to the original plan: We get our hands on something we find especially sweet, particularly spicy, then deliver the morsels for your consumption in gorgeous wrappers. All the vinyl is white wax. All the CDs are housed in matte digipaks. All artwork is by label founder and award-winning designer, David Nakamoto. The consistent feel and special touches to our bite-sized releases make them as pleasing to have on your shelf as on your soundsystem."

Artist:	VA
Title:	King Jammy in Roots
Label:	AURALUX RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	LUXX 008CD

"King Jammy is best known as the man that launched Jamaican music's digital revolution. Indeed, he produced 'Sleng Teng', the first fully digital Jamaican hit and one of the most-versioned rhythms of all time. King Jammy in Roots collects some of Jammy's most enthralling productions from the late 1970s and early 1980s with high-calibre artists such as Black Uhuru, Hugh Mundell, Augustus Pablo, Lacksley Castell, Junior Reid and Johnny Osbourne ; Jammy's unique, atmospheric dubs complete the picture. After an uneventful youth in Montego Bay, Lloyd 'Jammy' James found himself living a few doors down from King Tubby in the Waterhouse ghetto of western Kingston. The pair became very close and as Tubby's young apprentice, Jammy learned the vital electrical knowledge that is key to operating a sound system. After spending the early 1970s in Toronto, Jammy returned to Jamaica to become the right-hand man at Tubby's legendary studio; he then started recording local talent after receiving encouragement from producers Bunny Lee and Yabby You."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sufferation - The Deep Roots Reggae of Niney the Observer
Label:	AURALUX RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	LUXX 009CD

"The music collected on this compilation highlights the Observer's deepest roots, profiling many rare sides and extended master mixes issued at the height of the roots era. We start off with the extended mix of one of Horace Andy's hardest-hitting numbers to date, the castigating 'Them Never Tell I,' and a subtle extended cut of Gregory Isaacs' wonderfully sensual 'Rock On.' Other highlights include commanding roots vocalist Tyrone Taylor with 'Sufferation,' a personal favourite of Johnny Rotten and presented in its fully extended mix to make the most of Tubby's masterful dub mix. Closing off the set is the fully extended horns mix of Gregory Isaacs' 'Rock On,' proving that there's always room for another mix of a great rhythm."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sly and Robbie's Taxi Sound Marking 30 Years of Taxi Records
Label:	AURALUX RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	LUXX 010CD

"A celebration of the label founded by what some call the most successful production team to come out of Jamaica -- Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespear. The album collects together the key recordings from the late 70's and early 80's, a period when the Rhythm Twins produced some of their most enduring and captivating music. During their long careers they have lent their magic to a vast range of international artists including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock, and Grace Jones to Ian Dury, Gwen Guthrie, Doug E. Fresh and No Doubt. The album showcases the depth and breadth of the Sly and Robbie's production skills. Highlights includes The Tamlins' harmonically excellent rendition of The Undisputed Truth's 'Smiling Faces Sometime' together with their extended version of Nina Simone's take on Randy Newman's 'Baltimore'. There's also Sugar Minott's 'Rub A Dub', General Echo at his unbridled best with the witty 'Drunken Master', a salute to the early Jackie Chan kung-fu epic, Gregory Isaacs' 'Going Down Town' and the Taxi Gang's tongue-in-cheek cut of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean', Dennis Brown and much more. Since the release of the recordings that make up this compilation, Sly and Robbie have ventured into the farthest reaches of sonic exploration, crafting a range of inspiring styles across the globe. But the heart and soul of their music will always be best illustrated by their Taxi sound -- one of the most consistently innovative record labels to ever come out of Jamaica."

Artist:	VA
Title:	All Night Long
Label:	AUS MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	AUS 004CD

Aus Music presents a 2CD package that aims to fondly remember the first 20 releases from the label, with a DJ mix of their back catalog by A&R and co-founder (alongside Sideshow) Will Saul (CD2). This compilation also looks forward to the next 20 releases with 13 totally new and exclusive tracks from the core roster, friends of the label, and future artists (CD1). From the live dub of Sideshow through to the layered, undulating techno of Sian via the heartwarming, richly-textured grooves of Lee Jones, Aus' aim has always been to accompany you from dusk 'til dawn -- all night long. CD1 opens with Sideshow's reworking of his collaboration with Cortney Tidwell before Roland Appel eases you into the realms of disco, his guitar licks and piano refrains carrying the torch of live instrumentation forward before Sian, Shur-I-Kan and Brooks turn up the electronic dial while maintaining the disco groove. The mysterious Pearson Sound (an anonymous, core member of the burgeoning dubstep-meets-techno scene) changes up the rhythm and brings his stripped-back yet inherently soulful sound before Appleblim & Ramadanman present their first foray into the world of house. Martyn's P-funk-inspired melody and bass line provides another fresh take on his deliciously broken rhythms. Lawrence reworks Lee Jones' in-demand single "Aria" for the project, which is typically sleek and graceful, leading into the housier section of the album. MyMy deliver one of their trademark melodic bombs and Lee Jones gets uncharacteristically pumping, while Will Saul & Tam Cooper bring the soul and melancholy before Martyn signs off with a potent piece to pull at your heartstrings. Other artists include: Prins Thomas, The Mole, Motorcitysoul, Stimming, Paul St. Hilaire, and Château Flight.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Spire Live - Fundamentalis
Label:	AUTOFACT
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.50
Catalog #:	FACT 012LP

Spire Live - Fundamentalis is a double LP-only collection of exclusive live tracks recorded at various Spire events held throughout 2005 and 2006. Released in association with U.S. label, Autofact, Touch presents a selection of tracks performed by the main performers of Spire: Fennesz, Philip Jeck, BJNilsen, Charles Matthews and Marcus Davidson. Improvised pieces from Fennesz, BJNilsen and Philip Jeck contrast with a performance by Charles Matthews of a scored composition by Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi, "In Nomine Lucis," and Marcus Davidson's self-penned "Standing Wave," which ends side two with a locked groove. Cut to preserve and enhance the bottom end frequencies, Fundamentalis is not merely a document; the tension between and within the individual pieces is palpable. As the Touch label places it, Fennesz's set "...evokes the rolling centuries in all their pain and beauty, leaving us at once becalmed and energized, but never oppressed under the weight of time." Electronics breathe new life not only into the organ, but also into the setting. But a new technological successor does not mean replacement. Ultimately, it's the majestic sound of the organ, so steeped in centuries of tradition that one remembers above all else. Spire is one of the most innovative projects around, drawing on the full canon of organ works, from the very first annotation in the Robertsbridge Codex from the 14th century, to Max MSP patches and software sampling. With two CD releases and nine performances in cathedrals and churches throughout Europe, Spire remains a potent live force in harnessing the sounds of the ages. Art direction and design by Jon Wozencroft.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Lethal Weapons
Label:	AZTEC MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AVS 028CD

"The infamous late '70s punk/new wave/power pop (they kept changing their mind on what it was) compilation Lethal Weapons was a tentative major label funded foray into the emergent Australian punk movement. It was short lived and much maligned, (apparently, they didn't 'mean it man!') but was an important release in that it contains the earliest recordings of, amongst others: The Boys Next Door (Nick Cave/Birthday Party), Teenage Radio Stars (Sean Kelly & James Freud - Models), The Survivors (The New Christs), Jab (Models) and The Negatives (Sacred Cowboys). Most of the bands would not last out the 1970s, but, with so many of the individuals involved going on to significant careers, this album represents a fascinating glimpse into their beginnings. Our deluxe 6-panel digipak, has been remastered from the original tapes, has liner notes by Ian McFarlane and a revealing essay on the origins (and demise) of the Suicide label by Glenn Terry. There are 2 bonus tracks: the Teenage Radio Stars' non-LP B-side 'Sweet Boredom' and the Teenage Radio Stars' film clip for 'I Wanna Be Your Baby.'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Complete Havoc Singles 1971-1973
Label:	AZTEC MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	AVS 035CD

"Melbourne's short-lived Havoc Records label ran from 1971 to 1973 and released landmark releases from some of Australia's greatest ever bands. The monster-selling Aztecs Live! At Sunbury, and the all-time Aztecs' classic Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy were the biggest sellers, but the label also released notable platters from Lobby Loyde (with the Coloured Balls and The Wild Cherries), Carson, Thump'n Pig & Puff'n Billy, Michael Turner In Session, Ash, Chook (best Aussie band name ever?) and Star Spangled Banger. Aztecs' drummer Gil Matthews was the house engineer/producer for Havoc and produced all nineteen singles and five albums (including his own release 'Little Dove'/'Gil's Thing'). The label was a testament to Havoc boss Frank Smith's eclectic taste -- apart from the 'Oz Rock' stable listed above, there were Jasmine's Dory Previn covers, Robbie Snowden's ridiculous 'Hot Pants Sue' and the ultra-rare soundtrack A City's Child. The entire 1971-1973 singles are collected in this 2CD deluxe package with 2 bonus tracks from Carson and David Pickard. 8-panel digipak with a 24 page booklet with rare photos and liner notes by Ian McFarlane."

Artist:	VA
Title:	B. Girls Live & Kicking
Label:	B-BOY RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	TEG 76541CD

"Hard to believe but before the likes of Missy Elliot, Rah Digga or Lil Kim broke big, a female on the mic was an seen as an anomaly. But, as B.Girls from B Boy Records proves, women have been an important and vital part of hip hop since 'back in the day'. Looking to give the B Girls some shine, B Boy assembled this (long out of print and never on CD) compilation of some of the Tri State's most exciting female talent back in '87. From the original liner notes, 'female rappers are aching to be a part of this rap ideology, and now B Boy records has done it, we're giving all the girl rappers a champion they can root for...now we have a B Girl Possie in full effect: Sparky D., L.A. Star, Baby Doll, 5 Star Moet.' This important piece of old school archeology is back in effect and available for the first time on CD. The music is lovingly remastered from the original audio and packaged in a six panel digipack filled with original B. Girls photos and imagery. As the original liner notes say: 'B. Girls from B Boy Records. Fresh forever suckers.'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bearded Ladies
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 008CD

2007 release. "Effervescent songbird Jane Weaver has joined forces with Finders Keepers to produce a B-Music certified canon of femme-folk, laden with finger-picked meandering melodies, ethereal harmonies and wistful psychedelic leanings. This bespoke, globe-trotting, decade-spanning collection traces a line between the acid-soaked protest rumblings of yesteryear and the forward looking/backward facing revivalists of today, as luminaries such as Wendy & Bonnie, Bonnie Dobson, Heather Jones and Susan Christie rub shoulders with the current cream of female songsmithery including Emma Tricca, Magphai, and Cate Le Bon." Other artists: Speck Mountain, Lispector, Turid, Lights, Brigitte Fontaine, Heaven And Earth and Misty Dixon.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Well Hung
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 011CD

Subtitled: 20 Funk-Rock Eruptions From Beneath Communist Hungary - Volume 1. Domestic US version (issued by Finders Keepers in the UK in 2008). "B-Music break yet more ground with 22 stomping selections from the vaults of Eastern Europe's best kept secret, Hungaraton/Qualiton Records. This first ever compendium piles heavy psych, jazz, glam and funk onto a heaped spoonful dripping with the cream of the '60s/'70s Hungarian rock scene -- Omega, Metro, Locomotiv GT, Skorpio as well as B-Music's very own jet-set fit-bit Sarolta Zalatnay. The unique ways in which Hungarian rockers interpreted such sporadic and disparate influences and unknowingly mirrored embryonic developments in Western rock from behind a political blindfold is truly unique. The national pride of Hungary's pre-war musical heritage ensured that the state-owned label Supraphon's in-house studio was designed to immaculate classical standards with acoustic specifications that would put its surrounding Eastern European labels to shame. The quality of phonograph records, from a part of the world that was usually notorious for low quality pressings and repeatedly recycled vinyl, would surpass the European standards ensuring that the hand crafted sound of Hungary's futuristic pop music was light years ahead of its time and would stand the test of time for many (delayed) years to come. The introduction of electronic instruments penetrated Hungary like a double-edged sword and polarized progressive pop aficionados over night. Where the introduction of Czechoslovakian electric guitars unified Eastern Europe's rock 'n' roll fantasists and spawned the rock in opposition movement in the mid '60s the spurious arrival of synthesizers ten years later spawned a host of new streams of hybrid rock which embraced funk, soul and disco. The restrictions of communism coupled with the silver-spooned Westerners musical xenophobia, however, as good as guaranteed that no matter how close Hungarians got to the authentic rock 'n roll sound their music would still never safely make the journey over the language barrier. In recent years, as much as 15 years since the collapse of the iron curtain, the interjection of many forms of latter day communist era art into popular western culture has become apparent and increasingly well documented. Hopefully at some stage discerning palettes will develop a taste for Hungarian rock music in the same way that we have come to accept, champion and be inspired by Polish poster art and Czech cinema." Includes 24-page booklet.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Sound Of Wonder!
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 012CD

"The first wave of plugged-in pop at the Pakistani picture house. Rare Electronic Pop from the Lollywood vaults (1973-1980). 15 untraveled currants of Space-Age Cinematic Surf and Urdu Funk. Commonly, ignorantly but understandably lumped in with its wealthy not-too-distant cousin, Bollywood, Lollywood was inspired by, but often overshadowed by its posh and well-traveled relative. Following the simplistic Bombay + Hollywood = Bollywood name game (that would in later years spawn Nollywood in Nigeria), Lollywood's Lahore based film industry was a profitable and vibrant one that found great success in the modest boundaries of its own country but was seldom savoured outside Pakistan. However, the hugely important musical business spawned a bi-product that was viewed as a potential earner for international entertainment industry, EMI, which allowed talented musicians to create ambitious music with world class mediums at there disposal, which throughout the 60s and 70s ranged from fuzz-guitars, space-echo machines and American and European synthesizers, but, due to the composers indigenous roots, rarely a drum-kit. Here you'll find fuzzy, scuzzy, twang-happy, spaced-out and funked up urdu-grooves complete with harmonium melodies and driven by some of the most random factor, freakish, finger-numbing, percussion that the South East Asian mainstream has ever had to offer. Above all, Lollywood soundtracks sound RAW! Re-imagine some of the most action packed Bollywood productions (which Lollywooders actively did) then fire the make-up department, take away the special effects budget and then improvise. The lack of gloss on a dusty Pakistani mini-LP makes for truly experimental Eastern Pop music. So, it's time to meet the culprits. The names on the back of the records that'll keep you gambling on Ghazals and taking punts on Pakistani pulp-balladry. As an introduction, in place of R.D. Burman and Asha Bhole, we have Mr. M. Ashraf and his long-term female collaborator, Nahid Akhtar. This duo would provide Pakistan with it's Gainsbourg / Birkin or it's Morricone / Dell'Orso for over 20 years, recording squillions of cut-and-paste sonic collages and moog-fuelled desperate love / hate / chase / chill / kill / songs mixing onomatopoeic Urdu lyrics with unexpected bursts of user friendly English language (which often elongates the running time passed the 5 minute mark) and throwing in the odd motif from a Barry White or Donna Summer hit. We also have legends like Noor Jehan, a national treasure and household name in Pakistan whose discography of film songs have deprived the vaults of EMI Pakistan of floor space for half a century."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Science Fiction Dance Party
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 016CD

"Finders Keepers is proud to present the mythical follow up to Heribert Thusek and Horst Ackermann's horror cash-in album Dracula's Music Cabinet. Back in 1968 a pair of Germanic behind-the-scenes sound librarians called Horst Ackermann and Heribert Thusek left a tiny, but indelible, pinprick on the history of German pop in the misshaped form of a sexy horror cash-in concept album called Dracula's Music Cabinet. Shelved at a micro-cosmic axis where Krautrock meets lesbian vampire horrortica and easy listening meets psychedelia the delayed reaction of this mutant concoction eventually exploded in the mid 1990s in the hands of a generation of 'record diggers' sending currency-crushing tremors through the wallets of mods, rockers, hip-hoppers, psych-nuts and kraut-kompletists around the plastic pillaging planet. The vinyl junkies had resurrected a monster, but, like addicts do, they ravenously sucked it dry and moved on looking for the next fix to feed their habit. Luckily for some, Ackermann and Thusek were also creatures of habit. And it wouldn't take a genius to figure out that they were holding the next dose, but by the turn of the millennium the mad scientists had been given a 35-year head start on the pop-archeologists and their mythical sequel was literally light-years ahead of their previous draconian installment. Encouragingly the unclosed cabinet left a shiny white clue in the form of its closing track 'Frankenstein Meets Alpha 7.' Perhaps space was the place. Always read the label. The Ackermann and Thusek duo were far from dynamic. They were undercover agents hiding behind user-friendly mock-rock monikers and, like most BMusicians, the only way to sniff them out would be to read the small print. But when an unidentified record on an unknown label with a title like Science Fiction Dance Party crops up in the 'Eins Deutschmark' crates it's not exactly rocket science -- although the track titles might suggest otherwise. 'The End Of A Robot,' 'Monster On Saturn 1,' 'Galactic Adventures Of The Outer Space Fleet ,' 'The Whistling Astronauts,' 'Death Rays Out Of The Universe.' The telltale signs are all there and if that vintage psycoplasmodic coloured vinyl doesn't clench the deal then what will. When rumours about a space-age follow-up to Dracula's Music Cabinet hit the straße Deutsche-o-phile diggers fingers started twitching nervously."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The BYG Deal
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 018CD

"This is the untold story of the bloodline of a sprawling musical legacy that unites a freakish family of disparate, influential pop-cultural orphans and the estranged surrogate parent that lost-pop forgot it ever knew. Between 1968 and 1974 the combination of B, Y and G might not have been the surefire code to financial fulfillment but the indelible contribution to experimental pop, free jazz, spiritual prog rock and total space music would continue to send positive vibrations through future generations of progressive pop. Includes rare tracks from Vangelis, Gong, Brigitte Fontaine and many others." Other artists include Alice, Francois Wertheimer, Areski, Alan Jack, Coeur Magique, Valerie Lagrange, Alpha Beta, Jacques Barsamian, Ame Son, Rock Out, Freedom, Paul Semama, Inter-Groupie Psychotherapeutic Elastic Band, Banana Moon and Joachim And Rolf Kuhn.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pomegranates
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 019CD

"It's no accident that the phoenix is an exalted moral, mythical, and figurative symbol in Iran. Like the phoenix, Iranian culture is in constant flux and, at times, elusive, with its existential wavering and blurred panoramas. Most of contemporary Iran's artistic and creative leanings, its grapples with history and identity, are loosely and mystically conjoined and contested in memory. Iran is marked by the complex interplay of diverse constituencies, philosophies, and influences: ethnic, religious, political, geopolitical and historical. The glorification of pre-Islamic antiquity (in search of authentication) marked the socio-cultural attitude of a bygone era and is witnessing revival in the present day. The discordant reality of eastern traditions complicated by the rampant confusions of modernity has become a norm in Persian dialogue, not to mention revolution, exile, and diaspora. Like many other countries, the sixties and seventies were a time of tumult in Iran, bringing growth (via petrodollars) and freedom (under the banner of socioeconomic development) while exacerbating inequalities within the country. The music and voices that blossomed during those decades exemplify the turbulence and excitement of the age. It is worth recognizing these 'left out' and 'lost' artists individually and as a group in the global happenings of '60s/'70s psych, rock and folk, while exploring their influence and relevance to the present day. Is it possible that there is a genus of delectable sounds and fetching images that almost exclusively reside in the elbowroom of memory and nostalgic 'yesteryear' storytelling? Little consideration has been given to the correlation of these sounds and stories within the universal psychedelic phenomena: parallel to the shared stylistics of British and American players, and the radical politicking of their Turkish and Korean counterparts. This collection endeavors to re-contextualize these songs from the realm of reminiscence, nostalgia, and memory into a specific and accessible narrative to share and relate within the universal musical gamut. It is for aficionados, the curious, and collectors alike. We hope that Iranians around the world will rediscover these songs. This collection is, in some sense, dedicated to a generation in self-imposed mental exile, due to years of war and catastrophe; decades of lies and bombs; a fundamentalist theocracy of reformist shams; addiction; isolation and alienation; unemployment, and inflation. These are voices and stories that may again prove relevant to a psychologically damaged and spiritually corrupt society, a society whose discontents recall the latter years of the Shah's rule. The recordings excavated here are highly sexual musings, voluble love songs, and simple folk tunes."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Absolute Belter
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 023CD

"Mid-med-mod-rock & Spanish psychsploitation from the 'cradle of Spanish pop'. Marking the 50th anniversary of one of Europe's longest running Independent record labels.... Featuring bizarre versions of tracks written by Curved Air, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Quincy Jones, Wayne Fontana & Yamasuki. In the realms of the music business, the overused term indie has become somewhat convoluted within the last three decades. Bandied around as a stylistic statement, an ethos or a genre in its own right, there are very few successful popular music labels that can truly claim to be independent of those major corporations that, in time, plan to dominate the entire recorded output of the global music community. Here at Finders Keepers these seldom championed self-sufficient industries have always been truly inspirational sources. Labels such as Kuckuck in Germany, BYG in France and Sain in Wales have all maintained utmost artistic integrity and broke truly experimental and successful careers without having to surrender their creative loins to the ravenous bottomless stomach of the major music industry, and for this reason the music flies freely amongst us adding new life after life to musical misfits as free music lives, breathes and procreates. By the start of the new millennium the revival of the vinyl record buying market had reached a level that turned second hand shops and auction websites into train spotters' sports arenas. The competitive nature of record digging, trading, sampling and DJing took misplaced-pop aficionados out of their comfort zones in search of black 12" and 7" medals that might outsmart their fellow collectors or tantalize the fresh ears of a well-adjusted, freak-fuelled audience. Throughout the 1990s the rise in popularity of indigenous European genres such as Krautrock and French Ye-Ye saw American, English and Japanese collectors re-invent the concept of world music pondering un-raked territories... Europe, of course, would provide the central co-ordinates to start the global trophy treasure hunt. The neatly arranged and numbered racks of laminated 7 inch sleeves that originated from Barcelona in the '60s and '70s have provided many of these vinyl vultures and portable record deck wielders with enough random and varied music to justify week long pop-pilgrimages to Spanish flea markets and thrift shops. Belter records, with their familiar yellow graphic bands and blue/silver or brown/yellow labels punctuate racks of other Spanish delights in a country whose habitual record buying market was initiated and facilitated by a self-made home grown institution. This is were you'll find hip-hop producers rubbing shoulders with mods and proggers, shying away from the sun, contemplating a supposedly-authentic paella supper and repeatedly flipping over the endless rivers of 7" circles and squares in search of another Absolute Belter. The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most recognised independent commercial music companies of post-war Europe and, with a back catalogue of magnetic tape that could circle the planet, the legacy of Barcelona's Belter repertoire has touched each continent, proudly defiant in the face of fascism, technology, revolution, capitalism, patriotism, bad fashion, good vibrations and dubious humour. Viva la musica!" Artists: Furia, Sonya, Fuerza, Rudy Ventura, Control, Los Huracanes, Brisk, Los Ros, Albert Band, Los Mismos, Los Roller, Soledad Miranda, Los Gritos, Alfonso Santisteban, Top Show, Hermanos Calatrava. Includes 20-page booklet with notes and photos.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bird Songs
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	10"
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 026EP

"Taking self sufficient songbirds and melodic magpies under our frangible wing Bird Records aims to nurture effeminate euphony of every species, vintage or temperament. Apolitical - pro-musical. From the forlorn to the ferocious. From the predatory to the precouscious. Bird Records an independent women's Institute fuelled by artistic freedom and the simple sound of sonic sisterhood.
       Magpahi: Falsetto fairy-tale folk songs and 16th century poems from the heart of the black and white birds nest. The Bunyan on the ball of Vashti's foot from the frost bitten fells of supernatural Lancashire - Alison Cooper is inspired by sepia storybooks, stray animals and flickering visions of the industrial North.
       Ali Babki: Meet Anna, Ewa, Krystyna, Sylwia, Anna and Wanda. This six fold sisterhood of Polish pin-ups took the Sopot music festival by storm under the direction of orchestrator Juliusz Loranc. One of many indigenous flocks from Communist era Poland who failed to migrate beyond its climate.
       Jane Weaver: Taking influences from Eastern European children's cinema, Germanic kunstmarchen, 70s television music and early murmurs of 80s synth-pop.
       Soledad Miranda: Commonly recognised as Spanish Horrortica director Jess Franco's most infamous leading lady this Seville born future Vampyros Lesbos actress released two sought after and lesser spotted 7" EPs containing the only 8 songs she ever recorded.
       Emma Tricca: Italian born songbird Emma Tricca is a natural product of all those miles travelled and all those songs played. Elegan1 and unvarnished songs 1hat will endure as much as those that inspired Emma to pick up a guitar and start to sing in the first place.
       Sidan: Translated as 'Hope' this Cymraeg 45 by five peice teenage girl group rarely pops up outside its native Wales." Limited edition 1,000 copies only record store day exclusive.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cloud Cuckooland
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 027CD

Rare prog rock from Ihre Kinder, Out Of Focus and Armageddon; proto-electronica from Sam Spence and Deuter; and rare music from the films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. "Eckart Rahn is an untainted music lover in the purest sense. The original Kuckuck label founder came from a non-musical background in an obscure village in Germany with no money, few career prospects and little outlets for his creative energy. Sharing a common psyche with most young Germans after the Second World War, Rahn was literally starting from scratch, inventing his future with a blank canvas and taking risks with nothing to lose. The humble beginnings of the founder of one of the longest running European independents were simple - when he eventually heard music he fell in love with it and dedicated his life to it. A man in charge of his own destiny, from this point on, Eckart Rahn was only ever going to be his own boss. The ideologies of rebellion, rule breaking and risk taking, which would provide the foundation for the German rock explosion affectionately known as krautrock, were sewn into Rahn's DNA from the outset. When Eckart first heard a Blue Note recording of Sonny Rollins, Live At The Village Vanguard, he immediately spent his only money on the record with hope that he would soon be able to afford a record player to play the damn thing on. This unique approach to life would later lead Rahn through his career in the music industry taking gambles on forward thinking artists in the hope that the record buying public would eventually catch up. Christened with the German word for the cuckoo bird, the label was titled in reference to the way that Rahn would lay musical eggs under an unassuming parent company like the feathered brood parasite. Combining three key elements Rahn worked alongside two other collaborative forces to get Kuckuck off the ground. With himself taking care of A&R and contractual paperwork, he enlisted the services of American DJ and record producer Mike Sondeck who would bring American electronic composer Sam Spence to the label along with his imported Moog synthesisers (paid for by The American National Football League). Rahn would also share the company with a stylish design and advertising company from Munich called ConceptData who would supply Kuckuck's indelible graphic styling - exemplified by its cuckoo logo and typeface and their unmistakable record labels. Most of the music you will hear on this compilation is from the pre-1974 period, which is in no way intended to paint the full Kuckuck picture. This compilation intends to focus on Kuckuck's prog rock years that would be filed under the kosmiche or Krautrock banner. You might spot that some early artists that might be filed under blues rock, pop or SSW are not included here but should be explored on their own merit or as a piece of the full picture puzzle - a jigsaw that won't be complete until Mr. Rahn decides to take the key out of the cuckoo clock for good."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Thai? Dai!
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 029CD

The Heavier Side Of The Luk Thung Underground. "It's possibly a misnomer to label music recorded outside of the USA or Europe with terms such as 'psyche' or 'surf' as it is often just a stylistic innovation based on exposure to foreign records via the radio or music stores. It doesn't necessarily chime in with any of the social shifts or changes that accompanied the music's development in the West. Even in America, the concept of teen culture was relatively new during the height of these genres popularity. People who could afford to take advantage of these new freedoms often had the financial cushioning to do so. This factor was amplified in South East Asia, and the music shouldn't be considered nationally representative - it's a more scaled down phenomenon, relevant to a small cross-section of society. By the same token, this wasn't just bland copycat music to widen a band's audience, or to entertain expat patrons in bars or clubs. This was a sincere desire to experiment and repackage local sounds without necessarily needing to make a statement. The musical information was processed and partially recast amidst a blend of local music and arrangements, transposed onto drums, electric bass, guitar and keyboards. Although in the mid-70s there was a wider protest movement in Thailand that found it's musical outlet in the 'songs for life' of Caravan and Carabao, the music collected here was not part of the same aesthetic, although it's possible there was some musical overspill. The styles featured on this compilation fall somewhere between Luk Thung ('song of the countryside') and Luk Krung ('song of the city'). Bangkok was a particular melting pot for the evolution of these two genres, the former alluding to musical themes and lyrics aimed at the wider national population, the latter looking westwards with a more urban 'sophisticated' audience in mind. The tracks here were experimentations or dice rolling by both little known groups, as well as established figures like Plearn Promdan. Some tracks might represent a specific artist's only foray into this musical area. Even within Thailand the majority of these tunes remain unissued, so it's with great pleasure that we present this glimpse of the strange underbelly of Thai Luk Thung in all its unique, original and outlandish glory - a small snapshot of an otherwise forgotten era." Compiled by Chris Menist & Andy Votel with Maft Sai (of the ZudRangMa label).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bollywood Bloodbath
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 039CD

"After what seems like a thousand years of blood, sweat, tears, and a lot more blood, your zombified disc disciples at Finders Kreepers unveil one of their most exquisite, exhumed, ectoplasmic, and existentially essential collections yet. This musical mausoleum of malformed freak funk and dreadful discothèque pop has been resurrected from the maligned cinematic subculture of Bombay's bloodthirsty horror film industry and witnesses the cognoscenti of the Bollywood pop scene at their most creative, destructive and experimentally effective. Bollywood Bloodbath features India's finest composers, such as Bappi Lahiri, R.D Burman, Sonik Omi, Sapan Jogmohan and Laxmikant Pyarelal making the kind of radical risk-rock that would under normal circumstances have studio security escorting these overworked maestros off set for a well-earned break or a relaxing exorcism. Take all the most oblique, indigenous characteristics of your favorite Bollywood musicals then condense them into a bubbling serum and watch the Jekyll and Hyde transformation commence as these A-list composers create bloodcurdling BMusic for the films they never thought the outernationals would see or hear. Licensed exclusively from the independent Indian film music companies (revealing incidental tracks that they didn't even know they owned) Bollywood Bloodbath is the result of avid stomach turning research via VHS tapes, chewed-up cassettes, and LPs, 12''s and 45s remastered from some of the only existing master tapes."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Strange Passion
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMS 044CD

Explorations In Irish Post Punk DIY And Electronic Music 1980-83. "Focusing on a three year period from 1980 to 1983, Strange Passion is a compilation of rare, unheralded and unreleased Irish music that emerged after the first wave of punk and new wave bands. A time when the raw primitive sounds of punk began to absorb new ideas and technologies and emerging acts were reaching audiences on an unprecedented scale thanks to new magazines such as Hot Press and Heat, RTE Radio 2 and it's Fanning Sessions, as well as new youth magazine programmes on national TV like Anything Goes. Undoubtedly U2 were the breakthrough act from this new generation of acts. However, others such as Virgin Prunes with their Dadaist inspired blend of performance art and punk offered a darker vision tapping into the latent energy of their environs which resulted in extraordinary live events and the odd incendiary TV performance. Live legends, The Threat and Chant! Chant! Chant! were gone almost as soon as they arrived but so fully formed were they already that recordings they did leave behind stand as prime examples of post punk music. Finders Keepers Records/B-Music are proud to present the first ever compendium of Irish post punk and new wave -- featuring extensive liner notes, rare photos with the full participation of the featured artists and bands."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Background 50
Label:	BACKGROUND RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BG 050CD

Background proudly presents a 50th anniversary release with an exclusive label compilation bursting with talent. Background Records is internationally-acclaimed as being one of the most instrumental and most consistent labels to focus on minimal electronic music in all its facets. Background Records has been a major force in the presentation of minimal techno, introducing and educating the world to the geographic variable influences that exist within the genre. Some of the most influential artists of the minimal electronic music movement around the world have contributed to the label, creating a rich history which stands out from the norm. Long before minimal techno turned into genre after subgenre after subgenre (clicks & cuts, click-house, IDM or micro-house), Background Records focused on all forms of minimal electronic music from 1998 to the present, while always keeping an eye on future new developments and technology within the music. Here you'll find examples from the techno and house movement coming from Detroit and Chicago with no remix gimmicks or otherwise -- just eight quality tunes representing previous and forthcoming artists all with an old-school approach. Classic techno is represented by Further Details' "Half Forgotten Dream," whose lush groove and synth smears offer more than a little hint of Detroit, and Pascal Schaefer's "Deep Thoughts," a lovely slice of tech-house driven by a snaking bass line and shimmying skip, and topped with a sweetly glistening synth melody at song's end. The partying wildcat of the bunch, Frivolous (Daniel Gardner), summons synth squeals and a thudding tech-house groove, evoking Parliament-Funkadelic, with the "Forget the Funk" title. On a more textured tip, there's Antiguo Autómata Mexicano's micro-mix of soft guitar strums, dulcimer swirls, and scurrying beats and DB's voodoo-glitch that evokes a dark jungle teeming with moaning and writhing creatures. Accompanied by The Exposures' N. Gratin, Background head Andy Vaz merges bubbly pinprick techno with soulful guitar funk in a manner that recalls Curtis Mayfield. Capping the album beautifully is Terrence Dixon's track, its soft percolations as lightly chilled as a winter snowflake and its glimmering melodies as bright as fireflies. This mix is a must-have for everyone who has been following Background Records, as this compilation draws a line between the musical past and the future, while they prepare for the next 50 to fill.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Japrock Sampler Volumes 1-5
Label:	BAMBOO (UK)
Format:	5CD BOX
Price:	$57.00
Catalog #:	BAMBOX 002CD

Bamboo presents Julian Cope's top five Japanese rock albums assembled here in an essential 5CD Japrock set. Never before available as a box set. Comes with a 36-page illustrated booklet with extensive sleevenotes, rare photos, and band bios. This is not a sampler of music -- it includes the following full albums: Speed, Glue & Shinki's Eve (1971), Flower Travellin' Band's Satori (1971), Les Rallizes Dénudés' Heavier Than A Death In The Family (recorded mostly in 1977), Far East Family Band's Parallel World (1976), and J A Caesar's Kokkyou Junreika (1973).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bar25 - Tage Ausserhalb Der Zeit
Label:	BAR 25 (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	BAR25 023CD

Just in time for the theatrical release is the soundtrack to the highly-anticipated documentary Bar25 -- Tage Ausserhalb Der Zeit (trans. "Bar 25 - Days Out Of Time"), which documents the history and subsequent closing of the legendary Bar25 club in Berlin. The house label Bar25 collected exclusive tracks from their inner circle of musicians to be incorporated into the film. The result was a remarkable collection of works from different genres of music -- a unique assemblage of musical contributions from long-time compatriots of this exceptional location. Contents of the sampler is divided into two worlds: the dancefloor and the circus. Even when Bar25 was open for business, these were the two core elements of the club, housed in its own individual atmosphere. The dancefloor was the central point of Bar25, where many DJs played the longest set of their lives. The circus was the counterpart to all who wanted to retreat into a fantasy world. Here, bands played, there was cabaret, theater and cinema. On ceremonial occasions, legendary confetti battles were staged. True to this division, on this compilation there are two CDs: CD1 for the "Bar" features 11 club tracks, whose range of exclusive, unreleased songs were the anthems of the last bar-seasons. CD2's "Circus" is a dazzling collection of 15 special songs that alternate through many different, colorful styles of music and reflect what Bar25 "Circus" was like. Like the film itself, this compilation captures the small legacy of Bar25 for all eternity -- that you will put on the shelf and revive from time to time to get those feelings back again. Artists include: Acid Pauli, Soil Ain't Solid (feat. Reecode), Oliver Koletzki, Marcus Meinhardt, Nu (feat. JoKe), Niconé & Sascha Braemer, Dirty Doering, Nico Stojan, Channel X, Britta Arnold, Daniel Dreier & Dale, Jake The Rapper, Wareika, Budzillus, Kiki Bohemia, Hey-O-Hansen, Pilocka Krach, Jahcoozi, dOP, Lee Jones, Margaret Dygas, Don Shtone, Rizzoknor, Beaner and Capey Cash.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Roots Of Chicha - Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru
Label:	BARBES RECORDS
Format:	2LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	BR 032LP

2011 release. "Cultural phenomena streak through popular consciousness like meteorites. There's a significant, even life-changing, impact made somewhere, but for many it's only a moment that flickers by, soon to be swallowed back into the cosmos. Chicha might have been like that. Instead, a once-obscure music that enjoyed a fanatic embrace in the Peruvian slums of the 1970s has become a full-fledged global occasion -- thanks to the stunning success of a 2007 CD called The Roots of Chicha. The album, released by the Brooklyn-based Barbès Records, was a passionate act of cultural appreciation: a heartstrong effort to turn the world on its ear with something it had never expected to hear. It took listeners back to the late 1960's, when a number of Peruvian guitarists from Lima and the Amazon created a new electric hybrid, which mixed cumbia, surf, Cuban guaracha, rock, Peruvian folklore, and psychedelic touches. This new wave of Peruvian cumbia came to be known as chicha. Scorned by the middle-class and the official tastemakers, chicha remained mostly associated with the slums of Lima, where the ever-growing population of Andean migrants embraced the music and its players as their own."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Innature
Label:	BARGE RECORDINGS
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	BRG 001CD

"Innature is the maiden voyage for Barge Recordings. This compilation brings together some of the finest artists who continually defy the concept of genre. Curated and sequenced in a cinematic fashion, Innature conjures thoughts and associations with one's journey though a day: waking, urgency, contemplation and dreaming. It has a dynamic quality that inspires repeat listens when a certain mood is sought. Independent music veterans placed alongside the lesser known offers the listener a taste of familiarity as well as mystery, producing a listen that is both ear-opening and fan pleasing. Electronic compositions cross paths and often intertwine with traditional instrumentation. Ranging from dark and brooding to lush and beautiful, Innature sustains sonic diversity throughout the course of the record." Artists include: The Fun Years, The Kallikak Family, Birdshow, Polmo Polpo, Tim Hecker, Loren Connors, Animal Hospital, Circle, Geoff Mullen and MGR.

Artist:	VA
Title:	King Culture Presents: Cuss Cuss
Label:	BASIC REPLAY (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	BRKC 001EP

Six murderous outings for Lloyd "Cuss Cuss" Robinson's immortal rhythm on this showcase EP collecting singles produced by King Culture in Toronto and Kingston, Jamaica, during 1980-81. Rod Taylor was voiced in JA; Barry Brown between both cities. Stamma Rank was mic man for the JA sound "Taurus": this was his recording debut. Mixing was done at Tubby's, assisted by his apprentices Professor and Puggy (an expert with the Delta 4 machine tape-delay). These versions tore up dancehalls at the time.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Popular Electronics: The Singles Collection
Label:	BASTA (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	4x7" BOX
Price:	$100.00
Catalog #:	BASTA 9055

Limited, numbered edition of 1000 copies, housed in an embossed red velvet box. This boxset reissues 4 original 7"s as first issued by Philips in the late '50s/early '60s, with exact repros of the original picture sleeves, liner notes and labels. This music was previously compiled on the 4CD compilation box set Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music From Philips Research Laboratories (1956-1963), as released on Basta in 2004. Historical, long desired early electronic music from legendary Dutch composers. Included here are: H. Badings, Electronic Ballet Music: Cain and Abel (1956); Kid Baltan, Electronic Popular Music (1957); Tom Dissevelt, Electronic Movements (1958); Tom Dissevelt/Kid Baltan, Electronic Music (1961). Expensive, but excessively deluxe and very costly to manufacture; a one-of-a-kind artifact that you will have a hard time believing really exists!

Artist:	VA
Title:	STRP1 - Reactions to the Music of Dick Raaijmakers
Label:	BASTA (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	BASTA 9166

"STRP is based in the technological area of Eindhoven. Strijp-S, the characteristic industrial inheritance from Philips, forms the cradle of this region. On this spot, revolutionary inventions which have had an enormous impact on several art forms, were realized. Electronic music composer Dick Raaijmakers completed the first electronic music album almost 50 years ago at Strijp-S. His work has been remixed or reinterpreted by renowned contemporary musicians from different scenes. The result of it has brought out on this CD." Artists include: Keith Fullerton Whitman, Mouse on Mars, Jason Forrest, Phantom Orchid (Zeena Parkins and Ikue Mori), David Grubbs, Yutaka Makino, Thurston Moore, Atom TM, Isolée, Beautyon, Kettel and Secede, Edwin van der Heide, Taeji Sawai and Vert.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Anthology Of Dutch Electronic Music 1999-2010
Label:	BASTA (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	BASTA 9304

"This double CD, Anthology of Dutch Electronic Music 1999-2010, displays the diversity of the more recent Dutch electronic music: sharpening, statics, dramatic, loud, subtle, detailed.... 26 tracks represent different to approach tape music, concert music for accoustical instruments and electronics, live-electronics, sound installations and environmentals, electronic music theatre, composition and improvisation. The CD features recordings by Thomas Ankersmit, Justin Bennett, Jan-Bas Bollen, Bosch & Simons, Marko Ciciliani, Cathy van Eck, Huib Emmer, Huba de Graaff, Edwin van der Heide, Robert van Heumen, Rozalie Hirs, Luc Houtkamp, Alison Isadora, Bas Kalle, Yannis Kyriakides, Anne La Berge, Roderik de Man, Juan Parra Cancino, Gert-Jan Prins, Joel Ryan, Wouter Snoei, Kees Tazelaar, Hans Timmermans, René Uijlenhoet, Henry Vega and Michel Waisvisz. An essay and annotations by Jacqueline Oskamp compliment the music for this release."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Riot EP
Label:	BATTI BATTI RECORDS
Format:	12"
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	BBR 003EP

Batti Batti presents a release from label boss Owen Jay and studio partner Melchior Sultana. Avoiding the use of sampling, the Riot EP is a 4-tracker of genuine deepness, very original in style and structure and having all sounds produced on vintage hardware gear. Rumor has it that DJ Jus-Ed has been playing these tracks for the past two years and as the engraving on the vinyl suggests, BBR03 is dedicated to the deep house community worldwide. Limited to 300 copies.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Twelve Inches Of Pleasure - BBE Singles Part One
Label:	BBE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	BBE 051CD

"A long time ago BBE Records released twelve inch records, in those days London's Soho offered the record buyer a feast of vinyl; specialist stores proliferated, turntables took over from the guitar as every schoolboy dreamed to be the next 'Superstar' DJ. The music press was astounded at the survival of the 12" record, despite the major's attempt to quash it. In to this 'mix' BBE rose, releasing obscure funk records, and A Bollywood Funk album, as well as kick starting the whole DJ driven compilation genre with its Stop & Listen series. Fast forward to the now, sadly many of the Soho vinyl institutions have gone (R.I.P- 'Catch A Groove', 'Mr Bongo', 'Atlas', 'Quaff Records' the first 'Deal Real' & 'Major Flavours'), we hope that this album will memorialize a small part of that special dance music history."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sadar Bahar Presents Soul in the Hole
Label:	BBE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BBE 165CD

"Sadar is Chicago's best kept secret. One of the most sought after DJs in the world of soul, funk, and disco. He's performed a lot of DJ gigs in the US, Japan, and Europe. Most of the tracks on this compilation are extremely rare and hard find on vinyl, CD, or online." Artists include: Johnny Harris, Calender, Poetuette, Maxayn, Seawind, Moses, Puzzle People, Sparkles, Carl Grubbes, Chuck Higgins & The Wild Bunch, Sonny Stitt and Frederic Mercier.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sadar Bahar Presents Soul in the Hole
Label:	BBE (UK)
Format:	2LP +7"
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	BBE 165LP

"Limited to 1000 copies on very special 2x12" vinyl along with a 7" single. Comes in a gatefold sleeve. Sadar is Chicago's best kept secret. One of the most sought after DJs in the world of soul, funk, and disco. He's performed a lot of DJ gigs in the US, Japan, and Europe. Most of the tracks on this compilation are extremely rare and hard find on vinyl, CD, or online." Artists include: Johnny Harris, Calender, Poetuette, Maxayn, Seawind, Moses, Puzzle People, Sparkles, Carl Grubbes, Chuck Higgins & The Wild Bunch, Sonny Stitt and Frederic Mercier.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Best of Perception & Today Records
Label:	BBE (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	BBE 179CD

"Compiled by DJ Spinna, Beat Generation contributor & compiler of several compilations on BBE compiling the greatest hits from both Perception & Today Records featuring classic tracks from Fatback Band Dizzy Gillespie. Many of the tracks were sampled by hip hop legends." Artists include Wanda Robinson, Madhouse, Astrud Gilberto, Bartel, Joe Thomas, Tyrone Washington, Black Ivory, J.J. Barnes, James Moody, Debbie Taylor, The Eight Minutes, and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Johnny D Presents Disco Jamms Volume One
Label:	BBE (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	BBE 192CD

"Johnny 'D' DeMairo has always been about disco. It was something that underpinned his seminal house label Henry Street Music (named after a cross street in his Brooklyn neighborhood), the imprint he set up with Tommy Musto in 1993. It was a place where the particles of classic disco and the four-to-the-floor throb of house music were smashed together to create something new, something that would extend the life of these underground anthems and introduce them to a new audience. Armand Van Helden, Kenny Dope, Lil' Louie Vega, Terry Hunter, DJ Sneak, Todd Terry, DJ Duke; they all turned it out for Henry Street, and tracks like Dope's 'The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)' and Van Helden's 'The Funk Phenomena' made it a pivotal part of house music history. This selection is about the tracks that would inform Henry Street, the tracks found deep within the complex strings of its DNA, the tracks championed by Pettibone on Kiss or by Washington at the Studio, or those dredged from crates across the city. Half-heard anthems from Italy tracked down through forensic research in the record shops of the five boroughs, rare dub versions of classics that you won't be finding on eBay anytime soon."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Wild Rockers 2
Label:	BBE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BBE 214CD

"Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Rockin' R&B series sets out to expose lesser known or forgotten lights of R&B music from the 50's and 60's. The scene in the UK is currently the fastest growing underground club scene. Several funk DJs are switching from the '70s sound to the earlier '50s and '60s rawer sounds. This summer events like Wayne Hemmingway's Vintage Festival are going to expose this music to hundreds of thousands of listeners. Keb Darge is always ahead of the curve of the taste-makers in this growing 'new' scene."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Wild Rockers 2
Label:	BBE (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	BBE 214LP

Gatefold double LP version. A Collection of Rare Rockabilly & Surf from the 50s & Early 60s. "Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Rockin' R&B series sets out to expose lesser known or forgotten lights of R&B music from the 50's and 60's. The scene in the UK is currently the fastest growing underground club scene. Several funk DJs are switching from the '70s sound to the earlier '50s and '60s rawer sounds. This summer events like Wayne Hemmingway's Vintage Festival are going to expose this music to hundreds of thousands of listeners. Keb Darge is always ahead of the curve of the taste-makers in this growing 'new' scene."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beats Beyond The Underground Vol. 1
Label:	BEATS UNDERGROUND (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BEYOND 001CD

"Beats Beyond The Undergound isn't just another Electronica compilation. It is a well developed project, founded by the Eleganz label artist Jean Michel, presenting high profile electronic on his European tours, before or after performing as a live artists. This DJ concept got so popular, that he decided to create a CD with the most reputated tracks. The music is a variety from Drum & Bass to Minimal Techno or Electronika. Names like Manitoba, Depeche Mode, Elektrotwist, Seiji, Farben, Frank Martiniq, Foetus, To Rococo Rot, Hidden Agenda or Jürgen Paape are well established names from over- to undergound. Beats Beyond The Underground does not present hits, it presents an artist's musical concept, that is tastefully represented by Jean Michel himself, carefuly selected originals and remixes."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Turning Dreams & Shifting Harbours
Label:	BEAU RIVAGE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	BR 015CD

"This compilation is Beau Rivage's contribution to the Kidnapping Europe art project. It features 16 exclusive tracks from people like David Grubbs, Luke Sutherland, Jukka Reverberi (Giardini di Miro), Volker Zander (Calexico) and Christof Kurzmann alongside several Beau Rivage regulars and some new faces. The stylistic variety on the album goes from classical songwriting over many shades of electronic music to rather open compositions and field recordings." Artists: Andi Schoon, James Merle Thomas, Wio, Jules Etienne, Jochen Briesen, Jürgen Heckel, Jan Thoben, David Grubbs & David Sheppard, Alexander Polzin, Andi Künnecke & Christian Smukal, Luke Sutherland, Howard Monk & Loz Speyer, Jukka Reverberi & Christophe Stoll, Steve Roden, Christof Kurzmann, Volker Zander, Philipp Janzen & Christoph Leidig.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Toxic
Label:	BECAUSE MUSIC (FRANCE)
Format:	3LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	BEC 39576LP

"New York two in the morning? No, the Toxic party in Paris...20 tracks, 78'52 of bangin beats. Olivier Carré aka Uncle O, originator of the massive Shaolin Soul compilations, and Solo (former member of French hip-hop combo Assassins) have selected very hard-to-find tracks from the '80s 'til today. Includes ESG, The Juan Mc Lean, Tuff Crew, Anti Pop Consortium + exclusive new tracks from Reanimators, Jackos, Revl9n, Justice, Mike Ladd...and the Jam is now packed." Additional artists include Jel, Beans, The Fearless Four, Masta Killa, Royal Family & The Poor, Esplendor Geometrico, The Octogon Man, Maggotron, Funkaho, Maurice Starr, Dabrye. Last copies of this deleted item.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Les Inrocks Lab Volume 1
Label:	BECAUSE MUSIC (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BEC 5161279

Both known for giving the opportunity to emerging French talents, Inrocks Lab and Because Music decided to work together in order to create a necessary take-off platform highlighting those artists coming from the online and live scenes. This association aims every year to release a compilation of young artists who represent the future of the French indie-electro scene: The Inrocks Lab Compilation. Signed with record labels since their participation in this compilation, Christine And The Queens (Because), Granville (Eastwest), TotalWarr (Savoir Faire) and Owlle (Sony) are the perfect examples of how efficient this lab is. Surely, from this music lab will come tomorrow's hits. Other artists include: Grandville, April Was A Passenger, Bow Low, Les Filles Et Les Garçons, Erevan Tusk, Gomina, Fauve, Apes & Horses, Rrose Tacet, Griefjoy, Sintropez, Mermonte, Wolves & Moons, Oh! Tiger Mountain, and Set & Match.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electro Shock
Label:	BECAUSE MUSIC (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	BEC 5161317

Electro Shock is the key electronic compilation of the beginning of year 2013, featuring more than 30 of the most talented artists of the actual electro scene. It is the perfect introduction to the movers and shakers of the new electro scene. All the key players of 2012 are featured, such as M83 and their dark and melancholic sound, the electro-funk of Justice, Kavinsky, Breakbot, and even artists like Metronomy and C2C can be heard. There is also room for several talented and emerging artists from the scene including Nicolas Jaar, the new prince of sophisticated modern soul with a hint of dubstep, or French artists Brodinski and Gesaffelstein, the new kings of French touch 2.0. Electro Shock is the perfect compilation for anyone wanting to discover electronic music again. It gives an ideal panorama of this new wave, which is now being heard on all the cool blogs, catwalks, clubs, radios, and hip film soundtracks of 2013. Other artists include: Crystal Fighters, Erol Alkan, Aeroplane, Irfane, Amber Dawn Coffman, Laurent Garnier (feat. The L.B.S. Crew), The Rapture, Sebastian, Birdy Nam Nam, Nero, M.I.A., Desire, Jai Paul, Glasscandy, Kindness, Little Dragon, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Para One (feat. Jaw), Disclosure, Club Cheval, Kap Bambino, Daniel Avery, Nina Kraviz, Darkhouse Family, Chromatics, and Uncle O.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Edges: A New French Electronic Generation
Label:	BECAUSE MUSIC (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BEC 5772498

Because Music presents the soundtrack of the new French electronic generation. In 1997, Daft Punk released their debut album, Homework, and revolutionized electronic music globally. A new order stemmed from this seminal record, paving the way for artists such as Cassius, Air and Mr. Oizo, and a new electronic generation with broad ideas (with touches of funk, pop or disco) was born. In 2007, Justice released Cross, a unifying record that reconciled electro clubbers and young rockers in slim jeans on the dancefloor. A new hybrid style of music emerged, a symbol of a generation, aptly-named "French Touch 2.0," gravitating around the Ed Banger label. But they are not alone. Over the past two years, other young producers eager to transcend genres have been working in the shadows, preparing a new electronic revolution. The Edges project captures this birth with a compilation and a live tour featuring three of the most promising artists of this scene. Among these hopefuls, the Jesus look-alike Breakbot, who produced some excellent remixes for Metronomy and Sebastien Tellier; the clubby Parisian duo Gentlemen Drivers who inevitably set the dancefloors on fire; and Nils Hartman from Lyon, whose unusual electro flirts with the experimental. This trio is an awesome representation of the current ultra-inventive, bubbling electronic music scene. In this era of blogs and easy access to the entire history of music, they are among the few French producers who still explore new paths and lay bridges between genres. These 16 exclusive or rare tracks offer a panorama of this extremely free, vital, eclectic scene. Be it Anoraak's romantic '80s electro-pop, Discodeine's quirky mental house or Chateau Marmont's cosmic, retro-futuristic universe, they all took their cue from the first wave of French Touch: musical open-mindedness, hedonism and innovation. This is a snapshot of a "family" of producers who decided not to choose between darkness and fluorescent hymns, dancefloor power and home listening, underground and mainstream. In short, here is the soundtrack of an era. Other artists include: Donovan, Dilemn, Mondkopf, Rove Dogs, Digikid 84, Djedjotronic, Spitzer, Stereoheroes, Spoek & Cerebral Vortex, Danger, and Spa.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Edges: A New French Electronic Generation
Label:	BECAUSE MUSIC (FRANCE)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$26.50
Catalog #:	BEC 5772538

2008 release. This is the soundtrack of the new French electronic generation. In 1997, Daft Punk released their debut album, Homework, and revolutionized electronic music globally. With the French Touch, a whole generation of rockers and others discovered the joys of dance music, free of barriers and prejudice. Ten years later, two Parisians offered us a "dance-for-all" ticket. In 2007, Justice released Cross, a crossover, unifying record that reconciled electro clubbers and young rockers in slim jeans on the dancefloor -- a hybrid music, symbol of a generation, aptly-named French Touch 2.0, and gravitating around the label Ed Banger. But they are not alone. Since then, other young producers eager to transcend the genres have been working in the shadows, preparing a new electronic revolution. Who are they, and what does today's music sound like? That's what the Dum Edges project is attempting to uncover, with a compilation featuring the most promising artists of that scene. Among these hopefuls, the Jesus look-alike Breakbot, who produced some excellent remixes for Metronomy and Sebastien Tellier; the clubby Parisian duo Gentlemen Drivers who inevitably set the dancefloors on fire; and Nils Hartman from Lyon, whose unusual electro flirts with the experimental. This trio is an awesome representation of the current ultra-inventive, bubbling electronic music scene. In this era of blogs and easy access to the entire history of music, they are among the few French producers who still explore new paths and lay bridges between the genres. These 16 exclusive or rare tracks offer a panorama of this extremely free, vital, eclectic scene. Be it Anoraak's romantic '80s electro-pop or Discodeine's quirky mental house, they all took their cue from the first French Touch: musical open-mindedness, hedonism and innovation. This is a snapshot of a "family" of producers who decided not to choose between darkness and fluorescent hymns, dancefloor power and home listening, underground and mainstream. In short, here is the soundtrack of an era -- our era. Other artists include: Donovan, Mondkopf, Rove Dogs, Digikid 84, Djedjotronic, Stereoheroes, Spoek & Cerebral Vortex and Spa.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Because Tomorrow Comes #1
Label:	BECAUSE TOMORROW COMES (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	BTC 001CD

"Listen to what crisps, talks, bleeps and chirps there -- or is the vacuum cleaner still on? Because Tomorrow Comes brings it closer to your ears! BTC is a forum, a magazine for sound-art in the form of an audio CD. It compiles contributions from artists who have chosen for the acoustics as working field, starting from the visual aspect and going to the musical one, then trying to promote the teachings of their sound art. The final purpose is to present it as a 'listenable exhibition'. So, a magazine to listen to, with, most of the time sound contributions, but also spoken words from the artists and varying texts about & from the artists and from art-historians and music-scientists." This first volume features contributions from: Rolf Julius, Alvin Curran, David Moss, Gen Ken Montgomery, Lawrence Weiner, Lou Mallozzi, Stephen Vitiello and Tracy Leipold & Tony Oursler.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Because Tomorrow Comes # 3
Label:	BECAUSE TOMORROW COMES (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	BTC 003CD

"Volume 3 of this forum and magazine for sound-art in the form of an audio CD. It compiles contributions from artists who have chosen for the acoustics as working field, starting from the visual aspect and going to the musical one, then trying to promote the teachings of their sound art. The final purpose is to present it as a 'listenable exhibition'. So, a magazine to listen to, with, most of the time sound contributions, but also f.e. spoken words from the artists and varying texts about & from the artists and from art-historians and music-scientists." BTC # 3 features Johannes Wohnseifer (sounds of electric machines made by the Braun Co.), Ross Sinclair, Dave Allen, Kristin Oppenheim ("sound installations that deal with hardly perceptible, spare interventions in space"), Alexander Györfi ("builds concrete meta-models that demonstrate the basically conceptual character of all pop music"), Slave Pianos, Rodney Graham, Annika Eriksson and Christine & Irene Hohenbchler.

Artist:	VA
Title:	City Sound Berlin
Label:	BERMUDA MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	BERMUDA 001CD

In recent years, Berlin has become a burgeoning, colorful and bustling metropolis, with an infectious energy that you can feel the minute you hit the streets. Berlin's slumber-deprived capital is truly living up to its status as the destination to lose yourself in, only to discover something new. Currently, no other city in the world can claim to attract and contain so many creative minds, ideas and sources -- Berlin houses the headquarters of more labels, booking agents and clubs than any other. Many artists call the city home, such as Richie Hawtin, Ellen Allien and the myriad of others traveling the world who bring the "sound of Berlin" wherever they touch down. City Sound Berlin is the official festival compilation of Bermuda for the new, formatted Berlin Underground Music Festival. This double CD is a soundtrack representative of the city, whether it be Wednesday evening, Sunday morning or Sunday afternoon. Forward-thinking artists such as Moderat, Oliver Koletzki & Fran, dOP & Wareika and Lusine grace the first CD, appropriately entitled "Day," expressing the sounds that pump through the city's carnival-style raves during breezy summer days. "Night" takes you along for a club-hopping ride through Berlin's biggest, wackiest and naughtiest clubs. With audio contributions from Berlin's first lady Ellen Allien, Stuttgart and Detroit imports Tiefschwarz and Seth Troxler, Loco Dice, Joris Voorn and Booka Shade, this music proves there is life beyond the sun. This is a CD that takes you for a ride in Thomas Schumacher's taxi with M.A.N.D.Y. & Siopis in the back seat to a club where you can party with the brothers Kalkbrenner until the sun comes up. Other artists include: Sascha Funke vs. Nina Kraviz, Stimming, Solomun, Omar, Henrik Schwarz, Cheapers, Marek Hemmann (feat. Fabian Reichelt), Sebo K, Nic Fanciulli, Art Department, Mano Le Tough, Château Flight, Âme, Dixon, Lee Jones, DJ T, Format B, Highgrade Disharmonic Orchestra, Alex Under, Siriusmo, and Niconé & Sascha Braemer.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BerMuDa 2011 Presents: City Sound Berlin
Label:	BERMUDA MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	BERMUDA 002CD

After the successful launch of BerMuDa in 2009, Berlin's one-of-a-kind electronic music club festival will once again draw clubbers, ravers, musicians, label-execs, and business people in the music scene from all over the world to Berlin. The main event Fly BerMuDa Festival, features local and international festival acts like Plastikman, Sven Väth, Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, Tiefschwarz and many more, held at the Berlin Tempelhof Airport. In recent years, Berlin has become a burgeoning, colorful and bustling metropolis, with an infectious energy that one can feel the minute you hit the streets. Currently, no other city in the world can claim to attract and contain so many creative minds, ideas and sources. Berlin doubles as the capital of a country and of underground dance music. The latter a fact up for little debate, as the city houses the headquarters of more labels, bookings agents and clubs than any other. Many artists call the city home, such as Richie Hawtin, Ellen Allien and the myriad of others traveling the world, bringing the "sound of Berlin" wherever they touch down. City Sound Berlin is a double CD with a soundtrack representative of the sound that is running the city, whether it be Wednesday evening, Sunday morning or Sunday afternoon. Artists like Oliver Koletzki & Fran, Nicolas Jaar, Maceo Plex and Soul Clap provide on the "Day" CD the ideal warm-up party sound, making you long for more. City Sound "Night" takes you on a special tour through Berlin. Showing the way are your captains Pan-Pot and Stuttgart import Tiefschwarz, dancing to Black Rose's "Anthem." Meanwhile, king Fritz Kalkbrenner sends kind regards from exile and calls with DJ Madskillz for a "Carnival Chaos" á la Format:B. M.A.N.D.E.A.R. and Mathew Dear offer team spirit with their ode "Buddies," while Sebo K chills with "Mr. Duke." Other artists include: Noir & Haze, Hot Natured (feat. Ali Love), Cassius, Franco Cinelli, Thyladomid & Adriatique, Chopstick & Johnjon, WhoMadeWho, Tale Of Us, Sascha Braemer, Nôze, dOP, David August, Marco Resmann, Soucie Six, Mama, Cari Golden, Booka Shade, Deetron and AKA AKA & Thalstroem.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BerMuDa 2012 Presents: City Sound Berlin
Label:	BERMUDA MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	BERMUDA 003CD

Berlin is multi-colored, multicultural, and loud. The city's nights dictate a communal 4/4 heartbeat, making you forget about everything. This untouched romance is one of the reasons why Berlin has evolved into a worldwide hot-spot for electronic music in the last 20 years. The world's best DJs shake hands at the airport, the most interesting releases are recorded in the local studios and the very well-known booking agencies, clubs and labels are only a few steps away from each other. Thanks to this network, Bermuda Music hosts the Berlin Music Days (BerMuDa) for the third time. To bear this international festival in mind, the label has prepared a compilation that highlights every facet of the colorful city, on 2CD. The day edition underlines every pre- or after-hour with atmospheric tracks from Solomun, Materik, DeWalta, Fritz Kalkbrenner, and many more. The night-time equivalent unfolds the dark pull of Berlin's clubs with sounds from Ellen Allien, Underworld, Life And Death, Steve Bug, Mathias Kaden and many other heroes. Nevermind which companion you choose. Other artists include: Frank Wiedemann & Ry Cuming, Âme, &Me, Amirali, DJ T (feat. Khan), Clockwork, Re.You, Pirupa, Maceo Plex, Kellerkind, Jamie Jones (feat. Art Department), Avatism, Technasia, Marco Resmann & Kiki, Pan-Pot, and Subb-an.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Wild Style O.S.T.
Label:	BEYONGOLIA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	BEGO 001CD

No longer inprint in the US on Rhino, this UK edition on the Mr. Bongo label subsidary is now available. Originally released in 1983, produced by Fab 5 Freddy. "For those craving the true roots of rap, Wild Style captured the hard core early '80s South Bronx scene at its birth. The first movie to depict the elements of hip hop, it became an underground hit. And the music from the movie is legendary! The stars of Wild Style form the pantheon of hip hop's pioneers: DJ's Grand Master Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, D.St.; rappers Grand Master Caz and The Cold Crush Bros, The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, Double Trouble, Fantastic Freaks and Rammellzee and B-boy champions The Rock Steady Crew." Limited stock.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Art Of Jenbe Drumming: The Mali Tradition Vol. 1
Label:	BIBI AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	BIBI 30472CD

Earlier first volume now available. Performers: Jaraba Jakite, Yamadu Dunbia, Jeli Madi Kuyate, (jenbe); Madu Jakite (dunun). Recorded in 1995 in Bamako, Mali. "In the recordings, three masters of traditional jenbe dance drumming present the clear beauty and explosive power of their music. Of course the music of a jenbe dance celebration cannot be adequately documented, because it represents part of a dynamic event, which can only be fully grasped by witnessing all its interlocking elements. The sound recording of a celebration would lack the movement of the dancers and the whole atmosphere of colors, smells, and enthusiasm. The recordings presented in this CD, moreover, were made not in the context of a celebration at all, but in a schoolyard in the Badialan quarter of Bamako. The drummers performed for the microphone, without rehearsals, without arrangements, and without an underlying notion on how to convey celebration music without a celebration. It was the first time to do a studio recording for all of them. They spontaneously created a kind of art music in a space without references, an abstract translation of music traditionally played for celebrations. The original live tracks were neither cut nor overdubbed."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Art Of Jenbe Drumming: The Mali Tradition Vol. 2
Label:	BIBI AFRICA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	BIBI 30542CD

Second volume. Recorded between 1995 and 2006 in Bamako (Mali). Performers: Jaraba Jakite, Drisa Kone, Jeli Madi Kuyate, (jenbe); Madu Jakite (Dunun). Recorded between1995 & 2006 in Bamako, Mali. "In the recordings, three masters of traditional jenbe dance drumming present the clear beauty and explosive power of their music. Of course the music of a jenbe dance celebration cannot be adequately documented because it represents part of a dynamic event, which can only be fully grasped by witnessing all its interlocking elements. The sound recording of a celebration would lack the movement of the dancers and the whole atmosphere of colors, smells, and enthusiasm. The recordings presented in this CD, moreover, were made not in the context of a celebration at all, but in a schoolyard in the Badialan quarter of Bamako. The drummers performed for the microphone, without rehearsals, without arrangements, and without an underlying notion on how to convey celebration music without a celebration. It was the first time to do a studio recording for all of them. They spontaneously created a kind of art music in a space without references, an abstract translation of music traditionally played for celebrations. The original live tracks were neither cut nor overdubbed."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Grime 2.0
Label:	BIG DADA (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	BD 226CD

"Somehow, where other sounds died or dissolved, this grassroots electronic music movement has grown organically for over ten years now. In an era when information acceleration was supposed to grind any new idea up in the hype machine before it had time to find its feet, grime resisted all appropriation, retaining the qualities that made it exciting, fresh and subversive in the first place. And here is the most comprehensive survey of grime production the scene has ever had -- thirty five exclusive tracks from across the world and across the spectrum of grime, demonstrating it to be some of the most powerful and brilliant electronic music in the world today." Artists include: Starkey, Youngstar, Royal-T, Wiley, TRC, Chimpo, MRK1, Juzlo and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	2010
Label:	BINEMUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	BINE 023LP

Vinyl release. Like all its previous releases, BineMusic's first compilation is more about quality than quantity, so it had to be released on double vinyl. At the end of the day, new and upcoming artists like Severence should be accommodated just as much as those the label has fostered for years. Düsseldorf artist Lars Leonhard, who's already well-known among fellow techno freaks, makes his debut for Bine and starts off with the Twin Peaks-ish and lovely grooving "Citylights," while Thomas Touzimsky pleases with a chirring beat on "Insect." A remarkably straight Scanner track showcases the better side of trance, followed by the minimal house sounds of Tol. Move D's live recording back from the '90s paves the way for a warm, guitar chord-driven ambient piece by New Zealand's Ben Swire. Along with Move D, Benjamin Brunn is one of the label's cornerstones and finds his place among Taylor Deupree aka Ando and Marconi Union. What unifies all of these artists is the idea of combining abstract, emotional thoughts, which also reveals itself in the formidable, cosmic artwork.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Menagerie #2
Label:	BLACKEST RAINBOW RECORDS (UK)
Format:	LP+MAG
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	BRR 190LP

"The second compilation compiled and conceived by London-based illustrator Jake Blanchard continues on its strength of eclectic audio vibes paired with visual glory by an array of excellent artists. Eight artists were given a track and their finished artwork is based around their assigned track. With the previous CD release of Menagerie #1, there was only 100 copies available with the zine. But with this new issue, every single copy comes with a super-slick, pro-printed, full-colour zine of artwork from: Jake Blanchard, Pete Fowler, Will Sweeney, Andrew Rae, Sarah King, Solange Gularte, James Trimmer/Mirt, and Mat Pringle. This time the audio is appearing on vinyl only, with exclusive tracks from: Moon Duo, Natural Snow Buildings, Wand (aka Wooden Wand), The See See, Seadog, Joanne Robertson & Matthew Ashworth, Married In Berdichev, and Akron/Family. The pro-printed sleeve features artwork by Jake Blanchard. Heavyweight vinyl, with full colour labels. Edition of 500. Joint release between Blackest Rainbow, and Jake's new Tor Press label for zines and music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sonic Mook Experiment 2: Future Rock & Roll
Label:	BLAST FIRST (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BFFP 176CD

"The new album is the follow up to last year's critically acclaimed Sonic Mook collection on Hub Records and features 25 tracks from some of the finest new bands around, many for the first time on CD. Capturing perfectly the energy and attitude of the club night it was spawned from, it includes tracks from the likes of The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Liars, The Toes, The Beatings, The Parkinsons, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zongamin, National Bandit and The Buff Medways." Artists also include: Fat Truckers, Clinic, The Drug Punks, The Hives, WHITEY, Chicano, Uberwensch, Mclusky, Joan of Ass, Some Product, The Martini Henry Rifles, Electrelane, 2nd Gen, Mu Chan Clan, Ikara Colt, Earl Brutus.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sonic Mook Experiment 3: Hot Shit
Label:	BLAST FIRST (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BFFP 177CD

"Sonic Mook Experiment are set to release their third album Hot Shit on Blast First / Mute. Hot Shit, the follow up to Future Rock And Roll, contains tracks from a diverse collection of UK and US bands -- more Art Rock than Punk and with a definite swing towards the dance floor, the compilation includes tracks from the likes of Pink Grease, Erase Errata, Ex Models, Radio 4, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) and Big Two Hundred." Artists: Pink Grease, Big Two Hundred, Whitey, Chrome Hoof, klang, Mommy And Daddy, Erase Errata, Puppy B & Donny C, Montana Pete, Crack Village vs. Radioactive Man, Radio 4, Queens Of Noize, Ex Models, Part Chimp, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Kings Have Long Arms, Valerie, Ed Laliq, Todd, Groop, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Martini Henry Rifles, Bane Overlord, and Disastronaut.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Blow Up Presents: Exclusive Blend Vol. 1
Label:	BLOW UP (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	BU 006CD

"Reissue of Volume 1 from the classic groundbreaking Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend music library series sees Paul Tunkin, DJ & founder of legendary Blow Up club, taking us on a journey deep into the vaults of the KPM music library. The album features the cream of the KPM Music Library writers including Keith Mansfield, Alan Hawkshaw, Alan Parker and Johnny Pearson, From the pounding up-tempo of 'Move, Move, Move' through the Hammond-heavy 'Beat Me 'Til I'm Blue' and 'Rocky Mountain Runabout' (versions of both featuring on the legendary Mohawks The Champ album) to the sitar 60s club sound of 'Delhi Discotheque' and 'Come here Calcutta'. Most of these tracks had never been commercially available before this release."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Blow Up Presents: Exclusive Blend Vol. 2
Label:	BLOW UP (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	BU 011CD

"Reissue of Volume 2 from the classic groundbreaking Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend music library series sees Paul Tunkin, DJ & founder of legendary Blow Up club, entering the vaults of De Wolfe, Amphonic and once again KPM. As with a bulk of Exclusive Blend 1, many of these tracks were receiving their first commercial airing on this album's release. Released in 1997, the album also introduced James Clarke's 'Wild Elephants' to the world, which was subsequently picked up by Gap and used on the 1999, 'Khaki A Go-Go' worldwide campaign. As a thank you from the writer it was re-titled 'Blow Up A-Go-Go' and became the title track for the successful V2 / Blow Up compilation, Blow Up A-Go-Go! Dancefloor Classics from The Legendary Blow Up Club. This album includes tracks from many great music library theme writers including Keith Mansfield, Alan Hawkshaw and Syd Dale, and includes the Alan Moorhouse Hammond heavy classic 'Soul Skimmer' and the spaced out tribal funk of Nick Ingman's 'Tripwire.'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Hidden People - Various Peoples
Label:	BLUE JUICE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	BJ 013CD

"Compiled by DJ Ziggy and 80% made up of unreleased, exclusive tracks, Hidden People is meant as a tribute to the artists Ziggy's come to respect over the years for their continuing commitment to music's underground -- the Hidden People. The CD is split into 3 Sessions. Session 1 kicks things off with some laid back instrumental hip hop -- vibes mellow enough to chill the wildest of dogs. Highlights include 'BT Africa', downbeat West African traditionalism from veteran DJ, producer, label boss and radio presenter DJ Vadim. Also featured is 'Charras Wrexus', ghost town beats courtesy of Deckwrecka, Psycho Pab and Ziggy himself close things out, bringing up the basslines to set you up for... Session 2 -- a demonstration of the diversity of Blue Juice with more up tempo tracks. It opens with Part 2's 'Superman Syndrome'. Session 2 also features a rather special slice of vocal cheekiness from Scratchy Muffin, especially for anyone who thinks hip hop's got no sense of humour. Bringing us to...Session 3, which focuses on more experimental & electronic music. We're particularly excited to be able to bring you the instrumental. Also featured is 'Airport', from Blue Juice's latest signings, Borngräber & Strüver, and finally 'Version 12' by Pilote, aka Stuart Cullen. Welcome to the world of the Hidden People. Some of them you'll already know; but we're just as excited about the artists -- Hermit, Proper, Mr Blue, Basic Sound ? you may be hearing for the first time. We feel the line-up on this CD embodies the underground spirit -- a challenge to the majors and a breath of fresh air to everyone else."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Free London
Label:	BO WEAVIL RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	WEAVIL 011LP

Originally released in 2006, featuring Rob Mullender, Wooden Spoon, Ladywoodsman, and The Eidetic Band -- each given one side of an LP. Free London is a split double LP (heavyweight vinyl), of four bands/musicians from London's improvised folk music scene. LP1: Wooden Spoon is seeking to create a music free from the influence of the contemporary world, to evoke some kind of state of pastoral introspection at once joyful and sad. Influenced by the Takoma school of guitar players, Popol Vuh and folk music from around the world. Rob Mullender presents some solo acoustic pieces that owe much to heroes of the English guitar in Jansch, Renbourn and others. Mullender also spent some time woodshedding with Davey Graham. His music is rife with delicate wonderings that edge towards a freer conception of folk music. LP2: Eidetic Band works throughout the different musical diagrams, those both fictional and unreal (the names of folk, noise, drone, jazz etc.) -- traditions which inform ways of feeling, playing and showing with sounds. They are interested in exploring each in neverending turn, feeling each sound more and more deeply. Ladyswoodsman is the London-based duo of Luke Garwood (aka Duke Garwood) and Paul May. Using a variety of different instruments from guitars and clarinets to all kinds of percussion in the creation of improvisations that ignite the imagination. Some of the tracks have a down-home folky feel, while others could find themselves happily nestling amongst the free jazz greats of the late '60s.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Return of the DJ Vol. 2
Label:	BOMB HIP-HOP
Format:	2LP
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	BOMB 2003LP

"Just as halting volume two of said series, this time a world tour of hand-wax muss disciples. Features Kid Koala (Ninja Tune), Roc Raida (X-Excutioners), Beyond There, Mr. Dibbs, LF Pee, Radar & Z-Trip, Pepe Deluxe, and DJ's Jeff, Format, Kool, JS-One, EQ, Spinbad, Jimmie, and Godfather. Cassette mix-tape transcribed sound-quality lends a certain flair of authenticity. These guys have more raw imagination in their left hand ring-finger knuckles than Mr. Marclay has in his entire blood stream. Schooled." -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Return Of The DJ Vol. 4
Label:	BOMB HIP-HOP
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	BOMB 2044CD

"Bomb Hip-Hop is back again with Volume IV of the critically acclaimed Return of the DJ series. Another all DJ/all scratching album featuring some of the best turntablists in the world from the US, Canada, England, and Europe." Artists include: Q-bert, DJ JS-1 & DJ Spinbad, DJ T-Rock, Slate, E-Jay & Rocky-Rock, Happe & Dinoh, DJ Prolifix, Top Rawmen, DJ Shortfuse, 89 Skratch Gangstaz, DJ Maniphest feat. Mr. Thing, DJ Static, The Wristerons, DJ Storm, The Animals Crew.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Bombay Connection: Funk From Bollywood Action Thrillers
Label:	BOMBAY CONNECTION (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	BC 001CD

...1977-1984, Vol. 1. This is the first volume in a planned series of 6 CDs presenting the best, rarest and most exciting songs from the colorful history of Bollywood music, most of which are still gathering dust in Indian vaults and are unknown to the Western public. Bombay Connection Vol. 1: Funk from Bollywood Action Thrillers 1977-1984 showcases the sound of the Indian action film of the late '70s and early '80s. Under the influence of films like Shaft and Dirty Harry, a new kind of Indian action film came into being in 1970s India. To match the loud fights and fast chases, Indian composers developed an exciting brand of Bollywood funk. Wah-wah guitars, congas and funky Moogs were effortlessly blended with tablas, dhols and Indian melody lines. This album compiles 13 of the best, incredibly original Bollywood funk grooves, painting scenes of frantic chases through the back streets of Bombay, sexy seductive dances by female spies and secret plots conceived in subterranean headquarters by fake-moustached villains. The series is compiled by Bollywood connoisseur, researcher and top collector Edo Bouman, who carefully selected the songs, assuring that each of these tracks is an ear-tantalizing gem, compiled into an enjoyable, consistent listening experience. The Bombay Connection series will cover a multitude of exciting genres from the 1950s to the late '80s, including Bollywood horror, hippie psychedelics, spy flick suspense music, and stomping 1980s Indian disco. The 6-panel digipack comes with a colorful 30-page booklet containing well-researched info and a wealth of pictures. For the very first time, extensive research has been done into the history of Bollywood film music: interviews with composers and musicians have been conducted, and Bombay Connection has spared no energy or expense to locate the original stills and posters of the films. This is also the first Bollywood compilation CD to feature the Hindi song lyrics and English translations. Thus the booklet provides a wealth of information and pictures, sketching the original context in which these songs were made and enjoyed.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bombshell Baby of Bombay: Bouncin' Nightclub Grooves...
Label:	BOMBAY CONNECTION (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	BC 002CD

from Bollywood Films 1959-1972, Vol. 2. This is the second volume in Bombay Connection's 6CD series compiling the best, most rare and most exciting songs from the colorful history of Bollywood music. Bombshell Baby of Bombay: Bouncin' Nightclub Grooves from Bollywood Films 1959-1972, Vol. 2 features the exciting, sexy sound of the Bollywood nightclubs of the late '50s, '60s and early '70s. The nightclub scene was a welcome excuse to show some sexy dancing and inject some exciting jazz and rock'n'roll sounds into the otherwise very prudish Bollywood films. Whiskey, cigarette smoke and stockings... accompanied by wild jazzy dance sounds, Indian style! The Indian orchestras effortlessly blended the classic Indian film sound with popular Western dance music into an extremely energetic, bouncy and infectious Bollywood mix. This volume features both classic nightclub tunes like "Jan Pahechan Ho," the famous surf rocker from Gumnaam and "1,2,3 Baby" from Kismat as well as extremely rare songs like the Beatlesesque "Pretty Pretty Priya" as well as the scorching title music to Bluff Master and the bongo killer madness of the track from Kala Bazar. Lavishly packaged and lovingly compiled from the best available masters of this rare material.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Bombay Connection: Reworked & Remixed
Label:	BOMBAY CONNECTION (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	LP
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	BC 301LP

For this LP, seven remix artists and one NYC funk band give their spin on their favorite tracks from the Bombay Connection compilation series. This proposed 6CD series has simply exploded since its first release, The Bombay Connection: Funk From Bollywood Action Thrillers, 1977-1984. These compilations are the most vibrant Bollywood music you've ever heard, spanning a multitude of genres from the '50s to the '80s, compiled by Bollywood connoisseur, researcher and top collector, Edo Bouman. These reworkings provide a fresh take on '60s and '70s Bollywood, from deep funk to hard driving dance. The NYC funk outfit The Budos Band (project of Amy Winehouse guitarist's band, The Dapkings) covers "Na Na Na Yeh Kya Karne Lage Ho, " DJ Kypski remixes Benny Sings, Git Hyper remixes "Kya Jane Yeh Duniya Kya Jane," and so forth to comprise an absolutely exhilarating package that reinterprets these Bollywood tracks you've come to cherish into modern danceables. Other artists include: Truly Pheasant, Kraak & Smaak, Easy Alohas, Gerry Arling and Thee J Johanz.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Fake Ringtone Compilation
Label:	BOOT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	BOOT 004EP

"Going different ways. After couple of releases straight for the dancefloor, Boot Records shows various aspects of contemporary electronica. A collection of particular moods and feels to roll with, to groove in, to relax to or to freak out to. A side 1. Peter Grummich: 'Lotus on Ice'. Grummich doin´ it Dolly Parton style. Berlin rodeo for a laid back ride. Quite melodic, sort of bumpy beats that, ensemble with those guitaresque synths, turn into a très relaxed, exotic groove. 'Lotus on Ice' -- file under '(Thai) massage beats'. 2. 'Epi y Blas' done by 'Metropolitan Express'. This track´s one of Patrick Harz's souvenirs, who lived in Barcelona for a while. There he built up this electric live band. Hear the analogue pressure and warmth of the sounds. It's an old pop classic, you surely will remember...sometimes you gotta go Italo ways...gem, and of course played live! B side 1.'Grab' by Manana is the furious knarz-funk monster on this EP, and the best release by Christian Seidel. Wild P-funk flavour gang-bangs your speakers. Get on the Manana boat! 2. Joey Palmiero: 'Flanger Ranger' (lo edit)-- ranger palmiero loves his job. Straight after cock-a-doodle-doo he´s flanging his area, the bassline forcing his path through some oscillating coppice...ehh, who am I again? This one´s the 'lo' edit, for sometimes u gotta let go. Ultra stereo downtempo space funk acid madness."

Artist:	VA
Title:	BIPPP: French Synth-Wave 1979/85
Label:	BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	BORNBAD 002LP

2006 release. Increasingly detached from the original punk formula, the modern and arty youth of the early '80s set itself to jettison an art form that had lost much of the nihilistic and exhilarating energy of its halcyon days, stuck, as it was, in an endless and noisy regression. Disheartened but eager to experiment and create, a new wave of French musicians followed the beacon of Jacno's seminal '79 hit "Rectangle," a visionary, digital coup de grâce, courtesy of a former punk which dealt the Rickenbacker and Fender-era a fatal blow. The cold and robot-like bips of analogic keyboards took over. Casio, Korg MS-10 and Arp Omni were the new paraphernalia of the new generation -- the ideal conveyers of its retro-futurist elegance and self-professed cold arrogance. They were pinnacles and symbols which were just as potent as the electric guitar in the '50s or the laptop in the '90s. This compilation recalls the glory of a selected few, the cream of the crop of the shooting stars and cult bands that followed in the footsteps of Kas Product, Mathematiques Modernes or Charles De Goal. Featuring Ruth's infinitely charming "Polaroid/Roman/Photo," plus A Trois Dan Les WC, Act, Les Visiteurs Du Soir, Vox Dei, TGV, CKC, Marie Möör, Deux, Vitor Hublot, Visible and Casino Music.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Des Jeunes Gens Mödernes
Label:	BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	BORNBAD 012LP

Subtitled: Post Punk, Cold Wave And Culture Növö En France, 1978-1983. This compilation, originally released in 2008, explores the French vaults of French post-punk, electro-pop and French no wave. Between the late '70s and mid-'80s, in the wake of the punk wave and in parallel to other types of music like disco, funk, ska and reggae, a prolific and chaotic music scene began to develop in France, combining the energy of rock and the nihilism of punk with electronic experimentation. The period was not, on the whole, one of optimism and joy, played out as it was against a background of economic crisis and the Cold War. The tendency was rather towards disillusion, accompanied by a clear-sighted recognition that a stalemate between the generations would be unavoidable in the short term. Paradoxically, as it would appear, a kind of hope and frenzied vitality could also be detected during these years. Both were fed by a sort of modernist utopia, which was sometimes willfully ironic. This was largely based on a certain fascination with technical progress and, by extension, on a belief, tinged with mistrust, in the infinite perspectives that the new technologies now seemed to offer. A whole section of France's youth found itself confronted by the contradictions of the times it was living in: young people were torn between the sensation of living on the edge of an abyss and hope for the dawning of a new world; they were deprived of tangible ideological landmarks but resistant to the post-hippy utopias of the previous generation. In search of an identity, they recognized themselves in the dark lyrics, the cold synthetic music and the laid-back attitude of the new groups bursting up all over the country, as much in the provinces as in Paris. Artists include: Tokow Boys, Guerre Froide, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Ruth, Kas Product, Henriette Coulouvrat, Ice, Mathématiques Modernes, Metal Boys, Visible, Mécanique Rythmique and Charles De Goal.

Artist:	VA
Title:	WIZZZ! French Psychorama 1966-1970 Volume 2
Label:	BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BORNBAD 013CD

2008 release. Since the success of the first volume in 2002, WIZZZ! has been considered the benchmark compilation of French '60s alternative pop. It launched an unprecedented craze for this rare breed of disc, featuring exceptionally danceable rhythms, twisted sounds from another world and demented lyrics, coupled with an underlying sense of mockery. It focuses on the creativity of these French artists who dared to break with the boring commercial conventions of their era. If your notion of French '60s music is based on innocuous hits from the likes of Adamo and Sheila, this new collection of rare and unreleased tracks, unearthed from the obscure depths of made-in-France pop, will astonish you with the brilliance and daring of a few of their deranged cousins, who passed completely unnoticed in the epoch of Gainsbourg. WIZZZ! 2 rediscovers and revitalizes these underground geniuses and freaks. Their audacity and inventiveness refutes those who sneer about the alleged inferiority of French pop. Includes a 38-page booklet.

Artist:	VA
Title:	WIZZZ! French Psychedelic 1966-1969 Volume 1
Label:	BORN BAD RECORDS (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	BORNBAD 037LP

Best-ever French '60s compilation, originally released in 2001 and finally reissued. All the tracks here have become classic. This compilation LP deals with the groovy side of French pop from the mid-'60s to the early '70s. Crazy lyrics about sex, drugs and other typical topics. Sung and performed by obscure artists such as Charlotte Leslie, Christie Laume, Les Fleurs De Pavot, Danyel Gerard, Richard De Bordeaux, Christine Pilzer, William Sheller, Les Papyvores, L'oeil and others.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Family And Friends Part 1
Label:	BOUQ (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	BOUQ 004EP

"Bouq. invited some friends to contribute to the first Family And Friends EP on Bouq.records and the results were more than just pleasing. The Hamburg-based Samuel Kindermann, better known as Einmusik offered the tune 'Jabloko' which has already been rocking the Ibizan floors for the last months and takes us on a lovely ride through the sound-universe. Grooving beat, feelfull guitar loop and distant, searching vocals, make this tune an emotional and unifying experience for the floors. 'Kumbha' by the Cadenza artists Mendo & Danny Serrano is a driving song with so much energy, it is hard to contain your own. You have to release what this song gives you on input! Hands in the air, hug your friends and enjoy these superbly interacting sounds. The family side includes none other than our very own Sebastian Lutz, who has made fans such as Carl Craig, Dubfire, Laurent Garnier and Loco Dice with his productions on labels such as Do Easy Records and BCB Tec. His debut on the label he runs together with Amir, Butch and Chris Laut was only a matter of time and the wait was worth its while. 'Kachina' gets out those driving, dirty percussions and drums, a round and grooving bass and some shouting kids to animate every last one in the club to join in the fun. As suspected, Butch couldn't keep himself from contributing and decided to remix Einmusik's 'Jabloko' for this musical excursion. Like a trip to the seaside, it has a soothing atmosphere, but never loses focus of its groove or crisp percussions. This is where the Bouq.family and friends trip ends for now."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Turkish Freakout: Psych-Folk Singles 1969-1980
Label:	BOUZOUKI JOE
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BZJ 7501CD

"Turkey is often referred to as the meeting point between East and West, a statement verified by this selection of choice Turkish grooves. The western rock, psych, funk and jazz influences that began to be incorporated into traditional Turkish sounds during the late 60s and 70s can be heard here, as the Anadolu pop sound of Turkeyma balanced these new elements with the complex sounds and rhythms developed over many years. All tracks are referenced from their original 7 inch releases, painstakingly tracked down from various sources in and around Istanbul. The marriage of these styles is original, captivating and bound to freak you out. 40-page booklet includes original sleeve artwork & liner notes." Artists: Okay Temiz, Kardaslar, Cem Karaka, Apaslar, Beyaz Kelebekler, Alpay, Erkin Koray, Ajda Pekkan, Sevil & Ayla, Baris Manco, Rifat Oncel, Ersen, Onder Bali, and Arif Sag.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Turkish Freakout: Psych-Folk Singles 1969-1980
Label:	BOUZOUKI JOE
Format:	2LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	BZJ 7501LP

2013 repress; 2LP version; no longer with the 7". Gatefold jacket includes original sleeve artwork & liner notes. "Turkey is often referred to as the meeting point between East and West, a statement verified by this selection of choice Turkish grooves. The western rock, psych, funk and jazz influences that began to be incorporated into traditional Turkish sounds during the late 60s and 70s can be heard here, as the Anadolu pop sound of Turkeyma balanced these new elements with the complex sounds and rhythms developed over many years. All tracks are referenced from their original 7 inch releases, painstakingly tracked down from various sources in and around Istanbul. The marriage of these styles is original, captivating and bound to freak you out." Artists: Okay Temiz, Kardaslar, Cem Karaka, Apaslar, Beyaz Kelebekler, Alpay, Erkin Koray, Ajda Pekkan, Sevil & Ayla, Baris Manco, Rifat Oncel, Ersen, Onder Bali, and Arif Sag.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Turkish Freakout 2: Psych-Folk 1970-1978
Label:	BOUZOUKI JOE
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	BZJ 7502CD

"Last summer (2010), indie label Bouzouki Joe brought you a choice selection of some of the finest rare Turkish funk and psych-rock grooves, painstakingly unearthed direct from the source in Istanbul. The result: you freaked out (in a good way). With that in mind, we present the second installment of Turkish Freak Out!, featuring another batch of classic tracks from the Golden Age of Turkish music. With spiritual guidance from Mister Jason, this compilation, comprised entirely of original 7" recordings from Turkey's most creative and experimental artists, is guaranteed to deliver another five-star freak-out." Includes a 40-page booklet with original sleeve artwork and liner notes. Featured artists: Afet Serenay, Kerem Guney, Gokben, Baris Manco, Gulcan Opel, Sevil and Ayla, Kamuran Akkor, Edip Akbayram, Cem Karaca and Mogollar, Ozel Turkbas, Perihan, Sakir Oner Gunham, Sirin, and Kenan.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Turkish Freakout 2: Psych-Folk 1970-1978
Label:	BOUZOUKI JOE
Format:	2LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	BZJ 7502LP

Repressed, no longer includes 7". Gatefold 2LP version. "Last summer (2010), indie label Bouzouki Joe brought you a choice selection of some of the finest rare Turkish funk and psych-rock grooves, painstakingly unearthed direct from the source in Istanbul. The result: you freaked out (in a good way). With that in mind, we present the second installment of Turkish Freak Out!, featuring another batch of classic tracks from the Golden Age of Turkish music. With spiritual guidance from Mister Jason, this compilation, comprised entirely of original 7" recordings from Turkey's most creative and experimental artists, is guaranteed to deliver another five-star freak-out." Featured artists: Afet Serenay, Kerem Guney, Gokben, Baris Manco, Gulcan Opel, Sevil and Ayla, Kamuran Akkor, Edip Akbayram, Cem Karaca and Mogollar, Ozel Turkbas, Perihan, Sakir Oner Gunham, Sirin, and Kenan.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tuning #03
Label:	BOXER RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BOXER 030EP

"Team 1: Hemmann & Kaden. Hemman & Kaden from the racing stable Freude am Tanzen / Musik Krause excel in perfect teamwork. Notebook-based and by systematic fine tuning, they have managed to present a dream start at the third grand prix de techno. Tuning is fun and that's why this track is called 'Bassboxer Mix.' Underneath, there is a mighty buzzing and above, there are smart hi-heads. In the second and third sector in particular, the duo shows the best lap time with merciless efficiency. The inevitable pit stop/break is professionally done in 9 seconds, drum roll inclusive. Go for it! Team 2: Patrick Chardronnet. Patrick, known for his races for Raum...Musik & Poker Flat, has become one of the top newcomers thanks to his most elegant driving style. After a smooth start, he drops a bit behind, but his fans don't care. Because everyone knows that his turbo bass is going to detonate in lap two. The pit stop box is vibrating and the fans at the grandstand are mafficking. He is catching up, but the driving style is really exhausting: Patrick has to come to the pit stop three times. He meets his stony-faced fans with a rhythmic motor howling and an almost unbelafter his finish."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Boxer Compilation Vol. 1
Label:	BOXER RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BOXER 034CD

"You will ask: why on earth another compilation? Well, we have to admit that no one really needs another compilation if you look at the flood magazines, CD stores and other sufferers have to face. The situation is rather inflationary...but.. we have to reply at this point, up to now, we have been completely innocent, apart from some sampler contributions. That's why we are washing our hands of it and think it's more than alright -- after 32 12" maxi releases and 4 albums -- to finally come up with a representative cross section of our label work so far. So here comes a selection of 11, well matching tracks on CD that are not meant to give you a complete overview, but rather an idea of our style and taste. From Boxer 01 by Frank Martiniq that made a great start thanks to Michael Mayer's contribution, the early 2004 12" releases by Frank Martiniq and Delon & Dalcan who paced the style and way for the following two years, to the new entrants Duoteque & Maximilian Skiba. This CD is a cruise through the different Boxer volumes, from the prime time A-side to the beloved, wacky B2 track." Artists include: Johan Fotmeijer, Duoteque, Delon & Dalcan, Goldfish & der Dulz, Frank Martiniq, Ada, Michael Mayer, Stefan Schrom, Maximilian Skiba."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tuning #04
Label:	BOXER RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BOXER 044EP

Featuring Duoteque (My My remix) and Maximillian Skiba. "Team 1: My My from Playhouse racing team stands out for his congenial teamwork. Lee and Nick are spinning over the curvy, asphaltic track, unblushingly thwarting their competitors' effort. They are famous for their delicate groove and optimum sound density, and with a watchmaker's precision, they dissect and reconstruct every single sound... so it looks as if they will do it in the training. Team 2: Zimmermann Jens used to drive for Room Records before. In this Boxer Tuning race, he drives with his eyes blindfolded and under the influence of some hallucinogens, but still -- and of course -- like a sovereign. Instead of spurts in between, he prefers constancy. It takes him 14 minutes to go through all these fogbanks and bizarre soundscapes with an immense precision!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Boxer 50 Jubilee
Label:	BOXER RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BOXER 050CD

The Boxer Recordings label celebrates 50 golden years of stellar, high-profile releases with two chic CDs placed together as one. CD1 features an exclusive mix CD from their leading DJ, Frank Martiniq, the same guy who, seven years ago, set Boxer off with his first single -- the still-cherished "Adriano." Frank has assembled his favorite tracks, more than effectively displaying the history of Boxer from beginning to today. If that's not enough, then move to the bonus CD where Boxer invites you to indulge yourself over their most cherished remixes they've managed to acquire over the years. Frank Martiniq, Goldfish & Der Dulz, Zentex, Handycraft and more get reignited by M.A.N.D.Y., Michael Mayer, Robag Wruhme, Gui Boratto, Patrick Chardronnet, Tadeo and Einmusik. Boxer Recordings maintains their state of the art for 2007 -- this is music you'll love to hear and play. Other artists include: Wessling & Schrom, Strom Abwärts, Matzak, Dan Berkson & James What, Duoteque, My My, Martin Eyerer & Toni Rios, Alex Under, Dusty Kid, Phonogenic, Delon & Dalcan, Martin Eyerer, Shirakura, Hemmann & Kaden, Mauro Alpha, NDKJ, Christian Quast, Ekkohaus, Johan Fotmeijer and The Shock.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Different
Label:	BOXER RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	BOXER 082CD

The Different compilation is the result of meticulous and thorough work by the Boxer crew, with "otherness" as its overriding principle. Different is far from being just a hoarding of leftovers, it is rather conceived as a poison cabinet with doors wide open, a playground for free spirits and artists, and an open space far beyond the dancefloor dramaturgy and its rigid rules or common expectations. Some candidates involved in this project are already familiar with this freedom: Kreidler, for example, who come up with their full panoply of subtleties and the microscopic funk track "Venusia"; or Frank Martiniq, who reinterprets urban myths about intelligent cars or genetically-modified monster crocodiles living in the city's sewer system, and of course, in slow-motion and high-resolution. Others are obviously enjoying their time off from the 4/4: Pig&Dan present charming, smooth lo-fi pop; Extrawelt adjust their bore holes; Gui Boratto adds sound to psychotropic thrillers in the Brazilian jungle, and Florian Meindl meditates upon string ensembles taking a walk on the beach. Altogether, the quality of these tracks is exceptional, thanks to the pioneer spirit that drives the journey into unknown territories, and all electronic music artists know exactly what we are talking about. Even some of the artists involved are somehow different from Boxer's regular label artists. Nevertheless, the end-result of the Different compilation is coherent and thrilling, and might as well be called a masterpiece. Other artists include: Patrick Chardronnet, Goldfish & Der Dulz, Airbus Modular, Stephan Hinz, Matzak, &Iz, Popof, Arno Joey, Van Rivers, Paul Nazca, Fix & Fertig, Haito, Dean Demanuele, Khan & Mahmoud, Markus Lange, Dusty Kid, Odyzë, Rodriguez Jr., and Martin Eyerer.

Artist:	VA
Title:	10 Years Of Boxer
Label:	BOXER RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BOXER 090CD

It's Boxer's birthday, and how else does a label celebrate 10 amazing years, than with a compilation? More a favorite mix tape than a Best-Of-Everything, this full-length compilation doesn't tell you much about the label's back catalog or sales figures, but keeps things surprisingly focused within its 11 tracks, although it sports a bewildering variety of styles with each artist thinking outside the box. Already the first track, a dreamy, draft-like experience from the mind of Stephan Hinz, leaves a lot to the imagination, thus installing the frame for things to come. Kolombo and Von Spar both prowl the same funky hunting grounds, but present divergent results. Grade A grooves await the listener with Popnoname, tOMBo (feat. Schad Privat) and Paul Nazca, who all find new perspectives on the sound you'd expect from them. Let's not forget the not-so-secret centerpiece of this album, its heart and soul, Scalde's inspired ballad "We Drive Away." This song replaces the usual rave climax with a perfectly balanced, humanist flow full of wisdom and romanticism, informing the follow-up track by Le Dust Sucker in the most drastic way. Whereas this powerful production duo has become known for their furor, they crank up the serenity with "Everybody Used To," delivering a perfectly-formed pop gem. The same can be said about Robag Wruhme and Extrawelt, whose production skills reach dizzying heights with their contributions, upgrading the floor with broken beats and epic harmonies. In the end it's mostly the unconditional love for details and the dramaturgical subtlety that gives 10 Years Of Boxer its coherence, thus saying more about the quality of a label than a thousand Best-Of-All-You-Can-Hear derivatives this industry usually churns out in a matter of seconds.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tuning
Label:	BOXER RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BOXER 094CD

Boxer has always been one of the more athletic outlets among Kompakt's distribution labels, having become known for its sporty ambition and a highly competitive output. Every release is a little bit like an expertly-crafted, finely-tuned racing car, so it shouldn't come as a surprise when their engineers draw from all resources possible, collaborating with the best groove researchers and floor mechanics available. That's also how the Tuning series came to life where adrenalin is king: here, Boxer's approach to high-grade club machinery gets re-imagined by the world's leading remixing experts, a fruitful concept proven right by the fact that nearly every entry in the 12" series is completely sold out. For the Tuning compilation, Boxer hand-picked only the most powerful and aerodynamic tracks, putting together a prime racing team that includes luminaries like Dusty Kid, Le Dust Sucker, Gui Boratto, Extrawelt, and more. On remixing duties, you'll find both classic tastemakers and contemporary, such as Robag Wruhme, Catz N Dogz, Marek Hemmann or Pachanga Boys' Rebolledo, all of them presenting what can be counted as among their finest performances. An exhilarating ride awaits you, so get that engine up and running. Other artists include: Duoteque, My My, Rodriguez Jr., Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Frank Martiniq, Handycraft, Goldfish & der Dulz, Patrick Chardronnet, Dusty Kid, and Dave DK. Comes in a digipak.

Artist:	VA
Title:	April
Label:	BOXMEDIA
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	BOX 017

"Special limited edition of 300. Hand printed covers - released in conjunction with the Goem / Kapotte Muziek USA tour in april of 2002. Goem gives two minimal techno remixes of Lowfish. Kapotte Muziek reworks material from Tsunoda Toshiya. Freiband (Frans De Waard) reworks King Crimson's 'Moonchild'. Shifts (also Frans De Waard) drifts washed out ambience. Roel Meelkop presents another concrete masterpiece. And boston's Jason Talbot / Howard Stelzer turntable / tapes duo present a sparse, delicate yet very active piece." Limited stock.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BNR Volume 1
Label:	BOYSNOIZE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	BNR 005CD

Boysnoize Records presents their first-ever label compilation -- two CDs featuring the best of four years of BNR releases. Today, almost 4 years after its first release, Berlin's BNR has a strong following of many diverse underground DJs worldwide. Innovative, refreshing, idiosyncratic releases from Boys Noize, Shadow Dancer, D.I.M., Housemeister, Les Petits Pilous, Siriusmo, Strip Steve, Puzique and U.S. indie band The Faint, range from modern techno to old school house to classic electronica and back again, creating the sound that's made BNR one of today's leading electronic music labels. It's not about one particular style; it's about quality electronic music and fun. Boysnoize Records has both discovered and developed new young producers and released the first remixes from unknown artists that got big a year later. Pedro Winter (Ed Banger Chief/Daft Punk Management) once said that "BNR is the German Ed Banger." That is certainly a welcome compliment, but inspiration can also be seen through imprints like Warp or XL in their first stages. This compilation proves that this imprint is more then a passing phenomenon, Boys are here for good. Other artists include: Djedjotronic, Spoek, John Starlight, Das Glow, Darmstadt, Einzeller, CLP, I Robots, Pandullo vs. Und, Feadz, Brodinski, and Eastwest.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Boysnoize Presents Super Acid
Label:	BOYSNOIZE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BNR 008CD

Boysnoize Records has compiled 12 modern acid jams done by BNR artists and homies like Feadz, Joakim & Krikor and Brodinski, in a tribute to 20 years of acid. How does one make a classic acid track? First, you need a Roland TB-303 bass line which -- back in 1982 -- was made for musicians to replace the actual bass or guitar. Its manual is the most annoying thing to read because it teaches you classic music lessons -- no wonder that the concept of the Roland TB-303 as a real instrument failed and no one wanted to buy it. In the midle of the '80s, DJ Pierre, member of Phuture, produced a 12 minute track "Acid Trax" with just a drum machine and the 303 -- a totally new sound created for the clubs. Shortly after, a few more producers put that "useless" thing together with a drum machine such as the Roland TR-808 or 909, programmed a bass line pattern and recorded live sessions, abusing its incredible filters. Acid-house was born. Because the Roland TB 303 was so expensive, you can find diverse clones of that wonderful machine and you can even make acid sounds with your phone. Boysnoize presents a compilation full of new, modern acid, made in all kinds of ways. Some, well, most of the producers on this compilation have used the classic Roland 303, some used a 303 clone, a 303 plug-in and some even rocked the 303 iPhone application. Some of the producers on this compilation spent their time with all kinds of analog gear and mixers to have the original "warm" sound they love and some others just used a fucking laptop. Can you hear the difference Well, WE can, but do you really? And why release new acid tracks when you can find the best ones made 10-20 years ago? Because this is some fresh acid you haven't heard before, produced by incredible young talents that know everything about the acid-life -- producers that take this genre to another level into the future. Other artists include: Boys Noize, Jan Driver, Housemeister & Dave Tarrida, Noob, Brodinksi, Djedjotronic & Harvard Bass, Siriusmo, Erol Alkan, Shadow Dancer, Strip Steve, and Benny Rodrigues.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BNR TRAX 01-10
Label:	BOYSNOIZE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BNR 013CD

After the launch of BNR's sub-label BNR TRAX, Boysnoize Records is proud to see that the newborn has grown up and become a highly profiled digital platform for innovative experimental music and real techno rockets. So far there have been 11 BNR TRAX releases so far... strong releases featuring Benny Rodrigues, Para One, Bobmo, Maelstrom or completely unknown youngsters such as Audionite and BS1. BNR TRAX 01-10 is a compilation of the best stuff that BNR TRAX has to offer over the first 10 releases and a good opportunity to have bombs like Strip Steve & Das Glow's "Calcium," Para One's "Nevrosis" and Bobmo's "Northside" as a physical copy. As always, it will be available for download, too. BNR is proud to be able to offer you this release, especially if you weren't aware of the great music that has been happening here on BNR TRAX. BNR TRAX 01-10 features Strip Steve & Das Glow, Djedjotronic, Shadow Dancer, Para One, Maxime Dangles, Benny Rodrigues, Electric Rescue, Audionite and Maelstrom. Boysnoize is looking forward to a new year with more bombs and rockets.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BNR Vol. 2
Label:	BOYSNOIZE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	BNR 014CD

Boysnoize Rec. turns seven years-old in 2012 and this compilation gives them an opportunity to sum up their long label history and to celebrate another year of label-dom with the second volume of the infamous BNR compilation, including well-chosen tracks by label-boss Boys Noize himself. Since the first launch of BNR Vol. 1 (BNR 005CD) back in 2008, the BNR family has grown artistically and musically. With BNR Vol. 2 the label would like you to focus on some of BNR's best tracks -- featuring Jan Driver, D.I.M., Spank Rock, Siriusmo, Erol Alkan & Boys Noize, Chilly Gonzales, Shadow Dancer, Strip Steve, Djedjotronic, Housemeister, Handbraekes (Boys Noize & Mr. Oizo), The Faint, SCNTST, Bart B More, Mixhell, DJ Koze, CLP, Lone and Les Petits Pilous. Plus remixes from Modeselektor, Spoek, Brodinski, SebastiAn, Tensnake, Diplo vs. DJ Sega, Mr. Oizo, Lorenz Rhode, Mumbai Science and Chilly Gonzales. On CD3 you will find a continuous DJ mix by Shadow Dancer. Available worldwide as a 3CD digipak with an 8-page booklet.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Boysnoize Presents Super Acid
Label:	BOYSNOIZE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	BNR 054LP

2LP version. Boysnoize Records has compiled 12 modern acid jams done by BNR artists and homies like Feadz, Joakim & Krikor and Brodinski, in a tribute to 20 years of acid. How does one make a classic acid track? First, you need a Roland TB-303 bass line which -- back in 1982 -- was made for musicians to replace the actual bass or guitar. Its manual is the most annoying thing to read because it teaches you classic music lessons -- no wonder that the concept of the Roland TB-303 as a real instrument failed and no one wanted to buy it. In the midle of the '80s, DJ Pierre, member of Phuture, produced a 12 minute track "Acid Trax" with just a drum machine and the 303 -- a totally new sound created for the clubs. Shortly after, a few more producers put that "useless" thing together with a drum machine such as the Roland TR-808 or 909, programmed a bass line pattern and recorded live sessions, abusing its incredible filters. Acid-house was born. Because the Roland TB 303 was so expensive, you can find diverse clones of that wonderful machine and you can even make acid sounds with your phone. Boysnoize presents a compilation full of new, modern acid, made in all kinds of ways. Some, well, most of the producers on this compilation have used the classic Roland 303, some used a 303 clone, a 303 plug-in and some even rocked the 303 iPhone application. Some of the producers on this compilation spent their time with all kinds of analog gear and mixers to have the original "warm" sound they love and some others just used a fucking laptop. Can you hear the difference Well, WE can, but do you really? And why release new acid tracks when you can find the best ones made 10-20 years ago? Because this is some fresh acid you haven't heard before, produced by incredible young talents that know everything about the acid-life -- producers that take this genre to another level into the future. Other artists include: Boys Noize, Jan Driver, Housemeister & Dave Tarrida, Noob, Brodinksi, Djedjotronic & Harvard Bass, Siriusmo, Erol Alkan, Shadow Dancer, Strip Steve, and Benny Rodrigues.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BNR TRAX 01-10
Label:	BOYSNOIZE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	3LP
Price:	$26.50
Catalog #:	BNR 073LP

Vinyl compilation of Boysnoize digital-only sublabel BNR TRAX. Just 15 months after the launch of BNR's sub-label BNR TRAX, Boysnoize Records is proud to see that the newborn has grown up and become a highly profiled digital platform for innovative experimental music and real techno rockets. So far there have been 11 BNR TRAX releases so far... strong releases featuring Benny Rodrigues, Para One, Bobmo, Maelstrom or completely unknown youngsters such as Audionite and BS1. BNR TRAX 01-10 is a compilation of the best stuff that BNR TRAX has to offer over the first 10 releases and a good opportunity to have bombs like Strip Steve & Das Glow's "Calcium," Para One's "Nevrosis" and Bobmo's "Northside" as a physical copy. BNR is proud to be able to offer you this release, especially if you weren't aware of the great music that has been happening here on BNR TRAX. BNR TRAX 01-10 features Strip Steve & Das Glow, Djedjotronic, Shadow Dancer, Para One, Maxime Dangles, Benny Rodrigues, Electric Rescue, Audionite and Maelstrom. Boysnoize is looking forward to a new year with more bombs and rockets.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Berlin 2001 A/B
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BPC 031.1EP

"Berlin 2001. Dedication, Representation. This compilation is the chronological successor of the first BPitch Control compilation Berlin 2000 which started this series. Every shade of it is reflected in its musical counterpart on Berlin 2001. The label is to be found among the context of techno, which picks up and alienates the urban structure to put the urban change in concrete terms by abstract sounds. BPitch Control`s characteristic dealing with the structure of electronic music, which originally involves break beat, ambient and house conveys an understanding of this music, that leads to the infancy of techno." First of 4 vinyl EP volumes. Featuring tracks from: Ellen Allien, Trike, Märtini Brös, Dash.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Berlin 2001
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	BPC 031CD

"Berlin 2001. Dedication, Representation. This compilation is the chronological successor of the first BPitch Control compilation Berlin 2000 which started this series. This city, its changes and the life in it, is recited and can be experienced. Every shade of it is reflected in its musical counterpart on Berlin 2001. The label is to be found among the context of techno, which picks up and alienates the urban structure to put the urban change in concrete terms by abstract sounds. BPitch Control`s characteristic dealing with the structure of electronic music, which originally involves break beat, ambient and house conveys an understanding of this music, that leads to the infancy of techno. In this case the return to the origins means the abolition of diversification. BPitch Control does not aspire homogeneity. The only compartment to be categorised voluntarily feels like a honour at the same time: Berlin. Berlin 2001 can be understood as a chronological diary of the development of techno, as well as an journey through the entire last year. BPitch Control and Berlin grow at the same speed, not only with one another, but together. The title Berlin 2001 -- Dedication. Representation summarises all that. This compilations dedication depicts the personal and emotional relation to the 'state of the art'. It is again a kind of balance sheet of the label and the city's relation. This becomes obvious by the chosen artists on Berlin 2001: They whether live in Berlin or at least had a release on BPitch Control. The joining together mobilises creative powers by applying the highest principle of BPitch Control: the collective. The further fundamental idea of BPitch Control is the agreement of being total open towards all sides -- as it can be seen on the formal principles. The artwork is done by Berlin's avant-garde graphic designers Pfadfinderei and extends the classic cover artwork by a short animated film on the CD, that provides the equal space for the sound and the visuals -- reflecting the tight relations between musical output and visual implementation at BPitch Control. Tim Buktu, Barbara Morgenstern, Mitte Karaoke, Märtini Brös, Mark Verbos, MIA. and Dash are friendly related artists. Together with the label's own artists Ellen Allien, Smash TV, Kiki, Eedio, Sascha Funke, Trike, Paul Kalkbrenner, White Dolemite and TokTok they represent the many facets of the 'Sound of Berlin'."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Gemeinsam
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	BPC 055CD

"Cruising together through the Bpitch Control network: no wonder that after three years of label history you still can be surprised by the wide variety of the label's output. Those who still think Bpitch Control works within these old categories missed the point electronic music was developing to over the last few years and still is. Techno as a defining element has become somewhat the new 'zeitgeist'. As we have now arrived in the year 2002, Bpitch Control broadens its musical horizon with not only with the help of friendly related artists from Berlin's music scene, but draws larger circles. Internationality is the new motto. Under the title Gemeinsam there will be also a label-tour to follow. The possible combinations of today's Bpitch Control music seem nearly unlimited and range from abstract electronic music to independent guitar music. That ability to create new impulses is characteristic to every Bpitch Control release as you can perfectly see on this compilation of collected Bpitch Control works. Thereby always looking fast forward -- even though this compilation is more a 'best of this year' so far. The rocking artists are Sascha Funke, Paul Kalkbrenner, Kiki, Feadz, Eedio, Alex Amoon, Tim Tim, Modeselektor, Trike and Barbara Morgenstern. There are also some exclusive tracks by Apparat (Shitkatapult), Kero (Shitkatapult, Bpitch Control), Sylvie Marks (HAL9000, Gigolo) and Ellen Allien."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Camping
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	BPC 101CD

Compilation of classic BPitch tracks from the past few years, featuring: Ellen Allien, Kiki, Modeselektor, Sascha Funke, Housemeister, Feadz, Thomas Andersson, TimTim, Smash TV, Sylvie Marks & Hal9000, Paul Kalkbrenner. "At night on the camping ground. The people on Your lefthandside are listening to the radio. In the distance near by the showers somebody is singing German Schlager music, rather out of tune. It's high time to reveal your treasure: the BPitch Control release number 100! That was fast! People shaking their heads in disbelief, while you toss the CD into your boom box. The first Track, no doubt, it must be Kiki. As the air densifies, and the space deepens, more and more people packed with beers are starting to pour into your tent. They start to dance as the beats get louder, all of a sudden the place has turned into a club and everything is good. How do you congratulate yourself for the magic 100 mark, if you are to young and agile for a sapient retrospective? BPitch Control shows you how! They connect past, present and future with the launch of a new compilation series called Camping. 20 Tracks will present the work of the last 5 years of the Berlin-based label. Not the chronological order, but the timeless flow. After Sylvie Marks & Hal 9000´s elegant pop state of mind catches up with Kiki's dramatic opener, Paul Kalkbrenner aka Mr. Rave himself, follows up along with the typical kind of urban melancholy we love so much about Ellen Allien and Modeselektor. Sascha Funke, Smash TV, and Housemeister's tracks are a fast forward trip towards the dancefloor, sparking tunes, while Thomas Andersson and Feadz turn us upsidedown with their madness. Timtim waves us goodbye with a tear in his eye, but why be sad if you can just hit the repeat switch on your CD-player?! Music as a medium for ideas -- BPitch Control presents its artists as individuals as well as a part of the whole collective in which everyone has his share. This is what creates the attractive force surrounding the Bpitch environment: Homogenity through diversity. BPitch Control doesn't follow trends but instead creates style. Self-sufficient, sometimes humorous but always making sense and never leaving the dancefloor out of sight. Camping bestows us with all of this. Let them put up their tents in your front garden and go outside to live together with them happily ever after...."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Camping 2
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	BPC 117CD

Imagine if Ellen Allien picked her favorite tracks from the recent BPitch Control releases and gave them to you? Well, imagine no more, because Camping 2 is exactly that. One of the world's best selectors dips into her own label for you. These are shining examples of some of the best that BPitch has had to offer in 2005, all previously vinyl-only (excepting Sascha Funke's "Quiet Please"), and here unmixed, in full-length glory for your listening pleasure. As a label, BPitch bridges sounds like a causeway: Breaks, Electro, House, Techno all come under their span. Recent buzz acts like the MFA and Smash TV make a digital appearance, as do stalwarts like Sascha Funke and Feadz. But the real center of Camping 2 comes in three forms, a troika of modern electronic dance sounds. Number one: with Paul Kalkbrenner, underappreciated is an understatement. Mssr. Kalkbrenner makes huge warping tracks that wobble like Grimace, with a rhythm that rocks back and forth until it topples. We also have two tracks from Ms. Allien herself, who of course deserves all the attention she gets and more. But let it be known the mastery of Tomas Andersson -- the jewel of the new Scandinavian sound. His two tracks included here ("Happy Happy" and "Washing Up (Tiga Remix)") absolutely kill clubs dead. Play these in the car, the bedroom or the warehouse and life is easier, things go better and you'll be hopping madly. Of course, the rest of the roster is no B-team. Camping 2 is the latest compilation from BPitch Control, one of the best dance labels in the world, hands down. Or, rather, up.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Camping Vol. 3 1/3
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BPC 145EP

Finally -- a new BPitch Control label compilation -- a colorful profile of what's going on at BPitch Control. Each of the artists has produced a brand-new track for Camping -- so everything is exclusive! All the tracks are available on the CD version, and several of the tracks, the potential club hits, are also available on three vinyls. Vinyl 1 has a remix by Ellen Allien of a track by Safety Scissors and a track by Ben Klock, both as a DJ-friendly extended version.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Camping Vol. 03
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	BPC 148CD

This is the third volume in BPitch Control's Camping series, compiled by the label boss herself, Ellen Allien. Allien shares with us her crystal ball BPitch futurecast: these are all brand-new and exclusive tracks and remixes from the BPitch roster, and 2007 looks ace. Camping 03 features soon-to-come club-smashers and hushed grooves from the likes of Jahcoozi, Paul Kalkbrenner, Modeselektor, Sascha Funke, Ben Klock and Tomas Andersson, just to name a few. Trained masters like Sascha Funke and Paul Kalkbrenner rock next to newcomers like Zander VT and Larsson. And since it's always nice to have guests on board, there are also tracks by Jahcoozi and Fairmont that nicely frame the record at both ends. Even old-school BPitch playas TimTim, Sylvie Marks & Hal9000 and Feadz join in with some fresh cuts. Be aware the imminent club hits are soon available on three slabs of wax -- some as super-class DJ-friendly extended versions, such as Ellen Allien's remix of a track by Safety Scissors as well the brand-new track by Ben Klock. Camping 03 is not only a sampler, not just a yearbook and not just a snapshot: it's a neu world manifesto.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Werkschau
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	BPC 227CD

Imagine you had the difficult task of representing your entire life in the form of seventeen songs. BPitch Control has attempted to do just that, packing a turbulent 12-year label history onto one silver disc. The resulting album is not just a simple reflection of the past, it's a statement showing how comprehensive, complex, progressive, emotional and ultimately enthralling electronic music can be; the kind of potential and opportunities for development that can be found in a genre -- given the necessary courage to ignore pigeon-holes and open new doors. The Werkschau (trans. "Showcase") compilation presents BPitch Control and its forward-thinking artists in all their stylistic elasticity. The BPC Werkschau compilation is in no way a conventional "best of" album. Instead, all 17 tracks are previously-unreleased works. The featured artists include label colleagues from BPC's founding period as well as completely new faces and musical collaborations which have been formed here for the first time. The artists' homelands are also worthy of note, ranging from various European countries to North and South America. Paul Kalkbrenner gives you an ironic wink as he combines straight, catchy tech-house production with a highly distorted Hammond organ and Mr. Statik unashamedly lays house beats under crooner vocals. The track "Deutsche Werden" from Aérea Negrot has a considerably more fantastical feel. The intermittent singer of Hercules and Love Affair sets off a reaction between her apparently deranged, broken German-speaking vocals and a unique and very coherently-arranged electro production style. The straight-up tech-house opener "The Present" from Irish Memo artist Cormac is carried by vocals, as is the wonderfully atmospheric synth-pop song from the Italian duo We Love. Dillon combines beatbox-electro with pop vocals in her collaboration with Coma. TimTim's contribution "How We Moove" merges classic singer/songwriting with bleepy electronic sounds, followed by the finely-woven dub textures of AGF/Delay. Telefon Tel Aviv offer challenging, futuristic yet retro Chicago post-rock/electronica sounds. Known and loved for being just as challenging are Jahcoozi -- with "Day In Day Out," the trio based around song-writer/MC/singer Sasha Perera makes a surprisingly docile appearance, showing their laid-back, dub-sounding side. Sascha Funke spreads his epic sound carpets over characteristic minimal techno structures while Thomas Muller creates another irresistibly dynamic clockwork construction with "West." Chaim's Chicago-inspired tech-house track could be a promising taste of what's to come and Mark Broom offers up a pure and simple dancefloor bomb with "Refund." Real house jacks Zander VT offer up a rare pearl and Kiki & Lenz release their first co-production on this CD. Finally, label boss Ellen Allien slots a classic house stomper in amongst the ranks of her colleagues. Without a doubt, this is a fabulous release with countless magic moments -- a clearly-defined point in the label landscape and a starting point for the next twelve years.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Werkschau
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	BPC 228EP

This is the first Werkschau single and who better to kick things off than the BPitch label boss herself? "The Kiss" exudes a natural buoyancy with a direct and absolutely unambiguous invitation to dance -- this is not only a superb, sexy house stomper, it's classic Ellen Allien! "Hiddensee" gives a clear representation of Sascha Funke's mastery of his trade. The entire length of the flipside belongs to Moderat, with a remix of their electro/electronica smash "Seamonkey" crafted by Ellen Allien.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Werkschau EP 2
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	BPC 231EP

This is the second session in BPitch's Werkshau EP series, a selection of extraordinary and highly functional club gems that represent BPitch's harmonious concept as perfectly as they demonstrate its musical breadth. The most noticeable characteristics the three extended versions share are their vocal presence and the extremely distinctive way that the artists make use of language and voice. Featuring tracks by Cormac, Aérea Negrot and Kiki & Lenz.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BPC Vinyl Only Edits 1
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	BPC 261EP

BPitch tech-house all-stars deliver new edits of their favorite tracks from their most recent digital singles: Chaim adds an extra layer of spookiness to his tech-house bomb "Ur Around Me." Skinnerbox's "God Is Fading" sounds energy-laden and tricky, and We Love's elegiac tech-house pearl "End of the Night" drives ahead with even greater urgency. The first few beats of "When Lou Met Vernon," from Kiki, leave no doubt as to his all-time favorite track.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Where the Wind Blows
Label:	BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BPC 263CD

In the early '90s, the world began taking a shine to a quite curious phenomenon which was still regarded in many places as part of the even more curious genre label IDM. Its protagonists such as Richard James and Autechre created grandiose and bewildering cosmoses of sound whose exponential complexity could only be escaped by departing in the opposite direction -- minimal techno as an escape route to the future. BPitch Control meets this current transition with an ambitious compilation album bearing the fitting title Where the Wind Blows. The name requires little interpretation: seventeen striking and all previously-unreleased tracks from as many artists reveal where the wind could be blowing at BPitch in the future. On board, alongside numerous label veterans such as Kiki, Thomas Muller, Jahcoozi, and label boss Ellen Allien herself, are renowned remixers from the BPitch network, including the Polish DJ duo Viadrina and the Irish-Canadian Amirali. Of course, a fresh wind means completely new input as well. So it comes as no surprise that the BPitch circle has been expanded to include a few more illustrious names such as Tomas Barfod, Douglas Greed and Mooryc, as well as Joy Wellboy who adorns the album with a cool, soulful-electronic, down-tempo gem. The transition from highly structured minimalism to atmospheric, song-oriented alternative electronica is a strong thread running through the entire album. It offers Telefon Tel Aviv's dramatic soundscapes just as much room as Dillon's distinctive, almost painfully intense singer-songwriter sketches. The label boss delivers very uncharacteristic cerebral cinema soundtrack, almost rocky in its driving rhythm; Chaim combines house and space-disco elements; mechanical sound specialist Thomas Muller serves up a piece that could almost be interpreted as tech-house parody; and Hercules And Love Affair singer Aérea Negrot takes us by surprise by revealing a naive-poppy side that no one would have previously suspected. The high proportion of vocal tracks on Where the Wind Blows underlines the commitment to color and the shift towards a new emotionality. Other artists include Mr. Statik (feat. Beatrice Ballabile), Camea, David K, and Apparat.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Basss Brains
Label:	BRD BASSS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BRDBASSS 001CD

Presenting the first compilation by Brd Basss, a project formulated by Ralph Raabe, who runs the legendary underground club A.R.M., DJ and producer Michael Schmeisser, and Berlin's Anne Khan and Robert Defcon from A.M.T.. In the ghettos of Kingston, in Berlin's fucked-up joints, in the streets of Miami and Tampa, in London's dubstep laboratories, and in the bohemian bars of Paris, the thundering echo of the global techno and hip-hop revolution is trembling in the speakers, and millions of bass-infected slaves to the rhythm are screaming for more. Basss Brains features 20 bass bombs from around the world, with 11 exclusive and unreleased tracks. The ladies set the pace right at the start: Lexie Lee, Yo Majesty, Rayzaflo with CLP, Sasha Perera (Jahcoozi), Anne Khan (A.M.T.) and Terry Lynn, zapping back and forth between stilettos, battle, business management, and family as confidently as pimps between their playmates on a post-feminist gender-bender tip. But the electrified bass-brains gathered around the ladies up the ante in the realm between techno, hip-hop, Miami bass, dancehall, grime, garage and dub. The pioneers CLP, who have been pushing the bass-y shit at the highest international level for years now, sound avant-gardist Pole, beat-shredder Robot Koch, bit-hopper Ben Mono in the mix by star-DJ Shir Khan, schizoid Marsimoto with his clever texts and bass-beatnik ComixXx will not go amiss here, and nor shall the club-excess monsters dOP or minimalists Der Schmeisser & Jean Daniel, who present their chilled-rocking bass formula. Even the fattest bass-speakers explode here, as with DJ Maxximus, who has been opening dancing-ears up to deep bass for years -- here with Dirk Leyers on a Hiem remix -- that's grime-pioneer Roots Manuva rapping. And A.M.T, Mailerdaemon, König Quasi and Blake Worrell, known as an MC with the Puppetmastaz, provide the necessary developmental help in the underground. Basss Brains assembles these purveyors of bass music on one CD for the first time. Other artists include: Johnny Meinhof, The I.M.F., RQM, Jemeni, Shir Khan, Bulit, Zwang, and DataMC.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Breaking New Soil 04
Label:	BREAK NEW SOIL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	BNS 029EP

Break New Soil kickstarts into 2012 with chapter 4 in their Breaking New Soil series. Macromism keep the pace high on their debut for BNS, while label veteran Daniele Papini graces BNS with his unmistakable production and some subtle, arpeggiated beauty. Last but not least is a track by label-owner Gregor Tresher together with DJ Karotte that has been a secret weapon in both of their sets for a long time and finally sees the light of day.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Gospel According to Budgie II
Label:	BRIDGING THE GAP (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	BDGMX 1001CD

"Budgie is back with 28 more impossibly rare, insanely funky gospel numbers. Ranging from sweet & soulful 2 steppers to furiously funky disco excursions, the tracks on this mix join the dots between gospel's major labels such as Savoy and Nashboro with lesser known imprints like Birthright, Sound Of Gospel, Gospearl and a plethora of unknown/private gospel record labels. With thoughtful blends and bespoke edits the songs are tastefully woven together, creating a dynamic mix that will seduce the ears of secular and pious alike and certainly have any soul/funk/disco aficionado double checking the track list. The mix pitches gospel heavy hitters (James Cleveland and Raymond Anthony Myles) against a counterpoint of complete unknowns like The Weeden Family Singers, Souls A'Fire, The St. Luke Youth Choir, Holy Name of Mary Choral Family and Jimmie Hill and the Creators.... After receiving praise from two of his biggest musical mentors -- namely Theo Parrish & Alchemist -- for his excavation work in the realm of gospel LPs, The Gospel According To Budgie II is ready to be heard by the world."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music For Children
Label:	BRUCHSTUCKE (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	BRUCH 001CD

"The compilation Music For Children is a project by friends with it's own story. The idea was by Chica Paula of the label Ruta5: 'I love to listen to music with my daughter Romina, but we didn't feel like listening to this old styled productions for children. Romina loves electronic music very much -- so why don't we make modern music for our children? After years of intense club- and party culture, most of the involved artists have now own children, or they are familiar with the needs through the children of their friends. The compilation tries to combine these two quite opposite ways of living. The tracks use sounds from little music boxes, melodies of children's songs or the voice of a baby. So they create a sound of intimate elation and harmony, they switch between minimal electronica and naive melody. The customs of listening have changed by children too. Musicians like Debussy or Satie worked intensely on music for children -- maybe to explore their own fantasy or to satisfy their urge to play and the child in their own.' A lot of the artists have Chilean origins, are related with people from Chile or have been there for vacation. Most of them live now in Berlin and support the label Ruta5, which sets up a stage for South American artists in Europe. After two years and a long way round the project came finally to Bruchstuecke, a label that released so far more club-oriented music for the dancefloor. Music For Children was the impulse to start a more textual and home-listening oriented series on the CD." Artists: Chica & The Folder, Console, Gudrun Gut, Mo & El Puma, Nicol Et Lucien, Pink Elln, Max Loderbauer, Tom Thiel, Ricardo Villalobos, Thomas Fehlmann, Dandy Jack, Jorge Gonzalez, Dinky.

Artist:	VA
Title:	New Black: Couper Decaler Électronique
Label:	BUBACK (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BTT 117CD

Couper Decaler is one of the most important contemporary forms of African pop music. It began around 2003 in a Paris diaspora. On the fringe of the French mainstream, a group of young Ivorians, known as the Jet Set, created an unprecedented hype that quickly led to fame and success as it ping-ponged between Paris and Abidjan. Their performances were flamboyant -- turning up at the Ivorian clubs in the Paris suburbs with bundles of money that they would throw to the audience during the show. Musically, the shows revolved around sloppily thrown-together drum computer beats. The main beat, a fast, triplet rhythm on top of a 4/4 bass drum, is borrowed (though slightly altered) from the Congo. Refusing to be recognized as being in any way politically motivated, the lyrics concerned themselves with the singer's fame and success and their assumedly glamorous life-style. There are some people who say that the party culture propagated by Couper Decaler helped prevent much worse bloodshed during the smoldering domestic political conflicts of the first half of the 2000s. The singers on this CD -- Skelly, Gadouku La Star, Gotta Lalman and Shaggy Sharoof -- represent different generations of Couper Decaler. In the last years, they, and others, have continued to develop theatrical stage performances and new dance styles, the so-called "concepts." Couper Decaler has long been a defining musical and trendsetting influence for the Ivorian youth, even if the older generations complain about the artificial (read: electronic and not hand-played) character of the music. And then there are the obscene and licentious lyrics and stage performances. The tracks on this CD are the results of different collaborations, and the product of an exchange between Ivorian singers, producers and European musicians. The songs came into being between April 2010 and May 2011 at first in Abidjan, later in Berlin and Hamburg and during the Donau Festival in Krems, Austria. The Gintersdorfer/Klaßen Group, who have been researching dance, performance and theater phenomena from Côte d'Ivoire since 2005, had the initial idea for this experiment to bring Couper Decaler singers and producers together with musicians such as Melissa Logan (Chicks On Speed), Nadine Jessen, Ted Gaier, Jacques Palminger, Carsten "Erobique" Meyer, and later, Timor Litzenberger and Mense Reents. New Black documents the different phases and stages of these collaborations -- from classic Decaler combined with European electronic music, to Couper Decaler beats enriched using European production methods and notions of sound, right up to dubstep-oriented beats with Couper Decaler vocals.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music For Listening To
Label:	BUBBLE CORE RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	BCORE 026CD

"Our new compilation Music For Listening To runs the gamut, in a perplexingly coherent way. Yes, it has some experimental electronics and sick live beats courtesy of Him, Velma (from Switzerland),Matmos, Mice Parade, and the legendary Dots Will Echo (so ahead of their time -- their track here was recorded in 1984!), but it also has some of our old limited 7"s like Rex & Kirsten McCord. From interesting grooves to bluegrass, this isn't any one sort of music, although you may find some underlying themes. This is simply music to listen to." Limited stock.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pop Tics
Label:	BUNGALOW (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$4.00
Catalog #:	BUNG 66 LP

Year 2000 release; last copies, reduced price. "Pop Tics will be a totally new and exciting kind of compilation. It will feature the works of various bands, artists, designers, and painters from all over the world. Why this? Everybody is talking about the millennium. We don't care. That's why we asked our favorite DJs and bands together with their graphic teams to write and design the last pop song of the 90s (no longer than 2 minutes -- that's enough for the 90s). Artists: Jim Avingnon (Ger), Yoshinori Sunahara with Mars Art Lab (Japan), Helen Love (UK), Olaf Hund (Fr), Andreas Dorau with Moritz Reichelt (Ger), Business Class (Spain), Pizzicato Five with Groovisions (Japan), Pop Tarts with E-Boy (Ger), DOB (Japan), Dauerfisch (Ger), Yukari Fresh with Popsy Rock (Japan), Discordia (UK), Jeans Team (Ger).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Easy Christmas Now! Groovy Carols For A Cosy Winter
Label:	BUREAU B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 005CD

Originally released in 2006. The Bureau B label presents Easy Christmas Now! Groovy Carols For A Cosy Winter -- a fine collection of pop-oriented Christmas carols interpreted by classic '60s/'70s jazz, soul and easy-listening artists for a relaxing holiday. This compilation is your gadget to escape from the panic-inducing sound of kitschy children's choirs singing carols in blurry candlelight. Featuring artists Kenny Burrell, Bert Kaempfert, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, Jimmy Smith, The Beach Boys, The Ventures, The Bob Crewe Generation, Margie Joseph, Ramsey Lewis Trio, The Free Design, Booker T. & The MGs, Ray Anthony And His Bookends, Helmut Zacharias, The Temptations, Jimmy McGriff, The Drifters, The Emotions, and Claudine Longet.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Parlez Vous Pop?
Label:	BUREAU B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 006CD

Parlez Vous Pop? is a compilation of 16 enchanting songs in broken French from the '60s and '70s. French is the language of love. The words flow as smoothly as a vintage Bordeaux, like the suggestively sweet nothings Serge Gainsbourg whispered into Jane Birkin's ear. Ah, France, famed for laisser-faire, laisser-allez and exquisite cuisine -- something patently lacking in the wirtschafts-wonderful Germany of the '50s and '60s (not to mention the United Kingdom). Songs sung in French were not only pleasant to the ear, they promised a better, more luxurious life. Even chansons laced with melancholy hinted at a certain lightness of heart. Some artists -- or their record labels -- simply wanted to see if they could make an impression on the French market, singers like Roy Black, Mary Roos, Peter Kraus or Freddy Quinn, as well as British stars such as Dusty Springfield and Sandy Shaw. Others, notably Reinhard Frédérik Mey, Caterina Valente, Vicky Leandros, were genuine Francophiles and released entire albums in the French language. For some -- Manfred Krug, Alexandra, Marianne Faithful or Ireen Sheer, for example -- it was more a question of having a bit of fun singing one or two French numbers to include on their LPs. The majority of them may have struggled to perfect their French accent, but the near-misses are perhaps the most charming of all. While some of the German performers get very close indeed, with Marlene Dietrich and Manfred Krug earning particular recognition from their French counterparts, the British singers just cannot roll their "R"s or accentuate the "E" at the end of a word. Elsewhere, Alexandra sounds like an exiled East Prussian and Lys Assia gets her tenses in a twist but ce n'est pas grave -- as long as it swings. The booklet contains liner notes from the unique, magnifique Françoise Cactus, vocalist with the Franco-German band Stereo Total.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Achtung! German Grooves
Label:	BUREAU B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 008CD

...20 Instrumental Dancefloor Killers from the 60s and 70s. The rehabilitation of German popular musicians continues with this new compilation from the Bureau B label, Hamburg's purveyors of quality music. Achtung! German Grooves brings together wild rare grooves, slick funk workouts, sleazy soul beats, wah-wah guitars, Fender-Rhodes, Hammond organs, meaty drum breaks, snappy horn sections -- everything the easygoing '60s and '70s had to offer. Although many of these musicians' first love was jazz and traditional big band, earning some pocket money demanded they create some kicky burners for the groovy dancefloor crowd. Alongside orchestral greats like James Last, Max Greger, Peter Thomas and Ambros Seelos, a number of lesser-known, but nonetheless exciting musicians take a deserved bow. Other artists include: Ady Zehnpfennig, Gerhard Narholz, Hans Haider, Don Kelly Band, Kai Warner And His Orchestra, Theo Schumann Combo, Henry Arland, Heinz Kiessling, Orchester Günter Gollasch, Pete Jacques, Hans Ehrlinger And His Orchestra, Catch Up, Helmut Zacharias, Roberto Delgado, Berry Lipman and Orchester Walter Kubiczek.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Easy Beatles: Irresistible In-Sound Interpretations
Label:	BUREAU B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 009CD

...from the 60s and 70s. The Bureau B label presents what may very well be the best Beatles covers record, ever. Now-sound meets jet-set music meets space-age pop meets easy listening meets soul jazz meets vocal jazz. Not to mention stand-out contributors such as Gary McFarland, Gershon Kingsley, The Sandpipers, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Scott and many more. Countless musicians and bands have transposed The Beatles into styles as diverse as country & western, reggae or even waltzes. When it comes to Beatles interpretations, almost anything goes. The most prolific period of Beatles remakes coincided with the band's own active phase. The late '60s and early '70s were positively awash with Fab Four facsimiles on the songsheets of popular entertainers and jazz musicians. Some went as far as to record entire albums of Beatles songs. While some turned out to be rather fabulous in their own right, others were unintentionally amusing, but no less fascinating for that. More than a few pearls have been gathering dust in the archives over the years and many such treasures thoroughly deserve to see the light of day once again. This collection is but a small, initial foray into such territory. Eighteen jewels handpicked from the copious vaults of (primarily) American recordings embrace multi-genre interpretations. Little known starlets like The Assembled Multitude, studio musicians who came together for a single production, rub shoulders with the somewhat more familiar vocalist Nancy Ames (her highest chart position a less than stellar #89) and the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, a true giant of the vocal jazz scene. Includes detailed and entertaining track-by-track liner notes, beautifully packaged. Get ready to enter the Fab Fourth Dimension.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sprechen Sie Pop?
Label:	BUREAU B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 019CD

The Bureau B label asks, Sprechen Sie Pop?, a compilation presenting artists from other countries who sing in German. These tracks ride between beat, easy listening, chanson and pop that were staples of the 1960s and 1970s, when music hadn't lost its innocence and singers conquered the hearts of their audience with their charming, broken accents. It could hardly have been the melodious sing-song of the German language that had so many foreign vocalists tie their tongues in knots to master the lingo. It was, as always, all about fame and fortune -- at least as far as the West of the country, which was still divided at the time, was concerned. After all, Germany was one of the greatest music markets in the world during those years, and few acts were spared. It's a well-known fact that The Beatles and Elvis recorded the odd German track, and even Johnny Cash, The Temptations and The Beach Boys had to twist their tongues around German words at their record company's behest. The situation in Germany's East was slightly different: the GDR's political leaders were eager to prove to their citizens, who had already been contaminated by the capitalist media, that their socialist allies had a lot to offer in terms of hot beat music. The artists from the Eastern Bloc countries in turn hoped for a chance to make it to the other side of the Iron Curtain during their visits to East Germany (following in the footsteps of Czech crooner Karel Gott). Most of the male and female singers didn't have a clue just what they were singing about in that difficult-to-master tongue. Record companies hired translators, then the lyrics were written out in phonetics, which worked fairly well as a rule, as recordings by Rote Gitarren or Paul Anka prove -- both of whom reportedly didn't speak a word of German. The compilation consciously gets by without established foreign stars such as Howard Carpendale, Roberto Blanco, Gitte and Mireille Matthieu, who were so omnipresent in Germany during their heyday that they were hardly considered "foreigners," their accent being perceived almost as some kind of dialect. Other artists plying their pop-tongue in German include: Katja Holländer, Skalden, Adamo, Sandie Shaw, Juliette Gréco, Graham Bonney, Antoine, Severine, Joe Dassin, Barbara, Kati Kovács, France Gal, Elisa Gabbai, Sue & Sunny, Sylvie Vartan, and Illés.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Funky Fräuleins
Label:	BUREAU B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 031CD

Subtitled: Female Beat, Groove, Disco, Funk In Germany 1968-1978. The Bureau B label offers up 18 glistening pearls of Germanified groove, federal funk and imperial beat from the '60s and '70s, all with one common denominator: swinging Fräuleins holding the microphone. Most of them are genuine locals. Some, however, had the most fleeting guest appearances as Fräuleins, while others arrived from different countries to carve out a career in Germany and ended up staying for decades. When they start to sway their slim hips and flutter their eyelashes, no man is safe. Famed the world over for their charms and allure, in-bred elegance and, of course, for the groove which courses through their veins -- from Hamburg to Vienna, from Cologne to Dresden, from the swinging '60s beat and Austrian black humor of Topsy Küppers, to the lascivious eroticism and fluffy funk of Heidelinde Weis, to wild rock moments from Heidi Brühl (ostensibly with Jimmy Page on the guitar), to the hippie vibes of Renate Kern with the Kai Warner Orchestra, to Caterina Valente's ridiculously memorable version of "Blueberry Hill," these are the groove girls and beat queens of yesteryear who won't fail to get you schlagered. Other artists include: Su Kramer, Marianne Mendt, Roberta Kelly, Vicky Leandros, Olivia Molina, Hildegard Knef, Evelyn Künnecke, Peggy March, Sandra Haas, Jane Morel, Shirley Thompson, Marianne Rosenberg, and Lotte Und Leherb.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Funky Fräuleins
Label:	BUREAU B (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	BB 031LP

LP version. Subtitled: Female Beat, Groove, Disco, Funk In Germany 1968-1978. The Bureau B label offers up 18 glistening pearls of Germanified groove, federal funk and imperial beat from the '60s and '70s, all with one common denominator: swinging Fräuleins holding the microphone. Most of them are genuine locals. Some, however, had the most fleeting guest appearances as Fräuleins, while others arrived from different countries to carve out a career in Germany and ended up staying for decades. When they start to sway their slim hips and flutter their eyelashes, no man is safe. Famed the world over for their charms and allure, in-bred elegance and, of course, for the groove which courses through their veins -- from Hamburg to Vienna, from Cologne to Dresden, from the swinging '60s beat and Austrian black humor of Topsy Küppers, to the lascivious eroticism and fluffy funk of Heidelinde Weis, to wild rock moments from Heidi Brühl (ostensibly with Jimmy Page on the guitar), to the hippie vibes of Renate Kern with the Kai Warner Orchestra, to Caterina Valente's ridiculously memorable version of "Blueberry Hill," these are the groove girls and beat queens of yesteryear who won't fail to get you schlagered. Other artists include: Su Kramer, Marianne Mendt, Roberta Kelly, Vicky Leandros, Olivia Molina, Hildegard Knef, Evelyn Künnecke, Peggy March, Sandra Haas, Jane Morel, Shirley Thompson, Marianne Rosenberg, and Lotte Und Leherb.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Quality Street
Label:	BUTTERZ (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.50
Catalog #:	BR 002EP

Elijah & Skilliam's Butterz brings together a top value pack of four amazing productions. First up is a 2010 reworking of the classic "Creepy Crawler" by Terror Danjah -- 10 times more menacing than the original half-time 2004 grime hit. Royal T follows with "Hot Ones Remix" -- pulsing dancefloor grime at its finest. SRC reworks the Nintendo 8-bit era influenced "Goomba" and Mr. Mitch closes the set with a colorful combination of lo-fi synths and rattling breaks on "Skittles."

Artist:	VA
Title:	C.Sides Compilation 2006
Label:	C.SIDES (GERMANY)
Format:	4CD
Price:	$33.00
Catalog #:	CSIDES 001CD

"This very first release from literally the hottest festival this summer -- the c.sides Festival Jerusalem -- is a diverse 47 track 4CD compilation presenting audio works and pieces from the unique and less known community of electronic musicians in Israel accompanied by some of the biggest names today in electronic music worldwide, ranging from minimal techno to experimental noise through pop, ambient, modern composition and back. A vast compilation including: 4 hours and 22 minutes of play time, 49 full-length tracks, 31 previously unreleased tracks, 40 labels, 70 artists, plus a 32-page booklet with detailed information on the artists, labels and projects involved. Exclusive tracks by Acid Pauli, Aelters, Falko Brocksieper, Gebrüder Teichmann, Hometrainer, Lawrence, Robert Lippok, Safety Scissors, Sutekh, Vert and many, many more." Other artists include: Activater, Acute, Amnon Wolman, Anna, B. Fleishmann, Barbara Morgenstern, Basic Unit, Basteroid, Bloke, DJ Koze, Frivolous, Gal & Maurin, Gelbart, Glitterbug, Gustav, Ido Govrin, Jeff Samuel, Krikor, Latifa Punk, Lior Ashkenazy, Mathias Schaffhauser, Metope, M.I.A., Mike & Dot, Mule Driver, Nico Teen, Rei El-Buzz, Rhythm King and Her Friends, Rockstar Wannabe, Samon Takahashi, Seventeen Migs of Spring, 6Dozen, Spark 0, Stuchka Vkarmanye, Binya Reches, Yifi, Yotam Avni, Ziggy Kinder.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Audible Approaches For A Better Place
Label:	C.SIDES (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	CSIDES 008CD

C.sides asked ten diverse artists and bands to create exclusive new works, sharing one goal: to make a humble contribution toward making this world a better, more just and beautiful place simply by doing what they can do best: make art and create music, and to embark on a mission of re-exploring the notion of meaning and impact in and through music. C.sides provided only general guidelines to participating artists regarding the project's concept and an intended timeframe of 10-15 minutes for each piece, in order to allow the artists to develop an idea beyond the limitations of a "regular track." C.sides also encouraged artists to work with different musical means than they usually would. The compilation consists of studio versions of the works. The opening track features a first-time collaboration between German electronic producer Glitterbug and Israeli-Palestinian Arabic soprano opera singer Enas Massalha. "The Sky Fell Silent" was conceived and recorded during the early days of the "Arab Spring," a time of civil uprising and revolutionary demonstrations that triggered a personal investigation of transition and uncertainty, a free-falling of music and words into an unknown fate or future. Eliad Wagner, an Israeli musician, composer and programmer, takes an Arp 2600 on an arpeggio journey on "Exile," an analog downpour rolling and building playfully in tear-wrenching beauty. Christian Löffler's "Cast" weaves text, animation and sound into a delicate web of scattering emotion. Khan's track is a meditative work that builds over ten minutes and tells the story of the centuries old Turkish-Armenian cymbal makers, Zildjian. Documenting, filming and recording ventilation points, aerating tunnels and air conditioners, Gold Panda created a musical breathing machine, "Air." His elongated, faint exhale is embellished with sonic disturbances of glitches, cracks and clicks filled with the amiable charm of his digital errors. Brand Brauer Frick's track drops precise musical structures, toying with the borders between perfect control and total eruption. John Kameel Farah is a virtuosic keyboardist simultaneously using piano, synthesizer and computer sequencing, merging improvisation, Middle Eastern texture, baroque counterpoint and electro-acoustics. Jasmina Maschina created a participatory approach, providing musicians with four notes; E, G, A & B. The musicians could perform them in any variation, duration and register. Glitterbug's vocal edit of "The Sky Fell Silent" turns Enas Massalha into a self-replicating choir and Efterklang's Casper Clausen joined Mads Brauer and filmmaker Karim Ghahwagi to create a new collaborative audio-visual work.

Artist:	VA
Title:	C/O Pop Festval Compilation 2005
Label:	C/O POP (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	COP 002CD

"More than 140 bands, live acts and DJs graced the stages and dancefloors of the second, five-day c/o pop festival 2005. This festival compilation, now appearing for the first time, features 23 of them, in a representative cross section of Germany's first urban festival for electronic pop culture. Hot local newcomers such as Audio Werner, André Kraml and Prosumer feature alongside the current stars of the German electronic scene, including Mathias Schaffhäuser, Wighnomy Brothers, Ricardo Villalobos and Michael Mayer. The best of 2005 from Spain, Scotland, England and France is also represented, as are examples of this year's most exciting remixes. The compilation features tracks only previously available to the buyers of 12 inch vinyl, as well as two very special exclusives. 150 minutes of music from Cologne's electronic summer and the first brick in the wall for the brand new c/o pop label, which will be releasing the latest audio-visual trends in electronic pop music on a regular basis in the future." Other artists include: c/o pop, Ferenc, Ame, Ada, Mathias Schaffhauser, Alex Smoke, Alex Under, The Go! Team, Annie, Benjamin Diamond, Mayer/Aguayo, Egoexpress, Jake, Apparat, The MFA, Dapayk & Padberg, Schaeben & Voss feat. Schad Privat, Junesex.

Artist:	VA
Title:	C/O Pop Festival Compilation 2007
Label:	C/O POP (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	COP 006CD

"Since 2004, C/O Pop (Cologne on Pop), the urban festival for electronic music, indie, pop and club culture takes place once a year in Cologne. Closely affiliated with the world's famous 'Sound of Cologne,' the festival program has a strong focus on club music and all its manifold variations and reflects contemporary trends in the indie, pop and electro scene. Music and content-wise, the traditional C/O Pop Festival Compilation 2007 manifests again the festival's essentials and features exclusive edits and tracks which were so far only available on vinyl. The excellent and representative selection of tracks and songs offers a unique spectrum of current pop, indie and club tunes. The C/O Pop Compilation 2007 features well-known labels such as Ed Banger, Shitkatapult, Pias, Warp, Tomlab, Morr Music, Sonig, Stattmusik, Monika Enterprises, Kompakt, Traum, Mobilee, Dial, Sin & Soul, Ekler'o'Shock and artists such as Uffie, Apparat (feat. Raz Ohara), Agoria, Battles, Urlaub In Polen, Seabear, Vert, Kalabrese, Gudrun Gut, The Field, Dominik Eulberg, Jennifer Cardini & Shonky, Carsten Jost, No Theory, Data."

Artist:	VA
Title:	C/O Pop Compilation 2008
Label:	C/O POP (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	COP 007CD

"This year, C/O Pop 2008 is celebrating its fifth jubilee! And this is the reason the in-house label C/O pop is going to release the traditional C/O pop compilation with the finest selection of artists attending the festival. And once more it proves that you do not need the usual headliners in order to successfully rock a really good festival. What you need is a knack for the booking, considerable style and taste, a bit of an uncompromising attitude and a twist of radicalness -- the proved and tested recipe for the C/O pop festival, the yearly urban event for pop culture from and around Cologne. This year's C/O pop festival is going to take full circle again: from DJ Koze's reminiscence to Gunther Gabriel to the hottest international acts such as Why?, Crystal Castles and Steed Lord; from local top acts such as Supermayer (Kompakt's Superpitcher and Michael Mayer), Schlammpeitziger (Sonig) and Markus Worgull (Groove Attack Recordstore/Innervisions) to one of the classics among the German pop and electronica icons: Daf. And in between, fantastic newcomers such as Coma (Cologne), 1.000 Robota (Hamburg) and Dillon (Berlin) who are going to take (and seduce) the audience with Beck and Abwärts deep down inside the cave of quotes. And when everybody's darling José González, singer/songwriter from Sweden, sounds in the remix version made by Norwegian producer Todd Terje, then, at the latest, you will understand what the festival C/O pop is about: to present the best of any music styles and worlds and to take (and kidnap) the audience on new paths in music. We would say: Don't miss C/O Pop 2008!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Vietnam 1
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21406CD

Artists: Phong Lan Ensemble; Sinh Kim, vocals & guitar; Hat Quan ho singers, Choir; Bon Quy, vocals; Dan The Nguyen, dan nhi; Phuong Bach, vocals & percussion; Sinh Kim, lute. "Vietnam is a land with an immense wealth of musical tradition. With its long history as one of the points of intersection in the dynamic cultural fabric of Asia, and with 50 or more minority cultures within its borders today, the abundant diversity of its music is represented on the CD. This CD contains generous samples of the work now being done, for example, in Hanoi with regard to earlier traditions and their renewal. The Phong Lan Group, consisting of musicians from the traditional section of the Hanoi Conervatory, bases its 'new traditional music' on earlier folk and traditional music forms, using both arrangements and new compositions in the traditional idiom."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Ethiopia
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21432CD

"This recording gives rich samples of the sounds of tradition in urban musical life in Ethiopia today. The ancient ceremonial music played on the embilta flutes or the vocal art of Alemayehu Fanta or Gebre Hiwot Lemma represent older traditions. The group Sne Bahel offers samples of singing and music which accompanies lively traditional dances from the Oromo and Wollaita ethnic groups. Modern pop music is represented in six tracks by the Abyssinia Band." "The diversity and quality of music featured is very impressive" -- Dirty Linen 1994. Artists: Gebre Hiwot Lema, vocals, masinko; Abyssinia Band; Yohannes Afework, washint flute; Asnakech Worku, vocals; Areru Shegane, embilta flute; Teka Tema, embilta flute; Yohannes Afework, embilta flute; Yared Orchestra; Alemayehu Fanta, vocals; Sne Bahel-Ensemble.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Cape Verde
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21451CD

"Where world music is concerned, Cape Verde is one of the regions. It has a fascinating musical tradition, incorporating elements from Portugal, Brazil and Africa. Melancholy mornas and rhythmical coladeras. The acoustic group Simentera presents the modernized form. There is also funaná, dance music. The gentle, friendly music of Cape Verde was recorded on the spot as a selection of the different kinds of music existing. The contents include finaçon, women's vocal music with strong African roots, and funaná, played on electrified and amplified instruments, the dominant local style of popular music in Cape Verde today. A slightly more European-influenced form of local traditional dance music is also represented." Artists: Simentera Ensemble; Entera Ensemble; Augustinho de Pina, violin; Joao Teixeira, guitar; Manuel de Jesus de Pina, guitar; Antonio Sanches, vocals, ferro; Tchota Suari, harmonica; Nacia Gomi, vocals.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Vietnam 2 - The City Of Hue
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21463CD

2005 release. Artists: Doan Nghe Thuat Truyen Thong Hue Ensemble; Hien Luong, vocals; Doan ca Kich Hue Ensemble; Ai' Hoa, vocals; Kieu Oanh, vocals; Kim Kieu, vocals; Thanh Tam, vocals; Lan Phuong, vocals; Thanh Tam, vocals; Dinh Dung, vocals; Thuy Van, vocals. "In the mind of a Vietnamese listener, spoiled for choice with the country's infinite wealth of musical forms and traditions, music from the imperial city of Hue has a very special place. This music is known and loved for its distinctive melodic beauty, with a typical dash of melancholy. Many believe that the origins of its particular charm are to be found in the cultural dominance of the Hindu kingdom of Champa for many centuries before and after 1000 A.D."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Musica Sveciae - Traditional Folk Music Volume 3
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21474CD

"Musica Sveciae/Folk Music in Sweden is a series consisting of 28 CDs which for the most part comprises remastering of documentary folk music recordings. Here you can hear the 'classical' Swedish Radio folk music recordings of the 1950s and 60s and the Caprice series Folkmusik i Sverig produced together with Svenskt visarkiv (The Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research). The CD version also include previously unpublished material from the archives as well as the vigorous mixture of musical styles developed during recent years."
"A survey of the whole breadth of Swedish folk music. Many of the recordings were made in the summer pastures and in the homes of folk musicians and singer, while others reflect the Swedish folk music of the present day. Among the contributors are Eric Sahlström, Nils Agenmark, Susanne Rosenberg, Frifot and Hedningarna."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Vietnam 3 - Ethnic Minorities
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21479CD

1995 release. "Vietnam's long history at the point of intersection between different political and cultural spheres is reflected by the large number of minorities living in different parts of the country, especially in the highlands to the north and west. Today, these regions present an extraordinary linguistic and cultural mosaic of immense variety. The present CD is a sample from that copious treasury, most of which, regrettably, has yet to be documented. The contents include a number of examples of the fantastic rhythmic music played on tuned gongs by the E De people in the central highlands, as well as other exciting instrumental and vocal instruments."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Folk Music In Sweden: Fiddlers From Five Provinces
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21487CD

"Some of the best-known fiddlers of the 1950s from five Swedish provinces are presented here. Both playing styles and instruments used reveal clearly the distinguishing characteristics of these different areas. All these players had an important role in the development and survival of Swedish folk music. Several of them carried out significant collecting work, while others created a greater interest in folk music among the general public, for instance through their many public appearances - also on radio and TV. Some, like Gustaf Jernberg, took great pains to make sure that the melodies he had learnt from earlier generations did not die out. The recordings took place between 1955 and 1960."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Folk Tunes From Jamtland
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21489CD

"The memory of the legendary player, Lapp-Nils, Nils Jonsson (1804-1870), was still very much alive in the province of Jamtland at the beginning of the fifties. This Matts Arnberg realized when he undertook a fourteen-day recording expedition in Jamtland for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation in 1951. In this selection of 47 tunes, eight of the most outstanding players are heard: two diddlers, one clarinetist and five fiddlers, namely Erik Axel Nasstrom, Alanas and Mans Olsson, Mattmar, Eric Nilsson, Mattmar, and the fiddlers Nestor Lofstrom and Anders Martensson, Strom, Olle Falk and Per Viktor Rost from Offerdal, and Bengt Bixo , Morsil. The melodies have been written down and collected in many different variants, both in Jamtland and outside the province, and also on the Norwegian side of the border. Some of the polskas and marches go back to the earlier eighteenth century. The style of its tone language is confident and a strong awareness of tradition is here given expression."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Uganda 1. Traditional
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21495CD

"A first-ever digital sound presentation of one of the fantastic music countries in Africa. A selection from the many cultures that fill Uganda with excitingly rhythmical traditional music, from the royal kabaka court of the Baganda people, featuring dynamic, storytelling troubadours, 'rap' choirs and lilting dance music." Artists: Joseph Ochom, vocals & fiddle; Watamuna Constant, vocals & litungu; Ikoce Ensemble; Wollo Women Handicraft and Commercial Farming Group; Albert Ssempeke and the Master Musicians Ensemble; Tongoli Fumbo Adhola Music Ensemble; Planets Ensembl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Uganda 2 - Modern Traditional
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21553CD

1996 release. Artists: Dim Abilo Ensemble; Holy Rosary Church Choir; Bernard Kabanda Ssalongo, vocals & guitar; Kazana Vizana Ensemble. "Development and change -- parallel to the preservation of traditions -- have always been a characteristic of living folk music. Uganda, of course, and its fantastic treasury of musical cultures are no exception. This record presents a few samples of music originating from recent decades, but deeply rooted in popular tradition, hence the rather paradoxical heading!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Tanzania And Zanzibar 1
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21554CD

"The focus is on traditional music, with several groups from two African countries whose music is less well known and highly exciting. For the first time is a selection from some of these forms of music available in modern recordings....Here is Tanzania's legendary singer Saleh Ramadhani Mwinamila, whose career has spanned more than 30 years, with the group that has been formed around him at the bidding of his admirer, President Julius Nyerere, namely the National Cultural Troupe. In the southern parts of the country and in neighbouring Mozambique, there is a people called the Makonde, whose fantastic traditions in the fabrication of wooden sculptures -- and drums -- are well known the world over! Makonde Kawe are an amateur music group that keep traditions from their home village alive in the big city Dar es Salaam." Other artists include Nyati Ensemble; Sanaa Kariakoo Ensemble; Morogoro Cultural Troupe arrangements by S.R. Mwinamila, Mchoya Mtachi Malogo, Sanaa Kariakoo.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Tanzania And Zanzibar 2
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21573CD

1997 release. Artists: Patric Balisidya and Nyota Ensemble; Tondo Ensemble; Kusini Dela Dela Group; Beni Ensemble; Dunga Ngoma Group; Kakamka Taarab Group; Jeshi la Kugenga Taifa Ensemble. "The music of East Africa has been unjustly neglected compared to the music in the western parts of the continent. And yet we find there a gigantic treasure-trove of indigenous musical traditions, of advanced rhythm and melodic excitement, a music that has evolved in the meeting of Arabic and African cultures. Since the dawn of history, seafarers and merchants from the four corners of the globe have been fascinated by the coast of Tanzania and by the nearby islands, the special attraction being Zanzibar, with its fragrances, it surrounding sea and its myths."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Musica Sveciae - Swedish Fiddlers From The Past Volume 26-28
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$51.50
Catalog #:	CAP 21604CD

"Between 1913 and 1920 the ethnographer Yngve Laurell made recordings of folk music using the phonograph. The majority of the recordings were made at Skansen in Stockholm. Many of Laurell's phonograph cylinders have been lost in the course of time, but among them approximately one hundred are now stored by, and belong to, Svenskt visarkiv. These cylinders, also to be heard here, contain recordings of some twenty Swedish folk musicians from Småland in the south to Jämtland in the north."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Guatemala 2 - Garifuna Music
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21631CD

1999 release. "In a way, one can say that the music on this CD derives its origin from dramatic events that took place more than two hundred years ago. For it was then that the British family conquered the island of St.Vincent in the West Indies and moved by force practically the whole populace. The Garifuna's music is unique and irresistible, swinging, and characterized by the African heritage and the soft rhythms of the West Indies."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Honduras 1
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21632CD

2000 release. Artists: Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folkloricas; Caramberos de Nueva Celilac; Grupo Laka Ensemble; Conjunto Tipico Yuscaran Ensemble; Marimba Alma de Honduras; Grupo Yumpa Ensemble; Voces Copanecas Ensemble. "The abundant and socially important musical life of the country's amateurs is represented here with groups such as Conjunto Tipico Yuscaran and Voces Copanecas. The local music from countryside villages is exemplified by the group Caramberos de Nueva Celilac, from the mountains of Santa Barbara, showing off their fantastic instruments and their unique dance music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Honduras 2 - Garifuna Music
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21638CD

2000 release. "Lainiqi Mua; baruda; Farm Boys Trio, et al. Featuring traditional music from the village of Triunfo de La Cruz, as well as the modern dance music 'punta rock,' which is a celebration of rhythm based on traditional rhythms. Lastly, West Indian calypso rhythms can be heard to an even greater degree. Music from the English-speaking island of Rotan, located off the coast, is presented by the informal musicianship of the Farm Boys Trio."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Vietnam 5
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21674CD

Subtitled: Minorities From The Central Highland And Coast. "Vietnam is a wonderfully rich country -- from a musical perspective! Here, on Music from Vietnam Vol. 5, one has for the first time the chance to become acquainted with music from nine of the more than fifty minorities living in the country. The recordings were made using a modern mobile digital studio in the central hills and on the coast of Vietnam, doing justice to a wholly unique and exciting world of timbres, a world that has lived its own life for hundreds of years and now is available to interested ears. They sing and play on drums, flutes, horns, rattles, bamboo, porcelain, and above all on gongs, handed down for generations. In a world where the wheels of communication spin ever faster, these peoples maintain and develop their cultural identities and their music. Meet Cham, Raglai, Bahnar, Xo-dang, and Giarai, and revel in their music from rites and religious ceremonies, work, and celebrations."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Montenegro
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21741CD

"Once part of the former Yugoslavia, Montenegro is a country with a long and dramatic history, whose music has been relatively unknown beyond its borders. Music from Montenegro, no. 22 in a series produced jointly by SIDA (the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and Caprice Records, presents for the first time 76 minutes of traditional music from this country: heroic songs, songs from mountain villages, shepherd songs and even songs from cities that are more influenced by the Central European tradition. One of the groups participating in this CD, Ansambl Podgorica, is one of Montenegro´s best-known and most-loved professional popular music orchestras, which plays both the 'classical' entertainment music from Montenegro and the more traditional music from the countryside."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From Ecuador
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$34.00
Catalog #:	CAP 22031CD

"An exciting selection from the many traditional forms of Ecuadorian music. In February 1993 a Swedish production team went on a gruelling tour which resulted in a series of recordings featuring no fewer than sixteen groups from different parts of the country. Here we have evocative Andean music of pre- Columbian ancestry, we have the traditional music of towns and cities -- full of dance rhythms one moment and caressingly sentimental the next -- with its European and Spanish heritage, and here too we have the stirring popular dance music that is rooted in African tradition, not to mention the unknown music of the Jivaro Indians in the rain forests of the Amazonas. More than two hours of varied, exciting sound experiences from regions whose music, until now has been virtually unknown." Artists: Segundo Conejo, violin; Jose Conejo, guitar; Arturo Aguirre, panpipes; Segundo Guana, guitar; Jose Joaquin Guandinango, harp; Rosa Yamainch Mashiant, vocals; Los Chagras Ensemble; Juventud Trabajadora del Valle Ensemble; Etsa Cultural Group; Estudiantina Quito Ensemble; Canar Manta Ensemble; Banda Mocha San Miguel de Chalguyacu Ensemble; La Voz del Nino Dios Ensemble; Communa de Santa Clara de San Millan Band; Los Hermanos Congo Ensemble; Los Tucumbi Ensemble; Los Chigualeros Ensemble; Tierra Caliente Ensemble; Pucara Ensemble.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Sound Of The Soul - Music For Qin And Xiao
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$34.00
Catalog #:	CAP 22065CD

Performed by Deng Hong, qin; Chen Shasha, xiao. Deluxe oversized hardbound package, with 21-pages of photos and texts in English and Chinese versions. "'In no other music does one come so close to a whole civilisation's fate, feelings and dreams as one does with qin music,' says sinologist Cecilia Lindqvist, and describes her relationship to qin music as one of 'a deep and lasting love for this wonderful, meditative music which in and of itself encapsulates several thousand years' experience in how to live one's life.' Cecilia Lindqvist has devoted much of her life to the qin, having written the August Prize-winning book Qin, which is now in great demand in China and Taiwan, and been involved in the production of the earlier Caprice release Qin - Celestial Music For Qin And Xiao. The very positive reception in Sweden and the Asiatic world prompted Cecilia to work on the recording of a new CD. There are, she says, many thousand pieces for the qin, and has chosen 24 for this new recording. 'Almost half of them form the very soul of qin music and have never been recorded before, including some of the most beautiful love songs ever written in the history of music.' The qin used on this recording once belonged to China's foremost qin player of the 20th century, Guan Pinghu. Cecilia explains that it is extremely important for the sound to follow tradition and play on silk strings, since 'this music is based on the beauty of the individual notes.' Qin player Deng Hong and Chen Shasha, who plays the xiao, are both employed by China's internationally renowned National Orchestra, and featured on the previous CD. Deng Hong's performance prompted the British world music magazine Songlines to dub her 'Qin's New Queen'."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Wanna Buy A Craprak?
Label:	CAR PARK RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	CRPK 023CD

"Wanna buy a Craprak? A unique multimedia CD sampler selling at a special low price, that will make everyone's wallet very happy. Wanna buy a Craprak? contains 13 audio tracks and 4 videos from all of your favorite Carpark artists (such as Marumari, Greg Davis, Kit Clayton, Safety Scissors, Kid 606, Dinky Ogurusu Norihide, and Signer). Many of the tracks are taken from future and past Carpark releases, some are exclusive (Lake Mandell, Freescha, Takagi Masakatsu, Hrvatski, and 242phots)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Five Years Of Cargo Edition
Label:	CARGO EDITION (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CARGO 001CD

In 2006, Leipzig-based DJ and producer Matthias Tanzmann set up Cargo Edition to serve as an extension of the stylistic spectrum of its parent label Moon Harbour Recordings. Five years on has seen Cargo Edition develop into an independent platform with its own unique voice and family of illustrious artists, each adding to the label's character; from the multi-layered and melodic tracks of Sven Tasnadi, Markus Schatz and Juno6, to the detailed aesthetics of Michael Melchner, from the reduced, dry sounds of Vera to the functional house of Ekkohaus. On top of A&R-ing Cargo Edition, Matthias Tanzmann also contributes his own original and remix work for the label. Unsurprisingly, the label is very excited to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Cargo Edition with its first label compilation. As well as the whole Cargo Edition family submitting their own exclusive tracks, new friends and members such as Livio & Roby, Ralph Sliwinski and Skipson also contribute exclusive material. On the bonus CD, Berlin resident Ekkohaus reviews Cargo Edition's history with a very special DJ mix. In his own words, "I selected the right moments from the Cargo Edition discography to create a flow that allows the label's signature sound to unfold, and showcases its spectacular artists." With the bonus mix, Ekkohaus demonstrates that he's not only an outstanding producer and live act, but also a great DJ.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Five Years Of Cargo Edition
Label:	CARGO EDITION (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	CARGO 001LP

2LP version. In 2006, Leipzig-based DJ and producer Matthias Tanzmann set up Cargo Edition to serve as an extension of the stylistic spectrum of its parent label Moon Harbour Recordings. Five years on has seen Cargo Edition develop into an independent platform with its own unique voice and family of illustrious artists, each adding to the label's character; from the multi-layered and melodic tracks of Sven Tasnadi, Markus Schatz and Juno6, to the detailed aesthetics of Michael Melchner, from the reduced, dry sounds of Vera to the functional house of Ekkohaus. On top of A&R-ing Cargo Edition, Matthias Tanzmann also contributes his own original and remix work for the label. Unsurprisingly, the label is very excited to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Cargo Edition with its first label compilation. As well as the whole Cargo Edition family submitting their own exclusive tracks, new friends and members such as Livio & Roby, Ralph Sliwinski and Skipson also contribute exclusive material. On the bonus CD, Berlin resident Ekkohaus reviews Cargo Edition's history with a very special DJ mix. In his own words, "I selected the right moments from the Cargo Edition discography to create a flow that allows the label's signature sound to unfold, and showcases its spectacular artists." With the bonus mix, Ekkohaus demonstrates that he's not only an outstanding producer and live act, but also a great DJ.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Warehouse Vol. 1
Label:	CARGO EDITION (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CARGO 018EP

For more than five years, Cargo Edition has stood for the deeper house productions of Moon Harbour/Cargo Edition's roster of artists. Now, this platform is offered to artists who haven't yet appeared on the label. The Warehouse release is the first of a series of various artists EPs and the sound is all about consistent house music that does not need any cheap rave tricks. Artists include Steven Cock, Ralph Sliwinski, Mass Prod & Marco D'Aquino and Minimono.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Highways Over Gardens
Label:	CARPET BOMB
Format:	CD
Price:	$5.00
Catalog #:	CARP 003

[Reduced sale price on the last copies of this release]. "Highly worth-your-while CD compilation from this under-documented NY label (including a couple of of previously released tracks from their two lone releases: Microstudio's 'Cubensis' EP and the Microstudio/Unagi Patrol split 12" -- and many all new CD-only tracks). This stuff has been hotly tipped in the arena of underground US drum n' bass/odd-break producers (along with labels such as Suction/Drop Beat/Hefty -- all of whom were documented to some extent via Lo Recordings's Altered States of America CD compilation) and it's clear why. Tracks by Kundalini, Tripform, Livestock, Microstudio, and Unagi Patrol, all feature the trademark mix of obscure-break, live instrumentation (tablas, guitars, etc...) and extended minimal loopery. A grand entrance into the CD age." -- Hrvatski

Artist:	VA
Title:	Gruppenzwang EP Part One
Label:	CATENACCIO RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CCCO 008EP

"Here's the first Catenaccio compilation named Gruppenzwang EP Part One with perfect 'groove noir' tracks, the final destination of the label. The A-side, 'Eimertenbrink' by Pherox (running the young label Slash), a new, talented producer out of the Ruhrpott, is a really dark and beautiful soundtrack of your favorite amnesia, attended by a sharpened electronic fog. B1., 'Joker' is produced by Cadeee, with beats that seem to scramble eggs of a grovelling amphibian vehicle in your brain. Cadeee is a collaboration between Cathleen Kruse, E-Contact and Weider Terlouw. Finally on B2., you find a track by Benjamin Fehr (label head of Catenaccio) and Gregor Ellwart (co-owner of Schallschnelle Records) with the title 'Comatose Copilot.' even though it's not as tiring as the title promises. Three tracks to upgrade the dancefloor with that thrilling vibe you are always seeking."

Artist:	VA
Title:	2Y Cécille: 2 Years Cécille Records
Label:	CECILLE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	CEC2YC 001CD

In celebration of Cècille Records' 2-year anniversary, label-heads Marc Scholl and Nick Curly present a round-up compilation. Cècille Records, founded in 2007, has released 26 12"s and one CD, helping to establish them as a minimal house and techno imprint of note in the Rhein Main area. The people responsible for the mix are, on the one hand, Nick Curly, who is not only one of the label-heads, but is also someone who has revitalized this scene through countless bookings from Mannheim, infecting and infiltrating the international club scene, and Markus Fix, long-time companion and label mate. Besides some well-known tunes from Cécille's back catalog by Markus Fix, Anthea & Celler, Sebo K & Metro, Robert Dietz or SiS, there are also 15 new and unreleased tracks by Nick Curly, Markus Fix, Ilario Alicante and Premiseku aka Livio & Roby vs. George G., amongst others. The release will be accompanied by an extensive tour through the best clubs in Europe, among them the Fabric in London, the Goa Club in Rome, the Studio 80 in Bucharest and Berlin's very own Panoramabar. Other artists include: DJ Sneak, Kreon, Daniel Kampf, Nima Gorji, Ray Okpara, Jacuzzi Boys, Marco Effe, Ethyl & Huxley, Affkt & Felipe Venegas, Leon, Lemos, Reboot, Andomat 3000, and Negru.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 1
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13140CD

Classic 1997 series of Islamic music, 15 volumes spread out over 17 CDs, available individually or all together in a wooden box. "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)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 2
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13141CD

"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."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 6
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13146CD

"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."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 7
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13147CD

"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)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 10
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13150CD

"Many orthodox Muslims have traditionally held that music is generally detrimental to the listener's religious life, and as a result there is relatively little sacred music in Islam. But there is some. Central to Islamic life is the chanting of the holy scripture, the Qur'an. Two associated works, the call to prayer known as ezan (adhon) and the tekbir, are known throughout the Islamic world, and are also performed in a highly stylized, richly embroidered style of chant. These prayers are the subject of this volume. A further prayer, the mevlud (mawlid) and regional prayers for the month of Ramadan are reserved for special occasions. All of these sacred works are sung/recited (the distinction becomes almost a semantic one in these performances in Arabic, of course; but difference in pronunciation and inflection have led to distinctly regional styles of performance. The five reciters recorded in this volume are all based in Istanbul, Turkey, where the tradition of Qur'anic chant is particularly strong.

The sound of the Qur'an recitation can be a striking one for Western ears. The modes can range from the slightly piqant to the starlingly exotic. But it bears repeating that, for all the musical interest in these performances, this is basically not music at all. It is prayer; and like the chanting of the Buddhist monks of Tibet, has as its ultimate aim not a musical goal but a spiritual one."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 11
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13151CD

"The music culture of Yemen is a domain which has, until this recording and accompanying annotation, been scarcely known or documented. Yet, it has deep historic roots. The music of Yemen is extremely rich in genres, repertoires and configurations, functional relationships, modalities of performance and instruments. Yemenite music in general, and regardless of all the differences between layers of tradition and local and regional styles, has a particular attraction and charm, virtues which have been praised since ancient times.

The traditional music life in Yemenite towns knows no concerts or concert halls. Music performances form part of various functions. In Sana'a there are two main occasions: magyal, a social afternoon gathering and samra, night time entertainment. Recorded at a modern magyal, this volume features the classical traditional style of Yemen."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 12
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13152CD

"The instrumental compositions in this recording belong to Persian art music as passed down to the present. The marked preference of the Persians for instrumental music contributed to the dedication of greater attention by the Arabs, oriented more towards vocal music, to the development of instruments and instrumental performance.

       Gusheh-ha -- designating small dimensioned tonal melodic tone groups -- form the foundations of the great complex creations of the classical music of Iran. A gusheh (singular) is comprised of a dastgah -- a kind of five-part suite. The connection with classical music is first established by the integration of all recordings in two very popular dastgah-ha (plural), Shur and Homayoun, also found in most regional music traditions. The instrumental compositions combining the kemenche and santur offer an excellent rendering of the feeling for sound or of the sound ideal of classical Persian music culture. They are accompanied in the rhythmical formation by the zarb or duff.

       The Iranian musicians featured in this recording; Agha-ye Sadjadifard, Agha-ye Djamshidi and Agha-ye Sahihi, were very enthusiastic about representing Islam and Iran and were passionately devoted in presenting a balanced program offering a broad spectrum of Iranian classical music. Traditional instruments featured include the santur (a trapezoidal zither), kemenche (Arabic kamanja, a bowed spike-lute), tombak (a large goblet drum) and duff (a large framedrum with cymbals)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 14
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13154CD

"This volume focuses on the mystic music of the Islamic world -- specifically Turkish mystics. To Westerners, Islamic mysticism is practically synonymous with Sufism. Sufi poetry and music have endured for centuries in various Islamic countries. In the mystical brotherhoods music always had a revered and acknowledged place. Although the term music is never used in mystical writings, but rather listening -- voice, gesture and musical instruments are all aids to the devotee in his spiritual exercise, which leads him to ecstasy and to supreme union with God. In every case, the music draws its inspiration from the text, and its structure from a sophisticated set of modes, rhythms, and traditional forms.

The tracks on this recording literally date from the V-XIV/11th-20th centuries featuring many famous compositions such as Tekbir and Salavat-i Serife, known throughout the Islamic world as two of the masterworks of one of Turkey's greatest composers. Also featured are ilahis (hymns), excerpts of the sema ritual and dhikr (zikr in Turkey) ceremonies. Completing the volume is a vocal performance of Surah 19, Ayet 115-117 of the Qur'an."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music Of Laos: The Buddhist Tradition
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CH 13218CD

"Laos has remained a mystery to most Westerners even after the names of its neighboring countries -- Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand have become commonplace. Music Of Laos: The Buddhist Tradition is the result of a collaboration between the University of Applied Sciences in Linden, Germany, and the Ministry of Information and Culture of Laos. If Laos is still a mystery to the West, its music is even more obscure. As producer Gisa Jähnichen points out, little research has been done on musical practices in Laos. She determined that only 22 albums were ever issued of Lao music -- some on cassette only, many of dubious quality, and most generally unavailable. Apart from the khen, most types of Lao music were woefully underrecorded. Recording the ceremonial ensemble of Champasak in Champasak province (which is the source of the first four tracks on this collection) offered an opportunity to record a fabulous set of instruments that had been made in 1750 and are still in use. Jähnichen also found that the religious/ritual music of the province was far less accessible than the classical court and entertainment styles. The last five tracks on this collection come from Luang Prabang, featuring the Pi Mai ensemble, and while they clearly feature a 'classical' ensemble and some fairly obvious 'popular' tunes, they nevertheless show the pervasive influence of Buddhism, as they were all part of the Buddhist New Year celebration held in April."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 5
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	2CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	CH 14144CD

"'Aissaoua Sufi Ceremony, the first of three volumes in this series recorded in Morocco, captures the public performance of 'Aissaoua rituals, called hadra. 'Aissaoua is the brotherhood comprised of followers of one of Morocco's most well-known and highly regarded spiritual leaders, Shaykh 'Abd Allah Sidi Muhammad Ben 'Aisa as-Sufiani al-Mukhtari (870/1465-933/1526). 'Aissaoua performances work on several levels: for members of the brotherhood, they form part of their spiritual training; for ceremony sponsors they serve to bless the event; and for the individual pilgrim or participant, the ritual provides access to the tangible baraka (blessing) of the Shaykh (Arabic Sheikh), which can be activated for purposes of healing and guidance. The trance possession which occurs during the hadra is the most dramatic manifestation of this therapeutic function of the performance. The baraka which effects these transformations is activated and brought into the hadra by means of recitations, singing and music, all of which is traditionally featured on this double length recording. Perhaps Parsons has captured even more than the Islamic music represented here, like, the transcendence of baraka from Shaykh ben 'Aisa for all who listen."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam, Volume 15
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	2CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	CH 14155CD

"This final volume introduces the world to the Muslim Music of Indonesia. A land of about two hundred million inhabitants, Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim nation in the world. It is extraordinarily rich in musical genres which derived originally from the Arab-Persian world but were transformed by local genius into unique musical styles and genres, generally practiced by all-male or all-female groups. The great majority of Indonesian Muslims adhere to Sunni beliefs, but a few Shi'a outposts still remain, especially in west-coastal Sumatra. Disk one features many of these rich genres, such as: Sunni prayers; samples of the Shi'a ritual (tabut or tabuik) characterized by passionate vocal music and group drumming; religious or secular songs with body movement accompanied by frame drums (indang); and a musical genre performed by a pair of male singers accompanying themselves with rhythmic beating on round brass trays (salawat).

       One of the first provinces to develop Muslim art forms was Aceh, the northernmost province of Sumatra. Aceh has a wealth of Muslim musical genres and body movement or dance forms among its ethnic groups. Disk two features many of the rich genres, such as: music and dance associated with syncretic animist and Hindu-Buddhist beliefs with added Muslim components or prayers (daboih ceremony); the well-known male martial dance called seudati; the female dance-vocal form pho, based on the expression of grief at the death of a child, and very sad songs (ratap or ratep meuseukat); and a form of worship and courage raising via male group vocal and frame drum performance (rapai daboih).

       The instruments heard in this volume are both traditional Muslim instruments such as double-headed drums, frame drums, brass trays and the lute, as well as non-Muslim instruments such as bamboo flutes, oboes and bronze ensembles."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music Of Indonesia: Malaku & North Malaku
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	2CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	CH 14232CD

"Celestial Harmonies has commenced a series of recordings which eventually will feature music from all of Indonesia's 26 provinces, as well as from the island of Timor, now divided into Timor and independent East Timor. At their closest point, Indonesia is about as far away from Australia as Cuba is from the United States, but there are worlds between the neighbours. Whilst the sounds from Bali and Java are quite well-known, in the west, the traditional music from the lesser known provinces has been a well-kept secret to most. The province of Maluku contains many diverse musical cultures, each based on a unique, creative synthesis of local traditions and outside influences. Many musical forms are linked to religious practices, including the church music-influenced styles of the Christians, the Middle East-influenced musical expressions of the Muslims and the music associated with ancestor and nature spirit-based religious beliefs."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Music of Islam
Label:	CELESTIAL HARMONIES
Format:	17CD BOX
Price:	$205.00
Catalog #:	CH 19907CD

"Ten years in the making, The Music of Islam series recorded in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran and Qatar represents the most comprehensive sound documentation available to Westerners today, of a world religion dating back to 1/622. Although governed by strict rules for fourteen centuries, contact with other cultures has radically affected Islamic music throughout history. As the world enters the XV/21st century the timing of this collection serves an even larger purpose, documenting the traditions that have survived and will continue to survive for centuries to come. Today, one fifth of the world's population, over one billion people, are Muslims, occupying a large territory stretching from the Atlantic shore of north and west Africa, through west, central, and south Asia to island southeast Asia, and attracting an increasing following in India, western Europe, north America, east Asia, and southern Africa. This is a global presence which cannot be ignored.

With 17 CDs in 15 volumes, The Music of Islam boxed set artistically presents nearly 20 hours of diversely rich Islamic music recorded throughout the Islamic Belt with over 800 pages of synoptic scholastic text written by leading scholars and ethnomusicologists from around the world. Creating a class of its own, and perhaps setting a new standard, The Music of Islam is an unequalled sound document destined to live beyond our time and, regrettably, most likely surpass the very existence of some of the people and cultures featured."

Artist:	VA
Title:	CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 37
Label:	CENTAUR
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CRC 2938CD

...Music From The Timara Studios Oberlin Conservatory Of Music. Featured works: "Piano Piece For Prepared Piano And Stereo Tape" (1969) by Olly Wilson; "Jabber For Computer Recorded Sound" (2006) and "To The Edge, Algorithmic Compositions For Solo Marimba" by Gary Lee Nelson. "Zephyr's Lesson For Flute, Violoncello, Percussion And Stereo Tape" (1984) by Conrad Cummings. "The Death of the Moth For Chamber Ensemble And Stereo Tape" (2003) by Tom Lopez. "Seven Sides Of A Crystal For Piano And Stereo Tape" (1984) by Edward J. Miller. "Samadhi For Stereo Tape" (1978) by Dary John Mizelle. Featured performers: Thomas Fosnocht, piano; Elise Roy, flute; Steuart Pincombe, cello; Jennifer Torrence, percussion; Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble/Tim Weiss; Peter Takacs, piano; Deborah Sunya Moore, marimba.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Minimamachta
Label:	CENTAUR
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CRC 2983CD

Featured works: Philip Glass (1937): Opening; Facades; Dance VIII; Metamorphosis IV; Matteo Sommacal (1977): Andrea; Le Ragioni Dimenticate; Nessuno Ascolta il Cane di Ceramica; Counter Rotation in Vacuum; Wim Mertens (1953): Close Cover; 4 Mains; Gentleman of Leisure . Performed by Piccola Accademia degli Specchi: Alessandra Amorino, flute/piccolo; Assunta Cavallari, piano; Donato Cedrone, cello; Claudia Di Pietro, alto/soprano saxophone; Valerio Marchitelli, violin; Giovanni Rosati, piano, musical director. "The Piccola Accademia degli Specchi (Little Academy of Mirrors) is a chamber ensemble in Rome, central Italy. Founded in the late 2000, it is specialized in the performance of contemporary classical music, with particular attention to the so-called minimalist music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 39
Label:	CENTAUR
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CRC 3219CD

Music from the University of North Texas Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Featured works: Larry Austin's Redux for violin and computer music (2007); David Bithell's Hithering, an interactive environment for trumpet and computer generated sound (2009); Joseph Klein's Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka (2006) for nattator, mixed choir, and computer music; Thomas Clark's The Fourth Angel (2007); Jon Christopher Nelson's Gerry Rigged for clarinet and electronics (2004); David Stout's Reentry for live electronic, synthesis engines and steel guitar, with Peter Kusek, improvisational performer (2011); Andrew May's Still Angry for flute and clarinet with computer (2007).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Hive
Label:	CENTRAL BREAKBEAT BIONOMICS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CBB 002CD

"For the second CBB release, the idea was to showcase the diverse range of sounds and artists that the label will be presenting. This revolves around two sets of geographically-separated artists, with Apparat and Modeselektor residing in Berlin, and Frank Murder and Chico Rockstar coming from Iceland. Each artist was given 15 minutes 'space' to give across their sound and approach, most of the artists opted for separate tracks in the time allowed, apart from Modeselektor who have given us a twelve minute opus! The soundscapes vary from Frank Murder's almost ethereal innocence, Apparat's claustrophobic digital breakdowns, to Chico Rockstar's use of vocals and classic breakbeats, then to Modeselektor's deep and sombre clinically sharp beats blended with collapsing hip-hop skits... This compilation brings across the true meaning of diversity, and also goes someway into explaining how your environment really does have an impact on the sounds you identify with."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Hidden Rooms >02
Label:	CERTIFICATE 18 (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$5.00
Catalog #:	CERT18 004CD

1999 release; reduced price, last copies. "Second compilation in this somewhat genre-defining (uhh... 'Intelligent Darkstep') series, filling us in on the last two years of Certificate 18 label direction/output (previous artists whom have used Cert18 as a launch pad: Photek, Source Direct, and Klute). New roster/selection includes Lexis (whose track 'Hypnotise' (present) was remixed for an earlier compilation by none other than Autechre), Mainline, Black Science Labs, Paradox + DMR, and Polar, as well as two tracks by Klute and one remix of Klute by Photek. Emphasis on the drum... and the bass. Staple." -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Can't Stop It! (Australian Post-Punk 1978-82)
Label:	CHAPTER MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CH 037CD

Originally released in 2001. A long overdue compilation of Australia's incredible post-punk history, featuring the finest selection of bands from the period 1978-82, with many previously-unreleased tracks. This is a fantastically inventive and dynamic time in Australian music history, a time when Australia stepped out of the shadow of overseas influence and asserted its own musical identity for the first time. All of the bands on Can't Stop It! released their music independently, either themselves or through the handful of visionary labels of the time such as Au-go-go, M Squared, Missing Link or Innocent Records. Unfortunately, much of the music has since been ignored or forgotten ... until now. Restock/repress of this incredibly well done, in-depth and legit comp (which has since received a full-page write up in the Wire) of the elusive Australian scene. Features The Moodists, Voigt 465, The Take, Essendon Airport, The Apartments, Ash Wednesday, Primitive Calculators, Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast, Ron Rude, Xero, The Limp, Fabulous Marquises, The Slugfuckers, Equal Local, Tame Omearas, The Particles, People With Chairs Up Their Noses, Wild West, The Pits and Tch Tch Tch.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dovertcourt EP
Label:	3024 (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	3024 021EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Contemporary Guitar
Label:	4 MEN WITH BEARDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	4M 226LP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cool, Calm & Collective
Label:	4LUX RECORDINGS (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	4LUX 001CD

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 1
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500461

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 2
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500462

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 3
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500463

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 4
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500464

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 5
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500465

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 6
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500466

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 7
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500467

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500468

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 10
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500568

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 11
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500569

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 12
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500570

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 13
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500653

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 14
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500654

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 15
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500670

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 16
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500671

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 17
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500672

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 18
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500673

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 19
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500674

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 20
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 500675

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 1/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501191EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 2/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501192EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 3/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501193EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 4/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501194EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 5/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501195EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 6/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501196EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 7/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501197EP

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fuse Ten Years Techno Music 04-94 8/8
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501198EP